Sec. 1658. Integrated air and missile defense for evolving theater missile threats
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It is the Sense of the Senate that— the United States should utilize regional missile defense assets to counter and deter against cruise, short-to-medium-range ballistic, and hypersonic missile threats; the United States should continue to rapidly work toward the interoperability of all United States missile defense systems for a more effective layered defense; and the United States Army should increase its attention, focus, and resources developing an integrated air-and-missile defense architecture to protect both land and air forces from cruise, short-to-medium-range ballistic, and hypersonic missile threats.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, if consistent with the direction or recommendations of the Missile Defense Review that commenced in 2017, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the Department’s plan for the creation of a fully interoperable and integrated air and missile defense architecture. Elements of the report required by paragraph
(1)are as follows: An intelligence assessment of cruise, short-to-medium-range ballistic, and hypersonic missile threats to the United States and its deployed forces. An examination of current United States capabilities to defeat the threats included in the report required by subparagraph
(A)and an analysis of the existing capability and resource gaps. An analysis of the level of integration and interoperability of United States missile defense systems and the future requirements needed to become fully integrated and interoperable to defeat the threats included in the report required by subparagraph (A). A description of the current state of survivability of United States missile defense systems against the full spectrum of air and missile threats from near-peer threats and any planned efforts to increase survivability. The report required by paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.