Sec. 1637. Integrated air and missile defense architecture for the Indo-Pacific region
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The Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command shall, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Commander of United States Northern Command, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, and the Director of the Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization, develop a comprehensive strategy for developing, acquiring, and operationally establishing an integrated air and missile defense architecture for the United States Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. At a minimum, the strategy required by subsection
(a)shall address the following: The sensing, tracking, and intercepting capabilities required to address the full range of credible missile threats to— the Hawaiian Islands; the island of Guam and other islands in the greater Marianas region, as determined necessary by the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command; other United States territories within the area of responsibility of United States Indo-Pacific Command; and United States forces deployed within the territories of other nations within such area of responsibility. The appropriate balance of missile detection, tracking, defense, and defeat capabilities within such area of responsibility. A command and control network for integrating missile detection, tracking, defense, and defeat capabilities across such area of responsibility. A time-phased scheduling construct for fielding the constituent systems that will comprise the integrated air and missile defense architecture for such area of responsibility. Not later than March 15, 2024, and not less frequently than once each year thereafter, the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command shall, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Commander of United States Northern Command, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, and the Director of the Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization, submit to the congressional defense committees an annual report outlining the following with regard to the strategy developed pursuant to subsection (a): The activities conducted and progress made in developing and implementing the strategy over the previous calendar year. The planned activities for developing and implementing the strategy in the upcoming year. A description of likely risks and impediments to the successful implementation of the strategy. The requirements of paragraph
(1)shall terminate on the earlier of the following: March 15, 2029. The date on which a comprehensive integrated air and missile defense architecture for the area of responsibility of United States Indo-Pacific Command has achieved initial operational capability, as determined jointly by the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command and the Director of the Missile Defense Agency. Of the equipment and components previously procured by the Department of Defense for the purposes of constructing the Homeland Defense Radar–Hawaii, none of such assets may be repurposed for other uses until the first annual report required by subsection (c)(1) is submitted to the congressional defense committees pursuant to such subsection.