Sec. 243. REPORT ON THE ELECTROMAGNETIC RAIL GUN SYSTEM

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## SEC. 243 REPORT ON THE ELECTROMAGNETIC RAIL GUN SYSTEM ###

(a)Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the development, future deployment, and operational challenges of the electromagnetic rail gun system of the Navy. ###

(b)Elements The report required by subsection

(a)shall include the following: ####

(1)An assessment of the various operational problem sets the electromagnetic rail gun system might be used against, including— #####

(A)naval surface fire support; #####

(B)anti-surface warfare, including small-boat threats; #####

(C)cruise missile, ballistic missile, and anti-aircraft defense; and #####

(D)other missions as defined by the Secretary. ####

(2)An analysis of the technical challenges in developing the electromagnetic rail gun system, including— #####

(A)power generation and storage to achieve desired firing rates and ranges; #####

(B)projectile development; #####

(C)launcher/bore design and lifetime; and #####

(D)ship integration challenges. ####

(3)An identification of existing supporting research programs being executed outside of the Navy that support the development of the electromagnetic rail gun system, as well as opportunities where collaborative research between the Navy and other research components could accelerate development. ####

(4)An assessment of possible deployment configurations, including— #####

(A)for ship-based applications, an identification of candidate ships for initial integration; #####

(B)for land-based applications, an identification of possible mission sets and locations for early prototyping opportunities; and #####

(C)other alternative approaches for rapid prototyping. ####

(5)With respect to the information provided by the Secretary of the Navy under paragraphs

(1)through (4), the opinions of the Secretary of the Army, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, and the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. ###

(c)Interim Update Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Naval Research shall provide an update briefing to the congressional defense committees. ###

(d)Form The report required by subsection

(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.