Sec. 231. REPORT ON TEST PLAN FOR THE GROUND-BASED MIDCOURSE DEFENSE SYSTEM

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## SEC. 231 REPORT ON TEST PLAN FOR THE GROUND-BASED MIDCOURSE DEFENSE SYSTEM ###

(a)Report Required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the testing program for the ground-based midcourse defense element of the ballistic missile defense system. ###

(b)Elements The report under subsection

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

(1)An explanation of testing options for the ground-based midcourse defense system if planned flight tests CTV-01 and FTG-06b do not demonstrate the successful correction to the problem that caused the failure of the capability enhancement-2 kill vehicle in flight test FTG-06a in December 2010, including additional testing of the capability enhancement-1 kill vehicle. ####

(2)An assessment of the feasibility, advisability, and cost effectiveness (including the potential benefits, risks, and impact on the current test plan and integrated master test plan for the ground-based midcourse defense system) of adjusting the test plan of the ground-based midcourse defense system to accomplish, at an acceptable level of risk— #####

(A)accelerating to fiscal year 2014 the date for testing such system using a capability enhancement-1 kill vehicle against an intercontinental ballistic missile-range target; and #####

(B)increasing the pace of the flight testing of such system to a rate of three tests every two years. ####

(3)If the Secretary determines that either option described in subparagraph

(A)or

(B)of paragraph

(2)would be feasible, advisable, and cost effective, a discussion of whether increased funding beyond the funding requested in the budget for fiscal year 2013 is required to carry out such options and, if so, what level of increased funding would be necessary to carry out each such option. ####

(4)Any additional matters the Secretary determines appropriate. ###

(c)DOT&E Views The Secretary shall include an appendix to the report under subsection

(a)that contains the views of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation regarding the contents of the report. ###

(d)Form The report under subsection

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

(e)Comptroller General Views The Comptroller General of the United States shall— ####

(1)brief the congressional defense committees concerning the views of the Comptroller General on the report required under subsection

(a)by not later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary submits such report; and ####

(2)submit to such committees a written report on such views as soon as practicable after the date of the briefing under paragraph (1).