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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 · Sec. 1680

Sec. 1680. BOOST PHASE DEFENSE SYSTEM

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## SEC. 1680 BOOST PHASE DEFENSE SYSTEM **[**[10 U.S.C. 2431 note](/us/usc/t10/s2431)**]** ### (b)24 Report to Congress 24There is no subsection
(a)in section 1680. Subsection
(a)was repealed by section 1649(c)(2) of division A of Public Law 118–159. ####
(1)In general Not later than 120 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 efforts of the Department of Defense to develop and deploy an airborne or other boost phase defense system for missile defense by fiscal year 2025. ####
(2)Elements The report under paragraph
(1)shall include the following: #####
(A)Such schedules, costs, warfighter requirements, operational concept, constraints, potential alternative boost phase approaches, and other information regarding the efforts described in paragraph
(1)as the Secretary considers appropriate. #####
(B)Analyses of the efforts described in paragraph
(1)with respect to the following cases: ######
(i)A case in which the Department is under no funding constraints with respect to such efforts and progress is based on the state of the technology. ######
(ii)A case in which the Department is under funding constraints and the efforts are carried out in accordance with a moderately aggressive schedule and are subject to moderate technical risk. ######
(iii)A case in which the Department is under funding constraints and the efforts are carried out in accordance with a less aggressive schedule and are subject to less technical risk. #####
(C)An update on related efforts of the Department to develop high energy lasers, electromagnetic and other railguns, high power microwave systems, and other advanced technologies to defend ships and theater bases against air and cruise missile strikes and to protect the homeland of the United States and protect allies of the United States. #####
(D)An evaluation of recommendations, including a listing of the recommendations, from industry on emerging technologies that could be applied for boost phase missile defense. #####
(E)Such recommendations as the Secretary may have for legislative or administrative action to enable more rapid fielding of a directed-energy based missile defense system. ####
(3)Form The report required by paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. **[**Section 1681 was repealed by section 1649(c)(3) of division A of Public Law 118–159.**]**
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