Sec. 1683. DESIGNATION OF PREFERRED LOCATION OF ADDITIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE SITE IN THE UNITED STATES AND PLAN FOR EXPEDITING DEPLOYMENT TIME OF SUCH SITE

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## SEC. 1683 DESIGNATION OF PREFERRED LOCATION OF ADDITIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE SITE IN THE UNITED STATES AND PLAN FOR EXPEDITING DEPLOYMENT TIME OF SUCH SITE ###

(a)Site Designation Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense publishes the draft environmental impact statement pursuant to subsection

(b)of section 227 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 1678), the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, in consultation with the Commander of the United States Northern Command, shall designate, from among the sites evaluated under subsection

(a)of such section 227, the preferred site in the United States for the future deployment of an interceptor capable of protecting the homeland, as informed by— ####

(1)such environmental impact statement; and ####

(2)the operational effectiveness and cost effectiveness of such evaluated sites. ###

(b)Plan ####

(1)In general Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense makes the congressional notification of the finalization of the environmental impact statement prepared pursuant to section 227(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, the Secretary shall— #####

(A)develop a plan for expediting the deployment time for the site designated under subsection

(a)by at least two years, if the decision is made to proceed with such deployment; and #####

(B)submit to the congressional defense committees such plan and any update, as may be necessary, to the designation made under subsection (a). ####

(2)Report Elements The plan under paragraph (1)(A) shall include the following: #####

(A)Estimates of the costs of carrying out the plan and a schedule for carrying out the plan. #####

(B)An assessment of any risks associated with decreasing the deployment time of the site designated under subsection (a), including with respect to cost and the operational effectiveness and reliability of interceptors. #####

(C)Identification of any deviation in the plan from sound acquisition processes, including with respect to testing prior to full operational capability designation. #####

(D)A description of such legislative or administrative action as may be necessary to carry out the plan. ###

(c)Limitation None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for military construction for the East Coast missile site planning and design, as specified in the funding table in section 4601, may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense publishes the final environmental impact statement pursuant to section 227(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. ###

(d)Assessment by Comptroller General of the United States Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary submits the plan under subsection (b)(1)(B),the Comptroller General of the United States shall— ####

(1)complete a review of the plan; and ####

(2)submit to the congressional defense committees a report on such review that includes the findings and recommendations of the Comptroller General.

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Pub. L. 112-239
126 Stat. 1678

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Sec. 1683

DESIGNATION OF PREFERRED LOCATION OF ADDITIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE SITE IN THE UNITED STATES AND PLAN FOR EXPEDITING DEPLOYMENT TIME OF SUCH SITE

Pub. L.Pub. L. 112-239

Stat.126 Stat. 1678

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