Sec. 1689. REPORT ON MEDIUM RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR ALTERNATIVES FOR ENHANCED DEFENSE OF HAWAII

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## SEC. 1689 REPORT ON MEDIUM RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR ALTERNATIVES FOR ENHANCED DEFENSE OF HAWAII ###

(a)Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— ####

(1)expanding persistent midcourse and terminal ballistic missile defense system discrimination capability is critically important to the defense of the United States; ####

(2)such discrimination capability is needed to respond to emerging ballistic missile threats involving countermeasures and decoys; and ####

(3)the Department of Defense should take all appropriate steps to ensure Hawaii has adequate missile defense coverage. ###

(b)Evaluation and Report ####

(1)Evaluation The Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall conduct an evaluation of potential options for fielding a medium range ballistic missile defense sensor for the defense of Hawaii, including— #####

(A)the use of the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex land-based system at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii; #####

(B)the use of existing sensor assets in the region; and #####

(C)other options the Director determines appropriate. ####

(2)Submission of Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the options for augmenting the missile defense of Hawaii, including— #####

(A)a summary of the findings and recommendations of the evaluation conducted under paragraph (1); #####

(B)estimated acquisition and operating costs for each sensor option; and #####

(C)estimated timelines for the deployment of each sensor option.