Sec. 1690. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REPORT ON GROUND-BASED MIDCOURSE DEFENSE TESTING
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## SEC. 1690 SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REPORT ON GROUND-BASED MIDCOURSE DEFENSE TESTING ###
(a)Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— ####
(1)at a minimum, the Missile Defense Agency should continue to flight test the ground-based midcourse defense element at least once each fiscal year; ####
(2)the Department of Defense should allocate increased funding to homeland missile defense testing to ensure that the defenses of the United States continue to evolve faster than the threats against which they are postured to defend, while pursuing a sound acquisition practice; ####
(3)in order to rapidly innovate, develop, and field new technologies, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency should continue to focus testing campaigns on delivering increased capabilities to the Armed Forces as quickly as possible; and ####
(4)the Director should seek to establish a more prudent balance between risk mitigation and the more rapid testing pace needed to quickly develop and deliver new capabilities to the Armed Forces. ###
(b)Report ####
(1)In general If consistent with the direction or recommendations of the Ballistic Missile Defense Review that commenced in 2017, not later than 90 days after the date on which the Review is published, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall submit to the congressional defense committees a revised missile defense testing campaign plan that accelerates the development and deployment of new missile defense technologies. ####
(2)Contents The report under paragraph
(1)shall include the following: #####
(A)A detailed analysis of the acceleration of each of following programs: ######
(i)Redesigned kill vehicle. ######
(ii)Multi-object kill vehicle. ######
(iii)Configuration-3 Booster. ######
(iv)Such additional technologies as the Director considers appropriate. #####
(B)A new deployment timeline for each of the programs listed in subparagraph
(A)or a detailed description of why the current timeline for deployment technologies under those programs is most suitable. #####
(C)An identification of any funding or policy restrictions that would slow down the deployment of the technologies under the programs listed in subparagraph (A). #####
(D)A risk assessment of the potential cost-overruns and deployment delays that may be encountered in the expedited development process of the capabilities under paragraph (1). ###
(c)Report on Funding Profile The Director shall include with the budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2019 (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) a report on the funding profile necessary for the new testing campaign plan required by subsection (b)(1). ## Subtitle F Other Matters **[**Section 1691 was repealed by section 1695 of division A of Public Law 116–92.**]**
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SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REPORT ON GROUND-BASED MIDCOURSE DEFENSE TESTING
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