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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 · Sec. 1641

Sec. 1641. ALIGNMENT OF THE MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

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## SEC. 1641 ALIGNMENT OF THE MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ###
(a)Repeal of Requirement for Reporting Structure of Missile Defense Agency Section 205 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: > > ## “SEC. 205 Missile Defense Agency > > The Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall be appointed for a six-year term.” > . ###
(b)Report on Alignment Not later than February 28, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the alignment of the Missile Defense Agency within the Department of Defense. The report shall include— ####
(1)a description of the risks and benefits of both— #####
(A)continuing the alignment of the Agency under the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering; and #####
(B)realigning the Agency to be under the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment; and ####
(2)if the Agency were to be realigned, the actions that would need to be taken to realign the Agency to be under the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment or another element of the Department of Defense. ###
(c)Comptroller General Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing an assessment of whether the Secretary of Defense is in compliance with section 1688 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1787). Such assessment shall include an evaluation of— ####
(1)whether the Secretary has complied with the timelines required by subsection
(b)of such section and whether the Secretary has carried out the consultation described in paragraph (1)(A) of such subsection; and ####
(2)how the changes proposed by the Secretary to the non-standard acquisition processes and responsibilities described in paragraph
(2)of such subsection will improve or impact the development of weapon systems and timelines for the delivery of capabilities to members of the Armed Forces.
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ALIGNMENT OF THE MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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