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

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.