REVISION OF THE MISSILE DEFENSE ACT OF 1991.

SEC. 234. REVISION OF THE MISSILE DEFENSE ACT OF 1991. (a) Missile Defense Goals of the United States.—Section 232(a) of the Missile Defense Act of 1991 (part C of title II of Public Law 102–190; 105 Stat. 1321) is amended by striking out “(a)” and all that follows through the end of the paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “(a) Missile Defense Goals of the United States.—It is a goal of the United States to— “(1) comply with the ABM Treaty, including any protocol or amendment thereto, and not develop, test, or deploy any ballistic missile defense system, or component thereof, in violation of the treaty, as modified by any protocol or amendment thereto, while deploying an anti-ballistic missile system that is capable of providing a highly effective defense of the United States against limited attacks of ballistic missiles;”. (b) Elimination of Theater Missile Defense Program Element From SDI.—(1) Section 235(a) of such Act (105 Stat. 1323) is amended— (A) by striking out paragraph (2); and (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively. (2) Section 236 of such Act (105 Stat. 1323) is amended— (A) by striking out subsection (b); and (B) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as subsections, (b), (c), and (d), respectively. (c) Implementation of Goal.—Subsection (b) of section 233 of such Act (105 Stat. 1322) is amended by striking out paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “(1) Theater missile defense systems.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop advanced theater missile defense systems for deployment. “(2) Initial abm deployment.— The Secretary shall develop for deployment a cost-effective, operationally effective, and ABM Treaty-compliant antiballistic missile system at a single site as the initial step toward deployment of an antiballistic missile system described in section 232(a)(1) designed to protect the United States against limited ballistic missile threats, including accidental or unauthorized launches or Third World attacks. The system components to be developed shall include— “(A) 100 ground-based interceptors, the design of which is to be determined by competition and downselection for the most capable interceptor or interceptors; “(B) fixed, ground-based, antiballistic missile battle management radars; and “(C) optimum utilization of space-based sensors, including sensors capable of cueing ground-based antiballistic missile interceptors and providing initial targeting vectors, and other sensor systems that are not prohibited by the ABM Treaty, including specifically the Ground Surveillance and Tracking System.”. (d) Follow-On Technology Research.—(1) Subsection (c) of section 234 of such Act (105 Stat. 1323) is amended to read as follows: “(c) Transfer of Management Responsibility for Research and Development of Far-Term Follow-On Technologies.— “(1) Transfer required.—As the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) transitions from a broadly based 106 STAT. 2357research organization to a focused acquisition agency, maintaining responsibility for research and development of far-term follow-on technologies in that organization could distract management and result in funding shortfalls as the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization’s priorities increasingly center on near-term deployment architectures. Accordingly, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer management and budget responsibility for research and development of all far-term follow-on technologies currently under the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) or the appropriate military department, unless the Secretary determines, and certifies to the congressional defense committees, that transfer of a particular far-term follow-on technology currently under the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization would not be in the national security interests of the United States. “(2) Definition.—For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘far-term follow-on technology’ means a technology that is not likely to be incorporated into a weapon system within 10 to 15 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.”. (2)(A) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report identifying— (i) those programs, projects, and activities under the Other Follow-On Technologies program element for fiscal year 1993 which the Secretary is transferring to a military department or the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and (ii) those programs, projects, and activities under the Other Follow-On Technologies program element which the Secretary certifies are necessary in the national security interests of the United States to maintain under the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization. (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “programs, projects, and activities under the Other Follow-On Technologies program element for fiscal year 1993” means the programs, projects, and activities listed under the Other Follow-On Technologies program element for fiscal year 1993 in the report submitted to the congressional defense committees on July 2, 1992 pursuant to section 233(b)(3) of the Missile Defense Act of 1991. (e) Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Objectives for SDI Program Elements.—Section 236 of such Act (105 Stat. 1323) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking out “by fiscal year 1996” in the second sentence; and (2) in subsection (d), by inserting “and which the Secretary has determined are necessary in the national security interests of the United States to be maintained under the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization” before the period at the end. (f) Review of Follow-On Deployment Options.—Section 238 of such Act (105 Stat. 1326) is amended by striking out “of fiscal year 1996” in the first sentence.