REPEAL OF REQUIRED DEPLOYMENT DATES FOR CORE THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS.

SEC. 236. REPEAL OF REQUIRED DEPLOYMENT DATES FOR CORE THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS. Section 234(a) of the Ballistic Missile Defense Act of 1995 (subtitle C of title II of Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 229; 10 U.S.C. 2431 note) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking out “, to be carried out so as to achieve the specified capabilities”; (2) in paragraph (1), by striking out “, with a first unit equipped (FUE) during fiscal year 1998”; (3) in paragraph (2), by striking out “Navy Lower Tier (Area) system” and all that follows through “fiscal year 1999” and inserting in lieu thereof “Navy Area Defense system”; (4) in paragraph (3), by striking out “, with a” and all that follows through “fiscal year 2000”; and (5) in paragraph (4), by striking out “Navy Upper Tier” and all that follows through “fiscal year 2001” and inserting in lieu thereof “Navy Theater Wide system”.