FOLLOW-ON RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION RELATED TO SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS FOR MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS TRANSFERRED TO MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.

SEC. 226. FOLLOW-ON RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION RELATED TO SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS FOR MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS TRANSFERRED TO MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.(a) Requirement for Delineation of Responsibility for Follow-on RDT&E.—Subsection (e) of section 224 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1) by striking “for each” and inserting “before a”;(2) by inserting “is” before “transferred”;(3) by striking “responsibility” and inserting “roles and responsibilities”; and(4) by striking “remains with the Director” and inserting “are clearly delineated”.(b) Conforming Amendment.—Subsection (a) of such section is amended by striking “a Department of Defense missile defense program described in subsection (b)” and inserting “the integration of a ballistic missile defense element into the overall ballistic missile defense architecture”.