PRESERVATION OF THE SOLID ROCKET MOTOR INDUSTRIAL BASE.

SEC. 915. PRESERVATION OF THE SOLID ROCKET MOTOR INDUSTRIAL BASE.(a) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the impact of the cancellation of the Constellation program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on any anticipated next generation mission requirements for missile defense interceptors, tactical and strategic missiles, targets, and satellite and human spaceflight launch vehicles.(b) Elements.—The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following:(1) A description and assessment of the effects on Department of Defense programs that utilize solid rocket motors of the cancellation of the Ares I, the Ares V, or their solid rocket alternatives or derivatives, and all supporting elements.(2) A description of the plans of the Department of Defense to mitigate the impact of the cancellation of the Ares I, the Ares V, or their solid rocket alternatives or derivatives, and all supporting elements, on the United States solid rocket motor industrial base, including a description of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Department of Defense funding required to implement such plans between fiscal years 2012 and 2017.(3) A description of the impact of the cancellation of the Ares I, Ares V, or their solid rocket alternatives or derivatives, and all supporting elements, on international partners in programs such as the D–5 Trident missile.(4) A detailed description of the source of the data used in the report.124 STAT. 4330(c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.—In this subsection, the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—(1) the Committees on Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Appropriations of the Senate; and(2) the Committees on Armed Services, Science and Technology, and Appropriations of the House of Representatives.