CONDITION FOR PROCEEDING BEYOND LOW-RATE INITIAL PRODUCTION.

SEC. 1677. CONDITION FOR PROCEEDING BEYOND LOW-RATE INITIAL PRODUCTION. (a) Inclusion of Ballistic Missile Defense System.—Section 2399(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking “or a covered designated major subprogram” and inserting “, a covered designated major subprogram, or an element of the ballistic missile defense system”; and (2) by striking “program or subprogram” and inserting “program, subprogram, or element”. (b) Rule of Construction.—Section 1662(e) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 10 U.S.C. 2431 note) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, or to diminish the authority of the Secretary of Defense to deploy a missile defense system at the date on which the Secretary determines appropriate”.