Pub. L. 116-92, div. A, tit. XVI, subtit. E, sec. 1691 (as amended)
MISSILE DEFENSE INTERCEPTOR SITE IN CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES.
SEC. 1691. MISSILE DEFENSE INTERCEPTOR SITE IN CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES.
(a) Report.—Not later than January 31, 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the designation made on June 26, 2019, of a preferred potential future missile field site in the contiguous United States from the sites evaluated pursuant to section 227 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 1678). The report shall address the following:
(1) The environmental impact statement prepared pursuant to such section 227.
(2) The strategic and operational effectiveness of the site, including with respect to the location that is the most advantageous site in providing coverage to the entire contiguous United States, including having the capability to provide shoot-assess-shoot coverage to the entire contiguous United States.
(3) Construction remediation efforts and impacts to the existing environment at the site.
(4) The existing infrastructure at the site.
(5) The costs to construct, equip, and operate the site.
(b) Form.—The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
(c) Rule of Construction.—Nothing in this section may be construed—
(1) as requiring the Secretary of Defense to begin a military construction project relating to the missile defense site in the contiguous United States; or
(2) as a statement that there is any current military requirement for such a site.
(d) Conforming Repeal.—Section 1681 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1776) is repealed.
- Public laws referenced
- 112-239115-91