ROCKET CARGO TEST AND DEMONSTRATION.

SEC. 1605. ROCKET CARGO TEST AND DEMONSTRATION. (a) Requirement.—Except as provided by subsection (b), the Secretary of the Air Force shall use the test sites and ranges of the Department of Defense that exist as of the date of the enactment of this Act for any test or demonstrations required by the Rocket Cargo Program. (b) Waiver.—The Secretary may waive the requirement in subsection (a) if— (1) the Secretary determines that none of the test sites and ranges of the Department of Defense that exist as of the date of the enactment of this Act meet the needs of the Rocket Cargo Program; and (2) not later than 30 days after the date of such determination, the Secretary notifies the congressional defense committees in writing of such determination and includes— (A) the requirements of the test or demonstration that cannot be met at an existing site or range; (B) the proposed alternative site chosen to conduct the test or demonstration; (C) the estimated cost to conduct the test or demonstration, including infrastructure improvement and equipment relocation costs, to use the alternative site; and (D) any departmental or interagency reviews or approvals that are required to be completed before the Secretary may use the alternative site.