SITE FOR JOINT TECHNOLOGY OFFICE.

SEC. 244. SITE FOR JOINT TECHNOLOGY OFFICE. (a) Deadline for Selection of Site.—The Secretary of Defense shall locate the Joint Technology Office called for in the High Energy Laser Master Plan referred to in section 242 at a location determined appropriate by the Secretary not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Consideration of Site.—In determining the location of the Joint Technology Office, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology, assess— (1) cost; (2) accessibility between the Office and the Armed Forces and senior Department of Defense leaders; and (3) the advantages and disadvantages of locating the Office at a site at which occurs a substantial proportion of the directed energy research, development, test, and evaluation activities of the Department of Defense.