HIGH ENERGY LASER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.

SEC. 245. HIGH ENERGY LASER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. (a) Enhancement of Industrial Base.—The Secretary of Defense shall consider, evaluate, and undertake to the extent appropriate initiatives, including investment initiatives, to enhance the industrial base to support military applications of high energy laser technologies and systems. (b) Enhancement of Test and Evaluation Capabilities.—The Secretary of Defense shall consider modernizing the High Energy Laser Test Facility at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, in order to enhance the test and evaluation capabilities of the Department of Defense with respect to high energy laser weapons.