,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #dce ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #e1 #bjbe ,mr4 ,sullivan 7for himself and ,mr4 ,cramer7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,a ,,bill ,to improve the missile defense capabilities of the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,increasing ,response ,options and ,deterrence of ,missile ,engagements ,act of #bjbe or the ,,irondome ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,findings2 sense of the ,senate 7a7 ,findings 7#a7 ,missile ,defense review ,congress finds that the #bjbb ,missile ,defense ,review found the following3 7,a7 ,since the release of the #bjai ,missile ,defense ,review1 missile-related threats have rapidly expanded in quantity1 diversity1 and sophistication4 7,b7 ,united ,states national security interests are increasingly at risk from wide-ranging missile arsenals that include offensive ballistic1 cruise1 and hypersonic weapons4 7,c7 ,in support of the homeland missile defense mission1 continued modernization and expansion of the ,ground-based ,midcourse ,defense 7,,gmd7 system will remain an essential element of our comprehensive missile defeat approach4 ,in addition1 the ,united ,states will also continue to improve defensive capabilities to address the threat of evolving cruise missile strikes by any adversary against the homeland4 7,d7 ,the continued evolution and progress of missiles as a principal means by which adversaries seek to project conventional or nuclear military power makes missile defense a core deterrence-by-denial component of an integrated deterrence strategy4 7,e7 ,missile defense capabilities add resilience and undermine adversary confidence in missile use by introducing doubt and uncertainty into strike planning and execution1 reducing the incentive to conduct small-scale coercive attacks1 decreasing the probability of attack success1 and raising the threshold of conflict4 7#b7 ,congressional ,commission on the ,strategic ,posture of the ,united ,states ,congress finds that1 in its ,october #bjbc report1 the ,congressional ,commission on the ,strategic ,posture of the ,united ,states recommended the following3 7,a7 ,the ,united ,states should develop and field homeland integrated air and missile defense 7,,iamd7 that can deter and defeat coercive attacks by ,russia and ,china1 and determine the capabilities needed to stay ahead of the ,north ,korean threat4 7,b7 ,the ,secretary of ,defense should direct research1 development1 test and evaluation into advanced integrated air and missile defense capabilities leveraging all domains1 including land1 sea1 air1 and space4 ,these activities should focus on sensor architectures1 integrated command and control1 interceptors1 cruise and hypersonic missile defenses1 and area or point defenses4 ,the ,department of ,defense should urgently pursue deployment of any capabilities that prove feasible4 7,c7 ,the ,secretary and the military departments should transfer operations and sustainment responsibility for missile defense to the appropriate military departments by ,october #a1 #bjbd1 to allow the ,missile ,defense ,agency 7,,mda7 to focus on research1 development1 prototyping1 and testing4 7#c7 ,commission on the ,national ,defense ,strategy ,congress finds the following3 7,a7 ,in its ,july #bjbd report1 the ,commission on the ,national ,defense ,strategy found the following3 7i7 ,there is an increasing threat from expanding ability of ,china1 ,russia1 and ,north ,korea to deliver nuclear weapons against the ,united ,states1 including the territories of the ,united ,states4 7ii7 ,the military planners of the ,department of ,defense and ,united ,states ,northern ,command need to prepare for a worst-case scenario in which nuclear and other strikes are launched against the ,united ,states1 which could be done in large numbers with specialized delivery systems4 7,b7 ,in the report described in subparagraph 7,a71 the ,commission shared the same threat assessment about missile attacks as the ,commission on the ,strategic ,posture of the ,united ,states and agreed with the recommendation that the ,united ,states should enhance missile defense for the homeland4 7#d7 ,policy ,congress finds that it is the policy of the ,federal ,government that-- 7,a7 the ,federal ,government will provide for the common defense of the citizens of the ,united ,states and the ,united ,states by deploying and maintaining a next-generation missile defense shield2 7,b7 the ,federal ,government will deter and defend the citizens and critical infrastructure of the ,united ,states against any foreign attack on the ,united ,states homeland2 and 7,c7 the ,federal ,government will guarantee the secure second-strike capability of the ,federal ,government4 7b7 ,sense of the ,senate ,it is the sense of the ,senate that-- 7#a7 the threat of attack by ballistic1 cruise1 and hypersonic missiles remains a catastrophic threat facing the ,united ,states and defense against it is a form of both national security and border security2 7#b7 ,china is rapidly expanding and modernizing its conventional forces to include ballistic missile systems posing an increasing threat to citizens1 forces1 and allies of the ,united ,states2 7#c7 over the past #dj years1 rather than lessening1 the threat from next-generation strategic weapons1 including hypersonic1 has become more complex with the development of next-generation delivery systems by adversaries of the ,united ,states2 7#d7 notwithstanding this increasing threat1 homeland missile defense policy of the ,united ,states has been severely limited to staying ahead of rogue nation threats and accidental or unauthorized missile launches2 7#e7 by empowering the ,united ,states with a second-strike capability1 the ,iron ,dome will deter adversaries from attacks on the homeland2 7#f7 the midcourse defense system is the primary system capable of defending the ,united ,states homeland from long-range ballistic missile threats and is critical to our national security2 7#g7 the ,next ,generation ,interceptor is a top priority for the ,missile ,defense ,agency and a critical element to increasing system reliability to build warfighter competence2 and 7#h7 the ,united ,states must gain and maintain total domain awareness to provide early warning and defeat of missile threats from both the northern and southern hemispheres and from outer space4 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,congressional defense committees ,the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given such term in section #aja7;a7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,defense4 #d4 ,improving ,united ,states missile defense capabilities 7a7 ,plan for transfer of operations and sustainment of missile defense to the military departments 7#a7 ,plan required ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a multi-year phased plan to transfer operations and sustainment responsibility for missile defense from the ,missile ,defense ,agency to the appropriate military departments to allow the ,missile ,defense ,agency to focus on research1 development1 and prototyping and testing4 7#b7 ,execution of plan ,the ,secretary shall execute the plan submitted pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 pursuant to a specific authorization of such plan enacted after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7b7 ,middle-,tier acquisition program for drone-,based missile threat audio detection system ,the ,commander of ,united ,states ,northern ,command shall use a process for conducting a middle tier acquisition described in section #cfjb of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by section #hjd of the ,servicemember ,quality of ,life ,improvement and ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjbe 7,public ,law #aah-aei71 for rapid fielding and prototyping of a drone-based network for both forward deployed armed forces and homeland defense capable of detecting through audio sensing technology the approach of advanced missiles1 including advanced cruise missiles and hypersonic missiles4 7c7 ,middle-,tier acquisition program for proliferated warfighter space architecture of ,space ,development ,agency ,the ,director of the ,space ,development ,agency shall use a process for conducting a middle tier acquisition described in section #cfjb of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by section #hjd of the ,servicemember ,quality of ,life ,improvement and ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjbe 7,public ,law #aah-aei71 for rapid fielding of satellites and associated systems for tranches #c1 #d1 and #e of the proliferated warfighter space architecture of the ,agency4 7d7 ,requirement for next generation interceptor fielding and silo construction ,the ,secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to expand ,next ,generation ,interceptor production and silo construction at ,fort ,greely1 ,alaska1 to field a minimum of #hj interceptors at ,fort ,greely for defense of the ,united ,states to be completed not later than ,january #a1 #bjch4 7e7 ,requirement for combatant commands ,to account for missile defense interceptors and sensor requirements in their annual requests ,for each fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 each commander of a combatant command shall include the missile defense interceptor requirements1 terrestrial-based sensor requirements1 and space-based sensor requirements of the combatant command of the commander in the supporting information for the ,department of ,defense submitted along with the budget of the ,president to ,congress for such fiscal year pursuant to section #aaje7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7f7 ,accelerating development of ,glide ,phase ,interceptor 7#a7 ,use of authorities to accelerate development ,the ,secretary shall use all authorities available to the ,secretary to accelerate development of the ,glide ,phase ,interceptor to defend against hypersonic threats to the ,united ,states homeland4 7#b7 ,report on potential for parallel development ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,missile ,defense ,agency shall submit to the ,secretary a report on the potential for parallel development of capabilities1 revised program schedule1 and the risk associated with pursuing only one alternative for the ,glide ,phase ,interceptor4 7g7 ,accelerating production and fielding of ,terminal ,high ,altitude ,area ,defense system ,the ,secretary shall use all authorities available to the ,secretary to accelerate the production and fielding of the ,terminal ,high ,altitude ,area ,defense 7,,thaad7 system 7including ,,an_/,,tpy-#b radars7 for forward deployment and homeland defense as the ,secretary and ,president consider appropriate4 7h7 ,accelerating development of autonomous agents ,to defend against cruise missiles and drones ,the ,secretary shall use all authorities available to the ,secretary to accelerate development of autonomous agents to cost-effectively defend the ,united ,states homeland and forward-deployed armed forces against raids of both large cruise missiles and drones4 7i7 ,accelerating development and deployment of space-,based interceptors ,the ,secretary shall use all authorities available to the ,secretary to accelerate development and deployment of proliferated space-based interceptors capable of boost-phase intercept4 7j7 ,report ,to reduce cost savings per round for space-,based interceptors ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall submit a feasibility study to the congressional defense committees outlining multiple methods for reducing the cost per round of various space-based interceptors including kinetic and non-kinetic capabilities4 7k7 ,accelerating modernization of certain terrestrial domain capabilities ,the ,secretary shall use all authorities available to the ,secretary to accelerate modernization of terrestrial-based radar capabilities1 including those located at or known as ,cobra ,dane1 ,thule ,ballistic ,missile ,early ,warning ,system 7,,bmews71 ,upgraded ,early ,warning ,radar 7,,uewr7 in ,greenland and ,cape ,cod1 ,homeland ,defense ,radar in ,hawaii1 and the ,alaska ,radar ,system4 7l7 ,modernization of ,perimeter ,acquisition ,radar ,attack ,characterization ,system ,the ,secretary shall use all authorities available to the ,secretary to accelerate the modernization and digitization of the ,perimeter ,acquisition ,radar ,attack ,characterization ,system 7,,parcs7 to improve detection of intercontinental and sea-launched missile threats1 as well as improve space domain awareness capabilities4 7m7 ,site selection and program execution plan for southern hemisphere-,facing early warning radar system ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report detailing a site selection and proposed program execution plan for a southern hemisphere-facing early warning radar system capable of detecting threats from next generation complex missile attacks4 7n7 ,site selection and program execution plan for construction of east coast-,based ,aegis ,ashore system ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report detailing a site selection and proposed program execution plan for an east coast-based ,aegis ,ashore missile defense system4 7o7 ,site selection and program execution plan for construction of ,alaska-,based ,aegis ,ashore system ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report detailing a site selection and proposed program execution plan for an ,alaska-based ,aegis ,ashore missile defense system4 7p7 ,completion and certification of ,aegis ,ashore system in ,hawaii ,the ,secretary shall use all authorities available to the ,secretary to accelerate completion and certification of an ,aegis ,ashore system based in ,hawaii4 7q7 ,acceleration of munitions production for missile defense ,the ,secretary shall use all authorities available to the ,secretary to accelerate production of critical munitions used for missile interception1 including ,standard ,missile #c ,blocks ,,ib and ,,iia and ,,pac-#b and ,,pac-#c munitions4 7r7 ,expedited military construction authority 7#a7 ,waiver of regulations ,the ,secretary may waive any and all regulations1 including environmental regulations1 that the ,secretary determines would slow down1 impede1 block1 or otherwise hinder the construction1 upgrade1 or modernization of infrastructure supporting a ,joint ,urgent ,operational ,need 7,,juon7 associated with homeland or forward deployed missile defense4 7#b7 ,congressional notice ,whenever the ,secretary uses the authority provided by paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall1 not later than #de days after using the authority1 submit to the congressional defense committees notice of such use4 7s7 ,acceleration of integrated air and missile defense technology exchanges 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall1 in collaboration with the ,secretary of ,state1 look for and exploit opportunities to accelerate technology exchanges and transfers of integrated missile defense technology1 including over the horizon radar with trusted allies under current defense agreements and arrangements4 7#b7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require the ,secretary to exchange technology with a foreign country if the ,president or the ,secretary determines that doing so would present a grave national security threat to the ,united ,states4 7t7 ,development and securing of supply chains critical to missile defense ,the ,secretary shall1 in collaboration with the ,secretary of ,state1 the ,secretary of ,commerce1 and the ,secretary of the ,interior1 identify critical shortages and vulnerabilities in supply chains critical to missile defense component production and shall use all authorities available to the ,secretaries to develop and secure such supply chains4 7u7 ,requirement for procurement and fielding of dirigibles ,to support missile defense 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the ,army shall procure and field dirigibles1 including airships and aerostats1 in support of the missile defense of the ,united ,states homeland from ballistic1 hypersonic1 and cruise missiles1 and drones4 7#b7 ,requirements ,the requirements of paragraph 7#a7 cover-- 7,a7 high altitude air defense systems to detect1 characterize1 track1 and engage current and emerging advanced missile threats2 and 7,b7 both short-term and long-term solutions that leverage the innovative dirigible and associated sensor development that the ,armed ,forces1 partners of the ,united ,states1 such as ,israel1 and ,united ,states industry have undertaken during the #cj-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#c7 ,consideration ,in carrying out paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary of the ,army shall consider the use of dirigibles in supporting resilient military and emergency communication networks in a crisis4 #e4 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this ,act #ai1edh1ajj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf1 of which-- 7#a7 #ejj1jjj1jjj shall be available for requirements of this ,act relating to ,,sm-#c ,block #a;,b2 7#b7 #ejj1jjj1jjj shall be available for requirements of this ,act relating to ,,sm-#c ,block ,,iia2 7#c7 #a1djj1jjj1jjj shall be available for requirements of this ,act relating to ,terminal ,high ,altitude ,area ,defense 7,,thaad7 ,systems2 7#d7 #a1ejj1jjj1jjj shall be available for requirements of this ,act relating to ,,pac-#b and ,,pac-#c ,munitions and ,,mm-#ajd ,patriot batteries2 7#e7 #a1jjj1jjj1jjj shall be available for requirements of this ,act relating to east coast and ,alaska-based ,aegis ,ashore station construction2 7#f7 #ab1jjj1jjj1jjj shall be available for expansion of missile interceptor fields available at ,fort ,greely1 ,alaska1 to #hj units with the ,next ,generation ,interceptor2 7#g7 #bej1jjj1jjj shall be available for requirements of this ,act relating to completion and certification of ,hawaii ,aegis ,ashore system2 7#h7 #fj1jjj1jjj shall be available for requirements of this ,act relating to ,space ,development ,agency satellite sensors2 7#i7 #gej1jjj1jjj shall be available for requirements of this ,act relating to modernization of terrestrial-based domain awareness radars2 7#aj7 #ejj1jjj1jjj shall be available for requirements of this ,act relating to research and development relating to directed energy or missile interception across the military departments2 7#aa7 #ijj1jjj1jjj shall be available for requirements of this ,act relating to research and development of space based missile defense2 7#ab7 #fc1ajj1jjj shall be available for requirements of this ,act relating to ,missile ,defense ,complex 7,,mdc7 and ,fire ,team ,readiness ,facility 7,,ftrf72 7#ac7 #ajj1jjj1jjj shall be available for requirements of this ,act relating to procurement and fielding of dirigibles2 and 7#ad7 #be1jjj1jjj shall be available for ,missile ,defense ,agency military construction to continue planning and design activities for an east coast missile defense interceptor site4