- § 5551. Prohibitions relating to missile defense information and systems
- § 5552. Biannual briefing on missile defense and related activities
- § 5553. Provision of information on flight testing of ground-based midcourse national missile defense system
§ 5551. Prohibitions relating to missile defense information and systems
(a)Certain “Hit-to-kill” Technology and Telemetry Data.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the Department of Defense may be used to provide the Russian Federation or the People’s Republic of China with “hit-to-kill” technology and telemetry data for missile defense interceptors or target vehicles.
(b)Other Sensitive Missile Defense Information.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the Department of Defense may be used to provide the Russian Federation or the People’s Republic of China with—
(1) information relating to velocity at burnout of missile defense interceptors or targets of the United States; or
(2) classified or otherwise controlled missile defense information.
(c)Exception.—The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to the United States providing to the Russian Federation or the People’s Republic of China information regarding ballistic missile early warning.
(d)Integration.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to integrate a missile defense system of the Russian Federation or a missile defense system of the People’s Republic of China into any missile defense system of the United States.
(Added and amended Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1641, 1649(a), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2182, 2198.)
§ 5552. Biannual briefing on missile defense and related activities
(a)In General.—On or about June 1 and December 1 of each year, the officials specified in subsection (b) shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on matters relating to missile defense policies, operations, technology development, and other similar topics as requested by such committees.
(b)Officials Specified.—The officials specified in this subsection are the following:
(1) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition.
(2) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy.
(3) The Director of the Missile Defense Agency.
(4) The Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy of the Joint Staff.
(c)Delegation.—An official specified in subsection (b) may delegate the authority to provide a briefing required by subsection (a) to a member of the Senior Executive Service who reports to the official.
(d)Termination.—The requirement to provide a briefing under subsection (a) shall terminate on January 1, 2028.
(Added Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title XVI, § 1649(a), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2198.)
§ 5553. Provision of information on flight testing of ground-based midcourse national missile defense system
(a)Information to Be Furnished to Congressional Committees.—The Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall provide to the congressional defense committees information on the results of each flight test of the ground-based midcourse national missile defense system.
(b)Content.—Information provided under subsection (a) on the results of a flight test shall include the following matters:
(1) A thorough discussion of the span and objectives of the test.
(2) For each such test objective, a statement regarding whether or not the objective was achieved.
(3) For any such test objective not achieved—
(A) a thorough discussion describing the reasons that the objective was not achieved; and
(B) a discussion of any plans for future tests to achieve that objective.
(Added Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title XVI, § 1649(a), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2199.)