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given the term in Chief of Naval Operations Instruction 
3050.27. 
SEC. 1667. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR 
STANDARD MISSILE–3 BLOCK IB MISSILES. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 
Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, 
the Director of the Missile Defense Agency may enter into 
one or more multiyear contracts, beginning with the 2019 
program year, for the procurement of standard missile– 
3 block IB missiles. 
(b) CONDITION
FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 
shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 
make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after 
fiscal year 2019 is subject to the availability of appropria-
tions or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 
SEC. 1668. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
ARMY LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DE-
FENSE SENSOR. 
(a) LIMITATION.—If the Secretary of the Army issues 
an acquisition strategy for a 360-degree lower tier air and 
missile defense sensor pursuant to section 1679(a) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 
(Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1774) that proposes such 
sensor achieve initial operating capability later than De-
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cember 31, 2023, not more than 50 percent of the funds 
authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 
made available for fiscal year 2019 for such sensor may 
be obligated or expended until the date on which the Sec-
retary submits to the congressional defense committees a 
report— 
(1) explaining the rationale of such delayed ini-
tial operating capability, including a description of 
any technological or acquisition-related factors caus-
ing such delay; and 
(2) containing a funding profile and schedule to 
ensure that such sensor would achieve initial oper-
ating capability by December 31, 2023. 
(b) PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that the performance specification of the 360- 
degree lower tier air and missile defense sensor— 
(1) specifies requirements relating to— 
(A) detecting and tracking complex attacks 
from air breathing threats, tactical ballistic mis-
siles, and emerging hypersonic weapons; and 
(B) being a key component of the future 
integrated air and missile defense architecture 
of the Army and supporting engagements for 
the full range and capability of Patriot Ad-
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vanced Capability–3 missile segment enhance-
ment interceptors; and 
(2) uses evaluation criteria that enables an un-
derstanding of the cost and value of procuring such 
sensor in accordance with such specified require-
ments. 
SEC. 1669. MISSILE DEFENSE RADAR IN HAWAII. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of Defense, acting through the 
Director of the Missile Defense Agency, and in coordina-
tion with relevant Federal and local entities, should— 
(1) ensure an on-time or improved delivery 
schedule of the discrimination radar for homeland 
defense to be made operational in Hawaii; and 
(2) accelerate the deployment of the radar as 
much as possible, contingent on the environmental 
review process pursuant to the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 45 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
Missile Defense Agency shall certify to the congressional 
defense committees that— 
(1) the Director is on schedule to award the 
contract for the discrimination radar for homeland
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defense planned to be located in Hawaii by Decem-
ber 31, 2018; and 
(2) such radar and associated in-flight inter-
ceptor communications system data terminal will be 
operational by not later than September 30, 2023. 
(c) BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) DELAYED SCHEDULE.—If the Director is 
unable to certify under subsection (b) that the Di-
rector is on schedule to award the contract for the 
discrimination radar for homeland defense planned 
to be located in Hawaii by December 31, 2018, not 
later than 45 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and on a biweekly basis thereafter until 
the date of the award, the Director shall provide to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate, and to any other 
congressional defense committee upon request, a 
briefing explaining— 
(A) the rationale for the delay in such 
schedule; and 
(B) any effects of such delay in making 
such radar and associated in-flight interceptor 
communications system data terminal oper-
ational by not later than September 30, 2023.
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(2) SEMIANNUAL.—Not later than 45 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
semiannually thereafter through 2021, the Director 
shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and 
to any other congressional defense committee upon 
request, a briefing on— 
(A) the acquisition of the discrimination 
radar for homeland defense planned to be lo-
cated in Hawaii and the associated in-flight in-
terceptor communications system data terminal; 
and 
(B) the environmental review process for 
such radar pursuant to the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.). 
SEC. 1670. REPORTS ON UNFUNDED PRIORITIES OF THE 
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY. 
(a) REPORTS.—Not later than 10 days after the date 
on which the budget of the President for each of fiscal 
years 2020 and 2021 is submitted to Congress pursuant 
to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Direc-
tor of the Missile Defense Agency shall submit to the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff, and to the congressional defense committees, a
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report on the unfunded priorities of the Missile Defense 
Agency. 
(b) ELEMENTS.— 
(1) MATTERS INCLUDED.—Each report under 
subsection (a) shall specify, for each unfunded pri-
ority covered by such report, the following: 
(A) A summary description of such pri-
ority, including the objectives to be achieved if 
such priority is funded (whether in whole or in 
part). 
(B) The additional amount of funds rec-
ommended in connection with the objectives 
under subparagraph (A). 
(C) Account information with respect to 
such priority, including, as applicable— 
(i) the line item number for applicable 
procurement accounts; 
(ii) the program element number for 
applicable research, development, test, and 
evaluation accounts; and 
(iii) the sub-activity group for applica-
ble operation and maintenance accounts. 
(2) PRIORITIZATION OF PRIORITIES.—Each re-
port under subsection (a) shall present the unfunded