§5512 Ballistic Missile Defense Programs: Display of Amounts for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation

Summary

Money requested from Congress for research, development, test, and evaluation to add a missile‑defense element must be shown in the Department of Defense’s Defense‑wide RDT&E account, and listed under the Missile Defense Agency subaccount. The Secretary of Defense must make rules for moving a missile‑defense program from the Missile Defense Agency to a military department. The rules must at least cover how technically mature the program is, whether production facilities exist, and whether the military department is committed to buying the system as shown in the future‑years defense program and other planning documents. The Secretary must send those rules and any changes to the congressional defense committees. Before a transfer, the Secretary must notify those committees in writing and certify the program meets the rules. The transfer can occur after the 60‑day period that starts on the date of that notice. When a program moves, the Secretary must update the future‑years defense program and other budget and planning papers and clearly assign who will handle RDT&E and system improvements.