§5515 Missile Defense and Defeat Programs: Major Force Program and Budget Assessment

Summary

The Secretary of Defense must set up one major force program to prioritize missile defense and defeat work for the Department and national security. For each fiscal year from 2019 through 2030, the Secretary must include a report with the defense budget materials about missile defense and defeat funding. The report must compare the budget to the prior budget, to the most recent and prior future‑years defense program submitted to Congress (excluding R&D for ongoing improvements), and to amounts appropriated last year; show the funding as its own budget line; describe big changes, priorities, challenges, and risks; and be unclassified but may have a classified annex. Definitions: “budget” — the yearly budget sent to Congress by the President. “defense budget materials” — materials the Secretary sends to support that budget. “missile defense and defeat programs” — active and passive ballistic missile defense, homeland cruise missile defense, and missile defeat programs.