PUBLIC LAW 106-65—OCT. 5, 1999 113 STAT. 549 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) The term "PDRR aircraft" means the aircraft relating to the program definition and risk reduction phase of the Airborne Laser program. (2) The term "EMD aircraft" means the aircraft relating to the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the Airborne Laser program. (3) The term "Authority-to-Proceed-2 decision" means the decision allowing acquisition of the EMD aircraft and flight testing of the PDRR aircraft. (4) The term "Milestone II decision" means the decision allowing the entry of the Airborne Laser program into the engineering and manufacturing development phase. (5) The term "Airborne Laser Program Assessment" means the report titled "Assessment of Technical and Operational Aspects of the Airborne Laser Program", submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense on March 9, 1999. SEC. 236. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY FUNDING. It is the sense of Congress that— (1) because technology development provides the basis for future weapon systems, it is important to maintain a healthy balance between funding for the development of technology for ballistic missile defense systems and funding for the acquisition of ballistic missile defense systems; (2) funding planned within the future-years defense program of the Department of Defense should be sufficient to support the development of technology for future and followon ballistic missile defense systems while simultaneously supporting the acquisition of ballistic missile defense systems; and (3) the Secretary of Defense should seek to ensure that funding in the future-years defense program is adequate both for the development of technology for advanced ballistic missile defense systems and for the major existing programs for the acquisition of ballistic missile defense systems. SEC. 237. REPORT ON NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE. Not later than March 15, 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress the Secretary's assessment of the advantages or disadvantages of a two-site deplo5anent of a ground-based National Missile Defense system, with special reference to considerations of the world-wide ballistic missile threat, defensive coverage, redundancy and survivability, and economies of scale. Subtitle D—Research and Development for Long-Term Military Capabilities Deadline. SEC. 241. QUADRENNIAL REPORT ON EMERGING OPERATIONAL CON- CEPTS. (a) IN GENERAL.— (1) Chapter 23 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§ 486. Quadrennial report on emerging operational concepts "(a) QUADRENNIAL REPORT REQUIRED.— Not later than March 1 of each year evenly divisible by four, the Secretary of Defense Deadline.
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