PUBLIC LAW 109–364—OCT. 17, 2006
120 STAT. 2127
(2) COORDINATION.—The roadmap shall be developed and revised under paragraph (1) in coordination with the Joint Staff and in consultation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (3) ELEMENTS.—The roadmap shall include the following matters: (A) Anticipated or potential mission requirements for hypersonics. (B) Short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals for the Department of Defense on hypersonics, which shall be consistent with the missions and anticipated requirements of the Department over the applicable period. (C) A schedule for meeting such goals, including— (i) the activities and funding anticipated to be required for meeting such goals; and (ii) the activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to be leveraged by the Department to meet such goals. (D) The test and evaluation facilities required to support the activities identified in subparagraph (C), along with the schedule and funding required to upgrade those facilities, as necessary. (E) Acquisition transition plans for hypersonics. (4) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees— (A) at the same time as the submittal to Congress of the budget for fiscal year 2008 (as submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code), the roadmap developed under paragraph (1); and (B) at the same time as the submittal to Congress of the budget for each even-numbered fiscal year after 2008, the roadmap revised under paragraph (1). (e) ANNUAL REVIEW AND CERTIFICATION OF FUNDING.— (1) ANNUAL REVIEW.—The joint technology office established under subsection (a) shall conduct on an annual basis a review of— (A) the funding available for research, development, test, and evaluation and demonstration programs within the Department of Defense for hypersonics, in order to determine whether or not such funding is consistent with the roadmap developed under subsection (d); and (B) the hypersonics demonstration programs of the Department, in order to determine whether or not such programs avoid duplication of effort and support the goals of the Department in a manner consistent with the roadmap developed under subsection (d). (2) CERTIFICATION.—The joint technology office shall, as a result of each review under paragraph (1), certify to the Secretary whether or not the funding and programs subject to such review are consistent with the roadmap developed under subsection (d). (3) TERMINATION.—The requirements of this subsection shall terminate after the submittal to Congress of the budget for fiscal year 2012 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code. (f) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—If, as a result of a review under subsection (e), funding or a program on hypersonics is certified
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