Executive Agent .—
The Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall serve as the executive agent for the Department of Defense for the development of a capability by the United States to counter hypersonic boost-glide vehicle capabilities and conventional prompt strike capabilities that may be employed against the United States, the allies of the United States, and the deployed forces of the United States.
Duties .—
In carrying out subsection (a), the Director shall—
develop architectures for a hypersonic defense capability, from detecting threats to intercepting such threats, that—
involves systems of the military departments and the Defense Agencies; and
includes both kinetic and nonkinetic options for such interception; and
not later than , establish a program of record to develop a hypersonic defense capability.
Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title XVI, § 1649(a)138 Stat. 2194(Added , , .)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 104170A Stat. 318Pub. L. 90–235, § 2(a)(3)81 Stat. 756A prior section 5532, , , set forth classes of persons prohibited from enlisting in the naval service, prior to repeal by , (b), , .
Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XVI, § 1687130 Stat. 2629section 4205 of this titlePub. L. 118–159, div. A, title XVI, § 1649(b)(5)138 Stat. 2199Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , , , which was set out in a note under , prior to repeal by , , .