S.Amdt. 4247

1. Adds SEC. 1066. REPORT ON TECHNOLOGIES FOR NEUTRALIZING OR DEFEATING THREATS TO MILITARY ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT FROM PORTABLE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS AND ROCKET PROPELLED GRENADES at the end of subtitle G of title X

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   (f) Report on Imposition of Additional Charges or Fees for Attendance at Certain Academies.--Section 553(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2772; 10 U.S.C. 4331 note) is amended by striking the second sentence.

   Inserted: SEC. 1066. REPORT ON TECHNOLOGIES FOR NEUTRALIZING OR DEFEATING THREATS TO MILITARY ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT FROM PORTABLE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS AND ROCKET PROPELLED GRENADES.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on technologies for neutralizing or defeating threats to military rotary wing aircraft posed by portable air defense systems and rocket propelled grenades that are being researched, developed, employed, or considered by the United States Government or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

   Inserted: (b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) shall include--

   Inserted: (1) an assessment of the expected value and utility of the technologies, particularly with respect to--

   Inserted: (A) the saving of lives;

   Inserted: (B) the ability to reduce the vulnerability of aircraft; and

   Inserted: (C) the enhancement of the ability of aircraft and their crews to accomplish assigned missions;

   Inserted: (2) an assessment of the potential costs of developing and deploying such technologies;

   Inserted: (3) a description of efforts undertaken to develop such technologies, including--

   Inserted: (A) non-lethal counter measures;

   Inserted: (B) lasers and other systems designed to dazzle, impede, or obscure threatening weapon or their users;

   Inserted: (C) direct fire response systems;

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   Inserted: (D) directed energy weapons; and

   Inserted: (E) passive and active systems; and

   Inserted: (4) a description of any impediments to the development of such technologies, such as legal restrictions under the law of war, treaty restrictions under the Protocol on Blinding Lasers, and political obstacles such as the reluctance of other allied countries to pursue such technologies.

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   At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

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