To require a study on the ability of national air and ground test and evaluation infrastructure facilities to support defense hypersonic test and evaluation activities.

1. Adds SEC. 1064. STUDY ON ABILITY OF NATIONAL AIR AND GROUND TEST AND EVALUATION INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES TO SUPPORT DEFENSE HYPERSONIC TEST AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES at the end of subtitle F of title X

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   Section 234 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1664; 50 U.S.C. 2367) is repealed.

   Inserted: SEC. 1064. STUDY ON ABILITY OF NATIONAL AIR AND GROUND TEST AND EVALUATION INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES TO SUPPORT DEFENSE HYPERSONIC TEST AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.

   Inserted: (a) Study Required.--The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, working with the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), shall conduct a study on the ability of Department of Defense and NASA air and ground test and evaluation infrastructure facilities and private ground test and evaluation infrastructure facilities, including wind tunnels and air test ranges, as well as associated instrumentation, to support defense hypersonic test and evaluation activities for the short and long term.

   Inserted: (b) Report and Plan.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing the results of the study required under subsection (a) together with a plan for requirements and proposed investments to meet Department of Defense needs through 2025.

   Inserted: (2) Content.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following elements:

   Inserted: (A) An assessment of the current condition and adequacy of the hypersonics test and evaluation infrastructure within the Department of Defense, NASA, and the private sector to support hypersonic research and development within the Department of Defense.

   Inserted: (B) An identification of test and evaluation infrastructure that could be used to support Department of Defense hypersonic research and development outside the Department and assess means to ensure the availability of such capabilities to the Department in the present and future.

   Inserted: (C) A time-phased plan to acquire required hypersonics research, development, test and evaluation capabilities, including identification of the resources necessary to acquire any needed capabilities that are currently not available.

   Inserted: (3) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this subsection, the term "appropriate congressional committees" means--

   Inserted: (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and

   Inserted: (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.

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

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