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S 2778 114th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Department of Defense Executive agency funding and structure Military operations and strategy Military procurement, research, weapons development

Directed Energy Weapon Systems Acquisition Act of 2016

Introduced: April 12, 2016 Introduced by: Heinrich, Martin Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directed Energy Weapon Systems Acquisition Act of 2016

This bill amends the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 to state that, if supplies or support services are urgently needed to eliminate a deficiency in directed energy weapon systems, the Department of Defense (DOD) may use specified rapid acquisition procedures to acquire and deploy needed offensive or defensive directed energy weapon systems capabilities, supplies, and associated support services.

"Directed energy weapon system" means military action using highly focused sound, electromagnetic, or particle-beam energy to incapacitate, damage, or destroy enemy equipment, facilities, or personnel.

The bill redesignates DOD's High Energy Laser Joint Technology Office as the Joint Directed Energy Program Office.

The Office shall: (1) develop a strategic plan for development and transition of directed energy weapons capabilities, and (2) use new and revised DOD policies to accelerate the development and transition of directed energy capabilities toward fielding.

What's happening now April 12, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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