113 STAT. 554 PUBLIC LAW 106-65 —OCT. 5, 1999 Subtitle E—Other Matters SEC. 251. DEVELOPMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LASER MASTER PLAN AND EXECUTION OF SOLID STATE LASER PROGRAM. (a) MASTER PLAN REQUIRED.— The Secretary of Defense shall develop a unified plan of the Department of Defense to develop laser technology for potential weapons applications (in this section referred to as the "laser master plan"). In developing the plan, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Energy and the Secretaries of the military departments. (b) CONTENTS OF LASER MASTER PLAN.—The laser master plan shall include the following: (1) Identification of potential weapons applications of chemical, solid state, and other lasers. (2) Identification of critical technologies and manufacturing capabilities required to achieve such weapons applications. (3) A development path for those critical technologies and manufacturing capabilities. (4) Identification of the funding required in future fiscal years to carry out the laser master plan. (5) Identification of unfunded requirements in the laser master plan. (6) An appropriate management and oversight structure to carry out the laser master plan. Deadline. (c) REPORT. — Not later than March 15, 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the laser master plan. (d) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR SOLID STATE LASER PROGRAMS. —Upon the completion of the laser master plan, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees the recommendations of the Secretary as to the establishment of an executive agent to coordinate, implement, and oversee the execution of the elements of the laser master plan that relate to solid state lasers. (e) DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION OF SOLID STATE LASER TECHNOLOGY.— The Secretary of the Army shall— Deadline. (1) initiate, not later than November 1, 1999, or 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later, a development program for solid state laser technologies; and (2) demonstrate solid state laser technology consistent with the objectives of the technical partnership between the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, with a goal of achieving a solid state laser of 100 kilowatt average power. if) FUNDING. —From amounts available pursuant to section 201(1), $20,000,000 shall be available to carry out the activities specified in subsection (e). SEC. 252. REPORT ON AIR FORCE DISTRIBUTED MISSION TRAINING. Deadline. (a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to Congress, not later than January 31, 2000, a report on the Air Force Distributed Mission Training program. (b) CONTENT OF REPORT. —The report shall include a discussion of the following:
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