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Sec. 1068 · H.R. 3838

Department of Defense briefing on pulsed lasers

Division A — Department of Defense Authorizations › Title X — General Provisions › Subtitle E — Reports

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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on— (1) the efficacy and feasibility of pulsed lasers to defend both tactical and strategic facilities and installations against offensive unmanned aerial systems, especially in swarms, in the near term; and (2) pulsed laser defensive capabilities against intermediate to long-range missile threats in the medium term.