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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysaqsi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATEO U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10:32 a.m., in room SD-192, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Daniel K. Inouye (chairman) pre- siding. Present: Senators Inouye, Cochran, Shelby, and Alexander. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY STATEMENT OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL PATRICK J. O'REILLY, DIREC- TOR, U.S. ARMY OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN DANIEL K. INOUYE Chairman INOUYE. Good morning. Today, we are pleased to wel- come Lieutenant General Patrick O'Reilly, Director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to discuss the administration's fiscal year 2013 budget request. While we scheduled this year's hearing several months ago, it could not be more timely given the events that transpired last week. The attempted North Korean rocket launch serves as a stark reminder of potential threats to our homeland. I know the oper- ational demands the Nation places on you. In fiscal year 2013, MDA is requesting $7.75 billion, a reduction of more than $650 million from amounts appropriated in the last fiscal year. This request supports a viable homeland defense, en- hances European regional defenses, continues testing the current system, and develops new capabilities to address new threats. Like all of our defense and other Federal Government agencies, we're asking you to continue to perform your vital mission in a fis- cally constrained environment. Your agency has several significant programs underway that I'm certain you will address this morning. In particular, I look forward to hearing an update on progress you have made after two successive test failures of the Ground- based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system. As you well know, the threat to our Nation is not static, and this subcommittee will con- tinue to fully support your efforts to return to flight successfully. In addition to the regional defense of our deployed troops and al- lies, MDA has begun implementation of a phased adaptive ap-

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