of Defense for fiscal year 2018 (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) a report on the funding profile necessary to carry out subsection (c). 7. Authorization for more ground-based midcourse defense testing (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) General John Hyten, Commander of the United States Strategic Command, stated that North Korea is quickly advancing their missile and nuclear technology because their rapid testing cadence allows them to quickly apply lessons learned in testing to advance new capabilities. (2) General Hyten characterized the current irregular testing environment in the United States as the wrong kind of testing environment due to risk-aversion and fear of failure. (3) Regular missile defense testing, including ground testing and non-intercept tests, not only improves the missile defense system, but also gives the members of the Armed Forces experience with and confidence in their tactics, techniques, and procedures. (4) Since 2006 and adjusted for inflation, funding for testing of the ground-based midcourse defense element has decreased 83.5 percent, from more than $400,000,000 to $65,800,000. (5) Section 1689 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 ) requires the Director of the Missile Defense Agency to administer a flight test of the ground-based midcourse defense element of the ballistic missile defense system at least once each fiscal year. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) at a minimum, the Missile Defense Agency should continue to flight test the ground-based midcourse defense element at least once each fiscal year