. (9) In February 2019, the Army Futures Command issued a statement noting an intent to procure a limited number of Iron Dome weapon systems to fill its short-term need for an interim Indirect Fire Protection Capability. . (10) The Army reported to Congress that Iron Dome meets the Army’s modernization vision of rapid deployment of a mature and affordable weapon system. . (11) Any delay in procuring the Iron Dome batteries for the Army jeopardizes the ability of the Army to field an initial capability in 2020 and creates continued risk to warfighters by leaving this identified critical capability gap unfulfilled. (12) At an April 2, 2019, hearing by the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, the Chief of Staff of the Army General Mark Milley stated, The Iron Dome is a very capable system. It has basically a 100 percent track record in combat. We clearly need it to protect our formations, and we are buying the two batteries. . (13) Section 112 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 ) provides that— (A) if the Secretary of Defense certifies the need for the Army to deploy an interim missile defense capability, the Secretary of the Army shall deploy at least two batteries to provide such capability not later than September 30, 2020, and an additional two batteries not later than September 30, 2023