The Hill:

The Pentagon has promised it will soon appoint a lead agency for developing defenses against cruise missiles after a House subcommittee sought to impose restrictions on the budget of the Defense Department’s No. 2 official over the gap, the head of the subpanel said Wednesday.  

House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee Chairman Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.) said the Pentagon has “recently responded” and promised to designate such a lead by the end of July.

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