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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 5515 (Enrolled) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 255

Sec. 255. Independent assessment of electronic warfare plans and programs

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The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with the private scientific advisory group known as JASON to perform the services covered by this section. The Secretary shall seek to enter into the agreement described in paragraph
(1)not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Under an agreement between the Secretary and JASON under this section, JASON shall— assess the strategies, programs, order of battle, and doctrine of the Department of Defense related to the electronic warfare mission area and electromagnetic spectrum operations; assess the strategies, programs, order of battle, and doctrine of potential adversaries, such as China, Iran, and the Russian Federation, related to the same; develop recommendations for improvements to the strategies, programs, and doctrine of the Department of Defense in order to enable the United States to achieve and maintain superiority in the electromagnetic spectrum in future conflicts; and develop recommendations for the Secretary, Congress, and such other Federal entities as JASON considers appropriate, including recommendations for— closing technical, policy, or resource gaps; improving cooperation and appropriate integration within the Department of Defense entities; improving cooperation between the United States and other countries and international organizations as appropriate; and such other important matters identified by JASON that are directly relevant to the strategies of the Department of Defense described in paragraph (3). The Secretary shall appoint appropriate liaisons to JASON to support the timely conduct of the services covered by this section. The Secretary shall provide access to JASON to materials relevant to the services covered by this section, consistent with the protection of sources and methods and other critically sensitive information. The Secretary shall ensure that appropriate members and staff of JASON have the necessary clearances, obtained in an expedited manner, to conduct the services covered by this section. Not later than October 1, 2019, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on— the findings of JASON with respect to the assessments carried out under subsection (b); and the recommendations developed by JASON pursuant to such subsection. If the Secretary is unable within the period prescribed in paragraph
(2)of subsection
(a)to enter into an agreement described in paragraph
(1)of such subsection with JASON on terms acceptable to the Secretary, the Secretary shall seek to enter into such agreement with another appropriate scientific organization that— is not part of the government; and has expertise and objectivity comparable to that of JASON. If the Secretary enters into an agreement with another organization as described in paragraph (1), any reference in this section to JASON shall be treated as a reference to the other organization.
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