Sec. 2886. Report on operational aviation units impacted by noise restrictions or noise mitigation measures
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Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force or the Secretary of the Navy determines that noise restrictions placed on an operational aviation unit under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned prohibit the unit from reaching a combat ready or deployable status or prohibit the maintaining of aircrew currency requirements or required noise mitigation measures become cost prohibitive to the Department of Defense, the Secretary concerned, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth— recommendations to preserve or restore the readiness of such unit; and appropriate steps to be taken by the Secretary concerned to lower the cost of noise mitigation measures.
A required noise mitigation measure shall be considered cost prohibitive to the Department of Defense for purposes of subsection
(a)if the cost to implement the measure at an installation exceeds 10 percent of the annual budget for the installation for facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization.