Sec. 1048. Mandatory criteria for strategic basing decisions
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The Secretary of the Air Force shall modify Air Force Instruction 10–503 (pertaining to the strategic basing process) to ensure that the process for the selection of a location in the United States for the strategic basing of an aircraft includes the following: A comparative analysis of the overall community support for the mission among the candidate locations, as indicated by the formal comments received during the public comment period for the environmental impact statement relating to the basing decision and, in a case in which the Secretary selects a final location with less community support compared to other locations as indicated by such analysis, an explanation of the operational considerations that formed the basis for such selection.
An analysis of joint and all-domain training capabilities at each candidate location, separate from and in addition to the mission criteria developed for the basing action. A comparative analysis of the airspace and training areas available at each candidate location, separate from and in addition to the mission criteria developed for the basing action. Not later than 14 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense publicly announces the preferred and reasonable alternative locations for the basing of an aircraft as described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— an assessment of each candidate location that was considered as part of the basing process, including, with respect to each such location, an analysis of each of the factors specified in paragraphs
(1)through
(3)of such subsection; and an explanation of how each candidate location was scored against such factors, including the weight assigned to each factor.