Sec. 232. Master plan for infrastructure required to support research, development, test, and evaluation missions
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The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall develop and implement a master plan that addresses the research, development, test, and evaluation infrastructure and modernization requirements of the Department of Defense, including the science and technology reinvention laboratories and the facilities of the Major Range and Test Facility Base. In the case of any base damaged by the July 2019 earthquakes within the R–2508 Special Use Airspace Complex (including U.S.
Air Force Plant 42), the Secretary of Defense shall complete and submit to the congressional defense committees the master plan required by subsection (a), by not later than October 1, 2019. If additional funding is required to repair or improve the installations’ research, development, test, evaluation, training, and related infrastructure to a modern standard as a result of damage caused by the earthquakes, the request for funding shall be made in either a disaster or supplemental appropriations request to Congress or the Secretary of Defense shall include the request for funding in the annual budget submission of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, whichever comes first.
The request for additional funding may be included in both requests if appropriate. It is the sense of Congress that— the military installations located within the R–2508 Special Use Airspace Complex, including Edwards Air Force Base, Fort Irwin, and Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, are national assets of critical importance to our country's defense system; the R–2508 Special Use Airspace Complex is comprised of all airspace and associated land used and managed by the 412 Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base, the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, and the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division at China Lake, California; the essential research, development, test, and evaluation missions conducted at Edwards Air Force Base and Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, along with the critical combat preparation training conducted at Fort Irwin, make these installations vital cornerstones within our National Defense architecture integrating all operational domains, air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace; any damage to these military installations caused by the earthquakes and the negative impact on the installations’ missions as a result are a cause for concern; the proud men and women, both in uniform and their civilian counterparts, who work at these military installations develop, test, and evaluate the best tools and impart the training needed for our warfighters, so that our military remains second to none; in light of the earthquakes in July 2019, the Secretary of Defense should reprogram or marshal, to the fullest extent the law allows, all available resources that are necessary and appropriate to ensure— the safety and security of the base employees, both civilian and those in uniform, including those who have been evacuated; the bases are mission capable; and that all the damage caused by any earthquake is repaired and improved as expeditiously as possible.
It is the policy of the United States, when planning or making repairs on military installations damaged by natural disasters, the current and future requirements of these military installations, as identified in the National Defense Strategy, shall, to the fullest extent practical, be made. The master plan required under subsection
(a)shall include, with respect to the research, development, test, and evaluation infrastructure of the Department of Defense, the following: A summary of deficiencies in the infrastructure, by location, and the effect of the deficiencies on the ability of the Department— to meet current and future military requirements identified in the National Defense Strategy; to support science and technology development and acquisition programs; and to recruit and train qualified personnel. A summary of existing and emerging military research, development, test, and evaluation mission areas, by location, that require modernization investments in the infrastructure— to improve operations in a manner that may benefit all users; to enhance the overall capabilities of the research, development, test, and evaluation infrastructure, including facilities and resources; to improve safety for personnel and facilities; and to reduce the long-term cost of operation and maintenance. Identification of specific infrastructure projects that are required to address the infrastructure deficiencies identified under paragraph
(1)or to support the existing and emerging mission areas identified under paragraph (2). For each project identified under paragraph (3)— a description of the scope of work; a cost estimate; a summary of the plan for the project; an explanation of the level of priority that will be given to the project; and a schedule of required infrastructure investments. A description of how the Department, including each military department concerned, will carry out the infrastructure projects identified in paragraph
(3)using the range of authorities and methods available to the Department, including— military construction authority under section 2802 of title 10, United States Code; unspecified minor military construction authority under section 2805(a) of such title; laboratory revitalization authority under section 2805(d) of such title; the authority to carry out facility repair projects, including the conversion of existing facilities, under section 2811 of such title; the authority provided under the Defense Laboratory Modernization Pilot Program under section 2803 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 ; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note); methods that leverage funding from entities outside the Department, including public-private partnerships, enhanced use leases, real property exchanges; and any other authorities and methods determined to be appropriate by the Secretary of Defense. An updated description of real property asset military construction needs at MRTFBs compared to those reported by the Department of Defense in response to House Report 114–102, to accompany H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2016. An assessment of the Department of Defense Test and Resource Management Center's ability to support testing for future warfare needs at MRTFBs, including those identified in the Department of Defense 2018 National Defense Strategy. Identification of any statutory, regulatory, or policy barriers to implementing the master plan and regulatory, policy, or legislative proposals to address such barriers. In implementing the plan required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall— consult with existing and anticipated users of the Major Range and Test Facility Base; and consider using the contract authority provided to the Secretary under section 2681 of title 10, United States Code. Not later than October 30, 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees the master plan developed under subsection (a). In this section, the term research, development, test, and evaluation infrastructure means the infrastructure of— the science and technology reinvention laboratories (as designated under section 1105 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ( Public Law 111–84 ; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note)); the Major Range and Test Facility Base (as defined in section 2358a(f)(3) of title 10, United States Code); other facilities that support the research development, test, and evaluation activities of the Department; and the United States Naval Observatory (as described in section 8715 of title 10, United States Code).
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Master plan for infrastructure required to support research, development, test, and evaluation missions
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