Sec. 1065. Assessment and strategy relating to range capability and capacity for Joint All-Domain Operations
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once every three years thereafter until June 1, 2037, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing an assessment of the Department of Defense range capability and capacity in Florida. Each report submitted under subsection
(a)shall include each of the following: The amount and types of testing activities conducted at ranges in Florida. The capabilities and capacity available at ranges in Florida that are not available elsewhere in the United States. The capacity of such ranges to be used for additional testing activities. An evaluation of the possibility of using such ranges for the testing activities of other Federal agencies and private-sector entities in the United States. An evaluation of the capacity of ranges in Florida to be used to develop and train for current and future realistic, Joint All-Domain Operations exercises. An assessment of Joint All-Domain Operations training shortfalls at domestic military installations generally. An analysis of the use or potential use of Florida ranges as sites for a large-scale, operationally relevant, live-fire campaign-level Joint All-Domain Operations training exercises based on conflict in the South China Sea first island chain. An analysis of the national security implications of a changing Military Mission Line. A review of Department of Defense engagement with the State and local governments in Florida to maintain and expand Department of Defense ranges in Florida. A review of Department of Defense engagement in the Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Siting Clearinghouse, Sentinel Landscapes of Florida, and entities assessing existing and future sea lanes for compatibility with future range requirements. Not later than November 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a strategy to ensure range capability to develop Joint All-Domain Operations capabilities and training environments based on the results of the assessments conducted under subsection (a). Such strategy shall include— a plan to establish and field requirements for the development and testing of emerging technologies that require a Joint All-Domain Operations range capability in Florida; a plan to acquire and field infrastructure, technology, and human capital required to develop Joint All-Domain Operations capabilities and training environments in Florida; an identification of investments necessary to ensure the ranges in Florida will meet mission-driven, all-domain requirements of the future; and an analysis, determination, and prioritization of legislative action required to ensure the Department of Defense maintains range capability and capacity for future all-domain test and training in Florida. The Secretary of Defense shall develop the strategy required under paragraph
(1)in coordination with the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, the Test Resource Management Center, the Director of Operational Test an Evaluation of the Department of Defense, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. The Secretary of Defense shall incorporate the strategy required by paragraph
(1)into any existing capability of the Department of Defense for development and test strategies. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on— the first assessment of the Secretary under subsection (a); and the strategy required under subsection (c). In this section: The term Joint All-Domain Operations means operations comprised of air, land, maritime, cyberspace, and space domains, including operations with respect to the electromagnetic spectrum, and actions by the joint force in multiple domains integrated in planning and synchronized in execution at the speed and scale needed to gain advantage and accomplish the mission. The term Military Mission Line means the north-south line at 86°41′ W. longitude. Each report required under subsection
(a)and the strategy required under subsection
(c)shall be submitted in unclassified form that does not require safeguarding or dissemination controls, and may include a classified annex.