Sec. 1538. Biennial assessments of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site
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In 2027 and in each odd-numbered year thereafter through 2033, the Commander of the United States Strategic Command shall, in coordination with the Commander of the United States Space Command, the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, and the commanders of such other combatant commands as the Commander of the United States Strategic Command considers appropriate, assess the capabilities and capacity, including supporting infrastructure, of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site (RRBMDTS) on United States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll to meet the operational and weapon system developmental testing needs of the combatant commands.
Not later than February 28 of each even-numbered year following a year for which an assessment under subsection
(a)is completed, the Commander of the United States Strategic Command shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff a report containing— the findings of the Commander with respect to the assessment; an identification and discussion of any capability or capacity gap or other shortfall with respect to the operational and testing needs described in subsection (a); an identification and discussion of any risks with respect to meeting current and future mission or capability requirements; and an identification and discussion of any matter having an adverse effect on the capability of the combatant commanders to accurately determine the matters covered by the assessment. Not later than March 15 of each year during which a report under subsection
(b)is submitted, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees the report most recently received by the Secretary under subsection (b), without any edits and with such additional views as the Secretary or the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff consider appropriate.