Sec. 1666. CERTIFICATIONS REGARDING INTEGRATED TACTICAL WARNING AND ATTACK ASSESSMENT MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
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## SEC. 1666 CERTIFICATIONS REGARDING INTEGRATED TACTICAL WARNING AND ATTACK ASSESSMENT MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE **[**[10 U.S.C. 2431 note](/us/usc/t10/s2431)**]** ###
(a)Annual Certification Not later than March 31, 2017, and each year thereafter through 2030, the Commander of the United States Space Command, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Commander of the United States Strategic Command, and the Commander of the United States Northern Command, shall certify to the Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees that— ####
(1)the Department of the Air Force is appropriately organized, staffed, trained, and equipped to carry out the portions of the integrated tactical warning and attack assessment mission assigned to the Air Force and the Space Force that are survivable and endurable; and ####
(2)the programs and plans of the Department of the Air Force for sustaining, modernizing, training, and exercising capabilities relating to such mission are sufficient to ensure the success of the mission. ###
(b)Inability To Certify If the Commander of the United States Space Command does not make a certification under subsection
(a)by March 31 of any year in which a certification is required under such subsection, the Secretary of the Air Force shall— ####
(1)not later than June 30 of that year, consolidate all terrestrial and aerial components of the integrated tactical warning and attack assessment system of the Department of the Air Force that are survivable and endurable under the major command of the Department of the Air Force commanded by the single general officer that is responsible for all aspects of the Department of the Air Force nuclear mission, as described by Air Force Program Action Directive D16–01, dated August 2, 2016; and ####
(2)not later than April 30 of that year, submit to the Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees a report describing a plan to achieve such certification, and the status of programs and plans to meet the requirements of Presidential directives and Department of Defense policies applicable to integrated tactical warning and attack assessment systems that are survivable and endurable. ###
(c)Waiver Authority The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirement of paragraph
(1)of subsection (b), if the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees that— ####
(1)the plan described in paragraph
(2)of that subsection is sufficient to ensure that the Department of the Air Force is able to satisfy the criteria under subsection (a); ####
(2)resourcing for executing such plan shall be addressed, to the maximum extent possible, within the current fiscal year; and ####
(3)any additional resources necessary to execute such plan shall be included in future budgetary requests of the Department of Defense. ###
(d)Rule of Construction Nothing in this section may be construed to affect any responsibilities and authorities relating to the integrated tactical warning and attack assessment system in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act pursuant to the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada on the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the terms of reference for the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
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Sec. 1666
CERTIFICATIONS REGARDING INTEGRATED TACTICAL WARNING AND ATTACK ASSESSMENT MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
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