Sec. 2873. STUDY AND REPORT REGARDING CONTINUED NEED FOR PROTECTED AIRCRAFT SHELTERS IN EUROPE AND STATUS OF UNITED STATES AIR BASE RESILIENCY IN EUROPE

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## SEC. 2873 STUDY AND REPORT REGARDING CONTINUED NEED FOR PROTECTED AIRCRAFT SHELTERS IN EUROPE AND STATUS OF UNITED STATES AIR BASE RESILIENCY IN EUROPE ###

(a)Study Required The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the United States European Command, shall conduct a study to determine the following: ####

(1)The continued need for protected aircraft shelters in Europe utilized by the United States Armed Forces. ####

(2)The feasibility of providing alternative protections against attack for United States military aircraft based in Europe that would be as effective as, or more effective than, protected aircraft shelters against attack. ####

(3)The current resiliency status of air bases in Europe under the operational control of the Department of Defense or a military department and utilized by the United States Armed Forces. ####

(4)The effect of the proposed demotion of protected aircraft shelters in Europe on the resiliency of such air bases in Europe. ###

(b)Report Requirement Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the results of the study required by subsection (a). The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ###

(c)Prohibition on Certain Activities Pending Study Until the study required by subsection

(a)is submitted as provided in subsection (b), funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2021 and funds authorized to be appropriated by a National Defense Authorization Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2022 may not be obligated or expended to implement any activity that would have the effect of— ####

(1)reducing the resiliency of any air base in Europe under the operational control of the Department of Defense or a military department and utilized by the United States Armed Forces; or ####

(2)demolishing any protected aircraft shelter in Europe utilized by the United States Armed Forces. ###

(d)Waiver and Exception The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition in subsection (c)(2) and authorize the demolition of a protected aircraft shelter covered by the prohibition at any time after the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of title 10, United States Code, that the protected aircraft shelter— ####

(1)is no longer needed to meet foreseeable threats to United States military aircraft in the European theater; or ####

(2)is no longer a viable defensive measure to protect against such foreseeable threats. ## Subtitle I Other Matters