Sec. 245. DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD STUDY ON LONG-TERM OPERATIONS AND AVAILABILITY OF KWAJALEIN ATOLL AS A MAJOR RANGE AND TEST FACILITY BASE

417 words·~2 min read·/statute-compilations/comps-18280/sec-245

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

## SEC. 245 DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD STUDY ON LONG-TERM OPERATIONS AND AVAILABILITY OF KWAJALEIN ATOLL AS A MAJOR RANGE AND TEST FACILITY BASE ###

(a)In General Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall direct the Defense Science Board to conduct a study to assess the feasibility and advisability of designating the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site

(RTS)and the United States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll (USAG-KA) as facilities and resources comprising the Major Range and Test Facility Base, including with respect to the availability and mission capability of such test site and garrison. ###

(b)Elements The study conducted under subsection

(a)shall cover the following: ####

(1)The history and rationale for the split funding of the United States facilities and capabilities on Kwajalein Atoll between an Army Garrison and a Major Range and Test Facility Base and whether those objectives have been achieved and, if not, an explanation of the reasons those objectives have not been achieved. ####

(2)The status of the garrison infrastructure and operations. ####

(3)The status of the test asset operability, usage, and maintainability. ####

(4)The interrelationship between garrison infrastructure and test asset operability. ####

(5)The status of the supported or supporting relationship between the United States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll, the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, and the Lincoln Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the long-term outlook for this partnership. ####

(6)The role of the Kwajalein Atoll in supporting current and future missions of the Department of Defense. ####

(7)Such other matters as the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering or the Defense Science Board consider appropriate. ###

(c)Deadline for Completion The Defense Science Board shall complete the study required by subsection

(a)by not later than May 15, 2025. ###

(d)Report Not later than 10 days after the completion of the study required by subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the findings of the Defense Science Board with respect to the study. ###

(e)Definition of Major Range and Test Facility Base In this section, the term “**Major Range and Test Facility Base**” has the meaning given such term in section 4173 of title 10, United States Code. # TITLE III OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ## Subtitle A Authorization of Appropriations