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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3552 

To require an Air Force study on the threats to, and sustainability of, 

the air test and training range infrastructure. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 30, 2010 

Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. REID, Mr. HATCH, Mr. BEGICH, and Mr. BENNETT) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To require an Air Force study on the threats to, and sustainability of, the air test and training range infrastructure. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. STUDY ON AIR FORCE TEST AND TRAINING 

4 RANGE INFRASTRUCTURE. 

5 (a) STUDY.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air 

7 Force shall conduct a study on the ability of the 

8 major air test and training range infrastructure, in9 cluding major military operating area airspace and 

10 special use airspace, to support the full spectrum of 


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1 Air Force operations. The Secretary shall incor2 porate the results of the study into a master plan 

3 for requirements and proposed investments to meet 

4 Air Force training and test needs through 2025. 

5 The study and the master plan shall be known as 

6 the ‘‘2025 Air Test and Training Range Enhance7 ment Plan’’. 

8 (2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of the Air 

9 Force shall, in conducting the study required under 

10 paragraph (1), consult with the Secretaries of the 

11 other military departments to determine opportuni12 ties for joint use and training of the ranges, and to 

13 assess the requirements needed to support combined 

14 arms training on the ranges. The Secretary shall 

15 also consult with the Department of the Interior, the 

16 Department of Agriculture, the Federal Aviation Ad17 ministration, and the Federal Energy Regulation 

18 Commission to assess the need for transfers of ad19 ministrative control of certain parcels to the Depart20 ment of Defense to protect the missions and control 

21 of the ranges. 

22 (b) REPORTS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air 

24 Force shall submit to the congressional defense com25 mittees (as that term is defined in section 101 of 


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1 title 10, United States Code) an interim report and 

2 a final report on the plan required under subsection 

3 (a) not later than 120 days and 210 days, respec4 tively, after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

5 (2) CONTENT.—The plan submitted under 

6 paragraph (1) shall— 

7 (A) document the current condition and 

8 adequacy of the major Air Force test and train9 ing range infrastructure in the United States to 

10 meet test and training requirements; 

11 (B) identify potential areas of concern for 

12 maintaining the physical safety, security, and 

13 current operating environment of such infra14 structure; 

15 (C) identify potential issues and threats re16 lated to the sustainability of the test and train17 ing infrastructure, including electromagnetic 

18 spectrum encroachment, overall bandwidth 

19 availability, and protection of classified infor20 mation; 

21 (D) assess coordination among ranges and 

22 local, state, regional, and Federal entities in23 volved in land use planning, and develop rec24 ommendations on how to improve communica25 tion and coordination of such entities; 


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1 (E) propose remedies and actions to man2 age economic development on private lands on 

3 or surrounding the test and training infrastruc4 ture to preserve current capabilities; 

5 (F) identify critical parcels of land not cur6 rently under the control of the Air Force for ac7 quisition of deed or restrictive easements in 

8 order to protect current operations, access and 

9 egress corridors, and range boundaries, or to 

10 expand the capability of the air test and train11 ing ranges; 

12 (G) identify which parcels identified pursu13 ant to subparagraph (F) could, through the ac14 quisition of conservation easements, serve mili15 tary interests while also preserving recreational 

16 access to public and private lands, protecting 

17 wildlife habitat, or preserving opportunities for 

18 energy development and energy transmission; 

19 (H) prioritize improvements and mod20 ernization of the facilities, equipment, and tech21 nology supporting the infrastructure in order to 

22 provide a test and training environment that 

23 accurately simulates and or portrays the full 

24 spectrum of threats and targets of likely United 

25 States adversaries in 2025; 


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1 (I) incorporate emerging requirements gen2 erated by requirements for virtual training and 

3 new weapon systems, including the F–22, the 

4 F–35, space and cyber systems, and Remotely 

5 Piloted Aircraft; 

6 (J) assess the value of State and local leg7 islative initiatives to protect Air Force test and 

8 training range infrastructure; 

9 (K) identify parcels with no value to future 

10 military operations; and 

11 (L) propose a list of prioritized projects, 

12 easements, acquisitions, or other actions, in13 cluding estimated costs required to upgrade the 

14 test and training range infrastructure, taking 

15 into consideration the criteria set forth in this 

16 paragraph. 

17 (3) FORM.—Each report required under this 

18 subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, 

19 but may include a classified annex as necessary. 

20 (4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The reports 

21 submitted under this section shall not be construed 

22 as meeting the requirements of section 2815(d) of 

23 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fis24 cal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 852). 

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