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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2840 

To require a strategic plan to improve capabilities of Department of Defense 

training ranges and installations. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 15, 2018 

Mr. ROUNDS introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To require a strategic plan to improve capabilities of 

Department of Defense training ranges and installations. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Defense 

5 Training Ranges Strategic Planning Improvement Act of 

6 2018’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. STRATEGIC PLAN TO IMPROVE CAPABILITIES OF 

2 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TRAINING 

3 RANGES AND INSTALLATIONS. 

4 (a) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 

5 shall develop and implement a comprehensive strategic 

6 plan to identify and address deficits in the capabilities of 

7 Department of Defense training ranges to support current 

8 and anticipated readiness requirements to execute the Na9 tional Defense Strategy (NDS). 

10 (b) EVALUATION.—As part of the preparation of the 

11 strategic plan, the Secretary shall conduct an evaluation 

12 of the following: 

13 (1) The adequacy of current training range re14 sources. 

15 (2) The adequacy of current training enablers 

16 to meet current and anticipated demands of the 

17 Armed Forces. 

18 (c) ELEMENTS.—The strategic plan shall include the 

19 following: 

20 (1) Proposals to enhance the capabilities of 

21 training ranges to address any limitations or con22 straints on current Department resources, including 

23 any climatically induced impacts or shortfalls. 

24 (2) Goals and milestones for tracking actions 

25 under the plan and measuring progress in carrying 

26 out such actions. 


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1 (3) Projected funding requirements for imple2 menting actions under the plan. 

3 (d) DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION.—The 

4 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions and 

5 Sustainment, as the principal staff assistant to the Sec6 retary on installation management, shall have lead respon7 sibility for developing and overseeing implementation of 

8 the strategic plan and for coordination of the discharge 

9 of the plan by components of the Department. 

10 (e) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 

11 April 1, 2020, the Secretary shall, through the Under Sec12 retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, submit 

13 to Congress a report on the progress made in imple14 menting this section, including the following: 

15 (1) A description of the strategic plan. 

16 (2) A description of the results of the evalua17 tion conducted under subsection (b). 

18 (3) Such recommendations as the Secretary 

19 considers appropriate with respect to improvements 

20 of the capabilities of training ranges and enablers. 

21 (f) PROGRESS REPORTS.—Not later than April 1, 

22 2019, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Secretary 

23 shall, through the Under Secretary, submit to Congress 

24 a report setting forth the following: 


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1 (1) A description of the progress made during 

2 the preceding fiscal year in implementing the stra3 tegic plan. 

4 (2) A description of any additional actions 

5 taken, or to be taken, to address limitations and 

6 constraints on training ranges and enablers. 

7 (3) Assessments of individual training ranges 

8 addressing the evaluation conducted under sub9 section (b). 

10 (g) ADDITIONAL REPORT ELEMENT.—Each report 

11 under subsections (e) and (f) shall also include a list of 

12 significant modifications to training range inventory, such 

13 as range closures or expansions, during the preceding fis14 cal year, including any limitations or impacts due to cli15 matic conditions. 

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