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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6930 
To require a certification and review of the impact of offshore wind 
industrialization on military readiness and radar and sonar capabilities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 23, 2025 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. HARRIS of Maryland, and Mr. 
VAN DREW) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require a certification and review of the impact of off-
shore wind industrialization on military readiness and 
radar and sonar capabilities. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Military 
Readiness from Offshore Wind Industrialization Inter-
ference Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CERTIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the President, or the Presi-
dent’s designee, shall certify in writing that— 
(1) offshore wind projects in the North Atlantic 
and Mid-Atlantic Planning Areas will not weaken, 
degrade, interfere with, or nullify the capability of 
radar and sonar relied upon by the Armed Forces; 
and 
(2) the development of offshore wind projects in 
the North Atlantic and Mid-Atlantic Planning Areas 
will not degrade the capabilities of the Armed Forces 
or limit the ability of the Armed Forces to conduct 
combat operations, training, or rescue missions. 
(b) NATIONAL
SECURITY
ACTION.—Should the 
President, or the President’s designee, find that certifi-
cation under subsection (a) is untenable, the President 
shall ensure that all projects presenting a threat to na-
tional security are halted under the authority of the Presi-
dent to protect the national security of the United States. 
SEC. 3. DOD INSPECTOR GENERAL STUDY AND REPORT ON 
OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS IN THE NORTH 
ATLANTIC 
AND 
MID-ATLANTIC 
PLANNING 
AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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(1) INSPECTOR GENERAL STUDY.—The Inspec-
tor General of Department of Defense shall conduct 
a study on— 
(A) the effects of offshore wind industrial-
ization on radar and sonar and on military air 
and maritime traffic; and 
(B) the sufficiency of the review and ap-
proval process for offshore wind projects in the 
North Atlantic and Mid-Atlantic Planning 
Areas. 
(2) ELEMENTS OF STUDY.—In conducting the 
study required under paragraph (1), the Inspector 
General shall— 
(A) investigate— 
(i) whether offshore wind projects will 
weaken, compromise, interfere with, or nul-
lify the usage of radar and sonar used by 
the Armed Forces, and any effects such 
projects may have on radar and sonar used 
by the Federal Aviation Administration, 
the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration, and the United States Mari-
time Administration; and 
(ii) the sufficiency of the process for 
approving offshore wind projects and the 
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effect of such projects on radar and sonar, 
including the consultation process between 
the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 
the Department of Defense, the Federal 
Aviation Administration, the United States 
Maritime Administration, and the Military 
Aviation and Installation Assurance Siting 
Clearinghouse; 
(B) conduct an audit of the approval appli-
cations by the Military Aviation and Installation 
Assurance Siting Clearinghouse regarding con-
cerns voiced over the effect of offshore wind 
projects on— 
(i) radar; 
(ii) sonar; 
(iii) the ability to identify airborne 
threats; 
(iv) the freedom to navigate United 
States airspace or water; and 
(v) the ability to train within United 
States airspace or waters; 
(C) determine whether any offshore wind 
projects will affect, alter, or disrupt military 
aviation flight paths; 
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(D) determine whether any offshore wind 
projects will affect, compromise, inhibit, or nul-
lify the use of radar and sonar technologies by 
the Armed Forces and any agencies carrying 
out space launch programs; 
(E) address how offshore wind energy 
projects affect low-level military airspace and 
freedom of maritime navigation off the Atlantic 
Coast; 
(F) determine whether any offshore wind 
project in the North Atlantic or Mid-Atlantic 
Planning Areas will affect, compromise, or in-
hibit the ability of the United States Coast 
Guard to conduct maritime safety and life-
saving operations; 
(G) determine whether approved offshore 
wind projects, and yet undeveloped offshore 
wind leasing areas, significantly alter military 
operations, degrade capability development, or 
present risks to national security; and 
(H) determine whether the mitigation 
strategies laid out in the 2016 Department of 
Defense report titled ‘‘Report on the Impact of 
Wind Energy Developments on Military Instal-
lations’’ are sufficient, achievable and, realistic. 
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(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the In-
spector General shall submit to Congress a report 
containing the findings of the study conducted under 
subsection (a). 
(2) FORM
OF
REPORT.—The report required 
under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form, but may include a classified annex. 
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