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(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The Secretary of a military department’’. 
(b) PARTICIPATING INSTALLATIONS.—Subsection (c) of such sec-
tion is amended by striking ‘‘two Army installations’’ and inserting 
‘‘three military installations from each military service’’. 
(c) EXTENSION
OF DURATION
OF PROGRAM.—Such section is 
further amended by striking subsections (e) and (f) and inserting 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The pilot program shall 
terminate on September 30, 2012. Any contract entered into under 
the pilot program shall terminate not later than that date.’’. 
SEC. 2827. PROHIBITION ON COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS INTO SELFRIDGE 
AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE. 
The Secretary of Defense shall prohibit the use of Selfridge 
Air National Guard Base by commercial service aircraft. 
SEC. 2828. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
ACTIONS TO PROTECT INSTALLATIONS, RANGES, AND 
MILITARY AIRSPACE FROM ENCROACHMENT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—In light of the initial report of the Department 
of Defense submitted pursuant to section 2684a(g) of title 10, United 
States Code, and of the RAND Corporation report entitled ‘‘The 
Thin Green Line: An Assessment of DoD’s Readiness and Environ-
mental Protection Initiative to Buffer Installation Encroachment’’, 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Development and loss of habitat in the vicinity of, 
or in areas ecologically related to, military installations, ranges, 
and airspace pose a continuing and significant threat to the 
readiness of the Armed Forces. 
(2) The Range Sustainability Program (RSP) of the Depart-
ment of Defense, and in particular the Readiness and Environ-
mental Protection Initiative (REPI) involving agreements 
pursuant to section 2684a of title 10, United States Code, 
have been effective in addressing this threat to readiness with 
regard to a number of important installations, ranges, and 
airspace. 
(3) The opportunities to take effective action to protect 
installations, ranges, and airspace from encroachment is in 
many cases transient, and delay in taking action will result 
in either higher costs or permanent loss of the opportunity 
effectively to address encroachment. 
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the Department of Defense should— 
(1) develop additional policy guidance on the further 
implementation of the Readiness and Environmental Protection 
Initiative (REPI), to include additional emphasis on protecting 
biodiversity and on further refining procedures; 
(2) give greater emphasis to effective cooperation and 
collaboration on matters of mutual concern with other Federal 
agencies charged with managing Federal land; and 
(3) ensure that each military department takes full advan-
tage of the authorities provided by section 2684a of title 10, 
United States Code, in addressing encroachment adversely 
affecting, or threatening to adversely affect, the installations, 
ranges, and military airspace of the department. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
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shall review Chapter 6 of the initial report submitted to Congress 
under section 2684a(g) of title 10, United States Code, and report 
to the congressional defense committees on the specific steps, if 
any, that the Secretary plans to take, or recommends that Congress 
take, to address the issues raised in such chapter. 
SEC. 2829. REPORTS ON ARMY AND MARINE CORPS OPERATIONAL 
RANGES. 
(a) REPORT ON UTILIZATION AND POTENTIAL EXPANSION OF ARMY 
OPERATIONAL RANGES.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing 
an assessment of the Army operational ranges used to support 
training and range activities of the Army. The report shall include 
the following information: 
(1) The size, description, and mission-essential tasks sup-
ported by each Army operational range during fiscal year 2003. 
(2) A description of the projected changes in Army oper-
ational range requirements, including the size, characteristics, 
and attributes for mission-essential activities at each Army 
operational range and the extent to which any changes in 
requirements are a result of— 
(A) decisions made as part of the 2005 round of defense 
base closure and realignment under the Defense Base Clo-
sure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX 
of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note); 
(B) the conversion of Army brigades to a modular for-
mat; 
(C) the Integrated Global Presence and Basing 
Strategy; 
(D) the proposal contained in the budget justification 
materials submitted in support of the Department of 
Defense budget for fiscal year 2008 to increase the size 
of the active component of the Army to 547,400 personnel 
by the end of fiscal year 2012 and any modification or 
acceleration contemplated in the budget submission for 
fiscal year 2009; or 
(E) high operational tempos or surge requirements. 
(3) The projected deficit or surplus of land at each Army 
operational range, and a description of the Army’s plan to 
address that projected deficit or surplus of land as well as 
the upgrade of range attributes at each existing Army oper-
ational range. 
(4) A description of the Army’s prioritization process and 
investment strategy to address the potential expansion or 
upgrade of Army operational ranges. 
(5) An analysis of alternatives to the expansion of Army 
operational ranges, including an assessment of the joint use 
of operational ranges under the jurisdiction, custody, or control 
of the Secretary of another military department. 
(6) An analysis of the cost of, potential military value 
of, and potential legal or practical impediments to, the expan-
sion of the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Lou-
isiana, through the acquisition of additional land adjacent to 
or in the vicinity of the installation. 
(7) An analysis of the impact of the proposal described 
in paragraph (2)(D) on the plan developed prior to such proposal
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to relocate forces from Germany to the United States and 
vacate installations in Germany as part of the Integrated Global 
Presence and Basing Strategy, including a comparative analysis 
of— 
(A) the projected utilization of the three combat 
training centers of the Army if all of the six light infantry 
brigades proposed to be added to the active component 
of the Army would be based in the United States; and 
(B) the projected utilization of such ranges if at least 
one of those brigades would be based in Germany or if 
one of the brigades proposed to be relocated pursuant to 
the plan in paragraph (a)(2)(C) is retained in Germany. 
(8) If the analysis required by paragraph (7) indicates 
that the Joint Multi-National Readiness Center in Hohenfels, 
Germany, or the Army’s training complex at Grafenwoehr, Ger-
many, would not be fully utilized under the basing scenarios 
analyzed, an estimate of the cost to replicate the training 
capability at that center in another location. 
(b) REPORT ON POTENTIAL EXPANSION OF MARINE CORPS OPER-
ATIONAL RANGES.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report containing an 
assessment of Marine Corps operational ranges used to support 
training and range activities of the Marine Corps. The report 
required shall include the following information: 
(1) The size, description, and mission-essential tasks sup-
ported by each major Marine Corps operational range during 
fiscal year 2003. 
(2) A description of the projected changes in Marine Corps 
operational range requirements, including the size, characteris-
tics, and attributes for mission-essential activities at each range 
and the extent to which any changes in requirements are 
a result of the proposal contained in the fiscal year 2008 budget 
request to increase the size of the active component of the 
Marine Corps to 202,000 personnel by the end of fiscal year 
2012 and any modification or acceleration contemplated in the 
budget submission for fiscal year 2009. 
(3) The projected deficit or surplus of land at each major 
Marine Corps operational range, and a description of the Sec-
retary’s plan to address that projected deficit or surplus of 
land as well as the upgrade of range attributes at each existing 
Marine Corps operational range. 
(4) A description of the Secretary’s prioritization process 
and investment strategy to address the potential expansion 
or upgrade of Marine Corps operational ranges. 
(5) An analysis of alternatives to the expansion of Marine 
Corps operational ranges, including an assessment of the joint 
use of operational ranges under the jurisdiction, custody, or 
control of the Secretary of another military department. 
(6) An analysis of the cost of, potential military value 
of, and potential legal or practical impediments to, the expan-
sion of Marine Corps Base, Twentynine Palms, California, 
through the acquisition of additional land adjacent to or in 
the vicinity of that installation that is under the control of 
the Bureau of Land Management. 
(c) SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date on which the second of the two reports required by subsections