Title: Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Readiness Act of 2018
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Readiness Act of 2018
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop and implement a capability to conduct joint campaign modeling for joint electromagnetic spectrum operations. The term "joint electromagnetic spectrum operations" means those activities consisting of electronic warfare and joint electromagnetic spectrum management operations used to exploit, attack, protect, and manage the electromagnetic operational environment to achieve a military commander's objectives.
DOD shall: (1) conduct an assessment of required joint electromagnetic spectrum operations capabilities and capacity based on a review of all level 3 and level 4 contingency plans, and (2) submit to the congressional defense committees reports on its readiness with respect to joint electromagnetic spectrum operations.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5522 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5522

 To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out certain activities to 
ensure the readiness of the Department of Defense with respect to joint 
                  electromagnetic spectrum operations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 16, 2018

 Mr. Bacon (for himself, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Panetta, and 
Mr. Carbajal) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out certain activities to 
ensure the readiness of the Department of Defense with respect to joint 
                  electromagnetic spectrum operations.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum 
Operations Readiness Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Dominance of the electromagnetic spectrum is central to 
        the success of the National Defense Strategy.
            (2) The efforts of the Department of Defense to restore its 
        capability to dominate the electromagnetic spectrum against 
        peer competitors must be accelerated.
            (3) Despite renewed interest by the Department of Defense 
        and the military services in electronic warfare modernization, 
        the efforts of the Department lack joint coherence and the 
        unified governance framework necessary to optimize and speed 
        research, procurement, sustainment, force development, and 
        joint interoperability.

SEC. 3. JOINT CAMPAIGN MODELING CAPABILITY.

    The Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a capability 
to conduct joint campaign modeling for joint electromagnetic spectrum 
operations. The capability shall be used--
            (1) to assess the overall effectiveness of such operations;
            (2) to assess the capability requirements and force 
        sufficiency requirements for such operations;
            (3) to assess the requirements and resources necessary for 
        electromagnetic battle management to effectively command and 
        control military capabilities required for the conduct of such 
        operations;
            (4) to assess the requirements and resources necessary to 
        provide coordinated assessment and fusion of electromagnetic 
        spectrum data and information to the joint force required in 
        order to command and control such operations;
            (5) to inform future budget requests of the Department of 
        Defense relating to such operations; and
            (6) to inform joint adaptive planning activities for such 
        operations.

SEC. 4. ASSESSMENT OF CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITY.

    The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment of required 
joint electromagnetic spectrum operations capabilities and capacity 
based on a review of all level 3 and level 4 contingency plans (as such 
plans are described in Joint Publication 5-0 of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff, titled ``Joint Planning'' and dated June 16, 2017).

SEC. 5. INTERIM REPORT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than January 31, 2019, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the readiness of the Department of Defense with respect to joint 
electromagnetic spectrum operations.
    (b) Report Described.--The report required under subsection (a) 
shall include--
            (1) recommendations regarding the amount of funding 
        required to develop and implement the joint campaign modeling 
        capability under section 3;
            (2) a copy of the capabilities and capacity assessment 
        conducted under section 4;
            (3) an assessment of the efficacy of existing Department of 
        Defense ranges for experimentation, testing, and training of 
        electromagnetic warfare capabilities, including recommendations 
        regarding the amount of funds required to improve threat 
        simulators, instrumentation and data collection, and overall 
        training utility to the extent necessary to achieve readiness 
        in joint electromagnetic spectrum operations;
            (4) the number of personnel assigned to joint 
        electromagnetic spectrum operations mission activities, 
        including officers, enlisted members, and civilian personnel, 
        set forth separately by career field designator and rank for 
        each military service, combatant command, and defense agency;
            (5) a comparison of commissioned officer promotion rates 
        among the personnel described in paragraph (4), by grade, 
        compared to the average promotion rates for commissioned 
        officers, by grade, in each military service, over the five 
        most recent promotion cycles completed before the date on which 
        the report is submitted;
            (6) a description of--
                    (A) the progress of the Department in establishing 
                and operationalizing joint electromagnetic spectrum 
                operations cells at critical combatant command and 
                joint task force locations; and
                    (B) the resources needed to establish a network to 
                connect an electromagnetic battle management system to 
                multiple sensor and intelligence data feeds to 
                implement electronic warfare battle management for 
                networked electronic warfare and dynamic reprogramming 
                with automated near real-time capabilities; and
            (7) an assessment of organizations, human capital, and 
        other resources dedicated to the development and management of 
        joint electromagnetic spectrum operations policy, doctrine, 
        concepts, requirements, capabilities, and activities, which 
        shall include--
                    (A) a review of the mission, alignment, 
                effectiveness and resource efficiency of existing joint 
                organizations with responsibility for such operations 
                such as the the Joint Electronic Warfare Center, the 
                Joint Electromagnetic Preparedness for Advanced Combat, 
                the Joint Spectrum Center, the Joint Navigation Warfare 
                Center, and the Electromagnetic Space Analysis Center;
                    (B) a review of the offices within the Joint Staff 
                and the Office of the Secretary of Defense with primary 
                responsibility for joint electromagnetic spectrum 
                policy and operations; and
                    (C) recommendations for organizational changes to 
                enhance coordination, effectiveness, and resource 
                efficiency with respect to joint electromagnetic 
                spectrum policy and operations across the Department of 
                Defense.

SEC. 6. ANNUAL REPORTS.

    (a) In General.--Together with budget of the President submitted to 
Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for 
each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees--
            (1) an assessment of the readiness and modernization 
        efforts of the Department of Defense with respect to joint 
        electromagnetic spectrum operations; and
            (2) a description of, and justification for, all funding 
        requests relating to joint electromagnetic spectrum operations, 
        including any funding requests for programs, activities, and 
        personnel associated with such operations.
    (b) Form.--Each report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) The term ``congressional defense committees'' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, 
        United States Code.
            (2) The term ``electromagnetic battle management'' means 
        the dynamic monitoring, assessing, planning, and directing of 
        joint electromagnetic spectrum operations in support of a 
        military commander's scheme of maneuver.
            (3) The term ``joint electromagnetic spectrum operations'' 
        means those activities consisting of electronic warfare and 
        joint electromagnetic spectrum management operations used to 
        exploit, attack, protect, and manage the electromagnetic 
        operational environment to achieve a military commander's 
        objectives.
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