,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhdj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ae1 #bjah
 ,mr4 ,rounds introduced the following  
bill2 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         
installations4  #a4 ,short title  ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,department of 
,defense ,training ,ranges ,strategic   
,planning ,improvement ,act of #bjah4   
#b4 ,strategic plan to improve          
capabilities of ,department of ,defense 
training ranges and installations  7a7  
,plan required ,the ,secretary of       
,defense shall develop and implement a  
comprehensive strategic plan to identify
 and address deficits in the            
capabilities of ,department of ,defense 
training ranges to support current and  
anticipated readiness requirements to   
execute the ,national ,defense ,strategy
 7,,nds74  7b7 ,evaluation ,as part of  

the preparation of the strategic plan1  
the ,secretary shall conduct an         
evaluation of the following3  7#a7 ,the 
adequacy of current training range      
resources4  7#b7 ,the adequacy of       
current training enablers to meet       
current and anticipated demands of the  
,armed ,forces4  7c7 ,elements ,the     
strategic plan shall include the        
following3 7#a7 ,proposals to enhance   
the capabilities of training ranges to  
address any limitations or constraints  
on current ,department resources1       
including any climatically induced      
impacts or shortfalls4  7#b7 ,goals and 
milestones for tracking actions under   
the plan and measuring progress in      
carrying out such actions4  7#c7        
,projected funding requirements for     
implementing actions under the plan4    
7d7 ,development and implementation ,the
 ,under ,secretary of ,defense for      
,acquisitions and ,sustainment1 as the  
principal staff assistant to the        
,secretary on installation management1  

shall have lead responsibility for      
developing and overseeing implementation
 of the strategic plan and for          
coordination of the discharge of the    
plan by components of the ,department4  
7e7 ,report on implementation ,not later
 than ,april #a1 #bjbj1 the ,secretary  
shall1 through the ,under ,secretary of 
,defense for ,acquisition and           
,sustainment1 submit to ,congress a     
report on the progress made in          
implementing this section1 including the
 following3  7#a7 ,a description of the 
strategic plan4  7#b7 ,a description of 
the results of the evaluation conducted 
under subsection 7b74  7#c7 ,such       
recommendations as the ,secretary       
considers appropriate with respect to   
improvements of the capabilities of     
training ranges and enablers4  7f7      
,progress reports  ,not later than      
,april #a1 #bjai1 and annually          
thereafter for #c years1 the ,secretary 
shall1 through the ,under ,secretary1   
submit to ,congress a report setting    

forth the following3  7#a7 ,a           
description of the progress made during 
the preceding fiscal year in            
implementing the strategic plan4  7#b7  
,a description of any additional actions
 taken1 or to be taken1 to address      
limitations and constraints on training 
ranges and enablers4  7#c7 ,assessments 
of individual training ranges addressing
 the evaluation conducted under         
subsection 7b74  7g7 ,additional report 
element ,each report under subsections  
7e7 and 7f7 shall also include a list of
 significant modifications to training  
range inventory1 such as range closures 
or expansions1 during the preceding     
fiscal year1 including any limitations  
or impacts due to climatic conditions4