,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bidi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bd1      
#bjah,mr4 ,perdue introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,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 operations4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,joint   
,electromagnetic ,spectrum ,operations  
,readiness ,act of #bjah 4  #b4         
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,dominance of the electromagnetic
 spectrum is central to the success of  
the ,national ,defense ,strategy4  7#b7 
,the efforts of the ,department of      
,defense to restore its capability to   
dominate the electromagnetic spectrum   
against peer competitors must be        
accelerated4  7#c7 ,despite renewed     
interest by the ,department of ,defense 

and the military services in electronic 
warfare modernization1 the efforts of   
the ,department lack joint coherence and
 the unified governance framework       
necessary to optimize and speed         
research1 procurement1 sustainment1     
force development1 and joint            
interoperability4  #c4 ,joint campaign  
modeling capability ,the ,secretary of  
,defense shall develop and implement a  
capability to conduct joint campaign    
modeling for joint electromagnetic      
spectrum operations4 ,the capability    
shall be used--  7#a7 to assess the     
overall effectiveness of such           
operations2  7#b7 to assess the         
capability requirements and force       
sufficiency requirements for such       
operations2  7#c7 to assess the         
requirements and resources necessary for
 electromagnetic battle management to   
effectively command and control military
 capabilities required for the conduct  
of such operations2  7#d7 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 operations2  7#e7 to inform future
 budget requests of the ,department of  
,defense relating to such operations2   
and  7#f7 to inform joint adaptive      
planning activities for such operations4
  #d4 ,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 #c and   
level #d contingency plans 7as such     
plans are described in ,joint           
,publication #e-j of the ,joint ,chiefs 
of ,staff1 titled ,joint ,planning and  
dated ,june #af1 #bjag74  #e4 ,interim  
report  7a7 ,in general ,not later than 
,january #ca1 #bjai1 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          
operations4  7b7 ,report described ,the 
report required under subsection 7a7    
shall include-- 7#a7 recommendations    
regarding the amount of funding required
 to develop and implement the joint     
campaign modeling capability under      
section #c2  7#b7 a copy of the         
capabilities and capacity assessment    
conducted under section #d2  7#c7 an    
assessment of the efficacy of existing  
,department of ,defense ranges for      
experimentation1 testing1 and training  
of electromagnetic warfare capabilities1
 including recommendations regarding the
 amount of funds required to improve    
threat simulators1 instrumentation and  
data collection1 and overall training   
utility to the extent necessary to      
achieve readiness in joint              
electromagnetic spectrum operations2    
7#d7 the number of personnel assigned to
 joint electromagnetic spectrum         
operations mission activities1 including

 officers1 enlisted members1 and        
civilian personnel1 set forth separately
 by career field designator and rank for
 each military service1 combatant       
command1 and defense agency2  7#e7 a    
comparison of commissioned officer      
promotion rates among the personnel     
described in paragraph 7#d71 by grade1  
compared to the average promotion rates 
for commissioned officers1 by grade1 in 
each military service1 over the five    
most recent promotion cycles completed  
before the date on which the report is  
submitted2  7#f7 a description of-- 7,a7
 the progress of the ,department in     
establishing and operationalizing joint 
electromagnetic spectrum operations     
cells at critical combatant command and 
joint task force locations2 and  7,b7   
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 capabilities2  
and  7#g7 an assessment of              
organizations1 human capital1 and other 
resources dedicated to the development  
and management of joint electromagnetic 
spectrum operations policy1 doctrine1   
concepts1 requirements1 capabilities1   
and activities1 which shall include--   
7,a7 a review of the mission1 alignment1
 effectiveness and resource efficiency  
of existing joint organizations with    
responsibility for such operations such 
as the the ,joint ,electronic ,warfare  
,center1 the ,joint ,electromagnetic    
,preparedness for ,advanced ,combat1 the
 ,joint ,spectrum ,center1 the ,joint   
,navigation ,warfare ,center1 and the   
,electromagnetic ,space ,analysis       
,center2  7,b7 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     
operations2 and  7,c7 recommendations   

for organizational changes to enhance   
coordination1 effectiveness1 and        
resource efficiency with respect to     
joint electromagnetic spectrum policy   
and operations across the ,department of
 ,defense4  #f4 ,annual reports  7a7 ,in
 general ,together with budget of the   
,president submitted to ,congress under 
section #aaje7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united 
,states ,code1 for each of fiscal years 
#bjbj through #bjbd1 the ,secretary of  
,defense shall submit to the            
congressional defense committees--  7#a7
 an assessment of the readiness and     
modernization efforts of the ,department
 of ,defense with respect to joint      
electromagnetic spectrum operations2 and
  7#b7 a description of1 and            
justification for1 all funding requests 
relating to joint electromagnetic       
spectrum operations1 including any      
funding requests for programs1          
activities1 and personnel associated    
with such operations4  7b7 ,form ,each  
report under subsection 7a7 shall be    

submitted in unclassified form1 but may 
include a classified annex4  #g4        
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,the   
term congressional defense committees   
has the meaning given that term in      
section #aja7;a77#af7 of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,the term  
electromagnetic battle management means 
the dynamic monitoring1 assessing1      
planning1 and directing of joint        
electromagnetic spectrum operations in  
support of a military commander's scheme
 of maneuver4  7#c7 ,the term joint     
electromagnetic spectrum operations     
means those activities consisting of    
electronic warfare and joint            
electromagnetic spectrum management     
operations used to exploit1 attack1     
protect1 and manage the electromagnetic 
operational environment to achieve a    
military commander's objectives4