[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2486 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2486
To enhance electronic warfare capabilities, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 3, 2016
Mr. Kirk (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed
Services
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A BILL
To enhance electronic warfare capabilities, and for other purposes.
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 ``Electronic Warfare Capabilities
Enhancement Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FIELDING OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM WARFARE SYSTEMS AND
ELECTRONIC WARFARE CAPABILITIES.
Funds authorized to be appropriated for electromagnetic spectrum
warfare systems and electronic warfare may be used for the development
and fielding of electromagnetic spectrum warfare systems and electronic
warfare capabilities.
SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF ELECTRONIC WARFARE PROGRAMS IN THE RAPID
ACQUISITION AUTHORITY PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 806(c)(1) of the Bob Stump National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314; 10
U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(D)(i) In the case of any supplies and associated support
services that, as determined in writing by the Secretary of
Defense without delegation, are urgently needed to eliminate a
deficiency in electronic warfare that if left unfilled is
likely to result in critical mission failure, the loss of life,
property destruction, or economic effects, the Secretary may
use the procedures developed under this section in order to
accomplish the rapid acquisition and deployment of needed
offensive or defensive electronic warfare capabilities,
supplies, and associated support services.
``(ii) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure, to the extent
practicable, that for the purposes of electronic warfare
acquisition, the Department of Defense shall consider use of
the following procedures:
``(I) The rapid acquisition authority provided
under this section.
``(II) Use of other transactions authority provided
under section 2371 of title 10, United States Code.
``(III) The acquisition of commercial items using
simplified acquisition procedures.
``(IV) The authority for procurement for
experimental purposes provided under section 2373 of
title 10, United States Code.
``(iii) In this subparagraph, the term `electronic warfare'
means military action involving the use of electromagnetic and
directed energy to control the electromagnetic spectrum or to
attack the enemy, and includes electromagnetic spectrum
warfare, which encompasses military communications and sensing
operations that occur in the electromagnetic operational
domain.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2373 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``and aeronautical
supplies'' and inserting ``, aeronautical supplies, and
electronic warfare''; and
(2) by adding at the end of the following new subsection:
``(c) Electronic Warfare Defined.--The term `electronic warfare'
means military action involving the use of electromagnetic and directed
energy to control the electromagnetic spectrum or to attack the enemy,
and includes electromagnetic spectrum warfare, which encompasses
military communications and sensing operations that occur in the
electromagnetic operational domain.''.
SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE THE JOINT REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL
(JROC) FOR CERTAIN ELECTRONIC WARFARE PROGRAMS.
(a) Alternate Review.--The Secretary of Defense shall delegate to
the Office of the Secretary of Defense's senior electronic warfare
executive the authority to review and validate all Joint Capabilities
Integration and Development System documents for electronic warfare
acquisition programs notwithstanding section 181 of title 10, United
States Code.
(b) JROC Appeal.--The Joint Requirements Oversight Council may
appeal to the Office of the Secretary of Defense to review any program
through the normal Joint Capabilities Integration and Development
System process.
SEC. 5. ELECTRONIC WARFARE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Electronic Warfare Executive Committee shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a strategic plan with
measurable and timely objectives to achieve its mission according to
the following metrics:
(1) Progress on intra-service ground and air
interoperabilities.
(2) Progress in streamlining the requirements, acquisition,
and budget process to further a rapid electronic warfare
acquisition process.
(3) The efficiency and effectiveness of the acquisition
process for priority electronic warfare items.
(4) The training methods and requirements of the military
services for training in contested electronic warfare
environments.
(5) Capability gaps with respect to near-peer adversaries
identified pursuant to a capability gap assessment.
(6) A joint strategy on achieving near real-time system
adaption to rapidly advancing modern digital electronics.
(7) Progress on increasing innovative electromagnetic
spectrum warfighting methods and operational concepts that
provide advantages within the electromagnetic spectrum
operational domain.
(b) Congressional Defense Committees Defined.--In this section, the
term ``congressional defense committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
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