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Briefing required for certain basing actions of the Department of the Air Force

Division B · Title XXVIII: Military Construction General Provisions · Subtitle A: Military Construction Programs

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When the Air Force takes certain basing actions that bypass the usual strategic approval process, the Secretary must brief Congress within 15 days. This briefing must explain the action, why it didn't follow the normal process, potential impacts on planning and timelines, and details about the receiving installation's compliance, funding needs, and infrastructure.

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Section Text · Sec. 2803.
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(1)

by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and

(2)

by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection:

(f) Briefing required for covered basing actions

(1)

Not later than 15 days after any date on which the Secretary notifies the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate of a covered basing action, the Secretary shall provide to Congress a briefing with respect to the covered basing action that includes—

(A)

an identification of the affected basing action, military installation, and unit or weapons system;

(B)

an identification of the authority of the Secretary pursuant to which the covered basing action will be carried out;

(C)

an explanation of the reasons the covered basing action is not in compliance with the process for strategic basing actions under this section;

(D)

an assessment of potential consequences of the covered basing action, including how the covered basing decision may conflict with—

(i)

planning of the Department of the Air Force; and

(ii)

timelines for other military installations, units, or weapons systems;

(E)

an assessment of the military installation in receipt of units or weapons systems pursuant to the covered basing action, including—

(i)

whether the military installation is in compliance with applicable environmental protection laws;

(ii)

the amount of appropriations for military construction needed for the military installation;

(iii)

any deficiencies in infrastructure on the military installation with respect to—

(2)

In this subsection, the term covered basing action means a basing action that—

(A)

is not approved by the strategic basing panel and strategic basing executive steering group pursuant to this section; and

(B)

the Secretary of the Air Force received direction to implement prior to completing the process for strategic basing actions under this section.