10 U.S.C. § 500b — Annual report on electromagnetic spec-

Page 509 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 500c 2030, the Executive Committee shall submit to the congressional defense committees a sum- mary of activities of the Executive Committee during the preceding fiscal year. (Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVI, § 1682(a), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 611.) § 500a. Guidance on electromagnetic spectrum operations mission area and joint electro- magnetic spectrum operations The Secretary of Defense shall— (1) establish processes and procedures to de- velop, integrate, and enhance the electro- magnetic spectrum operations mission area and the conduct of joint electromagnetic spec- trum operations in all domains across the De- partment of Defense; and (2) ensure that such processes and proce- dures provide for integrated defense-wide strategy, planning, and budgeting with respect to the conduct of such operations by the De- partment, including activities conducted to counter and deter such operations by malign actors. (Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVI, § 1682(a), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 613, § 501; renumbered § 500a, Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(a)(10), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2203.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2024—Pub. L. 118–159 renumbered section 501 of this title, relating to guidance on electromagnetic spectrum operations mission area and joint electromagnetic spectrum operations, as this section. § 500b. Annual report on electromagnetic spec- trum operations strategy of the Department of Defense (a) IN GENERAL.—At the same time as the President submits to Congress the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, the Sec- retary of Defense, in coordination with the Chief Information Officer of the Department of De- fense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Secretary of each of the military de- partments, shall submit to the congressional de- fense committees an annual report on the Elec- tromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy of the Department of Defense. (b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each report re- quired under subsection (a) shall include each of the following: (1) A description and overview of— (A) the electromagnetic spectrum strategy of the Department of Defense; (B) how such strategy supports the na- tional defense strategy under section 113(g) of this title; and (C) the organizational structure assigned to oversee the development of the Depart- ment’s electromagnetic spectrum strategy, requirements, capabilities, programs, and projects. (2) A list of all the electromagnetic spec- trum operations acquisition programs and re- search and development projects of the De- partment of Defense and a description of how each program or project supports the Depart- ment’s electromagnetic spectrum strategy. (3) For each unclassified program or project on the list required by paragraph (2)— (A) the senior acquisition executive and organization responsible for oversight of the program or project; (B) whether or not validated requirements exist for the program or project and, if such requirements do exist, the date on which the requirements were validated and the organi- zational authority that validated such re- quirements; (C) the total amount of funding appro- priated, obligated, and forecasted by fiscal year for the program or project, including the program element or procurement line number from which the program or project receives funding; (D) the development or procurement schedule for the program or project; (E) an assessment of the cost, schedule, and performance of the program or project as it relates to the program baseline for the program or project, as of the date of the sub- mission of the report, and the original pro- gram baseline for such program or project, if such baselines are not the same; (F) the technology readiness level of each critical technology that is part of the pro- gram or project; (G) whether or not the program or project is redundant or overlaps with the efforts of another military department; and (H) the capability gap that the program or project is being developed or procured to ful- fill. (4) A classified annex that contains the items described in subparagraphs (A) through (H) of paragraph (3) for each classified pro- gram or project on the list required by para- graph (2). (Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVI, § 1682(a), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 614, § 502; renumbered § 500b, Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(a)(10), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2203.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2024—Pub. L. 118–159 renumbered section 502 of this title, relating to annual reports on the electromagnetic spectrum operations strategy of the Department of De- fense, as this section. § 500c. Annual assessment of budget with respect to electromagnetic spectrum operations ca- pabilities At the same time as the President submits to Congress the budget of the President under sec- tion 1105(a) of title 31 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees an assessment by the Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Executive Committee as to whether sufficient funds are requested in such budget for anticipated activities in such fiscal year for each of the following: (1) The development of an electromagnetic battle management capability for joint elec- tromagnetic spectrum operations.