STRATEGIC AIR DEFENSE ALERT MISSION

SEC 1103. STRATEGIC AIR DEFENSE ALERT MISSION (a) Readiness of Air National Guard Units.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that those units of the Air National Guard that are assigned to carry out the strategic air defense mission in the northern portion of the United States retain the capability to generate and maintain a readiness posture that meets the needs of all operations plans of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). (b) Fiscal Year 1990 Limitation.—During fiscal year 1990, the Secretary of Defense may not reduce the man years or flying hours of the units described in subsection (a). (c) Report.—Not later than March 1, 1990, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the strategic air defense alert mission. The report shall describe the following: (1) The rationale and goals for the strategic air defense modernization program undertaken jointly by the United States and Canada. (2) The operational requirements of NORAD in crisis and wartime for generating and forward deploying air defense forces of the Air National Guard based in the northern portion of the United States. (3) The plans of the Air Force for maintaining the readiness of aircraft, flight crews, maintenance personnel, control tower personnel, and security forces of the air defense units described in subsection (a) to implement NORAD operations plans. (4) The plans of the Air Force for transitioning from current interceptor aircraft and current peacetime unit alert mis-103 STAT. 1554sion and training practices to new aircraft and new unit alert mission and training practices, including the effect of such transition on unit manning levels and combat mission readiness. (5) The current ability of the forward operating bases in Canada to accommodate forward deployment of air defense units on a sustained basis and plans of the Air Force for the improvement of such bases. (6) The current and planned radars, intercept systems, communications systems, and command elements (together with deployment schedules for those which are planned) that are intended to detect, identify, track, and intercept intruders into northern Canadian airspace during peacetime, during periods of heightened tension, and during hostilities. (d) Repeal.—Section 713 of the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100–456; 102 Stat. 1998), is repealed.