REPORTS ON ARMY AND MARINE CORPS OPERATIONAL RANGES.

SEC. 2829. REPORTS ON ARMY AND MARINE CORPS OPERATIONAL RANGES.(a) Report on Utilization and Potential Expansion of Army Operational Ranges.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing an assessment of the Army operational ranges used to support training and range activities of the Army. The report shall include the following information:(1) The size, description, and mission-essential tasks supported by each Army operational range during fiscal year 2003.(2) A description of the projected changes in Army operational range requirements, including the size, characteristics, and attributes for mission-essential activities at each Army operational range and the extent to which any changes in requirements are a result of—(A) decisions made as part of the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note);(B) the conversion of Army brigades to a modular format;(C) the Integrated Global Presence and Basing Strategy;(D) the proposal contained in the budget justification materials submitted in support of the Department of Defense budget for fiscal year 2008 to increase the size of the active component of the Army to 547,400 personnel by the end of fiscal year 2012 and any modification or acceleration contemplated in the budget submission for fiscal year 2009; or(E) high operational tempos or surge requirements.(3) The projected deficit or surplus of land at each Army operational range, and a description of the Army’s plan to address that projected deficit or surplus of land as well as the upgrade of range attributes at each existing Army operational range.(4) A description of the Army’s prioritization process and investment strategy to address the potential expansion or upgrade of Army operational ranges.(5) An analysis of alternatives to the expansion of Army operational ranges, including an assessment of the joint use of operational ranges under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the Secretary of another military department.(6) An analysis of the cost of, potential military value of, and potential legal or practical impediments to, the expansion of the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana, through the acquisition of additional land adjacent to or in the vicinity of the installation.(7) An analysis of the impact of the proposal described in paragraph (2)(D) on the plan developed prior to such proposal 122 STAT. 549 to relocate forces from Germany to the United States and vacate installations in Germany as part of the Integrated Global Presence and Basing Strategy, including a comparative analysis of—(A) the projected utilization of the three combat training centers of the Army if all of the six light infantry brigades proposed to be added to the active component of the Army would be based in the United States; and(B) the projected utilization of such ranges if at least one of those brigades would be based in Germany or if one of the brigades proposed to be relocated pursuant to the plan in paragraph (a)(2)(C) is retained in Germany.(8) If the analysis required by paragraph (7) indicates that the Joint Multi-National Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, or the Army’s training complex at Grafenwoehr, Germany, would not be fully utilized under the basing scenarios analyzed, an estimate of the cost to replicate the training capability at that center in another location.(b) Report on Potential Expansion of Marine Corps Operational Ranges.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing an assessment of Marine Corps operational ranges used to support training and range activities of the Marine Corps. The report required shall include the following information:(1) The size, description, and mission-essential tasks supported by each major Marine Corps operational range during fiscal year 2003.(2) A description of the projected changes in Marine Corps operational range requirements, including the size, characteristics, and attributes for mission-essential activities at each range and the extent to which any changes in requirements are a result of the proposal contained in the fiscal year 2008 budget request to increase the size of the active component of the Marine Corps to 202,000 personnel by the end of fiscal year 2012 and any modification or acceleration contemplated in the budget submission for fiscal year 2009.(3) The projected deficit or surplus of land at each major Marine Corps operational range, and a description of the Secretary’s plan to address that projected deficit or surplus of land as well as the upgrade of range attributes at each existing Marine Corps operational range.(4) A description of the Secretary’s prioritization process and investment strategy to address the potential expansion or upgrade of Marine Corps operational ranges.(5) An analysis of alternatives to the expansion of Marine Corps operational ranges, including an assessment of the joint use of operational ranges under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the Secretary of another military department.(6) An analysis of the cost of, potential military value of, and potential legal or practical impediments to, the expansion of Marine Corps Base, Twentynine Palms, California, through the acquisition of additional land adjacent to or in the vicinity of that installation that is under the control of the Bureau of Land Management.(c) Supplemental Report.—Not later than 90 days after the date on which the second of the two reports required by subsections 122 STAT. 550 (a) and (b) is submitted, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the following information:(1) A description of initiatives by the Secretary of Defense to coordinate the range expansion activities of the Army and Marine Corps in order to gain efficiencies in investment and resource allocation.(2) An analysis of training requirements for the Army and the Marine Corps that could be accomplished through joint use of existing ranges.(3) An analysis of the responses provided by the Secretary of the Army under subsection (a)(5) and the Secretary of the Navy subsection (b)(5).(4) Any other matter that the Secretary of Defense considers to be of importance to ensure the effective and timely expansion of ranges to meet Army and Marine Corps training requirements.(d) Definitions.—In this section:(1) The term “Army operational range” has the meaning given the term “operational range” in section 101(e)(3) of title 10, United States Code, except that the term is limited to operational ranges under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the Secretary of the Army.(2) The term “Marine Corps operational range” has the meaning given the term “operational range” in section 101(e)(3) of such title, except that the term is limited to operational ranges under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the Secretary of the Navy that are used by or available for use by the Marine Corps.(3) The term “range activities” has the meaning given that term in section 101(e)(2) of such title.