RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS RELATING TO ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS.

SEC. 914. RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS RELATING TO ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS. Section 1053(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— (1) in the subsection heading, by striking “Transfer of Responsibilities and Functions Relating to Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations” and inserting “Report on Appropriate Alignment of Responsibilities and Functions Relating to Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations; Evaluations”; (2) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (5); (3) by inserting the following new paragraph (1): “(1) Report required.— “(A) In general.—Not later than March 31, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the appropriate alignment of electromagnetic spectrum operations responsibilities and functions. “(B) Considerations.—In developing the report required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Defense shall consider the following: “(i) The appropriate role of each existing organization and element of the Department of Defense with responsibilities or functions relating to electromagnetic spectrum operations and the potential establishment of a new entity dedicated electromagnetic spectrum operations within one or more of those organizations or elements. “(ii) Whether the organizational structure responsible for electromagnetic spectrum operations within the Department— “(I) should be a unitary structure, in which a single organization or element is primarily responsible for all aspects of such operations; or “(II) a hybrid structure, in which separate organizations or elements are responsible for different aspects of electromagnetic spectrum operations. “(iii) The resources required to fulfill the specified responsibilities and functions.” ; and (4) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.