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§500d Electromagnetic spectrum superiority implementation plan

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense must oversee the electromagnetic superiority implementation plan. Each year when the President sends the budget to Congress for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, the CIO must send a report to the congressional defense committees. The report must show the current plan and any changes, say which parts are finished and whether they are working, describe progress and obstacles for unfinished parts, explain why any part was removed and the effect of that removal, and include any other items the CIO finds important. Electromagnetic superiority implementation plan — the plan signed by the Secretary of Defense on July 15, 2021, and any later replacement.

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Title 10, §500d

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(a)The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense shall be responsible for oversight of the electromagnetic superiority implementation plan.
(b)Concurrent with the submission of the budget of the President to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, the Chief Information Officer shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes the following with respect to the electromagnetic superiority implementation plan:
(1)The implementation plan in effect as of the date of the report, noting any revisions from the preceding plan.
(2)A statement of the elements of the implementation plan that have been achieved.
(3)For each element that has been achieved, an assessment of whether the element is having its intended effect.
(4)For any element that has not been achieved, an assessment of progress made in achieving the element, including a description of any obstacles that may hinder further progress.
(5)For any element that has been removed from the implementation plan, a description of the reason for the removal of the element and an assessment of the impact of not pursuing achievement of the element.
(6)Such additional matters as the Chief Information Officer considers appropriate.
(c)In this section, the term “electromagnetic superiority implementation plan” means the Electromagnetic Superiority Implementation Plan signed by the Secretary of Defense on July 15, 2021, and any successor plan.

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2024—Pub. L. 118–159 renumbered section 504 of this title, relating to an electromagnetic spectrum superiority implementation plan, as this section.

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10 U.S.C. § 500d

Title 10Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73