§500f Evaluations of Abilities of Armed Forces and Combatant Commands to Perform Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Missions

Summary

By October 1, 2024, and every year through 2029, the leaders of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force must each review how well their service can do electromagnetic spectrum operations called for by the Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy, the Joint Staff’s concept of operations for those missions, and combatant command plans. Each review must check current and planned programs (for example, how weapons work in contested spectrum and electronic attack tools), whether networked or AI‑assisted capabilities are needed, force makeup, individual and unit training, tactics like maneuvering and using decoys, and other related matters. Each service leader must tell the congressional defense committees by December 31 of that year that the review took place. Also by October 1, 2024, and annually through 2029, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, through the Electromagnetic Spectrum Enterprise Operational Lead for Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations, must evaluate combatant commands’ plans and posture under the same strategy and concept. That evaluation must cover operation and contingency plans, staffing and organization of joint electromagnetic spectrum cells, mission rehearsals and exercises, and force positioning, posture, and readiness. The Chairman, through the operational lead, must brief the congressional defense committees on the results by December 31 of each year.