S.Amdt. 3404

1. Adds SEC. 854. MANAGEMENT OF MILITARY AIRSPACE at the end of subtitle F of title III

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   In S. 2410 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1 of Public Law 99-625 (16 U.S.C. 1536 note) is repealed.

   Inserted: SEC. 854. MANAGEMENT OF MILITARY AIRSPACE.

   Inserted: (a) Information on Military Airspace.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall, to the maximum extent possible, work to ensure that publicly available Internet websites or other information sources that enable members of the public to monitor the use by the Department of Defense of new military airspace include sufficient information to allow the public to obtain reasonable information regarding Department use of the airspace.

   Inserted: (2) Reasonable information.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the term "reasonable information" means, at a minimum--

   Inserted: (A) a schedule of current and future planned uses of new military airspace;

   Inserted: (B) a list of restrictions corresponding to different uses of the airspace, including a clear representation of what specific segments of new military airspace are scheduled to be used on specific dates; and

   Inserted: (C) contact information and procedures for interested parties to inquire about scheduled uses of new military airspace, receive general information about new military airspace, and request, including by electronic means, modifications to military use related to economic activity or other priorities.

   Inserted: (3) Creation of dod managed internet website application.--Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as precluding the Department from creating its own Internet website application to improve communication with the general public over the use of new military airspace.

   Inserted: (b) Memoranda of Understanding.--The Secretary of Defense shall prioritize reaching memoranda of understanding with private enterprises that utilize new military airspace as part of their regular business model, with the goal of minimizing disruption to affected enterprises while also protecting the national security needs of the Department.

   Inserted: (c) Periodic Review of Military Airspace.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Every five years after the creation of new military airspace or the changing of current military airspace, the Department of Defense shall conduct a review of the airspace to determine if the amount of military airspace is still in the interests of national security.

   Inserted: (2) Scope.--The review conducted under paragraph (1) shall include--

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   Inserted: (A) an examination of what units use the space for operations or training;

   Inserted: (B) an assessment of how the number and type of those units has changed in the previous five years; and

   Inserted: (C) a review of changes in military installations that use the airspace and how those changes impact the use of the airspace.

   Inserted: (d) New Military Airspace Defined.--In this section, the term "new military airspace" means--

   Inserted: (1) military airspace designated after the date of the enactment of this Act; and

   Inserted: (2) military airspace the boundaries of which are modified after the date of the enactment of this Act.

   Original wording

   At the end of subtitle F of title III, add the following:

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