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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSA 6204. Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in subtitle B of title XV, insert
the following:
SEC. 15. DESIGNATION OF AIR FORCE GLOBAL STRIKE COMMAND AS
NATIONAL CENTER FOR CONVENTIONAL-NUCLEAR
INTEGRATION.
(a) National Center for Conventional-Nuclear Integration.—
Section 9068 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(d) National Center for Conventional-Nuclear
Integration.—(1) The Air Force Global Strike Command shall
serve as the National Center for Conventional-Nuclear
Integration of the Department of the Air Force.
“(2) The responsibilities of the National Center for
Conventional-Nuclear Integration under paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
“(A) Establishing policies and standards, and issuing
guidance, to integrate conventional and nuclear weapons
capabilities across the Air Force in a manner that aligns
with the operational requirements of the United States
Strategic Command, including with respect to integrated
planning, command and control, and mission execution in
support of such Command.
“(B) Establishing a governance and coordination framework
to synchronize efforts for such integration across relevant
major commands, field commands, and centers of the Air Force.
“(C) Determining required education, training, and
exercise objectives relating to such integration, including
by ensuring appropriate operational plans and readiness
constructs of the Air Force reflect such integration.
“(D) Identifying any gaps in capabilities necessary for
such integration (including with respect to doctrine,
interoperability, decision support, and command and control)
and establishing resourcing priorities to address any such
gaps.”.
(b) Deadline for Designation.—Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
Air Force shall designate the Air Force Global Strike Command
as the National Center for Conventional-Nuclear Integration
of the Department of the Air Force for purposes of section
9068(d) of title 10, United States Code, as added by
subsection (a).
(c) Implementation Plan.—
(1) Plan.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a plan for the
implementation of this section and the amendments made by
this section. Such plan shall include the following:
(A) A description of the organizational structure of, and a
resourcing strategy for, the National Center for
Conventional-Nuclear Integration under section 9068(d) of
title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
(B) Measurable objectives and milestones for the
implementation of the responsibilities under such section
9068(d).
(C) An assessment of the extent to which such
responsibilities advance the responsibilities of the
Commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command specified in
section 9068(c) of title 10, United States Code, including
with respect to nuclear and long-range strike missions in
support of the United States Strategic Command.
(2) Form.—The plan under paragraph (1) shall be submitted
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.