Protecting Military Readiness from Offshore Wind Industrialization Interference Act

Summary

Requires the President (or a designee) to certify within 90 days that offshore wind projects in the North Atlantic and Mid-Atlantic planning areas will not weaken or interfere with radar, sonar, or military operations; if the President cannot certify, projects judged to pose a threat to national security must be halted. Directs the Department of Defense Inspector General to complete a detailed study and deliver an unclassified report (with an optional classified annex) to Congress within 180 days on the effects of offshore wind on radar, sonar, military air and maritime operations, and on the sufficiency of the review and approval process.

• Requires presidential certification within 90 days that North/Mid-Atlantic offshore wind won’t degrade radar, sonar, or military capabilities.
• If the President cannot certify safety, projects posing national-security threats must be halted.
• Directs DOD Inspector General to produce a detailed report to Congress within 180 days on offshore wind impacts to radar, sonar, air and maritime operations, and review processes.
• Study must audit interagency review processes and specific application reviews by the Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Siting Clearinghouse.
• Report must be unclassified with an option for a classified annex and must evaluate the realism of prior DOD mitigation recommendations.
• Focus is geographically limited to the North Atlantic and Mid-Atlantic offshore wind planning areas.
• The bill imposes deadlines and reporting requirements but does not appropriate funds or change substantive law.
• Could lead to project delays or halts pending certification or study findings.
• Aims to protect military training, operations, rescue missions, and air/space safety from potential interference.