Excerpt from S. 1549
`Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008”
June 5, 2007

SEC. 2834. REPORTS ON ARMY AND MARINE CORPS OPERATIONAL 
RANGES.

      (a) Report on Utilization and Potential Expansion of Army Operational Ranges- 
Section 2827(c) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 
(division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2479) is amended--

            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking `February 1, 2007' and inserting `December 31, 
2007'; and

            (2) in paragraph (2)--

                  (A) in subparagraph (B), by amending clauses (iv) and (v) to read as follows:

                        `(iv) the proposal contained in the budget justification materials submitted 
in support of the Department of Defense budget for fiscal year 2008 to increase the size 
of the active component of the Army to 547,400 personnel by the end of fiscal year 2012; 
or

                        `(v) high operational tempos or surge requirements.'; and

                  (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:

                  `(F) An analysis of the cost of, potential military value of, and potential legal 
or practical impediments to, the expansion of the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort 
Polk, Louisiana, through the acquisition of additional land adjacent to or in the vicinity of 
the installation that is under the control of the United States Forest Service.

                  `(G) An analysis of the impact of the proposal described in subparagraph 
(B)(iv) on the plan developed prior to such proposal to relocate forces from Germany to 
the United States and vacate installations in Germany as part of the Integrated Global 
Presence and Basing Strategy, including a comparative analysis of--

                        `(i) the projected utilization of the Army's three combat training centers if 
all of the six light infantry brigades proposed to be added to the active component of the 
Army would be based in the United States; and

                        `(ii) the projected utilization of such ranges if at least one of those six 
brigades would be based in Germany.

                  `(H) If the analysis required by subparagraph (G) indicates that the Joint 
Multi-National Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, or the Army's training complex 
at Grafenwoehr, Germany, would not be fully utilized under the basing scenarios 
analyzed, an estimate of the cost to replicate the training capability at that center in 
another location.'.

      (b) Report on Potential Expansion of Marine Corps Operational Ranges-

            (1) REPORT REQUIRED- Not later than December 31, 2007, the Secretary of 
the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing an 
assessment of the operational ranges used to support training and range activities of the 
Marine Corps.

            (2) CONTENT- The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the 
following information:

                  (A) The size, description, and mission-essential tasks supported by each major 
Marine Corps operational range during fiscal year 2003.

                  (B) A description of the projected changes in Marine Corps operational range 
requirements, including the size, characteristics, and attributes for mission-essential 
activities at each range and the extent to which any changes in requirements are a result 
of the proposal contained in the fiscal year 2008 budget request to increase the size of the 
active component of the Marine Corps to 202,000 personnel by the end of fiscal year 
2012.

                  (C) The projected deficit or surplus of land at each major Marine Corps 
operational range, and a description of the Secretary's plan to address that projected 
deficit or surplus of land as well as the upgrade of range attributes at each existing 
Marine Corps operational range.

                  (D) A description of the Secretary's prioritization process and investment 
strategy to address the potential expansion or upgrade of Marine Corps operational 
ranges.

                  (E) An analysis of alternatives to the expansion of Marine Corps operational 
ranges, including an assessment of the joint use of operational ranges under the 
jurisdiction, custody, or control of the Secretary of another military department.

                  (F) An analysis of the cost of, potential military value of, and potential legal 
or practical impediments to, the expansion of Marine Corps Base, Twentynine Palms, 
California, through the acquisition of additional land adjacent to or in the vicinity of that 
installation that is under the control of the Bureau of Land Management.

            (3) DEFINITIONS- In this subsection:

                  (A) The term `Marine Corps operational range' has the meaning given the 
term `operational range' in section 101(e)(3) of title 10, United States Code, except that 
the term is limited to operational ranges under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the 
Secretary of the Navy that are used by or available to the United States Marine Corps.

                  (B) The term `range activities' has the meaning given that term in section 
101(e)(2) of such title.