10 U.S.C. § 500g — Integration of electronic warfare into Tier 1 and Tier 2 joint training exercises

(a) Requirement. During fiscal years 2026 through 2030, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff must require offensive and defensive electronic warfare capabilities to be built into Tier 1 and Tier 2 joint training exercises. (b) Inclusion of Opposing Force. The Chairman must require these exercises to include an enemy force designed using a current intelligence assessment of the adversary's electromagnetic capabilities and order of battle. (c) Waiver. The Chairman may waive (a) or (b) for a specific exercise if the Chairman decides that: (1) the exercise doesn't need (A) a demonstration of electronic warfare capabilities, or (B) a serious simulated threat from electronic warfare attack; or (2) adding offensive and defensive electronic warfare capabilities would cost too much or isn't technically doable given the exercise's overall goals. (d) Briefing. At the same time as the President submits the federal budget to Congress, for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, the Chairman must brief the congressional defense committees on exercises under subsection (a), including: (1) a description of exercises planned for that year's budget; and (2) results from each exercise held the prior year, including (A) how much offensive and defensive electronic warfare was actually integrated, (B) an evaluation of how the enemy force affected participants, including joint lessons learned and high-interest training issues and requirements, and (C) whether electronic warfare capabilities were part of the exercise's overall joint fires, and how they were incorporated if so. (e) Definitions. In this section: (1) "electromagnetic order of battle" has the meaning given in a May 2020 Joint Staff publication on joint electromagnetic spectrum operations. (2) "high interest training issue," "high interest training requirement," "Tier 1," and "Tier 2" have the meanings given in an April 2015 Joint Training Manual. (3) "joint fires" has the meaning given in a July 2018 Joint Staff publication on integrating and synchronizing joint fires.