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 119 STAT. 3208

PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006

SEC. 358. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF WINDMILL FARMS ON MILITARY READINESS.

Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the effects of windmill farms on military readiness, including an assessment of the effects on the operations of military radar installations of the proximity of windmill farms to such installations and of technologies that could mitigate any adverse effects on military operations identified. SEC. 359. REPORT ON SPACE-AVAILABLE TRAVEL FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS AND GRAY-AREA RETIREES.

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the feasibility of providing transportation on Department of Defense aircraft on a space-available basis for— (1) veterans with a service-connected disability rating of 50 percent or higher; (2) members and former members of a reserve component under 60 years of age who, but for age, would be eligible for retired pay under chapter 1223 of title 10, United States Code; and (3) dependents of persons described in paragraph (1) or (2). (b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall prepare the report in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. SEC. 360. REPORT ON JOINT FIELD TRAINING AND EXPERIMENTATION ON STABILITY, SECURITY, TRANSITION, AND RECONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS.

Not later than February 1, 2007, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on joint field training and experimentation conducted to address matters relating to stability, security, transition, and reconstruction operations during fiscal years 2005 and 2006. The report shall include— (1) a description of each such joint field training and experimentation event, including a description of the participation of other Federal departments and agencies and of the participation of allied and coalition partners; (2) the findings of the Secretary as a result of such joint field training and experimentation; and (3) such recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate in light of such joint field training and experimentation, including recommendations with respect to legislative or administrative action and recommendations for any funding required to implement such action. SEC. 361. REPORTS ON BUDGETING RELATING TO SUSTAINMENT OF KEY MILITARY EQUIPMENT.

(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—In each of 2006, 2007, and 2008, at or about the time that the budget of the President is submitted to Congress that year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the budgeting of the Department of Defense for the sustainment of key military equipment.

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