S. 2486: Electronic Warfare Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-02-03 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-02-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Electronic Warfare Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2016

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Electronic Warfare Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2016 This bill permits the use of appropriations authorized for electromagnetic spectrum warfare systems and electronic warfare in order to develop and field electromagnetic spectrum warfare systems and electronic warfare capabilities. The Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 is amended to include electronic warfare programs in the rapid acquisition authority program. Electronic warfare is military action involving the use of electromagnetic and directed energy to control the electromagnetic spectrum or to attack the enemy, and includes electromagnetic spectrum warfare, which encompasses military communications and sensing operations that occur in the electromagnetic operational domain. The Department of Defense shall delegate to the senior electronic warfare executive the authority to review and validate all Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System documents for electronic warfare acquisition programs. The Electronic Warfare Executive Committee shall submit to the congressional defense committees a strategic plan with measurable and timely objectives to achieve its mission according to specified metrics.

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Electronic Warfare Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2016

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Sponsor: Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] · 2 cosponsors

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Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Jerry Moran (R-KS)

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s2486.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s2486 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114