Notifications with respect to relocating Department of Defense systems out of certain spectrum frequencies

(a) In general Not later than 30 days after the Department of Defense initiates any activity relating to studying the relocation of Department systems out of bands of electromagnetic spectrum that are assigned to a non-Federal entity, the Chief Information Officer of the Department shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a notification with respect to the initiation of the activity that includes— (1) a list of the spectrum frequencies being studied; and (2) a list of systems of the Department that reside within those frequencies. (b) Assessment, briefing, and report After each notification submitted under subsection (a) with respect to an activity described in that subsection, the Chief Information Officer shall— (1) not later than 60 days after the date of such submittal— (A) complete an assessment of— (i) the costs associated with the activity; and (ii) any change to current operational readiness of systems described in subsection (a) expected as a result of such activity; and (B) provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on the findings of the Chief Information Officer with respect to the assessment completed under subparagraph (A); and (2) not later than 90 days after the date of such submittal, submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the findings of the Chief Information Officer with respect to the assessment completed under paragraph (1)(A). (c) Limitation on availability of funds for relocation of systems None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to relocate a system as described in subsection (a) until the Chief Information Officer has— (1) provided the briefing required by paragraph (1)(B) of subsection (b) for such system; and (2) submitted the report required by paragraph (2) of such subsection.