12 2 STA T .7 7 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 ensur e tha t D e p art m ent of Defense he lic opter aircre w sarea d e -q uatel y trained in hi g h-altitude or power-limited flying conditions prior to b eing e x posed to such conditions operationally .SEC.359 . R E PO R T SO N S AF ET YM EAS U RES AN D ENCROAC H MENT I SSUES AND MASTER P L AN FOR W ARREN G RO V E GUN - NERY RANGE , NEW J ERSEY. ( a )AN N UALREPORT ON S A F ET YM EA S URES. —N ot later than March 1,20 0 8 , and annually thereafter for 2 additional years, the Secretary of the Air F orce shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on efforts made by all of the military departments utili z ing the W arren G ro v e Gunnery Range, New J ersey, to provide the highest level of safety. (b) MASTER P LAN FOR WARREN GRO V E GUNNERY RAN G E.— (1) I N GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a master plan for Warren Grove Gunnery Range. (2) C ONTENT.— T he master plan required under paragraph (1) shall include measures to mitigate encroachment of the Warren Grove Gunnery Range, ta k ing into consideration mili- tary mission requirements, land use plans, the surrounding community, the economy of the region, and protection of the environment and public health, safety, and welfare. ( 3 ) INPUT.—In establishing the master plan required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall seek input from relevant stakeholders at the Federal, State, and local level. SEC. 3 60 . REPORT ON SEARCH AND RESCUE CAPA B ILITIES OF THE AIR FORCE IN THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES. (a) REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 2008, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit- tees a report on the search and rescue capabilities of the Air Force in the northwestern U nited States. (b) CONTENT.—The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following
(1) An assessment of the search and rescue capabilities required to support Air Force operations and training. (2) A description of the compliance of the Air Force with the 1 9 99 United States National Search and Rescue Plan (referred to hereinafter in this section as the ‘ ‘NSRP ’ ’) for Washington, O regon, Idaho, and Montana. (3) An inventory and description of the search and rescue assets of the Air Force that are available to meet the require- ments of the NSRP. ( 4 ) A description of the use of such search and rescue assets during the 3-year period preceding the date when the report is submitted. ( 5 ) The plans of the Air Force to meet current and future search and rescue requirements in the northwestern United States, including plans that take into consideration require- ments related to support for both Air Force operations and training and compliance with the NSRP. ( 6 ) An inventory of other search and rescue capabilities equivalent to such capabilities provided by the Air Force that may be provided by other Federal, State, or local agencies in the northwestern United States.
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