the budget of the President to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, the Chairman, acting through the operational lead, shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the following: (1) Progress made in achieving full operational capability to conduct joint electromagnetic spectrum operations and any impediments to achieving such capability. (2) The readiness of the combatant commands to conduct such operations. (3) Recommendations for overcoming any deficiencies in the readiness of the combatant commands to conduct such operations and any material gaps contributing to such deficiencies. (4) Such other matters as the Chairman considers important to ensuring that the combatant commands are capable of conducting such operations. 506. Evaluations of abilities of armed forces and combatant commands to perform electromagnetic spectrum operations missions (a) Evaluations of armed forces (1) Not later than October 1, 2024, and annually thereafter through 2029, the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Chief of Space Operations shall each carry out an evaluation of the ability of the armed force concerned to perform electromagnetic spectrum operations missions required by each of the following: (A) The Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy. (B) The Joint Staff-developed concept of operations for electromagnetic spectrum operations. (C) The operations and contingency plans of the combatant commands. (2) Not later than December 31 of each year in which evaluations are required under paragraph (1), each official specified in that paragraph shall certify to the congressional defense committees that the evaluation required to be carried out by that official has occurred. (3) Each evaluation under paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of the following: (A) Current programs of record, including— (i) the ability of weapon systems to perform