Sec. 1202. Strategic framework for Department of Defense security cooperation
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The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall develop and issue to the Department of Defense a strategic framework for Department of Defense security cooperation to guide prioritization of resources and activities. The strategic framework required by paragraph
(1)shall include the following: Discussion of the strategic goals of Department of Defense security cooperation programs, overall and by combatant command, and the extent to which these programs— support broader strategic priorities of the Department of Defense; and complement and are coordinated with Department of State security assistance programs to achieve United States Government goals globally, regionally, and, if appropriate, within specific programs. Identification of the primary objectives, priorities, and desired end-states of Department of Defense security cooperation programs. Identification of challenges to achieving the primary objectives, priorities, and desired end-states identified under subparagraph (B), including— constraints on Department of Defense resources, authorities, and personnel; partner nation variables and conditions, such as political will, absorptive capacity, corruption, and instability risk, that impact the likelihood of a security cooperation program achieving its primary objectives, priorities, and desired end-states; constraints or limitations due to bureaucratic impediments, interagency processes, or congressional requirements; validation of requirements; and assessment, monitoring, and evaluation. A methodology for assessing the effectiveness of Department of Defense security cooperation programs in making progress toward achieving the primary objectives, priorities, and desired end-states identified under subparagraph (B), including an identification of key benchmarks for such progress. Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. The Secretary of Defense shall, at a minimum, update the strategic framework required by paragraph
(1)on a biennial basis and shall update or supplement the strategic framework as appropriate to address emerging priorities. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on a biennial basis thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the strategic framework required by subsection (a). The report required by paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. In this subsection, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the congressional defense committees; and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. This section shall cease to be effective on the date that is 6 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.