Sec. 904. Reform of defense strategic and policy guidance
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(g)of section 113 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: The Secretary of Defense, with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall provide every four years to the heads of the military departments, the unified and specified combatant commands, all other Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities, and any other elements of the Department of Defense named in paragraphs
(1)to
(10)of section 111(b) of this title, written strategic guidance expressing the national defense strategy of the United States. The strategic guidance shall— support the most recent national security strategy report of the President under section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3043 ); be a mechanism for— setting priorities for sizing and shaping the force, guiding the development and sustainment of capabilities, allocating resources, and adjusting the organization of the Department of Defense to respond to changes in the strategic environment; monitoring, assessing, and holding accountable agencies within the Department of Defense for the development of policies and programs that support the national defense strategy; integrating and supporting other national and related interagency security policies and strategies with other Department of Defense guidance, plans, and activities; and communicating such national defense strategy to the American public, Congress, relevant United States Government agencies, and allies and international partners; provide a comprehensive discussion of— the assumed strategic environment, including security challenges, and the assumed or defined prioritized national security interests and objectives of the United States; the prioritized military missions for which the Department of Defense must prepare and the assumed force planning scenarios and constructs; the roles and missions of the armed forces to carry out those missions, and the assumed roles and capabilities provided by other United States Government agencies and by allies and international partners; the force size and shape, posture, capabilities, readiness, infrastructure, organization, personnel, and other elements of the defense program necessary to support the strategy; the resources necessary to support the strategy, including an estimated budget plan; and the strategic and military risks associated with the strategy, including the relationships and tradeoffs between missions, risks, and resources; and include any additional or alternative views of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, including any military assessment of risks associated with the defense strategy. In implementing the guidance in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense, with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall provide annually to the heads of the military departments, the unified and specified combatant commands, all other Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities, and any other elements of the Department of Defense named in paragraphs
(1)to
(10)of section 111(b) of this title, written policy guidance for the preparation and review of the program recommendations and budget proposals of their respective components to guide the development of forces. Such guidance shall include— the prioritized national security interests and objectives; the prioritized military missions of the Department of Defense, including the assumed force planning scenarios and constructs; the force size and shape, posture, capabilities, readiness, infrastructure, organization, personnel, and other elements of the defense program necessary to support the strategy; the resource levels projected to be available for the period of time for which such recommendations and proposals are to be effective; and a discussion of any changes in the defense strategy and assumptions underpinning the strategy, as required by paragraph (1). In implementing the guidance in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of the President and after consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall provide, every two years or more frequently as needed, to the Chairman written policy guidance for the preparation and review of contingency plans, including plans for providing support to civil authorities in an incident of national significance or a catastrophic incident, for homeland defense, and for military support to civil authorities. Such guidance shall include guidance on the employment of forces, including specific force levels and specific supporting resource levels projected to be available for the period of time for which such plans are to be effective. Not later than February 15th in any calendar year in which any of the written guidance in paragraphs (1), (2), and
(3)is required, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a copy of such guidance developed under such paragraphs. In addition, not later than February 15th in any calendar year in which the written guidance in paragraph
(1)is required, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a detailed summary of any classified aspects of the strategic guidance, including assumptions regarding the strategic environment; military missions; force planning scenarios and constructs; force size, shape, posture, capabilities, and readiness; and any additional or alternative views of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. .
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Reform of defense strategic and policy guidance
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