Sec. 1054. Definitions
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In this subtitle: The term operational challenges means the principal operational challenges to meeting the defense objectives described in the most recent National Defense Strategy, as such challenges are defined by the Secretary of Defense in guidance issued to the Department of Defense. The guidance issued by the Secretary of under the preceding sentence shall— specifically identify operational challenges to the Department’s principal strategic priorities of competing effectively with strategic competitors; and be made available in unclassified and publicly accessible form.
The term strategic competitors means a country labeled as a strategic competitor in the Summary of the 2018 National Defense Strategy of the United States of America: Sharpening the American Military’s Competitive Edge issued by the Department of Defense pursuant to section 113 of title 10, United States Code.