Sec. 1074. Report on operational concepts and plans regarding strategic competitors
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Not later than February 1, 2020, and then biannually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the Department of Defense’s operational concepts and plans regarding strategic competitors, including on strategically significant matters identified in the National Defense Strategy, that also addresses each of the following: Ways of employing the force in peace time to effectively deter strategic competitors below the threshold of war while ensuring readiness for potential conflict.
Ways of adapting innovative, operational concepts needed for strategically significant and plausible scenarios related to strategic competitors. Ways of addressing operational challenges related to achieving the strategic advantage against strategic competitors related to nuclear, space, cyber, conventional, and unconventional means in warfighting doctrine. The technologies, force developments, posture and capabilities, readiness, infrastructure, organization, personnel, and other elements of the defense program necessary to enable these operational concepts and its implementation listed in paragraphs
(1)through (3). The ability of the National Security Innovation Base to support the operational concepts listed in paragraphs
(1)through (3). The resources and defense investments necessary to support the operational concepts and its implementation, including budget recommendations. The risks associated with the operational concepts, including the relationship and tradeoffs between missions, risks, and resources. Measures and metrics to track the effectiveness of the operational concepts and plans.