Sec. 351. National Defense Sustainment and Logistics Review
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Chapter 2 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 118 the following new section: Two years after the submittal of each national defense strategy under section 113(g) of this title, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a comprehensive review of the sustainment and logistics requirements necessary to support the force structure, force modernization, infrastructure, and other elements of the defense program and policies of the United States during the subsequent 5-, 10-, and 25-year periods.
Each such review shall be known as the National Defense Sustainment and Logistics Review . Each such review shall be conducted in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, the chief of the armed services, the Commander of United States Transportation Command, and the Commander of the Defense Logistics Agency. Not later than the first Monday in February of the year following the fiscal year during which the review required by subsection
(a)is submitted, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the review. Each such report shall include each of the following: An assessment of the strategic and tactical maritime logistics force (including non-military assets provided by Military Sealift Command and through the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement) required to support sealift and at sea logistics requirements of forces to meet steady state and contingency requirements. An assessment of the strategic and tactical airlift and tankers (including non-military assets provided by the Civil Reserve Air Fleet and through the Voluntary Tanker Agreement) required to support movement of forces to meet steady state and contingency requirements. An assessment of the location, configuration, and inventory of prepositioned materiel and equipment programs required to meet steady state and contingency requirements. An assessment of the location, infrastructure, and storage capacity for petroleum, oil, and lubricant products, as well as the ability to distribute such products from storage supply points to deployed military forces, required to meet steady state and contingency requirements. An assessment of the capabilities, capacity, and infrastructure of the Department of Defense organic industrial base and private sector industrial base required to meet steady-state and surge software and depot maintenance requirements. An assessment of the production capability, capacity, and infrastructure, of the Department of Defense organic industrial base and private sector industrial base required to meet steady-state and surge production requirements for ammunition and other military munitions. An assessment of the condition, capacity, and location of military infrastructure required to project military forces to meet steady-state and contingency requirements. An assessment of the cybersecurity risks to military and commercial logistics networks and information technology systems. An assessment of the gaps between the requirements identified under subparagraphs
(A)through
(H)compared to the actual force structure and infrastructure capabilities, capacity, and posture and the risks associated with each gap as it relates to the ability to meet the national defense strategy. A discussion of the identified mitigations being pursued to address each gap and risk identified under subparagraph
(I)as well as the initiatives and resources planned to address such gaps, as included in the Department of Defense budget request submitted during the same year as the report and the applicable future-years defense program. An assessment of the extent to which wargames conducted by the Department of Defense, Joint Staff, geographic combatant commands, and military departments incorporate logistics capabilities and threats and a description of the logistics constraints to operations identified through such wargames. Such other matters the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate. The report required under this subsection shall be submitted in classified form and shall include an unclassified summary. Not later than 180 days after the date on which Secretary submits each report required under subsection (b), the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes an assessment of each of the following: Whether the report includes each of the elements referred to in subsection (b). The strengths and weaknesses of the approach and methodology used in conducting the review required under subsection
(a)that is covered by the report. Any other matters relating to sustainment that may arise from the report, as the Comptroller General considers appropriate. Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect section 1105(a) of title 31. The requirement to submit a report under this section shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this section. . The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 118 the following new item: 118a. National Defense Sustainment and Logistics Review. . Notwithstanding the deadline in subsection (b)(1) of section 118a of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall submit the first report under such section by no later than the date that is 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.