Sec. 1082. Submission to Congress of Department of Defense execute orders
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Chapter 2 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense or the commander of a combatant command issues an execute order, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the chairman and ranking member of each of the congressional defense committees, and their designated staff with the appropriate security clearance, a copy of the execute order. . The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 119b.
Execute orders: congressional oversight. . Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the chairman and ranking member of each of the congressional defense committees, and their designated staff with the appropriate security clearance, copies of each execute order issued by the Secretary or by a commander of a combatant command before the date of the enactment of this Act.