Sec. 902. Redesignation and codification in law of Office of Economic Adjustment
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The Office of Economic Adjustment in the Office of the Secretary of Defense is hereby redesignated as the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation . Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the office referred to in paragraph
(1)shall be deemed to be a reference to the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation . Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: There is an Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. The Office shall be headed by the Director of the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, who shall be assigned to such position by the Under Secretary from among civilian employees of the Department of Defense who are qualified to serve in the position. Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary, the Office shall— in cooperation with the other components, of the Department of Defense be the primary office within the Department for the provision of assistance to States, counties, municipalities, regions, and communities intended to— foster greater cooperation with military installations in order to enhance the military mission, achieve facility and infrastructure savings and reduced operating costs, address encroachment and compatible land use issues, support military families, and increase military, civilian, and industrial readiness and resiliency; and address impacts caused by changes in defense programs, including basing decisions, defense industry expansions or contractions, increases or reductions in Federal civilian or contractor personnel, and expansions, realignments, and closures of military installations; provide support to the Economic Adjustment Committee within the Executive Office of the President, or any successor interagency coordination body; and perform such other functions as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe. Not later than June 1 each year, the Director of the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the activities of the Office during the preceding year, including the assistance provided pursuant to subsection (c)(1) during such year. . The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 4 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 146. Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation. .