Sec. 1046. Joint all domain command and control
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The cross-functional team
(CFT)tasked with joint all domain command and control (JADC2) shall remain under the direction of the Director, Information, Command, Control, Communications and Computers
(IC4)of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to ensure— close collaboration with the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, the combatant commands, and the military services regarding operational requirements and requirements satisfaction; and objective assessments and reporting to the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff about Joint All Domain Command and Control implementation plan execution by offices of primary responsibility. In support of the emphasis of the National Defense Strategy on adversary-specific deterrence postures, in support of actions that can be taken within the Future Years Defense Program focused on critical kill chains and integrated concepts of operation, in support of demonstrations and experimentation, and to achieve objectives of the joint all domain command and control strategy and implementation plan that was approved by the Deputy Secretary of Defense in the United States Indo-Pacific Command area of operations, the Deputy Secretary and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall take the following actions: In consultation with the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM)— identify a prioritized list of difficult mission-critical operational challenges specific to the area of operations of such command; design, using existing systems and capabilities and resource through the Office of Cost Analysis and Program Evaluation and the Management Action Group of the Deputy Secretary, a series of multi-domain, multi-service and multi-agency, multi-platform, and multi-system end-to-end integrated kinetic and non-kinetic effects chains, including necessary battle management functions, to solve the operational challenges identified in subparagraph (A); using mission command principles of joint all domain command and control, demonstrate the ability to execute the integrated effects chains identified in subparagraph
(B)in realistic conditions on a repeatable basis, including the ability to achieve interoperability among effects chain components that do not conform to common interface standards, including through the use of the System of Systems Technology Integration Tool Chain for Heterogeneous Electronic Systems (STITCHES) managed by the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing of the Department of the Air Force; and create a plan to deploy the effects chains to the area of operations of United States Indo-Pacific Command and execute them at the scale and pace required to solve the identified operational challenges, including necessary logistics and sustainment capabilities. Designate the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command to serve as the transition partner for the integrated effects chains, and to maintain and exercise them as operational capabilities. Designate the Strategic Capabilities Office and such other organizations as the Deputy Secretary deems appropriate to be responsible for— composing and demonstrating the integrated effects chains under the mission management pilot program established by section 871 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 ); and providing continuing support and sustainment for, and training and exercising of, the integrated effects chains under the operational command of the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command. Integrate the planning and demonstrations of the effects chains with— the Production, Exploitation, and Dissemination Center in United States Indo-Pacific Command; the Family of Integrated Targeting Cells; and the tactical dissemination and information sharing systems for the Armed Forces and allies of the United States, including the Mission Partner Environment and the Maven Smart System. The Deputy Secretary, the Vice Chairman, and the Commander shall seek to— demonstrate at least one new integrated effects chain on a quarterly basis, beginning with the third quarter of fiscal year 2023; and include such demonstrations, as feasible, in Valiant Shield, Northern Edge, the Large Scale Global Exercise, the quarterly Scarlet Dragon exercises, the Global Information Dominance Experiments (GIDE), and annual force exercises in the area of responsibility of United States Indo-Pacific Command. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander, in consultation and coordination with the Deputy Secretary and the Vice Chairman, shall submit to the congressional defense committees an implementation plan for the establishment of a joint force headquarters to serve as an operational command, including for — integrating joint all domain command and control effects chains and mission command and control, including in conflicts that arise with minimal warning; integrating the capabilities of Assault Breaker II, developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and related developmental efforts as they transition to operational deployment; exercising other joint all domain command and control capabilities and functions; and such other missions and operational tasks as the Commander may assign. The plan shall required by paragraph
(1)shall include the following: A description of the operational chain of command of the joint force headquarters to be established. An identification of the manning and resourcing required for the joint force headquarters, relative to assigned missions, particularly the sources of personnel required. A description of the mission and lines of effort of the joint force headquarters. A description of the relationship with existing entities in United States Indo-Pacific Command, including an assessment of complementary and duplicative activities with such entities and the joint force headquarters. An identification of infrastructure required to support the joint force headquarters. Such other matters as the Commander considers appropriate. Not later than October 1, 2024, the Commander shall, in consultation and coordination with the Deputy Secretary and the Vice Chairman, establish a joint force headquarters as described in paragraph (1). The commander of the joint force headquarters established under subsection (d)(3) shall be supported by the United States Indo-Pacific Command subordinate unified commands, subordinate component commands, standing joint task force, and the military services. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once each year thereafter until December 31, 2028, the Deputy Secretary and Vice Chairman, in coordination with the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, and the commander of the joint force headquarters established under subsection (d)(3), shall submit to the congressional defense committees an annual report on such joint force headquarters. Each report submitted under paragraph
(1)shall include the following: A description of the mission and lines of effort of the joint force headquarters. An accounting of the personnel and other resources supporting the joint force headquarters, including support external to the headquarters. A description of the operational chain of command of the joint force headquarters. An assessment of the manning and resourcing of the joint force headquarters, relative to assigned missions. A description of the relationship with existing entities in Indo-Pacific Command, including an assessment of complementary and duplicative activities with such entities and the joint force headquarters. Each report submitted under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. In this section: The term Family of Integrated Targeting Cells means the Maritime Targeting Cell-Afloat, the Maritime Targeting Cell-Expeditionary, the Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node, and other interoperable tactical ground stations able to task the collection of, receive, process, and disseminate track and targeting information from many sensing systems in austere communications conditions. The term joint all domain command and control means the warfighting capability to sense, make sense, and act at all levels and phases of war, across all domains, and with partners, to deliver information advantage at the speed of relevance. The term mission command means pre-determined, pre-approved, operational event-driven authorities and capabilities that ensure decentralized mission execution and operational effectiveness during situations where communications are denied, disconnected, intermittent, and limited.
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