Sec. 1052. Review of irregular warfare authorities
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review of authorities relevant to the conduct of irregular warfare activities by the Department of Defense and provide the results of such review to the congressional defense committees. At a minimum, the review required by subsection
(a)shall include— an accounting of all authorities available to the Secretary of Defense for the conduct of irregular warfare activities; an assessment of the adequacy of policy guidance associated with the authorities identified under paragraph (1); an explanation of the process for considering irregular warfare concepts of operation submitted by the combatant commands for approval; a description of the process for coordinating and deconflicting Department of Defense irregular warfare activities with the heads of other relevant departments and agencies; planned actions to address any policy or process deficiencies identified as part of the required review; legislative or resourcing recommendations to more effectively enable Department of Defense irregular warfare activities; and any other matter deemed relevant by the Secretary. For the purpose of this section, the term irregular warfare means a form of warfare where states and non-state actors campaign to assure or coerce states or other groups through indirect, non-attributable, or asymmetric activities.