Sec. 1065. Review and report on operational plans of the Department of Defense
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Not later than March 15, 2025, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the service chief of each military department and the commander of each combatant command, shall— complete a review of the operational plans of the Department of Defense; and submit to the congressional defense committees a report that outlines any shortfall in personnel, equipment, munitions, infrastructure, or materiel required to execute such plans. The review and report required by paragraph
(1)shall— incorporate the assumption that a contingency operation in the western Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, or the Korean Peninsula would increase the likelihood of a contingency operation in the other three theaters; and include a consideration of— the lessons learned from the war in Ukraine, including with respect to munition consumption rates; the current state of the military forces of the Russian Federation and forces affiliated with such military forces; the current state of the military forces of the member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; with respect to the munitions industrial base— the current quantities of munitions in the extant inventories of the United States and the geographic location of such munitions; the current rate of production based on existing infrastructure and capacity; and the single points of production and assembly throughout the munitions supply chain; and the impact of contested logistics, including— cyberattacks on defense and civilian logistics-related infrastructure— within the continental United States; outside the continental United States, including within the territories of allies and partners of the United States; and in space; kinetic attacks on defense and civilian logistics-related infrastructure— within the continental United States; and outside the continental United States, including within the territories of allies and partners of the United States; potential interdiction of air and sea lines of communication and logistical support; and the logistical trail of energy supply chains required to support operational plans, with consideration given to survivable mobile nuclear, hydrogen, synthetic fuel generation capabilities, and other energy technologies, as determined by the Secretary, that maintain or increase operational flexibility and resilience in comparison to currently deployed energy generation technologies. The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with an appropriate federally funded research and development center for— the conduct of a detailed independent analysis of the report required by subsection (a)(1); and the submission to the Secretary of a report on such analysis. Not later than March 1, 2025, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees the report prepared by the federally funded research and development center under paragraph (1), without modification. The report submitted under paragraph
(2)shall be submitted in unclassified form with a classified annex.