Sec. 905. Force sizing analysis for strategic competition
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a methodology for analyzing United States military force sizing necessary to conduct activities of the Department of Defense in support of strategic competition. In developing the methodology required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, the United States military forces necessary for activities short of traditional armed conflict, including the following:
Campaigning. Building capacity of and security cooperation with partner countries. Foreign internal defense. Information operations. Civil affairs. Irregular warfare. Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the methodology developed under subsection
(a)that includes, at a minimum, the following: An explanation of the methodology and how the methodology is intended to be applied to future force sizing analysis. An articulation of the roles and responsibilities of relevant officials, branches of the Armed Forces, and commands in utilizing the methodology. Such other matters as the Secretary considers relevant.