Sec. 1080. REPORT ON APPROVAL AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AIR SEA BATTLE CONCEPT

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## SEC. 1080 REPORT ON APPROVAL AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AIR SEA BATTLE CONCEPT ###

(a)Report Required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the approved Air Sea Battle Concept, as required by the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review Report, and a plan for the implementation of the concept. ###

(b)Elements The report required by subsection

(a)shall include, at a minimum, the following: ####

(1)A description of the approved Air Sea Battle Concept. ####

(2)An identification and assessment of— #####

(A)the materiel solutions required to employ the concept in support of approved operational plans and contingency plans; and #####

(B)the risks to approved operational plans and contingency plans resulting from unfulfilled materiel solutions identified pursuant to subparagraph (A). ####

(3)A summary of the implementation plan, including— #####

(A)an assessment of the risks to implementation of the approved concept within the current and programmed force structure, capabilities, and capacity; #####

(B)a description of the criteria that will be used to measure progress toward full implementation of the concept; and #####

(C)a timeline for implementation of the concept. ####

(4)A description and assessment of how current research, development, and acquisition priorities in the program of record deliver or fail to deliver the materiel solutions identified pursuant to paragraph (2)(A). ####

(5)An identification, in order of priority, of the five most critical materiel solutions identified pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) requiring increased or sustained investment for the implementation of the Air Sea Battle Concept. ####

(6)An identification, in order of priority, of how the Department will offset the increased costs required by implementation of the Air Sea Battle Concept, including an explanation of what force structure, capabilities, and programs will be reduced and how potentially increased risks based on those reductions will be managed relative to other strategic requirements. ####

(7)A list of any new organization required to implement the concept, including an explanation of the function of each organization and why such functions cannot be assigned to existing organizations. ####

(8)A description and assessment of the estimated incremental increases in costs, including the cost of any new organization identified pursuant to paragraph (7), and savings from implementing the Air Sea Battle Concept, including the most significant reasons for those increased costs and savings. ####

(9)A description and assessment of the contributions required from allies and other international partners, including the identification and plans for management of related risks, in order to implement the Air Sea Battle Concept. ####

(10)Such other matters relating to the development and implementation of the Air Sea Battle Concept as the Secretary considers appropriate. ###

(c)Form The report required by subsection

(a)shall be submitted in both unclassified and classified form.