Sec. 347. STUDY ON OVERSEAS BASING PRESENCE OF UNITED STATES FORCES

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## SEC. 347 STUDY ON OVERSEAS BASING PRESENCE OF UNITED STATES FORCES ###

(a)Independent Assessment The Secretary of Defense shall commission an independent assessment of the overseas basing presence of United States forces. ###

(b)Conduct of Assessment The assessment required by subsection

(a)may, at the election of the Secretary, be conducted by— ####

(1)a Federally-funded research and development center (FFRDC); or ####

(2)an independent, non-governmental institute which is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code, and has recognized credentials and expertise in national security and military affairs appropriate for the assessment. ###

(c)Elements The assessment required by subsection

(a)should include, but not be limited to, the following: ####

(1)An assessment of the location and number of United States forces required to be forward based outside the United States in order to meet the National Military Strategy, 2010, the quadrennial defense review, and the engagement strategies and operational plans of the combatant commands. ####

(2)An assessment of— #####

(A)the current condition and capacity of the available military facilities and training ranges of the United States overseas for all permanent stations and deployed locations, including land and improvements at such facilities and ranges and the availability of additional land, if required, for such facilities and ranges; and #####

(B)the cost of maintaining such infrastructure. ####

(3)A determination of the amounts received by the United States, whether in direct payments, in-kind contributions, or otherwise, from foreign countries by reason of military facilities of the United States overseas. ####

(4)A determination of the amounts paid by the United States in direct payments to foreign countries for the use of facilities, ranges, and lands. ####

(5)An assessment of the advisability of the retention, closure, or realignment of military facilities of the United States overseas, or of the establishment of new military facilities of the United States overseas, in light of potential fiscal constraints on the Department of Defense and emerging national security requirements in coming years. ###

(d)Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the entity selected for the conduct of the assessment required by subsection

(a)shall provide to the Secretary an unclassified report, with a classified annex (if appropriate), containing its findings as a result of the assessment. Not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of the report, the Secretary shall transmit the report to the congressional defense committees, together with such comments on the report as the Secretary considers appropriate. ###

(e)Funding Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 301 and available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301, up to $2,000,000 shall be made available for the completion of the assessment required by subsection (a).