Sec. 1535. ASSESSMENT OF COUNTER-IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE TRAINING AND INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES OF THE JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT ORGANIZATION AND NATIONAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATIONS
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## SEC. 1535 ASSESSMENT OF COUNTER-IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE TRAINING AND INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES OF THE JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT ORGANIZATION AND NATIONAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATIONS ###
(a)Assessment of Training Activities ####
(1)Assessment required The Secretary of Defense shall prepare an assessment of the training-related activities of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO). ####
(2)Elements The assessment required by paragraph
(1)shall— #####
(A)include all training programs and functions, both enduring and non-enduring, executed by the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization in support of the United States Armed Forces; #####
(B)identify any program or function that is similar to or duplicates other training activities conducted elsewhere within the Department of Defense; and #####
(C)assess the value of maintaining such similarity or duplication. ####
(3)Consultation The Secretary of Defense shall prepare the assessment required by paragraph
(1)in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the other chiefs of staff of the Armed Forces. ####
(4)Submission and form Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report containing the results of the assessment required by paragraph
(1)to the congressional defense committees. The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ###
(b)Assessment of Intelligence Activities ####
(1)Assessment required The Secretary of Defense shall prepare an assessment of the intelligence activities carried out in support of the counter-improvised explosive device mission of the Department of Defense. ####
(2)Elements The assessment required by paragraph
(1)shall— #####
(A)consider the activities of the Counter-Improved Explosive Devise Operations Integration Center of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, including— ######
(i)identification of all intelligence analysis programs and functions executed by the Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Operations Integration Center in support of United States combatant commands and United States military activities in Afghanistan; ######
(ii)identification of any program or function which is duplicated elsewhere in the intelligence components of the Department of Defense or the intelligence community of the United States; ######
(iii)an assessment of the value of maintaining such duplication; and ######
(iv)identification of any opportunities to eliminate unnecessary duplication; #####
(B)consider the activities of the national and military intelligence communities to counter improvised explosive devices, including an assessment of— ######
(i)the sufficiency, adequacy, and effectiveness of these efforts in support of the commanders of combatant commands; ######
(ii)the prioritization of collection efforts and resource allocation within the intelligence components of the Department of Defense toward countering improvised explosive devices; and ######
(iii)opportunities for improvement of these efforts, including how these components would support a broader counter improvised explosive device effort beyond operations in Afghanistan; and #####
(C)consider the enduring need for a Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Operations Integration Center and, if determined to be necessary, how this center could be most efficiently and effectively integrated into the broader Department of Defense intelligence community. ####
(3)Consultation The Secretary of Defense shall prepare the assessment required by paragraph
(1)in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. ####
(4)Submission and form Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report containing the results of the assessment required by paragraph
(1)to the congressional defense committees, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. # TITLE XVI INDUSTRIAL BASE MATTERS ## Subtitle A Defense Industrial Base Matters