Sec. 1026. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF UNITED STATES COMBAT LOGISTIC FORCE REQUIREMENTS

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## SEC. 1026 INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF UNITED STATES COMBAT LOGISTIC FORCE REQUIREMENTS ###

(a)Assessment Required ####

(1)In general The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center with appropriate expertise and analytical capability to conduct an assessment of the anticipated future demands of the combat logistics force ships of the Navy and the challenges such ships may face when conducting and supporting future naval operations in contested maritime environments. ####

(2)Elements The assessment under paragraph

(1)shall include the following: #####

(A)An assessment of the programmed ability of the United States Combat Logistic Force to support the Navy and the naval forces of allies of the United States that are operating in a dispersed manner and not concentrated in carrier or expeditionary strike groups, in accordance with the concept of distributed lethality of the Navy. #####

(B)An assessment of the programmed ability of the United States Combat Logistic Force to support the Navy and the naval forces of allies of the United States that are engaged in major combat operations against an adversary possessing maritime anti-access and area-denial capabilities, including anti-ship ballistic and cruise missiles, land-based maritime strike aircraft, submarines, and sea mines. #####

(C)An assessment of the programmed ability of the United States Combat Logistic Force to support distributed and expeditionary air operations from an expanded set of alternative and austere air bases in accordance with concepts under development by the Air Force and the Marine Corps. #####

(D)An assessment of gaps and deficiencies in the capability and capacity of the United States Combat Logistic Force to conduct and support operations of the United States and allies under the conditions described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C). #####

(E)Recommendations for adjustments to the programmed ability of the United States Combat Logistic Force to address capability and capacity gaps and deficiencies described in subparagraph (D). #####

(F)Any other matters the federally funded research and development center considers appropriate. ###

(b)Report Required ####

(1)In general Not later than April 1, 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes the assessment under subsection

(a)and any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate. ####

(2)Form The report required under paragraph

(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ###

(c)Support The Secretary of Defense shall provide the federally funded research and development center that conducts the assessment under subsection

(a)with timely access to appropriate information, data, resources, and analyses necessary for the center to conduct such assessment thoroughly and independently. ## Subtitle D Counterterrorism