Sec. 1202. STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION
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## SEC. 1202 STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION **[**[10 U.S.C. 113 note](/us/usc/t10/s113)**]** ###
(a)Strategic Framework ####
(1)In general The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall develop and issue to the Department of Defense a strategic framework for Department of Defense security cooperation to guide prioritization of resources and activities. ####
(2)Elements The strategic framework required by paragraph
(1)shall include the following: #####
(A)Discussion of the strategic goals of Department of Defense security cooperation programs, overall and by combatant command, and the extent to which these programs— ######
(i)support broader strategic priorities of the Department of Defense; and ######
(ii)complement and are coordinated with Department of State security assistance programs to achieve United States Government goals globally, regionally, and, if appropriate, within specific programs. #####
(B)Identification of the primary objectives, priorities, and desired end-states of Department of Defense security cooperation programs. #####
(C)Identification of challenges to achieving the primary objectives, priorities, and desired end-states identified under subparagraph (B), including— ######
(i)constraints on Department of Defense resources, authorities, and personnel; ######
(ii)partner nation variables and conditions, such as political will, absorptive capacity, corruption, and instability risk, that impact the likelihood of a security cooperation program achieving its primary objectives, priorities, and desired end-states; ######
(iii)constraints or limitations due to bureaucratic impediments, interagency processes, or congressional requirements; ######
(iv)validation of requirements; and ######
(v)assessment, monitoring, and evaluation. #####
(D)A methodology for assessing the effectiveness of Department of Defense security cooperation programs in making progress toward achieving the primary objectives, priorities, and desired end-states identified under subparagraph (B), including an identification of key benchmarks for such progress. #####
(E)Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. ####
(3)Frequency The Secretary of Defense shall, at a minimum, update the strategic framework required by paragraph
(1)on a biennial basis and shall update or supplement the strategic framework as appropriate to address emerging priorities. ###
(b)Report ####
(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on a biennial basis thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the strategic framework required by subsection (a). ####
(2)Form The report required by paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ####
(3)Definition In this subsection, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— #####
(A)the congressional defense committees; and #####
(B)the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. ###
(c)Sunset This section shall cease to be effective on the date that is 6 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION
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