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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 · Sec. 926

Sec. 926. REVIEW OF COMBATANT COMMAND ORGANIZATION

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## SEC. 926 REVIEW OF COMBATANT COMMAND ORGANIZATION ###
(a)Reviews Required ####
(1)In general The entities specified in paragraph
(2)shall each conduct a review of the organizational structures of the combatant commands, and shall develop recommendations for improving the overall effectiveness of the combatant commands, and addressing threats that span multiple regions, functions, and domains. ####
(2)Entities The entities specified in this paragraph are the following: #####
(A)The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. #####
(B)An independent entity with appropriate expertise, selected by the Secretary and with which the Secretary shall enter into a contract by not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. ###
(b)Elements Each review under subsection
(a)shall include an examination of the following: ####
(1)The evolution of combatant command mission requirements and the ability of combatant commands to satisfy those mission requirements. ####
(2)The evolution of the organizational structures, compositions, and sizes of the combatant commands, and how such factors may have contributed to combatant command performance in satisfying mission requirements, planning, and maintaining force readiness. ####
(3)The resources of combatant commands, including the degree to which combatant command force requirements are resourced. ####
(4)The benefits, drawbacks, and resource implications of eliminating or consolidating combatant commands, or of altering the relationships among combatant commands and their component command organizations or the command and control structures of the combatant commands. ####
(5)Organizational structures of the combatant commands, including Joint Task Forces or task-organized forces operating below the combatant command level, and the benefits, drawbacks, and resource implications of alternative organizational structures. ###
(c)Report Not later than September 30, 2017, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the findings and recommendations of each review required by subsection (a). ## Subtitle D Organization and Management of Other Department of Defense Offices and Elements
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