Sec. 941. NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY
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## SEC. 941 NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY ###
(a)National Defense Strategy Subsection
(g)of section 113 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: > > ### “(g) > > > ####
(1)> > > #####
(A)> > Except as provided in subparagraph (E), in January every four years, and intermittently otherwise as may be appropriate, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Secretaries of the military departments, the Chiefs of Staff of the armed forces, the commanders of the unified and specified combatant commands, and the heads of all Defense Agencies and Field Activities of the Department of Defense and other elements of the Department specified in paragraphs
(1)through
(10)of section 111(b) of this title, and to the congressional defense committees, a defense strategy. Each strategy shall be known as the ‘national defense strategy’, and shall support the most recent national security strategy report of the President under section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043). > > > ##### “(B) > > Each national defense strategy shall including the following: > > > ###### “(i) > > The priority missions of the Department of Defense, and the assumed force planning scenarios and constructs. > > > ###### “(ii) > > The assumed strategic environment, including the most critical and enduring threats to the national security of the United States and its allies posed by state or non-state actors, and the strategies that the Department will employ to counter such threats and provide for the national defense. > > > ###### “(iii) > > A strategic framework prescribed by the Secretary that guides how the Department will prioritize among the threats described in clause
(ii)and the missions specified pursuant to clause (i), how the Department will allocate and mitigate the resulting risks, and how the Department will make resource investments. > > > ###### “(iv) > > The roles and missions of the armed forces to carry out the missions described in clause (i), and the assumed roles and capabilities provided by other United States Government agencies and by allies and international partners. > > > ###### “(v) > > The force size and shape, force posture, defense capabilities, force readiness, infrastructure, organization, personnel, technological innovation, and other elements of the defense program necessary to support such strategy. > > > ###### “(vi) > > The major investments in defense capabilities, force structure, force readiness, force posture, and technological innovation that the Department will make over the following five-year period in accordance with the strategic framework described in clause (iii). > > > ##### “(C) > > The Secretary shall seek the military advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in preparing each national defense strategy required by this subsection. > > > ##### “(D) > > Each national defense strategy under this subsection shall be presented to the congressional defense committees in classified form with an unclassified summary. > > > ##### “(E) > > In a year following an election for President, which election results in the appointment by the President of a new Secretary of Defense, the Secretary shall present the national defense strategy required by this subsection as soon as possible after appointment by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. > > > ##### “(F) > > In February of each year in which the Secretary does not submit a new defense strategy as required by paragraph (A), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees an assessment of the current national defense strategy, including an assessment of the implementation of the strategy by the Department and an assessment whether the strategy requires revision as a result of changes in assumptions, policy, or other factors. > > > #### “(2) > > In implementing a national defense strategy under paragraph (1), the Secretary, with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall provide annually to the Secretaries of the military departments, the Chiefs of Staff of the armed forces, the commanders of the unified and specified combatant commands, and the heads of all Defense Agencies and Field Activities of the Department and other elements of the Department specified in paragraphs
(1)through
(10)of section 111(b) of this title, written policy guidance for the preparation and review of the program recommendations and budget proposals of their respective components to guide the development of forces. Such guidance shall include— > > > ##### “(A) > > the national security interests and objectives; > > > ##### “(B) > > the priority military missions of the Department, including the assumed force planning scenarios and constructs; > > > ##### “(C) > > the force size and shape, force posture, defense capabilities, force readiness, infrastructure, organization, personnel, technological innovation, and other elements of the defense program necessary to support the strategy; > > > ##### “(D) > > the resource levels projected to be available for the period of time for which such recommendations and proposals are to be effective; and > > > ##### “(E) > > a discussion of any changes in the defense strategy and assumptions underpinning the strategy, as required by paragraph (1). > > > #### “(3) > > In implementing the guidance under paragraph (2), the Secretary, with the approval of the President and after consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall provide, every two years or more frequently as needed, to the Chairman written policy guidance for the preparation and review of contingency plans, including plans for providing support to civil authorities in an incident of national significance or a catastrophic incident, for homeland defense, and for military support to civil authorities. Such guidance shall include guidance on the employment of forces, including specific force levels and specific supporting resource levels projected to be available for the period of time for which such plans are to be effective. > > > #### “(4) > > Not later than February 15 in any calendar year in which any written guidance is required pursuant to paragraph
(2)or (3), the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a detailed classified briefing summarizing such guidance developed pursuant to such paragraphs.” > . ###
(b)Conforming Repeal ####
(1)In general Section 118 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. ####
(2)Clerical amendment **[**[10 U.S.C. 111](/us/usc/t10/s111)**]** The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 2 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 118.
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