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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 · Sec. 1239

Sec. 1239. STRATEGY TO COUNTER THREATS BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

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## SEC. 1239 STRATEGY TO COUNTER THREATS BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION **[**[10 U.S.C. 113 note](/us/usc/t10/s113)**]** ###
(a)Strategy Required The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State and in consultation with each of the Secretaries of the military departments, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the commanders of each of the regional and functional combatant commands, shall develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to counter threats by the Russian Federation. ###
(b)Report Required ####
(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the strategy required by subsection (a). ####
(2)Elements The report required by this subsection shall include the following elements: #####
(A)An evaluation of strategic objectives and motivations of the Russian Federation. #####
(B)A detailed description of Russian threats to the national security of the United States, including threats that may pose challenges below the threshold of armed conflict. #####
(C)A discussion of how the strategy complements the National Defense Strategy and the National Military Strategy. #####
(D)A discussion of the ends, ways, and means inherent to the strategy. #####
(E)A discussion of the strategy’s objectives with respect to deterrence, escalation control, and conflict resolution. #####
(F)A description of the military activities across geographic regions and military functions and domains that are inherent to the strategy. #####
(G)A description of the posture, forward presence, and readiness requirements inherent to the strategy. #####
(H)A description of the roles of the United States Armed Forces in implementing the strategy, including— ######
(i)the role of United States nuclear capabilities; ######
(ii)the role of United States space capabilities; ######
(iii)the role of United States cyber capabilities; ######
(iv)the role of United States conventional ground forces; ######
(v)the role of United States naval forces; ######
(vi)the role of United States air forces; and ######
(vii)the role of United States special operations forces. #####
(I)An assessment of the force requirements needed to implement and sustain the strategy. #####
(J)A description of the logistical requirements needed to implement and sustain the strategy. #####
(K)An assessment of the technological research and development requirements needed to implement and sustain the strategy. #####
(L)An assessment of the training and exercise requirements needed to implement and sustain the strategy. #####
(M)An assessment of the budgetary resource requirements needed to implement and sustain the strategy through December 31, 2030. #####
(N)An analysis of the adequacy of current authorities and command structures for countering unconventional warfare. #####
(O)Recommendations for improving the counter-unconventional warfare capabilities, authorities, and command structures of the Department of Defense. #####
(P)A discussion of how the strategy provides a framework for future planning and investments in regional defense initiatives, including the European Deterrence Initiative. #####
(Q)A plan to increase conventional precision strike weapon stockpiles in the United States European Command’s areas of responsibility, which shall include necessary increases in the quantities of such stockpiles that the Secretary of Defense determines will enhance deterrence and warfighting capability of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces. #####
(R)A plan to counter the military capabilities of the Russian Federation, which, in addition to elements the Secretary of Defense determines to be appropriate, shall include recommendations for— ######
(i)improving the capability of United States Armed Forces to operate in a Global Positioning System (GPS)-denied or GPS-degraded environment; ######
(ii)improving the capability of United States Armed Forces to counter Russian unmanned aircraft systems, electronic warfare, and long-range precision strike capabilities; and ######
(iii)countering unconventional capabilities and hybrid threats from the Russian Federation. ####
(3)Form The report required by this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.
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STRATEGY TO COUNTER THREATS BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
U.S.C.§ 113
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