Sec. 1041. STRATEGIC GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

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## SEC. 1041 STRATEGIC GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs

(2)through

(4)and inserting the following new paragraphs

(2)through (4): > > #### “(2) > > > #####

(A)> > In implementing the requirement in paragraph (1), the Secretary, with the advice of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall each year provide to the officials and officers referred in paragraph (1)(A) written guidance (to be known as ‘Defense Planning Guidance’) establishing goals, priorities, and objectives, including fiscal constraints, to direct the preparation and review of the program and budget recommendations of all elements of the Department, including— > > > ###### “(i) > > the priority military missions of the Department, including the assumed force planning scenarios and constructs; > > > ###### “(ii) > > 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 required by paragraph (1); > > > ###### “(iii) > > the resource levels projected to be available for the period of time for which such recommendations and proposals are to be effective; and > > > ###### “(iv) > > a discussion of any changes in the strategy required by paragraph

(1)and assumptions underpinning the strategy, as required by paragraph (1). > > > ##### “(B) > > The guidance required by this paragraph shall be produced in February each year in order to support the planning and budget process. A comprehensive briefing on the guidance shall be provided to the congressional defense committees at the same time as the submission of the budget of the President (as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31) for the fiscal year beginning in the year in which such guidance is produced. > > > #### “(3) > > > #####

(A)> > In implementing the requirement in paragraph

(1)and in conjunction with the reporting requirement in section 2687a of this title, the Secretary, with the approval of the President and the advice of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall, on the basis provided in subparagraph (E), provide to the officials and officers referred to in paragraph (1)(A) written guidance (to be known as ‘Contingency Planning Guidance’ or ‘Guidance for Employment of the Force’) on the preparation and review of contingency and campaign 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. > > > ##### “(B) > > The guidance required by this paragraph shall include the following: > > > ###### “(i) > > A description of the manner in which limited existing forces and resources shall be prioritized and apportioned to achieve the objectives described in the strategy required by paragraph (1). > > > ###### “(ii) > > A description of the relative priority of contingency and campaign plans, specific force levels, and supporting resource levels projected to be available for the period of time for which such plans are to be effective. > > > ##### “(C) > > The guidance required by this paragraph shall include the following: > > > ###### “(i) > > Prioritized global, regional, and functional policy objectives that the armed forces should plan to achieve, including plans for deliberate and contingency scenarios. > > > ###### “(ii) > > Policy and strategic assumptions that should guide military planning, including the role of foreign partners. > > > ###### “(iii) > > Guidance on global posture and global force management. > > > ###### “(iv) > > Security cooperation priorities. > > > ###### “(v) > > Specific guidance on United States and Department nuclear policy. > > > ##### “(D) > > The guidance required by this paragraph shall be the primary source document to be used by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in— > > > ###### “(i) > > executing the global military integration responsibilities described in section 153 of this title; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > developing implementation guidance for the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the commanders of the combatant commands. > > > ##### “(E) > > The guidance required by this paragraph shall be produced every two years, or more frequently as needed. > > > #### “(4) > > > #####

(A)> > In implementing the requirement in paragraph (1), the Secretary, with the advice of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall each year produce, and submit to the congressional defense committees, a report (to be known as the ‘Global Defense Posture Report’) that shall include the following: > > > ###### “(i) > > A description of major changes to United States forces, capabilities, and equipment assigned and allocated outside the United States, focused on significant alterations, additions, or reductions to such global defense posture that are required to execute the strategy and plans of the Department. > > > ###### “(ii) > > A description of the supporting network of infrastructure, facilities, pre-positioned stocks, and war reserve materiel required for execution of major contingency plans of the Department. > > > ###### “(iii) > > A list of all enduring locations, including main operating bases, forward operating sites, and cooperative security locations. > > > ###### “(iv) > > A description of the status of treaty, access, cost-sharing, and status-protection agreements with foreign nations. > > > ###### “(v) > > A summary of the priority posture initiatives for each region by the commanders of the combatant commands. > > > ###### “(vi) > > For each military department, a summary of the implications for overseas posture of any force structure changes. > > > ###### “(vii) > > A description of the costs incurred outside the United States during the preceding fiscal year in connection with operating, maintaining, and supporting United States forces outside the United States for each military department, broken out by country, and whether for operation and maintenance, infrastructure, or transportation. > > > ###### “(viii) > > A description of the amount of direct support for the stationing of United States forces provided by each host nation during the preceding fiscal year. > > > ##### “(B) > > The report required by this paragraph shall be submitted to the congressional defense committees as required by subparagraph

(A)by not later than April 30 each year. > > > ##### “(C) > > In this paragraph, the term ‘United States’, when used in a geographic sense, includes the territories and possessions of the United States.” > .