Sec. 1090. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT WITH RESPECT TO ARCTIC REGION
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## SEC. 1090 INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT WITH RESPECT TO ARCTIC REGION **[**[10 U.S.C. 113 note](/us/usc/t10/s113)**]** ###
(a)Independent Assessment ####
(1)In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the United States Northern Command, in consultation and coordination with the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, the Commander of the United States European Command, the military services, and the defense agencies, shall complete an independent assessment with respect to the activities and resources required, for fiscal years 2023 through 2027, to achieve the following objectives: #####
(A)The implementation of the National Defense Strategy and military service-specific strategies with respect to the Arctic region. #####
(B)The maintenance or restoration of the comparative military advantage of the United States in response to great power competitors in the Arctic region. #####
(C)The reduction of the risk of executing operation and contingency plans of the Department of Defense. #####
(D)To maximize execution of Department operation and contingency plans, in the event deterrence fails. ####
(2)Elements The assessment required by paragraph
(1)shall include the following: #####
(A)An analysis of, and recommended changes to achieve, the required force structure and posture of assigned and allocated forces within the Arctic region for fiscal year 2027 necessary to achieve the objectives described in paragraph (1), which shall be informed by— ######
(i)a review of United States military requirements based on operation and contingency plans, capabilities of potential adversaries, assessed gaps or shortfalls of the Armed Forces within the Arctic region, and scenarios that consider— ######
(I)potential contingencies that commence in the Arctic region and contingencies that commence in other regions but affect the Arctic region; ######
(II)use of near-, mid-, and far-time horizons to encompass the range of circumstances required to test new concepts and doctrine; ######
(III)supporting analyses that focus on the number of regionally postured military units and the quality of capability of such units; ######
(ii)a review of current United States military force posture and deployment plans within the Arctic region, especially of Arctic-based forces that provide support to, or receive support from, the United States Northern Command, the United States Indo-Pacific Command, or the United States European Command; ######
(iii)an analysis of potential future realignments of United States forces in the region, including options for strengthening United States presence, access, readiness, training, exercises, logistics, and pre-positioning; and ######
(iv)any other matter the Commander of the United States Northern Command considers appropriate. #####
(B)A discussion of any factor that may influence the United States posture, supported by annual wargames and other forms of research and analysis. #####
(C)An assessment of capabilities requirements to achieve such objectives. #####
(D)An assessment of logistics requirements, including personnel, equipment, supplies, storage, and maintenance needs to achieve such objectives. #####
(E)An assessment and identification of required infrastructure and military construction investments to achieve such objectives. ####
(3)Report #####
(A)In general Upon completion of the assessment required by paragraph (1), the Commander of the United States Northern Command shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on the assessment. #####
(B)Submittal to congress Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives the report under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees— ######
(i)a copy of the report, in its entirety; and ######
(ii)any additional analysis or information, as the Secretary considers appropriate. #####
(C)Form The report required by subparagraph (A), and any additional analysis or information provided under subparagraph (B)(i)(II), may be submitted in classified form, but shall include an unclassified summary. ###
(b)Arctic Security Initiative ####
(1)Plan #####
(A)In general Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives the report under subsection (a)(3)(A), the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the plan to carry out a program of activities to enhance security in the Arctic region. #####
(B)Objectives The plan required by subparagraph
(A)shall be— ######
(i)consistent with the objectives described in paragraph
(1)of subsection (a); and ######
(ii)informed by the assessment required by that paragraph. #####
(C)Activities The plan shall include, as necessary, the following prioritized activities to improve the design and posture of the joint force in the Arctic region: ######
(i)Modernize and strengthen the presence of the Armed Forces, including those with advanced capabilities. ######
(ii)Improve logistics and maintenance capabilities and the pre-positioning of equipment, munitions, fuel, and materiel. ######
(iii)Conduct exercises, wargames, education, training, experimentation, and innovation for the joint force. ######
(iv)Improve infrastructure to enhance the responsiveness and resiliency of the Armed Forces. ####
(2)Establishment #####
(A)In general Not earlier than 30 days after the submittal of the plan required by paragraph (1), the Secretary may establish a program of activities to enhance security in the Arctic region, to be known as the “Arctic Security Initiative” (in this paragraph referred to as the “Initiative”). #####
(B)Five-year plan for the initiative ######
(i)In general If the Initiative is established, the Secretary, in consultation with the Commander of the United States Northern Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a future years plan for the activities and resources of the Initiative that includes the following: ######
(I)A description of the activities and resources for the first fiscal year beginning after the date on which the Initiative is established, and the plan for not fewer than the four subsequent fiscal years, organized by the activities described in paragraph (1)(C). ######
(II)A summary of progress made toward achieving the objectives described in subsection (a)(1). ######
(III)A summary of the activity, resource, capability, infrastructure, and logistics requirements necessary to achieve progress in reducing risk to the ability of the joint force to achieve objectives in the Arctic region, including, as appropriate, investments in— ######
(aa)active and passive defenses against— ######
(AA)manned aircraft, surface vessels, and submarines; ######
(BB)unmanned naval systems; ######
(CC)unmanned aerial systems; and ######
(DD)theater cruise, ballistic, and hypersonic missiles; ######
(bb)advanced long-range precision strike systems; ######
(cc)command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems; ######
(dd)training and test range capacity, capability, and coordination; ######
(ee)dispersed resilient and adaptive basing to support distributed operations, including expeditionary airfields and ports, space launch facilities, and command posts; ######
(ff)advanced critical munitions; ######
(gg)pre-positioned forward stocks of fuel, munitions, equipment, and materiel; ######
(hh)distributed logistics and maintenance capabilities; ######
(ii)strategic mobility assets, including icebreakers; ######
(jj)improved interoperability, logistics, transnational supply lines and infrastructure, and information sharing with allies and partners, including scientific missions; and ######
(kk)information operations capabilities. ######
(IV)A detailed timeline for achieving the requirements identified under subclause (III). ######
(V)A detailed explanation of any significant modification to such requirements, as compared to— ######
(aa)the assessment required by subsection (a)(1) for the first fiscal year; and ######
(bb)the plans previously submitted for each subsequent fiscal year. ######
(VI)Any other matter the Secretary considers necessary. ######
(ii)Form A plan under clause
(i)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
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