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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 · Sec. 912

Sec. 912. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF AND REPORT ON THE UNIFIED COMMAND PLAN

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## SEC. 912 INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF AND REPORT ON THE UNIFIED COMMAND PLAN ###
(a)Review Required ####
(1)In general The Secretary of Defense shall provide for an independent review of the current Unified Command Plan. ####
(2)Elements The review required by paragraph
(1)shall include the following: #####
(A)An assessment of the most recent Unified Command Plan with respect to— ######
(i)current and anticipated threats; ######
(ii)deployment and mobilization of the Armed Forces; and ######
(iii)the most current versions of the National Defense Strategy and Joint Warfighting Concept. #####
(B)An evaluation of the missions, responsibilities, and associated force structure of each geographic and functional combatant command. #####
(C)An assessment of the feasibility of alternative Unified Command Plan structures. #####
(D)Recommendations, if any, for alternative Unified Command Plan structures. #####
(E)Recommendations, if any, on refining the manner by which combatant commanders identify priority capabilities, gaps, and operational requirements and how the Department of Defense incorporates those identified elements into planning, programming, budgeting, execution, and modernization processes. #####
(F)Recommendations, if any, for modifications to sections 161 through 169 of title 10, United States Code. #####
(G)Any other matter the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. ####
(3)Conduct of review by independent entity #####
(A)In general The Secretary of Defense shall— ######
(i)seek to enter into an agreement with an entity described in subparagraph
(B)to conduct the review required by paragraph (1); and ######
(ii)ensure that the review is conducted independently of the Department of Defense. #####
(B)Entity described An entity described in this subparagraph is— ######
(i)a federally funded research and development center; or ######
(ii)an independent, nongovernmental institute that— ######
(I)is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; ######
(II)is exempt from tax under section 501(a) of that Code; and ######
(III)has recognized credentials and expertise in national security and military affairs. ###
(b)Report to Congress ####
(1)In general Not later than October 1, 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that includes the results of the review conducted under subsection (a). ####
(2)Form The report required by paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
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