Sec. 1075. SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCE STRUCTURE
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## SEC. 1075 SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCE STRUCTURE **[**[10 U.S.C. 993 note](/us/usc/t10/s993)**]** ###
(a)Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing an assessment of the optimal force structure for special operations forces. Such report shall include— ####
(1)a description of the role of special operations forces in implementing the most recent national defense strategy under section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code; ####
(2)a detailed accounting of the demand for special operations forces by the geographic combatant commands; ####
(3)an assessment of current and projected capabilities and capacities of the general purpose forces of the United States Armed Forces, including forces that enable special operations, that could affect force structure capability and capacity requirements of special operations forces; ####
(4)an assessment of the size, composition, and organizational structure of the special operations command headquarters of each of the Armed Forces and subordinate headquarters elements; ####
(5)an assessment of the adequacy of special operations force structure for meeting the goals of the National Military Strategy under section 153(b) of title 10, United States Code; ####
(6)a description of the role of special operations forces in supporting the Joint Concept for Competing; and ####
(7)any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines relevant. ###
(b)Notification Required Except as provided in subsection (d), not later than 15 days before making any reduction in the number of special operations forces by more than 1,000 personnel and prior to implementing or announcing such reduction, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees written notification of the decision to make such reduction. ###
(c)Contents of Notification A notification required under subsection
(b)shall include— ####
(1)details of the planned changes to force structure and personnel requirements and a justification for the planned changes, including— #####
(A)which units or occupational skills are planned to be reduced or reallocated; and #####
(B)to which units or capabilities the force structure is planned to be transferred or reallocated; ####
(2)an accounting of the personnel planned to be transferred under the force structure change, including which units such personnel are planned to be transferred to and from; ####
(3)an analysis of the expected implications of the planned change on the ability of the Department of Defense to carry out operational and campaign plans of combatant commanders, support the Joint Concept for Competing, and meet the goals of the most recent national defense strategy under section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code; and ####
(4)any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines relevant. ###
(d)Exception The notification requirement under subsection
(b)shall not apply with respect to a reduction in the number of special operations forces if the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees certification that such reduction needs to be implemented expeditiously for reasons of military urgency. ###
(e)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)The term “special operations forces” means the forces described in section 167(j) of title 10, United States Code. ####
(2)The term “force structure”, when used with respect to an organization, means— #####
(A)the mission of the organization; #####
(B)the personnel required to operate the organization; and #####
(C)the equipment required to execute the mission of the organization.
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