Sec. 1065. REVIEW OF IRREGULAR WARFARE AUTHORITIES

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## SEC. 1065 REVIEW OF IRREGULAR WARFARE AUTHORITIES ###

(a)Review Required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review of authorities relevant to the conduct of irregular warfare activities by the Department of Defense and provide the results of such review to the congressional defense committees. ###

(b)Elements At a minimum, the review required by subsection

(a)shall include— ####

(1)an accounting of all authorities available to the Secretary of Defense for the conduct of irregular warfare activities; ####

(2)an assessment of the adequacy of policy guidance associated with the authorities identified under paragraph (1); ####

(3)an explanation of the process for considering irregular warfare concepts of operation submitted by the combatant commands for approval; ####

(4)a description of the process for coordinating and deconflicting Department of Defense irregular warfare activities with the heads of other relevant departments and agencies; ####

(5)planned actions to address any policy or process deficiencies identified as part of the required review; ####

(6)legislative or resourcing recommendations to more effectively enable Department of Defense irregular warfare activities; and ####

(7)any other matter determined relevant by the Secretary. ###

(c)Irregular Warfare Defined For the purpose of this section, the term “**irregular warfare**” means a form of warfare where states and non-state actors campaign to assure or coerce states or other groups through indirect, non-attributable, or asymmetric activities.