Sec. 926. AFFILIATE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES AND COMBAT-ENABLING UNITS OF GENERAL PURPOSE FORCES
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## SEC. 926 AFFILIATE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES AND COMBAT-ENABLING UNITS OF GENERAL PURPOSE FORCES ###
(a)Limitation None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to complete the special operations force structure reductions described in subsection
(b)until the date on which the assessment required under subsection
(c)is submitted to the congressional defense committees. ###
(b)Force Structure Reductions Described The special operations force structure reductions described in this subsection are the proposed reductions to the end strengths of the special operations forces of the Army announced by the Army on February 27, 2024, as part of the Total Army Analysis process. ###
(c)Assessment of Feasibility and Advisability of Affiliate Relationships ####
(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees a report assessing the feasibility and advisability of establishing affiliate relationships between units of the Army special operations forces and Army general purpose forces for the purpose of enhancing military readiness and effectiveness. ####
(2)Elements The report required by paragraph
(1)shall include, at a minimum, the following: #####
(A)An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of establishing formal affiliate relationships between units of the Army special operations forces and combat-enabling units of the Army general purpose forces, including units that perform the following missions: ######
(i)Logistics. ######
(ii)Intelligence. ######
(iii)Communications. ######
(iv)Explosive ordnance disposal. ######
(v)Electronic warfare. ######
(vi)Rotary wing support. ######
(vii)Combat medicine. ######
(viii)Information operations. ######
(ix)Civil affairs. ######
(x)Such other missions as the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary consider relevant. #####
(B)A summary of organic forces and assigned forces conducting the missions described in subparagraph
(A)for Army special operations forces as of the date of the enactment of this Act. ####
(3)Considerations In developing the report required by paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary shall take into account the following: #####
(A)The enabling requirements of both the Army special operations forces and the Army general purpose forces. #####
(B)The availability of high-demand, low-density enabling capabilities of the Army general purpose forces. #####
(C)Deployment-to-dwell standards. #####
(D)The ability of Army general purpose forces and Army special operations forces to fulfill current service specific and joint force requirements. ###
(d)Plan for Establishing Affiliate Relationships If, in the report required by subsection (c)(1), the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary determine that it is feasible and advisable to establish formal affiliate relationships between units of the Army special operations forces and combat-enabling units of the Army general purpose forces, then, not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for establishing such relationships that includes, at a minimum, an identification of units to be affiliated and a timeline for doing so. ###
(e)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)The term “affiliate relationship” means a habitual relationship between a unit or units of the Army special operations forces and a combat-enabling unit or units of the Army general purpose forces pursuant to which the general and special operations forces units regularly train together, conduct exercises together, and when required, deploy together. ####
(2)The term “special operations forces” means the forces identified under section 167(j) of title 10, United States Code, or a member of the Armed Forces carrying out special operations activities. ####
(3)The term “special operations activities” means activities described in section 167(k) of title 10, United States Code, and includes any support services provided for the execution such activities, including logistics, communications, and intelligence activities.