REPORTS ON CAMPAIGN PLANS FOR IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.

SEC. 1226. REPORTS ON CAMPAIGN PLANS FOR IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.(a) Reports Required.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees separate reports containing assessments of the extent to which the campaign plan for Iraq and the campaign plan for Afghanistan (including the supporting and implementing documents for each such plan) each adhere to military doctrine (as defined in the Department of Defense’s Joint Publication 5–0, Joint Operation Planning), including the elements set forth in subsection (b).(b) Matters to Be Assessed.—The matters to be included in the assessments required under subsection (a) are as follows:(1) The extent to which each campaign plan identifies and prioritizes the conditions that must be achieved in each phase of the campaign.(2) The extent to which each campaign plan reports the number of combat brigade teams and other forces required for each campaign phase.(3) The extent to which each campaign plan estimates the time needed to reach the desired end state and complete the military portion of the campaign.(c) Update of Report.—The Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees an update of the report on the campaign plan for Iraq or the campaign plan for Afghanistan required under subsection (a) whenever the campaign plan for Iraq or the campaign plan for Afghanistan, as the case may be, is substantially updated or altered.(d) Exception.—If the Comptroller General determines that a report submitted to Congress by the Comptroller General before the date of the enactment of this Act substantially meets the requirements of subsection (a) for the submission of a report on the campaign plan for Iraq or the campaign plan for Afghanistan, the Comptroller General shall so notify the congressional defense committees in writing, but shall provide an update of the report as required under subsection (c).(e) Termination.—(1) Reports on iraq.—The requirement to submit updates of reports on the campaign plan for Iraq under subsection (c) shall terminate on December 31, 2011.(2) Reports on afghanistan.—The requirement to submit updates of reports on the campaign plan for Afghanistan under subsection (c) shall terminate on September 30, 2012.