CERTIFICATIONS RELATING TO THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND LOW INTENSITY CONFLICT AND THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND.

SEC. 931. CERTIFICATIONS RELATING TO THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND LOW INTENSITY CONFLICT AND THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND. (a) Certifications.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall (except 106 STAT. 2475as otherwise provided under subsection (b)) certify to Congress the following: (1) That the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and the commander of the special operations command established pursuant to section 167 of title 10, United States Code, have been assigned the duties and functions specified for the Assistant Secretary and that commander, respectively, under law, the Unified Command Plan, and Department of Defense Directive No. 5138.3 (dated January 4, 1988). (2) That the Assistant Secretary and the special operations command have been authorized the number of personnel necessary for the Assistant Secretary and the commander of the special operations command to perform such respective duties and functions. (b) Alternative to Certification.—If the Secretary of Defense is unable to make the certifications referred to in subsection (a) within the 120-day period provided in that subsection, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report notifying the committees that the Secretary is unable to make such certifications and setting forth the actions that the Secretary will take in order to enable the Secretary to make such certifications after the expiration of that period.