REPORT ON MILITARY READINESS REQUIREMENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

SEC. 1047. REPORT ON MILITARY READINESS REQUIREMENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES. (a) Report Required.— Not later than January 31, 1997, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives a report on the military readiness requirements of the active and reserve components of the Armed Forces, including specific combat units, combat support units, and combat service support units. Based on the assessment scenario described in subsection (c), the report shall assess such readiness requirements under a tiered readiness and response system that categorizes a given unit of the Armed Forces according to the likelihood that the unit will be required to respond to a military conflict and the time in which the unit will be required to respond. (b) Preparation of Report.— The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, together with the other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff specified in section 151(a) of title 10, United States Code, shall prepare the report required by subsection (a). The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Stan shall consult with the Commander of the Special Operations Command in the preparation of the report. (c) Assessment Scenario.— The report shall assess readiness requirements in a scenario based on the following assumptions: (1) The conflict is in a generic theater of operations located anywhere in the world and does not exceed the notional limits for a major regional conflict. (2) The forces available for deployment include the forces described in the Bottom-Up Review force structure, including all planned force enhancements. (3) Assistance is not available from allies. (d) assessment Elements.— The report shall identify by unit type and component, and assess the readiness requirements of, all active and reserve component units. Each such unit shall be categorized within one of the following classifications: (1) Forward-deployed and crisis response forces, or “Tier I” forces, that possess limited internal sustainment capability and do not require immediate access to regional air bases or ports or overflight rights, including the following: (A) Force units that are routinely deployed forward at sea or on land outside the United States. (B) Combat-ready crises response forces that are capable of mobilizing and deploying within 10 days after receipt of orders. (C) Forces that are supported by prepositioning equipment afloat or are capable of being inserted into a theater 110 STAT. 2647upon the capture of a port or airfield by forcible entry forces. (2) Combat-ready follow-on forces, or “Tier II” forces, that can be mobilized and deployed to a theater within approximately 60 days after receipt of orders. (3) Combat-ready conflict resolution forces, or ‘Tier III” forces, that can be mobilized and deployed to a theater within approximately 180 days after receipt of orders. (4) All other active and reserve component force units which are not categorized within a classification described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3). (e) Additional Information Regarding Certain Units.— With regard to each unit that is not categorized within a classification described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (d), the report shall include— (1) a description of the mission and mobilization or deployment schedule (or both) of the unit in connection with the requirements of the assessment scenario and the combat readiness requirements of the Armed Forces; or (2) an identification of the unit as excess to the needs of the national military strategy and the reasons therefor. (f) Form of Report.— The report under this section shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.