ANNUAL GUIDELINES TO THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS

SEC. 1101. ANNUAL GUIDELINES TO THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS Section 113 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding to the end the following new subsection: “(1) The Secretary of Defense, with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall provide annually to the Secretaries of the military departments and to the commanders of the combatant commands written guidelines to direct the effective detection and monitoring of all potential aerial and maritime threats to the national security of the United States. Those guidelines shall include guidance on the specific force levels and specific supporting resources to be made available for the period of time for which the guidelines are to be in effect.”.