Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, tit. X, subtit. D, sec. 1035
REPORT ON ASSESSMENTS OF READINESS TO EXECUTE THE NATIONAL MILITARY STRATEGY.
SEC. 1035. REPORT ON ASSESSMENTS OF READINESS TO EXECUTE THE NATIONAL MILITARY STRATEGY. (a) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report in unclassified form assessing the effect of continued operations in the Balkans region on— (1) the ability of the Armed Forces to successfully meet other regional contingencies; and (2) the readiness of the Armed Forces to execute the National Military Strategy. (b) Matters to be Included.—The report under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) All models used by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to assess the capability of the United States to execute the full range of missions under the National Military Strategy and all other models used by the Armed Forces to assess that capability. (2) Separate assessments that would result from the use of those models if it were necessary to execute the full range of missions called for under the National Military Strategy under each of the scenarios set forth in subsection (c), including the levels of casualties the United States would be projected to incur.113 STAT. 754 (3) Assumptions made about the readiness levels of major units included in each such assessment, including equipment, personnel, and training readiness and sustainment ability. (4) The increasing levels of casualties that would be projected under each such scenario over a range of risks of prosecuting two Major Theater Wars that proceeds from low-moderate risk to moderate-high risk. (5) An estimate of— (A) the total resources needed to attain a moderate-high risk under those scenarios; (B) the total resources needed to attain a low-moderate risk under those scenarios; and (C) the incremental resources needed to decrease the level of risk from moderate-high to low-moderate. (c) Scenarios to be Used.—The scenarios to be used for purposes of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (b) are the following: (1) That while the Armed Forces are engaged in operations at the level of the operations ongoing as of the date of the enactment of this Act, international armed conflict begins— (A) on the Korean peninsula; and (B) first on the Korean peninsula and then 45 days later in Southwest Asia. (2) That while the Armed Forces are engaged in operations at the peak level reached during Operation Allied Force against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, international armed conflict begins— (A) on the Korean peninsula; and (B) first on the Korean peninsula and then 45 days later in Southwest Asia. (d) Consultation.—In preparing the report under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the commanders of the unified commands, the Secretaries of the military departments, and the heads of the combat support agencies and other such entities within the Department of Defense as the Secretary considers necessary.