REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES NORTHERN COMMAND.

SEC. 921. REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES NORTHERN COMMAND. Not later than March 1, 2003, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report providing an implementation plan for the establishment of the United States Northern Command, which is established effective October 1, 2002. The report shall address the following: (1) The required budget for standing-up and maintaining that command over the period of the future-years defense program. (2) The rationale for the selection of Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, as the headquarters of that command, the criteria used in the selection of Peterson Air Force Base, and the alternative locations considered for that headquarters. (3) The required military and civilian personnel levels for the headquarters of that command and a specification of the combatant commands and other Department of Defense sources from which such headquarters personnel will be transferred, shown by the number of military and civilian personnel from each such command or other Department of Defense source. (4) The organization of the command, a justification of any components of the command, and a review of organizations and units permanently assigned or tasked to the command. (5) The relationship of that command (A) to the Office of Homeland Security, the Department of Homeland Security, the Homeland Security Council, and any other Federal coordinating entity, (B) to other Federal departments and agencies, and (C) to State and local law enforcement agencies. (6) The relationship of that command with the National Guard Bureau, individual State National Guard Headquarters, and State and local officials the command may be called upon to provide support. (7) The legal implications of members of the Armed Forces, including the National Guard in both Federal and State status, operating on United States territory pursuant to missions, operations, or activities of that command. (8) The status of Department of Defense consultations— (A) with Canada regarding Canada’s role in, or relationship with, and any expansion of mission for, the North American Air Defense Command; and (B) with Mexico regarding Mexico’s role in, or relationship with, the United States Northern Command. (9) The status of United States consultations with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization relating to the position 116 STAT. 2623of Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic, and the new chain of command for that position. (10) The effect of the creation of the United States Northern Command on the mission, budget, and resource levels of other combatant commands, particularly the United States Joint Forces Command.