DETERMINATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTRATHEATER AND INTERTHEATER AIRLIFT REQUIREMENTS AND SEALIFT MOBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

SEC. 1034. DETERMINATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTRATHEATER AND INTERTHEATER AIRLIFT REQUIREMENTS AND SEALIFT MOBILITY REQUIREMENTS.(a) Determination of Requirements.—The Secretary of Defense, as part of the 2006 Mobility Capabilities Study, shall determine Department of Defense mobility requirements as follows:(1) The Secretary shall determine intratheater and intertheater airlift mobility requirements (stated in terms of million ton miles per day) and sealift mobility requirements (stated in terms of tons) necessary to support warfighting objectives of the commanders of the combatant commands for each scenario that was modeled in the 2005 Mobility Capabilities Study and each scenario that is modeled in the 2006 Mobility Capabilities Study.(2) The Secretary shall determine intratheater and intertheater airlift mobility requirements (stated in terms of million ton miles per day) and sealift mobility requirements (stated in terms of tons) for executing the National Military Strategy with a low acceptable level of risk, with a medium acceptable level of risk, and with a high acceptable level of risk, for each of the following:(A) Two overlapping “swift defeat” campaigns.(B) The Global War on Terrorism.(C) Baseline security posture operations.120 STAT. 2388(D) Homeland defense and civil support operations.(E) Special operations missions.(F) Global long-range strike missions.(G) Strategic nuclear missions.(b) Report.—Not later than February 1, 2007, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report providing the mobility requirements determined pursuant to subsection (a). As part of the report, the Secretary shall—(1) set forth each mobility requirement specified in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a); and(2) compare those defined mobility requirements to the Department of Defense’s mobility capability program of record for intertheater and intratheater airlift and sealift.(c) Mobility Capabilities Studies.—For purposes of this section:(1) 2006 mobility capabilities study.—The term “2006 Mobility Capabilities Study” means the studies conducted by the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Staff during 2006 as a follow-on to the 2005 Mobility Capabilities Study.(2) 2005 mobility capabilities study.—The term “2005 Mobility Capabilities Study” means the comprehensive Mobility Capabilities Study completed in December 2005 and conducted through the Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation of the Department of Defense to assess mobility needs for all aspects of the National Defense Strategy.