Pub. L. 110-252, tit. IX, ch. 3, sec. 9304

Sec. 9304. (a) Report Required.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director of National Intelligence, shall jointly submit to Congress a report setting forth the global strategy of the United States to combat and defeat al Qaeda and its affiliates.(b) Elements of Strategy.—The strategy set forth in the report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:(1) An analysis of the global threat posed by al Qaeda and its affiliates, including an assessment of the relative threat posed in particular regions or countries.(2) Recommendations regarding the distribution and deployment of United States military, intelligence, diplomatic, and other assets to meet the relative regional and country-specific threats described in paragraph (1). (3) Recommendations to ensure that the global deployment of United States military personnel and equipment best meet the threat identified and described in paragraph (1) and:(A) does not undermine the military readiness or homeland security of the United States; (B) ensures adequate time between military deployments for rest and training; and(C) does not require further extensions of military deployments to the extent practicable.(c) Classified Annex.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but shall include a classified annex.