REPORT ON COSTS OF UNITS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS AND THE ACTIVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

SEC. 1080A. REPORT ON COSTS OF UNITS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS AND THE ACTIVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES. (a) Report Required.— (1) In general.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth an analysis of the costs of a sample of deployable units of the active components of the Armed Forces and the costs of a sample of similar deployable units of the reserve components of the Armed Forces. (2) Similar units.—For purposes of this subsection, units of the active components and reserve components shall be treated as similar if such units have the same table of organization and equipment or, as applicable, the same size, structure, personnel, or deployed mission. (b) Assessment of Reserve Component Force Structure and End Strengths in Total Force Structure.—The Secretary shall include in the report required by subsection (a) the following: (1) An assessment of the advisability of retaining, decreasing, or increasing the number and capability mix of units and end strengths of the reserve components of the Armed Forces within the total force structure of the Armed Forces. (2) The current and most likely anticipated demands for military capabilities in support of the National Military Strategy, including the capability and deployment timeline requirements of the contingency plans of the combatant commands. (3) Authorities available to access the reserve components of the Armed Forces for Federal missions. (4) Personnel, equipment, and training readiness, and the cost to sustain, mobilize, achieve required pre-deployment readiness levels, and deploy active component units and reserve component units. (5) Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. (c) Comptroller General Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the submittal of the report required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees the Comptroller General’s evaluation of the report of the Secretary under subsection (a).