ENHANCEMENTS TO NATIONAL MOBILIZATION EXERCISES.

SEC. 527. ENHANCEMENTS TO NATIONAL MOBILIZATION EXERCISES. (a) Inclusion of Processes of Selective Service System.—Section 10208 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(c)(1) The Secretary shall, beginning in the first fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and every five years thereafter, as part of the major mobilization exercise under subsection (a), include the processes of the Selective Service System in preparation for induction of personnel into the armed forces under the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.), and submit to Congress a report on the results of this exercise and evaluation. The report may be submitted in classified form. “(2) The exercise under this subsection— “(A) shall include a review of national mobilization strategic and operational concepts; and “(B) shall include a simulation of a mobilization of all armed forces and reserve units, with plans and processes for incorporating Selective Service System inductees.” . (b) Briefing; Report.— (1) Briefing.—Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense conducts the first mobilization exercise under section 10208 of title 10, United States Code, after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees of Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on— (A) the status of the review and assessments conducted pursuant to subsection (c) of such section, as added by subsection (a); and (B) any interim recommendations of the Secretary. (2) Report.—Not later than two years after the date on which the Secretary conducts the first mobilization exercise as described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees of Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report that contains the following: (A) A review of national mobilization strategic and operational concepts. (B) A simulation of a mobilization of all Armed Forces and reserve units, with plans and processes for incorporating Selective Service System inductees. (C) An assessment of the Selective Service system in the current organizational form. (D) An assessment of the Selective Service System as a peace-time registration system. (E) Recommendations with respect to the challenges, opportunities, cost, and timelines regarding the assessments described in subparagraphs (C) and (D).