S.Amdt. 4667

1. Adds SEC. 953. LIMITATIONS ON DISESTABLISHMENT OR RELATED ACTIONS REGARDING THE UNIFIED COMBATANT COMMANDS at the end of subtitle E of title IX

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   (5) Any other matters the Secretary and the Chairman consider appropriate.

   Inserted: SEC. 953. LIMITATIONS ON DISESTABLISHMENT OR RELATED ACTIONS REGARDING THE UNIFIED COMBATANT COMMANDS.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--The President may not disestablish, close, or realign a unified combatant command until the later of the following:

   Inserted: (1) The submittal by the Secretary of Defense to the congressional defense committees of a proposal for the disestablishment, closure, or realignment of the combatant command that sets forth the following:

   Inserted: (A) A description of the purpose and goals of, and the analytical basis and justification for, the proposal.

   Inserted: (B) A list of alternatives, if any, considered before recommending the proposal, including options such as the consolidation or elimination of selected functions at the command.

   Inserted: (C) A detailed plan of action and milestones for the proposal, including a specific description of the functions proposed for termination, retention, reduction, expansion, or transfer, and the projected impacts of such actions on military personnel, civilian employees, and contractor staff.

   Inserted: (D) An assessment of the impact of the proposal on the accomplishment of the main missions of the command, including a description and assessment of the manner in which such missions will be performed during and upon completion of the proposal.

   Inserted: (E) An evaluation of the impacts of the proposal on expenditures of Federal funds, including an estimate of any cost savings or cost increases that may be incurred by the Department of Defense or other departments and agencies of the Federal Government as a result of the proposal.

   Inserted: (F) An assessment of the impacts of the plan on employment and the economy in the localities affected by the proposal.

   Inserted: (G) An environmental impact statement that reviews the environmental and socio-economic impacts of the proposal at each location anticipated to experience an increase or decrease of more than 300 uniformed, civilian, or contract personnel as a result of the proposal.

   Inserted: (2) The submittal by the Secretary to the congressional defense committees of a certification that the disestablishment, closure, or realignment of the combatant command will not adversely affect military readiness, joint concept development and experimentation, joint training, joint capabilities development, or current and future joint operations.

   Inserted: (3) The submittal by the Comptroller General of the United States to the congressional defense committees of a report setting forth a review and assessment of the proposal submitted under paragraph (1).

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   Inserted: (4) A period of 30 legislative days or 60 calendar days, whichever is longer, elapses following the day on which the Comptroller General submits the report referred to in paragraph (3). For purposes of this paragraph, 30 legislative days shall be treated as having elapsed from the date of the submittal of a report only when 30 legislative days has elapsed from that date in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

   Inserted: (b) Unified Combatant Command Defined.--In this section, the term "unified combatant command" has the meaning given that term in section 161(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code.

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   At the end of subtitle E of title IX, add the following:

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