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 110 STAT. 2646 PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996 whether any change in any such directive or regulation is necessary. (6) The extent to which existing Department of Defense directives and Navy regulations provide guidance to agents to ensure that the agents' conduct and demeanor is in accordance with generally accepted Federal law enforcement standards and applicable law. (7) Any recommendation for legislation to ensure that investigators and agents of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service use legal and proper tactics during interviews in connection with criminal investigations of allegations of contractor fraud. SEC. 1047. REPORT ON MILITARY READINESS REQUIREMENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES. (a) REPORT REQUIRED. — Not later than January 31, 1997, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives a report on the military readiness requirements of the active and reserve components of the Armed JPorces, including specific combat units, combat support units, and //combat service support units. Based on the assessment scenario described in subsection (c), the report shall assess such readiness requirements under a tiered readiness and response system that categorizes a given unit of the Armed Forces according to the likelihood that the unit will be required to respond to a military conflict and the time in which the unit will be required to respond. (b) PREPARATION OF REPORT. —The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, together with the other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff specified in section 151(a) of title 10, United States Code, shall prepare the report required by subsection (a). The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall consult with the Commander of the Special Operations Command in the preparation of the report. (c) ASSESSMENT SCENARIO. — The report shall assess readiness requirements in a scenario based on the following assumptions: (1) The conflict is in a generic theater of operations located anywhere in the world and does not exceed the notional limits for a major regional conflict. (2) The forces available for deployment include the forces described in the Bottom-Up Review force structure, including all planned force enhancements. (3) Assistance is not available from allies. (d) ASSESSMENT ELEMENTS.— The report shall identify by unit type and component, and assess the readiness requirements of, all active and reserve component units. Each such unit shall be categorized within one of the following classifications: (1) Forward-deployed and crisis response forces, or "Tier I" forces, that possess limited internal sustainment capability and do not require immediate access to regional air bases or ports or overflight rights, including the following: (A) Force units that are routinely deployed forward at sea or on land outside the United States. (B) Combat-ready crises response forces that are capable of mobilizing and deploying within 10 days after receipt of orders. (C) Forces that are supported by prepositioning equipment afloat or are capable of being inserted into a theater

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