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 118 STAT. 2051 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 SEC. 1043. REPORT ON TRAINING PROVIDED TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO PREPARE FOR POST CONFLICT OPER ATIONS. (a) STUDY ON TRAINING.—The Secretary of Defense shall con duct a study to determine the extent to which members of the Armed Forces assigned to duty in support of contingency operations receive training in preparation for post conflict operations and to evaluate the quality of such training. (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED IN STUDY.—As part of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall specifically evaluate the following: (1) The doctrine, training, and leader development system necessary to enable members of the Armed Forces to success fully operate in post conflict operations. (2) The adequacy of the curricula at military educational facilities to ensure that the Armed Forces has a cadre of mem bers skilled in post conflict duties, including a familiarity with applicable foreign languages and foreign cultures. (3) The training time and resources available to members and units of the Armed Forces to develop awareness about ethnic backgrounds, religious beliefs, and political structures of the people living in areas in which the Armed Forces operate and areas in which post conflict operations are likely to occur. (4) The adequacy of training transformation to emphasize post conflict operations, including interagency coordination in support of commanders of combatant commands. (c) REPORT ON STUDY.—Not later than May 1, 2005, the Sec retary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the result of the study conducted under this section. SEC. 1044. REPORT ON ESTABLISHING NATIONAL CENTERS OF EXCEL LENCE FOR UNMANNED AERIAL AND GROUND VEHICLES. (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the need for one or more national centers of excellence for unmanned aerial and ground vehicles. (b) GOAL OF CENTERS.—The goal of the centers covered by the report is to promote interservice cooperation and coordination in the following areas: (1) Development of joint doctrine for the organization, training, and use of unmanned aerial and ground vehicles. (2) Joint research, development, test, and evaluation, and joint procurement of unmanned aerial and ground vehicles. (3) Identification and coordination, in conjunction with the private sector and academia, of the future development of unmanned aerial and ground vehicles. (4) Monitoring of the development and utilization of unmanned aerial and ground vehicles in other nations for both military and non military purposes. (5) The providing of joint training and professional develop ment opportunities in the use and operation of unmanned aerial and ground vehicles to military personnel of all ranks and levels of responsibility.

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