Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/2416

 PUBLIC LAW 109–364—OCT. 17, 2006

120 STAT. 2385

(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, and with other appropriate officials of the United States Government, in preparing the report under paragraph (1). (3) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) on the withdrawal of equipment referred to in that paragraph shall include the following: (A) An explanation of the military justification for the withdrawal of the equipment. (B) An assessment of the availability of other options (including other Government helicopters) to provide the capability being provided by the equipment to be withdrawn. (C) An explanation of how each option specified under subparagraph (B) will provide the capability currently provided by the equipment to be withdrawn. (D) An assessment of the potential use of unmanned aerial vehicles in Operation Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, including the capabilities of such vehicles and any advantages or disadvantages associated with the use of such vehicles in that operation, and a recommendation on whether or not to deploy such vehicles in that operation.

Subtitle D—Force Structure and Defense Policy Matters SEC. 1031. IMPROVEMENTS TO QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE REVIEW.

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that the comprehensive examination of the defense program and policies of the United States that is undertaken by the Security Defense every four years pursuant to section 118 of title 10, United States Code, known as the Quadrennial Defense Review, is— (1) vital in laying out the strategic military planning and threat objectives of the Department of Defense; and (2) critical to identifying the correct mix of military planning assumptions, defense capabilities, and strategic focuses for the Armed Forces. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the Quadrennial Defense Review is intended to provide more than an overview of global threats and the general strategic orientation of the Department of Defense. (c) CONDUCT OF REVIEW.—Subsection (b) of section 118 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (2); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(4) to make recommendations that are not constrained to comply with the budget submitted to Congress by the President pursuant to section 1105 of title 31.’’. (d) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS IN REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, the strategic planning guidance,’’ after ‘‘United States’’;

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