Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/2465

 120 STAT. 2434

PUBLIC LAW 109–364—OCT. 17, 2006

(A) regarding the status of the threat posed to United States and allied forces in Iraq and Afghanistan by improvised explosive devices; and (B) describing efforts being undertaken by the Department of Defense to defeat that threat. (2) SUPPLEMENTAL QUARTERLY REPORTS.—After the submission of the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a supplemental report, not later than 30 days after the end of each calendar-year quarter, to account for every reported incident involving the detonation or discovery of an improvised explosive device during the preceding quarter that involved United States or allied forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. (3) CLASSIFICATION OF REPORTS.—Reports under this section shall be transmitted in an unclassified manner with a classified annex, if necessary. (b) JOINT IED DEFEAT ORGANIZATION AND RELATED OFFICES.— Each report under subsection (a) shall provide the following information regarding the joint entity in the Office of the Secretary of Defense known as the ‘‘Joint IED Defeat Organization’’ and those portions of all other organizational elements within the Department of Defense that are focused on countering improvised explosive devices: (1) The number of Department of Defense personnel assigned to the Joint IED Defeat Organization and each other organizational element. (2) The major locations to which such personnel are assigned and the organizational structure of those elements. (3) The projected budget of the Joint IED Defeat Organization and those other elements relating to the counter-IED mission. (4) The level of funding required for administrative costs relating to the counter-IED mission. (c) EXISTING THREAT AND COUNTER MEASURES.—Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following information regarding the threat posed by improvised explosive devices and the countermeasures employed to defeat those threats: (1) The number of improvised explosive devices being encountered by United States and allied military personnel, including general trends in tactics and technology used by the enemy. (2) Passive countermeasures employed and the success rate of each such countermeasure. (3) Active countermeasures employed and the success rate of each such countermeasure. (4) Any evidence of assistance to the enemy by foreign countries or other entities not directly involved in fighting United States and allied forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. (5) A summary of data collected and reports generated by the Department of Defense on efforts to counter improvised explosive devices in Iraq and Afghanistan and other fronts in the Global War on Terrorism. (d) RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION OF NEW COUNTERMEASURES.—Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following information regarding research, development, test, and evaluation activities relating to new active and passive countermeasures and any impediments to those activities:

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