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 12 2 STA T .4 424 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 41 7—O CT. 14 , 200 8AirFo r ce, re sp ec t i v e ly ,to g et h er w ith a co m plete list o fb ases or locatio n s that were consi d ered as possible sites for the coordi - nated training .(3)T he estimated implementation and s u stainment costs for the Air Force C ommon B attlefield Airmen Training and N avy Ex peditionary Combat Sk ills courses. ( 4 ) The estimated cost savings, if any, which could result by carrying out such combat skills training at existing D epart- ment of Defense facilities or by using existing ground combat training resources. SEC.34 3.C OMPTR O L LER G E N ER A L REPORT ON T H E U SEO F THE ARM Y RESER V EAN D NAT I ONAL GUARD AS AN OPERATIONAL RESERVE. (a) REPORT RE QUI RE D . — Not later than J une 1, 20 0 9 , the Comp- troller G eneral shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and H ouse of Representatives a report on the use of the Army Reserve and Army National Guard forces as an oper- ational reserve. (b) E L E M E N T S .—The report re q uired by subsection (a) shall include a description of current and programmed resources, force structure, and organi z ational challenges that the Army Reserve and Army National Guard forces may face serving as an operational reserve, including— (1) force structure (2) manning; (3) equipment availability, maintenance, and logistics issues; (4) training constraints limiting access to— (A) facilities and ranges, including the Combat Training Centers; and (B) military schools and skill training; and ( 5 ) any conflicts with requirements under title 32, U nited States Code. SEC. 344. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON LIN KB ET W EEN PREPARATION AND USE OF ARMY RESERVE COMPONENT FORCES TO SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS. (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than June 1, 2009, the Comp- troller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the correla- tion between the preparation and operational use of the Army ’ s reserve component forces. (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include— (1) an analysis of the Army’s training relative to the employment of reserve component units— (A) to execute the wartime or primary missions of the Army for which the units are designed; and (B) to execute missions to which such units are assigned, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, in support of ongoing operations in I raq and Afghanistan, including factors affecting unit or individual preparation, the effect of notification timelines, and access to training facilities, including the Combat Training Centers; (2) an analysis of the effect of mobilization and deployment laws, regulations, goals, and policies on the Army’s ability

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