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 124 STAT. 4355 PUBLIC LAW 111–383—JAN. 7, 2011 (c) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than September 1, 2012, the Secretary of Defense shall submit an interim report on the com- prehensive review required under subsection (a). (d) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2013, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a final report on the comprehensive review required under subsection (a). The final report shall include such findings and recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate based on the review, including rec- ommended actions to be taken to implement the specific rec- ommendations in the final report. The final report shall be sub- mitted in an unclassified format, but may include a classified annex. Subtitle E—Homeland Defense and Civil Support SEC. 1041. LIMITATION ON DEACTIVATION OF EXISTING CON - SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT RESPONSE FORCES. (a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that no Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or High-Yield Explo- sive Consequence Management Response Force established as of October 1, 2009, is deactivated or disestablished until the Secretary provides a certification described in subsection (b). (b) CERTIFICATION.—The certification described in this sub- section is a written certification to the congressional defense committees that there exists within the United States Armed Forces an alternative chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high- yield explosive consequence management response capability that is at least as capable as two Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or High-Yield Explosive Consequence Management Response Forces. (c) REPORT REQUIRED.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on plans of the Department of Defense to establish Homeland Response Forces for domestic emergency response to incidents involving weapons of mass destruction. (2) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by this subsection shall include the following: (A) A detailed description of the analysis that led to the decision to establish Homeland Response Forces described in paragraph (1), including— (i) whether consideration was given to establishing Homeland Response Forces within the Reserves; and (ii) the reasons for not planning to establish any Homeland Response Forces within the Reserves. (B) A detailed description of the plans to establish Homeland Response Forces, including— (i) the cost and schedule to establish, equip, main- tain, and operate the proposed Homeland Response Forces; (ii) guidelines for the employment of Homeland Response Forces; and (iii) the portion of the costs of Homeland Response Forces that will be borne by the States. Certification.