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10 U.S.C. § 117 — Readiness reporting system
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**(a) Required Readiness Reporting System.—** The Secretary of Defense shall establish a comprehensive readiness reporting system for the Department of Defense. The readiness reporting system shall measure in an objective, accurate, and timely manner the capability of the armed forces to carry out—
(1) the National Security Strategy prescribed by the President in the most recent annual national security strategy report under section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 ([50 U.S.C. 3043](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3043&num=0&edition=prelim));
(2) the defense planning guidance provided by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to [section 113(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section113/g&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(3) the National Military Strategy prescribed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
**(b) Readiness Reporting System Characteristics.—** In establishing and maintaining the readiness reporting system, the Secretary shall ensure—
(1) that the readiness reporting system and associated policies are applied uniformly throughout the Department of Defense, including between and among the joint staff and each of the armed forces;
(2) that is the single authoritative readiness reporting system for the Department, and that there shall be no military service specific systems;
(3) that readiness assessments are accomplished at an organizational level at, or below, the level at which forces are employed;
(4) that the reporting system include resources information, force posture, and mission centric capability assessments, as well as predicted changes to these attributes;
(5) that information in the readiness reporting system is continually updated, with (A)
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**(a) Required Readiness Reporting System.—** The Secretary of Defense shall establish a comprehensive readiness reporting system for the Department of Defense. The readiness reporting system shall measure in an objective, accurate, and timely manner the capability of the armed forces to carry out—
(1) the National Security Strategy prescribed by the President in the most recent annual national security strategy report under section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 ([50 U.S.C. 3043](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3043&num=0&edition=prelim));
(2) the defense planning guidance provided by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to [section 113(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section113/g&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(3) the National Military Strategy prescribed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
**(b) Readiness Reporting System Characteristics.—** In establishing and maintaining the readiness reporting system, the Secretary shall ensure—
(1) that the readiness reporting system and associated policies are applied uniformly throughout the Department of Defense, including between and among the joint staff and each of the armed forces;
(2) that is the single authoritative readiness reporting system for the Department, and that there shall be no military service specific systems;
(3) that readiness assessments are accomplished at an organizational level at, or below, the level at which forces are employed;
(4) that the reporting system include resources information, force posture, and mission centric capability assessments, as well as predicted changes to these attributes;
(5) that information in the readiness reporting system is continually updated, with (A) any change in the overall readiness status of a unit, or element of a unit, that is required to be reported as part of the readiness reporting system being reported within 24 hours of the event necessitating the change in readiness status, and (B) any change in the overall readiness status of an element of the training establishment or an element of defense infrastructure that is required to be reported as part of the readiness reporting system being reported within 72 hours of the event necessitating the change in readiness status; and
(6) that sufficient resources are provided to establish and maintain the system so as to allow reporting of changes in readiness status as required by this section.
**(c) Capabilities.—** The readiness reporting system shall measure such factors relating to readiness as the Secretary prescribes, except that the system shall include the capability to do each of the following:
(1) Measure the readiness of units (both as elements of their respective armed force and as elements of joint forces) to conduct their designed and assigned missions.
(2) Measure the capability of training establishments to provide trained and ready forces for designed and assigned missions.
(3) Measure the capability of defense installations and facilities and other elements of Department of Defense infrastructure, both in the United States and abroad, to provide appropriate support to forces in the conduct of their designed and assigned missions.
(4) Measure critical warfighting deficiencies in unit capability.
(5) Measure critical warfighting deficiencies in training establishments and defense infrastructure.
(6) Measure the extent to which units of the armed forces remove serviceable parts, supplies, or equipment from one vehicle, vessel, or aircraft in order to render a different vehicle, vessel, or aircraft operational.
**(d) Regulations.—** The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section. In those regulations, the Secretary shall prescribe the established information technology system for Department of Defense reporting, specifically authorize exceptions to a single-system architecture, and identify the organizations, units, and entities that are subject to reporting in the readiness reporting system, what organization resources are subject to such reporting, and the elements of the training establishment and of defense infrastructure that are subject to such reporting.
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**(a) Authority to provide assistance** Subject to subsection (b), elements of the intelligence community may, upon the request of a United States law enforcement agency, collect information outside the United States about individuals who are not United States persons. Such elements may collect such information notwithstanding that the law enforcement agency intends to use the information collected for purposes of a law enforcement investigation or counterintelligence investigation.
**(b) Limitation on assistance by elements of Department of Defense**
(1) With respect to elements within the Department of Defense, the authority in subsection (a) applies only to the following:
(A) The National Security Agency.
(B) The National Reconnaissance Office.
(C) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
(D) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
(2) Assistance provided under this section by elements of the Department of Defense may not include the direct participation of a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps in an arrest or similar activity.
(3) Assistance may not be provided under this section by an element of the Department of Defense if the provision of such assistance will adversely affect the military preparedness of the United States.
(4) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations governing the exercise of authority under this section by elements of the Department of Defense, including regulations relating to the protection of sources and methods in the exercise of such authority.
**(c) Definitions** For purposes of subsection (a):
(1) The term “United States law enforcement agency” means any department or agency of the Federal Government that the Attorney General designates as law enforcement agency for purposes of this section.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 403x, comprising section 2 of the Central Intelligence Agency Voluntary Separation Pay Act, Pub. L. 103–36, was editorially reclassified as [section 3519a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3519a&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)**
(1) There is a Secretary of Defense, who is the head of the Department of Defense, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(2) A person may not be appointed as Secretary of Defense—
(A) within seven years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force in a grade below O–7; or
(B) within 10 years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force in the grade of O–7 or above.
**(b)** The Secretary is the principal assistant to the President in all matters relating to the Department of Defense. Subject to the direction of the President and to this title and section 2 of the National Security Act of 1947 ([50 U.S.C. 3002](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3002&num=0&edition=prelim)) he has authority, direction, and control over the Department of Defense.
**(c)** The Secretary shall report annually in writing to the President and the Congress on the expenditures, work, and accomplishments of the Department of Defense during the period covered by the report, together with—
(1) a report from each military department on the expenditures, work, and accomplishments of that department;
(2) itemized statements showing the savings of public funds, and the eliminations of unnecessary duplications, made under sections 125 and 191 of this title; and
(3) such recommendations as he considers appropriate.
**(d)** Unless specifically prohibited by law, the Secretary may, without being relieved of his responsibility, perform any of his functions or duties, or exercise any of his powers through, or with the aid of, such persons in, or organizations of, the Department of Defense
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**(a) Under Secretary of Defense.—** There is an Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Under Secretary shall be appointed from among persons who have an extensive technology, science, or engineering background and experience with managing complex or advanced technological programs. A person may not be appointed as Under Secretary within seven years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force.
**(b) Duties and Powers.—** Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary may prescribe, including—
(1) serving as the chief technology officer of the Department of Defense with the mission of advancing technology and innovation for the armed forces (and the Department);
(2) establishing policies on, and supervising, all elements of the Department relating to defense research and engineering, technology development, technology transition, appropriate prototyping activities, experimentation, and developmental testing activities and programs and unifying defense research and engineering efforts and enhancing jointness across the Department;
(3) serving as the principal advisor to the Secretary on all research, engineering, and technology development activities and programs in the Department;
(4) directing the Secretaries of the military departments and the heads of all other elements of the Department with regard to matters for which the Under Secretary has responsibility; and
(5) conducting developmental prototyping, designing and executing experiments of prototypes in the field to demonst
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**(a) Planning; Advice; Policy Formulation.—** Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the President and the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall be responsible for the following:
(1) **Strategic direction.—** — Assisting the President and the Secretary in providing for the strategic direction of the armed forces.
(2) **Strategic and contingency planning.—** — In matters relating to strategic and contingency planning—
(A) developing strategic frameworks and preparing strategic plans, as required, to guide the use and employment of military force and related activities across all geographic regions and military functions and domains, and to sustain military efforts over different durations of time, as necessary;
(B) advising the Secretary on the production of the national defense strategy required by [section 113(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section113/g&num=0&edition=prelim) and the national security strategy required by section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 ([50 U.S.C. 3043](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3043&num=0&edition=prelim));
(C) preparing military analysis, options, and plans, as the Chairman considers appropriate, to recommend to the President and the Secretary;
(D) providing for the preparation and review of contingency plans which conform to policy guidance from the President and the Secretary; and
(E) preparing joint logistic and mobility plans to support national defense strategies and recommending the assignment of responsibilities to the armed forces in accordance with such plans.
(3) **Global military integration.—** — In matters relating to global military strategic and operati
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 117
(Added Pub. L. 96–342, title X, § 1001(b)(3), (c)(2),
Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1118, 1119, § 138(e), (f)(2);
amended Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 511(4)(B), Dec.
12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2920; Pub. L. 97–86, title III, § 302,
Dec. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 1104; renumbered § 116 and
amended Pub. L. 99–433, title I, §§ 101(a)(2),
110(b)(6), (7), (9), (10), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 994,
1002; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title X, § 1073(a)(3),
Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1900; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A,
title X, § 1064(2), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1586; Pub.
L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(1)(A), Jan. 1,
2021, 134 Stat. 3820.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2021—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted ‘‘Ma-
rine Corps, and Space Force’’ for ‘‘and Marine Corps’’ in
introductory provisions.
2011—Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 112–81 added subsec. (b)
and redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c).
1997—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 105–85 substituted ‘‘sub-
section (a)’’ for ‘‘such subsection’’.
1986—Pub. L. 99–433 successively redesignated sub-
secs. (e) and (f)(2) of section 138 of this title as subsecs.
(e) and (f)(2) of section 114 of this title and then as sub-
secs. (a) and (b), respectively, of this section, added sec-
tion catchline, and made minor conforming changes in
text.
1981—Subsec. (a)(3), (4), formerly § 138(e)(3), (4). Pub.
L. 97–86 struck out pars. (3) and (4) which required the
Secretary to include in each report a projection of the
combat readiness of specified military units proposed
to be maintained during the next fiscal year.
1980—Subsec. (b), formerly § 138(f)(2). Pub. L. 96–513
substituted ‘‘In subsection (e)’’ for ‘‘In subsection (f)’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT
Amendmen
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 3042
POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY
Pub. L. 113–126, title IV, § 411(b), July 7, 2014, 128 Stat.
1409, provided that:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may designate the
Director of the National Reconnaissance Office as a po-
sition of importance and responsibility under section
601 of title 10, United States Code.
‘‘(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (1) shall take effect
on the date of the enactment of this Act [July 7, 2014].’’
§ 3042. Repealed. Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title
LXVII, § 6742(b)(3), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat.
2240
Section, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, § 107, for-
merly § 103, 61 Stat. 499; Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, § 50, 68
Stat. 1244; renumbered § 107, Pub. L. 102–496, title VII,
§ 705(a)(2), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3190, related to emer-
gency preparedness functions of the Director of the Of-
fice of Defense Mobilization.
§ 3043. Annual national security strategy report
(a) Transmittal to Congress
(1) The President shall transmit to Congress
each year a comprehensive report on the na-
tional security strategy of the United States
(hereinafter in this section referred to as a ‘‘na-
tional security strategy report’’).
(2) The national security strategy report for
any year shall be transmitted on the date on
which the President submits to Congress the
budget for the next fiscal year under section 1105
of title 31.
(3) Not later than 150 days after the date on
which a new President takes office, the Presi-
dent shall transmit to Congress a national secu-
rity strategy report under this section. That re-
port shall be in addition to the report for that
year transmitted at the time specified in para-
graph (2).
(b) Contents
Each national security strategy report shall
set forth
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