10 U.S.C. § 993 — Notification of permanent reduction of siz-

Page 908 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 993 section (a) to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Fi- nancial Services of the House of Representatives, and shall submit followup reports to those committees on December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2010.’’ REQUIREMENT FOR REGULATIONS ON POLICIES AND PRO- CEDURES ON PERSONAL COMMERCIAL SOLICITATIONS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 577(a), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3274, provided that: ‘‘As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 6, 2006], and not later than March 31, 2006, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations, or modify existing regula- tions, on the policies and procedures relating to per- sonal commercial solicitations, including the sale of life insurance and securities, on Department of Defense installations.’’ § 993. Notification of permanent reduction of siz- able numbers of members of the armed forces (a) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department con- cerned shall notify Congress under subsection (b) of a plan to reduce more than 1,000 members of the armed forces assigned at a military in- stallation. In calculating the number of mem- bers to be reduced, the Secretary shall take into consideration both direct reductions and indi- rect reductions. (b) NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.—No irrevocable ac- tion may be taken to effect or implement a re- duction described under subsection (a) until— (1) the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned— (A) submits to Congress a notice of the proposed reduction and the number of mili- tary and civilian personnel assignments af- fected, including reductions in base oper- ations support services and personnel to occur because of the proposed reduction; and (B) includes in the notice a justification for the reduction and an evaluation of the costs and benefits of the reduction and of the local economic, strategic, and operational consequences of the reduction; and (2) a period of 90 days expires following the day on which the notice is submitted to Con- gress. (c) EXCEPTIONS.— (1) BASE CLOSURE PROCESS.—Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply in the case of the realign- ment of a military installation pursuant to a base closure law. (2) NATIONAL SECURITY OR EMERGENCY.—Sub- sections (a) and (b) do not apply if the Presi- dent certifies to Congress that the reduction in military personnel at a military installa- tion must be implemented for reasons of na- tional security or a military emergency. (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) The term ‘‘indirect reduction’’ means subsequent planned reductions or relocations in base operations support services and per- sonnel able to occur due to the direct reduc- tions. (2) The term ‘‘military installation’’ means a base, camp, post, station, yard, center, homeport facility for any ship, or other activ- ity under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, including any leased facility, which is located within any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Common- wealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or Guam. Such term does not include any facility used pri- marily for civil works, rivers and harbors projects, or flood control projects. (Added Pub. L. 112–81, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2864(a), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1702; amended Pub. L. 112–239, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2851, Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2159.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2013—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–239, § 2851(a), inserted at end ‘‘In calculating the number of members to be re- duced, the Secretary shall take into consideration both direct reductions and indirect reductions.’’ Subsec. (b)(1) to (3). Pub. L. 112–239, § 2851(b), added pars. (1) and (2) and struck out former pars. (1) to (3), which read as follows: ‘‘(1) the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned notifies the Commit- tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the proposed reduction and the number of personnel assignments affected; ‘‘(2) submits a justification for the reduction and an evaluation of the local strategic and operational im- pact of such reduction; and ‘‘(3) a period of 21 days has expired following submis- sion of the notice and evaluation required under this subsection, or if sooner, a period of 14 days has expired following the date on which an electronic version of the notice and justification has been submitted to such committees.’’ Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 112–239, § 2851(c), added subsec. (d). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCE STRUCTURE Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title X, § 1075, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 410, provided that: ‘‘(a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 22, 2023], the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees [Committees on Armed Services and Ap- propriations of the Senate and the House of Represent- atives] a report containing an assessment of the opti- mal force structure for special operations forces. Such report shall include— ‘‘(1) a description of the role of special operations forces in implementing the most recent national de- fense strategy under section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code; ‘‘(2) a detailed accounting of the demand for special operations forces by the geographic combatant com- mands; ‘‘(3) an assessment of current and projected capa- bilities and capacities of the general purpose forces of the United States Armed Forces, including forces that enable special operations, that could affect force structure capability and capacity requirements of special operations forces; ‘‘(4) an assessment of the size, composition, and or- ganizational structure of the special operations com- mand headquarters of each of the Armed Forces and subordinate headquarters elements; ‘‘(5) an assessment of the adequacy of special oper- ations force structure for meeting the goals of the National Military Strategy under section 153(b) of title 10, United States Code; ‘‘(6) a description of the role of special operations forces in supporting the Joint Concept for Competing; and Page 909 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 1001 ‘‘(7) any other matters the Secretary of Defense de- termines relevant. ‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Except as provided in subsection (d), not later than 15 days before making any reduction in the number of special operations forces by more than 1,000 personnel and prior to imple- menting or announcing such reduction, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees written notification of the decision to make such reduction. ‘‘(c) CONTENTS OF NOTIFICATION.—A notification re- quired under subsection (b) shall include— ‘‘(1) details of the planned changes to force struc- ture and personnel requirements and a justification for the planned changes, including— ‘‘(A) which units or occupational skills are planned to be reduced or reallocated; and ‘‘(B) to which units or capabilities the force structure is planned to be transferred or reallo- cated; ‘‘(2) an accounting of the personnel planned to be transferred under the force structure change, includ- ing which units such personnel are planned to be transferred to and from; ‘‘(3) an analysis of the expected implications of the planned change on the ability of the Department of Defense to carry out operational and campaign plans of combatant commanders, support the Joint Concept for Competing, and meet the goals of the most recent national defense strategy under section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code; and ‘‘(4) any other matters the Secretary of Defense de- termines relevant. ‘‘(d) EXCEPTION.—The notification requirement under subsection (b) shall not apply with respect to a reduc- tion in the number of special operations forces if the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional de- fense committees certification that such reduction needs to be implemented expeditiously for reasons of military urgency. ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: ‘‘(1) The term ‘special operations forces’ means the forces described in section 167(j) of title 10, United States Code. ‘‘(2) The term ‘force structure’, when used with re- spect to an organization, means— ‘‘(A) the mission of the organization; ‘‘(B) the personnel required to operate the organi- zation; and ‘‘(C) the equipment required to execute the mis- sion of the organization.’’ NOTIFICATION OF NECESSARY ASSESSMENTS OR STUDIES Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title X, § 1074(b), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 870, provided that: ‘‘The Secretary of the Army, when making a congressional notification in ac- cordance with section 993 of title 10, United States Code, shall include the Secretary’s assessment of whether or not the changes covered by the notification require an Environmental Assessment or Environ- mental Impact Statement in accordance with the Na- tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and, if an assessment or study is required, the plan for conducting such assessment or study.’’ § 994. Military working dogs: veterinary care for retired military working dogs (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may establish and maintain a system to provide for the veterinary care of retired military work- ing dogs. No funds may be provided by the Fed- eral Government for this purpose. (b) ELIGIBLE DOGS.—A retired military work- ing dog eligible for veterinary care under this section is any military working dog adopted under section 2583 of this title. (c) STANDARDS OF CARE.—The veterinary care provided under the system authorized by this section shall meet such standards as the Sec- retary shall establish and from time to time up- date. (Added Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title III, § 371(b)(1), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1706.) § 995. Accountability for contractors using mili- tary working dogs (a) ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR CON- TRACTORS.—Each covered contract shall specify that the contractor is required to submit to the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), on an annual basis for the duration of the covered con- tract, a report containing an identification of— (1) the number of military working dogs that are in the possession of the covered contractor and located outside of the continental United States in support of a military operation, if any; and (2) the primary location of any such military working dogs. (b) COVERED CONTRACT DEFINED.—In this sec- tion the term ‘‘covered contract’’ means a con- tract that the Secretary of Defense determines involves military working dogs. (Added Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title III, § 382(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2543.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title III, § 382(b), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2543, provided that: ‘‘Section 995 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to a contract entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 2022].’’ DEADLINE FOR GUIDANCE Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title III, § 382(d), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2543, provided that: ‘‘Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 2022], the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall issue the guidance on the annual reporting re- quirement under section 995 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).’’ CHAPTER 51—RESERVE COMPONENTS: STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR RE- TENTION AND PROMOTION Sec. 1001. Reference to chapter 1219. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1994—Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1662(h)(5), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2997, added item 1001 and struck out former items 1001 to 1007. 1960—Pub. L. 86–559, § 1(3)(C), June 30, 1960, 74 Stat. 265, inserted ‘‘or serving as United States property and fiscal officers’’ in item 1007. 1958—Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(23), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1445, added items 1002, 1005, 1006, and 1007. § 1001. Reference to chapter 1219 Provisions of law relating to standards and procedures for retention and promotion of mem- bers of reserve components are set forth in chap- ter 1219 of this title (beginning with section 12641).