10 U.S.C. § 118a — Quadrennial quality of life review

Page 129 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 118a ational capability’,’’, could not be executed because of the prior amendment by section 347(a)(4)(C) of Pub. L. 116–283. See below. Pub. L. 116–283, § 347(a)(4)(C), struck out par. (3). Text read as follows: ‘‘an assessment of the validity and ef- fectiveness of the definitions used to determine defense readiness, including the terms ‘major weapons system’, ‘covered asset’, ‘total and required inventory’, ‘mate- riel and operational availability’, ‘materiel and oper- ational capability’, ‘materiel and operational reli- ability’ ’’. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 116–283, § 347(a)(5), added subsec. (e). Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1883(b)(2), substituted ‘‘section 3455’’ for ‘‘section 2379’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2021 AMENDMENT Amendment by 1883(b)(2) of Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed im- plementation and applicability of existing law, see sec- tion 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note pre- ceding section 3001 of this title. PHASED IMPLEMENTATION Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title III, § 351(b), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2533, provided that: ‘‘The Director of Cost As- sessment and Performance Evaluation may meet the requirements of subsection (e) of section 118 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), through a phased submission of the funding estimates required under such subsection. In conducting a phased imple- mentation, the Director shall ensure that— ‘‘(1) for the budget request for fiscal year 2024, fund- ing estimates are provided for a representative sam- ple by military department of at least one-third of the major weapon systems; ‘‘(2) for the budget request for fiscal year 2025, fund- ing estimates are provided for an additional one-third of the major weapon systems; and ‘‘(3) full implementation for all major weapons sys- tems is completed not later than five days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress the materials in support of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2026.’’ § 118a. Quadrennial quality of life review (a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall every four years conduct a com- prehensive examination of the quality of life of the members of the armed forces (to be known as the ‘‘quadrennial quality of life review’’). The review shall include examination of the pro- grams, projects, and activities of the Depart- ment of Defense, including the morale, welfare, and recreation activities. (2) The quadrennial quality of life review shall be designed to result in determinations, and to foster policies and actions, that reflect the pri- ority given the quality of life of members of the armed forces as a primary concern of the De- partment of Defense leadership. (b) CONDUCT OF REVIEW.—Each quadrennial quality of life review shall be conducted so as— (1) to assess quality of life priorities and issues consistent with the most recent Na- tional Security Strategy prescribed by the President pursuant to section 108 of the Na- tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043); (2) to identify actions that are needed in order to provide members of the armed forces with the quality of life reasonably necessary to encourage the successful execution of the full range of missions that the members are called on to perform under the national secu- rity strategy; and (3) to identify other actions that have the potential for improving the quality of life of the members of the armed forces. (c) CONSIDERATIONS.—The Secretary shall con- sider addressing the following matters as part of the quadrennial quality of life review: (1) Infrastructure. (2) Military construction. (3) Physical conditions at military installa- tions and other Department of Defense facili- ties. (4) Budget plans. (5) Adequacy of medical care for members of the armed forces and their dependents. (6) Adequacy of housing and the basic allow- ance for housing and basic allowance for sub- sistence. (7) Housing-related utility costs. (8) Educational opportunities and costs. (9) Length of deployments. (10) Rates of pay and pay differentials be- tween the pay of members and the pay of civil- ians. (11) Retention and recruiting efforts. (12) Workplace safety. (13) Support services for spouses and chil- dren. (14) Other elements of Department of De- fense programs and Government policies and programs that affect the quality of life of members. (15) Support services for Gold Star families. (d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- TEES.—(1) The Secretary shall submit a report on each quadrennial quality of life review to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. The report shall include the following: (A) The assumptions used in the review. (B) The results of the review, including a comprehensive discussion of how the quality of life of members of the armed forces affects the national security strategy of the United States. (2) The report shall be submitted in the year following the year in which the review is con- ducted, but not later than the date on which the President submits the budget for the next fiscal year to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31. (Added Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title V, § 581(a)(1), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2559; amended Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title X, § 1071(c)(2), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3508; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title X, § 1061(a)(1), (b), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1909.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Another section 118a was renumbered section 118b of this title. AMENDMENTS 2021—Pub. L. 117–81, § 1061(a)(1), which directed re- numbering of the ‘‘second section 118a’’ of this title, re- lating to quadrennial quality of life review, as section 118b of this title could not be executed because there was no second section 118a of this title after the renum- Page 130 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 118b bering of another section 118a of this title, relating to National Defense Sustainment and Logistics Review, as section 118b by Pub. L. 117–81, § 311(b)(1)(B), (C). See 2021 Amendment note set out under section 118b of this title. Subsec. (c)(15). Pub. L. 117–81, § 1061(b), which directed the addition of par. (15) to subsec. (c) of section 118b of this title, as redesignated by Pub. L. 117–81, § 1061(a)(1), was executed by adding par. (15) to subsec. (c) of this section to reflect the probable intent of Congress. See above. 2014—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 113–291 substituted ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3043)’’ for ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 404a)’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS For termination, effective Dec. 31, 2021, of provisions in subsec. (d) of this section requiring submittal of re- port to Congress, see section 1061 of Pub. L. 114–328, set out as a note under section 111 of this title. FIRST QUADRENNIAL QUALITY OF LIFE REVIEW Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title V, § 581(b), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2561, directed that the first quadrennial quality of life review under this section would be conducted dur- ing 2003, and that the report on such review was to be submitted not later than the date on which the Presi- dent submitted the budget for fiscal year 2005 to Con- gress. § 118b. National Defense Sustainment and Logis- tics Review (a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—Upon submission of each national defense strategy under section 113(g) of this title, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a comprehensive review of the sustainment and logistics requirements nec- essary to support the force structure, force mod- ernization, infrastructure, force deployment ca- pabilities, response to risks to military installa- tion resilience, and other elements of the de- fense program and policies of the United States during the subsequent 5-, 10-, and 25-year peri- ods. Each such review shall be known as the ‘Na- tional Defense Sustainment and Logistics Re- view’. Each such review shall be conducted in consultation with the Secretaries of the mili- tary departments, the Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces, all functional and geographic combatant commanders, and the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency. (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—(1) Not later than the first Monday in February of the year fol- lowing the fiscal year during which the National Defense Strategy was submitted under section 113(g) of this title, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the review required by subsection (a). Each such report shall include each of the following: (A) An assessment of the strategic, oper- ational, and tactical maritime logistics force (including non-military assets provided by Military Sealift Command, the Maritime Ad- ministration, and through the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement and Voluntary Tanker Agreement) required to support sea- lift, at sea logistics, and over-the-shore logis- tics of forces to meet steady state and contin- gency requirements and the strategic and intra-theater movement of supplies, personnel, and equipment. (B) An assessment of the strategic, oper- ational, and tactical airlift and tankers (in- cluding non-military assets provided by the Civil Reserve Air Fleet) required to meet steady state and contingency requirements. (C) An assessment of the location, configura- tion, material condition, and inventory of prepositioned materiel, equipment, and war reserves programs, as well as the ability to store and distribute these items to deployed military forces, required to meet steady state and contingency requirements. (D) An assessment of the location, infra- structure, and storage capacity for petroleum, oil, and lubricant products, as well as the abil- ity to store, transport, and distribute such products from storage supply points to de- ployed military forces, required to meet steady state and contingency requirements. (E) An assessment of the capabilities, capac- ity, and infrastructure of the Department of Defense organic industrial base and private sector industrial base required to meet steady- state and surge software and depot mainte- nance requirements. (F) An assessment of the production capa- bility, capacity, and infrastructure, of the De- partment of Defense organic industrial base and private sector industrial base required to meet steady-state and surge production re- quirements for ammunition and other mili- tary munitions. (G) An assessment of the condition, capac- ity, location, and survivability under likely threats of military infrastructure located both inside the continental United States and out- side the continental United States, including agreements with and infrastructure provided by international partners, required to gen- erate, project, and sustain military forces to meet steady-state and contingency require- ments. (H) An assessment of the cybersecurity risks to military and commercial logistics networks and information technology systems. (I) An assessment of the gaps between the re- quirements identified under subparagraphs (A) through (H) compared to the actual force structure and infrastructure capabilities, ca- pacity, and posture and the risks associated with each gap as it relates to the ability to meet the national defense strategy. (J) A discussion of the identified mitigations being pursued to address each gap and risk identified under subparagraph (I) as well as the initiatives and resources planned to ad- dress such gaps, as included in the Department of Defense budget request submitted during the same year as the report and the applicable future-years defense program. (K) An assessment of the extent to which wargames incorporate logistics capabilities and threats and a description of the logistics constraints and restraints to operations iden- tified through such wargames. (L) An assessment of the ability of the De- partment of Defense, the Armed Forces, and the combatant commands to leverage and in- tegrate emergent logistics related tech- nologies and advanced computing systems. (M) Such other matters the Secretary of De- fense considers appropriate. (2) In preparing the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall consult with, and