### **CHAPTER 23—MISCELLANEOUS STUDIES AND REPORTS**

Sec.
480.
Reports to Congress: submission in electronic form.
481.
Racial and ethnic issues; gender issues: surveys.
481a.
Workplace and gender relations issues: surveys of Department of Defense civilian employees.
482.
Readiness reports.
483.
Notifications related to basing decision-making process.
484.
Quarterly cyber operations briefings.
485.
Monthly counterterrorism operations briefings.
486.
Annual reports on racial and ethnic demographics in the military justice system.
487.
Biannual briefing on missile defense and related activities.
488.
Management and review of electromagnetic spectrum.
[489 to 491. Repealed or Renumbered.]

#### **Editorial Notes**

#### Amendments

**2022**—Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title XVI, §1651, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2947, added item 487.

**2021**—Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title V, §549G(a)(2), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1728, added item 486.

Pub. L. 116–283, div. B, title XXVIII, §2871(c), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4366, added item 483.

**2019**—Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title III, §361(c), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1327, added item 482 and struck out former item 482 "Quarterly reports: personnel and unit readiness".

**2016**—Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title X, §§1031(c), 1065(a)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2389, 2410, substituted "Monthly counterterrorism operations briefings" for "Quarterly counterterrorism operations briefings" in item 485 and "Management and review of electromagnetic spectrum" for "Management of electromagnetic spectrum" in item 488.

**2014**—Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title III, §331(b), title X, §1073(a)(2), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3344, 3518, added item 481a and struck out item 489 "Annual report on Department of Defense operation and financial support for military museums".

**2013**—Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title X, §§1042(a)(2), 1072(b)(2), 1084(a)(1)(B), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 857, 869, 871, added item 485, substituted "Management of electromagnetic spectrum" for "Management of electromagnetic spectrum: biennial strategic plan" in item 488, and struck out item 483 "Reports on transfers from high-priority readiness appropriations".

Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title IX, §939(c), title X, §1031(b)(3)(A)(ii), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1888, 1918, added item 484 and struck out items 490a "Biennial assessment and report on the delivery platforms for nuclear weapons and the nuclear command and control system" and 491 "Nuclear employment strategy of the United States: reports on modification of strategy".

**2011**—Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title X, §§1041(c), 1046(b)(2), 1061(6)(B), (7)(B), (8)(B), (9)(B), (10)(B), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1575, 1579, 1583, added items 490a and 491 and struck out items 484 "Annual report on aircraft inventory", 485 "Joint and service concept development and experimentation", 486 "Quadrennial report on emerging operational concepts", 487 "Unit operations tempo and personnel tempo: annual report", and 490 "Space cadre management: biennial report".

**2008**—Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title II, §241(b), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4398, added item 485 and struck out former item 485 "Joint warfighting experimentation".

Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title IX, §912(b), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 281, added item 490.

**2004**—Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title X, §1033(b), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2048, added item 489.

**2003**—Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title X, §1054(b), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1615, added item 488.

**2002**—Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title V, §561(a)(2), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2554, substituted "Racial and ethnic issues; gender issues: surveys" for "Race relations, gender discrimination, and hate group activity: annual survey and report" in item 481.

**2001**—Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title X, §1042(b), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1218, added item 480.

**1999**—Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title II, §241(a)(2), title III, §361(d)(3), title IX, §923(b)(2), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 550, 575, 725, added items 486 and 487 and repealed Pub. L. 105–261, §373(d)(2). See 1998 Amendment note below.

**1998**—Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title IX, §923(b)(2), title X, §1069(a)(1), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2105, 2135, substituted "Annual report" for "Report" in item 484 and added item 485.

Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title III, §373(d)(2), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 1992, which directed amendment of analysis, effective June 1, 2001, by striking out item 482, was repealed by Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title III, §361(d)(3), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 575.

**1997**—Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title III, §§322(a)(2), 323(b), 324(a)(2), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1675, 1677, substituted "Quarterly reports: personnel and unit readiness" for "Quarterly readiness reports" in item 482 and added items 483 and 484.

**1996**—Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title V, §571(c)(2), title XI, §§1112(a)(1), 1123(a)(4), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2532, 2677, 2688, substituted "Race relations, gender discrimination, and hate group activity: annual survey and report" for "Racial and ethnic issues; biennial survey; biennial report" in item 451, renumbered chapter 22 of this title as this chapter, and redesignated items 451 and 452 as 481 and 482, respectively.

Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title III, §361(a)(2), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 273, added item 452.

#### **Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries**

#### Questions in Surveys Regarding Extremist Activity in the Workplace

Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title V, §593, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1415, as amended by Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title V, §553, Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3633, provided that:

"(a) Questions Required.—The Secretary of Defense shall include in appropriate surveys administered by the Department of Defense questions regarding whether respondents have ever—

"(1) experienced or witnessed extremist, racist, anti-Semitic, or supremacist activity in the workplace; or

"(2) reported such activity.

"(b) Briefing.—Not later than March 1, 2021, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing including—

"(1) the text of the questions included in surveys under subsection (a); and

"(2) which surveys include such questions."