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(2) The option under subsection (b)(2) that the Secretary 
recommends for fiscal year 2008. 
(f) GAO REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2007, the Comp-
troller General shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Service of the House 
of Representatives a report evaluating the report submitted by 
the Secretary of the Navy under subsection (a). The report shall 
include the option under subsection (b)(2) that the Secretary rec-
ommends for fiscal year 2008. 
SEC. 1016. ASSESSMENTS OF NAVAL VESSEL CONSTRUCTION EFFI-
CIENCIES AND OF EFFECTIVENESS OF SPECIAL CON-
TRACTOR INCENTIVES. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Navy shall 
conduct an assessment of each of the aspects of naval vessel 
construction specified in subsection (b) in order to determine—
(1) what inefficiencies exist in those aspects of naval vessel 
construction; 
(2) what innovative design and production technologies, 
processes, and performance incentives are warranted to 
alleviate the inefficiencies so identified; and 
(3) what action the Secretary intends to take to facilitate 
the adoption by the shipbuilding industry of the technologies, 
processes, and performance incentives identified under para-
graph (2). 
(b) ASPECTS
TO BE ASSESSED.—Subsection (a) applies with 
respect to the following aspects of naval vessel construction: 
(1) 
Program 
design, 
engineering, 
and 
production 
engineering. 
(2) Organization and operating systems. 
(3) Steelwork production. 
(4) Ship construction and outfitting. 
(5) Combat systems development, integration, and installa-
tion. 
(c) CONSIDERATION
OF PRIOR ASSESSMENTS.—In making the 
assessments required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall take 
into consideration the results of—
(1) the study of the cost effectiveness of the ship construc-
tion program of the Navy required by section 1014 of the 
Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2041); 
(2) the assessment of the United States naval shipbuilding 
industry required by section 254 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 
119 Stat. 3180); and 
(3) any prior assessment performed by or on behalf of 
the Department of Defense. 
(d) SPECIAL
CONTRACTOR
INCENTIVES.—In addition to the 
assessments under subsection (a), the Secretary shall conduct an 
assessment of the effectiveness of the use in naval vessel construc-
tion contracts of special contract incentives for investment by the 
contractor in facilities and process improvement projects. Such 
assessment shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the intent of the use of such incentives 
in naval vessel construction contracts. 
(2) A description of the process and criteria used by the 
Secretary for evaluation of proposed projects to receive such
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incentives in naval vessel construction contracts and for the 
selection among such proposed projects for inclusion of incen-
tives in such contracts. 
(3) For each facility or process improvement project for 
which funds were provided in a naval vessel construction con-
tract during the five-year period ending on the date of the 
enactment of this Act (including the facility or process improve-
ment project contract incentives incorporated in the Virginia-
class submarine construction contract and in the CVN–21 
construction contract)—
(A) a description of the facility or process improvement 
project proposed by the contractor; 
(B) the amount expended (or to be expended) by the 
United States for the project under the contract; and 
(C) the estimated or actual return on investment for 
the amounts referred to in subparagraph (B). 
(4) The plans of the Secretary of the Navy to use similar 
contract incentives in ongoing and future shipbuilding pro-
grams. 
(5) Any recommendation by the Secretary for the enactment 
of legislation that might increase the effectiveness of, or expand 
the use of, such contract incentives. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 2007, the Secretary of 
the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on—
(1) the Secretary’s assessments of naval vessel construction 
efficiencies under subsection (a), addressing each of the matters 
specified in that subsection; and 
(2) the Secretary’s assessment of the effectiveness of special 
incentives for contractor investment in facilities and process 
improvement projects under subsection (d). 
SEC. 1017. OBTAINING CARRIAGE BY VESSEL: CRITERION REGARDING 
OVERHAUL, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF VESSELS IN 
THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) ACQUISITION POLICY.—In order to maintain the national 
defense industrial base, the Secretary of Defense shall issue an 
acquisition policy that establishes, as a criterion required to be 
considered in obtaining carriage by vessel of cargo for the Depart-
ment of Defense, the extent to which an offeror of such carriage 
had overhaul, repair, and maintenance work for covered vessels 
of the offeror performed in shipyards located in the United States. 
(b) COVERED VESSELS.—A vessel is a covered vessel of an offeror 
under this section if the vessel is—
(1) owned, operated, or controlled by the offeror; and 
(2) qualified to engage in the carriage of cargo in the 
coastwise or non-contiguous trade under section 27 of the Mer-
chant Marine Act, 1920 (46 U.S.C. 883), section 12106 of title 
46, United States Code, and section 2 of the Shipping Act, 
1916 (46 U.S.C. App. 802). 
(c) APPLICATION
OF
POLICY.—The acquisition policy shall 
include rules providing for application of the policy to covered 
vessels as expeditiously as is practicable based on the nature of 
carriage obtained, and by no later than June 1, 2007. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
as necessary to carry out the acquisition policy and submit
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such regulations to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives, by not later than 
June 1, 2007. 
(2) INTERIM REGULATIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may prescribe interim 
regulations as necessary to carry out the acquisition policy. 
For this purpose, the Secretary is excepted from compliance 
with the notice and comment requirements of section 553 
of title 5, United States Code. 
(B) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Upon the issuance of 
interim regulations under this paragraph, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives the interim regu-
lations and a description of the acquisition policy developed 
(or being developed) under subsection (a). 
(C) EXPIRATION.—All interim regulations prescribed 
under the authority of this paragraph that are not earlier 
superseded by final regulations shall expire no later than 
June 1, 2007. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary, acting through the United 
States Transportation Command, shall annually submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report regarding overhaul, repair, and mainte-
nance performed on covered vessels of each offeror of carriage 
to which the acquisition policy applies. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FOREIGN SHIPYARD.—The term ‘‘foreign shipyard’’ means 
a shipyard that is not located in the United States. 
(2) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘United States’’ means—
(A) any State of the United States; and 
(B) Guam. 
SEC. 1018. RIDING GANG MEMBER REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR CHARTERS AND CONTRACTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may not award, 
renew, extend, or exercise an option to extend any charter 
of a vessel documented under chapter 121 of title 46, United 
States Code, for the Department of Defense, or any contract 
for the carriage of cargo by a vessel documented under that 
chapter for the Department of Defense, unless the charter 
or contract, respectively, includes provisions that allow riding 
gang members to perform work on the vessel during the effec-
tive period of the charter or contract only under terms, condi-
tions, restrictions, and requirements that, except as provided 
in paragraphs (2) and (3), are substantially the same as those 
that apply under section 8106 of title 46, United States Code, 
as in effect immediately before the enactment of this Act, 
with respect to a vessel referred to in that section. 
(2) LIMITATION.—For purposes of paragraph (1) of this sub-
section, subsections (a)(1)(A)(ii), (c), and (d) of section 8106 
of title 46, United States Code, shall not apply with respect 
to a charter or contract referred to in paragraph (1). 
(3) MERCHANT MARINER’S DOCUMENT REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall include in the provisions required under 
paragraph (1) a requirement that each riding gang member
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who performs work on the vessel must hold a merchant mari-
ner’s document issued under chapter 73 of title 46, United 
States Code. 
(4) RIDING GANG MEMBER DEFINED.—In this subsection the 
term ‘‘riding gang member’’ has the meaning that term has 
in section 8106 of title 46, United States Code, as in effect 
immediately before the enactment of this Act. 
(b) EXEMPTIONS BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may issue regu-
lations that exempt from the charter or contract provisions 
required under subsection (a) any individual who is on a vessel 
for purposes other than engaging in the operation or mainte-
nance of the vessel, including an individual who is—
(A) one of the personnel who accompany, supervise, 
guard, and maintain unit equipment aboard a ship, com-
monly referred to as supercargo personnel; 
(B) one of the force protection personnel of the vessel; 
(C) a specialized repair technician; or 
(D) otherwise required by the Secretary of Defense 
to be aboard the vessel. 
(2) BACKGROUND CHECK.—Such regulations shall include 
a requirement that any individual who is exempt under the 
regulations must pass a background check before going aboard 
the vessel, unless the individual holds a merchant mariner’s 
document issued under chapter 73 of title 46, United States 
Code. 
(3) EXEMPTED INDIVIDUAL NOT TREATED AS IN ADDITION 
TO THE CREW.—An individual exempted under paragraph (1) 
shall not be counted as an individual in addition to the crew 
for the purposes of section 3304 of title 46, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 1019. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER SS ARTHUR M. HUDDELL TO 
THE GOVERNMENT OF GREECE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER.—The President is authorized to 
transfer the ex-Liberty ship SS Arthur M. Huddell to the Govern-
ment of Greece in accordance with such terms and conditions as 
the President may determine. 
(b) ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT.—The President is authorized to 
convey additional equipment from other obsolete vessels of the 
National Defense Reserve Fleet to assist the Government of Greece 
in using the vessel referred to in subsection (a) as a museum 
exhibit. 
(c) REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT IN UNITED STATES SHIPYARD.—
To the maximum extent practicable, the President shall require, 
as a condition of the transfer of the vessel referred to in subsection 
(a), that the Government of Greece have such repair or refurbish-
ment of the vessel as is needed performed at a shipyard located 
in the United States.
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Subtitle C—Counter-Drug Activities 
SEC. 1021. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR COUNTERDRUG 
ACTIVITIES OF OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. 
Section 1004(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 374 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘through 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2011’’. 
SEC. 1022. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR COUNTER-DRUG 
ACTIVITIES OF CERTAIN FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. 
(a) EXTENSION
OF AUTHORITY.—Paragraph (2) of subsection 
(a) of section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 1881), as amended 
by section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136: 117 Stat. 1593), is amended 
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2008’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENTS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE SUP-
PORT.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(10) The Government of Azerbaijan. 
‘‘(11) The Government of Kazakhstan. 
‘‘(12) The Government of Kyrgyzstan. 
‘‘(13) The Government of Armenia. 
‘‘(14) The Government of Guatemala. 
‘‘(15) The Government of Belize. 
‘‘(16) The Government of Panama.’’. 
(c) TYPES
OF SUPPORT.—Subsection (c) of such section is 
amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, vehicles, and, subject 
to section 484(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2291c(a)), aircraft’’ after ‘‘patrol boats’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) The transfer of detection, interception, monitoring, and 
testing equipment. 
‘‘(5) For the Government of Afghanistan only, individual 
and crew-served weapons of 50 caliber or less and ammunition 
for such weapons for counter-narcotics security forces.’’. 
(d) MAXIMUM ANNUAL AMOUNT OF SUPPORT.—Subsection (e)(2) 
of such section is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or $40,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘, or $60,000,000 during either of the fiscal years 2007 and 
2008’’. 
SEC. 
1023. 
EXTENSION 
OF 
AUTHORITY 
TO 
SUPPORT 
UNIFIED 
COUNTERDRUG AND COUNTERTERRORISM CAMPAIGN IN 
COLOMBIA. 
Section 1021 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 
Stat. 2042) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘and 2006’’ and inserting 
‘‘through 2008’’; and
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(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘and 2006’’ and inserting 
‘‘through 2008’’. 
SEC. 1024. CONTINUATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT REGARDING 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXPENDITURES TO SUPPORT 
FOREIGN COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES. 
(a) TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Sec-
tion 1022 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–
398; 114 Stat. 1654A–255), as amended by section 1022 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public 
Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 1215) and section 1021 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–
163; 119 Stat. 3426), is further amended by striking ‘‘Not later 
than April 15, 2006,’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not 
later than April 15, 2006, February 15, 2007, and February 15, 
2008,’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED.—Such section 
is further amended—
(1) by designating the second sentence as subsection (b) 
and striking ‘‘The report’’ and inserting ‘‘INFORMATION TO BE 
PROVIDED.—Each report under this section’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘and the amount of funds provided for 
each type of counterdrug activity assisted’’. 
(c) FORM AND SUBMISSION OF REPORTS.—Such section is further 
amended—
(1) in subsection (a), as designated by subsection (a) of 
this section, by striking ‘‘the congressional defense committees’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the congressional committees specified in sub-
section (d)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsections: 
‘‘(c) FORM OF REPORTS.—Each report under this section shall 
be submitted in both classified and unclassified form. 
‘‘(d) SPECIFIED COMMITTEES.—The congressional committees 
specified in this subsection are the following: 
‘‘(1) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on International Relations, and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives.’’. 
SEC. 1025. REPORT ON INTERAGENCY COUNTER-NARCOTICS PLAN FOR 
AFGHANISTAN 
AND 
SOUTH 
AND 
CENTRAL 
ASIAN 
REGIONS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than December 31, 2006, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report updating the interagency counter-narcotics 
implementation plan for Afghanistan and the South and Central 
Asian regions, including Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, 
Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, 
India, and China. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The report under this section shall be pre-
pared in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Administrator 
of the Agency for International Development, and the Director 
of the Drug Enforcement Administration.
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(c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report shall include the 
following for each foreign government covered by the report: 
(1) A consideration of what activities should be reallocated 
among the United States and the foreign government based 
on the capabilities of each department and agency involved. 
(2) Any measures necessary to clarify the legal authority 
required to complete the mission. 
(3) The measures necessary for the United States to 
successfully complete its counter-narcotics efforts in Afghani-
stan and the South and Central Asian regions, including an 
assessment of whether sufficient personnel and other resources, 
including infrastructure and development initiatives, are being 
made available by the United States and the foreign govern-
ment. 
(4) Current and proposed United States funding to support 
counter-narcotics activities of the foreign government. 
SEC. 1026. REPORT ON UNITED STATES SUPPORT FOR OPERATION 
BAHAMAS, TURKS & CAICOS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) In 1982 the United States Government created Oper-
ation Bahamas, Turks & Caicos (OPBAT) to counter the smug-
gling of cocaine into the United States. 
(2) According to the Drug Enforcement Agency, an esti-
mated 80 percent of the cocaine entering the United States 
in the 1980s came through the Bahamas, whereas, according 
to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, only an estimated 
10 percent comes through the Bahamas today. 
(3) According to the Drug Enforcement Agency, more than 
80,000 kilograms of cocaine and nearly 700,000 pounds of mari-
juana have been seized in Operation Bahamas, Turks & Caicos 
since 1986, with a combined street value of approximately 
two billion dollars. 
(4) The Army has provided military airlift to law enforce-
ment officials under Operation Bahamas, Turks & Caicos to 
create an effective, reliable, and immediate response capability 
for drug interdiction. This support is largely responsible for 
the decline in cocaine shipments to the United States through 
the Bahamas. 
(5) The Bahamas is an island nation composed of approxi-
mately 700 islands and keys, which makes aviation assets 
the best and most efficient method of transporting law enforce-
ment agents and interdicting smugglers. 
(6) It is in the interests of the United States to maintain 
the results of the successful Operation Bahamas, Turks & 
Caicos program and prevent drug smugglers from rebuilding 
their operations through the Bahamas. 
(b) REPORT
ON UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
FOR 
OPBAT.—
(1) REPORT ON DECISION TO WITHDRAW.—Not later than 
30 days before implementing a decision to withdraw Depart-
ment of Defense helicopters from Operation Bahamas, Turks 
& Caicos, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress 
a report outlining the plan for the coordination of the Operation 
Bahamas, Turks & Caicos mission, at the same level of 
effectiveness, using other United States Government assets.
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(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall consult 
with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, and with other appropriate 
officials of the United States Government, in preparing the 
report under paragraph (1). 
(3) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) on the 
withdrawal of equipment referred to in that paragraph shall 
include the following: 
(A) An explanation of the military justification for the 
withdrawal of the equipment. 
(B) An assessment of the availability of other options 
(including other Government helicopters) to provide the 
capability being provided by the equipment to be with-
drawn. 
(C) An explanation of how each option specified under 
subparagraph (B) will provide the capability currently pro-
vided by the equipment to be withdrawn. 
(D) An assessment of the potential use of unmanned 
aerial vehicles in Operation Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, 
including the capabilities of such vehicles and any advan-
tages or disadvantages associated with the use of such 
vehicles in that operation, and a recommendation on 
whether or not to deploy such vehicles in that operation. 
Subtitle D—Force Structure and Defense 
Policy Matters 
SEC. 1031. IMPROVEMENTS TO QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE REVIEW. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that the comprehensive examina-
tion of the defense program and policies of the United States that 
is undertaken by the Security Defense every four years pursuant 
to section 118 of title 10, United States Code, known as the 
Quadrennial Defense Review, is—
(1) vital in laying out the strategic military planning and 
threat objectives of the Department of Defense; and 
(2) critical to identifying the correct mix of military plan-
ning assumptions, defense capabilities, and strategic focuses 
for the Armed Forces. 
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the Quadrennial Defense Review is intended to provide more than 
an overview of global threats and the general strategic orientation 
of the Department of Defense. 
(c) CONDUCT OF REVIEW.—Subsection (b) of section 118 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (2); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) to make recommendations that are not constrained 
to comply with the budget submitted to Congress by the Presi-
dent pursuant to section 1105 of title 31.’’. 
(d) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS
IN REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Sub-
section (d) of such section is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, the strategic planning 
guidance,’’ after ‘‘United States’’;
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(2) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (15) as para-
graphs (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), and (17), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new para-
graph (9): 
‘‘(9) The specific capabilities, including the general number 
and type of specific military platforms, needed to achieve the 
strategic and warfighting objectives identified in the review.’’; 
and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (15), as redesignated by 
paragraph (2), the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(16) The homeland defense and support to civil authority 
missions of the active and reserve components, including the 
organization and capabilities required for the active and reserve 
components to discharge each such mission.’’. 
(e) CJCS REVIEW.—Subsection (e)(1) of such section is amended 
by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘and a 
description of the capabilities needed to address such risk’’. 
(f) 
INDEPENDENT
ASSESSMENT.—Such 
section 
is 
further 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) INDEPENDENT PANEL ASSESSMENT.—(1) Not later than six 
months before the date on which the report on a Quadrennial 
Defense Review is to be submitted under subsection (d), the Sec-
retary of Defense shall establish a panel to conduct an assessment 
of the quadrennial defense review. 
‘‘(2) Not later than three months after the date on which 
the report on a quadrennial defense review is submitted under 
subsection (d) to the congressional committees named in that sub-
section, the panel appointed under paragraph (1) shall submit to 
those committees an assessment of the review, including the rec-
ommendations of the review, the stated and implied assumptions 
incorporated in the review, and the vulnerabilities of the strategy 
and force structure underlying the review. The assessment of the 
panel shall include analyses of the trends, asymmetries, and con-
cepts of operations that characterize the military balance with 
potential adversaries, focusing on the strategic approaches of pos-
sible opposing forces.’’. 
SEC. 1032. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF 2006 
QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE REVIEW REPORT. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after the end 
of each fiscal-year quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report 
on the implementation of recommendations described in the Depart-
ment of Defense 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review Report. 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORTS.—Each quarterly report under sub-
section (a) shall, at a minimum—
(1) describe the processes and procedures established by 
the Secretary of Defense to examine the various recommenda-
tions referred to in subsection (a); 
(2) discuss implementation plans and strategies for each 
area highlighted by the Quadrennial Defense Review Report; 
(3) provide relevant information about the status of such 
implementation; and 
(4) indicate changes in the Secretary’s assessment of the 
defense strategies or capabilities required since the publication 
of the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review Report.