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(2) BRIEFINGS.—In developing metrics for purposes of the 
report required by paragraph (1)(A), the Comptroller General 
shall provide the appropriate committees of Congress with peri-
odic briefings on the development of such metrics. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘major automated information system pro-
gram’’ has the meaning given that term in section 2445a of 
title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 1079. REPORT ON DEFENSE DEPARTMENT ANALYTIC CAPABILI-
TIES REGARDING FOREIGN BALLISTIC MISSILE THREATS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the analytic 
capabilities of the Department of Defense regarding threats from 
foreign ballistic missiles of all ranges. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A description of the current capabilities of the Depart-
ment of Defense to analyze threats from foreign ballistic mis-
siles of all ranges, including the degree of coordination among 
the relevant analytic elements of the Department. 
(2) A description of any current or foreseeable gaps in 
the analytic capabilities of the Department regarding threats 
from foreign ballistic missiles of all ranges. 
(3) A plan to address any gaps identified pursuant to 
paragraph (2) during the 5-year period beginning on the date 
of the report. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 1080. REPORT ON APPROVAL AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AIR SEA 
BATTLE CONCEPT. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to Congress a report on the approved Air Sea Battle Concept, 
as required by the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review Report, and 
a plan for the implementation of the concept. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) A description of the approved Air Sea Battle Concept. 
(2) An identification and assessment of— 
(A) the materiel solutions required to employ the con-
cept in support of approved operational plans and contin-
gency plans; and 
(B) the risks to approved operational plans and contin-
gency plans resulting from unfulfilled materiel solutions 
identified pursuant to subparagraph (A). 
(3) A summary of the implementation plan, including—
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(A) an assessment of the risks to implementation of 
the approved concept within the current and programmed 
force structure, capabilities, and capacity; 
(B) a description of the criteria that will be used to 
measure progress toward full implementation of the con-
cept; and 
(C) a timeline for implementation of the concept. 
(4) A description and assessment of how current research, 
development, and acquisition priorities in the program of record 
deliver or fail to deliver the materiel solutions identified pursu-
ant to paragraph (2)(A). 
(5) An identification, in order of priority, of the five most 
critical materiel solutions identified pursuant to paragraph 
(2)(A) requiring increased or sustained investment for the 
implementation of the Air Sea Battle Concept. 
(6) An identification, in order of priority, of how the Depart-
ment will offset the increased costs required by implementation 
of the Air Sea Battle Concept, including an explanation of 
what force structure, capabilities, and programs will be reduced 
and how potentially increased risks based on those reductions 
will be managed relative to other strategic requirements. 
(7) A list of any new organization required to implement 
the concept, including an explanation of the function of each 
organization and why such functions cannot be assigned to 
existing organizations. 
(8) A description and assessment of the estimated incre-
mental increases in costs, including the cost of any new 
organization identified pursuant to paragraph (7), and savings 
from implementing the Air Sea Battle Concept, including the 
most significant reasons for those increased costs and savings. 
(9) A description and assessment of the contributions 
required from allies and other international partners, including 
the identification and plans for management of related risks, 
in order to implement the Air Sea Battle Concept. 
(10) Such other matters relating to the development and 
implementation of the Air Sea Battle Concept as the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be sub-
mitted in both unclassified and classified form. 
SEC. 1080A. REPORT ON COSTS OF UNITS OF THE RESERVE COMPO-
NENTS AND THE ACTIVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting 
forth an analysis of the costs of a sample of deployable units 
of the active components of the Armed Forces and the costs 
of a sample of similar deployable units of the reserve compo-
nents of the Armed Forces. 
(2) SIMILAR UNITS.—For purposes of this subsection, units 
of the active components and reserve components shall be 
treated as similar if such units have the same table of organiza-
tion and equipment or, as applicable, the same size, structure, 
personnel, or deployed mission.
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(b) ASSESSMENT OF RESERVE COMPONENT FORCE STRUCTURE 
AND END STRENGTHS IN TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE.—The Secretary 
shall include in the report required by subsection (a) the following: 
(1) An assessment of the advisability of retaining, 
decreasing, or increasing the number and capability mix of 
units and end strengths of the reserve components of the Armed 
Forces within the total force structure of the Armed Forces. 
(2) The current and most likely anticipated demands for 
military capabilities in support of the National Military 
Strategy, including the capability and deployment timeline 
requirements of the contingency plans of the combatant com-
mands. 
(3) Authorities available to access the reserve components 
of the Armed Forces for Federal missions. 
(4) Personnel, equipment, and training readiness, and the 
cost to sustain, mobilize, achieve required pre-deployment 
readiness levels, and deploy active component units and reserve 
component units. 
(5) Such other matters as the Secretary considers appro-
priate. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the submittal of the report required by subsection 
(a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees the Comptroller General’s 
evaluation of the report of the Secretary under subsection (a). 
Subtitle I—Miscellaneous Authorities and 
Limitations 
SEC. 1081. AUTHORITY FOR ASSIGNMENT OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AS ADVISORS TO FOR-
EIGN MINISTRIES OF DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, carry out a program to 
assign civilian employees of the Department of Defense as advisors 
to the ministries of defense (or security agencies serving a similar 
defense function) of foreign countries in order to— 
(1) provide institutional, ministerial-level advice, and other 
training to personnel of the ministry to which assigned in 
support of stabilization or post-conflict activities; or 
(2) assist such ministry in building core institutional 
capacity, competencies, and capabilities to manage defense- 
related processes. 
(b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority of the Secretary of Defense 
to assign civilian employees under the program under sub-
section (a) terminates at the close of September 30, 2014. 
(2) CONTINUATION OF ASSIGNMENTS.—Any assignment of 
a civilian employee under subsection (a) before the date speci-
fied in paragraph (1) may continue after that date, but only 
using funds available for fiscal year 2012, 2013, or 2014. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than December 30 each year 
through 2014, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services and Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives a report on activities under the program
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under subsection (a) during the preceding fiscal year. Each report 
shall include, for the fiscal year covered by such report, the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A list of the defense ministries to which civilian 
employees were assigned under the program. 
(2) A statement of the number of such employees so 
assigned. 
(3) A statement of the duration of the various assignments 
of such employees. 
(4) A brief description of the activities carried out such 
by such employees pursuant to such assignments. 
(5) A description of the criteria used to select the defense 
ministries identified in paragraph (1) and the civilian employees 
so assigned. 
(6) A statement of the cost of each such assignment. 
(7) Recommendations, if any, about changes to the 
authority, including an assessment of whether expanding the 
program authority to include assignments to bilateral, regional, 
or multilateral international security organizations would 
advance the national security interests of the United States. 
(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than December 
30, 2013, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to the committees of Congress specified in subsection (c) a report 
setting forth an assessment of the effectiveness of the advisory 
services provided by civilian employees assigned under the program 
under subsection (a) as of the date of the report in meeting the 
purposes of the program. 
SEC. 1082. EXEMPTION FROM FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT FOR 
DATA FILES OF THE MILITARY FLIGHT OPERATIONS 
QUALITY 
ASSURANCE 
SYSTEMS 
OF 
THE 
MILITARY 
DEPARTMENTS. 
(a) EXEMPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 134 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 2254 the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 2254a. Data files of military flight operations quality assur-
ance systems: exemption from disclosure under 
Freedom of Information Act 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT CERTAIN DATA FILES FROM DISCLO-
SURE UNDER FOIA.— 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of Defense may exempt information 
contained in any data file of the military flight operations 
quality assurance system of a military department from disclo-
sure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5, upon a written determina-
tion that— 
‘‘(A) the information is sensitive information concerning 
military aircraft, units, or aircrew; and 
‘‘(B) the public interest consideration in the disclosure 
of such information does not outweigh preventing the 
disclosure of such information. 
‘‘(2) In this section, the term ‘data file’ means a file of 
the military flight operations quality assurance (in this section 
referred to as ‘MFOQA’) system that contains information 
acquired or generated by the MFOQA system, including— 
‘‘(A) any data base containing raw MFOQA data; and