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(1) a summary of the research and other activi-
ties carried out as part of the study; and 
(2) considerations and recommendations to im-
prove the mine warfare capabilities of the Navy, in-
cluding recommendations for any legislation that 
may be needed for such purpose. 
(d) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 
2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives— 
(A) an unaltered copy of the results of the 
study, as submitted to the Secretary under sub-
section (c); and 
(B) the written responses of the Secretary 
and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to 
such results. 
(2) FORM.—The submission under paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex. 
SEC. 1068. REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT FORCE 
HEADQUARTERS IN INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with the Commander of the 
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United States Indo-Pacific Command, shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the progress 
of the implementation plan required under section 1087 of 
the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–363; 10 U.S.C. 161 
note). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) A description of the personnel, supporting in-
frastructure, and operational chain of command rela-
tionships associated with the joint force headquarters 
that is required to be established by section 1087 of 
the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–363; 10 
U.S.C. 161 note). 
(2) An evaluation of the personnel, supporting 
infrastructure, and operational chain of command re-
lationships that would be required to support the po-
tential establishment of an additional fully equipped 
and persistent joint force headquarters or joint task 
force that would be responsible for the operational em-
ployment of forces in the Western Pacific. 
(3) An identification of the appropriate rank for 
the commander required to lead the efforts described 
in paragraphs (1) and (2) and the feasibility of using 
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an existing component commander to lead these ef-
forts. 
(4) An analysis of how the Department’s plan 
for Joint Task Force Micronesia aligns with the re-
quirements described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), 
and in section 1087 of the James M. Inhofe National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Pub-
lic Law 117–363; 10 U.S.C. 161 note). 
(5) An analysis of the advisability of estab-
lishing an additional joint task force or joint force 
headquarters responsible for the operational employ-
ment of forces in the Western Pacific. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 1069. ANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF 
FORCE DESIGN 2030. 
(a) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.—Not later than March 31, 
2024, and annually thereafter through March 31, 2030, the 
Commandant of the Marine Corps shall provide to the con-
gressional defense committees a briefing on the pro-
grammatic choices made to implement Force Design 2030, 
including new developmental and fielded capabilities and 
capabilities and capacity divested to accelerate the imple-
mentation of Force Design 2030. 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing provided under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) an assessment of changes in the national de-
fense strategy under section 113(g) of title 10, United 
States Code, defense planning guidance, the Joint 
Warfighting Concept (and associated Concept Re-
quired Capabilities), and other planning processes 
that informed Force Design 2030; 
(2) an inventory and assessment of exercises and 
experiments related to Force Design 2030 beginning 
in fiscal year 2020, including— 
(A) an identification of any capabilities 
that were involved in such exercises and experi-
ments; and 
(B) the extent to which such exercises and 
experiments validated or militated against pro-
posed capability investments; 
(3) an inventory of divestments of capability or 
capacity, whether force structure or equipment, start-
ing in fiscal year 2020, including— 
(A) a timeline of the progress of each divest-
ment; 
(B) the type of force structure or equipment 
divested or reduced; 
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(C) the percentage of force structure of 
equipment divested or reduced, including any 
equipment entered into inventory management 
or other form of storage; 
(D) the rationale and context behind such 
divestment; and 
(E) an identification of whether such divest-
ment affects the ability of the Marine Corps to 
meet the requirements of the Global Force Man-
agement process and the operational plans, in-
cluding— 
(i) an explanation of how the Marine 
Corps plans to mitigate the loss of such ca-
pability or capacity if the divestment affects 
the ability of the Marine Corps to meet the 
requirements of the Global Force Manage-
ment process and the operational plans, in-
cluding through new investments, addi-
tional joint planning and training, or other 
methods; and 
(ii) an assessment of the actual and 
projected recruitment and retention percent-
ages of the Marine Corps, starting in fiscal 
year 2020; 
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(4) an inventory of extant or planned invest-
ments as a part of Force Design 2030, broken down 
by capability areas including— 
(A) integrated air and missile defense; 
(B) littoral mobility and maneuver; 
(C) sea denial; 
(D) recon and counter-recon forces; 
(E) the amphibious warfare ship and mari-
time mobility requirements the Marine Corps 
submitted to the Department of the Navy in sup-
port of the Marine Corps organization and con-
cepts under Force Design 2030 and its statutory 
requirements, including an explicit statement 
of— 
(i) the planning assumptions about the 
readiness of amphibious warfare ships and 
maritime mobility platforms in developing 
the requirements; and 
(ii) whether the Navy’s 30-year ship-
building plan of and budget for the fiscal 
year covered by the briefing meet the am-
phibious ship requirements of the Navy; 
(5) for each capability included in the inventory 
under paragraph (4)— 
(A) the name; 
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(B) the purpose and context; 
(C) an identification of the capability being 
replaced, if applicable; 
(D) the date of initial operational capa-
bility; 
(E) the date of full operational capability; 
(F) the number of deliveries of units by 
year; and 
(G) the approved acquisition objective or 
similar inventory objective; 
(6) an assessment of how the capability invest-
ments identified in the inventory under paragraph 
(4) contribute to joint force efficacy in new ways, in-
cluding through support of other military depart-
ments; 
(7) an assessment of the ability of the Marine 
Corps to generate required force elements for the im-
mediate ready force and the contingency ready force 
over the two fiscal years preceding the year during 
which the briefing is provided and the expected abil-
ity to generate such force elements through fiscal year 
2030; 
(8) an assessment of Marine Corps force struc-
ture and readiness of marine expeditionary units 
compared to availability of amphibious ships com-
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prising an amphibious ready group over the two fis-
cal years preceding the year during which the briefing 
is provided and the expected availability of such ships 
through fiscal year 2030; 
(9) an assessment by the Marine Corps of its 
compliance with the statutory organization prescribed 
in section 8063 of title 10, United States Code, spe-
cifically ‘‘The Marine Corps, within the Department 
of the Navy, shall be so organized as to include not 
less than three combat divisions and three air wings, 
and such other land combat, aviation, and other serv-
ices as may be organic therein.’’; and 
(10) an assessment by the Marine Corps of its 
compliance with the statutory functions prescribed in 
section 8063 of title 10, United States Code, specifi-
cally ‘‘The Marine Corps shall be organized, trained, 
and equipped to provide fleet marine forces of com-
bined arms, together with supporting air components, 
for service with the fleet in the seizure or defense of 
advanced naval bases and for the conduct of such 
land operations as may be essential to the prosecution 
of a naval campaign.’’. 
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SEC. 1070. PLAN FOR TAIWAN NONCOMBATANT EVACU-
ATION OPERATIONS. 
(a) PLAN.—The Secretary of Defense, with the concur-
rence of the Secretary of State, shall maintain a sufficient 
evacuation plan that is suitable for execution as a non-
combatant evacuation operations plan or any other evacu-
ation mission conducted by the Department of Defense from 
Taiwan. 
(b) ANNUAL REVIEW AND UPDATE.—On an annual 
basis, the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) review the plan required under subsection 
(a)and update such plan as the Secretary determines 
necessary; and 
(2) submit to Congress certification that the plan 
is either sufficient or needs to be updated. 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and quar-
terly thereafter, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strat-
egy, Plans, and Capabilities shall provide to the Committee 
on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Represent-
atives an unclassified and classified briefing on the plan 
required under subsection (a). 
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Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 1081. NAVY CONSIDERATION OF COAST GUARD VIEWS 
ON MATTERS DIRECTLY CONCERNING COAST 
GUARD CAPABILITIES. 
Chapter 803 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 8029. Consideration of Coast Guard views on mat-
ters directly concerning Coast Guard ca-
pabilities 
‘‘The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that the views 
of the Commandant of the Coast Guard are given appro-
priate consideration before a major decision is made by an 
element of the Department of the Navy on a matter that 
directly concerns any capability of the Coast Guard in sup-
port of national defense.’’. 
SEC. 1082. DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL INTEGRATION 
CELLS ACTION PLAN WITHIN CERTAIN COM-
BATANT COMMANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2024, the 
Commander of the United States Africa Command, the 
Commander of the United States European Command, the 
Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, 
the Commander of the United States Northern Command, 
and the Commander of the United States Southern Com-
mand shall each develop an action plan that includes— 
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(1) the potential establishment of a commercial 
integration cell within their respective combatant 
command for the purpose of closely integrating public 
and private entities with capabilities relevant to the 
area of operation of such combatant command; and 
(2) the potential establishment of a chief tech-
nology officer position within their respective combat-
ant command, who would— 
(A) oversee such commercial integration 
cell; and 
(B) report directly to the commander of the 
applicable combatant command. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, each commander of a combat-
ant command referred to in subsection (a) shall provide to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a briefing on the feasibility, costs, 
and benefits of establishing a commercial integration cell. 
SEC. 1083. REQUIREMENT TO UPDATE WARFIGHTING RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR CONFRONTING RUSSIA IN 
EUROPE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) European warfighting requirements should 
reflect the most current state of affairs regarding as-
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