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(7) the capability to accommodate the training 
of current and future Army and Air Force un-
manned aircraft systems. 
SEC. 1044. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON PRE-
VIOUSLY REQUESTED REPORTS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2011, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives a report evaluating the sufficiency, ade-
quacy, and conclusions of following reports: 
(1) The report on Air Force fighter force short-
falls, as required by the report of the House of Rep-
resentatives numbered 111–166, which accompanied 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84). 
(2) The report on procurement of 4.5 genera-
tion fighters, as required by section 131 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2218). 
(3) The report on combat air forces restruc-
turing, as required by the report of the House of 
Representatives numbered 111–288, which accom-
panied the conference report for the National De-
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fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pub-
lic Law 111–84). 
(b) MATTERS COVERED BY REPORT.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall examine the potential costs 
and benefits of each of the following: 
(1) The service life extension program costs to 
sustain the legacy fighter fleet to meet inventory re-
quirements with an emphasis on the service life ex-
tension program compared to other options such as 
procurement of 4.5 generation fighters. 
(2) The Falcon Structural Augmentation Road-
map of F–16s, with emphasis on the cost-benefit of 
such effort and the effect of such efforts on the serv-
ice life of the airframes. 
(3) Any additional programs designed to extend 
the service life of legacy fighter aircraft. 
(c) PROHIBITION.—No fighter aircraft may be retired 
from the Air Force or the Air National Guard inventory 
in fiscal year 2011 until 180 days after the receipt by the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
of the report required under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1045. REPORT ON NUCLEAR TRIAD. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2011, the 
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Adminis-
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trator for Nuclear Security, shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the nuclear triad. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A detailed discussion of the modernization 
and sustainment plans for each component of the 
nuclear triad over the 20-year period beginning on 
the date of the report. 
(2) The funding required for each platform of 
the nuclear triad with respect to operations and 
maintenance, modernization, and replacement. 
(3) Any industrial capacities that the Secretary 
considers vital to ensure the viability of the nuclear 
triad. 
(c) NUCLEAR TRIAD DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘nuclear triad’’ means the nuclear deterrent capabili-
ties of the United States composed of ballistic missile sub-
marines, land-based missiles, and strategic bombers. 
SEC. 1046. CYBERSECURITY STUDY AND REPORT. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) cybersecurity is one of the most serious na-
tional security challenges facing the United States; 
and 
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(2) it is critical that the Department of Defense 
develop technological solutions that ensure the secu-
rity and freedom of action of the Department while 
operating in the cyber domain. 
(b) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a study assessing— 
(1) the current use of, and potential applica-
tions of, modeling and simulation tools to identify 
likely cybersecurity methodologies and vulnerabilities 
within the Department of Defense. 
(2) the application of modeling and simulation 
technology to develop strategies and programs to 
deter hostile or malicious activity intended to com-
promise Department of Defense information sys-
tems. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2012, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a report containing the results of the study con-
ducted under subsection (b), including recommendations 
on possible options for increasing the use of simulation 
tools to further strengthen the cybersecurity environment 
of the Department of Defense. 
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(d) FORM.—The report required under subsection (c) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 1047. STUDY ON COMMON ALIGNMENT OF WORLD RE-
GIONS IN DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES 
WITH INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The President shall commis-
sion a study to assess the need for and implications of 
a common alignment of world regions in the internal orga-
nization of departments and agencies of the Federal Gov-
ernment with international responsibilities. 
(b) PARTICIPATING
DEPARTMENTS
AND
AGEN-
CIES.—The following departments and agencies, at a min-
imum, shall participate in the study: 
(1) The Department of Defense, including the 
combatant commands. 
(2) The Department of State. 
(3) The United States Agency for International 
Development. 
(4) The Department of Justice. 
(5) The Department of Commerce. 
(6) The Department of the Treasury. 
(7) The intelligence community. 
(8) Such other departments and agencies as the 
President considers appropriate. 
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