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(c) INITIAL REPORT.—The first report under subsection (a) shall 
be submitted not later than January 31, 2007. 
(d) EXPIRATION OF REQUIREMENT.—The reporting requirement 
in subsection (a) shall terminate upon the earlier of the following: 
(1) The date of the publication of the next Quadrennial 
Defense Review Report after the date of the enactment of 
this Act pursuant to section 118 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(2) The date of transmission of a written notification by 
the Secretary of Defense to the Committee on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives that implementation of the rec-
ommendations of the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review is com-
plete. 
SEC. 1033. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A REGIONAL 
COMBATANT COMMAND FOR AFRICA. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, 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 establishment under chapter 6 of title 10, United States 
Code, of a new unified combatant command with a geographic 
area of responsibility consisting of the African continent and adja-
cent waters. 
(b) CONTENT.—The report under subsection (a) shall include—
(1) a study on the feasibility and advisability of establishing 
a combatant command for Africa as described in subsection 
(a); 
(2) an assessment of the benefits and problems associated 
with establishing such a command; and 
(3) an estimate of the costs, time, and resources needed 
to establish such a command. 
SEC. 
1034. 
DETERMINATION 
OF 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE 
INTRATHEATER AND INTERTHEATER AIRLIFT REQUIRE-
MENTS AND SEALIFT MOBILITY REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) DETERMINATION
OF
REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of 
Defense, as part of the 2006 Mobility Capabilities Study, shall 
determine Department of Defense mobility requirements as follows: 
(1) The Secretary shall determine intratheater and inter-
theater airlift mobility requirements (stated in terms of million 
ton miles per day) and sealift mobility requirements (stated 
in terms of tons) necessary to support warfighting objectives 
of the commanders of the combatant commands for each sce-
nario that was modeled in the 2005 Mobility Capabilities Study 
and each scenario that is modeled in the 2006 Mobility Capabili-
ties Study. 
(2) The Secretary shall determine intratheater and inter-
theater airlift mobility requirements (stated in terms of million 
ton miles per day) and sealift mobility requirements (stated 
in terms of tons) for executing the National Military Strategy 
with a low acceptable level of risk, with a medium acceptable 
level of risk, and with a high acceptable level of risk, for 
each of the following: 
(A) Two overlapping ‘‘swift defeat’’ campaigns. 
(B) The Global War on Terrorism. 
(C) Baseline security posture operations.
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(D) Homeland defense and civil support operations. 
(E) Special operations missions. 
(F) Global long-range strike missions. 
(G) Strategic nuclear missions. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2007, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report providing the mobility requirements determined pursuant 
to subsection (a). As part of the report, the Secretary shall—
(1) set forth each mobility requirement specified in para-
graph (1) or (2) of subsection (a); and 
(2) compare those defined mobility requirements to the 
Department of Defense’s mobility capability program of record 
for intertheater and intratheater airlift and sealift. 
(c) MOBILITY CAPABILITIES STUDIES.—For purposes of this sec-
tion: 
(1) 2006 MOBILITY CAPABILITIES STUDY.—The term ‘‘2006 
Mobility Capabilities Study’’ means the studies conducted by 
the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Staff during 2006 as 
a follow-on to the 2005 Mobility Capabilities Study. 
(2) 2005 MOBILITY CAPABILITIES STUDY.—The term ‘‘2005 
Mobility Capabilities Study’’ means the comprehensive Mobility 
Capabilities Study completed in December 2005 and conducted 
through the Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation of the 
Department of Defense to assess mobility needs for all aspects 
of the National Defense Strategy. 
SEC. 1035. PRESIDENTIAL REPORT ON IMPROVING INTERAGENCY SUP-
PORT FOR UNITED STATES 21ST CENTURY NATIONAL 
SECURITY MISSIONS AND INTERAGENCY OPERATIONS IN 
SUPPORT OF STABILITY, SECURITY, TRANSITION, AND 
RECONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 2007, the Presi-
dent shall submit to Congress a report on building interagency 
capacity and enhancing the integration of civilian capabilities of 
the executive branch with the capabilities of the Armed Forces 
to enhance the achievement of United States national security 
goals and objectives. 
(b) REPORT ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the capacity and capabilities required 
within the civilian agencies of the United States Government 
to achieve the full range of United States national security 
goals and objectives, to defend United States national security 
interests, and, in particular, to coordinate with the Armed 
Forces where deployed, including capacity and capabilities in 
at least the following areas: 
(A) 
Organizations 
and 
organizational 
structures, 
including a description of the roles, responsibilities, and 
authorities; 
(B) Planning and assessment capabilities; 
(C) Information sharing policies, practices, and sys-
tems; 
(D) Leadership issues, including command and control 
of forces and personnel in the field;
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(E) Personnel policies and systems, including those 
pertaining to recruiting, retention, training, education, pro-
motion, awards, employment, deployment, and retirement; 
and 
(F) Acquisition authorities, including identifying any 
economies of scale that could be gained by improved 
coordination of acquisition activities and replicating ‘‘best 
practices’’, as appropriate. 
(2) The criteria and considerations used to evaluate 
progress in each of the areas specified in paragraph (1) towards 
building interagency capacity and capabilities and integrating 
such capabilities across the United States Government to 
enhance the achievement of United States national security 
goals and objectives. 
(3) Recommendations for specific legislative proposals that 
would build interagency capacity by—
(A) addressing statutory or budgetary impediments, 
if any, to the improvement of interagency cooperation and 
coordination in order to carry out the full range of national 
security missions (including stability, security, transition, 
and reconstruction operations); and 
(B) providing means to enhance the integration of 
civilian capabilities with the capabilities of deployed ele-
ments of the Armed Forces for each of those national 
security missions. 
(c) ADDITIONAL REPORT ELEMENTS.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall include a portion dedicated to efforts to address 
the near-term need to strengthen interagency operations in support 
of stability, security, transition, and reconstruction operations, 
including a plan to establish interagency operating procedures for 
the departments and agencies of the United States Government 
for the planning and conduct of stability, security, transition, and 
reconstruction operations. Such plan shall include the following: 
(1) A delineation of the roles, responsibilities, and authori-
ties of the departments and agencies of the United States 
Government for stability, security, transition, and reconstruc-
tion operations. 
(2) A description of operational processes for setting policy 
direction for stability, security, transition, and reconstruction 
operations in order to guide—
(A) operational planning and funding decisions of those 
departments and agencies; 
(B) integration of civilian and military planning efforts; 
(C) integration of programs and activities into an 
implementation plan; 
(D) oversight of policy implementation; 
(E) provision of guidance to field-level personnel on 
program direction and priorities; and 
(F) monitoring of field implementation of assistance 
programs. 
(3) A description of available capabilities and resources 
of each department and agency of the United States Govern-
ment that could be used in support of stability, security, transi-
tion, and reconstruction operations and identification of addi-
tional resources needed to support the conduct of such oper-
ations.
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(4) A description of how the capabilities and resources 
of the departments and agencies of the United States Govern-
ment will be coordinated to support stability, security, transi-
tion, and reconstruction operations. 
(5) A description of existing, or planned, protocols between 
departments and agencies of the United States Government 
on the utilization and allocation of assets in field operations 
that support stability, security, transition, and reconstruction 
operations. 
(6) Recommendations for improving interagency training, 
education, and simulation exercises in order to adequately pre-
pare civilian and military personnel in the departments and 
agencies of the United States Government to perform stability, 
security, transition, and reconstruction operations. 
(7) Guidance for the implementation of the plan. 
(d) FORM OF REPORT.—To the maximum extent practicable, 
the report shall be unclassified, with a classified annex, if necessary. 
Subtitle E—Reports 
SEC. 1041. ADDITIONAL ELEMENT IN ANNUAL REPORT ON CHEMICAL 
AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE. 
Section 1703(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1994 (50 U.S.C. 1523(b)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) A description of the coordination and integration of 
the program of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 
(DARPA) on basic and applied research and advanced tech-
nology development on chemical and biological warfare defense 
technologies and systems under section 1701(c)(2) with the 
overall program of the Department of Defense on chemical 
and biological warfare defense, including—
‘‘(A) an assessment of the degree to which the DARPA 
program is coordinated and integrated with, and supports 
the objectives and requirements of, the overall program 
of the Department of Defense; and 
‘‘(B) the means by which the Department determines 
the level of such coordination and support.’’. 
SEC. 1042. REPORT ON BIODEFENSE HUMAN CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS 
IN SUPPORT OF BIOSAFETY LABORATORIES. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a study to determine the Department of Defense human capital 
requirements for pending capital programs to construct biodefense 
laboratories at Biosafety Level (BSL) 3 and Biosafety Level 4 or 
to expand current biodefense laboratories to such biosafety levels. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the study, the Secretary shall 
address the following: 
(1) The number of trained research and support staff, by 
discipline and qualification level, including researchers, labora-
tory technicians, animal handlers, facility managers, facility 
or equipment maintainers, biosecurity personnel (including bio-
safety, physical, and electronic security personnel), and other 
safety personnel required—
(A) for existing biodefense laboratories at Biosafety 
Level 3 and Biosafety Level 4; and