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for such contact by the Department of Defense, and an 
assessment of the likely costs of such modifications. 
(E) A discussion of any support at the site of any 
such proposed facility that would likely be provided by 
the Department of Defense, including the types of support, 
the number of personnel required for each such type, and 
an estimate of the cost of such support. 
(F) A discussion of any support, other than support 
provided at a proposed facility, that would likely be pro-
vided by the Department of Defense for the operation of 
any such proposed facility, including the types of possible 
support, the number of personnel required for each such 
type, and an estimate of the cost of such support. 
(G) A discussion of the legal issues, in the judgment 
of the Secretary of Defense, that could be raised as a 
result of detaining or imprisoning any individual described 
in subsection (c) at any such proposed facility that could 
not be raised while such individual is detained or impris-
oned at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba. 
SEC. 1035. COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF FORCE PROTECTION POLI-
CIES. 
(a) COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW
REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall conduct a comprehensive review of Department of 
Defense policies, regulations, instructions, and directives pertaining 
to force protection within the Department. 
(b) MATTERS COVERED.—The review required under subsection 
(a) shall include an assessment of each of the following: 
(1) Information sharing practices across the Department 
of Defense, and among the State, local, and Federal partners 
of the Department of Defense. 
(2) Antiterrorism and force protection standards relating 
to buildings, including standoff distances. 
(3) Protective standards relating to chemical, biological, 
radiological, nuclear, and high explosives threats. 
(4) Standards relating to access to Department bases. 
(5) Standards for identity management within the Depart-
ment, including such standards for identity cards and biometric 
identifications systems. 
(6) Procedures for validating and approving individuals 
with regular or episodic access to military installations, 
including military personnel, civilian employees, contractors, 
family members of personnel, and other types of visitors. 
(7) Procedures for sharing with appropriate Department 
of Defense officials with responsibility for force protection— 
(A) information from the intelligence or law enforce-
ment community regarding possible threats from terrorists 
or terrorist groups, criminal organizations, or other state 
and non-state foreign entities actively working to under-
mine the security interests of the United States; and 
(B) information regarding personnel who have engaged 
in potentially suspicious activities or may otherwise pose 
a threat. 
(8) Any legislative changes recommended for implementing 
the recommendations contained in the review.
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(c) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than September 1, 2012, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit an interim report on the com-
prehensive review required under subsection (a). 
(d) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2013, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives a final report on the 
comprehensive review required under subsection (a). The final 
report shall include such findings and recommendations as the 
Secretary considers appropriate based on the review, including rec-
ommended actions to be taken to implement the specific rec-
ommendations in the final report. The final report shall be sub-
mitted in an unclassified format, but may include a classified annex. 
Subtitle E—Homeland Defense and Civil 
Support 
SEC. 
1041. 
LIMITATION 
ON 
DEACTIVATION 
OF 
EXISTING 
CON-
SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT RESPONSE FORCES. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
no Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or High-Yield Explo-
sive Consequence Management Response Force established as of 
October 1, 2009, is deactivated or disestablished until the Secretary 
provides a certification described in subsection (b). 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—The certification described in this sub-
section is a written certification to the congressional defense 
committees that there exists within the United States Armed Forces 
an alternative chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high- 
yield explosive consequence management response capability that 
is at least as capable as two Chemical, Biological, Radiological, 
Nuclear, or High-Yield Explosive Consequence Management 
Response Forces. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report on plans of the 
Department of Defense to establish Homeland Response Forces 
for domestic emergency response to incidents involving weapons 
of mass destruction. 
(2) ELEMENTS
OF
REPORT.—The report required by this 
subsection shall include the following: 
(A) A detailed description of the analysis that led to 
the decision to establish Homeland Response Forces 
described in paragraph (1), including— 
(i) whether consideration was given to establishing 
Homeland Response Forces within the Reserves; and 
(ii) the reasons for not planning to establish any 
Homeland Response Forces within the Reserves. 
(B) A detailed description of the plans to establish 
Homeland Response Forces, including— 
(i) the cost and schedule to establish, equip, main-
tain, and operate the proposed Homeland Response 
Forces; 
(ii) guidelines for the employment of Homeland 
Response Forces; and 
(iii) the portion of the costs of Homeland Response 
Forces that will be borne by the States.
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(C) A detailed description of the proposed number and 
composition of Homeland Response Forces, including— 
(i) the number and type of units in each Homeland 
Response Force; and 
(ii) the number of personnel in each Homeland 
Response Force. 
(D) A comparative assessment of the emergency 
response capabilities of a Homeland Response Force with 
the capabilities of a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, 
Nuclear, or High-Yield Explosive Consequence Manage-
ment Response Force, including— 
(i) a comparison of the equipment proposed for 
each type of force; 
(ii) a comparison of the proposed means of 
transportation for each type of force; 
(iii) an estimate of the time it would take each 
type of force to deploy to an incident site; and 
(iv) an estimate of the operational duration of each 
type of force at such a site. 
(E) A description of the command and control arrange-
ments proposed for the Homeland Response Forces, 
including a description of the degree to which the Homeland 
Response Forces would be subject to the direction and 
control of the Department of Defense, as compared to the 
Governor of the State in which they are located. 
(F) The results of the United States Northern Com-
mand study of the possible concepts of operations and 
of the implementation of the Homeland Response Force 
plan in such a manner as to provide adequate capability 
to provide Federal defense support to civil authorities 
during domestic incidents involving weapons of mass 
destruction. 
(G) Any other matters the Secretary considers appro-
priate. 
(3) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by this sub-
section shall be in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
SEC. 1051. INTERAGENCY NATIONAL SECURITY KNOWLEDGE AND 
SKILLS. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.— 
(1) SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT STUDY ORGANIZATION.—Not 
later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall select and enter into an 
agreement 
with 
an 
appropriate 
independent, 
nonprofit 
organization to conduct a study of the matters described in 
subsection (b). 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS
OF
ORGANIZATION
SELECTED.—The 
organization selected shall be qualified on the basis of having 
relevant expertise in the fields of national security and human 
capital development, and on the basis of such other criteria 
as the Secretary of Defense may determine. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE COVERED.—The study required by sub-
section (a) shall assess the current state of interagency national
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security knowledge and skills in Department of Defense civilian 
and military personnel, and make recommendations for strength-
ening such knowledge and skills. At minimum, the study shall 
include assessments and recommendations on— 
(1) interagency national security training, education, and 
rotational assignment opportunities available to civilians and 
military personnel; 
(2) integration of interagency national security education 
into the professional military education system; 
(3) levels of interagency national security knowledge and 
skills possessed by personnel currently serving in civilian execu-
tive and general or flag officer positions, as represented by 
the interagency education, training, and professional experi-
ences they have undertaken; 
(4) incentives that enable and encourage military and 
civilian personnel to undertake interagency assignment, edu-
cation, and training opportunities, as well as disincentives and 
obstacles that discourage undertaking such opportunities; and 
(5) any plans or current efforts to improve the interagency 
national security knowledge and skills of civilian and military 
personnel. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than December 1, 2011, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report containing the findings and recommendations from the 
study required by subsection (a). 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘interagency national 
security knowledge and skills’’ means an understanding of, and 
the ability to efficiently and expeditiously work within, the struc-
tures, mechanisms, and processes by which the departments, agen-
cies, and elements of the Federal Government that have national 
security missions coordinate and integrate their policies, capabili-
ties, budgets, expertise, and activities to accomplish such missions. 
SEC. 1052. REPORT ON ESTABLISHING A NORTHEAST REGIONAL JOINT 
TRAINING CENTER. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the need for 
the establishment of a Northeast Regional Joint Training Center. 
(b) CONTENTS
OF REPORT.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include each of the following: 
(1) A list of facilities in the Northeastern United States 
at which, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Department of Defense has deployed or has committed to 
deploying joint training. 
(2) A description of the extent to which such facilities 
have sufficient unused capacity and expertise to accommodate 
and fully utilize joint training. 
(3) A list of potential locations for the Northeast Regional 
Joint Training Center discussed in the report. 
(c) CONSIDERATIONS WITH RESPECT TO LOCATION.—In deter-
mining potential locations for the Northeast Regional Joint Training 
Center to be discussed in the report required under subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Defense shall take into consideration Depart-
ment of Defense facilities that have— 
(1) a workforce of skilled personnel;