123STA T . 2 54 2 PUBLIC LA W 111 –8 4 —O CT. 28 , 2 0 0 9onArmedS er vic e s o fth e Sen a te and H o u se of R e p resentatives that the Secretar y of D efense has assi g ned e x ecutive agent responsi -b i l ity for the N S C C to an appropriate organi z ation w ithin the Department of Defense , and detail the steps being underta k en by the Department of Defense to strengthen the role of the NSCC in fostering special operations capabilities within NA TO.SEC.1245 . AN N U A LR E PO R T ON MI LITAR Y PO W ERO F IRAN. ( a ) A N N UAL R EPORT . — Not later than J anuary 30 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report, in both classified and unclassified form, on the current and future military strategy of I ran. (b) M ATTER S TO B EIN C LU D ED.—The report re q uired under sub- section (a) shall include a description of the security posture of Iran, including at least the following
( 1 ) A description and assessment of Iranian grand strategy, security strategy, and military strategy, including— (A) the goals of Iran ’ s grand strategy, security strategy, and military strategy. (B) trends in Iran’s strategy that would be designed to establish Iran as the leading power in the Middle E ast and to enhance the influence of Iran in other regions of the world
and (C) Iranian strategy regarding other countries in the region, including other specified countries. ( 2 ) An assessment of the capabilities of Iran’s conventional forces, including— (A) the size and capabilities of Iran’s conventional forces; (B) an analysis of the effectiveness of Iran’s conven- tional forces when facing U nited States forces in the region and other specified countries; (C) a description of Iranian military doctrine; and (D) an estimate of the funding provided for each branch of Iran’s conventional forces. (3) An assessment of Iran’s unconventional forces and related activities, including— (A) the size and capability of Iranian special operations units, including the Iranian Revolutionary G uard Corps –Q uds F orce; (B) the types and amount of support, including funding, lethal and non-lethal supplies, and training, provided to groups designated by the United States as foreign terrorist organizations and regional militant groups, including Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Special Groups in Iraq, in particular those forces as having been assessed as to be willing to carry out terrorist operations on behalf of Iran or in response to a military attack by another country on Iran; (C) an analysis of the effectiveness of Iran’s unconven- tional forces when facing United States forces in the region and other specified countries in the region; and (D) an estimate of the amount of funds spent by Iran to develop and support special operations forces and ter- rorist groups. ( 4 ) An assessment of Iranian capabilities related to nuclear and missile forces, including—
