104 STAT. 1712 PUBLIC LAW 101-510—NOV. 5, 1990 ments report. The report shall be in writing and shall contain the Secretary's recommendations for— "(1) the annual active-duty end-strength level for each component of the armed forces for the next fiscal year; and "(2) the annual civilian personnel end-strength level for each component of the Department of Defense for the next fiscal year. "(b)(1) The Secretary shall include in each report under subsection (a) justification for the strength levels recommended and an explanation of the relationship between the personnel strength levels recommended for that fiscal year and the national security policies of the United States in effect at the time. "(2) The justification and explanation shall specify in detail for all major military force units (including each land force division, carrier and other major combatant vessel, air wing, and other comparable unit) the following: "(A) Unit mission and capability. "(B) Strategy which the unit supports. "(C) Area of deployment and illustrative areas of potential deployment, including a description of any United States commitment to defend such areas. "(3) The justification and explanation shall also specify in detail the manpower required to perform the medical missions of each of the armed forces and of the Department of Defense. "(c) The Secretary shall include in each report under subsection (a) a detailed discussion of the following: "(1) The manpower required for support and overhead functions within the armed forces and the Department of Defense. "(2) The relationship of the manpower required for support and overhead functions to the primary combat missions and support policies. "(3) The manpower required to be stationed or assigned to duty in foreign countries and aboard vessels located outside the territorial limits of the United States, its territories, and possessions. "(d) In each such report, the Secretary shall also— "(1) identify, define, and group by mission and by region the types of military bases, installations, and facilities; "(2) provide an explanation and justification of the relationship between this base structure and the proposed military force structure; and "(3) a comprehensive identification of base operating support costs and an evaluation of possible alternatives to reduce those costs. "(e) The Secretary shall also include in each such report, with respect to each armed force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department, the following: "(1) The number of positions that require warrant officers or commissioned officers serving on active duty in each of the officer grades during the current fiscal year and the estimated number of such positions for each of the next five fiscal years. "(2) The estimated number of officers that will be serving on active duty in each grade on the last day of the current fiscal year and the estimated numbers of officers that will be needed on active duty on the last day of each of the next five fiscal years.
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