12 2 STA T . 2 9 1 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 (b)IMPLE ME NTA T IO N .—TheS e cr e ta r yofD efe ns e sha l l ens u re that subsect i on( g ) of section 1 1 8 of title 1 0,U nite d States C ode, as added by subsection (a), is i mp lemented in a manner that does not ha v e a negative impact on the national security of the United States. SEC.952 . INT E RAG ENC YPOL ICY COOR D INATION. (a) P LAN R E QU I R E D .— N ot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this A ct, the Secretary of Defense shall develop and submit to Congress a plan to improve and reform the Depart - ment of Defense ’ s participation in and contribution to the inter- agency coordination process on national security issues. (b) E LEMENT S .—The elements of the plan shall include the follo w ing
(1) Assigning either the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy or another official to be the lead policy official for improving and reforming the interagency coordination process on national security issues for the Department of Defense, with an e x planation of any decision to name an official other than the Under Secretary and the relative advantages and disadvantages of such decision. ( 2 ) G iving the official assigned under paragraph (1) the following responsibilities: (A) To be the lead person at the Department of Defense for the development of policy affecting the national security interagency process. ( B ) To serve, or designate a person to serve, as the representative of the Department of Defense in F ederal Government forums established to address interagency policy, planning, or reforms. (C) To advocate, on behalf of the Secretary, for greater interagency coordination and contributions in the execution of the National Security Strategy and particularly specific operational ob j ectives underta k en pursuant to that strategy. (D) To make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense on changes to existing Department of Defense regulations or laws to improve the interagency process. (E) To serve as the coordinator for all planning and training assistance that is— (i) designed to improve the interagency process or the capabilities of other agencies to work with the Department of Defense
and (ii) provided by the Department of Defense at the re q uest of other agencies. (F) To serve as the lead official in Department of Defense for the development of deployable joint interagency task forces. (c) FA C TORS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In drafting the plan, the Secretary of Defense shall also consider the following factors: (1) H ow the official assigned under subsection (b)(1) shall provide input to the Secretary of Defense on an ongoing basis on how to incorporate the need to coordinate with other agencies into the establishment and reform of combatant commands. (2) How such official shall develop and make recommenda- tions to the Secretary of Defense on a regular or an ongoing Deadlin e .10USC 111 n ot e. 10 USC 11 8 note.
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