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124 STAT. 4188 PUBLIC LAW 111–383—JAN. 7, 2011 American Aerospace Defense Command shall submit to the Commit- tees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the Air Sovereignty Alert (hereinafter in this section referred to as ‘‘ASA’’) mission and Operation Noble Eagle. (b) CONSULTATION.—The Commander shall consult with the Director of the National Guard Bureau who shall review and provide independent analysis and comments on the report required under subsection (a). (c) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required under sub- section (a) shall include each of the following: (1) An evaluation of the ASA mission and of Operation Noble Eagle. (2) An evaluation of each of the following: (A) The current ability to perform the ASA mission with respect to training, equipment, and basing. (B) Any current deficiencies in the ASA mission. (C) Any changes in threats that would require any change in training, equipment, and basing to effectively support the ASA mission. (D) An evaluation of whether the ASA mission is fully resourced with respect to funding, personnel, and aircraft. (E) A description of the coverage of ASA and Operation Noble Eagle units with respect to— (i) population centers covered; and (ii) targets of value covered, including symbolic (including national monuments, sports venues, and centers of commerce), critical infrastructure (including power plants, ports, dams, bridges, and telecommuni- cation nodes), and national security (including military bases and organs of government) targets. (F) An unclassified, notional area of responsibility con- forming to the unclassified response time of the unit rep- resented graphically on a map and detailing the total popu- lation and number of targets of value covered, as described in subparagraph (E). (3) The status of the implementation of the recommenda- tions made in the Government Accountability Office report entitled ‘‘Actions Needed to Improve Management of Air Sov- ereignty Alert Operations to Protect U.S. Airspace’’ (GAO–09– 184). (d) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. SEC. 334. REPORT ON THE SEAD/DEAD MISSION REQUIREMENT FOR THE AIR FORCE. (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Service of the House of Representatives a report describing the feasibility and desirability of designating the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses/Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses (hereinafter in this section referred to as ‘‘SEAD/DEAD’’) mission as a responsibility of the Air National Guard. (b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required under sub- section (a) shall include each of the following: