50 U.S.C. § 404a : US Code - Section 404A: Annual national security strategy report

Search 50 U.S.C. § 404a : US Code - Section 404A: Annual national security strategy report

(a) Transmittal to Congress
(1) The President shall transmit to Congress each year a
comprehensive report on the national security strategy of the
United States (hereinafter in this section referred to as a
"national security strategy report").
(2) The national security strategy report for any year shall be
transmitted on the date on which the President submits to Congress
the budget for the next fiscal year under section 1105 of title 31.
(3) Not later than 150 days after the date on which a new
President takes office, the President shall transmit to Congress a
national security strategy report under this section. That report
shall be in addition to the report for that year transmitted at the
time specified in paragraph (2).
(b) Contents
Each national security strategy report shall set forth the
national security strategy of the United States and shall include a
comprehensive description and discussion of the following:
(1) The worldwide interests, goals, and objectives of the
United States that are vital to the national security of the
United States.
(2) The foreign policy, worldwide commitments, and national
defense capabilities of the United States necessary to deter
aggression and to implement the national security strategy of the
United States.
(3) The proposed short-term and long-term uses of the
political, economic, military, and other elements of the national
power of the United States to protect or promote the interests
and achieve the goals and objectives referred to in paragraph
(1).
(4) The adequacy of the capabilities of the United States to
carry out the national security strategy of the United States,
including an evaluation of the balance among the capabilities of
all elements of the national power of the United States to
support the implementation of the national security strategy.
(5) Such other information as may be necessary to help inform
Congress on matters relating to the national security strategy of
the United States.
(c) Classified and unclassified form
Each national security strategy report shall be transmitted in
both a classified and an unclassified form.