124 STAT. 4342 PUBLIC LAW 111–383—JAN. 7, 2011 (8) The role in information operations of the following Department officials: (A) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs. (B) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict. (C) The senior official responsible for information proc- essing and networking capabilities. (9) The role of related capabilities in the discharge of information operations, including public affairs capabilities, civil-military operations capabilities, defense support of public diplomacy, and intelligence. (10) The management structure of computer network oper- ations in the Department for the discharge of information oper- ations, and the policy in support of that component. (11) The appropriate use, management, and oversight of contractors in the development and implementation of informa- tion operations, including an assessment of current guidance and policy directives pertaining to the uses of contractors for these purposes. (c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be sub- mitted in unclassified form, with a classified annex, if necessary. (d) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DIRECTIVE.—Upon the submittal of the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall prescribe a revised directive for the Department of Defense on information operations. The directive shall take into account the results of the review conducted for purposes of the report. (e) INFORMATION OPERATIONS DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘information operations’’ means the information operations specified in Department of Defense Directive 3600.1, as follows: (1) Electronic warfare. (2) Computer network operations. (3) Psychological operations. (4) Military deception. (5) Operations security. SEC. 944. REPORT ON ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES OF THE GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT COMMAND HEADQUARTERS. (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the organizational structures of the headquarters of the geographic combatant commands. (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A description of the organizational structure of the headquarters of each geographic combatant command. (2) An assessment of the benefits and limitations of the different organizational structures in meeting the broad range of military missions of the geographic combatant commands. (3) A description and assessment of the role and contribu- tions of other departments and agencies of the Federal Govern- ment within each organizational structure, including a descrip- tion of any plans to expand interagency participation in the geographic combatant commands in the future.
