,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #aijf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #i1   
#bjad,mr4 ,warner 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,cornyn1 and ,mr4 ,kaine7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on ,armed
 ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish the
 ,office of ,net ,assessment within the 
,department of ,defense4  #a4           
,department of ,defense ,office of ,net 
,assessment  7a7 ,policy ,it is the     
policy of the ,united ,states to        
maintain an independent organization    
within the ,department of ,defense to   
develop and coordinate net assessments  
of the standing1 trends1 and future     
prospects of the military capabilities  
and potential of the ,united ,states in 
comparison with the military            
capabilities and potential of other     
countries or groups of countries so as  
to identify emerging or future threats  
or opportunities for the ,united        
,states4  7b7 ,establishment  7#a7 ,in  

general ,chapter #d of title #aj1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #ade4 ,office of ,net         
,assessment  7a7 ,in general ,there is  
in the ,office of the ,secretary of     
,defense an office known as the ,office 
of ,net ,assessment4  7b7 ,head  7#a7   
,the head of the ,office of ,net        
,assessment shall be appointed by the   
,secretary of ,defense4 ,the head shall 
be a member of the ,senior ,executive   
,service4  7#b7 ,the head of the ,office
 of ,net ,assessment may communicate    
views on matters within the             
responsibility of the head directly to  
the ,secretary without obtaining the    
approval or concurrence of any other    
official within the ,department of      
,defense4  7#c7 ,the head of the ,office
 of ,net ,assessment shall report       
directly to the ,secretary4 ,the        
,secretary may not delegate the         
authority under this paragraph4  7c7    
,responsibilities ,the ,office of ,net  

,assessment shall develop and coordinate
 net assessments with respect to the    
standing1 trends1 and future prospects  
of the military capabilities and        
potential of the ,united ,states in     
comparison with the military            
capabilities and potential of other     
countries or groups of countries to     
identify emerging or future threats or  
opportunities for the ,united ,states4  
7d7 ,budget ,in the budget materials    
submitted to the ,president by the      
,secretary of ,defense in connection    
with the submittal to ,congress1        
pursuant to section #aaje of title #ca1 
of the budget for any fiscal year after 
fiscal year #bjad1 the ,secretary shall 
ensure that a separate1 dedicated       
program element is assigned for the     
,office of ,net ,assessment4  7e7 ,net  
assessment defined ,in this section1 the
 term net assessment means the          
comparative analysis of military1       
technological1 political1 economic1 and 
other factors governing the relative    

military capability of nations4  4  7#b7
 ,clerical amendment ,the table of      
sections at the beginning of chapter #d 
of such title is amended by adding at   
the end the following new item3  #ade4  
,office of ,net ,assessment4  4