National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · Pub. L. 119-60 · sec. 1229B(a)
Report on United States Force Posture and Activities in Syria
- Deadline
- Next deadlineApr. 17, 2027
- Recurrence
- Every 1 year
- Duty holder
- Commander, U.S. Central Command
- Recipients
- Congressional defense committees (term defined in 10 U.S.C. 101(a)(16))
- Enacted
- Dec. 18, 2025
- Location
- Division A, Title XII, Subtitle C

Statutory Text
(a) In General.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with Commander of the United States Central Command, shall provide to the congressional defense committees a report on the status of the conditions-based consolidation of United States force posture, basing locations, and activities in Syria.
Verbatim from the enrolled law as published by GovInfo; margin notes and page markers omitted. Pub. L. 119-60 on GovInfo · PDF · text fetched Oct. 17, 2026
How the Date Is Worked Out
- Enacted Dec. 18, 2025 (Pub. L. 119-60).
- Text: “Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.” Dec. 18, 2025 + 120 days = Apr. 17, 2026.
- Sec. 1229B ends the section (Dec. 18, 2028); no deadline falls after that date.
- Recurs every 1 year, running from the first deadline: Apr. 17, 2026 + k × 1 year.
- As of Nov. 11, 2026: next deadline Apr. 17, 2027 (157 days away); previous Apr. 17, 2026.
Delivery Status
Not publicly verifiable
Public Evidence
- No public document located that shows delivery.
Evidence Searched
- GovInfo Congressionally Mandated Reports collection: 1,209 packages listed; titles searched for Middle East terms; 55 State, Defense, Treasury and executive-office summaries checked for citations to Pub. L. 119-60 (0 found) (Oct. 17, 2026)
- MEF hand review: evidence.json, items with a link and a note on what the document shows (Oct. 17, 2026)
A status of “Reported late by GAO, committee or agency” appears only with a linked GAO, committee or agency statement. Reports sent only to committees, or in classified form, leave no public trace; their absence here is not evidence of a missed deadline.
Review
- Machine-extracted by rule from the public law text; awaiting named human review.
Cite the provision National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, Pub. L. No. 119-60, div. A, § 1229B(a), 139 Stat. 718 (2025).
Cite this page Middle East Forum, “Report on United States Force Posture and Activities in Syria,” Owed to Congress, Nov. 11, 2026, https://bills.meforum.org/owed/m/pl119-60-da-s1229b-a.html.