Reports to Congress

Statutory Text

(c) Reports to Congress.—

(1) In general.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the findings of the most recent assessment conducted under subsection (a).

(2) Form.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form and may contain a classified annex.

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

1. Enacted Dec. 18, 2025 (Pub. L. 119-60).
2. Text: “Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this section.” Dec. 18, 2025 + 120 days = Apr. 17, 2026.
3. Sec. 1706 ends the section (Dec. 18, 2030); no deadline falls after that date.
4. Recurs every 1 year, running from the first deadline: Apr. 17, 2026 + k × 1 year.
5. 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.