Which entity submits IPLs to the SECDEF and CJCS using the NDS/NMS/QDR/JPD as guidance?

Which entity submits IPLs to the SECDEF and CJCS using the NDS/NMS/QDR/JPD as guidance?

• A. The Joint Chiefs of Staff
• B. Combatant Commands
• C. The Office of Management and Budget
• D. The National Security Council

Answer: (B)

Integrated Priority Lists are prepared by the Combatant Commands to translate national-level strategic guidance into concrete force-related priorities for each area of responsibility. These commands use the National Defense Strategy, National Military Strategy, Quadrennial Defense Review, and Joint Planning Directive as the guiding framework to articulate what capabilities, readiness, and posture are most needed. They then submit these IPLs to the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to inform resource allocation, program development, and force planning across the department. The Joint Chiefs of Staff themselves and other entities like the Office of Management and Budget or the National Security Council don’t submit IPLs; the IPLs originate from the Combatant Commands and are sent up to SECDEF and CJCS for consideration in defense planning and budgeting.

Integrated Priority Lists are prepared by the Combatant Commands to translate national-level strategic guidance into concrete force-related priorities for each area of responsibility. These commands use the National Defense Strategy, National Military Strategy, Quadrennial Defense Review, and Joint Planning Directive as the guiding framework to articulate what capabilities, readiness, and posture are most needed. They then submit these IPLs to the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to inform resource allocation, program development, and force planning across the department.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff themselves and other entities like the Office of Management and Budget or the National Security Council don’t submit IPLs; the IPLs originate from the Combatant Commands and are sent up to SECDEF and CJCS for consideration in defense planning and budgeting.