(a) Extended deadline
Not later than July 1, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall—
issue an updated version of Department of Defense Instruction 3025.18, titled Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) with a revision to require that each reassessment as to whether there remains a necessity for the use of an immediate response authority pursuant to a request for assistance is completed by not later than one week after the date on which such request is received; and
submit to the congressional defense committees a notification of such issuance.
(b) Immediate response authority defined
In this section, the term immediate response authority has the meaning given such term in Department of Defense Instruction 3025.18, titled Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) .