designated by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of this section, and the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command if so designated, may carry out one or more pilot programs designed to assess the feasability and advisability of integrating military information support and civil affairs in support of the theater campaign plans of such combatant command. (2) Concurrence of Chiefs of Mission Activities under a pilot program under this section may be carried out in a country only with the concurrence of the Chief of Mission for that country. (b) Requirement for both military information support and civil affairs capabilities (1) In general Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), each pilot program under this section shall include both a military information support capability and a civil affairs capability. (2) No military information support capability A pilot program may be carried out in a region or country in which no military information support capability is deployed if the program is complemented by a Department of State public diplomacy effort that contributes to the fulfillment of the objectives of the commander of the combatant command concerned to convey information to foreign audiences in the region or county to influence their emotions, motives, objective reasoning, and behavior in support of the applicable theater campaign plan. (3) No civil affairs capability A pilot program may be carried out in a region or country in which no civil affairs capability is deployed if the program is complemented by an effort of the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development to contribute to the fulfillment of the objectives of the commander of the combatant command concerned to reestablish or maintain stability within the region or country in support of the applicable theater campaign plan. (4) Plan In the event a pilot program will be carried out pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3), planning for the pilot program shall include an explanation of concept,