; and (B) Coast Guard forces operating in tandem with Navy surface and aviation forces and the surface and aviation forces of other allies. (5) A comparison of the defensive capabilities of— (A) Coast Guard forces operating alone; and (B) Coast Guard forces operating in mutual defense with Navy forces, other Armed Forces, and the military forces of allies. (c) Form The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. (d) Appropriate committees of Congress defined In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate