Sec. 943. Modification of composition and mission of Joint Requirements Oversight Council
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The text of section 181 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: There is a Joint Requirements Oversight Council in the Department of Defense. The Joint Requirements Oversight Council shall— assist the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff— in assessing joint military capabilities to meet applicable requirements in the national defense strategy under section 118 of this title; in identifying gaps in joint military capabilities, including gaps that could be filled by force-specific military capabilities or the modification of force-specific military capabilities; in establishing requirements for new joint military capabilities based on advances in technology and concepts of operation; in approving and prioritizing joint military capability requirements or the modification of force-specific military capabilities needed to address gaps in joint military capabilities; in validating proposed materiel capabilities, non-materiel capabilities, or both to fulfill approved joint military capability requirements; in ensuring interoperability, where appropriate, of joint military capabilities and between and among joint military capabilities and force-specific military capabilities; and in ensuring that appropriate trade-offs are made among life-cycle cost, schedule, performance objectives, and procurement quantity objectives in the establishment and approval of joint military capability requirements in consultation with the advisors specified in subsection (d); assist the Chairman, in consultation with the advisors to the Council under subsection (d), in reviewing the estimated level of resources required in to fulfill each approved joint military capability requirement and in ensuring that the total cost of such resources is consistent with the level of priority assigned to such requirement; assist acquisition officials in identifying alternatives to any acquisition program that meets approved joint military capability requirements for the purposes of sections 2366a(b), 2366b(a)(4), and 2433(e)(2) of this title; and assist the Chairman, in consultation with the commanders of the combatant commands and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in establishing an objective for the overall period of time within which an initial operational capability should be delivered to meet each approved joint military capability requirement.
The Joint Requirements Oversight Council is composed of the following: The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who is the Chair of the Council and is the principal adviser to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs for making recommendations about joint military capabilities or the modification of force-specific military capabilities to meet joint military capability requirements. An Army officer in the grade of general. A Navy officer in the grade of admiral. An Air Force officer in the grade of general.
A Marine Corps officer in the grade of general. In making any recommendation to the Chairman as described in paragraph (1)(A), the Vice Chairman shall provide the Chairman any dissenting view of members of the Council under paragraph
(1)with respect to such recommendation. The following officials of the Department of Defense shall serve as advisors to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council on matters within their authority and expertise: The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation. The commander of a combatant command when matters related to the area of responsibility or functions of that command are under consideration by the Council. The Council shall seek and consider input from the commanders of the combatant commands in carrying out its mission under paragraphs
(1)and
(2)of subsection
(b)and in conducting periodic reviews in accordance with the requirements of subsection (g). The Council shall seek, and strongly consider, the views of the Chiefs of Staff of the armed forces, in their roles as customers of the acquisition system, on matters pertaining to trade-offs among cost, schedule, technical feasibility, and performance in approving and prioritizing joint military capability requirements or the modification of force-specific military capabilities under subsection (b)(1)(D) and in the balancing of resources with priorities pursuant to subsection (b)(2). The Chief of Staff of an armed force is responsible for all force-specific military capability requirements for that armed force. Except as provided pursuant to paragraph (2), a force-specific military capability requirement does not need to be validated by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council before an acquisition program to meet such requirement may commence. The following force-specific military capability requirements shall be subject to oversight by the Council: A force-specific military capability requirement designated by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for purposes of this paragraph, after a review conducted by the Chairman for purposes of this subsection. A force-specific military capability requirement described by subparagraph (B), (C), or
(F)of subsection (b)(1). A force-specific military capability requirement that is addressed by a major defense acquisition program. The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall provide resources and expertise in operations research and systems analysis, and cost estimation, to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council to assist the Council in assessing trade-offs between cost, schedule, performance, and procurement quantity in the identification, establishment, and approval of joint military capability requirements. The Joint Requirements Oversight Council shall conduct periodic reviews of joint military capability requirements within a core mission area of the Department of Defense. In any such review of a core mission area, the officer or official assigned to lead the review shall have a deputy from a different military department. The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, in the case of a recommendation by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary that is approved by the Secretary, oversight information with respect to such recommendation that is produced as a result of the activities of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council is made available in a timely fashion to the congressional defense committees. In this section: The term military capability requirement means a materiel or non-materiel capability necessary to fulfill a gap in joint or force-specific military capabilities in support of the national defense strategy. The term major defense acquisition program has the meaning given that term in section 2430 of this title. The term oversight information means information and materials comprising analysis and justification that are prepared to support a recommendation that is made to, and approved by, the Secretary of Defense. . Section 2366a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (b), in the subsection heading, by striking and inserting Written ; Milestone decision authority written by redesignating subsections
(c)and
(d)as subsections
(d)and (e), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(b)the following new subsection: A major defense acquisition program or subprogram may not receive Milestone A approval or otherwise be initiated prior to Milestone B approval until the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff determines in writing that the program or subprogram— complies with applicable interoperability requirements established pursuant to section 181(b)(1)(F) of this title; and is an appropriate use of resources that will effectively meet the future needs of the commanders of the combatant commands. . Section 2366b of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating subsections
(g)as subsection (h); and by inserting after subsection
(f)the following new subsection: A major defense acquisition program may not receive Milestone B approval until the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff determines in writing that the program— complies with applicable interoperability requirements established pursuant to section 181(b)(1)(F) of this title; and is an appropriate use of resources that will effectively meet the future needs of the commanders of the combatant commands. .