Sec. 1641. Oversight and management of the command, control, and communications system for the national leadership of the United States
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The Secretary of Defense shall designate a single individual to be responsible for oversight and strategic portfolio management of the command, control, and communications system for the national leadership of the United States (as defined in section 171a of title 10, United States Code), including— nuclear command, control, and communications; senior leadership communications systems; integrated tactical warning and attack assessment systems, processes, and enablers; and continuity of government functions for which the Department of Defense is responsible. Subject to the authority and direction of the Secretary, the individual designated under paragraph
(1)shall have the authority to direct the Secretaries of the military departments and officials in the Office of the Secretary of Defense with respect to matters described in paragraph (1), including— playing a significant and directive role in the decision processes for all annual and multi-year planning, programming, budgeting, and execution decisions, including the authority to realign the elements of the budgets and budget requests of the military departments that relate to the matters described in paragraph (1); ensuring that the military departments comply with the standards of the Federal Government and the Department of Defense with respect to matters described in paragraph (1); and any other authorities that the Secretary of Defense considers necessary. The individual designated under paragraph
(1)shall serve as the Chairperson of the Council on Oversight of the National Leadership Command, Control, and Communications System established under section 171a of title 10, United States Code. The individual designated under paragraph
(1)shall have sufficient dedicated full-time personnel to carry out the responsibilities of that individual under this subsection and as Chairperson of the Council on Oversight of the National Leadership Command, Control, and Communications System. Subsection
(b)of section 171a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in paragraph (2), by striking , Technology, and Logistics and inserting and Sustainment ; by redesignating paragraphs
(3)through
(7)as paragraphs
(4)through (8), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following new paragraph (3): The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. . Subsection
(c)of such section is amended to read as follows: The Chairperson of the Council (in this section referred to as the Chairperson ) shall be the individual designated by the Secretary of Defense under section 1641(a) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 as responsible for oversight and strategic portfolio management of the command, control, and communications system for the national leadership of the United States. . Subsection
(d)of such section is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking oversight and inserting coordination ; and in paragraph (2)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking oversight and inserting coordination ; in subparagraph (B), by striking mitigation and inserting recommendations for mitigation actions ; by striking subparagraphs
(C)and
(D)and inserting the following new subparagraph (C): Making recommendations to the Chairperson with respect to resource prioritization. ; and by redesignating subparagraph
(E)as subparagraph (D). Subsection
(e)of such section is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking the Council shall and inserting the Chairperson shall . Subsection
(f)of such section is amended by striking The Council shall and inserting The Chairperson shall, in consultation with the Council, . Subsection
(g)of such section is amended— in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and inserting the Chairperson ; in paragraph (2)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and inserting the Chairperson ; and by striking the Chairman each place it appears and inserting the Chairperson ; and in paragraph (3), by striking the Council shall and inserting the Chairperson shall . Subsection (i)(1) of such section is amended by striking the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions, Technology, and Logistics and inserting the Chairperson . Subsection (j)(2) of such section is amended— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— in the first sentence, by striking the Council and inserting the Chairperson, in consultation with the Council, ; and in the second sentence, by striking the Council and inserting the Chairperson ; and in subparagraph (C), by striking the Council and inserting the Chairperson . Subsection
(k)of such section is amended— in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking the co-chairs of the Council, acting through the senior steering group of the Council, and inserting the Chairperson ; and in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking the co-chairs of the Council and inserting the Chairperson .