Sec. 806. Advisory panel on the requirements process of the Department of Defense
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish and maintain within the Department of Defense an advisory panel on streamlining the requirements process of the Department of Defense. The advisory panel shall consist of not more than 10 members, four of which are to be appointed by the Secretary of Defense, and two each by the Secretaries of the military departments who have experience in matters relating to the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) process of the Department of Defense or innovative requirements and product development methods of the private sector.
In making appointments to the advisory panel, the Secretary shall ensure that the members of the panel reflect diverse experiences in the public and private sectors. The advisory panel shall advise the Secretary of Defense on the effectiveness of the requirements process and develop options for reform. For purposes of providing advice to the Secretary pursuant to this subsection, the advisory panel shall— review and synthesize existing research on requirements reform and provide an evaluation of the recommendations specified in extant research for modernizing the requirements process, including— publications by discretionary advisory committees established by the Department of Defense; federally funded research and development centers; independent, non-governmental institutes described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and other entities that have subject matter expertise; examine the effectiveness of the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System process, and adjacent practices of the Department of Defense, particularly with respect to facilitating defense modernization; examine alternative requirements processes of the Department of Defense, including— the Joint Urgent Operational Needs Statement and Joint Emergent Operational Needs Statement associated with the Urgent Acquisition Pathway; the rapid processes for validating requirements for the Middle Tier of Acquisition Pathway; and the User Agreement and Capability Needs Statement associated with the Software Acquisition Pathway; consider potential alternatives to requirements processes and practices to maximize the ability of the Department of Defense to respond in a timely manner to current and future threats; and make legislative and policy recommendations to improve processes and practices to field the operational capabilities necessary to outpace near-peer competitors, provide data and analytical insight, and support an integrated budget that is aligned with the most recent National Defense Strategy.
The Secretary of Defense shall provide the advisory panel established pursuant to subsection
(a)with timely access to appropriate information, data, resources, and analysis so that the advisory panel may conduct a thorough and independent assessment as required under such subsection. Not later than March 30, 2025, and annually thereafter, the advisory panel shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report describing the results of the activities of the advisory panel pursuant to this section during the preceding year. The advisory panel shall terminate on the date that is three years after the date of the establishment of the advisory panel pursuant to subsection (a).