Sec. 201. Joint Requirements Council

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Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs shall revise policies for the Joint Strategic Planning System (established under the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction 3100.01F), the Manual for the Operation of the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (issued October 30, 2021) and any other relevant instructions, policies, or guidance to carry out the requirements of this section and the amendments made by this section.

Section 181 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in the section heading, by striking ; Oversight in subsection (a), by striking Joint Requirements Oversight Council in the Department of Defense. and inserting the following: Joint Requirements Council (in this section referred to as the Council ) in the Department of Defense. The Council shall— assist the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in carrying out the functions described in section 153 of this title; and provide recommendations for addressing joint operational problems to the Requirements, Acquisition, and Programming Integration Directorate established under section 186 of this title (in this section referred to as RAPID ). ; and by striking Joint Requirements Oversight Council each place it appears and inserting Joint Requirements Council .

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(b)of such section 181 is amended to read as follows: The Council shall support the objectives established pursuant to section 3102 of this title by performing the following duties: Continuously evaluating global trends, adversary capabilities, and emerging threats to inform awareness and understanding of joint operational problems. In coordination with commanders of combatant commands, compiling, refining, and prioritizing joint operational problems. Identifying and prioritizing gaps in joint military capabilities to address joint operational problems. Identifying advances in technology and innovative concepts of operation that could improve the ability of the joint force to address evolving threats and maintain the military advantage of the United States. Developing a joint capability requirement statement that— describes the joint operational problem to provide necessary context for the joint capability requirement; and describes the solution sought in a nonprescriptive manner to allow agile and innovative development of joint capability requirements to address the joint operational problem. Making the following recommendations to RAPID: With respect to a quick action requirement, actions to fulfill such quick action requirement, not later than 30 days after receipt or identification of such quick action requirement. Actions to fulfill each joint capability requirement necessary to address joint operational problems, not later than 60 days after receipt or identification of such a joint operational problem. Modifications to joint force design suitable for addressing joint operational problems or effectively integrating advancements in technology and new concepts of operation. Ways to improve operational effectiveness, increase operational flexibility, or improve interoperability and coordination between and among joint military capabilities and the military capabilities of allies or partners. Providing notification to Deputy Secretary of Defense— upon receipt or identification of a quick action requirement; and upon submission of any recommendation to RAPID. . Subsection

(c)of such section 181 is amended— in paragraph (1)(A)— by inserting and RAPID before for making recommendations ; and by striking joint performance requirements and inserting joint capability requirements ; and in paragraph (3), by inserting and RAPID after Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff . Subsection

(d)of such section 181 is amended— in paragraph (2)— by inserting strongly before consider ; and by striking its mission under paragraphs

(1)and

(2)of subsection

(b)and inserting the duties described in subsection

(b); and in paragraph (3)— by striking seek, and strongly consider, and inserting seek and consider ; by striking , in their roles as customers of the acquisition system, ; and by striking under subsection (b)(2) and joint performance requirements pursuant to subsection (b)(3) . Subsection

(e)of such section 181 is amended to read as follows: The Chief of Staff of an armed force is responsible for the capability requirements for that armed force. . Subsection

(f)of such section 181 is amended— in the subsection heading, by inserting after and engineering ; Analytic by inserting and the Mission Engineering and Integration Activity established under section 203 of the after SPEED Act the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation ; and by striking in operations research, systems analysis, and cost estimation to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council . Subsection

(g)of such section 181 is amended— in the subsection heading, by striking ; and oversight by striking oversight information and inserting information . Subsection

(h)of such section 181 is amended to read as follows: In this section: The term capability requirement means a requirement for a capability that is critical or essential to address an operational problem. The term joint capability requirement means a capability requirement, including a capability requirement related to a requirement for joint force interoperability, that is critical or essential to address a specific joint operational problem. The term joint military capabilities means the collective capabilities across the joint force, including both joint and force-specific capabilities, that are available to conduct military operations. The term joint operational problem means a joint challenge faced by a combatant command in achieving an assigned military objective and may include limitations in capabilities, resources, or the ability to effectively and efficiently coordinate across the joint force, with another combatant command, among joint military capabilities, or with the military capabilities of allies or partners. The term operational problem means a challenge or barrier in an operational environment that needs to be overcome to achieve a specific military objective. The term quick action requirement has the meaning given in Department of Defense Directive 5000.71 titled Rapid Fulfillment of Combatant Commander Urgent Operational Needs (August 24, 2012). . Title 10, United States Code, is amended— in section 139a, by striking Joint Requirements Oversight Council each place it appears and inserting Joint Requirements Council ; in section 153(a)(5)(F), by striking section 181 of this title and inserting sections 181 and 186 of this title ; in section 179(c)(9)— by striking Joint Requirements Oversight Council and inserting Joint Requirements Council ; and by striking section 181(h) and inserting section 181 ; in section 2926(f)(5)(C), by striking describing and all that follows through details regarding and inserting describing details regarding ; in section 3067(b)(1), by striking Joint Requirements Oversight Council and inserting Joint Requirements Council ; in section 3136(e)(1)(A)(ii), by striking approved by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council and and inserting recommended for approval by the Requirements, Acquisition, and Programming Integration Directorate (established under section 186 of this title) ; in section 4202(a)(2)(A), by striking joint military requirement and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: joint capability requirement, as determined by the Requirements, Acquisition, and Programming Integration Directorate (established under section 186 of this title) ; by amending section 4251(e)(1) to read as follows: The term requirements document has the meaning given in section 3104(d) of this title. ; in section 4252(b)(9), by striking Joint Requirements Oversight Council and inserting Joint Requirements Council ; in section 4376— in subsection (a), by striking , after consultation with the Joint Requirements Oversight Council regarding program requirements, ; in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking joint military requirement (as defined in section 181(g)(1) of this title) at less cost and inserting joint capability requirement (as defined in section 181 of this title) at less cost ; and in subsection (c)(3), by striking joint military requirements and inserting joint capability requirements ; and in section 5514(b)(2)(C)(ii), by striking Joint Requirements Oversight Council and inserting Joint Requirements Council . Section 902(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 ( 10 U.S.C. 139a note) is amended— by striking , performance requirements, and joint performance requirements and inserting or performance requirements ; and by striking Joint Requirements Oversight Council to validate such requirements and inserting Joint Requirements Council . Section 1684(d)(4)(A)(i) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 ( 10 U.S.C. 2271 note) is amended by striking either approved by, or in development for, the Joint Requirements Oversight Council and inserting in development for consideration or under consideration by the Joint Requirements Council . Section 1686(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 ( 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended by striking through the Joint Requirements Oversight Council and inserting in consultation with the Requirements, Acquisition, and Programming Integration Directorate (established under section 186 of title 10, United States Code) . Section 1510(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking Joint Requirements Oversight Council and inserting Joint Requirements Council . Section 915(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( 10 U.S.C. 132 note) is amended by striking Joint Requirements Oversight Council and inserting Joint Requirements Council . Section 938(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( 10 U.S.C. 4571 note prec.) is amended by striking Joint Requirements Oversight Council and inserting Joint Requirements Council . The following provisions of law are repealed: Section 942 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 ( 10 U.S.C. 181 note). Section 916 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 ( 10 U.S.C. 181 note). Section 105(b) of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 ( 10 U.S.C. 181 note). Section 201 of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 ( 10 U.S.C. 3102 note).

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