Sec. 547. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORTS ON JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION MATTERS

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## SEC. 547 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORTS ON JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION MATTERS ###

(a)Report on Review of Military Education Coordination Council Report ####

(1)Review of methodology The Comptroller General of the United States shall review the methodology used by the Military Education Coordination Council in compiling the report on joint professional military education that is to be submitted to the Director of Joint Force Development by March 1, 2013, pursuant to the Joint Staff Memorandum, Joint Staff Review, dated July 16, 2012. The review shall include an examination of the analytical approach used by the Council for that report, including the types of information considered, the cost savings identified, the benefits of options considered, the time frames for implementation, and transparency. ####

(2)Report Not later than 90 days after receiving from the Director of Joint Force Development the report described in paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the review under paragraph

(1)of the report described in that paragraph. The report of the Comptroller General under this paragraph shall set forth the following: #####

(A)The results of the review under paragraph (1). #####

(B)Such recommendations as the Comptroller General considers appropriate in light of the results of the review. ###

(b)Report on Joint Professional Military Education Research Institutions ####

(1)Report required Not later than January 31, 2014, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the assessment by the Comptroller General of the work performed by joint professional military education research institutions in support of professional military education and the broader mission of the Department of Defense, the military departments, and the Defense Agencies. ####

(2)Elements The report required by paragraph

(1)shall include an assessment of the following: #####

(A)The systems, mechanisms, and structures within the senior and intermediate joint professional military education colleges and universities for oversight, governance, and management of the joint professional military education research institutions, including systems, mechanisms, and structures relating to the development of policies and budgets for research. #####

(B)The factors contributing to and the extent of growth in the number and size of joint professional military education research institutions since 2000. #####

(C)The causes and extent of cost growth at joint professional military education research institutions since 2000. #####

(D)The focus of research activity conducted by the joint professional military education research institutions, and the extent to which each joint professional military education research institution performs a unique research function or engages in similar or duplicative efforts with other components or elements of the Department of Defense. #####

(E)The measures of effectiveness used by the joint professional military education research institutions, the senior and intermediate joint professional military education colleges and universities, and other oversight entities to evaluate the performance of the joint professional military education research institutions in meeting established goals or objectives. ####

(3)Definitions In this subsection: #####

(A)The term “joint professional military education research institutions” means subordinate organizations (including centers, institutes, and schools) under the senior and intermediate joint professional military education colleges and universities for which research is the primary mission or reason for existence. #####

(B)The term “senior and intermediate joint professional military education colleges and universities” means the following: ######

(i)The National Defense University. ######

(ii)The Army War College. ######

(iii)The Navy War College. ######

(iv)The Air University. ######

(v)The Air War College. ######

(vi)The Marine Corp University. ## Subtitle F Reserve Officers’ Training Corps and Related Matters