Sec. 951. ADVICE ON MILITARY REQUIREMENTS BY CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF AND JOINT REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL

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## SEC. 951 ADVICE ON MILITARY REQUIREMENTS BY CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF AND JOINT REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL ###

(a)Amendments Related to Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Section 153(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subparagraph

(F)and inserting the following new subparagraphs: > > ##### “(F) > > Identifying, assessing, and approving military requirements (including existing systems and equipment) to meet the National Military Strategy. > > > ##### “(G) > > Recommending to the Secretary appropriate trade-offs among life-cycle cost, schedule, and performance objectives, and procurement quantity objectives, to ensure that such trade-offs are made in the acquisition of materiel and equipment to support the strategic and contingency plans required by this subsection in the most effective and efficient manner.” > . ###

(b)Amendments Related to JROC Section 181(b) of such title is amended— ####

(1)in paragraph (1)(C), by striking “in ensuring” and all that follows through “requirements” and inserting the following: “in ensuring that appropriate trade-offs are made among life-cycle cost, schedule, and performance objectives, and procurement quantity objectives, in the establishment and approval of military requirements”; and ####

(2)in paragraph (3), by striking “such resource level” and inserting “the total cost of such resources”. ###

(c)Amendments Related to Chiefs of Armed Forces Section 2547(a) of such title is amended— ####

(1)in paragraph (1), by striking “of requirements relating to the defense acquisition system” and inserting “of requirements for equipping the armed force concerned”; ####

(2)by redesignating paragraphs

(3)and

(4)as paragraphs

(5)and (6), respectively; and ####

(3)by inserting after paragraph

(2)the following new paragraphs: > > #### “(3) > > The recommendation of trade-offs among life-cycle cost, schedule, and performance objectives, and procurement quantity objectives, to ensure acquisition programs deliver best value in meeting the approved military requirements. > > > #### “(4) > > Termination of development or procurement programs for which life-cycle cost, schedule, and performance expectations are no longer consistent with approved military requirements and levels of priority, or which no longer have approved military requirements.” > .