Sec. 1675. INDEPENDENT STUDY OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMPONENTS RELATING TO MISSILE DEFENSE
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## SEC. 1675 INDEPENDENT STUDY OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMPONENTS RELATING TO MISSILE DEFENSE ###
(a)Independent Study and Report ####
(1)Contract Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract with the National Academy of Public Administration (in this section referred to as the “Academy”) for the Academy to perform the services covered by this subsection. ####
(2)Study and report #####
(A)Roles and responsibilities Under an agreement between the Secretary and the Academy under this subsection, the Academy shall carry out an study regarding the roles and responsibilities of the various components of the Department of Defense as they pertain to missile defense. #####
(B)Matters included The study required by subparagraph
(A)shall include the following: ######
(i)A comprehensive assessment and analysis of existing Department component roles and responsibilities for the full range of missile defense activities, including establishment of requirements, research and development, system acquisition, and operations. ######
(ii)Identification of gaps in component capability of each applicability component for performing its assigned missile defense roles and responsibilities. ######
(iii)Identification of opportunities for deconflicting mission sets, eliminating areas of unnecessary duplication, reducing waste, and improving efficiency across the full range of missile defense activities. ######
(iv)Development of a timetable for the implementation of the opportunities identified under clause (iii). ######
(v)Development of recommendations for such legislative or administrative action as the Academy considers appropriate pursuant to carrying out clauses
(i)through (iv). ######
(vi)Such other matters as the Secretary may require. #####
(C)Report ######
(i)Requirement Not later than one year after the date on which the Secretary and the Academy enter into a contract under paragraph (1), the Academy shall submit to the Secretary and the congressional defense committees a report on the study conducted under subparagraph (A). ######
(ii)Elements The report submitted under clause
(i)shall include the findings of the Academy with respect to the study carried out under subparagraph
(A)and any recommendations the Academy may have for legislative or administrative action pursuant to such study. ####
(3)Alternate contract organization #####
(A)Agreement If the Secretary is unable within the time period prescribed in paragraph
(1)to enter into an agreement described in such paragraph with the Academy on terms acceptable to the Secretary, the Secretary shall seek to enter into such an agreement with another appropriate organization that— ######
(i)is not part of the Government; ######
(ii)operates as a not-for-profit entity; and ######
(iii)has expertise and objectivity comparable to that of the Academy. #####
(B)References If the Secretary enters into an agreement with another organization as described in subparagraph (A), any reference in this subsection to the Academy shall be treated as a reference to the other organization. ###
(b)Report by Secretary of Defense Not later than 120 days after the date on which the report is submitted pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(C), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the views of the Secretary on the findings and recommendations set forth in the report submitted under such subsection, together with such recommendations as the Secretary may have for changes in the structure, functions, responsibilities, and authorities of the Department. ## Subtitle E Other Matters