Modifications to Joint Requirements Oversight Council

(a) Mission Subsection (b) of section 181 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (7) and inserting the following: (1) evaluating global trends, threats, and adversary capabilities to inform understanding of joint operational problems and shape a joint force design; (2) coordinating with commanders of combatant commands with respect to compiling, refining, and prioritizing joint operational problems; (3) continuously reviewing and assessing military capabilities of the armed forces, Defense Agencies, or other entities of the Department of Defense to meet applicable requirements in the national defense strategy under section 113(g) of this title; (4) identifying and prioritizing gaps and opportunities in military capabilities to meet such requirements, including making recommendations for changes to address such gaps and leverage such opportunities; (5) identifying advances in technology, innovative commercial solutions, and concepts of operation that could improve the ability of the joint force in achieving military advantage for the United States; (6) designing the joint force in a manner that addresses joint operational problems and, in doing so, evaluating force design initiatives of the armed forces to recommend acceptance, mitigation, or alternative force designs; (7) maintaining a repository of joint operational problems and identification of military capabilities that are addressing those problems; and (8) evaluating impact to joint military capability requirements for the purposes of section 4375(b).. (b) Composition Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (G) In any case in which the Council is considering a topic of significant interest to a combatant command, the commander of the combatant command or a designee of the commander who is a general or flag officer.. (c) Advisors Subsection (d) of such section is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) of; (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) by striking, and strongly consider, and inserting and consider; and (B) by striking under subsection (b)(2) and joint performance requirements pursuant to subsection (b)(3); (3) in paragraph (4), by striking, and strongly consider, and inserting and consider; and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Input from industry The Council may seek views from industry on commercially available technology to address joint operational problems or capability gaps.. (d) Performance requirements Subsection (e) of such section is amended by striking and, except and all that follows through Council. (e) Definitions Subsection (h) of such section is amended— (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); (2) by redesignating paragraph (1) as paragraph (2); (3) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph (1): (1) The term capability requirement means a capability that is critical or essential to address a joint operational problem.; and (4) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph (3): (3) The term joint operational problem — (A) means a challenge across the joint force faced by a combatant command in achieving an assigned military objective; and (B) may include limitations in capabilities, resources, or the ability to effectively and efficiently coordinate across the joint force, with another combatant command, or among joint military capabilities.. (f) Conforming amendments (1) Acquisition-related functions of chiefs of the armed forces Section 3104(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking (subject, where appropriate, to validation by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council pursuant to section 181 of this title). (2) Limitations on Defense Modernization Account Section 3136(e)(1)(A) of such title is amended— (A) by striking in excess of— and all that follows through (i) a specific limitation and inserting in excess of a specific limitation; and (B) by striking clause (ii). (3) Factors to be considered for Milestone A approval Section 4251(e)(1) of such title is amended by striking approved by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council. (4) Factors to be considered for Milestone B approval Section 4252(b) of such title is amended— (A) by striking paragraph (9); and (B) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (15) as paragraphs (9) through (14), respectively. (5) Breach of critical cost growth threshold Section 4376 of such title is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by striking, after consultation with the Joint Requirements Oversight Council regarding program requirements,; (B) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking to meet the joint military requirement (as defined in section 181(g)(1) of this title); and (C) in subsection (c)(3), by striking joint. (6) Acquisition accountability on missile defense system Section 5514(b)(2)(C)(ii) of such title is amended by striking approved and inserting reviewed.