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10 U.S.C. § 181 — Joint Requirements Oversight Council
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**(a) In General.—** There is a Joint Requirements Oversight Council in the Department of Defense.
**(b) Mission.—** In addition to other matters assigned to it by the President or Secretary of Defense, the Joint Requirements Oversight Council shall assist the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in—
(1) evaluating global trends, emerging threats, and adversary capabilities to inform understanding of joint operational problems and to shape joint force design;
(2) coordinating with commanders of combatant commands to compile, refine, and prioritize joint operational problems;
(3) continuously reviewing and assessing joint military capabilities of elements of the Department of Defense listed in [section 111(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section111/b&num=0&edition=prelim) in a manner that meets applicable requirements in the national defense strategy under [section 113(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section113/g&num=0&edition=prelim);
(4) identifying and prioritizing gaps and opportunities in joint military capabilities, including making recommendations for changes to address such capability and capacity gaps;
(5) identifying advances in technology, innovative commercial solutions, and concepts of operation that could improve the military advantage of the joint force;
(6) recommending joint capability requirements that—
(A) describe the joint operational problem to provide necessary context for the joint capability requirement;
(B) proposes nonprescriptive solutions to joint operational problems; and
(C) ensures system interoperability, where appropriate, between and among joint military capabilities;
(7) designing the joint force in a manner t
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**(a) In General.—** There is a Joint Requirements Oversight Council in the Department of Defense.
**(b) Mission.—** In addition to other matters assigned to it by the President or Secretary of Defense, the Joint Requirements Oversight Council shall assist the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in—
(1) evaluating global trends, emerging threats, and adversary capabilities to inform understanding of joint operational problems and to shape joint force design;
(2) coordinating with commanders of combatant commands to compile, refine, and prioritize joint operational problems;
(3) continuously reviewing and assessing joint military capabilities of elements of the Department of Defense listed in [section 111(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section111/b&num=0&edition=prelim) in a manner that meets applicable requirements in the national defense strategy under [section 113(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section113/g&num=0&edition=prelim);
(4) identifying and prioritizing gaps and opportunities in joint military capabilities, including making recommendations for changes to address such capability and capacity gaps;
(5) identifying advances in technology, innovative commercial solutions, and concepts of operation that could improve the military advantage of the joint force;
(6) recommending joint capability requirements that—
(A) describe the joint operational problem to provide necessary context for the joint capability requirement;
(B) proposes nonprescriptive solutions to joint operational problems; and
(C) ensures system interoperability, where appropriate, between and among joint military capabilities;
(7) designing the joint force in a manner that—
(A) addresses joint operational problems; and
(B) evaluates force design initiatives of the Armed Forces to recommend acceptance, mitigation, or alternative force designs for the joint force;
(8) maintaining a repository of joint operational problems and identification of capabilities to address those problems; and
(9) evaluating effect of joint military capability requirements for the purposes of [section 4376(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4376/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Composition.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Joint Requirements Oversight Council is composed of the following:
(A) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who is the Chair of the Council and is the principal adviser to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for making recommendations about joint military capabilities.
(B) An Army officer in the grade of general.
(C) A Navy officer in the grade of admiral.
(D) An Air Force officer in the grade of general.
(E) A Marine Corps officer in the grade of general.
(F) A Space Force officer in the grade of general.
(2) **Selection of members.—** — Members of the Council under subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E) of paragraph (1) shall be selected by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, after consultation with the Secretary of Defense, from officers in the grade of general or admiral, as the case may be, who are recommended for selection by the Secretary of the military department concerned.
(3) **Recommendations.—** — In making any recommendation to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as described in paragraph (1)(A), the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall provide the Chairman any dissenting view of members of the Council under paragraph (1) with respect to such recommendation.
**(d) Advisors.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The following officials of the Department of Defense shall serve as advisors to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council on matters within their authority and expertise:
(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
(B) The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security.
(C) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.
(D) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering who shall serve as the Chief Technical Advisor to the Council and—
(i) shall provide assistance in evaluating the technical feasibility of requirements under development; and
(ii) shall identify options for expanding or generating new requirements based on opportunities provided by new or emerging technologies.
(E) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
(F) The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.
(G) The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.
(H) The commander of a combatant command when matters related to the area of responsibility or functions of that command are under consideration by the Council.
(2) **Input from combatant commands.—** — The Council shall seek and strongly consider input from the commanders of the combatant commands in carrying out its mission under subsection (b).
(3) **Input from service chiefs.—** — The Council shall seek and consider the views of the service chiefs in their roles as end users of capabilities delivered by the defense acquisition system on matters pertaining to a capability proposed by an armed force, Defense Agency, or other entity of the Department of Defense.
(4) **Input from vice chief of the national guard bureau.—** — The Council shall seek and consider the views of the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau regarding non-Federalized National Guard capabilities in support of homeland defense and civil support missions.
(5) **Input from industry.—** — The Council shall seek views from private entities on commercially available technology to address joint operational problems or gaps in joint military capabilities.
**(e) Responsibility for Capability Requirements.—** Each service chief is responsible for the capability requirements of the armed force of such service chief.
**(f) Analytic and Engineering Support.—** The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that analytical organizations within the Department of Defense, such as the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation and mission engineering activities, provide resources and expertise to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council to assist the Council in performing the mission in subsection (b).
**(g) Availability of Oversight Information to Congressional Defense Committees.—** The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, in the case of a recommendation by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary that is approved by the Secretary, oversight information with respect to such recommendation that is produced as a result of the activities of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council is made available in a timely fashion to the congressional defense committees.
**(h) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) The term “joint capability requirement” means a capability that is critical or essential to address a joint operational problem.
(2) 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.
(3) The term “joint operational problem”—
(A) means a challenge across the joint force in achieving an assigned military objective based on current doctrine, emerging threats or future concepts; and
(B) may include limitations in capabilities, capacity, resources, or the ability to effectively and efficiently coordinate across the joint force, with another combatant command, or among joint military capabilities.
(4) The term “oversight information” means information and materials comprising analysis and justification that are prepared to support a recommendation that is made to, and approved by, the Secretary of Defense.
(5) The term “service chief” has the meaning given in [section 3101 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3101&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Review Required.—** Upon submission of each national defense strategy under [section 113(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section113/g&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a comprehensive review of the sustainment and logistics requirements necessary to support the force structure, force modernization, infrastructure, force deployment capabilities, response to risks to military installation resilience, and other elements of the defense program and policies of the United States during the subsequent 5-, 10-, and 25-year periods. Each such review shall be known as the ‘National Defense Sustainment and Logistics Review’. Each such review shall be conducted in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, the Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces, all functional and geographic combatant commanders, and the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency.
**(b) Report to Congress.—**
(1) Not later than the first Monday in February of the year following the fiscal year during which the National Defense Strategy was submitted under [section 113(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section113/g&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the review required by subsection (a). Each such report shall include each of the following:
(A) An assessment of the strategic, operational, and tactical maritime logistics force (including non-military assets provided by Military Sealift Command, the Maritime Administration, and through the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement and Voluntary Tanker Agreement) required to support sealift, at sea logistics, and over-the-shore logistics of fo
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**(a) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
**(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1) employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2) carries out acquisition functions; and
(3) focuses primarily on acquisition.
**(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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In this chapter:
(1) The term “best value” means, with respect to an acquisition, the optimal combination of cost, quality, technical capability or solution quality, and delivery schedule.
(2) The term “capability requirement” means a capability that is critical or essential to address an operational problem.
(3) The term “cost-effective” means, with respect to an acquisition, delivering superior end-user results at equal or lower cost compared to alternatives.
(4) The term “operational problem” means—
(A) a challenge of a military department in achieving an assigned military objective based on current doctrine, emerging threats, or future concepts; and
(B) may include limitations in capabilities, capacity, resources, or the ability to effectively and efficiently coordinate across the joint force, with another combatant command, or among military capabilities.
(5) The term “service chief” means—
(A) the Chief of Staff of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army;
(B) the Chief of Naval Operations, with respect to matters concerning the Navy;
(C) the Commandant of the Marine Corps, with respect to matters concerning the Marine Corps;
(D) the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force; and
(E) the Chief of Space Operations, with respect to matters concerning the Space Force.
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**(a) Appointment.—** There is a Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation in the Department of Defense, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
**(b) Independent Advice to Secretary of Defense.—**
(1) The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation is the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense and other senior officials of the Department of Defense, and shall provide independent analysis and advice to such officials, on the following matters:
(A) Matters assigned to the Director pursuant to this section and [section 3221 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3221&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) Matters assigned to the Director by the Secretary pursuant to [section 113 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section113&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The Director may communicate views on matters within the responsibility of the Director directly to the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense without obtaining the approval or concurrence of any other official within the Department of Defense.
**(c) Deputy Directors.—** There are two Deputy Directors within the Office of the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, as follows:
(1) The Deputy Director for Cost Assessment.
(2) The Deputy Director for Program Evaluation.
**(d) Responsibilities.—** The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall carry out the requirements of this section in accordance with the objectives established pursuant to [section 3102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3102&num=0&edition=prelim) and shall serve as the principal official within the s
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**(a) Planning; Advice; Policy Formulation.—** Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the President and the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall be responsible for the following:
(1) **Strategic direction.—** — Assisting the President and the Secretary in providing for the strategic direction of the armed forces.
(2) **Strategic and contingency planning.—** — In matters relating to strategic and contingency planning—
(A) developing strategic frameworks and preparing strategic plans, as required, to guide the use and employment of military force and related activities across all geographic regions and military functions and domains, and to sustain military efforts over different durations of time, as necessary;
(B) advising the Secretary on the production of the national defense strategy required by [section 113(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section113/g&num=0&edition=prelim) and the national security strategy required by section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 ([50 U.S.C. 3043](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3043&num=0&edition=prelim));
(C) preparing military analysis, options, and plans, as the Chairman considers appropriate, to recommend to the President and the Secretary;
(D) providing for the preparation and review of contingency plans which conform to policy guidance from the President and the Secretary; and
(E) preparing joint logistic and mobility plans to support national defense strategies and recommending the assignment of responsibilities to the armed forces in accordance with such plans.
(3) **Global military integration.—** — In matters relating to global military strategic and operati
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**(a) In General.—** A portfolio acquisition executive is the senior acquisition official designated by the component acquisition executive or the service acquisition executive of the military department concerned, as applicable, to lead a portfolio of capabilities, with authority for plans, budgets, and execution of programs assigned to the portfolio, including life-cycle management.
**(b) Reporting Relationships.—** To ensure streamlined accountability for management, the following relationships shall apply:
(1) Each program manager (as defined in [section 1737 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1737&num=0&edition=prelim)) for a defense acquisition program shall report directly to the portfolio acquisition executive for such program unless otherwise directed by the component acquisition executive or service acquisition executive of the military department concerned (as applicable).
(2) Each portfolio acquisition executive shall report directly to the component acquisition executive or the service acquisition executive of the military department concerned (as applicable).
(3) The component acquisition executive or service acquisition executive of the military department concerned (as applicable) shall oversee the designation of, performance of, and resource allocation for all portfolio acquisition executives.
**(c) Responsibilities.—** For the defense acquisition programs assigned to a portfolio acquisition executive, such portfolio acquisition executive shall—
(1) ensure that activities carried out under such programs are aligned with, and are conducted in a manner that supports, the objectives of the defense acquisition system established pursuant to [section 3102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/vi
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**(a) Performance of Certain Acquisition-related Functions.—** The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the service chiefs assist the Secretary of the military department concerned, in accordance with the objectives established pursuant to [section 3102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3102&num=0&edition=prelim), in the performance of the following acquisition-related functions of such department:
(1) The development of capability requirement statements for equipping the armed force concerned that—
(A) describes the operational problem to provide necessary context for the capability requirement;
(B) proposes nonprescriptive solutions to operational problems; and
(C) ensures system interoperability, where appropriate, between and among joint military capabilities (as defined in [section 181 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section181&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(2) Implement strategies to support timely adjustments to capability requirement statements developed in paragraph (1).
(3) Advise on trade-offs among life-cycle costs, delivery schedules, performance objectives, technical feasibility, and procurement quantity objectives to maximize best value for the end user.
(4) In consultation with the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, prioritize—
(A) capability needs for investment; and
(B) resource allocation to meet operational readiness requirements (as defined in [section 4324 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4324&num=0&edition=prelim)) and the materiel readiness objectives established under [section 118(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title
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**(a) Adjustments to Thresholds for Major Defense Acquisition Programs.—**
(1) **Authority.—** — The Secretary of Defense may adjust the amounts (and the base fiscal year) provided in [section 4201(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4201/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim) on the basis of Department of Defense escalation rates.
(2) **Matters to be considered.—** — For purposes of [section 4201(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4201/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall consider, as applicable, the following:
(A) The estimated level of resources required to fulfill the relevant joint military requirement, as determined by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council pursuant to [section 181 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section181&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) The cost estimate referred to in [section 4251(a)(6) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4251/a/6&num=0&edition=prelim).
(C) The cost estimate referred to in [section 4252(a)(1)(C) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4252/a/1/C&num=0&edition=prelim).
(D) The cost estimate within a baseline description as required by [section 4214 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4214&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Adjustment Authority for Major Systems.—**
(1) **Authority.—** — The Secretary of Defense may adjust the amounts and the base fiscal year provided in [section 3041(c)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3041/c/1&num=0&
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 181
(c) DUTIES.—The board shall, on an annual
basis—
(1) review all aspects of the athletics pro-
grams of the United States Military Academy,
the United States Naval Academy, and the
United States Air Force Academy, including—
(A) the policies relating to the administra-
tion of such programs;
(B) the appropriateness of the balance be-
tween the emphasis placed by each academy
on athletics and the emphasis placed by such
academy on academic pursuits; and
(C) the extent to which all athletes in all
sports are treated equitably under the ath-
letics program of each academy; and
(2) determine ways in which the administra-
tion of the athletics programs at the acad-
emies can serve as models for the administra-
tion of athletics programs at civilian institu-
tions of higher education.
(d)
ADMINISTRATIVE
PROVISIONS.—(1)
Each
member of the board who is not an officer or em-
ployee of the Federal Government shall be com-
pensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent
of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for Ex-
ecutive Schedule Level IV under section 5315 of
title 5, for each day (including travel time) dur-
ing which such member is engaged in the per-
formance of the duties of the board. Members of
the board who are officers or employees of the
United States shall serve without compensation
in addition to that received for their services as
officers or employees of the United States.
(2) The members of the board shall be allowed
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of
agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title
5, while away from their homes or regular places
of business in the performance of services for
the board.
(Added Pub. L. 102–190, div. A,
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