10 U.S.C. § 192 — Defense Agencies and Department of De-

Page 289 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 192 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de- fense committees a recommendation with respect to continuing or expanding the pilot program. ‘‘(g) TRANSITION OF PILOT PROGRAM RESPONSIBIL- ITIES.—Beginning in fiscal year 2025, the Secretary may transition the responsibility for the pilot programs to another organization. ‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: ‘‘(1) COVERED ARMED FORCE.—The term ‘covered Armed Force’ means— ‘‘(A) the Army; ‘‘(B) the Navy; ‘‘(C) the Air Force; ‘‘(D) the Marine Corps; or ‘‘(E) the Space Force. ‘‘(2) DEFENSE AGENCY.—The term ‘Defense Agency’ has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code. ‘‘(3) MISSION MANAGER.—The term ‘mission man- ager’ means an individual that, with respect to a mis- sion under a pilot program established under sub- section (a), shall have the responsibilities described in subparagraphs (B) through (F) of section 871(c)(2) of this Act [set out in a note above].’’ ACTIONS TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY AND TRANSPARENCY OF THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title IX, § 924, Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1931, provided that: ‘‘(a) SYSTEM AND CAPABILITY.—Not later than Janu- ary 1, 2020, the Director of the Defense Logistics Agen- cy and the Chief Management Officer of the Depart- ment of Defense shall jointly, in consultation with the customers served by the Agency, develop and imple- ment— ‘‘(1) a comprehensive system that enables cus- tomers of the Agency to view— ‘‘(A) the inventory of items and materials avail- able to customers from the Agency; and ‘‘(B) the delivery status of items and materials that are in transit to customers; and ‘‘(2) a predictive analytics capability designed to increase the efficiency of the system described in paragraph (1) by identifying emerging customer needs with respect to items and materials supplied by the Agency, including any emerging needs arising from the use of new weapon systems by customers. ‘‘(b) ACTIONS TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY.—Not later than January 1, 2020, the Director and the Chief Man- agement Officer shall jointly— ‘‘(1) develop a plan to reduce the rates charged by the Agency to customers, in aggregate— ‘‘(A) by not less than 10 percent; or ‘‘(B) if the Chief Management Officer determines that a reduction of rates in aggregate of 10 percent or more will create overall inefficiencies for the De- partment, by such percentage less than 10 percent as the Chief Management Officer considers appro- priate to avoid such inefficiencies, but only after notifying the congressional defense committees [Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives] of such lesser percentage in reduction of rates pursu- ant to this subparagraph; ‘‘(2) eliminate the duplication of services within the Agency; and ‘‘(3) establish specific goals and metrics to ensure that the Agency is fulfilling its mission of providing items and materials to customers with sufficient speed and in sufficient quantities to ensure the lethality and readiness of warfighters. ‘‘(c) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than February 1, 2019, the Director and the Chief Management Officer shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees a plan that describes how the Director and the Chief Management Officer will achieve compliance with the requirements of subsections (a) and (b).’’ COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF OPERATIONS OF DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title IX, § 917], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–232, directed the Comptroller General to review the operations of the Defense Logis- tics Agency and to submit to committees of Congress one or more reports setting forth the Comptroller Gen- eral’s findings not later than Feb. 1, 2002. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF OPERATIONS OF DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title IX, § 918], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–232, directed the Comptroller General to review the operations of the Defense Infor- mation Systems Agency and to submit to committees of Congress one or more reports setting forth the Comptroller General’s findings not later than Feb. 1, 2002. REASSESSMENT OF DEFENSE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FIELD ACTIVITIES Pub. L. 99–433, title III, § 303, Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1023, directed Secretary of Defense to conduct a study of functions and organizational structure of Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities to determine the most effective, economical, or efficient means of providing supply or service activities common to more than one military department, with Secretary to submit a report to Congress not later than Oct. 1, 1987. The report was to include a study of improved ap- plication of computer systems to functions of Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities, including a plan for rapid replacement, where nec- essary, of existing automated data processing equip- ment with new equipment, and plans to achieve reduc- tions in total number of members of Armed Forces and civilian employees assigned or detailed to permanent duty in Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities (other than National Security Agency) by 5 percent, 10 percent, and 15 percent of total number of such members and employees projected to be as- signed or detailed to such duty on Sept. 30, 1988, to- gether with a discussion of implications of each such reduction and a draft of any legislation that would be required to implement each such plan. § 192. Defense Agencies and Department of De- fense Field Activities: oversight by the Sec- retary of Defense (a) OVERALL SUPERVISION.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall assign responsibility for the overall supervision of each Defense Agency and Department of Defense Field Activity des- ignated under section 191(b) of this title— (A) to a civilian officer within the Office of the Secretary of Defense listed in section 131(b) of this title; or (B) to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (2) An official assigned such a responsibility with respect to a Defense Agency or Department of Defense Field Activity shall advise the Sec- retary of Defense on the extent to which the program recommendations and budget proposals of such agency or activity conform with the re- quirements of the military departments and of the unified and specified combatant commands. (3) This subsection does not apply to the De- fense Intelligence Agency or the National Secu- rity Agency. (b) PROGRAM AND BUDGET REVIEW.—The Sec- retary of Defense shall establish procedures to ensure that there is full and effective review of the program recommendations and budget pro- posals of each Defense Agency and Department of Defense Field Activity. (c) PERIODIC REVIEW.—(1)(A) Not later than January 1, 2020, and periodically (but not less Page 290 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 192 frequently than every four years) thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review of the efficiency and effectiveness of each Defense Agency and Department of Defense Field Activ- ity. Each review shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be conducted in coordination with other ongoing efforts in connection with busi- ness enterprise reform. (B) As part of each review under this para- graph, the Secretary shall identify each activity of an Agency or Activity that is substantially similar to, or duplicative of, an activity carried out by another organization or element of the Department of Defense, or is not being per- formed to an adequate level to meet Department needs. (C) For purposes of conducting reviews under this paragraph, the Secretary shall develop in- ternal guidance that defines requirements for such reviews and provides clear direction for conducting and recording the results of reviews. (2)(A) Not later than 90 days after the comple- tion of a review under paragraph (1), the Sec- retary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that sets forth the results of the review. (B) The report on a review under this para- graph shall, based on the results of the review, include the following: (i) A list of each Defense Agency and Depart- ment of Defense Field Activity that the Sec- retary has determined— (I) operates efficiently and effectively; and (II) does not carry out any function that is substantially similar to, or duplicative of, a function carried out by another organization or element of the Department of Defense. (ii) With respect to each Agency or Activity not included on the list under clause (i), a plan, aimed at better meeting Department needs, for— (I) rationalizing the functions within such Agency or Activity; or (II) transferring some or all of the func- tions of such Agency or Activity to another organization or element of the Department. (iii) Recommendations for functions, if any, currently conducted separately by the mili- tary departments that should be consolidated into an Agency or Activity. (3) Paragraph (1) shall apply to the National Security Agency as determined appropriate by the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence. The Secretary shall es- tablish procedures under which information re- quired for review of the National Security Agen- cy shall be obtained. (d) SPECIAL RULE FOR DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY.—Notwithstanding the results of any periodic review under subsection (c) with regard to the Defense Commissary Agency, the Sec- retary of Defense may not transfer to the Sec- retary of a military department the responsi- bility to manage and fund the provision of serv- ices and supplies provided by the Defense Com- missary Agency unless the transfer of the man- agement and funding responsibility is specifi- cally authorized by a law enacted after October 17, 1998. (e) LIMITATION ON TERMINATION.—The Sec- retary of Defense may not terminate a Defense Agency or Department of Defense Field Activity until 30 days after the date on which the Sec- retary submits to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the following: (1) Notice of the intent of the Secretary to terminate the Agency or Activity. (2) Such recommendations for legislative ac- tion as the Secretary considers appropriate in connection with the termination of the Agen- cy or Activity. (Added Pub. L. 99–433, title III, § 301(a)(2), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1020; amended Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title III, § 361(a), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 1984; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1066(a)(3), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 770; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title III, § 371, Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3209; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title IX, §§ 904(c), 931(a)(1), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 274, 285; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title IX, § 901(n)(1), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3469; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title X, § 1081(b)(1)(D), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1597; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title IX, § 923, title X, § 1081(f)(1)(A)(i), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1930, 1986; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title X, § 1081(a)(11), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3871; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title IX, § 901(b), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 354.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 192, Pub. L. 98–215, title V, § 501(a), Dec. 9, 1983, 97 Stat. 1478, which related to benefits for certain personnel of the Defense Intelligence Agency, was redesignated as section 1605 of this title and amended by Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, § 1302(a)(1), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 737. Provisions of prior section 192 as re- lated to members of the armed forces were enacted as section 431 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uni- formed Services, by section 1302(b)(1) of Pub. L. 99–145. AMENDMENTS 2023—Subsec. (c)(1)(A). Pub. L. 118–31, § 901(b)(1)(A), substituted ‘‘the Secretary of Defense’’ for ‘‘the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense’’. Subsec. (c)(1)(B), (C). Pub. L. 118–31, § 901(b)(1)(B), sub- stituted ‘‘the Secretary’’ for ‘‘the Chief Management Officer’’. Subsec. (c)(2)(A), (B)(i). Pub. L. 118–31, § 901(b)(2), sub- stituted ‘‘the Secretary’’ for ‘‘the Chief Management Officer’’. 2021—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 116–283 struck out par. (1) relating to periodic review of services and supplies pro- vided by each Defense Agency and Department of De- fense Field Activity. 2018—Subsec. (c)(1) to (3). Pub. L. 115–232, § 923(a), added par. (1) relating to efficiency and effectiveness reviews and par. (2) and redesignated former par. (2) as (3). Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 115–232, § 923(b), (c), added subsec. (e) and struck out former subsec. (e) which related to special rule for Defense Business Transformation Agen- cy. Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 115–232, § 1081(f)(1)(A)(i), sub- stituted ‘‘Chief Management Officer’’ for ‘‘Deputy Chief Management Officer’’. 2008—Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 110–181, § 931(a)(1), sub- stituted ‘‘Director of National Intelligence’’ for ‘‘Direc- tor of Central Intelligence’’. Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 110–181, § 904(c), substituted ‘‘that the Director of the Agency shall report directly to the Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Depart- ment of Defense.’’ for ‘‘that the Agency be managed co- operatively by the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Business Transformation and the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Financial Management.’’ Page 291 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 193 2006—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109–163 added subsec. (e). 1999—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106–65 substituted ‘‘October 17, 1998’’ for ‘‘the date of the enactment of this sub- section’’. 1998—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105–261 added subsec. (d). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries FIRST REVIEW OF DEFENSE AGENCIES BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE Pub. L. 99–433, title III, § 304(a), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1024, required the first review under subsec. (c) of this section to be completed not later than two years after the date that the report under Pub. L. 99–433, § 303(e), formerly set out as a note under section 191 of this title, was required to be submitted to Congress (Oct. 1, 1987). § 193. Combat support agencies: oversight (a) COMBAT READINESS.—(1) Periodically (and not less often than every two years), the Chair- man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees a report on the combat sup- port agencies. Each such report shall include— (A) a determination with respect to the re- sponsiveness and readiness of each such agen- cy to support operating forces in the event of a war or threat to national security; and (B) any recommendations that the Chairman considers appropriate. (2) In preparing each such report, the Chair- man shall review the plans of each such agency with respect to its support of operating forces in the event of a war or threat to national secu- rity. After consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments and the commanders of the unified and specified combatant com- mands, as appropriate, the Chairman may, with the approval of the Secretary of Defense, take steps to provide for any revision of those plans that the Chairman considers appropriate. (b) PARTICIPATION IN JOINT TRAINING EXER- CISES.—The Chairman shall— (1) provide for the participation of the com- bat support agencies in joint training exer- cises to the extent necessary to ensure that those agencies are capable of performing their support missions with respect to a war or threat to national security; and (2) assess the performance in joint training exercises of each such agency and, in accord- ance with guidelines established by the Sec- retary of Defense, take steps to provide for any change that the Chairman considers ap- propriate to improve that performance. (c) READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM.—The Chair- man shall develop, in consultation with the di- rector of each combat support agency, a uniform system for reporting to the Secretary of De- fense, the commanders of the unified and speci- fied combatant commands, and the Secretaries of the military departments concerning the readiness of each such agency to perform with respect to a war or threat to national security. (d) REVIEW OF NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY AND NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.— (1) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall apply to the National Security Agency and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, but only with respect to combat support functions that the agencies perform for the Department of Defense. (2) The Secretary, after consulting with the Director of National Intelligence, shall establish policies and procedures with respect to the ap- plication of subsections (a), (b), and (c) to the National Security Agency and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. (e) COMBAT SUPPORT CAPABILITIES OF DIA, NSA, AND NGA.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National In- telligence, shall develop and implement, as they may determine to be necessary, policies and pro- grams to correct such deficiencies as the Chair- man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other offi- cials of the Department of Defense may identify in the capabilities of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to ac- complish assigned missions in support of mili- tary combat operations. (f) DEFINITION OF COMBAT SUPPORT AGENCY.— In this section, the term ‘‘combat support agen- cy’’ means any of the following Defense Agen- cies: (1) The Defense Information Systems Agen- cy. (2) The Defense Intelligence Agency. (3) The Defense Logistics Agency. (4) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. (5) Any other Defense Agency designated as a combat support agency by the Secretary of Defense. (Added Pub. L. 99–433, title III, § 301(a)(2), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1020; amended Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XI, § 1112(c), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2683; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title X, § 1073(a)(5), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1900; Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title IX, § 921(d)(3), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1568; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title IX, § 907, Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2354; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title IX, § 931(a)(2), (3), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 285; Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title IX, § 932(a)(1), (2), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4576; Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, § 1073(c)(10), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2475; Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title X, § 1082, Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 871.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2013—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 113–66 inserted ‘‘and the congressional defense committees’’ after ‘‘the Sec- retary of Defense’’ in introductory provisions. 2009—Subsecs. (d)(2), (e). Pub. L. 111–84 repealed Pub. L. 110–417, § 932(a)(1), (2). See 2008 Amendment note below. 2008—Subsecs. (d)(2), (e). Pub. L. 110–181 and Pub. L. 110–417, § 932(a)(1), (2), made identical amendments, sub- stituting ‘‘Director of National Intelligence’’ for ‘‘Di- rector of Central Intelligence’’. Pub. L. 110–417, § 932(a)(1), (2), was repealed by Pub. L. 111–84. 2006—Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 109–364 substituted ‘‘De- fense Information Systems Agency’’ for ‘‘Defense Com- munications Agency’’. 2003—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 108–136, § 921(d)(3)(B), sub- stituted ‘‘National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’’ for ‘‘National Imagery and Mapping Agency’’ in heading. Subsec. (d)(1), (2). Pub. L. 108–136, § 921(d)(3)(A), sub- stituted ‘‘National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’’ for ‘‘National Imagery and Mapping Agency’’. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 108–136, § 921(d)(3)(A), (C), sub- stituted ‘‘NGA’’ for ‘‘NIMA’’ in heading and ‘‘National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’’ for ‘‘National Imagery and Mapping Agency’’ in text.