To enhance the review of joint military requirements.

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   Change 1: Inserts new text on page 53, between lines 17 and 18

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   Inserted: (c) Review of Joint Military Requirements.--

   Inserted: (1) JROC submittal of recommended requirements to under secretary for atl.--Upon recommending a new joint military requirement, the Joint Requirements Oversight Council shall transmit the recommendation to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics for review and concurrence or non-concurrence in the recommendation.

   Inserted: (2) Review of recommended requirements.--The Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall review each recommendation transmitted under paragraph (1) to determine whether or not the Joint Requirements Oversight Council has, in making such recommendation--

   Inserted: (A) taken appropriate action to solicit and consider input from the commanders of the combatant commands in accordance with the requirements of section 181(e) of title 10, United States Code (as amended by section 105);

   Inserted: (B) given appropriate consideration to trade-offs among cost, schedule, and performance in accordance with the requirements of section 181(b)(1)(C) of title 10, United States Code (as amended by subsection (b)); and

   Inserted: (C) given appropriate consideration to issues of joint portfolio management, including alternative material and non-material solutions, as provided in Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction 3170.01G.

   Inserted: (3) Non-concurrence of under secretary for atl.--If the Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics determines that the Joint Requirements Oversight Council has failed to take appropriate action in accordance with subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (2) regarding a joint military requirement, the Under Secretary shall return the recommendation to the Council with specific recommendations as to matters to be considered by the Council to address any shortcoming identified by the Under Secretary in the course of the review under paragraph (2).

   Inserted: (4) Notice on continuing disagreement on requirement.--If the Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and the Joint Requirements Oversight Council are unable to reach agreement on a joint military requirement that has been returned to the Council by the Under Secretary under paragraph (4), the Under Secretary shall transmit notice of lack of agreement on the requirement to the Secretary of Defense.

   Inserted: (5) Resolution of continuing disagreement.--Upon receiving notice under paragraph (4) of a lack of agreement on a joint military requirement, the Secretary of Defense shall make a final determination on whether or not to validate the requirement.

   Original wording

   On page 53, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:

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   Change 2: Replaces “(c)” with “(d)”

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   [struck: (c)][inserted: (d)]

   Original wording

   On page 53, line 18, strike “(c)” and insert “(d)”.

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   Change 3: Replaces “(d)” with “(e)”

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   [struck: (d)][inserted: (e)]

   Original wording

   On page 54, line 12, strike “(d)” and insert “(e)”.

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