ADVICE ON MILITARY REQUIREMENTS BY CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF AND JOINT REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL.

SEC. 951. ADVICE ON MILITARY REQUIREMENTS BY CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF AND JOINT REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL.(a) Amendments Related to Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff.—Section 153(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (F) and inserting the following new subparagraphs:“(F) Identifying, assessing, and approving military requirements (including existing systems and equipment) to meet the National Military Strategy.“(G) Recommending to the Secretary appropriate trade-offs among life-cycle cost, schedule, and performance objectives, and procurement quantity objectives, to ensure that such trade-offs are made in the acquisition of materiel and equipment to support the strategic and contingency plans required by this subsection in the most effective and efficient manner.”.(b) Amendments Related to JROC.—Section 181(b) of such title is amended—(1) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking “in ensuring” and all that follows through “requirements” and inserting the following: “in ensuring that appropriate trade-offs are made among life-cycle cost, schedule, and performance objectives, and procurement quantity objectives, in the establishment and approval of military requirements”; and(2) in paragraph (3), by striking “such resource level” and inserting “the total cost of such resources”.(c) Amendments Related to Chiefs of Armed Forces.—Section 2547(a) of such title is amended—(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “of requirements relating to the defense acquisition system” and inserting “of requirements for equipping the armed force concerned”;126 STAT. 1892(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraphs:“(3) The recommendation of trade-offs among life-cycle cost, schedule, and performance objectives, and procurement quantity objectives, to ensure acquisition programs deliver best value in meeting the approved military requirements.“(4) Termination of development or procurement programs for which life-cycle cost, schedule, and performance expectations are no longer consistent with approved military requirements and levels of priority, or which no longer have approved military requirements.”.