REPORTS ON BUDGETS FOR UNIFIED AND SPECIFIED COMMANDS

SEC. 714. REPORTS ON BUDGETS FOR UNIFIED AND SPECIFIED COMMANDS (a) Reports by Commanders of Combatant Commands.—(1) The commander of each of the unified and specified commands shall, not later than April 1, 1989, prepare an independent report on the implementation of the resource allocation provisions of title 10, United States Code, enacted by the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 (Public law 99–433) that are specified in paragraph (2) and any other resource allocation provision enacted by that Act which the commander concerned considers appropriate. (2) The sections of title 10, United States Code, referred to in paragraph (1) are the following: (A) Section 153(a)(4) (A), (B), (C), and (D), relating to advice on requirements, programs, and budget. (B) Section 163(b)(2), relating to the role of the Chairman as spokesman for the commanders of the unified and specified combatant commands. (C) Section 166, relating to budget proposals for such commands. (b) Matters To Be Included.—Each report required by subsection (a) shall address the following matters: (1) The status of implementation of each of the provisions referred to in subsection (a)(2) and any other related resource allocation provisions. (2) For any provision referred to in subsection (a)(2) that is not fully implemented and for which the commander is responsible or shares responsibility, the date estimated by the commander concerned for final implementation of such provisions. (3) An evaluation of the effect that each provision referred to in subsection (a)(2) has had or will have on (A) improving decisions within the Department of Defense with respect to the allocation of resources, and (B) improving the implementation of such decisions. (4) With respect to section 166 of title 10, United States Code, the assessment by the commander, supported by actual examples, of what the effect would be of a small budget (in an annual amount of not more than $50,000,000) that would be managed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff but which would be controlled for execution by the commander and that would be available for activities to which the commander assigns a high priority, such as— (A) JCS/non-JCS exercises (including foreign country participation); (B) on-going contingencies; (C) command and control; (D) training; and (E) selected operations. (5) The views of the commander on the optimum role of the unified and specified commands in resource allocation decisionmaking and execution within the Department of Defense. (6) The assessment of the commander concerning the degree to which that optimum role is played, as of the time of the preparation of the report, by his command. 102 STAT. 2000 (7) The assessment of the commander of whether current law, regulations, policies, and procedures provide the latitude for his command to play that optimum role. (c) Report by Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff.—(1) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall, not later than April 1, 1989, prepare a report on the implementation of the resource allocation provisions of title 10, United States Code, enacted by the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–433) that are specified in paragraph (2) and any other resource allocation provision enacted by that Act which the Chairman considers appropriate. (2) The sections of title 10, United States Code, referred to in paragraph (1) are the following: (A) Section 113(g), relating to annual guidance by the Secretary of Defense to the heads of Department of Defense components. (B) Section 153(a)(2)(A), relating to the preparation of strategic plans. (C) Section 153(a)(3)(C), relating to the preparation and review of contingency plans. (D) Section 153(a)(4), relating to advice by the Chairman to the Secretary of Defense concerning the requirements, programs, and budget of the Department of Defense. (E) Section 163(b)(2), relating to the role of the Chairman as spokesman for the commanders of the unified and specified combatant commands. (F) Section 166, relating to budget proposals for such commands. (d) Matters To Be Included.—The report required by subsection (c) shall address the following matters: (1) The status of implementation of each of the provisions referred to in subsection (c)(2) and any other related resource allocation provisions. (2) For any provision referred to in subsection (c)(2) that is not fully implemented, the date estimated by the Chairman for final implementation of such provisions. (3) An evaluation of the effect that each provision referred to in subsection (c)(2) has had or will have on (A) improving decisions within the Department of Defense with respect to the allocation of resources, and (B) improving the implementation of such decisions. (4) The views of the Chairman on the optimum role of the unified and specified commands, the Joint Staff, and the Chairman in resource allocation decisionmaking and execution within the Department of Defense . (5) The assessment of the Chairman concerning the degree to which those optimum roles are played, as of the time of the preparation of the report, by the unified and specified commands, the Joint Staff, and the Chairman. (6) The assessment of the Chairman of whether current law, regulations, policies, and procedures provide the latitude for the unified and specified commands, the Joint Staff, and the Chairman to play those optimum roles. (e) Submission of Reports.—The commanders of the unified and specified commands shall each submit the report required by subsection (a) to the Secretary of Defense. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall submit the report required by subsection (c) to 102 STAT. 2001the Secretary. The Secretary shall transmit those reports, without change, to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives not later than April 1, 1989, together with such comments on the reports and such recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate.