STUDY ON FUTURE ROLES AND MISSIONS OF THE MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY.

SEC. 222. STUDY ON FUTURE ROLES AND MISSIONS OF THE MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY.(a) In General.—The Secretary of Defense shall enter into an agreement with 1 of the Federally Funded Research and Development Centers under which the Center shall carry out an independent study to examine, and make recommendations with respect to, the long-term structure, roles, and missions of the Missile Defense Agency.(b) Matters Included.—(1) Review.—The study shall include a full review of the structure, roles, and missions of the Missile Defense Agency.(2) Assessments.—The study shall include an examination and assessment of the current and future—(A) structure, roles, and missions of the Missile Defense Agency;(B) relationship of the Missile Defense Agency with—(i) the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics;(ii) the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy;(iii) the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation;(iv) the Commander of the United States Strategic Command and other combatant commanders;(v) the Joint Requirements Oversight Council; and(vi) the military departments;(C) operations and sustainment of missile defenses;(D) acquisition process for missile defense;(E) requirements process for missile defense; and(F) transition and transfer of missile defense capabilities to the military departments.(3) Recommendations.—The study shall include recommendations as to how the Missile Defense Agency can be made more effective to support the needs of the warfighter, especially with regard to near-term missile defense capabilities. The study shall also examine the full range of options for 122 STAT. 39 the future of the Missile Defense Agency and shall include, but not be limited to, specific recommendations as to whether—(A) the Missile Defense Agency should be maintained in its current configuration;(B) the scope and nature of the Missile Defense Agency should be changed from an organization focused on research and development to an organization focused on combat support;(C) any functions and responsibilities should be added to the Missile Defense Agency, in part or in whole, from other entities such as the United States Strategic Command and the military departments; and(D) any functions and responsibilities of the Missile Defense Agency should be transferred, in part or in whole, to other entities such as the United States Strategic Command and the military departments.(c) Cooperation From Government.—In carrying out the study, the Federally Funded Research and Development Center shall receive the full and timely cooperation of the Secretary of Defense and any other United States Government official in providing the Center with analyses, briefings, and other information necessary for the fulfillment of its responsibilities.(d) Report.—Not later than September 1, 2008, the Federally Funded Research and Development Center shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on its findings, conclusions, and recommendations.(e) Funding.—Funds for the study shall be provided from amounts appropriated for the Department of Defense.