IMPROVEMENTS TO STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONING OF JOINT REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL.

SEC. 841. IMPROVEMENTS TO STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONING OF JOINT REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL.(a) Vice Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff To Be Chairman of Council.—Subsection (c) of section 181 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting “Vice” before “Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff”;(2) in paragraph (2), by striking “, other than the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,” and inserting “under subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E) of paragraph (1)”; and(3) by striking paragraph (3).(b) Role of Commanders of Combatant Commands as Members of Council.—Paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of such section is further amended—(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking “and” at the end;(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:“(F) in addition, when directed by the chairman, the commander of any combatant command (or, as directed by that commander, the deputy commander of that command) when matters related to the area of responsibility or functions of that command will be under consideration by the Council.”.(c) Civilian Advisors.—(1) Additional civilian advisors.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking “The Under Secretary” and all that follows through “and expertise.” and inserting: “The following officials of the Department of Defense shall serve as advisors to the Council on matters within their authority and expertise:“(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.“(B) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).“(C) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.“(D) The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.“(E) The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.“(F) Such other civilian officials of the Department of Defense as are designated by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of this subsection.”.124 STAT. 4282(2) Conforming amendment.—Subsection (b)(3) of such section is amended by striking “Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, and the Director of Cost Assessment and Performance Evaluation” and inserting “advisors to the Council under subsection (d)”.(d) Recognition of Permanent Nature of Council.—Subsection (a) of such section is amended by striking “The Secretary of Defense shall establish” and inserting “There is”.