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‘‘(2) for each committee identified under paragraph (1),
set forth—
‘‘(A) the justification or requirement for that committee;
and
‘‘(B) the projected cost to the Department of Defense
to support that committee during the next fiscal year.
‘‘(b) ADVISORY COMMITTEE DEFINED.—In this section, the term
‘advisory committee’ means an entity that is subject to the provi-
sions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating
to section 182, as added by section 382(a)(2), the following new
item:
‘‘183. Advisory committees: annual justification required.’’.
SEC. 905. AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE MANAGEMENT.
(a) REORGANIZATION OF DEFENSE AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE
MANAGEMENT.—Not later than September 30, 1998, the Secretary
of Defense shall reorganize the management of defense airborne
reconnaissance within the Department of Defense in accordance
with the plan developed under subsection (b).
(b) PLAN
AND REPORT.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall
develop a plan to reorganize the following organizations by transfer-
ring functions as required under subsections (c) and (d):
(A) The organization within the Department of Defense
that is subordinate to the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Technology and known as the Defense Airborne
Reconnaissance Office.
(B) The organization within the Department of Defense
that is subordinate to the Secretary of the Navy and known
as the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Joint Program Office.
(2) The Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report containing—
(A) the plan developed under paragraph (1); and
(B) an explanation of how the plan addresses the findings
and recommendations in the final report of the Task Force
on Defense Reform (established by the Secretary of Defense
on May 14, 1997, and headed by the Deputy Secretary of
Defense).
(3) The plan under paragraph (1) shall be developed, and the
report under paragraph (2) shall be submitted, not later than March
1, 1998.
(c) TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS TO SECRETARIES OF MILI-
TARY DEPARTMENTS.—(1) Not later than September 30, 1998, the
Secretary of Defense shall transfer to the Secretaries of the military
departments those functions specified in paragraph (2) that were
performed on the day before the date of the enactment of this
Act by the Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office and the
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Joint Program Office.
(2) The functions referred to in paragraph (1) are the functions
of the Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office and the Unmanned
Aerial Vehicle Joint Program Office relating to their responsibilities
for acquisition of systems, budgeting, program management (for
research, development, test, and evaluation, for procurement, for
life-cycle support, and for operations), and related responsibilities
for individual airborne reconnaissance programs.
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(d) TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS TO DEFENSE AIRBORNE
RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE.—(1) Not later than September 30, 1998,
the Secretary of Defense shall transfer to the Defense Airborne
Reconnaissance Office those functions specified in paragraph (2)
that were performed on the day before the date of the enactment
of this Act by the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Joint Program Office.
(2) The functions referred to in paragraph (1) are the functions
of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Joint Program Office relating
to its responsibilities for management and oversight of defense
airborne reconnaissance architecture, requirements, and system
interfaces (other than the responsibilities specified in subsection
(c)(2)).
SEC. 906. TERMINATION OF THE ARMED SERVICES PATENT ADVISORY
BOARD.
(a) TERMINATION
OF BOARD.—The organization within the
Department of Defense known as the Armed Services Patent
Advisory Board is terminated. No funds available for the Depart-
ment of Defense may be used for the operation of that Board
after the effective date specified in subsection (c).
(b) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—All functions performed on the
day before the date of the enactment of this Act by the Armed
Services Patent Advisory Board (including performance of the
responsibilities of the Department of Defense for security review
of patent applications under chapter 17 of title 35, United States
Code) shall be transferred to the Defense Technology Security
Administration.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take effect at the
end of the 120-day period beginning on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 907. COORDINATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATIONS AND AUDITS.
(a) MILITARY DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—(1) The heads of the military department criminal investiga-
tive organizations shall take such action as may be practicable
to conserve the limited resources available to the military depart-
ment criminal investigative organizations by sharing personnel,
expertise, infrastructure, training, equipment, software, and other
resources.
(2) The heads of the military department criminal investigative
organizations shall meet on a regular basis to determine the manner
in which and the extent to which the military department criminal
investigative organizations will be able to share resources.
(b) DEFENSE AUDITING ORGANIZATIONS.—(1) The heads of the
defense auditing organizations shall take such action as may be
practicable to conserve the limited resources available to the defense
auditing organizations by sharing personnel, expertise, infrastruc-
ture, training, equipment, software, and other resources.
(2) The heads of the defense auditing organizations shall meet
on a regular basis to determine the manner in which and the
extent to which the defense auditing organizations will be able
to share resources.
(c) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than December 31, 1997,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a plan designed
to maximize the resources available to the military department
criminal investigative organizations and the defense auditing
organizations, as required by this section.
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(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
(1) The term ‘‘military department criminal investigative
organizations’’ means—
(A) the Army Criminal Investigation Command;
(B) the Naval Criminal Investigative Service; and
(C) the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.
(2) The term ‘‘defense auditing organizations’’ means—
(A) the Office of the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Defense;
(B) the Defense Contract Audit Agency;
(C) the Army Audit Agency;
(D) the Naval Audit Service; and
(E) the Air Force Audit Agency.
Subtitle B—Department of Defense
Personnel Management
SEC. 911. REDUCTION IN PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO MANAGEMENT
HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS SUPPORT ACTIVI-
TIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 130a. Management headquarters and headquarters sup-
port activities personnel: limitation
‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—Effective October 1, 2002, the number of
management headquarters and headquarters support activities
personnel in the Department of Defense may not exceed 75 percent
of the baseline number.
‘‘(b) PHASED REDUCTION.—The number of management head-
quarters and headquarters support activities personnel in the
Department of Defense—
‘‘(1) as of October 1, 1998, may not exceed 95 percent
of the baseline number;
‘‘(2) as of October 1, 1999, may not exceed 90 percent
of the baseline number;
‘‘(3) as of October 1, 2000, may not exceed 85 percent
of the baseline number; and
‘‘(4) as of October 1, 2001, may not exceed 80 percent
of the baseline number.
‘‘(c) BASELINE NUMBER.—In this section, the term ‘baseline
number’ means the number of management headquarters and head-
quarters support activities personnel in the Department of Defense
as of October 1, 1997.
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS AND HEAD-
QUARTERS SUPPORT PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO THE UNITED STATES
TRANSPORTATION COMMAND.—(1) Effective October 1, 1998, the
number of management headquarters activities and management
headquarters support activities personnel assigned to, or employed
in, the United States Transportation Command may not exceed
the number equal to 95 percent of the number of such personnel
as of October 1, 1997.
‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the United States Transpor-
tation Command shall be considered to include the following:
‘‘(A) The United States Transportation Command Head-
quarters.
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‘‘(B) The Air Mobility Command of the Air Force.
‘‘(C) The Military Sealift Command of the Navy.
‘‘(D) The Military Traffic Management Command of the
Army.
‘‘(E) The Defense Courier Service.
‘‘(F) Any other element of the Department of Defense
assigned to the United States Transportation Command.
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense may waive or suspend operation
of paragraph (1) in the event of a war or national emergency.
‘‘(e) MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS
AND HEADQUARTERS SUP-
PORT ACTIVITIES PERSONNEL DEFINED.—In this section:
‘‘(1) The term ‘management headquarters and headquarters
support activities personnel’ means military and civilian person-
nel of the Department of Defense who are assigned to, or
employed in, functions in management headquarters activities
or in management headquarters support activities.
‘‘(2) The terms ‘management headquarters activities’ and
‘management headquarters support activities’ have the mean-
ings given those terms in Department of Defense Directive
5100.73, entitled ‘Department of Defense Management Head-
quarters and Headquarters Support Activities’, as in effect on
November 12, 1996.
‘‘(f) LIMITATION ON REASSIGNMENT OF FUNCTIONS.—In carrying
out reductions in the number of personnel assigned to, or employed
in, management headquarters and headquarters support activities
in order to comply with this section, the Secretary of Defense
and the Secretaries of the military departments may not reassign
functions in order to evade the requirements of this section.
‘‘(g) FLEXIBILITY.—If the Secretary of Defense determines, and
certifies to Congress, that the limitation in subsection (b) with
respect to any fiscal year would adversely affect United States
national security, the Secretary may waive the limitation under
that subsection with respect to that fiscal year. If the Secretary
of Defense determines, and certifies to Congress, that the limitation
in subsection (a) during fiscal year 2001 would adversely affect
United States national security, the Secretary may waive the limita-
tion under that subsection with respect to that fiscal year. The
authority under this subsection may be used only once, with respect
to a single fiscal year.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘130a. Management headquarters and headquarters support activities personnel:
limitation.’’.
(b) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—Not later than January 15,
1998, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report—
(1) containing a plan to achieve the personnel reductions
required by section 130a of title 10, United States Code, as
added by subsection (a); and
(2) including the recommendations of the Secretary regard-
ing—
(A) the revision, replacement, or augmentation of
Department of Defense Directive 5100.73, entitled ‘‘Depart-
ment of Defense Management Headquarters and Head-
quarters Support Activities’’, as in effect on November 12,
1996; and
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(B) the revision of the definitions of the terms ‘‘manage-
ment headquarters activities’’ and ‘‘management head-
quarters support activities’’ under that Directive so that
those terms apply uniformly throughout the Department
of Defense.
(c) DUTIES OF TASK FORCE ON DEFENSE REFORM TO INCLUDE
CONSIDERATION OF MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES.—(1)
The Secretary of Defense shall require that the areas of study
of the Task Force on Defense Reform (established by the Secretary
of Defense on May 14, 1997, and headed by the Deputy Secretary
of Defense) include an examination of the missions, functions, and
responsibilities of the various management headquarters activities
and management headquarters support activities of the Department
of Defense. In carrying out that examination of those activities,
the Task Force shall identify areas of duplication in those activities
and recommend to the Secretary options to streamline, reduce,
and eliminate redundancies.
(2) The examination of the missions, functions, and responsibil-
ities of the various management headquarters activities and
management headquarters support activities of the Department
of Defense under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) An assessment of benefits of consolidation or selected
elimination of Department of Defense management head-
quarters activities and management headquarters support
activities.
(B) An assessment of the opportunities to streamline the
management headquarters and management headquarters sup-
port infrastructure that were realized as a result of the enact-
ment of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Pub-
lic Law 103–355) and the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (divisions
D and E of Public Law 104–106) or as result of other manage-
ment reform initiatives implemented administratively during
the period from 1993 through 1997.
(C) An assessment of such other options for streamlining
or restructuring the management headquarters and manage-
ment headquarters support infrastructure as the Task Force
considers appropriate and as can be carried out under existing
provisions of law.
(3) Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the examination
by the Task Force under this subsection. The Secretary shall include
in the report any report to the Secretary from the Task Force
with respect to the matters described in paragraphs (1) and (2).
(d) CODIFICATION OF PRIOR PERMANENT LIMITATION ON OSD
PERSONNEL.—(1) Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end a new section 143 consisting of—
(A) a heading as follows:
‘‘§ 143. Office of the Secretary of Defense personnel: limita-
tion’’;
and
(B) a text consisting of the text of subsections (a) through
(f) of section 903 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104–201; 110 Stat. 2617).
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘143. Office of the Secretary of Defense personnel: limitation.’’.
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(3) Section 903 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104–201; 110 Stat. 2617) is repealed.
SEC. 912. DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.
(a) REDUCTION OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.—(1) The
Secretary of Defense shall accomplish reductions in defense acquisi-
tion personnel positions during fiscal year 1998 so that the total
number of such personnel as of October 1, 1998, is less than
the total number of such personnel as of October 1, 1997, by
at least the applicable number determined under paragraph (2).
(2)(A) The applicable number for purposes of paragraph (1)
is 25,000. However, the Secretary of Defense may specify a lower
number, which may not be less than 10,000, as the applicable
number for purposes of paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines,
and certifies to Congress not later than June 1, 1998, that an
applicable number greater than the number specified by the Sec-
retary would be inconsistent with the cost-effective management
of the defense acquisition system to obtain best value equipment
and would adversely affect military readiness.
(B) The Secretary shall include with such a certification a
detailed explanation of each of the matters certified.
(C) The authority of the Secretary under subparagraph (A)
may only be delegated to the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘defense acquisi-
tion personnel’’ means military and civilian personnel (other than
civilian personnel who are employed at a maintenance depot) who
are assigned to, or employed in, acquisition organizations of the
Department of Defense (as specified in Department of Defense
Instruction numbered 5000.58 dated January 14, 1992).
(b) REPORT ON SPECIFIC ACQUISITION POSITIONS PREVIOUSLY
ELIMINATED.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress
a report on reductions in the defense acquisition workforce made
since fiscal year 1989. The report shall show aggregate reductions
by fiscal year and shall show for each fiscal year reductions identi-
fied by specific job title, classification, or position. The report shall
also identify those reductions carried out pursuant to law (and
how the Secretary implemented any statutory requirement for such
reductions, including definition of the workforce subject to the
reduction) and those reductions carried out as a result of base
closures and realignments under the so-called BRAC process. The
Secretary shall include in the report a definition of the term
‘‘defense acquisition workforce’’ that is to be applied uniformly
throughout the Department of Defense.
(c) IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN
TO
STREAMLINE
AND
IMPROVE
ACQUISITION ORGANIZATIONS.—(1) Not later than April 1, 1998,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report contain-
ing a plan to streamline the acquisition organizations, workforce,
and infrastructure of the Department of Defense. The Secretary
shall include with the report a detailed discussion of the rec-
ommendations of the Secretary based on the review under sub-
section (d) and the assessment of the Task Force on Defense Reform
pursuant to subsection (e), together with a request for the enact-
ment of any legislative changes necessary for implementation of
the plan. The Secretary shall include in the report the results
of the review under subsection (d) and the independent assessment
of the Task Force on Defense Reform pursuant to subsection (e).
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(2) In carrying out this subsection and subsection (d), the
Secretary of Defense shall formally consult with the Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Director of Program Analysis and
Evaluation, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), and the
Under Secretary for Acquisition and Technology.
(d) REVIEW OF ACQUISITION ORGANIZATIONS AND FUNCTIONS.—
The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review of the organizations
and functions of the Department of Defense acquisition activities
and of the personnel required to carry out those functions. The
review shall identify the following:
(1) Opportunities for cross-service, cross-functional arrange-
ments within the military services and defense agencies.
(2) Specific areas of overlap, duplication, and redundancy
among the various acquisition organizations.
(3) Opportunities to further streamline acquisition proc-
esses.
(4) Benefits of an enhanced Joint Requirements Oversight
Council in the acquisition process.
(5) 
Alternative 
consolidation 
options 
for 
acquisition
organizations.
(6) Alternative methods for performing industry oversight
and quality assurance.
(7) Alternative options to shorten the procurement cycle.
(8) Alternative acquisition infrastructure reduction options
within current authorities.
(9) Alternative organizational arrangements that capitalize
on core acquisition competencies among the military services
and defense agencies.
(10) Future acquisition personnel requirements of the
Department.
(11) Adequacy of the Program, Plans, and Budgeting Sys-
tem in fulfilling current and future acquisition needs of the
Department.
(12) Effect of technology and advanced management tools
in the future acquisition system.
(13) Applicability of more flexible alternative approaches
to the current civil service system for the acquisition workforce.
(14) Adequacy of Department of Defense Instruction num-
bered 5000.58 dated January 14, 1992.
(e) DUTIES OF TASK FORCE ON DEFENSE REFORM TO INCLUDE
CONSIDERATION OF ACQUISITION ORGANIZATIONS.—(1) The Sec-
retary of Defense shall require that the areas of study of the
Task Force on Defense Reform (established by the Secretary of
Defense on May 14, 1997, and headed by the Deputy Secretary
of Defense) include an examination of the missions, functions, and
responsibilities of the various acquisition organizations of the
Department of Defense, including the acquisition workforce of the
Department. In carrying out that examination of those organizations
and that workforce, the Task Force shall identify areas of duplica-
tion in defense acquisition organization and recommend to the
Secretary 
options 
to 
streamline, 
reduce, 
and 
eliminate
redundancies.
(2) The examination of the missions, functions, and responsibil-
ities of the various acquisition organizations of the Department
of Defense under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) An assessment of benefits of consolidation or selected
elimination of Department of Defense acquisition organizations.
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(B) An assessment of the opportunities to streamline the
defense acquisition infrastructure that were realized as a result
of the enactment of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act
of 1994 (Public Law 103–355) and the Clinger-Cohen Act of
1996 (divisions D and E of Public Law 104–106) or as result
of other acquisition reform initiatives implemented administra-
tively during the period from 1993 through 1997.
(C) An assessment of such other options for streamlining
or restructuring the defense acquisition infrastructure as the
Task Force considers appropriate and as can be carried out
under existing provisions of law.
(3) Not later than March 1, 1998, the Task Force shall submit
to the Secretary a report on the results of its review of the acquisi-
tion organizations of the Department of Defense, including any
recommendations of the Task Force for improvements to those
organizations.
(f) TECHNICAL REFERENCE CORRECTION.—Section 1721(c) of title
10, United States Code, is amended by striking out ‘‘November
25, 1988’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘November 12, 1996’’.
Subtitle C—Department of Defense Schools
and Centers
SEC. 921. PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION SCHOOLS.
(a) COMPONENT
INSTITUTIONS
OF
THE
NATIONAL
DEFENSE
UNIVERSITY.—(1) Chapter 108 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 2165. National Defense University: component institutions
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is a National Defense University in
the Department of Defense.
‘‘(b) COMPONENT INSTITUTIONS.—The National Defense Univer-
sity consists of the following institutions:
‘‘(1) The National War College.
‘‘(2) The Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
‘‘(3) The Armed Forces Staff College.
‘‘(4) The Institute for National Strategic Studies.
‘‘(5) The Information Resources Management College.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘2165. National Defense University: component institutions.’’.
(b) MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY AS PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDU-
CATION SCHOOL.—Subsection (d) of section 2162 of such title is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d) PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION SCHOOLS.—This sec-
tion applies to each of the following professional military education
schools:
‘‘(1) The National Defense University.
‘‘(2) The Army War College.
‘‘(3) The College of Naval Warfare.
‘‘(4) The Air War College.
‘‘(5) The United States Army Command and General Staff
College.
‘‘(6) The College of Naval Command and Staff.
‘‘(7) The Air Command and Staff College.
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‘‘(8) The Marine Corps University.’’.
(c) REPEAL OF DUPLICATIVE DEFINITION.—Section 1595(d) of
such title is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘In the case of’’; and
(2) by striking out paragraph (2).
SEC. 922. CENTER FOR HEMISPHERIC DEFENSE STUDIES.
(a) INSTITUTION OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY.—Sub-
section (b) of section 2165 of title 10, United States Code, as
added by section 921(a)(1), is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(6) The Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies.’’.
(b) CIVILIAN FACULTY MEMBERS.—Section 1595 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking out subsections (e)
and (f) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY TO DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT CER-
TAIN INSTITUTIONS.—In addition to the persons specified in sub-
section (a), this section also applies with respect to the Director
and the Deputy Director of the following:
‘‘(1) The George C. Marshall European Center for Security
Studies.
‘‘(2) The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.
‘‘(3) The Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies.’’.
SEC. 923. CORRECTION TO REFERENCE TO GEORGE C. MARSHALL
EUROPEAN CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES.
(a) CORRECTION TO REFERENCE TO NAME OF CENTER.—Sub-
section (a) of section 506 of the Intelligence Authorization Act,
Fiscal Year 1990 (Public Law 101–193; 8 U.S.C. 1430 note), is
amended by striking out ‘‘the United States Army Russian Institute’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the George C. Marshall European
Center for Security Studies’’.
(b) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such section is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘REQUIREMENTS FOR CITIZENSHIP FOR STAFF OF GEORGE C.
MARSHALL EUROPEAN CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES’’.
Subtitle D—Department of Defense
Intelligence Matters
SEC. 931. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN MILITARY DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS
FROM TIARA BUDGET AGGREGATION.
(a) TRANSFER.—Effective March 1, 1998, the Secretary of
Defense shall, for each program identified by the Secretary under
subsection (c)(2), transfer the management and budgeting of funds
for that program from the TIARA budget aggregation to a nonintel-
ligence budget activity of the military department responsible for
that program.
(b) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an
assessment of the policy of the Department of Defense that is
used for determining the programs of the Department that are
included within the TIARA budget aggregation. In conducting the
assessment, the Secretary—