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(3) The existing process of a triennial review of
roles and missions by the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff pursuant to provisions of law enacted
by the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Re-
authorization Act of 1986 has not produced the com-
prehensive review envisioned by Congress.
(4) It is difficult for any organization, and may
be particularly difficult for the Department of De-
fense, to reform itself without the benefit and author-
ity provided by external perspectives and analysis.
SEC. 1403. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established in
the executive branch of the Government a commission to be
known as the National Commission on Roles and Missions
of the Armed Forces (hereinafter in this title referred to as
the ‘‘Commission’’).
(b) COMPOSITION AND QUALIFICATIONS.—
(1) The Commission shall be composed of seven
members. Members of the Commission shall be ap-
pointed by the President.
(2) The Commission shall be appointed from
among private United States citizens with appro-
priate and diverse military, organizational, and
management experiences and historical perspectives.
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(3) The President shall designate one of the
members as chairman of the Commission.
(c) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.—Members
shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. Any va-
cancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appoint-
ment.
(d) INITIAL ORGANIZATIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) The President shall make all appointments to
the Commission within 45 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(2) The Commission shall convene its first meet-
ing within 30 days after the first date on which all
members of the Commission have been appointed. At
that meeting, the Commission shall develop an agenda
and a schedule for carrying out its duties.
SEC. 1404. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Over the period of fiscal years 1994
through 1998, the Commission shall—
(1) review the efficacy and appropriateness for
the post-Cold War era of the current allocations
among the Armed Forces of roles, missions, and func-
tions;
(2) evaluate and report on alternative assign-
ments of those roles, missions and functions; and
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(3) make recommendations for changes in the
current definition and distribution of those roles,
functions, and missions.
(b) REVIEW OF POTENTIAL MILITARY OPERATIONS.—
The Commission shall review the types of military oper-
ations that may be required in the post-Cold War era, tak-
ing into account the requirements for success in various
types of operations. As part of such review, the Commission
shall take into consideration the official strategic planning
of the Department of Defense. The types of operations to
be considered by the Commission as part of such review
shall include the following:
(1) Defense of the United States.
(2) Warfare against other national military
forces.
(3) Limited military action for political effect.
(4) Action against nuclear, chemical, and bio-
logical weapons capabilities in hostile hands.
(5) Support of law enforcement.
(6) Other types of operations as specified by the
chairman of the Commission.
(c) DEFINITION OF BROAD MISSION AREAS AND KEY
SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS.—As a result of the review under
subsection (b), the Commission shall define broad mission
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areas and key support requirements for the United States
military establishment as a whole.
(d) DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR
ORGANIZATIONAL ALLOCATIONS.—The Commission shall
determine a conceptual framework for the review of the or-
ganizational allocation among the Armed Forces of mili-
tary roles, missions, and functions. In developing that
framework, the Commission shall consider—
(1) static efficiency (such as duplicative overhead
and economies of scale);
(2) dynamic effectiveness (including the benefits
of competition and the effect on innovation);
(3) interoperability, responsiveness, and other as-
pects of military effectiveness in the field;
(4) gaps in mission coverage and so-called or-
phan missions that are inadequately served by exist-
ing organizational entities;
(5) division of responsibility on the battlefield;
(6) exploitation of new technology and oper-
ational concepts;
(7) civilian control of the military;
(8) the degree of disruption that a change in
roles and missions would entail; and
(9) the experience of other nations.
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The Commission shall evaluate the costs and benefits of uni-
fying the Armed Forces into a single military service as
a baseline for assessing the maximum benefits that may be
achieved from less sweeping reforms.
(e) 
RECOMMENDATIONS
CONCERNING
MILITARY
ROLES AND MISSIONS.—Using the conceptual framework
developed under subsection (d) to evaluate possible changes
to the existing allocation among the Armed Forces of mili-
tary roles, missions, and functions, the Commission shall
recommend (1) the functions for which each military de-
partment should organize, train, and equip forces, (2) the
missions of combatant commands, and (3) the roles that
Congress should assign to the various military elements of
the Department of Defense.
(f) RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING CIVILIAN ELE-
MENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—The Commission
may address the roles, missions, and functions of civilian
portions of the Department of Defense and other national
security agencies to the extent that changes in these areas
are collateral to changes considered in military roles, func-
tions, and mission.
(g) RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING PROCESS FOR
FUTURE
CHANGES.—The Commission shall also rec-
ommend a process for maintaining roles, missions, and
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functions in congruence with the strategic environment as
it changes in the future.
SEC. 1405. REPORTS.
(a) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than three
months after the date on which the Commission is estab-
lished, the Commission shall transmit to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives
a report setting forth a multiyear plan for the work of the
Commission, including the subjects to be addressed in the
program of the Commission for each year of its existence.
The plan shall be developed following discussions with the
Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, and the chairmen of those committees.
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Commission shall, not
later than March 1 of each year from 1995 through 1999,
submit to the committees named in subsection (a) a report
setting forth the activities of the Commission during the
preceding year and any recommendations for legislation
that the Commission considers advisable. The Commission
shall submit a preliminary version of each such annual re-
port to the Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff not later than December 25 of the preceding
year, and the Secretary and Chairman shall submit com-
ments thereon to the Commission not later than the follow-
ing February 1.