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 PUBLIC LAW 101-510—NOV. 5, 1990 104 STAT. 1625 erally in contingent actions affects the requirements for airlift, sealift, amphibious lift, and prepositioned war material. (E) An assessment of whether increased dependence should be placed upon sealift capabilities in view of the factors assessed pursuant to subparagraphs (A) through (D) and the potential benefits of sealift vessels which might be developed that would be faster than the sealift vessels currently available from commercial sources. (F) A discussion of initiatives that can be undertaken to reduce the time required to move forces and material from home bases to combat areas, including measures that can be undertaken to reduce (i) the time necessary for loading and unloading personnel and equipment at airports and seaports, (ii) the time necessary for moving ground forces to airports and seaports, and (iii) the delivery times from points of debarkation to final destinations. SEC. 910. ELIMINATION OF STATUTORY POSITION OF CHIEF OF NAVAL RESEARCH (a) REPEAL. —Section 5021 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. (h) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. —(1) Section 5022 of such title is amended— (A) by redesignating subsections (a), Qj) and (c) as subsections OJ), (C) and (d), respectively; and (B) by inserting after the section heading the following new subsection (a): "(a) There is in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy an Office of Naval Research.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 503 of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to section 5021. PART B—PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION SEC. 911. PREPARATION OF BUDGET REQUESTS FOR OPERATION OF PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION SCHOOLS (a) UNIFORM BUDGET REQUESTS. — Chapter 108 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§ 2162. Preparation of budget requests for operation of professional military education schools "(a) UNIFORM COST ACCOUNTING.—The Secretary of Defense, with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall promulgate a uniform cost accounting system for use by the Secretaries of the military departments in preparing budget requests for the operation of professional military education schools, (b) PREPARATION OF BUDGET REQUESTS. —(1) Amounts requested for a fiscal year for the operation of each professional military education school shall be set forth as a separate budget request in the materials submitted by the Secretary of Defense to Congress in support of the budget request for the Department of Defense. '(2) The Secretary of a military department preparing a budget request for a professional military education school shall carefully consider the views of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, particularly with respect to the amount of the request for the operation of the schools of the National Defense University and the

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