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 PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006

119 STAT. 3403

(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘AND AUDIOVISUAL SUPPORT SERVICES’’ after ‘‘TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT’’; and (B) by inserting ‘‘and audiovisual support services’’ after ‘‘provision of telecommunications support’’; and (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘and audiovisual’’ after ‘‘other than telecommunications’’. (b) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISIONS.—Such section is further amended by striking subsections (d), (e), and (f). SEC. 907. REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR MANAGEMENT.

(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, as determined by the Secretary, select one or two Federally Funded Research and Development Centers to conduct a study of the feasibility and advisability of establishing a Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management. The Secretary shall provide for each Center conducting a study under this section to submit a report on such study to the Secretary and to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives not later than December 1, 2006. (b) CONTENT OF STUDY.—Each study under this section shall address— (1) the extent to which the establishment of a Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management would— (A) improve the management of the Department of Defense; (B) expedite the process of management reform in the Department; and (C) enhance the implementation of business systems modernization in the Department; (2) the appropriate relationship of the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management to other Department of Defense officials; (3) the appropriate term of service for a Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management; and (4) the experience of any other Federal agencies that have instituted similar management positions. (c) DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT POSITION DESCRIBED.—For the purposes of this section, a Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management is an official who— (1) serves as the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense; (2) is the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense on matters relating to the management of the Department of Defense, including defense business activities, to ensure Department-wide capability to carry out the strategic plan of the Department of Defense in support of national security objectives; and (3) takes precedence in the Department of Defense immediately after the Deputy Secretary of Defense. SEC. 908. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF AS MILITARY ADVISERS TO THE HOMELAND SECURITY COUNCIL.

(a) RESPONSIBILITY AS MILITARY ADVISERS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 151 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

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