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 12 2 STA T . 2 86PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 181 —J A N .28, 2008 Subti t leE—Ro le sandM issions A nal y sis SEC.941 . R E QUI RE M E NTFO RQU AD RENNIA L ROLES AND MISSIONS RE V IE W . (a)REQUIR E M E NTFO RRE V IE W.— ( 1 ) I N G ENER AL .— Ch a pter2of t i t l e1 0,Un ite dS tate s Code, isa m ended by insertin g after se c tion 11 8 a the follo w ing new section

‘ §1 1 8b.Quadren n i a l r o le s and m issions re v ie w‘ ‘(a) REVIEW REQUIRE D .— T he Secretary of D efense shall e v ery fo u r years conduct a comprehensive assessment (to be k nown as the ‘ q uadrennial roles and missions review ’ ) of the roles and mis - sions of the armed forces and the core competencies and capabilities of the Department of Defense to perform and support such roles and missions. ‘‘(b) INDE P ENDENT M ILITAR YAS SESSMENT OF ROLES AND MIS- SIONS.—(1) In each year in which the Secretary of Defense is required to conduct a comprehensive assessment pursuant to sub- section (a), the Chairman of the J oint Chiefs of Staff shall prepare and submit to the Secretary the Chairman’s assessment of the roles and missions of the armed forces and the assignment of functions to the armed forces, together with any recommendations for changes in assignment that the Chairman considers necessary to achieve ma x imum efficiency and effectiveness of the armed forces. ‘‘(2) The Chairman’s assessment shall be conducted so as to— ‘‘(A) organi z e the significant missions of the armed forces into core mission areas that cover broad areas of military activity ‘‘( B ) ensure that core mission areas are defined and func- tions are assigned so as to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort among the armed forces; and ‘‘(C) provide the Chairman’s recommendations with regard to issues to be addressed by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (c). ‘‘(c) IDENTIFI C ATION OF CORE MISSION AREAS AND CORE COM- PETENCIES AND CAPA B ILITIES.—Upon receipt of the Chairman’s assessment, and after giving appropriate consideration to the Chair- man’s recommendations, the Secretary of Defense shall identify— ‘‘(1) the core mission areas of the armed forces; ‘‘(2) the core competencies and capabilities that are associ- ated with the performance or support of a core mission area identified pursuant to paragraph (1); ‘‘( 3 ) the elements of the Department of Defense (including any other office, agency, activity, or command described in section 111(b) of this title) that are responsible for providing the core competencies and capabilities required to effectively perform the core missions identified pursuant to paragraph (1); ‘‘( 4 ) any gaps in the ability of the elements (or other office, agency activity, or command) of the Department of Defense to provide core competencies and capabilities required to effec- tively perform the core missions identified pursuant to para- graph (1); ‘‘( 5 ) any unnecessary duplication of core competencies and capabilities between defense components; and

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