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 124 STAT. 4292 PUBLIC LAW 111–383—JAN. 7, 2011 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of chapters at the begin- ning of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, and at the beginning of part IV of such subtitle, are each amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 148 the following new item: ‘‘149. Defense Acquisition System ................................................................... 2545’’. SEC. 862. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON JOINT CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM. (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall carry out a comprehensive review of the Joint Capabili- ties Integration and Development System (in this section referred to as ‘‘JCIDS’’). Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the review and include in such report any recommendations the Comptroller Gen- eral considers necessary and advisable to improve or replace JCIDS. (b) CONTENT OF THE REVIEW.— (1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the review required by sub- section (a) is to evaluate the effectiveness of JCIDS in achieving the following objectives: (A) Timeliness in delivering capability to the warfighter. (B) Efficient use of the investment resources of the Department of Defense. (C) Control of requirements creep. (D) Responsiveness to changes occurring after the approval of a requirements document (including changes to the threat environment, the emergence of new capabili- ties, or changes in the resources estimated to procure or sustain a capability). (E) Development of the personnel skills, capacity, and training needed for an effective and efficient requirements process. (2) MATTERS CONSIDERED.—In performing the review, the Comptroller General shall gather information on and consider the following matters: (A) The time that requirements documents take to receive approval through JCIDS. (B) The quality of cost information considered in JCIDS and the extent of its consideration. (C) The extent to which JCIDS establishes a meaning- ful level of priority for requirements. (D) The extent to which JCIDS is considering trade- offs between cost, schedule, and performance objectives. (E) The quality of information on sustainment consid- ered in JCIDS and the extent to which sustainment information is considered. (F) An evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of designating a commander of a unified combatant com- mand for each requirements document for which the Joint Requirements Oversight Council is the validation authority to provide a joint evaluation task force to participate in a materiel solution and to— (i) provide input to the analysis of alternatives; (ii) participate in testing (including limited user tests and prototype testing);