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 124 STAT. 4294 PUBLIC LAW 111–383—JAN. 7, 2011 Secretary shall ensure that the secretaries of the military depart- ments and the heads of the Defense Agencies implement and bear chief responsibility for carrying out, within the military department or Defense Agency concerned, the process established pursuant to subsection (a) for such military department or Defense Agency. (d) IMPLEMENTATION PLANS REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall ensure that an implementation plan is developed for each process established pursuant to subsection (a) that addresses, at a min- imum, the following: (1) The organization of such process. (2) The level of command responsibility required for identi- fying, assessing, reviewing, and validating requirements for the acquisition of services in accordance with the requirements of this section and the categories established under section 2330(a)(1)(C) of title 10, United States Code. (3) The composition of positions necessary to operate such process. (4) The training required for personnel engaged in such process. (5) The relationship between doctrine and such process. (6) Methods of obtaining input on joint requirements for the acquisition of services. (7) Procedures for coordinating with the acquisition process. (8) Considerations relating to opportunities for strategic sourcing. (e) MATTERS REQUIRED IN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Each plan required under subsection (d) shall provide for initial implementa- tion of a process for identifying, assessing, reviewing, and validating requirements for the acquisition of services not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall provide for full implementation of such process at the earliest date prac- ticable. (f) CONSISTENCY WITH JOINT GUIDANCE.—Whenever, at any time, guidance is issued by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff relating to requirements for the acquisition of services in support of combatant commands and military operations, each process established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be revised in accordance with such joint guidance. (g) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘requirements for the acquisition of services’’ means objectives to be achieved through acquisitions primarily involving the procurement of services. (h) REVIEW OF SUPPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO IDENTIFY SAVINGS.—The secretaries of the military departments and the heads of the Defense Agencies shall review and validate each requirement described in subsection (c) with an anticipated cost in excess of $10,000,000 with the objective of identifying unneeded or low priority requirements that can be reduced or eliminated, with the savings transferred to higher priority objectives. Savings identified and transferred to higher priority objectives through review and revalidation under this subsection shall count toward the savings objectives established in the June 4, 2010, guidance of the Secretary of Defense on improved operational efficiencies and the annual reduction in funding for service support contractors required by the August 16, 2010, guidance of the Secretary of Defense on efficiency initiatives. As provided by the Secretary, cost avoidance shall not count toward these objectives. 10 USC 2330 note. 10 USC 2330 note. 10 USC 2330 note. Deadline. 10 USC 2330 note. 10 USC 2330 note.