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115 STAT. 1198 PUBLIC LAW 107-107—DEC. 28, 2001 Subtitle C—Reports SEC. 921. REVISED REQUIREMENT FOR CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF TO ADVISE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ON THE ASSIGNMENT OF ROLES AND MISSIONS TO THE ARMED FORCES. (a) ASSESSMENT DURING QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE REVIEW. —Section 118(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting "(1)" after "(e) CJCS REVIEW. —"; (2) by designating the second and third sentences as paragraph (3); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection, the following new paragraph: "(2) The Chairman shall include as part of that assessment the Chairman's assessment of the assignment of functions (or roles and missions) to the armed forces, together with any recommendations for changes in assignment that the Chairman considers necessary to achieve maximum efficiency of the armed forces. In preparing the assessment under this paragraph, the Chairman shall consider (among other matters) the following: "(A) Unnecessary duplication of effort among the armed forces. "(B) Changes in technology that can be applied effectively to warfare.". (b) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR TRIENNIAL REPORT ON ASSIGN- MENT OF ROLES AND MISSIONS. —Section 153 of such title is amended— (1) by striking "(a) PLANNING; ADVICE; POLICY FORMULA- TION. — ^"; and (2) by striking subsection (b). 10 USC iiSnote. (c) ASSESSMENT WiTH RESPECT TO 2001 QDR. —With respect to the 2001 Quadrennial Defense Review, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall submit to Congress a separate assessment of functions (or roles and missions) of the Armed Forces in accordance with paragraph (2) of section 118(e) of title 10, United States Deadline. Code, as added by subsection (a)(3). Such assessment shall be based on the findings in the 2001 Quadrennial Defense Review, issued by the Secretary of Defense on September 30, 2001, and shall be submitted to Congress not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 922. REVISED REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTENT OF ANNUAL REPORT ON JOINT WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTATION. Section 485(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (4)(E)— (A) by inserting "(by lease or by purchase)" after "acquire"; and (B) by inserting "(including any prototype)" after "or equipment"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(6) A specific assessment of whether there is a need for a major force program for funding— "(A) joint warfighting experimentation; and "(B) the development and acquisition of any technology the value of which has been empirically demonstrated through such experimentation.".