123STA T . 22 6 1 PUBLIC LA W 111 –84—O CT. 28 , 2 0 0 9(3)Anexami na t i o no f t h e r o l eofthe s in g le p ro c ess o w ner in d istri bu tion of non - core wor k load , standardi z ation of work- load processes, facilitation of public-pri v ate partnering, implementation of lessons learned, and execution of contracting authorit y. ( 4 ) An evaluation of the execution of responsibilities by the single process owner to reduce planned maintenance interval turn-around time, to reduce cost, to improve material availability, and to ensure necessary logistics and engineering functions are in place to meet ob j ective goals. SEC.34 4.S TUDYONARM Y MODU L AR I TY. (a) STUDY . — ( 1 ) INGE NE RAL .— N ot later than 3 0 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of D efense shall enter into a contract with a F ederally Funded R esearch and Development C enter for the conduct of a study on the current and planned modularity structures of the Army to determine each of the following
(A) T he operational capability of the Army to execute the core mission of the Army to contribute land power to joint operations. ( B ) The ability to manage the flexibility and versatility of Army forces across the range of military operations. (C) The tactical, operational, and strategic risk associ- ated with the heavy, medium, and light modular combat brigades and functional support and sustainment brigades. (D) The re q uired and planned end strength for the Army. ( 2 )FA C T O R S TO CONS I DER.—The study required under sub- section (a) shall take into consideration the following factors: (A) The historical experience of the Army with separate brigade structures. (B) The original Army analysis or other relevant anal- yses, including explicit or implicit assumptions, upon which the modular brigade combat team, functional support and sustainment brigades, and higher headquarters ’ designs were based. (C) Subsequent analysis that confirmed or modified the original designs. (D) L essons learned from O peration Iraqi Freedom and Operation E nduring Freedom, including an identification and analysis of how modular brigades or formations were task organized and employed that may have differed from the original modular concept and how that confirmed or modified the original designs. (E) Improvements the Army has made or is imple- menting in brigade and headquarters designs. (F) The deployability, employability, and sustainability of modular formations compared to the corresponding pre- modular designs of such formations. (3) ACCESS TO IN F OR M ATION.—The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Army shall ensure that the Federally Funded Research and Development Center conducting the study required under subsection (a) has access to all necessary data, records, analysis, personnel, and other resources nec- essary to complete the study. Contrac t s.
