Chapter 7, Section 181, Subsection (b) · 10 U.S.C. Chapter 7 — BOARDS, COUNCILS, AND COMMITTEES

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(b)In addition to other matters assigned to it by the President or Secretary of Defense, the Joint Requirements Oversight Council shall assist the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in—

(1)evaluating global trends, emerging threats, and adversary capabilities to inform understanding of joint operational problems and to shape joint force design;

(2)coordinating with commanders of combatant commands to compile, refine, and prioritize joint operational problems;

(3)continuously reviewing and assessing joint military capabilities of elements of the Department of Defense listed in section 111(b) of this title in a manner that meets applicable requirements in the national defense strategy under section 113(g) of this title;

(4)identifying and prioritizing gaps and opportunities in joint military capabilities, including making recommendations for changes to address such capability and capacity gaps;

(5)identifying advances in technology, innovative commercial solutions, and concepts of operation that could improve the military advantage of the joint force;

(6)recommending joint capability requirements that—

(A)describe the joint operational problem to provide necessary context for the joint capability requirement;

(B)proposes nonprescriptive solutions to joint operational problems; and

(C)ensures system interoperability, where appropriate, between and among joint military capabilities;

(7)designing the joint force in a manner that—

(A)addresses joint operational problems; and

(B)evaluates force design initiatives of the Armed Forces to recommend acceptance, mitigation, or alternative force designs for the joint force;

(8)maintaining a repository of joint operational problems and identification of capabilities to address those problems; and

(9)evaluating effect of joint military capability requirements for the purposes of section 4376(a) of this title.

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