,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gddd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #a1 #bjbj,mr4  
,bacon introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct 
the ,secretary of ,defense to review and
 report to ,congress on the status of   
the professional military education     
enterprise1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,professional ,military ,education 
,review ,act of #bjbj4  #b4             
,transformation of the professional     
military education enterprise  7a7      
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that-- 7#a7 professional      
military education is foundational to   
the development of ethical and effective
 military leaders and vital to national 
security2  7#b7 oversight of            
professional military education is an   
essential part of ,congress'            
constitutional responsibilities to      
regulate and maintain the ,armed ,forces

 of the ,united ,states2  7#c7 reform of
 the professional military education    
system1 as directed by the congressional
 defense committees1 has played a       
central role in the institutionalization
 of jointness as envisioned by the      
,goldwater-,nichols ,department of      
,defense ,reorganization ,act of #aihf  
7,public ,law #ii-dcc72  7#d7 the       
,goldwater-,nichols professional        
military education model has served the 
,nation well since the end of the ,cold 
,war by enabling successful joint       
military operations across the spectrum 
of conflict2  7#e7 recent changes in the
 national security environment require  
that the professional military education
 enterprise adapt to prepare the joint  
force to successfully defend ,american  
interests in evolving areas of strategic
 competition2 and  7#f7 the ,department 
of ,defense must transform the          
professional military education         
enterprise to meet these challenges by  
emphasizing focused and rigorous        

intellectual study reflecting the hard  
won strategic insights of history1 while
 leveraging advancements in the modern  
learning environment4  7b7 ,limitation  
,none of the funds authorized to be     
appropriated by this ,act or otherwise  
made available for fiscal year #bjba for
 the ,department of ,defense may be     
obligated or expended to consolidate1   
close1 or significantly change the      
curriculum of the ,national ,defense    
,university or any institution of       
professional military education of an   
,armed ,force until a period of #abj    
days has elapsed following the date on  
which the ,under ,secretary of ,defense 
for ,personnel and ,readiness submits   
the report required under subsection    
7c74  7c7 ,report required  7#a7 ,in    
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,defense1 acting      
through the ,under ,secretary of        
,defense for ,personnel and ,readiness1 
shall submit to the ,committees on      

,armed ,services of the ,senate and the 
,house of ,representatives a report on  
the status of the professional military 
education enterprise4  7#b7 ,elements   
,the report required under paragraph    
7#a7 shall include the following3 7,a7  
,a consolidated summary that-- 7i7 lists
 all components of the professional     
military education enterprise of the    
,department of ,defense1 including all  
associated schools1 programs1 research  
centers1 and support activities2 and    
7ii7 for each such component1 identifies
 the assigned personnel strength1 annual
 student throughput1 and budget details 
covering the period of three fiscal     
years preceding the date of the report4 
7,b7 ,an assessment of the effectiveness
 and shortfalls of the existing         
professional military education         
enterprise as measured against graduate 
utilization1 post-graduate evaluations1 
and the education and force development 
requirements of the ,chairman of the    
,joint ,chiefs of ,staff and the ,chiefs

 of the ,armed ,forces4  7,c7           
,recommendations to improve the         
intellectual readiness of the joint     
force through reforms designed to-- 7i7 
improve the warfighting readiness1      
intellectual fitness1 and cognitive     
ingenuity of military leaders2  7ii7    
promote development of strategic        
thinkers capable of developing          
integrated political-military and       
cross-domain strategies and new         
doctrinal concepts2  7iii7 enhance the  
effectiveness1 coherence1 and efficiency
 of individual service approaches to    
professional military education2  7iv7  
improve the depth and rigor of          
professional military education         
curriculum in alignment with national   
defense strategy pacing threats while   
enhancing strategic relationships and   
operational integration with key allies 
and international security partners2 and
  7v7 foster the deliberate development 
of world-class faculty through          
increasing the value of faculty         

assignments and other appropriate       
measures4