,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gddd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #a1 #bjbj,mr4   
,bacon introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (   
,def5se to review & report to ,congress 
on ! /atus ( ! pr(essional milit>y      
education ent]prise1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,pr(essional ,milit>y ,education      
,review ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,trans=mation
 ( ! pr(essional milit>y education      
ent]prise  7a7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is !
 s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 pr(essional  
milit>y education is f\ndational to !   
developm5t ( e?ical & effective milit>y 
lead]s & vital to national security2    
7#b7 ov]sight ( pr(essional milit>y     
education is an ess5tial "p ( ,congress'
 con/itutional responsibilities to      
regulate & ma9ta9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#c7 re=m ( !           
pr(essional milit>y education sy/em1 z  
direct$ by ! congressional def5se       

committees1 has play$ a c5tral role 9 ! 
in/itutionalization ( jo9tness z        
envision$ by ! ,goldwat]-,ni*ols        
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ,reorganization ,act
 ( #aihf 7,public ,law #ii-dcc72  7#d7 !
 ,goldwat]-,ni*ols pr(essional milit>y  
education model has s]v$ ! ,nation well 
s9ce ! end ( ! ,cold ,w> by enabl+      
successful jo9t milit>y op]ations across
 ! spectrum ( conflict2  7#e7 rec5t     
*anges 9 ! national security environm5t 
require t ! pr(essional milit>y         
education ent]prise adapt to prep>e !   
jo9t =ce to successfully def5d ,am]ican 
int]e/s 9 evolv+ areas ( /rategic       
competition2 &  7#f7 ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,def5se mu/ trans=m ! pr(essional       
milit>y education ent]prise to meet ^!  
*all5ges by emphasiz+ focus$ & rigor\s  
intellectual /udy reflect+ ! h>d won    
/rategic insights ( hi/ory1 :ile lev]ag+
 advancem5ts 9 ! mod]n le>n+ environm5t4
  7b7 ,limitation ,none ( ! funds       
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ by ?is ,act  
or o!rwise made available = fiscal ye>  

#bjba = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se may be    
obligat$ or exp5d$ to consolidate1      
close1 or significantly *ange !         
curriculum ( ! ,national ,def5se        
,univ]sity or any in/itution (          
pr(essional milit>y education ( an ,arm$
 ,=ce until a p]iod ( #abj days has     
elaps$ foll[+ ! date on :i* ! ,"u       
,secret>y ( ,def5se = ,p]sonnel &       
,read9ess submits ! report requir$ "u   
subsection 7c74  7c7 ,report requir$    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !      
,secret>y ( ,def5se1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,"u   
,secret>y ( ,def5se = ,p]sonnel &       
,read9ess1 %all submit to ! ,committees 
on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives a report on ! /atus ( !
 pr(essional milit>y education          
ent]prise4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,! report     
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include ! 
foll[+3 7,a7 ,a consolidat$ summ>y t--  
7i7 li/s all compon5ts ( ! pr(essional  
milit>y education ent]prise ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 includ+ all        

associat$ s*ools1 programs1 rese>*      
c5t]s1 & support activities2 &  7ii7 =  
ea* su* compon5t1 id5tifies ! assign$   
p]sonnel /r5g?1 annual /ud5t ?r\ghput1 &
 budget details cov]+ ! p]iod ( ?ree    
fiscal ye>s prec$+ ! date ( ! report4   
7,b7 ,an assessm5t ( ! effectiv5ess &   
%ortfalls ( ! exi/+ pr(essional milit>y 
education ent]prise z measur$ aga9/     
graduate utilization1 po/-graduate      
evaluations1 & ! education & =ce        
developm5t requirem5ts ( ! ,*airman ( ! 
,jo9t ,*iefs ( ,/aff & ! ,*iefs ( !     
,arm$ ,=ces4  7,c7 ,recomm5dations to   
improve ! intellectual read9ess ( ! jo9t
 =ce ?r\gh re=ms design$ to-- 7i7       
improve ! w>fight+ read9ess1            
intellectual fitness1 & cognitive +5uity
 ( milit>y lead]s2  7ii7 promote        
developm5t ( /rategic ?9k]s capable (   
develop+ integrat$ political-milit>y &  
cross-doma9 /rategies & new doctr9al    
concepts2  7iii7 enhance ! effectiv5ess1
 coh]5ce1 & effici5cy ( individual      
s]vice approa*es to pr(essional milit>y 

education2  7iv7 improve ! dep? & rigor 
( pr(essional milit>y education         
curriculum 9 alignm5t ) national def5se 
/rategy pac+ ?reats :ile enhanc+        
/rategic relation%ips & op]ational      
integration ) key allies & int]national 
security p>tn]s2 &  7v7 fo/] ! delib]ate
 developm5t ( _w-class faculty ?r\gh    
increas+ ! value ( faculty assignm5ts & 
o!r appropriate measures4