“(a) Report.—
“(1) In general.—
Not later than July 1, 2022, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report setting forth the results of a review and assessment of the definition of professional military education in the Department of Defense and the military departments as specified in subsection (c).
“(2) Elements.—The report under this subsection shall include the following elements:
“(A)
A consolidated summary of all definitions of the term ‘professional military education’ used in the Department of Defense and the military departments.
“(B)
A description of how such term is used in the Department of Defense in educational institutions, associated schools, programs, think tanks, research centers, and support activities.
“(C) An analysis of how such term—
“(i)
applies to tactical, operational, and strategic settings; and
“(ii)
is linked to mission requirements.
“(D)
An analysis of how professional military education has been applied and linked through all levels of Department of Defense education and training.
“(E)
The applicability of professional military education to the domains of warfare, including land, air, sea, space, and cyber.
“(F) With regards to online and virtual learning in professional military education—
“(i)
an analysis of the use of such learning; and
“(ii)
student satisfaction in comparison to traditional classroom learning.
“(b) Definition.—
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 27, 2021], the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretaries of the military departments, using the report under subsection (a), shall standardize the definition of ‘professional military education’ across the military departments and the Department of Defense.”
