1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Professional Military Education Review Act of 2020 . 2. Transformation of the professional military education enterprise (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) professional military education is found­a­tion­al to the development of ethical and effective military leaders and vital to national security; (2) oversight of professional military education is an essential part of Congress’ constitutional responsibilities to regulate and maintain the Armed Forces of the United States; (3) reform of the professional military education system, as directed by the congressional defense committees, has played a central role in the institutionalization of jointness as envisioned by the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 ( Public Law 99–433 ); (4) 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 conflict; (5) 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 competition