Sec. 1078. Resubmission of 2014 quadrennial defense review
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Not later than October 1, 2014, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall, in accordance with this section, resubmit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives the report on the 2014 quadrennial defense review that was submitted to such committees as required by section 118(d) of title 10, United States Code, The resubmitted report shall fully address the elements required in subsections (a), (b)(3), and (b)(4) of section 118 of such title, which specifically include the following:
An articulation of a defense program for the next 20 years, consistent with the national defense strategy of the United States determined and expressed in the 2014 quadrennial defense review. An identification of
(A)the budget plan that would be required to provide sufficient resources to execute successfully the full range of missions called for in that national defense strategy at a low-to-moderate level of risk, and
(B)any additional resources (beyond those programmed in the current future-years defense program) required to achieve such a level of risk. Recommendations that are not constrained to comply with and are fully independent of the budget submitted to Congress by the President pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense resubmits to the congressional defense committees the 2014 quadrennial defense report in accordance with this section.