Sec. 641. Maintenance of funding for Stars and Stripes
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Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 in division D of this Act and available for operations and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301 of this Act, $9,000,000 shall be made available for the purpose of maintaining the operations and publication of Stars and Stripes. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 in division D of this Act and available for overseas contingency operations for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding tables in section 4301 of this Act, $6,000,000 shall be made available for the purpose of maintaining the operations and publication of Stars and Stripes.
Not later than March 1, 2021, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the editor of Stars and Stripes, shall submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives detailing the business case analysis for various options for Stars and Stripes. The report shall contain the following elements: An analysis of the pros and cons of, and business case for, continuing the operation and publication of Stars and Stripes at its current levels, including other options for the independent reporting currently provided, especially in a deployed environment.
An analysis of the modes of communication used by Stars and Stripes. An analysis of potential reduced operations of Stars and Stripes. An analysis of the operation of Stars and Stripes solely as a non-appropriated entity. An analysis of operating Stars and Stripes as a category B morale, welfare, and recreation entity. An assessment of the value of the availability of Stars and Stripes (in print or an electronic version) to deployed or overseas members of the Armed Forces.