Sec. 6011. Comptroller General of the United States report on the effects of continuing resolutions on readiness and planning of the Department of Defense
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth a description and assessment of the effects of continuing resolutions on readiness and planning of the Department of Defense. The report required by subsection
(a)shall address the following: The extent to which the acquisition of goods and services, the support of operational systems, and the stewardship of installations and facilities by the Department of Defense are impacted by continuing resolutions, including the following: The extent to which continuing resolutions negatively impact contract fidelity, including Department purchasing power, and Department leverage in non-pecuniary contract terms such as contract type and delivery date. The extent to which the Department pays more, all other things being equal, because of frequent continuing resolutions. An estimate of the total decrease in Department purchasing power as a result of continuing resolutions. The extent to which continuing resolutions negatively impact Department maintenance work. The effects of preparations for and operations of Department personnel under continuing resolutions, including the following: The time spent by Senior Executive Service personnel and general and flag officers in preparations for and responses to the enactment of continuing resolutions, set forth by average per year and average per continuing resolution. The time spent by other Department personnel in preparations for and implementation of continuing resolutions. The extent to which Department personnel take more time to focus on budget execution under a continuing resolution when compared with a full year appropriation. The extent to which continuing resolutions negatively impact the ability of managers at the Department to hire. The funding issues of the Department associated with continuing resolutions, including the extent to which the Department has requested so-called anomalies or exceptions to limitations on duration, amount, or purposes of funds that otherwise apply to interim funding under continuing resolutions, including the following (beginning with fiscal year 2010): The number and absolute value of programs affected by continuing resolutions restrictions on new starts. The number and absolute value of programs affected by continuing resolutions restrictions on production increases. The number and absolute value of such exceptions requested by the Department. The percentage of such exceptions, in both numbers and dollar amount, included in continuing resolutions. The total cumulative delay due to continuing resolutions in programs funded through procurement or research, development, test, and evaluation. The amount by which the budget of the Department has been misaligned either between or within accounts due to continuing resolutions, set forth by budget category 050 and amount, together with adjustments for length of the continuing resolution concerned. In this section, the term continuing resolution means a continuing resolution or similar partial-year appropriation providing funds for the Department of Defense pending enactment of a full-year appropriation for the Department.