Sec. 1002. Annual report on budget prioritization by Secretary of Defense and military departments
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Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 222d the following new section: The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Secretaries of the military departments and the officers of Department of Defense agencies and offices not under the control of a Secretary of a military department, shall submit to the congressional defense committees each year, not later than 15 days after the submission of the budget of the President for the fiscal year beginning in such year under section 1105(a) of title 31, a report that includes organized tabulations of programs, projects, and activities the total obligational authority for which was reduced or eliminated in the current budget year proposal compared to the prior-year projection for the current year.
The tabulations required under subsection
(a)shall include, for each program, project, or activity that was internally reduced or eliminated, the following elements: Whether the program, project, or activity was eliminated or reduced and which fiscal year it was eliminated or reduced in. Appropriations sub-account. The appropriate program element, line item number, or sub-activity group. Program, project, or activity name. Prior year enacted appropriation. Prior year projected current year budget. Current year budget request. If applicable, the amount reduced or saved by the current year elimination or reduction over the future years defense plan. The rationale for reduction or elimination. The report required under subsection
(a)shall be submitted in machine readable, electronic form. . The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 9 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 222d the following new item: 222e. Programs, projects, and activities that were internally reduced or eliminated in the submission of the President’s budget: annual report. .