Sec. 721. Strategic infectious disease medical research plan
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Not later than 90 days after the date on which the President submits a budget for fiscal year 2027 to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of each military department, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a comprehensive, strategic infectious disease medical research plan (referred to in this section as the Plan ). The Plan shall describe— all infectious disease medical research conducted by the Department of Defense, including the coordination process, to ensure that such research is linked to— military readiness; joint force requirements; and relevance to individuals eligible for care at military medical treatment facilities or through the TRICARE program (as defined in section 1072(7) of title 10, United States Code); the infectious disease research projects funded under the Defense Health Program Account under section 1100 of title 10, United States Code, including projects under— the Congressional Directed Medical Research Program of the Department of Defense; the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases; the Chemical and Biological Defense Program; and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency; the process for ensuring synergy across the military medical research community— to address gaps in military infectious disease research; to minimize duplication of research; to promote collaboration within research focus areas; and to leverage and modernize the existing medical research and development infrastructure of the Department of Defense; and the efforts of the Secretary to coordinate with other Federal departments and agencies to increase awareness of complementary infectious disease research efforts that are being carried out by the Federal Government.
The Secretary shall submit to the President, in conjunction with the materials of the Department of Defense supporting the fiscal year 2027 budget request submitted to Congress by the President pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, and annually thereafter in conjunction with each subsequent budget request through fiscal year 2032, a detailed budget for carrying out the Plan that includes— the resources necessary for infectious disease medical research to carry out the activities described in subsection
(b)for the applicable fiscal year and the 4 following fiscal years, disaggregated by the activities described in paragraphs
(1)through
(4)of subsection (b); with respect to procurement accounts— amounts displayed by account, budget activity, line number, line item, and line item title; and a description of the requirements for such amounts specific to the Plan; with respect to research, development, test, and evaluation accounts— amounts displayed by account, budget activity, line number, program element, and program element title; and a description of the requirements for such amounts specific to the Plan; with respect to operation and maintenance accounts— amounts displayed by account title, budget activity title, line number, and subactivity group title; and a description of the specific manner in which such amounts will be used; with respect to military personnel accounts— amounts displayed by account, budget activity, budget subactivity, and budget subactivity title; and a description of the requirements for such amounts specific to the Plan; with respect to each project under military construction accounts, the country, location, project title, and project amount by fiscal year; with respect to the activities described in subsection (b)— amounts displayed by account title, budget activity title, line number, and subactivity group title; and a description of the specific manner in which such amounts will be used; with respect to each military department— amounts displayed by account title, budget activity title, line number, and subactivity group title; and a description of the specific manner in which such amounts will be used; with respect to the amounts described in each of paragraphs (2)(A), (3)(A), (4)(A), (5)(A), (6), (7)(A), and (8)(A) for a fiscal year— a comparison between— the amount requested in the budget of the President for such fiscal year; and the amount projected in the previously submitted budget request of the President for such fiscal year; a detailed summary of the amounts obligated for the Plan during the most recently concluded fiscal year; and a detailed comparison between— the amounts obligated for the Plan during the most recently concluded fiscal year; and the amounts requested for the Plan in the budget of the President for the applicable fiscal year.