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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a)In general.--Not later than 10 days after the date on which the budget of the President for a fiscal year is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the congressional defense committees a report on unfunded priorities of the Department of Defense related to audit readiness and remediation.
(b)Elements.--(1) Each report under subsection (a) shall include, for each unfunded priority covered by such report, the following:
(A) A summary description of such priority, including the objectives to be achieved if such priority were to be funded (whether in whole or in part).
(B) The additional amount of funds recommended in connection with the objectives identified under subparagraph (A).
(C) Account information with respect to such priority, including, as applicable, the following:
(i) Line item number, in the case of applicable procurement accounts.
(ii) Program element number, in the case of applicable research, development, test, and evaluation accounts.
(iii) Sub-activity group, in the case of applicable operation and maintenance accounts.
(2) The Under Secretary shall ensure that the unfunded priorities covered by a report under subsection (a) are listed in the order of urgency of priority, as determined by the Under Secretary.
(c)Unfunded priority defined.--In this section, the term “unfunded priority”, with respect to a fiscal year, means an activity related to an audit readiness or remediation effort stemming from a relevant requirement under the Chief Financial Officer Act (Public Law 101-576), chapter 9 of title 31, or this chapter that--
(1) is not funded in the budget of the President for that fiscal year, as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31;
(2) is necessary to address a shortfall in an audit readiness or remediation activity; and
(3) would have been recommended for funding through the budget referred to in paragraph (1) if--
(A) additional resources had been available for the budget to fund the program, activity, or mission requirement; or
(B) the program, activity, or mission requirement had emerged before the budget was formulated.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - 10 U.S.C. § 240i - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 10. Armed Forces § 240i. Annual report on unfunded priorities - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/us/title-10-armed-forces/10-usc-sect-240i/
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