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SEC. 846. REPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE.
(a) National Security Strategy for National
Technology and Industrial Base.--Section 2501(a) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the first
sentence the following new sentence: ``The Secretary shall
submit such strategy to Congress not later than 180 days after
the date of submission of the national security strategy report
required under section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947
(50 U.S.C. 3043).''.
(b) Annual Report to Congress.--Section
2504(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by inserting ``Executive order or'' after
``pursuant to'';
(2) by amending subparagraph (A) to
read as follows: ``(A) a map of the industrial base;'';
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (B)
as subparagraph (C); and
(4) by inserting after subparagraph
(A) the following new
subparagraph:
``(B) a prioritized list of gaps or
vulnerabilities in the national technology and industrial
base, including--
``(i) a description of mitigation
strategies necessary to address such gaps or
vulnerabilities;
``(ii) the identification of the
Secretary concerned or the head of the Defense Agency
responsible for addressing such gaps or vulnerabilities; and
``(iii) a proposed timeline for
action to address such gaps or vulnerabilities; and''.
(c) Annual Report on Unfunded Priorities
for National Technical Industrial Base.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter II of
chapter 148 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after section 2504 the following new section:
``Sec. 2504a. Unfunded priorities of the national technology
and industrial base: annual report
``(a) Annual Report.--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 for
Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the Secretary of
Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the
congressional defense committees a report on the unfunded
priorities to address gaps or vulnerabilities in the national
technology and industrial base.
``(b) Elements.--
``(1) In general.--Each report under
subsection (a) shall specify, 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 is funded (whether in whole or in part).
``(B) The additional amount of
funds recommended in connection with the objectives under
subparagraph (A).
``(C) Account information with
respect to such priority, including the following (as
applicable):
``(i) Line Item Number (LIN) for
applicable procurement
accounts.
``(ii) Program Element (PE)
number for applicable research, development, test, and
evaluation accounts.
``(iii) Sub-activity group (SAG)
for applicable operation and maintenance accounts.
``(2) Prioritization of
priorities.--Each report shall present the unfunded
priorities covered by such report in order of urgency of
priority.
``(c) Unfunded Priority Defined.--In
this section, the term `unfunded priority', in the case of a
fiscal year, means a program, activity, or mission requirement
of the national technology and industrial base that--
``(1) is not funded in the budget of
the President for the fiscal year as submitted to Congress
pursuant to section 1105 of title 31;
``(2) is necessary to address gaps
or vulnerabilities in the national technology and industrial
base; 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.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table
of sections for such
subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:
``2504a. Unfunded priorities of the
national technology and industrial base: annual report.''.
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Report requirements for the national
technology and industrial base (sec. 846)
The House amendment contained a provision
(sec. 861(k)) that would amend section 2501(a) of title 10,
United States Code, to establish a deadline for the Secretary of
Defense to submit an already-required strategy to Congress after
the submission of the national security strategy report required
under section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947. The
provision would also modify section 2504(3) of title 10, United
States Code, to require that the Department's annual report to
Congress on the national technology and industrial base include
a prioritized list of gaps and vulnerabilities within the base.
The Senate bill contained no similar
provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment
that clarifies requirements for the annual report to Congress,
and that adds a requirement to submit unfunded priorities for
the national
technology and industrial base, ten days after the annual budget
is submitted to Congress.
The conferees note that the national
security strategy developed by the United States for the
national technology and industrial base should leverage an
analytical framework that uses digital tools, technologies, and
approaches to inform decision-makers. |
