Unfunded priorities report of the Defense Health Agency

(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, United States Code, the Director of the Defense Health Agency 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 of the Defense Health Agency. (b) Elements Each report required under subsection (a) shall specify, for each unfunded priority covered by such report, the following: (1) A summary description of such priority, including the objectives outlined in the national defense strategy required under section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code, and the National Military Strategy required under section 153(b) of such title to be advanced if such priority is funded (whether in whole or in part). (2) The additional amount of funds recommended in connection with the objectives under paragraph (1). (3) Account information with respect to such priority, including the following (as applicable): (A) Line Item Number (LIN) for applicable procurement accounts. (B) Program Element (PE) number for applicable research, development, test, and evaluation accounts. (C) Sub-activity group (SAG) for applicable operation and maintenance accounts. (4) A detailed assessment of each specific risk that would be reduced in executing the national defense strategy required under section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code, and the National Military Strategy required under section 153(b) of such title if such priority is funded (whether in whole or in part). (5) The requirement to be addressed by the unfunded priority. (6) The reason funding for the priority was not included in the budget of the President. (7) A description of any funding provided for the requirement for the current and preceding fiscal year. (8) An assessment of the effect that providing funding for the priority would have on the future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code. (c) Prioritization of priorities Each report required under subsection (a) shall present the unfunded priorities covered by such report as follows: (1) In overall order of urgency of priority according to the amount of risk reduced. (2) In overall order of urgency of priority among unfunded priorities (other than covered military construction projects). (3) In overall order of urgency of priority among covered military construction projects. (d) Sunset This section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered military construction project The term covered military construction project, with respect to a fiscal year, means a military construction project that— (A) is included in any fiscal year of the future-years defense program under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, that is submitted in connection with the budget of the President for the fiscal year and is executable in the fiscal year; or (B) is considered by the commander of a combatant command to be an urgent need and is executable in the fiscal year. (2) Unfunded priority The term unfunded priority, with respect to a fiscal year, means a program, activity, or mission requirement, including a covered military construction project, that— (A) is not funded in the budget of the President for the fiscal year as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code; (B) is necessary to fulfill a requirement associated with an operational or contingency plan of a combatant command or other validated requirement; and (C) would have been recommended for funding through the budget specified in subparagraph (A) by the officer submitting the report required by subsection (a) in connection with the budget if— (i) additional resources had been available for the budget to fund the program, activity, or mission requirement; or (ii) the program, activity, or mission requirement had emerged before the budget was formulated.