PUBLIC LAW 105-85 —NOV. 18, 1997 111 STAT. 1673 paragraph, the Secretary shall include in the report notice of that difference. "(d) REPORT ON FLUCTUATIONS.— I f a report under this section includes a notice under subsection (c), the Secretary shall include in the report with each such notice the following: "(1) The reasons for the reallocations of funds resulting in the inclusion of that notice in the report. "(2) Each budget subactivity involved in those reallocations. "(3) The effect of those reallocations on the operation and maintenance activities funded through the subactivity with respect to which the notice is included in the report. "(e) O&M BUDGET ACTIVITY DEFINED.— For purposes of this section, the term 'O&M budget activity' means a budget activity within an operation and maintenance appropriation of the Department of Defense for a fiscal year.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "228. Monthly reports on allocation of funds within operation and maintenance budget subactivities. ". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The first report under section 228 of lo use 228 note. title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be for the month of December 1997. SEC. 322. EXPANSION OF SCOPE OF QUARTERLY READINESS REPORTS. (a) EXPANDED REPORTS REQUIRED.— (1) Section 482 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: § 482. Quarterly reports: personnel and unit readiness "(a) QUARTERLY REPORTS REQUIRED.— Not later than 30 days after the end of each calendar-year quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report regarding military readiness. The report for a quarter shall contain the information required by subsections (b), (d), and (e), " (b) READINESS PROBLEMS AND REMEDIAL ACTIONS.— Each report shall specifically describe— "(1) each readiness problem and deficiency identified using the assessments considered under subsection (c); "(2) planned remedial actions; and "(3) the key indicators and other relevant information related to each identified problem and deficiency. "(c) CONSIDERATION OF READINESS ASSESSMENTS. —The information required under subsection (b) to be included in the report for a quarter shall be based on readiness assessments that are provided during that quarter— "(1) to any council, committee, or other body of the Department of Defense— "(A) that has responsibility for readiness oversight; and "(B) whose membership includes at least one civilian officer in the Office of the Secretary of Defense at the level of Assistant Secretary of Defense or higher; "(2) by senior civilian and military officers of the military departments and the commanders of the unified and specified commands; and "(3) as part of any regularly established process of periodic readiness reviews for the Department of Defense as a whole.
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