119 STAT. 3202
PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006
are adequate and ensure an accurate portrayal of the readiness of such stocks. (6) The funding allocated and expended for prepositioning programs for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2000, organized by region, and an assessment of whether the funding levels for such programs have been adequate to maintain program readiness. (7) The facilities used to store and maintain brigade sets, organized by region, and whether those facilities provide adequate (or excess) capacity for the current and future mission. (8) The current funding for the war reserve, the sufficiency of the war reserve inventory, and the effect of the war reserve on the ability of the Army to conduct operations. (b) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2006, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the assessment under subsection (a). The report shall include each of the matters specified in paragraphs (1) through (8) of that subsection. (c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the receipt of the report under subsection (b), the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a review of the assessment conducted by the Secretary of the Army under subsection (a). The review under this subsection shall include the following: (1) The Comptroller General’s assessment of whether the assessment by the Secretary of the Army under subsection (a) comprehensively addresses each of the matters specified in paragraphs (1) through (8) of that subsection. (2) The extent to which any shortfall or other issue reported by the Secretary of the Army or identified by the Comptroller General has been addressed and an assessment of any plan to address any remaining such shortfalls in the future. SEC. 352. REPORTS ON BUDGET MODELS USED FOR BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT, SUSTAINMENT, AND FACILITIES RECAPITALIZATION.
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than March 30 of each of the calendar years 2006 through 2010, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing the models used to prepare the budget requests for base operations support, sustainment, and facilities recapitalization submitted to Congress by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for the next fiscal year. (b) CONTENT OF REPORTS.—The report for a fiscal year under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An explanation of the methodology used to develop each model and, if there have been any changes to the methodology since the previous report, an explanation of the changes and the reasons therefor. (2) A description of the items contained in each model. (3) An explanation of whether the models are being applied to each military department and Defense Agency under common definitions of base operations support, sustainment, and facilities recapitalization and, if common definitions are not being used, an explanation of the differences and the reasons therefor. (4) A description of the requested funding levels for base operations support, sustainment, and facilities recapitalization for the fiscal year covered by the report and the funding goals
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