[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 156 (Tuesday, September 27, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5082]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5712. Mr. ROUNDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. ANNUAL REPORT ON UNFUNDED PRIORITIES OF UNDER 
                   SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND 
                   ENGINEERING.

       (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 Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Research and Engineering 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 Department of Defense-wide research, 
     development, test, and evaluation activities.
       (b) Contents.--Each report submitted 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 to be achieved 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.
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