§ 4815. Unfunded priorities of the national technology and industrial base: annual report

• (a) 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)
  • (1) 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) Each report shall present the unfunded priorities covered by such report in order of urgency of priority.
• (c) 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.