,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gegd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bf1 #bjbb,mr4 
,bacon 7= himself & ,mr4 ,kahele7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require an indep5d5t /udy & 
report on ! effect ( pass-?r\gh budget+ 
on ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,air ,=ce1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,def5se ,budget ,transp>5cy
 ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,/udy & report on   
pass-?r\gh budget+  7a7 ,/udy requir$ ,!
 ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all seek to ent]  
into an contract or o!r agreem5t ) an   
indep5d5t rese>* organization pursuant  
to :i* ! organization w conduct a /udy  
on ! effects ( pass-?r\gh budget+ on !  
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,air ,=ce & o!r           
organizations & elem5ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,def5se4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,! /udy "u       
subsection 7a7 %all include ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,= ! p]iod f fiscal ye> #bjja ?r\gh
 fiscal ye> #bjba-- 7,a7 ! total am\nt (
 funds reque/$ by ea* milit>y dep>tm5t  

7z set =? 9 ! budget ( ! ,presid5t = ea*
 su* fiscal ye> z submitt$ to ,congress 
pursuant to section #aaje7;a7 ( title   
#ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code71 n includ+    
am\nts subject to pass-?r\gh budget+2 & 
7,b7 ! total am\nt ( funds appropriat$  
to ea* milit>y dep>tm5t1 n includ+      
am\nts subject to pass-?r\gh budget+4   
7#b7 ,= ! p]iod cov]$ by ! mo/ rec5t    
future-ye>s def5se program submitt$ to  
,congress "u section #bba ( title #aj1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 an analysis ( !    
positive & negative effects ( pass-?r\gh
 budget+ on-- 7,a7 ! budget ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,air ,=ce2 &  7,b7 !      
budgets ( o!r milit>y dep>tm5ts1 includ+
 ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7#c7 ,a det]m9ation z  
to :e!r pass-?r\gh budget+ creates an   
inaccurate impression among memb]s ( !  
public1 ,congress1 & policy mak]s       
conc]n+-- 7,a7 ! actual level ( fund+   
allocat$ to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,air ,=ce   
ov] :i* x has sp5d+ au?ority2 &  7,b7 ! 
actual level ( fund+ allocat$ to        
,def5se-wide acc\nts4  7#d7 ,a          

det]m9ation z to :e!r any inaccurate    
impressions id5tifi$ "u p>agraph 7#b7   
are detrim5tal to ! mission ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,air ,=ce4  7#e7 ,a       
recomm5dation z to :e!r ! funds includ$ 
9 ! budget ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,air ,=ce t
 are subject to pass-?r\gh budget+ %\ld 
in/ead be includ$ 9 a sep>ate acc\nt+   
l9e )9 t budget or allocat$ to ano!r    
,def5se-wide acc\nt4  7c7 ,report ,n    
lat] ?an ,febru>y #ae1 #bjbc1 !         
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all-- 7#a7 submit  
to ! congressional def5se committees a  
report on ! results ( ! /udy conduct$ "u
 subsection 7a72 &  7#b7 make su* report
 available on a publicly accessible     
website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7d7   
,=m ( report ,! report requir$ "u       
subsection 7a7 %all be submitt$ 9       
unclassifi$ =m b may include a classifi$
 annex4 ,any classifi$ annex includ$ )  
su* report %all n be subject to         
disclosure "u subsection 7c77#b74  #c4  
,id5tification ( funds subject to       
pass-?r\gh budget+ 9 annual budget      

reque/s ,beg9n+ ) fiscal ye> #bjbd1 9 ! 
budget ju/ification mat]ials submitt$ to
 ,congress 9 support ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,def5se budget = ea* fiscal ye> 7z      
submitt$ ) ! budget ( ! ,presid5t "u    
section #aaje7;a7 ( title #ca71 ! am\nt 
reque/$ = ea* milit>y dep>tm5t %all     
include a sep>ate l9e item t cle>ly     
id5tifies any am\nts reque/$ = su*      
dep>tm5t t are subject to pass-?r\gh    
budget+4  #d4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  
7#a7 ,! t]m indep5d5t rese>*            
organization means an organization      
outside ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t t is n a     
f$]ally fund$ rese>* & developm5t c5t]4 
7#b7 ,! t]m pass-?r\gh budget+ means !  
practice by :i* c]ta9 funds allocat$ = a
 milit>y dep>tm5t are subject to !      
au?ority ( o!r dep>tm5ts & ag5cies ( !  
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t b are includ$ 9 !      
ov]all budget ( ! milit>y dep>tm5t      
despite t dep>tm5t's lack ( au?ority ov]
 su* funds4