,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agia  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #a1 #bjbc,mr4    
,romney 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,man*91 ,mr4   
,sullivan1 & ,mr4 ,k+7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,select ,committee on ,intellig5ce 
,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,director ( !  
,def5se ,intellig5ce ,ag5cy to conduct a
 comp>ative /udy on ! def5se budgets ( !
 ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a & ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,*9a    
,def5se ,sp5d+ ,transp>5cy ,act4  #b4   
,comp>ative /udy on def5se budget       
transp>5cy ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a & !
 ,unit$ ,/ates  7a7 ,/udy requir$  7#a7 
,def5se intellig5ce ag5cy /udy ,n lat]  
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,director ( ! ,def5se      
,intellig5ce ,ag5cy %all complete &     
submit to ! appropriate committees (    
,congress a public comp>ative /udy on ! 
def5se budgets ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a
 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,me?odology ,!

 /udy requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 %all     
employ a robu/ me?odology t-- 7,a7 does 
n dep5d on ! (ficial pron\ncem5ts ( !   
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a or !
 ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty2  7,b7 takes    
into acc\nt ! milit>y-civil fusion      
pres5t 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2 &     
7,c7 employs ! build+ block me?od (     
analysis or a simil> me?od ( analysis4  
7#c7 ,goal ,! goal ( ! /udy requir$ by  
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be to provide ! p ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ) an accurate comp>ison (
 ! def5se sp5d+ ( ! ,p's ,republic (    
,*9a & ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#d7 ,public   
availability ,! ,director %all make !   
/udy requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 available 
to ! public on ! int]net website ( !    
,def5se ,intellig5ce ,ag5cy4  7b7       
,elem5ts ,! /udy requir$ by ?is section 
%all d ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,det]m9e ! am\nts 
inve/$ by ea* subject c\ntry across     
functional categories = sp5d+1 includ+--
 7,a7 def5se-relat$ rese>* & developm5t2
  7,b7 weapons procurem5t f dome/ic &   
=eign s\rces2  7,c7 op]ations &         

ma9t5ance2  7,d7 pay & b5efits2 &  7,e7 
milit>y p5sions4  7#b7 ,consid] !       
effects ( pur*as+ p[] p>ity & m>ket     
ex*ange rates1 p>ticul>ly on nontrad$   
goods4  7#c7 ,e/imate ! magnitude (     
omitt$ sp5d+ f (ficial def5se budget    
in=mation & acc\nt = su* sp5d+ 9 !      
comp>ison4  7#d7 ,exclude sp5d+ relat$  
to vet]ans' b5efits1 o!r ?an milit>y    
p5sions provid$ to vet]ans4  7c7        
,consid]ations ,! /udy requir$ by ?is   
section may take into consid]ation !    
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! effects ( ,/ate-own$    
ent]prises on ! def5se exp5ditures ( !  
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a4  7#b7 ,! role (  
diff]+ acquisition policies & /ructures 
) respect to ! def5se exp5ditures ( ea* 
subject c\ntry4  7#c7 ,any o!r matt]    
relevant to evaluat+ ! res\rces d$icat$ 
to ! def5se sp5d+ or ! v>i\s            
milit>y-relat$ outlays ( ! ,p's         
,republic ( ,*9a4  7d7 ,=m ,! /udy      
requir$ by ?is section %all be submitt$ 
9 unclassifi$ =m1 b may include a       
classifi$ annex4  7e7 ,appropriate      

committees ( ,congress def9$ ,9 ?is     
section1 ! t]m appropriate committees ( 
,congress means-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on  
,appropriations1 ! ,committee on ,arm$  
,s]vices1 ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations1 & ! ,select ,committee on   
,intellig5ce ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7#b7 !      
,committee on ,appropriations1 !        
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 !         
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 & !      
,p]man5t ,select ,committee on          
,intellig5ce ( ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives4