,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bj1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,rounds 7for himself and ,mr4 
,manchin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,defense to submit to ,congress annual  
reports on the unfunded priorities of   
the ,department of ,defense-wide        
research1 development1 test1 and        
evaluation activities1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,research1          
,development1 ,test and ,evaluation     
,unmet ,needs ,act of #bjbc4  #b4       
,annual report on unfunded priorities   
for research1 development1 test1 and    
evaluation activities  7a7 ,in general  
,chapter #i of title #aj1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after section #bbb;d the following new  
section3  #bbb;e4 ,unfunded priorities  
for research1 development1 test1 and    

evaluation activities  7a7 ,annual      
report ,not later than #aj days after   
the date on which the budget of the     
,president for a fiscal year is         
submitted to ,congress pursuant to      
section #aaje of title #ca1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
the congressional defense committees a  
report on the unfunded priorities of the
 ,department of ,defense-wide research1 
development1 test1 and evaluation       
activities4  7b7 ,contents  7#a7 ,in    
general ,except as provided in          
subsection 7c71 each report submitted   
under subsection 7a7 shall specify1 for 
each unfunded priority covered by such  
report1 the following3 7,a7 ,a summary  
description of such priority1 including 
the objectives to be achieved if such   
priority is funded 7whether in whole or 
in part74  7,b7 ,the additional amount  
of funds recommended in connection with 
the objectives under subparagraph 7,a74 
7,c7 ,account information with respect  
to such priority1 including the         

following 7as applicable73 7i7 ,line    
,item ,number 7,,lin7 for applicable    
procurement accounts4  7ii7 ,program    
,element 7,,pe7 number for applicable   
research1 development1 test1 and        
evaluation accounts4  7#b7              
,prioritization of priorities ,the      
report under subsection 7a7 shall       
present the unfunded priorities covered 
by such report in order of urgency of   
priority4  7c7 ,exclusion of priorities 
covered in other reports ,the report    
submitted under subsection 7a7 shall not
 include unfunded priorities or         
requirements covered in reports         
submitted under-- 7#a7 section #bbb;a or
 #bbb;b2 or  7#b7 section #bhjf of the  
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjah 7,public ,law   
#aae-ia2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bbb;a note74    
7d7 ,unfunded priority defined ,in this 
section1 the term unfunded priority1 in 
the case of a fiscal year1 means a      
program1 activity1 or mission           
requirement1 that-- 7#a7 is not funded  

in the budget of the ,president for the 
fiscal year as submitted to ,congress   
pursuant to section #aaje of title #ca2 
and  7#b7 would have been recommended   
for funding through that budget if--    
7,a7 additional resources had been      
available for the budget to fund the    
program1 activity1 or mission           
requirement2 or  7,b7 the program1      
activity1 or mission requirement has    
emerged since the budget was formulated4
  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table 
of sections at the beginning of chapter 
#i of such title is amended by inserting
 after the item relating to section     
#bbb;d the following new item3  #bbb;e4 
,annual report on unfunded priorities   
for research1 development1 test1 and    
evaluation activities4  4