Section 233a - Annual report on force structure changes exhibit for the defense budget(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, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on any major weapon systems proposed to be divested, re-prioritized, or retired in such budget.(b) CONTENTS.-Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following:(1) Identification of each major weapon system the Secretary of Defense proposes to divest, re-prioritize, or retire in the period of five fiscal years following the date of the report.(2) Budget line-item details related to each major weapon system identified under paragraph (1).(3) For each proposed divestment, re-prioritization, or retirement, an explanation of-(A) the timeline for the divestment, re-prioritization, or retirement, including any factors that may affect such timelines positively or negatively;(B) any cost savings associated with the divestment, re-prioritization, or retirement;(C) the rationale for the divestment, re-prioritization, or retirement, including a qualitative description of the risk associated with the divestment, re-prioritization, or retirement based on the most recent National Defense Strategy (as of the date of the report);(D) any critical dependencies with other program efforts that might affect the timeline for such divestment, reprioritization, or retirement;(E) the expected disposition of the weapon system after divestment, re-prioritization or retirement; and(F) identification of the system or systems that are expected to satisfy the military requirements that were fulfilled by the weapon system once the divestment, re-prioritization, or retirement of that weapon system is completed.(c) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER REPORTS.-The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the report required under subsection (a) is deconflicted with the report required under section 222e of this title.(d) MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEM DEFINED.-In this section, the term "major weapon system" has the meaning given that term in section 3455(f) of this title.Added Pub. L. 118-31, div. A, title I, §151, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 179. - congressional defense committees
- The term "congressional defense committees" means-(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.