DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORTS TO CONGRESS TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY ELECTRONIC VERSION UPON REQUEST.

SEC. 1042. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORTS TO CONGRESS TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY ELECTRONIC VERSION UPON REQUEST. (a) In General.—Chapter 23 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the table of sections the following new section: “§ 480. Reports to Congress: submission in electronic form “(a) Requirement.—Whenever the Secretary of Defense or any other official of the Department of Defense submits to Congress (or any committee of either House of Congress) a report that the Secretary (or other official) is required by law to submit, the Secretary (or other official) shall, upon request by any committee of Congress to which the report is submitted or referred, provide to Congress (or each such committee) a copy of the report in an electronic medium. “(b) Exception.—Subsection (a) does not apply to a report submitted in classified form. “(c) Definition.—In this section, the term ‘report’ includes any certification, notification, or other communication in writing.”. (b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 481 the following new item: “480. Reports to Congress: submission in electronic form.”.