REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RESPONSE TO FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD TASK FORCE ON HIGH PERFORMANCE MICROCHIP SUPPLY.

SEC. 1042. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RESPONSE TO FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD TASK FORCE ON HIGH PERFORMANCE MICROCHIP SUPPLY.(a) Report Required.—Not later than July 1, 2006, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 119 STAT. 3431 of Representatives a report on the implementation of the recommendations of the Defense Science Board Task Force on High Performance Microchip Supply.(b) Contents.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:(1) An analysis of each finding of the Task Force.(2) A detailed description of the response of the Department of Defense to each recommendation of the Task Force, including—(A) for each recommendation that is being implemented or that the Secretary plans to implement—(i) a summary of actions that have been taken to implement the recommendation; and(ii) a schedule, with specific milestones, for completing the implementation of the recommendation; and(B) for each recommendation that the Secretary does not plan to implement—(i) the reasons for the decision not to implement the recommendation; and(ii) a summary of alternative actions the Secretary plans to take to address the purposes underlying the recommendation.(3) A summary of any additional actions the Secretary plans to take to address concerns raised by the Task Force.