REQUIREMENT FOR IDENTIFICATION OF RECENTLY ENACTED RECURRING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

SEC. 1047. REQUIREMENT FOR IDENTIFICATION OF RECENTLY ENACTED RECURRING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.(a) Identification and Submittal to Congressional Committees.—(1) In general.—Not later than March 1, 2007, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a listing of each provision of law specified in paragraph (2).(2) Covered provisions of law.—Paragraph (1) applies with respect to any provision of law enacted on or after November 24, 2003 (the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136)), and before February 1, 2007, that requires the submission by the Secretary of Defense or any other official of the Department of Defense of annual, semiannual, or other periodic reports to one or more of the congressional defense committees.(b) Additional Matter To Be Submitted.—The Secretary of Defense shall include with the listing submitted under subsection (a) the following:(1) With respect to each provision of law covered by that subsection, a description of the report requirement under that provision.(2) For each such report requirement—(A) an assessment by the Secretary—(i) of the burden imposed on the Department of Defense by the preparation of the report; and(ii) of the utility of such report from the perspective of the Department of Defense; and(B) a recommendation on the advisability of repealing or modifying the requirement for the submittal of such report.(c) Definition.—In this section, the term “report” has the meaning given that term in section 480(c) of title 10, United States Code.120 STAT. 2395