REPORTS ON AIRLIFT REQUIREMENTS OF THE ARMY.

SEC. 112. REPORTS ON AIRLIFT REQUIREMENTS OF THE ARMY. (a) Reports.— (1) Initial report.—Not later than March 31, 2013, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report described in paragraph (3). (2) Annual reports.—Not later than October 31, 2013, and each year thereafter through 2017, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report described in paragraph (3). (3) Report described.—A report described in this paragraph is a report on the time-sensitive or mission-critical airlift requirements of the Army. (b) Matters Included.—The reports submitted under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the fiscal year before the fiscal year in which the report is submitted, the following information: (1) The total number of time-sensitive or mission-critical airlift movements required for training, steady-state, and contingency operations. (2) The total number of time-sensitive or mission-critical airlift sorties executed for training, steady-state, and contingency operations. (3) Of the total number of sorties listed under paragraph (2), the number of such sorties that were operated using each of— (A) aircraft of the Army; (B) aircraft of the Air Force; (C) aircraft of contractors; and (D) aircraft of other organizations not described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C). (4) For each sortie described under subparagraph (A), (C), or (D) of paragraph (3), an explanation for why the Secretary did not use aircraft of the Air Force to support the mission.