AUTHORITY TO CONSOLIDATE AND COMBINE REPORTS.

SEC. 5. [22 U.S.C. 7604] AUTHORITY TO CONSOLIDATE AND COMBINE REPORTS. With respect to the reports required by this Act to be submitted by the President, to ensure an efficient use of resources, the President may, in his discretion and notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, consolidate or combine any of these reports, except for the report required by section 101 of this Act, so long as the required elements of each report are addressed and reported within a 90-day period from the original deadline date for submission of the report specified in this Act. The President may also enter into contracts with organizations with relevant expertise to develop, originate, or contribute to any of the reports required by this Act to be submitted by the President, with the exception of the 5-year strategy.