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 101 STAT. 1154

PUBLIC LAW 100-180—DEC. 4, 1987

available for obligation unless before the end of such period the Secretary of Defense enters into a contract for such program, project, or activity.". SEC. 1203. REQUIREMENT FOR CONSISTENCY IN THE BUDGET PRESENTATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Section 114 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(f) The amounts of the estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations necessary to support programs, projects, and activities of the Department of Defense included pursuant to paragraph (5) of section 1105(a) of title 31 in the budget submitted to Congress by the President under such section for any fiscal year or years and the amounts specified in all program and budget information submitted to Congress by the Department of Defense in support of such estimates and proposed appropriations shall be mutually consistent unless, in the case of each inconsistency, there is included detailed reasons for the inconsistency. "(g) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress not later than April 1 of each year, the five-year defense program (including Eissociated annexes) used by the Secretary in formulating the estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations included in such budget to support programs, projects, and activities of the Department of Defense.". ^i

PART B—FORCE STRUCTURE AND POLICY

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SEC. 1211. IMPLEMENTATION OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES REORGANIZATION

(a) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—(1) Section 136(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: "The Assistant Secretary is the principal civilian adviser to the Secretary of Defense on special operations and low intensity conflict matters and (after the Secretary and Deputy Secretary) is the principal special operations and low intensity conflict official within the senior management of the Department of Defense.". 10 USC 136 note. (2) The Secretary of Defense shall publish a directive setting forth the charter of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. The directive shall set forth— (A) the duties and responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary; ^ (B) the relationships between the Assistant Secretary and other Department of Defense officials; (C) any delegation of authority from the Secretary of Defense ^ (D) such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. (3) On the date that such directive is published, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives— (A) a copy of the directive; and Reports. ,,,. (B) a report explaining how the charter of the Assistant Secretary fulfills the provisions of section 136(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code (as amended by paragraph (1)), that provide ,. that the Assistant Secretary— ,, .j;r^ x;fj.,,.^j;, nc ^ci
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