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 112 STAT. 2014 PUBLIC LAW 105-261—OCT. 17, 1998 that was submitted to the Secretary of Defense on December 16, 1997. 10 USC 113 note. SEC. 524. EXTENSION OF REPORTING DATES FOR COMMISSION ON MILITARY TRAINING AND GENDER-RELATED ISSUES. (a) FIRST REPORT. — Subsection (e)(1) of section 562 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1754) is amended by striking out "April 15, 1998" and inserting in lieu thereof "October 15, 1998". (b) FINAL REPORT.— Subsection (e)(2) of such section is amended by striking out "September 16, 1998" and inserting in lieu thereof "March 15, 1999". SEC. 525. IMPROVED OVERSIGHT OF INNOVATIVE READINESS TRAIN- ING. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2012 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(j) OVERSIGHT AND COST ACCOUNTING.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish a program to improve the oversight and cost accounting of training projects conducted in accordance with this section. The program shall include measures to accomplish the following: "(1) Ensure that each project that is proposed to be conducted in accordance with this section (regardless of whether additional funding from the Secretary of Defense is sought) is requested in writing, reviewed for full compliance with this section, and approved in advance of initiation by the Secretary of the military department concerned and, in the case of a project that seeks additional funding from the Secretary of Defense, by the Secretary of Defense. "(2) Ensure that each project that is conducted in accordance with this section is required to provide, within a specified period following completion of the project, an after-action report to the Secretary of Defense. "(3) Require that each application for a project to be conducted in accordance with this section include an analysis and certification that the proposed project would not result in a significant increase in the cost of training (as determined in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Secretary of Defense). "(4) Determine the total program cost for each project, including both those costs that are borne by the military departments from their own accounts and those costs that are borne by defense-wide accounts. "(5) Provide for oversight of project execution to ensure that a training project under this section is carried out in accordance with the proposal for that project as approved.". 10 USC 2012 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Defense may not initinote. ate any project under section 2012 of title 10, United States Code, after October 1, 1998, until the program required by subsection (i) of that section (as added by subsection (a)) has been established.

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