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114 STAT. 1654A-260 PUBLIC LAW 106-398—APPENDIX section 2541a(c), to be costs of administrative expenses of the Department of Defense that are attributable to the loan guarantee program under this subchapter. "§ 2541c. Transferability, additional limitations, and definition "The following provisions of subtitle VI of this chapter apply to guarantees issued under this subtitle: "(1) Section 2540a, relating to transferability of guarantees. "(2) Subsections (b) and (c) of section 2540b, providing limitations. "(3) Section 2540d(2), providing a definition of the term 'co st'. "§ 2541d. Reports " (a) REPORT BY COMMERCIAL FIRMS TO SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.— The Secretary of Defense shall require each qualified commercial firm for which a loan is guaranteed under this subchapter to submit to the Secretary a report on the improvements financed or refinanced with the loan. The report shall include an assessment of the value of the improvements for the protection of the critical infrastructure of that commercial firm. The Secretary shall prescribe the time for submitting the report. " (b) ANNUAL REPORT BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO CON- GRESS. —Not later than March 1 of each year in which guarantees are made under this subchapter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the loan guarantee program under this subchapter. The report shall include the following: "(1) The amounts of the loans for which guarantees were issued during the year preceding the year of the report. "(2) The success of the program in improving the protection of the critical infrastructure of the commercial firms covered by the guarantees. "(3) The relationship of the loan guarantee program to the critical infrastructure protection program of the Department of Defense, together with an assessment of the extent to which the loan guarantee program supports the critical infrastructure protection program. "(4) Any other information on the loan guarantee program that the Secretary considers appropriate to include in the report.". (2) The table of subchapters at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "VII. Critical Infrastructure Protection Loan Guarantees 2541". (b) REDESIGNATION OF DISPLACED SECTIONS. — (1) Sections 2541 through 2554 of chapter 152 of title 10, United States Code, are redesignated as sections 2551 through 2564, respectively. (2) The items in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 152 of such title are revised to reflect the redesignations made by paragraph (1). (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. — (1) Subsection (c)(3)(C) of section 2561 of such title, as redesignated by subsection (b), is amended by striking "section 2547" and inserting "section 2557". (2) Subsection (b) of section 2562 of such title, as so redesignated, is amended by striking "section 2547" and inserting "section 2557".