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Ill STAT. 1672 PUBLIC LAW 105-85—NOV. 18, 1997 1998 for the purpose of carrying out programs sponsored by eligible entities referred to in subparagraph (D) of section 2411(1) of title 10, United States Code, that provide procurement technical assistance in distressed areas referred to in subparagraph (B) of section 2411(2) of such title. If there is an insufficient number of satisfactory proposals for cooperative agreements in such distressed areas to allow effective use of the funds made available in accordance with this subsection in such areas, the funds shall be allocated among the Defense Contract Administration Services regions in accordance with section 2415 of such title. SEC. 311. OPERATION OF FORT CHAFFEE, ARKANSAS. Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 301(10) for operation and maintenance for the Army National Guard, $6,854,000 may be available for the operation of Fort Chaffee, Arksinsas. Subtitle B—Military Readiness Issues SEC. 321. MONTHLY REPORTS ON ALLOCATION OF FUNDS WITHIN OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET SUBACTIVI- TIES. (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§ 228. Monthly reports on allocation of funds within operation and maintenance budget subactivities "(a) MONTHLY REPORT.— The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a monthly report on the allocation of appropriations to O&M budget activities and to the subactivities of those budget activities. Each such report shall be submitted not later than 60 days after the end of the month to which the report pertains. "(b) MATTERS To BE INCLUDED. —Each such report shall set forth the following for each subactivity of the O&M budget activities: "(1) The amount of budget authority appropriated for that subactivity in the most recent regular Department of Defense Appropriations Act. "(2) The amount of budget authority actually made available for that subactivity, taking into consideration supplemental appropriations, rescissions, and other adjustments required by law or made pursuant to law. "(3) The amount programmed to be expended from such subactivity. "(c) IDENTIFICATION OF CERTAIN FLUCTUATIONS.— (1) If, in the report under this section for a month of a fiscal year after the first month of that fiscal year, an amount shown under subsection (b) for a subactivity is different by more than $15,000,000 from the corresponding amount for that subactivity in the report for the first month of that fiscal year, the Secretary shall include in the report notice of that difference. "(2) If, in the report under this section for a month of a fiscal year after a month for which the report under this section includes a notice under paragraph (1), an amount shown under subsection (b) for a subactivity is different by more than $15,000,000 from the corresponding amount for that subactivity in the most recent report that includes a notice under paragraph (1) or this