§484. Annual report on aircraft inventory

(a) Annual Report.-The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall submit to Congress each year a report on the aircraft in the inventory of the Department of Defense. The Under Secretary shall submit the report when the President submits the budget to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31.

(b) Content.-The report shall set forth, in accordance with subsection (c), the following information:

(1) The total number of aircraft in the inventory.

(2) The total number of the aircraft in the inventory that are active, stated in the following categories (with appropriate subcategories for mission aircraft, training aircraft, dedicated test aircraft, and other aircraft):

(A) Primary aircraft.

(B) Backup aircraft.

(C) Attrition and reconstitution reserve aircraft.

(3) The total number of the aircraft in the inventory that are inactive, stated in the following categories:

(A) Bailment aircraft.

(B) Drone aircraft.

(C) Aircraft for sale or other transfer to foreign governments.

(D) Leased or loaned aircraft.

(E) Aircraft for maintenance training.

(F) Aircraft for reclamation.

(G) Aircraft in storage.

(4) The aircraft inventory requirements approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

(c) Display of Information.-The report shall specify the information required by subsection (b) separately for the active component of each armed force and for each reserve component of each armed force and, within the information set forth for each such component, shall specify the information separately for each type, model, and series of aircraft provided for in the future-years defense program submitted to Congress.

(Added Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title III, §324(a)(1), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1677 .)

First Report

Section 324(b) of Pub. L. 105–85 provided that: "The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall submit the first report required under section 484 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), not later than January 30, 1998."