This bill requires the State Department to tell Congress every year about programs and projects it wants to fund but didn't get money for in the President's budget. Think of it like asking your boss to explain what work projects you wanted to do but didn't have the budget for. The State Department would have to submit this report within 10 days of when the President sends his budget to Congress. For each unfunded priority, they'd need to explain what the program would accomplish, how much money it would cost, and which budget account it would come from. Essentially, this gives Congress a clear picture of what the State Department thinks is important for national security and foreign policy but is going unfunded, so lawmakers can decide whether to add money for these priorities in their budget negotiations.

Fully Funding our National Security Priorities Act

Titus, Dina

Fully Funding our National Security Priorities ActThis bill requires the Department of State to submit an annual report to Congress regarding unfunded State Department priorities.Under the bill, an unfunded priority generally refers to a program, activity, or mission requirement of the State Department that was not funded in the President's budget and is necessary to fulfill a foreign policy or national security objective or to satisfy an information requirement associated with a goal or objective outlined in the Joint Strategic Plan agreed upon by the State Department.The report must be submitted no later than 10 days after the President's budget is submitted to Congress and must include specified details regarding each unfunded priority, including&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>a description of the priority, including the objectives to be achieved if the priority is funded;</li><li>the amount of additional funding that is needed to achieve the objective; and</li><li>certain budget information (e.g., the appropriation account and the project).&nbsp;</li></ul>