Unfunded_Requirements

Unfunded Requirements / Unfunded Priorities Lists

Each year, Service Chiefs and Combatant Commanders submit Unfunded Priorities Lists (UPLs) to Congress identifying requirements not funded in the President’s Budget.

How UFRs Become Funded

graph TD
    A[COCOM/Service identifies gap] --> B[Not funded in PB]
    B --> C[UFR/UPL submitted to Congress]
    C --> D[Congressional adds in markup]
    D --> E[Conference/Final Bill]
    E --> F[Enacted appropriation]

Congressional Add Process

1. Member office identifies UFR item of interest
2. Appropriations committee member submits “plus-up” in markup
3. Full committee / floor vote
4. Conference reconciliation between House and Senate
5. Enacted into law with report language

SOCOM UFR Context

SOCOM’s UFR items flow through both:

• HAC-D / SAC-D (Defense Appropriations subcommittees)
• HASC / SASC (Armed Services authorization committees)

Key SOCOM appropriation lines:

• Appropriation_RDT_E_Defense_Wide — RDT&E, Defense-Wide (SOCOM programs)
• Appropriation_Procurement_Defense_Wide — Procurement, Defense-Wide

See Also

• PPBE_Process | Congressional_Budget_Process