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handle is hein.crs/govdcxv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Updated December 14,2020 Defense Primer: Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) ackgxr(oud The Future Years Defense Program(FYDP) is a projection of the forces, resources, and programs to support Department of Defense (DOD) operations. The FYDP is compiled every year andtypically completed during the programming phase of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process. The projection is updated during the budgetingphase to reflect DOD's final funding decisions presented in the annualPresident's budgetrequest. The FYDP reflects the planned allocation of DOD resources to major strategic efforts over a multiyear period. According to the department's Future Years Defense Program(FYDP) Structure Handbook, the FYDP is intended in part to link DOD's internal review s tructure for programs with Congress's review structure for res ources, including funding. The FYDP projects DOD funding, manpower, and force structure needs over a five-year period. Theprojectionis typically depicted with defense resources for the two previous fiscalyears and force structure estimates for the three subsequent fiscalyears. For example, the FY2021 FYDP reflects FY2019 and FY2020 appropriations, the current budget year estimate (FY2021) as part of the five- year program(FY2021-FY2025), and the estimated force structure through FY2028. See Figure 1. Figure I. FY2021 FYDP Period 'c> Source: CRS graphic based on DOD Directive 7045.14. Primarily used as aplanning tool, the FYDP allows DOD and the military services to plan for anticipated changes to programs or priorities. Such changes may include reallocating funding for a major defense acquisition programtransitioning fromres earch and development to procurement; shifting funding frommultiple programs to a larger, higher-priority procurement; or identifying funding for an emerging priority expected to require resourcing over a period of multiple years. DOD Financial Management Regulation describes the FYDP as a series ofreports that record anddisplay resource decisions during the PPBEcycle. FYDP data are stored in a relational database. Users can enter, update, and viewtheir organization's portion ofthe FYDPthrougha web-based applicationhostedon the department's classified network. Section 221 of Title 10, United States Code, stipulates that the Secretary of Defense shall submit a FYDP to Congress in conjunction with the President's budget request. A classified versionof the FYDPis generally submitted to the congressional committees with juris diction over defense matters. Section 1042of the NationalDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (P.L. 115-91) amended 10 U.S.C. § 221 in part to require the Secretary to submit an unclassified electronic version of the FYDP. While the structure of the FYDPis unclassified, the actual FYDP data remains classified. DODhas proposed removing the statutory requirement to submit an unclassified FYDP to avoid inadvertently revealing sensitive information about weapons development, force structure, and strategic plans. The FYDP can be viewed as a way to link DOD resources (or inputs) to programs (or outputs). As such, the FYDP can serve to compare orcrosswalkthe department's output- focused internalreview structure with the input-focused congressionalreview structure. The FYDP tracks the three broad categories ofresources available to the DOD as its inputs: Total Obligatory Authority (TOA) - Appropriated funding, in thousands of dollars; Manpower - Military endstrength and civilian full- time equivalent workyears; and Forces - Identified as either items of equipmentor combat units. FYDP outputs are currently grouped under 12Major Force Programs (MFPs). An MFPis an aggregation of the resources (TOA, Manpower, and Forces) necessary to achieve DOD's objective or plans. Currently, sixof the MFPs are considered combat forceprograms and sixare considered support programs. MFP 01* - Strategic Forces MFP 02* -General PurposeForces MFP 03* -Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, and Space MFP 04* -Mobility Forces MFP 05* -Guard and ReserveForces MFP 06 -Research and Development MFP 07 - Central Supply and Maintenance \ Q xa S yg

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