; and (4) participate in the consideration of any decision to request authorization of a multi-year procurement contract for a major acquisition program. (h) Annual report on cost assessment activities (1) Each year, not later than 10 days after the transmittal to Congress of the budget of the President for a fiscal year pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Director shall submit to the Secretary, the Chief Acquisition Officer of the Department, the Assistant Secretary for Management, the Chief Financial Officer of the Department, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives an annual report on the cost estimation and cost analysis activities of the Department carried out during the previous year. (2) Each report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include, for the period covered by the report, the following: (A) A summary of the cost estimation and cost analysis activities of the Department. (B) Assessments of the following: (i) The progress of the Department in improving the accuracy of its cost estimates and analyses. (ii) The extent to which each of the Veterans Benefits Administration, the Veterans Health Administration, and the National Cemetery Administration have complied with policies, procedures, and guidance issued by the Director with regard to the preparation of cost estimates for major acquisition programs and major automated information systems. (iii) The overall quality of cost estimates prepared by each of the Administrations for major acquisition programs and major automated information system programs. (iv) Any consistent differences in methodology or approach among the cost estimates prepared by the Administrations and the Director. (3) (A) The Director shall ensure that a report submitted to paragraph (1) does not include any information, such as proprietary or source selection sensitive information, that could undermine the integrity of the acquisition process. (B) The report submitted pursuant to paragraph