; and (C) a review of defense program projections completed in the fiscal year preceding submission of the report and a description of such projections planned for the fiscal year that begins after submission of the report. (2) Form Each report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in classified form, but shall include an unclassified summary. (3) Briefings Not later than 15 days after the submission of each report required by paragraph (1), the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the contents of the report. (h) Quarterly briefings Beginning not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the activities carried out by Director during the preceding quarter an any ongoing activities of the Director as of the date of briefing. . (b) Pilot program on alternative analysis (1) In general Not later than May 1, 2024, the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall establish a pilot program on alternative analysis (referred to in this subsection as the pilot program ). (2) Structure Under the pilot program, the Director shall establish three analytical groups focused on programmatic analysis in the following: (A) Year 1 of the future-years defense program under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, beginning with fiscal year 2025. (B) Years 2 through 5 of the future-years defense program. (C) Years outside the future-years defense program. (3) Requirements The Director shall ensure that at least one strategic portfolio review or an equivalent analytical effort is conducted each year under the pilot program. (4) Termination The pilot program shall terminate on September 30, 2028. (c) Establishment of Analysis Working Group (1) In general Not later than May 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall establish within the Department of