National Defense Act Article 31
The MND shall periodically submit reports pertaining to military policy, combat readiness status, and armament status. To increase the efficiency of the defense budget deliberation process, the MND shall compile annul reports on the Chinese Communist Party’s military strength, ROC five year’s military strength construction and administrative plan to be submitted along with its general budget statement to the Legislative Yuan.The reports as referred to in the preceding two Paragraphs may be categorized into two versions, classified and open ones.The MND shall, within ten months after each presidential inauguration, publicly submit the Quadrennial Defense Review to the Legislative Yuan.
中文原文 國防法第31條
國防部應定期向立法院提出軍事政策、建軍備戰及軍備整備等報告書。
為提升國防預算之審查效率，國防部每年應編撰中共軍力報告書、中華民國五年兵力整建及施政計畫報告，與總預算書併同送交立法院。
前二項之報告，得區分為機密及公開兩種版本。
國防部應於每任總統就職後十個月內，向立法院公開提出「四年期國防總檢討」。
為提升國防預算之審查效率，國防部每年應編撰中共軍力報告書、中華民國五年兵力整建及施政計畫報告，與總預算書併同送交立法院。
前二項之報告，得區分為機密及公開兩種版本。
國防部應於每任總統就職後十個月內，向立法院公開提出「四年期國防總檢討」。