Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s signature innovation program will receive only a quarter of its fiscal 2017 funding until he delivers a report to Congress outlining the future of the hubs across the country that facilitate outreach to non-traditional business.

The fiscal 2017 National Defense Authorization Act includes a section that withholds 75 percent of the funding for the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental until the head of the Pentagon gives lawmakers details on the “charter and mission statement” of the program, as well as a description of the unit’s management and operations, staffing requirements, metrics for success and how it won’t overlap with other offices such as the Small Business Innovation Research Program.