BUDGET SUPPORT FOR RESERVE ELEMENTS OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND.

SEC. 925. BUDGET SUPPORT FOR RESERVE ELEMENTS OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND. Section 167 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(k) Budget Support for Reserve Elements.— (1) Before the budget proposal for the special operations command for any fiscal year is submitted to the Secretary of Defense, the commander of the command shall consult with the Secretaries of the military departments concerning funding for reserve component special operations units. If the Secretary of a military department does not 108 STAT. 2833concur in the recommended level of funding with respect to any such unit that is under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, the commander shall include with the budget proposal submitted to the Secretary of Defense the views of the Secretary of the military department concerning such funding. “(2) Before the budget proposal for a military department for any fiscal year is submitted to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of that military department shall consult with the commander of the special operations command concerning funding for special operations forces in the military personnel budget for a reserve component in that military department. If the commander of that command does not concur in the recommended level of funding with respect to reserve component special operations units, the Secretary shall include with the budget proposal submitted to the Secretary of Defense the views of the commander of that command.”.