TIME FOR TRANSMITTAL OF ANNUAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL.

SEC. 1061. TIME FOR TRANSMITTAL OF ANNUAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL. (a) In General.—Chapter 2 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 113 the following new section: “§ 113a. Transmission of annual defense authorization request “(a) Time for Transmittal.—The Secretary of Defense shall transmit to Congress the annual defense authorization request for a fiscal year during the first 30 days after the date on which the President transmits to Congress the budget for that fiscal year pursuant to section 1105 of title 31. “(b) Defense Authorization Request Defined.—In this section, the term ‘defense authorization request’, with respect to a fiscal year, means a legislative proposal submitted to Congress for the enactment of the following: “(1) Authorizations of appropriations for that fiscal year, as required by section 114 of this title. “(2) Personnel strengths for that fiscal year, as required by section 115 of this title. “(3) Any other matter that is proposed by the Secretary of Defense to be enacted as part of the annual defense authorization bill for that fiscal year.”. (b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 113 the following new item: “113a. Transmission of annual defense authorization request.”.