10 USC § 113a - Transmission of annual defense authorization request

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title: "10 USC § 113a - Transmission of annual defense authorization request"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "113a"
section_name: "Transmission of annual defense authorization request"
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title X, § 1061(a), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2649; amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title X, § 1044(a), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1612.)"
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# § 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)** Authority to carry out military construction projects, as required by section 2802 of this title.

**(4)** 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.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title X, § 1061(a), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2649; amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title X, § 1044(a), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1612.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2003—Subsec. (b)(3), (4).  added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as (4).