§ 221. Future-years defense program: submission to Congress; consistency in budgeting

Pub. L. 107–248, title VIII, § 8132, Oct. 23, 2002, 116 Stat. 1568, provided that: “The budget of the President for fiscal year 2004 submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, and each annual budget request thereafter, shall include separate budget justification documents for costs of United States Armed Forces’ participation in contingency operations for the Military Personnel accounts, the Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, the Operation and Maintenance accounts, and the Procurement accounts: Provided, That these budget justification documents shall include a description of the funding requested for each anticipated contingency operation, for each military service, to include active duty and Guard and Reserve components, and for each appropriation account: Provided further, That these documents shall include estimated costs for each element of expense or object class, a reconciliation of increases and decreases for ongoing contingency operations, and programmatic data including, but not limited to troop strength for each active duty and Guard and Reserve component, and estimates of the major weapons systems deployed in support of each contingency: Provided further, That these documents shall include budget exhibits OP–5 and OP–32, as defined in the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation, for the Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund for fiscal years 2002 and 2003.”

Similar provisions were contained in the following appropriation acts:

Pub. L. 117–103, div. C, title VIII, § 8079, Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 194.

Pub. L. 116–260, div. C, title VIII, § 8076, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1323.

Pub. L. 116–93, div. A, title VIII, § 8076, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2355.

Pub. L. 115–245, div. A, title VIII, § 8074, Sept. 28, 2018, 132 Stat. 3018.

Pub. L. 115–141, div. C, title VIII, § 8075, Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 482.

Pub. L. 115–31, div. C, title VIII, § 8076, May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 265.

Pub. L. 114–113, div. C, title VIII, § 8075, Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2370.

Pub. L. 113–235, div. C, title VIII, § 8078, Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2272.

Pub. L. 113–76, div. C, title VIII, § 8075, Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 123.

Pub. L. 113–6, div. C, title VIII, § 8075, Mar. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 315.

Pub. L. 112–74, div. A, title VIII, § 8077, Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 824.

Pub. L. 112–10, div. A, title VIII, § 8077, Apr. 15, 2011, 125 Stat. 74.

Pub. L. 111–118, div. A, title VIII, § 8083, Dec. 19, 2009, 123 Stat. 3447.

Pub. L. 110–329, div. C, title VIII, § 8086, Sept. 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 3641.

Pub. L. 110–116, div. A, title VIII, § 8091, Nov. 13, 2007, 121 Stat. 1335.

Pub. L. 109–289, div. A, title VIII, § 8089, Sept. 29, 2006, 120 Stat. 1294.

Pub. L. 109–148, div. A, title VIII, § 8100, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2721.

Pub. L. 108–287, title VIII, § 8116, Aug. 5, 2004, 118 Stat. 998.

Pub. L. 108–87, title VIII, § 8115, Sept. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 1099.

Pub. L. 107–117, div. A, title VIII, § 8097, Jan. 10, 2002, 115 Stat. 2268.

Pub. L. 106–259, title VIII, § 8097, Aug. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 695.

Pub. L. 106–79, title VIII, § 8110, Oct. 25, 1999, 113 Stat. 1257.

Budget Submissions on Active and Reserve Military Personnel Accounts

Pub. L. 105–262, title VIII, § 8093, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2319, provided that: “At the time the President submits his budget for fiscal year 2000 and any fiscal year thereafter, the Department of Defense shall transmit to the congressional defense committees [Committee on Armed Services and Subcommittee on National Security of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Committee on Armed Services and Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate] a budget justification document for the active and reserve Military Personnel accounts, to be known as the ‘M–1’, which shall identify, at the budget activity, activity group, and subactivity group level, the amounts requested by the President to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for military personnel in any budget request, or amended budget request, for that fiscal year.”

Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation act:

Pub. L. 105–56, title VIII, § 8104, Oct. 8, 1997, 111 Stat. 1243.

Modification of Budget Data Exhibits

Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title III, § 324(c), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1678, provided that: “The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall ensure that aircraft budget data exhibits of the Department of Defense that are submitted to Congress display total numbers of active aircraft where numbers of primary aircraft or primary authorized aircraft are displayed in those exhibits.”

Inclusion of Air Force Depot Maintenance as Operation and Maintenance Budget Line Items

Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title III, § 327, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1679, provided that: “For fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal year thereafter, Air Force depot-level maintenance of materiel shall be displayed as one or more separate line items under each subactivity within the authorization request for operation and maintenance, Air Force, in the proposed budget for that fiscal year submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code.”

Identification in President’s Budget of NATO Costs

Pub. L. 106–79, title VIII, § 8091, Oct. 25, 1999, 113 Stat. 1253, provided that: “The budget of the President for fiscal year 2001 submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, and each annual budget request thereafter, shall include budget activity groups (known as ‘subactivities’) in all appropriations accounts provided in this Act [see Tables for classification], as may be necessary, to separately identify all costs incurred by the Department of Defense to support the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and all Partnership For Peace programs and initiatives. The budget justification materials submitted to the Congress in support of the budget of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2001, and subsequent fiscal years, shall provide complete, detailed estimates for all such costs.”

Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:

Pub. L. 105–262, title VIII, § 8095, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2319.

Pub. L. 105–56, title VIII, § 8116, Oct. 8, 1997, 111 Stat. 1245.

Program Elements for Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title II, § 251, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 233, which required that in budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of Department of Defense budget, the amount requested for activities of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization be set forth in accordance with specified program elements, was repealed and restated as former section 223 of this title by Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title II, § 235(a)(1), (b), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 1953.

Budget Submissions on Salaries and Expenses Related to Administrative Activities

Pub. L. 109–148, div. A, title VIII, § 8032, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2705, provided that: “The President shall include with each budget for a fiscal year submitted to the Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, and hereafter, materials that shall identify clearly and separately the amounts requested in the budget for appropriation for that fiscal year for salaries and expenses related to administrative activities of the Department of Defense, the military departments, and the defense agencies.”

Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:

Pub. L. 108–287, title VIII, § 8036, Aug. 5, 2004, 118 Stat. 978.

Pub. L. 108–87, title VIII, § 8036, Sept. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 1080.

Pub. L. 107–248, title VIII, § 8036, Oct. 23, 2002, 116 Stat. 1544.

Pub. L. 107–117, div. A, title VIII, § 8039, Jan. 10, 2002, 115 Stat. 2256.

Pub. L. 106–259, title VIII, § 8039, Aug. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 683.

Pub. L. 106–79, title VIII, § 8042, Oct. 25, 1999, 113 Stat. 1240.

Pub. L. 105–262, title VIII, § 8042, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2306.

Pub. L. 105–56, title VIII, § 8046, Oct. 8, 1997, 111 Stat. 1231.

Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 8047], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–71, 3009–98.

Pub. L. 104–61, title VIII, § 8058, Dec. 1, 1995, 109 Stat. 663.

Pub. L. 103–335, title VIII, § 8069, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2635.

Pub. L. 103–139, title VIII, § 8082, Nov. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 1458.

Pub. L. 102–396, title IX, § 9132, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1936.

Submission of Multiyear Defense Program

Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIV, § 1402(b), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1674, provided for limitations on obligation by Secretary of Defense of fiscal year 1991 advance procurement funds if, as of end of 90-day period beginning on date on which President’s budget for fiscal year 1992 was submitted to Congress, the Secretary had not submitted to Congress fiscal year 1992 multiyear defense program.

Mission Oriented Presentation of Department of Defense Matters in Budget

Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIV, § 1404, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1675, directed President to submit with budget submitted to Congress each year of programs of Department of Defense, a budget that organizes programs within major functional category 050 (National Defense) on basis of major roles and missions of Department of Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1002(b), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2480. See section 222 of this title.

Definition of “Congressional Defense Committees”

Pub. L. 115–141, div. J, title I, § 127, Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 804, provided that: “For the purposes of this Act [div. J of Pub. L. 115–141, 132 Stat. 796, see Tables for classification], the term ‘congressional defense committees’ means the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.”