Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§233 Operation and maintenance budget presentation

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART I— - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS › Chapter CHAPTER 9— - DEFENSE BUDGET MATTERS › § 233

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defense O&M budget papers must show the current year’s approved amount and, if the President requests a different amount for the next fiscal year, show the dollar change and the percent change. Navy budget papers must list ship depot maintenance and intermediate ship maintenance amounts separately. O&M justification documents: DoD O&M budget papers sent to the congressional defense committees. President’s budget: the budget sent to Congress under section 1105 of title 31. Current year: the fiscal year when that budget is sent.

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Title 10, §233

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(a)In any case in which the amount requested in the President’s budget for a fiscal year for a Department of Defense operation and maintenance program, project, or activity is different from the amount appropriated for that program, project, or activity for the current year, the O&M justification documents supporting that budget shall identify that appropriated amount and the difference between that amount and the amount requested in the budget, stated as an amount and as a percentage.

(b)In the O&M justification documents for the Navy for any fiscal year, amounts requested for ship depot maintenance and amounts requested for intermediate ship maintenance shall be identified and distinguished.

(c)In this section:

(1)The term “O&M justification documents” means Department of Defense budget justification documents with respect to accounts for operation and maintenance submitted to the congressional defense committees in support of the Department of Defense component of the President’s budget for any fiscal year.

(2)The term “President’s budget” means the budget of the President submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31 for any fiscal year.

(3)The term “current year” means the fiscal year during which the President’s budget is submitted in any year.

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10 U.S.C. § 233

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73