Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110

§233 Operation and Maintenance Budget Presentation

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

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Budget papers that justify Department of Defense operation and maintenance money must show when the amount requested in the President’s budget for a fiscal year is different from the amount approved for that program in the current year. They must show the current-year approved amount, the difference in money, and that difference as a percentage. For the Navy, the papers must separately show amounts for ship depot maintenance and for intermediate ship maintenance. O&M justification documents: DoD budget justification papers for operation and maintenance accounts sent to the congressional defense committees to support the President’s budget. President’s budget: the budget the President sends to Congress under section 1105 of title 31. Current year: the fiscal year when the President’s budget is submitted.

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Title 10, §233

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(a)Identification of Baseline Amounts in O&M Justification Documents.—
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)Navy for Ship Depot Maintenance and for Intermediate Ship Maintenance.—
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)Definitions.—
In this section: (1)
(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

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110