§ 5101. Transmission of annual Coast Guard authorization request

• (a) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress a budget for a fiscal year pursuant to section 1105 of title 31 , the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a Coast Guard authorization request with respect to such fiscal year.
• (b) In this section, the term “Coast Guard authorization request” means a proposal for legislation that, with respect to the Coast Guard for the relevant fiscal year—
  • (1) recommends end strengths for personnel for that fiscal year, as described in section 4903;
  • (2) recommends authorizations of appropriations for that fiscal year, including with respect to matters described in section 4901; and
  • (3) addresses any other matter that the Secretary determines is appropriate for inclusion in a Coast Guard authorization bill.