(a) In General.—
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) Coast Guard Authorization Request Defined.—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—
(Added Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 216(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3035, § 662a; renumbered § 2901 and amended Pub. L. 114–120, title I, § 101(d)(1), Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 31; renumbered § 5101 and amended Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §§ 122(b), 123(b)(2), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4239, 4240.)