I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1577 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize advance appropriations 
for military personnel, reserve personnel, and National Guard personnel 
accounts of the Department of Defense, generally title I of the annual 
Department of Defense appropriations Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2011 
Mr. RIGELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize advance 
appropriations for military personnel, reserve personnel, 
and National Guard personnel accounts of the Depart-
ment of Defense, generally title I of the annual Depart-
ment of Defense appropriations Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE 
MILITARY 
PERSONNEL 
AC-
COUNTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 226 the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 227. Advance appropriations for Department of De-
fense military personnel accounts 
‘‘(a) INCLUSION OF ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS.— 
For each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2012, dis-
cretionary new budget authority provided in an appropria-
tions Act for the military personnel accounts of the De-
partment shall— 
‘‘(1) be made available for that fiscal year; and 
‘‘(2) include, for each such account, advance 
discretionary new budget authority that first be-
comes available for the first fiscal year after the 
budget year. 
‘‘(b) ESTIMATES REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall include in documents submitted to Congress 
in support of the President’s budget submitted pursuant 
to section 1105 of title 31 detailed estimates of the funds 
necessary for the military personnel accounts of the De-
partment for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for 
which the budget is submitted. 
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‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than July 31 of 
each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Con-
gress an annual report on the sufficiency of the resources 
of the Department of Defense for the next fiscal year be-
ginning after the date of the submittal of the report for 
the provision of military pay and allowances for members 
of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, and the 
reserve components thereof. 
‘‘(d) MILITARY PERSONNEL ACCOUNTS DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘military personnel accounts of 
the Department’ mean the military personnel, reserve per-
sonnel, and National Guard personnel accounts of the De-
partment of Defense, generally title I of an annual De-
partment of Defense appropriations Act.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 226 following new item: 
‘‘227. Advance appropriations for Department of Defense military personnel ac-
counts.’’. 
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