,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cgcd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #e1 #bjbd,ms4 
,ern/ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,rules & ,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
require submission ( ! ,national        
,security ,/rategy & ! budget ( !       
,presid5t be=e ! ,presid5t may deliv] ! 
,/ate ( ! ,union address4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,s5d ,u 
,budget ,mat]ials & ,int]national       
,tactics ,9 ,"t ,act or ! ,,submit ,,x  
,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act--    
7#a7 ! t]m ,national ,security ,/rategy 
means ! report describ$ 9 section #ajh (
 ! ,national ,security ,act ( #aidg 7#ej
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cjdc72 &  7#b7 ! t]m        
,presid5t's ,budget ,reque/ means !     
mat]ials t are describ$ 9 section #aaje 
( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & are 
requir$ to be submitt$ to ,congress on  
or be=e ! fir/ ,monday 9 ,febru>y "u    
section #cjj ( ! ,congressional ,budget 
,act ( #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fca74  #c4  

,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,article ,,ii1 section #c ( !           
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates /ates t !
 ,presid5t %all f "t to "t give to !    
,congress ,in=mation ( ! ,/ate ( !      
,union4  7#b7 ,?\gh n con/itutionally   
requir$1 x has become cu/om>y = !       
,presid5t to deliv] a ,/ate ( ! ,union  
,address to a jo9t session ( ! ,congress
 assembl$ 9 ! ,hall ( ! ,h\se4  7#c7 ,! 
,presid5t is /atutorily requir$ to      
transmit to ,congress c]ta9 in=mation t 
supports congressional delib]ations on  
annual budget1 appropriations1 &        
security legislation1 & ^? reports are  
due ar\nd ! "t ! ,presid5t cu/om>ily    
deliv]s a ,/ate ( ! ,union ,address4    
7#d7 ,section #cjj ( ! ,congressional   
,budget ,act ( #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fca7
 requires t ! ,presid5t submits 8 budget
 on or be=e ! ,fir/ ,monday 9 ,febru>y4 
,section #aaje ( title #ca1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 sets o!r requirem5ts = !  
,presid5t's ,budget ,reque/4  7#e7      
,section #ajh ( ! ,national ,security   

,act ( #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjdc7 /ates
 t ,! ,presid5t %all transmit to        
,congress ea* ye> a compreh5sive report 
on ! national security /rategy ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 :i* %all be transmitt$ on
 ! date on :i* ! ,presid5t submits to   
,congress ! budget = ! next fiscal ye>4 
,! ,national ,security ,/rategy proposal
 provides a framework = def5se1 milit>y1
 intellig5ce1 nucle>1 diplomacy1 &      
developm5t /rategies4  7#f7 ,congress   
has receiv$ budget reque/s f ,presid5t  
,joseph ,bid5 #aaf1 #di1 & #ca days late
 = fiscal ye>s #bjbb1 #bjbc1 & #bjbd1   
respectively1 f ,presid5t ,donald ,trump
 #ch1 #g1 #ce1 & #g days late = fiscal  
ye>s #bjah1 #bjai1 #bjbj1 & #bjba1      
respectively1 f ,presid5t ,b>ack ,obama 
an av]age ( #ag4e days late & rang+ f on
 "t twice to #fe days late1 & f         
,presid5t ,george ,w4 ,bu% on "t except1
 = ! fiscal ye> #bjjb reque/4  7#g7     
,congress receiv$ a ,national ,security 
,/rategy f ,presid5t ,bid5 on ,octob]   
#ab1 #bjbb1 f ,presid5t ,trump on       

,decemb] #ah1 #bjag1 f ,presid5t ,obama 
on ,may #bf1 #bjaj1 & ,febru>y #f1      
#bjae1 & f ,presid5t ,bu% on ,m>* #af1  
#bjjf1 & on ,septemb] #ag1 #bjjb4  7#h7 
,"o submission ( a ,national ,security  
,/rategy p] presid5tial t]m ) v>iable   
tim+ is inconsi/5t ) ! ,presid5t's      
/atutory m&ate "u section #ajh ( !      
,national ,security ,act ( #aidg 7#ej   
,u4,s4,c4 #cjdc74  7#i7 ,ea* ye> t      
,presid5t ,bu%1 ,obama1 ,trump1 or ,bid5
 has giv5 a ,/ate ( ! ,union address1 he
 has done s prior to submitt+ !         
,presid5t's ,budget ,reque/ & !         
,national ,security ,/rategy4  #d4 ,/ate
 ( ! ,union to foll[ ! budget & security
 submissions  7a7 ,/atem5t ( policy     
,nei!r ! lead]%ip ( ! ,s5ate nor !      
lead]%ip ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives may
 invite ! ,presid5t to deliv] a ,/ate ( 
! ,union ,address to a jo9t session (   
,congress until ! ,presid5t has         
transmitt$1 & ,congress has receiv$1 !  
,national ,security ,/rategy & !        
,presid5t's ,budget ,reque/ = !         

subsequ5t fiscal ye>4  7b7 ,con=m+      
am5dm5t ,section #cjj ( ! ,congressional
 ,budget ,act ( #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4     
#fca7 is am5d$ 9 ! table by /rik+ ! item
 relat+ to ! ,fir/ ,monday 9 ,febru>y & 
ins]t+ ! foll[+3 ,fir/ ,monday 9        
,february,president submits budget      
reque/ prior to deliv]+ any ,/ate ( !   
,union address4 4