such end strength until the Secretary of Defense has submitted to the congressional defense committees the report required under subsection (b) of section 1041. V Military Personnel Policy A Officer Personnel Policy I Officer Personnel Management Reform 501. Repeal of codified specification of authorized strengths of certain commissioned officers on active duty Effective as of October 1, 2018, the text of section 523 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: The total number of commissioned officers serving on active duty in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps in each of the grades of major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel, or in the Navy in each of the grades of lieutenant commander, commander, or captain, at the end of any fiscal year shall be as specifically authorized by Act of Congress for such fiscal year. . 502. Annual defense manpower requirements report matters (a) Date of submittal Subsection (a) of section 115a of title 10, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking not later than 45 days after the date on which and inserting on the date on which . (b) Specification of anticipated opportunities for promotion of commissioned officers Subsection (d) of such section is amended by adding the following new paragraph: (4) The opportunities for promotion of commissioned officers anticipated to be estimated pursuant to section 623(b)(4) of this title for the fiscal year in which such report is submitted for purposes of promotion selection boards convened pursuant to section 611 of this title during such fiscal year. . (c) Enumeration of required numbers of certain commissioned officers Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i) In each such report, the Secretary shall also include a separate statement of the number of officers required for the next fiscal year in each grade as follows: (1) Major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel of each of the Army, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps. (2) Lieutenant