50-408: The William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA 2021) is a United States federal law which specifies the budget, expenditures and policies of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for fiscal year 2021. Analogous NDAAs have been passed annually for 59 years. The act is named in honor of Representative Mac Thornberry , who served as either the chair or
100-613: A Confucius Institute . The bill includes a provision creating a Commission on the Naming of Items of the Department of Defense that Commemorate the Confederate States of America or Any Person Who Served Voluntarily with the Confederate States of America to develop a plan to "remove all names, symbols, displays, monuments, and paraphernalia that honor or commemorate the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as
150-596: A 6.2% increase over FY2021); the Air Force's $ 156.3 billion request for FY2022 is a 2.3% increase over FY2021 enacted budget; the Space Force budget of $ 17.4 billion is a 13.1% increase over FY2021 enacted budget. Overseas contingency operations (OCOs) are now replaced by "direct war and enduring costs", which are now migrated into the budget. After the release of the FY2022 budget requests to Congress,
200-501: A repeal of 1996 legislation shielding internet companies from being liable for what is posted on their websites by third parties. The bill also includes a provision to limit the president's use of emergency declarations to divert military construction funds to finance the expansion of the Mexico–United States barrier . Another provision within the act would require the military to rename bases that were named after figures from
250-580: A total federal budget of $ 3.9 trillion for FY2018, the increase in military spending would result in deep cuts to many other federal agencies and domestic programs, as well as the State Department. Trump had pledged to "rebuild" the military as part of his 2016 presidential campaign. In April 2017, journalist Scot J. Paltrow raised concerns about the increase in spending with the Pentagon's history of "faulty accounting". On 14 July,
300-457: A war fund that is not subject to budget caps. As an authorization bill , these amounts are non-binding. The bill also includes a provision to limit the use of emergency declarations to divert military construction funds to an annual $ 100 million. The National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (division E) aims to establish a coordinated federal initiative to advance artificial intelligence (AI) research, development, and adoption in
350-816: Is domestic rather than international in nature, such as the Department of Homeland Security , counter-terrorism spending by the Federal Bureau of Investigation , and intelligence-gathering spending by NSA , although these programs contain certain weapons, military and security components. Accounting for non DoD military-related expenditure gives a total budget in excess of $ 1.4 trillion. On 16 March 2017 President Trump submitted his request to Congress for $ 639 billion in military spending (an increase of $ 54 billion, 10% for FY2018 , as well as $ 30 billion for FY2017, which ends in September). With
400-505: Is estimated to be in June 2023. On 3 June 2023, the debt ceiling was suspended until 2025. The $ 886 billion National Defense Authorization Act is facing reconciliation of the House and Senate bills after passing both houses 27 July 2023; the conferees have to be chosen, next. As of September 2023, a Continuing resolution is needed to prevent a Government shutdown . A shutdown
450-581: Is posted on their websites by third parties. The House of Representatives voted 322–87 to override the president's veto on December 28. After Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate would vote on December 30 on whether to override the president's veto, Senators Sanders (I-VT) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) said they would delay this using a filibuster , in hopes of forcing a vote on the CASH Act (which would increase stimulus check amounts). The motion in
500-444: Is the liquidation of obligations and general represent cash payments. Total obligational authority: DoD financial term expressing the value of the direct defense program for a given fiscal year, exclusive of the obligation authority from other sources (such as reimbursable orders accepted) Discretionary: Annually appropriated by Congress , subject to budget caps. Mandatory: budget authority authorized by permanent law. As of 2013,
550-578: Is to "invest in and develop capabilities that advance the technical superiority of the US military to counter new and emerging threats." It has a budget of $ 12.5 billion, but is separate from the overall Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation portfolio, which comprises $ 71.8 billion. Efforts funded apply to the Obama administration's refocusing of the US military to Asia, identifying investments to "sustain and advance [the] DoD's military dominance for
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#1732771739763600-549: The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine ; the FY2023 defense budget request will exceed $ 773 billion, according to the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. By 9 March 2022 a bipartisan agreement on a $ 782 billion defense budget had been reached (as part of an overall $ 1.5 trillion budget for FY2022 – thus avoiding a government shutdown). As of 4 April 2022
650-866: The Confederacy . The act also contains multiple anti-money laundering provisions and effectively bans anonymous shell companies. The bill passed both the House and Senate with veto-proof majorities on December 11, 2020. On December 23, President Trump vetoed the bill. The House and Senate voted on December 28, 2020, and January 1, 2021, respectively, to override the veto; this was the only veto override of Trump's presidency . Senator Mitt Romney 's (R-UT) amendment to restrict President Trump's ability to reduce U.S. military presence in Germany failed. Senator Jeff Merkley's (D-OR) amendment requiring federal law enforcement uniforms to identify an individual and their agency, limit their activities to federal property and
700-521: The Department of Defense under President Obama released a statement outlining the proposed 2016 and 2017 defense spending budgets that "[reflect] the priorities necessary for our force today and in the future to best serve and protect our nation in a rapidly changing security environment." Again in 2011, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) could not "render an opinion on the 2011 consolidated financial statements of
750-557: The National Defense Authorization Act 2018 was passed by the US House of Representatives 344–81, with 8 not voting. 60% of Democrats voted for the bill, which represented an 18% increase in defense spending. Congress increased the budget to total $ 696 billion. The currently available budget request for 2017 was filed on 9 February 2016, under then-President Barack Obama. The press release of
800-502: The ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee . Thornberry retired from Congress at the end of the congressional session . The $ 740 billion bill includes pay raises for America's soldiers, modernizations for equipment, and provisions to require more scrutiny before troops are withdrawn from Germany or Afghanistan. President Donald Trump had threatened to veto the bill because it did not include
850-561: The "Confederacy") or any person who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America from all assets of the Department of Defense." The bill approved by the House included a provision to require the executive to consult with Congress before invoking the Insurrection Act of 1807 , and blocked appropriations from being used for nuclear testing. It also included an amendment introduced by Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) and passed by
900-499: The 21st century", counter the "technological advances of US foes", and support Manufacturing Initiative institutes. A breakdown of the amounts provided, by tier of research, is provided: Amounts in thousands of dollars Amounts in thousands of dollars This portion of the military budget comprises roughly one third to one half of the total defense budget, considering only military personnel or additionally including civilian personnel, respectively. These expenditures will typically be,
950-483: The Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America (CHIPS) Act, which aims to promote semiconductor research, development and manufacturing. List of acts of the 116th United States Congress The 116th United States Congress , which began on January 3, 2019, and ended on January 3, 2021, enacted 344 public laws and zero private laws . The 116th Congress enacted
1000-694: The Defense Department budget, such as nuclear weapons research, maintenance, cleanup, and production, which are in the Atomic Energy Defense Activities section, Veterans Affairs, the Treasury Department's payments in pensions to military retirees and widows and their families, interest on debt incurred in past wars, or State Department financing of foreign arms sales and militarily-related development assistance. Neither does it include defense spending that
1050-542: The Department of Defense was the third largest executive branch department and utilized 20% of the federal budget. For the 2011 fiscal year, the president's base budget for the Department of Defense and spending on overseas contingency operations totaled $ 664.84 billion. When the budget was signed into law on 28 October 2009, the final size of the Department of Defense's budget was $ 680 billion, $ 16 billion more than President Obama had requested. An additional $ 37 billion supplemental bill to support
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#17327717397631100-504: The Department of Defense's budget authority was $ 693,058,000,000 (including discretionary and mandatory budget authority). In February 2018, the Pentagon requested $ 686 billion for FY2019. The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act authorized Department of Defense appropriations for 2019 and established policies, but it did not contain the budget itself. On 26 July, this bill passed in
1150-631: The FY2023 presidential budget request of $ 773 billion included $ 177.5 billion for the Army, $ 194 billion for the Air Force and Space Force, and $ 230.8 billion for the Navy and Marine Corps (up 4.1% from FY2022 request). As of 12 December 2022 the House and Senate versions of the FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act (FY2023 NDAA) were to be $ 839 billion, and $ 847 billion, for
1200-727: The HASC, and SASC respectively, for a compromise $ 857.9 billion top line. By 16 December 2022 the current budget extension resolution will have expired. The President signed the FY2023 Appropriations bill on 23 December 2022. US military spending in 2021 reached $ 801 billion per year according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute . In May 2021, the President's defense budget request for FY2022
1250-433: The House 336–71 which "would let soldiers use cannabis derivatives like CBD ", and would have reversed the Department of Defense's policy against cannabis derivatives if it became law. The cannabis-related changes were not retained in the enrolled bill passed by both houses of Congress. It also called for the establishment of a commission to rename military assets that honor Confederate officers . The act failed to include
1300-459: The House of Representatives by 359–54. On 1 August, the US Senate passed it by 87–10. The bill was presented to President Trump two days later. He signed it on 13 August. On 28 September 2018, Trump signed the Department of Defense appropriations bill. The approved 2019 Department of Defense discretionary budget was $ 686.1 billion. It has also been described as "$ 617 billion for
1350-484: The Senate passed its version of the bill ( S. 4049 ) 86–14. The final version of the bill was agreed on by the House on December 8, 2020, and the Senate on December 11, 2020. The bill was presented to President Trump on December 11, who vetoed it on December 23, because it renames military bases that honor Confederate officers, and because it does not repeal Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act , which shields internet companies from being liable for what
1400-582: The Senate to take a vote on a veto override passed 80–12 on December 30, followed by cloture by Senator McConnell, preventing further debate. The Senate voted 81–13 to override the veto on January 1, 2021. The $ 740.5 billion bill authorizes $ 636.4 billion for the Pentagon's base budget , $ 25.9 billion for national security programs within the Department of Energy , and $ 69 billion for the Overseas Contingency Operations account,
1450-595: The United States. Key components of the AIIA include the creation of a National AI Initiative Office for coordinating federal AI activities, the establishment of National AI Research Institutes for multi-disciplinary research, and the formation of a National AI Advisory Committee to provide expert advice. It also authorizes significant funding for AI research, emphasizes international collaboration, and supports AI education and workforce development initiatives. Furthermore,
1500-621: The act addresses ethical considerations and AI safety, promoting research on AI ethics, transparency, and robustness to ensure responsible deployment of AI systems. The bill also contains numerous anti-money laundering provisions. The Corporate Transparency Act introduces a requirement for companies to disclose their ultimate beneficial owners to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), thus effectively banning anonymous shell corporations . The act also strengthened anti-money laundering regulations for
1550-460: The antiquities trade. The bill also included an amendment originally offered by Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) in the Senate version with a limited ban on the transfer of bayonets, grenades, weaponized tracked combat vehicles, and weaponized drones to police departments, as well as requiring law enforcement to be trained in de-escalation and citizens' constitutional rights. The bill banned federal research funding to any college or university which hosts
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1600-591: The base budget and another $ 69 billion for war funding." Personnel payment and benefits take up approximately 39.14% of the total budget of $ 686,074,048,000. Overseas contingency operations (OCO) funds are sometimes called war funds. The MHS offers, but does not always provide, a health care benefit to 9.5 million eligible beneficiaries, which includes active military members and their families, military retirees and their families, dependent survivors, and certain eligible reserve component members and their families. The unified medical budget (UMB), which comprises
1650-565: The budget is included in the federal budget. By the end of 2008, the US had spent approximately $ 900 billion in direct costs on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The government also incurred indirect costs, which include interests on additional debt and incremental costs, financed by the Veterans Affairs Department , of caring for more than 33,000 wounded. Some experts estimate the indirect costs will eventually exceed
1700-646: The direct costs. As of June 2011, the total cost of the wars was approximately $ 1.3 trillion. The federally budgeted (see below) military expenditure of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2013 is as follows. While data is provided from the 2015 budget, data for 2014 and 2015 is estimated, and thus data is shown for the last year for which definite data exists (2013). The Department of Defense's FY2011 $ 137.5 billion procurement and $ 77.2 billion RDT&E budget requests included several programs worth more than $ 1.5 billion. This does not include many military-related items that are outside of
1750-509: The federal government", with a major obstacle again being "serious financial management problems at the Department of Defense (DOD) that made its financial statements unauditable". In December 2011, the GAO found that "neither the Navy nor the Marine Corps have implemented effective processes for reconciling their FBWT." According to the GAO, "An agency's FBWT account is similar in concept to
1800-445: The focus of our planning and budgeting. The proposal also includes a comparison of the 2016 and the proposed 2017 request amounts, a summary of acquisitions requested for 2017 and enacted in 2016, and provides in detail a breakdown of specific programs to be funded. Amounts are in billions of dollars. These are the top 25 DoD weapon programs described in detail. Quantity refers to the number of items requested: This program's purpose
1850-491: The following laws: None enacted The following treaties have been ratified in the 116th Congress: Military budget of the United States The military budget of the United States is the largest portion of the discretionary federal budget allocated to the Department of Defense (DoD), or more broadly, the portion of the budget that goes to any military-related expenditures. The military budget pays
1900-579: The funding and personnel needed to support the MHS' mission, consumes nearly 9% of the department's topline budget authority. Thus, it is a significant line item in the department's financial portfolio. Budget authority: the authority to legally incur binding obligations (like signing contracts and placing orders), that will result in current and future outlays. When "military budget" is mentioned, people generally are referring to discretionary budget authority. Outlays: Also known as expenditures or disbursements, it
1950-453: The immediate surrounding area unless a governor or mayor requests more assistance and to publicly disclose the number of personnel deployed and what activities they are carrying out did not get a vote. The Senate voted 23–77 against a proposal by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to reduce the defense budget by $ 74 billion. The House of Representatives passed its version of the bill with a veto-proof 295–125 vote on July 21, 2020. Two days later,
2000-503: The military departments also posted their Unfunded priorities/requirements lists for the Congressional Armed Services Committees. For FY2021, the Department of Defense's discretionary budget authority was approximately $ 705.39 billion ($ 705,390,000,000). Mandatory spending of $ 10.77 billion, the Department of Energy and defense-related spending of $ 37.335 billion added up to
2050-918: The proposal specifies the structure and goals for the FY2017 budget: The FY2017 budget reflects recent strategic threats and changes that have taken place in Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Russian aggression, terrorism by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and others, and China's island building and claims of sovereignty in international waters all necessitate changes in our strategic outlook and in our operational commitments. Threats and actions originating in Iran and North Korea negatively affect our interests and our allies. These challenges have sharpened
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2100-559: The salaries, training, and health care of uniformed and civilian personnel, maintains arms, equipment and facilities, funds operations, and develops and buys new items. The budget funds six branches of the US military : the Army , Navy , Marine Corps , Coast Guard , Air Force , and Space Force . As of 11 March 2024 the US Department of Defense fiscal year 2025 (FY2025) budget request
2150-582: The single largest expense category for the department. Since 2001, military pay and benefits have increased by 85%, but remained roughly one third of the total budget due to an overall increased budget. Military pay remains at about the 70th percentile compared to the private sector to attract sufficient amounts of qualified personnel. The request for 2017 amounts to $ 48.8 billion. The system has 9.4 million beneficiaries, including active, retired, and eligible reserve component military personnel and their families, and dependent survivors. On 9 February 2016,
2200-479: The total FY2021 Defense budget of $ 753.5 billion. FY2021 was the last year for OCOs as shown by the troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) investments for the future are offset by the OCO cuts, and by reduced procurement of legacy materiel. (Expenditures listed in millions of dollars) For fiscal year 2020 (FY2020), the Department of Defense's budget authority
2250-524: The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan was expected to pass in the spring of 2010, but has been delayed by the House of Representatives after passing the Senate. The military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan were largely funded through supplementary spending bills that supplemented the annual military budget requests for each fiscal year. However, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were categorized as overseas contingency operations beginning in fiscal year 2010, and
2300-544: Was $ 715 billion, up $ 10 billion from the $ 705 billion FY2021 request. The total FY2022 defense budget request, including the Department of Energy , was $ 753 billion, up $ 12 billion from FY2021's request. On 22 July 2021 the Senate Armed Services Committee approved a budget $ 25 billion greater than the President's request. The National Defense Authorization Act, budgeting $ 740 billion for defense,
2350-419: Was $ 849.8 billion. As of 10 March 2023 the fiscal year 2024 (FY2024) presidential budget request was $ 842 billion. In January 2023 Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced the US government would hit its $ 31.4 trillion debt ceiling on 19 January 2023; the date on which the US government would no longer be able to use extraordinary measures such as issuance of Treasury securities
2400-414: Was approximately $ 721.5 billion ($ 721,531,000,000). Approximately $ 712.6 billion is discretionary spending with approximately $ 8.9 billion in mandatory spending. The Department of Defense estimates that $ 689.6 billion ($ 689,585,000,000) will actually be spent (outlays). Both left-wing and right-wing commentators have advocated for the cutting of military spending. For FY2019,
2450-541: Was avoided on 30 September for 45 days (until 17 November 2023), with passage of the NDAA on 14 December 2023. The Senate will next undertake negotiations on supplemental spending for 2024. A government shutdown was averted on 23 March 2024 with the signing of a $ 1.2 trillion bill to cover FY2024. As of March 2022 , the defense department was operating under a continuing resolution , which constrains spending even though DoD has to respond to world events, such as
2500-513: Was signed 27 December 2021. By military department, the Army's portion of the budget request, $ 173 billion, dropped $ 3.6 billion from the enacted FY2021 budget; the Department of the Navy's portion of the budget request, $ 211.7 billion, rose 1.8% from the enacted FY2021 budget, largely due to a 6% increase for the Marine Corps' restructuring into a littoral combat force (Navy request: $ 163.9 billion, or just 0.6% over FY2021, Marine Corps request: $ 47.9 billion,
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