Fy 2021 Defense Appropriations Bill
The legislation funds the department of defense including operations and maintenance readiness activities research and development equipment modernization and health and quality of life programs for our troops and military families.
Fy 2021 defense appropriations bill. 694 6 billion in discretionary spending 626 billion. Increase of 2 1 billion from fy 2020 and 2 1 billion below the administration request. The national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2021 is a bill which specifies the budget expenditures and policies of the u s.
Washington the house appropriations committee today approved the fiscal year 2021 defense bill on a vote of 30 to 22. 3 7 billion below the president s request reminder. It is known as a continuing resolution cr and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the fy2021 appropriations bills have not been enacted when fy2021 begins on october 1 2020.
Department of defense dod for fiscal year 2021. Fy 2021 defense appropriations bill from senate appropriations committee. Base funding 68 billion.
Continuing appropriations act 2021 this division provides continuing fy2021 appropriations to federal agencies through december 11 2020. The senate on tuesday proposed a 1 4t spending package that includes 696b in defense appropriations for fiscal year 2021 defense news reports. Base funding 68 7 billion.
This bill authorizes fy2021 appropriations and sets forth policies for department of defense dod programs and activities including military personnel strengths. For fiscal year 2021 the bill provides 694 6 billion in new discretionary spending authority for the department of defense for functions under the defense subcommittee s jurisdiction an increase of 1 3 billion above the fy 2020 enacted level and 3 7 billion below the president s budget request. Approved by the full appropriations committee on july 14 by a 30 22 vote.
11 10 20 committee releases fy21 bills in effort to advance process produce bipartisan results. The upper chamber s defense bill would fully fund. The senate committee on appropriations today released all twelve of its fiscal year 2021 fy21 funding measures and the fy21 subcommittee allocations.