Posted on 10/07/2005 6:53:04 AM PDT by Former Military Chick
Congressional Legislation
'Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes. '
Bill # H.R.2863
Original Sponsor:
C.W. Bill Young (R-FL 10th)
Cosponsor Total: 1
(last sponsor added )
1 Republicans
About This Legislation:
This summary has been edited for length Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY2006 for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force.
Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY2006 for operation and maintenance (O&M) for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, the defense agencies, the reserve components, and the Army and Air National Guard. Appropriates funds for: (1) the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; (2) environmental restoration for the Army, Navy, Air Force, defense-wide, and at formerly used defense sites; (3) overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid; and (4) former Soviet Union threat reduction.
Title III: Procurement - Appropriates funds for FY2006 for procurement by the Armed Forces of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement. Appropriates funds for: (1) defense-wide procurement; (2) National Guard and reserve equipment; and (3) certain procurements under the Defense Production Act of 1950.
Title IV: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation - Appropriates funds for FY2006 for research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) by the Armed Forces and defense agencies. Appropriates funds for the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.
Title V: Revolving and Management Funds - Appropriates funds for the Defense Working Capital funds and programs under the National Defense Sealift Fund.
Title VI: Other Department of Defense Programs - Appropriates funds for: (1) the Defense Health Program; (2) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions; (3) drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense; and (4) the Office of the Inspector General.
Title VII: Related Agencies - Appropriates funds for: (1) the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund; and (2) the Intelligence Community Management Account.
Title VIII: General Provisions - Specifies authorized, restricted, and prohibited uses of appropriated funds.
Title IX: Additional War-Related Appropriations - Appropriates additional funds, to be designated for contingency operations related to the global war on terrorism, to DOD for: (1) military personnel; (2) O&M; (3) the Iraq Freedom Fund; (4) procurement; (5) RDT&E for the Army, Air Force, and defense-wide; (6) Defense Working Capital funds; and (7) drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense.
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Detailed, up-to-date bill status information on H.R.2863.
$445.5 billion includes $50 billion for Iraq & Afghanistan operations
•$125 Bil. - Operations & Training
•$95 Bil. - Military Personnel Costs Including 3.1% Pay Raise
•$75.8 Bil. - Equiptment Purchases
•$8.8 Bil. - Shipbuilding
•$70.4 Bil. - Research
As the folks wonder around awaiting the final tally.
Yea 97 Nay 0
declared passed as amended
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