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The Defense Health Program (DHP) Operation and Maintenance (O&M) appropriation funding provides for worldwide medical and dental services to active forces and other eligible beneficiaries, veterinary services, occupational and industrial health care, specialized services for the training of medical personnel, and medical command headquarters ...
The bill set the Pentagon's budget level at $495.8 billion. [2] The bill included an overseas contingency operations budget of $79.4 billion. [2] An additional $17.9 billion was authorized for defense programs in the Department of Energy. [2] It incorporated the National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act.
In the United States, discretionary spending refers to optional spending set by appropriation levels each year, at the discretion of Congress. [3] During the budget process, Congress issues a budget resolution which includes levels of discretionary spending, deficit projections, and instructions for changing entitlement programs and tax policy. [3]
The appropriations bill provides the funding needed for the agency, program, or activity that was just authorized by the enacted authorization bill. [6] Agencies and programs must have been authorized before they can have funds appropriated to them according to the rules of the House and (to a lesser extent) the Senate. [4]
On May 22, the House Armed Services Committee approved its version of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, by a 57–1 vote. [6] As passed by the committee, the bill included the Pentagon's controversial "Legislative Proposal 480", transferring Air National Guard space units to the Space Force; however, the Committee accepted an amendment proposed by Joe Wilson (R‑SC), watering down ...
Only those items specified on the "authorized equipment list" are eligible to be purchased by SHSP funding. [9] Authorized items fall into the following 18 categories: personal protective equipment (fully encapsulated liquid and vapor protection ensemble, chemical resistant gloves, etc.) explosive device mitigation and remediation equipment ...
The law authorized the DOD to spend $607 billion in Fiscal Year 2014. [8] On December 26, 2013, President Barack Obama signed the bill into law. [9] This was the 53rd consecutive year that a National Defense Authorization Act has been passed. [8] 2015 Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
Mandatory/entitlement spending is spending for programs with funding levels that are automatically determined by the number of eligible recipients in those programs. [9] Mandatory programs are created under authorization laws, meaning that Congress must provide whatever funds are necessary to keep these programs functional.