Analysis of FY'02 House Defense Appropriations Bill
Oct 25, 2001
Press Release October 25, 2001
Contact: John Isaacs 202 543-4100 ×131; Dan Koslofsky 202 543-4100 ×115
HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE RELEASES STATUS QUO REPORT
Washington, D.C. . . Council for a Livable World today released a summary of the major elements in the fiscal 2002 Defense Appropriations bill. The bill appropriates a total of $317.5 billion.
While the bill provides a huge $29.7 billion increase over last year’s enacted level before supplemental appropriations bill were added in, the bill represents the status quo for military programs. It provides billions of dollars for Cold War era weapons that will do little to address current and future threats.
It provides a 50 percent increase for missile defense programs above 2001 levels despite their complete uselessness against the box cutter and U.S. mail terrorist attacks in the last six weeks.
Most of the Cold War weapons requested by the Pentagon are funded. There are very few changes from the Administration request. The Committee passed on an opportunity to begin the transformation of the American military from its current Cold War structure to a leaner, more efficient
force, designed to address the real and present threats of this country.
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Analysis of the fiscal 2002 House Defense Appropriations Bill
On October 24 the House Appropriations Committee completed its mark-up of
the fiscal 2002 Defense Appropriations Bill. The bill provides funding for
all national defense programs with the exception of military construction
and Department of Energy weapons programs. The full House is expected to
consider the bill for debate and a floor vote the week of October 29.
TOTAL FUNDS IN THE BILL
$319.4 billion: Administration Request
$317.5 billion: House Bill
$ 20.0 billion: Increase from fiscal 2001 spending level (including
supplemental requests)
$ 29.7 billion: Increase from fiscal 2001 Defense Appropriations enacted
level of $287.8 billion, without supplementals added in)
$ 1.9 billion; Decrease from Administration Request
TOTAL FUNDS APPROVED FOR DEFENSE (FUNCTION 050)
The bill is consistent with an overall defense budget authority total of about $343.3 billion, a total which includes this bill as well as the Military Construction Bill and the Department of Energy nuclear weapons activities funded in the Energy and Water Appropriations bill.
NUCLEAR-RELATED PROGRAMS
COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION (NUNN-LUGAR):
Administration Request: $403 million
House Bill: $403 million
Difference: ——
BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE:
Administration Request: $8.3 billion
House Bill: $7.85 billion
Difference: $441 million decrease (but still a $2.7 billion increase from last year)
GROUND BASED MIDCOURSE DEFENSE:
Administration Request: $3.2 billion
House Bill: $3.2 billion
Difference: ——
THAAD:
Administration Request: $922.5 million
House Bill: $744.5 million
Difference: $178 million decrease
NAVY THEATER WIDE MISSILE DEFENSE:
Administration Request: $596 million
House Bill: $500 million
Difference: $96 million decrease
NAVY AREA THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE:
Administration Request: $388.5 million
House Bill: $388.5 million
Difference: ——
SPACE BASED LASER:
Administration Request: $190 million
House Bill: $120 million
Difference: $70 million decrease
SPACE BASED INFRARED SYSTEM (SBIRS):
Administration Request: $385 million
House Bill:
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