Department of Defense – Military, Base Budget (051) House Senate $496.1 billion $496.5 billion Atomic Energy Defense Activities (053) House Senate $18.9 billion $18.7 billion Overseas Contingency Operations House Senate $89.2 billion $88.9 billion TOTAL: National Defense (Budget Function 050) House Senate $604.2 billion $604.1 billion Sea-Based Deterrence Fund House […]
Major Amendments in the Senate to Fiscal Year 2016 Defense Authorization Bill
Read the latest analysis of amendments submitted and pending to the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2016.
Summary of FY2016 Senate Appropriations Committee’s Energy & Water Bill
By: Greg Terryn On May 21, the Senate Appropriations Committee completed its work on the energy and water spending bill which includes nuclear weapons and non-proliferation programs. If this bill becomes law, it will determine how the U.S. will fund critical nuclear security activities, as well as how much we will spend in Fiscal Year […]
What to Watch: National Defense Authorization Bill
Provisions to watch on Fiscal Year 2016 NDAA, including missile defense, New START, and nuclear weapons modernization.
House Appropriations Committee on Energy and Water Bill
Earlier today, the House Committee on Appropriations marked up the FY 2016 Energy and Water appropriations bill, in conjunction with the release of the FY 2016 Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee Report. The report recommends spending levels for nuclear weapons activity and programs to counter nuclear terrorism and proliferation, and provides stipulations for implementation. No amendments were offered regarding nuclear weapons or nuclear non-proliferation during the markup.