- Table numbers in parentheses are increases or decreases from the FY24 Request
- FY24 requested levels come from the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation’s Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Budget Request Briefing Book
- Numbers may not add due to rounding
Total National Defense Discretionary Spending (050)
*Does not include mandatory spending
DOD Nuclear Weapons Funding Request for Select Programs
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Request
DOE Nuclear Weapons Funding Request for Select Programs
Select Provisions Related to Nuclear Weapons
- Prohibition on New START Notification: Prohibits providing Russia with notifications under the New START treaty (Sec. 1234)
- NC3 Major Force Program: Requires the Department of Defense to establish a major force program for nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) programs (Sec. 1631)
- MIRV Capability: Extends existing statutory requirements related to the ability of the current Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile to be capable of deploying multiple independently targeted reentry vehicles to the Sentinel (Sec. 1633)
- Deployed ICBMs: Prohibits reducing the number of deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles below 400 (Sec. 1638)
- B83 Retirement: Prohibits retirement of more than 25% of B83-1 bombs until 90 days after the hard and deeply buried targets study required by the FY23 NDAA is completed (Sec. 1639)
- LEU Prohibition: Prohibits use of funds for LEU naval fuel research (Sec. 1640)
- SLCM-N Program of Record: Establishes a SLCM-N program within the Department of Defense for the missile and its associated warhead, the W80-4 ALT (Sec. 1641)
- SLCM-N Quarterly Reports: Requires quarterly reports on SLCM-N progress (Sec. 1642)
- Acceleration of Nuclear Modernization: Requires a DoD report on the ability to accelerate nuclear modernization (Sec. 1644)
- Pit Aging Study: Requires an independent assessment on plutonium aging (Sec. 3133)
- Plutonium Pit Re-Use for the W-93: Requires a briefing no later than February 1, 2024 on reusing plutonium pits for the W-93 warhead (Directive Report Language)
Missile Defeat and Defense Funding Authorization for Select Systems
Select Provisions Related to Missile Defense
- Update to Missile Defense Policy: Updates U.S. missile defense policy to identify credible nuclear capability as the foundation of strategic deterrence (Sec. 1662)
- Additional Homeland Missile Defense Site: Limits funding for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, for travel, pending submission of a report on an additional missile defense interceptor site at Fort Drum, New York required by the FY 2023 NDAA (Sec. 1665)
Miscellaneous Programs and Provisions of Interest
- Pay Raise: Authorizes a 5.2% pay raise for service members and civilians.
- CTR Funds: Authorizes $350.9 million, the requested level, for the Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (Sec. 1683)
Final Passage
The bill was reported favorably out of committee by a 58-1 vote.
The bill is expected to come to the House floor for amendment consideration and final passage in the week of July 10.
