- Table numbers in parentheses are increases or decreases from the FY24 Request
- FY25 requested levels come from the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation’s Fiscal Year 2025 Defense Budget Request Briefing Book
- Numbers may not add due to rounding
Total National Defense Discretionary Spending Request (050)
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
➤ Modification of SLCM-N Warhead: Provides flexibility for use of a warhead other than the W80-4 ALT for the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N) (Sec. 1621)
➤ Plan for Strategic Nuclear Weapons Availability: Requires the Commander of Strategic Command to submit a plan for deployed strategic nuclear warheads during the transition from the Minuteman III to Sentinel delivery system (Sec. 1622)
➤ B83 Retirement: Prohibits retirement of B83-1 bombs unless the commander of Strategic Command certifies that it is in the interest of the United States to do so and limits funding until a strategy to address hard and deeply buried targets is submitted (Sec. 1623)
➤ Deployed ICBMs: Prohibits reducing the number of deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles below 400 (Sec. 1624)
➤ Conditional Requirements for Sentinel Program: Places certain conditions on the Sentinel program if it is certified under the Nunn-McCurdy process (Sec. 1625)
➤ Annual Reports on Strategic Posture Commission Recommendations: Requires annual reports on Department of Defense implementation of the Strategic Posture Commission’s recommendations (Sec. 1626)
➤ Human in the Loop: Declares U.S. policy to keep a “human in the loop” for critical nuclear weapons decisions (Sec. 1627)
➤ W76-2 Retirement: Prohibits the use of funds to reconvert or retire a W76–2 warhead (Sec. 3112)
Missile Defeat and Defense Funding Request Total and Select Systems
Select Provisions Related to Missile Defense
➤ Third Continental Missile Interceptor Site: Requires the establishment of a third continental United States interceptor site on the East Coast of the United States (Sec. 1633)
Miscellaneous Programs and Provisions of Interest
➤ Pay Raise: Authorizes a 19.5% pay raise for junior enlisted servicemembers and supports a 4.5% pay raise for all other servicemembers.
➤ CTR Funds: Authorizes $350.1 million, the requested level, for the Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (Sec. 1642)
Final Passage
The bill was reported favorably out of committee by a 57-1 vote.
The bill is expected to come to the House floor for amendment consideration and final passage in the week of June 10.
