FY2021 Defense Appropriations Act: Context and Selected Issues for Congress

Abstract

The Department of Defense Appropriations Act is one of 12 annual appropriations measures typically reported by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the largest in terms of discretionary funding. The act funds activities of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) except for military construction and family housing programs. The legislation also funds certain activities of the intelligence community.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 07, 2021
Accession Number
AD1138174

Entities

People

  • Brendan W. Mcgarry

Organizations

  • Congressional Research Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Airframes
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Covid-19
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Health Services
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Prompt Global Strike
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • United States Government
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security