Defense: FY2009 Authorization and Appropriations
Abstract
The President's FY2009 federal budget request, released February 4, 2008, included $611.1 billion in new budget authority for national defense. This total included $515.4 billion in discretionary new budget authority for the base budget of the Department of Defense (DOD) i.e., activities not associated with combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The budget included an additional $2.9 billion in mandatory spending for the DOD base budget and $22.8 billion for non-war-related defense costs of the Department of Energy and other agencies. In addition to the $541.1 billion requested for the base line (i.e., non-war cost) budget, the request also included $70 billion to cover war costs in the first part of FY2009. On April 30 the Senate Armed Services Committee approved its version of the FY2009 defense authorization bill (S. 3001), authorizing the appropriation of $612.5 billion in new budget authority for national security programs, including $542.5 billion for the base line budget and a $70 billion allowance for war-related costs. The Senate committee approved without major change the funding requests for several programs that have been the subject of controversy, including the Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS), the Navy's DDG-1000 destroyer, and the Air Force's KC-45A mid-air refueling tanker. The committee bill would add to the request $497 million to either continue or terminate production of the Air Force's F-22 fighter. It also would add to the request $465 million to continue development of an alternate engine for the F-35 Joint Strike fighter and $35 million to improve the engine currently slated for installation in the planes. The Senate may take up the bill before the July Fourth recess.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 18, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA487561
Entities
People
- Pat Towell
- Stephen Daggett
Organizations
- Library of Congress