FY2010 Defense Authorization and Appropriations (Softcover and ebook)
Including Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues, and The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11

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For the Department of Defense (DOD) in FY2010, the Administration requested a total of $663.8 billion in discretionary budget authority. This includes $533.8 billion for the so-called "base budget"--all DOD activities other than combat operations--and $130.0 billion for "overseas contingency operations," including operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Administration also requested $75.9 billion in supplemental DOD appropriations for FY2009 to cover war costs. The Administration's DOD request, made public May 7, 2009, incorporated Defense Secretary Robert Gates' April 6 recommendations to curtail funding for several major weapons programs focused on conventional warfare.

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The FY2010 national defense authorization bills drafted by the House and Senate Armed Services Committees generally supported this shift in policy, which the Obama Administration's budget request reflected. However, both committees added to their respective bills authorization to continue production of the Air Force's F-22 fighter, and to continue development of an alternative engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The Obama Administration warned that a bill that continued either program would be vetoed. On June 25, the House passed by a vote of 389-22 its version of the FY2010 national defense authorization act, H.R. 2647, which would authorize a total of $534.0 billion for the DOD base budget--$264.8 million more than requested--and $129.3 billion for war costs. The bill also would authorize $16.5 billion for defense-related nuclear activities of the Energy Department, which was $83.3 million more than requested. On July 2, 2009, the Senate Armed Services Committee reported its version of the authorization bill, S. 1390, which would authorize $534.6 billion for the DOD base budget, $129.3 billion for war costs, and $16.4 billion for the Energy Department. The Senate passed the bill July 23, 2009, by a vote of 87-7 after adopting several amendments, including two that would, in effect, end production of the F-22 and terminate the F-35 alternate engine programs, as the Administration had requested.

The conference report on the authorization bill authorizes a total of $680.2 billion for military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD) and defense-related activities of other federal agencies, which is $14.9 million more than the Obama Administration requested. The conference report, which terminates the F-22 but continues the alternate engine program, was adopted by the House on October 8, 2009, by a vote of 281-146. The Senate adopted the conference report October 22, 2009, by a vote of 68-29 and President Obama signed the bill (P.L. 111-84) on October 28. The House passed its version of the FY2010 defense appropriations bill (H.R. 3326) on July 30, 2009, by a vote of 400-30. The bill would appropriate $497.6 billion for the DOD base budget (covering all accounts except military construction) and $128.2 billion for FY2010 war costs. As reported July 24, 2009, by the House Appropriations Committee, the bill would have continued F-22 production and the F-35 alternate engine programs. But the House adopted a floor amendment that would have the effect of terminating F-22 production.

The Senate Appropriations Committee reported September 10 an amended version of H.R. 3326 which would appropriate $497.6 billion for the DOD base budget and $128.2 billion for war costs. The committee bill funded neither continued F-22 production nor the F-35 alternate engine. During floor debate, the Senate rejected two amendments that would have eliminated $2.5 billion for the purchase of 10 C-17 cargo planes, which the Senate committee added over the Administration's objection. The Senate passed the bill October 6, 2009, by a vote of 93-7.
 

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1.  "Defense: FY2010 Authorization and Appropriations," Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report for Congress R40567, December 14, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

- Most Recent Developments
- Defense Authorization Conference
- Conference Issues in Defense Appropriations Bill (H.R. 3326)
- Overview of the Administration's FY2010 Request
- Status of Legislation
- War Costs and Issues
- Debate About Potential Troop Increases in Afghanistan
- Basis and Status of War Cost Request in Pending Legislation
- Authorization Action on War Funding Request
- Changes to DOD's Request
- Extensions and Additional Reporting Requirements
- House-Passed and Senate-Passed Appropriations Action
- Assessing Uncertainties In Operations Funding
- Funding for Force Protection Vehicles
- Transfers from Funding in the Base Budget
- Coalition Support and Commanders Emergency Response Program Funding
- Funding for Training Afghan Security Forces and for Guantanamo Bay
- Base Budget: Comparison and Context
- Defense Priorities: Budget and Strategy
- Background: Strategic Direction
- Strategic Processes
- Issues for Congress: Secretary Gates's Proposals
- Quality of Life Issues
- End-Strength Increase
- Health Care and Family Support
- Preparing for "The Wars We're In"
- Intelligence, Reconnaissance, and Surveillance (ISR)
- Developing Partner Capacity (Section 1206)
- Army Brigade Combat Teams
- Special Operations Forces
- Helicopter Crew Training
- Shipbuilding--Request
- Aircraft Carriers
- DDG-1000 and DDG-51 Destroyers
- CG(X) Cruiser
- Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)
- LPD-17, Mobile Landing Platform (MLP), and Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV)
- Aircraft-Request
- Tactical Combat Aircraft (F-35, F-22, F/A-18)
- F-22 Raptor
- Air Mobility (KC-X, C-17)
- Acquisition Reform (VH-71, CSAR-X)
- Missile Defense--Request
- Theater Defenses (THAAD, SM-3, Aegis)
- Ground-Based National Missile Defense
- Boost-Phase Defenses (Airborne Laser and KEI)
- Congressional Perspectives
- Ground Combat Systems (FCS and EFV)--Request
- Congressional Perspectives
- Bill-by-Bill Synopsis of Congressional Action to Date
- FY2010 Congressional Budget Resolution
- National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2647, S. 1390)
- Ballistic Missile Defense--Authorization
- Shipbuilding--Authorization
- Combat Aircraft--Authorization
- Ground Combat Systems--Authorization
- Military Personnel Policy: End-Strength, Pay Raise
- DOD Civilian Employees: NSPS, A-76
- Concurrent Receipt
- Military Commissions, Detainees and Guantanamo Bay
- Hate Crimes (Title XLVII)
- Economic Development Conveyance of Surplus Real Property (BRAC)
- Guam Realignment
- Other Senate Provisions
- FY2010 Defense Appropriations Bill
- Ballistic Missile Defense--Appropriation
- Shipbuilding--Appropriation
- Aircraft--Appropriation
- Ground Combat Systems--Appropriation
- Other Provisions

- Table 1. DOD Base Budget Request Discretionary Budget Authority, FY2009-2010
- Table 2. Status of FY2010 Defense Authorization Bills, H.R. 2647/S. 1390
- Table 3. Status of FY2010 Defense Appropriations Bills (H.R. 3326)
- Table 4. Congressional Action on DOD's War FY2010 Budget Request
- Table 5. Actual and Projected DOD Base Budgets Compared with 4% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
- Table 6. DOD Discretionary Budget Authority, FY1998-FY2009
- Table 7. FY2010 National Defense Authorization Act, House and Senate Action by Title, H.R. 2647, S. 1390
- Table 8. FY2010 Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 3326) Summary by Title
- Table A-1. Congressional Action on FY2010 Missile Defense Funding: Authorization
- Table A-2. Congressional Action on FY2010 Missile Defense Funding: Appropriations
- Table A-3. Congressional Action on Selected FY2010 Army and Marine Corps Programs: Authorization
- Table A-4. Congressional Action on Selected FY2010 Army and Marine Corps Programs: Appropriations
- Table A-5. Congressional Action on Selected FY2010 Shipbuilding Programs: Authorization
- Table A-6. Congressional Action on FY2010 Shipbuilding Programs: Appropriations
- Table A-7. Congressional Action on Selected FY2010 Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Aircraft Programs: Authorization
- Table A-8. Congressional Action on Selected FY2010 Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force Aircraft Programs: Appropriations
- Table A-9. Congressional Action on FY2010 DOD War Funding Request (Defense Appropriations and Military Construction Appropriations Bills)

- Appendix. Program Funding Tables

2.  "FY2010 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues," CRS Report for Congress R40711, August 27, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

- Background
- Active Duty End Strengths
- Military Pay Raise
- Expansion of Concurrent Receipt
- Inclusion of Qualifying Service Since September 11, 2001, in Calculating Eligibility for Early Receipt of Reserve Retired Pay
- Prohibition on Recruiting or Retaining Individuals Associated with Hate Groups
- Earlier Tricare Prime Eligibility for Certain Reservists
- Post-Deployment Mental Health Screening
- Constructive Eligibility for Tricare Benefits for Individuals Otherwise Ineligible Under Retroactive Determination of Medicare Part A Entitlement
- Tricare Coverage for Certain Members of the Retired Reserve Who Are Not Yet Age 60
- Chiropractic Health Care for Members on Active Duty
- Dental Care for Survivors
- Prohibition on Conversions of Military Medical Positions to Civilian and Dental Positions
- Cooperative Health Care Agreements Between Military Installations and Non-Military Health Care Systems
- Sexual Assault
- Government Accountability Office Report on the Progress Made in Implementing Recommendations to Reduce Domestic Violence in Military Families
- Internship Pilot Program for Military Spouses
- Language and Cultural Training
- Survivor Benefit Plan Offset and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation
- Supplemental Assistance Allowance
- Civilian Employer-sponsored Health Care for Retired Military Employees
- Suicide Among Members of the Individual Ready Reserve
- Plan to Increase the Behavioral Health Capabilities of the Department of Defense
- Reform and Improvement of the Tricare Program

- Table 1. Authorized Active Duty End Strengths

3.  "The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11," CRS Report for Congress RL33110, September 28, 2009. . . . . . 153

- Introduction
- Total War Funding Enacted
- Total War Costs if FY2010 Request is Approved
- Pending FY2010 Request
- Potential Troop Increases in Afghanistan
- War Cost Issues in the 111th Congress
- War Cost Estimates for Iraq and Afghanistan
- Problems with Reliability of DOD's Estimates by Operation
- Estimates of War-Related Budget Authority
- Funding for Each Agency
- Trends in War Funding
- Estimates for Iraq and Afghanistan and Other Operations
- CBO Projections of Future Costs
- Past Trends and Future DOD Costs in Iraq
- Past Trends and Future DOD Costs in Afghanistan
- Past Trends and Future Costs in Enhanced Security
- DOD Spending Thus Far
- Changes in Average Monthly Obligations
- Troop Level Changes in the Bush and Obama Administrations
- Funding to Train and Equip Iraqi and Afghan Security Forces
- Reset and Reconstitution
- DOD Changes Definition of War Costs
- Procurement Funding in FY2007 and FY2008
- Front Loading Reset Funding
- Carryover of DOD War Investment Funding
- Accuracy and Expansion of Reconstitution Requests
- Modularity as an Emergency Expense
- Growing the Force as a War Cost
- Questions About War-Related Procurement Issues
- Potential Readiness Issues
- Congressional Options to Affect Military Operations
- Problems in War Cost Estimates and Reporting
- Difficulties in Explaining DOD's War Costs
- Changes in Troop Strength
- Reliance on Reservists Falls
- Changes in Military Personnel Costs
- Changes in Operating Costs
- Changes in Investment Costs
- Special Funds and the Flexibility Issue
- Average Cost Per Deployed Troop and Future Costs
- Estimates of Future Costs

- Figure 1. Active-Duty and Reserve Shares of OIF/OEF Average Annual Troop Levels, FY2003-Early FY2007

- Table 1. Estimated War Funding by Operation: FY2001-FY2010 War Request
- Table 2. Estimated War Funding by Agency: FY2001-FY2010
- Table 3. Budget Authority for Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror (GWOT) Operations: FY2001-FY2010 Request
- Table 4. DOD's Obligations by Operation: FY2001-FY2009
- Table 5. Afghan and Iraq Security Forces Funding: FY2004-FY2009 Bridge
- Table 6. Average Troop Strength for Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Counter-Terror Operations, FY2001-FY2007
- Table 7. DOD's War Enacted Budget Authority by Title: FY2004-FY2009 Bridge
- Table 8. Average Annual Cost Per Deployed Troop: FY2003-FY2006
- Table A-1. Chronology of FY2008 War and FY2009 War Requests
- Table A-2. Enacted FY2008 and FY2009 War Funding
- Table B-1. Ways To Extend How Long Army Can Operate Without FY2008 Supplemental Appropriations
- Table C-1. Defense Department, Foreign Operations Funding, and VA Medical Funding for Iraq, Afghanistan and Other Global War on Terror Activities, FY2001-FY2009

- Appendix A. Congressional Action on FY2008 and FY2009 War Funding
- Appendix B. DOD Tools to Extend Financing War Cost
- Appendix C. War Appropriations by Act and by Agency

4.  Other Resources From TheCapitol.Net . . . . . . . . 221

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- The President's Budget
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- Authorizations and Appropriations in a Nutshell, ISBN: 1587330296

5.  Other Resources . . . . . . . . 222

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