Prepared by:
Christopher Hellman
Military Policy Fellow
Center For Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) completed its markup of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Defense Authorization bill (HR 2647) on June 17, 2009. HASC’s marked up bill recommends an overall FY’10 authorization level of $680.5 billion, $348 million more than requested by the administration. This $680.5 billion total includes $130 billion for ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and $550.5 billion for National Defense (function 050). Of the $550.5 billion slated for National Defense, $534.0 billion is for the Department of Defense (DOD) and $16.5 billion is for the Department of Energy’s nuclear weapons activities.  The full House is expected to take up the Defense Authorization bill this week.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Military Pay Raise – The bill includes a 3.4 percent pay raise, 0.5 percent above the administration’s request.
• National Guard & Reserve Equipment – The bill includes $6.9 billion for equipment procurement for the National Guard and Reserve, $600 million above the request.
• F-22 Fighter Aircraft – The bill includes $368.8 million in advanced procurement funding for the acquisition of 12 F-22 fighters in Fiscal Year 2011.
• JSF Alternative Engine – Provides 603 million for the continued development and acquisition of a second source engine for the Joint Strike Fighter program, and requires DoD to include funding for the competitive engine program in future budget requests

FUNDING PROVISIONS

Total Funding (Function 050)

Request: $550.2 billion

Committee: $550.5 billion ($348 million above request)

Procurement

Request: $105.8 billion

Committee: $105.2 billion ($621 million below request)

Research, Development, Testing & Evaluation

Request: $78.6 billion

Committee: $79.7 billion ($1,020.2 million above request)

Operations & Maintenance

Request: $156.4 billion

Committee: $157.3 billion ($832.4 million above request)

Personnel

Request: $136.0 billion

Committee: $135.7 billion ($292.5 million below request)

Military Construction

Request: $13.1 billion

Committee: $13.6 billion ($524.2 million above request)

Military Housing

Request: $1.959 billion

Committee: $1.959 billion

Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Implementation

Request: $7.9 billion

Committee:  $7.7 billion ($210 million below request)

Other

Request: $33.9 billion

Committee: $33.0 billion ($903.2 million below request)

NOTE: This amount includes $26.7 billion for the Defense Health program, $940 million below the request

Department of Energy Defense Activities (Function 053)

Request: $16.4 billion

Committee: $16.5 billion ($83.3 million above the request)

MAJOR WEAPONS SYSTEMS

Ballistic Missile Defense

Request: $9.3 billion

Committee: $9.3 billion

AIRCRAFT

F/A-22 “Raptor” Fighter

Request: $1.02 billion

Committee: $1.05 billion, including $368.8 million in advanced procurement for 12 aircraft in FY’11

Joint Strike Fighter

Request: $9.6 billion for 20 Navy and ten Air Force aircraft

Committee: $9.9 billion for 19 Navy and nine Air Force aircraft and $603 million for the alternative engine program (not requested).

F/A-18E/F “Super Hornet” Fighter

Request: $1.2 billion for nine aircraft

Committee: $1.3 billion for nine aircraft

EA-18G Radar Jamming Aircraft

Request: $1.69 billion for 22 aircraft

Committee: $1.74 billion for 22 aircraft

V-22 “Osprey” Tilt-rotor

Request: $2.7 billion for 30 Navy and five Air Force aircraft

Committee: $2.7 billion for 30 Navy and five Air Force aircraft

C-130J Transport Aircraft

Request: $558.9 million for four C-130J Air Force aircraft

Committee: $558.9 million for four C-130J Air Force aircraft

C-17 Globemaster Transport Aircraft

Request: $250.4 million

Committee: $250.4 million

SHIPBUILDING

DDG-1000 “Zumwalt” Destroyer [DD(x)]

Request: $1.1 billion, to complete third and final vessel in the class

Committee: $1.1 billion

DDG-51 “Arleigh Burke” Destroyer

Request: $2.2 billion for one ship and advanced procurement

Committee: $2.2 billion for one ship and advanced procurement

LPD-17 “San Antonio” Amphibious Assault Ship

Request: $1.06 billion

Committee: $1.12 billion

SSN-774 “Virginia” Class Submarine

Request: $3.9 billion for one vessel and advanced procurement for two vessels in FY’11

Committee: $3.9 billion for one vessel and advanced procurement for two vessels in FY’11

Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)

Request: $1.7 billion for three ships

Committee: $1.7 billion for three ships

T-AKE Supply Ship

Request: $940 million for two ships

Committee: $940 million for two ships

ARMY PROGRAMS

Stryker Armored Vehicle

Request: $478.9 million

Committee: $424.9 million

Future Combat System

Request: $2.9 billion

Committee: $2.6 billion ($327 million below request)

UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter

Request: $1.36 billion for 79 aircraft

Committee $1.36 billion for 79 aircraft

HMMWV High Mobility Vehicle

Request: $281 million for 1,770 vehicles

Committee: $286 million for 1,770 vehicles

NON-PROLIFERATION PROGRAMS

Dept. of Energy Nonproliferation Programs

Request: $2.137 billion

Committee: $2.539 billion ($403 million above request)

DoD Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (“Nunn-Lugar”)

Request: $404.1 million

Committee: $434.1 million

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NUCLEAR WEAPONS-RELATED ACTIVITIES

National Nuclear Security Administration

Request: $9.9 billion

Committee: $10.5 billion ($535 million above request)

Environmental and Other Defense Activities

Request: $6.4 billion

Committee: $5.995 billion ($451 million below request)

KEY POLICY PROVISIONS

Limitation on funds for missile defense in Europe – Repeating language Congress has used previously, the bill prohibits any expenditure of funds for the acquisition or deployment of U.S. missile defense in Europe until the proposed system “has demonstrated, through successful, operationally realistic flight testing, a high probability of working in an operationally effective manner and the ability to accomplish the mission.” Such testing has not yet occurred.

Preference for goods and services produced along Afghanistan supply route – Authorizes DOD to limit competition or provide a preference for products that originate in countries along the supply route to Afghanistan. The goals are to reduce costs and risks; encourage countries to expand supply routes; and develop more robust supply routes. The preferred countries include Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.

Limits funds for release or transfer of Guantanamo detainees – Prevents the use of funds for detainee relocation until 120 days after the President submits a plan that addresses congressional concerns.

Miranda rights in Afghanistan – Seeks a report from the Secretary of Defense on the potential impact of a proposed requirement that U.S. forces in Afghanistan read Miranda rights to detainees.

Continuation of activities by the Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States – Extends the life of the Commission and requires a follow-on report to complement the final report submitted on May 6, 2009.

Program to track arms transfers to Afghanistan and Pakistan – Mandates the implementation of a registration and monitoring system for all defense articles transferred to Afghanistan or Pakistan. GAO has reported that many weapons in Afghanistan cannot be tracked successfully.

Patriot missile defense in Poland – Encourages DOD to deploy a Patriot missile defense battery in Poland by 2012, a proposal agreed to in the U.S.-Poland “Declaration on Strategic Cooperation” signed in August 2008.

F-22 exports to Japan – Requires the Secretaries of Defense, State, and the Air Force to report to Congress within 30 days on the potential sale of F-22 Raptors to Japan.

Expand U.S.-Russia joint data exchange center to include missile defense – Allows DOD to expand the purview of the joint data exchange center to include missile defense activities (currently the center tracks early warning systems for launches of ballistic missiles). The bill provides $5 million in FY 2010 to achieve this objective.

TITLE XV – Overseas Contingency Operations

HIGHLIGHTS

• Afghanistan Security Forces – Provides $7.5 billion, as requested, for Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. Does NOT fund the $700 million request for the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund.
• Improvised Explosive Devises (IEDs) – Provides $1.437 billion for the Joint IED Defeat Fund (JIEDDF), $100 million below the request.
• Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles (MRAP) – Includes $5.46 billion for the MRAP program, the amount requested.

COMMITTEE FUNDING LEVELS

Total Funding: $130 billion

Procurement: $24.4 billion, $675 million above request

Research, Development, Testing & Evaluation: $410 million, $100 million above request

Operations & Maintenance: $80.7 billion, $75 million below request

Personnel: $13.6 billion, as requested

Military Construction: $1.4 billion, as requested

Other: $9.5 billion, $700 million below request