Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill authorizing national defense spending for the fiscal year 2018.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $17.44 billion to the Army for purchases, including but not limited to (Title I, Sec 101):

• $4.15 billion for aircraft;

• $2.52 billion for missiles; and

• $2.42 billion for weapons and tracked combat vehicles.

• Appropriates $31.6 billion for the Navy and Marine Corps for purchases, including but not limited to (Title I, Sec. 103):

• $19.9 billion for shipbuilding and conversion.

• $15.05 billion for aircraft; and

• $3.42 billion for weapons, including missiles and torpedoes.

• Appropriates $42.08 billion to the Air Force for purchases, including but not limited to (Title I, Sec 104):

• $15.43 billion for aircraft;

• $3.37 billion for space procurement; and

• $2.3 billion for missiles.

• Appropriates a total of $82.72 billion to various agencies in the Department of Defense for research, developments, tests, and evaluation (Title II, Sec. 201).

• Appropriates an additional $188.7 billion to the Department of Defense for the purpose of the Armed Forces, as well as other operational and maintenance costs, including but not limited to (Title III, Sec. 301):

• $1 billion department-wide environment restoration costs.

• Appropriates $33.66 billion to the Department of Defense for the Defense Health Program (Title XIV, Sec. 1406):

• Appropriates $48.03 billion to the Armed Forces to be used for operation and maintenance costs, including but not limited to (Title XV, Sec. 1508):

• $16.13 billion for the Army;

• $10.26 billion for the Air Force;

• $7.71 billion for defense-wide activities;

• $5.87 billion for the Navy;

• $4.94 billion for the Afghanistan security forces fund;

• $1.77 billion for Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Train and Equip fund; and

• $1.17 billion for the Marine Corps.

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill authorizing national defense spending for the fiscal year 2018.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $17.44 billion to the Army for purchases, including but not limited to (Title I, Sec 101):

• $4.15 billion for aircraft;

• $2.52 billion for missiles; and

• $2.42 billion for weapons and tracked combat vehicles.

• Appropriates $31.6 billion for the Navy and Marine Corps for purchases, including but not limited to (Title I, Sec. 103):

• $19.9 billion for shipbuilding and conversion.

• $15.05 billion for aircraft; and

• $3.42 billion for weapons, including missiles and torpedoes.

• Appropriates $42.08 billion to the Air Force for purchases, including but not limited to (Title I, Sec 104):

• $15.43 billion for aircraft;

• $3.37 billion for space procurement; and

• $2.3 billion for missiles.

• Appropriates a total of $82.72 billion to various agencies in the Department of Defense for research, developments, tests, and evaluation (Title II, Sec. 201).

• Appropriates an additional $188.7 billion to the Department of Defense for the purpose of the Armed Forces, as well as other operational and maintenance costs, including but not limited to (Title III, Sec. 301):

• $1 billion department-wide environment restoration costs.

• Appropriates $33.66 billion to the Department of Defense for the Defense Health Program (Title XIV, Sec. 1406):

• Appropriates $48.03 billion to the Armed Forces to be used for operation and maintenance costs, including but not limited to (Title XV, Sec. 1508):

• $16.13 billion for the Army;

• $10.26 billion for the Air Force;

• $7.71 billion for defense-wide activities;

• $5.87 billion for the Navy;

• $4.94 billion for the Afghanistan security forces fund;

• $1.77 billion for Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Train and Equip fund; and

• $1.17 billion for the Marine Corps.

Full Bill Text

Full Bill Text