Highlights of Conference Agreement on the Fiscal Year 2005 Defense Appropriations Bill (H.R. 4613, S. 2559)
The President today signed into law the conference agreement on the FY’05 Defense Appropriations bill. The bill includes $416.2 billion for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2005. This amount includes $25 billion requested by the President for early fiscal year 2005 costs associated with operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The remaining $391 billion is an increase of $22.5 billion over amounts provided in fiscal year 2004.
NOTE: The $391 billion figure represents funding only for the Department of Defense. It does not include funding for military construction (estimated at roughly $9.5 billion) or weapons-related activities of the Department of Energy (estimated at roughly $19 billion), each of which are funded through other appropriations bills.
FUNDING PROVISIONS
em>Total Funding
Request: $417.8 billion
Senate: $416.2 billion
House: $416.1 billion
Conference Agreement: $416.2 billion
Personnel
Request: $104.8 billion
Senate: $103.9 billion
House: $104.2 billion
Conference Agreement: $103.7 billion
Procurement
Request: $74.9 billion
Senate: $76.5 billion
House: $77.4 billion
Conference Agreement: $77.7 billion
Research, Development, Testing & Evaluation
Request: $68.9 billion
Senate: $68.8 billion
House: $68.9 billion
Conference Agreement: $69.9 billion
Operations & Maintenance
Request: $121.9 billion
Senate: $121.4 billion
House: $120.6 billion
Conference Agreement: $121.1 billion
The bill fully funds the Administration’s recent $25 billion request to cover operational costs in Iraq and Afghanistan for the early part of FY’05.
IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN (Initial Costs)
NOTE: Estimates for the total FY’05 costs for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan are as high as $75 billion.
This $25 billion is broken down into these categories:
Military Personnel
Senate: $505 million
House: $3.9 billion
Conference Agreement: $1.2 billion
Operation and Maintenance
Senate: $17.6 billion
House: $14.3 billion
Conference Agreement: $20.2 billion
Iraq Freedom Fund
Senate: $2.5 billion
House: $2.9 billion
Conference Agreement: N/A
Procurement
Senate: $2.3 billion
House: $2.2 billion
Conference Agreement: $1.4 billion
Classified Programs
Senate: $1.25 billion
House: $1.25 billion
Conference Agreement: N/A
Defense Health Program
Senate: $746 million
House: $305 million
Conference Agreement: $683 million
Defense Working Capital Funds
Senate: N/A
House: N/A
Conference Agreement: $1.5 billion
MAJOR WEAPONS SYSTEMS
Ballistic Missile Defense
Request: $10.2 billion
Senate: $10.2 billion
House: $9.7 billion
Conference Agreement: $10 billion (decrease of $183 million from request)
TACTICAL AIRCRAFT
F/A-22 “Raptor” Fighter
Request: $3.6 billion procurement for 24 aircraft
Senate: $3.6 billion procurement for 24 aircraft
House: $3.6 billion procurement for 24 aircraft
Conference Agreement: $3.6 billion procurement for 24 aircraft
Joint Strike Fighter
Request: $4.6 billion
Senate: $4.5 billion (claims “full funding” of request)
House: $4.4 billion (decrease of $204 million from request)
Conference Agreement: $4.4 billion
F/A-18E/F “Super Hornet” Fighter
Request: $2.9 billion for 42 aircraft
Senate: $2.9 billion for 42 aircraft
House: $2.9 billion for 42 aircraft
Conference Agreement: $2.9 billion for 42 aircraft
C-17 Transport Aircraft
Request: $2.5 billion for procurement of 14 aircraft
Senate: $2.5 billion for procurement of 14 aircraft
House: $2.7 billion for procurement of 15 aircraft
Conference Agreement: $2.7 billion for procurement of 15 aircraft ($158 million above request)
V-22 “Osprey” Tilt-rotor
Request: $1.1 billion for procurement of 11 aircraft
Senate: $1.1 billion for procurement of 11 aircraft
House: $1.1 billion for procurement of 11 aircraft
Conference Agreement: $1.1 billion for procurement of 11 aircraft
KC-767 Airborne Tanker Aircraft
Request: None
Senate: $110 million
House: $100 million
Conference Agreement: $100 million for the “Tanker Replacement Transfer Fund”
SHIPBUILDING
DD Destroyer (Research and Development)
Request: $1.2 billion
Senate: $1.21 billion
House: $1.183 billion
Conference Agreement: $1.86 billion
DDG-51 “Arleigh Burke” Destroyer
Request: $3.4 billion for 3 ships
Senate: $3.4 billion for 3 ships
House: $3.4 billion for 3 ships
Conference Agreement: $3.4 billion for 3 ships
LPD-17 “San Antonio” Amphibious Assault Ship
Request: $966 million for 1 ship
Senate: $966 million for 1 ship
House: $3.4 billion for 3 ships
Conference Agreement: $3.4 billion for 3 ships
SSN-774 “Virginia” Class Submarine
Request: $1.6 billion for one vessel
Senate: $1.6 billion for one vessel
House: $1.6 billion for one vessel
Conference Agreement: $1.6 billion for one vessel
ARMY PROGRAMS
Stryker Interim Armored Vehicle (IAV)
Request: $905 million
Senate: $905 million
House: $1.9 billion
Conference Agreement: $1.5 billion
Future Combat Systems
Request: $3.2 billion
Senate: $3.03 billion
House: N/A
Conference Agreement: $2.9 billion ($268 million below request)
Military Pay Raise
Request: 3.5 percent across-the-board pay raise
Senate: 3.5 percent across-the-board pay raise
House: 3.5 percent across-the-board pay raise
Conference Agreement: 3.5 percent across-the-board pay raise
Sources: Defense Department’s Fiscal Year 2005 budget request, Conference Report 108-622, to accompany H.R. 4613.