H.R. 2647 sets a comprehensive annual defense policy and authorizes budget authority for the Department of Defense (DoD) for Fiscal Year 2010.  The legislation authorizes $550.4 billion for standard operations of the DoD (and $2.5 billion for Department of Energy national security programs), as well as $130 billion for funding ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The funding level in this bill is slightly more than the President's request and 4 percent over the current level.  However, due to certain programs once funded in the supplemental now being included in the base budget, this legislation represents real growth of less than two percent.  A summary of the major provisions in H.R. 2647 is below:

Iraq Policy:  The bill requires the Secretary of Defense to report on the redeployment of U.S. troops out of Iraq, as well as whether military equipment in Iraq and Afghanistan.  H.R. 2647 prohibits the use of funds to establish permanent bases in Iraq.

Troop Levels:  H.R. 2647 authorizes the President's request for increased troop levels.  Specifically, the legislation authorizes 15,000 additional Army troops, 8,000 more Marines, 14,650 more Air Force personnel, and 2,477 Navy sailors.

Military Pay Raise:  The legislation provides an average 3.4 percent pay increase for military personnel in Fiscal Year 2010.  This is 0.5 percent more than the President's request of 2.9 percent.

Afghanistan and Pakistan:  The bill provides $7.3 billion to train and equip the Afghan national security forces while authorizing the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund to aid the capabilities of Pakistan's security forces.  Additionally, H.R. 2647 would establish a registration and monitoring system for all defense articles provided to the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

National Guard and Reserves:  The legislation authorizes $6.9 billion for new equipment for National Guard and reserve units; an increase of $600 million over the President's request.

Additionally, the bill would expand TRICARE (military health insurance) coverage to reserve component members and their families for 180 days prior to mobilization.  Currently, reserve members are eligible 90 days before mobilization.

Special Operations:  The bill provides nearly $9 billion for Special Operations forces-an increase of $308 million to address the command's unfunded requirements.  These funds will support the Special Operation Command's counterterrorism mission.

Chemical and Biological Defense:  H.R. 2647 authorizes the President's request of $1.6 billion for Chemical and Biological Defense programs.

Force Protection Equipment:  H.R. 2647 provides $5.5 billion for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles, $1.5 billion for up-armored Humvees, $1.3 billion to upgrade Abrams tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles, and $1.4 billion for improvised explosive device (IED) jammers.

Aircraft:  The bill provides $369 million for the advance procurement of 12 additional F-22 fighters.  H.R. 2647 also authorizes $6 billion for 28 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and $1.2 billion for nine F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets, including $108 million in advance procurement for additional Super Hornets to support a multiyear procurement.

Ships:  The legislation provides $1.4 billion for the Littoral Combat Ship, $1.1 billion for the LPD-17 San Antonio­-class amphibious ship, $1.1 billion for the DDG-1000, the Navy's next-generation surface combat ship, and $2.3 billion for the restart of the DDG-51 destroyer program.

Future Combat System:  H.R. 2647 authorizes $2.5 billion for the Future Combat System-the Army's next generation of combat vehicles and weapons systems.

Quality of Life Improvements:  H.R. 2647 includes $450 million for Army barrack improvements and $762 million for base facilities and infrastructure maintenance. 

H.R. 2647 would also provide $2 billion for military family housing programs and require DoD to review the standards used to calculate monthly rates for housing allowances to determine if the current standards are sufficient.

The bill would also establish a monthly compensation allowance for catastrophically injured service members to receive assistance from a non-medical attendant.  Finally, the bill establishes a DoD nursing school to help alleviate nursing shortages in the military.

Military Construction:  The legislation provides $13.6 billion for service-wide military construction projects for Fiscal Year 2010.

Defense Environmental Cleanup:  H.R. 2647 would provide about $5 billion for environmental defense cleanup projects.

Base Closures:  The bill provides $7.1 billion for the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) activities.

Cybersecurity:  H.R. 2647 would establish a process for addressing hardware or software vulnerabilities to defense information technology systems.    The bill also would require DoD to establish a joint program office within Acquisition, Technology and Logistics to better coordinate the acquisition of cyber capabilities across the Department.

H.R. 2647 sets a comprehensive annual defense policy and authorizes budget authority for the Department of Defense (DoD) for Fiscal Year 2010.  The legislation authorizes $550.4 billion for standard operations of the DoD (and $2.5 billion for Department of Energy national security programs), as well as $130 billion for funding ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The funding level in this bill is slightly more than the President's request and 4 percent over the current level.  However, due to certain programs once funded in the supplemental now being included in the base budget, this legislation represents real growth of less than two percent.  A summary of the major provisions in H.R. 2647 is below:

Iraq Policy:  The bill requires the Secretary of Defense to report on the redeployment of U.S. troops out of Iraq, as well as whether military equipment in Iraq and Afghanistan.  H.R. 2647 prohibits the use of funds to establish permanent bases in Iraq.

Troop Levels:  H.R. 2647 authorizes the President's request for increased troop levels.  Specifically, the legislation authorizes 15,000 additional Army troops, 8,000 more Marines, 14,650 more Air Force personnel, and 2,477 Navy sailors.

Military Pay Raise:  The legislation provides an average 3.4 percent pay increase for military personnel in Fiscal Year 2010.  This is 0.5 percent more than the President's request of 2.9 percent.

Afghanistan and Pakistan:  The bill provides $7.3 billion to train and equip the Afghan national security forces while authorizing the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund to aid the capabilities of Pakistan's security forces.  Additionally, H.R. 2647 would establish a registration and monitoring system for all defense articles provided to the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

National Guard and Reserves:  The legislation authorizes $6.9 billion for new equipment for National Guard and reserve units; an increase of $600 million over the President's request.

Additionally, the bill would expand TRICARE (military health insurance) coverage to reserve component members and their families for 180 days prior to mobilization.  Currently, reserve members are eligible 90 days before mobilization.

Special Operations:  The bill provides nearly $9 billion for Special Operations forces-an increase of $308 million to address the command's unfunded requirements.  These funds will support the Special Operation Command's counterterrorism mission.

Chemical and Biological Defense:  H.R. 2647 authorizes the President's request of $1.6 billion for Chemical and Biological Defense programs.

Force Protection Equipment:  H.R. 2647 provides $5.5 billion for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles, $1.5 billion for up-armored Humvees, $1.3 billion to upgrade Abrams tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles, and $1.4 billion for improvised explosive device (IED) jammers.

Aircraft:  The bill provides $369 million for the advance procurement of 12 additional F-22 fighters.  H.R. 2647 also authorizes $6 billion for 28 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and $1.2 billion for nine F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets, including $108 million in advance procurement for additional Super Hornets to support a multiyear procurement.

Ships:  The legislation provides $1.4 billion for the Littoral Combat Ship, $1.1 billion for the LPD-17 San Antonio­-class amphibious ship, $1.1 billion for the DDG-1000, the Navy's next-generation surface combat ship, and $2.3 billion for the restart of the DDG-51 destroyer program.

Future Combat System:  H.R. 2647 authorizes $2.5 billion for the Future Combat System-the Army's next generation of combat vehicles and weapons systems.

Quality of Life Improvements:  H.R. 2647 includes $450 million for Army barrack improvements and $762 million for base facilities and infrastructure maintenance. 

H.R. 2647 would also provide $2 billion for military family housing programs and require DoD to review the standards used to calculate monthly rates for housing allowances to determine if the current standards are sufficient.

The bill would also establish a monthly compensation allowance for catastrophically injured service members to receive assistance from a non-medical attendant.  Finally, the bill establishes a DoD nursing school to help alleviate nursing shortages in the military.

Military Construction:  The legislation provides $13.6 billion for service-wide military construction projects for Fiscal Year 2010.

Defense Environmental Cleanup:  H.R. 2647 would provide about $5 billion for environmental defense cleanup projects.

Base Closures:  The bill provides $7.1 billion for the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) activities.

Cybersecurity:  H.R. 2647 would establish a process for addressing hardware or software vulnerabilities to defense information technology systems.    The bill also would require DoD to establish a joint program office within Acquisition, Technology and Logistics to better coordinate the acquisition of cyber capabilities across the Department.

H.R. 2647 sets a comprehensive annual defense policy and authorizes budget authority for the Department of Defense (DoD) for Fiscal Year 2010.  The legislation authorizes $550.4 billion for standard operations of the DoD (and $2.5 billion for Department of Energy national security programs), as well as $130 billion for funding ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The funding level in this bill is slightly more than the President's request and 4 percent over the current level.  However, due to certain programs once funded in the supplemental now being included in the base budget, this legislation represents real growth of less than two percent.  A summary of the major provisions in H.R. 2647 is below:

Iraq Policy:  The bill requires the Secretary of Defense to report on the redeployment of U.S. troops out of Iraq, as well as whether military equipment in Iraq and Afghanistan.  H.R. 2647 prohibits the use of funds to establish permanent bases in Iraq.

Troop Levels:  H.R. 2647 authorizes the President's request for increased troop levels.  Specifically, the legislation authorizes 15,000 additional Army troops, 8,000 more Marines, 14,650 more Air Force personnel, and 2,477 Navy sailors.

Military Pay Raise:  The legislation provides an average 3.4 percent pay increase for military personnel in Fiscal Year 2010.  This is 0.5 percent more than the President's request of 2.9 percent.

Afghanistan and Pakistan:  The bill provides $7.3 billion to train and equip the Afghan national security forces while authorizing the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund to aid the capabilities of Pakistan's security forces.  Additionally, H.R. 2647 would establish a registration and monitoring system for all defense articles provided to the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

National Guard and Reserves:  The legislation authorizes $6.9 billion for new equipment for National Guard and reserve units; an increase of $600 million over the President's request.

Additionally, the bill would expand TRICARE (military health insurance) coverage to reserve component members and their families for 180 days prior to mobilization.  Currently, reserve members are eligible 90 days before mobilization.

Special Operations:  The bill provides nearly $9 billion for Special Operations forces-an increase of $308 million to address the command's unfunded requirements.  These funds will support the Special Operation Command's counterterrorism mission.

Chemical and Biological Defense:  H.R. 2647 authorizes the President's request of $1.6 billion for Chemical and Biological Defense programs.

Force Protection Equipment:  H.R. 2647 provides $5.5 billion for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles, $1.5 billion for up-armored Humvees, $1.3 billion to upgrade Abrams tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles, and $1.4 billion for improvised explosive device (IED) jammers.

Aircraft:  The bill provides $369 million for the advance procurement of 12 additional F-22 fighters.  H.R. 2647 also authorizes $6 billion for 28 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and $1.2 billion for nine F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets, including $108 million in advance procurement for additional Super Hornets to support a multiyear procurement.

Ships:  The legislation provides $1.4 billion for the Littoral Combat Ship, $1.1 billion for the LPD-17 San Antonio­-class amphibious ship, $1.1 billion for the DDG-1000, the Navy's next-generation surface combat ship, and $2.3 billion for the restart of the DDG-51 destroyer program.

Future Combat System:  H.R. 2647 authorizes $2.5 billion for the Future Combat System-the Army's next generation of combat vehicles and weapons systems.

Quality of Life Improvements:  H.R. 2647 includes $450 million for Army barrack improvements and $762 million for base facilities and infrastructure maintenance. 

H.R. 2647 would also provide $2 billion for military family housing programs and require DoD to review the standards used to calculate monthly rates for housing allowances to determine if the current standards are sufficient.

The bill would also establish a monthly compensation allowance for catastrophically injured service members to receive assistance from a non-medical attendant.  Finally, the bill establishes a DoD nursing school to help alleviate nursing shortages in the military.

Military Construction:  The legislation provides $13.6 billion for service-wide military construction projects for Fiscal Year 2010.

Defense Environmental Cleanup:  H.R. 2647 would provide about $5 billion for environmental defense cleanup projects.

Base Closures:  The bill provides $7.1 billion for the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) activities.

Cybersecurity:  H.R. 2647 would establish a process for addressing hardware or software vulnerabilities to defense information technology systems.    The bill also would require DoD to establish a joint program office within Acquisition, Technology and Logistics to better coordinate the acquisition of cyber capabilities across the Department.