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WASHINGTON
- October 25 - Council for a Livable World today released a summary
of the major elements in the fiscal 2002 Defense Appropriations bill. The
bill appropriates a total of $317.5 billion.
While the bill provides a huge $29.7 billion increase over last
year's enacted level before supplemental appropriations bill were added in,
the bill represents the status quo for military programs. It provides
billions of dollars for Cold War era weapons that will do little to address
current and future threats.
It provides a 50 percent increase for missile defense programs
above 2001 levels despite their complete uselessness against the box cutter
and U.S. mail terrorist attacks in the last six weeks.
Most of the Cold War weapons requested by the Pentagon are funded.
There are very few changes from the Administration request. The Committee
passed on an opportunity to begin the transformation of the American
military from its current Cold War structure to a leaner, more efficient
force, designed to address the real and present threats of this country.
Analysis of the fiscal 2002 House Defense Appropriations Bill
On October 24 the House Appropriations Committee completed its mark-up of
the fiscal 2002 Defense Appropriations Bill. The bill provides funding for
all national defense programs with the exception of military construction
and Department of Energy weapons programs. The full House is expected to
consider the bill for debate and a floor vote the week of October 29.
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Total Funds in the bill
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$319.4 billion: Administration Request
$317.5 billion: House Bill
$ 20.0 billion: Increase from fiscal 2001 spending level (including
supplemental requests)
$ 29.7 billion: Increase from fiscal 2001 Defense Appropriations enacted
level of $287.8 billion, without supplementals added in)
$ 1.9 billion; Decrease from Administration Request
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Total funds approved for Defense (Function 050)
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The bill is consistent with an overall defense budget authority total of
about $343.3 billion, a total which includes this bill as well as the
Military Construction Bill and the Department of Energy nuclear weapons
activities funded in the Energy and Water Appropriations bill.
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Nuclear related programs
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Cooperative Threat Reduction (NunnLugar):
Administration Request: $403 million
House Bill: $403 million
Difference: ----
Ballistic Missile Defense:
Administration Request: $8.3 billion
House Bill: $7.85 billion
Difference: $441 million decrease (but still a $2.7 billion increase from
last year)
Ground Based midcourse defense:
Administration Request: $3.2 billion
House Bill: $3.2 billion
Difference: ----
THAAD:
Administration Request: $922.5 million
House Bill: $744.5 million
Difference: $178 million decrease
Navy theater wide missile defense:
Administration Request: $596 million
House Bill: $500 million
Difference: $96 million decrease
Navy area theater missile defense:
Administration Request: $388.5 million
House Bill: $388.5 million
Difference: ----
Space based laser:
Administration Request: $190 million
House Bill: $120 million
Difference: $70 million decrease
Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS):
Administration Request: $385 million
House Bill: -----
Difference: $385 million decrease
$250 million shifted to "Satellite Sensor Technology" account.
$75 million shifted to "Ground Sensor Technology" account.
Trident II (D5) SLBM procurement:
Administration Request: $559 million (12 missiles)
House Bill: $534 million (12 missiles)
Difference: $25 million decrease
B2 Bomber R&D:
Administration Request: $155 million
House Bill: $222 million
Difference: $67 million increase
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Major aircraft programs
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Air Force F22 Fighter procurement and R&D:
Administration Request: $1.2 billion (10 Raptors)
House Bill: $1.1 billion (10 Raptors)
Difference: $128 million decrease
Air Force/Marine Corps V22 tiltrotor aircraft procurement and R&D:
Administration Request: $2.1 billion (12 Ospreys 12 Marine Corps)
House Bill: $1.8 billion (11 Ospreys - 2 Air Force, 9 Marine Corps)
Difference: $285 million decrease
Navy F/A18 E/F attack/fighter procurement:
Administration Request: $3.1 billion (48 Superhornets)
House Bill: $3.1 billion (48 Superhornets)
Difference: ----
Air Force C17 procurement (including advanced procurement:
Administration Request: $3.1 billion (15 planes)
House Bill: $3.2 billion (15 planes)
Difference: $136 million increase
Air Force F15 procurement:
Administration Request: $212.2 million (0 new planes upgrades)
House Bill: $237.2 million (0 new planes - upgrades)
Difference: $25 million increase
Air Force F16 procurement:
Administration Request: $232 million (0 new planes upgrades)
House Bill: $237 million (0 new planes - upgrades)
Difference: $5 million increase
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Major shipbuilding programs
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DD-21 Destroyer:
Administration Request: $643.5 million
House Bill: $150 million
Difference: $493.5 million decrease
DDG51 Destroyer procurement:
Administration Request: 3.0 billion (3 ships)
House Bill: $3.8 billion (4 ships)
Difference: $820 million increase
LPD17 advanced procurement:
Administration Request: $421.3 million
House Bill: $286.3 million
Difference: $135 million decrease
LHD-1 amphibious assault ship:
Administration Request: $267.2 million
House Bill: ----
Difference: $267.2 million decrease
Virginia Class Attack Submarine procurement:
Administration Request: $1.6 billion (1 sub)
House Bill: $1.6 billion (1 sub)
Difference: $30 million decrease
SSGN Trident Submarine Conversion Advanced Procurement (convert to cruise
missile carriers)
Administration Request: $86.4 million
House Bill: $549.4 million
Difference: $463 million increase
CVX Aircraft Carrier R&D:
Administration Request: $165 million
House Bill: $165 million
Difference: ----
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Army Programs
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Crusader Mobile Howitzer:
Administration Request: $447.9 million
House Bill: $447.9 million
Difference: ----
Comanche Helicopter R&D:
Administration Request: $787.9 million
House Bill: $ 816.4 million
Difference: $28.5 million
Army UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter procurement:
Administration Request: $174.5 million (12 aircraft)
House Bill: $174.5 million (12 aircraft
Difference: --------
General provisions: The Committee established a new account called "Counter-Terrorism and Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction." It
appropriated a total of $11.8 billion, an increase of $1.4 billion over the
request. It consolidated a number of programs into this account, including
national and theater missile programs, Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat
Reduction, chemical and biological weapons defense, counter-proliferation,
arms control technology and Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
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