Defense
On July 27, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense approved, by voice vote, its FY2011 Defense spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered).
According to the committee funding table, the bill would provide $670.953 billion for programs at the Department of Defense (DOD). This amount is $12.169 billion over FY2010 and $7.272 billion below President Obama’s request.
The FY2011 measure includes $126.619 billion for military personnel ($2.448 billion over FY2010 and $1.05 billion below the administration’s request) and $31.469 billion for the Defense Health Program ($2.225 billion over FY2010 and $534 million over the president’s request). Chair Norm Dicks (D-WA) noted in his statement that the bill would increase funding for “peer-reviewed medical research programs to address breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, orthopedic injuries, and other conditions affecting servicemembers and their families.”
Financial Services and General Government
On July 29, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government approved, by voice vote, its FY2011 Financial Services and General Government spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered). The Senate Appropriations Committee approved its version of the bill (S.3677) on July 29 (see The Source, 7/30/10). Additional information will be available when the committee report is printed.
The bill would provide $24.5 billion in discretionary funding for FY2011, which is $314 million over FY2010 and $756.8 million less than President Obama’s request.
According to the subcommittee funding table, the Small Business Administration (SBA) would receive $1.049 billion in FY2011. This amount is $225.3 million over FY2010 and $55.2 million over the administration’s request. The Senate Appropriations Committee would provide the SBA with $1.1 billion.
Chair José Serrano (D-NY) noted in his statement that the District of Columbia would receive $5 million to help combat “an HIV/AIDS epidemic unparalleled in the United States.”
