As per usual the USA House cannot pass a bill the President can sign.
H.R. 1735: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (click here)
I strongly suggest the USA House break down the National Defense Authorization Act into parts that the President will sign.
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 is a comprehensive defense spending bill. At almost 1,000 pages long it will direct funding for procurement, research, and operation of defense technology, establish military policy, and address other matters pertaining to national defense. It has been passed by the House with 19 amendments, and is currently being reviewed by the Senate with 333 amendments proposed.
Unfortunately GovTrack does not have the staff to summarize the contents of the whole bill and all proposed amendments. We have instead included summaries of recent amendments agreed to and rejected on June 4.
I Procurement
101 Army (This section deals with the costs of only the Army)
(2)For missiles, $1,419,957,000.
(3)For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, $1,887,073,000.
(4)For ammunition, $1,233,378,000.
(5)For other procurement, $5,899,028,000.
That is a total of $16,128,799,000. It reads sixteen billion, one hundred twenty eight million and seven hundred ninety-nine thousand dollars US. The US Army's budget is the branch of government that occupies foreign land.
102. (This section deals with only the cost of the Navy and Marine Crops(1)For aircraft, $16,126,405,000.
(2)For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, $3,154,154,000.
(3)For ammunition procurement, Navy and Marine Corps, $723,741,000.
(4)For shipbuilding and conversion, $16,597,457,000.
(5)For other procurement, $6,614,715,000.
The Marine Corps does the heavy lifting. They go in first and may be accompanied by Naval and/or Air Force support. When the Marines complete their work, the USA Army follows.
(6)For procurement, Marine Corps, $1,131,418,000.
That is a total of $44,347,890,000. That reads forty-four billion, three hundred forty-seven million, eight hundred and ninety thousand dollars US.
103. Air Force (The section deals with only the cost of the Air Force.)
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for procurement for the Air Force as follows:
(1) For aircraft, $15,657,769,000.
(2) For missiles, $2,987,045,000.
(3) For space procurement, $2,584,061,000.
(4) For ammunition, $1,758,843,000.
(5) For other procurement, $18,272,438,000.
This is a total of $41,260.145.000. It reads forty-one billion, two hundred sixty million and one hundred forty-five thousand dollars US.
104. (This section could easily be called miscellaneous)
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H.R. 1735: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (click here)
I strongly suggest the USA House break down the National Defense Authorization Act into parts that the President will sign.
Unfortunately GovTrack does not have the staff to summarize the contents of the whole bill and all proposed amendments. We have instead included summaries of recent amendments agreed to and rejected on June 4.
I Procurement
101 Army (This section deals with the costs of only the Army)
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for procurement for the Army as follows:
(1)For aircraft, $5,689,357,000.
(1)For aircraft, $5,689,357,000.
Navy and Marine Corps)
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for procurement for the Navy and Marine Corps as follows:
Defense-wide activities
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for Defense-wide procurement in the amount of $5,130,853,000.
That reads five billion, one hundred thirty million and eight hundred fifty-three thousand dollars US.
The overall total is $106,867,687,000. That reads one hundred billion, eight hundred sixty-seven million and six hundred eighty-seven dollars US. The costs are rounded to the hundred thousands.
This is the website where the public can begin to understand the US Military Defense Procurement Process.
The Director of Defense Pricing (click here) reports to the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) (USD(AT&L)) but is supported by the Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy office.
Vision Acquisition excellence through leadership with integrity.
Mission Enable the Components to effectively deliver goods and services that meet the needs of the warfighter, while ensuring a business deal that is in the best interests of the tax payer by overseeing and implementing the OSD Better Buying Power Initiatives, formulating and overseeing complex, DOD-wide pricing policies and strategies supporting the procurement of major defense system programs, major automated information systems and service acquisitions for the Department.
If one recalls the Procurement Process has come under scrutiny for it's inefficiency since President Obama took office.
105. Multiyear procurement authority for Standard Missile-3 Block IB guided missiles
Most of this is self explanatory and can be viewed on public sites. It says the section of the law where multi-year procurement can be found and then states what it is that will REQUIRE multi-year procurement.
(a) Authority for multiyear procurement
Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may enter into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2016 program year, for the procurement of Standard Missile-3 Block IB guided missiles.
(b) Authority for advance procurement
(c) Condition for out-Year contract payments
106. Availability of Air Force procurement funds for certain commercial-off-the-shelf parts for intercontinental ballistic missile fuzes(click here)
(a) Availability of procurement funds
Notwithstanding section 1502(a) of title 31, United States Code, of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 by section 103 for Missile Procurement, Air Force, $13,700,000 shall be available for the procurement of covered parts pursuant to contracts entered into under section 1645 of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
(b) Covered parts defined
That reads five billion, one hundred thirty million and eight hundred fifty-three thousand dollars US.
The overall total is $106,867,687,000. That reads one hundred billion, eight hundred sixty-seven million and six hundred eighty-seven dollars US. The costs are rounded to the hundred thousands.
This is the website where the public can begin to understand the US Military Defense Procurement Process.
The Director of Defense Pricing (click here) reports to the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) (USD(AT&L)) but is supported by the Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy office.
Vision Acquisition excellence through leadership with integrity.
Mission Enable the Components to effectively deliver goods and services that meet the needs of the warfighter, while ensuring a business deal that is in the best interests of the tax payer by overseeing and implementing the OSD Better Buying Power Initiatives, formulating and overseeing complex, DOD-wide pricing policies and strategies supporting the procurement of major defense system programs, major automated information systems and service acquisitions for the Department.
If one recalls the Procurement Process has come under scrutiny for it's inefficiency since President Obama took office.
Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may enter into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2016 program year, for the procurement of Standard Missile-3 Block IB guided missiles.
(b) Authority for advance procurement
The Secretary may enter into one or more contracts for advance procurement associated with the SM–3 Block IB missiles for which authorization to enter into a multiyear procurement contract is provided under subsection (a).
A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2016 is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for such later fiscal year.
Notwithstanding section 1502(a) of title 31, United States Code, of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 by section 103 for Missile Procurement, Air Force, $13,700,000 shall be available for the procurement of covered parts pursuant to contracts entered into under section 1645 of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
BuckMcKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. YYY).
In this section, the term
SM-3® is a defensive weapon (click here) used by the U.S. Navy to destroy short- to intermediate-range ballistic missile threats. This "hit-to-kill" missile interceptor uses an exoatmospheric "kill vehicle," to collide with targets in space, a capability that's been likened to hitting a bullet with a bullet. The massive collision of the kill vehicle hitting its target obliterates the threat completely; explosives are not necessary. The resulting impact is the equivalent of a 10-ton truck traveling at 600 mph.
covered partshas the meaning given that term in section 1645(c) of such Act.
SM-3® is a defensive weapon (click here) used by the U.S. Navy to destroy short- to intermediate-range ballistic missile threats. This "hit-to-kill" missile interceptor uses an exoatmospheric "kill vehicle," to collide with targets in space, a capability that's been likened to hitting a bullet with a bullet. The massive collision of the kill vehicle hitting its target obliterates the threat completely; explosives are not necessary. The resulting impact is the equivalent of a 10-ton truck traveling at 600 mph.
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