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US HR2968

US HR2968
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020


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Introduced
05/23/2019
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes. This bill provides FY2020 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. The bill excludes military construction, military family housing, civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and nuclear warheads, which are all considered in other appropriations bills. Within the DOD budget, the bill provides appropriations for Military Personnel; Operation and Maintenance; Procurement; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation; and Revolving and Management Funds. The bill provides appropriations for Other Department of Defense Programs, including the Defense Health Program, Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, and the Office of the Inspector General. The bill provides appropriations for (1) Related Agencies, including the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund and the Intelligence Community Management Account; and (2) Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism. The bill also includes provisions that repeal the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force after 240 days; prohibit funds from being used to construct a wall, fence, border barriers, or border security infrastructure along the southern land border of the United States; prohibit funds from being used to deliver F-35 air vehicles or other F-35 weapon system equipment to Turkey; and direct the President to remove the Armed Forces from hostilities in or affecting Yemen unless a declaration of war or specific authorization has been enacted, with certain exceptions.

AI Summary

This bill makes appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) for fiscal year 2020. It provides funding for Military Personnel; Operation and Maintenance; Procurement; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation; Revolving and Management Funds; as well as Other DOD Programs like the Defense Health Program and Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities. The bill also includes several general provisions, such as restrictions on the use of funds for publicity or propaganda, limits on reprogramming and transfers of funds, and requirements for reporting on various DOD activities and programs. Key provisions of the bill include repeal of the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force after 240 days, prohibition on funds for constructing a wall or border security infrastructure along the southern border, and prohibition on delivering F-35 air vehicles to Turkey.

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Last Action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 59. (on 05/23/2019)

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