Bill > HR4365

This bill makes appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. * **Department of Defense Operations and Maintenance:** Funds are allocated for the general operation and maintenance of the armed forces, including humanitarian and civic assistance costs. * **Procurement:** Funds are appropriated for the procurement of weapons, aircraft, and other defense equipment. * **Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation:** Funds are allocated for research and development activities across various defense programs. * **Military Personnel:** Funds are provided for the pay, allowances, and other expenses of military personnel. * **Military Construction:** Funds are appropriated for the construction and improvement of military facilities. * **Defense-Wide Activities:** Funds are allocated for various defense-wide programs and initiatives, including international security cooperation and environmental mitigation on Indian lands. * **Specific Programs:** * $25,000,000 for incentive payments authorized by the Indian Financing Act of 1974. * $68,100,000 for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation. * $500,000,000 for Israeli Cooperative Programs, including the Iron Dome defense system and missile defense programs. * $1,648,559,000 for prior year shipbuilding cost increases for various Navy programs. * $49,000,000 for grants to the United Service Organizations and the Red Cross. * $1,343,580,000 for International Security Cooperation Programs. * $410,000,000 for enhanced border security for Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman. * $500,000,000 for assistance to Jordan to support its armed forces and border security. * $142,008,000 for the purchase of two used sealift vessels for the National Defense Reserve Fleet. * $800,000,000 to increase pay for certain enlisted grades. * **Rescissions:** Certain prior year appropriations are rescinded, totaling over $400 million across various accounts. * **General Provisions:** The bill includes numerous provisions that govern the use of funds, including restrictions on publicity and propaganda, limitations on the employment of non-citizens, requirements for notification to Congress on transfers and reprogramming of funds, and prohibitions on certain types of contracts and expenditures. It also includes provisions related to the Buy American Act, domestic manufacturing requirements, and restrictions on the use of funds for certain social and political activities.