# Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills: FY1970-FY2006

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## Record

- **Collection:** Congressional research report
- **Document type:** CRS Report
- **Published:** June 13, 2006
- **Citation:** 98-756C

## Text

Order Code 98-756 C

CRS Report for Congress
Received through the CRS Web

Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills:
FY1970-FY2006

Updated June 13, 2006

Thomas Coipuram Jr.
Information Research Specialist
Knowledge Services Group

Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress

Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills:
FY1970-FY2006
Summary
The passage of the Department of Defense (DOD) authorization and
appropriations bills through Congress often does not follow the course laid out in
textbooks on legislative procedure. Tracking DOD authorization or appropriation
bills can often be confusing and time-consuming; this has been particularly true in
recent years, when continuing resolutions (CRs) containing the DOD and other
appropriation bills have been passed in lieu of the traditional 12 appropriations bills
for the entire U.S. government.
This report is a research aid, which lists the DOD authorization bills (Table 1)
and appropriations bills (Table 2) for FY1970-FY2006. This report includes all the
pertinent information on the passage of these bills through the legislative process:
bill numbers, report numbers, dates reported and passed, recorded vote numbers and
vote tallies, dates of passage of the conference reports with their numbers and votes,
vetoes, substitutions, dates of final passage, and public law numbers. Table 3 shows
real growth or decline in national defense funding for FY1940-FY2009. Table 4
gives a more detailed picture of both regular and supplemental defense appropriations
from the 103rd Congress to the 109th Congress, first session (FY1993-FY2005). Table
5 shows the President’s DOD appropriations budget requests for FY1950-FY2005
vs. final amount enacted. Finally, key definitions are included. This report will be
updated as legislative activity warrants.

Contents
The DOD Authorization-Appropriations Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

List of Tables
Table 1. Authorization Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Table 2. Appropriation Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Table 3. Real Growth/Decline in National Defense Funding,
FY1940-FY2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Table 4. National Defense Appropriations Since FY1993- FY2005 . . . . . . . . . 23
Table 5. Congressional Action on Annual Department of Defense
Appropriations Requests, FY1950-FY2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Defense Authorization and Appropriations
Bills: FY1970-FY2006
The DOD Authorization-Appropriations Process
Congress oversees the defense budget primarily through two yearly bills: the
defense authorization and defense appropriations bills. Tables 1 and 2 present the
Department of Defense (DOD) authorization and appropriations bills. The
authorization bill establishes the agencies responsible for defense and sets the
policies under which money will be spent: it authorizes the money to be spent. The
appropriations bill actually appropriates the money.
Ideally, the authorization-appropriations process should proceed in an orderly
sequence with each step of the process generating a part of the paper trail. All of
these steps should be documented in the Congressional Record as well as in many
other official documents of Congress, in private publications such as Congressional
Quarterly Weekly Report and United States Code Congressional and Administrative
News (USCCAN), and on the Internet [http://thomas.loc.gov/].
In the simplest case, the process begins with the President’s submitting his
proposal (initially formulated by DOD and formally submitted by the President
through the White House Office of Management and Budget) to the defense
authorizing and appropriations committees.
Then, for example, for the defense authorization bill, hearings are held by the
appropriate House committees and subcommittees. The bill is marked up and an
authorization bill is reported out, usually with a written, numbered report. This bill
is debated in the House, amended or not as the case may be, and passed by the House
with the vote noted in the Congressional Record. In the simplest situation, this bill
would then be sent to the Senate, debated, and passed. However, the Senate can
amend the House bill or report out its own bill, debate, amend, and pass it.
If each chamber passes its own version, the stage is set for a conference
committee to harmonize the two versions. This usually results in a printed
conference report, which is then voted on by each chamber to complete congressional
action on the bill, which then is sent to the President for his consideration.
Ideally, after the authorization bill is passed, the appropriations bill goes through
this same process. Although conceptually a sequential process, authorization and
appropriations bills can be considered at the same time or even passed in reverse
order.

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Other patterns also emerge. For instance, the Senate can report out a bill, then
substitute the text of the Senate bill for the text of the bill passed by the House while
retaining the House bill number. The House can also use this procedure. A Senate
or House bill can also have part of the other chamber’s bill inserted into it, or can be
so heavily amended that it is unclear whether it is the Senate or House bill that is
really being passed.
Other circumstances can also occur, which make it hard to track a bill and its
contents. Bills are sometimes reported out without reports. Instead of recorded
votes, in which each Member is recorded as voting for or against the bill, voice votes
can be taken, in which no individual Member’s vote can be identified. Bills can be
approved by unanimous consent even though they may contain thousands of separate
provisions, thus making it impossible to say for sure if a Member really supported a
particular provision. Senate bills can be reported out before House bills. An
appropriations bill can be passed before an authorization bill.
Sometimes, after the September 30 fiscal year deadline has passed and work has
not been completed on the regular appropriations bills, Congress passes a continuing
resolution (CR) instead of some or all of the 12 separate bills that fund the operations
of the government. The CR can be temporary or permanent. Each year is unique,
and it is rare that the “usual” pattern is followed.
There are several types of votes: voice votes, teller votes, division votes, unanimous
consent votes, but only when there is a recorded vote will there be a vote number and
vote tally in the Congressional Record. The section below is based on “Methods of
Voting in the House and Senate: Putting Member’s Positions on the Record,” from
Congressional Quarterly’s Guide to Congress, 4th ed. (1991), pp. 430-431.

Methods of Voting
!

Division vote — those in favor or opposed stand, and the chair takes
a head count: only vote totals are announced and there is no record
of how individual Members voted.

!

Recorded vote — Members vote electronically, each recorded vote
is given a sequential number and vote totals plus how each Member
voted are recorded in the Congressional Record.

!

Teller vote — an older method in which Members were counted as
they passed between chair appointed tellers for the “ayes” and
“noes”; only vote totals announced and no record of how individual
Members voted.

!

Unanimous consent vote — usually reserved for non-controversial
legislation.

!

Voice vote — the presiding officer calls for the “ayes” and then the
“noes,” Members shout in chorus on one side or the other, and the
chair decides the result.

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Table 1. Authorization Bills
Authorization — House
Report #
Date Reported

Authorization — Senate

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

S.

Report #
Date Reported

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Laws
Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Public Law
Signed

FY

H.R.

1970

14000

91-522
9/26/69

Sa 10/3/69
# 200
(y311-n44)

91-607
11/5/69
(vv)

2546

91-290
7/3/69

9/18/69
# 95
(y81-n5)

91-607
11/6/69
# 141
(y58-n9)

91-121
11/19/69

1971

17123

91-1022
4/24/70

5/6/70
# 104
(y326-n69)

91-1473
# 320
9/29/70
(y341-n11)

—

91-1016
7/14/70

9/1/70
# 282
(y84-n5)

91-1473
10/1/70
(vv)

91-441
10/7/70

1972

8687

92-232
5/26/71

6/17/71
# 146
(y332-n58)

92-618
11/10/71
(vv)

—

92-359
9/7/71

10/6/71
# 257
(y82-n4)

92-618
11/11/71
# 309
(y65-n19)

92-156
11/17/71

1973

15495

92-1149
6/19/72

6/27/72
# 235
(y334-n59)

92-1388
9/13/72
# 361
(y336-n43)

—

92-962b
6/29/72

S 8/2/72
# 341
(y92-n5)

92-1388
9/15/72
# 433
(y73-n5)

92-436
9/26/72

1974

9286

93-383
7/18/73

7/31/73
# 411
(y367-n37)

93-588
10/31/73
(vv)

—

93-385
9/6/73

10/1/73
# 448
(y91-n7)

93-588
11/5/73
# 476
(y69-n12)

93-155
11/16/3

CRS-4
Authorization — House
Report #
Date Reported

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Authorization — Senate
Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

S.

Report #
Date Reported

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Laws
Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

FY

H.R.

1975

14592

93-1035
5/10/74

5/22/74
# 242
(y358-n37)

93-1212
7/29/74
# 412
(y305-n38)

3000

93-884
5/29/74

Hc 6/11/74
# 248
(y84-n6)

93-1212
7/30/74
# 333
(y88-n8)

1976

6674

94-199
5/10/75

5/20/75
# 235
(y332-n64)

94-413
7/30/75
# 454
(y348- n60)

920

94-146
5/19/75

Hd 6/6/75
# 214
(y77-n6)

94-413
8/1/75
# 374
(y42 n-48)

94-488
9/24/75
(vv)

—

94-488
9/26/75
# 424
(y63-n7)

Public Law
Signed
93-365
8/5/74

94-106
10/7/75

1977

12438

94-967
3/26/76

4/9/76
# 187
(y298-n52)

94-1305
6/30/76
# 493
(y339-n66)

—

94-878
5/14/76

5/26/76
# 200
(y76-n2)

94-1305
7/1/76
# 375
(y78-n12)

94-361
7/14/76

1978

5970

95-194
4/7/77

4/25/77
# 151
(y347-n43)

95-446
7/13/77
# 409
(y350-n40)

—

95-282
6/21/77

5/17/77
# 144
(y90-n3)

95-446
7/14/77
(vv)

95-79
7/30/77

1979

10929

95-1118
5/6/78

5/24/78
# 372
(y319-n67)

95-1402
8/4/78
(vv)

2571

95-826
5/15/78

He 7/11/78
# 203
(y87-n2)

95-1402
8/4/78
(vv)

VETO
8/17/78

CRS-5
Authorization — House

FY

H.R.

Report #
Date Reported

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Authorization — Senate
Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

S.

Report #
Date Reported

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Laws
Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Public Law
Signed

14042

95-1573
9/15/78

Sf 10/4/78
# 872
(y367-n22)

g

3486

95-1197
9/15/78

S 9/26/78
# 406
(y89-n3)

g

95-485
10/20/78

1980

4040

96-166
5/15/79

Sh 9/14/79
# 472
(y282-n46)

96-546
10/26/79
# 610
(y300-n26)

428

96-197
5/31/79

S 6/13/79
# 127
(y89-n7)

96-546
10/24/79
(vv)

96-107
11/9/79

1981

6974

96-916
4/30/80

5/21/80
# 250
(y338-n62)

96-1222
8/26/80
# 489
(y360-n49)

—

96-826
6/20/80

7/2/80
# 295
(y84-n3)

96-1222
8/26/80
# 384
(y78-n2)

96-342
9/8/80

1982

3519

97-71, pt. 1i
5/19/81

Sj
7/16/81
# 140
(y354-n63)

97-311
11/17/81
# 309
(y335-n61)

815

97-58
5/6/81

5/14/81
# 119
(y92-n1)

97-311
11/5/81
(vv)

97-86
12/1/81

1983

6030

97-482
4/13/82

Sk
7/29/82
# 232
(y290-n73)

97-749
8/18/82
# 297
(y251-n148)

2248

97-330
4/13/82

5/13/82
# 120
(y84-n8)

97-749
8/17/82
# 331
(y77-n21)

97-252
9/8/82

1984

2969

98-107
5/11/83

Sl 7/29/83
# 275
(y305-n114)

98-352
9/15/83
# 339
(y266-n152)

675

98-174
7/5/83

7/26/83
# 221
(y83-n15)

98-352
9/13/83
# 244
(y83-n8)

98-94
9/24/83

CRS-6
Authorization — House
Report #
Date Reported

Authorization — Senate

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

S.

Report #
Date Reported

Laws

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Public Law
Signed

FY

H.R.

1985

5167

98-691
4/19/84

5/31/84
# 204
(y298-n98)

98-1080
9/26/84
(vv)

2723

98-500
5/31/84

Hm 6/20/84
# 152
(y82-n6)

98-1080
9/27/84
(vv)

98-525
10/19/84

1986

1872

99-81
5/10/85

Sn 6/27/85
(vv)

99-235
10/29/85
(vv)

1160

No Report
5/16/85

6/5/85
# 106
(y92-n3)

99-235
7/30/85
# 167
(y94-n5)

99-145
11/8/85

1987

4428

99-718
7/25/86

So 9/18/86
# 358
(y255-n152)

99-1001
10/15/86
# 467
(y283-n128)

2638

99-331
S 7/8/86

8/9/86
#207
(y86-n3)

98-1001
10/15/86
(vv)

99-661
11/14/86

1988

1748

100-58
4/15/87

5/20/87
# 141
(y239-n177)

100-466
11/18/87
# 440
(y264-n158)

1174

100-57
S 5/8/87

Sp 10/2/87
# 300
(y56-n42)

100-466
11/19/87
# 384
(y86-n9)

100-180
12/4/87

1989

4264

100-563
4/5/88

5/11/88
# 126
(y252-n172)

100-753
7/14/88
# 233
(y229-n83)

2355

100-326
5/4/88

Hq 5/27/88
(vv)

100-753
7/14/88
# 252
(y64-n30)

VETO
8/3/88

4481r

100-735s
6/28/88

7/12/88
(vv)

100-989
9/28/88
# 359
(y369-n48)

2749

8/11/88
(vv)

H 9/15/88
(vv)

100-989
9/28/88
# 340
(y91-n4)

100-456
9/29/88

CRS-7
Authorization — House
Report #
Date Reported

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Authorization — Senate
Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

S.

Report #
Date Reported

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Laws
Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Public Law
Signed

FY

H.R.

1990

2461

101-121
7/1/89

7/27/89
# 185
(y261-n162)

101-331
11/9/89
# 343
(y236-n172)

1352

101-81
7/19/89

Ht 8/2/89
# 161
(y95-n4)

101-331
11/15/89
# 299
(y91-n8)

101-189
11/29/89

1991

4739

101-665
8/3/90

9/19/90
# 352
(y56-n155)

101-923
10/24/90
# 517
(y271-n156)

2884

101-384
7/20/90

Hu 8/4/90
# 227
(y79-n16)

101-923
10/26/90
# 320
(y80-n17)

101-510
11/5/90

1992

2100

102-60
5/13/91

5/22/91
# 110
(y268-n161)

102-311
11/18/91
# 400
(y329-n82)

1507

102-113
H 7/19/91

Hv 8/2/91
(vv)

102-311
11/22/91
# 265
(y79-n15)

102-190
12/5/91

1993

5006

102-527
5/19/92

6/5/92
# 172
(y198-n168)

102-966
10/3/92
# 461
(y304-n100)

3114

102-352
7/31/92

Hw 9/19/92
(vv)

102-966
10/5/92
(vv)

102-484
10/23/92

1994

2401

103-200
7/30/93

9/29/93
# 474
(y268-n162)

103-357
11/15/93
# 565
(y273-n135)

1298

103-112
7/27/93

Hx 9/4/93
# 265
(y92-n7)

103-357
11/17/93
# 380
(y77-n22)

103-160
11/30/93

1995

4301

103-499
5/10/94

6/9/94
# 226
(y260-n158)

103-701
Sy 8/17/94
# 404
(y280-n137)

2182

103-282
6/14/94

7/1/94z
(vv)

103-701
9/13/94
# 297
(y80-n18)

103-337
10/5/94

CRS-8
Authorization — House

FY

H.R.

1996

1530

Report #
Date Reported
104-131
6/1/95

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Authorization — Senate
Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

S.

Report #
Date Reported

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Laws
Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Public Law
Signed

6/15/95
# 385
(y300-n126)

104-406
12/15/95
# 865
(y267-n149)

1026

104-112
7/12/95

H 9/6/95
# 399
(y64-n34)

104-406
12/19/95
# 608
(y51-n43)

VETO
12/28/95

S 1/5/96
(vv)

104-450
1/24/96
# 16
(y287-n129)

1124aa

No Report
8/7/95

9/6/95
(vv)bb

104-450
1/26/96
#5
(y56-n34)

104-106
2/10/96

1997

3230

104-563
5/7/96

5/15/96
# 174
(y272-n153)

104-724
8/1/96
# 397
(y285-n132)

1745

104-261
5/13/96

Hcc 7/10/96
# 187
(y68-n31)

104-724
9/10/96
# 279
(y73-n26)

104-201
9/23/96

1998

1119

105-132
6/16/97

6/25/97
# 236
(y304-n120)

105-340
10/28/97
# 534
(y268-n123)

936

No Report
6/18/97

Hdd 7/11/97
# 173
(y94-n4)

105-340
11/6/97
# 296
(y90-n10)

105-85
11/18/97

1999

3616

105-532
5/12/98

5/21/98
# 183
(y357-n60)

105-736
9/24/98
# 458
(y373-n50)

2057

No Report
5/11/98

Hee 6/25/98
# 181
(y88-n4)

105-736
10/1/98
# 293
(y96-n2)

105-261
10/17/98

2000

1401

106-162
5/24/99

Sff 6/14/99
(uc)

106-301
9/15/99
# 424
(y375-n45)

1059

106-50
5/17/99

5/27/99
# 154
(y92-n3)

106-301
9/22/99
# 284
(y93-n5)

106-65
10/5/99

CRS-9
Authorization — House
Report #
Date Reported

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Authorization — Senate
Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

S.

Report #
Date Reported

Laws

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Public Law
Signed

FY

H.R.

2001

4205

106-616
5/12/00

5/18/00
# 208
(y353-n63)

106-945
10/11/00
# 522
(y382-n31)

2549

106-292
5/12/00

Hgg
7/13/00
# 179
(y97-n3)

106-945
10/12/00
# 275
(y90-n3)

106-398
10/30/00

2002

2586

107-194
9/4/01

Shh
10/17/01
(uc)

107-333
12/13/01
# 496
(y382-n40)

1438

No Report
9/19/01

10/2/01
# 290
(y99-n0)

107-333
12/13/01
# 369
(y96-n2)

107-107
12/28/01

2003

4546

107-436
5/3/02

5/10/02
# 158
y359-n58

107-772
11/12/02
VV

2514

107-151
5/15/02

Hii
6/27/02
UC

107-772
11/13/03
VV

107-314
12/2/02

2004

1588

108-106
5/16/03

5/22/03
#221
(y361-n68)

108-354
11/7/03
# 617
(y362-n40, 2
present)

1050

108-46
5/13/03

Hjj
6/4/03
VV

108-354
11/12/03
#447
(y95-n3)

108-136
11/24/03

2005

4200

108-491
5/14/04

5/20/04
#206
(y391-n34)

108-767
10/9/04
# 528
(y359-n14)

2400

108-260
5/11/04

Hkk
6/23/04
UC

108-767
10/9/04
UC

108-375
10/28/04

2006

1815

109-89
5/20/05

5/25/05
#222
(y390-n39)

109-360
12/19/05
#665

1042

109-69
5/17/05

Hll
11/15/05
#326
(y98-n0)

109-360
12/21/05
VV

109-163
1/6/06

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Abbreviations and Symbols:
H indicates that the Senate passed a bill with a House resolution number,
S indicates that the House passed a bill with a Senate resolution number; 1
( — ) dashes mean no original Senate bill, House bill number used;
vv = voice vote, uc = unanimous consent vote, dv = a division vote.
Notes:
a.
After passing H.R. 14000 by recorded vote # 200, the House passed S. 2546 by voice vote and laid H.R. 14000 on the table.
b.
Senate reported out a substitute bill for H.R. 15495 as passed the House.
c.
Senate substituted text of S. 3000, then passed H.R. 14592 in lieu.
d.
Senate passed H.R. 6674 in lieu of S. 920.
e.
Senate passed H.R. 10929 in lieu of S. 2571.
f.
House passed S. 3486 amended in lieu of H.R. 14042.
g.
Senate agreed to House amendments. No conference was held.
h.
House passed H.R. 4040, laid it on the table by voice vote, then passed S. 428 in lieu by voice vote.
i.
H.R. 3519 had a three-part report; this date is for the earliest report.
j.
House passed S. 815 in lieu of H.R. 3519.
k.
House laid H.R. 6030 on the table and passed S. 2248 in lieu.
l.
House inserted text of H.R. 2969 into S. 675, then passed it by voice vote.
m. Senate substituted text of S. 2723, then passed H.R. 5167.
n.
House passed S. 1160, amended, in lieu of H.R. 1872.
o.
House inserted text of H.R. 4428, then passed S. 2638.
p.
Senate inserted text of S. 1174, then passed H.R. 1748.
q.
Senate folded text of S. 2355 into H.R. 4264, then passed it.
r.
After the initial bill was vetoed, an amended version was added to an existing bill on military base closures — H.R. 4481.
s.
H.R. 4481 had a four-part report; the date is that of the earliest report.
t.
Senate inserted text of S. 1352, then passed H.R. 2461.
u.
Senate inserted text of S. 2884, then passed H.R. 4739.
v.
Senate inserted text of S. 1507, then passed H.R. 2100.
w. Senate inserted text of S. 3114, then passed H.R. 5006.
x.
Senate inserted text of S. 1298, then passed H.R. 2401.
y.
House passed S. 2182 by voice vote on 7/25/94 after substituting the text of H.R. 4301 as passed the House.
z.
Senate inserted text of S. 2182, then passed H.R. 4301.
aa. After veto of H.R. 1530 and failure to override, an amended conference report on S. 1124 was passed. The President signed P.L. 104-106 on 2/10/96.
bb. Senate struck all but the enacting clause and substituted division A of S. 1026.
cc. Senate substituted text of S. 1745, then passed H.R. 3230.

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dd.
ee.
ff.
gg.
hh.
ii.
jj.
kk.
ll.

Senate passed S. 936, inserted text of S. 936 into H.R. 1119, then passed H.R. 1119 by voice vote.
Senate passed S. 2057 by roll call vote # 181 on 6/25/98, then struck all but the enacting clause of H.R. 3616, inserted the text of S. 2057, then passed H.R. 3616 on 6/25/98
by unanimous consent.
House passed H.R. 1401 on 6/10/99 by roll call vote # 191, 365-58, then the bill was laid on the table. Subsequently, on 6/14/00 the House struck all but the enacting clause
of S. 1059, substituted the text of H.R. 1401, and passed S.1059 without objection.
Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S.2549 amended, then passed H.R. 4205 in lieu of S. 2549 with an amendment. H.R. 4205
enacted into law the text of H.R. 5408 as introduced on 10/6/00.
House struck all after the enacting clause, substituted the text of H.R. 2586 which had passed the House on 9/28 by a vote of y398-n17 (#359) and passed S. 1438 (which
replaced S.1416, which had been reported out with Report 107-62 on 9/12) without objection.
Senate struck all after the enacting clause, then substituted text of S. 2514 as amended and passed by the Senate on 6/27 by a vote of y97-n2 ( # 165), and passed H.R.
4546.
Senate struck all after the enacting clause, then substituted the text of S. 1050 which had passed the Senate on 5/22 by a vote of y98-n1 (#194), and passed H.R. 1588.
Senate struck all after the enacting clause, then substituted the text of S. 2400 which had passed the Senate on 6/23/04 by a vote of y 97-n0 (#146), and passed H.R. 2400.
Senate struck all after the enacting clause, then substituted the text of S. 1042 which had passed the Senate on 11/15/05 by a vote of y 98-n0 (#326), and passed H.R. 1815.

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Table 2. Appropriation Bills
Appropriations — House
Report #
Date Reported

Appropriations — Senate

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

S.

Report #
Date Reported

Laws

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Public Law
Signed

FY

H.R.

1970

15090

91-698
12/3/69

12/8/69
# 306
(y330-n33)

91-766
12/18/69
(vv)

—

91-607
12/12/69

12/15/69
# 241
(y85-n4)

91-766
12/18/69
(vv)

91-171
12/29/69

1971

19590

91-1570
10/6/70

10/8/70
# 338
(y274-n31)

91-1799a
12/29/70
# 452
(y234-n18)

—

91-1392
12/3/70

12/8/70
# 417
(y89-n0)

91-1799
12/29/70
# 457
(y70-n2)

91-668
1/11/71

1972

11731

92-666
11/11/71

11/17/71
# 402
(y343-n51)

92-754
12/15/71
# 466
(y293-n39)

—

92-498
11/18/71

11/23/71
# 396
(y80-n5)

92-754
12/15/71
(vv)

92-204
12/18/71

1973

16593

92-1389
9/11/72

9/14/72
# 368
(y322-n41)

92-1566
10/12/72
# 434
(y316-n42)

—

92-1243
9/29/72

10/2/72
# 496
(y70-n5)

92-1566
10/13/72
(vv)

92-570
10/26/72

1974

11575

93-662
11/26/73

11/30/73
# 610
(y336-n23)

93-741
12/20/73
# 712
(y336-n32)

—

93-617
12/12/73

12/13/73
# 581
(y89-n2)

93-741
12/20/73
(vv)

93-238
½/74

CRS-13
Appropriations — House
Report #
Date Reported

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Appropriations — Senate
Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

S.

Report #
Date Reported

Laws

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

FY

H.R.

1975

16243

93-1255
8/1/74

8/6/74
# 455
(y350-n43)

93-1363
7/23/74
# 534
(y293-n59)

—

93-1104
8/16/74

8/21/74
# 376
(y86-n5)

93-1363
9/24/74
(vv)

1976

9861

94-517
9/25/75

10/2/75
# 575
(y353-n61)

94-710
12/12/75
# 777
(y314-n57)

—

94-446
11/6/75

11/18/75
# 505
(y87-n7)

94-710
12/17/75
# 602
(y87-n9)

1/27/76b
# 21
(y323-n99)

Public Law
Signed
93-437
10/8/74

94-212
2/9/76

1977

14262

94-1231
6/8/76

6/17/76
# 401
(y331-n53)

94-1475
9/9/76
# 702
(y323-n45)

—

94-1046
7/22/76

8/9/76
# 511
(y82-n6)

94-1475
9/13/76
(vv)

94-419
9/22/76

1978

7933

95-451
6/21/77

6/30/77
# 402
(y333-n54)

95-565
9/8/77
# 516
(y361-n36)

—

95-325
7/1/77

7/19/77
# 308
(y91-n2)

95-565
9/9/77
(vv)

95-111
9/21/77

1979

13635

95-1398
7/27/78

8/9/78
# 665
(y339-n60)

95-1764
10/12/78
(vv)

—

95-1264
10/2/78

10/5/78
# 445
(y86-n3)

95-1764
10/12/78
# 487
(y77-n3)

95-457
10/13/78

CRS-14
Appropriations — House
Report #
Date Reported

Appropriations — Senate

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

S.

Report #
Date Reported

Laws

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Public Law
Signed

FY

H.R.

1980

5359

96-450
9/20/79

9/28/79
# 522
(y305-n49)

96-696
12/12/79
(vv)

—

96-393
11/1/79

11/9/79
# 401
(y73-n3)

96-696
12/13/79
(vv)

96-154
12/21/79

1981

8105

96-1317
9/11/80

9/16/80
# 549
(y351-n42)

96-1528
12/4/80
# 673
(y321-n36)

—

96-1020
11/19/80

11/21/80
# 483
(y73-n1)

96-1528
12/5/80
# 510
(y73-n1)

96-527
12/15/80

1982

4995

97-333
11/16/81

11/18/81
# 320
(y335-n61)

97-410
12/15/81
# 363
(y334-n84)

1857

97-273
11/17/81

H 12/4/81
# 456
(y84-n5)

97-410
12/15/81
# 489
(y93-n4)

97-114
12/29/81

1983

7355

97-943
12/2/82

12/8/82
# 425
(y346-n68)

2951

97-580
9/23/82

H.J.Res.
631c

97-959
12/10/82

12/14/82
# 451
(y204-n200)

97-980
12/20/82
(y232-n54)
(dv)

No Report
12/15/82

12/19/82
# 455
(y63-n31)

97-980
12/20/82
# 459
(y55-n41)

97-377
12/21/82

1984

4185

98-427
10/20/83

11/2/83
# 443
(y328-n97)

98-567
11/18/83
# 531
(y311-n99)

2039

98-292
11/1/83

Hd 11/8/83
# 344
(y86-n6)

98-567
11/18/83
# 380
(y75-n6)

98-212
12/8/83

1985

6329

98-1086
9/26/84

3026

96-636
9/26/84

CRS-15
Appropriations — House

FY

1986

1987

H.R.

H.J.Res.
648e

98-1030
9/17/84

9/25/84f
# 421
(y316-n91)

3629

99-332
10/24/8

10/30/85
# 379
(y359-n67)

H.J.Res.
465c

99-403
11/21/85

12/4/85
# 427
(y212-n208)

5438

99-793
8/14/86

H.J.Res.
738c

1988

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Report #
Date Reported

100-410
10/28/87

H.J.Res.
395b

100-415
10/29/87

Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

S.

98-1159
10/10/84
(dv)
(y252-n60)
—

12/3/87
# 458
(y248-n170)

104-498
12/22/87
# 510
(y209-n208)

Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

98-1159
9/27/84

10/4/84
(vv)

98-1159
10/11/84
# 287
(y78-n11)

98-473
10/12/84

12/10/85
(vv)

99-450
12/19/95
(vv)

99-190
12/19/85

10/3/86
# 330
(y82-n13)

99-1005
10/17/86
(vv)

99-59141
10/30/86

12/11/87
# 414
(y72-n21)

100-498
12/22/87
# 420
(y59-n30)

100-202
12/22/87

Public Law
Signed

99-176
11/6/85

99-446
9/17/86
99-500
9/29/86

99-1005
10/15/86
# 472
(y235-n172)

Laws

Report #
Date Reported

No Report
12/5/85

99-450
12/19/85
# 476
(y261-n137)
2827

9/25/86
# 417
(y201-n200)

3576

Appropriations — Senate

1923

100-235
12/4/87

—

100-238
12/8/87

CRS-16
Appropriations — House
Report #
Date Reported

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Appropriations — Senate
Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

S.

Report #
Date Reported

Laws

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Public Law
Signed

FY

H.R.

1989

4781

100-681
6/10/88

6/21/88
# 193
(y360-n53)

100-1002
9/30/88
# 372
(y327-n77)

—

100-402
H 6/24/88

H 8/11/88
# 308
(y90-n4)

100-1002
9/30/88
(vv)

100-463
10/1/88

1990

3072

101-208
8/1/89

8/4/89
# 218
(y312-n105)

101-345
11/15/89
(vv)

—

101-132
9/14/89

9/29/89
# 217
(y96-n2)

101-345
11/17/89
(vv)

101-165
11/21/89

1991

5803

101-822
10/10/90

10/12/90
# 455
(y322-n97)

101-938
10/25/90
(vv)

3189

101-521
10/11/90

Hh
10/16/90
# 273
(y79-n16)

101-938
10/26/90
# 319
(y80-n17)

101-511
11/5/90

1992

2521

102-95
6/4/91

6/7/91
# 145
(y273-n105)

102-328
11/20/91
(vv)

—

102-154
9/20/91

9/26/91
(vv)

102-328
11/23/91
# 272
(y66-n29)

102-172
11/26/91

1993

5504

102-627
6/29/92

7/2/92
# 266
(y328-n94)

102-1015
10/5/92
(vv)

—

102-408
9/17/92

9/23/92
# 229
(y86-n10)

102-1015
10/5/92
(vv)

102-396
10/6/92

1994

3116

103-254
9/22/93

9/30/93
# 480
(y325-n102)

103-339
11/10/93
(vv)

—

103-153
10/4/93

10/21/93
(vv)

103-339
11/10/93
# 368
(y88-n9)

103-139
11/11/93

CRS-17
Appropriations — House
Report #
Date Reported

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Appropriations — Senate
Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

S.

Report #
Date Reported

Laws

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)
103-747
9/29/94
(vv)

103-335
9/30/94

104-344
11/16/95
# 579
(y59-n39)

104-61j
12/1/95

FY

H.R.

1995

4650

103-562
6/27/94

6/29/94
# 313
(y330-n91)

103-747
9/29/94
# 446
(y327-n86)

—

103-321
7/29/94

8/11/94
# 282
(y86-n14)

1996

2126

140-208
7/27/95

9/7/95
# 646
(y294-n125)

104-261
9/29/95
# 700
(y151-n267)

1087

104-124
7/28/95

Hi 9/5/95
# 397
(y62-n35)

104-344
11/16/95
# 806
(y270-n158)

—

Public Law
Signed

1997

3610

104-617
6/11/96

6/13/96
# 247
(y278-n126)

104-863
9/28/96
# 455
(y370-n37)

1894

104-286
6/20/96

Hk 7/18/96
# 200
(y72-n27)

104-863
9/30/96
(vv)

104-208
9/30/96

1998

2266

105-206
7/25/97

7/29/97
# 338
(y322-n105)

105-265
9/25/97
# 442
(y356-n65)

1005

105-45
7/10/97

Hl 7/15/97
# 176
(y94-n4)

105-265
9/25/97
# 258
(y93-n5)

105-56m
10/8/97

1999

4103

105-591
6/22/98

6/24/98
# 266
(y358-n61)

105-746
9/28/98
# 471
(y369-n43)

2132

105-200
6/4/98

Hn 7/30/98
# 252
(y97-n2)

105-746
9/29/98
# 291
(y94-n2)

105-262
10/17/98

CRS-18
Appropriations — House
Report #
Date Reported

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Appropriations — Senate
Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

S.

Report #
Date Reported

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Laws
Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Public Law
Signed

FY

H.R.

2000

2561

106-244
7/20/99

7/22/99
# 334
(y379-n45)

106-371
10/13/99
# 494
(y372-n55)

1122

106-53
5/25/99

Ho 7/28/99
(uc)

106-371
10/14/99
# 326
(y87-n11)

106-79
10/25/99

2001

4576

106-644
6/1/00

6/7/00
# 241
(y367-n58)

106-754
7/19/00
# 413
(y367-n58)

2593

106-298
5/18/00

Hp 6/13/00
# 127
(y95-n3)

106-754
7/27/00
# 230
(y91-n9)

106-259
8/9/00

2002

3338

107-298
11/19/01

11/28/01
# 458
(y406-n20)

107-350
12/20/01
# 510
(y408-n6)

—

Hq
107-109
12/4/01

12/7/01
(vv)

107-350
12/20/01
#380
(y94-n2)

107-117
1/10/02

2003

5010

107-532
6/25/02

6/27/02
#270
(y413-n18)

107-732
10/10/02
#457
(y409-n14)

—

108-213
7/18/03

Hr 8/1/02
#204
(y95-n3)

107-732
10/16/02
#239
(y93-n1)

107-248
10/23/02

2004

2658

108-187
7/2/03

7/8/03
#335
(y399-n19)

108-283
9/24/03
#513
(y407-n15)

1582

108-87
7/9/03

Hs 7/17/03
#290
(y95-n0)

108-283
9/25/03
#364
(y95-n0)

108-87
9/30/03

2005

4613

108-553
6/18/04

6/22/04
#284
(y403-n17)

108-622
7/22/04
#418
(y410-n12)

2559

108-284
6/22/04

Ht
6/24/04
#149
(y98-n0)

108-622
7/22/04
#163
(y96-n0)

108-287
8/5/04

CRS-19
Appropriations — House

FY

H.R.

2006

2863

Report #
Date Reported
109-119
6/10/05

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)
6/20/05
#287
(y398-n19)

Appropriations — Senate
Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)
109-359
12/19/05
#669
(y308-n106)

S.

—

Report #
Date Reported
109-141
9/29/05

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)
10/7/05
#254
(y97-n0)

Laws
Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)
109-359
12/21/2005
#366
(y93-n0)

Public Law
Signed
109-148
12/30/05

Abbreviations and Symbols:
H indicates that the Senate passed a bill with a House resolution number,
S indicates that the House passed a bill with a Senate resolution number;
( — ) dashes mean no original Senate bill, House bill number used;
vv = voice vote, uc = unanimous consent vote, dv = a division vote.
Notes:
a.
Vote on second conference report. First conference report (91-1759) passed by the House 328-30 but tabled in the Senate.
b.
House agreed to Tunney amendment banning any funding for activities in Angola, thus clearing this bill to be sent to the President.
c.
A continuing resolution, which was passed instead of the normal DOD appropriations bill.
d.
Senate incorporated text of S. 2039 into H.R. 4185, then passed it.
e.
Both House and Senate bills were incorporated into this continuing resolution, which was passed instead of the normal DOD appropriations bill.
f.
House inserted texts of H.R. 3678, H.R. 5119, and H.R. 5913.
g.
Updated version of P.L. 99-500.
h.
Senate passed S. 3189 on 10/15/90, then vitiated this action on 10/16/90, and passed H.R. 5803 in lieu.
i.
Senate passed S. 1087, amended by recorded vote # 397 on 9/5/95, then passed H.R. 2126 in lieu on 9/8/95 by voice vote.
j.
The President allowed H.R. 2126 to become law without his signature.
k.
Senate substituted the text of S. 1894, then passed H.R. 3610.
l.
Senate passed S. 1005, amended by vote # 176 on 7/15/97, then inserted text of S. 1005 into H.R. 2266, and passed it in lieu on 7/29/97 by voice vote.
m. President Clinton used his line item veto power to veto several items in this law.
n.
Senate passed H.R. 4103 in lieu of S. 2132.
o.
On 7/28/99 the Senate vitiated previous passage of its own defense appropriations bill (S. 1122, 6/8/99, vote # 158, 93-4), and passed H.R. 2561 after striking all but the
enacting clause and inserting the text of S. 1122.
p.
On 6/18/00 the Senate struck all but the enacting clause of H.R. 4576 and substituted the language of S. 2593, and on 6/13/00 the Senate passed H.R. 4576 amended.
q.
Reported out with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
r.
On 7/18 the committee on appropriations reported an amendment in the nature of a substitute with written report 107-213, which was passed as amended by unanimous
consent on 8/1, then substituted for the text of H.R. 5010 which was then passed on 8/1 by a vote of y95-n3 (#204).
s.
Senate passed H.R. 2658 as amended.
t.
Senate struck all but the enacting clause and substituted the text of S. 2559, then passed H.R. 4613.

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Definitions1

1

!

Appropriation — One form of budget authority provided by
Congress permitting federal agencies to incur obligations and to
make payments out of the Treasury for specific purposes.
Appropriated funds must be spent for purposes specifically
designated by Congress but are not necessarily spent in the year in
which they are provided.

!

Authorization — Establishes or maintains a government program
or agency by defining its scope. May set a specific limit on how
much Congress can appropriate for that program. Authorizing
legislation is normally a prerequisite for appropriation. An
authorization does not make money available.

!

Continuing Resolution — Legislation enacted by Congress to
provide budget authority for Federal agencies and programs in lieu
of regular appropriations acts. CRs may be temporary (providing
only stop-gap funding until passage of regular appropriations acts)
or full-year (substituting for one or more regular appropriations
acts).

!

Supplemental Appropriation — An act appropriating funds in
addition to what is provided in a regular annual appropriation act.
Military and DOD civilian pay raises are often funded in
supplemental appropriation acts.

This section taken from CRS Report RL30002, A Defense Budget Primer, by Mary T.
Tyszkiewicz and Stephen Daggett.

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Table 3. Real Growth/Decline in National Defense Funding,
FY1940-FY2009
(dollars in billions)

Fiscal
Year

Budget Authority
Constant
Real
Current
FY2005 Growth/
Dollars
Dollars Decline

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

Outlays
Constant
Real
Current
FY2005 Growth/
Dollars
Dollars Decline
1.7
30.0
6.4
97.9 226.8%
25.7
329.7 236.7%
66.7
806.5 144.6%
79.1 1,055.0
30.8%

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

39.2
44.0
9.0
9.5
10.9

740.8
637.7
138.4
122.5
149.0

-13.9%
-78.3%
-11.5%
21.6%

83.0
42.7
12.8
9.1
13.2

1,202.4
647.7
182.7
125.2
173.5

14.0%
-46.1%
-71.8%
-31.5%
38.5%

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

16.5
57.8
67.5
56.9
38.7

187.2
488.8
594.3
522.8
383.5

25.6%
161.1%
21.6%
-12.0%
-26.7%

13.7
23.6
46.1
52.8
49.3

170.3
261.0
451.0
497.7
473.3

-1.9%
53.3%
72.8%
10.4%
-4.9%

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

32.9
35.0
39.4
40.1
45.1

326.7
325.1
348.8
335.8
352.8

-14.8%
-0.5%
7.3%
-3.7%
5.1%

42.7
42.5
45.4
46.8
49.0

408.1
385.5
390.6
380.9
380.0

-13.8%
-5.5%
1.3%
-2.5%
-0.3%

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

44.3
45.1
50.2
52.1
51.6

340.8
344.5
376.6
382.6
365.7

-3.4%
1.1%
9.3%
1.6%
-4.4%

48.1
49.6
52.3
53.4
54.8

370.8
369.9
390.9
395.3
391.1

-2.4%
-0.2%
5.7%
1.1%
-1.0%

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

50.6
64.4
73.1
77.2
78.5

350.6
405.6
442.8
450.8
440.8

-4.1%
15.7%
9.2%
1.8%
-2.2%

50.6
58.1
71.4
81.9
82.5

359.0
383.1
441.9
480.8
469.5

-8.2%
6.7%
15.4%
8.8%
-2.3%

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

75.3
72.7
76.4
79.1
81.5

401.0
365.7
351.6
335.6
318.2

-9.0%
-8.8%
-3.9%
-4.6%
-5.2%

81.7
78.9
79.2
76.7
79.3

436.2
398.1
369.3
336.9
322.4

-7.1%
-8.7%
-7.2%
-8.8%
-4.3%

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Fiscal
Year

Budget Authority
Constant
Real
Current
FY2005 Growth/
Dollars
Dollars Decline

Outlays
Constant
Real
Current
FY2005 Growth/
Dollars
Dollars Decline

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

86.2
97.3
110.2
117.2
126.5

307.6
321.6
334.5
329.8
328.1

-3.3%
4.6%
4.0%
-1.4%
-0.5%

86.5
89.6
97.2
104.5
116.3

315.0
305.1
307.4
307.5
316.9

-2.3%
-3.1%
0.8%
0.0%
3.1%

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984

143.9
180.0
216.5
245.0
265.2

333.6
370.8
410.0
442.7
462.5

1.7%
11.1%
10.6%
8.0%
4.5%

134.0
157.5
185.3
209.9
227.4

324.9
339.5
362.6
391.0
406.7

2.5%
4.5%
6.8%
7.8%
4.0%

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

294.7
289.1
287.4
292.0
299.6

493.9
474.9
460.2
451.3
445.5

6.8%
-3.8%
-3.1%
-1.9%
-1.3%

252.7
273.4
282.0
290.4
303.6

433.2
455.1
456.5
454.8
456.0

6.5%
5.0%
0.3%
-0.4%
0.3%

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

301.2
296.2
287.7
281.1
263.3

435.2
411.5
390.8
374.2
343.2

-2.3%
-5.4%
-5.0%
-4.2%
-8.3%

297.9
296.7
286.1
283.9
278.9

435.3
417.1
389.0
376.1
360.8

-4.5%
-4.2%
-6.7%
-3.3%
-4.1%

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

266.4
266.2
270.4
271.3
292.3

340.0
332.5
330.3
323.1
339.5

-0.9%
-2.2%
-0.7%
-2.2%
5.1%

271.0
265.2
270.4
268.4
274.9

345.0
331.0
328.9
318.9
320.3

-4.4%
-4.1%
-0.6%
-3.0%
0.4%

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

304.1
335.5
362.1
456.2
460.5

344.2
368.9
387.6
476.0
469.7

1.4%
7.2%
5.1%
22.8%
-1.3%

294.5
305.5
348.6
404.9
453.7

333.5
335.6
372.3
422.5
462.1

4.1%
0.6%
10.9%
13.5%
9.4%

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

423.1
444.0
464.8
485.8
508.2

423.1
433.7
443.0
451.5
460.5

-9.9%
2.5%
2.1%
1.9%
2.0%

450.6
436.1
447.1
467.1
487.2

450.6
431.3
427.9
435.7
443.2

-2.5%
-5.3%
0.1%
1.9%
1.7%

Source: Table prepared by Stephen Daggett, CRS Specialist in National Defense, based on DOD data.
Notes: FY2005-FY2009, Administration February 2004 request. Excludes Desert Shield/Desert Storm costs
and receipts.

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Table 4. National Defense Appropriations
Since FY1993- FY2005
(budget authority in millions of dollars)

FY1993
Regular Appropriations
DOD Appropriations
MilCon Appropriations
Energy Appropriations
Other Appropriations
Offsetting Receipts
Total, Regular Appropriations
H.R. 1335, P.L. 103-24, 4/23/93
Supplemental Appropriations
H.R. 2118, P.L. 103-50, 7/2/93
Supplemental Appropriations
Offsetting Rescissions
Total, Supplemental Appropriations
FY1994
Regular Appropriations
DOD Appropriations
MilCon Appropriations
Energy Appropriations
Other Appropriations
Offsetting Receipts
Total, Regular Appropriations
H.R. 3759, P.L. 103-424, 2/12/94
Supplemental Appropriations
Offsetting Rescissions
Total, Supplemental Appropriations
FY1995
Regular Appropriations
DOD Appropriations
MilCon Appropriations
Energy Appropriations
Other Appropriations
Offsetting Receipts
Total, Regular Appropriations
H.R. 889, P.L. 104-6, 4/10/95
Supplemental Appropriations
Offsetting Rescissions
Total, Supplemental Appropriations

Request

Enacted

Difference

258,618
10,316
12,132
701
-793
280,974

253,038
8,394
12,042
1,168
-793
273,849

-5,580
-1,922
-90
467

1
5

-7,125
-1

5

1,440
-1,107
333

1,435
-1,107
328

241,871
9,594
11,536
992
-631
263,363

240,577
10,011
10,877
741
-716
261,491

-1,294
417
-659
-251
-85
-1,872

1,198
-907
292

1,198
-852
347

55
55

244,777
8,356
10,598
624
-690
263,665

243,466
8,850
10,334
456
-690
262,416

-1,249

2,207
-703
1,504

2,710
-2,332
349

503
-1,629
-1,155

-1,311
494
-264
-168

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FY1996
Regular Appropriations
DOD Appropriations
MilCon Appropriations
Energy Appropriations
Other Appropriations
Offsetting Receipts
Total, Regular Appropriations
H.R. 3019, P.L. 104-134, 4/26/96
Supplemental Appropriations
Offsetting Rescissions
Total, Supplemental Appropriations
FY1997
Regular Appropriations
DOD Appropriations
MilCon Appropriations
Energy Appropriations
Other Appropriations
Offsetting Receipts
Total, Regular Appropriations
H.R. 1871, P.L. 105-18, 6/12/97
Supplemental Appropriations
Offsetting Rescissionsa
Total, Supplemental Appropriations
FY1998
Regular Appropriations
DOD Appropriations
MilCon Appropriations
Energy Appropriations
Other Appropriations
Offsetting Receipts
Total, Regular Appropriations
H.R. 3579, P.L. 105-174, 5/1/98
Supplemental Appropriations
Offsetting Rescissions
Total, Supplemental Appropriations
FY1999
Regular Appropriations
DOD Appropriations
MilCon Appropriations
Energy Appropriations
Other Appropriations
Offsetting Receipts
Total, Regular Appropriations
H.R. 4328, P.L. 105-277, 10/20/98
Supplemental Appropriations
H.R. 1664/H.R. 1141, P.L. 106-31, 5/18/99
Supplemental Appropriationsb

Request

Enacted

Difference

236,344
10,698
11,116
255
-920
257,493

243,251
11,177
10,656
258
-920
264,423

6,907
479
-459
3
6,930

620
-960
-340

962
-1,032
-70

342
-72
270

234,678
9,132
11,066
461
-975
254,363

243,947
9,982
11,352
359
-978
264,662

9,268
850
286
-102
-3
10,300

2,098
-4,872
-2,774

1,929
-1,930
0

-169
2,942
2,774

243,924
8,383
13,615
686
-1,000
265,608

247,709
9,183
11,540
726
-1,169
267,989

3,785
800
-2,075
40
-169
2,381

2,021

2,860

839

2,021

2,860

839

250,999
7,784
12,158
776
-1,271
270,446

250,511
8,450
11,879
817
-1,266
270,390

-488
666
-279
41
5
-55

8,281

8,281

10,895

5,519

5,376

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FY2000
Regular Appropriations
DOD Appropriationsc
MilCon Appropriationsd
Energy Appropriations
Other Appropriations
Offsetting Receipts
Omnibus Appropriations 0.38% Cut
Total, Regular Appropriations
H.R. 4425, P.L. 106-246, 7/13/00
Supplemental Appropriations
H.R. 4576, P.L. 106-259, 8/9/00e
Supplemental Appropriations
FY2001
Regular Appropriations
DOD Appropriations
MilCon Appropriations
Energy Appropriations
Other Appropriations
Offsetting Receipts
Omnibus Appropriations Supplementals
Omnibus Appropriations 0.22% Cut
Total, Regular Appropriations
H.R. 2216, P.L. 107-20, 7/24/01
Supplemental Appropriations
H.R. 2888, P.L. 107-38, 9/18/01
Supplemental Appropriationsf
FY2002
Regular Appropriations
DOD Appropriations
MilCon Appropriations
Energy Appropriations
Other Appropriations
Offsetting Receipts/Mandatories
Total, Regular Appropriations
H.R. 3338, P.L. 107-117, 1/10/02g
H.R. 4775, P.L. 107-206, 8/2/2002
Supplemental Appropriationsh
Offsetting Rescissions
Total, Supplemental Appropriations

Request

Enacted

Difference

263,266
5,438
12,281
865
-1,406
280,444

267,795
8,374
12,033
849
-1,506
-1,006
286,540

4,529
2,936
-248
-16
-100
-1,006
6,095

2,288

6,757

4,469

1,779

1,779

305,313

287,806
8,834
13,657
1,132
-1,230
296
-521
309,974

3,305
800
573
236
-28
296
-521
4,661

5,841

5,834

-7

14,041

14,041

319,547
9,971
13,514
943
-540
343,435
7,467

317,624
10,500
14,697
1,150
-542
343,429
3,867

-1,923
529
1,183
207
-2
-6
-3,600

14,022

13,983
-613
13,370

-39
-613
-652

284,501
8,034
13,084
896
-1,202

14,022

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FY2003
DOD Appropriations
MilCon Appropriations
Energy Appropriations
Other Appropriations
Offsetting Receipts/Mandatories
Total, Regular Appropriations
H.J.Res. 2, P.L. 108-7, 2/20/2003
DOD Appropriations
H.R. 1559, P.L. 108-11, 4/12/2003
Supplemental Appropriations
FY2004
DOD Appropriations
MilCon Appropriations
Omnibus Appropriations
Energy Appropriations
Other Appropriations
Offsetting Receipts/Mandatoriesi
Total, Regular Appropriations
H.R. 2673, P.L. 108-199, 1/23/2004
Consolidated Appropriations Rescission
H.R. 3289/S. 1689, P.L. 108-106, 11/6/03
Supplemental Appropriations
H.R. 4613, P.L. 108-287j
Defense Emergency Appropriations
Reappropriation of FY2004 Funds
In FY2005 bill charged to FY2004
FY2005
DOD Appropriations
MilCon Appropriations
Energy Appropriations
Other Appropriations
Offsetting Receipts/Mandatories
Total, Regular Appropriations
H.R. 4837, P.L. 108-324 /k/
Hurricane Emergency Supplemental
H.R. 1268, P.L. 109-13
Defense Supplemental Appropriations
TOTAL

Request

Enacted

Difference

366,672
9,664
15,860
1,472
-831
392,837

355,107
10,499
15,898
1,482
-959
382,027

-11,564
835
38
10
-128
-10,809

10,000

10,000

62,587

62,583

-4

372,346
9,117

368,712
9,316
-1,800
16,417
2,447
3,502
398,594

-3,635
199
-1,800
-238
87
3,505
-1,882

-1,800

-1,800

65,560

65,251

-309

25,000

25,000
1,800
500

1,800
500

16,655
2,360
-3
400,476

392,824
9,553
16,722
1,697
1,360
422,157

390,870
10,003
17,220
1,697
1,360
421,151

-1,954
450
498

921

909

909

74,980

75,888

42,384

3,864,864

3,907,248

42,384

1,007

Source: Table prepared by Stephen Daggett, CRS Specialist in National Defense, based on DOD
data.
Notes: Detailed FY2006 Appropriations figures not yet available from DoD.
a. Administration rescissions request includes $4.8 billion in authority for the Secretary of Defense
to make cuts in previously appropriated funds up to that amount.

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b. Of the enacted amount, $1,838 million was for pay and benefit improvements beginning in FY2000.
Senate considered only the conference report.
c. Total enacted includes $7,200 million in emergency appropriations.
d. Request also proposed $3,061 million of advance FY2001 appropriations.
e. Supplemental FY2000 appropriations provided in the regular FY2001 defense appropriations bill.
f. The bill appropriated $40 billion for counter-terrorism, reconstruction etc., of which $20 billion was
available when released by the President and another $20 billion required subsequent approval
in a later appropriations act. The total shown here is the amount of the initial $20 billion made
available for defense programs, which CBO is scoring as FY2001 funding.
g. Amount of the second $20 billion for counter-terrorism, etc., provided for national defense
programs in the emergency supplemental appropriations bill attached to the regular defense
appropriations bill, which CBO scored as FY2002 funding.
h. Congress appropriated $14,381.6 million for defense (including military construction), but $1,011.9
billion was provided as contingent emergency appropriations, which the President did not
designate as an emergency.
i. Enacted total includes $3,613 million in mandatory spending for Boeing 767 leases included in the
FY2004 National Defense Authorization Act.
j. FY2004 funds provided in a separate title of the regular FY2005 Defense Appropriations Act.

k. Hurricane Emergency Supplemental appropriations were provided in a separate title in
the FY2005 Military Construction Appropriations bill.

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Table 5. Congressional Action on Annual Department of
Defense Appropriations Requests, FY1950-FY2005
(new budget authority in millions of current year dollars)

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

13,321
13,038
55,944
49,036
33,639

13,376
12,849
54,424
43,889
34,353

13,268
12,955
58,081
44,094
34,431

12,766
12,955
55,226
44,302
34,291

Change
from
Request
-555
-83
-718
-4,734
652

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

29,842
32,205
34,148
36,193
38,787

28,650
31,460
33,635
33,563
38,410

29,138
31,855
34,784
34,392
40,043

28,766
31,855
34,657
33,760
39,603

-1,076
-350
509
-2,433
816

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

39,248
49,355
42,942
47,907
49,104

38,848
39,338
42,711
47,839
47,082

39,594
40,515
46,848
48,429
47,340

39,228
39,997
46,663
48,136
47,220

-20
-9,358
3,720
229
-1,884

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

47,471
46,852
57,664
71,584
77,074

46,759
45,067
58,616
70,295
72,240

46,774
46,756
58,190
70,132
71,887

46,752
46,766
58,067
69,937
71,870

-719
-86
403
-1,647
-5,204

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

75,278
68,746
73,544
79,600
77,240

69,960
66,807
71,048
74,576
74,091

60,323
66,417
70,349
74,572
73,254

69,641
66,596
70,518
74,373
73,704

-5,638
-2,150
-3,025
-5,227
-3,536

1975
1976
19TQ
1977
1978
1979

87,057
97,858
23,118
107,964
113,877
119,300

82,984
90,219
21,675
105,397
110,082
119,019

81,584
90,722
21,850
104,014
109,805
116,423

82,096
90,467
21,861
104,344
111,184
117,256

-4,961
-7,391
-1,257
-3,621
-2,693
-2,045

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984

132,321
154,496
200,878
249,550
260,840

129,524
157,211
197,443
230,216
246,505

131,661
160,848
208,676
233,389
252,101

130,981
159,739
199,691
231,496
248,852

-1,339
5,242
-1,187
-18,054
-11,988

Fiscal
Year

Request

House

Senate

Enacted

CRS-29

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

292,101
303,830
298,883
291,216
283,159

268,172
268,727
264,957
268,131
282,603

277,989
282,584
276,883
277,886
282,572

274,278
281,038
273,801
278,825
282,412

Change
from
Request
-17,823
-22,792
-25,082
-12,391
-747

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

288,237
287,283
270,936
261,134
241,082

286,476
267,824
270,566
251,867
239,602

288,217
268,378
270,258
250,686
239,178

286,025
268,188
269,911
253,789
240,570

-2,211
-19,095
-1,025
-7,345
-512

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

244,450
236,344
234,678
243,924
250,999

243,573
243,998
245,217
248,335
250,727

243,628
242,684
244,897
247,185
250,519

243,628
243,251
243,947
247,709
258,097

-822
6,907
9,268
3,785
7,098

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

263,266
284,501
319,547
366,672
372,346

268,662
288,513
317,624
354,713
369,190

264,693
287,631
317,623
355,406
369,165

267,795
287,806
317,624
355,107
368,712

4,529
3,305
-1,923
-11,564
-3,635

2005

392,824

391,170

384,012

390,870

-1,954

Fiscal
Year

Request

House

Senate

Enacted

Sources: Table prepared by Stephen Daggett, CRS Specialist in National Defense, based on DOD
data: for FY1950-74, DOD FAD Table 809, issued Oct. 21, 1974; for FY1975-82, and FY1989-2005,
annual Appropriations Committee conference reports; for FY1983-88, DOD Comptroller, annual
reports on congressional action on appropriations requests (FAD-28 tables).
Notes: Amounts are for the basic DOD appropriations bill only. Amounts exclude military
construction (including family housing), military assistance program, and, except for FY1999,
supplemental appropriations. Before the mid-1980s, supplemental appropriations were provided
annually for pay raises and sometimes included substantial amounts for contingencies. In the FY1951
budget, Congress provided $32.8 billion in supplemental appropriations mainly for Korean War costs.
Congress also provided supplemental appropriations of $12.0 billion in FY1966 and $12.2 billion in
FY1967, mainly for Vietnam War costs. Supplemental amounts in other years ranged from zero in
FY1953, FY1954, FY1955, and FY1957 to $4.8 billion in FY1974. Total for FY1999 includes
$7,586 million in supplemental appropriations for DOD programs normally provided in the regular
Defense Appropriations bill. FY2005 level does not include emergency appropriations of $26,339
million.
Detailed FY2006 Appropriations figures not yet available from DOD.

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/crs%3A98-756C. Public record. Not legal advice.