Source document: https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1696590665940.pdf (United States)
Provides $705.9 billion, a modest 1.4 percent increase, to protect national security, supports American workers, promote global democracy, and confront the climate crisis Protects National Security and Sustains Millions of Jobs • Preserves our domestic advanced manufacturing base by supporting jobs and economic growth • Invests heavily in research and development, with $110.4 billion for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Supports Working Families • Provides the full funding necessary to support a 2.7 percent pay raise for all 2.1 million uniformed U.S. service members and approximately 750,000 civilian Defense Department employees • Requires contractors to pay a $15 per hour minimum wage Promotes Global Democracy • Counters China with strong funding to protect a free and open Indo-Pacific Responsibly Upholds American Values • Eliminates the Overseas Contingency Operations budget gimmick • Repeals the 2001 and 2002 Authorizations for the Use of Military Force that have been used to justify involvement in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, the Philippines, and countries in Africa • Closes the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay • Restricts United States involvement in Yemen Protects Afghans Who Served America • Provides $25 million for the transport and safe passage of Afghans who have provided faithful and valuable service to the United States and who are under serious threat Confronts the Climate Crisis • Historic investments in clean energy and climate adaptation to protect facilities, readiness, and global security • Provides $1.3 billion for Environmental Restoration activities, cleaning up toxic sites in the United States • and around the world Includes $15 million for the study and assessment of health implications of PFOS/PFOA contamination in drinking water Addresses Gender-Based Violence • Tackles sexual assault in the military, with $442.7 million for the Department and Services’ Sexual Assault Prevention and Response programs, including $47 million for the Special Victims’ Counsel, and $8.6 million for gender advisor programs.
• Directs the Defense Department to address extremist ideologies, including white supremacy