U.S. Military Budget
Funding of Payments & Benefits
This portion of the military budget comprises roughly one third to one half of the total defense budget, considering only military personnel or additionally including civilian personnel, respectively.

U.S. Military Budget

Section Title: Funding of Payments & Benefits
Table Section Text: This portion of the military budget comprises roughly one third to one half of the total defense budget, considering only military personnel or additionally including civilian personnel, respectively.

Military Pay & Benefits Funding	FY 2016 Enacted	FY 2017 Request

Military Personnel Appropriations	128.7	128.9

Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Accruals	6.6	6.4

Defense Health Program	32.9	33.8

DoD Education Activity	3.1	2.9

Family Housing	1.3	1.3

Commissary Subsidy	1.4	1.2

Other Benefit Programs	3.5	3.4

Military Pay & Benefits Funding	177.5	177.9

Civilian Pay & Benefits Funding	71.8	72.9

Total Pay & Benefits Funding	249.3	250.8

DoD Base Budget Authority	521.7	523.9

Military Pay & Benefits as % of Budget	34.0%	34.0%

Total Pay & Benefits as % of Budget	47.8%	47.9%

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For FY 2017, the base budget was $523.9 billion, an increase of $2.2 billion over the FY 2016 enacted budget of $521.7 billion.

final_sentence: For FY 2017, the base budget was $523.9 billion, an increase of $2.2 billion over the FY 2016 enacted budget of $521.7 billion.