The conference report on the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2010 defense authorization bill ( H.R. 2647 ), as well as a compromise version of the FY2010 defense appropriations bill ( H.R. 3326 ) that was agreed to by House and Senate negotiators in lieu of a conference report, largely support proposals by the Obama Administration to terminate some major weapons programs that were designed for traditional combat—such as the Air Force's F-22 fighter. The rationale for these cuts, according to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, was to allow DOD to focus more resources on equipment better suited to the type of operations underway in Iraq and Afghanistan. The House approved the authorization conference report on October 8 by a vote of 281-146. The Senate approved the conference report October 22 by a vote of 68-29 and the President signed the bill into law ( P.L. 111-84 ) on October 28. In lieu of a conference report on the FY2010 defense appropriations bill, House and Senate negotiators agreed on a compromise amendment to the Senate-passed version of the bill, which would appropriate $497.7 billion for the DOD base budget (covering all accounts except military construction) and $128.2 billion for FY2010 war costs. The House passed that compromise version of the bill December 16 by a vote of 395-34. The Senate approved it on December 18 by a vote of 88-10. The President signed the bill on December 19 ( P.L. 111-118 ). Neither the FY2010 defense authorization act nor the companion defense appropriations bill covered funds that will pay for President Obama's decision, announced December 1, to increase by 30,000 the number of U.S. troops deployed in Afghanistan. The bills do cover funds to pay for operations in Afghanistan and Iraq that already were underway prior to the December 1 announcement that additional forces would be deployed. (See " War Costs and Issues ," below.) The enacted versions of both the authorization and appropriations bills fund continued development of an alternate engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) had warned in its official Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) on each of the defense bills that the President might veto any bill that continued the alternate engine program. Defense Secretary Robert Gates echoed that warning in an October 13 letter to the chairman and ranking minority member of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. The Administration's veto threats concerning the alternate engine program were more ambiguous than the flat, unqualified declaration by President Obama earlier in the year that he would veto any bill that funded continued production of the F-22. In the case of the alternate engine program, both OMB and Secretary Gates said that the President's senior advisors would recommend a veto of any bill that would "seriously disrupt" the F-35 program, which, Administration officials contend, the alternate engine program might do. For details on the alternate engine issue, see " Defense Authorization Conference ," below. The Administration had taken a less adamant stance in its opposition to provisions of the defense appropriations bill which would continue production of the C-17, a wide-body cargo jet. Like OMB, Secretary Gates said that he "strongly objects" to the Senate bill's addition of $1.5 billion for 10 C-17s and to the House bill's addition of $674 million for three of the planes. Neither OMB's Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) nor Secretary Gates's letter contained any explicit warning that President Obama might veto the defense bill over that issue. The compromise final version of H.R. 3326 would add to the budget request $1.5 billion for 10 C-17s. On the other hand, both OMB and Secretary Gates warned that the President's senior advisers would recommend that he veto the DOD appropriations bill if it included funds to continue procurement of VH-71 helicopters, which were intended to transport the President and other senior officials. The Administration cancelled the project because of cost overruns, but the House version of the appropriations bill added $400 million to complete work on five of the aircraft that already are under construction. The compromise final version of the appropriations bill added $100 million to the VH-71 program. For details on the C-17 and VH-71 issues, see " Compromise Version of Defense Appropriations Bill (H.R. 3326) ," below. The conference report on H.R. 2647 authorizes a total of $680.2 billion for military activities of DOD and defense-related activities of other federal agencies. The total authorization, which is $14.9 million higher than the Obama Administration requested, includes $550.2 billion for the so-called "base budget"—all DOD activities other than combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan—and $130.0 billion for "overseas contingency operations," including operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The House and Senate Armed Services Committees each had added to the versions of the authorization bill they reported to their respective chambers authorization to continue production of the F-22 and to continue development of an alternative engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. In a July 13 letter to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, President Obama said he would veto any defense bill that continued F-22 procurement. But regarding other programs that one or both chambers of Congress acted to fund over the Administration's objections, the Administration stated its objections in terms that were less unequivocal. For example, in the SAPs regarding versions of the defense authorization bill drafted by the House Armed Services Committee and by the Senate Armed Services Committee , OMB said the President's senior advisors would recommend that he veto any bill that would "seriously disrupt" the F-35 program. The version of H.R. 2647 passed June 25 by the House authorized both procurement of additional F-22s and development of the alternative F-35 engine. The Senate dropped both authorizations before passing its version of the bill ( S. 1390 ) on July 23. The conference report on the authorization bill would terminate the F-22 but would allow the alternate engine program to continue. The defense authorization conference report also incorporated, with some modifications, Senate-passed provisions that broaden federal jurisdiction over "hate crimes" to include crimes motivated by the victim's actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation or gender identity. Previously, federal jurisdiction over hate crimes extended to crimes motivated by the victim's real or perceived race, color, national origin, or disability. For additional information, see " Hate Crimes (Title XLVII) ," below. The conference report also included, with modifications, several provisions relating to the treatment of detainees, including those currently held at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station. Among these were provisions relating to the operation of military commissions established to adjudicate the cases of detainees. For additional information, see " Military Commissions, Detainees and Guantanamo Bay ," below. (For additional highlights of H.R. 2647 , see " National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2647, S. 1390) ," below.) In lieu of a conference report on the FY2010 defense appropriations bill ( H.R. 3326 ), House and Senate negotiators agreed on a compromise version of the bill, which they drafted as an amendment to the version of the bill that the Senate had passed October 6. The compromise version—which is, in effect, the equivalent of a conference report version—would appropriate $497.7 billion for the DOD base budget and $128.2 billion for FY2010 war costs. The House passed that compromise version of the bill December 16 by a vote of 395-34. The Senate passed it on December 19 by a vote of 88-10 and the President signed the bill later that day ( P.L. 111-118 ). The compromise version of H.R. 3326 includes $350 million to cover the cost of providing a 3.4% pay raise for military personnel in FY2010, as authorized, rather than the 2.9% raise included in the Administration's budget request. The compromise bill, like the House-passed and Senate-passed versions of H.R. 3326 , concurred with most of the Obama Administration's proposals to terminate or reduce funding for several high-profile weapons programs, including production of the F-22 fighter and of the CSAR-X search and rescue helicopter. However, the compromise version also included $465 million to continue development of the alternate engine for the F-35 fighter and $1.5 billion to purchase 10 C-17 cargo jets, two additions to the budget request which the Administration had opposed. The compromise bill also added $100 million to the amount requested for the effort to develop the VH-71 helicopter, intended as a transport for the President and other senior officials. The Administration had cancelled the program because of cost overruns, requesting in the FY2010 budget only funds to terminate the program. The House version of H.R. 3326 included $400 million to complete the manufacture of the first five VH-71s, an addition to which the Administration objected. The compromise version of the bill would add $100 million to the amount requested to close down the VH-71 project, with the additional funds to be used to salvage for future use some of the technologies developed for the cancelled program. The compromise bill would cut $900 million from the $7.46 billion requested to support the training and equipping of Afghanistan's army and police force while adding $900 million to the $5.46 billion requested for the purchase of Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected (MRAP) vehicles. (For additional highlights of H.R. 3326 , see " FY2010 Defense Appropriations Bill ," below.) The compromise version of H.R.