Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Appropriates funds for Department of Defense operations for fiscal year 2025. Establishes prohibitions on propaganda and rules for foreign national employees.
Who Benefits and How
Military programs receive operating funds. Defense personnel funded. National security operations continue.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Taxpayers fund appropriations. Foreign employee salary increases capped. No propaganda with appropriated funds.
Key Provisions
- Appropriates DOD funds for FY2025
- Prohibits propaganda use of funds
- Limits foreign employee salary increases to civilian rate or host nation rate
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Appropriates funds for Department of Defense for FY2025
Who Benefits
- DOD
- Military personnel
- National security
Who Bears Costs
- Taxpayers
Key Policy Areas
Appropriations, Defense
Primary Purpose
Appropriates funds for Department of Defense for FY2025
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Annual appropriations for defense operations"
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedMr. Tester, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, AFRICOM and SOUTHCOM, Air Force
Department of Defense, Intelligence Community face effects in multiple directions
Positive-direction: 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, AFRICOM and SOUTHCOM, Armed Forces, Army, Army arsenals, Combatant Commands, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, DoD civilian employees, DoD operations and maintenance, DoD-VA joint medical operations, Foreign security forces receiving US support, Friendly foreign security forces, Government of Israel, Indian tribes affected by DoD activities, Indo-Pacific Command, Key cooperating nations in counter-ISIS coalition, Maritime Administration, Military legal services, Missile Defense Agency, National Defense Stockpile, National Guard Distance Learning Project, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, US Central Command
Negative-direction: Air Force, Army and Navy O&M accounts, Central Intelligence Agency, Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account, Defense Media Activity, Defense innovation programs, DoD IT network managers, DoD Working Capital Fund, DoD Working Capital Funds, DoD acquisition programs, DoD acquisition workforce programs, DoD budget execution, DoD detention operations, DoD military and civilian personnel, DoD officials, DoD program managers, DoD security cooperation programs, DoD travel programs, Emergency defense spending, National Defense Stockpile programs, National Intelligence Program, National Security Agency, Office of Director of National Intelligence, Prior year defense appropriations
Allied foreign defense manufacturers, Alternative F-35 engine manufacturers, Boeing (C-40 manufacturer)
Defense contractors faces effects in multiple directions
Positive-direction: Allied foreign defense manufacturers, Boeing (C-40 manufacturer), Defense contractors supporting CT operations, Defense contractors supporting Kuwait operations, Defense equipment manufacturers, Defense equipment suppliers, Defense industrial base companies, Defense maintenance contractors, Demilitarization contractors, Domestic defense manufacturers, Guantanamo Bay detention facility, Israeli defense industry (Rafael, IAI), Military families using Fisher Houses, National Guard and Reserve military technicians, Navy Pacific Fleet, Navy shipbuilding programs, Pratt & Whitney (F135 engine), Rapid acquisition contractors, Strategic weapons manufacturers, US counter-terrorism operations, US defense contractors in Israeli programs
Negative-direction: Alternative F-35 engine manufacturers, Defense contractors undergoing mergers, Defense contractors with multiyear contracts, Foreign defense manufacturers in non-compliant countries, Foreign defense suppliers, Guantanamo detainees, Large defense contractor mentors, Missile defense systems contractors, Nuclear weapons manufacturers, Rosoboronexport and Russian defense companies
Defense industrial base small businesses, Domestic and Canadian steel manufacturers, Domestic ball bearing manufacturers
Positive-direction: Defense industrial base small businesses, Domestic and Canadian steel manufacturers, Domestic ball bearing manufacturers, Domestic flag manufacturers, Domestic semiconductor manufacturers, US anchor and chain manufacturers, US defense manufacturers
Negative-direction: Foreign ball bearing manufacturers, Foreign chain suppliers, Foreign flag manufacturers, Foreign steel manufacturers, Tobacco companies
Countries using child soldiers, Federated States of Micronesia, Foreign security forces in Indo-Pacific
Positive-direction: Federated States of Micronesia, Foreign security forces in Indo-Pacific, Humanitarian assistance recipients, Partner nation militaries in Africa and South America, Taiwan military, Ukraine military and security forces
Negative-direction: Countries using child soldiers, North Korea, Taliban members
Civil Air Patrol Corporation, Civilian Marksmanship Program, Fisher House Foundation programs
DoD research partnerships with China, DoD research programs with Chinese partnerships, EcoHealth Alliance
Positive-direction: Existing defense FFRDCs
Negative-direction: DoD research partnerships with China, DoD research programs with Chinese partnerships, EcoHealth Alliance, Federally funded R&D centers, Wuhan Institute of Virology
AI and technology contractors, Defense software contractors, DoD software and digital technology programs
Positive-direction: AI and technology contractors, Defense software contractors, DoD software and digital technology programs, US supercomputer manufacturers
Negative-direction: Foreign supercomputer vendors
Grant recipients and public, Hurricane preparedness stakeholders, Public and transparency advocates
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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