S. 1547 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and it would prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year.
Detailed Summary
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD), military construction, and national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE) for FY2008.
Authorizes appropriations to DOD for: (1) procurement, including aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement; (2) the Rapid Acquisition Fund; (3) research, development, test, and evaluation, including ballistic missile defense; (4) operation and maintenance, including environmental restoration; (5) active and reserve military personnel, including end strengths; (6) working capital funds; (7) the National Defense Sealift Fund; (8) the Defense Health Program; (9) chemical agents and munitions destruction; (10) drug interdiction and counter-drug activities; (11) the Defense Inspector General; (12) the Armed Forces Retirement Home; (13) increased costs due to Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom; (14) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program; (15) Guard and reserve forces facilities; and (16) war-related military construction.
Sets forth provisions or requirements concerning: (1) active and reserve military personnel, including officer and enlisted personnel policy; (2) military education and training, including defense dependents' education and military justice matters; (3) military pay and allowances; (4) retired pay and survivor benefits; (5) military health care; (6) acquisition policy and management; (7) DOD organization and management, including space matters; (8) financial and counter-drug matters; (9) civilian personnel matters; (10) matters relating to other nations; (11) cooperative threat reduction with states of the former Soviet Union; (12) the National Defense Stockpile; (13) chemical demilitarization matters; and (14) base closure and realignment activities.
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for military construction for the Armed Forces and defense agencies.
Status of the Legislation
Latest Major Action: 6/29/2007: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 260.
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Visitor Comments
Deb
$6,113.23 per family? And we are 9 trillion in debt? We cant afford it.
Isabella Rosewood
This is way too expensive. Look at S. 1550 if you want a much better one! Anyways, if you want to spend money, try to get that debt off our backs! We're in a RECESSION people!