S-1558 : Still Just a Bill


Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016

Provides FY2016 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. Excludes military construction, military family housing, civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and nuclear warheads, which are all considered in other appropriations bills.

Provides appropriations for Military Personnel.

Provides appropriations for Operation and Maintenance, including: the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; Environmental Restoration; Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid; the Cooperative Threat Reduction Account; and the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund.

Provides appropriations for Procurement, including for Aircraft, Missiles, Weapons, Tracked Combat Vehicles, Ammunition, Shipbuilding and Conversion, Space, Other Procurement, and Defense Production Act Purchases.

Provides appropriations for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, including for Operational Test and Evaluation.

Provides appropriations for Revolving and Management Funds, including Defense Working Capital Funds and the National Defense Sealift Fund.

Provides appropriations for Other Department of Defense Programs, including the Defense Health Program, Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Drug-Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, and the Office of the Inspector General.

Provides appropriations for Related Agencies, including the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund and the Intelligence Community Management Account.

Provides additional appropriations to specified DOD accounts for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism.

Rescinds specified unobligated balances from prior appropriations to DOD. Sets forth permissible, restricted, and prohibited uses for funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2015-06-11CalendarsPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 115.Senate
2015-06-11CommitteeCommittee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Cochran. With written report No. 114-63.Senate
2015-06-11IntroReferralIntroduced in SenateLibrary of Congress
2015-05-06CommitteeCommittee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Department of Defense. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-219.Senate
2015-04-29CommitteeCommittee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Department of Defense. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-219.Senate
2015-04-22CommitteeCommittee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Department of Defense. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-219.Senate
2015-03-25CommitteeCommittee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Department of Defense. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-219.Senate
2015-03-18CommitteeCommittee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Department of Defense. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-219.Senate
2015-03-11CommitteeCommittee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Department of Defense. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-219.Senate
2015-03-04CommitteeCommittee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Department of Defense. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-219.Senate
2015-02-25CommitteeCommittee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Department of Defense. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-219.Senate

Sponsor :

Thad Cochran [R] (MS)
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Policy Area :

Armed Forces and National Security
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  • Chemical and biological weapons
  • Child safety and welfare
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Computers and information technology
  • Conflicts and wars
  • Congressional oversight
  • Crime victims
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  • Human rights
  • Indian lands and resources rights
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  • Metals
  • Military assistance, sales, and agreements
  • Military command and structure
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  • Military facilities and property
  • Military medicine
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  • Afghanistan
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  • Caribbean area
  • Cuba
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  • Idaho
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  • Iraq
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  • Latin America
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  • Minnesota
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  • Pacific Ocean
  • Russia
  • South Dakota
  • Syria
  • Ukraine
  • Washington State
Related Organizations
  • Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
  • Department of Defense
  • Department of Veterans Affairs

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