S-2474 : Still Just a Bill


Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020

This bill provides FY2020 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. The bill 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.

Within the DOD budget, the bill provides appropriations for

  • Military Personnel;
  • Operation and Maintenance;
  • Procurement;
  • Research, Development, Test and Evaluation; and
  • Revolving and Management Funds.

The bill 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.

The bill also provides appropriations for (1) Related Agencies, including the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund and the Intelligence Community Management Account; and (2) Overseas Contingency Operations.

The bill sets forth restrictions and requirements for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2019-09-12CalendarsPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 205.Senate
2019-09-12CommitteeCommittee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Shelby. With written report No. 116-103.Senate
2019-09-12IntroReferralIntroduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

Richard C. Shelby [R] (AL)
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Policy Area :

Armed Forces and National Security
Related Subjects
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Appropriations
  • Arms control and nonproliferation
  • Assault and harassment offenses
  • Atmospheric science and weather
  • Aviation and airports
  • Buy American requirements
  • Chemical and biological weapons
  • Computers and information technology
  • Conflicts and wars
  • Congressional oversight
  • Crime victims
  • Criminal justice information and records
  • Defense spending
  • Detention of persons
  • Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
  • Disaster relief and insurance
  • Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
  • Drug trafficking and controlled substances
  • Due process and equal protection
  • Educational technology and distance education
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Floods and storm protection
  • Foreign aid and international relief
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Human rights
  • Indian lands and resources rights
  • Indian social and development programs
  • Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
  • International law and treaties
  • International monetary system and foreign exchange
  • Judicial procedure and administration
  • Manufacturing
  • Marine and inland water transportation
  • Medical education
  • Medical research
  • Metals
  • Military assistance, sales, and agreements
  • Military command and structure
  • Military education and training
  • Military facilities and property
  • Military medicine
  • Military operations and strategy
  • Military personnel and dependents
  • Military procurement, research, weapons development
  • Military readiness
  • National Guard and reserves
  • Natural disasters
  • Nuclear weapons
  • Oil and gas
  • Pornography
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Research administration and funding
  • Research and development
  • Sex offenses
  • Small business
  • Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
  • Technology transfer and commercialization
  • Terrorism
  • U.S. territories and protectorates
  • Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
  • Veterans' medical care
  • War and emergency powers
Related Geographic Entities
  • Afghanistan
  • Asia
  • Caribbean area
  • Cuba
  • Europe
  • Guam
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Kuwait
  • Latin America
  • Micronesia
  • Middle East
  • Minnesota
  • Montana
  • Nevada
  • North Dakota
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • North Korea
  • Oregon
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Palau
  • Russia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Dakota
  • Syria
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
  • Washington State
  • Yemen
Related Organizations
  • Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
  • Department of Defense
  • National Security Agency

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