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The following links are provided for research and information purposes only to be used by students, faculty and staff.
Congressional bills are indexed by the Calendar Year [CY] while funding is based on the Fiscal Year [FY]. To find the desired
Defense bill/funding information, one has to look at the CY prior to the FY one is interested in. [e.g. CY 1998 for FY 1999]
The information the defense budget students are usually looking for includes:
Bill and Resolution Types
- Concurrent Resolution
- Defense Authorization
- Defense Appropriation
- MILCON [Military Construction]
- Reconciliation bill
- Supplemental or Continuing Resolution
Information Needed for Each of the Above Bills or Resolutions
- What was the bill number which was ultimately enacted
- When was bill submitted or introduced
- When did it go to the House or Senate Committee or Subcommittee & which one
- When did it reach the House or Senate floor
- What was the House or Senate report number
- What was the House or Senate bill number
- What was the conference report number
- When was the conference report issued
- When did the conference report pass the House
- When did the conference report pass the Senate When did the President sign it
- What was the public law [PL] number
- How much was requested and what was finally appropriated
Sources to use to answer the questions:
CQ Budget Tracker
The Congressional Quarterly (CQ) staff prepare and update a table with the following information. Coverage is from FY61
on
a. house and senate bill numbers
b. vote information
c. hearings
d. report numbers
e. conference report number
f. public law number
g. line item information comparing White House and Congressional Spending Numbers
DoD Appropriations Laws
The staff of the Pentagon Library prepare and update a table with the following information. Coverage is from FY61 on
a. house and senate bill numbers
b. report numbers
c. conference report number
d. public law number
DoD National Defense Authorization Laws
The staff of the Pentagon Library prepare and update a table with the following information. Coverage is from FY61 on
a. house and senate bill numbers
b. report numbers
c. conference report number
d. public law number
Military Construction Appropriations Laws
The staff of the Pentagon Library prepare and update a table with the following information. Coverage is from FY83 on
a. house and senate bill numbers
b. report numbers
c. conference report number
d. public law number
CIS Legislative Histories of US Public Laws
LexisNexis Congressional
One can search by bill number, PL number or subject. This is a very comprehensive source which give all related bills
and reports as well
as the enacted ones.
The LexisNexis Congressional version has hot-links to the documents when available.
The following information is available for each Public Law:
a. Public Law [PL] number and date passed
b. Overview of the PL
c. House and Senate report numbers and dates with synopsis of report
d. Related reports
e. The enacted bill and related bills with bill number and dates
f. Congressional Record references for floor debate
g. Information related to hearings - titles, dates and overview
h. Committee print information
i. Related Documents if appropriate [e.g. veto messages]
j. References to any appropriate presidential statements in the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
Defense Authorization and Appropriation Bills: FY1970-FY2008 This is a Congressional Research Service report by Thomas Coipuram, Jr. [February 21, 2008]. For the authorization and
appropriation bills
this provides the following information for each bill:
a. Report number and date reported
b. Date passed, vote number and the vote [yeas & nays]
c. Conference report number, date passed, vote number, yeas & nays
d. Public law number and date signed
e. Congressional action on DOD appropriations requests [requests, house, senate, and what was enacted]
f. Budget authority information
Defense: FY**** Authorization and Appropriations [CRS reports]
The title has changed over time but the reports provides the dates, report numbers, etc., for the Budget Resolutions,
Supplemental Appropriations,
Defense Authorization and Defense Appropriation bills.
FY 2009 - RL34473
FY 2008 - RL33999
FY 2007 - RL33405
FY 2006 - RL32924
FY 2005 - RL32305
FY 2004 - RL31805
FY 2003 - RL31305
FY 2002 - RL31010
FY 2001 - RL30505
FY 2000 - RL30205
FY 1999 - 98-205
Congressional Quarterly Almanac [REF JK 1 C72]
Use the index, look under appropriate heading [e.g. Appropriations, Appropriations, supplement etc. and the then subheading
of Defense
to locate the page references. The “Box Score” section will give a lot of the necessary information [bill numbers, House
and Senate report
numbers, dates of passage and when signed]. There usually is also a page with a “Defense Spending” chart which as the
amounts
requested. Look also for the chart labeled “Appropriations Mileposts” usually at the end of the Appropriations section.
It will give the
bill number, Public Law number, date the House and Senate and reports were passed, the date the PL was signed and the
page in the
Almanac where the related story can be found.
GPO ACCESS - Legislative
Although one can search this site, it is most useful if the enacted bill or Public Law number is known. When available
these publications
are provides as TEXT and PDF files and will often include Summaries.
a. Bill number and date of introduction
b. Congressional documents
c. Congressional reports
d. Congressional committee prints
e. Congressional hearings
f. Congressional Record
g. History of Bills [bill number, sponsor, related reports, and PL number and date of passage if relevant]
h. Public Laws
Thomas [Library of Congress Legislative Information on the Internet].
This site is most useful if the enacted bill or Public Law number is known. When the PL is known the following is easily
obtained.
When appropriate, links to the related information are also included
a. Text or PDF version of the law
b. Sponsor
c. Bill number and date of passage
d. Bill summary and status info
e. Detailed legislative status
f. Floor/executive actions including roll call votes
g. Congressional record page references
Status of Current Appropriations Bills [from Thomas, Library of Congress Legislative Information on the Internet]
a. FY 2010 Appropriation Bills [includes links back to FY1998]
b. Appropriations Legislation FY1998-FY2004
To find Defense Budget figures go to the following:
Budget of the United States Government Office of Management and Budget (OMB) or GPO ACCESS [searchable]
This site provides links to various budget publications from 1996 to the present. These documents are not strictly for
defense information
but all should include it.
Included are:
a. Sequestration Update Report -- provides current estimates of the status of discretionary spending and the discretionary
spending limits.
It also provides the status of pay-as-you-go legislation
b. Mid-Session Review -- contains revised estimates of the budget surplus, receipts, outlays, and budget authority
c. FY Budget was transmitted to Congress in February each year and covers the fiscal year beginning October of year
year
d. Appendix
e. Historical Tables
f. Various supporting documents
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Home Page
This site is Grand Central Station for the annual BES, or Budget Estimate Submission, i.e., DoD's budget request. It also
provides detailed
information on the justification for the request. Links to various important Defense Budget documents are available from
this page. This
includes detailed supplemental materials and Service budget documentation pages.
Be sure to see the National Defense Budget Estimates for the FY Budget (Green Book) as it provides a variety of tables and breakdowns
with information going back to 1947.
Service Pages:
a. Air Force Budget materials
b. Army Budget materials
c. Navy and Marine Corps [overall site -- see the Products section]
DOD supplemental materials:
a. Military Personnel Programs (M-1)
b. Operation and Maintenance Programs (O-1)
c. Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System
d. Procurement Programs (P-1)
e. Procurement Programs (P-1R) Reserve Components
f. Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Programs (R-1)
g. Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure Program (C-1)
h. National Defense Budget Estimates for FY Budget (Green Book)
This document is especially useful to those looking for historical budget data, to detect patterns, trends,
etc.
Annual Report to the President and the Congress
Commonly referred to as the Annual Defense Report. See the Appendices section for each year - the budget information is
typically in
Section B [has not been updated since 2005]
a. B-1 - Budget Authority by Appropriation
b. B-2 - Budget Authority by Component
Useful Congressional Links
Budget Committees
House
Senate
Democratic
Republican
Appropriations Committees
House
Senate
Senate Subcommittee on Defense Appropriations
Senate Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Armed Services Committees
House
Senate
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
Department of Defense, Legislative Affairs
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Sources for CRS Reports (Dudley Knox Library)
Other Government Agencies
Congressional Budget Office
Publications
Studies & Reports
Cost Estimates
Testimony
Technical Papers
Links
Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG)
Publications
Audit and Policy & Oversight Reports
Inspections and Evaluations
Investigations
Intelligence
Special Plans and Operations
Government Accountability Office [GAO] (formerly: General Accounting Office)
Publications
Topical Collections
Office of Budget and Management (OMB)
Budget information
Earmarks
Legislative information
OMB Circulars
Treasury Department
Bureau of the Public Debt
Comptroller of the Currency
Financial Management Service (FMS)
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Where Tax Dollars Are Spent (USA Spending)
Think Tanks and Lobbyist Organizations
For a larger list see the Think Tanks and Research Centers section on our Navigating the Military Internet page.
Budget Analyst
Center for Defense Information (CDI)
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
Annual Defense Budget
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Federal Budget Requests for Science and Technology (tracked by the American Institute of Physics)
Heritage Foundation Research
Federal Budget and Spending
Ten Myths About the Defense Budget
OMB Watch
Federal Budget
Fed.Spending.org [searchable database of federal spending]
Publications and Resources
CQ Today
CQ Weekly Report
Defense Budget Reports (OSD Comptroller)
Defense Budget Primer (CRS report by Mary T. Tyszkiewicz and Stephen Daggett)
Documents on Military Spending (Federation of American Scientists)
Basic Budget Guidance Documents
Inside Defense
in particular see the Defense Budget Alert section
SIPRI Military Expenditures Database
Their database on military expenditures covers about 165 countries and contains consistent time series for 1998 to
the present
USAspending.gov
This site allows users to see where federal contracting dollars and grant awards go. Information is available for
the top contractors as well as by state, congressional
district and more. Also includes overviews by major agency
Budget Process Information
The Appropriations & Budget Process [a flowchart]
Budget Formulation and Presentation - DoD Financial Management Regulation 7000.14-R
Congressional Budget Process: An Explanation [Senate Budget Committee]
Congressional Budget Process Timetable
Defense/Federal Budget (Air University Library Bibliography)
Glossary of Budget Terms
Policy Basics: Introduction to the Federal Budget Process
Status of Current Appropriations Bills
Legislative Process
Enactment of a Law
How Our Laws are Made
Legislative Process [House]
Tying It All Together: A summary explanation of how the legislative process works
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