The House and Senate passed the final version of Pentagon policy legislation the week before Christmas, sending it to President Barack Obama’s desk. The fiscal year 2013 defense authorization bill, unveiled by a conference committee of House and Senate negotiators on Dec. 18, authorizes $1.7 billion in funding beyond what Obama requested. It proposes a $552.2 billion base defense budget and $88.5 billion in war funding. The House passed the compromise bill via a 315-107 vote Dec. 20, followed by the…
Congress Passes DoD Policy Bill
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