Accession Number:

AD1031417

Title:

The Trump Administrations March 2017 Defense Budget Proposals: Frequently Asked Questions

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC WASHINGTON DC United States

Personal Author(s):

• Towell,Pat
• Williams,Lynn M.

Report Date:

2017-04-03

Pagination or Media Count:

10.0

Abstract:

On March 16, 2017, the Trump Administration released two defense budget proposalsa proposal for national defense budget function 050 discretionary spending for fiscal year FY 2018 as part of the Administrations Budget Blueprint for federal spending, and a detailed request for additional FY0217 funding for Department of Defense DOD military activities.1 For FY2017, the Administration is seeking 30 billion for DOD military activities budget subfunction 051 in addition to the amounts requested by the Obama Administration. Of this amount, 24.9 billion is slated for base budget activities and 5.1 billion is associated with Overseas Contingency Operations OCO.2 The Budget Blueprint includes a 603 billion request for national defense budget function 050 discretionary budget authority for FY2018 base budget requirements and 65 billion for OCO. This report addresses several frequently asked questions regarding these proposals.

Descriptors:

• MILITARY BUDGETS
• department of defense
• army corps of engineers
• combat effectiveness
• combat readiness
• department of state
• environmental protection
• humanitarian assistance
• nuclear weapons
• munitions
• government procurement
• aircrafts
• overseas
• national security

Subject Categories:

• Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies
• Government and Political Science

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE