Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005

Summary

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 - Appropriates funds for FY 2005 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military personnel; (2) operation and maintenance (O&M) (including for overseas contingency operations, the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, environmental restoration, overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid, and former Soviet Union threat reduction); (3) procurement (including for shipbuilding and conversion and purchases under the Defense Production Act of 1950); (4) research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E); (5) revolving and management funds; (6) DOD medical and health care programs; (7) chemical agents and munitions destruction; (8) drug interdiction and counter-drug activities; (9) the Office of the Inspector General; (10) the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund; (11) the Intelligence Community Management Account; and (12) the National Security Education Trust Fund. Specifies authorized, restricted, and prohibited uses of appropriated funds. Rescinds specified funds from various accounts under prior defense appropriations Acts. Reduces the total amount appropriated in this Act in order to: (1) reflect savings from revised economic assumptions; (2) reflect certain cash balance and rate stabilization adjustments; (3) limit excessive growth in the procurement of advisory and assistance services; (4) reflect excessive unobligated balances; and (5) limit excessive growth in travel and transportation expenses. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for: (1) approving or licensing the sale of the F-22 advanced tactical aircraft to any foreign government; (2) RDT&E, procurement, or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense system; or (3) the Terrorism Information Awareness Program (with an exception). Appropriates additional funds for the Iraq Freedom Fund, to be used only to support operations in Iraq or Afghanistan. Allocates such funds among specified accounts. Authorizes the use of O&M funds for specified activities in Iraq and Afghanistan, including supporting U.S. military and security forces, assistance to the New Iraqi Army and the Afghan National Army, and providing humanitarian and reconstruction assistance.

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Timeline

1. 1 March 2004

   Committee

   Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral.

   Source: Committee

2. 3 March 2004

   Committee

   Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral.

   Source: Committee

3. 10 March 2004

   Committee

   Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral.

   Source: Committee

4. 24 March 2004

   Committee

   Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral.

   Source: Committee

5. 7 April 2004

   Committee

   Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral.

   Source: Committee

6. 21 April 2004

   Committee

   Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral.

   Source: Committee

7. 28 April 2004

   Committee

   Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral.

   Source: Committee

8. 5 May 2004

   Committee

   Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral.

   Source: Committee

9. 12 May 2004

   Committee

   Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-676.

   Source: Committee

10. 22 June 2004

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 593.

    Source: Calendars

11. 22 June 2004

    Reported

    Committee on Appropriations ordered to be reported an original measure.

    Source: Committee

12. 22 June 2004

    Reported

    Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Stevens. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

13. 22 June 2004

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

14. 24 June 2004

    Floor

    Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 4613 as an amendment.

    Source: Floor

15. 24 June 2004

    Committee

    By Senator Stevens from Committee on Appropriations filed written report. Report No. 108-284.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Placed on Calendar Senate · 22 June 2004 · Official file

Documents

4 official files

• Placed on Calendar Senate (text)

  Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 22 June 2004

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• Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)

  Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 22 June 2004

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• Reported to Senate without amendment

  summary · EN · 22 June 2004

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 22 June 2004

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Sponsors

• Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
• · ssap00 · Standing

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