Defense Department FY2008 Authorization bill

A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes.

2/13/2007--Introduced.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2008 for military operations and military construction. Authorizes appropriations to DOD for:
(1) procurement, including aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement;
(2) the Rapid Acquisition Fund and the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund;
(3) research, development, test, and evaluation, including ballistic missile defense;
(4) operation and maintenance, including defense working capital funds, the defense health program, chemical agents and munitions destruction, and environmental restoration;
(5) active and reserve military personnel, including end strengths; and
(6) increased costs due to the Global War on Terror for military activities and military construction. Sets forth provisions or requirements concerning:
(1) active and reserve military personnel, including officer personnel policy;
(2) military education and training, including military justice and defense dependents' education;
(3) military pay and allowances;
(4) retired pay and survivor benefits, including Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) matters;
(5) military health care;
(6) acquisition policy and management;
(7) DOD organization and management, including intelligence-related matters;
(8) financial, counterdrug, and homeland security matters;
(9) civilian personnel matters; and
(10) matters relating to other nations, including nonproliferation. Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007[sic] - (Text to be submitted at a later date.)


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Sponsor

• Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
• and 1 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]
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Committees

• Senate Armed Services

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.567

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
February 13, 2007

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• Feb 13, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
• Feb 13, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1911-1912)
• Introduced on Feb 13, 2007.
• Feb 13, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1911-1912)

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