(C) Common Dreams
This story was originally published by Common Dreams and is unaltered.
. . . . . . . . . .



Congress Passed an $858 Billion Military Bill. Here’s What’s in It. [1]

['Catie Edmondson']

Date: 2022-12-16

WASHINGTON — Congress on Thursday gave final approval to an $858 billion military policy bill that would increase the Pentagon’s budget by 8 percent and repeal the coronavirus vaccine mandate for the troops, after lawmakers in both chambers overwhelmingly approved the mammoth, 4,400-page legislation.

Seen as one of the few must-pass bills taken up by Congress at the end of each year, the legislation, which authorizes an annual pay increase for the military and typically draws broad bipartisan support, lays out lawmakers’ national security priorities for the coming year. It is also a perennial magnet for unrelated pet projects.

This year, eyeing the protracted war in Europe and rising tensions with China, lawmakers approved funding for Taiwan and Ukraine and building up the military’s sea power, as well as new provisions shielding the personal information of federal judges and their families.

The legislation also authorizes a 4.6 percent pay raise for American troops.

Here’s a look at what’s in the bill, which has gone to President Biden for his signature.

[END]
---
[1] Url: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/16/us/politics/congress-defense-bill-military.html

Published and (C) by Common Dreams
Content appears here under this condition or license: Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 3.0..

via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds:
gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/commondreams/

You are viewing proxied material from magical.fish. The copyright of proxied material belongs to its original authors. Any comments or complaints in relation to proxied material should be directed to the original authors of the content concerned. Please see the disclaimer for more details.