The US House of Representatives has approved a defense budget of $886 billion for 2024
The US House of Representatives approved the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by a vote of 310 to 118 . In the vote, 73 Republicans and 45 Democrats did not support the defense budget.
The 2024 defense budget sent to the White House is expected to be signed by Biden and take effect shortly.
The budget for fiscal year 2024 is $886 billion , an increase of nearly $28 billion over 2023 .
The new defense budget includes the highest pay increase for military personnel in 20 years, and Biden is expected to use this situation to his advantage during the election process.
Also, the provision to expand the activities to "warrantless" surveillance of suspected aliens outside the United States has caused controversy among members of Congress. Nevertheless, this article was included in the draft law.
During negotiations over the final text of the bill, senators and members of the House of Representatives objected to headings such as "Pentagon policy on abortion" and "provisions related to homosexuality in the military" in the budget bill, but the corresponding items were included in the bill.
The debate budget includes tens of billions of dollars for aircraft and ship programs and Pentagon policies.
In addition, it is planned to allocate 14.7 billion dollars for activities in the Indo-Pacific region, and 800 million dollars for assistance to Ukraine.
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