United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense
- United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense is one of twelve subcommittees of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations. Military defense spending is the largest individual component of federal discretionary spending [http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=7720&sequence=0 Congressional Budget Office, Monthly Budget Review, January 8, 2007] , making the Defense Subcommittee one of the more powerful Appropriations subcommittees. When referring to federal discretionary spending as a whole, many budget analysists make a distinction between defense and non-defense discretionary spending.
Jurisdiction
Funding requirements for the United States military are laid out in the U.S Constitution. In addition to the general requirement that funds withdrawn from the Treasury only through "approprations made by law" (), the Constitution gives Congress the authority to "raise and support Armies," but limits funding for the military to a maximum of two years (). This restriction is generally not an issue for Congress, since by law, the federal budget operates on a year-to-year basis.
The subcommittee oversees overall funding for the Department of Defense, including the Army, Navy, Air Force. The subcommittee is also responsible for funding for the Central Intelligence Agency.
Some defense agencies are the responsibility of separate subcommittees. Funding for military construction activities, such as military personnel housing and infrastructure, and veterans issues are handled by the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies. Funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is handled by the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development.
=Members, 110th Congress=
The Committee is currently chaired by Democrat Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, and the Ranking Minority Member is Republican Thad Cochran of Mississippi. [http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docid=news-000002929967]
ee also
* United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense
External links
* [http://appropriations.senate.gov/defense.cfm U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense official web site]
References
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