FY 2009 Defense Department authorization



Bill summary
If appropriated the Defense spending bill would authorize $612 billion for:


 * A 3.9 percent pay raise for military personnel, as well as additional benefits and bonuses.
 * Provide an additional $70 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, including prohibitions on the use of contractors during interrogations. The bill also extends the statute of limitations on contractor abuses from three years to five.
 * Authorization of President Bush's planned anti-ballistic missile system in Eastern Europe.

House passage of authorization


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 * FY 2009 U.S. federal budget
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