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The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (H.R. 2647, Pub. L. 111–84 (text) (PDF), 123 Stat. 2190.) is a law in the United States signed by President Barack Obama on October 28, 2009. As a bill it was H.R. 2647 in the 111th Congress. The overall purpose of the law is to authorize funding for the defense of the United States and its interests abroad, for military ...
Incoming President Barack Obama's budget request for FY 2010 totaled $3.55 trillion and was passed by Congress on April 29, 2009. Percentages in parentheses indicate percentage changes compared to FY 2009. A breakdown of Obama's budget request includes the following expenditures: [8] Mandatory spending: $2.173 trillion (+14.9%)
The second list is based on the 2024 edition of The Military Balance, published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) using average market exchange rates. [2] The third list is a user-generated list of the highest military budgets of the current year, compiled from various sources.
The United States spends more on defense than the next 10 highest-spending countries combined. Defense accounts for half of America's discretionary spending and 15% of total federal spending.
In a general sense discretionary spending (defense and non-defense spending) makes up one-third of the annual federal budget. [ 134 ] In 2016, the US spent 3.29% of its GDP on its military (considering only basic Department of Defense budget spending), more than France's 2.26% and less than Saudi Arabia 's 9.85%. [ 135 ]
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is any of a series of United States federal laws specifying the annual budget and expenditures of the U.S. Department of Defense. The first NDAA was passed in 1961.
His transition to the Pentagon’s top civilian post will bring a pay cut, as the defense secretary position paid $246,000 in 2024. Hegseth pulled in $765,000 from speaking fees, charging between ...
The first spike in defense spending, and in turn taxes, came during the very beginning of the 19th century. [9] During World War I, the United States spent 22% of gross domestic product, while during peacetime, the government spent on as little as 1% Gross Domestic Product (GDP). [ 10 ]