IG10008 — How People Talk About the President’s FY2018 Defense Budget Request

/ “Trump’s plan calls for $574 billion for the Pentagon’s base budget and $65 billion for a separate account to fund U.S. war operations for a total of $639 billion next year.” Connor O’Brien and Gregory Hellman. “Trump’s defense budget boost falls short of buildup plans.” Politico (March 16, 2017) “Trump’s budget included $603 billion for total defense spending, which includes money outside of the Pentagon, plus an extra $65 billion in overseas contingency operations that are not subject to budget caps.” Jordain Carney. “McCain: Trump budget can’t pass Senate.” The Hill (March 16, 2017) Budget Function 050 National Defense $677.1 billion = “White House officials told reporters Monday [February 27, 2017] that the basic defense budget would total about $603 billion. That’s almost 10 percent over the $549 billion cap for national security spending in fiscal 2018 called for under the Budget Control Act....” Anthony Capaccio. “Trump’s Defense Spending Push May Start with the Boeing Super Hornet.” Bloomberg (February 28, 2017) A New Foundation for American Greatness (May 23, 2017) “As has been typical in recent years, about 95% of that total ($646.9 billion) is for military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD)—referred to as subfunction 051.” Lynn Williams and Pat Towell. “FY2018 Defense Budget Request: Quick Look” Congressional Research Service Report R44866 (June 9, 2017) $574.5 $7.8 $64.6 $20.6 $1.2 *Defense-related includes FBI counter intelligence & other national security-related programs. **OCO: Overseas Contingency Operations Outside quotes preceded presentation of the FY2018 budget request. Infographic updated July 5, 2017. Prepared by Pat Towell, Specialist in U.S. Defense Policy and Budget (7-2122) , and Lynn Williams, Analyst in U.S. Defense Budget Policy (7-0569). $ on charts in billions. Totals may not reconcile due to rounding. DISCRETIONARY MANDATORY Base Budget OCO** $7.9 $0.6 051 DOD MILITARY 053 ATOMIC ENERGY 054 DEFENSE_RELATED* DISCRETIONARY How People Talk About the President’s FY2018 Defense Budget Request Some of the ways people group various parts of the national defense budget in everyday discussion $574.5 $574.5 $574.5 $574.5 $64.6 $64.6 $20.6 $20.6 $7.8 $7.9 $7.9 $64.6

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