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Article: Defense Authorization Finally Clears Conference, Signed By President.(Defense Authorization Act 2001)(Brief Article)
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- Journal of Electronic Defense
- Article date:
- December 1, 2000
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After months of wrangling, the House-Senate conference has released the FY01 Defense Authorization Act (HR 4205).
The committee authorized $309.9 billion in budget authority ($4.5 billion more than the President's request). Congress increased funding for key readiness accounts by funding more than $1 billion and boosted procurement accounts by $2.6 billion, much of which was to meet the service ...