Article: Senate Appropriations approves defense allocation guidance ... Byrd hopes to complete defense appropriation bill before August break. (Robert Byrd)

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS APPROVES DEFENSE ALLOCATION GUIDANCE

The Senate Appropriations Committee approved on Tuesday budgetary guidance for its individual subcommittees, which included defense 051 topline figures of $271.5 billion in budget authority and $284.9 billion in outlays, Senate Defense Appropriation Subcommittee sources told Defense Daily yesterday.

Senate Appropriations Chairman Robert Byrd (D-W.V.) said that his recommendation basically splits the Senate Budget Resolution and the Senate Armed Services Committee authorization bill. The Senate Resolution set BA at $285.6 billion and outlays at $293.9 billion, while SASC set BA at $298 billion and ...

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