Majority of the Senate backs National Defense Authorization Act, sending the $770B bill to President Biden's desk for his signature.
The fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act authorizes $770 billion in military spending, $25 billion more than Biden requested and about 5% more than last year's budget.
The bill — the result of intense negotiations between House and Senate Democrats and Republicans — includes a 2.7 percent pay increase for troops, and more aircraft and Navy ship purchases, in addition to strategies for dealing with geopolitical threats. It includes provisions intended to push back against Russia and China, such as $300 million for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which provides support to Ukraine's armed forces; $4 billion for the European Defense Initiative and $150 million for Baltic security cooperation.
On China, the bill includes $7.1 billion for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative and a statement of congressional support for the defense of Taiwan as well as a ban on the Department of Defense procuring products produced with forced labor from China's Xinjiang region.
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