Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025

What it does

This bill provides FY2025 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities.

(The bill excludes military construction, military family housing, civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and nuclear warheads, which are all included in other appropriations bills.)

Within the DOD budget, the bill provides appropriations for

• Military Personnel;

• Operation and Maintenance;

• Procurement;

• Research, Development, Test and Evaluation; and

• Revolving and Management Funds.

The bill provides appropriations for Other Department of Defense Programs, including

• the Defense Health Program,

• Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction,

• Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, and

• the Office of the Inspector General.

In addition, the bill provides appropriations for Related Agencies, including (1) the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund, and (2) the Intelligence Community Management Account.

The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Jun 28, 2024 (Passed House). CRS summarizes bills impartially; it does not take positions.