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Digitized from Box 31 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 22, 1976
Office of the White House Press Secretary
THE WHITE HOUSE
FACT SHEET
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 1977
The President today signed the Department of Defense
Appropriation Act of 1977. This bill provides $104.3
billion for military functions of the Department of
Defense, compared to an amended Administration request
of $108 billion.
The following table shows the President's amended budget
request and the amounts appropriated by Congress:
Budget Authority ($ In Billions)
Amended
Congressional
Approved
Request
Change
Level
Military personnel
25.5
-.1
25.4
Military retired pay
8.5
-.1
8.4
Operations and
maintenance
32.3
-.7
31.6
Procurement
30.6
-2.2
28.4
RDT&E
11.1
-.6
10.5
Total
108.0
-3.7
104.3
The net Congressional reduction of $3.7 billion from the
President's budget consists of cuts totalling $4.7 billion,
partially offset by Congressional additions of $1 billion.
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