House Passes 2020 National Defense Authorization Act
ECA Staff | 7/12/2019
Today, the House passed its version of the fiscal year (FY) 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (H.R. 2500).
Previously in June, the Senate passed its version of the bill (S. 1790). Next, both chambers will form a joint conference committee to reconcile differences between the two bills.
Funding authorization highlights:
The House NDAA authorizes $22.6 billion in funding for the Department of Energy (DOE).
For the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the bill authorizes $15.8 billion, which is around $626 million above the FY 2019 enacted level and $630 million below the President’s budget request. Of that amount, the bill authorizes $11.8 billion for weapons activities and $2 billion for defense nuclear nonproliferation.
For Defense Environmental Cleanup, the House bill authorizes a $408 million decrease in funding compared to the FY 2019 level—a total of $5.6 billion for FY 2020.
For the Office of Legacy Management (LM), the House NDAA meets the budget request by authorizing $303 million.
While the President requested $26 million for Yucca Mountain licensing activities, the House bill did not include any funding for the program.
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