Here are some PRELIMINARY 6.1 and 6.2 indications from the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee mark of their FY06 bill. (These numbers are still subject to change.) As with the House Appropriations, in general, expect both 6.1 and 6.2 to be above the budget request but below FY05 levels.
Overall, 6.1 is up about 9-10% over the PBR, but down about 5% from FY05.
Army 6.1: up about 15-18% over PBR, but down about 8-10% from FY05
Navy 6.1: up 4-6% over PBR, down 3-5% from FY05
AF 6.1: up 6-8% over PBR, down 3-5% from FY05
Defense wide 6.1: up about 11% over PBR, and UP slightly over FY05
6.2 is above the PBR in every area except defense wide; and below FY05 in every area except Air Force and Defense Wide 6.2 which have increases.
6.3 is up across the board compared to the PBR, yet again down compared to FY05.
In terms of which is looking better at the moment, without seeing any details or language, in terms of raw dollars:
Army 6.1: Senate
Navy 6.1: House
AF 6.1: Senate
Defense wide 6.1: House
Army 6.2: House
Navy 6.2: Senate
AF 6.2: House
Defense wide 6.2: House
Sorry the details are so sketchy -- the subcommittee hasn't released specifics publicly and I'm old fashioned about seeing the numbers myself before getting too specific.
Full Committee mark is tomorrow. We'll get you the details as soon as we have them.
Posted by Jason Van Wey at September 27, 2005 06:30 PM | TrackBack