Subcommittee on Defense
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The Subcommittee on Defense is a specialized panel of the U.S. Senate that oversees and allocates federal funding for the Department of Defense and related national security programs.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Subcommittee on Defense canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Senate Appropriations subcommittee
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legislative subcommittee ⓘ |
| composedOf | United States senators ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of the United States federal government ⓘ |
| hasAuthority |
appropriations for the Department of Defense
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budgetary oversight of defense-related agencies ⓘ drafting annual defense appropriations legislation ⓘ holding hearings on defense spending ⓘ imposing conditions on the use of appropriated defense funds ⓘ recommending funding levels for defense programs ⓘ review of the President’s defense budget request ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
allocation of federal funds for defense
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ensuring accountability in defense expenditures ⓘ oversight of defense spending ⓘ review of defense policy implications of spending decisions ⓘ |
| hasScope |
funding for active, reserve, and National Guard forces
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funding for classified defense programs ⓘ funding for defense-wide agencies and activities ⓘ funding for major weapons systems ⓘ funding for military operations overseas ⓘ |
| influences |
United States defense budget
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United States national security policy through funding decisions ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber | United States Senate ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States Capitol
NERFINISHED
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| oversees |
United States Department of Defense
NERFINISHED
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defense health program funding ⓘ intelligence-related defense activities ⓘ military construction funding related to defense accounts ⓘ military personnel funding ⓘ missile defense programs funding ⓘ national security programs ⓘ operation and maintenance funding ⓘ procurement funding ⓘ research, development, test, and evaluation funding ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector |
national defense
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national security ⓘ |
| subjectOf | defense appropriations bills ⓘ |
| typeOfBudget | discretionary spending ⓘ |
| usesProcedure | congressional appropriations process ⓘ |
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