Authorize appropriations for 2020 totaling an estimated $744.9 billion, mainly for the military functions of the Department of Defense (DoD) and the atomic energy defense activities of the Department of Energy (DOE)
Prescribe the number of personnel who can serve in the U.S. Armed Forces
Extend DoD’s authority to pay various bonuses and allowances to military personnel
Authorize the Navy to refuel two aircraft carriers and incrementally fund the construction of two ships
Require DOE to produce at least 80 plutonium pits annually by 2030
Modify the process for granting security clearances to federal employees and contractors
Limit the use of certain firefighting agents
Restructure certain organizations and personnel of the Air Force into the United States Space Force
Impose intergovernmental and private-sector mandates by, among other things, preempting state and local laws, exempting land from taxation by state and local governments, prohibiting certain business transactions, and requiring new rules to monitor the prevalence of certain chemicals in the environment
Estimated budgetary effects would primarily stem from
Authorizing the appropriation of an estimated $744.9 billion for 2020
Areas of significant uncertainty include
Anticipating the manner in which the Administration would implement changes to the security clearance process, replace certain firefighting agents, and create a Space Force