Estimated Changes in Direct Spending and Revenues of S. 2226, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

S. 2226 would prescribe various authorities and policies that govern national defense and foreign affairs. Many of those changes would affect authorizations of appropriations. The bill also would affect direct spending and revenues, as shown in the table and discussed below. Those effects stem from expanding eligibility for benefits under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act and the World Trade Center Health Program, permitting multiyear procurement, ratifying the water rights compact between the Fort Belknap Indian Community and the State of Montana, allowing generic and biosimilar pharmaceuticals to reach the market more quickly, and other changes.