House Appropriations Committee
Defense Subcommittee
Fiscal Year 2023 Department of Defense
Chair Betty McCollum (D-Minn.)
Witnesses- Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense
- Michael J. McCord, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer
- General Mark A. Milley, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
$773 billion budget request includes $56.5 billion for air power platforms and systems; more than $40.8 billion for sea power, to include nine more battle force ships, and nearly $12.6 billion to modernize Army and Marine Corps fighting vehicles; more than $130.1 billion for research and development; and more than $3 billion to address the effects of climate change, bolstering our installation resiliency and adaptation to climate challenges.
The FY 2023 DoD Budget request of $773.0 billion is a $30.7 billion, or 4.1% increase, from the FY 2022 enacted amount.