NYT : Pentagon Spending Bill Passes

Pentagon Spending Bill Passes

Reuters | August 5, 2007

WASHINGTON — The House early Sunday approved additional money for the Pentagon but not for the Iraq war.

The military appropriations bill, which passed by a vote of 395 to 13, provides $459.6 billion for the Pentagon for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1.

The Senate left last week for the August recess, and is not scheduled to vote on the military spending bill until autumn.

The House version includes money for items like new ships, more soldiers and a 3.5 percent pay raise for the military, half a percentage point more than the Pentagon sought. It does not include an extra $147 billion in Iraq war funds that the Bush administration has requested.