Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 

The omnibus spending agreement reached by Congress to fund the government through Oct. 1 was signed by President Donald Trump Friday.

In total, the law provides $593 billion in defense spending, an increase of $19.9 billion over fiscal year 2016 spending levels. This includes:

$516.1 billion in base discretionary funding and $76.6 billion in Overseas Contingency Operations funding

Bill Highlights

• $132.3 billion for 1,305,900 active-component troops and 813,200 National Guard and Reserve troops, as well as $123.3 billion for equipment and upgrades
• $750 million for the National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account
• $247.5 million for the Army National Guard
• $247.5 million for the Air National Guard

Additional military construction funding for the National Guard, which adds to the full-year MILCON appropriations passed in December. Those amounts include:

• $12 million for the Army National Guard
• $13 million for the Air National Guard
• $125 million for traumatic brain injury and psychological health research and development

Joint Programs

• $234 million for the National Guard Counterdrug program
• $20 million for National Guard Counterdrug Training Centers
• $8 million for the National Guard State Partnership Program
• $30 million for STARBASE
• $10.339 million for National Guard Youth Challenge
• $20 million for Beyond the Yellow Ribbon

Army Guard

• $1.2 billion for 62 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters for the Army, with no less than 15 for the Army Guard.
• $774 million for 52 remanufactured AH-64 Apache helicopters, $262 million for seven new Apaches and $72 million to support advanced procurement needs for additional 10 aircraft for the Army.
• To maintain four Apache battalions in the Army Guard, the bill fully funds the modernization of existing Apaches, provides $262 million for seven new Apaches and supports the annual operating costs of the four battalions.
• $210 million for Humvee modernization for active Army, Army Guard and Army Reserve
• $60 million for Humvee ambulances for Army Guard and Army Reserve
• $171.8 million for 28 UH-72 Lakotas for the Army
• $9.9 million for Army Guard Cyber Protection Teams

Air Guard

• $8.2 billion for 74 F-35 aircraft for Air Force
• $15.9 million for Air Guard F-16 AESA radar
• $2.6 billion for 15 KC-46 tanker aircraft for Air Force
• Continues prohibition of retirement of A-10 aircraft and appropriates funding to keep aircraft in service
• $160 million for two C-130J aircraft for Air Guard
• $17.455 million for C-17 modernization across the Air Force
• $24.8 million for F-16 simulators
• $440 million for procurement of the MQ-9 and $275 million for 20 MQ-1 unmanned aerial vehicles for the Air Force

$97.5 million for C-130H Modernization for Air Guard:

• $16 million for C-130H propeller upgrades;
• $13.5 million for Electronic Propeller Control System;
• $1.5 million for Inflight Propeller Balancing System;
• $41.5 million for C-130 engine enhancement program; and
• $25 million for C-130H modernization efforts