HQMC OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
BGEN MIKE REGNER
HQMC OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
National Marine Corps Council
"Working Together Works"
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National Marine Corps Council
• FY09 Defense and MilCon Budget Highlights• What this Means for our Corps?• Focus for FY09 and FY10• Possible Economic Recovery Bill Effects on DOD• Realizing the USMC Legislative Strategy
FY09 Defense and MilCon Budget Highlights
Defense and MilCon/VA Appropriations Act signed on Sept 30, 2008, allowing the military to transition into Fiscal Year 2009 fully funded.
The USMC (green) Budget: Received $24.9B which is approx. $170M less than the President’s
request. The USMC (blue) BISOG Budget:
Received $9.32B
The Congress passed and the President signed the NDAA.
GROW THE FORCE - USMC fully funded to support the planned growth to 194,000 en route to 202K and three balanced MEFs by FY11.
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What this Means for our Corps?
QOL – FY09 Budget takes care of Marines and their Families by:
• Over $2B in MilCon. -$1.2B of that will support the BEQ initiative (12,370 new spaces)
• Continues support of our Wounded Warriors
SHIPBUILDING – Navy received $933M toward 10th LPD.
AVIATION – Full funding for the MV-22, KC-130J, and CH-53K.
• Additionally: -JSF - Cut 1 STOVL JSF and alternate engine funded. • UH-1Y (-$40M) = (2) aircraft. - (11)UH-1Y and (5) AH-1Z funded.
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Focus for FY09 and FY10
• Wounded Warrior Initiatives
• Grow the Force
• H-1Upgrade Program
• EFV, MPC, & JLTV
• LPD-17
• JSF
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Impact of the Economic Recovery Bill
• Potential impacts of the ERB– Recruiting & Retention– Civilian employment prospects– Equipment Readiness– Impact on Individual Marine
• PCS and home sales
– Conflicting Opinions• Harm to DoD budget• No Harm to DoD budget• Political Fallout
Realizing the USMC Legislative Strategy
Appropriations
Appropriations
CLNCWater
Haditha
UH-1
5.56 v. 6.8mm
Body Armor
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EFV
Vision2025
Social Events
202K Growth
Armed KC-130
LPD-17 $$
Briefings
JSF
CONGRINTs
IraqAfghanistan
Hearings
Guam
Programs
NDAA 2009
MPF(F)
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OLA Mission: develop and execute the CMC legislative strategy; educate and inform; answer constituent interest inquiries; travel escorts; manage the Congressional Fellowship program.
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Authorizations
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MILCON
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DoD
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CD&IM&RAP&RAVN
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SYSCOMINTEL
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ACMCC4I
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Questions?
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Commandant’s Priorities
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Top Defense Challenges Facing a New Administration
• HASC Chairman Ike Skelton: – “Develop a Clear Strategy to Guide National Security Policy”
– “Restore America’s credibility … [and] reform the inter-
agency process to leverage all our tools of national power” – “Refocus our efforts on Afghanistan… [and] responsibly
redeploy from Iraq” – “Recruit and retain a high quality force”– “Ensure a high state of readiness for our forces…[and] strike
a balance between near-term fixes and long-term modernization”
– “Deal with the looming defense health care crisis”
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