The Senate passed a roughly $700 billion National Defense Authorization Act. The final vote was 89 to eight. It required a simple majority to pass the Senate.
The 2018 bill also authorizes just over $141 billion for military personnel costs, including costs of pay, bonuses, benefits and moving expenses. It provides a 2.1 percent increase in pay for troops.
The legislation includes money to increase troop numbers above the White House's request, adding thousands of new members to the Army and Marine Corps as well as boosting reserve totals.
The final Senate version includes a base budget of $640 billion and another $60 billion for the so-called Overseas Contingency Operations war funding, which includes money for the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and other locations.
Does this make US more aggressive against poor countries in the Middle East?
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