Defense Cleanup and Environmental Programs: Authorization and Appropriations for FY2003

[摘要] The Department of Defense (DOD) administers five environmental programs in response to various requirements under federal environmental laws. These programs include environmental cleanup, environmental compliance, pollution prevention, environmental technology, and conservation. Additionally, the Department of Energy (DOE) is responsible for managing defense nuclear waste and cleaning up contaminated nuclear weapons sites. The Administration requested a total of $11.17 billion for these programs in FY2003, about $390 million more than the FY2002 funding level of $10.78 billion. Some of the ongoing issues associated with these programs are the adequacy, cost, and pace of cleanup, whether DOD and DOE adequately comply with environmental laws and regulations, and the extent to which environmental requirements encroach upon military readiness.

[发布日期] 2002-10-29 [发布机构] Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

[关键词] Defense policy;Environmental law enforcement - Appropriations;National defense - Appropriations;Criminal justice;Environmental protection