Analysis of the FY 2022 Defense Budget from the CSIS Defense Budget Analysis program provides an in-depth assessment of the Biden administration's request for national defense funding in FY 2022. It outlines priorities for the ongoing and completed strategic reviews-including the National Defense Strategy, Nuclear Posture Review, Missile Defense Review, and Global Posture Review-and their potential budgetary effects. The report concludes by assessing current congressional action on defense appropriations for FY 2022 and identifying key issues for the FY 2023 budget request.
Todd Harrison is the director of Defense Budget Analysis and the director of the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. Seamus P. Daniels is an associate fellow and associate director for Defense Budget Analysis in the International Security Program at CSIS.
1 | Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 1 2 | Overview of Defense-Related Funding .................................................................................................... 3 Total Defense-Related Funding ............................................................................................................... 3 War-Related Funding ................................................................................................................................ 4 Trends in the DoD Budget ........................................................................................................................ 5 3 | Strategic Reviews and Budgetary Effects ............................................................................................. 12 National Defense Strategy ..................................................................................................................... 12 Nuclear Posture Review ......................................................................................................................... 15 Missile Defense Review ........................................................................................................................... 17 Global Posture Review ........................................................................................................................... 18 4 | Congressional Action on FY 2022 and Issues for FY 2023 ..................................................................... 21 Congressional Action to Date ................................................................................................................. 21 Issues for FY 2023 .................................................................................................................................... 23 Final Thoughts ........................................................................................................................................ 25 Authors ........................................................................................................................................................ 26
