Iran Press/ America: The US President Joe Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, for the fiscal year 2022, which authorizes $770 billion in military spending, the White House said on Monday.
Lawmakers increased spending in almost every part of the military, including new funding to counter China’s military expansion, initiatives to bolster the defense of Ukraine and billions in cash for the procurement of advanced aircraft, ships and high-tech hardware.
The bill, the National Defense Authorization Act, also contains a 2.7 percent pay increase for most service members, a broadly popular provision supported by even the dozens of progressives who opposed the legislation’s passage in the House.
The NDAA also includes $300m for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative that supports Ukraine's military.
It also includes $4b for the European Defense Initiative and $150m for the Baltic security cooperation.
The bill includes a statement of congressional support for the defense of Taiwan, $7.1b for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative, and a ban on the Department of Defense procuring products produced with forced labor from China's Xinjiang region.
Last week, Biden signed into law a bill that bans virtually all imports from the Chinese region of Xinjiang.
