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    The Defense Spending Redistribution Act proposes several cuts to the defense budget totaling $95.4 billion, including reducing the number of aircraft carriers and fighter wings, reclassifying administrative military jobs as civilian, withdrawing some troops from Europe, and reducing submarine production. The bill redirects this funding to veterans benefits and education, allocating $70.4 billion to the VA and $35.2 billion to the Department of Education.

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    The Defense Spending Redistribution Act proposes several cuts to the defense budget totaling $95.4 billion, including reducing the number of aircraft carriers and fighter wings, reclassifying administrative military jobs as civilian, withdrawing some troops from Europe, and reducing submarine production. The bill redirects this funding to veterans benefits and education, allocating $70.4 billion to the VA and $35.2 billion to the Department of Education.

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    ANIMASHIGHSCHOOLMODELSENATE

    Committee:
    FinanceCommittee
    BillNo:
    12015

    PrincipalAuthors:
    AlFranken[SteveJobson]
    HarryReid[OliSakadinsky]
    SubmissionDate:11/30/2015

    TitleofBill:
    DefenseSpendingRedistributionAct

    BEITENACTEDBYTHEANIMASHIGHSCHOOLMODELCONGRESS

    1 Preamble:
    Whereasthefederalgovernmentspends53.7percentofitsallotteddiscretionary
    2 onthedefensebudget($598.49billion),sincemanymilitaryexpendituresareunrequested,
    3 suchas33newM1Tanks,andsinceveteransbenefitsandeducationaccountforonly5.86
    4 percent($65.32billion)and6.28percent($69.98billion),respectively,
    5
    6 SECTION1:
    Navyaircraftcarriersupplyshallbereducedfrom11to10,andwingsupply
    7 shallbereducedfrom10to9,whichwouldcollectivelysave$18.4billion.
    8
    9 SECTION2:
    Reclassifythe340,000administration,communications,supply,and
    10
    transportationjobscurrentlyheldbyactivedutymilitarypersonneltocivilian
    11
    positions,whichwouldsave$37billion.
    12
    13 SECTION3:
    40,000U.S.troopsshallbewithdrawnfromEuropeby2024.DiminishingUS
    14 operationsinEurope,namelycountersandtransportationtoandfromtheMiddleEast.
    15
    16 SECTION4:
    ThesupplyofnextgenerationOhioclassSSBN(X)submarinestotheNavy
    17 shallbereducedbyfour,andtheirgivenpayloadofwarheadsshallbeomitted.
    18
    19 SECTION5:
    FundingfortheAbramsM1A2SystemEnhancementPackageshallbe
    20 eliminated.
    21
    SubSECTIONA:
    33unrequestedM1tanks,costing$230million,shallbe
    22 SSSSSSS
    cancelled.
    23 SSSSSSS
    SubSECTIONB:
    Thisequipmentdistributionshallbeaccountedforbythe
    24 SSSSSSS
    existing500tanksofthistype.
    25
    26 SECTION6:
    Allfundingprocuredfromtheaforementioneddefensebudgetcutsshallbe
    27 redistributedtoveteransbenefitsandeducation.
    28
    SubSECTIONA:
    $70.4billionshallbereinvestedintotheU.S.Departmentof
    29 SSSSSSS
    VeteransAffairstoprovideassistanceforveterans,dependents,andsurvivors.
    30 SSSSSSS
    SubSECTIONB:
    $35.2billionshallbereinvestedintotheU.S.Departmentof
    31 SSSSSSS
    Education.
    32
    33 SECTION7:
    Thisbillshallgointoeffect91daysafterpassage.

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