$519.22 Billion for Defense

The House Appropriations Committee has determined the topline funding allocation for the fiscal year 2013 defense-spending bill, according to a just-released panel statement.

The defense subcommittee has been allocated $519.22 billion in "302(b)" spending for FY-13, out of a total $1.03 trillion budget allocation, the statement reads.

"The levels provided for each of the 12 Appropriations bills will continue to demonstrate how seriously this House takes its charge to rein in extraneous and unnecessary spending, encourage economic competitiveness and job growth, help strengthen the nation's infrastructure, and ensure a strong national security for the protection of all Americans," committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) said in the statement.

"These allocations will allow us to move forward with the Appropriations process. We are committed to working together across the aisle and across both chambers to ensure continued funding for important government programs, projects, and services that the American people expect and deserve. Fulfilling this basic duty of Congress is our highest priority," Rogers added.