The fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act authorizes $770 billion in military spending, about 5% more than last year's budget, as reported by Reuters Wednesday.
The legislation includes $300 million for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which provides support to Ukraine's armed forces, $4 billion for the European Defense Initiative and $150 million for Baltic security cooperation.
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Now that it has passed the House, the NDAA must win Senate backing and be signed by Biden to become law.
In 2021, the United States has earmarked $250 million for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative and provided additional military aid, including precision lethal weapons, in three shipments worth combined $60 million.
The United States committed approx $1.7 billion in security assistance to Ukraine over years from 2014 to 2020.
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