Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016

H.R. 2685, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for 2016, was a funding bill designed to provide approximately $578 billion for the U.S. military and intelligence community. The bill proposed a 2.3% pay raise for all military personnel and increased funding for the procurement of new equipment, such as aircraft and ships, as well as research and development.

For everyday citizens, the bill’s primary impact would have been the continued funding of national security operations, including specific accounts for the Global War on Terrorism and military medical programs like the Defense Health Program. It also contained several "Buy American" requirements for military supplies and prohibited the use of funds for closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay or starting a new round of domestic base closures (BRAC). Although the House of Representatives passed the bill in June 2015, it ultimately stalled in the Senate and did not become law in this specific form.