{"id":60414,"date":"2020-02-10T19:07:42","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T19:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/02\/10\/european-defense-initiative-funding-drops-in-defense-budget-request\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:28:08","slug":"european-defense-initiative-funding-drops-in-defense-budget-request","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/smr\/federal-budget\/2020\/02\/10\/european-defense-initiative-funding-drops-in-defense-budget-request\/","title":{"rendered":"European Defense Initiative funding drops in defense budget request"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Pentagon is requesting $4.5 billion in funds for the European Deterrence Initiative, the second straight year that the department has cut its request for the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EDI is a special part of the department\u2019s Overseas Contingency Operations funding, focused on reassuring allies in Europe and deterring Russian aggression on the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon requested $4.8 billion for EDI in FY18, a request which grew to $6.5 billion in FY19. The FY20 request, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/federal-budget\/2019\/03\/12\/european-defense-fund-takes-a-10-percent-cut-in-new-budget\/\" target=_blank>dropped it down to $5.9 billion<\/a>. Congress plussed up the funding to $6.5 billion, meaning the department\u2019s request for this year would be a $1.5 billion cut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/federal-budget\/\" target=_blank><b>Click here for more coverage of the FY21 budget rollout<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Funding will go towards rotational force deployment and the implementation of previously funded multiyear agreements. It will also support additional exercises in Europe and the prepositioning of U.S. equipment on the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two European officials contacted by Defense News downplayed concerns, with one saying that a drop in funding is normal given the number of infrastructure projects that are being completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Included in the EDI funding is $250 million for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which can be used to replace any \u201cweapons or defensive articles\u201d provided to Ukraine by the U.S. government. Such funding became a flashpoint in 2019, eventually leading to the impeachment of President Donald Trump, who was acquitted in the Senate last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the last National Defense Authorization Act, Congress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2019\/12\/10\/congress-wants-five-year-budget-plan-for-european-defense-fund\/\" target=_blank>requested that the Pentagon submit<\/a> a five-year plan for EDI in FY21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, the OCO funding request is $69 billion, slightly down from the $71.3 billion enacted by Congress for FY20. 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