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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysaqwn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010 TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2009 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10:30 a.m., in room SD-192, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Daniel K. Inouye (chairman) pre- siding. Present: Senators Inouye, Leahy, Cochran, and Bond. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY STATEMENTS OF: HON. PETE GEREN, SECRETARY OF THE ARMY GENERAL GEORGE W. CASEY, JR., CHIEF OF STAFF OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN DANIEL K. INOUYE Chairman INOUYE. This morning we welcome the Honorable Pete Geren, Secretary of the Army, and General George Casey, the Army's Chief of Staff. Gentlemen, thank you for being with us today as the sub- committee reviews the Army's budget request for fiscal year 2010. The Army's fiscal year budget request is $142 billion, an increase of almost $2 billion over last year's inactive budget excluding the funding appropriated to the Army in the fiscal year 2009 supple- mental. The Army has also requested $83.1 billion for overseas con- tingencies for fiscal year 2010. As we review the request, we are mindful of the fact that in this era of persistent conflict, the Army and its soldiers remain a con- stant in any strategy to ensure our national security. The Army re- mains highly engaged in overseas contingency operations, while continuing to transform itself. But fighting in today's security environment while continuing to rebuild and reset has stretched the service and the Army has to balance decisions among the strains of meeting the high demand of the forces maintaining a debt of forces needed to be prepared for other contingencies and managing the limited time between deploy- ments. (1)