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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysaqwp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010 TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2009 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10:28 a.m., in room SD-192, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Daniel K. Inouye (chairman) pre- siding. Present: Senators Inouye, Leahy, Feinstein, Murray, Specter, Cochran, Bond, and Shelby. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY STATEMENTS OF: HON. ROBERT M. GATES, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ADMIRAL MICHAEL G. MULLEN, U.S. NAVY, CHAIRMAN, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ACCOMPANIED BY HON. ROBERT F. HALE, UNDER SECRETARY OF DE- FENSE (COMPTROLLER) STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN DANIEL K. INOUYE Chairman INOUYE. This morning the subcommittee is pleased to welcome Dr. Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense, and Admiral Mike Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to testify on the administration's budget for fiscal year 2010. Mr. Secretary, while the full Senate Appropriations Committee has already had the pleasure of meeting with you earlier this year regarding the so- called supplemental bill, let me extend a warm welcome to you on behalf of the Defense Subcommittee. Your continued willingness to put your Nation's needs ahead of your personal interests demonstrates your unwavering commitment to public service and your dedication to the men and women in our military, and our Nation owes you a great debt of gratitude. The administration has requested $534 billion for the base budg- et of the Department of Defense, an increase of $21 billion over the amount enacted in the last fiscal year. Additionally, the adminis- tration has requested $130 billion in supplemental nonemergency funding for overseas contingency operations in the next fiscal year. Mr. Secretary, you have called this a reform budget and in recent months you have given several keynote speeches emphasizing in particular the need for greater balance in our force structure be- (1)