Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, chair of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, is announcing that several of her defense priorities were included in the soon-to-pass FY2023 bipartisan funding bill. This includes $7 million for the Department of Defense’s Tick-Borne Disease Research Program (TBDRP) and additional funding for tick-borne disease research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Despite the high number of Lyme disease cases in the United States, with over 90,000 cases of Lyme being reported in New York State alone over the last two decades, federal investment in research and prevention remains at just $322 per case. Gillibrand also helped secure nearly $1.6 billion for peer-reviewed medical research in the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. Notably, Gillibrand also helped lead the bipartisan push to fully fund U.S.-Israel missile defense cooperation. Israel’s missile defense system is made up of four operational layers: Iron Dome, David’s Sling, Arrow 2 and now Arrow 3, and funding for these programs will reflect what is requested in President Biden’s budget.
“This vital defense funding allocated in the FY2023 appropriations bill will help save lives, strengthen U.S. national security, and further advances in research and development across the medical field,” said Senator Gillibrand. “As chair of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, I’m proud I was able to help secure over $2.7 billion to ensure our armed forces operate in a manner worthy of our service members’ dedication and to help keep Americans healthy and safe.”
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Request Project Name |
FY 2023 Agreement |
Amount |
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Israeli Missile Defense Cooperation Programs |
Support President’s Budget |
$500,000,000 |
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Tick-Borne Disease Research Program |
Peer-reviewed tickborne disease research |
$7,000,000 |
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Kidney Cancer Research Program (KCRP) |
Peer-reviewed kidney cancer research |
$50,000,000 |
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Peer-reviewed breast cancer research |
Peer-reviewed breast cancer research |
$150,000,000 |
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Military Burn Research Program |
Peer-reviewed military burn research |
$10,000,000 |
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Defense Manufacturing Communities Support Program |
Program increase – Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program |
$30,000,000 |
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Peer-reviewed ovarian cancer research |
Peer-reviewed ovarian cancer research |
$45,000,000 |
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LC-130J Procurement |
Program increase – Polar tactical airlift capabilities study |
$1,000,000 |
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Peer-reviewed autism research |
Peer-reviewed autism research |
$15,000,000 |
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DoD Impact Aid |
Program increase – Impact Aid |
$60,000,000 |
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Peer-reviewed cancer research |
Peer-reviewed cancer research |
$130,000,000 |
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Burn Pit Research and Treatment |
Peer-reviewed toxic exposures research – burn pit exposure |
$30,000,000 |
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Peer-reviewed medical research |
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program |
$370,000,000 |
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Peer-reviewed lung cancer research |
Peer-reviewed lung cancer research |
$25,000,000 |
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PFAS Testing and Remediation |
Program increase – PFAS |
$224,900,000 |
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Peer-reviewed Duchenne muscular dystrophy research |
Peer-reviewed Duchenne muscular dystrophy research |
$10,000,000 |
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Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program |
Peer-reviewed tuberous sclerosis complex research |
$8,000,000 |
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Army JROTC STEM |
Program increase – JROTC STEM training and education |
$1,500,000 |
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Procurement Technical Assistance Program (PTAP) |
Program increase – Procurement Technical Assistance Program |
$28,918,000 |
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Neurofibromatosis Research Program |
Peer-reviewed neurofibromatosis research |
$25,000,000 |
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Humanitarian Demining |
Program increase |
$12,067,000 |
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Manufacturing Engineering Education Program (MEEP) for existing initiatives in the field of Optics and other critical industry areas |
Program increase – Manufacturing engineering education for existing initiatives in critical industry areas |
$15,000,000 |
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Defense Resiliency Platform against Extreme Cold Weather |
Program increase – Defense resiliency against extreme cold weather |
$11,000,000 |
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Navy Research Collaboration on Energy Resilience |
Program increase – Energy resilience |
$8,000,000 |
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Biopolymers for Military Infrastructure |
Program increase – Biopolymers for military infrastructure |
$1,000,000 |
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Earthen Structures Soil Enhancement |
Program increase – Earthen structures soil enhancement |
$2,000,000 |
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Improving Reliability for Electrical Systems for Future Aircraft |
Program increase – Improving reliability of electrical systems for future aircraft |
$5,000,000 |
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Directed Energy Demonstration |
Program increase – short pulse laser directed energy demonstration |
$9,000,000 |
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Air Force JROTC STEM |
Program increase – JROTC STEM training and education |
$1,500,000 |
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Navy JROTC STEM |
Program increase – JROTC STEM training and education |
$500,000 |
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Marine Corps Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization |
Program increase – FSRM |
$50,000,000 |
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Army Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization |
Program increase – FSRM |
$265,000,000 |
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Marine Corps JROTC STEM |
Program increase – JROTC STEM training and education |
$500,000 |
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Air Force Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization |
Program increase – FSRM |
$265,000,000 |
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National Guard Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization |
Program increase – FSRM |
$75,000,000 |
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Navy Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization |
Program increase – FSRM |
$265,000,000 |