The House and Senate Armed Services Committees have agreed to add $19.3 billion to the 2005 defense budget over last year's budget, but put new requirements on programs dealing with the Iraq war.
The Pentagon will get $420.6 billion in 2005.
The budget authorizes an increase in the size of the Army by 20,000 soldiers and 3,000 additional Marines, a boost in numbers that is necessary to fight concurrent wars that are exacting a heavy toll on ground forces.
The committees also authorized the administration's request for another $25 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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