On May 26, 2011, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 1540, the FY2012 Nat. Defense Authorization Act, by a vote of 322-96. In all, the bill authorizes $690.1 billion in discretionary funding formilitary activities of the Dept. of Defense (DOD) and for nuclear weapons-related activities of the Dept. of Energy (DOE), an increase of $1.1 billion over the amount requested. Of the total, $553.0 billion is for the DOD base budget, including military construction, $18.1billion is for the DOE, and $118.9 billion is for DOD overseas contingency operations. All of the net increase to the request is for overseas operations. Contents of this report: (1) Most Recent Developments; (2) Status of Legislation; (3) FY2012 DOD Budget Request: Base Budget Highlights; War Cost Highlights; (4) Budgetary Impact and Deficit; (5) Bill-by-Bill Synopsis of Congressional Action to Date: FY2012 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1540): House of Representatives; FY2012 DOD Appropriations Act. Figures and tables. This is a print on demand report.