. >> conor o'brien is a defense reporter. he joins us for the week ahead on the 2020 defense bill.his is an authorization bill. remind us of what it means and why it is the artan. >> it is an authorization of a policy bill and does not actually spend any money. it is one of the big bills -- one of the few major bills that passes congress reliably each year. it lays out what the defense budget should look like for the coming fiscal year, how big the military should be.

. >> conor o'brien is a defense reporter. he joins us for the week ahead on the 2020 defense bill. this is an authorization bill. remind us of what it means and why it is the artan. >> it is an authorization of a policy bill and does not actually spend any money. it is one of the big bills -- one of the few major bills that passes congress reliably each year. it lays out what the defense budget should look like for the coming fiscal year, how big the military should be. how many fighters, troops, ships our military should have and the pay raise our troops get. of thisl be the center debate this coming week. the house armed services committee approved it in committee after a 21 hour committee meeting last month. up for some spirited debate on the house floor. >> what are some key provisions in this year's bill? >> the highlights of the house version of the bill is that it 733 billionize dollars for the pentagon across its budget. -- ware operations operations and nuclear programs. that is less than the administration wanted. point between democrats and republicans in the house as we