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Bill to Study Impact of Pass-Through Funding on Air Force On Hold

Bill to Study Impact of Pass-Through Funding on Air Force On Hold
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 3rd Wing, and an F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to Eielson AFB, Alaska fly next to a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 117th Aerial Refueling Squadron from Forbes Field, Kans. during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-3 over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, Alaska on Aug. 2 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

A bill that would enlist an independent research group to study the impact of "pass-through" funding to Department of the Air Force and other services' programs is before the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), but is unlikely to be considered this year. Introduced in April by Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Kai Kahele (D-Hawaii), the Defense Budget Transparency Act of 2022, H.R. 7574, would require DoD to submit by Feb. 25 next year "an analysis of the positive and negative…

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