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HASC, SASC Announce New NDAA Markup Schedules For June

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, June 5th, 2023

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HASC, SASC Announce New NDAA Markup Schedules For June

Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee

The House and Senate Armed Services Committees have rescheduled their respective full committee markups of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for June 21. The update follows both committees’ decision to delay their original NDAA markup plans due to the debt ceiling negotiations, with President Biden now having signed a final bill on the matter. “Each year, the National Defense Authorization Act provides our forces with the resources, training, equipment, and capabilities they need to keep Americans…

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