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Lawmakers Roll Out Final $858 Billion FY ‘23 NDAA, Allows For Multi-Year Deals To Buy Munitions

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, December 7th, 2022

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Lawmakers Roll Out Final $858 Billion FY ‘23 NDAA, Allows For Multi-Year Deals To Buy Munitions

Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), chair of the House Armed Services Committee, and Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee

House and Senate lawmakers late Tuesday evening rolled out the final $858 billion compromise version of the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes a $45 billion topline increase and a provision that would allow the Pentagon to buy select critical munitions using multi-year contracts. The House may take up a vote on the final version of the next defense policy bill on Wednesday evening, sending the legislation to the Senate for consideration soon after. “We are…

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