
The Senate has advanced toward debating its version of the fiscal year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act after opting to consider a $250 billion China competition package as a standalone item rather than as part of the annual defense policy legislation. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced on Wednesday evening there was an agreement in place to consider a conferenced version of the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) separately after…