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Senate Armed Services Committee Delays NDAA Mark-Up Until July

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, April 29th, 2021

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Senate Armed Services Committee Delays NDAA Mark-Up Until July

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

The Senate Armed Services Committee has delayed its mark-up of the next National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) until July due to “uncertainty of the timing of the president’s budget submission,” the panel’s chairman announced Thursday. An official delay in SASC’s NDAA mark-up process, which typically takes place in May, is another signal the bill and the eventual defense appropriations process will face an uphill path to being completed before Congress’ planned August recess. Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), the SASC chair,…

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