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Congress enters May with hopes of finalizing committee work on the annual defense authorization bills<\/a> before June 1 and getting full chamber votes on the respective packages in early summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bloomberg News<\/a> reported this week that House Armed Services Committee<\/a> Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala., has set the last week of May as the target for committee mark-up of the authorization bill, which has passed into law for more than 60 years and contains hundreds of defense spending and programming provisions. In a typical year, it\u2019s the only bill advanced by the committee that becomes law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Senate Armed Services Committee<\/a> is expected to follow a similar schedule, although no details have yet been announced. Senators on the panel have several budget posture hearings set for this week, but have already begun crafting authorization bill priorities behind the scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even if the two chambers pass their separate drafts in early summer, final adoption of a compromise measure is likely to drag on until late fall. That\u2019s because the bill is tied to congressional appropriations work, which still does not have a clear timeline for completion in either the House or Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

House members are on break this week, but the House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee does have a field hearing scheduled for Thursday evening in San Diego to discuss efforts to prevent veteran homelessness in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, May 2<\/h2>
\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 G-50 Dirksen
\r\nAir Force Posture<\/i>
\r\nAir Force Secretary Frank Kendall III, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., and Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman will testify on the fiscal 2024 budget request.
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\r\nSenate Appropriations \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 192 Dirksen
\r\nArmy Budget<\/i>
\r\nArmy Secretary Christine Wormuth and Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville will testify on the fiscal 2024 budget request.
\r\n
\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 232-A Russell
\r\nJoint Force Readiness<\/i>
\r\nService officials will testify on readiness issues and joint force initiatives.
\r\n
\r\nSenate Foreign Relations \u2014 3 p.m. \u2014 419 Dirksen
\r\nPacific Challenges<\/i>
\r\nState Department officials will testify on current security and economic challenges in East Asia and the Pacific region.
\r\n
\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 4:45 p.m. \u2014 222 Russell
\r\nDOD Space Activities<\/i>
\r\nJohn Plumb, assistant Secretary of Defense for space policy, and other senior officials will testify on current military space operations.
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Wednesday, May 3<\/h2>
\r\nSenate Foreign Relations \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Capitol S-116
\r\nNominations<\/i>
\r\nThe committee will consider 11 pending nominations and 13 pending bills.
\r\n
\r\nSenate Foreign Relations \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 419 Dirksen
\r\nGlobal Information Wars<\/i>
\r\nAmanda Bennett, CEO of the U.S Agency for Global Media, will testify on information warfare and U.S. strategy.
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Thursday, May 4<\/h2>
\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 G-50 Dirksen
\r\nWorld Wide Threats<\/i>
\r\nDirector of National Intelligence Avril Haines and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier will testify on national security threats.
\r\n
\r\nHouse Veterans’ Affairs \u2014 7:30 p.m. \u2014 San Diego
\r\nVeteran Homelessness <\/i>
\r\nCommittee members will hold a field hearing on homelessness prevention efforts in San Diego.
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