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Senior leaders from each of the six military services will be on Capitol Hill this week to discuss budget matters<\/a> as House and Senate leaders inch closer to unveiling their fiscal 2023 appropriations drafts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navy officials are scheduled to appear at three separate congressional hearings this week, including Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Army leaders have four, including Army Secretary Christine Wormuth appearing before the same panel on Thursday and the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday. .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Air Force, Marine Corps and Space Force leaders all similarly will testify in budget hearings throughout the week. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz will lay out his funding needs in a hearing before the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will also make another budget appearance<\/a> on Capitol Hill this week, testifying before the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congressional leaders have said they hope to have initial drafts of the budget for next year out publicly in mid-June.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, May 10<\/strong>
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\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 G-50 Dirksen
\r\nWorldwide threats<\/i>
\r\nAvril Haines, director of national intelligence, and Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier, head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, will testify on current threats facing the country.
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\r\nSenate Appropriations \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 192 Dirksen
\r\nArmy budget<\/i>
\r\n Army Secretary Christine Wormuth and Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville will testify on the fiscal 2023 budget request.
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\r\nSenate Foreign Relations \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 106 Dirksen
\r\nNominations<\/i>
\r\nThe committee will consider several pending nominations, including Bridget Brink to serve as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.
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\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 222 Russell
\r\nArmy modernization<\/i>
\r\nService officials will testify on modernization efforts and the fiscal 2023 budget request.
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\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 G-50 Dirksen
\r\nShipyard infrastructure <\/i>
\r\nDefense Department and Navy officials will testify on the shipyard infrastructure optimization program.
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\r\nWednesday, May 11<\/strong>
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\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 2172 Rayburn
\r\nConflict prevention <\/i>
\r\nState and Defense officials will testify on conflict prevention and stabilization.
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\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 2118 Rayburn
\r\nNavy\/Marine Corps budget<\/i>
\r\nNavy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger will testify on the fiscal 2023 budget request.
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\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 online hearing
\r\nUSAID budget<\/i>
\r\nU.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power will testify on her agency\u2019s budget request for fiscal 2023.
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\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 10:30 a.m. \u2014 2362-A Rayburn
\r\nDefense budget<\/i>
\r\nDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley will testify on the fiscal 2023 budget request.
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\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 2118 Rayburn
\r\nMissile defense<\/i>
\r\nVice Adm. Jon Hill, director of the Missile Defense Agency, and other officials will testify on strategic forces missile defense programs.
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\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 2358-C Rayburn
\r\nVA research <\/i>
\r\nDepartment officials will testify on current research projects and their impact on veterans.
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\r\nHouse Veterans’ Affairs \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Visitors Center H-210
\r\nVeteran suicide <\/i>
\r\nDepartment officials will testify on veteran suicide prevention efforts.
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\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 online hearing
\r\nRussian war crimes <\/i>
\r\nState Department officials will testify on allegations of war crimes leveled against Russian forces in Ukraine.
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\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 2:15 p.m. \u2014 2362-B Rayburn
\r\nNuclear security<\/i>
\r\nDepartment of Energy officials will testify on the National Nuclear Security Administration budget request for fiscal 2023.
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\r\nSenate Foreign Relations \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 G-50 Dirksen
\r\nUSAID budget<\/i>
\r\nU.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power will testify on her agency\u2019s budget request for fiscal 2023.
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\r\nSenate Veterans’ Affairs \u2014 3 p.m. \u2014 418 Russell
\r\nVeterans private sector care<\/i>
\r\nDepartment officials will testify on veterans health care options within VA and in outside clinics.
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\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 4:30 p.m. \u2014 2118 Rayburn
\r\nMilitary readiness <\/i>
\r\nOfficials from the five services will testify on the fiscal 2023 budget request and military readiness issues.
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\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 4:30 p.m. \u2014 232-A Russell
\r\nSpace Force budget<\/i>
\r\nVice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David Thompson and other service officials will testify on Space Force programs and the fiscal 2023 budget request.
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\r\nThursday, May 12<\/strong>
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\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 G-50 Dirksen
\r\nNavy budget<\/i>
\r\nService officials will testify on the fiscal 2023 budget request.
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\r\nSenate Foreign Relations \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 419 Dirksen
\r\nUkraine<\/i>
\r\nState Department officials will testify on U.S. aid to Ukraine.
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\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 2118 Rayburn
\r\nArmy budget<\/i>
\r\nArmy Secretary Christine Wormuth and Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville will testify on the fiscal 2023 budget request.
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\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 2362-B Rayburn
\r\nCoast Guard budget<\/i>
\r\nCoast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz will testify on the fiscal 2023 budget request.
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\r\nHouse Veterans’ Affairs \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Visitors Center H-210
\r\nVA innovative care <\/i>
\r\nDepartment officials will testify on potential partnerships to improve VA health care programs.
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\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 10:30 a.m. \u2014 2362-A Rayburn
\r\nArmy quality of life<\/i>
\r\nService officials will testify on Army installation and quality of life issues.
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\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 2118 Rayburn
\r\nAir Force projection forces <\/i>
\r\nService officials will testify on Air Force projection forces\u2019 aviation programs and capabilities.
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\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 2172 Rayburn
\r\nNorth Korea <\/i>
\r\nOutside experts will testify on U.S. policy towards North Korea.
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\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 4:30 p.m. \u2014 2118 Rayburn
\r\nDOD science and technology programs <\/i>
\r\nUnder Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu will testify on military science and technology strategy, policy and programs.
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\r\nFriday, May 13<\/strong>
\r\n
\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 2359 Rayburn
\r\nAir Force\/Space Force budget<\/i>
\r\nAir Force Secretary Frank Kendall, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Brown Jr. and Chief of Space Operations Gen. John Raymond will testify on the fiscal 2023 budget request.
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\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 2118 Rayburn
\r\nMarine Corps modernization <\/i>
\r\nService officials will testify on Marine Corps modernization programs.
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