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Most of the major military policy changes to be passed by Congress this year will be unveiled over the next two weeks, as House and Senate lawmakers offer up their first drafts of the annual defense authorization bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The House Armed Services Committee<\/a> will release their draft first, starting with seven subcommittee markups on Tuesday and Wednesday. Next week, the committee and its counterpart in the Senate are scheduled to finalize those proposals, sending them to the full chamber membership for votes later this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The work typically takes place in May, but was delayed by a month because of the debt limit fight <\/a>among lawmakers. The negotiated deal to raise the country\u2019s borrowing powers included plans for $886 billion in defense spending next year<\/a>, a figure that should serve as the baseline for the policy debates in the next few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The authorization bill is a massive defense policy measure, dictating outlines for military spending and service policy changes. This year\u2019s versions are expected to focus heavily on recruiting and retention issues, given the struggles that military officials have reported in meeting personnel levels over the last two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The measure is one of the few pieces of legislation to pass annually, even amid the partisan strife on Capitol Hill. Congress has advanced the defense authorization bill to the president\u2019s desk for 62 consecutive years, making it a reliable and attractive vehicle for a host of veteran and military policy changes over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with the military annual pay raise and targets for service end strength, the legislation in recent years has also included mandates to drop the names of Confederate fighters from military bases, a repeal of military COVID-19 vaccine requirements, and numerous reforms to military and veterans benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, June 13<\/h2>\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 G-50 Dirksen
\r\nNominations<\/i>
\r\nThe committee will consider the nomination of Gen. Eric Smith to be commandant of the Marine Corps.
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\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Capitol H210
\r\nState Department Diversity <\/i>
\r\nDepartment officials will testify on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in their agency.
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\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 2118 Rayburn
\r\nNDAA Strategic Forces markup <\/i>
\r\nThe subcommittee on strategic forces issues will mark up its portion of the annual defense authorization bill.
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\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 11 a.m. \u2014 2212 Rayburn
\r\nNDAA Cyber markup<\/i>
\r\nThe subcommittee on cyber issues will mark up its portion of the annual defense authorization bill.
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\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 12 p.m. \u2014 2118 Rayburn
\r\nNDAA Seapower markup <\/i>
\r\nThe subcommittee on seapower issues will mark up its portion of the annual defense authorization bill.
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\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 1 p.m. \u2014 2212 Rayburn
\r\nNDAA Personnel markup <\/i>
\r\nThe subcommittee on personnel issues will mark up its portion of the annual defense authorization bill.
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\r\nHouse Veterans’ Affairs \u2014 1 p.m. \u2014 360 Cannon
\r\nVeterans Care<\/i>
\r\nVeterans Affairs officials will testify on efforts to better coordinate health care provided to veterans.
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\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Capitol H210
\r\nNear Eastern Affairs <\/i>
\r\nState Department officials will testify on U.S. strategy in the Middle East and North Africa.
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\r\nSenate Foreign Relations \u2014 2:15 p.m. \u2014 419 Dirksen
\r\nNominations<\/i>
\r\nThe committee will consider several pending nominations.
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\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 2118 Rayburn
\r\nNDAA Tactical Air markup<\/i>
\r\nThe subcommittee on tactical air issues will mark up its portion of the annual defense authorization bill.
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\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 3:30 p.m. \u2014 2212 Rayburn
\r\nNDAA Intelligence markup<\/i>
\r\nThe subcommittee on intelligence issues will mark up its portion of the annual defense authorization bill.
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Wednesday, June 14<\/h2>
\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 2118 Rayburn
\r\nNDAA readiness markup <\/i>
\r\nThe subcommittee on readiness issues will mark up its portion of the annual defense authorization bill.
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\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 2172 Rayburn
\r\nIndo-Pacific Priorities<\/i>
\r\nState Department officials will testify on budget priorities in the Indo-Pacific region.
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\r\nSenate Homeland Security \u2014 10:30 a.m. \u2014 562 Dirksen
\r\nPending Legislation<\/i>
\r\nThe committee will consider a series of pending bills.
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\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Capitol H210
\r\nChina<\/i>
\r\nState Department officials will testify on U.S. response to China\u2019s international outreach efforts.
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\r\nSenate Veterans’ Affairs \u2014 3 p.m. \u2014 418 Russell
\r\nRural Veterans <\/i>
\r\nVeterans Affairs officials will testify on efforts to deal with substance abuse problems among rural veterans.
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\r\nHouse Veterans’ Affairs \u2014 3 p.m. \u2014 360 Cannon
\r\nPending Legislation<\/i>
\r\nThe committee will consider several pending bills related to veterans financial issues.
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