The House and Senate Armed Services panels are poised to release their final defense authorization as soon as Monday with provisions meant to promote nuclear energy development.
As one of the few must-pass bills every year, the National Defense Authorization Act often includes legislation on a number of priorities, including on energy and the environment.
“My colleagues and I have prioritized reindustrialization and the structural rebuilding of the arsenal of democracy, starting with drone technology, shipbuilding and innovative low-cost weapons,” said Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) when that chamber passed its version of the NDAA in October.
“We have also set out to enact historic reforms in the Pentagon’s budgeting and acquisition process to unleash innovation and root out inefficiencies,” the senator said.
