Lawmakers Move to Strip U.S.-Israel Defense Cooperation Provision from NDAA
Representatives Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna plan amendments to eliminate a section of the National Defense Authorization Act that would require the Secretary of Defense to appoint a coordinator for joint U.S.-Israel defense efforts.
Washington Examiner-Israel defense efforts. The provision covers technology research, development, testing, evaluation, integration, and industrial cooperation between the two countries.
U.S. Military with Israel comes amid joint attacks against Iran earlier this year. Massie and Khanna previously partnered on a discharge petition to force the Justice Department to release the files of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Both lawmakers are vowing to introduce amendments to remove the section in its entirety, either in committee or on the House floor.
Massie lost his primary bid to a Trump-backed challenger last month. ” Khanna, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, pledged to introduce an amendment to strip the provision during the committee’s scheduled markup on Thursday. ” Massie warned he was “looking forward” to posting the committee’s vote outcome online.
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