Sentences with phrase «national defense authorization»

Planned Parenthood sharply criticized the House Rules Committee for rejecting an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2012 that would allow military women to access insurance coverage that includes abortion coverage in the cases of rape or incest.

• A similar ban existed for women in the military until President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013, which included an amendment granting parity to military women by extending insurance coverage for abortion when a pregnancy results from rape or incest.

-- Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards released the following statement applauding the bipartisan Congressional approval of an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, granting military women insurance coverage for abortion when a pregnancy results from rape or incest.

Part of a larger bill called the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the Modernizing Government Technology Act (MGT) will allow the public sector to redirect cost savings into internal working capital funds that can be used to upgrade their IT systems.

Part of a larger bill called the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the Modernizing Government Technology Act (MGT) will allow the public sector to redirect cost savings (which normally must be returned to the Treasury Department) into internal working capital funds that can be used to upgrade their IT systems.

The approval of the defense spending bill called the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) may lead to the mainstream adoption of Blockchain technology by government agencies in the US.

Originally written in July, and updated through the year, the post showed the progression of an Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act calling for the military to report on their actions to prepare for climate change.

«There is an existing Department of Defense (DOD) process to evaluate — and if necessary — block wind farms, that was strengthened in the FY17 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),» according to the American Wind Energy Association.

In 2009 the National Defense Authorization Act institutionalized FBCF and added a series of new energy Key Performance Parameters.

In the House version of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)(H.R. 2810), the committee accepted an amendment sponsored by Congressman Langevin (RI) that stated that it was the sense of Congress that climate change «is a direct threat to the national security of the United States» and that military installations «must be able to effectively prepare to mitigate climate damage.»

Sen. John McCain, R - Ariz., pauses before speaking to reporters during a meeting of the National Defense Authorization Act conferees in Washington.

After so many years of trying, the American Humane Association finally managed to get members of Congress to include language in the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) guaranteeing our military working dogs a ride home to U.S. soil after -LSB-...]

In 2013, Congress passed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that made it easier for handlers to adopt their dogs.

They urge legislators to amend the National Defense Authorization Act to read, «Military dogs shall (not may as it is currently worded) be returned to the United States after their service ends.»

After so many years of trying, the American Humane Association finally managed to get members of Congress to include language in the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) guaranteeing our military working dogs a ride home to U.S. soil after retirement and giving their handlers first rights of adoption.

AKC Government Relations provided recommendations in the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2810) to support using and developing additional sources for high - quality domestically bred working dogs.

Our readers, over 1.2 million last year, were helpful in achieving passage of the Military Dog Retirement Act in the National Defense Authorization Bill giving first adoption priority to civilian Law Enforcement Agencies, then to prior military handlers, and finally to the general public.

On May 18, new legislation passed the House as part of the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would grant military homeowners the ability to refinance their mortgages even if they do not live in the residence at the time.

The partnership between MARAD and the Port of Guam was enabled by legislation that I included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009.

The House Armed Services Committee is scheduled to meet this Thursday, April 26, to consider the National Defense Authorization Act.

A similar provision could be introduced in the U.S. Senate (S. 2517) when the Senate Armed Services Committee considers the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 in the coming weeks.

But what can we say, as educators, about living in the United States today when Congress unanimously passes The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), where Section 1021 (b)(2) of NDAA gives the military having the power to detain you on American soil, without due process, indefinitely, at the discretion of the President?

The study was included in the National Defense Authorization Act, a Defense Department spending bill that the House and Senate agreed to last week.

Among them is making progress on legislation at the top of congressional priorities — appropriations bills for FY2018 (which begins on October 1) and the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

The annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is also considered must - pass legislation and both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees approved their versions of the bill.

On American shores, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2000 [PDF] mandated that by 2010 one - third of the military's combat aircraft be unmanned and that by 2015 one - third of all combat vehicles be unmanned.

Conger said the data from the survey will serve as a «good foundation» as the department develops the report, required by the National Defense Authorization Act.

The hearings prompted President Obama in December to sign the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), one provision of which requires the secretary of defense, by the end of June, to devise a training, testing and tracking plan to drastically cut down on the use of counterfeit parts.

The chair of the Senate's committee on small business, Landrieu used the National Defense Authorization Act as a vehicle to push ahead her bill.

A separate analysis of Israel was not possible since the Kyl - Bingaman Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 prohibits private companies from selling high - resolution satellite imagery of locations in Israel at better than 2.5 meter resolution.

The measure was included in the Senate's version of the National Defense Authorization Act which was approved in June.

During the current congressional session, Schumer voted against the Iran nuclear deal and voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act and a bill enabling federal agencies and private entities to share information about cyber threats.

Two pieces of legislation from a Hudson Valley congressman have become law after President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Bill Tuesday.

Flanagin noted the lawmaker has helped write four consecutive National Defense Authorization Acts, each of which «contain many initiatives and provisions that she has written.»

Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Elise Stefanik have worked this summer to ensure the company's brand of additive manufacturing is included in provisions to the National Defense Authorization Act.

«She had two bills signed into law last December as part of the (National Defense Authorization Act), and last May, she had her Pell initiative signed into law as part of a broader legislative package,» said Tom Flanagin, a spokesman.

Fiscal 2018 National Defense Authorization - Conference Report — Vote Passed (356 - 70, 7 Not Voting) Adoption of the conference report on the bill would authorize $ 692.1 billion for defense programs in fiscal 2018, including $ 65.7 billion for overseas operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, and for the general war on terror.

This afternoon, President Donald Trump will sign H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018.

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R - Willsboro), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, said she was pleased that a half - dozen of her key priorities made into the package, also known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

Language added to the National Defense Authorization Act by U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Elise Stefanik will require the Department of Defense to develop and improve additive manufacturing deployed by Norsk.

Lawmaker inserted bill language in National Defense Authorization Act to require U.S. Defense Department to consider additive manufacturing for contracts more

Lawmaker inserted bill language in National Defense Authorization Act to require U.S. Defense Department to consider additive manufacturing for contracts

In this interview, conducted by a reporter with the group called USWGO, Virgil Goode answers questions regarding a wide variety of questions, including Agenda21, National Defense Authorization Act, the North American Union, Illegal Immigration, and the TSA.

The Senate took up the National Defense Authorization Act on Monday evening, passing a motion that lets the legislation proceed and consideration of several controversial amendments.

President Donald Trump restored the requirement in December 2017 that hobbyists register their drones through the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act.

Not exact matches

In an early morning communication, Hochul's office reported that an amendment added to the Defense Authorization Act should prevent proposed Pentagon cuts to the Air National Guard.

The twin principles upon which rests the so - called Solomon Amendment [to the fiscal 1983 Defense Department authorization bill, passed last year], which denies federal assistance to students who fail to register for a potential military draft, are these: It is the first priority of our federal government to preserve freedom and national security, and it is the primary responsibility of free citizens to obey the laws that are necessary to guarantee...

Just last month, the House passed language in the Defense Authorization Act that would bar the Pentagon from analyzing how climate change will affect national security.