House and Senate negotiators unveil defense policy bill that honors FRA

By Tony Bertuca / December 7, 2024 at 8:26 PM
(Correction: A previous version of the article mistakenly reported the bill authorizes $1 billion for a second Virginia-class submarine. It is $357 million.) SIMI VALLEY, CA -- House and Senate lawmakers have released a fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill that would approve $895 billion for national defense, sticking to the spending cap mandated by the Fiscal Responsibility Act though it includes funds for an additional Virginia-class submarine. The bill includes $850 billion for the Pentagon, with the rest...

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