Defense Department officials have asked Congress to adopt legislation that would establish a stockpile of soldier equipment allied nations could access quickly during coalition military operations and for their own defenses. The request for the establishment of the Defense Coalition Support Account is included in a 120-page bill DOD officials transmitted to the House and the Senate on Feb. 5 for inclusion in the fiscal year 2009 defense authorization bill. The Pentagon sends numerous so-called "legislative proposals" to Capitol Hill...
