The House Armed Services readiness subcommittee's portion of the defense policy bill does not provide for a new Base Realignment and Closure round for the Defense Department, but the full committee's bill may address the issue, according to congressional aides. The readiness subcommittee has jurisdiction over BRAC, but the subcommittee's mark of the fiscal year 2018 defense authorization bill does not provide for a new round. As part of its FY-18 budget request, the Pentagon proposed studying a new round...