House authorizers begin marking up the FY-18 defense policy bill

By John Liang / June 20, 2017 at 6:32 PM

The House Armed Services subcommittees have begun the mark-ups of their portions of the fiscal year 2018 defense authorization bill. Check out our coverage:

House authorizers target hypersonics, cyber in new legislation

The House Armed Services emerging threats and capabilities subcommittee has put forth legislation that would transition the Pentagon's developmental hypersonic weapons programs to the military and increase U.S. cyber operations with NATO.

-- View the emerging threats and capabilities subcommittee's portion of the bill here.

FY-18 defense policy bill mark includes MQ-9 cost-benefit analysis

The House Armed Services tactical air and land forces subcommittee's mark of the fiscal year 2018 defense policy bill directs the Air Force and defense secretaries to study whether it would be more cost-effective to improve the MQ-9 Reaper fleet by upgrading existing Block 1 aircraft to the Block 5 design or by buying new aircraft altogether.

House panel looks to accelerate Army vehicle modernization

Lawmakers are skeptical of the Army's plans to upgrade and ultimately replace its existing combat vehicles, and plan to enshrine their concerns in legislation.

House authorizers call for more oversight of F-35 EOQ strategy

Some House authorizers are proposing additional oversight of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's economic order quantity strategy, calling for reporting requirements similar to those of a multiyear procurement deal.

-- View the tactical air and land forces subcommittee's portion of the bill here.

House subcommittee mark green-lights Virginia-class 13-boat block buy

The House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee mark calls for a 13-boat block buy for the Virginia-class submarine, which, if passed, would be the largest shipbuilding contract to date.

-- View the seapower and projection forces subcommittee's portion of the bill here.

House authorizers aim to shift procurement away from MDA

The House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee is advancing legislation requiring the Pentagon to shift acquisition authority for operational missile defense systems from the Missile Defense Agency to the military departments.

House lawmakers propose new Space Corps and U.S. Space Command in FY-18 policy mark

The House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee is proposing a significant reorganization of the military space mission in its mark of the fiscal year 2018 defense policy bill, directing the creation of a new U.S. Space Corps as well as a U.S. Space Command by January 2019.

-- View the strategic forces subcommittee's portion of the bill here.

As for the rest of the mark-ups, view the readiness subcommittee's portion of the bill here and the military personnel subcommittee's portion of the bill here.

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