House authorizers release FY-19 defense policy bill summary

The House Armed Services Committee has released a summary of Chairman Mac Thornberry’s (R-TX) of the fiscal year 2019 defense authorization bill.

The bill sets a $639 billion topline for based defense spending and $69 billion of the Overseas Contingency Operations account.

Democrats on the committee also released a summary of their own. 

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