DOD correspondence with Congress on fast-attack sub amendment

Two June 2018 letters, both sent to House Appropriations defense subcommittee Chairwoman Kay Granger (R-TX), detail DOD's objections to an amendment sponsored by nearly two-dozen lawmakers to the House defense spending bill that would provide funding for advanced procurement of fast-attack submarines in fiscal years 2022 and 2023, and the counter-arguments by House lawmakers.