Washington, D.C. ­– U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Representative Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, released the following statement on the Senate’s passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 with a 92-7 vote. The NDAA authorizes funding for the Department of Defense and the national security programs of the Department of Energy:

“With today’s overwhelming 92-7 vote in the Senate, the NDAA has now passed the Congress with veto-proof majorities in both houses. This legislation marks another important step toward reforming our defense enterprise to meet current and future threats. The NDAA delivers bold reforms on defense acquisition, military healthcare, military justice, and security cooperation. And we achieved these reforms while upholding our commitments to our troops by providing the largest military pay raise since 2010, boosting funds to address the military readiness crisis, and stemming the dangerous drawdown of the Army and Marine Corps. Reform is not easy, but this NDAA shows it is possible. Building on this year’s NDAA, the Senate and House Armed Services Committees will continue to champion the cause of defense reform in the new Congress.”

A detailed summary of the bill is available here.

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