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From the Blog: This Week on Capitol Hill

LANHAM, Md., May 9, 2012 Today is a big day for the House Armed Ser­vices Com­mit­tee as the full com­mit­tee comes together to con­sider Chair­man Buck McKeon’s FY 2013 National Defense Autho­riza­tion Act (NDAA); also known as HR 4310.  At $554 bil­lion, approx­i­mately $4 bil­lion above the Pentagon’s request, and  with some con­tentious pro­vi­sions (out­lined below) the com­mit­tee will have its work cut out for them .

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Diane M. Zumatto
National Leg­isla­tive Direc­tor
Phone: 301–683‑4016
Email: dzumatto@amvets.org

Nathan Bul­lock
National Leg­isla­tive Spe­cial­ist
Phone: 301–683‑4015
Email: nbullock@amvets.org

Addi­tional Resources:

» 2013 Leg­isla­tive Priorities

» Sen­ate and House Pro­vi­sions for the FY 2013 National Defense Autho­riza­tion Act

» Bud­get Rollout-FY2013

» Chairman’s Strate­gic Direc­tion to the Joint Force

» Con­sti­tu­tion & Bylaws

» Crit­i­cal Issues Report-FY2014

» Fast Facts VAs Bud­get Highlights-FY2013

» Fed­eral Bud­get Resource Documents

» VA Strate­gic Plan Refresh FY 2011–2015

» VA Per­for­mance and Account­abil­ity Report (11–15-11)

» Vet­er­ans Ben­e­fits Resources

» Vet­er­ans Retrain­ing Assis­tance Pro­gram (VRAP)

Vet­er­ans Analy­sis & Statistics:

» Gulf War Era Vet­er­ans Report Pre-911 (9–2-90 to 9–10-01)

» National Sur­vey of Veterans

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National Sons of AMVETS

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