Sent to the president for his signature 1 Aug. If you want to read all 700+ pages, it can be downloaded as a PDF @ Text of H.R. 5515: John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Passed Congress version) - GovTrack.us
A summary of the bill is @ Summary of H.R. 5515: John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 - GovTrack.us
There’s some really interesting stuff in the summary.
2.6% pay raise for the troops
The proposal ensures no military medical treatment facility will be closed or downgraded until all facilities are transitioned to the Defense Health Agency, and directs the Department of Defense to improve the process for reporting crimes to the FBI database, require DoD schools to improve tracking of juvenile misconduct, and refine sexual assault prevention and response to better assist victims.
Increased training
Aviation readiness
Repairing equipment
Readiness at sea
Building a modern force
Airborne Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance
Rebuilding Infrastructure
[this is a great one!] Reforming Bureaucracy - The bill creates a new DOD Chief Management Officer charged with finding efficiencies and reducing by 25% the budget of certain Department-wide activities including logistics, human resources, services contracting, and real property management by 2021.
And much more.
A summary of the bill is @ Summary of H.R. 5515: John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 - GovTrack.us
There’s some really interesting stuff in the summary.
2.6% pay raise for the troops
The proposal ensures no military medical treatment facility will be closed or downgraded until all facilities are transitioned to the Defense Health Agency, and directs the Department of Defense to improve the process for reporting crimes to the FBI database, require DoD schools to improve tracking of juvenile misconduct, and refine sexual assault prevention and response to better assist victims.
Increased training
Aviation readiness
Repairing equipment
Readiness at sea
Building a modern force
Airborne Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance
Rebuilding Infrastructure
[this is a great one!] Reforming Bureaucracy - The bill creates a new DOD Chief Management Officer charged with finding efficiencies and reducing by 25% the budget of certain Department-wide activities including logistics, human resources, services contracting, and real property management by 2021.
And much more.