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Friday, December 21, 2012

Defense Authorization Bill, Nuclear Lab Mandate Sent to White House

Defense Authorization Bill, Nuclear Lab Mandate Sent to White House

By Douglas P. Guarino
Global Security Newswire
WASHINGTON – The Senate on Friday approved a defense authorization bill for fiscal 2013 that would mandate construction of a new nuclear weapons laboratory and storage facility in New Mexico but that lacks many other controversial nuclear security provisions lawmakers considered earlier this year.
The 81-14 Senate vote on the of legislation followed House approval of the latest version of the same bill on Thursday by a vote of 315-107. The bill authorizes – but does not appropriate -- $527.5 billion in base Defense Department spending, $88.5 billion for overseas operations, and $17.4 billion for defense-related nuclear programs managed by the Energy Department.
The bill now goes to the White House for the president’s signature.http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/final-defense-authorization-bill-nuclear-lab-mandate-sent-president/

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