Two House Democrats have offered amendments to the fiscal year 2022 defense authorization bill related to the U.S. military's submission of unfunded priorities lists to Congress, with one provision aiming to eliminate them and the other proposing to restrict them. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and a member of the House Armed Services Committee, has proposed an amendment that would eliminate the law requiring the military to submit unfunded priorities lists to Congress. She offered a similar amendment last year and was unsuccessful in getting it included in the final bill by a vote of 241-173. Meanwhile, Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR), a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, has offered an amendment that would allow the six military branches to continue submitting the lists, but would bar all combatant commands from doing so, except for U.S. Special Operations Command. Schrader's amendment would also bar the National Guard and Missile Defense Agency from submitting unfunded priorities lists.
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