House Blocks Amendment to FY 16 Defense Approps Bill to Address Russian Violation of INF Treaty

摘要

House lawmakers voted this week against an amendment offered to the Fiscal Year 2016 defense appropriationsrnbill that would have moved $25 million from an Air Force procurement account to the defense-wide research andrndevelopment account to bolster U.S. military response options to respond to Russia’s alleged violation of thernIntermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. The amendment was offered by Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.),rnand was aimed at addressing “capability gaps for military response to Russia’s INF Treaty violation,” according torna summary of June 10 House floor proceedings.