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Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act. This legislation provides a topline of $768 billion, which will fund our Combatant Commanders’ unfunded priority lists, includes a 2.7-percent pay raise for our troops, prohibits funding for the Taliban, and fully funds joint Israel-U.S. missile defense programs.

This legislation also prohibits the Department of Defense from dishonorably discharging service members that decide not to get vaccinated for COVID-19, and requires the Department to establish uniform protocols for vaccine...