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H.R. 4740

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To streamline the budget process at the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
About This Bill
Committee
Latest Action · July 19, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Congress
118th (2023–2025)
Introduced
July 19, 2023
Cosponsors (25)
20D 5R
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This bill removes several reporting requirements that currently require the Pentagon and the National Nuclear Security Administration to list their unfunded priorities and needs to Congress. Specifically, it repeals laws that mandate the Defense Department report on military projects and spending requests that did not receive funding in the approved budget, as well as similar reporting requirements for nuclear security operations. The legislation affects military leadership, budget planners, and Congress, as it eliminates transparency mechanisms that lawmakers have used to understand what defense programs and projects the military considers important but underfunded. The bill does not establish new funding or timelines. By eliminating these reporting requirements, the bill would streamline the budget process by removing the obligation to document and communicate unfunded military priorities to Congress, though critics might argue it reduces transparency into Pentagon spending needs.

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