{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://austinscott.house.gov/press-releases?ID=1946E51E-0D3E-463B-8224-3113E74DFC37", "Rep. Austin Scott on Final Passage of FY23 NDAA", "2022-12-08", "2022", "2022-12", "Republican", "House", "GA", "Austin Scott", "S001189", "austinscott.house.gov", "austinscott", "https://austinscott.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), released the below statement upon the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passing the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 350-80. The NDAA sets Department of Defense (DOD) policies and authorizes funding levels for defense programs.\n\n\"After months of bipartisan debate, conferencing, and committee work, the House has passed the FY23 NDAA. This bill takes necessary action against Chinese and Russian aggression and increases President Biden's proposed defense budget by $45 billion and will ensure our military is better funded, equipped, trained, and ready to fight in these dangerous times,\" Scott said.\n\n\"I'm particularly proud of the amendments I sponsored that will increase our military's ability to operate with key partners, including establishing a partnership program with Ukraine for research on military trauma care and an amendment expressing the need for joint exercises with Taiwan,\" he continued. \"Relationships like these are critical to overcoming threats from Russia and communist China and ensuring democracy continues to thrive. Moreover, I am very proud of the relationship between the Georgia National Guard and the country of Georgia\u2019s Armed Forces as part of the State Partnership Program.\"\n\nThe NDAA included 20 directive report language amendments from Scott regarding the National Guard, counternarcotics operations, expediting the hiring of DOD civilians, and assessments of the country of Georgia\u2019s security needs. Scott also had bill language provisions in the legislation, including:\n\nEstablishment of a Partnership Program Between the United States and Ukraine for Military Trauma Care and Research\n\nNo later than February 24, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a partnership with the appropriate counterpart from the Government of Ukraine to establish a joint program on military trauma care and research. Such program shall consist of the following:\n\n(1) The sharing of relevant lessons learned from the Russo-Ukraine War.\n\n(2) The conduct of relevant joint conferences and exchanges with military medical professionals\n\nfrom Ukraine and the United States.\n\n(3) Collaboration with the armed forces of Ukraine on matters relating to health policy, health\n\nadministration, and medical supplies and equipment, including through knowledge exchanges.\n\n(4) The conduct of joint research and development on the health effects of new and emerging weapons\n\nSense of Congress on Joint Exercises with Taiwan\n\nThis expresses the sense of Congress that the naval forces of Taiwan should be invited to participate in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 exercise.\n\nStudy on Practices with Respect to the Development of Military Construction Projects\n\nThis affirms practices with respect to how sustainable materials, such as mass timber and low-carbon concrete, are assessed and included in advanced planning, Department of Defense Form 1391 documentation, and planning and design.\n\nWithholding of Certain Information about Sunken Military Crafts\n\nThis amendment would allow service secretaries to withhold information about the location of sunken military ships and aircraft from public disclosure. Scrappers are filing FOIA requests to get the locations of sunken ships to remove the steel for its scrap value illegally.\n\nMembership of the U.S. Coast Guard on Joint Safety Council\n\nThis expands the Joint Safety Council to include an officer from the U.S. Coast Guard.\n\nThe full text of the legislation can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://austinscott.house.gov/press-releases?ID=1946E51E-0D3E-463B-8224-3113E74DFC37"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.545879989862442, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}