{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://joewilson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/wilson-statement-on-house-passage-of-ndaa", "WILSON STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF NDAA", "2020-12-08", "2020", "2020-12", "Republican", "House", "SC", "Joe Wilson", "W000795", "joewilson.house.gov", "joewilson", "https://joewilson.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "On December 8, Congressman Joe Wilson, Senior Member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on the House passage of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Report:\n\n\"This year's NDAA is a promise that we stand with our nation's military. As an NDAA Committee Conferee, it has been rewarding to see the hard work of Congress finalized in this legislation that advances peace through strength. Enactment of this bill would be the 60th consecutive fiscal year that the NDAA has passed, exhibiting the truly bipartisan nature of the process.\n\n\"Our military families are the strong foundation of our nation's military, which is why I am focused on ensuring servicemembers and their families continue to receive benefits they deserve. This NDAA contains several policy and funding initiatives that reaffirm our commitment to America's troops and their families. I am thankful this NDAA provides our servicemembers childcare along with a three percent pay increase, which represents the first time in a decade that U.S. troops will consecutively receive salary boosts of at least three percent.\n\n\"In response to the pandemic, this year's NDAA focuses on the health and safety of our servicemembers by ensuring the Defense Department has the diagnostic equipment, testing capabilities, and personal protective equipment needed to keep our men and women in uniform healthy and safe.\n\n\"I am grateful this year's NDAA included five bills that I have introduced or led this Congress: the Nuclear Workers Ombudsman Extension Act, the United States-Israel Military Capability Act, the Body Armor for Females Modernization Act, the Small Manufacturer Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, and the DOD Portfolio Management Accountability Act.\n\n\"This bill also provides full funding authorization for the Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative at USC-Aiken, pit production, and Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) at the Savannah River Site, all of which I have worked to include through the committee and conference process.\n\n\"As a veteran and father of four sons who have served in the military overseas, I appreciate these victories for our military and am committed to continuing to work for our servicemembers and their families. I am thankful to have worked with my colleagues to advance this important, bipartisan legislation.\"\n\nHIGHLIGHTS OF FY21 NDAA\n\nSavannah River Site (SRS)\n\nFull funding authorization for PILT for counties in which SRS is located\n\nFull funding authorization for the Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative (AMC) located at the University of South Carolina - Aiken\n\nFull funding authorization for pit production at SRS to modernize our nuclear triad\n\nIncludes the Nuclear Workers Ombudsman Extension Act\n\nCongressman Joe Wilson is the co-lead with Congressman Ed Perlmutter\n\nExtends indefinitely the Office of the Ombudsman for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act (EEOICPA) program in order to ensure covered individuals are able to receive compensation and navigate the process\n\nSupport for Military Families\n\nAuthorizes a 3.0% increase in basic pay for service members\n\nThe first time in a decade that troops will consecutively receive salary boosts of at least three percent\n\nAuthorizes the Secretary of Defense to provide childcare to each child of a member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the Department of Defense (DoD) while that member or employee works on rotating shifts at a military installation\n\nMilitary Aircraft in South Carolina\n\nSupports the budget request for the AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters\n\nMcEntire Joint National Guard Base supports flight for Apache and Blackhawk helicopters\n\nProvides additional funding for 5 CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters\n\nMcEntire Joint National Guard Base supports flight for Chinook helicopters\n\nSupports the budget request and service's Unfunded Priorities Lists by authorizing 93 F35 aircraft for the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps\n\nMarine Corps Air Station in Beaufort supports flight for F-35 aircraft\n\nSolidarity with Israeli Alliance\n\nIncludes the United States-Israel Military Capability Act\n\nSponsored by Congressman Joe Wilson\n\nAllows the creation of a Defense Department U.S.-Israel working group on operations and technology issues to facilitate greater cooperation between the United States and Israeli companies on defense acquisition and innovation\n\nMilitary Readiness\n\nIncludes the Body Armor for Females Modernization Act\n\nSponsored by Congressman Joe Wilson\n\nExpedites the procurement and fielding of new generation equipment that better protects our servicewomen\n\nFort Jackson trains more than 60% of all women entering the Army each year\n\nIncreases Hazardous Duty Pay owed to troops from $250 to $275 per month\n\nIncludes the Guard and Reserve Hazard Duty Pay Equity Act\n\nCongressman Joe Wilson co-led a letter to conferees urging its inclusion with sponsor Congressman Andy Kim\n\nAuthorizes the Secretary of Defense to standardize payment of hazardous duty incentive pay for members of the Guard and Reserve Components of the Armed Forces\n\nMilitary Housing Reforms\n\nBuilds on the progress from last year to include sweeping reforms in response to concerns about the management, oversight, and condition of military family housing\n\nEnsures the Department and private housing partners are responsive to resident concerns\n\nAuthorizes an additional $60 million for oversight and improvement of the Military Housing Privatization Initiative (MHPI) program and to continue addressing environmental and maintenance issues in government-owned family housing\n\nOverdue improvements include improved identification and remediation of severe environmental hazards, support for families displaced for mold and other hazards, and liaisons for families with special needs children\n\nCybersecurity Protections\n\nEstablishes a National Cyber Director within the Executive Office of the President to serve as the President's chief advisor on cyber matters and lead coordinator for Executive Branch departments and agencies' cyber issues\n\nAdopts 17 Cyber Solarium Commission recommendations that strengthen the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and empowers the government to better protect against cyber-attack\n\nIncludes the Small Manufacturer Cybersecurity Enhancement Act\n\nCongressman Joe Wilson is the co-lead with Congressman Jimmy Panetta\n\nProvides much-needed assistance to small defense manufacturers with cyber compliance and enhances cybersecurity throughout our defense supply chain by expanding DoD's cyber initiatives with MEP Centers\n\nDoD Accountability and Oversight\n\nIncludes the DoD Portfolio Management Accountability Act\n\nCongressman Joe Wilson is the co-lead with Congressman Dusty Johnson and Congressman Filemon Vela\n\nRequires the Department of Defense to use portfolio management best practices to improve weapon system investments\n\nThis approach would reduce government waste and inefficiency by significantly reducing duplicative efforts within DoD, saving our taxpayer dollars, and funding other crucial objectives to support our national 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