{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://turner.house.gov/2023/12/turner-secures-authorization-for-nearly-20-million-new-facility-at-wright-patterson-air-force-base", "Turner Secures Authorization for Nearly $20 Million New Facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base", "2023-12-14", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "House", "OH", "Michael R. Turner", "T000463", "turner.house.gov", "turner", "https://turner.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024. The legislation now needs the President\u2019s signature to become law.\n\n\u201cWith the inclusion of $19.5 million to finish the planning and design of phase 5 of the Acquisition Management Complex at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, this year\u2019s military funding advances the role of Southwest Ohio in the broader national security mission,\u201d said Congressman Mike Turner. \u201cThis legislation includes the largest pay increase for our troops in over two decades, easing the burden on military families. Additionally, with new threats emerging from the Middle East as well as increased aggression from Russia, China, and Iran, this bill ensures that our armed services capabilities outpace adversary threats to maintain deterrence and international order.\u201d\n\nCongressman Turner Specific FY 2024 NDAA Initiatives:\n\nInvestment in the Competitiveness of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base:\n\nAuthorizes $19.5 million for planning and design funding for the Acquisition Management Complex at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.\n\nAcquisition Management Complex Phase V is a 214,200 square feet modern, secure, flexible facility that will consolidate multiple Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) directorates and organizations, streamlining their efficiency. With Wright-Patterson experiencing rapid growth, AFLCMC cannot meet projected acquisition goals for these weapons systems without a significant increase in administrative and secure usable space. While this initial planning and design authorization is $20 million, the project is estimated to cost $198 million.\n\nOverall FY 2024 NDAA Highlights:\n\nMilitary Service Members and Families:\n\nSupports a 5.2 percent increase in servicemember basic pay, the largest pay raise in over 20 years.\n\nExpands reimbursements available to military spouses for relicensing or business costs when servicemembers transfer locations.\n\nExtends military recruitment and retention bonuses and special pay authorities.\n\nEnsures members of the National Guard and Reserve are reimbursed for all housing costs during military training.\n\nExpands the in-home childcare pilot program and childcare capacity by partnering with off-installation childcare providers to focus on more rural areas.\n\nRequires the Department of Defense (DoD) to identify locations where there is known contamination of drinking water systems on military installations and develop detailed plans to remediate and cleanup these sites.\n\nHealthcare:\n\nStrengthens oversight of TRICARE pharmacy program.\n\nWaives fees and copays on the TRICARE Dental Program for all members of the Selected Reserve.\n\nProhibits cuts in reimbursement rates for providers of applied behavior analysis for the treatment of autism.\n\nExpands cardiac care pilot program to provide electrocardiograms to all individuals entering.\n\nTechnological Innovation and Industry:\n\nImproves partnership intermediary agreements to allow DoD labs to transfer technologies from academia or industry into DoD labs.\n\nAuthorizes contributions to NATO\u2019s Defense Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) \u2013 a technology incubator designed to facilitate the acquisition of emerging technologies more rapidly.\n\nEstablishes the Office of Strategic Capital and a pilot program to give loans for specific emerging technologies that are foundational to technologies\u2019 the warfighter will need.\n\nCreates a technology transition pilot in the Air Force to commercialize technologies more easily.\n\nCreates the Principal Transition Advisor in each military service to help facilitate the transition of technologies from industry and academia into capabilities and technologies for the warfighter.\n\nForeign Policy and National Security:\n\nDirects the Secretary of Defense to report on potential enhancements to U.S. and Allied air and missile defense capabilities that could contribute to NATO\u2019s Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD).\n\nRemoves outdated policy limitations preventing missile defenses from being oriented against threats to the homeland from near-peer adversaries such as China.\n\nProhibits the DoD from reducing the number of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles below 400 or reducing the responsiveness or alert status of the arsenal.\n\nRequires DoD to assess the joint U.S.-Taiwan production of weapons systems and munitions.\n\nRequires U.S. Central Command to engage in regular, joint, and interoperable exercises with Israel to practice and simulate coalition strike, refueling, and other missions.\n\nExtends the authority for DoD to transfer precision-guided munitions to Israel and requires an assessment of Israel\u2019s precision guided munition needs.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"]], "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://turner.house.gov/2023/12/turner-secures-authorization-for-nearly-20-million-new-facility-at-wright-patterson-air-force-base"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.032250002026558, "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"}