{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/press-releases/heinrich-secures-key-amendments-in-defense-spending-bill", "Heinrich Secures Key Amendments In Defense Spending Bill", "2013-12-19", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Martin Heinrich", "H001046", "www.heinrich.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Heinrich Secures Key Amendments In Defense Spending Bill\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tSenate gives final approval to Heinrich amendments to help strengthen national security and New Mexico\u2019s economy\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThursday, December 19, 2013\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. -\u00a0U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)\u00a0successfully included a series of amendments to the fiscal year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed the Senate tonight and now heads to the president's desk to be signed into law. The NDAA sets the Department of Defense spending levels and policies for the upcoming fiscal year.\u00a0\r\nThe bill includes measures introduced by Senator Heinrich to expand buffer zones around White Sands Missile Range; fund the production of the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system in the United States; and maintain Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) missions at Kirtland Air Force Base to\u00a0design, build, and launch low-cost satellites for our nation's military.\r\n\"New Mexico is home to four\u00a0military installations and tens of thousands of men and women who carry out their critical missions.\u00a0I am\u00a0proud of the pivotal role our state plays in our national security and defense, and\u00a0that New Mexico remains\u00a0at the forefront of\u00a0cutting-edge\u00a0research and development that contribute to our country's safety.\u00a0My amendments\u00a0will\u00a0help ensure that these\u00a0smart investments continue, while growing the economy and strengthening defense installations across the state,\" said Sen. Heinrich.\r\nThe FY14 NDAA includes a total of $148.25 million in military construction projects for New Mexico, which is an increase of $21 million from fiscal year 2013.\r\nSen. Heinrich's amendments included in the FY14 NDAA:\r\nExpand buffer zones around White Sands Missile Range:\u00a0this amendment transfers 5,100 acres of land from the Bureau of Land Management to the Army\u00a0in order to provide a critical safety and security buffer to NASA's White Sands Test Facility and the Department of Defense's Aerospace Data Facility - Southwest, which are both key tenants of White Sands Missile Range.\r\nIron Dome short-range rocket defense system:\u00a0this amendment supports\u00a0American jobs by authorizing $15 million for the production\u00a0of the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system in the United States.\u00a0 Iron Dome provides a critical missile defense shield for Israel and has achieved a success rate of more than 85 percent.\u00a0 To date, the United States has provided a total of $486 million to Israel for Iron Dome batteries, interceptors, and general maintenance; an additional $220 million is authorized in the FY14 National Defense Authorization Act for procurement of additional Iron Dome batteries and missiles. Despite these significant investments, the United States does not share in production of this missile defense system.\r\nMaintain Operationally Responsive Space (ORS)\u00a0missions:\u00a0this amendment reaffirms that it is the policy of the United States to demonstrate, acquire, and deploy an effective capability for operationally responsive space to support military users and operations from space.\u00a0\u00a0The amendment\u00a0also\u00a0requires a report on an additional mission for ORS, which would leverage all policy objectives of the ORS program in a single mission.\u00a0The ORS office and mission are headquartered at Kirtland Air Force Base. In October 2013, Senator Heinrich\u00a0received confirmation that Air Force leadership would continue the ORS program in fiscal year 2014.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://www.heinrich.senate.gov/press-releases/heinrich-secures-key-amendments-in-defense-spending-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9884880855679512, "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"}