Yesterday the Senate amended and passed S
1790, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020,
by a strongly bipartisan vote
of 86 to 8. Only two amendments were adopted, the most important being SA
764 [pgs S 3856- 4093]; substitute language for the bill. That amendment
did not make any changes to the cybersecurity portions of the bill that I
previously discussed.
The House has not yet taken up HR 2500, the House version of
the NDAA. That will probably happen after the extended 4th of July
weekend. I will have more on that bill next week.
Ultimately, the House will take up the language of HR 2500
(either directly as that bill or as substitute language for S 1790). A conference
committee will then iron out the differences before the bill is again voted upon
in the House and Senate. As has become the new normal, we will have to watch
out for last minute presidential tweets to see if the final bill will be able
to be passed.
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