{"id":1710,"date":"2013-06-14T11:21:44","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T17:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/?p=1710"},"modified":"2013-06-14T11:21:44","modified_gmt":"2013-06-14T17:21:44","slug":"senate-committee-approves-625-billion-defense-spending-measure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/senate-committee-approves-625-billion-defense-spending-measure\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Committee Approves $625 Billion Defense Spending Measure"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg
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The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee approved a $625 billion defense authorization measure for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, matching the amount requested by President Barack Obama\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n

The panel approved the measure yesterday, 23-3, sending it to the Senate floor.<\/p>\n

The bill wouldn\u2019t provide funds for an East Coast missile-defense site to supplement those in Alaska and California, according to Senator Carl Levin, the Michigan Democrat who heads the committee. House lawmakers have pushed for the added location, saying it\u2019s needed to defend against an attack by Iran. Senator Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, has urged that interceptors be located in his state.<\/p>\n

The bill would authorize the four Littoral Combat Ships requested by the Navy, two from a group led byLockheed Martin Corp. (LMT<\/a>)\u00a0and two from a team led by Austal Ltd. (ASB)<\/p>\n

It also approves the Pentagon\u2019s request for 29 F-35 jets made by Lockheed. Both programs also were included in the comparable measure that\u2019s now being debated on the House floor.<\/p>\n

The Senate committee didn\u2019t authorize funds for continued upgrades of the M1A2 tank that\u00a0General Dynamics Corp. (GD<\/a>)\u00a0performs in Ohio, according to the Levin.<\/p>\n

The House Armed Services Committee approved $168 million for the upgrades, which the Pentagon says aren\u2019t needed. The push for the money in the House was led by Representative Michael Turner, an Ohio Republican.<\/p>\n

Sex-Assault Cases<\/h2>\n

On June 12, Levin\u2019s committee rejected a proposal to remove prosecution of sex-assault cases and other major crimes from the military chain of command, siding with Pentagon officials over victims\u2019 groups.<\/p>\n

Rejecting a proposal by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a New York Democrat, to turn over such cases to independent military prosecutors, the committee instead adopted an alternative by Levin. It would require a high-level review whenever a commanding officer decides against pursuing prosecution of sex-assault allegations.<\/p>\n

The Senate committee plans to release details of its measure today. Levin didn\u2019t predict when the full Senate will take up the bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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