Senate Passes Defense Authorization Bill
The Senate passed the FY2012 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1540) about an hour ago, clearing the measure for the President.
President Obama dropped his threat to veto the bill earlier this week after Congress modified language to which he objected concerning how terrorist detainees would be handled.
The bill authorizes funding for the Department of Defense and nuclear weapons activities at the Department of Energy. The companion appropriations bill, which actually provides money for DOD and DOE to spend, is still working its way through Congress. Members of Congress quoted in various media sources this afternoon sounded more optimistic than this morning that they would be able to complete work on the FY2012 appropriations bills by tomorrow when the current Continuing Resolution expires.
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