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Sec. 217 · H.R. 8800

Repeal of requirement for Secretary of Defense to act through a specified official for NATO innovation program

Division A — Department of Defense Authorizations › Title II — RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION › Subtitle B — Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

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Committee version · Sec. 217

(a) Repeal of requirement to act through specified official Subsections (a) and (b) of section 222 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 189) are amended by striking, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, each place it appears. (b) Repeal of executed requirement Such section is further amended— (1) by striking subsection (c); and (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively.

•HR 8800 RHSEC. 217
Passed the House · Sec. 217

(a) Repeal of requirement to act through specified official Subsections (a) and (b) of section 222 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 189) are amended by striking, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, each place it appears. (b) Repeal of executed requirement Such section is further amended— (1) by striking subsection (c); and (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively.

•HR 8800 EHSEC. 217

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