Senate Passes NDAA that Includes Tillis' Wins for North Carolina Servicemembers, Additional Measures to Improve Military Housing and Support COVID-19 Vaccine Research

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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 which included a number of bipartisan provisions spearheaded by Senator Tillis to improve the quality of life for servicemembers and military families. The bipartisan legislation supports $740 billion in national defense funding for fiscal year 2021.

As Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, Senator Tillis and his subcommittee colleagues passed an across the board 3.1 percent pay raise for our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines for the second consecutive year. Additionally, Senator Tillis continued to build on his previous work to take meaningful steps to address the significant issues with the Military Housing Privatization Initiative (MHPI). Senator Tillis' personnel subcommittee mark-up also addressed military sexual assault prevention and response, DoD COVID-19 vaccine and biotechnology research, and steps to combat Russian and Chinese aggression.

Senator Tillis also secured the authorization of $215.8 million for North Carolina military installations in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. Since being elected in 2015, Senator Tillis has secured more than $3 billion for Fort Bragg, Camp Lejeune, Cherry Point, New River, and Seymour Johnson.

"I'm proud of the work we accomplished in the FY2021 NDAA on behalf of our servicemembers, including securing the second consecutive pay raise of over 3 percent, continuing improvements to military housing, and providing resources to support DoD research into a COVID-19 vaccine," said Senator Tillis. "This bipartisan legislation is a big win for North Carolina's servicemembers and our military families, and I will work to get this bill to the President's desk and ensure our men and women in uniform and their families have the support they need."

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