Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

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Mr. DesJARLAIS. Madam Chair, I thank Chairman Rogers for the time.

Madam Chair, I rise today in favor of the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act. This bill fundamentally reforms defense acquisition to support a fighting force that will stand against those who threaten the United States of America.

As the chairman of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, I was proud to work in a bipartisan fashion to support some of the most critical elements of our national defense. First, and perhaps most importantly, we continue to support the modernization of our nuclear triad, as well as the scientific capabilities and the NC3 architecture that underpin it. We also established a new rapid capabilities program within the NNSA to enhance our ability to respond to growing nuclear threats from China and Russia.

As China's recent military parade demonstrated, our adversaries continue to rapidly develop and deploy new nuclear weapons. On the other hand, U.S. nuclear capabilities can take over a decade to design and develop. This bill would apply innovative and rapid approaches to address this and ultimately ensure our deterrent continues to keep pace with the dynamic threat environment.

For defense of the homeland, this bill supports development of the Golden Dome system to achieve President Trump's bold vision.

In space, we established the Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Tracking program as a formal program of record to provide badly needed space products from commercial providers to combatant commands. We also provide tools to sustain the growth and development of United States Space Force guardians to ensure we have the highly skilled and technical proficient acquisition cadre capable of bringing online the next generation of systems to fight and win in space.

This bill revitalizes the defense industrial base and American manufacturing, supports a well-deserved pay raise for our servicemembers, creates a more lethal and agile force to counter our adversaries, and secures our Nation's borders, all while saving taxpayers over $20 billion through cutting inefficient programs and government bureaucracy.

This is a bill that meets the moment and the need to support our warfighters to protect our Nation. I applaud the work of the committee to bring forth this strong and bipartisan bill. I encourage all of my colleagues to vote ``yes.''

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