WASHINGTON - The Defense Department would get limited authority ($100M) to start working on urgent new programs before they are officially funded under a provision in the proposed fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act.
This "quickstart" proposal would allow services to start new programs or speed up existing efforts without Congress formally approving them.
It’s meant to address the lengthy periods of time lost while services wait for lawmakers to pass their budgets.
The final version of the NDAA, which House and Senate lawmakers hashed out already, would cap at $100M spending allowed for all of the military services.
Before a service can use some of the funds, it will have to spell out to the defense secretary what the urgent or emergency national security need is, the cost, and why the program can’t wait until the budget is finished. (Defense News 12/11/23) Congress poised to let Pentagon start programs before budget passes (defensenews.com)
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