The House Armed Services Committee will consider the annual defense policy bill on Thursday, but leading lawmakers are warning that Congress will need to move additional legislation this year to accomplish President Donald Trump’s budget goals and replenish weapons stockpiles.
While the draft NDAA seeks to shore up munitions production, for example, that push won’t be fully addressed without money to replace already-fired missiles through a pending Iran supplemental spending bill or more defense aid in a $350 billion reconciliation package that may not materialize.
“The supplemental is to reestablish status quo,” Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) told reporters Wednesday. “But if you look at where I think we need to be to sustain, then there’s going to need to be an additional effort there. Some of that will come through the NDAA.”
