Sen Portman details Senate FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act

U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) recently detailed the Senate FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), outlining 13 critical priorities within the legislation.

“I’m pleased to announce that several of my initiatives to further protect our homeland have been included in the FY 2023 defense bill currently under consideration,” Portman, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said. “At a time when our country faces significant security threats from around the world, these provisions will help to ensure our local, state, and federal government has every resource needed to detect and deter risks, whether they be from cyberattacks, terrorism, and violent extremism, or weapons of mass destruction.”

Per Portman, the provisions ensure government products funded by taxpayers are made in the United States, guaranteeing well-paying jobs.

“I fought to include provisions that ensure that faith-based organizations and houses of worship, as well as citizens in Ohio and across our country, are prepared when disaster strikes – whether it be natural, chemical, or other emergent threats – and that our government is capable of providing short-term mental health and trauma support resources for survivors and first responders,” Portman said.

Senate FY 2023 NDAA provisions include:

• The DHS Trade and Economic Security Council Act (S. 4243) to strengthen domestic supply chains and domestic production capacity benefiting homeland security;
• The Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit Stipend Act (S. 4326) to authorize stipends to domestically and trained Criminal Investigative Unit foreign law enforcement officers; and
• The Advancing American AI Innovation Act (S. 3175) to create a Department of Defense (DoD) pilot program establishing artificial intelligence (AI) data libraries relevant to AI intelligence software and technology development.