What the bill does
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 This act authorizes defense-related activities and addresses a wide variety of other issues. DIVISION A–DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS This division establishes end strengths for the branches of the Armed Forces for FY2023, authorizes various defense-related activities for FY2023, and addresses other issues. For example, this division limits the Army in procuring Extended Range Cannon artillery howitzers; limits the Navy in divesting EA-18G aircraft; provides or extends procurement authority to the Navy for CH-53K heavy lift helicopters, for John Lewis-Class fleet replenishment oiler ships, and for San Antonio-class or America-class amphibious ships, while authorizing multiyear procurement contracts for Arleigh Burke class Flight III guided missile destroyers; requires the Air Force to maintain a minimum number of F-22 and C-130 aircraft; requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct an audit of Department of Defense (DOD) efforts to modernize engines for the F-35 aircraft; requires DOD to provide support for the development of a network of bio-industrial manufacturing facilities related to national security; requires the Air Force and the Navy to implement processes for acquiring used and remanufactured commercial dual-use parts and using such parts in commercial derivative aircraft; establishes a working group to facilitate coordination between industry, academia, and DOD on microelectronics issues; establishes a program to increase defense research capability at historically…
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