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1/ House version of draft #FY23NDAA:
It's time to review 547 pages...
🧐🧐🧐

Looking fwd to @CavasShips & @defaeroreport podcasts.

@DEricSayers
2/ I jumped right to this section:
Sec 1304
REPORT ON RESOURCING UNITED STATES DEFENSE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION AND REPORT ON ENHANCING DEFENSE COOPERATION WITH ALLIES AND PARTNERS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC.

Because I am a 🤓
@BDHerzinger @MarSec_Bradford @zach_ota
@BDHerzinger @MarSec_Bradford @zach_ota 3/ #FY23NDAA House Draft:

Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility:
"a risk analysis of these new fuel storage options, and a timeline and cost analysis for establishing this storage capacity"

Independent Study Relating to Fuel Distribution Logistics across INDOPACOM

@mercoglianos
@BDHerzinger @MarSec_Bradford @zach_ota @mercoglianos 4/ "Business Case Analyses on Disposition of Certain GovernmentOwned Dry-Docks"

This one should interest @johnkonrad & @mercoglianos
@BDHerzinger @MarSec_Bradford @zach_ota @mercoglianos @johnkonrad 5/ "Reports on Hostilities Involving United States Armed Forces"

Would require a report from POTUS to ongress within 48 hours.
🤔Interesting.

@EvansRyan202 @BDHerzinger
@BDHerzinger @MarSec_Bradford @zach_ota @mercoglianos @johnkonrad @EvansRyan202 6/ #FY23NDAA Houes draft:
"Sense of Congress and Report on United States Security Cooperation with India"

@JeffreyPayneFP @FathomsOne @nilanthis @MarSec_Bradford
@BDHerzinger @MarSec_Bradford @zach_ota @mercoglianos @johnkonrad @EvansRyan202 @JeffreyPayneFP @FathomsOne @nilanthis 7/ Report on Support & Sustainment for Critical Capabilities in @INDOPACOM necessary to meet Operational Requirements in certain conflicts with Strategic Competitors.

Recommend the report writers read:
@BDHerzinger @cdrsalamander @mercoglianos @johnkonrad @Navy_Hipple @CIMSEC
@BDHerzinger @MarSec_Bradford @zach_ota @mercoglianos @johnkonrad @EvansRyan202 @JeffreyPayneFP @FathomsOne @nilanthis @INDOPACOM @cdrsalamander @Navy_Hipple @CIMSEC 8/ Houes Draft #FY23NDAA
Section on MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY has several points, incl:
Requirements Relating to Training of Merchant Marine Academy Cadets on Certain Vessels

Thoughts, @mercoglianos @johnkonrad ?
@BDHerzinger @MarSec_Bradford @zach_ota @mercoglianos @johnkonrad @EvansRyan202 @JeffreyPayneFP @FathomsOne @nilanthis @INDOPACOM @cdrsalamander @Navy_Hipple @CIMSEC 9/ House draft #FY23NDAA:
Directs DSCA to provide a report:
"Institutional Capacity-Building in Support of Certain Security Cooperation Strategies"

@BDHerzinger @SEA_NFAO @Jeremydcf
@BDHerzinger @MarSec_Bradford @zach_ota @mercoglianos @johnkonrad @EvansRyan202 @JeffreyPayneFP @FathomsOne @nilanthis @INDOPACOM @cdrsalamander @Navy_Hipple @CIMSEC @SEA_NFAO @Jeremydcf 10/ House draft #FY23NDAA
Directs a report on:
"Monitoring and Evaluation of Security Cooperation in the Sahel and West Africa"

@BDHerzinger
@BDHerzinger @MarSec_Bradford @zach_ota @mercoglianos @johnkonrad @EvansRyan202 @JeffreyPayneFP @FathomsOne @nilanthis @INDOPACOM @cdrsalamander @Navy_Hipple @CIMSEC @SEA_NFAO @Jeremydcf 11/ draft #FY23NDAA directs brief on:
Basing & Overflight for Indo-Pacific Contingencies
"The committee recognizes that basing and overflight agreements are essential to US military operations and cooperation with allies & partners"

It's all about ACCESS
@zach_ota @mercoglianos
12/ House draft #FY23NDAA:
"the committee supports the Department’s use of wargames and tabletop exercises to inform planning in the @INDOPACOM area of operations, specifically with respect to a scenario involving a conflict with China related to Taiwan"

@SebastianBae @cgberube
@INDOPACOM @SebastianBae @cgberube 13/ House draft #FY23NDAA:
The committee directs the SecDef to provide a briefing on Taiwan’s air and missile defense capabilities.

@OlliSuorsa @AUJ_Ang
14/ House draft #FY23NDAA:
Chairman's Mark
@RepElaineLuria discusses ship building plans.
15/House draft #FY23NDAA:
Chairman's Mark, ammendments:
Rep Speier launched a full broadside 💥💥💥 on the Littoral Combat Ship LCS historical problems.
She does not want them retained.
😳 wow!
@cdrsalamander @BDHerzinger @Navy_Hipple @NavMechEng
@cdrsalamander @BDHerzinger @Navy_Hipple @NavMechEng 16/ LCS fans after Rep Speier's comments at #FY23NDAA House Markup
@cdrsalamander @BDHerzinger @Navy_Hipple @NavMechEng 17/ HASC hearing on break for lunch and floor vote.
And that's a wrap for me, tonight.

Will read about the rest in the morning, and hopefully listen to @CavasShips, @CSSProvision and @defaeroreport podcasts to explain the results of the markup.

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