[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 218 (Monday, December 21, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S7930]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, section 1301 of title XIII of the FY21 
consolidated appropriations act delays implementation of reforms to the 
U.S. Agency for Global Media outlined in section 1299Q of the William 
M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021. While the FY2021 NDAA has not yet been enacted and may be enacted 
following the enactment of the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
Chairman Risch and I believe it is Congress's intent that these two 
provisions be understood concurrently and that the reforms outlined in 
section 1299Q be delayed for 90 days following enactment of the FY2021 
NDAA.

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