The NDAA seeks to provide our troops with the support they deserve. It fully authorizes spending on defense programs at the Presidents budget request level of $612 billion for fiscal year 2016. It authorizes $75 million for the Southern Border Security Initiative to help address challenges facing the U.S.-Mexican border. It supports servicemembers beyond their years of sacrifice to our Nation by extending retirement benefits to the vast majority of servicemembers left out of the current system. It includes a provision that mirrors my legislation. which I introduced. called the Securing Military Personnel Response Firearm Initiative Act. or SEMPER FI Act. which empowers a member of the Armed Forces to carry appropriate firearms. including personal firearms. at DOD installations. reserve centers. and recruiting centers.
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