National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Floor Speech

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Ms. KELLY of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of en bloc No. 2, which includes three amendments I worked on.

Amendment No. 217 establishes a pilot transition assistance program for military spouses, offering similar services to those available for members of our Armed Forces.

This includes mental health first aid training since military spouses are well positioned to notice warning signs for any mental health or subsequent abuse struggles a new veteran might experience.

Amendment No. 218 will improve interagency communication as the low Earth orbit becomes more crowded with defense, civil, and commercial space assets.

Finally, amendment No. 158 with Representative Gonzales will create a National Digital Reserve Corps to bring private sector talent into the Federal Government to work on short-term projects. We need more cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and developer expertise in the Federal Government if we are going to meet the challenges of the 21st century.

I urge my colleagues to support this en bloc.

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