A compromise version of a massive U.S. defense policy bill omits
controversial provisions such as a clause Democrats said allowed
discrimination against the LGBTQ community and a requirement that women
register for the draft.
The $618.7 billion National Defense
Authorization Act, or NDAA, will likely come up for a vote in the House
of Representatives late this week, and the Senate next week, senior
committee staff members told reporters at a background briefing on
Tuesday.
During months of negotiations, Republicans and
Democrats on the Senate and House Armed Services committees agreed to
eliminate a "religious freedom" provision Democrats said would have let
federal contractors discriminate against workers on the basis of gender
or sexual orientation.
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