Well, This provision didn't go through the ordinary clearance process that the NDAA normally undergoes. Had they sought clearance from the Commerce Committee, both the chairman and ranking member would have objected. Not just objected, but objected emphatically. (00:01–00:09)
CLAIM
Asserts that a provision in the NDAA bypassed the usual clearance process.
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