This was in the final version that I was passed back in September to some extent there must have been discussions about. So why did we only start to hear the concern about this the last week? 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. (24:39–24:46)
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Asserts that the provision bypassed the normal NDAA clearance process.
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