16-F-1363_DOC_01_Department_Of_Defense_Concerns_With_HR_4909_As_Passed_By_House_And_S._2943_As_Passed_By_Senate.pdf

® SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 1000 DEFENSE PENTAGON Te WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1000 = <> < JUL 132016 Es The Honorable John McCain Chairman Committee on Armed Services United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Mr. Chairman: As you begin the conference on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017, I write to identify my significant concerns with a number of the provisions that appear in the House or Senate-passed bills and would impact the Department's — to operate effici...