WASHINGTON — The stalled 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has been reconciled by House and Senate conferees, and a conference report is due imminently, Senate Armed Services Chair John McCain confirmed Tuesday.
Though McCain did not say negotiations were complete, he said an announcement is expected this afternoon — an expected end to wrangling over differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill, which in recent weeks included military pay and benefits, acquisition reform, and plans to close Guantanamo Bay.
House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry told reporters Monday he and McCain had made “good progress” and that he was “very much hopeful” it would be finalized this week, Politico reported.
In late June, McCain told reporters he expected to have the conference report out in early July.
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