Tennessee U.S. Representative Mark Green (R-TN-07) announced Friday that five of the amendments he introduced were included in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Today, the House passed FY24's #NDAA. Five of my amendments were included.
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— Rep. Mark Green (@RepMarkGreen) July 14, 2023
Green’s SCREEN Act, which would prevent studios that allow the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to censor their films from accessing federal assistance during production, was one of his amendments included in the NDAA.
“Keeping Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda out of our films is paramount…Tax dollars should never support films that allow the CCP to dictate their content,” Green commented.
Another amendment introduced by Green included in the NDAA was one to keep Chinese-made goods out of military base exchanges.
“Our service members should never have to choose between supporting the CCP and not getting the supplies they need on post. Allowing our greatest adversary to sell goods on our military posts is unconscionable. My amendment fixes this problem. Products made under the conditions of slave labor within Communist China have no place at our military installations,” Green stated.
The NDAA also included Green’s amendment to require the Pentagon to study National Guard Cyber capabilities.
“As Communist China grows increasingly aggressive, we must ensure our National Guardsmen have the tools to keep their states and communities safe. My amendment requires the Department of Defense to report to Congress on how to give our National Guardsmen what they need to push back against the CCP’s espionage and cyber warfare,” Green explained.
Green’s amendment that would maintain subterranean training capabilities for military special operators was also included in the NDAA.
“As our adversaries continue to grow stronger, we must ensure that our military maintains a strategic advantage over those who wish to do us harm,” Green said, adding, “The passage of my amendment will continue to give our Special Operations Forces the training required to keep a strategic advantage over our adversaries.”
The last of Green’s amendments included in the NDAA would establish a Special Operations Forces (SOF) military exchange program with Poland.
“With the rise of Putin and the Chinese Communist Party, the House of Representatives recognizes the need for bolstering our alliance with Poland,” Green stated. “The people of Poland are no strangers to living under both communist and authoritarian rule. Establishing a Special Operations Forces exchange program is a major step in strengthening our alliance and military readiness with Poland.”
The NDAA, which is the primary authorization for funding the U.S. Armed Forces and Department of Defense (DoD), passed the House by a 219-210 vote on Friday. It now heads to the U.S. Senate.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network.
