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<blockquote data-quote="okcBob" data-source="post: 3653549" data-attributes="member: 45783"><p>Bice reply #2</p><p></p><p>”Thank you for contacting me regarding certain provisions within <strong>H.R. 4350,</strong><em><strong> The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA</strong>)</em>, which would implement red flag laws in the military. It is an honor to represent you in the U.S. Congress and having your perspective helps me to serve you better.</p><p>As you may know, the NDAA is an annual piece of legislation that sets funding levels and policy for our nation’s military. This bill not only funds our military and defense, but provides salary and benefits for our soldiers and retirees. This year's NDAA includes a number of provisions that are important for the security of our country and the wellbeing of our veterans, however, there are some provisions included that I do not support. For example, Section 529 would authorize military judges and magistrates to remove weapons from those serving in the armed forces should they show signs of being a harm to themselves or others. Additionally, Section 513 revises the selective service system to make women eligible for the draft. It is worth noting that these provisions were also part of last year’s NDAA but were removed before President Trump signed the bill into law. This year, House Democrats have included these provisions in the NDAA, but I am confident they will be removed before the bill is signed into law.</p><p>On September 23, 2021, the House of Representatives passed the NDAA with broad bipartisan support by a vote of 316-113. Despite the concerning provisions, I supported this legislation to reject President Biden’s efforts to gut our military, to ensure our ability to stand up to Russia and China, and to begin investigations into the Biden Administration’s disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. I am strongly opposed to red flag laws and to women being eligible for the draft. You may be interested to know that I recently led a letter that was cosigned by 163 of my House colleagues to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees to have the red flag law provision removed from the final version of the NDAA. Additionally, I opposed the revised selective service provision when it came for a vote in committee and support efforts to have it removed in the final draft of the bill.</p><p>Once again, thank you for contacting me to share your views. Your input helps me to more effectively represent the people of Oklahoma, and I look forward to staying in touch. I encourage you to visit my website at <a href="http://www.bice.house.gov/" target="_blank">www.bice.house.gov</a> and follow me on <a href="https://twitter.com/RepBice" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/repstephaniebice/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RepStephanieBice" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.”</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sincerely,</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://email-signatures.s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/bice+sig.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="okcBob, post: 3653549, member: 45783"] Bice reply #2 ”Thank you for contacting me regarding certain provisions within [B]H.R. 4350,[/B][I][B] The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA[/B])[/I], which would implement red flag laws in the military. It is an honor to represent you in the U.S. Congress and having your perspective helps me to serve you better. As you may know, the NDAA is an annual piece of legislation that sets funding levels and policy for our nation’s military. This bill not only funds our military and defense, but provides salary and benefits for our soldiers and retirees. This year's NDAA includes a number of provisions that are important for the security of our country and the wellbeing of our veterans, however, there are some provisions included that I do not support. For example, Section 529 would authorize military judges and magistrates to remove weapons from those serving in the armed forces should they show signs of being a harm to themselves or others. Additionally, Section 513 revises the selective service system to make women eligible for the draft. It is worth noting that these provisions were also part of last year’s NDAA but were removed before President Trump signed the bill into law. This year, House Democrats have included these provisions in the NDAA, but I am confident they will be removed before the bill is signed into law. On September 23, 2021, the House of Representatives passed the NDAA with broad bipartisan support by a vote of 316-113. Despite the concerning provisions, I supported this legislation to reject President Biden’s efforts to gut our military, to ensure our ability to stand up to Russia and China, and to begin investigations into the Biden Administration’s disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. I am strongly opposed to red flag laws and to women being eligible for the draft. You may be interested to know that I recently led a letter that was cosigned by 163 of my House colleagues to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees to have the red flag law provision removed from the final version of the NDAA. Additionally, I opposed the revised selective service provision when it came for a vote in committee and support efforts to have it removed in the final draft of the bill. Once again, thank you for contacting me to share your views. Your input helps me to more effectively represent the people of Oklahoma, and I look forward to staying in touch. I encourage you to visit my website at [URL='http://www.bice.house.gov/']www.bice.house.gov[/URL] and follow me on [URL='https://twitter.com/RepBice']Twitter[/URL], [URL='https://www.instagram.com/repstephaniebice/']Instagram[/URL], and [URL='https://www.facebook.com/RepStephanieBice']Facebook[/URL].” Sincerely, [CENTER][IMG]https://email-signatures.s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/bice+sig.png[/IMG][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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