United States House Committee on Armed Services

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The U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. It is responsible for funding and oversight of the Department of Defense (DOD) and the United States armed forces, as well as substantial portions of the Department of Energy.

Contents

1 Subcommittees

2 References
3 External links

Subcommittees

The committee's work is handled through six subcommittees. According to the committee rules[Committee's website on www.house.gov] their responsibilities are:

Navy and Marine Corps programs, except strategic weapons, space, special operations and information technology programs, deep strike bombers and related systems, and strategic lift programs.

Military readiness, training, logistics and maintenance issues and programs. In addition, the subcommittee will be responsible for all military construction, installations and family housing issues, including the Base Realignment and Closure process.

Strategic Forces except deep strike systems, space programs, ballistic missiledefense and Department of Energy national security programs, except non-proliferation programs.

All United States Army and Air Force acquisition programs, except strategic weapons and lift programs, special operations and information technology accounts. In addition, the subcommittee will be responsible for all United States Navy and Marine Corps aviation programs, National Guard and Army and Air Force reserve modernization, and ammunition programs.

Department of Defense counter proliferation and counter terrorism programs and initiatives. In addition, the subcommittee will be responsible for Special Operations Forces, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, information technology and programs, force protection policy and oversight, and related intelligence support.

Military personnel policy, reserve component integration and employment issues, military health care, military education and prisoner of war and missing in action issues. In addition, the subcommittee will be responsible for Morale, Welfare and Recreation issues and programs.

References

External links

[House Armed Services Committee] home page
[House Armed Services Committee Democrats] home page

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