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Read: Military Pay Boost and IAVA Wins in Recently-passed Defense Bill

December 12, 2017
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The final, nearly $700 bill FY 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which shapes Department of Defense (DoD) policy each year, was passed by Congress and signed into law by the President on Dec. 12th.  However, the legislation exceeds spending caps set in the 2011 Budget Control Act and there is no clear plan yet from Congress on how to pay for this NDAA. IAVA always closely watches its development because it affects benefits that servicemembers and veterans receive. The following are successes or items of interest for IAVA members:

Overall, this year’s NDAA contains many IAVA wins, and as always, we’ll keep fighting for improvement in the lives of our military and post-9/11 vets. We’ve got your back!