Elise Stefanik: “I thank the ranking member for yielding. First, I thank my colleague and counterpart, Chairman Jim Langevin, for his…”

“I thank the ranking member for yielding. First, I thank my colleague and counterpart, Chairman Jim Langevin, for his bipartisan work on this bill. As ranking member of the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities, I want to highlight some broad themes that I am supportive of in this bill. First, this bill is active in all areas of our subcommittee's jurisdiction. We continue our focus on emerging technologies, including manufacturing technologies that are fundamental to our advancements and scaling of hypersonic weapons and directed energy. We also include an emphasis on basic research and the important contributions provided by universities and Department of Defense labs. And we enhanced capabilities and support for our Special Operations Forces, including additional funds for the Preservation of the Force and Families program. The bill also extends the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, which is a provision I sponsored in section 1051 of last year's NDAA that created this Commission to advance the development of AI. The Commission's recommendations will help us maintain global leadership in AI research and prepare our citizens for an AI-enabled future. As a second broad theme, this bill continues the tradition of robust congressional oversight of sensitive military operations and activities, including cyber, counterterrorism, and intelligence.…”