The bill passed in a starkly partisan 220-211 vote, sending the legislation to the White House and clinching Democrats first big legislative victory in the Biden era.
No Republican lawmakers backed the legislation, which will become law as much of the nation marks one year of lockdowns from the COVID-19 era. Just one Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden (Maine), opposed the measure.
Defense connections: The bill includes an extension of what’s known as Section 3610 authorities, which allows the Pentagon to reimburse contractors for delays and other added costs due to the pandemic. The extension goes to Sept. 30.
The bill also included a key priority for veterans by closing the so-called 90/10 loophole that incentivized for-profit schools to target GI Bill recipients. Under federal law, for-profit schools have to collect at least 10 percent of their revenue from sources other than federal education funds, but GI Bill funding wasn t being counted toward that.
Quad summit, defense secy visit show India, US are wasting no time in facing China threat
Quad summit takes place Friday & US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is in New Delhi next week, even as Indian & Chinese troops work on disengagement in Ladakh.
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New Delhi: Just like in war-torn Afghanistan and other global hotspots, the Biden administration has hit the ground running on the Quad and the Indo-Pacific, accelerating efforts to further elevate ties with India and forge stronger cooperation on dealing with China.
From pushing for the first summit of Quad leaders in less than two months of being sworn in, sending Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to New Delhi in one of the first overseas visits by a top cabinet official, to calling Modi ahead of world leaders and allies such as Xi, Netanyahu, Erdogan, and including India at the high table of Afghan peace talks, US President Joe Biden
In 2016, the US recognised India as a Major Defense Partner under which Washington will continue to work toward facilitating technology sharing with India to a level commensurate with that of its closest allies and partners.
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