House passes key defense legislation establishing Space Force and paid parental leave

The House passed a key defense bill on Wednesday that includes the establishment of the Space Force, 12 weeks of paid parental leave for civil servant and reforms for privatized military housing.

— Donald J. Trump December 11, 2019 President Donald Trump touted the bill as a success on Wednesday ahead of the House vote, tweeting that he would sign it"immediately."Space ForceThe NDAA will establish the U.S. Space Force as the sixth armed service, joining the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. It will be housed under the Air Force in a similar manner as to how the Marine Corps is a part of the Navy.

Military housing reformsThe NDAA implements reforms to privatized military housing, the most substantial overhaul to the system since it was created in 1996. What else is included in the NDAA?The NDAA includes $5.3 billion in emergency disaster recovery funding to help military installations affected by extreme weather and natural disasters, the re-authorization of the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program and a prohibition on the use of firefighting foam containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances after October 2024.

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