Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

The authorizing subcommittee in the Senate for much of the Department of Defense’s R&D is the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities. Its jurisdiction includes DOD’s RDT&E technology base. The comparable subcommittee for authorizing Defense R&D on the House side is the Armed Services Subcommittee on Military R&D. See http://www.senate.gov/senators/index.cfm for the Web sites for all senators.

Congress deals primarily with two types of bills, authorization and appropriations. Authorizing legislation gives a federal department or agency permission to spend money and sets policy direction; appropriations provide the actual money.

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES SR-228 Russell Senate Office Bldg, Washington, DC 20510-6050 Phone: (202) 224-3871 http://www.senate.gov/~armed_services John Warner (R-VA)- Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) - Ranking Minority Member SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMERGING THREATS AND CAPABILITIES Republicans: Pat Roberts (Ks.) - Chairman Rick Santorum (Pa.) Robert C. Smith (N.H.) Olympia J. Snowe (Maine) Jeff Sessions (Ala.) Democrats: Jeff Bingaman (N.M.) - Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman (Conn.) Edward Kennedy (Mass.) Robert Byrd (W.V.)