Lawmakers in both chambers plan to file legislation Thursday that would delete statutory requirements for Defense Department leaders to give Congress so-called unfunded priorities lists.
The bills would not be acted on this year but are instead viewed by supporters as a message to the Pentagon and Congress ahead of the fiscal 2024 budget cycle.
The annual UPL documents, commonly known as wish lists, detail spending on defense programs that the president did not seek. They have become, for all practical purposes, addendums to the annual budget request.
