The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on the complex next fiscal year's Defense Authorization Act this week. This bill, which must pass and is worth hundreds of billions of dollars, was passed by the House of Representatives last week. The bill is currently facing temporary resistance from a controversial clause related to aviation safety. A year after a military helicopter and a civilian plane collided near Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., Congress is preparing to allow the military to resume helicopter training flights in the Washington area without using a key location transmission technology, which would grant the military "complete freedom." As Congress prepares to enter its Christmas and New Year's recess, two lawmakers from both parties have tried to remove this clause buried in the Defense Authorization Act at the last minute. However, Transportation Secretary DeFazio has not publicly opposed the clause. Last Friday, he refused to comment on the debate, stating only that he would ensure that planes and helicopters would not collide in the relevant airspace, but without providing specific measures. The Senate plans to conduct a procedural vote on the bill late Monday evening, and the bill is expected to be formally passed later this week.
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