House slides money into B-21 bomber procurement account
By: Valerie Insinna  
WASHINGTON — An amendment to the House version of the fiscal 2021 defense policy bill would move some funding for the secretive B-21 bomber program from its research and development account to procurement, a sign that production activities could be picking up.
The amendment transfers $20 million into “Long Range Strike Bomber advanced procurement†and would “allow the program to begin some procurement activities ahead of schedule,†according to the legislation.
The language was adopted by the House Armed Services Committee during its markup of the National Defense Authorization Act, and was offered by Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., who chairs the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee.
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