Intel: Why Congress buried its Syria policy review in an unrelated aviation bill
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Congress is finally on the brink of enacting its own Syria policy review — by stuffing the provision in a completely unrelated aviation bill.
The Senate is set to vote this week on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act. Following negotiations between the House and Senate, the 1,207-page bill now includes language tasking Congress with assembling an independent, 12-member Syria panel to “examine and make recommendations on the military and diplomatic strategy” in the war-torn country.