Guantanamo, rights issues in defense bill divide CongressWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Democrat on the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee announced his opposition on Wednesday to the 2017 defense authorization bill, underscoring the partisan divide over the $602 billion defense policy measure. Representative Adam Smith said changes in the bill this week by Republicans, who control the House, on issues including women’s registration for the draft, transfers from the Guantanamo detention center and protection for gay and transgender employees of military contractors, had led him to oppose it. “These have tipped the balance of the bill considerably,” Smith said in a statement. President Barack Obama had already threatened to veto the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, over a long list of issues, starting with its use of $18 billion of special war funds for day-to-day military programs to avoid automatic budget cuts. This week, the powerful House Rules Committee used a procedural move to remove, without a House vote, an amendment approved by the armed services committee that would have required women to register for the military draft. The Rules panel also decided not to allow debate on an amendment that would have stripped a “religious protection” measure from the bill that rights advocates fear would undo the president’s 2014 executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Smith said he also objected to Republicans’ adding further restrictions on transfers from the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and reduction in funds for nuclear nonproliferation and other provisions. Republicans control 246 seats in the 435-member House, which passed the bill by a vote of 277-147 late on Wednesday, largely along party lines, with most Republicans backing the bill and most Democrats opposed. However, the Senate will pass its own version of the bill later this year, which will be reconciled with the House bill to create a final version of the legislation. Once passed by the Senate and House, that NDAA would be sent to the White House for Obama to sign into law, or veto. politicsNews
guantanamo rights issues defense bill divide congresswashington reuters the top democrat house representatives armed services committee announced opposition wednesday defense authorization bill underscoring partisan divide billion defense policy measure representative adam smith said changes bill week republicans control house issues including women registration draft transfers guantanamo detention center protection gay transgender employees military contractors led oppose these tipped balance bill considerably smith said statement president barack obama already threatened veto house version national defense authorization act ncaa long list issues starting use billion special war funds military programs avoid automatic budget cuts this week powerful house rules committee used procedural move remove without house vote amendment approved armed services committee would required women register military draft the rules panel also decided allow debate amendment would stripped religious protection measure bill rights advocates fear would undo president executive order banning federal contractors discriminating based sexual orientation gender identity smith said also objected republicans adding restrictions transfers military prison guantanamo bay cuba reduction funds nuclear nonproliferation provisions republicans control seats house passed bill vote late wednesday largely along party lines republicans backing bill democrats opposed however senate pass version bill later year reconciled house bill create final version legislation once passed senate house ncaa would sent white house obama sign law veto politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Guantanamo, rights issues in defense bill divide CongressWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Democrat on the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee announced his opposition on Wednesday to the 2017 defense authorization bill, underscoring the partisan divide over the $602 billion defense policy measure. Representative Adam Smith said changes in the bill this week by Republicans, who control the House, on issues including women’s registration for the draft, transfers from the Guantanamo detention center and protection for gay and transgender employees of military contractors, had led him to oppose it. “These have tipped the balance of the bill considerably,” Smith said in a statement. President Barack Obama had already threatened to veto the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, over a long list of issues, starting with its use of $18 billion of special war funds for day-to-day military programs to avoid automatic budget cuts. This week, the powerful House Rules Committee used a procedural move to remove, without a House vote, an amendment approved by the armed services committee that would have required women to register for the military draft. The Rules panel also decided not to allow debate on an amendment that would have stripped a “religious protection” measure from the bill that rights advocates fear would undo the president’s 2014 executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Smith said he also objected to Republicans’ adding further restrictions on transfers from the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and reduction in funds for nuclear nonproliferation and other provisions. Republicans control 246 seats in the 435-member House, which passed the bill by a vote of 277-147 late on Wednesday, largely along party lines, with most Republicans backing the bill and most Democrats opposed. However, the Senate will pass its own version of the bill later this year, which will be reconciled with the House bill to create a final version of the legislation. Once passed by the Senate and House, that NDAA would be sent to the White House for Obama to sign into law, or veto. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: guantanamo rights issues defense bill divide congresswashington reuters the top democrat house representatives armed services committee announced opposition wednesday defense authorization bill underscoring partisan divide billion defense policy measure representative adam smith said changes bill week republicans control house issues including women registration draft transfers guantanamo detention center protection gay transgender employees military contractors led oppose these tipped balance bill considerably smith said statement president barack obama already threatened veto house version national defense authorization act ncaa long list issues starting use billion special war funds military programs avoid automatic budget cuts this week powerful house rules committee used procedural move remove without house vote amendment approved armed services committee would required women register military draft the rules panel also decided allow debate amendment would stripped religious protection measure bill rights advocates fear would undo president executive order banning federal contractors discriminating based sexual orientation gender identity smith said also objected republicans adding restrictions transfers military prison guantanamo bay cuba reduction funds nuclear nonproliferation provisions republicans control seats house passed bill vote late wednesday largely along party lines republicans backing bill democrats opposed however senate pass version bill later year reconciled house bill create final version legislation once passed senate house ncaa would sent white house obama sign law veto politicsnews