WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support issued the following testimony by Brendan Owens, assistant secretary of Defense for energy, installations and environment, involving a hearing on April 19, 2023, entitled "Military Construction, Energy, Installations, Environmental, and Base Closure Programs in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2024 and the Future Years Defense Program":

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