United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities is one of six subcommittees within the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Jurisdiction

The Emerging Threats and Capabilities subcommittee has jurisdiction over Department of Defense policies and programs to counter emerging threats (such as proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, illegal drugs, and other threats), information warfare and special operations programs, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, and Department of Energy non-proliferation programs. The subcommittee also oversees sales of U.S. military technology to foreign countries, and defense and military research and development efforts through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Members, 114th Congress

Majority	Minority
Deb Fischer, Nebraska, Chairwomen Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire Tom Cotton, Arkansas Joni Ernst, Iowa Thom Tillis, North Carolina Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Ted Cruz, Texas	Bill Nelson, Florida, Ranking Member Joe Manchin, West Virginia Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire Kirsten Gillibrand, New York Joe Donnelly, Indiana Tim Kaine, Virginia
Ex officio
John McCain, Arizona	Jack Reed, Rhode Island

See also

U.S. House Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

External links

• Senate Armed Services Committee home page
• Senate Armed Services Committee subcommittee list and membership page