of programs and personnel matters large and small including a 26 percent pay raise for service members it also outlines purchasing decisions on fighter jets submarines combat ships and other craft and for the first time in decades it outlines changes in the officer promotion programand at a time of deepening humanitarian crisis in yemen it also takes steps to potentially curtail the united states involvement in aiding an arab military coalition fighting in the longrunning civil war therea provision written by senators todd young republican of indiana and jeanne shaheen democrat of new hampshire threatens to cut off funds for american aerial refueling of saudi and emirati jets in the conflict if the secretary of state cannot certify that saudi arabia is taking certain steps to limit civilian casualties and bring the war to an end those steps include increasing access for yemenis to food fuel and medicine through the port of hudaydah which the arab military coalition invaded last weekthe house passed its version of the bill known as the ndaa late last month without any of the trade provisions considered by the senate representative mac thornberry of texas the republican chairman of the house armed services committee told reporters last week that he hopes to quickly reconcile differences in the two bills and finish the process before the house leaves for its august recess he indicated that he would fight letting any provision including the senates zte language derail that process