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It cleared the Senate by unanimous consent back in December.
The bill stemmed from last year's mid-air collision near Washington, D.C., involving an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S.
That crash left 67 people dead.
On Monday, the Pentagon announced its opposition to the bill, saying the change could harm national defense.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio is traveling to the Caribbean today for talks with regional leaders.
Rubio is attending the Caribbean Community Summit nearly two months after the U.S.
military seized Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his wife from Caracas to face drug trafficking charges in the U.S.
They're due back in federal court in New York next month.
In last night's State of the Union speech, Trump referred to the U.S.
apprehending Maduro as a colossal victory for national security.
In addition, the Pentagon has been attacking suspected drug boats in the Caribbean and seizing sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela.
The director of the Louvre Museum in France has resigned four months after a pricey jewel heist.
NPR's Eleanor Beardsley in Paris says the robbery highlighted security lapses and other problems there.
Wall Street futures are higher this morning.
I'm Dave Mattingly, NPR News in Washington.
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President Trump delivers his State of the Union address tonight to a joint session of Congress, though some Democratic lawmakers have said they plan to boycott the speech.