Charles Armstrong

Charles Armstrong

Charles Armstrong retired from the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the United States Senate in 2021 after 31 years of service as a drafter of legislation for committees and members of the Senate. In his last 10 years of service, he held the position of Senior Counsel and acted as the head of the Foreign Affairs team in the Office, leading and supervising attorneys responsible for drafting across the full range of foreign affairs law, including law relating to foreign relations, defense, intelligence, trade, immigration, and related matters. From 2005, he acted as principal drafter for the Office on all aspects of military and defense law, with a focus on military and civilian personnel policy and the organization and management of the Department of Defense.

He also has significant experience in appropriations, intelligence, veterans, government organization, and communications law. In addition to his work on 32 annual National Defense Authorization Acts, all veterans benefits Acts from 1990 through  2006, and all annual Intelligence Authorization Acts from 1991 through 2004, he was principal drafter for the Senate on laws establishing the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Space Force as well such comprehensive reforms as the Wounded Warrior Act, the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, and the Military Justice Act of 2016. 

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