<P> The Committee on Armed Services ( sometimes abbreviated SASC for Senate Armed Services Committee on its Web site ) is a committee of the United States Senate empowered with legislative oversight of the nation 's military , including the Department of Defense , military research and development , nuclear energy ( as pertaining to national security ) , benefits for members of the military , the Selective Service System and other matters related to defense policy . The Armed Services Committee was created as a result of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 following U.S. victory in the Second World War . It merged the responsibilities of the Committee on Naval Affairs ( established in 1816 ) and the Committee on Military Affairs ( also established in 1816 ) . </P>
what does the armed services committee do in the senate
legislative oversight of the nation 's military