The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is the name for each of a series of
United States federal law
The law of the United States comprises many levels of codified and uncodified forms of law, of which the most important is the nation's Constitution, which prescribes the foundation of the federal government of the United States, as well as ...
s specifying the annual budget and expenditures of the
U.S. Department of Defense. The first NDAA was passed in 1961. The U.S. Congress oversees the defense budget primarily through
two yearly bills: the National Defense Authorization Act and defense appropriations bills. The
authorization bill
Authorization or authorisation (see spelling differences) is the function of specifying access rights/privileges to resources, which is related to general information security and computer security, and to access control in particular. More fo ...
is the jurisdiction of the
Senate Armed Services Committee and
House Armed Services Committee
The U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee or HASC, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is responsible for funding and oversight of the Department of De ...
and determines the agencies responsible for defense, establishes recommended funding levels, and sets the policies under which money will be spent. The
appropriations bill
An appropriation, also known as supply bill or spending bill, is a proposed law that authorizes the expenditure of government funds. It is a bill that sets money aside for specific spending. In some democracies, approval of the legislature is ne ...
provides funds.
The passage of a Defense Authorization Act is often used by Congress to honour a senior congress member or other individual. For example, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 is known as the "Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001" in honour of Representative
Floyd D. Spence of
South Carolina
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Legislation from 2007 onwards
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, , this NDAA is formally named after
John Warner
John William Warner III (February 18, 1927 – May 25, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and as a five-term Republican U.S. Senator from Virginia from 1979 to 20 ...
, a U.S. war veteran, long-term Senator,
Senate Armed Services Committee chairman, and
Secretary of the Navy
The secretary of the Navy (or SECNAV) is a statutory officer () and the head (chief executive officer) of the Department of the Navy, a military department (component organization) within the United States Department of Defense.
By law, the se ...
from
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are ...
.
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 is a law in the United States signed by President George W. Bush on January 28, 2008. As a bill it was H.R. 4986 in the 110th Congress. The overall purpose of the law is to authorize fundi ...
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: "expresses the
sense of Congress that the Honorable
Duncan Hunter, Representative from California, has discharged his official duties with integrity and distinction, has served the House of Representatives and the American people selflessly, and deserves the sincere gratitude of Congress and the Nation".
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Summary: S.3001 — 110th Congress (2007-2008)
, accessed 8 February 2021 Title 8, Subtitle G: Governmentwide Acquisition Improvements, is known as the "Clean Contracting Act", and focused on improvements to
government procurement such as limiting the term of
non-competitive contracts to one year (section 862) and prohibiting excessive use by contractors of
sub-contractor
A subcontractor is an individual or (in many cases) a business that signs a contract to perform part or all of the obligations of another's contract.
Put simply the role of a subcontractor is to execute the job they are hired by the contractor f ...
s or "tiers of sub-contractors" (section 866).
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (, , 123 Stat. 2190.) is a law in the United States signed by President Barack Obama on October 28, 2009. As a bill it was H.R. 2647 in the 111th Congress. The overall purpose of the l ...
, , this NDAA contains important
hate crime
A hate crime (also known as a bias-motivated crime or bias crime) is a prejudice-motivated crime which occurs when a perpetrator targets a victim because of their membership (or perceived membership) of a certain social group or racial demograph ...
s legislation.
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Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, , this NDAA is formally named after
Ike Skelton, a long-term Congressman and Chairman of the
House Armed Services Committee
The U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee or HASC, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is responsible for funding and oversight of the Department of De ...
from
Missouri
Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...
.
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, , this NDAA contains several controversial sections, the chief being §§ 1021–1022, which affirm provisions authorizing the indefinite military detention of civilians, including U.S. citizens, without
habeas corpus
''Habeas corpus'' (; from Medieval Latin, ) is a recourse in law through which a person can report an unlawful detention or imprisonment to a court and request that the court order the custodian of the person, usually a prison official, ...
or
due process
Due process of law is application by state of all legal rules and principles pertaining to the case so all legal rights that are owed to the person are respected. Due process balances the power of law of the land and protects the individual per ...
, contained in the
Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), .
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (; NDAA 2014Pub.L 113-66 is a United States federal law which specifies the budget and expenditures of the United States Department of Defense (DOD) for Fiscal Year 2014. The law author ...
(; NDAA 2014) was a
United States federal law
The law of the United States comprises many levels of codified and uncodified forms of law, of which the most important is the nation's Constitution, which prescribes the foundation of the federal government of the United States, as well as ...
that specified the budget and expenditures of the
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national sec ...
(DOD) for Fiscal Year 2014. The law authorized the DOD to spend $607 billion in Fiscal Year 2014.
On December 26, 2013, President
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Obama was the first Af ...
signed the bill into law.
This was the 53rd consecutive year that a National Defense Authorization Act has been passed.
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Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 was one of the proposed NDAA bills for fiscal year 2015. On May 8, 2014, the House Armed Services Committee ordered the bill reported (amended) by a vote of 61-0.
The Committee spent 12 hours debating the bill and voting on hundreds of different amendments before voting to pass it.
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (; NDAA 2017Pub.L. 114-328 is a United States federal law specifying the budget and expenditures of the United States Department of Defense (DOD) for Fiscal Year 2017.
History
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (; NDAA 2018Pub.L. 115–91 is a United States federal law which specifies the budget, expenditures and policies of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for Fiscal Year 2018. Analogo ...
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John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, this NDAA is formally named after
John S. McCain III, a U.S. war veteran, prisoner of war, long-term Senator, Chairman of the
Senate Armed Services Committee, and
2008 Republican Presidential Nominee.
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (; NDAA 2020Pub.L. 116-92 is a United States federal law which specifies the budget, expenditures and policies of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for fiscal year 2020. Analogous ...
, this NDAA formally established the
United States Space Force
The United States Space Force (USSF) is the space service branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and the world's only independent space force. Along with its sister branch, the U.S. Air Force, the Space ...
as an independent branch of the
Armed Forces
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...
.
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William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, this NDAA is formally named after
William McClellan "Mac" Thornberry, a long-term Congressman, and ranking member of the
House Armed Services Committee
The U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee or HASC, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is responsible for funding and oversight of the Department of De ...
.
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
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, named after
James M. Inhofe, a long-term Senator, and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
See also
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Internal Security Act of 1950
The Internal Security Act of 1950, (Public Law 81-831), also known as the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950, the McCarran Act after its principal sponsor Sen. Pat McCarran (D-Nevada), or the Concentration Camp Law, is a United States fede ...
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Clinger–Cohen Act, part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996
References
Further reading
* Christophe Paulussen
''The US NDAA and its Controversial Counter-Terrorism Provisions'' (International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague, 2012)
External links
National Defense Authorization Acts for 1996 to 2016National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 from GovTrack.us
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 from the Congressional Budget Office
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 from GovTrack.us
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 from GovTrack.us
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 from GovTrack.us
* National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010: and
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 from GovTrack.us
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 from GovTracks.us
S. 1867 : AN ACT To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defensefrom Reuters.com
pdf of the 112-page ruling from UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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