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The '''National Defense Authorization Act''' ('''NDAA''') is the name for each of a series of [[United States federal law]]s specifying the annual budget and expenditures of the [[U.S. Department of Defense]]. The first NDAA was passed in 1961.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://armedservices.house.gov/ndaa/history-ndaa | title=History of the NDAA | accessdate=August 4, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222000607/https://armedservices.house.gov/ndaa/history-ndaa | archive-date=December 22, 2018 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=DeBruyne |first1=Nese F. |title=Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills: FY1961-FY2018 |date=April 19, 2018 |publisher=Congressional Research Service |location=Washington, DC |url=https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/RL/98-756/48 |accessdate=20 November 2018}}</ref> The U.S. Congress oversees the defense budget primarily through [[Authorization bill#Authorization-appropriation process|two yearly bills]]: the National Defense Authorization Act and defense appropriations bills. The [[authorization bill]] determines the agencies responsible for defense, establishes recommended funding levels, and sets the policies under which money will be spent.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Williams |first1=Lynn B. |last2=Heitshusen |first2=Valerie |title=Defense Primer: Navigating the NDAA |date=November 28, 2016 |publisher=Congressional Research Service |location=Washington, DC |url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/IF10516.pdf |accessdate=11 November 2018}}</ref> The [[Appropriation bill|appropriations bill]] provides funds. |
The '''National Defense Authorization Act''' ('''NDAA''') is the name for each of a series of [[United States federal law]]s specifying the annual budget and expenditures of the [[U.S. Department of Defense]]. The first NDAA was passed in 1961.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://armedservices.house.gov/ndaa/history-ndaa | title=History of the NDAA | accessdate=August 4, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222000607/https://armedservices.house.gov/ndaa/history-ndaa | archive-date=December 22, 2018 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=DeBruyne |first1=Nese F. |title=Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills: FY1961-FY2018 |date=April 19, 2018 |publisher=Congressional Research Service |location=Washington, DC |url=https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/RL/98-756/48 |accessdate=20 November 2018}}</ref> The U.S. Congress oversees the defense budget primarily through [[Authorization bill#Authorization-appropriation process|two yearly bills]]: the National Defense Authorization Act and defense appropriations bills. The [[authorization bill]] determines the agencies responsible for defense, establishes recommended funding levels, and sets the policies under which money will be spent.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Williams |first1=Lynn B. |last2=Heitshusen |first2=Valerie |title=Defense Primer: Navigating the NDAA |date=November 28, 2016 |publisher=Congressional Research Service |location=Washington, DC |url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/IF10516.pdf |accessdate=11 November 2018}}</ref> The [[Appropriation bill|appropriations bill]] provides funds. |
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In recent years each NDAA also includes provisions only peripherally related to the Defense Department, because unlike most other bills, the NDAA is sure to be considered and passed so legislators [[logrolling|attach]] other bills to it. |
In recent years each NDAA also includes provisions only peripherally related to the Defense Department, because unlike most other bills, the NDAA is sure to be considered and passed so legislators [[logrolling|attach]] other bills to it.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}} |
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==2000s legislation== |
==2000s legislation== |
Revision as of 12:05, 4 January 2021
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is the name for each of a series of United States federal laws specifying the annual budget and expenditures of the U.S. Department of Defense. The first NDAA was passed in 1961.[1][2] 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 determines the agencies responsible for defense, establishes recommended funding levels, and sets the policies under which money will be spent.[3] The appropriations bill provides funds.
In recent years each NDAA also includes provisions only peripherally related to the Defense Department, because unlike most other bills, the NDAA is sure to be considered and passed so legislators attach other bills to it.[citation needed]
2000s legislation
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (H.R. 3304; NDAA 2014) was a United States federal law that specified the budget and expenditures of the United States Department of Defense (DOD) for Fiscal Year 2014. The law authorized the DOD to spend $607 billion in Fiscal Year 2014.[4] On December 26, 2013, President Barack Obama signed the bill into law.[5] This was the 53rd consecutive year that a National Defense Authorization Act has been passed.[4]
The 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.[6] The Committee spent 12 hours debating the bill and voting on hundreds of different amendments before voting to pass it.[7]
Past NDAA legislation
- John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, Pub. L. 109–364 (text) (PDF). This NDAA is formally named after John Warner, a U.S. war veteran and former long-term Senator and Senate Armed Services Committee chairman and U.S. Secretary of the Navy from Virginia.
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Pub. L. 110–181 (text) (PDF).
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Pub. L. 111–84 (text) (PDF). This NDAA contains important (see article) hate crimes legislation.
- Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, Pub. L. 111–383 (text) (PDF). This NDAA is formally named after Ike Skelton, a former long-term Congressman and Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee from Missouri.
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, Pub. L. 112–81 (text) (PDF). This NDAA contains several controversial sections (see article), the chief being §§ 1021–1022, which affirm provisions authorizing the indefinite military detention of civilians, including U.S. citizens, without habeas corpus or due process, contained in the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), Pub. L. 107–40 (text) (PDF).[8]
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
- Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, signed into law in December 2016
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, signed into law in December 2017
- John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, signed into law in August 2018. This NDAA is formally named after John S. McCain III, a U.S. war veteran, prisoner of war, former congressman and long-term Senator, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and 2008 Republican Presidential Nominee.
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, signed into law in December 2019. This NDAA formally established the United States Space Force as an independent branch.
- William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, vetoed by Donald Trump. The House of Representatives overrode this veto on December 28, 2020; the Senate overrode the veto on January 1, 2021.
See also
- Internal Security Act of 1950
- Clinger–Cohen Act, part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996
References
- ^ "History of the NDAA". Archived from the original on December 22, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
- ^ DeBruyne, Nese F. (April 19, 2018). Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills: FY1961-FY2018. Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ Williams, Lynn B.; Heitshusen, Valerie (November 28, 2016). Defense Primer: Navigating the NDAA (PDF). Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ^ a b Bennett, John T. (December 20, 2013). "With Just Days to Spare, Senate Extends NDAA Streak". DefenseNews. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- ^ "Statement by the President on H.R. 3304". White House Office of the Press Secretary. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- ^ "H.R. 4435 – All Actions". United States Congress. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ Medici, Andy (May 15, 2014). "11 things you probably didn't know were in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015". Federal Times. Archived from the original on May 15, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ Zachary Bell (December 19, 2012). "NDAA's indefinite detention without trial returns". Salon.
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 2016
- National 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: H.R. 2647 and S. 1391
- 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 Defense
- [1] from Reuters.com
- [2] pdf of the 112-page ruling from UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK