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{{Short description|Family of United States laws authorizing DoD spending}}
{{Hatnote|This article is on all generic National Defense Authorization Acts. For the bill debated in the House in May 2014, see [[Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (H.R. 4435; 113th Congress)]].}}
{{Use American English|date = April 2019}}
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The '''National Defense Authorization Act''' ('''NDAA''') is a [[United States federal law]] specifying the budget and expenditures of the [[United States Department of Defense]]. Each year's act also includes other provisions. The U.S. Congress oversees the defense budget primarily through two yearly bills: the National Defense Authorization Act and [[Appropriation bill|defense appropriations]] bills. The [[authorization bill]] determines the agencies responsible for defense, establishes funding levels, and sets the policies under which money will be spent.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.crs.gov/pages/Reports.aspx?PRODCODE=98-756&Source=cli | title=www.crs.gov/pages/Reports| accessdate=May 27, 2012}}{{dead link|date=May 2012}}</ref>
The '''National Defense Authorization Act''' ('''NDAA''') is any 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 | access-date=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 |access-date=20 November 2018 |archive-date=November 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120221301/https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/RL/98-756/48 |url-status=live }}</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]] is the jurisdiction of the [[Senate Armed Services Committee]] and [[House Armed Services Committee]] and 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 |access-date=11 November 2018 |archive-date=August 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809011330/https://fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/IF10516.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Appropriations bill (United States)|appropriations bill]] provides funds.


The passage of a Defense Authorization Act is often used by Congress to honor 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 honor of Representative [[Floyd Spence|Floyd D. Spence]] of [[South Carolina]].<ref>[[United States Government Publishing Office]], [https://www.congress.gov/106/plaws/publ398/PLAW-106publ398.pdf National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001], Section 1, accessed 24 December 2022</ref>
==Current legislation==
The current NDAA is the [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014]] ({{USBill|113|H.R.|3304}}; NDAA 2014), 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 authorized the DOD to spend $607 billion in Fiscal Year 2014.<ref name=defensenewsDec20>{{cite news|last=Bennett|first=John T.|title=With Just Days to Spare, Senate Extends NDAA Streak|url=http://www.defensenews.com/article/20131220/DEFREG02/312200014/With-Just-Days-Spare-Senate-Extends-NDAA-Streak|accessdate=2 January 2014|newspaper=DefenseNews|date=20 December 2013}}</ref> On December 26, 2013, President [[Barack Obama]] signed the bill into law.<ref name=officstatementObama>{{cite web|title=Statement by the President on H.R. 3304|url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/12/26/statement-president-hr-3304|publisher=White House Office of the Press Secretary|accessdate=2 January 2014}}</ref> This was the 53rd consecutive year that a National Defense Authorization Act has been passed.<ref name="defensenewsDec20"/>


==Legislation from 1981 to present==
The [[Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (H.R. 4435; 113th Congress)]] is 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.<ref name=4435allactions>{{cite web|title=H.R. 4435 - All Actions|url=http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4435/all-actions/|publisher=United States Congress|accessdate=15 May 2014}}</ref> The Committee spent 12 hours debating the bill and voting on hundreds of different amendments before voting to pass it.<ref name=FTmedici11things>{{cite web|last=Medici|first=Andy|title=11 things you probably didn't know were in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015|url=http://blogs.federaltimes.com/federal-times-blog/2014/05/15/here-are-11-things-you-probably-didnt-know-were-in-the-national-defense-authorization-act-of-2015/|publisher=Federal Times|accessdate=15 May 2014|date=15 May 2014}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable sortable"
==Notable or controversial NDAA legislation==
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! Year !! Short or popular title !! Public law !! Statute compilation !! Description
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| 1981
| Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981
| {{USPL|96|342}}
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| 1982
| Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1982
| {{USPL|97|86}}
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| 1983
| Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1983
| {{USPL|97|252}}
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|-
| 1984
| Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1984
| {{USPL|98|94}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-483/uslm/COMPS-483.xml COMPS-483] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-483 details])
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|-
| 1985
| Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985
| {{USPL|98|525}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-13734/uslm/COMPS-13734.xml COMPS-13734] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-13734 details])
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|-
| 1986
| Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986
| {{USPL|99|145}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-10454/uslm/COMPS-10454.xml COMPS-10454] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-10454 details])
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|-
| 1987
| National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987
| {{USPL|99|661}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-1483/uslm/COMPS-1483.xml COMPS-1483] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-1483 details])
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|-
| 1988
| National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989
| {{USPL|100|180}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-10572/uslm/COMPS-10572.xml COMPS-10572] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-10572 details])
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|-
| 1989
| National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989
| {{USPL|100|456}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-634/uslm/COMPS-634.xml COMPS-634] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-634 details])
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|-
| 1990
| National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991
| {{USPL|101|189}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-10634/uslm/COMPS-10634.xml COMPS-10634] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-10634 details])
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|-
| 1991
| National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991
| {{USPL|101|510}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-10716/uslm/COMPS-10716.xml COMPS-10716] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-10716 details])
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|-
| 1992
| National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993
| {{USPL|102|190}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-10656/uslm/COMPS-10656.xml COMPS-10656] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-10656 details])
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|-
| 1993
| [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993]]
| {{USPL|102|484}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-10665/uslm/COMPS-10665.xml COMPS-10665] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-10665 details])
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|-
| 1994
| National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994
| {{USPL|103|160}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-10823/uslm/COMPS-10823.xml COMPS-10823] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-10823 details])
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|-
| 1995
| National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995
| {{USPL|103|337}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-10826/uslm/COMPS-10826.xml COMPS-10826] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-10826 details])
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|-
| 1996
| National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996
| {{USPL|104|106}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-10709/uslm/COMPS-10709.xml COMPS-10709] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-10709 details])
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|-
| 1997
| National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997
| {{USPL|104|201}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-10712/uslm/COMPS-10712.xml COMPS-10712] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-10712 details])
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|-
| 1998
| National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
| {{USPL|105|85}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-10714/uslm/COMPS-10714.xml COMPS-10714] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-10714 details])
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|-
| 1999
| Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999
| {{USPL|105|261}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-10715/uslm/COMPS-10715.xml COMPS-10715] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-10715 details])
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|-
| 2000
| National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000
| {{USPL|106|65}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-10423/uslm/COMPS-10423.xml COMPS-10423] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-10423 details])
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|-
| 2001
| Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001
| {{USPL|106|398}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-10420/uslm/COMPS-10420.xml COMPS-10420] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-10420 details])
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|-
| 2002
| National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002
| {{USPL|107|107}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-10411/uslm/COMPS-10411.xml COMPS-10411] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-10411 details])
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|-
| 2003
| Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003
| {{USPL|107|314}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-10410/uslm/COMPS-10410.xml COMPS-10410] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-10410 details])
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|-
| 2004
| National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004
| {{USPL|108|136}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-10407/uslm/COMPS-10407.xml COMPS-10407] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-10407 details])
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|-
| 2005
| Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005
| {{USPL|108|375}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-10404/uslm/COMPS-10404.xml COMPS-10404] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-10404 details])
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|-
| 2006
| National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006
| {{USPL|109|163}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-10388/uslm/COMPS-10388.xml COMPS-10388] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-10388 details])
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|-
| 2007
| [[John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007]]
| {{USPL|109|364}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-10387/uslm/COMPS-10387.xml COMPS-10387] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-10387 details])
| Formally named after [[John Warner]], a U.S. war veteran, long-term Senator, [[Senate Armed Services Committee]] chairman, and [[Secretary of the Navy]] from [[Virginia]].
|-
| 2008
| [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008]]
| {{USPL|110|181}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-10386/uslm/COMPS-10386.xml COMPS-10386] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-10386 details])
|
|-
| 2009
| [[Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009]]
| {{USPL|110|417}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-11478/uslm/COMPS-11478.xml COMPS-11478] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-11478 details])
| "Expresses the [[sense of Congress]] that the Honorable [[Duncan L. Hunter|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".<ref name=s3001>Congress.gov, [https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/3001 Summary: S.3001 — 110th Congress (2007-2008)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119035719/https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/3001 |date=January 19, 2021 }}, accessed 8 February 2021</ref> Title 8, Subtitle G: Governmentwide Acquisition Improvements, is known as the "Clean Contracting Act",<ref>Wifcon.com, [http://www.wifcon.com/dodauth9/wax_sum.pdf Bill Summary: The Clean Contracting Act] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124201934/http://www.wifcon.com/dodauth9/wax_sum.pdf |date=November 24, 2021 }}, accessed 8 February 2021</ref> and focused on improvements to [[Government procurement in the United States|government procurement]] such as limiting the term of [[No bid contract|non-competitive contracts]] to one year (section 862) and prohibiting excessive use by contractors of [[sub-contractor]]s or "tiers of sub-contractors" (section 866).<ref name=s3001 />
|-
| 2010
| [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010]]
| {{USPL|111|84}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-11477/uslm/COMPS-11477.xml COMPS-11477] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-11477 details])
| Contains important [[hate crime]]s legislation.
|-
| 2011
| [[Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011]]
| {{USPL|111|383}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-11476/uslm/COMPS-11476.xml COMPS-11476] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-11476 details])
| Formally named after [[Ike Skelton]], a long-term Congressman and Chairman of the [[United States House Committee on Armed Services|House Armed Services Committee]] from [[Missouri]].
|-
| 2012
| [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012]]
| {{USPL|112|81}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-10045/uslm/COMPS-10045.xml COMPS-10045] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-10045 details])
| 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]] or [[due process]], contained in the [[Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists|Authorization for Use of Military Force]] (AUMF), {{USPL|107|40}}.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.salon.com/2012/12/19/ndaas_indefinite_detention_without_trial_returns/| author=Zachary Bell| title=NDAA's indefinite detention without trial returns| work=Salon| date=December 19, 2012| access-date=February 21, 2014| archive-date=February 24, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224010747/http://www.salon.com/2012/12/19/ndaas_indefinite_detention_without_trial_returns/| url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2013
| [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013]]
| {{USPL|112|239}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-10359/uslm/COMPS-10359.xml COMPS-10359] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-10359 details])
|
|-
| 2014
| [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014]]
| {{USPL|113|66}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-11141/uslm/COMPS-11141.xml COMPS-11141] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-11141 details])
| 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.<ref name=defensenewsDec20>{{cite news|last=Bennett|first=John T.|title=With Just Days to Spare, Senate Extends NDAA Streak|url=http://www.defensenews.com/article/20131220/DEFREG02/312200014/With-Just-Days-Spare-Senate-Extends-NDAA-Streak|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20140105131812/http://www.defensenews.com/article/20131220/DEFREG02/312200014/With%2DJust%2DDays%2DSpare%2DSenate%2DExtends%2DNDAA%2DStreak|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 5, 2014|access-date=2 January 2014|newspaper=DefenseNews|date=20 December 2013}}</ref> On December 26, 2013, President [[Barack Obama]] signed the bill into law.<ref name=officstatementObama>{{cite web|title=Statement by the President on H.R. 3304|date=December 26, 2013 |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/12/26/statement-president-hr-3304|publisher=White House Office of the Press Secretary|access-date=2 January 2014|archive-date=February 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227184355/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/12/26/statement-president-hr-3304|url-status=live}}</ref> This was the 53rd consecutive year that a National Defense Authorization Act has been passed.<ref name="defensenewsDec20"/>
|-
| 2015
| [[Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015]]
| {{USPL|113|291}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-11977/uslm/COMPS-11977.xml COMPS-11977] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-11977 details])
| 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.<ref name=4435allactions>{{cite web|title=H.R. 4435 – All Actions|url=http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4435/all-actions/|publisher=United States Congress|access-date=15 May 2014|archive-date=May 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515162302/http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4435/all-actions|url-status=live}}</ref> The Committee spent 12 hours debating the bill and voting on hundreds of different amendments before voting to pass it.<ref name=FTmedici11things>{{cite web|last=Medici|first=Andy|title=11 things you probably didn't know were in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015|url=http://blogs.federaltimes.com/federal-times-blog/2014/05/15/here-are-11-things-you-probably-didnt-know-were-in-the-national-defense-authorization-act-of-2015/|publisher=Federal Times|access-date=15 May 2014|date=15 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140515201644/http://blogs.federaltimes.com/federal-times-blog/2014/05/15/here-are-11-things-you-probably-didnt-know-were-in-the-national-defense-authorization-act-of-2015/|archive-date=15 May 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 2016
| [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016]]
| {{USPL|114|92}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-11831/uslm/COMPS-11831.xml COMPS-11831] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-11831 details])
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|-
| 2017
| [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017]]
| {{USPL|114|328}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-13740/uslm/COMPS-13740.xml COMPS-13740] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-13740 details])
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|-
| 2018
| [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018]]
| {{USPL|115|91}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-13932/uslm/COMPS-13932.xml COMPS-13932] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-13932 details])
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|-
| 2019
| [[John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019]]
| {{USPL|115|232}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-15483/uslm/COMPS-15483.xml COMPS-15483] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-15483 details])
| Formally named after [[John McCain|John S. McCain III]], a U.S. war veteran, prisoner of war, long-term Senator, Chairman of the [[United States Senate Committee on Armed Services|Senate Armed Services Committee]], and [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 Republican Presidential Nominee]].


|-
* [[John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007|National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007]], {{USPL|109|364}}. 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]].
| 2020

| [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020]]
* [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008]], {{USPL|110|181}}. This NDAA is notable for including a [[signing statement]], one of many that President [[George W. Bush]] controversially (see articles) used in attempting to project a "strong" [[unitary executive theory]] — one that he hoped would consolidate and expand [[Executive Branch]] power.
| {{USPL|116|92}}

| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-15772/uslm/COMPS-15772.xml COMPS-15772] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-15772 details])
* [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010]], {{USPL|111|84}}. This NDAA contains important (see article) [[hate crime]]s legislation.
| Formally established the [[United States Space Force]] as an independent branch of the [[United States Armed Forces|Armed Forces]].

|-
* [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011]], {{USPL|111|383}}. This NDAA is formally named after [[Ike Skelton]], a former long-term Congressman and Chairman of the [[United States House Committee on Armed Services|House Armed Services Committee]] from [[Missouri]].
| 2021

| [[William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021]]
* [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012]], {{USPL|112|81}}. 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 Against Terrorists|Authorization for Use of Military Force]] (AUMF), {{USPL|107|40}}.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.salon.com/2012/12/19/ndaas_indefinite_detention_without_trial_returns/| author=Zachary Bell| title=NDAA’s indefinite detention without trial returns| publisher=Salon| date=December 19, 2012}}</ref>
| {{USPL|116|283}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-16736/uslm/COMPS-16736.xml COMPS-16736] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-16736 details])
| Formally named after [[Mac Thornberry|William McClellan "Mac" Thornberry]], a long-term Congressman, and ranking member of the [[House Armed Services Committee]].
|-
| 2022
| [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022]]
| {{USPL|117|81}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-16861/uslm/COMPS-16861.xml COMPS-16861] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-16861 details])
|
|-
| 2023
| [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023|James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023]]
| {{USPL|117|263}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-17475/uslm/COMPS-17475.xml COMPS-17475] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-17475 details])
| Named after [[James M. Inhofe]], a long-term Senator, and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
|-
| 2024
| [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024]]
| {{USPL|118|31}}
| [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-17632/uslm/COMPS-17632.xml COMPS-17632] ([https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-17632 details])
|
|-
| 2025
| [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025]]
|
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|}


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Internal Security Act of 1950]]
* [[Clinger–Cohen Act]], part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996
* [[Clinger–Cohen Act]], part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996
* [[McCarran Internal Security Act]]


==References==
==References==

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==Further reading==
* Christophe Paulussen, [https://icct.nl/publication/the-us-ndaa-and-its-controversial-counter-terrorism-provisions/ ''The US NDAA and its Controversial Counter-Terrorism Provisions'' (International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague, 2012)]


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.neilwhiteman.com National Defense Authorization Acts for 1996 to 2016]
* [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/100/hr1748 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989], from GovTrack.us
* [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/100/hr1748 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989], from GovTrack.us
* [http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=5473 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005], from the Congressional Budget Office
* [http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=5473 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005], from the Congressional Budget Office
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* [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h112-1540 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012], from GovTracks.us
* [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h112-1540 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012], from GovTracks.us
* [http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s1867es/pdf/BILLS-112s1867es.pdf S. 1867 : AN ACT To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense]
* [http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s1867es/pdf/BILLS-112s1867es.pdf S. 1867 : AN ACT To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense]
* [http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/12/us-usa-security-lawsuit-idUSBRE88B1LE20120912?irpc=932] from Reuters.com
* [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-lawsuit-idUSBRE88B1LE20120912?irpc=932] from Reuters.com
* [http://www.nylj.com/nylawyer/adgifs/decisions/091312forrest.pdf] pdf of the 112-page ruling from UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
* [http://www.nylj.com/nylawyer/adgifs/decisions/091312forrest.pdf] pdf of the 112-page ruling from United States District Court Southern District of New York

{{National Defense Authorization Acts}}


[[Category:U.S. National Defense Authorization Acts]]
[[Category:U.S. National Defense Authorization Acts]]

Latest revision as of 01:17, 24 December 2024

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is any 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 is the jurisdiction of the Senate Armed Services Committee and House Armed Services Committee and 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.

The passage of a Defense Authorization Act is often used by Congress to honor 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 honor of Representative Floyd D. Spence of South Carolina.[4]

Legislation from 1981 to present

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Year Short or popular title Public law Statute compilation Description
1981 Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981 Pub. L. 96–342
1982 Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1982 Pub. L. 97–86
1983 Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1983 Pub. L. 97–252
1984 Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1984 Pub. L. 98–94 COMPS-483 (details)
1985 Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 Pub. L. 98–525 COMPS-13734 (details)
1986 Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 Pub. L. 99–145 COMPS-10454 (details)
1987 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 Pub. L. 99–661 COMPS-1483 (details)
1988 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 Pub. L. 100–180 COMPS-10572 (details)
1989 National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 Pub. L. 100–456 COMPS-634 (details)
1990 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 Pub. L. 101–189 COMPS-10634 (details)
1991 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 Pub. L. 101–510 COMPS-10716 (details)
1992 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 Pub. L. 102–190 COMPS-10656 (details)
1993 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 Pub. L. 102–484 COMPS-10665 (details)
1994 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 Pub. L. 103–160 COMPS-10823 (details)
1995 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 Pub. L. 103–337 COMPS-10826 (details)
1996 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 Pub. L. 104–106 (text) (PDF) COMPS-10709 (details)
1997 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 Pub. L. 104–201 (text) (PDF) COMPS-10712 (details)
1998 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 Pub. L. 105–85 (text) (PDF) COMPS-10714 (details)
1999 Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 Pub. L. 105–261 (text) (PDF) COMPS-10715 (details)
2000 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 Pub. L. 106–65 (text) (PDF) COMPS-10423 (details)
2001 Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 Pub. L. 106–398 (text) (PDF) COMPS-10420 (details)
2002 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 Pub. L. 107–107 (text) (PDF) COMPS-10411 (details)
2003 Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 Pub. L. 107–314 (text) (PDF) COMPS-10410 (details)
2004 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 Pub. L. 108–136 (text) (PDF) COMPS-10407 (details)
2005 Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 Pub. L. 108–375 (text) (PDF) COMPS-10404 (details)
2006 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 Pub. L. 109–163 (text) (PDF) COMPS-10388 (details)
2007 John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 Pub. L. 109–364 (text) (PDF) COMPS-10387 (details) Formally named after John Warner, a U.S. war veteran, long-term Senator, Senate Armed Services Committee chairman, and Secretary of the Navy from Virginia.
2008 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 Pub. L. 110–181 (text) (PDF) COMPS-10386 (details)
2009 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 Pub. L. 110–417 (text) (PDF) COMPS-11478 (details) "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".[5] Title 8, Subtitle G: Governmentwide Acquisition Improvements, is known as the "Clean Contracting Act",[6] 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-contractors or "tiers of sub-contractors" (section 866).[5]
2010 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 Pub. L. 111–84 (text) (PDF) COMPS-11477 (details) Contains important hate crimes legislation.
2011 Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 Pub. L. 111–383 (text) (PDF) COMPS-11476 (details) Formally named after Ike Skelton, a long-term Congressman and Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee from Missouri.
2012 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Pub. L. 112–81 (text) (PDF) COMPS-10045 (details) 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 or due process, contained in the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), Pub. L. 107–40 (text) (PDF).[7]
2013 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 Pub. L. 112–239 (text) (PDF) COMPS-10359 (details)
2014 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 Pub. L. 113–66 (text) (PDF) COMPS-11141 (details) 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.[8] On December 26, 2013, President Barack Obama signed the bill into law.[9] This was the 53rd consecutive year that a National Defense Authorization Act has been passed.[8]
2015 Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 Pub. L. 113–291 (text) (PDF) COMPS-11977 (details) 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.[10] The Committee spent 12 hours debating the bill and voting on hundreds of different amendments before voting to pass it.[11]
2016 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 Pub. L. 114–92 (text) (PDF) COMPS-11831 (details)
2017 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 Pub. L. 114–328 (text) (PDF) COMPS-13740 (details)
2018 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 Pub. L. 115–91 (text) (PDF) COMPS-13932 (details)
2019 John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Pub. L. 115–232 (text) (PDF) COMPS-15483 (details) 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.
2020 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 Pub. L. 116–92 (text) (PDF) COMPS-15772 (details) Formally established the United States Space Force as an independent branch of the Armed Forces.
2021 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 Pub. L. 116–283 (text) (PDF) COMPS-16736 (details) Formally named after William McClellan "Mac" Thornberry, a long-term Congressman, and ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee.
2022 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 Pub. L. 117–81 (text) (PDF) COMPS-16861 (details)
2023 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Pub. L. 117–263 (text) (PDF) COMPS-17475 (details) Named after James M. Inhofe, a long-term Senator, and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
2024 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Pub. L. 118–31 (text) (PDF) COMPS-17632 (details)
2025 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "History of the NDAA". Archived from the original on December 22, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  2. ^ DeBruyne, Nese F. (April 19, 2018). Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills: FY1961-FY2018. Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  3. ^ Williams, Lynn B.; Heitshusen, Valerie (November 28, 2016). Defense Primer: Navigating the NDAA (PDF). Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  4. ^ United States Government Publishing Office, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001, Section 1, accessed 24 December 2022
  5. ^ a b Congress.gov, Summary: S.3001 — 110th Congress (2007-2008) Archived January 19, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, accessed 8 February 2021
  6. ^ Wifcon.com, Bill Summary: The Clean Contracting Act Archived November 24, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, accessed 8 February 2021
  7. ^ Zachary Bell (December 19, 2012). "NDAA's indefinite detention without trial returns". Salon. Archived from the original on February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  8. ^ a b Bennett, John T. (December 20, 2013). "With Just Days to Spare, Senate Extends NDAA Streak". DefenseNews. Archived from the original on January 5, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  9. ^ "Statement by the President on H.R. 3304". White House Office of the Press Secretary. December 26, 2013. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  10. ^ "H.R. 4435 – All Actions". United States Congress. Archived from the original on May 15, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  11. ^ 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.

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