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 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 honor of Representative Floyd D. SpenceofSouth Carolina.[4]
| Year | Short or popular title | Public law | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 106–398 (text) (PDF) | |
| 2002 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 107–107 (text) (PDF) | |
| 2003 | Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 107–314 (text) (PDF) | |
| 2004 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 108–136 (text) (PDF) | |
| 2005 | Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 108–375 (text) (PDF) | |
| 2006 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 109–163 (text) (PDF) | |
| 2007 | John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 109–364 (text) (PDF) | 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.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 110–181 (text) (PDF) | |
| 2009 | Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 110–417 (text) (PDF) | "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.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 111–84 (text) (PDF) | Contains important hate crimes legislation. |
| 2011 | Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 111–383 (text) (PDF) | 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.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 112–81 (text) (PDF) | 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 corpusordue process, contained in the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 107–40 (text) (PDF).[7] |
| 2013 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 112–239 (text) (PDF) | |
| 2014 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 113–66 (text) (PDF) | AUnited 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.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 113–291 (text) (PDF) | 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.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 114–92 (text) (PDF) | |
| 2017 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 114–328 (text) (PDF) | |
| 2018 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 115–91 (text) (PDF) | |
| 2019 | John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 115–232 (text) (PDF) | 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.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 116–92 (text) (PDF) | 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.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 116–283 (text) (PDF) | 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.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 117–81 (text) (PDF) | |
| 2023 | James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 117–263 (text) (PDF) | 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.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 118–31 (text) (PDF) |
