National Defense Authorization Act

Family of United States laws authorizing DoD spending

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. 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. 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. Spence of South Carolina.

Year Short or popular title Public law Description 2001 Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 2002 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 2003 Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 2004 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 2005 Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 2006 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 2007 John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 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 2009 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 "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". 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 contractors or "tiers of sub contractors" (section 866). 2013 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 2014 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 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. On December 26, 2013, President Barack Obama signed the bill into law. This was the 53rd consecutive year that a National Defense Authorization Act has been passed. The Committee spent 12 hours debating the bill and voting on hundreds of different amendments before voting to pass it. 2016 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 2017 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 2018 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 2019 John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 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 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 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 2023 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 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