National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
Latest action · May 12, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 12, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2012 for: (1) procurement, including aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement; (2) the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund; (3) purchases under the Defense Production Act of 1950; (4) research, development, test, and evaluation; (5) operation and maintenance; (6) active and reserve military personnel; (7) Working Capital Funds; (8) the National Defense Sealift Fund; (9) the Joint Urgent Operational Needs Fund (established under this Act); (10) chemical agents and munitions destruction; (11) drug interdiction and counter-drug activities; (12) the Defense Inspector General; (13) the Defense Health Program; (14) the Armed Forces Retirement Home; (15) overseas contingency operations; (16) chemical demilitarization construction; (17) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (18) Guard and reserve forces facilities; and (19) base closure and realignment activities.
Sets forth provisions or requirements concerning: (1) military personnel policy, including education and training and military justice; (2) military pay and allowances; (3) military health care; (4) acquisition policy and management; (5) DOD organization and management, including intelligence-related matters; (6) financial matters; (7) civilian personnel matters; (8) matters relating to foreign nations; (9) the Armed Forces Retirement Home; and (10) reductions in DOD and Department of Energy (DOE) defense-related reporting requirements.
Establishes in each of the Army Reserve, Air Force Reserve, and National Guard a Reserve Component Technician Program.
Revises and expands Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) provisions concerning offenses relating to rape, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct.
Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to carry out a Troops-to-Teachers program.
Consolidates and revises certain DOD travel and transportation authorities and allowances.
Provides for commercial space launch cooperation between DOD, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the private sector.
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2012 for military construction for the Armed Forces and defense agencies.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 12, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | May 12, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 12, 2011Introduced in Senate
- May 12, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- May 12, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2947)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1540 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 | Related bill | Dec 31, 2011 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Afghanistan
- Alliances
- Appropriations
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Asia
- Aviation and airports
- Building construction
- Computer security and identity theft
- Congressional oversight
- Crimes against children
- Crimes against women
- Defense spending
- Department of Defense
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Education programs funding
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employee leave
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Evidence and witnesses
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal district courts
- Firearms and explosives
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Freedom of information
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government trust funds
- Health care costs and insurance
- Infrastructure development
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Iraq
- Jurisdiction and venue
- Land transfers
- Maine
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Medical education
- Mental health
- Middle East
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Military civil functions
- Military education and training
- Military facilities and property
- Military law
- Military medicine
- Military operations and strategy
- Military personnel and dependents
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Mississippi
- National Guard and reserves
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Nuclear weapons
- Public-private cooperation
- Religion
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Residential rehabilitation and home repair
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Sex offenses
- Space flight and exploration
- Student aid and college costs
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Terrorism
- Transportation costs
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 12, 2011Introduced in Senate
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