National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Latest action · Apr 11, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2437-2438)
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.
- IntroducedApr 11, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
This bill authorizes FY2020 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths and military construction. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation.
The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for
- Procurement, including aircraft, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, shipbuilding and conversion, missiles, and space procurement;
- Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation;
- Operation and Maintenance;
- Working Capital Funds;
- the Joint Urgent Operational Needs Fund;
- Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction;
- Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities;
- the Defense Inspector General;
- the Defense Health Program;
- the Armed Forces Retirement Home;
- the Space Force; and
- Overseas Contingency Operations.
The bill also authorizes the FY2020 personnel strengths for active duty and reserve forces and sets forth policies regarding
- military personnel;
- compensation and other personnel benefits;
- health care;
- acquisition policy and management;
- DOD organization and management;
- civilian personnel matters;
- matters relating to foreign nations;
- strategic programs, cyber, and intelligence matters; and
- the establishment of the Space Force within the Air Force.
The bill authorizes appropriations and sets forth policies regarding military construction for the Army, Navy, Air Force, defense agencies, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program, and Guard and Reserve Forces facilities.
The bill authorizes appropriations for base realignment and closure activities.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 11, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Apr 11, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 11, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Apr 11, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2437-2438)
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1790 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Dec 20, 2019 |
| HR 2500 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Aug 11, 2020 |
| S 2840 | Essential National Security Authorities Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Nov 13, 2019 |
| HR 2880 | Armament Graduate School Act | Related bill | May 22, 2019 |
| HR 6395 | William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 | Related bill | Jan 2, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Advisory bodies
- Afghanistan
- Alliances
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armed Forces Retirement Home
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Asia
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Australia
- Aviation and airports
- Canada
- Chemical and biological weapons
- Computer security and identity theft
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Crime victims
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Defense spending
- Denmark
- Department of Defense
- Disability and paralysis
- Disaster relief and insurance
- District of Columbia
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Endangered and threatened species
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Europe
- Evidence and witnesses
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Firearms and explosives
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government liability
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health personnel
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Industrial facilities
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Iraq
- Italy
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
- Landlord and tenant
- Licensing and registrations
- Mammals
- Marine pollution
- Marshall Islands
- Maryland
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Middle East
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Military command and structure
- Military education and training
- Military facilities and property
- Military history
- Military law
- Military medicine
- Military operations and strategy
- Military personnel and dependents
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Military readiness
- Motor vehicles
- Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
- National Guard and reserves
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Nuclear weapons
- Oceania
- Postal service
- Property tax
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public-private cooperation
- Research administration and funding
- Service animals
- Sex offenses
- Small business
- South Korea
- Spacecraft and satellites
- Sports and recreation facilities
- State and local taxation
- Syria
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Terrorism
- Texas
- Transportation costs
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
- User charges and fees
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
- Virginia
- Water quality
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 11, 2019Introduced in Senate
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