S 1790 · 116th Congress
2019–2021, ended
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Latest action · Dec 20, 2019 Became Public Law No: 116-92.
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.
- IntroducedJun 11, 2019
- Passed SenateJun 27, 2019
- Passed HouseSep 17, 2019
- To the PresidentDec 19, 2019
- Became lawDec 20, 2019Public Law 116-92
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. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation.
The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for
- Procurement;
- Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation;
- Operation and Maintenance;
- Working Capital Funds;
- Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction;
- Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities;
- the Defense Inspector General;
- the Defense Health Program;
- the Armed Forces Retirement Home;
- Overseas Contingency Operations; and
- Military Construction.
The bill authorizes the FY2020 personnel strengths for active duty and reserve forces and sets forth policies regarding
- military personnel;
- acquisition policy and management;
- international programs;
- National Guard and Reserve Forces facilities;
- compensation and other personnel benefits;
- health care;
- DOD organization and management;
- civilian personnel matters;
- matters relating to foreign nations; and
- strategic programs, cyber, and intelligence matters.
The bill authorizes appropriations for intelligence activities, base realignment and closure activities, and maritime matters.
The bill also authorizes appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Energy national security programs, including the National Nuclear Security Administration.
The bill sets forth policies for
- North Korea nuclear sanctions,
- perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS),
- military housing privatization,
- paid family leave for federal personnel,
- limiting the use of criminal history in federal hiring and contracting,
- sanctions with respect to foreign traffickers of illicit synthetic opioids, and
- a Cable Security Fleet to meet national security requirements.
For more detailed information, see
- Congressional Research Service Report R46144, FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act: P.L. 116-92 (H.R. 2500, S. 1790);
- Congressional Research Service Report IF10515, Defense Primer: The NDAA Process; and
- Congressional Research Service Report IF10516, Defense Primer: Navigating the NDAA.
Recorded votes 10
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
No cosponsors are on file for this measure.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Armed Services Committee | Reported as an original measure Jun 11, 2019 |
| Seapower Subcommittee | Hearings Mar 27, 2019Hearings Apr 10, 2019 | |
| Airland Subcommittee | Hearings Apr 2, 2019Hearings Apr 9, 2019 |
Actions 93
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 20, 2019Signed by President.
- Dec 20, 2019Became Public Law No: 116-92.
- Dec 19, 2019Presented to President.
- Dec 17, 2019Conference report considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S7061, S7064-7070)
- Dec 17, 2019Point of order that the conference report to accompany S. 1790 violates section 3101(b) of S.Con.Res. 11, 114th Congress, raised in Senate.
In the Congressional Record 43
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7198–S7200 | Chris Van Hollen D-MD | Dec 19, 2019 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7125, S7147 | James Lankford R-OK, John Thune R-SD, Mitch McConnell R-KY | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Senate · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1602, S7060, S7061, S7064–S7070, S7086, S7089Motions S7069Recorded votes S7069, S7070conference reportInhofe motion to waive Budget Act relative to Enzi point of order | Doug Jones D-AL, Jack Reed D-RI, James M. Inhofe R-OK (motion), Jeff Merkley D-OR, John Cornyn R-TX, Kendra S. Horn D-OK, Martha McSally R-AZ, Michael B. Enzi R-WY, Mitch McConnell R-KY, Patrick J. Leahy D-VT, Rand Paul R-KY, Susan M. Collins R-ME | Dec 17, 2019 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7037, S7041, S7043–S7045Cloture motions S7042Recorded votes S7042cloture motion on conference report | Deb Fischer R-NE (cloture motion), James E. Risch R-ID (cloture motion), James Lankford R-OK (cloture motion), James M. Inhofe R-OK (cloture motion), John Barrasso R-WY (cloture motion), John Boozman R-AR (cloture motion), John Cornyn R-TX (cloture motion), John Hoeven R-ND, John Thune R-SD (cloture motion), Johnny Isakson R-GA (cloture motion), Kevin Cramer R-ND (cloture motion), Lamar Alexander R-TN (cloture motion), Mark R. Warner D-VA, Mike Crapo R-ID (cloture motion), Mitch McConnell R-KY (cloture motion), Pat Roberts R-KS (cloture motion), Richard Burr R-NC (cloture motion), Shelley Moore Capito R-WV (cloture motion), Steve Daines R-MT (cloture motion) | Dec 16, 2019 |
| Senate · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1582, S6999, S7011, S7019–S7022Cloture motions S7019 | Deb Fischer R-NE (cloture motion), James E. Risch R-ID (cloture motion), James Lankford R-OK (cloture motion), James M. Inhofe R-OK (cloture motion), John Barrasso R-WY (cloture motion), John Boozman R-AR (cloture motion), John Cornyn R-TX (cloture motion), John Garamendi D-CA, John Thune R-SD (cloture motion), Johnny Isakson R-GA (cloture motion), Kevin Cramer R-ND (cloture motion), Lamar Alexander R-TN (cloture motion), Mike Crapo R-ID (cloture motion), Mitch McConnell R-KY (cloture motion), Pat Roberts R-KS (cloture motion), Richard Burr R-NC (cloture motion), Shelley Moore Capito R-WV (cloture motion), Steve Daines R-MT (cloture motion), Ted Cruz R-TX, Tom Cotton R-AR, Tom Udall D-NM | Dec 12, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4
- Dec 11, 2019S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020As posted on the website of the House Committee on Rules on December 9, 2019. A letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House Committees on the Budget, Armed Services, and the Judiciary and to the Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform regarding the statutory pay-as-you-go effects of S. 1790 and the budgetary effects of the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act.
- Dec 11, 2019S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020As posted on the website of the House Committee on Rules on December 9, 2019. A letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Senate Committees on the Budget, Armed Services, and the Judiciary regarding the statutory pay-as-you-go effects of S. 1790 and the budgetary effects of the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act.
- Aug 23, 2019S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020As passed by the Senate on June 27, 2019
- Jun 17, 2019Direct Spending and Revenue Effects of S. 1790, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020As reported by the Senate Committee on Armed Services on June 11, 2019
Printed hearings 7
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 116-496 | OPEN HEARING: DECLASSIFICATION POLICY AND PROSPECTS FOR REFORM64 pages | Intelligence (Select) Committee | Sep 9, 2020 |
| S. Hrg. 116-388 | REVIEWING AUTHORITIES FOR THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE54 pages | Foreign Relations Committee | Jul 24, 2019 |
| S. Hrg. 116-41 | CONFRONTING THREATS FROM CHINA: ASSESSING CONTROLS ON TECHNOLOGY AND INVESTMENT, AND MEASURES TO COMBAT OPIOID TRAFFICKING100 pages | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Jun 4, 2019 |
| S. Hrg. 116-508 | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 AND THE FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM190 pages | Armed Services Committee | Apr 3, 2019–May 8, 2019 |
| S. Hrg. 116-508 | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 AND THE FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM87 pages | Armed Services Committee | Apr 2, 2019–Apr 9, 2019 |
CRS reports 276
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
About this bill 3
Products that name it in their title: its number, its law number or one of its short titles.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF11219 | Regulating Drinking Water Contaminants: EPA PFAS Actions | Resource | Aug 2, 2023 |
| R46144 | FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act: P.L. 116-92 (H.R. 2500, S. 1790) Archived | Report | Jan 2, 2020 |
| IF11258 | FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2500, S. 1790) Archived | Resource | Jun 26, 2019 |
Also cite it 273
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43743 | Monuments and Memorials Authorized and Completed Under the Commemorative Works Act in the District of Columbia | Report | Nov 10, 2026 |
| R40977 | U.S. Participation in the G7 and the G20 | Report | Nov 4, 2026 |
| RL30802 | Reserve Component Personnel Issues: Questions and Answers | Report | Nov 4, 2026 |
| R49499 | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) | Report | Oct 30, 2026 |
| IF13334 | ANC, Tribal, NHO, and CDC Participation in the 8(a) Business Development Program | Resource | Oct 21, 2026 |
Amendments 648
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 253 | No description on file | Tammy Duckworth D-IL | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 254 | No description on file | Tammy Duckworth D-IL | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 255 | No description on file | Tammy Duckworth D-IL | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 256 | No description on file | Tammy Duckworth D-IL | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 257 | No description on file | Tammy Duckworth D-IL | Senate amendment submitted |
Related bills 221
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 105
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed House
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- Short Titles as Enacted
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- Short Titles on Conference report
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- Short Titles as Passed House for portions of this bill
- White Sands National Park Establishment Act
- Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2019
- Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- Fentanyl Sanctions Act
- Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019
- Stop Financing of al-Shabaab Act
- Federal Employee Paid Leave Act
- REPAY Act
- Otto Warmbier North Korea Nuclear Sanctions Act of 2019
- Return Expenses Paid and Yielded Act
- National Defense Strategy Implementation Act
- Fair Chance Act
- Restore Honor to Service Members Act
- Short Titles as Enacted for portions of this bill
- Federal Employee Paid Leave Act
- FIGHT Act
- Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act of 2019
- Financial Industry Guidance to Halt Trafficking Act
- Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019
- Otto Warmbier North Korea Nuclear Sanctions and Enforcement Act of 2019
- PFAS Act of 2019
- Stop Terrorist Use of Virtual Currencies Act
- Fentanyl Sanctions Act
- Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020
- Maritime SAFE Act
- ATC Hiring Reform Act
- Maritime Security and Fisheries Enforcement Act
- Fair Chance Act
- Ports Improvement Act
- Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019
- Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2019
- United States Space Force Act
- Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- Prompt and Fast Action to Stop Damages Act of 2019
- Short Titles on Conference report for portions of this bill
- Federal Employee Paid Leave Act
- Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act of 2019
- Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019
- PFAS Act of 2019
- Fentanyl Sanctions Act
- FIGHT Act
- Financial Industry Guidance to Halt Trafficking Act
- Otto Warmbier North Korea Nuclear Sanctions and Enforcement Act of 2019
- Stop Terrorist Use of Virtual Currencies Act
- Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020
- Maritime SAFE Act
- Maritime Security and Fisheries Enforcement Act
- Ports Improvement Act
- Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2019
- Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- ATC Hiring Reform Act
- Fair Chance Act
- Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019
- United States Space Force Act
- Prompt and Fast Action to Stop Damages Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate for portions of this bill
- Prompt and Fast Action to Stop Damages Act of 2019
- Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate for portions of this bill
- Stop Terrorist Use of Virtual Currencies Act
- USE IT Act
- Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies Act
- Ports Improvement Act
- Maritime SAFE Act
- Maritime Security and Fisheries Enforcement Act
- FIGHT Act
- Financial Industry Guidance to Halt Trafficking Act
- Prompt and Fast Action to Stop Damages Act of 2019
- Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act of 2019
- Otto Warmbier Banking Restrictions Involving North Korea Act of 2019
- Fentanyl Sanctions Act
- Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019
- Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- Short Titles for portions of this bill from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Fair Chance Act
- Maritime Security and Fisheries Enforcement Act
- Maritime SAFE Act
- Financial Industry Guidance to Halt Trafficking Act
- FIGHT Act
- Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2019
- Ports Improvement Act
- Stop Terrorist Use of Virtual Currencies Act
- Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020
- Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- Fentanyl Sanctions Act
- PFAS Act of 2019
- Otto Warmbier North Korea Nuclear Sanctions and Enforcement Act of 2019
- Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019
- Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act of 2019
- Prompt and Fast Action to Stop Damages Act of 2019
- Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- Short Title(s) from Engrossed Amendment House bill text
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- Short Title(s) from Engrossed Amendment House for portions of this bill
- National Defense Strategy Implementation Act
- Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2019
- White Sands National Park Establishment Act
- REPAY Act
- Return Expenses Paid and Yielded Act
- Fair Chance Act
- Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019
- Otto Warmbier North Korea Nuclear Sanctions Act of 2019
- Fentanyl Sanctions Act
- Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Accounting and auditing
- Adoption and foster care
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Afghanistan
- Africa
- Air quality
- Alaska
- Alliances
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Appropriations
- Arctic and polar regions
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armed Forces Retirement Home
- Asia
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Aviation and airports
- Budget process
- California
- Caribbean area
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- Chemical and biological weapons
- Child care and development
- China
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Coal
- Coast guard
- Colombia
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional officers and employees
- Congressional oversight
- Crime victims
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Cuba
- Currency
- Defense spending
- Department of Defense
- Department of Energy
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Justice
- Department of State
- Department of the Treasury
- Detention of persons
- Diego Garcia
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Director of National Intelligence
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee hiring
- Employee leave
- Employment and training programs
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy research
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental health
- Espionage and treason
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
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- Fires
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- Foreign labor
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Georgia (Republic)
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- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
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- Iran
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- Kuwait
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- Marshall Islands
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- Military operations and strategy
- Military personnel and dependents
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Military readiness
- Mining
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- Poland
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public-private cooperation
- Reconstruction and stabilization
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Right of privacy
- Russia
- Sanctions
- Science and engineering education
- Service animals
- Sex offenses
- Singapore
- Small business
- Solid waste and recycling
- Somalia
- South Korea
- State and local government operations
- Student records
- Subversive activities
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Technology assessment
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Telephone and wireless communication
- Terrorism
- Texas
- Trade secrets and economic espionage
- Travel and tourism
- U.S. and foreign investments
- United Nations
- Venezuela
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
- Visas and passports
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
- Worker safety and health
- World health
- Yemen
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Sep 17, 2019Engrossed Amendment House
- Jun 27, 2019Engrossed in Senate
- Jun 11, 2019Reported to Senate
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