HR 4350 · 117th Congress
2021–2023, ended
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
Latest action · Mar 1, 2022 Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 144.
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.
- IntroducedJul 2, 2021
- Passed HouseSep 23, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
This bill authorizes Department of Defense (DOD) activities and programs for FY2022 and addresses various other issues.
For example, the bill
- provides multiyear procurement authority for certain helicopters and destroyers;
- imposes various cost and operational limits on the F-35 aircraft program;
- requires DOD to establish a consortium of institutions of higher education to study irregular warfare;
- generally prohibits DOD from disposing of certain waste, including hazardous waste, in open-air burn pits outside of the United States;
- requires DOD to impose a temporary moratorium on burning perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (commonly referred to as PFAS);
- expands Selective Service registration to include women;
- requires the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard to appoint special victim prosecutors;
- requires that a formal complaint alleging sexual harassment committed by a service member against another service member be investigated by an independent investigator;
- authorizes the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy to take actions to provide nonmedical counseling services to military families through the DOD Family Readiness System;
- directs DOD to implement certain recommendations for reducing gender-related inequities in out-of-pocket uniform costs;
- requires DOD to provide a basic needs allowance to low-income service members;
- extends temporary authorities for providing premium pay and benefits to certain DOD civilian employees;
- establishes within the General Services Administration the National Digital Reserve Corps to help address the digital and cybersecurity needs of executive agencies;
- extends authority for DOD to support stabilization activities in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, and Somalia; and
- imposes sanctions on entities (and certain officers and shareholders of such entities) responsible for operating, constructing, or operating the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
Recorded votes 25
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate 472 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 4350 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to84–15 | Nov 17, 2021 |
| House 293 | On Passage | Passed316–113 | Sep 23, 2021 |
| House 292 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Agreed to215–213 | Sep 23, 2021 |
| House 291 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Agreed to240–185 | Sep 23, 2021 |
| House 290 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Agreed to360–66 | Sep 23, 2021 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 2, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Original | Jul 2, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jul 2, 2021Markup Sep 1, 2021Reported Sep 10, 2021Reported Sep 17, 2021 |
| Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Subcommittee | Referred Jul 6, 2021Markup Jul 28, 2021Reported Jul 28, 2021 | |
| Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee | Referred Jul 6, 2021Markup Jul 29, 2021Reported Jul 29, 2021 | |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Jul 6, 2021Markup Jul 28, 2021Reported Jul 28, 2021 | |
| Readiness Subcommittee | Referred Jul 6, 2021Markup Jul 29, 2021Reported Jul 29, 2021 | |
| Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee | Referred Jul 6, 2021Markup Jul 28, 2021Reported Jul 28, 2021 | |
| Strategic Forces Subcommittee | Referred Jul 6, 2021Markup Jul 28, 2021Reported Jul 28, 2021 | |
| Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee | Referred Jul 6, 2021Markup Jul 29, 2021 |
Actions 104
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2022Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 144.
- Dec 2, 2021Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8875-8876, S8876-8881)
- Dec 1, 2021Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8837-8859)
- Nov 30, 2021Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8805-8811, S8811-8812, S8812-8826)
- Nov 29, 2021Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8769-8777)
In the Congressional Record 29
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 | Amendments S497 | Mark R. Warner D-VA (amendment) | Feb 2, 2022 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1369 | Sam Graves R-MO | Dec 14, 2021 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9102 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Dec 13, 2021 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8947 | John Cornyn R-TX | Dec 7, 2021 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8920Amendments S8934 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Ted Cruz R-TX (amendment) | Dec 6, 2021 |
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 2
- Sep 15, 2021H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022As reported by the House Committee on Armed Services on September 10, 2021
- Sep 9, 2021Direct Spending and Revenue Effects of H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022As ordered reported by the House Committee on Armed Services on September 2, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 116, July 2, 2021, page H3607.
Printed hearings 5
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.A.S.C. No. 117-82 | ON NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 202371 pages | Armed Services Committee | Apr 28, 2022 |
| S. Hrg. 117-967 | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 AND THE FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM312 pages | Armed Services Committee | Apr 27, 2022–May 18, 2022 |
| H.A.S.C. No. 117-80 | Department of the Air Force Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request135 pages | Armed Services Committee | Apr 27, 2022 |
| S. Hrg. 117-967 | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 AND THE FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM568 pages | Armed Services Committee | Mar 8, 2022–May 19, 2022 |
| Serial No. 117-21 | HUNGER AMONG VETERANS AND SERVICEMEMBERS: UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM AND EVALUATING SOLUTIONS64 pages | Agriculture Committee | Nov 10, 2021 |
CRS reports 38
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 38
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46236 | Brazil: Background and U.S. Relations | Report | Oct 29, 2026 |
| R47869 | FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act: Overview of Funding Authorizations Archived | Report | Dec 7, 2023 |
| IN11973 | FY2023 NDAA: Selective Service and Draft Registration Archived | Insight | Jan 12, 2023 |
| R46781 | Latin America and the Caribbean: U.S. Policy and Key Issues in the 117th Congress Archived | Report | Dec 28, 2022 |
| R47246 | Cuba: U.S. Policy in the 117th Congress Archived | Report | Dec 28, 2022 |
Amendments 1,030
Amendments offered to this bill.
Related bills 109
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 44
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 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 for portions of this bill
- Department of State Authorization Act of 2021
- COVID-19 Emergency Medical Supplies Enhancement Act of 2021
- Great Lakes Winter Shipping Act of 2021
- SAFE Banking Act of 2021
- PLUM Act
- Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
- Periodically Listing Updates to Management Act
- Wartime Contracting Commission Reauthorization of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House for portions of this bill
- Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
- IRC implementation Act of 2021
- District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act
- Great Lakes Winter Shipping Act of 2021
- Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Modernization Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Passed House for portions of this bill
- COVID–19 Emergency Medical Supplies Enhancement Act of 2021
- Preventing Sexual Harassment in Public Housing Act of 2021
- Public Diplomacy Modernization Act of 2021
- Central American Women and Children Protection Act of 2021
- District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act
- IRC implementation Act of 2021
- Saudi Arabia Accountability for Gross Violations of Human Rights Act
- Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2021
- Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Modernization Act of 2021
- Global Pandemic Prevention and Biosecurity Act
- Short Titles for portions of this bill from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
- Global Pandemic Prevention and Biosecurity Act
- Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2021
- SAFE Banking Act of 2021
- Saudi Arabia Accountability for Gross Violations of Human Rights Act
- Great Lakes Winter Shipping Act of 2021
- Wartime Contracting Commission Reauthorization of 2021
- Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Modernization Act of 2021
- COVID–19 Emergency Medical Supplies Enhancement Act of 2021
- IRC implementation Act of 2021
- Preventing Sexual Harassment in Public Housing Act of 2021
- District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act
- Periodically Listing Updates to Management Act
- PLUM Act
- Central American Women and Children Protection Act of 2021
- Public Diplomacy Modernization Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Advisory bodies
- Afghanistan
- Air quality
- Alliances
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Asia
- Chemical and biological weapons
- China
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Computers and information technology
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer credit
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Corporate finance and management
- Crime victims
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Debt collection
- Defense spending
- Department of Defense
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Education programs funding
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Employee leave
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Europe
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Fires
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Foreign and international banking
- Foreign and international corporations
- Foreign labor
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Foreign property
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care coverage and access
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Higher education
- Human rights
- Human trafficking
- Immigration status and procedures
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Iran
- Mental health
- Merit Systems Protection Board
- Middle East
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Military command and structure
- 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
- Military readiness
- Minority education
- National Guard and reserves
- Outdoor recreation
- Personnel records
- Portugal
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Public contracts and procurement
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Russia
- Sanctions
- Sex offenses
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Terrorism
- U.S. and foreign investments
- Visas and passports
- Wages and earnings
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 18, 2021Placed on Calendar Senate
- Sep 23, 2021Engrossed in House
- Sep 10, 2021Reported in House
- Jul 2, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
