HR 4350 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Introduced Jul 2, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Adam Smith D-WA

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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.

  1. IntroducedJul 2, 2021
  2. Passed HouseSep 23, 2021
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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 callQuestionResultDate
Senate 472Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to84–15Nov 17, 2021
House 293Passed316–113Sep 23, 2021
House 292On Agreeing to the AmendmentAgreed to215–213Sep 23, 2021

Yea 215

Nay 213

Not voting 3

House 291Agreed to240–185Sep 23, 2021
House 290Agreed to360–66Sep 23, 2021
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Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 2, 2021.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ALMike RogersOriginalJul 2, 2021

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed 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.

  1. Mar 1, 2022Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 144.
  2. Dec 2, 2021Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8875-8876, S8876-8881)
  3. Dec 1, 2021Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8837-8859)
  4. Nov 30, 2021Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8805-8811, S8811-8812, S8812-8826)
  5. Nov 29, 2021Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8769-8777)
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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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateAmendments S497Mark R. Warner D-VA (amendment)Feb 2, 2022
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1369Sam Graves R-MODec 14, 2021
SenateDebate and remarks S9102Charles E. Schumer D-NYDec 13, 2021
SenateDebate and remarks S8947John Cornyn R-TXDec 7, 2021
SenateDebate and remarks S8920Amendments S8934Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Ted Cruz R-TX (amendment)Dec 6, 2021
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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

  1. 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
  2. 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

[Pages H3606-H3607] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. SMITH of Washington: H.R. 4350. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress ``to provide for the common Defence'', ``to raise and support Armies'', ``to provide and maintain a Navy'' and ``to make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces'' as enumerated in Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.

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.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
H.A.S.C. No. 117-82ON NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 202371 pagesArmed Services CommitteeApr 28, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-967DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 AND THE FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM312 pagesArmed Services CommitteeApr 27, 2022–May 18, 2022
H.A.S.C. No. 117-80Department of the Air Force Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request135 pagesArmed Services CommitteeApr 27, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-967DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 AND THE FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM568 pagesArmed Services CommitteeMar 8, 2022–May 19, 2022
Serial No. 117-21HUNGER AMONG VETERANS AND SERVICEMEMBERS: UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM AND EVALUATING SOLUTIONS64 pagesAgriculture CommitteeNov 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.

Amendments 1,030

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
HAmdt 97An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part C of House Report 117-125 to add the bipartisan SAFE Banking Act which allows state-legal cannabis businesses to access the banking system and help improve public safety by reducing the amount of cash at these businesses.Ed Perlmutter D-COOn agreeing to the Perlmutter amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 98Amendment to direct the holder of a private education loan to discharge the loan in the event of the borrower's death or total and permanent disability.Madeleine Dean D-PAOn agreeing to the Dean amendment (A002) Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 204 (Roll no. 269).
HAmdt 99Amendment to provide for U.S. Virgin Islands nonimmigrant visitor visa waivers (as currently provided for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands) for stays of up to 45 days in the U.S. Virgin Islands.Stacey E. Plaskett D-VIOn agreeing to the Plaskett amendment (A003) Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 190 (Roll no. 270).
HAmdt 100An amendment numbered 9 printed in Part C of House Report 117-125 to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to distribute a payment of $25,000 to U.S. merchant marines who engaged in qualified service during World War II. To be eligible, an individual must apply for the benefit and must not have received benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944. Sets forth what constitutes qualified service, including time frame of service and licensing requirements.Al Green D-TXOn agreeing to the Green, Al (TX) amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 101An amendment numbered 10 printed in Part C of House Report 117-125 to prohibit the enforcement of forced arbitration clauses in contracts covered by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.David N. Cicilline D-RIOn agreeing to the Cicilline amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.
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Related bills 109

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 370Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Technical Corrections Act of 2021Related billDec 5, 2022
HR 408Department of Homeland Security Mentor-Protégé Program Act of 2022Related billDec 5, 2022
HR 473Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration Act of 2021Related billDec 13, 2022
HRES 667Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3755) to protect a person’s ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide abortion services; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4350) 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; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5305) making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.Procedurally relatedSep 21, 2021
S 1561Locality Pay Equity Act of 2021Related billMay 11, 2021
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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.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 18, 2021Placed on Calendar Senate
  2. Sep 23, 2021Engrossed in House
  3. Sep 10, 2021Reported in House
  4. Jul 2, 2021Introduced in House

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