National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

11/1/2022, 1:50 PM

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, 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;
  • 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 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 and the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.

The bill sets forth policies for

  • North Korea nuclear sanctions,
  • paid family leave for federal personnel,
  • limiting the use of criminal history in federal hiring and contracting,
  • defense equipment sales to foreign countries or international organizations,
  • matters relating to Burma,
  • Saudi Arabia human rights and accountability,
  • measures to combat illicit trafficking that finances Al-Shabaab,
  • sanctions with respect to foreign traffickers of illicit synthetic opioids, and
  • a Cable Security Fleet to meet national security requirements.
Congress
116
Number
HR - 2500
Introduced on
2019-05-02
# Amendments
58
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

8/11/2020
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Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and 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, 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;
  • 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 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 and the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.

The bill sets forth policies for

  • North Korea nuclear sanctions,
  • paid family leave for federal personnel,
  • limiting the use of criminal history in federal hiring and contracting,
  • defense equipment sales to foreign countries or international organizations,
  • matters relating to Burma,
  • Saudi Arabia human rights and accountability,
  • measures to combat illicit trafficking that finances Al-Shabaab,
  • sanctions with respect to foreign traffickers of illicit synthetic opioids, and
  • a Cable Security Fleet to meet national security requirements.
Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo 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.
Policy Areas
Armed Forces and National Security
Potential Impact
Administrative law and regulatory procedures•
Administrative remedies•
Advisory bodies•
Air quality•
Alternative and renewable resources•
Arkansas•
Armed Forces Retirement Home•
Arms control and nonproliferation•
Asia•
Assault and harassment offenses•
Aviation and airports•
Blood and blood diseases•
California•
Caribbean area•
Cemeteries and funerals•
Chemical and biological weapons•
Child care and development•
Child health•
Climate change and greenhouse gases•
Conflicts and wars•
Congressional oversight•
Congressional tributes•
Correctional facilities and imprisonment•
Crime prevention•
Crime victims•
Crimes against women•
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation•
Criminal justice information and records•
Criminal procedure and sentencing•
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board•
Defense spending•
Department of Defense•
Department of Energy•
Department of Transportation•
Department of Veterans Affairs•
Diego Garcia•
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad•
Disaster relief and insurance•
Drug trafficking and controlled substances•
Educational facilities and institutions•
Electric power generation and transmission•
Elementary and secondary education•
Employee hiring•
Employee performance•
Employment discrimination and employee rights•
Energy efficiency and conservation•
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research•
Evidence and witnesses•
Executive agency funding and structure•
Family planning and birth control•
Federal-Indian relations•
Fires•
Floods and storm protection•
Foreign language and bilingual programs•
General Services Administration•
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management•
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption•
Government studies and investigations•
Guam•
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances•
Health care costs and insurance•
Health personnel•
Higher education•
Historic sites and heritage areas•
Human rights•
Immigration status and procedures•
Indian lands and resources rights•
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information•
Land transfers•
Lawyers and legal services•
Licensing and registrations•
Lighting, heating, cooling•
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries•
Marine and inland water transportation•
Marshall Islands•
Medical tests and diagnostic methods•
Members of Congress•
Mental health•
Middle East•
Military command and structure•
Military education and training•
Military facilities and property•
Military history•
Military law•
Military operations and strategy•
Military personnel and dependents•
Military procurement, research, weapons development•
Military readiness•
Minority education•
Monuments and memorials•
National Guard and reserves•
New Mexico•
News media and reporting•
Noise pollution•
North Carolina•
Nuclear weapons•
Nursing•
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)•
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)•
Oil and gas•
Parks, recreation areas, trails•
Personnel records•
Protest and dissent•
Public contracts and procurement•
Puerto Rico•
Racial and ethnic relations•
Religion•
Residential rehabilitation and home repair•
Saudi Arabia•
Sex and reproductive health•
Sex offenses•
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination•
Solid waste and recycling•
Strategic materials and reserves•
Student aid and college costs•
Teaching, teachers, curricula•
Transportation employees•
Transportation safety and security•
U.S. territories and protectorates•
Utah•
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation•
Veterans' organizations and recognition•
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases•
Vietnam•
Violent crime•
Virginia•
Visas and passports•
Water quality•
Water use and supply•
Women's health•
Women's rights•
Worker safety and health

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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 ...

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Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 512.