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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

12/12/2023, 7:58 PM

Congressional Summary of S 1790

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.

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Current Status of Bill S 1790

Bill S 1790 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since June 11, 2019. Bill S 1790 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the Senate on June 11, 2019.  Bill S 1790's most recent activity was Became Public Law No: 116-92. as of December 20, 2019

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 1790

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
0
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 1790

Primary Policy Focus

Armed Forces and National Security

Potential Impact Areas

- 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 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)
- Federal officials
- Federal-Indian relations
- Fires
- Food industry and services
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign and international banking
- Foreign labor
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Georgia (Republic)
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Higher education
- Honduras
- Human rights
- Human trafficking
- Illinois
- Immigration status and procedures
- India
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Industrial facilities
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Intellectual property
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Intergovernmental relations
- International law and treaties
- International organizations and cooperation
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Japan
- Kuwait
- Land transfers
- Latin America
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Mammals
- Manufacturing
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marshall Islands
- Maryland
- Materials
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Metals
- 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
- Mining
- Minnesota
- Minority employment
- National Guard and reserves
- National Security Agency
- New York State
- North Korea
- Nuclear weapons
- Nutrition and diet
- Organized crime
- Pacific Ocean
- Performance measurement
- Personnel records
- 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

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 1790

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Stop Terrorist Use of Virtual Currencies Act
Ports Improvement Act
USE IT Act
Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies 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
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Prompt and Fast Action to Stop Damages Act of 2019
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
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
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
Stop Terrorist Use of Virtual Currencies 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
Maritime SAFE Act
Maritime Security and Fisheries Enforcement Act
Ports Improvement Act
Fentanyl Sanctions Act
Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act of 2019
USE IT Act
FIGHT Act
Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies Act
Financial Industry Guidance to Halt Trafficking Act
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Otto Warmbier Banking Restrictions Involving North Korea Act of 2019
Prompt and Fast Action to Stop Damages Act of 2019
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
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
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.

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 1790

James M. Inhofe
James M. Inhofe
OklahomaRepublican

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