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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleTo 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.
Acronyms (colloquial)NDAA
Enacted bythe 117th United States Congress
Citations
Public lawPub. L. 117–81 (text) (PDF)
Legislative history

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 1605; NDAA 2022, Pub.L. 117-81) is a United States federal law which specifies the budget, expenditures and policies of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for fiscal year 2022. Analogous NDAAs have been passed annually for 60 years.

History

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The House of Representatives bill H.R. 4350 was introduced on July 2, 2021, by Rep. Adam Smith of Washington state, the chair of the House Armed Services Committee.[1] Markup began on July 28.[2] 780 amendments were made during markup, which ended on August 31.[3] A corresponding Senate bill, S. 2792, was introduced on September 22.[4]

The House approved their version of the bill in a 316 to 113 vote on September 23.[5] It included a provision that women, like men, should be required to register for Selective Service. However, this was later removed from the final bill.[6][7][8]

The Senate approved to move forward and consider the House's version of the NDAA instead of theirs on November 17, by a 84 to 15 vote.[9] Conflict in the Senate led the version of the bill introduced in the Senate to be placed on hold, due to objections by Senator Marco Rubio over the attached amendment package. A compromise bill was created through a previously introduced Senate bill, S. 1605 on December 7, and the House passed it on the same day with bipartisan support, which removed some of the provisions in the Senate version of the NDAA bill. On December 15, the compromise bill was passed by the Senate in a 88–11 vote.[10]

President Joe Biden signs the NDAA in the Oval Office of the White House on December 27, 2021

President Joe Biden signed the NDAA 2022 into law on December 27, 2021.[11][12][13] In his signing statement, Biden expressed reservations about restrictions on transferring Guantánamo Bay detainees, potential infringements on the President's authority to protect sensitive national security information, and the constitutionality of Senate confirmation for certain executive branch working group members.[14]

Provisions

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Section 1683 (50 U.S.C. § 3373) directs the Secretary and Director of National Intelligence to establish an office to carry out the duties of the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF). In July 2022 the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) was (re-)established to meet those requirements.[15] This section was later amended by the 2023 NDAA. Language on the topic of UAP was also included in the subsequent Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (i.e. 50 U.S.C. § 3373a), as well as an accompanying Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report for the previous Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (i.e. S. Rept. 116-233).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "H.R. 4350 (117th): National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 - Text". GovTrack. December 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Chairman Smith and Ranking Member Rogers Announce Markup Schedule for Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act". June 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Jeremy Herb; Daniella Diaz; Melanie Zanona; Sarah Fortinsky (September 6, 2021). "Democrats break ranks to back $24 billion boost to Pentagon budget". CNN.
  4. ^ "Reed and Inhofe File Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act" (Press release). United States Senate Committee on Armed Services. September 22, 2021.
  5. ^ Rebecca Kheel (September 23, 2021), "House passes sweeping defense policy bill", The Hill
  6. ^ "House passes defense bill with commission to investigate Afghanistan failures, mandate that women register for draft". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  7. ^ Turner, Trish (July 24, 2021). "New legislation would require women, like men, to sign up for potential military draft". ABC7 Chicago. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  8. ^ Behrmann, Savannah (December 8, 2021). "Lawmakers kill measure that would have required women to register for the Selective Service". USA Today. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  9. ^ "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 117th Congress - 1st Session". www.senate.gov. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  10. ^ Karoun Demirjian (December 15, 2021). "Senate approves $768 billion defense bill directing review of Afghanistan war, military justice reforms". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  11. ^ Klein, Betsy; Judd, Donald (December 27, 2021). "Biden signs annual defense bill". CNN. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  12. ^ Thrush, Glenn (December 27, 2021). "Biden Signs $770 Billion Defense Bill". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  13. ^ Jaffe, Alexandra (December 28, 2021). "Biden signs $768.2 billion defense spending bill into law". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  14. ^ Biden Jr., Joseph R. (December 27, 2021). "Statement on Signing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022". Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents. Office of the Federal Register. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  15. ^ "DoD Announces the Establishment of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office" (Press release). United States Department of Defense. July 20, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
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