Title: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
This bill authorizes FY2022 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2022.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4350 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 2, 2021

 Mr. Smith of Washington (for himself and Mr. Rogers of Alabama) (both 
 by request) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
     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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2022''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 101. Army.
Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps.
Sec. 103. Air Force and Space Force.
         TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).
Sec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on 
                            active duty for operational support.
              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 421. Military personnel.
                    TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

                     Subtitle A--Military Programs

Sec. 1401. Working capital funds.
Sec. 1402. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense.
Sec. 1403. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense.
Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program.

                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 101. ARMY.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 
for procurement for the Army as follows:
            (1) For aircraft, $2,806,452,000.
            (2) For missiles, $3,556,251,000.
            (3) For ammunition, $2,158,110,000.
            (4) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 
        $3,875,893,000.
            (5) For other procurement, $8,873,558,000.

SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 
for procurement for the Navy and Marine Corps as follows:
            (1) For aircraft, $16,477,178,000.
            (2) For shipbuilding and conversion, $22,571,059,000.
            (3) For ammunition procurement, Navy and Marine Corps, 
        $988,018,000.
            (4) For weapons, $4,220,705,000.
            (5) For other procurement, $10,875,912,000.
            (6) For procurement, Marine Corps, $3,043,091,000.

SEC. 103. AIR FORCE AND SPACE FORCE.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 
for procurement for the Air Force and Space Force as follows:
            (1) For aircraft, $15,727,669,000.
            (2) For missiles, $2,669,811,000.
            (4) For ammunition, $795,168,000.
            (5) For other procurement, $25,251,137,000.

         TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 
for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development, 
test, and evaluation as follows:
            (1) For the Army, $12,799,645,000.
            (2) For the Navy, $22,639,362,000.
            (3) For the Air Force, $39,184,328,000.
            (4) For the Space Force, $11,266,387,000.
            (5) For Defense-wide activities, $25,857,875,000.
            (6) For the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, 
        $216,591,000.

              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES.

    The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty personnel 
as of September 30, 2022, as follows:
            (1) The Army, 485,000.
            (2) The Navy, 346,200.
            (3) The Marine Corps, 178,500.
            (4) The Air Force, 328,300.
            (5) The Space Force, 8,400.

                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS).

    The minimum number of military technicians (dual status) as of the 
last day of fiscal year 2022 for the reserve components of the Army and 
the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 of title 10, United States 
Code) shall be the following:
            (1) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
        22,294.
            (2) For the Army Reserve, 6,492.
            (3) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 9,885.
            (4) For the Air Force Reserve, 7,111.

SEC. 414. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED TO BE ON 
              ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT.

    During fiscal year 2022, the maximum number of members of the 
reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving at any time 
on full-time operational support duty under section 115(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, is the following:
            (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000.
            (2) The Army Reserve, 13,000.
            (3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200.
            (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000.
            (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000.
            (6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL.

    There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for military 
personnel for fiscal year 2022 a total of $157,947,920,000.

                    TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

                     Subtitle A--Military Programs

SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 
for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of 
the Department of Defense for providing capital for working capital and 
revolving funds in the amount of $1,902,000,000.

SEC. 1402. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2022 
for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and 
Munitions Destruction, Defense, in the amount of $1,094,352,000 of 
which--
            (1) $93,121,000 is for Operation and Maintenance; and
            (2) $1,001,231,000 is for Research, Development, Test, and 
        Evaluation.
    (b) Use.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection 
(a) are authorized for--
            (1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions 
        in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense 
        Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and
            (2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the 
        United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such Act.

SEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2022 for expenses, not otherwise provided 
for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense, in the 
amount of $821,908,000.

SEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2022 for expenses, not otherwise provided 
for, for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of 
Defense, in the amount of $438,363,000 of which--
            (1) $435,918,000 is for Operation and Maintenance;
            (2) $2,365,000 is for Research, Development, Test, and 
        Evaluation; and
            (3) $80,000 is for Procurement.

SEC. 1405. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2022 for expenses, not otherwise provided 
for, for the Defense Health Program, in the amount of $35,592,408,000 
of which--
            (1) $34,182,719,000 is for Operation and Maintenance;
            (2) $630,681,000 is for Research, Development, Test, and 
        Evaluation; and
            (3) $779,008,000 is for Procurement.
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