National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009

Bill: 110-s-2787
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Introduced: 2008-03-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Africa (Sub-Saharan)
Air force
Alternative energy sources
Ammunition
Animals
Annuities
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Armed forces abroad
Armed forces reserves
Arms control
Arms sales
Army
Arts, Culture, Religion
Authorization
Bombs
Cemeteries and funerals
Chad
Chemical warfare
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil service retirement
Colorado
Commemorations
Commerce
Computer software
Congress
Congress and military policy
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Cultural relations
Defense budgets
Defense industries
Defense procurement
Dentists
Department of Defense
Divorce
Drone aircraft
Drug abuse
Drug law enforcement
Earned income tax credit
East Asia
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Educational exchanges
El Salvador
Electric utilities
Emergency Management
Energy
Energy conservation
Environmental Protection
Evacuation of civilians
Export controls
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Federal advisory bodies
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Federal officials
Fighter aircraft
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Flags
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Forest fires
Freedom of information
Geodesy
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Government Operations and Politics
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Graduate education
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Hawaii
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Higher education
Honduras
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Income tax
Indonesia
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International military forces
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Iraq
Iraq compilation
Kentucky
Labor and Employment
Laboratories
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Latin America
Law
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Liability (Law)
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Licenses
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Mali
Managed care
Mandatory retirement
Maps
Marines
Maryland
Mauritania
Medical personnel
Mental health services
Metals
Middle East and North Africa
Military aircraft
Military and naval supplies
Military assistance
Military aviation
Military base closures
Military bases
Military chaplains
Military construction operations
Military dependents
Military education
Military housing
Military intelligence
Military maneuvers
Military medicine
Military operations
Military pay
Military pensions
Military personnel
Military promotions
Military technology
Military training
Military transportation
Military vehicles
Municipal services
NATO military forces
National Guard
Navy
Nicaragua
Niger
North Korea
Nuclear nonproliferation
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Nurses
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Pharmacists
Philippines
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President and foreign policy
Private police
Psychologists
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Recruiting and enlistment
Religion
Rescue work
Research and development facilities
Salaries
Sanctions (International law)
Scholarships
Science, Technology, Communications
Service academies
Shipbuilding
Small business
Social Welfare
Social work
Soldiers' homes
Student loan funds
Survivors' benefits
Tanks (Combat vehicles)
Tax exclusion
Taxation
Technology transfer
Terrorism
Trademarks
Transportation and Public Works
Travel costs
Veterans' benefits
Virginia
War casualties
War relief
Warships
Washington State
Weapons of mass destruction
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-31
text: 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2009.
 
Authorizes appropriations to DOD for: (1) procurement, including aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement; (2) the Rapid Acquisition Fund; (3) the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund; (4) Defense Production Act purchases; (5) research, development, test, and evaluation; (6) operation and maintenance, including working capital funds, the Defense Health Program, chemical agents and munitions destruction, drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, and the Defense Inspector General; (6) active and reserve military personnel, including end strengths; (7) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program; (8) chemical demilitarization construction; and (9) Guard and reserve forces facilities.
 
Sets forth provisions or requirements concerning: (1) active and reserve military personnel, including officer and reserve personnel policy; (2) military education and training; (3) military pay and allowances; (4) retired pay and survivor benefits; (5) military health care; (6) acquisition policy and management; (7) DOD organization and management, including the chemical demilitarization program and intelligence-related matters; (8) financial matters, including counter-drug activities and matters related to homeland security; (9) civilian personnel matters; (10) matters relating to foreign nations; (11) matters relating to building partner capabilities to combat international terrorism; and (12) base closure and realignment activities.
 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2009 for military construction for the Armed Forces and defense agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-03-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2008-03-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2234)
action_date: 2008-03-31
text: Introduced in Senate