National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014

Bill: 113-s-1034
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Introduced: 2013-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Advisory bodies
Afghanistan
Alliances
Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
Bahrain
California
Caribbean area
Chemical and biological weapons
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Department of Commerce
Department of Defense
Department of Veterans Affairs
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Europe
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Firearms and explosives
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Germany
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Guam
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health care costs and insurance
Health facilities and institutions
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Iowa
Iraq
Kuwait
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Legislative rules and procedure
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Maryland
Medical research
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
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
Montana
Monuments and memorials
National Guard and reserves
New Jersey
New York State
Northern Mariana Islands
Nuclear weapons
Oil and gas
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Property tax
Puerto Rico
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Roads and highways
Romania
State and local finance
State and local taxation
Tennessee
Terrorism
Texas
Veterans' medical care
Virgin Islands
Visas and passports
Washington State
Wetlands
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2014.
 Authorizes appropriations to DOD for: (1) procurement, including aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, other procurement, and purchases under the Defense Production Act of 1950; (2) research, development, test, and evaluation; (3) operation and maintenance; (4) active and reserve military personnel; (5) the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund; (6) Working Capital Funds; (7) the National Defense Sealift Fund; (8) the Joint Urgent Operational Needs Fund; (9) chemical agents and munitions destruction; (10) drug interdiction and counter-drug activities; (11) the Defense Inspector General; (12) the Defense Health Program; (13) the Armed Forces Retirement Home; (14) overseas contingency operations, including the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund; (15) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (16) Guard and reserve forces facilities; and (17) base closure and realignment activities. 
Sets forth provisions or requirements concerning: (1) military personnel policy, including education and training; (2) military pay and allowances; (3) military health care; (4) acquisition policy and management; (5) DOD organization and management; (6) financial matters, including counter-drug activities; (7) civilian personnel matters; (8) matters relating to foreign nations, including assistance and training; and (9) matters relating to military construction and military family housing.
 
Directs the Secretary of the Navy to establish southern sea otter military readiness areas.
 
Provides procedures for the judicial review of decisions concerning the correction of military personnel records.
 
Provides civil remedies for DOD and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for losses resulting from the submission of false or fraudulent claims and statements.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to operate the Inter-European Air Forces Academy.
 
Revises or adds overseas servicemember voting rights and authorities under the Uniformed and Overseas Absentee Voting Act.
 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2014 for military construction for the Armed Forces and defense agencies.
 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 2013 - Establishes the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission to provide a process for the closure and realignment of U.S. military installations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3849)
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate