National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

Bill: 116-s-1215
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2019-04-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Afghanistan
Alliances
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
Assault and harassment offenses
Australia
Aviation and airports
Canada
Chemical and biological weapons
Computer security and identity theft
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Defense spending
Denmark
Department of Defense
Disability and paralysis
Disaster relief and insurance
District of Columbia
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Europe
Evidence and witnesses
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Firearms and explosives
Foreign aid and international relief
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government liability
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Indian lands and resources rights
Industrial facilities
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Iraq
Italy
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Landlord and tenant
Licensing and registrations
Mammals
Marine pollution
Marshall Islands
Maryland
Medical education
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military command and structure
Military education and training
Military facilities and property
Military history
Military law
Military medicine
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Military readiness
Motor vehicles
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
National Guard and reserves
Netherlands
Norway
Nuclear weapons
Oceania
Postal service
Property tax
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Service animals
Sex offenses
Small business
South Korea
Spacecraft and satellites
Sports and recreation facilities
State and local taxation
Syria
Technology transfer and commercialization
Terrorism
Texas
Transportation costs
Turkey
United Kingdom
User charges and fees
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
Virginia
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: 

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 and military construction. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation.
 
The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for
 
 
Procurement, including aircraft, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, shipbuilding and conversion, missiles, and space procurement;
 
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; 
 
Operation and Maintenance;
 
Working Capital Funds;
 
the Joint Urgent Operational Needs Fund;
 
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction;
 
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities;
 
the Defense Inspector General; 
 
the Defense Health Program;
 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home; 
 
the Space Force; and
 
Overseas Contingency Operations.
 
 
The bill also authorizes the FY2020 personnel strengths for active duty and reserve forces and sets forth policies regarding
 
 
military personnel;
 
compensation and other personnel benefits;
 
health care;
 
acquisition policy and management;
 
DOD organization and management;
 
civilian personnel matters; 
 
matters relating to foreign nations; 
 
strategic programs, cyber, and intelligence matters; and
 
the establishment of the Space Force within the Air Force. 
 
 
The bill authorizes appropriations and sets forth policies regarding military construction for the Army, Navy, Air Force, defense agencies, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program, and Guard and Reserve Forces facilities.
 
The bill authorizes appropriations for base realignment and closure activities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2437-2438)
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Introduced in Senate