National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018

Long title	An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 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 2018
Enacted by	the 115th United States Congress
Effective	12 December 2017
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 115–91 (text) (PDF)
Statutes at Large	131 Stat. 1332
Codification
Acts amended	List of acts Public Health Service Act The Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 Oil Pollution Act of 1990 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1992 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 1997 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery from Natural Disasters, and for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts, Including Those in Bosnia National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 Military Justice Act of 2016 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 Indian Health Care Improvement Act Controlled Substances Import and Export Act The Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act Small Business Act Atomic Energy Defense Act National Nuclear Security Administration Act Federal Water Pollution Control Act
Titles amended	5, 10, 14, 15, 22, 24, 31, 33, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 49, 50
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 2810 by Mac Thornberry (R-TX) on 7 June 2017 Committee consideration by United States House Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate Committee on Armed Services Passed the House on 14 July 2017 (344–81) Passed the Senate on 18 September 2017 (89–8) Signed into law by President Donald Trump on 12 December 2017

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (H.R. 2810; NDAA 2018, Pub.L. 115–91) is a United States federal law which specifies the budget, expenditures and policies of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for Fiscal Year 2018. Analogous NDAAs have been passed in previous and subsequent years.