National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
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Long titleAn Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 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.
Enacted bythe 116th United States Congress
Citations
Public lawPub. L. 116–92 (text) (PDF)
Statutes at Large133 Stat. 1198 through 133 Stat. 2316
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the Senate as National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (S. 1790) by James Inhofe (R–OK) on June 11, 2019
  • Committee consideration by Senate Armed Services Committee
  • Passed the Senate on June 27, 2019 (86–8)
  • Passed the House on September 17, 2019 
  • Reported by the joint conference committee on December 9, 2019; agreed to by the House on December 11, 2019 (377–48) and by the Senate on December 17, 2019 (86–8)
  • Signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 20, 2019
President Donald Trump signs the NDAA 2020

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (S. 1790; NDAA 2020, Pub.L. 116-92) is a United States federal law which specifies the budget, expenditures and policies of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for fiscal year 2020. Analogous NDAAs have been passed in previous and subsequent years.[1] The NAA passed the House by a vote of 377–48 and the Senate by a vote of 86–8 and became effective on December 20, 2019, when it was signed into law by President Donald Trump.[2]

The Act authorized a $738 billion allocation to the United States military and established the United States Space Force.

  1. ^ "H.R.2500 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020". 11 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Congress adopts defense bill that creates Space Force". Defense News. 17 December 2019.