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Defense Primer: The NDAA Process (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Revised Feb. 1, 2024
Report Number IF10515
Report Type In Focus
Authors Valerie Heitshusen; Brendan W. McGarry
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
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Summary:

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) provides authorization of appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD), nuclear weapons programs of the Department of Energy, DOD elements of the Intelligence Community, and defense-related activities at other federal agencies. In addition to serving as an authorization of appropriations, the NDAA establishes defense policies and restrictions, and addresses organizational administrative matters related to the DOD. Unlike an appropriations bill, the NDAA does not provide budget authority for government activities. Enactment of the annual NDAA has come to be expected, as FY2019 was the 58th consecutive fiscal year for which an annual defense authorization was enacted. This regular enactment of complex legislation for more than five decades depends upon close adherence to process and consistency in procedures, schedules, and protocols.