To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Government Operations, Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id6A735965E3384A18B5C23A03AC1B99C9: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. The table of contents for this Act is...
- Section idAD3C94EEC437444E8E1279CBD7684777: 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents This Act is organized into four divisions as follows: Division A—Department of Defense Authorizations....
- Section idE75942AF8F3B4C09BABCA63BDDAB4985: 3. Congressional defense committees In this Act, the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10,...
- Section idAF6DDD2A56E54C3AA4B13F44DCD8BE08: 4. Budgetary effects of this Act The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purposes of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be...
- Section id0F874FE1BC884734A103507D87D69EC3: 101. Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2024 for procurement for the Army, the Navy and the Marine...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Government Operations, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Ordered to be printed as passed
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Air Force, All programs in funding tables, Army
Defense Intelligence Agency, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Department of Defense, Geographic combatant commands, Government Accountability Office, Military service members face effects in multiple directions
Positive-direction: All programs in funding tables, Army real property management, Combatant commanders, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Department of Defense acquisition programs, Department of Energy defense programs, Department of Energy environmental programs, Department of Energy intelligence programs, Department of Energy nuclear programs, DoD Senior Executive Service, DoD civilian personnel in combat zones, DoD civilian workforce, DoD components, DoD maintenance and construction entities, Employees of nonappropriated fund instrumentalities, Federal job seekers in nuclear security, Intelligence Community, Maritime Administration, Maritime Administration leadership, Military department Secretaries, Military fellowship recipients, Military installations, Military officers in small competitive categories, NNSA contracting and technical workforce, NNSA uranium programs, National Guard senior leadership, National Nuclear Security Administration, Navy utility operations, Retired military personnel, Security cooperation workforce, Spouses of DoD civilian employees, Strategic Capabilities Office, US citizens employed by NATO, Warrant officers
Negative-direction: Air Force, Army, Defense Health Agency, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense SBIR program, Department of Defense acquisition offices, Department of Defense installation planners, Department of Defense security offices, DoD Chief Information Officer, DoD DEI personnel, DoD Director of Administration and Management, DoD Office of Inspector General, DoD acquisition workforce, DoD diversity and inclusion offices, DoD military construction workforce, Federal agencies using DPA authorities, Joint Force Headquarters DODIN, Joint Staff, Marine Corps cyber operations officers, Military construction program managers, Military construction programs, Military department housing offices, Military departments, Military departments housing offices, Military installation housing managers, Military recruiters, NNSA Administrator, NNSA Administrator office, NNSA Cost Estimating and Program Evaluation office, NNSA Office of Defense Programs, NNSA biodefense programs, NNSA plutonium programs, NNSA procurement programs, NNSA program offices, NNSA vulnerable sites program, Navy, Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, Office of Net Assessment, Office of Secretary of Defense, Office of Under Secretary for Acquisition and Sustainment, Office of Under Secretary for Policy, Office of the Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary of Defense, US Northern Command, US Space Command, US Strategic Command
ATLAS system contractors, AUKUS-related defense contractors, Arctic operations contractors
Positive-direction: AUKUS-related defense contractors, Arctic operations contractors, B83-1 maintenance contractors, Boeing (KC-46 manufacturer), Chemical demilitarization contractors, Combatant command contractors, Commercial space companies using military ranges, Commercial space launch companies, Counter-UAS equipment manufacturers, Counter-narcotics contractors, Datalink system providers, Defense contractors, Defense contractors doing prototyping work, Defense contractors in India market, Defense contractors in Indo-Pacific, Defense contractors supporting US-Japan alliance, Defense contractors using OTAs, Defense contractors with clearance issues, Defense contractors working with SCO, Defense exporters, Defense industrial base companies, Defense services contractors, Defense training and equipment providers, Directed energy technology companies, Directed energy weapons manufacturers, Domestic satellite component manufacturers, Electromagnetic spectrum operations contractors, Electronic protection technology providers, Electronic warfare contractors, Electronic warfare industry, Employee-owned defense contractors, Ground-based missile manufacturers, Guantanamo Bay operations contractors, ICBM maintenance and operations contractors, Integrated air and missile defense contractors, Joint all-domain command and control contractors, Large defense contractors meeting subcontracting goals, Maritime surveillance technology companies, Missile defense industry, Missile manufacturers, NC3 cybersecurity contractors, New entrant launch companies, Nonproliferation contractors, Nontraditional defense contractors, Northrop Grumman (Sentinel prime contractor), Nuclear command and control contractors, Nuclear cruise missile contractors, Nuclear weapons complex contractors, Nuclear weapons infrastructure contractors, Pantex Plant and its contractors, RQ-4 Global Hawk manufacturers and maintainers (Northrop Grumman), Range operations contractors, Satellite manufacturers, Simulation and training technology companies, Small UAS manufacturers, Space Force training providers, Space cybersecurity contractors, Space launch providers, Space-based ISR contractors, Special operations contractors, Special operations support contractors, Submarine component suppliers, Test range contractors, UK and Australian defense companies, US-Israel missile defense contractors, US-based Iron Dome component manufacturers
Negative-direction: ATLAS system contractors, Contractors supporting military operations, Defense companies involved in mergers, Defense contractors submitting cost data, Foreign satellite component suppliers, Next Generation Interceptor contractors, Pantex Plant management, Prime contractors to DoD, Private contractors working for foreign governments, Programs related to unidentified anomalous phenomena
Air Force construction contractors, Air Force family housing contractors, Air Force military construction contractors
Active-duty family members, Air Force personnel at Alaska installations, DoD unit commanders
Positive-direction: Active-duty family members, Air Force personnel at Alaska installations, Former and retired DoD personnel requiring protection, Junior enlisted Navy members during shipyard periods, Junior enlisted service members, Military dependents in remote locations, Military families in privatized housing, Military families with children, Military members and DoD employees with clearance issues, Military members needing mental health treatment, Military members seeking fertility services, Military members with PTSD, TBI, or MST, Military personnel receiving special pay and bonuses, Military recruiters, Military service members, Military service members as tenants, Military service members in unaccompanied housing, Military spouses needing license transfers, National Guard and reserve aviation personnel, National Guard and reserve aviators, Pregnant military members and dependents, Reserve component members in extended training, Reserve component members with special skills, Service members filing malpractice claims, Service members in areas with demonstrated need, Service members in unaccompanied housing, Service members stationed overseas, Service members with malpractice claims, Space Force, Space Force members, Space Force members in active status, Space Force officers, Space Force officers in retention proceedings, Space Force officers with 20+ years service, Special operations community, State National Guard units affected by Space Force, TRICARE beneficiaries seeking mental health care
Negative-direction: DoD unit commanders, Former armed forces members, Former military personnel, Marine Corps headquarters, Military academy applicants, Retired and reserve military members, Retired and reserve military members seeking foreign employment, Space Force officers seeking general officer promotion
AI and digital maintenance platform providers, AI technology companies, AI technology providers
Academic researchers with foreign connections, Community colleges, Cybersecurity students
Positive-direction: Community colleges, Cybersecurity students, Educational institutions with mining programs, High schools with JROTC programs, Language training providers, Local educational agencies affected by base changes, Local educational agencies near military bases, Military veterans eligible for JROTC instruction, Mining schools and universities, Retired military officers serving as JROTC instructors, Training and education providers
Negative-direction: Academic researchers with foreign connections, JROTC units nationwide, Military service academies, Schools hosting JROTC programs, Secondary schools receiving federal funding, Universities receiving DoD research funding, Universities with Confucius Institutes
Army ammunition plants, Cannon tube manufacturers, Defense industrial base suppliers
Positive-direction: Cannon tube manufacturers, Defense industrial base suppliers, Domestic microelectronics manufacturers, Domestic specialty metals producers, Domestic suppliers of critical materials, Energetic materials manufacturers, Explosives manufacturing industry, Night vision equipment manufacturers, Strategic materials purchasers, US semiconductor manufacturers
Negative-direction: Army ammunition plants, Foreign chip suppliers, Foreign specialty metals suppliers, Waterborne security barrier manufacturers
ATSDR health researchers, Defense R&D contractors, DoD laboratories at BSL-3 or higher
Positive-direction: ATSDR health researchers, Defense R&D contractors, FFRDCs, FFRDCs and UARCs, National Academy of Public Administration
Negative-direction: DoD laboratories at BSL-3 or higher, EcoHealth Alliance, Wuhan Institute of Virology
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
activities where a covered person or entity is— engaging in acts of violence against personnel of the United States or partners and allies
an actual or proposed merger, acquisition, joint venture, strategic alliance, or investment— for which the parties are required to file a notification under section 7A of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a)
a family member of a servicemember, including the spouse, parent, dependent, or child of a servicemember, or anyone who has legal responsibility for the child of a servicemember. The term servicemember means— a member of the Armed Forces
loans, loan guarantees, equity investments, or technical assistance provided under section 834. The term eligible entity means— an individual
a program, activity, or mission requirement, that— is not funded in the budget of the President for the fiscal year as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31
loans, loan guarantees, equity investments, insurance and reinsurance, or technical assistance provided under subsection (c). The term eligible entity means— an individual
liquid fuel, the portion of which is not kerosene, that— meets the requirements of— ASTM International Standard D7566
a person who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with such specific person based on a consideration of— the length of the relationship
a lightweight, low-cost, and commercially available unmanned aerial system or drone able to be quickly deployed for— intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance
an investment by— the government of a country that is an adversary of the United States
a program, activity, or mission requirement, that— is not funded in the budget of the President for the fiscal year as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31
loans, loan guarantees, equity investments, or technical assistance provided under section 834. The term eligible entity means— an individual
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