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 is the Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, the annual legislation that authorizes funding for Department of Defense activities, military construction, and Department of Energy nuclear security programs. It sets military personnel strength levels and establishes defense policy for the fiscal year.
Who Benefits and How
Defense contractors benefit from authorized procurement funding, including a multiyear contract for 10 Virginia-class submarines. Military personnel receive authorized pay and benefits. The defense industrial base, particularly cannon tube manufacturers and ammunition plants, gains investment through required planning. Night vision device manufacturers benefit from Army acquisition strategy requirements.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The federal budget bears the overall defense authorization costs. Military service secretaries face extensive reporting requirements on acquisition strategies, fleet inventories, and program updates. Some aircraft programs face restrictions—RQ-4 drones cannot be retired through 2028, and T-1A trainer divestiture requires certification of training pipeline impacts.
Key Provisions
- Authorizes FY2024 defense procurement, R&D, and operations funding
- Multiyear procurement authority for 10 Virginia-class submarines
- Extends prohibition on Navy port waterborne security barriers through 2024
- Restricts RQ-4 aircraft retirement through September 30, 2028
- Requires Army updates on ammunition plant master plans through 2030
- Updates carrier air wing minimum requirements
- Sets military personnel strength levels
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for Department of Defense military activities, military construction, Department of Energy defense activities, and sets military personnel strengths.
Policy Domains
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Defense
- "the_secretary_of_army"
- → Secretary of the Army
- "the_secretary_of_navy"
- → Secretary of the Navy
- "the_secretary_of_air_force"
- → Secretary of the Air Force
- "the_secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
As defined in 10 USC 101(a)(16) - Armed Services and Appropriations committees
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