National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

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James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
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Long titleAn Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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
Enacted bythe 117th United States Congress
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Public law Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States)  117–263 (text) (PDF)
Statutes at Large 136  Stat.   2395
Legislative history

The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (NDAA 2023) is a United States federal law which specifies the budget, expenditures and policies of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for fiscal year 2023. Analogous NDAAs have been passed annually for over 60 years.

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History

The House bill H.R. 7900 was passed on July 14, 2022. [1] Hearings on the Senate amendment in the House Committee on Rules were scheduled for December 4. On December 6, a political agreement was reached between the leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee and House Armed Services Committee. [1] President Biden signed and enacted H.R. 7776 on December 23, 2022. [2] In his signing statement, Biden expressed reservations about restrictions on the transfer of Guantánamo Bay detainees, the potential infringement on the President's constitutional authority regarding national security and sensitive intelligence information, and limitations on the President's discretion in foreign policy and international negotiations. [3]

Provisions

Military funding authorized by the bill includes: [4]

Versions of the legislation expand the Selective Service System (military draft) to females, [5] but it was cut in the final bill. [6]

The NDAA requires the Secretary of Defense to rescind the directive, implemented in August 2022, that members of the U.S. armed forces be vaccinated against COVID-19. During the period the requirement was in effect, 98% of active duty service members and 96% of all service members had been vaccinated. [7] The bill does not require reinstatement for personnel previously ejected for non-compliance with the order. [8] [9]

Section 583 of this NDAA authorizes the president to posthumous promote Ulysses S. Grant to the grade of General of the Armies of the United States, equal to the rank and precedence held by both George Washington on July 4, 1976 [10] and General John J. Pershing in and after 1919 (41  Stat.   283, ch. 56). [11]

Unidentified flying objects (UFOs)

The NDAA and its Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) includes provisions for reporting of unidentified flying objects (UFOs), otherwise known as unidentified aerial phenomena or UAPs, including whistleblower protections and exemptions to nondisclosure orders and agreements (i.e. 50 U.S.C.   § 3373b). [12] [13] It also requires the military to review UFO sightings back to 1945. [14]

Language on the topic of UAP was also included in the previous 2022 NDAA (e.g. 50 U.S.C.   § 3373), the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (e.g. 50 U.S.C.   § 3373a), as well as an accompanying Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report for the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (i.e. S. Rept. 116-233).

BURMA Act of 2022

The included the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2022 (BURMA Act of 2022) contains provisions to sanction the Burmese military junta, the State Administration Council (SAC), including cabinet members and state-owned commercial responses, in response to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'etat, and "non-lethal assistance" to pro-democracy advocates seeking to restore civilian rule, including the parallel National Unity Government, the National Unity Consultative Council, the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the Burmese Civil Disobedience Movement. [15] The act provides the president with additional discretionary authority to make policy changes with respect to Myanmar and enables the secretary of state to assist civilian and international entities with identifying and documenting war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Myanmar. [16]

In response, the Burmese junta issued a statement dubbing the legislation an interference in Myanmar's internal affairs, and encroachment of the country's sovereignty. [17] The Government of the People's Republic of China also increased diplomatic efforts to engage ethnic armed organizations and the junta to protect their business and geopolitical interests. [18]

Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act

The included Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act contains provisions for increased military aid and security cooperation. [19] The legislation and a recent visit by the Speaker of the US House of Representatives are said to have triggered large military exercises near Taiwan. [20]

Aqua Alert Act

The Aqua Alert Act was attached as an amendment to the NDAA by Congressman Dean Phillips (MN) in July 2022. [21] Similar to an Amber Alert system, this amendment grants the Coast Guard the ability to create an electronic notification system with the purpose of notifying the public so that they can render aid in searches for distressed individuals on waterways. [22]

See also

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