FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act: Context and Selected Issues for Congress

Abstract

Public Law (P.L.) 116-283, the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), enacted by Congress over the veto of President Donald J. Trump, is the 61st consecutive annual NDAA. It mirrors the broad thrusts of the Trump Administrations defense budget request for that fiscal year. The total discretionary budget authority authorized by the bill comes within 1% of the $731.7 billion requested for programs that fall within the s cope of the annual NDAA. Of the funds for which authorization was requested, $662.7 billion - nominally base budget funds - would cover the routine, recurring costs to man, train, equip, and operate U.S. forces and to fund other defense-related activities. The request would authorize an additional $69.0 billion designated as funding for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) to cover the cost of U.S. military operations arising from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and certain other activities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 08, 2021
Accession Number
AD1148930

Entities

People

  • Pat Towell

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attack Aircraft
  • Boats
  • Climate Change
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Congress
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Marine Transportation
  • Military Aviation
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Prompt Global Strike
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Theoretical Analysis.