National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Long title	To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 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 by	the 117th United States Congress
Citations
Public law	Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 117–81 (text) (PDF)
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S. 1605 by Rick Scott (R–FL) on May 13, 2021 Committee consideration by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Passed the Senate on June 9, 2021 (unanimous consent) Passed the House on December 7, 2021 (363–70) with amendment Senate agreed to House amendment on December 15, 2021 (88–11) Signed into law by President Joe Biden on December 27, 2021

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 1605; NDAA 2022, Pub.L. 117-81) is a United States federal law which specifies the budget, expenditures and policies of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for fiscal year 2022. Analogous NDAAs have been passed annually for 60 years.