National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
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The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 is a U.S. federal law that authorized defense spending and included controversial provisions on military detention and counterterrorism authorities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 canonical | 2 |
| NDAA for FY 2012 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1732987 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Context triple: [National Defense Authorization Acts, hasPart, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012]
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A.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 is a U.S. federal law that authorized defense spending and implemented significant military policy and legal reforms for that fiscal year.
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B.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 is a U.S. federal law that set defense policy and funding for 2020 and notably established the United States Space Force as a new branch of the armed forces.
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C.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 is a major U.S. federal law that authorizes defense spending and includes wide-ranging policy provisions, including significant reforms to anti-money laundering regulations.
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D.
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 is a U.S. federal law that authorized defense spending and set military policies for the 2019 fiscal year, named in honor of Senator John McCain.
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E.
National Defense Authorization Acts
The National Defense Authorization Acts are annual U.S. federal laws that authorize and set policies and budgets for the Department of Defense and national security programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Target entity description: The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 is a U.S. federal law that authorized defense spending and included controversial provisions on military detention and counterterrorism authorities.
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A.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 is a U.S. federal law that authorized defense spending and implemented significant military policy and legal reforms for that fiscal year.
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B.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 is a U.S. federal law that set defense policy and funding for 2020 and notably established the United States Space Force as a new branch of the armed forces.
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C.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 is a major U.S. federal law that authorizes defense spending and includes wide-ranging policy provisions, including significant reforms to anti-money laundering regulations.
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D.
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 is a U.S. federal law that authorized defense spending and set military policies for the 2019 fiscal year, named in honor of Senator John McCain.
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E.
National Defense Authorization Acts
The National Defense Authorization Acts are annual U.S. federal laws that authorize and set policies and budgets for the Department of Defense and national security programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Defense Authorization Act
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United States federal law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United States Armed Forces
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United States federal government agencies involved in national security ⓘ |
| appliesToFiscalYear | United States federal government fiscal year 2012 ⓘ |
| congressNumber | 112th United States Congress ⓘ |
| containsProvisionsOn |
Department of Energy national security programs
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Guantánamo ⓘ
surface form:
Guantanamo Bay detention facility
authorization of appropriations for the Department of Defense ⓘ counterterrorism authorities ⓘ detention of terrorism suspects ⓘ indefinite detention ⓘ law of war detention ⓘ military construction ⓘ military custody of certain terrorism suspects ⓘ restrictions on transfer of detainees from Guantanamo Bay ⓘ |
| controversy |
civil liberties concerns
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due process concerns ⓘ scope of military detention authority ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizedBy |
civil liberties organizations
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human rights organizations ⓘ some members of Congress ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 2011-12-31 ⓘ |
| effectiveIn | 2012 ⓘ |
| fiscalYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| followedBy | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ⓘ |
| houseOfOrigin | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal jurisdiction of the United States ⓘ |
| legalArea |
counterterrorism law
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military law ⓘ national security law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Department of Defense
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surface form:
United States Department of Defense
United States defense policy ⓘ United States national security ⓘ counterterrorism ⓘ military detention ⓘ |
| officeholderSigning | President of the United States ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | National Defense Authorization Acts ⓘ |
| precededBy | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 112-81 ⓘ |
| shortName |
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
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surface form:
NDAA for FY 2012
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| signedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| subjectOf | lawsuits challenging detention provisions ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Department of Defense
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congressional defense committees ⓘ |
| title | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Description of subject: The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 is a U.S. federal law that authorized defense spending and included controversial provisions on military detention and counterterrorism authorities.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
National Defense Authorization Acts
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hasPart
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
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shortName
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
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this entity surface form:
NDAA for FY 2012
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
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title
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
self-link
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