John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
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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.
All labels observed (4)
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| John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 canonical | 3 |
| National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 | 3 |
| FY2019 NDAA | 1 |
| NDAA 2019 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T365740 — 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: John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Context triple: [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, precededBy, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019]
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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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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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C.
Military Justice Act of 2016
The Military Justice Act of 2016 is a U.S. law that modernized and reformed the military justice system, updating procedures, offenses, and protections for service members under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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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.
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National Defense Education Act amendments
The National Defense Education Act amendments were legislative updates enacted to expand and refine the original NDEA’s federal support for education, particularly in science, mathematics, and foreign languages, during the Cold War era.
- 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: John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Military Justice Act of 2016
The Military Justice Act of 2016 is a U.S. law that modernized and reformed the military justice system, updating procedures, offenses, and protections for service members under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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D.
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.
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E.
National Defense Education Act amendments
The National Defense Education Act amendments were legislative updates enacted to expand and refine the original NDEA’s federal support for education, particularly in science, mathematics, and foreign languages, during the Cold War era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
National Defense Authorization Act
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United States federal law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United States Air Force
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United States Army ⓘ United States Coast Guard ⓘ
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United States Coast Guard (when operating as a service in the Navy)
United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ U.S. Special Operations Command ⓘ
surface form:
United States Special Operations Command
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| appliesToJurisdiction |
Department of Defense
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surface form:
United States Department of Defense
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| authorizes | United States defense spending for fiscal year 2019 ⓘ |
| category |
2018 in American law
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United States federal defense legislation ⓘ United States military law ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| domain |
defense policy
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military spending ⓘ |
| fiscalYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| followedBy | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ⓘ |
| follows | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 ⓘ |
| honors | John McCain ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
United States House of Representatives
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United States Senate ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | public law of the United States ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John McCain ⓘ |
| partOf | United States defense budget process ⓘ |
| precededBy | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 ⓘ |
| regulates |
Department of Defense programs
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United States military activities in fiscal year 2019 ⓘ military construction ⓘ military personnel policy ⓘ national security programs of the Department of Energy ⓘ readiness programs ⓘ weapons procurement ⓘ |
| sets | United States defense policy for fiscal year 2019 ⓘ |
| shortName |
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
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surface form:
FY2019 NDAA
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
NDAA 2019
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| subject |
United States Armed Forces
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acquisition reform ⓘ cybersecurity ⓘ foreign military partnerships ⓘ intelligence activities ⓘ military health care ⓘ military pay and benefits ⓘ national security ⓘ sanctions related to national security ⓘ space policy ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (8)
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
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John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
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115th United States Congress
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National Defense Authorization Acts
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
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NDAA 2019
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
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FY2019 NDAA
Public Law 116-92
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Export Control Reform Act of 2018
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019