National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

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National Defense Authorization Act United States federal law

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.

Aliases (2)

NDAA for Fiscal Year 2020 ×2
FY2020 NDAA ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Defense Authorization Act → United States federal law →
amends	Title 10 of the United States Code → Title 50 of the United States Code →
appliesToFiscalYear	2020 →
authorizedAppropriationsFor	Department of Defense military construction → United States Department of Defense → defense activities of the Department of Energy → national security programs of the Department of Energy →
billNumber	S.1790 →
codifiedAt	various sections of the United States Code →
containsProvisionOn	cybersecurity → intelligence-related activities → military pay and benefits → military personnel policy → military readiness → overseas contingency operations → space operations → weapons systems procurement →
country	United States →
dateSigned	2019-12-20 →
designatedSpaceForceAs	military service within the Department of the Air Force →
enactedBy	116th United States Congress →
established	United States Space Force →
establishedAs	branch of the United States Armed Forces →
followedBy	William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 →
includesNamedAct	DHS Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams Act of 2019 → Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 → Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2019 →
introducedIn	United States Senate →
officeOfSigner	President of the United States →
partOfSeries	annual National Defense Authorization Acts →
policyArea	defense → national security →
precededBy	John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 →
primarySubject	United States Department of Defense funding → United States national defense policy →
publicLawNumber	Public Law 116-92 →
requiresReportFrom	Secretary of Defense →
requiresReportTo	Congress →
Section 1601Purpose	establishment of the United States Space Force →
sectionIncludes	Section 1601 →
shortName	FY2020 NDAA → NDAA for Fiscal Year 2020 →
signedBy	Donald Trump →
sponsor	Jim Inhofe →
sponsorParty	Republican Party →
sponsorState	Oklahoma →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ("NDAA for Fiscal Year 2020") → National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ("FY2020 NDAA") →	shortName
United States Space Force →	createdBy
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 →	followedBy
National Defense Authorization Acts →	hasPart
S.1790 →	hasTitle
Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 →	partOf
116th United States Congress →	passedLegislation
Public Law 116-92 ("NDAA for Fiscal Year 2020") →	shortTitle
Public Law 116-92 →	title