National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
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| Long title | An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 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. |
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| Enacted by | the 114th United States Congress |
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| Public law | Pub. L. 114–92 (text) (PDF) |
| Statutes at Large | 129 Stat. 726 through 129 Stat. 1309 |
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The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (S. 1356; NDAA 2016, Pub.L. 114-92) is a United States federal law which authorized funding and set policies for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Energy (DoE) national security programs for fiscal year 2016, including authorizing appropriations for procurement, research and development, and operations, establishing military personnel strengths, and introducing a new blended retirement system for service members (effective 2018). The bill provided approximately $604.6 billion in total authorizations, including significant funds for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO).
History
In a statement from June 02, 2015, the United States Senate wrote that the federal government strongly objects to provisions in the bill and that it looks forward to working with congress to address these and other concerns.[1] On September 30, 2015, President Barack Obama threatened to veto the NDAA 2016. The primary reason for the veto threat by the Obama administration was that the bill H.R. 1735 bypassed the Budget Control Act of 2011 spending caps by allocating nearly $90 billion to the Overseas Contingency Operations account, designating routine spending as emergency war expenses exempted from the caps.[2][3] On October 22, 2015, Obama vetoed the bill.[4]
Afterwards, an updated version passed the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, being signed by the President on November 25, 2015.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Statement of Administration Policy: S. 1376 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2016 | The American Presidency Project". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- ^ "H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016". Gop.gov. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- ^ Clark, Colin (September 30, 2015). "President Obama Will Veto Defense Policy Bill". Breakingdefense.com. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- ^ Mufson, Steven. "Obama uses veto for only fifth time, rejecting defense authorization bill". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- ^ "S. 1356 (114th): National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016". Govtrack.us. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
External links
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 as amended (PDF/details) in the GPO Statute Compilations collection
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 as enacted (PDF/details) in the US Statutes at Large
- S. 1356 on Congress.gov
- H.R. 1735 on Congress.gov
- S. 1376 on Congress.gov