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On December 31, 2011, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), codifying indefinite military detention without charge or trial into law for the first time in American history. The NDAA’s dangerous detention provisions would authorize the president — and all future presidents — to order the military to pick up and indefinitely imprison people captured anywhere in the world, far from any battlefield.

The '''National Defense Authorization Act''' is a [[United States federal law]] specifying the budget and expenditures of the [[United States Department of Defense]].<ref>[http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2010/12/22/congress-finally-passes-defense-policy-bill/ Hodge, Nathan. Congress passes defense policy]</ref> Each year's act also includes other provisions.



==Individual Acts==
* [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008]]
* [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010]], {{USPL|111|84}}
* [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011]], {{USPL|111|383}} ([[Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011]])
* [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012]]

==See also==
* [[Internal Security Act of 1950]]
* [[Clinger–Cohen Act]], part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=5473 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005], from the Congressional Budget Office
*[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-5122 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007], from GovTrack.us
*[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?tab=summary&bill=h110-4986 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008], from GovTrack.us
*[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-3001 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009], from GovTrack.us
*National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010: {{USBill|111|H.R.|2647}} and {{USBill|111|S.|1391}}
*[http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr6523enr/pdf/BILLS-111hr6523enr.pdf National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011], from the Congressional Budget Office
*[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h112-1540 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012], from GovTracks.us
*[http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s1867es/pdf/BILLS-112s1867es.pdf]


[[Category:United States Department of Defense]]
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Revision as of 21:49, 4 March 2012

The National Defense Authorization Act is a United States federal law specifying the budget and expenditures of the United States Department of Defense.[1] Each year's act also includes other provisions.


Individual Acts

See also

References

External links