National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (S. 1790; NDAA 2020, Pub.L. 116-92) is a United States federal law which specifies the budget, expenditures and policies of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for fiscal year 2020. Analogous NDAAs have been passed in previous and subsequent years.[1] The NAA passed the House by a vote of 377–48 and the Senate by a vote of 86–8 and became effective on December 20, 2019 when it was signed into law by President Donald Trump.[2]
The bill amounted to $738 billion allocations to the United States military.[3]
Additional provisions
As with many American laws, additional provisions, unrelated to defense spending, are included within the bill:
European businesses involved in Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to European Union have been sanctioned by the United States, which has been seeking to sell more of its own liquefied natural gas (LNG) to European states,[4] with the passing of the NDAA 2020 on December 20, 2019.[5] German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz called the sanctions "a severe intervention in German and European internal affairs", and the EU spokesman criticized "the imposition of sanctions against EU companies conducting legitimate business."[6] Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also criticized sanctions, saying that U.S. Congress "is literally overwhelmed with the desire to do everything to destroy" the U.S.–Russia relations.[7]
The bill includes a provision ordering Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire to send the unclassified report identifying those responsible for the 2018 assassination of Jamal Khashoggi to four congressional committees: the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, which had a deadline for the report at 30 days, but Maguire failed to do.[8]
The bill established the United States Space Force as a new branch of the United States Armed Forces. The U.S. Space Force is organized as a military service branch within the Department of the Air Force.
The bill (Pub. L. 116–92, div. F, title LXXVI, § 7602(a)) amended the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to grant federal government employees up to 12 weeks of paid time off for the birth, adoption or foster of a new child.[9] The law applies to births or placements occurring on or after October 1, 2020.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "H.R.2500 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020".
- ^ "Congress adopts defense bill that creates Space Force". Defense News. 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Space Force: all you need to know about Trump's bold new interstellar plan".
- ^ "Nord Stream 2: Trump approves sanctions on Russia gas pipeline". BBC News. 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Trump approves sanctions on builders of Russia-to-Europe gas pipelines". France24. December 20, 2019.
- ^ "Germany, EU decry US Nord Stream sanctions". Deutsche Welle. 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Ukraine and Russia look to strike new gas deal amid US sanctions threat". CNBC. 16 December 2019.
- ^ Emma Loop A Law Required The US’s Top Intelligence Official To Turn Over A Report On Jamal Khashoggi’s Killing. He Blew The Deadline. "If the Intelligence Community isn’t going to comply with the law, Congress needs an explanation," a senator’s office said. January 23, 2020 BuzzFeedNews.com
- ^ 5 USC § 6382(d)(2)
- ^ Office of Personnel Management, MEMORANDUM FOR: HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES on December 27, 2019