Essential National Security Authorities Act for Fiscal Year 2020
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (12 Nov 2019): Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
What this bill does
S. 2731, the Essential National Security Authorities Act for Fiscal Year 2020, is a Senate Armed Services Committee bill that would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for Department of Defense military activities, military construction, and defense-related activities of the Department of Energy. It covers procurement, research and development, operations and maintenance, military personnel, and construction across the armed services, including funding tables setting dollar levels for these categories. The bill also includes numerous specific provisions, such as extending certain expiring military bonus and special pay authorities, extending the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence and the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, authorizing multiyear F-35 aircraft contracting, modifying limits on overseas deployment of certain Navy vessels, and extending various personnel management and acquisition authorities.
The bill primarily affects the Department of Defense, the armed services, military servicemembers and their families (through pay, housing, and education-related provisions), civilian defense personnel working overseas or in combat zones, defense contractors, and the Department of Energy's national security programs. It also touches foreign assistance and security cooperation programs, including funds related to Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and NATO.
The bill was introduced and reported by the Senate Armed Services Committee on October 29, 2019, without a written report, and placed on the Senate calendar. According to the Congressional Research Service, its provisions were not enacted as a standalone law but were instead incorporated into other legislation that was later enacted, meaning this bill's substantive provisions took effect through those other bills rather than through S. 2731 itself.
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Official summary
Essential National Security Authorities Act for Fiscal Year 2020
This bill authorizes FY2020 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense programs and activities. The bill also authorizes appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Energy national security programs.
Timeline
12 Nov 2019
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Common questions
- What does S. 2731 do?
- S. 2731, the Essential National Security Authorities Act for Fiscal Year 2020, is a Senate Armed Services Committee bill that would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for Department of Defense military activities, military construction, and defense-related activities of the Department of Energy. It covers procurement, research and development, operations and maintenance, military personnel, and construction across the armed services, including funding tables setting dollar levels for these categories. The bill also includes numerous specific provisions, such as extending certain expiring military bonus and special pay authorities, extending the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence and the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, authorizing multiyear F-35 aircraft contracting, modifying limits on overseas deployment of certain Navy vessels, and extending various personnel management and acquisition authorities. The bill primarily affects the Department of Defense, the armed services, military servicemembers and their families (through pay, housing, and education-related provisions), civilian defense personnel working overseas or in combat zones, defense contractors, and the Department of Energy's national security programs. It also touches foreign assistance and security cooperation programs, including funds related to Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and NATO. The bill was introduced and reported by the Senate Armed Services Committee on October 29, 2019, without a written report, and placed on the Senate calendar. According to the Congressional Research Service, its provisions were not enacted as a standalone law but were instead incorporated into other legislation that was later enacted, meaning this bill's substantive provisions took effect through those other bills rather than through S. 2731 itself.
- Has S. 2731 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 2731. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 2731?
- S. 2731 was sponsored by Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] (R-OK), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 2731?
- Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (12 Nov 2019).
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