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S. 1605: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

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S. 1605: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-13 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Became Public Law No: 117-81.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 3 recorded votes in our records. Latest: Senate vote 499 (2021): On the Motion, S1605 (2021-12-15), Motion Agreed to. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 117-81. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Plain summary

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 This bill authorizes Department of Defense (DOD) activities and programs for FY2022 and addresses various other issues. For example, the bill provides or extends procurement authority for certain helicopters and amphibious shipbuilding programs; imposes various cost and operational limits on the F-35 aircraft program; provides statutory authority related to DOD Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories, including direct hire authority with respect to advanced degree holders for positions at such laboratories; authorizes DOD to establish a consortium of institutions of higher education to study irregular warfare; establishes pilot programs for using private-sector partnerships to promote technology transition, deploying fifth-generation wireless telecommunications services on military installations, and digitally optimizing organic industrial base maintenance and repair operations; extends and modifies authorities to assist vetted Syrian groups and individuals, provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and support the activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq; extends and modifies the Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative and the Pacific Deterrence Initiative; extends a pilot program providing regional cybersecurity training for members of the Army National Guard; establishes a program within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to continuously monitor cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure entities that support national critical functions; authorizes a Department of Energy program to improve defense environmental cleanup processes; authorizes the establishment of an Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs within the Department of State; and imposes limits on when the State Department may use a nonstandard design when constructing an embassy or consulate compound.

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Official text

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Senate agreed to House amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of S. 1605, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (2021-12-14); CBO cost estimate: Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of S. 1605, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (2021-12-14)

Cosponsors on this site

Alex Padilla (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

Words on this page, explained (6)
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Ballot initiative
A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Fiscal year
The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
Statute
A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-s1605 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117