| Year | Short or popular title | Public law | Statute compilation | Description |
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| 1981 | Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981 | Pub. L. 96–342 | | |
| 1982 | Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1982 | Pub. L. 97–86 | | |
| 1983 | Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1983 | Pub. L. 97–252 | | |
| 1984 | Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1984 | Pub. L. 98–94 | COMPS-483 (details) | |
| 1985 | Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 | Pub. L. 98–525 | COMPS-13734 (details) | |
| 1986 | Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 | Pub. L. 99–145 | COMPS-10454 (details) | |
| 1987 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 | Pub. L. 99–661 | COMPS-1483 (details) | |
| 1988 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 | Pub. L. 100–180 | COMPS-10572 (details) | |
| 1989 | National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 | Pub. L. 100–456 | COMPS-634 (details) | |
| 1990 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 | Pub. L. 101–189 | COMPS-10634 (details) | |
| 1991 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 | Pub. L. 101–510 | COMPS-10716 (details) | |
| 1992 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 | Pub. L. 102–190 | COMPS-10656 (details) | |
| 1993 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 | Pub. L. 102–484 | COMPS-10665 (details) | Also named asFormer Soviet Union Demilitarization Act of 1992. |
| 1994 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 | Pub. L. 103–160 | COMPS-10823 (details) | |
| 1995 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 | Pub. L. 103–337 | COMPS-10826 (details) | |
| 1996 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 | Pub. L. 104–106 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-10709 (details) | Includes theClinger–Cohen Act, containing theFederal Acquisition Reform Act of 1996 andInformation Technology Management Reform Act of 1996. |
| 1997 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 | Pub. L. 104–201 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-10712 (details) | |
| 1998 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 | Pub. L. 105–85 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-10714 (details) | |
| 1999 | Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 | Pub. L. 105–261 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-10715 (details) | |
| 2000 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 | Pub. L. 106–65 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-10423 (details) | |
| 2001 | Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 | Pub. L. 106–398 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-10420 (details) | |
| 2002 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 | Pub. L. 107–107 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-10411 (details) | |
| 2003 | Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 | Pub. L. 107–314 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-10410 (details) | |
| 2004 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 | Pub. L. 108–136 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-10407 (details) | |
| 2005 | Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 | Pub. L. 108–375 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-10404 (details) | |
| 2006 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 | Pub. L. 109–163 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-10388 (details) | |
| 2007 | John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 | Pub. L. 109–364 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-10387 (details) | Formally named afterJohn Warner, a U.S. war veteran, long-term Senator,Senate Armed Services Committee chairman, andSecretary of the Navy fromVirginia. |
| 2008 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 | Pub. L. 110–181 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-10386 (details) | |
| 2009 | Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 | Pub. L. 110–417 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-11478 (details) | "Expresses thesense of Congress that the HonorableDuncan Hunter, Representative from California, has discharged his official duties with integrity and distinction, has served the House of Representatives and the American people selflessly, and deserves the sincere gratitude of Congress and the Nation".[5] Title 8, Subtitle G: Governmentwide Acquisition Improvements, is known as the "Clean Contracting Act",[6] and focused on improvements togovernment procurement such as limiting the term ofnon-competitive contracts to one year (section 862) and prohibiting excessive use by contractors ofsub-contractors or "tiers of sub-contractors" (section 866).[5] |
| 2010 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 | Pub. L. 111–84 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-11477 (details) | Contains importanthate crimes legislation. |
| 2011 | Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 | Pub. L. 111–383 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-11476 (details) | Formally named afterIke Skelton, a long-term Congressman and Chairman of theHouse Armed Services Committee fromMissouri. |
| 2012 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 | Pub. L. 112–81 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-10045 (details) | Contains several controversial sections, the chief being §§ 1021–1022, which affirm provisions authorizing the indefinite military detention of civilians, including U.S. citizens, withouthabeas corpus ordue process, contained in theAuthorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF),Pub. L. 107–40 (text)(PDF).[7] |
| 2013 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 | Pub. L. 112–239 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-10359 (details) | |
| 2014 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 | Pub. L. 113–66 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-11141 (details) | AUnited States federal law that specified the budget and expenditures of theUnited States Department of Defense (DOD) for Fiscal Year 2014. The law authorized the DOD to spend $607 billion in Fiscal Year 2014.[8] On December 26, 2013, PresidentBarack Obama signed the bill into law.[9] This was the 53rd consecutive year that a National Defense Authorization Act has been passed.[8] |
| 2015 | Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 | Pub. L. 113–291 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-11977 (details) | One of the proposed NDAA bills for fiscal year 2015. On May 8, 2014, the House Armed Services Committee ordered the bill reported (amended) by a vote of 61-0.[10] The Committee spent 12 hours debating the bill and voting on hundreds of different amendments before voting to pass it.[11] |
| 2016 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 | Pub. L. 114–92 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-11831 (details) | |
| 2017 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 | Pub. L. 114–328 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-13740 (details) | |
| 2018 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 | Pub. L. 115–91 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-13932 (details) | |
| 2019 | John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 | Pub. L. 115–232 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-15483 (details) | Formally named afterJohn S. McCain III, a U.S. war veteran, prisoner of war, long-term Senator, Chairman of theSenate Armed Services Committee, and2008 Republican Presidential Nominee. |
| 2020 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Pub. L. 116–92 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-15772 (details) | Formally established theUnited States Space Force as an independent branch of theArmed Forces. |
| 2021 | William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 | Pub. L. 116–283 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-16736 (details) | Formally named afterWilliam McClellan "Mac" Thornberry, a long-term Congressman, and ranking member of theHouse Armed Services Committee. |
| 2022 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 | Pub. L. 117–81 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-16861 (details) | |
| 2023 | James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 | Pub. L. 117–263 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-17475 (details) | Named afterJames M. Inhofe, a long-term Senator, and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. |
| 2024 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 | Pub. L. 118–31 (text)(PDF) | COMPS-17632 (details) | |
| 2025 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 | Pub. L. 118–159 (text)(PDF) | | |
| 2026 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | | | Under consideration. |
