National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

Long title	An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
Enacted by	the 115th United States Congress
Citations
Public law	Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 115–232 (text) (PDF)
Statutes at Large	132 Stat. 1636 through 132 Stat. 2423
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (H.R. 5515) by Mac Thornberry (R–TX) on April 13, 2018 Committee consideration by House Armed Services Committee Passed the House on May 24, 2018 (351–66) Passed the Senate as the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 on June 18, 2018 (85–10) Reported by the joint conference committee on July 25, 2018; agreed to by the House on July 26, 2018 (359–54) and by the Senate on August 1, 2018 (87–10) Signed into law by President Donald Trump on August 13, 2018

The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (NDAA 2019) is a United States federal law which specifies the budget, expenditures and policies of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for fiscal year 2019. It was signed by President Donald Trump during a ceremony in Fort Drum, New York on August 13, 2018.^[1]