National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
Latest action. Became public lawWhat a bill becomes when enacted, numbered by Congress and order of enactment: Public Law 119-4 is the 4th law of the 119th Congress.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) No: 111-84.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2010 for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force for aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement.
(Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations for FY2010 for: (1) defense-wide procurement; (2) National Guard and reserve equipment; and (3) the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle Fund.
(Sec. 107) Makes amounts authorized under this Subtitle available for programs, projects, and activities in the amounts specified in the funding table provided in Division D of this Act.
Subtitle B: Army Programs - (Sec. 111) Prohibits the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) from procuring more than one Future Combat Systems (FCS) spin out early-infantry brigade combat team equipment set for low-rate initial production. Authorizes the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (Under Secretary) to waive such limitation after written certification to Congress with respect to the FCS's strategy and baseline, testing, technology readiness, and cost estimates.
Subtitle C: Navy Programs - (Sec. 121) Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to procure up to 10 Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) and 15 LCS ship control and weapon systems via contract using competitive procedures. Requires a contract offeror to include a complete technical data package as part of each LCS proposal. Prohibits LCS costs from exceeding $480 million per vessel, with certain amounts excluded from such limit. Allows the Secretary of the Navy to waive and adjust such limit following certain certifications to the congressional defense and appropriations committees. Allows such limit to be further adjusted by increases or decreases in costs attributable to: (1) economic inflation after September 30, 2009; (2) changes in federal, state, or local laws enacted after such date; and (3) the insertion of new technology. Requires annual reports from the Secretary of the Navy to the defense and appropriations committees on LCS vessels.
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Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
This bill has been enacted. It is law.
The record's latest action, on October 28, 2009: Became Public Law No: 111-84.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
IKE SKELTON (D-MO) introduced it on June 2, 2009, and 1 member has since signed on as a cosponsor.
They are 1 Republican.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
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Vote history
- HousePassed
- SenatePassed
- PresidentSigned into law