Passed House (09/23/2021)
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 multiyear procurement authority for certain helicopters and destroyers;
- imposes various cost and operational limits on the F-35 aircraft program;
- requires DOD to establish a consortium of institutions of higher education to study irregular warfare;
- generally prohibits DOD from disposing of certain waste, including hazardous waste, in open-air burn pits outside of the United States;
- requires DOD to impose a temporary moratorium on burning perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (commonly referred to as PFAS);
- expands Selective Service registration to include women;
- requires the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard to appoint special victim prosecutors;
- requires that a formal complaint alleging sexual harassment committed by a service member against another service member be investigated by an independent investigator;
- authorizes the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy to take actions to provide nonmedical counseling services to military families through the DOD Family Readiness System;
- directs DOD to implement certain recommendations for reducing gender-related inequities in out-of-pocket uniform costs;
- requires DOD to provide a basic needs allowance to low-income service members;
- extends temporary authorities for providing premium pay and benefits to certain DOD civilian employees;
- establishes within the General Services Administration the National Digital Reserve Corps to help address the digital and cybersecurity needs of executive agencies;
- extends authority for DOD to support stabilization activities in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, and Somalia; and
- imposes sanctions on entities (and certain officers and shareholders of such entities) responsible for operating, constructing, or operating the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.