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The passage of a Defense Authorization Act is often used by Congress to honor a senior congress member or other individual. For example, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 is known as the "Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001" in honor of Representative Floyd D. Spence of South ...
The United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. An authorization bill is a type of legislation used in the United States to authorize the activities of the various agencies and programs that are part of the federal government of the United States. Authorizing such programs is one of the powers of the United States Congress.
With an original authorization of $25 billion (equivalent to $215 billion in 2023) [1] for the construction of 41,000 miles (66,000 km) of the Interstate Highway System over a 10-year period, it was the largest public works project in American history through that time. [2]
The Intelligence Authorization Act is a yearly bill implemented in order to codify covert, clandestine operations and defines requirements for reporting such operations to the Congress. [1] The first act was passed along with the Intelligence Oversight Act of 1980, which allowed Congress and members of the agency to be included in important ...
The Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 is a United States federal law, designed to improve the way the federal government acquires, uses and disposes information technology (IT). It was passed as Division E of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996.
To amend titles 40, 41, and 44, United States Code, to eliminate duplication and waste in information technology acquisition and management. Announced in: the 113th United States Congress: Sponsored by: Rep. Darrell E. Issa (R, CA-49) Number of co-sponsors: 1: Codification; Acts affected: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, E-Government Act of 2002
The Posse Comitatus Act is a United States federal law (18 U.S.C. § 1385, original at 20 Stat. 152) signed on June 18, 1878, by President Rutherford B. Hayes that limits the powers of the federal government in the use of federal military personnel to enforce domestic policies within the United States.
The Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF; Pub. L. 107–40 (text), 115 Stat. 224) is a joint resolution of the United States Congress which became law on September 18, 2001, authorizing the use of the United States Armed Forces against those responsible for the September 11 attacks.