National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (H.R. 2647, Pub. L. 111–84 (text) (PDF), 123 Stat. 2190.) is a law in the United States signed by President Barack Obama on October 28, 2009. As a bill it was H.R. 2647 in the 111th Congress. The overall purpose of the law is to authorize funding for the defense of the United States and its interests abroad, for military construction, and for national security-related energy programs.

House vote on 2009–2010 Defense Appropriations

  Democratic aye

  Republican aye

  Abstention or no representative seated

  Democratic no

  Republican no

Senate vote on 2009–2010 Defense Appropriations

  Both yes

  One yes, one didn't vote

  One yes, one no

  One no, one didn't vote

  Both no

Division A

3.4% basic military pay raise

Title I

• Subtitle D, Sections 132 & 133 repealed the FY 2009 F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft funding and re-directed it to preserving the maintenance and tooling of the existing program.

Title V

• Subtitle H - Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act

Title XII

• Subtitle B - Success in Countering Al Qaeda Reporting Requirements Act of 2009
• Subtitle D - Victims of Iranian Censorship Act (or the VOICE Act)

Authorizes the Secretary of State to continue efforts in support of Iranian dissidents

Title XVIII

• Military Commissions Act of 2009 - completely amended the existing statutes.

Title XIX

• Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2009

Division B

• Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010

Division E

• Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act

Expanded federal hate crime law to include crimes motivated by a victim's actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.

See also

• National Defense Authorization Act
• Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010
  • American Communities' Right to Public Information Act
  • OPEN FOIA Act of 2009
  • Protected National Security Documents Act of 2009

External links

• National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2010 as amended (PDF/details) in the GPO Statute Compilations collection
• National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2010 as enacted (details) in the US Statutes at Large
• H.R. 2647 on Congress.gov
• S. 1390 on Congress.gov
• Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 as amended (PDF/details)