# 114-hr-4909: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017

114-hr-4909, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by WILLIAM THORNBERRY (R-TX); status Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 502. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4909
- Congress: 114
- Title: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
- Status: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 502.
- Introduced: 2016-04-12
- Sponsor: WILLIAM THORNBERRY (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 This bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for: Procurement, including aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, space procurement, and other procurement; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Operation and Maintenance; Working Capital Funds; the Joint Urgent Operational Needs Fund; Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction; Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities; the Defense Inspector General; the Defense Health Program; the Armed Forces Retirement Home; and Overseas Contingency Operations. The bill also authorizes the FY2017 personnel strengths for active duty and reserve forces and sets forth policies regarding: military personnel, compensation and other personnel benefits, acquisition policy and management, civilian personnel matters, and matters relating to foreign nations. Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 The bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations and sets forth policies for Military Construction for the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, defense agencies, international programs, Guard and Reserve Forces, and Base Realignment and Closure Activities.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-4938: Free File Act of 2016
- 114-hr-1735: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
- 114-hr-1597: Agile Acquisition to Retain Technological Edge Act
- 114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
- 114-hr-6479: Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act
- 114-hr-6226: PUSH Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-4909 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4909)

## Related
- [114-hr-4938: Free File Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4938)
- [114-hr-1735: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1735)
- [114-hr-1597: Agile Acquisition to Retain Technological Edge Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1597)
- [114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1475)
- [114-hr-6479: Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6479)
- [114-hr-6226: PUSH Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6226)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4909 (as of 2025-11-18).