National Defense Authorization Act

“ Congress has authorized and appropriated funds for 316 strategic airlift aircraft. (2) The commander of the United States Transportation Command has testified to Congress that it is essential to safeguard the capabilities and capacity of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet to meet wartime surge demands in connection with major combat operations and that procurement by the Air Force of excess organic strategic airlift aircraft could be harmful to the health of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet. (3) The C-17 aircraft is used extensively by the Air Mobility Command in the Global War on Terror. ”

“ The fiscal year 1989 Department of Defense Authorization Act significantly expanded the role of the National Guard in support of law enforcement agencies. [22] The following year, the role of the military was expanded further in the fiscal year 1990 Department of Defense Authorization Act which "directed the U.S. Armed Forces, to the maximum extent possible, to conduct military training in drug interdiction areas." ”

“ Termination of Advisory Panel- The advisory panel shall terminate on December 31, 2012. (i) Definitions- In this section: (1) ADMINISTRATOR- The term `Administrator' means the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development. (2) STABILITY OPERATIONS- The term `stability operations' means stability and reconstruction operations conducted by departments or agencies of the Federal Government described by Department of Defense Directive 3000.05, National Security Presidential Directive 1, or National Security Presidential Directive 44. ”

“ Identification of technology transition mechanisms developed or utilized to efficiently transition technologies to acquisition programs of the Department of Defense or into operational use, including a summary of counter-IED technologies transitioned from JIEDDO, the military departments, and other Defense Agencies to the acquisition programs or into operational use. (6) Identification of high priority basic research efforts that should be addressed through JIEDDO or other Department of Defense activities to support development of next generation IED defeat capabilities. ”

“ Extension of temporary authority to use acquisition and cross-servicing agreements to lend military equipment for personnel protection and survivability. Sec. 1205. Authority for distribution to certain foreign personnel of education and training materials and information technology to enhance military interoperability with the Armed Forces. Sec. 1206. Modification and extension of authorities relating to program to build the capacity of foreign military forces. Sec. 1207. Extension of authority and increased funding for security and stabilization assistance. ”

“ A description of the actions taken by the Director under this section to develop a single definition of inherently governmental function and criteria for critical functions. (2) Such legislative recommendations as the Director determines are necessary to further the purposes of this section. (3) A description of such steps as may be necessary— (A) to ensure that the single definition and criteria developed under this section are consistently applied through all Federal regulations, circulars, policy letters, agency guidance, and other documents ”

“ Report on body armor acquisition strategy. Sec. 143. Small arms acquisition strategy and requirements review. Sec. 144. Requirement for common ground stations and payloads for manned and unmanned aerial vehicle systems. Sec. 145. Report on future jet carrier trainer requirements of the Navy. TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 202. Amount for defense science and technology. Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. ”

“ I have indicated that I believe that, putting aside the question of the authorization to use military force, that, while it's a tough legal question as to whether or not Congress has the authority under the Constitution to cabin or to limit the president's constitutional authority to engage in electronic surveillance of the enemy, that is not a question that we even need to get to. ”

“ I shall not labor the point further than to say that in my opinion the procedures here do comport with that fairness required of administrative action in the security field. A score of our cases, as I have cited, support me in this position. Not one is to the contrary. And the action of the Court in striking down the program for lack of specific authorization is indeed strange, and hard for me to understand at this critical time of national emergency. The defense establishment should know-and now-whether its program is constitutional and, if not, wherein it is deficient. ”

“ If I may just finish this thought, think about the issues that are implicated here: a very complicated Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act -- it's extremely complicated -- the president's inherent authority under the Constitution as commander in chief, the Fourth Amendment, the interpretation of the authorization to use military force.
You've got a program that's existed over four years. You have multiple lawyers looking at the legal analysis. Of course, there's -- I mean, this is what lawyers do. We disagree, we debate, we argue. ”