National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008

To provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
Other Bill Titles
Short: Acquisition Improvement and Accountability Act of 2007 as passed senate.
Short: Acquisition Improvement and Accountability Act of 2007 as enacted.
Short: Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 as passed senate.
Short: National Guard Empowerment Act of 2007 as passed senate.
Short: Wounded Warrior Act as passed senate.
Short: Wounded Warrior Act as enacted.
Short: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 as introduced.
Short: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 as passed house.
Short: Acquisition Improvement and Accountability Act of 2007 as passed house.
Short: National Guard Empowerment Act of 2007 as passed house.
Official: To provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes. as introduced.
Short: Wounded Warrior Act as reported to house.
Short: Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007 as reported to house.
Short: National Guard Empowerment Act of 2007 as reported to house.
Short: Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 as reported to house.
Short: Acquisition Improvement and Accountability Act of 2007 as reported to house.
Short: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 as reported to house.
Short: National Guard Empowerment Act of 2007 as enacted.
Short: Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 as enacted.
Short: Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007 as enacted.
Short: Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007 as passed senate.
Short: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 as enacted.
Short: Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007 as passed house.
Short: Wounded Warrior Act as passed house.
Short: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 as passed senate.
Short: Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 as passed house.
1/16/2008--Introduced.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2008. Authorizes appropriations to DOD for: (1) procurement, including for aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammun more...ition, and shipbuilding and conversion; (2) research, development, test, and evaluation, including ballistic missile defense; (3) operation and maintenance, including for defense working capital funds, the Defense Health Program, drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, and environmental restoration; (4) active and reserve military personnel, including end strengths and the Armed Forces Retirement Home; (5) increased costs for military activities and military construction due to the global war on terror (6) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program; (7) chemical demilitarization construction; and ( Guard and reserve forces facilities. Sets forth provisions or requirements concerning: (1) active and reserve military personnel policy; (2) military education and training; (3) military justice; (4) military pay and allowances; (5) retired pay and survivor benefits; (6) military health care; (7) acquisition policy and management; ( DOD organization and management, including intelligence-related matters; (9) counter-drug activities and matters related to homeland security; (10) civilian personnel matters; (11) matters relating to other nations; and (12) cooperative threat reduction with states of the former Soviet Union. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for military construction for the Armed Forces and defense agencies. Allows a victim of terrorism (or his or her representative) to seek money damages for an injury or death in a private cause of action in U.S. courts against a foreign state designated as a state sponsor of terrorism at the time of the injury or death if such injury or death was caused by an official, employee, or agent of such foreign state while acting within the scope of his or her employment. Permits the President to except the government of Iraq if: (1) the exception is in the interest of U.S. national security; (2) the waiver will promote the reconstruction of, the consolidation of democracy in, and the relations of the United States with, Iraq; and (3) Iraq continues to be a reliable ally of the United States and partner in combating acts of international terrorism.
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