S. 4543: James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

117th Congress

An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. John Reed — D — RI

Authorizes appropriations in 2023 for the military functions of the Department of Defense and for the Department of Energy’s atomic energy defense activities, authorizes appropriations in 2023 for nondefense activities, mainly for the Department of Veterans Affairs, prescribes personnel levels for the U.S. Armed Forces and make changes to compensation and benefits for military personnel and their families, authorizes third-party financing for research and development projects, authorizes the Department of Defense to use currently available appropriations to train and equip the military forces of foreign countries to respond to disasters and humanitarian crises, imposes intergovernmental and private-sector mandates including instituting new antidiscrimination and employment protections for cybersecurity reservists who are activated and expanding Selective Service registration requirements.

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