National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014

During the 113th United States Congress, four separate bills each titled the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014" were introduced. Those bills were: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (S. 1197; 113th Congress), which received lengthy debate in the Senate; , which never made it out of committee; , which passed the House; and , which is the bill that became law. ==Summary of the bill==

The bill authorizes various programs in the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, and the United States Air Force, including requirements for reports and placing future spending caps. The bill also formally revises the Uniform Code of Military Justice to improve its ability to handle both the victims and perpetrators sexual assault, and to decriminalize consensual sodomy. ==Specific provisions of the bill==

• Pentagon-run anti-narcotics programs ==Procedural history==

The NDAA 2014 was introduced into the United States House of Representatives on 22 October 2013 by Rep. Theodore E. Deutch (D, FL-21). It was referred to the United States House Committee on Armed Services. On 28 October 2013, the House voted to pass the bill by a voice vote. The Senate agreed to those amendments on 19 December 2013 in Roll Call Vote 284 by a vote of 84–15. ==Debate and discussion==

Supporters Senator Carl Levin said that "the bill before us is not a Democratic bill and it is not a Republican bill. It is a bipartisan, bicameral defense bill." ==See also==