REFORM AND REBUILD: The Next Steps NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FY-2019

摘要

The Constitution requires Congress to provide for the common defense, including specificrndirection to “raise and support Armies,” “provide and maintain a Navy,” and “make Rules for thernGovernment and Regulation of the land and naval Forces.” For 57 years, the National DefensernAuthorization Act (NDAA) has been the primary way Congress executes this constitutionalrnobligation.rnAmerica’s military is facing challenges on multiple fronts, including the troubling increase inrnserious training accidents; the re-emergence of competitors like Russia and China; the nuclearrnambitions of Iran and North Korea; and the imperative to keep up the pressure on ISIS, al Qaeda,rnand other terrorist groups. The Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Actrnimplements new reforms designed to speed decision making and improve military agility,rnwhile simultaneously restoring readiness and increasing capability and capacity in a forcernthat has been asked to do too much with too little for too long.