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Some Highlights from the (Likely) NDAA for FY 2018

Scott R. Anderson Wed, Nov 15, 2017, 11:09 AM

A summary of provisions in the proposed 2018 NDAA that Lawfare readers may want to know about.

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Document: NDAA 2018 Conference Report

Vanessa Sauter Mon, Nov 13, 2017, 2:46 PM

The conference report for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2018 was released on Nov. 9.

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AUMF: Legislative Reaffirmation

Senators Table Paul Amendment to 2018 NDAA

Vanessa Sauter Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 5:00 PM

The Senate voted 61 to 36 on Wednesday to table Senator Paul Rand’s (R-KY) amendment to the 2018 NDAA, which would have repealed the 2001 and 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF).

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Expanding Congressional Oversight of Kill/Capture Ops Conducted by the Military: Section 1036 of the NDAA

Robert Chesney Thu, Dec 8, 2016, 6:25 PM

The 2017 NDAA contains interesting information on the little-known, emergent oversight architecture associated with kill/capture operations conducted by the military in locations other than areas of "theaters of major hostilities."

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Oversight of DOD Kill-Capture Missions Outside Theaters of Major Hostilities: What May Change Under the Next NDAA?

Robert Chesney Fri, May 20, 2016, 4:02 PM

Despite the substantial overlap between counterterrorism activities undertaken by the CIA and JSOC, we tend to pay a lot more attention to the details of the congressional oversight framework for the former as compared to the latter. The NDAA often addresses CT oversight relating to DOD activities, however, and this year is no exception. What follows below is an attempt to provide a user-friendly guide to the proposals on the table.

I. Increasing the pace of quarterly operational briefings regarding CT:

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President Obama's NDAA Signing Statement on Guantanamo

Cody M. Poplin Mon, Nov 30, 2015, 7:04 PM

On November 25th, President Barack Obama signed the 2016 NDAA into law.

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Detainee Transfer Restrictions and the Captures Clause of the U.S. Constitution

Ingrid Wuerth Wed, Oct 28, 2015, 7:09 AM

Both Jack Goldsmith and Harold Koh have recently written about the constitutionality of congressional restrictions on the transfer of prisoners. The President’s veto last week of the NDAA was based in part on his objection to the restrictions it places on such transfers.

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One Thing the NDAA Would Have Done, and Might Yet Do: Tweaking the Lethal Ops Oversight Framework

Robert Chesney Thu, Oct 22, 2015, 6:14 PM

Granted, the NDAA FY'16 has just been vetoed, and there probably aren't enough votes in Congress to override. But should it be the case that a deal gets worked out on the budget squabble, we may well see a version of it signed into law eventually. What else is interesting about it, besides the GTMO transfer constraints?