National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
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The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 is a U.S. federal law that authorized defense-related programs, policies, and spending for the 2008 fiscal year, including provisions affecting military operations, personnel, and national security.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NDAA FY2008 | 1 |
| National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11809157 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 Context triple: [Public Law 110-181, shortName, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 is a U.S. federal law that authorized defense spending and included significant policy provisions, such as the expansion of federal hate-crime protections.
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B.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 is a United States federal law that authorized budget levels and set policies for the Department of Defense and national security programs for the 2011 fiscal year.
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C.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 is a U.S. federal law that authorized defense spending and included controversial provisions on military detention and counterterrorism authorities.
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D.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 is a U.S. federal law that authorized defense spending and set military policies and programs for the 2013 fiscal year.
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E.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 is a U.S. federal law that authorized defense spending and set military policies and programs for the 2014 fiscal year.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 Target entity description: The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 is a U.S. federal law that authorized defense-related programs, policies, and spending for the 2008 fiscal year, including provisions affecting military operations, personnel, and national security.
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A.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 is a U.S. federal law that authorized defense spending and included significant policy provisions, such as the expansion of federal hate-crime protections.
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B.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 is a United States federal law that authorized budget levels and set policies for the Department of Defense and national security programs for the 2011 fiscal year.
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C.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 is a U.S. federal law that authorized defense spending and included controversial provisions on military detention and counterterrorism authorities.
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D.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 is a U.S. federal law that authorized defense spending and set military policies and programs for the 2013 fiscal year.
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E.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 is a U.S. federal law that authorized defense spending and set military policies and programs for the 2014 fiscal year.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Defense Authorization Act
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United States federal law ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Fiscal Year 2008 ⓘ |
| authorizes | defense spending for fiscal year 2008 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| hasPart |
authorization of appropriations for Department of Energy national security programs for fiscal year 2008
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authorization of appropriations for military construction for fiscal year 2008 ⓘ authorization of appropriations for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2008 ⓘ provisions on TRICARE and military health care ⓘ provisions on acquisition reform ⓘ provisions on base realignment and closure implementation ⓘ provisions on benefits for wounded service members ⓘ provisions on contractor oversight ⓘ provisions on cyber and information assurance programs ⓘ provisions on detainee treatment and policy ⓘ provisions on environmental restoration at defense facilities ⓘ provisions on homeland defense and civil support ⓘ provisions on intelligence and information sharing ⓘ provisions on military pay raise for fiscal year 2008 ⓘ provisions on military personnel end strengths ⓘ provisions on missile defense programs ⓘ provisions on space and satellite programs ⓘ provisions on support for military families and survivors ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Federal government of the United States
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linked to:
United States government
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| legalForm | public law of the United States ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| regulates | defense-related programs and activities for fiscal year 2008 ⓘ |
| shortName | NDAA FY2008 ⓘ |
| subject |
Afghanistan War policy
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Iraq War policy ⓘ National Guard policy ⓘ United States Armed Forces ⓘ United States Department of Defense ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Defense
United States national defense policy ⓘ civilian defense workforce policy ⓘ counterterrorism programs ⓘ defense research and development ⓘ defense spending authorization ⓘ homeland defense ⓘ intelligence activities oversight ⓘ military construction ⓘ military family support programs ⓘ military health care ⓘ military operations ⓘ military pay and benefits ⓘ military personnel policy ⓘ national security policy ⓘ reserve component policy ⓘ weapons procurement ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 Description of subject: The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 is a U.S. federal law that authorized defense-related programs, policies, and spending for the 2008 fiscal year, including provisions affecting military operations, personnel, and national security.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008