Public Law 116-283
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Public Law 116-283 is the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, a comprehensive U.S. federal law that sets policies and authorizes funding for the Department of Defense and related national security programs.
All labels observed (1)
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| Public Law 116-283 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3148614 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 116-283 Context triple: [Public Law 116-283, Division F, partOf, Public Law 116-283]
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Public Law 116-92
Public Law 116-92 is the U.S. federal statute enacting the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, which sets annual policies and funding levels for the Department of Defense and related national security programs.
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Public Law 115-278
Public Law 115-278 is the 2018 U.S. federal law that formally established the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within the Department of Homeland Security to lead national efforts in protecting critical infrastructure from cyber and physical threats.
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C.
Public Law 115-91
Public Law 115-91 is the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, a U.S. federal law that sets annual defense policies and funding priorities for the Department of Defense.
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D.
Public Law 113-66
Public Law 113-66 is a U.S. National Defense Authorization Act that, among other provisions, governs aspects of the Department of Defense’s chemical weapons destruction and related programs.
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E.
Public Law 114-23
Public Law 114-23 is a 2015 U.S. federal statute that reformed government surveillance authorities, notably curbing bulk collection of Americans’ phone records while reauthorizing and modifying key provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act.
- 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: Public Law 116-283 Target entity description: Public Law 116-283 is the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, a comprehensive U.S. federal law that sets policies and authorizes funding for the Department of Defense and related national security programs.
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A.
Public Law 116-92
Public Law 116-92 is the U.S. federal statute enacting the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, which sets annual policies and funding levels for the Department of Defense and related national security programs.
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B.
Public Law 115-278
Public Law 115-278 is the 2018 U.S. federal law that formally established the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within the Department of Homeland Security to lead national efforts in protecting critical infrastructure from cyber and physical threats.
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C.
Public Law 115-91
Public Law 115-91 is the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, a U.S. federal law that sets annual defense policies and funding priorities for the Department of Defense.
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D.
Public Law 113-66
Public Law 113-66 is a U.S. National Defense Authorization Act that, among other provisions, governs aspects of the Department of Defense’s chemical weapons destruction and related programs.
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E.
Public Law 114-23
Public Law 114-23 is a 2015 U.S. federal statute that reformed government surveillance authorities, notably curbing bulk collection of Americans’ phone records while reauthorizing and modifying key provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Defense Authorization Act
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United States federal law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Department of Defense
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Department of Energy national security programs ⓘ intelligence community programs ⓘ national security programs ⓘ |
| congressNumber | 116th United States Congress ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasAcronym | FY2021 NDAA ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William M. (Mac) Thornberry ⓘ |
| officialName | William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 116-283 ⓘ |
| role |
authorizes appropriations for Department of Energy national security programs for fiscal year 2021
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authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense ⓘ prescribes military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2021 ⓘ sets policies for national defense and security-related activities for fiscal year 2021 ⓘ |
| shortName | NDAA for Fiscal Year 2021 ⓘ |
| subject |
5G and telecommunications security
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PFAS contamination at military installations ⓘ acquisition and procurement policy ⓘ aircraft procurement and modernization ⓘ artificial intelligence in defense ⓘ contracting and procurement oversight ⓘ counterterrorism operations authorities ⓘ cyber operations and cyber forces ⓘ cybersecurity policy ⓘ defense acquisition reform ⓘ defense appropriations authorization ⓘ defense health care ⓘ defense logistics and sustainment ⓘ defense research and development ⓘ defense-wide working capital funds ⓘ diversity and inclusion in the armed forces ⓘ emerging technologies ⓘ environmental remediation at defense sites ⓘ foreign military assistance and security cooperation ⓘ homeland defense and civil support ⓘ industrial base and supply chain security ⓘ information operations and influence activities ⓘ intelligence and counterintelligence policy ⓘ military construction authorization ⓘ military family support ⓘ military justice and legal affairs ⓘ military personnel policy ⓘ missile defense programs ⓘ national defense policy ⓘ naval shipbuilding and modernization ⓘ nuclear weapons and stockpile management ⓘ readiness and training ⓘ security cooperation with allies and partners ⓘ sexual assault prevention and response in the military ⓘ space force organization and policy ⓘ space policy ⓘ special operations forces authorities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Law 116-283 Description of subject: Public Law 116-283 is the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, a comprehensive U.S. federal law that sets policies and authorizes funding for the Department of Defense and related national security programs.
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