Public Law 112-81
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Public Law 112-81 is the enacted U.S. federal statute commonly known as the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, which authorized defense programs and spending and drew controversy over its detention provisions.
All labels observed (1)
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| Public Law 112-81 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8263123 — 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 112-81 Context triple: [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, publicLawNumber, Public Law 112-81]
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A.
Public Law 111-152
Public Law 111-152 is the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, a U.S. federal law that amended and expanded the Affordable Care Act while overhauling student loan financing.
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B.
Public Law 111-31
Public Law 111-31 is a 2009 U.S. federal statute that granted the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate the manufacture, marketing, and sale of tobacco products.
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C.
Public Law 110-181
Public Law 110-181 is a 2008 U.S. defense authorization statute that, among many provisions, governs and directs programs such as the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives for the safe destruction of chemical weapons stockpiles.
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D.
Public Law 111-314
Public Law 111-314 is the 2010 federal statute that reorganized and recodified U.S. space-related laws into Title 51 of the United States Code.
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E.
Public Law 111-84
Public Law 111-84 is the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, a U.S. federal law that authorizes defense programs and sets related policies and funding.
- 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 112-81 Target entity description: Public Law 112-81 is the enacted U.S. federal statute commonly known as the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, which authorized defense programs and spending and drew controversy over its detention provisions.
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A.
Public Law 111-152
Public Law 111-152 is the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, a U.S. federal law that amended and expanded the Affordable Care Act while overhauling student loan financing.
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B.
Public Law 111-31
Public Law 111-31 is a 2009 U.S. federal statute that granted the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate the manufacture, marketing, and sale of tobacco products.
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C.
Public Law 110-181
Public Law 110-181 is a 2008 U.S. defense authorization statute that, among many provisions, governs and directs programs such as the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives for the safe destruction of chemical weapons stockpiles.
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D.
Public Law 111-314
Public Law 111-314 is the 2010 federal statute that reorganized and recodified U.S. space-related laws into Title 51 of the United States Code.
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E.
Public Law 111-84
Public Law 111-84 is the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, a U.S. federal law that authorizes defense programs and sets related policies and funding.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States federal statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Department of Defense programs
ⓘ
United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
appropriations law
ⓘ
military law ⓘ national security law ⓘ |
| chamberInvolved |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
Public Laws of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Statutes at Large
|
| congressNumber | 112th United States Congress ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
Section 1021
ⓘ
Section 1022 ⓘ |
| controversy |
application of detention authority to terrorism suspects
ⓘ
indefinite military detention provisions ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateSigned | 2011-12-31 ⓘ |
| fiscalYearCovered | Fiscal Year 2012 ⓘ |
| followedBy | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ⓘ |
| geographicScope | worldwide, where U.S. forces operate ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
authorization of defense spending levels for FY2012
ⓘ
policies for detention of certain terrorism suspects ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| officeOfSigner | President of the United States ⓘ |
| officialName | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 ⓘ |
| policyArea | Armed Forces and National Security ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 112-81 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001
ⓘ
War on Terror ⓘ
linked to:
Global War on Terrorism
|
| replaces | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 ⓘ |
| shortName | NDAA for FY2012 ⓘ |
| signedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| sponsorChamber |
House Armed Services Committee
ⓘ
linked to:
House Committee on Armed Services
|
| status | enacted ⓘ |
| subject |
United States Department of Defense
ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Defense
counterterrorism ⓘ detention authority ⓘ law of armed conflict ⓘ military appropriations ⓘ military construction ⓘ military personnel policy ⓘ national defense ⓘ |
| title | An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislation | annual defense authorization act ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2011 ⓘ |
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Subject: Public Law 112-81 Description of subject: Public Law 112-81 is the enacted U.S. federal statute commonly known as the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, which authorized defense programs and spending and drew controversy over its detention provisions.
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