National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
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The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 is a United States federal law that authorized budget levels, policies, and programs for the Department of Defense and national security activities for the 1998 fiscal year.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10117620 — 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 1998 Context triple: [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997, isFollowedBy, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 is a U.S. federal law that set annual budget levels, policies, and priorities for the Department of Defense and related national security programs for the 1996 fiscal year.
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B.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 is a U.S. federal law that, among other defense policy and funding provisions, established the requirement for the Pentagon’s recurring Quadrennial Defense Review.
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C.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 is a U.S. federal law that, among other defense policy and funding provisions, established the National Nuclear Security Administration to manage the nation’s nuclear weapons, nonproliferation, and naval reactor programs.
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D.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1989
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1989 is a U.S. federal law that, among other defense policy and funding provisions, created key oversight mechanisms for nuclear safety and military programs.
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E.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 is a U.S. federal law that authorized defense spending and set military policies and programs for the 2018 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 1998 Target entity description: The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 is a United States federal law that authorized budget levels, policies, and programs for the Department of Defense and national security activities for the 1998 fiscal year.
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A.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 is a U.S. federal law that set annual budget levels, policies, and priorities for the Department of Defense and related national security programs for the 1996 fiscal year.
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B.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 is a U.S. federal law that, among other defense policy and funding provisions, established the requirement for the Pentagon’s recurring Quadrennial Defense Review.
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C.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 is a U.S. federal law that, among other defense policy and funding provisions, established the National Nuclear Security Administration to manage the nation’s nuclear weapons, nonproliferation, and naval reactor programs.
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D.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1989
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1989 is a U.S. federal law that, among other defense policy and funding provisions, created key oversight mechanisms for nuclear safety and military programs.
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E.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 is a U.S. federal law that authorized defense spending and set military policies and programs for the 2018 fiscal year.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Defense Authorization Act
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United States federal law ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
United States Department of Defense ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Defense
United States national security programs ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describedBySource |
United States congressional records
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linked to:
Congressional Record
United States statutory law ⓘ
linked to:
United States federal law
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| enables |
appropriations for Department of Defense for fiscal year 1998
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appropriations for Department of Energy national security programs for fiscal year 1998 ⓘ |
| fieldOfUse |
defense policy
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military budgeting ⓘ national security policy ⓘ |
| fiscalYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| followedBy | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 ⓘ |
| follows | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
acquisition policy provisions
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authorizations of appropriations for defense-wide activities ⓘ authorizations of appropriations for military construction ⓘ authorizations of appropriations for military personnel ⓘ authorizations of appropriations for operation and maintenance ⓘ authorizations of appropriations for procurement ⓘ authorizations of appropriations for research, development, test, and evaluation ⓘ military construction authorizations ⓘ organizational provisions for the Department of Defense ⓘ personnel management provisions ⓘ policy provisions for the United States Armed Forces ⓘ provisions related to intelligence and national security programs ⓘ provisions related to nuclear weapons programs ⓘ readiness and training provisions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | public law of the United States ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| legislativeTerm | 105th United States Congress ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
United States defense budget for fiscal year 1998
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United States military policy in the late 1990s ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | annual National Defense Authorization Acts ⓘ |
| purpose |
to authorize appropriations for military activities of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1998
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to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1998 ⓘ to provide policy guidance for United States national defense in fiscal year 1998 ⓘ |
| regulates |
United States Department of Defense budget authority for fiscal year 1998
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United States national security programs budget authority for fiscal year 1998 ⓘ force structure levels of the United States Armed Forces in fiscal year 1998 ⓘ major defense acquisition programs in fiscal year 1998 ⓘ pay and benefits for members of the United States Armed Forces in fiscal year 1998 ⓘ |
| sector |
defense
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national security ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | 1 October 1997 – 30 September 1998 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 Description of subject: The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 is a United States federal law that authorized budget levels, policies, and programs for the Department of Defense and national security activities for the 1998 fiscal year.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997
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isFollowedBy
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
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