KEY VOTE: CPAC Opposes the FY24 NDAA Conference Report

The 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report continues to fund the worst policies of the Biden administration's politized Department of Defense and ultimately falls short of its responsibility to bolster our national security and adequately confront global threats.

The bill continues the Biden administration's promotion of divisive and woke internal policies within the Department of Defense. For example, the NDAA conference report continues funding for the facilitation of abortion and funds transgender surgeries. The current package also omits the House-passed NDAA's explicit ban on taxpayer funded drag shows, mask mandates on military bases and elimination of Chief Diversity Officers in the military. Continuing to permit these policies not only strays from the military's core mission but also risks further politicization of our armed forces.

Additionally, the conference report includes a reauthorization of the controversial Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) without reforms. Though this is being sold as a short-term extension, the extension included would give the Biden administration's deep state bureaucrats the authority to continue conducting 200,000 plus warrantless backdoor searches of private American citizens through April 2025.

In sum, the NDAA, in its current form, fails to address crucial national security challenges, neglects much-needed reforms, and continues to push a politicized agenda within our military ranks. We will recommend to our sister organization, CPAC Foundation’s Center for Legislative Accountability to negatively score a vote in favor of the FY24 NDAA conference report in the 53rd Edition of CPAC Foundation’s Ratings of Congress.