National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (NDAA 2016) is a United States purposed federal bill which specifies the budget and expenditures of the United States Department of Defense (DOD) for Fiscal Year 2016. The law authorizes the $515 billion in spending for national defense and an additional $89.2 billion for the Overseas Contingency Operations fund (OCO), for a total of $604.2 billion for the Fiscal Year 2016.

Role of the bill
The bill protects state medical marijuana laws from federal interference by the Department of Justice and Drug Enforcement Administration.

Bill vetoed
On September 30, 2015, President Barack Obama threatened to veto the NDDA 2016. The reason for the veto threat by the Obama administration was that the bill bypassed the Budget Control Act of 2011 spending caps by allocating nearly $90 billion to the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) account, designating routine spending as an emergency war expenses exempted from the caps. On October 22, 2015, Obama vetoed the bill.