1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i FY2022 NDAA: Strategic Context Updated January 6, 2022 Congressional consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (NDAA; H.R. 4350; S. 2792; S. 1605; P.L. 117-81) occurred as the Biden Admin
2、istration was developing strategic guidance for national security and defense programs. By law, for example, the President is required to submit to Congress a National Security Strategy (NSS; 50 U.S.C 3043) and the Secretary of Defense a National Defense Strategy (NDS; 10 U.S.C. 113). The Biden Admi
3、nistration stated that efforts to align spending priorities with the Presidents Interim National Security Strategic Guidance (INSSG) helped shape its FY2022 defense budget request. Officials said Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III planned to submit the NDS in early 2022. In March 2021, the Pre
4、sident released the INSSG, which stated that the United States faces “growing rivalry” with China, Russia, and other authoritarian states, and would “work to responsibly end Americas longest war in Afghanistan.” Elements of the INSSG appeared to build upon aspects of the Trump Administrations strate