National Institute of Justice

WASHINGTON — As part of the bill drawing controversy for its detainee provisions, the National Defense Authorization Act signed into law by President Barack Obama on Dec. 31, 2011, authorizing funding for the Department of Defense., including its energy management goals, and national security programs of the Department of Energy.

The bill — adopted for the 50th consecutive year — aims to terminate troubled programs and activities and approve efficiencies to apply savings to higher priority programs.