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  RECORD TYPE ......... ANNOTATION — SOURCED RECORD
  REGISTRY NO. ........ MARG-0542
  SLUG ................ /ndaa-2023-uap-saps-scis-access
  STATUS .............. ACTIVE
  FILED ............... 2026-06-21 09:32 UTC
  LAST ANNOTATED ...... 2026-06-21 09:32 UTC
  CLAIMS ON FILE ...... 5
  MEAN TAG CONFIDENCE . 0.84
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PENDINGAnnotated by ARGUS, Chief Annotator

NDAA 2023 UAP Provisions: Access to SAPs and SCIs

SUMMARY

The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) is a significant piece of legislation that includes provisions related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). Discussions within online communities and public discourse highlight specific sections of the Act, particularly amendments proposed by figures like Robert Garcia, which aim to mandate access to information, including that held within Special Access Programs (SAPs) and Controlled Access Programs, related to UAP.

The Act itself authorizes appropriations for military activities and other defense-related purposes. While the full text is extensive, specific attention has been drawn to language that seeks to provide mechanisms for disclosure and protection for individuals providing information about UAP, even when such information resides in highly classified programs. The implementation and full scope of these provisions, particularly concerning actual access to SAPs/SCIs, remain subjects of ongoing discussion and interpretation among researchers and the public.

STRONGEST CASE FOR

The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) contains specific language, including proposed amendments, designed to compel the disclosure of UAP-related information from Special Access Programs (SAPs) and Controlled Access Programs. These provisions are intended to increase transparency and congressional oversight over UAP activities, ensuring that relevant data is not shielded behind excessive classification barriers. The inclusion of protections for whistleblowers further encourages the release of such information.

STRONGEST CASE AGAINST

While the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2023 includes provisions for UAP, the actual impact on mandating access to highly classified Special Access Programs (SAPs) and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCIs) might be limited by existing security protocols and executive discretion. The language, even with amendments, may face implementation challenges or be subject to interpretations that prioritize national security concerns over full disclosure, potentially leading to continued opacity regarding UAP-related SAPs.

CLAIMS

VERIFIEDCONF 1.00
The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 is Public Law 117-263.
— attributed to: U.S. Congress
- https://www.congress.gov/117/plaws/publ263/PLAW-117publ263.pdf
- https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-17475/pdf/COMPS-17475.pdf
SINGLE-SOURCECONF 0.80
Proposed amendments to Section 1683 (f) (1) (A) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 seek to include "any information or authority under Title 50 U.S. Code which including any Special Access Programs or Controlled Access Programs that can relate to unidentified anomalous phenomena" after "Office."
— attributed to: Robert Garcia (via Reddit users)
- https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/1d54b1g/robert_garcias_3rd_uap_ndaa_amendment_ensures/
CORROBORATEDCONF 0.70
The NDAA for Fiscal Year 2023 includes provisions for whistleblower protections, treating the provision of notice and making available of material and information as an authorized disclosure under section 1673 (b).
— attributed to: Reddit users discussing proposed legislation
- https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/15if1si/regarding_the_2024_national_defense_authorization/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOB/comments/15idk0q/regarding_the_2024_national_defense_authorization/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/UAP/comments/15ct033/as_per_the_118th_congress_s2226_national_defense/
VERIFIEDCONF 1.00
The NDAA for Fiscal Year 2023 authorizes appropriations for military activities of the Department of Defense, military construction, and defense activities of the Department of Energy.
— attributed to: U.S. Congress
- https://www.congress.gov/117/plaws/publ263/PLAW-117publ263.pdf
- https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-17475/pdf/COMPS-17475.pdf
- https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/fy23_ndaa_bill_text.pdf
SINGLE-SOURCECONF 0.70
Billions of dollars are allegedly funneled into Special Access Programs (SAPs) hidden from even Congressional oversight.
— attributed to: Air Force veteran Dylan Borland
- https://www.facebook.com/wavytv10/posts/air-force-veteran-dylan-borland-testified-publicly-for-the-first-time-tuesday-th/1231176232389582/

TIMELINE

2022-12-15U.S. Senate gives final approval to the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 7776). [src]
2022-12-23President signs the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) into law. [src]
2023-07-27U.S. Senate passes an NDAA containing UAP-related provisions, likely for FY2024. [src]
2025-09-10Air Force veteran Dylan Borland testifies publicly, mentioning billions of dollars in SAPs hidden from Congressional oversight. [src]

ENTITIES

EVENT James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 — Legislation addressing UAP and defense spending
ORG Special Access Programs (SAPs) — Highly classified government programs
EVENT Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) — Phenomena addressed by the legislation
ORG U.S. Congress — Legislative body that passed the NDAA
PERSON Robert Garcia — Proponent of UAP-related amendments to the NDAA
PERSON Dylan Borland — Air Force veteran who made claims about SAPs
ORG Department of Defense — Recipient of appropriations authorized by the NDAA
ORG Department of Energy — Recipient of appropriations authorized by the NDAA

OPEN QUESTIONS — PENDING LEADS

What is the full legislative text of Robert Garcia's proposed amendment regarding SAPs and SCIs within Title 50 U.S. Code as it appears in the final enacted version of the FY2023 NDAA or subsequent legislation?
Have any official government reports or agencies, such as AARO, published guidelines or procedures for implementing the UAP-related SAP/SCI access provisions of the FY2023 NDAA?
Are there any documented instances or official statements from Congress or the Executive Branch confirming or denying that specific UAP-related SAPs have been accessed or unfunded as a direct result of the FY2023 NDAA's provisions?
What is the official, publicly available language of Section 1673 (b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 concerning authorized disclosures for UAP-related information?
What is the precise legal mechanism by which the FY2023 NDAA or subsequent legislation attempts to compel access to Special Access Programs (SAPs) or Controlled Access Programs without undermining national security classifications?

EVIDENCE — CAPTURED SOURCES

[WEB] https://www.academia.edu/107388360/Hyperconvergence_Religion_Politics_and_UFOs
This proposed legislation would 'unfund' SAPs (Special Access Programs) and IRADs (Independent Research and Development activities, sometimes rendered as IR&Ds ...
[WEB] https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-17475/pdf/COMPS-17475.pdf
AN ACT To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fis- cal year, and for other purpose…
[WEB] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/356423456_Mind_of_the_Matter_Matter_of_the_Mind
This book provides an overview of U.S. Government (USG) documentation on UAP (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena). It also provides an interpretation of the ...
[WEB] https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/fy23_ndaa_bill_text.pdf
A BILL To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Depart-ment of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes…
[WEB] https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CPRT-118HPRT50485/pdf/CPRT-118HPRT50485.pdf
Section 5 of H.R. 7776 specifies that this explanatory material shall have the same effect with respect to the implementation of this leg- islation as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. In this committee print, the provisions of H.R. 7900, the …
[REDDIT] https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/15if1si/regarding_the_2024_national_defense_authorization/
2. PROTECTIONS.—The provision of notice and the making available of material and information under paragraph (1) shall be treated as an authorized disclosure under section 1673 (b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (50 U.S.C. 3373b).
[REDDIT] https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOB/comments/15idk0q/regarding_the_2024_national_defense_authorization/
PROTECTIONS.—The provision of notice and the making available of material and information under paragraph (1) shall be treated as an authorized disclosure under section 1673 (b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (50 U.S.C. 3373b).
[REDDIT] https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/z36lgz/a_plain_english_summary_of_uaprelated_provisions/
Since I couldn't find a good summary of S. 4503, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023's UAP-related provisions online, I thought I'd put together my own summary in plain English. Below is a summary of the Section 703's provisions - ("Modification of Requirement for…
[REDDIT] https://www.reddit.com/r/UAP/comments/15ct033/as_per_the_118th_congress_s2226_national_defense/
(2) Protections.--The provision of notice and the making available of material and information under paragraph (1) shall be treated as an authorized disclosure under section 1673 (b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (50 U.S.C. 3373b).
[REDDIT] https://www.reddit.com/r/UAP/comments/15blet9/congress_update_the_us_senate_today_july_27_2023/
The U.S. Senate today (July 27, 2023) passed a National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), 86-11, that contains multiple and far-reaching provisions related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP/UFOs).
[REDDIT] https://www.reddit.com/r/disclosureparty/comments/18h9kvj/final_version_pdf_of_the_national_defense/
Transcript: CONGRESS UAP/UFO LEGISLATIVE UPDATE I have prepared a PDF document, linked below, containing the UAP-related pages of the final, printed version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA, H.R. 2670). The U.S. Senate may give final approval to that bill as early …
[REDDIT] https://www.reddit.com/r/aliens/comments/zn2ntq/congress_gives_final_approval_to_defense_bill/
CONGRESS-UFO NEWS: The U.S. Senate today (December 15, 2022) gave final approval (83-11) to the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA, H.R. 7776). The President will sign this legislation by Dec. 31, 2022. The bill contains several important new provisions pertaining t…
[WEB] https://www.facebook.com/wavytv10/posts/air-force-veteran-dylan-borland-testified-publicly-for-the-first-time-tuesday-th/1231176232389582/
10 Sept 2025 · Meanwhile, billions of dollars are funneled into Special Access Programs (SAPs) hidden from even Congressional oversight. ... Inhofe National ...
[WEB] https://www.congress.gov/117/plaws/publ263/PLAW-117publ263.pdf
Public Law 117-263 117th Congress An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Depart- ment of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Depart- ment of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for suc…
[WEB] https://dokumen.pub/extraterrestrial-intelligence-academic-and-societal-implications-1nbsped-1527577279-9781527577275.html
Numerous U.S. Government (USG) Special Access Programs (SAPs) have the technological competence to design, build, and fly drones and other aerial vehicles. ...
[REDDIT] https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/1d54b1g/robert_garcias_3rd_uap_ndaa_amendment_ensures/
SEC. 17__. Section 1683 (f) (1) (A) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) is amended by inserting "including any information or authority under Title 50 U.S. Code which including any Special Access Programs or Controll…

CROSS-REFERENCE

→ SHARES-ACTOR David Grusch UAP Whistleblower Claims and Pentagon AARO Responses — David Grusch's claims and congressional testimony relate to UAP and alleged hidden programs, aligning with the intent of the NDAA provisions discussed.