Talk:National Security Act, 2024

Where does this title come from?

The phrase "National Security Act" does not appear anywhere in the adopted text of H.R.815 (other than in "National Security Act of 1947" which appears 8 times). It's not the title of the bill that was passed by Congress and signed into law. Where does this come from? Perhaps it was the title prior to amendment? This just doesn't seem right at all. jhawkinson (talk) 10:11, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

You're right about that. The adopted text only ever refers to the legislation of H.R.815 under its long title. However, it appears that the name "National Security Act, 2024" derives from the Senate amendment passed as part of the supplemental appropriations legislation, with "National Security Act, 2024" listed as a short title, while the similarly named "National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" is the title of Division A of the aformentioned Senate amendment (not equivalent to Division A in the final bill). Additionally, "National Security Act, 2024" is also listed as the title in the summary of the bill, which was authored by the Congressional Research Service (searching here on their website redirects users to the aforementioned bill summary where the title is listed). However, neither titles are listed anywhere in the final bill that became law. Hope this clears things up! :)RedMethyst (talk) 15:38, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Red Shogun412 I'm afraid your reply just raises the obvious question: how is the title appropriate? The title of a wikipedia article about a piece of legislation should not be based on things that are not in the final law. (Also, you've set your signature to be text different from your username, which makes replying to you and using templates that automatically ping you a little confusing. Maybe not a great idea?) Thanks. jhawkinson (talk) 17:18, 9 May 2024 (UTC)