He successfully amended the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act to cap contractors' taxpayer funded salaries at $230,000.

"Navy spokeswoman, LT Katie Cerezo, said the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act directs the Navy to maintain 10 air wings, and the Navy reversed plans to deactivate CVW-14 in order to comply with the law."

The position of Defense Department Comptroller was originally at the rank of Assistant Secretary until the National Defense Authorization Act of 1995 upgraded the position to its current rank of Under Secretary.

Section 140(d)(2) of the "Foreign Relations Authorization Act", Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 defines "terrorism" as "premeditated, politically motivated violence, perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents."

On June 4, 2009 Congressman Lynch voted in favor of House Resolution 2200 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Authorization Act of 2009, which passed the House of Representatives by a margin of 397 - 25.

He supported the 1991 Gulf War Authorization Act, which authorized the use of United States Armed Forces pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 678.

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (110th USA Congress House Resolution 4986)

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989, from GovTrack.

The Authorization Act required a new HLV design to be chosen within 90 days of its passing and for the construction of a beyond low earth orbit spacecraft.

The "Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007"