Defence

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to assist eligible veterans to complete certain programs or courses after the delimiting date for educational assistance relating to such programs or courses.

United States · United States Congress · 11 October 1984

Extends educational assistance to an eligible veteran for as long as such veteran continues satisfactorily to pursue a program or course in which such veteran was enrolled on October 1, 1984. (Currently, all such assistance ends on December 31, 1984).

A bill to improve and expand benefits for active duty military personnel and their dependents.

United States · United States Congress · 10 October 1984

Directs the Secretary of Defense to use appropriated but unused Department of Defense funds for: (1) increased mileage reimbursement travel allowances; (2) travel lodging expenses; and (3) moving expenses. Limits the use of such funds for the above purposes to the lesser of 50 percent of such funds or $250,000,000. Increases the variable housing allowance for military personnel by lowering the trigger point for determining such allowance from 80 to 75 percent of the median monthly cost of housing in the United States for members of the uniformed services. Removes restrictions on dental care coverage for spouses and children of military personnel. Establishes in the Department of Defense an Office of Military Family Services to provide counseling and information services.

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the forfeiture of proprietary rights to certain technical data by a debarred or suspended contractor of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 5 October 1984

Provides that a defense contractor who contracts to supply a manufactured product and is later barred or suspended from performing the contract by reason of a conviction of any criminal offense committed in connection with a contract with the United States and involving an intent to defraud shall forfeit to the United States all proprietary rights in any technical data relating to the manufacture of such product.

A bill to improve and expand benefits for active duty military personnel and their dependents.

United States · United States Congress · 5 October 1984

Directs the Secretary of Defense to use appropriated but unused Department of Defense funds for: (1) increased mileage reimbursement travel allowances; (2) travel lodging expenses; and (3) moving expenses. Limits the use of such funds for the above purposes to the lesser of 50 percent of such funds or $250,000,000. Increases the variable housing allowance for military personnel by lowering the trigger point for determining such allowance from 80 to 75 percent of the median monthly cost of housing in the United States for members of the uniformed services. Removes restrictions on dental care coverage for spouses and children of military personnel. Establishes in the Department of Defense an Office of Military Family Services to provide counseling and information services.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide compensation to former prisoners of war of World War II and of the Korean conflict.

United States · United States Congress · 4 October 1984

Grants for compensation purposes a 60 percent service-connected disability rating for former prisoners of war who were detained 30 or more days in the Asian-Pacific Theater during World War II or in Korea during the Korean conflict, or who evaded capture in such theaters for at least 90 days.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to guarantee loans made to veterans for the purchase of residential units held by cooperative housing projects.

United States · United States Congress · 4 October 1984

Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to guarantee loans made to veterans for the purchase of residential units held by cooperative housing projects.

A bill to amend section 2236 of title 10, United States Code, to increase the maximum contribution that may be made by the Federal government toward the cost of construction of an armory by any State.

United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1984

Increases from 75 to 90 percent of construction costs the maximum contribution the Federal Government may make toward the construction of a State's armory.

Uniformed Services Dental Officers Special Pay Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1984

Uniformed Services Dental Officers Special Pay Act of 1984 - Revises both the amount of special pay to which a dental officer is entitled and the amount of time a dental officer must have served on active duty in a specified category to be entitled to special pay. Sets forth special pay provisions for dental officers undergoing residency training. Requires specified officers receiving additional special pay to agree to remain on active duty for at least one more year. Requires an officer breaking such agreement to refund a prorated amount. Permits the Secretary of the relevant military department to terminate such additional pay at will.

A bill to provide for compensation with respect to former members of the Armed Forces of the United States for each day spent avoiding capture by hostile forces or as underground fighters while unattached to any regular unit of the Armed Forces during World War II.

United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1984

Amends the War Claims Act of 1948 to authorize the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States to determine claims for compensation allowed to underground fighters. Defines an underground fighter as an individual who served during the United States involvement in World War II as a guerilla fighter or concealed himself from or escaped from confinement by a hostile force and who is a citizen, national, or resident alien of the United States at the time of enactment of this Act. Sets the rate of compensation at $5 per day of resistance. Establishes the statute of limitations at one year from enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations.

A resolution waiving certain points of order against the conference reports on the bills (H.R. 4164) to amend the Vocational Education Act of 1963 to strengthen and expand the economic base of the Nation, develop human resources, reduce structural unemployment, increase productivity, and strengthen the Nation's defense capabilities by assisting the States to expand, improve, and update high-quality programs of vocational-technical education, and for other purposes, and (S. 2496) to amend the Adult Education Act in order to simplify requirements for States and other recipients participating in Federal adult education programs, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1984

Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference reports on H.R. 4164 (vocational education programs) and S. 2496 (adult education programs).

Department of Defense False Claims Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1984

Department of Defense False Claims Act of 1984 - Provides an administrative remedy and increased civil penalties for defrauding or intending to defraud the United States by filing false claims against the Department of Defense.

Defense Petroleum Reserve Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1984

Defense Petroleum Reserve Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish, maintain, and utilize a Defense Petroleum Reserve, with a specified capacity and drawdown capability. Requires the Secretary, within 270 days after enactment of this Act, to prepare and transmit to Congress a Defense Petroleum Reserve Plan detailing the design, construction, and filling of the storage and related facilities of the Reserve. Requires the Plan to be designed so as to assure that the Reserve will provide immediate access to petroleum to be utilized for emergency national defense purposes as declared by the President. Outlines details to be included within the Plan, including a comprehensive environmenal assessment. Requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations and take other specified steps to assure implementation of the Plan. Allows the Secretary to store, transport, or exchange petroleum: (1) which is produced from Federal lands; (2) which the United States is entitled to receive as royalties from production on Federal lands; or (3) which is acquired by the Secretary for the Reserve. Outlines objectives to be followed by the Secretary in acquiring petroleum for the Reserve. Establishes in the Treasury the Defense Petroleum Reserve Account, with specified credits made to such account. Prohibits the Secretary from using account funds for any purpose other than the procurement of petroleum for the Reserve. Requires the Secretary, beginning not later than January 1, 1987, to transmit annually a report to Congress with a detailed accounting of activities carried out under this Act. Requires the Secretary of Defense, beginning not later than January 1, 1988, to transmit annually a report to Congress concerning anticipated emergency petroleum needs for national defense, together with any recommendations. Authorizes continued production of petroleum from the naval petroleum reserves.

A bill to direct the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to establish a national cemetery in Merced County, California.

United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1984

Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in Merced County, California, on land which is donated by the Romero Ranch Company.

Merchant Marine Defense Service Recognition and Medals Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1984

Merchant Marine Defense Service Recognition and Medals Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to award decorations and insignia to members of the U.S. Merchant Marine performing meritorious acts or distinguished service. Permits such honors to be of the same design as other comparable military honors. Authorizes the Secretary to cite any U.S. ship for outstanding or gallant acts. Permits the awarding of plaques for the ships and ribbons to the personnel. Authorizes the Secretary to provide a flag and grave markers for merchant mariners who served the United States or its allies in periods of conflict. Establishes criminal penalties for the unauthorized manufacture or display of these awards or decorations. Repeals the Merchant Marine Medals Act.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide to peacetime veterans the same pension benefits currently available to wartime veterans because of a nonservice-connected disability or age, and to provide the same burial plot allowances to peacetime veterans that are currently available to wartime veterans.

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1984

Provides peacetime veterans and their survivors the same pension benefits currently available to wartime veterans because of a non-service-connected disability or age. Provides the same burial plot allowances to peacetime veterans that are currently available to wartime veterans.

A bill to redesignate the Regional Veterans' Administration Medical Center located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, as the "General Black Jack Pershing Regional Veterans' Administration Medical Center".

United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1984

Designates the Regional Veterans Administration Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, as the General Black Jack Pershing Regional Veterans Administration Medical Center.

Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1984

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1984

Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1985 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY 1985 for military and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Appropriates funds for the Department of Defense Retirement Fund for retired military personnel on the retired lists of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, including the reserves. Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY 1985 for the operation and maintenance of the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air Force,and the Defense agencies, including their respective reserve components, and the Army and Air National Guards. Appropriates funds for the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, claims against the Department of Defense, the Court of Military Appeals, and environmental restoration. Title III: Procurement - Appropriates funds for FY 1985 for the procurement by the Army of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, and other equipment and materials. Includes transfers of funds for specified procurement to remain available through FY 1986. Directs the Secretary of the Army to report to the appropriate committees 30 days before expending funds for the Division Air Defense system with a certification that after the initial production testing, such system meets or exceeds requirements and is necessary to counter the Soviet threat. Appropriates and transfers funds for procurement by the Navy of aircraft, weapons, conversion and shipbuilding of vessels, and other equipment and materials. Prohibits the use of funds for naval vessel construction in foreign shipyards. Appropriates funds for Marine Corps procurement. Appropriates funds for procurement by the Air Force of aircraft, missiles, and other equipment and materials. Includes transfers of funds for aircraft procurement. Limits MX missile procurement to 21 operational missiles. Permits the procurement of additional missiles only upon: (1) the President's determination and report to Congress after March 1, 1985, that additional missiles are in the national interest and analysis of basing modes, such missiles' effect on arms control policy, and the vulnerability of land-based ICBMs; and (2) the passing of two successive joint resolutions approving the obligation of funds. Sets forth congressional procedures for the consideration of such resolutions. Appropriates funds for the National Guard, Reserve, and Defense Agencies' procurement and for Defense Production Act purchases. Makes all such appropriations available through FY 1987 unless otherwise specified. Title IV: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Appropriates funds for FY 1985 for research, development, test, and evaluation by the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the defense agencies. Permits the merger of appropriations for advanced research. Appropriates funds for the expenses of the Director of Defense Test and Evaluation. Makes all such appropriations available through FY 1986. Title V: Special Foreign Currency Program - Appropriates funds for FY 1985 for excess payments in foreign currencies for expenses in carrying out the programs of the Department of Defense. Title VI: Revolving and Maintenance Funds - Appropriates funds for the armed forces and defense stock funds. Transfers specified unobligated appropriations to the Merchant Ship Construction Revolving Fund. Title VII: Related Agencies - Appropriates funds for the intelligence community staff and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund. Title VIII: General Provisions - Limits the expenditure of appropriations for consulting services to contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record. Prohibits the use of appropriations for unauthorized publicity or propaganda. Authorizes the Secretaries of Defense and of the service departments to procure the services of experts and consultants if advantageous to the national defense. Exempts the Defense Department from the prohibition against employing non-citizens. Makes appropriations available for specified incidental and noncombatant expenses of the Department including motor vehicle insurance, maintenance of prisoners, school transportation of military dependents, maintenance of facilities, ships, and equipment, dependents' medical treatment, and certain subsistence expenses. Directs the Secretary of Defense and each agency of the Department to assist American small and minority-owned businesses in their participation in defense contracts. Permits the President to exempt appropriations available for military functions from the requirement that appropriations be distributed so as to prevent deficiencies or the need for supplemental funding. Authorizes the Secretary to provide for the cost of any increases in military personnel required by the President for an airborne alert. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress monthly on the exercise of this authority. Prohibits the use of appropriations for specified practices, including: (1) the operation of commissaries; (2) proficiency flying; and (3) excess household goods shippage and storage. Permits the transfer of vessels among the Departments of Transportation and Defense. Prohibits the obligation of more than 20 percent of funds appropriated by this Act during the last two months of the fiscal year except as specified. Permits the Department of Defense to accept the use of real property and services from foreign countries in accordance with mutual defense agreements or occupational arrangements or as reciprocal international courtesies. Directs the Secretary to report quarterly to Congress on the properties and services received. Permits the use of appropriations for research and development and for the acquisition or furnishing of facilities for such activities. Limits the availability of appropriations for educational costs for off-duty training of military personnel to specified percentages of such costs. Prohibits the expenditure of funds for: (1) Sr. ROTC courses for anyone who has not executed the required loyalty oath; (2) the procurement of articles not produced in the United States, except for small purchases and as specified; and (3) the payment of a price differential on contracts to relieve economic dislocations, except as specified. Limits the use of appropriations for inactive duty training pay for the Reserves and National Guard. Permits the use of appropriations for uniforms or uniform allowances for civilian employees. Limits the funds available for legislative liaison activities of the Department. Earmarks appropriations for the procurement of commercial transportation service from carriers participating in the civil reserve air fleet program. Permits the use of appropriations for civilian clothing for certain discharged enlisted personnel. Authorizes the Secretary, in the national interest, to transfer and merge specified working capital funds. Directs the Secretary to notify Congress of all transfers. Limits the cash balances which may be maintained in such funds. Prohibits the use of funds for: (1) loans, loan guarantees, or grants to persons convicted of crimes against the property of an institution of higher education which interfered with the functioning of such institution; (2) the conversion of heating plants from coal to oil at defense facilities in Europe; (3) research involving uninformed or nonvoluntary human beings as experimental subjects; (4) the preparation of a request to the Appropriations Committees for reprogramming of funds, except as specified; (5) certain claims for nonemergency inpatient hospital care provided under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services and (CHAMPUS); and (6) certain services under CHAMPUS,including unreferred family counseling, special education, sexual dysfunction, and cosmetic surgery. Permits the use of CHAMPUS funds for one wig for an individual with alopecia resulting from treatment of malignant diseases. Prohibits the use of funds for: (1) more than 300 enlisted aides for officers; (2) the cost of public affairs activities in excess of a specified amount; (3) administering funds credited to the Department under provisions of the Arms Export Control Act; (4) Senior ROTC units which have had classes with insufficient enrollment; and (5) certain overnight lodging expenses when government quarters are available. Prohibits the use of assets of the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund for pensions of certain enlisted members of the regular forces who are transferred to the Reserves. Prohibits the use of appropriations for: (1) Central Intelligence Agency programs beyond the current fiscal year, except as specified; (2) salaries of persons who transfer unobligated or deobligated appropriations into the Reserve for Contingencies of the Central Intelligence Agency; and (3) excessive military personnel costs associated with morale, welfare, and recreation activities. Ratifies and confirms obligations incurred in anticipation of this Act if in accordance with this Act. Prohibits the use of appropriations for: (1) abortions except where the life of the mother would be endangered; (2) elective correction of marks or minor anatomical anomalies; and (3) the payment of anticipatory possession compensation claims to the Federal Republic of Germany other than claims under the Global Agreement. Permits the Secretary to contract with collection agencies to recover indebtedness to the United States. Prohibits the use of appropriations for: (1) noncompetitive contracts for studies or consulting services unless certain unique elements are present; (2) nonreimbursed medical care in the United States to foreign military or diplomatic personnel or their dependents; (3) certain second career training programs; (4) the demilitarization of surplus nonautomatic firearms less than a specified caliber; (5) certain multiyear contracts utilizing economic order quantity procurement or unfunded contingent liabilities in excess of a specified amount; and (6) excessive per diems in lieu of subsistence when an enlisted member is in a travel status. Prohibits the use of the assets of the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund for military pensions for certain personnel in amounts greater than those reflected after required recomputations based on partial year credits are made. Prohibits the use of appropriations for: (1) waivers of certain cost recovery under the Arms Export Control Act unless the Appropriations Committees are given advanced notice; (2) the transportation of equipment or material designated as Prepositioned Materiel Configured in Unit Sets (POMCUS) in Europe in excess of four division sets except as specified to maintain certain inventories at a fixed percent of established requirements; (3) the transfer of manufacturing equipment and data for military equipment to a foreign country without the prior approval of the Secretary concerned; (4) the transfer of a technical data package or any assistance from any Government-owned and operated defense plant manufacturing large caliber cannons to any foreign government; and (5) unjustified intelligence activity unless the Appropriations Committees are notified. Requires the Advanced Technology Bomber program to be funded at a level at least equal to that provided by the conference committee. Prohibits the use of funds for: (1) the purchase of foreign coal or coke for U.S. defense facilities in Europe when U.S. coal is available; (2) the procurement of manual typewriters from Warsaw Pact countries; (3) more than 37 Executive Schedule Positions in the Department; (4) converting certain military technician positions to nonmilitary positions in support of the reserves and the guards; and (5) imposing a civilian personnel ceiling on industrially funded activities of the Department. Permits the transfer and merger of funds for increased pay costs for research, development, test, and evaluation. Directs the use of Indian labor and products whenever practicable. Prohibits the use of funds for: (1) leasing Department aircraft or vehicles to non-Federal agencies when commercial alternatives are available; (2) congressional lobbying; (3) certain multiyear leasing or chartering of vessels with excessive termination liabilities; (4) enforcing small business contract prequalification requirements; (5) selling or leasing any land which is part of Fort DeRussy, Honolulu, Hawaii; (6) the operation of more than 247 commissaries in the contiguous United States; (7) procuring certain foreign-manufactured aircraft ejection seats; (8) unemployment benefits over a specified amount; (9) certain nonmilitary Army Reserve technicians; (10) too frequent adjustments of the base period for determining comparable professional service fees in a locality under CHAMPUS; (11) shipbuilding claims arising out of events occurring more than 18 months before the claim's submission; (12) the transfer of the Department of Defense Dependents Schools to the Department of Education; (13) certain purchases of aircraft power supply cable assemblies beyond a specified percent; (14) purchasing dogs or cats to study the medical treatment of wounds; (15) transporting household goods to or from Alaska and Hawaii under the competitive rate program; and (16) the full-scale engineering development of any major defense acquisition program until the Secretary certifies to the Appropriations Committees that there will be sufficient production sources. Limits the amount of funds which may be used for the transportation of dependent children of members stationed overseas. Permits the use of limited funds for travel expenses of a family of a member who dies in the line of duty to attend the funeral of such member. Prohibits the use of funds for the payment of variable housing allowances beyond the actual differences between between actual housing costs and the basic allowance for quarters. Prohibits the use of appropriations to compensate certain foreign selling costs. Permits the use of appropriations for humanitarian and civic assistance costs incidental to authorized operations. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should inform and consult with NATO members and Japan on the Strategic Defense Initiative program. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the appropriate congressional committees on such consultations. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should insist that pertinent NATO members meet or exceed their FY 1984 and 1985 pledges for a three percent real growth annual increase in defense spending and that Japan further increase its defense spending. Authorizes the retention in active status until age 60 of certain reserve or guard technicians. Permits a limited transfer of funds for health care delivery demonstration projects upon notification of Congress by the Secretary of such transfer. Prohibits the use of funds for: (1) transporting chemical munitions into the Lexington-Blue Grass Army Depot for future demilitarization; or (2) procuring fresh milk more than three days old. Repeals the prohibition against establishing a second source of production for the M-1 tank. Permits the Secretary to use limited appropriations under CHAMPUS to provide specified dental benefits for active duty service member dependents under 18. Prohibits the use of funds for: (1) charters of vehicles, vessels, or aircraft in excess of 18 months without prior congressional approval; or (2) the consolidation or conversion of certain heating facilities to district heating systems in Defense installations in Europe. Transfers from the Administrator of General Services to the Director of Central Intelligence the responsibility for protecting Agency real property. Expresses the sense of Congress that the rights and privileges of official representatives to the United States of a foreign government which engages in harmful intelligence activities within the United States should be equal to those enjoyed by representatives of the United States in such countries. Directs the President to report annually to the appropriate Congressional committees on actions taken to conform such rights and privileges. Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require that either the Director or the Deputy Director of the Office of Foreign Missions be an individual who has served in the U.S. intelligence community while the other be an individual who has served in the U.S. Foreign Service. Prohibits the disposal of any silver from the National Defense Strategic Stockpile until the President reports to the Armed Services Committees. Permits the payment of a station housing allowance to a member stationed in Alaska or Hawaii in lieu of a variable housing allowance. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to contract for family housing units at Fort Drum, New York, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, and Fort Benning, Georgia, if necessary to accommodate the restationing of the light infantry divisions.

Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1985

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1984

Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1985 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY 1985 for military and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Appropriates funds for the Department of Defense Retirement Fund for retired military personnel on the retired lists of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, including the reserves. Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY 1985 for the operation and maintenance of the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and the defense agencies, including their respective reserve components, and the Army and Air National Guards. Appropriates funds for the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, claims against the Department of Defense, the Court of Military Appeals, and environmental restoration. Title III: Procurement - Appropriates and transfers funds for FY 1985 for the procurement by the Army of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, and other equipment and materials. Appropriates and transfers funds for procurement by the Navy of aircraft, weapons, conversion and shipbuilding of vessels, and other equipment and materials. Prohibits the use of funds for naval vessel construction in foreign shipyards. Appropriates funds for Marine Corps procurement. Appropriates funds for procurement by the Air Force of aircraft, missiles, and other equipment and materials. Includes transfers of funds for aircraft procurement. Appropriates funds for the National Guard, Reserve, and defense agencies' procurement and for Defense Production Act purchases. Makes all such appropriations available through FY 1987 unless otherwise specified. Title IV: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Appropriates funds for FY 1985 for research, development, test, and evaluation by the Army, Navy, Air Force, and defense agencies. Permits the merger of appropriations for advanced research. Appropriates funds for the expenses of the Director of Defense Test and Evaluation. Makes all such appropriations available through FY 1986. Title V: Special Foreign Currency Program - Appropriates funds for FY 1985 for excess payments in foreign currencies for expenses in carrying out the programs of the Department of Defense. Title VI: Revolving and Maintenance Funds - Appropriates funds for the armed forces and defense stock funds. Title VII: Related Agencies - Appropriates funds for the intelligence community staff and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund. Title VIII: General Provisions - Limits the expenditure of appropriations for consulting services to contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record. Prohibits the use of appropriations for unauthorized publicity or propaganda. Authorizes the Secretaries of Defense and of the service departments to procure the services of experts and consultants if advantageous to the national defense. Exempts the Defense Department from the prohibition against employing non-citizens. Makes appropriations available for specified incidental and noncombatant expenses of the department including motor vehicle insurance, maintenance of prisoners, school transportation of military dependents, maintenance of facilities, ships, and equipment, dependents' medical treatment, and certain subsistence expenses. Directs the Secretary of Defense and each agency of the Department to assist American small and minority-owned businesses in their participation in defense contracts. Permits the President to exempt appropriations available for military functions from the requirement that appropriations be distributed so as to prevent deficiencies or the need for supplemental funding. Authorizes the Secretary to provide for the cost of any increases in military personnel required by the President for an airborne alert. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress monthly on the exercise of this authority. Prohibits the use of appropriations for specified practices, including: (1) the operation of commissaries; (2) proficiency flying; and (3) excess household goods shippage and storage. Permits the transfer of vessels among the Departments of Transportation and Defense. Prohibits the obligation of more than 20 percent of funds appropriated by this Act during the last two months of the fiscal year except as specified. Permits the Department of Defense to accept the use of real property and services from foreign countries in accordance with mutual defense agreements or occupational arrangements or as reciprocal international courtesies. Directs the Secretary to report quarterly to Congress on the properties and services received. Permits the use of appropriations for research and development and for the acquisition or furnishing of facilities for such activities. Limits the availability of appropriations for educational costs for off-duty training of military personnel to specified percentages of such costs. Prohibits the expenditure of funds for: (1) Sr. ROTC courses for anyone who has not executed the required loyalty oath; (2) the procurement of articles not produced in the United States, except for small purchases and as specified; and (3) the payment of a price differential on contracts to relieve economic dislocations, except as specified. Limits the use of appropriations for inactive duty training pay for the Reserves and National Guard. Permits the use of appropriations for uniforms or uniform allowances for civilian employees. Limits the funds available for legislative liaison activities activities of the Department. Earmarks appropriations for the procurement of commercial transportation service from carriers participating in the civil reserve air fleet program. Permits the use of appropriations for civilian clothing for certain discharged enlisted personnel. Authorizes the Secretary, in the national interest, to transfer and merge specified working capital funds. Directs the Secretary to notify Congress of all transfers. Limits the cash balances which may be maintained in such funds. Prohibits the use of funds for: (1) loans, loan guarantees, or grants to persons convicted of crimes against the property of an institution of higher education which interfered with the functioning of such institution; (2) the conversion of heating plants from coal to oil at defense facilities in Europe; (3) research involving uninformed or nonvoluntary human beings as experimental subjects; (4) the preparation of a request to the Appropriations Committees for reprogramming of funds, except as specified; (5) certain claims for nonemergency inpatient hospital care provided under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); and (6) certain services under CHAMPUS, including unreferred family counseling, special education, sexual dysfunction, and cosmetic surgery. Permits the use of CHAMPUS funds for one wig for individuals with alopecia resulting from treatment of malignant diseases. Prohibits the use of funds for: (1) more than 300 enlisted aides for officers; (2) excessive public affairs activities; (3) administering funds credited to the Department under provisions of the Arms Export Control Act; (4) Senior ROTC units which have had classes with insufficient enrollment; and (5) certain overnight lodging expenses when government quarters are available. Prohibits the use of assets of the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund for pensions of certain enlisted members of the regular forces who are transferred to the reserves. Prohibits the use of appropriations for: (1) Central Intelligence Agency programs beyond the current fiscal year, except as specified; (2) salaries of persons who transfer unobligated or deobligated appropriations into the Reserve for Contingencies of the Central Intelligence Agency; and (3) excessive military personnel costs associated with morale, welfare, and recreation activities. Ratifies and confirms obligations incurred in anticipation of this Act if in accordance with this Act. Prohibits the use of appropriations for: (1) abortions except where the life of the mother would be endangered; (2) elective correction of marks or minor anatomical anomalies; (3) the purchase of insignia for resale that does not cover related expenses; and (4) the payment of anticipatory possession compensation claims to the Federal Republic of Germany other than claims under the Global Agreement. Permits the Secretary to contract with collection agencies to recover indebtedness to the United States. Prohibits the use of appropriations for: (1) noncompetitive contracts for studies or consulting services unless certain unique elements are present; (2) nonreimbursed medical care in the United States to foreign military or diplomatic personnel or their dependents; (3) certain second career training programs; (4) the demilitarization of surplus nonautomatic firearms less than a specified caliber; (5) certain multiyear contracts utilizing economic order quantity procurement or unfunded contingent liabilities in excess of a specified amount; and (6) excessive per diems in lieu of subsistence when an enlisted member is in a travel status. Prohibits the use of the assets of the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund for military pensions for certain personnel in amounts greater than those reflected after required recomputations based on partial year credits are made. Prohibits the use of appropriations for: (1) waivers of certain cost recovery under the Arms Export Control Act unless the Appropriations Committees are given advanced notice; (2) transportation of equipment or material designated as Prepositioned Material Configured in Unit Sets (POMCUS) in Europe in excess of four division sets except as specified to maintain certain inventories at a fixed percent of established requirements; (3) the transfer of manufacturing equipment and data for military equipment to a foreign country without the prior approval of the Secretary concerned; (4) the transfer of a technical data package or any assistance from any Government-owned and operated defense plant manufacturing large caliber cannons to any foreign government; and (5) unjustified intelligence activity unless the Appropriations Committees are notified. Requires the Advanced Technology Bomber program to be funded at a level at least equal to that provided by the conference committee. Prohibits the use of funds for: (1) the purchase of foreign coal or coke for U.S. defense facilities in Europe when U.S. coal is available; (2) the procurement of manual typewriters from Warsaw Pact countries; (3) more than 37 Executive Schedule Positions in the Department; (4) converting certain military technician positions to nonmilitary positions in support of the reserves and the guards; and (5) imposing a civilian personnel ceiling on industrially funded activities of the Department. Permits the transfer and merger of funds for increased pay costs for research, development, test, and evaluation. Prohibits the use of funds for insurgent activities in Nicaragua. Directs the use of Indian labor and products whenever practicable. Prohibits the use of funds for: (1) leasing Department aircraft or vehicles to non-Federal agencies when commercial alternatives are available; (2) congressional lobbying; (3) certain multiyear leasing or chartering of vessels with excessive termination liabilities; (4) enforcing small business contract prequalification requirements; (5) selling or leasing any land which is part of Fort DeRussy, Honolulu, Hawaii; (6) the operation of more than 247 commissaries in the contiguous United States; (7) procuring certain foreign-manufactured aircraft ejection seats; (8) unemployment benefits over a specified amount; (9) the pay of certain nonmilitary Army Reserve technicians; (10) too frequent adjustments of the base period for determining comparable professional service fees in a locality under CHAMPUS; (11) shipbuilding claims arising out of events ocurring more than 18 months before the claim's submission; (12) the transfer of the Department of Defense Dependents Schools to the Department of Education; (13) certain purchases of aircraft power supply cable assemblies beyond a specified percent; and (14) purchasing dogs or cats to study the medical treatment of wounds. Prohibits the use of funds for the procurement of a weapons system until the prime contractor gives a written guarantee that such system conforms to design, performance, and quality specifications and that such contractor will make good all defects at the contractor's own expense. Permits the Secretary of Defense to waive such guarantee for a major system upon notifying the Appropriations and Armed Forces Committees that to do so is in the national interest. Requires the Secretary to report annually to such committees on what waivers were made for nonmajor systems. Permits the head of an agency to negotiate contracts with stricter guidelines. Prohibits the use of funds for: (1) transporting household goods to or from Alaska and Hawaii under the competitive rate program; (2) the full-scale engineering development of any major acquisition program until the Secretary certifies to the Appropriations Committees that two or more production sources are not necessary or provides a plan for the development of two or more sources; and (3) the payment of unused, accrued leave in excess of 60 days. Limits the amount of funds which may be used for the transportation of dependent children of members stationed overseas. Directs the Department to provide free mail services for members of the armed forces stationed in Lebanon and Grenada to the same extent they are provided to U.S. armed forces engaged in military operations involving armed conflict with a hostile foreign force. Permits the use of limited funds for travel expenses of a family of a member who dies in the line of duty to attend such member's funeral. Prohibits the expenditure of funds for: (1) the integration of a nuclear warhead into the Joint Tactical Missile System (JTACMS); or (2) the floating storage of petroleum in non-U.S. vessels. Earmarks funds for the Civil Air Patrol. Permits the use of funds for removing feral burros and horses. Prohibits the use of appropriations for continuation pay for dental officers serving in an over-manned specialty. Permits a limited transfer of funds for health care delivery demonstration projects upon notification of Congress by the Secretary of such transfer. Transfers certain naval facilities at the former Brooklyn Naval Shipyard to the Army for use by the Army National Guard. States that the Navy is not required to install a Phased Array Radar on the FFG-61 if it is equipped with the MK-92 Upgrade Phase II (CORT) System. Prohibits the use of funds for the consolidation or conversion of certain heating facilities to district heating systems in defense installations in Europe. Prohibits the construction of any U.S. military vessel in a foreign shipyard. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should award defense contracts in FY 1985 to the extent possible to contractors who agree to carry out such contracts in labor surplus areas. Prohibits the availability of funds for any country certified by the President to Congress as failing to take adequate measures to prevent the cultivation or transportation of controlled substances or narcotic drugs. Expresses the sense of Congress that competition should be increased in providing for our national defense. Freezes the variable housing allowance at FY 1984 levels. Freezes the workload at Army communciations and electronic component repair facilities at FY 1984 levels, except at Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pennsylvania, or Sacramento Army Depot, California. Prohibits the use of funds for contracting out activities performed by the Defense Personnel Support Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, unless the Appropriations Committees receive the results of a cost analysis of such action. Makes funds available for the MX missile under the conditions set forth in the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985. Requires additional congressional action before certain funds are obligated. Makes funds available for the testing of the Space Defense System (antisatellite weapon) and for the possible deployment of a vessel-launched cruise missile under the conditions set forth in such Act. Prohibits the use of appropriations for introducing U.S. combat forces into or over El Salvador or Nicaragua unless Congress declares war or a clear and present danger exists to the United States, its territories, personnel, citizens, or embassies.

A bill to require that the positions of Director and Deputy Director of Central Intelligence be filled by career intelligence officers.

United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1984

Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to require that the Director and Deputy Director of Central Intelligence be appointed from among career civilian or military intelligence officers.

A bill to authorize the Eleventh Airborne Division Association to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia.

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1984

Authorizes the Eleventh Airborne Division Association to establish a memorial on Federal land located in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor the Eleventh Airborne Division, United States Army. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to select, with the approval of the National Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Association, a suitable site on public grounds for such memorial. Subjects the design and any plans for the memorial to the approval of the Secretary, the National Commission of Fine Arts, and the National Capital Planning Commission. Terminates the authority under this Act five years after enactment unless the site preparation has begun and it has been determined that funds are available to complete the memorial. Provides that the United States shall not be charged with any expenses associated with the establishment of the memorial. Directs the Secretary to maintain the memorial.

A bill to amend section 1408 of title 10, United States Code, to eliminate certain reductions from the amount of retired or retainer pay which a spouse or former spouse of a member of the uniformed services is entitled to receive as a result of any court order.

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1984

Amends provisions concerning the payment of military pensions in compliance with court orders pursuant to divorce or separation to eliminate certain reductions from those pensions when the amounts available for such compliance are determined.

A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to establish a new ship construction and reconstruction program to ensure adequate national defense capabilities, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1984

Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to establish a new shipbuilding program with respect to private charter operations. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to order the construction of new vessels, and the reconstruction of older U.S.-built vessels, when it is determined necessary to achieve and maintain sealift capability sufficient to meet the requirements of national emergency military mobilization. Directs the Secretary to develop the basic design requirements for such vessels, including suitability for commercial uses and features which maximize military utility. Provides for the advice of and coordination with the Secretary of Defense in meeting such directives. Requires that such shipbuilding only be undertaken at private shipyards in one of the States, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia. Requires the Secretary to award construction or reconstruction contracts in accordance with the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act. Declares that funding for such shipbuilding shall be provided from the budget of the Department of Defense. Sets forth provisions for the Secretary to charter or sell vessels built under this Act. Directs the Secretary, in the event a vessel is not chartered or sold, to place such vessel in the Ready Reserve Force of the National Defense Reserve Fleet. Creates a revolving fund for the Secretary of Defense, for the deposit of appropriated sums and monies received from charter or sale, to carry out the purposes of this Act. Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense as necessary.

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit members of the Reserves and National Guard from participating in military or paramilitary activity except as directed or authorized by the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1984

Prohibits members of the Reserves and National Guard from participating in military or paramilitary activity outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States unless ordered by the United States to do so. Establishes criminal penalties for violations.

A bill to promote increased ocean transportation of bulk commodities in the foreign commerce of the United States in United States-flag ships, to strengthen the defense industrial base, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 11 September 1984

Title I: Competitive Shipping and Shipbuilding - Competitive Shipping and Shipbuilding Act of 1984 - Requires that five percent of all bulk cargoes imported into or exported from the United States by water be carried on U.S.-flag ships. Requires yearly one percent increases until the percentage of bulk cargoes carried on U.S.-flag ships reaches 20 percent. Prohibits importers or exporters from avoiding such requirements by the terms of sale of such cargoes. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to provide relief from the requirements of this Act upon a finding that U.S.-flag ships are not available within guideline rates. Sets forth factors which the Secretary shall consider in determining the extent of relief granted. Requires the Secretary to establish and publish guideline rates for the carriage of bulk cargoes subject to this Act. Requires the Secretary to assure that such rates take into account certain objectives. Requires the Secretary, in order to establish guideline rates, to estimate the current cost of operating U.S.-flag ships in the foreign bulk trades of the United States and of constructing such ships. Requires such cost estimates to be published within six months after enactment of this Act. Requires such estimates to be revised annually. Requires that such rates: (1) be reviewed and adjusted at least annually; (2) not reflect costs greater than the estimated current costs; and (3) be the maximum rates which may be charged for the charter of U.S.-flag ships for the transportation of bulk cargoes governed by this Act. Requires the Secretary to establish and publish interim guideline rates in the first calendar year following the enactment of this Act. Sets forth factors to be taken into account in determining such rates. Requires importers or exporters to report to the Secretary on the percentages of exports and imports carried on U.S.-flag ships. Requires anyone who fails to transport the required percentage of U.S. bulk cargoes to use exclusively U.S. flag ships until the deficiency has been recouped, unless Secretarial relief has been granted. Establishes civil penalties for violations of this Act. Sets forth procedures for the investigation, prosecution, and judicial review of violations of this Act. Title II: Income Tax Credit for Increased Shipping Costs - United States-Flag Ship Use Incentive Tax Act of 1985 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 100 percent of the qualified increased shipping costs where importers and exporters use U.S.-flag ships. Provides for carryover of such credit for up to three years.

Comprehensive Nuclear Weapons Freeze and Arms Reduction Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1984

Comprehensive Nuclear Weapons Freeze and Arms Reduction Act of 1984 - Provides for the establishment of a comprehensive freeze by the United States and the Soviet Union on the testing, production, and deployment of any nuclear weapon, delivery system, or any subsystem or component for a nuclear warhead, weapon, or delivery system (the comprehensive freeze). Directs the House and Senate Select Intelligence Committees to begin oversight hearings on verification procedures for the comprehensive freeze. Requires such committees to report to their respective Houses within 90 days of enactment of this Act on the adequacy of U.S. verification procedures. Sets forth information to be included in the report. Requires the Director of the Arms Control Disarmament Agency to begin preparing an operational plan for U.S. implementation of the comprehensive freeze within 120 days of enactment of this Act. Directs the Director to submit the plan to specified congressional committees within 60 days of enactment of this Act. Declares that the President should: (1) invite the Soviet Union to participate in a comprehensive bilateral and verifiable nuclear weapons freeze; and (2) encourage the Soviet Union to write to the United States whether it intends to implement the comprehensive freeze. Requires the President, 120 days after enactment of this Act, to direct the implementation by the United States of the comprehensive freeze which shall continue so long and to the extent that the Soviet Union acts in a reciprocal mannner. Requires the President to certify to the Congress the nature of Soviet noncompliance with the freeze, all relevant evidence, and his recommendations for the U.S. response if the President finds evidence that the Soviet Union is not acting in a reciprocal mannner. Requires the appropriate congressional committees to report a bill setting forth the extent to which the United States should modify its participation in the comprehensive freeze. Declares that the United States and the Soviet Union should begin nuclear arms reduction negotiations as soon as the comprehensive freeze is implemented.

A resolution to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.

United States · United States Congress · 6 September 1984

Commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to allow the use of upright grave markers in national Veterans Administration Cemeteries.

United States · United States Congress · 10 August 1984

Amends the national cemeteries and memorials provisions of Federal law to require that each grave marker in a national cemetery be upright unless the deceased or the deceased's survivor requests a flat marker. Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to designate within each national cemetery a section with flat markers and a section with upright markers.

Arms Race Control Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 10 August 1984

Arms Race Control Act of 1984 - Directs the President to propose to the Soviet Union that the two sides agree to halt for a limited time: (1) the flight, testing, and deployment of strategic ballistic missiles under development; (2) the testing of antisatellite weapons against objects in space; and (3) the detonation of any nuclear explosive device. Prohibits the obligation or spending of any funds, beginning six months after enactment of this Act, for any such testing, deployment, or detonation unless the President provides a determination and certification to the Congress, together with an unclassified report and a detailed classified report setting forth the basis for the decision stating that: (1) the President has tried in good faith and has failed to achieve a mutual and verifiable agreement with the Soviet Union to impose the constraints on such testing, deployment, and detonation; (2) the President has reliable evidence that the Soviet Union is proceeding with such testing, deployment, or detonation; and (3) failure of the United States to do the same would undermine the national security. Provides for the allocation of personnel as may be appropriate to ensure continued progress toward the goal of a comprehensive halt in the nuclear arms race. Directs the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, to transmit to the Congress an annual report regarding the status of and prospects for bilateral and multilateral negotiations to accomplish the goal of a comprehensive halt in the nuclear arms race.

A bill to provide that the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force may authorize certain reserve officers who are employed as military technicians to be retained in an active status until age 60.

United States · United States Congress · 10 August 1984

Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to retain in an active status until the age of 60 any reserve officer serving as a technician in a position for which reserve membership is required.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend prescription drug benefits to all veterans receiving non-service-connected disability pensions.

United States · United States Congress · 10 August 1984

Extends prescription drug benefits to all veterans receiving non-service-connected disability compensation.

A bill to authorize the President of the United States to award a congressional gold medal to Jan C. Scruggs in recognition of his work on behalf of Vietnam veterans, and to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to sell bronze duplicates of such medal.

United States · United States Congress · 9 August 1984

Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal to Jan C. Scruggs, founder and president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, in recognition of his work on behalf of veterans who served in Vietnam. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the sale of bronze duplicates of the medal.

A bill to require an autopsy of any member of the armed forces who dies while on active duty, to establish a board of medical examination in the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 9 August 1984

Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to provide for an autopsy for each service member under such Secretary's jurisdiction who dies while on active duty. Requires such Secretary to deliver to the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (the Institute) for retention for at least one year all records created in connection with such autopsy. Directs the Institute to make such records available to the surviving spouse or next of kin upon request. Directs the Institute to review an autopsy at the request of the Secretary concerned and permits review on its own initiative or upon request by the appropriate survivor. Requires certain review results to be reported to such Secretary, such survivor, and such survivor's doctor at the survivor's request. Establishes in the Department of Defense an Independent Board of Medical Examination to advise the Secretary of Defense on the operation of the Institute and recommend to Congress structural improvements. Directs the Institute to make available to the Board upon request all information created in connection with an autopsy.

A bill to amend the Panama Canal Act of 1979 to authorize quarters allowances for certain employees of the Department of Defense serving in the area formerly known as the Canal Zone.

United States · United States Congress · 8 August 1984

Amends the Panama Canal Act of 1979 to authorize the Department of Defense to grant a quarters allowance to: (1) any Defense Department employee who is a U.S. citizen and who, before October 1, 1979, was employed by an agency in the area formerly known as the Canal Zone; and (2) any other Defense Department employee in the Canal Zone who is a U.S. citizen and who is or was recruited within the United States. Limits the amount of the quarters allowance.

A bill to change the name of the grade of commodore in the United States Navy to commodore admiral.

United States · United States Congress · 8 August 1984

Changes the name of the grade of commodore in the U.S. Navy to commodore admiral.

A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to provide for the posthumous promotion of Harold L. Goldstein, United States Army.

United States · United States Congress · 8 August 1984

Directs the Secretary of the Army to posthumously promote Harold L. Goldstein, who died in the line of duty while serving in France during World War II.

A bill to clarify the intent of Congress with respect to the families eligible for a commemorative medal authorized for the families of Americans missing or otherwise unaccounted for in Southeast Asia.

United States · United States Congress · 8 August 1984

Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1984 to limit eligibility for commemorative bronze medals for families of American personnel missing in Southeast Asia to families of those listed as missing or unaccounted for as of the end of U.S. participation in hostilities.

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the entry as immediate relatives of spouses, children, and parents of persons who died a service-connected death while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1984

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the entry, as immediate relatives, of spouses, children, and parents of certain persons who died a service- connected death while on active duty in the U.S. armed forces.

A bill to provide for the establishment of a veterans' hospital in south Texas.

United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1984

Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to construct a Veterans Administration medical facility in south Texas. Authorizes appropriations. Limits the per bed construction cost.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate gender-based distinctions in laws providing benefits to veterans.

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1984

Amends veterans' benefits provisions to eliminate gender-based distinctions.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the right of all Americans to keep and bear arms in defense of life or liberty and in the pursuit of all other legitimate endeavors.

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1984

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Constitution provides that all citizens have the right to keep and bear arms and that such right supersedes the power and authority of any government.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that surviving spouses of enlisted members of the Armed Forces who served during a period of war before World War II and who died of a service-connected disability shall be entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) at no less than the rates for the surviving spouses of veterans whose highest pay grade was E-3.

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 1984

Establishes a minimum monthly rate of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain pre-World War II war veterans.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans' benefits for former prisoners of wars.

United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1984

Establishes a presumption of service-connection for disability purposes for former prisoners of war suffering from the following conditions, manifest to a degree of ten percent or more after active service: (1) chronic liver disease; (2) organic residuals of hypothermia; (3) gastro-intestinal disorders; (4) arthritis; (5) cardiovascular conditions; (6) peripheral neuropathy; (7) immunological dysfunctions; or (8) chronic pulmonary disease. Decreases from six months to 30 days the amount of time a former prisoner of war must have been incarcerated to be eligible for outpatient dental services.

A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5220) to protect the national defense shipyards of the United States, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1984

Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 5220 (shipbuilding subsidies).

Robert W. Helm, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Vincent Puritano, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 23 July 1984

A joint resolution to designate September 21, 1984 as "World War I Aces and Aviators Day".

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1984

Designates September 21, 1984, as World War I Aces and Aviators Day.

Defense Cost Reduction Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1984

Defense Cost Reduction Act of 1984 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide for the development, use, and joint use of standard equipment, including systems, components, parts, weapons, and automated data processing systems, throughout the Department of Defense. Requires the Secretary to consider cost, performance, reliability, and field maintainability. Directs the Secretary to review and adjust equipment specifications and to require defense contracts to specify functional or performance characteristics rather than method-of-manufacture or design. Directs the Secretary to simplify procurment procedures by replacing regulations with policy guidelines, simplifying contract language, limiting contractor to subcontractor flow down of terms, training procurement personnel, and centralizing procurement. Directs the Secretary to modernize and standardize existing automated data processing systems used for inventory management and control, including changes which would improve the readiness of the armed forces. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress by December 1 of every year after 1984 on the progress of equipment standardization, procurement simplification, and inventory and management, including information on which equipment has been standardized and training improvements. Revises the commencement dates of military pensions for certain members of the uniformed services. Sets forth a formula for the computation of the military pension of a person who first became a member of a uniformed service after the enactment of this Act, reducing the amount of such pension for a person who has completed fewer than 30 years of service and elects to receive such pension on the first day of entitlement.

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the naturalization of certain aliens through service in the Armed Forces of the United States for at least 3 years.

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1984

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require at least three years of service in the Armed Forces during a period of armed conflict in order for certain aliens to qualify for naturalization based on such military service. Applies naturalization eligibility to such aliens who reside in a former possession or colony of the United States.

A bill to provide for the expansion and improvement of the national cemetery system to better meet the needs of veterans.

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1984

Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to report to Congress a plan to expand the national cemetery system in at least ten areas with the greatest need. Directs the Administrator to consider acquiring existing State cemeteries to meet such need. Authorizes appropriations.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to designate 10 percent of the intermediate-care hospital beds of the Veterans' Administration for the care of veterans suffering from Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1984

Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to set aside ten percent of Veterans Administration controlled intermediate-care hospital beds for veterans suffering from Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

A resolution waiving certain points of order against consideration of the bill (H.R. 5898) making appropriations for military construction for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1984

Waives points of order against the consideration of H.R. 5898 (military construction funding).