Defence

A bill to authorize the President to promote posthumously the late Lieutenant Colonel Ellison S. Onizuka to the grade of Colonel.

United States · United States Congress · 17 October 1986

Authorizes the President to promote posthumously, to the grade of colonel, Lieutenant Colonel Ellison S. Onizuka, U.S. Air Force, who died while serving as a crew member on the space shuttle Challenger.

A resolution to encourage the development of domestic sources of strategic and critical materials in order to protect our national security.

United States · United States Congress · 17 October 1986

Endorses the policies enunciated by the Senate in the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Revision Act. Urges the President to: (1) make our domestic strategic minerals policy a high priority; and (2) report to the Congress by June 1, 1987, a plan to stimulate innovation and technology utilization in materials industries.

A bill to amend section 4101(f) of title 38, United State Code, with respect to the designation of certain Verterans' Administration outpatient clinics as centers of geriatric research, education, and clinical activities.

United States · United States Congress · 17 October 1986

Amends Federal law to permit the designation of certain Veterans Administration outpatient clinics as centers of geriatric research, education, and clinical activities.

Domestic Industries National Security Protection Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 15 October 1986

Title I: Short Title - Domestic Industries National Security Protection Act of 1986. Title II: Infrastructure of Domestic Industry to be Protected - Amends the Buy American Act to direct the President to require the Department of Defense, in its procurement practices, to sustain and support the infrastructure of those domestic industries which would be called upon to provide or produce essential resources, goods, or services in times of war or national emergency. Directs the President to establish the Domestic Industries Priorities Commission to develop a National Domestic Priorities List to identify such resources, goods, and services. Directs the President to report to the Congress within 120 days after the enactment of this Act.

A bill to exempt retired members of the Armed Forces called to active duty and assigned to full-time duty with the American Battle Monuments Commission from grade limitations on officers of the Armed Forces.

United States · United States Congress · 14 October 1986

Amends Federal military personnel provisions to exempt retired members of the armed forces who are called to active, full-time duty with the American Battle Monuments Commission from certain number and grade limitations on officers of the armed forces.

A resolution waiving certain points of order against the conference report on the bill (S. 2638) to authorize appropriations for military functions of the Department of Defense and to prescribe military personnel levels for such Department for fiscal year 1987, to revise and improve military compensation programs, to improve defense procurement procedures, to authorize certain construction at military installations for fiscal year 1987, to authorize appropriations for national security programs of the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1987, and for other purposes, and against the consideration of such conference report.

United States · United States Congress · 14 October 1986

Waives points of order against the conference report on S. 2638 (armed forces funding) and against its consideration.

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the combat support assignments open to women in the Armed Forces.

United States · United States Congress · 10 October 1986

Amends Federal armed forces personnel provisions to increase the combat support assignments open to women in the armed forces.

A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to make a certain conveyance of real property.

United States · United States Congress · 9 October 1986

Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to sell (by competitive bidding) to private parties or to transfer to other government agencies the former Naval Training Center at Bainbridge, Maryland. Requires the Secretary, before any sale, to restore such property to meet all Federal and State environmental protection regulations.

A bill to designate the Veterans' Administration Medical Center located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the "Charles E. Kelly Veterans' Administration Medical Center".

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1986

Designates the Veterans Administration Medical Center located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the Charles E. Kelly Veterans Administration Medical Center.

Robert B. Costello, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice James Paul Wade, Jr.

United States · United States Senate · 3 October 1986

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the combat support assignments open to women in the Armed Forces.

United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1986

Amends Federal armed forces personnel provisions to increase the combat support assignments open to women in the armed forces.

A bill to prohibit the transfer of body fluids by Federal officers and employees or members of the armed forces of the United States who have acquired immune deficiency syndrome, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1986

Makes it an offense for any Federal officer or employee or member of the armed forces, knowing that he or she has AIDS, an AIDS-related condition, or having been reliably informed that he or she has been found to have HTLV-III LAV antibodies, to knowingly transfer or attempt to transfer any of his or her bodily fluid to another individual: (1) while employed as such an officer, employee, or member; or (2) in any Federal facility. Requires anyone convicted of such offense to be quarantined for five years under supervision of the Public Health Service or until there is a cure, whichever occurs first. Defines "bodily fluid" and "transfer." Creates as an affirmative defense for anyone charged with such offense proof that: (1) the use of a condom prevented the transfer of bodily fluids, after consent following full disclosure of the risk; or (2) that such transfer occurred after advice from a physician that he or she was noninfectious. Limits consent or previous AIDS infection of the transferee as a defense.

Atomic Veterans Relief Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1986

Atomic Veterans Relief Act of 1986 - Amends Federal law relating to veterans' wartime disability to provide disability compensation to veterans who participated in atomic tests or the occupation of Hiroshima or Nagasaki after World War II and who suffer from illnesses or diseases related to ionizing radiation, including leukemia and various forms of cancer. Makes identical changes under veterans' peacetime disability provisions. Authorizes the above-described veterans to bring suit against the United States for property damage, injury, or death related to the atomic weapons testing program. Outlines administrative provisions concerning such civil actions. Prohibits any plaintiff's attorney from receiving in excess of 25 percent of the judgment awarded as attorney's fees, providing civil and criminal penalties for the violation of such prohibition. Extends the statute of limitations for such actions to one year after the enactment of this Act. Empowers the appropriate district court with exclusive jurisdiction to hear such cases. Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 to bring into conformity with this Act a provision relating to contractor liability arising out of atomic weapons testing programs.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as a State for purposes of such title.

United States · United States Congress · 29 September 1986

Amends certain provisions of Federal law relating to veterans (including provisions for veterans' benefits, Veterans Administration regional offices, and veterans assistance offices) to provide for the applicability of such provisions to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

An original bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain Veterans' Administration benefits, which are paid based on the service-connected disability or death of a veteran, to be paid in accordance with laws administered by the Veterans' Administration and to provide for certain Veterans' Administration insurance policy loans to be made and revolving funds to be administered in accordance with such laws, and to provide for Veterans' Administration home loan guaranty reports under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 27 September 1986

Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to require the following veterans' benefits to be provided, unless specifically excepted by law, in accordance with laws administered by the Veterans Administration (VA) and without regard to any law providing for the cancellation of authority to make such payments: (1) burial benefits; (2) specially adapted housing and mortgage protection life insurance; (3) rehabilitation services and assistance; (4) adapted automobiles and adaptive automobile equipment; (5) veterans' insurance policy loans; (6) payments from the special therapeutic and rehabilitation activities fund; and (7) payments from the canteen services revolving fund. Excludes certain veterans' benefits (death benefits for service-connected disability, and specially-adapted housing, automobiles, and other adaptive equipment) from inclusion in the computation of reductions in any budget accounts required by any law providing for the cancellation of authority to make such payments. Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs, during any fiscal year in which the President issues a sequestration order limiting the total amount of VA home loan guaranty commitments allowed during that year, to submit to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees monthly reports on the VA's home loan guaranty program commitment activity to date and estimates of commitment activity for the remainder of that fiscal year.

A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress relative to bringing the Department of Energy defense facilities into compliance with applicable environmental laws, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 27 September 1986

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President's FY 1988 budget should include adequate funds for environmental cleanup at Department of Energy (DOE) sites at a level adequate to put DOE facilities in compliance with the Clean Water Act and final permits under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Expresses the sense of the Congress that DOE should: (1) accord the same priority to putting its facilities into compliance with environmental laws as it accords to meeting nuclear materials and weapons production goals; (2) provide for independent inspections by affected State agencies regarding the Department's treatment and disposal of mixed wastes that may be exempt from the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act regulation; (3) provide for an independent examination by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of Safety Analysis Reviews of its nuclear facilities; and (4) report to the Congress regarding plans and cost estimates for bringing DOE defense facilities into compliance with environmental laws.

A bill to rename the VA Medical Center at University Drive in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the "Commando Charles E. Kelly VA Medical Center."

United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1986

Designates a specified Veterans Administration Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the Commando Charles E. Kelly Veterans' Administration Medical Center.

A bill to require the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to establish a pilot program to contract for veterans' health care in the areas which will be served upon the completion of the West Palm Beach Veterans' Administration Medical Center.

United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1986

Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to contract for temporary health care for veterans in the West Palm Beach, Florida area who will eventually be served by the West Palm Beach Veterans' Administration Medical Center, upon its completion. Requires the Administrator to implement such program and to report to the Congress a plan for such implementation within specified periods. Terminates the authority for the pilot program when a new Veterans Administration medical facility serving such area is opened.

An original bill to extend the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 1950.

United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1986

Extends until September 30, 1989, the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 1950. Extends through FY 1989 the authorization of appropriations under such Act, and limits the total amount authorized during FY 1987 through 1989. Amends the Export Administration Amendments Act of 1985 to delay until October 1, 1987, the effective date of certain provisions under such Act which create the position of Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration.

Veterans' Health-Care Restoration Amendments of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1986

Veterans' Health-Care Restoration Amendments of 1986 - Amends Federal law relating to hospital care for veterans to eliminate the means-test (a test focusing on the ability to pay) in the provision of hospital, nursing home, and outpatient or ambulatory care to certain veterans with non-service-connected disabilities. Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to provide for such care to the extent that resources and facilities are otherwise available for such care. Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs, upon proper proof, to repay each veteran for expenses incurred in receiving (and paying for) the above services at another facility because the Administrator could not furnish such care or services.

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1987

United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1986

Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1987 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY 1987 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. Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY 1987 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, the tenth International Pan American Games, environmental restoration (with specified conditions), and humanitarian aid for Afghan refugees. Title III: Procurement - Appropriates funds for FY 1987 for the procurement by the Army of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, and other equipment and materials. Appropriates funds for procurement by the Navy of aircraft, weapons, naval shipbuilding and conversion, and other equipment and materials. Prohibits the use of funds for naval vessel construction in foreign shipyards. Appropriates funds for the augmentation of U.S. Coast Guard inventories to meet national security requirements. Appropriates funds for Marine Corps procurement. Appropriates funds for aircraft procurement for the Air Force. Appropriates funds for procurement by the Air Force of missiles, and other equipment and materials. Appropriates funds for the National Guard, Reserve, and defense agencies procurement, and for Defense Production Act purchases. Makes all such appropriations available through FY 1989, unless otherwise specified. Title IV: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Appropriates funds for FY 1987 for research, development, test, and evaluation by the Army, Navy, Air Force, and defense agencies. Permits the merger of appropriations for advanced research. Earmarks a specified amount of the research funds for the purpose of facilitating conventional defense initiatives and conventional applications of the technologies developed under the Strategic Defense Initiative. Earmarks a specified amount of funds for the National Aerospace Plane (NASP) if the Secretary certifies that the Department of Defense (DOD) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have negotiated revised funding arrangements for the NASP. Appropriates funds for the expenses of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Developmental Test and Evaluation and the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation. Makes all such appropriations available through FY 1988. Title V: Special Foreign Currency Program - Appropriates funds for FY 1987 for excess payments in foreign currencies for expenses in carrying out the programs of DOD. Title VI: Space Transportation System - Appropriates funds for FY 1987 for the Space Transportation System, Defense Shuttle Orbiter. Withholds the funds for space shuttle orbiter procurement until August 1, 1987, and until the Administrator of NASA and the Secretary of the Air Force jointly certify to the Congress that implementation of the recommendations of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident is proceeding satisfactorily and that procurement of a replacement orbiter is in the national security interest. Title VII: Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense - Appropriates funds for the destruction of the U.S. stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions. Title VIII: Related Agencies - Appropriates funds for the intelligence community staff, the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund, and the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Fund. Title IX: 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 DOD from the prohibition against employing non-citizens. 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. Provides that no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided. Prohibits the use of appropriations for specified practices, including: (1) proficiency flying; and (2) excess household goods shipping and storage. Prohibits the obligation of no 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 the Congress on the properties and services received. Prohibits the use of appropriations for the procurement of any food, clothing, clothing materials, wool, or specialty metals not grown, produced, or processed within the United States, with specified exceptions. 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 specified appropriations for the procurement of commercial transportation service from carriers participating in the civil reserve air fleet program. Authorizes the Secretary, in the national interest, to transfer and merge specified working capital funds. Directs the Secretary to notify the Congress of all such transfers. Limits the cash balances which may be maintained in such funds. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for: (1) fuel conversion at defense facilities in Europe; (2) the preparation of a request to the Appropriations Committees for reprogramming of funds, except as specified; (3) certain claims for physician or provider reimbursement for medical services provided under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); (4) public affairs activities over a specified limitation; (5) administering funds credited to DOD under provisions of the Arms Export Control Act; (6) Senior ROTC units which have had classes with insufficient enrollment; (7) programs of the Central Intelligence Agency beyond FY 1988, with specified exceptions; and (8) excessive military personnel costs associated with morale, welfare, and recreation activities. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for 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) certain 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 of 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 appropriations for waivers of certain cost recovery under the Arms Export Control Act unless the Appropriations Committees are given advanced notice. Provides that for compensation purposes Michael J. Smith, pilot of the space shuttle, Challenger, shall be deemed to have held the grade of captain, U.S. Navy. Prohibits the use of appropriations for the transfer of manufacturing equipment and data for military equipment to a foreign country without the prior approval of the Secretary concerned. Prohibits the use of DOD funds to: (1) transfer to a foreign country a technical data package for a defense item being manufactured or developed in a Government-owned and operated defense plant manufacturing large caliber cannons; or (2) help a foreign country produce such a defense item. Exempts from such prohibition certain aid provided under coproduction agreements. Requires the Secretary of the Army to notify the Congress of each coproduction agreement and to submit a semiannual report to the Congress on all such transfers of technical data packages and coproduction agreements. Prohibits the use of appropriations for 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; and (4) converting certain military technician positions to nonmilitary positions in support of the reserves and the guards. Limits the civilian end strength of DOD as of September 30, 1987. Imposes a DOD civilian workyear ceiling for FY 1987. Permits the transfer and merger of funds for increased pay costs for research, development, test and evaluation. Rescinds specified amounts from specified DOD accounts. Authorizes the transfer of specified amounts from working capital funds to the Operation and Maintenance, Army, Navy, and Air Force appropriations contained in this Act. Specifies limits to be transferred to each military branch. Prohibits the use of funds for: (1) leasing Department aircraft or vehicles to non-Federal agencies when commercial alternatives are available; (2) congressional lobbying; and (3) certain multiyear leasing or chartering of vessels with termination liabilities in excess of a specified amount. Prohibits the Secretary of Defense from selling or conveying, except to Hawaii or Honolulu, a specified portion of Fort DeRussy in Honolulu, Hawaii. Provides the Secretary with certain authority concerning the proceeds of such sale and the acquisition of replacement facilities for such property. Prohibits the use of funds for: (1) the operation of more than 247 commissaries in the contiguous United States; (2) procuring certain foreign-manufactured aircraft ejection seats; (3) unemployment benefits over a specified amount; (4) the pay of certain nonmilitary Army Reserve technicians; and (5) purchasing dogs or cats to study the medical treatment of wounds. Prohibits the use of funds for: (1) 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 (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. Permits the transfer of funds from the Operation and Maintenance, Defense Agencies account to the operation and maintenance appropriations under the military departments in connection with health and medical care delivery demonstration projects. Prohibits the use of funds to compensate certain foreign selling costs. Permits the obligation of funds for humanitarian and civic assistance costs incident to authorized operations of the armed forces. Authorizes the Secretaries of the Army and the Air Force to retain in active status certain officers who need such status in order to maintain employment as a National Guard or Reserve technician. Prohibits the use of appropriations for procurement of weapons systems for side-by-side testing of such systems with NATO countries, without prior notification to the Appropriations Committees. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Secretary should award defense contracts in FY 1987 to the extent possible to contractors who agree to carry out such contracts in labor surplus areas; and (2) competition should be increased in providing for our national defense. Requires certain construction or services contracts awarded by the Department to require the contractor to employ individuals who are residents of the State in which the construction or services takes place and who possess or would be able to quickly acquire the necessary skills. Permits the Secretary to waive such requirements in the interest of national security. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds: (1) to pay a dislocation allowance in excess of one month's basic allowance for quarters; and (2) to make contributions to the Department of Defense Education Benefits Funds for certain members of the armed forces. Calls for the use of Indian labor and the purchase of Indian products whenever practicable. Revises armed forces pay and allowance provisions to authorize a contingent flat-rate per diem allowance in lieu of subsistence allowance for travel as a member of the uniformed services, as long as a certain certification is made by the Secretary of Defense to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees concerning a cost comparison of the two months of computing such allowances. Directs DOD to conduct a pilot test project for providing home health care to certain military dependents. Limits the amount of appropriated funds to be used for permanent change of station travel, with certain conditions. Authorizes the use of appropriated funds for the payment of not more than 75 percent of postsecondary educational costs of an officer in the Ready Reserve of the Army National Guard or Army Reserve for education or training during off-duty perdiods, upon certain conditions. Prohibits the funds appropriated by this Act from being available to pay more than 50 percent of the lump-sum reenlistment bonus for any member of the armed forces. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for conversion to contractor performance of an activity or function of DOD that is currently performed by more than ten DOD civilian employees until a cost analysis is completed and certified to the Appropriations Committees. Authorizes the transfer and merger of funds appropriated for the lease or purchase of automated data processing equipment, provided that any such transfers are reported quarterly to the Appropriations Committees. Makes appropriations available to exchange or furnish mapping, charting, or geodetic data, supplies, or services to a foreign country pursuant to an agreement for the production or exchange of such services. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for the procurement of C-12 aircraft unless competitive procedures are used. Prohibits the use of appropriations for procurement of 120mm mortars or 120mm mortar ammunition manufactured outside the United States. Authorizes the use of appropriated funds for the removal of unsafe or unsightly buildings or debris of the Department. Limits the amount of funds made available under title II of this Act that the military departments may use for the travel and transportation of dependent children of members stationed overseas. Prohibits the use of Navy funds for a contract for the overhaul, repair, or maintenanance of any naval vessel on the West Coast which includes charges for interport differential as an evaluation factor for award. Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act to alter the command structure for military forces in Alaska. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds to carry out a program to paint a naval vessel with a certain type of paint until the Environmental Protection Agency certifies that the paint does not pose an unnacceptable hazard to the marine environment. Prohibits the exclusive earmarking of Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) appropriations for contracts with non-U.S. contractors, subcontractors, vendors, or consortia prior to source selection in order to meet a specific allocation of funds to an allied nation. Expresses the sense of the Congress that, whenever possible, SDI contracts should be awarded to U.S. contractors, subcontractors, and vendors unless such awards would degrade the likely results obtained from such contracts, and provided allied nations are encouraged to competitively participate in SDI research. Requires the funds appropriated by this Act to be available for a special classified purpose as set forth in specified classified correspondence between DOD and the Appropriations Committee. Permits the Secretary to procure ammunition containing a depleted uranium penetrator component if specified conditions are met. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for any nonappropriated fund activity of the Department that procures alcoholic beverages for reseale on a military installation in the United States, unless such beverages are procured in the State in which the installation is located. Requires the Secretary, no later than one year after the enactment of this Act, to report to the Congress on the implementation of this requirement. Makes funds available to the Defense Logistics Agency for the agency's productivity-based incentive awards programs for civilian employees. Permits the transfer of certain unobligated FY 1983 DOD funds to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense account, under specified conditions. Authorizes the use of funds appropriated by this Act for particular intelligence activities described in this Act during any period in which an Intelligence Authorization Act has not been enacted. Limits the extent to which the costs incurred by DOD contractors for personnel salaries and other monetary incentives shall be considered reasonable and allowable. Earmarks additional funds for military and civilian pay raises as authorized by law. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this Act for: (1) payment of a variable housing allowance at rates greater than the rates in effect on August 1, 1986; and (2) payment of temporary lodging expenses. Requires the Secretary of Defense to take the necessary action to implement a specified plan to rehabilitate and convert current steam generating plants at U.S. defense facilities, to coal burning facilities, provided certain conditions are met. Requires DOD to convey specified real property to Onondaga County, New York. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this Act for real property maintenance or minor construction of facilities used by non-appropriated fund activities. Establishes the minimum requirement for the amount to be used from working capital funds for the acquisition of capital equipment. Prohibits the use of DOD funds for progress payments in excess of 70 percent (80 percent in the case of small businesses) for contracts and contract modifications entered into after the effective date of this Act, provided certain conditions are met. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to: (1) transfer certain land located in the U.S. Naval Base, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the Philadelphia Municipal Authority; and (2) enter into a long-term contract with the Philadelphia Municipal Authority for the purchase of steam generated by a facility to be built on such land. Extends through September 30, 1987, the authority of the Secretary of the Navy to reimburse a member of the armed services on sea duty for the cost of temporary lodging if such member is deprived of quarters on board ship because of repairs. Imposes certain conditions on the funds appropriated by this Act for chemical weapons production. Requires the Administrator of General Services to release to the Virginia Port Authority all residuary U.S. rights of use in three warehouses located in the Norfolk International Terminals. Requires the Administrator of General Services, during FY 1987 and during each of the six succeeding fiscal years, to award contracts through a competitive bidding process for the conversion of chromium and manganese ores held in the National Defense Stockpile into high carbon ferrochromium and high carbon ferromanganese. Sets forth the minimum quantities of such materials that shall be produced over such period of time. Provides that funds made available for transfer from the Army to the Bureau of Land Management for the relocation of the district office at Fort Wainwright, Alaska shall remain available until spent. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this Act to implement or enforce specified rules relating to DOD purchase of utilities. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the capabilities inherent in the technologies associated with the Advanced Technology Bomber and the Advanced Cruise Missile Program are a critical national security asset; (2) such technologies and programs should be developed as rapidly as feasible; (3) such technologies and programs should be funded at the levels authorized in this Act; and (4) all the funds appropriated for such programs should be fully used for such programs. Prohibits the diversion for any other purpose of the funds appropriated by this Act for such programs. Prohibits the use of DOD funds for any purpose related to B-1B bombers beyond the 100 such bombers previously authorized. Requires the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to submit to the Congress by October 1, 1986, a detailed assessment of the military impacts on the national security of the possible Soviet responses to an American decision to no longer comply with major provisions of existing strategic offensive arms limitation agreements. Sets forth information to be included in such assessment. Prohibits the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from obligating or spending any funds for studies by contractors after October 1, 1986, if such assessment has not been received by the Congress. Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986, to require the report on SDI to include information on cost goals, objectives, and estimates. Directs the Secretary of Defense to make grants to the Henry M. Jackson Foundation. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations for such grants. Directs the President, within 180 days of enactment of this Act, to establish a unified combatant command for special operations forces. Sets forth provisions governing the responsibilities of the unified combatant command and the command structure of such group. Directs the President to establish a Board for Unconventional Warfare within the National Security Council. Requires such Board to coordinate U.S. unconventional warfare policies. Requires one of the Assistant Secretaries of Defense to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should designate within the Office of the President a Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs for Unconventional Warfare. Provides for DOD funding of the programs and activities under the Special Operations Forces Master Plan. Requires the President to report to the Armed Services Committees by March 1, 1987, on the actions taken to deal with the deficiencies in planning for unconventional warfare and to implement certain actions required by this Act. Requires the Secretary of Defense to award to a U.S. firm a contract under the DOD overseas fuel procurement program that would otherwise go to a foreign firm, if certain conditions are met. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated in this Act for any country if the President determines that such country is failing to take adequate measures to prevent narcotic drugs or other controlled substances from being sold in such country to U.S. personnel or their dependents or from being smuggled into the United States. Exempts countries from such sanction if application of such sanction would be inconsistent with national security interests. Prohibits the use of DOD funds to procure specified Federal Supply Classes of machine tools for use in any government-owned facility or property if the machine tools were not manufactured in the United States or Canada. Authorizes waiver of such procurement restriction on a case by case basis when adequate domestic supplies are not available. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to use funds appropriated for the Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant for the provision and operation of energy production facilities at such plant. Earmarks a specified amount to be used by DOD to implement the recommendations of its Security Review Commission concerning personnel and industrial security programs. Prohibits the expenditure of funds to implement a specified Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Cargo Preference. Requires the Secretary to use funds appropriated by this Act for the transportation of military cargo between the United States and Iceland in accordance with the Cargo Preference Act of 1904 and in accordance with any other authorized arrangements.

A bill to prohibit the implementation of a rule of the Department of Defense that would establish procedures for determining whether rates charged by vessels of the United States or belonging to the United States are excessive under the Cargo Preference Act of 1904.

United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1986

Prohibits the implementation of a rule of the Department of Defense that would establish procedures for determining whether rates charged by vessels of the United States or belonging to the United States are excessive under the Cargo Preference Act of 1904.

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Defense to prepare a plaque honoring American servicemen who lost their lives during "Operation Tiger" in April 1944.

United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1986

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to prepare a plaque honoring American servicemen who lost their lives during "Operation Tiger" in April 1944.

A bill to establish a Conventional Defense Advisory Board within the Department of Defense.

United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1986

Establishes within the Department of Defense a Conventional Defense Advisory Board to survey and make recommendations on all aspects of conventional warfare (particularly the conventional defense of Europe). Requires the Board to report annually to the Secretary of Defense on the relationship between current programs and the requirements for more adequate conventional defenses. Requires the Secretary to forward such report to the Congress.

Defense Production Act Amendments of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1986

Defense Production Act Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 (the Act) to extend specified provisions of the Act and all authority conferred thereunder through September 30, 1988. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 and 1988 for purchase of raw materials and installation of equipment under the Act. Sets a limit on the aggregate amount of loans, guarantees, purchase agreements, and other actions under specified provisions of this Act during FY 1987 and 1988. Revises provisions relating to presidential reports on the impact of offsets. Requires that each such report be based on requisite interagency studies designed to progressively capture: (1) the long-term as well as the short-term effects of offsets (particularly the effects resulting from technology transfer associated with offset agreements); and (2) the direct and indirect effects of offsets on lower tier defense subcontractors and on non-defense industry sectors which may be adversely affected by offsets. Requires each such report to contain an appropriate summary of: (1) the scope of such interagency studies; and (2) the findings and conclusions of the agencies involved (including any differences in conclusions).

A bill to name a certain Veterans' Administration extended care center in Queens, New York, as the "Joseph P. Addabbo Veterans' Administration Extended Care Center at St. Albans".

United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1986

Renames a specified Veterans Administration care center in Queens, New York, the Joseph P. Addabbo Veteran's Administration Extended Care Center at Saint Albans.

Defense Production Act Amendments of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1986

Defense Production Act Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 (the Act) to extend specified provisions of the Act and all authority conferred thereunder through September 30, 1988. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 and 1988 for purchase of raw materials and installation of equipment under the Act. Sets a limit on the aggregate amount of loans, guarantees, purchase agreements, and other actions under specified provisions of this Act during FY 1987 and 1988. Revises provisions relating to presidential reports on the impact of offsets. Requires that each such report be based on requisite interagency studies designed to progressively capture: (1) the long-term as well as the short-term effects of offsets (particularly the effects resulting from technology transfer associated with offset agreements); and (2) the direct and indirect effects of offsets on lower tier defense subcontractors and on non-defense industry sectors which may be adversely affected by offsets. Requires each such report to contain an appropriate summary of: (1) the scope of such interagency studies; and (2) the findings and conclusions of the agencies involved (including any differences in conclusions). Revises provisions relating to the Cost-Accounting Standards Board (presently a congressional agency). Makes the Board an independent board consisting of: (1) the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, who shall serve as Chairman of the Board; and (2) four members to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Grants the Board the authority when necessary, to: (1) promulgate cost-accounting standards; and (2) amend, interpret, and clarify existing standards. Includes contracts or subcontracts where the price negotiated is based on adequate price competition among the categories of contracts or subcontracts for which such standards are inapplicable. Requires the Board to consult with the Comptroller General before promulgating proposed standards and rules and regulations for implementation of such standards. Provides that any such cost-accounting standard shall control in any case in which such standard is inconsistent with any standard regarding cost allocation which is established by any relevant Federal agency. Authorizes the Board to prescribe rules and regulations: (1) exempting classes or categories of defense contractors and subcontractors from specified requirements of cost accounting standards; and (2) establishing procedures for the waiver of such requirements with respect to individual contractors and subcontractors. Revises the period after which such cost-accounting standards, modifications, and rules and regulations take effect. Requires the Board, within one year after the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, to report to the Congress with respect to its activities and operations, together with appropriate recommendations. Provides that all cost-accounting standards, interpretations, modifications, rules, and regulations promulgated or issued by the Board shall remain in effect unless and until amended, superseded, or eliminated by the Board.

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1987

United States · United States Congress · 14 August 1986

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1987 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY 1987 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. Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY 1987 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, for the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS), claims against the Department of Defense, the Court of Military Appeals, the tenth International Pan American Games, environmental restoration (including transfer of funds), and humanitarian aid for Afghan refugees. Title III: Procurement - Appropriates and transfers funds for FY 1987 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, shipbuilding and conversion of vessels, and other equipment and materials. Prohibits the use of funds for naval vessel construction in foreign shipyards. Appropriates and transfers funds for Marine Corps procurement. Appropriates and transfers funds for procurement by the Air Force of aircraft, missiles, and other equipment and materials. Appropriates funds for the National Guard, Reserve, defense agencies' procurement, and for Defense Production Act purchases. Makes all such appropriations available through FY 1989 unless otherwise specified. Title IV: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Appropriates funds for FY 1987 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 Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Developmental Test and Evaluation and the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation. Makes all such appropriations available through FY 1988. Title V: Special Foreign Currency Program - Appropriates funds for FY 1987 for excess payments in foreign currencies for expenses in carrying out the programs of the Department of Defense. Title VI: Revolving and Management Funds - Appropriates funds for the armed forces and defense stock funds. Title VII: Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense - Appropriates funds for the destruction of the U.S. stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions. Title VIII: Related Agencies - Appropriates funds for the intelligence community staff and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund. Title IX: 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. 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. Provides that no part of any appropriation contained in this Act may remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided. Prohibits the use of appropriations for specified practices, including: (1) proficiency flying; and (2) excess household goods shipping and storage. 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 the Congress on the properties and services received. Prohibits the use of appropriations for the procurement of any food, clothing, specified cloth (including cotton, silk, and wool) or synthetic fabrics, or specialty metals not grown, produced, or processed within the United States, with specified exceptions. 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. Authorizes the Secretary, in the national interest and with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, to transfer and merge specified working capital funds. Directs the Secretary to notify the Congress of all transfers. Limits the cash balances which may be maintained in such funds. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for: (1) fuel conversion at defense facilities in Europe; (2) the preparation of a request to the Appropriations Committees for reprogramming of funds, except as specified; (3) certain claims for physician or provider reimbursement for medical services provided under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); (4) public affairs activities beyond a specified amount; (5) administering funds credited to DOD under provisions of the Arms Export Control Act; (6) Senior ROTC units which have had classes with insufficient enrollment; (7) programs of the Central Intelligence Agency beyond FY 1988, with specified exceptions; and (8) military personnel costs associated with morale, welfare, and recreation activities. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for 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 owed to the United States. Prohibits the use of appropriations for: (1) certain 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 of 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 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. Eliminates during FY 1987 the requirement that the Congress must authorize by law the end-strengths for civilian personnel in DOD. Prohibits setting any end-strenth limitations for such personnel during FY 1987. Requires FY 1988 defense budget requests to reflect such changes. Permits the transfer and merger of funds for increased pay costs for research, development, test, and evaluation. Prohibits the use of CIA, DOD, or any intelligence agency funds for aid to the Nicaraguan democratic resistance unless in accordance with the Intelligence Authorization Act. Authorizes additional transfers of funds from working capital funds to the Operation and Maintenance appropriations contained in this Act. 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) selling or leasing any land which is part of Fort DeRussy, Honolulu, Hawaii; (5) the operation of more than 247 commissaries in the contiguous United States; (6) procuring certain foreign-manufactured aircraft ejection seats; (7) unemployment benefits over a specified amount; (8) the pay of certain nonmilitary Army Reserve technicians; (9) the transfer of the Department of Defense Dependents Schools to the Department of Education; and (10) purchasing dogs or cats to study the medical treatment of wounds. Prohibits the use of funds for 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. Prohibits the expenditure of funds for 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. Permits a limited transfer of funds for health care delivery demonstration projects upon notification of the Congress by the Secretary of such transfer. Prohibits the use of funds to compensate certain foreign selling costs. Permits the obligation of funds for humanitarian and civic assistance costs incident to authorized operations of the armed forces. Authorizes the Secretaries of the Army and the Air Force to retain in active status certain officers who need such status in order to maintain employment as a National Guard or Reserve technician. Prohibits the use of appropriations for procurement of weapons systems for side-by-side testing of such systems with NATO countries without prior notification to the Appropriations Committees. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Secretary should award defense contracts in FY 1987 to the extent possible to contractors who agree to carry out such contracts in labor surplus areas; and (2) competition should be increased in providing for our national defense. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this Act to pay a dislocation allowance in excess of one month's basic allowance for quarters. 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. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this Act: (1) to make contributions to the Department of Defense Benefits Fund for educational assistance for a member of the armed services who receives an enlistment bonus; or (2) for integration of a nuclear warhead into the Joint Tactical Missile System. Authorizes the Department of the Air Force and the Defense Logistics Agency to test a flat rate per diem system for military and civilian travel allowances, under certain conditions. Directs DOD to conduct a pilot test project of providing home health care to certain military dependents. Limits the amount that DOD may spend during FY 1987 for permanent change of station moves. Limits the availability of appropriations for educational costs for off-duty training of military personnel to specified percentages of such costs. Provides that the rate of basic allowance for quarters for certain members of the uniformed services shall not be less than the rate that was in effect on December 31, 1984. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for conversion to contractor performance of an activity or function of DOD that is currently performed by more than ten DOD civilian employees until a cost analysis is completed on such and certified to the Appropriations Committees. Permits transfers of funds from one appropriation account to another for the lease or purchase of automatic data processing equipment if the Secretary reports such transfer to the Appropriations Committees within a specified time. Makes appropriations available to exchange or furnish mapping, charting, or geodetic data, supplies, or services to a foreign country pursuant to an agreement for the exchange of such services. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for: (1) the procurement of C-12 aircraft, unless competitive procedures are used; and (2) procurement of 120mm mortars or ammunition for such mortars if manufactured outside the United States. Permits the use of DOD funds at sites formerly used by DOD for removal of unsafe buildings or debris, under certain conditions. Limits the amount of operation and maintenance funds that may be used for travel and transportation of the dependent children of military personnel stationed overseas. Prohibits the use of Navy funds for a contract for the overhaul, repair, or maintenance of any naval vessel on the West Coast which includes charges for interport differential as an evaluation factor for award. Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act to alter the command structure for military forces in Alaska. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds to carry out a program to paint a naval vessel with a certain type of paint until the Environmental Protection Agency certifies that the paint does not pose an unnacceptable hazard to the marine environment. Prohibits the exclusive earmarking of Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) appropriations for contracts with non-U.S. contractors, subcontractors, vendors, or consortia prior to source selection in order to meet a specific allocation of funds to an allied nation. Expresses the sense of the Congress that, whenever possible, SDI contracts should be awarded to U.S. contractors, subcontractors, and vendors unless such awards would degrade the likely results obtained from such contracts and provided allied nations are encouraged to competitively participate in SDI research. Exempts the funds appropriated or made available by this or other Acts from certain obligational limitations set forth in the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1987. Permits the Secretary to procure ammunition containing a depleted uranium penetrator component, if specified conditions are met. Provides additional funding for DOD/VA Cooperative Research. Makes funds available to the Defense Logistics Agency for the agency's productivity-based incentive awards programs for civilian employees. Permits the transfer of certain unobligated FY 1983 DOD funds to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense account, under specified conditions. Prohibits the use of Army appropriations for depot maintenance of equipment unless the civilian personnel strengths at Army depots performing communications-electronics depot maintenance are greater than the strengths assigned those depots on September 30, 1985, with specified exceptions. Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act to maintain or protect, after a specified date, more than a specified amount of silver in the National Defense Stockpile. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds to: (1) overhaul the SSBN 617 or SSBN 620 unless a reprogramming request is approved by the Appropriation Committees; (2) pay a variable housing allowance inflation rate in excess of 2.45 percent; (3) pay for contract personnel to perform functions currently performed by DOD employees at the Crane Army Ammunition Activity, Crane, Indiana, or the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, McAlester, Oklahoma; or (4) acquire major automated information systems which have not successfully completed specified oversight reviews. Requires the Secretary to transfer a specified amount from the DOD Coastal Defense Augmentation account to the Department of Transportation for the Coast Guard. Prohibits any DOD vessel homeported in the United States from being overhauled, repaired, or maintained in a foreign shipyard except for unscheduled emergencies. Requires military pay to be paid on the first day of the month beginning after the month during which the right to such compensation accrues. Requires the Secretary to pay each month into the DOD Military Retirement Fund an amount based on the amount of pay accrued (currently paid) during that month by members of the armed forces on active duty or in the reserves. Prohibits the use of DOD funds or of Department of Energy funds during FY 1987 to carry out a nuclear explosion with a yield exceeding one kiloton or a nuclear explosion outside a designated test area, unless the President makes a specified certification to the Congress. Limits the number of deployed launchers for ICBMs carrying MIRVs, for ICBMs carrying MIRVs and submarine ballistic missiles carrying MIRVs, or for ICBMs carrying MIRVs, submarine ballistic missiles carrying MIRVs and heavy bombers for air-launched cruise missiles capable of a range exceeding 600 kilometers, unless the President certifies to the Congress that the Soviet Union has deployed strategic forces in excess of the numerical sublimits in the SALT II agreement. Prohibits the Secretary from carrying out a test of the Space Defense System (anti-satellite weapon against an object in space) until the President certifies to the Congress that the Soviet Union has conducted such a test. Prohibits the use of FY 1986 or 1987 DOD funds before October 1, 1987, for: (1) procurement of binary chemical munitions, including the Bigeye bomb; or (2) the establishment of a production base for such munitions. Requires the Secretary to report by a specified date to the Congress on the military requirements for long-range stand-off chemical weapons. Prohibits the removal of U.S. chemical munitions stored in Europe, unless they are replaced with binary chemical munitions. Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act to preclude the obligation or expenditure of funds to seek a second production source for the Copperhead projectile. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for: (1) the Strategic Defense Initiative during FY 1987, unless funds are authorized and appropriated for such purpose; (2) the procurement of 9mm handguns until the current procurement contract is canceled and the performance specifications changed; and (3) for the implementation or enforcement of a specified Air Force rule.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Transportation and the Commandant of the Coast Guard should promptly take all practicable action to fill all the 500 positions authorized in the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986, for Tactical Law Enforcement Teams.

United States · United States Congress · 13 August 1986

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Transportation and the Commandant of the Coast Guard should fill all 500 positions authorized under the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 for Tactical Law Enforcement Teams within a specified time.

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the price of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products sold on military installations to be not less than the prevailing price in the community for such beverages and products.

United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1986

Requires the price of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products sold on military installations in the United States to be not less than the prevailing community or geographic price, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.

A bill to provide for a 6-month enrollment period for certain individuals with respect to the educational assistance program established by chapter 32 of title 38, United States Code.

United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1986

Amends provisions of the Veterans' Educational Assistance Act of 1984 relating to post-Vietnam era veterans' educational assistance to allow the enrollment, for a 180-day period, of armed forces personnel on active duty on June 30, 1985. (Current law suspends initial active duty personnel enrollments in the educational assistance program from July 1, 1985, through June 30, 1988.)

A bill to require the use of the Armed Forces for interdiction of narcotics at United States borders.

United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1986

Requires the President to: (1) deploy armed forces equipment and personnel to halt aircraft and vessels carrying narcotics across U.S. borders; (2) deploy radar aircraft for continuous aerial radar coverage of the southern U.S. border during darkness; (3) deploy both rotor and fixed wing aircraft for pursuit and seizure purposes; and (4) use National Guard and Reserve members and U.S. Customs Service and Coast Guard personnel and equipment for purposes of these activities. Prohibits such military personnel from making arrests aboard any aircraft or vessel, unless they are in hot pursuit. Requires the President to withhold Federal funding from any National Guard unit whose State does not cooperate in this drug interdiction program. Requires all program expenses to be borne by the Department of Defense. Requires the President to substantially halt border crossings by narcotic-carrying aircraft and vessels within 45 days after enactment of this Act. Requires the President to: (1) report to the Congress within a specified time; (2) request funds from the Congress for FY 1986 and 1987 for purposes of the program; and (3) submit a request in the budget for the Department of Defense for such funds every year beginning in 1988.

A resolution providing for the further consideration of the bill (H.R. 4428) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1987 for the Armed Forces for procurement, for research, development, test, and evaluation, for operation and maintenance, and for working capital funds, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 7 August 1986

Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 4428 (armed forces funding).

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide military retired pay to certain persons who were members of the United States merchant marine during World War II.

United States · United States Congress · 6 August 1986

Amends Federal law relating to military retired pay to entitle certain persons who were members of the U.S. merchant marine during World War II to such pay. Directs the Secretary of Transportation, within 60 days after the enactment of this Act, to make lump-sum payments of such accrued pay to such persons.

A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from obligating or expending certain excess funds appropriated to the Department of Defense.

United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1986

Prohibits the Secretary of Defense from obligating funds: (1) in excess of funds appropriated for program needs; and (2) three years after appropriated funds have become obligated if no contract has been entered into.

Richard P. Godwin, of California, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition. (New Position)

United States · United States Senate · 1 August 1986

A bill to amend the Lanham Act to limit the defense against trademark infringement relating to geographic origin.

United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1986

Amends the Lanham Act to limit the defense against trademark infringement relating to geographic origin to country of origin.

A resolution calling upon the President of the United States to implement those recommendations developed by his Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management to enhance our national security, which do not require passage of legislation by the Congress.

United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1986

Urges the President to adopt certain recommmendations of the Packard Commission (on defense management).

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to reimbursement of Deborah Heart and Lung Center under the program known as the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services.

United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1986

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) should: (1) reimburse the Deborah Heart and Lung Center in New Jersey for providing medical care to the spouses and children of members of the military, and to retired members and the spouses and children of retired members, notwithstanding that such Center has decided not to collect the required copayment; and (2) reimburse any other medical facility that provides such care and that has made such a decision.

Veterans' Benefits Improvement and Health Care Authorization Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1986

Veterans' Compensation Amendments of 1986 - Title I: Rate Increases - Increases by two percent the rates of: (1) veterans' disability compensation; (2) additional compensation for dependents; (3) the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans; (4) dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and for children; and (5) supplemental dependency and indemnity compensation for children. Title II: Miscellaneous - Amends veterans' fiduciaries provisions to authorize the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to require the fiduciary to disclose any financial information concerning the veteran beneficiary that is within such fiduciary's knowledge. Exempts the following from certain joint reports and from inclusion in any presidential order under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gram-Rudman-Hollings Act): (1) certain benefits which are based upon the service-connected disability or death of veterans; (2) certain veterans' life insurance accounts; and (3) certain veterans' revolving funds. Provides that certain other veterans' benefits which are subject to reduction under the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act shall be determined in accordance with the sequestration order in effect on the date such benefits are accrued. Exempts from any sequestration of funds ordered under the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act veterans' home loan guarantee programs.

A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to provide special pay to members of the Armed Forces proficient in foreign languages.

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1986

Amends Federal law to provide special pay to armed forces members who: (1) have been certified as proficient in a foreign language which is identified by the Secretary of Defense as necessary for national defense; and (2) are assigned to military duty requiring such proficiency. Limits the monthly amount of such special pay. Provides for the payment of such pay to members of the reserve components and the National Guard.

A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 4428) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1987 for the Armed Forces for procurement, for research, development, test, and evaluation, for operation and maintenance, and for working capital funds, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1986

Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 4428 (Armed forces funding).

Department of Defense Narcotics Enforcement Assistance Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1986

Department of Defense Narcotics Enforcement Assistance Act of 1986 - Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense for FY 1987 for enhancement of drug enforcement assistance activities for: (1) procurement; (2) operation and maintenance; and (3) intelligence collection activities. Directs the Secretary of Defense to make available to the U.S. Customs Service certain aircraft authorized to be purchased under this Act. Requires the transfer of a specified sum authorized to be appropriated under the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 to the Secretary of Transportation to be used for members of the Coast Guard assigned to drug interdiction assistance activities under such Act.

Drug Enforcement Enhancement Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1986

Drug Enforcement Enhancement Act of 1986 - Amends general military law relating to law enforcement cooperation to authorize the armed forces, on request from the head of any agency with jurisdiction to enforce the Controlled Substances Act or the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act, to interdict, search, and seize vessels, and arrest and pursue persons evading arrest in connection with illegal drug activities occurring on the high seas, in U.S. territorial waters, or in the United States. Excepts such participation by the armed forces from a specified Federal provision restricting direct participation by military personnel in civilian drug enforcement activities.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for variable rates of interest on loans made by the Veterans' Administration and secured by National Service Life Insurance policies.

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1986

Amends Federal law relating to veterans' life insurance to direct the Administrator of Veterans Affairs, on January 1 of each year, to establish a variable rate of interest for loans made to veterans by the Veterans Administration and secured by National Service Life Insurance policies.

A joint resolution authorizing the Philippine Scouts and U.S. Veterans' Association of America to establish a memorial to honor the Philippine Scouts, who served bravely in the United States Army in Bataan and Corregidor during World War II.

United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1986

Authorizes the Philippine Scouts and U.S. Veterans' Association of America to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs honoring the Philippine Scouts, who served bravely in the U.S. Army in Bataan and Corregidor during World War II. Terminates the authority to establish the memorial if its construction is not begun within five years with non-Federal funds sufficient to ensure its completion.

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who were killed while serving in the armed forces of the United States during military operations of the Vietnam conflict may be considered to have been citizens of the United States at the time of such aliens' death.

United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1986

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for posthumous naturalization (effective at the time of death) for an alien killed while on active duty with the armed forces during the Vietnam hostilities (February 28, 1961, through October 15, 1978). Permits a surviving spouse, parent, son or daughter, or any designee of the Attorney General to file such a naturalization request. Establishes a five-year filing period. Grants surviving family members special immigrant status.

Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Amendments Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 16 July 1986

Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Amendments Act of 1986 - Amends the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act to provide that it is the intent of the Congress that: (1) the National Defense Stockpile (NDS) be used to serve national defense purposes only; and (2) quantities of materials stockpiled should be sufficient to sustain the United States for at least three years in the event of a national emergency. Requires stockpile requirements to be established by law. Transfers certain stockpiling functions under such Act from the President to the Secretary of Defense. Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress an annual report on the stockpile requirements. Outlines stockpile matters to be included in each report. Requires the Secretary to include an explanation in any report where the Secretary's recommended stockpile requirements differ from those established by law. Requires the Secretary, at least every five years, to conduct a detailed review of the stockpile requirement for each strategic and critical material. Requires the Secretary to notify the Congress of any necessary revision to the stockpile requirement. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into an interagency agreement with the head of any other department or agency for the performance of certain stockpiling functions. Provides that appropriations for the requirements of NDS and for deposit to the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund shall be made as appropriations to the Department of Defense for military functions. Extends the uses of the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund to cover NDS acquisitions and upgrading.

National Security Programs Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987

United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1986

National Security Programs Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 - Title I: National Security Programs - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Energy (DOE) for FY 1987 for plant and capital equipment and operating expenses in carrying out national security programs in the following areas: (1) weapons activities; (2) materials production; (3) defense waste and byproducts management; (4) verification and control technology; (5) nuclear safeguards and security; (6) security investigations; and (7) naval reactors development. Limits the total amount authorized to be appropriated to DOE in this Act for national security programs. Requires the Secretary of Energy to reduce the amounts of the above projects in order to achieve a specified reduction. Limits to a specified sum the amount of appropriated funds available for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) program. Earmarks certain funds for research on conventional munitions. Title II: General Provisions - Part A: Recurring General Provisions - Prohibits the use of funds authorized under this Act where the costs of the program exceed 105 percent of the program authorization or the costs exceed by more than $10,000,000 the amount authorized by this Act, whichever is the lesser. Prohibits the use of funds for any program which has not been presented to or requested of the Congress, unless the Secretary of Energy transmits to the appropriate committees a full and complete statement of the action proposed and 30 days have passed since receipt of such statement. Limits the funds available for general plant construction projects under this Act. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress if the revised cost of any such project exceeds $1,200,000. Provides that when the cost of any project in support of national security programs under this or any previous Act exceeds by more than 25 percent the authorized amount or the total estimated cost of such project, construction may not begin on such project until 30 days have passed since the Secretary has provided the appropriate committees of the Congress a full and complete statement concerning such cost increase. Exempts from such requirement those projects having a current estimated cost of less than $5,000,000. Authorizes the transfer of funds between agencies for the performance of similar functions. Authorizes the Secretary, in appropriate cases, to perform construction planning and design using funds available for any DOE national security program construction project. Allows funds available for management and support activities and for general plant projects to be made available in connection with all DOE national security programs. Authorizes funds appropriated for operating expenses or for plant and capital equipment to remain available until expended. Part B: Miscellaneous Provision - Prohibits funds appropriated in this or any other Act from being used for the payment of any fines or penalties for any failure by DOE to comply with any environmental requirement in connection with any defense activity or defense-related facility in excess of amounts specifically appropriated to DOE to comply with such requirements. Amends general military law to establish in the Department of Defense a Nuclear Weapons Council (the Council). Outlines responsibilities of the Council relating to the design, research, and development of nuclear weapons. Directs the Council, no later than March 1, 1987, to report to the Senate and House Committees on Armed Services and on Appropriations on actions taken by the Department of Defense and DOE to implement the recommendations of the President's Blue Ribbon Task Group on Nuclear Weapons Program Management. Requires the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) to serve on the Council if there is no Vice Chairman of JCS to so serve. Directs the Secretary of Energy to report to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees concerning the construction of containment facilities for nuclear reactors of DOE.

Military Construction Authorization Act, 1987

United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1986

Military Construction Authorization Act, 1987 - Title I: Army - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units and to improve existing military family housing units in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to: (1) carry out a specified military housing unit improvement project in Yongsan, Korea; (2) carry out certain construction projects at Fort Drum, New York; and (3) use limited FY 1987 funds for local community planning assistance activities near Fort Drum, New York, and Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Directs the Secretary of the Army to transfer funds to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for the clean-up of contaminated drinking water supplies in Adams County, Colorado, near the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. Requires such funds to be repaid as specified. Directs the Secretary to commence response actions with respect to hazardous substances affecting such water supplies, using Department of Defense Environmental Restoration Program funds. Authorizes appropriations for the Army for fiscal years after FY 1986 for specified military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of the Army. Authorizes the use of certain unobligated funds for energy conservation projects for military family housing of the Army. Limits the total cost of all such projects to the amounts authorized in this Act. Extends the authorization of appropriations for certain specified FY 1984 and 1985 military construction projects. Title II: Navy - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units and to improve existing military family housing units in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes appropriations for the Navy for fiscal years after FY 1986 for specified military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of the Navy. Limits the total cost of all such projects to the amounts authorized in this Act. Extends the authorization of appropriations for certain specified FY 1984 military construction projects. Title III: Air Force - Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military housing units and to improve existing military family housing units in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes appropriations for the Air Force for fiscal years after FY 1986 for specified military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of the Air Force. Authorizes the use of certain unobligated funds for energy conservation projects for military family housing of the Air Force. Limits the total cost of all such projects to the amounts authorized in this Act. Extends the authorization of appropriations for certain specified military construction projects. Title IV: Defense Agencies - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law for the construction of hazardous waste storage facilities. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire three military family housing units in a specified amount at classified locations. Repeals a specified provision of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1985 which authorizes the Secretary of the Army to contract for the design of replacement facilities for the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. Prohibits any funds authorized to be appropriated in this or any other Act from being used for designing an administrative complex at the Pentagon Reservation, Arlington, Virginia. Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense for fiscal years after FY 1986 for specified military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of Defense. Limits the total cost of all such projects to the amounts authorized in this Act. Extends the authorization of appropriations for certain specified projects. Title V: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to make contributions for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Infrastructure program. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose. Title VI: Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after FY 1986 for the costs of acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and construction of facilities for the guard and reserve forces. Title VII: General Provisions - Part A: Expiration of Authorizations and Amounts Required to be Specified by Law - States that all authorizations made under this Act shall expire at the end of FY 1987 or on the date of enactment of the Military Construction Authorization Act for FY 1989, whichever is later, with specified exceptions. Establishes maximum amounts of certain expenditures, including an unspecified minor military construction project, architectural and engineering design services, and per-unit improvement and rental costs for military family housing. Part B: Military Construction Program Provisions - Amends Federal law relating to military construction and family housing to revise provisions concerning authorized minor construction. Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to carry out certain minor construction projects using operation and maintenance funds. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to carry out real property transactions (involving the sale, acquisition, and replacement of real property) in order to continue defense functions on such property. Prohibits the Secretary concerned from carrying out such a transaction whose value exceeds $20,000,000, unless such transaction is specifically authorized by law. Requires, in the case of a transaction for $20,000,000 or less, 21 days to have passed after the Secretary concerned has reported to specified congressional committees in order for such a transaction to be valid. Outlines administrative provisions concerning such real property transactions. Establishes in the Treasury the Department of Defense Facilities Replacement Management Account to be used for expenses and collections relating to such transactions. Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to carry out certain renovation projects using operation and maintenance funds. Directs the Secretary of Defense, at the same time of the annual request for the military construction authorization for FY 1988, to include in such request master plans and a request for authorization for at least two military installations of each military department. Amends Federal armed forces provisions to add specified services to those services authorized to be contracted out for by the Secretary concerned for military installations, provided the contracting-out of such services is more economically feasible under long-term service contracts than by conventional means. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to obtain architectural and engineering services and carry out military construction design in any fiscal year with any available funds. Increases the square-feet space limitations authorized for the construction of military family housing for officers, such limitations varying depending upon the officer's pay grade. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to carry out military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law for the construction of hazardous waste storage facilities. Requires the Secretary, before carrying out any such project, to comply with certain congressional notice-and-wait requirements. Authorizes the increase by up to 25 percent of the estimated cost of any such project if the Secretary makes certain findings. Prohibits the commencement of any such project after September 30, 1991. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to contract to provide for the rental of a child care center, civic center building, or similar structures constructed for the support of military family housing. Extends until September 30, 1990, the authority to enter into such agreements. Extends from 15 to 25 years the possible length of such agreements. Increases from 600 to 3,600 the number of military family housing units authorized to be leased by the Secretary of a military department. Extends through September 30, 1988, the authority to enter into such leases. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to contract for the lease of a child care center, civic center building, or a similar structure constructed for the support of military family housing. Increases from 200 to 220 the number of leased military family housing units exempted from the limits placed on foreign military family housing units. Part C: Miscellaneous Provisions - Prohibits the Secretary of a military department from converting a heating facility at any U.S. military installation in Europe from a coal-fired facility to a facility of any other energy source, unless certain conditions have been met. Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide for the use of U.S.-produced coal to operate such facilities. Directs the Secretary, on March 1 of each year, to report to the Congress on actions taken by the Secretary concerning such heating facilities. Repeals specified provisions of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1986 concerning the use of appropriated funds for the conversion of such facilities. Directs the President to establish the Blue Ribbon Task Group on Military Base Closures (Task Group), whose function shall be to study and evaluate military installations to determine whether such installations should be closed. Requires the Task Group to report to the President, no later than July 31, 1987, on recommended base closures. Terminates the Task Group 90 days after the report is submitted. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 and 1987 for use by the Task Force. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to enter into leases for the development of real property located within the Broadway Complex of the Department of the Navy, San Diego, California. Requires the use of competitive bidding in the awarding of such contracts. Outlines terms and a specified precondition to such contracts requiring a showing of economic advantage to the United States followed by a congressional notice-and-wait requirement. Directs the Secretary of the Air Force to consider appropriate sites in San Pedro, California, for the location and construction of certain military family housing units. Outlines conditions for such site selection, including the filing of environmental impact statements for sites determined to be appropriate. Provides for the exercise of certain reversionary rights concerning the land selected for such site. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to grant to Orange County, California, one or more easements through the Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, California, for street, sidewalk, and related purposes. Requires the Secretary to replace all family housing units demolished as the result of the granting of any such easement. Outlines easement terms and limits funding for housing replacement facilities. Repeals provisions of Federal law requiring the assignment of suitable space for postal purposes at each Army and Air Force base where there exists a post office. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to convey to the State of Arizona all right, title, and interest to a specified portion of Fort Huachuca, Arizona. Outlines terms and conditions. Authorizes the Secretary to sell an additional portion of Fort Huachuca under specified conditions. Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to sell a specified portion of March Air Force Base, California. Outlines terms and conditions for such sale, and requires the Secretary to comply with certain congressional notice-and-wait requirements before entering into a contract for such sale. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to exchange a specified portion of the Long Beach Naval Station, California, to the city of Long Beach, California, in exchange for certain other property located in Long Beach. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to sell or exchange a certain portion of land within the Whittier Narrows Flood Control Basin in Los Angeles County, California. Outlines terms and conditions and describes the land to be sold or exchanged. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to convey specified parcels of land in New Mexico to: (1) the State of New Mexico; and (2) the New Mexico State Armory Board, under specified conditions.