Department of Defense Supplemental Appropriation Authorization Act of 1979

Summary

Department of Defense Supplemental Appropriation Authorization Act, 1979 - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes additional appropriations in specified amounts for use by the Air Force, Navy, and Army in fiscal year 1979 for the procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, and other weapons. Authorizes the Department of Defense to implement until concluded the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding Between NATO Ministers of Defense on the NATO E-3A Cooperative Programme. Authorizes the Department to make a commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for the United States share of estimated termination liability. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes additional appropriations for use during fiscal year 1979 by the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Defense Agencies, for research, development, test, and evaluation.

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Timeline

1. 1 March 1979

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 March 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 1 March 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 6 April 1979

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on Armed Services with amendment, H. Rept. 96-90.

   Source: Committee

5. 6 April 1979

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on Armed Services with amendment, H. Rept. 96-90.

   Source: Committee

6. 31 May 1979

   Vote

   Measure passed House, amended, roll call #178 (314-72).

   Source: Floor

7. 31 May 1979

   Vote

   Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended, roll call #178 (314-72).

   Source: Floor

8. 31 May 1979

   Floor

   Measure called up by special rule in House.

   Source: Floor

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

3 official files

• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 31 May 1979

  Open at official source

• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 6 April 1979

  Open at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 1 March 1979

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-23] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Wilson, Robert C. [R-CA-41] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsas00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Federal Construction Costs Reduction Act of 1977
• related to → A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2575) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1979, in addition to amounts previously authorized, for procurement of aircraft, missiles, and naval vessels and for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Armed Forces and for other purposes.
• related to ← An act to authorize supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1979 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, and naval vessels for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.