Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1987

Summary

Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1987 - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 for procurement by the armed forces and the defense agencies of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, and shipbuilding and conversion and for other procurement. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 for the destruction of lethal chemical weapons. Extends through FY 1987 the authority of the Secretary of Defense, in carrying out the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding Between the NATO Ministers of the Defense concerning the NATO AWACS program, to waive reimbursement for the costs of specified functions performed by certain personnel and to assume contingent liability for program losses and specified charges. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 for the armed forces and the defense agencies for research, development, test, and evaluation. Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 1987 for unbudgeted salary increases, retirement, and other employee benefits for civilian employees of the Department of Defense (DOD). Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 for the purchase of foreign currencies. Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 for the armed forces and the defense agencies for operation and maintenance. Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 1987 as necessary for unbudgeted increases: (1) in fuel costs; (2) as a result of inflation; and (3) in salary increases, retirement, and other employee benefits for civilian employees of DOD. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 for the working capital fund of each of the armed forces and for the Defense Stock Fund. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 for assistance to the Tenth International Pan American Games. Title IV: Active Forces - Authorizes strength levels for active duty personnel as of the end of FY 1987. Title V: Reserve Forces - Authorizes average strength levels for the selected reserve components of the armed forces for FY 1987. Permits the reduction and increase in such strengths as specified. Authorizes a specified number of reserves to serve on full-time active duty in order to organize, administer, instruct, recruit, or train the reserve components. Permits the end strength levels to be increased by two percent when in the national interest. Increases the number of certain personnel who may be on active duty in specified grades. Title VI: Civilian Personnel - Provides that Federal law requiring the authorization of end strengths by the Congress as of the end of each fiscal year before funds will be appropriated for the use of civilian personnel of any armed forces component for that fiscal year shall not apply with respect to FY 1987. Title VII: Military Training Student Loads - Authorizes average military training student loads for each component of the armed forces for FY 1987. Requires the adjustment of such loads as the manpower strengths of each component are adjusted. Title VIII: General Provisions - Increases the size of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund. Revises a provision of Federal law concerning certain reimbursements made under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS). Repeals Federal law requiring a certain amount of working capital funds to be used for industrial-type activities.

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Timeline

1. 14 March 1986

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Strategic & Theater Nuclear Forces. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral.

   Source: Committee

2. 18 March 1986

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Strategic & Theater Nuclear Forces. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

3. 18 March 1986

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 18 March 1986

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 20 March 1986

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Strategic & Theater Nuclear Forces. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

6. 24 March 1986

   Committee

   Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

7. 25 March 1986

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Strategic & Theater Nuclear Forces. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

8. 26 March 1986

   Committee

   Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

9. 27 March 1986

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Sea Power and Force Projection. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

10. 9 April 1986

    Committee

    Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

11. 10 April 1986

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Strategic & Theater Nuclear Forces. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

12. 11 April 1986

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Preparedness. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

13. 14 April 1986

    Committee

    Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

14. 15 April 1986

    Committee

    Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

15. 16 April 1986

    Committee

    Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

16. 17 April 1986

    Committee

    Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

17. 18 April 1986

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Strategic & Theater Nuclear Forces. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

18. 30 April 1986

    Committee

    Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

19. 1 May 1986

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Manpower and Personnel (Arm Serv). Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

20. 5 May 1986

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Manpower and Personnel (Arm Serv). Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

21. 6 May 1986

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Preparedness. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

22. 21 May 1986

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Strategic & Theater Nuclear Forces. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

23. 10 June 1986

    Committee

    Committee on Armed Services. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.

    Source: Committee

24. 11 June 1986

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Manpower and Personnel (Arm Serv). Approved for full committee consideration with amendments favorably.

    Source: Committee

25. 12 June 1986

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Strategic & Theater Nuclear Forces. Approved for full committee consideration with amendments favorably.

    Source: Committee

26. 17 June 1986

    Committee

    Committee on Armed Services. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.

    Source: Committee

27. 18 June 1986

    Committee

    Committee on Armed Services. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.

    Source: Committee

28. 19 June 1986

    Committee

    Committee on Armed Services. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.

    Source: Committee

29. 25 June 1986

    Reported

    Committee on Armed Services. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 2638 ordered to be reported.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 18 March 1986

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] · D · Sponsor
• · ssas00 · Standing

Related records

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