Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005

Summary

Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY 2005. Authorizes appropriations to DOD for: (1) procurement, including aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement; (2) research, development, test, and evaluation, including science and technology projects and ballistic missile defense; (3) operation and maintenance, including environmental restoration, defense working capital funds, the defense health program, and chemical agents and munitions destruction; and (4) active and reserve military personnel, including end strengths. Extends certain bonus, special, and incentive pay authorities. Authorizes certain: (1) travel and transportation allowances; and (2) military retired pay and survivor benefits. Sets forth provisions or requirements concerning: (1) environmental provisions, including cleanup costs at certain military installations; (2) active and reserve military personnel policy, including joint officer duties and management and DOD policy and procedures on prevention and response to sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces; (3) military health care, including establishment of a chiropractic health care benefits advisory committee; (4) acquisition policy and management, including major defense acquisition programs, establishment of the Commission on the Future of the National Technology and Industrial Base, and management of the defense acquisition and support workforce; (5) DOD organization and management, including establishment of the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves, and a United States Military Cancer Institute; (6) budget and financial matters, including defense business systems investment management, a space posture review, and a panel on the future of military space launch; (7) additional defenses against terrorism; (8) matters relating to other nations, including assistance to Iraq and Afghanistan military and security forces; (9) DOD civilian personnel policy, including intelligence personnel and personnel of nonappropriated fund instrumentalities; and (10) cooperative threat reduction with states of the former Soviet Union.

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• Engrossed in Senate (text)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 23 June 2004

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• Engrossed in Senate (PDF)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 23 June 2004

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 23 June 2004

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• Placed on Calendar Senate (text)

  Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 11 May 2004

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• Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)

  Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 11 May 2004

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• Reported to Senate without amendment

  summary · EN · 11 May 2004

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 11 May 2004

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