Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act

Summary

Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1979 for the procurement by the armed forces of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons. Title II: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1979 for the use of the armed forces for research, development, test and evaluation purposes. Title III: Active Forces - Establishes authorized end strength levels for active duty personnel for each of the armed forces for fiscal year 1979. Prescribes the method for computing such strength levels. Title IV: Reserve Forces - Sets forth the minimum average strength levels for the reserve components of each of the armed forces for fiscal year 1979. Title V: Civilian Personnel - Sets forth the authorized end strength level for civilian personnel within the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1979. Prescribes the method for computing such end strength. Title VI: Military Training Student Loads - Sets forth the authorized average military training student load for each of the armed forces for fiscal year 1979. Title VII: Defense Civil Preparedness Agency - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1979 to carry out the provisions of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 for programs of the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency.

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• Indefinitely postponed in Senate

  summary · EN · 11 July 1978

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 23 February 1978

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