Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986

Summary

Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 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. Extends through FY 1986 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 1986 for the armed forces and the defense agencies for research, development, test, and evaluation. 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 1986 as necessary for unbudgeted increases in fuel costs and as the result of inflation. Title IV: Working Capital Funds - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 for the working capital fund of each of the armed forces and for the Defense Stock Fund. Title V: Active Forces - Authorizes strengths for active duty personnel as of the end of FY 1986. Title VI: Reserve Forces - Authorizes average strengths for the selected reserve components of the armed forces for FY 1986. 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 in the national interest. Increases the number of certain personnel who may be on active duty in specified grades. Title VII: 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 1986. Title VIII: Military Training Student Loads - Authorizes average military training student loads for each component of the armed forces for FY 1986. Requires the adjustment of such loads as the manpower strengths of each component are adjusted. Title IX: General Provisions - Removes the requirement that a specified percentage of industrial program funds be used for the acquisition of capital equipment during FY 1986 and 1987. Terminates the Office of Education for Overseas Dependents. Repeals certain functions transfers between the Department of Defense and the Secretary of Education relating to the administration of overseas schools. Terminates the Office of Under Secretary of Education and related offices. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to request from the Secretary of Education information concerning educational programs and practices. Establishes in the Department of Defense an Advisory Council on Dependents' Education to provide information and make recommendations for the operation of the defense dependents' education system. Increases the size of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund. Repeals the European troop strength limitation contained in the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985.

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Timeline

1. 18 March 1985

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 March 1985

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Strategic & Theater Nuclear Forces. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

3. 18 March 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 19 March 1985

   Committee

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

   Source: Committee

5. 20 March 1985

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Strategic & Theater Nuclear Forces. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

6. 21 March 1985

   Committee

   Committee on Armed Services. Committee consideration held.

   Source: Committee

7. 25 March 1985

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Sea Power and Force Projection. Approved for full committee consideration with amendments favorably.

   Source: Committee

8. 27 March 1985

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Defense Acquisition Policy. Approved for full committee consideration with amendments favorably.

   Source: Committee

9. 28 March 1985

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Preparedness. Approved for full committee consideration with amendments favorably.

   Source: Committee

10. 1 April 1985

    Committee

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

    Source: Committee

11. 2 April 1985

    Committee

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

    Source: Committee

12. 3 April 1985

    Committee

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

    Source: Committee

13. 4 April 1985

    Reported

    Committee on Armed Services. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 1029 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 1985

  Open at official source

Sponsors

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

Related records

• related to ← National Security Programs Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1986