Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1988 and 1989

Summary

Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1988/1989 - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for the Army, the Navy and Marine Corps, and the Air Force for procurement of the following: (1) aircraft; (2) missiles; (3) weapons and tracked combat vehicles; (4) ammunition; (5) shipbuilding and conversion; and (6) other procurement. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for each of the following: (1) the defense agencies; (2) the destruction of lethal chemical weapons; and (3) the extension of certain authority provided to the Secretary of Defense in connection with the NATO Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) program. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for the armed forces and the defense agencies for research, development, test, and evaluation. Authorizes additional appropriations for each such fiscal year for unbudgeted amounts for salary, retirement, and other employee benefits of civilian employees of the Department of Defense (DOD). Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for operation and maintenance activities for the armed forces, the defense agencies, the National Guard and reserves, the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, for defense claims, for the Court of Military Appeals, and for defense environmental restoration. Authorizes additional appropriations for each such fiscal year for unbudgeted increases in fuel costs, increased costs as the result of inflation, and for unbudgeted amounts for salary, retirement, and other employee benefits of civilian DOD employees. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for working capital funds for the armed forces. Title IV: Personnel Authorizations - Authorizes end strengths for FY 1988 and 1989 for the following: (1) active duty personnel; (2) Selected Reserve personnel; and (3) reserve personnel on active duty in support of the reserves. Directs that the end strengths for the Selected Reserves for each such fiscal year shall be reduced by a specified amount. Increases, for each such fiscal year, the number of certain personnel authorized to be on active duty in support of the reserves. Title V: Civilian Personnel - Authorizes end strengths for FY 1988 and 1989 for civilian DOD personnel. Title VI: Military Training Student Loads - Authorizes the average military training student loads for FY 1988 and 1989. Title VII: General Provisions - Repeals the following current provisions of Federal law: (1) the requirement of a separate budget request for the procurement of reserve equipment; (2) the troop strength ceiling for U.S. forces in Europe; (3) the funding limitation for the Bigeye binary chemical bomb; (4) the limitation on funds for the space defense system; (5) the limitation on the testing of anti-satellite weapons; and (6) the reduction in the number of active-duty officers. Repeals the requirement of a certain certification from the President to the Congress relating to cost savings before reimbursement for actual lodging expenses plus per diem for military members entitled to travel allowances is permitted. Repeals the limitation on the establishment of a federally funded research and development center for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) program. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude personal use of a vehicle from the military benefits which are not included in gross income for taxation purposes.

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 13 October 1987

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 2 October 1987

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 27 March 1987

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