Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1977

Summary

Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes the appropriation of specified amounts for fiscal year 1977 for aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons procurement. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes the appropriation of specified amounts for use by the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Defense Agencies for research and development. Title III: Active Forces - Authorizes end strength limits for active duty personnel for the military departments for the period of October 1, 1976, through September 30, 1977. Title IV: Research Forces - Sets active strength levels for Reserve units of the military departments. Title V: Civilian Personnel - Authorizes end strength for civilian personnel in the Department of Defense of 1,040,981 for the period of October 1, 1976, through September 30,1977. Title VI: Military Training Student Loads - Authorizes average military training student loads for the military departments for the period beginning October 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1977. Title VII: General Provisions - States that none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this or any other Act shall be used for the purpose of paying any contract claim, request for equitable adjustment to contract terms, request for relief under Public Law 85-804, or other similar request which exceeds $100,000, unless specified criteria are met. Authorizes the Department of the Navy to procure legal services from attorneys in private practice to aid in the disposition of contract-related matters, selection of such attorneys to be based on professional qualifications rather than on competitive bidding procedures. Provides that no funds may be appropriated for any fiscal year or obligated or expended, beginning with fiscal year 1978, for military functions, administered by the Department of Defense, unless funds have been specifically authorized by law.

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Timeline

1. 11 March 1976

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 11 March 1976

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 11 March 1976

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 26 March 1976

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on Armed Services, H. Rept. 94-967.

   Source: Committee

5. 26 March 1976

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on Armed Services, H. Rept. 94-967.

   Source: Committee

6. 8 April 1976

   Floor

   Measure called up by special rule in House.

   Source: Floor

7. 9 April 1976

   Vote

   Measure passed House, amended, roll call #187 (298-52).

   Source: Floor

8. 9 April 1976

   Vote

   Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended, roll call #187 (298-52).

   Source: Floor

9. 9 April 1976

   Floor

   Measure considered in House.

   Source: Floor

10. 12 April 1976

    Introduced

    Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services.

    Source: IntroReferral

11. 14 May 1976

    Reported

    Reported to Senate from the Committee on Armed Services with amendment, S. Rept. 94-878.

    Source: Committee

12. 14 May 1976

    Reported

    Reported to Senate from the Committee on Armed Services with amendment, S. Rept. 94-878.

    Source: Committee

13. 20 May 1976

    Floor

    Call of calendar in Senate.

    Source: Floor

14. 21 May 1976

    Floor

    Measure considered in Senate.

    Source: Floor

15. 24 May 1976

    Floor

    Measure considered in Senate.

    Source: Floor

16. 25 May 1976

    Floor

    Measure considered in Senate.

    Source: Floor

17. 26 May 1976

    Floor

    Measure considered in Senate.

    Source: Floor

18. 26 May 1976

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference scheduled in Senate.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

19. 26 May 1976

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #200 (76-2).

    Source: Floor

20. 27 May 1976

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference scheduled in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

21. 25 June 1976

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 94-1305.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

22. 25 June 1976

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 94-1305.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

23. 28 June 1976

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed in Senate, S. Rept. 94-1004.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

24. 28 June 1976

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference report filed in Senate, S. Rept. 94-1004.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

25. 30 June 1976

    Vote

    House agreed to conference report, roll call #493 (339-66).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

26. 30 June 1976

    Vote

    Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report, roll call #493 (339-66).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

27. 30 June 1976

    Vote

    Motion to recommit conference report to the Committee of Conference rejected in House, roll call #492 (112-298).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

28. 1 July 1976

    President

    Measure enrolled in Senate.

    Source: President

29. 1 July 1976

    President

    Measure enrolled in House.

    Source: President

30. 1 July 1976

    Vote

    Senate agreed to conference report, roll call #375 (78-12).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

31. 1 July 1976

    Vote

    Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report, roll call #375 (78-12).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

32. 6 July 1976

    Floor

    Measure presented to President.

    Source: Floor

33. 6 July 1976

    President

    Measure presented to President.

    Source: President

34. 14 July 1976

    President

    Public law 94-361.

    Source: President

35. 14 July 1976

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

36. 14 July 1976

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

Votes

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Documents

3 official files

• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 15 July 1976

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• Conference report filed in House

  summary · EN · 25 June 1976

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Sponsors

• Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-21] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Wilson, Robert C. [R-CA-41] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to → A resolution providing for the consideration of H.R. 12438. A bill to authorize appropriations during the fiscal year 1977 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons, and research, development, tests, and evaluation for the Armed Forces, and to prescribe the authorized personnel strength for each active duty component and of the Selected Reserve of each Reserve component of the Armed Forces and of civilian personnel of the Department of Defense, and to authorize the military training student loads.
• related to → Resolution waiving all points of order against the conference report on H.R. 12438. A bill to authorize appropriations during the fiscal year 1977 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons, and research, development, test, and evaluation for the Armed Forces, and to prescribe the authorized personnel strength for each active duty component and of the Selected Reserve of each Reserve component of the Armed Forces and of civilian personnel of the Department of Defense, and to authorize the military training student loads.

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