Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1975

Summary

Authorizes appropriations during the fiscal year 1975 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons, and research, development, test and evaluation for the Armed Forces. Prescribes 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. Prescribes military training student loads. States it to be the policy of the United States to modernize the strike forces of the United States Navy by the construction of nuclear powered major combatant vessels. Calls for an adequate industrial base for the research, development, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of such vessels. Requires that new construction major combatant vessels for the strike forces of the United States Navy authorized subsequent to the date this Act becomes law shall be nuclear powered, except as the Congress shall hereafter provide. Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress each calendar year a written report regarding the application of nuclear propulsion to major combatant vehicles for such strike forces.

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 6 August 1974

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• Public Law

  summary · EN · 5 August 1974

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 6 May 1974

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