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H.R. 4185 (98th)

Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1984

enactedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

20 October 1983

Last action

8 December 1983 · President

Status

Became Public Law No: 98-212.

Sponsors

Rep. Addabbo, Joseph P. [D-NY-6]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

5 February 2024

Defence

Summary

Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1984 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY 1984 for military and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Title II: Retired Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY 1984 for retired military personnel on the retired lists of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, including the reserves. Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY 1984 for the operation and maintenance of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Defense agencies, including their respective stock and industrial funds, reserve components, and the Army and Air National Guards. Appropriates funds for the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, claims against the Department of Defense, and the Court of Military Appeals. Appropriates funds for FY 1984 for Department Support provided to the 1984 games of the XXIII Olympiad. Title IV: Procurement - Appropriates funds for FY 1984 for the procurement by the Army of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, and other equipment and materials. Includes transfers of funds for specified procurement. Appropriates funds for procurement by the Navy of aircraft, weapons, conversion and shipbuilding of vessels (including transfers of funds). Prohibits the use of funds for naval vessel construction in foreign shipyards' and other equipment and materials. Appropriates funds for Marine Corps procurement. Appropriates funds for procurement by the Air Force of aircraft, missiles, and other equipment and materials. Includes transfers of funds for aircraft procurement. Prohibits the obligation of funds under the four major FY 1984 production contracts for the B-1B bomber if the current dollar costs would exceed the Air Force's original current dollar estimates. Appropriates funds for National Guard, Reserve, and Defense Agencies' procurement. Appropriates funds for purchases of materials or minerals under the Defense Production Act of 1950. Makes all such appropriations available through FY 1986. Title V: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Appropriates funds for FY 1984 for research, development, tests, and evaluation by the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Defense agencies. Earmarks funds for the integration of the Hellfire missile on the UH-60 helicopter, the Mark 92 fire control system, and the Marine Corps Assault Vehicles program. Permits the merger of appropriations. Appropriates funds for the expenses of the Director of Defense Test and Evaluation. Makes all such appropriations available through FY 1985. Title VI: Special Foreign Currency Program - Appropriates funds for FY 1984 for excess payments in foreign currencies for expenses in carrying out the programs of the Department of Defense. Title VII: General Provisions - Limits the expenditure of appropriations for consulting services to contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record. Prohibits the use of appropriations for unauthorized publicity or propaganda. Authorizes the Secretaries of Defense and of the service departments to procure the services of experts and consultants if advantageous to the national defense. Exempts the Defense Department from the prohibition against employing non-citizens. Makes appropriations available for specified expenses of the department, including motor vehicle insurance, maintenance of prisoners-of-war, school transportation of military dependents, maintenance of facilities, ships, and equipment, exchange fees, and dependents' medical treatment. Directs the Secretary of Defense and each agency of the Department to assist American small and minority-owned businesses in their participation in defense contracts. Permits the President to exempt appropriations available for military functions from the requirement that appropriations be distributed so as to prevent deficiencies or need for supplemental funding. Authorizes the Secretary to provide for the cost of any increases in military personnel required by the President. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress monthly on the exercise of this authority. Prohibits the use of appropriations for specified practices, including: (1) operation of commissaries; (2) proficiency flying; (3) excess household goods shippage and storage; (4) the procurement of articles not produced in the United States, except as specified; (5) certain defense contractor advertising; (6) research involving uninformed or nonvoluntary human beings as experimental subjects; (7) certain requests to the Appropriations Committees for reprogramming of funds; (8) certain medical services or treatments under CHAMPUS; (9) pay and allowances in excess of specified levels; (10) certain noncompetitive contracts; (11) certain multiyear procurement contracts with an unfunded contingent liability in excess of a specified level; (12) certain leasing and chartering of vessels, aircraft, or vehicles; (13) the purchase of animals to study the medical treatment of wounds; and (14) the transfer of the Department of Defense Dependents Schools from the Department of Defense to the Department of Education. Title VIII: Related Agencies - Appropriates funds for the Intelligence Community Staff and for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund.

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Timeline

  1. 1 February 1983

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Defense.

    Source: Committee

  2. 1 February 1983

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 8 February 1983

    Committee

    First Day of Subcommittee Hearings.

    Source: Committee

  4. 22 June 1983

    Committee

    Final Day of Subcommittee Hearings.

    Source: Committee

  5. 13 September 1983

    Committee

    First Day of Subcommittee Mark-Up.

    Source: Committee

  6. 29 September 1983

    Committee

    Final Day of Subcommittee Mark-Up.

    Source: Committee

  7. 20 October 1983

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 259.

    Source: Calendars

  8. 20 October 1983

    Reported

    Reported to House by House Committee on Appropriations. Report No: 98-427.

    Source: Committee

  9. 20 October 1983

    Reported

    Reported to House by House Committee on Appropriations. Report No: 98-427.

    Source: Committee

  10. 20 October 1983

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported.

    Source: Committee

  11. 20 October 1983

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  12. 20 October 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  13. 20 October 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  14. 25 October 1983

    Floor

    Called up by House as Privileged Matter.

    Source: Floor

  15. 26 October 1983

    Floor

    Considered by House Unfinished Business.

    Source: Floor

  16. 1 November 1983

    Floor

    Considered by House Unfinished Business.

    Source: Floor

  17. 2 November 1983

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate, read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527.

    Source: Calendars

  18. 2 November 1983

    Vote

    Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 328 - 97 (Record Vote No: 443).

    Source: Floor

  19. 2 November 1983

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 328 - 97 (Record Vote No: 443).

    Source: Floor

  20. 2 November 1983

    Passed

    House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

    Source: Floor

  21. 3 November 1983

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

    Source: Floor

  22. 4 November 1983

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  23. 7 November 1983

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  24. 8 November 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Stevens; McClure; Garn; Cochran; D'Amato; Andrews; Kasten; Rudman; Weicker; Hatfield; Stennis; Johnston; Chiles; Huddleston; Inouye; Eagleton; Proxmire; Hollings; Bumpers.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  25. 8 November 1983

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  26. 8 November 1983

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 86-6. Record Vote No: 344.

    Source: Floor

  27. 15 November 1983

    Passed

    House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Addabbo, Chappell, Murtha, Dicks, Wilson, Hefner, Hightower, AuCoin, Whitten, Edwards (AL), Robinson, McDade, Young (FL), Conte, Boland, Stokes, Regula.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  28. 15 November 1983

    Passed

    House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  29. 15 November 1983

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: NotUsed

  30. 16 November 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  31. 16 November 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference committee actions: Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  32. 17 November 1983

    Passed

    Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  33. 17 November 1983

    Passed

    Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  34. 18 November 1983

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to Senate amendments Nos. 1, 2, 4, 6, 65, 69, 71, 72, 80, 85, 86, 103, 125, 137, 145, 146, 167, 168, 178, 181, 191, 192, 193, 194, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 206, 208, and 211. By Voice Vote.

    Source: NotUsed

  35. 18 November 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report considered in Senate.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  36. 18 November 1983

    Vote

    Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 75-6. Record Vote No: 380.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  37. 18 November 1983

    NotUsed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Receded and Concurred in Senate Amendments 003, 005, 064, 075, 091, 092, 101, 107, 111, 112, 130, 133, 134, 138, 141, 142, 143, 149, 151, 152, 153, 156, 157, 158, 161, 163, 172, 173, 176, 179, 180, 183, 184.

    Source: NotUsed

  38. 18 November 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    House Receded and Concurred in Senate Amendments 003, 005, 064, 075, 091, 092, 101, 107, 111, 112, 130, 133, 134, 138, 141, 142, 143, 149, 151, 152, 153, 156, 157, 158, 161, 163, 172, 173, 176, 179, 180, 183, 184.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  39. 18 November 1983

    Vote

    House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 311 - 99 (Record Vote No: 531).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  40. 18 November 1983

    Vote

    Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 311 - 99 (Record Vote No: 531).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  41. 18 November 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference Report 98-567 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  42. 18 November 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference Report 98-567 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  43. 29 November 1983

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

  44. 29 November 1983

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

  45. 29 November 1983

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

  46. 8 December 1983

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 98-212.

    Source: President

  47. 8 December 1983

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

  48. 8 December 1983

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

Votes

· Official source

Yes 0 · No 0 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 0

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    Documents

    6 official files

    Public Law (PDF)

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    • Public Law (PDF)

      Public Law · EN · 9 December 1983

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    • Conference report filed in House

      summary · EN · 18 November 1983

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    • House receded and concurred with amendment

      summary · EN · 18 November 1983

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    • Passed Senate amended

      summary · EN · 8 November 1983

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    • Passed House amended

      summary · EN · 2 November 1983

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    • Introduced in House

      summary · EN · 20 October 1983

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