United States · Law · HR
H.R. 5359 (96th)
Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1980
Introduced
20 September 1979
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Status
Public Law 96-154.
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Summary
Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1980 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates specified sums for fiscal year 1980 to each of the armed forces for pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel, and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations for military personnel on active duty. Appropriates specified amounts to each Reserve and National Guard component of the armed forces for personnel costs. Title II: Retired Military Personnel - Appropriates specified sums for retired and retainer pay for retired military personnel. Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates specified sums for: (1) operation and maintenance expenses for each of the armed forces and their reserve components and for the defense agencies; (2) expenses of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practices; (3) the payment of claims against the Department of Defense; (4) salaries and expenses of the Court of Military Appeals; (5) maintenance of budgeted levels of military personnel, operation or maintenance expenses disrupted by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; and (6) logistical support and personnel services to the XIII Olympic Winter Games. Title IV: Procurement - Appropriates specified sums to the various military departments and the defense agencies for the procurement of weapons and defense articles. Title V: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Appropriates specified sums to each of the armed forces and to the defense agencies for research, development, test, and evaluation purposes. Title VI: Special Foreign Currency Program - Appropriates a specified sum for payment in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States for expenses in carrying out programs of the Department of Defense. Title VII: General Provisions - Sets forth the activities for which funds may not be used under this Act, including: (1) the consolidation or realignment of advanced or undergraduate pilot training squadrons of the Navy as proposed by the DOD; and (2) the performance of abortions except where the mother's life would be endangered. Sets forth limitations on the use of appropriations under this Act. Directs the Secretary of Defense to assist small and minority-owned businesses to participate equitably in the furnishing of commodities and services financed with funds appropriated under this Act. Prohibits the use of appropriations under this Act for the purchase of specified goods in amounts over $10,000 unless such goods are produced in the United States. Title VIII: Related Agencies - Makes appropriations for expenses of the Intelligence Community Staff, and for payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund in order to maintain a proper funding level for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System.
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7 official files
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 22 December 1979
House receded and concurred with amendment
summary · EN · 12 December 1979
Conference report filed in House
summary · EN · 11 December 1979
Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 9 November 1979
Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 1 November 1979
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 28 September 1979
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 20 September 1979
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/5359
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hr/5359