legislation: 95-hr-13635
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| 95-hr-13635 | 95 | hr | 13635 | Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1979 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1978-07-27 | 1978-10-13 | Public Law 95-457. | House | Rep. Mahon, George H. [D-TX-19] | TX | D | M000065 | 0 | (House agreed to conference report) Department of Defense Appropriation Act - =Title I: Military Personnel=Appropriates specified sums for fiscal year 1979 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 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) emergency and extraordinary expenses arising in the Department; (5) salaries and expenses of the Court of Military Appeals; (6) maintenance of budgeted levels of military personnel, operation or maintenance expenses disrupted by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; and (7) 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: Working Capital Funds= - Appropriates specified funds for the stock funds of the Army and Air Force. =Title VIII: General Provisions= - Sets forth the activities for which funds may not be used under this Act, including but not limited to: (1) the transportation of household goods to or from Alaska or Hawaii; (2) the consolidation or realignment of advanced or undergraduate pilot training Aquadrons of the Navy as proposed by the DOD; and (3) the performance of abortions except in specified circumstances such as rape or incest and ectopic pregnancy. 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 IX: 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. | 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z |