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| 99-hr-5731 | 99 | hr | 5731 | A bill to amend section 4101(f) of title 38, United State Code, with respect to the designation of certain Verterans' Administration outpatient clinics as centers of geriatric research, education, and clinical activities. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-10-17 | 1986-10-17 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000371 | 0 | Amends Federal law to permit the designation of certain Veterans Administration outpatient clinics as centers of geriatric research, education, and clinical activities. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 99-s-2948 | 99 | s | 2948 | A bill to authorize the President to promote posthumously the late Lieutenant Colonel Ellison S. Onizuka to the grade of Colonel. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-10-17 | 1986-11-03 | Became Public Law No: 99-597. | Senate | Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] | HI | D | M000250 | 1 | Authorizes the President to promote posthumously, to the grade of colonel, Lieutenant Colonel Ellison S. Onizuka, U.S. Air Force, who died while serving as a crew member on the space shuttle Challenger. | 2023-01-19T20:05:24Z | |
| 99-sres-513 | 99 | sres | 513 | A resolution to encourage the development of domestic sources of strategic and critical materials in order to protect our national security. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-10-17 | 1986-10-17 | Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 0 | Endorses the policies enunciated by the Senate in the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Revision Act. Urges the President to: (1) make our domestic strategic minerals policy a high priority; and (2) report to the Congress by June 1, 1987, a plan to stimulate innovation and technology utilization in materials industries. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 99-hr-5714 | 99 | hr | 5714 | Domestic Industries National Security Protection Act of 1986 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-10-15 | 1986-10-15 | Referred to House Committee on Government Operations. | House | Rep. Watkins, Wes [D-OK-3] | OK | D | W000194 | 0 | Title I: Short Title - Domestic Industries National Security Protection Act of 1986. Title II: Infrastructure of Domestic Industry to be Protected - Amends the Buy American Act to direct the President to require the Department of Defense, in its procurement practices, to sustain and support the infrastructure of those domestic industries which would be called upon to provide or produce essential resources, goods, or services in times of war or national emergency. Directs the President to establish the Domestic Industries Priorities Commission to develop a National Domestic Priorities List to identify such resources, goods, and services. Directs the President to report to the Congress within 120 days after the enactment of this Act. | 2025-08-29T16:33:21Z | |
| 99-hr-5700 | 99 | hr | 5700 | A bill to exempt retired members of the Armed Forces called to active duty and assigned to full-time duty with the American Battle Monuments Commission from grade limitations on officers of the Armed Forces. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-10-14 | 1986-10-14 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 2 | Amends Federal military personnel provisions to exempt retired members of the armed forces who are called to active, full-time duty with the American Battle Monuments Commission from certain number and grade limitations on officers of the armed forces. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-s-2917 | 99 | s | 2917 | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the combat support assignments open to women in the Armed Forces. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-10-10 | 1986-10-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] | WI | D | P000553 | 1 | Amends Federal armed forces personnel provisions to increase the combat support assignments open to women in the armed forces. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 99-hr-5682 | 99 | hr | 5682 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to make a certain conveyance of real property. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-10-09 | 1986-11-03 | Became Public Law No: 99-596. | House | Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1] | MD | D | D000593 | 7 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to sell (by competitive bidding) to private parties or to transfer to other government agencies the former Naval Training Center at Bainbridge, Maryland. Requires the Secretary, before any sale, to restore such property to meet all Federal and State environmental protection regulations. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-hr-5657 | 99 | hr | 5657 | A bill to designate the Veterans' Administration Medical Center located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the "Charles E. Kelly Veterans' Administration Medical Center". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-10-07 | 1986-10-07 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7] | PA | D | E000043 | 15 | Designates the Veterans Administration Medical Center located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the Charles E. Kelly Veterans Administration Medical Center. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 99-s-2906 | 99 | s | 2906 | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the combat support assignments open to women in the Armed Forces. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-10-03 | 1986-10-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] | WI | D | P000553 | 0 | Amends Federal armed forces personnel provisions to increase the combat support assignments open to women in the armed forces. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 99-s-2898 | 99 | s | 2898 | Atomic Veterans Relief Act of 1986 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-09-30 | 1986-09-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 1 | Atomic Veterans Relief Act of 1986 - Amends Federal law relating to veterans' wartime disability to provide disability compensation to veterans who participated in atomic tests or the occupation of Hiroshima or Nagasaki after World War II and who suffer from illnesses or diseases related to ionizing radiation, including leukemia and various forms of cancer. Makes identical changes under veterans' peacetime disability provisions. Authorizes the above-described veterans to bring suit against the United States for property damage, injury, or death related to the atomic weapons testing program. Outlines administrative provisions concerning such civil actions. Prohibits any plaintiff's attorney from receiving in excess of 25 percent of the judgment awarded as attorney's fees, providing civil and criminal penalties for the violation of such prohibition. Extends the statute of limitations for such actions to one year after the enactment of this Act. Empowers the appropriate district court with exclusive jurisdiction to hear such cases. Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 to bring into conformity with this Act a provision relating to contractor liability arising out of atomic weapons testing programs. | 2025-08-29T16:33:27Z | |
| 99-s-2889 | 99 | s | 2889 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as a State for purposes of such title. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-09-29 | 1986-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 0 | Amends certain provisions of Federal law relating to veterans (including provisions for veterans' benefits, Veterans Administration regional offices, and veterans assistance offices) to provide for the applicability of such provisions to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 99-s-2885 | 99 | s | 2885 | An original bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain Veterans' Administration benefits, which are paid based on the service-connected disability or death of a veteran, to be paid in accordance with laws administered by the Veterans' Administration and to provide for certain Veterans' Administration insurance policy loans to be made and revolving funds to be administered in accordance with such laws, and to provide for Veterans' Administration home loan guaranty reports under certain circumstances, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-09-27 | 1986-09-27 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1004. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 0 | Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to require the following veterans' benefits to be provided, unless specifically excepted by law, in accordance with laws administered by the Veterans Administration (VA) and without regard to any law providing for the cancellation of authority to make such payments: (1) burial benefits; (2) specially adapted housing and mortgage protection life insurance; (3) rehabilitation services and assistance; (4) adapted automobiles and adaptive automobile equipment; (5) veterans' insurance policy loans; (6) payments from the special therapeutic and rehabilitation activities fund; and (7) payments from the canteen services revolving fund. Excludes certain veterans' benefits (death benefits for service-connected disability, and specially-adapted housing, automobiles, and other adaptive equipment) from inclusion in the computation of reductions in any budget accounts required by any law providing for the cancellation of authority to make such payments. Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs, during any fiscal year in which the President issues a sequestration order limiting the total amount of VA home loan guaranty commitments allowed during that year, to submit to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees monthly reports on the VA's home loan guaranty program commitment activity to date and estimates of commitment activity for the remainder of that fiscal year. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 99-hr-5585 | 99 | hr | 5585 | A bill to require the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to establish a pilot program to contract for veterans' health care in the areas which will be served upon the completion of the West Palm Beach Veterans' Administration Medical Center. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-09-24 | 1986-09-24 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12] | FL | R | L000295 | 0 | Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to contract for temporary health care for veterans in the West Palm Beach, Florida area who will eventually be served by the West Palm Beach Veterans' Administration Medical Center, upon its completion. Requires the Administrator to implement such program and to report to the Congress a plan for such implementation within specified periods. Terminates the authority for the pilot program when a new Veterans Administration medical facility serving such area is opened. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 99-s-2866 | 99 | s | 2866 | A bill to rename the VA Medical Center at University Drive in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the "Commando Charles E. Kelly VA Medical Center." | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-09-24 | 1986-09-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 0 | Designates a specified Veterans Administration Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the Commando Charles E. Kelly Veterans' Administration Medical Center. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 99-hr-5579 | 99 | hr | 5579 | Veterans' Health-Care Restoration Amendments of 1986 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-09-23 | 1986-09-23 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Gray, Kenneth J. [D-IL-22] | IL | D | G000400 | 0 | Veterans' Health-Care Restoration Amendments of 1986 - Amends Federal law relating to hospital care for veterans to eliminate the means-test (a test focusing on the ability to pay) in the provision of hospital, nursing home, and outpatient or ambulatory care to certain veterans with non-service-connected disabilities. Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to provide for such care to the extent that resources and facilities are otherwise available for such care. Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs, upon proper proof, to repay each veteran for expenses incurred in receiving (and paying for) the above services at another facility because the Administrator could not furnish such care or services. | 2025-08-29T16:31:25Z | |
| 99-s-2855 | 99 | s | 2855 | An original bill to extend the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 1950. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-09-23 | 1986-09-23 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 972. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 0 | Extends until September 30, 1989, the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 1950. Extends through FY 1989 the authorization of appropriations under such Act, and limits the total amount authorized during FY 1987 through 1989. Amends the Export Administration Amendments Act of 1985 to delay until October 1, 1987, the effective date of certain provisions under such Act which create the position of Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 99-s-2827 | 99 | s | 2827 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1987 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-09-17 | 1986-10-17 | H.J.RES. 738 passed in Senate relating to this measure. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 0 | Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1987 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY 1987 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: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY 1987 for the operation and maintenance of the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and the defense agencies, including their respective 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, the Court of Military Appeals, the tenth International Pan American Games, environmental restoration (with specified conditions), and humanitarian aid for Afghan refugees. Title III: Procurement - Appropriates funds for FY 1987 for the procurement by the Army of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, and other equipment and materials. Appropriates funds for procurement by the Navy of aircraft, weapons, naval shipbuilding and conversion, and other equipment and materials. Prohibits the use of funds for naval vessel construction in foreign shipyards. Appropriates funds for the augmentation of U.S. Coast Guard inventories to meet national security requirements. Appropriates funds for Marine Corps procurement. Appropriates funds for aircraft procurement for the Air Force. Appropriates funds for procurement by the Air Force of missiles, and other equipment and materials. Appropriates funds for the National Guard, Reserve, and defense agencies procurement, and for Defense Production Act purchases. Makes all such appropriations available through FY 1989, unless otherwise specified. Title IV: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Appropriates funds for FY 1987 for research, development, test, and evaluation by the Army, Navy, Air Force, and defense agencies. Permits the merger of appropriations for advanced research. Earmarks a specified amount of t… | 2025-08-29T16:29:46Z | |
| 99-hr-5523 | 99 | hr | 5523 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Defense to prepare a plaque honoring American servicemen who lost their lives during "Operation Tiger" in April 1944. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-09-16 | 1986-09-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. Byron, Beverly B. [D-MD-6] | MD | D | B001220 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to prepare a plaque honoring American servicemen who lost their lives during "Operation Tiger" in April 1944. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-hr-5487 | 99 | hr | 5487 | A bill to establish a Conventional Defense Advisory Board within the Department of Defense. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-09-09 | 1986-09-09 | Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000371 | 0 | Establishes within the Department of Defense a Conventional Defense Advisory Board to survey and make recommendations on all aspects of conventional warfare (particularly the conventional defense of Europe). Requires the Board to report annually to the Secretary of Defense on the relationship between current programs and the requirements for more adequate conventional defenses. Requires the Secretary to forward such report to the Congress. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-hr-5472 | 99 | hr | 5472 | A bill to name a certain Veterans' Administration extended care center in Queens, New York, as the "Joseph P. Addabbo Veterans' Administration Extended Care Center at St. Albans". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-08-15 | 1986-08-15 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8] | NY | D | S000124 | 137 | Renames a specified Veterans Administration care center in Queens, New York, the Joseph P. Addabbo Veteran's Administration Extended Care Center at Saint Albans. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 99-hr-5438 | 99 | hr | 5438 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1987 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-08-14 | 1986-10-17 | H.J.RES. 738 passed in Senate relating to this measure. | House | Rep. Chappell, Bill, Jr. [D-FL-4] | FL | D | C000321 | 0 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1987 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY 1987 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: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY 1987 for the operation and maintenance of the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and the defense agencies, including their respective reserve components, and the Army and Air National Guards. Appropriates funds for the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, for the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS), claims against the Department of Defense, the Court of Military Appeals, the tenth International Pan American Games, environmental restoration (including transfer of funds), and humanitarian aid for Afghan refugees. Title III: Procurement - Appropriates and transfers funds for FY 1987 for the procurement by the Army of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, and other equipment and materials. Appropriates and transfers funds for procurement by the Navy of aircraft, weapons, shipbuilding and conversion of vessels, and other equipment and materials. Prohibits the use of funds for naval vessel construction in foreign shipyards. Appropriates and transfers funds for Marine Corps procurement. Appropriates and transfers funds for procurement by the Air Force of aircraft, missiles, and other equipment and materials. Appropriates funds for the National Guard, Reserve, defense agencies' procurement, and for Defense Production Act purchases. Makes all such appropriations available through FY 1989 unless otherwise specified. Title IV: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Appropriates funds for FY 1987 for research, development, test, and evaluation by the Army, Navy, Air Force, and defense agencies (permits the merger of appropriations for advanced research). Appropriates funds for the expenses of the Deputy Under… | 2025-08-29T16:30:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5400 | 99 | hr | 5400 | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the price of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products sold on military installations to be not less than the prevailing price in the community for such beverages and products. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-08-12 | 1986-09-02 | Referred to Subcommittee on Readiness. | House | Rep. Swindall, Patrick L. [R-GA-4] | GA | R | S001122 | 0 | Requires the price of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products sold on military installations in the United States to be not less than the prevailing community or geographic price, as determined by the Secretary of Defense. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-hr-5404 | 99 | hr | 5404 | A bill to provide for a 6-month enrollment period for certain individuals with respect to the educational assistance program established by chapter 32 of title 38, United States Code. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-08-12 | 1986-08-12 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Gray, Kenneth J. [D-IL-22] | IL | D | G000400 | 0 | Amends provisions of the Veterans' Educational Assistance Act of 1984 relating to post-Vietnam era veterans' educational assistance to allow the enrollment, for a 180-day period, of armed forces personnel on active duty on June 30, 1985. (Current law suspends initial active duty personnel enrollments in the educational assistance program from July 1, 1985, through June 30, 1988.) | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 99-hr-5381 | 99 | hr | 5381 | A bill to require the use of the Armed Forces for interdiction of narcotics at United States borders. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-08-11 | 1986-09-02 | Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations. | House | Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-45] | CA | R | H000981 | 43 | Requires the President to: (1) deploy armed forces equipment and personnel to halt aircraft and vessels carrying narcotics across U.S. borders; (2) deploy radar aircraft for continuous aerial radar coverage of the southern U.S. border during darkness; (3) deploy both rotor and fixed wing aircraft for pursuit and seizure purposes; and (4) use National Guard and Reserve members and U.S. Customs Service and Coast Guard personnel and equipment for purposes of these activities. Prohibits such military personnel from making arrests aboard any aircraft or vessel, unless they are in hot pursuit. Requires the President to withhold Federal funding from any National Guard unit whose State does not cooperate in this drug interdiction program. Requires all program expenses to be borne by the Department of Defense. Requires the President to substantially halt border crossings by narcotic-carrying aircraft and vessels within 45 days after enactment of this Act. Requires the President to: (1) report to the Congress within a specified time; (2) request funds from the Congress for FY 1986 and 1987 for purposes of the program; and (3) submit a request in the budget for the Department of Defense for such funds every year beginning in 1988. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-hr-5345 | 99 | hr | 5345 | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide military retired pay to certain persons who were members of the United States merchant marine during World War II. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-08-06 | 1986-09-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11] | CA | D | L000090 | 0 | Amends Federal law relating to military retired pay to entitle certain persons who were members of the U.S. merchant marine during World War II to such pay. Directs the Secretary of Transportation, within 60 days after the enactment of this Act, to make lump-sum payments of such accrued pay to such persons. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-hr-5333 | 99 | hr | 5333 | A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from obligating or expending certain excess funds appropriated to the Department of Defense. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-08-04 | 1986-08-04 | Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000371 | 0 | Prohibits the Secretary of Defense from obligating funds: (1) in excess of funds appropriated for program needs; and (2) three years after appropriated funds have become obligated if no contract has been entered into. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-hconres-376 | 99 | hconres | 376 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to reimbursement of Deborah Heart and Lung Center under the program known as the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-08-01 | 1986-08-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-13] | NJ | R | S000097 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) should: (1) reimburse the Deborah Heart and Lung Center in New Jersey for providing medical care to the spouses and children of members of the military, and to retired members and the spouses and children of retired members, notwithstanding that such Center has decided not to collect the required copayment; and (2) reimburse any other medical facility that provides such care and that has made such a decision. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-hres-525 | 99 | hres | 525 | A resolution calling upon the President of the United States to implement those recommendations developed by his Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management to enhance our national security, which do not require passage of legislation by the Congress. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-08-01 | 1986-08-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations. | House | Rep. DioGuardi, Joseph J. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | D000359 | 0 | Urges the President to adopt certain recommmendations of the Packard Commission (on defense management). | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-hr-5299 | 99 | hr | 5299 | Veterans' Benefits Improvement and Health Care Authorization Act of 1986 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-07-31 | 1986-10-28 | Became Public Law No: 99-576. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 30 | (House agreed to Senate amendments with amendments) Veterans' Benefits Improvement and Health-Care Authorization Act of 1986 - Title I: Compensation Increase and Other Compensation Matters - Increases by two percent the rates of: (1) veterans' disability compensation; (2) additional compensation for dependents; (3) the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans; (4) dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and for children; and (5) supplemental dependency and indemnity compensation for children. Establishes a presumption of service-connection for disability purposes for former prisoners of war suffering from the following conditions, manifest to a degree of ten percent or more after active service: (1) organic residuals of frostbite; or (2) arthritis resulting from trauma. Includes the loss of one hand or foot and lung disabilities of 50 percent or more in the "paired organ" criteria which permits a presumption of service-connected disability for both organs when only one such organ actually has a service-connected disability. Title II: Health Care and Medical Facilities - Part A: Health Care Programs - Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs (the Administrator), to conduct a pilot program, ending on September 30, 1989, to furnish respite care services to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities. Defines "respite care." Requires the Administrator to conduct a study concerning the furnishing of such care, and to submit the results of such study, together with any recommendations, to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees no later than February 1, 1989. Authorizes the Administrator to furnish home health services to a veteran in any setting in which the veteran is residing. Prohibits the Administrator from providing such services in such a manner as to relieve any other person of a contractual obligation to furnish services to the veteran. Prohibits such services from including any structural improvement or alteration if furnished in a setting other t… | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 99-hr-5306 | 99 | hr | 5306 | A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to provide special pay to members of the Armed Forces proficient in foreign languages. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-07-31 | 1986-07-31 | Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] | CA | D | P000047 | 9 | Amends Federal law to provide special pay to armed forces members who: (1) have been certified as proficient in a foreign language which is identified by the Secretary of Defense as necessary for national defense; and (2) are assigned to military duty requiring such proficiency. Limits the monthly amount of such special pay. Provides for the payment of such pay to members of the reserve components and the National Guard. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-hr-5270 | 99 | hr | 5270 | Department of Defense Narcotics Enforcement Assistance Act of 1986 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-07-29 | 1986-09-02 | Referred to Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems. | House | Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6] | OK | D | E000184 | 30 | Department of Defense Narcotics Enforcement Assistance Act of 1986 - Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense for FY 1987 for enhancement of drug enforcement assistance activities for: (1) procurement; (2) operation and maintenance; and (3) intelligence collection activities. Directs the Secretary of Defense to make available to the U.S. Customs Service certain aircraft authorized to be purchased under this Act. Requires the transfer of a specified sum authorized to be appropriated under the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 to the Secretary of Transportation to be used for members of the Coast Guard assigned to drug interdiction assistance activities under such Act. | 2025-08-29T16:29:35Z | |
| 99-hr-5275 | 99 | hr | 5275 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for variable rates of interest on loans made by the Veterans' Administration and secured by National Service Life Insurance policies. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-07-29 | 1986-07-29 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Hillis, Elwood H. [R-IN-5] | IN | R | H000624 | 11 | Amends Federal law relating to veterans' life insurance to direct the Administrator of Veterans Affairs, on January 1 of each year, to establish a variable rate of interest for loans made to veterans by the Veterans Administration and secured by National Service Life Insurance policies. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 99-hr-5280 | 99 | hr | 5280 | Drug Enforcement Enhancement Act of 1986 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-07-29 | 1986-08-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations. | House | Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-15] | FL | R | S000303 | 0 | Drug Enforcement Enhancement Act of 1986 - Amends general military law relating to law enforcement cooperation to authorize the armed forces, on request from the head of any agency with jurisdiction to enforce the Controlled Substances Act or the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act, to interdict, search, and seize vessels, and arrest and pursue persons evading arrest in connection with illegal drug activities occurring on the high seas, in U.S. territorial waters, or in the United States. Excepts such participation by the armed forces from a specified Federal provision restricting direct participation by military personnel in civilian drug enforcement activities. | 2025-08-29T16:32:49Z | |
| 99-hjres-685 | 99 | hjres | 685 | A joint resolution authorizing the Philippine Scouts and U.S. Veterans' Association of America to establish a memorial to honor the Philippine Scouts, who served bravely in the United States Army in Bataan and Corregidor during World War II. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-07-24 | 1986-07-24 | Referred to House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] | CA | D | P000047 | 21 | Authorizes the Philippine Scouts and U.S. Veterans' Association of America to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs honoring the Philippine Scouts, who served bravely in the U.S. Army in Bataan and Corregidor during World War II. Terminates the authority to establish the memorial if its construction is not begun within five years with non-Federal funds sufficient to ensure its completion. | 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z | |
| 99-s-2645 | 99 | s | 2645 | Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Amendments Act of 1986 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-07-16 | 1986-07-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] | ID | R | M000346 | 1 | Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Amendments Act of 1986 - Amends the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act to provide that it is the intent of the Congress that: (1) the National Defense Stockpile (NDS) be used to serve national defense purposes only; and (2) quantities of materials stockpiled should be sufficient to sustain the United States for at least three years in the event of a national emergency. Requires stockpile requirements to be established by law. Transfers certain stockpiling functions under such Act from the President to the Secretary of Defense. Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress an annual report on the stockpile requirements. Outlines stockpile matters to be included in each report. Requires the Secretary to include an explanation in any report where the Secretary's recommended stockpile requirements differ from those established by law. Requires the Secretary, at least every five years, to conduct a detailed review of the stockpile requirement for each strategic and critical material. Requires the Secretary to notify the Congress of any necessary revision to the stockpile requirement. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into an interagency agreement with the head of any other department or agency for the performance of certain stockpiling functions. Provides that appropriations for the requirements of NDS and for deposit to the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund shall be made as appropriations to the Department of Defense for military functions. Extends the uses of the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund to cover NDS acquisitions and upgrading. | 2025-08-29T16:31:54Z | |
| 99-hres-492 | 99 | hres | 492 | A resolution to join the community of Lorain, Ohio, in commemorating the deaths of Captain Fernando Ribas-Dominicci and Captain Paul F. Lorence during the air raid on Lybia. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-07-15 | 1986-08-14 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Resident Commissioner Fuster, Jamie B. [D-PR-At Large] | PR | D | F000435 | 51 | Declares that the House of Representatives joins Lorain, Ohio, in commemorating the deaths of Captain Fernando Ribas-Dominicci and Captain Paul F. Lorence during the April 15, 1986, air raid on Libya. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 99-s-2641 | 99 | s | 2641 | Military Construction Authorization Act, 1987 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-07-15 | 1986-08-09 | Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended (Inserted Text of Division B of S. 2638 as passed Senate)) Military Construction Authorization Act, 1987 - Title I: Army - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units and to improve existing military family housing units in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to: (1) carry out a specified military housing unit improvement project in Yongsan, Korea; (2) carry out certain construction projects at Fort Drum, New York; and (3) use limited FY 1987 funds for local community planning assistance activities near Fort Drum, New York, and Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Directs the Secretary of the Army to transfer funds to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for the clean-up of contaminated drinking water supplies in Adams County, Colorado, near the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. Requires such funds to be repaid as specified. Directs the Secretary to commence response actions with respect to hazardous substances affecting such water supplies, using Department of Defense Environmental Restoration Program funds. Authorizes appropriations for the Army for fiscal years after FY 1986 for specified military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of the Army. Authorizes the use of certain unobligated funds for energy conservation projects for military family housing of the Army. Limits the total cost of all such projects to the amounts authorized in this Act. Extends the authorization of appropriations for certain specified FY 1984 and 1985 military construction projects. Title II: Navy - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to cons… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 99-s-2642 | 99 | s | 2642 | National Security Programs Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-07-15 | 1986-08-09 | Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] | VA | R | W000154 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended (Inserted Text of Division C of S. 2638 as passed Senate)) National Security Programs Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 - Title I: National Security Programs - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Energy (DOE) for FY 1987 for plant and capital equipment and operating expenses in carrying out national security programs in the following areas: (1) weapons activities; (2) materials production; (3) defense waste and byproducts management; (4) verification and control technology; (5) nuclear safeguards and security; (6) security investigations; and (7) naval reactors development. Limits the total amount authorized to be appropriated to DOE in this Act for national security programs. Requires the Secretary of Energy to reduce the amounts of the above projects in order to achieve a specified reduction. Limits to a specified sum the amount of appropriated funds available for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) program. Earmarks certain funds for research on conventional munitions. Title II: General Provisions - Part A: Recurring General Provisions - Prohibits the use of funds authorized under this Act where the costs of the program exceed 105 percent of the program authorization or the costs exceed by more than $10,000,000 the amount authorized by this Act, whichever is the lesser. Prohibits the use of funds for any program which has not been presented to or requested of the Congress, unless the Secretary of Energy transmits to the appropriate committees a full and complete statement of the action proposed and 30 days have passed since receipt of such statement. Limits the funds available for general plant construction projects under this Act. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress if the revised cost of any such project exceeds $1,200,000. Provides that when the cost of any project in support of national security programs under this or any previous Act exceeds by more than 25 percent the authorized amount or the total estimated cost of such project, con… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 99-hconres-365 | 99 | hconres | 365 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress on the application of Section 3 of the War Powers Act to the April 14, 1986, U.S. raid against Libya. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-07-14 | 1986-07-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science. | House | Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] | TX | D | G000272 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President did not comply with the War Powers Act when he ordered the April 14, 1986, attack on Libya. Urges the President to comply with such Act in the future. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 99-hconres-366 | 99 | hconres | 366 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the application of the War Powers Act to United States assistance to the Nicaraguan democratic resistance. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-07-14 | 1986-07-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science. | House | Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] | TX | D | G000272 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the introduction of U.S. armed forces within the territorial limits of Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Honduras constitutes the introduction of U.S. armed forces into hostilities within the meaning of the consultation and reporting provisions of the War Powers Act; and (2) the President should comply with such provisions. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 99-s-2638 | 99 | s | 2638 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-07-08 | 1986-11-14 | Became Public Law No: 99-661. | Senate | Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ] | AZ | R | G000267 | 0 | (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 99-1001) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1987 - Title I: Procurement - Part A: Funding Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 for the armed forces and defense agencies, and for the reserve components of the armed forces, for specified procurement. Part B: Army Program Limitations - Places certain procurement conditions or obligation limitations on specified Army weapons and programs. Part C: Navy Program Limitations - Places certain procurement conditions or obligation limitations on specified Navy weapons and programs. Part D: Air Force Program Limitations - Places certain procurement conditions or obligation limitations on specified Air Force weapons and programs. Part E: Chemical Weapons - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 for the destruction of lethal chemical weapons. Places certain obligation limitations and reporting requirements on specified chemical weapons programs. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Part A: Authorization of Appropriations and Program Limitations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 for the armed forces and defense agencies for research, development, test, and evaluation. Places certain obligation limitations on specified research programs, and earmarks funds for specified programs. Requires certain tests and reports in connection with certain other research programs. Part B: Strategic Defense Initiative - Earmarks specified FY 1987 research funds for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) program. Sets aside a specified amount of such funds for use in joint development with NATO allies of the antitactical ballistic missile system. Requires certain reports in connection with the SDI program. Makes certain congressional findings concerning SDI as it relates to the ABM Treaty of 1972. Directs the Secretary of Defense (the Secretary) to report to the Congress concerning an a… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 99-hr-5106 | 99 | hr | 5106 | Defense Technology Data Exchange Improvement Act of 1986 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-26 | 1986-07-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Research and Development. | House | Rep. Carr, Bob [D-MI-6] | MI | D | C000178 | 20 | Defense Technology Data Exchange Improvement Act of 1986 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to promote, monitor, and evaluate programs for the communication and exchange of technological data among all Department of Defense research facilities and other Departmental components. Directs the Secretary to take other specified actions to ensure the efficient operation of various defense research facilities within the Department of Defense and to promote increased consideration of technological issues early in the defense systems development process. Directs the Secretary, within one year after the enactment of this Act, to submit a written report to the Congress concerning actions taken to implement this Act and to improve the management and utilization of defense research facilities. | 2025-08-29T16:30:21Z | |
| 99-hr-5109 | 99 | hr | 5109 | National Special Operations Agency Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-26 | 1986-09-22 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Daniel, W. C. (Dan) [D-VA-5] | VA | D | D000038 | 28 | (Measure passed House, amended) National Special Operations Agency Act - Amends Federal armed forces provisions relating to the defense agencies to establish in the Department of Defense (DOD) the National Special Operations Agency (Agency), with a Director appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Requires such Director to be the principal adviser to the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for all matters pertaining to special operations forces and activities. Requires the Director to exercise command and control over, and be responsible for, all special operations forces and activities of DOD. Requires not fewer than three Deputy Directors of the Agency to be selected by the Director and responsible for policy, programs, and operations within the Agency. Directs the Secretary to assign all special operations forces to the Agency. Requires forces assigned to the Agency to be organized as the Joint Special Operations Command. Requires the Director to assign to each unified combatant command an officer to serve as the theater special operations commander and to act as liaison between the combatant command and the Agency. Directs the commander of a unified combatant command to exercise command and control of special operations forces assigned to such command. Outlines budget considerations concerning the creation of the Agency. Provides that the responsibility of budgets for the Agency falls solely upon the Director, along with the authority to select, train, and assign personnel to such Agency. Sets forth unauthorized activities for the Agency, and directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations for authorized activities of the Agency. Defines "special operations forces" and "special operations activities." Requires the nomination of an individual for appointment as Director of the Agency to be made by the President within 30 days after the enactment of this Act. Requires the establishment of the Agency to be completed within six months after … | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-hr-5113 | 99 | hr | 5113 | Defense Select Consolidations Act of 1986 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-26 | 1986-08-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Readiness. | House | Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38] | CA | R | D000435 | 16 | Defense Select Consolidations Act of 1986 - Title I: Consolidation and Administration of Depot Level Maintenance - Defines "depot level maintenance facility" as a Department of Defense (DOD) facility in which certain maintenance functions are performed and for which there is an extensive capital investment for the performance of such functions. Directs the Secretary of Defense, no later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, to designate a single manager in DOD to be responsible for the administration of depot level maintenance facilities. Requires the manager, no later than two years after the enactment of this Act, to develop and implement a plan for the consolidation of: (1) depot level maintenance facilities; and (2) the performance of management functions related to such facilities. Requires such plans to be submitted to both the Secretary of Defense and the Inspector General of DOD. Requires the Inspector General to review such plan and make appropriate comments and recommendations to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary, no later than 90 days before the implementation of the plan commences, to submit the plan, together with the Inspector General's comments, to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees. Outlines the management functions and control to be exercised by the manager. Directs the Secretaries of the military departments to consult with and make budget requests through the manager for the performance of depot level maintenance functions. Title II: Consolidation of Wholesale Depot Facilities - Defines "wholesale depot facility" as a DOD facility that receives, stores, and issues bulk quantities of materials to the ultimate user of the material. Directs the Secretary of Defense, no later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, to designate a single manager in DOD to be responsible for the administration and operation of wholesale depot facilities. Requires the manager, no later than two years after the enactment of this Act, to develop and implement a plan for the consolida… | 2025-08-29T16:29:52Z | |
| 99-hr-5114 | 99 | hr | 5114 | Defense Transportation Bill Audit Improvement Act of 1986 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-26 | 1986-07-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. | House | Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38] | CA | R | D000435 | 18 | Defense Transportation Bill Audit Improvement Act of 1986 - Amends Federal law relating to claims against the Government to require the Administrator of General Services to delegate to the Secretary of Defense the authority to audit bills for the transportation of individuals and property of the Department of Defense. Directs the Secretary of Defense, whenever practicable and economically desirable, to enter into contracts with private firms for the auditing of such transportation bills. | 2025-08-29T16:30:57Z | |
| 99-hr-5128 | 99 | hr | 5128 | Defense Industrial Reserve Improvement Act of 1986 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-26 | 1986-07-02 | Referred to Subcommittee on Readiness. | House | Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-5] | AZ | R | K000306 | 18 | Defense Industrial Reserve Improvement Act of 1986 - Amends the Defense Industrial Reserve Act of 1948 to direct the Secretary of Defense to transfer excess industrial property from the Defense Industrial Reserve to other Government agencies, with reimbursement from such agencies for the use of such property. Directs the Secretary to prescribe general policies and fee schedules for reimbursement of the Department of Defense by Government agencies for the use of such defense industrial reserve equipment. | 2025-08-29T16:31:59Z | |
| 99-hr-5138 | 99 | hr | 5138 | Veterans' Pensions Benefits for the Homeless Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-26 | 1986-06-26 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18] | TX | D | L000237 | 5 | Veterans' Pensions Benefits for the Homeless Act - Amends Federal law relating to the payment and delivery of veterans' benefits to provide that no such law shall prohibit the delivery of a check to an individual for the reason that the individual has no fixed or permanent address. | 2025-08-29T16:31:53Z | |
| 99-hr-5142 | 99 | hr | 5142 | A bill to prohibit the production of binary nerve gas weapons, to encourage the negotiation of an international agreement to stop the use, production, proliferation, and stockpiling of lethal chemical weapons, and to encourage the improvement of defenses against the effects of the use of binary chemical weapons on United States Armed Forces. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-26 | 1986-07-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science. | House | Rep. Roukema, Marge [R-NJ-5] | NJ | R | R000465 | 26 | Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of FY 1986 and 1987 Department of Defense funds for the procurement or production of binary chemical weapons. Expresses the support of the Congress for necessary research and development to assure an adequate chemical weapons deterrent policy. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should seek the cooperation of the Soviet Union in achieving a mutual and verifiable ban on the use, production, and stockpiling of lethal chemical weapons; (2) the Secretary of Defense should improve the capabilities of U.S. armed forces to detect, and protect themselves against, the use of lethal chemical weapons; and (3) such weapons must be stockpiled and available in those areas of Europe where chemical attacks would most likely occur. Provides that the Congress will consider the repeal of its prohibition against chemical weapons funding if members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) accept the peacetime deployment of chemical weapons in their territory. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-s-2624 | 99 | s | 2624 | Defense Select Consolidations Act of 1986 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-26 | 1986-06-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 6 | Defense Select Consolidations Act of 1986 - Title I: Consolidation and Administration of Depot Level Maintenance - Defines "depot level maintenance facility" as a Department of Defense (DOD) facility in which certain maintenance functions are performed and for which there is an extensive capital investment for the performance of such functions. Directs the Secretary of Defense, no later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, to designate a single manager in DOD to be responsible for the administration of depot level maintenance facilities. Requires the manager, no later than two years after the enactment of this Act, to develop and implement a plan for the consolidation of: (1) depot level maintenance facilities; and (2) the performance of management functions related to such facilities. Requires such plans to be submitted to both the Secretary of Defense and the Inspector General of DOD. Requires the Inspector General to review such plan and make appropriate comments and recommendations to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary, no later than 90 days before the implementation of the plan commences, to submit the plan, together with the Inspector General's comments, to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees. Outlines the management functions and control to be exercised by the manager. Directs the Secretaries of the military departments to consult with and make budget requests through the manager for the performance of depot level maintenance functions. Title II: Consolidation of Wholesale Depot Facilities - Defines "wholesale depot facility" as a DOD facility that receives, stores, and issues bulk quantities of materials to the ultimate user of the material. Directs the Secretary of Defense, no later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, to designate a single manager in DOD to be responsible for the administration and operation of wholesale depot facilities. Requires the manager, no later than two years after the enactment of this Act, to develop and implement a plan for the consolida… | 2025-08-29T16:30:58Z | |
| 99-s-2629 | 99 | s | 2629 | Defense Technology Data Exchange Improvement Act of 1986 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-26 | 1986-06-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 9 | Defense Technology Data Exchange Improvement Act of 1986 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to promote, monitor, and evaluate programs for the communication and exchange of technological data among all Department of Defense research facilities and other Departmental components. Directs the Secretary to take other specified actions to ensure the efficient operation of various defense research facilities within the Department of Defense and to promote increased consideration of technological issues early in the defense systems development process. Directs the Secretary, within one year after the enactment of this Act, to submit a written report to the Congress concerning actions taken to implement this Act and to improve the management and utilization of defense research facilities. | 2025-08-29T16:29:41Z | |
| 99-s-2630 | 99 | s | 2630 | Defense Transportation Bill Audit Improvement Act of 1986 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-26 | 1986-10-18 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 7 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Governmental Affairs with amendment (without written report)) Amends Federal law relating to claims against the Government to authorize (currently, require) the Administrator of General Services (the Administrator) to pay a carrier or freight forwarder for transporting an individual or property of the Government before the Administrator conducts an audit concerning such transportation. Provides for the financing of expenses related to such transportation audits. Requires at least annual transfers of overpayments for such transportation to miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury. Authorizes the Administrator to delegate any of the above authority in appropriate cases. Directs the Administrator, within 60 days after the enactment of this Act, to establish a task force to study the feasibility of an integrated, automated system for use by Federal agencies in managing the transportation of property for the United States. Requires cooperation with such task force from each department, agency, and instrumentality of the Government. Requires the task force, no later than July 1, 1988, to submit to the Congress a final report on the results of its study. Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to remove the requirement that foreign excess property may be sold only with the condition that it cannot be imported into the United States without certain determinations being made by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Commerce. Provides that, after the enactment of this Act, all applications to the above Secretaries requesting to import such foreign excess property shall be returned, since authority to import shall no longer be required due to this Act. | 2025-08-29T16:33:24Z | |
| 99-s-2631 | 99 | s | 2631 | Defense Industrial Reserve Improvement Act of 1986 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-26 | 1986-06-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 7 | Defense Industrial Reserve Improvement Act of 1986 - Amends the Defense Industrial Reserve Act of 1948 to direct the Secretary of Defense to transfer excess industrial property from the Defense Industrial Reserve to other Government agencies, with reimbursement from such agencies for the use of such property. Directs the Secretary to prescribe general policies and fee schedules for reimbursement of the Department of Defense by Government agencies for the use of such defense industrial reserve equipment. | 2025-08-29T16:29:37Z | |
| 99-hr-5052 | 99 | hr | 5052 | Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1987 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-19 | 1986-10-17 | H.J.RES. 738 passed in Senate relating to this measure. | House | Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8] | NC | D | H000448 | 1 | (Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #230 (59-41)) Title I: Military Construction - Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1987 - Appropriates funds for FY 1987 for military construction operations administered by the Department of Defense for: (1) the Army; (2) the Navy; (3) the Air Force; (4) the defense agencies; (5) the U.S. share of the cost of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Infrastructure programs; (6) the Army National Guard; (7) the Air National Guard; (8) the Army Reserve; (9) the Naval Reserve; (10) the Air Force Reserve; and (11) family housing for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, the defense agencies, and for the Defense Homeowners Assistance Fund. Prohibits the expenditure of funds for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for work, except as specified. Makes previously appropriated funds available for: (1) the hire of passenger motor vehicles; and (2) advances to the Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, for the construction of access roads. Prohibits the expenditure of funds for: (1) new base construction for which specific appropriations have not been made; (2) the purchase of certain land or easements, with specified exceptions; (3) family housing, except that housing specified in annual military construction appropriation Acts; (4) the relocation of activities from one base or installation to another; (5) steel procurement for which American steel producers have been denied the opportunity to compete for such procurement; (6) dredging in the Indian Ocean by foreign contractors, except as specified; (7) the payment of real property taxes in any foreign nation except where required by nation-to-nation agreements; and (8) compensation to non-lawfully-admitted aliens of the United States. Limits the expenditure of appropriations for consulting services. Prohibits the Secretary of Defense to sell or convey, except to the State of Hawaii or the county of Honolulu and at an appraised fair market value, a specified portion of For… | 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z | |
| 99-hjres-662 | 99 | hjres | 662 | A joint resolution expressing the support of Congress for the Advanced Technology Bomber. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-18 | 1986-06-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Research and Development. | House | Rep. Sweeney, David McCann [R-TX-14] | TX | R | S001101 | 3 | Recognizes the necessity of the Advanced Technolgy Bomber for the national defense, and urges the Air Force to proceed with the Advanced Technology Bomber program at the fastest prudent pace. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-hr-5046 | 99 | hr | 5046 | A bill to provide for certain transportation of cargo of the Department of Defense. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-18 | 1986-09-04 | Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine. | House | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 10 | Directs the Secretary of Defense to set aside specified funds to be used for the transportation of defense cargo by ocean common carriers via Great Lakes ports and the St. Lawrence Seaway in vessels documented under the laws of the United States. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-hr-5047 | 99 | hr | 5047 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate gender-based language distinctions in title 38, United States Code, and to make technical corrections in that title. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-18 | 1986-10-07 | Certain Provisions Included in H.R.5299. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 32 | Amends generally Federal law relating to veterans and veterans' benefits to eliminate gender-based references currently contained in such provisions, and to make other technical corrections to such provisions. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 99-hr-5026 | 99 | hr | 5026 | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the President to assign or detail members of the Armed Forces to guard United States citizens and air carriers against terrorism at airports outside the United States. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-12 | 1986-06-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4] | KS | D | G000240 | 8 | Amends general military law to authorize the President, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, to assign or detail members of the armed forces to guard U.S. citizens and U.S. passenger air carriers at airports outside the United States against terrorism and other acts of violence. Prohibits any such assignment or detail if: (1) the military preparedness of the United States will be adversely affected; and (2) the foreign government of the airport involved has not agreed to allow the assignment or detail. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-hr-5027 | 99 | hr | 5027 | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to establish certain requirements with respect to air carriers contracting with the Department of Defense for charter air transportation of members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-12 | 1986-07-24 | See H.R.4428. | House | Rep. Hopkins, Larry J. [R-KY-6] | KY | R | H000776 | 2 | Amends Federal military transportation provisions to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from contracting with an air carrier for the charter transportation of members of the armed forces unless the carrier: (1) meets certain financial, performance, and safety requirements to be established by the Secretary; and (2) has at least 12 months' experience that is substantially equivalent to the service sought by the Department of Defense (DOD). Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish the financial, performance, and safety requirements for air carriers to be eligible to contract for such transportation; (2) conduct a technical safety evaluation of each aircraft prior to engaging with DOD for such transportation; (3) provide for periodic inspections of contracted air carriers; (4) establish within DOD a Commercial Airlift Review Board to make certain recommendations to the Secretary concerning such contracted air transportation; and (5) establish guidelines for the suspension and/or reinstatement of air carriers under contract with DOD for such transportation. Authorizes a representative of the Military Airlift Command, the Military Traffic Management Command, or the senior officer on board a chartered aircraft to order members of the armed forces to leave the aircraft if such representative or officer determines that an endangering condition exists on such aircraft. Directs the Secretary to request the Secretary of Transportation to provide a report on each inspection performed by Federal Aviation Administration personnel on each carrier under contract with DOD. Authorizes the Secretary to waive any provision of this Act in an emergency or other appropriate condition. Directs the Secretary, no later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act, to prescribe regulations to carry out this Act. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-hr-4982 | 99 | hr | 4982 | A bill regarding lease and development of certain real property, San Diego, California. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-11 | 1986-06-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities. | House | Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44] | CA | D | B000236 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to enter into leases for the development of real property located within the Broadway Complex of the Department of the Navy, San Diego, California. Outlines the terms and conditions for such leases, including the condition that the Secretary may not enter into such a lease until 21 days after the Secretary has submitted to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees a plan and justification for the development of the real property so leased. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-hr-4988 | 99 | hr | 4988 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that former prisoners of war are eligible for reimbursement for emergency medical expenses on the same basis as veterans with total permanent service-connected disabilities. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-11 | 1986-06-11 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 0 | Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to provide former prisoners of war reimbursement for emergency medical expenses on the same basis as veterans with total permanent service-connected disabilities. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 99-hr-4989 | 99 | hr | 4989 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that for purposes of veterans' compensation, service-connected total deafness shall be rated as a 100 percent disability. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-11 | 1986-06-11 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 0 | Rates service-connected total deafness in both ears as a total disability for veterans' disability compensation purposes. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 99-hr-4991 | 99 | hr | 4991 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for funeral expenses to veterans of any war who were recipients of the Purple Heart award. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-11 | 1986-06-11 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 0 | Amends veterans' benefits provisions to authorize the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to extend burial and funeral expenses benefits to any veteran who was a Purple Heart award recipient. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 99-hr-4992 | 99 | hr | 4992 | A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to provide mortgage protection life insurance to certain veterans unable to acquire commercial life insurance because of service-connected disabilities. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-11 | 1986-06-11 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 0 | Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to provide mortgage protection life insurance to certain veterans unable to obtain commercial life insurance at a standard rate because of service-connected disabilities. Establishes guidelines for such insurance regarding: (1) amount of insurance; (2) premium rates; (3) payment of insurance; and (4) policy provisions. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 99-hr-4993 | 99 | hr | 4993 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Administrator of the Veterans' Administration to make direct low-interest loans to veterans eligible for specially adapted housing assistance. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-11 | 1986-06-11 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 0 | Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to make direct low-interest loans to veterans eligible for specially adapted housing assistance. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 99-hr-4994 | 99 | hr | 4994 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for special consideration for purposes of veterans' benefits of certain cases of loss or loss of use of paired extremities by a veteran. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-11 | 1986-06-11 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 0 | Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to allow for special consideration (resulting in the payment of increased veterans' benefits) of certain cases of the loss or the loss of the use of paired extremities by a veteran. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 99-hr-4995 | 99 | hr | 4995 | A bill to amend section 110 of title 38, United States Code, to liberalize the standard for preservation of disability evaluations for compensation purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-11 | 1986-06-11 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 0 | Reduces from 20 to ten years the period during which a total or permanent disability rating must be continuously in force to become irreducible for veteran's pension and insurance purposes. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 99-hr-4963 | 99 | hr | 4963 | A bill to provide military commissary and exchange privileges to the surviving spouses of veterans dying from a service-connected disability. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-10 | 1986-06-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Readiness. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide military commissary and post exchange privileges to surviving spouses of veterans who have died from a service-connected disability rated less than permanent and total. (Currently, such privileges are extended only to surviving spouses of veterans whose deaths occurred during a permanent and total service-connected disability.) | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-hr-4964 | 99 | hr | 4964 | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to extend eligibility for military medical care to recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor and their dependents. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-10 | 1986-06-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 0 | Makes Congressional Medal of Honor recipients and their dependents eligible for CHAMPUS (Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services). | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-hr-4965 | 99 | hr | 4965 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to standardize the length of marriage criteria for receipt of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-10 | 1986-06-10 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 0 | Amends veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation provisions to eliminate any length-of-marriage requirement necessary in order for the surviving spouse of a veteran (and such veteran's children) to be entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation due to the death of certain veterans with service-connected disabilities. (Currently, a surviving spouse must have been married to such a veteran for not less than two years before becoming eligible for such benefits). | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 99-hr-4966 | 99 | hr | 4966 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend from one year to two years the period during which veterans with service-connected disabilities may apply for National Service Life Insurance. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-10 | 1986-06-10 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 0 | Extends from one year to two years the period during which eligible service-disabled veterans may apply for National Service Life Insurance. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 99-hr-4967 | 99 | hr | 4967 | A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to permit certain eligible veterans to purchase up to $20,000 of National Service Life Insurance. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-10 | 1986-06-10 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 0 | Permits an eligible veteran to purchase additional National Service Life Insurance in an amount equal to the amount of National Service Life Insurance such veteran already has in force. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 99-hr-4968 | 99 | hr | 4968 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for the Veterans' Administration clothing allowance to certain veterans with skin disorders resulting from service-connected diseases or injuries. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-10 | 1986-06-10 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 0 | Extends eligibility for the Veterans Administration clothing allowance to certain veterans with skin disorders which tend to soil or stain the clothing and which are the result of service-connected diseases or injuries. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 99-hr-4969 | 99 | hr | 4969 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend educational assistance benefits to dependents of veterans with a service-connecte disability of 80 percent or more. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-10 | 1986-06-10 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 0 | Extends educational assistance benefits to dependents of veterans with a service-connected disability of 80 percent or more. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 99-s-2526 | 99 | s | 2526 | A bill to amend section 673b of title 10, United States Code, relating to the authority of the President to order members of the Selected Reserve of the reserve components of the Armed Forces to active duty during period other than war or national emergency. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-06 | 1986-06-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL] | AL | R | D000259 | 0 | Amends Federal provisions relating to the authority of the President to order members of the Selected Reserve to active duty other than during war or national emergency to increase from 90 to 180 days the period for which such members may be required to serve on such active duty. Increases from 100,000 to 250,000 the number of members who may be so ordered. Requires the President to notify the Congress if the President determines that the 180-day active duty limitation for such reserve members is insufficient because of national security reasons. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 99-hr-4948 | 99 | hr | 4948 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to initiate a direct appraisal program for the Veterans Administration home loan guarantee program. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-05 | 1986-06-05 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Parris, Stanford E. (Stan) [R-VA-8] | VA | R | P000080 | 0 | Amends Federal veterans' home loan provisions to direct the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish standards and procedures for the appraisal of the Veterans Administration home loan guarantee program. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 99-s-2510 | 99 | s | 2510 | A bill to extend for five years the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 1950. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-04 | 1986-06-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] | UT | R | G000072 | 0 | Extends until September 30, 1991, the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 1950. Repeals a certain annual reporting requirement under such Act. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 99-hr-4919 | 99 | hr | 4919 | A bill to limit deployment and maintenance of United States strategic nuclear weapons consistent with existing arms limitation agreements. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-06-03 | 1986-06-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems. | House | Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] | WA | D | D000327 | 170 | Limits the obligation of funds for the deployment and maintenance of launchers for U.S. nuclear weapons. Waives such limitations if: (1) the President so requests in writing to the Congress, citing national security reasons for such waiver; and (2) each House of the Congress votes to authorize such waiver by bill or joint resolution within 60 days. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-hconres-343 | 99 | hconres | 343 | A concurrent resolution to pay tribute to the late William C. Lee and to designate June 6, 1986, as "William C. Lee Day". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-05-22 | 1986-06-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Whitley, Charles O., Sr. [D-NC-3] | NC | D | W000419 | 0 | Commends Major General William C. Lee for his long, faithful, and outstanding military service to our Nation. Designates June 6, 1986, as William C. Lee Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 99-hr-4889 | 99 | hr | 4889 | Merchant Seaman's Benefit Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-05-22 | 1986-05-22 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19] | NY | D | B000432 | 8 | Merchant Seaman's Benefit Act - Provides for veterans' benefits for certain individuals who served in the merchant marine during World War II. | 2025-08-29T16:32:54Z | |
| 99-s-2477 | 99 | s | 2477 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-05-21 | 1986-09-24 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] | MN | R | D000566 | 0 | (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H. R. 4759 passed in lieu) Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - Authorizes appropriations for intelligence activities in specified departments and agencies of the U.S. Government, including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Department of Defense. Authorizes the Director of Central Intelligence to employ civilian personnel in excess of the ceiling for such personnel when necessary to the performance of important intelligence functions. Amends the classified report of the Select Committee on Intelligence accompanying this Act to include specified material contained in the classified supplement to such report prepared on September 24, 1986. Title II: Intelligence Community Staff - Authorizes appropriations for the Intelligence Community Staff for FY 1987. Establishes an end strength ceiling of 239 full-time Intelligence Community Staff employees. Provides that such staff shall be administered in the same manner as the CIA. Title III: Central Intelligence Agency - Authorizes appropriations for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for FY 1987. Title IV: Administrative Provisions Related to Intelligence Agencies - Provides that properly classified CIA and National Security Agency documents proposed for disposal shall not be listed in the Federal Register. (Current law requires the Archivist to provide notice in the Federal Register of all such records proposed for disposal.) Extends through FY 1988 the special authority of the Secretary of Defense to terminate the employment of Defense Intelligence Agency civilian employees. Allows the Secretary to authorize the Defense Mapping Agency to furnish data, supplies, and services to a foreign country or international organization. Grants Defense Intelligence Agency employees medical evacuation benefits. Allows the Secretary to use the proceeds from counterintelligence operations conducted by components of the military departments to offset… | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 99-s-2480 | 99 | s | 2480 | National Defense Enhancement Act of 1986 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-05-21 | 1986-05-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] | AR | D | B001057 | 0 | National Defense Enhancement Act of 1986 - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 for specified procurement items for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and the reserve components of the armed forces. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Air Force for specified programs. Title III: Program Limitations and Restrictions; Reports - Limits or prohibits the use of funds appropriated for FY 1987 for the armed forces for: (1) MX missiles; (2) the Strategic Defense Initiative program; (3) the Aquila remotely piloted vehicle program; (4) advanced medium range air-to-air missiles; (5) the space station research programs; and (6) the transatmospheric vehicle program. Directs the Secretary of Defense to undertake a study of the feasibility of backfitting D-5 missiles into all Trident submarines by 1993, and to report the results of such study, together with recommendations, to the Congress no later than January 10, 1987. Directs the Secretary to undertake a study to determine the most efficient production schedules available to the Department of Defense (DOD) in connection with the small intercontinental ballistic missile program, and to report the results of such study, together with recommendations, to the Congress no later than July 1, 1987. Title IV: General Provisions - Directs the Secretary, no later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, to submit to the Congress a detailed report on the costs incurred by the DOD in connection with the Advanced Technology Bomber (Stealth) program, as well as the feasibility of replacing all B-52 bomber aircraft with the Advanced Technology Bomber aircraft. Title V: Special Authorization for Auditors - Directs the Secretary to employ additional auditors to conduct a continuing review of spare parts purchases by the DOD. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-29T16:31:35Z | |
| 99-hr-4855 | 99 | hr | 4855 | A bill to authorize the President to present a special congressional gold medal to Joe Kittinger. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-05-20 | 1986-05-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage. | House | Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-5] | FL | R | M000350 | 0 | Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal to Joe Kittinger in recognition of his accomplishments as an aviation pioneer. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the sale of bronze duplicates of the medal. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 99-hr-4861 | 99 | hr | 4861 | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit members of the Armed Forces to wear, under certain circumstances, items of apparel not part of the official uniform. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-05-20 | 1986-05-20 | Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13] | NY | D | S000673 | 1 | Amends the Federal law concerning military uniforms to authorize the wearing of an item of religious apparel as part of the military uniform if: (1) the item is part of the religious faith of the member; and (2) it is neat and unobtrusive. Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to prohibit the wearing of an item of religious apparel if it is found to significantly interfere with the performance of duty. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-s-2475 | 99 | s | 2475 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide limited authority to the Veterans' Administration to guarantee a home loan made to a veteran for the purpose of refinancing a home loan guaranteed, insured, or made by the Veterans' Administration and secured by a home owned by not occupied by the veteran. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-05-20 | 1986-05-22 | Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 0 | Amends Federal veterans' home loan provisions to authorize the Veterans Administration to guarantee a loan to a veteran for the purpose of refinancing a mortgage without regard to whether the veteran occupies the residence securing the loan, if certain conditions are met. Authorizes such guaranteed loan to a veteran also for refinancing a loan used to purchase manufactured homes and lots, under the same conditions. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 99-hr-4839 | 99 | hr | 4839 | A bill to establish a pilot program for the improvement of the efficiency and economy of Veterans' Administration medical centers. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-05-15 | 1986-07-31 | For Further Action See H.R.4623. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 2 | Establishes a pilot program for the improvement of management efficiency at Veterans Administration medical centers. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 99-hr-4840 | 99 | hr | 4840 | A bill to provide a rental housing lease indemnity program by the Department of Defense. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-05-15 | 1986-05-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities. | House | Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] | CA | D | P000047 | 18 | Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot rental housing lease indemnity program under which the Secretary of each military department will guarantee to a lessor the lease payment of any member of such department, as well as any breach of the lease or damage to the rental unit. Requires such pilot program to be established within 90 days after the enactment of this Act, but not before October 1, 1986. Requires each Secretary to designate one military installation within the Secretary's jurisdiction for participation in such pilot program. Authorizes each Secretary to enter into agreements with rental unit lessors in order to carry out this Act. Outlines provisions to be included in such agreements. Authorizes any Secretary who compensates a lessor under this Act to garnish the wages of the member involved for an amount equal to the compensation paid to the lessor. Directs the Secretary of Defense, within 18 months following the establishment of such pilot program, to report to the Congress concerning the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of such program. Terminates the authority of any Secretary to enter into lease guarantee agreements with lessors under this Act 18 months after the establishment of the program. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-hr-4842 | 99 | hr | 4842 | Allies Fair Share Contribution to the Common Defense Act of 1986 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-05-15 | 1986-08-06 | Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOD. | House | Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] | CO | D | S000142 | 1 | Allies Fair Share Contribution to the Common Defense Act of 1986 - Declares that the United States should begin to reduce its troop levels abroad. Bases such declaration on the need for allied cooperation to provide conventional and communications defenses and U.S. provision of strategic and common defense needs. Reduces each year from FY 1987 through 1991 the authorized end strength levels funding for U.S. troops stationed ashore in European member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and in nations other than NATO-member European nations. Authorizes a reduced end strength for each year to correspond with such reduced funding levels. Makes provisions of this Act inapplicable if the President exercises certain authority under the War Powers Resolution. | 2025-08-29T16:31:05Z | |
| 99-s-2453 | 99 | s | 2453 | A bill to enhance the capabilities of the United States to combat terrorism and other forms of unconventional warfare. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-05-15 | 1986-08-05 | Subcommittee on Sea Power and Force Projection. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME] | ME | R | C000598 | 27 | Amends Federal armed forces provisions to designate one of the Assistant Secretaries of Defense as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, whose principal duty shall be the overall supervision of special operations and low intensity conflict affairs (including terrorism, insurgency, and other unconventional warfare threats) of the Department of Defense. Directs the President to establish a unified command for special operations forces, unless such action is not in the national interest. Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to require the National Security Council to establish within the Council the Board for Low Intensity Conflict to coordinate the low intensity conflict policy for the United States. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should establish the position of Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs for Low Intensity Conflict, and that such Deputy Assistant should act as chairman of the Board for Low Intensity Conflict as established under this Act. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 99-s-2459 | 99 | s | 2459 | Department of Defense Supplemental Authorization Act, 1986 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-05-15 | 1986-05-15 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 652. | Senate | Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ] | AZ | R | G000267 | 0 | Department of Defense Supplemental Authorization Act, 1986 - Title I: Procurement - Part A: Funding Authorizations - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 to revise the amounts authorized to be appropriated for FY 1986 to the Army under such Act for aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, and for other procurement. Revises the amount authorized to be appropriated for FY 1986 to the Navy and Marine Corps under such Act for aircraft procurement. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to use specified appropriated funds for the modification of P-3 aircraft. Revises the amounts authorized to be appropriated for FY 1986 to the Navy and Marine Corps for weapons, certain shipbuilding and conversion programs, and for other procurement. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 for: (1) deployable fleet hospitals; and (2) coastal defense augmentation of the U.S. Coast Guard. Limits the amount of funds available to the Secretary of the Navy as the result of cost savings in shipbuilding and conversion programs for use in the Coastal Defense Augmentation program. Revises the amounts authorized to be appropriated for FY 1986 for: (1) the Air Force; (2) the reserves; (3) the defense agencies; and (4) certain North Atlantic Treaty Organization cooperative defense programs. Part B: Program Limitations and Restrictions - Limits or prohibits for FY 1986 the expenditure of funds for specified procurement activities and defense programs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Removes certain limitations on the procurement of P-3 aircraft and a specified Navy processor display system. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Revises the amounts authorized to be appropriated for FY 1986 for research, development, test, and evaluation in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and the defense agencies. Limits the amount of funds available for specified defense programs in the Navy and the Air Force. Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Revises the amounts authorized to be appropriated … | 2025-08-29T16:29:50Z | |
| 99-s-2460 | 99 | s | 2460 | A bill to extend until June 30, 1986, the date on which certain limitations become effective with respect to obligations that may be made from the Military Personnel accounts of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1986. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-05-15 | 1986-05-31 | Became Public Law No: 99-331. | Senate | Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA] | CA | R | W000607 | 1 | Extends until June 30, 1986, the date on which certain limitations become effective with respect to obligations that may be made from the Military Personnel accounts of the Department of Defense for FY 1986. | 2023-01-19T20:05:24Z | |
| 99-s-2461 | 99 | s | 2461 | A bill to amend part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt certain benefits payable from the Military Retirement Fund from sequestration or reduction under an order issued by the President under section 252 of such Act. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-05-15 | 1986-05-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 0 | Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to exempt from any sequestration or reduction order issued by the President under such Act certain specified veterans' disability and survivors' benefits payable from the Military Retirement Fund. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 99-sconres-140 | 99 | sconres | 140 | A concurrent resolution to pay tribute to the late William C. Lee and to designate June 6, 1986, as "William C. Lee Day". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-05-15 | 1986-05-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 37 | Commends Major General William C. Lee for his long, faithful, and outstanding military service to our Nation. Designates June 6, 1986, as William C. Lee Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 99-hr-4802 | 99 | hr | 4802 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise and clarify the treatment for purposes of part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 of certain programs administered by the Veterans' Administration. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-05-13 | 1986-07-31 | For Further Action See H.R.5299. | House | Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18] | OH | D | A000214 | 1 | Amends Federal veterans' provisions to specify certain benefits related to specially adapted housing, automobiles, and adaptive equipment for disabled veterans, and certain other benefits for veterans with service-connected disabilities as programs which are to be exempt from any reduction order issued by the President under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act). Provides that certain veterans' insurance funds and other veterans' revolving funds which are subject to reduction under such Act shall be determined in accordance with the sequestration order in effect on the date such benefits are accrued. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 99-hr-4803 | 99 | hr | 4803 | A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to repeal a limitation on the total amount of basic allowance for quarters and variable housing allowance to a member of the uniformed services. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-05-13 | 1986-05-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000371 | 0 | Amends Federal law relating to the pay and allowances of the uniformed services to repeal a cap on military housing cost payments. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-hr-4813 | 99 | hr | 4813 | A bill to amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code, to exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act certain information pertaining to members of the Armed Forces. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-05-13 | 1986-05-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Government Information, Justice and Agriculture. | House | Rep. Luken, Thomas A. [D-OH-1] | OH | D | L000508 | 7 | Amends the Freedom of Information Act to protect from disclosure compilations or lists of names and addresses of members of the armed forces that would be used for purposes of commercial or political solicitation. | 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z | |
| 99-s-2445 | 99 | s | 2445 | Veterans' Health Care Programs Improvements Act of 1986 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-05-13 | 1986-07-01 | Committee on Veterans received executive comment from VA. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 3 | Veterans' Health Care Programs Improvements Act of 1986 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to authorize the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to furnish respite care to eligible veterans. Defines "respite care." Directs the Administrator, no later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, to report to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees concerning the provision of such respite care. Authorizes the Administrator to contract to furnish hospital-based home care to a veteran, when medically appropriate, in lieu of furnishing hospital care or nursing home care to such veteran. Authorizes the Administrator to contract to provide certain described services to veterans unable to perform a necessary act of daily living, but who do not require continual nursing home care as determined by the Administrator. Outlines a priority order for the furnishing of such services to veterans. Limits the total amount to be paid for such services to 60 percent of the cost of providing such veterans with nursing home care. Authorizes the Administrator to contract for care and treatment and rehabilitative services in halfway houses, therapeutic communities, psychiatric residential treatment centers, and other community-based treatment facilities for the care of eligible veterans suffering from chronic mental illness disabilities. Requires the Administrator to approve the quality and effectiveness of such program before entering into a contract for such care. Requires the Administrator to designate a Veterans Administration (VA) employee to provide case management services for each veteran provided care and services under this provision. Authorizes the Administrator to contract to provide in-kind assistance under this provision. Requires the VA to receive full reimbursement from the contract facility for any such in-kind assistance provided. Directs the Administrator, no later than one year after the enactment of this Act, to report to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees concerning the pro… | 2025-08-29T16:33:47Z | |
| 99-hr-4781 | 99 | hr | 4781 | Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Amendments Act of 1986 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-05-08 | 1986-05-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and Critical Materials. | House | Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000371 | 13 | Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Amendments Act of 1986 - Amends the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act to provide that it is the intent of the Congress that: (1) the National Defense Stockpile (NDS) be used to serve national defense purposes only; and (2) quantities of materials stockpiled should be sufficient to sustain the United States for at least three years in the event of a national emergency. Requires stockpile requirements to be established by law. Transfers certain stockpiling functions under such Act from the President to the Secretary of Defense. Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress an annual report on the stockpile requirements. Outlines stockpile matters to be included in each report. Requires the Secretary to include an explanation in any report where the Secretary's recommended stockpile requirements differ from those established by law. Requires the Secretary, at least every five years, to conduct a detailed review of the stockpile requirement for each strategic and critical material. Requires the Secretary to notify the Congress of any necessary revision to the stockpile requirement. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into an interagency agreement with the head of any other department or agency for the performance of certain stockpiling functions. Provides that appropriations for the requirements of NDS and for deposit to the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund shall be made as appropriations to the Department of Defense for military functions. Extends the uses of the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund to cover NDS acquisitions and upgrading. | 2025-08-29T16:32:40Z | |
| 99-hr-4792 | 99 | hr | 4792 | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to prescribe the period for eligibility for use of commissary stores attributable to performance of active duty for training by members of the Selected Reserve. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-05-08 | 1986-05-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Readiness. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 4 | Amends Federal armed forces provisions relating to miscellaneous rights and benefits to authorize the Secretary of the military department concerned to allow members of the Selected Reserve to use commissary stores for a length of time determined by the amount of active duty for training performed by such reserve member. Repeals a provision of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1984 which calls for the Secretary of Defense to carry out a test program of limited commissary use by such reserve members. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-s-2422 | 99 | s | 2422 | Veterans' Compensation and Benefits Improvements Act of 1986 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-05-08 | 1986-09-30 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 5 | (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H. R. 5299 passed in lieu) Omnibus Veterans' Benefits Improvement and Health Care Authorization Act of 1986 - Title I: Compensation and Other Benefit Programs - Part A: Benefits - Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs (the Administrator) to provide for increases in the rates of and limitations on Veterans Administration disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation to the same extent that benefit amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act are increased effective December 1, 1986. Establishes a presumption of service-connection for disability purposes for former prisoners of war suffering from the following conditions, manifest to a degree of ten percent or more after active service: (1) organic residuals of frostbite; (2) arthritis resulting from trauma; or (3) irritable bowel syndrome if the veteran is suffering from a service-connected compensable psychiatric disability. Extends through FY 1989 the pilot program of providing independent living services and assistance to certain eligible veterans. Requires the Administrator to report to the congressional Veterans' Affairs Committees by February 1, 1989, on veterans' participation in such program during FY 1987 and 1988. Amend veterans' benefits provisions to extend from September 30, 1986, to September 30, 1988, the period of time during which veterans readjustment appointments (noncompetitive civil service position appointments) may be made for Vietnam veterans. Part B: Benefit Program Administration - Amends Federal law relating to foreclosure of veterans' home loans to prohibit the Administrator from accepting conveyance of a property from the holder of a defaulted loan unless the Administrator is likely to be able to sell such property within one year for a price which would be economically advantageous to the United States. Prohibits a veteran from concurrently receiving educational assistance benefits under the general educational assistance programs for veterans an… | 2025-08-29T16:31:11Z | |
| 99-s-2423 | 99 | s | 2423 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain Veterans' Administration benefits which are paid based on the service-connected disability or death of a veteran to be paid in accordance with laws administered by the Veterans' Administration and to provide for certain Veterans' Administration insurance programs and revolving funds generally to be administered, and Veterans' Administration home loan guaranties for certain refinancing loans to be provided, in accordance with such laws. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-05-08 | 1986-06-12 | Committee on Veterans received executive comment from VA. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to provide that the following veterans' benefits shall be provided, unless specifically excepted by law, in accordance with laws administered by the Veterans Administration and without regard to any law providing for the cancellation of authority to make such payments: (1) burial benefits; (2) specially adapted housing and mortgage protection life insurance; (3) rehabilitation services and assistance; (4) survivors' and dependents' educational assistance; (5) adapted automobiles and adaptive automobile equipment; (6) veterans' insurance policy loans; (7) payments from the special therapeutic and rehabilitation activities fund; (8) payments from the canteen services revolving fund; and (9) veterans' home loan guaranties. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z |
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