Armed Forces General and Flag Officer Act of 1981
Latest action. Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.
Armed Forces General and Flag Officer Act of 1981 - Eliminates the requirement that officers appointed as senior members of the military staff committee of the United Nations be general and flag officers. Eliminates the statutory grade requirements for Army officers detailed to be Vice Chief of Staff, Deputy Chiefs of Staff, Assistant Chiefs of Staff, or Dean of the Academic Board of the United States Military Academy positions. Eliminates the statutory grade requirements for Navy officers detailed to be Naval Inspector General, Judge Advocate General, Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Dental Division, Chief of Chaplains, or Chief of Naval Research. Eliminates the statutory grade requirements for Air Force officers detailed to be Surgeon General of the Air Force or Dean of the Faculty at the United States Air Force Academy. Codifies the provision relating to the appointment of the Attending Physician to the United States Congress. Eliminates the title Brigadier General, Corps of Engineers, for the President of the Mississippi River Commission. Amends the Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1978 to extend from October 1, 1981, to September 30, 1982, the effective date for the ceiling on the number of general and flag officers on active duty. Excludes from grade limitations any retired member of the armed forces recalled to active, full-time duty with the American Battle Monuments Commission. Protects the grade or rank of any officer currently holding any of the positions affected by this Act. Directs the Secretary of Defense to submit to the appropriate committees of Congress recommendations for the effective and efficient management of general and flag officers. Excludes Reserve Officers in the grade of Brigadier General or above from any ceiling limitation on the number of general or flag rank officers allocated to each service.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on December 11, 1981. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.
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The record's latest action, on September 10, 1982: Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.
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In the 97th Congress (1981-82), 473 of the 11,489 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.1 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one has no outstanding steps listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
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Who is behind it?
CHARLES DOUGHERTY (R-PA) introduced it on December 11, 1981. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on December 11, 1981, 16391 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16118 days ago, on September 10, 1982.
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Vote history
- HouseUnfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.
- SenateNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action