Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1980
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(House receded and concurred in certain Senate amendments with amendment) Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1980 - =Title I: Military Personnel= - Appropriates specified sums for fiscal year 1979 to each of the armed forces for pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel, and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations for military personnel on active duty. Appropriates specified amounts to each Reserve and National Guard component of the armed forces for personnel costs. =Title II: Retired Military Personnel= - Appropriates specified sums for retired and retainer pay for retired military personnel. =Title III: Operation and Maintenance= - Appropriates specified sums for: (1) operation and maintenance expenses for each of the armed forces and their reserve components and for the defense agencies; (2) expenses of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice; (3) the payment of claims against the Department of Defense; (4) salaries and expenses of the Court of Military Appeals; (5) maintenance of budgeted levels of military personnel and operation or maintenance expenses disrupted by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; and (6) logistical support and personnel services to the XIII Olympic Winter Games. =Title IV: Procurement= - Appropriates specified sums to the various military departments and the defense agencies for the procurement of weapons and defense articles. =Title V: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation= - Appropriates specified sums to each of the armed forces and to the defense agencies for research, development, test, and evaluation purposes. Prohibits appropriated funds for development of the MX missile to be used in a way that would commit the United States to only one basing mode for such missile system. =Title VI: Special Foreign Currency Program= - Appropriates a specified sum for payment in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States for expenses in carrying out the programs of the Department of Defense. =Title VII: General Provisions= - Sets forth limitations on the use of appropriations under this Act. Directs the Secretary of Defense to assist small and minority-owned businesses to participate equitably in the furnishing of commodities and services financed with funds appropriated under this Act. Prohibits the use of appropriations under this Act for the purchase of specified goods in amounts over $10,000 unless such goods are produced in the United States. Includes services and supplies deemed to be medically or psychologically necessary by optometrists, certified psychiatric nurses, and other nurse practitioners within the CHAMPUS program's coverage. Prohibits the use of funds used under this Act for: (1) the consolidation or realignment of advanced or undergraduate pilot training squadrons of the Navy as proposed by the DOD; (2) the support of ROTC units which have not maintained the minimum enrollment standard for the four preceding years; and (3) abortions except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or for victims of rape or incest when reported promptly to law enforcement or public health officials. Directs the Administrator of the General Services Administration to recover a portion of the care and handling costs of surplus property (as authorized under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act). Directs that funds appropriated under this Act be made available to provide support in accordance with certain provisions of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 for certain DOD cryptologic personnel serving overseas. Permits certain supplies to be sold to contractors to be used in DOD contracts. Prohibits: (1) the payment of two disability retired pays (military and civil) to any person for the same disability; and (2) the use of funds for elective surgery for minor dermatological blemishes or marks. Provides for the installation of a civilian early warning system at Titan II missile sites. =Title VIII: Related Agencies= - Makes appropriations for expenses of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund in order to maintain a proper funding level for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "House receded and concurred with amendment" stage on December 12, 1979. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Public Law 96-154.
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JOSEPH ADDABBO (D-NY) introduced it on September 20, 1979. No cosponsors are recorded.
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It was introduced on September 20, 1979, 17204 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17112 days ago, on December 21, 1979.
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Vote history
- HousePublic Law 96-154.
- SenateNot stated in the latest action
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