A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1994 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1994, and for other purposes.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Procurement
Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations
Subtitle B: Other Matters
Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
Title III: Operation and Maintenance
Subtitle A: Authorization Appropriations
Subtitle B: Other Matters
Title IV: Military Personnel Authorizations
Subtitle A: Active Forces
Subtitle B: Reserve Forces
Subtitle C: Military Training Student Loads
Title V: Military Personnel Policy
Subtitle A: Officer Personnel Policy
Subtitle B: Reserve Component Matters
Subtitle C: Service Academies
Subtitle D: Education and Training
Subtitle E: Other Matters
Title VI: Compensation and Other Peronnel Benefits
Subtitle A: Pay and Allowances
Subtitle B: Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits
Subtitle C: Other Matters
Title VII: Health Care Provisions
Subtitle A: Health Care Management
Subtitle B: Other Matters
Title VIII: Department of Defense Organization and
Management
Subtitle A: Office of the Secretary of Defense
Subtitle B: Professional Military Education
Subtitle C: Other Matters
Title IX: General Provisions
Title X: Matters Relating to Allies and Other Nations
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 - Title I:
Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations to the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force for FY 1994 for aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and for other procurement.
Authorizes appropriations for FY 1994 for: (1) defense-wide procurement; (2) the Defense Inspector General; (3) the Defense Health Program; and (4) the chemical demilitarization program. Repeals a separate budget account requirement for the chemical demilitarization program.
Subtitle B: Other Matters - Repeals the current requirement for a separate budget request for the procurement of reserve equipment.
Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1994 for the armed forces for research, development, test, and evaluation (R&D).
Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1994 for the armed forces and specified activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (DOD) for operation and maintenance. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1994 for DOD working capital and revolving funds.
Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 to include within the funding provided by the Defense Business Operations Fund the activities of the Defense Contract Audit Agency and the Defense Contract Management Command.
Authorizes the obligation during FY 1994 of a specified amount from the National Security Education Trust Fund.
Subtitle B: Other Matters - Repeals a current limitation on the number of military and civilian employees assigned or detailed to headquarters and non-management headquarters and headquarters support activities.
Limits the authorized FY 1994 sale of stockpiled materials in the National Defense Stockpile (NDS). Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to impose a moratorium on new material acquisition in order to reduce existing excess NDS materials.
Authorizes the Commandant of the Marine Corps to provide minor maintenance and repairs to Pacific battle monuments with specified operation and maintenance funds.
Title IV: Military Personnel Authorizations - Subtitle A: Active Forces - Provides for the authorized end strengths for active-duty forces as of FY 1994.
Subtitle B: Reserve Forces - Provides the authorized end strengths for reserve personnel as of FY 1994 and for certain reserves on active duty in support of the reserves.
Subtitle C: Military Training Student Loads - Provides the authorized FY 1994 military training student loads.
Title V: Military Personnel Policy - Subtitle A: Officer Personnel Policy - Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to delete from certain reports and promotion lists the names of officers erroneously considered for promotion by promotion selection boards.
Provides for the involuntary separation of certain regular warrant officers.
Subtitle B: Reserve Component Matters - Provides certain reserve personnel call-up authority for the Secretary and the Secretary of Transportation when the Coast Guard is not under the jurisdiction of the Navy.
Repeals the current requirement for physical examinations in the Army and Air National Guard. Requires each member of the Ready Reserve to be examined every five years (currently four).
Subtitle C: Service Academies - Revises provisions concerning the procedure for nominating candidates for admission to the service academies.
Subtitle D: Education and Training - Revises the eligibility requirements for advanced training in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program.
Subtitle E: Other Matters - Repeals the statutory restriction on the assignment of women in the Navy and Marine Corps.
Title VI: Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits - Subtitle A:
Pay and Allowances - Authorizes the Secretary concerned, in times of war, hostilities, or national emergency, to limit the direct pay to military personnel serving in prescribed areas.
Makes permanent the authority for certain bonuses and special pay for nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse anesthetists serving in the armed forces. Extends specified expiring authorities for certain other special pay and bonus programs within the regular and reserve armed forces.
Subtitle B: Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits - Provides disability coverage for certain officer candidates granted excess leave.
Subtitle C: Other Matters - Provides permanent authority for former prisoners of war to claim payments because of violation of the Geneva Conventions (inhumane treatment).
Title VII: Health Care Provisions - Subtitle A: Health Care Management - Amends the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) to: (1) revise, and extend until October 1, 1995, the authority to provide nonemergency inpatient hospital care to certain spouses and dependents of military personnel who reside outside of a 40-mile radius of a military medical facility; (2) revise and codify changes to the CHAMPUS physician payment program; (3) award constructive service credit for certain advanced health degrees obtained by defense health personnel; and (4) authorize the Secretary to obtain additional distinguished pathologists and scientists (currently limited to six) if determined to be in the best interests of DOD.
Subtitle B: Other Matters - Repeals the statutory restriction on the use of DOD funds for abortions.
Title VIII: Department of Defense Organization and Management - Subtitle A: Office of the Secretary of Defense - Authorizes certain organizational and administrative changes within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, including establishing the position of Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and renaming the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology.
Subtitle B: Professional Military Education - Authorizes the President of the National Defense University to confer master of science degrees in national security strategy and national resource strategy.
Subtitle C: Other Matters - Authorizes payment of escort and flag expenses incident to the death of a civilian employee who dies while serving with an armed force in a contingency operation.
Title IX: General Provisions - Authorizes the award of gold star lapel buttons to survivors of service members killed by terrorist acts.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to establish and maintain an Aviation Leadership Program to provide undergraduate pilot and related training to selected air force personnel of friendly, less-developed foreign countries.
Title X: Matters Relating to Allies and Other Nations - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to exchange U.S. military and civilian defense personnel with the defense departments or ministries of allied and friendly foreign governments.
Authorizes the Secretary to transfer to the Republic of Korea certain excess or obsolete defense articles.
Authorizes the Secretary to accept cash or other contributions from Japan, Kuwait, and the Republic of Korea as defense burdensharing payments.
Became Public Law No: 103-160.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8883, S8894-8900)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Subcommittee on Regional Defense. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.
Subcommittee on Defense Technology. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.
Subcommittee on Coalition Defense. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.
Subcommittee on Force Requirements. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.
Subcommittee on Military Readiness. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.
Subcommittee on Nuclear Deterrence. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.
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