A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes and other weapons and for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Armed Forces, to prescribe the authorized personnel strength for each active duty component and the Selected Reserve of each Reserve component of the Armed Forces and for civilian personnel of the Department of Defense, to authorize the military training student loans, and for other purposes.
Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981 - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for use by the armed forces for the procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons.
Authorizes appropriations for the United States' share of the cost of NATO's Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS).
Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1980, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Defense to: (1) waive reimbursement for certain administrative expenses and surcharges in carrying out the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding Between the Ministers of Defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on the NATO E-3A Cooperative Program; and (2) assume contingent liability for other specified expenses incurred in connection with such program.
Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for military research, development, test and evaluation.
Title III: Active Forces - Establishes the authorized end strength for active duty personnel for fiscal year 1981 for each of the armed forces.
Title IV: Reserve Forces - Prescribes the average strengths for the reserve components of the armed forces for fiscal year 1981.
Title V: Civilian Personnel - Sets forth the authorized end strength for civilian personnel within the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1981. Allows the Secretary of Defense to apportion such personnel among the various military departments.
Title VI: Military Training Student Loads - Prescribes the average military training student loads for each of the armed forces for fiscal year 1981.
Title VII: General Provisions - Raises from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000, and from $250,000 to $500,000, the dollar amounts at which certain requirements regarding companies doing independent research and development for the Department of Defense shall come into effect. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to review and adjust such amounts once every three years (beginning on October 1, 1983).
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
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