Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986

Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 for procurement by the armed forces and the defense agencies of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, naval vessels, and other procurement. Prohibits the use of any funds authorized for procurement for expenditures for: (1) the Pershing II missile program; (2) the sea-launched cruise missile program; (3) the MX missile program; (4) the ground-launched cruise missile program; (5) the B-1B bomber program; (6) antisatellite weapons; or (7) binary chemical weapons.

Title II: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 for the armed forces and the defense agencies for research, development, test, and evaluation. Prohibits the use of any funds authorized for research, development, test, and evaluation for expenditures for: (1) the Pershing II missile program; (2) the ballistic missile defense program; (3) the Trident II missile program; (4) the sea-launched cruise missile program; (5) the MX missile program; (6) the ground-launched cruise missile program; (7) the B-1B bomber program; (8) antisatellite weapons; or (9) research, development, test, or evaluation of binary chemical weapons.

Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 for the armed forces and the defense agencies for operation and maintenance. Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 1986 as necessary for unbudgeted increases in fuel costs, inflation, and increases in salary, retirement, and employee benefits for Department of Defense employees. Prohibits the use of any funds for expenditures for the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice.

Title IV: Working Capital Funds - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 for the working capital funds of the armed forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense.

Title V: Active Forces - Authorizes strengths for active duty personnel as of the end of FY 1986.

Title VI: Reserve Forces - Authorizes average strengths for the selected reserve components of the armed forces for FY 1986. Permits the reduction and increase in such strengths as specified. Authorizes a specified number of reserves to serve on full-time active duty in order to organize, administer, instruct, recruit, or train the reserve components. Permits the end strength levels to be increased by two percent in the national interest.

Increases the number of certain personnel who may be on active duty in specified grades.

Title VII: Civilian Personnel - Provides that Federal law requiring the authorization of end strengths by the Congress as of the end of each fiscal year before funds will be appropriated for the use of civilian personnel of any armed forces component for that fiscal year shall not apply with respect to FY 1986.

Title VIII: Military Training Student Loads - Authorizes average military training student loads for each component of the armed forces for FY 1986. Requires the adjustment of such loads as the manpower strengths of each component are adjusted.

Title IX: General Provisions - Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish programs to provide economic readjustment assistance to communities and workers affected by the reductions in weapons programs and other defense programs provided for under this Act.