Department of Defense Supplemental Authorization Act, 1981

(Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 97-204) Department of Defense Supplemental Authorization Act, 1981 - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes the appropriation of additional funds for fiscal year 1981 for the use of the armed forces for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, and tracked combat vehicles. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes the appropriation of additional funds for fiscal year 1981 for the use of the armed forces for research, development, test, and evaluation. Title III: Active Forces - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981, to increase the active duty personnel end strengths of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. Title IV: Reserve Forces - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981, to increase the number of reserve component members authorized to serve on fulltime active duty with the Marine Corps Reserve for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training. Title V: Civilian Personnel - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981, to increase the number of civilian personnel authorized for the Department of Defense. Title VI: Military Construction - Authorizes the appropriation of additional funds for fiscal year 1981 for military construction operations. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1981, to decrease the authorization for construction or acquisition of military family housing and increase the authorization for support of such housing. Permits the Secretary of Defense to establish or develop facilities for the Air National Guard utilizing additional authorizations. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1980, to decrease the number of family housing units authorized for Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Authorizes the construction of such housing on base. Title VII: Compensation Provisions - Entitles specified members of the Navy to submarine duty incentive pay. Establishes an effective date for the accumulated leave provisions of the Military Pay and Allowances Benefits Act of 1980.

(Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 2614) Department of Defense Supplemental Authorization Act, 1981 - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes the appropriation of additional funds for fiscal year 1981 for the use of the armed forces for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, and tracked combat vehicles. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes the appropriation of additional funds for fiscal year 1981 for the use of the armed forces for research, development, test, and evaluation. Title III: Active Forces - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981, to increase the active duty personnel end strengths of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. Title IV: Reserve Forces - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981, to increase the number of reserve component members authorized to serve on fulltime active duty with the Marine Corps Reserve for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training. Title V: Civilian Personnel - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981, to increase the number of civilian personnel authorized for the Department of Defense. Title VI: Military Construction - Authorizes the appropriation of additional funds for fiscal year 1981 for military construction operations. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1981, to decrease: (1) the authorization for construction or acquisition of military family housing; and (2) the authorization for support of such housing. Permits the Secretary of Defense to establish or develop facilities for the Air National Guard utilizing additional authorizations. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1980, to decrease the number of family housing units authorized for Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Authorizes the construction of such housing on base.

(Measure passed Senate, amended) Department of Defense Supplemental Authorization Act, 1981 - Title I: Procurement of Authorization and Appropriations - Authorizes the appropriation of additional funds for fiscal year 1981 for the use of the armed forces for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, and tracked combat vehicles. Requires the Secretary of Defense to certify to the appropriate committees of Congress that the durability performance results of the RAM-D testing program for the XM-1 Main Battle Tank justify the procurement of such tanks before funds for such purchase are obligated or expended. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes the appropriation of additional funds for fiscal year 1981 for the use of the armed forces for research, development, test, and evaluation. Title III: Active Forces - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981, to increase the active duty personnel end strengths of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. Title IV: Reserve Forces - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981, to increase the number of reserve component members authorized to serve on fulltime active duty with the Marine Corps Reserve for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training. Title V: Civilian Personnel - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981, to increase the number of civilian personnel authorized for the Department of Defense. Title VI: Military Training Student Loads - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981, to increase the authorization for the average military training student loads for the Air National Guard of the United States. Title VII: Military Construction - Authorizes supplemental appropriations for construction at specified military installations of the Army, Marine Corps, Air Training Command, and Strategic Air Command. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to accomplish specified minor construction projects. Authorizes supplemental appropriations for the support of military family housing. Permits the Secretary of Defense to establish or develop facilities for the Air National Guard. Subjects the authorizations made by this Act to the limitations of the Military Construction Authorization Act. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1980, to reduce the number of family housing units authorized to be acquired or constructed at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Authorizes construction of such units on base. Title VIII: Miscellaneous Provisions - Amends the Military Pay and Allowances Benefits Act of 1980 to set forth when a member of the Navy is entitled to continuous submarine duty incentive pay instead of submarine duty incentive pay. Includes duty served as an operator or crew member of an operational submersible, including undersea exploration and research vehicles, as operational submarine duty for the purpose of determining incentive pay. Grants a member of the armed forces assigned to a deployable ship, mobile unit, or other designated duty after September 30, 1979, the right to accumulate leave as specified.

(Reported to Senate from the Committee on Armed Services with an amendment, S. Rept. 97-35) Department of Defense Supplemental Authorization Act, 1981 - Title I: Procurement of Authorization and Appropriations - Authorizes the appropriation of additional funds for fiscal year 1981 for the use of the armed forces for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, and tracked combat vehicles. Requires the Secretary of Defense to certify to the appropriate committees of Congress that the durability performance results of the RAM-D testing program for the XM-1 Main Battle Tank justify the procurement of such tanks before funds for such purchase are obligated or expended. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes the appropriation of additional funds for fiscal year 1981 for the use of the armed forces for research, development, test, and evaluation. Title III: Active Forces - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981, to increase the active duty personnel end strengths of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. Title IV: Reserve Forces - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981, to increase the number of reserve component members authorized to serve on fulltime active duty with the Marine Corps Reserve for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training. Title V: Civilian Personnel - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981, to increase the number of civilian personnel authorized for the Department of Defense. Title VI: Military Training Student Loads - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981, to increase the authorization for the average military training student loads for the Air National Guard of the United States. Title VII: Military Construction - Authorizes supplemental appropriations for construction at specified military installations of the Army, Marine Corps, Air Training Command, and Strategic Air Command. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to accomplish specified minor construction projects. Authorizes supplemental appropriations for the support of military family housing. Permits the Secretary of Defense to establish or develop facilities for the Air National Guard. Subjects the authorizations made by this Act to the limitations of the Military Construction Authorization Act. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1980, to reduce the number of family housing units authorized to be acquired or constructed at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Authorizes construction of such units on base. Title VIII: Miscellaneous Provisions - Amends the Military Pay and Allowances Benefits Act of 1980 to set forth when a member of the Navy is entitled to continuous submarine duty incentive pay instead of submarine duty incentive pay. Includes duty served as an operator or crew member of an operational submersible, including undersea exploration and research vehicles, as operational submarine duty for the purpose of determining incentive pay. Grants a member of the armed forces assigned to a deployable ship, mobile unit, or other designated duty after September 30, 1979, the right to accumulate leave as specified.

Department of Defense Supplemental Authorization Act, 1981 - Title I: Procurement of Authorization and Appropriations - Authorizes the appropriation of additional funds for fiscal year 1981 for the use of the armed forces for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, and tracked combat vehicles. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes the appropriation of additional funds for fiscal year 1981 for the use of the armed forces for research, development, testing, and evaluation. Title III: Active Forces - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981, to increase the active duty personnel end strengths of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. Title IV: Reserve Forces - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981, to increase the number of reserve component members authorized to serve on fulltime active duty with the Marine Corps Reserve for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training.