Volume 75
Public Law 87–53
To authorize appropriations for aircraft, missiles, and naval vessels for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Approved June 21, 1961
Statutory text
AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for aircraft, missiles, and naval vessels for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated during fiscal year 1962 for the use of the Armed Forces of the United States for procurement of aircraft, missiles, and naval vessels, as authorized by law, in amounts as follows:
aircraft For aircraft: For the Army, $211,000,000; for the Navy and the Marine Corps, $1,585,600,000; for the Air Force, $3,841,200,000, of which amount $525,000,000 is authorized only for the procurement of long-range manned aircraft for the Strategic Air Command.
missiles For missiles: For the Army, $550,800,000; for the Navy, $606,400,000; for the Marine Corps, $27,000,000; for the Air Force, $2,792,000,000.
naval vessels For naval vessels: For the Navy, $2,957,000,000.
Approved June 21, 1961.