Volume 95 · 939
Public Law 97–39
To authorize supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for the Armed Forces for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, and tracked combat vehicles and for research, development, test, and evaluation, to increase the authorized personnel end strengths for military and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense for such fiscal year, to authorize supplemental appropriations for such fiscal year for construction at certain military installations, and for other purposes.
Approved August 14, 1981
Statutory text
An Act
To authorize supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for the Armed Forces for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, and tracked combat vehicles and for research, development, test, and evaluation, to increase the authorized personnel end strengths for military and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense for such fiscal year, to authorize supplemental appropriations for such fiscal year for construction at certain military installations, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That this Act may be
Department of Defense Supplemental Authorization Act, 1981.
cited as the “Department of Defense Supplemented Authorization Act, 1981”.
TITLE I— PROCUREMENT
authorization of supplemental appropriations
Sec. 101.
In addition to the funds authorized to be appropriated under title I of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981 (Public Law 96–342; 94 Stat. 1077), funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1981 for the use of the Armed Forces for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, and tracked combat vehicles, as authorized by law, in amounts as follows:
aircraft For aircraft: for the Army, $128,000,000; for the Navy and Marine Corps, $143,600,000; for the Air Force, $716,625,000.
missiles For missiles: for the Army, $27,000,000; for the Air Force, $205,869,000; for the Marine Corps, $10,700,000.
naval vessels For naval vessels: for the Navy, $149,900,000.
tracked combat vehicles For tracked combat vehicles: for the Army, $796,000,000; for the Marine Corps, $11,300,000.
TITLE II— RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
authorization of supplemental appropriations
Sec. 201.
In addition to the funds authorized to be appropriated under title II of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981 (94 Stat. 1079), funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1981 for the use of the Armed Forces for research, development, test, and evaluation, as authorized by law, in amounts as follows: For the Army, $83,463,000. For the Navy (including the Marine Corps, $138,067,000. For the Air Force, $242,462,000. For the Defense Agencies, $16,936,000.
TITLE III— ACTIVE FORCES
increase in fiscal year 1981 active duty end strengths
Sec. 301.
Section 301 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981 (94 Stat. 1082), is amended by striking out “775,300”, “537,456”, “188,100”, and “564,500” and inserting in lieu thereof “780,000”, “540,456”, “190,600”, and “569,000”, respectively.
TITLE IV— RESERVE FORCES
increase in number of marine corps reservists authorized to be on full-time active duty on september 30, 1981, in support of the marine corps reserve
Sec. 401.
Section 401(b)(4) of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981 (94 Stat. 1084), is amended by striking out “67” and inserting in lieu thereof “133”.
TITLE V— CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
increase in number of civilian personnel authorized for the department of defense as of september 30, 1981
Sec. 501.
Section 501(a) of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981 (94 Stat. 1085), is amended by striking out “986,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “1,012,250”.
TITLE VI— MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
authorized army construction projects
Sec. 601.
In addition to the amounts authorized for acquisition and construction by title I of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1981 (Public Law 96–418; 94 Stat. 1749), the following amount is authorized for the location specified:
united states army, europe Various Locations, $1,800,000.
There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1981 for the purpose of subsection (a) the sum of $1,800,000.
authorized navy construction projects
Sec. 602.
In addition to the amounts authorized for acquisition and construction by title II of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1981 (94 Stat. 1752), the following amount is authorized for the location specified:
united states marine corps Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, California, $2,000,000.
There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1981 for the purpose of subsection (a) the sum of $2,000,000.
authorized air force construction projects
Sec. 603.
In addition to the amounts authorized for acquisition and construction by title III of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1981 (94 Stat. 1756), the following amounts are authorized for the locations specified:
air training command Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, $4,700,000.
strategic air command K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan, $540,000.
special project Various Locations, Special Project, $50,000,000.
There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1981 for the purpose of subsection (a) the sum of $55,240,000.
authorized construction projects for the defense agencies
Sec. 604.
In addition to the amount specified for minor construction projects by section 403 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1981 (94 Stat. 1761), the Secretary of Defense is authorized to accomplish minor construction projects under section 2674 of title 10, United States Code, in the amount of $900,000.
There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1981 for the purpose of subsection (a) the sum of $900,000.
military family housing
Sec. 605.
Section 510(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1981 (94 Stat. 1767), is amended—
by striking out “$276,100,000” in clause (1) and inserting in lieu thereof “$260,078,000”; and
by striking out “$1,880,760,000” in clause (2) and inserting in lieu thereof “1,896,782,000”.
air national guard of the united states
Sec. 606.
In addition to the amount specified in section 701(3)(A) of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1981 (94 Stat. 1774), the Secretary of Defense may establish or develop facilities for the Air National Guard of the united States in an amount not to exceed $6,500,000.
limitations applicable to use of funds
Sec. 607.
Authorizations contained in this title shall be subject to the authorizations and limitations of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1981 (94 Stat. 1749), in the same manner as if such authorizations had been included in the Act.
For the purposes of the limitations set forth in section 603 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1981 (94 Stat. 1768), the
94 Stat 1749–1763.
amounts authorized to be appropriated for titles I through V of that Act shall be deemed to be increased, respectively, by the amounts
94 Stat. 1768–1770.
authorized to be appropriated by sections 601 through 605.
modification of prior year authorization for family housing units at tinker air force base, oklahoma
Sec. 608.
Section 501(c) of the Militant Construction Authorization Act, 1980 (Public Law 96–125; 93 Stat. 940), is amended by striking out “three hundred thirty-two units” in the item relating to Tinker Air Force Base and inserting in lieu thereof “two hundred units”.
The authorization for construction of, or acquisition of sole interest in, family housing units at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, contained in section 501 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1980, as amended by subsection (a), is hereby modified to authorize construction of such family housing units on base at Tinker Air Force Base.
TITLE VII— COMPENSATION PROVISIONS
submarine duty incentive pay
Sec. 701.
Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 301c(a) of title 37,
United States Code, are amended to read as follows:
“(1) Subject to regulations prescribed by the President, a member of the Navy who is entitled to basic pay, and (A) holds (or is in training leading to) a submarine duty designator, (B) is in and remains in the submarine service on a career basis, and (C) meets the requirements of paragraph (3) of this subsection, is entitled to continuous monthly submarine duty incentive pay in the amount set forth in subsection (b) of this section.
“(1) Subject to regulations prescribed by the President, a member of the Navy who is entitled to basic pay but is not entitled to continuous monthly submarine duty incentive pay under paragraph (1) of this subsection is entitled to submarine duty incentive pay in the amount set forth in subsection (b) of this section for any period during which such member performs frequent and regular operational submarine duty (as defined in paragraph (5) of this subsection) required by orders.”.
Paragraph (5)(A)(i) of such section is amended by inserting “while serving as an operator or crew member of an operational submersible (including an undersea exploration or research vehicle),” after “to a submarine,”.
The amendments made by this section shall take effect as of January 1, 1981.
effective date of accumulated leave amendment
Sec. 702.
The amendment made by section 10 of the Military Pay
and Allowances Benefits Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–579; 94 Stat 8368) shall apply with respect to the accumulation of leave by members of the Armed Forces who after September 30, 1979, are assigned (1) to a deployable ship or mobile unit, or (2) to other duly designated after the date of the enactment of this Act as duty Qualifying for the purpose of section 701(f) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by that amendment.
Approved August 14, 1981.