Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act

United States Department of Defense, Appropriation Authorization Act 95-79 (30 July 1977). 

Despite these developments, congress got involved in 1977 and included in the Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act a section that stated ... 

B. Richardson, Statement included in Hearings on Department of Defense Appropriations for 1992 before a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives, 102nd Congress, first session (23 April 1991), p.l74 G. Browder, Hearings on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993-H.R. 2100..., p.565. 

R.B. Barker and Col. B. Orton, Hearings before the Committee on Armed Services United States Senate, Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989, 100th Congress, first session, 23 March 1987, pp.2094-102, 2108 The Committee of Conference, Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986, House of Representatives, 99th Congress, first session, 29 July 1985, p.l71. 

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