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The passage of a Defense Authorization Act is often used by Congress to honor a senior congress member or other individual. For example, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 is known as the "Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001" in honor of Representative Floyd D. Spence of South ...
Parliamentary Medical Aid Scheme Act, 1974: 83: Defence Further Amendment Act, 1974: 84: Finance Act, 1974: 85: Income Tax Act, 1974: 86: Members of the South African Indian Council Pensions Act, 1974: 87: Second Judges' Remuneration and Pensions Amendment Act, 1974: 88: Revenue Laws Amendment Act, 1974: 89: National Supplies Procurement ...
National Security Act of 1947; Long title: An Act to promote the national security by providing for a Secretary of Defense; for a National Military Establishment; for a Department of the Army, a Department of the Navy, a Department of the Air Force; and for the coordination of the activities of the National Military Establishment with other departments and agencies of the Government concerned ...
The South African Defence Force (SADF) (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag) comprised the armed forces of South Africa from 1957 until 1994. Shortly before the state reconstituted itself as a republic in 1961, the former Union Defence Force was officially succeeded by the SADF, which was established by the Defence Act (No. 44) of 1957.
In 1974, a renewed attempt passed as the Nelson-Bingham Act of 1974. It provided that when the U.S. government offered to sell any defense article or service costing $25 million or more, the President must inform both Houses of Congress of the details, giving Congress twenty days to adopt a "veto" resolution.
The Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974 made it easier for both groups to obtain credit cards and loans. ... provided under the National Defense Education Act of 1958, were funded by the U.S ...
The Defense Production Act (DPA) of 1950 (Pub. L. 81–774) is a United States federal law enacted on September 8, 1950, in response to the start of the Korean War. [1] It was part of a broad civil defense and war mobilization effort in the context of the Cold War.
Sen. Barry Goldwater (R—AZ) and Rep. William Flynt Nichols (D—AL-4), the co-sponsors of the Goldwater–Nichols Act of 1986. The Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of October 4, 1986 (Pub. L. 99–433; signed by President Ronald Reagan) made the most sweeping changes to the United States Department of Defense since the department was established in the National ...