Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes the appropriation of funds in specified amounts for the fiscal years 1976 and 1977 for the use of the Armed Forces of the United States for procurement of aircraft, missles, naval vessels, tracked vehicles and other weapons. Title II: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation - Authorizes the appropriation of funds in specified amounts for the use of the Armed Forces of the United States for research, development, test, and evaluation for the fiscal years 1976 and 1977. Title III: Active Forces - Authorizes an end strength for active duty personnel of the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps and the Air Force for specified fiscal years. Title IV: Reserve Forces - Directs the Selected Reserve of each Reserve component of the Armed Forces to be programmed to attain specified average strengths. Provides for reductions in such strengths. Title V: Civilian Personnel - Authorizes an end strength for civilian personnel in the Department of Defense for specified fiscal years. Title VI: Military Training Student Loads - Sets an average military training student load for each component of the Armed Forces …