Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1979 for the procurement by the armed forces of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons. Title II: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1979 for the use of the armed forces for research, development, test and evaluation purposes. Title III: Active Forces - Establishes authorized end strength levels for active duty personnel for each of the armed forces for fiscal year 1979. Prescribes the method for computing such strength levels. Title IV: Reserve Forces - Sets forth the minimum average strength levels for the reserve components of each of the armed forces for fiscal year 1979. Title V: Civilian Personnel - Sets forth the authorized end strength level for civilian personnel within the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1979. Prescribes the method for computing such end strength. Title VI: Military Training Student Loads - Sets forth the authorized average military training student load for each of the armed forces for fiscal year 1979. Title VII: Defense Civil P…