Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1979

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for fiscal year 1979 for use by the armed forces for the procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts to the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Defense Agencies for research development, test, and evaluation purposes. Prohibits the use of funds authorized under this Act for the development of the Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) communication system unless the President certifies to Congress that the use of funds for such purpose is in the national interest, and that a site for the deployment of ELF has been selected and has been approved by the President. Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to the Committees on Armed Services by September 30, 1978, on the decision of the executive branch regarding full-scale development of a survivable land-based intercontinental ballistic missile system or if no decision is reached by such date to periodically report the status of such decision to the Committees. Am…