Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981 - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for use by the armed forces for the procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons. Authorizes appropriations for the United States' share of the cost of NATO's Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS). Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for military research, development, test, and evaluation. Permits the use of unobligated or unexpended funds from fiscal year 1980 for the study of a logistic surface effect ship. Title III: Active Forces - Establishes the authorized end strength for active duty personnel for fiscal year 1981 for each of the armed forces. Title IV: Reserve Forces - Prescribes the average strengths for the reserve components of the armed forces for such fiscal year. Extends: (1) the educational assistance program for enlisted reserves; and (2) enlistment and reenlistment bonuses for the Selected Reserve. Title V: Civilian Personnel - Sets forth the authorized end strength for civilian personnel within the Department of…