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Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1984

Public Law 98-116 · H.R. 3263 · 98th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 11, 1983 · Armed Forces and National Security

Sponsor: Rep. Bill Hefner (D-NC-8)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votes

  • HouseUnanimous consent
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

(House receded and concurred in certain Senate amendment with an amendment)

Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1984 - Appropriates funds for FY 1984 for military construction operations for the: (1) Army; (2) Navy; (3) Air Force; (4) Defense agencies; (5) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) infrastructure; (6) Army National Guard; (7) Air National Guard; (8) Army Reserve; (9) Naval Reserve; (10) Air Force Reserve; (11) family housing for the Army; (12) family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps; (13) family housing for the Air Force; and (14) family housing for the Defense agencies.

Makes these appropriations available through FY 1988.

Makes previously appropriated funds available to the respective military departments through the authorizations enacted by the Ninety-eighth Congress. Prohibits the expenditure of funds for: (1) payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for work except as specified; (2) the construction or replacement of any bakery or laundry facilities unless the Secretary of Defense certifies that such services are not obtainable commercially; (3) the hire of passenger vehicles; (4) the construction of new military bases inside the continental United States for which specific appropriations have not been made; (5) the purchase of land or land easements in excess of 100 percent of their value except as specified; (6) certain family housing costs; (7) procurement of steel for any construction project for which American manufacturers have been denied the opportunity to compete; (8) dredging in the Indian Ocean by foreign contractors except as specified; (9) construction of any site-specific facilities for the MX missile system until the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act are met; and (10) the payment of unlawfully admitted aliens. Permits the use of funds for advances to the Federal Highway Administration for the construction of certain access roads certified as important to the national defense.

Limits the expenditure of appropriations for consulting services.

Permits the obligation of funds for military construction projects through the fourth fiscal year after the fiscal year in which such funds were appropriated.

Prohibits the use of funds for the sale or lease of Fort DeRussy, Honolulu, Hawaii. Prohibits the use of funds to initiate a new installation overseas without prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations.

Prohibits the use of funds for the F-16 beddown projects at Misawa, Japan, unless the Appropriations Committees have been notified that the Government of Japan has increased funding in FY 1984 for such projects over the FY 1983 levels.

Merges appropriations previously made for military construction with these appropriations, all appropriations to remain available until expended.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Administration should call on members of NATO and Japan to meet or exceed their pledges for at least a three percent real increase in defense spending.

Prohibits any appropriations being made available to any country which has not taken adequate measures to control drug cultivation, manufacture or transportation. Requires the President to report to Congress when a country has taken such measures before such prohibition will be removed.

Requires that ten percent of the funds available for consultant services in FY 1984 be held in reserve.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to annually make geographic comparisons, by State and region, of the economic impact and amount of expenditures made by the Department of Defense. Requires that such information be included in the annual economic report under the Employment Act of 1946.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

  • Appropriations Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Military Construction Subcommittee
  • Appropriations Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Military Construction Subcommittee
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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 31 actions.

  1. Oct 11, 1983Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-116.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Sep 29, 1983PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Sep 28, 1983Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendments Nos. 7, 15, 21, 53, 55, 56, and 57. By Voice Vote.
  5. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
  6. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
  7. Sep 27, 1983Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Receded and Concurred With an Amendment in Senate Amendments 007, 015, 021, 053, 055, 056, 057.
  8. Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Conference Report by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Unanimous Consent.
  10. Sep 22, 1983Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference Report 98-378 Filed in House.
  11. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference Report 98-378 Filed in House.
  12. Sep 21, 1983Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conferees agreed to file conference report.
  13. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
  14. Sep 15, 1983Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Hefner, Bevill, Long (MD), Alexander, Addabbo, Chappell, Dicks, Fazio, Whitten, Regula, Edwards (OK), Loeffler, Livingston, Conte.
  15. Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
  16. Jul 27, 1983Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Mattingly; Laxalt; Garn; Hatfield; Sasser; Inouye; Stennis.
  17. FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
  18. Jul 14, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Appropriations Committee
  19. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Appropriations Committee
  20. Jul 12, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Military Construction Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee
  21. CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Military Construction Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee
  22. Jun 22, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee
  23. Jun 21, 1983FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
  24. FloorFloor · Rule Passed House.
  25. Jun 9, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Appropriations Committee
  26. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Appropriations Committee
  27. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
  28. May 19, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Military Construction Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee
  29. May 5, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Military Construction Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee
  30. Feb 1, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Appropriations Committee
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.