PUBLIC LAW 105-261—OCT. 17, 1998 112 STAT. 1921 Cross of the Order of the Crown, and the French Croix de Guerre. (6) Senator Thurmond has served as chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the United States Senate since 1995 and served as the ranking minority member of the committee from 1993 to 1995. Senator Thurmond concludes his service as chairman at the end of the One Hundred Fifth Congress, but is to continue to serve the committee as a member in successive Congresses. (7) This Act is the fortieth annual authorization bill for the Department of Defense for which Senator Thurmond has taken a major responsibility as a member of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, (8) Senator Thurmond, as an Army officer and a legislator, has made matchless contributions to the national security of the United States that, in duration and in quality, are unique. (9) It is altogether fitting and proper that this Act, the last annual authorization Act for the national defense that Senator Thurmond manages in and for the United States Senate as chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, be named in his honor, as provided in subsection (a). SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) DIVISIONS. —This Act is organized into three divisions as follows: (1) Division A—Department of Defense Authorizations. (2) Division B—Military Construction Authorizations. (3) Division C—Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; findings. Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees defined. DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I—PROCUREMENT Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 101. Army. Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. Sec. 103. Air Force. Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. Sec. 105. Reserve components. Sec. 106. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 107. Chemical demilitarization program. Sec. 108. Defense health programs. Sec. 109. Defense Export Loan Guarantee program. Subtitle B—Army Programs Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for Longbow Hellfire Missile program. Sec. 112. Conditions for award of a second-source procurement contract for the Family of Mediimi Tactical Vehicles. Sec. 113. Armored system modernization. Sec. 114. Reactive armor tiles. Sec. 115. Extension of authority to carry out Armament Retooling and Manufactxu"- ing Support Initiative. Subtitle C—Navy Programs Sec. 121. CVN-77 nuclear aircraft carrier program.
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