Nunn–Cohen Amendment
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The Nunn–Cohen Amendment is a 1987 U.S. law that created a unified special operations command and funding authority, significantly strengthening and institutionalizing American special operations forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nunn–Cohen Amendment canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Nunn–Cohen Amendment Context triple: [United States Special Operations Command, legislatedBy, Nunn–Cohen Amendment]
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Target entity: Nunn–Cohen Amendment Target entity description: The Nunn–Cohen Amendment is a 1987 U.S. law that created a unified special operations command and funding authority, significantly strengthening and institutionalizing American special operations forces.
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A.
Cuban Democracy Act
The Cuban Democracy Act is a 1992 U.S. law that tightened economic sanctions on Cuba while promoting support for the Cuban people and pressuring the Cuban government toward democratic reforms.
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B.
Helms–Burton Act
The Helms–Burton Act is a 1996 U.S. law that tightened and extended the economic embargo against Cuba, including extraterritorial sanctions on foreign companies doing business with the island.
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C.
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
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D.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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E.
Butler Act
The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
defense authorization amendment ⓘ |
| addressed | perceived deficiencies in U.S. special operations capabilities ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United States Armed Forces
ⓘ
Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
Special Operations Forces ⓘ
surface form:
United States special operations forces
|
| coSponsor |
William Cohen
ⓘ
surface form:
William S. Cohen
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| effectiveDate | 1987 ⓘ |
| established |
Military Intelligence Program
ⓘ
surface form:
Major Force Program 11 for special operations funding
unified combatant command for special operations ⓘ |
| grantedAuthorityTo |
Commander, United States Special Operations Command
ⓘ
surface form:
Commander in Chief, United States Special Operations Command
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| historicalContext | post-Desert One and Grenada operations reforms ⓘ |
| impact |
enhanced command and control of special operations forces
ⓘ
increased resources for special operations forces ⓘ institutionalized joint special operations planning and execution ⓘ |
| introducedIn | United States Congress ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Senate ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Sam Nunn
ⓘ
William Cohen ⓘ
surface form:
William S. Cohen
|
| oversightBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| partOf |
Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986
ⓘ
surface form:
Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act implementation era
|
| policyArea |
military organization
ⓘ
national defense ⓘ special operations ⓘ |
| provided | separate budget authority for special operations forces ⓘ |
| purpose |
to create a unified special operations command
ⓘ
to provide dedicated funding authority for special operations forces ⓘ to strengthen and institutionalize U.S. special operations forces ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986
ⓘ
surface form:
Goldwater–Nichols Act
U.S. Special Operations Command ⓘ
surface form:
United States Special Operations Command
|
| resultedInCreationOf |
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict
ⓘ
U.S. Special Operations Command ⓘ
surface form:
United States Special Operations Command
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| sector | security and defense ⓘ |
| sponsor | Sam Nunn ⓘ |
| strengthened | institutional status of U.S. special operations forces ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late Cold War ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1987 ⓘ |
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Subject: Nunn–Cohen Amendment Description of subject: The Nunn–Cohen Amendment is a 1987 U.S. law that created a unified special operations command and funding authority, significantly strengthening and institutionalizing American special operations forces.
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