Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Title_10_of_the_United_States_Code
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Public_Law_99-433
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted October 1, 1986
gptkbp:effect promoted joint military operations
reduced service rivalries
streamlined military chain of command
increased power of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Barry_Goldwater
gptkb:William_Flynt_Nichols
gptkbp:purpose reorganization of the United States Department of Defense
improving military advice to the President and Secretary of Defense
clarifying military operational chain of command
increasing joint service cooperation
strengthening civilian control of the military
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Public_Law_99-433
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6