Goldwater-Nichols Act

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff
gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Defense
United States military chain of command
gptkbp:category gptkb:United_States_military_law
1986 in American law
Ronald Reagan administration legislation
gptkbp:citation gptkb:99_Stat._989
gptkb:Public_Law_99-433
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:effect streamlined military command structure
empowered Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
increased jointness among military services
reduced inter-service rivalry
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Goldwater-Nichols_Department_of_Defense_Reorganization_Act_of_1986
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Goldwater-Nichols Act
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Barry_Goldwater
gptkb:William_Flynt_Nichols
gptkbp:purpose improve military advice to civilian leadership
reorganize the United States Department of Defense
strengthen role of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
clarify military chain of command
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
October 1, 1986
gptkbp:title gptkb:Department_of_Defense_Reorganization_Act_of_1986
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Fleet_Forces_Command
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4