Public Law 99-433

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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:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Goldwater–Nichols_Department_of_Defense_Reorganization_Act_of_1986
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Title_10_of_the_United_States_Code
gptkbp:category Military reform
1986 in American law
United States defense policy
gptkbp:citation 99 Stat. 981
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:99th_United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Public Law 99-433
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Barry_Goldwater
gptkb:William_Flynt_Nichols
gptkbp:purpose strengthen the role of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
improve military advice to civilian leadership
reorganize the United States Department of Defense
clarify military operational chain of command
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
October 1, 1986
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Goldwater-Nichols_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5