<Li> 1967: Supplemental Defense Appropriations Act, Pub. L. 90--8 </Li> <Li> 1984: Department of Defense Authorization Act, Pub. L. 98--525 </Li> <Li> 1986: Goldwater - Nichols Act of 1986 (Department of Defense Reorganization Act), Pub. L. 99--433 </Li> <Li> 1996: Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, Pub. L. 104--132 </Li>

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