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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
defense authorization amendment ⓘ
addressed perceived deficiencies in U.S. special operations capabilities ⓘ
appliesTo United States Armed Forces ⓘ
United States Department of Defense ⓘ
United States special operations forces ⓘ
coSponsor William S. Cohen ⓘ
linked to: William Cohen
country United States ⓘ
effectiveDate 1987 ⓘ
established Major Force Program 11 for special operations funding ⓘ
unified combatant command for special operations ⓘ
grantedAuthorityTo Commander in Chief, United States Special Operations Command ⓘ
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 S. Cohen ⓘ
linked to: William Cohen
oversightBy United States Congress ⓘ
partOf 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 Act ⓘ
United States Special Operations Command ⓘ
resultedInCreationOf Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict ⓘ
United States Special Operations Command ⓘ
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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United States Special Operations Command → legislatedBy → Nunn–Cohen Amendment ⓘ
subject linked to: U.S. Special Operations Command
United States Special Operations Command → legalBasis → Nunn–Cohen Amendment ⓘ
subject linked to: SOCOM