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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3989

To reduce domestic and defense discretionary spending.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 9, 1994

Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts) introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Science,

Space, and Technology, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, and

Natural Resources

A BILL

To reduce domestic and defense discretionary spending.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. RESCISSION OF FUNDS AND CANCELLATION OF

4 SPACE STATION.

5 (a) CANCELLATION.—The Space Station program is

6 hereby canceled.

7 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

8 are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of

9 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration—

10 (1) $500,000,000 for costs associated with car11 rying out subsection (a) of this section; and
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1 (2) $300,000,000 for each of the fiscal years

2 1994 through 1998 for carrying out the responsibil3 ities of the National Aeronautics and Space Admin4 istration.

5 (c) RESCISSION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds made

6 available under the heading ‘‘National Aeronautics and

7 Space Administration—Research and Development’’ in

8 the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and

9 Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appro10 priations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103–124),

11 $1,946,000,000 is rescinded, to be derived from the rede12 signed space station.

13 SEC. 2. RESCISSION OF FUNDS AND REDUCTION OF AU14 THORIZATION FOR BALLISTIC MISSILE DE15 FENSE PROGRAM.

16 (a) FISCAL YEAR 1994 RESCISSION.—Of the funds

17 made available under the heading ‘‘Research, Develop18 ment, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’ in the Depart19 ment of Defense Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law

20 103–139), $350,000,000 is rescinded, to be derived from

21 the Ballistic Missile Defense Program.

22 (b) FISCAL YEAR 1995 AUTHORIZATION REDUC23 TION.—The total amount authorized to be appropriated

24 to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1995 for the

25 Ballistic Missile Defense Program (including research, de-
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1 velopment, test, and evaluation; procurement; and other

2 programs, projects, and activities) may not exceed

3 $2,500,000,000.

4 (c) FISCAL YEAR 1996 AUTHORIZATION REDUC5 TION.—The total amount authorized to be appropriated

6 to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1996 for the

7 Ballistic Missile Defense Program (including research, de8 velopment, test, and evaluation; procurement; and other

9 programs, projects, and activities) may not exceed

10 $2,450,000,000.

11 (d) FISCAL YEAR 1997 AUTHORIZATION REDUC12 TION.—The total amount authorized to be appropriated

13 to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1997 for the

14 Ballistic Missile Defense Program (including research, de15 velopment, test, and evaluation; procurement; and other

16 programs, projects, and activities) may not exceed

17 $2,400,000,000.

18 (e) FISCAL YEAR 1998 AUTHORIZATION REDUC19 TION.—The total amount authorized to be appropriated

20 to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1998 for the

21 Ballistic Missile Defense Program (including research, de22 velopment, test, and evaluation; procurement; and other

23 programs, projects, and activities) may not exceed

24 $2,350,000,000.
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1 SEC. 3. RESCISSION OF FUNDS AND CANCELLATION OF AD2 VANCED LIQUID METAL REACTOR PROGRAM.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall

4 take such actions as are necessary to terminate, as soon

5 as possible, the civilian portion of the advanced liquid

6 metal reactor/integral fast reactor program of the Depart7 ment of Energy, including the program’s promotion of the

8 use of such reactors for the disposal of high-level radio9 active waste and Department of Energy support for regu10 latory applications to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

11 for design certification for advanced liquid metal reactors

12 or related licensed facilities.

13 (b) RESCISSION OF FUNDS.—

14 (1) FISCAL YEAR 1994.—Subject to subsection

15 (c), of the funds made available under the heading

16 ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy Supply, Research

17 and Development Activities’’ in the Energy and

18 Water Development Appropriations Act, 1994 (Pub19 lic Law 103–126), $141,900,000 is rescinded, to be

20 derived from the advanced liquid metal reactor/inte21 gral fast reactor program.

22 (2) PRIOR FISCAL YEARS.—Of the funds made

23 available under the heading ‘‘Department of En24 ergy—Energy Supply, Research and Development

25 Activities’’ in appropriations Acts for fiscal year

26 1993 and prior fiscal years, the unobligated balance
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1 available on the date of the enactment of this Act

2 for the advanced liquid metal reactor/integral fast

3 reactor program is rescinded.

4 (c) TERMINATION COSTS.—Subsection (b)(1) shall

5 not apply to the amount of the funds, not exceeding

6 $96,600,000, required for termination of the advanced liq7 uid metal reactor/integral fast reactor program.

8 SEC. 4. REDUCTION OF FORCES IN EUROPE.

9 (a) EFFECTIVE DATE FOR REQUIREMENT FOR RE10 DUCTION TO 100,000 MILITARY PERSONNEL IN EUROPE

11 CHANGED FROM FISCAL YEAR 1996 TO FISCAL YEAR

12 1995.—Section 1303(b) of the National Defense Author13 ization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484;

14 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended by striking out ‘‘October

15 1, 1995’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘October 1, 1994’’.

16 (b) FURTHER END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS RE17 QUIRED.—Notwithstanding section 1002(c)(1) of the Na18 tional Defense Authorization Act, 1985 (22 U.S.C. 1928

19 note), for each of fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1997, and

20 1998, the Secretary of Defense shall reduce the end

21 strength level of members of the Armed Forces of the

22 United States assigned to permanent duty ashore in Euro23 pean member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Orga24 nization in accordance with subsection (c).
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1 (c) REDUCTION FORMULA.—For each percentage

2 point that the allied contribution level is below the goal

3 specified in subsection (d) as of the end of a fiscal year,

4 as determined by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary

5 of Defense shall reduce the end strength level of members

6 of the Armed Forces of the United States assigned to per7 manent duty ashore in European member nations of

8 NATO by 1,000 for the next fiscal year. The reduction

9 shall be made from the end strength level in effect, pursu10 ant to section 1002(c)(1) of the National Defense Author11 ization Act, 1985 (22 U.S.C. 1928 note), and subsection

12 (b) of this section (if applicable), for the fiscal year in

13 which the allied contribution level is below the goal speci14 fied in subsection (d).

15 (d) ANNUAL GOALS FOR FORCE REDUCTION.—The

16 President is urged to seek, in continued efforts to enter

17 into revised host-nation agreements as described in section

18 1301(e) of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal

19 Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484; 106 Stat. 2545), to have

20 European member nations of NATO assume an increased

21 share of the nonpersonnel costs of United States military

22 installations in those nations in accordance with the fol23 lowing timetable:

24 (1) By September 30, 1994, 18.75 percent of

25 such costs should be assumed by those nations.
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1 (2) By September 30, 1995, 37.5 percent of

2 such costs should be assumed by those nations.

3 (3) By September 30, 1996, 56.25 percent of

4 such costs should be assumed by those nations.

5 (4) By September 30, 1997, 75 percent of such

6 costs should be assumed by those nations.

7 (e) END STRENGTH AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding

8 reductions required pursuant to subsection (b), the Sec9 retary of Defense may maintain an end strength of at least

10 25,000 members of the Armed Forces of the United States

11 assigned to permanent duty ashore in European member

12 nations of NATO.

13 (f) ALLOCATION OF FORCE REDUCTIONS.—To the

14 extent that there is a reduction in end strength level for

15 any of the Armed Forces in European member nations

16 of NATO in a fiscal year pursuant to subsection (b)—

17 (1) half of the reduction shall be used to make

18 a corresponding reduction in the authorized end

19 strength level for active duty personnel for such

20 Armed Force for that fiscal year; and

21 (2) half of the reduction shall be used to make

22 a corresponding increase in permanent assignments

23 or deployments of forces in the United States or

24 other nations (other than European member nations
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1 of NATO) for each such Armed Force for that fiscal

2 year, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.

3 (g) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:

4 (1) ALLIED CONTRIBUTION LEVEL.—The term

5 ‘‘allied contribution level’’, with respect to any fiscal

6 year, means the aggregate amount of nonpersonnel

7 costs for United States military installations in Eu8 ropean member nations of NATO that are assumed

9 during that fiscal year by such nations.

10 (2) NONPERSONNEL COSTS.—The term

11 ‘‘nonpersonnel costs’’, with respect to United States

12 military installations in European member nations of

13 NATO, means costs for those installations other

14 than costs paid from military personnel accounts.

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