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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 fol-
lowing 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RESCISSION OF FUNDS AND CANCELLATION OF
SPACE STATION.
(a) CANCELLATION.—The Space Station program is
hereby canceled.
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration—
(1) $500,000,000 for costs associated with car-
rying out subsection (a) of this section; and
(2) $300,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
1994 through 1998 for carrying out the responsibil-
ities of the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration.
(c) RESCISSION
OF FUNDS.—Of the funds made
available under the heading ‘‘National Aeronautics and
Space Administration—Research and Development’’ in
the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appro-
priations 
Act, 
1994 
(Public 
Law 
103–124),
$1,946,000,000 is rescinded, to be derived from the rede-
signed space station.
SEC. 2. RESCISSION OF FUNDS AND REDUCTION OF AU-
THORIZATION FOR BALLISTIC MISSILE DE-
FENSE PROGRAM.
(a) FISCAL YEAR 1994 RESCISSION.—Of the funds
made available under the heading ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’ in the Depart-
ment of Defense Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law
103–139), $350,000,000 is rescinded, to be derived from
the Ballistic Missile Defense Program.
(b) FISCAL YEAR 1995 AUTHORIZATION REDUC-
TION.—The total amount authorized to be appropriated
to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1995 for the
Ballistic Missile Defense Program (including research, de-
velopment, test, and evaluation; procurement; and other
programs, projects, and activities) may not exceed
$2,500,000,000.
(c) FISCAL YEAR 1996 AUTHORIZATION REDUC-
TION.—The total amount authorized to be appropriated
to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1996 for the
Ballistic Missile Defense Program (including research, de-
velopment, test, and evaluation; procurement; and other
programs, projects, and activities) may not exceed
$2,450,000,000.
(d) FISCAL YEAR 1997 AUTHORIZATION REDUC-
TION.—The total amount authorized to be appropriated
to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1997 for the
Ballistic Missile Defense Program (including research, de-
velopment, test, and evaluation; procurement; and other
programs, projects, and activities) may not exceed
$2,400,000,000.
(e) FISCAL YEAR 1998 AUTHORIZATION REDUC-
TION.—The total amount authorized to be appropriated
to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1998 for the
Ballistic Missile Defense Program (including research, de-
velopment, test, and evaluation; procurement; and other
programs, projects, and activities) may not exceed
$2,350,000,000.
available on the date of the enactment of this Act
for the advanced liquid metal reactor/integral fast
reactor program is rescinded.
(c) TERMINATION COSTS.—Subsection (b)(1) shall
not apply to the amount of the funds, not exceeding
$96,600,000, required for termination of the advanced liq-
uid metal reactor/integral fast reactor program.
SEC. 4. REDUCTION OF FORCES IN EUROPE.
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE FOR REQUIREMENT FOR RE-
DUCTION TO 100,000 MILITARY PERSONNEL IN EUROPE
CHANGED FROM FISCAL YEAR 1996 TO FISCAL YEAR
1995.—Section 1303(b) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484;
22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended by striking out ‘‘October
1, 1995’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘October 1, 1994’’.
(b) FURTHER END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS RE-
QUIRED.—Notwithstanding section 1002(c)(1) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act, 1985 (22 U.S.C. 1928
note), for each of fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1997, and
1998, the Secretary of Defense shall reduce the end
strength level of members of the Armed Forces of the
United States assigned to permanent duty ashore in Euro-
pean member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Orga-
nization in accordance with subsection (c).
(c) REDUCTION FORMULA.—For each percentage
point that the allied contribution level is below the goal
specified in subsection (d) as of the end of a fiscal year,
as determined by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary
of Defense shall reduce the end strength level of members
of the Armed Forces of the United States assigned to per-
manent duty ashore in European member nations of
NATO by 1,000 for the next fiscal year. The reduction
shall be made from the end strength level in effect, pursu-
ant to section 1002(c)(1) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act, 1985 (22 U.S.C. 1928 note), and subsection
(b) of this section (if applicable), for the fiscal year in
which the allied contribution level is below the goal speci-
fied in subsection (d).
(d) ANNUAL GOALS FOR FORCE REDUCTION.—The
President is urged to seek, in continued efforts to enter
into revised host-nation agreements as described in section
1301(e) of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484; 106 Stat. 2545), to have
European member nations of NATO assume an increased
share of the nonpersonnel costs of United States military
installations in those nations in accordance with the fol-
lowing timetable:
(1) By September 30, 1994, 18.75 percent of
such costs should be assumed by those nations.
(2) By September 30, 1995, 37.5 percent of
such costs should be assumed by those nations.
(3) By September 30, 1996, 56.25 percent of
such costs should be assumed by those nations.
(4) By September 30, 1997, 75 percent of such
costs should be assumed by those nations.
(e) END STRENGTH AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding
reductions required pursuant to subsection (b), the Sec-
retary of Defense may maintain an end strength of at least
25,000 members of the Armed Forces of the United States
assigned to permanent duty ashore in European member
nations of NATO.
(f) ALLOCATION OF FORCE REDUCTIONS.—To the
extent that there is a reduction in end strength level for
any of the Armed Forces in European member nations
of NATO in a fiscal year pursuant to subsection (b)—
(1) half of the reduction shall be used to make
a corresponding reduction in the authorized end
strength level for active duty personnel for such
Armed Force for that fiscal year; and
(2) half of the reduction shall be used to make
a corresponding increase in permanent assignments
or deployments of forces in the United States or
other nations (other than European member nations
of NATO) for each such Armed Force for that fiscal
year, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
(g) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
(1) ALLIED CONTRIBUTION LEVEL.—The term
‘‘allied contribution level’’, with respect to any fiscal
year, means the aggregate amount of nonpersonnel
costs for United States military installations in Eu-
ropean member nations of NATO that are assumed
during that fiscal year by such nations.
(2) 
NONPERSONNEL
COSTS.—The 
term
‘‘nonpersonnel costs’’, with respect to United States
military installations in European member nations of
NATO, means costs for those installations other
than costs paid from military personnel accounts.
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