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from that country to cover at least the incremental cost to the
United States of such deployment.
(e) ALLIED
PARTICIPATION
IN
TMD PROGRAMS.—Congress
encourages allies of the United States, and particularly those allies
that would benefit most from deployment of Theater Missile Defense
systems, to participate in, or to increase participation in, cooperative
Theater Missile Defense programs of the United States. Congress
also encourages participation by the United States in cooperative
theater missile defense efforts of allied nations as such programs
emerge.
(f) FUND FOR ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS.—(1) Chapter 155 of title
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
‘‘§ 2609. Theater Missile Defense: acceptance of contributions
from allies; Theater Missile Defense Cooperation
Account
‘‘(a) ACCEPTANCE AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may
accept from any allied foreign government or any international
organization any contribution of money made by such foreign
government or international organization for use by the Department
of Defense for Theater Missile Defense programs.
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERA-
TION ACCOUNT.—(1) There is established in the Treasury a special
account to be known as the ‘Theater Missile Defense Cooperation
Account’.
‘‘(2) Contributions accepted by the Secretary of Defense under
subsection (a) shall be credited to the Account.
‘‘(c) USE OF THE ACCOUNT.—Funds in the Account are hereby
made available for obligation for research, development, test, and
evaluation, and for procurement, for Theater Missile Defense pro-
grams of the Department of Defense.
‘‘(d) INVESTMENT OF MONEY.—(1) Upon request by the Secretary
of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury may invest money in
the Account in securities of the United States or in securities
guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States.
‘‘(2) Any interest or other income that accrues from investment
in securities referred to in paragraph (1) shall be deposited to
the credit of the Account.
‘‘(e) NOTIFICATION OF CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of Defense
shall notify Congress of any condition imposed by the donor on
the use of any contribution accepted by the Secretary under the
authority of this section.
‘‘(f) ANNUAL AUDIT BY GAO.—The Comptroller General of the
United States shall conduct an annual audit of money accepted
by the Secretary of Defense under this section and shall submit
a copy of the results of each such audit to Congress.
‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe
regulations to carry out this section.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘2609. Theater Missile Defense: acceptance of contributions from allies; Theater
Missile Defense Cooperation Account.’’.
SEC. 243. TRANSFER OF FOLLOW-ON TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS.
(a) MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), the Secretary of Defense shall provide that management
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and budget responsibility for research and development of any
program, project, or activity to develop far-term follow-on technology
relating to ballistic missile defense shall be provided through the
Advanced Research Projects Agency or the appropriate military
department.
(b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may waive the provi-
sions of subsection (a) in the case of a particular program, project,
or activity if the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense
committees that it is in the national security interest of the United
States to provide management and budget responsibility for that
program, project, or activity through the Ballistic Missile Defense
Organization.
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—As a part of the report required by
section 231(e), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report identifying—
(1) each program, project, and activity with respect to which
the Secretary has transferred management and budget respon-
sibility from the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization in
accordance with subsection (a);
(2) the agency or military department to which each such
transfer was made; and
(3) the date on which each such transfer was made.
(d) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this section, the term
‘‘far-term follow-on technology’’ means a technology that is not
incorporated into a ballistic missile defense architecture and is
not likely to be incorporated within 15 years into a weapon system
for ballistic missile defense.
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 234 of the Missile
Defense Act of 1991 is repealed.
Subtitle D—Women’s Health Research
SEC. 251. DEFENSE WOMEN’S HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER.
(a) AUTHORITY
TO
ESTABLISH
CENTER.—The Secretary of
Defense may establish a Defense Women’s Health Research Center
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Center’’) at an existing
Department of Defense medical center to serve as the coordinating
agent for multidisciplinary and multi-institutional research within
the Department of Defense on women’s health issues related to
service in the Armed Forces. The Secretary shall determine whether
or not to establish the Center not later than May 1, 1994. If
established, the Center shall also coordinate with research sup-
ported by the Department of Health and Human Services and
other agencies that is aimed at improving the health of women.
(b) SUPPORT OF RESEARCH.—The Center shall support health
research into matters relating to the service of women in the mili-
tary, including the following matters:
(1) Combat stress and trauma.
(2) Exposure to toxins and other environmental hazards
associated with military equipment.
(3) Psychology related stress in warfare situations.
(4) Mental health, including post-traumatic stress disorder
and depression.
(5) Human factor studies related to women in combat areas.
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(c) COMPETITION REQUIREMENT RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT
OF CENTER.—The Center may be established only pursuant to a
competition among existing Department of Defense medical centers.
(d) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—The Secretary of Defense shall
prepare a plan for the implementation of subsection (a). The plan
shall be submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and House of Representatives before May 1, 1994.
(e) ACTIVITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1994.—During fiscal year 1994,
the Center may address the following:
(1) Program planning, infrastructure development, baseline
information gathering, technology infusion, and connectivity.
(2) Management and technical staffing.
(3) Data base development of health issues related to serv-
ice by women on active duty as compared to service by women
in the National Guard or Reserves.
(4) Research protocols, cohort development, health surveil-
lance, and epidemiologic studies, to be developed in coordination
with the Centers for Disease Control and the National
Institutes of Health whenever possible.
(f) FUNDING.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated
pursuant to section 201, $20,000,000 shall be available for the
establishment of the Center or for medical research at existing
Department of Defense medical centers into matters relating to
service by women in the military.
(g) REPORT.—(1) If the Secretary of Defense determines not
to establish a women’s health center under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and House of Representatives, not later than May 1,
1994, a report on the plans of the Secretary for the use of the
funds described in subsection (f).
(2) If the Secretary determines to establish the Center, the
Secretary shall, not less than 60 days before the establishment
of the Center, submit to those committees a report describing the
planned location for the Center and the competitive process used
in the selection of that location.
SEC. 252. INCLUSION OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN CLINICAL
RESEARCH PROJECTS.
(a) GENERAL
RULE.—In conducting or supporting clinical
research, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that—
(1) women who are members of the Armed Forces are
included as subjects in each project of such research; and
(2) members of minority groups who are members of the
Armed Forces are included as subjects of such research.
(b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The requirement in subsection (a)
regarding women and members of minority groups who are mem-
bers of the Armed Forces may be waived by the Secretary of
Defense with respect to a project of clinical research if the Secretary
determines that the inclusion, as subjects in the project, of women
and members of minority groups, respectively—
(1) is inappropriate with respect to the health of the sub-
jects;
(2) is inappropriate with respect to the purpose of the
research; or
(3) is inappropriate under such other circumstances as
the Secretary of Defense may designate.
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(c) REQUIREMENT FOR ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH.—In the case
of a project of clinical research in which women or members of
minority groups will under subsection (a) be included as subjects
of the research, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the
project is designed and carried out so as to provide for a valid
analysis of whether the variables being tested in the research
affect women or members of minority groups, as the case may
be, differently than other persons who are subjects of the research.
Subtitle E—Other Matters
SEC. 261. NUCLEAR WEAPONS EFFECTS TESTING BY DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.
(a) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of
Defense may not obligate funds in preparation for any activity
of the Department of Defense, including the so-called ‘‘Mighty
Uncle’’ test, to study the effects of a nuclear weapon explosion
through underground nuclear weapons testing unless that test is
permitted in accordance with the provisions of section 507 of Public
Law 102–377 (106 Stat. 1343).
(b) CERTAIN ACTIONS NOT PROHIBITED.—Subsection (a) does
not preclude the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director
of the Defense Nuclear Agency, from—
(1) proceeding with underground nuclear test tunnel deacti-
vation and environmental cleanup; or
(2) expending funds for infrastructure activities not covered
by the limitation in subsection (a).
(c) FUNDING.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated
pursuant to section 201 for Defense-wide activities, not more than
$38,000,000 may be used for activities described in subsection (b).
SEC. 262. ONE-YEAR DELAY IN TRANSFER OF MANAGEMENT RESPON-
SIBILITY FOR NAVY MINE COUNTERMEASURES PROGRAM
TO THE DIRECTOR, DEFENSE RESEARCH AND ENGINEER-
ING.
Section 216(a) of the National Defense Authorization for Fiscal
Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102–190) is amended by striking
out ‘‘fiscal years 1994 through 1997’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘fiscal years 1995 through 1999’’.
SEC. 263. TERMINATION, REESTABLISHMENT, AND RECONSTITUTION
OF AN ADVISORY COUNCIL ON SEMICONDUCTOR TECH-
NOLOGY.
(a) TERMINATION OF ADVISORY COUNCIL ON FEDERAL PARTICIPA-
TION IN SEMATECH.—The advisory council known as the Advisory
Council on Federal Participation in Sematech, established by section
273 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years
1988 and 1989 (15 U.S.C. 4603), is hereby terminated.
(b) SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL.—Section 273 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989
(15 U.S.C. 4603) is amended by striking out the heading and sub-
sections (a) through (c) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
‘‘SEC. 273. SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Semiconductor
Technology Council.
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