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ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized
equipment; expansion of public and private plants, includ-
ing the land necessary therefor, and such lands and inter-
ests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted
thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and in-
stallation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in
public and private plants; reserve plant and Government
and contractor-owned equipment layaway; $7,239,704,000,
to remain available for obligation until September 30,
1999.
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY
For construction, procurement, production, modifica-
tion, and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weap-
ons, other ordnance and ammunition, and related support
equipment including spare parts, and accessories therefor;
expansion of public and private plants, including the land
necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein,
may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior
to approval of title; and procurement and installation of
equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and
private plants; reserve plant and Government and contrac-
tor-owned equipment layaway; $1,500,154,000, to remain
available for obligation until September 30, 1999: Provided,
That in addition to the foregoing purposes, the funds appro-
priated above under this heading shall be available to liq-
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uidate reported deficiencies in appropriations provided
under this heading in prior Department of Defense appro-
priations acts, to the extent such deficiencies cannot other-
wise be liquidated pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1553(b).
SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY
For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisi-
tion, or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, includ-
ing armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appli-
ances, and machine tools and installation thereof in public
and private plants; reserve plant and Government and con-
tractor-owned equipment layaway; procurement of critical,
long leadtime components and designs for vessels to be con-
structed or converted in the future; and expansion of public
and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and
such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con-
struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, as
follows:
For continuation of the SSN–21 attack sub-
marine program, $699,071,000;
NSSN–1 (AP) $296,186,000;
NSSN–2 (AP) $701,000,000;
CVN Refuelings, $237,029,000;
DDG–51 destroyer program, $3,909,072,000;
Oceanographic ship program, $54,400,000;
Oceanographic ship SWATH, $45,000,000;
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LCAC landing craft air cushion program (AP–
CY), $3,000,000; and
For craft, outfitting, post delivery, conversions,
and first destination transportation, $248,572,000;
in all: $6,193,330,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2001: Provided, That additional obli-
gations may be incurred after September 30, 2001, for engi-
neering services, tests, evaluations, and other such budgeted
work that must be performed in the final stage of ship con-
struction: Provided further, That none of the funds herein
provided for the construction or conversion of any naval
vessel to be constructed in shipyards in the United States
shall be expended in foreign facilities for the construction
of major components of such vessel: Provided further, That
none of the funds herein provided shall be used for the con-
struction of any naval vessel in foreign shipyards: Provided
further, That the Secretary of the Navy is hereby granted
the authority to enter into one or more contracts for the
procurement of not less than 12 Arleigh Burke class destroy-
ers in fiscal year 1998 through fiscal year 2001 at a pro-
curement rate of not less than three ships per year.
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY
For procurement, production, and modernization of
support equipment and materials not otherwise provided
for, Navy ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new
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ships, and ships authorized for conversion); expansion of
public and private plants, including the land necessary
therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac-
quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap-
proval of title; and procurement and installation of equip-
ment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private
plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned
equipment layaway; $2,944,519,000, to remain available
for obligation until September 30, 1999.
PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS
For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufac-
ture, and modification of missiles, armament, military
equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant
equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation
thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and Gov-
ernment and contractor-owned equipment layaway; vehicles
for the Marine Corps, including the purchase of not to ex-
ceed 88 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and
expansion of public and private plants, including land nec-
essary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may
be acquired and construction prosecuted thereon prior to
approval of title; $660,507,000, to remain available for obli-
gation until September 30, 1999.
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AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
For construction, procurement, and modification of
aircraft and equipment, including armor and armament,
specialized ground handling equipment, and training de-
vices, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized
equipment; expansion of public and private plants, Govern-
ment-owned equipment and installation thereof in such
plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for
the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein,
may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior
to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and con-
tractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses nec-
essary for the foregoing purposes including rents and trans-
portation of things; $6,630,370,000, to remain available for
obligation until September 30, 1999.
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
For construction, procurement, and modification of
missiles, spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, includ-
ing spare parts and accessories therefor, ground handling
equipment, and training devices; expansion of public and
private plants, Government-owned equipment and installa-
tion thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and ac-
quisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands
and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction
prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant
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and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway;
and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes in-
cluding rents and transportation of things; $2,713,944,000,
to remain available for obligation until September 30,
1999.
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
For procurement and modification of equipment (in-
cluding ground guidance and electronic control equipment,
and ground electronic and communication equipment), and
supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise
provided for; the purchase of not to exceed 506 passenger
motor vehicles for replacement only; the purchase of 1 vehi-
cle required for physical security of personnel, notwith-
standing price limitations applicable to passenger vehicles
but not to exceed $287,000 per vehicle; and expansion of
public and private plants, Government-owned equipment
and installation thereof in such plants, erection of struc-
tures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes,
and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and
construction prosecuted thereon, prior to approval of title;
reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equip-
ment layaway; $5,577,787,000, to remain available for obli-
gation until September 30, 1999.
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PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE
For expenses of activities and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Defense (other than the military departments) nec-
essary for procurement, production, and modification of
equipment, supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor,
not otherwise provided for; the purchase of not to exceed
389 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expan-
sion of public and private plants, equipment, and installa-
tion thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and ac-
quisition of land for the foregoing purposes, and such lands
and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction
prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant
and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway;
$1,773,794,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 1999.
NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT
For procurement of aircraft, missiles, tracked combat
vehicles, ammunition, other weapons, and other procure-
ment for the reserve components of the Armed Forces;
$759,800,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 1999: Provided, That the Chiefs of the Reserve
and National Guard components shall, not later than 30
days after the enactment of this Act, individually submit
to the congressional defense committees the modernization
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priority assessment for their respective Reserve or National
Guard component.
TITLE IV
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND
EVALUATION
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific
research, development, test and evaluation, including main-
tenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities
and equipment; $5,107,283,000, to remain available for ob-
ligation until September 30, 1998: Provided, That of the
funds appropriated in this paragraph, $4,000,000 shall be
available for the procurement of a real-time, automatic
cargo tracking and control system.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific
research, development, test and evaluation, including main-
tenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities
and equipment; $8,067,543,000, to remain available for ob-
ligation until September 30, 1998: Provided, That funds
appropriated in this paragraph which are available for the
V–22 may be used to meet requirements of the Special Oper-
ations Forces: Provided further, That of the funds available
under this paragraph, $12,000,000 is available for the Pulse
Doppler Upgrade modification to the AN/SPS–48E radar
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system: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated
in this paragraph, $7,500,000 shall be available for 1.5 ship
years in the university research fleet under the Oceano-
graphic and Atmospheric Technology program: Provided
further, That of the funds available under this heading,
$1,000,000 is available for evaluation of a nondevelopmen-
tal Doppler sonar velocity log: Provided further, That of
the funds appropriated under this heading $46,600,000
shall be made available only for the Intercooled Recuperated
Gas Turbine Engine program: Provided further, That up
to $10,000,000 of funds appropriated in this paragraph
may be used to initiate engineering and manufacturing de-
velopment for the winning airborne mine countermeasure
system.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR
FORCE
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific
research, development, test and evaluation, including main-
tenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities
and equipment; $14,778,540,000, to remain available for
obligation until September 30, 1998: Provided, That not
less than $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated in this para-
graph shall be made available only to assess the budgetary,
cost, technical, operational, training, and safety issues asso-
ciated with a decision to eliminate development of the F–
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22B two-seat training variant of the F–22 advanced tac-
tical fighter: Provided further, That the assessment required
by the preceding proviso shall be submitted, in classified
and unclassified versions, by the Secretary of the Air Force
to the congressional defense committees not later than Feb-
ruary 15, 1997: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading, $3,000,000 shall be available
for acceleration of a program to develop thermally stable
jet fuels using chemicals derived from coal.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION,
DEFENSE-WIDE
For expenses of activities and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Defense (other than the military departments), nec-
essary for basic and applied scientific research, develop-
ment, test and evaluation; advanced research projects as
may be designated and determined by the Secretary of De-
fense, pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease,
and operation of facilities and equipment; $9,190,092,000,
to remain available for obligation until September 30,
1998: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this
heading, $50,000,000 shall be available for the Maritime
Technology program and $2,988,000 shall be available for
the Focused Research Initiatives program: Provided further,
That, of such amount, $10,000,000 is available for the Unit-
ed States-Japan Management Training Program.
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DEVELOPMENTAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, of independ-
ent activities of the Director, Test and Evaluation in the
direction and supervision of developmental test and evalua-
tion, including performance and joint developmental testing
and evaluation; and administrative expenses in connection
therewith; $269,038,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 1998.
OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for
the independent activities of the Director, Operational Test
and Evaluation in the direction and supervision of oper-
ational test and evaluation, including initial operational
test and evaluation which is conducted prior to, and in sup-
port of, production decisions; joint operational testing and
evaluation; and administrative expenses in connection
therewith; $21,968,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 1998: Provided, That of the funds ap-
propriated in this paragraph, $3,000,000 is available for
the Operational Field Assessment Program.
TITLE V
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS
DEFENSE BUSINESS OPERATIONS FUND
For 
the 
Defense 
Business 
Operations 
Fund;
$947,900,000.
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NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND
For National Defense Sealift Fund programs, projects,
and activities, and for expenses of the National Defense Re-
serve Fleet, as established by section 11 of the Merchant
Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. App. 1744);
$1,093,002,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds provided in this paragraph
shall be used to award a new contract that provides for the
acquisition of any of the following major components unless
such components are manufactured in the United States:
auxiliary equipment, including pumps, for all ship-board
services; propulsion system components (that is; engines, re-
duction gears, and propellers); shipboard cranes; and
spreaders for shipboard cranes: Provided further, That the
exercise of an option in a contract awarded through the ob-
ligation of previously appropriated funds shall not be con-
sidered to be the award of a new contract: Provided further,
That the Secretary of the military department responsible
for such procurement may waive these restrictions on a
case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate, that adequate domestic supplies are not avail-
able to meet Department of Defense requirements on a time-
ly basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order
to acquire capability for national security purposes.
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TITLE VI
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical
and health care programs of the Department of Defense, as
authorized 
by 
law; 
$10,256,108,000, 
of 
which
$9,936,638,000 shall be for Operation and maintenance,
and of which $319,470,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 1999, shall be for Procurement:
Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this head-
ing, $14,500,000 shall be made available for obtaining
emergency communications services for members of the
Armed Forces and their families from the American Na-
tional Red Cross: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be available
for scientific research to be carried out by entities independ-
ent of the Federal Government on possible causal relation-
ships between the complex of illnesses and symptoms com-
monly known as ‘‘Gulf War syndrome’’ and the possible ex-
posures of members of the Armed Forces to chemical warfare
agents or other hazardous materials during service on active
duty as a member of the Armed Forces in the Southwest
Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.
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CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION,
DEFENSE
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for
the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chem-
ical agents and munitions in accordance with the provi-
sions of section 1412 of the Department of Defense Author-
ization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the destruction
of other chemical warfare materials that are not in the
chemical 
weapon 
stockpile, 
$758,447,000, 
of 
which
$478,947,000 shall be for Operation and maintenance,
$191,200,000 shall be for Procurement to remain available
until September 30, 1999, and $88,300,000 shall be for Re-
search, development, test and evaluation to remain avail-
able until September 30, 1998.
DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES,
DEFENSE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of
the Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations
available to the Department of Defense for military person-
nel of the reserve components serving under the provisions
of title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for Operation
and maintenance; for Procurement; and for Research, devel-
opment, test and evaluation; $789,024,000: Provided, That
the funds appropriated by this paragraph shall be available
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for obligation for the same time period and for the same
purpose as the appropriation to which transferred: Pro-
vided further, That the transfer authority provided in this
paragraph is in addition to any transfer authority con-
tained elsewhere in this Act.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspec-
tor General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended; $139,157,000, of which
$137,157,000 shall be for Operation and maintenance, of
which not to exceed $500,000 is available for emergencies
and extraordinary expenses to be expended on the approval
or authority of the Inspector General, and payments may
be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential mili-
tary purposes; and of which $2,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 1999, shall be for Procurement.
ANTI-TERRORISM ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For anti-terrorism activities of the Department of De-
fense, $14,000,000, subject to authorization, for transfer to
appropriations available to the Department of Defense for
operation and maintenance, for procurement, and for re-
search, development, test, and evaluation: Provided, That
the funds appropriated under this heading shall be avail-
able for obligation for the same period and for the same
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purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: Pro-
vided further, That the transfer authority provided under
this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority
contained in this Act.
TITLE VII
RELATED AGENCIES
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND
DISABILITY SYSTEM FUND
For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retire-
ment and Disability System Fund, to maintain proper
funding level for continuing the operation of the Central
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System;
$184,200,000.
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT
For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community
Management Account; $94,739,000.
PAYMENT TO KAHO’OLAWE ISLAND CONVEYANCE,
REMEDIATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FUND
For payment to Kaho’olawe Island Conveyance, Reme-
diation, and Environmental Restoration Fund, as author-
ized by law; $10,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3606
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to restore freedom of speech
to the Internet and to protect children from unsuitable online material.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 10, 1996
Ms. LOFGREN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to restore free-
dom of speech to the Internet and to protect children
from unsuitable online material.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Internet Freedom and
Child Protection Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. INTERNET ACCESS PROVIDERS REQUIRED TO MAKE
SCREENING SOFTWARE AVAILABLE.
Section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 223) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)—
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(A) by striking subparagraph (B); and
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C)
through (E) as subparagraphs (B) through (D),
respectively;
(2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(d) OBLIGATIONS OF INTERNET ACCESS PROVID-
ERS.—
‘‘(1) 
ACCESS
PROVIDER
OBLIGATION.—An
Internet access provider shall, at the time of enter-
ing an agreement with a customer for the provision
of Internet access services, offer such customer, ei-
ther for a fee or at no charge, screening software
that is designed to permit the customer to limit ac-
cess to material that is unsuitable for children.
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY
TO
PRESCRIBE
MINIMUM
STANDARDS.—The Commission shall prescribe mini-
mum technical standards for screening software for
purposes of paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section:
‘‘(A) INTERNET.—The term ‘Internet’
means the international computer network of
both Federal and non-Federal interoperable
packet switched data networks.
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‘‘(B) INTERNET ACCESS PROVIDER.—The
term ‘Internet access provider’ means a person
engaged in the business of providing a com-
puter and communications facility through
which a customer may obtain access to the
Internet, but does not include a common carrier
to the extent that it provides only transmission
and routing services.
‘‘(C) INTERNET
ACCESS
SERVICES.—The
term ‘Internet access services’ means the provi-
sion of computer and communications services
through which a customer using a computer
and a modem or other communications device
may obtain access to the Internet, but does not
include transmission and routing services pro-
vided by a common carrier.’’; and
(3) by striking subsections (e) through (h).
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATES.
The amendments made by section 2 of this Act are
effective on the date of enactment of this Act, except that
the requirements of section 223(d) of the Communications
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223(d)) as amended by section
2 shall be effective 6 months after such date of enactment.
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