[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3202 Introduced in House (IH)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 3202

  To decrease military spending to a sensible level by reducing force 
    structure, major weapons system procurement, and other programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 1996

 Mr. DeFazio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on National Security

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                                 A BILL


 
  To decrease military spending to a sensible level by reducing force 
    structure, major weapons system procurement, and other programs.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sensible Military Spending Act of 
1996''.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN MILITARY SPENDING.

    The amount spent by the Federal Government for activities within 
budget function 050--
            (1) during fiscal year 1997, may not exceed 
        $245,000,000,000;
            (2) during fiscal year 1998, may not exceed 
        $235,000,000,000;
            (3) during fiscal year 1999, may not exceed 
        $225,000,000,000;
            (4) during fiscal year 2000, may not exceed 
        $215,000,000,000; and
            (5) during fiscal year 2001, may not exceed 
        $210,000,000,000.

SEC. 3. REDUCTIONS FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Reduction in Amounts Spent on Ballistic Missile Defense.--
Beginning with fiscal year 1997, the Secretary of Defense may not spend 
more than $1,250,000,000 during a fiscal year for ballistic missile 
defense research and development.
    (b) Limitation on Production of B-2 Bombers.--The Secretary of 
Defense may not procure more than 20 bombers under the B-2 aircraft 
program.
    (c) Termination of Funding for Conventional Arms Subsidies.--The 
Secretary of Defense may not after the date of the enactment of this 
Act obligate any funds to subsidize the marketing or financing of the 
sale of conventional arms to another nation.
    (d) Termination of Production of New SSN-21 Seawolf Attack 
Submarines.--The Secretary of Defense may not after the date of the 
enactment of this Act procure any additional vessels in the Seawolf 
attack submarine class.
    (e) Reduction in Spending on New Attack Submarine Program.--The 
amount spent by the Secretary of Defense on the new attack submarine 
program during fiscal year 1997 and each fiscal year thereafter may not 
exceed 10 percent of the amount spent on such program during fiscal 
year 1996.
    (f) Reduction in Spending on F-22 Advanced Tactical Fighter 
Program.--The amount spent by the Secretary of Defense on the F-22 
Advanced Tactical Fighter program during fiscal year 1997 and each 
fiscal year thereafter may not exceed 25 percent of the amount spent on 
such program during fiscal year 1996.
    (g) Termination of Production of New Trident II D-5 Nuclear 
Missiles.--The Secretary of Defense may not after the date of the 
enactment of this Act procure any additional Trident II D-5 nuclear 
missiles.
    (h) Reduction in Spending on Foreign Intelligence.--The amount 
spent on foreign intelligence activities of the Government during 
fiscal year 1997 and each fiscal year thereafter may not exceed 90 
percent of the amount spent on such activities during fiscal year 1996.
    (i) Cancellation of New Aircraft Carrier.--The Secretary of Defense 
shall cancel the new aircraft carrier program of the Department of the 
Navy. No funds may be obligated for that program after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (j) Cancellation of MILSTAR Satellites.--The Secretary of Defense 
shall cancel the procurement of new MILSTAR satellites. No funds may be 
obligated for such satellites after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
    (k) Termination of Production of C-17 Cargo Aircraft.--The 
Secretary of Defense shall terminate procurement of the C-17 cargo 
aircraft. No funds appropriated for a fiscal year after fiscal year 
1996 may be obligated for procurement of such aircraft except as 
necessary to meet required contract termination costs.
    (l) Cancellation of Anti-Satellite Weapons Program.--The Secretary 
of Defense shall cancel the anti-satellite weapons program. No funds 
may be obligated for that program after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 4. REDUCTIONS IN MILITARY SPENDING FROM FORCE STRUCTURE CHANGES.

    The Secretary of Defense shall achieve any additional savings 
necessary to reduce spending to the level of the funds available in a 
fiscal year to the Department of Defense by reducing the active duty 
force structure and by consolidation of bases and laboratories pursuant 
to section 6. Any reduction in such active duty force structure shall 
be achieved--
            (1) without adverse impact on military readiness and 
        quality of life for the remaining forces;
            (2) while providing adequate funds for military facility 
        environmental remediation and defense community and worker 
        transition; and
            (3) while taking into account an increased level of 
        burdensharing by allies.

SEC. 5. REDUCTIONS FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROGRAMS.

    (a) Cancellation of New Tritium Production.--The Secretary of 
Energy shall cancel the tritium production program. No funds may be 
obligated for that program after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Cancellation of Certain Technologies.--The Secretary of Energy 
may not after the date of the enactment of this Act obligate any funds 
for technologies used to separate fissile components, including 
plutonium and highly enriched uranium, from spent nuclear fuel.
    (c) Reduction in Spending on Nuclear Testing.--Beginning with 
fiscal year 1997, the Secretary of Energy may not spend more than 
$50,000,000 during a fiscal year for nuclear test site readiness.
    (d) Reduction in Spending on Stockpile Stewardship.--The amount 
spent by the Secretary of Energy on stockpile stewardship in carrying 
out weapons activities for national security programs during fiscal 
year 1997 and each fiscal year thereafter may not exceed 50 percent of 
the amount spent on such stewardship during fiscal year 1996.
    (e) Cancellation of NIF.--The Secretary of Energy shall terminate 
construction of the National Ignition Facility. No funds may be 
obligated for that facility after the date of the enactment of this Act
    (f) Adequate Funding for Nuclear Weapons Environmental Restoration 
and Waste Management.--The Secretary of Energy shall provide adequate 
funds for environmental restoration and waste management activities at 
nuclear weapons facilities of the Department of Energy in order to meet 
all compliance requirements.

SEC. 6. FURTHER REDUCTIONS THROUGH CONSOLIDATION OF BASES AND 
              LABORATORIES.

    After taking into account reductions in force structure made 
pursuant to section 4, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Energy shall achieve any additional savings necessary to reduce 
spending to the level of the funds available in a fiscal year to the 
Department of Defense and to the national security programs of the 
Department of Energy by consolidating bases and laboratories of the 
Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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