[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 153 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 153

       To reduce Federal spending and enhance military satellite 
 communications by reducing funds for the MILSTAR II Satellite Program 
  and accelerating plans for deployment of the Advanced EHF Satellite/
                              MILSTAR III.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 5, 1995

 Mr. Bumpers  (for himself, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Feingold, Mr. 
 Harkin, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Simon, and Mr. Wellstone) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
       To reduce Federal spending and enhance military satellite 
 communications by reducing funds for the MILSTAR II Satellite Program 
  and accelerating plans for deployment of the Advanced EHF Satellite/
                              MILSTAR III.

    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 ``Military Satellite Communications 
Enhancement Act of 1995''.

SEC 2. TERMINATION OF THE MILSTAR II SATELLITE PROGRAM.

    (a) Termination of Program.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
terminate the MILSTAR II communications satellite development and 
acquisition program after procurement of a total of two MILSTAR II 
satellites. No funds appropriated to the Department of Defense may be 
obligated for development or acquisition of MILSTAR II satellites other 
than the first two MILSTAR II satellites.
    (b) Advanced EHF Satellite Program.--
            (1) The Secretary of Defense shall develop a program to 
        accelerate development, acquisition and deployment of the 
        Advanced Extremely High Frequency Communications Satellite/
        MILSTAR III, small enough to be launched on a medium-launch 
        vehicle.
            (2) Not later than ninety days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
        report on the program developed under paragraph (1). The report 
        shall describe the proposed scope, pace and cost of 
        acquisition, of a constellation of Advanced EHF satellites.
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