[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 155 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

  1st Session
                                 S. 155

  To reduce Federal spending by prohibiting the backfit of Trident I 
ballistic missile submarines to carry D-5 Trident II submarine-launched 
                          ballistic missiles.


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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, and Mr. Wellstone) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
  To reduce Federal spending by prohibiting the backfit of Trident I 
ballistic missile submarines to carry D-5 Trident II submarine-launched 
                          ballistic missiles.

    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 ``Prohibition on D-5 Trident II 
Backfit Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON D-5 TRIDENT II BACKFIT.

    (a) Program Termination.--The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary 
of the Navy and the Commander-in-Chief of United States Strategic 
Command shall cease all planning for modification of any Trident I 
submarine to enable that submarine to be deployed with Trident II (D-5) 
missiles.
    (b) Prohibition of Backfit-Related Expenditures.--
            (1) No funds appropriated to the Department of Defense may 
        be obligated for any D-5 missiles, D-5 missile components, ship 
        modifications and ship components that are associated with a D-
        5 Trident II Backfit program.
            (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), and D-5 missiles beyond 
        number 389, and their related components (rocket motors, 
        guidance sets, etc.) shall be considered to be associated with 
        a D-5 Trident II Backfit program.
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