[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 404 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 404

   To consolidate the administration of defense economic conversion 
          activities in the Executive Office of the President.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            February 14 (legislative day, January 30), 1995

   Ms. Snowe introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To consolidate the administration of defense economic conversion 
          activities in the Executive Office of the President.

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

SECTION 1. CONSOLIDATION OF ADMINISTRATION OF DEFENSE ECONOMIC 
              CONVERSION ACTIVITIES IN THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 
              PRESIDENT.

    (a) Consolidation of Programs.--The President shall consolidate 
within, and coordinate through, the Executive Office of the President 
all defense conversion, reinvestment, and transition assistance 
programs of the Department of Defense.
    (b) Establishment of Special Assistant.--(1) For a five-year period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, there is 
established in the Executive Office of the President a Special 
Assistant to the President for Economic and Defense Conversion who 
shall be responsible for coordinating all defense conversion, 
reinvestment, and transition assistance programs. The Special Assistant 
shall also be a member of the National Economic Council in the 
Executive Office of the President.
    (2) The Special Assistant for Economic and Defense Conversion shall 
have the authority to bring interagency disputes regarding defense 
conversion, reinvestment, and transition assistance programs directly 
to the President for resolution based on the recommendations of the 
Special Assistant.
    (c) Transfer of Office of Economic Adjustment.--During such period, 
the Secretary of Defense shall transfer the Office of Economic 
Adjustment of the Department of Defense to the jurisdiction of the 
National Economic Council in the Executive Office of the President.
    (d) Transfer of Advanced Research Projects Agency.--During such 
period, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer the Advanced Research 
Projects Agency of the Department of Defense to the jurisdiction of the 
National Economic Council in the Executive Office of the President.
    (e) Transfer of Economic Conversion Information Exchange.--During 
such period, the Secretary of Commerce shall transfer the Economic 
Conversion Information Exchange of the Department of Commerce to the 
jurisdiction of the National Economic Council in the Executive Office 
of the President.
    (f) Time for Transfers.--The transfers required by subsections (c) 
and (d) shall be made not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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