[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 113 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 113

   To terminate production under the D5 submarine-launched ballistic 
   missile program and to prohibit the backfit of certain Trident I 
 ballistic missile submarines to carry D5 submarine-launched ballistic 
                               missiles.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 22, 2001

 Mr. Feingold (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Wellstone, and Mr. Wyden) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To terminate production under the D5 submarine-launched ballistic 
   missile program and to prohibit the backfit of certain Trident I 
 ballistic missile submarines to carry D5 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. TERMINATION OF D5 SUBMARINE-LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSILE 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Termination of Program.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
terminate production of D5 submarine-launched ballistic missiles under 
the D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile program.
    (b) Payment of Termination Costs.--Funds available on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act for obligation for the D5 submarine-
launched ballistic missile program may be obligated for production 
under that program only for payment of the costs associated with the 
termination of production under this Act.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON D5 TRIDENT II BACKFIT SCHEDULED TO COMMENCE IN 
              2005 AND 2006.

    (a) Prohibition on Backfit of Certain Submarines.--The Secretary of 
Defense may not carry out the modifications of two Trident I submarines 
to enable such submarines to be deployed with Trident II D5 submarine-
launched ballistic missiles that are currently scheduled to commence in 
2005 and 2006, respectively.
    (b) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, no funds appropriated or otherwise made available to 
the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for purposes of 
carrying out the modifications of Trident I submarines described in 
subsection (a).

SEC. 3. CURRENT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.

    Nothing in sections 1 and 2 shall be construed to prohibit or 
otherwise affect the availability of funds for the following:
            (1) Production of D5 submarine-launched ballistic missiles 
        in production on the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Maintenance after the date of the enactment of this Act 
        of the arsenal of D5 submarine-launched ballistic missiles in 
        existence on such date, including the missiles described in 
        paragraph (1).
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