[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 17, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S8058]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1997

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                        DODD AMENDMENT NO. 4890

  Mr. INOUYE (for Mr. Dodd) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1894, 
supra; as follows:

       On page 29 on line 20 strike the period and insert in lieu 
     thereof: ``: Provided further that up to $10 million of funds 
     appropriated in this paragraph may be used to initiate 
     engineering and manufacturing development for the winning 
     airborne mine countermeasure system.''
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                BUMPERS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 4891

  Mr. BUMPERS (for himself, Mr. Feingold, and Mr. Kohl) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 1894, supra; as follows:

       On page 22, strike lines 3 through 4, and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following : ``$7,005,704,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 1999: Provided, that of 
     the funds made available under this heading, no more than 
     $225,000,000 shall be expended or obligated for F/A-18C/D 
     aircraft.''
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                FEINGOLD (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 4892

  Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Feingold, for himself, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Bumpers, 
Mr. Stevens, and Mr. Inouye) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1894, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:
       Sec. 8099. (a) Not more than 90 percent of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for the 
     procurement of F/A-18E/F aircraft may be obligated or 
     expended for the procurement of such aircraft until 30 days 
     after the Secretary of Defense has submitted to the 
     Congressional defense committees a report on the F/A-18E/F 
     aircraft program which contains the following:
       (1) A review of the F/A-18E/F aircraft program.
       (2) An analysis and estimate of the production costs of the 
     program for the total number of aircraft realistically 
     expected to be procured at each of four annual production 
     rates as follows:
       (a) 18 aircraft.
       (b) 24 aircraft.
       (c) 36 aircraft.
       (d) 48 aircraft.
       (3) A comparison of the costs and benefits of the F/A-18E/F 
     program with the costs and benefits of the F/A-18C/D aircraft 
     program talking into account the operational combat 
     effectiveness of the aircraft.
       (b) Not later than 30 days after the Secretary of Defense 
     has submitted the report required by subsection (a), the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees an analysis of the report 
     submitted by the Secretary.
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                        LEVIN AMENDMENT NO. 4893

  Mr. LEVIN proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1894, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 26, line 10, strike out ``$6,630,370,000'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``$6,582,370,000''.
       Sec. 8100. None of the funds appropriated under title III 
     of this Act may be obligated or expended for more than six 
     new production F-16 aircraft.
       Sec.    . The $48,000,000 reduction of funds for F-16 
     aircraft in excess of six new production aircraft shall be 
     made available for funding for the emergency anti-terrorism 
     program element established in Sec. 8099 of this Act.

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