Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 101 Part 2.djvu/74

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PUBLIC LAW 100-180—DEC. 4, 1987

f:i V project in the Strategic Defense Initiative budgetary presentation materials provided to Congress; i ' (B) the amount requested to be appropriated for each '< such program and project for the next fiscal year; (C) the amount programmed to be requested for each such program and project for the following fiscal year; and (D) the amount required to reach the next significant '«^ milestone for each demonstration program and each major technology program. (8) Details on what Strategic Defense Initiative technologies can be developed or deployed within the next 5 to 10 years to defend against significant military threats and help accomplish critical military missions. The missions to be considered include— (A) defending elements of the Armed Forces abroad and United States allies against tactical ballistic missiles, particularly new and highly accurate Soviet shorter range ballistic missiles armed with conventional, chemical, or nuclear warheads; ,.^i (B) defending against an accidental launch of strategic ballistic missiles against the United States; (C) defending against a limited but militarily effective -* \' Soviet attack aimed at disrupting the National Command t ^. Authority or other valuable military assets; (D) providing sufficient warning and tracking information to defend or effectively evade possible Soviet attacks <' against military satellites, including those in high orbits; (E) providing early warning and attack assessment information and the necessary survivable command, control, and communications to facilitate the use of United '-'•'^ States military forces in defense against possible Soviet conventional or strategic attacks; (F) providing protection of United States population from a Soviet nuclear attack; and ,?„,. (G) any other significant near-term military mission that the application of SDI technologies might help to accomplish. (9) For each of the near-term military missions listed in paragraph (8), the report shall include— (A) a list of specific program elements of the Strategic I.'. Defense Initiative that are pertinent to these applications; ' " (B) the Secretary's estimate of the initial operating capability dates for the architectures or systems to accomplish such missions; (C) the Secretary's estimate of the level of funding nec,._^j. essary for each program to reach those operating capability dates; and (D) the Secretary's estimate of the survivability and cost effectiveness at the margin of such architectures or systems against current and projected Soviet threats. (b) REPEALS.—Section 1102 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 (10 U.S.C. 2431 note), and section 215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 (Public Law 99-661; 100 Stat. 3843) are repealed.

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