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PUBLIC LAW 99-145—NOV. 8, 1985 SEC. 1425. STRATEGIC BOMBER PROCJRAMS (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY BOMBER AND THE ADVANCED CRUISE MISSILE.—It is the sense of

Congress that— (1) the capabilities inherent in the technologies associated with the Advanced Technology Bomber program and the Advanced Cruise Missile program are a critical national security asset for maintaining an adequate and credible deterrent posture; (2) such technologies and programs should be developed as rapidly as feasible in order to produce and deploy advanced systems which will complicate the military planning of the Soviet Union and as a consequence enhance the deterrent posture of the United States; (3) such technologies and programs should be funded at the levels authorized in this Act; and (4) all the funds appropriated for such programs should be fully used for such programs. (b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR A T B AND ACM

FOR ANY

OTHER PURPOSE.—None of the funds appropriated pursuant to an authorization of appropriations in this Act to carry out the Advanced Technology Bomber program or the Advanced Cruise Missile program may be used for any other purpose. (c) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON B-IB BOMBER PROGRAM.—It is the sense of Congress that, consistent with the stated policy of the Department of Defense, the B-IB bomber aircraft procurement program should be terminated after acquisition under such program of 100 aircraft. (d) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF B-IB AIRCRAFT TO B E PROCURED.—

None of the funds appropriated pursuant to an authorization contained in this Act may be obligated or expended for the conduct of research, design, demonstration, development, or procurement of more than 100 B-IB bomber aircraft (including any derivative or modified version of such aircraft). SEC. 1426. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN NUCLEAR PROGRAMS (a) RESTRICTION ON FUNDING FOR MX MISSILE WARHEAD.—None of

the funds appropriated pursuant to an authorization provided in this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for the production of W-87 warheads for the MX missile program in excess of the numbers of warheads required to arm the number of such missiles authorized by the Congress to be deployed and determined by the President to be necessary for quality assurance and reliability testing. (b) EMPLOYMENT OF THE STANDARD MISSILE (SM-2(N)).—Except for

the studies and report required by this section, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be expended for research, development, test, or procurement associated with a nuclear variant of the Standard Missile (SM-2(N)) or any associated nuclear warhead until 30 calendar days after the Secretary of the Navy submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report which includes the following information: (1) A description of the circumstances under which the SM-2(N) would be used and an assessment of likely enemy response (including countermeasures).

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