S 2480 · 99th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

National Defense Enhancement Act of 1986

Introduced 1986-05-21· Sponsored by Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.(1986-05-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] National Defense Enhancement Act of 1986 - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 for specified procurement items for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and the reserve components of the armed forces. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Air Force for specified programs. Title III: Program Limitations and Restrictions; Reports - Limits or prohibits the use of funds appropriated for FY 1987 for the armed forces for: (1) MX missiles; (2) the Strategic Defense Initiative program; (3) the Aquila remotely piloted vehicle program; (4) advanced medium range air-to-air missiles; (5) the space station research programs; and (6) the transatmospheric vehicle program. Directs the Secretary of Defense to undertake a study of the feasibility of backfitting D-5 missiles into all Trident submarines by 1993, and to report the results of such study, together with recommendations, to the Congress no later than January 10, 1987. Directs the Secretary to undertake a study to determine the most efficient production schedules available to the Department of Defense (…

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