PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 107 STAT. 1603 (d) CONSTRUCTION OF SECTION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to endorse United States participation in any aspect of the.^rrow program beyond the research and development programs authorized by law. SEC. 240. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRE- MENT TO REFLECT CREATION OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION. Section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (10 U.S.C. 2431 note) is amended— (1) by striking out "Strategic Defense Initiative" each place it appears (other than in subsection (b)(5)) and inserting in lieu thereof "Ballistic Missile Defense program"; (2) by striking out "Strategic Defense Initiative" in subsection (b)(5) and inserting in lieu thereof "Ballistic Missile Defense"; (3) by striking out "SDI" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "BMD"; and (4) by striking out the section heading and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "SEC. 224. ANNUAL REI'ORT ON BALUSTIC MISSILE DEFENSE PRO- GRAM. ". SEC. 241. CLEMENTINE SATELLITE PROGRAM. (a) FINDING. — The Congress finds that the program of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization that is known as the "Clementine" program, consisting of a satellite space project that will, among other matters, provide valuable information about asteroids in the vicinity of Earth, represents an important opportunity for transfer of Department of Defense technology for civilian purposes and should be supported. (b) CONGRESSIONAL ViEWS.— The Congress urges the Secretary of Defense— (1) to identify an appropriate management structure within either the Advanced Research Projects Agency or one of the military departments to which the Clementine program and related programs of general applicability to civilian, commercial, and military space programs might be transferred; and (2) to consider mnding for the Clementine program to be a priority within whatever agency or department is identified as described in paragraph (1) and to provide funds for that program at an appropriate level. SEC. 242. COOPERATION OF UNITED STATES ALUES ON DEVELOP- 10 USC 2431 MENT OF TACTICAL AND THEATER MISSILE DEFENSES, note. (a) FINDINGS. —Congress makes the following findings: (1) Systems to provide effective defense against theater and tactical ballistic missiles that may be developed and deployed by the United States have the potential to make contributions to the national security interests of nations that are allies of the United States that would be eoual to or greater than the contributions such systems would make to the national security interests of the United States. (2) The cost of developing and deploying a broad spectrum of such systems will be several tens of billions of dollars. (3) A truly cooperative multinational approach to the development and deplo>yment of such systems could substantially reduce the financial burden of such an undertaking on any
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