PUBLIC LAW 98-94—SEPT. 24, 1983 97 STAT. 695 warhead ICBM capable of mobile deployment. Key elements of such a program which should be pursued immediately include missile design, guidance accuracy, hardened mobile transporter design, mobile basing and survivable Communication, Command and Con- trol (C^). Program emphasis should be consistent with past top national priorities such as Polaris, Minuteman, and Apollo, and program management structure should also reflect such priority. The Department of Defense should set forth funding and production schedules consistent with the earliest possible Initial Operational Capability (IOC), at or prior to 1992, in its submission to Congress to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1985. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF BINARY CHEMICAL WEAPONS SEC. 1233. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds may be obligated or expended after the date of the enactment of this Act for the production of binary chemical weapons unless the President certifies to the Congress that for each 155-millimeter binary artillery shell or aircraft-delivered binary aerial bomb pro- duced a serviceable unitary artillery shell from the existing arsenal shall be rendered permanently useless for military purposes. (b)(1) Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appro- priations for the Army in section 101 of this Act may be used for the establishment of a production base for binary chemical munitions and for the procurement of components for lo5-millimeter binary chemical artillery projectiles, but such funds may not be used for the actual production of binary chemical munitions before Octo- ber 1, 1985. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), before the production of binary chemical munitions may begin after September 30, 1985, the President must certify to Congress in writing that, in light of circumstances prevailing at the time the certification is made, the production of such munitions is essential to the national interest. (3) For purposes of this subsection, "production of binary chemical munitions" means the final assembly of weapon components and the filling or loading of components with binary chemicals. 50 USC 1519a. Ante, p. 618. Written certifications to Congress. "Production of binary chemical munitions. " PROHIBITION AGAINST USING FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY BOMBER PROGRAM FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE SEC. 1234. None of the funds appropriated pursuant to an authori- zation of appropriations in this Act to carry out the Advanced Technology Bomber program may be used for any other purpose. ESTABLISHING CRITERIA GOVERNING THE TEST OF ANTISATELLITE WARHEADS SEC. 1235. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated pursuant to an authorization contained in this or any other Act may be obligated or expended to test any explosive or inert antisatellite warheads against objects in space unless the President determines and certifies to the Congress— (1) that the United States is endeavoring, in good faith, to negotiate with the Soviet Union a mutual and verifiable ban on antisatellite weapons; and Funding restriction. 10 USC 139 note.
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