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Senate Report 106-298 - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATION BILL, 2001
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR)- The Committee endorses the Office of Naval Research's Intelligence Autonomous Air Vehicle Program, which could have a significant impact on the `revolution in military affairs' by helping to develop the next generation of intelligent weapons--pilotless combat vehicles that can fly long missions and loiter over enemy territory for extended periods. In particular, the Committee is aware of the important contributions made by universities and colleges to this project. The Committee encourages the Department of Defense and the Navy to continue to provide robust funding for this program and for the participation of universities currently supporting the research.
Gulf War Illnesses Research- The Committee recommends $6,000,000 for research on Gulf War syndrome to extend multi-disciplinary studies of its relation to fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and multiple chemical sensitivity. Within this amount, up to $2,000,000 may be made available expansion of the research program in the Upper Great Plains region. The research effort will include longitudinal studies of military personnel before they are deployed to potentially hostile situations and after their return.
Chemical and Biological Defense Program--Dem/Val- If funds become available during the execution year, the Committee supports funding of the `Electrostatic Decontamination Program,' which would then enter the advanced technology development phase (ATD) under the Joint Services Fixed Site Decontamination Program. This would enable electrostatic decontamination technology to be broadened from biological agents to chemical and hybrid agents and to rapidly provide a method to quickly restore and sustain operations in CB contaminated environments.
Tactical Technology- The Committee recommends $5,000,000 for CEROS, $2,000,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2000. The Committee applauds CEROS for the success it has had in spearheading new technology efforts such as the multipurpose processor and the midfoil design for the Littoral Support Craft, both of which were initiated through CEROS grants. The Committee strongly encourages the Office of Naval Research and DARPA to transfer additional amounts from their funding to CEROS to supplement the level recommended by the Congress for this very successful program.
Defense-wide Directed Energy Science and Technology- The Committee recognizes that the High Energy Laser Master Plan was approved by the Defense Department in March, 2000. This Plan proposed a new management structure for coordination and resource allocation for high energy laser activities throughout the Defense Department. In addition, the Plan listed several important findings regarding Science and Technology funding and fragility of the industrial base, as well as offering specific recommendations to address current problems in this technology field.
The Committee notes that the proposed Joint Technology Office (JTO) identified of the High Energy Laser Master Plan might be more effective and efficient if situated at a location where a substantial proportion of the research, development, test and evaluation activities surrounding high energy lasers takes place. The Committee also believes that the JTO should leverage the expertise and technologies already existent at the National Laboratories of the Department of Energy for applications designated by the Task Area Working Groups.
BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization [BMDO]- The Committee has provided $4,354,355,000 for research, development, test, and evaluation [RDT&E] efforts on national and theater ballistic missile defense systems and technologies. This appropriation represents an overall increase of $411,192,000 to the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization [BMDO] RDT&E budget request. The Committee also provides $443,962,000, the budget request amount for procurement of ballistic missile defense systems and components. Thus, the total appropriation for ballistic missile defense programs in this bill is $4,797,317,000. The Committee has made a number of adjustments to individual RDT&E accounts as shown in the following table.
[In thousands of dollars]
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Item 2001 budgetestimate Committee recommendation Change from budget estimate
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Support Technologies--Applied Research 37,747 56,247 +18,500
Photoconduction on Active Pixel Sensors 7,000 +7,000
Laser Communication Demonstration 5,000 +5,000
Shipboard High Precision Lidar System 2,000 +2,000
Bottom Anti-Reflective Coatings 2,500 +2,500
Wide Band Gap Materials 2,000 +2,000
Support Technologies--Advanced Technology Development 93,249 134,449 +41,200
Silicon Thick Film Mirror Coatings 5,000 +5,000
Atmospheric Interceptor Technology 15,000 +15,000
Comprehensive Advanced Radar Tech 5,000 +5,000
Excalibur Target & Component Technologies Program 3,000 +3,000
RF/IR Data Fusion Testbed 3,200 +3,200
Wideband Gap Semiconductor 10,000 +10,000
Navy Theater Wide Missile Defense System 382,671 442,671 +60,000
Navy Theater Wide TBMD Program 60,000 +60,000
National Missile Defense--Dem/Val 1,740,238 1,879,238 +139,000
Risk Reduction 129,000 +129,000
NMD C2 Radar Prototyping Program 10,000 +10,000
BMD Technical Operations 270,718 304,218 +33,500
PMRF TMD Upgrades 11,500 +11,500
Optical-Electro Sensors 5,000 +5,000
Range Data Fusion Upgrade Project 2,000 +2,000
ESPIRIT 2,000 +2,000
Advanced Multi-Sensor Fusion Testbed 1,500 +1,500
Kauai Test Facility (4,000) (4,000)
Liquid Surrogate Target Initiative 5,000 +5,000
Adv. Research Center/Sim Center 6,500 +6,500
International Cooperative Programs 116,992 124,992 +8,000
Arrow System Improvement Program (ASIP) 8,000 +8,000
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National Missile Defense- The Committee understands that the original NMD acquisition plan called for a competition for the additional X-band radars necessary to achieve C2 capability in the NMD program. The Committee is aware that the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) is considering a plan to prototype the competitive approaches to the C2 radars. To accelerate this effort and avoid any impact to the NMD program schedule, the Committee has provided an increase of $10,000,000 only to proceed with the National Missile Defense (NMD) C2 Radar Prototyping Program.
PAC-3/Navy Area Defense- A significant factor in the Department of Defense's selection of the Patriot PAC-3 missile was the lethality of the hit-to-kill concept. The Committee believes the Navy Area program could benefit from the hit-to-kill technology of the PAC-3 interceptor. Further, the Defense Department might realize additional cost savings and logistical benefits from purchasing a common missile. Therefore, the Committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics to conduct a study of the potential for the PAC-3 missile to be used as the interceptor in the Navy Area program. The Committee directs that this report be provide the congressional defense committees by April 15, 2001.
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