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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997

(Senate - July 10, 1996)

TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

SEC. 211. SPACE LAUNCH MODERNIZATION.
(a) Funding: Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 201(3) are authorized to be made available for space launch modernization for purposes and in amounts as follows:

(1) For the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program, $44,457,000.

(2) For a competitive reusable launch vehicle technology program, $25,000,000.
(b) Limitations: (1) Of the funds made available for the reusable launch vehicle technology program pursuant to subsection (a)(2), the total amount obligated for such purpose may not exceed the total amount allocated in the fiscal year 1997 current operating plan of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for the Reusable Space Launch program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(2) None of the funds made available for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program pursuant to subsection (a)(1) may be obligated until the Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress that the Secretary has made available for obligation the funds, if any, that are made available for the reusable launch vehicle technology program pursuant to subsection (a)(2).

SEC. 212. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPACE ARCHITECT.
(a) Required Program Element: The Secretary of Defense shall include the kinetic energy tactical anti-satellite program of the Department of Defense as an element of the space control architecture being developed by the Department of Defense Space Architect.
(b) Limitation on Use of Funds: None of the funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to this Act, or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1997, may be obligated or expended for the Department of Defense Space Architect until the Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress that--

(1) the Secretary is complying with the requirement in subsection (a);

(2) funds appropriated for the kinetic energy tactical anti-satellite program for fiscal year 1996 have been obligated in accordance with section 218 of Public Law 104-106 and the Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference accompanying S. 1124 (House Report 104-450 (104th Congress, second session)); and

(3) the Secretary has made available for obligation the funds appropriated for the kinetic energy tactical anti-satellite program for fiscal year 1997 in accordance with this Act.

SEC. 213. SPACE-BASED INFRARED SYSTEM PROGRAM.
(a) Funding: Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 201(3) are authorized to be made available for the Space-Based Infrared System program for purposes and in amounts as follows:

(1) For Space Segment High, $192,390,000.

(2) For Space Segment Low (the Space and Missile Tracking System), $247,221,000.

(3) For Cobra Brass, $6,930,000.
(b) Conditional Transfer of Management Oversight: Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer the management oversight responsibilities for the Space and Missile Tracking System from the Secretary of the Air Force to the Director of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization.
(c) Certification: If, within the 30-day period described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress a certification that the Secretary has established a program baseline for the Space-Based Infrared System that satisfies the requirements of section 216(a) of Public Law 104-106 (110 Stat. 220), then subsection (b) of this section shall cease to be effective on the date on which the Secretary submits the certification.

SEC. 214. RESEARCH FOR ADVANCED SUBMARINE TECHNOLOGY.
Section 132 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 210) is repealed.

SEC. 215. CLEMENTINE 2 MICRO-SATELLITE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Amount for Program: Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under section 201(3), $50,000,000 shall be available for the Clementine 2 micro-satellite near-Earth asteroid interception mission.
(b) Limitation: None of the funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to this Act for the global positioning system (GPS) Block II F Satellite system may be obligated until the Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress that--

(1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 1996 for the Clementine 2 Micro-Satellite development program have been obligated in accordance with Public Law 104-106 and the Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference accompanying S. 1124 (House Report 104-450 (104th Congress, second session)); and

(2) the Secretary has made available for obligation the funds appropriated for fiscal year 1997 for the Clementine 2 micro-satellite development program in accordance with this section.

SEC. 216. TIER III MINUS UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE.
No official of the Department of Defense may enter into a contract for the procurement of (including advance procurement for) a higher number of Dark Star (tier III) low observable, high altitude endurance unmanned aerial vehicles than is necessary to complete procurement of a total of three such vehicles until flight testing has been completed.

SEC. 217. DEFENSE AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE PROGRAM.
(a) Report Required: The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report comparing the Predator unmanned aerial vehicle program with the Dark Star (tier III) low observable, high altitude endurance unmanned aerial vehicle program. The report shall contain the following:

(1) A comparison of the capabilities of the Predator unmanned aerial vehicle with the capabilities of the Dark Star unmanned aerial vehicle.

(2) A comparison of the costs of the Predator program with the costs of the Dark Star program.

(3) A recommendation on which program should be funded in the event that funds are authorized to be appropriated, and are appropriated, for only one of the two programs in the future.
(b) Limitation on Use of Funds Pending Submission of Report: Funds appropriated pursuant to section 104 may not be obligated for any contract to be entered into after the date of the enactment of this Act for the procurement of Predator unmanned aerial vehicles until the date that is 60 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the report required by subsection (a).

SEC. 220. NONLETHAL WEAPONS AND TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAMS.
(a) Funding: Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under section 201(2), $15,000,000 shall be available for joint service research, development, test, and evaluation of nonlethal weapons and nonlethal technologies under the program element established pursuant to subsection (b).
(b) New Program Element Required: The Secretary of Defense shall establish a new program element for the funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a).

The funds within that program element shall be administered by the executive agent designated for joint service research, development, test, and evaluation of nonlethal weapons and nonlethal technologies.
(c) Limitation Pending Release of Funds: (1) None of the funds authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1997 for foreign comparative testing (program element 605130D) may be obligated until the funds authorized to be appropriated in section 219(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 223) are released for obligation by the executive agent referred to in subsection (b).
(2) Not more than 50 percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1997 for NATO research and development (program element 603790D) may be obligated until the funds authorized to be appropriated in subsection (a) are released for obligation by the executive agent referred to in subsection (b).

SEC. 221. COUNTERPROLIFERATION SUPPORT PROGRAM.
(a) Funding: Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense under section 201(4), $176,200,000 shall be available for the Counterproliferation Support Program, of which $75,000,000 shall be available for a tactical antisatellite technologies program.
(b) Additional Authority To Transfer Authorizations: (1) In addition to the transfer authority provided in section 1001, upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made available to the Department of Defense in this division for fiscal year 1997 to counterproliferation programs, projects, and activities identified as areas for progress by the Counterproliferation Program Review Committee established by section 1605 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (22 U.S.C. 2751 note). Amounts of authorizations so transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the authorization to which transferred.
(2) The total amount of authorizations transferred under the authority of this subsection may not exceed $50,000,000.
(3) The authority provided by this subsection to transfer authorizations--

(A) may only be used to provide authority for items that have a higher priority than the items from which authority is transferred; and

(B) may not be used to provide authority for an item that has been denied authorization by Congress.
(4) A transfer made from one account to another under the authority of this subsection shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for the account to which the amount is transferred by an amount equal to the amount transferred.
(5) The Secretary of Defense shall promptly notify Congress of transfers made under the authority of this subsection.
(c) Limitation on Use of Funds for Technical Studies and Analyses Pending Release of Funds: (1) None of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1997 for program element 605104D, relating to technical studies and analyses, may be obligated or expended until the funds referred to in paragraph (2) have been released to the program manager of the tactical anti-satellite technology program for implementation of that program.
(2) The funds for release referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:

(A) Funds authorized to be appropriated by section 218(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 222) that are available for the program referred to in paragraph (1).

(B) Funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department for fiscal year 1997 by this Act for the Counterproliferation Support Program that are to be made available for that program.

SEC. 229. NATIONAL POLAR-ORBITING OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE SYSTEM.
(a) Funds Available for Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System: Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under section 201(3), $29,024,000 is available for the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (Space) program (PE 0603434F).
(b) Funds Available for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile : Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under section 201(3), $212,895,000 is available for the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile --EMD program (PE 0604851F).

SEC. 230. SURGICAL STRIKE VEHICLE FOR USE AGAINST HARDENED AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGETS.
(a) Amount Authorized: Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(4) for counterproliferation support program $3,000,000 shall be made available to the Air Combat Command for research and development into the near-term development of a capability to defeat hardened and deeply buried targets, including tunnels and deeply buried facilities for the production and storage of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons and their delivery systems.
(b) Requirements: Nothing in this section shall be construed as precluding the application of the requirements of the Competition in Contracting Act.

Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense

SEC. 231. CONVERSION OF ABM TREATY TO MULTILATERAL TREATY.
(a) Fiscal Year 1997: It is the sense of the Senate that during fiscal year 1997, the United States shall not be bound by any international agreement entered into by the President that would substantively modify the ABM Treaty, including any agreement that would add one or more countries as signatories to the treaty or would otherwise convert the treaty from a bilateral treaty to a multilateral treaty, unless the agreement is entered pursuant to the treaty making power of the President under the Constitution.
(b) Relationship to Other Law: This section shall not be construed as superseding section 232 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2701) for any fiscal year other than fiscal year 1997, including any fiscal year after fiscal year 1997.

SEC. 232. FUNDING FOR UPPER TIER THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS.
(a) Funding: Funds authorized to be appropriated under section 201(4) shall be available for purposes and in amounts as follows:

(1) For the Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) System, $621,798,000.

(2) For the Navy Upper Tier (Theater Wide) system, $304,171,000.
(b) Limitation: None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense pursuant to this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology for official representation activities, or related activities, until the Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress that--

(1) the Secretary has made available for obligation the funds provided under subsection (a) for the purposes specified in that subsection and in the amounts appropriated pursuant to that subsection; and

(2) the Secretary has included the Navy Upper Tier theater missile defense system in the theater missile defense core program.

SEC. 233. ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN ITEMS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT ON THE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM.
Section 224(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (10 U.S.C. 2431 note), is amended--

(1) by striking out paragraphs (3), (4), (7), (9), and (10); and

(2) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (8), as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively.

SEC. 234. ABM TREATY DEFINED.
In this subtitle, the term `ABM Treaty' means the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems, signed in Moscow on May 26, 1972, with related protocol, signed in Moscow on July 3, 1974.

SEC. 235. SCORPIUS SPACE LAUNCH TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under section 201(4) for the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization for Support Technologies/Follow-On Technologies (PE 63173C), up to $7,500,000 is available for the Scorpius space launch technology program.

SEC. 236. CORPS SAM/MEADS PROGRAM.
(a) Funding: Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under section 201(4)--

(1) $56,200,000 is available for the Corps surface-to-air missile (SAM)/Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program (PE63869C); and

(2) $515,711,000 is available for Other Theater Missile Defense programs, projects, and activities (PE63872C).
(b) International Cooperation: The Secretary of Defense may carry out the program referred to in subsection (a) in accordance with the memorandum of understanding entered into on May 25, 1996 by the governments of the United States, Germany, and Italy regarding international cooperation on such program (including any amendments to the memorandum of understanding).
(c) Limitations: Not more than $15,000,000 of the amount available for the Corps SAM/MEADS program under subsection (a) may be obligated until the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees the following:

(1) An initial program estimate for the Corps SAM/MEADS program, including a tentative schedule of major milestones and an estimate of the total program cost through initial operational capability.

(2) A report on the options associated with the use of existing systems, technologies, and program management mechanisms to satisfy the requirement for the Corps surface-to-air missile , including an assessment of cost and schedule implications in relation to the program estimate submitted under paragraph (1).

(3) A certification that there will be no increase in overall United States funding commitment to the project definition and validation phase of the Corps SAM/MEADS program as a result of the withdrawal of France from participation in the program.

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SEC. 237. ANNUAL REPORT ON THREAT OF ATTACK BY BALLISTIC MISSILES CARRYING NUCLEAR, CHEMICAL, OR BIOLOGICAL WARHEADS.
(a) Findings: Congress makes the following findings:

(1) The worldwide proliferation of ballistic missiles is a potential threat to the United States national interests overseas and challenges United States defense planning.

(2) In the absence of a national missile defense, the United States remains vulnerable to long-range missile threats.

(3) Russia has a ground-based missile defense system deployed around Moscow.

(4) Several countries, including Iraq, Iran, and North Korea may soon be technologically capable of threatening the United States and Russia with ballistic missile attack.
(b) Report Required: (1) Each year, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the threats to the United States of attack by ballistic missiles carrying nuclear, biological, or chemical warheads.
(2) The President shall submit the first report not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Content of Report: The report shall contain the following:

(1) A list of all countries thought to have nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons, the estimated numbers of such weapons that each country has, and the destructive potential of the weapons.

(2) A list of all countries thought to have ballistic missiles , the estimated number of such missiles that each country has, and an assessment of the ability of those countries to integrate their ballistic missile capabilities with their nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons technologies.

(3) A comparison of the United States civil defense capabilities with the civil defense capabilities of each country that has nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons and ballistic missiles capable of delivering such weapons.

(4) An estimate of the number of American fatalities and injuries that could result, and an estimate of the value of property that could be lost, from an attack on the United States by ballistic missiles carrying nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons if the United States were left undefended by a national missile defense system covering all 50 States.

(5) Assuming the use of any existing theater ballistic missile defense system for defense of the United States, a list of the States that would be left exposed to nuclear ballistic missile attacks and the criteria used to determine which States would be left exposed.

(6) The means by which the United States is preparing to defend itself against the potential threat of ballistic missile attacks by North Korea, Iran, Iraq, and other countries obtaining ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons in the near future.

(7) For each country that is capable of attacking the United States with ballistic missiles carrying a nuclear, biological, or chemical weapon, a comparison of--

(A) the vulnerability of the United States to such an attack if theater missile defenses were used to defend against the attack; and

(B) the vulnerability of the United States to such an attack if a national missile defense were in place to defend against the attack.

SEC. 238. AIR FORCE NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE PLAN.
(a) Sense of the Senate: It is the sense of the Senate that--

(1) the Air Force proposal for a Minuteman based national missile defense system is an important national missile defense option and is worthy of serious consideration; and

(2) the Secretary of Defense should give the Air Force National Missile Defense Proposal full consideration.
(b) Report: Not later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees a report on the following matters in relation to the Air Force National Missile Defense Proposal:

(1) The cost and operational effectiveness of a system that could be developed pursuant to the Air Forces' plan.

(2) The Arms Control implications of such system.

(3) Growth potential to meet future threats.

(4) The Secretary's recommendation for improvements to the Air Force's plan.

SEC. 239. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT AN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT CONCERNING THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS.
Section 235(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 232) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting `or 1997' after `fiscal year 1996'.


SEC. 908. ACTIONS TO LIMIT ADVERSE EFFECTS OF ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE ON PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYMENT.
The Director of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization shall take such actions as are necessary in connection with the establishment of the National Missile Defense Joint Program Office to ensure that the establishment of that office does not make it necessary for a Federal Government contractor to reduce the number of persons employed by the contractor for supporting the national missile defense development program at any particular location outside the National Capital Region (as defined in section 2674(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code).


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SEC. 1046. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING EXPORT CONTROLS.
(a) Findings: The Senate makes the following findings:

(1) Export controls are a part of a comprehensive response to national security threats. United States exports should be restricted where those threats exist to national security, nonproliferation, and foreign policy interests of the United States.

(2) The export of certain commodities and technology may adversely affect the national security and foreign policy of the United States by making a significant contribution to the military potential of individual countries or by disseminating the capability to design, develop, test, produce, stockpile, or use weapons of mass destruction, missile delivery systems, and other significant military capabilities. Therefore, the administration of export controls should emphasize the control of these exports.

(3) The acquisition of sensitive commodities and technologies by those countries and end users whose actions or policies run counter to United States national security or foreign policy interests may enhance the military capabilities of those countries, particularly their ability to design, develop, test, produce, stockpile, use, and deliver nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, missile delivery systems, and other significant military capabilities. This enhancement threatens the security of the United States and its allies. The availability to countries and end users of items that contribute to military capabilities or the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction is a fundamental concern of the United States and should be eliminated through deterrence, negotiations, and other appropriate means whenever possible.

(4) The national security of the United States depends not only on wise foreign policies and a strong defense, but also a vibrant national economy. To be truly effective, export controls should be applied uniformly by all suppliers.

(5) On November 5, 1995, President William J. Clinton extended Executive Order No. 12938 regarding `Weapons of Mass Destruction', and `declared a national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States posed by the proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons and the means of delivering such weapons'.

(6) A successor regime to COCOM (the Coordinating Commission on Multilateral Controls) has not been established. Currently, each nation is determining independently which dual-use military items, if any, will be controlled for export.

(7) The United States should play a leading role in promoting transparency and responsibility with regard to the transfers of sensitive dual-use goods and technologies.
(b) Sense of Senate: It is the sense of the Senate that--

(1) establishing an international export control regime, empowered to control exports of dual-use technology, is critically important and should become a top priority for the United States; and

(2) the United States should strongly encourage its allies and friends to--

(A) adopt a commodity control list which governs the same or similar items as are controlled by the United States Commodity Control list;

(B) strengthen enforcement activities; and

(C) explore the use of unilateral export controls where the possibility exists that an export could contribute to proliferation.


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SEC. 1062. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OR DISMANTLEMENT OF STRATEGIC NUCLEAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS.
(a) Funding Limitation: Funds available to the Department of Defense may not be obligated or expended during fiscal year 1997 for retiring or dismantling, or for preparing to retire or dismantle, any of the following strategic nuclear delivery systems:

(1) B-52H bomber aircraft.

(2) Trident ballistic missile submarines.

(3) Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles .

(4) Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missiles .
(b) Waiver Authority: If the START II Treaty enters into force during fiscal year 1997, the Secretary of Defense may waive the application of the limitation under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (a) to Trident ballistic missile submarines, Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles , and Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missiles , respectively, to the extent that the Secretary determines necessary in order to implement the treaty.
(c) START II Treaty Defined: In this section, the term `START II Treaty' means the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed at Moscow on January 3, 1993, including the following protocols and memorandum of understanding, all such documents being integral parts of and collectively referred to as the `START II Treaty' (contained in Treaty Document 103-1):

(1) The Protocol on Procedures Governing Elimination of Heavy ICBMs and on Procedures Governing Conversion of Silo Launchers of Heavy ICBMs Relating to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (also known as the `Elimination and Conversion Protocol').

(2) The Protocol on Exhibitions and Inspections of Heavy Bombers Relating to the Treaty Between the United States and the Russian Federation on Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (also known as the `Exhibitions and Inspections Protocol').

(3) The Memorandum of Understanding on Warhead Attribution and Heavy Bomber Data Relating to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (also known as the `Memorandum on Attribution').
(d) Retention of B-52H Aircraft on Active Status: (1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall maintain in active status (including the performance of standard maintenance and upgrades) the current fleet of B-52H bomber aircraft.
(2) For purposes of carrying out upgrades of B-52H bomber aircraft during fiscal year 1997, the Secretary shall treat the entire current fleet of such aircraft as aircraft expected to be maintained in active status during the five-year period beginning on October 1, 1996.



SEC. 2836. MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARIES OF WHITE SANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT AND WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE.
(a) Purpose: The purpose of this section is to effect an exchange between the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Army of administrative jurisdiction over the lands described in subsection (c) in order to facilitate administration of the White Sands National Monument and the White Sands Missile Range.
(b) Definitions: In this section:

(1) Missile range: The term `missile range' means the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, administered by the Secretary of the Army.

(2) Monument: The term `monument' means the White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, established by Proclamation No. 2025 (16 U.S.C. 431 note) and administered by the Secretary of the Interior.
(c) Exchange of Jurisdiction: The lands exchanged under this Act are the lands generally depicted on the map entitled `White Sands National Monument, Boundary Proposal', numbered 142/80,061 and dated January 1994, comprising--

(1) approximately 2,524 acres of land within the monument that is under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army, which are transferred to the Secretary of the Interior;

(2) approximately 5,758 acres of land within the missile range abutting the monument, which are transferred to the Secretary of the Interior; and

(3) approximately 4,277 acres of land within the monument abutting the missile range, which are transferred to the Secretary of the Army.
(d) Boundary Modification: The boundary of the monument is modified to include the land transferred to the Secretary of the Interior and exclude the land transferred to the Secretary of the Army by subsection (c). The boundary of the missile range is modified accordingly.
(e) Administration:

(1) Monument: The Secretary of the Interior shall administer the lands transferred to the Secretary of the Interior by subsection (c) in accordance with laws (including regulations) applicable to the monument.

(2) Missile range: The Secretary of the Army shall administer the lands transferred to the Secretary of the Army by subsection (c) as part of the missile range.

(3) Airspace: The Secretary of the Army shall maintain control of the airspace above the lands transferred to the Secretary of the Army by subsection (c) as part of the missile range.
(f) Public Availability of Map: The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Army shall prepare, and the Secretary of the Interior shall keep on file for public inspection in the headquarters of the monument, a map showing the boundary of the monument as modified by this Act.
(g) Waiver of Limitation Under Prior Law: Notwithstanding section 303(b)(1) of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 3476), land or an interest in land that was deleted from the monument by section 301(19) of the Act (92 Stat. 3475) may be exchanged for land owned by the State of New Mexico within the boundaries of any unit of the National Park System in the State of New Mexico, may be transferred to the jurisdiction of any other Federal agency without monetary consideration, or may be administered as public land, as the Secretary considers appropriate.




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