House Roll Call 652

98th Congress · 1984-05-23

H.R. 5167: TO AMEND THE MCCURDY SUBSTITUTE TO THE BROWN SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5167. THE BROWN AMENDMENT PROHIBITS THE USE OF FUNDS AUTHORIZED IN THE BILL FOR TESTING OF THE SPACE DEFENSE SYSTEM (ANTI-SATELLITE WEAPON) AGAINST AN OBJECT IN SPACE UNLESS AND UNTIL THE PRESIDENT CERTIFIES TO CONGRESS THAT THE SOVIET UNION HAS CONDUCTED, AFTER THE DATE OF ENACTMENT OF THIS ACT, A TEST OF A DEDICATED ANTI-SATELLITE WEAPON. THE MCCURDY SUBSTITUTE PROVIDES FOR A LIMITATION ON FUNDS FOR ANTI-SATELLITE WEAPONS FOR A PERIOD BEGINNING OCT. 1, 1984, AND ENDING MAR. 31, 1985, AND CONTINUES THE LIMITATION UNTIL THE PRESIDENT CERTIFIES TO CONGRESS THAT THE UNITED STATES WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET THE SOVIET UNION TO JOIN THE UNITED STATES IN THE CONTROL, LIMITATION, AND REDUCTION OF SUCH WEAPONS. THE BYRON AMENDMENT LIMITS TESTING OF ANTI-SATELLITE WEAPONS IF SUCH TEST WOULD CAUSE THE NUMBER OF SUCH TESTS TO EXCEED THE NUMBER OF OPERATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL TESTS CONDUCTED BEFORE THE DATE OF THE ENACTMENT OF THIS ACT BY THE SOVIET UNION. (MOTION FAILED)