House Roll Call 653

98th Congress · 1984-05-23

H.R. 5167: TO AMEND THE BROWN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5167 WITH AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE. 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 BEGINING 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. (MOTION FAILED)