Hearings on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993--H.R. 2100 and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs Before the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session: Full Committee Hearings on Authorization and Oversight : Hearings Held February 7, 20, 21, 26, 1991, Volume 4

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Page 35 - Survival of the United States as a free and independent nation, with its fundamental values intact and its Institutions and people secure...
Page 302 - Force, the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps in overseas areas on attache or mission aircraft.
Page 208 - Our task today is to shape our defense capabilities to these changing strategic circumstances. In a world less driven by an immediate threat to Europe and the danger of global war, in a world where the size of our forces will increasingly be shaped by the needs of regional contingencies and peacetime presence, we know that our forces can be smaller.
Page 22 - The costs for operation Desert Shield are to be treated as emergency funding requirements not subject to the defense spending limits. Funding for Desert Shield will be provided through the normal legislative process. Desert Shield costs should be accommodated through Allied burden-sharing, subsequent appropriation Acts, and if the President so chooses, through offsets within other defense accounts. Emergency Desert...
Page 428 - ... them. Chairman MORGAN. The gentleman's time has expired. Mr. Biester. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FOOD AND POPULATION Mr. BIESTER. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Conscious of our time problem, I will just simply ask one question, and that is with respect to the observations by Mr. Bingham about population and food. It is my understanding, and I hope you will correct me if I am wrong, that there is a relationship between the consistent availability of food supply and the rates of population growth. I note...
Page 43 - SDĖ program remains consistent with the objectives previously established by the Joint Chiefs of Staff for a Phase I system. The increased investment in protection against limited strikes and in theater defenses is also appropriate and prudent. ATLANTIC FORCES Second, we need Atlantic forces to help achieve stability and protect US interests in the Atlantic region, including Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, the Middle East, and Southwest Asia. US air, land, and maritime forces must still be postured...
Page 17 - ... CHENEY, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to discuss the Administration's fiscal year (FY) 1992-93 defense budget request. During the past two years, the global security environment has changed dramatically. Many of these changes have made America safer. The West's post-war strategy of containment, deterrence, and support for democracy around the world has made these positive developments possible. But it is also true that I appear before...
Page 45 - In the near term, we need to retain the option of a relatively rapid reconstitution capability. Over the long term, the generation of new forces will require prior investments in critical technologies, supporting capabilities (such as keeping the Selective Service System in good order) and weapon systems. This ability to rebuild, made explicit in our defense policy, will be an important element in our ability to deter aggression. To help provide for reconstitution, the president's budget envisions...
Page 27 - FY 1991 budget. ASAT funding has been substantially reduced. The backfit of 8 Trident submarines to carry D-5 missiles has been deferred beyond FY 1997. The Milstar satellite program has been substantially restructured to reduce costs, eliminate certain expensive survivability features, and support most effectively both tactical and strategic requirements. Consistent with my restructuring last year of the B-2 Stealth bomber program, the request calls for procurement of 4 aircraft in FY 1992 and 7...
Page 28 - ... legislative contingency account, in anticipation of Congressional approval. DEFENSE MANAGEMENT DoD management continues to undergo fundamental change through implementation of my July 1989 Defense Management Report (DMR). Special emphasis is going toward streamlining and improving defense acquisition. DoD is eliminating unnecessary management layers, limiting unneeded reporting requirements, reducing burdensome regulations, and enhancing the education and quality of its acquisition professionals....

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