Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) from $2.9 billion to $1.5 billion; restrict the use of SDI funds to basic research; and terminate the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) within the Defense Department and reassign its functions to other military departments and agencies.

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Amendment Number
727
Description
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) from $2.9 billion to $1.5 billion; restrict the use of SDI funds to basic research; and terminate the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) within the Defense Department and reassign its functions to other military departments and agencies.
Purpose
An amendment to eliminate all funding for the SDI program and redistribute $1.5 billion of the savings to appropriate Defense Department agencies for basic research on strategic defenses.
Congress
101
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Sep 18, 1990
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Dellums amendment (A011) Failed by recorded vote: 135 - 286 (Roll no. 337).
Latest Action Time
17:21:03
Submitted Date
Sep 18, 1990
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jul 10, 2021
Amendment 727 — Informed