An amendment to require that $100 million of Air Force research and development funds be available to initiate development of a ground-based kinetic anti-satellite weapon using existing technology and prohibiting tests of the weapon against an object in space at an altitude above 800 nautical miles unless the President certifies to Congress that the Soviet Union has conducted such a test.

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Amendment Number
618
Description
An amendment to require that $100 million of Air Force research and development funds be available to initiate development of a ground-based kinetic anti-satellite weapon using existing technology and prohibiting tests of the weapon against an object in space at an altitude above 800 nautical miles unless the President certifies to Congress that the Soviet Union has conducted such a test.
Congress
100
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Apr 28, 1988
Latest Action Text
Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 195 - 212 (Record Vote No: 76).
Submitted Date
Apr 28, 1988
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 14, 2021
Amendment 618 — Informed