BALANCED TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE

SEC. 215. BALANCED TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE (a) Purpose.—It is the purpose of this section to authorize funds for the Balanced Technology Initiative program. (b) Program Focus.—The focus of the Balanced Technology Initiative program shall be on the development of innovative concepts and methods of enhancing conventional defense capabilities, including the development of concepts and methods to take full advantage 101 STAT. 1051 of the technological superiority of the United States and its allies as a means of increasing the rate of obsolescence of equipment, doctrine, and tactics of the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact countries. Such development shall give particular emphasis to the following: (1) Armor/anti-armor initiatives. (2) Defenses against armed helicopters. (3) Hypervelocity missiles for ground combat use. (4) Defense against anti-ship missiles, including those with “stealth” characteristics. (5) “Smart” mines for both land and ocean warfare. (6) Lightweight, air transportable vehicles with anti-armor capabilities for rapid transport to remote areas. (7) Improved conventional anti-submarine warfare munitions. (8) “Smart” standoff munitions and submunitions for delivery outside of lethal air defense ranges. (c) Amounts Authorized.—(1) Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to section 201 for fiscal year 1988— (A) Not less than $300,000,000 ($275,000,000) shall be obligated only for research and development in connection with those programs, projects, and activities initiated pursuant to section 222 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 (Public Law 99–661; 100 Stat. 3845); and (B) Not less than $200,000,000 shall be obligated only for research and development under the Balanced Technology Initiative and shall be used only for new and innovative programs, projects, and activities that have not been designated for funding under that section. (2) Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to section 201 for fiscal year 1989, not less than $300,000,000 shall be obligated for research and development in connection with the Balanced Technology Initiative. (d) Relationship to Conventional Defense Initiative.—The Conventional Defense Initiative provided for in section 221 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 (Public Law 99–661; 100 Stat. 3845) and for which funds are authorized by section 214 is not an element of the Balanced Technology Initiative. Funds made available for the purpose of this section may not be obligated for any program, project, or activity of the Conventional Defense Initiative.