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Administration's auxiliary crane ship (T-ACS) program, Hagglunds has so far delivered 32 specially de- signed cranes.

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White House Expected

To Approve MarAd/FMC

Funding Bill Shortly

The White House is reviewing a bill, already approved by the House and Senate, that would establish funding for the Departments of

Commerce, Justice, State and Judi- ciary, and related agencies, for fis- cal year 1993. The measure also includes $18.3 million for the Fed- eral Maritime Commission (FMC) and $560 million for the Maritime

Administration (MarAd). The bill is expected to be signed shortly.

MarAd's share includes $440.5 million in maintenance and addi- tions for the Ready Reserve Force (RRF), provided the acquisition of

U.S. ships has first priority. The funds may not be utilized to buy tankers and other vessels from for- eign sources unless these ships are not available from U.S. sources.

Also included in the bill is $48 million to cover the risk associated with the Title XI loan guarantee program, as required by the Federal

Credit Reform Act of 1990. The

FMC's portion of the budget includes funding for the Automated Tariff

Filing and Information System.

NAVSEA/ASNE Issue "Call For Papers" For 1993 Logistics Symposium

The Naval Sea Systems Com- mand (NAVSEA) and the American

Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) have issued a call for papers relat- ing to next year's NAVSEA Interna- tional Logistics Symposium in Crys- tal City, Arlington, Va., June 29 to 30, 1993. The symposium, "Ad- vanced Logistics Technology for the

International Community," is being sponsored by both organizations.

A submitted abstract should de- scribe the writer's topic, scope, ap- proach and application of one of the following subject matter: Raster

Imaging Technology; Computer- aided Acquisition & Logistics Sup- port; Digitization of Logistics Docu- mentation; PC-based Logistics Sup- port Planning System; New Inter- mediate and Depot Level Mainte- nance Technologies; Supportability of Non-U.S. Supported Equipment;

New COSAL Computation Models;

New Configuration Management

Programs; Ship Configuration and

Logistics Support Information Sys- tem (SCLSIS); International Com- puter-aided Provisioning; Repair

Parts Requisitioning Procedures;

New Training Technologies; New

Initiatives in Reliability and Main- tainability; or New Test Equipment

Technologies.

One to two page abstracts should be submitted to: James E. Grabb,

ASNE, 1452 Duke Street, Alexan- dria, VA 22314-3458. Tel: (703) 836-6727. Fax: (703) 836-7491. To exhibit, contact Carol Hardee.

Undersea R&D Budget For

FY'93 $460 Million Over

Administration's Request

The House increased the Navy's undersea research and development (R&D) budget by $460 million over the Bush Administration's request for fiscal year 1993.

Faring well in the R&D appro- priations was the Defense Advanced

Research Projects Agency's (DARPA's) non-acoustic anti-subma- rine warfare program, up to $46 million from the Administration's original $30 million request.

The $58 million for advanced sub- marine technology R&D that the

Pentagon asked Congress for was approved by both the appropriations and authorization conference com- mittees. Other DARPA undersea programs receiving Congressional appropriations include: $5 million for unmanned undersea vehicle tech- nology; $15 million for advanced anti-submarine warfare technology involving the application of parallel computers; $4 million "to conduct an at-sea demonstration and evalu- ation of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) drive," a quiet ship propul- sion system using superconductiv- ity; and $133 million, out of the $155 million requested by the Navy, to speed the development of the new

Centurian attack submarine design.

Navy Extends Life Of

Philadelphia Navy Yard

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In the 1993 defense appropria- tions act, the Navy has been re- quired by Congress to provide the

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