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The document is a summary of the funding and activities of the STARGATE program in fiscal year 1992. The conferees agree to provide $2,000,000 for the program and support the continuation of the specialized HUMINT initiative. The Director of DIA is directed to realign civilian billets for the program. The program should focus on evaluating the activities of foreign governments, especially the Soviet Union and Communist China, with an emphasis on weaponization efforts. There should be a balance between foreign assessments, operational activities, and research. Operational users should be identified, including the Department of Defense Special Operations Command. A report on the overall two-year architecture of the program should be provided to the Committees on appropriations within 120 days. The key program activities for FY 1992 include foreign assessments, data base development, external research, in-house investigations, training techniques, and project documentation. The goal is to provide a more systematic and scientifically sound approach to the program and to permit a more systematic review of potential intelligence implications.

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 STA.RG~T~:
 The conferees agree to provide $2,000,000 for the STAR
 program as  proposed  by  the  Senate.  The  conferees  support
 continuation of DIA's specialized HUMINT initiative encompasse
 the STARGATE program  and, following  lasts year's  practice,
 including RED funding so that the program may gursue m long
 research  .and  operations .plan  without  constant  review
 adjustment.
 The conferees direct 'that the Director of OI?~ realign
 civilian billets within DIA to be dedicated solely to the STARc
 program. In addition, the conferees direct that the $2,000,oOt
 NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS
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 ~t~IJ1's fiscal year 1992 program funds be used exclusively Por./the
 ST,FiRGATE  program and  that a  program -plan for the funding  be
 prepared  emphasizing  the  foTloWing arE}as;
 (I) a, continued robust effort to evaluate the activities of,
 foreign  governments, particularly the  activities of  the Soviet
 SG6A Union,  Communist China                  emphasis regarding ~.he
 _  Sovfet  and  Chinese  programs  should  include  efforts  towards
 ireaponizat~.on;
 (2j an even balance between foreign assessments, operational
 activities  and research, with  the  overall architecture  of  the
 program such that the three areas are related to and enhance each
 other;
 (3j  operational users should be  identified in DaD and the
 intelligence  community, and- the  operations plan developed  with
 appropriate attention to user interest; the conferees desire that,
 in  particular,  a  tasking  relationship  be  developed  with  the
 Department of Defense Special Operations~Command; and
 {4j a report on the overall two year architecture be prepared
 and provided to the Committees on appropriations within 120 days
 after enactment of this pct.
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 FY 1992 AUTHORIZATION
 -  ~2 million RED funds provided to col~tinue research
 -  DIA to realign ten civilian billets for project
 -  Even balance with foreign assessments, operational
 activities and research:
 - -  Foreign assessments to:
 - - -  include Russia, China, Others
 - - -  search for  weaponization  efforts
 - -   Operational activity to:
 ---  identify users, user interest
 - - -  include DoD Special Operations Command, others
 2   year architecture  report within  120  days of  enactment
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 KEY PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
 FY 1992
 ?   FOREIGN ASSESSMENTS
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 UPDATE SOVIET, CHINESE
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 DATA BASE DEVELOPMENT
 ?  EXTERNAL RESEARCH
 BIOPHYSICAL/NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL
 -  MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAM VARIABLES
 -  ENERGETIC INTERACTIONS
 DATA QUALITY ENHANCEMENTS
 -  NEW  TECHNIQUES
 -  TARGET CHARACTERISTICS
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 KEY PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
 FY 1992
 ?   IN-HOUSE INVESTIGATIONS
 PROFICIENCY PROJECTS
 TRAINING TECHNIQUES
 BALANCED OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY
 LINK  WITH RESEARCH
 ?    SUPPORT
 -  PERSONNEL NEEDSIDEVELOPMENT
 -  DATA BASE EQUIPMENT
 ?    PROJECT DOCUMENTATION
 ALL INVESTIGATIONS; FOREIGN ASSESSMENTS
 COMPREHENSIVE LONG-RANGE PLAN
 DATA USE/TASKING GUIDELINES
 2-YEAR PROGRAM ARCHITECTURE
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 o  TO PROVIDE A MORE SYSTMATIC AND ~~SCIENTIFICA~LY
 T? PROVIDE A MEASURE O FUN~?ING STABILITY.
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 SOUND APPRaACH Tt? THE ~[~ EFFORT.
 TO PERMIT 1A11C~ER ANt~ MODE SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF
 POTENTIAL IN~'ELLIf3ENGE IMPLICATIONS.
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