A bill to prohibit the United States from engaging in weather modification activities for military purposes.

Summary

Provides that none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by any Act may be obligated or expended for: (1) weather modification activities as weapons of war; (2) the type of activities carried out by the Department of Defense in Vietnam under the code names of Operation Sherwood Forest, Operation Hot Tip, and Operation Pink Rose in which so-called fire storms or fires over a large area were, or were attempted to be, intentionally ignited; (3) entering into any agreement providing agents, delivery systems, dissemination equipment, or instructions for the military application of weather modification techniques or for deliberately igniting so-called fire storms or fires over large areas for military purposes; or (4) procuring or maintaining agents, delivery systems, or dissemination equipment for the purpose of modifying weather conditions for military purposes or igniting so-called fire storms or fires over large areas for military purposes.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 15 January 1973

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