BUDGET REQUESTS (Chart 3) Our Fiscal Year 1985 appropriation request for Defense Programs totals $7.3 billion. In addition the request for the Fiscal Year 1984 Supplemental is $157.6 million (Chart 4). General Hoover, Dr. Gilbert, and Mr. Culpepper will explain in detail the specific requirements for their programs. (Chart 5) Because our work is in direct support of the United States military nuclear forces, it seems appropriate, for perspective, to compare the size of the Department's Defense Programs effort to the combined total of the nuclear force effort in the Department of Defense and in the Department of Energy. In that context, in Fiscal Year 1985, our budget request comprises about 15 percent of the total. In Fiscal Year 1984, the percentage is about 15 percent, and in Fiscal Year 1983, it was approximately 14 percent. In the context of prior year budgets, our Fiscal Year 1985 request and the Fiscal Year 1984 supplemental may seen large. I suggest that in the context of the Department of Defense budget for nuclear weapon systems, our request is not only very reasonable, but it is also consistent with Congressional action in prior years. While we are all concerned about budget deficits, our primary objective within Defense Programs is to provide the nuclear warheads to support the strategic posture of the Administration. We believe our budget request will continue to provide for balanced support of the Department of Defense. I will be pleased to answer any questions the Committee may have. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH ROBERT L. MORGAN Robert L. Morgan was appointed Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on January 3, 1984. He also continues in his dual position as Manager of the Department's Savannah River Operations Office in South Carolina, which he has held since March 1, 1980. Prior to his new appointment as Principal Deputy in the Defense Programs Office, Mr. Morgan served as Director of DOE's Nuclear Waste Policy Act Project Office since appointment on January 31, 1983. Mr. Morgan began working with the U.S. reactor development program in 1959 while with the U.S. Army at the Idaho Operations Office of the then, Atomic Energy Commission. In June 1965, he resigned his commission and accepted a position at the Savannah River Operations Office. He was concerned with the development of work in the Heavy Water Organic Cooled Power Reactor program and when the program was transferred to Canogo Park, California in 1966, Mr. Morgan became the Senior Representative at that site for reactor development programs. Mr. Morgan rejoined the staff at the Savannah River Operations office in July 1973 as Deputy Manager. In November 1977, he was detailed to DOE Headquarters in Washington where he first served as Acting Director for Field Operations Management for the Assistant Secretary for Energy Technology. In May 1978, he was assigned as Acting Director of the Office of Nuclear Waste Management. He returned to full time status at the Savannah River Operations Office in November 1978 where, in addition to his duties as Deputy Manager, he also served as Assistant Manager for Health, Safety and Environment. In February 1981, Mr. Morgan was once again detailed to DOE's Washington Headquarters to serve as Acting Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs, and in July 1983, as Acting Deputy Under Secretary. Since 1981, Mr. Morgan has also served as the Department's representative to the Southeastern Federal Regional Council and the Southern States Energy Board. Mr. Morgan graduated with a B.S. degree from the U.S. Military Academy in 1952, and an M.S. degree in Civil and Nuclear Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1959. He is married to the former Arden Park of Hayward, California, and they have three children. They reside in Aiken, South Carolina. February 1984 DEFENSE PROGRAMS DEFENSE PROGRAMS MISSION Chart 1 • DESIGN, TEST AND MANUFACTURE ALL U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS • DEVELOP INERTIAL FUSION IN SUPPORT OF THE NATION'S MILITARY NEEDS • PRODUCE ALL NUCLEAR MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR THE U.S. WEAPONS PROGRAM AND MANAGE DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE • ENSURE THE PROTECTION, CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS AND DOE FACILITIES • ENSURE VERIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL ARMS AGREEMENTS AND CONTROL THE TRANSFER OF SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT • CONTROL THE DISSEMINATION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION AUTHORITY • ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954, AS AMENDED (TRANSFERRED TO DOE BY PL 95-91, "DOE ORGANIZATION ACT"). Chart 2 • ANNUAL "NUCLEAR WEAPON STOCKPILE TOTAL NUCLEAR WEAPON SYSTEMS • DESIGN, TEST AND MANUFACTURE ALL U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS • DEVELOP INERTIAL FUSION IN SUPPORT OF THE NATION'S MILITARY NEEDS • PRODUCE ALL NUCLEAR MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR THE U.S. WEAPONS PROGRAM AND MANAGE DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE • ENSURE THE PROTECTION, CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS AND DOE FACILITIES • ENSURE VERIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL ARMS AGREEMENTS AND CONTROL THE TRANSFER OF SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT • CONTROL THE DISSEMINATION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION |