However, as the Army tried to get the program off the ground, Congress declined to provide funding for it in the fiscal year 1977 budget and the ASH Project Manager's Office (PM-ASH) was closed on 30 September 1976.
Porén, cando o Exército intentaba de facer queo proxecto saíse adiante, o Congreso negouse a proporcionar financiamento no presuposto do ano fiscal de 1977 e a oficina do director do proxecto ASH pechouse o 30 de setembro de 1976.