(Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2000 for: (1) defense-wide procurement; (2) reserve procurements; (3) the Defense Inspector General; (4) the chemical demilitarization program; (5) Department of Defense (DOD) health care programs; and (6) the Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program.
Subtitle B: Army Programs - Authorizes the use of multiyear procurement contracts for specified Army missiles, aircraft, vehicles, and programs. Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from entering into such a contract until the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) provides specified information to the Senate and House defense and appropriations committees regarding the total obligational authority for such program.
(Sec. 112) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 to extend through FY 2001 a pilot program on sales of manufactured articles and services of certain Army industrial facilities without regard to their availability from domestic sources. Extends the deadline for a report from the Defense Inspector General under such pilot program.
(Sec. 113) Amends the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 to revise conditions for the award of a second-source procurement contract for the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles.
Subtitle C: Navy Programs - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy, beginning with the FY 2000 program year, to enter into a multiyear procurement contract for the F-A 18E-F aircraft. Prohibits the Secretary of the Navy from entering into such a contract until the Secretary provides specified information to the defense and appropriations committees regarding the total obligational authority for such program and a related certification.
Subtitle D: Chemical Stockpile Destruction Program - Directs the Secretary to conduct an assessment of the current program for the destruction of the U.S. chemical agents and munitions stockpile in order to reduce significantly the cost of such program, ensure completion of the program under the terms of the Chemical Weapons Convention, and maintain maximum protection of the general public, the personnel involved in the demilitarization program, and the environment. Authorizes the Secretary, following such assessment, to take necessary actions to achieve such purposes. Requires a report to Congress. Prohibits facilities constructed to carry out such demilitarization from being used for any other purpose, with an exception.
(Sec. 142) Amends the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 to require the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology and the Secretary of the Army to jointly submit to Congress a plan for the transfer of oversight of the Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment program from the Under Secretary to such Secretary.
Subtitle E: Other Matters - Prohibits the Secretary from obligating any funds after the end of FY 2000 to buy or lease a commercial satellite communications system or service unless the Secretary determines that such system or service has been proven through independent testing to be safe and not interfere with or disrupt the use of commercial or military Global Positioning System receivers used by DOD.
(Sec. 152) Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to carry out a program to procure firefighting equipment for the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve.
(Sec. 153) Provides for the installation of cooperative engagement equipment into Navy vessels, shore facilities, and aircraft in order to ensure the fielding of a battle group with fully functional cooperative engagement capability by FY 2003. Provides funding.
Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 2000 for research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E).
(Sec. 202) Earmarks specified RDT&E funds for basic and applied research projects.
Subtitle B: Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations - Directs the Secretary to establish and carry out a program to provide for the evaluation and competitive demonstration of concepts for advanced capability combat vehicles for the Army. Requires a report from the Secretary of the Army and the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to the defense and appropriations committees on program implementation. Earmarks specified RDT&E funds for such program.
(Sec. 212) Requires the defense manufacturing technology program to address broad defense-related manufacturing inefficiencies and requirements.
(Sec. 213) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary has failed to comply with the funding objective for the Defense Science and Technology Program, thus jeopardizing the stability of the defense technology base and technological superiority in future weapons systems. Calls for an increase in such Program budgeting for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2009.
Subtitle C: Ballistic Missile Defense - Requires additional program elements for ballistic missile defense programs.
Subtitle D: Other Matters - Directs the Secretary to designate the Secretary of the Army as the DOD executive agent for oversight of RDT&E of certain high energy laser technologies. Requires such function to be carried out through the Army Space and Missile Command at the High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 2000 for operation and maintenance (O&M) for the armed forces and specified activities and agencies of DOD.
(Sec. 302) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2000 for: (1) working capital and revolving funds; and (2) the Armed Forces Retirement Home.
(Sec. 304) Authorizes the transfer of up to $150 million from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund to specified military O&M accounts for FY 2000.
(Sec. 305) Directs the Secretaries of the military departments to transfer specified O&M funds within their department to defense working capital funds to fund operations of the Defense Commissary Agency.
Subtitle B: Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations - Makes specified defense-wide O&M funds available for reimbursing the Navy Exchange Service Command for costs incurred to relocate to Virginia Beach, Virginia, and to lease headquarters space there.
(Sec. 312) Earmarks Army O&M funds for the replacement of nonsecure tactical radios of the 82nd Airborne Division.
(Sec. 313) Authorizes appropriations for the O&M of Air Force space launch facilities. Makes a corresponding reduction in other Air Force O&M funds. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of space launch ranges and requirements and report results to the defense and appropriations committees.
Subtitle C: Environmental Provisions - Directs the Secretary to use certain Army Corps of Engineers contracts for the remediation of asbestos and lead-based paint at U.S. military installations within the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such requirement on a case-by-case basis.
Subtitle D: Performance of Functions by Private-Sector Sources - Directs the Secretary to include in an annual report concerning contracting for commercial and industrial type functions a summary of the number of work year equivalents performed by private contractor employees in providing services to DOD and the total value of the contracted services.
(Sec. 332) Directs the Secretary, within ten days after a decision to waive a certain cost comparison study in connection with the conversion to contractor performance of any DOD commercial activity, to report to Congress describing the commercial activity subject to the waiver and the rationale for such waiver.
(Sec. 334) Adds additional reporting requirements with respect to fiscal year expenditures for the performance of depot-level maintenance and repair workloads by the public and private sector.
(Sec. 336) Prohibits the Secretary and the Secretary of the military department concerned from imposing on a public entity awarded a contract for the performance of any depot-level maintenance and repair workload any requirements regarding management systems, reviews, oversight, or reporting different from that normally required to perform and manage such workloads by such entity, unless specifically provided in the solicitation for that contract.
(Sec. 337) Directs the Secretary of the Army, before selecting an entity to develop and implement a new computer system for the Army Material Command to perform functions currently performed by Army computer centers in St. Louis, Missouri, and Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, to provide such centers with an opportunity to establish their most efficient organization, which must be in place no later than May 31, 2001.
(Sec. 338) Directs the Secretary of the Air Force to submit to Congress an evaluation of Air Force programs that are managed under the Total System Performance Responsibility Program. Requires the Comptroller General (CG) to review and evaluate such report.
(Sec. 339) Directs the Secretary of the Air Force to report to Congress identifying the core logistics capability requirements for depot-level maintenance and repair for the C-17 aircraft. Requires CG review.
Subtitle E: Defense Dependents Education - Earmarks specified defense-wide O&M funds for providing assistance to local educational agencies that benefit military or Federal employee dependents under the defense domestic dependents elementary and secondary schools program. Authorizes the continued enrollment of such dependents at participating schools for the remainder of a school year, notwithstanding a change in the status of such member or employee that would otherwise terminate the eligibility of the dependent under the program.
Subtitle F: Military Readiness Issues - Directs the Secretary to provide for an independent study of DOD secondary inventory and inventory shortages affecting readiness. Requires the study entity to prepare a timetable for the disposal of excess inventory over a period not to exceed three years. Outlines report requirements.
(Sec. 352) Directs the Secretary to provide for an independent study of restructured sustainment and engineered logistics product support practices within DOD to determine whether such practices would be able to provide adequate sustainment supplies to military units and installations should it ever be necessary to execute the National Military Strategy prescribed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Outlines report requirements.
(Sec. 353) Directs the Secretary to provide for an independent study by the Rand Corporation of requirements for a comprehensive readiness reporting system for DOD as provided under the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999. Outlines report requirements.
(Sec. 354) Directs the Secretary to review the impact that the consistent lack of adequate funding for real property maintenance of military installations during the five-year period ending on December 31, 1998, has had on readiness, the quality of life of military personnel and their dependents, and the infrastructure on military installations. Requires a report.
(Sec. 355) Directs the Secretary to establish logistics standards for sustained military operations. Requires such standards to be considered in establishing annual DOD funding requirements. Requires a report.
Subtitle G: Other Matters - Authorizes the Secretary concerned to install telephone lines and other necessary telecommunications equipment in the private residences of designated persons providing voluntary services, and to pay charges for the use of such equipment.
(Sec. 362) Authorizes the Secretary concerned to use working capital-funded industrial facilities of that department to sell engineering services provided by such facilities to persons outside of DOD, under a DOD contract or subcontract.
(Sec. 364) Authorizes DOD disbursing officials to provide operating funds to automated teller machines on naval vessels and to accept transfers of funds made through such machines.
(Sec. 365) Authorizes the Chairman of the Retirement Home Board and the Director of the U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home to apply for and accept a direct grant from the Secretary of the Interior under the National Historic Preservation Act for maintaining, repairing, and preserving the historic buildings and grounds of such Home that are included on the National Register of Historic Places.
(Sec. 366) Authorizes the above Board to lease (currently, only to sell) certain real property in the District of Columbia near the Home. Provides additional terms and conditions for such sale or lease.
(Sec. 367) Prohibits Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam from being included as a point of origin in any test or demonstration program of DOD regarding the moving of household goods of military personnel.
Title IV: Military Personnel Authorizations - Subtitle A: Active Forces - Sets forth the authorized end strengths for active-duty forces as of the end of FY 2000. Revises such minimum end strength levels.
(Sec. 403) Makes permanent: (1) the exemption from general and flag officer grade limitations appointments to certain senior joint officer positions; and (2) the requirement for the Secretaries concerned to each make one recommendation for a joint four-star officer position. Revises generally certain limitations on the authorized number of active duty generals and admirals for each armed force.
Subtitle B: Reserve Forces - Sets forth the authorized end strengths as of the end of FY 2000 for members of the Selected Reserve and reserve personnel on active duty in support of the reserves.
(Sec. 413) Sets forth the authorized end strengths as of the end of FY 2000 for military technicians (dual status).
(Sec. 414) Increases the number of certain officers and enlisted personnel authorized to serve on active duty in support of the reserves.
(Sec. 415) Authorizes the end strengths of any reserve component of the Selected Reserve to be varied by up to two percent.
Subtitle C: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 2000 for military personnel.
Title V: Military Personnel Policy - Subtitle A: Officer Personnel Policy - Authorizes a promotion selection board to recommend for promotion an officer from below the promotion zone for that position when the number of officers recommended is less than one.
Subtitle B: Matters Relating to Reserve Components - Authorizes the Secretary concerned to: (1) delay the separation or retirement of a reserve officer until the completion of court-martial disciplinary proceedings; and (2) order a reserve member to active duty, with their consent, to receive authorized medical care, to be medically evaluated for disability or other purposes, or to complete a required DOD health care study.
(Sec. 513) Makes ineligible for promotion a reserve officer serving in an educational delay status in order to attend an approved educational institution to receive advanced training, when such training is subsidized by the military department concerned. Makes such provision retroactive with respect to promotion boards convened before the enactment of this Act.
(Sec. 514) Requires a major or lieutenant commander who has twice failed to be selected for promotion to be removed from the reserve active status list on the later of the first day of the month after such member completes 20 years of service (current law) or seven months after the President approves the report of the board which considered such officer for the second time.
(Sec. 515) Excludes from the computation of creditable years of service for a reserve officer service performed as a reserve commissioned officer while in a program of advanced education to receive the first professional degree required for appointment, designation, or assignment within various military medical specialties, or as a chaplain or judge advocate, provided such service occurs before the officer commences initial active or reserve service in the specialty resulting from such degree.
(Sec. 516) Authorizes the Secretary concerned to retain reserve component chaplains until age 67 (currently 60).
(Sec. 517) Authorizes reserve personnel to travel in a space required status on military aircraft between the member's home and place of inactive-duty training, or place of duty in lieu of unit training assembly, when there is no available road or rail transportation.
(Sec. 518) Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to provide up to $5,200 yearly in financial assistance to certain members of the Marine Corps Reserve for completion of: (1) baccalaureate degree requirements in an educational program that takes less than five years to complete; or (2) doctor of jurisprudence or bachelor of laws degree requirements in programs that take no more than three years to complete. Outlines eligibility requirements, including selection as an officer candidate in the Marine Corps Platoon Leader's Class Program and completion of at least six weeks of military training. Requires graduates to serve at least five years of active duty upon graduation. Prohibits more than 1,2000 individuals from participating in such program at any one time. Provides for the computation of creditable service for officers serving in such positions.
(Sec. 519) Directs the Secretary of the Army to conduct a review of the manner, process, and organization used by the Army to recruit new members for the Army Reserve. Requires a report.
Subtitle C: Military Technicians - Authorizes the Secretary concerned to continue to pay compensation to a military technician (dual status) for up to 12 months (currently six months) after such individual loses membership in the Selected Reserve if such membership loss was not due to the failure to meet military standards.
(Sec. 522) Requires military technicians (dual status) of the Army or Air Force Reserve who lose such dual status to either: (1) be separated from duty, if eligible for an unreduced annuity at the time; or (2) apply for either a return to dual status or employment in a civil service position that is not a technician position. Provides restrictions for a technician that continues employment as a non-dual status technician. Requires non-dual status technicians so employed who are eligible for an unreduced annuity to be separated from service within six months after enactment of this section. Requires technicians who are not eligible for an unreduced annuity to apply for either a dual status position or a civil service position that is not a technician position. Prohibits the Secretaries of the Army and Air Force, until October 1, 2004, from approving during any fiscal year more than 25 mandatory retirements under this section. Entitles to a retirement annuity an employee who was hired: (1) as a military reserve technician on or before February 10, 1996, and who is separated from such service after becoming 50 years of age and completing 25 years of service by reason of being separated from the Selected Reserve or ceasing to hold the military grade specified by the Secretary concerned for such position; or (2) as a military technician (dual status) after such date and who is separated from service or ceases to hold the necessary military grade after completing 25 years of service as a dual status technician or reaching 50 years of age and completing 20 years of such service. Entitles such personnel to appropriate disability retirement.
(Sec. 523) Revises provisions concerning non-dual status technicians to: (1) define such a technician, among other things, as an individual who, when hired, was not required to maintain membership in the Selected Reserve; (2) prohibit, as of October 1, 2007, the total number of such technicians employed by the Army and Air Force Reserve from exceeding 175; and (3) prohibit, as of October 1, 2001, the total number of such technicians employed by the National Guard from exceeding 1,950.
(Sec. 524) Revises provisions relating to National Guard technicians to: (1) require persons so employed to be dual status technicians and to hold the military grade specified for that position; (2) allow a person to be employed as a non-dual status technician if the position occupied has been designated to be filled only by a non-dual status technician; (3) implement the ceiling on such positions as established in the previous section; (4) provide for the prompt separation of persons who lose their dual status or cease to hold the necessary military grade; and (5) prohibit the Secretary concerned from prescribing a qualification applicable to such technicians (for Federal recognition purposes) that is not applicable to other members of the National Guard in the same grade, branch, position, and type of unit or organization involved.
(Sec. 526) Directs the Secretary to review the Army process for developing estimates of the annual authorizations and appropriations required for civilian personnel of the Army generally and for National Guard and Army Reserve technicians in particular. Requires appropriate revision to such process, and a report to the defense committees.
(Sec. 527) Sets forth the end strength as of the end of FY 2000 for civilian employees who are non-dual status technicians of the Army or Air Force Reserve or National Guard.
Subtitle D: Service Academies - Increases from: (1) 35 to 50 percent the amount of reimbursement authorized to be waived by the Secretary concerned for educational costs of foreign students at U.S. service academies; and (2) five to 20 the number of such students for whom all such costs may be waived.
(Sec. 532) Requires the Secretary of the Army to take necessary action to ensure that the U.S. Military Academy is in compliance with the cadet end strength limit not later than the day before the last day of the 2000-2001 academic year. Requires each department Secretary to enforce its maximum of 4,000 cadets or midshipmen as of the last day of any academic year.
(Sec. 533) Provides the authorized military grade for persons serving as Dean of the Academic Board at the U.S. Military Academy and Dean of Faculty, U.S. Air Force Academy.
(Sec. 534) Excludes from general and flag officer grade limitations persons serving as a superintendent of a service academy.
Subtitle E: Education and Training - Directs the Secretary to establish a program to facilitate the enrollment and instruction at senior military colleges of persons from foreign countries (the DOD international student program). Directs the Secretary to recommend students to such colleges. Requires the student to pay instruction costs. Provides FY 2000 funding for other program costs.
(Sec. 542) Authorizes the Commandant of the U.S. Army War College to confer the degree of master of strategic studies.
(Sec. 543) Authorizes the Commander of the Air University to confer the degree of master of strategic studies and master of military operational art and science.
(Sec. 544) Revises generally provisions concerning the award of reserve service credit for participation in the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program.
(Sec. 545) Makes permanent (currently terminates September 30, 1999) the authority of the Secretary concerned to allow graduate students to receive financial assistance under the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program.
(Sec. 546) Increases the monthly subsistence allowance for senior ROTC cadets selected for advanced training.
(Sec. 547) Makes yearly amounts available for the National Guard Challenge Program in excess of $62.5 million available for the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
(Sec. 548) Changes from annually to biennially a required report from the Secretary to Congress concerning operation of the educational assistance program under the Montgomery GI Bill.
(Sec. 549) Prohibits the availability of DOD and certain other funding to a covered educational entity if the Secretary determines that such entity has a policy or practice that either prohibits or prevents access to such campus for military recruitment purposes. Provides exceptions.
Subtitle F: Decorations and Awards - Waives time limitations with respect to the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to certain individuals recognized by the Secretary of the Navy for service during World War II or Korea.
(Sec. 552) Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should award a Presidential Unit Citation to the crew of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS in recognition of courage and skill throughout World War II.
(Sec. 553) Authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to Alfred Rascon for valor during the Vietnam conflict.
Subtitle G: Other Matters - Increases to up to 36 of the following 48 (currently 12 of the following 24) months the authorized period that the Secretary concerned may order to active duty certain retired members of the regular and reserve armed forces. Increases to 150 (currently 25) the number of officers of any one service authorized to be so ordered. Excludes from general and flag officer limitations officers assigned to a military retiree council.
(Sec. 562) Authorizes the Secretary concerned, during FY 1999 through 2002, to recall to active duty any retired officer having expertise as an aviator to fill staff positions normally filled by active-duty aviators. Requires release from such active duty period after one year. Requires a report from the Secretary to the defense committees on the use of such authority.
(Sec. 563) Requires the Navy Council of Personnel Boards to be professionally staffed by the Secretary of the Navy.
(Sec. 564) Prohibits civil employment for regular and reserve officers serving on active duty under a call or order for a period in excess of 270 (currently 180) days.
(Sec. 565) Revises provisions concerning the provision of honor guard details at funerals of veterans to: (1) require such detail to consist of at least two (currently three) members; (2) require one detail member to be of the same armed force as the deceased veteran; (3) require the Secretary concerned to provide material, equipment, and training to support nongovernmental organizations in supporting such details; (4) revise generally procedures for coordinating and responding to requests for such details; (5) authorize the Secretary to waive any requirements for honor guard details because of a contingency operation or when necessary to meet military requirements (requiring waiver notification to the defense committees); (6) include decedents who were members of the Selected Reserve among those eligible for such details; and (7) authorize the acceptance of voluntary services of veterans support organizations with respect to such a detail.
Authorizes a member of the Army or Air National Guard or Ready Reserve to be ordered to such duty, with such member's consent. Requires a minimum of two hours of such duty in order to receive service credit and any authorized compensation. Treats such duty as inactive-duty training for purposes of creditable service and benefits entitlement. Authorizes reimbursement for travel and transportation expenses incurred in conjunction with such duty when performed 50 miles or more from the member's residence. Prohibits performance of such duty by a reserve member from being considered a period of drill or training. Provides for the crediting of such service for retirement purposes. Authorizes a member of the Ready Reserve to be paid an allowance of $50 for such duty, at the discretion of the Secretary concerned.
(Sec. 566) Requires the National Guard Challenge Program to include at least a 22-week residential program and a 12-month post-residential monitoring period. Increases to $62.5 million the annual funding limit for such program.
(Sec. 567) Requests each local educational agency to provide to DOD the same access to secondary school students and related enrollment information as is generally provided to post-secondary educational institutions or prospective employers.
(Sec. 568) Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a survey on attitudes toward military service by members who are discharged from such service or transfer to a reserve component during the period between January 1 and June 30, 2000. Requires a report.
(Sec. 569) Directs the Secretary of each military department to review their military personnel system to identify those policies that prevent warfighting units from being fully manned, and to appropriately revise such policies. Requires a report.
(Sec. 570) Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations to provide the maximum possible protection for the confidentiality of communications between a military dependent who is a victim or perpetrator of sexual harassment, sexual assault, or intrafamily abuse and their therapist, counselor, or other person providing professional services. Requires a study by the CG and a report to the Secretary and Congress on study results.
Title VI: Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits - Subtitle A: Pay and Allowances - Waives any FY 2000 military pay increases tied to increases in the General Schedule of Compensation for Government employees. Increases by 4.8 percent, effective January 1, 2000, the rates of basic pay for military personnel. Revises, effective July 1, 2000, the rates of such pay for commissioned and warrant officers within specified grades. Requires increases in such pay for fiscal years after 2000 by a specified percentage based on the Economic Cost Index.
(Sec. 603) Earmarks specified military personnel funds authorized under this Act for a FY 2000 increase in the basic allowance for military housing inside the United States.
Subtitle B: Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays - Extends through 2000 specified authorities currently scheduled to expire at the end of 1999 with respect to certain special pay and bonus programs within the regular and reserve armed forces.
(Sec. 614) Requires air battle managers entitled to aviation career incentive pay to receive the higher of such pay or the amount they were receiving prior to such entitlement.
(Sec. 615) Revises provisions authorizing special pay to certain aviation career officers agreeing to extend their period of active duty to: (1) include officers below pay grade O-7 (currently O-6); (2) remove the requirement that such officers be in a critical aviation specialty and have completed at least six but less than 13 years of active duty; (3) repeal the lower alternative amount of such bonus for officers agreeing to serve for three additional years or less; (4) allow the term of the agreement to be extended so long as it does not extend beyond the period on which the officer would complete 25 years of aviation service (currently, 14 years of commissioned service); and (5) repeal certain content requirements for an annual report from the Secretaries concerned on such special pay authority.
(Sec. 616) Increases: (1) the rate of diving duty special pay; (2) the reenlistment bonus for active-duty personnel; and (3) the critical skills enlistment bonus (authorizing the lump-sum payment of such bonus).
(Sec. 619) Authorizes payment of a prior service enlistment bonus to certain members of the Selected Reserve attaining positions designated as critically short.
(Sec. 620) Increases: (1) certain special pay and authorized bonuses for nuclear-qualified officers; and (2) the foreign language proficiency special pay.
(Sec. 622) Authorizes special pay for certain special warfare officers who agree to remain on active duty in such service for at least one additional year. Limits such payment to $15,000 for each year under the agreement. Prohibits such agreement from extending beyond the date on which the officer would complete 14 years of active commissioned service. Requires the pro rata repayment of such bonus for periods not served.
(Sec. 623) Authorizes the payment of special pay of up to $50,000 for surface warfare officers who agree to remain on active duty to complete one or more tours of duty to which such officer may be ordered to serve as a department head on a surface ship. Requires the pro rata repayment of such bonus for periods not served.
(Sec. 624) Authorizes the payment of career enlisted flyer incentive pay to enlisted personnel who: (1) are entitled to basic pay or inactive duty training pay; (2) hold or are training for a career enlisted occupational or flyer specialty; and (3) are qualified for aviation service. Outlines operational flying duty requirements. Provides for the monthly amounts of such pay which increases with the years of creditable aviation service performed. Prohibits such pay for members already receiving either hazardous duty incentive pay or diving duty special pay.
(Sec. 625) Authorizes the payment of judge advocate continuation pay for judge advocates who have completed their prior service commitments and agree to remain on active duty in such service for an additional period. Limits such pay to $60,000. Requires the pro rata repayment of such pay for periods not served. Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on the need for additional incentives to improve the recruitment and retention of judge advocates.
Subtitle C: Travel and Transportation Allowances - Authorizes the Secretary concerned, if transient Government housing is not available, to provide lodging-in-kind for reserve personnel performing training duty and not otherwise entitled to travel and transportation allowances.
(Sec. 632) Authorizes the payment of temporary lodging expenses for members making their first permanent change of duty station.
(Sec. 633) Authorizes the use of any airport in the United States at which travel can be arranged at the same or lower cost in connection with emergency leave travel for military personnel. (Currently, only travel from the closest airport is authorized.)
Subtitle D: Retired Pay Reform - Limits the application of a reduction in retired pay currently required for individuals who first became members of the armed forces after July 31, 1986, and retired with less than 30 years of creditable service to only those who have elected to receive a bonus under this section. Makes eligible for such bonus those members who became members after such date, have 15 years or more of active duty, and execute written agreements to complete at least five more years of continuous active duty service. Makes such bonus a lump-sum amount of $30,000. Requires the Secretary concerned to notify eligible individuals of such bonus. Requires the pro rata repayment of such bonus for periods not served.
Subtitle E: Other Retired Pay and Survivor Benefit Matters - Authorizes the Secretary concerned, solely for allowing disability retirement eligibility for members dying in civilian medical facilities, to specify a date and time of death that is later than the time and death determined by the attending physician in such facility. Provides limitations. Makes such authority retroactive to persons dying on or after January 1, 1998.
(Sec. 652) Extends eligibility for an annuity for the surviving spouses of certain deceased former reserve personnel to those surviving spouses of individuals who died before March 21, 1974, while entitled to retired pay (current law) or was a member of a reserve component before October 1, 1978 (currently, during the period between September 21, 1972, and October 1, 1978) and would have been entitled to retired pay but for the fact of being under 60 years of age.
(Sec. 653) Extends authority for the presentation of the U.S. flag upon retirement to: (1) reserve personnel transferred from an active status or discharged after completion of eligibility for reserve retired pay; and (2) commissioned officers of the Public Health Service (PHS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
(Sec. 654) Includes NOAA officers in the DOD Military Retirement Fund. Requires Department of Commerce contributions to the Fund for such officers. Includes the Secretary of Commerce or the Department of Commerce within certain reporting requirements relating to such Fund.
(Sec. 655) Provides disability retirement or separation for members with at least eight years of active service for pre-existing conditions incurred before the member became entitled to basic pay in such member's current period of active duty. Provides a special rule for Selected Reserve members with physical disabilities not incurred in the line of duty.
Subtitle F: Eligibility to Participate in the Thrift Savings Plan - Authorizes a member performing active service of more than 30 days to elect to contribute a portion of basic pay (not to exceed five percent) or a portion of any special or incentive pay to the Thrift Savings Fund. Prohibits matching contributions. Adds a representative of such members to the Employee Thrift Advisory Council. Makes such authority effective one year after the enactment of this Act or July 1, 2000, whichever is later, and makes such authority contingent upon offsetting legislation proposed by the President for FY 2001.
Subtitle G: Other Matters - Authorizes the lump-sum payment of accrued unused annual leave upon a member's reenlistment into the armed forces.
(Sec. 672) Authorizes the Secretary concerned, under certain circumstances, to pay a per diem allowance to certain military technicians (dual status) serving on active duty without pay outside the United States.
(Sec. 673) Requires (currently authorizes) the Secretary to carry out a supplemental food benefits program for members on duty at stations outside the United States, and eligible civilians accompanying such personnel. Repeals a provision requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to make available to the Secretary for such program payments and commodities made for a supplemental food program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1976. Revises generally program administration. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, if requested by the Secretary, to provide technical assistance in carrying out the program.
(Sec. 674) Directs the Secretary concerned to pay to each eligible disabled military retiree a monthly amount, such amount being $300 for a disability rated as total, $200 for a disability rated at 90 percent, and $100 for one rated at 80 or 70 percent. Makes eligible for such payments retirees who have completed at least 20 years of retirement-creditable service and have a service-connected disability.
(Sec. 675) Makes inapplicable to members deployed in a contingency operation or similar operational mission a required limitation in the amount of tuition costs that will be paid for education or training during off-duty periods.
Title VII: Health Care Matters - Subtitle A: Health Care Services - Directs the Secretary to enter into agreements with designated health care providers to provide health care services in or through managed care plans to an eligible member of the armed forces who resides within the service area of the provider.
(Sec. 702) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 with respect to the chiropractic health care demonstration program to: (1) remove its demonstration program designation; (2) direct the Secretary, during FY 2000, to furnish the same chiropractic care in the designated military medical treatment facilities as furnished during the demonstration program; (3) revise certain reporting and related requirements; and (4) require a report from the Secretary to the defense committees if the Secretary determines that chiropractic health care services should be offered in military medical facilities or as part of the TRICARE program (a DOD managed health care program).
(Sec. 703) Authorizes the Secretary, on a case-by-case basis, to continue payment under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) for domiciliary or custodial care services to covered beneficiaries who, prior to the effective date of final regulations implementing the individual case management program, were provided such care.
(Sec. 704) Removes the prohibition on the use of DOD funds to perform abortions in the case in which pregnancy is the result of forcible rape or incest which has been reported to a law enforcement agency.
Subtitle B: TRICARE Program - Directs the Secretary, within six months after enactment of this Act, to implement a system for processing claims under the TRICARE program under which: (1) 95 percent of all mistake-free claims are processed within 30 days; and (2) 100 percent of such claims are processed within 100 days. Authorizes the Secretary to require that interest be paid on all claims not processed within 30 days. Prohibits the Secretary from requiring a contractor to begin providing managed care support under the TRICARE program until at least nine months after the award of the contract. Requires a report from the Secretary to Congress on claims backlogs and managed care support contracts.
(Sec. 712) Authorizes the Secretary to waive certain required deductibles under the TRICARE program for an eligible dependent of a reserve member on active duty, or National Guard member on full-time duty, under a call or order for a period of less than one year.
(Sec. 713) Authorizes the electronic processing of claims under the TRICARE Program.
(Sec. 714) Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress: (1) a study of how rates under CHAMPUS and Medicare compare to usual and customary commercial insurance rates; and (2) a proposal for an increase in CHAMPUS and Medicare rates.
(Sec. 715) Directs the Secretary to require that all new TRICARE Prime contracts include a requirement that the TRICARE Prime Remote network provide health care to members and their dependents in geographically separate units outside the catchment area of a military medical treatment facility. Requires an implementation report.
(Sec. 716) Provides that, in the case of a covered TRICARE eligible beneficiary who is not enrolled in TRICARE Prime, the Secretary may not require under any new health care contract that such beneficiary obtain a nonavailability statement or preauthorization in order to receive such services from a civilian provider or facilities outside the 200-mile radius of a military medical treatment facility. Provides exceptions.
(Sec. 717) Provides reimbursement of certain costs incurred by covered TRICARE Prime beneficiaries when referred for care to a provider or facility more than 100 miles outside the local catchment area of a military treatment facility.
(Sec. 718) Directs the Secretary to eliminate requirements in certain cases under TRICARE Prime that network primary care managers preauthorize covered beneficiaries to receive certain preventive health care services within the managed care support contract network without preauthorization from a primary care manager.
Subtitle C: Other Matters - Directs the Secretary, after specified consultation, to establish in DOD a pharmacy benefits program which shall include a uniform formulary of pharmaceutical agents, and to begin implementing such formulary no later than October 1, 2000. Requires such program to assure the availability of clinically appropriate pharmaceutical agents to military personnel, including, if appropriate, agents not included on the formulary. Directs the Secretary to establish a: (1) pharmaceutical and therapeutics committee to develop the formulary, review it, and make recommendations concerning appropriate formulary changes; and (2) Uniform Formulary Beneficiary Advisory Panel to review and comment on formulary development. Directs the Secretary, by April 1, 2000, to implement the Pharmacy Data Transaction Service. Provides deadlines and report requirements. Requires the Secretary to study and report to Congress on a design for a comprehensive pharmacy benefit for covered CHAMPUS beneficiaries who are enrolled and entitled to benefits under Medicare (Title XVIII of the Social Security Act).
(Sec. 722) Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations for the administration of the collection from third party insurers of the costs of care provided in military health care facilities to covered beneficiaries of such insurers.
(Sec. 723) Authorizes the Armed Forces Medical Examiner to conduct forensic pathology examinations, including an autopsy, to determine the cause or manner of death of persons under certain circumstances, including those who die while imprisoned in a military installation or from an injury or illness incurred during active duty or military training. Subjects such authority to the primary jurisdiction of any State or local government, or foreign country in which there is an international agreement with the United States.
(Sec. 724) Earmarks specified O&M funds for start-up costs for a Trauma Training Center to enhance the Army's capability to train forward surgical teams.
(Sec. 725) Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a study identifying areas within the Defense Health Program for which joint operations might be increased.
Title VIII: Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and Related Matters - Authorizes the Secretary to waive certain defense contracting procedures for the acquisition of coal or coke (currently, only for petroleum and natural gas).
(Sec. 802) Amends the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 to extend through 2001 DOD's authority to issue solicitations for purchases of commercial items in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold.
(Sec. 803) Includes the M2 and M60 machine guns within the authority of the Secretary to make procurements from the small arms production industrial base.
(Sec. 804) Makes permanent (currently terminates at the end of FY 1999) the authority for small business concerns to credit toward certain small business subcontracting goals purchases made from qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind or other severely handicapped.
(Sec. 805) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 to extend through FY 2003 a test program for the negotiation of comprehensive small business subcontracting plans.
(Sec. 806) Authorizes the Secretary to proceed with production of a national missile defense system without regard to whether initial operational testing and evaluation of such system has been completed. Requires such testing and evaluation to be completed as soon as practicable, and before system deployment. Directs the Secretary to notify the defense committees when such authority is exercised.
(Sec. 807) Requires certain reports from the Secretary to the defense and appropriations committees with respect to the procurement of a sufficient amount of precision munitions to carry out two major theater wars.
(Sec. 808) Directs the Secretary to implement a program to provide increased opportunities for small businesses to provide innovative technology for DOD acquisition programs. Requires a report.
(Sec. 809) Prohibits funds authorized under this Act from being expended without compliance with the Buy American Act. Expresses the sense of Congress that any DOD entity, in expending funds authorized by this Act, should purchase only American-made equipment and products. Authorizes the Secretary to debar from participation in DOD contracts any person convicted of intentionally affixing a "Made in America" label to any product not so made.
Title IX: Department of Defense Organization and Management - Prohibits the total amount obligated during FY 2000 for contracted and advisory assistance services from exceeding the amount specified in the President's budget for such services in such fiscal year, reduced by $100 million.
(Sec. 902) Redesignates the position of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. Establishes the position of Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness for advice and recommendations concerning DOD logistics and materiel readiness.
(Sec. 903) Directs the Secretary to issue a revision to the current directive for DOD management headquarters and headquarters support activities that incorporate: (1) a threshold specified by command; (2) a definition of such activities that is based upon function and includes any activity that reports directly to such an activity; and (3) uniform application of such revisions throughout DOD.
(Sec. 904) Directs the Secretary to reduce during FY 2000 defense acquisition and support personnel so that the total number of such personnel by October 1, 2000, is at least 25,000 less than such number as of October 1, 1999.
(Sec. 905) Directs the Secretary to establish a Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs as part of the National Defense University. Requires the Center to study the national goals and strategic posture of the People's Republic of China and the ability of such nation to develop, field, and deploy an effective military instrument in support of its strategic objectives. Requires the Center's core faculty to be scholars capable of providing diverse perspectives on Chinese political, strategic, and military thought. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress a timetable and organizational plan for establishing the Center.
(Sec. 906) Makes the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness responsible for monitoring the operations and personnel tempo (deployments and deployment tracking) of the armed forces.
(Sec. 907) Directs the Secretary to report to the defense committees on U.S. military space policy.
(Sec. 908) Authorizes the Secretary to employ and compensate civilian faculty members of the African Center for Strategic Studies.
(Sec. 909) Provides additional matters to be included in an annual report on joint warfighting experimentation.
(Sec. 910) Directs the Secretary to establish the Technology Security Directorate of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency as a separate defense agency named the Defense Technology Security Agency to advise on policy issues related to the transfer of specified strategically sensitive technology.
Title X: General Provisions - Subtitle A: Financial Matters - Authorizes the Secretary, in the national interest, to transfer up to $2 billion of authorizations made available in this Division for FY 2000 between any such authorizations for that fiscal year, with limitations. Requires congressional notification of any such transfers.
(Sec. 1002) Incorporates into this Act the Classified Annex prepared to accompany this Act and transmitted to the President.
(Sec. 1003) Authorizes appropriations in the amount that was appropriated to DOD for military personnel accounts specified in the 1999 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act.
(Sec. 1004) Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 to repeal the requirement for a two-year DOD budget cycle.
(Sec. 1005) Revises provisions concerning the acceptance of gifts and bequests for the benefit of the U.S. Naval Academy to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to accept such gifts for the Naval Academy Museum. Repeals the Naval Academy Museum Fund and the Naval Historical Center Fund, requiring amounts from such Funds to be deposited into the United States Naval Academy Gift and Museum Fund.
(Sec. 1006) Requires the President to transmit to Congress a supplemental appropriations request for DOD if he determines it to be in the national security interest to conduct combat or peacekeeping operations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during FY 2000.
Subtitle B: Naval Vessels and Shipyards - Requires congressional notification followed by a 30-day waiting period prior to the transfer of a vessel which has been stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.
(Sec. 1012) Authorizes the President to consent to the transfer of the ex-USS BOWMAN COUNTY to the USS LST Ship Memorial, Inc., for museum-related purposes.
(Sec. 1013) Directs the Secretary to report to the defense committees on naval vessel force structure requirements.
(Sec. 1014) Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to enter into contracts with private U.S. shipyards for the construction of new surface vessels for long-term lease to the United States for use by: (1) the Navy combat logistics or strategic sealift force; or (2) other auxiliary support vessels for DOD. Requires such contracts to be authorized by law. Outlines contract requirements.
(Sec. 1015) Authorizes the Secretary, after a determination of economic soundness for a proposed offer, to provide advance payments to a contractor for specified costs associated with inclusion or incorporation of defense features in a commercial vessel. Requires the contractor to provide a security interest for such payments.
Subtitle C: Matters Relating to Counter Drug Activities - Earmarks specified O&M funds authorized under this Act for conducting the counter-drug operation known as Caper Focus, which targets the maritime movement of cocaine on vessels in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Earmarks a specified amount of such funds for conversion to operational status of a specified wide aperture radar facility in Southern California. Directs the Secretary, as part of such conversion, to evaluate the facility's ability to detect and track high-speed vessels typically used in the water transportation of illegal drugs. Requires a report.
(Sec. 1022) Prohibits the use of funds for proposed forward operating locations outside the United States from which the U.S. Southern Command may conduct counter-drug detection and flight monitoring until a formal agreement regarding the use of such a location is executed between the United States and the host nation.
(Sec. 1023) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 to direct the Secretary to report to the defense committees on the deployment of U.S. military personnel in Columbia.
(Sec. 1024) Authorizes the Secretary, upon written request from the Attorney General (AG) or Secretary of the Treasury, to assign members of the armed forces to assist: (1) the Immigration and Naturalization Service in preventing the entry of terrorists and drug traffickers into the United States; and (2) the U.S. Customs Service in inspection activities at ports of entry to prevent the entry of weapons of mass destruction and their related components, prohibited narcotics or drugs, or other terrorist or drug trafficking items. Provides for a training program for such personnel. Requires a civilian law enforcement officer from the agency concerned to accompany any member assigned. Terminates such authority after September 30, 2002.
Subtitle D: Other Matters - Requires the Secretary to include in annual budget justification materials specific identification of amounts required to carry out records declassification activities pursuant to executive order. Limits to $20 million the amount authorized for FY 2000 for such activities.
(Sec. 1032) Directs the Secretary to notify the defense committees of information received with respect to the compromise of classified information concerning defense programs.
(Sec. 1033) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 to prohibit DOD funds from being used to retire or dismantle B-52H bomber aircraft below a level of 76 (currently 71). States that all such strategic nuclear force limitations contained therein shall cease to apply upon a specified certification from the President to Congress. Requires a minimum level of strategic nuclear delivery systems if the President submits such certification.
(Sec. 1034) Directs the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to report to the Secretary the Chairman's assessment of the strategic and military risks associated with executing missions under the current national military strategy.
(Sec. 1035) Directs the Secretary to include in his annual budget report a description of the operations and personnel tempo of the armed forces.
(Sec. 1036) Makes a specified provision of the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act calling for the elimination of certain reporting requirements inapplicable to specified reporting requirements contained in certain Federal armed forces provisions, prior military or national defense authorization Acts, and related Acts.
(Sec. 1038) Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to the United Service Organizations, Inc (USO)., to contribute funds for the USO's Spirit of Hope Endowment Fund. Provides grant funds from O&M funds authorized under this Act.
(Sec. 1039) Authorizes the Secretary to transfer to the AG quantities of non-stockpile lethal chemical agents required to support training at the Chemical Defense Training Facility in Fort McClellan, Alabama, against terrorist use of lethal chemical weapons or agents. Directs the Secretary to report annually to Congress on such transfers.
(Sec. 1040) Authorizes the Secretary to waive certain costs for the education of foreign military officers and civilian officials at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies if determined to be in the national security interest. Authorizes the Secretary to accept gifts and donations to offset such costs, under certain conditions. Requires the Secretary to notify Congress if such donations and gifts exceed $2 million in any fiscal year.
(Sec. 1041) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress describing the effect of continued U.S. military operations in the Balkans region on the ability of the United States to successfully engage in a major contingency or two simultaneous major theater wars.
(Sec. 1042) Directs the Secretary to report to the President and the defense, intelligence, and appropriations committees on the factors involved in the three recent failures of the Titan IV space launch vehicle and the reforms that the Secretary is implementing to minimize future failures of such vehicle and future launch systems. Requires an interim report.
(Sec. 1043) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on airlift requirements to support the U.S. national military strategy.
(Sec. 1044) Provides authorized uses of lease proceeds in connection with the operation of the Naval Academy Dairy Farm.
(Sec. 1045) Directs the DOD Inspector General to investigate whether DOD purchases of free weight strength training equipment are being made in compliance with the Buy American Act. Requires the report to be transmitted to the Secretary and then to Congress.
(Sec. 1046) Amends the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1999 to state that certain assistance provided to Federal, State, and local agencies under such Act shall include the performance by the Department of Justice of assessments of the threat and risk of terrorist employment of weapons of mass destruction against cities and other local areas. Provides for a related pilot test by the Attorney General.
Title XI: Department of Defense Civilian Personnel - Continues, notwithstanding certain Federal pay limitations, the authority of the Secretaries of Defense or a military department to fix the pay of civilian employees paid from nonappropriated funds, with a limitation.
(Sec. 1102) Provides for the restoration of earned but unused annual leave in the case of DOD emergency essential employees deployed to a combat zone outside the United States.
(Sec. 1103) Authorized the use of Federal annual leave for the performance of inactive-duty training for Guard and reserve personnel.
(Sec. 1104) Entitles to early retirement and separation incentives a DOD civilian employee who: (1) has been continuously employed by DOD for 30 days; (2) is serving under an appointment that is not time-limited; (3) is not in receipt of a notice of involuntary separation for misconduct or unacceptable performance; (4) is separated voluntarily; (5) has completed 25 years of service or is at least 50 years old and has completed 20 years of service; and (6) retires before October 1, 2000. Requires additional DOD contributions to Federal retirement funds to cover such incentives. Provides additional eligibility requirements.
(Sec. 1105) Extends through specified conditional dates the temporary authority to continue health insurance coverage for certain DOD employees. Offsets the costs of such continued authority through certain O&M funds authorized under this Act.
Title XII: Matters Relating to Other Nations - Directs the Secretary to report to the defense committees on the strategic stability between the United States and Russia and other potential nuclear adversaries.
(Sec. 1202) Amends the Weapons of Mass Destruction Control Act of 1992 to extend through FY 2000 the use of certain counterproliferation authorities for the support of U.S. weapons inspection activities in Iraq.
(Sec. 1203) Prohibits the Secretary from authorizing specified military-to-military exchanges or contacts with representatives of the People's Liberation Army and the People's Republic of China. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to search and rescue or humanitarian exercises. Requires the Secretary to certify to the defense committees whether any such exchange or contact has taken place. Requires an annual report on the current state of contacts with the People's Liberation Army.
(Sec. 1204) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on the current military capabilities of allied nations to contribute to the successful conduct of major theater wars as anticipated in the Quadrennial Defense Review of 1997.
(Sec. 1205) Limits the amount of authorized O&M funds that may be used for the incremental costs of U.S. armed forces for Bosnia peacekeeping operations. Authorizes the waiver of such limitation upon a certification from the President to Congress containing specified assurances.
(Sec. 1206) Prohibits, with limited exceptions, any funds available to DOD from being used for the deployment of U.S. armed forces in Haiti. Requires a report.
(Sec. 1207) Outlines U.S. goals for the conflict with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
(Sec. 1208) Requires a report from the Secretary to the foreign relations committees on the security situation on the Korean Peninsula.
(Sec. 1209) Requires an annual report from the Secretary to Congress on the current and future military strategy and capabilities of the People's Republic of China (China).
Title XIII: Cooperative Threat Reduction With States of the Former Soviet Union - Specifies the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) programs to be funded by O&M funds authorized under this Act. Allocates CTR funds among various CTR programs and activities, prohibiting the use of such funds for any other purpose until 30 days after the Secretary reports such purpose to Congress. Authorizes the Secretary, in the national interest, to obligate amounts in excess of those stated for such purposes, but prohibits the total amount obligated from exceeding the amount authorized. Requires congressional notification followed by a 15-day waiting period when the Secretary exercises such authority.
(Sec. 1303) Prohibits the use of CTR funds for FY 2000 and thereafter for: (1) peacekeeping activities with Russia; (2) housing; (3) environmental restoration assistance; (4) job retraining assistance; (5) defense conversion assistance to Russia or any other state of the former Soviet Union; or (6) the elimination of conventional weapons or the delivery vehicles of such weapons.
(Sec. 1304) Prohibits the use of FY 2000 CTR funds for the construction of a certain fissile material storage facility in Russia until 15 days after the Secretary notifies Congress that the two countries have signed an agreement allowing the United States to verify the weapons origin of the material stored. Requires certain additional verifications before any CTR funds may be used for such construction.
(Sec. 1305) Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of FY 2000 CTR funds for: (1) planning, design, or construction of a chemical weapons destruction facility in Russia; (2) biological weapons proliferation prevention activities in Russia until a specified report is submitted; and (3) any activity until the Secretary reports to Congress on a multiyear plan for the use of CTR funds.
(Sec. 1308) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress: (1) an explanation of DOD strategy for encouraging states of the former Soviet Union that receive CTR funds to contribute financially to the threat reduction effort; (2) a prioritization of DOD projects carried out under CTR programs; and (3) an identification of any limitations that the United States has or will seek to impose on the level of assistance provided by the United States for each of such projects.
(Sec. 1309) Directs the President to report to Congress on the Expanded Threat Reduction Initiative.
Title XIV: Proliferation and Export Control Matters - Requires a report from the President to Congress on compliance with the Missile Technology Control Regime by China and any actual or suspected transfer by Russia or any other country of missile technology to China in violation of such Regime.
(Sec. 1402) Requires an annual report from the President to Congress on transfers of military technology to China.
(Sec. 1403) Requires the President to report to Congress on implementation of a required transfer of satellites and related items from the Commerce Control List of dual-use items to the United States Munitions List.
(Sec. 1404) Outlines specified requirements, to be enforced by the Secretary of State, as conditions of the export license for any satellite to be launched outside the United States.
(Sec. 1405) Directs the Secretary to require that DOD space launch monitors assigned to monitor launches in China maintain records of all information authorized to be transmitted to China. Directs the Secretary to ensure transmission of such information to other authorized Federal agencies.
(Sec. 1406) Directs the Secretaries of Energy, Defense, and State to review and report to Congress on the national security implications of exporting high-performance computers to China.
(Sec. 1407) Directs the President to seek to enter into an agreement with China for the revision of existing verification systems for the export to China of high-performance computers.
(Sec. 1408) Directs the President to recommend to Congress procedures for the review of the export of controlled technologies and items which are of greatest national security concern.
(Sec. 1409) Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require notification to the President of a proposed merger, acquisition, or takeover by foreign firms of U.S. firms engaged in national security industries.
(Sec, 1410) Requires a report to Congress by the inspectors general of specified Federal agencies on the adequacy of current export controls and counterintelligence measures to protect against the acquisition by China of military sensitive U.S. technology.
(Sec. 1411) Directs the President to establish new binding international controls on technology transfers that threaten international peace and U.S. national security. Establishes in DOD an Office of Technology Security for such purposes.
(Sec. 1412) Requires annual audits by the inspectors general of DOD and Energy of policies and procedures concerning the export of technology to China.
(Sec. 1413) Directs the Secretary of State to ensure that, in any fiscal year, adequate resources are allocated to the Office of Trade Defense Controls for the review and processing of export license applications. Requires similar allocations by the Secretary of Defense with respect to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
(Sec. 1414) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress assessing the cumulative impact of individual licenses granted by the United States for exports, goods, or technology to certain countries of concern.
Division B: Military Construction Authorizations - Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 - Title XXI (sic): Army - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire family housing units, carry out architectural planning and design activities, and improve existing military family housing in specified amounts. Authorizes appropriations to the Army for fiscal years after 1999 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Army. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title.
Title XXII: Navy - Provides, with respect to the Navy, authorizations paralleling those provided for the Army under Title XXI.
(Sec. 2205) Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to: (1) accept from the Guam Power Authority various improvements to certain electrical transformers in Guam; and (2) carry out a military construction project involving infrastructure development at the Marine Corps Combat Development Command in Quantico, Virginia.
Title XXIII: Air Force - Provides, with respect to the Air Force, authorizations paralleling those provided for the Army.
(Sec. 2305) Directs the Secretary of the Air Force to report to Congress a plan for the completion of multi-phase efforts to consolidate research and technology development activities conducted at the Rome Research Site in Rome, New York.
Title XXIV: Defense Agencies - Authorizes the Secretary to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to improve existing military family housing units in specified amounts.
(Sec. 2403) Earmarks funds authorized under this title for deposit into the Department of Defense Family Housing Fund.
(Sec. 2404) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out certain energy conservation projects.
(Sec. 2405) Authorizes appropriations to DOD for fiscal years after 1999 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of DOD. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title.
(Sec. 2406) Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 to increase the amount authorized for a project at the Pueblo Chemical Activity, Colorado.
(Sec. 2407) Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of drug interdiction and counter-drug activities funding authorized under this title until 30 days after the Secretary describes in detail to Congress the purposes for which such funds will be obligated for the development of forward operating locations for U.S. Southern Command counter-drug detection and flight monitoring.
Title XXV: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program - Authorizes the Secretary to make contributions for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program and authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after 1999 for such contributions.
Title XXVI: Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after 1999 for the Guard and reserve forces for acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and construction of facilities.
Title XXVII: Expiration and Extension of Authorizations - Terminates all authorizations contained in titles XXI through XXVI of this Act on October 1, 2002, or the date of enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for FY 2003, whichever is later, with exceptions. Extends certain prior-year military construction projects.
Title XXVIII: General Provisions - Subtitle A: Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes - Allows contributions made under title XXV, above, to be used for support for implementation of a military operations plan approved by the North Atlantic Council.
(Sec. 2802) Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to exercise appropriate authority to develop Ford Island, Hawaii, in a manner compatible with the Navy mission, as long as such Secretary submits to the appropriate congressional committees a master plan for such development and 30 days have since elapsed. Provides conveyance and lease authorities with respect to such development, requiring the same congressional notification and waiting period. Establishes in the Treasury the Ford Island Improvement Account for development and transaction costs. Prohibits such Secretary from using such funds to acquire, construct, or improve military housing or ancillary supporting facilities on such Island. Authorizes transfers to such Account from specified military housing funds.
(Sec. 2803) Limits the type of ancillary supporting facility that may be included in the acquisition or construction of military family housing units to those that would not be in direct competition with any military resale activities conducted for military morale, welfare, and recreation purposes.
(Sec. 2804) Authorizes the use of available funds for design (currently, only planning) in connection with the acquisition of reserve facilities.
(Sec. 2805) Authorizes the use of unspecified minor construction funds for construction projects costing less than $3 million and intended to correct deficiencies that are a threat to life, health, or safety.
(Sec. 2806) Expands the entities (currently, only private persons) eligible to participate in a DOD program to acquire or construct military family or unaccompanied housing units on or near military installations to include a corporation, firm, partnership, company, State or local government, or State or local housing authority. Allows such entities to participate in direct loans and loan guarantees, rental guarantees, and differential lease payments under the program.
Subtitle B: Real Property and Facilities Administration - Extends through FY 2005 the authority of the Secretary to lease property for special operations activities.
(Sec. 2812) Authorizes the Secretary concerned, in connection with the conveyance of a utility system, to enter into a contract for utility services for a period not to exceed 50 years. Authorizes the use of military construction project funds to facilitate such conveyances.
(Sec. 2813) Authorizes the Secretary concerned to accept funds from a person or entity to cover administrative expenses relating to the disposal of real property for which such Secretary will be the disposal agent.
(Sec. 2814) Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on an evaluation of the impact upon military readiness of any proposed changes in land management of certain Utah lands which are adjacent to or near the Utah Test and Training Range.
Subtitle C: Defense Base Closure and Realignment - Amends the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to provide authority for the continued use of the Defense Base Closure Account 1990 for activities required to close or realign military installations.
Subtitle D: Land Conveyances - Part I: Army Conveyances - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to convey to: (1) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a portion of Fort Sam Houston, Texas, for use as a national cemetery; (2) Kankakee, Illinois, the Stefaninch Army Reserve Center in Kankakee; (3) the Fort Des Moines Black Officers Memorial, Inc., a chapel and building at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, for memorial and educational purposes; (4) the Borough of Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, the Army Maintenance Support Activity (Marine) Number 84 in Marcus Hook, for economic development purposes; (5) Juneau, Alaska, the Juneau National Guard Dock; (6) the Veterans Services Commission of the State of Arizona a portion of Fort Huachuca, Arizona, for a State-run veterans cemetery; (7) the Cannon Falls Area Schools, Minnesota Independent School District Number 252, the Army Reserve Center in Cannon Falls, for educational uses; (8) the Township Council of East Hanover, New Jersey, the Nike Battery 80 family housing site in East Hanover, for housing and recreational purposes; (9) Moline, Illinois, a portion of the Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois; and (10) Arden Hills, Minnesota, a portion of the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant, for construction of a city hall complex.
(Sec. 2840) Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 to add certain landfill restrictions to a land conveyance involving the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant, Illinois.
Part II: Navy Conveyances - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to convey to: (1) Dallas, Texas, the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant No. 387 in Dallas; (2) the Orange County Navigation and Port District, Texas, a portion of the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Orange, Texas; and (3) the State of North Carolina a portion of the Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina, for development for educational purposes.
Part III: Air Force Conveyances - Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to convey to: (1) the redevelopment authority for Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire, a deactivated fuel supply line at such Base; (2) Panama City, Florida, the military housing project for Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida; (3) the town of Ohio, New York, the Forestport Test Annex, for economic and municipal purposes; and (4) the Regents of the University of California the McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center in California.
(Sec. 2863) Authorizes the Secretaries of the Air Force and the Interior to convey to the Port of Anchorage, Alaska, certain land adjacent to the Port of Anchorage Marine Industrial Park.
Subtitle E: Other Matters - Directs the Secretary to transfer to the Secretary of the Army certain parcels of real property in Arlington, Virginia, for the expansion of Arlington National Cemetery. Directs the Secretary of the Army to modify the boundary of such Cemetery to include certain lands situated in Fort Myer, Virginia. Provides transfer deadlines and requires a report concerning additional lands in Fort Myer that may be suitable for expansion of such Cemetery.
Division C: Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations - Title XXXI (sic): Department of Energy National Security Programs - Subtitle A: National Security Programs Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Energy (DOE) for FY 2000 for operating expenses, capital equipment, and plant projects necessary in carrying out the following activities for national security programs: (1) weapons activities; (2) defense environmental restoration and waste management; (3) other defense activities; (4) defense nuclear waste disposal; and (5) defense environmental management privatization activities.
(Sec. 3106) Increases amounts authorized under this title for Counterintelligence Cyber Security programs. Requires an offsetting reduction of funds available for contractor travel expenses.
Subtitle B: Recurring General Provisions - Prohibits the use of funds appropriated pursuant to this title for: (1) the cost of a program exceeding 110 percent of the program authorization or $1 million more than the amount authorized; or (2) programs which have not been presented to, or requested of, Congress until the Secretary of Energy (Secretary, for purposes of this Division) transmits to the defense and appropriations committees a full statement of the action proposed and 30 days have since expired.
(Sec. 3122) Places certain funding limits for general plant and construction projects of DOE. Requires congressional reports when amounts exceed such limits.
(Sec. 3124) Authorizes the Secretary to transfer DOE-authorized funds: (1) to other Federal agencies for the performance of work for which such funds were authorized; or (2) between authorizations within DOE, to be merged with and available for the same purposes. Requires notification to the defense committees of any such transfers.
(Sec. 3125) Directs the Secretary, before submitting a funding request for a construction project in support of a DOE national security program, to complete a conceptual design for such project. Requires a separate funding request for designs for which the estimated cost exceeds $3 million. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out construction design services in connection with any proposed construction project if the total estimated cost for the design does not exceed $600,000. Requires specific authorization by law for designs exceeding such amount.
(Sec. 3126) Authorizes the use of DOE funds for planning, design, and construction activities for any DOE national security program that must proceed expeditiously in order to protect public health and safety, meet the needs of national defense, or protect property. Requires the Secretary to report to the defense and appropriations committees when funds are so used. Makes funds for management and support and for general plant projects under this Subtitle available for all DOE national security programs.
(Sec. 3129) Directs the Secretary, during FY 2000, to empower each DOE field office manager with the authority to transfer defense environmental management funds from a program or project under such office's jurisdiction to another program or project in order to assess a risk to health, safety, or the environment or to assure the most efficient use of such funds at that field office. Limits such transfer to a total of $5 million per fiscal year. Directs the Secretary to notify Congress within 30 days after any such transfer.
Subtitle C: Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations - Prohibits: (1) more than 25 percent of funds appropriated after fiscal year 1999 for the Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention Program from being spent at DOE laboratories; and (2) any such funds from being used to pay any tax or customs duty levied by the government of the Russian Federation.
(Sec. 3133) Directs the Secretary to ensure that the national laboratories carry out theater ballistic missile defense development programs pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998. Provides funding for such laboratories for such program, earmarking funds for the development and test of advanced kinetic energy ballistic missile defense warheads based on advanced explosive technology. Requires that, of the funds provided to such laboratories for national security activities, no more than three (currently six) percent of such funds may be used for laboratory-directed research and development.
(Sec. 3134) Earmarks specified funds authorized under this title for research, development, and demonstration activities to support the mission of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization of DOD. Requires a memorandum of understanding between the above Secretaries in using national laboratories for such purpose.
Subtitle D: Commission on Nuclear Weapons Management - Establishes the Commission on Nuclear Weapons Management to examine the DOD and DOE organizational and management structures responsible for research, development, manufacture, operation and maintenance, and related activities pertaining to nuclear weapons. Requires a Commission interim and final report to Congress on its findings and conclusions. Terminates the Commission 60 days after the final report.
Subtitle E: Other Matters - Directs the Secretary to submit to the defense and appropriations committees an accelerator production plan to meet requirements of the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Memorandum relating to tritium production by expediting the completion of the design and initiating construction of a particle accelerator for such production. Requires the Secretary to designate particle accelerator technology as the primary technology for such production, and light water reactor technology as the backup technology, if the Nuclear Regulatory Commission does not grant to the Tennessee Valley Authority certain amended licenses for the operation of commercial light water reactors in Tennessee.
(Sec. 3162) Authorizes DOE to pay voluntary separation incentive payments to qualifying employees who voluntarily separate before January 1, 2002. Requires a report.
(Sec. 3163) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 relating to a DOE fellowship program for the development of skills critical to the DOE nuclear weapons complex mission to: (1) remove provisions authorizing the Secretary to employ individuals at certain DOE facilities to assist in the development of such skills; (2) require individuals participating in such program to be U.S. citizens; (3) include the Lawrence Livermore, Los Alamos, and Sandia national laboratories as participants in the program; (4) require participants to agree, after such participation, to serve in a full-time DOE position for at least one year, if a position is offered; (5) require the Secretary to submit to the defense and appropriations committees a plan for program administration; and (6) provide program funding.
(Sec. 3164) Directs the Secretary to include in annual DOE budget justification materials the specific identification of amounts necessary for DOE records declassification activities pursuant to executive order. Limits to $8.5 million the FY 2000 DOE funds that may be used for such purpose.
(Sec. 3165) Directs the Secretary, in assigning functions at DOE nuclear facilities, to assign direct authority over, and responsibility for, the nuclear weapons production facilities and national laboratories in all matters relating to national security to the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Defense Programs. Outlines covered functions. Provides authorized delegation of authority by such Assistant Secretary, requiring the head of an operations office to which a function is delegated to report directly to such Assistant Secretary.
(Sec. 3166) Directs the Secretary to notify the defense committees of information concerning the compromise of classified information concerning DOE nuclear energy defense programs.
(Sec. 3167) Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide civil penalties for violations of DOE regulations regarding security of classified or sensitive information or data.
(Sec. 3168) Directs the Secretary to carry out a counterintelligence polygraph program for DOE defense-related activities. Prohibits the Secretary from allowing a covered person to have any access to any high-risk program or information unless such person first consents to and undergoes a counterintelligence polygraph examination. Requires such testing at least every five years.
(Sec. 3169) Directs the Secretary to report annually to Congress on counterintelligence and security practices at DOE national laboratories.
(Sec. 3170) Directs the Secretary to take certain steps to ensure consistency of technology transfer policies and procedures within and among DOE national laboratories.
Subtitle F: Protection of National Security Information - National Security Information Protection Improvement Act - Directs the President to report semiannually to Congress on steps being taken by relevant Federal agencies to respond to espionage and other intelligence activities by China.
(Sec. 3183) Directs the President to report to Congress on possible alternatives to the current arrangement for controlling U.S. nuclear weapons development, testing, and maintenance within DOE, including the reestablishment of the Atomic Energy Commission as an independent nuclear agency.
(Sec. 3184) Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to establish within DOE an Office of Foreign Intelligence, headed by a Director responsible for DOE programs and activities relating to the analysis of intelligence relating to nuclear weapons and materials, other nuclear matters, and energy security. Establishes the Office of Counterintelligence, headed by a Director who shall carry out all DOE counterintelligence relating to defense activities.
(Sec. 3185) Directs the Secretary to establish and maintain at each DOE national laboratory a counterintelligence program for defense-related activities.
(Sec. 3186) Directs the Secretary to assign an individual to assess security and counterintelligence matters at each DOE facility at which restricted data is located (other than a national laboratory).
(Sec. 3187) Directs the Secretary to carry out a counterintelligence polygraph program for the defense activities of DOE.
(Sec. 3188) Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to: (1) provide civil penalties for violations of DOE regulations relating to the safeguarding and security of restricted data; and (2) increase the penalties for the misuse of restricted data.
(Sec. 3190) Prohibits the Secretary from admitting to any facility of a DOE national laboratory any individual who is a citizen or agent of a nation named on the current sensitive countries list unless the Secretary first completes a background review of such individual. Provides a moratorium on any such admissions pending certification that all appropriate security measures are in place to prevent espionage or intelligence gathering by or for a sensitive country. Authorizes the Secretary to waive the moratorium on a case-by-case basis, requiring waiver notification to the defense and intelligence committees. Provides moratorium exceptions. Expresses the sense of Congress that required background reviews be completed within 15 days.
(Sec. 3191) Prohibits the Secretary from allowing unescorted access to any classified area or classified information of any DOE facility engaged in defense activities to any citizen of a foreign nation unless the Secretary or the foreign government completes a security clearance of such individual.
(Sec. 3192) Directs the Secretary to report annually to the defense and intelligence committees on security and counterintelligence standards at DOE national laboratories and facilities engaged in defense activities.
(Sec. 3193) Directs the National Counterintelligence Policy Board to prepare a report on security vulnerabilities of DOE computers. Requires such reports to be transferred to the Secretary and the FBI Director and then forwarded to the defense and intelligence committees.
(Sec. 3194) Directs the Secretary to establish procedures to govern access to classified information on DOE defense-related computers. States that no user of such a computer shall have any expectation of privacy in its use.
(Sec. 3195) Defines the DOE national laboratories, as used in this title, as the Lawrence Livermore, Los Alamos, Sandia, and Oak Ridge National Laboratories.
Title XXXII: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board - Authorizes appropriations for FY 2000 for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
Title XXXIII: National Defense Stockpile - Authorizes the National Defense Stockpile (NDS) Manager, during FY 2000, to obligate up to $78.7 million of the funds in the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund (Fund) for authorized Fund uses, including the disposal of hazardous materials that are environmentally sensitive. Authorizes the NDS Manager to obligate amounts in excess of such amounts 45 days after notifying Congress that extraordinary or emergency conditions necessitate the additional obligations.
(Sec. 3303) Repeals specified provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 which provide disposal limits for chromite and manganese ores and electrolytes and manganese ferro.
Title XXXIV: Maritime Administration - Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 2000 for the Department of Transportation for the Maritime Administration.
(Sec. 3403) Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to accept and hold in escrow proceeds of an obligation guaranteed by the Secretary, if such proceeds are to be used to finance the construction, reconstruction, or reconditioning of a vessel that will serve as security for the guarantee. Authorizes the Secretary to establish in the Treasury a deposit fund to hold cash belonging to an obligor which serves as collateral for a loan guarantee, requiring the Secretary and the obligor to enter into an agreement governing the deposit, withdrawal, retention, use, and reinvestment of cash held in the fund.
(Sec. 3404) Extends through June 30, 2005, the authority of such Secretary to provide war risk insurance and reinsurance.
Title XXXV: Panama Canal Commission - Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 - Authorizes the Panama Canal Commission to make such expenditures as necessary for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and administration of the Panama Canal for the period from October 1 through December 31, 1999 (after which Canal ownership reverts to the Republic of Panama), with specified funding limits.
(Sec. 3503) Requires Commission funds to be made available for the purchase and transportation to the Republic of Panama of passenger motor vehicles, with a per vehicle cost limit of $26,000.
(Sec. 3504) Amends the Panama Canal Act of 1979 to authorize the Office of Transition Administration to obligate and expend funds from the Panama Canal Commission Dissolution Fund for authorized Canal ownership transition purposes. Makes such provision effective on and after the termination of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977.
[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1401 Introduced in House (IH)]
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1401
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 14, 1999
Mr. Spence (for himself and Mr. Skelton) (both by request) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed
Services
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A BILL
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Table of contents.
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 101. Army.
Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps.
Sec. 103. Air Force.
Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities.
Sec. 105. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 106. Defense Health Program.
Sec. 107. Chemical Demilitarization Program.
Subtitle B--Multi-Year Contract Authorizations
Sec. 111. Authorization of multi-year contracts for the Army and the
Navy.
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding.
Sec. 302. Working capital funds.
Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Sec. 304. Transfer from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction
Fund.
Sec. 305. Authority to fund inspector expenses from the organization
for the prohibition of chemical weapons.
TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle A--Active Forces
Sec. 401. End strengths for Active Forces.
Subtitle B--Reserve Forces
Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the
Reserves.
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).
Sec. 414. End strengths for military technicians (non-dual status).
Sec. 415. Increase in number of members in certain grades authorized to
serve on active duty in support of the
Reserves.
Subtitle C--End and Grade Strength Management
Sec. 416. Permanent end strength levels to support two major regional
contingencies.
Sec. 417. Permanent selected Reserve end strength waiver authority.
Sec. 418. Senior joint officer positions exempted from numerical
limitation; permanent authorities.
Sec. 419. Air Force officer authorizations; exemption for certain
positions from grade strengths.
TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY
Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy
Sec. 501. Officers eligible to serve on boards of inquiry.
Sec. 502. Clarification of selection procedures for the Judge Advocate
General and the Assistant/Deputy Judge
Advocate General of the military
departments and the Staff Judge Advocate to
the Commandant to the Marine Corps.
Sec. 503. Tenure requirement for critical acquisition positions.
Sec. 504. Recommendations for promotion by selection boards.
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Reserve Components
Sec. 510. Continuation on Reserve active status list to complete
disciplinary action.
Sec. 511. Authority to order Reserve component members to active duty
to complete a medical evaluation.
Sec. 512. Eligibility for consideration for promotion; general rules.
Sec. 513. Retention of certain Reserve component officers who twice
failed selection for promotion.
Sec. 514. Computation of years of service exclusion.
Sec. 515. Authority to retain Reserve component chaplains until age 67.
Sec. 516. Space required travel for Reserves; expansion and
codification.
Sec. 517. Conforming amendment to authorize Reserve officers and
retired regular officers to hold a civil
office while serving on active duty for not
more than 270 days.
Sec. 518. Clerical amendment regarding retired pay for nonregular
service.
Subtitle C--Military Education and Training
Sec. 520. To make permanent the expansion of ROTC Program to include
graduate students.
Sec. 521. Correction of Reserve credit for participation in health
professional scholarship and financial
assistance program.
Sec. 522. Payment of tuition for off-duty training or education.
Sec. 523. Dean of the Academic Board of the United States Military
Academy and Dean of the Faculty of the
United States Air Force Academy.
Sec. 524. United States Army War College Master of Strategic Studies
Degree.
Sec. 525. Air University; graduate-level degrees.
Sec. 526. Financial assistance program for specially selected members:
Marine Corps Reserve.
Subtitle D--Uniform Code of Military Justice
Sec. 530. Increase in jurisdiction of special courts-martial to
authorize imposition of sentence to
confinement and forfeitures of pay of not
more than one year.
Sec. 531. Revision to measurement of breath and blood alcohol for
purposes of determining the offense of
drunken operation of a vehicle, aircraft,
or vessel.
TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances
Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 2000.
Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays
Sec. 610. Enlistment bonus installment.
Sec. 611. Enlistment bonus amount.
Sec. 612. Reenlistment bonus--months of continuous active duty.
Sec. 613. Reenlistment bonus; increase in statutory maximum payable.
Sec. 614. Reserve component prior service enlistment bonus eligibility
for attaining a critical skill.
Sec. 615. Aviation career incentive pay for air battle managers.
Sec. 616. Diving duty special pay and hazardous duty incentive pay.
Sec. 617. Career enlisted flyer incentive pay.
Sec. 618. Increase to diving duty special pay.
Sec. 619. Foreign language proficiency pay--increase in statutory
maximum payable.
Sec. 620. Surface warfare officer continuation pay.
Sec. 621. Aviation career officers extending period of active duty.
Sec. 622. Special warfare officer continuation pay.
Sec. 623. Increase in special pay and bonuses for nuclear-qualified
officers.
Subtitle C--Extension of Certain Bonuses and Special Pays
Sec. 625. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for
Reserve Forces through fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 626. Extension of authorities relating to payment of reenlistment
and enlistment bonuses and special pay for
aviation career officers extending period
of active duty.
Sec. 627. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for
nurse officer candidates, registered
nurses, and nurse anesthetists.
Sec. 628. Extension of authority relating to payment of nuclear career
field bonuses and special pay.
Subtitle D--Military Retired Pay
Sec. 630. Repeal of reduction in retired pay applicable to post-August
1, 1986, members with less than 30 years of
service.
Sec. 631. Modify the ``CPI-1'' cost-of-living adjustment applicable to
retired pay of post-August 1, 1986,
members.
Sec. 632. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 633. Effective date.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
Sec. 640. Lump sum leave with reenlistment.
Sec. 641. Emergency leave travel cost limitations.
Sec. 642. Authority to pay certain actual expenses of reservists.
Sec. 643. Aviation career incentive pay; delegation of authority to
waive operational flying duty requirements.
Sec. 644. Tuition assistance for members deployed in a contingency
operation.
Sec. 645. Payment of temporary lodging expenses to members making their
first permanent change of station.
Sec. 646. Duty status; whereabouts unknown; pay administration.
Sec. 647. Biennial reporting requirement for the Montgomery GI bill;
Selected Reserve.
TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS
Sec. 701. Administration of health care contracts and programs.
Sec. 702. Continuation of previously provided custodial care benefits
for certain CHAMPUS beneficiaries.
Sec. 703. Modification of due date for evaluation and report on Tricare
effectiveness.
Sec. 704. Authority of Armed Forces medical examiner to conduct
autopsies.
Sec. 705. Emergency medical care for employees of the Department of
Defense on duty in the former Soviet Union
or former Warsaw Pact countries.
Sec. 706. Third party collection program improvement.
TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED
MATTERS
Sec. 801. Protection of commercial sources.
Sec. 802. Waiver of live-fire survivability testing MH-47E/MH 60K
helicopter modification programs.
Sec. 803. Sale, exchange, and waiver authority for coal and coke.
Sec. 804. Repeal of certification funding for support costs in the
five-year Defense program.
Sec. 805. Repeal of the shipbuilding capability preservation agreement.
Sec. 806. Elimination of subcontract notification requirements.
Sec. 807. Annual report to Congress on nuclear attack submarine
procurement and submarine technology.
Sec. 808. Elimination of annual report on design responsibility of new
attack submarine program.
Sec. 809. Clerical amendment to the authority to carry out certain
prototype projects.
Sec. 810. Manufacturing technology cost-sharing.
TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
Subtitle A--Organization
Sec. 901. Abolishment of position of Assistant to the Secretary of
Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and
Biological Defense Programs.
Sec. 902. Modification of the titles of certain members of the
strategic environmental research and
development program council.
Sec. 903. Establishment of position in the Office of the Secretary of
Defense of Director of Defense Logistics.
Subtitle B--Service Academy Management
Sec. 905. Eligibility for Presidential appointment to a service
academy; to include children of Reserve
personnel and certain active duty
personnel.
Sec. 906. Reimbursement of expenses for instruction at service
academies of persons from foreign
countries.
Sec. 907. Service Academy Foreign Exchange Program.
Subtitle C--Personnel Management
Sec. 910. Exemption of retiree council members from recalled retiree
limits.
Subtitle C--Other Matters
Sec. 915. Vessels stricken from naval register, captures.
Sec. 916. Leases: Land for special operations activities; extension of
authority.
Sec. 917. To consolidate various Department of the Navy trust and gift
funds.
Sec. 918. Use of burden-sharing funds for construction in the event of
war or national emergency.
Sec. 919. Protection of operational files of the National Imagery and
Mapping Agency.
TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Financial Matters
Sec. 1001. Repeal of requirement for separate budget request for
procurement of Reserve equipment.
Sec. 1002. Repeal of requirement for two-year budget cycle for the
Department of Defense.
Sec. 1003. Date for submittal of joint report on scoring of budget
outlays.
Subtitle B--Foreign Nations
Sec. 1010. Cooperative military airlift agreements: allied countries.
Subtitle C--Department of Defense Schools
Sec. 1015. Amendment of eligibility requirements for attendance at
Department of Defense domestic dependent
elementary and secondary schools, rising
senior.
Sec. 1016. Amendment of provision for school boards in Department of
Defense domestic dependent elementary and
secondary schools.
Sec. 1017. Amendment of eligibility criteria for dependents of members
of the Armed Forces or of Federal employees
to attend DOD domestic dependent elementary
and secondary schools.
Subtitle D--Other Matters
Sec. 1020. National Guard Challenge Program.
DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS
Sec. 2001. Short title.
TITLE XXI--ARMY
Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
1997 projects.
TITLE XXII--NAVY
Sec. 2201. Authorized navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
Sec. 2205. Authorization, drug interdiction and counter-drug
activities.
TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition
projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.
Sec. 2305. Authorization, drug interdiction and counter-drug
activities.
TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense agencies construction and land
acquisition projects.
Sec. 2402. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2403. Military Housing Improvement Program.
Sec. 2404. Energy conservation projects.
Sec. 2405. Authorization of appropriations, Defense agencies.
Sec. 2406. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
1990 projects.
TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT
PROGRAM
Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.
TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES
Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land
acquisition projects.
TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS
Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be
specified by law.
Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1996
projects.
Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1995
projects.
Sec. 2704. Effective date.
TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing
Sec. 2801. Limitation on certain projects; authority to carry out small
projects with operation and maintenance
funds.
Sec. 2802. Planning and design funds for military construction
projects.
Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration
Sec. 2803. Utility privatization.
Sec. 2804. Authority to carry out former military housing privatization
projects with funds transferred to family
housing construction.
Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment
Sec. 2806. Establishment of environmental restoration accounts for base
closure installations and formerly used
defense sites.
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
SEC. 101. ARMY.
(a) Aircraft.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
procurement of aircraft for the Army as follows:
(1) $1,229,888,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(2) $1,311,751,000 for fiscal year 2001.
(b) Missiles.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
procurement of missiles for the Army as follows:
(1) $1,358,104,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(2) $1,413,287,000 for fiscal year 2001.
(c) Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles.--Funds are hereby
authorized to be appropriated for procurement of weapons and tracked
combat vehicles for the Army as follows:
(1) $1,416,765,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(2) $1,499,762,000 for fiscal year 2001.
(d) Ammunition.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
procurement for ammunition for the Army as follows:
(1) $1,140,816,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(2) $1,256,928,000 for fiscal year 2001.
(e) Other Procurement.--Funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated for procurement for ammunition for the Army as follows:
(1) $3,423,870,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(2) $4,050,455,000 for fiscal year 2001.
SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.
(a) Aircraft.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
procurement of aircraft for the Navy as follows:
(1) $8,228,655,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(2) $8,010,880,000 for fiscal year 2001.
(b) Weapons.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
procurement of weapons (including missiles and torpedoes) for the Navy
as follows:
(1) $1,357,400,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(2) $1,559,200,000 for fiscal year 2001.
(c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition.--Funds are hereby authorized
to be appropriated for ammunition for the Navy and Marine Corps as
follows:
(1) $484,900,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(2) $479,800,000 for fiscal year 2001.
(d) Shipbuilding and Conversion.--Funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated for shipbuilding and conversion for the Navy as follows:
(1) $6,678,454,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(2) $12,225,660,000 for fiscal year 2001.
(e) Other Procurement, Navy.--Funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated for other procurement for the Navy as follows:
(1) $4,100,091,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(2) $3,640,153,000 for fiscal year 2001.
(f) Marine Corps.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated
for procurement for the Marine Corps as follows:
(1) $1,137,220,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(2) $1,129,880,000 for fiscal year 2001.
SEC. 103. AIR FORCE.
(a) Aircraft.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
procurement of aircraft for the Air Force as follows:
(1) $9,302,086,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(2) $9,923,117,000 for fiscal year 2001.
(b) Missiles.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
procurement of missiles for the Air Force as follows:
(1) $2,359,608,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(2) $3,337,205,000 for fiscal year 2001.
(c) Ammunition.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
ammunition for the Air Force as follows:
(1) $419,537,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(2) $648,324,000 for fiscal year 2001.
(d) Other Procurement.--Funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated for other procurement for the Air Force as follows:
(1) $7,085,177,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(2) $7,399,048,000 for fiscal year 2001.
SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for Defense-wide
procurement as follows:
(1) $2,128,967,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(2) $2,911,556,000 for fiscal year 2001.
SEC. 105. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for procurement for
the Inspector General of the Department of Defense as follows:
(1) $2,100,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(2) $2,100,000 for fiscal year 2001.
SEC. 106. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for procurement for
carrying out health care programs, projects, and activities of the
Department of Defense as follows:
(1) $356,970,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(2) $363,149,000 for fiscal year 2001.
SEC. 107. CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the destruction
of lethal chemical weapons in accordance with section 1412 of the
Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521) and the
destruction of chemical warfare material of the United States that is
not covered by section 1412 of such Act as follows:
(1) $1,169,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(2) $986,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
Subtitle B--Multi-Year Contract Authorizations
SEC. 111. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Multi-year contracts may be entered into in accordance with section
2306 of title 10, United States Code, as follows:
(1) For the Army:
(A) Longbow Apache Helicopter;
(B) Javelin Missile;
(C) MLRS Rocket Launcher;
(D) Abrams M1A2 Upgrade; and
(E) Bradley M2A3 Vehicle.
(2) For the Navy: F/A-18E/F Aircraft.
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Fiscal Year 2000.--Funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2000 for the use of the Armed Forces for
research, development, test, and evaluation, as follows:
(1) For the Army, $4,426,194,000.
(2) For the Navy, $7,984,016,000.
(3) For the Air Force, $13,077,829,000.
(4) For Defense-wide activities, $8,887,180,000, of which--
(A) $253,457,000 is authorized for the activities
of the Director, Test and Evaluation; and
(B) $24,434,000 is authorized for the Director of
Operational Test and Evaluation.
(b) Fiscal Year 2001.--Funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for the use of the Armed Forces for
research, development, test, and evaluation, as follows:
(1) For the Army, $4,750,578,000.
(2) For the Navy, $7,974,893,000.
(3) For the Air Force, $12,756,201,000.
(4) For Defense-wide activities, $8,807,157,000, of which--
(A) $253,523,000 is authorized for the activities
of the Director, Test and Evaluation; and
(B) $24,004,000 is authorized for the Director of
Operational Test and Evaluation.
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Authorization of Appropriations
SEC. 301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING.
(a) Fiscal Year 2000.--Funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2000 for the use of the Armed Forces of
the United States and other activities and agencies of the Department
of Defense, for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and
maintenance, in amounts as follows:
(1) For the Army, $18,660,994,000.
(2) For the Navy, $22,238,715,000.
(3) For the Marine Corps, $2,558,929,000.
(4) For the Air Force, $20,363,203,000.
(5) For Defense-wide activities, $11,419,233,000.
(6) For the Army Reserve, $1,369,213,000.
(7) For the Naval Reserve, $917,647,000.
(8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $123,266,000.
(9) For the Air Force Reserve, $1,728,437,000.
(10) For the Army National Guard, $2,903,549,000.
(11) For the Air National Guard, $3,099,618,000.
(12) For the Defense Inspector General, $138,744,000.
(13) For the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed
Forces, $7,621,000.
(14) For Environmental Restoration, Army, $378,170,000.
(15) For Environmental Restoration, Navy, $284,000,000.
(16) For Environmental Restoration, Air Force,
$376,800,000.
(17) For Environmental Restoration, Defense-wide,
$25,370,000.
(18) For Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense
Sites, $199,214,000.
(19) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid,
$55,800,000.
(20) For Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities,
Defense-wide, $788,100,000.
(21) For the Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, and
Environmental Restoration Trust Fund, $15,000,000.
(22) For the Defense Health Program, $10,477,687,000.
(23) For Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs,
$475,500,000.
(24) For the Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund,
$2,387,600,000.
(25) For Quality of Life Enhancements, Defense,
$1,845,370,000.
(b) Fiscal Year 2001.--Funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for the use of the Armed Forces of
the United States and other activities and agencies of the Department
of Defense, for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and
maintenance, in amounts as follows:
(1) For the Army, $19,198,842,000.
(2) For the Navy, $22,392,156,000.
(3) For the Marine Corps, $2,694,578,000.
(4) For the Air Force, $21,917,426,000.
(5) For the Defense Agencies, $11,421,023,000.
(6) For the Army Reserve, $1,481,540,000.
(7) For the Naval Reserve, $888,701,000.
(8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $129,890,000.
(9) For the Air Force Reserve, $1,784,073,000.
(10) For the Army National Guard, $3,042,568,000.
(11) For the Air National Guard, $3,251,166,000.
(12) For the Defense Inspector General, $144,375,000.
(13) For the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed
Forces, $7,894,000.
(14) For Environmental Restoration, Army, $382,890,000.
(15) For Environmental Restoration, Navy, $296,000,000.
(16) For Environmental Restoration, Air Force,
$379,300,000.
(17) For Environmental Restoration, Defense-wide,
$23,412,000.
(18) For Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense
Sites, $187,499,000.
(19) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid,
$64,900,000.
(20) For Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities,
Defense-wide, $769,600,000.
(21) For the Defense Health Program, $10,908,030,000.
(22) For Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs,
$501,000,000.
(23) For the Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund,
$1,295,000,000.
SEC. 302. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.
(a) Fiscal Year 2000.--Funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2000 for the use of the Armed Forces of
the United States and other activities and agencies of the Department
of Defense for providing capital for working capital and revolving
funds in amounts as follows:
(1) For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $90,344,000.
(2) For the National Defense Sealift Fund, $354,700,000.
(b) Fiscal Year 2001.--Funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for the use of the Armed Forces of
the United States and other activities and agencies of the Department
of Defense for providing capital for working capital and revolving
funds, in amounts as follows:
(1) For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $390,408,000.
(2) For the National Defense Sealift Fund, $377,600,000.
SEC. 303. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME.
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated from the Armed Forces
Retirement Home Trust Fund for the operation of the Armed Forces
Retirement Home, including the United States Soldiers' and Airmens'
Home and the Naval Home, as follows:
(1) $68,295,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(2) $68,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
SEC. 304. TRANSFER FROM THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANSACTION
FUND.
(a) Transfer Authority.--To the extent provided in appropriations
Acts:
(1) Not more than $150,000,000 is authorized to be
transferred from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction
Fund to operation and maintenance accounts for fiscal year 2000
in amounts as follows:
(A) For the Army, $50,000,000.
(B) For the Navy, $50,000,000.
(C) For the Air Force, $50,000,000.
(2) Revenue over $393,500,000 from Fiscal Year 2000
National Defense Stockpile Sales is authorized to be
transferred from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction
Fund to Defense Working Capital Funds to finance the cost of
operations of the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service.
(b) Treatment of Transfers.--Amounts transferred under this
section--
(1) shall be merged with, and be available for the same
purposes and the same period as, the amounts in the accounts to
which transferred; and
(2) may not be expended for an item that has been denied
authorization of appropriations by Congress.
SEC. 305. AUTHORITY TO FUND INSPECTOR EXPENSES FROM THE ORGANIZATION
FOR THE PROHIBITION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of Chapter 138, title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2350l. Expenses of inspectors from the Organization for the
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
``(a) The Secretary of Defense, subject to subsection (b), may pay
the expenses of international inspectors from the Technical Secretariat
of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
``(b) For expenses to qualify under subsection (a), they must be
related to the conduct of the inspection and continuous monitoring of
Department of Defense sites (including United States Government
contractor and former contractor sites) performed under the Chemical
Weapons Convention. Such expenses may include the following--
``(1) salary costs for performance of inspection and
monitoring duties;
``(2) travel, to include travel to and from the point of
entry into the United States and internal United States travel;
``(3) per diem, not to exceed United Nations rates and to
be in compliance with United Nations conditions for per diem
for that organization; and
``(4) expenses for operations and maintenance of inspection
and monitoring equipment.
``(c) The Secretary of Defense may pay the expenses authorized
under this section in advance and may pay such expenses on a calendar
year basis.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of section for such Subchapter
II is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``23501. Expenses of inspectors from the Organization for the
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.''.
TITLE IV--PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle A--Active Forces
SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES.
(a) Fiscal Year 2000.--The Armed Forces are authorized strengths
for active duty personnel as of September 30, 2000, as follows:
(1) The Army, 480,000.
(2) The Navy, 371,781.
(3) The Marine Corps, 172,148.
(4) The Air Force, 360,877.
(b) Fiscal Year 2001.--The Armed Forces are authorized strengths
for active duty personnel as of September 30, 2001, as follows:
(1) The Army, 480,000.
(2) The Navy, 371,299.
(3) The Marine Corps, 171,989.
(4) The Air Force, 354,366.
Subtitle B--Reserve Forces
SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE.
(a) Fiscal Year 2000.--The Armed Forces are authorized strengths
for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of
September 30, 2000, as follows:
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 350,000.
(2) The Army Reserve, 205,000.
(3) The Naval Reserve, 90,288.
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,624.
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 106,678.
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 73,708.
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,600.
(b) Fiscal Year 2001.--The Armed Forces are authorized strengths
for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of
September 30, 2001, as follows:
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 350,000.
(2) The Army Reserve, 205,000.
(3) The Naval Reserve, 89,594.
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve 39,467.
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 106,663.
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 73, 932.
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,600.
(c) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may vary the end
strength authorized by subsection (a) or subsection (b) by not more
than 2 percent.
(d) Adjustments.--The end strengths prescribed by subsection (a) or (b)
for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component shall be
proportionately reduced by--
(1) the total authorized strength of units organized to
serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which
are on active duty (other than for training) at the end of the
fiscal year, and
(2) the total number of individual members not in units
organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such
component who are on active duty (other than for training or
for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their
consent at the end of the fiscal year.
Whenever such units or such individual members are released from active
duty during any fiscal year, the end strength prescribed for such
fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be
proportionately increased by the total authorized strengths of such
units and by the total number of such individual members.
SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE
RESERVES.
(a) Fiscal Year 2000.--Within the end strengths prescribed in
section 411(a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are
authorized, as of September 30, 2000, the following number of Reserves
to be serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the case
of members of the National Guard, for the purpose of organizing,
administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve
components:
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 21,807.
(2) The Army Reserve, 12,804.
(3) The Naval Reserve, 15,010.
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,272.
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 11,091.
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 1,078.
(b) Fiscal Year 2001.--Within the end strengths prescribed in
section 411(b), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are
authorized, as of September 30, 2001, the following number of Reserves
to be serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the case
of members of the National Guard, for the purpose of organizing,
administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve
components:
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 21,807.
(2) The Army Reserve, 12,804.
(3) The Naval Reserve, 14,769.
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,203.
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 11,041.
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 1,078.
SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS).
(a) Fiscal Year 2000.--The minimum number of military technicians
(dual status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2000 for the reserve
components of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129
of title 10, United States Code) shall be the following:
(1) For the Army Reserve, 5,179.
(2) For the Army National Guard of the United States,
21,361.
(3) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,785.
(4) For the Air National Guard of the United States,
22,247.
(b) Fiscal Year 2001.--The minimum number of military technicians
(dual status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2001 for the reserve
components of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129
of title 10, United States Code) shall be the following:
(1) For the Army Reserve, 5,344.
(2) For the Army National Guard of the United States,
21,465.
(3) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,703.
(4) For the Air National Guard of the United States,
22,137.
SEC. 414. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (NON-DUAL STATUS).
(a) Fiscal Year 2000.--The Reserve components of the Army and the
Air Force are authorized a maximum strength for non-dual status
technicians as of September 30, 2000, as follows:
(1) For the Army Reserve, 1,295.
(2) For the Army National Guard of the United States,
1,800.
(3) For the Air Force Reserve, 342.
(4) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 342.
(b) Fiscal Year 2001.--The Reserve components of the Army and the
Air Force are authorized a maximum strength for non-dual status
technicians as of September 30, 2001, as follows:
(1) For the Army Reserve, 1,100.
(2) For the Army National Guard of the United States,
1,636.
(3) For the Air Force Reserve, 342.
(4) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 342.
SEC. 415. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN CERTAIN GRADES AUTHORIZED TO
SERVE ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES.
(a) Officers.--The table in section 12011(a) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Marine
Grade Army Navy Air Force Corps
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Major or Lieutenant 3,219 1,071 843 140
Commander..................
Lieutenant Colonel or 1,595 520 746 90
Commander..................
Colonel or Navy Captain..... 471 188 297 30
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(b) Senior Enlisted Members.--The table in section 12012(a) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Marine
Grade Army Navy Air Force Corps
------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-9......................... 645 202 403 20
E-8......................... 2,585 429 1,029 94
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subtitle C--End and Grade Strength Management
SEC. 416. PERMANENT END STRENGTH LEVELS TO SUPPORT TWO MAJOR REGIONAL
CONTINGENCIES.
Section 691(c), title 10, United States Code, that requires the
Armed Forces to fund military end strength at a minimum level as
described in subsection 691(b), is amended to read as follows:
``(c) No funds appropriated to the Department of Defense may be
used to implement a reduction of the active duty end strength for any
of the armed forces for any fiscal year below the level specified in
subsection (b) unless the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress
notice of the proposed lower end strength levels and a justification
for those levels. This justification can be submitted concurrent with
annual budget submissions.''.
SEC. 417. PERMANENT SELECTED RESERVE END STRENGTH WAIVER AUTHORITY.
Section 115(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking the ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and
inserting in lieu thereof ``; and'' and;
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) increase the end strength authorized pursuant to
section (a)(2) for a fiscal year for any of the armed forces by
a number equal to not more than 2 percent of that end
strength.''.
SEC. 418. SENIOR JOINT OFFICER POSITIONS EXEMPTED FROM NUMERICAL
LIMITATIONS; PERMANENT AUTHORITIES.
(a) Permanent Exemption Authority.--Paragraph (5) of section 525(b)
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subparagraph
(C).
(b) Permanent Requirement for Military Department Submissions for
Certain Joint Duty.--Section 604 of such title 10 is amended by
striking subsection (c).
SEC. 419. AIR FORCE OFFICER AUTHORIZATIONS.
Section 525 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
the following new subsection:
``(e)(1) At any time that an officer of an armed force other than
the Air Force fills the position of Commander in Chief, United States
Transportation Command, an officer while filling the position of
Commander, Air Mobility Command, if serving in the grade of general, is
in addition to the number that would otherwise be permitted for the Air
Force for officers serving on active duty in grades above major general
under subsection (b)(1).
``(2) At any time that an officer of an armed force other than the
Air Force fills the position of Commander in Chief, United States Space
Command, an officer while filling the position of Commander, Air Force
Space Command, if serving in the grade of general, is in addition to
the number that would otherwise be permitted for the Air Force for
officers serving on active duty in the grades above major general under
subsection (b)(1).''.
TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY
Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy
SEC. 501. OFFICERS ELIGIBLE TO SERVE ON BOARDS OF INQUIRY.
(a) Authorization for Active Duty Officers in Pay Grades of
Lieutenant Colonel or Commander To Serve on Boards of Inquiry.--Section
1187(a)(2), of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking from the first sentence ``in a grade above
lieutenant colonel or commander''; and
(2) by inserting, immediately after the first sentence, the
following two sentences: ``Further, at least one member of a
board must be in a grade above lieutenant colonel or commander.
The remaining members of a board must be in a grade above major
or lieutenant commander.''.
(b) Authorization for Retired Officers in Pay Grades of Lieutenant
Colonel or Commander To Serve on Boards of Inquiry.--Section 1187(a)(3)
of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking from the first sentence, ``above lieutenant
colonel or commander and whose retired grade is''; and
(2) by inserting, immediately after the first sentence, the
following two sentences: ``Further, at least one member of a
board must be in a grade above lieutenant colonel or commander.
The remaining members of a board must be in a grade above major
or lieutenant commander.''.
(c) Authorization for Officers in Pay Grades of Lieutenant Colonel
or Commander To Serve on Boards of Inquiry Convened Under Chapter 1411
of Title 10.--Section 14906(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking from the first sentence ``holds a grade
above lieutenant colonel or commander and''; and
(2) by inserting, immediately after the first sentence, the
following two sentences: ``Further, at least one member of a
board must be in a grade above lieutenant colonel or commander.
The remaining members of a board must be in a grade above major
or lieutenant commander.''.
SEC. 502. CLARIFICATION OF SELECTION PROCEDURES FOR THE JUDGE ADVOCATES
GENERAL AND THE ASSISTANT/DEPUTY JUDGE ADVOCATES GENERAL
OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS AND THE STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE
TO THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.
(a) Army.--Section 3037(d) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The
Secretary of the Army shall specify the number of officers, not fewer
than three nor more than five for each position to be filled, to be
recommended.''.
(b) Navy.--
(1) The judge advocate general.--Section 5148(c) of such
title 10 is amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ``The Secretary of the Navy shall specify the number
of officers, not fewer than three nor more than five for each
position to be filled, to be recommended.'';
(2) The deputy judge advocate general.--Section 5149(a)(2)
of such title 10 is amended by adding at the end the following
new sentence: ``The Secretary of the Navy shall specify the
number of officers, not fewer than three nor more than five for
each position to be filled, to be recommended.''; and
(3) The staff judge advocate to the commandant of the
marine corps.--Section 5046(b) of such title 10 is amended by
adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The Secretary
of the Navy shall specify the number of officers, not fewer
than three nor more than five for each position to be filled,
to be recommended.''.
(c) Air Force.--Section 8037(e) of such title 10 is amended by
adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The Secretary of the
Air Force shall specify the number of officers, not fewer than three
nor more than five for each position to be filled, to be
recommended.''.
SEC. 503. TENURE REQUIREMENT FOR CRITICAL ACQUISITION POSITIONS.
Section 1734(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``critical acquisition
position'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``program manager or
deputy program manager position for a significant nonmajor
defense acquisition program, program executive officer
position, general or flag officer position or civilian position
equivalent thereto, or senior contracting official position'';
and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``critical acquisition
position'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``program manager or
deputy program manager position for a significant nonmajor
defense acquisition program, program executive officer
position, general or flag officer position or civilian position
equivalent thereto, or senior contracting official position''.
SEC. 504. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROMOTION BY SELECTION BOARDS.
Section 575(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new sentence: ``If the number
determined under this subsection within a grade (or grade and
competitive category) is less than one, the board may recommend one
such officer from within that grade (or grade and competitive
category).''.
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Reserve Components
SEC. 510. CONTINUATION ON RESERVE ACTIVE STATUS LIST TO COMPLETE
DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1407 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 14518. Continuation on reserve active status list to complete
disciplinary action
``When any action has been commenced against a Reserve officer with
a view to trying the officer by court-martial, as authorized by section
802(d) of this title, the Secretary concerned may delay the separation
or retirement of the Reserve officer under the provisions of this
chapter until the completion of the disciplinary action under the
provisions of chapter 47 of this title.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter 1407 is amended by adding at the end:
``14518. Continuation on reserve active status list to complete
disciplinary action.''.
SEC. 511. AUTHORITY TO ORDER RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS TO ACTIVE DUTY
TO COMPLETE A MEDICAL EVALUATION.
Section 12301 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(h) When authorized by the Secretary of Defense, a Secretary
concerned may order a member of a reserve component to active duty,
with the consent of that member, to complete a required Department of
Defense health care study, to include an associated medical evaluation
of the member. A member ordered to active duty under this subsection
may be retained with the member's consent, when the Secretary concerned
deems it appropriate, for medical treatment for a condition associated
with such study or evaluation, provided such treatment of the member
otherwise is authorized by law. A member of the Army National Guard of
the United States or of the Air National Guard of the United States may
not be ordered to active duty under this subsection without the consent
of the Governor or other appropriate authority of the State
concerned.''.
SEC. 512. ELIGIBILITY FOR CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION: GENERAL RULES.
(a) Amendment.--Section 14301 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding the following new subsection at the end:
``(h) Officers on Educational Delay.--A Reserve officer serving in
an educational delay status for the purpose of attending an approved
institution of higher education for advanced training, subsidized by
the military department concerned in the form of a scholarship or
stipend, is ineligible for consideration for promotion while in such
status. The officer shall remain on the Reserve active status list of
the military department concerned while in such an educational delay
status.''.
(b) Retroactive Effect.--The Secretary concerned, upon a proper
application, shall expunge from the record of any officer a
nonselection for promotion if the nonselection occurred during a period
the officer was serving in an educational delay status that occurred
between the first day of October 1996 and the effective date of this
Act.
SEC. 513. RETENTION OF CERTAIN RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICERS WHO TWICE
FAILED SELECTION FOR PROMOTION.
Section 14506 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
``Unless retained as provided in section 12646, 12686, 14701, or
14702 of this title, each Reserve officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force,
or Marine Corps who holds the grade of major or lieutenant commander
who has failed of selection to the next higher grade for the second
time and whose name is not on a list of officers recommended for
promotion to the next higher grade shall, if not earlier removed from
the Reserve active status list, be removed from that list in accordance
with section 14513 of this title on the later of--
``(1) the first day of the month after the month in which
the officer completes 20 years of commissioned service, or
``(2) the first day of the seventh month after the month in
which the President approves the report of the board which
considered the officer for the second time.''.
SEC. 514. COMPUTATION OF YEARS OF SERVICE EXCLUSION.
Section 14706 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
``For the purpose of this chapter and chapter 1407 of this title, a
Reserve officer's years of service include all service of the officer
as a commissioned officer of any uniformed service other than--
``(1) service as a warrant officer;
``(2) constructive service; and
``(3) service after appointment as a commissioned officer
of a Reserve component while in a program of advanced education
to obtain the first professional degree required for
appointment, designation, or assignment as an officer in the
Medical Corps, the Dental Corps, the Veterinary Corps, the
Medical Service Corps, the Nurse Corps, the Army Medical
Specialists Corps, or an officer designated as a chaplain or
judge advocate, provided such service occurs before the officer
commences initial service on active duty or initial service in
the Ready Reserve in the specialty that results from such a
degree. This exclusion does not apply to service performed by
an officer who previously served on active duty or participated
as a member of the Ready Reserve in other than a student
status.''.
SEC. 515. AUTHORITY TO RETAIN RESERVE COMPONENT CHAPLAINS UNTIL AGE 67.
Section 14703(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``(or, in the case of a Reserve officer of the Army in the
Chaplains or a Reserve officer of the Air Force designated as a
chaplain, 60 years of age)''.
SEC. 516. SPACE REQUIRED TRAVEL FOR RESERVES; EXPANSION AND
CODIFICATION.
(a) Codification.--Section 8023 of such Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 1999 is codified by amending chapter 1209 of title
10 to add at the end the following new section 12323:
``Sec. 12323. Space required travel for reserves
``A member of a Reserve component is authorized to travel in a
space required status on aircraft of the Armed Forces between home and
place of inactive duty training, or place of duty in lieu of unit
training assembly, when there is no road or railroad transportation (or
combination of road and railroad transportation) between those
locations: Provided, That a member traveling in that status on a
military aircraft pursuant to the authority provided in this section is
not authorized to receive travel, transportation, or per diem
allowances in connection with that travel.''.
(b) Clerical.--The table of sections for chapter 1209 of such title
10 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``12323. Space required travel for reserves.''.
SEC. 517. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO AUTHORIZE RESERVE OFFICERS AND
RETIRED REGULAR OFFICERS TO HOLD A CIVIL OFFICE WHILE
SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR NOT MORE THAN 270 DAYS.
Section 973(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``180 days'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``270 days''; and
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``180 days'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``270 days''.
SEC. 518. CLERICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO RETIRED PAY FOR NONREGULAR
SERVICE.
Section 1370(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``chapter 1225'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``chapter
1223''.
Subtitle C--Military Education and Training
SEC. 520. TO MAKE PERMANENT THE EXPANSION OF ROTC PROGRAM TO INCLUDE
GRADUATE STUDENTS.
(a) Making Permanent the ROTC Graduate Program.--Section 2107(c)(2)
of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(2) The Secretary concerned may provide financial assistance, as
described in paragraph (1), to a student enrolled in an advanced
education program beyond the baccalaureate degree level provided the
student also is a cadet or midshipman in an advanced training program.
Not more than 15 percent of the total number of scholarships awarded
under this section in any year may be awarded under the program.''.
(b) Authority To Enroll in Advanced Training Program.--Section
2101(3) of title 10, United States Code, a definition for ``advanced
training,'' is amended by inserting ``students enrolled in an advanced
education program beyond the baccalaureate degree level or to'' after
``instruction offered in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
to''.
SEC. 521. CORRECTION OF RESERVE CREDIT FOR PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.
Section 2126(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by revising paragraph (2) to read as follows:
``(2) Service credited under paragraph (1) counts only for
the award of retirement points for computation of years of
service under section 12732 of this title and for computation
of retired pay under section 12733 of this title.'';
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``paragraph (2)(A), a
member'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraph (2), a
member who completes a satisfactory year of service in the
Selected Reserve'';
(3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new
paragraph (5):
``(5) A member of the Selected Reserve who is awarded
points or service credit under this subsection shall not be
considered to have been in an active status, by reason of the
award of the points or credit, while pursuing a course of study
under this subchapter for purposes of any provision of law
other than sections 12732(a) and 12733(3) of this title.''.
SEC. 522. PAYMENT OF TUITION FOR OFF-DUTY TRAINING OR EDUCATION.
Section 1745 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new sentence:
``Notwithstanding the 75% limitation of section 2007(a) of this title,
such tuition reimbursement and training authorized by this section may
be for the full amount of tuition expenses and training incurred.''.
SEC. 523. DEAN OF ACADEMIC BOARD, UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY AND
DEAN OF THE FACULTY; UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.
(a) Dean of the Academic Board, USMA.--Section 4335(b) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
sentence:
``When the position is filled by an officer of the Army, the Dean has
the grade of brigadier general while serving as such, with the benefits
authorized for regular brigadier generals of the Army, if appointed to
that grade by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate. However, the retirement age of an officer so appointed is that
of a permanent professor of the Academy.''.
(b) Dean of the Faculty, USAFA.--Section 9335 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) by inserting the designator (a) in front of the
existing matter; and
(2) by inserting after the newly designated subsection (a),
the following:
``(b) When the position is filled by an officer of the Air Force,
that officer has the grade of brigadier general, if appointed to that
grade by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate. While serving as dean that officer is entitled to benefits
authorized for regular brigadier generals of the Air Force. The
retirement age of an officer so appointed is that of a permanent
professor of the Academy.''.
SEC. 524. UNITED STATES ARMY WAR COLLEGE MASTER OF STRATEGIC STUDIES
DEGREE.
(a) Authority for Degree.--Chapter 401 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
Sec. 4319. United States Army War College: master of strategic studies
degree
``Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, the
Commandant of the United States Army War College, upon the
recommendation of the faculty and Dean of the College, may confer the
degree of master of strategic studies upon graduates of the College who
fulfill the requirements for the degree.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``4319. United States Army War College: master of strategic studies
degree.''.
SEC. 525. AIR UNIVERSITY: GRADUATE-LEVEL DEGREES.
(a) In General.--Section 9317(a) of title 10, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
``(a) Authority.--Upon recommendation of the faculty of the
appropriate school, the Commander of the Air University may confer the
degrees of--
``(1) master of strategic studies upon graduates of the Air
War College who fulfill the requirements for that degree;
``(2) master of military operational art and science upon
graduates of the Air Command and Staff College who fulfill the
requirements for that degree; and
``(3) master of airpower art and science upon graduates of
the School of Advanced Air power Studies who fulfill the
requirements for that degree.''.
(b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The catchline for such section 9317
is amended to read:
``Sec. 9317. Air University: graduate-level degrees''.
(2) The table of sections for chapter 901 of such title 10 is
amended by amending the item relating to section 9317 to read:
``9317. Air University: graduate-level degrees.''.
SEC. 526. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SPECIALLY SELECTED MEMBERS:
MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1205 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 12216. Financial assistance for members of the platoon leader's
class program
``(a) The Secretary of the Navy may provide payment of not more
than $5,200 per year for a period not to exceed three consecutive years
of educational expenses to eligible enlisted members of the Marine
Corps Reserve for completion of--
``(1) baccalaureate degree requirements in an approved
academic program that requires less than five academic years to
complete, including tuition, fees, and books, and laboratory
expenses; or
``(2) doctor of jurisprudence or bachelor of laws degree
requirements in an approved academic program which requires not
more than three years to complete, including tuition, fees, and
books.
``(b) To be eligible for receipt of educational expenses as
authorized by subsection (a), an enlisted member of the Marine Corps
Reserve must--
(1) either--
``(A) be under 27 years of age on June 30 of the
calendar year in which the member is eligible for
appointment as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps
for such persons in a baccalaureate degree program
described in subsection (a)(1), except that any such
member who has served on active duty in the armed
forces may exceed such age limitation on such date by a
period equal to the period such member served on active
duty, but only if such member will be under 30 years of
age on such date; or
``(B) be under 31 years of age on June 30 of the
calendar year in which the member is eligible for
appointment as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps
for such persons in a doctor of jurisprudence or
bachelor of laws degree program described in subsection
(a)(2), except that any such member who has served on
active duty in the armed forces may exceed such age
limitation on such date by a period equal to the period
such member served on active duty, but only if such
member will be under 35 years of age on such date;
``(2) be satisfactorily enrolled at any accredited civilian
educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate,
doctor of jurisprudence or bachelor of law degrees;
``(3) be selected as an officer candidate in the Marine
Corps Platoon Leader's Class Program and successfully completes
one increment of military training of not less than six weeks'
duration; and
``(4) agree in writing--
``(A) to accept an appointment as a commissioned
officer in the Marine Corps, if tendered by the
President;
``(B) to serve on active duty for a minimum of five
years; and
``(C) under such terms and conditions as shall be
prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, to serve in
the Marine Corps Reserve until the eighth anniversary
of the receipt of such appointment.
``(c) Upon satisfactorily completing the academic and military
requirements of the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class Program, an
officer candidate may be appointed by the President as a Reserve
officer in the Marine Corps in the grade of second lieutenant.
``(d) Not more than 1,200 officer candidates may participate in the
financial assistance program authorized by this section at any one
time.
``(e) An officer candidate may be ordered to active duty in the
Marine Corps by the Secretary of the Navy to serve in an appropriate
enlisted grade for such period of time as the Secretary of the Navy
prescribes, but not for more than four years, when such person--
``(1) accepted financial assistance; and
``(2) either--
``(A) completes the military and academic
requirements of the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class
Program and refuses to accept a commission when
offered;
``(B) fails to complete the military or academic
requirements of the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class
Program; or
``(C) is disenrolled from the Marine Corps Platoon
Leaders Class Program for failure to maintain
eligibility for an original appointment as a
commissioned officer under section 532 of this title.
Except under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, such
persons who are not physically qualified for appointment under section
532 and subsequently are determined by the Secretary of the Navy under
section 505 of this title to be unqualified for service as an enlisted
person in the Marine Corps due to a physical or medical condition that
was not the result of misconduct or grossly negligent conduct may
request a waiver of obligated service of such financial assistance.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
Chapter 1205 of such title 10 is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 12215 the following:
``12216. Financial assistance for members of the platoon leader's class
program.''.
(c) Computation: Service Creditable.--Section 205 of title 37,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(f) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a commissioned officer
appointed under sections 12209 and 12216 of title 10 may not count in
computing basic pay a period of service after January 1, 2000, that the
officer performed concurrently as a member of the Marine Corps Platoon
Leaders Class Program and the Marine Corps Reserve, except that service
after this date that such officer performed prior to commissioning
while serving as an enlisted member on active duty or as a member of
the selected Reserve may be so counted.''.
(d) Transition Provision.--Enlisted members of the Marine Corps
Reserve selected for training as officer candidates under section 12209
of title 10, United States Code, prior to October 1, 2000 may, upon
their application, participate in the financial assistance program
established in subsection (a) if--
(1) such person is eligible for financial assistance under
the qualification requirements of subsection (a);
(2) requests such financial assistance to the Secretary of
the Navy not later than 180 days after the enactment of this
amendment; and
(3) agrees in writing to accept an appointment, if offered
in the Marine Corps Reserve, and to comply with the length of
obligated service provisions in subsection (a)(2)(D). In
computing length of service for any purpose, a person who
requests financial assistance may not be credited with service
either as an officer candidate or concurrent enlisted service,
other than concurrent enlisted service while serving on active
duty other than for training while a member of the Marine Corps
Reserve.
Subtitle D--Uniform Code of Military Justice
SEC. 530. INCREASE IN JURISDICTION OF SPECIAL COURTS-MARTIAL TO
AUTHORIZE IMPOSITION OF SENTENCE TO CONFINEMENT AND
FORFEITURES OF PAY OF NOT MORE THAN ONE YEAR.
(a) Increase in Jurisdiction.--Section 819 of title 10, United
States Code (article 19 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is
amended by striking ``six months'' each place it appears and inserting
in lieu thereof ``one year''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the first day of the sixth month following the month in
which it is enacted, except that this amendment shall apply only to
those charges subsequently referred to trial by special court-martial.
SEC. 531. REVISION TO MEASUREMENT OF BREATH AND BLOOD ALCOHOL FOR
PURPOSES OF DETERMINING THE OFFENSE OF DRUNKEN OPERATION
OF A VEHICLE, AIRCRAFT, OR VESSEL.
(a) Standard for Drunkenness.--Section 911(2) of title 10, United
States Code (article 111 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is
amended by striking ``0.10 grams'' each place it appears and inserting
in lieu thereof ``0.08 grams''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply with
respect to offenses committed on or after that date.
TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances
SEC. 601. INCREASE IN BASIC PAY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000.
(a) Waiver of Section 1009 Adjustment.--Except as provided in
subsection (b), the adjustment to become effective during fiscal year
2000 required by section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, in the
rate of monthly basic pay authorized members of the uniformed services
by section 203(a) of such title shall not be made.
(b) Increase in Basic Pay.--Effective on January 1, 2000, the rates
of basic pay of members of the uniformed services shall be increased by
4.4 percent.
(c) Change in Basic Pay Tables.--Effective July 1, 2000, the rates
of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services are as
follows:
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS\1\\2\\3\
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Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code
Pay grade -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26
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O-10\2\........................... 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10614.30 10666.80 10888.80 11275.20
O-9............................... 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 9283.80 9417.60 9611.10 9948.30
O-8............................... 656 6784.50 6926.40 6966.60 7148.40 7443.00 7512.30 7794.60 7876.20 8119.20 8471.40 8796.60 9013.50 9013.50 9013.50
O-7............................... 545 5829.60 5829.60 5871.90 6091.20 6258.30 6451.20 6643.80 6837.00 7443.00 7955.10 7955.10 7955.10 7955.10 7995.30
O-6............................... 404 4444.50 4736.10 4736.10 4754.40 4958.40 4985.70 4985.70 5152.50 5769.00 6063.00 6357.00 6524.10 6695.70 7024.20
O-5............................... 323 3799.50 4062.30 4112.10 4276.20 4276.20 4404.90 4642.50 4953.60 5268.30 5415.30 5562.30 5731.80 5731.80 5731.80
O-4............................... 272 3321.30 3542.70 3592.20 3798.60 3966.00 4236.90 4447.20 4593.60 4740.90 4791.60 4791.60 4791.60 4791.60 4791.60
O-3\3\............................ 253 2873.40 3100.80 3351.90 3512.40 3688.50 3835.50 4024.80 4123.20 4123.20 4123.20 4123.20 4123.20 4123.20 4123.20
O-2\3\............................ 221 2517.90 2899.80 2997.60 3059.40 3059.40 3059.40 3059.40 3059.40 3059.40 3059.40 3059.40 3059.40 3059.40 3059.40
O-1\3\............................ 191 1997.40 2413.80 2413.80 2413.80 2413.80 2413.80 2413.80 2413.80 2413.80 2413.80 2413.80 2413.80 2413.80 2413.80
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COMMISSIONED OFFICERS WITH OVER 4 YEARS ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE AS AN ENLISTED MEMBER OR WARRANT OFFICER
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O-3E............................................................... 0.0 0.00 0.00 3351.90 3512.40 3688.50 3835.50 4024.80 4184.40 4275.60 4402.50 4402.50 4402.50 4402.50 4402.50
O-2E............................................................... 0.0 0.00 0.00 2997.60 3059.40 3156.30 3321.30 3448.20 3542.70 3542.70 3542.70 3542.70 3542.70 3542.70 3542.70
O-1E............................................................... 0.0 0.00 0.00 2413.80 2578.50 2673.60 2770.50 2866.80 2997.60 2997.60 2997.60 2997.60 2997.60 2997.60 2997.60
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WARRANT OFFICERS
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W-5................................................................ 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4458.00 4611.00 4764.90 4918.50
W-4................................................................ 258 2777.70 2857.80 2937.60 3071.70 3204.90 3337.50 3471.90 3608.40 3739.20 3873.30 4006.20 4139.70 4273.50 4410.30
W-3................................................................ 234 2545.80 2545.80 2578.50 2684.10 2804.40 2962.80 3059.40 3164.70 3285.60 3405.60 3525.60 3645.60 3765.90 3886.20
W-2................................................................ 205 2223.90 2223.90 2297.10 2413.80 2545.80 2642.40 2739.30 2833.50 2937.90 3044.70 3151.80 3258.60 3365.70 3365.70
W-1................................................................ 171 1963.50 1963.50 2127.60 2223.90 2323.80 2424.00 2523.60 2624.10 2724.30 2824.20 2899.80 2899.80 2899.80 2899.80
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ENLISTED MEMBERS\4\\5\\6\
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E-9\4\............................................................. 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3003.90 3071.70 3157.80 3259.20 3360.30 3460.20 3595.50 3729.60 3900.90
E-8................................................................ 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2518.80 2591.70 2659.50 2741.10 2829.30 2921.40 3014.40 3149.10 3282.90 3471.90
E-7................................................................ 175 1920.60 1993.20 2066.10 2139.60 2212.50 2285.40 2359.50 2430.90 2504.40 2577.30 2650.50 2776.80 2915.10 3122.40
E-6................................................................ 151 1671.90 1746.00 1817.40 1892.70 1966.50 2040.30 2111.40 2184.00 2235.90 2274.60 2274.60 2274.60 2274.60 2274.60
E-5................................................................ 132 1488.30 1560.90 1634.70 1708.50 1783.50 1855.20 1928.70 1929.00 1929.00 1929.00 1929.00 1929.00 1929.00 1929.00
E-4................................................................ 123 1368.00 1441.80 1514.40 1587.90 1587.90 1587.90 1587.90 1587.90 1587.90 1587.90 1587.90 1587.90 1587.90 1587.90
E-3................................................................ 116 1255.80 1329.00 1330.80 1330.80 1330.80 1330.80 1330.80 1330.80 1330.80 1330.80 1330.80 1330.80 1330.80 1330.80
E-2................................................................ 112 1123.20 1123.20 1123.20 1123.20 1123.20 1123.20 1123.20 1123.20 1123.20 1123.20 1123.20 1123.20 1123.20 1123.20
E-1>4\5\........................................................... 100 1001.70 1001.70 1001.70 1001.70 1001.70 1001.70 1001.70 1001.70 1001.70 1001.70 1001.70 1001.70 1001.70 1001.70
E-1<4\6\........................................................... 926 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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\1\Basic pay for these officers is limited to the rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule.
\2\While serving as Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commandant of the Marine Corps, or Commandant of the Coast Guard,
basic pay for this grade is calculated to be $12,441.00, regardless of cumulative years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code. Nevertheless, basic pay for these officers is limited to the rate of
basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule.
\3\Does not apply to commissioned officers who have been credited with over 4 years of active duty service as an enlisted member or warrant officer.
\4\While serving as Sergeant Major of the Army, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy or Coast Guard, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, or Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, basic pay for this grade is $4,701.00, regardless
of cumulative years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code.
\5\Applies to personnel who have served 4 months or more on active duty.
\6\Applies to personnel who have served less than 4 months on active duty.
Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays
SEC. 610. ENLISTMENT BONUS INSTALLMENT.
Section 308a(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by
changing the second sentence to read as follows: ``Under regulations
prescribed by the appropriate Secretary, the bonus may be paid in a
single lump sum, or in periodic installments, to meet established
career milestones that ensure terms of the initial contract are
satisfied.''.
SEC. 611. ENLISTED BONUS AMOUNT.
Section 308a(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by
striking out ``$12,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$20,000''.
SEC. 612. REENLISTMENT BONUS--MONTHS OF CONTINUOUS ACTIVE DUTY.
Section 308 of title 37, United States Code, is amended in clause
(a)(1)(A), by striking out ``twenty-one'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``seventeen''.
SEC. 613. REENLISTMENT BONUS; INCREASE IN STATUTORY MAXIMUM PAYABLE.
Section 308(a)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in clause (i) of subparagraph (A) by striking ``ten''
and inserting in lieu thereof ``fifteen''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``$45,000'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``$60,000''.
SEC. 614. RESERVE COMPONENT PRIOR SERVICE ENLISTMENT BONUS ELIGIBILITY
FOR ATTAINING A CRITICAL SKILL.
Paragraph (2) of section 308i(a) of title 37, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
``(2) A bonus may only be paid under this section to a
person who meets each of the following requirements:
``(A) The person has completed that person's
military service obligation but has less than 14 years
of total military service.
``(B) The person has received an honorable
discharge at the conclusion of military service.
``(C) The person is not being released from active
service for the purpose of enlistment in a reserve
component.
``(D) The person--
``(i) is projected to occupy a position as
a member of the Selected Reserve in a specialty
in which the person--
``(I) successfully served while a
member on active duty; and
``(II) attained a level of
qualification while a member on active
duty commensurate with the grade and
years of service of the member; or
``(ii) is occupying a position as a member
of the Selected Reserve in a specialty in which
the person--
``(I) has completed training or
retraining in the specialty skill that
is designated as critically short; and
``(II) has attained a level of
qualification in the designated
critically short specialty skill that
is commensurate with the member's grade
and years of service.
``(E) The person has not previously been paid a
bonus (except under this section) for enlistment,
reenlistment, or extension of enlistment in a reserve
component.''.
SEC. 615. AVIATION CAREER INCENTIVE PAY FOR AIR BATTLE MANAGERS.
Section 301a of title 37, United States Code is amended by
inserting after subparagraph 301a(b)(3) the following new subparagraph:
``(4) Save pay provision.--An air battle manager entitled
to incentive pay under section 301 of this title is entitled to
either the rate authorized in subsection (b) of this section or
the rate of incentive pay the member was receiving under
section 301(c)(2)(A) of this title immediately prior to such
entitlement under subsection (b), whichever is higher.''.
SEC. 616. DIVING DUTY SPECIAL PAY AND HAZARDOUS DUTY INCENTIVE PAY.
Section 304(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
``(c) A member may be paid special pay under this section and
incentive pay under section 301 of this title for the same period of
service for each hazardous duty described in section 301 of this title
for which the member is qualified if the member is assigned by orders
to such a hazardous duty or duties in addition to diving duty.''.
SEC. 617. CAREER ENLISTED FLYER INCENTIVE PAY.
(a) Chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after section 301e the following new subsection 301f:
``Sec. 301f. Incentive pay: career enlisted flyers
``(a) Pay Authorized.--An enlisted member described in subsection
(b) may be paid career enlisted flyer incentive pay as authorized in
this section.
``(b) Eligible Members.--Under regulations prescribed by the
Secretary concerned, an enlisted member of the Armed Forces who--
``(1) is entitled to basic pay under section 204 of this
title, or is entitled to pay under section 206 of this title as
described in subsection (e) of this section;
``(2) holds or is in training leading to qualification and
designation of an enlisted military occupational specialty or
enlisted military rating designated as a career enlisted flyer
specialty or rating by the Secretary concerned;
``(3) is qualified for aviation service under regulations
prescribed by the Secretary concerned; and
``(4) engages and remains in aviation service on a career
basis;
is entitled to monthly incentive pay in the amount authorized by the
Secretary concerned, not to exceed the monthly maximum amounts set
forth in subsection (d). Eligible members may be entitled to continuous
monthly incentive pay, or on a month-to-month basis, dependent upon the
operational flying duty performed as prescribed in subsection (c).
Entitlement to continuous monthly incentive pay ceases in all cases
upon completion of 25 years of aviation service; thereafter, the member
is entitled to monthly incentive pay under subsection (c)(3) for the
frequent and regular performance of operational flying duty.
``(c) Operational Flying Duty Requirements.--(1) A member must
perform operational flying duties (as defined in subsection (f)) for 6
of the first 10, 9 of the first 15, and 14 of the first 20 years of
aviation service, to be entitled to continuous monthly incentive pay.
``(2) Upon completion of 10, 15, or 20 years of aviation service, a
member who has not performed the minimum required operational flying
duties established in this subsection during the prescribed period
loses the entitlement to continuous monthly incentive pay. For the
needs of the Service, the Secretary concerned may permit, on a case-by-
case basis, a member to continue to receive continuous monthly
incentive pay despite the member's failure to perform the operational
flying duty required during the first 10, 15, or 20 years of aviation
service, but only if the member has performed at least 5 years of
operational flying duties during the first 10 years of aviation
service, 8 years of operational flying duties during the first 15 years
of aviation service, or 12 years of operational flying duty during the
first 20 years of aviation service. The Secretary concerned may
delegate this authority, but not below the level of the Service
Personnel Chief.
``(3) If entitlement to continuous monthly incentive pay ceases
under subsection (b) or (2), a member eligible under subsection (b) (1)
through (4) is entitled to month-to-month incentive pay for subsequent
frequent and regular performance of operational flying duty. The rate
payable is that authorized by the Secretary concerned under subsection
(d) for a member of corresponding years of aviation service.
``(4) If entitlement to continuous monthly incentive pay ceases
under subsection (2), entitlement to continuous incentive pay may
resume if the member meets the minimum operational flying duty
requirement upon completion of the next established period of aviation
service.
``(d) Monthly Maximum Incentive Pay.--A member who satisfies the
requirements in subsections (b) and (c) may be paid month-to-month
incentive pay as authorized by the Secretary concerned in amounts not
to exceed the following:
Years of aviation service Monthly rate
4 or less.............................................. $150
Over 4................................................. 225
Over 8................................................. 350
Over 14................................................ 400.
``(e) Payment to a Member of a Reserve Component When Performing
Inactive Duty Training.--Under regulations of the Secretary concerned,
when a member of a reserve component or the National Guard, entitled to
compensation under section 206 of this title, meets the requirements
described in subsections (b) and (c), the member is entitled to an
increase in compensation equal to \1/30\ of the monthly incentive pay
authorized by the Secretary concerned under subsection (d) for a member
of corresponding years of aviation service who is entitled to basic
pay. Such member is entitled to the increase for as long as the member
is qualified for it, for each regular period of instruction or period
of appropriate duty, at which the member is engaged for at least two
hours, or for the performance of such other equivalent training,
instruction, duty or appropriate duties, as the Secretary may prescribe
under section 206(a) of this title.
``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `aviation service' means service performed,
under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, by a
designated career enlisted flyer.
``(2) The term `operational flying duty' means flying
performed under competent orders while serving in assignments
in which basic flying skills normally are maintained in the
performance of assigned duties as determined by the Secretary
concerned, and flying duty performed by members in training
that leads to the award of an enlisted aviation rating or
military occupational specialty designated as a career enlisted
flyer rating or specialty by the Secretary concerned.
``(g) Applicability to Members Receiving Hazardous Duty Incentive
Pay or Special Pay for Diving Duty.--A member receiving special pay
under section 301(a) or section 304 of this title may not be paid
special pay under this section for the same period of service.''.
(b) Save Pay Provision.--In the case of a designated career
enlisted flyer receiving incentive pay under section 301(b) or
301(c)(2)(A) of this title on the date immediately preceding enactment
of this Act, the member is entitled to the higher of the monthly amount
authorized under subsection (b) of this section, or the rate of
incentive pay the member was receiving immediately preceding enactment
of this Act under section 301(b) or 301(c)(2)(A) of this title.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting
immediately after the item referring to section 301e the following new
item:
``301f. Incentive pay: career enlisted flyers.''.
SEC. 618. INCREASE TO DIVING DUTY SPECIAL PAY.
Section 304(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by
striking out ``$200'' and ``$300'' and inserting in lieu thereof,
respectively ``$240'' and ``$340''.
SEC. 619. FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PAY--INCREASE IN STATUTORY
MAXIMUM PAYABLE.
Section 316(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``$100'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$300''.
SEC. 620. SURFACE WARFARE OFFICER CONTINUATION PAY.
(a) Special Pay: Surface Warfare Officer Continuation Pay.--Chapter
5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
section 301g the following new section:
``Sec. 301h. Special pay: surface warfare officer continuation pay
``(a) Special Pay Authorized.--A surface warfare officer described
in subsection (b) who executes a written agreement to remain on active
duty to complete tours of duty to which the officer may be ordered as a
department head afloat may, upon the acceptance of the agreement by the
Secretary concerned, be paid a sum of money not to exceed the amount
prescribed in subsection (c).
``(b) Covered Officers.--A surface warfare officer referred to in
subsection (a) is an officer of the Regular Navy or Naval Reserve on
full-time active duty who--
``(1) is designated and serving as a surface warfare
officer;
``(2) has been selected for assignment as a department head
on a surface ship; and
``(3) has completed any service commitment incurred through
the officer's original commissioning program.
``(c) Amount Payable.--The amount payable under this section may
not be more than a total of $50,000.
``(d) Proration.--The term of an agreement under subsection (a) and
the amount payable under subsection (c) may be prorated.
``(e) Payment.--Upon acceptance of an agreement under subsection
(a) by the Secretary of the Navy, the total amount payable pursuant to
the agreement becomes fixed. It may be paid either--
``(1) by a lump sum in the amount of half the total payable
under the agreement at the time the agreement is accepted by
the Secretary of the Navy followed by equal annual installments
on the anniversary of acceptance of the agreement; or
``(2) in equal annual payments with the first payment
payable at the time the agreement is accepted by the Secretary
of the Navy, and subsequent payments on the anniversary of
acceptance of the agreement.
``(f) Additional Pay.--Any amount paid under this section is in
addition to any other pay and allowances to which an officer is
entitled.
``(g) Repayment.--(1) If an officer who has entered into a written
agreement under subsection (a) and has received all or part of a
special pay under this section fails to complete the total period of
active duty specified in the agreement, the Secretary of the Navy may
require the officer to repay the United States, to the extent that the
Secretary determines conditions and circumstances warrant, any or all
sums paid under this section.
``(2) An obligation to repay the United States imposed under
paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the United States.
``(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less
than five years after the termination of an agreement entered into
under subsection (a) does not discharge the officer signing the
agreement from a debt arising under such agreement or under paragraph
(1).
``(h) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe
regulations to carry out this section.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of section at the beginning of
chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting
immediately after the item referring to section 301g the following new
item:
``301h. Special pay: surface warfare officer continuation pay.''.
SEC. 621. AVIATION CAREER OFFICERS EXTENDING PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY.
Section 301b(c)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended as
follows--
(1) in subsection (c) by amending paragraph (1) to read as
follows:
``(1) $25,000 for each year covered by the written
agreement, if the officer agrees to remain on active duty to
complete 14 years of aviation service; or''; and
(2) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
``(d) Probation.--The term of an agreement under subsection (a) and
the amount of the bonus under subsection (c) may be prorated as long as
such agreement does not extend beyond the date on which the officer
making such agreement would complete 14 years of aviation service.''.
SEC. 622. SPECIAL WARFARE OFFICER CONTINUATION PAY.
(a) Special Pay: Special Warfare Officer Continuation Pay.--Chapter
5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
section 301f the following new section:
``Sec. 301g. Special pay: special warfare officer continuation pay
``(a) Special Pay Authorized.--A special warfare officer described
in subsection (b) who executes a written agreement to remain on active
duty in special warfare service for at least one year may, upon the
acceptance of the agreement by the Secretary concerned, be paid a sum
of money not to exceed the amount prescribed in subsection (c).
``(b) Covered Officers.--A special warfare officer referred to in
subsection (a) is an officer of a regular component of an armed force
on full-time active duty who--
``(1) is qualified for and serving in a military
occupational specialty or designator identified by the
Secretary concerned as a special warfare military occupational
specialty or designator;
``(2) is in pay grade O-3 or O-4 and is not on a promotion
list to pay grade O-5 at the time the officer applies for an
agreement under this section;
``(3) has completed at least six but not more than 14 years
of active commissioned service; and
``(4) has completed any service commitment incurred through
the officer's original commissioning program.
``(c) Amount Payable.--The entitlement under this section may not
be more than $10,000 for each year of the written agreement. The
authority to enter into written agreements under subsection (a) expires
as of September 30, 2001.
``(d) Proration.--The term of an agreement under subsection (a) and
the amount payable under subsection (c) may be prorated as long as such
agreement does not extend beyond the date on which the officer making
such agreement would complete 14 years of active commissioned service.
``(e) Payment.--Upon acceptance of a written agreement under
subsection (a) by the Secretary concerned, the total amount payable
pursuant to the agreement becomes fixed. It may be paid either--
``(1) by a lump sum in the amount of half the total payable
under the agreement at the time the agreement is accepted by
the Secretary concerned followed by equal annual installments
on the anniversary of acceptance of the agreement; or
``(2) in graduated annual payments under regulations
prescribed by the Secretary concerned with the first payment
payable at the time the agreement is accepted by the Secretary
concerned, and subsequent payments on the anniversary of
acceptance of the agreement.
``(f) Additional Pay.--Any amount paid under this section is in
addition to any other pay and allowances to which an officer is
entitled.
``(g) Repayment.--(1) If an officer who has entered into a written
agreement under subsection (a) and has received all or part of a
special pay under this section fails to complete the total period of
active duty specified in the agreement, the Secretary concerned may
require the officer to repay the United States, to the extent that the
Secretary determines conditions and circumstances warrant, any or all
sums paid under this section.
``(2) An obligation to repay the United States imposed under
paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the United States.
``(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less
than five years after the termination of a written agreement entered
into under subsection (a) does not discharge the officer signing the
agreement from a debt arising under such agreement or under paragraph
(1).
``(h) Regulations.--The Secretaries concerned shall prescribe
regulations to carry out this section. Regulations prescribed by the
Secretary of a military department shall be subject to the approval of
the Secretary of Defense.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of section at the beginning of
chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting
immediately after the item referring to section 301f the following new
item:
``301g. Special pay: special warfare officer continuation pay.''.
SEC. 623. INCREASE IN SPECIAL PAY AND BONUSES FOR NUCLEAR-QUALIFIED
OFFICERS.
(a) Special Pay for Officers Extending Period of Active Service.--
Section 312(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking
out ``$15,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$25,000''.
(b) Nuclear Career Accession Bonus.--Section 312b(a)(1) of title
37, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``$10,000'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``$20,000''.
(c) Nuclear Career Annual Incentive Bonuses.--Section 312c of title
37, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out ``$12,000'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``$22,000''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking out ``$5,500'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``$10,000''.
Subtitle C--Extension of Certain Bonuses and Special Pays
SEC. 625. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR
RESERVE FORCES THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2001.
(a) Special Pay for Health Professionals in Critically Short
Wartime Specialties.--Section 302g(f) of title 37, United States Code,
is amended by striking out ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``September 30, 2001''.
(b) Selected Reserve Reenlistment Bonus.--Section 308b(f) of title
37, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``December 31,
1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2001''.
(c) Selected Reserve Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308c(e) of title
37, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``December 31,
1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2001''.
(d) Special Pay for Enlisted Members Assigned to Certain High
Priority Units.--Section 308d(c) of title 37, United States Code, is
amended by striking out ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``September 30, 2001''.
(e) Selected Reserve Affiliation Bonus.--Section 308e(e) of title
37, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``December 31,
1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2001''.
(f) Ready Reserve Enlistment and Reenlistment Bonus.--Section
308h(g) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out
``December 31, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30,
2001''.
(g) Prior Service Reenlistment Bonus.--Section 308i(f) of title 37,
United States Code, is amended by striking out ``December 31, 1999''
and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2001''.
(h) Repayment of Education Loans for Certain Health Professionals
Who Serve in the Selected Reserve.--Section 16302(d) of title 10 United
States Code, is amended by striking out ``January 1, 2000'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``October 1, 2001''.
SEC. 626. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO PAYMENT OF REENLISTMENT
AND ENLISTMENT BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAY FOR AVIATION
CAREER OFFICERS EXTENDING PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY.
(a) Special Pay for Aviation Career Officers Extending Period of
Active Duty.--Section 301b(a) of title 37, United States Code, is
amended by striking out ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``September 30, 2001''.
(b) Reenlistment Bonus for Active Members.--Section 308(g) of title
37, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``December 31,
1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2001''.
(c) Enlistment Bonuses for Members With Critical Skills.--Sections
308a(c) and 308f(c) of title 37, United States Code, are each amended
by striking out ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``September 30, 2001''.
SEC. 627. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR
NURSE OFFICER CANDIDATES, REGISTERED NURSES, AND NURSE
ANESTHETISTS.
(a) Nurse Officer Candidate Accession Program.--Section 2130a(a)(1)
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``December
31, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2001''.
(b) Accession Bonus for Registered Nurses.--Section 302d(a)(1) of
title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``December 31,
1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2001''.
(c) Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists.--Section
302e(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out
``December 31, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30,
2001''.
SEC. 628. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO PAYMENT OF NUCLEAR CAREER
FIELD BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAY.
(a) Special Pay for Nuclear-Qualified Officers Extending Period of
Active Service.--Section 312(e) of title 37, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``September 30, 2001''.
(b) Nuclear Career Accession Bonus.--Section 312b(c) of title 37,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2001''.
(c) Nuclear Career Annual Incentive Bonus.--Section 312c(d) of
title 37, United States Code; is amended by striking ``October 1, 1998
and the 15-month period beginning on that date and ending December 31,
1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2001''.
Subtitle D--Military Retired Pay
SEC. 630. REPEAL OF REDUCTION IN RETIRED PAY APPLICABLE TO POST-AUGUST
1, 1986, MEMBERS WITH LESS THAN 30 YEARS OF SERVICE.
(a) Repeal of Reduction.--Section 1409(b) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (2); and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (1) of such section is amended
by striking ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``paragraph (2)''.
SEC. 631. MODIFY ``CPI-1'' COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT APPLICABLE TO
RETIRED PAY OF POST-AUGUST 1, 1986, MEMBERS.
Section 1401a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new
paragraph (3):
``(3) Post-august 1, 1986 members.--(A) If the percent
determined under paragraph (2) is greater than or equal to
three percent, the Secretary of Defense shall increase the
retired pay of each member and former member who first became a
member on or after August 1, 1986, by the difference between--
``(i) the percent determined in paragraph (2); and
``(ii) one percent.
``(B) If the percent determined under paragraph (2) is less
than three percent, the Secretary shall increase the retired
pay of each member and former member who first became a member
on or after August 1, 1986, by the lesser of the CPI change or
two percent.''.
SEC. 632. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) Recomputation of COLA Adjustment ``Catch-Up'' at Age 62.--
Section 1410 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by amending the catchline for section 1410 to read as
follows:
``Sec. 1410. Restoral of COLA amount at age 62 for members entering on
or after August 1, 1986'';
(2) by striking paragraph (2); and
(3) by striking ``--
(1)'' and realigning the indented remaining matter as one
with the preceding paragraph; and
(4) at the end of the realigned matter by striking ``;
and'' inserting in lieu thereof a period.
(b) Amendments to Survivor Benefit Plan.--Chapter 73 of such title
is amended as follows:
(1) Section 1447(6)(A) is amended by striking ``(determined
without regard to any reduction under section 1409(b)(2) of
this title)''.
(2) Section 1451 is amended in subsection (h) by striking
paragraph (3); and
(3) Section 1452 is amended in subsection (c) by striking
paragraph (4).
SEC. 633. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by sections 630, 631, and 632 shall take effect
on October 1, 1999.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
SEC. 640. LUMP SUM LEAVE WITH REENLISTMENT.
Section 501 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (a)(1), by adding at the end before the
semicolon the following: ``, or in conjunction with a
reenlistment regardless of when it occurs''; and
(2) in paragraph (b)(2), by striking ``or entering into an
enlistment,''.
SEC. 641. EMERGENCY LEAVE TRAVEL COST LIMITATIONS.
Section 411d(b)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating clause (A) as clause (A)(i);
(2) by adding a new clause ``(A)(ii) to any airport in the
continental United States to which travel can be arranged at
the same or a lower cost as travel obtained under clause (A)(i)
above; or''.
SEC. 642. AUTHORITY TO EXPEND APPROPRIATED FUNDS TO PAY CERTAIN ACTUAL
EXPENSES OF RESERVISTS.
Section 404(i) of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking the period at the end of
the paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof ``or, if transient
government quarters are unavailable, may provide contract
quarters as lodging in kind as if the member were entitled to
such allowances under subsection (a) of this section.'';
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or expenses for
contract quarters'' after ``service charge expenses''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph (4):
``(4) Use of Government Charge Cards is authorized for
payment of these expenses.''.
SEC. 643. AVIATION CAREER INCENTIVE PAY; DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO
WAIVE OPERATIONAL FLYING DUTY REQUIREMENTS.
Section 301a(a)(5) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by
striking the third sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the
following: ``The Secretary concerned may delegate the authority in the
preceding sentence, but not below the Service Personnel Chief, to
permit the payment of incentive pay under this paragraph.''
SEC. 644. TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS DEPLOYED IN A CONTINGENCY
OPERATION.
Section 2007(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'';
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) in the case of a member serving in a contingency
operation as defined in section 101(a)(13) of this title, or
similar operational mission (other than for training)
designated by the Secretary concerned, all of the charges may
be paid.''.
SEC. 645. PAYMENT OF TEMPORARY LODGING EXPENSES TO MEMBERS MAKING THEIR
FIRST PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION.
Section 404a(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the end of the
paragraph:
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or'' after the
semicolon; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
paragraph (3):
``(3) for enlisted members, from the member's home of
record or initial technical school to the member's first
permanent duty station;''.
SEC. 636. DUTY STATUS; WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN; PAY ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Definition.--Section 551 of title 37, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (3) as subsection (4); and
(2) by inserting the following new subsection (3):
``(3) The term `duty status; whereabouts unknown' defines a
transitory casualty status, applicable only to military
personnel, that is used when the responsible commander suspects
the member may be a casualty whose absence is involuntary, but
does not consider that sufficient evidence currently exists to
make a definite determination that the member is--
``(A) missing;
``(B) deserted;
``(C) absent without leave; or
``(D) dead.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 552 of title 37, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) by amending the section heading to read as follows:
``Sec. 552. Pay and allowances; continuation while in a missing or duty
status; whereabouts unknown status; limitations'';
(B) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or duty status;
whereabouts unknown'' after ``missing'' each place it appears;
and
(C) in paragraph (a)(1), by striking out ``that'' the first
place it appears, and inserting in lieu thereof ``either''.
(2) In the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 10 of
title 37, United States Code, the item referring to section 552 is
amended to read as follows:
``552. Pay and allowances; continuation while in a missing or duty
status; whereabouts unknown status;
limitations.''.
SEC. 647. BIENNIAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR THE MONTGOMERY GI BILL;
SELECTED RESERVE.
Section 16137 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``not later than March 1 of each year concerning the operation
of the educational assistance program established by this chapter
during the preceding fiscal year.'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``by
March 1, at least once every two years concerning the operation of the
educational assistance program established by this chapter during the
preceding fiscal years.''.
TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS
SEC. 701. ADMINISTRATION OF HEALTH CARE CONTRACTS AND PROGRAMS.
Section 1073 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a)'' at the beginning of the current
text; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(b)(1) In the administration of contracts under this chapter, the
Secretary of Defense shall provide a stable and uniform program of
medical and dental care by implementing program benefit and
administrative changes at the start of each fiscal year, rather than
throughout the year, except when the Secretary determines that the
change would significantly improve health services to eligible
beneficiaries under this chapter, or that for other reasons
implementation other than at the start of the fiscal year would most
effectively carry out the purposes of this chapter.
``(2) In cases in which a law is enacted requiring the initiation
of a new program or benefit under this chapter, the Secretary of
Defense may defer for up to one year the implementation schedule for
such new program or benefit if the Secretary--
``(A) determines such deferral is necessary to seek the
appropriation of such funds, additional to those needed for
ongoing programs and benefits under this chapter, as may be
necessary for such new programs and benefits; and
``(B) certifies to Congress that such deferral is necessary
to prevent disruptions to such ongoing programs and benefits
and reports on the appropriation amounts that would be
necessary to proceed with timely implementation of the new
program or benefit.''.
SEC. 702. CONTINUATION OF PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED CUSTODIAL CARE BENEFITS
FOR CERTAIN CHAMPUS BENEFICIARIES.
(a) Continuation of Coverage.--Subject to subsection (c), the
Secretary of Defense may continue payment under the Civilian Health and
Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (as defined in section 1072
of title 10, United States Code) for domiciliary or custodial care
services, otherwise excluded by regulations implementing section
1077(b)(1) of such title on behalf of beneficiaries described in
subsection (b).
(b) Covered Beneficiaries.--Beneficiaries described in subsection
(a) are covered beneficiaries (as defined in section 1072 of such
title) who, prior to the effective date of final regulations to
implement the individual case management program authorized by section
1079(a)(17) of such title, were provided domiciliary or custodial care
services for which the Secretary provided payment.
(c) Secretarial Authority.--The authority provided by subsection
(a) is subject to a case-by-case determination by the Secretary that
discontinuation of payment for domiciliary or custodial care services
or transition under the case management program authorized by such
section 1079(a)(17) to alternative programs and services would be
inadequate to meet the needs of, and unjust to, the beneficiary.
SEC. 703. MODIFICATION OF DUE DATE FOR EVALUATION AND REPORT ON TRICARE
EFFECTIVENESS.
Section 717(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 376) is amended by striking
``March 1'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 1''.
SEC. 704. AUTHORITY OF ARMED FORCES MEDICAL EXAMINER TO CONDUCT
AUTOPSIES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code is
amended by adding after section 130a the following new section:
``Sec. 130b. Authority of armed forces medical examiner to conduct
autopsies
``(a) In General.--Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of
Defense, the Armed Forces Medical Examiner is authorized to conduct a
forensic pathology investigation, including an autopsy, when a person
is found dead or dies under circumstances that require a forensic
pathology investigation to determine the cause or manner of death and
one of the circumstances described in subsection (b) is also present.
``(b) Applicability.--The circumstances referred to in subsection
(a) are, subject to subsection (c), any one of the following:
``(1) A person is found dead or dies at an installation
garrisoned by units of the Armed Forces and under the exclusive
jurisdiction of the United States.
``(2) A member of the armed forces on active duty or
inactive duty for training is found dead or dies, or a former
member dies soon after retirement under chapter 61 of this
title as a result of an injury or illness incurred while such a
member.
``(3) A civilian dependent of a member of the armed forces
is found dead or dies in any location outside the United
States.
``(4) Pursuant to an authorized Department of Defense
investigation of matters in which there is involved the death
of a person or persons, a factual determination is necessary of
the cause or manner of the death(s).
``(5) Pursuant to an authorized investigation being
conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National
Transportation Safety Board, or other Federal agency, an
authorized official of such agency with authority to direct a
forensic pathology investigation requests that such an
investigation be conducted by the Armed Forces Medical
Examiner.
``(c) Limitation in Concurrent Jurisdiction Cases.--Authority of
the Armed Forces Medical Examiner to conduct a forensic pathology
investigation under the circumstances described in subsection (b) is
subject to the primary jurisdiction, to the extent fully exercised
(including conducting an autopsy), of the appropriate State or local
governmental authority or, if outside the United States, of appropriate
authorities under any applicable Status of Forces or other
international agreement between the United States and the country
involved.
``(d) Procedures.--In conducting forensic pathology investigations
under this section, the Armed Forces Medical Examiner shall--
``(1) designate qualified pathologists for this purpose;
``(2) to the extent practicable and consistent with
responsibilities under this section, give due regard to any
applicable law protecting religious beliefs;
``(3) as soon as practicable, inform the family of the
decedent, if known, of the fact of the forensic pathology
investigation;
``(4) as soon as practicable after completion of the
investigation, return the remains of the deceased to the family
of the decedent, if known; and
``(5) promptly report the results of the forensic pathology
investigation to the authorized official responsible for the
investigation relating to the death.
``(e) Definition.--In this section, the term `circumstances that
require a forensic pathology investigation' are, in the judgment of the
Armed Forces Medical Examiner--
``(1) a person is killed or from any cause dies an
unnatural death;
``(2) the cause or manner of death are unknown;
``(3) there is reasonable suspicion that the death was by
unlawful means;
``(4) death was apparently from an infectious disease or
from the effects of a hazardous material that may have an
adverse effect on the installation or community; or
``(5) the identity of the deceased person is unknown.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Chapter 577 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding after section 6522 the following new
section:
``Sec. 6523. Inquests
``(a) When a person is found dead under circumstances that require
investigation, at a place garrisoned by the Navy or Marine Corps, and
under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, the commanding
officer shall direct a summary court-martial to investigate the
circumstances of the death.
``(b) In conducting an investigation under subsection (a), the
summary court-martial may summon witnesses and examine them under oath.
``(c) The summary court-martial shall promptly submit to the
commanding officer a report of the investigation and findings as to the
cause of death.''.
(c) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The tables of sections of such title
and chapters are amended--
(A) by adding after the item relating to section 130a the
following new item:
``130b. Authority of armed forces medical examiner to conduct
autopsies.''; and
(B) by adding after the item relating to section 6522 the
following new item:
``6523. Inquests.''.
(2) The chapter heading for such chapter 577 is amended by adding
at the end a semicolon and ``INQUESTS''.
(3) The tables of chapters and table of sections for such title 10,
for subtitle C of such title, and for part II of such Subtitle are
amended with respect to the items relating to chapter 577 by adding at
the end a semicolon and ``Inquests''.
SEC. 705. EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE ON DUTY IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION OR FORMER
WARSAW PACT COUNTRIES.
(a) Authority for Medical Care.--Chapter 53 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1049 the following
new section 1049a:
``Sec. 1049a. Emergency medical care for employees of the Department of
Defense on duty in the former Soviet Union or former
Warsaw Pact countries
``The Secretary of Defense may make payments for emergency medical
or dental care for military, civilian, and contractor employees of the
Department of Defense permanently or temporarily on duty in the
countries of the former Soviet Union and the former Warsaw Pact. The
authority of the Secretary of Defense to make payments under this
section is effective for any fiscal year only to the extent that
appropriated funds are available for such purpose.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
title 10, United States Code is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:
``1049a. Emergency medical care for employees of the Department of
Defense on duty in the former Soviet Union
or former Warsaw Pact countries.''.
SEC. 706. THIRD PARTY COLLECTION PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT.
Section 1095 of title 10, United States Code, is amended --
(1) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
``(f) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the other
administering Secretaries, shall prescribe regulations for the
administration of this section. Such regulations shall provide for the
computation of the reasonable cost of inpatient, outpatient, or other
health care services. Computation of such reasonable cost may be based
on--
``(1) per diem rates;
``(2) all-inclusive per visit rates;
``(3) diagnosis-related groups;
``(4) rates prescribed under the regulations implementing
sections 1079 and 1086 of this title; or
``(5) such other method as may be appropriate.''; and
(2) in subsection (h)(1), by striking the first sentence
and inserting in lieu thereof ``The term `third party payer'
means an entity that provides an insurance, medical service, or
health plan by contract or agreement including an automobile
liability insurance or no fault insurance carrier, a worker's
compensation program or plan, and any other plan or program
that is designed to provide compensation or coverage for
expenses incurred by a beneficiary for medical services and
supplies.''.
TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED
MATTERS
SEC. 801. PROTECTION OF COMMERCIAL SOURCES.
Section 455(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``or'';
(2) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period at the end
and inserting in lieu thereof ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph
(D):
``(D) that contains information that the Secretary
of Defense has determined in writing, if disclosed,
would interfere or unfairly compete with an emerging or
existing commercial industry or market operation.''.
(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph (4):
``(4) Nothing in this section shall affect, limit, or
supersede the authorities or responsibilities of the Director
of Central Intelligence with respect to imagery and imagery
intelligence pursuant to the National Security Act of 1947, as
amended (50 U.S.C. 402 et seq.), Executive Order 12951, or any
successor Executive Order and applicable Presidential
directives. The withholding of imagery and imagery intelligence
will be in accordance with the policies and directives of the
Director of Central Intelligence.''.
SEC. 802. WAIVER OF LIVE-FIRE SURVIVABILITY TESTING MH-47E/MH-60K
HELICOPTER MODIFICATION PROGRAMS.
(a) Waiver.--Notwithstanding the requirement of section 2366(c)(1)
of title 10, United States Code, that any waiver by the Secretary of
Defense of the application of the survivability tests to a covered
system occur before the system or program enters engineering and
manufacturing development, and notwithstanding the requirements of
section 142 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1993 (Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2338) that operational test and
evaluation and survivability testing of the MH-47E helicopters and MH-
60K helicopters be completed prior to full materiel release of the
helicopters for operational use, the Secretary may waive the
application of the survivability tests to the MH-47E and MH-60K
helicopter modification programs before full material release of the
MH-47E and MH-60K helicopters for operational use.
(b) Report.--Except as provided in subsection (a) above, any waiver
by the Secretary of Defense of the application of the survivability
tests to the MH-47E and MH-60K helicopters shall comply with all other
requirements of subsection (c) of section 2366 of title 10, United
States Code.
SEC. 803. SALE, EXCHANGE, AND WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR COAL AND COKE.
(a) In General.--Section 2404 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in the catchline for the provision by inserting ``,
coal, coke,'' after ``petroleum'';
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``, coal, coke,'' after
``petroleum''; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, coal market
conditions, coke market conditions,'' after ``petroleum
market conditions'';
(3) in subsection (b), by inserting ``, coal, coke,'' after
``petroleum'';
(4) in subsection (c), by inserting ``, coal, coke,'' after
the term ``petroleum''; and
(5) in subsection (d), by inserting ``, coal, coke,'' after
``petroleum''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 141 of
such title 10 is amended by amending the item relating to section 2104
by inserting ``, coal, coke,'' after ``petroleum''.
SEC. 804. REPEAL OF CERTIFICATION OF FUNDING FOR SUPPORT COSTS IN THE
FIVE YEAR DEFENSE PROGRAM.
Section 2306b(i)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``each of the following conditions is
satisfied:'';
(2) by striking subparagraph (A); and
(3) by striking ``(B) The'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``the''.
SEC. 805. REPEAL OF THE SHIPBUILDING CAPABILITY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT.
(a) Repealer.--Section 7315 of title 10, United States Code,
relating to the Shipbuilding Capability Preservation Agreement, is
repealed.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 633 of title 10 is amended by striking the item relating to
section 7315.
SEC. 806. ELIMINATION OF SUBCONTRACT NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
Section 2306(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
``(e) Except for contracts with a contractor that maintains a
purchasing system that has been approved by the cognizant contracting
officer, each cost contract and each cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract
shall include a contract provision that requires the contractor to
notify the agency, prior to the award under a prime contract, of--
``(1) a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee subcontract; or
``(2) a fixed-price subcontract or purchase order involving
more than the greater of--
``(A) the simplified acquisition threshold; or
``(B) 5 percent of the estimated cost of the prime
contract.''.
SEC. 807. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON NUCLEAR ATTACK SUBMARINE
PROCUREMENT AND SUBMARINE TECHNOLOGY.
Section 131 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 206) is amended by striking
subsections (b), (c), (e) and (f).
SEC. 808. ELIMINATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON DESIGN RESPONSIBILITY OF NEW
ATTACK SUBMARINE PROGRAM.
Section 121(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal
Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2441) is amended by striking
paragraph (3).
SEC. 809. CLERICAL AMENDMENT TO THE AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN
PROTOTYPE PROJECTS.
Section 845(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 1722; 10 U.S.C. 2371
note), as amended by section 804 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2605), is
amended by striking ``(e)(2) and (e)(3) of such section 2371'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``(e)(1)(B) and (e)(2) of such section
2371''.
SEC. 810. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY COST-SHARING.
Section 2525 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as
paragraphs (6) through (9), respectfully; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following
new paragraph (4):
``(4) to address broad defense-related manufacturing
inefficiencies and requirements;''; and
(2) by amending subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows:
``(d) Competition and Cost-Sharing.--(1) Competitive procedures
shall be used for awarding all grants and entering into all contracts,
cooperative agreements, and other transactions under the program.
``(2)(A) Cost-sharing is required for projects undertaken under the
terms of this section except when a project meets conditions in
subparagraph (B).
``(B) Cost-sharing may be waived when a project--
``(i) is not likely to have an immediate and direct
commercial application, and
``(ii) is initiated by a military Service acquisition
organization or by the Defense Logistics Agency, pursuant to a
formal review of manufacturing development opportunities and
planning for project execution.
``(C) If cost-sharing is not used, the appropriate Service
Acquisition Executive, the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, or
a designee of such an official, shall document the rationale in the
transaction file for each such project.
``(e) Five-Year Plan.--(1) The Under Secretary of Defense
(Acquisition & Technology) shall prepare a five-year plan for the
program which establishes--
``(A) The overall manufacturing technology goals,
milestones, priorities, and investment strategy for the
program; and
``(B) for each of the five fiscal years covered by the
plan, the objectives of, and funding for the program by, each
military department and each Defense Agency participating in
the program.
``(2) The plan shall also provide an assessment of the following:
``(A) Effectiveness of the program.
``(B) Extent to which the costs of projects are being
shared.
``(3) The plan shall be updated annually and shall be included in
the budget justification documents submitted in support of the budget
of the Department of Defense for a fiscal year (as included in the
budget of the President submitted to Congress under section 1105 of
title 31).''.
TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
Subtitle A--Organization
SEC. 901. ABOLISHMENT OF POSITION OF ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE FOR NUCLEAR AND CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE
PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Section 142 of title 10, United States Code, is
repealed.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 179(c)(2) of such title 10 is
amended by striking ``The Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for
Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``Director, Defense Research & Engineering''. Section 5316
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Assistant to
the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological
Defense Programs, Department of Defense''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the
item relating to section 142.
SEC. 902. MODIFICATION OF THE TITLES OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE
STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
COUNCIL.
Section 2902(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph(1), by striking ``Director of Defense
Research and Engineering'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Science and
Technology''; and
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking ``Energy Research'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``Science''.
SEC. 903. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE POSITION IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
OF DEFENSE OF DIRECTOR OF DEFENSE LOGISTICS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 133a the following new section:
``Sec. 133b. Director of Defense Logistics
``(a) There is a Director of Defense Logistics, appointed from
civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate at level 4 of the Executive Schedule.
``(b) The Director shall be appointed without regard to political
affiliation and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of
the office of Director.
``(c) Except as otherwise prescribed by the Secretary of Defense,
the Director is the principal adviser to the Secretary and the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology on logistics in the
Department of Defense and the principal logistics official within the
senior management of the Department of Defense, and shall perform such
duties relating to logistics as the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Technology may assign, including--
``(1) prescribe, by authority of the Secretary of Defense,
policies and procedures for the conduct of logistics in the
Department of Defense;
``(2) advise and assist the Secretary of Defense, the
Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Technology and provide guidance to and consult
with the Secretaries of military departments with respect to
logistics in the Department of Defense; and
``(3) monitor and review all logistics programs in the
Department of Defense.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter 4 is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 133a the following new item:
``133b. Director of Defense Logistics.''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5315 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``Director of Defense Logistics''.
Subtitle B--Management of Service Academies
SEC. 905. ELIGIBILITY FOR PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT TO A SERVICE
ACADEMY; TO INCLUDE CHILDREN OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AND
CERTAIN ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL.
(a) Army.--Section 4342(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu
thereof the following new subparagraph:
``(A) are currently on active duty (other than for
training) and who have served on active duty for a
total of at least eight years.'';
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, other than those
granted retired pay under section 12731 of this title (or under
section 1331 of this title as in effect before the effective
date of the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act)''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs
(C) and (D):
``(C) are serving as a member of a reserve
component and have earned at least 2,880 retirement
points credited for purposes of section 12733 of this
title; or
``(D) are, or who died while they were, eligible
for retired pay under chapter 1223 of this title, but
had not yet reached age 60;''.
(b) Navy.--Section 6954(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu
thereof the following new subparagraph:
``(A) are currently on active duty (other than for
training) and who have served on active duty for a
total of at least eight years.'';
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, other than those
granted retired pay under section 12731 of this title (or under
section 1331 of this title as in effect before the effective
date of the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act)''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs
(C) and (D):
``(C) are serving as a member of a reserve
component and who have earned at least 2,880 retirement
points countable for purposes of section 12733 of this
title; or
``(D) are, or who died while they were, eligible
for retired pay under chapter 1223 of this title, but
had not yet reached age 60;''.
(c) Air Force.--Section 9342(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu
thereof the following new subparagraph:
``(A) are currently on active duty (other than for
training) and who have served on active duty for a
total of at least eight years.'';
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, other than those
granted retired pay under section 12731 of this title (or under
section 1331 of this title as in effect before the effective
date of the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act)''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs
(C) and (D):
``(C) are serving as a member of a reserve
component and who have earned at least 2,880 retirement
points countable for purposes of section 12733 of this
title; or
``(D) are, or who died while they were, eligible
for retired pay under chapter 1223 of this title, but
had not yet reached age 60;''.
SEC. 906. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR INSTRUCTION AT SERVICE
ACADEMIES OF PERSONS FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
(a) United States Military Academy.--Section 4344(b) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking the text of paragraph (3) and inserting in
lieu thereof the following new paragraph:
``The amount of reimbursement waived under paragraph (2)
may not exceed 50 percent of the per-person reimbursement
amount otherwise required to be paid by a foreign country under
such paragraph, except in the case of not more than twenty
persons receiving instruction at the Academy under this section
at any one time.''.
(b) Naval Academy.--Section 6957(b) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by striking the text of paragraph (3) and inserting in
lieu thereof the following new paragraph:
``The amount of reimbursement waived under paragraph (2)
may not exceed 50 percent of the per-person reimbursement
amount otherwise required to be paid by a foreign country under
such paragraph, except in the case of not more than twenty
persons receiving instruction at the Naval Academy under this
section at any one time.''.
(c) Air Force Academy.--Section 9344(b) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by striking the text of paragraph (3) and inserting in
lieu thereof the following new paragraph:
``The amount of reimbursement waived under paragraph (2)
may not exceed 50 percent of the per-person reimbursement
amount otherwise required to be paid by a foreign country under
such paragraph, except in the case of not more than twenty
persons receiving instruction at the Naval Academy under this
section at any one time.''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section apply with
respect to students from a foreign country entering the United States
Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, or the United States
Air Force Academy on or after May 1, 1999.
SEC. 907. SERVICE ACADEMY FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROGRAM.
(a) United States Military Academy.--(1) Section 4345(b) of title
10, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``10 cadets'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``24 cadets''.
(2) Section 4345(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by striking out ``$50,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$120,000''.
(b) United States Naval Academy.--(1) Section 6957a(b) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking out ``10 midshipmen'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``24 midshipmen''.
(2) Section 6957a(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by striking out ``$50,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$120,000''.
(c) United States Air Force Academy.--(1) Section 9345(b) of title
10, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``10 cadets'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``24 cadets''.
(2) Section 9345(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by striking out ``$50,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$120,000''.
Subtitle C--Personnel Management
SEC. 910. EXEMPTION OF RETIREE COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM RECALLED RETIREE
LIMITS.
Section 690 (b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph (D):
``(D) Any officer assigned to duty as a member of the Army, Navy,
or Air Force Retiree Council for the period of active duty to which
ordered.''.
Subtitle D--Other Matters
SEC. 915. VESSELS STRICKEN FROM NAVAL VESSEL REGISTER, CAPTURED.
Section 7306(d) of title 10, United States Code is amended--
(1) by striking the designator (1) at the beginning of the
first paragraph;
(2) by striking paragraph (2); and
(3) in the remaining matter, by striking ``days of
continuous session of Congress'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``calendar days''.
SEC. 916. LEASES: LAND FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS ACTIVITIES; EXTENSION OF
AUTHORITY.
Section 2680(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``September 30, 2000'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``September 30, 2002''.
SEC. 917. TO CONSOLIDATE VARIOUS DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY TRUST AND GIFT
FUNDS.
(a) Consolidation of Naval Academy General Gift Fund and the Naval
Academy Museum Fund.--Section 6973 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by amending subsection 6973(a) to read as follows:
``(a)(1) The Secretary of the Navy may accept, hold, administer,
and spend gifts and bequests of personal property, and loans of
personal property other than money, made on the condition that it be
used for the benefit of, or for use in connection with, the Naval
Academy or the Naval Academy Museum, its collection, or its services.
Gifts or bequests of money and the proceeds from the sales of property
received as gifts shall be deposited in the Treasury in the fund called
`United States Naval Academy Gift and Museum Fund.' The Secretary may
disburse funds deposited under this subsection for the benefit or use
of the Naval Academy or the Naval Academy Museum subject to the terms
of the gift or bequest.
``(2) The Secretary shall develop written guidelines to be used in
determining whether the acceptance of money, personal property or loans
of personal property under paragraph (1) would reflect unfavorably upon
the ability of the Department of the Navy or any employee of the
Department of the Navy to carry out its responsibilities or his or her
official duties in a fair and objective manner, or would compromise the
integrity, or the appearance of the integrity, of its programs or any
official involved in those programs.''; and
(2) in subsection 6973(c), by striking ``United States
Naval Academy general gift fund'' both times such phrase
appears in the subsection and by inserting in lieu thereof, in
each instance, ``United States Naval Academy Gift and Museum
Fund.''.
(b) Repeal of Naval Academy Museum Fund.--Section 6974 of such
title 10, is hereby repealed.
(c) Repeal of Naval Historical Center Fund.--Section 7222 of such
title 10, is hereby repealed.
(d) Transfer of Funds.--
(1) United states gift and museum fund.--All funds
currently deposited or held in the United States Naval Academy
Museum Fund established pursuant to section 6974 of such title
10, shall be transferred to the United States Naval Academy
Gift and Museum Fund authorized by subsection (a).
(2) Navy general gift fund.--All funds currently deposited
or held in the Naval Historical Center Fund, established
pursuant to section 7222 of such title 10, shall be transferred
to the Department of the Navy General Gift Fund authorized by
section 2601 of such title 10.
(e) Clerical Amendments.--
(1) Chapter 603.--The Table of Sections at the beginning of
Chapter 603 of such title 10 is amended by striking the item
relating to section 6974.
(2) Chapter 631.--The Table of Sections at the beginning of
Chapter 631 of such title 10 is amended by striking the item
relating to section 7222.
SEC. 918. USE OF BURDEN SHARING FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION IN THE EVENT OF
WAR OR NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
Section 2350j(e), title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) In the event of a declaration of war or the
declaration by the President of a national emergency in
accordance with the National Emergencies Act (Public Law 94-
412; 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) that requires the use of armed
forces in the country (or, in the case of a contribution by a
regional organization, within the region) which provided the
burden sharing contribution, the Secretary of Defense, or the
Secretary of a military department when authorized by the
Secretary of Defense, may undertake a military construction
project under subsection (d) necessary to support such use of
the armed forces without meeting the 21-day notice and wait
period specified in paragraph (2). However, when a decision is
made to undertake a military construction project under such
circumstances, the Secretary of Defense shall notify the
appropriate committees of Congress of that decision and of the
estimated cost of such construction projects, including the
cost of any real estate action pertaining to those construction
projects. Authority to not comply with the 21-day notice and
wait provision shall terminate with respect to any war or
national emergency at the end of the war or national
emergency.''.
SEC. 919. PROTECTION OF OPERATIONAL FILES OF THE NATIONAL IMAGERY AND
MAPPING AGENCY.
Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 402 et
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 105A (50 USC 403-5a) the
following new section:
``protection of operational files of the national imagery and mapping
agency
Sec. 105B. (a). Exemption of Certain Operational Files From Search,
Review, Publication, or Disclosure.--(1) Operational files of the
National Imagery and Mapping Agency may be exempted by the Director of
the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, with the coordination of the
Director of Central Intelligence, from the provisions of section 552 of
title 5, United States Code (Freedom of Information Act), which require
publication or disclosure, or search or review, in connection
therewith.
``(2) For the purposes of this section, the term `operational
files' means files of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA)
concerning the activities of NIMA that were previously performed by the
National Photographic Interpretation Center of the Central Intelligence
Agency (NPIC), and which document the means by which foreign
intelligence or counterintelligence is collected through scientific and
technical systems, except that files which are the sole repository of
disseminated intelligence are not operational files.
``(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, exempted
operational files shall continue to be subject to search and review for
information concerning--
``(A) United States citizens or aliens lawfully admitted
for permanent residence who have requested information on
themselves pursuant to the provisions of section 552 of title
5, United States Code (Freedom of Information Act), or section
552a of title 5, United States Code (Privacy Act of 1974);
``(B) any special activity the existence of which is not
exempt from disclosure under the provisions of section 552 of
title 5, United States Code; or
``(C) the specific subject matter of an investigation by
the Intelligence Oversight Board, the Department of Justice,
the Office of General Counsel of the National Imagery and
Mapping Agency, or the Office of the Director of the National
Imagery and Mapping Agency for any impropriety, or violation of
law, Executive order, or Presidential directive, in the conduct
of an intelligence activity.
``(4)(A) Files that are not exempted under subsection (a)(1) of
this section which contain information derived or disseminated from
exempted operational files shall be subject to search and review.
``(B) The inclusion of information from exempted operational files
in files that are not exempted under subsection (a)(1) shall not affect
the exemption under subsection (a)(1) of the originating operational
files from search, review publication, or disclosure.
``(C) Records from exempted operational files which have been
disseminated to and referenced in files that are not exempted under
subsection (a)(1) and which have been returned to exempted operational
files for sole retention shall be subject to search and review.
``(5) the provisions of subsection (a)(1) may not be superseded
except by a provision of law which is enacted after the date of
enactment of this act, and which specifically cites and repeals or
modifies its provisions.
``(6) Whenever any person who has requested agency records under
section 552 of title 5, United States Code (Freedom of Information
Act), alleges that the National Imagery and Mapping Agency has withheld
records improperly because of failure to comply with any provision of
this section, judicial review shall be available under the terms set
forth in section 552(a)(4)(B) of title 5, United States Code, except
that--
``(A) in any case in which information specifically
authorized under criteria established by an Executive Order to
be kept secret in the interests of national defense or foreign
relations is filed with, or produced for, the court by the
National Imagery and Mapping Agency, such information shall be
examined ex parte, in camera by the court;
``(B) the court shall, to the fullest extent practicable,
determine the issues of fact based on sworn written submissions
of the parties;
``(C) when a complainant alleges that requested records
were improperly withheld because of improper exception of
operational files, the National Imagery and Mapping Agency
shall meet its burden under section 552(a)(4)(B) of title 5,
United States Code, by demonstrating to the court by sworn
written submission that exempted operational files likely to
contain responsible records currently perform the functions set
forth in subsection (a)(2) of this section;
``(D)(i) when a complainant alleges that requested records
were improperly withheld because of improper exception of
operational files, the National Imagery and Mapping Agency
shall meet its burden under section 552(a)(4)(B) of title 5,
United States Code, by demonstrating to the court by sworn
written submission that exempted operational files likely to
contain responsible records currently perform the functions set
forth in subsection (a)(2) of this section; and
``(ii) the court may not order the National Imagery and
Mapping Agency to review the content of any exempted
operational file or files in order to make the demonstration
required under clause (i) of this subparagraph, unless the
complainant disputes the National Imagery and Mapping Agency's
showing with a sworn written submission based on personal
knowledge or otherwise admissible evidence;
``(E) in proceedings under subparagraphs (C) and (D) of
subsection (a)(6), the parties shall not obtain discovery
pursuant to rules 26 and 36;
``(F) if the court finds under this subsection that the
National Imagery and Mapping Agency has improperly withheld
requested records because of failure to comply with any
provisions of this section, the court shall order the National
Imagery and Mapping Agency to search and review the appropriate
exempted operational file or files for the requested records
and make such records, or portions thereof, available in
accordance with the provisions of section 552 of title 5,
United States Code (Freedom of Information Act), and such order
shall be the exclusive remedy for failure to comply with the
section;
``(G) if at any time following the filing of a complaint
pursuant to this subsection the National Imagery and Mapping
Agency agrees to search the appropriate exempted operational
file or files for the requested records, the court shall
dismiss the claim based upon such complaint; and
``(H) any information filed with, or produced for the court
pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (D) shall be coordinated with
the Director of Central Intelligence prior to submission to the
court.
``(b) Decennial Review of Exempted Operational Files.--(1) Not less
than once every ten years, the Director of the National Imagery and
Mapping Agency and the Director of Central Intelligence shall review
the exemptions in force under subsection (a)(1) of this section to
determine whether such exemptions may be removed from the category or
exempted files or any portion thereof. The Director of Central
Intelligence must approve any determination to remove such exemptions.
``(2) The review required by subsection (b)(1) of this section
shall include consideration of the historical values of other public
interest in the subject matter of the particular category of files or
portions thereof and the potential for declassifying a significant part
of the information contained therein.
``(3) A complaint which alleges that the National Imagery and
Mapping Agency has improperly withheld records because of failure to
comply with this subsection may seek judicial review in the district
court of the United States of the district in which any of the parties
reside, or in the District of Columbia. In such a proceeding, the
court's review shall be limited to determining--
``(A) whether the National Imagery and Mapping Agency has
conducted the review required by subsection (b)(1) within 10
years after the enactment of this section or within ten years
after the last review; and
``(B) whether the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, in
fact, considered the criteria set forth in subsection (b)(2) of
this section in conducting the required review.''
TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Financial Matters
SEC. 1001. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR SEPARATE BUDGET REQUEST FOR
PROCUREMENT OF RESERVE EQUIPMENT.
Section 114(e) of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
SEC. 1002. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR TWO-YEAR BUDGET CYCLE FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
Section 1405 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986
(31 U.S.C. 1105 note) is repealed.
SEC. 1003. DATE FOR SUBMITTAL OF JOINT REPORT ON SCORING OF BUDGET
OUTLAYS.
Section 226 of title 10, United States Code is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ``Not later than December
15 of each year'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Not later
than the day on which the budget for any fiscal year is
submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31'';
(2) in paragraph (a)(1) by striking ``major functional
category 050'' and all that follows through ``section 1105 of
title 31;'', and inserting in lieu thereof ``subfunctional
category 051 (Department of Defense--Military) for that
budget;'';
(3) in the catchline to subsection (b) by striking ``Use of
Averages.--'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Use of
Differences.--''; and
(4) in subsection (b) by striking ``, the report shall
reflect the average of the relevant outlay rates or assumptions
used by the two offices.'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``,
the report shall reflect the differences between the relevant
outlay rates or assumptions used by the two offices. For each
account where a difference exists, the report also shall
display the budget year budget authority (BA), the rates, and
the outlays estimated by both offices.''.
Subtitle B--Foreign Nations
SEC. 1010. COOPERATIVE MILITARY AIRLIFT AGREEMENTS: ALLIED COUNTRIES.
Section 2350c of Chapter 138 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking subsection (d); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).
Subtitle C--Department of Defense Schools
SEC. 1015. AMENDMENT OF ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ATTENDANCE AT
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOMESTIC DEPENDENT ELEMENTARY AND
SECONDARY SCHOOLS, RISING SENIOR.
Section 2164(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph (4):
``(4) A dependent of a member of the armed forces or of a Federal
civilian employee who has been a junior in a secondary school in a
program under this section may be enrolled as a senior in that program
in the next school year, notwithstanding a change in the enrollment
eligibility status of the dependent that, except for this paragraph,
would otherwise terminate the eligibility of the dependent to be
enrolled in the program.''.
SEC. 1016. AMENDMENT OF PROVISION FOR SCHOOL BOARDS IN DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE DOMESTIC DEPENDENT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY
SCHOOLS.
Section 2164(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
``(1) The Secretary of Defense shall provide for the
establishment of a school board for Department of Defense
Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools at each
military installation under this section, except that one
school board shall be authorized for all Department of Defense
Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools located in
each territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United
States.''.
SEC. 1017. AMENDMENT OF ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS
OF THE ARMED FORCES OR OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TO ATTEND
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOMESTIC DEPENDENT ELEMENTARY AND
SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
Section 2164(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
``(3) The Secretary of Defense may authorize a dependent of
a member of the armed forces or the dependent of a Federal
employee, to continue enrollment in a program under this
subsection for so long as the Secretary of Defense deems
appropriate notwithstanding a change in the status of the
member of the armed forces or of the Federal employee that,
except for this paragraph, would otherwise terminate the
eligibility of the dependent to be enrolled in the program. The
Secretary shall exercise this authority only for a showing of
good cause as determined by the Secretary or his representative
for this purpose. The Secretary of Defense may remove the
dependent from the program at any time for cause.''.
Subtitle D--Other Matters
SEC. 1020. NATIONAL GUARD CHALLENGE PROGRAM.
Section 509(b) of title 32, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``, except that Federal expenditures under the program may not
exceed $50,000,000 for any fiscal year''.
DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS
Sec. 2001. Short title.
TITLE XXI--ARMY
Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
1997 projects.
TITLE XXII--NAVY
Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
Sec. 2205. Authorization, Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug
Activities.
TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition
projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.
Sec. 2305. Authorization, Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug
Activities.
TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land
acquisition projects.
Sec. 2402. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2403. Military housing improvement program.
Sec. 2404. Energy conservation projects.
Sec. 2405. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
Sec. 2406. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
1990 projects.
TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT
PROGRAM
Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.
TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES
Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land
acquisition projects.
TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS
Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be
specified by law.
Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1996
projects.
Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1995
projects.
Sec. 2704. Effective date.
TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing
Sec. 2801. Limitation on certain projects; authority to carry out small
projects with operation and maintenance
funds.
Sec. 2802. Planning and design funds for military construction
projects.
Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration
Sec. 2803. Utility privatization.
Sec. 2804. Authority to carry out former military housing Privatization
projects with funds transferred to family
housing construction.
Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment
Sec. 2805. Establishment of environmental restoration accounts for base
closure installations and formerly used
defense sites.
SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000''.
TITLE XXI--ARMY
Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
1997 projects.
SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
(a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2104(a)(1), the
Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military
construction projects for the installations and locations inside the
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:
Army: Inside the United States
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State Installation or location Amount
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Alaska....................... Fort Richardson.......... $14,600,000
Fort Wainwright.......... $15,500,000
California................... Fort Irwin............... $13,400,000
Colorado..................... Peterson Air Force Base.. $25,000,000
District of Columbia......... Fort McNair.............. $1,250,000
Walter Reed Medical $6,800,000
Center.
Georgia...................... Fort Benning............. $48,400,000
Fort Stewart/Hunter Army $3,500,000
Air Field.
Hunter Army Air Field.... $7,200,000
Hawaii....................... Schofield Barracks....... $95,000,000
Kansas....................... Fort Leavenworth......... $34,100,000
Kentucky..................... Blue Grass Army Depot.... $212,800,000
Fort Campbell............ $36,900,000
Maryland..................... Fort Meade............... $22,450,000
Massachusetts................ Westover Air Reserve Base $4,000,000
Missouri..................... Fort Leonard Wood........ $10,600,000
North Carolina............... Fort Bragg............... $111,000,000
Sunny Point (MOTSU)...... $3,800,000
Oklahoma..................... Fort Sill................ $13,200,000
McAlester Army Ammunition $16,600,000
Pennsylvania................. Carlisle Barracks........ $5,000,000
Letterkenny Army Depot... $3,650,000
South Carolina............... Fort Jackson............. $7,400,000
Texas........................ Fort Bliss............... $50,400,000
Fort Hood................ $68,000,000
Virginia..................... Fort Belvoir............. $3,850,000
Fort Eustis.............. $39,000,000
Fort Myer................ $2,900,000
Washington................... Fort Lewis............... $6,200,000
Yakima Training Center... $17,200,000
CONUS Various................ CONUS Various............ $36,400,000
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Total................ $936,100,000
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(b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2104(a)(2), the
Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military
construction projects for the locations outside the United States, and
in the amounts, set forth in the following table:
Army: Outside the United States
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Country Installation or location Amount
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Germany...................... Ansbach.................. $21,000,000
Area Support Group....... $23,200,000
Mannheim................. $4,500,000
Korea........................ Camp Casey............... $31,000,000
Camp Howze............... $3,050,000
Camp Stanley............. $3,650,000
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Total................ $86,400,000
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SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING.
(a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2104(a)(19)(A), the Secretary of the Army may construct or acquire
family housing units (including land acquisition) at the installations,
for the purposes, and in the amounts set forth in the following table:
Army: Family Housing
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State Installation or location Purpose Amount
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Korea................................. Camp Humphreys........... 60 Units..................... $24,000,000
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Total.................... $24,000,000
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(b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant to
the authorization of appropriations in section 2104(a)(19)(A), the
Secretary of the Army may carryout architectural and engineering
services and construction design activities with respect to the
construction or improvement of family housing units in an amount not to
exceed $4,300,000.
SEC. 2103. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.
Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in
sections 2104(a)(19)(A), the Secretary of the Army may improve existing
military family housing units in an amount not to exceed $32,600,000.
SEC. 2104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.
(a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999, for military
construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions
of the Department of the Army in the total amount of $1,768,086,000 as
follows:
(1) For military construction projects inside the United States
authorized by section 2101(a), $187,513,000.
(2) For the military construction projects outside the United
States authorized by section 2101(b), $13,985,000.
(3) For a reduction in the amount of supervision, inspection and
overhead included in the above authorization of appropriations, section
2104(a) (1) and (2) of this Act, $30,689,000.
(4) For the construction of the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks, Phase
II, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, authorized in section 2101(a) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of
Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1967), $18,800,000.
(5) For the construction of the Railhead Facility, Fort Hood,
Texas, authorized in section 2101(a) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public Law 105-
261; 112 Stat. 2182), $14,800,000.
(6) For the construction of the Power Plant, Roi Namur Island,
Kwajalein Atoll, Kwajalein, authorized in section 2101(a) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of
Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2183), $35,400,000.
(7) For the construction of the Cadet Development Center, United
States Military Academy, West Point, New York, authorized in section
2101(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999
(division B of Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2182), $28,500,000.
(8) For the construction of the Ammunition Demilitarization
Facility, Anniston Army Depot, Alabama, authorized in section 2101(a)
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991
(division B of Public Law 101-510; Stat. 1758), as amended by section
2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Years
1992 and 1993 (division B of Public Law 102-190; 105 Stat. 1508);
section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1993 (division B of Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2586);
and section 2401 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1995 (division B of Public Law 103-337, 108 Stat. 3040),
$7,000,000.
(9) For the construction of the Ammunition Demilitarization
Facility, Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas, authorized in section 2401 of
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (division
B of Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3040), as amended by section 2407 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (division B
of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 539), section 2408 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of
Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1982), and section 2406 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of
Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2197), $61,800,000.
(10) For the construction of the Ammunition Demilitarization
Facility, Umatilla Army Depot, Oregon, authorized in section 2401 of
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995
(division B of Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3040), as amended by
section 2407 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1996 (division B of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 539), section
2408 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1998 (division B of Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1982); and section
2406 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1999 (division B of Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2197), $35,900,000.
(11) For the construction of the Ammunition Demilitarization
Facility, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, authorized in section
2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1999 (division B of Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2193), $66,600,000.
(12) For the construction of the Ammunition Demilitarization
Facility at Newport Army Depot, Indiana, authorized in section 2401(a)
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999
(division B of Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2193), $61,200,000.
(13) For the construction of the Ammunition Demilitarization
Facility, Pueblo Army Depot, Colorado, authorized in section 2401(a) of
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997
(division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2775), $11,800,000.
(14) For the construction of the Whole Barracks Complex Renewal,
Fort Campbell, Kentucky, authorized in section 2101(a) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal year 1999 (division B of
Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2182), $4,800,000.
(15) For the Construction of the Multi-Purpose Digital Training
Range, Fort Knox, Kentucky, authorized in section 2101(a) of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division
B of Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2182), $2,400,000.
(16) For the construction of the Force XXI Soldier Development
Center, Fort Hood, Texas, authorized in section 2101(a) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of
Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1966), $14,000,000.
(17) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized by
section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $9,500,000.
(18) For architectural and engineering services and construction
design and supervision, inspection and overhead as follows:
(A) For architectural and engineering services and
construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United
States Code, $82,005,000.
(B) For supervision, inspection and overhead under section
2802 of title 10 United States Code $30,689,000.
(19) For military family housing functions:
(A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design
and improvement of military family housing and facilities,
$14,003,000.
(B) For support of military family housing (including the
functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United States
Code), $1,098,080,000.
(b) Advance Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after
September 30, 2000, for completion of military construction and family
housing projects authorized in sections 2101, 2102, and 2103, and
subject to the same terms, as follows:
(1) For military construction projects authorized by
section 2101, $659,536,000.
(2) For military family housing functions authorized by
sections 2102(a) and 2103, $43,991,000.
(c) Advance Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001
Biennial Budget.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2000, for military
construction and family housing projects authorized for fiscal year
2001, as follows:
(1) For military construction projects and land acquisition
authorized for fiscal year 2001, $950,784,000.
(2) For military family housing functions authorized for
fiscal year 2001, $1,018,264,000.
(d) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title
10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law,
the total cost of all projects carried out under section 2101 of this
Act may not exceed $1,022,500,000.
SEC. 2105. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR
1997 PROJECTS.
The table in section 2401 of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public Law 104-
201; 110 Stat.2775), under the agency heading relating to Chemical
Weapons and Munitions Destruction, is amended in the item relating to
Pueblo Chemical Activity, Colorado, by striking out ``$179,000,000'' in
the amount column and inserting in lieu thereof ``$203,500,000''.
TITLE XXII--NAVY
Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
Sec. 2205. Authorization, Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities
SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
(a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a)(1), the
Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military
construction projects for the installations and locations inside the
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:
Navy: Inside the United States
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State Installation or location Amount
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Arizona...................... Marine Corps Air Station, $17,020,000
Yuma. $7,560,000
Navy Detachment, Camp
Navajo.
California................... Marine Corps Air-Ground $34,760,000
Combat Center,
Twentynine Palms.
Marine Corps Base, Camp $31,660,000
Pendleton. $4,670,000
Marine Corps Logistics $3,200,000
Base, Barstow. $24,020,000
Marine Corps Recruit $54,420,000
Depot, San Diego. $21,590,000
Naval Air Station, $7,640,000
Lemoore.
Naval Air Station, North
Island.
Naval Hospital, San Diego
Naval Hospital,
Twentynine Palms.
Florida...................... Naval Air Station, $4,750,000
Whiting Field, Milton.
Georgia...................... Marine Corps Logistics $6,260,000
Base, Albany.
Hawaii....................... Camp H.M. Smith.......... $86,050,000
Marine Corps Air Station, $5,790,000
Kaneohe Bay. $10,610,000
Naval Shipyard, Pearl $18,600,000
Harbor. $29,460,000
Naval Station, Pearl
Harbor.
Naval Submarine Base,
Pearl Harbor.
Idaho........................ Naval Surface Warfare $10,040,000
Center, Bayview.
Illinois..................... Naval Training Center, $57,290,000
Great Lakes.
Maine........................ Naval Air Station, $16,890,000
Brunswick.
Maryland..................... Naval Surface Warfare $10,070,000
Center, Indian Head.
Mississippi.................. Naval Construction $19,170,000
Battalion Center
Gulfport.
New Jersey................... Naval Air Warfare Center $15,710,000
Aircraft Division,
Lakehurst.
North Carolina............... Marine Corps Air Station, $5,470,000
New River. $21,380,000
Marine Corps Base, Camp
LeJeune.
Pennsylvania................. Navy Ships Parts Control $2,990,000
Center, Mechanicsburg.
South Carolina............... Naval Weapons Station, $7,640,000
Charleston. $10,490,000
Marine Corps Air Station,
Beaufort.
Virginia..................... Marine Corps Combat $20,820,000
Development Command, $11,490,000
Quantico. $17,630,000
Naval Air Station, Oceana $69,550,000
Naval Shipyard, Norfolk, $25,040,000
Portsmouth. $10,310,000
Naval Station, Norfolk...
Naval Weapons Station,
Yorktown.
Tactical Training Group
Atlantic, Dam Neck.
Washington................... Naval Ordnance Center $3,440,000
Pacific Division Hadlock
Detachment, Port.
Puget Sound Naval $15,610,000
Shipyard, Bremerton. $6,300,000
Strategic Weapons
Facility Pacific,
Bremerton.
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Total................ $725,390,000
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(b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a)(2), the
Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military
construction projects for the locations outside the United States, and
in the amounts, set forth in the following table:
Navy: Outside the United States
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Country Installation or location Amount
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Bahrain...................... Administrative Support $83,090,000
Unit,.
Diego Garcia................. Naval Support Facility, $8,150,000
Diego Garcia.
Greece....................... Naval Support Activity, $6,380,000
Souda Bay.
Italy........................ Naval Support Activity, $26,750,000
Naples.
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Total................ $124,370,000
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SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING.
(a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2204(a)(7)(A), the Secretary of the Navy may construct or acquire
family housing units (including land acquisition) at the installations,
for the purposes, and in the amounts set forth in the following table:
Navy: Family Housing
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State Installation or location Purpose Amount
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Hawaii.................................. Marine Corps Air Station, 100 Units.................. $26,615,000
Kaneohe Bay.
Naval Base Pearl Harbor.... 133 Units.................. $30,168,000
Naval Base Pearl Harbor.... 96 Units................... $19,167,000
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Total.................. $75,950,000
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(b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant to
the authorization of appropriation in section 2204(a)(7)(A), the
Secretary of the Navy may carry out architectural and engineering
services and construction design activities with respect to the
construction or improvement of military family housing units in an
amount not to exceed $17,715,000.
SEC. 2203. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.
Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in
section 2204(a)(7)(A), the Secretary of the Navy may improve existing
military family housing units in an amount not to exceed $153,250,000.
SEC. 2204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY.
(a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999, for military
construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions
of the Department of the Navy in the total amount of $1,284,394,000 as
follows:
(1) For military construction projects inside the United
States authorized by section 2201(a), $202,444,000.
(2) For military construction projects outside the United
States authorized by section 2201(b), $31,680,000.
(3) for a reduction in the amount of supervision,
inspection and overhead included in the above authorization of
appropriations, section 2204(a)(1) and (2) of this act,
($6,178,000).
(4) For construction of Berthing Wharf (Incr. II), Naval
Station Norfolk, Virginia, authorized in section 2201(a) of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division
B of Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2187), $12,690,000.
(5) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized
by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $7,342,000.
(6) For architectural and engineering services and
construction design and supervision, inspection and overhead as
follows:
(A) For architectural and engineering services and
construction design under section 2807 of title 10,
United States Code, $65,630,000.
(B) For supervision, inspection and overhead under
section 2802 of title 10 United States Code,
$6,178,000.
(7) For military family housing functions:
(A) For construction and acquisition, planning and
design and improvement of military family housing and
facilities, $64,605,000.
(B) For support of military housing (including
functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United
States Code), $895,070,000.
(b) Advance Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after
September 30, 2000, for completion of military construction and family
housing projects authorized in sections 2201, 2202, and 2203, and
subject to the same terms, as follows:
(1) For military construction projects, authorized by
section 2201, $502,812,000.
(2) For military family housing functions authorized by
sections 2202(a) and 2203, $171,167,000.
(c) Advance Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001
Biennial Budget.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2000, for military
construction and family housing projects authorized for fiscal year
2001, as follows:
(1) For military construction projects and land acquisition
authorized for fiscal year 2001, $760,019,000.
(2) For military family housing functions authorized for
fiscal year 2001, $1,072,195,000.
(d) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title
10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law,
the total cost of all projects carried out under section 2201 of this
Act may not exceed $849,760,000.
SEC. 2205. AUTHORIZATION, DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG
ACTIVITIES.
Using amounts made available for that purpose in the Drug
Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense appropriation, the
Secretary of the Navy , or such other Service Secretary as the
Secretary of Defense later may designate may acquire real property and
carry out a military construction project for a Forward Deployment Site
in a location to be designated by the Secretary of Defense in the
amount of $6,726,000.
TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition
projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.
Sec. 2305. Authorization, Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug
Activities.
SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION
PROJECTS.
(a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a)(1), the
Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out
military construction projects for the installations and locations
inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the
following table:
Air Force: Inside the United States
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State Installation or location Amount
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Alaska....................... Eielson Air Force Base... $24,100,000
Elmendorf Air Force Base. $32,800,000
Arizona...................... Davis-Monthan Air Force $7,800,000
Base.
California................... Beale Air Force Base..... $8,900,000
Travis Air Force Base.... $7,500,000
Colorado..................... Peterson Air Force Base.. $33,000,000
Schriever Air Force Base. $9,400,000
U.S. Air Force Academy... $17,500,000
CONUS Classified............. Classified Location...... $16,870,000
Florida...................... Eglin Air Force Base..... $13,600,000
Eglin Auxiliary Field 9.. $18,800,000
MacDill Air Force Base... $5,500,000
Patrick Air Force Base... $17,800,000
Georgia...................... Fort Benning............. $3,900,000
Moody Air Force Base..... $3,200,000
Robins Air Force Base.... $3,350,000
Hawaii....................... Hickam Air Force Base.... $3,300,000
Idaho........................ Mountain Home Air Force $17,000,000
Base.
Kansas....................... McConnell Air Force Base. $9,600,000
Kentucky..................... Fort Campbell............ $6,300,000
Mississippi.................. Keesler Air Force Base... $27,000,000
Missouri..................... Whiteman Air Force Base.. $24,900,000
Nebraska..................... Offutt Air Force Base.... $8,300,000
Nevada....................... Nellis Air Force Base.... $18,600,000
New Jersey................... McGuire Air Force Base... $11,800,000
New York..................... Rome Laboratory.......... $12,800,000
North Carolina............... Fort Bragg............... $4,600,000
Pope Air Force Base...... $7,700,000
Ohio......................... Wright-Patterson Air $17,600,000
Force Base.
Oklahoma..................... Tinker Air Force Base.... $23,800,000
South Carolina............... Charleston Air Force Base $18,200,000
Tennessee.................... Arnold Air Force Base.... $7,800,000
Texas........................ Lackland Air Force Base.. $13,400,000
Laughlin Air Force Base.. $3,250,000
Utah......................... Hill Air Force Base...... $4,600,000
Virginia..................... Langley Air Force Base... $6,300,000
Washington................... Fairchild Air Force Base. $4,500,000
McChord Air Force Base... $7,900,000
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Total................ $483,270,000
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(b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a)(2), the
Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out
military construction projects for the installations and locations
outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the
following table:
Air Force: Outside the United States
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Country Installation or location Amount
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Guam......................... Andersen Air Force Base.. $8,900,000
Italy........................ Aviano Air Base.......... $3,700,000
Korea........................ Osan Air Base............ $19,600,000
Portugal..................... Lajes Field, Azores...... $1,800,000
United Kingdom............... Ascension Island......... $2,150,000
Royal Air Force Feltwell. $3,000,000
Royal Air Force $18,200,000
Lakenheath. $17,600,000
Royal Air Force $1,700,000
Mildenhall.
Royal Air Force
Molesworth.
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Total................ $76,650,000
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SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING.
(a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2304(a)(6)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may construct or acquire
family housing units (including land acquisition) at the installations,
for the purposes, and in the amounts set forth in the following table:
Air Force: Family Housing
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State Installation or location Purpose Amount
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Arizona............................... Davis-Monthan Air Force 64 Units..................... $10,000,000
Base.
California............................ Beale Air Force Base..... 60 Units..................... $8,500,000
Edwards Air Force Base... 188 Units.................... $32,790,000
Vandenberg Air Force Base 91 Units..................... $16,800,000
District of Columbia.................. Bolling Air Force Base... 72 Units..................... $9,375,000
Florida............................... Eglin Air Force Base..... 130 Units.................... $14,080,000
MacDill Air Force Base... 54 Units..................... $9,034,000
Mississippi........................... Columbus Air Force Base.. 100 Units.................... $12,290,000
Montana............................... Malmstrom Air Force Base. 34 Units..................... $7,570,000
Nebraska.............................. Offutt Air Force Base.... 72 Units..................... $12,352,000
North Carolina........................ Seymour Johnson Air Force 78 Units..................... $12,187,000
Base.
North Dakota.......................... Grand Forks Air Force 42 Units..................... $10,050,000
Base. 72 Units..................... $10,756,000
Minot Air Force Base.....
Texas................................. Lackland Air Force Base.. 48 Units..................... $7,500,000
Portugal.............................. Lajes Field, Azores...... 75 Units..................... $12,964,000
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....................... Total.................... $186,248,000
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(b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant to
the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a)(6)(A), the
Secretary of the Air Force may carry out architectural and engineering
services and construction design activities with respect to the
construction or improvement of military family housing units in an
amount not to exceed $17,093,000.
SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.
Subject to section 2825 of title 10, Unites States Code, and using
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in
section 2304(a)(6)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may improve
existing military family housing units in an amount not to exceed
$124,452,000.
SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE.
(a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999, for military
construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions
of the Department of the Air Force in the total amount of
$1,103,162,000 as follows:
(1) For military construction projects inside the United
States authorized by section 2301(a), $122,362,000.
(2) For military construction projects outside the United
States authorized by section 2301(b), $20,372,000.
(3) For a reduction in the amount of supervision,
inspection and overhead included in the above authorization of
appropriations, section 2304(a)(1) and (2) of this Act,
$3,376,000.
(4) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized
by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $8,741,000.
(5) For architectural and engineering services and
construction design and supervision, inspection and overhead
costs as follows:
(A) For architectural and engineering services and
construction design under section 2807 of title 10,
United States Code, $28,004,000.
(B) For supervision, inspection and overhead under
2802 of title 10 United States Code, $3,376,000.
(6) For military housing functions:
(A) For construction and acquisition, planning and
design and improvement of military family housing and
facilities, $101,791,000.
(B) For support of military family housing
(including functions described in section 2833 of title
10, United States Code), $821,892,000.
(b) Advance Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after
September 30, 2000, for completion of military construction and family
housing projects authorized in sections 2301, 2302, and 2303, and
subject to the same terms, as follows:
(1) For military construction projects authorized by
section 2301, $379,867,000.
(2) For military family housing functions authorized by
sections 2302(a) and 2303, $215,222,000.
(c) Advance Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001
Biennial Budget.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2000, for military
construction and family housing projects authorized for fiscal year
2001, as follows:
(1) For military construction projects authorized for
fiscal year 2001, $534,287,000.
(2) For military family housing functions authorized for
fiscal year 2001, $1,062,806,000.
(d) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title
10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law,
the total cost of all projects carried out under section 2301 of this
Act may not exceed $559,920,000.
SEC. 2305. AUTHORIZATION, DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG
ACTIVITIES.
Using amounts made available for that purpose in the Drug
Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense appropriation, the
Secretary of the Air Force, or other Service Secretary as the Secretary
of Defense later may designate may acquire real property and carry out
military construction projects for Forward Deployment Sites in Ecuador,
in the amount of $31,229,000, and in Curacao, in the amount of
$4,880,000.
TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land
acquisition projects.
Sec. 2402. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2403. Military housing improvement program.
Sec. 2404. Energy conservation projects.
Sec. 2405. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
Sec. 2406. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
1990 projects.
SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
(a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2405(a)(1), the
Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out military
construction projects for the installations and locations inside the
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:
Defense Agencies: Inside the United States
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Agency Installation or location Amount
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Defense Education Activity... Laurel Bay, South $2,874,000
Carolina.
Marine Corps Base, Camp
LeJeune, North Carolina.
Defense Logistics Agency..... Defense Distribution New $5,000,000
Cumberland--DDSP.
DFSC, Elmendorf Air Force
Base, Alaska.
Eielson Air Force Base,
Alaska.
Fairchild Air Force Base,
Washington.
Various Locations........ $8,900,000
Defense Manpower Data Center. Presidio, Monterey,
California.
National Security Agency..... Fort Meade, Maryland..... $2,946,000
Special Operations Command... Fleet Combat Training $4,700,000
Center, Dam Neck,
Virginia.
Fort Benning, Georgia....
Fort Bragg, North
Carolina.
Mississippi Army $9,600,000
Ammunition Plant,
Mississippi.
Naval Amphibious Base, $6,000,000
Coronado, California.
Tri-Care Management Agency... Andrews Air Force Base, $3,000,000
Maryland.
Cheatham Annex, Virginia. $1,650,000
Davis-Monthan Air Force
Base, Arizona.
Fort Lewis, Washington... $5,500,000
Fort Riley, Kansas....... $6,000,000
Fort Sam Houston, Texas.. $5,800,000
Fort Wainwright, Alaska.. $133,000,000
Los Angeles Air Force
Base, California.
Marine Corps Air Station, $3,500,000
Cherry Point, North
Carolina.
Moody Air Force Base, $1,250,000
Georgia.
Naval Air Station, $3,780,000
Jacksonville, Florida.
Naval Air Station, $4,050,000
Norfolk, Virginia.
Naval Air Station, $4,150,000
Patuxent River, Maryland.
Naval Air Station, $4,300,000
Pensacola, Florida.
Naval Air Station, $4,700,000
Whidbey Island,
Washington.
Patrick Air Force Base, $1,750,000
Florida.
Travis Air Force Base, $7,500,000
California.
Wright-Patterson Air $3,900,000
Force Base, Ohio.
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Total................
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(b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2405(a)(2), the
Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out military
construction projects for the installations and locations outside the
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:
Defense Agencies: Outside the United States
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Agency Installation or location Amount
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Defense Education Activity... Andersen Air Force Base, $44,170,000
Guam.
Naval Station Rota, Spain $17,020,000
Royal Air Force, $4,570,000
Feltwell, United Kingdom.
Royal Air Force, $3,770,000
Lakenheath, United
Kingdom.
Defense Logistics Agency..... Andersen Air Force Base, $24,300,000
Guam.
Moron Air Base, Spain.... $15,200,000
National Security Agency..... Royal Air Force, Menwith $500,000
Hill Station, United
Kingdom.
Tri-Care Management Agency... Naval Security Group $4,000,000
Activity, Sabana Seca,
Puerto Rico.
Ramstein Air Force Base, $7,100,000
Germany.
Royal Air Force, $7,100,000
Lakenheath, United
Kingdom.
Yongsan, Korea........... $41,120,000
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Total................ $168,850,000
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SEC. 2402. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.
Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriation in
section 2405(a)(8)(A), the Secretary of Defense may improve existing
military family housing units in an amount not to exceed $50,000.
SEC. 2403. MILITARY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section
2405(a)(8)(C), $78,756,000 shall be available for credit to the
Department of Defense Family Housing Fund established by section
2883(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 2404. ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS.
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 2405(a)(6), the Secretary of Defense may
carry out energy conservation projects under section 2865 of title 10,
United States Code, in the amount of $31,900,000.
SEC. 2405. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE AGENCIES.
(a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999, for military
construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions
of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), in
the total amount of $1,019,162,000 as follows:
(1) For military construction projects inside the United
States authorized by section 2401(a), $94,083,000.
(2) For military construction projects outside the United
States authorized by section 2401(b), $39,484,000.
(3) For unspecified minor construction projects under
section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $18,618,000.
(4) For contingency construction projects of the Secretary
of Defense under section 2804 of title 10, United States Code,
$938,000.
(5) For architectural and engineering services and
construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United
States Code, $33,324,000.
(6) For Energy Conservation projects authorized by section
2404 of this Act, $6,558,000.
(7) For base closure and realignment activities as
authorized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of
1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C.
2687 note), $705,911,000.
(8) For military family housing functions:
(A) For improvement of military family housing and
facilities, $50,000.
(B) For support of military housing (including
functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United
States Code), $41,440,000 of which not more than
$35,639,000 may be obligated or expended for the
leasing of military family housing units worldwide.
( C) For credit to the Department of Defense Family
Housing Improvement Fund as authorized by section 2403
of this Act, $78,756,000.
(b) Advance Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after
September 30, 2000, as follows:
(1) For completion of military construction projects
authorized in section 2401, and subject to the same terms, as
follows, $337,900,000.
(2) For the completion of base closure and realignment
activities as authorized by the Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law
101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), commenced in fiscal year 2000,
$577,306,000.
(c) Advance Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001
Biennial Budget.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2000, for military
construction and family housing projects authorized for fiscal year
2001, as follows:
(1) For military construction projects and land acquisition
authorized for fiscal year 2001, $789,559,000.
(2) For military family housing functions authorized for
fiscal year 2001, $43,313,000.
(3) For base realignment and closure as authorized by the
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of
title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note),
$1,009,329,000.
(4) For credit to the Department of Defense Family Housing
Improvement Fund, $175,367,000.
(d) Limitation of Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variation authorized by section 2853 of title
10, United States Code, and any other cost variations authorized by
law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 2401 of
this Act may not exceed $557,070,000.
TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT
PROGRAM
Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.
Sec. 2503. Advance authorization of appropriations, NATO.
SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program as provided in
section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, in an amount not to
exceed the sum of the amount authorized to be appropriated for this
purpose in section 2502 and the amount collected from the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of construction previously
financed by the United States.
SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years
beginning after September 30, 1999, for contributions by the Secretary
of Defense under section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, for the
share of the United States of the cost of projects for the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program authorized by
section 2501, in the amount of $191,000,000.
SEC. 2503. ADVANCE AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001
BIENNIAL BUDGET.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years
beginning after September 30, 2000, for contributions by the Secretary
of Defense under section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, for the
share of the United States of the cost of projects for the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program, in the amount
of $198,000,000.
TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES
Sec. 2601. Authorized guard and reserve construction and land
acquisition projects.
SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED GUARD AND RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
years beginning after September 30, 1999, for the costs of acquisition,
architectural and engineering services, and construction of facilities
for the Guard and Reserve Forces, and for contributions therefor, under
chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code (including the cost of
acquisition of land for those facilities), the following amounts:
(1) For the Department of the Army--
(A) for the Army National Guard of the United
States, $16,045,000; and
(B) for the Army Reserve, $23,120,000.
(2) For the Department of the Navy, for the Naval and
Marine Corps Reserve, $4,933,000.
(3) For the Department of the Air Force--
(A) for the Air National Guard of the United
States, $21,319,000; and
(B) for the Air Force Reserve, $12,155,000.
(b) Advance Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after
September 30, 2000, for completion of military construction projects,
authorized by subsection (a), and for other authorized purposes as
follows:
(1) For the Department of the Army:
(A) For the Army National Guard of the United
States, $41,357,000.
(B) For the Army Reserve, $54,506,000.
(2) For the Department of the Navy, for the Naval and
Marine Corps Reserve, $10,020,000.
(3) For the Department of the Air Force:
(A) For the Air National Guard of the United
States, $51,981,00.
(B) For the Air Force Reserve, $15,165,000.
(c) Advance Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001
Biennial Budget.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2000, for military
construction projects authorized for fiscal year 2001, as follows:
(1) For the Department of the Army:
(A) For the Army National Guard of the United
States, $48,000,000.
(B) For the Army Reserve, $88,388,000.
(2) For the Department of the Navy, for the Naval and
Marine Corps Reserve, $20,000,000.
(3) For the Department of the Air Force:
(A) For the Air National Guard of the United
States, $56,625,000.
(B) For the Air Force Reserve, $20,014,000.
TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS
Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be
specified by law.
Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1996
projects.
Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1995
projects.
Sec. 2704. Effective date.
SEC. 2701. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE
SPECIFIED BY LAW.
(a) Expiration of Authorizations After Three Years.--Except as
provided in subsection (b), all authorizations contained in titles XXI
through XXVI for military construction projects, land acquisition,
family housing projects and facilities, and contributions to the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment program (and
authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall expire on the later
of--
(1) October 1, 2002; or
(2) the date for the enactment of an Act authorizing funds
for military construction for fiscal year 2003.
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to authorizations
for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing
projects and facilities, and contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization Security Investment program (and authorizations of
appropriations therefor), for which appropriated funds have been
obligated before the later of--
(1) October 1, 2002; or
(2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds
for fiscal year 2003 for military construction projects, land
acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, or
contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Security Investment program.
SEC. 2703. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 1997
PROJECTS.
(a) Extensions.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of
Public Law 104-201, 110 Stat. 2782), authorizations for the projects
set forth in the tables in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2101
and 2601 and subsection (a) of section 2202 of that Act, shall remain
in effect until October 1, 2000, or the date of the enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2001,
whichever is later.
(b) Tables.--The tables referred to in subsection (a) are as
follows:
Army: Extension of 1997 Project Authorizations
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State Installation or location Project Amount
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Colorado................................ Pueblo Army Depot......... Ammunition $179,000,000
Demilitarization Facility.
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Navy: Extension of 1997 Project Authorizations
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State Installation or location Project Amount
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Florida................................. Mayport................... FH New Construction--100 $10,000,000
Units.
Maine................................... Brunswick................. FH Replacement 10,925,000
Construction, Ph I--72
Units.
North Carolina.......................... Camp Lejuene.............. FH New Construction--94 10,110,000
Units.
South Carolina.......................... Beaufort.................. FH New Construction--140 14,000,000
Units.
Texas................................... Corpus Christi............ FH Replacement 11,675,000
Construction--104 Units.
Kingsville................ FH Replacement 7,550,000
Construction, Ph I--48
Units.
Washington.............................. Everett................... FH New Construction--100 15,015,000
Units.
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Army: National Guard: Extension of 1997 Project Authorizations
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State Installation or location Project Amount
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Mississippi............................. Camp Shelby............... Multi-Purpose Range (PHII) 5,000,000
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SEC. 2703. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 1996
PROJECTS.
(a) Extensions.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (division B of
Public Law 104-106, 110 Stat. 541), authorizations for the projects set
forth in the tables in subsection (a) as provided in section 2202 and
subsection (b), as provided in section 2601 of that Act, shall remain
in effect until October 1, 2000, or the date of the enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2001,
whichever is later.
(b) Tables.--The tables referred to in subsection (a) are as
follows:
Navy: Extension of 1996 Project Authorizations
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State Installation or location Project Amount
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California.............................. Camp Pendleton............ FH Construction--138 Units $20,000,000
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Army National Guard: Extension of 1996 Project Authorizations
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State Installation or location Project Amount
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Missouri................................ Jefferson City............ Baffled Range............. $2,236,000
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SEC. 2704. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Titles XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, and XXVI shall take effect on
the later of--
(1) October 1, 1999; or
(2) the date of the enactment of this Act.
TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing
SEC. 2801. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN PROJECTS; AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT SMALL
PROJECTS WITH OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS.
(a) Unspecified Minor Construction Funds for Life, Health, or
Safety Threats.--Subsection (a)(2) of Section 18233a of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by adding the following subparagraph (C)
at the end thereof:
``(C) Minor construction projects that have an approved cost equal
to or less than $3,000,000, provided that they are intended solely to
correct a deficiency that is life-threatening, health-threatening, or
safety-threatening.''.
(b) Operation and Maintenance Funds for Life, Health, or Safety
Threats.--Paragraph (b) of Section 18233a of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting the following at the end thereof: ``For
projects intended solely to correct a deficiency that is life-
threatening, health-threatening, or safety-threatening, $1,000,000 or
less may be spent from available operations and maintenance
appropriations.''.
SEC. 2802. PLANNING AND DESIGN FUNDS FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS.
Subsection (f)(1) of Section 18233 of title 10, United States Code
is amended by inserting ``and design'' immediately following
``planning''.
Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration
SEC. 2803. UTILITY PRIVATIZATION.
Section 2688 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(i) Extended Contracts for Utility Services.--Notwithstanding
section 201(a)(3) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services
Act (40 U.S.C. 481(a)(3)), the Secretary may, in connection with a
conveyance of a utility system under this section, enter into a
contract for utility services for a period not to exceed fifty years.
``(j) Funding Sources.--Any Military Construction funds authorized
and appropriated for a construction, repair, or replacement project of
a utility system may be used, in place of such construction, repair, or
replacement project, to facilitate the conveyance of such utility
system under this section. Facilitating the conveyance of a utility
system shall only consist of contributing to the cost of construction,
repair, or replacement of the utility system by the entity to which it
is being conveyed. Any such contribution shall be considered in the
economic analysis required under subsection (e)(1).''.
SEC. 2804. AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FORMER MILITARY HOUSING PRIVATIZATION
PROJECTS WITH FUNDS TRANSFERRED TO FAMILY HOUSING
CONSTRUCTION.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of Chapter 169, title 10, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2837 the following
new section:
``Sec. 2838. Authority to carry out former military housing
privatization projects
``(a) Authority.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary
concerned may construct or acquire family housing units (including land
acquisition) not otherwise authorized if (1) Congress had previously
appropriated funds into the Family Housing Improvement Fund established
by section 2883(a)(1) of this title, for such housing units and (2)
funds for such units have been transferred, pursuant to authority
provided in an appropriations Act, from the Family Housing Improvement
Fund into a Family Housing account.
``(b) Congressional Notification.--When a decision is made to
construct or acquire family housing units under this section, the
Secretary concerned shall submit a report in writing to the appropriate
committees of Congress on that decision. Each such report shall include
(1) the justification for the housing project and the current estimate
of the cost of the project; and (2) the justification for carrying out
the housing project under this section as opposed to under the Military
Housing Privatization Initiative (10 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 2871-2885). The
housing project may then be carried out only after the end of the 21-
day period beginning on the date the notification is received by such
committees.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such Subchapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 2837 the following new item:
``2838. Authority to Carry Out Former Military Housing Privatization
Projects.''.
Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment
SEC. 2805. ESTABLISHMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION ACCOUNTS FOR BASE
CLOSURE INSTALLATIONS AND FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES.
(a) Environmental Restoration Account for Formerly Used Defense
Sites.--Section 2703 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end of subsection (a) the following new paragraph (5):
``(5) An account to be known as the ``Environmental
Restoration Account, Formerly Used Defense Sites.''.
(b) Environmental Restoration Account for Base Closure
Installations.--Section 2703 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following
new paragraph (6):
``(6) An account to be known as the ``Environmental
Restoration Account, Base Realignment and Closure.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
``(f) Base Realignment and Closure Account.--The Environmental
Restoration Account, Base Realignment and Closure shall be the
exclusive source of funds for carrying out environmental restoration
and mitigation activities required as the result of a closure or
realignment of a military installation pursuant to a base closure law.
``(g) Base Closure Law Defined.--For purposes of this section, the
term ``base closure law'' means the following:
``(1) The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990,
as amended (Div. B. title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C.
Sec. 2687 note).''.
``(2) Title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and
Base Closure and Realignment Act, as amended (Public Law 100-
526; 10 U.S.C. Sec. 2687 note).''.
(c) Transfer of Funds.--The Secretary of Defense may transfer from
the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990, established in
section 2906 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990,
as amended (Div. B. title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C.
Sec. 2687 note), into the Environmental Restoration Account, Base
Realignment and Closure, established in subsection (b) of this
provision, such amounts as he determines to be necessary in order to
carry out activities described in subsection 2703(f) of title 10,
United States Code, as added by this section.
(d) Funding of Administrative Expenses and Technical Assistance.--
Section 2705(g) is amended to read as follows:
``(g) Funding.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
accounts established in section 2703(a) shall be available for
administrative expenses and technical assistance under this section.
``(2) In the case of an installation approved for realignment or
closure under a base closure law, to the extent that such base closure
law provides for the funding of environmental restoration costs at such
installation from an account established for purposes of carrying out
base realignments and closures, such account shall also be available
for administrative expenses and technical assistance under this section
with respect to such installation.''.
(e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2906(e) of the Defense Base
Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, as amended (Div. B. title XXIX of
Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. Sec. 2687 note) is repealed.
(f) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect upon enactment,
except that subsections (b), (c), and (e) shall become effective on
October 1, 2000.
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The Committee resumed debate on the amendment offered by Mr. Skelton.
Mr. Hunter moved to strike the enacting clause.
The Committee is debating the motion offered by Mr. Hunter to strike the enacting clause.
On motion to strike the enacting clause Failed by voice vote.
The Committee resumed debate on the amendment offered by Mr. Skelton.
POSTPONED VOTE ON SKELTON AMENDMENT - The Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment by voice vote and announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Frank of MA objected to the voice vote and pursuant to H. Res. 200, further proceedings on the amendment were postponed.
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 200, the Committee proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS ON SHAYS AMENDMENT - The Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment by voice vote. Mr. Dicks objected to the voice vote and pursuant to H. Res. 200, further proceedings on the amendment were postponed.
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 200, the Committee proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the en bloc amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 200, the Committee proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the amendment.
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POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS RESUMED - The Chair announced that the unfinished business of the Committee will resume in the following order: The amendment offered by Mr. Skelton and the amendment offered by Mr. Shays.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1401.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 365 - 58 (Roll no. 191).
Roll Call #191 (House)On passage Passed by recorded vote: 365 - 58 (Roll no. 191).
Roll Call #191 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1401.
Laid on the table. See S. 1059 for further action. (consideration: CR H4211)