[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1060 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1060

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                                 AN ACT


 
     To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for military 
    activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe personnel 
  strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, 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 ``Department of Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2000''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees defined.
                          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. Chemical demilitarization program.
Sec. 107. Defense health programs.
                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for certain Army programs.
Sec. 112. Close combat tactical trainer program.
Sec. 113. Army aviation modernization.
Sec. 114. Multiple Launch Rocket System.
                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Sec. 121. LHD-8 amphibious dock ship program.
Sec. 122. Arleigh Burke class destroyer program.
Sec. 123. Repeal of requirement for annual report from shipbuilders 
                            under certain nuclear attack submarine 
                            programs.
Sec. 124. Cooperative engagement capability program.
Sec. 125. F/A-18E/F aircraft program.
                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

Sec. 131. F-22 aircraft program.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 141. Extension of authority to carry out Armament Retooling and 
                            Manufacturing Support Initiative.
Sec. 142. Extension of pilot program on sales of manufactured articles 
                            and services of certain Army industrial 
                            facilities without regard to availability 
                            from domestic sources.
Sec. 143. D-5 Missile program.
         TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 202. Amount for basic and applied research.
    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 211. NATO common-funded civil budget.
Sec. 212. Micro-satellite technology development program.
Sec. 213. Space control technology.
Sec. 214. Space maneuver vehicle.
Sec. 215. Manufacturing technology program.
Sec. 216. Testing of airblast and improvised explosives.
                 Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense

Sec. 221. Theater missile defense upper tier acquisition strategy.
Sec. 222. Repeal of requirement to implement technical and price 
                            competition for theater high altitude area 
                            defense system.
Sec. 223. Space-based laser program.
Sec. 224. Airborne laser program.
Sec. 225. Sense of Congress regarding ballistic missile defense 
                            technology funding.
Sec. 226. Report on National Missile Defense.
Sec. 227. Options for Air Force cruise missiles.
      Subtitle D--Research and Development for Long-Term Military 
                              Capabilities

Sec. 231. Annual report on emerging operational concepts.
Sec. 232. Technology area review and assessment.
Sec. 233. Report by Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
                            Technology.
Sec. 234. Incentives to produce innovative new technologies.
Sec. 235. DARPA competitive prizes award program for encouraging 
                            development of advanced technologies.
Sec. 236. Additional pilot program for revitalizing Department of 
                            Defense laboratories.
Sec. 237. Exemption of defense laboratory employees from certain 
                            workforce management restrictions.
Sec. 238. Use of working-capital funds for financing research and 
                            development of the military departments.
Sec. 239. Efficient utilization of defense laboratories.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 251. Report on Air Force distributed mission training.
                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding.
Sec. 302. Working-capital funds.
Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Sec. 304. Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.
Sec. 305. Operational Meteorology and Oceanography and UNOLS.
Sec. 306. Armed Forces Emergency Services.
    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 311. NATO common-funded military budget.
Sec. 312. Use of humanitarian and civic assistance funding for pay and 
                            allowances of special operations command 
                            reserves furnishing demining training and 
                            related assistance as humanitarian 
                            assistance.
Sec. 313. National Defense Features Program.
Sec. 314. Additional amounts for drug interdiction and counter-drug 
                            activities.
                  Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions

Sec. 321. Environmental technology management.
Sec. 322. Establishment of environmental restoration accounts for 
                            installations closed or realigned under the 
                            base closure laws and for formerly used 
                            defense sites.
Sec. 323. Extension of limitation on payment of fines and penalties 
                            using funds in environmental restoration 
                            accounts.
Sec. 324. Modification of requirements for annual reports on 
                            environmental compliance activities.
Sec. 325. Modification of membership of Strategic Environmental 
                            Research and Development Program Council.
Sec. 326. Extension of pilot program for sale of air pollution emission 
                            reduction incentives.
Sec. 327. Reimbursement of Environmental Protection Agency for certain 
                            costs in connection with Fresno Drum 
                            Superfund Site, Fresno, California.
Sec. 328. Payment of stipulated penalties assessed under CERCLA in 
                            connection with F.E. Warren Air Force Base, 
                            Wyoming.
Sec. 329. Provision of information and guidance to the public regarding 
                            environmental contamination at United 
                            States military installations formerly 
                            operated by the United States that have 
                            been closed.
Sec. 330. Ordnance mitigation study.
                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 341. Extension of warranty claims recovery pilot program.
Sec. 342. Additional matters to be reported before prime vendor 
                            contract for depot-level maintenance and 
                            repair is entered into.
Sec. 343. Implementation of jointly approved changes in defense retail 
                            systems.
Sec. 344. Waiver of required condition for sales of articles and 
                            services of industrial facilities to 
                            purchasers outside the Department of 
                            Defense.
Sec. 345. Eligibility to receive financial assistance available for 
                            local educational agencies that benefit 
                            dependents of Department of Defense 
                            personnel.
Sec. 346. Use of Smart Card technology in the Department of Defense.
Sec. 347. Study on use of Smart Card as PKI authentication device 
                            carrier for the Department of Defense.
Sec. 348. Revision of authority to donate certain Army materiel for 
                            funeral ceremonies.
Sec. 349. Modification of limitation on funding assistance for 
                            procurement of equipment for the National 
                            Guard for drug interdiction and counter-
                            drug activities.
Sec. 350. Authority for payment of settlement claims.
Sec. 351. Sense of Senate regarding settlement of claims of American 
                            servicemen's families regarding deaths 
                            resulting from the accident off the coast 
                            of Namibia on September 13, 1997.
              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. Revision in permanent end strength levels.
Sec. 403. Reduction of end strengths below levels for two major 
                            regional contingencies.
                       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.
Sec. 414. Increase in numbers of members in certain grades authorized 
                            to be on active duty in support of the 
                            Reserves.
              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 421. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel.
                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

Sec. 501. Extension of requirement for competition for joint 4-star 
                            officer positions.
Sec. 502. Additional three-star officer positions for Superintendents 
                            of Service Academies.
Sec. 503. Increase in maximum number of officers authorized to be on 
                            active-duty list in frocked grade of 
                            brigadier general or rear admiral.
Sec. 504. Reserve officers requesting or otherwise causing nonselection 
                            for promotion.
Sec. 505. Minimum grade of officers eligible to serve on boards of 
                            inquiry.
Sec. 506. Minimum selection of warrant officers for promotion from 
                            below the promotion zone.
Sec. 507. Increase in threshold period of active duty for applicability 
                            of restriction on holding of civil office 
                            by retired regular officers and reserve 
                            officers.
Sec. 508. Exemption of retiree council members from recalled retiree 
                            limits.
                 Subtitle B--Reserve Component Matters

Sec. 511. Additional exceptions for reserve component general and flag 
                            officers from limitation on authorized 
                            strength of general and flag officers on 
                            active duty.
Sec. 512. Duties of Reserves on active duty in support of the reserves.
Sec. 513. Repeal of limitation on number of Reserves on full-time 
                            active duty in support of preparedness for 
                            responses to emergencies involving weapons 
                            of mass destruction.
Sec. 514. Extension of period for retention of reserve component majors 
                            and lieutenant commanders who twice fail of 
                            selection for promotion.
Sec. 515. Continuation of officer on reserve active-status list for 
                            disciplinary action.
Sec. 516. Retention of reserve component chaplains until age 67.
Sec. 517. Reserve credit for participation in health professions 
                            scholarship and financial assistance 
                            program.
Sec. 518. Exclusion of reserve officers on educational delay from 
                            eligibility for consideration for 
                            promotion.
Sec. 519. Exclusion of period of pursuit of professional education from 
                            computation of years of service for reserve 
                            officers.
Sec. 520. Correction of reference relating to crediting of satisfactory 
                            service by reserve officers in highest 
                            grade held.
Sec. 521. Establishment of Office of the Coast Guard Reserve.
Sec. 522. Chiefs of reserve components and the additional general 
                            officers at the National Guard Bureau.
              Subtitle C--Military Education and Training

Sec. 531. Authority to exceed temporarily a strength limitation for the 
                            service academies.
Sec. 532. Repeal of limitation on amount of reimbursement authorized to 
                            be waived for foreign students at the 
                            service academies.
Sec. 533. Expansion of foreign exchange programs of the service 
                            academies.
Sec. 534. Permanent authority for ROTC scholarships for graduate 
                            students.
Sec. 535. Authority for award of master of strategic studies degree by 
                            the United States Army War College.
Sec. 536. Minimum educational requirements for faculty of the Community 
                            College of the Air Force.
Sec. 537. Conferral of graduate-level degrees by Air University.
Sec. 538. Payment of tuition for education and training of members in 
                            the defense acquisition workforce.
Sec. 539. Financial assistance program for pursuit of degrees by 
                            officer candidates in Marine Corps Platoon 
                            Leaders Class Program.
           Subtitle D--Decorations, Awards, and Commendations

Sec. 551. Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations 
                            to certain persons.
Sec. 552. Authority for award of Medal of Honor to Alfred Rascon for 
                            valor during the Vietnam conflict.
Sec. 553. Elimination of backlog in requests for replacement of 
                            military medals and other decorations.
Sec. 554. Retroactive award of Navy Combat Action Ribbon.
       Subtitle E--Amendments to Uniform Code of Military Justice

Sec. 561. Increase in sentencing jurisdiction of special courts-martial 
                            authorized to adjudge a bad conduct 
                            discharge.
Sec. 562. Reduced minimum blood and breath alcohol levels for offense 
                            of drunken operation or control of a 
                            vehicle, aircraft, or vessel.
                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 571. Funeral honors details at funerals of veterans.
Sec. 572. Increased authority to extend delayed entry period for 
                            enlistments of persons with no prior 
                            military service.
Sec. 573. Army college first pilot program.
Sec. 574. Reduction in required frequency of reporting on the Selected 
                            Reserve Educational Assistance Program 
                            under the Montgomery GI Bill.
Sec. 575. Participation of members in management of organizations 
                            abroad that promote international 
                            understanding.
Sec. 576. Forensic pathology investigations by Armed Forces Medical 
                            Examiner.
Sec. 577. Nondisclosure of information on missing persons returned to 
                            United States control.
Sec. 578. Use of recruiting materials for public relations purposes.
Sec. 579. Improvement and transfer of jurisdiction of troops-to-
                            teachers program.
Sec. 580. Support for expanded child care services and youth program 
                            services for dependents.
Sec. 581. Responses to domestic violence in the Armed Forces.
Sec. 582. Posthumous advancement of Rear Admiral (retired) Husband E. 
                            Kimmel and Major General (Retired) Walter 
                            C. Short on retired lists.
Sec. 583. Exit survey for separating members.
Sec. 584. Administration of defense reform initiative enterprise 
                            program for military manpower and personnel 
                            information.
          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. Fiscal year 2000 increase and restructuring of basic pay.
Sec. 602. Pay increases for fiscal years 2001 through 2006.
Sec. 603. Special subsistence allowance for food stamp eligible 
                            members.
Sec. 604. Payment for unused leave in conjunction with a reenlistment.
Sec. 605. Continuance of pay and allowances while in duty status 
                            (whereabouts unknown).
Sec. 606. Equitable treatment of class of 1987 of the Uniformed 
                            Services University of the Health Sciences.
           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

Sec. 611. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of 
                            certain bonuses and special pays.
Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay 
                            authorities for reserve forces.
Sec. 613. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay 
                            authorities for nurse officer candidates, 
                            registered nurses, and nurse anesthetists.
Sec. 614. Amount of aviation career incentive pay for air battle 
                            managers formerly eligible for hazardous 
                            duty pay.
Sec. 615. Aviation career officer special pay.
Sec. 616. Career enlisted flyer incentive pay.
Sec. 617. Retention bonus for special warfare officers extending 
                            periods of active duty.
Sec. 618. Retention bonus for surface warfare officers extending 
                            periods of active duty.
Sec. 619. Additional special pay for board certified veterinarians in 
                            the Armed Forces and Public Health Service.
Sec. 620. Increase in rate of diving duty special pay.
Sec. 621. Increase in maximum amount authorized for reenlistment bonus 
                            for active members.
Sec. 622. Critical skills enlistment bonus.
Sec. 623. Selected Reserve enlistment bonus.
Sec. 624. Special pay for members of the Coast Guard Reserve assigned 
                            to high priority units of the Selected 
                            Reserve.
Sec. 625. Reduced minimum period of enlistment in Army in critical 
                            skill for eligibility for enlistment bonus.
Sec. 626. Eligibility for reserve component prior service enlistment 
                            bonus upon attaining a critical skill.
Sec. 627. Increase in special pay and bonuses for nuclear-qualified 
                            officers.
Sec. 628. Increase in maximum monthly rate authorized for foreign 
                            language proficiency pay.
Sec. 629. Sense of the Senate regarding tax treatment of members 
                            receiving special pay.
            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

Sec. 641. Payment of temporary lodging expenses to enlisted members 
                            making first permanent change of station.
Sec. 642. Destination airport for emergency leave travel to the 
                            continental United States.
Sec. 643. Clarification of per diem eligibility of certain military 
                            technicians (dual status) serving on active 
                            duty without pay outside the United States.
Sec. 644. Expansion and codification of authority for space required 
                            travel on military aircraft for Reserves 
                            performing inactive-duty training outside 
                            the continental United States.
Sec. 645. Reimbursement of travel expenses incurred by members of the 
                            Armed Forces in connection with leave 
                            canceled for involvement in Kosovo-related 
                            activities.
    Subtitle D--Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters

Sec. 651. Retired pay options for personnel entering uniformed services 
                            on or after August 1, 1986.
Sec. 652. Participation in Thrift Savings Plan.
Sec. 653. Special retention initiative.
Sec. 654. Repeal of reduction in retired pay for civilian employees.
Sec. 655. Credit toward paid-up SBP coverage for months covered by 
                            make-up premium paid by persons electing 
                            SBP coverage during special open enrollment 
                            period.
Sec. 656. Paid-up coverage under Retired Serviceman's Family Protection 
                            Plan.
Sec. 657. Permanent authority for payment of annuities to certain 
                            military surviving spouses.
Sec. 658. Effectuation of intended SBP annuity for former spouse when 
                            not elected by reason of untimely death of 
                            retiree.
Sec. 659. Special compensation for severely disabled uniformed services 
                            retirees.
Sec. 660. Computation of survivor benefits.
  Subtitle E--Montgomery GI Bill Benefits and Other Education Benefits

                  Part I--Montgomery GI Bill Benefits

Sec. 671. Increase in rates of educational assistance for full-time 
                            education.
Sec. 672. Termination of reductions of basic pay.
Sec. 673. Accelerated payments of educational assistance.
Sec. 674. Transfer of entitlement to educational assistance by certain 
                            members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 675. Availability of educational assistance benefits for 
                            preparatory courses for college and 
                            graduate school entrance exams.
                  Part II--Other Educational Benefits

Sec. 681. Accelerated payments of certain educational assistance for 
                            members of Selected Reserve.
Sec. 682. Modification of time for use by certain members of Selected 
                            Reserve of entitlement to certain 
                            educational assistance.
                            Part III--Report

Sec. 685. Report on effect of educational benefits improvements on 
                            recruitment and retention of members of the 
                            Armed Forces.
                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 691. Annual report on effects of initiatives on recruitment and 
                            retention.
Sec. 692. Members under burdensome PERSTEMPO.
Sec. 693. Increased tuition assistance for members of the Armed Forces 
                            deployed in support of a contingency 
                            operation or similar operation.
Sec. 694. Administration of Selected Reserve education loan repayment 
                            program for Coast Guard Reserve.
Sec. 695. Extension to all uniformed services of authority for 
                            presentation of United States flag to 
                            members upon retirement.
Sec. 696. Participation of additional members of the Armed Forces in 
                            Montgomery GI Bill program.
Sec. 697. Revision of educational assistance interval payment 
                            requirements.
Sec. 698. Implementation of the special supplemental nutrition program.
                         TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE

                      Subtitle A--TRICARE Program

Sec. 701. Improvement of TRICARE benefits and management.
Sec. 702. Expansion and revision of authority for dental programs for 
                            dependents and Reserves.
Sec. 703. Sense of Congress regarding automatic enrollment of medicare-
                            eligible beneficiaries in the TRICARE 
                            Senior Prime demonstration program.
Sec. 704. TRICARE beneficiary advocates.
Sec. 705. Open enrollment demonstration program.
                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 711. Care at former uniformed services treatment facilities for 
                            active duty members stationed at certain 
                            remote locations.
Sec. 712. One-year extension of chiropractic health care demonstration 
                            program.
Sec. 713. Program year stability in health care benefits.
Sec. 714. Best value contracting.
Sec. 715. Authority to order reserve component members to active duty 
                            for health surveillance studies.
Sec. 716. Continuation of previously provided custodial care benefits 
                            for certain CHAMPUS beneficiaries.
Sec. 717. Enhancement of dental benefits for retirees.
Sec. 718. Medical and dental care for certain members incurring 
                            injuries on inactive-duty training.
Sec. 719. Health care quality information and technology enhancement.
Sec. 720. Joint telemedicine and telepharmacy demonstration projects by 
                            the Department of Defense and Department of 
                            Veterans Affairs.
  TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS

Sec. 801. Extension of test program for negotiation of comprehensive 
                            small business subcontracting plans.
Sec. 802. Mentor-protege program improvements.
Sec. 803. Report on transition of small business innovation research 
                            program activities into defense acquisition 
                            programs.
Sec. 804. Authority to carry out certain prototype projects.
Sec. 805. Pilot program for commercial services.
Sec. 806. Streamlined applicability of cost accounting standards.
Sec. 807. Guidance on use of task order and delivery order contracts.
Sec. 808. Clarification of definition of commercial items with respect 
                            to associated services.
Sec. 809. Use of special simplified procedures for purchases of 
                            commercial items in excess of the 
                            simplified acquisition threshold.
Sec. 810. Extension of interim reporting rule for certain procurements 
                            less than $100,000.
Sec. 811. Contract goal for small disadvantaged businesses and certain 
                            institutions of higher education.
      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

                          Subtitle A--General

Sec. 901. Number of management headquarters and headquarters support 
                            activities personnel.
Sec. 902. Additional matters for annual reports on joint warfighting 
                            experimentation.
Sec. 903. Acceptance of guarantees in connection with gifts to the 
                            United States Military Academy.
Sec. 904. Management of the Civil Air Patrol.
Sec. 905. Minimum interval for updating and revising Department of 
                            Defense strategic plan.
Sec. 906. Permanent requirement for quadrennial defense review.
Subtitle B--Commission To Assess United States National Security Space 
                      Management and Organization

Sec. 911. Establishment of commission.
Sec. 912. Duties of commission.
Sec. 913. Report.
Sec. 914. Powers.
Sec. 915. Commission procedures.
Sec. 916. Personnel matters.
Sec. 917. Miscellaneous administrative provisions.
Sec. 918. Funding.
Sec. 919. Termination of the commission.
                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. Transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Second biennial financial management improvement plan.
Sec. 1003. Single payment date for invoice for various subsistence 
                            items.
Sec. 1004. Authority to require use of electronic transfer of funds for 
                            Department of Defense personnel payments.
Sec. 1005. Payment of foreign licensing fees out of proceeds of sales 
                            of maps, charts, and navigational books.
Sec. 1006. Authority for disbursing officers to support use of 
                            automated teller machines on naval vessels 
                            for financial transactions.
Sec. 1007. Central transfer account for combating terrorism.
Sec. 1008. United States contribution to NATO common-funded budgets in 
                            fiscal year 2000.
Sec. 1009. Responsibilities and accountability for financial 
                            management.
Sec. 1010. Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for 
                            fiscal year 1999.
                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

Sec. 1011. Sales of naval shipyard articles and services to nuclear 
                            ship contractors.
Sec. 1012. Period of delay after notice of proposed transfer of vessel 
                            stricken from Naval Vessel Register.
Sec. 1013. Transfer of naval vessel to foreign country.
       Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals

Sec. 1021. Preservation of certain defense reporting requirements.
Sec. 1022. Annual report on combatant command requirements.
Sec. 1023. Report on assessments of readiness to execute the national 
                            military strategy.
Sec. 1024. Report on inventory and control of military equipment.
Sec. 1025. Space technology guide.
Sec. 1026. Report and regulations on Department of Defense policies on 
                            protecting the confidentiality of 
                            communications with professionals providing 
                            therapeutic or related services regarding 
                            sexual or domestic abuse.
Sec. 1027. Comptroller General report on anticipated effects of 
                            proposed changes in operation of storage 
                            sites for lethal chemical agents and 
                            munitions.
Sec. 1028. Report on deployments of rapid assessment and initial 
                            detection teams across State boundaries.
Sec. 1029. Report on consequence management program integration office 
                            unit readiness.
Sec. 1030. Analysis of relationship between threats and budget 
                            submission for fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 1031. Report on NATO's Defense Capabilities Initiative.
Sec. 1032. Review of incidence of State motor vehicle violations by 
                            Army personnel.
Sec. 1033. Report on use of National Guard facilities and 
                            infrastructure for support of provision of 
                            veterans services.
Sec. 1034. Report on military-to-military contacts with the People's 
                            Republic of China.
                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 1041. Limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic 
                            nuclear delivery systems.
Sec. 1042. Limitation on reduction in United States strategic nuclear 
                            forces.
Sec. 1043. Counterproliferation program review committee.
Sec. 1044. Limitation regarding Cooperative Threat Reduction programs.
Sec. 1045. Period covered by annual report on accounting for United 
                            States assistance under Cooperative Threat 
                            Reduction Programs.
Sec. 1046. Support of United Nations-sponsored efforts to inspect and 
                            monitor Iraqi weapons activities.
Sec. 1047. Information assurance initiative.
Sec. 1048. Defense Science Board task force on television and radio as 
                            a propaganda instrument in time of military 
                            conflict.
Sec. 1049. Prevention of interference with Department of Defense use of 
                            frequency spectrum.
Sec. 1050. Off-shore entities interfering with Department of Defense 
                            use of the frequency spectrum.
Sec. 1051. Repeal of limitation on amount of Federal expenditures for 
                            the National Guard Challenge Program.
Sec. 1052. Nondisclosure of information on personnel of overseas, 
                            sensitive, or routinely deployable units.
Sec. 1053. Nondisclosure of operational files of the National Imagery 
                            and Mapping Agency.
Sec. 1054. Nondisclosure of information of the National Imagery and 
                            Mapping Agency having commercial 
                            significance.
Sec. 1055. Continued enrollment of dependents in Department of Defense 
                            domestic dependent elementary and secondary 
                            schools after loss of eligibility.
Sec. 1056. Unified school boards for all Department of Defense Domestic 
                            Dependent Schools in the Commonwealth of 
                            Puerto Rico and Guam.
Sec. 1057. Department of Defense STARBASE Program.
Sec. 1058. Program to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Korean 
                            War.
Sec. 1059. Extension and reauthorization of Defense Production Act of 
                            1950.
Sec. 1060. Extension to naval aircraft of Coast Guard authority for 
                            drug interdiction activities.
Sec. 1061. Regarding the need for vigorous prosecution of war crimes, 
                            genocide, and crimes against humanity in 
                            the former Republic of Yugoslavia.
Sec. 1062. Expansion of list of diseases presumed to be service-
                            connected for radiation-exposed veterans.
Sec. 1063. Legal effect on the new strategic concept of NATO.
Sec. 1064. Multinational economic embargoes against governments in 
                            armed conflict with the United States.
Sec. 1065. Conditions for lending obsolete or condemned rifles for 
                            funeral ceremonies.
Sec. 1066. Prohibition on the return of veterans memorial objects to 
                            foreign nations without specific 
                            authorization in law.
Sec. 1067. Military assistance to civil authorities for responding to 
                            terrorism.
Sec. 1068. Sense of the Congress regarding the continuation of 
                            sanctions against Libya.
Sec. 1069. Investigations of violations of export controls by United 
                            States satellite manufacturers.
Sec. 1070. Enhancement of activities of Defense Threat Reduction 
                            Agency.
Sec. 1071. Improvement of licensing activities by the Department of 
                            State.
Sec. 1072. Enhancement of intelligence community activities.
Sec. 1073. Adherence of People's Republic of China to Missile 
                            Technology Control Regime.
Sec. 1074. United States commercial space launch capacity.
Sec. 1075. Annual reports on security in the Taiwan Strait.
Sec. 1076. Declassification of restricted data and formerly restricted 
                            data.
Sec. 1077. Disengaging from noncritical overseas missions involving 
                            United States combat forces.
Sec. 1078. Sense of the Senate on negotiations with indicted war 
                            criminals.
Sec. 1079. Coast Guard education funding.
Sec. 1080. Technical amendment to prohibition on release of contractor 
                            proposals under the Freedom of Information 
                            Act.
Sec. 1081. Attendance at professional military education schools by 
                            military personnel of the new member 
                            nations of NATO.
Sec. 1082. Sense of Congress regarding United States-Russian 
                            cooperation in commercial space launch 
                            services.
Sec. 1083. Recovery and identification of remains of certain World War 
                            II servicemen.
Sec. 1084. Chemical agents used for defensive training.
Sec. 1085. Russian nonstrategic nuclear arms.
Sec. 1086. Commemoration of the victory of freedom in the Cold War.
           TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL

Sec. 1101. Accelerated implementation of voluntary early retirement 
                            authority.
Sec. 1102. Deference to EEOC procedures for investigation of complaints 
                            of sexual harassment made by employees.
Sec. 1103. Restoration of leave of emergency essential employees 
                            serving in a combat zone.
Sec. 1104. Leave without loss of benefits for military reserve 
                            technicians on active duty in support of 
                            combat operations.
Sec. 1105. Work schedules and premium pay of service academy faculty.
Sec. 1106. Salary schedules and related benefits for faculty and staff 
                            of the Uniformed Services University of the 
                            Health Sciences.
Sec. 1107. Extension of certain temporary authorities to provide 
                            benefits for employees in connection with 
                            defense workforce reductions and 
                            restructuring.
        TITLE XII--NATIONAL MILITARY MUSEUM AND RELATED MATTERS

           Subtitle A--Commission on National Military Museum

Sec. 1201. Establishment.
Sec. 1202. Duties of commission.
Sec. 1203. Report.
Sec. 1204. Powers.
Sec. 1205. Commission procedures.
Sec. 1206. Personnel matters.
Sec. 1207. Miscellaneous administrative provisions.
Sec. 1208. Funding.
Sec. 1209. Termination of commission.
                      Subtitle B--Related Matters

Sec. 1211. Future use of Navy Annex property, Arlington, Virginia.
             TITLE XIII--MILITARY VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1999

Sec. 1301. Short title.
Sec. 1302. Guarantee of residency.
Sec. 1303. State responsibility to guarantee military voting rights.

SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DEFINED.

    For purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional defense 
committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 101. ARMY.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2000 
for procurement for the Army as follows:
            (1) For aircraft, $1,498,188,000.
            (2) For missiles, $1,411,104,000.
            (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 
        $1,678,865,000.
            (4) For ammunition, $1,209,816,000.
            (5) For other procurement, $3,647,370,000.

SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.

    (a) Navy.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2000 for procurement for the Navy as follows:
            (1) For aircraft, $8,927,255,000.
            (2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, 
        $1,392,100,000.
            (3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $7,016,454,000.
            (4) For other procurement, $4,197,791,000.
    (b) Marine Corps.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year 2000 for procurement for the Marine Corps in the amount 
of $1,295,570,000.
    (c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition.--Funds are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated for procurement of ammunition for the Navy and the 
Marine Corps in the amount of $542,700,000.

SEC. 103. AIR FORCE.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2000 
for procurement for the Air Force as follows:
            (1) For aircraft, $9,704,866,000.
            (2) For missiles, $2,389,208,000.
            (3) For ammunition, $411,837,000.
            (4) For other procurement, $7,142,177,000.

SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2000 
for Defense-wide procurement in the amount of $2,293,417,000.

SEC. 105. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2000 
for procurement for the Inspector General of the Department of Defense 
in the amount of $2,100,000.

SEC. 106. CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM.

    There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2000 
the amount of $1,164,500,000 for--
            (1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions 
        in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense 
        Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and
            (2) the destruction of chemical warfare material of the 
        United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such Act.

SEC. 107. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAMS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2000 
for the Department of Defense for procurement for carrying out health 
care programs, projects, and activities of the Department of Defense in 
the total amount of $356,970,000.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

SEC. 111. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN ARMY PROGRAMS.

    Beginning with the fiscal year 2000 program year, the Secretary of 
the Army may, in accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United 
States Code, enter into multiyear contracts for procurement of the 
following:
            (1) The M270A1 launcher.
            (2) The Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles, except that the 
        period of a multiyear contract may not exceed three years.
            (3) The Command Launch Unit for the Javelin Advanced Anti-
        tank Weapon System-Medium.
            (4) The missile for the Javelin Advanced Anti-tank Weapon 
        System-Medium, except that the period of a multiyear contract 
        may not exceed four years.
            (5) The AH-64D Longbow Apache aircraft.
            (6) The Wolverine heavy assault bridge.
            (7) The system enhancement program for the M1A2 Abrams tank 
        assembly.
            (8) The Second Generation Forward Looking Infrared system 
        for the M1A2 Abrams tank.
            (9) The C2V Command and Control Vehicle, except that the 
        period of a multiyear contract may not exceed four years.
            (10) The Second Generation Forward Looking Infrared system 
        for the Bradley A3 fighting vehicle, except that the period of 
        a multiyear contract may not exceed four years.
            (11) The improved Bradley acquisition system for the 
        Bradley A3 fighting vehicle, except that the period of a 
        multiyear contract may not exceed four years.
            (12) The Bradley A3 fighting vehicle, except that the 
        period of a multiyear contract may not exceed four years.

SEC. 112. CLOSE COMBAT TACTICAL TRAINER PROGRAM.

    None of the funds authorized to be appropriated under section 
101(5) may be used for the procurement of the close combat tactical 
trainers configured to mobile or fixed sites for tanks or to mobile or 
fixed sites for the Bradley A3 fighting vehicle under the Close Combat 
Tactical Trainer program of the Army until--
            (1) the Secretary of the Army has submitted to the 
        congressional defense committees a report containing--
                    (A) a discussion of the actions taken to correct 
                the deficiencies in such trainers that have been 
                identified by the Director of Operations Test and 
                Evaluation of the Department of Defense before the date 
                of the report; and
                    (B) the Secretary's certification that the close 
                combat tactical trainers satisfy the reliability 
                requirements established for the trainers under the 
                program; and
            (2) thirty days have elapsed since the date of the 
        submittal of the report.

SEC. 113. ARMY AVIATION MODERNIZATION.

    (a) Modernization Plan.--The Secretary of the Army shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a comprehensive plan for the 
modernization of the Army's helicopter forces. The plan shall include 
provisions for the following:
            (1) For the AH-64D Apache Longbow program:
                    (A) Restoration of the original procurement 
                objective of the program to the procurement of 747 
                aircraft and 227 fire control radars.
                    (B) Qualification and training of reserve component 
                pilots as augmentation crews to ensure 24-hour 
                warfighting capability in deployed attack helicopter 
                units.
                    (C) Fielding of a sufficient number of aircraft in 
                reserve component aviation units to implement the 
                provisions of the plan required under subparagraph (B).
            (2) For AH-1 Cobra helicopters, retirement of all AH-1 
        Cobra helicopters remaining in the fleet.
            (3) For the RAH-66 Comanche program:
                    (A) Review of the total requirements and 
                acquisition objectives for the program.
                    (B) Fielding of Comanche helicopters to the 
                existing aviation force structure.
                    (C) Support for the plan for the AH-64D Apache 
                program required under paragraph (1).
            (4) For the UH-1 Huey helicopter program:
                    (A) A UH-1 modernization program.
                    (B) Revision of total force requirements for the 
                aircraft to reflect the warfighting support 
                requirements and State mission requirements for 
                aircraft utilized by the Army National Guard.
            (5) For the UH-60 helicopter program:
                    (A) Identification of the requirements for the 
                aircraft.
                    (B) An acquisition strategy for meeting 
                requirements that cannot be met by UH-1 Huey 
                helicopters among the warfighting support requirements 
                and State mission requirements for aircraft utilized by 
                the Army National Guard.
                    (C) An upgrade program for fielded aircraft.
            (6) For the CH-47 Chinook helicopter service life extension 
        program, maintenance of the schedule and funding.
            (7) For the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters, a 
        modernization program.
            (8) A revised assessment of the Army's present and future 
        requirements for helicopters and its present and future 
        helicopter inventory, including the number of aircraft, average 
        age of aircraft, availability of spare parts, flight hour 
        costs, roles and functions assigned to the fleet as a whole and 
        to each type of aircraft, and the mix of active component and 
        reserve component aircraft in the fleet.
    (b) Limitation.--Not more than 90 percent of the amount authorized 
to be appropriated under section 101(2) may be obligated before the 
date that is 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of the Army 
submits the plan required under subsection (a) to the congressional 
defense committees.

SEC. 114. MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEM.

    Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under section 101(2), 
$500,000 may be made available to complete the development of reuse and 
demilitarization tools and technologies for use in the disposition of 
Army MLRS inventory.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

SEC. 121. LHD-8 AMPHIBIOUS DOCK SHIP PROGRAM.

    (a) Authorization of Ship.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized 
to procure the amphibious dock ship to be designated LHD-8, subject to 
the availability of appropriations for that purpose.
    (b) Amount Authorized.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
under section 102(a)(3) for fiscal year 2000, $375,000,000 is available 
for the advance procurement and advance construction of components for 
the LHD-8 amphibious dock ship program. The Secretary of the Navy may 
enter into a contract or contracts with the shipbuilder and other 
entities for the advance procurement and advance construction of those 
components.

SEC. 122. ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS DESTROYER PROGRAM.

    (a) Authority for Multiyear Procurement of 6 Additional Vessels.--
(1) Subsection (b) of section 122 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2446) is 
amended in the first sentence--
            (A) by striking ``12 Arleigh Burke class destroyers'' and 
        inserting ``18 Arleigh Burke class destroyers''; and
            (B) by striking ``and 2001'' and inserting ``2001, 2002, 
        and 2003''.
    (2) The heading for such subsection is amended by striking 
``Twelve'' and inserting ``18''.
    (b) Fiscal Year 2001 Advance Procurement.--(1) Subject to 
paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary of the Navy is authorized, in 
fiscal year 2001, to enter into contracts for advance procurement for 
the Arleigh Burke class destroyers that are to be constructed under 
contracts entered into after fiscal year 2001 under section 122(b) of 
Public Law 104-201, as amended by subsection (a)(1).
    (2) The authority to contract for advance procurement under 
paragraph (1) is subject to the availability of funds authorized and 
appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for that purpose in Acts enacted 
after September 30, 1999.
    (3) The aggregate amount of the contracts entered into under 
paragraph (1) may not exceed $371,000,000.
    (c) Other Funds for Advance Procurement.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act, of the funds authorized to be appropriated under 
section 102(a) for procurement programs, projects, and activities of 
the Navy, up to $190,000,000 may be made available, as the Secretary of 
the Navy may direct, for advance procurement for the Arleigh Burke 
class destroyer program. Authority to make transfers under this 
subsection is in addition to the transfer authority provided in section 
1001.

SEC. 123. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORT FROM SHIPBUILDERS 
              UNDER CERTAIN NUCLEAR ATTACK SUBMARINE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Repeal.--Paragraph (3) of section 121(g) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 
Stat. 2444) is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (5) of such section is amended 
by striking ``reports referred to in paragraphs (3) and (4)'' and 
inserting ``report referred to in paragraph (4)''.

SEC. 124. COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY PROGRAM.

    (a) Limitation.--Cooperative engagement equipment procured under 
the Cooperative Engagement Capability program of the Navy may not be 
installed into a commissioned vessel until the completion of 
operational test and evaluation of the shipboard cooperative engagement 
capability.
    (b) Construction.--Subsection (a) shall not be construed to limit 
the installation of cooperative engagement equipment in new 
construction ships.

SEC. 125. F/A-18E/F AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.

    (a) Authority.--Beginning with the fiscal year 2000 program year, 
the Secretary of the Navy may, in accordance with section 2306b of 
title 10, United States Code, enter into a multiyear procurement 
contract for the procurement of F/A-18E/F aircraft.
    (b) Limitation.--The Secretary may not exercise the authority under 
subsection (a) to enter into a multiyear contract for the procurement 
of F/A-18E/F aircraft or authorize entry of the F/A-18E/F aircraft 
program into full-rate production until--
            (1) the Secretary of Defense certifies to the Committees on 
        Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives the 
        results of operational test and evaluation of the F/A-18E/F 
        aircraft.
            (2) the Secretary of Defense determines that the results of 
        operational test and evaluation demonstrate that the version of 
        the aircraft to be procured under the multiyear contract in the 
        higher quantity than the other version satisfies all key 
        performance parameters appropriate to that version of aircraft 
        in the operational requirements document for the F/A-18E/F 
        program, as submitted on April 1, 1997, except that with 
        respect to the range performance parameter a deviation of 1 
        percent shall be permitted.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

SEC. 131. F-22 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.

    Before awarding the contract for low-rate initial production under 
the F-22 aircraft program, the Secretary of Defense shall certify to 
the congressional defense committees that--
            (1) the test plan in the engineering and manufacturing 
        development program is adequate for determining the operational 
        effectiveness and suitability of the F-22 aircraft; and
            (2) the engineering and manufacturing development program 
        and the production program can each be executed within the 
        limitation on total cost applicable to that program under 
        subsection (a) or (b), respectively, of section 217 of the 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public 
        Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1660).

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

SEC. 141. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT ARMAMENT RETOOLING AND 
              MANUFACTURING SUPPORT INITIATIVE.

    Section 193(a) of the Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support 
Act of 1992 (subtitle H of title I of Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 
2501 note) is amended by striking ``During fiscal years 1993 through 
1999'' and inserting ``During fiscal years 1993 through 2001''.

SEC. 142. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON SALES OF MANUFACTURED ARTICLES 
              AND SERVICES OF CERTAIN ARMY INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES 
              WITHOUT REGARD TO AVAILABILITY FROM DOMESTIC SOURCES.

    (a) Extension of Program.--Section 141 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 
1652; 10 U.S.C. 4543 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``During fiscal years 
        1998 and 1999'' and inserting ``During fiscal years 1998 
        through 2001''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``during fiscal year 
        1998 or 1999'' and inserting ``during a fiscal year covered by 
        the pilot program''.
    (b) Extension of Deadline for Inspector General Report.--Subsection 
(c) of such section is amended by striking ``July 1, 1999'' and 
inserting ``July 1, 2000''.

SEC. 143. D-5 MISSILE PROGRAM.

    (a) Report.--Not later than October 31, 1999, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives a report on the D-5 missile program.
    (b) Report Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) An inventory management plan for the D-5 missile 
        program covering the life of the program, including--
                    (A) the location of D-5 missiles during the fueling 
                of submarines;
                    (B) rotation of inventory; and
                    (C) expected attrition rate due to flight testing, 
                loss, damage, or termination of service life.
            (2) The cost of terminating procurement of D-5 missiles for 
        each fiscal year prior to the current plan.
            (3) An assessment of the capability of the Navy of meeting 
        strategic requirements with a total procurement of less than 
        425 D-5 missiles, including an assessment of the consequences 
        of--
                    (A) loading Trident submarines with fewer than 24 
                D-5 missiles; and
                    (B) reducing the flight test rate for D-5 missiles.
            (4) An assessment of the optimal commencement date for the 
        development and deployment of replacement systems for the 
        current land-based and sea-based missile forces.
            (5) The Secretary's plan for maintaining D-5 missiles and 
        Trident submarines under START II and proposed START III, and 
        whether requirements for such missiles and submarines would be 
        reduced under such treaties.

         TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2000 
for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development, 
test, and evaluation as follows:
            (1) For the Army, $4,695,894,000.
            (2) For the Navy, $8,207,616,000.
            (3) For the Air Force, $13,573,308,000.
            (4) For Defense-wide activities, $9,389,081,000, 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.

SEC. 202. AMOUNT FOR BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH.

    (a) Fiscal Year 2000.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
by section 201, $4,156,812,000 shall be available for basic research 
and applied research projects.
    (b) Basic Research and Applied Research Defined.--For purposes of 
this section, the term ``basic research and applied research'' means 
work funded in program elements for defense research and development 
under Department of Defense category 6.1 or 6.2.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

SEC. 211. NATO COMMON-FUNDED CIVIL BUDGET.

    Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(1), 
$750,000 shall be available for contributions for the common-funded 
Civil Budget of NATO.

SEC. 212. MICRO-SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under 
section 201(3), $25,000,000 is available for continued implementation 
of the micro-satellite technology program established pursuant to 
section 215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1659).
    (b) Micro-Satellite Technology Development Plan.--The Secretary of 
Defense shall develop a micro-satellite technology development plan to 
guide technology investment decisions and prioritize technology 
demonstration activities.
    (c) Report.--Not later than April 15, 1999, the Secretary shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report regarding the 
plan developed under subsection (b).

SEC. 213. SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Funds Available for Air Force Execution.--Of the funds 
authorized to be appropriated under section 201(3), $19,822,000 shall 
be available for space control technology development pursuant to the 
Department of Defense Space Control Technology Plan of 1999.
    (b) Funds Available for Army Execution.--Of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated under section 201(1), $41,000,000 shall be available 
for space control technology development. Of the funds made available 
pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Commanding General of the 
United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command may utilize such 
amounts as are necessary for any or all of the following activities:
            (1) Continued development of the kinetic energy anti-
        satellite technology program necessary to retain an option of 
        conducting a flight test within two years of any decision to do 
        so.
            (2) Technology development associated with the kinetic 
        energy anti-satellite kill vehicle to temporarily disrupt 
        satellite functions.
            (3) Cooperative technology development with the Air Force, 
        pursuant to the Department of Defense Space Control Technology 
        Plan of 1999.

SEC. 214. SPACE MANEUVER VEHICLE.

    (a) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under 
section 201(3), $35,000,000 is available for the space maneuver vehicle 
program.
    (b) Acquisition of Second Flight Test Article.--The amount 
available for the space maneuver vehicle program under subsection (a) 
may be used only to acquire a second flight test article for the joint 
Air Force and National Aeronautics and Space Administration X-37 
program in support of the Air Force Space Maneuver Vehicle program.

SEC. 215. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

    (a) Support of High-Risk Projects To Meet Essential Requirements.--
Subsection (b) of section 2525 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (4);
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as 
        paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after ``program--'' the following new 
        paragraph (1):
            ``(1) to focus Department of Defense support for advanced 
        manufacturing technologies on high-risk projects for the 
        development and application of technologies for use to satisfy 
        manufacturing requirements essential to the national defense, 
        as well as for use for repair and remanufacturing in support of 
        the operations of systems commands, depots, air logistics 
        centers, and shipyards;''.
    (b) Execution.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
    ``(2) The Secretary shall require that manufacturing technology 
projects proposed to be carried out under the program be selected 
principally on the basis of the extent to which the projects satisfy 
the purpose set forth in subsection (b)(1), as determined by a panel 
established to review the proposed projects and to make the selections.
    ``(3) A manufacturing technology project selected for the program 
may be carried out only if the head of the program office of a systems 
command, depot, air logistics center, or shipyard serves as a sponsor 
for the project by certifying that funds available to the program 
office will be used to pay the costs of implementing a manufacturing 
technology developed and applied under the project to the successful 
satisfaction of requirements described in subsection (b)(1).''.
    (c) Consideration of Cost-Sharing Proposals.--Subsection (d) of 
such section is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);
            (2) by striking ``(A)'' following ``(d) Competition and 
        Cost Sharing.--(1)''; and
            (3) by striking ``(B) For each'' and all that follows 
        through ``competitive procedures.'' and inserting the 
        following: ``(2) The competitive procedures shall include among 
        the factors to be considered in the evaluation of a proposal 
        for a grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other 
        transaction for a project the extent to which the proposal 
        provides for the prospective recipient to share in defraying 
        the costs of the project.''.

SEC. 216. TESTING OF AIRBLAST AND IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVES.

    Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under section 201(4)--
            (1) $4,000,000 is available for testing of airblast and 
        improvised explosives (in PE 63122D); and
            (2) the amount provided for sensor and guidance technology 
        (in PE 63762E) is reduced by $4,000,000.

                 Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense

SEC. 221. THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE UPPER TIER ACQUISITION STRATEGY.

    (a) Revised Upper Tier Strategy.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish an acquisition strategy for the upper tier missile defense 
systems that--
            (1) retains funding for both of the upper tier systems in 
        separate, independently managed program elements throughout the 
        future-years defense program;
            (2) bases funding decisions and program schedules for each 
        upper tier system on the performance of each system independent 
        of the performance of the other system; and
            (3) provides for accelerating the deployment of both of the 
        upper tier systems to the maximum extent practicable.
    (b) Upper Tier Systems Defined.--For purposes of this section, the 
upper tier missile defense systems are the following:
            (1) The Navy Theater Wide system.
            (2) The Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system.

SEC. 222. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO IMPLEMENT TECHNICAL AND PRICE 
              COMPETITION FOR THEATER HIGH ALTITUDE AREA DEFENSE 
              SYSTEM.

    Subsection (a) of section 236 of the Strom Thurmond National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 
Stat. 1953) is repealed.

SEC. 223. SPACE-BASED LASER PROGRAM.

    (a) Structure of Program.--The Secretary of Defense shall structure 
the space-based laser program to include--
            (1) a near-term integrated flight experiment; and
            (2) an ongoing activity for developing an objective system 
        design, including developing, testing, and operating a 
        prototype system.
    (b) Integrated Flight Experiment.--The Secretary shall structure 
the integrated flight experiment to provide for the following:
            (1) Establishment of an objective to carry out an early 
        demonstration of the fundamental end-to-end capability to 
        detect, track, and destroy a boosting ballistic missile with a 
        lethal laser from space.
            (2) Utilization, to the maximum extent possible, of 
        technology that has been demonstrated in principle or can be 
        developed in the near-term with a low degree of risk.
            (3) A goal of launching the experiment by 2006.
    (c) Development of Objective System Design.--In order to develop an 
objective system design suited to the operational and technological 
environment that will exist when such a system can be deployed, the 
Secretary shall structure the space-based laser program schedule to 
include the following:
            (1) Robust research and development on advanced 
        technologies in parallel with the development of the integrated 
        flight experiment.
            (2) Architecture studies to assess alternative space-based 
        laser constellation and system performance characteristics.
            (3) Planning for the development of a space-based laser 
        prototype that--
                    (A) utilizes the lessons learned from the 
                integrated flight experiment;
                    (B) is supported by ongoing architecture and 
                advanced technology research and development efforts; 
                and
                    (C) is scheduled to be launched approximately two 
                years before the date by which the objective space-
                based laser system configuration is to be completed.
    (d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
structure required by this section for the space-based laser program is 
consistent with the joint venture contracting approach and overall 
objective that the Department of Defense has established for the space-
based laser program.
    (e) Revised Program Baseline.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
the space-based laser joint venture team, shall promptly revise the 
space-based laser program baseline to reflect the requirements of this 
section.
    (f) Funds Available for Ballistic Missile Defense Organization 
Execution.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 
201(4), $75,000,000 shall be available for the space-based laser 
program. Amounts made available under this subsection may be 
transferred to the Air Force for execution in support of the space-
based laser program.
    (g) Funds Available for Air Force Execution.--Of the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated under section 201(3), $88,840,000 shall 
be available for the space-based laser program.

SEC. 224. AIRBORNE LASER PROGRAM.

    (a) Modification of Program Definition and Risk Reduction 
Aircraft.--The Secretary of the Air Force may not commence any 
modification of the program definition and risk reduction aircraft for 
the Airborne Laser program until the Secretary of Defense certifies to 
Congress that he has determined that the commencement of the aircraft 
modification according to the existing schedule is justified on the 
basis of the results of test and analysis involving the following 
activities:
            (1) The North Oscura Peak dynamic test program.
            (2) Scintillometry data collection and analysis.
            (3) The lethality/vulnerability program.
            (4) The countermeasures test and analysis effort.
            (5) Reduction and analysis of other existing data.
    (b) Authority-to-Proceed-2.--Before the Authority-to-Proceed-2 may 
be approved for the Airborne Laser program, the Secretary of Defense 
shall--
            (1) ensure that the Secretary of the Air Force has 
        developed an appropriate plan for resolving the technical 
        challenges identified in the Airborne Laser Program Assessment;
            (2) approve the plan; and
            (3) submit a report on the plan to the congressional 
        defense committees.
    (c) Milestone II Exit Criteria.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
restructure the Airborne Laser program schedule and Milestone II exit 
criteria to ensure that, prior to the making of a Milestone II decision 
approving entry of the program into engineering and manufacturing 
development--
            (1) no modification of the engineering and manufacturing 
        development aircraft is begun;
            (2) the program definition and risk reduction aircraft is 
        utilized in a robust series of flight tests that validates the 
        technical maturity of the Airborne Laser program and provides 
        sufficient information regarding the performance of the system 
        across the full range of its validated operational 
        requirements; and
            (3) sufficient technical information is available to 
        determine whether adequate progress is being made in the 
        ongoing effort to address the operational issues identified in 
        the Airborne Laser Program Assessment.
    (d) Airborne Laser Program Assessment Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``Airborne Laser Program Assessment'' means the Assessment of 
Technical and Operational Aspects of the Airborne Laser Program that 
was submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense on March 9, 1999.

SEC. 225. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 
              TECHNOLOGY FUNDING.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) because technology development provides the basis for 
        future weapon systems, it is important to maintain a healthy 
        funding balance between ballistic missile defense technology 
        development and ballistic missile defense acquisition programs;
            (2) funding planned within the future years defense program 
        of the Department of Defense should be sufficient to support 
        the development of technology for future and follow-on 
        ballistic missile defense systems while simultaneously 
        supporting ballistic missile defense acquisition programs;
            (3) the Secretary of Defense should seek to ensure that 
        funding in the future years defense program is adequate for 
        both advanced ballistic missile defense technology development 
        and for existing ballistic missile defense major defense 
        acquisition programs; and
            (4) the Secretary should submit a report to the 
        congressional defense committees by March 15, 2000, on the 
        Secretary's plan for dealing with the matters identified in 
        this section.

SEC. 226. REPORT ON NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE.

    Not later than March 15, 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to Congress the Secretary's assessment of the advantages or 
disadvantages of a two-site deployment of a ground-based National 
Missile Defense system, with special reference to considerations of the 
worldwide ballistic missile threat, defensive coverage, redundancy and 
survivability, and economies of scale.

SEC. 227. OPTIONS FOR AIR FORCE CRUISE MISSILES.

    (a) Study.--(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall conduct a 
study of the options for meeting the requirements being met as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act by the conventional air launched 
cruise missile (CALCM) once the inventory of that missile has been 
depleted. In conducting the study, the Secretary shall consider the 
following options:
            (A) Restarting of production of the conventional air 
        launched cruise missile.
            (B) Acquisition of a new type of weapon with the same 
        lethality characteristics as those of the conventional air 
        launched cruise missile or improved lethality characteristics.
            (C) Utilization of current or planned munitions, with 
        upgrades as necessary.
    (2) The Secretary shall submit the results of this study to the 
Armed Services Committees of the House and Senate by January 15, 2000, 
so that the results might be--
            (A) reflected in the budget for fiscal year 2001 submitted 
        to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code; 
        and
            (B) reported to Congress as required under subsection (b).
    (b) Report.--The report shall include a statement of how the 
Secretary intends to meet the requirements referred to in subsection 
(a)(1) in a timely manner as described in that subsection.

      Subtitle D--Research and Development for Long-Term Military 
                              Capabilities

SEC. 231. ANNUAL REPORT ON EMERGING OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS.

    (a) Extension of Reporting Requirement.--Subsection (a) of section 
1042 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
(Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2642; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by 
striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2002''.
    (b) Identification of Technological Objectives for Research and 
Development.--That section is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(c) Additional Matters To Be Included in Reports After 1999.--
Each report under this section after 1999 shall set forth the military 
capabilities that are necessary for meeting national security 
requirements over the next two to three decades, including--
            ``(1) the most significant strategic and operational 
        capabilities (including both armed force-specific and joint 
        capabilities) that are necessary for the Armed Forces to 
        prevail against the most dangerous threats, including 
        asymmetrical threats, that could be posed to the national 
        security interests of the United States by potential 
        adversaries from 2020 to 2030;
            ``(2) the key characteristics and capabilities of future 
        military systems (including both armed force-specific and joint 
        systems) that will be needed to meet each such threat; and
            ``(3) the most significant research and development 
        challenges that must be met, and the technological 
        breakthroughs that must be made, to develop and field such 
        systems.''.

SEC. 232. TECHNOLOGY AREA REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT.

    Section 270(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2469; 10 U.S.C. 2501 note) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Technology Area Review and Assessment.--With the submission 
of the plan under subsection (a) each year, the Secretary shall also 
submit to the committees referred to in that subsection a summary of 
each technology area review and assessment conducted by the Department 
of Defense in support of that plan.''.

SEC. 233. REPORT BY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR ACQUISITION AND 
              TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Requirement.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 
and Technology shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report on the actions that are necessary to promote the research base 
and technological development that will be needed for ensuring that the 
Armed Forces have the military capabilities that are necessary for 
meeting national security requirements over the next two to three 
decades.
    (b) Content.--The report shall include the actions that have been 
taken or are planned to be taken within the Department of Defense to 
ensure that--
            (1) the Department of Defense laboratories place an 
        appropriate emphasis on revolutionary changes in military 
        operations and the new technologies that will be necessary to 
        support those operations;
            (2) the Department helps sustain a high-quality national 
        research base that includes organizations attuned to the needs 
        of the Department, the fostering and creation of revolutionary 
        technologies useful to the Department, and the capability to 
        identify opportunities for new military capabilities in 
        emerging scientific knowledge;
            (3) the Department can identify, provide appropriate 
        funding for, and ensure the coordinated development of joint 
        technologies that will serve the needs of more than one of the 
        Armed Forces;
            (4) the Department can identify militarily relevant 
        technologies that are developed in the private sector, rapidly 
        incorporate those technologies into defense systems, and 
        effectively utilize technology transfer processes;
            (5) the Department can effectively and efficiently manage 
        the transition of new technologies from the applied research 
        and advanced technological development stage through the 
        product development stage in a manner that ensures that maximum 
        advantage is obtained from advances in technology; and
            (6) the Department's educational institutions for the 
        officers of the uniformed services incorporate into their 
        officer education and training programs, as appropriate, 
        materials necessary to ensure that the officers have the 
        familiarity with the processes, advances, and opportunities in 
        technology development that is necessary for making decisions 
        that ensure the superiority of United States defense technology 
        in the future.

SEC. 234. INCENTIVES TO PRODUCE INNOVATIVE NEW TECHNOLOGIES.

    (a) Technical Risk and Profit Incentive.--The Department of Defense 
profit guidelines established in subpart 215.9 of the Department of 
Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be 
modified to place increased emphasis on technical risk as a factor for 
determining appropriate profit margins and otherwise to provide an 
increased profit incentive for contractors to develop and produce 
complex and innovative new technologies, rather than to produce mature 
technologies with low technical risk.
    (b) Expiration of Authority.--This section shall cease to be 
effective one year after the date on which the Secretary of Defense 
publishes in the Federal Register final regulations modifying the 
guidelines in accordance with subsection (a).

SEC. 235. DARPA COMPETITIVE PRIZES AWARD PROGRAM FOR ENCOURAGING 
              DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES.

    (a) Authority.--Chapter 139 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 2374 the following:
``Sec. 2374a. Prizes for advanced technology
    ``(a) Authority.--The Director of the Defense Advanced Research 
Projects Agency may carry out a program to award prizes in recognition 
of outstanding achievements in basic, advanced, and applied research, 
technology development, and prototype development that have the 
potential for application to the performance of the military missions 
of the Department of Defense.
    ``(b) Competition Requirements.--The Director shall use a 
competitive process for the selection of recipients of prizes under 
this section. The process shall include the widely-advertised 
solicitation of submissions of research results, technology 
developments, and prototypes.
    ``(c) Form of Prize.--A prize awarded under this section shall be a 
monetary award together with a trophy, plaque, or medal or other 
emblem.
    ``(d) Limitations.--(1) The total amount made available for award 
of cash prizes in a fiscal year may not exceed $10,000,000.
    ``(2) No prize competition may result in the award of more than 
$1,000,000 in cash prizes without the approval of the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Technology.
    ``(e) Relationship to Other Authority.--The Director may exercise 
the authority under this section in conjunction with or in addition to 
the exercise of any other authority of the Director to acquire, 
support, or stimulate basic, advanced and applied research, technology 
development, or prototype projects.
    ``(f) Annual Report.--Promptly after the end of each fiscal year, 
the Director shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the administration 
of the program for the fiscal year. The report shall include the 
following:
            ``(1) The military applications of the research, 
        technology, or prototypes for which prizes were awarded.
            ``(2) The total amount of the prizes awarded.
            ``(3) The methods used for solicitation and evaluation of 
        submissions, together with an assessment of the effectiveness 
        of those methods.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
2374 the following:

``2374a. Prizes for advanced technology.''.

SEC. 236. ADDITIONAL PILOT PROGRAM FOR REVITALIZING DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE LABORATORIES.

    (a) Authority.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may carry out a pilot 
program to demonstrate improved cooperative relationships with 
universities and other private sector entities for the performance of 
research and development functions. The pilot program under this 
section is in addition to the pilot program carried out under section 
246 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 1955: 10 U.S.C. 2358 note)
    (2) Under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
the director of one science and technology laboratory, and the director 
of one test and evaluation laboratory, of each military department with 
authority for the following:
            (A) To ensure that the defense laboratories can attract a 
        balanced workforce of permanent and temporary personnel with an 
        appropriate level of skills and experience, and can effectively 
        compete in hiring processes to obtain the finest scientific 
        talent.
            (B) To develop or expand innovative methods of operation 
        that provide more defense research for each dollar of cost, 
        including to carry out such initiatives as focusing on the 
        performance of core functions and adopting more business-like 
        practices.
            (C) To waive any restrictions not required by law that 
        apply to the demonstration and implementation of methods for 
        achieving the objectives in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
    (3) In selecting the laboratories for participation in the pilot 
program, the Secretary shall consider laboratories where innovative 
management techniques have been demonstrated, particularly as 
documented under sections 1115 through 1119 of title 31, United States 
Code, relating to Government agency performance and results.
    (4) The Secretary may carry out the pilot program at each selected 
laboratory for a period of three years beginning not later than March 
1, 2000.
    (b) Report.--(1) Not later than March 1, 2000, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit a report on the implementation of the pilot 
program to Congress. The report shall include the following:
            (A) Each laboratory selected for the pilot program.
            (B) To the extent possible, a description of the innovative 
        concepts that are to be tested at each laboratory or center.
            (C) The criteria to be used for measuring the success of 
        each concept to be tested.
    (2) Promptly after the expiration of the period for participation 
of a laboratory in the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to Congress a final report on the participation of the 
laboratory in the pilot program. The report shall contain the 
following:
            (A) A description of the concepts tested.
            (B) The results of the testing.
            (C) The lessons learned.
            (D) Any proposal for legislation that the Secretary 
        recommends on the basis of the experience at the laboratory 
        under the pilot program.

SEC. 237. EXEMPTION OF DEFENSE LABORATORY EMPLOYEES FROM CERTAIN 
              WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT RESTRICTIONS.

    (a) Strength Management.--Section 342 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 
2721) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) The employees of a laboratory covered by a personnel 
demonstration project carried out under this section shall be exempt 
from, and may not be counted for the purposes of, any constraint or 
limitation in a statute or regulation in terms of man years, end 
strength, full time equivalent positions, supervisory ratios, or 
maximum number of employees in any category or categories of employment 
that may otherwise be applicable to the employees. The employees shall 
be managed by the director of the laboratory subject to the supervision 
of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology.''.
    (b) Reductions in Force.--Notwithstanding any provision of law that 
requires a reduction in the size of the defense acquisition workforce--
            (1) the employees of a Department of Defense laboratory 
        shall not be considered as being included in that workforce for 
        the purpose of that provision of law; and
            (2) the Secretary of Defense, in carrying out the reduction 
        under that provision of law, shall consider the size of the 
        required reduction as being lowered by--
                    (A) the percent determined by dividing (on the 
                basis of the equivalent of full-time employees) the 
                total number of employees in the defense acquisition 
                workforce as of the beginning of the reduction in force 
                into the number of laboratory employees that, except 
                for paragraph (1), would otherwise have been considered 
                as being in the workforce to be reduced under that 
                provision of law; or
                    (B) any other factor that the Secretary determines 
                as being a more appropriate measure for the adjustment.

SEC. 238. USE OF WORKING-CAPITAL FUNDS FOR FINANCING RESEARCH AND 
              DEVELOPMENT OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.

    (a) Authority.--Section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(r) Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation.--(1) Working-
capital funds shall be used for financing all research, development, 
test, and evaluation activities and programs of the military 
departments.
    ``(2) The following transactions are authorized for the use of 
working-capital funds for activities and programs described in 
paragraph (1):
            ``(A) Acceptance of reimbursable orders from authorized 
        customers.
            ``(B) Crediting of working-capital funds, out of funds 
        available for a military department for research, development, 
        test, and evaluation or any other appropriate source of funds, 
        for goods and services provided to that military department.
    ``(3) The policies, procedures, and regulations of the Department 
of Defense that are applicable to the use and management of Department 
of Defense revolving funds shall be applied uniformly to all uses of 
working-capital funds for financing the activities and programs 
described in paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Implementation.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall amend the 
Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation to ensure that 
subsection (r)(3) of section 2208 of title 10, United States Code (as 
added by subsection (a)), is fully implemented.
    (2) Not later than April 1, 2000, and August 1, 2000, the Under 
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives written 
status reports on the progress made in implementing subsection (r) of 
section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a). Each status report shall, at a minimum, include the following:
            (A) The schedule for completing the key actions necessary 
        for implementation.
            (B) The progress made in the implementation by the military 
        departments and the other agencies of the Department of Defense 
        through the date of the report.
            (C) Each delay and obstacle encountered in the 
        implementation, together with an explanation of the actions 
        taken in each such case to ensure timely implementation.

SEC. 239. EFFICIENT UTILIZATION OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES.

    (a) Analysis by Independent Panel.--(1) Not later than 45 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall convene a panel of independent experts under the auspices of the 
Defense Science Board to conduct an analysis of the resources and 
capabilities of all of the laboratories and test and evaluation 
facilities of the Department of Defense, including those of the 
military departments. In conducting the analysis, the panel shall 
identify opportunities to achieve efficiency and reduce duplication of 
efforts by consolidating responsibilities by area or function or by 
designating lead agencies or executive agents in cases considered 
appropriate. The panel shall report its findings to the Secretary of 
Defense and to Congress not later than August 1, 2000.
    (2) The analysis required by paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum, 
address the capabilities of the laboratories and test and evaluation 
facilities in the areas of air vehicles, armaments, command, control, 
communications, and intelligence, space, directed energy, electronic 
warfare, medicine, corporate laboratories, civil engineering, 
geophysics, and the environment.
    (b) Performance Review Process.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
develop an appropriate performance review process for rating the 
quality and relevance of work performed by the Department of Defense 
laboratories. The process shall include customer evaluation and peer 
review by Department of Defense personnel and appropriate experts from 
outside the Department of Defense. The process shall provide for rating 
all laboratories of the Army, Navy, and Air Force on a consistent 
basis.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

SEC. 251. REPORT ON AIR FORCE DISTRIBUTED MISSION TRAINING.

    (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to 
Congress, not later than January 31, 2000, a report on the Air Force 
Distributed Mission Training program.
    (b) Content of Report.--The report shall include a discussion of 
the following:
            (1) The progress that the Air Force has made to demonstrate 
        and prove the Air Force Distributed Mission Training concept of 
        linking geographically separated, high-fidelity simulators to 
        provide a mission rehearsal capability for Air Force units, and 
        any units of any of the other Armed Forces as may be necessary, 
        to train together from their home stations.
            (2) The actions that have been taken or are planned to be 
        taken within the Department of the Air Force to ensure that--
                    (A) an independent study of all requirements, 
                technologies, and acquisition strategies essential to 
                the formulation of a sound Distributed Mission Training 
                program is under way; and
                    (B) all Air Force laboratories and other Air Force 
                facilities necessary to the research, development, 
                testing, and evaluation of the Distributed Mission 
                Training program have been assessed regarding the 
                availability of the necessary resources to demonstrate 
                and prove the Air Force Distributed Mission Training 
                concept.

                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING.

    (a) Amounts Authorized.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2000 for the use of the Armed Forces 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, $18,340,094,000.
            (2) For the Navy, $22,182,615,000.
            (3) For the Marine Corps, $2,612,529,000.
            (4) For the Air Force, $20,342,403,000.
            (5) For Defense-wide activities, $10,963,033,000.
            (6) For the Army Reserve, $1,376,813,000.
            (7) For the Naval Reserve, $927,347,000.
            (8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $125,766,000.
            (9) For the Air Force Reserve, $1,726,837,000.
            (10) For the Army National Guard, $2,912,249,000.
            (11) For the Air National Guard, $3,119,518,000.
            (12) For the Defense Inspector General, $138,244,000.
            (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, $239,214,000.
            (19) For Overseas Humanitarian, Demining, and CINC 
        Initiatives, $55,800,000.
            (20) For Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities, 
        Defense-wide, $745,265,000.
            (21) For the Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, and 
        Environmental Restoration Trust Fund, $15,000,000.
            (22) For Medical Programs, Defense, $10,453,487,000.
            (23) For Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, 
        $475,500,000.
            (24) For Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, 
        $2,387,600,000.
            (25) For Combating Terrorism Activities Transfer Fund, 
        $1,954,430,000.
            (26) For quality of life enhancements, $1,845,370,000.
            (27) For defense transfer programs, $31,000,000.
    (b) General Limitation.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through 
(27) of subsection (a), the total amount authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year 2000 under those paragraphs is $104,042,075,000.

SEC. 302. WORKING-CAPITAL FUNDS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2000 
for the use of the Armed Forces 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 Army Working-Capital Fund, $62,344,000.
            (2) For the Defense Working-Capital Fund, Air Force, 
        $28,000,000.
            (3) For the National Defense Sealift Fund, $394,700,000.

SEC. 303. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME.

    There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2000 
from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the sum of $68,295,000 
for the operation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home, including the 
United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home and the Naval Home.

SEC. 304. TRANSFER FROM NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANSACTION FUND.

    (a) Transfer Authority.--To the extent provided in appropriations 
Acts, 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:
            (1) For the Army, $50,000,000.
            (2) For the Navy, $50,000,000.
            (3) For the Air Force, $50,000,000.
    (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.
    (c) Relationship to Other Transfer Authority.--The transfer 
authority provided in this section is in addition to the transfer 
authority provided in section 1001.

SEC. 305. OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY AND UNOLS.

    Of the funds authorized to be appropriated in section 301(a), an 
additional $10,000,000 may be expended for Operational Meteorology and 
Oceanography and UNOLS.

SEC. 306. ARMED FORCES EMERGENCY SERVICES.

    Of the funds in section 301(a)(5), $23,000,000 shall be made 
available to the American Red Cross to fund the Armed Forces Emergency 
Services.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

SEC. 311. NATO COMMON-FUNDED MILITARY BUDGET.

    Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 
301(a)(1) for operation and maintenance for the Army, $216,400,000 
shall be available for contributions for the common-funded Military 
Budget of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

SEC. 312. USE OF HUMANITARIAN AND CIVIC ASSISTANCE FUNDING FOR PAY AND 
              ALLOWANCES OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND RESERVES 
              FURNISHING DEMINING TRAINING AND RELATED ASSISTANCE AS 
              HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.

    Section 401(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(5) Up to 5 percent of the funds available in any fiscal year for 
humanitarian and civic assistance described in subsection (e)(5) may be 
expended for the pay and allowances of reserve component personnel of 
the Special Operations Command for periods of duty for which the 
personnel, for a humanitarian purpose, furnish education and training 
on the detection and clearance of landmines or furnish related 
technical assistance.''.

SEC. 313. NATIONAL DEFENSE FEATURES PROGRAM.

    Section 2218 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l);
            (2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new 
        subsection (k):
    ``(k) Contracts for Incorporation of Defense Features in Commercial 
Vessels.--(1) The head of any agency, after making a determination of 
the economic soundness of an offer to do so, may enter into a contract 
with the offeror for the offeror to install and maintain defense 
features for national defense purposes in one or more commercial 
vessels owned or controlled by the offeror in accordance with the 
purpose for which funds in the National Defense Sealift Fund are 
available under subsection (c)(1)(C).
    ``(2) The head of an agency may make advance payments to the 
contractor under the contract in one lump sum, annual payments, or any 
combination thereof for costs associated with the installation and 
maintenance of the defense features on one or more commercial vessels, 
as follows:
            ``(A) The costs to build, procure, and install any defense 
        feature in a vessel.
            ``(B) The costs to maintain and test any defense feature on 
        a vessel periodically.
            ``(C) Any increased costs of operation or any loss of 
        revenue attributable to the installation or maintenance of any 
        defense feature on a vessel.
            ``(D) Any additional costs associated with the terms and 
        conditions of the contract.
    ``(3) For any contract under which the United States provides 
advance payments for the costs associated with installation or 
maintenance of any defense feature on a commercial vessel, the 
contractor shall provide to the United States any security interest in 
the vessel, by way of a preferred mortgage under section 31322 of title 
46 or otherwise, that the head of the agency prescribes in order 
adequately to protect the United States against loss for the total 
amount of those costs.
    ``(4) Each contract entered into under this subsection shall--
            ``(A) set forth terms and conditions under which, so long 
        as a vessel covered by the contract is owned or controlled by 
        the contractor, the contractor is to operate the vessel for the 
        Department of Defense notwithstanding any other contract or 
        commitment of that contractor; and
            ``(B) provide that the contractor operating the vessel for 
        the Department of Defense shall be paid for that operation at 
        fair and reasonable rates.
    ``(5) The head of an agency may not delegate authority under this 
subsection to any person in a position below the level of head of a 
procuring activity.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end of subsection (l), as redesignated 
        by paragraph (1), the following:
            ``(5) The term `head of an agency' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 2302(1) of this title.''.

SEC. 314. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FOR DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG 
              ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Authorization of Additional Amount.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act, the amount authorized to be appropriated by 
section 301(a)(20) is hereby increased by $59,200,000.
    (b) Use of Additional Amounts.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated by section 301(a)(20), as increased by subsection (a) of 
this section, funds shall be available in the following amounts for the 
following purposes:
            (1) $6,000,000 shall be available for Operation Caper 
        Focus.
            (2) $17,500,000 shall be available for a Relocatable Over 
        the Horizon (ROTHR) capability for the Eastern Pacific based in 
        the continental United States.
            (3) $2,700,000 shall be available for forward looking 
        infrared radars for P-3 aircraft.
            (4) $8,000,000 shall be available for enhanced intelligence 
        capabilities.
            (5) $5,000,000 shall be used for Mothership Operations.
            (6) $20,000,000 shall be used for National Guard State 
        plans.

                  Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions

SEC. 321. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
            (1) to hold the Department of Defense and the military 
        departments accountable for achieving performance-based results 
        in the management of environmental technology by providing a 
        connection between program direction and the achievement of 
        specific performance-based results;
            (2) to assure the identification of end-user requirements 
        for environmental technology within the military departments;
            (3) to assure results, quality of effort, and appropriate 
        levels of service and support for end-users of environmental 
        technology within the military departments; and
            (4) to promote improvement in the performance of 
        environmental technologies by establishing objectives for 
        environmental technology programs, measuring performance 
        against such objectives, and making public reports on the 
        progress made in such performance.
    (b) Environmental Technology Management.--Chapter 139 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2358 the 
following new section:
``Sec. 2358a. Research and development: environmental technology
    ``(a) Management of Research and Development.--The Secretary of 
Defense shall provide in accordance with this section for the 
management of projects engaged in under section 2358 of this title for 
the research, development, and evaluation of environmental technologies 
for the Department of Defense and the military departments.
    ``(b) Responsibilities of Secretary of Defense.--The Secretary of 
Defense shall--
            ``(1) establish guidelines for the development by the 
        Department of Defense and the military departments of an 
        investment control process for the selection, management, and 
        evaluation of environmental technologies within the Department 
        of Defense;
            ``(2) develop a strategic plan for the development of 
        environmental technologies within the Department of Defense 
        which shall specify goals and objectives for the development of 
        environmental technologies within the Department and provide 
        specific mechanisms for assuring the achievement of such goals 
        and objectives;
            ``(3) establish guidelines for use by the officials 
        concerned in preparing the annual performance plans and 
        performance reports required by this section;
            ``(4) determine the feasibility of permitting such 
        officials to develop quantifiable and measurable performance 
        objectives for particular environmental technology projects; 
        and
            ``(5) if the Secretary determines that the development of 
        performance objectives for particular technology projects by 
        the officials referred to in that paragraph is not feasible, 
        establish a schedule for meeting the performance plan 
        requirements set forth in subsection (c).
    ``(c) Responsibilities Within Department of Defense.--(1) Each 
official concerned shall--
            ``(A) develop and implement an investment control process 
        for the selection, management, and evaluation of environmental 
        technologies by the department or agencies; and
            ``(B) establish at the beginning of each fiscal year a 
        performance plan for the environmental technology program of 
        the department or agencies.
    ``(2) An investment control process under paragraph (1)(A) shall 
include, for the department or agency concerned, mechanisms--
            ``(A) to ensure the identification of end-user requirements 
        for environmental technologies;
            ``(B) to prioritize such requirements within the context of 
        funding constraints and the overall environmental technology 
        requirements of the Department of Defense;
            ``(C) to avoid duplication and overlap in the research and 
        development of environmental technologies both within the 
        Department of Defense and between the Department of Defense and 
        other public and private entities and persons;
            ``(D) to provide for the conduct of performance-based 
        reviews of environmental technologies that take into account 
        end-user evaluations of such technologies and permit a 
        measurement of return on investments in such technologies;
            ``(E) to ensure that the environmental technology effort 
        responds in an appropriate manner to end-user requirements, 
        program and funding priorities and constraints, and the reviews 
        conducted pursuant to subparagraph (D); and
            ``(F) to ensure appropriate protection of United States 
        interests in any intellectual property rights associated with 
        environmental technologies developed by or with the assistance 
        of the department or agencies concerned.
    ``(3) A performance plan under paragraph (1)(B) for the 
environmental technology program of a department or agency for a fiscal 
year shall--
            ``(A) unless the Secretary of Defense determines that it is 
        not feasible under subsection (b)(5), establish performance 
        objectives for each environmental technology project under the 
        program for the fiscal year based on end-user requirements and 
        program priorities under the program, and express such 
        objectives in a quantifiable and measurable form;
            ``(B) provide a basis for comparing the actual results of 
        each project at the end of the fiscal year with the performance 
        objectives for the project for the fiscal year;
            ``(C) establish means to validate the achievement of 
        performance objectives for each project or to specify the 
        extent to which such validation is not possible;
            ``(D) establish performance indicators for purposes of 
        measuring or assessing relevant outputs and outcomes for each 
        project for the fiscal year; and
            ``(E) establish mechanisms for determining the operational 
        processes, skills and technology, human capital, information, 
        or other resources necessary to meet the performance objectives 
        for each project for the fiscal year.
    ``(d) Annual Report.--(1) Not later than March 31 each year, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress, at the same time as the 
Secretary submits the report required by section 2706(b) of this title, 
a report on the environmental technology program of the Department of 
Defense during the preceding fiscal year.
    ``(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall, with respect to each 
project under the environmental technology program of the Department--
            ``(A) set forth the performance objectives established for 
        the project for the fiscal year under subsection (c)(3) and 
        assess the performance achieved with respect to the project in 
        light of performance indicators for the project;
            ``(B) describe the extent to which the project met the 
        performance objectives established for the project for the 
        fiscal year;
            ``(C) if a project did not meet the performance objectives 
        for the project for the fiscal year, include--
                    ``(i) an explanation for the failure of the project 
                to meet the performance objectives; and
                    ``(ii) either--
                            ``(I) a modified schedule for meeting the 
                        performance objectives; or
                            ``(II) in the case of any performance 
                        objective determined to be impracticable or 
                        infeasible to meet, a statement of alternative 
                        actions to be taken with respect to the 
                        project; and
            ``(D) set forth the level of effort, including the funds 
        obligated and expended, in the fiscal year for the achievement 
        of each performance objective for the project.
    ``(e) Official Concerned Defined.--In this section, the term 
`official concerned' means the following:
            ``(1) The Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environmental 
        Security), with respect to the environmental technology program 
        of the Defense Agencies.
            ``(2) The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
        Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health, with respect to 
        the environmental technology program of the Army or any 
        environmental program technology for which the Army is the 
        executive agent.
            ``(3) The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy 
        (Environment and Safety), with respect to the environmental 
        technology program of the Navy or any environmental technology 
        program for which the Navy is the executive agent.
            ``(4) The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force 
        (Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health), with respect to 
        the environmental technology program of the Air Force or any 
        environmental technology program for which the Air Force is the 
        executive agent.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 139 of such title is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 2358 the following new item:

``2358a. Research and development: environmental technology.''.

SEC. 322. ESTABLISHMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION ACCOUNTS FOR 
              INSTALLATIONS CLOSED OR REALIGNED UNDER THE BASE CLOSURE 
              LAWS AND FOR FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES.

    (a) Account for Formerly Used Defense Sites.--Subsection (a) of 
section 2703 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) An account to be known as the `Environmental 
        Restoration Account, Army, Formerly Used Defense Sites'.''.
    (b) Account for Defense Base Closure and Realignment.--That 
subsection is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(6) An account to be known as the `Environmental 
        Restoration Account, Defense Base Closure and Realignment'.''.
    (c) Use of Funds in Base Closure and Realignment Account.--(1) 
Subsection (b) of that section is amended--
            (A) by striking ``Funds authorized'' and inserting ``(1) 
        Except as provided in paragraph (2), funds authorized''; and
            (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2)(A) Funds authorized for deposit in the Environmental 
Restoration Account, Defense Base Closure and Realignment established 
under subsection (a)(6) may be obligated and expended from the account 
only for carrying out environmental restoration required as the result 
of the closure or realignment of military installations pursuant to a 
base closure law. Such funds shall be the exclusive source of funds for 
such environmental restoration.
    ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `base closure law' 
means the following:
            ``(i) Section 2687 of this title.
            ``(ii) 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).
            ``(iii) Title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments 
        and Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526; 10 
        U.S.C. 2687 note).''.
    (2) Section 2906 of 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) 
is amended by striking subsection (e).
    (d) Transfer of BRAC Environmental Restoration Funds.--The 
Secretary of Defense shall transfer from the Department of Defense Base 
Closure Account 1990 established by section 2906(a) of 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) to the Environmental Restoration Account, 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment established by section 2703(a)(6) 
of title 10, United States Code (as amended by subsection (b)), such 
portion of the unobligated balance in the Department of Defense Base 
Closure Account 1990 as of October 1, 2000, as the Secretary determines 
necessary to carry out environmental restoration in accordance with 
section 2703(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code (as amended by 
subsection (c)(1)).
    (e) Funding of Administrative Expenses and Technical Assistance.--
Section 2705(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(g) Funding.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), funds in 
the accounts established by section 2703(a) of this title shall be 
available for administrative expenses and technical assistance under 
this section.
    ``(2) Funds in the account established by section 2703(a)(6) of 
this title shall be available for administrative expenses and technical 
assistance under this section with respect to an installation approved 
for closure or realignment under a base closure law only to the extent 
that the base closure law under which the installation is being closed 
or realigned provides for the funding of environmental restoration at 
the installation from an account established for purposes of carrying 
out the closure or realignment of installations.''.
    (f) Effective Date.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), this 
section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (2) The amendments made by subsections (b) and (c) shall take 
effect on October 1, 2000.

SEC. 323. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON PAYMENT OF FINES AND PENALTIES 
              USING FUNDS IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION ACCOUNTS.

    Section 2703(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``through 1999,'' both places it appears and inserting 
``through 2010,''.

SEC. 324. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR ANNUAL REPORTS ON 
              ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Modification of Requirements.--Subsection (b) of section 2706 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Report on Environmental Quality Programs and Other 
Environmental Activities.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
Congress each year, not later than 45 days after the date on which the 
President submits to Congress the budget for a fiscal year, a report on 
the progress made in carrying out activities under the environmental 
quality programs of the Department of Defense and the military 
departments.
    ``(2) Each report shall include the following:
            ``(A) A description of the environmental quality program of 
        the Department of Defense, and of each of the military 
        departments, during the period consisting of the four fiscal 
        years preceding the fiscal year in which the report is 
        submitted, the fiscal year in which the report is submitted, 
        and the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the 
        report is submitted, including--
                    ``(i) for each of the major activities under the 
                program--
                            ``(I) the amount expended, or proposed to 
                        be expended, in each fiscal year of the period;
                            ``(II) an explanation for any significant 
                        change in the aggregate amount to be expended 
                        in the fiscal year in which the report is 
                        submitted, and in the following fiscal year, 
                        when compared with the fiscal year preceding 
                        each such fiscal year; and
                            ``(III) an assessment of the manner in 
                        which the scope of the activities have changed 
                        over the course of the period; and
                    ``(ii) a summary of the major achievements of the 
                program and of any major problems with the program.
            ``(B) A list of the planned or ongoing projects necessary 
        to support the environmental quality program of the Department 
        of Defense, and of each of the military departments, during the 
        period described in subparagraph (A) the cost of which has 
        exceeded or is anticipated to exceed $1,500,000, including--
                    ``(i) a separate list of the projects inside the 
                United States and of the projects outside the United 
                States;
                    ``(ii) for each project commenced during the first 
                four fiscal years of the period--
                            ``(I) the amount specified in the initial 
                        budget request for the project;
                            ``(II) the aggregate amount allocated to 
                        the project through the fiscal year preceding 
                        the fiscal year in which the report is 
                        submitted; and
                            ``(III) the aggregate amount obligated for 
                        the project through that fiscal year;
                    ``(iii) for each project commenced or to be 
                commenced in the fiscal year in which the report is 
                submitted--
                            ``(I) the amount specified for the project 
                        in the budget for the fiscal year; and
                            ``(II) the amount allocated to the project 
                        in the fiscal year;
                    ``(iv) for each project to be commenced in the last 
                fiscal year of the period, the amount, if any, 
                specified for the project in the budget for the fiscal 
                year; and
                    ``(v) if the anticipated aggregate cost of any 
                project covered by the report will exceed by more than 
                25 percent the amount specified in the initial budget 
                request for such project, a justification for that 
                variance.
            ``(C) A statement of the fines and penalties imposed or 
        assessed against the Department of Defense and the military 
        departments under Federal, State, or local environmental laws 
        during the fiscal year in which the report is submitted and the 
        four preceding fiscal years, setting forth--
                    ``(i) each Federal environmental statute under 
                which a fine or penalty was imposed or assessed during 
                each such fiscal year;
                    ``(ii) with respect to each such Federal statute--
                            ``(I) the aggregate amount of fines and 
                        penalties imposed under the statute during each 
                        such fiscal year;
                            ``(II) the aggregate amount of fines and 
                        penalties paid under the statute during each 
                        such fiscal year; and
                            ``(III) the total amount required during 
                        such fiscal years for supplemental 
                        environmental projects in lieu of the payment 
                        of a fine or penalty under the statute and the 
                        extent to which the cost of such projects 
                        during such fiscal years has exceeded the 
                        original amount of the fine or penalty; and
                    ``(iii) the amount of fines and penalties imposed 
                or assessed during each such fiscal year with respect 
                to each military installation inside and outside the 
                United States.
            ``(D) A statement of the amounts expended, and anticipated 
        to be expended, during the period described in subparagraph (A) 
        for any activities overseas relating to the environment, 
        including amounts for activities relating to environmental 
        remediation, compliance, conservation, pollution prevention, 
        and environmental technology and amounts for conferences, 
        meetings, and studies for pilot programs, and for travel 
        related to such activities.''.
    (b) Conforming Repeal.--That section is further amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (d); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).
    (c) Definitions.--Subsection (d) of that section, as redesignated 
by subsection (b)(2) of this section, is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
            ``(4) The term `environmental quality program' means a 
        program of activities relating to environmental compliance, 
        conservation, pollution prevention, environmental technology, 
        and such other activities relating to environmental quality as 
        the Secretary concerned may designate for purposes of the 
        program.
            ``(5) The term `major activities', with respect to an 
        environmental quality program, means the following activities 
        under the program:
                    ``(A) Environmental compliance activities.
                    ``(B) Conservation activities.
                    ``(C) Pollution prevention activities.
                    ``(D) Activities relating to environmental 
                technology.''.

SEC. 325. MODIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIP OF STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL 
              RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM COUNCIL.

    Section 2902(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``Director of Defense Research and Engineering'' and inserting 
``Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology''.

SEC. 326. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM FOR SALE OF AIR POLLUTION EMISSION 
              REDUCTION INCENTIVES.

    Section 351(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1692; 10 U.S.C. 2701 
note) is amended by striking ``beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and ending two years after such date'' and inserting 
``beginning on November 18, 1997, and ending on September 30, 2001''.

SEC. 327. REIMBURSEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FOR CERTAIN 
              COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH FRESNO DRUM SUPERFUND SITE, 
              FRESNO, CALIFORNIA.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may pay, using funds 
described in subsection (b), to the Fresno Drum Special Account within 
the Hazardous Substance Superfund established by section 9507 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9507) to reimburse the 
Environmental Protection Agency for costs incurred by the Agency for 
actions taken under CERCLA at the Fresno Industrial Supply, Inc., site 
in Fresno, California, the following amounts:
            (1) Not more than $778,425 for past response costs incurred 
        by the Agency.
            (2) The amount of the costs identified as ``interest'' 
        costs pursuant to the agreement known as the ``CERCLA Section 
        122(h)(1) Agreement for Payment of Future Response Costs and 
        Recovery of Past Response Costs In the Matter of: Fresno 
        Industrial Supply Inc. Site, Fresno, California'' that was 
        entered into by the Department of Defense and the Environmental 
        Protection Agency on May 22, 1998.
    (b) Source of Funds for Payment.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), any 
payment under subsection (a) shall be made using the following amounts:
            (A) Amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 301 to 
        the Environmental Restoration Account, Defense, established by 
        section 2703(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code.
            (B) Amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 301 to 
        the Environmental Restoration Account, Army, established by 
        section 2703(a)(2) of that title.
            (C) Amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 301 to 
        the Environmental Restoration Account, Navy, established by 
        section 2703(a)(3) of that title.
            (D) Amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 301 to 
        the Environmental Restoration Account, Air Force, established 
        by section 2703(a)(4) of that title.
    (2) The portion of a payment under paragraph (1) that is derived 
from any account referred to in that paragraph shall bear the same 
ratio to the total amount of such payment as the amount of the 
hazardous substances at the Fresno Industrial Supply, Inc., site that 
are attributable to the department concerned bears to the total amount 
of the hazardous substances at that site.
    (c) CERCLA Defined.--In this section, the term ``CERCLA'' means the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).

SEC. 328. PAYMENT OF STIPULATED PENALTIES ASSESSED UNDER CERCLA IN 
              CONNECTION WITH F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, WYOMING.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Air Force may pay, using funds 
described in subsection (b), not more than $20,000 as payment of 
stipulated civil penalties assessed on January 13, 1998, against F.E. 
Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, under the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et 
seq.).
    (b) Source of Funds for Payment.--Any payment under subsection (a) 
shall be made using amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 
301 to the Environmental Restoration Account, Air Force, established by 
section 2703(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 329. PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE TO THE PUBLIC REGARDING 
              ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AT UNITED STATES MILITARY 
              INSTALLATIONS FORMERLY OPERATED BY THE UNITED STATES THAT 
              HAVE BEEN CLOSED.

    (a) Disclosure.--
            (1) Requirement to provide information and guidance.--The 
        Secretary of Defense shall publicly disclose existing, 
        available information relevant to a foreign nation's 
        determination of the nature and extent of environmental 
        contamination, if any, at a site in that foreign nation where 
        the United States operated a military base, installation, and 
        facility that has been closed as of the date of enactment of 
        this Act.
            (2) Congressional list.--Not later than September 30, 2000, 
        the Secretary of Defense shall provide Congress a list of 
        information made public pursuant to paragraph (1).
    (b) Limitation.--The requirement to provide information and 
guidance under subsection (a) may not be construed to establish on the 
part of the United States any liability or obligation for the costs of 
environmental restoration or remediation at any site referred to in 
subsection (a).
    (c) National Security.--Information the Secretary of Defense 
believes could adversely affect United States National Security shall 
not be released pursuant to this provision.

SEC. 330. ORDNANCE MITIGATION STUDY.

    (a) The Secretary of Defense is directed to undertake a study and 
is authorized to remove ordnance infiltrating the Federal navigation 
channel and adjacent shorelines of the Toussaint River.
    (b) The Secretary shall report to the congressional defense 
committees and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on 
long-term solutions and costs related to the removal of ordnance in the 
Toussaint River, Ohio. The Secretary shall also evaluate any ongoing 
use of Lake Erie as an ordnance firing range and justify the need to 
continue such activities by the Department of Defense or its 
contractors. The Secretary shall report not later than April 1, 2000.
    (c) This provision shall not modify any responsibilities and 
authorities provided in the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, as 
amended (Public Law 99-662).
    (d) The Secretary is authorized to use any funds available to the 
Secretary to carry out the authority provided in subsection (a).

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

SEC. 341. EXTENSION OF WARRANTY CLAIMS RECOVERY PILOT PROGRAM.

    Section 391(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1998 (Public Law 104-85; 111 Stat. 1716; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note) is 
amended by striking ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting ``September 
30, 2000''.

SEC. 342. ADDITIONAL MATTERS TO BE REPORTED BEFORE PRIME VENDOR 
              CONTRACT FOR DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR IS 
              ENTERED INTO.

    Section 346(a) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 1979; 10 U.S.C. 
2464 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) contains an analysis of the extent to which the 
        contract conforms to the requirements of section 2466 of title 
        10, United States Code; and
            ``(4) describes the measures taken to ensure that the 
        contract does not violate the core logistics policies, 
        requirements, and restrictions set forth in section 2464 of 
        that title.''.

SEC. 343. IMPLEMENTATION OF JOINTLY APPROVED CHANGES IN DEFENSE RETAIL 
              SYSTEMS.

    (a) Recommendations of Joint Exchange Due Diligence Study.--
Subsection (c) of section 367 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 
1987; 10 U.S.C. 2482 note) is amended by striking ``may not be 
implemented unless implementation of the recommendation'' and inserting 
``may be implemented only if implementation of the recommendation is 
approved by all of the Secretaries of the military departments or''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (b) of such section is 
amended by striking ``The operation'' and inserting ``Except as 
provided in subsection (c), the operation''.

SEC. 344. WAIVER OF REQUIRED CONDITION FOR SALES OF ARTICLES AND 
              SERVICES OF INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES TO PURCHASERS OUTSIDE 
              THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

    (a) Sales to Defense Contractors.--Section 2208(j) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
            (2) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(j)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the 
requirement for the conditions in paragraph (1) in the case of a 
particular sale if the Secretary determines that the waiver is 
necessary for reasons of national security and notifies Congress 
regarding the reasons for the waiver.''.
    (b) Sales to Purchasers Generally.--Section 2553 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) as 
        subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsection (d):
    ``(d) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the 
requirement for the condition in subsections (a)(1) and (c)(1) in the 
case of a particular sale if the Secretary determines that the waiver 
is necessary for reasons of national security and notifies Congress 
regarding the reasons for the waiver.''.

SEC. 345. ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FOR 
              LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL.

    Section 386(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 20 U.S.C. 7703 note) is amended 
by striking ``in that fiscal year are'' and inserting ``during the 
preceding school year were''.

SEC. 346. USE OF SMART CARD TECHNOLOGY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Leadership, Planning, and Execution of Smart Card Program.--(1) 
Not later than October 1, 1999, the Secretary of Defense shall 
designate the Department of the Navy to be the lead agency for the 
development and implementation of a Smart Card program for the 
Department of Defense effective as of the date of the designation.
    (2) The Secretary of Defense shall direct the Secretary of the Army 
and the Secretary of the Air Force to establish Smart Card project 
offices for the Department of the Army and the Department of the Air 
Force, respectively, not later than November 30, 1999. The designated 
offices shall coordinate closely with the lead agency to develop 
implementation plans for exploiting the capability of Smart Card 
technology as a means for enhancing readiness and improving business 
processes throughout the military departments.
    (3) Not later than November 30, 1999, the Secretary of Defense 
shall establish a senior coordinating group chaired by a representative 
of the Secretary of the Navy. The group shall include senior 
representatives from each of the Armed Forces. The senior coordinating 
group shall develop and implement Department-wide interoperability 
standards for use of Smart Card technology and a plan to exploit Smart 
Card technology as a means for enhancing readiness and improving 
business processes.
    (4) The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force, 
in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy, shall each develop and 
implement a program to demonstrate the benefits of Smart Card 
technology in the Army and the Air Force, respectively.
    (b) Increased Use Targeted to Certain Naval Regions.--Not later 
than November 30, 1999, the Secretary of the Navy shall establish a 
business plan to implement the use of Smart Cards in one major Naval 
region of the continental United States that is in the area of 
operations of the United States Atlantic Command and one major Naval 
region of the continental United States that is in the area of 
operations of the United States Pacific Command. The regions selected 
shall include a major fleet concentration area. The implementation of 
the use of Smart Cards in each region shall cover the Navy and Marine 
Corps bases and all non-deployed units in the region. The Secretary of 
the Navy shall submit the business plan to the congressional defense 
committees.
    (c) Funding for Increased Use of Smart Cards.--(1) Of the funds 
authorized to be appropriated for the Navy for fiscal year 2000 under 
section 102(a)(4) or 301(a)(2), the Secretary of the Navy--
            (A) shall allocate sufficient amounts, up to $30,000,000, 
        for ensuring that significant progress is made toward complete 
        implementation of the use of Smart Card technology in the 
        Department of the Navy; and
            (B) may allocate additional amounts for the conversion of 
        paper-based records to electronic media for records systems 
        that have been modified to use Smart Card technology.
    (2) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under section 
301(a)(1), up to $5,000,000 shall be available for Army demonstration 
programs under subsection (a)(4). Of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated under section 301(a)(4), up to $5,000,000 shall be 
available for Air Force demonstration programs under subsection (a)(4).
    (d) Report.--Not later than March 31, 2000, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report containing a detailed 
discussion of the progress made by the senior coordinating group in 
carrying out its duties under subsection (a)(3).
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``Smart Card'' means a credit card-size 
        device, normally for carrying and use by personnel, that 
        contains one or more integrated circuits and may also employ 
        one or more of the following technologies:
                    (A) Magnetic stripe.
                    (B) Bar codes, linear or two-dimensional.
                    (C) Non-contact and radio frequency transmitters.
                    (D) Biometric information.
                    (E) Encryption and authentication.
                    (F) Photo identification.
            (2) The term ``Smart Card technology'' means a Smart Card 
        together with all of the associated information technology 
        hardware and software that comprise the system for support and 
        operation.
    (f) Repeal of Requirement for Automated Identification Technology 
Office.--Section 344(b) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 
1977; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is repealed.

SEC. 347. STUDY ON USE OF SMART CARD AS PKI AUTHENTICATION DEVICE 
              CARRIER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study 
to determine the potential benefits of Department of Defense use of the 
Smart Card for addressing the need of the Department of Defense for a 
Public-Private Key Infrastructure (PKI) authentication device carrier.
    (b) Report.--Not later than January 31, 2000, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report on the results of the study. The report 
shall include the Secretary's findings and any recommendations that the 
Secretary considers appropriate regarding Department of Defense use of 
the Smart Card for addressing the need identified in subsection (a).
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``Smart Card'' means a credit card-size 
        device, normally for carrying and use by personnel, that 
        contains one or more integrated circuits and may also employ 
        one or more of the following technologies:
                    (A) Magnetic stripe.
                    (B) Bar codes, linear or two-dimensional.
                    (C) Non-contact and radio frequency transmitters.
                    (D) Biometric information.
                    (E) Encryption and authentication.
                    (F) Photo identification.
            (2) The term ``Public-Private Key Infrastructure (PKI) 
        authentication device carrier'' means a device that physically 
        stores, carries, and employs electronic authentication or 
        encryption keys necessary to create a unique digital signature, 
        digital certificate, or other mark on an electronic document or 
        file.

SEC. 348. REVISION OF AUTHORITY TO DONATE CERTAIN ARMY MATERIEL FOR 
              FUNERAL CEREMONIES.

    (a) Authority.--Section 4683 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``lend obsolete or condemned rifles 
                (not more than 10)'' and inserting ``conditionally lend 
                or donate excess M1 rifles (not more than 15)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``any local unit of any national 
                veterans' organization recognized by the Department of 
                Veterans Affairs, for use by that unit'' and inserting 
                ``a unit or other organization of honor guards 
                recognized by the Secretary of the Army as honor guards 
                for a national cemetery, a law enforcement agency, or a 
                local unit of any organization that, as determined by 
                the Secretary of the Army, is a nationally recognized 
                veterans' organization, for use by that unit, 
                organization, or agency''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Conditions on Donations.--In lending or donating rifles under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army may impose any condition on 
the use of the rifles that the Secretary considers appropriate.''.
    (b) Technical Amendments.--Such section is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``Authority.--'' after 
        ``(a)''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``Relief From 
        Liability.--'' after ``(b)''.

SEC. 349. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON FUNDING ASSISTANCE FOR 
              PROCUREMENT OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD FOR DRUG 
              INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES.

    Section 112(a)(3) of title 32, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``per purchase order'' in the second sentence and inserting 
``per item''.

SEC. 350. AUTHORITY FOR PAYMENT OF SETTLEMENT CLAIMS.

    (a) Authority to Make Payments.--Subject to the provisions of this 
section, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to make payments for 
the settlement of the claims arising from the deaths caused by the 
accident involving a United States Marine Corps EA-6B aircraft on 
February 3, 1998, near Cavalese, Italy and the subsequent determination 
that parties involved in the accident obstructed the investigation by 
disposing of evidence.
    (b) Deadline for Exercise of Authority.--The Secretary shall make 
the decision to exercise the authority in subsection (a) not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Source of Payments.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the 
Department of Navy for operation and maintenance for fiscal year 2000 
or other unexpended balances from prior years, the Secretary shall make 
available $40,000,000 only for emergency and extraordinary expenses 
associated with the settlement of the claims arising from the accident 
and the subsequent determination that parties involved in the accident 
obstructed the investigation by disposing of evidence described in 
subsection (a).
    (d) Amount of Payment.--The amount of the payment under this 
section in settlement of the claims arising from the death of any 
person associated with the accident described in subsection (a) may not 
exceed $2,000,000.
    (e) Treatment of Payments.--Any amount paid to a person under this 
section is intended to supplement any amount subsequently determined to 
be payable to the person under section 127 or chapter 163 of title 10, 
United States Code, or any other provision of law for administrative 
settlement of claims against the United States with respect to damages 
arising from the accident described in subsection (a).
    (f) Construction.--The payment of an amount under this section may 
not be considered to constitute a statement of legal liability on the 
part of the United States or otherwise as evidence of any material fact 
in any judicial proceeding or investigation arising from the accident 
described in subsection (a).
    (g) Resolution of Other Claims.--No payments under this section or 
any other provision of law for the settlement of claims arising from 
the accident described in subsection (a) shall be made to citizens of 
Germany until the Government of Germany provides a comparable 
settlement of the claims arising from the deaths of the United States 
servicemen caused by the collision between a United States Air Force C-
141 Starlifter aircraft and a German Luftwaffe Tupelov TU-154M aircraft 
off the coast of Namibia, on September 13, 1997.

SEC. 351. SENSE OF SENATE REGARDING SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS OF AMERICAN 
              SERVICEMEN'S FAMILIES REGARDING DEATHS RESULTING FROM THE 
              ACCIDENT OFF THE COAST OF NAMIBIA ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1997.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
            (1) On September 13, 1997, a German Luftwaffe Tupelov TU-
        154M aircraft collided with a United States Air Force C-141 
        Starlifter aircraft off the coast of Namibia.
            (2) As a result of that collision nine members of the 
        United States Air Force were killed, namely Staff Sergeant 
        Stacey D. Bryant, 32, loadmaster, Providence, Rhode Island; 
        Staff Sergeant Gary A. Bucknam, 25, flight engineer, Oakland, 
        Maine; Captain Gregory M. Cindrich, 28, pilot, Byrans Road, 
        Maryland; Airman 1st Class Justin R. Drager, 19, loadmaster, 
        Colorado Springs, Colorado; Staff Sergeant Robert K. Evans, 31, 
        flight engineer, Garrison, Kentucky; Captain Jason S. Ramsey, 
        27, pilot, South Boston, Virginia; Staff Sergeant Scott N. 
        Roberts, 27, flight engineer, Library, Pennsylvania; Captain 
        Peter C. Vallejo, 34, aircraft commander, Crestwood, New York; 
        and Senior Airman Frankie L. Walker, 23, crew chief, Windber, 
        Pennsylvania.
            (3) The Final Report of the Ministry of Defense of the 
        Defense Committee of the German Bundestag states unequivocally 
        that, following an investigation, the Directorate of Flight 
        Safety of the German Federal Armed Forces assigned 
        responsibility for the collision to the Aircraft Commander/
        Commandant of the Luftwaffe Tupelov TU-154M aircraft for flying 
        at a flight level that did not conform to international flight 
        rules.
            (4) The United States Air Force accident investigation 
        report concluded that the primary cause of the collision was 
        the Luftwaffe Tupelov TU-154M aircraft flying at an incorrect 
        cruise altitude.
            (5) Procedures for filing claims under the Status of Forces 
        Agreement are unavailable to the families of the members of the 
        United States Air Force killed in the collision.
            (6) The families of the members of the United States Air 
        Force killed in the collision have filed claims against the 
        Government of Germany.
            (7) The Senate has adopted an amendment authorizing the 
        payment to citizens of Germany of a supplemental settlement of 
        claims arising from the deaths caused by the accident involving 
        a United States Marine Corps EA-6B aircraft on February 3, 
        1998, near Cavalese, Italy.
    (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) the Government of Germany should promptly settle with 
        the families of the members of the United States Air Force 
        killed in a collision between a United States Air Force C-141 
        Starlifter aircraft and a German Luftwaffe Tupelov TU-154M 
        aircraft off the coast of Namibia on September 13, 1997; and
            (2) the United States should not make any payment to 
        citizens of Germany as settlement of such citizens' claims for 
        deaths arising from the accident involving a United States 
        Marine Corps EA-6B aircraft on February 3, 1998, near Cavalese, 
        Italy, until a comparable settlement is reached between the 
        Government of Germany and the families described in paragraph 
        (1) with respect to the collision described in that paragraph.

              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES.

    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, 172,240.
            (4) The Air Force, 360,877.

SEC. 402. REVISION IN PERMANENT END STRENGTH LEVELS.

    (a) Revised End Strength Floors.--Subsection (b) of section 691 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``372,696'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``371,781'';
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``172,200'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``172,148''; and
            (3) in paragraph (4), by striking out ``370,802'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``360,877''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 1999.

SEC. 403. REDUCTION OF END STRENGTHS BELOW LEVELS FOR TWO MAJOR 
              REGIONAL CONTINGENCIES.

    Section 691(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``unless'' and all that follows and inserting ``unless the 
Secretary of Defense first submits to Congress a written notification 
of the proposed lower end strength together with the justification for 
the lower end strength. The Secretary may submit the notification and 
justification with the budget for the department for the fiscal 
year.''.

                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE.

    (a) In General.--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, 350,623.
            (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, 106,744.
            (6) The Air Force Reserve, 73,764.
            (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 8,000.
    (b) Adjustments.--The end strengths prescribed by subsection (a) 
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.
    (c) Permanent 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 the paragraph (2) 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) increase the end strength authorized pursuant to 
        subsection (a)(2) for a fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of 
        a reserve component of any of the armed forces by a number 
        equal to not more than 2 percent of that end strength.''.

SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE 
              RESERVES.

    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, 22,430.
            (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, 11,157.
            (6) The Air Force Reserve, 1,134.

SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS.

    (a) Dual Status Technicians.--The minimum number of military 
technicians (dual status) as of September 30, 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, 
        22,396.
            (3) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,785.
            (4) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 
        22,247.
    (b) Non-Dual Status Technicians.--The reserve components of the 
Army and Air Force are (notwithstanding section 129 of title 10, United 
States Code) authorized strengths for military technicians (non-dual 
status) 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.

SEC. 414. INCREASE IN NUMBERS OF MEMBERS IN CERTAIN GRADES AUTHORIZED 
              TO BE 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:
      

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Air     Marine
               ``Grade                  Army     Navy    Force    Corps
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Major or Lieutenant Commander.......    3,227   1,071     860      140
Lieutenant Colonel or Commander.....    1,611     520     777       90
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:
      

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Air     Marine
               ``Grade                  Army     Navy    Force    Corps
------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-9.................................     645     202       405      20
E-8.................................   2,593     429     1,041    94''.
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              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 421. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL.

    There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Defense for military personnel for fiscal year 2000 a total of 
$71,693,093,000, and in addition funds in the total amount of 
$1,838,426,000 are authorized to be appropriated as emergency 
appropriations to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2000 for 
military personnel, as appropriated in section 2012 of the 1999 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-31). The 
authorization in the preceding sentence supersedes any other 
authorization of appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such 
purpose for fiscal year 2000.

                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

SEC. 501. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR COMPETITION FOR JOINT 4-STAR 
              OFFICER POSITIONS.

    (a) Extension of Requirement.--Section 604(c) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``September 30, 2000'' and 
inserting ``September 30, 2003''.
    (b) Grade Relief.--Section 525(b)(5)(C) of such title is amended by 
striking ``September 30, 2000'' and inserting ``September 30, 2003''.

SEC. 502. ADDITIONAL THREE-STAR OFFICER POSITIONS FOR SUPERINTENDENTS 
              OF SERVICE ACADEMIES.

    (a) Exclusion of Superintendents From Grade Limitation.--Section 
525(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(7) An officer while serving in the position of Superintendent of 
the United States Military Academy, Superintendent of the United States 
Naval Academy, or Superintendent of the United States Air Force 
Academy, if serving in the grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral, 
is in addition to the number that would otherwise be permitted for that 
officer's armed force for that grade under subsection (a) or paragraph 
(1) or (2) of this subsection.''.
    (b) Retirement of Superintendents.--(1)(A) Chapter 367 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3920 the 
following:
``Sec. 3921. Mandatory retirement: Superintendent of the United States 
              Military Academy
    ``Upon the termination of a detail of an officer to the position of 
Superintendent of the United States Military Academy, the Secretary of 
the Army shall retire the officer under any provision of this chapter 
under which the officer is eligible to retire.''.
    (B) Chapter 403 of such title is amended by inserting after section 
4333 the following:
``Sec. 4333a. Superintendent: condition for detail to position
    ``To be eligible for detail to the position of Superintendent of 
the Academy, an officer shall enter into an agreement with the 
Secretary of the Army to accept retirement upon termination of the 
detail.''.
    (2)(A) Chapter 573 of such title is amended by inserting after the 
table of sections at the beginning of the chapter the following:
``Sec. 6371. Mandatory retirement: Superintendent of the United States 
              Naval Academy
    ``Upon the termination of a detail of an officer to the position of 
Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy, the Secretary of the 
Navy shall retire the officer under any provision of chapter 571 of 
this title under which the officer is eligible to retire.''.
    (B) Chapter 603 of such title is amended by inserting after section 
6951 the following:
``Sec. 6951a. Superintendent
    ``(a) There is a Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy. 
The immediate governance of the Naval Academy is under the 
Superintendent.
    ``(b) The Superintendent shall be detailed to the position by the 
President. To be eligible for detail to the position, an officer shall 
enter into an agreement with the Secretary of the Navy to accept 
retirement upon termination of the detail.''.
    (3)(A) Chapter 867 of such title is amended by inserting after 
section 8920 the following:
``Sec. 8921. Mandatory retirement: Superintendent of the United States 
              Air Force Academy
    ``Upon the termination of a detail of an officer to the position of 
Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy, the Secretary of 
the Air Force shall retire the officer under any provision of this 
chapter under which the officer is eligible to retire.''.
    (B) Chapter 903 of such title is amended by inserting after section 
9333 the following:
``Sec. 9333a. Superintendent: condition for detail to position
    ``To be eligible for detail to the position of Superintendent of 
the Academy, an officer shall enter into an agreement with the 
Secretary of the Air Force to accept retirement upon termination of the 
detail.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--(1)(A) The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 367 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 3920 the following:

``3921. Mandatory retirement: Superintendent of the United States 
                            Military Academy.''.
    (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 403 of such 
title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4333 
the following:

``4333a. Superintendent: condition for detail to position.''.
    (2)(A) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 573 of 
such title is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 
6383 the following:

``6371. Mandatory retirement: Superintendent of the United States Naval 
                            Academy.''.
    (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 603 of such 
title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 6951 
the following:

``6951a. Superintendent.''.
    (3)(A) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 867 of 
such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
8920 the following:

``8921. Mandatory retirement: Superintendent of the United States Air 
                            Force Academy.''.
    (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 903 of such 
title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 9333 
the following:

``9333a. Superintendent: condition for detail to position.''.
    (d) Savings Provision.--The amendments made by this section shall 
not apply to an officer serving on the date of the enactment of this 
Act in the position of Superintendent of the United States Military 
Academy, Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy, or 
Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy for so long as 
the officer continues on and after that date to serve in the position 
without a break in the service in the position.

SEC. 503. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM NUMBER OF OFFICERS AUTHORIZED TO BE ON 
              ACTIVE-DUTY LIST IN FROCKED GRADE OF BRIGADIER GENERAL OR 
              REAR ADMIRAL.

    Section 777(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``the following:'' and all that follows and inserting ``55.''.

SEC. 504. RESERVE OFFICERS REQUESTING OR OTHERWISE CAUSING NONSELECTION 
              FOR PROMOTION.

    (a) Reporting Requirement.--Section 617(c) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``regular''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply 
with respect to boards convened under section 611(a) of title 10, 
United States Code, on or after that date.

SEC. 505. MINIMUM GRADE OF OFFICERS ELIGIBLE TO SERVE ON BOARDS OF 
              INQUIRY.

    (a) Retention Boards for Regular Officers.--Section 1187 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Active Duty Officers.--Each officer who serves on a board 
convened under this chapter shall--
            ``(1) be an officer of the same armed force as the officer 
        being required to show cause for retention on active duty;
            ``(2) be serving on active duty in a grade that--
                    ``(A) in the case of the President of the board, is 
                above lieutenant colonel or commander; or
                    ``(B) in the case of any other member of the board, 
                is above major or lieutenant commander; and
            ``(3) be senior in grade and rank to any officer considered 
        by that board.
    ``(b) Retired Officers.--If qualified officers on active duty are 
not available in sufficient numbers to comprise a board convened under 
this chapter, the Secretary of the military department concerned shall 
complete the membership of the board by appointing retired officers of 
the same armed force whose retired grade--
            ``(1) is--
                    ``(A) in the case of the President of the board, 
                above lieutenant colonel or commander; or
                    ``(B) in the case of any other member of the board, 
                above major or lieutenant commander; and
            ``(2) is senior to the grade of any officer considered by 
        the board.
    ``(c) Ineligibility by Reason of Previous Consideration of Case.--
No person may be a member of more than one board convened under this 
chapter to consider the same officer.
    ``(d) Exclusion From Strength Limitation.--A retired general or 
flag officer who is on active duty for the purpose of serving on a 
board convened under this chapter shall not, while so serving, be 
counted against any limitation on the number of general and flag 
officers who may be on active duty.''.
    (b) Retention Boards for Reserve Officers.--Subsection (a) of 
section 14906 of such title is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Active Status Officers.--Each officer who serves on a board 
convened under this chapter shall--
            ``(1) be an officer of the same armed force as the officer 
        being required to show cause for retention in an active status;
            ``(2) hold a grade that--
                    ``(A) in the case of the President of the board, is 
                above lieutenant colonel or commander; or
                    ``(B) in the case of any other member of the board, 
                is above major or lieutenant commander; and
            ``(3) be senior in grade and rank to any officer considered 
        by that board.''.

SEC. 506. MINIMUM SELECTION OF WARRANT OFFICERS FOR PROMOTION FROM 
              BELOW THE PROMOTION ZONE.

    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 with respect to a promotion zone 
within a grade (or grade and competitive category) is less than one, 
the board may recommend one such officer for promotion from below the 
zone within that grade (or grade and competitive category).''.

SEC. 507. INCREASE IN THRESHOLD PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY FOR APPLICABILITY 
              OF RESTRICTION ON HOLDING OF CIVIL OFFICE BY RETIRED 
              REGULAR OFFICERS AND RESERVE OFFICERS.

    Section 973(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``180 days'' and 
        inserting ``270 days''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``180 days'' and 
        inserting ``270 days''.

SEC. 508. 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 member of the Retiree Council of the Army, Navy, 
        or Air Force for the period on active duty to attend the annual 
        meeting of the Retiree Council.''.

                 Subtitle B--Reserve Component Matters

SEC. 511. ADDITIONAL EXCEPTIONS FOR RESERVE COMPONENT GENERAL AND FLAG 
              OFFICERS FROM LIMITATION ON AUTHORIZED STRENGTH OF 
              GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY.

    Section 526(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(d) Exclusion of Certain Reserve Component Officers.--(1) The 
limitations of this section do not apply to the following reserve 
component general or flag officers:
            ``(A) An officer on active duty for training.
            ``(B) An officer on active duty under a call or order 
        specifying a period of less than 180 days.
    ``(2) Up to 25 reserve component general and flag officers serving 
on active duty at any one time under calls or orders specifying periods 
of 180 days or more may be excluded from the limitations of this 
section. Officers excluded under the preceding sentence are in addition 
to any other reserve component general or flag officers on active duty 
under calls or orders specifying periods of 180 days or more who are 
excluded from the limitations of this section under authority other 
than this paragraph.''.

SEC. 512. DUTIES OF RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES.

    (a) Duties.--Section 12310 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (d) and 
        transferring such subsection, as so redesignated, to the end of 
        the section; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
        subsection (b):
    ``(b) Duties.--A Reserve on active duty as described in subsection 
(a) may be assigned only duties in connection with the functions 
described in that subsection, which may include the following:
            ``(1) Supporting operations or missions assigned in whole 
        or in part to reserve components.
            ``(2) Supporting operations or missions performed or to be 
        performed by--
                    ``(A) a unit composed of elements from more than 
                one component of the same armed force; or
                    ``(B) a joint forces unit that includes--
                            ``(i) one or more reserve component units; 
                        or
                            ``(ii) if no reserve component unit, any 
                        member of a reserve component whose reserve 
                        component assignment is in a position in an 
                        element of the joint forces unit.
            ``(3) Advising the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a 
        military department, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, or the 
        commander of a unified combatant command regarding reserve 
        component matters.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 12310 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``Grade.--'' after 
        ``(a)'';
            (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``(c)(1) A Reserve'' 
        and inserting ``(c) Duties Relating to Defense Against Weapons 
        of Mass Destruction.--(1) Notwithstanding subsection (b), a 
        Reserve''; and
            (3) in subsection (d), as redesignated and transferred by 
        subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``Training.--'' after ``(d)''.
    (c) Review of Use of Reserves on Active Duty in Support of the 
Reserves.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall review how the Reserves 
on active duty in support of the reserves are used in relation to the 
duties set forth under subsection (b) of section 12310 of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(2).
    (2) Not later than March 1, 2000, the Secretary shall submit a 
report on the results of the review to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The report shall 
address, at a minimum, the following issues:
            (1) Whether the Reserves on active duty in support of the 
        reserve should be considered as a separate category of Reserves 
        on active duty.
            (2) Whether those Reserves should be counted within the 
        active component end strengths and funded by the appropriations 
        for active component military personnel.

SEC. 513. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF RESERVES ON FULL-TIME 
              ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF PREPAREDNESS FOR RESPONSES TO 
              EMERGENCIES INVOLVING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.

    (a) Repeal.--Paragraph (4) of section 12310(c) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking the first sentence.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Paragraph (6) of such section is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``or to increase the number of personnel 
        authorized by paragraph (4)'' in the matter preceding 
        subparagraph (A); and
            (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or for the requested 
        additional personnel'' and all that follows through ``Federal 
        levels''.

SEC. 514. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR RETENTION OF RESERVE COMPONENT MAJORS 
              AND LIEUTENANT COMMANDERS WHO TWICE FAIL OF SELECTION FOR 
              PROMOTION.

    (a) Parity With Officers in Grades O-2 and O-3.--Section 14506 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``the later of (1)'' after ``in accordance 
        with section 14513 of this title on''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
        following: ``, 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''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply 
with respect to removals of reserve officers from reserve active-status 
lists under section 14506 of title 10, United States Code, on or after 
that date.

SEC. 515. CONTINUATION OF OFFICER ON RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST FOR 
              DISCIPLINARY ACTION.

    (a) Authority.--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 an officer on a 
reserve active-status list with a view to trying the officer by court-
martial, the Secretary concerned may delay the separation or retirement 
of the officer under the provisions of this chapter until the 
completion of the action.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end:

``14518. Continuation on reserve active-status list to complete 
                            disciplinary action.''.

SEC. 516. RETENTION OF 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. 517. RESERVE CREDIT FOR PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS 
              SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    Section 2126(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(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.
    ``(3) The number of points credited to a member under paragraph (1) 
for a year of participation in a course of study is 50. The points 
shall be credited to the member for one of the years of that 
participation at the end of each year after the completion of the 
course of study that the member serves in the Selected Reserve and is 
credited under section 12732(a)(2) of this title with at least 50 
points. The points credited for the participation shall be recorded in 
the member's records as having been earned in the year of the 
participation in the course of study.'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
        paragraph (5):
    ``(5) A member of the Selected Reserve may be considered to be in 
an active status while pursuing a course of study under this subchapter 
only for purposes of sections 12732(a) and 12733(3) of this title.''.

SEC. 518. EXCLUSION OF RESERVE OFFICERS ON EDUCATIONAL DELAY FROM 
              ELIGIBILITY FOR CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION.

    (a) Exclusion.--Section 14301 of title 10, United States Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Officers on Educational Delay.--An officer on a reserve 
active-status list is ineligible for consideration for promotion, but 
shall remain on the reserve active-status list, while the officer is--
            ``(1) pursuing a program of graduate level education in an 
        educational delay status approved by the Secretary concerned; 
        and
            ``(2) receiving from the Secretary financial assistance in 
        connection with the pursuit of the program in that status.''.
    (b) Retroactive Effect.--(1) Subsection (h) of section 14301 of 
title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with 
respect to boards convened under section 14101(a) of such title before, 
on, or after that date.
    (2) The Secretary of the military department concerned, upon 
receipt of request in a form and manner prescribed by the Secretary, 
shall expunge from the military records of an officer any indication of 
a failure of selection of the officer for promotion by a board referred 
to in paragraph (1) while the officer was ineligible for consideration 
by the board by reason of section 14301(h) of title 10, United States 
Code.

SEC. 519. EXCLUSION OF PERIOD OF PURSUIT OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION FROM 
              COMPUTATION OF YEARS OF SERVICE FOR RESERVE OFFICERS.

    (a) Exclusion.--The text of section 14706 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--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 the following:
            ``(1) Service as a warrant officer.
            ``(2) Constructive service.
            ``(3) Except as provided in subsection (b), service as a 
        commissioned officer of a reserve component while pursuing a 
        program of advanced education leading to 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 as a chaplain or judge 
        advocate if the service--
                    ``(A) follows appointment as a commissioned officer 
                of a reserve component; and
                    ``(B) precedes the officer's initial service on 
                active duty or initial service in the Ready Reserve in 
                the professional specialty for which the degree if 
                required.
    ``(b) Prior Service Professional Personnel.--The exclusion in 
subsection (a)(3) does not apply to service described in that 
subsection that is performed by an officer who, prior to the described 
service--
            ``(1) served on active duty; or
            ``(2) participated as a member of the Ready Reserve other 
        than in a student status.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply 
with respect to service as a commissioned officer on or after that 
date.

SEC. 520. CORRECTION OF REFERENCE RELATING TO CREDITING OF SATISFACTORY 
              SERVICE BY RESERVE OFFICERS IN HIGHEST GRADE HELD.

    Section 1370(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``chapter 1225'' and inserting ``chapter 1223''.

SEC. 521. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF THE COAST GUARD RESERVE.

    (a) Establishment.--Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 53. Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director
    ``(a) Establishment of Office; Director.--There is in the executive 
part of the Coast Guard an Office of the Coast Guard Reserve. The head 
of the Office is the Director of the Coast Guard Reserve. The Director 
of the Coast Guard Reserve is the principal adviser to the Commandant 
on Coast Guard Reserve matters and may have such additional functions 
as the Commandant may direct.
    ``(b) Appointment.--The President, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate, shall appoint the Director of the Coast Guard 
Reserve, from officers of the Coast Guard not on active duty, or on 
active duty under section 10211 of title 10, who--
            ``(1) have had at least 10 years of commissioned service;
            ``(2) are in a grade above captain; and
            ``(3) have been recommended by the Secretary of 
        Transportation.
    ``(c) Term.--(1) The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve holds 
office for a term determined by the President, normally two years, but 
not more than four years. An officer may be removed from the position 
of Director for cause at any time.
    ``(2) The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve, while so serving, 
holds a grade above Captain, without vacating the officer's permanent 
grade.
    ``(d) Budget.--The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve is the 
official within the executive part of the Coast Guard who, subject to 
the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of 
Transportation and the Commandant, is responsible for preparation, 
justification, and execution of the personnel, operation and 
maintenance, and construction budgets for the Coast Guard Reserve. As 
such, the Director of the Coast Guard Reserve is the director and 
functional manager of appropriations made for the Coast Guard Reserve 
in those areas.
    ``(e) Annual Report.--The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve shall 
submit to the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Defense 
an annual report on the state of the Coast Guard Reserve and the 
ability of the Coast Guard Reserve to meet its missions. The report 
shall be prepared in conjunction with the Commandant and may be 
submitted in classified and unclassified versions.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
52 the following:

``53. Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director.''.

SEC. 522. CHIEFS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS AND THE ADDITIONAL GENERAL 
              OFFICERS AT THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.

    (a) Grade of Chief of Army Reserve.--Section 3038(c) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``major general'' and 
inserting ``lieutenant general''.
    (b) Grade of Chief of Naval Reserve.--Section 5143(c)(2) of such 
title is amended by striking ``rear admiral (lower half)'' and 
inserting ``rear admiral''.
    (c) Grade of Commander, Marine Forces Reserve.--Section 5144(c)(2) 
of such title is amended by striking ``brigadier general'' and 
inserting ``major general''.
    (d) Grade of Chief of Air Force Reserve.--Section 8038(c) of such 
title is amended by striking ``major general'' and inserting 
``lieutenant general''.
    (e) The Additional General Officers for the National Guard 
Bureau.--Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 10506(a)(1) of such title 
are each amended by striking ``major general'' and inserting 
``lieutenant general''.
    (f) Exclusion From Limitation on General and Flag Officers.--
Section 526(d) of such title is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Exclusion of Certain Reserve Component Officers.--The 
limitations of this section do not apply to the following reserve 
component general or flag officers:
            ``(1) An officer on active duty for training.
            ``(2) An officer on active duty under a call or order 
        specifying a period of less than 180 days.
            ``(3) The Chief of Army Reserve, the Chief of Naval 
        Reserve, the Chief of Air Force Reserve, the Commander, Marine 
        Forces Reserve, and the additional general officers assigned to 
        the National Guard Bureau under section 10506(a)(1) of this 
        title.''.
    (g) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

              Subtitle C--Military Education and Training

SEC. 531. AUTHORITY TO EXCEED TEMPORARILY A STRENGTH LIMITATION FOR THE 
              SERVICE ACADEMIES.

    Section 511(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 105 Stat. 1359; 10 U.S.C. 4342 
note) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a) Reduction in 
        Authorized Strengths.--''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) The Secretary of the military department concerned may 
authorize the strength for an academy for any class year to exceed the 
strength limitation set forth in paragraph (1) by not more than 5 
percent. Before granting that authority, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a written notification of the determination to 
authorize the excessive strength for that year. The notification shall 
include a discussion of the justification for exceeding the strength 
limitation and the actions that the Secretary plans to take to reduce 
the strength to a level within the strength limitation.''.

SEC. 532. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORIZED TO 
              BE WAIVED FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS AT THE SERVICE ACADEMIES.

    (a) Repeal.--Sections 4344(b)(3), 6957(b)(3), and 9344(b)(3) of 
title 10, United States Code, are repealed.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply 
with respect to the academic year that includes that date and academic 
years that begin after that date.

SEC. 533. EXPANSION OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROGRAMS OF THE SERVICE 
              ACADEMIES.

    (a) United States Military Academy.--Section 4345 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``10 cadets'' and 
        inserting ``24 cadets''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``$50,000'' and 
        inserting ``$120,000''.
    (b) United States Naval Academy.--Section 6957a of such title is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``10 midshipmen'' and 
        inserting ``24 midshipmen''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``$50,000'' and 
        inserting ``$120,000''.
    (c) United States Air Force Academy.--Section 9345 of such title is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``10 Air Force cadets'' 
        and inserting ``24 Air Force cadets''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``$50,000'' and 
        inserting ``$120,000''.

SEC. 534. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR ROTC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATE 
              STUDENTS.

    Section 2107(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(2) The Secretary of the military department concerned may 
provide financial assistance, as described in paragraph (1), to a 
student enrolled in an advanced education program beyond the 
baccalaureate degree level if 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 this paragraph.''.

SEC. 535. AUTHORITY FOR AWARD OF MASTER OF STRATEGIC STUDIES DEGREE BY 
              THE UNITED STATES ARMY WAR COLLEGE.

    (a) Authority for Degree.--Chapter 401 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 4321. 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 
have fulfilled 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:

``4321. United States Army War College: master of strategic studies 
                            degree.''.

SEC. 536. MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FACULTY OF THE COMMUNITY 
              COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE.

    Section 9315 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Educational Qualifications of Faculty.--Notwithstanding 
section 3308 of title 5 or any other provision of law, the commander of 
the Air Education and Training Command may prescribe the minimum 
educational qualifications required for the professors and instructors 
of the college. The required qualifications shall equal or exceed the 
qualifications necessary to satisfy accreditation standards applicable 
to the college.''.

SEC. 537. CONFERRAL OF GRADUATE-LEVEL DEGREES BY AIR UNIVERSITY.

    (a) Authority.--Section 9317(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Authority.--Upon the recommendation of the faculty of a 
school of the Air University, the Commander of the Air University may 
confer a degree upon graduates of that school who fulfill the 
requirements for the degree, as follows:
            ``(1) The degree of master of strategic studies, for the 
        Air War College.
            ``(2) The degree of master of military operational art and 
        science, for the Air Command and Staff College.
            ``(3) The degree of master of airpower art and science, for 
        the School of Advanced Airpower Studies.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of that section is 
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 9317. Air University: graduate-level degrees''.
    (2) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 901 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:

``9317. Air University: graduate-level degrees.''.

SEC. 538. PAYMENT OF TUITION FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF MEMBERS IN 
              THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.

    Section 1745(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(a) Tuition Reimbursement and Training.--(1) The Secretary of 
Defense shall provide for tuition reimbursement and training (including 
a full-time course of study leading to a degree) for acquisition 
personnel in the Department of Defense.
    ``(2) For civilian personnel, the reimbursement and training shall 
be provided under section 4107(b) of title 5 for the purposes described 
in that section. For purposes of such section 4107(b), there is deemed 
to be, until September 30, 2001, a shortage of qualified personnel to 
serve in acquisition positions in the Department of Defense.
    ``(3) In the case of members of the armed forces, the limitation in 
section 2007(a) of this title shall not apply to tuition reimbursement 
and training provided for under this subsection.''.

SEC. 539. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR PURSUIT OF DEGREES BY 
              OFFICER CANDIDATES IN MARINE CORPS PLATOON LEADERS CLASS 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--(1) Part IV of subtitle E of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

         ``CHAPTER 1610--OTHER EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

``Sec.
``16401. Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class Program: officer candidates 
                            pursuing degrees.
``Sec. 16401. Marine Corps Platoon Leader's Class Program: officer 
              candidates pursuing degrees
    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Navy may provide financial 
assistance to an eligible enlisted member of the Marine Corps Reserve 
for expenses of the member while the member is pursuing on a full-time 
basis at an institution of higher education a program of education 
approved by the Secretary that leads to--
            ``(1) a baccalaureate degree in less than five academic 
        years; or
            ``(2) a doctor of jurisprudence or bachelor of laws degree 
        in not more than three academic years.
    ``(b) Eligibility.--(1) To be eligible for receipt of financial 
assistance under this section, an enlisted member of the Marine Corps 
Reserve shall--
            ``(A) be an officer candidate in the Marine Corps Platoon 
        Leaders Class Program and have successfully completed one six-
        week (or longer) increment of military training required under 
        the program;
            ``(B) satisfy the applicable age requirement of paragraph 
        (2);
            ``(C) be enrolled on a full-time basis in a program of 
        education referred to in subsection (a) at any institution of 
        higher education;
            ``(D) enter into a written agreement with the Secretary--
                    ``(i) to accept an appointment as a commissioned 
                officer in the Marine Corps, if tendered by the 
                President;
                    ``(ii) to serve on active duty for at least five 
                years; and
                    ``(iii) under such terms and conditions as shall be 
                prescribed by the Secretary, to serve in the Marine 
                Corps Reserve until the eighth anniversary of the date 
                of the appointment.
    ``(2)(A) To meet the age requirements of this paragraph, a member 
pursuing a baccalaureate degree may not be over 26 years of age on June 
30 of the calendar year in which the member is projected to be eligible 
for appointment as a commissioned officer in the Marine Corps through 
the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class Program, except that any such 
member who has served on active duty in the armed forces may, on such 
date, be any age under 30 years that exceeds 26 years by a number of 
months that is not more than the number of months that the member 
served on active duty.
    ``(B) To meet the age requirements of this paragraph, a member 
pursuing a doctor of jurisprudence or bachelor of laws degree may not 
be over 30 years of age on June 30 of the calendar year in which the 
member is projected to be eligible for appointment as a commissioned 
officer in the Marine Corps through the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders 
Class Program, except that any such member who has served on active 
duty in the armed forces may, on such date, be any age under 35 years 
that exceeds 30 years by a number of months that is not more than the 
number of months that the member served on active duty.
    ``(c) Covered Expenses.--Expenses for which financial assistance 
may be provided under this section are tuition and fees charged by the 
institution of higher education involved, the cost of books, and, in 
the case of a program of education leading to a baccalaureate degree, 
laboratory expenses.
    ``(d) Amount.--The amount of financial assistance provided to a 
member under this section shall be prescribed by the Secretary, but may 
not exceed $5,200 for any academic year.
    ``(e) Limitations.--(1) Financial assistance may be provided to a 
member under this section only for three consecutive academic years.
    ``(2) Not more than 1,200 members may participate in the financial 
assistance program under this section in any academic year.
    ``(f) Failure To Complete Program.--A member in receipt of 
financial assistance under this section may be ordered to active duty 
in the Marine Corps by the Secretary to serve in an appropriate 
enlisted grade for such period as the Secretary prescribes, but not for 
more than four years, if the member--
            ``(1) completes the military and academic requirements of 
        the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class Program and refuses to 
        accept a commission when offered;
            ``(2) fails to complete the military or academic 
        requirements of the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class Program; 
        or
            ``(3) 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.
    ``(g) Institution of Higher Education Defined.--In this section, 
the term `institution of higher education' has the meaning given that 
term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001).''.
    (2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle E of such 
title and at the beginning of part IV of such subtitle are amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``1610. Other Educational Assistance Programs...............   16401''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3695(a)(5) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``Chapters 106 and 107'' and 
inserting ``Chapters 107, 1606, and 1610''.
    (c) Computation of Creditable Service.--Section 205 of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the years of service of a 
commissioned officer appointed under section 12209 of title 10 after 
receiving financial assistance under section 16401 of such title may 
not include a period of service after the date of the establishment of 
the program of financial assistance by the Secretary that the officer 
performed concurrently as a member of the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders 
Class Program and the Marine Corps Reserve, except for any period of 
service that the officer performed (concurrently with the period of 
service as a member of the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class Program) 
as an enlisted member on active duty or as a member of the Selected 
Reserve.''.
    (d) Transition Provision.--(1) An enlisted member of the Marine 
Corps Reserve selected for training as an officer candidate under 
section 12209 of title 10, United States Code, before implementation of 
a financial assistance program under section 12216 of such title (as 
added by subsection (a)) may, upon application, participate in the 
financial assistance program established under section 12216 of such 
title (as added by subsection (a)) if the member--
            (A) is eligible for financial assistance under such section 
        12216;
            (B) submits a request for the financial assistance to the 
        Secretary of the Navy not later than 180 days after the date on 
        which the Secretary establishes the financial assistance 
        program; and
            (C) enters in a written agreement described in subsection 
        (b)(4) of such section 12216.
    (2) Section 205(f) of title 37, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (c), applies to a member referred to in paragraph (1).

           Subtitle D--Decorations, Awards, and Commendations

SEC. 551. WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS FOR AWARD OF CERTAIN DECORATIONS 
              TO CERTAIN PERSONS.

    (a) Waiver.--Any limitation established by law or policy for the 
time within which a recommendation for the award of a military 
decoration or award must be submitted shall not apply to award of the 
decoration as described in subsection (b), the award of such decoration 
having been determined by the Secretary of Transportation to be 
warranted in accordance with section 1130 of title 10, United States 
Code.
    (b) Coast Guard Commendation Medal.--Subsection (a) applies to the 
award of the Coast Guard Commendation Medal to Mark H. Freeman, of 
Seattle, Washington for heroic achievement performed in a manner above 
that normally to be expected during rescue operations for the S.S. 
Seagate, in September 1956, while serving as a member of the Coast 
Guard at Gray Harbor Lifeboat Station, Westport, Washington.

SEC. 552. AUTHORITY FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO ALFRED RASCON FOR 
              VALOR DURING THE VIETNAM CONFLICT.

    (a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time 
limitations specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, 
or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain 
medals to persons who served in the Army, the President may award the 
Medal of Honor under section 3741 of that title to Alfred Rascon, of 
Laurel, Maryland, for the acts of valor described in subsection (b).
    (b) Action Described.--The acts of valor referred to in subsection 
(a) are the actions of Alfred Rascon on March 16, 1966, as an Army 
medic, serving in the grade of Specialist Four in the Republic of 
Vietnam with the Reconnaissance Platoon, Headquarters Company, 1st 
Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade (Separate), during a 
combat operation known as Silver City.

SEC. 553. ELIMINATION OF BACKLOG IN REQUESTS FOR REPLACEMENT OF 
              MILITARY MEDALS AND OTHER DECORATIONS.

    (a) Sufficient Resourcing Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
make available funds and other resources at the levels that are 
necessary for ensuring the elimination of the backlog of the 
unsatisfied requests made to the Department of Defense for the issuance 
or replacement of military decorations for former members of the Armed 
Forces. The organizations to which the necessary funds and other 
resources are to be made available for that purpose are as follows:
            (1) The Army Reserve Personnel Command.
            (2) The Bureau of Naval Personnel.
            (3) The Air Force Personnel Center.
            (4) The National Archives and Records Administration
    (b) Condition.--The Secretary shall allocate funds and other 
resources under subsection (a) in a manner that does not detract from 
the performance of other personnel service and personnel support 
activities within the Department of Defense.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
on the status of the backlog described in subsection (a). The report 
shall include a plan for eliminating the backlog.
    (d) Replacement Decoration Defined.--For the purposes of this 
section, the term ``decoration'' means a medal or other decoration that 
a former member of the Armed Forces was awarded by the United States 
for military service of the United States.

SEC. 554. RETROACTIVE AWARD OF NAVY COMBAT ACTION RIBBON.

    The Secretary of the Navy may award the Navy Combat Action Ribbon 
(established by Secretary of the Navy Notice 1650, dated February 17, 
1969) to a member of the Navy and Marine Corps for participation in 
ground or surface combat during any period after December 6, 1941, and 
before March 1, 1961 (the date of the otherwise applicable limitation 
on retroactivity for the award of such decoration), if the Secretary 
determines that the member has not been previously recognized in 
appropriate manner for such participation.

       Subtitle E--Amendments to Uniform Code of Military Justice

SEC. 561. INCREASE IN SENTENCING JURISDICTION OF SPECIAL COURTS-MARTIAL 
              AUTHORIZED TO ADJUDGE A BAD CONDUCT DISCHARGE.

    (a) Increase in Jurisdiction.--Section 819 of title 10, United 
States Code (article 19 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is 
amended--
            (1) in the second sentence, by striking ``six months'' both 
        places it appears and inserting ``one year''; and
            (2) in the third sentence, by inserting after ``A bad 
        conduct discharge'' the following: ``, confinement for more 
        than six months, or forfeiture of pay for more than six 
        months''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the first day of the sixth month following the month in 
which this Act is enacted, and shall apply with respect to charges 
referred to trial by special courts-martial on or after that effective 
date.

SEC. 562. REDUCED MINIMUM BLOOD AND BREATH ALCOHOL LEVELS FOR OFFENSE 
              OF DRUNKEN OPERATION OR CONTROL OF A VEHICLE, AIRCRAFT, 
              OR VESSEL.

    (a) Standard.--Section 911(2) of title 10, United States Code 
(article 111(2) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by 
striking ``0.10 grams'' both places it appears and inserting ``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 acts committed on or after that date.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

SEC. 571. FUNERAL HONORS DETAILS AT FUNERALS OF VETERANS.

    (a) Responsibility of Secretary of Defense.--Subsection (a) of 
section 1491 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(a) Responsibility.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, 
upon request, a funeral honors detail is provided for the funeral of 
any veteran that occurs after December 31, 1999.''.
    (b) Eligibility for Honors.--Subsection (f) of such section is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(h) Veteran Defined.--In this section, the term `veteran' means 
the following:
            ``(1) A decedent who was a veteran, as defined in section 
        101(2) of title 38.
            ``(2) A decedent who, by reason of having been a member of 
        the Selected Reserve, is eligible for a flag to drape the 
        casket under section 2301(f) of title 38.''.
    (c) Composition of Funeral Honors Details.--(1) Subsection (b) of 
such section is amended--
            (A) by striking ``Honor Guard Details.--'' and inserting 
        ``Funeral Honors Details.--(1)'' ;
            (B) by striking ``honor guard detail'' and inserting 
        ``funeral honors detail''; and
            (C) by striking ``not less than three persons'' and all 
        that follows and inserting the following: ``two or more 
        persons.''.
    (2) Subsection (c) of such section is amended--
            (A) by striking ``(c) Persons Forming Honor Guards.--An 
        honor guard detail'' and inserting ``(2) At least two members 
        of the funeral honors detail for the veteran's funeral shall be 
        members of the armed forces. At least one of those members 
        shall be a member of the armed force of which the veteran was a 
        member. The remainder of the detail''; and
            (B) by striking the second sentence and inserting the 
        following: ``Each member of the armed forces in the detail 
        shall wear the appropriate uniform of the member's armed force 
        while serving in the detail.''.
    (d) Ceremony, Support, and Waiver.--Such section is further 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
        (f) and (g), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Ceremony.--A funeral honors detail shall, at a minimum, 
perform at the funeral a ceremony that includes the folding and 
presentation of the flag of the United States to the veteran's family 
and the playing of Taps. Unless a bugler is a member of the detail, the 
detail shall play a recorded version of Taps using audio equipment 
which the detail shall provide if adequate audio equipment is not 
otherwise available for use at the funeral.
    ``(d) Support.--To provide a funeral honors detail under this 
section, the Secretary of a military department may provide the 
following:
            ``(1) Transportation, or reimbursement for transportation, 
        and expenses for a person who participates in the funeral 
        honors detail under this section and is not a member of the 
        armed forces or an employee of the United States.
            ``(2) Materiel, equipment, and training for members of a 
        veterans organization or other organization referred to in 
        subsection (b)(2).
    ``(e) Waiver Authority.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may waive any 
requirement provided in or pursuant to this section when the Secretary 
considers it necessary to do so to meet the requirements of war, 
national emergency, or a contingency operation, or other military 
requirements.
    ``(2) Before or promptly after granting a waiver under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall transmit a notification of the waiver to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives.''.
    (e) Regulations.--The text of subsection (f) of such section, as 
redesignated by subsection (d)(1), is amended to read as follows:
    ``The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out 
this section. The regulations shall include the following:
            ``(1) A system for selection of units of the armed forces 
        and other organizations to provide funeral honors details.
            ``(2) Procedures for responding and coordinating responses 
        to requests for funeral honors details.
            ``(3) Procedures for establishing standards and protocol.
            ``(4) Procedures for providing training and ensuring 
        quality of performance.''.
    (f) Acceptance of Voluntary Services.--Section 1588(a) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Voluntary services as a member of a funeral honors 
        detail under section 1491 of this title.''.
    (g) Duty Status of Reserves in Funeral Honors Details.--(1) Chapter 
1 of title 32, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) in section 114--
                    (i) by striking ``honor guard functions'' both 
                places that it appears and inserting ``funeral honors 
                functions''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``drill or training otherwise 
                required'' and inserting ``drill or training, but may 
                be performed as funeral honors duty under section 115 
                of this title''; and
            (B) by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 115. Funeral honors duty performed as a Federal function
    ``(a) Order to Duty.--A member of the Army National Guard of the 
United States or the Air National Guard of the United States may be 
ordered to funeral honors duty, with the consent of the member, to 
prepare for or perform funeral honors functions at the funeral of a 
veteran under section 1491 of title 10. However, a member of the Army 
National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the 
United States may not be ordered to perform funeral honors functions 
under this section without the consent of the Governor or other 
appropriate authority of the State concerned.
    ``(b) Service Credit.--A member ordered to funeral honors duty 
under this section shall be required to perform a minimum of two hours 
of such duty in order to receive--
            ``(1) service credit under section 12732(a)(2)(E) of title 
        10; and
            ``(2) if authorized by the Secretary concerned, the 
        allowance under section 435 of title 37.
    ``(c) Reimbursable Expenses.--A member who performs funeral honors 
duty under this section may be paid reimbursement for travel and 
transportation expenses incurred in conjunction with such duty as 
authorized under chapter 7 of title 37 if such duty is performed at a 
location 100 miles or more from the member's residence.
    ``(d) Regulations.--The exercise of authority under subsection (a) 
is subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.''.
    (2) Chapter 1213 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 12503. Ready Reserve: funeral honors duty
    ``(a) Order to Duty.--A member of the Ready Reserve may be ordered 
to funeral honors duty, with the consent of the member, in preparation 
for or to perform funeral honors functions at the funeral of a veteran 
as defined in section 1491 of this title.
    ``(b) Service Credit.--A member ordered to funeral honors duty 
under this section shall be required to perform a minimum of two hours 
of such duty in order to receive--
            ``(1) service credit under section 12732(a)(2)(E) of this 
        title; and
            ``(2) if authorized by the Secretary concerned, the 
        allowance under section 435 of title 37.
    ``(c) Reimbursable Expenses.--A member who performs funeral honors 
duty under this section may be paid reimbursement for travel and 
transportation expenses incurred in conjunction with such duty as 
authorized under chapter 7 of title 37 if such duty is performed at a 
location 100 miles or more from the member's residence.
    ``(d) Regulations.--The exercise of authority under subsection (a) 
is subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
    ``(e) Members of the National Guard.--This section does not apply 
to members of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air 
National Guard of the United States. The performance of funeral honors 
duty by such members is provided for in section 115 of title 32.''.
    (3) Section 12552 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) by striking ``honor guard functions'' and inserting 
        ``funeral honors functions''; and
            (B) by striking ``drill or training otherwise required'' 
        and inserting ``drill or training, but may be performed as 
        funeral honors duty under section 12503 of this title''.
    (h) Crediting of One Point for Reserve Serving on Detail.--Section 
12732(a)(2) of such title is amended--
            (1) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
                    ``(E) One point for each day on which funeral 
                honors duty is performed for at least two hours under 
                section 12503 of this title or section 115 of title 32, 
                unless the duty is performed while in a status for 
                which credit is provided under another subparagraph of 
                this paragraph.''; and
            (2) by striking ``, and (D)'' in the second sentence and 
        inserting ``, (D), and (E)''.
    (i) Benefits for Members in Funeral Honors Duty Status.--(1) 
Section 1074a(a) of such title is amended--
            (A) in each of paragraphs (1) and (2)--
                    (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (A);
                    (ii) by striking the period at the end of 
                subparagraph (B) and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) service on funeral honors duty under section 
                12503 of this title or section 115 of title 32.''; and
            (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Each member of the armed forces who incurs or 
        aggravates an injury, illness, or disease in the line of duty 
        while remaining overnight immediately before serving on funeral 
        honors duty under section 12503 of this title or section 115 of 
        title 32 at or in the vicinity of the place at which the member 
        was to so serve, if the place is outside reasonable commuting 
        distance from the member's residence.''.
    (2) Section 1076(a)(2) of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
            ``(E) A member who died from an injury, illness, or disease 
        incurred or aggravated while the member--
                    ``(i) was serving on funeral honors duty under 
                section 12503 of this title or section 115 of title 32;
                    ``(ii) was traveling to or from the place at which 
                the member was to so serve; or
                    ``(iii) remained overnight at or in the vicinity of 
                that place immediately before so serving, if the place 
                is outside reasonable commuting distance from the 
                member's residence.''.
    (3) Section 1204(2) of such title is amended--
            (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
            (B) by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon at the end of 
        subparagraph (B); and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) is a result of an injury, illness, or disease 
                incurred or aggravated in line of duty--
                            ``(i) while the member was serving on 
                        funeral honors duty under section 12503 of this 
                        title or section 115 of title 32;
                            ``(ii) while the member was traveling to or 
                        from the place at which the member was to so 
                        serve; or
                            ``(iii) while the member remained overnight 
                        at or in the vicinity of that place immediately 
                        before so serving, if the place is outside 
                        reasonable commuting distance from the member's 
                        residence;''.
    (4) Section 1206(2) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) the disability is a result of an injury, illness, or 
        disease incurred or aggravated in line of duty--
                    ``(A) while--
                            ``(i) performing active duty or inactive-
                        duty training;
                            ``(ii) traveling directly to or from the 
                        place at which such duty is performed; or
                            ``(iii) remaining overnight immediately 
                        before the commencement of inactive-duty 
                        training, or while remaining overnight between 
                        successive periods of inactive-duty training, 
                        at or in the vicinity of the site of the 
                        inactive-duty training, if the site is outside 
                        reasonable commuting distance of the member's 
                        residence; or
                    ``(B) while the member--
                            ``(i) was serving on funeral honors duty 
                        under section 12503 of this title or section 
                        115 of title 32;
                            ``(ii) was traveling to or from the place 
                        at which the member was to so serve; or
                            ``(iii) remained overnight at or in the 
                        vicinity of that place immediately before so 
                        serving, if the place is outside reasonable 
                        commuting distance from the member's 
                        residence;''.
    (5) Section 1481(a)(2) of such title is amended--
            (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
            (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) either--
                            ``(i) serving on funeral honors duty under 
                        section 12503 of this title or section 115 of 
                        title 32;
                            ``(ii) traveling directly to or from the 
                        place at which to so serve; or
                            ``(iii) remaining overnight at or in the 
                        vicinity of that place before so serving, if 
                        the place is outside reasonable commuting 
                        distance from the member's residence.''.
    (j) Funeral Honors Duty Allowance.--Chapter 4 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 435. Allowance for funeral honors duty
    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary concerned may authorize payment of 
an allowance to a member of the Ready Reserve for each day on which the 
member performs at least two hours of funeral honors duty pursuant to 
section 12503 of title 10 or section 115 of title 32.
    ``(b) Amount.--The daily rate of an allowance paid under this 
section is $50.
    ``(c) Full Compensation.--Except for expenses reimbursed under 
subsection (c) of section 12503 of title 10 or subsection (c) of 
section 115 of title 32, the allowance paid under this section is the 
only monetary compensation authorized to be paid a member for the 
performance of funeral honors duty pursuant to such section, regardless 
of the grade in which serving, and shall constitute payment in full to 
the member.''.
    (k) Clerical Amendments.--(1)(A) The heading for section 1491 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1491. Funeral honors functions at funerals for veterans''.
    (B) The heading for section 12552 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 12552. Funeral honors functions at funerals for veterans''.
    (2)(A) The item relating to section 1491 in the table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 75 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:

``1491. Funeral honors functions at funerals for veterans.''.
    (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1213 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``12503. Ready Reserve: funeral honors duty.''.
    (C) The item relating to section 12552 table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 1215 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows:

``12552. Funeral honors functions at funerals for veterans.''.
    (3)(A) The heading for section 114 of title 32, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 114. Funeral honors functions at funerals for veterans''.
    (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1 of title 
32, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 114 and inserting the following:

``114. Funeral honors functions at funerals for veterans.
``115. Funeral honors duty performed as a Federal function.''.
    (4) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 4 of title 
37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``435. Allowance for funeral honors duty.''.

SEC. 572. INCREASED AUTHORITY TO EXTEND DELAYED ENTRY PERIOD FOR 
              ENLISTMENTS OF PERSONS WITH NO PRIOR MILITARY SERVICE.

    (a) Maximum Period of Extension.--Section 513(b)(1) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``180 days'' in the second 
sentence and inserting ``365 days''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with respect to 
enlistments entered into on or after that date.

SEC. 573. ARMY COLLEGE FIRST PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Program Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall establish a 
pilot program to assess whether the Army could increase the number of, 
and the level of the qualifications of, persons accessed into the Army 
by encouraging recruits to pursue higher education or vocational or 
technical training before entry into active service in the Army.
    (b) Delayed Entry With Allowance for Higher Education.--Under the 
pilot program, the Secretary may exercise the authority under section 
513 of title 10, United States Code--
            (1) to accept the enlistment of a person as a Reserve for 
        service in the Selected Reserve or Individual Ready Reserve of 
        the Army Reserve or, notwithstanding the scope of the authority 
        under subsection (a) of that section, in the Army National 
        Guard of the United States;
            (2) to authorize, notwithstanding the period limitation in 
        subsection (b) of such section, a delay of the enlistment of 
        that person in a regular component under that subsection for 
        the period during which the person is enrolled in and pursuing 
        a program of education at an institution of higher education, 
        or a program of vocational or technical training, on a full-
        time basis that is to be completed within two years after the 
        date of the enlistment as a Reserve; and
            (3) in the case of a person enlisted in a reserve component 
        for service in the Individual Ready Reserve, pay an allowance 
        to the person for each month of that period.
    (c) Maximum Period of Delay.--The period of delay authorized a 
person under paragraph (2) of subsection (b) may not exceed the two-
year period beginning on the date of the person's enlistment accepted 
under paragraph (1) of such subsection.
    (d) Amount of Allowance.--(1) The monthly allowance paid under 
subsection (b)(3) is $150. The allowance may not be paid for more than 
24 months.
    (2) An allowance under this section is in addition to any other pay 
and allowances to which a member of a reserve component is entitled by 
reason of participation in the Ready Reserve of that component.
    (e) Comparison Group.--To perform the assessment under subsection 
(a), the Secretary may define and study any group not including persons 
receiving a benefit under subsection (b) and compare that group with 
any group or groups of persons who receive such benefits under the 
pilot program.
    (f) Duration of Pilot Program.--The pilot program shall be in 
effect during the period beginning on October 1, 1999, and ending on 
September 30, 2004.
    (g) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2004, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report on the pilot program. The report shall 
include the following:
            (1) The assessment of the Secretary regarding the value of 
        the authority under this section for achieving the objectives 
        of increasing the number of, and the level of the 
        qualifications of, persons accessed into the Army.
            (2) Any recommendation for legislation or other actions 
        that the Secretary considers appropriate to achieve such 
        objectives through grants of entry delays and financial 
        benefits for advanced education and training of recruits.

SEC. 574. REDUCTION IN REQUIRED FREQUENCY OF REPORTING ON THE SELECTED 
              RESERVE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM UNDER THE 
              MONTGOMERY GI BILL.

    The text of section 16137 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report not 
later than March 1 of every other year concerning the operation of the 
educational assistance program established by this chapter. The report 
shall cover the two fiscal years preceding the fiscal year in which the 
report is submitted and shall include the number of members of the 
Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of each armed force receiving, 
and the number entitled to receive, educational assistance under this 
chapter during the period covered by the report. The Secretary may 
submit the report more frequently and adjust the period covered by the 
report accordingly.''.

SEC. 575. PARTICIPATION OF MEMBERS IN MANAGEMENT OF ORGANIZATIONS 
              ABROAD THAT PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING.

    Section 1033(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
            ``(E) An entity that, operating in a foreign nation where 
        United States personnel are serving at United States military 
        activities, promotes understanding and tolerance between such 
        personnel (and their families) and the people of that host 
        foreign nation through programs that foster social relations 
        between those persons.''.

SEC. 576. FORENSIC PATHOLOGY INVESTIGATIONS BY ARMED FORCES MEDICAL 
              EXAMINER.

    (a) Investigation Authority.--Chapter 75 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking the heading for the chapter and inserting 
the following:

                    ``CHAPTER 75--DECEASED PERSONNEL

``Subchapter                                                       Sec.
``I. Death Investigations...................................       1471
``II. Death Benefits........................................       1475

                  ``SUBCHAPTER I--DEATH INVESTIGATIONS

``Sec.
``1471. Forensic pathology investigations.
``Sec. 1471. Forensic pathology investigations
    ``(a) Authority.--Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
Defense, the Armed Forces Medical Examiner may conduct a forensic 
pathology investigation to determine the cause or manner of death of a 
deceased person under circumstances described in subsection (b). The 
investigation may include an autopsy of the decedent's remains.
    ``(b) Basis for Investigation.--A forensic pathology investigation 
of a death under this section is justified if--
            ``(1) either--
                    ``(A) it appears that the decedent was killed or 
                that, whatever the cause of the decedent's death, the 
                cause was unnatural;
                    ``(B) the cause or manner of death is unknown;
                    ``(C) there is reasonable suspicion that the death 
                was by unlawful means;
                    ``(D) it appears that the death resulted from an 
                infectious disease or from the effects of a hazardous 
                material that may have an adverse effect on the 
                military installation or community involved; or
                    ``(E) the identity of the decedent is unknown; and
            ``(2) either--
                    ``(A) the decedent--
                            ``(i) was found dead or died at an 
                        installation garrisoned by units of the armed 
                        forces that is under the exclusive jurisdiction 
                        of the United States;
                            ``(ii) was a member of the armed forces on 
                        active duty or inactive duty for training;
                            ``(iii) was a former member recently 
                        retired under chapter 61 of this title as a 
                        result of an injury or illness incurred while a 
                        member on active duty or inactive duty for 
                        training; or
                            ``(iv) was a civilian dependent of a member 
                        of the armed forces and was found dead or died 
                        outside the United States;
                    ``(B) in any other authorized Department of Defense 
                investigation of matters which involves the death, a 
                factual determination of the cause or manner of the 
                death is necessary; or
                    ``(C) in any other authorized investigation being 
                conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the 
                National Transportation Safety Board, or any other 
                Federal agency, an authorized official of such agency 
                with authority to direct a forensic pathology 
                investigation requests that the Armed Forces Medical 
                Examiner conduct such an investigation.
    ``(c) Determination of Justification.--(1) Subject to paragraph 
(2), the determination under paragraph (1) of subsection (b) shall be 
made by the Armed Forces Medical Examiner.
    ``(2) A commander may make the determination under paragraph (1) of 
subsection (b) and require a forensic pathology investigation under 
this section without regard to a determination made by the Armed Forces 
Medical Examiner if--
            ``(A) in a case involving circumstances described in 
        paragraph (2)(A)(i) of that subsection, the commander is the 
        commander of the installation where the decedent was found dead 
        or died; or
            ``(B) in a case involving circumstances described in 
        paragraph (2)(A)(ii) of that subsection, the commander is the 
        commander of the decedent's unit at a level in the chain of 
        command designated for such purpose in the regulations 
        prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
    ``(d) Limitation in Concurrent Jurisdiction Cases.--(1) The 
exercise of authority under this section is subject to the exercise of 
primary jurisdiction for the investigation of a death--
            ``(A) in the case of a death in a State, by the State or a 
        local government of the State; or
            ``(B) in the case of a death in a foreign country, by that 
        foreign country under any applicable treaty, status of forces 
        agreement, or other international agreement between the United 
        States and that foreign country.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) does not limit the authority of the Armed 
Forces Medical Examiner to conduct a forensic pathology investigation 
of a death that is subject to the exercise of primary jurisdiction by 
another sovereing if the investigation by the other sovereing is 
concluded without a forensic pathology investigation that the Armed 
Forces Medical Examiner considers complete. For the purposes of the 
preceding sentence a forensic pathology investigation is incomplete if 
the investigation does not include an autopsy of the decedent.
    ``(e) Procedures.--For a forensic pathology investigation under 
this section, the Armed Forces Medical Examiner shall--
            ``(1) designate one or more qualified pathologists to 
        conduct the investigation;
            ``(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, notify the decedent's family, 
        if known, that the forensic pathology investigation is being 
        conducted;
            ``(4) as soon as practicable after the completion of the 
        investigation, authorize release of the decedent's remains to 
        the family, if known; and
            ``(5) promptly report the results of the forensic pathology 
        investigation to the official responsible for the overall 
        investigation of the death.
    ``(f) Definition of State.--In this section, the term `State' 
includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and 
Guam.''.
    (b) Repeal of Authority for Existing Inquest Procedures.--Sections 
4711 and 9711 of title 10, United States Code, are repealed.
    (c) Technical and Clerical Amendments.--(1) Chapter 75 of such 
title, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by inserting 
before section 1475 the following:

                   ``SUBCHAPTER II--DEATH BENEFITS''.

    (2) The item relating to chapter 75 in the tables of chapters at 
the beginning subtitle A of such title and at the beginning of part II 
of such subtitle is amended to read as follows

``75. Deceased Personnel....................................    1471''.
    (3) The table of sections at the beginning chapter 445 of such 
title is amended by striking the item relating to section 4711.
    (4) The table of sections at the beginning chapter 945 of such 
title is amended by striking the item relating to section 9711.

SEC. 577. NONDISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ON MISSING PERSONS RETURNED TO 
              UNITED STATES CONTROL.

    Section 1506 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(f) Nondisclosure of Certain Information.--A record of the 
content of a debriefing of a missing person returned to United States 
control during the period beginning July 8, 1959, and ending February 
10, 1996, that was conducted by an official of the United States 
authorized to conduct the debriefing is privileged information and, 
notwithstanding sections 552 and 552a of title 5, may not be disclosed, 
in whole or in part, under either such section.''.

SEC. 578. USE OF RECRUITING MATERIALS FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS PURPOSES.

    (a) Authority.--Subchapter I of chapter 134 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 2249c. Use of recruiting materials for public relations
    ``Advertising materials developed for use for recruitment and 
retention of personnel for the armed forces may be used for public 
relations purposes of the Department of Defense under such conditions 
and subject to such restrictions as the Secretary of Defense shall 
prescribe.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following:

``2249c. Use of recruiting materials for public relations.''.

SEC. 579. IMPROVEMENT AND TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION OF TROOPS-TO-
              TEACHERS PROGRAM.

    (a) Recodification, Improvement, and Transfer of Program.--(1) 
Section 1151 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
``Sec. 1151. Assistance to certain separated or retired members to 
              obtain certification and employment as teachers
    ``(a) Program Authorized.--The administering Secretary may carry 
out a program--
            ``(1) to assist eligible members of the armed forces after 
        their discharge or release, or retirement, from active duty to 
        obtain certification or licensure as elementary or secondary 
        school teachers or as vocational or technical teachers; and
            ``(2) to facilitate the employment of such members by local 
        educational agencies identified under subsection (b)(1).
    ``(b) Identification of Local Educational Agencies and States.--
(1)(A) In carrying out the program, the administering Secretary shall 
periodically identify local educational agencies that--
            ``(i) are receiving grants under title I of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) as 
        a result of having within their jurisdictions concentrations of 
        children from low-income families; or
            ``(ii) are experiencing a shortage of qualified teachers, 
        in particular a shortage of science, mathematics, special 
        education, or vocational or technical teachers.
    ``(B) The administering Secretary may identify local educational 
agencies under subparagraph (A) through surveys conducted for that 
purpose or by utilizing information on local educational agencies that 
is available to the Secretary of Education from other sources.
    ``(2) In carrying out the program, the administering Secretary 
shall also conduct a survey of States to identify those States that 
have alternative certification or licensure requirements for teachers, 
including those States that grant credit for service in the armed 
forces toward satisfying certification or licensure requirements for 
teachers.
    ``(c) Eligible Members.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
following members shall be eligible for selection to participate in the 
program:
            ``(A) Any member who--
                    ``(i) during the period beginning on October 1, 
                1990, and ending on September 30, 1999, was 
                involuntarily discharged or released from active duty 
                for purposes of a reduction of force after six or more 
                years of continuous active duty immediately before the 
                discharge or release; and
                    ``(ii) satisfies such other criteria for 
                eligibility as the administering Secretary may 
                prescribe.
            ``(B) Any member--
                    ``(i) who, on or after October 1, 1999--
                            ``(I) is retired for length of service with 
                        at least 20 years of active service computed 
                        under section 3925, 3926, 8925, or 8926 of this 
                        title or for purposes of chapter 571 of this 
                        title; or
                            ``(II) is retired under section 1201 or 
                        1204 of this title;
                    ``(ii) who--
                            ``(I) in the case of a member applying for 
                        assistance for placement as an elementary or 
                        secondary school teacher, has received a 
                        baccalaureate or advanced degree from an 
                        accredited institution of higher education; or
                            ``(II) in the case of a member applying for 
                        assistance for placement as a vocational or 
                        technical teacher--
                                    ``(aa) has received the equivalent 
                                of one year of college from an 
                                accredited institution of higher 
                                education and has 10 or more years of 
                                military experience in a vocational or 
                                technical field; or
                                    ``(bb) otherwise meets the 
                                certification or licensure requirements 
                                for a vocational or technical teacher 
                                in the State in which such member seeks 
                                assistance for placement under the 
                                program; and
                    ``(iii) who satisfies any criteria prescribed under 
                subparagraph (A)(ii).
    ``(2) A member described in paragraph (1) shall be eligible to 
participate in the program only if the member's last period of service 
in the armed forces was characterized as honorable by the Secretary 
concerned.
    ``(d) Information Regarding Program.--(1) The administering 
Secretary shall provide information regarding the program, and make 
applications for the program available, to members as part of 
preseparation counseling provided under section 1142 of this title.
    ``(2) The information provided to members shall--
            ``(A) indicate the local educational agencies identified 
        under subsection (b)(1); and
            ``(B) identify those States surveyed under subsection 
        (b)(2) that have alternative certification or licensure 
        requirements for teachers, including those States that grant 
        credit for service in the armed forces toward satisfying such 
        requirements.
    ``(e) Selection of Participants.--(1)(A) Selection of members to 
participate in the program shall be made on the basis of applications 
submitted to the administering Secretary on a timely basis. An 
application shall be in such form and contain such information as that 
Secretary may require.
    ``(B) An application shall be considered to be submitted on a 
timely basis if the application is submitted as follows:
            ``(i) In the case of an applicant who is eligible under 
        subsection (c)(1)(A), not later than September 30, 2003.
            ``(ii) In the case of an applicant who is eligible under 
        subsection (c)(1)(B), not later than four years after the date 
        of the retirement of the applicant from active duty.
    ``(2) In selecting participants to receive assistance for placement 
as elementary or secondary school teachers or vocational or technical 
teachers, the administering Secretary shall give priority to members 
who--
            ``(A) have educational or military experience in science, 
        mathematics, special education, or vocational or technical 
        subjects and agree to seek employment as science, mathematics, 
        or special education teachers in elementary or secondary 
        schools or in other schools under the jurisdiction of a local 
        educational agency; or
            ``(B) have educational or military experience in another 
        subject area identified by that Secretary, in consultation with 
        the National Governors Association, as important for national 
        educational objectives and agree to seek employment in that 
        subject area in elementary or secondary schools.
    ``(3) The administering Secretary may not select a member to 
participate in the program unless that Secretary has sufficient 
appropriations for the program available at the time of the selection 
to satisfy the obligations to be incurred by the United States under 
subsection (g) with respect to that member.
    ``(f) Agreement.--A member selected to participate in the program 
shall be required to enter into an agreement with the administering 
Secretary in which the member agrees--
            ``(1) to obtain, within such time as that Secretary may 
        require, certification or licensure as an elementary or 
        secondary school teacher or vocational or technical teacher; 
        and
            ``(2) to accept an offer of full-time employment as an 
        elementary or secondary school teacher or vocational or 
        technical teacher for not less than four school years with a 
        local educational agency identified under subparagraph (A) or 
        (B) of subsection (b)(1), to begin the school year after 
        obtaining that certification or licensure.
    ``(g) Stipend and Bonus for Participants.--(1)(A) Subject to 
subparagraph (B), the administering Secretary shall pay to each 
participant in the program a stipend in an amount equal to $5,000.
    ``(B) The total number of stipends that may be paid under this 
paragraph in any fiscal year may not exceed 3,000.
    ``(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the administering Secretary 
may, in lieu of paying a stipend under paragraph (1), pay a bonus of 
$10,000 to each participant in the program who agrees under subsection 
(f) to accept full-time employment as an elementary or secondary school 
teacher or vocational or technical teacher for not less than four years 
in a high need school.
    ``(B) The total number of bonuses that may be paid under this 
paragraph in any fiscal year may not exceed 1,000.
    ``(C) In this paragraph, the term `high need school' means an 
elementary school or secondary school that meets one or more of the 
following criteria:
            ``(i) A drop out rate that exceeds the national average 
        school drop out rate.
            ``(ii) A large percentage of students (as determined by the 
        Secretary of Education in consultation with the National 
        Assessment Governing Board) who speak English as a second 
        language.
            ``(iii) A large percentage of students (as so determined) 
        who are at risk of educational failure by reason of limited 
        proficiency in English, poverty, race, geographic location, or 
        economic circumstances.
            ``(iv) A population of students at least one-half of which 
        are from families with an income below the poverty line (as 
        that term is defined by the Office of Management and Budget and 
        revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the 
        Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) 
        applicable to a family of the size involved.
            ``(v) A large percentage of students (as so determined) who 
        qualify for assistance under part B of the Individuals with 
        Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.).
            ``(vi) Any other criteria established by the administering 
        Secretary in consultation with the National Assessment 
        Governing Board.
    ``(3) Stipends and bonuses paid under this subsection shall be 
taken into account in determining the eligibility of the participant 
concerned for Federal student financial assistance provided under title 
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).
    ``(h) Reimbursement Under Certain Circumstances.--(1) If a 
participant in the program fails to obtain teacher certification or 
licensure or employment as an elementary or secondary school teacher or 
vocational or technical teacher as required under the agreement or 
voluntarily leaves, or is terminated for cause, from the employment 
during the four years of required service, the participant shall be 
required to reimburse the administering Secretary for any stipend paid 
to the participant under subsection (g)(1) in an amount that bears the 
same ratio to the amount of the stipend as the unserved portion of 
required service bears to the four years of required service.
    ``(2) If a participant in the program who is paid a bonus under 
subsection (g)(2) fails to obtain employment for which the bonus was 
paid, or voluntarily leaves or is terminated for cause from the 
employment during the four years of required service, the participant 
shall be required to reimburse the administering Secretary for the 
bonus in an amount that bears the same ratio to the amount of the bonus 
as the unserved portion of required service bears to the four years of 
required service.
    ``(3)(A) The obligation to reimburse the administering Secretary 
under this subsection is, for all purposes, a debt owing the United 
States.
    ``(B) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 shall not release a 
participant from the obligation to reimburse the administering 
Secretary under this subsection.
    ``(C) Any amount owed by a participant under paragraph (1) or (2) 
shall bear interest at the rate equal to the highest rate being paid by 
the United States on the day on which the reimbursement is determined 
to be due for securities having maturities of ninety days or less and 
shall accrue from the day on which the participant is first notified of 
the amount due.
    ``(i) Exceptions to Reimbursement Provisions.--(1) A participant in 
the program shall not be considered to be in violation of an agreement 
entered into under subsection (f) during any period in which the 
participant--
            ``(A) is pursuing a full-time course of study related to 
        the field of teaching at an eligible institution;
            ``(B) is serving on active duty as a member of the armed 
        forces;
            ``(C) is temporarily totally disabled for a period of time 
        not to exceed three years as established by sworn affidavit of 
        a qualified physician;
            ``(D) is unable to secure employment for a period not to 
        exceed 12 months by reason of the care required by a spouse who 
        is disabled;
            ``(E) is seeking and unable to find full-time employment as 
        a teacher in an elementary or secondary school or as a 
        vocational or technical teacher for a single period not to 
        exceed 27 months; or
            ``(F) satisfies the provisions of additional reimbursement 
        exceptions that may be prescribed by the administering 
        Secretary.
    ``(2) A participant shall be excused from reimbursement under 
subsection (h) if the participant becomes permanently totally disabled 
as established by sworn affidavit of a qualified physician. The 
administering Secretary may also waive reimbursement in cases of 
extreme hardship to the participant, as determined by that Secretary.
    ``(j) Relationship to Educational Assistance Under Montgomery GI 
Bill.--The receipt by a participant in the program of any assistance 
under the program shall not reduce or otherwise affect the entitlement 
of the participant to any benefits under chapter 30 of title 38 or 
chapter 1606 of this title.
    ``(k) Discharge of State Activities Through Consortia of States.--
The administering Secretary may permit States participating in the 
program to carry out activities authorized for such States under this 
section through one or more consortia of such States.
    ``(l) Assistance to States in Activities Under Program.--(1) 
Subject to paragraph (2), the administering Secretary may make grants 
to States participating in the program, or to consortia of such States, 
in order to permit such States or consortia of States to operate 
offices for purposes of recruiting eligible members for participation 
in the program and facilitating the employment of participants in the 
program in schools in such States or consortia of States.
    ``(2) The total amount of grants under paragraph (1) in any fiscal 
year may not exceed $4,000,000.
    ``(m) Limitation on Use of Funds for Management Infrastructure.--
The administering Secretary may utilize not more than five percent of 
the funds available to carry out the program for a fiscal year for 
purposes of establishing and maintaining the management infrastructure 
necessary to support the program.
    ``(n) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `administering Secretary', with respect to 
        the program authorized by this section, means the following:
                    ``(A) The Secretary of Defense with respect to the 
                armed forces (other than the Coast Guard) for the 
                period beginning on October 23, 1992, and ending on the 
                date of the completion of the transfer of 
                responsibility for the program to the Secretary of 
                Education under section 579(c) of the National Defense 
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000.
                    ``(B) The Secretary of Transportation with respect 
                to the Coast Guard for the period referred to in 
                subparagraph (A).
                    ``(C) The Secretary of Education for any period 
                after the period referred to in subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) The term `State' includes the District of Columbia, 
        American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the 
        Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Commonwealth of the 
        Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
        Republic of Palau, and the United States Virgin Islands.
            ``(3) The term `alternative certification or licensure 
        requirements' means State or local teacher certification or 
        licensure requirements that permit a demonstrated competence in 
        appropriate subject areas gained in careers outside of 
        education to be substituted for traditional teacher training 
        course work.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 58 of such 
title is amended by striking the item relating to section 1151 and 
inserting the following new item:

``1151. Assistance to certain separated or retired members to obtain 
                            certification and employment as 
                            teachers.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 1999.
    (c) Transfer of Jurisdiction over Current Program.--(1) The 
Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Transportation, and Secretary of 
Education shall provide for the transfer to the Secretary of Education 
of any on-going functions and responsibilities of the Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the program 
authorized by section 1151 of title 10, United States Code, for the 
period beginning on October 23, 1992, and ending on September 30, 2001.
    (2) The Secretaries shall complete the transfer under paragraph (1) 
not later than October 1, 2001.
    (3) After completion of the transfer, the Secretary of Education 
shall discharge that Secretary's functions and responsibilities with 
respect to the program in consultation with the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard.
    (d) Reports.--(1) Not later than March 31, 2002, the Secretary of 
Education (in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of Transportation) and the Comptroller General shall each 
submit to Congress a report on the effectiveness of the program 
authorized by section 1151 of title 10, United States Code (as amended 
by subsection (a)), in the recruitment and retention of qualified 
personnel by local educational agencies identified under subsection 
(b)(1) of such section 1151.
    (2) The report under paragraph (1) shall include information on the 
following:
            (A) The number of participants in the program.
            (B) The schools in which such participants are employed.
            (C) The grade levels at which such participants teach.
            (D) The subject matters taught by such participants.
            (E) The effectiveness of the teaching of such participants, 
        as indicated by any relevant test scores of the students of 
        such participants.
            (F) The extent of any academic improvement in the schools 
        in which such participants teach by reason of their teaching.
            (G) The rates of retention of such participants by the 
        local educational agencies employing such participants.
            (H) The effect of any stipends or bonuses under subsection 
        (g) of such section 1151 in enhancing participation in the 
        program or in enhancing recruitment or retention of 
        participants in the program by the local educational agencies 
        employing such participants.
            (I) Such other matters as the Secretary of Education or the 
        Comptroller General, as the case may be, considers appropriate.
    (3) The report of the Comptroller General under paragraph (1) shall 
also include any recommendations of the Comptroller General as to means 
of improving the program, including means of enhancing the recruitment 
and retention of participants in the program.

SEC. 580. SUPPORT FOR EXPANDED CHILD CARE SERVICES AND YOUTH PROGRAM 
              SERVICES FOR DEPENDENTS.

    (a) Authority.--(1) Subchapter II of chapter 88 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (A) by redesignating section 1798 as section 1800; and
            (B) by inserting after section 1797 the following:
``Sec. 1798. Child care services and youth program services for 
              dependents: financial assistance for providers
    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may provide financial 
assistance to an eligible civilian provider of child care services or 
youth program services that furnishes such services for members of the 
armed forces and employees of the Federal Government if the Secretary 
determines that providing the assistance--
            ``(1) is in the best interest of the Department of Defense;
            ``(2) enables supplementation or expansion of furnishing of 
        the services for military installations; and
            ``(3) ensures that the eligible provider is able to comply, 
        and does comply, with the regulations, policies, and standards 
        of the Department of Defense that are applicable to the 
        furnishing of such services.
    ``(b) Eligible Provider.--A provider of child care services or 
youth program services is eligible for financial assistance under 
paragraph (1) if the provider--
            ``(1) is licensed to provide the services under applicable 
        State and local law;
            ``(2) has previously provided such services for members of 
        the armed forces or employees of the Federal Government; and
            ``(3) either--
                    ``(A) is a provider of otherwise federally funded 
                or sponsored child development services;
                    ``(B) provides the services in a child development 
                center owned and operated by a private, not-for-profit 
                organization;
                    ``(C) is a provider of family child care services;
                    ``(D) conducts a before-school or after-school 
                child care program in a public school facility;
                    ``(E) conducts an otherwise federally funded or 
                federally sponsored school age child care or youth 
                services program;
                    ``(F) conducts a school age child care or youth 
                services program that is owned and operated by a not-
                for-profit organization; or
                    ``(G) is a provider of another category of child 
                care services or youth services determined by the 
                Secretary of Defense as appropriate for meeting the 
                needs of members of the armed forces or employees of 
                the Department of Defense.
    ``(c) Funding.--To provide financial assistance under this 
subsection, the Secretary of Defense may use any funds available for 
the Department of Defense.
    ``(d) Biennial Report.--(1) Every two years the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the exercise of authority 
under this section. The report shall include an evaluation of the 
effectiveness of the authority for meeting the needs of members of the 
armed forces or employees of the Department of Defense for child care 
services and youth program services. The report may include any 
recommendations for legislation that the Secretary considers 
appropriate to enhance the capability of the Department of Defense to 
meet those needs.
    ``(2) A biennial report under this subsection may be combined with 
the biennial report under section 1799(d) of this title into one report 
for submission to Congress.
``Sec. 1799. Child care services and youth program services for 
              dependents: participation by children and youth otherwise 
              ineligible
    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary may authorize participation in 
child care or youth programs of the Department of Defense, to the 
extent of the availability of space and services, by children and youth 
under the age of 19 who are not dependents of members of the armed 
forces or of employees of the Department of Defense and are not 
otherwise eligible for participation in the programs.
    ``(b) Limitation.--Authorization of participation in a program 
under subsection (a) shall be limited to situations in which the 
participation promotes the attainment of the objectives set forth in 
subsection (c), as determined by the Secretary.
    ``(c) Objectives.--The objectives for authorizing participation in 
a program under subsection (a) are as follows:
            ``(1) To support the integration of children and youth of 
        military families into civilian communities.
            ``(2) To make more efficient use of Department of Defense 
        facilities and resources.
            ``(3) To establish or support a partnership or consortium 
        arrangement with schools and other youth services organizations 
        serving children of the armed forces.
    ``(d) Biennial Report.--(1) Every two years the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the exercise of authority 
under this section. The report shall include an evaluation of the 
effectiveness of the authority for achieving the objectives set out 
under subsection (c). The report may include any recommendations for 
legislation that the Secretary considers appropriate to enhance the 
capability of the Department of Defense to attain those objectives.
    ``(2) A biennial report under this subsection may be combined with 
the biennial report under section 1798(d) of this title into one report 
for submission to Congress.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 1798 and inserting the 
following:

``1798. Child care services and youth program services for dependents: 
                            financial assistance for providers.''.
``1799. Child care services and youth program services for dependents: 
                            participation by children and youth 
                            otherwise ineligible.
``1800. Definitions.''.
    (b) First Biennial Reports.--The first biennial reports under 
sections 1798(d) and 1799(d) of title 10, United States Code (as added 
by subsection (a)), shall be submitted not later than March 31, 2002, 
and shall cover fiscal years 2000 and 2001.

SEC. 581. RESPONSES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Military-Civilian Task Force on Domestic Violence.--(1) The 
Secretary of Defense shall establish a Military-Civilian Task Force on 
Domestic Violence. The Secretary shall appoint the members of the task 
force in accordance with this section not later than six months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (2)(A) Not later than six months after the date on which all 
members of the task force are appointed, the task force shall submit to 
the Secretary of Defense recommendations on the matters set out under 
subsection (b). The task force shall, thereafter, submit to the 
Secretary of Defense from time to time any analyses and recommendations 
for policies regarding how the Armed Forces can effectively respond, 
and improve responses, to cases of domestic violence that the task 
force considers appropriate.
    (B) The task force shall submit to Congress an annual report 
containing a detailed discussion of the achievements in responses to 
domestic violence in the Armed Forces, pending research on domestic 
violence, and any recommendations for actions to improve the responses 
of the Armed Forces to domestic violence in the Armed Forces that the 
task force considers appropriate.
    (C) The task force shall--
            (i) meet in plenary session at least once annually; and
            (ii) visit military installations overseas annually and 
        military installations within the United States semiannually.
    (3) The Secretary shall appoint the members of the task force. The 
task force shall include the following:
            (A) Representatives of Department of Defense family 
        advocacy programs.
            (B) Medical personnel.
            (C) Judge advocates.
            (D) Military police or other law enforcement personnel of 
        the Armed Forces.
            (E) Commanders.
            (F) Personnel who plan, execute, and evaluate training of 
        the Armed Forces.
            (G) Civilian personnel who are experts on domestic 
        violence, family advocates, providers of services specifically 
        for victims of domestic violence, and researchers in domestic 
        violence including, but not limited to, the following:
                    (i) At least two representatives from the national 
                domestic violence resource center and the special issue 
                resource centers referred to in section 308 of the 
                Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 
                Sec. 10407).
                    (ii) At least two representatives from national 
                domestic violence and sexual assault policy 
                organizations.
                    (iii) At least two representatives from selected 
                States' domestic violence and sexual assault 
                coalitions.
                    (iv) At least two local domestic violence and 
                sexual assault service providers in communities located 
                near military installations.
            (H) Civilian law enforcement personnel (appointed in 
        consultation with the Attorney General).
            (I) Representatives of the Department of Justice (appointed 
        in consultation with the Attorney General) from the following 
        offices:
                    (i) The Office on Violence Against Women.
                    (ii) The Violence Against Women Grants Office.
            (J) Representatives of the Department of Health and Human 
        Services (appointed in consultation with the Secretary of 
        Health and Human Services) from the Family Violence Prevention 
        and Services Office.
    (4) The Secretary shall ensure that the task force includes the 
following:
            (A) Representatives of the Office of the Secretary of 
        Defense.
            (B) General and flag officers.
            (C) Noncommissioned officers.
            (D) Other enlisted personnel.
    (5) The Secretary of Defense shall annually designate to chair the 
task force one member of the task force from among the members on a 
list of nominees submitted to the Secretary for that purpose by the 
task force.
    (6) Each member of the task force shall serve without compensation 
(other than the compensation to which entitled as a member of the Armed 
Forces or an officer or employee of the United States, as the case may 
be), but shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu 
of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under 
subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away 
from the member's home or regular places of business in the performance 
of services for the task force.
    (7) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management Policy, 
under the direction of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness, shall provide oversight of the task force and shall provide 
the task force with the personnel, facilities, and other administrative 
support that is necessary for the performance of the task force's 
duties. The Assistant Secretary shall provide for the Secretaries of 
the military department to provide support described in paragraph 
(8)(B) for the task force on a rotating basis.
    (8) The Secretary of the military department concerned shall--
            (A) coordinate visits of the task force to military 
        installations; and
            (B) as designated by the Assistant Secretary of Defense and 
        in coordination with Assistant Secretary, provide 
        administrative, logistical, and other support for the meetings 
        of the task force.
    (9) The task force shall terminate three years after the date on 
which all members of the task force are appointed.
    (b) Uniform Responses.--Not later than six months after receiving 
the report of the task force under subsection (a)(2)(A), the Secretary 
of Defense shall, in consultation with the task force, prescribe the 
following:
            (1) Standard formats for memorandums of agreement or 
        understanding to be used by the Secretaries of the military 
        departments for entering into agreements with civilian law 
        enforcement authorities relating to acts of domestic violence 
        involving members of the Armed Forces.
            (2) A requirement for a commanding officer of a member of 
        the Armed Forces ordered by a superior not to have contact with 
        a person to give a written copy of the order to each person 
        protected by the order within 24 hours after the issuance of 
        the order.
            (3) Standard guidance on the factors for commanders to 
        consider when determining appropriate action for substantiated 
        allegations of domestic violence by a person subject to that 
        Code.
            (4) A standard training program for all commanding officers 
        in the Armed Forces, including a standard curriculum, on the 
        handling of domestic violence cases.
    (c) Reporting Requirements.--(1) The Secretary shall establish a 
central database of information on the cases of domestic violence 
involving members of the Armed Forces.
    (2) The Secretary shall require the administrator of each family 
advocacy program of the Armed Forces to maintain and report annually to 
the administrator of the database established under paragraph (1), the 
information received or developed under the program on the following 
matters:
            (A) Each domestic violence case reported to a commander, 
        any law enforcement authority of the Armed Forces, or a family 
        advocacy program of the Department of Defense.
            (B) The number of the cases that involve evidence 
        determined sufficient for supporting disciplinary action and, 
        for each such case, a description of the substantiated 
        allegation and the action taken by command authorities in the 
        case.
            (C) The number of the cases that involve evidence 
        determined insufficient for supporting disciplinary action and, 
        for each such case, a description of the allegation.
    (3) The Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual report on the 
data submitted to the central database established under paragraph (1).

SEC. 582. POSTHUMOUS ADVANCEMENT OF REAR ADMIRAL (RETIRED) HUSBAND E. 
              KIMMEL AND MAJOR GENERAL (RETIRED) WALTER C. SHORT ON 
              RETIRED LISTS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The late Rear Admiral (retired) Husband E. Kimmel, 
        formerly serving in the grade of admiral as the Commander in 
        Chief of the United States Fleet and the Commander in Chief, 
        United States Pacific Fleet, had an excellent and unassailable 
        record throughout his career in the United States Navy prior to 
        the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
            (2) The late Major General (retired) Walter C. Short, 
        formerly serving in the grade of lieutenant general as the 
        Commander of the United States Army Hawaiian Department, had an 
        excellent and unassailable record throughout his career in the 
        United States Army prior to the December 7, 1941 attack on 
        Pearl Harbor.
            (3) Numerous investigations following the attack on Pearl 
        Harbor have documented that then Admiral Kimmel and then 
        Lieutenant General Short were not provided necessary and 
        critical intelligence that was available, that foretold of war 
        with Japan, that warned of imminent attack, and that would have 
        alerted them to prepare for the attack, including such 
        essential communiques as the Japanese Pearl Harbor Bomb Plot 
        message of September 24, 1941, and the message sent from the 
        Imperial Japanese Foreign Ministry to the Japanese Ambassador 
        in the United States from December 6-7, 1941, known as the 
        Fourteen-Part Message.
            (4) On December 16, 1941, Admiral Kimmel and Lieutenant 
        General Short were relieved of their commands and returned to 
        their permanent ranks of rear admiral and major general.
            (5) Admiral William Harrison Standley, who served as a 
        member of the investigating commission known as the Roberts 
        Commission that accused Admiral Kimmel and Lieutenant General 
        Short of ``dereliction of duty'' only six weeks after the 
        attack on Pearl Harbor, later disavowed the report maintaining 
        that ``these two officers were martyred'' and ``if they had 
        been brought to trial, both would have been cleared of the 
        charge''.
            (6) On October 19, 1944, a Naval Court of Inquiry--
                    (A) exonerated Admiral Kimmel on the grounds that 
                his military decisions and the disposition of his 
                forces at the time of the December 7, 1941 attack on 
                Pearl Harbor were proper ``by virtue of the information 
                that Admiral Kimmel had at hand which indicated neither 
                the probability nor the imminence of an air attack on 
                Pearl Harbor'';
                    (B) criticized the higher command for not sharing 
                with Admiral Kimmel ``during the very critical period 
                of 26 November to 7 December 1941, important 
                information . . . regarding the Japanese situation''; 
                and
                    (C) concluded that the Japanese attack and its 
                outcome was attributable to no serious fault on the 
                part of anyone in the naval service.
            (7) On June 15, 1944, an investigation conducted by Admiral 
        T. C. Hart at the direction of the Secretary of the Navy 
        produced evidence, subsequently confirmed, that essential 
        intelligence concerning Japanese intentions and war plans was 
        available in Washington but was not shared with Admiral Kimmel.
            (8) On October 20, 1944, the Army Pearl Harbor Board of 
        Investigation determined that--
                    (A) Lieutenant General Short had not been kept 
                ``fully advised of the growing tenseness of the 
                Japanese situation which indicated an increasing 
                necessity for better preparation for war'';
                    (B) detailed information and intelligence about 
                Japanese intentions and war plans were available in 
                ``abundance'', but were not shared with Lieutenant 
                General Short's Hawaii command; and
                    (C) Lieutenant General Short was not provided ``on 
                the evening of December 6th and the early morning of 
                December 7th, the critical information indicating an 
                almost immediate break with Japan, though there was 
                ample time to have accomplished this''.
            (9) The reports by both the Naval Court of Inquiry and the 
        Army Pearl Harbor Board of Investigation were kept secret, and 
        Rear Admiral (retired) Kimmel and Major General (retired) Short 
        were denied their requests to defend themselves through trial 
        by court-martial.
            (10) The joint committee of Congress that was established 
        to investigate the conduct of Admiral Kimmel and Lieutenant 
        General Short completed, on May 31, 1946, a 1,075-page report 
        which included the conclusions of the committee that the two 
        officers had not been guilty of dereliction of duty.
            (11) The Officer Personnel Act of 1947, in establishing a 
        promotion system for the Navy and the Army, provided a legal 
        basis for the President to honor any officer of the Armed 
        Forces of the United States who served his country as a senior 
        commander during World War II with a placement of that officer, 
        with the advice and consent of the Senate, on the retired list 
        with the highest grade held while on the active duty list.
            (12) On April 27, 1954, the then Chief of Naval Personnel, 
        Admiral J. L. Holloway, Jr., recommended that Rear Admiral 
        Kimmel be advanced in rank in accordance with the provisions of 
        the Officer Personnel Act of 1947.
            (13) On November 13, 1991, a majority of the members of the 
        Board for the Correction of Military Records of the Department 
        of the Army found that the late Major General (retired) Short 
        ``was unjustly held responsible for the Pearl Harbor disaster'' 
        and that ``it would be equitable and just'' to advance him to 
        the rank of lieutenant general on the retired list''.
            (14) In October 1994, the then Chief of Naval Operations, 
        Admiral Carlisle Trost, withdrew his 1988 recommendation 
        against the advancement of Rear Admiral (retired) Kimmel (by 
        then deceased) and recommended that the case of Rear Admiral 
        Kimmel be reopened.
            (15) Although the Dorn Report, a report on the results of a 
        Department of Defense study that was issued on December 15, 
        1995, did not provide support for an advancement of the late 
        Rear Admiral (retired) Kimmel or the late Major General 
        (retired) Short in grade, it did set forth as a conclusion of 
        the study that ``responsibility for the Pearl Harbor disaster 
        should not fall solely on the shoulders of Admiral Kimmel and 
        Lieutenant General Short, it should be broadly shared''.
            (16) The Dorn Report found--
                    (A) that ``Army and Navy officials in Washington 
                were privy to intercepted Japanese diplomatic 
                communications...which provided crucial confirmation of 
                the imminence of war'';
                    (B) that ``the evidence of the handling of these 
                messages in Washington reveals some ineptitude, some 
                unwarranted assumptions and misestimations, limited 
                coordination, ambiguous language, and lack of 
                clarification and follow-up at higher levels''; and
                    (C) that ``together, these characteristics resulted 
                in failure...to appreciate fully and to convey to the 
                commanders in Hawaii the sense of focus and urgency 
                that these intercepts should have engendered''.
            (17) On July 21, 1997, Vice Admiral David C. Richardson 
        (United States Navy, retired) responded to the Dorn Report with 
        his own study which confirmed findings of the Naval Court of 
        Inquiry and the Army Pearl Harbor Board of Investigation and 
        established, among other facts, that the war effort in 1941 was 
        undermined by a restrictive intelligence distribution policy, 
        and the degree to which the commanders of the United States 
        forces in Hawaii were not alerted about the impending attack on 
        Hawaii was directly attributable to the withholding of 
        intelligence from then Admiral Kimmel and Lieutenant General 
        Short.
            (18) Rear Admiral (retired) Kimmel and Major General 
        (retired) Short are the only two officers eligible for 
        advancement under the Officer Personnel Act of 1947 as senior 
        World War II commanders who were excluded from the list of 
        retired officers presented for advancement on the retired lists 
        to their highest wartime ranks under that Act.
            (19) This singular exclusion from advancement of Rear 
        Admiral (retired) Kimmel and Major General (retired) Short from 
        the Navy retired list and the Army retired list, respectively, 
        serves only to perpetuate the myth that the senior commanders 
        in Hawaii were derelict in their duty and responsible for the 
        success of the attack on Pearl Harbor, and is a distinct and 
        unacceptable expression of dishonor toward two of the finest 
        officers who have served in the Armed Forces of the United 
        States.
            (20) Major General (retired) Walter Short died on September 
        23, 1949, and Rear Admiral (retired) Husband Kimmel died on May 
        14, 1968, without having been accorded the honor of being 
        returned to their wartime ranks as were their fellow veterans 
        of World War II.
            (21) The Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Pearl Harbor 
        Survivors Association, the Admiral Nimitz Foundation, the Naval 
        Academy Alumni Association, the Retired Officers Association, 
        the Pearl Harbor Commemorative Committee, and other 
        associations and numerous retired military officers have called 
        for the rehabilitation of the reputations and honor of the late 
        Rear Admiral (retired) Kimmel and the late Major General 
        (retired) Short through their posthumous advancement on the 
        retired lists to their highest wartime grades.
    (b) Request for Advancement on Retired Lists.--(1) The President is 
requested--
            (A) to advance the late Rear Admiral (retired) Husband E. 
        Kimmel to the grade of admiral on the retired list of the Navy; 
        and
            (B) to advance the late Major General (retired) Walter C. 
        Short to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list of 
        the Army.
    (2) Any advancement in grade on a retired list requested under 
paragraph (1) shall not increase or otherwise modify the compensation 
or benefits from the United States to which any person is now or may in 
the future be entitled based upon the military service of the officer 
advanced.
    (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the late Rear Admiral (retired) Husband E. Kimmel 
        performed his duties as Commander in Chief, United States 
        Pacific Fleet, competently and professionally, and, therefore, 
        the losses incurred by the United States in the attacks on the 
        naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and other targets on the 
        island of Oahu, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, were not a result 
        of dereliction in the performance of those duties by the then 
        Admiral Kimmel; and
            (2) the late Major General (retired) Walter C. Short 
        performed his duties as Commanding General, Hawaiian 
        Department, competently and professionally, and, therefore, the 
        losses incurred by the United States in the attacks on Hickam 
        Army Air Field and Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, and other 
        targets on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, 
        were not a result of dereliction in the performance of those 
        duties by the then Lieutenant General Short.

SEC. 583. EXIT SURVEY FOR SEPARATING MEMBERS.

    (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop and carry 
out a survey on attitudes toward military service to be completed by 
members of the Armed Forces who voluntarily separate from the Armed 
Forces or transfer from a regular component to a reserve component 
during the period beginning on January 1, 2000, and ending on June 30, 
2000, or such later date as the Secretary determines necessary in order 
to obtain enough survey responses to provide a sufficient basis for 
meaningful analysis of survey results. Completion of the survey shall 
be required of such personnel as part of outprocessing activities. The 
Secretary of each military department shall suspend exit surveys and 
interviews of that department during the period described in the first 
sentence.
    (b) Survey Content.--The survey shall, at a minimum, cover the 
following subjects:
            (1) Reasons for leaving military service.
            (2) Plans for activities after separation (such as 
        enrollment in school, use of Montgomery GI Bill benefits, and 
        work).
            (3) Affiliation with a Reserve component, together with the 
        reasons for affiliating or not affiliating, as the case may be.
            (4) Attitude toward pay and benefits for service in the 
        Armed Forces.
            (5) Extent of job satisfaction during service as a member 
        of the Armed Forces.
            (6) Such other matters as the Secretary determines 
        appropriate to the survey concerning reasons for choosing to 
        separate from the Armed Forces.
    (c) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2001, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report containing the results of the surveys. The 
report shall include an analysis of the reasons why military personnel 
voluntarily separate from the Armed Forces and the post-separation 
plans of those personnel. The Secretary shall utilize the report's 
findings in crafting future responses to declining retention and 
recruitment.

SEC. 584. ADMINISTRATION OF DEFENSE REFORM INITIATIVE ENTERPRISE 
              PROGRAM FOR MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL INFORMATION.

    (a) Executive Agent.--The Secretary of Defense shall designate the 
Secretary of the Navy as the executive agent for carrying out the 
defense reform initiative enterprise pilot program for military 
manpower and personnel information established under section 8147 of 
the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-262; 
112 Stat. 2341; 10 U.S.C. 113 note).
    (b) Action Officials.--In carrying out the pilot program, the 
Secretary of the Navy shall act through the head of the Systems 
Executive Office for Manpower and Personnel, who shall act in 
coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness and the Chief Information Officer of the Department of 
Defense.

          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

SEC. 601. FISCAL YEAR 2000 INCREASE AND RESTRUCTURING OF BASIC PAY.

    (a) Waiver of Section 1009 Adjustment.--Any adjustment required by 
section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, in the rates of monthly 
basic pay authorized members of the uniformed services by section 
203(a) of such title to become effective during fiscal year 2000 shall 
not be made.
    (b) January 1, 2000, Increase in Basic Pay.--Effective on January 
1, 2000, the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed 
services shall be increased by 4.8 percent.
    (c) Basic Pay Reform.--Effective on July 1, 2000, the rates of 
monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services within each pay 
grade are as follows:
      

                        COMMISSIONED OFFICERS\1\
 Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States
                                  Code
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Pay Grade     2 or less    Over 2     Over 3     Over 4     Over 6
------------------------------------------------------------------------
O-10\2\.........      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00       $0.00
O-9.............       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00        0.00
O-8.............   6,594.30   6,810.30   6,953.10   6,993.30    7,171.80
O-7.............   5,479.50   5,851.80   5,851.50   5,894.40    6,114.60
O-6.............   4,061.10   4,461.60   4,754.40   4,754.40    4,772.40
O-5.............   3,248.40   3,813.90   4,077.90   4,127.70    4,291.80
O-4.............   2,737.80   3,333.90   3,556.20   3,606.04    3,812.40
O-3\3\..........   2,544.00   2,884.20   3,112.80   3,364.80    3,525.90
O-2\3\..........   2,218.80   2,527.20   2,910.90   3,000.00    3,071.10
O-1\3\..........   1,926.30   2,004.90   2,423.10   2,423.10    2,423.10
                 -------------------------------------------------------
                    Over 8    Over 10    Over 12    Over 14     Over 16
                 -------------------------------------------------------
O-10\2\.........      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00       $0.00
O-9.............       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00        0.00
O-8.............   7,471.50   7,540.80   7,824.60   7,906.20    8,150.10
O-7.............   6,282.00   6,475.80   6,669.00   6,863.10    7,471.50
O-6.............   4,976.70   5,004.00   5,004.00   5,169.30    5,791.20
O-5.............   4,291.80   4,420.80   4,659.30   4,971.90    5,286.00
O-4.............   3,980.40   4,251.50   4,464.00   4,611.00    4,758.90
O-3\3\..........   3,702.60   3,850.20   4,040.40   4,139.10    4,139.10
O-2\3\..........   3,071.10   3,071.10   3,071.10   3,071.10    3,071.10
O-1\3\..........   2,423.10   2,423.10   2,423.10   2,423.10    2,423.10
                 -------------------------------------------------------
                   Over 18    Over 20    Over 22    Over 24     Over 26
                 -------------------------------------------------------
O-10\2\.........      $0.00  $10,655.1  $10,707.6  $10,930.2  $11,318.40
                                     0          0          0
O-9.............       0.00   9,319.50   9,453.60   9,647.70    9,986.40
O-8.............   8,503.80   8,830.20   9,048.00   9,048.00    9,048.00
O-7.............   7,985.40   7,985.40   7,985.40   7,985.40    8,025.60
O-6.............   6,086.10   6,381.30   6,549.00   6,719.10    7,049.10
O-5.............   5,436.00   5,583.60   5,751.90   5,751.90    5,751.90
O-4.............   4,808.70   4,808.70   4,808.70   4,808.70    4,808.70
O-3\3\..........   4,139.10   4,139.10   4,139.10   4,139.10    4,139.10
O-2\3\..........   3,071.10   3,071.10   3,071.10   3,071.10    3,071.10
O-1\3\..........   2,423.10   2,423.10   2,423.10   2,423.10   2,423.10
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\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.


  COMMISSIONED OFFICERS WITH OVER 4 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE AS AN
                   ENLISTED MEMBER OR WARRANT OFFICER
 Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States
                                  Code
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Pay Grade     2 or less    Over 2     Over 3     Over 4     Over 6
------------------------------------------------------------------------
O-3E............      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00  $3,364.80   $3,525.90
O-2E............       0.00       0.00       0.00   3,009.00    3,071.10
O-1E............       0.00       0.00       0.00   2,423.10    2,588.40
                 -------------------------------------------------------
                    Over 8    Over 10    Over 12    Over 14     Over 16
                 -------------------------------------------------------
O-3E............  $3,702.60  $3,850.20  $4,040.40  $4,200.30   $4,291.80
O-2E............   3,168.60   3,333.90   3,461.40   3,556.20    3,556.20
O-1E............   2,683.80   2,781.30   2,877.60   3,009.00    3,009.00
                 -------------------------------------------------------
                   Over 18    Over 20    Over 22    Over 24     Over 26
                 -------------------------------------------------------
O-3E............  $4,416.90  $4,416.90  $4,416.90  $4,416.90   $4,416.90
O-2E............   3,556.20   3,556.20   3,556.20   3,556.20    3,556.20
O-1E............   3,009.00   3,009.00   3,009.00   3,009.00    3,009.00
------------------------------------------------------------------------



                            WARRANT OFFICERS
 Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States
                                  Code
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Pay Grade      2 or less    Over 2     Over 3     Over 4     Over 6
------------------------------------------------------------------------
W-5..............      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00
W-4..............   2,592.00   2,788.50   2,868.60   2,947.50   3,083.40
W-3..............   2,355.90   2,555.40   2,555.40   2,588.40   2,694.30
W-2..............   2,063.40   2,232.60   2,232.60   2,305.80   2,423.10
W-1..............   1,719.00   1,971.00   1,971.00   2,135.70   2,232.60
                  ------------------------------------------------------
                     Over 8    Over 10    Over 12    Over 14    Over 16
                  ------------------------------------------------------
W-5..............      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00
W-4..............   3,217.20   3,352.80   3,485.10   3,622.20   3,753.60
W-3..............   2,814.90   2,974.20   3,071.10   3,177.00   3,298.20
W-2..............   2,555.40   2,852.60   2,749.80   2,844.30   2,949.00
W-1..............   2,332.80   2,433.30   2,533.20   2,634.00   2,734.80
                  ------------------------------------------------------
                    Over 18    Over 20    Over 22    Over 24    Over 26
                  ------------------------------------------------------
W-5..............      $0.00  $4,475.10  $4,628.70  $4,782.90  $4,937.40
W-4..............   3,888.00   4,019.00   4,155.60   4,289.70   4,427.10
W-3..............   3,418.50   3,539.10   3,659.40   3,780.00   3,900.90
W-2..............   3,058.40   3,163.80   3,270.90   3,378.30   3,378.30
W-1..............   2,835.00   2,910.90   2,910.90   2,910.90   2,910.90
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                            ENLISTED MEMBERS
 Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States
                                  Code
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Pay Grade      2 or less    Over 2     Over 3     Over 4     Over 6
------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-9\4\...........      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00
E-8..............       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00
E-7..............   1,765.80   1,927.80   2,001.00   2,073.00   2,147.70
E-6..............   1,518.90   1,678.20   1,752.60   1,824.30   1,899.30
E-5..............   1,332.60   1,494.00   1,566.00   1,640.40   1,714.50
E-4..............   1,242.90   1,373.10   1,447.20   1,520.10   1,593.90
E-3..............   1,171.50   1,260.60   1,334.10   1,335.90   1,335.90
E-2..............   1,127.40   1,127.40   1,127.40   1,127.40   1,127.40
E-1..............  \5\1,005.   1,005.60   1,005.60   1,005.60   1,005.60
                          60
                  ------------------------------------------------------
                     Over 8    Over 10    Over 12    Over 14    Over 16
                  ------------------------------------------------------
E-9\4\...........      $0.00  $3,015.30  $3,083.40  $3,169.80  $3,271.50
E-8..............   2,528.40   2,601.60   2,669.70   2,751.60   2,840.10
E-7..............   2,220.90   2,294.10   2,367.30   2,439.30   2,514.00
E-6..............   1,973.10   2,047.20   2,118.60   2,191.50   2,244.60
E-5..............   1,789.50   1,861.50   1,936.20   1,936.20   1,936.20
E-4..............   1,593.90   1,593.90   1,593.90   1,593.90   1,593.90
E-3..............   1,335.90   1,335.90   1,335.90   1,335.90   1,335.90
E-2..............   1,127.40   1,127.40   1,127.40   1,127.40   1,127.40
E-1..............   1,005.60   1,005.60   1,005.60   1,005.60   1,005.60
                  ------------------------------------------------------
                    Over 18    Over 20    Over 22    Over 24    Over 26
                  ------------------------------------------------------
E-9\4\...........  $3,373.20  $3,473.40  $3,609.30  $3,744.00  $3,915.80
E-8..............   2,932.50   3,026.10   3,161.10   3,295.50   3,483.60
E-7..............   2,588.10   2,660.40   2,787.60   2,926.20   3,134.40
E-6..............   2,283.30   2,283.30   2,285.70   2,285.70   2,285.70
E-5..............   1,936.20   1,936.20   1,936.20   1,936.20   1,936.20
E-4..............   1,593.90   1,593.90   1,593.90   1,593.90   1,593.90
E-3..............   1,335.90   1,335.90   1,335.90   1,335.90   1,335.90
E-2..............   1,127.40   1,127.40   1,127.40   1,123.20   1,127.40
E-1..............   1,005.60   1,005.60   1,005.60   1,005.60  1,005.60
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\4\While serving as Sergeant Major of the Army, Master Chief Petty
  Officer of the Navy, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Sergeant
  Major of the Marine Corps, or Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast
  Guard, 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\In the case of members in the grade E-1 who have served less than 4
  months on active duty, basic pay is $930.30.

SEC. 602. PAY INCREASES FOR FISCAL YEARS 2001 THROUGH 2006.

    (a) ECI+0.5 Percent Increase for All Members.--Section 1009(c) of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(c) Equal Percentage 
        Increase for All Members.--''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), but subject to subsection (d), 
an adjustment taking effect under this section during each of fiscal 
years 2001 through 2006 shall provide all eligible members with an 
increase in the monthly basic pay by the percentage equal to the sum of 
one percent plus the percentage calculated as provided under section 
5303(a) of title 5 for such fiscal year (without regard to whether 
rates of pay under the statutory pay systems are actually increased 
during such fiscal year under that section by the percentage so 
calculated).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2000.

SEC. 603. SPECIAL SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE FOR FOOD STAMP ELIGIBLE 
              MEMBERS.

    (a) Allowance.--(1) Chapter 7 of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 402 the following new section:
``Sec. 402a. Special subsistence allowance: members eligible for food 
              stamps
    ``(a) Entitlement.--Upon the application of an eligible member of a 
uniformed service described in subsection (b)(1), the Secretary 
concerned shall pay the member a special subsistence allowance for each 
month for which the member is eligible to receive food stamp 
assistance, as determined by the Secretary.
    ``(b) Covered Members.--(1) A member referred to subsection (a) is 
an enlisted member in pay grade E-5 or below.
    ``(2) For the purposes of this section, a member shall be 
considered as being eligible to receive food stamp assistance if the 
household of the member meets the income standards of eligibility 
established under section 5(c)(2) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 2014(c)(2)), not taking into account the special subsistence 
allowance that may be payable to the member under this section and any 
allowance that is payable to the member under section 403 or 404a of 
this title.
    ``(c) Termination of Entitlement.--The entitlement of a member to 
receive payment of a special subsistence allowance terminates upon the 
occurrence of any of the following events:
            ``(1) Termination of eligibility for food stamp assistance.
            ``(2) Payment of the special subsistence allowance for 12 
        consecutive months.
            ``(3) Promotion of the member to a higher grade.
            ``(4) Transfer of the member in a permanent change of 
        station.
    ``(d) Reestablished Entitlement.--(1) After a termination of a 
member's entitlement to the special subsistence allowance under 
subsection (c), the Secretary concerned shall resume payment of the 
special subsistence allowance to the member if the Secretary 
determines, upon further application of the member, that the member is 
eligible to receive food stamps.
    ``(2) Payments resumed under this subsection shall terminate under 
subsection (c) upon the occurrence of an event described in that 
subsection after the resumption of the payments.
    ``(3) The number of times that payments are resumed under this 
subsection is unlimited.
    ``(e) Documentation of Eligibility.--A member of the uniformed 
services applying for the special subsistence allowance under this 
section shall furnish the Secretary concerned with such evidence of the 
member's eligibility for food stamp assistance as the Secretary may 
require in connection with the application.
    ``(f) Amount of Allowance.--The monthly amount of the special 
subsistence allowance under this section is $180.
    ``(g) Relationship to Basic Allowance for Subsistence.--The special 
subsistence allowance under this section is in addition to the basic 
allowance for subsistence under section 402 of this title.
    ``(h) Food Stamp Assistance Defined.--In this section, the term 
`food stamp assistance' means assistance under the Food Stamp Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).
    ``(i) Termination of Authority.--No special subsistence allowance 
may be made under this section for any month beginning after September 
30, 2004.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 402 the 
following:

``402a. Special subsistence allowance: members eligible for food 
                            stamps.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Section 402a of title 37, United States Code, 
shall take effect on the first day of the first month that begins not 
less than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Annual Report.--(1) Not later than March 1 of each year after 
1999, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
setting forth the number of members of the uniformed services who are 
eligible for assistance under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
et seq.).
    (2) In preparing the report, the Secretary shall consult with the 
Secretary of Transportation (with respect to the Coast Guard), who 
shall provide the Secretary of Defense with any information that the 
Secretary determines necessary to prepare the report.
    (3) No report is required under this section after March 1, 2004.

SEC. 604. PAYMENT FOR UNUSED LEAVE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A REENLISTMENT.

    Section 501 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``, termination of 
        an enlistment in conjunction with the commencement of a 
        successive enlistment (without regard to the date of the 
        expiration of the term of the enlistment being terminated),'' 
        after ``honorable conditions''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``, or entering into 
        an enlistment,''.

SEC. 605. CONTINUANCE OF PAY AND ALLOWANCES WHILE IN DUTY STATUS 
              (WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN).

    (a) Continuance of Pay and Allowances.--(1) Chapter 10 of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 552 the 
following:
``Sec. 552a. Pay and allowances: continuation while in a duty status 
              (whereabouts unknown); limitations
    ``For any period that a member of a uniformed service on active 
duty or performing inactive-duty training is in a duty status 
(whereabouts unknown), section 552 of this title, except for 
subsections (d) and (e), shall apply to the member as if the member 
were in a missing status for that period.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 10 of such 
title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 552 
the following:

``552a. Pay and allowances: continuation while in a duty status 
                            (whereabouts unknown); limitations.''.
    (b) Definition of Duty Status (Whereabouts Unknown).--Section 551 
of such title is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
        paragraph (3):
            ``(3) The term `duty status (whereabouts unknown)' means a 
        transitory casualty status designated for a member of uniformed 
        service by a commander responsible for accounting for the 
        member when the commander suspects that the member is a 
        casualty whose absence is involuntary and does not consider the 
        available relevant evidence sufficient for making a definite 
        determination that the member is missing, has deserted, is 
        absent without leave, or is dead.''.

SEC. 606. EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF CLASS OF 1987 OF THE UNIFORMED 
              SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES.

    (a) Years of Service Credit.--An officer of the uniformed services 
who entered the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences as 
a student in 1983 and who successfully completed the course of 
instruction at the University in 1987 shall be treated for purposes of 
determining pay and years of service in the same manner as a student at 
the University who graduated in 1986, notwithstanding the enactment of 
the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act (Public Law 96-513; 94 
Stat. 2835).
    (b) Prospective Applicability.--This section shall take effect on 
October 1, 1999. No entitlement to increased pay or allowances accrues 
for periods before such date, and no eligibility accrues for 
consideration for selection for promotions by boards convened before 
such date.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO PAYMENT OF 
              CERTAIN BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS.

    (a) Aviation Officer Retention Bonus.--Section 301b(a) of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999,'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2000,''.
    (b) Reenlistment Bonus for Active Members.--Section 308(g) of title 
37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' 
and inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
    (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 ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
    (d) 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 ``December 31, 
2000''.
    (e) Nuclear Career Accession Bonus.--Section 312b(c) of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
    (f) Nuclear Career Annual Incentive Bonus.--Section 312c(d) of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``any fiscal year 
beginning before October 1, 1998, and the 15-month period beginning on 
that date and ending on December 31, 1999'' and inserting ``the 15-
month period beginning on October 1, 1998, and ending on December 31, 
1999, and any year beginning after December 31, 1999, and ending before 
January 1, 2001''.

SEC. 612. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAY 
              AUTHORITIES FOR RESERVE FORCES.

    (a) Special Pay for Health Professionals in Critically Short 
Wartime Specialties.--Section 302g(f) of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting ``December 
31, 2000''.
    (b) Selected Reserve Reenlistment Bonus.--Section 308b(f) of title 
37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' 
and inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
    (c) Selected Reserve Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308c(e) of title 
37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' 
and inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
    (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 ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2000''.
    (e) Selected Reserve Affiliation Bonus.--Section 308e(e) of title 
37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' 
and inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
    (f) Ready Reserve Enlistment and Reenlistment Bonus.--Section 
308h(g) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``December 31, 1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
    (g) Prior Service Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308i(f) of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
    (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 ``January 1, 2000'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``January 1, 2001''.

SEC. 613. ONE-YEAR 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 ``December 31, 
1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
    (b) Accession Bonus for Registered Nurses.--Section 302d(a)(1) of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 
1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
    (c) Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists.--Section 
302e(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``December 31, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``December 31, 
2000''.

SEC. 614. AMOUNT OF AVIATION CAREER INCENTIVE PAY FOR AIR BATTLE 
              MANAGERS FORMERLY ELIGIBLE FOR HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY.

    (a) Save Pay Provision.--Section 301a(b) of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(4) The amount of the monthly incentive pay payable under this 
section to an air battle manager who was receiving incentive pay under 
section 301(c)(2)(A) of this title immediately before becoming eligible 
for incentive pay under this section shall be the higher of--
            ``(A) the monthly rate of incentive pay that the member was 
        receiving under section 301(c)(2)(A) of this title; or
            ``(B) the rate applicable to the member under paragraph 
        (1), (2), or (3).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with respect to months 
beginning on or after that date.

SEC. 615. AVIATION CAREER OFFICER SPECIAL PAY.

    (a) Period of Authority.--Subsection (a) of section 301b of title 
37, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``Authorized.--'';
            (2) by striking ``during the period beginning on January 1, 
        1989, and ending on December 31, 1999,'' and inserting ``during 
        the period described in paragraph (2),''; and
            (3) adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies with respect to agreements executed 
during the period beginning on the first day of the first month that 
begins on or after the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 and ending on December 31, 
2004.''.
    (b) Repeal of Limitation to Certain Years of Career Aviation 
Service.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (5);
            (2) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4); and
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).
    (c) Repeal of Lower Alternative Amount for Agreement To Serve for 3 
or Fewer Years.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking 
``than--'' and all that follows and inserting ``than $25,000 for each 
year covered by the written agreement to remain on active duty.''.
    (d) Proration Authority for Coverage of Increased Period of 
Eligibility.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking 
``14 years of commissioned service'' and inserting ``25 years of 
aviation service''.
    (e) Terminology.--Such section is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (f), by striking ``A retention bonus'' 
        and inserting ``Any amount''; and
            (2) in subsection (i)(1), by striking ``retention bonuses'' 
        in the first sentence and inserting ``special pay under this 
        section''.
    (f) Repeal of Content Requirements for Annual Report.--Subsection 
(i)(1) of such section is further amended by striking the second 
sentence.
    (g) Technical Amendment.--Subsection (g)(3) of such section if 
amended by striking the second sentence.
    (h) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the first day of the first month that 
begins on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 616. CAREER ENLISTED FLYER INCENTIVE PAY.

    (a) Incentive Pay Authorized.--(1) Chapter 5 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 301e the following 
new section 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 provided in this 
section.
    ``(b) Eligible Members.--An enlisted member referred to in 
subsection (a) is an enlisted member of the armed forces who--
            ``(1) is entitled to basic pay under section 204 of this 
        title or is entitled to compensation under paragraph (1) or (2) 
        of section 206(a) of this title;
            ``(2) holds a military occupational specialty or military 
        rating designated as a career enlisted flyer specialty or 
        rating by the Secretary concerned in regulations prescribed 
        under subsection (f) and continues to be proficient in the 
        skills required for that specialty or rating, or is in training 
        leading to the award of such a specialty or rating; and
            ``(3) is qualified for aviation service.
    ``(c) Monthly Payment.--(1) Career enlisted flyer incentive pay may 
be paid a member referred to in subsection (b) for each month in which 
the member performs aviation service that involves frequent and regular 
performance of operational flying duty by the member.
    ``(2)(A) Career enlisted flyer incentive pay may be paid a member 
referred to in subsection (b) for each month in which the member 
performs service, without regard to whether or the extent to which the 
member performs operational flying duty during the month, as follows:
            ``(i) In the case of a member who has performed at least 6, 
        and not more than 15, years of aviation service, the member may 
        be so paid after the member has frequently and regularly 
        performed operational flying duty in each of 72 months if the 
        member so performed in at least that number of months before 
        completing the member's first 10 years of performance of 
        aviation service.
            ``(ii) In the case of a member who has performed more than 
        15, and not more than 20, years of aviation service, the member 
        may be so paid after the member has frequently and regularly 
        performed operational flying duty in each of 108 months if the 
        member so performed in at least that number of months before 
        completing the member's first 15 years of performance of 
        aviation service.
            ``(iii) In the case of a member who has performed more than 
        20, and not more than 25, years of aviation service, the member 
        may be so paid after the member has frequently and regularly 
        performed operational flying duty in each of 168 months if the 
        member so performed in at least that number of months before 
        completing the member's first 20 years of performance of 
        aviation service.
    ``(B) The Secretary concerned, or a designee of the Secretary 
concerned not below the level of personnel chief of the armed force 
concerned, may reduce the minimum number of months of frequent and 
regular performance of operational flying duty applicable in the case 
of a particular member under--
            ``(i) subparagraph (A)(i) to 60 months;
            ``(ii) subparagraph (A)(ii) to 96 months; or
            ``(iii) subparagraph (A)(iii) to 144 months.
    ``(C) A member may not be paid career enlisted flyer incentive pay 
in the manner provided under subparagraph (A) after the member has 
completed 25 years of aviation service.
    ``(d) Monthly Rates.--(1) The monthly rate of any career enlisted 
flyer incentive pay paid under this section to a member on active duty 
shall be prescribed by the Secretary concerned, but may not exceed the 
following:

``Years of aviation service                                Monthly rate
    4 or less.....................................                $150 
    Over 4........................................                $225 
    Over 8........................................                $350 
    Over 14.......................................                $400.
    ``(2) The monthly rate of any career enlisted flyer incentive pay 
paid under this section to a member of a reserve component for each 
period of inactive-duty training during which aviation service is 
performed shall be equal to \1/30\ of the monthly rate of career 
enlisted flyer incentive pay provided under paragraph (1) for a member 
on active duty with the same number of years of aviation service.
    ``(e) Nonapplicability to Members Receiving Hazardous Duty 
Incentive Pay or Special Pay for Diving Duty.--A member receiving 
incentive pay under section 301(a) of this title or special pay under 
section 304 of this title may not be paid special pay under this 
section for the same period of service.
    ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary concerned shall prescribe 
regulations for the administration of this section. The regulations 
shall include the following:
            ``(1) Definitions of the terms `aviation service' and 
        `frequently and regularly performed operational flying duty' 
        for purposes of this section.
            ``(2) The military occupational specialties or military 
        rating, as the case may be, that are designated as career 
        enlisted flyer specialties or ratings, respectively, for 
        purposes of this section.
    ``(g) Definition.--In this section, the term `operational flying 
duty' means--
            ``(1) 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
            ``(2) flying performed by members in training that leads to 
        the award of a military occupational specialty or rating 
        referred to in subsection (b)(2).''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of title 
37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 301e the following new item:

``301f. Incentive pay; career enlisted flyers.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 1999.
    (c) Save Pay Provision.--In the case of an enlisted member of a 
uniformed service who is a designated career enlisted flyer entitled to 
receive hazardous duty incentive pay under section 301(b) or 
301(c)(2)(A) of title 37, United States Code, as of October 1, 1999, 
the member shall be entitled from that date to payment of incentive pay 
at the monthly rate that is the higher of--
            (1) the monthly rate of incentive pay authorized by such 
        section 301(b) or 301(c)(2)(A) as of September 30, 1999; or
            (2) the monthly rate of incentive pay authorized by section 
        301f of title 37, United States Code, as added by subsection 
        (a).

SEC. 617. RETENTION BONUS FOR SPECIAL WARFARE OFFICERS EXTENDING 
              PERIODS OF ACTIVE DUTY.

    (a) Bonus Authorized.--(1) Chapter 5 of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 301f, as added by section 
616 of this Act, the following new section:
``Sec. 301g. Special pay: special warfare officers extending period of 
              active duty
    ``(a) Bonus 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 
retention bonus as provided in this section.
    ``(b) Covered Officers.--A special warfare officer referred to in 
subsection (a) is an officer of a uniformed service who--
            ``(1) is qualified for a military occupational specialty or 
        designator identified by the Secretary concerned as a special 
        warfare military occupational specialty or designator and is 
        serving in a position for which that specialty or designator is 
        authorized;
            ``(2) is in pay grade O-3, or is in pay grade O-4 and is 
        not on a list of officers recommended for promotion, at the 
        time the officer applies for an agreement under this section;
            ``(3) has completed at least 6, but not more than 14, years 
        of active commissioned service; and
            ``(4) has completed any service commitment incurred to be 
        commissioned as an officer.
    ``(c) Amount of Bonus.--The amount of a retention bonus paid under 
this section may not be more than $15,000 for each year covered by the 
written agreement.
    ``(d) Proration.--The term of an agreement under subsection (a) and 
the amount of the bonus 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 and may be paid--
            ``(1) in a lump sum equal to the amount of half the total 
        amount payable under the agreement at the time the agreement is 
        accepted by the Secretary concerned followed by payments of 
        equal annual installments on the anniversary of the acceptance 
        of the agreement until the payment in full of the balance of 
        the amount that remains payable under the agreement after the 
        payment of the lump sum amount under this paragraph; or
            ``(2) in graduated annual payments under regulations 
        prescribed by the Secretary concerned with the first payment 
        being payable at the time the agreement is accepted by the 
        Secretary concerned and subsequent payments being payable on 
        the anniversaries of the acceptance of the agreement.
    ``(f) Additional Pay.--A retention bonus 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 
retention bonus under this section fails to complete the total period 
of active duty in special warfare service as specified in the 
agreement, the Secretary concerned may require the officer to repay the 
United States, on a pro rata basis and to the extent that the Secretary 
determines conditions and circumstances warrant, all sums paid the 
officer 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, including the definition of the 
term `special warfare service' for purposes of this section. 
Regulations prescribed by the Secretary of a military department under 
this section shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of 
Defense.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of title 
37, United States Code, as amended by section 110(a) of this Act, is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 301f the 
following new item:

``301g. Special pay: special warfare officers extending period of 
                            active duty.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 1999.

SEC. 618. RETENTION BONUS FOR SURFACE WARFARE OFFICERS EXTENDING 
              PERIODS OF ACTIVE DUTY.

    (a) Bonus Authorized.--(1) Chapter 5 of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 301g, as added by section 
617 of this Act, the following new section:
``Sec. 301h. Special pay: surface warfare officers extending period of 
              active duty
    ``(a) Special Pay Authorized.--(1) A surface warfare officer 
described in subsection (b) who executes a written agreement described 
in paragraph (2) may, upon the acceptance of the agreement by the 
Secretary of the Navy, be paid a retention bonus as provided in this 
section.
    ``(2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is an agreement in 
which the officer concerned agrees--
            ``(A) to remain on active duty for at least two years and 
        through the tenth year of active commissioned service; and
            ``(B) to complete tours of duty to which the officer may be 
        ordered during the period covered by subparagraph (A) as a 
        department head afloat.
    ``(b) Covered Officers.--A surface warfare officer referred to in 
subsection (a) is an officer of the Regular Navy or Naval Reserve on 
active duty who--
            ``(1) is designated and serving as a surface warfare 
        officer;
            ``(2) is in pay grade O-3 at the time the officer applies 
        for an agreement under this section;
            ``(3) has been selected for assignment as a department head 
        on a surface ship;
            ``(4) has completed at least four, but not more than eight, 
        years of active commissioned service; and
            ``(5) has completed any service commitment incurred to be 
        commissioned as an officer.
    ``(c) Amount of Bonus.--The amount of a retention bonus paid under 
this section may not be more than $15,000 for each year covered by the 
written agreement.
    ``(d) Proration.--The term of an agreement under subsection (a) and 
the amount of the bonus 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 10 years of active 
commissioned service.
    ``(e) Payment.--Upon acceptance of a written agreement under 
subsection (a) by the Secretary of the Navy, the total amount payable 
pursuant to the agreement becomes fixed and may be paid--
            ``(1) in a lump sum equal to the amount of half the total 
        amount payable under the agreement at the time the agreement is 
        accepted by the Secretary followed by payments of equal annual 
        installments on the anniversary of the acceptance of the 
        agreement until the payment in full of the balance of the 
        amount that remains payable under the agreement after the 
        payment of the lump sum amount under this paragraph; or
            ``(2) in equal annual payments with the first payment being 
        payable at the time the agreement is accepted by the Secretary 
        and subsequent payments being payable on the anniversaries of 
        the acceptance of the agreement.
    ``(f) Additional Pay.--A retention bonus 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 
retention bonus 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, on a pro rata basis 
and to the extent that the Secretary determines conditions and 
circumstances warrant, all sums paid under this section.
    ``(2) An obligation to repay the United States imposed under 
paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owned 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 Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out this section.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of title 
37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 301g, as added by section 111(a) of this Act, the following 
new item:

``301h. Special pay: surface warfare officers extending period of 
                            active duty.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 1999.

SEC. 619. ADDITIONAL SPECIAL PAY FOR BOARD CERTIFIED VETERINARIANS IN 
              THE ARMED FORCES AND PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE.

    (a) Authority.--Section 303 of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) Monthly Special Pay.--'' before 
        ``Each''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Additional Special Pay for Board Certification.--A 
commissioned officer entitled to special pay under subsection (a) who 
has been awarded a diploma as a Diplomate in a specialty recognized by 
the American Veterinarian Medical Association is entitled to special 
pay (in addition to the special pay under that subsection) at the same 
rate as is provided under section 302c(b) of this title for an officer 
referred to in that section who has the same number of years of 
creditable service as the commissioned officer.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Section 303(b) of title 37, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to months 
beginning after September 30, 1999.

SEC. 620. INCREASE IN RATE OF DIVING DUTY SPECIAL PAY.

    (a) Increase.--Section 304(b) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``$200'' and inserting ``$240''; and
            (2) by striking ``$300'' and inserting ``$340''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with respect to special 
pay paid under section 304 of title 37, United States Code, for months 
beginning on or after that date.

SEC. 621. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FOR REENLISTMENT BONUS 
              FOR ACTIVE MEMBERS.

    (a) Increase in Maximum Amount.--Section 308(a)(2) of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``ten'' and inserting 
        ``15''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$45,000'' and 
        inserting ``$60,000''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with respect to 
reenlistments and extensions of enlistments taking effect on or after 
that date.

SEC. 622. CRITICAL SKILLS ENLISTMENT BONUS.

    (a) Increase.--Section 308a(a) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended in the first sentence by striking ``$12,000'' and inserting 
``$20,000''.
    (b) Lump-Sum Payment of Critical Skills Enlistment Bonus.--Section 
308a(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)'';
            (2) by striking all after ``may be paid a bonus'' and 
        inserting a period; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) The appropriate Secretary shall prescribe in regulations the 
following:
            ``(A) The amount of the bonus, but not more than $12,000.
            ``(B) Provisions for payment of the bonus in a single lump 
        sum or periodic installments in relation to the attainment of 
        one or more specified career milestones appropriate to ensure 
        that the terms of the enlistment or extension are satisfied.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with respect 
enlistments and extensions of enlistments taking effect on or after 
that date.

SEC. 623. SELECTED RESERVE ENLISTMENT BONUS.

    (a) Elimination of Requirement for Minimum Period of Enlistment.--
Subsection (a) of section 308c of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``for a term of enlistment of not less than six 
years''.
    (b) Increased Maximum Amount.--Subsection (b) of such section is 
amended by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$8,000''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with respect to 
enlistments entered into on or after that date.

SEC. 624. SPECIAL PAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE COAST GUARD RESERVE ASSIGNED 
              TO HIGH PRIORITY UNITS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE.

    Section 308d(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``, or the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the 
Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, '' after 
``Secretary of Defense''.

SEC. 625. REDUCED MINIMUM PERIOD OF ENLISTMENT IN ARMY IN CRITICAL 
              SKILL FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR ENLISTMENT BONUS.

    (a) Reduced Requirement.--Paragraph (3) of section 308f(a) of title 
37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``3 years'' and 
inserting ``2 years''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with respect to 
enlistments entered into on or after that date.

SEC. 626. ELIGIBILITY FOR RESERVE COMPONENT PRIOR SERVICE ENLISTMENT 
              BONUS UPON ATTAINING A CRITICAL SKILL.

    (a) Newly Attained Critical Skill.--Section 308i(a) of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
the following:
    ``(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 is position eligible under paragraph (3).
            ``(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.
    ``(3) A person is position eligible for the purposes of paragraph 
(2)(D) if the person--
            ``(A) 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
            ``(B) 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.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to 
enlistments beginning on or after that date.

SEC. 627. INCREASE IN SPECIAL PAY AND BONUSES FOR NUCLEAR-QUALIFIED 
              OFFICERS.

    (a) Special Pay for Nuclear-Qualified Officers Extending Period of 
Active Service.--Section 312(a) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``$15,000'' and inserting ``$25,000''.
    (b) Nuclear Career Accession Bonus.--Section 312b(a)(1) of title 
37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``$10,000'' and 
inserting ``$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 ``$12,000'' and 
        inserting ``$22,000''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``$5,500'' and 
        inserting ``$10,000''.
    (d) Effective Date.--(1) The amendments made by this section shall 
take effect on October 1, 1999.
    (2) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with 
respect to agreements accepted under section 312(a) and 312b(a), 
respectively, of title 37, United States Code, on or after October 1, 
1999.
    (3) The amendments made by subsection (c) shall apply with respect 
to nuclear service years beginning on or after October 1, 1999.

SEC. 628. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM MONTHLY RATE AUTHORIZED FOR FOREIGN 
              LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PAY.

    (a) Increase in Maximum Monthly Rate.--Section 316(b) of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``$100'' and inserting 
``$300''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with respect to foreign 
language proficiency pay paid under section 316 of title 37, United 
States Code, for months beginning on or after that date.

SEC. 629. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING TAX TREATMENT OF MEMBERS 
              RECEIVING SPECIAL PAY.

    It is the sense of the Senate that members of the Armed Forces who 
receive special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger 
(37 U.S.C. 310) should receive the same tax treatment as members 
serving in combat zones.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

SEC. 641. PAYMENT OF TEMPORARY LODGING EXPENSES TO ENLISTED MEMBERS 
              MAKING 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:
            ``(3) in the case of an enlisted member, to the member's 
        first permanent duty station from the member's home of record 
        or initial technical training school;''.

SEC. 642. DESTINATION AIRPORT FOR EMERGENCY LEAVE TRAVEL TO THE 
              CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.

    Section 411d(b)(1)(A) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
            ``(A) to either--
                    ``(i) the international airport in the continental 
                United States closest to the location from which the 
                member and the member's dependents departed; or
                    ``(ii) any other airport in the continental United 
                States that is closer to the destination than is that 
                international airport if the cost of the transportation 
                to the other airport is less expensive than the cost of 
                the transportation to that international airport; or''.

SEC. 643. CLARIFICATION OF PER DIEM ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN MILITARY 
              TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS) SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY WITHOUT 
              PAY OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Clarification.--Section 1002(b) of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) If the Secretary concerned determines that a military 
technician (dual status) on leave from technician employment under 
section 6323(d) of title 5 is performing active duty without pay 
outside the United States without having been afforded an adequate 
opportunity to satisfy administrative requirements for a commutation of 
subsistence and quarters under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned 
may authorize payment of a per diem allowance to the technician under 
chapter 4 of this title instead of the commutation while the technician 
is performing that duty.''.
    (b) Definition.--Section 101 of such title is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
            ``(27) The term `military technician (dual status)' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 10216(a) of title 10.''.
    (c) Retroactive Effective Date.--The amendments made by this 
section shall be effective as of February 10, 1996.

SEC. 644. EXPANSION AND CODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR SPACE REQUIRED 
              TRAVEL ON MILITARY AIRCRAFT FOR RESERVES PERFORMING 
              INACTIVE-DUTY TRAINING OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL UNITED 
              STATES.

    (a) Authority.--(1) Chapter 1209 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 12322. Reserves traveling to inactive-duty training OCONUS: 
              space required travel
    ``A member of a reserve component is authorized to travel in a 
space required status on aircraft of the armed forces between the 
member's home and place of inactive-duty training outside the 
continental United States (including a place other than the place of 
the member's unit training assembly if the member is performing the 
inactive-duty training in another location) when there is no 
transportation between those locations by means of road, railroad, or a 
combination of road and railroad. A member traveling in that status on 
any such aircraft under the authority of this section is not authorized 
to receive travel, transportation, or per diem allowances in connection 
with the travel.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of that chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``12322. Reserves traveling to inactive-duty training OCONUS: space 
                            required travel.''.
    (b) Repeal of Superseded Authority.--Section 8023 of Public Law 
105-262 (112 Stat. 2302) is repealed.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
shall apply with respect to travel commencing on or after that date.

SEC. 645. REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES INCURRED BY MEMBERS OF THE 
              ARMED FORCES IN CONNECTION WITH LEAVE CANCELED FOR 
              INVOLVEMENT IN KOSOVO-RELATED ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of the military department concerned 
may reimburse a member of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary for expenses of travel (to the extent not otherwise 
reimbursable under law) that have been incurred by the member in 
connection with approved leave canceled to meet an exigency in 
connection with United States participation in Operation Allied Force.
    (b) Administrative Provisions.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
prescribe the procedures and documentation required for application 
for, and payment of, reimbursements to members of the Armed Forces 
under subsection (a).

    Subtitle D--Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters

SEC. 651. RETIRED PAY OPTIONS FOR PERSONNEL ENTERING UNIFORMED SERVICES 
              ON OR AFTER AUGUST 1, 1986.

    (a) Reduced Retired Pay Only for Members Electing 15-Year Service 
Bonus.--(1) Paragraph (2) of section 1409(b) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after ``July 31, 1986,'' the following: 
``has elected to receive a bonus under section 318 of title 37,''.
    (2)(A) Paragraph (2)(A) of section 1401a(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``The Secretary shall increase the 
retired pay of each member and former member who first became a member 
of a uniformed service before August 1, 1986,'' and inserting ``Except 
as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Secretary shall increase 
the retired pay of each member and former member''.
    (B) Paragraph (3) of such section 1401a(b) is amended by inserting 
after ``August 1, 1986,'' the following: ``and has elected to receive a 
bonus under section 318 of title 37,''.
    (3) Section 1410 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after ``August 1, 1986,'' the following: ``who has elected to 
receive a bonus under section 318 of title 37,''.
    (b) Optional Lump-Sum Bonus at 15 Years of Service.--(1) Chapter 5 
of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:
``Sec. 318. Special pay: 15-year service bonus elected by members 
              entering on or after August 1, 1986
    ``(a) Payment of Bonus.--The Secretary concerned shall pay a bonus 
to a member of a uniformed service who is eligible and elects to 
receive the bonus under this section.
    ``(b) Eligibility for Bonus.--A member of a uniformed service 
serving on active duty is eligible to receive a bonus under this 
section if the member--
            ``(1) first became a member of a uniformed service on or 
        after August 1, 1986;
            ``(2) has completed 15 years of active duty in the 
        uniformed services; and
            ``(3) if not already obligated to remain on active duty for 
        a period that would result in at least 20 years of active-duty 
        service, executes a written agreement (prescribed by the 
        Secretary concerned) to remain continuously on active duty for 
        five years after the date of the completion of 15 years of 
        active-duty service.
    ``(c) Election.--(1) A member eligible to receive a bonus under 
this section may elect to receive the bonus. The election shall be made 
in such form and within such period as the Secretary concerned 
requires.
    ``(2) An election made under this subsection is irrevocable.
    ``(d) Notification of Eligibility.--The Secretary concerned shall 
transmit a written notification of the opportunity to elect to receive 
a bonus under this section to each member who is eligible (or upon 
execution of an agreement described in subsection (b)(3), would be 
eligible) to receive the bonus. The Secretary shall complete the 
notification within 180 days after the date on which the member 
completes 15 years of active duty. The notification shall include the 
procedures for electing to receive the bonus and an explanation of the 
effects under sections 1401a, 1409, and 1410 of title 10 that such an 
election has on the computation of any retired or retainer pay which 
the member may become eligible to receive.
    ``(e) Form and Amount of Bonus.--A bonus under this section shall 
be paid in one lump sum of $30,000.
    ``(f) Time for Payment.--Payment of a bonus to a member electing to 
receive the bonus under this section shall be made not later than the 
first month that begins on or after the date that is 60 days after the 
Secretary concerned receives from the member an election that satisfies 
the requirements imposed under subsection (c).
    ``(g) Repayment of Bonus.--(1) If a person paid a bonus under this 
section fails to complete the total period of active duty specified in 
the agreement entered into under subsection (b)(3), the person shall 
refund to the United States the amount that bears the same ratio to the 
amount of the bonus payment as the unserved part of that total period 
bears to the total period.
    ``(2) Subject to paragraph (3), an obligation to reimburse the 
United States imposed under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt 
owed to the United States.
    ``(3) The Secretary concerned may waive, in whole or in part, a 
refund required under paragraph (1) if the Secretary concerned 
determines that recovery would be against equity and good conscience or 
would be contrary to the best interests of the United States.
    ``(4) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less 
than five years after the termination of an agreement under this 
section does not discharge the member signing such agreement from a 
debt arising under the agreement or this subsection.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``318. Special pay: 15-year service bonus elected by members entering 
                            on or after August 1, 1986.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments to Survivor Benefit Plan Provisions.--(1) 
Section 1451(h)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``of certain members'' after ``retirement''.
    (2) Section 1452(i) of such title is amended by striking ``When the 
retired pay'' and inserting ``Whenever the retired pay''.
    (d) Related Technical Amendments.--(1) Section 1401a(b) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) by striking the heading for paragraph (1) and inserting 
        ``Increase required.--'';
            (B) by striking the heading for paragraph (2) and inserting 
        ``Percentage increase.--''; and
            (C) by striking the heading for paragraph (3) and inserting 
        ``Reduced percentage for certain post-august 1, 1986 members.--
        ''.
    (2) Section 1409(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ``certain'' after ``Reduction applicable to'' in the 
paragraph heading.
    (3)(A) The heading of section 1410 of such title is amended by 
inserting ``certain'' before ``members''.
    (B) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 71 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ``certain'' before ``members''.

SEC. 652. PARTICIPATION IN THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN.

    (a) Participation Authority.--(1)(A) Chapter 3 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 211. Participation in Thrift Savings Plan
    ``(a) Authority.--A member of the uniformed services serving on 
active duty and a member of the Ready Reserve in any pay status may 
participate in the Thrift Savings Plan in accordance with section 8440e 
of title 5.
    ``(b) Rule of Construction Regarding Separation.--For the purposes 
of section 8440e of title 5, the following actions shall be considered 
separation of a member of the uniformed services from Government 
employment:
            ``(1) Release of the member from active-duty service (not 
        followed by a resumption of active-duty service within 30 days 
        after the effective date of the release).
            ``(2) Transfer of the member by the Secretary concerned to 
        a retired list maintained by the Secretary.''.
    (B) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``211. Participation in Thrift Savings Plan.''.
    (2)(A) Subchapter III of chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 8440e. Members of the uniformed services on active duty
    ``(a) Participation Authorized.--(1) A member of the uniformed 
services authorized to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan under 
section 211(a) of title 37 may contribute to the Thrift Savings Fund.
    ``(2) An election to contribute to the Thrift Savings Fund under 
paragraph (1) may be made only during a period provided under section 
8432(b) for individuals subject to this chapter.
    ``(b) Applicability of Thrift Savings Plan Provisions.--Except as 
otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of this subchapter 
and subchapter VII of this chapter shall apply with respect to members 
of the uniformed services making contributions to the Thrift Savings 
Fund as if such members were employees within the meaning of section 
8401(11).
    ``(c) Maximum Contribution from Pay or Compensation.--(1) The 
amount contributed by a member of the uniformed services for any pay 
period out of basic pay may not exceed 5 percent of such member's basic 
pay for such pay period.
    ``(2) The amount contributed by a member of the Ready Reserve for 
any pay period for any compensation received under section 206 of title 
37 may not exceed 5 percent of such member's compensation for such pay 
period, to the extent allowable under the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986.
    ``(d) Other Member Contributions.--A member of the uniformed 
services making contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund out of basic 
pay, or out of compensation under section 206 of title 37, may also 
contribute (by direct transfer to the Fund) any part of any special or 
incentive pay that the member receives under section 308, 308a through 
308h, or 318 of title 37, to the extent allowable under the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986.
    ``(e) Agency Contributions Generally Prohibited.--Except as 
provided in section 211(c) of title 37, no contribution under section 
8432(c) of this title may be made for the benefit of a member of the 
uniformed services making contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund 
under subsection (a).
    ``(f) Benefits and Elections of Benefits.--In applying section 8433 
to a member of the uniformed services who has an account balance in the 
Thrift Savings Fund--
            ``(1) any reference in such section to separation from 
        Government employment shall be construed to refer to an action 
        described in section 211(b) of title 37; and
            ``(2) the reference in section 8433(g)(1) to contributions 
        made under section 8432(a) shall be treated as being a 
        reference to contributions made to the Fund by the member, 
        whether made under section 8351, 8432(a), or this section.
    ``(g) Basic Pay Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term 
`basic pay' means basic pay that is payable under section 204 of title 
37.''.
    (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 84 of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to 
section 8440d the following:

``8440e. Members of the uniformed services on active duty.''.
    (3) Section 8432b(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Each employee'' and 
        inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (4), each 
        employee'';
            (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
            (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
        paragraph (4):
    ``(4) No contribution may be made under this section for a period 
for which an employee made a contribution under section 8440e.''.
    (4) Section 8473 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``14 members'' and 
        inserting ``15 members''; and
            (B) in subsection (b)--
                    (i) by striking ``14 members'' and inserting ``15 
                members'';
                    (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (8);
                    (iii) by striking the period at the end of 
                paragraph (9) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (iv) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) 1 shall be appointed to represent participants 
        (under section 8440e) who are members of the uniformed 
        services.''.
    (5) Paragraph (11) of section 8351(b) of title 5, United States 
Code, is redesignated as paragraph (8).
    (b) Applicability.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
authority of members of the uniformed services to participate in the 
Thrift Savings Plan under section 211 of title 37, United States Code 
(as added by subsection (a)(1)), shall take effect on July 1, 2000.
    (2)(A) The Secretary of Defense may postpone the authority of 
members of the Ready Reserve to so participate in the Thrift Savings 
Plan until 180 days after the date specified in paragraph (1) if the 
Secretary, after consultation with the Executive Director appointed by 
the Federal Thrift Retirement Investment Board, determines that 
permitting such members to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan on 
that date would place an excessive burden on the administrative 
capacity of the Board to accommodate participants in the Thrift Savings 
Plan.
    (B) The Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees 
of any determination made under subparagraph (A).
    (c) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Executive Director appointed by the Federal 
Thrift Retirement Investment Board shall issue regulations to implement 
section 8440e of title 5, United States Code (as added by subsection 
(a)(2)) and section 211 of title 37, United States Code (as added by 
subsection (a)(1)).

SEC. 653. SPECIAL RETENTION INITIATIVE.

    Section 211 of title 37, United States Code, as added by section 
652, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Agency Contributions for Retention in Critical Specialties.--
(1) The Secretary concerned may enter into an agreement with a member 
to make contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund for the benefit of the 
member if the member--
            ``(A) is in a specialty designated by the Secretary as 
        critical to meet requirements (whether such specialty is 
        designated as critical to meet wartime or peacetime 
        requirements); and
            ``(B) commits in such agreement to continue to serve on 
        active duty in that specialty for a period of six years.
    ``(2) Under any agreement entered into with a member under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make contributions to the Fund for 
the benefit of the member for each pay period of the 6-year period of 
the agreement for which the member makes a contribution out of basic 
pay to the Fund under this section. Paragraph (2) of section 8432(c) 
applies to the Secretary's obligation to make contributions under this 
paragraph, except that the reference in such paragraph to contributions 
under paragraph (1) of such section does not apply.''.

SEC. 654. REPEAL OF REDUCTION IN RETIRED PAY FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Repeal.--(1) Section 5532 of title 5, United States Code, is 
repealed.
    (2) The chapter analysis at the beginning of chapter 55 of such 
title is amended by striking the item relating to section 5532.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the first day of the first month that begins after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 655. CREDIT TOWARD PAID-UP SBP COVERAGE FOR MONTHS COVERED BY 
              MAKE-UP PREMIUM PAID BY PERSONS ELECTING SBP COVERAGE 
              DURING SPECIAL OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD.

    Section 642 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2045; 10 U.S.C. 
1448 note) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new 
        subsection (h):
    ``(h) Credit Toward Paid-Up Coverage.--Upon payment of the total 
amount of the premiums charged a person under subsection (g), the 
retired pay of a person participating in the Survivor Benefit Plan 
pursuant to an election under this section shall be treated, for the 
purposes of subsection (j) of section 1452 of title 10, United States 
Code, as having been reduced under such section 1452 for the months in 
the period for which the person's retired pay would have been reduced 
if the person had elected to participate in the Survivor Benefit Plan 
at the first opportunity that was afforded the person to 
participate.''.

SEC. 656. PAID-UP COVERAGE UNDER RETIRED SERVICEMAN'S FAMILY PROTECTION 
              PLAN.

    (a) Conditions.--Subchapter I of chapter 73 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1436 the following:
``Sec. 1436a. Coverage paid up at 30 years and age 70
    ``Effective October 1, 2008, no reduction may be made in a person's 
retired pay or retainer pay pursuant to an election under section 
1431(b) or 1432 of this title for any month after the later of--
            ``(1) the 360th month for which the person retired pay or 
        retainer pay is reduced pursuant to such an election; and
            ``(2) the month during which the person attains 70 years of 
        age.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such subchapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 1436 the following:

``1436a. Coverage paid up at 30 years and age 70.''.

SEC. 657. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR PAYMENT OF ANNUITIES TO CERTAIN 
              MILITARY SURVIVING SPOUSES.

    Subsection (f) of section 644 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1801; 10 U.S.C. 
1448 note) is repealed.

SEC. 658. EFFECTUATION OF INTENDED SBP ANNUITY FOR FORMER SPOUSE WHEN 
              NOT ELECTED BY REASON OF UNTIMELY DEATH OF RETIREE.

    (a) Cases Not Covered by Existing Authority.--Paragraph (3) of 
section 1450(f) of title 10, United States Code, as in effect on the 
date of the enactment of this Act, shall apply in the case of a former 
spouse of any person referred to in that paragraph who--
            (1) incident to a proceeding of divorce, dissolution, or 
        annulment--
                    (A) entered into a written agreement on or after 
                August 21, 1983, to make an election under section 
                1448(b) of such title to provide an annuity to the 
                former spouse (the agreement thereafter having been 
                incorporated in or ratified or approved by a court 
                order or filed with the court of appropriate 
                jurisdiction in accordance with applicable State law); 
                or
                    (B) was required by a court order dated on or after 
                such date to make such an election for the former 
                spouse; and
            (2) before making the election, died within 21 days after 
        the date of the agreement referred to in paragraph (1)(A) or 
        the court order referred to in paragraph (1)(B), as the case 
        may be.
    (b) Adjusted Time Limit for Request by Former Spouse.--For the 
purposes of paragraph (3)(C) of section 1450(f) of title 10, United 
States Code, a court order or filing referred to in subsection (a)(1) 
of this section that is dated before October 19, 1984, shall be deemed 
to be dated on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 659. SPECIAL COMPENSATION FOR SEVERELY DISABLED UNIFORMED SERVICES 
              RETIREES.

    (a) Authority.--(1) Chapter 71 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1413. Special compensation for certain severely disabled 
              uniformed services retirees
    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary concerned shall, subject to the 
availability of appropriations for such purpose, pay to each eligible 
disabled uniformed services retiree a monthly amount determined under 
subsection (b).
    ``(b) Amount.--The amount to be paid to an eligible disabled 
uniformed services retiree in accordance with subsection (a) is the 
following:
            ``(1) For any month for which the retiree has a qualifying 
        service-connected disability rated as total, $300.
            ``(2) For any month for which the retiree has a qualifying 
        service-connected disability rated as 90 percent, $200.
            ``(3) For any month for which the retiree has a qualifying 
        service-connected disability rated as 80 percent or 70 percent, 
        $100.
    ``(c) Eligible Members.--An eligible disabled uniformed services 
retiree referred to in subsection (a) is a member of the uniformed 
services in a retired status (other than a member who is retired under 
chapter 61 of this title) who--
            ``(1) completed at least 20 years of service in the 
        uniformed services that are creditable for purposes of 
        computing the amount of retired pay to which the member is 
        entitled; and
            ``(2) has a qualifying service-connected disability.
    ``(d) Qualifying Service-Connected Disability Defined.--In this 
section, the term `qualifying service-connected disability' means a 
service-connected disability that--
            ``(1) was incurred or aggravated in the performance of duty 
        as a member of a uniformed service, as determined by the 
        Secretary concerned; and
            ``(2) is rated as not less than 70 percent disabling--
                    ``(A) by the Secretary concerned as of the date on 
                which the member is retired from the uniformed 
                services; or
                    ``(B) by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs within 
                four years following the date on which the member is 
                retired from the uniformed services.
    ``(e) Status of Payments.--Payments under this section are not 
retired pay.
    ``(f) Source of Funds.--Payments under this section for any fiscal 
year shall be paid out of funds appropriated for pay and allowances 
payable by the Secretary concerned for that fiscal year.
    ``(g) Other Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `service-connected' has the meaning give 
        that term in section 101 of title 38.
            ``(2) The term `disability rated as total' means--
                    ``(A) a disability that is rated as total under the 
                standard schedule of rating disabilities in use by the 
                Department of Veterans Affairs; or
                    ``(B) a disability for which the scheduled rating 
                is less than total but for which a rating of total is 
                assigned by reason of inability of the disabled person 
                concerned to secure or follow a substantially gainful 
                occupation as a result of service-connected 
                disabilities.
            ``(3) The term `retired pay' includes retainer pay, 
        emergency officers' retirement pay, and naval pension.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1413. Special compensation for certain severely disabled uniformed 
                            services retirees.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Section 1413 of title 10, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and 
shall apply to months that begin on or after that date. No benefit may 
be paid to any person by reason of that section for any period before 
that date.

SEC. 660. COMPUTATION OF SURVIVOR BENEFITS.

    (a) Increased Basic Annuity.--(1) Subsection (a)(1)(B)(i) of 
section 1451 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``35 percent of the base amount.'' and inserting ``the product of the 
base amount and the percent applicable for the month. The percent 
applicable for a month is 35 percent for months beginning on or before 
the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2000, 40 percent for months beginning after such date and 
before October 2004, and 45 percent for months beginning after 
September 2004.''.
    (2) Subsection (a)(2)(B)(i)(I) of such section is amended by 
striking ``35 percent'' and inserting ``the percent specified under 
subsection (a)(1)(B)(i) as being applicable for the month''.
    (3) Subsection (c)(1)(B)(i) of such section is amended--
            (A) by striking ``35 percent'' and inserting ``the 
        applicable percent''; and
            (B) by adding at the end the following: ``The percent 
        applicable for a month under the preceding sentence is the 
        percent specified under subsection (a)(1)(B)(i) as being 
        applicable for the month.''.
    (4) The heading for subsection (d)(2)(A) of such section is amended 
to read as follows: ``Computation of annuity.--''.
    (b) Adjusted Supplemental Annuity.--Section 1457(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``5, 10, 15, or 20 percent'' and inserting 
        ``the applicable percent''; and
            (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
        ``The percent used for the computation shall be an even 
        multiple of 5 percent and, whatever the percent specified in 
        the election, may not exceed 20 percent for months beginning on 
        or before the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, 15 percent for months 
        beginning after that date and before October 2004, and 10 
        percent for months beginning after September 2004.''.
    (c) Recomputation of Annuities.--(1) Effective on the first day of 
each month referred to in paragraph (2)--
            (A) each annuity under section 1450 of title 10, United 
        States Code, that commenced before that month, is computed 
        under a provision of section 1451 of that title amended by 
        subsection (a), and is payable for that month shall be 
        recomputed so as to be equal to the amount that would be in 
        effect if the percent applicable for that month under that 
        provision, as so amended, had been used for the initial 
        computation of the annuity; and
            (B) each supplemental survivor annuity under section 1457 
        of such title that commenced before that month and is payable 
        for that month shall be recomputed so as to be equal to the 
        amount that would be in effect if the percent applicable for 
        that month under that section, as amended by this section, had 
        been used for the initial computation of the supplemental 
        survivor annuity.
    (2) The requirements for recomputation of annuities under paragraph 
(1) apply with respect to the following months:
            (A) The first month that begins after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (B) October 2004.
    (d) Recomputation of Retired Pay Reductions for Supplemental 
Survivor Annuities.--The Secretary of Defense shall take such actions 
as are necessitated by the amendments made by subsection (b) and the 
requirements of subsection (c)(1)(B) to ensure that the reductions in 
retired pay under section 1460 of title 10, United States Code, are 
adjusted to achieve the objectives set forth in subsection (b) of that 
section.

  Subtitle E--Montgomery GI Bill Benefits and Other Education Benefits

                  PART I--MONTGOMERY GI BILL BENEFITS

SEC. 671. INCREASE IN RATES OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR FULL-TIME 
              EDUCATION.

    (a) Increase.--Section 3015 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``$528'' and 
        inserting ``$600''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``$429'' and 
        inserting ``$488''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with respect to 
educational assistance allowances paid for months after September 1999. 
However, no adjustment in rates of educational assistance shall be made 
under subsection (g) of section 3015 of title 38, United States Code, 
for fiscal year 2000.

SEC. 672. TERMINATION OF REDUCTIONS OF BASIC PAY.

    (a) Repeals.--(1) Section 3011 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsection (b).
    (2) Section 3012 of such title is amended by striking subsection 
(c).
    (3) The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to individuals 
whose initial obligated period of active duty under section 3011 or 
3012 of title 38, United States Code, as the case may be, begins on or 
after such date.
    (b) Termination of Reductions in Progress.--Any reduction in the 
basic pay of an individual referred to in section 3011(b) of title 38, 
United States Code, by reason of such section 3011(b), or of any 
individual referred to in section 3012(c) of such title by reason of 
such section 3012(c), as of the date of the enactment of this Act shall 
cease commencing with the first month beginning after such date, and 
any obligation of such individual under such section 3011(b) or 
3012(c), as the case may be, as of the day before such date shall be 
deemed to be fully satisfied as of such date.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3034(e)(1) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended in the second sentence by striking ``as soon as 
practicable'' and all that follows through ``such additional times'' 
and inserting ``at such times''.

SEC. 673. ACCELERATED PAYMENTS OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

    Section 3014 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The Secretary shall 
        pay''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection (b):
    ``(b)(1) Whenever the Secretary determines it appropriate under the 
regulations prescribed pursuant to paragraph (6), the Secretary may 
make payments of basic educational assistance under this subchapter on 
an accelerated basis.
    ``(2) The Secretary may pay basic educational assistance on an 
accelerated basis only to an individual entitled to payment of such 
assistance under this subchapter who has made a request for payment of 
such assistance on an accelerated basis.
    ``(3) If an adjustment under section 3015(g) of this title in the 
monthly rate of basic educational assistance will occur during a period 
for which a payment of such assistance is made on an accelerated basis 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall--
            ``(A) pay on an accelerated basis the amount such 
        assistance otherwise payable under this subchapter for the 
        period without regard to the adjustment under that section; and
            ``(B) pay on the date of the adjustment any additional 
        amount of such assistance that is payable for the period as a 
        result of the adjustment.
    ``(4) The entitlement to basic educational assistance under this 
subchapter of an individual who is paid such assistance on an 
accelerated basis under this subsection shall be charged at a rate 
equal to one month for each month of the period covered by the 
accelerated payment of such assistance.
    ``(5) Basic educational assistance shall be paid on an accelerated 
basis under this subsection as follows:
            ``(A) In the case of assistance for a course leading to a 
        standard college degree, at the beginning of the quarter, 
        semester, or term of the course in a lump-sum amount equivalent 
        to the aggregate amount of monthly assistance otherwise payable 
        under this subchapter for the quarter, semester, or term, as 
        the case may be, of the course.
            ``(B) In the case of assistance for a course other than a 
        course referred to in subparagraph (A)--
                    ``(i) at the later of (I) the beginning of the 
                course, or (II) a reasonable time after the request for 
                payment by the individual concerned; and
                    ``(ii) in any amount requested by the individual 
                concerned up to the aggregate amount of monthly 
                assistance otherwise payable under this subchapter for 
                the period of the course.
    ``(6) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for purposes of 
making payments of basic educational assistance on an accelerated basis 
under this subsection. Such regulations shall specify the circumstances 
under which accelerated payments may be made and include requirements 
relating to the request for, making and delivery of, and receipt and 
use of such payments.''.

SEC. 674. TRANSFER OF ENTITLEMENT TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE BY CERTAIN 
              MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Authority To Transfer to Family Members.--Subchapter II of 
chapter 30 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section:
``Sec. 3020. Transfer of entitlement to basic educational assistance: 
              members of the Armed Forces
    ``(a)(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Secretary 
concerned may, for the purpose of enhancing recruiting and retention 
and at that Secretary's sole discretion, permit an individual described 
in paragraph (2) who is entitled to basic educational assistance under 
this subchapter to elect to transfer such individual's entitlement to 
such assistance, in whole or in part, to the dependents specified in 
subsection (b).
    ``(2) An individual referred to in paragraph (1) is any individual 
who is a member of the Armed Forces at the time of the approval by the 
Secretary concerned of the individual's request to transfer entitlement 
to educational assistance under this section.
    ``(3) Subject to the time limitation for use of entitlement under 
section 3031 of this title, an individual approved to transfer 
entitlement to educational assistance under this section may transfer 
such entitlement at any time after the approval of individual's request 
to transfer such entitlement without regard to whether the individual 
is a member of the Armed Forces when the transfer is executed.
    ``(b) An individual approved to transfer an entitlement to basic 
educational assistance under this section may transfer the individual's 
entitlement to such assistance as follows:
            ``(1) To the individual's spouse.
            ``(2) To one or more of the individual's children.
            ``(3) To a combination of the individuals referred to in 
        paragraphs (1) and (2).
    ``(c)(1) An individual transferring an entitlement to basic 
educational assistance under this section shall--
            ``(A) designate the dependent or dependents to whom such 
        entitlement is being transferred and the percentage of such 
        entitlement to be transferred to each such dependent; and
            ``(B) specify the period for which the transfer shall be 
        effective for each dependent designated under subparagraph (A).
    ``(2) The aggregate amount of the entitlement transferable by an 
individual under this section may not exceed the aggregate amount of 
the entitlement of such individual to basic educational assistance 
under this subchapter.
    ``(3) An individual transferring an entitlement under this section 
may modify or revoke the transfer at any time before the use of the 
transferred entitlement begins. An individual shall make the 
modification or revocation by submitting written notice of the action 
to the Secretary concerned.
    ``(d)(1) The use of any entitlement transferred under this section 
shall be charged against the entitlement of the individual making the 
transfer at the rate of one month for each month of transferred 
entitlement that is used.
    ``(2) Except as provided in under subsection (c)(1)(B) and subject 
to paragraphs (3) and (4), a dependent to whom entitlement is 
transferred under this section is entitled to basic educational 
assistance under this subchapter in the same manner and at the same 
rate as the individual from whom the entitlement was transferred.
    ``(3) Notwithstanding section 3031 of this title, a child to whom 
entitlement is transferred under this section may not use any 
entitlement so transferred after attaining the age of 26 years.
    ``(4) The administrative provisions of this chapter (including the 
provisions set forth in section 3034(a)(1) of this title) shall apply 
to the use of entitlement transferred under this section, except that 
the dependent to whom the entitlement is transferred shall be treated 
as the eligible veteran for purposes of such provisions.
    ``(e) In the event of an overpayment of basic educational 
assistance with respect to a dependent to whom entitlement is 
transferred under this section, the dependent and the individual making 
the transfer shall be jointly and severally liable to the United States 
for the amount of the overpayment for purposes of section 3685 of this 
title.
    ``(f) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations for 
purposes of this section. Such regulations shall specify the manner and 
effect of an election to modify or revoke a transfer of entitlement 
under subsection (c)(3) and shall specify the manner of the 
applicability of the administrative provisions referred to in 
subsection (d)(4) to a dependent to whom entitlement is transferred 
under this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
3019 the following new item:

``3020. Transfer of entitlement to basic educational assistance: 
                            members of the Armed Forces.''.

SEC. 675. AVAILABILITY OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS FOR 
              PREPARATORY COURSES FOR COLLEGE AND GRADUATE SCHOOL 
              ENTRANCE EXAMS.

    Section 3002(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(C) includes--
                    ``(i) a preparatory course for a test that is 
                required or utilized for admission to an institution of 
                higher education; and
                    ``(ii) a preparatory course for test that is 
                required or utilized for admission to a graduate 
                school.''.

                  PART II--OTHER EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS

SEC. 681. ACCELERATED PAYMENTS OF CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR 
              MEMBERS OF SELECTED RESERVE.

    Section 16131 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j)(1) Whenever a person entitled to an educational assistance 
allowance under this chapter so requests and the Secretary concerned, 
in consultation with the Chief of the reserve component concerned, 
determines it appropriate, the Secretary may make payments of the 
educational assistance allowance to the person on an accelerated basis.
    ``(2) An educational assistance allowance shall be paid to a person 
on an accelerated basis under this subsection as follows:
            ``(A) In the case of an allowance for a course leading to a 
        standard college degree, at the beginning of the quarter, 
        semester, or term of the course in a lump-sum amount equivalent 
        to the aggregate amount of monthly allowance otherwise payable 
        under this chapter for the quarter, semester, or term, as the 
        case may be, of the course.
            ``(B) In the case of an allowance for a course other than a 
        course referred to in subparagraph (A)--
                    ``(i) at the later of (I) the beginning of the 
                course, or (II) a reasonable time after the Secretary 
                concerned receives the person's request for payment on 
                an accelerated basis; and
                    ``(ii) in any amount requested by the person up to 
                the aggregate amount of monthly allowance otherwise 
                payable under this chapter for the period of the 
                course.
    ``(3) If an adjustment in the monthly rate of educational 
assistance allowances will be made under subsection (b)(2) during a 
period for which a payment of the allowance is made to a person on an 
accelerated basis, the Secretary concerned shall--
            ``(A) pay on an accelerated basis the amount of the 
        allowance otherwise payable for the period without regard to 
        the adjustment under that subsection; and
            ``(B) pay on the date of the adjustment any additional 
        amount of the allowance that is payable for the period as a 
        result of the adjustment.
    ``(4) A person's entitlement to an educational assistance allowance 
under this chapter shall be charged at a rate equal to one month for 
each month of the period covered by an accelerated payment of the 
allowance to the person under this subsection.
    ``(5) The regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of Transportation under subsection (a) shall provide for 
the payment of an educational assistance allowance on an accelerated 
basis under this subsection. The regulations shall specify the 
circumstances under which accelerated payments may be made and the 
manner of the delivery, receipt, and use of the allowance so paid.
    ``(6) In this subsection, the term `Chief of the reserve component 
concerned' means the following:
            ``(A) The Chief of Army Reserve, with respect to members of 
        the Army Reserve.
            ``(B) the Chief of Naval Reserve, with respect to members 
        of the Naval Reserve.
            ``(C) The Chief of Air Force Reserve, with respect to 
        members of the Air Force Reserve.
            ``(D) The Commander, Marine Reserve Forces, with respect to 
        members of the Marine Corps Reserve.
            ``(E) The Chief of the National Guard Bureau, with respect 
        to members of the Army National Guard and the Air National 
        Guard.
            ``(F) The Commandant of the Coast Guard, with respect to 
        members of the Coast Guard Reserve.''.

SEC. 682. MODIFICATION OF TIME FOR USE BY CERTAIN MEMBERS OF SELECTED 
              RESERVE OF ENTITLEMENT TO CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

    Section 16133(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(5)(A) In the case of a person who continues to serve as member 
of the Selected Reserve as of the end of the 10-year period applicable 
to the person under subsection (a), as extended, if at all, under 
paragraph (4), the period during which the person may use the person's 
entitlement shall expire at the end of the 5-year period beginning on 
the date the person is separated from the Selected Reserve.
    ``(B) The provisions of paragraph (4) shall apply with respect to 
any period of active duty of a person referred to in subparagraph (A) 
during the 5-year period referred to in that subparagraph.''.

                            PART III--REPORT

SEC. 685. REPORT ON EFFECT OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS IMPROVEMENTS ON 
              RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report assessing the effects of the provisions of this 
subtitle, and the amendments made by such provisions, on the 
recruitment and retention of the members of the Armed Forces. The 
report shall include such recommendations (including recommendations 
for legislative action) as the Secretary considers appropriate.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

SEC. 691. ANNUAL REPORT ON EFFECTS OF INITIATIVES ON RECRUITMENT AND 
              RETENTION.

    (a) Requirement for Report.--On December 1 of each year, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that sets forth 
the Secretary's assessment of the effects that the improved pay and 
other benefits under this title and under the amendments made by this 
title are having on recruitment and retention of personnel for the 
Armed Forces.
    (b) First Report.--The first report under this section shall be 
submitted not later than December 1, 2000.

SEC. 692. MEMBERS UNDER BURDENSOME PERSTEMPO.

    (a) Management of Deployments of Individuals.--Part II of subtitle 
A of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
chapter 49 the following:

          ``CHAPTER 50--MISCELLANEOUS COMMAND RESPONSIBILITIES

``Sec.
``991. Management of deployments of members.
``Sec. 991. Management of deployments of members
    ``(a) General or Flag Officer Responsibilities.--The first general 
officer or flag officer in the chain of command of a member of the 
armed forces shall manage a deployment of the member when the total 
number of the days on which the member has been deployed out of 365 
consecutive days is in excess of 180 days. That officer shall ensure 
that the member is not deployed or continued in a deployment on any day 
on which the total number of the days on which the member has been 
deployed would exceed 200 out of 365 consecutive days unless a general 
or flag officer in the grade of general or admiral in the member's 
chain of command approves the deployment or continued deployment of the 
member.
    ``(b) Deployment Defined.--(1) For the purposes of this section, a 
member of the armed forces is deployed or in a deployment on any day on 
which, pursuant to orders, the member is performing service in a 
training exercise or operation at a location or under circumstances 
that make it infeasible for the member to spend off-duty time in the 
housing in which the member resides when on garrison duty at the 
member's permanent duty station.
    ``(2) For the purposes of this section, a member is not deployed or 
in a deployment when performing service as a student or trainee at a 
school (including any Federal Government school) or performing 
administrative, guard, or detail duties in garrison at the member's 
permanent duty station.
    ``(c) Recordkeeping.--The Secretary of each military department 
shall establish a system for tracking and recording the number of days 
that each member of an armed force under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary is deployed.
    ``(d) National Security Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense 
may suspend the applicability of this section to a member or any group 
of members when the Secretary determines that it is necessary to do so 
in the national security interests of the United States.
    ``(e) Inapplicability to Coast Guard.--This section does not apply 
to a member of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as 
a service in the Navy.''.
    (b) Per Diem Allowance for Lengthy or Numerous Deployments.--
Chapter 7 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section:
``Sec. 435. Per diem allowance for lengthy or numerous deployments
    ``(a) Per Diem Required.--The Secretary of the military department 
concerned shall pay a per diem allowance to a member of an armed force 
for each day that the member is deployed in excess of 220 days out of 
365 consecutive days.
    ``(b) Definition of Deployed.--In this section, the term 
`deployed', with respect to a member, means that the member is deployed 
or in a deployment within the meaning of section 991(b) of title 10.
    ``(c) Amount of Per Diem.--The amount of the per diem payable to a 
member under this section is $100.
    ``(d) Payment of Claims.--A claim of a member for payment of the 
per diem allowance that is not fully substantiated by the applicable 
recordkeeping system applicable to the member under section 991(c) of 
title 10 shall be paid if the member furnishes the Secretary concerned 
with other evidence determined by the Secretary as being sufficient to 
substantiate the claim.
    ``(e) Relationship to Other Allowances.--Any per diem payable to a 
member under this section is in addition to any other per diem, 
allowance, special pay, or incentive that is payable to the member 
under any other provision of law.
    ``(f) National Security Waiver.--No per diem may be paid under this 
section to a member of an armed force for any day on which the 
applicability of section 991 of title 10 to the member is suspended 
under subsection (d) of such section.
    ``(g) Inapplicability to Coast Guard.--This section does not apply 
to a member of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as 
a service in the Navy.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The tables of chapters at the 
beginning of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, and the 
beginning of part II of such subtitle are amended by inserting after 
the item relating to chapter 49 the following:

``50. Miscellaneous Command Responsibilities................     991''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of title 
37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 434 the following:

``435. Per diem allowance for lengthy or numerous deployments.''.
    (d) Applicability and Implementation.--(1) Section 991 of title 10, 
United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), and section 435 of 
title 37, United States Code (as added by subsection (b)), shall apply 
with respect to service performed after September 30, 2000.
    (2) Not later than June 1, 2000, the Secretary of each military 
department shall prescribe in regulations the policies and procedures 
for implementing such provisions of law for that military department.

SEC. 693. INCREASED TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
              DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF A CONTINGENCY OPERATION OR SIMILAR 
              OPERATION.

    (a) Inapplicability of Limitation on Amount.--Section 2007(a) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) in the case of a member deployed outside the United 
        States in support of a contingency operation or similar 
        operation, all of the charges may be paid while the member is 
        so deployed.''.
    (b) Increased Authority Subject to Appropriations.--The authority 
to pay additional tuition assistance under paragraph (4) of section 
2007(a) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
may be exercised only to the extent provided for in appropriations 
Acts.

SEC. 694. ADMINISTRATION OF SELECTED RESERVE EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT 
              PROGRAM FOR COAST GUARD RESERVE.

    Subsection (a)(1) of section 16301 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after ``the Secretary of Defense'' the 
following: ``, or the Secretary of Transportation in the case of a 
member of the Selected Reserve of the Coast Guard Reserve when the 
Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy,''.

SEC. 695. EXTENSION TO ALL UNIFORMED SERVICES OF AUTHORITY FOR 
              PRESENTATION OF UNITED STATES FLAG TO MEMBERS UPON 
              RETIREMENT.

    (a) Public Health Service.--Section 221 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 213a) is amended--
            (1) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following:
            ``(17) Section 6141, Presentation of United States flag 
        upon retirement.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``the Secretary of a 
        military department,'' after ```the Secretary concerned',''.
    (b) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.--Section 3 of 
the Act entitled ``An Act to revise, codify, and enact into law, title 
10 of the United States Code, entitled `Armed Forces', and title 32 of 
the United States Code, entitled `National Guard''', approved August 
10, 1956 (33 U.S.C. 857a), is amended--
            (1) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following:
            ``(17) Section 6141, Presentation of United States flag 
        upon retirement.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``the Secretary of a 
        military department,'' after ```the Secretary concerned',''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
shall take effect as of October 1, 1998, and shall apply with respect 
to releases from active duty for retirement on or after that date from 
service in the commissioned Regular Corps of the Public Health Service 
or for service as a commissioned officer of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration on the active list, as the case may be.

SEC. 696. PARTICIPATION OF ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN 
              MONTGOMERY GI BILL PROGRAM.

    (a) Participation Authorized.--(1) Subchapter II of chapter 30 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
3018C the following new section:
``Sec. 3018D. Opportunity to enroll: certain VEAP participants; active 
              duty personnel not previously enrolled
    ``(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual 
who--
            ``(1) either--
                    ``(A)(i) is a participant on the date of the 
                enactment of this section in the educational benefits 
                program provided by chapter 32 of this title; or
                    ``(ii) disenrolled from participation in that 
                program before that date; or
                    ``(B) has made an election under section 3011(c)(1) 
                or 3012(d)(1) of this title not to receive educational 
                assistance under this chapter and has not withdrawn 
                that election under section 3018(a) of this title as of 
                the date of the enactment of this section;
            ``(2) is serving on active duty (excluding periods referred 
        to in section 3202(1)(C) of this title in the case of an 
        individual described in paragraph (1)(A)) on the date of the 
        enactment of this section;
            ``(3) before applying for benefits under this section, has 
        completed the requirements of a secondary school diploma (or 
        equivalency certificate) or has successfully completed the 
        equivalent of 12 semester hours in a program of education 
        leading to a standard college degree;
            ``(4) if discharged or released from active duty before the 
        date on which the individual makes an election described in 
        paragraph (5), is discharged with an honorable discharge or 
        released with service characterized as honorable by the 
        Secretary concerned; and
            ``(5) during the one-year period beginning on the date of 
        the enactment of this section, makes an irrevocable election to 
        receive benefits under this section in lieu of benefits under 
        chapter 32 of this title or withdraws the election made under 
        section 3011(c)(1) or 3012(d)(1) of this title, as the case may 
        be, pursuant to procedures which the Secretary of each military 
        department shall provide in accordance with regulations 
        prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the purpose of 
        carrying out this section or which the Secretary of 
        Transportation shall provide for such purpose with respect to 
        the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the 
        Navy;
is entitled to basic educational assistance under this chapter.
    ``(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), in the case 
of an individual who makes an election under subsection (a)(5) to 
become entitled to basic educational assistance under this chapter--
            ``(A) the basic pay of the individual shall be reduced (in 
        a manner determined by the Secretary of Defense) until the 
        total amount by which such basic pay is reduced is--
                    ``(i) $1,200, in the case of an individual 
                described in subsection (a)(1)(A); or
                    ``(ii) $1,500, in the case of an individual 
                described in subsection (a)(1)(B); or
            ``(B) to the extent that basic pay is not so reduced before 
        the individual's discharge or release from active duty as 
        specified in subsection (a)(4), the Secretary shall collect 
        from the individual an amount equal to the difference between 
        the amount specified for the individual under subparagraph (A) 
        and the total amount of reductions with respect to the 
        individual under that subparagraph, which shall be paid into 
        the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts.
    ``(2) In the case of an individual previously enrolled in the 
educational benefits program provided by chapter 32 of this title, the 
Secretary shall reduce the total amount of the reduction in basic pay 
otherwise required by paragraph (1) by an amount equal to so much of 
the unused contributions made by the individual to the Post-Vietnam Era 
Veterans Education Account under section 3222(a) of this title as do 
not exceed $1,200.
    ``(3) An individual may at any time pay the Secretary an amount 
equal to the difference between the total of the reductions otherwise 
required with respect to the individual under this subsection and the 
total amount of the reductions with respect to the individual under 
this subsection at the time of the payment. Amounts paid under this 
paragraph shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States as 
miscellaneous receipts.
    ``(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), an individual who is 
enrolled in the educational benefits program provided by chapter 32 of 
this title and who makes the election described in subsection (a)(5) 
shall be disenrolled from the program as of the date of such election.
    ``(2) For each individual who is disenrolled from such program, the 
Secretary shall refund--
            ``(A) to the individual in the manner provided in section 
        3223(b) of this title so much of the unused contributions made 
        by the individual to the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans Education 
        Account as are not used to reduce the amount of the reduction 
        in the individual's basic pay under subsection (b)(2); and
            ``(B) to the Secretary of Defense the unused contributions 
        (other than contributions made under section 3222(c) of this 
        title) made by such Secretary to the Account on behalf of such 
        individual.
    ``(3) Any contribution made by the Secretary of Defense to the 
Post-Vietnam Era Veterans Education Account pursuant to section 3222(c) 
of this title on behalf of an individual referred to in paragraph (1) 
shall remain in such account to make payments of benefits to the 
individual under section 3015(f) of this title.
    ``(d)(1) The requirements of sections 3011(a)(3) and 3012(a)(3) of 
this title shall apply to an individual who makes an election described 
in subsection (a)(5), except that the completion of service referred to 
in such section shall be the completion of the period of active duty 
being served by the individual on the date of the enactment of this 
section.
    ``(2) The procedures provided in regulations referred to in 
subsection (a) shall provide for notice of the requirements of 
subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of section 3011(a)(3) of this title and 
of subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of section 3012(a)(3) of this title. 
Receipt of such notice shall be acknowledged in writing.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 30 of that 
title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3018C 
the following new item:

``3018D. Opportunity to enroll: certain VEAP participants; active duty 
                            personnel not previously enrolled.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3015(f) of that title is amended 
by striking ``or 3018C'' and inserting ``3018C, or 3018D''.
    (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that any law 
enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act which includes 
provisions terminating or reducing the contributions of members of the 
Armed Forces for basic educational assistance under subchapter II of 
chapter 30 of title 38, United States Code, should terminate or reduce 
by an identical amount the contributions of members of the Armed Forces 
for such assistance under section of section 3018D of that title, as 
added by subsection (a).

SEC. 697. REVISION OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE INTERVAL PAYMENT 
              REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Clause (C) of the third sentence of section 
3680(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(C) during periods between school terms where the 
        educational institution certifies the enrollment of the 
        eligible veteran or eligible person on an individual term basis 
        if (i) the period between such terms does not exceed eight 
        weeks, and (ii) both the term preceding and the term following 
        the period are not shorter in length than the period.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to payments of educational assistance under title 
38, United States Code, for months beginning on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 698. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM.

    (a) Clarification of Benefits Responsibility.--Subsection (a) of 
section 1060a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``may carry out a program to provide special supplemental food 
benefits'' and inserting ``shall carry out a program to provide 
supplemental foods and nutrition education''.
    (b) Funding.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(b) Federal Payments.--The Secretary of Defense shall use funds 
available for the Department of Defense to provide supplemental foods 
and nutrition education and to pay for costs for nutrition services and 
administration under the program required under subsection (a).''.
    (c) Program Administration.--Subsection (c)(1)(A) of such section 
is amended by adding at the end the following: ``In the determining of 
eligibility for the program benefits, a person already certified for 
participation in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, 
infants, and children under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 
1996 (42 U.S.C. 1786) shall be considered eligible for the duration of 
the certification period under that program.''.
    (d) Nutritional Risk Standards.--Subsection (c)(1)(B) of such 
section is amended by inserting ``and nutritional risk standards'' 
after ``income eligibility standards''.
    (e) Definitions.--Subsection (f) of such section is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) The terms `costs for nutrition services and 
        administration', `nutrition education' and `supplemental foods' 
        have the meanings given the terms in paragraphs (4), (7), and 
        (14), respectively, of section 17(b) of the Child Nutrition Act 
        of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(b)).''.

                         TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE

                      Subtitle A--TRICARE Program

SEC. 701. IMPROVEMENT OF TRICARE BENEFITS AND MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Improvement of TRICARE Program.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1097a the 
following:
``Sec. 1097b. TRICARE: benefits and services
    ``(a) Comparability to FEHBP Benefits.--The Secretary of Defense 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that the health care 
coverage available through the TRICARE program is substantially similar 
to the health care coverage available under similar health benefits 
plans offered under the Federal Employees Health Benefits program 
established under chapter 89 of title 5.
    ``(b) Portability.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide that any 
covered beneficiary enrolled in the TRICARE program may receive 
benefits under that program at facilities that provide benefits under 
that program throughout the various regions of that program.
    ``(c) Access.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, minimize the authorization or certification 
requirements imposed upon covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE 
program as a condition of access to benefits under that program.
    ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, utilize practices for processing claims under the TRICARE 
program that are similar to the best industry practices for processing 
claims for health care services in a simplified and expedited manner. 
To the maximum extent practicable, such practices shall include 
electronic processing of claims.
    ``(d) Consultation Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out the responsibilities under this section after consultation 
with the other administering Secretaries.
``Sec. 1097c. TRICARE: financial management
    ``(a) Reimbursement of Providers.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary of Defense may reimburse health care providers under the 
TRICARE program at rates higher than the reimbursement rates otherwise 
authorized for the providers under that program if the Secretary 
determines that application of the higher rates is necessary in order 
to ensure the availability of an adequate number of qualified health 
care providers under that program.
    ``(2) The amount of reimbursement provided under paragraph (1) with 
respect to a health care service may not exceed the lesser of--
            ``(A) the amount equal to the local usual and customary 
        charge for the service in the service area (as determined by 
        the Secretary) in which the service is provided; or
            ``(B) the amount equal to 115 per cent of the CHAMPUS 
        maximum allowable charge for the service.
    ``(b) Third-Party Collections.--(1) A medical treatment facility of 
the uniformed services under the TRICARE program has the same right as 
the United States under section 1095 of this title to collect from a 
third-party payer the reasonable costs of health care services 
described in paragraph (2) that are incurred by the facility on behalf 
of a covered beneficiary under that program.
    ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations for the 
administration of this subsection. The regulations shall set forth the 
method to be used for the computation of the reasonable costs of 
inpatient, outpatient, and other health care services. The method of 
computation may be--
            ``(A) a method that is based on--
                    ``(i) per diem rates;
                    ``(ii) all-inclusive rates for each visit;
                    ``(iii) diagnosis-related groups; or
                    ``(iv) rates prescribed under the regulations 
                implementing sections 1079 and 1086 of this title; or
            ``(B) any other method considered appropriate.
    ``(c) Consultation Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out the responsibilities under this section after consultation 
with the other administering Secretaries.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such 
title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1097a 
the following new item:

``1097b. TRICARE: benefits and services.
``1097c. TRICARE: financial management.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Report on Implementation.--(1) Not later than 6 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the other administering Secretaries, shall submit to 
Congress a report assessing the effects of the implementation of the 
requirements and authorities set forth in sections 1097b and 1097c of 
title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)).
    (2) The report shall include the following:
            (A) An assessment of the cost of the implementation of such 
        requirements and authorities.
            (B) An assessment of whether the implementation of any such 
        requirements and authorities will result in the utilization by 
        the TRICARE program of the best industry practices with respect 
        to the matters covered by such requirements and authorities.
    (3) In this subsection, the term ``administering Secretaries'' has 
the meaning given that term in section 1072(3) of title 10, United 
States Code.

SEC. 702. EXPANSION AND REVISION OF AUTHORITY FOR DENTAL PROGRAMS FOR 
              DEPENDENTS AND RESERVES.

    (a) Authority.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking sections 1076a and 1076b and inserting the 
following:
``Sec. 1076a. TRICARE dental program
    ``(a) Establishment of Dental Plans.--The Secretary of Defense may 
establish, and in the case of the dental plan described in paragraph 
(1) shall establish, the following voluntary enrollment dental plans:
            ``(1) Plan for selected reserve and individual ready 
        reserve.--A dental insurance plan for members of the Selected 
        Reserve of the Ready Reserve and for members of the Individual 
        Ready Reserve described in subsection 10144(b) of this title.
            ``(2) Plan for other reserves.--A dental insurance plan for 
        members of the Individual Ready Reserve not eligible to enroll 
        in the plan established under paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Plan for active duty dependents.--Dental benefits 
        plans for eligible dependents of members of the uniformed 
        services who are on active duty for a period of more than 30 
        days.
            ``(4) Plan for ready reserve dependents.--A dental benefits 
        plan for eligible dependents of members of the Ready Reserve of 
        the reserve components who are not on active duty for more than 
        30 days.
    ``(b) Administration of Plans.--The plans established under this 
section shall be administered under regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of Defense in consultation with the other administering 
Secretaries.
    ``(c) Care Available Under Plans.--Dental plans established under 
subsection (a) may provide for the following dental care:
            ``(1) Diagnostic, oral examination, and preventive services 
        and palliative emergency care.
            ``(2) Basic restorative services of amalgam and composite 
        restorations, stainless steel crowns for primary teeth, and 
        dental appliance repairs.
            ``(3) Orthodontic services, crowns, gold fillings, bridges, 
        complete or partial dentures, and such other services as the 
        Secretary of Defense considers to be appropriate.
    ``(d) Premiums.--
            ``(1) Premium Sharing Plans.--(A) The dental insurance plan 
        established under subsection (a)(1) and the dental benefits 
        plans established under subsection (a)(3) are premium sharing 
        plans.
            ``(B) Members enrolled in a premium sharing plan for 
        themselves or for their dependents shall be required to pay a 
        share of the premium charged for the benefits provided under 
        the plan. The member's share of the premium charge may not 
        exceed $20 per month for the enrollment.
            ``(C) Effective as of January 1 of each year, the amount of 
        the premium required under subparagraph (A) shall be increased 
        by the percent equal to the lesser of--
                    ``(i) the percent by which the rates of basic pay 
                of members of the uniformed services are increased on 
                such date; or
                    ``(ii) the sum of one-half percent and the percent 
                computed under section 5303(a) of title 5 for the 
                increase in rates of basic pay for statutory pay 
                systems for pay periods beginning on or after such 
                date.
            ``(D) The Secretary of Defense may reduce the monthly 
        premium required to be paid under paragraph (1) in the case of 
        enlisted members in pay grade E-1, E-2, E-3, or E-4 if the 
        Secretary determines that such a reduction is appropriate to 
        assist such members to participate in a dental plan referred to 
        in subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Full premium plans.--(A) The dental insurance plan 
        established under subsection (a)(2) and the dental benefits 
        plan established under subsection (a)(4) are full premium 
        plans.
            ``(B) Members enrolled in a full premium plan for 
        themselves or for their dependents shall be required to pay the 
        entire premium charged for the benefits provided under the 
        plan.
            ``(3) Payment procedures.--A member's share of the premium 
        for a plan established under subsection (a) may be paid by 
        deductions from the basic pay of the member and from 
        compensation paid under section 206 of title 37, as the case 
        may be. The regulations prescribed under subsection (b) shall 
        specify the procedures for payment of the premiums by enrollees 
        who do not receive such pay.
    ``(e) Copayments Under Premium Sharing Plans.--A member or 
dependent who receives dental care under a premium sharing plan 
referred to in subsection (d)(1) shall--
            ``(1) in the case of care described in subsection (c)(1), 
        pay no charge for the care;
            ``(2) in the case of care described in subsection (c)(2), 
        pay 20 percent of the charges for the care; and
            ``(3) in the case of care described in subsection (c)(3), 
        pay a percentage of the charges for the care that is determined 
        appropriate by the Secretary of Defense, after consultation 
        with the other administering Secretaries.
    ``(f) Transfer of Members.--If a member whose dependents are 
enrolled in the plan established under subsection (a)(3) is transferred 
to a duty station where dental care is provided to the member's 
eligible dependents under a program other than that plan, the member 
may discontinue participation under the plan. If the member is later 
transferred to a duty station where dental care is not provided to such 
member's eligible dependents except under the plan established under 
subsection (a)(3), the member may re-enroll the dependents in that 
plan.
    ``(g) Care Outside the United States.--The Secretary of Defense may 
exercise the authority provided under subsection (a) to establish 
dental insurance plans and dental benefits plans for dental benefits 
provided outside the United States for the eligible members and 
dependents of members of the uniformed services. In the case of such an 
overseas dental plan, the Secretary may waive or reduce any copayments 
required by subsection (e) to the extent the Secretary determines 
appropriate for the effective and efficient operation of the plan.
    ``(h) Waiver of Requirements for Surviving Dependents.--The 
Secretary of Defense may waive (in whole or in part) any requirements 
of a dental plan established under this section as the Secretary 
determines necessary for the effective administration of the plan for a 
dependent who is an eligible dependent described in subsection (k)(2).
    ``(i) Authority Subject to Appropriations.--The authority of the 
Secretary of Defense to enter into a contract under this section for 
any fiscal year is subject to the availability of appropriations for 
that purpose.
    ``(j) Limitation on Reduction of Benefits.--The Secretary of 
Defense may not reduce benefits provided under a plan established under 
this section until--
            ``(1) the Secretary provides notice of the Secretary's 
        intent to reduce such benefits to the Committees on Armed 
        Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives; and
            ``(2) one year has elapsed following the date of such 
        notice.
    ``(k) Eligible Dependent Defined.--In this section, the term 
`eligible dependent'--
            ``(1) means a dependent described in subparagraph (A), (D), 
        or (I) of section 1072(2) of this title; and
            ``(2) includes any such dependent of a member who dies 
        while on active duty for a period of more than 30 days or a 
        member of the Ready Reserve if the dependent is enrolled on the 
        date of the death of the member in a dental benefits plan 
        established under subsection (a), except that the term does not 
        include the dependent after the end of the one-year period 
        beginning on the date of the member's death.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 55 of such title is amended by striking out the items relating 
to sections 1076a and 1076b and inserting the following:

``1076a. TRICARE dental program.''.

SEC. 703. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT OF MEDICARE-
              ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES IN THE TRICARE SENIOR PRIME 
              DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) any person who is enrolled in a managed health care 
        program of the Department of Defense where the TRICARE Senior 
        Prime demonstration program is implemented and who attains 
        eligibility for medicare should be automatically authorized to 
        enroll in the TRICARE Senior Prime demonstration program; and
            (2) the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
        other administering Secretaries referred to in section 1072(3) 
        of title 10, United States Code, should modify existing 
        policies and procedures for the TRICARE Senior Prime 
        demonstration program as necessary to permit the automatic 
        enrollment.

SEC. 704. TRICARE BENEFICIARY ADVOCATES.

    (a) Establishment of Positions.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
require in regulations that--
            (1) each lead agent under the TRICARE program--
                    (A) designate a person to serve full-time as a 
                beneficiary advocate for TRICARE beneficiaries; and
                    (B) provide for toll-free telephone communication 
                between TRICARE beneficiaries and the beneficiary 
                advocate; and
            (2) the commander of each medical care facility under 
        chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, designate a person 
        to serve, as a primary or collateral duty, as beneficiary 
        advocate for TRICARE beneficiaries served at that facility.
    (b) Duties.--The Secretary shall prescribe the duties of the 
position of beneficiary advocate in the regulations.
    (c) Initial Designations.--Each beneficiary advocate required under 
the regulations shall be designated not later than January 15, 2000.

SEC. 705. OPEN ENROLLMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    Section 724 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Open Enrollment Demonstration Program.--(1) The Secretary of 
Defense shall conduct a demonstration program under which covered 
beneficiaries shall be permitted to enroll at any time in a managed 
care plan offered by a designated provider consistent with the 
enrollment requirements for the TRICARE Prime option under the TRICARE 
program but without regard to the limitation in subsection (b). Any 
demonstration program under this subsection shall cover designated 
providers, selected by the Department of Defense, and the service areas 
of the designated providers.
    ``(2) Any demonstration program carried out under this section 
shall commence on October 1, 1999, and end on September 30, 2001.
    ``(3) Not later than March 15, 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report on any demonstration program carried out 
under this subsection. The report shall include, at a minimum, an 
evaluation of the benefits of the open enrollment opportunity to 
covered beneficiaries and a recommendation concerning whether to 
authorize open enrollments in the managed care plans of designated 
providers permanently.''.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

SEC. 711. CARE AT FORMER UNIFORMED SERVICES TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR 
              ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS STATIONED AT CERTAIN REMOTE 
              LOCATIONS.

    (a) Authority.--Care may be furnished by a designated provider 
pursuant to any contract entered into by the designated provider under 
section 722(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) to eligible members 
who reside within the service area of the designated provider.
    (b) Eligibility.--A member of the Armed Forces is eligible for care 
under subsection (a) if the member is a member described in section 
731(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
(Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1811; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note).
    (c) Applicable Policies.--In furnishing care to an eligible member 
under subsection (a), a designated provider shall adhere to the 
Department of Defense policies applicable to the furnishing of care 
under the TRICARE Prime Remote program, including coordinating with 
uniformed services medical authorities for hospitalizations and all 
referrals for specialty care.
    (d) Reimbursement Rates.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the designated providers, shall prescribe reimbursement rates for 
care furnished to eligible members under subsection (a). The rates 
prescribed for care may not exceed the amounts allowable under the 
TRICARE Standard plan for the same care.

SEC. 712. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH CARE DEMONSTRATION 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 731(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 10 U.S.C. 1092 note) is amended by 
striking ``1999'' and inserting ``2000''.

SEC. 713. PROGRAM YEAR STABILITY IN HEALTH CARE BENEFITS.

    Section 1073 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) Responsible Officials.--'' at the 
        beginning of the text of the section; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Stability in Program of Benefits.--The Secretary of Defense 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, provide a stable program of 
benefits under this chapter throughout each fiscal year. To achieve the 
stability in the case of contracts entered into under this chapter, the 
contracts shall be administered so as to implement at the beginning of 
a fiscal year all changes in benefits and administration that are to be 
made for that fiscal year. However, the Secretary of Defense may 
implement any such change after the fiscal year begins if the Secretary 
determines that the change would significantly improve the provision of 
care to eligible beneficiaries under this chapter or that the later 
implementation of the change would, for other reasons, result in a more 
effective provision of care to eligible beneficiaries.''.

SEC. 714. BEST VALUE CONTRACTING.

    (a) Authority.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 1073 the following:
``Sec. 1073a. Contracts for health care: best value contracting
    ``(a) Authority.--Under regulations prescribed by the administering 
Secretaries, health care contracts shall be awarded in the 
administration of this chapter to the offeror or offerors that will 
provide the best value to the United States to the maximum extent 
consistent with furnishing high-quality health care in a manner that 
protects the fiscal and other interests of the United States.
    ``(b) Factors Considered.--In the determination of best value--
            ``(1) consideration shall be given to the factors specified 
        in the regulations; and
            ``(2) greater weight shall be accorded to technical and 
        performance-related factors than to cost and price-related 
        factors.
    ``(c) Applicability.--The authority under the regulations shall 
apply to any contract in excess of $5,000,000.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
1073 the following:

``1073a. Contracts for health care: best value contracting.''.

SEC. 715. AUTHORITY TO ORDER RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS TO ACTIVE DUTY 
              FOR HEALTH SURVEILLANCE STUDIES.

    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, the Secretary 
concerned may order a member of a reserve component to active duty, 
with the consent of that member, for a Department of Defense health 
surveillance study required under other authority, including any 
associated medical evaluation of the member. The Secretary concerned 
may, with the member's consent, retain the member on active duty for 
medical treatment authorized by law for a condition associated with the 
study or evaluation. 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. 716. 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 referred to 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. 717. ENHANCEMENT OF DENTAL BENEFITS FOR RETIREES.

    Subsection (d) of section 1076c of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Benefits Available Under the Plan.--The dental insurance plan 
established under subsection (a) shall provide benefits for dental care 
and treatment which may be comparable to the benefits authorized under 
section 1076a of this title for plans established under that section 
and shall include diagnostic services, preventative services, 
endodontics and other basic restorative services, surgical services, 
and emergency services.''.

SEC. 718. MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS INCURRING 
              INJURIES ON INACTIVE-DUTY TRAINING.

    (a) Order to Active Duty Authorized.--(1) Chapter 1209 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 12322. Active duty for health care
    ``A member of a uniformed service described in paragraph (1)(B) or 
(2)(B) of section 1074a(a) of this title may be ordered to active duty, 
and a member of a uniformed service described in paragraph (1)(A) or 
(2)(A) of such section may be continued on active duty, for a period of 
more than 30 days while the member is being treated for (or recovering 
from) an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated in the line 
of duty as described in such paragraph.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``12322. Active duty for health care.''.
    (b) Medical and Dental Care for Members.--Subsection (e) of section 
1074a of such title is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e)(1) A member of a uniformed service on active duty for health 
care or recuperation reasons, as described in paragraph (2), is 
entitled to medical and dental care on the same basis and to the same 
extent as members covered by section 1074(a) of this title while the 
member remains on active duty.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to a member described in paragraph (1) 
or (2) of subsection (a) who, while being treated for (or recovering 
from) an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated in the line 
of duty, is continued on active duty pursuant to a modification or 
extension of orders, or is ordered to active duty, so as to result in 
active duty for a period of more than 30 days.''.
    (c) Medical and Dental Care for Dependents.--Subparagraph (D) of 
section 1076(a)(2) of such title is amended to read as follows:
            ``(D) A member on active duty who is entitled to benefits 
        under subsection (e) of section 1074a of this title by reason 
        of paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) of such 
        section.''.

SEC. 719. HEALTH CARE QUALITY INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT.

    (a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to ensure that the 
Department of Defense addresses issues of medical quality surveillance 
and implements solutions for those issues in a timely manner that is 
consistent with national policy and industry standards.
    (b) Department of Defense Center for Medical Informatics and 
Data.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish a Department of 
Defense Center for Medical Informatics to carry out a program to 
support the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs in 
efforts--
            (A) to develop parameters for assessing the quality of 
        health care information;
            (B) to develop the defense digital patient record;
            (C) to develop a repository for data on quality of health 
        care;
            (D) to develop a capability for conducting research on 
        quality of health care;
            (E) to conduct research on matters of quality of health 
        care;
            (F) to develop decision support tools for health care 
        providers;
            (G) to refine medical performance report cards; and
            (H) to conduct educational programs on medical informatics 
        to meet identified needs.
    (2) The Center shall serve as a primary resource for the Department 
of Defense for matters concerning the capture, processing, and 
dissemination of data on health care quality.
    (c) Automation and Capture of Clinical Data.--The Secretary of 
Defense shall accelerate the efforts of the Department of Defense to 
automate, capture, and exchange controlled clinical data and present 
providers with clinical guidance using a personal information carrier, 
clinical lexicon, or digital patient record.
    (d) Enhancement Through DoD-DVA Medical Informatics Council.--(1) 
The Secretary of Defense shall establish a Medical Informatics Council 
consisting of the following:
            (A) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
            (B) The Director of the TRICARE Management Activity of the 
        Department of Defense.
            (C) The Surgeon General of the Army.
            (D) The Surgeon General of the Navy.
            (E) The Surgeon General of the Air Force.
            (F) Representatives of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
        whom the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall designate.
            (G) Representatives of the Department of Health and Human 
        Services, whom the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
        designate.
            (H) Any additional members that the Secretary of Defense 
        may appoint to represent health care insurers and managed care 
        organizations, academic health institutions, health care 
        providers (including representatives of physicians and 
        representatives of hospitals), and accreditors of health care 
        plans and organizations.
    (2) The primary mission of the Medical Informatics Council shall be 
to coordinate the development, deployment, and maintenance of health 
care informatics systems that allow for the collection, exchange, and 
processing of health care quality information for the Department of 
Defense in coordination with other departments and agencies of the 
Federal Government and with the private sector. Specific areas of 
responsibility shall include:
            (A) Evaluation of the ability of the medical informatics 
        systems at the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs to 
        monitor, evaluate, and improve the quality of care provided to 
        beneficiaries.
            (B) Coordination of key components of medical informatics 
        systems including digital patient records both within the 
        Federal Government, and between the Federal Government and the 
        private sector.
            (C) Coordination of the development of operational 
        capabilities for executive information systems and clinical 
        decision support systems within the Departments of Defense and 
        Veterans Affairs.
            (D) Standardization of processes used to collect, evaluate, 
        and disseminate health care quality information.
            (E) Refinement of methodologies by which the quality of 
        health care provided within the Departments of Defense and 
        Veterans Administration is evaluated.
            (F) Protecting the confidentiality of personal health 
        information.
    (3) The Council shall submit to Congress an annual report on the 
activities of the Council and on the coordination of development, 
deployment, and maintenance of health care informatics systems within 
the Federal Government and between the Federal Government and the 
private sector.
    (4) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs shall 
consult with the Council on the issues described in paragraph (2).
    (5) A member of the Council is not, by reason of service on the 
Council, an officer or employee of the United States.
    (6) No compensation shall be paid to members of the Council for 
service on the Council. In the case of a member of the Council who is 
an officer or employee of the Federal Government, the preceding 
sentence does not apply to compensation paid to the member as an 
officer or employee of the Federal Government.
    (7) The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2) shall not 
apply to the Council.
    (e) Annual Report.--The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
Affairs shall submit to Congress each year a report on the quality of 
health care furnished under the health care programs of the Department 
of Defense. The report shall cover the most recent fiscal year ending 
before the date of the report and shall contain a discussion of the 
quality of the health care measured on the basis of each statistical 
and customer satisfaction factor that the Assistant Secretary 
determines appropriate, including, at a minimum, the following:
            (1) Health outcomes.
            (2) Extent of use of health report cards.
            (3) Extent of use of standard clinical pathways.
            (4) Extent of use of innovative processes for surveillance.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to other amounts 
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal 
year 2000 by other provisions of this Act, that are available to carry 
out subsection (b), there is authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for such fiscal year for carrying out this 
subsection the sum of $2,000,000.

SEC. 720. JOINT TELEMEDICINE AND TELEPHARMACY DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS BY 
              THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall carry out joint demonstration projects for purposes of 
evaluating the feasibility and practicability of providing health care 
services and pharmacy services by means of telecommunications.
    (b) Services To Be Provided.--The services provided under the 
demonstration projects shall include the following:
            (1) Radiology and imaging services.
            (2) Diagnostic services.
            (3) Referral services.
            (4) Clinical pharmacy services.
            (5) Any other health care services or pharmacy services 
        designated by the Secretaries.
    (c) Selection of Locations.--(1) The Secretaries shall carry out 
the demonstration projects at not more than five locations selected by 
the Secretaries from locations in which are located both a uniformed 
services treatment facility and a Department of Veterans Affairs 
medical center that are affiliated with academic institutions having a 
demonstrated expertise in the provision of health care services or 
pharmacy services by means of telecommunications.
    (2) Representatives of a facility and medical center selected under 
paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, carry out the 
demonstration project in consultation with representatives of the 
academic institution or institutions with which affiliated.
    (d) Period of Demonstration Projects.--The Secretaries shall carry 
out the demonstration projects during the three-year period beginning 
on October 1, 1999.
    (e) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2002, the Secretaries 
shall jointly submit to Congress a report on the demonstration 
projects. The report shall include--
            (1) a description of each demonstration project; and
            (2) an evaluation, based on the demonstration projects, of 
        the feasibility and practicability of providing health care 
        services and pharmacy services, including the provision of such 
        services to field hospitals of the Armed Forces and to 
        Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient health care clinics, 
        by means of telecommunications.

  TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS

SEC. 801. EXTENSION OF TEST PROGRAM FOR NEGOTIATION OF COMPREHENSIVE 
              SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLANS.

    Section 834(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189; 15 U.S.C. 637 note) is amended 
by striking ``September 30, 2000'' and inserting ``September 30, 
2005''.

SEC. 802. MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS.

    (a) Program Participation Term.--Subsection (e)(2) of section 831 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 
U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) A program participation term for any period of not 
        more than three years, except that the term may be a period of 
        up to five years if the Secretary of Defense determines in 
        writing that unusual circumstances justify a program 
        participation term in excess of three years.''.
    (b) Incentives Authorized for Mentor Firms.--Subsection (g) of such 
section is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``shall'' and inserting 
        ``may'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``shall'' and inserting 
                        ``may'';
                            (ii) by striking ``subsection (f)'' and all 
                        that follows through ``(i) as a line item'' and 
                        inserting ``subsection (f) as provided for in a 
                        line item'';
                            (iii) by striking the semicolon preceding 
                        clause (ii) and inserting ``, except that this 
                        clause does not apply in a case in which the 
                        Secretary of Defense determines in writing that 
                        unusual circumstances justify reimbursement 
                        using a separate contract.''; and
                            (iv) by striking clauses (ii), (iii), and 
                        (iv); and
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
                following:
    ``(B) The determinations made in annual performance reviews of a 
mentor firm's mentor-protege agreement under subsection (l)(2) shall be 
a major factor in the determinations of amounts of reimbursement, if 
any, that the mentor firm is eligible to receive in the remaining years 
of the program participation term under the agreement.
    ``(C) The total amount reimbursed under this paragraph to a mentor 
firm for costs of assistance furnished in a fiscal year to a protege 
firm may not exceed $1,000,000, except in a case in which the Secretary 
of Defense determines in writing that unusual circumstances justify a 
reimbursement of a higher amount.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``either subparagraph 
        (A) or (C) of paragraph (2) or are reimbursed pursuant to 
        subparagraph (B) of such paragraph'' and inserting ``paragraph 
        (2)''.
    (c) Five-Year Extension of Authority.--Subsection (j) of such 
section is amended to read as follows:
    ``(j) Expiration of Authority.--(1) No mentor-protege agreement may 
be entered into under subsection (e) after September 30, 2004.
    ``(2) No reimbursement may be paid, and no credit toward the 
attainment of a subcontracting goal may be granted, under subsection 
(g) for any cost incurred after September 30, 2005.''.
    (d) Reports and Reviews.--Subsection (l) of such section is amended 
to read as follows:
    ``(l) Reports and Reviews.--(1) The mentor firm and protege firm 
under a mentor-protege agreement shall submit to the Secretary of 
Defense an annual report on the progress made by the protege firm in 
employment, revenues, and participation in Department of Defense 
contracts during the fiscal year covered by the report. The requirement 
for submission of an annual report applies with respect to each fiscal 
year covered by the program participation term under the agreement and 
each of the two fiscal years following the expiration of the program 
participation term. The Secretary shall prescribe the timing and form 
of the annual report.
    ``(2)(A) The Secretary shall conduct an annual performance review 
of each mentor-protege agreement that provides for reimbursement of 
costs. The Secretary shall determine on the basis of the review 
whether--
            ``(i) all costs reimbursed to the mentor firm under the 
        agreement were reasonably incurred to furnish assistance to the 
        protege firm in accordance with the requirements of this 
        section and applicable regulations; and
            ``(ii) the mentor firm and protege firm accurately reported 
        progress made by the protege firm in employment, revenues, and 
        participation in Department of Defense contracts during the 
        program participation term covered by the mentor-protege 
        agreement and the two fiscal years following the expiration of 
        the program participation term.
    ``(B) The Secretary shall act through the Commander of the Defense 
Contract Management Command in carrying out the reviews and making the 
determinations under subparagraph (A).
    ``(3) Not later than 6 months after the end of each of fiscal years 
2000 through 2004, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress an 
annual report on the mentor-protege program for that fiscal year.
    ``(2) The annual report for a fiscal year shall include, at a 
minimum, the following:
            ``(A) The number of mentor-protege agreements that were 
        entered into during the fiscal year.
            ``(B) The number of mentor-protege agreements that were in 
        effect during the fiscal year.
            ``(C) The total amount reimbursed to mentor firms pursuant 
        to subsection (g) during the fiscal year.
            ``(D) Each mentor-protege agreement, if any, that was 
        approved during the fiscal year in accordance with subsection 
        (e)(2) to provide a program participation term in excess of 3 
        years, together with the justification for the approval.
            ``(E) Each reimbursement of a mentor firm in excess of the 
        limitation in subsection (g)(2)(C) that was made during the 
        fiscal year pursuant to an approval granted in accordance with 
        that subsection, together with the justification for the 
        approval.
            ``(F) Trends in the progress made in employment, revenues, 
        and participation in Department of Defense contracts by the 
        protege firms participating in the program during the fiscal 
        year and the protege firms that completed or otherwise 
        terminated participation in the program during the preceding 
        two fiscal years.''.
    (e) Repeal of Limitation on Availability of Funding.--Subsection 
(n) of such section is repealed.
    (f) Effective Date and Savings Provision.--(1) The amendments made 
by this section shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply 
with respect to mentor-protege agreements that are entered into under 
section 831(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1991 on or after that date.
    (2) Section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1991, as in effect on September 30, 1999, shall continue to 
apply with respect to mentor-protege agreements entered into before 
October 1, 1999.

SEC. 803. REPORT ON TRANSITION OF SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH 
              PROGRAM ACTIVITIES INTO DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Requirement for Report.--Not later than March 1, 2000, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the status of 
the implementation of the Small Business Innovation Research program 
transition plan that was developed pursuant to section 818 of the Strom 
Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
(Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2089).
    (b) Content of Report.--The report shall include the following:
            (1) The status of the implementation of each of the 
        provisions in the transition plan.
            (2) For any provision of the plan that has not been fully 
        implemented as of the date of the report--
                    (A) the reasons for the provision not having been 
                fully implemented; and
                    (B) a schedule, with specific milestones, for the 
                implementation of the provision.

SEC. 804. AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN PROTOTYPE PROJECTS.

    (a) GAO Examination of Records.--Section 845 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 107 
Stat. 1721; 10 U.S.C. 2371 note) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Comptroller General Review.--(1) Each agreement entered into 
by an official referred to in subsection (a) to carry out a project 
under that subsection that provides for payments in a total amount in 
excess of $5,000,000 shall include a clause that provides for the 
Comptroller General, in the discretion of the Comptroller General, to 
examine the records of any party to the agreement or any entity that 
participates in the performance of the agreement.
    ``(2) The official referred to in subsection (a) who is entering 
into an agreement described in paragraph (1) may waive the 
applicability of the requirement in that paragraph to the agreement if 
the official determines that it would not be in the public interest to 
apply the requirement to the agreement. The waiver shall be effective 
with respect to the agreement only if the official transmits a 
notification of the waiver to Congress and the Comptroller General 
before entering into the agreement. The notification shall include the 
rationale for the determination.
    ``(3) The Comptroller General may not examine records pursuant to a 
clause included in an agreement under paragraph (1) more than three 
years after the final payment is made by the United States under the 
agreement.''.
    (b) Technical Correction.--Subsection (b)(1) of such section is 
amended by striking ``(e)(2) and (e)(3) of such section 2371'' and 
inserting ``(e)(1)(B) and (e)(2) of such section 2371''.

SEC. 805. PILOT PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICES.

    (a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may carry out a 
pilot program to treat procurements of commercial services as 
procurements of commercial items.
    (b) Designation of Pilot Program Categories.--The Secretary of 
Defense may designate the following categories of services as 
commercial services covered by the pilot program:
            (1) Utilities and housekeeping services.
            (2) Education and training services.
            (3) Transportation, travel and relocation services.
    (c) Treatment as Commercial Items.--A Department of Defense 
contract for the procurement of commercial services designated by the 
Secretary for the pilot program shall be treated as a contract for the 
procurement of commercial items, as defined in section 4(12) of the 
Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)), if the 
source of the services provides similar services contemporaneously to 
the general public under terms and conditions similar to those offered 
to the Federal Government. These items shall not be considered 
commercial items for purposes of section 4202(e) of the Clinger-Cohen 
Act (10 U.S.C. 2304 note).
    (d) Guidance.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance to 
procurement officials on contracting for commercial services under the 
pilot program. The guidance shall place particular emphasis on ensuring 
that negotiated prices for designated services, including prices 
negotiated without competition, are fair and reasonable.
    (e) Duration of Pilot Program.--(1) The pilot program shall begin 
on the date that the Secretary issues the guidance required by 
subsection (d) and may continue for a period, not in excess of five 
years, that the Secretary shall establish.
    (2) The pilot program shall cover Department of Defense contracts 
for the procurement of commercial services designated by the Secretary 
under subsection (b) that are awarded or modified during the period of 
the pilot program, regardless of whether the contracts are performed 
during the period.
    (f) Report to Congress.--(1) The Secretary shall submit to Congress 
a report on the impact of the pilot program on--
            (A) prices paid by the Federal Government under contracts 
        for commercial services covered by the pilot program;
            (B) the quality and timeliness of the services provided 
        under such contracts;
            (C) the number of Federal Government personnel that are 
        necessary to enter into and administer such contracts; and
            (D) the impact of the program on levels of contracting with 
        small business concerns, HUBZone small business concerns, small 
        business concerns owned and controlled by socially and 
        economically disadvantaged individuals, and small business 
        concerns owned and controlled by women.
    (2) The Secretary shall submit the report--
            (A) not later than 90 days after the end of the third full 
        fiscal year for which the pilot program is in effect; or
            (B) if the period established for the pilot program under 
        subsection (e)(1) does not cover three full fiscal years, not 
        later than 90 days after the end of the designated period.
    (g) Price Trend Analysis.--The Secretary of Defense shall apply the 
procedures developed pursuant to section 803(c) of the Strom Thurmond 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 
105-261; 112 Stat. 2081; 10 U.S.C. 2306a note) to collect and analyze 
information on price trends for all services covered by the pilot 
program and for the services in such categories of services not covered 
by the pilot program to which the Secretary considers it appropriate to 
apply those procedures.
    (h) Relationship to Preference on Transportation of Supplies.--
Nothing in this section shall be construed as modifying, superseding, 
impairing, or restricting requirements, authorities, or 
responsibilities under section 2631 of title 10, United States Code.
    (i) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``small business concern'' means a business 
        concern that meets the applicable size standards prescribed 
        pursuant to section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
        632(a)).
            (2) The term ``small business concern owned and controlled 
        by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 8(d)(3)(C) of the Small 
        Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C)).
            (3) The term ``small business concern owned and controlled 
        by women'' has the meaning given the term in section 8(d)(3)(D) 
        of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(D)).
            (4) The term ``HUBZone small business concern'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 3(p)(3) of the Small Business 
        Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p)(3)).

SEC. 806. STREAMLINED APPLICABILITY OF COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.

    (a) Applicability.--Paragraph (2) of section 26(f) of the Office of 
Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 422(f)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);
            (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(B) The cost accounting standards shall not apply to a contractor 
or subcontractor for a fiscal year (or other one-year period used for 
cost accounting by the contractor or subcontractor) if the total value 
of all of the contracts and subcontracts covered by the cost accounting 
standards that were entered into by the contractor or subcontractor, 
respectively, in the previous or current fiscal year (or other one-year 
cost accounting period) was less than $50,000,000.
    ``(C) Subparagraph (A) does not apply to the following contracts or 
subcontracts for the purpose of determining whether the contractor or 
subcontractor is subject to the cost accounting standards:
            ``(i) Contracts or subcontracts for the acquisition of 
        commercial items.
            ``(ii) Contracts or subcontracts where the price negotiated 
        is based on prices set by law or regulation.
            ``(iii) Firm, fixed-price contracts or subcontracts awarded 
        on the basis of adequate price competition without submission 
        of certified cost or pricing data.
            ``(iv) Contracts or subcontracts with a value that is less 
        than $5,000,000.''.
    (b) Waiver.--Such section is further amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(5)(A) The head of an executive agency may waive the 
applicability of cost accounting standards for a contract or 
subcontract with a value less than $10,000,000 if that official 
determines in writing that--
            ``(i) the contractor or subcontractor is primarily engaged 
        in the sale of commercial items; and
            ``(ii) the contractor or subcontractor would not otherwise 
        be subject to the cost accounting standards.
    ``(B) The head of an executive agency may also waive the 
applicability of cost accounting standards for a contract or 
subcontract under extraordinary circumstances when necessary to meet 
the needs of the agency. A determination to waive the applicability of 
cost accounting standards under this subparagraph shall be set forth in 
writing and shall include a statement of the circumstances justifying 
the waiver.
    ``(C) The head of an executive agency may not delegate the 
authority under subparagraph (A) or (B) to any official in the 
executive agency below the senior policymaking level in the executive 
agency.
    ``(D) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall include the 
following:
            ``(i) Criteria for selecting an official to be delegated 
        authority to grant waivers under subparagraph (A) or (B).
            ``(ii) The specific circumstances under which such a waiver 
        may be granted.
    ``(E) The head of each executive agency shall report the waivers 
granted under subparagraphs (A) and (B) for that agency to the Board on 
an annual basis.''.
    (c) Construction Regarding Certain Not-For-Profit Entities.--The 
amendments made by this section shall not be construed as modifying or 
superseding, nor as intended to impair or restrict, the applicability 
of the cost accounting standards to--
            (1) any educational institution or federally funded 
        research and development center that is associated with an 
        educational institution in accordance with Office of Management 
        and Budget Circular A-21, as in effect on January 1, 1999; or
            (2) any contract with a nonprofit entity that provides 
        research and development and related products or services to 
        the Department of Defense.

SEC. 807. GUIDANCE ON USE OF TASK ORDER AND DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACTS.

    (a) Guidance in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.--Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation issued in accordance with sections 6 and 25 of 
the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act shall be revised to 
provide guidance to agencies on the appropriate use of task order and 
delivery order contracts in accordance with sections 2304a through 
2304d of title 10, United States Code, and sections 303H through 303K 
of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
U.S.C. 253h through 253k).
    (b) Content of Guidance.--The regulations issued pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, provide the following:
            (1) Specific guidance on the appropriate use of government-
        wide and other multiagency contracts entered in accordance with 
        the provisions of law referred to in that subsection.
            (2) Specific guidance on steps that agencies should take in 
        entering and administering multiple award task order and 
        delivery order contracts to ensure compliance with--
                    (A) the requirement in section 5122 of the Clinger-
                Cohen Act (40 U.S.C. 1422) for capital planning and 
                investment control in purchases of information 
                technology products and services;
                    (B) the requirement in section 2304c(b) of title 
                10, United States Code, and section 303J(b) of the 
                Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
                1949 (41 U.S.C. 253j(b)) to ensure that all contractors 
                are afforded a fair opportunity to be considered for 
                the award of task orders and delivery orders; and
                    (C) the requirement in section 2304c(c) of title 
                10, United States Code, and section 303J(c) of the 
                Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
                1949 (41 U.S.C. 253j(c)) for a statement of work in 
                each task order or delivery order issued that clearly 
                specifies all tasks to be performed or property to be 
                delivery under the order.
    (c) GSA Federal Supply Schedules Program.--The Administrator for 
Federal Procurement Policy shall consult with the Administrator of 
General Services to assess the effectiveness of the multiple awards 
schedule program of the General Services Administration referred to in 
section 309(b)(3) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 259(b)(3)) that is administered as the Federal 
Supply Schedules program. The assessment shall include examination of 
the following:
            (1) The administration of the program by the Administrator 
        of General Services.
            (2) The ordering and program practices followed by Federal 
        customer agencies in using schedules established under the 
        program.
    (d) GAO Report.--Not later than one year after the date on which 
the regulations required by subsection (a) are published in the Federal 
Register, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress an 
evaluation of executive agency compliance with the regulations, 
together with any recommendations that the Comptroller General 
considers appropriate.

SEC. 808. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS WITH RESPECT 
              TO ASSOCIATED SERVICES.

    Section 4(12) (E) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
(41 U.S.C. 403(E)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(E) Installation services, maintenance services, 
                repair services, training services, and other services 
                if--
                            ``(i) the services are procured for support 
                        of an item referred to in subparagraph (A), 
                        (B), (C), or (D), regardless of whether such 
                        services are provided by the same source or at 
                        the same time as the item; and
                            ``(ii) the source of the services provides 
                        similar services contemporaneously to the 
                        general public under terms and conditions 
                        similar to those offered to the Federal 
                        Government.''.

SEC. 809. USE OF SPECIAL SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR PURCHASES OF 
              COMMERCIAL ITEMS IN EXCESS OF THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION 
              THRESHOLD.

    (a) Extension of Authority.--Section 4202(e) of the Clinger-Cohen 
Act of 1996 (divisions D and E of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 654; 10 
U.S.C. 2304 note) is amended by striking ``three years after the date 
on which such amendments take effect pursuant to section 4401(b)'' and 
inserting ``January 1, 2002''.
    (b) GAO Report.--Not later than March 1, 2001, the Comptroller 
General shall submit to Congress an evaluation of the test program 
authorized by section 4204 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, together 
with any recommendations that the Comptroller General considers 
appropriate regarding the test program or the use of special simplified 
procedures for purchases of commercial items in excess of the 
simplified acquisition threshold.

SEC. 810. EXTENSION OF INTERIM REPORTING RULE FOR CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS 
              LESS THAN $100,000.

    Section 31(e) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
U.S.C. 427(e)) is amended by striking ``October 1, 1999'' and inserting 
``October 1, 2004''.

SEC. 811. CONTRACT GOAL FOR SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES AND CERTAIN 
              INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

    Subsection (k) of section 2323 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``2000'' both places it appears and inserting 
``2003''.

      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

                          Subtitle A--General

SEC. 901. NUMBER OF MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS SUPPORT 
              ACTIVITIES PERSONNEL.

    (a) Revised Limitation.--Section 130a of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``75 percent'' and 
        inserting ``65 percent''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``October 1, 1997'' and 
        inserting ``October 1, 1989''.
    (b) Repeal of Phased Reduction Requirement.--Subsection (b) of such 
section is repealed.
    (c) Conforming Repeal.--Subsection (g) of such section is repealed.
    (d) Technical Amendment.--Subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) are 
redesignated as subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e), respectively.

SEC. 902. ADDITIONAL MATTERS FOR ANNUAL REPORTS ON JOINT WARFIGHTING 
              EXPERIMENTATION.

    Section 485(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Any recommendations that the commander considers 
        appropriate regarding--
                    ``(A) the development or procurement of advanced 
                technologies, systems, or weapons or systems platforms, 
                or other changes in doctrine, organization, training, 
                materiel, leadership, personnel, or the allocation of 
                resources, as a result of joint warfighting 
                experimentation activities;
                    ``(B) the elimination of unnecessary equipment and 
                redundancies in capabilities and forces across the 
                armed forces; and
                    ``(C) the fielding of advanced technologies across 
                the armed forces for purposes of the development of 
                joint operational concepts or the conduct of joint 
                warfighting experiments.
            ``(6) A description of any actions taken by the Secretary 
        of Defense to implement the recommendations of the 
        commander.''.

SEC. 903. ACCEPTANCE OF GUARANTEES IN CONNECTION WITH GIFTS TO THE 
              UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.

    (a) Authority.--Chapter 403 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 4359. Acceptance of guarantees with gifts for major projects
    ``(a) Acceptance Authority.--The Secretary of the Army may, subject 
to subsection (c), accept from a donor a qualified guarantee for the 
completion of a major project for the benefit of the Academy.
    ``(b) Obligation Authority.--Funds available for a project for 
which a guarantee has been accepted under this section may be obligated 
and expended for the project without regard to whether the total amount 
of the funds and other resources available for the project (not taking 
into account the amount of the guarantee) is sufficient to pay for 
completion of the project.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Major project.--The term `major project' means a 
        project for the purchase or other procurement of real or 
        personal property, or for the construction of any improvement 
        to real property, the total cost of which is, or is estimated 
        to be, at least $1,000,000.
            ``(2) Qualified guarantee.--The term `qualified guarantee', 
        with respect to a major project, means a guarantee that--
                    ``(A) is made by a person in connection with the 
                person's donation, specifically for the project, of a 
                total amount in cash or securities that, as determined 
                by the Secretary of the Army, is sufficient to defray a 
                substantial portion of the total cost of the project;
                    ``(B) is made to facilitate or expedite the 
                completion of the project in reasonable anticipation 
                that other donors will contribute sufficient funds or 
                other resources in amounts sufficient to pay for 
                completion of the project;
                    ``(C) is set forth as a written agreement that 
                provides for the donor to furnish in cash or 
                securities, in addition to the donor's other gift or 
                gifts for the project, any additional amount that may 
                become necessary for paying the cost of completing the 
                project by reason of a failure to obtain from other 
                donors or sources funds or other resources in amounts 
                sufficient to pay the cost of completing the project; 
                and
                    ``(D) is accompanied by--
                            ``(i) an unconditional letter of credit for 
                        the benefit of the Academy that is in the 
                        amount of the guarantee and is issued by a 
                        major United States commercial bank; or
                            ``(ii) a qualified account control 
                        agreement.
            ``(3) Qualified account control agreement.--The term 
        `qualified account control agreement', with respect to a 
        guarantee of a donor, means an agreement among the donor, the 
        Secretary of the Army, and a major United States investment 
        management firm that--
                    ``(A) ensures the availability of sufficient funds 
                or other financial resources to pay the amount 
                guaranteed during the period of the guarantee;
                    ``(B) provides for the perfection of a security 
                interest in the assets of the account for the United 
                States for the benefit of the Academy with the highest 
                priority available for liens and security interests 
                under applicable law;
                    ``(C) requires the donor to maintain in an account 
                with the investment management firm assets having a 
                total value that is not less than 130 percent of the 
                amount guaranteed; and
                    ``(D) requires the investment management firm, at 
                any time that the value of the account is less than the 
                value required to be maintained under subparagraph (C), 
                to liquidate any noncash assets in the account and 
                reinvest the proceeds in Treasury bills issued under 
                section 3104 of title 31.
            ``(4) Major united states commercial bank.--The term `major 
        United States commercial bank' means a commercial bank that--
                    ``(A) is headquartered in the United States; and
                    ``(B) has net assets in a total amount considered 
                by the Secretary of the Army to qualify the bank as a 
                major bank.
            ``(5) Major united states investment management firm.--The 
        term `major United States investment management firm' means an 
        investment company (as defined in section 3 of the Investment 
        Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3)) that--
                    ``(A) is headquartered in the United States; and
                    ``(B) manages for others the investment of assets 
                in a total amount considered by the Secretary of the 
                Army to qualify the firm as a major investment 
                management firm.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``4359. Acceptance of guarantees with gifts for major projects.''.

SEC. 904. MANAGEMENT OF THE CIVIL AIR PATROL.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that no major 
change to the governance structure of the Civil Air Patrol should be 
mandated by Congress until a review of potential improvements in the 
management and oversight of Civil Air Patrol operations is conducted.
    (b) GAO Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study of 
potential improvements to Civil Air Patrol operations, including Civil 
Air Patrol financial management, Air Force and Civil Air Patrol 
oversight, and the Civil Air Patrol safety program. Not later than 
February 15, 2000, the Inspector General shall submit a report on the 
results of the study to the congressional defense committees.
    (c) Inspector General Review.--(1) The Inspector General of the 
Department of Defense shall review the financial and management 
operations of the Civil Air Patrol. The review shall include an audit.
    (2) Not later than February 15, 2000, the Inspector General shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the review, 
including, specifically, the results of the audit. The report shall 
include any recommendations that the Inspector General considers 
appropriate regarding actions necessary to ensure the proper oversight 
of the financial and management operations of the Civil Air Patrol.

SEC. 905. MINIMUM INTERVAL FOR UPDATING AND REVISING DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE STRATEGIC PLAN.

    Section 306(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``, and shall be updated and revised at least every three 
years.'' and inserting a period and the following: ``The strategic plan 
shall be updated and revised at least every three years, except that 
the strategic plan for the Department of Defense shall be updated and 
revised at least every four years.''.

SEC. 906. PERMANENT REQUIREMENT FOR QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE REVIEW.

    (a) Review Required.--Chapter 2 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 117 the following:
``Sec. 118. Quadrennial defense review
    ``(a) Review Required.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall conduct in each 
year in which a President is inaugurated a comprehensive examination of 
the defense strategy, force structure, force modernization plans, 
infrastructure, budget plan, and other elements of the defense program 
and policies with a view toward determining and expressing the defense 
strategy of the United States and establishing a revised defense plan 
for the ensuing 10 years and a revised defense plan for the ensuing 20 
years.
    ``(b) Consideration of Reports of National Defense Panel.--In 
conducting the review, the Secretary shall take into consideration the 
reports of the National Defense Panel submitted under section 184(d) of 
this title.
    ``(c) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit a report on 
each review to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives not later than September 30 of the year in 
which the review is conducted. The report shall include the following:
            ``(1) The results of the review, including a comprehensive 
        discussion of the defense strategy of the United States and the 
        force structure best suited to implement that strategy, 
        expressed in terms of size, characteristics, and organization, 
        or in other terms suitable for characterizing the force 
        structure.
            ``(2) The size, characteristics, and organization of an 
        alternative force structure that is suited for implementing the 
        strategy but is significantly larger than the force structure 
        discussed under paragraph (1), together with the benefits and 
        risks associated with the larger force structure.
            ``(3) The size, characteristics, and organization of an 
        alternative force structure that is suited for implementing the 
        strategy but is significantly smaller than the force structure 
        discussed under paragraph (1), together with the benefits and 
        risks associated with the smaller force structure.
            ``(4) The threats examined for purposes of the review and 
        the scenarios developed in the examination of such threats.
            ``(5) The assumptions used in the review, including 
        assumptions relating to the cooperation of allies and mission-
        sharing, levels of acceptable risk, warning times, and 
        intensity and duration of conflict.
            ``(6) The effect on the force structure of preparations for 
        and participation in peace operations and military operations 
        other than war.
            ``(7) The effect on the force structure of the utilization 
        by the armed forces of technologies anticipated to be available 
        for the ensuing 10 years and technologies anticipated to be 
        available for the ensuing 20 years, including precision guided 
        munitions, stealth, night vision, digitization, and 
        communications, and the changes in organization, doctrine, and 
        operational concepts that would result from the utilization of 
        such technologies.
            ``(8) The manpower and sustainment policies required under 
        the defense strategy to support engagement in conflicts lasting 
        more than 120 days.
            ``(9) The anticipated roles and missions of the reserve 
        components in the defense strategy and the strength, 
        capabilities, and equipment necessary to assure that the 
        reserve components can capably discharge those roles and 
        missions.
            ``(10) The appropriate ratio of combat forces to support 
        forces (commonly referred to as the ``tooth-to-tail'' ratio) 
        under the defense strategy, including, in particular, the 
        appropriate number and size of headquarters units and Defense 
        Agencies for that purpose.
            ``(11) The air-lift and sea-lift capabilities required to 
        support the defense strategy.
            ``(12) The forward presence, pre-positioning, and other 
        anticipatory deployments necessary under the defense strategy 
        for conflict deterrence and adequate military response to 
        anticipated conflicts.
            ``(13) The extent to which resources must be shifted among 
        two or more theaters under the defense strategy in the event of 
        conflict in such theaters.
            ``(14) The advisability of revisions to the Unified Command 
        Plan as a result of the defense strategy.
            ``(15) Any other matter the Secretary considers 
        appropriate.''.
    (b) National Defense Panel.--Chapter 7 of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 184. National Defense Panel
    ``(a) Establishment.--Not later than January 1 of each year 
immediately preceding a year in which a President is to be inaugurated, 
the Secretary of Defense shall establish a nonpartisan, independent 
panel to be known as the National Defense Panel. The Panel shall have 
the duties set forth in this section.
    ``(b) Membership and Chairman.--(1) The Panel shall be composed of 
nine members appointed from among persons in the private sector who are 
recognized experts in matters relating to the national security of the 
United States, as follows:
            ``(A) Three members appointed by the Secretary of Defense.
            ``(B) Three members appointed by the Chairman of the 
        Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, in consultation with 
        the ranking member of the committee.
            ``(C) Three members appointed by the Chairman of the 
        Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, in 
        consultation with the ranking member of the committee.
    ``(2) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the chairmen 
and ranking members of the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives, shall designate one of the members to 
serve as the chairman of the Panel
    ``(c) Duties.--(1) The Panel shall--
            ``(A) assess the matters referred to in paragraph (2);
            ``(B) assess the current and projected strategic 
        environment, together with the progress made by the armed 
        forces in transforming to meet the environment;
            ``(C) identify the most dangerous threats to the national 
        security interests of the United States that are to be 
        countered by the United States in the ensuing 10 years and 
        those that are to be encountered in the ensuing 20 years;
            ``(D) identify the strategic and operational challenges for 
        the armed forces to address in order to prepare to counter the 
        threats identified under subparagraph (C);
            ``(E) develop--
                    ``(i) a recommendation on the priority that should 
                be accorded to each of the strategic and operational 
                challenges identified under subparagraph (D); and
                    ``(ii) a recommendation on the priority that should 
                be accorded to the development of each joint capability 
                needed to meet each such challenge; and
            ``(F) identify the issues that the Panel recommends for 
        assessment during the next quadrennial review to be conducted 
        under section 118 of this title.
    ``(2) The matters to be assessed under paragraph (1)(A) are the 
defense strategy, force structure, force modernization plans, 
infrastructure, budget plan, and other elements of the defense program 
and policies established since the previous quadrennial defense review 
under section 118 of this title.
    ``(3) The Panel shall conduct the assessments under paragraph (1) 
with a view toward recommending--
            ``(A) the most critical changes that should be made to the 
        defense strategy of the United States for the ensuing 10 years 
        and the most critical changes that should be made to the 
        defense strategy of the United States for the ensuing 20 years; 
        and
            ``(B) any changes considered appropriate by the Panel 
        regarding the major weapon systems programmed for the force, 
        including any alternatives to those weapon systems.
    ``(d) Report.--(1) The Panel, in the year that it is conducting an 
assessment under subsection (c), shall submit to the Secretary of 
Defense and to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives two reports on the assessment, including a 
discussion of the Panel's activities, the findings and recommendations 
of the Panel, and any recommendations for legislation that the Panel 
considers appropriate, as follows:
            ``(A) A status report and an outline of current activities 
        not later than July 1 of the year.
            ``(B) A final report not later than December 1 of the year.
    ``(2) Not later than December 15 of the year in which the Secretary 
receives a final report under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall 
submit to the committees referred to in subsection (b) a copy of the 
report together with the Secretary's comments on the report.
    ``(e) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Panel may secure 
directly from the Department of Defense and any of its components and 
from any other Federal department and agency such information as the 
Panel considers necessary to carry out its duties under this section. 
The head of the department or agency concerned shall ensure that 
information requested by the Panel under this subsection is promptly 
provided.
    ``(f) Personnel Matters.--(1) Each member of the Panel shall be 
compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate 
of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5315 of title 5 for each day (including travel time) during 
which the member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the 
Panel.
    ``(2) The members of the Panel shall be allowed travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for 
employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5 while 
away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance 
of services for the Panel.
    ``(3)(A) The chairman of the Panel may, without regard to the civil 
service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an executive 
director and a staff if the Panel determines that an executive director 
and staff are necessary in order for the Panel to perform its duties 
effectively. The employment of an executive director shall be subject 
to confirmation by the Panel.
    ``(B) The chairman may fix the compensation of the executive 
director without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter 
III of chapter 53 of title 5 relating to classification of positions 
and General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the 
executive director may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
    ``(4) Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the Panel 
without reimbursement of the employee's agency, and such detail shall 
be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege. 
The Secretary shall ensure that sufficient personnel are detailed to 
the Panel to enable the Panel to carry out its duties effectively.
    ``(5) To the maximum extent practicable, the members and employees 
of the Panel shall travel on military aircraft, military ships, 
military vehicles, or other military conveyances when travel is 
necessary in the performance of a duty of the Panel, except that no 
such aircraft, ship, vehicle, or other conveyance may be scheduled 
primarily for the transportation of any such member or employee when 
the cost of commercial transportation is less expensive.
    ``(g) Administrative Provisions.--(1) The Panel may use the United 
States mails and obtain printing and binding services in the same 
manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies 
of the Federal Government.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall furnish the Panel any administrative and 
support services requested by the Panel.
    ``(3) The Panel may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations 
of services or property.
    ``(h) Payment of Panel Expenses.--The compensation, travel 
expenses, and per diem allowances of members and employees of the Panel 
shall be paid out of funds available to the Department of Defense for 
the payment of compensation, travel allowances, and per diem 
allowances, respectively, of civilian employees of the Department. The 
other expenses of the Panel shall be paid out of funds available to the 
Department for the payment of similar expenses incurred by the 
Department.
    ``(i) Termination.--The Panel shall terminate at the end of the 
year following the year in which the Panel submits its final report 
under subsection (d)(1)(B). For the period that begins 90 days after 
the date of submittal of the report, the activities and staff of the 
panel shall be reduced to a level that the Secretary of Defense 
considers sufficient to continue the availability of the panel for 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense and with the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 2 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 117 the following:

``118. Quadrennial defense review.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the following:

``184. National Defense Panel.''.

Subtitle B--Commission To Assess United States National Security Space 
                      Management and Organization

SEC. 911. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a commission known 
as the ``Commission To Assess United States National Security Space 
Management and Organization'' (hereafter in this subtitle referred to 
as the ``Commission'').
    (b) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of nine members 
appointed by the Secretary of Defense. In selecting individuals for 
appointment to the Commission, the Secretary should consult with--
            (1) the Speaker of the House of Representatives concerning 
        the appointment of three of the members of the Commission;
            (2) the majority leader of the Senate concerning the 
        appointment of three of the members of the Commission; and
            (3) the minority leader of the House of Representatives and 
        the minority leader of the Senate concerning the appointment of 
        three of the members of the Commission.
    (c) Qualifications.--Members of the Commission shall be appointed 
from among private citizens of the United States who have knowledge and 
expertise in the areas of national security space policy, programs, 
organizations, and future national security concepts.
    (d) Chairman.--The Speaker of the House of Representatives, after 
consultation with the majority leader of the Senate and the minority 
leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall designate 
one of the members of the Commission to serve as chairman of the 
Commission.
    (e) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--Members shall be appointed 
for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall be 
filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
    (f) Security Clearances.--All members of the Commission shall hold 
appropriate security clearances.
    (g) Initial Organization Requirements.--(1) All appointments to the 
Commission shall be made not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (2) The Commission shall convene its first meeting not later than 
60 days after the date as of which all members of the Commission have 
been appointed, but not earlier than October 15, 1999.

SEC. 912. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Review of United States National Security Space Management and 
Organization.--The Commission shall, with a focus on changes to be 
implemented over the near-term, medium-term, and long-term that would 
strengthen United States national security, review the following:
            (1) The relationship between the intelligence and 
        nonintelligence aspects of national security space (so-called 
        ``white space'' and ``black space''), and the potential 
        benefits of a partial or complete merger of the programs, 
        projects, or activities that are differentiated by the two 
        aspects.
            (2) The benefits of establishing any of the following:
                    (A) An independent military department and service 
                dedicated to the national security space mission.
                    (B) A corps within the Air Force dedicated to the 
                national security space mission.
                    (C) A position of Assistant Secretary of Defense 
                for Space within the Office of the Secretary of 
                Defense.
                    (D) Any other change to the existing organizational 
                structure of the Department of Defense for national 
                security space management and organization.
            (3) The benefits of establishing a new major force program, 
        or other budget mechanism, for managing national security space 
        funding within the Department of Defense.
    (b) Cooperation From Government Officials.--In carrying out its 
duties, the Commission should receive the full and timely cooperation 
of the Secretary of Defense, the Director of Central Intelligence, and 
any other United States Government official responsible for providing 
the Commission with analyses, briefings, and other information 
necessary for the fulfillment of its responsibilities.

 SEC. 913. REPORT.

    The Commission shall, not later than six months after the date of 
its first meeting, submit to Congress a report on its findings and 
conclusions.

 SEC. 914. POWERS.

    (a) Hearings.--The Commission or, at its direction, any panel or 
member of the Commission, may, for the purpose of carrying out the 
provisions of this subtitle, hold hearings, sit and act at times and 
places, take testimony, receive evidence, and administer oaths to the 
extent that the Commission or any panel or member considers advisable.
    (b) Information.--The Commission may secure directly from the 
Department of Defense, the other departments and agencies of the 
intelligence community, and any other Federal department or agency 
information that the Commission considers necessary to enable the 
Commission to carry out its responsibilities under this subtitle.

 SEC. 915. COMMISSION PROCEDURES.

    (a) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
Chairman.
    (b) Quorum.--(1) Five members of the Commission shall constitute a 
quorum other than for the purpose of holding hearings.
    (2) The Commission shall act by resolution agreed to by a majority 
of the members of the Commission.
    (c) Commission.--The Commission may establish panels composed of 
less than full membership of the Commission for the purpose of carrying 
out the Commission's duties. The actions of each such panel shall be 
subject to the review and control of the Commission. Any findings and 
determinations made by such a panel shall not be considered the 
findings and determinations of the Commission unless approved by the 
Commission.
    (d) Authority of Individuals To Act for Commission.--Any member or 
agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any 
action which the Commission is authorized to take under this subtitle.

 SEC. 916. PERSONNEL MATTERS.

    (a) Pay of Members.--Members of the Commission shall serve without 
pay by reason of their work on the Commission.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Commission shall be 
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at 
rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of 
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes 
or regular places of business in the performance of services for the 
Commission.
    (c) Staff.--(1) The chairman of the Commission may, without regard 
to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 
appointments in the competitive service, appoint a staff director and 
such additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission 
to perform its duties. The appointment of a staff director shall be 
subject to the approval of the Commission.
    (2) The chairman of the Commission may fix the pay of the staff 
director and other personnel without regard to the provisions of 
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States 
Code, relating to classification of positions and General Schedule pay 
rates, except that the rate of pay fixed under this paragraph for the 
staff director may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title and the rate of pay 
for other personnel may not exceed the maximum rate payable for grade 
GS-15 of the General Schedule.
    (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Upon request of the chairman 
of the Commission, the head of any Federal department or agency may 
detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, any personnel of that department or 
agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties.
    (e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The 
chairman of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent 
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates 
for individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual 
rate of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5316 of such title.

 SEC. 917. MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    (a) Postal and Printing Services.--The Commission may use the 
United States mails and obtain printing and binding services in the 
same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and 
agencies of the Federal Government.
    (b) Miscellaneous Administrative and Support Services.--The 
Secretary of Defense shall furnish the Commission, on a reimbursable 
basis, any administrative and support services requested by the 
Commission.

 SEC. 918. FUNDING.

    Funds for activities of the Commission shall be provided from 
amounts appropriated for the Department of Defense for operation and 
maintenance for Defense-wide activities for fiscal year 2000. Upon 
receipt of a written certification from the Chairman of the Commission 
specifying the funds required for the activities of the Commission, the 
Secretary of Defense shall promptly disburse to the Commission, from 
such amounts, the funds required by the Commission as stated in such 
certification.

 SEC. 919. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.

    The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the date of the 
submission of its report under section 913.

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

SEC. 1001. TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

    (a) Authority To Transfer Authorizations.--(1) Upon determination 
by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the 
national interest, the Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations 
made available to the Department of Defense in this division for fiscal 
year 2000 between any such authorizations for that fiscal year (or any 
subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authorizations so transferred shall 
be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the 
authorization to which transferred.
    (2) The total amount of authorizations that the Secretary may 
transfer under the authority of this section may not exceed 
$2,000,000,000.
    (b) Limitations.--The authority provided by this section to 
transfer authorizations--
            (1) may only be used to provide authority for items that 
        have a higher priority than the items from which authority is 
        transferred; and
            (2) may not be used to provide authority for an item that 
        has been denied authorization by Congress.
    (c) Effect on Authorization Amounts.--A transfer made from one 
account to another under the authority of this section shall be deemed 
to increase the amount authorized for the account to which the amount 
is transferred by an amount equal to the amount transferred.
    (d) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary shall promptly notify 
Congress of each transfer made under subsection (a).

SEC. 1002. SECOND BIENNIAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

    The second biennial financial management improvement plan submitted 
to Congress under section 2222 of title 10, United States Code, shall 
include the following matters:
            (1) An inventory of the finance and accounting systems and 
        data feeder systems of the Department of Defense and, for each 
        such system--
                    (A) a statement regarding whether the system 
                complies with the requirements applicable to the system 
                under sections 3512, 3515, and 3521 of title 31, United 
                States Code;
                    (B) a statement regarding whether the system is to 
                be retained, consolidated, or eliminated;
                    (C) a detailed plan of the actions that are being 
                taken or are to be taken within the Department of 
                Defense (including provisions for schedule, performance 
                objectives, interim milestones, and necessary 
                resources)--
                            (i) to ensure easy and reliable interfacing 
                        of the system (or a consolidated or successor 
                        system) with the department's core finance and 
                        accounting systems and with other data feeder 
                        systems; and
                            (ii) to institute appropriate internal 
                        controls that, among other benefits, ensure the 
                        integrity of the data in the system (or a 
                        consolidated or successor system);
                    (D) for each system that is to be consolidated or 
                eliminated, a detailed plan of the actions that are 
                being taken or are to be taken (including provisions 
                for schedule and interim milestones) in carrying out 
                the consolidation or elimination, including a 
                discussion of both the interim or migratory systems and 
                any further consolidation that may be involved; and
                    (E) a list of the officials in the Department of 
                Defense who are responsible for ensuring that actions 
                referred to in subparagraphs (C) and (D) are taken in a 
                timely manner.
            (2) A description of each major procurement action that is 
        being taken within the Department of Defense to replace or 
        improve a finance and accounting system or a data feeder system 
        listed in the inventory under paragraph (1) and, for each such 
        procurement action, the measures that are being taken or are to 
        be taken to ensure that the new or enhanced system--
                    (A) provides easy and reliable interfacing of the 
                system with the core finance and accounting systems of 
                the department and with other data feeder systems; and
                    (B) includes appropriate internal controls that, 
                among other benefits, ensure the integrity of the data 
                in the system.
            (3) A financial management competency plan that includes 
        performance objectives, milestones (including interim 
        objectives), responsible officials, and the necessary resources 
        to accomplish the performance objectives, together with the 
        following:
                    (A) A description of the actions necessary to 
                ensure that the person in each comptroller position (or 
                comparable position) in the Department of Defense, 
                whether a member of the Armed Forces or a civilian 
                employee, has the education, technical competence, and 
                experience to perform in accordance with the core 
                competencies necessary for financial management.
                    (B) A description of the education that is 
                necessary for a financial manager in a senior grade to 
                be knowledgeable in--
                            (i) applicable laws and administrative and 
                        regulatory requirements, including the 
                        requirements and procedures relating to 
                        Government performance and results under 
                        sections 1105(a)(28), 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118, 
                        and 1119 of title 31, United States Code;
                            (ii) the strategic planning process and how 
                        the process relates to resource management;
                            (iii) budget operations and analysis 
                        systems;
                            (iv) management analysis functions and 
                        evaluation; and
                            (v) the principles, methods, techniques, 
                        and systems of financial management.
                    (C) The advantages and disadvantages of 
                establishing and operating a consolidated Department of 
                Defense school that instructs in the principles 
                referred to in subparagraph (B)(v).
                    (D) The applicable requirements for formal civilian 
                education.
            (4) A detailed plan (including performance objectives and 
        milestones and standards for measuring progress toward 
        attainment of the objectives) for--
                    (A) improving the internal controls and internal 
                review processes of the Defense Finance and Accounting 
                Service to provide reasonable assurances that--
                            (i) obligations and costs are in compliance 
                        with the applicable laws;
                            (ii) funds, property, and other assets are 
                        safeguarded against waste, loss, unauthorized 
                        use, and misappropriation;
                            (iii) revenues and expenditures applicable 
                        to agency operations are properly recorded and 
                        accounted for so as to permit the preparation 
                        of accounts and reliable financial and 
                        statistical reports and to maintain 
                        accountability over assets;
                            (iv) obligations and expenditures are 
                        recorded contemporaneously with each 
                        transaction;
                            (v) organizational and functional duties 
                        are performed separately at each step in the 
                        cycles of transactions (including, in the case 
                        of a contract, the specification of 
                        requirements, the formation of the contract, 
                        the certification of contract performance, 
                        receiving and warehousing, accounting, and 
                        disbursing); and
                            (vi) use of progress payment allocation 
                        systems results in posting of payments to 
                        appropriation accounts consistent with section 
                        1301 of title 31, United States Code.
                    (B) ensuring that the Defense Finance and 
                Accounting Service has--
                            (i) a single standard transaction general 
                        ledger that, at a minimum, uses double-entry 
                        bookkeeping and complies with the United States 
                        Government Standard General Ledger at the 
                        transaction level as required under section 
                        803(a) of the Federal Financial Management 
                        Improvement Act of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 3512 note);
                            (ii) an integrated data base for finance 
                        and accounting functions; and
                            (iii) automated cost, performance, and 
                        other output measures;
                    (C) providing a single, consistent set of policies 
                and procedures for financial transactions throughout 
                the Department of Defense;
                    (D) ensuring compliance with applicable policies 
                and procedures for financial transactions throughout 
                the Department of Defense; and
                    (E) reviewing safeguards for preservation of assets 
                and verifying the existence of assets.
            (5) An internal controls checklist which, consistent with 
        the authority in sections 3511 and 3512 of title 31, United 
        States Code, the Comptroller General shall prescribe as the 
        standards for use throughout the Department of Defense, 
        together with a statement of the Department of Defense policy 
        on use of the checklist throughout the department.

SEC. 1003. SINGLE PAYMENT DATE FOR INVOICE FOR VARIOUS SUBSISTENCE 
              ITEMS.

    Section 3903 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c) A contract for the procurement of subsistence items that is 
entered into under the prime vendor program of the Defense Logistics 
Agency may specify for the purposes of section 3902 of this title a 
single required payment date that is to be applicable to an invoice for 
subsistence items furnished under the contract when more than one 
payment due date would otherwise be applicable to the invoice under the 
regulations prescribed under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection 
(a) or under any other provisions of law. The required payment date 
specified in the contract shall be consistent with prevailing industry 
practices for the subsistence items, but may not be more than 10 days 
after the date of receipt of the invoice or the certified date of 
receipt of the items. The Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall provide in the regulations under subsection (a) that when 
a required payment date is so specified for an invoice, no other 
payment due date applies to the invoice.''.

SEC. 1004. AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE USE OF ELECTRONIC TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL PAYMENTS.

    (a) Authority.--Chapter 165 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 2784. Payments to personnel: electronic transfers of funds
    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may require that pay, 
allowances, retired or retainer pay, and any other payments out of 
funds available to the Department of Defense to or for members of the 
armed forces, former members of the armed forces, employees or former 
employees of the Department of Defense, or dependents of such personnel 
be made by electronic transfer of funds. For any such requirement, the 
Secretary of Defense may prescribe in regulations any exceptions that 
the Secretary considers appropriate.
    ``(b) Relationship to Other Law.--The authority under subsection 
(a) is independent of the authority provided under section 3332 of 
title 31 and may be exercised without regard to any exception provided 
under that section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:

``2784. Payments to personnel: electronic transfers of funds.''.
    (c) Study and Report on Department of Defense Electronic Fund 
Transfers.--(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary of Defense 
shall conduct a feasibility study to determine--
            (A) whether all electronic payments issued by the 
        Department of Defense should be routed through the Regional 
        Finance Centers of the Department of the Treasury for 
        verification and reconciliation;
            (B) whether all electronic payments made by the Department 
        of Defense should be subjected to the same level of 
        reconciliation as United States Treasury checks, including 
        matching each payment issued with each corresponding deposit at 
        financial institutions;
            (C) whether the appropriate computer security controls are 
        in place in order to ensure the integrity of electronic 
        payments;
            (D) the estimated costs of implementing the processes and 
        controls described in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C); and
            (E) the period that would be required to implement the 
        processes and controls.
    (2) Not later than March 1, 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit a report to Congress containing the results of the study 
required by paragraph (1).
    (3) In this subsection, the term ``electronic payment'' means any 
transfer of funds, other than a transaction originated by check, draft, 
or similar paper instrument, which is initiated through an electronic 
terminal, telephonic instrument, or computer or magnetic tape so as to 
order, instruct, or authorize a debit or credit to a financial account.

SEC. 1005. PAYMENT OF FOREIGN LICENSING FEES OUT OF PROCEEDS OF SALES 
              OF MAPS, CHARTS, AND NAVIGATIONAL BOOKS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 22 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 456 as section 457; and
            (2) by inserting after section 455 the following new 
        section 456:
``Sec. 456. Maps, charts, and navigational publications: use of 
              proceeds of sale for foreign licensing and other fees
    ``(a) Authority To Pay Foreign Licensing Fees.--The Secretary of 
Defense may pay, out of the proceeds of sales of maps, charts, and 
other publications of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (which 
are hereby made available for the purpose), any licensing or other fees 
imposed by foreign countries or international organizations for the 
acquisition or use of data or products by the Agency.
    ``(b) Disposition of Other Proceeds.--Any proceeds of sales not 
paid under the authority in subsection (a) shall be deposited by the 
Secretary of Defense in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
that subchapter is amended by striking the item relating to section 456 
and inserting the following new items:

``456. Maps, charts, and navigational publications: use of proceeds of 
                            sale for foreign licensing and other fees.
``457. Civil actions barred.''.

SEC. 1006. AUTHORITY FOR DISBURSING OFFICERS TO SUPPORT USE OF 
              AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES ON NAVAL VESSELS FOR FINANCIAL 
              TRANSACTIONS.

    Section 3342(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3)(B) 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph (4):
            ``(4) with respect to automated teller machines on naval 
        vessels--
                    ``(A) provide operating funds to the automated 
                teller machines; and
                    ``(B) accept, for safekeeping, deposits and 
                transfers of funds made through the automated teller 
                machines.''.

SEC. 1007. CENTRAL TRANSFER ACCOUNT FOR COMBATING TERRORISM.

    (a) Amount for Fiscal Year 2000.--(1) Of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated under this Act for the Department of Defense for fiscal 
year 2000, $1,954,430,000 shall be available from the sources and in 
the amounts specified in paragraph (2) for the missions of the 
Department of Defense related to combating terrorism inside and outside 
the United States.
    (2) The amounts and sources referred to in paragraph (1) are as 
follows:
            (A) $229,820,000 of the total amount authorized to be 
        appropriated pursuant to title I for fiscal year 2000.
            (B) $212,510,000 of the total amount authorized to be 
        appropriated pursuant to title II for fiscal year 2000.
            (C) $1,512,100,000 of the total amount authorized to be 
        appropriated pursuant to title III for fiscal year 2000 (except 
        for the amount authorized to be appropriated under section 
        301(a)(25)).
    (b) Transfer.--(1) The amounts made available under subsection (a) 
from the authorizations of appropriations referred to in that 
subsection shall be transferred to the amount authorized to be 
appropriated under section 301(a)(25).
    (2) The transfer authority provided in this section is in addition 
to the transfer authority provided in section 1001.
    (c) Budget Proposals for Fiscal Years After Fiscal Year 2000.--The 
budget of the United States Government submitted to Congress under 
section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for each fiscal year 
after fiscal year 2000 shall set forth separately for a single account 
the amount requested for the missions of the Department of Defense 
related to combating terrorism inside and outside the United States.

SEC. 1008. UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTION TO NATO COMMON-FUNDED BUDGETS IN 
              FISCAL YEAR 2000.

    (a) Fiscal Year 2000 Limitation.--The total amount contributed by 
the Secretary of Defense in fiscal year 2000 for the common-funded 
budgets of NATO may be any amount up to, but not in excess of, the 
amount specified in subsection (b) (rather than the maximum amount that 
would otherwise be applicable to those contributions under the fiscal 
year 1998 baseline limitation).
    (b) Total Amount.--The amount of the limitation applicable under 
subsection (a) is the sum of the following:
            (1) The amounts of unexpended balances, as of the end of 
        fiscal year 1999, of funds appropriated for fiscal years before 
        fiscal year 2000 for payments for those budgets.
            (2) The amount authorized to be appropriated under section 
        301(a)(1) that is available for contributions for the NATO 
        common-funded military budget under section 311.
            (3) The amount authorized to be appropriated under section 
        201 that is available for contribution for the NATO common-
        funded civil budget under section 211.
            (4) The total amount of the contributions authorized to be 
        made under section 2501.
    (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Common-funded budgets of nato.--The term ``common-
        funded budgets of NATO'' means the Military Budget, the 
        Security Investment Program, and the Civil Budget of the North 
        Atlantic Treaty Organization (and any successor or additional 
        account or program of NATO).
            (2) Fiscal year 1998 baseline limitation.--The term 
        ``fiscal year 1998 baseline limitation'' means the maximum 
        annual amount of Department of Defense contributions for 
        common-funded budgets of NATO that is set forth as the annual 
        limitation in section 3(2)(C)(ii) of the resolution of the 
        Senate giving the advice and consent of the Senate to the 
        ratification of the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 
        1949 on the Accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech 
        Republic (as defined in section 4(7) of that resolution), 
        approved by the Senate on April 30, 1998.

SEC. 1009. RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR FINANCIAL 
              MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).--(1) Section 135 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
        (e) and (f), respectively; and
            (B) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d)(1) The Under Secretary is responsible for ensuring that the 
financial statements of the Department of Defense are in a condition to 
receive an unqualified audit opinion and that such an opinion is 
obtained for the statements.
    ``(2) If the Under Secretary delegates the authority to perform a 
duty, including any duty relating to disbursement or accounting, to 
another officer, employee, or entity of the United States, the Under 
Secretary continues after the delegation to be responsible and 
accountable for the activity, operation, or performance of a system 
covered by the delegated authority.''.
    (2) Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended by inserting ``and 
to ensure accountability to the citizens of the United States, 
Congress, the President, and managers within the Department of 
Defense'' before the semicolon at the end.
    (b) Management of Credit Cards.--(1) The Under Secretary of Defense 
(Comptroller) shall prescribe regulations governing the use and control 
of all credit cards and convenience checks that are issued to 
Department of Defense personnel for official use. The regulations shall 
be consistent with regulations that apply government-wide regarding use 
of credit cards by Federal Government personnel for official purposes.
    (2) The regulations shall include safeguards and internal controls 
to ensure the following:
            (A) There is a record of all credited card holders that is 
        annotated with the limitations on amounts that are applicable 
        to the use of each card by each credit card holder.
            (B) The credit card holders and authorizing officials are 
        responsible for reconciling the charges appearing on each 
        statement of account with receipts and other supporting 
        documentation and for forwarding reconciled statements to the 
        designated disbursing office in a timely manner.
            (C) Disputes and discrepancies are resolved in the manner 
        prescribed in the applicable Governmentwide credit card 
        contracts entered into by the Administrator of General 
        Services.
            (D) Credit card payments are made promptly within 
        prescribed deadlines to avoid interest penalties.
            (E) Rebates and refunds based on prompt payment on credit 
        card accounts are properly recorded in the books of account.
            (F) Records of a credit card transaction (including records 
        on associated contracts, reports, accounts, and invoices) are 
        retained in accordance with standard Federal Government 
        policies on the disposition of records.
    (c) Remittance Addresses.--The Under Secretary of Defense 
(Comptroller) shall prescribe regulations setting forth controls on 
alteration of remittance addresses. The regulations shall ensure that--
            (1) a remittance address for a disbursement that is 
        provided by an officer or employee of the Department of Defense 
        authorizing or requesting the disbursement is not altered by 
        any officer or employee of the department authorized to prepare 
        the disbursement; and
            (2) a remittance address for a disbursement is altered only 
        if the alteration is--
                    (A) requested by the person to whom the 
                disbursement is authorized to be remitted; and
                    (B) made by an officer or employee authorized to do 
                so who is not an officer or employee referred to in 
                paragraph (1).

SEC. 1010. AUTHORIZATION OF EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
              FISCAL YEAR 1999.

    Amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense 
for fiscal year 1999 in the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261) are hereby 
adjusted, with respect to any such authorized amount, by the amount by 
which appropriations pursuant to such authorization were increased (by 
a supplemental appropriation) or decreased (by a rescission), or both, 
in the 1999 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act.

                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

SEC. 1011. SALES OF NAVAL SHIPYARD ARTICLES AND SERVICES TO NUCLEAR 
              SHIP CONTRACTORS.

    (a) Waiver of Required Conditions.--Chapter 633 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 7299a the following:
``Sec. 7300. Contracts for nuclear ships: sales of naval shipyard 
              articles and services to contractors
    ``The conditions set forth in section 2208(j)(2) of this title and 
subsections (a)(1) and (c)(1) of section 2553 of this title shall not 
apply to a sale of articles or services of a naval shipyard that is 
made to a contractor under a Department of Defense contract for a 
nuclear ship in order to facilitate the contractor's fulfillment of 
that contract.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
7299a the following:

``7300. Contracts for nuclear ships: sales of naval shipyard articles 
                            and services to contractors.''.

SEC. 1012. PERIOD OF DELAY AFTER NOTICE OF PROPOSED TRANSFER OF VESSEL 
              STRICKEN FROM NAVAL VESSEL REGISTER.

    Section 7306(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(1)'';
            (2) by striking ``(A)'' and inserting ``(1)''; and
            (3) by striking ``(B)'' and all that follows and inserting 
        the following:
            ``(2) following the date on which such notice is sent to 
        Congress, there has elapsed 60 days on which at least one of 
        the Houses of Congress has been in session.''.

SEC. 1013. TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSEL TO FOREIGN COUNTRY.

    (a) Thailand.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer 
to the Government of Thailand the CYCLONE class coastal patrol craft 
CYCLONE (PC1) or a craft with a similar hull. The transfer shall be 
made on a sale, lease, lease/buy, or grant basis under section 516 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
    (b) Costs.--Any expense incurred by the United States in connection 
with the transfer authorized under subsection (a) shall be charged to 
the Government of Thailand.
    (c) Repair and Refurbishment in United States Shipyards.--To the 
maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of the Navy shall require, as 
a condition of the transfer of the vessel to the Government of Thailand 
under this section, that the Government of Thailand have such repair or 
refurbishment of the vessel as is needed, before the vessel joins the 
naval forces of that country, performed at a United States Naval 
shipyard or other shipyard located in the United States.
    (d) Expiration of Authority.--The authority to transfer a vessel 
under subsection (a) shall expire at the end of the two-year period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

       Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals

SEC. 1021. PRESERVATION OF CERTAIN DEFENSE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Preservation.--Any provision of law specified in subsections 
(b) through (i) that requires the submittal to Congress (or any 
committee of the Congress) of any annual, semiannual, or other regular 
periodic report shall remain in effect with respect to that requirement 
(notwithstanding any other provision of law) in accordance with the 
terms of the specified provision of law.
    (b) Title 10.--Subsection (a) applies with respect to the following 
provisions of title 10, United States Code, listed in the Clerk's 
Report (defined in subsection (j)):
            (1) Sections 113(c) and 113(j), listed on page 57 of the 
        Clerk's Report.
            (2) Section 115a(a), listed on page 57 of the Clerk's 
        Report as 10 U.S.C. 115(b)(3)(A).
            (3) Section 139(f), listed on page 62 of the Clerk's Report 
        as 10 U.S.C. 138(g)(1).
            (4) Section 221, listed on page 64 of the Clerk's Report as 
        10 U.S.C. 114.
            (5) Section 226, specified on page 149 of the Clerk's 
        Report as section 1002 of Public Law 102-190.
            (6) Section 662(b), listed on page 58 of the Clerk's 
        Report.
            (7) Section 1464(c), listed on page 60 of the Clerk's 
        Report.
            (8) Section 2006(e)(3), listed on page 76 of the Clerk's 
        Report.
            (9) Section 2010, listed on page 57 of the Clerk's Report.
            (10) Section 2011(e), listed on page 56 of the Clerk's 
        Report as Pub. L. 102-190, Sec. 1052(a).
            (11) Section 2208(q), listed on page 64 of the Clerk's 
        Report as 10 U.S.C. 2208(i).
            (12) Section 2391(c), listed on page 62 of the Clerk's 
        Report.
            (13) Section 2431(a), listed on page 63 of the Clerk's 
        Report.
            (14) Section 2432, listed on page 63 of the Clerk's Report.
            (15) Section 2433, listed on page 63 of the Clerk's Report 
        as 10 U.S.C. 2433(e)(1) and 2433(e)(2)(A).
            (16) Section 2461(g), listed on page 62 of the Clerk's 
        Report as 10 U.S.C. 2304 note.
            (17) Section 2662(b), listed on pages 69, 74, and 76 of the 
        Clerk's Report.
            (18) Section 2687(b), listed on page 62 of the Clerk's 
        Report.
            (19) Section 2706, listed on page 60 of the Clerk's Report.
            (20) Section 2859, listed on page 58 of the Clerk's Report.
            (21) Section 2902(g)(2), specified on page 148 of the 
        Clerk's Report as section 1804(a) of Public Law 101-510.
            (22) Section 10541(a), listed on page 57 of the Clerk's 
        Report as 10 U.S.C. 115(a).
            (23) Section 12302(d), listed on page 14 of the Clerk's 
        Report as 10 U.S.C. 673(d).
            (24) Section 16137, listed on page 59 of the Clerk's Report 
        as 10 U.S.C. 2137.
    (c) Title 37.--Subsection (a) applies with respect to sections 
1008(a) and 1008(b) of title 37, United States Code, listed on page 14 
of the Clerk's Report (defined in subsection (j)).
    (d) National Defense and Military Construction Authorization 
Acts.--Subsection (a) applies with respect to provisions of law listed 
in the Clerk's Report (defined in subsection (j)), as follows:
            (1) Fiscal year 1982.--The following provisions of the 
        Military Construction Authorization Act, 1982 (Public Law 97-
        99):
                    (A) Section 703(g) (95 Stat. 1376), listed on page 
                62 of the Clerk's Report.
                    (B) Section 704 (95 Stat. 1377), listed on pages 
                68, 73, and 75 of the Clerk's Report.
            (2) Fiscal years 1988 and 1989.--Section 1121(f) of the 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1988 and 
        1989 (Public Law 100-180; 101 Stat. 1148; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) 
        (listed on page 61 of the Clerk's Report).
            (3) Fiscal years 1990 and 1991.--Section 113(b) of the 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1990 and 
        1991 (Public Law 101-189; 103 Stat. 1373) (listed on page 2 of 
        the Clerk's Report).
            (4) Fiscal years 1992 and 1993.--The following provisions 
        of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 
        and 1993 (Public Law 102-190):
                    (A) Section 822(b) (42 U.S.C. 6687(b)), listed on 
                page 36 of the Clerk's Report.
                    (B) Section 1097 (22 U.S.C. 2751 note), listed on 
                page 15 of the Clerk's Report.
    (e) Other National Security Laws.--Subsection (a) applies with 
respect to provisions of law listed in the Clerk's Report (defined in 
subsection (j)), as follows:
            (1) Strategic and critical materials stock piling act.--Any 
        provision of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling 
        Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.), referred to on page 169 of the 
        Clerk's Report.
            (2) National security act of 1947.--Section 108 of the 
        National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404a), listed on page 
        33 of the Clerk's Report as Pub. L. 99-433, Sec. 603(a)).
            (3) Iraq resolution.--Section 3 of the Authorization for 
        Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 
        note), listed on page 14 of the Clerk's Report as Pub. L. 102-
        1, Sec. 3).
            (4) Military selective service act.--Section 10(g) of the 
        Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 460(g)) (listed 
        on page 191 of the Clerk's Report).
            (5) National emergencies act.--The following provisions of 
        the National Emergencies Act:
                    (A) Section 202(d) (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), listed on 
                page 33 of the Clerk's Report.
                    (B) Section 401(c) (50 U.S.C. 1641(c)), listed on 
                page 33 of the Clerk's Report.
            (6) Food and forage act.--Section 3732 of the Revised 
        Statutes, popularly known as the ``Food and Forage Act'' 
        (listed on page 64 of the Clerk's Report as 41 U.S.C. 11).
            (7) Special national defense contracting authority.--
        Section 4 of the Act entitled ``An Act to authorize the making, 
        amending, and modification of contracts to facilitate the 
        national defense'', approved August 28, 1958 (listed on several 
        pages of the Clerk's Report, including pages 9, 48, 51, 64, 69, 
        74, 76, 134, 142, 174, 179, and 186, as 50 U.S.C. 1434).
    (f) Other Laws Administered by the Department of Defense.--
Subsection (a) applies with respect to the following provisions of law 
listed in the Clerk's Report (defined in subsection (j)):
            (1) Defense dependents' education act of 1978.--Section 
        1405 of the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (title 
        XIV of Public Law 95-561; 20 U.S.C. 924) (listed on page 77 of 
        the Clerk's Report).
            (2) Armed forces retirement home act of 1991.--Section 
        1516(f) of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (title 
        XV of Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1728; 24 U.S.C. 416) 
        (listed on page 56 of the Clerk's Report).
    (g) Provisions of Law Requiring Department of Energy Reports.--
Subsection (a) applies with respect to provisions of law listed in part 
IV-A-5 of the Clerk's Report (defined in subsection (j)), relating to 
reports to be submitted by the Secretary of Energy (or any other 
official of the Department of Energy), as follows:
            (1) National defense authorization acts.--The following 
        provisions of provisions law:
                    (A) Section 1436(e) of the National Defense 
                Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100-
                456; 42 U.S.C. 2121 note) (listed on page 83 of the 
                Clerk's Report).
                    (B) Section 3141(c) of the National Defense 
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 
                (Public Law 101-189; 42 U.S.C. 7274a(c)) (listed on 
                page 87 of the Clerk's Report).
                    (C) Section 3134 of the National Defense 
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-
                510; 42 U.S.C. 7274c) (listed on page 87 of the Clerk's 
                Report).
            (2) Title 10, united states code.--Sections 7424(b), 
        7425(b), and 7431(c) of title 10, United States Code (listed on 
        page 89 of the Clerk's Report).
            (3) Energy policy and conservation act.--Section 165(b) of 
        the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (Public Law 94-163; 42 
        U.S.C. 6245(b)) (listed on page 89 of the Clerk's Report).
    (h) Other Titles of the United States Code.--Subsection (a) applies 
with respect to provisions of the United States Code listed in the 
Clerk's Report (defined in subsection (j)), as follows:
            (1) Title 31.--The following provisions of title 31:
                    (A) Section 3554(e)(2) of title 31, United States 
                Code (listed on page 8 of the Clerk's Report as 31 
                U.S.C. 3554(e)(2)).
                    (B) Section 9503(a) (listed on page 151 of the 
                Clerk's Report as 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B)).
            (2) Title 36.--Section 300110(b) of title 36, listed on 
        page 65 of the Clerk's Report as 36 U.S.C. 6.
    (i) Other Laws.--Subsection (a) applies with respect to the 
following provisions of law listed in the Clerk's Report (defined in 
subsection (j)):
            (1) Supplemental appropriations act, 1982.--Section 503(f) 
        of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1987 (Public Law 100-
        71; 101 Stat. 471; 5 U.S.C. 7301 note) (listed on page 151 of 
        the Clerk's Report), insofar as the report under that section 
        relates to activities of the Department of Defense.
            (2) Barry goldwater scholarship and excellence in education 
        act.--Section 1411(b) of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and 
        Excellence in Education Act (title XIV of Public Law 99-661 (20 
        U.S.C. 4710(b)) (listed on page 174 of the Clerk's Report).
            (3) Federal property and administrative services act of 
        1949.--Section 205(b) of the Federal Property and 
        Administrative Services Act of 1949 (listed on page 8 of the 
        Clerk's Report as 40 U.S.C. 486(b)).
            (4) Uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act.--
        Section 101(b)(6) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens 
        Absentee Voting Act (listed on page 151 of the Clerk's Report 
        as 42 U.S.C. 1973ff(b)(6)).
            (5) National science and technology policy, organization, 
        and priorities act of 1976.--Section 603(e) of the National 
        Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act 
        of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6683(e)) (specified on page 36 of the 
        Clerk's Report as section 841(a) of Public Law 101-189).
            (6) Laws requiring maritime administration reports.--
        Provisions of law listed under the heading ``Maritime 
        Administration'' in Part IV-A-12 in the Clerk's Report, 
        relating to reports to be submitted by the Secretary of 
        Transportation (or any other official of the Department of 
        Transportation), listed on page 139.
    (j) Clerk's Report Defined.--For the purposes of this section, the 
term ``Clerk's Report'' means the document submitted by the Clerk of 
House of Representatives to the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
on January 5, 1993 (designated as House Document No. 103-7) for the 
first session of the 103d Congress pursuant to clause 2 of Rule III of 
the Rules of the House of Representatives, requiring the Clerk to 
prepare, at the commencement of every regular session of Congress, a 
list of reports which it is the duty of any officer or department to 
make to Congress.

SEC. 1022. ANNUAL REPORT ON COMBATANT COMMAND REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 153 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(c) Annual Report on Combatant Command Requirements.--(1) Not 
later than August 15 of each year, the Chairman shall submit to the 
committees of Congress named in paragraph (2) a report on the 
requirements of the combatant commands established under section 161 of 
this title. The report shall contain the following:
            ``(A) A consolidation of the integrated priority lists of 
        requirements of the combatant commands.
            ``(B) The Chairman's views on the consolidated lists.
    ``(2) The committees of Congress referred to in paragraph (1) are 
the Committees on Armed Services and on Appropriations of the Senate 
and House of Representatives.''.

SEC. 1023. REPORT ON ASSESSMENTS OF READINESS TO EXECUTE THE NATIONAL 
              MILITARY STRATEGY.

    (a) Requirement for Report.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives in unclassified form a report on assessments of the 
readiness of the United States to execute the National Military 
Strategy. The report shall contain the following:
            (A) All models used by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to assess 
        the capability of the United States to execute the strategy and 
        all other models used by the Armed Forces to assess the 
        capability.
            (B) The assessments that would result from the use of those 
        models if it were necessary to execute the National Military 
        Strategy under the scenario set forth in paragraph (2), 
        including the levels of the casualties that the United States 
        would be projected to incur.
            (C) The increasing levels of the casualties that would be 
        projected under that scenario over a range of risks of 
        prosecuting two major theater wars that proceeds from low-
        moderate risk to moderate-high risk.
            (D) An estimate of--
                    (i) the total resources needed to attain a 
                moderate-high risk under the scenario;
                    (ii) the total resources needed to attain a low-
                moderate risk under the scenario; and
                    (iii) the incremental resources needed to decrease 
                the level of risk from moderate-high to low-moderate.
    (2) The scenario to be used for purposes of subparagraphs (B), (C), 
and (D) of paragraph (1) assumes that--
            (A) while the Armed Forces are engaged in operations at the 
        level of the operations ongoing as of the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, international armed conflict begins in Southwest 
        Asia and on the Korean peninsula; and
            (B) the Armed Forces are equipped, supplied, manned, and 
        trained at levels current as of such date.
    (b) Limitation on Use of Funds Pending Submittal of Report.--Of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated under section 301(a)(5) for the 
Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, not 
more than 75 percent of such funds may be expended until the report 
required in subsection (a) is submitted.

SEC. 1024. REPORT ON INVENTORY AND CONTROL OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than August 31, 2000, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the inventory and 
control of the military equipment of the Department of Defense as of 
the end of fiscal year 1999. The report shall address the inventories 
of each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps separately.
    (b) Content.--The report shall include the following:
            (1) For each item of military equipment in the inventory, 
        stated by item nomenclature--
                    (A) the quantity of the item in the inventory as of 
                the beginning of the fiscal year;
                    (B) the quantity of acquisitions of the item during 
                the fiscal year;
                    (C) the quantity of disposals of the item during 
                the fiscal year;
                    (D) the quantity of losses of the item during the 
                performance of military missions during the fiscal 
                year; and
                    (E) the quantity of the item in the inventory as of 
                the end of the fiscal year.
            (2) A reconciliation of the quantity of each item in the 
        inventory as of the beginning of the fiscal year with the 
        quantity of the item in the inventory as of the end of fiscal 
        year.
            (3) For each item of military equipment that cannot be 
        reconciled--
                    (A) an explanation of why the quantities cannot be 
                reconciled; and
                    (B) a discussion of the remedial actions planned to 
                be taken, including target dates for accomplishing the 
                remedial actions.
            (4) Supporting schedules identifying the location of each 
        item that are available to Congress or auditors of the 
        Comptroller General upon request.
    (c) Military Equipment Defined.--For the purposes of this section, 
the term ``military equipment'' means all equipment that is used in 
support of military missions and is maintained on the visibility 
systems of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps.
    (d) Inspector General Review.--Not later than November 30, 2000, 
the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall review the 
report submitted to the committees under subsection (a) and shall 
submit to the committees any comments that the Inspector General 
considers appropriate.

SEC. 1025. SPACE TECHNOLOGY GUIDE.

    (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop a detailed 
guide for investment in space science and technology, demonstrations of 
space technology, and planning and development for space technology 
systems. In the development of the guide, the goal shall be to identify 
the technologies and technology demonstrations needed for the United 
States to take full advantage of use of space for national security 
purposes.
    (b) Relationship to Future-Years Defense Program.--The space 
technology guide shall include two alternative technology paths. One 
shall be consistent with the applicable funding limitations associated 
with the future-years defense program. The other shall reflect the 
assumption that it is not constrained by funding limitations.
    (c) Relationship to Activities Outside the Department of Defense.--
The Secretary shall include in the guide a discussion of the potential 
for cooperative investment and technology development with other 
departments and agencies of the United States and with private sector 
entities.
    (d) Utilization of Previous Studies and Reports.--The Secretary 
shall take into consideration previously completed studies and reports 
that may be relevant to the development of the guide, including the 
United States Space Command's Long Range Plan of March 1998 and the Air 
Force Space Command's Strategic Master Plan of December 1997.
    (e) Report.--Not later than April 15, 2000, the Secretary shall 
submit a report on the space technology guide to the congressional 
defense committees.

SEC. 1026. REPORT AND REGULATIONS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICIES ON 
              PROTECTING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH 
              PROFESSIONALS PROVIDING THERAPEUTIC OR RELATED SERVICES 
              REGARDING SEXUAL OR DOMESTIC ABUSE.

    (a) Study and Report.--(1) The Comptroller General shall study the 
policies, procedures, and practices of the military departments for 
protecting the confidentiality of communications between--
            (A) a dependent of a member of the Armed Forces who--
                    (i) is a victim of sexual harassment, sexual 
                assault, or intrafamily abuse; or
                    (ii) has engaged in such misconduct; and
            (B) a therapist, counselor, advocate, or other professional 
        from whom the dependent seeks professional services in 
        connection with effects of such misconduct.
    (2) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General shall conclude the study and submit a 
report on the results of the study to Congress and the Secretary of 
Defense.
    (b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in 
regulations the policies and procedures that the Secretary considers 
appropriate to provide the maximum protections for the confidentiality 
of communications described in subsection (a) relating to misconduct 
described in that subsection, consistent with--
            (1) the findings of the Comptroller General;
            (2) the standards of confidentiality and ethical standards 
        issued by relevant professional organizations;
            (3) applicable requirements of Federal and State law;
            (4) the best interest of victims of sexual harassment, 
        sexual assault, or intrafamily abuse;
            (5) military necessity; and
            (6) such other factors as the Secretary, in consultation 
        with the Attorney General, may consider appropriate.
    (c) Report by Secretary of Defense.--Not later than January 21, 
2000, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the 
actions taken under subsection (b) and any other actions taken by the 
Secretary to provide the maximum possible protections for 
confidentiality described in that subsection.

SEC. 1027. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON ANTICIPATED EFFECTS OF 
              PROPOSED CHANGES IN OPERATION OF STORAGE SITES FOR LETHAL 
              CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 31, 2000, the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the proposal in 
the latest quadrennial defense review to reduce the Federal civilian 
workforce involved in the operation of the eight storage sites for 
lethal chemical agents and munitions in the continental United States 
and to convert to contractor operation of the storage sites. The 
workforce reductions addressed in the report shall include those that 
are to be effectuated by fiscal year 2002.
    (b) Content of Report.--The report shall include the following:
            (1) For each site, a description of the assigned chemical 
        storage, chemical demilitarization, and industrial missions.
            (2) A description of the criteria and reporting systems 
        applied to ensure that the storage sites and the workforce 
        operating the storage sites have--
                    (A) the capabilities necessary to respond 
                effectively to emergencies involving chemical 
                accidents; and
                    (B) the industrial capabilities necessary to meet 
                replenishment and surge requirements.
            (3) The risks associated with the proposed workforce 
        reductions and contractor performance, particularly regarding 
        chemical accidents, incident response capabilities, community-
        wide emergency preparedness programs, and current or planned 
        chemical demilitarization programs.
            (4) The effects of the proposed workforce reductions and 
        contractor performance on the capability to satisfy permit 
        requirements regarding environmental protection that are 
        applicable to the performance of current and future chemical 
        demilitarization and industrial missions.
            (5) The effects of the proposed workforce reductions and 
        contractor performance on the capability to perform assigned 
        industrial missions, particularly the materiel replenishment 
        missions for chemical or biological defense or for chemical 
        munitions.
            (6) Recommendations for mitigating the risks and adverse 
        effects identified in the report.

SEC. 1028. REPORT ON DEPLOYMENTS OF RAPID ASSESSMENT AND INITIAL 
              DETECTION TEAMS ACROSS STATE BOUNDARIES.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on out-of-
State use of Rapid Assessment and Initial Detection Teams for responses 
to incidents involving a weapon of mass destruction. The report shall 
include a specific description and analysis of the procedures that have 
been established or agreed to by States for the use in one State of a 
team that is based in another State.

SEC. 1029. REPORT ON CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM INTEGRATION OFFICE 
              UNIT READINESS.

    (a) Joint Readiness Review.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
include in the quarterly report submitted to Congress under section 482 
of title 10, United States Code, for the first quarter beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act an assessment of the readiness, 
training status, and future funding requirements of all active and 
reserve component units that are considered assets of the Consequence 
Management Program Integration Office of the Department of Defense.
    (2) The Secretary of Defense shall set forth the assessment in an 
annex to the quarterly report. The Secretary shall include in the annex 
a detailed description of how the active and reserve component units 
are integrated with the Rapid Assessment and Initial Detection Teams in 
the overall Consequence Management Program Integration Office of the 
Department of Defense.
    (b) Decontamination Readiness Plan.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
prepare a decontamination readiness plan for the Consequence Management 
Program Integration Office. The plan shall include the following:
            (1) The actions necessary to ensure that the units 
        designated to carry out decontamination missions under the 
        program are at the highest level of readiness for carrying out 
        the missions.
            (2) The funding necessary for attaining and maintaining 
        that level of readiness.
            (3) Procedures for ensuring that each decontamination unit 
        is available to respond to an incident in the United States 
        that involves a weapon of mass destruction within 12 hours 
        after being notified of the incident by a Rapid Assessment and 
        Initial Detection Team.

SEC. 1030. ANALYSIS OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THREATS AND BUDGET 
              SUBMISSION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.

    (a) Requirement for Report.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the 
Director of Central Intelligence, shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees, on the date that the President submits the budget 
for fiscal year 2001 to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, a report on the relationship between the budget 
proposed for budget function 050 (National Defense) for that fiscal 
year and the then-current and emerging threats to the national security 
interests of the United States identified in the annual national 
security strategy report required under section 108 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404a).
    (b) Content.--The report shall contain the following:
            (1) A detailed description of the threats referred to in 
        subsection (a);
            (2) An analysis of such threats in terms of the probability 
        that an attack or other threat event will actually occur, the 
        military challenge posed by the threats, and the potential 
        damage that the threats could have to the national security 
        interests of the United States.
            (3) An analysis of the allocation of funds in the fiscal 
        year 2001 budget and the future-years defense program that 
        addresses the threats in each category.
            (4) A justification for each major defense acquisition 
        program (as defined in section 2430 of title 10, United States 
        Code) that is provided for in the budget in light of the 
        description and analyses set forth in the report.
    (c) Form of Report.--The report shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may also be submitted in classified form if necessary.

SEC. 1031. REPORT ON NATO'S DEFENSE CAPABILITIES INITIATIVE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) At the Washington Summit meeting of the North Atlantic 
        Council in April 1999, NATO Heads of State and Governments 
        launched a Defense Capabilities Initiative.
            (2) The Defense Capabilities Initiative is designed to 
        improve the defense capabilities of the individual nations of 
        the NATO Alliance to ensure the effectiveness of future 
        operations across the full spectrum of Alliance missions in the 
        present and foreseeable security environment.
            (3) Under the Defense Capabilities Initiative, special 
        focus will be given to improving interoperability among 
        Alliance forces and to increasing defense capabilities through 
        improvements in the deployability and mobility of Alliance 
        forces, the sustainability and logistics of the forces, the 
        survivability and effective engagement capability of the 
        forces, and command and control and information systems.
            (4) The successful implementation of the Defense 
        Capabilities Initiative will serve to enable all NATO allies to 
        make a more equitable contribution to the full spectrum of 
        Alliance missions, thereby increasing burdensharing within the 
        Alliance and enhancing the ability of European allies to 
        undertake operations pursuant to the European Security and 
        Defense Identity within the Alliance.
    (b) Annual Report.--(1) Not later than January 31 of each year, the 
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Relations 
of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and International 
Relations of the House of Representatives a report on implementation of 
the Defense Capabilities Initiative by the nations of the NATO 
Alliance. The report shall include the following:
            (A) A discussion of the work of the temporary High-Level 
        Steering Group, or any successor group, established to oversee 
        the implementation of the Defense Capabilities Initiative and 
        to meet the requirement of coordination and harmonization among 
        relevant planning disciplines.
            (B) A description of the actions taken, including 
        implementation of the Multinational Logistics Center concept 
        and development of the C3 system architecture, by the Alliance 
        as a whole to further the Defense Capabilities Initiative.
            (C) A description of the actions taken by each of our NATO 
        allies to improve the capabilities of their forces in each of 
        the following areas:
                    (i) Interoperability with other Alliance forces.
                    (ii) Deployability and mobility.
                    (iii) Sustainability and logistics.
                    (iv) Survivability and effective engagement 
                capability.
                    (v) Command and control and information systems.
    (4) The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
also be submitted in classified form if necessary.

SEC. 1032. REVIEW OF INCIDENCE OF STATE MOTOR VEHICLE VIOLATIONS BY 
              ARMY PERSONNEL.

    (a) Review and Report Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
review the incidence of violations of State and local motor vehicle 
laws applicable to the operation and parking of Army motor vehicles by 
Army personnel during fiscal year 1999, and, not later than March 31, 
2000, submit a report on the results of the review to Congress.
    (b) Content of Report.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) A quantitative description of the extent of the 
        violations described in subsection (a).
            (2) An estimate of the total amount of the fines that are 
        associated with citations issued for the violations.
            (3) Any recommendations that the Inspector General 
        considers appropriate to curtail the incidence of the 
        violations.

SEC. 1033. REPORT ON USE OF NATIONAL GUARD FACILITIES AND 
              INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SUPPORT OF PROVISION OF VETERANS 
              SERVICES.

    (a) Report.--(1) The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, submit to the 
Secretary of Defense a report assessing the feasibility and 
desirability of using the facilities and electronic infrastructure of 
the National Guard for support of the provision of services to veterans 
by the Secretary. The report shall include an assessment of any costs 
and benefits associated with the use of such facilities and 
infrastructure for such support.
    (2) The Secretary of Defense shall transmit to Congress the report 
submitted under paragraph (1), together with any comments on the report 
that the Secretary considers appropriate.
    (b) Transmittal Date.--The report shall be transmitted under 
subsection (a)(2) not later than April 1, 2000.

SEC. 1034. REPORT ON MILITARY-TO-MILITARY CONTACTS WITH THE PEOPLE'S 
              REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

    (a) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
report on military-to-military contacts between the United States and 
the People's Republic of China.
    (b) Report Elements.--The report shall include the following:
            (1) A list of the general and flag grade officers of the 
        People's Liberation Army who have visited United States 
        military installations since January 1, 1993.
            (2) The itinerary of the visits referred to in paragraph 
        (2), including the installations visited, the duration of the 
        visits, and the activities conducted during the visits.
            (3) The involvement, if any, of the general and flag 
        officers referred to in paragraph (2) in the Tiananmen Square 
        massacre of June 1989.
            (4) A list of facilities in the People's Republic of China 
        that United States military officers have visited as a result 
        of any military-to-military contact program between the United 
        States and the People's Republic of China since January 1, 
        1993.
            (5) A list of facilities in the People's Republic of China 
        that have been the subject of a requested visit by the 
        Department of Defense which has been denied by People's 
        Republic of China authorities.
            (6) A list of facilities in the United States that have 
        been the subject of a requested visit by the People's 
        Liberation Army which has been denied by the United States.
            (7) Any official documentation, such as memoranda for the 
        record, after-action reports and final itineraries, and all 
        receipts for expenses over $1,000, concerning military-to-
        military contacts or exchanges between the United States and 
        the People's Republic of China in 1999.
            (8) An assessment regarding whether or not any People's 
        Republic of China military officials have been shown classified 
        material as a result of military-to-military contacts or 
        exchanges between the United States and the People's Republic 
        of China.
            (9) The report shall be submitted no later than March 31, 
        2000, and shall be unclassified but may contain a classified 
        annex.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

SEC. 1041. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OR DISMANTLEMENT OF STRATEGIC 
              NUCLEAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS.

    (a) One-Year Extension.--Subsection (g) of section 1302 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 
105-85; 111 Stat. 1948), as amended by section 1501 of the Strom 
Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
(Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2171), is further amended by striking 
``and 1999'' and inserting ``through 2000''.
    (b) Minimum Levels for Certain Systems.--Subsection (a) of such 
section is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``71'' and inserting 
        ``76''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``18'' and inserting 
        ``14''.

SEC. 1042. LIMITATION ON REDUCTION IN UNITED STATES STRATEGIC NUCLEAR 
              FORCES.

    (a) Limitation on Reduction of United States Strategic Nuclear 
Forces.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this or any 
other Act for fiscal year 2000 may be used to reduce the number of 
United States strategic nuclear forces below the maximum number of 
those forces, for each category of nuclear arms, permitted the United 
States under the START II Treaty unless the President submits to 
Congress a report containing an assessment indicating that such 
reductions would not impede the capability of the United States to 
respond militarily to any militarily significant increase in the 
challenge to United States security or strategic stability posed by 
nuclear weapon modernization programs of the People's Republic of China 
or any other nation.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
to authorize the retirement or dismantlement, or the preparation for 
retirement or dismantlement, of any strategic nuclear delivery system 
described in section 1302 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85) below the level specified for the 
system in that section, as amended by section 1041.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) START II treaty defined.--The term ``START II Treaty'' 
        means the Treaty Between the United States of America and the 
        Russian Federation on Further Reduction and Limitation of 
        Strategic Offensive Arms, and related protocols and memorandum 
        of understanding, signed at Moscow on January 3, 1993.
            (2) United states strategic nuclear forces.--The term 
        ``United States strategic nuclear forces'' includes 
        intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and ICBM launchers, 
        submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) and SLBM 
        launchers, heavy bombers, ICBM warheads, SLBM warheads, and 
        heavy bomber nuclear armaments.

SEC. 1043. COUNTERPROLIFERATION PROGRAM REVIEW COMMITTEE.

    (a) Extension of Committee.--Section 1605(f) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 22 
U.S.C. 2751 note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2000'' and 
inserting ``September 30, 2004''.
    (b) Executive Secretary of the Committee.--Paragraph (5) of section 
1605(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 
(22 U.S.C. 2751 note) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(5) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Threat 
Reduction shall serve as executive secretary to the committee.''.
    (c) Earlier Deadline for Annual Report on Counterproliferation 
Activities and Programs.--Section 1503(a) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2751 note) is amended 
by striking ``May 1 of each year'' and inserting ``February 1 of each 
year''.

SEC. 1044. LIMITATION REGARDING COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAMS.

    Funds authorized to be appropriated under this Act may not be 
obligated or expended for assistance for a country under any 
Cooperative Threat Reduction program specified under section 1501 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 
104-201; 50 U.S.C. 2362 note) until the President certifies to Congress 
that the government of that country is committed to--
            (1) complying with all relevant arms control agreements;
            (2) facilitating United States verification of weapons 
        destruction;
            (3) forgoing any use of fissionable and other components of 
        destroyed nuclear weapons in new nuclear weapons;
            (4) forgoing the replacement of destroyed weapons of mass 
        destruction; and
            (5) forgoing any military modernization program that 
        exceeds legitimate defense requirements.

SEC. 1045. PERIOD COVERED BY ANNUAL REPORT ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNITED 
              STATES ASSISTANCE UNDER COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
              PROGRAMS.

    Section 1206(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106, 110 Stat. 471; 22 U.S.C. 5955 
note) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(2) The report shall be submitted under this section not later 
than January 31 of each year and shall cover the fiscal year ending in 
the preceding year. No report is required under this section after the 
completion of the Cooperative Threat Reduction programs.''.

SEC. 1046. SUPPORT OF UNITED NATIONS-SPONSORED EFFORTS TO INSPECT AND 
              MONITOR IRAQI WEAPONS ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Limitation on Amount of Assistance in Fiscal Year 2000.--The 
total amount of the assistance for fiscal year 2000 that is provided by 
the Secretary of Defense under section 1505 of the Weapons of Mass 
Destruction Control Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5859a) as activities of the 
Department of Defense in support of activities under that Act may not 
exceed $15,000,000.
    (b) Extension of Authority To Provide Assistance.--Subsection (f) 
of section 1505 of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Control Act of 1992 
(22 U.S.C. 5859a) is amended by striking ``1999'' and inserting 
``2000''.

SEC. 1047. INFORMATION ASSURANCE INITIATIVE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The United States is becoming increasingly dependent 
        upon information systems for national security, economic 
        security, and a broad range of other vital national interests.
            (2) Presidential Decision Directive 63, dated May 22, 1998, 
        recognizes the importance of information assurance and sets 
        forth policy and organizational recommendations for addressing 
        the information assurance challenges.
            (3) The Department of Defense has undertaken significant 
        steps to address threats to the Defense Information 
        Infrastructure, including the establishment of a Defense 
        Information Assurance Program.
            (4) Notwithstanding those actions and other important 
        actions taken by the President and the Secretary of Defense to 
        address the challenges of information assurance, the Department 
        of Defense, other Federal departments and agencies, and a broad 
        range of private sector entities continue to face new 
        challenges and threats to their information systems.
            (5) Although the Secretary of Defense can and should play 
        an important role in helping address a broad range of 
        information warfare threats to the United States, the Secretary 
        necessarily focuses primarily on addressing the vulnerabilities 
        of the information systems and other infrastructures, within 
        and outside of the Department of Defense, on which the 
        Department of Defense depends for the conduct of daily 
        operations and the conduct of operations in crises.
            (6) It is important for the Secretary of Defense to work 
        closely with the heads of all departments and agencies of the 
        Federal Government concerned to identify areas in which the 
        Department of Defense can contribute to securing critical 
        national infrastructures beyond the areas under the direct 
        oversight and control of the Secretary of Defense.
    (b) Defense Information Assurance Program.--(1) The Secretary of 
Defense shall carry out an information assurance program.
    (2) The Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual report on the 
program. The annual report shall include the Department of Defense 
information assurance guide applicable under subsection (c) as of the 
date of the report. The first report shall be submitted not later than 
March 15, 1999.
    (c) Defense Information Assurance Guide.--(1) The Secretary of 
Defense shall prepare a Department of Defense information assurance 
guide for the development of appropriate organizational structures and 
technologies for information assurance under the program. The Secretary 
shall modify or replace the guide from time to time to maintain the 
current relevance of the guide.
    (2) The Department of Defense information assurance guide shall 
include the following:
            (A) A plan for developing information assurance 
        technologies, including the criteria used to prioritize 
        research, development, and procurement investments in such 
        technologies.
            (B) A plan for organizing the Department of Defense to 
        defend against information warfare threats, including the 
        organizational changes that are planned or being considered 
        together with a recitation of the organizational changes that 
        have been implemented.
            (C) A plan for joint efforts by the Department of Defense 
        with other departments and agencies of the Federal Government 
        and with State and local organizations to strengthen the 
        security of the information systems and infrastructures in the 
        United States, with particular emphasis on the systems and 
        elements of the infrastructure on which the Department of 
        Defense depends for the conduct of daily operations and the 
        conduct of operations in crises.
            (D) An assessment of the threats to information systems and 
        infrastructures on which the Department of Defense depends for 
        the conduct of daily operations and the conduct of operations 
        in crises, including an assessment of technical or other 
        vulnerabilities in Defense Department information and 
        communications systems.
            (E) A plan for conducting exercises, war games, 
        simulations, experiments, and other activities designed to 
        prepare the Department of Defense to respond to information 
        warfare threats.
            (F) Any proposal for legislation that the Secretary 
        considers necessary for implementing the Defense information 
        assurance program or for otherwise responding to information 
        warfare threats.
            (G) Any other information that the Secretary determines 
        relevant.
    (d) Information Assurance Testbed.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
shall develop an information assurance testbed. In developing the 
testbed, the Secretary shall consult with the heads of the other 
departments and agencies of the Federal Government that the Secretary 
determines as being concerned with defense information assurance.
    (2) The information assurance testbed shall be organized to provide 
the following:
            (A) An integrated organizational structure within the 
        Department of Defense to plan and facilitate the conduct of 
        simulations, wargames, exercises, experiments, and other 
        activities designed to prepare and inform the Department of 
        Defense regarding information warfare threats.
            (B) Organizational and planning means for the conduct by 
        the Department of Defense of integrated or joint exercises and 
        experiments with the commercial organizations and other non-
        Department of Defense organizations that are responsible for 
        the oversight and management of critical information systems 
        and infrastructures on which the Department of Defense depends 
        for the conduct of daily operations and the conduct of 
        operations in crises.
    (e) Funding.--(1) Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under section 104--
            (A) $10,000,000 is available for procurement by the Defense 
        Information Systems Agency of secure terminal equipment for use 
        by the Armed Forces and Defense Agencies; and
            (B) $10,000,000 is available for development and 
        procurement of tools for real-time computer intrusion 
        detection, analysis, and warning.
    (2) Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 
201(4)--
            (A) $5,000,000 in program element 65710D8 is available for 
        establishing and operating the information assurance testbed 
        established pursuant to subsection (d); and
            (B) $85,000,000 in program element 33140G is available 
        for--
                    (i) secure wireless communications;
                    (ii) public key infrastructure;
                    (iii) tool development by the Information 
                Operations Technology Center;
                    (iv) critical infrastructure modeling; and
                    (v) software security research.
    (3) Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 
301(a)(5), $10,000,000 is available for training, education, and 
retention of information technology professionals of the Department of 
Defense.

SEC. 1048. DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD TASK FORCE ON TELEVISION AND RADIO AS 
              A PROPAGANDA INSTRUMENT IN TIME OF MILITARY CONFLICT.

    (a) Defense Science Board Task Force on Radio and Television as a 
Propaganda Instrument in Time of Conflict.--The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish a task force of the Defense Science Board to examine 
the use of radio and television broadcasting as a propaganda instrument 
and the adequacy of the capabilities of the United States Armed Forces 
in this area to deal with situations such as the conflict in the 
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
    (b) Duties of the Task Force.--The task force shall assess and 
develop recommendations as to the appropriate capabilities, if any, 
that the United States Armed Forces should have to broadcast radio and 
television into an area so as to ensure that the general public in that 
area are exposed to the facts of the conflict. In making the assessment 
and developing the recommendations, the task force shall review the 
following:
            (1) The capabilities of the United States Armed Forces to 
        develop programming and to broadcast factual information that 
        can reach a large segment of the general public in a country 
        like the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
            (2) The potential of various airborne or land-based 
        mechanisms to have capabilities described in paragraph (1), 
        including but not limited to desirable improvements to the EC-
        130 Commando Solo aircraft, and the utilization of other 
        airborne platforms, unmanned aerial vehicles, and land-based 
        transmitters in conjunction with satellites.
            (3) Other issues relating to the use of television and 
        radio as a propaganda instrument in time of conflict.
    (c) Report.--The task force shall submit to the Secretary of 
Defense a report containing its assessments and recommendations not 
later than February 1, 2000. The Secretary shall submit the report, 
together with the comments and recommendations of the Secretary of 
Defense, to the congressional defense committees not later than March 
1, 2000.
    (d) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``Federal Republic of Yugoslavia'' means the Federal Republic of 
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro).

SEC. 1049. PREVENTION OF INTERFERENCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE USE OF 
              FREQUENCY SPECTRUM.

    (a) Compatibility With Defense Systems.--A non-Department of 
Defense entity operating a communication system, device, or apparatus 
on any portion of the frequency spectrum used by the Department of 
Defense, whether or not licensed to do so, shall ensure that the 
system, device, or apparatus is designed not to interfere with and not 
to receive interference from the communication systems that are 
operated by or for the Department of Defense on that portion of the 
frequency spectrum as of the date of the enactment of this Act. The 
preceding sentence does not apply to the operation, by a non-Department 
of Defense entity, of a communication system, device, or apparatus on 
any portion of the frequency spectrum that is reserved for exclusively 
nongovernment use.
    (b) Costs of Redesign or Rebuilding of Military Systems.--If it is 
necessary for the Department of Defense to redesign or rebuild a 
communication system used by the department because of a violation of 
subsection (a) by a non-Department of Defense entity, that entity shall 
be liable to the United States for the costs incurred by the United 
States for the redesign or rebuilding of the Department of Defense 
system or, if the entity is a department or agency of the United 
States, shall transfer to the Department of Defense funds in the amount 
of such costs.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section applies with respect to operation 
of a communication system, device, or apparatus fielded on or after 
October 1, 1999.
    (d) Nonapplicability.--This section does not apply to any upgrades, 
modifications, or system redesign to a Department of Defense 
communication system made after the date of enactment of this Act where 
that modification, upgrade or redesign would result in interference 
with or receiving interference from a non-Department of Defense system.

SEC. 1050. OFF-SHORE ENTITIES INTERFERING WITH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
              USE OF THE FREQUENCY SPECTRUM.

    (a) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Funds authorized to be 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may 
not be obligated to enter into any contract with, make any payment to, 
or issue any broadcast or other license or permit to any entity that 
broadcasts from outside the United States into the United States on any 
frequency that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, is 
reserved to or used by the Department of Defense, unless the 
broadcasting is authorized under law.
    (b) Savings Provision.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall not 
be construed to interfere with the enforcement authority of the Federal 
Communications Commission under the Communications Act of 1934 or any 
other law.

SEC. 1051. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FOR 
              THE 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''.

SEC. 1052. NONDISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ON PERSONNEL OF OVERSEAS, 
              SENSITIVE, OR ROUTINELY DEPLOYABLE UNITS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 130a the following:
``Sec. 130b. Nondisclosure of information: personnel in overseas, 
              sensitive, or routinely deployable units
    ``(a) Exemption From Disclosure.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of Defense and, with respect to the 
Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, the 
Secretary of Transportation may authorize to be withheld from 
disclosure to the public the name, rank, duty address, official title, 
and information regarding the pay of--
            ``(1) members of the armed forces assigned to overseas, 
        sensitive, or routinely deployable units; and
            ``(2) employees of the Department of Defense or of the 
        Coast Guard whose duty stations are with overseas, sensitive, 
        or routinely deployable units.
    ``(b) Exceptions.--(1) The authority in subsection (a) is subject 
to such exceptions as the President may direct.
    ``(2) Subsection (a) does not authorize any official to withhold, 
or to authorize the withholding of, information from Congress.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `unit' means a military organization of the 
        armed forces designated as a unit by competent authority.
            ``(2) The term `overseas unit' means a unit that is located 
        outside the continental United States and its territories.
            ``(3) The term `sensitive unit' means a unit that is 
        primarily involved in training for the conduct of, or 
        conducting, special activities or classified missions, 
        including the following:
                    ``(A) A unit involved in collecting, handling, 
                disposing, or storing of classified information and 
                materials.
                    ``(B) A unit engaged in training--
                            ``(i) special operations units;
                            ``(ii) security group commands weapons 
                        stations; or
                            ``(iii) communications stations.
                    ``(C) Any other unit that is designated as a 
                sensitive unit by the Secretary of Defense or, in the 
                case of the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a 
                service in the Navy, by the Secretary of 
                Transportation.
            ``(4) The term `routinely deployable unit'--
                    ``(A) means a unit that normally deploys from its 
                permanent home station on a periodic or rotating basis 
                to meet peacetime operational requirements that, or to 
                participate in scheduled training exercises that, 
                routinely require deployments outside the United States 
                and its territories; and
                    ``(B) includes a unit that is alerted for 
                deployment outside the United States and its 
                territories during an actual execution of a contingency 
                plan or in support of a crisis operation.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:

``130b. Nondisclosure of information: personnel in overseas, sensitive, 
                            or routinely deployable units.''.

SEC. 1053. NONDISCLOSURE OF OPERATIONAL FILES OF THE NATIONAL IMAGERY 
              AND MAPPING AGENCY.

    (a) Authority To Withhold.--Subchapter II of chapter 22 of title 
10, United States Code, as amended by section 1005, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 458. Withholding of operational files from public disclosure
    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may withhold from public 
disclosure operational files described in subsection (b) to the same 
extent that operational files may be withheld under section 701 of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 431).
    ``(b) Covered Operational Files.--The authority under subsection 
(a) applies to operational files in the possession of the National 
Imagery and Mapping Agency that--
            ``(1) as of September 22, 1996, were maintained by the 
        National Photographic Interpretation Center; or
            ``(2) concern the activities of the Agency that, as of such 
        date, were performed by the National Photographic 
        Interpretation Center.
    ``(c) Operational Files Defined.--In this section, the term 
`operational files' has the meaning given the term in section 701(b) of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 431(b)).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such subchapter, as amended by section 1005, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``458. Withholding of operational files from public disclosure.''.

SEC. 1054. NONDISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION OF THE NATIONAL IMAGERY AND 
              MAPPING AGENCY HAVING COMMERCIAL SIGNIFICANCE.

    (a) Authority To Withhold.--Subchapter II of chapter 22 of title 
10, United States Code, as amended by section 1053, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 459. Withholding of certain commercially significant information 
              from public disclosure
    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may withhold from public 
disclosure information in the possession of the National Imagery and 
Mapping Agency if the Secretary determines in writing that--
            ``(1) public disclosure of the information would compete 
        with or otherwise adversely affect commercial operations in any 
        existing or emerging commercial industry or the operation of 
        any existing or emerging commercial market; and
            ``(2) withholding the information from public disclosure is 
        consistent with the national security interests of the United 
        States.
    ``(b) Relationship to DCI Authority.--(1) Nothing in this section 
shall be construed as superseding, limiting, or otherwise affecting the 
authority and responsibilities of the Director of Central Intelligence 
to withhold or require the withholding of imagery and imagery 
intelligence from public disclosure under the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), Executive Order No. 12951 or any 
successor Executive order, or directives of the President.
    ``(2) In the administration of the authority under subsection (a) 
with respect to imagery and imagery intelligence, the Secretary of 
Defense shall be subject to the policies and directives prescribed by 
the Director of Central Intelligence for the public disclosure of such 
information.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such subchapter, as amended by section 1053, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``459. Withholding of certain commercially significant information from 
                            public disclosure.''.

SEC. 1055. CONTINUED ENROLLMENT OF DEPENDENTS IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
              DOMESTIC DEPENDENT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AFTER 
              LOSS OF ELIGIBILITY.

    Section 2164(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(3) The Secretary may, for good cause, authorize a dependent of a 
member of the armed forces or of a Federal employee to continue 
enrollment in a program under this subsection notwithstanding a change 
in the status of the member or employee that, except for this 
paragraph, would otherwise terminate the eligibility of the dependent 
to be enrolled in the program. The enrollment may continue for as long 
as the Secretary considers appropriate. The Secretary may remove the 
dependent from the program at any time that the Secretary determines 
that there is good cause for the removal.''.

SEC. 1056. UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARDS FOR ALL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOMESTIC 
              DEPENDENT SCHOOLS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO AND 
              GUAM.

    Section 2164(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ``The Secretary may provide for the 
establishment of one school board for all such schools in the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and one school board for all such schools 
in Guam instead of one school board for each military installation in 
those locations.''.

SEC. 1057. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STARBASE PROGRAM.

    (a) Program Authority.--Chapter 111 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 2193 the following:
``Sec. 2193b. Improvement of education in technical fields: program for 
              support of elementary and secondary education in science, 
              mathematics, and technology
    ``(a) Authority for Program.--The Secretary of Defense may conduct 
a science, mathematics, and technology education improvement program 
known as the `Department of Defense STARBASE Program'. The Secretary 
shall carry out the program through the secretaries of the military 
departments.
    ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the program is to improve knowledge 
and skills of students in kindergarten through twelfth grade in 
mathematics, science, and technology.
    ``(c) STARBASE Academies.--(1) The Secretary shall provide for the 
establishment of at least 25 academies under the program.
    ``(2) An academy established under the program shall provide the 
following:
            ``(A) For each elementary and secondary grade level, the 
        presentation of a curricula of 20 hours of instruction in 
        science, mathematics, and technology.
            ``(B) Outreach programs for the support of elementary and 
        secondary level instruction in science, mathematics, and 
        technology at other locations.
    ``(3) The Secretary may support the establishment and operation of 
any academy in excess of two academies in a State only if the Secretary 
has first authorized in writing the establishment of the academy and 
the costs of the establishment and operation of the academy are paid 
out of funds provided by sources other than the Department of Defense. 
Any such costs that are paid out of appropriated funds shall be 
considered as paid out of funds provided by such other sources if such 
sources fully reimburse the United States for the costs.
    ``(d) Authorized Support.--The following support may be provided 
for activities under the program:
            ``(1) Administrative and instructional personnel.
            ``(2) Facilities.
            ``(3) Instructional materials, including textbooks.
            ``(4) Equipment.
            ``(5) To the extent considered appropriate by the Secretary 
        of the military department concerned, any additional resources 
        (including transportation and billeting) that may be available.
    ``(e) Persons Eligible To Participate in Program.--The Secretary of 
Defense shall prescribe the standards and procedures for selecting 
persons to participate in the program.
    ``(f) Program Personnel.--(1) The Secretary of the military 
department concerned may--
            ``(1) authorize members of the armed forces to provide 
        command, administrative, training, or supporting services for 
        the program on a full-time basis; and
            ``(2) employ or procure by contract civilian personnel to 
        provide such services.
    ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
regulations governing the conduct of the program.
    ``(g) Funding.--(1) The Secretary shall ensure that each academy 
meeting at least the minimum operating standards established for 
academies under the program is funded at a level of at least $200,000 
for each fiscal year.
    ``(2) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military 
departments may accept financial and other support for the program from 
other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, State 
governments, local governments, and not-for-profit and other 
organizations in the private sector.
    ``(h) Annual Report.--Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal 
year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report on the program to 
Congress. The report shall contain a discussion of the design and 
conduct of the program and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the 
program.
    ``(i) State Defined.--In this section, the term `State' includes 
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United 
States Virgin Islands, and Guam.''.
    (b) Existing STARBASE Academies.--While continuing in operation, 
the academies existing on the date of the enactment of this Act under 
the Department of Defense STARBASE Program, as such program is in 
effect on such date, shall be counted for the purpose of meeting the 
requirement under section 2193b(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code 
(as added by subsection (a)), relating to the minimum number of 
STARBASE academies.
    (c) Reorganization of Chapter.--Chapter 111 of title 10, United 
States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended--
            (1) by inserting after section 2193 and before the section 
        2193b added by subsection (a) the following:
``Sec. 2193a. Improvement of education in technical fields: general 
              authority for support of elementary and secondary 
              education in science and mathematics'';
            (2) by transferring subsection (b) of section 2193 to 
        section 2193a (as added by paragraph (1)), inserting such 
        subsection after the heading for section 2193a, and striking 
        out ``(b)''; and
            (3) by redesignating subsection (c) of section 2193 as 
        subsection (b).
    (d) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading for section 2192 of such 
title is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 2192. Improvement of education in technical fields: general 
              authority regarding education in science, mathematics, 
              and engineering''.
    (2) The heading for section 2193 is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 2193. Improvement of education in technical fields: grants for 
              higher education in science and mathematics''.
    (3) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by striking the items relating to sections 2192 and 2193 and 
inserting the following:

``2192. Improvement of education in technical fields: general authority 
                            regarding education in science, 
                            mathematics, and engineering.
``2193. Improvement of education in technical fields: grants for higher 
                            education in science and mathematics.
``2193a. Improvement of education in technical fields: general 
                            authority for support of elementary and 
                            secondary education in science and 
                            mathematics.
``2193b. Improvement of education in technical fields: program for 
                            support of elementary and secondary 
                            education in science, mathematics, and 
                            technology.''.

SEC. 1058. PROGRAM TO COMMEMORATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KOREAN 
              WAR.

    (a) Period of Program.--Section 1083(a) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 
1918; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking ``The Secretary of 
Defense'' and inserting ``During fiscal years 2000 through 2004, the 
Secretary of Defense''.
    (b) Change of Name.--(1) Section 1083(c) of such Act is amended by 
striking ```The Department of Defense Korean War Commemoration''' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ```The United States of America Korean War 
Commemoration'''.
    (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) may not be construed to 
supersede rights that are established or vested before the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (c) Funding.--Section 1083(f) of such Act is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(f) Use of Funds.--(1) Funds appropriated for the Army for fiscal 
years 2000 through 2004 for operation and maintenance shall be 
available for the program authorized under subsection (a).
    ``(2) The total amount expended by the Department of Defense 
through the Department of Defense 50th Anniversary of the Korean War 
Commemoration Committee, an entity within the Department of the Army, 
to carry out the program authorized under subsection (a) for fiscal 
years 2000 through 2004 may not exceed $7,000,000.
    ``(3) The limitation in paragraph (2) shall not apply to 
expenditures by a unit of the Armed Forces or a similar organization to 
commemorate the Korean War from funds available to the unit or similar 
organization for that purpose.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 1999.

SEC. 1059. EXTENSION AND REAUTHORIZATION OF DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 
              1950.

    (a) Extension of Termination Date.--Section 717(a) of the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2166(a)) is amended by striking 
``September 30, 1999'' and inserting ``September 30, 2000''.
    (b) Extension of Authorization.--Section 711(b) of the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2161(b)) is amended by striking 
``the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999'' and inserting ``fiscal 
years 1996 through 2000''.

SEC. 1060. EXTENSION TO NAVAL AIRCRAFT OF COAST GUARD AUTHORITY FOR 
              DRUG INTERDICTION ACTIVITIES.

    Section 637(c) of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) it is a naval aircraft on which one or more members 
        of the Coast Guard are assigned.''.

SEC. 1061. REGARDING THE NEED FOR VIGOROUS PROSECUTION OF WAR CRIMES, 
              GENOCIDE, AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY IN THE FORMER 
              REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA.

    (a) The Senate finds that--
            (1) the United Nations Security Council created the 
        International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (in 
        this section referred to as the ``ICTY'') by resolution on May 
        25, 1993;
            (2) although the ICTY has indicted 84 people since its 
        creation, these indictments have only resulted in the trial and 
        conviction of 8 criminals;
            (3) the ICTY has jurisdiction to investigate: Grave 
        breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions (Article 2); violations 
        of the laws or customs of war (Article 3); genocide (Article 
        4); and crimes against humanity (Article 5);
            (4) the Chief Prosecutor of the ICTY, Justice Louise 
        Arbour, stated on July 7, 1998, to the Contact Group for the 
        former Yugoslavia that ``[t]he Prosecutor believes that the 
        nature and scale of the fighting indicate that an `armed 
        conflict', within the meaning of international law, exists in 
        Kosovo. As a consequence, she intends to bring charges for 
        crimes against humanity or war crimes, if evidence of such 
        crimes is established'';
            (5) reports from Kosovar Alabanian refugees provide 
        detailed accounts of systematic efforts to displace the entire 
        Muslim population of Kosovo;
            (6) in furtherance of this plan, Serbian troops, police, 
        and paramilitary forces have engaged in detention and summary 
        execution of men of all ages, wanton destruction of civilian 
        housing, forcible expulsions, mass executions in at least 60 
        villages and towns, as well as widespread organized rape of 
        women and young girls;
            (7) these reports of atrocities provide prima facie 
        evidence of war crimes, crimes against humanity, as well as 
        genocide;
            (8) any criminal investigation is best served by the 
        depositions and interviews of witnesses as soon after the 
        commission of the crime as possible;
            (9) the indictment, arrest, and trial of war criminals 
        would provide a significant deterrent to further atrocities;
            (10) the ICTY has issued 14 international warrants for war 
        crimes suspects that have yet to be served, despite knowledge 
        of the suspects' whereabouts;
            (11) vigorous prosecution of war crimes after the conflict 
        in Bosnia may have prevented the ongoing atrocities in Kosovo; 
        and
            (12) investigative reporters have identified specific 
        documentary evidence implicating the Serbian leadership in the 
        commission of war crimes.
    (b) It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the United States, in coordination with other United 
        Nations contributors, should provide sufficient resources for 
        an expeditious and thorough investigation of allegations of the 
        atrocities and war crimes committed in Kosovo;
            (2) the United States, through its intelligence services, 
        should provide all possible cooperation in the gathering of 
        evidence of sufficient specificity and credibility to secure 
        the indictment of those responsible for the commission of war 
        crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in the former 
        Yugoslavia;
            (3) where evidence warrants, indictments for war crimes, 
        crimes against humanity, and genocide should be issued against 
        suspects regardless of their position within the Serbian 
        leadership;
            (4) the United States and all nations have an obligation to 
        honor arrest warrants issued by the ICTY, and the United States 
        should use all appropriate means to apprehend war criminals 
        already under indictment; and
            (5) NATO should not accept any diplomatic resolution to the 
        conflict in Kosovo that would bar the indictment, apprehension, 
        or prosecution of war criminals for crimes committed during 
        operations in Kosovo.

SEC. 1062. EXPANSION OF LIST OF DISEASES PRESUMED TO BE SERVICE-
              CONNECTED FOR RADIATION-EXPOSED VETERANS.

    Section 1112(c)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(P) Lung cancer.
            ``(Q) Colon cancer.
            ``(R) Tumors of the brain and central nervous system.''.

SEC. 1063. LEGAL EFFECT OF THE NEW STRATEGIC CONCEPT OF NATO.

    (a) Certification Required.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the President shall determine and certify to 
the Senate whether or not the new Strategic Concept of NATO imposes any 
new commitment or obligation on the United States.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that, if 
the President certifies under subsection (a) that the new Strategic 
Concept of NATO imposes any new commitment or obligation on the United 
States, the President should submit the new Strategic Concept of NATO 
to the Senate as a treaty for the Senate's advice and consent to 
ratification under Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Constitution 
of the United States.
    (c) Report.--Together with the certification made under subsection 
(a), the President shall submit to the Senate a report containing an 
analysis of the potential threats facing NATO in the first decade of 
the next millennium, with particular reference to those threats facing 
a member nation, or several member nations, where the commitment of 
NATO forces will be ``out of area'' or beyond the borders of NATO 
member nations.
    (d) Definition.--For the purposes of this section, the term ``new 
Strategic Concept of NATO'' means the document approved by the Heads of 
State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic 
Council in Washington, DC, on April 23 and 24, 1999.

SEC. 1064. MULTINATIONAL ECONOMIC EMBARGOES AGAINST GOVERNMENTS IN 
              ARMED CONFLICT WITH THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Policy on the Establishment of Embargoes.--
            (1) In general.--It is the policy of the United States, 
        that upon the use of the Armed Forces of the United States to 
        engage in hostilities against any foreign country, the 
        President shall as appropriate--
                    (A) seek the establishment of a multinational 
                economic embargo against such country; and
                    (B) seek the seizure of its foreign financial 
                assets.
    (b) Reports.--Not later than 20 days, or earlier than 14 days, 
after the first day of the engagement of the United States in any armed 
conflict described in subsection (a), the President shall, if the armed 
conflict continues, submit a report to Congress setting forth--
            (1) the specific steps the United States has taken and will 
        continue to take to institute the embargo and financial asset 
        seizures pursuant to subsection (a); and
            (2) any foreign sources of trade of revenue that directly 
        or indirectly support the ability of the adversarial government 
        to sustain a military conflict against the Armed Forces of the 
        United States.

SEC. 1065. CONDITIONS FOR LENDING OBSOLETE OR CONDEMNED RIFLES FOR 
              FUNERAL CEREMONIES.

    Section 4683(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
            ``(2) issue and deliver those rifles, together with blank 
        ammunition, to those units without charge if the rifles and 
        ammunition are to be used for ceremonies and funerals in honor 
        of veterans at national or other cemeteries.''.

SEC. 1066. PROHIBITION ON THE RETURN OF VETERANS MEMORIAL OBJECTS TO 
              FOREIGN NATIONS WITHOUT SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION IN LAW.

    (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding section 2572 of title 10, United 
States Code, or any other provision of law, the President may not 
transfer a veterans memorial object to a foreign country or entity 
controlled by a foreign government, or otherwise transfer or convey 
such object to any person or entity for purposes of the ultimate 
transfer or conveyance of such object to a foreign country or entity 
controlled by a foreign government, unless specifically authorized by 
law.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Entity controlled by a foreign government.--The term 
        ``entity controlled by a foreign government'' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 2536(c)(1) of title 10, United 
        States Code.
            (2) Veterans memorial object.--The term ``veterans memorial 
        object'' means any object, including a physical structure or 
        portion thereof, that--
                    (A) is located at a cemetery of the National 
                Cemetery System, war memorial, or military installation 
                in the United States;
                    (B) is dedicated to, or otherwise memorializes, the 
                death in combat or combat-related duties of members of 
                the United States Armed Forces; and
                    (C) was brought to the United States from abroad as 
                a memorial of combat abroad.

SEC. 1067. MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES FOR RESPONDING TO 
              TERRORISM.

    (a) Authority.--During fiscal year 2000, the Secretary of Defense, 
upon the request of the Attorney General, may provide assistance to 
civil authorities in responding to an act or threat of an act of 
terrorism, including an act of terrorism or threat of an act of 
terrorism that involves a weapon of mass destruction, within the United 
States if the Secretary of Defense determines that--
            (1) special capabilities and expertise of the Department of 
        Defense are necessary and critical to respond to the act or 
        threat; and
            (2) the provision of such assistance will not adversely 
        affect the military preparedness of the armed forces.
    (b) Nature of Assistance.--Assistance provided under subsection (a) 
may include the deployment of Department of Defense personnel and the 
use of any Department of Defense resources to the extent and for such 
period as the Secretary of Defense determines necessary to prepare for, 
prevent, or respond to an act or threat described in that subsection. 
Actions taken to provide the assistance may include the prepositioning 
of Department of Defense personnel, equipment, and supplies.
    (c) Reimbursement.--(1) Assistance provided under this section 
shall normally be provided on a reimbursable basis. Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the amounts of reimbursement shall be limited 
to the amounts of the incremental costs of providing the assistance. In 
extraordinary circumstances, the Secretary of Defense may waive 
reimbursement upon determining that a waiver of the reimbursement is in 
the national security interests of the United States and submitting to 
Congress a notification of the determination.
    (2) If funds are appropriated for the Department of Justice to 
cover the costs of responding to an act or threat for which assistance 
is provided under subsection (a), the Department of Defense shall be 
reimbursed out of such funds for the costs incurred by the department 
in providing the assistance without regard to whether the assistance 
was provided on a nonreimbursable basis.
    (d) Limitation on Funding.--Not more than $10,000,000 may be 
obligated to provide assistance pursuant to subsection (a) in a fiscal 
year.
    (e) Personnel Restrictions.--In carrying out this section, a member 
of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps may not, unless 
authorized by another provision of law--
            (1) directly participate in a search, seizure, arrest, or 
        other similar activity; or
            (2) collect intelligence for law enforcement purposes.
    (f) Nondelegability of Authority.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may 
not delegate to any other official authority to make determinations and 
to authorize assistance under this section.
    (2) The Attorney General may not delegate to any other official 
authority to make a request for assistance under subsection (a).
    (h) Relationship to Other Authority.--(1) The authority provided in 
this section is in addition to any other authority available to the 
Secretary of Defense.
    (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict any 
authority regarding use of members of the armed forces or equipment of 
the Department of Defense that was in effect before the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    (i) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``threat of an act of terrorism'' includes any 
        circumstance providing a basis for reasonably anticipating an 
        act of terrorism, as determined by the Secretary of Defense in 
        consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of the 
        Treasury.
            (2) The term ``weapon of mass destruction'' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 1403 of the Defense Against Weapons 
        of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2302(1)).

SEC. 1068. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE CONTINUATION OF 
              SANCTIONS AGAINST LIBYA.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) On December 21, 1988, 270 people, including 189 United 
        States citizens, were killed in a terrorist bombing on Pan Am 
        Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
            (2) Britain and the United States indicted two Libyan 
        intelligence agents, Abd al-Baset Ali al-Megrahi and Al-Amin 
        Khalifah Fhimah, in 1991 and sought their extradition from 
        Libya to the United States or the United Kingdom to stand trial 
        for this heinous terrorist act.
            (3) The United Nations Security Council called for the 
        extradition of the suspects in Security Council Resolution 731 
        and imposed sanctions on Libya in Security Council Resolutions 
        748 and 883 because Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Qadhafi 
        refused to transfer the suspects to either the United States or 
        the United Kingdom to stand trial.
            (4) The United Nations Security Council Resolutions 731, 
        748, and 883 demand that Libya cease all support for terrorism, 
        turn over the two suspects, cooperate with the investigation 
        and the trial, and address the issue of appropriate 
        compensation.
            (5) The sanctions in United Nations Security Council 
        Resolutions 748 and 883 include--
                    (A) a worldwide ban on Libya's national airline;
                    (B) a ban on flights into and out of Libya by other 
                nations' airlines; and
                    (C) a prohibition on supplying arms, airplane 
                parts, and certain oil equipment to Libya, and a 
                blocking of Libyan Government funds in other countries.
            (6) Colonel Muammar Qadhafi for many years refused to 
        extradite the suspects to either the United States or the 
        United Kingdom and had insisted that he would only transfer the 
        suspects to a third and neutral country to stand trial.
            (7) On August 24, 1998, the United States and the United 
        Kingdom agreed to the proposal that Colonel Qadhafi transfer 
        the suspects to The Netherlands, where they would stand trial 
        under a Scottish court, under Scottish law, and with a panel of 
        Scottish judges.
            (8) The United Nations Security Council endorsed the United 
        States-United Kingdom proposal on August 27, 1998 in United 
        Nations Security Council Resolution 1192.
            (9) The United States, consistent with United Nations 
        Security Council resolutions, called on Libya to ensure the 
        production of evidence, including the presence of witnesses 
        before the court, and to comply fully with all the requirements 
        of the United Nations Security Council resolutions.
            (10) After years of intensive diplomacy, Colonel Qadhafi 
        finally transferred the two Libyan suspects to The Netherlands 
        on April 5, 1999, and the United Nations Security Council, in 
        turn, suspended its sanctions against Libya that same day.
            (11) Libya has only fulfilled one of four conditions (the 
        transfer of the two suspects accused in the Lockerbie bombing) 
        set forth in United Nations Security Council Resolutions 731, 
        748, and 883 that would justify the lifting of United Nations 
        Security Council sanctions against Libya.
            (12) Libya has not fulfilled the other three conditions 
        (cooperation with the Lockerbie investigation and trial; 
        renunciation of and ending support for terrorism; and payment 
        of appropriate compensation) necessary to lift the United 
        Nations Security Council sanctions.
            (13) The United Nations Secretary General is expected to 
        issue a report to the Security Council on or before July 5, 
        1999, on the issue of Libya's compliance with the remaining 
        conditions.
            (14) Any member of the United Nations Security Council has 
        the right to introduce a resolution to lift the sanctions 
        against Libya after the United Nations Secretary General's 
        report has been issued.
            (15) The United States Government considers Libya a state 
        sponsor of terrorism and the State Department Report, 
        ``Patterns of Global Terrorism; 1998'', stated that Colonel 
        Qadhafi ``continued publicly and privately to support 
        Palestinian terrorist groups, including the PIJ and the PFLP-
        GC''.
            (16) United States Government sanctions (other than 
        sanctions on food or medicine) should be maintained on Libya, 
        and in accordance with United States law, the Secretary of 
        State should keep Libya on the list of countries the 
        governments of which have repeatedly provided support for acts 
        of international terrorism under section 6(j) of the Export 
        Administration Act of 1979 in light of Libya's ongoing support 
        for terrorist groups.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
President should use all diplomatic means necessary, including the use 
of the United States veto at the United Nations Security Council, to 
prevent the Security Council from lifting sanctions against Libya until 
Libya fulfills all of the conditions set forth in United Nations 
Security Council Resolutions 731, 748, and 883.

SEC. 1069. INVESTIGATIONS OF VIOLATIONS OF EXPORT CONTROLS BY UNITED 
              STATES SATELLITE MANUFACTURERS.

    (a) Notice to Congress of Investigations.--The President shall 
promptly notify Congress whenever an investigation is undertaken of an 
alleged violation of United States export control laws in connection 
with a commercial satellite of United States origin.
    (b) Notice to Congress of Certain Export Waivers.--The President 
shall promptly notify Congress whenever an export waiver is granted on 
behalf of any United States person or firm that is the subject of an 
investigation described in subsection (a). The notice shall include a 
justification for the waiver.
    (c) Notice in Applications.--It is the sense of Congress that any 
United States person or firm subject to an investigation described in 
subsection (a) that submits to the United States an application for the 
export of a commercial satellite should include in the application a 
notice of the investigation.
    (d) Protection of Classified and Other Sensitive Information.--The 
Senate and the House of Representatives shall each establish, by rule 
or resolution of such House, procedures to protect from unauthorized 
disclosure classified information, informatioin relating to 
intelligence sources and methods, and sensitive law enforcement 
information that is furnished to Congress pursuant to this section.
    (e) Exception.--The requirements of subsections (a) and (b) shall 
not apply if the President determines that notification of Congress 
would jeopardize an on-going criminal investigation. If the President 
makes such a determination he shall provide written notification to the 
Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Minority Leader of the 
House of Representatives. Such notification shall include a 
justification for any such determination.

SEC. 1070. ENHANCEMENT OF ACTIVITIES OF DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION 
              AGENCY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
regulations--
            (1) to authorize the personnel of the Defense Threat 
        Reduction Agency (DTRA) who monitor satellite launch campaigns 
        overseas to suspend such campaigns at any time if the 
        suspension is required for purposes of the national security of 
        the United States;
            (2) to establish appropriate professional and technical 
        qualifications for such personnel;
            (3) to allocate funds and other resources to the Agency at 
        levels sufficient to prevent any shortfalls in the number of 
        such personnel;
            (4) to establish mechanisms in accordance with the 
        provisions of section 1514(a)(2)(A) of the Strom Thurmond 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public 
        Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2175; 22 U.S.C. 2778 note) that provide 
        for--
                    (A) the allocation to the Agency, in advance of a 
                launch campaign, of an amount equal to the amount 
                estimated to be required by the Agency to monitor the 
                launch campaign; and
                    (B) the reimbursement of the Department, at the end 
                of a launch campaign, for amounts expended by the 
                Agency in monitoring the launch campaign;
            (5) to establish a formal technology training program for 
        personnel of the Agency who monitor satellite launch campaigns 
        overseas, including a structured framework for providing 
        training in areas of export control laws;
            (6) to review and improve guidelines on the scope of 
        permissible discussions with foreign persons regarding 
        technology and technical information, including the technology 
        and technical information that should not be included in such 
        discussions;
            (7) to provide, on at least an annual basis, briefings to 
        the officers and employees of United States commercial 
        satellite entities on United States export license standards, 
        guidelines, and restrictions, and encourage such officers and 
        employees to participate in such briefings;
            (8) to establish a system for--
                    (A) the preparation and filing by personnel of the 
                Agency who monitor satellite launch campaigns overseas 
                of detailed reports of all activities observed by such 
                personnel in the course of monitoring such campaigns;
                    (B) the systematic archiving of reports filed under 
                subparagraph (A); and
                    (C) the preservation of such reports in accordance 
                with applicable laws; and
            (9) to establish a counterintelligence program within the 
        Agency as part of its satellite launch monitoring program.
    (b) Annual Report on Implementation of Satellite Technology 
Safeguards.--(1) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State 
shall each submit to Congress each year, as part of the annual report 
for that year under section 1514(a)(8) of the Strom Thurmond National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999, the following:
            (A) A summary of the satellite launch campaigns and related 
        activities monitored by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency 
        during the preceding year.
            (B) A description of any license infractions or violations 
        that may have occurred during such campaigns and activities.
            (C) A description of the personnel, funds, and other 
        resources dedicated to the satellite launch monitoring program 
        of the Agency during that year.
            (D) An assessment of the record of United States satellite 
        makers in cooperating with Agency monitors, and in complying 
        with United States export control laws, during that year.
    (2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in 
classified form and unclassified form.

SEC. 1071. IMPROVEMENT OF LICENSING ACTIVITIES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              STATE.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall prescribe regulations to provide, 
consistent with the need to protect classified, law enforcement, or 
other sensitive information, timely notice to the manufacturer of a 
commercial satellite of United States origin of the reasons for a 
denial or approval with conditions, as the case may be, of the 
application for license involving the overseas launch of such 
satellite.

SEC. 1072. ENHANCEMENT OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Consultation with DCI.--The Secretary of State and Secretary of 
Defense shall consult with the Director of Central Intelligence 
throughout the review of an application for a license involving the 
overseas launch of a commercial satellite of United States origin in 
order to assure that the launch of the satellite, if the license is 
approved, will meet any requirements necessary to protect the national 
security interests of the United States.
    (b) Advisory Group.--The Director of Central Intelligence shall 
establish within the intelligence community an advisory group to 
provide information and analysis to Congress upon request, and to 
appropriate departments and agencies of the Federal Government, on 
licenses involving the overseas launch of commercial satellites of 
United States origin.
    (c) Annual Reports on Efforts To Acquire Sensitive United States 
Technology and Technical Information.--The Director of Central 
Intelligence shall submit each year to Congress and appropriate 
officials of the executive branch a report on the efforts of foreign 
governments and entities during the preceding year to acquire sensitive 
United States technology and technical information. The report shall 
include an analysis of the applications for licenses for export that 
were submitted to the United States during that year.
    (d) Intelligence Community Defined.--In this section, the term 
``intelligence community'' has the meaning given that term in section 
3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).

SEC. 1073. ADHERENCE OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO MISSILE 
              TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the President should take all actions appropriate to 
        obtain a bilateral agreement with the People's Republic of 
        China to adhere to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) 
        and the MTCR Annex; and
            (2) the People's Republic of China should not be permitted 
        to join the Missile Technology Control Regime as a member 
        without having--
                    (A) demonstrated a sustained and verified 
                commitment to the nonproliferation of missiles and 
                missile technology; and
                    (B) adopted an effective export control system for 
                implementing guidelines under the Missile Technology 
                Control Regime and the MTCR Annex.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``Missile Technology Control Regime'' means 
        the policy statement, between the United States, the United 
        Kingdom, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, 
        Canada, and Japan, announced on April 16, 1987, to restrict 
        sensitive missile-relevant transfers based on the MTCR Annex, 
        and any amendments thereto.
            (2) The term ``MTCR Annex'' means the Guidelines and 
        Equipment and Technology Annex of the Missile Technology 
        Control Regime, and any amendments thereto.

SEC. 1074. UNITED STATES COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH CAPACITY.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) Congress and the President should work together to 
        stimulate and encourage the expansion of a commercial space 
        launch capacity in the United States, including by taking 
        actions to eliminate legal or regulatory barriers to long-term 
        competitiveness in the United States commercial space launch 
        industry; and
            (2) Congress and the President should--
                    (A) reexamine the current United States policy of 
                permitting the export of commercial satellites of 
                United States origin to the People's Republic of China 
                for launch;
                    (B) review the advantages and disadvantages of 
                phasing out the policy over time, including advantages 
                and disadvantages identified by Congress, the executive 
                branch, the United States satellite industry, the 
                United States space launch industry, the United States 
                telecommunications industry, and other interested 
                persons; and
                    (C) if the phase out of the policy is adopted, 
                permit launches of commercial satellites of United 
                States origin by the People's Republic of China only 
                if--
                            (i) such launches are licensed as of the 
                        commencement of the phase out of the policy; 
                        and
                            (ii) additional actions are taken to 
                        minimize the transfer of technology to the 
                        People's Republic of China during the course of 
                        such launches.

SEC. 1075. ANNUAL REPORTS ON SECURITY IN THE TAIWAN STRAIT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than February 1 of each year, beginning 
in the first calendar year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report, in both classified and unclassified form, 
detailing the security situation in the Taiwan Strait.
    (b) Report Elements.--Each report shall include--
            (1) an analysis of the military forces facing Taiwan from 
        the People's Republic of China;
            (2) an evaluation of additions during the preceding year to 
        the offensive military capabilities of the People's Republic of 
        China; and
            (3) an assessment of any challenges during the preceding 
        year to the deterrent forces of the Republic of China on 
        Taiwan, consistent with the commitments made by the United 
        States in the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8).
    (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--The term 
``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on Foreign 
Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
Committee on International Relations and the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 1076. DECLASSIFICATION OF RESTRICTED DATA AND FORMERLY RESTRICTED 
              DATA.

    Section 3161(b) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 
2260; 50 U.S.C. 435 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(9) The actions to be taken to ensure that records 
        subject to Executive Order No. 12958 that have previously been 
        determined to be suitable for release to the public are 
        reviewed on a page by page basis for Restricted Data or 
        Formerly Restricted Data unless such records have been 
        determined to be highly unlikely to contain Restricted Data or 
        Formerly Restricted Data.''.

SEC. 1077. DISENGAGING FROM NONCRITICAL OVERSEAS MISSIONS INVOLVING 
              UNITED STATES COMBAT FORCES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) It is the National Security Strategy of the United 
        States to ``deter and defeat large-scale, cross-border 
        aggression in two distant theaters in overlapping time 
        frames''.
            (2) The deterrence of Iraq and Iran in Southwest Asia and 
        the deterrence of North Korea in Northeast Asia represent two 
        such potential large-scale, cross-border theater requirements.
            (3) The United States has 120,000 troops permanently 
        assigned to those theaters.
            (4) The United States has an additional 70,000 forces 
        assigned to non-NATO/non-Pacific threat foreign countries.
            (5) The United States has more than 6,000 troops in Bosnia-
        Herzegovina on indefinite assignment.
            (6) The United States has diverted permanently assigned 
        resources from other theaters to support operations in the 
        Balkans.
            (7) The United States provides military forces to seven 
        active United Nations peacekeeping operations, including some 
        missions that have continued for decades.
            (8) Between 1986 and 1998, the number of American military 
        deployments per year has nearly tripled at the same time the 
        Department of Defense budget has been reduced in real terms by 
        38 percent.
            (9) The Army has 10 active-duty divisions today, down from 
        18 in 1991, while on an average day in fiscal year 1998, 28,000 
        United States Army soldiers were deployed to more than 70 
        countries for over 300 separate missions.
            (10) Active Air Force fighter wings have gone from 22 to 13 
        since 1991, while 70 percent of air sorties in Operation Allied 
        Force over the Balkans are United States-flown and the Air 
        Force continues to enforce northern and southern no-fly zones 
        in Iraq. In response, the Air Force has initiated a ``stop 
        loss'' program to block normal retirements and separations.
            (11) The United States Navy has been reduced in size to 339 
        ships, its lowest level since 1938, necessitating the 
        redeployment of the only overseas homeported aircraft carrier 
        from the Western Pacific to the Mediterranean to support 
        Operation Allied Force.
            (12) In 1998 just 10 percent of eligible carrier naval 
        aviators--27 out of 261--accepted continuation bonuses and 
        remained in service.
            (13) In 1998 48 percent of Air Force pilots eligible for 
        continuation opted to leave the service.
            (14) The Army could fall 6,000 below Congressionally 
        authorized troop strength by the end of 1999.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that:
            (1) The readiness of United States military forces to 
        execute the National Security Strategy of the United States is 
        being eroded from a combination of declining defense budgets 
        and expanded missions.
            (2) There may be missions to which the United States is 
        contributing Armed Forces from which the United States can 
        begin disengaging.
    (c) Report Requirement.--Not later than March 1, 2000, the 
President shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives, 
and to the Committees on Appropriations in both Houses, a report 
prioritizing the ongoing global missions to which the United States is 
contributing troops. The President shall include in the report a 
feasibility analysis of how the United States can--
            (1) shift resources from low priority missions in support 
        of higher priority missions;
            (2) consolidate or reduce United States troop commitments 
        worldwide;
            (3) end low priority missions.

SEC. 1078. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON NEGOTIATIONS WITH INDICTED WAR 
              CRIMINALS.

    (a) In General.--It is the sense of the Senate that the United 
States, as a member of NATO, should not negotiate with Slobodan 
Milosevic, an indicted war criminal, or any other indicted war criminal 
with respect to reaching an end to the conflict in the Federal Republic 
of Yugoslavia
    (b) Yugoslavia Defined.--In this section, the term ``Federal 
Republic of Yugoslavia'' means the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
(Serbia and Montenegro).

SEC. 1079. COAST GUARD EDUCATION FUNDING.

    Section 2006 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Department of Defense education 
        liabilities'' in subsection (a) and inserting ``armed forces 
        education liabilities'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (1) of subsection (b) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(1) The term `armed forces educational liabilities' means 
        liabilities of the armed forces for benefits under chapter 30 
        of title 38 and for Department of Defense benefits under 
        chapter 1606 of this title.'';
            (3) by inserting ``Department of Defense'' after ``future'' 
        in subsection (b)(2)(C);
            (4) by striking ``106'' in subsection (b)(2)(C) and 
        inserting ``1606'';
            (5) by inserting ``and the Secretary of the Department in 
        which the Coast Guard is operating'' after ``Defense'' in 
        subsection (c)(1);
            (6) by striking ``Department of Defense'' in subsection (d) 
        and inserting ``armed forces'';
            (7) by inserting ``the Secretary of the Department in which 
        the Coast Guard is operating'' in subsection (d) after 
        ``Secretary of Defense,'';
            (8) by inserting ``and the Department in which the Coast 
        Guard is operating'' after ``Department of Defense'' in 
        subsection (f)(5);
            (9) by inserting ``and the Secretary of the Department in 
        which the Coast Guard is operating'' in paragraphs (1) and (2) 
        of subsection (g) after ``The Secretary of Defense''; and
            (10) by striking ``of a military department.'' in 
        subsection (g)(3) and inserting ``concerned.''.

SEC. 1080. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PROHIBITION ON RELEASE OF CONTRACTOR 
              PROPOSALS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.

    Section 2305(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended in 
paragraph (1) by striking ``the Department of Defense'' and inserting 
``an agency named in section 2303 of this title''.

SEC. 1081. ATTENDANCE AT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION SCHOOLS BY 
              MILITARY PERSONNEL OF THE NEW MEMBER NATIONS OF NATO.

    (a) Finding.--Congress finds that it is in the national interests 
of the United States to fully integrate Poland, Hungary, and the Czech 
Republic, the new member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization, into the NATO alliance as quickly as possible.
    (b) Military Education and Training Programs.--The Secretary of 
each military department shall give due consideration to according a 
high priority to the attendance of military personnel of Poland, 
Hungary, and the Czech Republic at professional military education 
schools and training programs in the United States, including the 
United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the 
United States Air Force Academy, the National Defense University, the 
war colleges of the Armed Forces, the command and general staff officer 
courses of the Armed Forces, and other schools and training programs of 
the Armed Forces that admit personnel of foreign armed forces.

SEC. 1082. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING UNITED STATES-RUSSIAN 
              COOPERATION IN COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH SERVICES.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the United States should agree to increase the 
        quantitative limitations applicable to commercial space launch 
        services provided by Russian space launch service providers if 
        the Government of the Russian Federation demonstrates a 
        sustained commitment to seek out and prevent the illegal 
        transfer from Russia to Iran or any other country of any 
        prohibited ballistic missile equipment or any technology 
        necessary for the acquisition or development by the recipient 
        country of any ballistic missile;
            (2) the United States should demand full and complete 
        cooperation from the Government of the Russian Federation on 
        preventing the illegal transfer from Russia to Iran or any 
        other country of any prohibited fissile material or ballistic 
        missile equipment or any technology necessary for the 
        acquisition or development by the recipient country of any 
        nuclear weapon or ballistic missile; and
            (3) the United States should take every appropriate measure 
        necessary to encourage the Government of the Russian Federation 
        to seek out and prevent the illegal transfer from Russia to 
        Iran or any other country of any prohibited fissile material or 
        ballistic missile equipment or any technology necessary for the 
        acquisition or development by the recipient country of any 
        nuclear weapon or ballistic missile.
    (b) Definitions.--
            (1) In general.--The terms ``commercial space launch 
        services'' and ``Russian space launch service providers'' have 
        the same meanings given those terms in Article I of the 
        Agreement Between the Government of the United States of 
        America and the Government of the Russian Federation Regarding 
        International Trade in Commercial Space Launch Services, signed 
        in Washington, D.C., on September 2, 1993.
            (2) Quantitative limitations applicable to commercial space 
        launch services.--The term ``quantitative limitations 
        applicable to commercial space launch services'' means the 
        quantitative limits applicable to commercial space launch 
        services contained in Article IV of the Agreement Between the 
        Government of the United States of America and the Government 
        of the Russian Federation Regarding International Trade in 
        Commercial Space Launch Services, signed in Washington, D.C., 
        on September 2, 1993, as amended by the agreement between the 
        United States and the Russian Federation done at Washington, 
        D.C., on January 30, 1996.

SEC. 1083. RECOVERY AND IDENTIFICATION OF REMAINS OF CERTAIN WORLD WAR 
              II SERVICEMEN.

    (a) Responsibilities of the Secretary of the Army.--(1) The 
Secretary of the Army, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 
shall make every reasonable effort, as a matter of high priority, to 
search for, recover, and identify the remains of United States 
servicemen of the United States aircraft lost in the Pacific theater of 
operations during World War II, including in New Guinea.
    (2) The Secretary of the Army shall submit to Congress not later 
than September 30, 2000, a report detailing the efforts made by the 
United States Army Central Identification Laboratory to accomplish the 
objectives described in paragraph (1).
    (b) Responsibilities of the Secretary of State.--The Secretary of 
State, upon request by the Secretary of the Army, shall work with 
officials of governments of sovereign nations in the Pacific theater of 
operations of World War II to overcome any political obstacles that 
have the potential for precluding the Secretary of the Army from 
accomplishing the objectives described in subsection (a)(1).

SEC. 1084. CHEMICAL AGENTS USED FOR DEFENSIVE TRAINING.

    (a) Authority To Transfer Agents.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may 
transfer to the Attorney General, in accordance with the Chemical 
Weapons Convention, quantities of lethal chemical agents required to 
support training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness in Fort 
McClellan, Alabama. The quantity of lethal chemical agents transferred 
under this section may not exceed that required to support training for 
emergency first-response personnel in addressing the health, safety, 
and law enforcement concerns associated with potential terrorist 
incidents that might involve the use of lethal chemical weapons or 
agents, or other training designated by the Attorney General.
    (2) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Attorney 
General, shall determine the amount of lethal chemical agents that 
shall be transferred under this section. Such amount shall be 
transferred from quantities of lethal chemical agents that are 
produced, acquired, or retained by the Department of Defense.
    (3) The Secretary of Defense may not transfer lethal chemical 
agents under this section until--
            (A) the Center referred to in paragraph (1) is transferred 
        from the Department of Defense to the Department of Justice; 
        and
            (B) the Secretary determines that the Attorney General is 
        prepared to receive such agents.
    (4) To carry out the training described in paragraph (1) and other 
defensive training not prohibited by the Chemical Weapons Convention, 
the Secretary of Defense may transport lethal chemical agents from a 
Department of Defense facility in one State to a Department of Justice 
or Department of Defense facility in another State.
    (5) Quantities of lethal chemical agents transferred under this 
section shall meet all applicable requirements for transportation, 
storage, treatment, and disposal of such agents and for any resulting 
hazardous waste products.
    (b) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
Attorney General, shall report annually to Congress regarding the 
disposition of lethal chemical agents transferred under this section.
    (c) Non-Interference With Treaty Obligations.--Nothing in this 
section may be construed as interfering with United States treaty 
obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention.
    (d) Chemical Weapons Convention Defined.--In this section, the term 
``Chemical Weapons Convention'' means the Convention on the Prohibition 
of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons 
and on Their Destruction, opened for signature on January 13, 1993.

SEC. 1085. RUSSIAN NONSTRATEGIC NUCLEAR ARMS.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) it is in the interest of Russia to fully implement the 
        Presidential Nuclear Initiatives announced in 1991 and 1992 by 
        then-President of the Soviet Union Gorbachev and then-President 
        of Russia Yeltsin;
            (2) the President of the United States should call on 
        Russia to match the unilateral reductions in the United States 
        inventory of tactical nuclear weapons, which have reduced the 
        inventory by nearly 90 percent; and
            (3) if the certification under section 1044 is made, the 
        President should emphasize the continued interest of the United 
        States in working cooperatively with Russia to reduce the 
        dangers associated with Russia's tactical nuclear arsenal.
    (b) Annual Reporting Requirement.--(1) Each annual report on 
accounting for United States assistance under Cooperative Threat 
Reduction programs that is submitted to Congress under section 1206 of 
Public Law 104-106 (110 Stat. 471; 22 U.S.C. 5955 note) after fiscal 
year 1999 shall include, regarding Russia's arsenal of tactical nuclear 
warheads, the following:
            (A) Estimates regarding current types, numbers, yields, 
        viability, locations, and deployment status of the warheads.
            (B) An assessment of the strategic relevance of the 
        warheads.
            (C) An assessment of the current and projected threat of 
        theft, sale, or unauthorized use of the warheads.
            (D) A summary of past, current, and planned United States 
        efforts to work cooperatively with Russia to account for, 
        secure, and reduce Russia's stockpile of tactical nuclear 
        warheads and associated fissile material.
    (2) The Secretary shall include in the annual report, with the 
matters included under paragraph (1), the views of the Director of 
Central Intelligence and the views of the Commander in Chief of the 
United States Strategic Command regarding those matters.
    (c) Views of the Director of Central Intelligence.--The Director of 
Central Intelligence shall submit to the Secretary of Defense, for 
inclusion in the annual report under subsection (b), the Director's 
views on the matters described in paragraph (1) of that subsection 
regarding Russia's tactical nuclear weapons.

SEC. 1086. COMMEMORATION OF THE VICTORY OF FREEDOM IN THE COLD WAR.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The Cold War between the United States and the former 
        Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was the longest and most 
        costly struggle for democracy and freedom in the history of 
        mankind.
            (2) Whether millions of people all over the world would 
        live in freedom hinged on the outcome of the Cold War.
            (3) Democratic countries bore the burden of the struggle 
        and paid the costs in order to preserve and promote democracy 
        and freedom.
            (4) The Armed Forces and the taxpayers of the United States 
        bore the greatest portion of such a burden and struggle in 
        order to protect such principles.
            (5) Tens of thousands of United States soldiers, sailors, 
        Marines, and airmen paid the ultimate price during the Cold War 
        in order to preserve the freedoms and liberties enjoyed in 
        democratic countries.
            (6) The Berlin Wall erected in Berlin, Germany, epitomized 
        the totalitarianism that the United States struggled to 
        eradicate during the Cold War.
            (7) The fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, marked 
        the beginning of the end for Soviet totalitarianism, and thus 
        the end of the Cold War.
            (8) November 9, 1999, is the 10th anniversary of the fall 
        of the Berlin Wall.
    (b) Designation of Victory in the Cold War Day.--Congress hereby--
            (1) designates November 9, 1999, as ``Victory in the Cold 
        War Day''; and
            (2) requests that the President issue a proclamation 
        calling on the people of the United States to observe that week 
        with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
    (c) Cold War Medal.--(1) Chapter 57 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1133. Cold War medal: award
    ``(a) Award.--There is hereby authorized an award of an appropriate 
decoration, as provided for under subsection (b), to all individuals 
who served honorably in the United States Armed Forces during the Cold 
War in order to recognize the contributions of such individuals to 
United States victory in the Cold War.
    ``(b) Design.--The Joint Chiefs of Staff shall, under regulations 
prescribed by the President, design for purposes of this section a 
decoration called the `Victory in the Cold War Medal'. The decoration 
shall be of appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances.
    ``(c) Period of Cold War.--For purposes of subsection (a), the term 
`Cold War' shall mean the period beginning on August 14, 1945, and 
ending on November 9, 1989.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1133. Cold War medal: award.''.
    (d) Participation of Armed Forces in Celebration of Anniversary of 
End of Cold War.--(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), amounts 
authorized to be appropriated by section 301(1) shall be available for 
the purpose of covering the costs of the Armed Forces in participating 
in a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the end of the Cold War to 
be held in Washington, District of Columbia, on November 9, 1999.
    (2) The total amount of funds available under paragraph (1) for the 
purpose set forth in that paragraph may not exceed $15,000,000.
    (3)(A) The Secretary of Defense may accept contributions from the 
private sector for the purpose of reducing the costs of the Armed 
Forces described in paragraph (1).
    (B) The amount of funds available under paragraph (1) for the 
purpose set forth in that paragraph shall be reduced by an amount equal 
to the amount of contributions accepted by the Secretary under 
subparagraph (A).
    (e) Commission on Victory in the Cold War.--(1) There is hereby 
established a commission to be known as the ``Commission on Victory in 
the Cold War'' (in this subsection to be referred to as the 
``Commission'').
    (2) The Commission shall be composed of twelve individuals, as 
follows:
            (A) Two shall be appointed by the President.
            (B) Two shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
        Senate.
            (C) Two shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
        House of Representatives.
            (D) Three shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the 
        Senate.
            (E) Three shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives.
    (3) The Commission shall have as its duty the review and approval 
of the expenditure of funds by the Armed Forces under subsection (d) 
prior to the participation of the Armed Forces in the celebration 
referred to in paragraph (1) of that subsection, whether such funds are 
derived from funds of the United States or from amounts contributed by 
the private sector under paragraph (3)(A) of that subsection.
    (4) In addition to the duties provided for under paragraph (3), the 
Commission shall also have the authority to design and award medals and 
decorations to current and former public officials and other 
individuals whose efforts were vital to United States victory in the 
Cold War.
    (5) The Commission shall be chaired by two individuals as follows:
            (A) One selected by and from among those appointed pursuant 
        to subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (2).
            (B) One selected by and from among those appointed pursuant 
        to subparagraphs (D) and (E) of paragraph (2).

           TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL

SEC. 1101. ACCELERATED IMPLEMENTATION OF VOLUNTARY EARLY RETIREMENT 
              AUTHORITY.

    Section 1109(d)(1) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 
2145; 5 U.S.C. 8336 note) is amended by striking ``October 1, 2000'' 
and inserting ``October 1, 1999''.

SEC. 1102. DEFERENCE TO EEOC PROCEDURES FOR INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS 
              OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT MADE BY EMPLOYEES.

    Section 1561(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``or a civilian employee under the supervision of the 
officer''.

SEC. 1103. RESTORATION OF LEAVE OF EMERGENCY ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES 
              SERVING IN A COMBAT ZONE.

    (a) Service in a Combat Zone as Exigency of the Public Business.--
Section 6304(d) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding a 
the end the following:
    ``(4)(A) For the purpose of this subsection, service of a 
Department of Defense emergency essential employee in a combat zone is 
an exigency of the public business for that employee. Any leave that, 
by reason of such service, is lost by the employee by operation of this 
section (regardless of whether such leave was scheduled) shall be 
restored to the employee and shall be credited and available in 
accordance with paragraph (2).
    ``(B) As used in subparagraph (A)--
            ``(i) the term `Department of Defense emergency essential 
        employee' means an employee of the Department of Defense who is 
        designated under section 1580 of title 10 as an emergency 
        essential employee; and
            ``(ii) the term `combat zone' has the meaning given such 
        term in section 112(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986.''.
    (b) Designation of Emergency Essential Employees.--(1) Chapter 81 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 
table of sections at the beginning of such chapter the following new 
section 1580:
``Sec. 1580. Emergency essential employees: designation
    ``(a) Criteria for Designation.--The Secretary of Defense or the 
Secretary of the military department concerned may designate as an 
emergency essential employee any employee of the Department of Defense, 
whether permanent or temporary, the duties of whose position meet all 
of the following criteria:
            ``(1) It is the duty of the employee to provide immediate 
        and continuing support for combat operations or to support 
        maintenance and repair of combat essential systems of the armed 
        forces.
            ``(2) It is necessary for the employee to perform that duty 
        in a combat zone after the evacuation of nonessential 
        personnel, including any dependents of members of the armed 
        forces, from the zone in connection with a war, a national 
        emergency declared by Congress or the President, or the 
        commencement of combat operations of the armed forces in the 
        zone.
            ``(3) It is impracticable to convert the employee's 
        position to a position authorized to be filled by a member of 
        the armed forces because of a necessity for that duty to be 
        performed without interruption.
    ``(b) Eligibility of Employees of Nonappropriated Fund 
Instrumentalities.--A nonappropriated fund instrumentality employee is 
eligible for designation as an emergency essential employee under 
subsection (a).
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `combat zone' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 112(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
            ``(2) The term `nonappropriated fund instrumentality 
        employee' has the meaning given that term in section 1587(a)(1) 
        of this title.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by inserting before the item relating to section 1581 the 
following:

``1580. Emergency essential employees: designation.''.

SEC. 1104. LEAVE WITHOUT LOSS OF BENEFITS FOR MILITARY RESERVE 
              TECHNICIANS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF COMBAT 
              OPERATIONS.

    (a) Elimination of Restriction to Situations Involving Noncombat 
Operations.--Section 6323(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``noncombat''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply 
with respect to days of leave under section 6323(d)(1) of title 5, 
United States Code, on or after that date.

SEC. 1105. WORK SCHEDULES AND PREMIUM PAY OF SERVICE ACADEMY FACULTY.

    (a) United States Military Academy.--Section 4338 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection (c):
    ``(c) The Secretary of the Army may, notwithstanding the provisions 
of subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5 or section 6101 of such title, 
prescribe for persons employed under this section the following:
            ``(1) The work schedule, including hours of work and tours 
        of duty, set forth with such specificity and other 
        characteristics as the Secretary determines appropriate.
            ``(2) Any premium pay or compensatory time off for hours of 
        work or tours of duty in excess of the regularly scheduled 
        hours or tours of duty.''.
    (b) United States Naval Academy.--Section 6952 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by--
            (1) redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (2) inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c) The Secretary of the Navy may, notwithstanding the provisions 
of subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5 or section 6101 of such title, 
prescribe for persons employed under this section the following:
            ``(1) The work schedule, including hours of work and tours 
        of duty, set forth with such specificity and other 
        characteristics as the Secretary determines appropriate.
            ``(2) Any premium pay or compensatory time off for hours of 
        work or tours of duty in excess of the regularly scheduled 
        hours or tours of duty.''.
    (c) United States Air Force Academy.--Section 9338 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection (c):
    ``(c) The Secretary of the Air Force may, notwithstanding the 
provisions of subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5 or section 6101 of 
such title, prescribe for persons employed under this section the 
following:
            ``(1) The work schedule, including hours of work and tours 
        of duty, set forth with such specificity and other 
        characteristics as the Secretary determines appropriate.
            ``(2) Any premium pay or compensatory time off for hours of 
        work or tours of duty in excess of the regularly scheduled 
        hours or tours of duty.''.

SEC. 1106. SALARY SCHEDULES AND RELATED BENEFITS FOR FACULTY AND STAFF 
              OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH 
              SCIENCES.

    Section 2113(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(3) The limitations in sections 5307 and 5373 of title 5 do not 
apply to the authority of the Secretary under paragraph (1) to 
prescribe salary schedules and other related benefits.''.

SEC. 1107. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY AUTHORITIES TO PROVIDE 
              BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES IN CONNECTION WITH DEFENSE 
              WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS AND RESTRUCTURING.

    (a) Lump-Sum Payment of Severance Pay.--Section 5595(i)(4) of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``the date of the 
enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1996 and before October 1, 1999'' and inserting ``February 10, 1996, 
and before October 1, 2003''.
    (b) Voluntary Separation Incentive.--Section 5597(e) of such title 
is amended by striking ``September 30, 2001'' and inserting ``September 
30, 2003''.
    (c) Continuation of FEHBP Eligibility.--Section 8905a(d)(4)(B) of 
such title is amended by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting 
the following:
            ``(i) October 1, 2003; or
            ``(ii) February 1, 2004, if specific notice of such 
        separation was given to such individual before October 1, 
        2003.''.

        TITLE XII--NATIONAL MILITARY MUSEUM AND RELATED MATTERS

           Subtitle A--Commission on National Military Museum

SEC. 1201. ESTABLISHMENT.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a commission known 
as the ``Commission on the National Military Museum'' (in this subtitle 
referred to as the ``Commission'').
    (b) Composition.--(1) The Commission shall be composed of 10 
individuals appointed from among individuals who have an expertise in 
military or museum matters, of whom--
            (A) six shall be appointed by the President;
            (B) one shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee 
        on Armed Services of the Senate;
            (C) one shall be appointed by the Ranking Member of the 
        Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
            (D) one shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee 
        on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and
            (E) one shall be appointed by the Ranking Member of the 
        Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
    (2) The following shall be ex officio members of the Commission:
            (A) The Secretary of Defense.
            (B) The Secretary of the Army.
            (C) The Secretary of the Navy.
            (D) The Secretary of the Air Force.
            (E) The Commandant of the Marine Corps.
            (F) The Commandant of the Coast Guard.
            (G) The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
            (H) The Chairman of the National Capital Planning 
        Commission.
            (I) The Chairperson of the Commission of Fine Arts.
    (c) Original Chairperson.--The President shall designate one of the 
individuals first appointed to the Commission under subsection (b)(1) 
as the chairperson of the Commission.
    (d) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--Members shall be appointed 
for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall be 
filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
    (e) Initial Organization Requirements.--(1) All appointments to the 
Commission shall be made not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (2) The Commission shall convene its first meeting not later than 
60 days after the date as of which all members of the Commission have 
been appointed, but not earlier than October 15, 1999.

SEC. 1202. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--The Commission shall conduct a study in order to 
make recommendations to Congress regarding an authorization for the 
construction of a national military museum in the National Capital 
Area.
    (b) Study Elements.--In conducting the study, the Commission 
shall--
            (1) determine whether existing military museums, historic 
        sites, and memorials in the United States are adequate--
                    (A) to provide in a cost-effective manner for 
                display of, and interaction with, adequately visited 
                and adequately preserved artifacts and representations 
                of the Armed Forces and of the wars in which the United 
                States has been engaged;
                    (B) to honor the service to the United States of 
                the active and reserve members of the Armed Forces and 
                the veterans of the United States;
                    (C) to educate current and future generations 
                regarding the Armed Forces and the sacrifices of 
                members of the Armed Forces and the Nation in 
                furtherance of the defense of freedom; and
                    (D) to foster public pride in the achievements and 
                activities of the Armed Forces;
            (2) determine whether adequate inventories of artifacts and 
        representations of the Armed Forces and of the wars in which 
        the United States has been engaged are available, either in 
        current inventories or in private or public collections, for 
        loan or other provision to a national military museum; and
            (3) develop preliminary proposals for--
                    (A) the dimensions and design of a national 
                military museum in the National Capital Area;
                    (B) the location of the museum in that Area; and
                    (C) the approximate cost of the final design and 
                construction of the museum and of the costs of 
                operating the museum.
    (c) Additional Duties.--If the Commission determines to recommend 
that Congress authorize the construction of a national military museum 
in the National Capital Area, the Commission shall also--
            (1) recommend one or more sites for the museum;
            (2) propose a schedule for construction of the museum;
            (3) assess the potential effects of the museum on the 
        environment, facilities, and roadways in the vicinity of the 
        site or sites where the museum is proposed to be located;
            (4) recommend the percentages of funding for the museum to 
        be provided by the Federal Government, State and local 
        governments, and private sources, respectively;
            (5) assess the potential for fundraising for the museum 
        during the 20-year period following the authorization of 
        construction of the museum; and
            (6) assess and recommend various governing structures for 
        the museum, including a governing structure that places the 
        museum within the Smithsonian Institution.

SEC. 1203. REPORT.

    The Commission shall, not later than 12 months after the date of 
its first meeting, submit to Congress a report on its findings and 
conclusions under this subtitle, including any recommendations under 
section 1202.

SEC. 1204. POWERS.

    (a) Hearings.--The Commission or, at its direction, any panel or 
member of the Commission, may, for the purpose of carrying out the 
provisions of this subtitle, hold hearings, sit and act at times and 
places, take testimony, receive evidence, and administer oaths to the 
extent that the Commission or any panel or member considers advisable.
    (b) Information.--The Commission may secure directly from the 
Department of Defense and any other Federal department or agency 
information that the Commission considers necessary to enable the 
Commission to carry out its responsibilities under this subtitle.

SEC. 1205. COMMISSION PROCEDURES.

    (a) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
Chairman.
    (b) Quorum.--(1) Five members of the Commission shall constitute a 
quorum other than for the purpose of holding hearings.
    (2) The Commission shall act by resolution agreed to by a majority 
of the members of the Commission.
    (c) Commission.--The Commission may establish panels composed of 
less than full membership of the Commission for the purpose of carrying 
out the Commission's duties. The actions of each such panel shall be 
subject to the review and control of the Commission. Any findings and 
determinations made by such a panel shall not be considered the 
findings and determinations of the Commission unless approved by the 
Commission.
    (d) Authority of Individuals To Act for Commission.--Any member or 
agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any 
action which the Commission is authorized to take under this subtitle.

SEC. 1206. PERSONNEL MATTERS.

    (a) Pay of Members.--Members of the Commission shall serve without 
pay by reason of their work on the Commission.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Commission shall be 
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at 
rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of 
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes 
or regular places of business in the performance of services for the 
Commission.
    (c) Staff.--(1) The chairman of the Commission may, without regard 
to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 
appointments in the competitive service, appoint a staff director and 
such additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission 
to perform its duties. The appointment of a staff director shall be 
subject to the approval of the Commission.
    (2) The chairman of the Commission may fix the pay of the staff 
director and other personnel without regard to the provisions of 
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States 
Code, relating to classification of positions and General Schedule pay 
rates, except that the rate of pay fixed under this paragraph for the 
staff director may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title and the rate of pay 
for other personnel may not exceed the maximum rate payable for grade 
GS-15 of the General Schedule.
    (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Upon request of the chairman 
of the Commission, the head of any Federal department or agency may 
detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, any personnel of that department or 
agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties.
    (e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The 
chairman of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent 
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates 
for individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual 
rate of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5316 of such title.

SEC. 1207. MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    (a) Postal and Printing Services.--The Commission may use the 
United States mails and obtain printing and binding services in the 
same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and 
agencies of the Federal Government.
    (b) Miscellaneous Administrative and Support Services.--The 
Secretary of Defense shall furnish the Commission, on a reimbursable 
basis, any administrative and support services requested by the 
Commission.

SEC. 1208. FUNDING.

    (a) In General.--Funds for activities of the Commission shall be 
provided from amounts appropriated for the Department of Defense for 
operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities for fiscal year 
2000.
    (b) Request.--Upon receipt of a written certification from the 
Chairman of the Commission specifying the funds required for the 
activities of the Commission, the Secretary of Defense shall promptly 
disburse to the Commission, from such amounts, the funds required by 
the Commission as stated in such certification.
    (c) Availability of Certain Funds.--Of the funds available for 
activities of the Commission under this section, $2,000,000 shall be 
available for the activities, if any, of the Commission under section 
1202(c).

SEC. 1209. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.

    The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the date of the 
submission of its report under section 1203.

                      Subtitle B--Related Matters

SEC. 1211. FUTURE USE OF NAVY ANNEX PROPERTY, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA.

    (a) Limitation on Future Use.--No transfer of any real property of 
the Navy Annex property, or other use of that property not authorized 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act, may be carried out until 2 
years after the later of--
            (1) the date of the submittal of the study on the expansion 
        of Arlington Cemetery required by the Joint Explanatory 
        Statement of the Committee of Conference to accompany the 
        Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        1999 (Public Law 105-261); or
            (2) the date of the submittal of the report of the 
        Commission on the National Military Museum under section 1203.
    (b) Navy Annex Property Described.--For purposes of subsection (a), 
the Navy Annex property is the parcels of real property under the 
jurisdiction of the Federal Government located in Arlington, Virginia, 
as follows:
            (1) A parcel bounded by Columbia Pike to the south and 
        east, the rear property line of the residential properties 
        fronting Oak Street to the west, and the southern limit of 
        Southgate Road to the north.
            (2) A parcel bounded by Shirley Memorial Boulevard 
        (Interstate Route 395) to the south, the eastern edge of the 
        Department of Transportation of the Commonwealth of Virginia to 
        the west, Columbia Pike to the north, and the access road to 
        Shirley Memorial Boulevard immediately east of Joyce Street to 
        the east.

             TITLE XIII--MILITARY VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1999

SEC. 1301. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Military Voting Rights Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 1302. GUARANTEE OF RESIDENCY.

    Article VII of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 
(50 U.S.C. 700 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``SEC. 704. (a) For purposes of voting for an office of the United 
States or of a State, a person who is absent from a State in compliance 
with military or naval orders shall not, solely by reason of that 
absence--
            ``(1) be deemed to have lost a residence or domicile in 
        that State;
            ``(2) be deemed to have acquired a residence or domicile in 
        any other State; or
            ``(3) be deemed to have become resident in or a resident of 
        any other State.
    ``(b) In this section, the term `State' includes a territory or 
possession of the United States, a political subdivision of a State, 
territory, or possession, and the District of Columbia.''.

SEC. 1303. STATE RESPONSIBILITY TO GUARANTEE MILITARY VOTING RIGHTS.

    (a) Registration and Balloting.--Section 102 of the Uniformed and 
Overseas Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff-1) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) Elections for Federal Offices.--'' 
        before ``Each State shall--''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Elections for State and Local Offices.--Each State shall--
            ``(1) permit absent uniformed services voters to use 
        absentee registration procedures and to vote by absentee ballot 
        in general, special, primary, and run-off elections for State 
        and local offices; and
            ``(2) accept and process, with respect to any election 
        described in paragraph (1), any otherwise valid voter 
        registration application from an absent uniformed services 
        voter if the application is received by the appropriate State 
        election official not less than 30 days before the election.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The heading for title I of such Act is 
amended by striking out ``FOR FEDERAL OFFICE''.

            Passed the Senate May 27, 1999.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
106th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1060

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                                 AN ACT

     To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for military 
    activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe personnel 
  strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
                               purposes.

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