[House Document 106-211]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
106th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 106-211
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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COMMUNICATION
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
THE REQUEST FOR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE
March 20, 2000.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and
ordered to be printed
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U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
79-012 WASHINGTON : 2000
The White House,
Washington, March 26, 2000.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Sir: In accordance with provisions of P.L. 106-31, the 1999
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, I hereby request the
following:
Department of Defense
Military Construction, Military Construction
Transfer Fund: $202,710,000.
These resources will be used to fund construction projects
in Europe, Turkey, and Korea.
I hereby designate the above request pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended.
The details of this action, including a list of the
construction projects for which the funding will be used, are
set forth in the enclosed letter from the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget.
Sincerely,
William J. Clinton.
Enclosure.
[Estimate No. 8, 106th Cong., 2d Sess.]
Executive Office of the President,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC, March 16, 2000.
The President,
The White House.
Submitted for your consideration is a request to make
available $202.7 million in previously appropriated contingent
emergency funds for the Department of Defense (DOD).
P.L. 106-31, the 1999 Supplemental Appropriations Act,
provided $475.0 million in funding for the Military
Construction Transfer Fund, contingent upon the President
submitting a budget request to the Congress and designating the
entire amount requested under section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended. The funds were provided for expenses incurred by the
United States military forces in support of overseas operations
and available for transfer only to military construction
accounts. This funding was part of a larger sum mostly to meet
expenses arising out of the Kosovo conflict.
On September 21, 1999, you made available $272.3 million
for construction projects in Europe. These projects had
originally been requested in the FY 2000 Budget but were not
funded in the FY 2000 Military Construction Appropriations Act.
The projects proposed for funding now were nominated by our
overseas commands to improve the readiness of U.S. forces
stationed abroad. Projects for Korea were added after
consultation with the House and Senate Military Construction
Appropriations Subcommittees.
This proposal would make available the remaining funding
provided to the Military Construction Transfer Fund by P.L.
106-31. The funds would be transferred to Military Construction
accounts of the Army, Navy, and Air Force for projects in
Europe, Turkey, and Korea, as follows:
$92.8 million would be for construction projects in
Germany:
--Army Vehicle Maintenance Shop, 4-27 Field Artillery
Battalion, Baumholder, $12.9 million;
--Army Vehicle Maintenance Shop, 94 Field Artillery
Battalion, Baumholder, $12.3 million;
--Army Vehicle Maintenance Shop, Schweinfurt, $12.4 million;
--Army Vehicle Maintenance Shop, Kaiserslautern, $9.8
million;
--Army Multipurpose Range Complex, Grafenwoehr, $24.0
million;
--Air Force Air Control Squadron Maintenance and Support
Facilities, Spangdahlem, $16.0 million; and,
--Air Force Contingency Response Group Complex, Ramstein,
$5.4 million.
$35.1 million would be for construction projects in
the United Kingdom:
--Air Force Squadron Operations/Air Maintenance Unit
Facility, RAF Lakenheath, $19.8 million; and,
--Air Force Control Tower/Base Operations Complex/Crash
Rescue Facility, RAF Mildenhall, $15.3 million.
$26.0 million would be for construction projects in
Italy:
--Navy Base Level Communication Facility, Sigonella, $5.0
million; and,
--Navy General Warehouse Facility, Sigonella, $21.0 million.
$5.2 million would be for construction projects in
Portugal and Turkey:
--Air Force Field Apron Security Lighting, Lajes, Portugal,
$1.8 million; and,
--Air Force Protection Perimeter Improvement, Incirlik,
Turkey, $3.4 million.
$33.75 million would be for construction projects in
Korea:
--Air Force Munitions Pre-load Storage Igloos, Kunsan, $12.4
million;
--Air Force Aerospace Ground Equipment Maintenance Facility,
Kunsan, $4.2 million;
--Air Force Munitions Control/Administration Facility,
Kunsan, $2.1 million;
--Air Force Fire Station, Osan, $6.0 million;
--Army Upgrade Sewer System, Camp Casey, $2.9 million;
--Army Upgrade Water System, Camp Page, $4.25 million; and,
--Army Child Development Center, Camp Carroll, $1.9 million.
In addition, $9.86 million would be for unspecified minor
construction projects at various overseas Army installations.
In total, this request would make $202.7 million available
to the Military Construction Transfer Fund. In accordance with
provisions of P.L. 106-31, the funds will be transferred to the
DOD accounts listed on the enclosure. I recommend that you
designate the entire amount requested in accordance with
section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. No further
congressional action will be required.
I have carefully reviewed this proposal and am satisfied
that it is necessary at this time. Therefore, I join the
Secretary of Defense in recommending that you make the
requested funds available by signing the enclosed letter to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Sincerely,
Jacob J. Lew, Director.
Enclosure.
Emergency Appropriations: Amounts Previously Appropriated Made Available
by the President
Department of Defense:
Military Construction: Military Construction
Transfer Fund..................................... $202,710,000
These funds will be transferred to the following
accounts:
Military Construction:
Military Construction, Army..................... 90,310,000
Military Construction, Navy..................... 26,000,000
Military Construction, Air Force................ 86,400,000
P.L. 106-31, the 1999 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
Act, provided $475.0 million in contingent emergency funding to
the Department of Defense's Military Construction Transfer
Fund, contingent upon the President submitting a budget request
to the Congress and designating the entire amount requested
pursuant to Section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. The funds
were provided for expenses incurred by U.S. military forces in
support of overseas operations. On September 21, 1999, $272.3
million of these funds were made available for construction
projects in Europe.
At this time, the remaining $202.7 million is required for
military construction projects in Europe, Turkey, and Korea. In
accordance with provisions of P.L. 106-31, the funds will be
transferred to the Military Construction accounts listed above.