[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

                               __________

                             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.

                                
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