[House Document 106-240]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 106-240


 
      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BUDGET REQUESTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001

                               __________

                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

 REQUESTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001 BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                                DEFENSE




May 18, 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, May 18, 2000.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
    Sir: I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed requests 
for FY 2001 budget amendments for the Department of Defense. 
The proposals would revise the funding requested in the FY 2001 
Budget for the Global Positioning System satellite program. The 
discretionary resources proposed in the budget would not be 
increased by these amendments, and the FY 2001 surplus would 
not be diminished.
    This transmittal also contains FY 2001 budget amendments 
for the Legislative Branch. As required by law, budget requests 
for the Legislative Branch are transmitted without change.
    The details of these actions are set forth in the enclosed 
letter from the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget. I concur with his comments and observations.
            Sincerely,
                                                      Bill Clinton.
    Enclosure.
                [Estimate No. 12, 106th Cong. 2d Sess.]

                 Executive Office of the President,
                           Office of Management and Budget,
                                      Washington, DC, May 18, 2000.
The President,
The White House.
    Submitted for your consideration are requests for FY 2001 
budget amendment for the Department of Defense (DOD). Together, 
the two amendments would decrease the budget authority 
requested in your FY 2001 Budget by $19.6 million and would 
have no effect on FY 2001 outlays.
    The FY 2001 Budget included a program to modernize the 
Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites in order to improve 
civil and military navigation, positioning, and timing service 
worldwide. After the budget was submitted to the Congress, the 
Air Force and the Defense Science Board reviewed the GPS 
modernization program and determined that some aspects of the 
program contained unacceptably high risks. The proposed 
amendments would restructure the modernization program to 
reduce those risks while ensuring that enhanced military and 
civil GPS capabilities remain a priority.
    The proposed amendments would increase funding requested 
for the design and development of modernized GPS satellites by 
$10.8 million and would decrease funding for GPS procurement by 
$30.4 million. These proposals would have no net effect on 
estimated FY 2001 outlays. In addition, DOD will redirect $4.5 
million within GPS procurement activities to support additional 
advance parts purchases. The Administration has submitted to 
the Congress an FY 2000 reprogramming proposal that would allow 
necessary work on the revised GPS program to begin this year. 
Together, the reprogramming action and the budget amendments 
would provide adequate FY 2000 and FY 2001 funding to integrate 
both civil and military improvement into existing satellite 
designs. The additional FY 2001 funding would also enable DOD 
to begin a new satellite design and development effort to 
enhance GPS capabilities further with more extensive military 
signal improvements.
    I have carefully reviewed these proposals and am satisfied 
that they are necessary at this time. Therefore, I join the 
Deputy Secretary of Defense in recommending that you transmit 
the proposals to the Congress.
    This transmittal also contains two FY 2001 budget 
amendments for the Legislative Branch. As required by law, 
budget requests for the Legislative Branch are transmitted 
without change.
            Sincerely,
                                            Jacob J. Lew, Director.
    Enclosures.

                         Department of Defense


                              procurement

                     Missile Procurement, Air Force

FY 2001 Budget Appendix Page............................             282
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FY 2001 Pending Request.................................  $3,061,715,000
Proposed Amendment......................................     -30,369,000
Revised Request.........................................   3,031,346,000

    This amendment would reduce the pending FY 2001 request for 
Missile Procurement, Air Force by $30.4 million as part of a 
proposal to restructure the Global Positioning System (GPS) 
satellite program. The proposal to restructure the GPS 
modernization program would reduce identified risks while 
providing enhanced military and civil capabilities.
    The Department of Defense will also realign $4.5 million 
within this procurement account to finance advance parts 
purchases that would be deferred from FY 2000 to FY 2001 as 
part of the program restructuring. Source funds are available 
because the restructured program allows for a one-year delay in 
some GPS Block IIR and IIF production costs.
    The proposed decrease in budget authority would fully 
offset the proposed increase in GPS research and development 
proposed in an accompanying budget amendment. Taken together, 
the amendments would not affect FY 2001 outlays.
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                         Department of Defense


              research, development, test, and evaluation

         Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force

FY 2001 Budget Appendix Page............................             291
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                    ____________________________________________________
FY 2001 Pending Request................................. $13,685,576,000
Proposed Amendment......................................      10,783,000
Revised Request.........................................  13,696,359,000

    This amendment would increase the pending FY 2001 request 
for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force by 
$10.8 million as part of a proposal to restructure the Global 
Positioning System (GPS) satellite program. The proposal to 
restructure the GPS modernization program would reduce 
identified risks while providing enhanced military and civil 
capabilities.
    The proposed increase in budget authority would be offset 
by a decrease in GPS procurement in an accompanying budget 
amendment. Taken together, the amendments would not affect FY 
2001 outlays.
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                           Legislative Branch


                              joint items

             Capitol Police Board, Capitol Police, Salaries

    Previous Budget Amendment Dated: April 21, 2000.

FY 2001 Pending Request.................................    $100,898,000
Proposed Amendment......................................       5,172,000
Revised Request.........................................     106,070,000

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 
``$100,898,000'' and substitute $106,070,000; delete ``$49,366,000'' and 
substitute $51,952,000; and, delete ``$51,532,000'' and substitute 
$54,118,000.)

    This amendment would increase the pending request for 
salaries of the Capitol Police by $5.2 million, equally divided 
between the House and Senate. (An amendment transmitted on 
April 21, 2000, decreased the FY 2001 request in the budget by 
$0.4 million.)
    The requested additional funding would be used to increase 
staff levels and overtime funds in order to staff each access 
point fully with at least two officers.
    This amendment would increase FY 2001 outlays by $5.2 
million.
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                           Legislative Branch


                              joint items

                          Capitol Police Board

FY 2001 Budget Appendix Page............................              20
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FY 2001 Pending Request.................................
Proposed Amendment......................................      $2,750,000
Revised Request.........................................       2,750,000

    (Insert the subheading and appropriations language that 
follows immediately after the material under the subheading 
``General Expenses.'')


                         security enhancements


    For the Capitol Police Board for security enhancements to 
the Capitol complex, $2,750,000, to remain available until 
expended.
    This proposal would provide $2.8 million in new funding in 
FY 2001 for security enhancements to the Capitol complex.
    The amendment would increase FY 2001 outlays by $2.8 
million.

                                  
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