[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 125 (Monday, July 31, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H8052-H8060]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1996
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 205 and rule
XXIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill, H.R. 2126.
{time} 2131
in the committee of the whole
Accordingly the House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R.
2126) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes with Mr.
Sensenbrenner in the chair.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered as having
been read the first time.
Under the rule, the gentleman from Florida [Mr. Young] and the
gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Murtha] will each be recognized for 30
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Florida [Mr. Young].
Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 5 minutes.
Mr. Chairman, first, I would like to thank all of the members of the
subcommittee who have spent the better part of this year in hearings
and in markups for the preparation and the presentation of this bill to
the full House.
This is a good bill providing for the national defense of our Nation.
Mr. Chairman, there are many areas of legislative activity in which the
Federal Government finds itself a player, many of which could be done
equally as well, if not better, by the States or by the local
governments. Mr. Chairman, if there is any one responsibility of the
Federal Government, it is to provide for the defense of our Nation and
to provide for the security of our national interests wherever they
might lie.
The bill we present this evening totals $244.1 billion in budget
authority and $244.2 billion in outlays. Compared to the fiscal year
2995 level, we are $2.5 billion higher in budget authority, but $5.4
billion less in outlays. We are above the President's budget request,
but we are $2.2 billion less than the authorization bill which passed
the House on June 15.
A strong theme of this bill is to provide readiness for U.S. forces
should they be called upon to perform in an arena of hostility and to
provide some quality of life for those men and women who serve in our
uniformed services who are prepared to do just that.
Procurement has been reduced over the last 10 years by 70 percent.
This bill does a little bit to turn that around. While we do provide
an increase for procurement, we also add funds for readiness and cost-
of-living adjustments, pay raises for people in uniforms, and things of
this type.
We have reduced over 120 programs from the amounts requested by the
President. We have fully funded the military pay raise, and have also
added $90 million for housing allowances. We have added $1 billion for
real property maintenance, and much of that goes for the renovation and
the repair of our barracks. Many of our soldiers are today living in
World War II barracks that are pretty rundown, and we need to make a
considerable change there. This bill does that.
Mr. Chairman, there were several philosophies involved here. One was
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that anything that goes in this bill must have a military application.
It must apply to the national defense or the people who serve in the
military.
Second, there must be a requirement for what it is that we seek to
do.
There have been many, many discussions on some of the issues that we
will face today. The are written up in the media and reported, some of
the high-profile military systems. We took a little different approach
this year.
I wanted to hold up, if I might, just briefly, this chart, and the
saying on this chart was taught to me by my grandmother many, many
years ago. It says, ``For want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for want
of a shoe, the horse was lost; and for want of a horse, the rider was
lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for the want of care
about a horseshoe nail.''
Mr. Chairman, we have included a lot of horseshoe nails in this bill,
items that are never written about, never reported, never politically
controversial.
I would like to give you an example of some of the shortages we have
identified that would be extremely important to our military should
they be called into a hostile situation. If I can have the help of a
page, I would like to roll out this scroll, and Members take a look at
it; we will just twist it a little bit to the side.
You will see there are hundreds and hundreds of items that you will
never hear about, but are important to the conduct of our military
institutions. If you will notice, we have highlighted in blue a number
of those areas that we have been able to take care of in this bill.
Again, no one is ever going to write about them in the media. They are
not controversial. But they are things that need to be done to make
sure that our national defense establishment continues to function as
it always has in a very, very strong way. So there is the list.
We are trying to take care of the horseshoe nails so that we do not
lose the shoes and do not lose the riders and do not lose the battle.
At this point, Mr. Chairman, there will be a lot of opportunity to
discuss more specifics as we get into amendments.
Mr. Chairman, I bring to the House of Representatives the fiscal year
1996 Defense appropriations bill. This has been a historic year in the
House of Representatives.
In the first 100 days we passed the Contract With America as we
promised the American people.
Ten appropriations bills and major tax legislation have also passed
and in those bills the majority party has stood by the commitment to
change made during the watershed election of 1994.
While it is true that much work remains to be done in this session
and many important bills are yet to be passed, no legislation is more
important or vital than the bill we are about to act on--the fiscal
year 1996 Defense appropriation bill. Over two centuries ago our
Founding Fathers embodied in the Constitution the sacred obligation of
the Congress to ``provide for the common defense.'' Mr. Chairman, this
bill fulfills that constitutional obligation.
Before describing in some detail the specifics of this bill, I want
to extend my thanks to the ranking minority member of the subcommittee,
the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Murtha]. His advice and input was
invaluable in the development of this bipartisan bill. I also extend my
thanks to the chairman of the full committee, Mr. Livingston, for his
counsel and support in the development of this legislation. All members
of the subcommittee played a key role in the hearings and the markup
and I congratulate each of them for a job well done.
funding level
The Appropriations Committee is recommending to the House a total of
$244.1 billion in new budget authority for the Department of Defense
for fiscal year 1996. This funding level is: $2.5 billion above the
current fiscal year; $2.2 billion below the House-passed authorization
levels; and $7.8 billion above the budget request.
These spending levels do not include funds for military construction
or the nuclear weapons program of the Department of Energy. Those funds
are included in other appropriations bills. At this point in the Record
I would like to include a table outlining the committee's
recommendations by account.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1995 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 1996
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Bill compared Bill compared
Appropriated 1995 Budget estimates, Recommended in with with budget
Agency and item(1) (enacted to 1996(3) bill(4) appropriated, estimates,
date)(2) 1995(5) 1996(6)
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Recapitulation
Title I--Military Personnel........................... 71,101,502,000 68,696,663,000 69,231,892,000 -1,869,610,000 +535,229,000
Title II--Operatiion and Maintenance.................. 82,819,085,000 80,800,250,000 81,583,817,000 -1,235,268,000 +783,567,000
Title III--Procurement................................ 43,124,636,000 38,662,049,000 42,898,305,000 -226,331,000 +4,236,256,000
Title IV--Research, Development, Test and Evaluation.. 35,130,599,000 34,331,953,000 35,879,560,000 +748,961,000 +1,547,607,000
Title V--Revolving and Management Funds............... 1,669,638,000 1,852,920,000 2,548,020,000 +878,382,000 +695,100,000
Title VI--Other Department of Defense Programs........ 11,381,546,000 11,719,914,000 11,818,514,000 +436,968,000 +98,600,000
Title VII--Related agencies........................... 349,184,000 322,183,000 277,304,000 -71,880,000 -44,879,000
Title VIII--General provisions........................ -857,422,000 85,000 -76,012,000 +781,410,000 -76,097,000
(Additional transfer authority)................... (2,000,000,000) (2,000,000,000) (2,000,000,000) ................. .................
Title IX--Management Funds............................ 299,300,000 .................. .................. -299,300,000 .................
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Total, Department of Defense.................... 245,018,068,000 236,386,017,000 244,161,400,000 -856,668,000 +7,775,383,000
Scorekeeping adjustments.................... -3,414,997,000 -42,000,000 -42,000,000 +3,372,997,000 .................
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Grand total..................................... 241,603,071,000 236,344,017,000 244,119,400,000 +2,516,329,000 +7,775,383,000
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Note.--FY 1995 Enacted includes Supplemental P.L. 104-6 (+$2,709,997,000 in new BA and -$2,259,956,000 in Rescissions).
The Defense budget submitted by the administration continued the
decade long decline in defense spending. While we all agree that a
significant downsizing of the force structure that was in place during
the cold war is appropriate, the extent of the builddown implicit in
the budget submitted is a serious concern to the committee. The
procurement account in the budget request was the lowest in 45 years
when measures in constant dollars. Production lines are being shut down
and inventory objectives are not being achieved for key systems for
critical programs such as the Blackhawk helicopter and the F-15 E
tactical fighter and also for unglamorous but equally critical systems
such as trucks, ammunition and numerous other low-profile but essential
programs.
The committee also has serious concerns about the impact of this long
range decline of resources for defense on morale and readiness. Because
of the constant deployments to a series of unbudgeted contingency
operations, at one point in the fall of last year, over 100,000 U.S.
troops were deployed in such operations. The incremental cost of these
operations were often funded by transferring funds from ongoing
programs. This had the impact of specific units standing down
operations, canceling scheduled training and deferring maintenance. As
a result, earlier this fiscal year three Army divisions had their
readiness ratings decline to a C-3 level. This rating level means that
the divisions effected could not undertake all wartime missions, had
decreased flexibility, increased vulnerability, and required
significant resources to offset deficiencies. In response to these
realities, the funds recommended by the committee in this bill begins
to slow the decade long decline in defense spending, increases the
production rates of many key programs and improves the quality of life
and readiness levels of our troops.
world remains a dangerous place
As the daily news makes clear, the post-cold-war era remains a
volatile and dangerous time. Ethnic, cultural, and religious conflict
continues in many areas of the world. Instability in the states of the
former Soviet Union continues. Significant military threats in the
Persian Gulf region and the Korean Peninsula are continuing. At least
20 countries, many of them hostile to the United States, have now or
are seeking to develop nuclear, biological, and/or chemical weapons and
the means to deliver them. As the world's only superpower, it is vital
that America remains the world's finest fighting force. In response to
the global situation and the decade-long decline in defense resources
the committee has taken a number of initiatives as described below.
highlights of committee's recommendations
As detailed in the report accompanying this bill, the committee's
recommendations and objectives are in three broad categories.
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1. Ensure that the greatly downsized force structure is of the
highest caliber, has a high level of readiness and a reasonable quality
of life.
2. Ensure that a modernization program is in place which addresses
the shortfalls of equipment for our current forces and also provides
for the security needs of the future.
3. Ensure that we are getting the best return on our expenditures for
defense by eliminating those programs which from the committee's
perspective are of marginal military value, and reforming or reducing
other programs which have encountered technical problems or have a low
longer range payoff.
Quality of life: The committee has taken a number of steps to improve
the quality of life of the men and women of our Armed Forces and their
dependents. We have added almost $670 million to the budget request for
housing allowances and overseas station allowances. Because of the
decline in the value of the dollar subsequent to the budget submission,
service personnel and their dependents stationed overseas would face
severe budgetary shortfalls without this increased funding. Funds were
also increased for military recruiting. Because of the relatively high
turnover rate of the active force, it is absolutely essential that high
quality recruits enter the service. Additionally, of the total add-on
for real property maintenance, $256 million is included for the
renovation and upgrades of barracks. On-site inspections by committee
members and testimony before the committee detailed the rundown
conditions of many of the living facilities for the Armed Forces.
Readiness: Various units have undergone a deterioration in readiness
in recent times because of a shortfall of funds. For example, in
addition to the 3 Army divisions mentioned earlier, last September 8
Marine Corps aviation squadrons were grounded for the entire month, and
28 Marine and Navy squadrons had to ground over one-half of their
aircraft. There has also been a deferral of programmed ship and
aircraft maintenance because of funding shortfalls. To remedy this
serious situation the committee has taken numerous initiatives
including an increase of $210 million for training in specific areas
where shortfalls were identified in testimony. The bill also provides
an increase of $379 million to help alleviate the enormous backlog of
equipment that needs maintenance-repair to meet operation standards. A
total of $1 billion was added for real property maintenance. In
addition to the aforementioned funds for barracks enhancement included
in this increase, funds are also provided to upgrade and enhance the
physical assets of numerous mission essential facilities.
Importantly, the committee has added $647 million above the budget
for the ongoing operations in and around Iraq--for example, Operations
Provide Comfort and Southern Watch. Despite the fact that these
operations are entering their fourth year, they have never been
budgeted for by the administration. The addition of these funds ensure
that other operating accounts will not be raided to fund these ongoing
operations.
modernization
Mr. Chairman, the budget request for the procurement account for
fiscal year 1996 was $43.1 billion. To put this in perspective, the
amount provided for procurement in 1985, when measured in today's
dollars, was $135.7 billion. The budget requested no funds to procure
tanks, Air Force fighter aircraft, reconnaissance helicopters, attack
helicopters or fighting vehicles. Production rates of numerous other
systems are at historically low rates, thus resulting in high per unit
costs. The Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Account has also
been decreasing and many key programs in research have been undergoing
slippage.
To redress this situation, the committee has taken significant
initiatives in the areas of major weapons programs, mobility, missile
defense, munitions and inventory shortfalls for low profile programs.
Major Weapons: Regarding major weapons systems the committee has
provided a net increase of $493 million to continue the production of
the B-2 strategic bomber. An increase of $200 million was also provided
for the Air Force's highest priority funding shortfall, the F-22
tactical fighter aircraft. Other high profile programs were fully
funded at the budget request including the Comanche helicopter, the V-
22 Osprey aircraft and the Navy's F/A-18 E/F aircraft.
Mobility: Given the increasingly important role of mobility and
logistics in light of the greatly scaled back presence of U.S. Forces
stationed abroad, the committee has included significant funds for a
number of vital mobility related programs. In addition to approving the
budget request for the C-17 aircraft and strategic sealift, the
committee added $339 million for additional tactical transport aircraft
and $260 million for tactical trucks and vehicles. The committee also
recommended an increase of $974 million for the lead ship of the new
LPD-17 class for marine expeditionary forces. Increases were also
provided for mobility infrastructure improvements and prepositioning
programs.
Munitions: Testimony before the committee revealed that serious
shortfalls exist in a wide variety of munitions programs, including
both precision guided munitions and basic munitions. An increase of
$770 million includes $374 million for precision guided munitions and
$396 million was provided for Army, Navy, and Marine Corps ammunition
accounts.
Low-Profile Programs: Throughout the hearings this year the committee
asked almost every witness about shortfalls that existed in any areas
no matter how low profile the program was. Interestingly, many of the
shortfalls existed in very unglamorous items such as ground support
equipment, aircraft loaders, night vision goggles and small arms. The
committee has added almost $500 million for such items to address
shortfalls cited by the services in testimony.
Missile Defense: The committee recommends a net increase of $599
million for the ballistic missile defense program [BMD]. The total
provided for this essential program is $3.49 billion. This expanded
program accelerates both the Theater Missile Defense program and the
National Missile Defense program, thus increasing the protection of our
troops deployed abroad as well as the United States.
program reductions
Although the committee has provided a net increase to the budget
request, the committee eliminated various programs and reduced or
restructured others. The reductions ranged from eliminating programs of
low military value to adjustments to programs which have encountered
technical problems, contract savings or undergone slippage for a
variety of reasons. Major reductions recommended by the committee
include:
Program Reduction
Technology Reinvestment Program...........................-$500,000,000
Environmental Restoration.................................-$200,000,000
Defense Acquisition.......................................-$163,500,000
Energy management programs................................-$114,700,000
policy issues
Mr. Chairman, I'd like to briefly address a few of the general
provisions we have included in the bill. Section 8104 prohibits the use
of any funds available to the Defense Department being used for the
deploying United States forces to participate in a negotiated peace
settlement in Bosnia unless authorized by Congress. Given the course of
events in that troubled area of the world, the probability of a
negotiated settlement followed by the deployment of a large peace
enforcement contingency is fairly remote. Nevertheless, we believe it
is important that if events should evolve to the point where a large
scale deployment of United States forces is the recommended policy of
the administration regarding Bosnia, such a policy cannot be
implemented unless specifically authorized by law.
In section 8102 we set a prohibition of the use of DOD funds for
peacekeeping, peacemaking and certain types of humanitarian assistance
unless the President has consulted with the Congress. Section 8102 also
spells out many specifics on the types of issues to be covered in the
consultation.
conclusion
In summary, I would simply make a number of points concerning the
fiscal year 1996 Defense appropriations bill.
This bill is a bipartisan effort which had widespread support from
both parties in the subcommittee markup and in the full committee
markup.
The bill is: $7.8 billion above the budget request; $2.2 billion
below the authorized level; $2.5 billion, or 1 percent, above the
current fiscal year; and is within the 602(b) allocation for defense.
The bill:
Ensures that our armed services remains the finest fighting force in
the world.
Ensures that the quality of life of our servicemen and servicewomen
will be enhanced.
Deletes programs of a low military value and restructures programs
which have encountered technical problem and delays.
Provides a modernization program which meets both today's
requirements and the security needs of the future.
Mr. Chairman, I urge passage of H.R. 2126, the fiscal year 1996
Department of Defense appropriations bill.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from
Wisconsin [Mr. Obey], the ranking member of the Committee on
Appropriations.
Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, I simply want to say there are two things
wrong in general with the budget under which the Congress is now
proceeding. One of them is a lot of the items that wind up being cut,
and the other thing wrong with the budget is a lot of items that are
not cut.
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Some of those items are in this bill.
In my view, for instance, it is simply not a rational division of
priorities for us to decide that we are going to see reductions in
programs that support senior citizens living near the edge of poverty,
to see reductions in education that are crucial to improving people's
lot in life, to see reductions in job training programs and economic
development programs, and yet seeing this bill commit to spend some $70
billion for the F-22, a plane which we do not need at this time, to see
the recommendation made in the bill to exceed the number of B-2's that
have been requested by the Joint Chiefs of Staff at a cost of well over
$1 billion a plane. Just one of those would pay the entire tuition bill
for every single student at the University of Wisconsin in Madison for
the next 12 years, just one of those planes, to put that in context. It
seems to me that is a wasteful expenditure we should not be providing.
We will be debating that tomorrow, but also other reductions that we
ought to be having in DOD travel, in star wars.
Even in my own district, the gentleman from Pennsylvania tells me
that I am one of two Members of the House who has been suggesting the
elimination of a defense facility, military facility, in his own
district. The committee has not seen fit to share my judgment on that,
but it seems to me that that is an example of things which are nice to
have but which are not necessary, given the squeeze on the budget. So
we will be dealing with this more tomorrow. I wanted to get that off my
chest.
Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my
time.
The CHAIRMAN. All time for general debate has expired.
Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be considered under the 5-minute
rule by titles and each title shall be considered read.
An amendment striking sections 8021 and 8024 of the bill is adopted.
During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the
Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition to a member
who has caused an amendment to be printed in the designated place in
the Congressional Record. Those amendments will be considered read.
Pursuant to the order of the House of today, the Chairman of the
Committee of the Whole may postpone until a time during further
consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded
vote on any amendment made in order by the resolution.
The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may reduce to not less
than 5 minutes the time for voting by electronic device on any
postponed question that immediately follows another vote by electronic
device without intervening business, provided that the time for voting
by electronic device on the first in any series of questions shall not
be less than 15 minutes.
The Clerk will read.
The Clerk read as follows:
H.R. 2126
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the
following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1996, for military functions
administered by the Department of Defense, and for other
purposes, namely:
The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate title I.
The text of title I is as follows:
TITLE I
MILITARY PERSONNEL
Military Personnel, Army
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, interest on
deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel
(including all expenses thereof for organizational
movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between
permanent duty stations, for members of the Army on active
duty (except members of reserve components provided for
elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; and for payments
pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42
U.S.C. 402 note), to section 229(b) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), and to the Department of Defense
Military Retirement Fund; $19,884,608,000.
Military Personnel, Navy
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, interest on
deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel
(including all expenses thereof for organizational
movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between
permanent duty stations, for members of the Navy on active
duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere),
midshipmen, and aviation cadets; and for payments pursuant to
section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402
note), to section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 429(b)), and to the Department of Defense Military
Retirement Fund; $17,006,363,000.
Military Personnel, Marine Corps
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, interest on
deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel
(including all expenses thereof for organizational
movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between
permanent duty stations, for members of the Marine Corps on
active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for
elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to section 156 of
Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), to
section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)),
and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund;
$5,928,340,000.
Military Personnel, Air Force
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, interest on
deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel
(including all expenses thereof for organizational
movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between
permanent duty stations, for members of the Air Force on
active duty (except members of reserve components provided
for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; and for payments
pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42
U.S.C. 402 note), to section 229(b) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), and to the Department of Defense
Military Retirement Fund; $17,294,620,000.
Reserve Personnel, Army
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities,
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army
Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 3038
of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active
duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code,
in connection with performing duty specified in section
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing
reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent
duty or other duty, and for members of the Reserve Officers'
Training Corps, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of
title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the
Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund;
$2,122,566,000.
Reserve Personnel, Navy
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities,
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy
Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10,
United States Code, or while serving on active duty under
section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in
connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a)
of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing
reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent
duty, and for members of the Reserve Officers' Training
Corps, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title
10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department
of Defense Military Retirement Fund; $1,350,023,000.
Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities,
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine
Corps Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10,
United States Code, or while serving on active duty under
section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in
connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a)
of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve
training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and
for members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders class, and
expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United
States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense
Military Retirement Fund; $366,101,000.
Reserve Personnel, Air Force
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities,
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force
Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 8038
of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active
duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code,
in connection with performing duty specified in section
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing
reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent
duty or other duty, and for members of the Air Reserve
Officers' Training Corps, and expenses authorized by section
16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to
the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund;
$783,586,000.
National Guard Personnel, Army
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities,
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army
National Guard while on duty under section 10211, 10302, or
12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States
Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of
title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code,
in connection with performing duty specified in section
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing
training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or
other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title
10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of
Defense Military Retirement Fund; $3,240,858,000.
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National Guard Personnel, Air Force
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities,
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air
National Guard on duty under section 10211, 10305, or 12402
of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States Code,
or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10
or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in
connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a)
of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing
training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or
other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title
10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of
Defense Military Retirement Fund; $1,254,827,000.
The CHAIRMAN. Are there amendments to title I?
If not, the Clerk will designate title II.
The text of title II is as follows:
TITLE II
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Operation and Maintenance, Army
(including transfer of funds)
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law;
and not to exceed $14,437,000 can be used for emergencies and
extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or
authority of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may be
made on his certificate of necessity for confidential
military purposes; $18,999,825,000 and, in addition,
$50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the National
Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
(including transfer of funds)
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps,
as authorized by law; and not to exceed $4,151,000 can be
used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be
expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the
Navy, and payments may be made on his certificate of
necessity for confidential military purposes; $20,846,710,000
and, in addition, $50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer
from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized
by law; $2,508,822,000.
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
(including transfer of funds)
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by
law; and not to exceed $8,326,000 can be used for emergencies
and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or
authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments may
be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential
military purposes; $18,894,397,000 and, in addition,
$50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the National
Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the
Department of Defense (other than the military departments),
as authorized by law; $9,958,810,000, of which not to exceed
$25,000,000 may be available for the CINC initiative fund
account; and of which not to exceed $28,588,000 can be used
for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on
the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and
payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for
confidential military purposes.
Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance, including training, organization,
and administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities
and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and
transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of
services, supplies, and equipment; and communications;
$1,119,191,000.
Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance, including training, organization,
and administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities
and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and
transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of
services, supplies, and equipment; and communications;
$857,042,000: Provided, That of the funds appropriated in
this paragraph, $19,000,000 shall not be obligated or
expended until authorized by law.
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance, including training, organization,
and administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of
facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles;
travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting;
procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and
communications; $104,783,000: Provided, That of the funs
appropriated in this paragraph, $13,000,000 shall not be
obligated or expended until authorized by law.
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance, including training, organization,
and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of
facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles;
travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting;
procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and
communications; $1,519,287,000: Provided, That of the funds
appropriated in this paragraph, $11,840,000 shall not be
obligated or expended until authorized by law.
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard
For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the
Army National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment
and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance,
operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; hire of
passenger motor vehicles; personnel services in the National
Guard Bureau; travel expenses (other than mileage), as
authorized by law for Army personnel on active duty, for Army
National Guard division, regimental, and battalion commanders
while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard
Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief,
National Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army
National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of repair,
modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and
equipment (including aircraft); $2,344,008,000.
Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard
For operation and maintenance of the Air National Guard,
including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses
in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, repair, and
other necessary expenses of facilities for the training and
administration of the Air National Guard, including repair of
facilities, maintenance, operation, and modification of
aircraft; transportation of things; hire of passenger motor
vehicles; supplies, materials, and equipment, as authorized
by law for the Air National Guard; and expenses incident to
the maintenance and use of supplies, materials, and
equipment, including such as may be furnished from stocks
under the control of agencies of the Department of Defense;
travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as
authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on active
Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders while
inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau
regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief,
National Guard Bureau; $2,737,221,000: Provided, That of the
funds appropriated in this paragraph, $3,000,000 shall not be
obligated or expended until authorized by law.
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; $6,521,000, of which
not to exceed $2,500 can be used for official representation
purposes.
Environmental Restoration, Defense
(including transfer of funds)
For the Department of Defense; $1,422,200,000, to remain
available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of
Defense shall, upon determining that such funds are required
for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of
hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of
the Department of Defense, or for similar purposes (including
programs and operations at sites formerly used by the
Department of Defense), transfer the funds made available by
this appropriation to other appropriations made available to
the Department of Defense as the Secretary may designate, to
be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and
for the same time period as the appropriations of funds to
which transferred: Provided further, That upon a
determination that all or part of the funds transferred from
this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes
provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this
appropriation.
Summer Olympics
For logistical support and personnel services (other than
pay and non-travel-related allowances of members of the Armed
Forces of the United States, except for members of the
reserve components thereof called or ordered to active duty
to provide support for the 1996 Games of the XXVI Olympiad to
be held in Atlanta, Georgia) provided by any component of the
Department of Defense to the 1996 Games of the XXVI Olympiad;
$15,000,000: Provided, That funds appropriated under this
heading shall remain available for obligation until September
30, 1997.
Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid
For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian,
Disaster, and Civic Aid programs of the Department of Defense
(consisting of the programs provided under sections 401, 402,
404, 2547, and 2551 of title 10, United States Code);
$50,000,000.
Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction
For assistance to the republics of the former Soviet Union,
including assistance provided by contract or by grants, for
facilitating the elimination and the safe and secure
transportation and storage of nuclear, chemical and other
weapons; for establishing programs to prevent the
proliferation of weapons, weapons components, and weapon-
related technology and expertise; for programs relating to
the training and support of
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defense and military personnel for demilitarization and protection of
weapons, weapons components and weapons technology and
expertise; $200,000,000 to remain available until expended.
The CHAIRMAN. Are there amendments to title II?
amendment offered by mr. neumann
Mr. NEUMANN. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
The Clerk read as follows:
Amendment offered by Mr. Neumann: On page 8 of the bill,
line 1, strike out ``$18,999,825,000'' and insert in lieu
thereof ``$18,998,131,000''.
On page 9 of the bill, line 4, strike out
``$18,894,397,000'' and insert in lieu thereof
``$18,873,793,000''.
On page 10 of the bill, line 10, strike out
``$857,042,000'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$841,565,000''.
On page 10 of the bill, line 21, strike out
``$104,783,000'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$102,079,000''.
On page 12 of the bill, line 3, strike out
``$2,344,008,000'' and insert in lieu thereof
``$2,334,487,000''.
Mr. MURTHA (during the reading). Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous
consent that the amendment be considered as read and printed in the
Record.
The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from
Pennsylvania?
There was no objection.
Mr. NEUMANN. Mr. Chairman, I would like to start this evening, and I
do have this amendment to present, but I do want to praise our chairman
for the work that he has done on this bill and the members of the
committee.
There are three things, in my opinion, this Nation faces. Any one of
the three could bring this Nation to its knees. One is the budget and
fiscal constraints that we must act on in order to bring our budget
back in line to get our budget balanced, to get our deficit under
control.
The second one is, while we are balancing the budget and getting the
budget under control, we cannot destroy our ability to defend our
Nation.
So, the three things that could bring us to our knees, failure to
promptly take care of the defense budget is certainly the second one.
The third one is the moral values facing this Nation. More on that in
the future.
The bottom line is our chairman has done a great job paying attention
to the fact we need to preserve a very strong military in this Nation.
The world is not a safe place. We need to look forward to the fact that
our children can look at this Nation in a situation where we can defend
our homelands and defend our Nation in the future. Our chairman
deserves a lot of praise for that. Mr. Chairman, you have done a great
job.
I am offering this amendment even though the bill that has been
presented is in line with what is necessary to balance the budget.
There are some accounts in the defense budget that can still be cut
further. This is one of the accounts that can, in fact, be reduced
further.
The DeFazio-Neumann amendment reduces by $50 million the operational
support aircraft account. This account funds executive travel and
administrative costs. I would like to read from a June 1995 GAO report,
and I am just going to read very briefly a few words out of it to show
why are bringing this amendment.
The report states that, ``The existing number of aircraft dedicated
to OSA missions has been and continues to be excessive. Our review
shows that the current OSA inventory is 10 times greater than the
number of OSA aircraft used in the theater during the Persian Gulf
War.''
The bottom line is we have extra money in this account. It can be
reduced. The DeFazio-Neumann amendment suggests we reduce by $50
million to a sum remaining of $196.31 million in this account.
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So this amendment will reduce by $50 million available in this
account.
Mr. Chairman, I would reiterate that this $50 million savings will
not harm military readiness operations functions in any way, shape or
form, but will cut down an unnecessary administrative cost in executive
travel and force the operations support aircraft fleet to trim its
budget.
Mr. Chairman, I would conclude by urging my colleagues to support the
DeFazio-Neumann amendment.
Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last word.
Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr.
Neumann] for his leadership on this issue. This is an example that if
Congress applies the proper scrutiny to the Pentagon, the same scrutiny
that is being applied to many other budgets of the Federal Government,
there are places to save funds.
The GAO report that the gentleman mentioned that a Senator from Iowa
and I had commissioned found that the OSA aircraft far exceed the
wartime needs of the Pentagon, and they are routinely used for missions
that have no urgency, missions where the generals or the assistant
secretaries involved could make the same trip on commercial aircraft
for a fraction of the cost. The helicopters which are used frequently
between Andrews Air Force Base and the Pentagon at a cost of between
$400 and $1,600 more per trip, saving 10 to 12 minutes, but boosting a
lot of egos, are also a place where this amendment would apply.
Mr. Chairman, it is time the same strictures are applied to the
Pentagon that we are applying to other parts of the Federal budget.
This is definitely an area where funds could be saved.
Mr. Chairman, I was not here for the opening dialog, but my
understanding is that perhaps the committee is going to accept the
amendment. I would like at this point, if I could engage the chairman
in a brief colloquy.
Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. DeFAZIO. I yield to the gentleman from Florida.
Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for
yielding.
Mr. Chairman, I would like to say first that the committee is very
much aware of this amendment, and we worked with both of the authors,
the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Neumann] and the gentleman from
Oregon [Mr. DeFazio], and we are prepared to accept this amendment.
Mr. Chairman, I would like to, if I might, point out that this
amendment to reduce this money does not include aircraft assigned to
the unified combatant command's, so it does not have a negative effect
on any of our combatant air activities.
Mr. Chairman, I would also like to say to both gentlemen that it is
the intention of our subcommittee to hold specific hearings shortly
after the House reconvenes in September on this very issue. But we
agree strongly with what both gentlemen have said and we intend to
pursue that.
Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Florida. I
appreciate the fact that the committee will delve more deeply into this
issue.
Mr. Chairman, I believe the GAO report is a road map talking about
perhaps a unified use, a unified command of all of the OSA, operations
support aircraft fleet, perhaps under the Air Force and one of the
other services. We could meet all of the legitimate travel needs,
particularly the urgent travel needs of the Command and Control staff
at the Pentagon, and the Uniformed Services for a lot less than we are
spending today, and we would avoid embarrassments such as the
unfortunate general and his cat who flew back from Italy at a rather
extravagant cost.
The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Neumann].
The amendment was agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN. Are there further amendments to title II?
amendment offered by mr. obey
Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
The Clerk read as follows:
Amendment offered by Mr. Obey: Page 9, line 11, strike
``$9,958,810,000'' and insert ``$9,908,810,000.''
Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, it is always risky to try to compare
activities of government with activities in the private sector,
especially when you are dealing with military requirements. But
nonetheless, this amendment is offered to try to bring attention to the
fact that the General Accounting Office has reported that it cost the
Department of Defense an additional 30 percent of its total cost of
travel, $3.5 billion, or roughly $1 billion of that amount, in order to
process their regular travel. They process about 8.2 million travel
vouchers each year.
Mr. Chairman, I do not know whether the GAO's estimate that the
Pentagon
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could save around $800 million is accurate or not. They point out that
the percentage difference between what this processing costs DOD and
what it costs in the private sector is 30 percent versus 6 percent. I
do not know how far down you can bring that number. But certainly, if
the General Accounting Office thinks that you can bring it down to the
tune of $800 million, we ought to be able to bring it down by at least
$100 million.
Mr. Chairman, this amendment does not even do that. It simply says
that we will cut this account by $50 million to indicate our concern
about the problem. The Defense Department is aware of the problem. They
are in the process of instituting reforms to try to deal with it, but
they have not yet been able to put those in place to any appreciable
degree. It seems to me that we have a requirement as an institution to
indicate that we expect this problem to be attacked and to be attacked
quickly, which is why I offer the amendment.
Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last
requisite number of words.
Mr. Chairman, again, I would say to the gentleman that the
subcommittee, as he knows, reduced this account by $40 million. We do
believe that the additional $50 million will not create any undue
burdens, and we are prepared to accept this amendment.
The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Obey].
The amendment was agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN. Are there further amendments to title II?
amendment offered by mr. skaggs
Mr. SKAGGS. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
The Clerk read as follows:
Amendment offered by Mr. Skaggs: Page 9, line 11, strike
``$9,958,810,000'' and in lieu thereof insert
``$9,953,810,000''; on page 35, line 11, strike
``$75,683,000'' and in lieu thereof insert ``$80,683,000''.
Mr. SKAGGS. Mr. Chairman, this amendment would move $5 million from
the operation maintenance account dealing with, in particular, travel,
and shift that $5 million into the account for intelligence community
management.
Mr. Chairman, the purpose is to provide those funds for the continued
operation of the Environmental Task Force, which has been a very
important initiative within the intelligence community to make
intelligence products declassified and available for use by the
scientific community and by various agencies of Government.
Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. SKAGGS. I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Chairman, we have discussed this in some detail, and
we are going to do everything we can in conference to get this change
made. I think the gentleman from Colorado has made a good point to us,
and we will certainly do everything in conference that we can to get
this worked out.
Mr. SKAGGS. I appreciate the comment of the gentleman.
Mr. Chairman, I would be pleased to yield to the gentleman from
Florida [Mr. Young], our distinguished subcommittee chairman also on
this point. I hope I might have his assurances of assistance in trying
to get this matter taken care of when we get to conference.
Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, if the gentleman will yield, I
would say to the gentleman that we understand the issue; we did have
some concern about who really should be paying for this, and it is a
good project, but our concern was who should pay for it.
Mr. Chairman, the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Murtha] has stated
our position very well. In the conference with the other body, we
believe we will be able to work this out.
Mr. SKAGGS. I appreciate the comment of the gentleman.
As I am sure the gentleman is aware, there are various consumers of
intelligence product around the Government about which essentially the
same argument could be made, perhaps USTR and its work and so forth. So
I really think that this is one that we ought to be able to work out. I
appreciate the willingness of both of the gentlemen to assist with this
when we get to conference.
Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that the amendment be
withdrawn.
The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from
Colorado?
There was no objection.
The CHAIRMAN. Are there further amendments to title II?
If not, the Clerk will designate title III.
The text of title III is as follows:
TITLE III
PROCUREMENT
Aircraft Procurement, Army
For construction, procurement, production, modification,
and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance,
ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories
therefor; specialized equipment and training devices;
expansion of public and private plants, including the land
necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;
and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances,
and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant
and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and
other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes;
$1,468,067,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 1998: Provided, That of the funds appropriated
in this paragraph, $45,000,000 shall not be obligated or
expended until authorized by law.
Missile Procurement, Army
For construction, procurement, production, modification,
and modernization of missiles, equipment, including ordnance,
ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories
therefor; specialized equipment and training devices;
expansion of public and private plants, including the land
necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;
and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances,
and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant
and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and
other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes;
$842,830,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 1998.
Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army
For construction, procurement, production, and modification
of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, including
ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized
equipment and training devices; expansion of public and
private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for
the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein,
may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to
approval of title; and procurement and installation of
equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and
private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the
foregoing purposes; $1,616,964,000, to remain available for
obligation until September 30, 1998: Provided, That of the
funds appropriated in this paragraph, $257,300,000 shall not
be obligated or expended until authorized by law.
Procurement of Ammunition, Army
For construction, procurement, production, and modification
of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized
equipment and training devices; expansion of public and
private plants, including ammunition facilities authorized by
section 2854, title 10, United States Code, and the land
necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;
and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances,
and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant
and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and
other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes;
$1,019,315,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 1998.
Other Procurement, Army
For construction, procurement, production, and modification
of vehicles, including tactical, support, and nontracked
combat vehicles; the purchase of not to exceed 41 passenger
motor vehicles for replacement only; communications and
electronic equipment; other support equipment; spare parts,
ordnance, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and
training devices; expansion of public and private plants,
including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing
purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be
acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to
approval of title; and procurement and installation of
equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and
private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the
foregoing purposes; $2,570,125,000, to remain available for
obligation until September 30, 1998: Provided, That of the
funds appropriated in this paragraph, $24,538,000 shall not
be obligated or expended until authorized by law.
Aircraft Procurement, Navy
For construction, procurement, production, modification,
and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance,
spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized
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equipment; expansion of public and private plants, including
the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may
be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to
approval of title; and procurement and installation of
equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and
private plants; reserve plant and Government and
contractor-owned equipment layaway; $4,310,703,000, to
remain available for obligation until September 30, 1998:
Provided, That of the funds appropriated in this
paragraph, $204,215,000 shall not be obligated or expended
until authorized by law.
Weapons Procurement, Navy
For construction, procurement, production, modification,
and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weapons, and
related support equipment including spare parts, and
accessories therefor; expansion of public and private plants,
including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and
interests therein, may be acquired, and construction
prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and
procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and
machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and
Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway;
$1,736,211,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 1998: Provided, That of the funds appropriated
in this paragraph, $109,800,000 shall not be obligated or
expended until authorized by law.
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps
For construction, procurement, production, and modification
of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized
equipment and training devices; expansion of public and
private plants, including ammunition facilities authorized by
section 2854, title 10, United States Code, and the land
necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;
and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances,
and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant
and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and
other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes;
$483,779,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 1998: Provided, That of the funds appropriated
in this paragraph, $22,000,000 shall not be obligated or
expended until authorized by law.
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy
For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition,
or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including
armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appliances, and
machine tools and installation thereof in public and private
plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned
equipment layaway; procurement of critical, long leadtime
components and designs for vessels to be constructed or
converted in the future; and expansion of public and private
plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and
interests therein, may be acquired, and construction
prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;
$5,577,958,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2000: Provided, That additional obligations may
be incurred after September 30, 2000, for engineering
services, tests, evaluations, and other such budgeted work
that must be performed in the final stage of ship
construction: Provided further, That none of the funds herein
provided for the construction or conversion of any naval
vessel to be constructed in shipyards in the United States
shall be expended in foreign facilities for the construction
of major components of such vessel: Provided further, That
none of the funds herein provided shall be used for the
construction of any naval vessel in foreign shipyards.
Other Procurement, Navy
For procurement, production, and modernization of support
equipment and materials not otherwise provided for, Navy
ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new ships, and
ships authorized for conversion); the purchase of not to
exceed 252 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only;
expansion of public and private plants, including
the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests
therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted
thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and
installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools
in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government
and contractor-owned equipment layaway; $2,480,670,000, to
remain available for obligation until September 30, 1998:
Provided, That of the funds appropriated in this
paragraph, $19,198,000 shall not be obligated or expended
until authorized by law.
Procurement, Marine Corps
For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture,
and modification of missiles, armament, military equipment,
spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant equipment,
appliances, and machine tools, and installation thereof in
public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and
contractor-owned equipment layaway; vehicles for the Marine
Corps, including the purchase of not to exceed 194 passenger
motor vehicles for replacement only; and expansion of public
and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and
such lands and interests therein, may be acquired and
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;
$480,852,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 1998: Provided, That of the funds appropriated
in this paragraph, $81,605,000 shall not be obligated or
expended until authorized by law.
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft
and equipment, including armor and armament, specialized
ground handling equipment, and training devices, spare parts,
and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of
public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and
installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures,
and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;
reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment
layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing
purposes including rents and transportation of things;
$7,162,603,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 1998: Provided, That of the funds appropriated
in this paragraph, $130,651,000 shall not be obligated or
expended until authorized by law.
Missile Procurement, Air Force
For construction, procurement, and modification of
missiles, spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment,
including spare parts and accessories therefor, ground
handling equipment, and training devices; expansion of public
and private plants, Government-owned equipment and
installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures,
and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;
reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment
layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing
purposes including rents and transportation of things;
$3,223,265,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 1998.
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force
For construction, procurement, production, and modification
of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized
equipment and training devices; expansion of public and
private plants, including ammunition facilities authorized by
section 2854, title 10, United States Code, and the land
necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;
and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances,
and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant
and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and
other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes;
$321,328,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 1998.
Other Procurement, Air Force
For procurement and modification of equipment (including
ground guidance and electronic control equipment, and ground
electronic and communication equipment), and supplies,
materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided
for; the purchase of not to exceed 385 passenger motor
vehicles for replacement only; and expansion of public and
private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation
thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and
acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and
construction prosecuted thereon, prior to approval of title;
reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment
layaway; $6,508,425,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 1998.
Procurement, Defense-Wide
For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department
of Defense (other than the military departments) necessary
for procurement, production, and modification of equipment,
supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise
provided for; the purchase of not to exceed 451 passenger
motor vehicles, of which 447 shall be for replacement only;
expansion of public and private plants, equipment, and
installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures,
and acquisition of land for the foregoing purposes, and such
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;
reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment
layaway; $2,187,085,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 1998.
National Guard and Reserve Equipment
For procurement of aircraft, missiles, tracked combat
vehicles, ammunition, other weapons, and other procurement
for the reserve components of the Armed Forces; $908,125,000,
to remain available for obligation until September 30, 1998:
Provided, That of the funds appropriated in this paragraph,
$138,125,000 shall not be obligated or expended until
authorized by law.
amendment offered by ms. furse
Ms. FURSE. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
The Clerk read as follows:
Amendment offered by Ms. Furse: On page 23, line 17, strike
``$7,162,603,000,'' and insert ``$7,140,703,000''.
Mr. YOUNG of Florida (during the reading). Mr. Chairman, I ask
unanimous consent that the amendment be considered as read and printed
in the Record.
The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from
Florida?
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There was no objection.
Ms. FURSE. Mr. Chairman, this is a very simple amendment. This is to
cut $21.9 million from an aircraft procurement account for spare parts.
That $21.9 million is more than what is required, and my amendment
would merely remove that $21.9 million from the $117 million.
Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman yield?
Ms. FURSE. I yield to the gentleman from Florida.
Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, we appreciate the amendment being
offered. We are very much aware of the amendment and agree with this
amendment, and we are prepared to accept it.
Ms. FURSE. I thank the Chairman and I thank the ranking member.
The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentlewoman from Oregon [Ms. Furse].
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I move the committee do now rise.
The motion was agreed to.
Accordingly the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr.
Bonilla), having assumed the chair, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Chairman of the
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, reported that
that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 2126),
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, had come to no
resolution thereon.
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