[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 134 (Thursday, August 10, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12295-S12297]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


      THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996

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                        HELMS AMENDMENT NO. 2378

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. HELMS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 1026, supra; as follows:

       On page 422, in the table preceding line 1, in the matter 
     relating to the Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg, 
     North Carolina, strike out ``$8,100,000'' in the amount 
     column and insert in lieu thereof ``$9,400,000''.
       On page 424, line 22, increase the amount by $1,300,000.
       On page 424, line 25, increase the amount by $1,300,000.
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                        DOLE AMENDMENT NO. 2379

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. DOLE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill, S. 1026, supra; as follows:

       On page 31, after line 22, insert the following:

     SEC. 133. JOINT PRIMARY AIRCRAFT TRAINING SYSTEM PROGRAM.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under section 
     103(1), $54,968,000 shall be available for the Joint Primary 
     Aircraft Training System program for procurement of up to 
     eight aircraft.
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                        LOTT AMENDMENT NO. 2380

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. LOTT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill, S. 1026, supra; as follows:

       Beginning on page 20, line 24, strike out ``reviewed'' and 
     all that follows through page 21, line 2, and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``qualified for operational use and platform 
     certification have been completed for full qualification of 
     an alternative composite rocket motor and propellant.''.
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                        ROBB AMENDMENT NO. 2381

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. ROBB submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill, S. 1026, supra; as follows:

       On page 137, after line 24, insert the following:

     SEC. 389. REPORT ON PRIVATE PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS 
                   PERFORMED BY MILITARY AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than May 1, 1996, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     feasibility, including the costs and benefits, of using 
     private sources for satisfying, in whole or in part, the 
     requirements of the Department of Defense for VIP 
     transportation by air, airlift for other personnel and for 
     cargo, in-flight refueling of aircraft, and performance of 
     such other military aircraft functions as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to discuss in the report.
       (b) Content of Report.--The report shall include a 
     discussion of the following:
       (1) Contracting for the performance of the functions 
     referred to in subsection (a).
       (2) Converting to private ownership and operation the 
     Department of Defense VIP air fleets, personnel and cargo 
     aircraft, and in-flight refueling aircraft, and other 
     Department of Defense aircraft.
       (3) The wartime requirements for the various VIP and 
     transport fleets.
       (4) The assumptions used in the cost-benefit analysis.
       (5) The effect on military personnel and facilities of 
     using private sources, as described in paragraphs (1) and 
     (2), for the purposes described in subsection (a).
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                 WARNER (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2382

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Kempthorne, and Mr. Craig) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by them to the bill, S. 1026, supra; 
as follows:

       On page 570, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:

     SEC. 3168. SENSE OF SENATE ON NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING 
                   SHIPMENTS OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL FROM NAVAL 
                   REACTORS.

       (a) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and 
     the Governor of the State of Idaho should continue good faith 
     negotiations for the purpose of reaching an agreement on the 
     issue of shipments of spent nuclear fuel from naval reactors.
       (b) Report.--(1) Not later than September 1, 1995, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security 
     of the House of Representatives a written report on the 
     status or outcome of the negotiations urged under subsection 
     (a).
       (2) The report shall include the following matters:
       (A) If an agreement is reached, the terms of the agreement, 
     including the dates on which shipments of spent nuclear fuel 
     from naval reactors will resume.
       (B) If an agreement is not reached--
       (i) the Secretary's evaluation of the issues remaining to 
     be resolved before an agreement can be reached;
       (ii) the likelihood that an agreement will be reached 
     before October 1, 1995; and
       (iii) the steps that must be taken to insure that the Navy 
     can meet the national security requirements of the United 
     States.
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                      THURMOND AMENDMENT NO. 2383

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. THURMOND submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 1026, supra; as follows:

       On page 69, line 25, decrease the amount by $10,000,000.
       On page 70, line 5, strike out ``$1,472,947,000'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``$1,482,947,000''.
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                 GLENN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2384

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. GLENN (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Pell, and Mr. Moynihan) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by them to the bill, S. 
1026, supra; as follows:

       On page 49, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:

     SEC. 224. JOINT SEISMIC PROGRAM AND GLOBAL SEISMIC NETWORK.

       To the extent provided in appropriations Acts, $9,500,000 
     of the unobligated balance of funds available to the Air 
     Force for research, development, test, and evaluation for 
     fiscal year 1995 for the Defense Support Program shall be 
     available for continuation of the Joint Seismic Program and 
     Global Seismic Network.
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                 HARKIN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2385

  (Order to lie on the table.)
  Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Robb, Mr. 
Heflin, and Mr. Bingaman) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill, S. 1026, supra; as follows:

       On page 72, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:

     SEC. 305. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR THE CIVIL AIR PATROL.

       (a) Increase.--(1) The amount of funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act for operation and maintenance of the 
     Air Force for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation is hereby 
     increased by $5,000,000.
       (2) The amount authorized to be appropriated for operation 
     and maintenance for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation under 
     paragraph (1) is in addition to any other funds authorized to 
     be appropriated under this Act for that purpose.
       (b) Offsetting Reduction.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated under this Act for Air Force support of the 
     Civil Air Patrol is hereby reduced by $2,900,000. The amount 
     of the reduction shall be allocated among funds authorized to 
     be appropriated for Air Force personnel supporting the Civil 
     Air Patrol and for Air Force operation and maintenance 
     support for the Civil Air Patrol.
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                        BROWN AMENDMENT NO. 2386

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 1026, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill add the following

     ``SEC.   . STUDY ON CHEMICAL WEAPONS STOCKPILE.

       (a) Study.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
     study to assess the risk associated with transportation of 
     the unitary stockpile, any portion of the stockpile to 
     include drained agents from munitions and munitions, from one 
     location to another within the continental United States. 
     Also, the Secretary shall include a study of the assistance 
     available to communities in the vicinity if the Department of 
     Defense facilities co-located with continuing chemical 
     stockpile and chemical demilitarization operations which 
     facilities are subject to closure, realignment, or 
     reutilization.
       (2) The review shall include an analysis of--
       (A) the results of the physical and chemical integrity 
     report conducted by the Army on existing stockpile;
       (B) a determination of the viability of transportation of 
     any portion of the stockpile, to include drained agent from 
     munitions and the munitions;
       (C) the safety, cost-effectiveness, and public 
     acceptability of transporting the stockpile, in its current 
     configuration, or in alternative configurations;
       (D) the economic effects of closure, realignment, or 
     reutilization of the facilities referred to in paragraph (1) 
     on the communities referred to in that paragraph; and
       (E) the unique problems that such communities face with 
     respect to the reuse of such facilities as a result of the 
     operations referred to in paragraph (1).
       (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the study carried out under subsection (a). The 
     report shall include recommendations of the Secretary on 
     methods for ensuring the expeditions and cost-effective 
     transfer or lease of facilities referred to in paragraph (1) 
     of subsection (a) to communities referred to in paragraph (1) 
     for reuse by such communities.''
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                      JEFFORDS AMENDMENT NO. 2387

  (Ordered to lie on the table.
  Mr. JEFFORDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 1026, supra; as follows:

       On page 137, after line 24, add the following:

     SEC. 389. FUNDING FOR CERTAIN IMPACT AID.

       (a) In General.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
     under this title, $400,000,000 shall be available for 
     carrying out programs of financial assistance to local 
     educational agencies authorized by title VIII of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, of which--
       (1) $340,000,000 shall be for payments under section 
     8003(b) of that Act;
       (2) $20,000,000 shall be for payments under section 8003(d) 
     of that Act; and
       (3) $40,000,000 shall be for payments under section 8003(f) 
     of that Act, which amount shall remain available until 
     expended.
       (b) Limitations on Availability of Funds.--(1) Funds 
     available under subsection (a) shall be used only for 
     payments on behalf of children described in subparagraphs 
     (A)(ii), (B), and (D) of section 8003(a)(1) of that Act.
       (2) Such funds may not be used for payments under section 
     8003(d) of that Act.
       (3) Such funds shall be governed by the provisions of title 
     VIII of that Act.
       (c) Payment Amounts.--(1) Payment amounts for local 
     educational agencies shall be calculated by the Secretary of 
     Education under the provisions of title VIII of that Act 
     based on the total amounts provided to the Department of 
     Education and the Department of Defense for Impact Aid.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense shall distribute funds to 
     local educational agencies based on calculations under 
     paragraph (1).
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                    PRYOR AMENDMENTS NOS. 2388-2389

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. PRYOR submitted two amendments intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 1026, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 2388

       On page 468, after line 24, add the following:

     SEC. 2825. INTERIM LEASES OF PROPERTY APPROVED FOR CLOSURE OR 
                   REALIGNMENT.

       Section 2667(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4)(A) Notwithstanding the National Environmental Policy 
     Act of 1969, the scope of any environmental impact analysis 
     necessary to support an interim lease of property under this 
     subsection shall be limited to the environmental consequences 
     of activities authorized under any such lease proposal and 
     the cumulative impacts of other past, present, and reasonably 
     foreseeable future proposed leasehold, so long as the lease 
     would not irreversibly alter the environment in a way that 
     reasonable disposal alternatives would be precluded.
       ``(B) Interim leases entered into under this subsection 
     that will not have a significant effect on the quality of the 
     human environment shall, in consultation with the local 
     redevelopment authority, be deemed not to prejudice the final 
     property disposal decision, even though final property 
     disposal may be delayed until completion of the interim lease 
     term, unless authorized activities under the lease would 
     irreversibly alter the environment in a way that reasonable 
     disposal alternatives would be precluded.''.
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                           Amendment No. 2389
       On page 69, between lines 9 and 10 insert the following:

     SEC. 242. TESTING OF THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE INTERCEPTORS.

       (a) Sense of the Senate.--The Senate strongly supports the 
     rapid development and deployment of a theater missile defense 
     capability that protects American Service personnel in 
     theaters around the world. The importance of developing and 
     fielding an effective and suitable theater missile defense 
     system on a timely basis is of paramount importance to the 
     Senate. The complexity and unique requirements for the 
     theater missile defense systems and the implication of any 
     delays in fielding a theater missile defense capability 
     strongly concern the Senate. Therefore, the Senate strongly 
     desires to be informed on the progress of each theater 
     missile defense acquisition program and its integration into 
     a system that will effectively defend our forward deployed 
     and expeditionary forces, friends and allies.
       ``(b) Testing of Theater Missile Defense Interceptors.--(1) 
     The Secretary of Defense may not approve a theater missile 
     defense interceptor program proceeding beyond the low-rate 
     initial production acquisition stage until the Secretary 
     certifies to the Congressional defense committees that such 
     program has successfully completed initial operational test 
     and evaluation, and is found to be a suitable and effective 
     system.
       ``(2) In order to be certified under paragraph (b) as 
     having been successfully completed, the initial operational 
     test and evaluation conducted with respect to an interceptors 
     program must have included flight tests--
       ``(A) that were conducted with multiple interceptors and 
     multiple targets in the presence of realistic 
     countermeasures; and
       ``(B) the results of which demonstrate the achievement by 
     the interceptors of the baseline performance thresholds.
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, the baseline 
     performance thresholds with respect to a program are the 
     weapons systems performance thresholds specified in the 
     baseline description for the system established (pursuant to 
     section 2435(a)(1) if title 10, United States Code) before 
     the program entered the engineering and manufacturing 
     development stage.
       ``(4) The number of flight tests described in paragraph (2) 
     that are required in order to make the certification under 
     paragraph (1) shall be a number determined by the Director, 
     Operational Test and Evaluation to be sufficient for the 
     purposes of this section.

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       ``(5) The Secretary may augment flight testing to 
     demonstrate weapons system performance goals for purposes of 
     the certification under paragraph (1) through the use of 
     modeling and simulation that is validated by ground and 
     flight testing.
       ``(6) The Director, Operational Test and Evaluation and 
     Ballistic Missile Defense Organization shall include in their 
     annual reports to Congress plans to adequately test theater 
     missile defense interceptor programs throughout the 
     acquisition process. As these theater missile defense systems 
     progress through the acquisition process, the Director, 
     Operational Test and Evaluation and Ballistic Missile Defense 
     Organization shall include in their annual reports to 
     Congress an assessment of how these programs satisfy planned 
     test objectives.''
     

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