[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 154 (Friday, September 29, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S14765-S14766]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 THE INTELLIGENCE APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996

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                       SPECTER AMENDMENT NO. 2880

  Mr. COATS (for Mr. Specter) proposed an amendment to the bill (S. 
922) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for intelligence 
and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government and 
the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and 
for other purposes; as follows:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
     Committee amendment to page 3, lines 18 through 21 of the 
     bill, insert the following:
       (c) Scope of Schedule.--For fiscal year 1996, the Schedule 
     of Authorizations referred to in subsections (a) and (b) does 
     not include the Schedule of Authorizations for the Joint 
     Military Intelligence Programs (JMIP).
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                SPECTER (AND KERREY) AMENDMENT NO. 28881

  Mr. COATS (for Mr. Specter for himself and Mr. kerrey) proposed an 
amendment to the bill S. 922, supra; as follows:

       On page 11, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following 
     new section:
       SEC. 309. REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED TO BE 
           APPROPRIATED FOR THE NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE FOR 
           FISCAL YEAR 1996.
       The total amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1996 for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) shall 
     be reduced by an amount equal to the amount by which 
     appropriations for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
     1996 are reduced to reflect the availability of funds 
     appropriated prior to fiscal year 1996 that have accumulated 
     in the carry forward accounts for that Office.
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                SPECTER (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2882

  Mr. COATS (for Mr. Specter, for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Bryan, and 
Mr. Shelby) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 922, supra; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 310. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE 
                   OFFICE.

       (a) Limitation.--No funds are authorized to be carried over 
     into FY 1997 or subsequent years for the programs, projects, 
     and activities of the National Reconnaissance Office in 
     excess of the amount necessary to provide for the ongoing 
     mission of the NRO for one month.''
       (b) Management Review.--(1) The Inspector General for the 
     Central Intelligence Agency and the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense shall jointly undertake a comprehensive 
     review of the financial management of the National 
     Reconnaissance Office to evaluate the effectiveness of 
     policies and internal controls over the budget of the 
     National Reconnaissance Office, including the use of forward 
     funding, to ensure that National Reconnaissance Office funds 
     are used in accordance with the policies of the Director of 
     Central Intelligence and the Department of Defense, the 
     guidelines of the National Reconnaissance Office, and 
     congressional direction.
       (2) The review required by paragraph (1) shall--
       (A) determine the quality of the development and 
     implementation of the budget process within the National 
     Reconnaissance Office at both the comptroller and directorate 
     level;
       (B) assess the advantages and disadvantages of the use of 
     incremental versus full funding for contracts entered into by 
     the National Reconnaissance Office;
       (C) assess the advantages and disadvantages of the National 
     Reconnaissance Office's use of forward funding;
       (D) determine how the National Reconnaissance Office 
     defines, identifies, and justifies forward funding 
     requirements;
       (E) determine how the National Reconnaissance Office tracks 
     and manages forward funding;
       (F) determine how the National Reconnaissance Office plans 
     to comply with congressional direction regarding forward 
     funding;
       (G) determine whether or not a contract entered into by the 
     National Reconnaissance Office has ever encountered a 
     contingency which required the utilization of more than 30 
     days of forward funding;
       (H) consider the proposal by the Director of Central 
     Intelligence for the establishment of a position of a Chief 
     Financial Officer, and assess how the functions to be 
     performed by that officer would enhance the financial 
     management of the National Reconnaissance Office; and
       (I) make recommendations, as appropriate, to improve 
     control and management of the budget process of the National 
     Reconnaissance Office.
       (3) The President shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     committees of the Congress setting forth the findings of the 
     review required by paragraph (1) not later than 90 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, with an interim report 
     provided to those committees not later than 45 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (c) Report.--(1) Not later than January 30, 1996, the 
     President shall submit a report to the appropriate committees 
     of the Congress on a proposal to subject the budget of the 
     intelligence community to greater oversight by the Executive 
     branch of Government.
       (2) Such report shall include--
       (A) consideration of establishing by statute a financial 
     control officer for the National Reconnaissance Office, other 
     elements of the intelligence community and for the 
     intelligence community as a whole; and
       (B) recommendations for procedures to be used by the Office 
     of Management and Budget for review of the budget of the 
     National Reconnaissance Office.
       (d) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       (1) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence 
     community'' has the meaning given to the term in section 3(4) 
     of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).
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                       SPECTER AMENDMENT NO. 2883

  Mr. COATS (for Mr. Specter) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 922, 
supra; as follows:

       On page 11, strike lines 17 through 21 and insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 
                   VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY ACT.

       (a) Extension of Authority.--Section 2(f) of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Voluntary Separation Pay Act (50 U.S.C. 
     403-4(f)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 1997'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 1999''.
       (b) Remittance of Funds.--Section 2 of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Voluntary Separation Pay Act (50 U.S.C. 
     403-4) is amended 

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     by inserting at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Remittance of Funds.--The Director shall remit to the 
     Office of Personnel Management for deposit in the Treasury of 
     the United States to the credit of the Civil Service 
     Retirement and Disability Fund (in addition to any other 
     payments which the Director is required to make under 
     subchapter III of chapter 83 and subchapter II of chapter 84 
     of title 5, United States Code), an amount equal to 15 
     percent of the final basic pay of each employee who, in 
     fiscal year 1998 or fiscal year 1999, retires voluntarily 
     under section 8336, 8412, or 8414 of such title or resigns 
     and to whom a voluntary separation incentive payment has been 
     or is to be paid under this section.''.
       At the end of title V of the bill, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 504. ENHANCEMENT OF CAPABILITIES OF CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE 
                   STATIONS.

       (a) Authority.--(1) In addition to funds otherwise 
     available for such purpose, the Secretary of the Army is 
     authorized to transfer or reprogram funds for the enhancement 
     of the capabilities of the Bad Aibling Station and the 
     Menwith Hill Station, including improvements of facility 
     infrastructure and quality of life programs at both 
     installations.
       (2) The authority of paragraph (1) may be exercised 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law.
       (b) Funding.--Funds available for the Army for operations 
     and maintenance for any fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out subsection (a).
       (c) Congressional Notification.--Whenever the Secretary of 
     the Army determines that an amount to be transferred or 
     reprogrammed under this section would cause the total amounts 
     transferred or reprogrammed in that fiscal year to exceed 
     $1,000,000, the Secretary shall notify in advance the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, 
     and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on 
     National Security, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and provide a justification for the 
     increased expenditure.
       (d) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to modify or obviate existing law or practice with 
     regard to the transfer or reprogramming of substantial sums 
     of money from the Department of the Army to the Bad Aibling 
     or Menwith Hill Stations.
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                      MIKULSKI AMENDMENT NO. 2884

  Mr. COATS (for Ms. Mikulski) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 
922, supra; as follows:

       On page 10, line 7, after ``(22 U.S.C. 4008),'' insert 
     ``and to provide for other personnel review systems,''.
       On page 10, at the end of line 10 add the following new 
     sentence: ``The report shall also contain a description and 
     analysis of voluntary separation incentive proposals, 
     including a waiver of the two-percent penalty reduction for 
     early retirement.''

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