[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 103 (Friday, July 12, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7834-S7835]
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                       BRADLEY AMENDMENT NO. 4569

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. BRADLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 1894, supra; as follows:

       On page 88, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
       Sec. 8099. (1) Not later than April 1, 1997, the 
     Comptroller General shall, in consultation with the Inspector 
     General of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of 
     Defense, and the Secretary of Labor, submit to Congress a 
     report which shall include the following:
       (A) an analysis and breakdown of the restructuring costs 
     paid by or submitted to the Department of Defense to 
     companies involved in business combination since 1993;
       (B) an analysis of the specific costs associated with 
     workforce reductions;
       (C) an analysis of the services provided to the workers 
     affected by business combinations;
       (D) an analysis of the effectiveness of the restructuring 
     costs used to assist laid off workers in gaining employment;
       (E) in accordance with Section 818 of 10 U.S.C. 2324, an 
     analysis of the savings reached from the business combination 
     relative to the restructuring costs paid by the Department of 
     Defense.
       (2) The report should set forth recommendations to make 
     this program more effective for workers affected by business 
     combinations and more efficient in terms of the use of 
     federal dollars.
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              HEFLIN (AND SHELBY) AMENDMENTS NO. 4570-4572

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. HEFLIN (for himself and Mr. Shelby) submitted three amendments 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill, S. 1894, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 4570

       On page 23, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:
       Procurement of new main feed pump turbines for the 
     Constellation (CV-64), $4,200,000;
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                           Amendment No. 4571

       On page 31, line 5, strike ``$21,968,000'' and insert 
     ``$31,218,000''.
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                           Amendment No. 4572

       On page 88, lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
       Sec. 8099. (a) The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that 
     solicitations for contracts for unrestricted procurement to 
     be entered into using funds appropriated for the Army by this 
     Act include, where appropriate, specific goals for 
     subcontracts with small businesses, small disadvantages 
     businesses, and women owned small businesses.
       (b) The Secretary shall ensure that any subcontract entered 
     into pursuant to a solicitation referred to in subsection (a) 
     that meets a specific goal referred to in that subsection is 
     credited toward the overall goal of the Army for subcontracts 
     with the businesses referred to in that subsection.
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                        SIMON AMENDMENT NO. 4573

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. SIMON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 1894, supra; as follows:

       On page 88, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
       Sec. 8099. (a) No funds appropriated under this Act shall 
     be obligated or expended for new contracts with any person or 
     entity that, with a clear pattern and practice (as determined 
     by the Secretary of Labor), has violated the provisions of 
     the National Labor Relations Act.
       (b) A debarment, as described in subsection (a), may apply 
     to any person or entity, or to a subsidiary or division 
     thereof, that has engaged in a clear pattern and practice of 
     violating the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act.
       (c) A debarment, as described in subsections (a) and (b), 
     may be waived or removed by the Secretary of Defense upon the 
     submission of an application to the Secretary of Defense that 
     is supported by documentary evidence and that sets forth 
     appropriate reasons for the granting of the debarment waiver 
     or removal, including reasons such as compliance with the 
     final orders that are found to have been willfully violated, 
     a bona fide change of ownership or management, or fraud or 
     misrepresentation by the charging party. The Secretary of 
     Defense may also waive or remove an order of debarment for 
     reasons of national security, or if alternative and timely 
     sources of procurement are not available.
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                        SIMON AMENDMENT NO. 4574

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. SIMON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 1894, supra; as follows:

       On page 88, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
       Sec. 8099. (a) No funds appropriated under this Act shall 
     be obligated or expended for new contracts with any person or 
     entity that, with a clear pattern and practice (as determined 
     by the Secretary of Labor), has violated the provisions of 
     the National Labor Relations Act.
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               SPECTER (AND JOHNSTON) AMENDMENT NO. 4575

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Johnston) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by them to the bill, S. 1894, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 19, line 7, insert the following: ``; Provided, 
     That of the funds provided in this paragraph and not 
     withstanding the provisions of title 31, United States Code, 
     Section 1502(a), not to exceed $25,000,000 is appropriated 
     for the benefit of the Army National Guard to complete the 
     remaining design and development of the upgrade and to 
     increase gunner survivability, range, accuracy, and lethality 
     for the fully modernized Super Dragon Missile System, 
     including pre-production engineering and systems 
     qualification.''
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                       STEVENS AMENDMENT NO. 4576

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. STEVENS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 1894, supra; as follows:

       On page 88, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
       Sec. 8099. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, the number for Military Personnel, Navy in shall be 
     $16,948,481,000, the number for Military Personnel, Air Force 
     shall be $17,026,210,000, the number for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Army shall be $17,696,659,000, the number for 
     Operation and Maintenance, Air Force shall be 
     $17,326,909,000, the number for Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide shall be $9,887,142,000, the number for Overseas 
     Contingency Operations Transfer Fund shall be $1,140,157,000, 
     the number for Defense Health Program shall be 
     $10,251,208,000, and the number for Defense Health Program 
     Operation and maintenance shall be $9,931,738,000.
       (b) Advanced billing for services provided or work 
     performed by the Navy's defense business operating fund 
     activities is prohibited: Provided, That of the funds 
     appropriated for Operation and Maintenance, Navy, 
     $2,976,000,000 shall be available only for depot maintenance 
     activities and programs, and $989,700,000 shall be available 
     only for real property maintenance activities.
       (c) Of the funds appropriated in this Act, $1,000,000 shall 
     be made available, by grant or other transfer, to the Harnett 
     County School Board, Lillington, North Carolina, for use by 
     the school board for the education of dependents of members 
     of the Armed Forces and employees of the Department of 
     Defense located at Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base, North 
     Carolina.
       (d) Funds appropriated in title II of this Act for 
     supervision and administration costs for facilities 
     maintenance and repair, minor construction, or design 
     projects may be obligated at the time the reimbursable order 
     is accepted by the performing activity: Provided, That for 
     the purpose of this subsection, supervision and 
     administration costs includes all in-house government costs.
       (e) The Secretary of the Air Force and the Director of the 
     Office of Personnel Management shall submit a joint report 
     describing in detail the benefits, allowances, services, and 
     any other forms of assistance which may or shall be provided 
     to any civilian employee of the Federal government or to any 
     private citizen, or to the family of such an individual, who 
     is injured or killed while traveling on an aircraft owned, 
     leased, chartered, or operated by the Government of the 
     United States: Provided, That the report required by this 
     subsection shall be submitted to the Congressional defense 
     committees and to the Committee on Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight of the House of Representatives not later than 
     December 15, 1996.
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                        LEVIN AMENDMENT NO. 4577

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. LEVIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 1894, supra; as follows:

       On page 26, line 10, strike out ``$6,630,370,000'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof $6,582,370,000''.
       On page 34, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:

[[Page S7835]]

                   Anti-Terrorism Activities, Defense


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For anti-terrorism activities of the Department of Defense, 
     $14,000,000 for transfer to appropriations available to the 
     Department of Defense for operations and maintenance, for 
     procurement, and research, development, test, and evaluation: 
     Provided, That the funds appropriated by this paragraph shall 
     be available for obligation for the same period and for the 
     same purpose as the appropriation to which transferred: 
     Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in 
     this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer authority 
     contained in this Act.
       On page 88, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
       Sec. 8099. The Secretary of Defense shall establish, 
     beginning in fiscal year 1997, a program element in the 
     Office of the Secretary of Defense, for the purposes of 
     funding emergency anti-terrorism activities. The fund shall 
     be in addition to funds appropriated under other provisions 
     of this Act for anti-terrorism, and is intended to allow the 
     Secretary of Defense to respond quickly to emergency anti-
     terrorism requirements identified by the Commanders, of the 
     Unified Combatant Commands or Joint Task Force Commanders 
     that arise in response to a change in threat level.
       Sec. 9000. None of the funds appropriated in title III of 
     this Act may be obligated or expended for more than six new 
     production F-16 aircraft.
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                        LEVIN AMENDMENT NO. 4578

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. LEVIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 1894, supra; as follows:

       On page 26, line 10, strike out ``$6,630,370,000'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``$6,582,370,000''.
       On page 34, between lines 14 and 20 insert the following:

                   Anti-Terrorism Activities, Defense


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For anti-terrorism activities of the Department of Defense, 
     $14,000,000, for transfer to appropriations available to the 
     Department of Defense for operations and maintenance, for 
     procurement, and for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation: Provided, That the funds appropriated by this 
     paragraph shall be available for obligation for the same 
     period and for the same purposes as the appropriation to 
     which transferred: Provided further, That the transfer 
     authority provided in this paragraph is in addition to any 
     other transfer authority contained in this Act.
       On page 88, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
       Sec. 8099. It is the sense of the Congress that (1) the 
     Secretary of Defense should establish, beginning in fiscal 
     year 1997, program element in the Office of the Secretary of 
     Defense for the purposes of funding emergency anti-terrorism 
     activities, (2) funds appropriated for the program element 
     should be in addition to other funds available under this Act 
     for anti-terrorism, and is intended to allow the Secretary of 
     Defense to respond quickly to emergency anti-terrorism 
     requirements identified by the commanders of the unified 
     combatant commands or Joint Task Force Commanders that arise 
     in response to a change in threat level.''
       Sec. 9000. None of the funds appropriated in title III of 
     this Act may be obligated or expended for more than six new 
     production F-16 aircraft.

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