[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 30, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H8958-H8980]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 3517

  Mrs. VUCANOVICH submitted the following conference report and 
statement on the bill (H.R. 3517) making appropriations for military 
construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, 
and for other purposes:

                  Conference Report (H. Rept. 104-721)

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     3517) ``making appropriations for military construction, 
     family housing, and base realignment and closure for the 
     Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 
     30, 1997, and for other purposes,'' having met, after full 
     and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do 
     recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
       That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 15, 19, 
     35, 37, and 38.
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendments of the Senate numbered 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16, 
     24, 26, 29, and 36, and agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 2:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 2, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $565,688,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 3:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 3, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $50,538,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 5:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 5, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $707,094,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 6:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 6, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $49,927,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 10:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 10, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $754,064,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 11:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 11, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $50,687,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 14:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 14, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $763,922,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 17:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 17, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:


                     DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY

                 UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied 
     Housing Improvement Fund, $5,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That subject to thirty days prior 
     notification to the Committees on Appropriations, such 
     additional amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of 
     Defense may be transferred to the Fund from amounts 
     appropriated for the acquisition or construction of military 
     unaccompanied housing in ``Military Construction'' accounts, 
     to be merged with and to be made available for the same 
     purposes and for the same period of time as amounts 
     appropriated directly to the Fund: Provided further, That 
     appropriations made available for the Fund in this Act shall 
     be available to cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans and 
     loan guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant 
     to the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 
     10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means of 
     acquiring and improving military unaccompanied housing and 
     ancillary supporting facilities.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 18:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 18, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $78,086,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 20:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 20, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $189,855,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 21:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 21, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $55,543,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 22:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 22, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $37,579,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 23:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 23, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $52,805,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 25:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 25, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $158,503,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 27:

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       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 27, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $1,370,969,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 28:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 28, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $499,886,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 30:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 30, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $1,514,127,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 31:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 31, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $317,507,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 32:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 32, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $816,509,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 33:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 33, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $1,134,016,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 34:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 34, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $25,000,000 ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 39:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 39, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section number proposed by said amendment, 
     insert: 123 ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 40:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 40, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter inserted by said amendment, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. 124. It is the sense of the Congress that the 
     Secretary of the Army should name buildings numbered 5308 and 
     5309 at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, as the Howell Heflin 
     Complex.
       And on page 19, line 12 of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 
     3517, strike ``Sec. 123.'' and insert ``Sec. 125.'' ; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
     Barbara F. Vucanovich,
     Sonny Callahan,
     John T. Myers,
     John Edward Porter,
     David L. Hobson,
     Roger F. Wicker,
     Bob Livingston,
     W.G. (Bill) Hefner,
     Thomas M. Foglietta,
     Esteban Edward Torres,
     Norman D. Dicks,
     David R. Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Conrad Burns,
     Ted Stevens,
     Judd Gregg,
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Mark O. Hatfield,
     Harry Reid,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
     Herb Kohl
     Robert Byrd,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

       JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CONFERENCE

       The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the 
     conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
     amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3517) making 
     appropriations for military construction, family housing, and 
     base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other 
     purposes, submit the following joint statement to the House 
     and the Senate in explanation of the effect of the action 
     agreed upon by the managers and recommended in the 
     accompanying report.


                       items of general interest

       Matters Addressed by Only One Committee.--The language and 
     allocations set forth in House Report 104-591 and Senate 
     Report 104-287 should be complied with unless specifically 
     addressed to the contrary in the conference report and 
     statement of the managers. Report language included by the 
     House which is not changed by the report of the Senate or the 
     conference, and Senate report language which is not changed 
     by the conference is approved by the committee of conference. 
     The statement of the managers, while repeating some report 
     language for emphasis, does not intend to negate the language 
     referred to above unless expressly provided herein. In cases 
     in which the House or the Senate have directed the submission 
     of a report from the Department of Defense, such report is to 
     be submitted to both House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Base Realignment and Closure.--The conferees agree to 
     provide specific approval and appropriated funds for all Base 
     Realignment and Closure construction projects as listed in 
     House Report 104-591.
       National Foreign Intelligence Requirements.--The conferees 
     expect any military construction requirements related to the 
     National Foreign Intelligence Program to be subject to the 
     same level of scrutiny and justification as any other Defense 
     requirement coming before the Military Construction 
     Appropriations Subcommittees. Insufficient review within the 
     Department and disregard for congressional authorization and 
     appropriation procedures has created a number of 
     misunderstandings, which the conferees expect will be avoided 
     in the future.
       Rescissions.--The conferees recommend a total of 
     $22,428,000 in rescissions of prior-year appropriations for 
     the military services and defense agencies as proposed by the 
     Senate, rather than a total of $12,000,000 as proposed by the 
     House. The rescissions recommended in the bill include the 
     following items which have contract savings or which were 
     previously approved and now are no longer needed:

Army 1994-1998:
Kwajalein Atoll--Roi Namur Island: Sewage treatment facility.$2,028,000
Navy 1993-1997:
Virginia--Norfolk NSC: Cold storage warehouse.................3,000,000
Virginia--Intelligence Training Center, Norfolk: Applied instruction 
  building addition...........................................6,000,000
Navy 1994-1998:
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia NS: Asbestos removal facility......2,300,000
Air Force 1995-1999:
Germany--Spangdahlem AB: Upgrade sewage and storm water system2,100,000
Defense-wide 1996-2000:
Program Re-estimate...........................................7,000,000
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    Total...................................................$22,428,000

       Hurricane Bertha.--The conferees are aware that military 
     family housing units sustained significant damage from 
     Hurricane Bertha on July 12, 1996. The conferees will 
     consider any reprogramming that may be submitted for repair 
     of these family housing units.
       Historic Preservation.--In addition to the directive 
     contained in Senate Report 104-287, the conferees direct the 
     Department to consult with the Advisory Council on Historic 
     Preservation and other relevant organizations with 
     preservation expertise in developing this report.


                      military construction, army

     Amendment No. 1
       Insert the center heading ``(Including Rescissions)'' as 
     proposed by the Senate.
     Amendment No. 2
       Appropriates $565,688,000 for Military Construction, Army 
     instead of $603,584,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $448,973,000 as proposed by the Senate. Funding for specific 
     projects agreed to by the conferees is displayed in the table 
     at the end of this report.
       California--Fort Irwin: Land Acquisition.--The conferees 
     recognize that the Army must acquire additional territory 
     adjacent to the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, 
     California, in order to maintain the excellence to training 
     operations at this unique installation. Recent information 
     has shown that environmental mitigation could be performed to 
     permit expansion to the south of the National Training 
     Center, long considered to be the most militarily 
     advantageous option. Therefore, the conferees direct the Army 
     to analyze expansion to the south, to update its cost 
     analysis and economic study of acquiring property to the 
     south, and to report its findings to the Committees on 
     Appropriations no later than March 15, 1997.
     Amendment No. 3
       Earmarks $50,538,000 for study, planning, design, architect 
     and engineer services, and host nation support instead of 
     $54,384,000 as proposed by the House and $20,723,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
     Amendment No. 4
       Inserts a provision proposed by the Senate which would 
     rescind $2,028,000 in funds appropriated for ``Military 
     Construction Army'' under Public Law 103-110.


                      military construction, navy

     Amendment No. 5
       Appropriates $707,094,000 for Military Construction, Navy 
     instead of $724,476,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $642,484,000 as proposed by the Senate. Funding for specific 
     projects agreed to by the conferees is displayed in the table 
     at the end of this report.
       California--Twentynine Palms Air-Ground Combat Center: MWR-
     Funded Facilities.--The conferees encourage the Marine Corps 
     to program and budget for adequately-sized recreational 
     facilities for the Twentynine Palms Air-Ground Combat Center 
     in order to address current deficiencies, within amounts 
     available for non-appropriate Morale, Welfare, and Recreation 
     facilities.

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     Amendment No. 6
       Earmarks $49,927,000 for study, planning, design, architect 
     and engineer services instead of $50,959,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $44,809,000 as proposed by the Senate.
     Amendment No. 7
       Deletes a provision proposed by the House and stricken by 
     the Senate which would rescind $6,900,000 in funds 
     appropriated for ``Military Construction, Navy'' under Public 
     Law 102-136.
     Amendment No. 8
       Inserts a provision proposed by the Senate which would 
     rescind $9,000,000 in funds appropriated for ``Military 
     Construction, Navy'' under Public Law 102-380, rather than 
     $2,800,000 as proposed by the House.


                    Military Construction, Air Force

     Amendment No. 9
       Inserts the center heading ``(Including Rescissions)'' as 
     proposed by the Senate.
     Amendment No. 10
       Appropriates $754,064,000 for Military Construction, Air 
     Force instead of $678,914,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $704,689,000 as proposed by the Senate. Funding for specific 
     projects agreed to by the conferees is displayed in the table 
     at the end of this report.
     Amendment No. 11
       Earmarks $50,687,000 for study, planning, design, architect 
     and engineer services instead of $47,387,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $29,797,000 as proposed by the Senate.
     Amendment No. 12
       Inserts a provision proposed by the Senate which would 
     rescind $2,100,000 in funds appropriated for ``Military 
     Construction, Air Force'' under Public Law 103-307.


                  Military Construction, Defense-Wide

     Amendment No. 13
       Inserts the words ``And Rescissions'' in the center heading 
     as proposed by the Senate.
     Amendment No. 14
       Appropriates $763,922,000 for Military Construction, 
     Defense-Wide instead of $772,345,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $771,758,000 as proposed by the Senate. Funding for 
     specific projects agreed to by the conferees is displayed in 
     the table at the end of this report.
       Energy Conservation Improvement Program.--The conferees 
     agree to provide the budget request of $47,765,000 for the 
     Energy Conservation Improvement Program, provided that the 
     Department of Defense submits project-specific justification 
     via forms 1390/1391 not less than 21 days prior to the 
     execution of any project. In addition, the conferees direct 
     that future budget requests for this program will be 
     supported by forms 1390/1391 as part of the justification of 
     budget estimates. These forms shall include the location, the 
     nature or category of the project, the cost, and the expected 
     payback using the most current technological and economic 
     information available.
     Amendment No. 15
       Earmarks $12,239,000 for study, planning, design, architect 
     and engineer services as proposed by the House instead of 
     $17,139,000 as proposed by the Senate.
     Amendment No. 16
       Inserts a provision proposed by the Senate which would 
     rescind $7,000,000 in funds appropriated for ``Military 
     Construction, Defense-Wide'' under Public Law 104-32.

 Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund

     Amendment No. 17
       Restores language proposed by the House and stricken by the 
     Senate, amended to provide an appropriation of $5,000,000 
     instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by the House, and amended 
     to strike the words ``in this Act'' in reference to the 
     transfer of funds into this Fund.


               MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

     Amendment No. 18
       Appropriates $78,086,000 for Military Construction, Army 
     National Guard instead of $41,316,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $142,948,000 as proposed by the Senate. Funding for 
     specific projects agreed to by the conferees is displayed in 
     the table at the end of this report.
     Amendment No. 19
       Restores the words ``September 30, 2001.'' as proposed by 
     the House and stricken by the Senate, and deletes language 
     proposed by the Senate which provides $10,800,000 be made 
     available under minor construction for the construction of 
     phase III, at the Western Kentucky Training Site.
       Alabama--Mobile: Army Aviation Support Facility.--The 
     conferees note that permanent law provides ``appropriations 
     shall be applied only to the objects for which the 
     appropriations were made . . .'' (31 U.S.C. 1301(a)). The 
     fiscal year 1995 Military Construction Appropriations Act 
     (Public Law 103-307) included $7,200,000 for an Army Aviation 
     Support Facility at Mobile, Alabama, and these funds are 
     available only for that purpose. The conferees encourage the 
     Army National Guard to explore any cost savings option(s) 
     available in providing this facility, including the 
     acquisition of an existing facility, if one is available 
     which can be acquired and converted for less cost to the 
     federal government than the construction of a new facility.


               military construction, air national guard

     Amendment No. 20
       Appropriates $189,855,000 for Military Construction, Air 
     National Guard instead of $118,394,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $224,444,000 as proposed by the Senate. Funding for 
     specific projects agreed to by the conferees is displayed in 
     the table at the end of this report.


                  military construction, army reserve

     Amendment No. 21
       Appropriates $55,543,000 for Military Construction, Army 
     Reserve instead of $50,159,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $75,474,000 as proposed by the Senate. Funding for specific 
     projects agreed to by the conferees is displayed in the table 
     at the end of this report.


                  military construction, naval reserve

     Amendment No. 22
       Appropriates $37,579,000 for Military Construction, Naval 
     Reserve instead of $33,169,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $49,883,000 as proposed by the Senate. Funding for specific 
     projects agreed to by the conferees is displayed in the table 
     at the end of this report.


                military construction, air force reserve

     Amendment No. 23
       Appropriates $52,805,000 for Military Construction, Air 
     Force Reserve instead of $51,655,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $67,805,000 as proposed by the Senate. Funding for 
     specific projects agreed to by the conferees is displayed in 
     the table at the end of this report.


     north atlantic treaty organization security investment program

     Amendment No. 24
       Appropriates $172,000,000 for the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization Security Investment Program as proposed by the 
     Senate, instead of $177,000,000 as proposed by the House.


                          family housing, army

     Amendment No. 25
       Appropriates $158,503,000 for Construction, Family Housing, 
     Army instead of $176,603,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $189,319,000 as proposed by the Senate. Funding for specific 
     projects agreed to by the conferees is displayed in the table 
     at the end of this report.


                       construction improvements

       The following projects are to be accomplished within the 
     amount provided for construction improvements:

Alabama--Fort Rucker (228 units)............................$16,000,000
Alaska--Fort Richardson (48 units)............................7,800,000
Alaska--Fort Wainwright (52 units)............................8,600,000
Kentucky--Fort Campbell (102 units)...........................9,600,000
Louisiana--Fort Polk (250 units)..............................7,200,000
Pennsylvania--Tobyhanna (42 units)............................2,300,000
Germany--Stuttgart (120 units)................................7,300,000
Germany--Baumholder (64 units)................................4,600,000
Germany--Mannheim (136 units).................................8,200,000
     Amendment No. 26
       Appropriates $1,212,466,000 for Operations and Maintenance, 
     Family Housing, Army as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $1,257,466,000 as proposed by the House.
     Amendment No. 27
       The conference agreement appropriates a total of 
     $1,370,969,000 for Family Housing, Army Instead of 
     $1,434,069,000 as proposed by the House and $1,401,785,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. This sum is derived from the 
     conference agreement on amendments numbered 25 and 26.


                 family housing, navy and marine corps

     Amendment No. 28
       Appropriates $499,886,000 for Construction, Family Housing, 
     Navy and Marine Corps instead of $532,456,00 as proposed by 
     the House and $418,326,000 as proposed by the Senate. Funding 
     for specific projects agreed to by the conferees is displayed 
     in the table at the end of this report.


                       construction improvements

       The following projects are to be accomplished within the 
     amount provide for construction improvements:

Mississippi--NAS Meridian (160 units)........................$6,600,000
South Carolina--MCAS Beaufort (1,257 units)...................5,900,000
Texas--JRB Fort Worth (55 units)..............................2,400,000
Washington--NAS Whidbey Island (100 units)....................7,000,000
     Amendment No. 29
       Appropriates $1,014,241,000 for Operation and Maintenance, 
     Family Housing, Navy and Marine Corps as proposed by the 
     Senate instead of $1,058,241,000 as proposed by the House.
     Amendment No. 30
       The conference agreement appropriates a total of 
     $1,514,127,000 for Family Housing, Navy and Marine Corps 
     instead of $1,590,697,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $1,432,567,000 as proposed by the Senate. This sum is derived 
     from the conference agreement on amendments numbered 28 and 
     29.


                       family housing, air force

     Amendment No. 31
       Appropriates $317,507,000 for Construction, Family Housing, 
     Air Force instead of

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     $304,068,000 as proposed by the House and $291,464,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Funding for specific projects agreed 
     to by the conferees is displayed in the table at the end of 
     this report.


                       construction improvements

       The following projects are to be accomplished within the 
     amount provided for construction improvements:

Florida--Eglin AFB (112 units)...............................$8,600,000
Ohio--Wright-Patterson AFB (52 units).........................6,000,000
Texas--Laughlin AFB (133 units)..............................13,000,000
Utah--Hill AFB (92 units).....................................7,500,000
     Amendment No. 32
       Appropriates $816,509,000 for Operation and Maintenance, 
     Family Housing, Air Force instead of $840,474,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $829,474,000 as proposed by the Senate.
     Amendment No. 33
       The conference agreement appropriates a total of 
     $1,134,016,000 for Family Housing, Air Force instead of 
     $1,144,542,000 as proposed by the House and $1,120,938,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. This sum is derived from the 
     conference agreement on amendments numbered 31 and 32.


         department of defense family housing improvement fund

     Amendment No. 34
       Appropriates $25,000,000 for Department of Defense Family 
     Housing Improvement Fund instead of $35,000,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $20,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
     Amendment No. 35
       Deletes the words ``September 30, 2001'' as proposed by the 
     Senate, and restores the word ``expended'' as proposed by the 
     House, permitting funds appropriated under this account to 
     remain available until expended.
     Amendment No. 36
       Deletes the words ``in this Act'' as proposed by the Senate 
     in reference to funds available for transfer into this Fund.


                           general provisions

     Amendment No. 37
       Restores a provision proposed by the House and stricken by 
     the Senate which would prohibit the expenditure of funds 
     except in compliance with the Buy American Act.
     Amendment No. 38
       Restores a provision proposed by the House and stricken by 
     the Senate which states the Sense of the Congress notifying 
     recipients of equipment or products authorized to be 
     purchased with financial assistance provided in this Act to 
     purchase American-made equipment and products.
     Amendment No. 39
       Inserts a provision proposed by the Senate which requires 
     the National Guard Bureau to annually prepare a future years 
     defense plan and to present it to the Committees of Congress 
     concurrent with the President's budget submission and makes a 
     technical correction to the section number.
     Amendment No. 40
       Deletes a provision proposed by the Senate prohibiting Base 
     Realignment and Closure funds from being used to pay for 
     fines or penalties resulting from violations of any law 
     pertaining to the environment. Inserts a provision, which was 
     not included in either the House or Senate bills, stating the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the naming of facilities at 
     Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. And, makes a technical correction 
     to a section number.

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                   conference total--with comparisons

       The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
     fiscal year 1996 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
     with comparisons to the fiscal year 1995 amount, the 1996 
     budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 1996 
     follow:

New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1995...$11,177,009,000
Budget estimates for new (obligational) authority, fiscal 9,132,309,000
House bill, fiscal year 1996.............................10,032,309,000
Senate bill, fiscal year 1996.............................9,832,309,000
Conference agreement, fiscal year 1996....................9,982,309,000
Conference agreement compared with:
    New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1995-1,194,700,000
Budget estimates for new (obligational) authority, fiscal y+850,000,000
    House bill, fiscal year 1996............................-50,000,000
    Senate bill, fiscal year 1996..........................+150,000,000

     Barbara F. Vucanovich,
     Sonny Callahan,
     John T. Myers,
     John Edward Porter,
     David L. Hobson,
     Roger F. Wicker,
     Bob Livingston,
     W.G. (Bill) Hefner,
     Thomas M. Foglietta,
     Esteban Edward Torres,
     Norman D. Dicks,
     David Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Conrad Burns,
     Ted Stevens,
     Judd Gregg,
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Mark O. Hatfield,
     Harry Reid,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
     Herb Kohl,
     Robert Byrd,
     Managers on the Part of the Senate.

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