[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 114 (Thursday, August 5, 1999)]
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                        House of Representatives

     CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 1059, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 
                        ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000

  Mr. SPENCE submitted the following conference report and statement on 
the Senate bill (S. 1059) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2000 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes:

                  Conference Report (H. Rept. 106-301)

  The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill (S. 1059) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, 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 disagreement to the amendment of the 
House and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:
  In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the House amendment, 
insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000''.

     SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 
                   CONTENTS.

       (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into three divisions 
     as follows:
       (1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations.
       (2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations.
       (3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security 
     Authorizations and Other Authorizations.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees defined.

            DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS

                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 101. Army.
Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps.
Sec. 103. Air Force.
Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities.
Sec. 105. Reserve components.
Sec. 106. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 107. Chemical demilitarization program.
Sec. 108. Defense health programs.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for certain Army programs.
Sec. 112. Procurement requirements for the Family of Medium Tactical 
              Vehicles.
Sec. 113. Army aviation modernization.
Sec. 114. Multiple Launch Rocket System.
Sec. 115. Extension of pilot program on sales of manufactured articles 
              and services of certain Army industrial facilities 
              without regard to availability from domestic sources.
Sec. 116. Extension of authority to carry out Armament Retooling and 
              Manufacturing Support Initiative.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Sec. 121. F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft program.
Sec. 122. Arleigh Burke class destroyer program.
Sec. 123. Repeal of requirement for annual report from shipbuilders 
              under certain nuclear attack submarine programs.
Sec. 124. LHD-8 amphibious assault ship program.
Sec. 125. D-5 missile program.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

Sec. 131. F-22 aircraft program.
Sec. 132. Replacement options for conventional air-launched cruise 
              missile.
Sec. 133. Procurement of firefighting equipment for the Air National 
              Guard and the Air Force Reserve.
Sec. 134. F-16 tactical manned reconnaisance aircraft.

           Subtitle E--Chemical Stockpile Destruction Program

Sec. 141. Destruction of existing stockpile of lethal chemical agents 
              and munitions.
Sec. 142. Comptroller General report on anticipated effects of proposed 
              changes in operation of storage sites for lethal chemical 
              agents and munitions.

         TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 202. Amount for basic and applied research.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 211. Collaborative program to evaluate and demonstrate advanced 
              technologies for advanced capability combat vehicles.
Sec. 212. Sense of Congress regarding defense science and technology 
              program.
Sec. 213. Micro-satellite technology development program.
Sec. 214. Space control technology.
Sec. 215. Space maneuver vehicle program.
Sec. 216. Manufacturing technology program.
Sec. 217. Revision to limitations on high altitude endurance unmanned 
              vehicle program.

                 Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense

Sec. 231. Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) low program.
Sec. 232. Theater missile defense upper tier acquisition strategy.
Sec. 233. Acquisition strategy for Theater High-Altitude Area Defense 
              (THAAD) system.
Sec. 234. Space-based laser program.
Sec. 235. Criteria for progression of airborne laser program.
Sec. 236. Sense of Congress regarding ballistic missile defense 
              technology funding.
Sec. 237. Report on national missile defense.

      Subtitle D--Research and Development for Long-Term Military 
                              Capabilities

Sec. 241. Quadrennial report on emerging operational concepts.
Sec. 242. Technology area review and assessment.
Sec. 243. Report by Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
              Technology, and Logistics.
Sec. 244. DARPA program for award of competitive prizes to encourage 
              development of advanced technologies.
Sec. 245. Additional pilot program for revitalizing Department of 
              Defense laboratories.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 251. Development of Department of Defense laser master plan and 
              execution of solid state laser program.
Sec. 252. Report on Air Force distributed mission training.

                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding.

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Sec. 302. Working capital funds.
Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Sec. 304. Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.
Sec. 305. Transfer to Defense Working Capital Funds to support Defense 
              Commissary Agency.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 311. Armed Forces Emergency Services.
Sec. 312. Replacement of nonsecure tactical radios of the 82nd Airborne 
              Division.
Sec. 313. Large medium-speed roll-on/roll-off (LMSR) program.
Sec. 314. Contributions for Spirit of Hope endowment fund of United 
              Service Organizations, Incorporated.

                  Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions

Sec. 321. Extension of limitation on payment of fines and penalties 
              using funds in environmental restoration accounts.
Sec. 322. Modification of requirements for annual reports on 
              environmental compliance activities.
Sec. 323. Defense environmental technology program and investment 
              control process for environmental technologies.
Sec. 324. Modification of membership of Strategic Environmental 
              Research and Development Program Council.
Sec. 325. Extension of pilot program for sale of air pollution emission 
              reduction incentives.
Sec. 326. Reimbursement for certain costs in connection with Fresno 
              Drum Superfund Site, Fresno, California.
Sec. 327. Payment of stipulated penalties assessed under CERCLA in 
              connection with F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming.
Sec. 328. Remediation of asbestos and lead-based paint.
Sec. 329. Release of information to foreign countries regarding any 
              environmental contamination at former United States 
              military installations in those countries.
Sec. 330. Toussaint River ordnance mitigation study.

                   Subtitle D--Depot-Level Activities

Sec. 331. Sales of articles and services of defense industrial 
              facilities to purchasers outside the Department of 
              Defense.
Sec. 332. Contracting authority for defense working capital funded 
              industrial facilities.
Sec. 333. Annual reports on expenditures for performance of depot-level 
              maintenance and repair workloads by public and private 
              sectors.
Sec. 334. Applicability of competition requirement in contracting out 
              workloads performed by depot-level activities of 
              Department of Defense.
Sec. 335. Treatment of public sector winning bidders for contracts for 
              performance of depot-level maintenance and repair 
              workloads formerly performed at certain military 
              installations.
Sec. 336. Additional matters to be reported before prime vendor 
              contract for depot-level maintenance and repair is 
              entered into.

     Subtitle E--Performance of Functions by Private-Sector Sources

Sec. 341. Reduced threshold for consideration of effect on local 
              community of changing defense functions to private sector 
              performance.
Sec. 342. Congressional notification of A-76 cost comparison waivers.
Sec. 343. Report on use of employees of non-Federal entities to provide 
              services to Department of Defense.
Sec. 344. Evaluation of total system performance responsibility 
              program.
Sec. 345. Sense of Congress regarding process for modernization of Army 
              computer services.

                Subtitle F--Defense Dependents Education

Sec. 351. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 
              dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department 
              of Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 352. Unified school boards for all Department of Defense Domestic 
              Dependent Schools in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and 
              Guam.
Sec. 353. Continuation of enrollment at Department of Defense domestic 
              dependent elementary and secondary schools.
Sec. 354. Technical amendments to Defense Dependents' Education Act of 
              1978.

                 Subtitle G--Military Readiness Issues

Sec. 361. Independent study of military readiness reporting system.
Sec. 362. Independent study of Department of Defense secondary 
              inventory and parts shortages.
Sec. 363. Report on inventory and control of military equipment.
Sec. 364. Comptroller General study of adequacy of Department 
              restructured sustainment and reengineered logistics 
              product support practices.
Sec. 365. Comptroller General review of real property maintenance and 
              its effect on readiness.
Sec. 366. Establishment of logistics standards for sustained military 
              operations.

               Subtitle H--Information Technology Issues

Sec. 371. Discretionary authority to install telecommunication 
              equipment for persons performing voluntary services.
Sec. 372. Authority for disbursing officers to support use of automated 
              teller machines on naval vessels for financial 
              transactions.
Sec. 373. Use of Smart Card technology in the Department of Defense.
Sec. 374. Report on defense use of Smart Card as PKI authentication 
              device carrier.

                       Subtitle I--Other Matters

Sec. 381. Authority to lend or donate obsolete or condemned rifles for 
              funeral and other ceremonies.
Sec. 382. Extension of warranty claims recovery pilot program.
Sec. 383. Preservation of historic buildings and grounds at United 
              States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home, District of Columbia.
Sec. 384. Clarification of land conveyance authority, United States 
              Soldiers' and Airmen's Home.
Sec. 385. Treatment of Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam in defense household 
              goods moving programs.

              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. Revision in permanent end strength minimum levels.

                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the 
              Reserves.
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).
Sec. 414. Increase in numbers of members in certain grades authorized 
              to be on active duty in support of the Reserves.
Sec. 415. Selected Reserve end strength flexibility.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 421. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel.

                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

Sec. 501. Temporary authority for recall of retired aviators.
Sec. 502. Increase in maximum number of officers authorized to be on 
              active-duty list in frocked grades of brigadier general 
              and rear admiral (lower half).
Sec. 503. Reserve officers requesting or otherwise causing nonselection 
              for promotion.
Sec. 504. Minimum grade of officers eligible to serve on boards of 
              inquiry.
Sec. 505. Minimum selection of warrant officers for promotion from 
              below the promotion zone.
Sec. 506. Increase in threshold period of active duty for applicability 
              of restriction on holding of civil office by retired 
              regular officers and reserve officers.
Sec. 507. Exemption of retiree council members from recalled retiree 
              limits.
Sec. 508. Technical amendments relating to joint duty assignments.
Sec. 509. Three-year extension of requirement for competition for joint 
              4-star officer positions.

             Subtitle B--Reserve Component Personnel Policy

Sec. 511. Continuation of officers on reserve active-status list to 
              complete disciplinary action.
Sec. 512. Authority to order reserve component members to active duty 
              to complete a medical evaluation.
Sec. 513. Exclusion of reserve officers on educational delay from 
              eligibility for consideration for promotion.
Sec. 514. Extension of period for retention of reserve component majors 
              and lieutenant commanders who twice fail of selection for 
              promotion.
Sec. 515. Computation of years of service exclusion.
Sec. 516. Retention of reserve component chaplains until age 67.
Sec. 517. Expansion and codification of authority for space-required 
              travel on military aircraft for reserves performing 
              inactive-duty training outside the continental United 
              States.

                    Subtile C--Military Technicians

Sec. 521. Revision to military technician (dual status) law.
Sec. 522. Civil service retirement of technicians.
Sec. 523. Revision to non-dual status technicians statute.
Sec. 524. Revision to authorities relating to National Guard 
              technicians.
Sec. 525. Effective date.
Sec. 526. Secretary of Defense review of Army technician costing 
              process.
Sec. 527. Fiscal year 2000 limitation on number of non-dual status 
              technicians.

                     Subtitle D--Service Academies

Sec. 531. Strength limitations at the service academies.
Sec. 532. Superintendents of the service academies.
Sec. 533. Dean of Academic Board, United States Military Academy and 
              Dean of the Faculty, United States Air Force Academy.
Sec. 534. Waiver of reimbursement of expenses for instruction at 
              service academies of persons from foreign countries.
Sec. 535. Expansion of foreign exchange programs of the service 
              academies.

                   Subtitle E--Education and Training

Sec. 541. Establishment of a Department of Defense international 
              student program at the senior military colleges.
Sec. 542. Authority for Army War College to award degree of master of 
              strategic studies.
Sec. 543. Authority for Air University to confer graduate-level 
              degrees.
Sec. 544. Reserve credit for participation in health professions 
              scholarship and financial assistance program.
Sec. 545. Permanent authority for ROTC scholarships for graduate 
              students.
Sec. 546. Increase in monthly subsistence allowance for Senior ROTC 
              cadets selected for advanced training.
Sec. 547. Contingent funding increase for Junior ROTC program.
Sec. 548. Change from annual to biennial reporting under the reserve 
              component Montgomery GI bill.

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Sec. 549. Recodification and consolidation of statutes denying Federal 
              grants and contracts by certain departments and agencies 
              to institutions of higher education that prohibit senior 
              ROTC units or military recruiting on campus.
Sec. 550. Accrual funding for Coast Guard Montgomery GI bill 
              liabilities.

                Subtitle F--Reserve Component Management

Sec. 551. Financial assistance program for pursuit of degrees by 
              officer candidates in Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class 
              program.
Sec. 552. Options to improve recruiting for the Army Reserve.
Sec. 553. Joint duty assignments for reserve component general and flag 
              officers.
Sec. 554. Grade of chiefs of reserve components and additional general 
              officers at the National Guard Bureau.
Sec. 555. Duties of Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves.
Sec. 556. Repeal of limitation on number of Reserves on full-time 
              active duty in support of preparedness for responses to 
              emergencies involving weapons of mass destruction.
Sec. 557. Establishment of Office of the Coast Guard Reserve.
Sec. 558. Report on use of National Guard facilities and infrastructure 
              for support of provision of services to veterans.

           Subtitle G--Decorations, Awards, and Commendations

Sec. 561. Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations 
              to certain persons.
Sec. 562. Authority for award of Medal of Honor to Alfred Rascon for 
              valor during the Vietnam conflict.
Sec. 563. Elimination of current backlog of requests for replacement of 
              military decorations.
Sec. 564. Retroactive award of Navy Combat Action Ribbon.
Sec. 565. Sense of Congress concerning Presidential unit citation for 
              crew of the U.S.S. Indianapolis.

               Subtitle H--Matters Relating to Recruiting

Sec. 571. Access to secondary school students for military recruiting 
              purposes.
Sec. 572. Increased authority to extend delayed entry period for 
              enlistments of persons with no prior military service.
Sec. 573. Army College First pilot program.
Sec. 574. Use of recruiting materials for public relations purposes.

            Subtitle I--Matters Relating to Missing Persons

Sec. 575. Nondisclosure of debriefing information on certain missing 
              persons previously returned to United States control.
Sec. 576. Recovery and identification of remains of certain World War 
              II servicemen lost in Pacific Theater of Operations.

                       Subtitle J--Other Matters

Sec. 577. Authority for special courts-martial to impose sentences to 
              confinement and forfeitures of pay of up to one year.
Sec. 578. Funeral honors details for funerals of veterans.
Sec. 579. Purpose and funding limitations for National Guard Challenge 
              program.
Sec. 580. Department of Defense Starbase program.
Sec. 581. Survey of members leaving military service on attitudes 
              toward military service.
Sec. 582. Service review agencies covered by professional staffing 
              requirement.
Sec. 583. Participation of members in management of organizations 
              abroad that promote international understanding.
Sec. 584. Support for expanded child care services and youth program 
              services for dependents.
Sec. 585. Report and regulations on Department of Defense policies on 
              protecting the confidentiality of communications with 
              professionals providing therapeutic or related services 
              regarding sexual or domestic abuse.
Sec. 586. Members under burdensome personnel tempo.

                     Subtitle K--Domestic Violence

Sec. 591. Defense task force on domestic violence.
Sec. 592. Incentive program for improving responses to domestic 
              violence involving members of the Armed Forces and 
              military family members.
Sec. 593. Uniform Department of Defense policies for responses to 
              domestic violence.
Sec. 594. Central Department of Defense database on domestic violence 
              incidents.

          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. Fiscal year 2000 increase in military basic pay and reform of 
              basic pay rates.
Sec. 602. Pay increases for fiscal years 2001 through 2006.
Sec. 603. Additional amount available for fiscal year 2000 increase in 
              basic allowance for housing inside the United States.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

Sec. 611. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for 
              reserve forces.
Sec. 612. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for 
              nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse 
              anesthetists.
Sec. 613. Extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses 
              and special pays.
Sec. 614. Amount of aviation career incentive pay for air battle 
              managers.
Sec. 615. Expansion of authority to provide special pay to aviation 
              career officers extending period of active duty.
Sec. 616. Additional special pay for board certified veterinarians in 
              the Armed Forces and Public Health Service.
Sec. 617. Diving duty special pay.
Sec. 618. Reenlistment bonus.
Sec. 619. Enlistment bonus.
Sec. 620. Selected Reserve enlistment bonus.
Sec. 621. Special pay for members of the Coast Guard Reserve assigned 
              to high priority units of the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 622. Reduced minimum period of enlistment in Army in critical 
              skill for eligibility for enlistment bonus.
Sec. 623. Eligibility for reserve component prior service enlistment 
              bonus upon attaining a critical skill.
Sec. 624. Increase in special pay and bonuses for nuclear-qualified 
              officers.
Sec. 625. Increase in maximum monthly rate authorized for foreign 
              language proficiency pay.
Sec. 626. Authorization of retention bonus for special warfare officers 
              extending periods of active duty.
Sec. 627. Authorization of surface warfare officer continuation pay.
Sec. 628. Authorization of career enlisted flyer incentive pay.
Sec. 629. Authorization of judge advocate continuation pay.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

Sec. 631. Provision of lodging in kind for Reservists performing 
              training duty and not otherwise entitled to travel and 
              transportation allowances.
Sec. 632. Payment of temporary lodging expenses for members making 
              their first permanent change of station.
Sec. 633. Destination airport for emergency leave travel to continental 
              United States.

                     Subtitle D--Retired Pay Reform

Sec. 641. Redux retired pay system applicable only to members electing 
              new 15-year career status bonus.
Sec. 642. Authorization of 15-year career status bonus.
Sec. 643. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 644. Effective date.

 Subtitle E--Other Matters Relating to Military Retirees and Survivors

Sec. 651. Repeal of reduction in retired pay for military retirees 
              employed in civilian positions.
Sec. 652. Presentation of United States flag to retiring members of the 
              uniformed services not previously covered.
Sec. 653. Disability retirement or separation for certain members with 
              pre-existing conditions.
Sec. 654. Credit toward paid-up SBP coverage for months covered by 
              make-up premium paid by persons electing SBP coverage 
              during special open enrollment period.
Sec. 655. Paid-up coverage under Retired Serviceman's Family Protection 
              Plan.
Sec. 656. Extension of authority for payment of annuities to certain 
              military surviving spouses.
Sec. 657. Effectuation of intended SBP annuity for former spouse when 
              not elected by reason of untimely death of retiree.
Sec. 658. Special compensation for severely disabled uniformed services 
              retirees.

   Subtitle F--Eligibility to Participate in the Thrift Savings Plan

Sec. 661. Participation in thrift savings plan.
Sec. 662. Special retention initiative.
Sec. 663. Effective date.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 671. Payment for unused leave in conjunction with a reenlistment.
Sec. 672. Clarification of per diem eligibility for military 
              technicians (dual status) serving on active duty without 
              pay outside the United States.
Sec. 673. Annual report on effects of initiatives on recruitment and 
              retention.
Sec. 674. Overseas special supplemental food program.
Sec. 675. Tuition assistance for members deployed in a contingency 
              operation.
Sec. 676. Administration of Selected Reserve education loan repayment 
              program for Coast Guard Reserve.
Sec. 677. Sense of Congress regarding treatment under Internal Revenue 
              Code of members receiving hostile fire or imminent danger 
              special pay during contingency operations.

                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

Sec. 701. Pharmacy benefits program.
Sec. 702. Provision of chiropractic health care.
Sec. 703. Provision of domiciliary and custodial care for certain 
              CHAMPUS beneficiaries.
Sec. 704. Enhancement of dental benefits for retirees.
Sec. 705. Medical and dental care for certain members incurring 
              injuries on inactive-duty training.
Sec. 706. Health care at former uniformed services treatment facilities 
              for active duty members stationed at certain remote 
              locations.
Sec. 707. Open enrollment demonstration program.

                      Subtitle B--TRICARE Program

Sec. 711. Expansion and revision of authority for dental programs for 
              dependents and reserves.
Sec. 712. Improvement of access to health care under the TRICARE 
              program.
Sec. 713. Improvements to claims processing under the TRICARE program.
Sec. 714. Authority to waive certain TRICARE deductibles.
Sec. 715. TRICARE beneficiary counseling and assistance coordinators.

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Sec. 716. Improvement of TRICARE management; improvements to third-
              party payer collection program.
Sec. 717. Comparative report on health care coverage under the TRICARE 
              program.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 721. Forensic pathology investigations by Armed Forces Medical 
              Examiner.
Sec. 722. Best value contracting.
Sec. 723. Health care quality information and technology enhancement.
Sec. 724. Joint telemedicine and telepharmacy demonstration projects by 
              the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans 
              Affairs.
Sec. 725. Program-year stability in health care benefits.
Sec. 726. Study on joint operations for the Defense Health Program.
Sec. 727. Trauma training center.
Sec. 728. Sense of Congress regarding automatic enrollment of medicare-
              eligible beneficiaries in the TRICARE Senior Prime 
              demonstration project.

  TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS

Subtitle A--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, 
                            and Limitations

Sec. 801. Authority to carry out certain prototype projects.
Sec. 802. Streamlined applicability of cost accounting standards.
Sec. 803. Sale, exchange, and waiver authority for coal and coke.
Sec. 804. Guidance on use of task order and delivery order contracts.
Sec. 805. Clarification of definition of commercial items with respect 
              to associated services.
Sec. 806. Use of special simplified procedures for purchases of 
              commercial items in excess of the simplified acquisition 
              threshold.
Sec. 807. Repeal of termination of provision of credit towards 
              subcontracting goals for purchases benefiting severely 
              handicapped persons.
Sec. 808. Contract goal for small disadvantaged businesses and certain 
              institutions of higher education.
Sec. 809. Required reports for certain multiyear contracts.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 811. Mentor-Protege Program improvements.
Sec. 812. Program to increase business innovation in defense 
              acquisition programs.
Sec. 813. Incentives to produce innovative new technologies.
Sec. 814. Pilot program for commercial services.
Sec. 815. Expansion of applicability of requirement to make certain 
              procurements from small arms production industrial base.
Sec. 816. Compliance with existing law regarding purchases of equipment 
              and products.
Sec. 817. Extension of test program for negotiation of comprehensive 
              small business subcontracting plans.
Sec. 818. Extension of interim reporting rule for certain procurements 
              less than $100,000.
Sec. 819. Inspector General review of compliance with Buy American Act 
              in purchases of strength training equipment.
Sec. 820. Report on options for accelerated acquisition of precision 
              munitions.
Sec. 821. Technical amendment to prohibition on release of contractor 
              proposals under the Freedom of Information Act.

      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

          Subtitle A--Department of Defense Strategic Planning

Sec. 901. Permanent requirement for Quadrennial Defense Review.
Sec. 902. Minimum interval for updating and revising Department of 
              Defense strategic plan.

             Subtitle B--Department of Defense Organization

Sec. 911. Responsibility for logistics and sustainment functions of the 
              Department of Defense.
Sec. 912. Enhancement of technology security program of Department of 
              Defense.
Sec. 913. Efficient utilization of defense laboratories.
Sec. 914. Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs.
Sec. 915. Authority for acceptance by Asia-Pacific Center for Security 
              Studies of foreign gifts and donations.

                    Subtitle C--Personnel Management

Sec. 921. Revisions to limitations on number of personnel assigned to 
              major Department of Defense headquarters activities.
Sec. 922. Defense acquisition workforce reductions.
Sec. 923. Monitoring and reporting requirements regarding operations 
              tempo and personnel tempo.
Sec. 924. Administration of defense reform initiative enterprise 
              program for military manpower and personnel information.
Sec. 925. Payment of tuition for education and training of members in 
              defense acquisition workforce.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 931. Additional matters for annual reports on joint warfighting 
              experimentation.
Sec. 932. Oversight of Department of Defense activities to combat 
              terrorism.
Sec. 933. Responsibilities and accountability for certain financial 
              management functions.
Sec. 934. Management of Civil Air Patrol.

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. Transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Incorporation of classified annex.
Sec. 1003. Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for 
              fiscal year 1999.
Sec. 1004. Supplemental appropriations request for operations in 
              Yugoslavia.
Sec. 1005. United States contribution to NATO common-funded budgets in 
              fiscal year 2000.
Sec. 1006. Limitation on funds for Bosnia peacekeeping operations for 
              fiscal year 2000.
Sec. 1007. Second biennial financial management improvement plan.
Sec. 1008. Waiver authority for requirement that electronic transfer of 
              funds be used for Department of Defense payments.
Sec. 1009. Single payment date for invoice for various subsistence 
              items.
Sec. 1010. Payment of foreign licensing fees out of proceeds of sale of 
              maps, charts, and navigational books.

                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

Sec. 1011. Revision to congressional notice-and-wait period required 
              before transfer of a vessel stricken from the Naval 
              Vessel Register.
Sec. 1012. Authority to consent to retransfer of former naval vessel.
Sec. 1013. Report on naval vessel force structure requirements.
Sec. 1014. Auxiliary vessels acquisition program for the Department of 
              Defense.
Sec. 1015. National Defense Features program.
Sec. 1016. Sales of naval shipyard articles and services to nuclear 
              ship contractors.
Sec. 1017. Transfer of naval vessel to foreign country.
Sec. 1018. Authority to transfer naval vessels to certain foreign 
              countries.

   Subtitle C--Support for Civilian Law Enforcement and Counter Drug 
                               Activities

Sec. 1021. Modification of limitation on funding assistance for 
              procurement of equipment for the National Guard for drug 
              interdiction and counter-drug activities.
Sec. 1022. Temporary extension to certain naval aircraft of Coast Guard 
              authority for drug interdiction activities.
Sec. 1023. Military assistance to civil authorities to respond to act 
              or threat of terrorism.
Sec. 1024. Condition on development of forward operating locations for 
              United States Southern Command counter-drug detection and 
              monitoring flights.
Sec. 1025. Annual report on United States military activities in 
              Colombia.
Sec. 1026. Report on use of radar systems for counter-drug detection 
              and monitoring.
Sec. 1027. Plan regarding assignment of military personnel to assist 
              Immigration and Naturalization Service and Customs 
              Service.

       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals

Sec. 1031. Preservation of certain defense reporting requirements.
Sec. 1032. Repeal of certain reporting requirements not preserved.
Sec. 1033. Reports on risks under National Military Strategy and 
              combatant command requirements.
Sec. 1034. Report on lift and prepositioned support requirements to 
              support National Military Strategy.
Sec. 1035. Report on assessments of readiness to execute the National 
              Military Strategy.
Sec. 1036. Report on Rapid Assessment and Initial Detection teams.
Sec. 1037. Report on unit readiness of units considered to be assets of 
              Consequence Management Program Integration Office.
Sec. 1038. Analysis of relationship between threats and budget 
              submission for fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 1039. Report on NATO defense capabilities initiative.
Sec. 1040. Report on motor vehicle violations by operators of official 
              Army vehicles.

                    Subtitle E--Information Security

Sec. 1041. Identification in budget materials of amounts for 
              declassification activities and limitation on 
              expenditures for such activities.
Sec. 1042. Notice to congressional committees of certain security and 
              counterintelligence failures within defense programs.
Sec. 1043. Information Assurance Initiative.
Sec. 1044. Nondisclosure of information on personnel of overseas, 
              sensitive, or routinely deployable units.
Sec. 1045. Nondisclosure of certain operational files of the National 
              Imagery and Mapping Agency.

            Subtitle F--Memorial Objects and Commemorations

Sec. 1051. Moratorium on the return of veterans memorial objects to 
              foreign nations without specific authorization in law.
Sec. 1052. Program to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Korean War.
Sec. 1053. Commemoration of the victory of freedom in the Cold War.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 1061. Defense Science Board task force on use of television and 
              radio as a propaganda instrument in time of military 
              conflict.
Sec. 1062. Assessment of electromagnetic spectrum reallocation.
Sec. 1063. Extension and reauthorization of Defense Production Act of 
              1950.
Sec. 1064. Performance of threat and risk assessments.
Sec. 1065. Chemical agents used for defensive training.

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Sec. 1066. Technical and clerical amendments.
Sec. 1067. Amendments to reflect name change of Committee on National 
              Security of the House of Representatives to Committee on 
              Armed Services.

           TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL

Sec. 1101. Accelerated implementation of voluntary early retirement 
              authority.
Sec. 1102. Increase of pay cap for nonappropriated fund senior 
              executive employees.
Sec. 1103. Restoration of leave of emergency essential employees 
              serving in a combat zone.
Sec. 1104. Extension of certain temporary authorities to provide 
              benefits for employees in connection with defense 
              workforce reductions and restructuring.
Sec. 1105. Leave without loss of benefits for military reserve 
              technicians on active duty in support of combat 
              operations.
Sec. 1106. Expansion of Guard-and-Reserve purposes for which leave 
              under section 6323 of title 5, United States Code, may be 
              used.
Sec. 1107. Work schedules and premium pay of service academy faculty.
Sec. 1108. Salary schedules and related benefits for faculty and staff 
              of the Uniformed Services University of the Health 
              Sciences.
Sec. 1109. Exemption of defense laboratory employees from certain 
              workforce management restrictions.

              TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS

     Subtitle A--Matters Relating to the People's Republic of China

Sec. 1201. Limitation on military-to-military exchanges and contacts 
              with Chinese People's Liberation Army.
Sec. 1202. Annual report on military power of the People's Republic of 
              China.

              Subtitle B--Matters Relating to the Balkans

Sec. 1211. Department of Defense report on the conduct of Operation 
              Allied Force and associated relief operations.
Sec. 1212. Sense of Congress regarding the need for vigorous 
              prosecution of war crimes, genocide, and crimes against 
              humanity in the former Republic of Yugoslavia.

         Subtitle C--Matters Relating to NATO and Other Allies

Sec. 1221. Legal effect of the new Strategic Concept of NATO.
Sec. 1222. Report on allied capabilities to contribute to major theater 
              wars.
Sec. 1223. Attendance at professional military education schools by 
              military personnel of the new member nations of NATO.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 1231. Multinational economic embargoes against governments in 
              armed conflict with the United States.
Sec. 1232. Limitation on deployment of Armed Forces in Haiti during 
              fiscal year 2000 and congressional notice of deployments 
              to Haiti.
Sec. 1233. Report on the security situation on the Korean peninsula.
Sec. 1234. Sense of Congress regarding the continuation of sanctions 
              against Libya.
Sec. 1235. Sense of Congress and report on disengaging from noncritical 
              overseas missions involving United States combat forces.

  TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF THE FORMER 
                              SOVIET UNION

Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and 
              funds.
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations.
Sec. 1303. Prohibition on use of funds for specified purposes.
Sec. 1304. Limitations on use of funds for fissile material storage 
              facility.
Sec. 1305. Limitation on use of funds for chemical weapons destruction.
Sec. 1306. Limitation on use of funds until submission of report.
Sec. 1307. Limitation on use of funds until submission of multiyear 
              plan.
Sec. 1308. Requirement to submit report.
Sec. 1309. Report on Expanded Threat Reduction Initiative.
Sec. 1310. Limitation on use of funds until submission of 
              certification.
Sec. 1311. Period covered by annual report on accounting for United 
              States assistance under Cooperative Threat Reduction 
              programs.
Sec. 1312. Russian nonstrategic nuclear arms.

              TITLE XIV--PROLIFERATION AND EXPORT CONTROLS

Sec. 1401. Adherence of People's Republic of China to Missile 
              Technology Control Regime.
Sec. 1402. Annual report on transfers of militarily sensitive 
              technology to countries of concern.
Sec. 1403. Resources for export license functions.
Sec. 1404. Security in connection with satellite export licensing.
Sec. 1405. Reporting of technology transmitted to People's Republic of 
              China and of foreign launch security violations.
Sec. 1406. Report on national security implications of exporting high-
              performance computers to the People's Republic of China.
Sec. 1407. End-use verification for use by People's Republic of China 
              of high-performance computers.
Sec. 1408. Enhanced multilateral export controls.
Sec. 1409. Enhancement of activities of Defense Threat Reduction 
              Agency.
Sec. 1410. Timely notification of licensing decisions by the Department 
              of State.
Sec. 1411. Enhanced intelligence consultation on satellite license 
              applications.
Sec. 1412. Investigations of violations of export controls by United 
              States satellite manufacturers.

        TITLE XV--ARMS CONTROL AND COUNTERPROLIFERATION MATTERS

Sec. 1501. Revision to limitation on retirement or dismantlement of 
              strategic nuclear delivery systems.
Sec. 1502. Sense of Congress on strategic arms reductions.
Sec. 1503. Report on strategic stability under START III.
Sec. 1504. Counterproliferation Program Review Committee.
Sec. 1505. Support of United Nations-sponsored efforts to inspect and 
              monitor Iraqi weapons activities.

               TITLE XVI--NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE MATTERS

              Subtitle A--Space Technology Guide; Reports

Sec. 1601. Space technology guide.
Sec. 1602. Report on vulnerabilities of United States space assets.
Sec. 1603. Report on space launch failures.
Sec. 1604. Report on Air Force space launch facilities.

              Subtitle B--Commercial Space Launch Services

Sec. 1611. Sense of Congress regarding United States-Russian 
              cooperation in commercial space launch services.
Sec. 1612. Sense of Congress concerning United States commercial space 
              launch capacity.

Subtitle C--Commission To Assess United States National Security Space 
                      Management and Organization

Sec. 1621. Establishment of commission.
Sec. 1622. Duties of commission.
Sec. 1623. Report.
Sec. 1624. Assessment by the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 1625. Powers.
Sec. 1626. Commission procedures.
Sec. 1627. Personnel matters.
Sec. 1628. Miscellaneous administrative provisions.
Sec. 1629. Funding.
Sec. 1630. Termination of the commission.

                 TITLE XVII--TROOPS-TO-TEACHERS PROGRAM

Sec. 1701. Short title; definitions.
Sec. 1702. Authorization of Troops-to-Teachers Program.
Sec. 1703. Eligible members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1704. Selection of participants.
Sec. 1705. Stipend and bonus for participants.
Sec. 1706. Participation by States.
Sec. 1707. Termination of original program; transfer of functions.
Sec. 1708. Reporting requirements.
Sec. 1709. Funds for fiscal year 2000.

            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 2001. Short title.

                            TITLE XXI--ARMY

Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army.

                            TITLE XXII--NAVY

Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
Sec. 2205. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1997 
              project.
Sec. 2206. Authorization to accept electrical substation improvements, 
              Guam.

                         TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE

Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition 
              projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.

                      TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES

Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land 
              acquisition projects.
Sec. 2402. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2403. Military housing improvement program.
Sec. 2404. Energy conservation projects.
Sec. 2405. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
Sec. 2406. Increase in fiscal year 1997 authorization for military 
              construction projects at Pueblo Chemical Activity, 
              Colorado.
Sec. 2407. Condition on obligation of military construction funds for 
              drug interdiction and counter-drug activities.

   TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT 
                                PROGRAM

Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.

            TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land 
              acquisition projects.
Sec. 2602. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1998 
              project.

        TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be 
              specified by law.
Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1997 
              projects.
Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1996 
              projects.
Sec. 2704. Effective date.

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                    TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

 Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
                                Changes

Sec. 2801. Exemption from notice and wait requirements of military 
              construction projects supported by burdensharing funds 
              undertaken for war or national emergency.
Sec. 2802. Development of Ford Island, Hawaii.
Sec. 2803. Expansion of entities eligible to participate in alternative 
              authority for acquisition and improvement of military 
              housing.
Sec. 2804. Restriction on authority to acquire or construct ancillary 
              supporting facilities for housing units.
Sec. 2805. Planning and design for military construction projects for 
              reserve components.
Sec. 2806. Modification of limitations on reserve component facility 
              projects for certain safety projects.
Sec. 2807. Sense of Congress on use of incremental funding to carry out 
              military construction projects.

        Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

Sec. 2811. Extension of authority for lease of real property for 
              special operations activities.
Sec. 2812. Enhancement of authority relating to utility privatization.
Sec. 2813. Acceptance of funds to cover administrative expenses 
              relating to certain real property transactions.
Sec. 2814. Operations of Naval Academy dairy farm.
Sec. 2815. Study and report on impacts to military readiness of 
              proposed land management changes on public lands in Utah.
Sec. 2816. Designation of missile intelligence building at Redstone 
              Arsenal, Alabama, as the Richard C. Shelby Center for 
              Missile Intelligence.

            Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment

Sec. 2821. Economic development conveyances of base closure property.
Sec. 2822. Continuation of authority to use Department of Defense Base 
              Closure Account 1990 for activities required to close or 
              realign military installations.

                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

                        Part I--Army Conveyances

Sec. 2831. Transfer of jurisdiction, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Sec. 2832. Land exchange, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois.
Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Bangor, Maine.
Sec. 2834. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Kankakee, Illinois.
Sec. 2835. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Cannon Falls, 
              Minnesota.
Sec. 2836. Land conveyance, Army Maintenance Support Activity (Marine) 
              Number 84, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 2837. Land conveyances, Army docks and related property, Alaska.
Sec. 2838. Land conveyance, Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
Sec. 2839. Land conveyance, Nike Battery 80 family housing site, East 
              Hanover Township, New Jersey.
Sec. 2840. Land conveyances, Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant, 
              Minnesota.
Sec. 2841. Repair and conveyance of Red Butte Dam and Reservoir, Salt 
              Lake City, Utah.
Sec. 2842. Modification of land conveyance, Joliet Army Ammunition 
              Plant, Illinois.

                       Part II--Navy Conveyances

Sec. 2851. Land conveyance, Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant No. 
              387, Dallas, Texas.
Sec. 2852. Land conveyance, Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, 
              North Carolina.
Sec. 2853. Land conveyance, Newport, Rhode Island.
Sec. 2854. Land conveyance, Naval Training Center, Orlando, Florida.
Sec. 2855. One-year delay in demolition of radio transmitting facility 
              towers at Naval Station, Annapolis, Maryland, to 
              facilitate conveyance of towers.
Sec. 2856. Clarification of land exchange, Naval Reserve Readiness 
              Center, Portland, Maine.
Sec. 2857. Revision to lease authority, Naval Air Station, Meridian, 
              Mississippi.
Sec. 2858. Land conveyances, Norfolk, Virginia.

                    Part III--Air Force Conveyances

Sec. 2861. Land conveyance, Newington Defense Fuel Supply Point, New 
              Hampshire.
Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.
Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, Port of Anchorage, Alaska.
Sec. 2864. Land conveyance, Forestport Test Annex, New York.
Sec. 2865. Land conveyance, McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center, 
              California.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 2871. Acceptance of guarantees in connection with gifts to 
              military service academies.
Sec. 2872. Acquisition of State-held inholdings, east range of Fort 
              Huachuca, Arizona.
Sec. 2873. Enhancement of Pentagon renovation activities.

          Subtitle F--Expansion of Arlington National Cemetery

Sec. 2881. Transfer from Navy Annex, Arlington, Virginia.
Sec. 2882. Transfer from Fort Myer, Arlington, Virginia.

           TITLE XXIX--COMMISSION ON NATIONAL MILITARY MUSEUM

Sec. 2901. Establishment.
Sec. 2902. Duties of Commission.
Sec. 2903. Report.
Sec. 2904. Powers.
Sec. 2905. Commission procedures.
Sec. 2906. Personnel matters.
Sec. 2907. Miscellaneous administrative provisions.
Sec. 2908. Funding.
Sec. 2909. Termination of Commission.

                  TITLE XXX--MILITARY LAND WITHDRAWALS

Sec. 3001. Short title.

                   Subtitle A--Withdrawals Generally

Sec. 3011. Withdrawals.
Sec. 3012. Maps and legal descriptions.
Sec. 3013. Termination of withdrawals in Military Lands Withdrawal Act 
              of 1986.
Sec. 3014. Management of lands.
Sec. 3015. Duration of withdrawal and reservation.
Sec. 3016. Extension of initial withdrawal and reservation.
Sec. 3017. Ongoing decontamination.
Sec. 3018. Delegation.
Sec. 3019. Water rights.
Sec. 3020. Hunting, fishing, and trapping.
Sec. 3021. Mining and mineral leasing.
Sec. 3022. Use of mineral materials.
Sec. 3023. Immunity of United States.

                   Subtitle B--Withdrawals in Arizona

Sec. 3031. Barry M. Goldwater Range, Arizona.
Sec. 3032. Military use of Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge and 
              Cabeza Prieta Wilderness.
Sec. 3033. Maps and legal description.
Sec. 3034. Water rights.
Sec. 3035. Hunting, fishing, and trapping.
Sec. 3036. Use of mineral materials.
Sec. 3037. Immunity of United States.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 3041. Authorization of appropriations.

 DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND 
                          OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

      TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

         Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations

Sec. 3101. Weapons activities.
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental restoration and waste management.
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities.
Sec. 3104. Defense nuclear waste disposal.
Sec. 3105. Defense environmental management privatization.

                Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions

Sec. 3121. Reprogramming.
Sec. 3122. Limits on general plant projects.
Sec. 3123. Limits on construction projects.
Sec. 3124. Fund transfer authority.
Sec. 3125. Authority for conceptual and construction design.
Sec. 3126. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction 
              activities.
Sec. 3127. Funds available for all national security programs of the 
              Department of Energy.
Sec. 3128. Availability of funds.
Sec. 3129. Transfers of defense environmental management funds.

   Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 3131. Prohibition on use of funds for certain activities under 
              formerly utilized site remedial action program.
Sec. 3132. Continuation of processing, treatment, and disposition of 
              legacy nuclear materials.
Sec. 3133. Nuclear weapons stockpile life extension program.
Sec. 3134. Procedures for meeting tritium production requirements.
Sec. 3135. Independent cost estimate of accelerator production of 
              tritium.
Sec. 3136. Nonproliferation initiatives and activities.
Sec. 3137. Support of theater ballistic missile defense activities of 
              the Department of Defense.

       Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Safeguards, Security, and 
                          Counterintelligence

Sec. 3141. Short title.
Sec. 3142. Commission on Safeguards, Security, and Counterintelligence 
              at Department of Energy facilities.
Sec. 3143. Background investigations of certain personnel at Department 
              of Energy facilities.
Sec. 3144. Conduct of security clearances.
Sec. 3145. Protection of classified information during laboratory-to-
              laboratory exchanges.
Sec. 3146. Restrictions on access to national laboratories by foreign 
              visitors from sensitive countries.
Sec. 3147. Department of Energy regulations relating to the 
              safeguarding and security of Restricted Data.
Sec. 3148. Increased penalties for misuse of Restricted Data.
Sec. 3149. Supplement to plan for declassification of Restricted Data 
              and formerly Restricted Data.
Sec. 3150. Notice to congressional committees of certain security and 
              counterintelligence failures within nuclear energy 
              defense programs.

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Sec. 3151. Annual report by the President on espionage by the People's 
              Republic of China.
Sec. 3152. Report on counterintelligence and security practices at 
              national laboratories.
Sec. 3153. Report on security vulnerabilities of national laboratory 
              computers.
Sec. 3154. Counterintelligence polygraph program.
Sec. 3155. Definitions of national laboratory and nuclear weapons 
              production facility.
Sec. 3156. Definition of Restricted Data.

               Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Personnel

Sec. 3161. Extension of authority of Department of Energy to pay 
              voluntary separation incentive payments.
Sec. 3162. Fellowship program for development of skills critical to the 
              Department of Energy nuclear weapons complex.
Sec. 3163. Maintenance of nuclear weapons expertise in the Department 
              of Defense and Department of Energy.
Sec. 3164. Whistleblower protection program.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 3171. Requirement for plan to improve reprogramming processes.
Sec. 3172. Integrated fissile materials management plan.
Sec. 3173. Identification in budget materials of amounts for 
              declassification activities and limitation on 
              expenditures for such activities.
Sec. 3174. Sense of Congress regarding technology transfer coordination 
              for Department of Energy national laboratories.
Sec. 3175. Pilot program for project management oversight regarding 
              Department of Energy construction projects.
Sec. 3176. Pilot program of Department of Energy to authorize use of 
              prior year unobligated balances for accelerated site 
              cleanup at Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, 
              Colorado.
Sec. 3177. Proposed schedule for shipments of waste from Rocky Flats 
              Environmental Technology Site, Colorado, to Waste 
              Isolation Pilot Plant, New Mexico.
Sec. 3178. Comptroller General report on closure of Rocky Flats 
              Environmental Technology Site, Colorado.
Sec. 3179. Extension of review of Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, New 
              Mexico.

         TITLE XXXII--NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 3201. Short title.
Sec. 3202. Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of Department of 
              Energy.
Sec. 3203. Establishment of policy for National Nuclear Security 
              Administration.
Sec. 3204. Organization of Department of Energy counterintelligence and 
              intelligence programs and activities.

               Subtitle A--Establishment and Organization

Sec. 3211. Establishment and mission.
Sec. 3212. Administrator for Nuclear Security.
Sec. 3213. Status of Administration and contractor personnel within 
              Department of Energy.
Sec. 3214. Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs.
Sec. 3215. Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation.
Sec. 3216. Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors.
Sec. 3217. General Counsel.
Sec. 3218. Staff of Administration.

                Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Security

Sec. 3231. Protection of national security information.
Sec. 3232. Office of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence and Office of 
              Defense Nuclear Security.
Sec. 3233. Counterintelligence programs.
Sec. 3234. Procedures relating to access by individuals to classified 
              areas and information of Administration.
Sec. 3235. Government access to information on Administration 
              computers.
Sec. 3236. Congressional oversight of special access programs.

               Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Personnel

Sec. 3241. Authority to establish certain scientific, engineering, and 
              technical positions.
Sec. 3242. Voluntary early retirement authority.
Sec. 3243. Severance pay.
Sec. 3244. Continued coverage of health care benefits.

              Subtitle D--Budget and Financial Management

Sec. 3251. Separate treatment in budget.
Sec. 3252. Planning, programming, and budgeting process.
Sec. 3253. Future-years nuclear security program.

                  Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 3261. Environmental protection, safety, and health requirements.
Sec. 3262. Compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Sec. 3263. Sharing of technology with Department of Defense.
Sec. 3264. Use of capabilities of national security laboratories by 
              entities outside Administration.

                        Subtitle F--Definitions

Sec. 3281. Definitions.

Subtitle G--Amendatory Provisions, Transition Provisions, and Effective 
                                 Dates

Sec. 3291. Functions transferred.
Sec. 3292. Transfer of funds and employees.
Sec. 3293. Pay levels.
Sec. 3294. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 3295. Transition provisions.
Sec. 3296. Applicability of preexisting laws and regulations.
Sec. 3297. Report containing implementation plan of Secretary of 
              Energy.
Sec. 3298. Classification in United States Code.
Sec. 3299. Effective dates.

         TITLE XXXIII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

Sec. 3301. Authorization.

                TITLE XXXIV--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE

Sec. 3401. Authorized uses of stockpile funds.
Sec. 3402. Disposal of certain materials in National Defense Stockpile.
Sec. 3403. Limitations on previous authority for disposal of stockpile 
              materials.

                  TITLE XXXV--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION

Sec. 3501. Short title.
Sec. 3502. Authorization of expenditures.
Sec. 3503. Purchase of vehicles.
Sec. 3504. Office of Transition Administration.
Sec. 3505. Expenditures only in accordance with treaties.

                  TITLE XXXVI--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 3601. Short title.
Sec. 3602. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2000.
Sec. 3603. Extension of war risk insurance authority.
Sec. 3604. Ownership of the JEREMIAH O'BRIEN.

     SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DEFINED.

       For purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional defense 
     committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
            DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 101. Army.
Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps.
Sec. 103. Air Force.
Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities.
Sec. 105. Reserve components.
Sec. 106. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 107. Chemical demilitarization program.
Sec. 108. Defense health programs.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for certain Army programs.
Sec. 112. Procurement requirements for the Family of Medium Tactical 
              Vehicles.
Sec. 113. Army aviation modernization.
Sec. 114. Multiple Launch Rocket System.
Sec. 115. Extension of pilot program on sales of manufactured articles 
              and services of certain Army industrial facilities 
              without regard to availability from domestic sources.
Sec. 116. Extension of authority to carry out Armament Retooling and 
              Manufacturing Support Initiative.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Sec. 121. F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft program.
Sec. 122. Arleigh Burke class destroyer program.
Sec. 123. Repeal of requirement for annual report from shipbuilders 
              under certain nuclear attack submarine programs.
Sec. 124. LHD-8 amphibious assault ship program.
Sec. 125. D-5 missile program.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

Sec. 131. F-22 aircraft program.
Sec. 132. Replacement options for conventional air-launched cruise 
              missile.
Sec. 133. Procurement of firefighting equipment for the Air National 
              Guard and the Air Force Reserve.
Sec. 134. F-16 tactical manned reconnaisance aircraft.

           Subtitle E--Chemical Stockpile Destruction Program

Sec. 141. Destruction of existing stockpile of lethal chemical agents 
              and munitions.
Sec. 142. Comptroller General report on anticipated effects of proposed 
              changes in operation of storage sites for lethal chemical 
              agents and munitions.
              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 101. ARMY.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 for procurement for the Army as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $1,459,688,000.
       (2) For missiles, $1,258,298,000.
       (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 
     $1,571,665,000.
       (4) For ammunition, $1,215,216,000.
       (5) For other procurement, $3,662,921,000.

     SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.

       (a) Navy.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal year 2000 for procurement for the Navy as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $8,798,784,000.
       (2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, 
     $1,417,100,000.
       (3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $7,016,454,000.
       (4) For other procurement, $4,266,891,000.
       (b) Marine Corps.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2000 for

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     procurement for the Marine Corps in the amount of 
     $1,296,970,000.
       (c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2000 for 
     procurement of ammunition for the Navy and the Marine Corps 
     in the amount of $534,700,000.

     SEC. 103. AIR FORCE.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 for procurement for the Air Force as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $9,758,886,000.
       (2) For missiles, $2,395,608,000.
       (3) For ammunition, $467,537,000.
       (4) For other procurement, $7,158,527,000.

     SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 for Defense-wide procurement in the amount of 
     $2,345,168,000.

     SEC. 105. RESERVE COMPONENTS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 for procurement of aircraft, vehicles, 
     communications equipment, and other equipment for the reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces as follows:
       (1) For the Army National Guard, $10,000,000.
       (2) For the Air National Guard, $10,000,000.
       (3) For the Army Reserve, $10,000,000.
       (4) For the Naval Reserve, $10,000,000.
       (5) For the Air Force Reserve, $10,000,000.
       (6) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $10,000,000.

     SEC. 106. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 for procurement for the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense in the amount of $2,100,000.

     SEC. 107. CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 the amount of $1,024,000,000 for--
       (1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions 
     in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense 
     Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and
       (2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the 
     United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such 
     Act.

     SEC. 108. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAMS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 for the Department of Defense for procurement for 
     carrying out health care programs, projects, and activities 
     of the Department of Defense in the total amount of 
     $356,970,000.
                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

     SEC. 111. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN ARMY 
                   PROGRAMS.

       Beginning with the fiscal year 2000 program year, the 
     Secretary of the Army may, in accordance with section 2306b 
     of title 10, United States Code, enter into multiyear 
     contracts for procurement of the following:
       (1) The Javelin missile system.
       (2) M2A3 Bradley fighting vehicles.
       (3) AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters.
       (4) The M1A2 Abrams main battle tank upgrade program 
     combined with the Heavy Assault Bridge program.

     SEC. 112. PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FAMILY OF MEDIUM 
                   TACTICAL VEHICLES.

       (a) Requirements.--The Secretary of the Army--
       (1) shall use competitive procedures for the award of any 
     contract for procurement of vehicles under the Family of 
     Medium Tactical Vehicles program after completion of the 
     multiyear procurement contract for procurement of vehicles 
     under that program that was awarded on October 14, 1998; and
       (2) may not award a contract to establish a second-source 
     contractor for procurement of the vehicles under the Family 
     of Medium Tactical Vehicles program that are covered by the 
     multiyear procurement contract for that program that was 
     awarded on October 14, 1998.
       (b) Repeal.--Section 112 of the Strom Thurmond National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 
     105-261; 112 Stat. 1937) is repealed.

     SEC. 113. ARMY AVIATION MODERNIZATION.

       (a) Helicopter Force Modernization Plan.--The Secretary of 
     the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a comprehensive plan for the modernization of the Army's 
     helicopter forces.
       (b) Required Elements.--The helicopter force modernization 
     plan shall include provisions for the following:
       (1) For the AH-64D Apache Longbow program--
       (A) restoration of the original procurement objective of 
     the program to the procurement of 747 aircraft and at least 
     227 fire control radars;
       (B) qualification and training of reserve component pilots 
     as augmentation crews to ensure 24-hour warfighting 
     capability in deployed attack helicopter units; and
       (C) fielding of a sufficient number of aircraft in reserve 
     component aviation units to implement the provisions of the 
     plan required under subparagraph (B).
       (2) For AH-1 Cobra helicopters, retirement of all AH-1 
     Cobra helicopters remaining in the fleet.
       (3) For the RAH-66 Comanche program--
       (A) review of the total requirements and acquisition 
     objectives for the program;
       (B) fielding of Comanche helicopters to the planned 
     aviation force structure; and
       (C) support for the plan for the AH-64D Apache program 
     required under paragraph (1).
       (4) For the UH-1 Huey helicopter program--
       (A) an upgrade program;
       (B) revision of total force requirements for that aircraft 
     to reflect the warfighting and support requirements of the 
     theater commanders-in-chief for aircraft used by the Army 
     National Guard; and
       (C) a transition plan to a future utility helicopter.
       (5) For the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter program--
       (A) identification of the objective requirements for that 
     aircraft;
       (B) an acquisition strategy for meeting requirements that 
     in the interim will be addressed by UH-1 Huey helicopters 
     among the warfighting and support requirements of the theater 
     commanders-in-chief for aircraft used by the Army National 
     Guard; and
       (C) a modernization program for fielded aircraft.
       (6) For the CH-47 Chinook helicopter service life extension 
     program, maintenance of the schedule and funding.
       (7) For the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters, an upgrade 
     program.
       (8) A revised assessment of the Army's present and future 
     requirements for helicopters and its present and future 
     helicopter inventory, including the number of aircraft, 
     average age of aircraft, availability of spare parts, flight 
     hour costs, roles and functions assigned to the fleet as a 
     whole and to each type of aircraft, and the mix of active 
     component and reserve component aircraft in the fleet.
       (c) Limitation.--Not more than 90 percent of the amount 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 101(1) may be obligated before the date that is 30 
     days after the date on which the Secretary of the Army 
     submits the plan required by subsection (a) to the 
     congressional defense committees.

     SEC. 114. MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEM.

       The Secretary of the Army may make available, from funds 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 101(2), an amount not to exceed $500,000 to 
     complete the development of reuse and demilitarization tools 
     and technologies for use in the demilitarization of Army 
     Multiple Launch Rocket System rockets.

     SEC. 115. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON SALES OF MANUFACTURED 
                   ARTICLES AND SERVICES OF CERTAIN ARMY 
                   INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES WITHOUT REGARD TO 
                   AVAILABILITY FROM DOMESTIC SOURCES.

       (a) Extension of Program.--Section 141 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 
     105-85; 10 U.S.C. 4543 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``During fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999'' and inserting ``During fiscal years 1998 
     through 2001''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``during fiscal year 
     1998 or 1999'' and inserting ``during the period during which 
     the pilot program is being conducted''.
       (b) Update of Inspector General Report.--Such section is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Update of Report.--Not later than March 1, 2001, the 
     Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress an update of the report required to be submitted 
     under subsection (c) and an assessment of the success of the 
     pilot program.''.

     SEC. 116. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT ARMAMENT 
                   RETOOLING AND MANUFACTURING SUPPORT INITIATIVE.

       Section 193(a) of the Armament Retooling and Manufacturing 
     Support Act of 1992 (subtitle H of title I of Public Law 102-
     484; 10 U.S.C. 2501 note) is amended by striking ``During 
     fiscal years 1993 through 1999'' and inserting ``During 
     fiscal years 1993 through 2001''.
                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

     SEC. 121. F/A-18E/F SUPER HORNET AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.

       (a) Multiyear Procurement Authority.--Subject to subsection 
     (b), the Secretary of the Navy may, in accordance with 
     section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, enter into a 
     multiyear procurement contract beginning with the fiscal year 
     2000 program year for procurement of F/A-18E/F aircraft.
       (b) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Navy may not enter 
     into a multiyear procurement contract authorized by 
     subsection (a), and may not authorize the 
     F/A-18E/F aircraft program to enter into full-rate 
     production, until--
       (1) the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional 
     defense committees a certification described in subsection 
     (c); and
       (2) a period of 30 continuous days of a Congress (as 
     determined under subsection (d)) elapses after the submission 
     of that certification.
       (c) Required Certification.--A certification referred to in 
     subsection (b)(1) is a certification by the Secretary of 
     Defense of each of the following:
       (1) That the results of the Operational Test and Evaluation 
     program for the F/A-18E/F aircraft indicate--
       (A) that the aircraft is operationally effective and 
     operationally suitable; and
       (B) that the F/A-18E and the F/A-18F variants of that 
     aircraft both meet their respective key performance 
     parameters as established in the Operational Requirements 
     Document (ORD) for the F/A-18E/F program, as validated and 
     approved by the Chief of Naval Operations on April 1, 1997 
     (other than for a permissible deviation of not more than 1 
     percent with respect to the range performance parameter).
       (2) That the cost of procurement of the F/A-18E/F aircraft 
     using a multiyear procurement contract as authorized by 
     subsection (a), assuming procurement of 222 aircraft, is at 
     least 7.4 percent less than the cost of procurement of the 
     same number of aircraft through annual contracts.
       (d) Continuity of Congress.--For purposes of subsection 
     (b)(2)--
       (1) the continuity of a Congress is broken only by an 
     adjournment of the Congress sine die at the end of the final 
     session of the Congress; and

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       (2) any day on which either House of Congress is not in 
     session because of an adjournment of more than three days to 
     a day certain, or because of an adjournment sine die at the 
     end of the first session of a Congress, shall be excluded in 
     the computation of such 30-day period.

     SEC. 122. ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS DESTROYER PROGRAM.

       (a) Authority for Multiyear Procurement of 6 Additional 
     Vessels.--(1) Subsection (b) of section 122 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 
     104-201; 110 Stat. 2446) is amended in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``12 Arleigh Burke class destroyers'' and 
     inserting ``18 Arleigh Burke class destroyers''; and
       (B) by striking ``and 2001'' and inserting ``2001, 2002, 
     and 2003''.
       (2) The heading for such subsection is amended by striking 
     ``Twelve'' and inserting ``18''.
       (b) Fiscal Year 2001 Advance Procurement.--(1) Subject to 
     paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary of the Navy is 
     authorized, in fiscal year 2001, to enter into contracts for 
     advance procurement for the Arleigh Burke class destroyers 
     that are to be constructed under contracts entered into after 
     fiscal year 2001 under section 122(b) of Public Law 104-201, 
     as amended by subsection (a)(1).
       (2) The authority to contract for advance procurement under 
     paragraph (1) is subject to the availability of funds 
     authorized and appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for that 
     purpose in Acts enacted after September 30, 1999.
       (3) The aggregate amount of the contracts entered into 
     under paragraph (1) may not exceed $371,000,000.
       (c) Other Funds for Advance Procurement.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this Act, of the funds authorized to 
     be appropriated under section 102(a) for procurement 
     programs, projects, and activities of the Navy, up to 
     $190,000,000 may be made available, as the Secretary of the 
     Navy may direct, for advance procurement for the Arleigh 
     Burke class destroyer program. Authority to make transfers 
     under this subsection is in addition to the transfer 
     authority provided in section 1001.

     SEC. 123. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORT FROM 
                   SHIPBUILDERS UNDER CERTAIN NUCLEAR ATTACK 
                   SUBMARINE PROGRAMS.

       (a) Repeal.--Paragraph (3) of section 121(g) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2444) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (5) of such section is 
     amended by striking ``reports referred to in paragraphs (3) 
     and (4)'' and inserting ``report referred to in paragraph 
     (4)''.

     SEC. 124. LHD-8 AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) Authorization of Ship.--The Secretary of the Navy is 
     authorized to procure the amphibious assault ship to be 
     designated LHD-8, subject to the availability of 
     appropriations for that purpose.
       (b) Amount Authorized.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated under section 102(a)(3) for fiscal year 2000, 
     $375,000,000 is available for the advance procurement and 
     advance construction of components for the LHD-8 amphibious 
     assault ship program. The Secretary of the Navy may enter 
     into a contract or contracts with the shipbuilder and other 
     entities for the advance procurement and advance construction 
     of those components.

     SEC. 125. D-5 MISSILE PROGRAM.

       (a) Report.--Not later than October 31, 1999, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
     of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the D-
     5 missile program.
       (b) Report Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An inventory management plan for the D-5 missile 
     program covering the projected life of the program, 
     including--
       (A) the location of D-5 missiles during the fueling of 
     submarines;
       (B) rotation of inventory;
       (C) expected attrition rate due to flight testing, loss, 
     damage, or termination of service life; and
       (D) consideration of the results of the assessment required 
     in paragraph (4).
       (2) The cost of terminating procurement of D-5 missiles for 
     each fiscal year before the current plan.
       (3) An assessment of the capability of the Navy of meeting 
     strategic requirements with a total procurement of less than 
     425 D-5 missiles, including an assessment of the consequences 
     of--
       (A) loading Trident submarines with fewer than 24 D-5 
     missiles; and
       (B) reducing the flight test rate for D-5 missiles.
       (4) An assessment of the optimal commencement date for the 
     development and deployment of replacement capability for the 
     current land-based and sea-based missile forces.
       (5) The Secretary's plan for maintaining D-5 missiles and 
     Trident submarines under the START II Treaty and a proposed 
     START III treaty, and whether requirements for those missiles 
     and submarines would be reduced under such treaties.
                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

     SEC. 131. F-22 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.

       (a) Certification Required Before LRIP.--The Secretary of 
     the Air Force may not award a contract for low-rate initial 
     production under the F-22 aircraft program until the 
     Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense 
     committees the Secretary's certification of each of the 
     following:
       (1) That the test plan in the engineering and manufacturing 
     development phase for that program is adequate for 
     determining the operational effectiveness and suitability of 
     the F-22 aircraft.
       (2) That the engineering and manufacturing development 
     phase, and the production phase, for that program can each be 
     executed within the limitation on total cost applicable to 
     that program under subsection (a) or (b), respectively, of 
     section 217 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1660).
       (b) Lack of Certification.--If the Secretary of Defense is 
     unable to submit either or both of the certifications under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report which includes--
       (1) the reasons the certification or certifications could 
     not be made;
       (2) a revised acquisition plan approved by the Secretary of 
     Defense if the Secretary desires to proceed with low-rate 
     initial production; and
       (3) a revised cost estimate for the remainder of the 
     engineering and manufacturing development phase and for the 
     production phase of the F-22 program if the Secretary desires 
     to proceed with low-rate initial production.

     SEC. 132. REPLACEMENT OPTIONS FOR CONVENTIONAL AIR-LAUNCHED 
                   CRUISE MISSILE.

       (a) Report.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall determine 
     the requirements being met by the conventional air-launched 
     cruise missile (CALCM) as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act and, not later than January 15, 2000, shall submit 
     to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a 
     report on the replacement options for that missile.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--In the report under subsection 
     (a), the Secretary shall consider the options for continuing 
     to meet the requirements determined by the Secretary under 
     subsection (a) as the inventory of the conventional air-
     launched cruise missile is depleted. Options considered shall 
     include the following:
       (1) Resumption of production of the conventional air-
     launched cruise missile.
       (2) Acquisition of a new type of weapon with lethality 
     characteristics equivalent or superior to the lethality 
     characteristics of the conventional air-launched cruise 
     missile.
       (3) Use of existing or planned munitions or such munitions 
     with appropriate upgrades.

     SEC. 133. PROCUREMENT OF FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT FOR THE AIR 
                   NATIONAL GUARD AND THE AIR FORCE RESERVE.

       The Secretary of the Air Force may carry out a procurement 
     program, in a total amount not to exceed $16,000,000, to 
     modernize the airborne firefighting capability of the Air 
     National Guard and Air Force Reserve by procurement of 
     equipment for the modular airborne firefighting system. 
     Amounts may be obligated for the program from funds 
     appropriated for that purpose for fiscal year 1999 and 
     subsequent fiscal years.

     SEC. 134. F-16 TACTICAL MANNED RECONNAISANCE AIRCRAFT.

       The limitation contained in section 216(a) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 
     104-201; 110 Stat. 2454) shall not apply to the obligation or 
     expenditure of amounts made available pursuant to this Act 
     for a purpose stated in paragraphs (1) and (2) of that 
     section.
           Subtitle E--Chemical Stockpile Destruction Program

     SEC. 141. DESTRUCTION OF EXISTING STOCKPILE OF LETHAL 
                   CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS.

       (a) Program Assessment.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     conduct an assessment of the current program for destruction 
     of the United States' stockpile of chemical agents and 
     munitions, including the Assembled Chemical Weapons 
     Assessment, for the purpose of reducing significantly the 
     cost of such program and ensuring completion of such program 
     in accordance with the obligations of the United States under 
     the Chemical Weapons Convention while maintaining maximum 
     protection of the general public, the personnel involved in 
     the demilitarization program, and the environment.
       (2) Based on the results of the assessment conducted under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary may take those actions 
     identified in the assessment that may be accomplished under 
     existing law to achieve the purposes of such assessment and 
     the chemical agents and munitions stockpile destruction 
     program.
       (3) Not later than March 1, 2000, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress a report on--
       (A) those actions taken, or planned to be taken, under 
     paragraph (2); and
       (B) any recommendations for additional legislation that may 
     be required to achieve the purposes of the assessment 
     conducted under paragraph (1) and of the chemical agents and 
     munitions stockpile destruction program.
       (b) Changes and Clarifications Regarding Program.--Section 
     1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 
     (Public Law 99-145; 50 U.S.C. 1521) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(2) Facilities constructed to carry out this section 
     shall, when no longer needed for the purposes for which they 
     were constructed, be disposed of in accordance with 
     applicable laws and regulations and mutual agreements between 
     the Secretary of the Army and the Governor of the State in 
     which the facility is located.'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as amended by 
     subparagraph (A)) the following new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) Facilities constructed to carry out this section 
     may not be used for a purpose other

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     than the destruction of the stockpile of lethal chemical 
     agents and munitions that exists on November 8, 1985.
       ``(B) The prohibition in subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
     with respect to items designated by the Secretary of Defense 
     as lethal chemical agents, munitions, or related materials 
     after November 8, 1985, if the State in which a destruction 
     facility is located issues the appropriate permit or permits 
     for the destruction of such items at the facility.'';
       (2) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ``(c)(4)'' and 
     inserting ``(c)(5)''; and
       (3) in subsection (g)(2)(B), by striking ``(c)(3)'' and 
     inserting ``(c)(4)''.
       (c) Comptroller General Assessment and Report.--(1) Not 
     later than March 1, 2000, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall review and assess the program for 
     destruction of the United States stockpile of chemical agents 
     and munitions and report the results of the assessment to the 
     congressional defense committees.
       (2) The assessment conducted under paragraph (1) shall 
     include a review of the program execution and financial 
     management of each of the elements of the program, 
     including--
       (A) the chemical stockpile disposal project;
       (B) the nonstockpile chemical materiel project;
       (C) the alternative technologies and approaches project;
       (D) the chemical stockpile emergency preparedness program; 
     and
       (E) the assembled chemical weapons assessment program.
       (d) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       (1) The term ``Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment'' 
     means the pilot program carried out under section 8065 of the 
     Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1997 (section 
     101(b) of Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-101; 50 U.S.C. 
     1521 note).
       (2) The term ``Chemical Weapons Convention'' means the 
     Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
     Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
     Destruction, ratified by the United States on April 25, 1997, 
     and entered into force on April 29, 1997.

     SEC. 142. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON ANTICIPATED EFFECTS 
                   OF PROPOSED CHANGES IN OPERATION OF STORAGE 
                   SITES FOR LETHAL CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 31, 2000, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
     report on the proposal in the latest quadrennial defense 
     review to reduce the Federal civilian workforce involved in 
     the operation of the eight storage sites for lethal chemical 
     agents and munitions in the continental United States and to 
     convert to contractor operation of the storage sites. The 
     workforce reductions addressed in the report shall include 
     those that are to be effectuated by fiscal year 2002.
       (b) Content of Report.--The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) For each site, a description of the assigned chemical 
     storage, chemical demilitarization, and industrial missions.
       (2) A description of the criteria and reporting systems 
     applied to ensure that the storage sites and the workforce 
     operating the storage sites have--
       (A) the capabilities necessary to respond effectively to 
     emergencies involving chemical accidents; and
       (B) the industrial capabilities necessary to meet 
     replenishment and surge requirements.
       (3) The risks associated with the proposed workforce 
     reductions and contractor performance, particularly regarding 
     chemical accidents, incident response capabilities, 
     community-wide emergency preparedness programs, and current 
     or planned chemical demilitarization programs.
       (4) The effects of the proposed workforce reductions and 
     contractor performance on the capability to satisfy permit 
     requirements regarding environmental protection that are 
     applicable to the performance of current and future chemical 
     demilitarization and industrial missions.
       (5) The effects of the proposed workforce reductions and 
     contractor performance on the capability to perform assigned 
     industrial missions, particularly the materiel replenishment 
     missions for chemical or biological defense or for chemical 
     munitions.
       (6) Recommendations for mitigating the risks and adverse 
     effects identified in the report.
         TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 202. Amount for basic and applied research.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 211. Collaborative program to evaluate and demonstrate advanced 
              technologies for advanced capability combat vehicles.
Sec. 212. Sense of Congress regarding defense science and technology 
              program.
Sec. 213. Micro-satellite technology development program.
Sec. 214. Space control technology.
Sec. 215. Space maneuver vehicle program.
Sec. 216. Manufacturing technology program.
Sec. 217. Revision to limitations on high altitude endurance unmanned 
              vehicle program.

                 Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense

Sec. 231. Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) low program.
Sec. 232. Theater missile defense upper tier acquisition strategy.
Sec. 233. Acquisition strategy for Theater High-Altitude Area Defense 
              (THAAD) system.
Sec. 234. Space-based laser program.
Sec. 235. Criteria for progression of airborne laser program.
Sec. 236. Sense of Congress regarding ballistic missile defense 
              technology funding.
Sec. 237. Report on national missile defense.

      Subtitle D--Research and Development for Long-Term Military 
                              Capabilities

Sec. 241. Quadrennial report on emerging operational concepts.
Sec. 242. Technology area review and assessment.
Sec. 243. Report by Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
              Technology, and Logistics.
Sec. 244. DARPA program for award of competitive prizes to encourage 
              development of advanced technologies.
Sec. 245. Additional pilot program for revitalizing Department of 
              Defense laboratories.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 251. Development of Department of Defense laser master plan and 
              execution of solid state laser program.
Sec. 252. Report on Air Force distributed mission training.
              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation as follows:
       (1) For the Army, $4,791,243,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $8,362,516,000.
       (3) For the Air Force, $13,630,073,000.
       (4) For Defense-wide activities, $9,482,705,000, of which--
       (A) $253,457,000 is authorized for the activities of the 
     Director, Test and Evaluation; and
       (B) $24,434,000 is authorized for the Director of 
     Operational Test and Evaluation.

     SEC. 202. AMOUNT FOR BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH.

       (a) Fiscal Year 2000.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201, $4,301,421,000 shall be 
     available for basic research and applied research projects.
       (b) Basic Research and Applied Research Defined.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term ``basic research and 
     applied research'' means work funded in program elements for 
     defense research and development under Department of Defense 
     category 6.1 or 6.2.
    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

     SEC. 211. COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM TO EVALUATE AND DEMONSTRATE 
                   ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADVANCED CAPABILITY 
                   COMBAT VEHICLES.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall establish and carry out a program to provide for the 
     evaluation and competitive demonstration of concepts for 
     advanced capability combat vehicles for the Army.
       (b) Covered Program.--The program under subsection (a) 
     shall be carried out collaboratively pursuant to a memorandum 
     of agreement to be entered into between the Secretary of the 
     Army and the Director of the Defense Advanced Research 
     Projects Agency. The program shall include the following 
     activities:
       (1) Consideration and evaluation of technologies having the 
     potential to enable the development of advanced capability 
     combat vehicles that are significantly superior to the 
     existing M1 series of tanks in terms of capability for 
     combat, survival, support, and deployment, including but not 
     limited to the following technologies:
       (A) Weapon systems using electromagnetic power, directed 
     energy, and kinetic energy.
       (B) Propulsion systems using hybrid electric drive.
       (C) Mobility systems using active and semi-active 
     suspension and wheeled vehicle suspension.
       (D) Protection systems using signature management, 
     lightweight materials, and full-spectrum active protection.
       (E) Advanced robotics, displays, man-machine interfaces, 
     and embedded training.
       (F) Advanced sensory systems and advanced systems for 
     combat identification, tactical navigation, communication, 
     systems status monitoring, and reconnaissance.
       (G) Revolutionary methods of manufacturing combat vehicles.
       (2) Incorporation of the most promising such technologies 
     into demonstration models.
       (3) Competitive testing and evaluation of such 
     demonstration models.
       (4) Identification of the most promising such demonstration 
     models within a period of time to enable preparation of a 
     full development program capable of beginning by fiscal year 
     2007.
       (c) Report.--Not later than January 31, 2000, the Secretary 
     of the Army and the Director of the Defense Advanced Research 
     Projects Agency shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a joint report on the implementation of the 
     program under subsection (a). The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) A description of the memorandum of agreement referred 
     to in subsection (b).
       (2) A schedule for the program.
       (3) An identification of the funding required for fiscal 
     year 2001 and for the future-years defense program to carry 
     out the program.
       (4) A description and assessment of the acquisition 
     strategy for combat vehicles planned by the Secretary of the 
     Army that would sustain the existing force of M1-series 
     tanks, together with a complete identification of all 
     operation, support, ownership, and other costs required to 
     carry out such strategy through the year 2030.
       (5) A description and assessment of one or more acquisition 
     strategies for combat vehicles, alternative to the strategy 
     referred to in paragraph (4), that would develop a force of 
     advanced capability combat vehicles significantly

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     superior to the existing force of M1-series tanks and, for 
     each such alternative acquisition strategy, an estimate of 
     the funding required to carry out such strategy.
       (d) Funds.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     Defense-wide activities by section 201(4) for the Defense 
     Advanced Research Projects Agency, $56,200,000 shall be 
     available only to carry out the program under subsection (a).

     SEC. 212. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DEFENSE SCIENCE AND 
                   TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

       (a) Failure To Comply With Funding Objective.--It is the 
     sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense has failed to 
     comply with the funding objective for the Defense Science and 
     Technology Program, especially the Air Force Science and 
     Technology Program, as stated in section 214(a) of the Strom 
     Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 1948), thus jeopardizing 
     the stability of the defense technology base and increasing 
     the risk of failure to maintain technological superiority in 
     future weapon systems.
       (b) Funding Objective.--It is further the sense of Congress 
     that, for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2009, it 
     should be an objective of the Secretary of Defense to 
     increase the budget for the Defense Science and Technology 
     Program, including the science and technology program within 
     each military department, for the fiscal year over the budget 
     for that program for the preceding fiscal year by a percent 
     that is at least two percent above the rate of inflation as 
     determined by the Office of Management and Budget.
       (c) Certification.--If the proposed budget for a fiscal 
     year covered by subsection (b) fails to comply with the 
     objective set forth in that subsection--
       (1) the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress--
       (A) the certification of the Secretary that the budget does 
     not jeopardize the stability of the defense technology base 
     or increase the risk of failure to maintain technological 
     superiority in future weapon systems; or
       (B) a statement of the Secretary explaining why the 
     Secretary is unable to submit such certification; and
       (2) the Defense Science Board shall, not more than 60 days 
     after the date on which the Secretary submits the 
     certification or statement under paragraph (1), submit to the 
     Secretary and Congress a report assessing the effect such 
     failure to comply is likely to have on defense technology and 
     the national defense.

     SEC. 213. MICRO-SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

       Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under section 
     201(3), $10,000,000 is available for continued implementation 
     of the micro-satellite technology program established 
     pursuant to section 215 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1659).

     SEC. 214. SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) Funds Available for Air Force Execution.--Of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated under section 201(3), 
     $14,822,000 shall be available for space control technology 
     development pursuant to the Department of Defense Space 
     Control Technology Plan of 1999.
       (b) Funds Available for Army Execution.--Of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated under section 201(1), 
     $10,000,000 shall be available for space control technology 
     development. Of the funds made available pursuant to the 
     preceding sentence, the commander of the United States Army 
     Space and Missile Defense Command may use such amounts as are 
     necessary for any or all of the following activities:
       (1) Continued development of the kinetic energy anti-
     satellite technology program.
       (2) Technology development associated with the kinetic 
     energy anti-satellite kill vehicle to temporarily disrupt 
     satellite functions.
       (3) Cooperative technology development with the Air Force, 
     pursuant to the Department of Defense Space Control 
     Technology Plan of 1999.

     SEC. 215. SPACE MANEUVER VEHICLE PROGRAM.

       (a) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
     under section 201(3), $25,000,000 is available for the Space 
     Maneuver Vehicle program.
       (b) Acquisition of Second Flight Test Article.--The amount 
     available for the space maneuver vehicle program under 
     subsection (a) shall be used for development and acquisition 
     of an Air Force X-40 flight test article to support the joint 
     Air Force and National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     X-37 program and to meet unique needs of the Air Force Space 
     Maneuver Vehicle program.

     SEC. 216. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

       (a) Overall Purpose of Program.--Subsection (a) of section 
     2525 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after ``title'' in the first sentence the following: 
     ``through the development and application of advanced 
     manufacturing technologies and processes that will reduce the 
     acquisition and supportability costs of defense weapon 
     systems and reduce manufacturing and repair cycle times 
     across the life cycles of such systems''.
       (b) Support of Projects To Meet Essential Defense 
     Requirements.--Subsection (b)(4) of such section is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(4) to focus Department of Defense support for the 
     development and application of advanced manufacturing 
     technologies and processes for use to meet manufacturing 
     requirements that are essential to the national defense, as 
     well as for repair and remanufacturing in support of the 
     operations of systems commands, depots, air logistics 
     centers, and shipyards;''.
       (c) Execution.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (5);
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(2) In the establishment and review of requirements for 
     an advanced manufacturing technology or process, the 
     Secretary shall ensure the participation of those prospective 
     technology users that are expected to be the users of that 
     technology or process.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall ensure that each project under 
     the program for the development of an advanced manufacturing 
     technology or process includes an implementation plan for the 
     transition of that technology or process to the prospective 
     technology users that will be the users of that technology or 
     process.
       ``(4) In the periodic review of a project under the 
     program, the Secretary shall ensure participation by those 
     prospective technology users that are the expected users for 
     the technology or process being developed under the 
     project.''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (5) (as redesignated by 
     paragraph (2)) the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) In this subsection, the term `prospective technology 
     users' means the following officials and elements of the 
     Department of Defense:
       ``(A) Program and project managers for defense weapon 
     systems.
       ``(B) Systems commands.
       ``(C) Depots.
       ``(D) Air logistics centers.
       ``(E) Shipyards.''.
       (d) Consideration of Cost-Sharing Proposals.--Subsection 
     (d) of such section is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);
       (2) by striking ``(A)'' after ``(1)''; and
       (3) by striking ``(B) For each'' and all that follows 
     through ``competitive procedures.'' and inserting the 
     following: ``(2) Under the competitive procedures used, the 
     factors to be considered in the evaluation of each proposed 
     grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other transaction 
     for a project under the program shall include the extent to 
     which that proposed transaction provides for the proposed 
     recipient to share in the cost of the project.''.
       (e) Revisions to Five-Year Plan.--Subsection (e)(2) of such 
     section is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, including a 
     description of all completed projects and status of 
     implementation'' before the period at the end; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Plans for the implementation of the advanced 
     manufacturing technologies and processes being developed 
     under the program.''.

     SEC. 217. REVISION TO LIMITATIONS ON HIGH ALTITUDE ENDURANCE 
                   UNMANNED VEHICLE PROGRAM.

       Section 216(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1660) is 
     amended by striking ``may not procure any'' and inserting 
     ``may not procure more than two''.
                 Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense

     SEC. 231. SPACE BASED INFRARED SYSTEM (SBIRS) LOW PROGRAM.

       (a) Primary Mission of SBIRS Low System.--The primary 
     mission of the system designated as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act as the Space Based Infrared System Low 
     (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ``SBIRS Low 
     system'') is ballistic missile defense. The Secretary of 
     Defense shall carry out the acquisition program for that 
     system consistent with that primary mission.
       (b) Oversight of Certain Program Functions.--With respect 
     to the SBIRS Low system, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     require that the Secretary of the Air Force obtain the 
     approval of the Director of the Ballistic Missile Defense 
     Organization before the Secretary--
       (1) establishes any system level technical requirement or 
     makes any change to any such requirement;
       (2) makes any change to the SBIRS Low baseline schedule; or
       (3) makes any change to the budget baseline identified in 
     the fiscal year 2000 future-years defense program.
       (c) Priority for Ancillary Missions.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall ensure that the Director of the Ballistic 
     Missile Defense Organization, in executing the authorities 
     specified in subsection (b), engages in appropriate 
     coordination with the Secretary of the Air Force and elements 
     of the intelligence community to ensure that ancillary SBIRS 
     Low missions (that is, missions other than the primary 
     mission of ballistic missile defense) receive proper priority 
     to the extent that those ancillary missions do not increase 
     technical or schedule risk.
       (d) Management and Funding Budget Activity.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall transfer the management and budgeting of 
     funds for the SBIRS Low system from the Tactical Intelligence 
     and Related Activities (TIARA) budget aggregation to a 
     nonintelligence budget activity of the Air Force.
       (e) Deadline for Definition of System Requirements.--The 
     system level technical requirements for the SBIRS Low system 
     shall be defined not later than July 1, 2000.
       (f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``system level technical requirements'' means 
     those technical requirements and those functional 
     requirements of a system, expressed in terms of technical 
     performance and mission requirements, including test 
     provisions, that determine the direction and progress of the 
     systems engineering effort and the degree of convergence upon 
     a balanced and complete configuration.
       (2) The term ``SBIRS Low baseline schedule'' means a 
     program schedule that includes--
       (A) a Milestone II decision on entry into engineering and 
     manufacturing development to be made during fiscal year 2002;

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       (B) a critical design review to be conducted during fiscal 
     year 2003; and
       (C) a first launch of a SBIRS Low satellite to be made 
     during fiscal year 2006.

     SEC. 232. THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE UPPER TIER ACQUISITION 
                   STRATEGY.

       (a) Revised Upper Tier Strategy.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall establish an acquisition strategy for the two upper 
     tier missile defense systems that--
       (1) retains funding for both of the upper tier systems in 
     separate, independently managed program elements throughout 
     the future-years defense program;
       (2) bases funding decisions and program schedules for each 
     upper tier system on the performance of each system 
     independent of the performance of the other system; and
       (3) provides for accelerating the deployment of both of the 
     upper tier systems to the maximum extent practicable.
       (b) Upper Tier Systems Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the upper tier missile defense systems are the 
     following:
       (1) The Navy Theater Wide system.
       (2) The Theater High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.

     SEC. 233. ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR THEATER HIGH-ALTITUDE AREA 
                   DEFENSE (THAAD) SYSTEM.

       (a) Independent Review of System.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 236 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 
     112 Stat. 1953) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Continued Independent Review.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall take appropriate steps to assure continued 
     independent review, as the Secretary determines is needed, of 
     the Theater High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) program.''.
       (b) Coordination of Development of System Elements.--
     Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking ``may'' 
     and inserting ``shall''.
       (c) Revision to Limitation on Entering Manufacturing and 
     Development Phase for Interceptor Missile.--Subsection (e) of 
     such section is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(2) If the Secretary determines, after a second 
     successful test of the interceptor missile of the THAAD 
     system, that the THAAD program has achieved a sufficient 
     level of technical maturity, the Secretary may waive the 
     limitation specified in paragraph (1).
       ``(3) If the Secretary grants a waiver under paragraph (2), 
     the Secretary shall, not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the issuance of the waiver, submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report describing the technical 
     rationale for that action.''.

     SEC. 234. SPACE-BASED LASER PROGRAM.

       (a) Structure of Program.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     structure the space-based laser program to include--
       (1) an integrated flight experiment; and
       (2) an ongoing analysis and technology effort to support 
     the development of an objective system design.
       (b) Integrated Flight Experiment Program Baseline.--Not 
     later than March 15, 2000, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the joint venture contractors for the 
     space-based laser program, shall establish a program baseline 
     for the integrated flight experiment referred to in 
     subsection (a)(1).
       (c) Structure of Integrated Flight Experiment Program 
     Baseline.--The program baseline established under subsection 
     (b) shall be structured to--
       (1) demonstrate at the earliest date consistent with the 
     requirements of this section the fundamental end-to-end 
     capability to acquire, track, and destroy a boosting 
     ballistic missile with a lethal laser from space; and
       (2) establish a balance between the use of mature 
     technology and more advanced technology so that the 
     integrated flight experiment, while providing significant 
     information that can be used in planning and implementing 
     follow-on phases of the space-based laser program, will be 
     launched as soon as practicable.
       (d) Funds Available for Integrated Flight Experiment.--
     Amounts shall be available for the integrated flight 
     experiment as follows:
       (1) From amounts available pursuant to section 201(3), 
     $73,840,000.
       (2) From amounts available pursuant to section 201(4), 
     $75,000,000.
       (e) Limitation on Obligation of Funds for Integrated Flight 
     Experiment.--No funds made available in subsection (d) for 
     the integrated flight experiment may be obligated until the 
     Secretary of the Air Force--
       (1) develops a specific spending plan for such amounts; and
       (2) provides such plan to the congressional defense 
     committees.
       (f) Objective System Design.--To support the development of 
     an objective system design for a space-based laser system 
     suited to the operational and technological environment that 
     will exist when such a system can be deployed, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall establish an analysis and technology effort 
     that complements the integrated flight experiment. That 
     effort shall include the following:
       (1) Research and development on advanced technologies that 
     will not be demonstrated on the integrated flight experiment 
     but may be necessary for an objective system.
       (2) Architecture studies to assess alternative 
     constellation and system performance characteristics.
       (3) Planning for the development of a space-based laser 
     prototype that--
       (A) uses the lessons learned from the integrated flight 
     experiment; and
       (B) is supported by the ongoing research and development 
     under paragraph (1), the architecture studies under paragraph 
     (2), and other relevant advanced technology research and 
     development.
       (g) Funds Available for Objective System Design During 
     Fiscal Year 2000.--During fiscal year 2000, the Secretary of 
     the Air Force may use amounts made available for the 
     integrated flight experiment under subsection (d) for the 
     purpose of supporting the effort specified in subsection (f) 
     if the Secretary of the Air Force first--
       (1) determines that such amounts are needed for that 
     purpose;
       (2) develops a specific spending plan for such amounts; and
       (3) consults with the congressional defense committees 
     regarding such plan.
       (h) Annual Report.--For each year in the three-year period 
     beginning with the year 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall, 
     not later than March 15 of that year, submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the space-based 
     laser program. Each such report shall include the following:
       (1) The program baseline for the integrated flight 
     experiment.
       (2) Any changes in that program baseline.
       (3) A description of the activities of the space-based 
     laser program in the preceding year.
       (4) A description of the activities of the space-based 
     laser program planned for the next fiscal year.
       (5) The funding planned for the space-based laser program 
     throughout the future-years defense program.

     SEC. 235. CRITERIA FOR PROGRESSION OF AIRBORNE LASER PROGRAM.

       (a) Modification of PDRR Aircraft.--No modification of the 
     PDRR aircraft may commence until the Secretary of the Air 
     Force certifies to Congress that the commencement of such 
     modification is justified on the basis of existing test data 
     and analyses involving the following activities:
       (1) The North Oscura Peak test program.
       (2) Scintillometry data collection and analysis.
       (3) The lethality/vulnerability program.
       (4) The countermeasures test and analysis effort.
       (5) Reduction and analysis of atmospheric data for fiscal 
     years 1997 and 1998.
       (b) Acquisition of EMD Aircraft and Flight Test of PDRR 
     Aircraft.--In carrying out the Airborne Laser program, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Authority-to-
     Proceed-2 decision is not made until the Secretary of 
     Defense--
       (1) ensures that the Secretary of the Air Force has 
     developed an appropriate plan for resolving the technical 
     challenges identified in the Airborne Laser Program 
     Assessment;
       (2) approves that plan; and
       (3) submits that plan to the congressional defense 
     committees.
       (c) Entry into EMD Phase.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     ensure that the Milestone II decision is not made until--
       (1) the PDRR aircraft undergoes a robust series of flight 
     tests that validates the technical maturity of the Airborne 
     Laser program and provides sufficient information regarding 
     the performance of the Airborne Laser system; and
       (2) sufficient technical information is available to 
     determine whether adequate progress is being made in the 
     ongoing effort to address the operational issues identified 
     in the Airborne Laser Program Assessment.
       (d) Modification of EMD Aircraft.--The Secretary of the Air 
     Force may not commence any modification of the EMD aircraft 
     until the Milestone II decision is made.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``PDRR aircraft'' means the aircraft relating 
     to the program definition and risk reduction phase of the 
     Airborne Laser program.
       (2) The term ``EMD aircraft'' means the aircraft relating 
     to the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the 
     Airborne Laser program.
       (3) The term ``Authority-to-Proceed-2 decision'' means the 
     decision allowing acquisition of the EMD aircraft and flight 
     testing of the PDRR aircraft.
       (4) The term ``Milestone II decision'' means the decision 
     allowing the entry of the Airborne Laser program into the 
     engineering and manufacturing development phase.
       (5) The term ``Airborne Laser Program Assessment'' means 
     the report titled ``Assessment of Technical and Operational 
     Aspects of the Airborne Laser Program'', submitted to 
     Congress by the Secretary of Defense on March 9, 1999.

     SEC. 236. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING BALLISTIC MISSILE 
                   DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY FUNDING.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) because technology development provides the basis for 
     future weapon systems, it is important to maintain a healthy 
     balance between funding for the development of technology for 
     ballistic missile defense systems and funding for the 
     acquisition of ballistic missile defense systems;
       (2) funding planned within the future-years defense program 
     of the Department of Defense should be sufficient to support 
     the development of technology for future and follow-on 
     ballistic missile defense systems while simultaneously 
     supporting the acquisition of ballistic missile defense 
     systems; and
       (3) the Secretary of Defense should seek to ensure that 
     funding in the future-years defense program is adequate both 
     for the development of technology for advanced ballistic 
     missile defense systems and for the major existing programs 
     for the acquisition of ballistic missile defense systems.

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     SEC. 237. REPORT ON NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE.

       Not later than March 15, 2000, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress the Secretary's assessment of the 
     advantages or disadvantages of a two-site deployment of a 
     ground-based National Missile Defense system, with special 
     reference to considerations of the world-wide ballistic 
     missile threat, defensive coverage, redundancy and 
     survivability, and economies of scale.
      Subtitle D--Research and Development for Long-Term Military 
                              Capabilities

     SEC. 241. QUADRENNIAL REPORT ON EMERGING OPERATIONAL 
                   CONCEPTS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 23 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 486. Quadrennial report on emerging operational 
       concepts

       ``(a) Quadrennial Report Required.--Not later than March 1 
     of each year evenly divisible by four, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
     of Representatives a report on emerging operational concepts. 
     Each such report shall be prepared by the Secretary in 
     consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
       ``(b) Content of Report Relating to DoD Processes.--Each 
     such report shall contain a description, for the four years 
     preceding the year in which the report is submitted, of the 
     following:
       ``(1) The process undertaken in the Department of Defense, 
     and in each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, 
     to define and develop doctrine, operational concepts, 
     organizational concepts, and acquisition strategies to 
     address--
       ``(A) the potential of emerging technologies for 
     significantly improving the operational effectiveness of the 
     armed forces;
       ``(B) changes in the international order that may 
     necessitate changes in the operational capabilities of the 
     armed forces;
       ``(C) emerging capabilities of potential 
     adversary states; and
       ``(D) changes in defense budget projections.
       ``(2) The manner in which the processes described in 
     paragraph (1) are harmonized to ensure that there is a 
     sufficient consideration of the development of joint 
     doctrine, operational concepts, and acquisition strategies.
       ``(3) The manner in which the processes described in 
     paragraph (1) are coordinated through the Joint Requirements 
     Oversight Council and reflected in the planning, programming, 
     and budgeting process of the Department of Defense.
       ``(c) Content of Report Relating to Identification of 
     Technological Objectives for Research and Development.--Each 
     report under this section shall set forth the military 
     capabilities that are necessary for meeting national security 
     requirements over the next two to three decades, including--
       ``(1) the most significant strategic and operational 
     capabilities (including both armed force-specific and joint 
     capabilities) that are necessary for the armed forces to 
     prevail against the most dangerous threats, including 
     asymmetrical threats, that could be posed to the national 
     security interests of the United States by potential 
     adversaries from 20 to 30 years in the future;
       ``(2) the key characteristics and capabilities of future 
     military systems (including both armed force-specific and 
     joint systems) that will be needed to meet each such threat; 
     and
       ``(3) the most significant research and development 
     challenges that must be met, and the technological 
     breakthroughs that must be made, to develop and field such 
     systems.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``486. Quadrennial report on emerging operational concepts.''.
       (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 1042 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 
     104-201; 110 Stat. 2642; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 242. TECHNOLOGY AREA REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT.

       Section 270(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2469; 10 
     U.S.C. 2501 note) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Technology Area Review and Assessment.--With the 
     submission of the plan under subsection (a) each year, the 
     Secretary shall also submit to the committees referred to in 
     that subsection a summary of each technology area review and 
     assessment conducted by the Department of Defense in support 
     of that plan.''.

     SEC. 243. REPORT BY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR 
                   ACQUISITION, TECHNOLOGY, AND LOGISTICS.

       (a) Requirement.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the actions that 
     are necessary to promote the research base and technological 
     development that will be needed for ensuring that the Armed 
     Forces have the military capabilities that are necessary for 
     meeting national security requirements over the next two to 
     three decades.
       (b) Content.--The report shall include the actions that 
     have been taken or are planned to be taken within the 
     Department of Defense to ensure that--
       (1) the Department of Defense laboratories place an 
     appropriate emphasis on revolutionary changes in military 
     operations and the new technologies that will be necessary to 
     support those operations;
       (2) the Department helps sustain a high-quality national 
     research base that includes organizations attuned to the 
     needs of the Department, the fostering and creation of 
     revolutionary technologies useful to the Department, and the 
     capability to identify opportunities for new military 
     capabilities in emerging scientific knowledge;
       (3) the Department can identify, provide appropriate 
     funding for, and ensure the coordinated development of joint 
     technologies that will serve the needs of more than one of 
     the Armed Forces;
       (4) the Department can identify militarily relevant 
     technologies that are developed in the private sector, 
     rapidly incorporate those technologies into defense systems, 
     and effectively utilize technology transfer processes;
       (5) the Department can effectively and efficiently manage 
     the transition of new technologies from the applied research 
     and advanced technological development stage through the 
     product development stage in a manner that ensures that 
     maximum advantage is obtained from advances in technology; 
     and
       (6) the Department's educational institutions for the 
     officers of the uniformed services incorporate into their 
     officer education and training programs, as appropriate, 
     materials necessary to ensure that the officers have the 
     familiarity with the processes, advances, and opportunities 
     in technology development that is necessary for making 
     decisions that ensure the superiority of United States 
     defense technology in the future.

     SEC. 244. DARPA PROGRAM FOR AWARD OF COMPETITIVE PRIZES TO 
                   ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES.

       (a) Authority.--Chapter 139 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 2374 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2374a. Prizes for advanced technology achievements

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through 
     the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects 
     Agency, may carry out a program to award cash prizes in 
     recognition of outstanding achievements in basic, advanced, 
     and applied research, technology development, and prototype 
     development that have the potential for application to the 
     performance of the military missions of the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(b) Competition Requirements.--The program under 
     subsection (a) shall use a competitive process for the 
     selection of recipients of cash prizes. The process shall 
     include the widely-advertised solicitation of submissions of 
     research results, technology developments, and prototypes.
       ``(c) Limitations.--(1) The total amount made available for 
     award of cash prizes in a fiscal year may not exceed 
     $10,000,000.
       ``(2) No prize competition may result in the award of more 
     than $1,000,000 in cash prizes without the approval of the 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 
     Logistics.
       ``(d) Relationship to Other Authority.--The program under 
     subsection (a) may be carried out in conjunction with or in 
     addition to the exercise of any other authority of the 
     Director to acquire, support, or stimulate basic, advanced 
     and applied research, technology development, or prototype 
     projects.
       ``(e) Annual Report.--Promptly after the end of each fiscal 
     year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
     report on the administration of the program for that fiscal 
     year. The report shall include the following:
       ``(1) The military applications of the research, 
     technology, or prototypes for which prizes were awarded.
       ``(2) The total amount of the prizes awarded.
       ``(3) The methods used for solicitation and evaluation of 
     submissions, together with an assessment of the effectiveness 
     of those methods.
       ``(f) Period of Authority.--The authority to award prizes 
     under subsection (a) shall terminate at the end of September 
     30, 2003.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 2374 the following new item:
``2374a. Prizes for advanced technology achievements.''.

     SEC. 245. ADDITIONAL PILOT PROGRAM FOR REVITALIZING 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES.

       (a) Authority.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may carry out 
     a pilot program to demonstrate improved efficiency in the 
     performance of research, development, test, and evaluation 
     functions of the Department of Defense. The pilot program 
     under this section is in addition to, but may be carried out 
     in conjunction with, the pilot program authorized by section 
     246 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 1955; 10 
     U.S.C. 2358 note).
       (2) Under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide the director of one science and technology 
     laboratory, and the director of one test and evaluation 
     laboratory, of each military department with authority for 
     the following:
       (A) To ensure that the laboratories selected can attract a 
     workforce appropriately balanced between permanent and 
     temporary personnel and among workers with an appropriate 
     level of skills and experience and that those laboratories 
     can effectively compete in hiring to obtain the finest 
     scientific talent.
       (B) To develop or expand innovative methods of operation 
     that provide more defense research for each dollar of cost, 
     including carrying out initiatives such as focusing on the 
     performance of core functions and adopting more business-like 
     practices.
       (C) To waive any restrictions not required by law that 
     apply to the demonstration and implementation of methods for 
     achieving the objectives set forth in subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B).
       (3) In selecting the laboratories for participation in the 
     pilot program, the Secretary shall

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     consider laboratories where innovative management techniques 
     have been demonstrated, particularly as documented under 
     sections 1115 through 1119 of title 31, United States Code, 
     relating to Government agency performance and results.
       (4) The Secretary may carry out the pilot program at each 
     selected laboratory for a period of three years beginning not 
     later than March 1, 2000.
       (b) Reports.--(1) Not later than March 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     implementation of the pilot program. The report shall include 
     the following:
       (A) Each laboratory selected for the pilot program.
       (B) To the extent possible, a description of the innovative 
     concepts that are to be tested at each laboratory.
       (C) The criteria to be used for measuring the success of 
     each concept to be tested.
       (2) Promptly after the expiration of the period for 
     participation of a laboratory in the pilot program, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a final report 
     on the participation of that laboratory in the pilot program. 
     The report shall include the following:
       (A) A description of the concepts tested.
       (B) The results of the testing.
       (C) The lessons learned.
       (D) Any proposal for legislation that the Secretary 
     recommends on the basis of the experience at that laboratory 
     under the pilot program.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 251. DEVELOPMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LASER MASTER 
                   PLAN AND EXECUTION OF SOLID STATE LASER 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Master Plan Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     develop a unified plan of the Department of Defense to 
     develop laser technology for potential weapons applications 
     (in this section referred to as the ``laser master plan''). 
     In developing the plan, the Secretary shall consult with the 
     Secretary of Energy and the Secretaries of the military 
     departments.
       (b) Contents of Laser Master Plan.--The laser master plan 
     shall include the following:
       (1) Identification of potential weapons applications of 
     chemical, solid state, and other lasers.
       (2) Identification of critical technologies and 
     manufacturing capabilities required to achieve such weapons 
     applications.
       (3) A development path for those critical technologies and 
     manufacturing capabilities.
       (4) Identification of the funding required in future fiscal 
     years to carry out the laser master plan.
       (5) Identification of unfunded requirements in the laser 
     master plan.
       (6) An appropriate management and oversight structure to 
     carry out the laser master plan.
       (c) Report.--Not later than March 15, 2000, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report containing the laser master plan.
       (d) Recommendations for Executive Agent for Solid State 
     Laser Programs.--Upon the completion of the laser master 
     plan, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees the recommendations of the 
     Secretary as to the establishment of an executive agent to 
     coordinate, implement, and oversee the execution of the 
     elements of the laser master plan that relate to solid state 
     lasers.
       (e) Development and Demonstration of Solid State Laser 
     Technology.--The Secretary of the Army shall--
       (1) initiate, not later than November 1, 1999, or 30 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is 
     later, a development program for solid state laser 
     technologies; and
       (2) demonstrate solid state laser technology consistent 
     with the objectives of the technical partnership between the 
     United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command and the 
     Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California, with a goal of achieving a solid state laser of 
     100 kilowatt average power.
       (f) Funding.--From amounts available pursuant to section 
     201(1), $20,000,000 shall be available to carry out the 
     activities specified in subsection (e).

     SEC. 252. REPORT ON AIR FORCE DISTRIBUTED MISSION TRAINING.

       (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     submit to Congress, not later than January 31, 2000, a report 
     on the Air Force Distributed Mission Training program.
       (b) Content of Report.--The report shall include a 
     discussion of the following:
       (1) The progress that the Air Force has made to demonstrate 
     and prove the Air Force Distributed Mission Training concept 
     of linking geographically separated, high-fidelity simulators 
     to provide a mission rehearsal capability for Air Force 
     units, and any units of any of the other Armed Forces as may 
     be necessary, to train together from their home stations.
       (2) The actions that have been taken or are planned to be 
     taken within the Department of the Air Force to ensure that--
       (A) an independent study of all requirements, technologies, 
     and acquisition strategies essential to the formulation of a 
     sound Distributed Mission Training program is under way; and
       (B) all Air Force laboratories and other Air Force 
     facilities necessary to the research, development, testing, 
     and evaluation of the Distributed Mission Training program 
     have been assessed regarding the availability of the 
     necessary resources to demonstrate and prove the Air Force 
     Distributed Mission Training concept.
                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding.
Sec. 302. Working capital funds.
Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Sec. 304. Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.
Sec. 305. Transfer to Defense Working Capital Funds to support Defense 
              Commissary Agency.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 311. Armed Forces Emergency Services.
Sec. 312. Replacement of nonsecure tactical radios of the 82nd Airborne 
              Division.
Sec. 313. Large medium-speed roll-on/roll-off (LMSR) program.
Sec. 314. Contributions for Spirit of Hope endowment fund of United 
              Service Organizations, Incorporated.

                  Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions

Sec. 321. Extension of limitation on payment of fines and penalties 
              using funds in environmental restoration accounts.
Sec. 322. Modification of requirements for annual reports on 
              environmental compliance activities.
Sec. 323. Defense environmental technology program and investment 
              control process for environmental technologies.
Sec. 324. Modification of membership of Strategic Environmental 
              Research and Development Program Council.
Sec. 325. Extension of pilot program for sale of air pollution emission 
              reduction incentives.
Sec. 326. Reimbursement for certain costs in connection with Fresno 
              Drum Superfund Site, Fresno, California.
Sec. 327. Payment of stipulated penalties assessed under CERCLA in 
              connection with F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming.
Sec. 328. Remediation of asbestos and lead-based paint.
Sec. 329. Release of information to foreign countries regarding any 
              environmental contamination at former United States 
              military installations in those countries.
Sec. 330. Toussaint River ordnance mitigation study.

                   Subtitle D--Depot-Level Activities

Sec. 331. Sales of articles and services of defense industrial 
              facilities to purchasers outside the Department of 
              Defense.
Sec. 332. Contracting authority for defense working capital funded 
              industrial facilities.
Sec. 333. Annual reports on expenditures for performance of depot-level 
              maintenance and repair workloads by public and private 
              sectors.
Sec. 334. Applicability of competition requirement in contracting out 
              workloads performed by depot-level activities of 
              Department of Defense.
Sec. 335. Treatment of public sector winning bidders for contracts for 
              performance of depot-level maintenance and repair 
              workloads formerly performed at certain military 
              installations.
Sec. 336. Additional matters to be reported before prime vendor 
              contract for depot-level maintenance and repair is 
              entered into.

     Subtitle E--Performance of Functions by Private-Sector Sources

Sec. 341. Reduced threshold for consideration of effect on local 
              community of changing defense functions to private sector 
              performance.
Sec. 342. Congressional notification of A-76 cost comparison waivers.
Sec. 343. Report on use of employees of non-Federal entities to provide 
              services to Department of Defense.
Sec. 344. Evaluation of total system performance responsibility 
              program.
Sec. 345. Sense of Congress regarding process for modernization of army 
              computer services.

                Subtitle F--Defense Dependents Education

Sec. 351. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 
              dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department 
              of Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 352. Unified school boards for all Department of Defense Domestic 
              Dependent Schools in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and 
              Guam.
Sec. 353. Continuation of enrollment at Department of Defense domestic 
              dependent elementary and secondary schools.
Sec. 354. Technical amendments to Defense Dependents' Education Act of 
              1978.

                 Subtitle G--Military Readiness Issues

Sec. 361. Independent study of military readiness reporting system.
Sec. 362. Independent study of Department of Defense secondary 
              inventory and parts shortages.
Sec. 363. Report on inventory and control of military equipment.
Sec. 364. Comptroller General study of adequacy of Department 
              restructured sustainment and reengineered logistics 
              product support practices.
Sec. 365. Comptroller General review of real property maintenance and 
              its effect on readiness.
Sec. 366. Establishment of logistics standards for sustained military 
              operations.

               Subtitle H--Information Technology Issues

Sec. 371. Discretionary authority to install telecommunication 
              equipment for persons performing voluntary services.

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Sec. 372. Authority for disbursing officers to support use of automated 
              teller machines on naval vessels for financial 
              transactions.
Sec. 373. Use of Smart Card technology in the Department of Defense.
Sec. 374. Report on defense use of Smart Card as PKI authentication 
              device carrier.

                       Subtitle I--Other Matters

Sec. 381. Authority to lend or donate obsolete or condemned rifles for 
              funeral and other ceremonies.
Sec. 382. Extension of warranty claims recovery pilot program.
Sec. 383. Preservation of historic buildings and grounds at United 
              States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home, District of Columbia.
Sec. 384. Clarification of land conveyance authority, United States 
              Soldiers' and Airmen's Home.
Sec. 385. Treatment of Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam in defense household 
              goods moving programs.
              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
     activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
     expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and 
     maintenance, in amounts as follows:
       (1) For the Army, $18,922,494,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $22,641,515,000.
       (3) For the Marine Corps, $2,724,529,000  .
       (4) For the Air Force, $20,961,458,000.
       (5) For Defense-wide activities, $11,496,633,000.
       (6) For the Army Reserve, $1,441,213,000.
       (7) For the Naval Reserve, $937,647,000.
       (8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $135,766,000.
       (9) For the Air Force Reserve, $1,750,937,000.
       (10) For the Army National Guard, $3,113,684,000.
       (11) For the Air National Guard, $3,168,518,000.
       (12) For the Defense Inspector General, $138,744,000.
       (13) For the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 
     Forces, $7,621,000.
       (14) For Environmental Restoration, Army, $378,170,000.
       (15) For Environmental Restoration, Navy, $284,000,000.
       (16) For Environmental Restoration, Air Force, 
     $376,800,000.
       (17) For Environmental Restoration, Defense-wide, 
     $25,370,000.
       (18) For Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense 
     Sites, $239,214,000.
       (19) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid 
     programs, $55,800,000.
       (20) For Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities, 
     Defense-wide, $803,500,000.
       (21) For the Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, and 
     Environmental Restoration Trust Fund, $15,000,000.
       (22) For Defense Health Program, $10,482,687,000.
       (23) For Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, 
     $475,500,000.
       (24) For Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, 
     $1,879,600,000.
       (25) For quality of life enhancements, $1,845,370,000.

     SEC. 302. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
     activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
     providing capital for working capital and revolving funds in 
     amounts as follows:
       (1) For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $90,344,000.
       (2) For the National Defense Sealift Fund, $434,700,000.

     SEC. 303. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2000 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund 
     the sum of $68,295,000 for the operation of the Armed Forces 
     Retirement Home, including the United States Soldiers' and 
     Airmen's Home and the Naval Home.

     SEC. 304. TRANSFER FROM NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE 
                   TRANSACTION FUND.

       (a) Transfer Authority.--To the extent provided in 
     appropriations Acts, not more than $150,000,000 is authorized 
     to be transferred from the National Defense Stockpile 
     Transaction Fund to operation and maintenance accounts for 
     fiscal year 2000 in amounts as follows:
       (1) For the Army, $50,000,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $50,000,000.
       (3) For the Air Force, $50,000,000.
       (b) Treatment of Transfers.--Amounts transferred under this 
     section--
       (1) shall be merged with, and be available for the same 
     purposes and the same period as, the amounts in the accounts 
     to which transferred; and
       (2) may not be expended for an item that has been denied 
     authorization of appropriations by Congress.
       (c) Relationship to Other Transfer Authority.--The transfer 
     authority provided in this section is in addition to the 
     transfer authority provided in section 1001.

     SEC. 305. TRANSFER TO DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS TO 
                   SUPPORT DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY.

       (a) Army Operation and Maintenance Funds.--The Secretary of 
     the Army shall transfer $346,154,000 of the amount authorized 
     to be appropriated by section 301(1) for operation and 
     maintenance for the Army to the Defense Working Capital Funds 
     for the purpose of funding operations of the Defense 
     Commissary Agency.
       (b) Navy Operation and Maintenance Funds.--The Secretary of 
     the Navy shall transfer $263,070,000 of the amount authorized 
     to be appropriated by section 301(2) for operation and 
     maintenance for the Navy to the Defense Working Capital Funds 
     for the purpose of funding operations of the Defense 
     Commissary Agency.
       (c) Marine Corps Operation and Maintenance Funds.--The 
     Secretary of the Navy shall transfer $90,834,000 of the 
     amount authorized to be appropriated by section 301(3) for 
     operation and maintenance for the Marine Corps to the Defense 
     Working Capital Funds for the purpose of funding operations 
     of the Defense Commissary Agency.
       (d) Air Force Operation and Maintenance Funds.--The 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall transfer $309,061,000 of the 
     amount authorized to be appropriated by section 301(4) for 
     operation and maintenance for the Air Force to the Defense 
     Working Capital Funds for the purpose of funding operations 
     of the Defense Commissary Agency.
       (e) Treatment of Transfers.--Amounts transferred under this 
     section--
       (1) shall be merged with, and be available for the same 
     purposes and the same period as, other amounts in the Defense 
     Working Capital Funds available for the purpose of funding 
     operations of the Defense Commissary Agency; and
       (2) may not be expended for an item that has been denied 
     authorization of appropriations by Congress.
       (f) Relationship to Other Transfer Authority.--The transfer 
     requirements of this section are in addition to the transfer 
     authority provided in section 1001.
    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

     SEC. 311. ARMED FORCES EMERGENCY SERVICES.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     301(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide 
     activities, $23,000,000 shall be made available to the 
     American Red Cross to fund the Armed Forces Emergency 
     Services.

     SEC. 312. REPLACEMENT OF NONSECURE TACTICAL RADIOS OF THE 
                   82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     301(1) for operation and maintenance for the Army, such funds 
     as may be necessary, but not to exceed $5,500,000, shall be 
     available to the Secretary of the Army for the purpose of 
     replacing nonsecure tactical radios used by the 82nd Airborne 
     Division with radios, such as models AN/PRC-138 and AN/PRC-
     148, identified as being capable of fulfilling mission 
     requirements.

     SEC. 313. LARGE MEDIUM-SPEED ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF (LMSR) PROGRAM.

       (a) Authorization of Ship.--The Secretary of the Navy is 
     authorized to procure the large medium-speed roll-on/roll-off 
     (LMSR) ship to be designated T-AKR 307 or T-AKR 317, subject 
     to the availability of appropriations for that purpose.
       (b) Amount Authorized.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated under section 302(2) for fiscal year 2000 that 
     is provided for the National Defense Sealift Fund, 
     $80,000,000 is available for the advance procurement and 
     advance construction of components for the LMSR program 
     referred to in subsection (a). The Secretary of the Navy may 
     enter into a contract or contracts with the shipbuilder and 
     other entities for the advance procurement and advance 
     construction of those components.

     SEC. 314. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SPIRIT OF HOPE ENDOWMENT FUND OF 
                   UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCORPORATED.

       (a) Grants Authorized.--Subject to subsection (c), the 
     Secretary of Defense may make grants to the United Service 
     Organizations, Incorporated, a federally chartered 
     corporation under chapter 2201 of title 36, United States 
     Code, to contribute funds for the USO's Spirit of Hope 
     Endowment Fund.
       (b) Grant Increments.--The amount of the first grant under 
     subsection (a) may not exceed $2,000,000. The amount of the 
     second grant under such subsection may not exceed $3,000,000, 
     and subsequent grants may not exceed $5,000,000.
       (c) Matching Requirement.--Each grant under subsection (a) 
     may not be made until after the United Service Organizations, 
     Incorporated, certifies to the Secretary of Defense that 
     sufficient funds have been raised from non-Federal sources 
     for deposit in the Spirit of Hope Endowment Fund to match, on 
     a dollar-for-dollar basis, the amount of that grant.
       (d) Funding.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
     by section 301(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense-
     wide activities, $25,000,000 shall be available to the 
     Secretary of Defense for the purpose of making grants under 
     subsection (a).
                  Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions

     SEC. 321. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON PAYMENT OF FINES AND 
                   PENALTIES USING FUNDS IN ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   RESTORATION ACCOUNTS.

       Section 2703(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``through 1999,'' both places it appears and 
     inserting ``through 2010,''.

     SEC. 322. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR ANNUAL REPORTS ON 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Modification of Requirements.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 2706 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(b) Report on Environmental Quality Programs and Other 
     Environmental Activities.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress each year, not later than 45 days after 
     the date on which the President submits to Congress the 
     budget for a fiscal year, a report on the progress made in 
     carrying out activities under the environmental quality 
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     the Department of Defense and the military departments.
       ``(2) Each report shall include the following:
       ``(A) A description of the environmental quality program of 
     the Department of Defense, and of each of the military 
     departments, during the period consisting of the four fiscal 
     years preceding the fiscal year in which the report is 
     submitted, the fiscal year in which the report is submitted, 
     and the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the 
     report is submitted.
       ``(B) For each of the major activities under the 
     environmental quality programs:
       ``(i) A specification of the amount expended, or proposed 
     to be expended, in each fiscal year of the period covered by 
     the report.
       ``(ii) An explanation for any significant change in the 
     aggregate amount to be expended in the fiscal year in which 
     the report is submitted, and in the following fiscal year, 
     when compared with the fiscal year preceding each such fiscal 
     year.
       ``(iii) An assessment of the manner in which the scope of 
     the activities have changed over the course of the period 
     covered by the report.
       ``(C) A summary of the major achievements of the 
     environmental quality programs and of any major problems with 
     the programs.
       ``(D) A list of the planned or ongoing projects necessary 
     to support the environmental quality programs during the 
     period covered by the report, the cost of which has exceeded 
     or is anticipated to exceed $1,500,000. The list and 
     accompanying material shall include the following:
       ``(i) A separate listing of the projects inside the United 
     States and of the projects outside the United States.
       ``(ii) For each project commenced during the first four 
     fiscal years of the period covered by the report (other than 
     a project that was reported as fully executed in the report 
     for a previous fiscal year), a description of--
       ``(I) the amount specified in the initial budget request 
     for the project;
       ``(II) the aggregate amount allocated to the project 
     through the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which 
     the report is submitted; and
       ``(III) the aggregate amount obligated for the project 
     through that fiscal year.
       ``(iii) For each project commenced or to be commenced in 
     the fiscal year in which the report is submitted, a 
     description of--
       ``(I) the amount specified for the project in the budget 
     for the fiscal year; and
       ``(II) the amount allocated to the project in the fiscal 
     year.
       ``(iv) For each project to be commenced in the last fiscal 
     year of the period, a description of the amount, if any, 
     specified for the project in the budget for the fiscal year.
       ``(v) If the anticipated aggregate cost of any project 
     covered by the report will exceed by more than 25 percent the 
     amount specified in the initial budget request for such 
     project, a justification for that variance.
       ``(E) A statement of the fines and penalties imposed or 
     assessed against the Department of Defense and the military 
     departments under Federal, State, or local environmental laws 
     during the fiscal year in which the report is submitted and 
     the four preceding fiscal years, which shall set forth the 
     following:
       ``(i) Each Federal environmental statute under which a fine 
     or penalty was imposed or assessed during each such fiscal 
     year.
       ``(ii) With respect to each such Federal statute--
       ``(I) the aggregate amount of fines and penalties imposed 
     under the statute during each such fiscal year;
       ``(II) the aggregate amount of fines and penalties paid 
     under the statute during each such fiscal year; and
       ``(III) the total amount required during such fiscal years 
     for supplemental environmental projects in lieu of the 
     payment of a fine or penalty under the statute and the extent 
     to which the cost of such projects during such fiscal years 
     has exceeded the original amount of the fine or penalty.
       ``(iii) A trend analysis of fines and penalties imposed or 
     assessed during each such fiscal year for military 
     installations inside and outside the United States.
       ``(F) A statement of the amounts expended, and anticipated 
     to be expended, during the period covered by the report for 
     any activities overseas relating to the environment, 
     including amounts for activities relating to environmental 
     remediation, compliance, conservation, pollution prevention, 
     and environmental technology and amounts for conferences, 
     meetings, and studies for pilot programs, and for travel 
     related to such activities.''.
       (b) Conforming Repeal.--Such section is further amended by 
     striking subsection (d).
       (c) Definitions.--Subsection (e) of such section is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(4) The term `environmental quality program' means a 
     program of activities relating to environmental compliance, 
     conservation, pollution prevention, and such other activities 
     relating to environmental quality as the Secretary concerned 
     may designate for purposes of the program.
       ``(5) The term `major activities', with respect to an 
     environmental quality program, means the following activities 
     under the program:
       ``(A) Environmental compliance activities.
       ``(B) Conservation activities.
       ``(C) Pollution prevention activities.''.

     SEC. 323. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM AND 
                   INVESTMENT CONTROL PROCESS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   TECHNOLOGIES.

       (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
       (1) to hold the Department of Defense and the military 
     departments accountable for achieving performance-based 
     results in the management of environmental technology by 
     providing a connection between program direction and the 
     achievement of specific performance-based results;
       (2) to assure the identification of end-user requirements 
     for environmental technology within the military departments;
       (3) to assure results, quality of effort, and appropriate 
     levels of service and support for end-users of environmental 
     technology within the military departments; and
       (4) to promote improvement in the performance of 
     environmental technologies by establishing objectives for 
     environmental technology programs, measuring performance 
     against such objectives, and making public reports on the 
     progress made in such performance.
       (b) Investment Control Process.--(1) Chapter 160 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2709. Investment control process for environmental 
       technologies

       ``(a) Investment Control Process.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall ensure that the technology planning process developed 
     to implement section 2501 of this title and section 270(b) of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2469) provides for an 
     investment control process for the selection, prioritization, 
     management, and evaluation of environmental technologies by 
     the Department of Defense, the military departments, and the 
     Defense Agencies.
       ``(b) Planning and Evaluation.--The environmental 
     technology investment control process required by subsection 
     (a) shall provide, at a minimum, for the following:
       ``(1) The active participation by end-users of 
     environmental technology, including the officials responsible 
     for the environmental security programs of the Department of 
     Defense and the military departments, in the selection and 
     prioritization of environmental technologies.
       ``(2) The development of measurable performance goals and 
     objectives for the management and development of 
     environmental technologies and specific mechanisms for 
     assuring the achievement of the goals and objectives.
       ``(3) Annual performance reviews to determine whether the 
     goals and objectives have been achieved and to take 
     appropriate action in the event that they are not 
     achieved.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``2709. Investment control process for environmental technologies.''.
       (c) Annual Report.--(1) Section 2706 of such title, as 
     amended by 322(b), is further amended by inserting after 
     subsection (c) the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Report on Environmental Technology Program.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress each year, not 
     later than 45 days after the date on which the President 
     submits to Congress the budget for a fiscal year, a report on 
     the progress made by the Department of Defense in achieving 
     the objectives and goals of its environmental technology 
     program during the preceding fiscal year and an overall trend 
     analysis for the program covering the previous four fiscal 
     years.
       ``(2) Each such report shall include, with respect to each 
     project under the environmental technology program of the 
     Department of Defense, the following:
       ``(A) The performance objectives established for the 
     project for the fiscal year and an assessment of the 
     performance achieved with respect to the project in light of 
     performance indicators for the project.
       ``(B) A description of the extent to which the project met 
     the performance objectives established for the project for 
     the fiscal year.
       ``(C) If a project did not meet the performance objectives 
     for the project for the fiscal year--
       ``(i) an explanation for the failure of the project to meet 
     the performance objectives; and
       ``(ii) a modified schedule for meeting the performance 
     objectives or, if a performance objective is determined to be 
     impracticable or infeasible to meet, a statement of 
     alternative actions to be taken with respect to the 
     project.''.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense shall include in the first 
     report submitted under section 2706(d) of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by this subsection, a description of 
     the steps taken by the Secretary to ensure that the 
     environmental technology investment control process for the 
     Department of Defense satisfies the requirements of section 
     2709 of such title, as added by subsection (b).

     SEC. 324. MODIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIP OF STRATEGIC 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 
                   COUNCIL.

       Section 2902(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Director of Defense Research and 
     Engineering'' and inserting ``Deputy Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Science and Technology''.

     SEC. 325. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM FOR SALE OF AIR 
                   POLLUTION EMISSION REDUCTION INCENTIVES.

       Section 351(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1692; 10 
     U.S.C. 2701 note) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 
     inserting the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary may not carry out the pilot program 
     after September 30, 2001.''.

     SEC. 326. REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH 
                   FRESNO DRUM SUPERFUND SITE, FRESNO, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may pay, using 
     funds described in subsection (b), to the Fresno Drum Special 
     Account within the Hazardous Substance Superfund established 
     by section 9507 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
     U.S.C. 9507) to reimburse the Environmental Protection Agency 
     for costs incurred by

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     the Agency for actions taken under CERCLA at the Fresno 
     Industrial Supply, Inc., site in Fresno, California, the 
     following amounts:
       (1) Not more than $778,425 for past response costs incurred 
     by the Agency.
       (2) The amount of the costs identified as ``interest'' 
     costs pursuant to the agreement known as the ``CERCLA Section 
     122(h)(1) Agreement for Payment of Future Response Costs and 
     Recovery of Past Response Costs In the Matter of: Fresno 
     Industrial Supply Inc. Site, Fresno, California'' that was 
     entered into by the Department of Defense and the 
     Environmental Protection Agency on May 22, 1998.
       (b) Source of Funds for Payment.--(1) Subject to paragraph 
     (2), any payment under subsection (a) shall be made using the 
     following amounts:
       (A) Amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 301 to 
     the Environmental Restoration Account, Defense, established 
     by section 2703(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code.
       (B) Amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 301 to 
     the Environmental Restoration Account, Army, established by 
     section 2703(a)(2) of such title.
       (C) Amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 301 to 
     the Environmental Restoration Account, Navy, established by 
     section 2703(a)(3) of such title.
       (D) Amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 301 to 
     the Environmental Restoration Account, Air Force, established 
     by section 2703(a)(4) of such title.
       (2) The portion of a payment under paragraph (1) that is 
     derived from any account referred to in such paragraph shall 
     bear the same ratio to the total amount of such payment as 
     the amount of the hazardous substances at the Fresno 
     Industrial Supply, Inc., site that are attributable to the 
     department concerned bears to the total amount of the 
     hazardous substances at that site.
       (c) CERCLA Defined.--In this section, the term ``CERCLA'' 
     means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
     and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).

     SEC. 327. PAYMENT OF STIPULATED PENALTIES ASSESSED UNDER 
                   CERCLA IN CONNECTION WITH F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE 
                   BASE, WYOMING.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Air Force may pay, 
     using funds described in subsection (b), not more than 
     $20,000 as payment of stipulated civil penalties assessed on 
     January 13, 1998, against F.E. Warren Air Force Base, 
     Wyoming, under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et 
     seq.).
       (b) Source of Funds for Payment.--Any payment under 
     subsection (a) shall be made using amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 301 to the Environmental Restoration 
     Account, Air Force, established by section 2703(a)(4) of 
     title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 328. REMEDIATION OF ASBESTOS AND LEAD-BASED PAINT.

       (a) Use of Existing Contract Vehicles.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall give appropriate consideration to existing 
     contract vehicles, including Army Corps of Engineers 
     indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts, to 
     provide for the remediation of asbestos and lead-based paint 
     at military installations within the United States.
       (b) Selection.--The Secretary of Defense shall select the 
     most cost-effective contract vehicle in accordance with all 
     applicable Federal and State laws and Department of Defense 
     regulations.

     SEC. 329. RELEASE OF INFORMATION TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
                   REGARDING ANY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AT 
                   FORMER UNITED STATES MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN 
                   THOSE COUNTRIES.

       (a) Response to Request for Information.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (b), upon request by the government of 
     a foreign country from which United States Armed Forces were 
     withdrawn in 1992, the Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) release to that government available information 
     relevant to the ability of that government to determine the 
     nature and extent of environmental contamination, if any, at 
     a site in that foreign country where the United States 
     operated a military base, installation, or facility before 
     the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces in 1992; or
       (2) report to Congress on the nature of the information 
     requested and the reasons why the information is not being 
     released.
       (b) Limitation on Release.--Subsection (a)(1) does not 
     apply to--
       (1) any information request described in such subsection 
     that is received by the Secretary of Defense after the end of 
     the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act;
       (2) any information that the Secretary determines has been 
     previously provided to the foreign government; and
       (3) any information that the Secretary of Defense believes 
     could adversely affect United States national security.
       (c) Liability of the United States.--The requirement to 
     provide information under subsection (a)(1) may not be 
     construed to establish on the part of the United States any 
     liability or obligation for the costs of environmental 
     restoration or remediation at any site referred to in such 
     subsection.

     SEC. 330. TOUSSAINT RIVER ORDNANCE MITIGATION STUDY.

       (a) Ordnance Mitigation Study.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall conduct a study and is authorized to remove 
     ordnance infiltrating the Federal navigation channel and 
     adjacent shorelines of the Toussaint River in Ottawa County, 
     Ohio.
       (2) In conducting the study, the Secretary shall take into 
     account any information available from other studies 
     conducted in connection with the Federal navigation channel 
     described in paragraph (1).
       (b) Report on Study Results.--(1) Not later than April 1, 
     2000, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees and the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that 
     summarizes the results of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a).
       (2) The Secretary shall include in the report 
     recommendations regarding the continuation or termination of 
     any ongoing use of Lake Erie as an ordnance firing range, and 
     explain any recommendation to continue such activities. The 
     Secretary shall conduct the evaluation and assessment in 
     consultation with the government of the State of Ohio and 
     local government entities and with appropriate Federal 
     agencies.
       (c) Limitation on Expenditures.--Not more than $800,000 may 
     be expended to conduct the study under subsection (a) and 
     prepare the report under subsection (b). However, nothing in 
     this section is intended to require non-Federal cost-sharing 
     of the costs to perform the study.
       (d) Authorization.--Consistent with existing laws, and 
     after providing notice to Congress, the Secretary of Defense 
     may work with the other relevant Federal, State, local, or 
     private entities to remove ordnance resulting from 
     infiltration into the Federal navigation channel and adjacent 
     shorelines of the Toussaint River in Ottawa County, Ohio, 
     using funds authorized to be appropriated for that specific 
     purpose in fiscal year 2000.
       (e) Relation to Other Laws and Agreements.--This section is 
     not intended to modify any authorities provided to the 
     Secretary of the Army by the Water Resources Development Act 
     of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), nor is it intended to 
     modify any non-Federal cost-sharing responsibilities outlined 
     in any local cooperation agreements.
                   Subtitle D--Depot-Level Activities

     SEC. 331. SALES OF ARTICLES AND SERVICES OF DEFENSE 
                   INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES TO PURCHASERS OUTSIDE THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Waiver of Certain Conditions.--(1) Section 2208(j) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (B) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(j)''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may waive the conditions in 
     paragraph (1) in the case of a particular sale if the 
     Secretary determines that the waiver is necessary for reasons 
     of national security and notifies Congress regarding the 
     reasons for the waiver.''.
       (2) Section 2553(c) of such title is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (F), respectively;
       (B) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``A sale''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may waive the condition in 
     paragraph (1)(A) and subsection (a)(1) that an article or 
     service must be not available from a United States commercial 
     source in the case of a particular sale if the Secretary 
     determines that the waiver is necessary for reasons of 
     national security and notifies Congress regarding the reasons 
     for the waiver.''.
       (b) Clarification of Commercial Nonavailability.--Section 
     2553(g) of such title is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) The term `not available', with respect to an article 
     or service proposed to be sold under this section, means that 
     the article or service is unavailable from a commercial 
     source in the required quantity and quality or within the 
     time required.''.

     SEC. 332. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY FOR DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL 
                   FUNDED INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES.

       Section 2208(j)(1) of title 10, United States Code, as 
     amended by section 331, is further amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``or remanufacturing'' and inserting ``, remanufacturing, and 
     engineering'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or a subcontract 
     under a Department of Defense contract'' before the 
     semicolon; and
       (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Department of 
     Defense solicitation for such contract'' and inserting 
     ``solicitation for the contract or subcontract''.

     SEC. 333. ANNUAL REPORTS ON EXPENDITURES FOR PERFORMANCE OF 
                   DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WORKLOADS BY 
                   PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS.

       Subsection (e) of section 2466 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Annual Reports.--(1) Not later than February 1 of 
     each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 
     a report identifying, for each of the armed forces (other 
     than the Coast Guard) and each Defense Agency, the percentage 
     of the funds referred to in subsection (a) that were expended 
     during the preceding two fiscal years for performance of 
     depot-level maintenance and repair workloads by the public 
     and private sectors, as required by this section.
       ``(2) Not later than April 1 of each year, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report identifying, for 
     each of the armed forces (other than the Coast Guard) and 
     each Defense Agency, the percentage of the funds referred to 
     in subsection (a) that are projected to be expended during 
     each of the next five fiscal years for

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     performance of depot-level maintenance and repair workloads 
     by the public and private sectors, as required by this 
     section.
       ``(3) Not later than 60 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary submits a report under this subsection, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to Congress the Comptroller 
     General's views on whether--
       ``(A) in the case of a report under paragraph (1), the 
     Department of Defense has complied with the requirements of 
     subsection (a) for the fiscal years covered by the report; 
     and
       ``(B) in the case of a report under paragraph (2), the 
     expenditure projections for future fiscal years are 
     reasonable.''.

     SEC. 334. APPLICABILITY OF COMPETITION REQUIREMENT IN 
                   CONTRACTING OUT WORKLOADS PERFORMED BY DEPOT-
                   LEVEL ACTIVITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       Section 2469(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``(including the cost of labor and materials)'' 
     after ``$3,000,000''.

     SEC. 335. TREATMENT OF PUBLIC SECTOR WINNING BIDDERS FOR 
                   CONTRACTS FOR PERFORMANCE OF DEPOT-LEVEL 
                   MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WORKLOADS FORMERLY 
                   PERFORMED AT CERTAIN MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       Section 2469a of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Oversight of Contracts Awarded Public Entities.--The 
     Secretary of Defense or the Secretary concerned may not 
     impose on a public sector entity awarded a contract for the 
     performance of any depot-level maintenance and repair 
     workload described in subsection (b) any requirements 
     regarding management systems, reviews, oversight, or 
     reporting that are significantly different from the 
     requirements used in the performance and management of other 
     similar or identical depot-level maintenance and repair 
     workloads by the entity, unless the requirements are 
     specifically provided in the solicitation for the contract or 
     are necessary to ensure compliance with the terms of the 
     contract.''.

     SEC. 336. ADDITIONAL MATTERS TO BE REPORTED BEFORE PRIME 
                   VENDOR CONTRACT FOR DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE AND 
                   REPAIR IS ENTERED INTO.

       Section 346(a) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 
     112 Stat. 1979; 10 U.S.C. 2464 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) contains an analysis of the extent to which the 
     contract conforms to the requirements of section 2466 of 
     title 10, United States Code; and
       ``(4) describes the measures taken to ensure that the 
     contract does not violate the core logistics policies, 
     requirements, and restrictions set forth in section 2464 of 
     that title.''.
     Subtitle E--Performance of Functions by Private-Sector Sources

     SEC. 341. REDUCED THRESHOLD FOR CONSIDERATION OF EFFECT ON 
                   LOCAL COMMUNITY OF CHANGING DEFENSE FUNCTIONS 
                   TO PRIVATE SECTOR PERFORMANCE.

       Section 2461(b)(3)(B)(ii) of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``75 employees'' and inserting ``50 
     employees''.

     SEC. 342. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF A-76 COST COMPARISON 
                   WAIVERS.

       (a) Notification Required.--Section 2467 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) Congressional Notification of Cost Comparison 
     Waiver.--(1) Not later than 10 days after a decision is made 
     to waive the cost comparison study otherwise required under 
     Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 as part of the 
     process to convert to contractor performance any commercial 
     activity of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report describing the 
     commercial activity subject to the waiver and the rationale 
     for the waiver.
       ``(2) The report shall also include the following:
       ``(A) The total number of civilian employees or military 
     personnel currently performing the function to be converted 
     to contractor performance.
       ``(B) A description of the competitive procedure used to 
     award a contract for contractor performance of the commercial 
     activity.
       ``(C) The anticipated savings to result from the waiver and 
     resulting conversion to contractor performance.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2467. Cost comparisons: inclusion of retirement costs; 
       consultation with employees; waiver of comparison''.

       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 146 
     of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 2467 and inserting the following new item:
``2467. Cost comparisons: inclusion of retirement costs; consultation 
              with employees; waiver of comparison.''.

     SEC. 343. REPORT ON USE OF EMPLOYEES OF NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES 
                   TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2001, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     describing the use during the previous fiscal year of non-
     Federal entities to provide services to the Department of 
     Defense.
       (b) Content of Report.--To the extent practicable using 
     information available from existing data collection and 
     reporting systems available to the Department of Defense and 
     the non-Federal entities referred to in subsection (a), the 
     report shall--
       (1) specify the number of work year equivalents performed 
     by individuals employed by non-Federal entities in providing 
     services to the Department, including both direct and 
     indirect labor attributable to the provision of the services;
       (2) categorize the information by Federal supply class or 
     service code; and
       (3) indicate the appropriation from which the services were 
     funded and the major organizational element of the Department 
     procuring the services.
       (c) Limitation on Requirement for Non-Federal Entities to 
     Provide Information.--For the purposes of meeting the 
     requirements set forth in subsection (b), the Secretary may 
     not require the provision of information beyond the 
     information that is currently provided to the Department by 
     the non-Federal entities referred to in subsection (a), 
     except for the number of direct and indirect work year 
     equivalents associated with Department of Defense contracts, 
     identified by contract number, to the extent this information 
     is available to the contractor from existing data collection 
     systems.

     SEC. 344. EVALUATION OF TOTAL SYSTEM PERFORMANCE 
                   RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAM.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than February 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to Congress a report 
     identifying all Air Force programs that--
       (1) are currently managed under the Total System 
     Performance Responsibility Program or similar programs; or
       (2) are presently planned to be managed using the Total 
     System Performance Responsibility Program or a similar 
     program.
       (b) Evaluation.--As part of the report required by 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force shall include 
     an evaluation of the following:
       (1) The manner in which the Total System Performance 
     Responsibility Program and similar programs support the 
     readiness and warfighting capability of the Armed Forces and 
     complement the support of the logistics depots.
       (2) The effect of the Total System Performance 
     Responsibility Program and similar programs on the 
     maintenance of core Government logistics management skills.
       (3) The process and criteria used by the Air Force to 
     determine whether Government employees or the private sector 
     should perform sustainment management functions.
       (c) Comptroller General Review.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date on which the report required by subsection (a) 
     is submitted to Congress, the Comptroller General shall 
     review the report and submit to Congress a briefing 
     evaluating the report.

     SEC. 345. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PROCESS FOR 
                   MODERNIZATION OF ARMY COMPUTER SERVICES.

       (a) Purpose of Modernization.--It is the sense of Congress 
     that any modernization of computer services (also known as 
     the Army Wholesale Logistics Modernization Program) of the 
     Army Communications Electronics Command of the Army Materiel 
     Command to replace the systems currently provided by the 
     Logistics Systems Support Center in St. Louis, Missouri, and 
     the Industrial Logistics System Center in Chambersburg, 
     Pennsylvania, should have as a primary goal the sustainment 
     of military readiness.
       (b) Use of Standard Industry Integration Practices.--It is 
     the sense of Congress that, in order to sustain readiness, 
     any contract for the modernization of the computer services 
     referred to in subsection (a), in addition to containing all 
     of the requirements specified by the Secretary of the Army, 
     should require the use of standard industry integration 
     practices to provide further readiness risk mitigation.
       (c) Proposed Contractor Practices.--It is the sense of 
     Congress that the following practices should be employed by 
     any contractor engaged in the modernization of the computer 
     services referred to in subsection (a) to ensure continued 
     readiness:
       (1) Testing practices.--Before any proposed modernization 
     solution is implemented, the solution should be rigorously 
     tested to ensure that it meets the performance requirements 
     of the Army and all other functional requirements. At each 
     step in the testing process, confirmation of successful test 
     completion should be required before the contractor begins 
     the next step of the modernization process.
       (2) Implementation team.--The Secretary of the Army should 
     establish an implementation team to monitor efficiencies and 
     effectiveness of the modernization solutions.
       (d) Readiness Sustainment.--It is the sense of Congress 
     that the following additional readiness sustainment measures 
     should be undertaken as part of the modernization of the 
     computer services referred to in subsection (a):
       (1) Government oversight.--It is extremely important that 
     the Army Materiel Command retains sufficient in-house 
     expertise to ensure that readiness is not adversely affected 
     by the modernization efforts and to effectively oversee 
     contractor performance.
       (2) Use of contract partnering.--The Army Materiel Command 
     should encourage partnerships with the contractor, with the 
     primary goal of providing quality contract deliverables on 
     time and at a reasonable price. Any such partnership 
     agreement should constitute a mutual commitment on how the 
     Army Materiel Command and the contractor will interact during 
     the course of the contract, with the objective of 
     facilitating optimum contract performance through teamwork, 
     enhanced communications, cooperation, and good faith 
     performance.

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                Subtitle F--Defense Dependents Education

     SEC. 351. ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT 
                   BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Modified Department of Defense Program for Fiscal Year 
     2000.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     301(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide 
     activities, $35,000,000 shall be available only for the 
     purpose of providing educational agencies assistance (as 
     defined in subsection (d)(1)) to local educational agencies.
       (b) Notification.--Not later than June 30, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall notify each local educational 
     agency that is eligible for educational agencies assistance 
     for fiscal year 2000 of--
       (1) that agency's eligibility for educational agencies 
     assistance; and
       (2) the amount of the educational agencies assistance for 
     which that agency is eligible.
       (c) Disbursement of Funds.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     disburse funds made available under subsection (a) not later 
     than 30 days after the date on which notification to the 
     eligible local educational agencies is provided pursuant to 
     subsection (b).
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``educational agencies assistance'' means 
     assistance authorized under section 386(b) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 
     102-484; 20 U.S.C. 7703 note).
       (2) The term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 8013(9) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)).
       (e) Determination of Eligible Local Educational Agencies.--
     Section 386(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 20 U.S.C. 7703 
     note) is amended by striking ``in that fiscal year are'' and 
     inserting ``during the preceding school year were''.

     SEC. 352. UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARDS FOR ALL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   DOMESTIC DEPENDENT SCHOOLS IN THE COMMONWEALTH 
                   OF PUERTO RICO AND GUAM.

       Section 2164(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``The Secretary may provide for the establishment of one 
     school board for all such schools in the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico and one school board for all such schools in Guam 
     instead of one school board for each military installation in 
     those locations.''.

     SEC. 353. CONTINUATION OF ENROLLMENT AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   DOMESTIC DEPENDENT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                   SCHOOLS.

       Section 2164 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (3); and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Continuation of Enrollment Despite Change in 
     Status.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall permit a 
     dependent of a member of the armed forces or a dependent of a 
     Federal employee to continue enrollment in an educational 
     program provided by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) 
     for the remainder of a school year notwithstanding a change 
     during such school year in the status of the member or 
     Federal employee that, except for this paragraph, would 
     otherwise terminate the eligibility of the dependent to be 
     enrolled in the program.
       ``(2) The Secretary may, for good cause, authorize a 
     dependent of a member of the armed forces or a dependent of a 
     Federal employee to continue enrollment in an educational 
     program provided by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) 
     notwithstanding a change in the status of the member or 
     employee that, except for this paragraph, would otherwise 
     terminate the eligibility of the dependent to be enrolled in 
     the program. The enrollment may continue for as long as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate.
       ``(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not limit the authority of 
     the Secretary to remove a dependent from enrollment in an 
     educational program provided by the Secretary pursuant to 
     subsection (a) at any time for good cause determined by the 
     Secretary.''.

     SEC. 354. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO DEFENSE DEPENDENTS' 
                   EDUCATION ACT OF 1978.

       The Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (title XIV of 
     Public Law 95-561) is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 1402(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 921(b)(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``recieve'' and inserting ``receive''.
       (2) Section 1403 (20 U.S.C. 922) is amended--
       (A) by striking the matter in that section preceding 
     subsection (b) and inserting the following:


        ``administration of defense dependents' education system

       ``Sec. 1403. (a) The defense dependents' education system 
     is operated through the field activity of the Department of 
     Defense known as the Department of Defense Education 
     Activity. That activity is headed by a Director, who is a 
     civilian and is selected by the Secretary of Defense. The 
     Director reports to an Assistant Secretary of Defense 
     designated by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of this 
     title.'';
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``this Act'' and 
     inserting ``this title'';
       (C) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``(20 U.S.C. 901 et 
     seq.)'' after ``Personnel Practices Act'';
       (D) in subsection (c)(2), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a comma;
       (E) in subsection (c)(6), by striking ``Assistant Secretary 
     of Defense for Manpower, Reserve Affairs, and Logistics'' and 
     inserting ``the Assistant Secretary of Defense designated 
     under subsection (a)'';
       (F) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``for the Office of 
     Dependents' Education'';
       (G) in subsection (d)(2)--
       (i) by striking the first sentence;
       (ii) by striking ``Whenever the Office of Dependents' 
     Education'' and inserting ``Whenever the Department of 
     Defense Education Activity'';
       (iii) by striking ``after the submission of the report 
     required under the preceding sentence'' and inserting ``in a 
     manner that affects the defense dependents' education 
     system''; and
       (iv) by striking ``an additional report'' and inserting ``a 
     report''; and
       (H) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ``the Office of 
     Dependents' Education'' and inserting ``the Department of 
     Defense Education Activity''.
       (3) Section 1409 (20 U.S.C. 927) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``Department of Health, 
     Education, and Welfare in accordance with section 431 of the 
     General Education Provisions Act'' and inserting ``Secretary 
     of Education in accordance with section 437 of the General 
     Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232)'';
       (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``by academic year 
     1993-1994''; and
       (C) in subsection (c)(3)--
       (i) by striking ``Implementation timelines.--In carrying 
     out'' and all that follows through ``a comprehensive'' and 
     inserting ``Implementation.--In carrying out paragraph (2), 
     the Secretary shall have in effect a comprehensive'';
       (ii) by striking the semicolon after ``such individuals'' 
     and inserting a period; and
       (iii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C).
       (4) Section 1411(d) (20 U.S.C. 929(d)) is amended by 
     striking ``grade GS-18 in section 5332 of title 5, United 
     States Code'' and inserting ``level IV of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code''.
       (5) Section 1412 (20 U.S.C. 930) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (i) by striking ``As soon as'' and all that follows through 
     ``shall provide for'' and inserting ``The Director may from 
     time to time, but not more frequently than once a year, 
     provide for''; and
       (ii) by striking ``system, which'' and inserting ``system. 
     Any such study'';
       (B) in subsection (a)(2)--
       (i) by striking ``The study required by this subsection'' 
     and inserting ``Any study under paragraph (1)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``not later than two years after the 
     effective date of this title'';
       (C) in subsection (b), by striking ``the study'' and 
     inserting ``any study'';
       (D) in subsection (c)--
       (i) by striking ``not later than one year after the 
     effective date of this title the report'' and inserting ``any 
     report''; and
       (ii) by striking ``the study'' and inserting ``a study''; 
     and
       (E) by striking subsection (d).
       (6) Section 1413 (20 U.S.C. 931) is amended by striking 
     ``Not later than 180 days after the effective date of this 
     title, the'' and inserting ``The''.
       (7) Section 1414 (20 U.S.C. 932) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) The term `Director' means the Director of the 
     Department of Defense Education Activity.''.
                 Subtitle G--Military Readiness Issues

     SEC. 361. INDEPENDENT STUDY OF MILITARY READINESS REPORTING 
                   SYSTEM.

       (a) Independent Study Required.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall provide for an independent study of 
     requirements for a comprehensive readiness reporting system 
     for the Department of Defense, as required by section 117 of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       (2) The Secretary shall provide for the study to be 
     conducted by an organization outside the Federal Government 
     that the Secretary considers qualified to conduct the study. 
     The amount of a contract for the study may not exceed 
     $1,000,000.
       (3) The Secretary shall require that all components of the 
     Department of Defense cooperate fully with the organization 
     carrying out the study.
       (b) Matters To Be Included in Study.--The Secretary shall 
     require that the organization conducting the study under this 
     section specifically consider the requirements for providing 
     an objective, accurate, and timely readiness reporting system 
     for the Department of Defense that has--
       (1) the characteristics and capabilities described in 
     subsections (b) and (c) of section 117 of title 10, United 
     States Code; and
       (2) any other characteristics and capabilities that the 
     organization determines appropriate to measure the capability 
     of the Armed Forces to carry out the strategies and guidance 
     described in subsection (a) of such section.
       (c) Report.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall require the 
     organization conducting the study under this section to 
     submit to the Secretary a report on the study not later than 
     March 1, 2000. The organization shall include in the report 
     its findings and conclusions concerning each of the matters 
     specified in subsection (b).
       (2) The Secretary shall submit the report under paragraph 
     (1), together with the Secretary's comments on the report, to 
     Congress not later than April 1, 2000.
       (d) Revisions to DOD Readiness Reporting System.--(1) 
     Section 117 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``with any change'' 
     and all that follows through ``24 hours'' and inserting 
     ``with (A) any change in the overall readiness status of a 
     unit that is required to be reported as part of the readiness 
     reporting system being reported within 24 hours of

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     the event necessitating the change in readiness status, and 
     (B) any change in the overall readiness status of an element 
     of the training establishment or an element of defense 
     infrastructure that is required to be reported as part of the 
     readiness reporting system being reported within 72 hours''; 
     and
       (B) in paragraphs (2), (3), and (5) of subsection (c), by 
     striking ``a quarterly'' and inserting ``an annual''.
       (2) Subsection (b) of section 373 of the Strom Thurmond 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
     (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 1992) is amended by striking 
     ``January 15, 2000'' and inserting ``April 1, 2000''.
       (3) Subsection (d) of such section is repealed.
       (e) Revised Time for Implementation of Quarterly Readiness 
     Reports.--Section 482(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``30 days'' and inserting ``45 days''.

     SEC. 362. INDEPENDENT STUDY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   SECONDARY INVENTORY AND PARTS SHORTAGES.

       (a) Independent Study Required.--In accordance with this 
     section, the Secretary of Defense shall provide for an 
     independent study of--
       (1) current levels of Department of Defense inventories of 
     spare parts and other supplies, known as secondary inventory 
     items, including wholesale and retail inventories; and
       (2) reports and evidence of Department of Defense inventory 
     shortages adversely affecting readiness.
       (b) Performance by Independent Entity.--To conduct the 
     study under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     select the General Accounting Office, an entity in the 
     private sector that has experience in parts and secondary 
     inventory management, or another entity outside the 
     Department of Defense that has such experience.
       (c) Matters To Be Included in Study.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall require the entity conducting the study under 
     this section to specifically evaluate the following:
       (1) How much of the secondary inventory retained by the 
     Department of Defense for economic, contingency, and 
     potential reutilization during the five-year period ending 
     December 31, 1998, was actually used during each year of the 
     period.
       (2) How much of the retained secondary inventory currently 
     held by the Department could be declared to be excess, 
     determined on the basis of standards that take into account 
     requirements uniquely applicable to the Department of Defense 
     because of its warfighting missions, such as requirements for 
     a war reserve of items.
       (3) Alternative methods for the disposal or other 
     disposition of excess inventory and the cost to the 
     Department to dispose of excess inventory under each 
     alternative.
       (4) The total cost per year of storing secondary inventory, 
     to be determined using traditional private sector cost 
     calculation models.
       (5) The adequacy of the Department's schedule and plan for 
     disposing of excess inventory.
       (d) Report on Results of Study.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall require the entity conducting the study under this 
     section to submit to the Secretary a report containing the 
     results of the study, including the entity's findings and 
     conclusions concerning each of the matters specified in 
     subsection (c). The entity shall submit the report at such 
     time as to permit the Secretary to comply with subsection 
     (e).
       (e) Review and Comments of the Secretary of Defense.--Not 
     later than September 1, 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a report containing the following:
       (1) The report submitted under subsection (d), together 
     with the Secretary's comments and recommendations regarding 
     the report.
       (2) A plan to address the issues of excess and excessive 
     inactive inventory and part shortages and a timetable to 
     implement the plan throughout the Department.

     SEC. 363. REPORT ON INVENTORY AND CONTROL OF MILITARY 
                   EQUIPMENT.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than August 31, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
     report on the inventory and control of the military equipment 
     of the Department of Defense as of the end of fiscal year 
     1999. The report shall address the inventories of each of the 
     Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps separately.
       (b) Content.--The report shall include the following:
       (1) For each item of military equipment in the inventory, 
     stated by item nomenclature--
       (A) the quantity of the item in the inventory as of the 
     beginning of the fiscal year;
       (B) the quantity of acquisitions of the item during the 
     fiscal year;
       (C) the quantity of disposals of the item during the fiscal 
     year;
       (D) the quantity of losses of the item during the 
     performance of military missions during the fiscal year; and
       (E) the quantity of the item in the inventory as of the end 
     of the fiscal year.
       (2) A reconciliation of the quantity of each item in the 
     inventory as of the beginning of the fiscal year with the 
     quantity of the item in the inventory as of the end of fiscal 
     year.
       (3) For each item of military equipment that cannot be 
     reconciled--
       (A) an explanation of why the quantities cannot be 
     reconciled; and
       (B) a discussion of the remedial actions planned to be 
     taken, including target dates for accomplishing the remedial 
     actions.
       (4) Supporting schedules identifying the location of each 
     item that are available to Congress or auditors of the 
     Comptroller General upon request.
       (c) Military Equipment Defined.--For the purposes of this 
     section, the term ``military equipment'' means all equipment 
     that is used in support of military missions and is 
     maintained on the visibility systems of the Army, Navy, Air 
     Force, or Marine Corps.
       (d) Inspector General Review.--Not later than November 30, 
     2000, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense 
     shall review the report submitted to the committees under 
     subsection (a) and shall submit to the committees any 
     comments that the Inspector General considers appropriate.

     SEC. 364. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF ADEQUACY OF DEPARTMENT 
                   RESTRUCTURED SUSTAINMENT AND REENGINEERED 
                   LOGISTICS PRODUCT SUPPORT PRACTICES.

       (a) Study Required.--In accordance with this section, the 
     Comptroller General shall conduct a study of restructured 
     sustainment and reengineered logistics product support 
     practices within the Department of Defense, which are 
     designed to provide spare parts and other supplies to 
     military units and installations as needed during a 
     transition to war fighting rather than relying on large 
     stockpiles of such spare parts and supplies. The purpose of 
     the study is to determine whether restructured sustainment 
     and reengineered logistics product support practices would be 
     able to provide adequate sustainment supplies to military 
     units and installations should it ever be necessary to 
     execute the National Military Strategy prescribed by the 
     Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
       (b) Matters To Be Included in Study.--The Comptroller 
     General shall specifically evaluate (and recommend 
     improvements in) the following:
       (1) The military assumptions that are used to determine 
     required levels of war reserve and prepositioned stocks.
       (2) The adequacy of supplies projected to be available to 
     support the fighting of two, nearly simultaneous, major 
     theater wars, as required by the National Military Strategy.
       (3) The expected availability through the national 
     technology and industrial base of spare parts and supplies 
     not readily available in the Department inventories, such as 
     parts for aging equipment that no longer have active vendor 
     support.
       (c) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2000, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report 
     containing the results of the study. The report shall include 
     the Comptroller General's findings, conclusions, and 
     recommendations concerning each of the matters specified in 
     subsection (b).

     SEC. 365. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF REAL PROPERTY 
                   MAINTENANCE AND ITS EFFECT ON READINESS.

       (a) Review Required.--The Comptroller General shall conduct 
     a review of the impact that the consistent lack of adequate 
     funding for real property maintenance of military 
     installations during the five-year period ending December 31, 
     1998, has had on readiness, the quality of life of members of 
     the Armed Forces and their dependents, and the infrastructure 
     on military installations.
       (b) Funding Matters To Be Reviewed.--In conducting the 
     review under this section, the Comptroller General shall 
     specifically consider the following for the Army, Navy, 
     Marine Corps, and Air Force:
       (1) For each year of the covered five-year period, the 
     extent to which unit training and operating funds were 
     diverted to meet basic base operations and real property 
     maintenance needs.
       (2) The types of training delayed, canceled, or curtailed 
     as a result of the diversion of such funds.
       (3) The level of funding required to eliminate the real 
     property maintenance backlog at military installations so 
     that facilities meet the standards necessary for optimum 
     utilization during times of mobilization.
       (c) Command and Management Matters To Be Reviewed.--As part 
     of the review conducted under this section, the Comptroller 
     General shall--
       (1) review the method of command and management of military 
     installations for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air 
     Force; and
       (2) develop, based on such review, recommendations for the 
     optimum command structure for military installations, to have 
     major command status, which are designed to enhance the 
     development of installations doctrine, privatization and 
     outsourcing, commercial activities, environmental compliance 
     programs, installation restoration, and military 
     construction.
       (d) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2000, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report 
     containing the results of the review required under this 
     section and the optimum command structure recommended under 
     subsection (c).

     SEC. 366. ESTABLISHMENT OF LOGISTICS STANDARDS FOR SUSTAINED 
                   MILITARY OPERATIONS.

       (a) Establishment of Standards.--The Secretary of each 
     military department shall establish, for deployable units of 
     each of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary, standards regarding--
       (1) the level of spare parts that the units must have on 
     hand; and
       (2) similar logistics and sustainment needs of the units.
       (b) Basis for Standards.--The standards to be established 
     for a unit under subsection (a) shall be based upon the 
     following:
       (1) The unit's wartime mission, as reflected in the war-
     fighting plans of the relevant combatant commanders.
       (2) An assessment of the likely requirement for sustained 
     operations under each such war-fighting plan.
       (3) An assessment of the likely requirement for that unit 
     to conduct sustained operations in an austere environment, 
     while drawing exclusively on its own internal logistics 
     capabilities.

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       (c) Sufficiency Capabilities.--The standards to be 
     established by the Secretary of a military department under 
     subsection (a) shall reflect those spare parts and similar 
     logistics capabilities that the Secretary considers 
     sufficient for the units of each of the Armed Forces under 
     the Secretary's jurisdiction to successfully execute their 
     missions under the conditions described in subsection (b).
       (d) Relation to Readiness Reporting System.--The standards 
     established under subsection (a) shall be taken into account 
     in designing the comprehensive readiness reporting system for 
     the Department of Defense required by section 117 of title 
     10, United States Code, and shall be an element in 
     determining a unit's readiness status.
       (e) Relation to Annual Funding Needs.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall consider the standards established under 
     subsection (a) in establishing the annual funding 
     requirements for the Department of Defense.
       (f) Reporting Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     include in the annual report required by section 113(c) of 
     title 10, United States Code, an analysis of the then current 
     spare parts, logistics, and sustainment standards of the 
     Armed Forces, as described in subsection (a), including any 
     shortfalls and the cost of addressing these shortfalls.
               Subtitle H--Information Technology Issues

     SEC. 371. DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY TO INSTALL 
                   TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT FOR PERSONS 
                   PERFORMING VOLUNTARY SERVICES.

       (a) Authority.--Section 1588 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Authority To Install Equipment.--(1) The Secretary 
     concerned may install telephone lines and any necessary 
     telecommunication equipment in the private residences of 
     persons, designated in accordance with the regulations 
     prescribed under paragraph (4), who provide voluntary 
     services accepted under subsection (a)(3).
       ``(2) In the case of equipment installed under the 
     authority of paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned may pay 
     the charges incurred for the use of the equipment for 
     authorized purposes.
       ``(3) To carry out this subsection, the Secretary concerned 
     may use appropriated funds (notwithstanding section 1348 of 
     title 31) or nonappropriated funds of the military department 
     under the jurisdiction of the Secretary or, with respect to 
     the Coast Guard, the department in which the Coast Guard is 
     operating.
       ``(4) The Secretary of Defense and, with respect to the 
     Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the 
     Navy, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe 
     regulations to carry out this subsection.''.
       (b) Report on Implementation.--Not later than two years 
     after final regulations prescribed under subsection (f)(4) of 
     section 1588 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a), take effect, the Comptroller General shall 
     review the exercise of authority under such subsection (f) 
     and submit to Congress a report on the findings resulting 
     from the review.

     SEC. 372. AUTHORITY FOR DISBURSING OFFICERS TO SUPPORT USE OF 
                   AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES ON NAVAL VESSELS FOR 
                   FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.

       Section 3342 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) With respect to automated teller machines on naval 
     vessels, the authority of a disbursing official of the United 
     States Government under subsection (a) also includes the 
     following:
       ``(1) The authority to provide operating funds to the 
     automated teller machines.
       ``(2) The authority to accept, for safekeeping, deposits 
     and transfers of funds made through the automated teller 
     machines.''.

     SEC. 373. USE OF SMART CARD TECHNOLOGY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) Department of Navy as Lead Agency.--The Department of 
     the Navy shall serve as the lead agency for the development 
     and implementation of a Smart Card program for the Department 
     of Defense.
       (b) Cooperation of Other Military Departments.--The 
     Department of the Army and the Department of the Air Force 
     shall each establish a project office and cooperate with the 
     Department of the Navy to develop implementation plans for 
     exploiting the capability of Smart Card technology as a means 
     for enhancing readiness and improving business processes 
     throughout the military departments.
       (c) Senior Coordinating Group.--(1) Not later than November 
     30, 1999, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a senior 
     coordinating group to develop and implement--
       (A) Department-wide interoperability standards for use of 
     Smart Card technology; and
       (B) a plan to exploit Smart Card technology as a means for 
     enhancing readiness and improving business processes.
       (2) The senior coordinating group shall be chaired by a 
     representative of the Secretary of the Navy and shall include 
     senior representatives from each of the Armed Forces and such 
     other persons as the Secretary of Defense considers 
     appropriate.
       (3) Not later than March 31, 2000, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a report containing a detailed discussion of 
     the progress made by the senior coordinating group in 
     carrying out its duties.
       (d) Role of Department of Defense Chief Information 
     Office.--The senior coordinating group established under 
     subsection (c) shall report to and receive guidance from the 
     Department of Defense Chief Information Office.
       (e) Increased Use Targeted to Certain Naval Regions.--Not 
     later than November 30, 1999, the Secretary of the Navy shall 
     establish a business plan to implement the use of Smart Cards 
     in one major Naval region of the continental United States 
     that is in the area of operations of the United States 
     Atlantic Command and one major Naval region of the 
     continental United States that is in the area of operations 
     of the United States Pacific Command. The regions selected 
     shall include a major fleet concentration area. The 
     implementation of the use of Smart Cards in each region shall 
     cover the Navy and Marine Corps bases and all non-deployed 
     units in the region. The Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
     the business plan to the congressional defense committees.
       (f) Funding for Increased Use of Smart Cards.--Of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated for the Navy by section 
     102(a)(4) or 301(2), the Secretary of the Navy--
       (1) shall allocate such amounts as may be necessary, but 
     not to exceed $30,000,000, to ensure that significant 
     progress is made toward complete implementation of the use of 
     Smart Card technology in the Department of the Navy; and
       (2) may allocate additional amounts for the conversion of 
     paper-based records to electronic media for records systems 
     that have been modified to use Smart Card technology.
       (g) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``Smart Card'' means a credit card-size 
     device, normally for carrying and use by personnel, that 
     contains one or more integrated circuits and may also employ 
     one or more of the following technologies:
       (A) Magnetic stripe.
       (B) Bar codes, linear or two-dimensional.
       (C) Non-contact and radio frequency transmitters.
       (D) Biometric information.
       (E) Encryption and authentication.
       (F) Photo identification.
       (2) The term ``Smart Card technology'' means a Smart Card 
     together with all of the associated information technology 
     hardware and software that comprise the system for support 
     and operation.
       (h) Repeal of Requirement for Automated Identification 
     Technology Office.--Section 344 of the Strom Thurmond 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
     (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 1977; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is 
     amended by striking subsection (b).

     SEC. 374. REPORT ON DEFENSE USE OF SMART CARD AS PKI 
                   AUTHENTICATION DEVICE CARRIER.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than February 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     evaluating the option of the Department of Defense using the 
     Smart Card as a Public-Private Key Infrastructure 
     authentication device carrier. The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) An evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of 
     using the Smart Card as a PKI authentication device carrier 
     for the Department of Defense.
       (2) A description of other available devices that could be 
     readily used as a PKI authentication device carrier.
       (3) A comparison of the cost of using the Smart Card and 
     other available devices as the PKI authentication device 
     carrier.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``Smart Card'' means a credit card-size 
     device, normally for carrying and use by personnel, that 
     contains one or more integrated circuits and may also employ 
     one or more of the following technologies:
       (A) Magnetic stripe.
       (B) Bar codes, linear or two-dimensional.
       (C) Non-contact and radio frequency transmitters.
       (D) Biometric information.
       (E) Encryption and authentication.
       (F) Photo identification.
       (2) The terms ``Public-Private Key Infrastructure 
     authentication device carrier'' and ``PKI authentication 
     device carrier'' mean a device that physically stores, 
     carries, and employs electronic authentication or encryption 
     keys necessary to create a unique digital signature, digital 
     certificate, or other mark on an electronic document or file.
                       Subtitle I--Other Matters

     SEC. 381. AUTHORITY TO LEND OR DONATE OBSOLETE OR CONDEMNED 
                   RIFLES FOR FUNERAL AND OTHER CEREMONIES.

       (a) Authority.--Subsection (a) of section 4683 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Authority to Lend or Donate.--(1) The Secretary of 
     the Army, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, may 
     conditionally lend or donate excess M-1 rifles (not more than 
     15), slings, and cartridge belts to any eligible organization 
     for use by that organization for funeral ceremonies of a 
     member or former member of the armed forces, and for other 
     ceremonial purposes.
       ``(2) If the rifles to be loaned or donated under paragraph 
     (1) are to be used by the eligible organization for funeral 
     ceremonies of a member or former member of the armed forces, 
     the Secretary may issue and deliver the rifles, together with 
     the necessary accoutrements and blank ammunition, without 
     charge.''.
       (b) Conditions and Definition.--Such section is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(c) Conditions on Loan or Donation.--In lending or 
     donating rifles under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     impose such conditions on the use of the rifles as may be 
     necessary to ensure security, safety, and accountability. The 
     Secretary may impose such other conditions as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.
       ``(d) Eligible Organization Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `eligible organization' means--
       ``(1) a unit or other organization of honor guards 
     recognized by the Secretary of the Army as honor guards for a 
     national cemetery;

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       ``(2) a law enforcement agency; or
       ``(3) a local unit of any organization that, as determined 
     by the Secretary of the Army, is a nationally recognized 
     veterans' organization.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (b) of such section 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``Relief From Liability.--'' after 
     ``(b)'';
       (2) by striking ``a unit'' and inserting ``an eligible 
     organization''; and
       (3) by striking ``lent'' both places it appears and 
     inserting ``lent or donated''.
       (d) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 4683. Excess M-1 rifles: loan or donation for funeral 
       and other ceremonial purposes''.

       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 443 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:
``4683. Excess M-1 rifles: loan or donation for funeral and other 
              ceremonial purposes.''.
       (e) Report on Implementation.--Not later than two years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
     General shall review the exercise of authority under section 
     4683 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this 
     section, and submit to Congress a report on the findings 
     resulting from the review.

     SEC. 382. EXTENSION OF WARRANTY CLAIMS RECOVERY PILOT 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 391 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1716; 10 
     U.S.C. 2304 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (f), by striking ``September 30, 1999'' 
     and inserting ``September 30, 2000'';
       (2) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ``January 1, 2000'' 
     and inserting ``January 1, 2001''; and
       (3) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ``March 1, 2000'' and 
     inserting ``March 1, 2001''.

     SEC. 383. PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS AT 
                   UNITED STATES SOLDIERS' AND AIRMEN'S HOME, 
                   DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

       The Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (title XV of 
     Public Law 101-510; 24 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end of part A the following new section:

     ``SEC. 1523. PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
                   AT UNITED STATES SOLDIERS' AND AIRMEN'S HOME.

       ``(a) Historic Nature of Facility.--Congress finds the 
     following:
       ``(1) Four buildings located on six acres of the 
     establishment of the Retirement Home known as the United 
     States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home are included on the 
     National Register of Historic Places maintained by the 
     Secretary of the Interior.
       ``(2) Amounts in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust 
     Fund, which consists primarily of deductions from the pay of 
     members of the Armed Forces, are insufficient to both 
     maintain and operate the Retirement Home for the benefit of 
     the residents of the Retirement Home and adequately maintain, 
     repair, and preserve these historic buildings and grounds.
       ``(3) Other sources of funding are available to contribute 
     to the maintenance, repair, and preservation of these 
     historic buildings and grounds.
       ``(b) Authority To Accept Assistance.--The Chairman of the 
     Retirement Home Board and the Director of the United States 
     Soldiers' and Airmen's Home may apply for and accept a direct 
     grant from the Secretary of the Interior under section 
     101(e)(3) of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 
     U.S.C. 470a(e)(3)) for the purpose of maintaining, repairing, 
     and preserving the historic buildings and grounds of the 
     United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home included on the 
     National Register of Historic Places.
       ``(c) Requirements and Limitations.--Amounts received as a 
     grant under subsection (b) shall be deposited in the Fund, 
     but shall be kept separate from other amounts in the Fund. 
     The amounts received may only be used for the purpose 
     specified in subsection (b).''.

     SEC. 384. CLARIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY, UNITED 
                   STATES SOLDIERS' AND AIRMEN'S HOME.

       (a) Manner of Conveyance.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 
     1053 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2650) is amended by 
     striking ``convey by sale'' and inserting ``convey, by sale 
     or lease,''.
       (b) Time for Conveyance.--Subsection (a)(2) of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) The Armed Forces Retirement Home Board shall sell or 
     lease the property described in subsection (a) within 12 
     months after the date of the enactment of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000.''.
       (c) Manner, Terms, and Conditions of Conveyance.--
     Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following 
     new paragraph: ``(1) The Armed Forces Retirement Home Board 
     shall determine the manner, terms, and conditions for the 
     sale or lease of the real property under subsection (a), 
     except as follows:
       ``(A) Any lease of the real property under subsection (a) 
     shall include an option to purchase.
       ``(B) The conveyance may not involve any form of public/
     private partnership, but shall be limited to fee-simple sale 
     or long-term lease.
       ``(C) Before conveying the property by sale or lease to any 
     other person or entity, the Board shall provide the Catholic 
     University of America with the opportunity to match or exceed 
     the highest bona fide offer otherwise received for the 
     purchase or lease of the property, as the case may be, and to 
     acquire the property.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``In no event shall the sale or lease of the 
     property be for less than the appraised value of the property 
     in its existing condition and on the basis of its highest and 
     best use.''.

     SEC. 385. TREATMENT OF ALASKA, HAWAII, AND GUAM IN DEFENSE 
                   HOUSEHOLD GOODS MOVING PROGRAMS.

       (a) Limitation on Inclusion in Test Programs.--Alaska, 
     Hawaii, and Guam shall not be included as a point of origin 
     in any test or demonstration program of the Department of 
     Defense regarding the moving of household goods of members of 
     the Armed Forces.
       (b) Separate Regions; Destinations.--In any Department of 
     Defense household goods moving program that is not subject to 
     the prohibition in subsection (a)--
       (1) Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam shall each constitute a 
     separate region; and
       (2) Hawaii and Guam shall be considered international 
     destinations.
              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. Revision in permanent end strength minimum levels.

                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the 
              Reserves.
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).
Sec. 414. Increase in numbers of members in certain grades authorized 
              to be on active duty in support of the Reserves.
Sec. 415. Selected Reserve end strength flexibility.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 421. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel.
                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

     SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES.

       The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty 
     personnel as of September 30, 2000, as follows:
       (1) The Army, 480,000.
       (2) The Navy, 372,037.
       (3) The Marine Corps, 172,518.
       (4) The Air Force, 360,877.

     SEC. 402. REVISION IN PERMANENT END STRENGTH MINIMUM LEVELS.

       (a) Revised End Strength Floors.--Section 691(b) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``372,696'' and inserting 
     ``371,781'';
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``172,200'' and inserting 
     ``172,148''; and
       (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``370,802'' and inserting 
     ``360,877''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.
                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

     SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE.

       (a) In General.--The Armed Forces are authorized strengths 
     for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as 
     of September 30, 2000, as follows:
       (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 350,000.
       (2) The Army Reserve, 205,000.
       (3) The Naval Reserve, 90,288.
       (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,624.
       (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 106,678.
       (6) The Air Force Reserve, 73,708.
       (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 8,000.
       (b) Adjustments.--The end strengths prescribed by 
     subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve 
     component shall be proportionately reduced by--
       (1) the total authorized strength of units organized to 
     serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component 
     which are on active duty (other than for training) at the end 
     of the fiscal year; and
       (2) the total number of individual members not in units 
     organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such 
     component who are on active duty (other than for training or 
     for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their 
     consent at the end of the fiscal year.
     Whenever such units or such individual members are released 
     from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength 
     prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of 
     such reserve component shall be proportionately increased by 
     the total authorized strengths of such units and by the total 
     number of such individual members.

     SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN 
                   SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES.

       Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the 
     reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of 
     September 30, 2000, the following number of Reserves to be 
     serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the 
     case of members of the National Guard, for the purpose of 
     organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or 
     training the reserve components:
       (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 22,430.
       (2) The Army Reserve, 12,804.
       (3) The Naval Reserve, 15,010.
       (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,272.
       (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 11,157.
       (6) The Air Force Reserve, 1,134.

     SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL 
                   STATUS).

       The minimum number of military technicians (dual status) as 
     of the last day of fiscal year 2000 for the reserve 
     components of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding 
     section 129 of

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     title 10, United States Code) shall be the following:
       (1) For the Army Reserve, 6,474.
       (2) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
     23,125.
       (3) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,785.
       (4) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 
     22,247.

     SEC. 414. INCREASE IN NUMBERS OF MEMBERS IN CERTAIN GRADES 
                   AUTHORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF 
                   THE RESERVES.

       (a) Officers.--The table in section 12011(a) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Air     Marine
               ``Grade                  Army     Navy    Force    Corps
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Major or Lieutenant Commander.......    3,227    1,071      860      140
Lieutenant Colonel or Commander.....    1,611      520      777       90
Colonel or Navy Captain.............      471      188      297    30''.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Senior Enlisted Members.--The table in section 12012(a) 
     of such title is amended to read as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Air     Marine
               ``Grade                  Army     Navy    Force    Corps
------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-9.................................      645      202      405       20
E-8.................................    2,593      429    1,041    94''.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 415. SELECTED RESERVE END STRENGTH FLEXIBILITY.

       Section 115(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) vary the end strength authorized pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(2) for a fiscal year for the Selected Reserve 
     of any of the reserve components by a number equal to not 
     more than 2 percent of that end strength.''.
              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 421. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MILITARY 
                   PERSONNEL.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense for military personnel for fiscal year 
     2000 a total of $71,884,867,000, and in addition funds in the 
     total amount of $1,838,426,000 are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Defense as emergency 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for military personnel, 
     as appropriated in section 2012 of the 1999 Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-31; 113 Stat. 
     83). The authorization in the preceding sentence supersedes 
     any other authorization of appropriations (definite or 
     indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2000.
                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

Sec. 501. Temporary authority for recall of retired aviators.
Sec. 502. Increase in maximum number of officers authorized to be on 
              active-duty list in frocked grades of brigadier general 
              and rear admiral (lower half).
Sec. 503. Reserve officers requesting or otherwise causing nonselection 
              for promotion.
Sec. 504. Minimum grade of officers eligible to serve on boards of 
              inquiry.
Sec. 505. Minimum selection of warrant officers for promotion from 
              below the promotion zone.
Sec. 506. Increase in threshold period of active duty for applicability 
              of restriction on holding of civil office by retired 
              regular officers and reserve officers.
Sec. 507. Exemption of retiree council members from recalled retiree 
              limits.
Sec. 508. Technical amendments relating to joint duty assignments.
Sec. 509. Three-year extension of requirement for competition for joint 
              4-star officer positions.

             Subtitle B--Reserve Component Personnel Policy

Sec. 511. Continuation of officers on reserve active-status list to 
              complete disciplinary action.
Sec. 512. Authority to order reserve component members to active duty 
              to complete a medical evaluation.
Sec. 513. Exclusion of reserve officers on educational delay from 
              eligibility for consideration for promotion.
Sec. 514. Extension of period for retention of reserve component majors 
              and lieutenant commanders who twice fail of selection for 
              promotion.
Sec. 515. Computation of years of service exclusion.
Sec. 516. Retention of reserve component chaplains until age 67.
Sec. 517. Expansion and codification of authority for space-required 
              travel on military aircraft for reserves performing 
              inactive-duty training outside the continental United 
              States.

                    Subtile C--Military Technicians

Sec. 521. Revision to military technician (dual status) law.
Sec. 522. Civil service retirement of technicians.
Sec. 523. Revision to non-dual status technicians statute.
Sec. 524. Revision to authorities relating to National Guard 
              technicians.
Sec. 525. Effective date.
Sec. 526. Secretary of Defense review of Army technician costing 
              process.
Sec. 527. Fiscal year 2000 limitation on number of non-dual status 
              technicians.

                     Subtitle D--Service Academies

Sec. 531. Strength limitations at the service academies.
Sec. 532. Superintendents of the service academies.
Sec. 533. Dean of Academic Board, United States Military Academy and 
              Dean of the Faculty, United States Air Force Academy.
Sec. 534. Waiver of reimbursement of expenses for instruction at 
              service academies of persons from foreign countries.
Sec. 535. Expansion of foreign exchange programs of the service 
              academies.

                   Subtitle E--Education and Training

Sec. 541. Establishment of a Department of Defense international 
              student program at the senior military colleges.
Sec. 542. Authority for Army War College to award degree of master of 
              strategic studies.
Sec. 543. Authority for Air University to confer graduate-level 
              degrees.
Sec. 544. Reserve credit for participation in health professions 
              scholarship and financial assistance program.
Sec. 545. Permanent authority for ROTC scholarships for graduate 
              students.
Sec. 546. Increase in monthly subsistence allowance for Senior ROTC 
              cadets selected for advanced training.
Sec. 547. Contingent funding increase for Junior ROTC program.
Sec. 548. Change from annual to biennial reporting under the reserve 
              component Montgomery GI bill.
Sec. 549. Recodification and consolidation of statutes denying Federal 
              grants and contracts by certain departments and agencies 
              to institutions of higher education that prohibit senior 
              ROTC units or military recruiting on campus.
Sec. 550. Accrual funding for Coast Guard Montgomery GI bill 
              liabilities.

                Subtitle F--Reserve Component Management

Sec. 551. Financial assistance program for pursuit of degrees by 
              officer candidates in Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class 
              program.
Sec. 552. Options to improve recruiting for the Army Reserve.
Sec. 553. Joint duty assignments for reserve component general and flag 
              officers.
Sec. 554. Grade of chiefs of reserve components and additional general 
              officers at the National Guard Bureau.
Sec. 555. Duties of Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves.
Sec. 556. Repeal of limitation on number of Reserves on full-time 
              active duty in support of preparedness for responses to 
              emergencies involving weapons of mass destruction.
Sec. 557. Establishment of Office of the Coast Guard Reserve.
Sec. 558. Report on use of National Guard facilities and infrastructure 
              for support of provision of services to veterans.

           Subtitle G--Decorations, Awards, and Commendations

Sec. 561. Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations 
              to certain persons.
Sec. 562. Authority for award of Medal of Honor to Alfred Rascon for 
              valor during the Vietnam conflict.
Sec. 563. Elimination of current backlog of requests for replacement of 
              military decorations.
Sec. 564. Retroactive award of Navy Combat Action Ribbon.
Sec. 565. Sense of Congress concerning Presidential unit citation for 
              crew of the U.S.S. Indianapolis.

               Subtitle H--Matters Relating to Recruiting

Sec. 571. Access to secondary school students for military recruiting 
              purposes.
Sec. 572. Increased authority to extend delayed entry period for 
              enlistments of persons with no prior military service.
Sec. 573. Army College First pilot program.
Sec. 574. Use of recruiting materials for public relations purposes.

            Subtitle I--Matters Relating to Missing Persons

Sec. 575. Nondisclosure of debriefing information on certain missing 
              persons previously returned to United States control.
Sec. 576. Recovery and identification of remains of certain World War 
              II servicemen lost in Pacific Theater of Operations.

                       Subtitle J--Other Matters

Sec. 577. Authority for special courts-martial to impose sentences to 
              confinement and forfeitures of pay of up to one year.
Sec. 578. Funeral honors details for funerals of veterans.
Sec. 579. Purpose and funding limitations for National Guard Challenge 
              program.
Sec. 580. Department of Defense Starbase program.
Sec. 581. Survey of members leaving military service on attitudes 
              toward military service.

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Sec. 582. Service review agencies covered by professional staffing 
              requirement.
Sec. 583. Participation of members in management of organizations 
              abroad that promote international understanding.
Sec. 584. Support for expanded child care services and youth program 
              services for dependents.
Sec. 585. Report and regulations on Department of Defense policies on 
              protecting the confidentiality of communications with 
              professionals providing therapeutic or related services 
              regarding sexual or domestic abuse.
Sec. 586. Members under burdensome personnel tempo.

                     Subtitle K--Domestic Violence

Sec. 591. Defense task force on domestic violence.
Sec. 592. Incentive program for improving responses to domestic 
              violence involving members of the Armed Forces and 
              military family members.
Sec. 593. Uniform Department of Defense policies for responses to 
              domestic violence.
Sec. 594. Central Department of Defense database on domestic violence 
              incidents.
                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

     SEC. 501. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR RECALL OF RETIRED AVIATORS.

       (a) Authority.--During the retired aviator recall period, 
     the Secretary of a military department may recall to active 
     duty any retired officer having expertise as an aviator to 
     fill staff positions normally filled by active duty aviators. 
     Any such recall may only be made with the consent of the 
     officer recalled.
       (b) Limitation.--No more than a total of 500 officers may 
     be on active duty at any time under subsection (a).
       (c) Termination.--Each officer recalled to active duty 
     under subsection (a) during the retired aviator recall period 
     shall be released from active duty not later than one year 
     after the end of such period.
       (d) Waivers.--Officers recalled to active duty under 
     subsection (a) shall not be counted for purposes of section 
     668 or 690 of title 10, United States Code.
       (e) Retired Aviator Recall Period.--For purposes of this 
     section, the retired aviator recall period is the period 
     beginning on October 1, 1999, and ending on September 30, 
     2002.
       (f) Report.--Not later than March 31, 2002, the Secretary 
     of Defense submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the use of the authority under 
     this section, together with the Secretary's recommendation 
     for extension of that authority.

     SEC. 502. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM NUMBER OF OFFICERS AUTHORIZED 
                   TO BE ON ACTIVE-DUTY LIST IN FROCKED GRADES OF 
                   BRIGADIER GENERAL AND REAR ADMIRAL (LOWER 
                   HALF).

       Section 777(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``the following:'' and all that follows 
     and inserting ``55.''.

     SEC. 503. RESERVE OFFICERS REQUESTING OR OTHERWISE CAUSING 
                   NONSELECTION FOR PROMOTION.

       (a) Reporting Requirement.--Section 617(c) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``regular''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to boards convened under section 
     611(a) of title 10, United States Code, on or after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 504. MINIMUM GRADE OF OFFICERS ELIGIBLE TO SERVE ON 
                   BOARDS OF INQUIRY.

       (a) Retention Boards for Regular Officers.--The text of 
     section 1187 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) Active Duty Officers.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (b), each board convened under this chapter shall 
     consist of officers appointed as follows:
       ``(1) Each member of the board shall be an officer of the 
     same armed force as the officer being required to show cause 
     for retention on active duty.
       ``(2) Each member of the board shall be on the active-duty 
     list.
       ``(3) Each member of the board shall be in a grade above 
     major or lieutenant commander, except that at least one 
     member of the board shall be in a grade above lieutenant 
     colonel or commander.
       ``(4) Each member of the board shall be senior in grade to 
     any officer to be considered by the board.
       ``(b) Retired Officers.--If qualified officers on active 
     duty are not available in sufficient numbers to comprise a 
     board convened under this chapter, the Secretary of the 
     military department concerned shall complete the membership 
     of the board by appointing to the board retired officers of 
     the same armed force. A retired officer may be appointed to 
     such a board only if the retired grade of that officer--
       ``(1) is above major or lieutenant commander or, in the 
     case of an officer to be the senior officer of the board, 
     above lieutenant colonel or commander; and
       ``(2) is senior to the grade of any officer to be 
     considered by the board.
       ``(c) Ineligibility by Reason of Previous Consideration of 
     Same Officer.--No person may be a member of more than one 
     board convened under this chapter to consider the same 
     officer.
       ``(d) Exclusion From Strength Limitation.--A retired 
     general or flag officer who is on active duty for the purpose 
     of serving on a board convened under this chapter shall not, 
     while so serving, be counted against any limitation on the 
     number of general and flag officers who may be on active 
     duty.''.
       (b) Retention Boards for Reserve Officers.--Subsection (a) 
     of section 14906 of such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Composition of Boards.--Each board convened under 
     this chapter shall consist of officers appointed as follows:
       ``(1) Each member of the board shall be an officer of the 
     same armed force as the officer being required to show cause 
     for retention in an active status.
       ``(2) Each member of the board shall hold a grade above 
     major or lieutenant commander, except that at least one 
     member of the board shall hold a grade above lieutenant 
     colonel or commander.
       ``(3) Each member of the board shall be senior in grade to 
     any officer to be considered by the board.''.

     SEC. 505. MINIMUM SELECTION OF WARRANT OFFICERS FOR PROMOTION 
                   FROM BELOW THE PROMOTION ZONE.

       Section 575(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``If 
     the number determined under this subsection with respect to a 
     promotion zone within a grade (or grade and competitive 
     category) is less than one, the board may recommend one such 
     officer for promotion from below the zone within that grade 
     (or grade and competitive category).''.

     SEC. 506. INCREASE IN THRESHOLD PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY FOR 
                   APPLICABILITY OF RESTRICTION ON HOLDING OF 
                   CIVIL OFFICE BY RETIRED REGULAR OFFICERS AND 
                   RESERVE OFFICERS.

       Section 973(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``180 days'' and 
     inserting ``270 days''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``180 days'' and 
     inserting ``270 days''.

     SEC. 507. EXEMPTION OF RETIREE COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM RECALLED 
                   RETIREE LIMITS.

       Section 690(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Any member of the Retiree Council of the Army, Navy, 
     or Air Force for the period on active duty to attend the 
     annual meeting of the Retiree Council.''.

     SEC. 508. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO JOINT DUTY 
                   ASSIGNMENTS.

       (a) Joint Duty Assignments for General and Flag Officers.--
     Subsection (g) of section 619a of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(g) Limitation for General and Flag Officers Previously 
     Receiving Joint Duty Assignment Waiver.--A general officer or 
     flag officer who before January 1, 1999, received a waiver of 
     subsection (a) under the authority of this subsection (as in 
     effect before that date) may not be appointed to the grade of 
     lieutenant general or vice admiral until the officer 
     completes a full tour of duty in a joint duty assignment.''.
       (b) Nuclear Propulsion Officers.--Subsection (h) of that 
     section is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(1) Until January 1, 1997, an'' inserting 
     ``An'';
       (2) by striking ``may be'' and inserting ``who before 
     January 1, 1997, is'';
       (3) by striking ``. An officer so appointed''; and
       (4) by striking paragraph (2).

     SEC. 509. THREE-YEAR EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR COMPETITION 
                   FOR JOINT 4-STAR OFFICER POSITIONS.

       (a) Extension of Requirement.--Section 604(c) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``September 30, 
     2000'' and inserting ``September 30, 2003''.
       (b) Grade Relief.--Section 525(b)(5)(C) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 2000'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2003''.
       (c) Clarification of Certain Limitations on Number of 
     Active-Duty Generals and Admirals.--Paragraph (5) of section 
     525(b) of such title is amended by adding at the end of 
     subparagraph (A) the following new sentence: ``Any increase 
     by reason of the preceding sentence in the number of officers 
     of an armed force serving on active duty in grades above 
     major general or rear admiral may only be realized by an 
     increase in the number of lieutenant generals or vice 
     admirals, as the case may be, serving on active duty, and any 
     such increase may not be construed as authorizing an increase 
     in the limitation on the total number of general or flag 
     officers for that armed force under section 526(a) of this 
     title or in the number of general and flag officers that may 
     be designated under section 526(b) of this title.''.
             Subtitle B--Reserve Component Personnel Policy

     SEC. 511. CONTINUATION OF OFFICERS ON RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS 
                   LIST TO COMPLETE DISCIPLINARY ACTION.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1407 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 14518. Continuation of officers to complete 
       disciplinary action

       ``The Secretary concerned may delay the separation or 
     retirement under this chapter of an officer against whom an 
     action has been commenced with a view to trying the officer 
     by court-martial. Any such delay may continue until the 
     completion of the disciplinary action against the officer.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

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``14518. Continuation of officers to complete disciplinary action.''.

     SEC. 512. AUTHORITY TO ORDER RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS TO 
                   ACTIVE DUTY TO COMPLETE A MEDICAL EVALUATION.

       Section 12301 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h)(1) When authorized by the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Secretary of a military department may, with the consent of 
     the member, order a member of a reserve component to active 
     duty--
       ``(A) to receive authorized medical care;
       ``(B) to be medically evaluated for disability or other 
     purposes; or
       ``(C) to complete a required Department of Defense health 
     care study, which may include an associated medical 
     evaluation of the member.
       ``(2) A member ordered to active duty under this subsection 
     may, with the member's consent, be retained on active duty, 
     if the Secretary concerned considers it appropriate, for 
     medical treatment for a condition associated with the study 
     or evaluation, if that treatment of the member is otherwise 
     authorized by law.
       ``(3) A member of the Army National Guard of the United 
     States or the Air National Guard of the United States may be 
     ordered to active duty under this subsection only with the 
     consent of the Governor or other appropriate authority of the 
     State concerned.''.

     SEC. 513. EXCLUSION OF RESERVE OFFICERS ON EDUCATIONAL DELAY 
                   FROM ELIGIBILITY FOR CONSIDERATION FOR 
                   PROMOTION.

       (a) Exclusion.--Section 14301 of title 10, United States 
     Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Officers on Educational Delay.--An officer on the 
     reserve active-status list is ineligible for consideration 
     for promotion, but shall remain on the reserve active-status 
     list, while the officer--
       ``(1) is pursuing a program of graduate level education in 
     an educational delay status approved by the Secretary 
     concerned; and
       ``(2) is receiving from the Secretary financial assistance 
     in connection with the pursuit of that program of education 
     while in that status.''.
       (b) Retroactive Effect.--(1) Subsection (h) of section 
     14301 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection 
     (a)), shall apply with respect to boards convened under 
     section 14101(a) of such title before, on, or after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) The Secretary of the military department concerned, 
     upon receipt of request submitted in a form and manner 
     prescribed by the Secretary, shall expunge from the military 
     records of an officer any indication of a failure of 
     selection of the officer for promotion by a board referred to 
     in paragraph (1) while the officer was ineligible for 
     consideration by that board by reason of section 14301(h) of 
     title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 514. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR RETENTION OF RESERVE 
                   COMPONENT MAJORS AND LIEUTENANT COMMANDERS WHO 
                   TWICE FAIL OF SELECTION FOR PROMOTION.

       (a) Parity With Officers in Pay Grades 
     O-2 and O-3.--Section 14506 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``the later of (1)'' after ``in accordance 
     with section 14513 of this title on''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, or (2) the first day of the seventh month 
     after the month in which the President approves the report of 
     the board which considered the officer for the second time''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to removals of reserve officers from 
     reserve active-status lists under section 14506 of title 10, 
     United States Code, on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 515. COMPUTATION OF YEARS OF SERVICE EXCLUSION.

       The text of section 14706 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) For the purpose of this chapter and chapter 1407 of 
     this title, a Reserve officer's years of service include all 
     service of the officer as a commissioned officer of a 
     uniformed service other than the following:
       ``(1) Service as a warrant officer.
       ``(2) Constructive service.
       ``(3) Service after appointment as a commissioned officer 
     of a reserve component while in a program of advanced 
     education to obtain the first professional degree required 
     for appointment, designation, or assignment to a professional 
     specialty, but only if that service occurs before the officer 
     commences initial service on active duty or initial service 
     in the Ready Reserve in the specialty that results from such 
     a degree.
       ``(b) The exclusion under subsection (a)(3) does not apply 
     to service performed by an officer who previously served on 
     active duty or participated as a member of the Ready Reserve 
     in other than a student status for the period of service 
     preceding the member's service in a student status.
       ``(c) For purposes of subsection (a)(3), an officer shall 
     be considered to be in a professional specialty if the 
     officer is appointed or assigned to the Medical Corps, the 
     Dental Corps, the Veterinary Corps, the Medical Service 
     Corps, the Nurse Corps, or the Army Medical Specialists Corps 
     or is designated as a chaplain or judge advocate.''.

     SEC. 516. RETENTION OF RESERVE COMPONENT CHAPLAINS UNTIL AGE 
                   67.

       Section 14703(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``(or, in the case of a reserve officer 
     of the Army in the Chaplains or a reserve officer of the Air 
     Force designated as a chaplain, 60 years of age)''.

     SEC. 517. EXPANSION AND CODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR SPACE-
                   REQUIRED TRAVEL ON MILITARY AIRCRAFT FOR 
                   RESERVES PERFORMING INACTIVE-DUTY TRAINING 
                   OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.

       (a) Authority.--(1) Chapter 1805 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 18505. Reserves traveling to inactive-duty training 
       OCONUS: authority for space-required travel

       ``(a) In the case of a member of a reserve component whose 
     place of inactive-duty training is outside the contiguous 
     States (including a place other than the place of the 
     member's unit training assembly if the member is performing 
     the inactive-duty training in another location), the member 
     may travel in a space-required status on aircraft of the 
     armed forces between the member's home and the place of such 
     training if there is no transportation between those 
     locations by means of road or railroad (or a combination of 
     road and railroad).
       ``(b) A member traveling in a space-required status on any 
     such aircraft under subsection (a) is not authorized to 
     receive travel, transportation, or per diem allowances in 
     connection with that travel.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``18505. Reserves traveling to inactive-duty training OCONUS: authority 
              for space-required travel.''.
       (b) Repeal of Superseded Authority.--Section 8023 of Public 
     Law 105-262 (112 Stat. 2302) is repealed.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to travel commencing on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
                    Subtitle C--Military Technicians

     SEC. 521. REVISION TO MILITARY TECHNICIAN (DUAL STATUS) LAW.

       (a) Definition.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 10216 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``section 709'' and 
     inserting ``section 709(b)''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``civilian'' after 
     ``is assigned to a''.
       (b) Dual Status Requirement.--Subsection (e) of such 
     section is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(dual status)'' after 
     ``military technician'' the second place it appears; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``Except as 
     otherwise provided by law, the Secretary''; and
       (B) by striking ``not to exceed six months'' and inserting 
     ``up to 12 months''.

     SEC. 522. CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT OF TECHNICIANS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 1007 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 10218. Army and Air Force Reserve technicians: 
       conditions for retention; mandatory retirement under civil 
       service laws

       ``(a) Separation and Retirement of Military Technicians 
     (Dual Status).--(1) An individual employed by the Army 
     Reserve or the Air Force Reserve as a military technician 
     (dual status) who after the date of the enactment of this 
     section loses dual status is subject to paragraph (2) or (3), 
     as the case may be.
       ``(2) If a technician described in paragraph (1) is 
     eligible at the time dual status is lost for an unreduced 
     annuity, the technician shall be separated not later than 30 
     days after the date on which dual status is lost.
       ``(3)(A) If a technician described in paragraph (1) is not 
     eligible at the time dual status is lost for an unreduced 
     annuity, the technician shall be offered the opportunity to--
       ``(i) reapply for, and if qualified be appointed to, a 
     position as a military technician (dual status); or
       ``(ii) apply for a civil service position that is not a 
     technician position.
       ``(B) If such a technician continues employment with the 
     Army Reserve or the Air Force Reserve as a non-dual status 
     technician, the technician--
       ``(i) shall not be permitted, after the end of the one-year 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection, to apply for any voluntary personnel action; and
       ``(ii) shall be separated or retired--
       ``(I) in the case of a technician first hired as a military 
     technician (dual status) on or before February 10, 1996, not 
     later than 30 days after becoming eligible for an unreduced 
     annuity; and
       ``(II) in the case of a technician first hired as a 
     military technician (dual status) after February 10, 1996, 
     not later than one year after the date on which dual status 
     is lost.
       ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, a military 
     technician is considered to lose dual status upon--
       ``(A) being separated from the Selected Reserve; or
       ``(B) ceasing to hold the military grade specified by the 
     Secretary concerned for the position held by the technician.
       ``(b) Non-Dual Status Technicians.--(1) An individual who 
     on the date of the enactment of this section is employed by 
     the Army Reserve or the Air Force Reserve as a non-dual 
     status technician and who on that date is eligible for an 
     unreduced annuity shall be separated not later than six 
     months after the date of the enactment of this section.
       ``(2)(A) An individual who on the date of the enactment of 
     this section is employed by the Army Reserve or the Air Force 
     Reserve as a non-dual status technician and who on that date 
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     not eligible for an unreduced annuity shall be offered the 
     opportunity to--
       ``(i) reapply for, and if qualified be appointed to, a 
     position as a military technician (dual status); or
       ``(ii) apply for a civil service position that is not a 
     technician position.
       ``(B) If such a technician continues employment with the 
     Army Reserve or the Air Force Reserve as a non-dual status 
     technician, the technician--
       ``(i) shall not be permitted, after the end of the one-year 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection, to apply for any voluntary personnel action; and
       ``(ii) shall be separated or retired--
       ``(I) in the case of a technician first hired as a 
     technician on or before February 10, 1996, and who on the 
     date of the enactment of this section is a non-dual status 
     technician, not later than 30 days after becoming eligible 
     for an unreduced annuity; and
       ``(II) in the case of a technician first hired as a 
     technician after February 10, 1996, and who on the date of 
     the enactment of this section is a non-dual status 
     technician, not later than one year after the date on which 
     dual status is lost.
       ``(3) An individual employed by the Army Reserve or the Air 
     Force Reserve as a non-dual status technician who is 
     ineligible for appointment to a military technician (dual 
     status) position, or who decides not to apply for appointment 
     to such a position, or who, within six months of the date of 
     the enactment of this section is not appointed to such a 
     position, shall for reduction-in-force purposes be in a 
     separate competitive category from employees who are military 
     technicians (dual status).
       ``(c) Unreduced Annuity Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, a technician shall be considered to be eligible for 
     an unreduced annuity if the technician is eligible for an 
     annuity under section 8336, 8412, or 8414 of title 5 that is 
     not subject to a reduction by reason of the age or years of 
     service of the technician.
       ``(d) Voluntary Personnel Action Defined.--In this section, 
     the term `voluntary personnel action', with respect to a non-
     dual status technician, means any of the following:
       ``(1) The hiring, entry, appointment, reassignment, 
     promotion, or transfer of the technician into a position for 
     which the Secretary concerned has established a requirement 
     that the person occupying the position be a military 
     technician (dual status).
       ``(2) Promotion to a higher grade if the technician is in a 
     position for which the Secretary concerned has established a 
     requirement that the person occupying the position be a 
     military technician (dual status).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``10218. Army and Air Force Reserve technicians: conditions for 
              retention; mandatory retirement under civil service 
              laws.''.
       (3) During the six-month period beginning on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the provisions of subsections 
     (a)(3)(B)(ii)(I) and (b)(2)(B)(ii)(I) of section 10218 of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), 
     shall be applied by substituting ``six months'' for ``30 
     days''.
       (b) Early Retirement.--Section 8414(c) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c)(1) An employee who was hired as a military reserve 
     technician on or before February 10, 1996 (under the 
     provisions of this title in effect before that date), and who 
     is separated from technician service, after becoming 50 years 
     of age and completing 25 years of service, by reason of being 
     separated from the Selected Reserve of the employee's reserve 
     component or ceasing to hold the military grade specified by 
     the Secretary concerned for the position held by the employee 
     is entitled to an annuity.
       ``(2) An employee who is initially hired as a military 
     technician (dual status) after February 10, 1996, and who is 
     separated from the Selected Reserve or ceases to hold the 
     military grade specified by the Secretary concerned for the 
     position held by the technician--
       ``(A) after completing 25 years of service as a military 
     technician (dual status), or
       ``(B) after becoming 50 years of age and completing 20 
     years of service as a military technician (dual status),
     is entitled to an annuity.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 84 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 8415(g)(2) is amended by striking ``military 
     reserve technician'' and inserting ``military technician 
     (dual status)''.
       (2) Section 8401(30) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(30) the term `military technician (dual status)' means 
     an employee described in section 10216 of title 10;''.
       (d) Disability Retirement.--Section 8337(h) of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by inserting ``or section 10216 of title 10'' after 
     ``title 32'';
       (B) by striking ``such title'' and all that follows through 
     the period and inserting ``title 32 or section 10216 of title 
     10, respectively, to be a member of the Selected Reserve.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A)(i)--
       (A) by inserting ``or section 10216 of title 10'' after 
     ``title 32''; and
       (B) by striking ``National Guard or from holding the 
     military grade required for such employment'' and inserting 
     ``Selected Reserve''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting ``or section 10216 of 
     title 10'' after ``title 32''.

     SEC. 523. REVISION TO NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS STATUTE.

       (a) Revision.--Section 10217 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``military'' after ``non-dual status'' in 
     the matter preceding paragraph (1); and
       (B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) was hired as a technician before November 18, 1997, 
     under any of the authorities specified in subsection (b) and 
     as of that date is not a member of the Selected Reserve or 
     after such date has ceased to be a member of the Selected 
     Reserve; or
       ``(2) is employed under section 709 of title 32 in a 
     position designated under subsection (c) of that section and 
     when hired was not required to maintain membership in the 
     Selected Reserve.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Permanent Limitations on Number.--(1) Effective 
     October 1, 2007, the total number of non-dual status 
     technicians employed by the Army Reserve and Air Force 
     Reserve may not exceed 175. If at any time after the 
     preceding sentence takes effect the number of non-dual status 
     technicians employed by the Army Reserve and Air Force 
     Reserve exceeds the number specified in the limitation in the 
     preceding sentence, the Secretary of Defense shall require 
     that the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air 
     Force, or both, take immediate steps to reduce the number of 
     such technicians in order to comply with such limitation.
       ``(2) Effective October 1, 2001, the total number of non-
     dual status technicians employed by the National Guard may 
     not exceed 1,950. If at any time after the preceding sentence 
     takes effect the number of non-dual status technicians 
     employed by the National Guard exceeds the number specified 
     in the limitation in the preceding sentence, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall require that the Secretary of the Army or the 
     Secretary of the Air Force, or both, take immediate steps to 
     reduce the number of such technicians in order to comply with 
     such limitation.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--The heading of such section and 
     the item relating to such section in the table of sections at 
     the beginning of chapter 1007 of such title are each amended 
     by striking the penultimate word.

     SEC. 524. REVISION TO AUTHORITIES RELATING TO NATIONAL GUARD 
                   TECHNICIANS.

       Section 709 of title 32, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 709. Technicians: employment, use, status

       ``(a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
     Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, 
     and subject to subsections (b) and (c), persons may be 
     employed as technicians in--
       ``(1) the administration and training of the National 
     Guard; and
       ``(2) the maintenance and repair of supplies issued to the 
     National Guard or the armed forces.
       ``(b) Except as authorized in subsection (c), a person 
     employed under subsection (a) must meet each of the following 
     requirements:
       ``(1) Be a military technician (dual status) as defined in 
     section 10216(a) of title 10.
       ``(2) Be a member of the National Guard.
       ``(3) Hold the military grade specified by the Secretary 
     concerned for that position.
       ``(4) While performing duties as a military technician 
     (dual status), wear the uniform appropriate for the member's 
     grade and component of the armed forces.
       ``(c)(1) A person may be employed under subsection (a) as a 
     non-dual status technician (as defined by section 10217 of 
     title 10) if the technician position occupied by the person 
     has been designated by the Secretary concerned to be filled 
     only by a non-dual status technician.
       ``(2) The total number of non-dual status technicians in 
     the National Guard is specified in section 10217(c)(2) of 
     title 10.
       ``(d) The Secretary concerned shall designate the adjutants 
     general referred to in section 314 of this title to employ 
     and administer the technicians authorized by this section.
       ``(e) A technician employed under subsection (a) is an 
     employee of the Department of the Army or the Department of 
     the Air Force, as the case may be, and an employee of the 
     United States. However, a position authorized by this section 
     is outside the competitive service if the technician employed 
     in that position is required under subsection (b) to be a 
     member of the National Guard.
       ``(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned--
       ``(1) a person employed under subsection (a) who is a 
     military technician (dual status) and otherwise subject to 
     the requirements of subsection (b) who--
       ``(A) is separated from the National Guard or ceases to 
     hold the military grade specified by the Secretary concerned 
     for that position shall be promptly separated from military 
     technician (dual status) employment by the adjutant general 
     of the jurisdiction concerned; and
       ``(B) fails to meet the military security standards 
     established by the Secretary concerned for a member of a 
     reserve component under his jurisdiction may be separated 
     from employment as a military technician (dual status) and 
     concurrently discharged from the National Guard by the 
     adjutant general of the jurisdiction concerned;
       ``(2) a technician may, at any time, be separated from his 
     technician employment for cause by the adjutant general of 
     the jurisdiction concerned;
       ``(3) a reduction in force, removal, or an adverse action 
     involving discharge from technician employment, suspension, 
     furlough without pay, or reduction in rank or compensation 
     shall be accomplished by the adjutant general of the 
     jurisdiction concerned;
       ``(4) a right of appeal which may exist with respect to 
     paragraph (1), (2), or (3) shall not extend beyond the 
     adjutant general of the jurisdiction concerned; and

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       ``(5) a technician shall be notified in writing of the 
     termination of his employment as a technician and, unless the 
     technician is serving under a temporary appointment, is 
     serving in a trial or probationary period, or has voluntarily 
     ceased to be a member of the National Guard when such 
     membership is a condition of employment, such notification 
     shall be given at least 30 days before the termination date 
     of such employment.
       ``(g) Sections 2108, 3502, 7511, and 7512 of title 5 do not 
     apply to a person employed under this section.
       ``(h) Notwithstanding sections 5544(a) and 6101(a) of title 
     5 or any other provision of law, the Secretary concerned may 
     prescribe the hours of duty for technicians. Notwithstanding 
     sections 5542 and 5543 of title 5 or any other provision of 
     law, such technicians shall be granted an amount of 
     compensatory time off from their scheduled tour of duty equal 
     to the amount of any time spent by them in irregular or 
     overtime work, and shall not be entitled to compensation for 
     such work.
       ``(i) The Secretary concerned may not prescribe for 
     purposes of eligibility for Federal recognition under section 
     301 of this title a qualification applicable to technicians 
     employed under subsection (a) that is not applicable pursuant 
     to that section to the other members of the National Guard in 
     the same grade, branch, position, and type of unit or 
     organization involved.''.

     SEC. 525. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by sections 523 and 524 shall take 
     effect 180 days after the date of the receipt by Congress of 
     the plan required by section 523(d) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 
     111 Stat. 1737) or a report by the Secretary of Defense 
     providing an alternative proposal to the plan required by 
     that section.

     SEC. 526. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REVIEW OF ARMY TECHNICIAN 
                   COSTING PROCESS.

       (a) Review.--The Secretary of Defense shall review the 
     process used by the Army, including use of the Civilian 
     Manpower Obligation Resources (CMOR) model, to develop 
     estimates of the annual authorizations and appropriations 
     required for civilian personnel of the Department of the Army 
     generally and for National Guard and Army Reserve technicians 
     in particular. Based upon the review, the Secretary shall 
     direct that any appropriate revisions to that process be 
     implemented.
       (b) Purpose of Review.--The purpose of the review shall be 
     to ensure that the process referred to in subsection (a) does 
     the following:
       (1) Accurately and fully incorporates all the actual cost 
     factors for such personnel, including particularly those 
     factors necessary to recruit, train, and sustain a qualified 
     technician workforce.
       (2) Provides estimates of required annual appropriations 
     required to fully fund all the technicians (both dual status 
     and non-dual status) requested in the President's budget.
       (3) Eliminates inaccuracies in the process that compel both 
     the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard either (A) to 
     reduce the number of military technicians (dual status) below 
     the statutory floors without corresponding force structure 
     reductions, or (B) to transfer funds from other 
     appropriations simply to provide the required funding for 
     military technicians (dual status).
       (c) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report 
     containing the results of the review undertaken under this 
     section, together with a description of corrective actions 
     taken and proposed, not later than March 31, 2000.

     SEC. 527. FISCAL YEAR 2000 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF NON-DUAL 
                   STATUS TECHNICIANS.

       The number of civilian employees who are non-dual status 
     technicians of a reserve component of the Army or Air Force 
     as of September 30, 2000, may not exceed the following:
       (1) For the Army Reserve, 1,295.
       (2) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
     1,800.
       (3) For the Air Force Reserve, 0.
       (4) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 342.
                     Subtitle D--Service Academies

     SEC. 531. STRENGTH LIMITATIONS AT THE SERVICE ACADEMIES.

       (a) United States Military Academy.--(1) The Secretary of 
     the Army shall take such action as necessary to ensure that 
     the United States Military Academy is in compliance with the 
     USMA cadet strength limit not later than the day before the 
     last day of the 2001-2002 academic year.
       (2) The Secretary of the Army may provide for a variance to 
     the USMA cadet strength limit--
       (A) as of the day before the last day of the 1999-2000 
     academic year of not more than 5 percent; and
       (B) as of the day before the last day of the 2000-2001 
     academic year of not more than 2\1/2\ percent.
       (3) For purposes of this subsection--
       (A) the USMA cadet strength limit is the maximum of 4,000 
     cadets established for the Corps of Cadets at the United 
     States Military Academy by section 511 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 
     (Public Law 102-190; 10 U.S.C. 4342 note), reenacted in 
     section 4342(a) of title 10, United States Code, by the 
     amendment made by subsection (b)(1); and
       (B) the last day of an academic year is graduation day.
       (b) Reenactment of Limitation; Authorized Variance.--(1) 
     Section 4342 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``is as follows:'' in 
     the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``(determined for any year as of the day before the last day 
     of the academic year) is 4,000. Subject to that limitation, 
     cadets are selected as follows:''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) For purposes of the limitation in subsection (a) 
     establishing the aggregate authorized strength of the Corps 
     of Cadets, the Secretary of the Army may for any year 
     (beginning with the 2001-2002 academic year) permit a 
     variance in that limitation by not more than one percent. In 
     applying that limitation, and any such variance, the last day 
     of an academic year shall be considered to be graduation 
     day.''.
       (2) Section 6954 of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking the matter preceding paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(a) The authorized strength of the Brigade of Midshipmen 
     (determined for any year as of the day before the last day of 
     the academic year) is 4,000. Subject to that limitation, 
     midshipmen are selected as follows:''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) For purposes of the limitation in subsection (a) 
     establishing the aggregate authorized strength of the Brigade 
     of Midshipmen, the Secretary of the Navy may for any year 
     permit a variance in that limitation by not more than one 
     percent. In applying that limitation, and any such variance, 
     the last day of an academic year shall be considered to be 
     graduation day.''.
       (3) Section 9342 of such title is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``is as follows:'' in 
     the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``(determined for any year as of the day before the last day 
     of the academic year) is 4,000. Subject to that limitation, 
     Air Force Cadets are selected as follows:''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) For purposes of the limitation in subsection (a) 
     establishing the aggregate authorized strength of Air Force 
     Cadets, the Secretary of the Air Force may for any year 
     permit a variance in that limitation by not more than one 
     percent. In applying that limitation, and any such variance, 
     the last day of an academic year shall be considered to be 
     graduation day.''.
       (4) Section 511 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 10 U.S.C. 
     4342 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 532. SUPERINTENDENTS OF THE SERVICE ACADEMIES.

       (a) Position of Superintendent Required To Be Terminal 
     Position.--(1)(A) Chapter 367 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 3920 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 3921. Mandatory retirement: Superintendent of the 
       United States Military Academy

       ``Upon the termination of the detail of an officer to the 
     position of Superintendent of the United States Military 
     Academy, the Secretary of the Army shall retire the officer 
     under any provision of this chapter under which that officer 
     is eligible to retire.''.
       (B) Chapter 403 of such title is amended by inserting after 
     section 4333 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 4333a. Superintendent: condition for detail to 
       position

       ``As a condition for detail to the position of 
     Superintendent of the Academy, an officer shall acknowledge 
     that upon termination of that detail the officer shall be 
     retired.''.
       (2)(A) Chapter 573 of such title is amended by inserting 
     after the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 6371. Mandatory retirement: Superintendent of the 
       United States Naval Academy

       ``Upon the termination of the detail of an officer to the 
     position of Superintendent of the United States Naval 
     Academy, the Secretary of the Navy shall retire the officer 
     under any provision of chapter 571 of this title under which 
     the officer is eligible to retire.''.
       (B) Chapter 603 of such title is amended by inserting after 
     section 6951 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 6951a. Superintendent

       ``(a) There is a Superintendent of the United States Naval 
     Academy. The immediate governance of the Naval Academy is 
     under the Superintendent.
       ``(b) The Superintendent shall be detailed to that position 
     by the President. As a condition for detail to that position, 
     an officer shall acknowledge that upon termination of that 
     detail the officer shall be retired.''.
       (3)(A) Chapter 867 of such title is amended by inserting 
     after section 8920 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 8921. Mandatory retirement: Superintendent of the 
       United States Air Force Academy

       ``Upon the termination of the detail of an officer to the 
     position of Superintendent of the United States Air Force 
     Academy, the Secretary of the Air Force shall retire the 
     officer under any provision of this chapter under which the 
     officer is eligible to retire.''.
       (B) Chapter 903 of such title is amended by inserting after 
     section 9333 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 9333a. Superintendent: condition for detail to 
       position

       ``As a condition for detail to the position of 
     Superintendent of the Academy, an officer shall acknowledge 
     that upon termination of that detail the officer shall be 
     retired.''.

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       (4)(A) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 
     367 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 3920 the following new 
     item:
``3921. Mandatory retirement: Superintendent of the United States 
              Military Academy.''.
       (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 403 
     of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 4333 the following new item:
``4333a. Superintendent: condition for detail to position.''.
       (C) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 573 
     of such title is amended by inserting before the item 
     relating to section 6383 the following new item:
``6371. Mandatory retirement: Superintendent of the United States Naval 
              Academy.''.
       (D) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 603 
     of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 6951 the following new item:
``6951a. Superintendent.''.
       (E) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 867 
     of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 8920 the following new item:
``8921. Mandatory retirement: Superintendent of the United States Air 
              Force Academy.''.
       (F) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 903 
     of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 9333 the following new item:
``9333a. Superintendent: condition for detail to position.''.
       (5) The amendments made by this subsection shall not apply 
     to an officer serving on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act in the position of Superintendent of the United States 
     Military Academy, Superintendent of the United States Naval 
     Academy, or Superintendent of the United States Air Force 
     Academy for so long as that officer continues on and after 
     that date to serve in that position without a break in 
     service.
       (b) Exclusion From Certain General and Flag Officer Grade 
     Strength Limitations.--Section 525(b) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(7) An officer of the Army while serving as 
     Superintendent of the United States Military Academy, if 
     serving in the grade of lieutenant general, is in addition to 
     the number that would otherwise be permitted for the Army for 
     officers serving on active duty in grades above major general 
     under paragraph (1). An officer of the Navy or Marine Corps 
     while serving as Superintendent of the United States Naval 
     Academy, if serving in the grade of vice admiral or 
     lieutenant general, is in addition to the number that would 
     otherwise be permitted for the Navy or Marine Corps, 
     respectively, for officers serving on active duty in grades 
     above major general or rear admiral under paragraph (1) or 
     (2). An officer while serving as Superintendent of the United 
     Air Force Academy, if serving in the grade of lieutenant 
     general, is in addition to the number that would otherwise be 
     permitted for the Air Force for officers serving on active 
     duty in grades above major general under paragraph (1).''.

     SEC. 533. DEAN OF ACADEMIC BOARD, UNITED STATES MILITARY 
                   ACADEMY AND DEAN OF THE FACULTY, UNITED STATES 
                   AIR FORCE ACADEMY.

       (a) Dean of the Academic Board, USMA.--Section 4335 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(c) While serving as Dean of the Academic Board, an 
     officer of the Army who holds a grade lower than brigadier 
     general shall hold the grade of brigadier general, if 
     appointed to that grade by the President, by and with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate. The retirement age of an 
     officer so appointed is that of a permanent professor of the 
     Academy. An officer so appointed is counted for purposes of 
     the limitation in section 526(a) of this title on general 
     officers of the Army on active duty.''.
       (b) Dean of the Faculty, USAFA.--Section 9335 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' at the beginning of the text of 
     the section; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) While serving as Dean of the Faculty, an officer of 
     the Air Force who holds a grade lower than brigadier general 
     shall hold the grade of brigadier general, if appointed to 
     that grade by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate. The retirement age of an officer so 
     appointed is that of a permanent professor of the Academy. An 
     officer so appointed is counted for purposes of the 
     limitation in section 526(a) of this title on general 
     officers of the Air Force on active duty.''.

     SEC. 534. WAIVER OF REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR INSTRUCTION 
                   AT SERVICE ACADEMIES OF PERSONS FROM FOREIGN 
                   COUNTRIES.

       (a) United States Military Academy.--Section 4344(b)(3) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``35 percent'' and inserting ``50 
     percent''; and
       (2) by striking ``five persons'' and inserting ``20 
     persons''.
       (b) Naval Academy.--Section 6957(b)(3) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``35 percent'' and inserting ``50 
     percent''; and
       (2) by striking ``five persons'' and inserting ``20 
     persons''.
       (c) Air Force Academy.--Section 9344(b)(3) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``35 percent'' and inserting ``50 
     percent''; and
       (2) by striking ``five persons'' and inserting ``20 
     persons''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     apply with respect to students from a foreign country 
     entering the United States Military Academy, the United 
     States Naval Academy, or the United States Air Force Academy 
     on or after May 1, 1999.
       (e) Conforming Repeal.--Section 301 of the 1999 Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-31; 113 Stat. 
     66) is repealed.

     SEC. 535. EXPANSION OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROGRAMS OF THE 
                   SERVICE ACADEMIES.

       (a) United States Military Academy.--Section 4345 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``10 cadets'' and 
     inserting ``24 cadets''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``$50,000'' and 
     inserting ``$120,000''.
       (b) United States Naval Academy.--Section 6957a of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``10 midshipmen'' and 
     inserting ``24 midshipmen''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``$50,000'' and 
     inserting ``$120,000''.
       (c) United States Air Force Academy.--Section 9345 of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``10 Air Force cadets'' 
     and inserting ``24 Air Force cadets''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``$50,000'' and 
     inserting ``$120,000''.
                   Subtitle E--Education and Training

     SEC. 541. ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROGRAM AT THE SENIOR 
                   MILITARY COLLEGES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 103 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2111b. Senior military colleges: Department of Defense 
       international student program

       ``(a) Program Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a program to facilitate the enrollment and 
     instruction of persons from foreign countries as 
     international students at the senior military colleges.
       ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the program shall be--
       ``(1) to provide a high-quality, cost-effective military-
     based educational experience for international students in 
     furtherance of the military-to-military program objectives of 
     the Department of Defense; and
       ``(2) to enhance the educational experience and preparation 
     of future United States military leaders through increased, 
     extended interaction with highly qualified potential foreign 
     military leaders.
       ``(c) Coordination with the Senior Military Colleges.--
     Guidelines for implementation of the program shall be 
     developed in coordination with the senior military colleges.
       ``(d) Recommendations for Admission of Students Under the 
     Program.--The Secretary of Defense shall annually identify to 
     the senior military colleges the international students who, 
     based on criteria established by the Secretary, the Secretary 
     recommends be considered for admission under the program. The 
     Secretary shall identify the recommended international 
     students to the senior military colleges as early as possible 
     each year to enable those colleges to consider them in a 
     timely manner in their respective admissions processes.
       ``(e) DOD Financial Support.--An international student who 
     is admitted to a senior military college under the program 
     under this section is responsible for the cost of instruction 
     at that college. The Secretary of Defense may, from funds 
     available to the Department of Defense other than funds 
     available for financial assistance under section 2107a of 
     this title, provide some or all of the costs of instruction 
     for any such student.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``2111b. Senior military colleges: Department of Defense international 
              student program.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     implement the program under section 2111b of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), with students 
     entering the senior military colleges after May 1, 2000.
       (c) Repeal of Obsolete Provision.--Section 2111a(e)(1) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
     second sentence.
       (d) Fiscal Year 2000 Funding.--Of the amounts made 
     available to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2000 
     pursuant to section 301, $2,000,000 shall be available for 
     financial support for international students under section 
     2111b of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 
     (a).

     SEC. 542. AUTHORITY FOR ARMY WAR COLLEGE TO AWARD DEGREE OF 
                   MASTER OF STRATEGIC STUDIES.

       (a) Authority.--Chapter 401 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 4321. United States Army War College: master of 
       strategic studies degree

       ``Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
     Army, the Commandant of the United States Army War College, 
     upon the recommendation of the faculty and dean of the 
     college, may confer the degree of master of strategic studies 
     upon graduates of the college who have fulfilled the 
     requirements for that degree.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:
``4321. United States Army War College: master of strategic studies 
              degree.''.

     SEC. 543. AUTHORITY FOR AIR UNIVERSITY TO CONFER GRADUATE-
                   LEVEL DEGREES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 9317 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

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       ``(a) Authority.--Upon the recommendation of the faculty of 
     the appropriate school of the Air University, the commander 
     of the Air University may confer--
       ``(1) the degree of master of strategic studies upon 
     graduates of the Air War College who fulfill the requirements 
     for that degree;
       ``(2) the degree of master of military operational art and 
     science upon graduates of the Air Command and Staff College 
     who fulfill the requirements for that degree; and
       ``(3) the degree of master of airpower art and science upon 
     graduates of the School of Advanced Airpower Studies who 
     fulfill the requirements for that degree.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading for that section 
     is amended to read:

     ``Sec. 9317. Air University: graduate-level degrees''.

       (2) The item relating to that section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 901 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:
``9317. Air University: graduate-level degrees.''.

     SEC. 544. RESERVE CREDIT FOR PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH 
                   PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       Section 2126(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Service credited under paragraph (1) counts only for 
     the award of retirement points for computation of years of 
     service under section 12732 of this title and for computation 
     of retired pay under section 12733 of this title.
       ``(3) The number of points credited to a member under 
     paragraph (1) for a year of participation in a course of 
     study is 50. The points shall be credited to the member for 
     one of the years of that participation at the end of each 
     year after the completion of the course of study that the 
     member serves in the Selected Reserve and is credited under 
     section 12732(a)(2) of this title with at least 50 points. 
     The points credited for the participation shall be recorded 
     in the member's records as having been earned in the year of 
     the participation in the course of study.'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph (5):
       ``(5) A member of the Selected Reserve may be considered to 
     be in an active status while pursuing a course of study under 
     this subchapter only for purposes of sections 12732(a) and 
     12733(3) of this title.''.

     SEC. 545. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR ROTC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 
                   GRADUATE STUDENTS.

       Section 2107(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) The Secretary of the military department concerned 
     may provide financial assistance, as described in paragraph 
     (1), to a student enrolled in an advanced education program 
     beyond the baccalaureate degree level if the student also is 
     a cadet or midshipman in an advanced training program. Not 
     more than 15 percent of the total number of scholarships 
     awarded under this section in any year may be awarded under 
     this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 546. INCREASE IN MONTHLY SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE FOR 
                   SENIOR ROTC CADETS SELECTED FOR ADVANCED 
                   TRAINING.

       (a) Increase.--Section 209(a) of title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``$150 a month'' and inserting 
     ``$200 a month''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 547. CONTINGENT FUNDING INCREASE FOR JUNIOR ROTC 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 102 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2033. Contingent funding increase

       ``If for any fiscal year the amount appropriated for the 
     National Guard Challenge Program under section 509 of title 
     32 is in excess of $62,500,000, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall (notwithstanding any other provision of law) make the 
     amount in excess of $62,500,000 available for the Junior 
     Reserve Officers' Training Corps program under section 2031 
     of this title, and such excess amount may not be used for any 
     other purpose.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``2033. Contingent funding increase.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 2033 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply only 
     with respect to funds appropriated for fiscal years after 
     fiscal year 1999.

     SEC. 548. CHANGE FROM ANNUAL TO BIENNIAL REPORTING UNDER THE 
                   RESERVE COMPONENT MONTGOMERY GI BILL.

       (a) In General.--Section 16137 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 16137. Biennial report to Congress

       ``The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report not later than March 1 of each odd-numbered year 
     concerning the operation of the educational assistance 
     program established by this chapter during the preceding two 
     fiscal years. Each such report shall include the number of 
     members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of each 
     armed force receiving, and the number entitled to receive, 
     educational assistance under this chapter during those fiscal 
     years. The Secretary may submit the report more frequently 
     and adjust the period covered by the report accordingly.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to such section 
     in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1606 of 
     such title is amended to read as follows:
``16137. Biennial report to Congress.''.

     SEC. 549. RECODIFICATION AND CONSOLIDATION OF STATUTES 
                   DENYING FEDERAL GRANTS AND CONTRACTS BY CERTAIN 
                   DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES TO INSTITUTIONS OF 
                   HIGHER EDUCATION THAT PROHIBIT SENIOR ROTC 
                   UNITS OR MILITARY RECRUITING ON CAMPUS.

       (a) Recodification and Consolidation for Limitations on 
     Federal Grants and Contracts.--(1) Section 983 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 983. Institutions of higher education that prevent 
       ROTC access or military recruiting on campus: denial of 
       grants and contracts from Department of Defense, Department 
       of Education, and certain other departments and agencies

       ``(a) Denial of Funds for Preventing ROTC Access to 
     Campus.--No funds described in subsection (d)(1) may be 
     provided by contract or by grant (including a grant of funds 
     to be available for student aid) to an institution of higher 
     education (including any subelement of such institution) if 
     the Secretary of Defense determines that that institution (or 
     any subelement of that institution) has a policy or practice 
     (regardless of when implemented) that either prohibits, or in 
     effect prevents--
       ``(1) the Secretary of a military department from 
     maintaining, establishing, or operating a unit of the Senior 
     Reserve Officer Training Corps (in accordance with section 
     654 of this title and other applicable Federal laws) at that 
     institution (or any subelement of that institution); or
       ``(2) a student at that institution (or any subelement of 
     that institution) from enrolling in a unit of the Senior 
     Reserve Officer Training Corps at another institution of 
     higher education.
       ``(b) Denial of Funds for Preventing Military Recruiting on 
     Campus.--No funds described in subsection (d)(2) may be 
     provided by contract or by grant (including a grant of funds 
     to be available for student aid) to an institution of higher 
     education (including any subelement of such institution) if 
     the Secretary of Defense determines that that institution (or 
     any subelement of that institution) has a policy or practice 
     (regardless of when implemented) that either prohibits, or in 
     effect prevents--
       ``(1) the Secretary of a military department or Secretary 
     of Transportation from gaining entry to campuses, or access 
     to students (who are 17 years of age or older) on campuses, 
     for purposes of military recruiting; or
       ``(2) access by military recruiters for purposes of 
     military recruiting to the following information pertaining 
     to students (who are 17 years of age or older) enrolled at 
     that institution (or any subelement of that institution):
       ``(A) Names, addresses, and telephone listings.
       ``(B) Date and place of birth, levels of education, 
     academic majors, degrees received, and the most recent 
     educational institution enrolled in by the student.
       ``(c) Exceptions.--The limitation established in subsection 
     (a) or (b) shall not apply to an institution of higher 
     education (or any subelement of that institution) if the 
     Secretary of Defense determines that--
       ``(1) the institution (and each subelement of that 
     institution) has ceased the policy or practice described in 
     that subsection; or
       ``(2) the institution of higher education involved has a 
     longstanding policy of pacifism based on historical religious 
     affiliation.
       ``(d) Covered Funds.--(1) The limitation established in 
     subsection (a) applies to the following:
       ``(A) Any funds made available for the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(B) Any funds made available in a Departments of Labor, 
     Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act.
       ``(2) The limitation established in subsection (b) applies 
     to the following:
       ``(A) Funds described in paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Any funds made available for the Department of 
     Transportation.
       ``(e) Notice of Determinations.--Whenever the Secretary of 
     Defense makes a determination under subsection (a), (b), or 
     (c), the Secretary--
       ``(1) shall transmit a notice of the determination to the 
     Secretary of Education and to Congress; and
       ``(2) shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of the 
     determination and the effect of the determination on the 
     eligibility of the institution of higher education (and any 
     subelement of that institution) for contracts and grants.
       ``(f) Semiannual Notice in Federal Register.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall publish in the Federal Register once every 
     six months a list of each institution of higher education 
     that is currently ineligible for contracts and grants by 
     reason of a determination of the Secretary under subsection 
     (a) or (b).''.
       (2) The item relating to section 983 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended to read 
     as follows:
``983. Institutions of higher education that prevent ROTC access or 
              military recruiting on campus: denial of grants and 
              contracts from Department of Defense, Department of 
              Education, and certain other departments and agencies.''.
       (b) Repeal of Codified Provisions.--The following 
     provisions of law are repealed:
       (1) Section 558 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 10 U.S.C. 503 
     note).
       (2) Section 514 of the Departments of Labor, Health and 
     Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (as contained in section 101(e) of 
     division A of Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-270; 10 
     U.S.C. 503 note).

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     SEC. 550. ACCRUAL FUNDING FOR COAST GUARD MONTGOMERY GI BILL 
                   LIABILITIES.

       Section 2006 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Subsection (a) is amended by striking ``Department of 
     Defense education liabilities'' and inserting ``armed forces 
     education liabilities''.
       (2) Paragraph (1) of subsection (b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) The term `armed forces education liabilities' means 
     liabilities of the armed forces for benefits under chapter 30 
     of title 38 and for Department of Defense benefits under 
     chapter 1606 of this title.''.
       (3) Subsection (b)(2)(C) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``Department of Defense'' after 
     ``future''; and
       (B) by striking ``chapter 106'' and inserting ``chapter 
     1606''.
       (4) Subsection (c)(1) is amended by inserting ``and the 
     Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is 
     operating'' after ``Defense''.
       (5) Subsection (d) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Department of Defense'' and inserting 
     ``armed forces''; and
       (B) by inserting ``the Secretary of the Department in which 
     the Coast Guard is operating,'' after ``Secretary of 
     Defense,''.
       (6) Subsection (f)(5) is amended by inserting ``and the 
     Department in which the Coast Guard is operating'' after 
     ``Department of Defense''.
       (7) Subsection (g) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and the Secretary of the Department in 
     which the Coast Guard is operating'' in paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) after ``The Secretary of Defense''; and
       (B) by striking ``of a military department'' in paragraph 
     (3) and inserting ``concerned''.
                Subtitle F--Reserve Component Management

     SEC. 551. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR PURSUIT OF DEGREES 
                   BY OFFICER CANDIDATES IN MARINE CORPS PLATOON 
                   LEADERS CLASS PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--(1) Part IV of subtitle E of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new chapter:

         ``CHAPTER 1611--OTHER EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

``Sec.
``16401. Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class program: officer candidates 
              pursuing degrees.

     ``Sec. 16401. Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class program: 
       officer candidates pursuing degrees

       ``(a) Authority for Financial Assistance Program.--The 
     Secretary of the Navy may provide financial assistance to an 
     eligible enlisted member of the Marine Corps Reserve for 
     expenses of the member while the member is pursuing on a 
     full-time basis at an institution of higher education a 
     program of education approved by the Secretary that leads 
     to--
       ``(1) a baccalaureate degree in less than five academic 
     years; or
       ``(2) a doctor of jurisprudence or bachelor of laws degree 
     in not more than three academic years.
       ``(b) Eligibility.--(1) To be eligible for financial 
     assistance under this section, an enlisted member of the 
     Marine Corps Reserve must--
       ``(A) be an officer candidate in the Marine Corps Platoon 
     Leaders Class program and have successfully completed one 
     six-week (or longer) increment of military training required 
     under that program;
       ``(B) meet the applicable age requirement specified in 
     paragraph (2);
       ``(C) be enrolled on a full-time basis in a program of 
     education referred to in subsection (a) at any institution of 
     higher education; and
       ``(D) enter into a written agreement with the Secretary 
     described in paragraph (3).
       ``(2)(A) In the case of a member pursuing a baccalaureate 
     degree, the member meets the age requirements of this 
     paragraph if the member will be under 27 years of age on June 
     30 of the calendar year in which the member is projected to 
     be eligible for appointment as a commissioned officer in the 
     Marine Corps through the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class 
     program, except that if the member has served on active duty, 
     the member may, on such date, be any age under 30 years that 
     exceeds 27 years by a number of months that is not more than 
     the number of months that the member served on active duty.
       ``(B) In the case of a member pursuing a doctor of 
     jurisprudence or bachelor of laws degree, the member meets 
     the age requirements of this paragraph if the member will be 
     under 31 years of age on June 30 of the calendar year in 
     which the member is projected to be eligible for appointment 
     as a commissioned officer in the Marine Corps through the 
     Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class program, except that if 
     the member has served on active duty, the member may, on such 
     date, be any age under 35 years that exceeds 31 years by a 
     number of months that is not more than the number of months 
     that the member served on active duty.
       ``(3) A written agreement referred to in paragraph (1)(D) 
     is an agreement between the member and the Secretary in which 
     the member agrees--
       ``(A) to accept an appointment as a commissioned officer in 
     the Marine Corps, if tendered by the President;
       ``(B) to serve on active duty for at least five years; and
       ``(C) under such terms and conditions as shall be 
     prescribed by the Secretary, to serve in the Marine Corps 
     Reserve until the eighth anniversary of the date of the 
     appointment.
       ``(c) Covered Expenses.--Expenses for which financial 
     assistance may be provided under this section are--
       ``(1) tuition and fees charged by the institution of higher 
     education involved;
       ``(2) the cost of books; and
       ``(3) in the case of a program of education leading to a 
     baccalaureate degree, laboratory expenses.
       ``(d) Amount.--The amount of financial assistance provided 
     to a member under this section shall be prescribed by the 
     Secretary, but may not exceed $5,200 for any academic year.
       ``(e) Limitations.--(1) Financial assistance may be 
     provided to a member under this section only for three 
     consecutive academic years.
       ``(2) Not more than 1,200 members may participate in the 
     financial assistance program under this section in any 
     academic year.
       ``(f) Failure To Complete Program.--(1) A member who 
     receives financial assistance under this section may be 
     ordered to active duty in the Marine Corps by the Secretary 
     to serve in an appropriate enlisted grade for such period as 
     the Secretary prescribes, but not for more than four years, 
     if the member--
       ``(A) completes the military and academic requirements of 
     the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class program and refuses to 
     accept an appointment as a commissioned officer in the Marine 
     Corps when offered;
       ``(B) fails to complete the military or academic 
     requirements of the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class 
     program; or
       ``(C) is disenrolled from the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders 
     Class program for failure to maintain eligibility for an 
     original appointment as a commissioned officer under section 
     532 of this title.
       ``(2) The Secretary of the Navy may waive the obligated 
     service under paragraph (1) of a person who is not physically 
     qualified for appointment under section 532 of this title and 
     later is determined by the Secretary of the Navy under 
     section 505 of this title to be unqualified for service as an 
     enlisted member of the Marine Corps due to a physical or 
     medical condition that was not the result of misconduct or 
     grossly negligent conduct.
       ``(g) Institution of Higher Education Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `institution of higher education' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).''.
       (2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle E 
     of such title and at the beginning of part IV of such 
     subtitle are amended by adding after the item relating to 
     chapter 1609 the following new item:
``1611. Other Educational Assistance Programs..............16401''.....

       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3695(a)(5) of title 38, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``Chapters 106 and 
     107'' and inserting ``Chapters 107, 1606, and 1610''.
       (c) Computation of Creditable Service.--Section 205 of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the periods of 
     service of a commissioned officer appointed under section 
     12209 of title 10 after receiving financial assistance under 
     section 16401 of such title that are counted under this 
     section may not include a period of service after January 1, 
     2000, that the officer performed concurrently as a member of 
     the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class program and the Marine 
     Corps Reserve, except that service after that date that the 
     officer performed before commissioning (concurrently with the 
     period of service as a member of the Marine Corps Platoon 
     Leaders Class program) as an enlisted member on active duty 
     or as a member of the Selected Reserve may be so counted.''.
       (d) Transition Provision.--(1) An enlisted member of the 
     Marine Corps Reserve selected for training as an officer 
     candidate under section 12209 of title 10, United States 
     Code, before implementation of a financial assistance program 
     under section 16401 of such title (as added by subsection 
     (a)) may, upon application, participate in the financial 
     assistance program established under section 16401 of such 
     title (as added by subsection (a)) if the member--
       (A) is eligible for financial assistance under such section 
     16401;
       (B) submits a request for the financial assistance to the 
     Secretary of the Navy not later than 180 days after the date 
     on which the Secretary establishes the financial assistance 
     program; and
       (C) enters into a written agreement described in subsection 
     (b)(3) of such section.
       (2) Section 205(f) of title 37, United States Code, as 
     added by subsection (c), applies to a member referred to in 
     paragraph (1).

     SEC. 552. OPTIONS TO IMPROVE RECRUITING FOR THE ARMY RESERVE.

       (a) Review.--The Secretary of the Army shall conduct a 
     review of the manner, process, and organization used by the 
     Army to recruit new members for the Army Reserve. The review 
     shall seek to determine the reasons for the continuing 
     inability of the Army to meet recruiting objectives for the 
     Army Reserve and to identify measures the Secretary could 
     take to correct that inability.
       (b) Reorganization To Be Considered.--Among the possible 
     corrective measures to be examined by the Secretary of the 
     Army as part of the review shall be a transfer of the 
     recruiting function for the Army Reserve from the Army 
     Recruiting Command to a new, fully resourced recruiting 
     organization under the command and control of the Chief, Army 
     Reserve.
       (c) Report.--Not later than July 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a report setting forth the results of the 
     review under this section. The report shall include a 
     description of any corrective measures the Secretary intends 
     to implement.

     SEC. 553. JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS FOR RESERVE COMPONENT 
                   GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS.

       Subsection (b) of section 526 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--

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       (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2)(A) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff may 
     designate up to 10 general and flag officer positions on the 
     staffs of the commanders of the unified and specified 
     combatant commands as positions to be held only by reserve 
     component officers who are in a general or flag officer grade 
     below lieutenant general or vice admiral. Each position so 
     designated shall be considered to be a joint duty assignment 
     position for purposes of chapter 38 of this title.
       ``(B) A reserve component officer serving in a position 
     designated under subparagraph (A) while on active duty under 
     a call or order to active duty that does not specify a period 
     of 180 days or less shall not be counted for the purposes of 
     the limitations under subsection (a) and under section 525 of 
     this title if the officer was selected for service in that 
     position in accordance with the procedures specified in 
     subparagraph (C).
       ``(C) Whenever a vacancy occurs, or is anticipated to 
     occur, in a position designated under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) the Secretary of Defense shall require the Secretary 
     of the Army to submit the name of at least one Army reserve 
     component officer, the Secretary of the Navy to submit the 
     name of at least one Naval Reserve officer and the name of at 
     least one Marine Corps Reserve officer, and the Secretary of 
     the Air Force to submit the name of at least one Air Force 
     reserve component officer for consideration by the Secretary 
     for assignment to that position; and
       ``(ii) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff may submit 
     to the Secretary of Defense the name of one or more officers 
     (in addition to the officers whose names are submitted 
     pursuant to clause (i)) for consideration by the Secretary 
     for assignment to that position.
       ``(D) Whenever the Secretaries of the military departments 
     are required to submit the names of officers under 
     subparagraph (C)(i), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff shall submit to the Secretary of Defense the Chairman's 
     evaluation of the performance of each officer whose name is 
     submitted under that subparagraph (and of any officer whose 
     name the Chairman submits to the Secretary under subparagraph 
     (C)(ii) for consideration for the same vacancy).
       ``(E) Subparagraph (B) does not apply in the case of an 
     officer serving in a position designated under subparagraph 
     (A) if the Secretary of Defense, when considering officers 
     for assignment to fill the vacancy in that position which was 
     filled by that officer, did not have a recommendation for 
     that assignment from each Secretary of a military department 
     who (pursuant to subparagraph (C)) was required to make such 
     a recommendation.''.

     SEC. 554. GRADE OF CHIEFS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS AND 
                   ADDITIONAL GENERAL OFFICERS AT THE NATIONAL 
                   GUARD BUREAU.

       (a) Procedures for Appointing Reserve Chiefs in Higher 
     Grade.--(1) Chapter 1213 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 12505. Selection of officers for certain senior 
       reserve component positions

       ``(a) Covered Positions.--(1) This section applies to the 
     positions specified in sections 3038, 5143, 5144, and 8038 
     and the positions of Director, Army National Guard, and 
     Director, Air National Guard, specified in subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) of section 10506(a)(1) of this title.
       ``(2) An officer may be assigned to one of the positions 
     specified in paragraph (1) for service in the grade of 
     lieutenant general or vice admiral if appointed to that grade 
     for service in that position by the President, by and with 
     the advice and consent of the Senate. An officer may be 
     recommended to the President for such an appointment if 
     selected for appointment to that position in accordance with 
     this section.
       ``(b) Eligibility for Higher Grade.--An officer shall be 
     considered to have been selected for appointment to a 
     position specified in subsection (a) in accordance with this 
     section if--
       ``(1) the officer is recommended for that appointment by 
     the Secretary of the military department concerned;
       ``(2) the officer is determined by the Chairman of the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff, in accordance with criteria and as a 
     result of a process established by the Chairman, to have 
     significant joint duty experience; and
       ``(3) the officer is recommended by the Secretary of 
     Defense to the President for appointment in accordance with 
     this section.
       ``(c) Counting for Purposes of Grade Limitations.--An 
     officer on active duty for service in a position specified in 
     subsection (a) who is serving in that position (by reason of 
     selection in accordance with this section) in the grade of 
     lieutenant general or vice admiral shall be counted for 
     purposes of the grade limitations under sections 525 and 526 
     of this title. This subsection does not affect the counting 
     for those purposes of officers serving in those positions 
     under any other provision of law.
       ``(d) Transition Waiver Authority.--Until October 1, 2002, 
     the Secretary of Defense may waive paragraph (2) of 
     subsection (b) with respect to the appointment of an officer 
     to a position specified in subsection (a) if in the judgment 
     of the Secretary--
       ``(1) the officer is qualified for service in the position; 
     and
       ``(2) the waiver is necessary for the good of the service.
     Any such waiver shall be made on a case-by-case basis.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``12505. Selection of officers for certain senior reserve component 
              positions.''.
       (b) Chief of Army Reserve.--Section 3038(c) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``However, if selected in accordance 
     with section 12505 of this title, he may be appointed in the 
     grade of lieutenant general.''.
       (c) Chief of Naval Reserve.--Section 5143(c)(2) of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) by striking ``above rear admiral (lower half)'' and 
     inserting ``rear admiral''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``However, if selected in accordance with section 12505 of 
     this title, he may be appointed in the grade of vice 
     admiral.''.
       (d) Commander, Marine Forces Reserve.--Section 5144(c)(2) 
     of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking ``above brigadier general'' and inserting 
     ``major general''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``However, if selected in accordance with section 12505 of 
     this title, he may be appointed in the grade of lieutenant 
     general.''.
       (e) Chief of Air Force Reserve.--Section 8038(c) of such 
     title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``However, if selected in accordance with section 
     12505 of this title, he may be appointed in the grade of 
     lieutenant general.''.
       (f) General Officers for the National Guard Bureau.--
     Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 10506(a)(1) of such 
     title are each amended by inserting ``or, if appointed to 
     that position in accordance with section 12505(a)(2) of this 
     title, the grade of lieutenant general,'' after ``major 
     general''.
       (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (h) Applicability to Incumbents.--(1) If an officer who is 
     a covered position incumbent is appointed under the 
     amendments made by this section to the grade of lieutenant 
     general or vice admiral, the term of service of that officer 
     in that covered position shall not be extended by reason of 
     such appointment.
       (2) For purposes of this subsection:
       (A) The term ``covered position incumbent'' means a reserve 
     component officer who on the effective date specified in 
     subsection (g) is serving in a covered position.
       (B) The term ``covered position'' means a position 
     specified in section 12505 of title 10, United States Code, 
     as added by subsection (a).

     SEC. 555. DUTIES OF RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE 
                   RESERVES.

       (a) Duties.--Section 12310 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (d) and 
     transferring that subsection, as so redesignated, to the end 
     of the section; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection (b):
       ``(b) Duties.--A Reserve on active duty as described in 
     subsection (a) may be assigned only duties in connection with 
     the functions described in that subsection, which may include 
     the following:
       ``(1) Supporting operations or missions assigned in whole 
     or in part to reserve components.
       ``(2) Supporting operations or missions performed or to be 
     performed by--
       ``(A) a unit composed of elements from more than one 
     component of the same armed force; or
       ``(B) a joint forces unit that includes--
       ``(i) one or more reserve component units; or
       ``(ii) a member of a reserve component whose reserve 
     component assignment is in a position in an element of the 
     joint forces unit.
       ``(3) Advising the Secretary of Defense, the Secretaries of 
     the military departments, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the 
     commanders of the unified combatant command regarding reserve 
     component matters.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Such section is 
     further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``Grade When Ordered to 
     Active Duty.--'' after ``(a)'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``(c)(1) A Reserve'' 
     and inserting ``(c) Duties Relating to Defense Against 
     Weapons of Mass Destruction.--(1) Notwithstanding subsection 
     (b), a Reserve''; and
       (3) in subsection (d), as redesignated and transferred by 
     subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``Training.--'' before ``A 
     Reserve''.
       (c) Report on the Use of Reserves on Active Duty in Support 
     of the Reserves.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall review 
     how the Reserves on active duty in support of the reserves 
     are or will be used in relation to the duties set forth under 
     subsection (b) of section 12310 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a)(2).
       (2) Not later than March 1, 2000, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives a report on the results of the 
     review under paragraph (1). The report shall include the 
     following:
       (A) An itemization and description, shown by operation or 
     mission referred to in subsection (b) of section 12310 of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(2), 
     of the numbers of Reserves on active duty involved in each of 
     those operations and missions.
       (B) An assessment and recommendation as to whether the 
     Reserves on active duty in support of the reserves should be 
     managed as a separate personnel category in which they 
     compete only among themselves for promotion, retention, 
     school selection, command, and other centrally selected 
     personnel actions.
       (C) An assessment and recommendation as to whether those 
     Reserves should be considered as being part of their 
     respective active component for purposes of management of end 
     strengths and whether funds for those Reserves should be 
     provided from appropriations for active component military 
     personnel (rather than reserve component personnel).
       (D) An assessment and recommendations for changes in the 
     existing officer and enlisted personnel systems required as a 
     result of the

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     amendments to section 12310 of title 10, United States Code, 
     made by subsection (a), with such assessment to take a 
     comprehensive life-cycle approach to the careers of those 
     Reserves and how those careers should be managed, with 
     special attention to issues related to accession, promotion, 
     professional development, retention, separation and 
     retirement.

     SEC. 556. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF RESERVES ON FULL-
                   TIME ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF PREPAREDNESS FOR 
                   RESPONSES TO EMERGENCIES INVOLVING WEAPONS OF 
                   MASS DESTRUCTION.

       (a) Repeal.--Paragraph (4) of section 12310(c) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking the first 
     sentence.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Paragraph (6) of such section 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or to increase the number of personnel 
     authorized by paragraph (4)'' in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A); and
       (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or for the requested 
     additional personnel'' and all that follows through ``Federal 
     levels''.

     SEC. 557. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF THE COAST GUARD RESERVE.

       (a) Establishment.--Chapter 3 of title 14, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 53. Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director

       ``(a) Establishment of Office; Director.--There is in the 
     executive part of the Coast Guard an Office of the Coast 
     Guard Reserve. The head of the Office is the Director of the 
     Coast Guard Reserve. The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve 
     is the principal adviser to the Commandant on Coast Guard 
     Reserve matters and may have such additional functions as the 
     Commandant may direct.
       ``(b) Appointment.--The President, by and with the advice 
     and consent of the Senate, shall appoint the Director of the 
     Coast Guard Reserve, from officers of the Coast Guard who--
       ``(1) have had at least 10 years of commissioned service;
       ``(2) are in a grade above captain; and
       ``(3) have been recommended by the Secretary of 
     Transportation.
       ``(c) Term.--(1) The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve 
     holds office for a term determined by the President, normally 
     two years, but not more than four years. An officer may be 
     removed from the position of Director for cause at any time.
       ``(2) The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve, while so 
     serving, holds a grade above Captain, without vacating the 
     officer's permanent grade.
       ``(d) Budget.--The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve is 
     the official within the executive part of the Coast Guard 
     who, subject to the authority, direction, and control of the 
     Secretary of Transportation and the Commandant, is 
     responsible for preparation, justification, and execution of 
     the personnel, operation and maintenance, and construction 
     budgets for the Coast Guard Reserve. As such, the Director of 
     the Coast Guard Reserve is the director and functional 
     manager of appropriations made for the Coast Guard Reserve in 
     those areas.
       ``(e) Annual Report.--The Director of the Coast Guard 
     Reserve shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation and 
     the Secretary of Defense an annual report on the state of the 
     Coast Guard Reserve and the ability of the Coast Guard 
     Reserve to meet its missions. The report shall be prepared in 
     conjunction with the Commandant and may be submitted in 
     classified and unclassified versions.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 52 the following new item:
``53. Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director.''.

     SEC. 558. REPORT ON USE OF NATIONAL GUARD FACILITIES AND 
                   INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SUPPORT OF PROVISION OF 
                   SERVICES TO VETERANS.

       (a) Report.--The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall 
     submit to the Secretary of Defense a report, to be prepared 
     in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     assessing the feasibility and desirability of using the 
     facilities and electronic infrastructure of the National 
     Guard for support of the provision of services to veterans by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The report shall include 
     an assessment of any costs and benefits associated with the 
     use of those facilities and that infrastructure for that 
     purpose.
       (b) Transmittal to Congress.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall, not later than April 1, 2000, transmit to Congress the 
     report submitted to the Secretary under subsection (a), 
     together with any comments on the report consistent with the 
     requirements of section 18235 of title 10, United States 
     Code, that the Secretary considers appropriate.
           Subtitle G--Decorations, Awards, and Commendations

     SEC. 561. WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS FOR AWARD OF CERTAIN 
                   DECORATIONS TO CERTAIN PERSONS.

       (a) Waiver.--Any limitation established by law or policy 
     for the time within which a recommendation for the award of a 
     military decoration or award must be submitted shall not 
     apply to awards of decorations described in this section, the 
     award of each such decoration having been determined by the 
     Secretary concerned to be warranted in accordance with 
     section 1130 of title 10, United States Code.
       (b) Distinguished Flying Cross.--Subsection (a) applies to 
     the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for service 
     during World War II or Korea (including multiple awards to 
     the same individual) in the case of each individual 
     concerning whom the Secretary of the Navy (or an officer of 
     the Navy acting on behalf of the Secretary) submitted to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, during the 
     period beginning on October 17, 1998, and ending on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act, a notice as 
     provided in section 1130(b) of title 10, United States Code, 
     that the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to that 
     individual is warranted and that a waiver of time 
     restrictions prescribed by law for recommendation for such 
     award is recommended.
       (c) Coast Guard Commendation Medal.--Subsection (a) applies 
     to the award of the Coast Guard Commendation Medal to Mark H. 
     Freeman, of Seattle, Washington for heroic achievement 
     performed in a manner above that normally to be expected 
     during rescue operations for the S.S. Seagate, in September 
     1956, while serving as a member of the Coast Guard at Gray 
     Harbor Lifeboat Station, Westport, Washington.

     SEC. 562. AUTHORITY FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO ALFRED 
                   RASCON FOR VALOR DURING THE VIETNAM CONFLICT.

       (a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time 
     limitations specified in section 3744 of title 10, United 
     States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the 
     awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Army, 
     the President may award the Medal of Honor under section 3741 
     of that title to Alfred Rascon, of Laurel, Maryland, for the 
     acts of valor described in subsection (b).
       (b) Action Described.--The acts of valor referred to in 
     subsection (a) are the actions of Alfred Rascon on March 16, 
     1966, as an Army medic, serving in the grade of Specialist 
     Four in the Republic of Vietnam with the Reconnaissance 
     Platoon, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 
     173rd Airborne Brigade (Separate), during a combat operation 
     known as Silver City.

     SEC. 563. ELIMINATION OF CURRENT BACKLOG OF REQUESTS FOR 
                   REPLACEMENT OF MILITARY DECORATIONS.

       (a) Elimination of Current Backlog.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall eliminate the backlog (as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act) of requests made to the Department of 
     Defense for the issuance or replacement of military 
     decorations for members or former members of the Armed 
     Forces.
       (b) Condition.--The Secretary shall allocate funds and 
     other resources in order to carry out subsection (a) in a 
     manner that does not detract from the performance of other 
     personnel service and personnel support activities within the 
     Department of Defense.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 45 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the status of the elimination of the backlog 
     described in subsection (a). The report shall include a plan 
     for preventing accumulation of backlogs in the future.
       (d) Decoration Defined.--For the purposes of this section, 
     the term ``decoration'' means a medal or other decoration 
     that a member or former member of the Armed Forces was 
     awarded by the United States with respect to service in the 
     Armed Forces.

     SEC. 564. RETROACTIVE AWARD OF NAVY COMBAT ACTION RIBBON.

       The Secretary of the Navy may award the Navy Combat Action 
     Ribbon (established by Secretary of the Navy Notice 1650, 
     dated February 17, 1969) to a member of the Navy or Marine 
     Corps for participation in ground or surface combat during 
     any period on or after December 7, 1941, and before March 1, 
     1961 (the date of the otherwise applicable limitation on 
     retroactivity for the award of such decoration), if the 
     Secretary determines that the member has not been previously 
     recognized in an appropriate manner for such participation.

     SEC. 565. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING PRESIDENTIAL UNIT 
                   CITATION FOR CREW OF THE U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress reaffirms the findings made in 
     section 1052(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2844) that 
     the heavy cruiser U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS (CA-35)--
       (1) served the people of the United States with valor and 
     distinction throughout World War II in action against enemy 
     forces in the Pacific Theater of Operations from December 7, 
     1941 to July 29, 1945;
       (2) with her courageous and capable crew, compiled an 
     impressive combat record during the war in the Pacific, 
     receiving in the process 10 battle stars in actions from the 
     Aleutians to Okinawa;
       (3) rendered invaluable service in anti-shipping, shore 
     bombardment, anti-air, and invasion support roles and serving 
     as flagship for the Fifth Fleet under Admiral Raymond 
     Spruance and flagship for the Third Fleet under Admiral 
     William F. Halsey; and
        (4) transported the world's first operational atomic bomb 
     from the United States to the Island of Tinian, accomplishing 
     that mission at a record average speed of 29 knots.
       (b) Further Findings.--Congress further finds that--
       (1) from participation in the earliest offensive actions in 
     the Pacific during World War II to her pivotal role in 
     delivering the weapon that brought the war to an end, the 
     U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS and her crew left an indelible imprint on 
     the Nation's struggle to eventual victory in the war in the 
     Pacific; and
       (2) the selfless, courageous, and outstanding performance 
     of duty by that ship and her crew throughout the war in the 
     Pacific reflects great credit upon the ship and her crew, 
     thus upholding the very highest traditions of the United 
     States Navy.
       (c) Sense of Congress.--(1) It is the sense of Congress 
     that the President should award a

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     Presidential Unit Citation to the crew of the U.S.S. 
     INDIANAPOLIS (CA-35) in recognition of the courage and skill 
     displayed by the members of the crew of that vessel 
     throughout World War II.
       (2) A citation described in paragraph (1) may be awarded 
     without regard to any provision of law or regulation 
     prescribing a time limitation that is otherwise applicable 
     with respect to recommendation for, or the award of, such a 
     citation.

               Subtitle H--Matters Related to Recruiting

     SEC. 571. ACCESS TO SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR MILITARY 
                   RECRUITING PURPOSES.

       Section 503 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Each local educational agency is requested to provide 
     to the Department of Defense, upon a request made for 
     military recruiting purposes, the same access to secondary 
     school students, and to directory information concerning such 
     students, as is provided generally to post-secondary 
     educational institutions or to prospective employers of those 
     students.''.

     SEC. 572. INCREASED AUTHORITY TO EXTEND DELAYED ENTRY PERIOD 
                   FOR ENLISTMENTS OF PERSONS WITH NO PRIOR 
                   MILITARY SERVICE.

       (a) Maximum Period of Extension.--Section 513(b)(1) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``180 
     days'' in the second sentence and inserting ``365 days''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with 
     respect to enlistments entered into on or after that date.

     SEC. 573. ARMY COLLEGE FIRST PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     establish a pilot program (to be known as the ``Army College 
     First'' program) to assess whether the Army could increase 
     the number of, and the level of the qualifications of, 
     persons entering the Army as enlisted members by encouraging 
     recruits to pursue higher education or vocational or 
     technical training before entry into active service in the 
     Army.
       (b) Delayed Entry With Allowance for Higher Education.--
     Under the pilot program, the Secretary may exercise the 
     authority under section 513 of title 10, United States Code--
       (1) to accept the enlistment of a person as a Reserve for 
     service in the Selected Reserve or Individual Ready Reserve 
     of the Army Reserve or, notwithstanding the scope of the 
     authority under subsection (a) of that section, in the Army 
     National Guard of the United States;
       (2) to authorize, notwithstanding the period limitation in 
     subsection (b) of that section, a delay of the enlistment of 
     any such person in a regular component under that subsection 
     for the period during which the person is enrolled in, and 
     pursuing a program of education at, an institution of higher 
     education, or a program of vocational or technical training, 
     on a full-time basis that is to be completed within two years 
     after the date of such enlistment as a Reserve under 
     paragraph (1); and
       (3) in the case of a person enlisted in a reserve component 
     for service in the Individual Ready Reserve, pay an allowance 
     to the person for each month of that period.
       (c) Maximum Period of Delay.--The period of delay 
     authorized a person under paragraph (2) of subsection (b) may 
     not exceed the two-year period beginning on the date of the 
     person's enlistment accepted under paragraph (1) of such 
     subsection.
       (d) Amount of Allowance.--(1) The monthly allowance paid 
     under subsection (b)(3) is $150. The allowance may not be 
     paid for more than 24 months.
       (2) An allowance under this section is in addition to any 
     other pay or allowance to which a member of a reserve 
     component is entitled by reason of participation in the Ready 
     Reserve of that component.
       (e) Comparison Group.--To perform the assessment under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary may define and study any group 
     not including persons receiving a benefit under subsection 
     (b) and compare that group with any group or groups of 
     persons who receive such benefits under the pilot program.
       (f) Duration of Pilot Program.--The pilot program shall be 
     in effect during the period beginning on October 1, 1999, and 
     ending on September 30, 2004.
       (g) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2004, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the pilot 
     program. The report shall include the following:
       (1) The assessment of the Secretary regarding the value of 
     the authority under this section for achieving the objectives 
     of increasing the number of, and the level of the 
     qualifications of, persons entering the Army as enlisted 
     members.
       (2) Any recommendation for legislation or other action that 
     the Secretary considers appropriate to achieve those 
     objectives through grants of entry delays and financial 
     benefits for advanced education and training of recruits.

     SEC. 574. USE OF RECRUITING MATERIALS FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS 
                   PURPOSES.

       (a) Authority.--Subchapter II of chapter 134 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2257. Use of recruiting materials for public relations

       ``The Secretary of Defense may use for public relations 
     purposes of the Department of Defense any advertising 
     materials developed for use for recruitment and retention of 
     personnel for the armed forces. Any such use shall be under 
     such conditions and subject to such restrictions as the 
     Secretary of Defense shall prescribe.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:
``2257. Use of recruiting materials for public relations.''.
            Subtitle I--Matters Relating to Missing Persons

     SEC. 575. NONDISCLOSURE OF DEBRIEFING INFORMATION ON CERTAIN 
                   MISSING PERSONS PREVIOUSLY RETURNED TO UNITED 
                   STATES CONTROL.

       Section 1506 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Nondisclosure of Certain Information.--A record of 
     the content of a debriefing of a missing person returned to 
     United States control during the period beginning on July 8, 
     1959, and ending on February 10, 1996, that was conducted by 
     an official of the United States authorized to conduct the 
     debriefing is privileged information and, notwithstanding 
     sections 552 and 552a of title 5, may not be disclosed, in 
     whole or in part, under either such section. However, this 
     subsection does not limit the responsibility of the Secretary 
     concerned under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (d) to 
     place extracts of non-derogatory information, or a notice of 
     the existence of such information, in the personnel file of a 
     missing person.''.

     SEC. 576. RECOVERY AND IDENTIFICATION OF REMAINS OF CERTAIN 
                   WORLD WAR II SERVICEMEN LOST IN PACIFIC THEATER 
                   OF OPERATIONS.

       (a) Recovery of Remains.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     shall make every reasonable effort to search for, recover, 
     and identify the remains of United States servicemen lost in 
     the Pacific theater of operations during World War II 
     (including in New Guinea) while engaged in flight operations.
       (2) In order to provide high priority to carrying out 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall consider 
     increasing the number of personnel assigned to the Central 
     Identification Laboratory, Hawaii.
       (3) Not later than September 30, 2000, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress a report setting forth the efforts made to 
     accomplish the objectives specified in paragraph (1). The 
     Secretary shall include in the report a statement of the 
     backlog of cases at the Central Identification Laboratory, 
     Hawaii, shown by conflict, and the status of the joint 
     manning plan required by section 566(c) of the Strom Thurmond 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
     (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2029)
       (b) Diplomatic Intervention if Required.--The Secretary of 
     State, upon request by the Secretary of Defense, shall work 
     with officials of governments of nations in the area that was 
     covered by the Pacific theater of operations of World War II 
     to seek to overcome any diplomatic obstacles that may impede 
     the Secretary of Defense from carrying out the objectives 
     specified in subsection (a)(1).
                       Subtitle J--Other Matters

     SEC. 577. AUTHORITY FOR SPECIAL COURTS-MARTIAL TO IMPOSE 
                   SENTENCES TO CONFINEMENT AND FORFEITURES OF PAY 
                   OF UP TO ONE YEAR.

       (a) Maximum Punishments That May Be Adjudged by a Special 
     Court-Martial.--Section 819 of title 10, United States Code 
     (article 19 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is 
     amended--
       (1) in the second sentence, by striking ``six months'' both 
     places it appears and inserting ``one year''; and
       (2) in the third sentence, by inserting after ``A bad 
     conduct discharge'' the following: ``, confinement for more 
     than six months, or forfeiture of pay for more than six 
     months''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the first day of the sixth month 
     beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
     shall apply with respect to charges referred on or after that 
     effective date to trial by special courts-martial.

     SEC. 578. FUNERAL HONORS DETAILS FOR FUNERALS OF VETERANS.

       (a) Responsibility of Secretary of Defense.--(1) Subsection 
     (a) of section 1491 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Availability of Funeral Honors Detail Ensured.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, upon request, a 
     funeral honors detail is provided for the funeral of any 
     veteran.''.
       (2) Section 1491(a) of title 10, United States Code, as 
     amended by paragraph (1), shall apply with respect to 
     funerals that occur after December 31, 1999.
       (b) Composition of Funeral Honors Details.--(1) Subsection 
     (b) of such section is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Honor Guard Details.--'' and inserting 
     ``Funeral Honors Details.--(1)'';
       (B) by striking ``an honor guard detail'' and inserting ``a 
     funeral honors detail''; and
       (C) by striking ``not less than three persons'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``two or more persons.''.
       (2) Subsection (c) of such section is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(c) Persons Forming Honor Guards.--An 
     honor guard detail'' and inserting ``(2) At least two members 
     of the funeral honors detail for a veteran's funeral shall be 
     members of the armed forces, at least one of whom shall be a 
     member of the armed force of which the veteran was a member. 
     The remainder of the detail''; and
       (B) by striking the second sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``Each member of the armed forces in the detail 
     shall wear the uniform of the member's armed force while 
     serving in the detail.''.
       (c) Ceremony, Support, and Waiver.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as 
     subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and

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       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(c) Ceremony.--A funeral honors detail shall, at a 
     minimum, perform at the funeral a ceremony that includes the 
     folding of a United States flag and presentation of the flag 
     to the veteran's family and the playing of Taps. Unless a 
     bugler is a member of the detail, the funeral honors detail 
     shall play a recorded version of Taps using audio equipment 
     which the detail shall provide if adequate audio equipment is 
     not otherwise available for use at the funeral.
       ``(d) Support.--To provide a funeral honors detail under 
     this section, the Secretary of a military department may 
     provide the following:
       ``(1) Transportation, or reimbursement for transportation, 
     and expenses for a person who participates in the funeral 
     honors detail and is not a member of the armed forces or an 
     employee of the United States.
       ``(2) Materiel, equipment, and training for members of a 
     veterans organization or other organization referred to in 
     subsection (b)(2).
       ``(e) Waiver Authority.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may 
     waive any requirement provided in or pursuant to this section 
     when the Secretary considers it necessary to do so to meet 
     the requirements of war, national emergency, or a contingency 
     operation or other military requirements. The authority to 
     make such a waiver may not be delegated to an official of a 
     military department other than the Secretary of the military 
     department and may not be delegated within the Office of the 
     Secretary of Defense to an official at a level below Under 
     Secretary of Defense.
       ``(2) Before or promptly after granting a waiver under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transmit a notification of 
     the waiver to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and House of Representatives.''.
       (d) Regulations.--Subsection (f) of such section, as 
     redesignated by subsection (d)(1), is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations to carry out this section. Those 
     regulations shall include the following:
       ``(1) A system for selection of units of the armed forces 
     and other organizations to provide funeral honors details.
       ``(2) Procedures for responding and coordinating responses 
     to requests for funeral honors details.
       ``(3) Procedures for establishing standards and protocol.
       ``(4) Procedures for providing training and ensuring 
     quality of performance.''.
       (e) Inclusion of Certain Members of the Selected Reserve in 
     Persons Eligible for Funeral Honors.--Subsection (h) of such 
     section, as redesignated by subsection (d)(1), is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(h) Veteran Defined.--In this section, the term `veteran' 
     means a decedent who--
       ``(1) served in the active military, naval, or air service 
     (as defined in section 101(24) of title 38) and who was 
     discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than 
     dishonorable; or
       ``(2) was a member or former member of the Selected Reserve 
     described in section 2301(f) of title 38.''.
       (f) Authority To Accept Voluntary Services.--Section 
     1588(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Voluntary services as a member of a funeral honors 
     detail under section 1491 of this title.''.
       (g) Duty Status of Reserves in Funeral Honors Details.--(1) 
     Section 114 of title 32, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``honor guard functions'' both places it 
     appears and inserting ``funeral honors functions''; and
       (B) by striking ``drill or training otherwise required'' 
     and inserting ``drill or training, but may be performed as 
     funeral honors duty under section 115 of this title''.
       (2) Chapter 1 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 115. Funeral honors duty performed as a Federal 
       function

       ``(a) Order to Duty.--A member of the Army National Guard 
     of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United 
     States may be ordered to funeral honors duty, with the 
     consent of the member, to prepare for or perform funeral 
     honors functions at the funeral of a veteran under section 
     1491 of title 10. However, a member of the Army National 
     Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the 
     United States may not be ordered to perform funeral honors 
     functions under this section without the consent of the 
     Governor or other appropriate authority of the State 
     concerned.
       ``(b) Service Credit.--A member ordered to funeral honors 
     duty under this section shall be required to perform a 
     minimum of two hours of such duty in order to receive--
       ``(1) service credit under section 12732(a)(2)(E) of title 
     10; and
       ``(2) if authorized by the Secretary concerned, the 
     allowance under section 435 of title 37.
       ``(c) Reimbursable Expenses.--A member who performs funeral 
     honors duty under this section may be reimbursed for travel 
     and transportation expenses incurred in conjunction with such 
     duty as authorized under chapter 7 of title 37 if such duty 
     is performed at a location 50 miles or more from the member's 
     residence.
       ``(d) Regulations.--The exercise of authority under 
     subsection (a) is subject to regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary of Defense.''.
       (3) Chapter 1213 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 12503. Ready Reserve: funeral honors duty

       ``(a) Order to Duty.--A member of the Ready Reserve may be 
     ordered to funeral honors duty, with the consent of the 
     member, in preparation for or to perform funeral honors 
     functions at the funeral of a veteran as defined in section 
     1491 of this title.
       ``(b) Service Credit.--A member ordered to funeral honors 
     duty under this section shall be required to perform a 
     minimum of two hours of such duty in order to receive--
       ``(1) service credit under section 12732(a)(2)(E) of this 
     title; and
       ``(2) if authorized by the Secretary concerned, the 
     allowance under section 435 of title 37.
       ``(c) Reimbursable Expenses.--A member who performs funeral 
     honors duty under this section may be reimbursed for travel 
     and transportation expenses incurred in conjunction with such 
     duty as authorized under chapter 7 of title 37 if such duty 
     is performed at a location 50 miles or more from the member's 
     residence.
       ``(d) Regulations.--The exercise of authority under 
     subsection (a) is subject to regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary of Defense.
       ``(e) Members of the National Guard.--This section does not 
     apply to members of the Army National Guard of the United 
     States or the Air National Guard of the United States. The 
     performance of funeral honors duty by those members is 
     provided for in section 115 of title 32.''.
       (4) Section 12552 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 12552. Funeral honors functions at funerals for 
       veterans

       ``Performance by a Reserve of funeral honors functions at 
     the funeral of a veteran (as defined in section 1491(h) of 
     this title) may not be considered to be a period of drill or 
     training, but may be performed as funeral honors duty under 
     section 12503 of this title''.
       (h) Crediting for Reserve Retirement Purposes.--(1) Section 
     12732(a)(2) of such title is amended--
       (A) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(E) One point for each day on which funeral honors duty 
     is performed for at least two hours under section 12503 of 
     this title or section 115 of title 32, unless the duty is 
     performed while in a status for which credit is provided 
     under another subparagraph of this paragraph.''; and
       (B) by striking ``, and (D)'' in the last sentence and 
     inserting ``, (D), and (E)''.
       (2) Section 12733 of such title is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph (4):
       ``(4) One day for each point credited to the person under 
     subparagraph (E) of section 12732(a)(2) of this title.''.
       (i) Benefits for Members in Funeral Honors Duty Status.--
     (1) Section 1074a(a) of such title is amended--
       (A) in each of paragraphs (1) and (2)--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) service on funeral honors duty under section 12503 of 
     this title or section 115 of title 32.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Each member of the armed forces who incurs or 
     aggravates an injury, illness, or disease in the line of duty 
     while remaining overnight immediately before serving on 
     funeral honors duty under section 12503 of this title or 
     section 115 of title 32 at or in the vicinity of the place at 
     which the member was to so serve, if the place is outside 
     reasonable commuting distance from the member's residence.''.
       (2) Section 1076(a)(2) of such title is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) A member who died from an injury, illness, or disease 
     incurred or aggravated while the member--
       ``(i) was serving on funeral honors duty under section 
     12503 of this title or section 115 of title 32;
       ``(ii) was traveling to or from the place at which the 
     member was to so serve; or
       ``(iii) remained overnight at or in the vicinity of that 
     place immediately before so serving, if the place is outside 
     reasonable commuting distance from the member's residence.''.
       (3) Section 1204(2) of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (B) by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     subparagraph (B); and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) is a result of an injury, illness, or disease 
     incurred or aggravated in line of duty--
       ``(i) while the member was serving on funeral honors duty 
     under section 12503 of this title or section 115 of title 32;
       ``(ii) while the member was traveling to or from the place 
     at which the member was to so serve; or
       ``(iii) while the member remained overnight at or in the 
     vicinity of that place immediately before so serving, if the 
     place is outside reasonable commuting distance from the 
     member's residence;''.
       (4) Paragraph (2) of section 1206 of such title is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(2) the disability is a result of an injury, illness, or 
     disease incurred or aggravated in line of duty--
       ``(A) while--
       ``(i) performing active duty or inactive-duty training;
       ``(ii) traveling directly to or from the place at which 
     such duty is performed; or
       ``(iii) remaining overnight immediately before the 
     commencement of inactive-duty training, or while remaining 
     overnight between successive periods of inactive-duty 
     training, at or in the vicinity of the site of the inactive-
     duty training, if the site is outside reasonable commuting 
     distance of the member's residence; or

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       ``(B) while the member--
       ``(i) was serving on funeral honors duty under section 
     12503 of this title or section 115 of title 32;
       ``(ii) was traveling to or from the place at which the 
     member was to so serve; or
       ``(iii) remained overnight at or in the vicinity of that 
     place immediately before so serving, if the place is outside 
     reasonable commuting distance from the member's residence;''.
       (5) Section 1481(a)(2) of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) either--
       ``(i) serving on funeral honors duty under section 12503 of 
     this title or section 115 of title 32;
       ``(ii) traveling directly to or from the place at which the 
     members is to so serve; or
       ``(iii) remaining overnight at or in the vicinity of that 
     place before so serving, if the place is outside reasonable 
     commuting distance from the member's residence.''.
       (j) Funeral Honors Duty Allowance.--Chapter 4 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 435. Funeral honors duty: allowance

       ``(a) Allowance Authorized.--The Secretary concerned may 
     authorize payment of an allowance to a member of the Ready 
     Reserve for any day on which the member performs at least two 
     hours of funeral honors duty pursuant to section 12503 of 
     title 10 or section 115 of title 32.
       ``(b) Amount.--The daily rate of an allowance under this 
     section is $50.
       ``(c) Full Compensation.--Except for expenses reimbursed 
     under subsection (c) of section 12503 of title 10 or 
     subsection (c) of section 115 of title 32, the allowance paid 
     under this section is the only monetary compensation 
     authorized to be paid a member for the performance of funeral 
     honors duty pursuant to such section, regardless of the grade 
     in which the member is serving, and shall constitute payment 
     in full to the member.''.
       (k) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading for section 1491 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 1491. Funeral honors functions at funerals for 
       veterans''.

       (2)(A) The item relating to section 1491 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 75 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``1491. Funeral honors functions at funerals for veterans.''.
       (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1213 
     of such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new item:
``12503. Ready Reserve: funeral honors duty.''.
       (C) The item relating to section 12552 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 1215 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:
``12552. Funeral honors functions at funerals for veterans.''.
       (3)(A) The heading for section 114 of title 32, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 114. Funeral honors functions at funerals for 
       veterans''.

       (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1 of 
     such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 114 and inserting the following new items:
``114. Funeral honors functions at funerals for veterans.
``115. Funeral honors duty performed as a Federal function.''.
       (4) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 4 of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:
``435. Funeral honors duty: allowance.''.

     SEC. 579. PURPOSE AND FUNDING LIMITATIONS FOR NATIONAL GUARD 
                   CHALLENGE PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Authority and Purpose.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 509 of title 32, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) Program Authority and Purpose.--The Secretary of 
     Defense, acting through the Chief of the National Guard 
     Bureau, may use the National Guard to conduct a civilian 
     youth opportunities program, to be known as the `National 
     Guard Challenge Program', which shall consist of at least a 
     22-week residential program and a 12-month post-residential 
     mentoring period. The National Guard Challenge Program shall 
     seek to improve life skills and employment potential of 
     participants by providing military-based training and 
     supervised work experience, together with the core program 
     components of assisting participants to receive a high school 
     diploma or its equivalent, leadership development, promoting 
     fellowship and community service, developing life coping 
     skills and job skills, and improving physical fitness and 
     health and hygiene.''.
       (b) Annual Funding Limitation.--Subsection (b) of such 
     section is amended by striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$62,500,000''.

     SEC. 580. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STARBASE PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Authority.--Chapter 111 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2193 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2193b. Improvement of education in technical fields: 
       program for support of elementary and secondary education 
       in science, mathematics, and technology

       ``(a) Authority for Program.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     conduct a science, mathematics, and technology education 
     improvement program known as the `Department of Defense 
     STARBASE Program'. The Secretary shall carry out the program 
     in coordination with the Secretaries of the military 
     departments.
       ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the program is to improve 
     knowledge and skills of students in kindergarten through 
     twelfth grade in mathematics, science, and technology.
       ``(c) STARBASE Academies.--(1) The Secretary shall provide 
     for the establishment of at least 25 academies under the 
     program.
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall establish guidelines, 
     criteria, and a process for the establishment of STARBASE 
     programs in addition to those in operation on the date of the 
     enactment of this section.
       ``(3) The Secretary may support the establishment and 
     operation of any academy in excess of two academies in a 
     State only if the Secretary has first authorized in writing 
     the establishment of the academy and the costs of the 
     establishment and operation of the academy are paid out of 
     funds provided by sources other than the Department of 
     Defense. Any such costs that are paid out of appropriated 
     funds shall be considered as paid out of funds provided by 
     such other sources if such sources fully reimburse the United 
     States for the costs.
       ``(d) Persons Eligible To Participate in Program.--The 
     Secretary shall prescribe standards and procedures for 
     selection of persons for participation in the program.
       ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations governing the conduct of the program.
       ``(f) Authority to Accept Financial and Other Support.--The 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military 
     departments may accept financial and other support for the 
     program from other departments and agencies of the Federal 
     Government, State governments, local governments, and not-
     for-profit and other organizations in the private sector.
       ``(g) Annual Report.--Not later than 90 days after the end 
     of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the program under this section. The 
     report shall contain a discussion of the design and conduct 
     of the program and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the 
     program.
       ``(h) State Defined.--In this section, the term `State' 
     includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam.''.
       (b) Existing STARBASE Academies.--While continuing in 
     operation, the academies existing on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act under the Department of Defense 
     STARBASE Program, as such program is in effect on such date, 
     shall be counted for the purpose of meeting the requirement 
     under section 2193b(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code (as 
     added by subsection (a)), relating to the minimum number of 
     STARBASE academies.
       (c) Reorganization of Chapter.--Chapter 111 of title 10, 
     United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is further 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting after section 2193 and before the section 
     2193b added by subsection (a) the following:

     ``Sec. 2193a. Improvement of education in technical fields: 
       general authority for support of elementary and secondary 
       education in science and mathematics'';

       (2) by transferring subsection (b) of section 2193 to 
     section 2193a (as added by paragraph (1)), inserting such 
     subsection after the heading for section 2193a, and striking 
     out ``(b)''; and
       (3) by redesignating subsection (c) of section 2193 as 
     subsection (b).
       (d) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading for section 2192 
     of such title is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2192. Improvement of education in technical fields: 
       general authority regarding education in science, 
       mathematics, and engineering''.

       (2) The heading for section 2193 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 2193. Improvement of education in technical fields: 
       grants for higher education in science and mathematics''.

       (3) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by striking the items relating to sections 2192 
     and 2193 and inserting the following:
``2192. Improvement of education in technical fields: general authority 
              regarding education in science, mathematics, and 
              engineering.
``2193. Improvement of education in technical fields: grants for higher 
              education in science and mathematics.
``2193a. Improvement of education in technical fields: general 
              authority for support of elementary and secondary 
              education in science and mathematics.
``2193b. Improvement of education in technical fields: program for 
              support of elementary and secondary education in science, 
              mathematics, and technology.''.

     SEC. 581. SURVEY OF MEMBERS LEAVING MILITARY SERVICE ON 
                   ATTITUDES TOWARD MILITARY SERVICE.

       (a) Exit Survey.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop 
     and implement, as part of outprocessing activities, a survey 
     on attitudes toward military service to be completed by all 
     members of the Armed Forces who during the period beginning 
     on January 1, 2000, and ending on June 30, 2000, are 
     voluntarily discharged or separated from the Armed Forces or 
     transfer from a regular component to a reserve component.
       (b) Matters To Be Covered.--The survey shall, at a minimum, 
     cover the following subjects:
       (1) Reasons for leaving military service.
       (2) Command climate.
       (3) Attitude toward leadership.

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       (4) Attitude toward pay and benefits.
       (5) Job satisfaction during service as a member of the 
     Armed Forces.
       (6) Plans for activities after separation (such as 
     enrollment in school, use of Montgomery GI Bill benefits, and 
     work).
       (7) Affiliation with a reserve component, together with the 
     reasons for affiliating or not affiliating, as the case may 
     be.
       (8) Such other matters as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate to the survey concerning reasons why military 
     personnel are leaving military service.
       (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than October 1, 2000, 
     the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing 
     the results of the survey under subsection (a). The Secretary 
     shall compile the information in the report so as to assist 
     in assessing reasons why military personnel are leaving 
     military service.

     SEC. 582. SERVICE REVIEW AGENCIES COVERED BY PROFESSIONAL 
                   STAFFING REQUIREMENT.

       Section 1555(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``the Navy Council of Personnel Boards 
     and'' after ``Department of the Navy,''.

     SEC. 583. PARTICIPATION OF MEMBERS IN MANAGEMENT OF 
                   ORGANIZATIONS ABROAD THAT PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL 
                   UNDERSTANDING.

       Section 1033(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(E) An entity that, operating in a foreign nation where 
     United States military personnel are serving at United States 
     military activities, promotes understanding and tolerance 
     between such personnel (and their families) and the citizens 
     of that host foreign nation through programs that foster 
     social relations between those persons.''.

     SEC. 584. SUPPORT FOR EXPANDED CHILD CARE SERVICES AND YOUTH 
                   PROGRAM SERVICES FOR DEPENDENTS.

       (a) Authority.--(1) Subchapter II of chapter 88 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by redesignating section 1798 as section 1800; and
       (B) by inserting after section 1797 the following new 
     sections:

     ``Sec. 1798. Child care services and youth program services 
       for dependents: financial assistance for providers

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may provide 
     financial assistance to an eligible civilian provider of 
     child care services or youth program services that furnishes 
     such services for members of the armed forces and employees 
     of the United States if the Secretary determines that 
     providing such financial assistance--
       ``(1) is in the best interest of the Department of Defense;
       ``(2) enables supplementation or expansion of furnishing of 
     child care services or youth program services for military 
     installations, while not supplanting or replacing such 
     services; and
       ``(3) ensures that the eligible provider is able to comply, 
     and does comply, with the regulations, policies, and 
     standards of the Department of Defense that are applicable to 
     the furnishing of such services.
       ``(b) Eligible Providers.--A provider of child care 
     services or youth program services is eligible for financial 
     assistance under this section if the provider--
       ``(1) is licensed to provide those services under 
     applicable State and local law;
       ``(2) has previously provided such services for members of 
     the armed forces or employees of the United States; and
       ``(3) either--
       ``(A) is a family home day care provider; or
       ``(B) is a provider of family child care services that--
       ``(i) otherwise provides federally funded or sponsored 
     child development services;
       ``(ii) provides the services in a child development center 
     owned and operated by a private, not-for-profit organization;
       ``(iii) provides before-school or after-school child care 
     program in a public school facility;
       ``(iv) conducts an otherwise federally funded or federally 
     sponsored school age child care or youth services program;
       ``(v) conducts a school age child care or youth services 
     program that is owned and operated by a not-for-profit 
     organization; or
       ``(vi) is a provider of another category of child care 
     services or youth services determined by the Secretary of 
     Defense as appropriate for meeting the needs of members of 
     the armed forces or employees of the Department of Defense.
       ``(c) Funding.--To provide financial assistance under this 
     subsection, the Secretary of Defense may use any funds 
     appropriated to the Department of Defense for operation and 
     maintenance.
       ``(d) Biennial Report.--(1) Every two years the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the exercise 
     of authority under this section. The report shall include an 
     evaluation of the effectiveness of that authority for meeting 
     the needs of members of the armed forces or employees of the 
     Department of Defense for child care services and youth 
     program services. The report may include any recommendations 
     for legislation that the Secretary considers appropriate to 
     enhance the capability of the Department of Defense to meet 
     those needs.
       ``(2) A biennial report under this subsection may be 
     combined with the biennial report under section 1799(d) of 
     this title into a single report for submission to Congress.

     ``Sec. 1799. Child care services and youth program services 
       for dependents: participation by children and youth 
       otherwise ineligible

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may authorize 
     participation in child care or youth programs of the 
     Department of Defense, to the extent of the availability of 
     space and services, by children and youth under the age of 19 
     who are not dependents of members of the armed forces or of 
     employees of the Department of Defense and are not otherwise 
     eligible for participation in those programs.
       ``(b) Limitation.--Authorization of participation in a 
     program under subsection (a) shall be limited to situations 
     in which that participation promotes the attainment of the 
     objectives set forth in subsection (c), as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(c) Objectives.--The objectives for authorizing 
     participation in a program under subsection (a) are as 
     follows:
       ``(1) To support the integration of children and youth of 
     military families into civilian communities.
       ``(2) To make more efficient use of Department of Defense 
     facilities and resources.
       ``(3) To establish or support a partnership or consortium 
     arrangement with schools and other youth services 
     organizations serving children of members of the armed 
     forces.
       ``(d) Biennial Report.--(1) Every two years the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the exercise 
     of authority under this section. The report shall include an 
     evaluation of the effectiveness of that authority for 
     achieving the objectives set out under subsection (c). The 
     report may include any recommendations for legislation that 
     the Secretary considers appropriate to enhance the capability 
     of the Department of Defense to attain those objectives.
       ``(2) A biennial report under this subsection may be 
     combined with the biennial report under section 1798(d) of 
     this title into a single report for submission to 
     Congress.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
     subchapter is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 1798 and inserting the following new items:
``1798. Child care services and youth program services for dependents: 
              financial assistance for providers.''.
``1799. Child care services and youth program services for dependents: 
              participation by children and youth otherwise ineligible.
``1800. Definitions.''.
       (b) First Biennial Reports.--The first biennial reports 
     under sections 1798(d) and 1799(d) of title 10, United States 
     Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall be submitted not 
     later than March 31, 2002, and shall cover fiscal years 2000 
     and 2001.

     SEC. 585. REPORT AND REGULATIONS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   POLICIES ON PROTECTING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF 
                   COMMUNICATIONS WITH PROFESSIONALS PROVIDING 
                   THERAPEUTIC OR RELATED SERVICES REGARDING 
                   SEXUAL OR DOMESTIC ABUSE.

       (a) Study and Report.--(1) The Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall study the policies, procedures, and 
     practices of the military departments for protecting the 
     confidentiality of communications between--
       (A) a dependent (as defined in section 1072(2) of title 10, 
     United States Code, with respect to a member of the Armed 
     Forces) of a member of the Armed Forces who--
       (i) is a victim of sexual harassment, sexual assault, or 
     intrafamily abuse; or
       (ii) has engaged in such misconduct; and
       (B) a therapist, counselor, advocate, or other professional 
     from whom the dependent seeks professional services in 
     connection with effects of such misconduct.
       (2) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Comptroller General shall conclude the study 
     and submit a report on the results of the study to Congress 
     and the Secretary of Defense.
       (b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
     in regulations the policies and procedures that the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to provide the maximum protections for 
     the confidentiality of communications described in subsection 
     (a) relating to misconduct described in that subsection, 
     taking into consideration--
       (1) the findings of the Comptroller General;
       (2) the standards of confidentiality and ethical standards 
     issued by relevant professional organizations;
       (3) applicable requirements of Federal and State law;
       (4) the best interest of victims of sexual harassment, 
     sexual assault, or intrafamily abuse;
       (5) military necessity; and
       (6) such other factors as the Secretary, in consultation 
     with the Attorney General, may consider appropriate.
       (c) Report by Secretary of Defense.--Not later than January 
     21, 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the actions taken under subsection (b) and any 
     other actions taken by the Secretary to provide the maximum 
     possible protections for confidentiality described in that 
     subsection.

     SEC. 586. MEMBERS UNDER BURDENSOME PERSONNEL TEMPO.

       (a) Management of Deployments of Individual Members.--Part 
     II of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after chapter 49 the following new chapter:

          ``CHAPTER 50--MISCELLANEOUS COMMAND RESPONSIBILITIES

``Sec.
``991. Management of deployments of members.

     ``Sec. 991. Management of deployments of members

       ``(a) General or Flag Officer Responsibilities.--(1) The 
     deployment (or potential deployment) of a member of the armed 
     forces shall be managed, during any period when the member is 
     a high-deployment days member, by the officer in the chain of 
     command of that member who is the lowest-ranking general or 
     flag officer in that chain of command. That officer shall 
     ensure

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     that the member is not deployed, or continued in a 
     deployment, on any day on which the total number of days on 
     which the member has been deployed out of the preceding 365 
     days would exceed 220 unless an officer in the grade of 
     general or admiral in the member's chain of command approves 
     the deployment, or continued deployment, of the member.
       ``(2) In this section, the term `high-deployment days 
     member' means a member who has been deployed 182 days or more 
     out of the preceding 365 days.
       ``(b) Deployment Defined.--(1) For the purposes of this 
     section, a member of the armed forces shall be considered to 
     be deployed or in a deployment on any day on which, pursuant 
     to orders, the member is performing service in a training 
     exercise or operation at a location or under circumstances 
     that make it impossible or infeasible for the member to spend 
     off-duty time in the housing in which the member resides when 
     on garrison duty at the member's permanent duty station.
       ``(2) For the purposes of this section, a member is not 
     deployed or in a deployment when the member is--
       ``(A) performing service as a student or trainee at a 
     school (including any Government school); or
       ``(B) performing administrative, guard, or detail duties in 
     garrison at the member's permanent duty station.
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense may prescribe a definition 
     of deployment for the purposes of this section other than the 
     definition specified in paragraphs (1) and (2). Any such 
     definition may not take effect until 90 days after the date 
     on which the Secretary notifies the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives of the revised standard 
     definition of deployment.
       ``(c) Recordkeeping.--The Secretary of each military 
     department shall establish a system for tracking and 
     recording the number of days that each member of the armed 
     forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary is deployed.
       ``(d) National Security Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of 
     the military department concerned may suspend the 
     applicability of this section to a member or any group of 
     members under the Secretary's jurisdiction when the Secretary 
     determines that such a waiver is necessary in the national 
     security interests of the United States.
       ``(e) Inapplicability to Coast Guard.--This section does 
     not apply to a member of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard 
     is not operating as a service in the Navy.''.
       (b) Per Diem Allowance for Lengthy or Numerous 
     Deployments.--Chapter 7 of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 435. Per diem allowance for lengthy or numerous 
       deployments

       ``(a) Per Diem Required.--The Secretary of the military 
     department concerned shall pay a high-deployment per diem 
     allowance to a member of the armed forces under the 
     Secretary's jurisdiction for each day on which the member (1) 
     is deployed, and (2) has, as of that day, been deployed 251 
     days or more out of the preceding 365 days.
       ``(b) Definition of Deployed.--In this section, the term 
     `deployed', with respect to a member, means that the member 
     is deployed or in a deployment within the meaning of section 
     991(b) of title 10 (including any definition of `deployment' 
     prescribed under paragraph (3) of that section).
       ``(c) Amount of Per Diem.--The amount of the high-
     deployment per diem payable to a member under this section is 
     $100.
       ``(d) Payment of Claims.--A claim of a member for payment 
     of the high-deployment per diem allowance that is not fully 
     substantiated by the recordkeeping system applicable to the 
     member under section 991(c) of title 10 shall be paid if the 
     member furnishes the Secretary concerned with other evidence 
     determined by the Secretary as being sufficient to 
     substantiate the claim.
       ``(e) Relationship to Other Allowances.--A high-deployment 
     per diem payable to a member under this section is in 
     addition to any other pay or allowance payable to the member 
     under any other provision of law.
       ``(f) National Security Waiver.--No per diem may be paid 
     under this section to a member for any day on which the 
     applicability of section 991 of title 10 to the member is 
     suspended under subsection (d) of that section.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The tables of chapters at the 
     beginning of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, and 
     the beginning of part II of such subtitle are amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to chapter 49 the following 
     new item:
``50. Miscellaneous Command Responsibilities.................991''.....

       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 434 the following new item:
``435. Per diem allowance for lengthy or numerous deployments.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--(1) Section 991 of title 10, United 
     States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall take effect 
     on October 1, 2000. No day on which a member of the Armed 
     Forces is deployed (as defined in subsection (b) of that 
     section) before that date may be counted in determining the 
     number of days on which a member has been deployed for 
     purposes of that section.
       (2) Section 435 of title 37, United States Code (as added 
     by subsection (b)), shall take effect on October 1, 2001.
       (e) Implementing Regulations.--Not later than June 1, 2000, 
     the Secretary of each military department shall prescribe in 
     regulations the policies and procedures for implementing such 
     provisions of law for that military department.
                     Subtitle K--Domestic Violence

     SEC. 591. DEFENSE TASK FORCE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a Department of Defense task force to be known as 
     the Defense Task Force on Domestic Violence.
       (b) Strategic Plan.--Not later than 12 months after the 
     date on which all members of the task force have been 
     appointed, the task force shall submit to the Secretary of 
     Defense a long-term plan (referred to as a ``strategic 
     plan'') for means by which the Department of Defense may 
     address matters relating to domestic violence within the 
     military more effectively. The plan shall include an 
     assessment of, and recommendations for measures to improve, 
     the following:
       (1) Ongoing victims' safety programs.
       (2) Offender accountability.
       (3) The climate for effective prevention of domestic 
     violence.
       (4) Coordination and collaboration among all military 
     organizations with responsibility or jurisdiction with 
     respect to domestic violence.
       (5) Coordination between military and civilian communities 
     with respect to domestic violence.
       (6) Research priorities.
       (7) Data collection and case management and tracking.
       (8) Curricula and training for military commanders.
       (9) Prevention and responses to domestic violence at 
     overseas military installations.
       (10) Other issues identified by the task force relating to 
     domestic violence within the military.
       (c) Review of Victims' Safety Program.--The task force 
     shall review the efforts of the Secretary of Defense to 
     establish a program for improving responses to domestic 
     violence under section 592 and shall include in its report 
     under subsection (e) a description of that program, including 
     best practices identified on installations, lessons learned, 
     and resulting policy recommendations.
       (d) Other Task Force Reviews.--The task force shall review 
     and make recommendations regarding the following:
       (1) Standard guidelines to be used by the Secretaries of 
     the military departments in negotiating agreements with 
     civilian law enforcement authorities relating to acts of 
     domestic violence involving members of the Armed Forces.
       (2) A requirement (A) that when a commanding officer issues 
     to a member of the Armed Forces under that officer's command 
     an order that the member not have contact with a specified 
     person that a written copy of that order be provided within 
     24 hours after the issuance of the order to the person with 
     whom the member is ordered not to have contact, and (B) that 
     there be a system of recording and tracking such orders.
       (3) Standard guidelines on the factors for commanders to 
     consider when seeking to substantiate allegations of domestic 
     violence by a person subject to the Uniform Code of Military 
     Justice and when determining appropriate action for such 
     allegations that are so substantiated.
       (4) A standard training program for all commanding officers 
     in the Armed Forces, including a standard curriculum, on the 
     handling of domestic violence cases.
       (e) Annual Report.--(1) The task force shall submit to the 
     Secretary an annual report on its activities and on the 
     activities of the military departments to respond to domestic 
     violence in the military.
       (2) The first such report shall be submitted not later than 
     the date specified in subsection (b) and shall be submitted 
     with the strategic plan submitted under that subsection. The 
     task force shall include in that report the following:
       (A) Analysis and oversight of the efforts of the military 
     departments to respond to domestic violence in the military 
     and a description of barriers to implementation of 
     improvements in those efforts.
       (B) A description of the activities and achievements of the 
     task force.
       (C) A description of successful and unsuccessful programs.
       (D) A description of pending, completed, and recommended 
     Department of Defense research relating to domestic violence.
       (E) Such recommendations for policy and statutory changes 
     as the task force considers appropriate.
       (3) Each subsequent annual report shall include the 
     following:
       (A) A detailed discussion of the achievements in responses 
     to domestic violence in the Armed Forces.
       (B) Pending research on domestic violence.
       (C) Any recommendations for actions to improve the 
     responses of the Armed Forces to domestic violence in the 
     Armed Forces that the task force considers appropriate.
       (4) Within 90 days of receipt of a report under paragraph 
     (2) or (3), the Secretary shall submit the report and the 
     Secretary's evaluation of the report to the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives. 
     The Secretary shall include with the report the information 
     collected pursuant to section 1562(b) of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by section 594.
       (f) Membership.--(1) The task force shall consist of not 
     more than 24 members, to be appointed by the Secretary of 
     Defense. Members shall be appointed from each of the Army, 
     Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps and shall include an equal 
     number of Department of Defense personnel (military or 
     civilian) and persons from outside the Department of Defense. 
     Members appointed from outside the Department of Defense may 
     be appointed from other Federal departments and agencies, 
     from State and local agencies, or from the private sector.

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       (2) The Secretary shall ensure that the membership of the 
     task force includes a judge advocate representative from each 
     of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
       (3)(A) In consultation with the Attorney General, the 
     Secretary shall appoint to the task force a representative or 
     representatives from the Office of Justice Programs of the 
     Department of Justice.
       (B) In consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, the Secretary shall appoint to the task force a 
     representative from the Family Violence Prevention and 
     Services office of the Department of Health and Human 
     Services.
       (4) Each member of the task force appointed from outside 
     the Department of Defense shall be an individual who has 
     demonstrated expertise in the area of domestic violence or 
     shall be appointed from one of the following:
       (A) A national domestic violence resource center 
     established under section 308 of the Family Violence 
     Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10407).
       (B) A national sexual assault and domestic violence policy 
     and advocacy organization.
       (C) A State domestic violence and sexual assault coalition.
       (D) A civilian law enforcement agency.
       (E) A national judicial policy organization.
       (F) A State judicial authority.
       (G) A national crime victim policy organization.
       (5) The members of the task force shall be appointed not 
     later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (g) Co-Chairs of the Task Force.--There shall be two co-
     chairs of the task force. One of the co-chairs shall be 
     designated by the Secretary of Defense at the time of 
     appointment from among the Department of Defense personnel on 
     the task force. The other co-chair shall be selected from 
     among the members appointed from outside the Department of 
     Defense by those members.
       (h) Administrative Support.--(1) Each member of the task 
     force shall serve without compensation (other than the 
     compensation to which entitled as a member of the Armed 
     Forces or an officer or employee of the United States, as the 
     case may be), but shall be allowed travel expenses, including 
     per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for 
     employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 
     title 5, United States Code, while away from the member's 
     home or regular places of business in the performance of 
     services for the task force.
       (2) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management 
     Policy, under the direction of the Under Secretary of Defense 
     for Personnel and Readiness, shall provide oversight of the 
     task force. The Washington Headquarters Service shall provide 
     the task force with the personnel, facilities, and other 
     administrative support that is necessary for the performance 
     of the task force's duties.
       (3) The Assistant Secretary shall coordinate with the 
     Secretaries of the military departments to provide visits of 
     the task force to military installations.
       (i) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App) shall not apply to the task 
     force.
       (j) Termination.--The task force shall terminate three 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 592. INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR IMPROVING RESPONSES TO 
                   DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INVOLVING MEMBERS OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES AND MILITARY FAMILY MEMBERS.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide a 
     program for the establishment on military installations of 
     collaborative projects involving appropriate elements of the 
     Armed Forces and the civilian community to improve, 
     strengthen, or coordinate prevention and response efforts to 
     domestic violence involving members of the Armed Forces, 
     military family members, and others.
       (b) Program.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
     program to provide funds and other incentives to commanders 
     of military installations for the following purposes:
       (1) To improve coordination between military and civilian 
     law enforcement authorities in policies, training, and 
     responses to, and tracking of, cases involving military 
     domestic violence.
       (2) To develop, implement, and coordinate with appropriate 
     civilian authorities tracking systems (A) for protective 
     orders issued to or on behalf of members of the Armed Forces 
     by civilian courts, and (B) for orders issued by military 
     commanders to members of the Armed Forces ordering them not 
     to have contact with a dependent.
       (3) To strengthen the capacity of attorneys and other legal 
     advocates to respond appropriately to victims of military 
     domestic violence.
       (4) To assist in educating judges, prosecutors, and legal 
     offices in improved handling of military domestic violence 
     cases.
       (5) To develop and implement more effective policies, 
     protocols, orders, and services specifically devoted to 
     preventing, identifying, and responding to domestic violence.
       (6) To develop, enlarge, or strengthen victims' services 
     programs, including sexual assault and domestic violence 
     programs, developing or improving delivery of victims' 
     services, and providing confidential access to specialized 
     victims' advocates.
       (7) To develop and implement primary prevention programs.
       (8) To improve the response of health care providers to 
     incidents of domestic violence, including the development and 
     implementation of screening protocols.
       (c) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority in 
     providing funds and other incentives under the program to 
     installations at which the local program will emphasize 
     building or strengthening partnerships and collaboration 
     among military organizations such as family advocacy program, 
     military police or provost marshal organizations, judge 
     advocate organizations, legal offices, health affairs 
     offices, and other installation-level military commands 
     between those organizations and appropriate civilian 
     organizations, including civilian law enforcement, domestic 
     violence advocacy organizations, and domestic violence 
     shelters.
       (d) Applications.--The Secretary shall establish guidelines 
     for applications for an award of funds under the program to 
     carry out the program at an installation.
       (e) Awards.--The Secretary shall determine the award of 
     funds and incentives under this section. In making a 
     determination of the installations to which funds or other 
     incentives are to be provided under the program, the 
     Secretary shall consult with an award review committee 
     consisting of representatives from the Armed Forces, the 
     Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human 
     Services, and organizations with a demonstrated expertise in 
     the areas of domestic violence and victims' safety.

     SEC. 593. UNIFORM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICIES FOR 
                   RESPONSES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

       (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
     the following:
       (1) Standard guidelines to be used by the Secretaries of 
     the military departments for negotiating agreements with 
     civilian law enforcement authorities relating to acts of 
     domestic violence involving members of the Armed Forces.
       (2) A requirement (A) that when a commanding officer issues 
     to a member of the Armed Forces under that officer's command 
     an order that the member not have contact with a specified 
     person that a written copy of that order be provided within 
     24 hours after the issuance of the order to the person with 
     whom the member is ordered not to have contact, and (B) that 
     there be a system of recording and tracking such orders.
       (3) Standard guidelines on the factors for commanders to 
     consider when seeking to substantiate allegations of domestic 
     violence by a person subject to the Uniform Code of Military 
     Justice and when determining appropriate action for such 
     allegations that are so substantiated.
       (4) A standard training program for all commanding officers 
     in the Armed Forces, including a standard curriculum, on the 
     handling of domestic violence cases.
       (b) Deadline.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out 
     subsection (a) not later than six months after the date on 
     which the Secretary receives the first report of the Defense 
     Task Force on Domestic Violence under section 591(e).

     SEC. 594. CENTRAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DATABASE ON DOMESTIC 
                   VIOLENCE INCIDENTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 80 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1562. Database on domestic violence incidents

       ``(a) Database on Domestic Violence incident.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall establish a central database of 
     information on the incidents of domestic violence involving 
     members of the armed forces.
       ``(b) Reporting of Information for the Database.--The 
     Secretary shall require that the Secretaries of the military 
     departments maintain and report annually to the administrator 
     of the database established under subsection (a) any 
     information received on the following matters:
       ``(1) Each domestic violence incident reported to a 
     commander, a law enforcement authority of the armed forces, 
     or a family advocacy program of the Department of Defense.
       ``(2) The number of those incidents that involve evidence 
     determined sufficient for supporting disciplinary action and, 
     for each such incident, a description of the substantiated 
     allegation and the action taken by command authorities in the 
     incident.
       ``(3) The number of those incidents that involve evidence 
     determined insufficient for supporting disciplinary action 
     and for each such case, a description of the allegation.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:
``1562. Database on domestic violence incidents.''.
          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. Fiscal year 2000 increase in military basic pay and reform of 
              basic pay rates.
Sec. 602. Pay increases for fiscal years 2001 through 2006.
Sec. 603. Additional amount available for fiscal year 2000 increase in 
              basic allowance for housing inside the United States.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

Sec. 611. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for 
              reserve forces.
Sec. 612. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for 
              nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse 
              anesthetists.
Sec. 613. Extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses 
              and special pays.
Sec. 614. Amount of aviation career incentive pay for air battle 
              managers.
Sec. 615. Expansion of authority to provide special pay to aviation 
              career officers extending period of active duty.
Sec. 616. Additional special pay for board certified veterinarians in 
              the Armed Forces and Public Health Service.
Sec. 617. Diving duty special pay.

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Sec. 618. Reenlistment bonus.
Sec. 619. Enlistment bonus.
Sec. 620. Selected Reserve enlistment bonus.
Sec. 621. Special pay for members of the Coast Guard Reserve assigned 
              to high priority units of the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 622. Reduced minimum period of enlistment in Army in critical 
              skill for eligibility for enlistment bonus.
Sec. 623. Eligibility for reserve component prior service enlistment 
              bonus upon attaining a critical skill.
Sec. 624. Increase in special pay and bonuses for nuclear-qualified 
              officers.
Sec. 625. Increase in maximum monthly rate authorized for foreign 
              language proficiency pay.
Sec. 626. Authorization of retention bonus for special warfare officers 
              extending periods of active duty.
Sec. 627. Authorization of surface warfare officer continuation pay.
Sec. 628. Authorization of career enlisted flyer incentive pay.
Sec. 629. Authorization of judge advocate continuation pay.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

Sec. 631. Provision of lodging in kind for Reservists performing 
              training duty and not otherwise entitled to travel and 
              transportation allowances.
Sec. 632. Payment of temporary lodging expenses for members making 
              their first permanent change of station.
Sec. 633. Destination airport for emergency leave travel to continental 
              United States.

                     Subtitle D--Retired Pay Reform

Sec. 641. Redux retired pay system applicable only to members electing 
              new 15-year career status bonus.
Sec. 642. Authorization of 15-year career status bonus.
Sec. 643. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 644. Effective date.

 Subtitle E--Other Matters Relating to Military Retirees and Survivors

Sec. 651. Repeal of reduction in retired pay for military retirees 
              employed in civilian positions.
Sec. 652. Presentation of United States flag to retiring members of the 
              uniformed services not previously covered.
Sec. 653. Disability retirement or separation for certain members with 
              pre-existing conditions.
Sec. 654. Credit toward paid-up SBP coverage for months covered by 
              make-up premium paid by persons electing SBP coverage 
              during special open enrollment period.
Sec. 655. Paid-up coverage under Retired Serviceman's Family Protection 
              Plan.
Sec. 656. Extension of authority for payment of annuities to certain 
              military surviving spouses.
Sec. 657. Effectuation of intended SBP annuity for former spouse when 
              not elected by reason of untimely death of retiree.
Sec. 658. Special compensation for severely disabled uniformed services 
              retirees.

   Subtitle F--Eligibility to Participate in the Thrift Savings Plan

Sec. 661. Participation in thrift savings plan.
Sec. 662. Special retention initiative.
Sec. 663. Effective date.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 671. Payment for unused leave in conjunction with a reenlistment.
Sec. 672. Clarification of per diem eligibility for military 
              technicians (dual status) serving on active duty without 
              pay outside the United States.
Sec. 673. Annual report on effects of initiatives on recruitment and 
              retention.
Sec. 674. Overseas special supplemental food program.
Sec. 675. Tuition assistance for members deployed in a contingency 
              operation.
Sec. 676. Administration of Selected Reserve education loan repayment 
              program for Coast Guard Reserve.
Sec. 677. Sense of Congress regarding treatment under Internal Revenue 
              Code of members receiving hostile fire or imminent danger 
              special pay during contingency operations.
                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

     SEC. 601. FISCAL YEAR 2000 INCREASE IN MILITARY BASIC PAY AND 
                   REFORM OF BASIC PAY RATES.

       (a) Waiver of Section 1009 Adjustment.--The adjustment to 
     become effective during fiscal year 2000 required by section 
     1009 of title 37, United States Code, in the rates of monthly 
     basic pay authorized members of the uniformed services shall 
     not be made.
       (b) January 1, 2000, Increase in Basic Pay.--Effective on 
     January 1, 2000, the rates of monthly basic pay for members 
     of the uniformed services are increased by 4.8 percent.
       (c) Reform of Basic Pay Rates.--Effective on July 1, 2000, 
     the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed 
     services within each pay grade are as follows:

                                            COMMISSIONED OFFICERS \1\
                   Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code
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            Pay Grade                2 or less        Over 2          Over 3          Over 4          Over 6
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O-10 \2\........................           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00
O-9.............................            0.00            0.00            0.00            0.00            0.00
O-8.............................        6,594.30        6,810.30        6,953.10        6,993.30        7,171.80
O-7.............................        5,479.50        5,851.80        5,851.80        5,894.40        6,114.60
O-6.............................        4,061.10        4,461.60        4,754.40        4,754.40        4,772.40
O-5.............................        3,248.40        3,813.90        4,077.90        4,127.70        4,291.80
O-4.............................        2,737.80        3,333.90        3,556.20        3,606.00        3,812.40
O-3 \3\.........................        2,544.00        2,884.20        3,112.80        3,364.80        3,525.90
O-2 \3\.........................        2,218.80        2,527.20        2,910.90        3,009.00        3,071.10
O-1 \3\.........................        1,926.30        2,004.90        2,423.10        2,423.10        2,423.10
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                                          Over 8         Over 10         Over 12         Over 14         Over 16
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
O-10 \2\........................           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00
O-9.............................            0.00            0.00            0.00            0.00            0.00
O-8.............................        7,471.50        7,540.80        7,824.60        7,906.20        8,150.10
O-7.............................        6,282.00        6,475.80        6,669.00        6,863.10        7,471.50
O-6.............................        4,976.70        5,004.00        5,004.00        5,169.30        5,791.20
O-5.............................        4,291.80        4,420.80        4,659.30        4,971.90        5,286.00
O-4.............................        3,980.40        4,252.50        4,464.00        4,611.00        4,758.90
O-3 \3\.........................        3,702.60        3,850.20        4,040.40        4,139.10        4,139.10
O-2 \3\.........................        3,071.10        3,071.10        3,071.10        3,071.10        3,071.10
O-1 \3\.........................        2,423.10        2,423.10        2,423.10        2,423.10        2,423.10
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                                         Over 18         Over 20         Over 22         Over 24         Over 26
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O-10 \2\........................           $0.00      $10,655.10      $10,707.60      $10,930.20      $11,318.40
O-9.............................            0.00        9,319.50        9,453.60        9,647.70        9,986.40
O-8.............................        8,503.80        8,830.20        9,048.00        9,048.00        9,048.00
O-7.............................        7,985.40        7,985.40        7,985.40        7,985.40        8,025.60
O-6.............................        6,086.10        6,381.30        6,549.00        6,719.10        7,049.10
O-5.............................        5,436.00        5,583.60        5,751.90        5,751.90        5,751.90
O-4.............................        4,808.70        4,808.70        4,808.70        4,808.70        4,808.70
O-3 \3\.........................        4,139.10        4,139.10        4,139.10        4,139.10        4,139.10
O-2 \3\.........................        3,071.10        3,071.10        3,071.10        3,071.10        3,071.10

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O-1 \3\.........................        2,423.10        2,423.10        2,423.10        2,423.10       2,423.10
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\1\ Notwithstanding the pay rates specified in this table, the actual basic pay for commissioned officers in
  grades 0-7 through O-10 may not exceed the rate of pay for level III of the Executive Schedule and the actual
  basic pay for all other officers, including warrant officers, may not exceed the rate of pay for level V of
  the Executive Schedule.
\2\ Subject to the preceding footnote, while serving as Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
  Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commandant of the
  Marine Corps, or Commandant of the Coast Guard, basic pay for this grade is calculated to be $12,441.00,
  regardless of cumulative years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code.
\3\ This table does not apply to commissioned officers in the grade O-1, O-2, or O-3 who have been credited with
  over 4 years of active duty service as an enlisted member or warrant officer.


     COMMISSIONED OFFICERS WITH OVER 4 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE AS AN ENLISTED MEMBER OR WARRANT OFFICER
                   Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code
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            Pay Grade                2 or less        Over 2          Over 3          Over 4          Over 6
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O-3E............................           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00       $3,364.80       $3,525.90
O-2E............................            0.00            0.00            0.00        3,009.00        3,071.10
O-1E............................            0.00            0.00            0.00        2,423.10        2,588.40
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                                          Over 8         Over 10         Over 12         Over 14         Over 16
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
O-3E............................       $3,702.60       $3,850.20       $4,040.40       $4,200.30       $4,291.80
O-2E............................        3,168.60        3,333.90        3,461.40        3,556.20        3,556.20
O-1E............................        2,683.80        2,781.30        2,877.60        3,009.00        3,009.00
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                                         Over 18         Over 20         Over 22         Over 24         Over 26
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
O-3E............................       $4,416.90       $4,416.90       $4,416.90       $4,416.90       $4,416.90
O-2E............................        3,556.20        3,556.20        3,556.20        3,556.20        3,556.20
O-1E............................        3,009.00        3,009.00        3,009.00        3,009.00        3,009.00
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                                                WARRANT OFFICERS
                   Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code
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            Pay Grade                2 or less        Over 2          Over 3          Over 4          Over 6
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W-5.............................           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00
W-4.............................        2,592.00        2,788.50        2,868.60        2,947.50        3,083.40
W-3.............................        2,355.90        2,555.40        2,555.40        2,588.40        2,694.30
W-2.............................        2,063.40        2,232.60        2,232.60        2,305.80        2,423.10
W-1.............................        1,719.00        1,971.00        1,971.00        2,135.70        2,232.60
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                                          Over 8         Over 10         Over 12         Over 14         Over 16
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
W-5.............................           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00
W-4.............................        3,217.20        3,352.80        3,485.10        3,622.20        3,753.60
W-3.............................        2,814.90        2,974.20        3,071.10        3,177.00        3,298.20
W-2.............................        2,555.40        2,652.60        2,749.80        2,844.30        2,949.00
W-1.............................        2,332.80        2,433.30        2,533.20        2,634.00        2,734.80
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                                         Over 18         Over 20         Over 22         Over 24         Over 26
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
W-5.............................           $0.00       $4,475.10       $4,628.70       $4,782.90       $4,937.40
W-4.............................        3,888.00        4,019.40        4,155.60        4,289.70        4,427.10
W-3.............................        3,418.50        3,539.10        3,659.40        3,780.00        3,900.90
W-2.............................        3,056.40        3,163.80        3,270.90        3,378.30        3,378.30
W-1.............................        2,835.00        2,910.90        2,910.90        2,910.90        2,910.90
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                                              ENLISTED MEMBERS \1\
                   Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code
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            Pay Grade                2 or less        Over 2          Over 3          Over 4          Over 6
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E-9 \2\.........................           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00
E-8.............................            0.00            0.00            0.00            0.00            0.00
E-7.............................        1,765.80        1,927.80        2,001.00        2,073.00        2,147.70
E-6.............................        1,518.90        1,678.20        1,752.60        1,824.30        1,899.30
E-5.............................        1,332.60        1,494.00        1,566.00        1,640.40        1,714.50
E-4.............................        1,242.90        1,373.10        1,447.20        1,520.10        1,593.90
E-3.............................        1,171.50        1,260.60        1,334.10        1,335.90        1,335.90
E-2.............................        1,127.40        1,127.40        1,127.40        1,127.40        1,127.40
E-1.............................    \3\ 1,005.60        1,005.60        1,005.60        1,005.60        1,005.60
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                                          Over 8         Over 10         Over 12         Over 14         Over 16
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-9 \2\.........................           $0.00       $3,015.30       $3,083.40       $3,169.80       $3,271.50
E-8.............................        2,528.40        2,601.60        2,669.70        2,751.60        2,840.10
E-7.............................        2,220.90        2,294.10        2,367.30        2,439.30        2,514.00
E-6.............................        1,973.10        2,047.20        2,118.60        2,191.50        2,244.60
E-5.............................        1,789.50        1,861.50        1,936.20        1,936.20        1,936.20
E-4.............................        1,593.90        1,593.90        1,593.90        1,593.90        1,593.90
E-3.............................        1,335.90        1,335.90        1,335.90        1,335.90        1,335.90
E-2.............................        1,127.40        1,127.40        1,127.40        1,127.40        1,127.40

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E-1.............................        1,005.60        1,005.60        1,005.60        1,005.60        1,005.60
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                                         Over 18         Over 20         Over 22         Over 24         Over 26
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E-9 \2\.........................       $3,373.20       $3,473.40       $3,609.30       $3,744.00       $3,915.90
E-8.............................        2,932.50        3,026.10        3,161.10        3,295.50        3,483.60
E-7.............................        2,588.10        2,660.40        2,787.60        2,926.20        3,134.40
E-6.............................        2,283.30        2,283.30        2,285.70        2,285.70        2,285.70
E-5.............................        1,936.20        1,936.20        1,936.20        1,936.20        1,936.20
E-4.............................        1,593.90        1,593.90        1,593.90        1,593.90        1,593.90
E-3.............................        1,335.90        1,335.90        1,335.90        1,335.90        1,335.90
E-2.............................        1,127.40        1,127.40        1,127.40        1,123.20        1,127.40
E-1.............................        1,005.60        1,005.60        1,005.60        1,005.60       1,005.60
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\1\ Notwithstanding the pay rates specified in this table, the actual basic pay for enlisted members may not
  exceed the rate of pay for level V of the Executive Schedule.
\2\ Subject to the preceding footnote, while serving as Sergeant Major of the Army, Master Chief Petty Officer
  of the Navy, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, or Master Chief Petty
  Officer of the Coast Guard, basic pay for this grade is $4,701.00, regardless of cumulative years of service
  computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code.
\3\ In the case of members in the grade E-1 who have served less than 4 months on active duty, basic pay is
  $930.30.
 

       (d) Limitation on Pay Adjustments.--Effective January 1, 
     2000, section 203(a) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Notwithstanding the rates of basic pay in effect at 
     any time as provided by law, the rates of basic pay payable 
     for commissioned officers in pay grades O-7 through O-10 may 
     not exceed the monthly equivalent of the rate of pay for 
     level III of the Executive Schedule, and the rates of basic 
     pay payable for all other officers and for enlisted members 
     may not exceed the monthly equivalent of the rate of pay for 
     level V of the Executive Schedule.''.
       (e) Recomputation of Retired Pay for Certain Recently 
     Retired Officers.--In the case of a commissioned officer of 
     the uniformed services who retired during the period 
     beginning on April 30, 1999, through December 31, 1999, and 
     who, at the time of retirement, was in pay grade O-7, O-8, O-
     9, or O-10, the retired pay of that officer shall be 
     recomputed, effective as of January 1, 2000, using the rate 
     of basic pay that would have been applicable to the 
     computation of that officer's retired pay if the provisions 
     of paragraph (2) of section 203(a) of title 37, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (d), had taken effect on April 
     30, 1999.

     SEC. 602. PAY INCREASES FOR FISCAL YEARS 2001 THROUGH 2006.

       (a) ECI+0.5 Percent Increase for All Members.--Section 
     1009(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(c) Equal Percentage 
     Increase for All Members.--''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), but subject to 
     subsection (d), an adjustment taking effect under this 
     section during each of fiscal years 2001 through 2006 shall 
     provide all eligible members with an increase in the monthly 
     basic pay by the percentage equal to the sum of--
       ``(A) one percent; plus
       ``(B) the percentage calculated as provided under section 
     5303(a) of title 5 for that fiscal year, without regard to 
     whether rates of pay under the statutory pay systems are 
     actually increased during that fiscal year under that section 
     by the percentage so calculated.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2000.

     SEC. 603. ADDITIONAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000 
                   INCREASE IN BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING INSIDE 
                   THE UNITED STATES.

       In addition to the amount determined by the Secretary of 
     Defense under section 403(b)(3) of title 37, United States 
     Code, to be the total amount that may be paid during fiscal 
     year 2000 for the basic allowance for housing for military 
     housing areas inside the United States, $225,000,000 of the 
     amount authorized to be appropriated by section 421 for 
     military personnel shall be used by the Secretary to further 
     increase the total amount available for the basic allowance 
     for housing for military housing areas inside the United 
     States.
           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

     SEC. 611. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAY 
                   AUTHORITIES FOR RESERVE FORCES.

       (a) Special Pay for Health Professionals in Critically 
     Short Wartime Specialties.--Section 302g(f) of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 
     1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
       (b) Selected Reserve Reenlistment Bonus.--Section 308b(f) 
     of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
       (c) Selected Reserve Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308c(e) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
       (d) Special Pay for Enlisted Members Assigned to Certain 
     High Priority Units.--Section 308d(c) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2000''.
       (e) Selected Reserve Affiliation Bonus.--Section 308e(e) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
       (f) Ready Reserve Enlistment and Reenlistment Bonus.--
     Section 308h(g) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
       (g) Prior Service Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308i(f) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
       (h) Repayment of Education Loans for Certain Health 
     Professionals Who Serve in the Selected Reserve.--Section 
     16302(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``January 1, 2000'' and inserting ``January 1, 
     2001''.

     SEC. 612. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAY 
                   AUTHORITIES FOR NURSE OFFICER CANDIDATES, 
                   REGISTERED NURSES, AND NURSE ANESTHETISTS.

       (a) Nurse Officer Candidate Accession Program.--Section 
     2130a(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2000''.
       (b) Accession Bonus for Registered Nurses.--Section 
     302d(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2000''.
       (c) Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists.--Section 
     302e(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2000''.

     SEC. 613. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO PAYMENT OF 
                   OTHER BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS.

       (a) Aviation Officer Retention Bonus.--Section 301b(a) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``December 31, 1999,'' and inserting ``December 31, 2000,''.
       (b) Reenlistment Bonus for Active Members.--Section 308(g) 
     of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
       (c) Enlistment Bonus for Persons With Critical Skills.--
     Section 308a(d) of such title, as redesignated by section 
     619(b), is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
       (d) Army Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308f(c) of such title 
     is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2000''.
       (e) Special Pay for Nuclear-Qualified Officers Extending 
     Period of Active Service.--Section 312(e) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2000''.
       (f) Nuclear Career Accession Bonus.--Section 312b(c) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
       (g) Nuclear Career Annual Incentive Bonus.--Section 312c(d) 
     of such title is amended by striking ``October 1, 1998,'' and 
     all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2000.''.

     SEC. 614. AMOUNT OF AVIATION CAREER INCENTIVE PAY FOR AIR 
                   BATTLE MANAGERS.

       (a) Applicable Incentive Pay Rate.--Section 301a(b) of 
     title 37, United States Code is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) An officer serving as an air battle manager who is 
     entitled to aviation career incentive pay under this section 
     and who, before becoming entitled to aviation career 
     incentive pay, was entitled to incentive pay under section 
     301(a)(11) of this title, shall be paid the monthly incentive 
     pay at the higher of the following rates:
       ``(A) The rate otherwise applicable to the member under 
     this subsection.
       ``(B) The rate at which the member was receiving incentive 
     pay under section 301(c)(2)(A) of this title immediately 
     before the member's entitlement to aviation career incentive 
     pay under this section.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with 
     respect to months beginning on or after that date.

     SEC. 615. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SPECIAL PAY TO 
                   AVIATION CAREER OFFICERS EXTENDING PERIOD OF 
                   ACTIVE DUTY.

       (a) Eligibility Criteria.--Subsection (b) of section 301b 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (5);
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``grade O-6'' and 
     inserting ``grade O-7'';
       (3) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4); and
       (4) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (6) as 
     paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively.
       (b) Amount of Bonus.--Subsection (c) of such section is 
     amended by striking ``than--'' and all that follows through 
     the period at the end and inserting ``than $25,000 for each 
     year covered by the written agreement to remain on active 
     duty.''.

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       (c) Proration Authority for Coverage of Increased Period of 
     Eligibility.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended by 
     striking ``14 years of commissioned service'' and inserting 
     ``25 years of aviation service''.
       (d) Repeal of Content Requirements for Annual Report.--
     Subsection (i)(1) of such section is amended by striking the 
     second sentence.
       (e) Definitions Regarding Aviation Specialty.--Subsection 
     (j) of such section is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2).
       (f) Technical Amendment.--Subsection (g)(3) of such section 
     is amended by striking the second sentence.
       (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with 
     respect to months beginning on or after that date.

     SEC. 616. ADDITIONAL SPECIAL PAY FOR BOARD CERTIFIED 
                   VETERINARIANS IN THE ARMED FORCES AND PUBLIC 
                   HEALTH SERVICE.

       (a) Authority.--Section 303 of title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) Monthly Special Pay.--'' before 
     ``Each''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Additional Special Pay for Board Certification.--A 
     commissioned officer entitled to special pay under subsection 
     (a) who has been certified as a Diplomate in a specialty 
     recognized by the American Veterinarian Medical Association 
     is entitled to special pay (in addition to the special pay 
     under subsection (a)) at the same rate as is provided under 
     section 302c(b) of this title for an officer referred to in 
     that section who has the same number of years of creditable 
     service as the commissioned officer.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with 
     respect to months beginning on and after that date.

     SEC. 617. DIVING DUTY SPECIAL PAY.

       (a) Increase in Rate.--Subsection (b) of section 304 of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$200'' and inserting ``$240''; and
       (2) by striking ``$300'' and inserting ``$340''.
       (b) Relation to Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay.--Subsection 
     (c) of such section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) If, in addition to diving duty, a member is assigned 
     by orders to one or more hazardous duties described in 
     section 301 of this title, the member may be paid, for the 
     same period of service, special pay under this section and 
     incentive pay under such section 301 for each hazardous duty 
     for which the member is qualified.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply 
     with respect to special pay paid under such section for 
     months beginning on or after that date.

     SEC. 618. REENLISTMENT BONUS.

       (a) Minimum Months of Active Duty.--Subsection (a)(1)(A) of 
     section 308 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``twenty-one months'' and inserting ``17 months''.
       (b) Increase in Maximum Amount of Bonus.--Subsection (a)(2) 
     of such section is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``ten'' and 
     inserting ``15''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$45,000'' and 
     inserting ``$60,000''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply 
     with respect to reenlistments and extensions of enlistments 
     taking effect on or after that date.

     SEC. 619. ENLISTMENT BONUS.

       (a) Increase in Maximum Bonus Amount.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 308a of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``$12,000'' and inserting ``$20,000''.
       (b) Payment Methods.--Such section is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking the second sentence;
       (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (c) and (d); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) Payment Methods.--A bonus under this section may be 
     paid in a single lump sum, or in periodic installments, to 
     provide an extra incentive for a member to successfully 
     complete the training necessary for the member to be 
     technically qualified in the skill for which the bonus is 
     paid.''.
       (c) Stylistic Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``Bonus Authorized; 
     Bonus Amount.--'' after ``(a)'';
       (2) in subsection (c), as redesignated by subsection (b)(2) 
     of this section, by inserting ``Repayment of Bonus.--'' after 
     ``(c)''; and
       (3) in subsection (d), as redesignated by subsection (b)(2) 
     of this section, by inserting ``Termination of Authority.--'' 
     after ``(d)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with 
     respect enlistments and extensions of enlistments taking 
     effect on or after that date.

     SEC. 620. SELECTED RESERVE ENLISTMENT BONUS.

       (a) Elimination of Requirement for Minimum Period of 
     Enlistment.--Subsection (a) of section 308c of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``for a term of 
     enlistment of not less than six years''.
       (b) Increased Maximum Amount.--Subsection (b) of such 
     section is amended by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting 
     ``$8,000''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply 
     with respect to enlistments entered into on or after that 
     date.

     SEC. 621. SPECIAL PAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE COAST GUARD RESERVE 
                   ASSIGNED TO HIGH PRIORITY UNITS OF THE SELECTED 
                   RESERVE.

       Section 308d(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``or the Secretary of Transportation with 
     respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a 
     service in the Navy, '' after ``Secretary of Defense,''.

     SEC. 622. REDUCED MINIMUM PERIOD OF ENLISTMENT IN ARMY IN 
                   CRITICAL SKILL FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR ENLISTMENT 
                   BONUS.

       (a) Reduced Requirement.--Paragraph (3) of section 308f(a) 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``3 
     years'' and inserting ``2 years''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with 
     respect to enlistments entered into on or after that date.

     SEC. 623. ELIGIBILITY FOR RESERVE COMPONENT PRIOR SERVICE 
                   ENLISTMENT BONUS UPON ATTAINING A CRITICAL 
                   SKILL.

       (a) Revised Eligibility Requirements for Bonus.--Section 
     308i(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) A bonus may only be paid under this section to a 
     person who meets each of the following requirements:
       ``(A) The person has completed a military service 
     obligation, but has less than 14 years of total military 
     service, and received an honorable discharge at the 
     conclusion of that military service obligation.
       ``(B) The person was not released, or is not being 
     released, from active service for the purpose of enlistment 
     in a reserve component.
       ``(C) The person is projected to occupy, or is occupying, a 
     position as a member of the Selected Reserve in a specialty 
     in which the person--
       ``(i) successfully served while a member on active duty and 
     attained a level of qualification while on active duty 
     commensurate with the grade and years of service of the 
     member; or
       ``(ii) has completed training or retraining in the 
     specialty skill that is designated as critically short and 
     attained a level of qualification in the specialty skill that 
     is commensurate with the grade and years of service of the 
     member.
       ``(D) The person has not previously been paid a bonus 
     (except under this section) for enlistment, reenlistment, or 
     extension of enlistment in a reserve component.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply to 
     enlistments beginning on or after that date.

     SEC. 624. INCREASE IN SPECIAL PAY AND BONUSES FOR NUCLEAR-
                   QUALIFIED OFFICERS.

       (a) Special Pay for Nuclear-Qualified Officers Extending 
     Period of Active Service.--Section 312(a) of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``$15,000'' and inserting 
     ``$25,000''.
       (b) Nuclear Career Accession Bonus.--Section 312b(a)(1) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting 
     ``$20,000''.
       (c) Nuclear Career Annual Incentive Bonuses.--Section 312c 
     of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``$12,000'' and 
     inserting ``$22,000''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``$5,500'' and 
     inserting ``$10,000''.
       (d) Effective Date.--(1) The amendments made by subsections 
     (a) and (b) shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall 
     apply to agreements under section 312 or 312b of such title 
     entered into on or after that date.
       (2) The amendments made by subsection (c) shall take effect 
     on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with respect to nuclear 
     service years beginning on or after that date.

     SEC. 625. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM MONTHLY RATE AUTHORIZED FOR 
                   FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PAY.

       (a) Increase.--Section 316(b) of title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``$100'' and inserting ``$300''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with 
     respect to foreign language proficiency pay paid under 
     section 316 of such title for months beginning on or after 
     that date.

     SEC. 626. AUTHORIZATION OF RETENTION BONUS FOR SPECIAL 
                   WARFARE OFFICERS EXTENDING PERIODS OF ACTIVE 
                   DUTY.

       (a) Bonus Authorized.--(1) Chapter 5 of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 318. Special pay: special warfare officers extending 
       period of active duty

       ``(a) Special Warfare Officer Defined.--In this section, 
     the term `special warfare officer' means an officer of a 
     uniformed service who--
       ``(1) is qualified for a military occupational specialty or 
     designator identified by the Secretary concerned as a special 
     warfare military occupational specialty or designator; and
       ``(2) is serving in a position for which that specialty or 
     designator is authorized.
       ``(b) Retention Bonus Authorized.--A special warfare 
     officer who meets the eligibility requirements specified in 
     subsection (c) and who executes a written agreement to remain 
     on active duty in special warfare service for at least one 
     year may, upon the acceptance of the agreement by the 
     Secretary concerned, be paid a retention bonus as provided in 
     this section.
       ``(c) Eligibility Requirements.--A special warfare officer 
     may apply to enter into an agreement referred to in 
     subsection (b) if the officer--
       ``(1) is in pay grade O-3, or is in pay grade O-4 and is 
     not on a list of officers recommended for

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     promotion, at the time the officer applies to enter into the 
     agreement;
       ``(2) has completed at least 6, but not more than 14, years 
     of active commissioned service; and
       ``(3) has completed any service commitment incurred to be 
     commissioned as an officer.
       ``(d) Amount of Bonus.--The amount of a retention bonus 
     paid under this section may not be more than $15,000 for each 
     year covered by the agreement.
       ``(e) Proration.--The term of an agreement under subsection 
     (b) and the amount of the retention bonus payable under 
     subsection (d) may be prorated as long as the agreement does 
     not extend beyond the date on which the officer executing the 
     agreement would complete 14 years of active commissioned 
     service.
       ``(f) Payment Methods.--(1) Upon acceptance of an agreement 
     under subsection (b) by the Secretary concerned, the total 
     amount payable pursuant to the agreement becomes fixed.
       ``(2) The amount of the retention bonus may be paid as 
     follows:
       ``(A) At the time the agreement is accepted by the 
     Secretary concerned, the Secretary may make a lump sum 
     payment equal to half the total amount payable under the 
     agreement. The balance of the bonus amount shall be paid in 
     equal annual installments on the anniversary of the 
     acceptance of the agreement.
       ``(B) The Secretary concerned may make graduated annual 
     payments under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, with 
     the first payment being payable at the time the agreement is 
     accepted by the Secretary and subsequent payments being 
     payable on the anniversary of the acceptance of the 
     agreement.
       ``(g) Additional Pay.--A retention bonus paid under this 
     section is in addition to any other pay and allowances to 
     which an officer is entitled.
       ``(h) Repayment.--(1) If an officer who has entered into an 
     agreement under subsection (b) and has received all or part 
     of a retention bonus under this section fails to complete the 
     total period of active duty in special warfare service as 
     specified in the agreement, the Secretary concerned may 
     require the officer to repay the United States, on a pro rata 
     basis and to the extent that the Secretary determines 
     conditions and circumstances warrant, all sums paid the 
     officer under this section.
       ``(2) An obligation to repay the United States imposed 
     under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the 
     United States.
       ``(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is 
     entered less than five years after the termination of an 
     agreement entered into under subsection (a) does not 
     discharge the officer signing the agreement from a debt 
     arising under such agreement or under paragraph (1).
       ``(i) Regulations.--The Secretaries concerned shall 
     prescribe regulations to carry out this section, including 
     the definition of the term `special warfare service' for 
     purposes of this section. Regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary of a military department under this section shall 
     be subject to the approval of the Secretary of Defense.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of 
     title 37, United States Code is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:
``318. Special pay: special warfare officers extending period of active 
              duty.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 627. AUTHORIZATION OF SURFACE WARFARE OFFICER 
                   CONTINUATION PAY.

       (a) Incentive Pay Authorized.--(1) Chapter 5 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     318, as added by section 626, the following new section:

     ``Sec. 319. Special pay: surface warfare officer continuation 
       pay

       ``(a) Eligible Surface Warfare Officer Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `eligible surface warfare officer' means an 
     officer of the Regular Navy or Naval Reserve on active duty 
     who--
       ``(1) is qualified and serving as a surface warfare 
     officer;
       ``(2) has been selected for assignment as a department head 
     on a surface vessel; and
       ``(3) has completed any service commitment incurred through 
     the officer's original commissioning program.
       ``(b) Special Pay Authorized.--An eligible surface warfare 
     officer who executes a written agreement to remain on active 
     duty to complete one or more tours of duty to which the 
     officer may be ordered as a department head on a surface 
     vessel may, upon the acceptance of the agreement by the 
     Secretary of the Navy, be paid an amount not to exceed 
     $50,000.
       ``(c) Proration.--The term of the written agreement under 
     subsection (b) and the amount payable under the agreement may 
     be prorated.
       ``(d) Payment Methods.--Upon acceptance of the written 
     agreement under subsection (b) by the Secretary of the Navy, 
     the total amount payable pursuant to the agreement becomes 
     fixed. The Secretary shall prepare an implementation plan 
     specifying the amount of each installment payment under the 
     agreement and the times for payment of the installments.
       ``(e) Additional Pay.--Any amount paid under this section 
     is in addition to any other pay and allowances to which an 
     officer is entitled.
       ``(f) Repayment.--(1) If an officer who has entered into a 
     written agreement under subsection (b) and has received all 
     or part of the amount payable under the agreement fails to 
     complete the total period of active duty as a department head 
     on a surface vessel specified in the agreement, the Secretary 
     of the Navy may require the officer to repay the United 
     States, to the extent that the Secretary of the Navy 
     determines conditions and circumstances warrant, any or all 
     sums paid under this section.
       ``(2) An obligation to repay the United States imposed 
     under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owned to the 
     United States.
       ``(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is 
     entered less than five years after the termination of an 
     agreement entered into under subsection (b) does not 
     discharge the officer signing the agreement from a debt 
     arising under such agreement or under paragraph (1).
       ``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Navy shall 
     prescribe regulations to carry out this section.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 318 the following new item:
``319. Special pay: surface warfare officer continuation pay.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 628. AUTHORIZATION OF CAREER ENLISTED FLYER INCENTIVE 
                   PAY.

       (a) Incentive Pay Authorized.--(1) Chapter 5 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     319, as added by section 627, the following new section:

     ``Sec. 320. Incentive pay: career enlisted flyers

       ``(a) Eligible Career Enlisted Flyer Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `eligible career enlisted flyer' means an 
     enlisted member of the armed forces who--
       ``(1) is entitled to basic pay under section 204 of this 
     title, or is entitled to pay under section 206 of this title 
     as described in subsection (e) of this section;
       ``(2) holds an enlisted military occupational specialty or 
     enlisted military rating designated as a career enlisted 
     flyer specialty or rating by the Secretary concerned, 
     performs duty as a dropsonde system operator, or is in 
     training leading to qualification and designation of such a 
     specialty or rating or the performance of such duty;
       ``(3) is qualified for aviation service under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary concerned; and
       ``(4) satisfies the operational flying duty requirements 
     applicable under subsection (c).
       ``(b) Incentive Pay Authorized.--(1) The Secretary 
     concerned may pay monthly incentive pay to an eligible career 
     enlisted flyer in an amount not to exceed the monthly maximum 
     amounts specified in subsection (d). The incentive pay may be 
     paid as continuous monthly incentive pay or on a month-to-
     month basis, dependent upon the operational flying duty 
     performed by the eligible career enlisted flyer as prescribed 
     in subsection (c).
       ``(2) Continuous monthly incentive pay may not be paid to 
     an eligible career enlisted flyer after the member completes 
     25 years of aviation service. Thereafter, an eligible career 
     enlisted flyer may still receive incentive pay on a month-to-
     month basis under subsection (c)(4) for the frequent and 
     regular performance of operational flying duty.
       ``(c) Operational Flying Duty Requirements.--(1) An 
     eligible career enlisted flyer must perform operational 
     flying duties for 6 of the first 10, 9 of the first 15, and 
     14 of the first 20 years of aviation service, to be eligible 
     for continuous monthly incentive pay under this section.
       ``(2) Upon completion of 10, 15, or 20 years of aviation 
     service, an enlisted member who has not performed the minimum 
     required operational flying duties specified in paragraph (1) 
     during the prescribed period, although otherwise meeting the 
     definition in subsection (a), may no longer be paid 
     continuous monthly incentive pay except as provided in 
     paragraph (3). Payment of continuous monthly incentive pay 
     may be resumed if the member meets the minimum operational 
     flying duty requirement upon completion of the next 
     established period of aviation service.
       ``(3) For the needs of the service, the Secretary concerned 
     may permit, on a case-by-case basis, a member to continue to 
     receive continuous monthly incentive pay despite the member's 
     failure to perform the operational flying duty required 
     during the first 10, 15, or 20 years of aviation service, but 
     only if the member otherwise meets the definition in 
     subsection (a) and has performed at least 5 years of 
     operational flying duties during the first 10 years of 
     aviation service, 8 years of operational flying duties during 
     the first 15 years of aviation service, or 12 years of 
     operational flying duty during the first 20 years of aviation 
     service. The authority of the Secretary concerned under this 
     paragraph may not be delegated below the level of the Service 
     Personnel Chief.
       ``(4) If the eligibility of an eligible career enlisted 
     flyer to continuous monthly incentive pay ceases under 
     subsection (b)(2) or paragraph (2), the member may still 
     receive month-to-month incentive pay for subsequent frequent 
     and regular performance of operational flying duty. The rate 
     payable is the same rate authorized by the Secretary 
     concerned under subsection (d) for a member of corresponding 
     years of aviation service.
       ``(d) Monthly Maximum Rates.--The monthly rate of any 
     career enlisted flyer incentive pay paid under this section 
     to a member on active duty shall be prescribed by the 
     Secretary concerned, but may not exceed the following:
``Years of aviation service                                Monthly rate
  4 or less.................................................$150   ....

  Over 4....................................................$225   ....

  Over 8....................................................$350   ....

  Over 14...................................................$400.  ....

       ``(e) Eligibility of Reserve Component Members When 
     Performing Inactive Duty Training.--Under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary concerned, when a member of a 
     reserve component or the National Guard, who is entitled to 
     compensation under section 206 of this title, meets the 
     definition of eligible career

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     enlisted flyer, the Secretary concerned may increase the 
     member's compensation by an amount equal to \1/30\ of the 
     monthly incentive pay authorized by the Secretary concerned 
     under subsection (d) for a member of corresponding years of 
     aviation service who is entitled to basic pay under section 
     204 of this title. The reserve component member may receive 
     the increase for as long as the member is qualified for it, 
     for each regular period of instruction or period of 
     appropriate duty, at which the member is engaged for at least 
     two hours, or for the performance of such other equivalent 
     training, instruction, duty or appropriate duties, as the 
     Secretary may prescribe under section 206(a) of this title.
       ``(f) Relation to Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay or Diving 
     Duty Special Pay.--A member receiving incentive pay under 
     section 301(a) of this title or special pay under section 304 
     of this title may not be paid special pay under this section 
     for the same period of service.
       ``(g) Save Pay Provision.--If, immediately before a member 
     receives incentive pay under this section, the member was 
     entitled to incentive pay under section 301(a) of this title, 
     the rate at which the member is paid incentive pay under this 
     section shall be equal to the higher of the monthly amount 
     applicable under subsection (d) or the rate of incentive pay 
     the member was receiving under subsection (b) or (c)(2)(A) of 
     section 301 of this title.
       ``(h) Specialty Code of Dropsonde System Operators.--Within 
     the Air Force, the Secretary of the Air Force shall assign to 
     members who are dropsonde system operators a specialty code 
     that identifies such members as serving in a weather 
     specialty.
       ``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `aviation service' means participation in 
     aerial flight performed, under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary concerned, by an eligible career enlisted flyer.
       ``(2) The term `operational flying duty' means flying 
     performed under competent orders while serving in 
     assignments, including an assignment as a dropsonde system 
     operator, in which basic flying skills normally are 
     maintained in the performance of assigned duties as 
     determined by the Secretary concerned, and flying duty 
     performed by members in training that leads to the award of 
     an enlisted aviation rating or military occupational 
     specialty designated as a career enlisted flyer rating or 
     specialty by the Secretary concerned.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 319 the following new item:
``320. Incentive pay: career enlisted flyers.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 629. AUTHORIZATION OF JUDGE ADVOCATE CONTINUATION PAY.

       (a) Incentive Pay Authorized.--(1) Chapter 5 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     320, as added by section 628, the following new section:

     ``Sec. 321. Special pay: judge advocate continuation pay

       ``(a) Eligible Judge Advocate Defined.--In this section, 
     the term `eligible judge advocate' means an officer of the 
     armed forces on full-time active duty who--
       ``(1) is qualified and serving as a judge advocate, as 
     defined in section 801 of title 10; and
       ``(2) has completed--
       ``(A) the active duty service obligation incurred through 
     the officer's original commissioning program; or
       ``(B) in the case of an officer detailed under section 2004 
     of title 10 or section 470 of title 14, the active duty 
     service obligation incurred as part of that detail.
       ``(b) Special Pay Authorized.--An eligible judge advocate 
     who executes a written agreement to remain on active duty for 
     a period of obligated service specified in the agreement may, 
     upon the acceptance of the agreement by the Secretary 
     concerned, be paid continuation pay under this section. The 
     total amount paid to an officer under one or more agreements 
     under this section may not exceed $60,000.
       ``(c) Proration.--The term of an agreement under subsection 
     (b) and the amount payable under the agreement may be 
     prorated.
       ``(d) Payment Methods.--Upon acceptance of an agreement 
     under subsection (b) by the Secretary concerned, the total 
     amount payable pursuant to the agreement becomes fixed. The 
     Secretary shall prepare an implementation plan specifying the 
     amount of each installment payment under the agreement and 
     the times for payment of the installments.
       ``(e) Additional Pay.--Any amount paid to an officer under 
     this section is in addition to any other pay and allowances 
     to which the officer is entitled.
       ``(f) Repayment.--(1) If an officer who has entered into a 
     written agreement under subsection (b) and has received all 
     or part of the amount payable under the agreement fails to 
     complete the total period of active duty specified in the 
     agreement, the Secretary concerned may require the officer to 
     repay the United States, to the extent that the Secretary 
     determines conditions and circumstances warrant, any or all 
     sums paid under this section.
       ``(2) An obligation to repay the United States imposed 
     under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owned to the 
     United States.
       ``(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is 
     entered less than five years after the termination of an 
     agreement entered into under subsection (b) does not 
     discharge the officer signing the agreement from a debt 
     arising under such agreement or under paragraph (1).
       ``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary concerned shall prescribe 
     regulations to carry out this section.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 320 the following new item:
``321. Special pay: judge advocate continuation pay.''.
       (b) Study and Report on Additional Recruitment and 
     Retention Initiatives.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     conduct a study regarding the need for additional incentives 
     to improve the recruitment and retention of judge advocates 
     for the Armed Forces. At a minimum, the Secretary shall 
     consider as possible incentives constructive service credit 
     for basic pay, educational loan repayment, and Federal 
     student loan relief.
       (2) Not later than March 31, 2000, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress a report containing the findings and 
     recommendations resulting from the study.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.
            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

     SEC. 631. PROVISION OF LODGING IN KIND FOR RESERVISTS 
                   PERFORMING TRAINING DUTY AND NOT OTHERWISE 
                   ENTITLED TO TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION 
                   ALLOWANCES.

       (a) Provision.--Paragraph (1) of subsection (i) of section 
     404 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``If transient government 
     housing is unavailable or inadequate, the Secretary concerned 
     may provide the member with lodging in kind in the same 
     manner as members entitled to such allowances under 
     subsection (a).''.
       (b) Payment Methods.--Paragraph (3) of such subsection is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting after ``paragraph (1)'' the following: 
     ``and expenses of providing lodging in kind under such 
     paragraph''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Use 
     of Government charge cards is authorized for payment of these 
     expenses.''.
       (c) Decisionmaking.--Such subsection is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Decisions regarding the availability or adequacy of 
     government housing at a military installation under paragraph 
     (1) shall be made by the installation commander.''.

     SEC. 632. PAYMENT OF TEMPORARY LODGING EXPENSES FOR MEMBERS 
                   MAKING THEIR FIRST PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION.

       (a) Authority to Pay or Reimburse.--Section 404a(a) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) in the case of an enlisted member who is reporting to 
     the member's first permanent duty station, from the member's 
     home of record or initial technical school to that first 
     permanent duty station;''.
       (b) Duration.--Such section is further amended--
       (1) in the second sentence, by striking ``clause (1)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (1) or (3)''; and
       (2) in the third sentence, by striking ``clause (2)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (2)''.

     SEC. 633. DESTINATION AIRPORT FOR EMERGENCY LEAVE TRAVEL TO 
                   CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.

       Section 411d(b)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) to any airport in the continental United States to 
     which travel can be arranged at the same or a lower cost as 
     travel obtained under subparagraph (A); or''.
                     Subtitle D--Retired Pay Reform

     SEC. 641. REDUX RETIRED PAY SYSTEM APPLICABLE ONLY TO MEMBERS 
                   ELECTING NEW 15-YEAR CAREER STATUS BONUS.

       (a) Retired Pay Multiplier.--Paragraph (2) of section 
     1409(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after ``July 31, 1986,'' the following: ``has 
     elected to receive a bonus under section 322 of title 37,''.
       (b) Cost-of-Living Adjustments.--(1) Paragraph (2) of 
     section 1401a(b) of such title is amended by striking ``The 
     Secretary shall increase the retired pay of each member and 
     former member who first became a member of a uniformed 
     service before August 1, 1986,'' and inserting ``Except as 
     otherwise provided in this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     increase the retired pay of each member and former member''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of such section is amended by inserting 
     after ``August 1, 1986,'' the following: ``and has elected to 
     receive a bonus under section 322 of title 37,''.
       (c) Recomputation of Retired Pay At Age 62.--Section 1410 
     of such title is amended by inserting after ``August 1, 
     1986,'' the following: ``who has elected to receive a bonus 
     under section 322 of title 37,''.

     SEC. 642. AUTHORIZATION OF 15-YEAR CAREER STATUS BONUS.

       (a) Career Service Bonus.--Chapter 5 of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 321, as 
     added by section 629, the following new section:

     ``Sec. 322. Special pay: 15-year career status bonus for 
       members entering service on or after August 1, 1986

       ``(a) Availability of Bonus.--The Secretary concerned shall 
     pay a bonus under this section to an eligible career bonus 
     member if the member--

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       ``(1) elects to receive the bonus under this section; and
       ``(2) executes a written agreement (prescribed by the 
     Secretary concerned) to remain continuously on active duty 
     until the member has completed 20 years of active-duty 
     service creditable under section 1405 of title 10.
       ``(b) Eligible Career Bonus Member Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `eligible career bonus member' means a 
     member of a uniformed service serving on active duty who--
       ``(1) first became a member on or after August 1, 1986; and
       ``(2) has completed 15 years of active duty in the 
     uniformed services (or has received notification under 
     subsection (e) that the member is about to complete that 
     duty).
       ``(c) Election Method.--An election under subsection (a)(1) 
     shall be made in such form and within such period as the 
     Secretary concerned may prescribe. An election under that 
     subsection is irrevocable.
       ``(d) Amount of Bonus; Payment.--(1) A bonus under this 
     section shall be paid in a single lump sum of $30,000.
       ``(2) The bonus shall be paid to an eligible career bonus 
     member not later than the first month that begins on or after 
     the date that is 60 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary concerned receives from the member the election 
     required under subsection (a)(1) and the written agreement 
     required under subsection (a)(2), if applicable.
       ``(e) Notification of Eligibility.--(1) The Secretary 
     concerned shall transmit to each member who meets the 
     definition of eligible career bonus member a written 
     notification of the opportunity of the member to elect to 
     receive a bonus under this section. The Secretary shall 
     provide the notification not later than 180 days before the 
     date on which the member will complete 15 years of active 
     duty.
       ``(2) The notification shall include the following:
       ``(A) The procedures for electing to receive the bonus.
       ``(B) An explanation of the effects under sections 1401a, 
     1409, and 1410 of title 10 that such an election has on the 
     computation of any retired or retainer pay that the member 
     may become eligible to receive.
       ``(f) Repayment of Bonus.--(1) If a person paid a bonus 
     under this section fails to complete a period of active duty 
     beginning on the date on which the election of the person 
     under subsection (a)(1) is received and ending on the date on 
     which the person completes 20 years of active-duty service as 
     described in subsection (a)(2), the person shall refund to 
     the United States the amount that bears the same ratio to the 
     amount of the bonus payment as the uncompleted part of that 
     period of active-duty service bears to the total period of 
     such service.
       ``(2) Subject to paragraph (3), an obligation to reimburse 
     the United States imposed under paragraph (1) is for all 
     purposes a debt owed to the United States.
       ``(3) The Secretary concerned may waive, in whole or in 
     part, a refund required under paragraph (1) if the Secretary 
     concerned determines that recovery would be against equity 
     and good conscience or would be contrary to the best 
     interests of the United States.
       ``(4) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is 
     entered less than five years after the termination of an 
     agreement under this section does not discharge the member 
     signing such agreement from a debt arising under the 
     agreement or this subsection.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 321 the following new item:
``322. Special pay: 15-year career status bonus for members entering 
              service on or after August 1, 1986.''.

     SEC. 643. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Conforming Amendment to Survivor Benefit Plan 
     Provision.--(1) Section 1451(h)(3) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting ``of certain members'' after 
     ``retirement''.
       (2) Section 1452(i) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``When the retired pay'' and inserting ``Whenever the retired 
     pay''.
       (b) Related Technical Amendments.--Chapter 71 of such title 
     is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 1401a(b) is amended--
       (A) by striking the heading for paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``Increase required.--'';
       (B) by striking the heading for paragraph (2) and inserting 
     ``Percentage increase.--''; and
       (C) by striking the heading for paragraph (3) and inserting 
     ``Reduced percentage for certain post-august 1, 1986 
     members.--''.
       (2) Section 1409(b)(2) is amended by inserting ``certain'' 
     in the paragraph heading after ``Reduction applicable to''.
       (3)(A) The heading of section 1410 is amended by inserting 
     ``certain'' before ``members''.
       (B) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
     inserting ``certain'' before ``members''.

     SEC. 644. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by sections 641, 642, and 643 shall 
     take effect on October 1, 1999.
 Subtitle E--Other Matters Relating to Military Retirees and Survivors

     SEC. 651. REPEAL OF REDUCTION IN RETIRED PAY FOR MILITARY 
                   RETIREES EMPLOYED IN CIVILIAN POSITIONS.

       (a) Repeal.--(1) Section 5532 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of 
     such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 5532.
       (b) Contributions to Department of Defense Military 
     Retirement Fund.--Section 1466 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c)(1) The Secretary of Defense shall pay into the Fund 
     at the beginning of each fiscal year such amount as may be 
     necessary to pay the cost to the Fund for that fiscal year 
     resulting from the repeal, as of October 1, 1999, of section 
     5532 of title 5, including any actuarial loss to the Fund 
     resulting from increased benefits paid from the Fund that are 
     not fully covered by the payments made to the Fund for that 
     fiscal year under subsections (a) and (b).
       ``(2) Amounts paid into the Fund under this subsection 
     shall be paid from funds available for the pay of members of 
     the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a 
     military department.
       ``(3) The Department of Defense Retirement Board of 
     Actuaries shall determine, for each armed force, the amount 
     required under paragraph (1) to be deposited in the Fund each 
     fiscal year.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 652. PRESENTATION OF UNITED STATES FLAG TO RETIRING 
                   MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES NOT 
                   PREVIOUSLY COVERED.

       (a) Nonregular Service Military Retirees.--(1) Chapter 1217 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 12605. Presentation of United States flag: members 
       transferred from an active status or discharged after 
       completion of eligibility for retired pay

       ``(a) Presentation of Flag.--Upon the transfer from an 
     active status or discharge of a Reserve who has completed the 
     years of service required for eligibility for retired pay 
     under chapter 1223 of this title, the Secretary concerned 
     shall present a United States flag to the member.
       ``(b) Multiple Presentations Not Authorized.--A member is 
     not eligible for presentation of a flag under subsection (a) 
     if the member has previously been presented a flag under this 
     section or any provision of law providing for the 
     presentation of a United States flag incident to release from 
     active service for retirement.
       ``(c) No Cost to Recipient.--The presentation of a flag 
     under this section shall be at no cost to the recipient.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``12605. Presentation of United States flag: members transferred from 
              an active status or discharged after completion of 
              eligibility for retired pay.''.
       (b) Public Health Service.--Title II of the Public Health 
     Service Act is amended by inserting after section 212 (42 
     U.S.C. 213) the following new section:


          ``presentation of united states flag upon retirement

       ``Sec. 213. (a) Presentation of Flag.--Upon the release of 
     an officer of the commissioned corps of the Service from 
     active commissioned service for retirement, the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services shall present a United States flag 
     to the officer.
       ``(b) Multiple Presentations Not Authorized.--An officer is 
     not eligible for presentation of a flag under subsection (a) 
     if the officer has previously been presented a flag under 
     this section or any other provision of law providing for the 
     presentation of a United States flag incident to release from 
     active service for retirement.
       ``(c) No Cost to Recipient.--The presentation of a flag 
     under this section shall be at no cost to the recipient.''.
       (c) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.--The 
     Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers' Act of 1948 
     is amended by inserting after section 24 (33 U.S.C. 853u) the 
     following new section:
       ``Sec. 25. (a) Presentation of Flag Upon Retirement.--Upon 
     the release of a commissioned officer from active 
     commissioned service for retirement, the Secretary of 
     Commerce shall present a United States flag to the officer.
       ``(b) Multiple Presentations Not Authorized.--An officer is 
     not eligible for presentation of a flag under subsection (a) 
     if the officer has previously been presented a flag under 
     this section or any other provision of law providing for the 
     presentation of a United States flag incident to release from 
     active service for retirement.
       ``(c) No Cost to Recipient.--The presentation of a flag 
     under this section shall be at no cost to the recipient.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--Section 12605 of title 10, United 
     States Code (as added by subsection (a)), section 213 of the 
     Public Health Service Act (as added by subsection (b)), and 
     section 25 of the Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned 
     Officers' Act of 1948 (as added by subsection (c)) shall 
     apply with respect to releases from service described in 
     those sections on or after October 1, 1999.
       (e) Conforming Amendments to Prior Law.--Sections 3681(b), 
     6141(b), and 8681(b) of title 10, United States Code, and 
     section 516(b) of title 14, United States Code, are each 
     amended by striking ``under this section'' and all that 
     follows through the period and inserting ``under this section 
     or any other provision of law providing for the presentation 
     of a United States flag incident to release from active 
     service for retirement.''.

     SEC. 653. DISABILITY RETIREMENT OR SEPARATION FOR CERTAIN 
                   MEMBERS WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS.

       (a) Disability Retirement.--(1) Chapter 61 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     1207 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1207a. Members with over eight years of active 
       service: eligibility for disability retirement for pre-
       existing conditions

       ``(a) In the case of a member described in subsection (b) 
     who would be covered by section

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     1201, 1202, or 1203 of this title but for the fact that the 
     member's disability is determined to have been incurred 
     before the member became entitled to basic pay in the 
     member's current period of active duty, the disability shall 
     be deemed to have been incurred while the member was entitled 
     to basic pay and shall be so considered for purposes of 
     determining whether the disability was incurred in the line 
     of duty.
       ``(b) A member described in subsection (a) is a member with 
     at least eight years of active service.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1207 the following new item:
``1207a. Members with over eight years of active service: eligibility 
              for disability retirement for pre-existing conditions.''.
       (b) Nonregular Service Retirement.--(1) Chapter 1223 of 
     such title is amended by inserting after section 12731a the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 12731b. Special rule for members with physical 
       disabilities not incurred in line of duty

       ``(a) In the case of a member of the Selected Reserve of a 
     reserve component who no longer meets the qualifications for 
     membership in the Selected Reserve solely because the member 
     is unfit because of physical disability, the Secretary 
     concerned may, for purposes of section 12731 of this title, 
     determine to treat the member as having met the service 
     requirements of subsection (a)(2) of that section and provide 
     the member with the notification required by subsection (d) 
     of that section if the member has completed at least 15, and 
     less than 20, years of service computed under section 12732 
     of this title.
       ``(b) Notification under subsection (a) may not be made 
     if--
       ``(1) the disability was the result of the member's 
     intentional misconduct, willful neglect, or willful failure 
     to comply with standards and qualifications for retention 
     established by the Secretary concerned; or
       ``(2) the disability was incurred during a period of 
     unauthorized absence.''
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     12731a the following new item:
``12731b. Special rule for members with physical disabilities not 
              incurred in line of duty.''.
       (c) Separation.--Section 1206(5) of such title is amended 
     by inserting ``, in the case of a disability incurred before 
     the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000,'' after 
     ``determination, and''.

     SEC. 654. CREDIT TOWARD PAID-UP SBP COVERAGE FOR MONTHS 
                   COVERED BY MAKE-UP PREMIUM PAID BY PERSONS 
                   ELECTING SBP COVERAGE DURING SPECIAL OPEN 
                   ENROLLMENT PERIOD.

       Section 642 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 
     112 Stat. 2045; 10 U.S.C. 1448 note) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new 
     subsection (h):
       ``(h) Credit Toward Paid-Up Coverage.--Upon payment of the 
     total amount of the premiums charged a person under 
     subsection (g), the retired pay of a person participating in 
     the Survivor Benefit Plan pursuant to an election under this 
     section shall be treated, for the purposes of subsection (j) 
     of section 1452 of title 10, United States Code, as having 
     been reduced under such section 1452 for the months in the 
     period for which the person's retired pay would have been 
     reduced if the person had elected to participate in the 
     Survivor Benefit Plan at the first opportunity that was 
     afforded the person to participate.''.

     SEC. 655. PAID-UP COVERAGE UNDER RETIRED SERVICEMAN'S FAMILY 
                   PROTECTION PLAN.

       (a) Conditions.--Subchapter I of chapter 73 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     1436 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1436a. Coverage paid up at 30 years and age 70

       ``Effective October 1, 2008, a reduction under this 
     subchapter in the retired or retainer pay of a person 
     electing an annuity under this subchapter may not be made for 
     any month after the later of--
       ``(1) the month that is the 360th month for which that 
     person's retired or retainer pay is reduced pursuant to such 
     an election; and
       ``(2) the month during which that person attains 70 years 
     of age.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 1436 the following new item:
``1436a. Coverage paid up at 30 years and age 70.''.

     SEC. 656. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PAYMENT OF ANNUITIES TO 
                   CERTAIN MILITARY SURVIVING SPOUSES.

       (a) Coverage of Surviving Spouses of All ``Gray-Area'' 
     Retirees.--Subsection (a)(1)(B) section 644 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 
     105-85; 111 Stat. 1800; 10 U.S.C. 1448 note) is amended by 
     striking ``during the period beginning on September 21, 1972, 
     and ending on'' and inserting ``before''.
       (b) Permanent Authority for Payment of Annuities.--
     Subsection (f) of such section is repealed.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to annuities payable for months 
     beginning after September 30, 1999.

     SEC. 657. EFFECTUATION OF INTENDED SBP ANNUITY FOR FORMER 
                   SPOUSE WHEN NOT ELECTED BY REASON OF UNTIMELY 
                   DEATH OF RETIREE.

       (a) Cases Not Covered by Existing Authority.--Paragraph (3) 
     of section 1450(f) of title 10, United States Code, as in 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, shall apply 
     in the case of a former spouse of any person referred to in 
     that paragraph who--
       (1) incident to a proceeding of divorce, dissolution, or 
     annulment--
       (A) entered into a written agreement on or after August 21, 
     1983, to make an election under section 1448(b) of such title 
     to provide an annuity to the former spouse (the agreement 
     thereafter having been incorporated in or ratified or 
     approved by a court order or filed with the court of 
     appropriate jurisdiction in accordance with applicable State 
     law); or
       (B) was required by a court order dated on or after such 
     date to make such an election for the former spouse; and
       (2) before making the election, died within 21 days after 
     the date of the agreement referred to in paragraph (1)(A) or 
     the court order referred to in paragraph (1)(B), as the case 
     may be.
       (b) Adjusted Time Limit for Request by Former Spouse.--For 
     the purposes of paragraph (3)(C) of section 1450(f) of title 
     10, United States Code, a court order or filing referred to 
     in subsection (a)(1) of this section that is dated before 
     October 19, 1984, shall be deemed to be dated on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 658. SPECIAL COMPENSATION FOR SEVERELY DISABLED 
                   UNIFORMED SERVICES RETIREES.

       (a) Authority.--(1) Chapter 71 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1413. Special compensation for certain severely 
       disabled uniformed services retirees

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary concerned shall pay to each 
     eligible disabled uniformed services retiree a monthly amount 
     determined under subsection (b).
       ``(b) Amount.--The amount to be paid to an eligible 
     disabled uniformed services retiree in accordance with 
     subsection (a) is the following:
       ``(1) For any month for which the retiree has a qualifying 
     service-connected disability rated as total, $300.
       ``(2) For any month for which the retiree has a qualifying 
     service-connected disability rated as 90 percent, $200.
       ``(3) For any month for which the retiree has a qualifying 
     service-connected disability rated as 80 percent or 70 
     percent, $100.
       ``(c) Eligible Members.--An eligible disabled uniformed 
     services retiree referred to in subsection (a) is a member of 
     the uniformed services in a retired status (other than a 
     member who is retired under chapter 61 of this title) who--
       ``(1) completed at least 20 years of service in the 
     uniformed services that are creditable for purposes of 
     computing the amount of retired pay to which the member is 
     entitled; and
       ``(2) has a qualifying service-connected disability.
       ``(d) Qualifying Service-Connected Disability Defined.--In 
     this section, the term `qualifying service-connected 
     disability' means a service-connected disability that--
       ``(1) was incurred or aggravated in the performance of duty 
     as a member of a uniformed service, as determined by the 
     Secretary concerned; and
       ``(2) is rated as not less than 70 percent disabling--
       ``(A) by the Secretary concerned as of the date on which 
     the member is retired from the uniformed services; or
       ``(B) by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs within four 
     years following the date on which the member is retired from 
     the uniformed services.
       ``(e) Status of Payments.--Payments under this section are 
     not retired pay.
       ``(f) Source of Funds.--Payments under this section for any 
     fiscal year shall be paid out of funds appropriated for pay 
     and allowances payable by the Secretary concerned for that 
     fiscal year.
       ``(g) Other Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `service-connected' has the meaning give 
     that term in section 101 of title 38.
       ``(2) The term `disability rated as total' means--
       ``(A) a disability that is rated as total under the 
     standard schedule of rating disabilities in use by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs; or
       ``(B) a disability for which the scheduled rating is less 
     than total but for which a rating of total is assigned by 
     reason of inability of the disabled person concerned to 
     secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as a 
     result of service-connected disabilities.
       ``(3) The term `retired pay' includes retainer pay, 
     emergency officers' retirement pay, and naval pension.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``1413. Special compensation for certain severely disabled uniformed 
              services retirees.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 1413 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on 
     October 1, 1999, and shall apply to months that begin on or 
     after that date. No benefit may be paid to any person by 
     reason of that section for any period before that date.
   Subtitle F--Eligibility to Participate in the Thrift Savings Plan

     SEC. 661. PARTICIPATION IN THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN.

       (a) Participation Authority.--(1)(A) Chapter 3 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 211. Participation in Thrift Savings Plan

       ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `member' 
     means--

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       ``(1) a member of the uniformed services serving on active 
     duty; and
       ``(2) a member of the Ready Reserve in any pay status.
       ``(b) Authority.--Any member may participate in the Thrift 
     Savings Plan in accordance with section 8440e of title 5.
       ``(c) Rule of Construction Regarding Separation.--For 
     purposes of subchapters III and VII of chapter 84 of title 5, 
     each of the following actions shall, in the case of a member 
     participating in the Thrift Savings Plan in accordance with 
     section 8440e of such title, be considered a separation from 
     Government employment:
       ``(1) Release of the member from active duty, not followed, 
     before the end of the 31-day period beginning on the day 
     following the effective date of the release, by--
       ``(A) a resumption of active duty; or
       ``(B) an appointment to a position covered by chapter 83 or 
     84 of title 5 or an equivalent retirement system, as 
     identified by the Executive Director (appointed by the 
     Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board) in regulations.
       ``(2) Transfer of the member to inactive status, or to a 
     retired list pursuant to any provision of title 10.''.
       (B) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
``211. Participation in Thrift Savings Plan.''.
       (2)(A) Subchapter III of chapter 84 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 8440e. Members of the uniformed services

       ``(a) For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `member' has the meaning given such term by 
     section 211 of title 37; and
       ``(2) the term `basic pay' means basic pay payable under 
     section 204 of title 37.
       ``(b)(1) Any member eligible to participate in the Thrift 
     Savings Plan by virtue of section 211(b) of title 37 may 
     contribute to the Thrift Savings Fund.
       ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an 
     election to contribute to the Thrift Savings Fund under this 
     section may be made only during a period provided under 
     section 8432(b), subject to the same conditions as prescribed 
     under paragraph (2)(A)-(D) thereof.
       ``(B)(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), any individual 
     who is a member as of the effective date described in 
     paragraph (1) of section 663(a) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (or, if applicable, 
     paragraph (2) thereof) may make the first such election 
     during the 60-day period beginning on such effective date.
       ``(ii) An election made under this subparagraph shall take 
     effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period 
     beginning after the close of the 60-day period referred to in 
     clause (i).
       ``(c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the 
     provisions of this subchapter and subchapter VII shall apply 
     with respect to members making contributions to the Thrift 
     Savings Fund, and such members shall, for purposes of this 
     subchapter and subchapter VII, be considered employees within 
     the meaning of section 8401(11).
       ``(d)(1)(A) The amount contributed by a member described in 
     section 211(a)(1) of title 37 for any pay period out of basic 
     pay may not exceed 5 percent of such member's basic pay for 
     such pay period.
       ``(B) The amount contributed by a member described in 
     section 211(a)(2) of title 37 for any pay period out of any 
     compensation received under section 206 of title 37 may not 
     exceed 5 percent of such compensation, payable to such member 
     for such pay period.
       ``(2) A member making contributions to the Thrift Savings 
     Fund out of basic pay, or out of compensation under section 
     206 of title 37, may also contribute (by direct transfer to 
     the Fund) any part of any special or incentive pay that such 
     member receives under chapter 5 of title 37.
       ``(3) Nothing in this section or section 211 of title 37 
     shall be considered to waive any dollar limitation under the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which otherwise applies with 
     respect to the Thrift Savings Fund.
       ``(e) Except as provided in section 211(d) of title 37, no 
     contribution under section 8432(c) of this title may be made 
     for the benefit of a member making contributions to the 
     Thrift Savings Fund under this section.''.
       (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 84 of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after the 
     item relating to section 8440d the following:
``8440e. Members of the uniformed services.''.
       (3)(A) Section 8432b(b)(2)(B) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting ``or 8440e'' after ``section 
     8432(a)''.
       (B)(i) Section 8351(b) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (8).
       (ii) Subparagraph (A) of section 8351(b)(8) of such title 5 
     (as so redesignated by clause (i)) is amended by striking the 
     semicolon and inserting the following: ``, except that the 
     reference in section 8432b(b)(2)(B) to employee contributions 
     under section 8432(a) shall be considered a reference to 
     employee contributions under this subchapter and section 
     8440e;''.
       (C) Subsection (c) of section 8432b of such title 5 is 
     amended by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, by striking ``(c)'' 
     and inserting ``(c)(1)'', and by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(2) An employee to whom this section applies is entitled 
     to have contributed to the Thrift Savings Fund on such 
     employee's behalf an amount equal to--
       ``(A) the total contributions to which that individual 
     would have been entitled under section 8432(c)(2), based on 
     the amounts contributed by such individual under section 
     8440e (other than under subsection (d)(2) thereof) with 
     respect to the period referred to in subsection (b)(2)(B), if 
     those amounts had been contributed by such individual under 
     section 8432(a); reduced by
       ``(B) any contributions actually made on such employee's 
     behalf under section 8432(c)(2) (including pursuant to an 
     agreement under section 211(d) of title 37) with respect to 
     the period referred to in subsection (b)(2)(B).''.
       (4) Subsections (g)(1) and (h)(3) of section 8433 of title 
     5, United States Code, are each amended by striking ``under 
     section 8432(a) of this title''.
       (5) Section 8439(a) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``under section 
     8432(c)(1) of this title'' and ``under section 8351 of this 
     title'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by striking all after 
     ``individual'' and inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking all after 
     ``individual'' and inserting ``; and''.
       (6) Section 8473 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``14 members'' and 
     inserting ``15 members''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``14 members'' and inserting ``15 
     members'';
       (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (8);
       (iii) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(10) 1 shall be appointed to represent participants 
     (under section 8440e) who are members of the uniformed 
     services.''.
       (b) Regulations.--Not later than the date on which 
     qualifying offsetting legislation (as defined in section 
     663(b)) is enacted or 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, whichever is later, the Executive 
     Director (appointed by the Federal Retirement Thrift 
     Investment Board) shall issue regulations to implement the 
     amendments made by this subtitle.

     SEC. 662. SPECIAL RETENTION INITIATIVE.

       Section 211 of title 37, United States Code, as added by 
     section 661, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Agency Contributions for Retention in Critical 
     Specialties.--(1) The Secretary concerned may enter into an 
     agreement with a member to make contributions to the Thrift 
     Savings Fund for the benefit of the member if the member--
       ``(A) is in a specialty designated by the Secretary as 
     critical to meet requirements (whether such specialty is 
     designated as critical to meet wartime or peacetime 
     requirements); and
       ``(B) commits in such agreement to continue to serve on 
     active duty in that specialty for a period of 6 years.
       ``(2) Under any agreement entered into with a member under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make contributions to the 
     Fund for the benefit of the member for each pay period of the 
     6-year period of the agreement for which the member makes a 
     contribution to the Fund under section 8440e of title 5 
     (other than under subsection (d)(2) thereof). Paragraph (2) 
     of section 8432(c) of title 5 applies to the Secretary's 
     obligation to make contributions under this paragraph, except 
     that the reference in such paragraph (2) to contributions 
     under paragraph (1) of such section 8432(c) does not 
     apply.''.

     SEC. 663. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) Applicability.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), the authority of members to participate in the Thrift 
     Savings Plan under section 211 of title 37, United States 
     Code (as amended by this subtitle) shall take effect on the 
     date on which qualifying offsetting legislation (as defined 
     in subsection (b)) is enacted or 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, whichever is later. As used in the 
     preceding sentence, the term ``member'' has the meaning given 
     such term by section 211 of such title 37 (as so amended).
       (2)(A) The Secretary of Defense may postpone the authority 
     of members of the Ready Reserve to so participate in the 
     Thrift Savings Plan until 180 days after the date that would 
     otherwise apply under paragraph (1) if the Secretary, after 
     consultation with the Executive Director (appointed by the 
     Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board), determines that 
     permitting such members to participate in the Thrift Savings 
     Plan beginning on the date that would otherwise apply under 
     paragraph (1) would place an excessive burden on the 
     administrative capacity of the Board to accommodate 
     participants in the Thrift Savings Plan.
       (B) The Secretary shall notify the congressional defense 
     committees, the Committee on Government Reform of the House 
     of Representatives, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
     of the Senate of any determination made under subparagraph 
     (A).
       (b) Effectiveness Contingent on Offsetting Legislation.--
     (1) The amendments made by this subtitle shall be effective 
     only if--
       (A) the President, in the budget of the President for 
     fiscal year 2001, proposes legislation which, if enacted, 
     would be qualifying offsetting legislation; and
       (B) there is enacted during the second session of the 106th 
     Congress qualifying offsetting legislation.
     The preceding sentence shall not apply with respect to the 
     amendment made by section 661(a)(3)(B)(i).
       (2) For purposes of this subtitle:
       (A) The term ``qualifying offsetting legislation'' means 
     legislation (other than an appropriations Act) that includes 
     provisions that--
       (i) offset fully the decreased revenues for each of fiscal 
     years 2000 through 2009 to be made by reason of the 
     amendments made by this subtitle;
       (ii) expressly state that they are enacted for the purpose 
     of the offset described in clause (i); and
       (iii) are included in full on the PayGo scorecard.

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       (B) The term ``PayGo scorecard'' means the estimates that 
     are made with respect to fiscal years through fiscal year 
     2009 by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office and 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under 
     section 252(d) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.
                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

     SEC. 671. PAYMENT FOR UNUSED LEAVE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A 
                   REENLISTMENT.

       Section 501 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``, termination of 
     an enlistment in conjunction with the commencement of a 
     successive enlistment (without regard to the date of the 
     expiration of the term of the enlistment being terminated),'' 
     after ``honorable conditions''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``, or entering into 
     an enlistment,''.

     SEC. 672. CLARIFICATION OF PER DIEM ELIGIBILITY FOR MILITARY 
                   TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS) SERVING ON ACTIVE 
                   DUTY WITHOUT PAY OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Authority to Provide Per Diem Allowance.--Section 
     1002(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) If a military technician (dual status), as described 
     in section 10216 of title 10, is performing active duty 
     without pay while on leave from technician employment, as 
     authorized by section 6323(d) of title 5, the Secretary 
     concerned may authorize the payment of a per diem allowance 
     to the military technician in lieu of commutation for 
     subsistence and quarters under paragraph (1).''.
       (b) Types of Overseas Operations.--Section 6323(d)(1) of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``noncombat''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall be effective as of February 10, 1996, as if included in 
     section 1039 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 432).

     SEC. 673. ANNUAL REPORT ON EFFECTS OF INITIATIVES ON 
                   RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.

       (a) Report Required.--(1) Chapter 19 of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 1015. Annual report on effects of recruitment and 
       retention initiatives

       ``Not later than December 1 of each year, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report that sets forth the 
     Secretary's assessment of the effects that the improvements 
     to compensation and other personnel benefits made by title VI 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2000 are having on the recruitment of persons to join the 
     armed forces and the retention of members of the armed 
     forces.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``1015. Annual report on effects of recruitment and retention 
              initiatives.''.
       (b) First Report.--The first report under section 1015 of 
     title 37, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     shall be submitted not later than December 1, 2000.

     SEC. 674. OVERSEAS SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM.

       (a) Program and Benefits.--Subsection (a) of section 1060a 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may carry out a 
     program to provide special supplemental food benefits'' and 
     inserting ``Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     carry out a program to provide supplemental foods and 
     nutrition education''.
       (b) Funding Source.--Subsection (b) of such section is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Funding Mechanism.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     use funds available for the Department of Defense to carry 
     out the program under subsection (a).''.
       (c) Program Administration.--Subsection (c) of such section 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``In determining eligibility for benefits, a 
     person already certified for participation in the special 
     supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and 
     children under such section 17 shall be considered eligible 
     for the duration of the certification period under that 
     special supplemental nutrition program.'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (1)(B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) In determining eligibility for families of 
     individuals participating in the program under this section, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall, to the extent practicable, 
     use the criterion described in subparagraph (A), including 
     nutritional risk standards. The Secretary shall also consider 
     the value of housing in kind provided to the individual when 
     determining program eligibility.'';
       (3) in paragraph (2), by adding before the period at the 
     end the following: ``, particularly with respect to nutrition 
     education''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide technical 
     assistance to the Secretary of Defense, if so requested by 
     the Secretary of Defense, for the purpose of carrying out the 
     program under subsection (a).''.
       (d) Definitions.--Subsection (f) of such section is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The terms `nutrition education' and `supplemental 
     foods' have the meanings given the terms in section 17(b) of 
     the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(b)).''.
       (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 17 of the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(q) The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide technical 
     assistance to the Secretary of Defense, if so requested by 
     the Secretary of Defense, for the purpose of carrying out the 
     overseas special supplemental food program established under 
     section 1060a(a) of title 10, United States Code.''.

     SEC. 675. TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS DEPLOYED IN A 
                   CONTINGENCY OPERATION.

       Section 2007(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'';
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) in the case of a member serving in a contingency 
     operation or similar operational mission (other than for 
     training) designated by the Secretary concerned, all of the 
     charges may be paid.''.

     SEC. 676. ADMINISTRATION OF SELECTED RESERVE EDUCATION LOAN 
                   REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR COAST GUARD RESERVE.

       Section 16301 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) The Secretary of Transportation may repay loans 
     described in subsection (a)(1) and otherwise administer this 
     section in the case of members of the Selected Reserve of the 
     Coast Guard Reserve when the Coast Guard is not operating as 
     a service in the Navy.''.

     SEC. 677. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING TREATMENT UNDER 
                   INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF MEMBERS RECEIVING 
                   HOSTILE FIRE OR IMMINENT DANGER SPECIAL PAY 
                   DURING CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.

       It is the sense of Congress that a member of the Armed 
     Forces who is receiving special pay under section 310 of 
     title 37, United States Code, while assigned to duty in 
     support of a contingency operation should be treated under 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in the same manner as a 
     member of the Armed Forces serving in a combat zone (as 
     defined in section 112 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).
                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

Sec. 701. Pharmacy benefits program.
Sec. 702. Provision of chiropractic health care.
Sec. 703. Provision of domiciliary and custodial care for certain 
              CHAMPUS beneficiaries.
Sec. 704. Enhancement of dental benefits for retirees.
Sec. 705. Medical and dental care for certain members incurring 
              injuries on inactive-duty training.
Sec. 706. Health care at former uniformed services treatment facilities 
              for active duty members stationed at certain remote 
              locations.
Sec. 707. Open enrollment demonstration program.

                      Subtitle B--TRICARE Program

Sec. 711. Expansion and revision of authority for dental programs for 
              dependents and reserves.
Sec. 712. Improvement of access to health care under the TRICARE 
              program.
Sec. 713. Improvements to claims processing under the TRICARE program.
Sec. 714. Authority to waive certain TRICARE deductibles.
Sec. 715. TRICARE beneficiary counseling and assistance coordinators.
Sec. 716. Improvement of TRICARE management; improvements to third-
              party payer collection program.
Sec. 717. Comparative report on health care coverage under the TRICARE 
              program.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 721. Forensic pathology investigations by Armed Forces Medical 
              Examiner.
Sec. 722. Best value contracting.
Sec. 723. Health care quality information and technology enhancement.
Sec. 724. Joint telemedicine and telepharmacy demonstration projects by 
              the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans 
              Affairs.
Sec. 725. Program-year stability in health care benefits.
Sec. 726. Study on joint operations for the Defense Health Program.
Sec. 727. Trauma training center.
Sec. 728. Sense of Congress regarding automatic enrollment of medicare-
              eligible beneficiaries in the TRICARE Senior Prime 
              demonstration project.
                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

     SEC. 701. PHARMACY BENEFITS PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1074f the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1074g. Pharmacy benefits program

       ``(a) Pharmacy Benefits.--(1) The Secretary of Defense, 
     after consulting with the other administering Secretaries, 
     shall establish an effective, efficient, integrated pharmacy 
     benefits program under this chapter (hereinafter in this 
     section referred to as the `pharmacy benefits program').
       ``(2)(A) The pharmacy benefits program shall include a 
     uniform formulary of pharmaceutical agents, which shall 
     assure the availability of pharmaceutical agents in the 
     complete range of therapeutic classes. The selection for 
     inclusion on the uniform formulary of particular 
     pharmaceutical agents in each therapeutic class shall be 
     based on the relative clinical and cost effectiveness of the 
     agents in such class.

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       ``(B) In considering the relative clinical effectiveness of 
     agents under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall presume 
     inclusion in a therapeutic class of a pharmaceutical agent, 
     unless the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee established 
     under subsection (b) finds that a pharmaceutical agent does 
     not have a significant, clinically meaningful therapeutic 
     advantage in terms of safety, effectiveness, or clinical 
     outcome over the other drugs included on the uniform 
     formulary.
       ``(C) In considering the relative cost effectiveness of 
     agents under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall rely on 
     the evaluation by the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee of 
     the costs of agents in a therapeutic class in relation to the 
     safety, effectiveness, and clinical outcomes of such agents.
       ``(D) The Secretary shall establish procedures for the 
     selection of particular pharmaceutical agents for the uniform 
     formulary. Such procedures shall be established so as best to 
     accomplish, in the judgment of the Secretary, the objectives 
     set forth in paragraph (1). No pharmaceutical agent may be 
     excluded from the uniform formulary except upon the 
     recommendation of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. 
     The Secretary shall begin to implement the uniform formulary 
     not later than October 1, 2000.
       ``(E) Pharmaceutical agents included on the uniform 
     formulary shall be available to eligible covered 
     beneficiaries through--
       ``(i) facilities of the uniformed services, consistent with 
     the scope of health care services offered in such facilities;
       ``(ii) retail pharmacies designated or eligible under the 
     TRICARE program or the Civilian Health and Medical Program of 
     the Uniformed Services to provide pharmaceutical agents to 
     covered beneficiaries; or
       ``(iii) the national mail-order pharmacy program.
       ``(3) The pharmacy benefits program shall assure the 
     availability of clinically appropriate pharmaceutical agents 
     to members of the armed forces, including, where appropriate, 
     agents not included on the uniform formulary described in 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(4) The pharmacy benefits program may provide that prior 
     authorization be required for certain pharmaceutical agents 
     to assure that the use of such agents is clinically 
     appropriate.
       ``(5) The pharmacy benefits program shall assure the 
     availability to eligible covered beneficiaries of 
     pharmaceutical agents not included on the uniform formulary. 
     Such pharmaceutical agents shall be available through at 
     least one of the means described in paragraph (2)(E) under 
     terms and conditions that may include cost sharing by the 
     eligible covered beneficiary in addition to any such cost 
     sharing applicable to agents on the uniform formulary.
       ``(6) The Secretary, as part of the regulations established 
     under subsection (g), may establish cost sharing requirements 
     (which may be established as a percentage or fixed dollar 
     amount) under the pharmacy benefits program for generic, 
     formulary, and nonformulary agents. For nonformulary agents, 
     cost sharing shall be consistent with common industry 
     practice and not in excess of amounts generally comparable to 
     20 percent for beneficiaries covered by section 1079 of this 
     title or 25 percent for beneficiaries covered by section 1086 
     of this title.
       ``(7) The Secretary shall establish procedures for eligible 
     covered beneficiaries to receive pharmaceutical agents not 
     included on the uniform formulary, but, considered to be 
     clinically necessary. Such procedures shall include peer 
     review procedures under which the Secretary may determine 
     that there is a clinical justification for the use of a 
     pharmaceutical agent that is not on the uniform formulary, in 
     which case the pharmaceutical agent shall be provided under 
     the same terms and conditions as an agent on the uniform 
     formulary. Such procedures shall also include an expeditious 
     appeals process for an eligible covered beneficiary, or a 
     network or uniformed provider on behalf of the beneficiary, 
     to establish clinical justification for the use of a 
     pharmaceutical agent that is not on the uniform formulary.
       ``(8) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     ensure that an eligible covered beneficiary may continue to 
     receive coverage for any maintenance pharmaceutical that is 
     not on the uniform formulary and that was prescribed for the 
     beneficiary before the date of the enactment of this section 
     and stabilized the medical condition of the beneficiary.
       ``(b) Establishment of Committee.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretaries of the 
     military departments, establish a Pharmacy and Therapeutics 
     Committee for the purpose of developing the uniform formulary 
     of pharmaceutical agents required by subsection (a), 
     reviewing such formulary on a periodic basis, and making 
     additional recommendations regarding the formulary as the 
     committee determines necessary and appropriate. The committee 
     shall include representatives of pharmacies of the uniformed 
     services facilities, contractors responsible for the TRICARE 
     retail pharmacy program, contractors responsible for the 
     national mail-order pharmacy program, providers in facilities 
     of the uniformed services, and TRICARE network providers. 
     Committee members shall have expertise in treating the 
     medical needs of the populations served through such entities 
     and in the range of pharmaceutical and biological medicines 
     available for treating such populations. The committee shall 
     function under procedures established by the Secretary under 
     the regulations required by subsection (g).
       ``(2) Not later than 90 days after the establishment of the 
     Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee by the Secretary, the 
     committee shall convene to design a proposed uniform 
     formulary for submission to the Secretary. After such 90-day 
     period, the committee shall meet at least quarterly and 
     shall, during meetings, consider for inclusion on the uniform 
     formulary under the standards established in subsection (a) 
     any drugs newly approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
       ``(c) Advisory Panel.--(1) Concurrent with the 
     establishment of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee 
     under subsection (b), the Secretary shall establish a Uniform 
     Formulary Beneficiary Advisory Panel to review and comment on 
     the development of the uniform formulary. The Secretary shall 
     consider the comments of the panel before implementing the 
     uniform formulary or implementing changes to the uniform 
     formulary.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall determine the size and membership 
     of the panel established under paragraph (1), which shall 
     include members that represent nongovernmental organizations 
     and associations that represent the views and interests of a 
     large number of eligible covered beneficiaries.
       ``(d) Procedures.--(1) In the operation of the pharmacy 
     benefits program under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
     Defense shall assure through management and new contractual 
     arrangements that financial resources are aligned such that 
     the cost of prescriptions is borne by the organization that 
     is financially responsible for the health care of the 
     eligible covered beneficiary.
       ``(2) Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary shall utilize a 
     modification to the bid price adjustment methodology in the 
     current managed care support contracts to ensure equitable 
     and timely reimbursement to the TRICARE managed care support 
     contractors for pharmaceutical products delivered in the 
     nonmilitary environments. The methodology shall take into 
     account the ``at-risk'' nature of the contracts as well as 
     managed care support contractor pharmacy costs attributable 
     to changes to pharmacy service or formulary management at 
     military medical treatment facilities, and other military 
     activities and policies that affect costs of pharmacy 
     benefits provided through the Civilian Health and Medical 
     Program of the Uniformed Services. The methodology shall also 
     account for military treatment facility costs attributable to 
     the delivery of pharmaceutical products in the military 
     facility environment which were prescribed by a network 
     provider.
       ``(e) Pharmacy Data Transaction Service.--Not later than 
     April 1, 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall implement the 
     use of the Pharmacy Data Transaction Service in all fixed 
     facilities of the uniformed services under the jurisdiction 
     of the Secretary, the TRICARE retail pharmacy program, and 
     the national mail-order pharmacy program.
       ``(f) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       ``(1) the term `eligible covered beneficiary' means a 
     covered beneficiary for whom eligibility to receive pharmacy 
     benefits through the means described in subsection (a)(2)(E) 
     is established under this chapter or another provision of 
     law; and
       ``(2) the term `pharmaceutical agent' means drugs, 
     biological products, and medical devices under the regulatory 
     authority of the Food and Drug Administration.
       ``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall, after 
     consultation with the other administering Secretaries, 
     promulgate regulations to carry out this section.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1074f the following new item:
``1074g. Pharmacy benefits program.''.
       (b) Deadline for Establishment of Committee.--Not later 
     than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall establish the Pharmacy and Therapeutics 
     Committee required by section 1074g(b) of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (c) Reports Required.--Not later than April 1 and October 1 
     of fiscal years 2000 and 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a report on--
       (1) implementation of the uniform formulary required under 
     subsection (a) of section 1074g of title 10, United States 
     Code (as added by subsection (a));
       (2) the results of a confidential survey conducted by the 
     Secretary of prescribers for military medical treatment 
     facilities and TRICARE contractors to determine--
       (A) during the most recent fiscal year, how often 
     prescribers attempted to prescribe non-formulary or non-
     preferred prescription drugs, how often such prescribers were 
     able to do so, and whether covered beneficiaries were able to 
     fill such prescriptions without undue delay;
       (B) the understanding by prescribers of the reasons that 
     military medical treatment facilities or civilian contractors 
     preferred certain pharmaceuticals to others; and
       (C) the impact of any restrictions on access to non-
     formulary prescriptions on the clinical decisions of the 
     prescribers and the aggregate cost, quality, and 
     accessibility of health care provided to covered 
     beneficiaries;
       (3) the operation of the Pharmacy Data Transaction Service 
     required by subsection (e) of such section 1074g; and
       (4) any other actions taken by the Secretary to improve 
     management of the pharmacy benefits program under such 
     section.
       (d) Study for Design of Pharmacy Benefit for Certain 
     Covered Beneficiaries.--(1) Not later than April 15, 2001, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall prepare and submit to 
     Congress--
       (A) a study on a design for a comprehensive pharmacy 
     benefit for covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of title 
     10, United States Code, who are entitled to benefits under 
     part A, and enrolled under part B, of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act; and
       (B) an estimate of the costs of implementing and operating 
     such design.
       (2) The design described in paragraph (1)(A) shall 
     incorporate the elements of the pharmacy

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     benefits program required to be established under section 
     1074g of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection 
     (a)).

     SEC. 702. PROVISION OF CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH CARE.

       (a) In General.--Section 731 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 
     10 U.S.C. 1092 note) is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(4) During fiscal year 2000, the Secretary shall continue 
     to furnish the same chiropractic care in the military medical 
     treatment facilities designated pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) 
     as the chiropractic care furnished during the demonstration 
     program.'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security 
     of the House of Representatives'' and inserting ``Committees 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives''; and
       (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``May 1, 2000'' and 
     inserting ``January 31, 2000'';
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``; and'' at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting a semicolon;
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) if the Secretary submits an implementation plan 
     pursuant to subsection (e), the preparation of such plan.''; 
     and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) The Secretary shall--
       ``(A) make full use of the oversight advisory committee in 
     preparing--
       ``(i) the final report on the demonstration program 
     conducted under this section; and
       ``(ii) the implementation plan described in subsection (e); 
     and
       ``(B) provide opportunities for members of the committee to 
     provide views as part of such final report and plan.'';
       (5) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (6) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Implementation Plan.--If the Secretary of Defense 
     recommends in the final report submitted under subsection (c) 
     that chiropractic health care services should be offered in 
     medical care facilities of the Armed Forces or as a health 
     care service covered under the TRICARE program, the Secretary 
     shall, not later than March 31, 2000, submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate an implementation plan for the full 
     integration of chiropractic health care services into the 
     military health care system of the Department of Defense, 
     including the TRICARE program. Such implementation plan shall 
     include--
       ``(1) a detailed analysis of the projected costs of fully 
     integrating chiropractic health care services into the 
     military health care system;
       ``(2) the proposed scope of practice for chiropractors who 
     would provide services to covered beneficiaries under chapter 
     55 of title 10, United States Code;
       ``(3) the proposed military medical treatment facilities at 
     which such services would be provided;
       ``(4) the military readiness requirements for chiropractors 
     who would provide services to such covered beneficiaries; and
       ``(5) any other relevant factors that the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 731 
     in the table of contents at the beginning of such Act is 
     amended to read as follows:
``731. Chiropractic health care.''.

     SEC. 703. PROVISION OF DOMICILIARY AND CUSTODIAL CARE FOR 
                   CERTAIN CHAMPUS BENEFICIARIES.

       (a) Continuation of Care.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     may, in any case in which the Secretary makes the 
     determination described in paragraph (2), continue to provide 
     payment under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the 
     Uniformed Services (as defined in section 1072 of title 10, 
     United States Code), for domiciliary or custodial care 
     services provided to an eligible beneficiary that would 
     otherwise be excluded from coverage under regulations 
     implementing section 1077(b)(1) of such title.
       (2) A determination under this paragraph is a determination 
     that discontinuation of payment for domiciliary or custodial 
     care services or transition to provision of care under the 
     individual case management program authorized by section 
     1079(a)(17) of such title would be--
       (A) inadequate to meet the needs of the eligible 
     beneficiary; and
       (B) unjust to such beneficiary.
       (3) As used in this section, the term ``eligible 
     beneficiary'' means a covered beneficiary (as that term is 
     defined in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code) who, 
     before the effective date of final regulations to implement 
     the individual case management program authorized by section 
     1079(a)(17) of such title, were provided domiciliary or 
     custodial care services for which the Secretary provided 
     payment.
       (b) Prohibition on Establishment of Limited Transition 
     Period.--The Secretary of Defense shall not place a time 
     limit on the period during which the custodial care 
     exclusions of the Department of Defense may be waived as part 
     of the case management program of the Department.
       (c) Survey of Case Management and Custodial Care 
     Policies.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a survey of 
     federally funded and State funded programs for the medical 
     care and management of persons whose care is considered to be 
     custodial in nature. The survey shall examine, but shall not 
     be limited to--
       (1) a comparison of the case management program of the 
     Department of Defense with similar Federal and State 
     programs; and
       (2) a comparison between the case management program of the 
     Department of Defense and the case management and custodial 
     care coverage offered by at least 10 of the most subscribed 
     private health insurance plans in the Federal Employees 
     Health Benefits Program (at least 5 of which shall be managed 
     care organizations), as determined in consultation with the 
     Office of Personnel Management.
       (d) Report on Survey of Case Management and Custodial Care 
     Policies.--Not later than March 31, 2000, the Secretary shall 
     submit a report on the survey required by subsection (c) to 
     Congress. The Secretary shall include in the report any 
     recommendations for legislative changes that the Secretary 
     determines necessary to facilitate the case management of the 
     Department of Defense, and a plan for any regulatory changes 
     determined necessary by the Secretary. Such plan shall 
     include any regulatory provisions that the Secretary 
     determines necessary to address equitably the unique needs of 
     the family members of active duty military personnel and to 
     ensure the full integration of the case management program of 
     the Department of Defense with other available family support 
     services activities.

     SEC. 704. ENHANCEMENT OF DENTAL BENEFITS FOR RETIREES.

       Subsection (d) of section 1076c of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Benefits Available Under the Plan.--The dental 
     insurance plan established under subsection (a) shall provide 
     benefits for dental care and treatment which may be 
     comparable to the benefits authorized under section 1076a of 
     this title for plans established under that section and shall 
     include diagnostic services, preventative services, 
     endodontics and other basic restorative services, surgical 
     services, and emergency services.''.

     SEC. 705. MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS 
                   INCURRING INJURIES ON INACTIVE-DUTY TRAINING.

       (a) Order to Active Duty Authorized.--(1) Chapter 1209 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 12322. Active duty for health care

       ``A member of a uniformed service described in paragraph 
     (1)(B) or (2)(B) of section 1074a(a) of this title may be 
     ordered to active duty, and a member of a uniformed service 
     described in paragraph (1)(A) or (2)(A) of such section may 
     be continued on active duty, for a period of more than 30 
     days while the member is being treated for (or recovering 
     from) an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated 
     in the line of duty as described in any of such 
     paragraphs.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
``12322. Active duty for health care.''.
       (b) Medical and Dental Care for Members.--Subsection (e) of 
     section 1074a of such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e)(1) A member of a uniformed service on active duty for 
     health care or recuperation reasons, as described in 
     paragraph (2), is entitled to medical and dental care on the 
     same basis and to the same extent as members covered by 
     section 1074(a) of this title while the member remains on 
     active duty.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to a member described in 
     paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) who, while being 
     treated for (or recovering from) an injury, illness, or 
     disease incurred or aggravated in the line of duty, is 
     continued on active duty pursuant to a modification or 
     extension of orders, or is ordered to active duty, so as to 
     result in active duty for a period of more than 30 days.''.
       (c) Medical and Dental Care for Dependents.--Subparagraph 
     (D) of section 1076(a)(2) of such title is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(D) A member on active duty who is entitled to benefits 
     under subsection (e) of section 1074a of this title by reason 
     of paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) of such 
     section.''.

     SEC. 706. HEALTH CARE AT FORMER UNIFORMED SERVICES TREATMENT 
                   FACILITIES FOR ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS STATIONED AT 
                   CERTAIN REMOTE LOCATIONS.

       (a) Authority.--Health care may be furnished by a 
     designated provider pursuant to any contract entered into by 
     the designated provider under section 722(b) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 
     104-201; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) to eligible members who reside 
     within the service area of the designated provider.
       (b) Eligibility.--A member of the Armed Forces is eligible 
     for health care under subsection (a) if the member is a 
     member described in section 731(c) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 
     111 Stat. 1811; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note).
       (c) Applicable Policies.--In furnishing health care to an 
     eligible member under subsection (a), a designated provider 
     shall adhere to the Department of Defense policies applicable 
     to the furnishing of care under the TRICARE Prime Remote 
     program, including coordinating with uniformed services 
     medical authorities for hospitalizations and all referrals 
     for specialty care.
       (d) Reimbursement Rates.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the designated providers, shall prescribe 
     reimbursement rates for care furnished to eligible members 
     under subsection (a). The rates prescribed for health care 
     may not exceed the amounts allowable under the TRICARE 
     Standard plan for the same care.

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     SEC. 707. OPEN ENROLLMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       Section 724 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Open Enrollment Demonstration Program.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall conduct a demonstration program 
     under which covered beneficiaries shall be permitted to 
     enroll at any time in a managed care plan offered by a 
     designated provider consistent with the enrollment 
     requirements for the TRICARE Prime option under the TRICARE 
     program, but without regard to the limitation in subsection 
     (b). The demonstration program under this subsection shall 
     cover designated providers, selected by the Secretary of 
     Defense, and the service areas of the designated providers.
       ``(2) The demonstration program carried out under this 
     section shall commence on October 1, 1999, and end on 
     September 30, 2001.
       ``(3) Not later than March 15, 2001, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
     demonstration program carried out under this subsection. The 
     report shall include, at a minimum, an evaluation of the 
     benefits of the open enrollment opportunity to covered 
     beneficiaries and a recommendation on whether to authorize 
     open enrollments in the managed care plans of designated 
     providers permanently.''.
                      Subtitle B--TRICARE Program

     SEC. 711. EXPANSION AND REVISION OF AUTHORITY FOR DENTAL 
                   PROGRAMS FOR DEPENDENTS AND RESERVES.

       (a) Authority.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking sections 1076a and 1076b and inserting 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 1076a. TRICARE dental program

       ``(a) Establishment of Dental Plans.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may establish, and in the case of the dental plan 
     described in paragraph (1) shall establish, the following 
     voluntary enrollment dental plans:
       ``(1) Plan for selected reserve and individual ready 
     reserve.--A dental insurance plan for members of the Selected 
     Reserve of the Ready Reserve and for members of the 
     Individual Ready Reserve described in subsection 10144(b) of 
     this title.
       ``(2) Plan for other reserves.--A dental insurance plan for 
     members of the Individual Ready Reserve not eligible to 
     enroll in the plan established under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Plan for active duty dependents.--Dental benefits 
     plans for eligible dependents of members of the uniformed 
     services who are on active duty for a period of more than 30 
     days.
       ``(4) Plan for ready reserve dependents.--A dental benefits 
     plan for eligible dependents of members of the Ready Reserve 
     of the reserve components who are not on active duty for more 
     than 30 days.
       ``(b) Administration of Plans.--The plans established under 
     this section shall be administered under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with 
     the other administering Secretaries.
       ``(c) Care Available Under Plans.--Dental plans established 
     under subsection (a) may provide for the following dental 
     care:
       ``(1) Diagnostic, oral examination, and preventive services 
     and palliative emergency care.
       ``(2) Basic restorative services of amalgam and composite 
     restorations, stainless steel crowns for primary teeth, and 
     dental appliance repairs.
       ``(3) Orthodontic services, crowns, gold fillings, bridges, 
     complete or partial dentures, and such other services as the 
     Secretary of Defense considers to be appropriate.
       ``(d) Premiums.--
       ``(1) Premium Sharing Plans.--(A) The dental insurance plan 
     established under subsection (a)(1) and the dental benefits 
     plans established under subsection (a)(3) are premium sharing 
     plans.
       ``(B) Members enrolled in a premium sharing plan for 
     themselves or for their dependents shall be required to pay a 
     share of the premium charged for the benefits provided under 
     the plan. The member's share of the premium charge may not 
     exceed $20 per month for the enrollment.
       ``(C) Effective as of January 1 of each year, the amount of 
     the premium required under subparagraph (A) shall be 
     increased by the percent equal to the lesser of--
       ``(i) the percent by which the rates of basic pay of 
     members of the uniformed services are increased on such date; 
     or
       ``(ii) the sum of one-half percent and the percent computed 
     under section 5303(a) of title 5 for the increase in rates of 
     basic pay for statutory pay systems for pay periods beginning 
     on or after such date.
       ``(D) The Secretary of Defense may reduce the monthly 
     premium required to be paid under paragraph (1) in the case 
     of enlisted members in pay grade E-1, E-2, E-3, or E-4 if the 
     Secretary determines that such a reduction is appropriate to 
     assist such members to participate in a dental plan referred 
     to in subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Full premium plans.--(A) The dental insurance plan 
     established under subsection (a)(2) and the dental benefits 
     plan established under subsection (a)(4) are full premium 
     plans.
       ``(B) Members enrolled in a full premium plan for 
     themselves or for their dependents shall be required to pay 
     the entire premium charged for the benefits provided under 
     the plan.
       ``(3) Payment procedures.--A member's share of the premium 
     for a plan established under subsection (a) may be paid by 
     deductions from the basic pay of the member and from 
     compensation paid under section 206 of title 37, as the case 
     may be. The regulations prescribed under subsection (b) shall 
     specify the procedures for payment of the premiums by 
     enrollees who do not receive such pay.
       ``(e) Copayments Under Premium Sharing Plans.--A member or 
     dependent who receives dental care under a premium sharing 
     plan referred to in subsection (d)(1) shall--
       ``(1) in the case of care described in subsection (c)(1), 
     pay no charge for the care;
       ``(2) in the case of care described in subsection (c)(2), 
     pay 20 percent of the charges for the care; and
       ``(3) in the case of care described in subsection (c)(3), 
     pay a percentage of the charges for the care that is 
     determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense, after 
     consultation with the other administering Secretaries.
       ``(f) Transfer of Members.--If a member whose dependents 
     are enrolled in the plan established under subsection (a)(3) 
     is transferred to a duty station where dental care is 
     provided to the member's eligible dependents under a program 
     other than that plan, the member may discontinue 
     participation under the plan. If the member is later 
     transferred to a duty station where dental care is not 
     provided to such member's eligible dependents except under 
     the plan established under subsection (a)(3), the member may 
     re-enroll the dependents in that plan.
       ``(g) Care Outside the United States.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may exercise the authority provided under subsection 
     (a) to establish dental insurance plans and dental benefits 
     plans for dental benefits provided outside the United States 
     for the eligible members and dependents of members of the 
     uniformed services. In the case of such an overseas dental 
     plan, the Secretary may waive or reduce any copayments 
     required by subsection (e) to the extent the Secretary 
     determines appropriate for the effective and efficient 
     operation of the plan.
       ``(h) Waiver of Requirements for Surviving Dependents.--The 
     Secretary of Defense may waive (in whole or in part) any 
     requirements of a dental plan established under this section 
     as the Secretary determines necessary for the effective 
     administration of the plan for a dependent who is an eligible 
     dependent described in subsection (k)(2).
       ``(i) Authority Subject to Appropriations.--The authority 
     of the Secretary of Defense to enter into a contract under 
     this section for any fiscal year is subject to the 
     availability of appropriations for that purpose.
       ``(j) Limitation on Reduction of Benefits.--The Secretary 
     of Defense may not reduce benefits provided under a plan 
     established under this section until--
       ``(1) the Secretary provides notice of the Secretary's 
     intent to reduce such benefits to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives; and
       ``(2) one year has elapsed following the date of such 
     notice.
       ``(k) Eligible Dependent Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `eligible dependent'--
       ``(1) means a dependent described in subparagraph (A), (D), 
     or (I) of section 1072(2) of this title; and
       ``(2) includes any such dependent of a member who dies 
     while on active duty for a period of more than 30 days or a 
     member of the Ready Reserve if the dependent is enrolled on 
     the date of the death of the member in a dental benefits plan 
     established under subsection (a), except that the term does 
     not include the dependent after the end of the one-year 
     period beginning on the date of the member's death.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by striking 
     out the items relating to sections 1076a and 1076b and 
     inserting the following:
``1076a. TRICARE dental program.''.

     SEC. 712. IMPROVEMENT OF ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE UNDER THE 
                   TRICARE PROGRAM.

       (a) Access.--The Secretary of Defense shall, to the maximum 
     extent practicable, minimize the authorization and 
     certification requirements imposed on covered beneficiaries 
     under the TRICARE program as a condition of access to 
     benefits under that program.
       (b) Report on Initiatives To Improve Access.--Not later 
     than March 31, 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives a report on specific actions taken to--
       (1) reduce the requirements for preauthorization for care 
     under the TRICARE program;
       (2) reduce the requirements for beneficiaries to obtain 
     preventive services, such as obstetric or gynecologic 
     examinations, mammograms for females over 35 years of age, 
     and urological examinations for males over the age of 60 
     without preauthorization; and
       (3) reduce the requirements for statements of 
     nonavailability of services.
       (c) Requirement to Provide Statement.--Section 1080(b) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new sentence: ``Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, with respect to obstetrics and 
     gynecological care for beneficiaries not enrolled in a 
     managed care plan offered pursuant to any contract or 
     agreement under this chapter, a nonavailability-of-health-
     care statement shall be required for receipt of health care 
     services related to outpatient prenatal, outpatient or 
     inpatient delivery, and outpatient post-partum care 
     subsequent to the visit which confirms the pregnancy.''.

     SEC. 713. IMPROVEMENTS TO CLAIMS PROCESSING UNDER THE TRICARE 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1095b the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1095c. TRICARE program: facilitation of processing of 
       claims

       ``(a) Reduction of Processing Time.--(1) With respect to 
     claims for payment for medical care provided under the 
     TRICARE program, the Secretary of Defense shall implement a 
     system for processing of claims under which--

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       ``(A) 95 percent of all clean claims must be processed not 
     later than 30 days after the date that such claims are 
     submitted to the claims processor; and
       ``(B) 100 percent of all clean claims must be processed not 
     later than 100 days after the date that such claims are 
     submitted to the claims processor.
       ``(2) The Secretary may, under the system required by 
     paragraph (1) and consistent with the provisions in chapter 
     39 of title 31 (commonly referred to as the `Prompt Payment 
     Act'), require that interest be paid on clean claims that are 
     not processed within 30 days.
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term `clean 
     claim' means a claim that has no defect, impropriety 
     (including a lack of any required substantiating 
     documentation), or particular circumstance requiring special 
     treatment that prevents timely payment on the claim under 
     this section.
       ``(b) Requirement to Provide Start-up Time For Certain 
     Contractors.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall not require 
     that a contractor described in paragraph (2) begin to provide 
     managed care support pursuant to a contract to provide such 
     support under the TRICARE program until at least nine months 
     after the date of the award of the contract. In such case the 
     contractor may begin to provide managed care support pursuant 
     to the contract as soon as practicable after the award of the 
     contract, but in no case later than one year after the date 
     of such award.
       ``(2) A contractor under this paragraph is a contractor who 
     is awarded a contract to provide managed care support under 
     the TRICARE program--
       ``(A) who has not previously been awarded such a contract 
     by the Department of Defense; or
       ``(B) who has previously been awarded such a contract by 
     the Department of Defense but for whom the subcontractors 
     have not previously been awarded the subcontracts for such a 
     contract.
       ``(c) Incentives for Electronic Processing.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall require that new contracts for managed care 
     support under the TRICARE program provide that the contractor 
     be permitted to provide financial incentives to health care 
     providers who file claims for payment electronically.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1095b the following new item:
``1095c. TRICARE program: facilitation of processing of claims.''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a report on--
       (1) the status of claims processing backlogs in each 
     TRICARE region;
       (2) the estimated time frame for resolution of such 
     backlogs;
       (3) efforts to reduce the number of change orders with 
     respect to contracts to provide managed care support under 
     the TRICARE program and to make such change orders in groups 
     on a quarterly basis rather than one at a time;
       (4) the extent of success in simplifying claims processing 
     procedures through reduction of reliance of the Department of 
     Defense on, and the complexity of, the health care service 
     record;
       (5) application of best industry practices with respect to 
     claims processing, including electronic claims processing; 
     and
       (6) any other initiatives of the Department of Defense to 
     improve claims processing procedures.
       (c) Deadline For Implementation.--The system for processing 
     claims required under section 1095c(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall be 
     implemented not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (d) Applicability.--Section 1095c(b) of title 10, United 
     States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall apply with 
     respect to any contract to provide managed care support under 
     the TRICARE program negotiated after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 714. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE CERTAIN TRICARE DEDUCTIBLES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1095c (as added 
     by section 713) the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1095d. TRICARE program: waiver of certain deductibles

       ``(a) Waiver Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     waive the deductible payable for medical care provided under 
     the TRICARE program to an eligible dependent of--
       ``(1) a member of a reserve component on active duty 
     pursuant to a call or order to active duty for a period of 
     less than one year; or
       ``(2) a member of the National Guard on full-time National 
     Guard duty pursuant to a call or order to full-time National 
     Guard duty for a period of less than one year.
       ``(b) Eligible Dependent.--As used in this section, the 
     term `eligible dependent' means a dependent described 
     subparagraphs (A), (D), or (I) of section 1072(2) of this 
     title.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1095c the following new item:
``1095d. TRICARE program: waiver of certain deductibles.''.

     SEC. 715. TRICARE BENEFICIARY COUNSELING AND ASSISTANCE 
                   COORDINATORS.

       (a) Establishment of Positions.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     1095d (as added by section 714 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1095e. TRICARE program: beneficiary counseling and 
       assistance coordinators

       ``(a) Establishment of Positions.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall require in regulations that--
       ``(1) each lead agent under the TRICARE program--
       ``(A) designate a person to serve full-time as a 
     beneficiary counseling and assistance coordinator for 
     beneficiaries under the TRICARE program; and
       ``(B) provide for toll-free telephone communication between 
     such beneficiaries and the beneficiary counseling and 
     assistance coordinator; and
       ``(2) the commander of each military medical treatment 
     facility under this chapter designate a person to serve, as a 
     primary or collateral duty, as beneficiary counseling and 
     assistance coordinator for beneficiaries under the TRICARE 
     program served at that facility.
       ``(b) Duties.--The Secretary shall prescribe the duties of 
     the position of beneficiary counseling and assistance 
     coordinator in the regulations required by subsection (a).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1095d the following new item:
``1095e. TRICARE program: beneficiary counseling and assistance 
              coordinators.''.
       (b) Deadline for Initial Designations.--Each beneficiary 
     counseling and assistance coordinator required under the 
     regulations described in section 1095e(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall be designated 
     not later than January 15, 2000.

     SEC. 716. IMPROVEMENT OF TRICARE MANAGEMENT; IMPROVEMENTS TO 
                   THIRD-PARTY PAYER COLLECTION PROGRAM.

       (a) Improvement of TRICARE Program.--(1) Chapter 55 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     section 1097a the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1097b. TRICARE program: financial management

       ``(a) Reimbursement of Providers.--(1) Subject to paragraph 
     (2), the Secretary of Defense may reimburse health care 
     providers under the TRICARE program at rates higher than the 
     reimbursement rates otherwise authorized for the providers 
     under that program if the Secretary determines that 
     application of the higher rates is necessary in order to 
     ensure the availability of an adequate number of qualified 
     health care providers under that program.
       ``(2) The amount of reimbursement provided under paragraph 
     (1) with respect to a health care service may not exceed the 
     lesser of the following:
       ``(A) The amount equal to the local fee for service charge 
     for the service in the service area in which the service is 
     provided as determined by the Secretary based on one or more 
     of the following payment rates:
       ``(i) Usual, customary, and reasonable.
       ``(ii) The Health Care Finance Administration's Resource 
     Based Relative Value Scale.
       ``(iii) Negotiated fee schedules.
       ``(iv) Global fees.
       ``(v) Sliding scale individual fee allowances.
       ``(B) The amount equal to 115 per cent of the CHAMPUS 
     maximum allowable charge for the service.
       ``(b) Third-Party Collections.--(1) A medical treatment 
     facility of the uniformed services under the TRICARE program 
     has the same right as the United States under section 1095 of 
     this title to collect from a third-party payer the reasonable 
     charges for health care services described in paragraph (2) 
     that are incurred by the facility on behalf of a covered 
     beneficiary under that program.
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations 
     for the administration of this subsection. The regulations 
     shall set forth the method to be used for the computation of 
     the reasonable charges for inpatient, outpatient, and other 
     health care services. The method of computation may be--
       ``(A) a method that is based on--
       ``(i) per diem rates;
       ``(ii) all-inclusive rates for each visit;
       ``(iii) diagnosis-related groups; or
       ``(iv) rates prescribed under the regulations implementing 
     sections 1079 and 1086 of this title; or
       ``(B) any other method considered appropriate.
       ``(c) Consultation Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall carry out the responsibilities under this section after 
     consultation with the other administering Secretaries.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of 
     such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 1097a the following new item:
``1097b. TRICARE program: financial management.''.
       (b) Report on Implementation.--(1) Not later than 6 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense, in consultation with the other administering 
     Secretaries, shall submit to Congress a report assessing the 
     effects of the implementation of the requirements and 
     authorities set forth in sections 1097b of title 10, United 
     States Code (as added by subsection (a)).
       (2) The report shall include the following:
       (A) An assessment of the cost of the implementation of such 
     requirements and authorities.
       (B) An assessment of whether the implementation of any such 
     requirements and authorities will result in the utilization 
     by the TRICARE program of the best industry practices with 
     respect to the matters covered by such requirements and 
     authorities.
       (3) In this subsection, the term ``administering 
     Secretaries'' has the meaning given that term in section 
     1072(3) of title 10, United States Code.
       (c) Improvement to Third-Party Collection Program.--(1) 
     Section 1095 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--

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       (A) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (i) by striking ``the reasonable costs of'' and inserting 
     ``reasonable charges for'';
       (ii) by striking ``such costs'' and inserting ``such 
     charges''; and
       (iii) by striking ``the reasonable cost of'' and inserting 
     ``a reasonable charge for'';
       (B) in subsection (g), by striking ``the costs of''; and
       (C) in subsection (h)(1), by striking the first sentence 
     and inserting ``The term `third-party payer' means an entity 
     that provides an insurance, medical service, or health plan 
     by contract or agreement, including an automobile liability 
     insurance or no fault insurance carrier, and any other plan 
     or program that is designed to provide compensation or 
     coverage for expenses incurred by a beneficiary for health 
     care services or products.''.
       (2) Section 1095b(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the first and second sentences after the 
     heading and inserting the following: ``The United States 
     shall have the same right to collect charges related to 
     claims described in subsection (a) as charges for claims 
     under section 1095 of this title.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 717. COMPARATIVE REPORT ON HEALTH CARE COVERAGE UNDER 
                   THE TRICARE PROGRAM.

       Not later than March 31, 2000, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives a report including a 
     comparison of health care coverage available through the 
     TRICARE program with the coverage available under similar 
     health benefits plans offered under the Federal Employees 
     Health Benefits program established under chapter 89 of title 
     5, United States Code. Such comparison shall include, but not 
     be limited to, a comparison of cost sharing requirements, 
     overall costs to beneficiaries, covered benefits, and 
     exclusions from coverage.
                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

     SEC. 721. FORENSIC PATHOLOGY INVESTIGATIONS BY ARMED FORCES 
                   MEDICAL EXAMINER.

       (a) Investigation Authority.--Chapter 75 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking the heading for 
     the chapter and inserting the following:

                    ``CHAPTER 75--DECEASED PERSONNEL

``Subchapter                                                       Sec.
``I. Death Investigations......................................1471....

``II. Death Benefits...........................................1475....

                  ``SUBCHAPTER I--DEATH INVESTIGATIONS

``Sec.
``1471. Forensic pathology investigations.

     ``Sec. 1471. Forensic pathology investigations

       ``(a) Authority.--Under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary of Defense, the Armed Forces Medical Examiner may 
     conduct a forensic pathology investigation to determine the 
     cause or manner of death of a deceased person if such an 
     investigation is determined to be justified under 
     circumstances described in subsection (b). The investigation 
     may include an autopsy of the decedent's remains.
       ``(b) Basis for Investigation.--(1) A forensic pathology 
     investigation of a death under this section is justified if 
     at least one of the circumstances in paragraph (2) and one of 
     the circumstances in paragraph (3) exist.
       ``(2) A circumstance under this paragraph is a circumstance 
     under which--
       ``(A) it appears that the decedent was killed or that, 
     whatever the cause of the decedent's death, the cause was 
     unnatural;
       ``(B) the cause or manner of death is unknown;
       ``(C) there is reasonable suspicion that the death was by 
     unlawful means;
       ``(D) it appears that the death resulted from an infectious 
     disease or from the effects of a hazardous material that may 
     have an adverse effect on the military installation or 
     community involved; or
       ``(E) the identity of the decedent is unknown.
       ``(3) A circumstance under this paragraph is a circumstance 
     under which--
       ``(A) the decedent--
       ``(i) was found dead or died at an installation garrisoned 
     by units of the armed forces that is under the exclusive 
     jurisdiction of the United States;
       ``(ii) was a member of the armed forces on active duty or 
     inactive duty for training;
       ``(iii) was recently retired under chapter 61 of this title 
     as a result of an injury or illness incurred while a member 
     on active duty or inactive duty for training; or
       ``(iv) was a civilian dependent of a member of the armed 
     forces and was found dead or died outside the United States;
       ``(B) in any other authorized Department of Defense 
     investigation of matters which involves the death, a factual 
     determination of the cause or manner of the death is 
     necessary; or
       ``(C) in any other authorized investigation being conducted 
     by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National 
     Transportation Safety Board, or any other Federal agency, an 
     authorized official of such agency with authority to direct a 
     forensic pathology investigation requests that the Armed 
     Forces Medical Examiner conduct such an investigation.
       ``(c) Determination of Justification.--(1) Subject to 
     paragraph (2), the determination that a circumstance exists 
     under paragraph (2) of subsection (b) shall be made by the 
     Armed Forces Medical Examiner.
       ``(2) A commander may make the determination that a 
     circumstances exists under paragraph (2) of subsection (b) 
     and require a forensic pathology investigation under this 
     section without regard to a determination made by the Armed 
     Forces Medical Examiner if--
       ``(A) in a case involving circumstances described in 
     paragraph (3)(A)(i) of that subsection, the commander is the 
     commander of the installation where the decedent was found 
     dead or died; or
       ``(B) in a case involving circumstances described in 
     paragraph (3)(A)(ii) of that subsection, the commander is the 
     commander of the decedent's unit at a level in the chain of 
     command designated for such purpose in the regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(d) Limitation in Concurrent Jurisdiction Cases.--(1) The 
     exercise of authority under this section is subject to the 
     exercise of primary jurisdiction for the investigation of a 
     death--
       ``(A) in the case of a death in a State, by the State or a 
     local government of the State; or
       ``(B) in the case of a death in a foreign country, by that 
     foreign country under any applicable treaty, status of forces 
     agreement, or other international agreement between the 
     United States and that foreign country.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) does not limit the authority of the 
     Armed Forces Medical Examiner to conduct a forensic pathology 
     investigation of a death that is subject to the exercise of 
     primary jurisdiction by another sovereign if the 
     investigation by the other sovereign is concluded without a 
     forensic pathology investigation that the Armed Forces 
     Medical Examiner considers complete. For the purposes of the 
     preceding sentence a forensic pathology investigation is 
     incomplete if the investigation does not include an autopsy 
     of the decedent.
       ``(e) Procedures.--For a forensic pathology investigation 
     under this section, the Armed Forces Medical Examiner shall--
       ``(1) designate one or more qualified pathologists to 
     conduct the investigation;
       ``(2) to the extent practicable and consistent with 
     responsibilities under this section, give due regard to any 
     applicable law protecting religious beliefs;
       ``(3) as soon as practicable, notify the decedent's family, 
     if known, that the forensic pathology investigation is being 
     conducted;
       ``(4) as soon as practicable after the completion of the 
     investigation, authorize release of the decedent's remains to 
     the family, if known; and
       ``(5) promptly report the results of the forensic pathology 
     investigation to the official responsible for the overall 
     investigation of the death.
       ``(f) Definition of State.--In this section, the term 
     `State' includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
     of Puerto Rico, and Guam.''.
       (b) Repeal of Authority for Existing Inquest Procedures.--
     Sections 4711 and 9711 of title 10, United States Code, are 
     repealed.
       (c) Technical and Clerical Amendments.--(1) Chapter 75 of 
     such title, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended 
     by inserting before section 1475 the following:

                   ``SUBCHAPTER II--DEATH BENEFITS''.

       (2) The item relating to chapter 75 in the tables of 
     chapters at the beginning of subtitle A of such title and at 
     the beginning of part II of such subtitle is amended to read 
     as follows:
``75. Deceased Personnel....................................1471''.....

       (3) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 445 
     of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 4711.
       (4) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 945 
     of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 9711.
       (5) The heading for chapter 445 of such title is amended to 
     read as follows:

  ``CHAPTER 445--DISPOSITION OF EFFECTS OF DECEASED PERSONS; CAPTURED 
                                FLAGS''.

       (6) The heading for chapter 945 of such title is amended to 
     read as follows:

      ``CHAPTER 945--DISPOSITION OF EFFECTS OF DECEASED PERSONS''.

       (7) The item relating to chapter 445 in the tables of 
     chapters at the beginning of subtitle B of such title and at 
     the beginning of part IV of such subtitle is amended to read 
     as follows:
``445. Disposition of Effects of Deceased Persons; Captured 4712''.....

       (8) The item relating to chapter 945 in the tables of 
     chapters at the beginning subtitle D of such title and at the 
     beginning of part IV of such subtitle is amended to read as 
     follows:
``945. Disposition of Effects of Deceased Persons...........9712''.....

     SEC. 722. BEST VALUE CONTRACTING.

       (a) Authority.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 1073 the following:

     ``Sec. 1073a. Contracts for health care: best value 
       contracting

       ``(a) Authority.--Under regulations prescribed by the 
     administering Secretaries, health care contracts shall be 
     awarded in the administration of this chapter to the offeror 
     or offerors that will provide the best value to the United 
     States to the maximum extent consistent with furnishing high-
     quality health care in a manner that protects the fiscal and 
     other interests of the United States.
       ``(b) Factors Considered.--In the determination of best 
     value under subsection (a)--
       ``(1) consideration shall be given to the factors specified 
     in the regulations; and
       ``(2) greater weight shall be accorded to technical and 
     performance-related factors than to cost and price-related 
     factors.
       ``(c) Applicability.--The authority under the regulations 
     prescribed under subsection (a) shall apply to any contract 
     in excess of $5,000,000.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1073 the following:
``1073a. Contracts for health care: best value contracting.''.

     SEC. 723. HEALTH CARE QUALITY INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY 
                   ENHANCEMENT.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to ensure that 
     the Department of Defense addresses issues of medical quality 
     surveillance

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     and implements solutions for those issues in a timely manner 
     that is consistent with national policy and industry 
     standards.
       (b) Department of Defense Program for Medical Informatics 
     and Data.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
     Department of Defense program, the purposes of which shall be 
     the following:
       (1) To develop parameters for assessing the quality of 
     health care information.
       (2) To develop the defense digital patient record.
       (3) To develop a repository for data on quality of health 
     care.
       (4) To develop capability for conducting research on 
     quality of health care.
       (5) To conduct research on matters of quality of health 
     care.
       (6) To develop decision support tools for health care 
     providers.
       (7) To refine medical performance report cards.
       (8) To conduct educational programs on medical informatics 
     to meet identified needs.
       (c) Automation and Capture of Clinical Data.--(1) Through 
     the program established under subsection (b), the Secretary 
     of Defense shall accelerate the efforts of the Department of 
     Defense to automate, capture, and exchange controlled 
     clinical data and present providers with clinical guidance 
     using a personal information carrier, clinical lexicon, or 
     digital patient record.
       (2) The program shall serve as a primary resource for the 
     Department of Defense for matters concerning the capture, 
     processing, and dissemination of data on health care quality.
       (d) Medical Informatics Advisory Committee.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall establish a Medical Informatics 
     Advisory Committee (hereinafter referred to as the 
     ``Committee''), the members of which shall be the following:
       (A) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
       (B) The Director of the TRICARE Management Activity of the 
     Department of Defense.
       (C) The Surgeon General of the Army.
       (D) The Surgeon General of the Navy.
       (E) The Surgeon General of the Air Force.
       (F) Representatives of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     designated by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       (G) Representatives of the Department of Health and Human 
     Services, designated by the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services.
       (H) Any additional members appointed by the Secretary of 
     Defense to represent health care insurers and managed care 
     organizations, academic health institutions, health care 
     providers (including representatives of physicians and 
     representatives of hospitals), and accreditors of health care 
     plans and organizations.
       (2) The primary mission of the Committee shall be to advise 
     the Secretary on the development, deployment, and maintenance 
     of health care informatics systems that allow for the 
     collection, exchange, and processing of health care quality 
     information for the Department of Defense in coordination 
     with other Federal departments and agencies and with the 
     private sector.
       (3) Specific areas of responsibility of the Committee shall 
     include advising the Secretary on the following:
       (A) The ability of the medical informatics systems at the 
     Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs to 
     monitor, evaluate, and improve the quality of care provided 
     to beneficiaries.
       (B) The coordination of key components of medical 
     informatics systems, including digital patient records, both 
     within the Federal Government and between the Federal 
     Government and the private sector.
       (C) The development of operational capabilities for 
     executive information systems and clinical decision support 
     systems within the Department of Defense and Department of 
     Veterans Affairs.
       (D) Standardization of processes used to collect, evaluate, 
     and disseminate health care quality information.
       (E) Refinement of methodologies by which the quality of 
     health care provided within the Department of Defense and 
     Department of Veterans Affairs is evaluated.
       (F) Protecting the confidentiality of personal health 
     information.
       (4) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs 
     shall consult with the Committee on the issues described in 
     paragraph (3).
       (5) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress an 
     annual report on the activities of the Committee and on the 
     coordination of development, deployment, and maintenance of 
     health care informatics systems within the Federal 
     Government, and between the Federal Government and the 
     private sector.
       (6) Members of the Committee shall not be paid by reason of 
     their service on the Committee.
       (7) The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 
     shall not apply to the Committee.
       (e) Annual Report.--The Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     Health Affairs shall submit to Congress on an annual basis a 
     report on the quality of health care furnished under the 
     health care programs of the Department of Defense. The report 
     shall cover the most recent fiscal year ending before the 
     date the report is submitted and shall contain a discussion 
     of the quality of the health care measured on the basis of 
     each statistical and customer satisfaction factor that the 
     Assistant Secretary determines appropriate, including, at a 
     minimum, a discussion of the following:
       (1) Health outcomes.
       (2) The extent of use of health report cards.
       (3) The extent of use of standard clinical pathways.
       (4) The extent of use of innovative processes for 
     surveillance.

     SEC. 724. JOINT TELEMEDICINE AND TELEPHARMACY DEMONSTRATION 
                   PROJECTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND 
                   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense and Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs may carry out joint demonstration projects 
     for purposes of evaluating the feasibility and practicability 
     of using telecommunications to provide health care services 
     and pharmacy services.
       (b) Services To Be Provided.--The services provided under 
     the demonstration projects may include the following:
       (1) Radiology and imaging services.
       (2) Diagnostic services.
       (3) Referral services.
       (4) Clinical pharmacy services.
       (5) Any other health care services or pharmacy services 
     designated by the Secretaries.
       (c) Selection of Locations.--(1) The Secretaries may carry 
     out the demonstration projects described in subsection (a) at 
     not more than five locations selected by the Secretaries from 
     locations in which are located both a uniformed services 
     treatment facility and a Department of Veterans Affairs 
     medical center that are affiliated with academic institutions 
     having a demonstrated expertise in the provision of health 
     care services or pharmacy services by means of 
     telecommunications.
       (2) Representatives of a facility and medical center 
     selected under paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, carry out the demonstration project in 
     consultation with representatives of the academic institution 
     or institutions with which affiliated.
       (d) Period of Demonstration Projects.--The Secretaries may 
     carry out the demonstration projects during the three-year 
     period beginning on October 1, 1999.
       (e) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2002, the 
     Secretaries shall jointly submit to Congress a report on the 
     demonstration projects. The report shall include--
       (1) a description of each demonstration project; and
       (2) an evaluation, based on the demonstration projects, of 
     the feasibility and practicability of using 
     telecommunications to provide health care services and 
     pharmacy services, including the provision of such services 
     to field hospitals of the Armed Forces and to Department of 
     Veterans Affairs outpatient health care clinics.

     SEC. 725. PROGRAM-YEAR STABILITY IN HEALTH CARE BENEFITS.

       Section 1073 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) Responsible Officials.--'' at the 
     beginning of the text of the section; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Stability in Program of Benefits.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall, to the maximum extent practicable, provide a 
     stable program of benefits under this chapter throughout each 
     fiscal year. To achieve the stability in the case of managed 
     care support contracts entered into under this chapter, the 
     contracts shall be administered so as to implement all 
     changes in benefits and administration on a quarterly basis. 
     However, the Secretary of Defense may implement any such 
     change prior to the next fiscal quarter if the Secretary 
     determines that the change would significantly improve the 
     provision of care to eligible beneficiaries under this 
     chapter.''.

     SEC. 726. STUDY ON JOINT OPERATIONS FOR THE DEFENSE HEALTH 
                   PROGRAM.

       Not later than October 1, 2000, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall prepare and submit to Congress a study identifying 
     areas with respect to the Defense Health Program for which 
     joint operations might be increased, including organization, 
     training, patient care, hospital management, and budgeting. 
     The study shall include a discussion of the merits and 
     feasibility of--
       (1) establishing a joint command for the Defense Health 
     Program as a military counterpart to the Assistant Secretary 
     of Defense for Health Affairs;
       (2) establishing a joint training curriculum for the 
     Defense Health Program; and
       (3) creating a unified chain of command and budgeting 
     authority for the Defense Health Program.

     SEC. 727. TRAUMA TRAINING CENTER.

       Section 742 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 
     112 Stat. 2074) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 742. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH A TRAUMA TRAINING 
                   CENTER.

       ``The Secretary of the Army is hereby authorized to 
     establish a Trauma Training Center in order to provide the 
     Army with a trauma center capable of training forward 
     surgical teams.''.

     SEC. 728. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT OF 
                   MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES IN THE TRICARE 
                   SENIOR PRIME DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) any person who is enrolled in a managed health care 
     program of the Department of Defense at a location at which 
     the medicare subvention demonstration project for military 
     retirees conducted under section 1896 of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ggg) is implemented, and who attains 
     eligibility for medicare, should be automatically authorized 
     to enroll in such demonstration project; and
       (2) the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
     other administering Secretaries described in section 1072(3) 
     of title 10, United States Code, should modify existing 
     policies and procedures for such demonstration project as 
     necessary to permit such automatic enrollment.

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  TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS

Subtitle A--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, 
                            and Limitations

Sec. 801. Authority to carry out certain prototype projects.
Sec. 802. Streamlined applicability of cost accounting standards.
Sec. 803. Sale, exchange, and waiver authority for coal and coke.
Sec. 804. Guidance on use of task order and delivery order contracts.
Sec. 805. Clarification of definition of commercial items with respect 
              to associated services.
Sec. 806. Use of special simplified procedures for purchases of 
              commercial items in excess of the simplified acquisition 
              threshold.
Sec. 807. Repeal of termination of provision of credit towards 
              subcontracting goals for purchases benefiting severely 
              handicapped persons.
Sec. 808. Contract goal for small disadvantaged businesses and certain 
              institutions of higher education.
Sec. 809. Required reports for certain multiyear contracts.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 811. Mentor-Protege Program improvements.
Sec. 812. Program to increase business innovation in defense 
              acquisition programs.
Sec. 813. Incentives to produce innovative new technologies.
Sec. 814. Pilot program for commercial services.
Sec. 815. Expansion of applicability of requirement to make certain 
              procurements from small arms production industrial base.
Sec. 816. Compliance with existing law regarding purchases of equipment 
              and products.
Sec. 817. Extension of test program for negotiation of comprehensive 
              small business subcontracting plans.
Sec. 818. Extension of interim reporting rule for certain procurements 
              less than $100,000.
Sec. 819. Inspector General review of compliance with Buy American Act 
              in purchases of strength training equipment.
Sec. 820. Report on options for accelerated acquisition of precision 
              munitions.
Sec. 821. Technical amendment to prohibition on release of contractor 
              proposals under the Freedom of Information Act.
Subtitle A--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, 
                            and Limitations

     SEC. 801. AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN PROTOTYPE PROJECTS.

       Section 845 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 1721; 10 
     U.S.C. 2371 note) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Comptroller General Review.--(1) Each agreement 
     entered into by an official referred to in subsection (a) to 
     carry out a project under that subsection that provides for 
     payments in a total amount in excess of $5,000,000 shall 
     include a clause that provides for the Comptroller General, 
     in the discretion of the Comptroller General, to examine the 
     records of any party to the agreement or any entity that 
     participates in the performance of the agreement.
       ``(2) The requirement in paragraph (1) shall not apply with 
     respect to a party or entity, or a subordinate element of a 
     party or entity, that has not entered into any other 
     agreement that provides for audit access by a Government 
     entity in the year prior to the date of the agreement.
       ``(3) The head of the contracting activity that is carrying 
     out the agreement may waive the applicability of the 
     requirement in paragraph (1) to the agreement if the head of 
     the contracting activity determines that it would not be in 
     the public interest to apply the requirement to the 
     agreement. The waiver shall be effective with respect to the 
     agreement only if the head of the contracting activity 
     transmits a notification of the waiver to Congress and the 
     Comptroller General before entering into the agreement. The 
     notification shall include the rationale for the 
     determination.
       ``(4) The Comptroller General may not examine records 
     pursuant to a clause included in an agreement under paragraph 
     (1) more than three years after the final payment is made by 
     the United States under the agreement.''.

     SEC. 802. STREAMLINED APPLICABILITY OF COST ACCOUNTING 
                   STANDARDS.

       (a) Applicability.--Paragraph (2)(B) of section 26(f) of 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     422(f)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new clauses:
       ``(iii) Firm, fixed-price contracts or subcontracts awarded 
     on the basis of adequate price competition without submission 
     of certified cost or pricing data.
       ``(iv) A contract or subcontract with a value of less than 
     $7,500,000 if, at the time the contract or subcontract is 
     entered into, the segment of the contractor or subcontractor 
     that will perform the work has not been awarded at least one 
     contract or subcontract with a value of more than $7,500,000 
     that is covered by the cost accounting standards.''.
       (b) Waiver.--Section 26(f) of that Act is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5)(A) The head of an executive agency may waive the 
     applicability of the cost accounting standards for a contract 
     or subcontract with a value less than $15,000,000 if that 
     official determines in writing that the segment of the 
     contractor or subcontractor that will perform the work--
       ``(i) is primarily engaged in the sale of commercial items; 
     and
       ``(ii) would not otherwise be subject to the cost 
     accounting standards under this section, as in effect on or 
     after the effective date of this paragraph.
       ``(B) The head of an executive agency may also waive the 
     applicability of the cost accounting standards for a contract 
     or subcontract under exceptional circumstances when necessary 
     to meet the needs of the agency. A determination to waive the 
     applicability of the cost accounting standards under this 
     subparagraph shall be set forth in writing and shall include 
     a statement of the circumstances justifying the waiver.
       ``(C) The head of an executive agency may not delegate the 
     authority under subparagraph (A) or (B) to any official in 
     the executive agency below the senior policymaking level in 
     the executive agency.
       ``(D) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall include the 
     following:
       ``(i) Criteria for selecting an official to be delegated 
     authority to grant waivers under subparagraph (A) or (B).
       ``(ii) The specific circumstances under which such a waiver 
     may be granted.
       ``(E) The head of each executive agency shall report the 
     waivers granted under subparagraphs (A) and (B) for that 
     agency to the Board on an annual basis.''.
       (c) Regulation on Types of CAS Coverage.--(1) The 
     Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall revise the 
     rules and procedures prescribed pursuant to section 26(f) of 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     422(f)) to the extent necessary to increase the thresholds 
     established in section 9903.201-2 of title 48 of the Code of 
     Federal Regulations from $25,000,000 to $50,000,000.
       (2) Paragraph (1) requires only a change of the statement 
     of a threshold condition in the regulation referred to by 
     section number in that paragraph, and shall not be construed 
     as--
       (A) a ratification or expression of approval of--
       (i) any aspect of the regulation; or
       (ii) the manner in which section 26 of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act is administered through the 
     regulation; or
       (B) a requirement to apply the regulation.
       (d) Implementation.--The Administrator for Federal 
     Procurement Policy shall ensure that this section and the 
     amendments made by this section are implemented in a manner 
     that ensures that the Federal Government can recover costs, 
     as appropriate, in a case in which noncompliance with cost 
     accounting standards, or a change in the cost accounting 
     system of a contractor segment or subcontractor segment that 
     is not determined to be desirable by the Federal Government, 
     results in a shift of costs from contracts that are not 
     covered by the cost accounting standards to contracts that 
     are covered by the cost accounting standards.
       (e) Implementation of Requirements for Revision of 
     Regulations.--(1) Final regulations required by subsection 
     (c) shall be issued not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Subsection (c) shall cease to be effective one year 
     after the date on which final regulations issued in 
     accordance with that subsection take effect.
       (f) Study of Types of CAS Coverage.--The Administrator for 
     Federal Procurement Policy shall review the various 
     categories of coverage of contracts for applying cost 
     accounting standards and, not later than the date on which 
     the President submits to Congress the budget for fiscal year 
     2001 under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
     submit to Congress a report on the results of the review. The 
     report shall include an analysis of the matters reviewed and 
     any recommendations that the Administrator considers 
     appropriate regarding such matters.
       (g) Inapplicability of Standards to Certain Contracts.--The 
     cost accounting standards issued pursuant to section 26(f) of 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     422(f)), as amended by this section, shall not apply during 
     fiscal year 2000 with respect to a contract entered into 
     under the authority provided in chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code (relating to health benefits for Federal 
     employees).
       (h) Construction Regarding Certain Not-For-Profit 
     Entities.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
     shall not be construed as modifying or superseding, nor as 
     intended to impair or restrict, the applicability of the cost 
     accounting standards described in section 26(f) of the Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 422(f)) to--
       (1) any educational institution or federally funded 
     research and development center that is associated with an 
     educational institution in accordance with Office of 
     Management and Budget Circular A-21, as in effect on January 
     1, 1999; or
       (2) any contract with a nonprofit entity that provides 
     research and development and related products or services to 
     the Department of Defense.
       (i) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall take effect 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to--
       (1) contracts that are entered into on or after such 
     effective date; and
       (2) determinations made on or after such effective date 
     regarding whether a segment of a contractor or subcontractor 
     is subject to the cost

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     accounting standards under section 26(f) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 422(f)), regardless 
     of whether the contracts on which such determinations are 
     made were entered into before, on, or after such date.

     SEC. 803. SALE, EXCHANGE, AND WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR COAL AND 
                   COKE.

       (a) In General.--Section 2404 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``petroleum or natural gas'' and inserting ``a defined fuel 
     source'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``petroleum market conditions or natural 
     gas market conditions, as the case may be,'' and inserting 
     ``market conditions for the defined fuel source''; and
       (ii) by striking ``acquisition of petroleum or acquisition 
     of natural gas, respectively,'' and inserting ``acquisition 
     of that defined fuel source''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``petroleum or natural 
     gas, as the case may be,'' and inserting ``that defined fuel 
     source'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``petroleum or natural 
     gas'' in the second sentence and inserting ``a defined fuel 
     source'';
       (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``petroleum'' and all 
     that follows through the period and inserting ``a defined 
     fuel source or services related to a defined fuel source by 
     exchange of a defined fuel source or services related to a 
     defined fuel source.'';
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``petroleum or natural gas'' in the first 
     sentence and inserting ``a defined fuel source''; and
       (B) by striking ``petroleum'' in the second sentence and 
     all that follows through the period and inserting ``a defined 
     fuel source or services related to a defined fuel source.''; 
     and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Defined Fuel Sources.--In this section, the term 
     `defined fuel source' means any of the following:
       ``(1) Petroleum.
       ``(2) Natural gas.
       ``(3) Coal.
       ``(4) Coke.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2404. Acquisition of certain fuel sources: authority 
       to waive contract procedures; acquisition by exchange; 
       sales authority''.

       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 141 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:
``2404. Acquisition of certain fuel sources: authority to waive 
              contract procedures; acquisition by exchange; sales 
              authority.''.

     SEC. 804. GUIDANCE ON USE OF TASK ORDER AND DELIVERY ORDER 
                   CONTRACTS.

       (a) Guidance in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.--Not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation issued in accordance 
     with sections 6 and 25 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405 and 421) shall be revised to 
     provide guidance to agencies on the appropriate use of task 
     order and delivery order contracts in accordance with 
     sections 2304a through 2304d of title 10, United States Code, 
     and sections 303H through 303K of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253h through 
     253k).
       (b) Content of Guidance.--The regulations issued pursuant 
     to subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, provide the following:
       (1) Specific guidance on the appropriate use of 
     governmentwide and other multiagency contracts entered into 
     in accordance with the provisions of law referred to in that 
     subsection.
       (2) Specific guidance on steps that agencies should take in 
     entering into and administering multiple award task order and 
     delivery order contracts to ensure compliance with--
       (A) the requirement in section 5122 of the Clinger-Cohen 
     Act (40 U.S.C. 1422) for capital planning and investment 
     control in purchases of information technology products and 
     services;
       (B) the requirement in section 2304c(b) of title 10, United 
     States Code, and section 303J(b) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253j(b)) to 
     ensure that all contractors are afforded a fair opportunity 
     to be considered for the award of task orders and delivery 
     orders; and
       (C) the requirement in section 2304c(c) of title 10, United 
     States Code, and section 303J(c) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253j(c)) for a 
     statement of work in each task order or delivery order issued 
     that clearly specifies all tasks to be performed or property 
     to be delivery under the order.
       (c) GSA Federal Supply Schedules Program.--The 
     Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall consult 
     with the Administrator of General Services to assess the 
     effectiveness of the multiple awards schedule program of the 
     General Services Administration referred to in section 
     309(b)(3) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
     Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 259(b)(3)) that is administered as the 
     Federal Supply Schedules program. The assessment shall 
     include examination of the following:
       (1) The administration of the program by the Administrator 
     of General Services.
       (2) The ordering and program practices followed by Federal 
     customer agencies in using schedules established under the 
     program.
       (d) GAO Report.--Not later than one year after the date on 
     which the regulations required by subsection (a) are 
     published in the Federal Register, the Comptroller General 
     shall submit to Congress an evaluation of--
       (1) executive agency compliance with the regulations; and
       (2) conformance of the regulations with existing law, 
     together with any recommendations that the Comptroller 
     General considers appropriate.

     SEC. 805. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS 
                   WITH RESPECT TO ASSOCIATED SERVICES.

       Section 4(12)(E) of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)(E)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(E) Installation services, maintenance services, repair 
     services, training services, and other services if--
       ``(i) the services are procured for support of an item 
     referred to in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D), regardless 
     of whether such services are provided by the same source or 
     at the same time as the item; and
       ``(ii) the source of the services provides similar services 
     contemporaneously to the general public under terms and 
     conditions similar to those offered to the Federal 
     Government.''.

     SEC. 806. USE OF SPECIAL SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR PURCHASES 
                   OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS IN EXCESS OF THE SIMPLIFIED 
                   ACQUISITION THRESHOLD.

       (a) Extension of Authority.--Section 4202(e) of the 
     Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (divisions D and E of Public Law 
     104-106; 110 Stat. 654; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note) is amended by 
     striking ``three years after the date on which such 
     amendments take effect pursuant to section 4401(b)'' and 
     inserting ``January 1, 2002''.
       (b) GAO Report.--Not later than March 1, 2001, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to Congress an evaluation of 
     the test program authorized by the provisions in section 4202 
     of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, together with any 
     recommendations that the Comptroller General considers 
     appropriate regarding the test program or the use of special 
     simplified procedures for purchases of commercial items in 
     excess of the simplified acquisition threshold.

     SEC. 807. REPEAL OF TERMINATION OF PROVISION OF CREDIT 
                   TOWARDS SUBCONTRACTING GOALS FOR PURCHASES 
                   BENEFITING SEVERELY HANDICAPPED PERSONS.

       Section 2410d(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 808. CONTRACT GOAL FOR SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES 
                   AND CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

       Subsection (k) of section 2323 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``2000'' both places it appears 
     and inserting ``2003''.

     SEC. 809. REQUIRED REPORTS FOR CERTAIN MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS.

       Section 2306b(l) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) as 
     paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph (4):
       ``(4) The head of an agency may not enter into a multiyear 
     contract (or extend an existing multiyear contract) until the 
     Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense 
     committees a report with respect to that contract (or 
     contract extension) that provides the following information, 
     shown for each year in the current future-years defense 
     program and in the aggregate over the period of the current 
     future-years defense program:
       ``(A) The amount of total obligational authority under the 
     contract (or contract extension) and the percentage that such 
     amount represents of--
       ``(i) the applicable procurement account; and
       ``(ii) the agency procurement total.
       ``(B) The amount of total obligational authority under all 
     multiyear procurements of the agency concerned (determined 
     without regard to the amount of the multiyear contract (or 
     contract extension)) under multiyear contracts in effect 
     immediately before the contract (or contract extension) is 
     entered into and the percentage that such amount represents 
     of--
       ``(i) the applicable procurement account; and
       ``(ii) the agency procurement total.
       ``(C) The amount equal to the sum of the amounts under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), and the percentage that such 
     amount represents of--
       ``(i) the applicable procurement account; and
       ``(ii) the agency procurement total.
       ``(D) The amount of total obligational authority under all 
     Department of Defense multiyear procurements (determined 
     without regard to the amount of the multiyear contract (or 
     contract extension)), including any multiyear contract (or 
     contract extension) that has been authorized by the Congress 
     but not yet entered into, and the percentage that such amount 
     represents of the procurement accounts of the Department of 
     Defense treated in the aggregate.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) In this subsection:
       ``(A) The term `applicable procurement account' means, with 
     respect to a multiyear procurement contract (or contract 
     extension), the appropriation account from which payments to 
     execute the contract will be made.
       ``(B) The term `agency procurement total' means the 
     procurement accounts of the agency entering into a multiyear 
     procurement contract (or contract extension) treated in the 
     aggregate.''.
                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

     SEC. 811. MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS.

       (a) Program Participation Term.--Subsection (e)(2) of 
     section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) A program participation term for any period of not 
     more than three years, except that

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     the term may be a period of up to five years if the Secretary 
     of Defense determines in writing that unusual circumstances 
     justify a program participation term in excess of three 
     years.''.
       (b) Incentives Authorized for Mentor Firms.--Subsection (g) 
     of such section is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``shall'' and inserting 
     ``may'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may'';
       (ii) by striking ``subsection (f)'' and all that follows 
     through ``(i) as a line item'' and inserting ``subsection (f) 
     as provided for in a line item'';
       (iii) by striking the semicolon preceding clause (ii) and 
     inserting ``, except that this sentence does not apply in a 
     case in which the Secretary of Defense determines in writing 
     that unusual circumstances justify reimbursement using a 
     separate contract.''; and
       (iv) by striking clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv); and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) The determinations made in annual performance reviews 
     of a mentor firm's mentor-protege agreement under subsection 
     (l)(2) shall be a major factor in the determinations of 
     amounts of reimbursement, if any, that the mentor firm is 
     eligible to receive in the remaining years of the program 
     participation term under the agreement.
       ``(C) The total amount reimbursed under this paragraph to a 
     mentor firm for costs of assistance furnished in a fiscal 
     year to a protege firm may not exceed $1,000,000, except in a 
     case in which the Secretary of Defense determines in writing 
     that unusual circumstances justify a reimbursement of a 
     higher amount.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``either subparagraph 
     (A) or (C) of paragraph (2) or are reimbursed pursuant to 
     subparagraph (B) of such paragraph'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (2)''.
       (c) Three-Year Extension of Authority.--Subsection (j) of 
     such section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(j) Expiration of Authority.--(1) No mentor-protege 
     agreement may be entered into under subsection (e) after 
     September 30, 2002.
       ``(2) No reimbursement may be paid, and no credit toward 
     the attainment of a subcontracting goal may be granted, under 
     subsection (g) for any cost incurred after September 30, 
     2005.''.
       (d) Reports and Reviews.--(1) Subsection (l) of such 
     section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(l) Reports and Reviews.--(1) The mentor firm and protege 
     firm under a mentor-protege agreement shall submit to the 
     Secretary of Defense an annual report on the progress made by 
     the protege firm in employment, revenues, and participation 
     in Department of Defense contracts during the fiscal year 
     covered by the report. The requirement for submission of an 
     annual report applies with respect to each fiscal year 
     covered by the program participation term under the agreement 
     and each of the two fiscal years following the expiration of 
     the program participation term. The Secretary shall prescribe 
     the timing and form of the annual report.
       ``(2)(A) The Secretary shall conduct an annual performance 
     review of each mentor-protege agreement that provides for 
     reimbursement of costs. The Secretary shall determine on the 
     basis of the review whether--
       ``(i) all costs reimbursed to the mentor firm under the 
     agreement were reasonably incurred to furnish assistance to 
     the protege firm in accordance with the requirements of this 
     section and applicable regulations; and
       ``(ii) the mentor firm and protege firm accurately reported 
     progress made by the protege firm in employment, revenues, 
     and participation in Department of Defense contracts during 
     the program participation term covered by the mentor-protege 
     agreement and the two fiscal years following the expiration 
     of the program participation term.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall act through the Commander of the 
     Defense Contract Management Command in carrying out the 
     reviews and making the determinations under subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) Not later than 6 months after the end of each of 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2004, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress an annual report on the Mentor-
     Protege Program for that fiscal year.
       ``(4) The annual report for a fiscal year shall include, at 
     a minimum, the following:
       ``(A) The number of mentor-protege agreements that were 
     entered into during the fiscal year.
       ``(B) The number of mentor-protege agreements that were in 
     effect during the fiscal year.
       ``(C) The total amount reimbursed to mentor firms pursuant 
     to subsection (g) during the fiscal year.
       ``(D) Each mentor-protege agreement, if any, that was 
     approved during the fiscal year in accordance with subsection 
     (e)(2) to provide a program participation term in excess of 3 
     years, together with the justification for the approval.
       ``(E) Each reimbursement of a mentor firm in excess of the 
     limitation in subsection (g)(2)(C) that was made during the 
     fiscal year pursuant to an approval granted in accordance 
     with that subsection, together with the justification for the 
     approval.
       ``(F) Trends in the progress made in employment, revenues, 
     and participation in Department of Defense contracts by the 
     protege firms participating in the program during the fiscal 
     year and the protege firms that completed or otherwise 
     terminated participation in the program during the preceding 
     two fiscal years.''.
       (2)(A) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review of 
     the Mentor-Protege Program established in section 831 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 
     (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) to assess the 
     feasibility of transitioning such program to operation 
     without a specific appropriation or authority to provide 
     reimbursement to a mentor firm as provided in subsection (g) 
     of such section (as amended by subsection (b)).
       (B) In conducting the review under subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary shall assess possible additional incentives that 
     may be extended to mentor firms to ensure adequate support 
     and participation in the Mentor-Protege Program, including 
     increasing the level of credit in lieu of subcontract awards 
     presently extended to mentor firms for purposes of 
     determining whether mentor firms attain subcontracting 
     participation goals applicable under Department of Defense 
     contracts.
       (C) Not later than September 30, 2000, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives--
       (i) a report on the results of the review conducted under 
     this paragraph; and
       (ii) any recommendations of the Secretary for legislative 
     action.
       (3)(A) The Comptroller General shall conduct a study on the 
     implementation of the Mentor-Protege Program established in 
     section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) 
     and the extent to which the program is achieving the purposes 
     established in that section in a cost-effective manner.
       (B) The study shall include the following:
       (i) A review of the manner in which funds for the Mentor-
     Protege Program have been obligated.
       (ii) An identification and assessment of the average amount 
     spent by the Department of Defense on individual mentor-
     protege agreements, and the correlation between levels of 
     funding and business development of protege firms.
       (iii) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the incentives 
     provided to mentor firms to participate in the Mentor-Protege 
     Program and whether reimbursements remain a cost-effective 
     and viable incentive.
       (iv) An assessment of the success of the Mentor-Protege 
     Program in enhancing the business competitiveness and 
     financial independence of protege firms.
       (v) A review of the relationship between the results of the 
     Mentor-Protegee Program and the objectives established in 
     section 2323 of title 10, United States Code.
       (C) Not later than January 1, 2002, the Comptroller General 
     shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and House of Representatives a report on the results 
     of the study.
       (e) Repeal of Limitation on Availability of Funding.--
     Subsection (n) of section 831 of such Act is repealed.
       (f) Effective Date and Savings Provision.--(1) The 
     amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 
     1, 1999, and shall apply with respect to mentor-protege 
     agreements that are entered into under section 831(e) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 on or 
     after that date.
       (2) Section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1991, as in effect on September 30, 1999, 
     shall continue to apply with respect to mentor-protege 
     agreements entered into before October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 812. PROGRAM TO INCREASE BUSINESS INNOVATION IN DEFENSE 
                   ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Requirement To Develop Plan.--Not later than March 1, 
     2000, the Secretary of Defense shall publish in the Federal 
     Register for public comment a plan to provide for increased 
     innovative technology for acquisition programs of the 
     Department of Defense from commercial private sector 
     entities, including small-business concerns.
       (b) Implementation of Plan.--Not later than March 1, 2001, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall implement the plan required by 
     subsection (a), subject to any modifications the Secretary 
     may choose to make in response to comments received.
       (c) Elements of Plan.--The plan required by subsection (a) 
     shall include, at a minimum, the following elements:
       (1) Procedures through which commercial private sector 
     entities, including small-business concerns, may submit 
     proposals recommending cost-saving and innovative ideas to 
     acquisition program managers.
       (2) A review process designed to make recommendations on 
     the merit and viability of the proposals submitted under 
     paragraph (1) at appropriate times during the acquisition 
     cycle.
       (3) Measures to limit potential disruptions to existing 
     contracts and programs from proposals accepted and 
     incorporated into acquisition programs of the Department of 
     Defense.
       (4) Measures to ensure that research and development 
     efforts of small-business concerns are considered as early as 
     possible in a program's acquisition planning process to 
     accommodate potential technology insertion without disruption 
     to existing contracts and programs.
       (d) Requirement for Report.--Not later than March 1, 2000, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the status of the Small 
     Business Innovation Research program rapid transition plan 
     required by section 818 of the Strom Thurmond National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 
     105-261; 112 Stat. 2089). The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) The status of the implementation of each of the 
     provisions of the plan.
       (2) For any provision of the plan that has not been fully 
     implemented as of the date of the report--
       (A) the reasons that the provision has not been fully 
     implemented; and
       (B) a schedule, including specific milestones, for the 
     implementation of the provision.

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       (e) Small-Business Concern Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``small-business concern'' has the same meaning as the 
     meaning of such term as used in the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 631 et seq.).

     SEC. 813. INCENTIVES TO PRODUCE INNOVATIVE NEW TECHNOLOGIES.

       (a) Review of Guidelines.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     review the profit guidelines established in the Department of 
     Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to 
     consider whether appropriate modifications, such as placing 
     increased emphasis on technical risk as a factor for 
     determining appropriate profit margins, would provide an 
     increased profit incentive for contractors to develop and 
     produce complex and innovative new technologies.
       (b) Changes to Guidelines; Report.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall--
       (1) make any changes to the profit guidelines that the 
     Secretary determines to be necessary; and
       (2) report to Congress on the results of the review 
     conducted under subsection (a) and on any changes to the 
     profit guidelines that the Secretary determines to be 
     necessary pursuant to paragraph (1).

     SEC. 814. PILOT PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICES.

       (a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may carry 
     out a pilot program to treat procurements of commercial 
     services as procurements of commercial items.
       (b) Designation of Pilot Program Categories.--The Secretary 
     of Defense may designate the following categories of services 
     as commercial services covered by the pilot program:
       (1) Utilities and housekeeping services.
       (2) Education and training services.
       (3) Medical services.
       (c) Treatment as Commercial Items.--A Department of Defense 
     contract for the procurement of commercial services 
     designated by the Secretary for the pilot program shall be 
     treated as a contract for the procurement of commercial 
     items, as defined in section 4(12) of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)), if the source of 
     the services provides similar services contemporaneously to 
     the general public under terms and conditions similar to 
     those offered to the Federal Government.
       (d) Guidance.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance to 
     procurement officials on contracting for commercial services 
     under the pilot program. The guidance shall place particular 
     emphasis on ensuring that negotiated prices for designated 
     services, including prices negotiated without competition, 
     are fair and reasonable.
       (e) Unified Management of Procurements.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall develop and implement procedures to ensure 
     that, whenever appropriate, a single item manager or 
     contracting officer is responsible for entering into all 
     contracts from a single contractor for commercial services 
     under the pilot program.
       (f) Duration of Pilot Program.--(1) The pilot program shall 
     begin on the date that the Secretary issues the guidance 
     required by subsection (d) and may continue for a period, not 
     in excess of five years, that the Secretary shall establish.
       (2) The pilot program shall cover Department of Defense 
     contracts for the procurement of commercial services 
     designated by the Secretary under subsection (b) that are 
     awarded or modified during the period of the pilot program, 
     regardless of whether the contracts are performed during the 
     period.
       (g) Report to Congress.--(1) The Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the impact of the pilot program on--
       (A) prices paid by the Federal Government under contracts 
     for commercial services covered by the pilot program;
       (B) the quality and timeliness of the services provided 
     under such contracts; and
       (C) the extent of competition for such contracts.
       (2) The Secretary shall submit the report--
       (A) not later than 90 days after the end of the third full 
     fiscal year for which the pilot program is in effect; or
       (B) if the period established for the pilot program under 
     subsection (f)(1) does not cover three full fiscal years, not 
     later than 90 days after the end of the designated period.
       (h) Price Trend Analysis.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     apply the procedures developed pursuant to section 803(c) of 
     the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2081; 10 
     U.S.C. 2306a note) to collect and analyze information on 
     price trends for all services covered by the pilot program 
     and for the services in such categories of services not 
     covered by the pilot program to which the Secretary considers 
     it appropriate to apply those procedures.

     SEC. 815. EXPANSION OF APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENT TO MAKE 
                   CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS FROM SMALL ARMS PRODUCTION 
                   INDUSTRIAL BASE.

       (a) M-2 and M-60 Machine Guns.--In fulfilling the 
     requirement under subsection (e) of section 809 of the Strom 
     Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2086; 10 U.S.C. 2473 
     note), if the Secretary of the Army determines that it is 
     necessary to protect the small arms production industrial 
     base, the Secretary shall exercise the authority under 
     subsection (f) of such section with regard to M-2 and M-60 
     machine guns.
       (b) Covered Property and Services.--Section 2473(b) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``Repair'' and inserting ``Critical 
     repair'';
       (B) by striking ``including repair parts''; and
       (C) by inserting ``only'' after ``consisting''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by adding ``such'' after 
     ``Modifications of''.

     SEC. 816. COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING LAW REGARDING PURCHASES OF 
                   EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.

       (a) Sense of Congress Regarding Purchase by the Department 
     of Defense of Equipment and Products.--It is the sense of 
     Congress that any entity of the Department of Defense, in 
     expending funds authorized by this Act for the purchase of 
     equipment or products, should fully comply with the Buy 
     American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.) and section 2533 of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       (b) Debarment of Persons Convicted of Fraudulent Use of 
     ``Made in America'' Labels.--If the Secretary of Defense 
     determines that a person has been convicted of intentionally 
     affixing a label bearing a ``Made in America'' inscription, 
     or another inscription with the same meaning, to any product 
     sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in 
     the United States, the Secretary shall determine, in 
     accordance with section 2410f of title 10, United States 
     Code, whether the person should be debarred from contracting 
     with the Department of Defense.

     SEC. 817. EXTENSION OF TEST PROGRAM FOR NEGOTIATION OF 
                   COMPREHENSIVE SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING 
                   PLANS.

       Section 834(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189; 15 U.S.C. 
     637 note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2000'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2005''.

     SEC. 818. EXTENSION OF INTERIM REPORTING RULE FOR CERTAIN 
                   PROCUREMENTS LESS THAN $100,000.

       Section 31(e) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 427(e)) is amended by striking ``October 1, 
     1999'' and inserting ``October 1, 2004''.

     SEC. 819. INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW OF COMPLIANCE WITH BUY 
                   AMERICAN ACT IN PURCHASES OF STRENGTH TRAINING 
                   EQUIPMENT.

       (a) Review Required.--The Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense shall conduct a review to determine the 
     extent to which the purchases described in subsection (b) are 
     being made in compliance with the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 
     10a et seq.).
       (b) Purchases Covered.--The review shall cover purchases, 
     made during the review period, of free weights and other 
     exercise equipment for use in strength training by members of 
     the Armed Forces stationed at defense installations located 
     in the United States (including its territories and 
     possessions). For purposes of the preceding sentence, the 
     review period is the period beginning on April 1, 1998, and 
     ending on March 31, 2000. Purchases not in excess of the 
     micro-purchase threshold shall be excluded from the review.
       (c) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     results of the review.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``free weights'' means dumbbells or solid 
     metallic disks balanced on crossbars, designed to be lifted 
     for strength training or athletic competition.
       (2) The term ``micro-purchase threshold'' means the amount 
     specified in section 32(f) of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 428(f)).

     SEC. 820. REPORT ON OPTIONS FOR ACCELERATED ACQUISITION OF 
                   PRECISION MUNITIONS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Current Department of Defense inventories of many types 
     of precision munitions do not meet the requirements for such 
     munitions under the National Military Strategy that the 
     Department of Defense have the capability to conduct two 
     nearly simultaneous Major Theater Wars, and with respect to 
     some types of precision munitions, those requirements will 
     not be met even after planned acquisitions are complete.
       (2) Production lines for certain types of critical 
     precision munitions have been shut down, and the start-up 
     production of replacement precision munitions leaves a 
     critical gap in acquisition of follow-on precision munitions.
       (3) Shortages of conventional air-launched cruise missiles 
     during Operation Allied Force (conducted against the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia in the spring of 1999) and the 
     necessity to replenish inventories of land-attack Tomahawk 
     cruise missiles following that operation indicate the 
     critical need to maintain sufficient inventories of precision 
     munitions.
       (b) Report.--Not later than February 15, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the requirements of the 
     Department of Defense for precision munitions under the 
     National Military Strategy that the Department of Defense 
     have the capability to conduct two nearly simultaneous Major 
     Theater Wars. The report shall include the following:
       (1) The effect of recent conflicts on the shift to 
     precision munitions of targets previously allocated to 
     nonprecision munitions in the inventory requirements process.
       (2) The required inventories of precision munitions, by 
     type, including existing or planned munitions or such 
     munitions with appropriate upgrades, to meet the requirement 
     that the Department of Defense have the capability to conduct 
     two nearly simultaneous Major Theater Wars.
       (3) Current inventories of those precision munitions.
       (4) The year when required inventories for each of those 
     types of precision munitions will be achieved within the 
     acquisition plans set forth in the budget of the President 
     for fiscal year 2001.

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       (5) The year those inventories would be achieved within 
     existing or planned production capacity if produced at--
       (A) the minimum sustained production rate;
       (B) the most economic production rate; and
       (C) the maximum production rate.
       (6) The required level of funding to support production for 
     each of those types of munitions at each of the production 
     rates specified in paragraph (5), compared to the funding 
     programmed for each type of munition in the future-years 
     defense program using the acquisition plans specified in 
     paragraph (4).
       (7) With respect to each existing or planned munitions for 
     which the inventory is not expected to meet the two Major 
     Theater War requirement by October 1, 2005, the Secretary's 
     assessment of the risk associated with not having met such 
     requirement by that date.

     SEC. 821. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PROHIBITION ON RELEASE OF 
                   CONTRACTOR PROPOSALS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF 
                   INFORMATION ACT.

       Section 2305(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     in paragraph (1) by striking ``the Department of Defense'' 
     and inserting ``an agency named in section 2303 of this 
     title''.
      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

          Subtitle A--Department of Defense Strategic Planning

Sec. 901. Permanent requirement for Quadrennial Defense Review.
Sec. 902. Minimum interval for updating and revising Department of 
              Defense strategic plan.

             Subtitle B--Department of Defense Organization

Sec. 911. Responsibility for logistics and sustainment functions of the 
              Department of Defense.
Sec. 912. Enhancement of technology security program of Department of 
              Defense.
Sec. 913. Efficient utilization of defense laboratories.
Sec. 914. Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs.
Sec. 915. Authority for acceptance by Asia-Pacific Center for Security 
              Studies of foreign gifts and donations.

                    Subtitle C--Personnel Management

Sec. 921. Revisions to limitations on number of personnel assigned to 
              major Department of Defense headquarters activities.
Sec. 922. Defense acquisition workforce reductions.
Sec. 923. Monitoring and reporting requirements regarding operations 
              tempo and personnel tempo.
Sec. 924. Administration of defense reform initiative enterprise 
              program for military manpower and personnel information.
Sec. 925. Payment of tuition for education and training of members in 
              defense acquisition workforce.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 931. Additional matters for annual reports on joint warfighting 
              experimentation.
Sec. 932. Oversight of Department of Defense activities to combat 
              terrorism.
Sec. 933. Responsibilities and accountability for certain financial 
              management functions.
Sec. 934. Management of Civil Air Patrol.
          Subtitle A--Department of Defense Strategic Planning

     SEC. 901. PERMANENT REQUIREMENT FOR QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE 
                   REVIEW.

       (a) Review Required.--(1) Chapter 2 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 117 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 118. Quadrennial defense review

       ``(a) Review Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     every four years, during a year following a year evenly 
     divisible by four, conduct a comprehensive examination (to be 
     known as a `quadrennial defense review') of the national 
     defense strategy, force structure, force modernization plans, 
     infrastructure, budget plan, and other elements of the 
     defense program and policies of the United States with a view 
     toward determining and expressing the defense strategy of the 
     United States and establishing a defense program for the next 
     20 years. Each such quadrennial defense review shall be 
     conducted in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff.
       ``(b) Conduct of Review.--Each quadrennial defense review 
     shall be conducted so as--
       ``(1) to delineate a national defense strategy consistent 
     with the most recent National Security Strategy prescribed by 
     the President pursuant to section 108 of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404a);
       ``(2) to define sufficient force structure, force 
     modernization plans, infrastructure, budget plan, and other 
     elements of the defense program of the United States 
     associated with that national defense strategy that would be 
     required to execute successfully the full range of missions 
     called for in that national defense strategy ; and
       ``(3) to identify (A) the budget plan that would be 
     required to provide sufficient resources to execute 
     successfully the full range of missions called for in that 
     national defense strategy at a low-to-moderate level of risk, 
     and (B) any additional resources (beyond those programmed in 
     the current future-years defense program) required to achieve 
     such a level of risk.
       ``(c) Assessment of Risk.--The assessment of risk for the 
     purposes of subsection (b) shall be undertaken by the 
     Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Chairman of the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff. That assessment shall define the 
     nature and magnitude of the political, strategic, and 
     military risks associated with executing the missions called 
     for under the national defense strategy.
       ``(d) Submission of QDR to Congressional Committees.--The 
     Secretary shall submit a report on each quadrennial defense 
     review to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives. The report shall be submitted 
     not later than September 30 of the year in which the review 
     is conducted. The report shall include the following:
       ``(1) The results of the review, including a comprehensive 
     discussion of the national defense strategy of the United 
     States and the force structure best suited to implement that 
     strategy at a low-to-moderate level of risk.
       ``(2) The assumed or defined national security interests of 
     the United States that inform the national defense strategy 
     defined in the review.
       ``(3) The threats to the assumed or defined national 
     security interests of the United States that were examined 
     for the purposes of the review and the scenarios developed in 
     the examination of those threats.
       ``(4) The assumptions used in the review, including 
     assumptions relating to--
       ``(A) the status of readiness of United States forces;
       ``(B) the cooperation of allies, mission-sharing and 
     additional benefits to and burdens on United States forces 
     resulting from coalition operations;
       ``(C) warning times;
       ``(D) levels of engagement in operations other than war and 
     smaller-scale contingencies and withdrawal from such 
     operations and contingencies; and
       ``(E) the intensity, duration, and military and political 
     end-states of conflicts and smaller-scale contingencies.
       ``(5) The effect on the force structure and on readiness 
     for high-intensity combat of preparations for and 
     participation in operations other than war and smaller-scale 
     contingencies.
       ``(6) The manpower and sustainment policies required under 
     the national defense strategy to support engagement in 
     conflicts lasting longer than 120 days.
       ``(7) The anticipated roles and missions of the reserve 
     components in the national defense strategy and the strength, 
     capabilities, and equipment necessary to assure that the 
     reserve components can capably discharge those roles and 
     missions.
       ``(8) The appropriate ratio of combat forces to support 
     forces (commonly referred to as the `tooth-to-tail' ratio) 
     under the national defense strategy, including, in 
     particular, the appropriate number and size of headquarters 
     units and Defense Agencies for that purpose.
       ``(9) The strategic and tactical air-lift, sea-lift, and 
     ground transportation capabilities required to support the 
     national defense strategy.
       ``(10) The forward presence, pre-positioning, and other 
     anticipatory deployments necessary under the national defense 
     strategy for conflict deterrence and adequate military 
     response to anticipated conflicts.
       ``(11) The extent to which resources must be shifted among 
     two or more theaters under the national defense strategy in 
     the event of conflict in such theaters.
       ``(12) The advisability of revisions to the Unified Command 
     Plan as a result of the national defense strategy.
       ``(13) The effect on force structure of the use by the 
     armed forces of technologies anticipated to be available for 
     the ensuing 20 years.
       ``(14) Any other matter the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(e) CJCS Review.--Upon the completion of each review 
     under subsection (a), the Chairman of the Joint Chief of 
     Staff shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of Defense 
     the Chairman's assessment of the review, including the 
     Chairman's assessment of risk. The Chairman's assessment 
     shall be submitted to the Secretary in time for the inclusion 
     of the assessment in the report. The Secretary shall include 
     the Chairman's assessment, together with the Secretary's 
     comments, in the report in its entirety.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 2 of 
     such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 117 the following new item:

``118. Quadrennial defense review.''.

       (b) Date for Submission of National Security Strategy.--
     Section 108(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 404a(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) Not later than 150 days after the date on which a new 
     President takes office, the President shall transmit to 
     Congress a national security strategy report under this 
     section. That report shall be in addition to the report for 
     that year transmitted at the time specified in paragraph 
     (2).''.
       (c) Specified Matter for Next QDR.--In the first 
     quadrennial defense review conducted under section 118 of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall include in the technologies considered for 
     the purposes of paragraph (13) of subsection (d) of that 
     section the following: precision guided munitions, stealth, 
     night vision, digitization, and communications.

     SEC. 902. MINIMUM INTERVAL FOR UPDATING AND REVISING 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STRATEGIC PLAN.

       Section 306(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``, and shall be updated and revised at least 
     every three years.'' and inserting a period and the 
     following: ``The strategic plan shall be updated and revised 
     at least every three years, except that the strategic plan 
     for the Department of Defense shall be updated and revised at 
     least every four years.''.

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             Subtitle B--Department of Defense Organization

     SEC. 911. RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOGISTICS AND SUSTAINMENT 
                   FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Technology.--(1) The position of Under Secretary of Defense 
     for Acquisition and Technology in the Department of Defense 
     is hereby redesignated as the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. Any reference in any 
     law, regulation, document, or other record of the United 
     States to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Technology shall be treated as referring to the Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 
     Logistics.
       (2) Section 133 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsections (a), (b), and (e)(1), by striking 
     ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology'' 
     and inserting ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
     Technology, and Logistics''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``logistics,'' in paragraph (2);
       (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (iii) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph (3):
       ``(3) establishing policies for logistics, maintenance, and 
     sustainment support for all elements of the Department of 
     Defense;''.
       (b) New Deputy Under Secretary for Logistics and Materiel 
     Readiness.--(1) Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after section 133a the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 133b. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics 
       and Materiel Readiness

       ``(a) There is a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Logistics and Materiel Readiness, appointed from civilian 
     life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of 
     the Senate. The Deputy Under Secretary shall be appointed 
     from among persons with an extensive background in the 
     sustainment of major weapon systems and combat support 
     equipment.
       ``(b) The Deputy Under Secretary is the principal adviser 
     to the Secretary and the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics on logistics and 
     materiel readiness in the Department of Defense and is the 
     principal logistics official within the senior management of 
     the Department of Defense.
       ``(c) The Deputy Under Secretary shall perform such duties 
     relating to logistics and materiel readiness as the Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 
     Logistics may assign, including--
       ``(1) prescribing, by authority of the Secretary of 
     Defense, policies and procedures for the conduct of 
     logistics, maintenance, materiel readiness, and sustainment 
     support in the Department of Defense;
       ``(2) advising and assisting the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics providing 
     guidance to and consulting with the Secretaries of the 
     military departments, with respect to logistics, maintenance, 
     materiel readiness, and sustainment support in the Department 
     of Defense; and
       ``(3) monitoring and reviewing all logistics, maintenance, 
     materiel readiness, and sustainment support programs in the 
     Department of Defense.''.
       (2) Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after the paragraph relating to the Deputy Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics and 
     Materiel Readiness.''.
       (c) Revisions to Law Providing for Deputy Under Secretary 
     for Acquisition and Technology.--Section 133a(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``his duties'' in the first sentence and 
     inserting ``the Under Secretary's duties relating to 
     acquisition and technology''; and
       (2) by striking the second sentence.
       (d) Conforming Amendments to Chapter 4.-- Chapter 4 of such 
     title is further amended as follows:
       (1) Sections 131(b)(2), 134(c), 137(b), and 139(b) are 
     amended by striking ``Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Technology'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
     Technology, and Logistics''.
       (2) The heading of section 133 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 133. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
       Technology, and Logistics''.

       (3) The table of sections at the beginning of the chapter 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking the item relating to section 133 and 
     inserting the following:

``133. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 
              Logistics.'';

     and
       (B) by inserting after the item relating to section 133a 
     the following new item:

``133b. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel 
              Readiness.''.

       (e) Additional Conforming Amendments.--Section 5313 of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology'' and 
     inserting ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
     Technology, and Logistics''.

     SEC. 912. ENHANCEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY SECURITY PROGRAM OF 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Specification of Technology Security Directorate.--For 
     purposes of this section, a reference to the Technology 
     Security Directorate is a reference to the element within the 
     Defense Threat Reduction Agency of the Department of Defense 
     having responsibility for technology security matters (known 
     as of the date of the enactment of this Act as the Technology 
     Security Directorate).
       (b) Functions.--The head of the Technology Security 
     Directorate shall have authority to advise the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense, through the 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, on policy issues 
     related to the transfer of strategically sensitive 
     technology, including issues relating to the following:
       (1) Strategic trade.
       (2) Defense cooperative programs.
       (3) Science and technology agreements and exchanges.
       (4) Export of munitions items.
       (5) International memorandums of understanding.
       (6) Foreign acquisitions.
       (c) Resources for Technology Security Directorate.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the head of the 
     Technology Security Directorate has appropriate personnel and 
     fiscal resources available, and receives all necessary 
     support, to carry out the missions of the Directorate 
     efficiently and effectively.
       (d) Approval Authority of Under Secretary for Policy.--
     Staff and resources of the Technology Security Directorate 
     may not be used to fulfill any requirement or activity of the 
     Defense Threat Reduction Agency that does not directly relate 
     to the technology security and export control missions of the 
     Technology Security Directorate except with the prior 
     approval of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
       (e) Report on Export Control Resources.--Not later than 
     March 1, 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report setting forth the 
     personnel and budget resources of the Technology Security 
     Directorate as of October 1, 1998, and as of September 30, 
     1999, as well as any planned increases in those resources for 
     fiscal years 2000 and 2001. The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) Numbers of personnel, measured in full-time 
     equivalents.
       (2) Number of license applications reviewed.
       (3) The budget of the Technology Security Directorate.
       (4) The number of personnel during the preceding fiscal 
     year assigned to the Technology Security Directorate who were 
     assigned during that year to assist in activities of the 
     Defense Threat Reduction Agency unrelated to technology 
     security or export control issues, together with an 
     explanation of the effect of any such assignment on the 
     Directorate's ability to fulfill its mission.

     SEC. 913. EFFICIENT UTILIZATION OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES.

       (a) Analysis by Independent Panel.--(1) Not later than 45 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall convene a panel of independent 
     experts under the auspices of the Defense Science Board to 
     conduct an analysis of the resources and capabilities of all 
     of the laboratories and test and evaluation facilities of the 
     Department of Defense, including those of the military 
     departments. In conducting the analysis, the panel shall 
     identify opportunities to achieve efficiency and reduce 
     duplication of efforts by consolidating responsibilities by 
     area or function or by designating lead agencies or executive 
     agents in cases considered appropriate. The panel shall 
     report its findings to the Secretary of Defense and to 
     Congress not later than August 1, 2000.
       (2) The analysis required by paragraph (1) shall, at a 
     minimum, address the capabilities of the laboratories and 
     test and evaluation facilities in the areas of air vehicles, 
     armaments, command, control, communications, and 
     intelligence, space, directed energy, electronic warfare, 
     medicine, corporate laboratories, civil engineering, 
     geophysics, and the environment.
       (b) Performance Review Process.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall develop an appropriate performance review 
     process for rating the quality and relevance of work 
     performed by the Department of Defense laboratories. The 
     process shall include customer evaluation and peer review by 
     Department of Defense personnel and appropriate experts from 
     outside the Department of Defense. The process shall provide 
     for rating all laboratories of the Army, Navy, and Air Force 
     on a consistent basis.

     SEC. 914. CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF CHINESE MILITARY AFFAIRS.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs 
     as part of the National Defense University. The Center shall 
     be organized under the Institute for National Strategic 
     Studies of the University.
       (b) Qualifications of Director.--The Director of the Center 
     shall be an individual who is a distinguished scholar of 
     proven academic, management, and leadership credentials with 
     a superior record of achievement and publication regarding 
     Chinese political, strategic, and military affairs.
       (c) Mission.--The mission of the Center is to study and 
     inform policymakers in the Department of Defense, Congress, 
     and throughout the Government regarding the national goals 
     and strategic posture of the People's Republic of China and 
     the ability of that nation to develop, field, and deploy an 
     effective military instrument in support of its national 
     strategic objectives. The Center shall accomplish that 
     mission by a variety of means intended to widely disseminate 
     the research findings of the Center.
       (d) Startup of Center.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish the Center for the Study

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     of Chinese Military Affairs not later than March 1, 2000. The 
     first Director of the Center shall be appointed not later 
     than June 1, 2000. The Center should be fully operational not 
     later than June 1, 2001.
       (e) Implementation Report.--(1) Not later than January 1, 
     2001, the President of the National Defense University shall 
     submit to the Secretary of Defense a report setting forth the 
     President's organizational plan for the Center for the Study 
     of Chinese Military Affairs, the proposed budget for the 
     Center, and the timetable for initial and full operations of 
     the Center. The President of the National Defense University 
     shall prepare that report in consultation with the Director 
     of the Center and the Director of the Institute for National 
     Strategic Studies of the University.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense shall transmit the report 
     under paragraph (1), together with whatever comments the 
     Secretary considers appropriate, to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives not later than February 1, 2001.

     SEC. 915. AUTHORITY FOR ACCEPTANCE BY ASIA-PACIFIC CENTER FOR 
                   SECURITY STUDIES OF FOREIGN GIFTS AND 
                   DONATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 155 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2611. Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies: 
       acceptance of foreign gifts and donations

       ``(a) Authority To Accept Foreign Gifts and Donations.--(1) 
     Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may 
     accept, on behalf of the Asia-Pacific Center, foreign gifts 
     or donations in order to defray the costs of, or enhance the 
     operation of, the Asia-Pacific Center.
       ``(2) In this section, the term `Asia-Pacific Center' means 
     the Department of Defense organization within the United 
     States Pacific Command known as the Asia-Pacific Center for 
     Security Studies.
       ``(b) Limitation.--The Secretary may not accept a gift or 
     donation under subsection (a) if the acceptance of the gift 
     or donation would compromise or appear to compromise--
       ``(1) the ability of the Department of Defense, any 
     employee of the Department, or members of the armed forces to 
     carry out any responsibility or duty of the Department in a 
     fair and objective manner; or
       ``(2) the integrity of any program of the Department of 
     Defense or of any person involved in such a program.
       ``(c) Criteria for Acceptance.--The Secretary shall 
     prescribe written guidance setting forth the criteria to be 
     used in determining whether the acceptance of a foreign gift 
     or donation would have a result described in subsection (b).
       ``(d) Crediting of Funds.--Funds accepted by the Secretary 
     under subsection (a) shall be credited to appropriations 
     available to the Department of Defense for the Asia-Pacific 
     Center. Funds so credited shall be merged with the 
     appropriations to which credited and shall be available to 
     the Asia-Pacific Center for the same purposes and same period 
     as the appropriations with which merged.
       ``(e) Notice to Congress.--If the total amount of funds 
     accepted under subsection (a) in any fiscal year exceeds 
     $2,000,000, the Secretary shall notify Congress of the amount 
     of those donations for that fiscal year. Any such notice 
     shall list each of the contributors of such amounts and the 
     amount of each contribution in that fiscal year.
       ``(f) Foreign Gift or Donation Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, a foreign gift or donation is a gift or 
     donation of funds, materials (including research materials), 
     property, or services (including lecture services and faculty 
     services) from a foreign government, a foundation or other 
     charitable organization in a foreign country, or an 
     individual in a foreign country.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2611. Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies: acceptance of foreign 
              gifts and donations.''.
                    Subtitle C--Personnel Management

     SEC. 921. REVISIONS TO LIMITATIONS ON NUMBER OF PERSONNEL 
                   ASSIGNED TO MAJOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Revised Limitation.--(1) Section 130a of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 130a. Major Department of Defense headquarters 
       activities personnel: limitation

       ``(a) Limitation.--Effective October 1, 2002, the number of 
     major headquarters activities personnel in the Department of 
     Defense may not exceed 85 percent of the baseline number.
       ``(b) Phased Reduction.--The number of major headquarters 
     activities personnel in the Department of Defense--
       ``(1) as of October 1, 2000, may not exceed 95 percent of 
     the baseline number; and
       ``(2) as of October 1, 2001, may not exceed 90 percent of 
     the baseline number.
       ``(c) Baseline Number.--In this section, the term `baseline 
     number' means the number of major headquarters activities 
     personnel in the Department of Defense as of October 1, 1999.
       ``(d) Major Headquarters Activities.--(1) For purposes of 
     this section, major headquarters activities are those 
     headquarters (and the direct support integral to their 
     operation) the primary mission of which is to manage or 
     command the programs and operations of the Department of 
     Defense, the Department of Defense components, and their 
     major military units, organizations, or agencies. Such term 
     includes management headquarters, combatant headquarters, and 
     direct support.
       ``(2) The specific elements of the Department of Defense 
     that are major headquarters activities for the purposes of 
     this section are those elements identified as Major DoD 
     Headquarters Activities in accordance with Department of 
     Defense Directive 5100.73, entitled `Major Department of 
     Defense Headquarters Activities', issued on May 13, 1999. The 
     provisions of that directive applicable to identification of 
     any activity as a `Major DoD Headquarters Activity' may not 
     be changed except as provided by law.
       ``(e) Major Headquarters Activities Personnel.--In this 
     section, the term `major headquarters activities personnel' 
     means military and civilian personnel of the Department of 
     Defense who are assigned to, or employed in, functions in 
     major headquarters activities.
       ``(f) Limitation on Reassignment of Functions.--In carrying 
     out reductions in the number of personnel assigned to, or 
     employed in, major headquarters activities in order to comply 
     with this section, the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretaries of the military departments may not reassign 
     functions in order to evade the requirements of this 
     section.''.
       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 3 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``130a. Major Department of Defense headquarters activities personnel: 
              limitation.''.

       (b) Report.--Not later than October 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
     of Representatives a report providing--
       (1) the Secretary's assessment of the manner in which major 
     headquarters activities are specified in subsection (d) of 
     section 130a of title 10, United States Code, as amended by 
     subsection (a);
       (2) the baseline number in effect for purposes of that 
     section; and
       (3) the effect (if any) of the reductions required by that 
     section on the Department's various headquarters activities.
       (c) Technical Amendments to Update Limitation on OSD 
     Personnel.--Effective October 1, 1999, section 143 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``Effective October 1, 1999, the'' and 
     inserting ``The''; and
       (B) by striking ``75 percent of the baseline number'' and 
     inserting ``3,767''.
       (2) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (f); and
       (3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (b) and (c), respectively.

     SEC. 922. DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS.

       (a) Reduction.--The Secretary of Defense shall implement 
     reductions during fiscal year 2000 in the defense acquisition 
     and support workforce in a number not less than the number by 
     which that workforce is programmed to be reduced during that 
     fiscal year in the President's budget for that fiscal year.
       (b) Administrative Flexibility.--If the Secretary 
     determines and certifies to Congress that changed 
     circumstances require, in the national security interest of 
     the United States, that the reduction under subsection (a) be 
     in a number less than the number applicable under that 
     subsection, the Secretary may specify a lower number for that 
     reduction, which may not be less than 10 percent less than 
     the number applicable under subsection (a).
       (c) Report.--Not later than May 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the defense acquisition 
     and support workforce. The Secretary shall include in that 
     report--
       (1) the total number of personnel the Secretary expects to 
     reduce from the defense acquisition and support workforce 
     during fiscal year 2000 pursuant to subsection (a); and
       (2) the total number by which that workforce is programmed 
     to be reduced for fiscal year 2001 in the President's budget 
     for that fiscal year.
       (d) Defense Acquisition Workforce Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``defense acquisition and support 
     workforce'' has the meaning given that term in section 931(d) 
     of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2106).

     SEC. 923. MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING 
                   OPERATIONS TEMPO AND PERSONNEL TEMPO.

       (a) Responsibility Over Monitoring and Standards.--Section 
     136 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
     Readiness is responsible, subject to the authority, 
     direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, for the 
     monitoring of the operations tempo and personnel tempo of the 
     armed forces. The Under Secretary shall establish, to the 
     extent practicable, uniform standards within the Department 
     of Defense for terminology and policies relating to 
     deployment of units and personnel away from their assigned 
     duty stations (including the length of time units or 
     personnel may be away for such a deployment) and shall 
     establish uniform reporting systems for tracking 
     deployments.''.
       (b) Annual Reporting Requirements.--(1) Chapter 23 of such 
     title is amended by adding after section 486, as added by 
     section 241(a), the following new section:

     ``Sec. 487. Unit operations tempo and personnel tempo: annual 
       report

       ``(a) Inclusion in Annual Report.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall include in the annual report required by section 113(c) 
     of this title a description of the operations tempo and 
     personnel tempo of the armed forces.
       ``(b) Specific Requirements.--(1) Until such time as the 
     Secretary of Defense develops a common method to measure 
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     personnel tempo for the armed forces, the description 
     required under subsection (a) shall include the methods by 
     which each of the armed forces measures operations tempo and 
     personnel tempo.
       ``(2) The description shall include the personnel tempo 
     policies of each of the armed forces and any changes to these 
     policies since the preceding report.
       ``(3) The description shall include a table depicting the 
     active duty end strength for each of the armed forces for 
     each of the preceding five years and also depicting the 
     number of members of each of the armed forces deployed over 
     the same period, as determined by the Secretary concerned.
       ``(4) The description shall identify the active and reserve 
     component units of the armed forces participating at the 
     battalion, squadron, or an equivalent level (or a higher 
     level) in contingency operations, major training events, and 
     other exercises and contingencies of such a scale that the 
     exercises and contingencies receive an official designation, 
     that were conducted during the period covered by the report 
     and the duration of their participation.
       ``(5) For each of the armed forces, the description shall 
     indicate the average number of days a member of that armed 
     force was deployed away from the member's home station during 
     the period covered by the report as compared to recent 
     previous years for which such information is available.
       ``(6) For each of the armed forces, the description shall 
     indicate the number of days that high demand, low density 
     units (as defined by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff) were deployed during the period covered by the report, 
     and whether these units met the force goals for limiting 
     deployments, as described in the personnel tempo policies 
     applicable to that armed force.
       ``(c) Operations Tempo and Personnel Tempo Defined.--Until 
     such time as the Secretary of Defense establishes definitions 
     of operations tempo and personnel tempo applicable to all of 
     the armed forces, the following definitions shall apply for 
     purposes of the preparation of the description required under 
     subsection (a):
       ``(1) The term `operations tempo' means the rate at which 
     units of the armed forces are involved in all military 
     activities, including contingency operations, exercises, and 
     training deployments.
       ``(2) The term `personnel tempo' means the amount of time 
     members of the armed forces are engaged in their official 
     duties, including official duties at a location or under 
     circumstances that make it infeasible for a member to spend 
     off-duty time in the housing in which the member resides when 
     on garrison duty at the member's permanent duty station.
       ``(d) Other Definitions.--In this section, the term `armed 
     forces' does not include the Coast Guard when it is not 
     operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding after the item relating to section 486, 
     as added by section 241(a), the following new item:

``487. Unit operations tempo and personnel tempo: annual report.''.

     SEC. 924. ADMINISTRATION OF DEFENSE REFORM INITIATIVE 
                   ENTERPRISE PROGRAM FOR MILITARY MANPOWER AND 
                   PERSONNEL INFORMATION.

       (a) Executive Agent.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     designate the Secretary of the Navy as the Department of 
     Defense executive agent for carrying out the pilot program 
     described in subsection (c).
       (b) Implementing Office.--If the Secretary of Defense makes 
     the designation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 
     of the Navy, in carrying out that pilot program, shall act 
     through the head of the Systems Executive Office for Manpower 
     and Personnel of the Department of the Navy, who shall act in 
     coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Personnel and Readiness and the Chief Information Officer of 
     the Department of Defense.
       (c) Pilot Program.--The pilot program referred to in 
     subsection (a) is the defense reform initiative enterprise 
     pilot program for military manpower and personnel information 
     established pursuant to section 8147 of the Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-262; 112 
     Stat. 2341; 10 U.S.C. 113 note).

     SEC. 925. PAYMENT OF TUITION FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF 
                   MEMBERS IN DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.

       (a) Authority To Exceed 75 Percent Limitation.--Subsection 
     (a) of section 1745 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Tuition Reimbursement and Training.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall provide for tuition reimbursement 
     and training (including a full-time course of study leading 
     to a degree) for acquisition personnel in the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(2) For civilian personnel, the reimbursement and 
     training shall be provided under section 4107(b) of title 5 
     for the purposes described in that section. For purposes of 
     such section 4107(b), there is deemed to be, until September 
     30, 2001, a shortage of qualified personnel to serve in 
     acquisition positions in the Department of Defense.
       ``(3) In the case of members of the armed forces, the 
     limitation in section 2007(a) of this title shall not apply 
     to tuition reimbursement and training provided for under this 
     subsection.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to charges for tuition or expenses 
     incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 931. ADDITIONAL MATTERS FOR ANNUAL REPORTS ON JOINT 
                   WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTATION.

       Section 485(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) With respect to improving the effectiveness of joint 
     warfighting, any recommendations that the commander considers 
     appropriate, based on the results of joint warfighting 
     experimentation, regarding--
       ``(A) the development, procurement, or fielding of advanced 
     technologies, systems, or weapons or systems platforms or 
     other changes in doctrine, operational concepts, 
     organization, training, materiel, leadership, personnel, or 
     the allocation of resources;
       ``(B) the reduction or elimination of redundant equipment 
     and forces, including guidance regarding the synchronization 
     of the fielding of advanced technologies among the armed 
     forces to enable the development and execution of joint 
     operational concepts;
       ``(C) recommendations for mission needs statements, 
     operational requirements, and relative priorities for 
     acquisition programs to meet joint requirements; and
       ``(D) a description of any actions taken by the Secretary 
     of Defense to implement the recommendations of the 
     commander.''.

     SEC. 932. OVERSIGHT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES TO 
                   COMBAT TERRORISM.

       (a) Report Requirement.--Not later than December 31, 1999, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report, in classified and unclassified 
     form, identifying all programs and activities of the 
     Department of Defense combating terrorism program. The report 
     shall include--
       (1) the definitions used by the Department of Defense for 
     all terms relating to combating terrorism, including 
     ``counterterrorism'', ``anti-terrorism'', and ``consequence 
     management''; and
       (2) the various initiatives and projects being conducted by 
     the Department that fall under each of the categories 
     referred to in paragraph (1).
       (b) Annual Budget Information.--(1) Chapter 9 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 229. Programs for combating terrorism: display of 
       budget information

       ``(a) Submission With Annual Budget Justification 
     Documents.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress, as a part of the documentation that supports the 
     President's annual budget for the Department of Defense, a 
     consolidated budget justification display, in classified and 
     unclassified form, that includes all programs and activities 
     of the Department of Defense combating terrorism program.
       ``(b) Requirements for Budget Display.--The budget display 
     under subsection (a) shall include--
       ``(1) the amount requested, by appropriation and functional 
     area, for each of the program elements, projects, and 
     initiatives that support the Department of Defense combating 
     terrorism program, with supporting narrative descriptions and 
     rationale for the funding levels requested; and
       ``(2) a summary, to the program element and project level 
     of detail, of estimated expenditures for the current year, 
     funds requested for the budget year, and budget estimates 
     through the completion of the current future-years defense 
     plan for the Department of Defense combating terrorism 
     program.
       ``(c) Explanation of Inconsistencies.--As part of the 
     budget display under subsection (a) for any fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall identify and explain--
       ``(1) any inconsistencies between (A) the information 
     submitted under subsection (b) for that fiscal year, and (B) 
     the information provided to the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget in support of the annual report of the 
     President to Congress on funding for executive branch 
     counterterrorism and antiterrorism programs and activities 
     for that fiscal year in accordance with section 1051(b) of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
     (31 U.S.C. 1113 note); and
       ``(2) any inconsistencies between (A) the execution, during 
     the previous fiscal year and the current fiscal year, of 
     programs and activities of the Department of Defense 
     combating terrorism program, and (B) the funding and 
     specification for such programs and activities for those 
     fiscal years in the manner provided by Congress (both in 
     statutes and in relevant legislative history).
       ``(d) Semiannual Reports on Obligations and Expenditures.--
     The Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a semiannual report on the obligation and 
     expenditure of funds for the Department of Defense combating 
     terrorism program. Such reports shall be submitted not later 
     than April 15 each year, with respect to the first half of a 
     fiscal year, and not later than November 15 each year, with 
     respect to the second half of a fiscal year. Each such report 
     shall compare the amounts of those obligations and 
     expenditures to the amounts authorized and appropriated for 
     the Department of Defense combating terrorism program for 
     that fiscal year, by budget activity, sub-budget activity, 
     and program element or line item. The second report for a 
     fiscal year shall show such information for the second half 
     of the fiscal year and cumulatively for the whole fiscal 
     year. The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
     may have a classified annex.
       ``(e) Department of Defense Combating Terrorism Program.--
     In this section, the term `Department of Defense combating 
     terrorism program' means the programs, projects, and 
     activities of the Department of Defense related to combating 
     terrorism inside and outside the United States.
       ``(f) Congressional Defense Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `congressional defense committees' means--

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       ``(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``229. Programs for combating terrorism: display of budget 
              information.''.

     SEC. 933. RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CERTAIN 
                   FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 165 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sections:

     ``Sec. 2784. Management of credit cards

       ``(a) Management of Credit Cards.--The Secretary of 
     Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), shall prescribe regulations governing the use 
     and control of all credit cards and convenience checks that 
     are issued to Department of Defense personnel for official 
     use. Those regulations shall be consistent with regulations 
     that apply Government-wide regarding use of credit cards by 
     Government personnel for official purposes.
       ``(b) Required Safeguards and Internal Controls.--
     Regulations under subsection (a) shall include safeguards and 
     internal controls to ensure the following:
       ``(1) That there is a record in the Department of Defense 
     of each holder of a credit card issued by the Department of 
     Defense for official use, annotated with the limitations on 
     amounts that are applicable to the use of each such card by 
     that credit card holder.
       ``(2) That the holder of a credit card and each official 
     with authority to authorize expenditures charged to the 
     credit card are responsible for--
       ``(A) reconciling the charges appearing on each statement 
     of account for that credit card with receipts and other 
     supporting documentation; and
       ``(B) forwarding that statement after being so reconciled 
     to the designated disbursing office in a timely manner.
       ``(3) That any disputed credit card charge, and any 
     discrepancy between a receipt and other supporting 
     documentation and the credit card statement of account, is 
     resolved in the manner prescribed in the applicable 
     Government-wide credit card contract entered into by the 
     Administrator of General Services.
       ``(4) That payments on credit card accounts are made 
     promptly within prescribed deadlines to avoid interest 
     penalties.
       ``(5) That rebates and refunds based on prompt payment on 
     credit card accounts are properly recorded.
       ``(6) That records of each credit card transaction 
     (including records on associated contracts, reports, 
     accounts, and invoices) are retained in accordance with 
     standard Government policies on the disposition of records.

     ``Sec. 2785. Remittance addresses: regulation of alterations

       ``The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under 
     Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), shall prescribe 
     regulations setting forth controls on alteration of 
     remittance addresses. Those regulations shall ensure that--
       ``(1) a remittance address for a disbursement that is 
     provided by an officer or employee of the Department of 
     Defense authorizing or requesting the disbursement is not 
     altered by any officer or employee of the department 
     authorized to prepare the disbursement; and
       ``(2) a remittance address for a disbursement is altered 
     only if the alteration--
       ``(A) is requested by the person to whom the disbursement 
     is authorized to be remitted; and
       ``(B) is made by an officer or employee authorized to do so 
     who is not an officer or employee referred to in paragraph 
     (1).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new items:

``2784. Management of credit cards.
``2785. Remittance addresses: regulation of alterations.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--(1) Regulations under section 2784 of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     shall be prescribed not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Regulations under section 2785 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be prescribed 
     not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 934. MANAGEMENT OF CIVIL AIR PATROL.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that no 
     major change to the governance structure of the Civil Air 
     Patrol should be mandated by Congress until a review of 
     potential improvements in the management and oversight of 
     Civil Air Patrol operations is conducted.
       (b) GAO Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a 
     study of potential improvements to Civil Air Patrol 
     operations, including Civil Air Patrol financial management, 
     Air Force and Civil Air Patrol oversight, and the Civil Air 
     Patrol safety program. Not later than February 15, 2000, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit a report on the results of 
     the study to the congressional defense committees.
       (c) Inspector General Review.--(1) The Inspector General of 
     the Department of Defense shall review the financial and 
     management operations of the Civil Air Patrol. The review 
     shall include an audit.
       (2) Not later than February 15, 2000, the Inspector General 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the review, including, specifically, the results of the 
     audit. The report shall include any recommendations that the 
     Inspector General considers appropriate regarding actions 
     necessary to ensure the proper oversight of the financial and 
     management operations of the Civil Air Patrol.
                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. Transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Incorporation of classified annex.
Sec. 1003. Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for 
              fiscal year 1999.
Sec. 1004. Supplemental appropriations request for operations in 
              Yugoslavia.
Sec. 1005. United States contribution to NATO common-funded budgets in 
              fiscal year 2000.
Sec. 1006. Limitation on funds for Bosnia peacekeeping operations for 
              fiscal year 2000.
Sec. 1007. Second biennial financial management improvement plan.
Sec. 1008. Waiver authority for requirement that electronic transfer of 
              funds be used for Department of Defense payments.
Sec. 1009. Single payment date for invoice for various subsistence 
              items.
Sec. 1010. Payment of foreign licensing fees out of proceeds of sale of 
              maps, charts, and navigational books.

                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

Sec. 1011. Revision to congressional notice-and-wait period required 
              before transfer of a vessel stricken from the Naval 
              Vessel Register.
Sec. 1012. Authority to consent to retransfer of former naval vessel.
Sec. 1013. Report on naval vessel force structure requirements.
Sec. 1014. Auxiliary vessels acquisition program for the Department of 
              Defense.
Sec. 1015. National Defense Features program.
Sec. 1016. Sales of naval shipyard articles and services to nuclear 
              ship contractors.
Sec. 1017. Transfer of naval vessel to foreign country.
Sec. 1018. Authority to transfer naval vessels to certain foreign 
              countries.

   Subtitle C--Support for Civilian Law Enforcement and Counter Drug 
                               Activities

Sec. 1021. Modification of limitation on funding assistance for 
              procurement of equipment for the National Guard for drug 
              interdiction and counter-drug activities.
Sec. 1022. Temporary extension to certain naval aircraft of Coast Guard 
              authority for drug interdiction activities.
Sec. 1023. Military assistance to civil authorities to respond to act 
              or threat of terrorism.
Sec. 1024. Condition on development of forward operating locations for 
              United States Southern Command counter-drug detection and 
              monitoring flights.
Sec. 1025. Annual report on United States military activities in 
              Colombia.
Sec. 1026. Report on use of radar systems for counter-drug detection 
              and monitoring.
Sec. 1027. Plan regarding assignment of military personnel to assist 
              Immigration and Naturalization Service and Customs 
              Service.

       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals

Sec. 1031. Preservation of certain defense reporting requirements.
Sec. 1032. Repeal of certain reporting requirements not preserved.
Sec. 1033. Reports on risks under National Military Strategy and 
              combatant command requirements.
Sec. 1034. Report on lift and prepositioned support requirements to 
              support National Military Strategy.
Sec. 1035. Report on assessments of readiness to execute the National 
              Military Strategy.
Sec. 1036. Report on Rapid Assessment and Initial Detection teams.
Sec. 1037. Report on unit readiness of units considered to be assets of 
              Consequence Management Program Integration Office.
Sec. 1038. Analysis of relationship between threats and budget 
              submission for fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 1039. Report on NATO defense capabilities initiative.
Sec. 1040. Report on motor vehicle violations by operators of official 
              Army vehicles.

                    Subtitle E--Information Security

Sec. 1041. Identification in budget materials of amounts for 
              declassification activities and limitation on 
              expenditures for such activities.
Sec. 1042. Notice to congressional committees of certain security and 
              counterintelligence failures within defense programs.
Sec. 1043. Information Assurance Initiative.
Sec. 1044. Nondisclosure of information on personnel of overseas, 
              sensitive, or routinely deployable units.
Sec. 1045. Nondisclosure of certain operational files of the National 
              Imagery and Mapping Agency.

            Subtitle F--Memorial Objects and Commemorations

Sec. 1051. Moratorium on the return of veterans memorial objects to 
              foreign nations without specific authorization in law.
Sec. 1052. Program to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Korean War.
Sec. 1053. Commemoration of the victory of freedom in the Cold War.

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                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 1061. Defense Science Board task force on use of television and 
              radio as a propaganda instrument in time of military 
              conflict.
Sec. 1062. Assessment of electromagnetic spectrum reallocation.
Sec. 1063. Extension and reauthorization of Defense Production Act of 
              1950.
Sec. 1064. Performance of threat and risk assessments.
Sec. 1065. Chemical agents used for defensive training.
Sec. 1066. Technical and clerical amendments.
Sec. 1067. Amendments to reflect name change of Committee on National 
              Security of the House of Representatives to Committee on 
              Armed Services.
                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

     SEC. 1001. TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

       (a) Authority To Transfer Authorizations.--(1) Upon 
     determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is 
     necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may 
     transfer amounts of authorizations made available to the 
     Department of Defense in this division for fiscal year 2000 
     between any such authorizations for that fiscal year (or any 
     subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authorizations so 
     transferred shall be merged with and be available for the 
     same purposes as the authorization to which transferred.
       (2) The total amount of authorizations that the Secretary 
     may transfer under the authority of this section may not 
     exceed $2,000,000,000.
       (b) Limitations.--The authority provided by this section to 
     transfer authorizations--
       (1) may only be used to provide authority for items that 
     have a higher priority than the items from which authority is 
     transferred; and
       (2) may not be used to provide authority for an item that 
     has been denied authorization by Congress.
       (c) Effect on Authorization Amounts.--A transfer made from 
     one account to another under the authority of this section 
     shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for the 
     account to which the amount is transferred by an amount equal 
     to the amount transferred.
       (d) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary shall promptly 
     notify Congress of each transfer made under subsection (a).

     SEC. 1002. INCORPORATION OF CLASSIFIED ANNEX.

       (a) Status of Classified Annex.--The Classified Annex 
     prepared by the committee of conference to accompany the 
     conference report on the bill S. 1059 of the One Hundred 
     Sixth Congress and transmitted to the President is hereby 
     incorporated into this Act.
       (b) Construction With Other Provisions of Act.--The amounts 
     specified in the Classified Annex are not in addition to 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated by other provisions of 
     this Act.
       (c) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Funds appropriated 
     pursuant to an authorization contained in this Act that are 
     made available for a program, project, or activity referred 
     to in the Classified Annex may only be expended for such 
     program, project, or activity in accordance with such terms, 
     conditions, limitations, restrictions, and requirements as 
     are set out for that program, project, or activity in the 
     Classified Annex.
       (d) Distribution of Classified Annex.--The President shall 
     provide for appropriate distribution of the Classified Annex, 
     or of appropriate portions of the annex, within the executive 
     branch of the Government.

     SEC. 1003. AUTHORIZATION OF EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL 
                   APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999.

       (a) Adjustment of Fiscal Year 1999 Authorizations To 
     Reflect Supplemental Appropriations.--Subject to subsection 
     (b), amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department 
     of Defense for fiscal year 1999 in the Strom Thurmond 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
     (Public Law 105-261) are hereby adjusted, with respect to any 
     such authorized amount, by the amount by which appropriations 
     pursuant to such authorization were increased (by a 
     supplemental appropriation) or decreased (by a rescission), 
     or both, in the 1999 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
     Act (Public Law 106-31).
       (b) Limitation.--(1) In the case of a pending defense 
     contingent emergency supplemental appropriation, an 
     adjustment may be made under subsection (a) in the amount of 
     an authorization of appropriations by reason of that 
     supplemental appropriation only if, and to the extent that, 
     the President transmits to Congress an official amended 
     budget request for that appropriation that designates the 
     entire amount requested as an emergency requirement for the 
     specific purpose identified in the 1999 Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act as the purpose for which the 
     supplemental appropriation was made.
       (2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``pending 
     defense contingent emergency supplemental appropriation'' 
     means a contingent emergency supplemental appropriation for 
     the Department of Defense contained in the 1999 Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for which an official budget 
     request that includes designation of the entire amount of the 
     request as an emergency requirement has not been transmitted 
     to Congress as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``contingent 
     emergency supplemental appropriation'' means a supplemental 
     appropriation that--
       (A) is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; and
       (B) by law is available only to the extent that the 
     President transmits to the Congress an official budget 
     request for that appropriation that includes designation of 
     the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement.

     SEC. 1004. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST FOR OPERATIONS 
                   IN YUGOSLAVIA.

       If the President determines that it is in the national 
     security interest of the United States to conduct combat or 
     peacekeeping operations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
     during fiscal year 2000, the President shall transmit to the 
     Congress a supplemental appropriations request for the 
     Department of Defense for such amounts as are necessary for 
     the costs of any such operation.

     SEC. 1005. UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTION TO NATO COMMON-FUNDED 
                   BUDGETS IN FISCAL YEAR 2000.

       (a) Fiscal Year 2000 Limitation.--The total amount 
     contributed by the Secretary of Defense in fiscal year 2000 
     for the common-funded budgets of NATO may be any amount up 
     to, but not in excess of, the amount specified in subsection 
     (b) (rather than the maximum amount that would otherwise be 
     applicable to those contributions under the fiscal year 1998 
     baseline limitation).
       (b) Total Amount.--The amount of the limitation applicable 
     under subsection (a) is the sum of the following:
       (1) The amounts of unexpended balances, as of the end of 
     fiscal year 1999, of funds appropriated for fiscal years 
     before fiscal year 2000 for payments for those budgets.
       (2) The amount specified in subsection (c)(1).
       (3) The amount specified in subsection (c)(2).
       (4) The total amount of the contributions authorized to be 
     made under section 2501.
       (c) Authorized Amounts.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by titles II and III of this Act are available 
     for contributions for the common-funded budgets of NATO as 
     follows:
       (1) Of the amount provided in section 201(1), $750,000 for 
     the Civil Budget.
       (2) Of the amount provided in section 301(1), $216,400,000 
     for the Military Budget.
       (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) Common-funded budgets of nato.--The term ``common-
     funded budgets of NATO'' means the Military Budget, the 
     Security Investment Program, and the Civil Budget of the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization (and any successor or 
     additional account or program of NATO).
       (2) Fiscal year 1998 baseline limitation.--The term 
     ``fiscal year 1998 baseline limitation'' means the maximum 
     annual amount of Department of Defense contributions for 
     common-funded budgets of NATO that is set forth as the annual 
     limitation in section 3(2)(C)(ii) of the resolution of the 
     Senate giving the advice and consent of the Senate to the 
     ratification of the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 
     1949 on the Accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech 
     Republic (as defined in section 4(7) of that resolution), 
     approved by the Senate on April 30, 1998.

     SEC. 1006. LIMITATION ON FUNDS FOR BOSNIA PEACEKEEPING 
                   OPERATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000.

       (a) Limitation.--(1) Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 301(24) of this Act for the Overseas 
     Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, no more than 
     $1,824,400,000 may be obligated for incremental costs of the 
     Armed Forces for Bosnia peacekeeping operations.
       (2) The President may waive the limitation in paragraph (1) 
     after submitting to Congress the following:
       (A) The President's written certification that the waiver 
     is necessary in the national security interests of the United 
     States.
       (B) The President's written certification that exercising 
     the waiver will not adversely affect the readiness of United 
     States military forces.
       (C) A report setting forth the following:
       (i) The reasons that the waiver is necessary in the 
     national security interests of the United States.
       (ii) The specific reasons that additional funding is 
     required for the continued presence of United States military 
     forces participating in, or supporting, Bosnia peacekeeping 
     operations for fiscal year 2000.
       (iii) A discussion of the impact on the military readiness 
     of United States Armed Forces of the continuing deployment of 
     United States military forces participating in, or 
     supporting, Bosnia peacekeeping operations.
       (D) A supplemental appropriations request for the 
     Department of Defense for such amounts as are necessary for 
     the additional fiscal year 2000 costs associated with United 
     States military forces participating in, or supporting, 
     Bosnia peacekeeping operations.
       (b) Bosnia Peacekeeping Operations Defined.--For the 
     purposes of this section, the term ``Bosnia peacekeeping 
     operations'' has the meaning given such term in section 
     1004(e) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 
     2112).

     SEC. 1007. SECOND BIENNIAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT 
                   PLAN.

       (a) Additional Matters Required.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall include in the second biennial financial management 
     improvement plan submitted to Congress under section 2222 of 
     title 10, United States Code (required to be submitted not 
     later than September 30, 2000), the matters specified in 
     subsections (b) through (f), in addition to the matters 
     otherwise required under that section.
       (b) Systems Inventory.--The plan referred to in subsection 
     (a) shall include an inventory of the finance systems, 
     accounting systems, and data feeder systems of the Department 
     of Defense referred to in section 2222(c) of title 10, United 
     States Code, and, for each of those systems, the following:
       (1) A statement regarding whether the system complies with 
     the requirements applicable to

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     that system under sections 3512, 3515, and 3521 of title 31, 
     United States Code.
       (2) A statement regarding whether the system is to be 
     retained, consolidated, or eliminated.
       (3) A detailed plan of the actions that are being taken or 
     are to be taken within the Department of Defense (including 
     provisions for schedule, performance objectives, interim 
     milestones, and necessary resources)--
       (A) to ensure easy and reliable interfacing of the system 
     (or a consolidated or successor system) with the Department's 
     core finance and accounting systems and with other data 
     feeder systems; and
       (B) to institute appropriate internal controls that, among 
     other benefits, ensure the integrity of the data in the 
     system (or a consolidated or successor system).
       (4) For each system that is to be consolidated or 
     eliminated, a detailed plan of the actions that are being 
     taken or are to be taken (including provisions for schedule 
     and interim milestones) in carrying out the consolidation or 
     elimination, including a discussion of both the interim or 
     migratory systems and any further consolidation that may be 
     involved.
       (5) A list of the officials in the Department of Defense 
     who are responsible for ensuring that actions referred to in 
     paragraphs (3) and (4) are taken in a timely manner.
       (c) Major Procurement Actions.--The plan referred to in 
     subsection (a) shall include a description of each major 
     procurement action that is being taken within the Department 
     of Defense to replace or improve a finance and accounting 
     system or a data feeder system shown in the inventory under 
     subsection (a) and, for each such procurement action, the 
     measures that are being taken or are to be taken to ensure 
     that the new or enhanced system--
       (1) provides easy and reliable interfacing of the system 
     with the core finance and accounting systems of the 
     department and with other data feeder systems; and
       (2) includes appropriate internal controls that, among 
     other benefits, ensure the integrity of the data in the 
     system.
       (d) Financial Management Competency Plan.--The plan 
     referred to in subsection (a) shall include a financial 
     management competency plan that includes performance 
     objectives, milestones (including interim objectives), 
     responsible officials, and the necessary resources to 
     accomplish the performance objectives, together with the 
     following:
       (1) A description of the actions necessary to ensure that 
     the person in each comptroller position (or comparable 
     position) in the Department of Defense (whether a member of 
     the Armed Forces or a civilian employee) has the education, 
     technical competence, and experience to perform in accordance 
     with the core competencies necessary for financial 
     management.
       (2) A description of the education that is necessary for a 
     financial manager in a senior grade to be knowledgeable in--
       (A) applicable laws and administrative and regulatory 
     requirements, including the requirements and procedures 
     relating to Government performance and results under sections 
     1105(a)(28), 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118, and 1119 of title 31, 
     United States Code;
       (B) the strategic planning process and how the process 
     relates to resource management;
       (C) budget operations and analysis systems;
       (D) management analysis functions and evaluation; and
       (E) the principles, methods, techniques, and systems of 
     financial management.
       (3) The advantages and disadvantages of establishing and 
     operating a consolidated Department of Defense school that 
     instructs in the principles referred to in paragraph (2)(E).
       (4) The applicable requirements for formal civilian 
     education.
       (e) Improvements to DFAS, Etc.--The plan referred to in 
     subsection (a) shall include a detailed plan (including 
     performance objectives and milestones and standards for 
     measuring progress toward attainment of the objectives) for 
     the following:
       (1) Improving the internal controls and internal review 
     processes of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to 
     provide reasonable assurances that--
       (A) obligations and costs are in compliance with applicable 
     laws;
       (B) funds, property, and other assets are safeguarded 
     against waste, loss, unauthorized use, and misappropriation;
       (C) revenues and expenditures applicable to agency 
     operations are properly recorded and accounted for so as to 
     permit the preparation of accounts and reliable financial and 
     statistical reports and to maintain accountability over 
     assets;
       (D) obligations and expenditures are recorded 
     contemporaneously with each transaction;
       (E) organizational and functional duties are performed 
     separately at each step in the cycles of transactions 
     (including, in the case of a contract, the specification of 
     requirements, the formation of the contract, the 
     certification of contract performance, receiving and 
     warehousing, accounting, and disbursing); and
       (F) use of progress payment allocation systems results in 
     posting of payments to appropriation accounts consistent with 
     section 1301 of title 31, United States Code.
       (2) Ensuring that the Defense Finance and Accounting 
     Service has--
       (A) a single standard transaction general ledger that, at a 
     minimum, uses double-entry bookkeeping and complies with the 
     United States Government Standard General Ledger at the 
     transaction level as required under section 803(a) of the 
     Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 (31 
     U.S.C. 3512 note);
       (B) an integrated data base for finance and accounting 
     functions; and
       (C) automated cost, performance, and other output measures.
       (3) Providing a single, consistent set of policies and 
     procedures for financial transactions throughout the 
     Department of Defense.
       (4) Ensuring compliance with applicable policies and 
     procedures for financial transactions throughout the 
     Department of Defense.
       (5) Reviewing safeguards for preservation of assets and 
     verifying the existence of assets.
       (f) Internal Controls Checklist.--The plan referred to in 
     subsection (a) shall include an internal controls checklist, 
     to be prescribed by the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), which shall provide standards for use 
     throughout the Department of Defense, together with a 
     statement of the Department of Defense policy on use of the 
     checklist throughout the Department.
       (g) Safeguarding Sensitive Information.--To the extent 
     necessary to protect sensitive information, the Secretary of 
     Defense may provide information required by subsections (b) 
     and (c) in an annex that is available to Congress, but need 
     not be made public.

     SEC. 1008. WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR REQUIREMENT THAT ELECTRONIC 
                   TRANSFER OF FUNDS BE USED FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE PAYMENTS.

       (a) Authority.--(1) Chapter 165 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding after section 2785, as added by 
     section 933(a), the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2786. Department of Defense payments by electronic 
       transfers of funds: exercise of authority for waivers

       ``With respect to any Federal payment of funds covered by 
     section 3332(f) of title 31 (relating to electronic funds 
     transfers) for which payment is made or authorized by the 
     Department of Defense, the waiver authority provided in 
     paragraph (2)(A)(i) of that section shall be exercised by the 
     Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of Defense shall carry 
     out the authority provided under the preceding sentence in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding after the item relating to section 2785, 
     as added by section 933(a), the following new item:

``2786. Department of Defense payments by electronic transfers of 
              funds: exercise of authority for waivers.''.

       (3) Any waiver in effect on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act under paragraph (2)(A)(i) of section 3332(f) of 
     title 31, United States Code, shall remain in effect until 
     otherwise provided by the Secretary of Defense under section 
     2786 of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph 
     (1).
       (b) Study and Report on DOD Electronic Funds Transfers.--
     (1) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to 
     determine the following:
       (A) Whether it would be feasibile for all electronic 
     payments made by the Department of Defense to be routed 
     through the Regional Finance Centers of the Department of the 
     Treasury for verification and reconciliation.
       (B) Whether it would be feasibile for all electronic 
     payments made by the Department of Defense to be subjected to 
     the same level of reconciliation as United States Treasury 
     checks, including the matching of each payment issued with 
     each corresponding deposit at financial institutions.
       (C) Whether the appropriate computer security controls are 
     in place in order to ensure the integrity of electronic 
     payments made by the Department of Defense.
       (D) The estimated costs of implementing--
       (i) the routing of electronic payments as described in 
     subparagraph (A);
       (ii) the reconciliation of electronic payments as described 
     in (B); and
       (iii) security controls as described in (C).
       (E) The period that would be required to implement each of 
     the matters referred to in subparagraph (D).
       (2) Not later than March 1, 2000, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of 
     the study required by paragraph (1).
       (3) In this subsection, the term ``electronic payment'' has 
     the meaning given the term ``electronic funds transfer'' in 
     section 3332(j)(1) of title 31, United States Code.

     SEC. 1009. SINGLE PAYMENT DATE FOR INVOICE FOR VARIOUS 
                   SUBSISTENCE ITEMS.

       Section 3903 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection (c):
       ``(c) A contract for the procurement of subsistence items 
     that is entered into under the prime vendor program of the 
     Defense Logistics Agency may specify for the purposes of 
     section 3902 of this title a single required payment date 
     that is to be applicable to an invoice for subsistence items 
     furnished under the contract when more than one payment due 
     date would otherwise be applicable to the invoice under the 
     regulations prescribed under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of 
     subsection (a) or under any other provisions of law. The 
     required payment date specified in the contract shall be 
     consistent with prevailing industry practices for the 
     subsistence items, but may not be more than 10 days after the 
     date of receipt of the invoice or the certified date of 
     receipt of the items. The Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall provide in the regulations under 
     subsection (a) that when a required payment date is so 
     specified for an invoice, no other payment due date applies 
     to the invoice.''.

     SEC. 1010. PAYMENT OF FOREIGN LICENSING FEES OUT OF PROCEEDS 
                   OF SALE OF MAPS, CHARTS, AND NAVIGATIONAL 
                   BOOKS.

       (a) In General.--Section 453 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:


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     ``Sec. 453. Sale of maps, charts, and navigational 
       publications: prices; use of proceeds

       ``(a) Prices.--All maps, charts, and other publications 
     offered for sale by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency 
     shall be sold at prices and under regulations that may be 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(b) Use of Proceeds To Pay Foreign Licensing Fees.--(1) 
     The Secretary of Defense may pay any NIMA foreign data 
     acquisition fee out of the proceeds of the sale of maps, 
     charts, and other publications of the Agency, and those 
     proceeds are hereby made available for that purpose.
       ``(2) In this subsection, the term `NIMA foreign data 
     acquisition fee' means any licensing or other fee imposed by 
     a foreign country or international organization for the 
     acquisition or use of data or products by the National 
     Imagery and Mapping Agency.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 453 
     in the table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II of 
     chapter 22 of such title is amended to read as follows:
``453. Sale of maps, charts, and navigational publications: prices; use 
              of proceeds.''.
                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

     SEC. 1011. REVISION TO CONGRESSIONAL NOTICE-AND-WAIT PERIOD 
                   REQUIRED BEFORE TRANSFER OF A VESSEL STRICKEN 
                   FROM THE NAVAL VESSEL REGISTER.

       Section 7306(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(d) Congressional Notice-and-Wait Period.--(1) A transfer 
     under this section may not take effect until--
       ``(A) the Secretary submits to Congress notice of the 
     proposed transfer; and
       ``(B) 30 days of session of Congress have expired following 
     the date on which the notice is sent to Congress.
       ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)--
       ``(A) the period of a session of Congress is broken only by 
     an adjournment of Congress sine die at the end of the final 
     session of a Congress; and
       ``(B) any day on which either House of Congress is not in 
     session because of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a 
     day certain, or because of an adjournment sine die at the end 
     of the first session of a Congress, shall be excluded in the 
     computation of such 30-day period.''.

     SEC. 1012. AUTHORITY TO CONSENT TO RETRANSFER OF FORMER NAVAL 
                   VESSEL.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the President 
     may consent to the retransfer by the Government of Greece of 
     HS Rodos (ex-USS BOWMAN COUNTY (LST 391)) to the USS LST Ship 
     Memorial, Inc., a not-for-profit organization operating under 
     the laws of the State of Pennsylvania.
       (b) Conditions for Consent.--The President should not 
     exercise the authority under subsection (a) unless the USS 
     LST Memorial, Inc. agrees--
       (1) to use the vessel for public, nonprofit, museum-related 
     purposes;
       (2) to comply with applicable law with respect to the 
     vessel, including those requirements related to facilitating 
     monitoring by the United States of, and mitigating potential 
     environmental hazards associated with, aging vessels, and has 
     a demonstrated financial capability to so comply; and
       (3) to hold the United States harmless for any claims 
     arising from exposure to hazardous material, including 
     asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls, after the retransfer 
     of the vessel to the recipient, except for claims arising 
     before the date of the transfer of the vessel to the 
     Government of Greece or from use of the vessel by the United 
     States after the date of the retransfer to the recipient.

     SEC. 1013. REPORT ON NAVAL VESSEL FORCE STRUCTURE 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Requirement.--Not later than February, 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives a report on naval vessel force 
     structure requirements.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.-- The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) A statement of the naval vessel force structure 
     required to carry out the National Military Strategy, 
     including that structure required to meet joint and combined 
     warfighting requirements and missions relating to crisis 
     response, overseas presence, and support to contingency 
     operations.
       (2) A statement of the naval vessel force structure that is 
     supported and funded in the President's budget for fiscal 
     year 2001 and in the current future-years defense program.
       (3) A detailed long-range shipbuilding plan for the 
     Department, through fiscal year 2030, that includes annual 
     quantities of each type of vessel to be procured.
       (4) A statement of the annual funding necessary to procure 
     eight to ten vessels, of the appropriate types, each year 
     beginning in fiscal year 2001 and extending through 2020 to 
     maintain the naval vessel force structure required by the 
     national military strategy.
       (5) A detailed discussion of the risks associated with any 
     deviation from the long-range shipbuilding plan required in 
     paragraph (3), to include the implications of such a 
     deviation for the following areas:
       (A) Warfighting requirements.
       (B) Crisis response and overseas presence missions.
       (C) Contingency operations.
       (D) Domestic shipbuilding industrial base.

     SEC. 1014. AUXILIARY VESSELS ACQUISITION PROGRAM FOR THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Program Authorization.--(1) Chapter 631 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 7233. Auxiliary vessels: extended lease authority

       ``(a) Authorized Contracts.--Subject to subsection (b), the 
     Secretary of the Navy may enter into contracts with private 
     United States shipyards for the construction of new surface 
     vessels to be acquired on a long-term lease basis by the 
     United States from the shipyard or other private person for 
     any of the following:
       ``(1) The combat logistics force of the Navy.
       ``(2) The strategic sealift force of the Navy.
       ``(3) Other auxiliary support vessels for the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(b) Contracts Required To Be Authorized by Law.--A 
     contract may be entered into under subsection (a) with 
     respect to a specific vessel only if the Secretary is 
     specifically authorized by law to enter into such a contract 
     with respect to that vessel. As part of a request to Congress 
     for enactment of any such authorization by law, the Secretary 
     of the Navy shall provide to Congress the Secretary's 
     findings under subsection (g).
       ``(c) Term of Contract.--In this section, the term `long-
     term lease' means a lease, bareboat charter, or conditional 
     sale agreement with respect to a vessel the term of which 
     (including any option period) is for a period of 20 years or 
     more.
       ``(d) Option To Buy.--A contract entered into under 
     subsection (a) may include options for the United States to 
     purchase one or more of the vessels covered by the contract 
     at any time during, or at the end of, the contract period 
     (including any option period) upon payment of an amount equal 
     to the lesser of (1) the unamortized portion of the cost of 
     the vessel plus amounts incurred in connection with the 
     termination of the financing arrangements associated with the 
     vessel, or (2) the fair market value of the vessel.
       ``(e) Domestic Construction.--The Secretary shall require 
     in any contract entered into under this section that each 
     vessel to which the contract applies--
       ``(1) shall have been constructed in a shipyard within the 
     United States; and
       ``(2) upon delivery, shall be documented under the laws of 
     the United States.
       ``(f) Vessel Operation.--(1) The Secretary may operate a 
     vessel held by the Secretary under a long-term lease under 
     this section through a contract with a United States 
     corporation with experience in the operation of vessels for 
     the United States. Any such contract shall be for a term as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       ``(2) The Secretary may provide a crew for any such vessel 
     using civil service mariners only after an evaluation taking 
     into account--
       ``(A) the fully burdened cost of a civil service crew over 
     the expected useful life of the vessel;
       ``(B) the effect on the private sector manpower pool; and
       ``(C) the operational requirements of the Department of the 
     Navy.
       ``(g) Contingent Waiver of Other Provisions of Law.--(1) 
     The Secretary may waive the applicability of subsections 
     (e)(2) and (f) of section 2401 of this title to a contract 
     authorized by law as provided in subsection (b) if the 
     Secretary makes the following findings with respect to that 
     contract:
       ``(A) The need for the vessels or services to be provided 
     under the contract is expected to remain substantially 
     unchanged during the contemplated contract or option period.
       ``(B) There is a reasonable expectation that throughout the 
     contemplated contract or option period the Secretary of the 
     Navy (or, if the contract is for services to be provided to, 
     and funded by, another military department, the Secretary of 
     that military department) will request funding for the 
     contract at the level required to avoid contract 
     cancellation.
       ``(C) The timeliness of consideration of the contract by 
     Congress is such that such a waiver is in the interest of the 
     United States.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall submit a notice of any waiver 
     under paragraph (1) to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(h) Source of Funds for Termination Liability.--If a 
     contract entered into under this section is terminated, the 
     costs of such termination may be paid from--
       ``(1) amounts originally made available for performance of 
     the contract;
       ``(2) amounts currently available for operation and 
     maintenance of the type of vessels or services concerned and 
     not otherwise obligated; or
       ``(3) funds appropriated for those costs.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``7233. Auxiliary vessels: extended lease authority.''.

       (b) Definition of Department of Defense Sealift Vessel.--
     Section 2218(k)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``that is--'' in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A) and inserting ``that is any of the 
     following:'';
       (2) by striking ``a'' at the beginning of subparagraphs 
     (A), (B), and (E) and inserting ``A'';
       (3) by striking ``an'' at the beginning of subparagraphs 
     (C) and (D) and inserting ``An'';
       (4) by striking the semicolon at the end of subparagraphs 
     (A), (B), and (C) and inserting a period;
       (5) by striking ``; or'' at the end of subparagraph (D) and 
     inserting a period; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(F) A strategic sealift ship.
       ``(G) A combat logistics force ship.
       ``(H) A maritime prepositioned ship.

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       ``(I) Any other auxiliary support vessel.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--Section 7233 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on 
     October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 1015. NATIONAL DEFENSE FEATURES PROGRAM.

       (a) Authority for National Defense Features Program.--
     Section 2218 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new 
     subsection (k):
       ``(k) Contracts for Incorporation of Defense Features in 
     Commercial Vessels.--(1) The head of an agency may enter into 
     a contract with a company submitting an offer for that 
     company to install and maintain defense features for national 
     defense purposes in one or more commercial vessels owned or 
     controlled by that company in accordance with the purpose for 
     which funds in the National Defense Sealift Fund are 
     available under subsection (c)(1)(C). The head of the agency 
     may enter into such a contract only after the head of the 
     agency makes a determination of the economic soundness of the 
     offer.
       ``(2) The head of an agency may make advance payments to 
     the contractor under a contract under paragraph (1) in a lump 
     sum, in annual payments, or in a combination thereof for 
     costs associated with the installation and maintenance of the 
     defense features on a vessel covered by the contract, as 
     follows:
       ``(A) The costs to build, procure, and install a defense 
     feature in the vessel.
       ``(B) The costs to periodically maintain and test any 
     defense feature on the vessel.
       ``(C) Any increased costs of operation or any loss of 
     revenue attributable to the installation or maintenance of 
     any defense feature on the vessel.
       ``(D) Any additional costs associated with the terms and 
     conditions of the contract.
       ``(3) For any contract under paragraph (1) under which the 
     United States makes advance payments under paragraph (2) for 
     the costs associated with installation or maintenance of any 
     defense feature on a commercial vessel, the contractor shall 
     provide to the United States such security interests in the 
     vessel, by way of a preferred mortgage under section 31322 of 
     title 46 or otherwise, as the head of the agency may 
     prescribe in order to adequately protect the United States 
     against loss for the total amount of those costs.
       ``(4) Each contract entered into under this subsection 
     shall--
       ``(A) set forth terms and conditions under which, so long 
     as a vessel covered by the contract is owned or controlled by 
     the contractor, the contractor is to operate the vessel for 
     the Department of Defense notwithstanding any other contract 
     or commitment of that contractor; and
       ``(B) provide that the contractor operating the vessel for 
     the Department of Defense shall be paid for that operation at 
     fair and reasonable rates.
       ``(5) The head of an agency may not delegate authority 
     under this subsection to any officer or employee in a 
     position below the level of head of a procuring activity.''.
       (b) Definition.--Subsection (l) of such section, as 
     redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) The term `head of an agency' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 2302(1) of this title.''.

     SEC. 1016. SALES OF NAVAL SHIPYARD ARTICLES AND SERVICES TO 
                   NUCLEAR SHIP CONTRACTORS.

       (a) Waiver of Required Conditions.--Chapter 633 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     7299a the following new section:

     ``Sec. 7300. Contracts for nuclear ships: sales of naval 
       shipyard articles and services to private shipyards

       ``The conditions set forth in section 2208(j)(1)(B) of this 
     title and subsections (a)(1) and (c)(1)(A) of section 2553 of 
     this title shall not apply to a sale by a naval shipyard of 
     articles or services to a private shipyard that is made at 
     the request of the private shipyard in order to facilitate 
     the private shipyard's fulfillment of a Department of Defense 
     contract with respect to a nuclear ship. This section does 
     not authorize a naval shipyard to construct a nuclear ship 
     for the private shipyard, to perform a majority of the work 
     called for in a contract with a private entity, or to provide 
     articles or services not requested by the private 
     shipyard.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 7299a the following new item:

``7300. Contracts for nuclear ships: sales of naval shipyard articles 
              and services to private shipyards.''.

     SEC. 1017. TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSEL TO FOREIGN COUNTRY.

       (a) Transfer to Thailand.--The Secretary of the Navy is 
     authorized to transfer to the Government of Thailand the 
     CYCLONE class coastal patrol craft CYCLONE (PC1) or a craft 
     with a similar hull. The transfer shall be made on a sale, 
     lease, lease/buy, or grant basis under section 516 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
       (b) Costs.--Any expense incurred by the United States in 
     connection with the transfer authorized by subsection (a) 
     shall be charged to the Government of Thailand.
       (c) Repair and Refurbishment in United States Shipyard.--To 
     the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of the Navy 
     shall require, as a condition of the transfer of the vessel 
     to the Government of Thailand under this section, that the 
     Government of Thailand have such repair or refurbishment of 
     the vessel as is needed, before the vessel joins the naval 
     forces of that country, performed at a United States naval 
     shipyard or other shipyard located in the United States.
       (d) Expiration of Authority.--The authority to transfer a 
     vessel under subsection (a) shall expire at the end of the 
     two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 1018. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN 
                   FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

       (a) Authority To Transfer.--
       (1) Dominican republic.--The Secretary of the Navy is 
     authorized to transfer to the Government of the Dominican 
     Republic the medium auxiliary floating dry dock AFDM 2. Such 
     transfer shall be on a grant basis under section 516 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
       (2) Ecuador.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Ecuador the ``OAK RIDGE'' class 
     medium auxiliary repair dry dock ALAMOGORDO (ARDM 2). Such 
     transfer shall be on a grant basis under section 516 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
       (3) Egypt.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Egypt the ``NEWPORT'' class 
     tank landing ships BARBOUR COUNTY (LST 1195) and PEORIA (LST 
     1183). Such transfers shall be on a sale basis under section 
     21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761).
       (4) Greece.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Greece the ``KNOX'' class 
     frigate CONNOLE (FF 1056). Such transfer shall be on a grant 
     basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
       (5) Mexico.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Mexico the ``NEWPORT'' class 
     tank landing ship NEWPORT (LST 1179) and the ``KNOX'' class 
     frigate WHIPPLE (FF 1062). Such transfers shall be on a sale 
     basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2761).
       (6) Poland.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Poland the ``OLIVER HAZARD 
     PERRY'' class guided missile frigate CLARK (FFG 11). Such 
     transfer shall be on a grant basis under section 516 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
       (7) Taiwan.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative 
     Office in the United States (which is the Taiwan 
     instrumentality designated pursuant to section 10(a) of the 
     Taiwan Relations Act) the ``NEWPORT'' class tank landing ship 
     SCHENECTADY (LST 1185). Such transfer shall be on a sale 
     basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2761).
       (8) Thailand.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Thailand the ``KNOX'' class 
     frigate TRUETT (FF 1095). Such transfer shall be on a grant 
     basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
       (9) Turkey.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Turkey the ``OLIVER HAZARD 
     PERRY'' class guided missile frigates FLATLEY (FFG 21) and 
     JOHN A. MOORE (FFG 19). Such transfers shall be on a sale 
     basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2761).
       (b) Inapplicability of Aggregate Annual Limitation on Value 
     of Transferred Excess Defense Articles.--The value of naval 
     vessels authorized by subsection (a) to be transferred on a 
     grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) shall not be included in the 
     aggregate annual value of transferred excess defense articles 
     which is subject to the aggregate annual limitation set forth 
     in subsection (g) of that section.
       (c) Costs of Transfers.--Any expense of the United States 
     in connection with a transfer authorized by subsection (a) 
     shall be charged to the recipient.
       (d) Repair and Refurbishment in United States Shipyards.--
     To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of the Navy 
     shall require, as a condition of the transfer of a vessel 
     under subsection (a), that the country to which the vessel is 
     transferred have such repair or refurbishment of the vessel 
     as is needed, before the vessel joins the naval forces of 
     that country, performed at a shipyard located in the United 
     States, including a United States Navy shipyard.
       (e) Expiration of Authority.--The authority granted by 
     subsection (a) shall expire at the end of the two-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
   Subtitle C--Support for Civilian Law Enforcement and Counter Drug 
                               Activities

     SEC. 1021. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON FUNDING ASSISTANCE 
                   FOR PROCUREMENT OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE NATIONAL 
                   GUARD FOR DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       Section 112(a)(3) of title 32, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``per purchase order'' in the second 
     sentence and inserting ``per item''.

     SEC. 1022. TEMPORARY EXTENSION TO CERTAIN NAVAL AIRCRAFT OF 
                   COAST GUARD AUTHORITY FOR DRUG INTERDICTION 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Inclusion as Authorized Aircraft.--Subsection (c) of 
     section 637 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

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       ``(3) subject to subsection (d), it is a naval aircraft 
     that has one or more members of the Coast Guard on board and 
     is operating from a surface naval vessel described in 
     paragraph (2).''.
       (b) Duration of Inclusion.--Such section is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d)(1) The inclusion of naval aircraft as an authorized 
     aircraft for purposes of this section shall be effective only 
     after the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date the 
     report required by paragraph (2) is submitted through 
     September 30, 2001.
       ``(2) Not later than August 1, 2000, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate a report containing--
       ``(A) an analysis of the benefits and risks associated with 
     using naval aircraft to perform the law enforcement 
     activities authorized by subsection (a);
       ``(B) an estimate of the extent to which the Secretary 
     expects to implement the authority provided by this section; 
     and
       ``(C) an analysis of the effectiveness and applicability to 
     the Department of Defense of the Coast Guard program known as 
     the `New Frontiers' program.''.

     SEC. 1023. MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES TO 
                   RESPOND TO ACT OR THREAT OF TERRORISM.

       (a) Authority to Provide Assistance.--The Secretary of 
     Defense, upon the request of the Attorney General, may 
     provide assistance to civil authorities in responding to an 
     act of terrorism or threat of an act of terrorism, including 
     an act of terrorism or threat of an act of terrorism that 
     involves a weapon of mass destruction, within the United 
     States, if the Secretary determines that--
       (1) special capabilities and expertise of the Department of 
     Defense are necessary and critical to respond to the act of 
     terrorism or the threat of an act of terrorism; and
       (2) the provision of such assistance will not adversely 
     affect the military preparedness of the Armed Forces.
       (b) Nature of Assistance.--Assistance provided under 
     subsection (a) may include the deployment of Department of 
     Defense personnel and the use of any Department of Defense 
     resources to the extent and for such period as the Secretary 
     of Defense determines necessary to prepare for, prevent, or 
     respond to an act or threat of an act of terrorism described 
     in that subsection. Actions taken to provide the assistance 
     may include the prepositioning of Department of Defense 
     personnel, equipment, and supplies.
       (c) Reimbursement.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), assistance provided under this section shall be provided 
     on a reimbursable basis. Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the amounts of reimbursement shall be limited to the 
     amounts of the incremental costs incurred by the Department 
     of Defense to provide the assistance.
       (2) In extraordinary circumstances, the Secretary of 
     Defense may waive the requirement for reimbursement if the 
     Secretary determines that such a waiver is in the national 
     security interests of the United States and submits to 
     Congress a notification of the determination.
       (3) If funds are appropriated for the Department of Justice 
     to cover the costs of responding to an act or threat of an 
     act of terrorism for which assistance is provided under 
     subsection (a), the Attorney General shall reimburse the 
     Department of Defense out of such funds for the costs 
     incurred by the Department in providing the assistance, 
     without regard to whether the assistance was provided on a 
     nonreimbursable basis pursuant to a waiver under paragraph 
     (2).
       (d) Annual Limitation on Funding.--Not more than 
     $10,000,000 may be obligated to provide assistance under 
     subsection (a) during any fiscal year.
       (e) Personnel Restrictions.--In providing assistance under 
     this section, a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or 
     Marine Corps may not, unless otherwise authorized by law--
       (1) directly participate in a search, seizure, arrest, or 
     other similar activity; or
       (2) collect intelligence for law enforcement purposes.
       (f) Nondelegability of Authority.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense may not delegate to any other official the authority 
     to make determinations and to authorize assistance under this 
     section.
       (2) The Attorney General may not delegate to any other 
     official authority to make a request for assistance under 
     subsection (a).
       (g) Relationship to Other Authority.--The authority 
     provided in this section is in addition to any other 
     authority available to the Secretary of Defense, and nothing 
     in this section shall be construed to restrict any authority 
     regarding use of members of the Armed Forces or equipment of 
     the Department of Defense that was in effect before the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (h) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Threat of an act of terrorism.--The term ``threat of an 
     act of terrorism'' includes any circumstance providing a 
     basis for reasonably anticipating an act of terrorism, as 
     determined by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with 
     the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury.
       (2) Weapon of mass destruction.--The term ``weapon of mass 
     destruction'' has the meaning given the term in section 1403 
     of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 
     1996 (50 U.S.C. 2302(1)).
       (i) Duration of Authority.--The authority provided by this 
     section applies during the period beginning on October 1, 
     1999, and ending on September 30, 2004.

     SEC. 1024. CONDITION ON DEVELOPMENT OF FORWARD OPERATING 
                   LOCATIONS FOR UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND 
                   COUNTER-DRUG DETECTION AND MONITORING FLIGHTS.

       (a) Condition.--Except as provided in subsection (b), none 
     of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the 
     Department of Defense for any fiscal year may be obligated or 
     expended for the purpose of improving the physical 
     infrastructure at any proposed forward operating location 
     outside the United States from which the United States 
     Southern Command may conduct counter-drug detection and 
     monitoring flights until a formal agreement regarding the 
     extent and use of, and host nation support for, the forward 
     operating location is executed by both the host nation and 
     the United States.
       (b) Exception.--The limitation in subsection (a) does not 
     apply to an unspecified minor military construction project 
     authorized by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 1025. ANNUAL REPORT ON UNITED STATES MILITARY ACTIVITIES 
                   IN COLOMBIA.

       Not later than January 1 of each year, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives a 
     report detailing the number of members of the United States 
     Armed Forces deployed or otherwise assigned to duty in 
     Colombia at any time during the preceding year, the length 
     and purpose of the deployment or assignment, and the costs 
     and force protection risks associated with such deployments 
     and assignments.

     SEC. 1026. REPORT ON USE OF RADAR SYSTEMS FOR COUNTER-DRUG 
                   DETECTION AND MONITORING.

       Not later than May 1, 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate a report containing an evaluation of the effectiveness 
     of the Wide Aperture Radar Facility, Tethered Aerostat Radar 
     System, Ground Mobile Radar, and Relocatable Over-The-Horizon 
     Radar in maritime, air, and land counter-drug detection and 
     monitoring.

     SEC. 1027. PLAN REGARDING ASSIGNMENT OF MILITARY PERSONNEL TO 
                   ASSIST IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE 
                   AND CUSTOMS SERVICE.

       (a) Preparation of Plan.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     shall prepare a plan to assign members of the Army, Navy, Air 
     Force, or Marine Corps to assist the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service or the United States Customs Service 
     should the President determine, and the Attorney General or 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, as the case may be, certify, 
     that military personnel are required to respond to a threat 
     to national security posed by the entry into the United 
     States of terrorists or drug traffickers.
       (2) The Secretary shall ensure that activities proposed to 
     be performed by military personnel under the plan are 
     consistent with section 1385 of title 18, United States Code 
     (popularly known as the Posse Comitatus Act), and shall 
     include in the plan a training program for military personnel 
     who would be assigned to assist Federal law enforcement 
     agencies--
       (A) in preventing the entry of terrorists and drug 
     traffickers into the United States; and
       (B) in the inspection of cargo, vehicles, and aircraft at 
     points of entry into the United States for weapons of mass 
     destruction, prohibited narcotics, or other terrorist or drug 
     trafficking items.
       (b) Report on Use of Military Personnel to Support Civilian 
     Law Enforcement.--Not later than May 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate a report containing--
       (1) the plan required by subsection (a);
       (2) a discussion of the risks and benefits associated with 
     using military personnel to provide the law enforcement 
     support described in subsection (a)(2);
       (3) recommendations regarding the functions outlined in the 
     plan most appropriate to be performed by military personnel; 
     and
       (4) the total number of active and reserve members, and 
     members of the National Guard whose activities were supported 
     using funds provided under section 112 of title 32, United 
     States Code, who participated in drug interdiction activities 
     or otherwise provided support for civilian law enforcement 
     during fiscal year 1999.
       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals

     SEC. 1031. PRESERVATION OF CERTAIN DEFENSE REPORTING 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 3003(a)(1) of the Federal Reports Elimination and 
     Sunset Act of 1995 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note) does not apply to 
     any report required to be submitted under any of the 
     following provisions of law:
       (1) The following sections of title 10, United States Code: 
     sections 113, 115a, 116, 139(f), 221, 226, 401(d), 662(b), 
     946, 1464(c), 2006(e)(3), 2010, 2011(e), 2391(c), 2431(a), 
     2432, 2457(d), 2461(g), 2537, 2662(b), 2706, 2859, 2861, 
     2902(g)(2), 4542(g)(2), 7424(b), 7425(b), 7431(c), 10541, 
     12302(d), and 16137.
       (2) Section 1121(f) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-180; 10 
     U.S.C. 113 note).
       (3) Section 1405 of the Defense Dependents' Education Act 
     of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 924).
       (4) Section 1411(b) of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and 
     Excellence in Education Act (20 U.S.C. 4710(b)).
       (5) Section 1097 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2751 note).
       (6) Section 30A(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2770a(d)).

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       (7) Sections 1516(f) and 1518(c) of the Armed Forces 
     Retirement Home Act of 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 24 U.S.C. 
     416(f), 418(c)).
       (8) Sections 3554(e)(2) and 9503(a) of title 31, United 
     States Code.
       (9) Section 300110(b) of title 36, United States Code.
       (10) Sections 301a(f) and 1008 of title 37, United States 
     Code.
       (11) Section 8111(f) of title 38, United States Code.
       (12) Section 205(b) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 486(b)).
       (13) Section 3732 of the Revised Statutes, popularly known 
     as the ``Food and Forage Act'' (41 U.S.C. 11).
       (14) Section 101(b)(6) of the Uniformed and Overseas 
     Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff(b)(6)).
       (15) Section 1436(e) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100-456; 42 U.S.C. 2121 
     note).
       (16) Section 165 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 6245).
       (17) Section 603(e) of the National Science and Technology 
     Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 
     6683(e)).
       (18) Section 822(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (42 U.S.C. 6687(b)).
       (19) Section 208 of the Department of Energy National 
     Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy 
     Authorization Act of 1979 (42 U.S.C. 7271).
       (20) Section 3134 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1991 (42 U.S.C. 7274c).
       (21) Section 3135 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (42 U.S.C. 7274g).
       (22) Section 12 of the Act of March 9, 1920 (popularly 
     known as the ``Suits in Admiralty Act'') (46 App. U.S.C. 
     752).
       (23) Sections 208, 901(b)(2), and 1211 of the Merchant 
     Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1118, 1241(b)(2), 1291).
       (24) Sections 11 and 14 of the Strategic and Critical 
     Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-2, 98h-5).
       (25) Section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 404a).
       (26) Section 4 of the Act entitled ``An Act to authorize 
     the making, amending, and modification of contracts to 
     facilitate the national defense'', approved August 28, 1958 
     (50 U.S.C. 1434).
       (27) Section 1412(g) of the Department of Defense 
     Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521(g)).
       (28) Section 3 of the Authorization for Use of Military 
     Force Against Iraq Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 note).
       (29) Sections 202(d) and 401(c) of the National Emergencies 
     Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d), 1641(c)).
       (30) Section 10(g) of the Military Selective Service Act 
     (50 U.S.C. App. 460(g)).
       (31) Section 708 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
     U.S.C. App. 2158).
       (32) Section 703(g) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act, 1982 (Public Law 97-99; 95 Stat. 1376).
       (33) Section 704 of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act, 1982 (Public Law 97-99; 95 Stat. 1377).
       (34) Section 113(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189; 103 
     Stat. 1373).

     SEC. 1032. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS NOT 
                   PRESERVED.

       (a) Repeal of Provisions of Title 10, United States Code.--
     Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 2201(d) is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2);
       (B) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (1) and 
     inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking ``Defense--'' and all that follows through 
     ``(1) shall'' and inserting ``Defense shall''.
       (2) Section 2313(b) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
       (3) Section 2350g is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (b); and
       (B) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
     (b) and (c), respectively.
       (b) Repeal of Other Provisions of Law.--The following 
     provisions of law are repealed:
       (1) Section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189; 10 U.S.C. 
     2431 note).
       (2) Section 3059(c) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 
     (Public Law 99-570; 10 U.S.C. 9441 note).
       (3) Section 7606 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Public 
     Law 100-690; 10 U.S.C. 9441 note).
       (4) Section 1002(d) of the Department of Defense 
     Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98-525; 22 U.S.C. 1928 
     note).

     SEC. 1033. REPORTS ON RISKS UNDER NATIONAL MILITARY STRATEGY 
                   AND COMBATANT COMMAND REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 153 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(c) Risks Under National Military Strategy.--(1) Not 
     later than January 1 each year, the Chairman shall submit to 
     the Secretary of Defense a report providing the Chairman's 
     assessment of the nature and magnitude of the strategic and 
     military risks associated with executing the missions called 
     for under the current National Military Strategy.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall forward the report received under 
     paragraph (1) in any year, with the Secretary's comments 
     thereon (if any), to Congress with the Secretary's next 
     transmission to Congress of the annual Department of Defense 
     budget justification materials in support of the Department 
     of Defense component of the budget of the President submitted 
     under section 1105 of title 31 for the next fiscal year. If 
     the Chairman's assessment in such report in any year is that 
     risk associated with executing the missions called for under 
     the National Military Strategy is significant, the Secretary 
     shall include with the report as submitted to Congress the 
     Secretary's plan for mitigating that risk.
       ``(d) Annual Report on Combatant Command Requirements.--(1) 
     Not later than August 15 of each year, the Chairman shall 
     submit to the committees of Congress named in paragraph (2) a 
     report on the requirements of the combatant commands 
     established under section 161 of this title. The report shall 
     contain the following:
       ``(A) A consolidation of the integrated priority lists of 
     requirements of the combatant commands.
       ``(B) The Chairman's views on the consolidated lists.
       ``(2) The committees of Congress referred to in paragraph 
     (1) are the Committees on Armed Services and the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives.''.

     SEC. 1034. REPORT ON LIFT AND PREPOSITIONED SUPPORT 
                   REQUIREMENTS TO SUPPORT NATIONAL MILITARY 
                   STRATEGY.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than February 15, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report, in 
     both classified and unclassified form, describing the 
     strategic, theater, operational, and tactical requirements 
     for airlift, sealift, surface transportation, and 
     prepositioned war material necessary to carry out the full 
     range of missions included in the National Military Strategy 
     prescribed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under 
     the postures of force engagement anticipated through 2005.
       (b) Content of Report.--The report shall address the 
     following:
       (1) A review of the study conducted by the Air Force during 
     1999 on oversize/outsize airlift cargo requirements, 
     including a risk assessment and an evaluation of 
     alternatives.
       (2) A review of the study of the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff conducted during 1999 designated as the 
     ``Joint Chiefs of Staff Mobility Requirements Study 05'', 
     including a risk assessment, an evaluation of alternatives, 
     and a validation of the analyses done by the Joint Staff for 
     that study concerning each of the following:
       (A) The identity, size, structure, and capabilities of the 
     airlift and sealift requirements for the full range of 
     shaping, preparing, and responding missions called for under 
     the National Military Strategy.
       (B) The required support and infrastructure required to 
     successfully execute the full range of missions required 
     under the National Military Strategy on the deployment 
     schedules outlined in the plans of the relevant commanders-
     in-chief from expected and increasingly dispersed postures of 
     engagement.
       (C) The anticipated effect of enemy use of weapons of mass 
     destruction, other asymmetrical attacks, expected rates of 
     peacekeeping, and other contingency missions and other 
     similar factors on the mobility force and its required 
     infrastructure and on mobility requirements.
       (D) The effect on mobility requirements of new service 
     force structures such as the Air Force's Air Expeditionary 
     Force, the Army's Strike Force, the Marine Corps' operational 
     maneuver-from-the-sea concept and supporting concepts 
     including Ship-to-Objective Maneuver, Maritime Prepositioning 
     Forces 2010, and Seabased Logistics, and any foreseeable 
     force structure modifications through 2005.
       (E) The need to deploy forces strategically and employ them 
     tactically using the same lift platform.
       (F) The anticipated role of host nation, foreign, and 
     coalition airlift and sealift support, and the anticipated 
     requirements for United States lift assets to support 
     coalition forces, through 2005.
       (G) Alternatives to the current mobility program or 
     required modifications to the 1998 Air Mobility Master Plan 
     update.
       (3) A review of the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps 
     maritime prepositioned ship requirements and modernization 
     plan.
       (c) Intra-Theater Requirements Report.--Not later than 
     December 1, 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report, in both classified and unclassified form, 
     describing the intra-theater requirements for airlift, small-
     craft lift, and surface transportation necessary to carry out 
     the full range of missions included in the National Military 
     Strategy prescribed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff under the postures of force engagement anticipated 
     through 2005.

     SEC. 1035. REPORT ON ASSESSMENTS OF READINESS TO EXECUTE THE 
                   NATIONAL MILITARY STRATEGY.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives a report in unclassified form 
     assessing the effect of continued operations in the Balkans 
     region on--
       (1) the ability of the Armed Forces to successfully meet 
     other regional contingencies; and
       (2) the readiness of the Armed Forces to execute the 
     National Military Strategy.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report under subsection 
     (a) shall include the following:
       (1) All models used by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff to assess the capability of the United States to 
     execute the full range of missions under the National 
     Military Strategy and all other models used by the Armed 
     Forces to assess that capability.
       (2) Separate assessments that would result from the use of 
     those models if it were necessary to execute the full range 
     of missions called for under the National Military Strategy 
     under each of the scenarios set forth in subsection (c), 
     including the levels of casualties the United States would be 
     projected to incur.

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       (3) Assumptions made about the readiness levels of major 
     units included in each such assessment, including equipment, 
     personnel, and training readiness and sustainment ability.
       (4) The increasing levels of casualties that would be 
     projected under each such scenario over a range of risks of 
     prosecuting two Major Theater Wars that proceeds from low-
     moderate risk to moderate-high risk.
       (5) An estimate of--
       (A) the total resources needed to attain a moderate-high 
     risk under those scenarios;
       (B) the total resources needed to attain a low-moderate 
     risk under those scenarios; and
       (C) the incremental resources needed to decrease the level 
     of risk from moderate-high to low-moderate.
       (c) Scenarios To Be Used.--The scenarios to be used for 
     purposes of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (b) 
     are the following:
       (1) That while the Armed Forces are engaged in operations 
     at the level of the operations ongoing as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, international armed conflict begins--
       (A) on the Korean peninsula; and
       (B) first on the Korean peninsula and then 45 days later in 
     Southwest Asia.
       (2) That while the Armed Forces are engaged in operations 
     at the peak level reached during Operation Allied Force 
     against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, international 
     armed conflict begins--
       (A) on the Korean peninsula; and
       (B) first on the Korean peninsula and then 45 days later in 
     Southwest Asia.
       (d) Consultation.--In preparing the report under this 
     section, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the 
     Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the commanders of the 
     unified commands, the Secretaries of the military 
     departments, and the heads of the combat support agencies and 
     other such entities within the Department of Defense as the 
     Secretary considers necessary.

     SEC. 1036. REPORT ON RAPID ASSESSMENT AND INITIAL DETECTION 
                   TEAMS.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a report on the Department's plans for 
     establishing and deploying Rapid Assessment and Initial 
     Detection (RAID) teams for responses to incidents involving a 
     weapon of mass destruction. The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) A description of the capabilities of a RAID team and a 
     comparison of those capabilities to the capabilities of other 
     Federal, State, and local WMD responders.
       (2) An assessment of the manner in which a RAID team 
     complements the mission, functions, and capabilities of other 
     Federal, State, and local WMD responders.
       (3) The Department's plan for conducting realistic 
     exercises involving RAID teams, including exercises with 
     other Federal, State, and local WMD responders.
       (4) A description of the command and control relationships 
     between the RAID teams and Federal, State, and local WMD 
     responders.
       (5) An assessment of the degree to which States have 
     integrated, or are planning to integrate, RAID teams into 
     other-than-weapon-of-mass-destruction missions of State or 
     local WMD responders.
       (6) A specific description and analysis of the procedures 
     that have been established or agreed to by States for the use 
     in one State of a RAID team that is based in another State.
       (7) An identification of those States where the deployment 
     of out-of-State RAID teams is not governed by existing 
     interstate compacts.
       (8) An assessment of the Department's progress in 
     developing an appropriate national level compact for 
     interstate sharing of resources that would facilitate 
     consistent and effective procedures for the use of out-of-
     State RAID teams.
       (9) An assessment of the measures that will be taken to 
     recruit, train, maintain the proficiency of, and retain 
     members of the RAID teams, to include those measures to 
     provide for their career progression.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``Rapid Assessment and Initial Detection 
     team'' or ``RAID team'' refers to a military unit comprised 
     of Active Guard and Reserve personnel organized, trained, and 
     equipped to conduct domestic missions in the United States in 
     response to the use of, or threatened use of, a weapon of 
     mass destruction.
       (2) The term ``WMD responder'' means an organization 
     responsible for responding to an incident involving a weapon 
     of mass destruction.
       (3) The term ``weapon of mass destruction'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 1403(1) of the Defense Against 
     Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2302(1)).

     SEC. 1037. REPORT ON UNIT READINESS OF UNITS CONSIDERED TO BE 
                   ASSETS OF CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 
                   INTEGRATION OFFICE.

       (a) Joint Readiness Review.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     shall include in the quarterly readiness report submitted to 
     Congress under section 482 of title 10, United States Code, 
     for the first quarter beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act an assessment of the readiness, 
     training status, and future funding requirements of all 
     active and reserve component units that (as of the date of 
     the enactment of this Act) are considered assets of the 
     Consequence Management Program Integration Office of the 
     Department of Defense.
       (2) The Secretary shall set forth the assessment under 
     paragraph (1) as an annex to the quarterly report referred to 
     in that paragraph. The Secretary shall include in that annex 
     a detailed description of how the active and reserve 
     component units referred to in that paragraph are integrated 
     with the Rapid Assessment and Initial Detection Teams in the 
     overall Consequence Management Program Integration Office of 
     the Department of Defense.
       (b) Decontamination Readiness Plan.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall prepare a decontamination readiness plan for 
     the Consequence Management Program Integration Office of the 
     Department of Defense. The plan shall include the following:
       (1) The actions necessary to ensure that the units of the 
     Armed Forces designated to carry out decontamination missions 
     are at the level of readiness necessary to carry out those 
     missions.
       (2) The funding necessary for attaining and maintaining the 
     level of readiness referred to in paragraph (1).
       (3) Procedures for ensuring that each decontamination unit 
     is available to respond to an incident in the United States 
     that involves a weapon of mass destruction within 12 hours 
     after being notified of the incident.

     SEC. 1038. ANALYSIS OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THREATS AND 
                   BUDGET SUBMISSION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.

       (a) Requirement for Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees, on the date 
     that the President submits the budget for fiscal year 2001 to 
     Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
     Code, a report on the relationship between the budget 
     proposed for budget function 050 (National Defense) for that 
     fiscal year and the then-current and emerging threats to the 
     national security interests of the United States identified 
     in the annual national security strategy report required 
     under section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 404a). The report shall be prepared in coordination 
     with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the 
     Director of Central Intelligence.
       (b) Content.--The report shall contain the following:
       (1) A detailed description of the threats referred to in 
     subsection (a).
       (2) An analysis of those threats in terms of the 
     probability that an attack or other threat event will 
     actually occur, the military challenge posed by those 
     threats, and the potential damage that those threats could 
     have to the national security interests of the United States.
       (3) An analysis of the allocation of funds in the fiscal 
     year 2001 budget and the future-years defense program that 
     addresses each of those threats.
       (4) A justification for each major defense acquisition 
     program (as defined in section 2430 of title 10, United 
     States Code) that is provided for in the budget in light of 
     the description and analyses set forth in the report pursuant 
     to this subsection.
       (c) Form of Report.--The report shall be submitted in 
     unclassified form, but may also be submitted in classified 
     form if necessary.

     SEC. 1039. REPORT ON NATO DEFENSE CAPABILITIES INITIATIVE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) At the meeting of the North Atlantic Council held in 
     Washington, DC, in April 1999, the NATO Heads of State and 
     Governments launched a Defense Capabilities Initiative.
       (2) The Defense Capabilities Initiative is designed to 
     improve the defense capabilities of the individual nations of 
     the NATO Alliance to ensure the effectiveness of future 
     operations across the full spectrum of Alliance missions in 
     the present and foreseeable security environment.
       (3) Under the Defense Capabilities Initiative, special 
     focus will be given to improving interoperability among 
     Alliance forces and to increasing defense capabilities 
     through improvements in the deployability and mobility of 
     Alliance forces, the sustainability and logistics of those 
     forces, the survivability and effective engagement capability 
     of those forces, and command and control and information 
     systems.
       (4) The successful implementation of the Defense 
     Capabilities Initiative will serve to enable all members of 
     the Alliance to make a more equitable contribution to the 
     full spectrum of Alliance missions, thereby increasing 
     burdensharing within the Alliance and enhancing the ability 
     of European members of the Alliance to undertake operations 
     pursuant to the European Security and Defense Identity within 
     the Alliance.
       (b) Annual Report.--(1) Not later than January 31 of each 
     year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees 
     on Armed Services and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committees on Armed Services and International Relations of 
     the House of Representatives a report, to be prepared in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, on implementation 
     of the Defense Capabilities Initiative by the nations of the 
     NATO Alliance. The report shall include the following:
       (A) A discussion of the work of the temporary High-Level 
     Steering Group, or any successor group, established to 
     oversee the implementation of the Defense Capabilities 
     Initiative and to meet the requirement of coordination and 
     harmonization among relevant planning disciplines.
       (B) A description of the actions taken, including 
     implementation of the Multinational Logistics Center concept 
     and development of the C3 system architecture, by the 
     Alliance as a whole to further the Defense Capabilities 
     Initiative.
       (C) A description of the actions taken by each member of 
     the Alliance other than the United States to improve the 
     capabilities of its forces in each of the following areas:
       (i) Interoperability with forces of other Alliance members.
       (ii) Deployability and mobility.
       (iii) Sustainability and logistics.
       (iv) Survivability and effective engagement capability.
       (v) Command and control and information systems.
       (2) The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
     may also be submitted in classified form if necessary.

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     SEC. 1040. REPORT ON MOTOR VEHICLE VIOLATIONS BY OPERATORS OF 
                   OFFICIAL ARMY VEHICLES.

       (a) Review Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     review the incidence during fiscal year 1999 of the violation 
     of motor vehicle laws by operators of official Army motor 
     vehicles. To the extent practicable, the review shall include 
     all such violations for which citations were issued 
     (including infractions relating to parking), other than 
     violations occurring on a military installation, regardless 
     of whether or not a fine was paid for the violation.
       (b) Report.--Not later than March 31, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the results of the review under 
     subsection (a). The report shall include the following:
       (1) The number of the citations described in subsection 
     (a), shown separately by principal jurisdiction.
       (2) An estimate of the total amount of the fines that are 
     associated with those citations, shown separately by 
     principal jurisdiction.
       (3) Any actions taken by the Secretary or recommendations 
     that the Secretary considers appropriate to reduce the 
     prevalence of such violations.
       (c) Motor Vehicle Laws.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term ``motor vehicle law'' means a law (including a 
     regulation, ordinance, or other measure) that regulates the 
     operation or parking of a motor vehicle within the 
     jurisdiction of the governmental entity establishing the law.
       (d) Principal Jurisdiction.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term ``principal jurisdiction'' means a State, territory, 
     or Commonwealth, the District of Columbia, or a foreign 
     nation.
                    Subtitle E--Information Security

     SEC. 1041. IDENTIFICATION IN BUDGET MATERIALS OF AMOUNTS FOR 
                   DECLASSIFICATION ACTIVITIES AND LIMITATION ON 
                   EXPENDITURES FOR SUCH ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 9 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding after section 229, as added by 
     section 932(b), the following new section:

     ``Sec. 230. Amounts for declassification of records

       ``The Secretary of Defense shall include in the budget 
     justification materials submitted to Congress in support of 
     the Department of Defense budget for any fiscal year (as 
     submitted with the budget of the President under section 
     1105(a) of title 31) specific identification, as a budgetary 
     line item, of the amounts required to carry out programmed 
     activities during that fiscal year to declassify records 
     pursuant to Executive Order 12958 (50 U.S.C. 435 note) or any 
     successor Executive order or to comply with any statutory 
     requirement, or any request, to declassify Government 
     records.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding after the item relating to section 229, 
     as added by section 932(b), the following new item:

``230. Amounts for declassification of records.''.

       (b) Limitation on Expenditures.--The total amount expended 
     by the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2000 to carry 
     out declassification activities under the provisions of 
     section 3.4 of Executive Order 12958 (50 U.S.C. 435 note) may 
     not exceed the Department's planned expenditure level of 
     $51,000,000.
       (c) Certification Required With Respect To Automatic 
     Declassification of Records.--No records of the Department of 
     Defense that have not been reviewed for declassification 
     shall be subject to automatic declassification unless the 
     Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress that such 
     declassification would not harm the national security.
       (d) Report on Automatic Declassification of Department of 
     Defense Records.--Not later than February 1, 2001, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Service of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate a report on the efforts of the 
     Department of Defense relating to the declassification of 
     classified records under the control of the Department of 
     Defense. Such report shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of whether the Department will be able to 
     review all relevant records for declassification before any 
     date established for automatic declassification.
       (2) An estimate of the cost of reviewing records to meet 
     any requirement to review all relevant records for 
     declassification by a date established for automatic 
     declassification.
       (3) An estimate of the number of records, if any, that the 
     Department will be unable to review for declassification 
     before any such date and the affect on national security of 
     the automatic declassification of those records.
       (4) An estimate of the length of time by which any such 
     date would need to be extended to avoid the automatic 
     declassification of records that have not yet been reviewed 
     as of such date.

     SEC. 1042. NOTICE TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES OF CERTAIN 
                   SECURITY AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE FAILURES 
                   WITHIN DEFENSE PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 161 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2723. Notice to congressional committees of certain 
       security and counterintelligence failures within defense 
       programs

       ``(a) Required Notification.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and House of Representatives a notification of each 
     security or counterintelligence failure or compromise of 
     classified information relating to any defense operation, 
     system, or technology of the United States that the Secretary 
     considers likely to cause significant harm or damage to the 
     national security interests of the United States. The 
     Secretary shall consult with the Director of Central 
     Intelligence and the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, as appropriate, before submitting any such 
     notification.
       ``(b) Manner of Notification.--Notification of a failure or 
     compromise of classified information under subsection (a) 
     shall be provided, in accordance with the procedures 
     established pursuant to subsection (c), not later than 30 
     days after the date on which the Department of Defense 
     determines that the failure or compromise has taken place.
       ``(c) Procedures.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives shall each establish such procedures as may 
     be necessary to protect from unauthorized disclosure 
     classified information, information relating to intelligence 
     sources and methods, and sensitive law enforcement 
     information that is submitted to those committees pursuant to 
     this section and that are otherwise necessary carry out the 
     provisions of this section.
       ``(d) Statutory Construction.--(1) Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed as authority to withhold any information 
     from the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 
     of Representatives on the grounds that providing the 
     information to those committees would constitute the 
     unauthorized disclosure of classified information, 
     information relating to intelligence sources and methods, or 
     sensitive law enforcement information.
       ``(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify 
     or supersede any other requirement to report information on 
     intelligence activities to the Congress, including the 
     requirement under section 501 of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 413).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2723. Notice to congressional committees of certain security and 
              counterintelligence failures within defense programs.''.

     SEC. 1043. INFORMATION ASSURANCE INITIATIVE.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 131 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2224. Defense Information Assurance Program

       ``(a) Defense Information Assurance Program.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall carry out a program, to be known as the 
     `Defense Information Assurance Program', to protect and 
     defend Department of Defense information, information 
     systems, and information networks that are critical to the 
     Department and the armed forces during day-to-day operations 
     and operations in times of crisis.
       ``(b) Objectives of the Program.--The objectives of the 
     program shall be to provide continuously for the 
     availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, 
     nonrepudiation, and rapid restitution of information and 
     information systems that are essential elements of the 
     Defense Information Infrastructure.
       ``(c) Program Strategy.--In carrying out the program, the 
     Secretary shall develop a program strategy that encompasses 
     those actions necessary to assure the readiness, reliability, 
     continuity, and integrity of Defense information systems, 
     networks, and infrastructure. The program strategy shall 
     include the following:
       ``(1) A vulnerability and threat assessment of elements of 
     the defense and supporting nondefense information 
     infrastructures that are essential to the operations of the 
     Department and the armed forces.
       ``(2) Development of essential information assurances 
     technologies and programs.
       ``(3) Organization of the Department, the armed forces, and 
     supporting activities to defend against information warfare.
       ``(4) Joint activities of the Department with other 
     departments and agencies of the Government, State and local 
     agencies, and elements of the national information 
     infrastructure.
       ``(5) The conduct of exercises, war games, simulations, 
     experiments, and other activities designed to prepare the 
     Department to respond to information warfare threats.
       ``(6) Development of proposed legislation that the 
     Secretary considers necessary for implementing the program or 
     for otherwise responding to the information warfare threat.
       ``(d) Coordination.--In carrying out the program, the 
     Secretary shall coordinate, as appropriate, with the head of 
     any relevant Federal agency and with representatives of those 
     national critical information infrastructure systems that are 
     essential to the operations of the Department and the armed 
     forces on information assurance measures necessary to the 
     protection of these systems.
       ``(e) Annual Report.--Each year, at or about the time the 
     President submits the annual budget for the next fiscal year 
     pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the Defense Information 
     Assurance Program. Each report shall include the following:
       ``(1) Progress in achieving the objectives of the program.
       ``(2) A summary of the program strategy and any changes in 
     that strategy.
       ``(3) A description of the information assurance activities 
     of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, 
     unified and specified commands, Defense Agencies, military 
     departments, and other supporting activities of the 
     Department of Defense.
       ``(4) Program and budget requirements for the program for 
     the past fiscal year, current fiscal year, budget year, and 
     each succeeding fiscal year in the remainder of the current 
     future-years defense program.
       ``(5) An identification of critical deficiencies and 
     shortfalls in the program.

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       ``(6) Legislative proposals that would enhance the 
     capability of the Department to execute the program.
       ``(f) Information Assurance Test Bed.--The Secretary shall 
     develop an information assurance test bed within the 
     Department of Defense to provide--
       ``(1) an integrated organization structure to plan and 
     facilitate the conduct of simulations, war games, exercises, 
     experiments, and other activities to prepare and inform the 
     Department regarding information warfare threats; and
       ``(2) organization and planning means for the conduct by 
     the Department of the integrated or joint exercises and 
     experiments with elements of the national information systems 
     infrastructure and other non-Department of Defense 
     organizations that are responsible for the oversight and 
     management of critical information systems and 
     infrastructures on which the Department, the armed forces, 
     and supporting activities depend for the conduct of daily 
     operations and operations during crisis.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2224. Defense Information Assurance Program.''.

     SEC. 1044. NONDISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ON PERSONNEL OF 
                   OVERSEAS, SENSITIVE, OR ROUTINELY DEPLOYABLE 
                   UNITS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 130a the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 130b. Personnel in overseas, sensitive, or routinely 
       deployable units: nondisclosure of personally identifying 
       information

       ``(a) Exemption From Disclosure.--The Secretary of Defense 
     and, with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating 
     as a service in the Navy, the Secretary of Transportation 
     may, notwithstanding section 552 of title 5, authorize to be 
     withheld from disclosure to the public personally identifying 
     information regarding--
       ``(1) any member of the armed forces assigned to an 
     overseas unit, a sensitive unit, or a routinely deployable 
     unit; and
       ``(2) any employee of the Department of Defense or of the 
     Coast Guard whose duty station is with any such unit.
       ``(b) Exceptions.--(1) The authority in subsection (a) is 
     subject to such exceptions as the President may direct.
       ``(2) Subsection (a) does not authorize any official to 
     withhold, or to authorize the withholding of, information 
     from Congress.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `personally identifying information', with 
     respect to any person, means the person's name, rank, duty 
     address, and official title and information regarding the 
     person's pay.
       ``(2) The term `unit' means a military organization of the 
     armed forces designated as a unit by competent authority.
       ``(3) The term `overseas unit' means a unit that is located 
     outside the United States and its territories.
       ``(4) The term `sensitive unit' means a unit that is 
     primarily involved in training for the conduct of, or 
     conducting, special activities or classified missions, 
     including--
       ``(A) a unit involved in collecting, handling, disposing, 
     or storing of classified information and materials;
       ``(B) a unit engaged in training--
       ``(i) special operations units;
       ``(ii) security group commands weapons stations; or
       ``(iii) communications stations; and
       ``(C) any other unit that is designated as a sensitive unit 
     by the Secretary of Defense or, in the case of the Coast 
     Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, by 
     the Secretary of Transportation.
       ``(5) The term `routinely deployable unit' means a unit 
     that normally deploys from its permanent home station on a 
     periodic or rotating basis to meet peacetime operational 
     requirements that, or to participate in scheduled training 
     exercises that, routinely require deployments outside the 
     United States and its territories. Such term includes a unit 
     that is alerted for deployment outside the United States and 
     its territories during an actual execution of a contingency 
     plan or in support of a crisis operation.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``130b. Personnel in overseas, sensitive, or routinely deployable 
              units: nondisclosure of personally identifying 
              information.''.

     SEC. 1045. NONDISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN OPERATIONAL FILES OF THE 
                   NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY.

       (a) Authority To Withhold.--Subchapter II of chapter 22 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 457. Operational files previously maintained by or 
       concerning activities of National Photographic 
       Interpretation Center: authority to withhold from public 
       disclosure

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may withhold 
     from public disclosure operational files described in 
     subsection (b) to the same extent that operational files may 
     be withheld under section 701 of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 431).
       ``(b) Covered Operational Files.--The authority under 
     subsection (a) applies to operational files in the possession 
     of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency that--
       ``(1) as of September 22, 1996, were maintained by the 
     National Photographic Interpretation Center; or
       ``(2) concern the activities of the Agency that, as of such 
     date, were performed by the National Photographic 
     Interpretation Center.
       ``(c) Operational Files Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `operational files' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 701(b) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 431(b)).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:

``457. Operational files previously maintained by or concerning 
              activities of National Photographic Interpretation 
              Center: authority to withhold from public disclosure.''.
            Subtitle F--Memorial Objects and Commemorations

     SEC. 1051. MORATORIUM ON THE RETURN OF VETERANS MEMORIAL 
                   OBJECTS TO FOREIGN NATIONS WITHOUT SPECIFIC 
                   AUTHORIZATION IN LAW.

       (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding section 2572 of title 10, 
     United States Code, and any other provision of law, during 
     the moratorium period specified in subsection (c) the 
     President may not transfer a veterans memorial object to a 
     foreign country or an entity controlled by a foreign 
     government, or otherwise transfer or convey such an object to 
     any person or entity for purposes of the ultimate transfer or 
     conveyance of the object to a foreign country or entity 
     controlled by a foreign government, unless such transfer is 
     specifically authorized by law.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Entity controlled by a foreign government.--The term 
     ``entity controlled by a foreign government'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 2536(c)(1) of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (2) Veterans memorial object.--The term ``veterans memorial 
     object'' means any object, including a physical structure or 
     portion thereof, that--
       (A) is located at a cemetery of the National Cemetery 
     System, war memorial, or military installation in the United 
     States;
       (B) is dedicated to, or otherwise memorializes, the death 
     in combat or combat-related duties of members of the United 
     States Armed Forces; and
       (C) was brought to the United States from abroad as a 
     memorial of combat abroad.
       (c) Period of Moratorium.--The moratorium period for the 
     purposes of this section is the period beginning on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 
     2001.

     SEC. 1052. PROGRAM TO COMMEMORATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
                   KOREAN WAR.

       (a) Period of Program.--Subsection (a) of section 1083 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
     (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1918; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is 
     amended by striking ``The Secretary of Defense'' and 
     inserting ``During fiscal years 2000 through 2004, the 
     Secretary of Defense''.
       (b) Change of Name.--(1) Subsection (c) of such section, as 
     amended by section 1067 of the Strom Thurmond National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 
     105-261; 112 Stat. 2134), is amended by striking `` `The 
     Department of Defense Korean War Commemoration' '' and 
     inserting `` `The United States of America Korean War 
     Commemoration' ''.
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) may not be 
     construed to supersede rights that are established or vested 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Any reference to the Department of Defense Korean War 
     Commemoration in any law, regulation, document, record, or 
     other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a 
     reference to the United States of America Korean War 
     Commemoration.
       (c) Funding.--Subsection (f) of such section is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(f) Use of Funds.--(1) Funds appropriated for the Army 
     for fiscal years 2000 through 2004 for operation and 
     maintenance shall be available for the commemorative program 
     authorized under subsection (a).
       ``(2) The total amount expended by the Department of 
     Defense through the Department of Defense 50th Anniversary of 
     the Korean War Commemoration Committee, an entity within the 
     Department of the Army, to carry out the commemorative 
     program authorized under subsection (a) for fiscal years 2000 
     through 2004 may not exceed $7,000,000.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 1053. COMMEMORATION OF THE VICTORY OF FREEDOM IN THE 
                   COLD WAR.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Cold War between the United States and its allies 
     and the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and its 
     allies was the longest and most costly struggle for democracy 
     and freedom in the history of mankind.
       (2) Whether millions of people all over the world would 
     live in freedom hinged on the outcome of the Cold War.
       (3) Democratic countries bore the burden of the struggle 
     and paid the costs in order to preserve and promote democracy 
     and freedom.
       (4) The Armed Forces and the taxpayers of the United States 
     bore the greatest portion of that burden and struggle in 
     order to protect those principles.
       (5) Tens of thousands of United States soldiers, sailors, 
     airmen, Marines paid the ultimate price during the Cold War 
     in order to preserve the freedoms and liberties enjoyed in 
     democratic countries.
       (6) The Berlin Wall erected in Berlin, Germany, epitomized 
     the totalitarianism that the United States struggled to 
     eradicate during the Cold War.

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       (7) The fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, was a 
     major event of the Cold War.
       (8) The Soviet Union collapsed on December 25, 1991.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the President should issue a proclamation calling on the 
     people of the United States to observe the victory in the 
     Cold War with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
       (c) Participation of Armed Forces in Celebration of End of 
     Cold War.--(1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 301 may be 
     available for costs of the Armed Forces in participating in a 
     celebration of the end of the Cold War to be held in 
     Washington, District of Columbia.
       (2) The total amount of funds available under paragraph (1) 
     for the purpose set forth in that paragraph shall not exceed 
     $5,000,000.
       (3) The Secretary of Defense may accept contributions from 
     the private sector for the purpose of reducing the costs of 
     the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1). The amount of 
     funds available under paragraph (1) for the purpose set forth 
     in that paragraph shall be reduced by an amount equal to the 
     amount of contributions accepted by the Secretary under the 
     preceding sentence.
       (4) The funding authorized in paragraph (1) shall not be 
     available until 30 days after the date upon which the plan 
     required by subsection (d) is submitted.
       (d) Report.--(1) The President shall transmit to Congress--
       (A) a report on the content of the proclamation referred to 
     in subsection (b); and
       (B) a plan for appropriate ceremonies and activities.
       (2) The plan submitted under paragraph (1) shall include 
     the following:
       (A) A discussion of the content, location, date, and time 
     of each ceremony and activity included in the plan.
       (B) The funding allocated to support those ceremonies and 
     activities.
       (C) The organizations and individuals consulted while 
     developing the plan for those ceremonies and activities.
       (D) A list of private sector organizations and individuals 
     that are expected to participate in each ceremony and 
     activity.
       (E) A list of local, State, and Federal agencies that are 
     expected to participate in each ceremony and activity.
       (e) Commission on Victory in the Cold War.--(1) There is 
     hereby established a commission to be known as the 
     ``Commission on Victory in the Cold War''.
       (2) The Commission shall be composed of twelve members, as 
     follows:
       (A) Two shall be appointed by the President.
       (B) Three shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (C) Two shall be appointed by the minority leader of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (D) Three shall be appointed by the majority leader of the 
     Senate.
       (E) Two shall be appointed by the minority leader of the 
     Senate.
       (3) The Commission shall review and make recommendations 
     regarding the celebration of the victory in the Cold War, to 
     include the date of the celebration, usage of facilities, 
     participation of the Armed Forces, and expenditure of funds.
       (4) The Secretary shall--
       (A) consult with the Commission on matters relating to the 
     celebration of the victory in the Cold War;
       (B) reimburse Commission members for expenses relating to 
     participation of Commission members in Commission activities 
     from funds made available under subsection (c); and
       (C) provide the Commission with administrative support.
       (5) The Commission shall be co-chaired by two members as 
     follows:
       (A) One selected by and from among those appointed pursuant 
     to subparagraphs (A), (C), and (E) of paragraph (2).
       (B) One selected by and from among those appointed pursuant 
     to subparagraphs (B) and (D) of paragraph (2).
                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

     SEC. 1061. DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD TASK FORCE ON USE OF 
                   TELEVISION AND RADIO AS A PROPAGANDA INSTRUMENT 
                   IN TIME OF MILITARY CONFLICT.

       (a) Establishment of Task Force.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall establish a task force of the Defense Science Board to 
     examine--
       (1) the use of radio and television broadcasting as a 
     propaganda instrument in time of military conflict; and
       (2) the adequacy of the capabilities of the Armed Forces to 
     make such uses of radio and television during conflicts such 
     as the conflict in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the 
     spring of 1999.
       (b) Duties of Task Force.--The task force shall assess and 
     develop recommendations as to the appropriate capabilities, 
     if any, that the Armed Forces should have to broadcast radio 
     and television into a region in time of military conflict so 
     as to ensure that the general public in that region is 
     exposed to the facts of the conflict. In making that 
     assessment and developing those recommendations, the task 
     force shall review the following:
       (1) The capabilities of the Armed Forces to develop 
     programming and to make broadcasts that can reach a large 
     segment of the general public in a country such as the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
       (2) The potential of various Department of Defense airborne 
     or land-based mechanisms to have capabilities described in 
     paragraph (1), including improvements to the EC-130 Commando 
     Solo aircraft and the use of other airborne platforms, 
     unmanned aerial vehicles, and land-based transmitters in 
     conjunction with satellites.
       (3) Other issues relating to the use of television and 
     radio as a propaganda instrument in time of conflict.
       (c) Report.--The task force shall submit to the Secretary 
     of Defense a report containing its assessments and 
     recommendations under subsection (b) not later than February 
     1, 2000. The Secretary shall submit the report, together with 
     the comments and recommendations of the Secretary, to the 
     congressional defense committees not later than March 1, 
     2000.

     SEC. 1062. ASSESSMENT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM 
                   REALLOCATION.

       (a) Assessment Required.--Part C of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act is amended by adding after section 155 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 156. ASSESSMENT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM 
                   REALLOCATION.

       ``(a) Review and Assessment of Electromagnetic Spectrum 
     Reallocation.--
       ``(1) Review and assessment required.--The Secretary of 
     Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary and in 
     coordination with the Chairman of the Federal Communications 
     Commission, shall convene an interagency review and 
     assessment of--
       ``(A) the progress made in implementation of national 
     spectrum planning;
       ``(B) the reallocation of Federal Government spectrum to 
     non-Federal use, in accordance with the amendments made by 
     title VI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 
     (Public Law 103-66; 107 Stat. 379) and title III of the 
     Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33; 111 
     Stat.258); and
       ``(C) the implications for such reallocations to the 
     affected Federal executive agencies.
       ``(2) Coordination.--The assessment shall be conducted in 
     coordination with affected Federal executive agencies through 
     the Interdepartmental Radio Advisory Committee.
       ``(3) Cooperation and assistance.--Affected Federal 
     executive agencies shall cooperate with the Assistant 
     Secretary in the conduct of the review and assessment and 
     furnish the Assistant Secretary with such information, 
     support, and assistance, not inconsistent with law, as the 
     Assistant Secretary may consider necessary in the performance 
     of the review and assessment.
       ``(4) Attention to particular subjects required.--In the 
     conduct of the review and assessment, particular attention 
     shall be given to--
       ``(A) the effect on critical military and intelligence 
     capabilities, civil space programs, and other Federal 
     Government systems used to protect public safety of the 
     reallocated spectrum described in paragraph (1)(B) of this 
     subsection;
       ``(B) the anticipated impact on critical military and 
     intelligence capabilities, future military and intelligence 
     operational requirements, national defense modernization 
     programs, and civil space programs, and other Federal 
     Government systems used to protect public safety, of future 
     potential reallocations to non-Federal use of bands of the 
     electromagnetic spectrum that are currently allocated for use 
     by the Federal Government; and
       ``(C) future spectrum requirements of agencies in the 
     Federal Government.
       ``(b) Submission of Report.--The Secretary of Commerce, in 
     coordination with the heads of the affected Federal executive 
     agencies, and the Chairman of the Federal Communications 
     Commission shall submit to the President, the Committee on 
     Armed Services and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed 
     Services, the Committee on Commerce, and the Committee on 
     Science of the House of Representatives, not later than 
     October 1, 2000, a report providing the results of the 
     assessment required by subsection (a).''.
       (b) Surrender of Department of Defense Spectrum.--
       (1) In general.--If, in order to make available for other 
     use a band of frequencies of which it is a primary user, the 
     Department of Defense is required to surrender use of such 
     band of frequencies, the Department shall not surrender use 
     of such band of frequencies until--
       (A) the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration, in consultation with the Federal 
     Communications Commission, identifies and makes available to 
     the Department for its primary use, if necessary, an 
     alternative band or bands of frequencies as a replacement for 
     the band to be so surrendered; and
       (B) the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, 
     and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff jointly certify 
     to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the 
     Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Commerce of 
     the House of Representatives, that such alternative band or 
     bands provides comparable technical characteristics to 
     restore essential military capability that will be lost as a 
     result of the band of frequencies to be so surrendered.
       (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a band of 
     frequencies that has been identified for reallocation in 
     accordance with title VI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-66; 107 Stat. 379) and title III 
     of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33, 111 
     Stat. 258), other than a band of frequencies that is 
     reclaimed pursuant to subsection (c).
       (c) Reassignment to Federal Government for Use by 
     Department of Defense of Certain Frequency Spectrum 
     Recommended for Reallocation.--(1) Notwithstanding any 
     provision of the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Organization Act or the Balanced Budget Act of 
     1997, the President shall reclaim for exclusive Federal 
     Government

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     use on a primary basis by the Department of Defense--
       (A) the bands of frequencies aggregating 3 megahertz 
     located between 138 and 144 megahertz that were recommended 
     for reallocation in the second reallocation report under 
     section 113(a) of that Act; and
       (B) the band of frequency aggregating 5 megahertz located 
     between 1385 megahertz and 1390 megahertz, inclusive, that 
     was so recommended for reallocation.
       (2) Section 113(b)(3)(A) of the National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
     923(b)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``20 megahertz'' and 
     inserting ``12 megahertz''.

     SEC. 1063. EXTENSION AND REAUTHORIZATION OF DEFENSE 
                   PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950.

       (a) Extension of Termination Date.--Section 717(a) of the 
     Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2166(a)) is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2000''.
       (b) Extension of Authorization.--Section 711(b) of such Act 
     (50 U.S.C. App. 2161(b)) is amended by striking ``the fiscal 
     years 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999'' and inserting ``fiscal 
     years 1996 through 2000''.

     SEC. 1064. PERFORMANCE OF THREAT AND RISK ASSESSMENTS.

       Section 1404 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass 
     Destruction Act of 1998 (title XIV of Public Law 105-261; 50 
     U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 1404. THREAT AND RISK ASSESSMENTS.

       ``(a) Threat and Risk Assessments.--Assistance to Federal, 
     State, and local agencies provided under the program under 
     section 1402 shall include the performance of assessments of 
     the threat and risk of terrorist employment of weapons of 
     mass destruction against cities and other local areas. Such 
     assessments shall be used by Federal, State, and local 
     agencies to determine the training and equipment requirements 
     under this program and shall be performed as a collaborative 
     effort with State and local agencies.
       ``(b) Conduct of Assessments.--The Department of Justice, 
     as lead Federal agency for domestic crisis management in 
     response to terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction, 
     shall--
       ``(1) conduct any threat and risk assessment performed 
     under subsection (a) in coordination with appropriate 
     Federal, State, and local agencies; and
       ``(2) develop procedures and guidance for conduct of the 
     threat and risk assessment in consultation with officials 
     from the intelligence community.''.

     SEC. 1065. CHEMICAL AGENTS USED FOR DEFENSIVE TRAINING.

       (a) Authority To Transfer Agents.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense may transfer to the Attorney General, in accordance 
     with the Chemical Weapons Convention, quantities of lethal 
     chemical agents required to support training at the Center 
     for Domestic Preparedness in Fort McClellan, Alabama. The 
     quantity of lethal chemical agents transferred under this 
     section may not exceed that required to support training for 
     emergency first-response personnel in addressing the health, 
     safety, and law enforcement concerns associated with 
     potential terrorist incidents that might involve the use of 
     lethal chemical weapons or agents, or other training 
     designated by the Attorney General.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
     Attorney General, shall determine the amount of lethal 
     chemical agents that shall be transferred under this section. 
     Such amount shall be transferred from quantities of lethal 
     chemical agents that are produced, acquired, or retained by 
     the Department of Defense.
       (3) The Secretary of Defense may not transfer lethal 
     chemical agents under this section until--
       (A) the Center referred to in paragraph (1) is transferred 
     from the Department of Defense to the Department of Justice; 
     and
       (B) the Secretary determines that the Attorney General is 
     prepared to receive such agents.
       (4) To carry out the training described in paragraph (1) 
     and other defensive training not prohibited by the Chemical 
     Weapons Convention, the Secretary of Defense may transport 
     lethal chemical agents from a Department of Defense facility 
     in one State to a Department of Justice or Department of 
     Defense facility in another State.
       (5) Quantities of lethal chemical agents transferred under 
     this section shall meet all applicable requirements for 
     transportation, storage, treatment, and disposal of such 
     agents and for any resulting hazardous waste products.
       (b) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with Attorney General, shall report annually to 
     Congress regarding the disposition of lethal chemical agents 
     transferred under this section.
       (c) Non-Interference With Treaty Obligations.--Nothing in 
     this section may be construed as interfering with United 
     States treaty obligations under the Chemical Weapons 
     Convention.
       (d) Chemical Weapons Convention Defined.--In this section, 
     the term ``Chemical Weapons Convention'' means the Convention 
     on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
     Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
     Destruction, opened for signature on January 13, 1993.

     SEC. 1066. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Title 10, United States Code.--Title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 136(a) is amended by inserting ``advice and'' 
     after ``by and with the''.
       (2) Section 180(d) is amended by striking ``grade GS-18 of 
     the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5'' and 
     inserting ``Executive Schedule Level IV under section 5376 of 
     title 5''.
       (3) Section 192(d) is amended by striking ``the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection'' and inserting ``October 17, 
     1998''.
       (4) Section 374(b) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by aligning subparagraphs (C) and (D) 
     with subparagraphs (A) and (B); and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(F), by striking the second semicolon 
     at the end of clause (i).
       (5) Section 664(i)(2)(A) is amended by striking ``the date 
     of the enactment of this subsection'' and inserting 
     ``February 10, 1996''.
       (6) Section 977(d)(2) is amended by striking ``the lesser 
     of'' and all that follows through ``(B)''.
       (7) Section 1073 is amended by inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 14401 
     et seq.)'' before the period at the end of the second 
     sentence.
       (8) Section 1076a(j)(2) is amended by striking ``1 year'' 
     and inserting ``one year''.
       (9) Section 1370(d) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``chapter 1225'' and 
     inserting ``chapter 1223''; and
       (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``the date of the 
     enactment of this paragraph'' and inserting ``October 17, 
     1998,''.
       (10) Section 1401a(b)(2) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``members'' and all that follows through 
     ``The Secretary shall'' and inserting ``members.--The 
     Secretary shall'';
       (B) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C); and
       (C) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B) and realigning those subparagraphs, as so 
     redesignated, so as to be indented four ems from the left 
     margin.
       (11) Section 1406(i)(2) is amended by striking ``on or 
     after the date of the enactment of the Strom Thurmond 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999'' and 
     inserting ``after October 16, 1998''.
       (12) Section 1448(b)(3)(E)(ii) is amended by striking ``on 
     or after the date of the enactment of the subparagraph'' and 
     inserting ``after October 16, 1998,''.
       (13) Section 1501(d) is amended by striking ``prescribed'' 
     in the first sentence and inserting ``described''.
       (14) Section 1509(a)(2) is amended by striking ``the date 
     of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998'' in subparagraphs (A) and (B) and 
     inserting ``November 18, 1997,''.
       (15) Section 1513(1) is amended by striking ``, under the 
     circumstances specified in the last sentence of section 
     1509(a) of this title'' and inserting ``who is required by 
     section 1509(a)(1) of this title to be considered a missing 
     person''.
       (16) Section 2208(l)(2)(A) is amended by inserting ``of'' 
     after ``during a period''.
       (17) Section 2212(f) is amended--
       (A) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking ``after the date 
     of the enactment of this section'' and inserting ``after 
     October 17, 1998,''; and
       (B) in paragraphs (2), (3) and (4), by striking ``as of the 
     date of the enactment of this section'' and inserting ``as of 
     October 17, 1998''.
       (18) Section 2302c(b) is amended by striking ``section 
     2303'' and inserting ``section 2303(a)''.
       (19) Section 2325(a)(1) is amended by inserting ``that 
     occurs after November 18, 1997,'' after ``of the contractor'' 
     in the matter that precedes subparagraph (A).
       (20) Section 2469a(c)(3) is amended by striking ``the date 
     of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998'' and inserting ``November 18, 1997''.
       (21) Section 2486(c) is amended by striking ``the date of 
     the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998,'' in the second sentence and inserting 
     ``November 18, 1997,''.
       (22) Section 2492(b) is amended by striking ``the date of 
     the enactment of this section'' and inserting ``October 17, 
     1998''.
       (23) Section 2539b(a) is amended by striking ``secretaries 
     of the military departments'' and inserting ``Secretaries of 
     the military departments''.
       (24) Section 2641a is amended--
       (A) by striking ``, United States Code,'' in subsection 
     (b)(2); and
       (B) by striking subsection (d).
       (25) Section 2692(b) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``apply to--'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) and inserting ``apply to the following:'';
       (B) by striking ``the'' at the beginning of each of 
     paragraphs (1) through (11) and inserting ``The'';
       (C) by striking the semicolon at the end of each of 
     paragraphs (1) through (9) and inserting a period; and
       (D) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (10) and 
     inserting a period.
       (26) Section 2696 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ``enacted after 
     December 31, 1997,'' after ``any provision of law'';
       (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``required by 
     paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``referred to in subsection 
     (a)''; and
       (C) in subsection (e)(4), by striking ``the date of 
     enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998'' and inserting ``November 18, 1997''.
       (27) Section 2703(c) is amended by striking ``United States 
     Code,''.
       (28) Section 2837(d)(2) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (B) by striking ``; and'' at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (C).
       (29) Section 7315(d)(2) is amended by striking ``the date 
     of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998'' and inserting ``November 18, 1997,''.
       (30) Section 7902(e)(5) is amended by striking ``, United 
     States Code,''.
       (31) The item relating to section 12003 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 1201

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     is amended by inserting ``in an'' after ``officers''.
       (32) Section 14301(g) is amended by striking ``1 year'' 
     both places it appears and inserting ``one year''.
       (33) Section 16131(b)(1) is amended by inserting ``in'' 
     after ``Except as provided''
       (b) Public Law 105-261.--Effective as of October 17, 1998, 
     and as if included therein as enacted, the Strom Thurmond 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
     (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 1920 et seq.) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Section 402(b) (112 Stat. 1996) is amended by striking 
     the third comma in the first quoted matter and inserting a 
     period.
       (2) Section 511(b)(2) (112 Stat. 2007) is amended by 
     striking ``section 1411'' and inserting ``section 1402''.
       (3) Section 513(a) (112 Stat. 2007) is amended by striking 
     ``section 511'' and inserting ``section 512(a)''.
       (4) Section 525(b) (112 Stat. 2014) is amended by striking 
     ``subsection (i)'' and inserting ``subsection (j)''.
       (5) Section 568 (112 Stat. 2031) is amended by striking 
     ``1295(c)'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and 
     inserting ``1295b(c)''.
       (6) Section 722(c) (112 Stat. 2067) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(1)'' before ``An individual is 
     eligible'';
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) 
     as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), respectively; and
       (C) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``subsection (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)''.
       (c) Public Law 105-85.--The National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Section 557(b) (111 Stat. 1750) is amended by inserting 
     ``to'' after ``with respect''.
       (2) Section 563(b) (111 Stat. 1754) is amended by striking 
     ``title'' and inserting ``subtitle''.
       (3) Section 644(d)(2) (111 Stat. 1801) is amended by 
     striking ``paragraphs (3) and (4)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraphs (7) and (8)''.
       (4) Section 934(b) (111 Stat. 1866) is amended by striking 
     ``of'' after ``matters concerning''.
       (d) Other Laws.--
       (1) Effective as of April 1, 1996, section 647(b) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 
     (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 370) is amended by inserting 
     ``of such title'' after ``Section 1968(a)''.
       (2) Section 414 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 10 U.S.C. 
     12001 note) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``pilot'' in subsection (a), ``Pilot'' in 
     the heading of subsection (a), and ``pilot'' in 
     the section heading; and
       (B) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (i) by striking ``2,000'' in the first sentence and 
     inserting ``5,000''; and
       (ii) by striking the second sentence.
       (3) Sections 8334(c) and 8422(a)(3) of title 5, United 
     States Code, are each amended in the item for nuclear 
     materials couriers--
       (A) by striking ``to the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999'' and inserting ``to 
     October 16, 1998''; and
       (B) by striking ``The date of the enactment of the Strom 
     Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1999'' and inserting ``October 17, 1998''.
       (4) Section 113(b)(2) of title 32, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection'' and inserting ``October 17, 1998''.
       (5) Section 1007(b) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the second sentence.
       (6) Section 845(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 10 U.S.C. 2371 
     note) is amended by striking ``(e)(2) and (e)(3) of such 
     section 2371'' and inserting ``(e)(1)(B) and (e)(2) of such 
     section 2371''.
       (e) Coordination With Other Amendments.--For purposes of 
     applying amendments made by provisions of this Act other than 
     provisions of this section, this section shall be treated as 
     having been enacted immediately before the other provisions 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1067. AMENDMENTS TO REFLECT NAME CHANGE OF COMMITTEE ON 
                   NATIONAL SECURITY OF THE HOUSE OF 
                   REPRESENTATIVES TO COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES.

       The following provisions of law are amended by striking 
     ``Committee on National Security'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Committee on Armed Services'':
       (1) Title 10, United States Code.
       (2) Sections 301b(i)(2) and 431(d)(2) of title 37, United 
     States Code.
       (3) The following provisions of the Strom Thurmond National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 
     105-261): section 3, section 344(c)(3) (10 U.S.C. 113 note), 
     section 571(f) (10 U.S.C. 520 note), section 722(b)(3)(A) (10 
     U.S.C. 1073 note), section 723(d) (10 U.S.C. 1073 note), 
     section 724 (10 U.S.C. 1108 note), section 733(b)(3) (10 
     U.S.C. 1091 note), section 741(c) (10 U.S.C. 1109 note), 
     section 745(h) (10 U.S.C. 1071 note), 803(c)(4) (10 U.S.C. 
     2306a note), section 914, section 1007(f)(1), section 
     1101(g)(1) (5 U.S.C. 3104 note), section 1223(a) (22 U.S.C. 
     1928 note), section 1502(a) (22 U.S.C. 2593a note), section 
     3124(d), section 3158(c) (42 U.S.C. 2121 note), section 
     3159(d) (42 U.S.C. 2121 note), and section 3161(d)(2) (50 
     U.S.C. 435 note).
       (4) The following provisions of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85): 
     section 3, section 349(g) (10 U.S.C. 2702 note), section 
     849(b) (10 U.S.C. 1731 note), section 1033(f)(4), section 
     1078(d) (50 U.S.C. 1520a), section 1215(2), section 3124(d), 
     and section 3140(a).
       (5) The following provisions of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201): 
     section 3, section 121(e)(1), section 270(a) (10 U.S.C. 2501 
     note), section 326(c), section 333(c), section 552(a), 
     section 1042(a) (10 U.S.C. 113 note), section 1053(d), 
     section 2827(b)(3), and section 3124(c).
       (6) The following provisions of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106): 
     section 3, section 131, section 234(f), section 279(b), 
     section 373(a), section 807(c) (10 U.S.C. 2401a note), 
     section 822(e) (10 U.S.C. 2302 note), section 1011(d)(2), 
     section 1205(a)(2) (22 U.S.C. 5955 note), section 3124(c), 
     and section 3411 (10 U.S.C. 7420 note).
       (7) Section 2922(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 10 U.S.C. 2687 
     note).
       (8) Sections 326(a)(5) (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) and 
     1505(e)(2)(B) (22 U.S.C. 5859a) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484).
       (9) Section 1097(a)(1) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 
     102-190; 22 U.S.C. 2751 note).
       (10) The following provisions of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510): 
     section 1403(d)(2) (50 U.S.C. 404b(d)(2)), section 1457(d)(2) 
     (50 U.S.C. 404c(d)(2)), section 2910(2) (10 U.S.C. 2687 
     note), and subsections (e)(3)(A) and (f)(2) of section 2921 
     (10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
       (11) Subsections (b)(4) and (k)(2) of section 1412 of the 
     Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (Public Law 99-
     145; 50 U.S.C. 1521).
       (12) Section 1002(d) of the Department of Defense 
     Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98-525; 22 U.S.C. 1928 
     note).
       (13) Sections 6(d)(1) and 7(b) of the Strategic and 
     Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98e(d)(1), 
     98f(b)).
       (14) Section 8125(g)(2) of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public Law 100-463; 10 U.S.C. 113 
     note).
       (15) Section 7606(b) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 
     (Public Law 100-690; 10 U.S.C. 9441 note).
       (16) Sections 104(d)(5) and 109(c)(2) of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-4(d)(5), 404d(c)(2)).
       (17) Sections 8(b)(3) and 8(f)(1) of the Inspector General 
     Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
       (18) Section 204(h)(3) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 485(h)(3)).
       (19) Section 101(f)(3)(A) of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 
     670a(f)(3)(A)).
       (20) Section 103(c) of the High-Performance Computing Act 
     of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5513(c)).
       (21) Section 205(b)(1) of the Commercial Space Act of 1998 
     (Public Law 105-303; 42 U.S.C. 14734(b)(1)).
       (22) Section 506(c) of the Intelligence Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-93; 109 Stat. 974).
       (23) Section 2(f) of the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft 
     Transfer Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-307; 10 U.S.C. 2576 
     note).
           TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
Sec. 1101. Accelerated implementation of voluntary early retirement 
              authority.
Sec. 1102. Increase of pay cap for nonappropriated fund senior 
              executive employees.
Sec. 1103. Restoration of leave of emergency essential employees 
              serving in a combat zone.
Sec. 1104. Extension of certain temporary authorities to provide 
              benefits for employees in connection with defense 
              workforce reductions and restructuring.
Sec. 1105. Leave without loss of benefits for military reserve 
              technicians on active duty in support of combat 
              operations.
Sec. 1106. Expansion of Guard-and-Reserve purposes for which leave 
              under section 6323 of title 5, United States Code, may be 
              used.
Sec. 1107. Work schedules and premium pay of service academy faculty.
Sec. 1108. Salary schedules and related benefits for faculty and staff 
              of the Uniformed Services University of the Health 
              Sciences.
Sec. 1109. Exemption of defense laboratory employees from certain 
              workforce management restrictions.

     SEC. 1101. ACCELERATED IMPLEMENTATION OF VOLUNTARY EARLY 
                   RETIREMENT AUTHORITY.

       Section 1109(d)(1) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 
     112 Stat. 2145; 5 U.S.C. 8336 note) is amended by striking 
     ``October 1, 2000'' and inserting ``October 1, 1999''.

     SEC. 1102. INCREASE OF PAY CAP FOR NONAPPROPRIATED FUND 
                   SENIOR EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES.

       Section 5373 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``Except as 
     provided'' and inserting ``(a) Except as provided in 
     subsection (b) and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Subsection (a) shall not affect the authority of the 
     Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military 
     department to fix the pay of a civilian employee paid from 
     nonappropriated funds, except that the annual rate of basic 
     pay (including any portion of such pay attributable to 
     comparability with private-sector pay in a locality) of such 
     an employee may not be fixed at a rate greater than the rate 
     for level III of the Executive Schedule.''.

     SEC. 1103. RESTORATION OF LEAVE OF EMERGENCY ESSENTIAL 
                   EMPLOYEES SERVING IN A COMBAT ZONE.

       (a) Service in a Combat Zone as Exigency of the Public 
     Business.--Section 6304(d) of

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     title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(4)(A) For the purpose of this subsection, service of a 
     Department of Defense emergency essential employee in a 
     combat zone is an exigency of the public business for that 
     employee. Any leave that, by reason of such service, is lost 
     by the employee by operation of this section (regardless of 
     whether such leave was scheduled) shall be restored to the 
     employee and shall be credited and available in accordance 
     with paragraph (2).
       ``(B) As used in subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) the term `Department of Defense emergency essential 
     employee' means an employee of the Department of Defense who 
     is designated under section 1580 of title 10 as an emergency 
     essential employee; and
       ``(ii) the term `combat zone' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 112(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986.''.
       (b) Designation of Emergency Essential Employees.--(1) 
     Chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the table of sections at the beginning of 
     such chapter the following new section 1580:

     ``Sec. 1580. Emergency essential employees: designation

       ``(a) Criteria for Designation.--The Secretary of Defense 
     or the Secretary of the military department concerned may 
     designate as an emergency essential employee any employee of 
     the Department of Defense, whether permanent or temporary, 
     the duties of whose position meet all of the following 
     criteria:
       ``(1) It is the duty of the employee to provide immediate 
     and continuing support for combat operations or to support 
     maintenance and repair of combat essential systems of the 
     armed forces.
       ``(2) It is necessary for the employee to perform that duty 
     in a combat zone after the evacuation of nonessential 
     personnel, including any dependents of members of the armed 
     forces, from the zone in connection with a war, a national 
     emergency declared by Congress or the President, or the 
     commencement of combat operations of the armed forces in the 
     zone.
       ``(3) It is impracticable to convert the employee's 
     position to a position authorized to be filled by a member of 
     the armed forces because of a necessity for that duty to be 
     performed without interruption.
       ``(b) Eligibility of Employees of Nonappropriated Fund 
     Instrumentalities.--A nonappropriated fund instrumentality 
     employee is eligible for designation as an emergency 
     essential employee under subsection (a).
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `combat zone' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 112(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986.
       ``(2) The term `nonappropriated fund instrumentality 
     employee' has the meaning given that term in section 
     1587(a)(1) of this title.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 
     1581 the following:

``1580. Emergency essential employees: designation.''.

     SEC. 1104. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY AUTHORITIES TO 
                   PROVIDE BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES IN CONNECTION 
                   WITH DEFENSE WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS AND 
                   RESTRUCTURING.

       (a) Lump-Sum Payment of Severance Pay.--Section 5595(i)(4) 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``the 
     date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1996 and before October 1, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``February 10, 1996, and before October 1, 2003''.
       (b) Voluntary Separation Incentive.--Section 5597(e) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``September 30, 2001'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2003''.
       (c) Continuation of FEHBP Eligibility.--Section 
     8905a(d)(4)(B) of such title is amended by striking clauses 
     (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:
       ``(i) October 1, 2003; or
       ``(ii) February 1, 2004, if specific notice of such 
     separation was given to such individual before October 1, 
     2003.''.

     SEC. 1105. LEAVE WITHOUT LOSS OF BENEFITS FOR MILITARY 
                   RESERVE TECHNICIANS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT 
                   OF COMBAT OPERATIONS.

       (a) Elimination of Restriction to Situations Involving 
     Noncombat Operations.--Section 6323(d)(1) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``noncombat''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and shall apply with respect to days of leave under section 
     6323(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code, on or after that 
     date.

     SEC. 1106. EXPANSION OF GUARD-AND-RESERVE PURPOSES FOR WHICH 
                   LEAVE UNDER SECTION 6323 OF TITLE 5, UNITED 
                   STATES CODE, MAY BE USED.

       (a) In General.--Section 6323(a)(1) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended in the first sentence by inserting 
     ``, inactive-duty training (as defined in section 101 of 
     title 37),'' after ``active duty''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall not apply with respect to any inactive-duty training 
     (as defined in such amendment) occurring before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1107. WORK SCHEDULES AND PREMIUM PAY OF SERVICE ACADEMY 
                   FACULTY.

       (a) United States Military Academy.--Section 4338 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection (c):
       ``(c) The Secretary of the Army may, notwithstanding the 
     provisions of subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5 or 
     section 6101 of such title, prescribe for persons employed 
     under this section the following:
       ``(1) The work schedule, including hours of work and tours 
     of duty, set forth with such specificity and other 
     characteristics as the Secretary determines appropriate.
       ``(2) Any premium pay or compensatory time off for hours of 
     work or tours of duty in excess of the regularly scheduled 
     hours or tours of duty.''.
       (b) United States Naval Academy.--Section 6952 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by--
       (1) redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection (c):
       ``(c) The Secretary of the Navy may, notwithstanding the 
     provisions of subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5 or 
     section 6101 of such title, prescribe for persons employed 
     under this section the following:
       ``(1) The work schedule, including hours of work and tours 
     of duty, set forth with such specificity and other 
     characteristics as the Secretary determines appropriate.
       ``(2) Any premium pay or compensatory time off for hours of 
     work or tours of duty in excess of the regularly scheduled 
     hours or tours of duty.''.
       (c) United States Air Force Academy.--Section 9338 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection (c):
       ``(c) The Secretary of the Air Force may, notwithstanding 
     the provisions of subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5 or 
     section 6101 of such title, prescribe for persons employed 
     under this section the following:
       ``(1) The work schedule, including hours of work and tours 
     of duty, set forth with such specificity and other 
     characteristics as the Secretary determines appropriate.
       ``(2) Any premium pay or compensatory time off for hours of 
     work or tours of duty in excess of the regularly scheduled 
     hours or tours of duty.''.

     SEC. 1108. SALARY SCHEDULES AND RELATED BENEFITS FOR FACULTY 
                   AND STAFF OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY 
                   OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES.

       Section 2113(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) The limitations in section 5373 of title 5 do not 
     apply to the authority of the Secretary under paragraph (1) 
     to prescribe salary schedules and other related benefits.''.

     SEC. 1109. EXEMPTION OF DEFENSE LABORATORY EMPLOYEES FROM 
                   CERTAIN WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT RESTRICTIONS.

       Section 342(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2721) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The employees of a laboratory covered by a personnel 
     demonstration project carried out under this section shall be 
     exempt from, and may not be counted for the purposes of, any 
     constraint or limitation in a statute or regulation in terms 
     of supervisory ratios or maximum number of employees in any 
     specific category or categories of employment that may 
     otherwise be applicable to the employees. The employees shall 
     be managed by the director of the laboratory subject to the 
     supervision of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.''.
              TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS

     Subtitle A--Matters Relating to the People's Republic of China

Sec. 1201. Limitation on military-to-military exchanges and contacts 
              with Chinese People's Liberation Army.
Sec. 1202. Annual report on military power of the People's Republic of 
              China.

              Subtitle B--Matters Relating to the Balkans

Sec. 1211. Department of Defense report on the conduct of Operation 
              Allied Force and associated relief operations.
Sec. 1212. Sense of Congress regarding the need for vigorous 
              prosecution of war crimes, genocide, and crimes against 
              humanity in the former Republic of Yugoslavia.

         Subtitle C--Matters Relating to NATO and Other Allies

Sec. 1221. Legal effect of the new strategic concept of NATO.
Sec. 1222. Report on allied capabilities to contribute to major theater 
              wars.
Sec. 1223. Attendance at professional military education schools by 
              military personnel of the new member nations of NATO.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 1231. Multinational economic embargoes against governments in 
              armed conflict with the United States.
Sec. 1232. Limitation on deployment of Armed Forces in Haiti during 
              fiscal year 2000 and congressional notice of deployments 
              to Haiti.
Sec. 1233. Report on the security situation on the Korean peninsula.
Sec. 1234. Sense of Congress regarding the continuation of sanctions 
              against Libya.
Sec. 1235. Sense of Congress and report on disengaging from noncritical 
              overseas missions involving United States combat forces.
     Subtitle A--Matters Relating to the People's Republic of China

     SEC. 1201. LIMITATION ON MILITARY-TO-MILITARY EXCHANGES AND 
                   CONTACTS WITH CHINESE PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY.

       (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of Defense may not authorize 
     any military-to-military exchange or contact described in 
     subsection (b) to

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     be conducted by the armed forces with representatives of the 
     People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China if 
     that exchange or contact would create a national security 
     risk due to an inappropriate exposure specified in subsection 
     (b).
       (b) Covered Exchanges and Contacts.--Subsection (a) applies 
     to any military-to-military exchange or contact that includes 
     inappropriate exposure to any of the following:
       (1) Force projection operations.
       (2) Nuclear operations.
       (3) Advanced combined-arms and joint combat operations.
       (4) Advanced logistical operations.
       (5) Chemical and biological defense and other capabilities 
     related to weapons of mass destruction.
       (6) Surveillance and reconnaissance operations.
       (7) Joint warfighting experiments and other activities 
     related to a transformation in warfare.
       (8) Military space operations.
       (9) Other advanced capabilities of the Armed Forces.
       (10) Arms sales or military-related technology transfers.
       (11) Release of classified or restricted information.
       (12) Access to a Department of Defense laboratory.
       (c) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) does not apply to any 
     search-and-rescue or humanitarian operation or exercise.
       (d) Annual Certification by Secretary.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
     of Representatives, not later than December 31 each year, a 
     certification in writing as to whether or not any military-
     to-military exchange or contact during that calendar year was 
     conducted in violation of subsection (a).
       (e) Annual Report.--Not later than March 31 each year 
     beginning in 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a 
     report providing the Secretary's assessment of the current 
     state of military-to-military exchanges and contacts with the 
     People's Liberation Army. The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) A summary of all such military-to-military contacts 
     during the period since the last such report, including a 
     summary of topics discussed and questions asked by the 
     Chinese participants in those contacts.
       (2) A description of the military-to-military exchanges and 
     contacts scheduled for the next 12-month period and a plan 
     for future contacts and exchanges.
       (3) The Secretary's assessment of the benefits the Chinese 
     expect to gain from those military-to-military exchanges and 
     contacts.
       (4) The Secretary's assessment of the benefits the 
     Department of Defense expects to gain from those military-to-
     military exchanges and contacts.
       (5) The Secretary's assessment of how military-to-military 
     exchanges and contacts with the People's Liberation Army fit 
     into the larger security relationship between the United 
     States and the People's Republic of China.
       (f) Report of Past Military-to-Military Exchanges and 
     Contacts With the PRC.--Not later than March 31, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives a report on past military-to-
     military exchanges and contacts between the United States and 
     the People's Republic of China. The report shall be 
     unclassified, but may contain a classified annex, and shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A list of the general and flag grade officers of the 
     People's Liberation Army who have visited United States 
     military installations since January 1, 1993.
       (2) The itinerary of the visits referred to in paragraph 
     (2), including the installations visited, the duration of the 
     visits, and the activities conducted during the visits.
       (3) The involvement, if any, of the general and flag 
     officers referred to in paragraph (1) in the Tiananmen Square 
     massacre of June 1989.
       (4) A list of the facilities in the People's Republic of 
     China that United States military officers have visited as a 
     result of any military-to-military exchange or contact 
     program between the United States and the People's Republic 
     of China since January 1, 1993.
       (5) A list of facilities in the People's Republic of China 
     that have been the subject of a requested visit by the 
     Department of Defense that has been denied by People's 
     Republic of China authorities.
       (6) A list of facilities in the United States that have 
     been the subject of a requested visit by the People's 
     Liberation Army that has been denied by the United States.
       (7) Any official documentation (such as memoranda for the 
     record, after-action reports, and final itineraries) and all 
     receipts for expenses over $1,000, concerning military-to-
     military exchanges or contacts between the United States and 
     the People's Republic of China in 1999.
       (8) A description of military-to-military exchanges or 
     contacts between the United States and the People's Republic 
     of China scheduled for 2000.
       (9) An assessment regarding whether or not any People's 
     Republic of China military officials have been shown 
     classified material as a result of military-to-military 
     exchanges or contacts between the United States and the 
     People's Republic of China.

     SEC. 1202. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY POWER OF THE PEOPLE'S 
                   REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Annual Report.--Not later than March 1 each year, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the specified 
     congressional committees a report, in both classified and 
     unclassified form, on the current and future military 
     strategy of the People's Republic of China. The report shall 
     address the current and probable future course of military-
     technological development on the People's Liberation Army and 
     the tenets and probable development of Chinese grand 
     strategy, security strategy, and military strategy, and of 
     military organizations and operational concepts, through the 
     next 20 years.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--Each report under this section 
     shall include analyses and forecasts of the following:
       (1) The goals of Chinese grand strategy, security strategy, 
     and military strategy.
       (2) Trends in Chinese strategy that would be designed to 
     establish the People's Republic of China as the leading 
     political power in the Asia-Pacific region and as a political 
     and military presence in other regions of the world.
       (3) The security situation in the Taiwan Strait.
       (4) Chinese strategy regarding Taiwan.
       (5) The size, location, and capabilities of Chinese 
     strategic, land, sea, and air forces, including detailed 
     analysis of those forces facing Taiwan.
       (6) Developments in Chinese military doctrine, focusing on 
     (but not limited to) efforts to exploit a transformation in 
     military affairs or to conduct preemptive strikes.
       (7) Efforts, including technology transfers and espionage, 
     by the People's Republic of China to develop, acquire, or 
     gain access to information, communication, space and other 
     advanced technologies that would enhance military 
     capabilities.
       (8) An assessment of any challenges during the preceding 
     year to the deterrent forces of the Republic of China on 
     Taiwan, consistent with the commitments made by the United 
     States in the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8).
       (c) Specified Congressional Committees.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``specified congressional committees'' 
     means the following:
       (1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate.
       (2) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives.
              Subtitle B--Matters Relating to the Balkans

      SEC. 1211. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORT ON THE CONDUCT OF 
                   OPERATION ALLIED FORCE AND ASSOCIATED RELIEF 
                   OPERATIONS.

       (a) Report Required.--(1) Not later than January 31, 2000, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the conduct of military 
     operations conducted as part of Operation Allied Force and 
     relief operations associated with that operation. The 
     Secretary shall submit to those committees a preliminary 
     report on the conduct of those operations not later than 
     October 15, 1999. The report (including the preliminary 
     report) shall be prepared in consultation with the Chairman 
     of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Commander in Chief, 
     United States European Command.
       (2) In this section, the term ``Operation Allied Force'' 
     means operations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     (NATO) conducted against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
     (Serbia and Montenegro) during the period beginning on March 
     24, 1999, and ending with the suspension of bombing 
     operations on June 10, 1999, to resolve the conflict with 
     respect to Kosovo.
       (b) Discussion of Accomplishments and Shortcomings.--The 
     report (and the preliminary report, to the extent feasible) 
     shall contain a discussion, with a particular emphasis on 
     accomplishments and shortcomings, of the following matters:
       (1) The national security interests of the United States 
     that were threatened by the deteriorating political and 
     military situation in the Province of Kosovo, Republic of 
     Serbia, in the country of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
     (Serbia and Montenegro).
       (2) The factors leading to the decision by the United 
     States and NATO to issue an ultimatum in October 1998 that 
     force would be used against the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia unless certain conditions were met, and the 
     planning of a military operation to execute that ultimatum.
       (3) The political and military objectives of the United 
     States and NATO in the conflict with the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia.
       (4) The military strategy of the United States and NATO to 
     achieve those political and military objectives.
       (5) An analysis of the decisionmaking process of NATO and 
     the effect of that decisionmaking process on the conduct of 
     military operations.
       (6) An analysis of the decision not to include a ground 
     component in Operation Allied Force (to include a detailed 
     explanation of the political and military factors involved in 
     that decision) and the effect of that decision on the conduct 
     of military operations.
       (7) The deployment of United States forces and the 
     transportation of supplies to the theater of operations, 
     including an assessment of airlift and sealift, with a 
     specific assessment of the deployment of Task Force Hawk.
       (8) The conduct of military operations, including a 
     specific assessment of each of the following:
       (A) The effects of the graduated, incremental pace of the 
     military operations.
       (B) The process for identifying, nominating, selecting and 
     verifying targets to be attacked during Operation Allied 
     Force, including an analysis of the factors leading to the 
     bombing of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in 
     Belgrade.
       (C) The loss of aircraft and the accuracy of bombing 
     operations.
       (D) The decoy and deception operations and counter-
     intelligence techniques used by the Yugoslav military.
       (E) The use of high-demand, low-density assets in Operation 
     Allied Force in terms of inventory, capabilities, 
     deficiencies, and ability to provide logistical support.

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       (F) A comparison of the military capabilities of the United 
     States and of the allied participants in Operation Allied 
     Force.
       (G) Communications and operational security of NATO forces.
       (H) The effect of adverse weather on the performance of 
     weapons and supporting systems.
       (I) The decision not to use in the air campaign the Apache 
     attack helicopters deployed as part of Task Force Hawk.
       (9) The conduct of relief operations by United States and 
     allied military forces and the effect of those relief 
     operations on military operations.
       (10) The ability of the United States during Operation 
     Allied Force to conduct other operations required by the 
     national defense strategy, including an analysis of the 
     transfer of operational assets from other United States 
     unified commands to the European Command for participation in 
     Operation Allied Force and the effect of those transfers on 
     the readiness, warfighting capability, and deterrence posture 
     of those commands.
       (11) The use of special operations forces, including 
     operational and intelligence activities classified under 
     special access procedures.
       (12) The effectiveness of intelligence, surveillance, and 
     reconnaissance support to operational forces, including an 
     assessment of battle damage assessment of fixed and mobile 
     targets prosecuted during the air campaign, estimates of 
     Yugoslav forces and equipment in Kosovo, and information 
     related to Kosovar refugees and internally displaced persons.
       (13) The use and performance of United States and NATO 
     military equipment, weapon systems, and munitions (including 
     items classified under special access procedures) and an 
     analysis of--
       (A) any equipment or capabilities that were in research and 
     development and if available could have been used in the 
     theater of operations;
       (B) any equipment or capabilities that were available and 
     could have been used but were not introduced into the theater 
     of operations; and
       (C) the compatibility of command, control, and 
     communications equipment and the ability of United States 
     aircraft to operate with aircraft of other nations without 
     degradation of capabilities or protection of United States 
     forces.
       (14) The scope of logistics support, including support from 
     other nations, with particular emphasis on the availability 
     and adequacy of foreign air bases.
       (15) The role of contractors to provide support and 
     maintenance in the theater of operations.
       (16) The acquisition policy actions taken to support the 
     forces in the theater of operations.
       (17) The personnel management actions taken to support the 
     forces in the theater of operations.
       (18) The effectiveness of reserve component forces, 
     including their use and performance in the theater of 
     operations.
       (19) A legal analysis, including (A) the legal basis for 
     the decision by NATO to use force, and (B) the role of the 
     law of armed conflict in the planning and execution of 
     military operations by the United States and the other NATO 
     member nations.
       (20) The cost to the Department of Defense of Operation 
     Allied Force and associated relief operations, together with 
     the Secretary's plan to refurbish or replace ordnance and 
     other military equipment expended or destroyed during the 
     operations.
       (21) A description of the most critical lessons learned 
     that could lead to long-term doctrinal, organizational, and 
     technological changes.
       (c) Classification of Report.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit both the report and the preliminary report in a 
     classified form and an unclassified form.

     SEC. 1212. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE NEED FOR VIGOROUS 
                   PROSECUTION OF WAR CRIMES, GENOCIDE, AND CRIMES 
                   AGAINST HUMANITY IN THE FORMER REPUBLIC OF 
                   YUGOSLAVIA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United Nations Security Council created the 
     International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (in 
     this section referred to as the ``ICTY'') by resolution on 
     May 25, 1993.
       (2) Although the ICTY has indicted 89 people since its 
     creation, those indictments have only resulted in the trial 
     and conviction of 8 criminals.
       (3) The ICTY has jurisdiction to investigate grave breaches 
     of the 1949 Geneva Conventions (Article 2), violations of the 
     laws or customs of war (Article 3), genocide (Article 4), and 
     crimes against humanity (Article 5).
       (4) The Chief Prosecutor of the ICTY, Justice Louise 
     Arbour, stated on July 7, 1998, to the Contact Group for the 
     former Yugoslavia, that ``[t]he Prosecutor believes that the 
     nature and scale of the fighting indicate that an `armed 
     conflict', within the meaning of international law, exists in 
     Kosovo. As a consequence, she intends to bring charges for 
     crimes against humanity or war crimes, if evidence of such 
     crimes is established''.
       (5) Reports from Kosovar Albanian refugees provide detailed 
     accounts of systematic efforts to displace the entire Muslim 
     population of Kosovo.
       (6) In furtherance of this plan, Serbian troops, police, 
     and paramilitary forces have engaged in detention and summary 
     execution of men of all ages, wanton destruction of civilian 
     housing, forcible expulsions, mass executions in at least 60 
     villages and towns, as well as widespread rape of women and 
     young girls.
       (7) These reports of atrocities provide prima facie 
     evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity, as well 
     as possible genocide.
       (8) Any criminal investigation is best served by the 
     depositions and interviews of witnesses as soon after the 
     commission of the crime as possible.
       (9) The indictment, arrest, and trial of war criminals 
     would provide a significant deterrent to further atrocities.
       (10) The ICTY has issued 14 international warrants for war 
     crimes suspects that have yet to be served, despite knowledge 
     of the suspects' whereabouts.
       (11) Vigorous prosecution of war crimes after the conflict 
     in Bosnia may have prevented the ongoing atrocities in 
     Kosovo.
       (12) Investigative reporters have identified specific 
     documentary evidence implicating the Serbian leadership in 
     the commission of war crimes.
       (13) NATO forces and forensic teams deployed in Kosovo have 
     uncovered physical evidence of war crimes, including mass 
     graves.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States, in coordination with other United 
     Nations member states, should provide sufficient resources 
     for an expeditious and thorough investigation of allegations 
     of the atrocities and war crimes committed in Kosovo;
       (2) the United States, through its intelligence services, 
     should provide all possible cooperation in the gathering of 
     evidence of sufficient specificity and credibility to secure 
     the indictment of those responsible for the commission of war 
     crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in the former 
     Yugoslavia;
       (3) where evidence warrants, indictments for war crimes, 
     crimes against humanity, and genocide should be issued 
     against suspects regardless of their position within the 
     Serbian leadership;
       (4) the United States and all nations have an obligation to 
     honor arrest warrants issued by the ICTY and should use all 
     appropriate means to apprehend and bring to justice through 
     the ICTY individuals who are already under indictment;
       (5) any final settlement regarding Kosovo should not bar 
     the indictment, apprehension, or prosecution of persons 
     accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide 
     committed during operations in Kosovo; and
       (6) President Slobodan Milosevic should be held accountable 
     for his actions while President of the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia or President of the Republic of Serbia in 
     initiating four armed conflicts and taking actions leading to 
     the deaths of tens of thousands of people and responsibility 
     for murder, rape, terrorism, destruction, and ethnic 
     cleansing.
         Subtitle C--Matters Relating to NATO and Other Allies

     SEC. 1221. LEGAL EFFECT OF THE NEW STRATEGIC CONCEPT OF NATO.

       (a) Certification Required.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
     determine and certify to the Congress whether or not the new 
     Strategic Concept of NATO imposes any new commitment or 
     obligation on the United States.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, 
     if the President certifies under subsection (a) that the new 
     Strategic Concept of NATO imposes any new commitment or 
     obligation on the United States, the President should submit 
     the new Strategic Concept of NATO to the Senate as a treaty 
     for the Senate's advice and consent to ratification under 
     article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution.
       (c) Report.--Together with the certification made under 
     subsection (a), the President shall submit to the Congress a 
     report containing an analysis of the potential threats facing 
     the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the first decade of 
     the next millennium, with particular reference to those 
     threats facing a member nation, or several member nations, 
     where the commitment of NATO forces will be ``out of area'' 
     or beyond the borders of NATO member nations.
       (d) Definition.--For the purposes of this section, the term 
     ``new Strategic Concept of NATO'' means the document approved 
     by the Heads of State and Government participating in the 
     meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, on 
     April 23 and 24, 1999.

     SEC. 1222. REPORT ON ALLIED CAPABILITIES TO CONTRIBUTE TO 
                   MAJOR THEATER WARS.

       (a) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall prepare a 
     report, in both classified and unclassified form, on the 
     current military capabilities of allied nations to contribute 
     to the successful conduct of the major theater wars as 
     anticipated in the Quadrennial Defense Review of 1997.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report shall set forth the 
     following:
       (1) The identity, size, structure, and capabilities of the 
     armed forces of the allies expected to participate in the 
     major theater wars anticipated in the Quadrennial Defense 
     Review.
       (2) The priority accorded in the national military 
     strategies and defense programs of the anticipated allies to 
     contributing forces to United States-led coalitions in such 
     major theater wars.
       (3) The missions currently being conducted by the armed 
     forces of the anticipated allies and the ability of the 
     allied armed forces to conduct simultaneously their current 
     missions and those anticipated in the event of major theater 
     war.
       (4) Any Department of Defense assumptions about the ability 
     of allied armed forces to deploy or redeploy from their 
     current missions in the event of a major theater war, 
     including any role United States Armed Forces would play in 
     assisting and sustaining such a deployment or redeployment.
       (5) Any Department of Defense assumptions about the combat 
     missions to be executed by such allied forces in the event of 
     major theater war.
       (6) The readiness of allied armed forces to execute any 
     such missions.
       (7) Any risks to the successful execution of the military 
     missions called for under the National Military Strategy of 
     the United States related to the capabilities of allied armed 
     forces.
       (c) Submission of Report.--The report shall be submitted to 
     Congress not later than June 1, 2000.

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     SEC. 1223. ATTENDANCE AT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION 
                   SCHOOLS BY MILITARY PERSONNEL OF THE NEW MEMBER 
                   NATIONS OF NATO.

       (a) Finding.--Congress finds that it is in the national 
     interest of the United States to fully integrate Poland, 
     Hungary, and the Czech Republic (the new member nations of 
     the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) into the NATO 
     alliance as quickly as possible.
       (b) Military Education and Training Programs.--The 
     Secretary of each military department shall give due 
     consideration to according a high priority to the attendance 
     of military personnel of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech 
     Republic at professional military education schools and 
     training programs in the United States, including the United 
     States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the 
     United States Air Force Academy, the National Defense 
     University, the war colleges of the Armed Forces, the command 
     and general staff officer courses of the Armed Forces, and 
     other schools and training programs of the Armed Forces that 
     admit personnel of foreign armed forces.
                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 1231. MULTINATIONAL ECONOMIC EMBARGOES AGAINST 
                   GOVERNMENTS IN ARMED CONFLICT WITH THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       (a) Policy on the Establishment of Embargoes.--It is the 
     policy of the United States, that upon the use of the Armed 
     Forces of the United States to engage in hostilities against 
     any foreign country, the President shall, as appropriate--
       (1) seek the establishment of a multinational economic 
     embargo against such country; and
       (2) seek the seizure of its foreign financial assets.
       (b) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 20 days after the 
     first day of the engagement of the United States in 
     hostilities described in subsection (a), the President shall, 
     if the armed conflict has continued for 14 days, submit to 
     Congress a report setting forth--
       (1) the specific steps the United States has taken and will 
     continue to take to establish a multinational economic 
     embargo and to initiate financial asset seizure pursuant to 
     subsection (a); and
       (2) any foreign sources of trade or revenue that directly 
     or indirectly support the ability of the adversarial 
     government to sustain a military conflict against the United 
     States.

     SEC. 1232. LIMITATION ON DEPLOYMENT OF ARMED FORCES IN HAITI 
                   DURING FISCAL YEAR 2000 AND CONGRESSIONAL 
                   NOTICE OF DEPLOYMENTS TO HAITI.

       (a) Limitation on Deployment.--No funds available to the 
     Department of Defense during fiscal year 2000 may be expended 
     after May 31, 2000, for the continuous deployment of United 
     States Armed Forces in Haiti pursuant to the Department of 
     Defense operation designated as Operation Uphold Democracy.
       (b) Report.--Whenever there is a deployment of United 
     States Armed Forces to Haiti after May 31, 2000, the 
     President shall, not later than 96 hours after such 
     deployment begins, transmit to Congress a written report 
     regarding the deployment. In any such report, the President 
     shall specify (1) the purpose of the deployment, and (2) the 
     date on which the deployment is expected to end.

     SEC. 1233. REPORT ON THE SECURITY SITUATION ON THE KOREAN 
                   PENINSULA.

       (a) Report.--Not later than April 1, 2000, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report on the security situation on the Korean 
     peninsula. The report shall be submitted in both classified 
     and unclassified form.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The Secretary shall include in 
     the report under subsection (a) the following:
       (1) A net assessment analysis of the warfighting 
     capabilities of the Combined Forces Command (CFC) of the 
     United States and the Republic of Korea compared with the 
     armed forces of North Korea.
       (2) An assessment of challenges posed by the armed forces 
     of North Korea to the defense of the Republic of Korea and to 
     United States forces deployed to the region.
       (3) An assessment of the current status and the future 
     direction of weapons of mass destruction programs and 
     ballistic missile programs of North Korea, including a 
     determination as to whether or not North Korea--
       (A) is continuing to pursue a nuclear weapons program;
       (B) is seeking equipment and technology with which to 
     enrich uranium; and
       (C) is pursuing an offensive biological weapons program.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section, 
     the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on International Relations and the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; 
     and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate.

     SEC. 1234. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE CONTINUATION OF 
                   SANCTIONS AGAINST LIBYA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) On December 21, 1988, 270 people, including 189 United 
     States citizens, were killed in a terrorist bombing on Pan 
     American Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
       (2) The United Kingdom and the United States indicted two 
     Libyan intelligence agents, Abd al-Baset Ali al-Megrahi and 
     Al-Amin Khalifah Fhimah, in 1991 and sought their extradition 
     from Libya to the United States or the United Kingdom to 
     stand trial for this heinous terrorist act.
       (3) The United Nations Security Council called for the 
     extradition of those suspects in Security Council Resolution 
     731 and imposed sanctions on Libya in Security Council 
     Resolutions 748 and 883 because Libyan leader Colonel Muammar 
     Qadhafi refused to transfer the suspects to either the United 
     States or the United Kingdom to stand trial.
       (4) United Nations Security Council Resolutions 731, 748, 
     and 883 demand that Libya cease all support for terrorism, 
     turn over the two suspects, cooperate with the investigation 
     and the trial, and address the issue of appropriate 
     compensation.
       (5) The sanctions in United Nations Security Council 
     Resolutions 748 and 883 include--
       (A) a worldwide ban on Libya's national airline;
       (B) a ban on flights into and out of Libya by other 
     nations' airlines; and
       (C) a prohibition on supplying arms, airplane parts, and 
     certain oil equipment to Libya, and a blocking of Libyan 
     Government funds in other countries.
       (6) Colonel Muammar Qadhafi for many years refused to 
     extradite the suspects to either the United States or the 
     United Kingdom and had insisted that he would only transfer 
     the suspects to a third and neutral country to stand trial.
       (7) On August 24, 1998, the United States and the United 
     Kingdom agreed to the proposal that Colonel Qadhafi transfer 
     the suspects to The Netherlands, where they would stand trial 
     under a Scottish court, under Scottish law, and with a panel 
     of Scottish judges.
       (8) The United Nations Security Council endorsed the United 
     States-United Kingdom proposal on August 27, 1998 in United 
     Nations Security Council Resolution 1192.
       (9) The United States, consistent with United Nations 
     Security Council resolutions, called on Libya to ensure the 
     production of evidence, including the presence of witnesses 
     before the court, and to comply fully with all the 
     requirements of the United Nations Security Council 
     resolutions.
       (10) After years of intensive diplomacy, Colonel Qadhafi 
     finally transferred the two Libyan suspects to The 
     Netherlands on April 5, 1999, and the United Nations Security 
     Council, in turn, suspended its sanctions against Libya that 
     same day.
       (11) Libya has only fulfilled one of four conditions (the 
     transfer of the two suspects accused in the Lockerbie 
     bombing) set forth in United Nations Security Council 
     Resolutions 731, 748, and 883 that would justify the lifting 
     of United Nations Security Council sanctions against Libya.
       (12) Libya has not fulfilled the other three conditions 
     (cooperation with the Lockerbie investigation and trial, 
     renunciation of and ending support for terrorism, and payment 
     of appropriate compensation) necessary to lift the United 
     Nations Security Council sanctions.
       (13) The United Nations Secretary General issued a report 
     to the Security Council on June 30, 1999, on the issue of 
     Libya's compliance with the remaining conditions.
       (14) Any member of the United Nations Security Council has 
     the right to introduce a resolution to lift the sanctions 
     against Libya now that the United Nations Secretary General's 
     report has been issued.
       (15) The United States Government considers Libya a state 
     sponsor of terrorism and the State Department Report, 
     ``Patterns of Global Terrorism; 1998'', stated that Colonel 
     Qadhafi ``continued publicly and privately to support 
     Palestinian terrorist groups, including the PIJ and the PFLP-
     GC''.
       (16) United States Government sanctions (other than 
     sanctions on food or medicine) should be maintained on Libya, 
     and in accordance with United States law, the Secretary of 
     State should keep Libya on the list of countries the 
     governments of which have repeatedly provided support for 
     acts of international terrorism under section 6(j) of the 
     Export Administration Act of 1979 in light of Libya's ongoing 
     support for terrorist groups.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the President should use all diplomatic means necessary, 
     including the use of the United States veto at the United 
     Nations Security Council, to prevent the Security Council 
     from lifting sanctions against Libya until Libya fulfills all 
     of the conditions set forth in United Nations Security 
     Council Resolutions 731, 748, and 883.

     SEC. 1235. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REPORT ON DISENGAGING FROM 
                   NONCRITICAL OVERSEAS MISSIONS INVOLVING UNITED 
                   STATES COMBAT FORCES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) It is the National Security Strategy of the United 
     States to ``deter and defeat large-scale, cross-border 
     aggression in two distant theaters in overlapping time 
     frames''.
       (2) The deterrence of Iraq and Iran in Southwest Asia and 
     the deterrence of North Korea in Northeast Asia represent two 
     such potential large-scale, cross-border theater 
     requirements.
       (3) The United States has 120,000 military personnel 
     permanently assigned to the Southwest Asia and Northeast Asia 
     theaters.
       (4) The United States has an additional 70,000 military 
     personnel assigned to non-NATO/non-Pacific threat foreign 
     countries.
       (5) The United States has more than 6,000 military 
     personnel in Bosnia-Herzegovina on indefinite assignment.
       (6) The United States has diverted permanently assigned 
     resources from other theaters to support operations in the 
     Balkans.
       (7) The United States provides military forces to seven 
     active United Nations peacekeeping operations, including some 
     missions that have continued for decades.
       (8) Between 1986 and 1998, the number of United States 
     military deployments per year has nearly tripled at the same 
     time the Department of Defense budget has been reduced in 
     real terms by 38 percent.

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       (9) The Army has 10 active-duty divisions today, down from 
     18 in 1991, while on an average day in fiscal year 1998, 
     28,000 United States Army soldiers were deployed to more than 
     70 countries for over 300 separate missions.
       (10) The number of fighter wings in the active component of 
     the Air Force has gone from 22 to 13 since 1991, while 70 
     percent of air sorties in Operation Allied Force over the 
     Balkans were United States-flown and the Air Force continues 
     to enforce northern and southern no-fly zones in Iraq. In 
     response, the Air Force has initiated a ``stop loss'' program 
     to block normal retirements and separations.
       (11) The Navy has been reduced in size to 339 ships, its 
     lowest level since 1938, necessitating the redeployment of 
     the only overseas homeported aircraft carrier from the 
     western Pacific to the Mediterranean to support Operation 
     Allied Force.
       (12) In 1998, just 10 percent of eligible carrier naval 
     aviators (27 out of 261) accepted continuation bonuses and 
     remained in the service.
       (13) In 1998, 48 percent of Air Force pilots eligible for 
     continuation chose to leave the service.
       (14) The Army could fall 6,000 below congressionally 
     authorized strength levels by the end of 1999.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the readiness of United States military forces to 
     execute the National Security Strategy of the United States 
     referred to in subsection (a)(1) is being eroded by a 
     combination of declining defense budgets and expanded 
     missions; and
       (2) there may be missions to which the United States is 
     contributing Armed Forces from which the United States can 
     begin disengaging.
       (c) Report Requirement.--Not later than March 1, 2000, the 
     President shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report 
     prioritizing the ongoing global missions to which the United 
     States is contributing forces. The President shall include in 
     the report a feasibility analysis of how the United States 
     can--
       (1) shift resources from low priority missions in support 
     of higher priority missions;
       (2) consolidate or reduce United States troop commitments 
     worldwide; and
       (3) end low priority missions.
  TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF THE FORMER 
                              SOVIET UNION
Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and 
              funds.
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations.
Sec. 1303. Prohibition on use of funds for specified purposes.
Sec. 1304. Limitations on use of funds for fissile material storage 
              facility.
Sec. 1305. Limitation on use of funds for chemical weapons destruction.
Sec. 1306. Limitation on use of funds until submission of report.
Sec. 1307. Limitation on use of funds until submission of multiyear 
              plan.
Sec. 1308. Requirement to submit report.
Sec. 1309. Report on Expanded Threat Reduction Initiative.
Sec. 1310. Limitation on use of funds until submission of 
              certification.
Sec. 1311. Period covered by annual report on accounting for United 
              States assistance under Cooperative Threat Reduction 
              programs.
Sec. 1312. Russian nonstrategic nuclear arms.

     SEC. 1301. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
                   PROGRAMS AND FUNDS.

       (a) Specification of CTR Programs.--For purposes of section 
     301 and other provisions of this Act, Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction programs are the programs specified in section 
     1501(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2731; 50 U.S.C. 2362 
     note).
       (b) Fiscal Year 2000 Cooperative Threat Reduction Funds 
     Defined.--As used in this title, the term ``fiscal year 2000 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction funds'' means the funds 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 301 for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs.
       (c) Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated pursuant to 
     the authorization of appropriations in section 301 for 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction programs shall be available for 
     obligation for three fiscal years.

     SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS.

       (a) Funding for Specific Purposes.--Of the $475,500,000 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     for fiscal year 2000 in section 301(23) for Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction programs, not more than the following 
     amounts may be obligated for the purposes specified:
       (1) For strategic offensive arms elimination in Russia, 
     $177,300,000.
       (2) For strategic nuclear arms elimination in Ukraine, 
     $41,800,000.
       (3) For activities to support warhead dismantlement 
     processing in Russia, $9,300,000.
       (4) For security enhancements at chemical weapons storage 
     sites in Russia, $20,000,000.
       (5) For weapons transportation security in Russia, 
     $15,200,000.
       (6) For planning, design, and construction of a storage 
     facility for Russian fissile material, $64,500,000.
       (7) For weapons storage security in Russia, $99,000,000.
       (8) For development of a cooperative program with the 
     Government of Russia to eliminate the production of weapons 
     grade plutonium at Russian reactors, $32,300,000.
       (9) For biological weapons proliferation prevention 
     activities in Russia, $12,000,000.
       (10) For activities designated as Other Assessments/
     Administrative Support, $1,800,000.
       (11) For defense and military contacts, $2,300,000.
       (b) Report on Obligation or Expenditure of Funds for Other 
     Purposes.--No fiscal year 2000 Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     funds may be obligated or expended for a purpose other than a 
     purpose listed in paragraphs (1) through (11) of subsection 
     (a) until 30 days after the date that the Secretary of 
     Defense submits to Congress a report on the purpose for which 
     the funds will be obligated or expended and the amount of 
     funds to be obligated or expended. Nothing in the preceding 
     sentence shall be construed as authorizing the obligation or 
     expenditure of fiscal year 2000 Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     funds for a purpose for which the obligation or expenditure 
     of such funds is specifically prohibited under this title.
       (c) Limited Authority To Vary Individual Amounts.--(1) 
     Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), in any case in which the 
     Secretary of Defense determines that it is necessary to do so 
     in the national interest, the Secretary may obligate amounts 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2000 for a purpose listed in any 
     of the paragraphs in subsection (a) in excess of the amount 
     specifically authorized for such purpose.
       (2) An obligation of funds for a purpose stated in any of 
     the paragraphs in subsection (a) in excess of the specific 
     amount authorized for such purpose may be made using the 
     authority provided in paragraph (1) only after--
       (A) the Secretary submits to Congress notification of the 
     intent to do so together with a complete discussion of the 
     justification for doing so; and
       (B) 15 days have elapsed following the date of the 
     notification.
       (3) The Secretary may not, under the authority provided in 
     paragraph (1), obligate amounts for the purposes stated in 
     any of paragraphs (4) through (6), (8), (10), or (11) of 
     subsection (a) in excess of 115 percent of the amount 
     specifically authorized for such purposes.

     SEC. 1303. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR SPECIFIED 
                   PURPOSES.

       (a) In General.--No fiscal year 2000 Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction funds, and no funds appropriated for Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction programs after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, may be obligated or expended for any of the 
     following purposes:
       (1) Conducting with Russia any peacekeeping exercise or 
     other peacekeeping-related activity.
       (2) Provision of housing.
       (3) Provision of assistance to promote environmental 
     restoration.
       (4) Provision of assistance to promote job retraining.
       (b) Limitation With Respect to Defense Conversion 
     Assistance.--None of the funds appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in section 301 of this Act, 
     and no funds appropriated to the Department of Defense in any 
     other Act enacted after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, may be obligated or expended for the provision of 
     assistance to Russia or any other state of the former Soviet 
     Union to promote defense conversion.
       (c) Limitation With Respect to Conventional Weapons.--No 
     fiscal year 2000 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds may be 
     obligated or expended for elimination of conventional weapons 
     or the delivery vehicles primarily intended to deliver such 
     weapons.

     SEC. 1304. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS FOR FISSILE MATERIAL 
                   STORAGE FACILITY.

       (a) Limitations on Use of Fiscal Year 2000 Funds.--No 
     fiscal year 2000 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds may be 
     used--
       (1) for construction of a second wing for the storage 
     facility for Russian fissile material referred to in section 
     1302(a)(6); or
       (2) for design or planning with respect to such facility 
     until 15 days after the date that the Secretary of Defense 
     submits to Congress notification that Russia and the United 
     States have signed a verifiable written transparency 
     agreement that ensures that material stored at the facility 
     is of weapons origin.
       (b) Limitation on Construction.--No funds authorized to be 
     appropriated for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs may be 
     used for construction of the storage facility referred to in 
     subsection (a) until the Secretary of Defense submits to 
     Congress the following:
       (1) A certification that additional capacity is necessary 
     at such facility for storage of Russian weapons-origin 
     fissile material.
       (2) A detailed cost estimate for a second wing for the 
     facility.
       (3) A certification that Russia and the United States have 
     signed a verifiable written transparency agreement that 
     ensures that material stored at the facility is of weapons 
     origin.

     SEC. 1305. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS 
                   DESTRUCTION.

       No fiscal year 2000 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds, and 
     no funds appropriated for Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     programs after the date of the enactment of this Act, may be 
     obligated or expended for planning, design, or construction 
     of a chemical weapons destruction facility in Russia.

     SEC. 1306. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS UNTIL SUBMISSION OF 
                   REPORT.

       Not more than 50 percent of the fiscal year 2000 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction funds may be obligated or 
     expended until the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress a 
     report describing--
       (1) with respect to each purpose listed in section 1302, 
     whether the Department of Defense is the appropriate 
     executive agency to carry out Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     programs for such purpose, and if so, why; and
       (2) for any purpose that the Secretary determines is not 
     appropriately carried out by the

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     Department of Defense, a plan for migrating responsibility 
     for carrying out such purpose to the appropriate agency.

     SEC. 1307. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS UNTIL SUBMISSION OF 
                   MULTIYEAR PLAN.

       Not more than ten percent of fiscal year 2000 Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction funds may be obligated or expended until the 
     Secretary of Defense submits to Congress an updated version 
     of the multiyear plan for fiscal year 2000 required to be 
     submitted under section 1205 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 
     22 U.S.C. 5952 note).

     SEC. 1308. REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT REPORT.

       Not later than December 31, 1999, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report including--
       (1) an explanation of the strategy of the Department of 
     Defense for encouraging States of the former Soviet Union 
     that receive funds through Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     programs to contribute financially to the threat reduction 
     effort;
       (2) a prioritization of the projects carried out by the 
     Department of Defense under Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     programs;
       (3) an identification of any limitations that the United 
     States has imposed or will seek to impose, either 
     unilaterally or through negotiations with recipient States, 
     on the level of assistance provided by the United States for 
     each of such projects; and
       (4) an identification of the amount of international 
     financial assistance provided for Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction programs by other States.

     SEC. 1309. REPORT ON EXPANDED THREAT REDUCTION INITIATIVE.

       Not later than March 31, 2000, the President shall submit 
     to Congress a report on the Expanded Threat Reduction 
     Initiative. Such report shall include a description of the 
     plans for ensuring effective coordination between executive 
     agencies in carrying out the Expanded Threat Reduction 
     Initiative to minimize duplication of efforts.

     SEC. 1310. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS UNTIL SUBMISSION OF 
                   CERTIFICATION.

       No funds appropriated for fiscal year 1999 for Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction programs and remaining available for 
     obligation or expenditure may be obligated or expended for 
     assistance for any country under a Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction Program until the President resubmits to Congress 
     an updated certification under section 1203(d) of the 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 (title XII of Public 
     Law 103-160; 22 U.S.C. 5952(d)), section 1412(d) of the 
     Former Soviet Union Demilitarization Act of 1992 (title XIV 
     of Public Law 102-484; 22 U.S.C. 5902(d)), and section 502 of 
     the Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and 
     Open Markets Support Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-511; 22 
     U.S.C. 5852).

     SEC. 1311. PERIOD COVERED BY ANNUAL REPORT ON ACCOUNTING FOR 
                   UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE UNDER COOPERATIVE 
                   THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAMS.

       Section 1206(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 471; 
     22 U.S.C. 5955 note) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) The report shall be submitted under this section not 
     later than January 31 of each year and shall cover the fiscal 
     year ending in the preceding calendar year. No report is 
     required under this section after the completion of the 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction programs.''.

     SEC. 1312. RUSSIAN NONSTRATEGIC NUCLEAR ARMS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) it is in the interest of Russia to fully implement the 
     Presidential Nuclear Initiatives announced in 1991 and 1992 
     by then-President of the Soviet Union Gorbachev and then-
     President of Russia Yeltsin;
       (2) the President of the United States should call on 
     Russia to match the unilateral reductions in the United 
     States inventory of tactical nuclear weapons, which have 
     reduced the inventory by nearly 90 percent; and
       (3) if the re-certification under section 1310 is made, the 
     President should emphasize the continued interest of the 
     United States in working cooperatively with Russia to reduce 
     the dangers associated with Russia's tactical nuclear 
     arsenal.
       (b) Annual Reporting Requirement.--(1) Each annual report 
     on accounting for United States assistance under Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction programs that is submitted to Congress under 
     section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 471; 22 
     U.S.C. 5955 note) after fiscal year 1999 shall include, 
     regarding Russia's arsenal of tactical nuclear warheads, the 
     following:
       (A) Estimates regarding current types, numbers, yields, 
     viability, locations, and deployment status of the warheads.
       (B) An assessment of the strategic relevance of the 
     warheads.
       (C) An assessment of the current and projected threat of 
     theft, sale, or unauthorized use of the warheads.
       (D) A summary of past, current, and planned United States 
     efforts to work cooperatively with Russia to account for, 
     secure, and reduce Russia's stockpile of tactical nuclear 
     warheads and associated fissile material.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense shall include in the annual 
     report described in paragraph (1) the views on the report 
     provided under subsection (c).
       (c) Views of the Director of Central Intelligence.--The 
     Director of Central Intelligence shall submit to the 
     Secretary of Defense, for inclusion as an appendix in the 
     annual report described in subsection (b), the Director's 
     views on the matters described in paragraph (1) of that 
     subsection regarding Russia's tactical nuclear weapons.
              TITLE XIV--PROLIFERATION AND EXPORT CONTROLS
Sec. 1401. Adherence of People's Republic of China to Missile 
              Technology Control Regime.
Sec. 1402. Annual report on transfers of militarily sensitive 
              technology to countries and entities of concern.
Sec. 1403. Resources for export license functions.
Sec. 1404. Security in connection with satellite export licensing.
Sec. 1405. Reporting of technology transmitted to People's Republic of 
              China and of foreign launch security violations.
Sec. 1406. Report on national security implications of exporting high-
              performance computers to the People's Republic of China.
Sec. 1407. End-use verification for use by People's Republic of China 
              of high-performance computers.
Sec. 1408. Enhanced multilateral export controls.
Sec. 1409. Enhancement of activities of Defense Threat Reduction 
              Agency.
Sec. 1410. Timely notification of licensing decisions by the Department 
              of State.
Sec. 1411. Enhanced intelligence consultation on satellite license 
              applications.
Sec. 1412. Investigations of violations of export controls by United 
              States satellite manufacturers.

     SEC. 1401. ADHERENCE OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO MISSILE 
                   TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the President should take all actions appropriate to 
     obtain a bilateral agreement with the People's Republic of 
     China to adhere to the Missile Technology Control Regime 
     (MTCR) and the MTCR Annex; and
       (2) the People's Republic of China should not be permitted 
     to join the Missile Technology Control Regime as a member 
     without having--
       (A) agreed to the Missile Technology Control Regime and the 
     specific provisions of the MTCR Annex;
       (B) demonstrated a sustained and verified record of 
     performance with respect to the nonproliferation of missiles 
     and missile technology; and
       (C) adopted an effective export control system for 
     implementing guidelines under the Missile Technology Control 
     Regime and the MTCR Annex.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than January 31, 2000, the 
     President shall transmit to Congress a report explaining--
       (1) the policy and commitments that the People's Republic 
     of China has stated on its adherence to the Missile 
     Technology Control Regime and the MTCR Annex;
       (2) the degree to which the People's Republic of China is 
     complying with its stated policy and commitments on adhering 
     to the Missile Technology Control Regime and the MTCR Annex; 
     and
       (3) actions taken by the United States to encourage the 
     People's Republic of China to adhere to the Missile 
     Technology Control Regime and the MTCR Annex.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Missile technology control regime.--The term ``Missile 
     Technology Control Regime'' means the policy statement, 
     between the United States, the United Kingdom, the Federal 
     Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Canada, and Japan, 
     announced April 16, 1987, to restrict sensitive missile-
     relevant transfers based on the MTCR Annex, and any 
     amendments thereto.
       (2) MTCR annex.--The term ``MTCR Annex'' means the 
     Guidelines and Equipment and Technology Annex of the Missile 
     Technology Control Regime, and any amendments thereto.

     SEC. 1402. ANNUAL REPORT ON TRANSFERS OF MILITARILY SENSITIVE 
                   TECHNOLOGY TO COUNTRIES AND ENTITIES OF 
                   CONCERN.

       (a) Annual Report.--Not later than March 30 of each year 
     beginning in the year 2000 and ending in the year 2007, the 
     President shall transmit to Congress a report on transfers to 
     countries and entities of concern during the preceding 
     calendar year of the most significant categories of United 
     States technologies and technical information with potential 
     military applications.
       (b) Contents of Report.--The report required by subsection 
     (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following:
       (1) An assessment by the Director of Central Intelligence 
     of efforts by countries and entities of concern to acquire 
     technologies and technical information referred to in 
     subsection (a) during the preceding calendar year.
       (2) An assessment by the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director 
     of Central Intelligence, of the cumulative impact of licenses 
     granted by the United States for exports of technologies and 
     technical information referred to in subsection (a) to 
     countries and entities of concern during the preceding 5-
     calendar year period on--
       (A) the military capabilities of such countries and 
     entities; and
       (B) countermeasures that may be necessary to overcome the 
     use of such technologies and technical information.
       (3) An audit by the Inspectors General of the Departments 
     of Defense, State, Commerce, and Energy, in consultation with 
     the Director of Central Intelligence and the Director of the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation, of the policies and 
     procedures of the United States Government

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     with respect to the export of technologies and technical 
     information referred to in subsection (a) to countries and 
     entities of concern.
       (c) Additional Requirement for First Report.--The first 
     annual report required by subsection (a) shall include an 
     assessment by the Inspectors General of the Departments of 
     State, Defense, Commerce, and the Treasury and the Inspector 
     General of the Central Intelligence Agency of the adequacy of 
     current export controls and counterintelligence measures to 
     protect against the acquisition by countries and entities of 
     concern of United States technology and technical information 
     referred to in subsection (a).
       (d) Support of Other Agencies.--Upon the request of the 
     officials responsible for preparing the assessments required 
     by subsection (b), the heads of other departments and 
     agencies shall make available to those officials all 
     information necessary to carry out the requirements of this 
     section.
       (e) Classified and Unclassified Reports.--Each report 
     required by this section shall be submitted in classified 
     form and unclassified form.
       (f) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``countries and entities of concern'' means--
       (1) any country the government of which the Secretary of 
     State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the 
     Export Administration Act of 1979 or other applicable law, to 
     have repeatedly provided support for acts of international 
     terrorism;
       (2) any country that--
       (A) has detonated a nuclear explosive device (as defined in 
     section 830(4) of the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 
     1994 (22 U.S.C. 3201 note)); and
       (B) is not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization; and
       (3) any entity that--
       (A) is engaged in international terrorism or activities in 
     preparation thereof; or
       (B) is directed or controlled by the government of a 
     country described in paragraph (1) or (2).

     SEC. 1403. RESOURCES FOR EXPORT LICENSE FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Office of Defense Trade Controls.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall take the 
     necessary steps to ensure that, in any fiscal year, adequate 
     resources are allocated to the functions of the Office of 
     Defense Trade Controls of the Department of State relating to 
     the review and processing of export license applications so 
     as to ensure that those functions are performed in a thorough 
     and timely manner.
       (2) Availability of existing appropriations.--The Secretary 
     of State shall take the necessary steps to ensure that those 
     funds made available under the heading ``Administration of 
     Foreign Affairs, Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' in title 
     IV of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
     Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as 
     contained in the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277) 
     are made available, upon the enactment of this Act, to the 
     Office of Defense Trade Controls of the Department of State 
     to carry out the purposes of the Office.
       (b) Defense Threat Reduction Agency.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall take the necessary steps to ensure that, in any 
     fiscal year, adequate resources are allocated to the 
     functions of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency of the 
     Department of Defense relating to the review of export 
     license applications so as to ensure that those functions are 
     performed in a thorough and timely manner.
       (c) Updating of State Department Report.--Not later than 
     March 1, 2000, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Commerce, shall 
     transmit to Congress a report updating the information 
     reported to Congress under section 1513(d)(3) of the Strom 
     Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1999 (22 U.S.C. 2778 note).

     SEC. 1404. SECURITY IN CONNECTION WITH SATELLITE EXPORT 
                   LICENSING.

       As a condition of the export license for any satellite to 
     be launched in a country subject to section 1514 of the Strom 
     Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1999 (22 U.S.C. 2778 note), the Secretary of State shall 
     require the following:
       (1) That the technology transfer control plan required by 
     section 1514(a)(1) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (22 U.S.C. 2778 note) 
     be prepared by the Department of Defense and the licensee, 
     and that the plan set forth enhanced security arrangements 
     for the launch of the satellite, both before and during 
     launch operations.
       (2) That each person providing security for the launch of 
     that satellite--
       (A) report directly to the launch monitor with regard to 
     issues relevant to the technology transfer control plan;
       (B) have received appropriate training in the International 
     Trafficking in Arms Regulations (hereafter in this title 
     referred to as ``ITAR'').
       (C) have significant experience and expertise with 
     satellite launches; and
       (D) have been investigated in a manner at least as 
     comprehensive as the investigation required for the issuance 
     of a security clearance at the level designated as 
     ``Secret''.
       (3) That the number of such persons providing security for 
     the launch of the satellite shall be sufficient to maintain 
     24-hour security of the satellite and related launch vehicle 
     and other sensitive technology.
       (4) That the licensee agree to reimburse the Department of 
     Defense for all costs associated with the provision of 
     security for the launch of the satellite.

     SEC. 1405. REPORTING OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSMITTED TO PEOPLE'S 
                   REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND OF FOREIGN LAUNCH 
                   SECURITY VIOLATIONS.

       (a) Monitoring of Information.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall require that space launch monitors of the Department of 
     Defense assigned to monitor launches in the People's Republic 
     of China maintain records of all information authorized to be 
     transmitted to the People's Republic of China with regard to 
     each space launch that the monitors are responsible for 
     monitoring, including copies of any documents authorized for 
     such transmission, and reports on launch-related activities.
       (b) Transmission to Other Agencies.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall ensure that records under subsection (a) are 
     transmitted on a current basis to appropriate elements of the 
     Department of Defense and to the Department of State, the 
     Department of Commerce, and the Central Intelligence Agency.
       (c) Retention of Records.--Records described in subsection 
     (a) shall be retained for at least the period of the statute 
     of limitations for violations of the Arms Export Control Act.
       (d) Guidelines.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
     guidelines providing space launch monitors of the Department 
     of Defense with the responsibility and the ability to report 
     serious security violations, problems, or other issues at an 
     overseas launch site directly to the headquarters office of 
     the responsible Department of Defense component.

     SEC. 1406. REPORT ON NATIONAL SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF 
                   EXPORTING HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTERS TO THE 
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Review.--The President, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy, shall 
     conduct a comprehensive review of the national security 
     implications of exporting high-performance computers to the 
     People's Republic of China. To the extent that such testing 
     has not already been conducted by the Government, the 
     President, as part of the review, shall conduct empirical 
     testing of the extent to which national security-related 
     operations can be performed using clustered, massively-
     parallel processing or other combinations of computers.
       (b) Report.--The President shall submit to the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives a report on the 
     results of the review conducted under subsection (a). The 
     report shall be submitted not later than 6 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act in classified and 
     unclassified form and shall be updated not later than 
     February 1 of each of the years 2001 through 2004.

     SEC. 1407. END-USE VERIFICATION FOR USE BY PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC 
                   OF CHINA OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTERS.

       (a) Revised HPC Verification System.--The President shall 
     seek to enter into an agreement with the People's Republic of 
     China to revise the existing verification system with the 
     People's Republic of China with respect to end-use 
     verification for high-performance computers exported or to be 
     exported to the People's Republic of China so as to provide 
     for an open and transparent system providing for effective 
     end-use verification for such computers. The President shall 
     transmit a copy of any such agreement to Congress.
       (b) Definition.--As used in this section and section 1406, 
     the term ``high-performance computer'' means a computer 
     which, by virtue of its composite theoretical performance 
     level, would be subject to section 1211 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (50 U.S.C. 
     App. 2404 note).
       (c) Adjustment of Composite Theoretical Performance Levels 
     for Post-shipment Verification.--Section 1213 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (50 U.S.C. 
     App. 2404 note) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(e) Adjustment of Performance Levels.--Whenever a new 
     composite theoretical performance level is established under 
     section 1211(d), that level shall apply for purposes of 
     subsection (a) of this section in lieu of the level set forth 
     in subsection (a).''.

     SEC. 1408. ENHANCED MULTILATERAL EXPORT CONTROLS.

       (a) New International Controls.--The President shall seek 
     to establish new enhanced international controls on 
     technology transfers that threaten international peace and 
     United States national security.
       (b) Improved Sharing of Information.--The President shall 
     take appropriate actions to improve the sharing of 
     information by nations that are major exporters of technology 
     so that the United States can track movements of technology 
     covered by the Wassenaar Arrangement and enforce technology 
     controls and re-export requirements for such technology.
       (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``Wassenaar Arrangement'' means the multilateral export 
     control regime covering conventional armaments and sensitive 
     dual-use goods and technologies that was agreed to by 33 co-
     founding countries in July 1996 and began operation in 
     September 1996.

     SEC. 1409. ENHANCEMENT OF ACTIVITIES OF DEFENSE THREAT 
                   REDUCTION AGENCY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations to--
       (1) authorize the personnel of the Defense Threat Reduction 
     Agency (DTRA) who monitor satellite launch campaigns overseas 
     to suspend such campaigns at any time if the suspension is 
     required for purposes of the national security of the United 
     States;
       (2) ensure that persons assigned as space launch campaign 
     monitors are provided sufficient training and have adequate 
     experience in the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
     State known as the ITAR and have significant

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     experience and expertise with satellite technology, launch 
     vehicle technology, and launch operations technology;
       (3) ensure that adequate numbers of such monitors are 
     assigned to space launch campaigns so that 24-hour, 7-day per 
     week coverage is provided;
       (4) take steps to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, 
     the continuity of service by monitors for the entire space 
     launch campaign period (from satellite marketing to launch 
     and, if necessary, completion of a launch failure analysis);
       (5) adopt measures designed to make service as a space 
     launch campaign monitor an attractive career opportunity;
       (6) allocate funds and other resources to the Agency at 
     levels sufficient to prevent any shortfalls in the number of 
     such personnel;
       (7) establish mechanisms in accordance with the provisions 
     of section 1514(a)(2)(A) of the Strom Thurmond National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 
     105-261; 112 Stat. 2175; 22 U.S.C. 2778 note) that provide 
     for--
       (A) the payment to the Department of Defense by the person 
     or entity receiving the launch monitoring services concerned, 
     before the beginning of a fiscal year, of an amount equal to 
     the amount estimated to be required by the Department to 
     monitor the launch campaigns during that fiscal year;
       (B) the reimbursement of the Department of Defense, at the 
     end of each fiscal year, for amounts expended by the 
     Department in monitoring the launch campaigns in excess of 
     the amount provided under subparagraph (A); and
       (C) the reimbursement of the person or entity receiving the 
     launch monitoring services if the amount provided under 
     subparagraph (A) exceeds the amount actually expended by the 
     Department of Defense in monitoring the launch campaigns;
       (8) review and improve guidelines on the scope of 
     permissible discussions with foreign persons regarding 
     technology and technical information, including the 
     technology and technical information that should not be 
     included in such discussions;
       (9) provide, in conjunction with other Federal agencies, on 
     at least an annual basis, briefings to the officers and 
     employees of United States commercial satellite entities on 
     United States export license standards, guidelines, and 
     restrictions, and encourage such officers and employees to 
     participate in such briefings;
       (10) establish a system for--
       (A) the preparation and filing by personnel of the Agency 
     who monitor satellite launch campaigns overseas of detailed 
     reports of all relevant activities observed by such personnel 
     in the course of monitoring such campaigns;
       (B) the systematic archiving of reports filed under 
     subparagraph (A); and
       (C) the preservation of such reports in accordance with 
     applicable laws; and
       (11) establish a counterintelligence program within the 
     Agency as part of its satellite launch monitoring program.
       (b) Annual Report on Implementation of Satellite Technology 
     Safeguards.--(1) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
     of State shall each submit to Congress each year, as part of 
     the annual report for that year under section 1514(a)(8) of 
     the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1999, the following:
       (A) A summary of the satellite launch campaigns and related 
     activities monitored by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency 
     during the preceding fiscal year.
       (B) A description of any license infractions or violations 
     that may have occurred during such campaigns and activities.
       (C) A description of the personnel, funds, and other 
     resources dedicated to the satellite launch monitoring 
     program of the Agency during that fiscal year.
       (D) An assessment of the record of United States satellite 
     makers in cooperating with Agency monitors, and in complying 
     with United States export control laws, during that fiscal 
     year.
       (2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in 
     classified form and unclassified form.

     SEC. 1410. TIMELY NOTIFICATION OF LICENSING DECISIONS BY THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall prescribe regulations 
     to provide timely notice to the manufacturer of a commercial 
     satellite of United States origin of the final determination 
     of the decision on the application for a license involving 
     the overseas launch of such satellite.

     SEC. 1411. ENHANCED INTELLIGENCE CONSULTATION ON SATELLITE 
                   LICENSE APPLICATIONS.

       (a) Consultation During Review of Applications.--The 
     Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, 
     shall consult with the Director of Central Intelligence 
     during the review of any application for a license involving 
     the overseas launch of a commercial satellite of United 
     States origin. The purpose of the consultation is to assure 
     that the launch of the satellite, if the license is approved, 
     will meet the requirements necessary to protect the national 
     security interests of the United States.
       (b) Advisory Group.--(1) The Director of Central 
     Intelligence shall establish within the intelligence 
     community an advisory group to provide information and 
     analysis to Congress, and to appropriate departments and 
     agencies of the Federal Government, on the national security 
     implications of granting licenses involving the overseas 
     launch of commercial satellites of United States origin.
       (2) The advisory group shall include technically-qualified 
     representatives of the Central Intelligence Agency, the 
     Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, 
     the National Air Intelligence Center, and the Department of 
     State Bureau of Intelligence and Research and representatives 
     of other elements of the intelligence community with 
     appropriate expertise.
       (3) In addition to the duties under paragraph (1), the 
     advisory group shall--
       (A) review, on a continuing basis, information relating to 
     transfers of satellite, launch vehicle, or other technology 
     or knowledge with respect to the course of the overseas 
     launch of commercial satellites of United States origin; and
       (B) analyze the potential impact of such transfers on the 
     space and military systems, programs, or activities of 
     foreign countries.
       (4) The Director of the Nonproliferation Center of the 
     Central Intelligence Agency shall serve as chairman of the 
     advisory group.
       (5)(A) The advisory group shall, upon request (but not less 
     often than annually), submit reports on the matters referred 
     to in paragraphs (1) and (3) to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress and to appropriate departments and agencies of the 
     Federal Government.
       (B) The first annual report under subparagraph (A) shall be 
     submitted not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (c) Intelligence Community Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 401a(4)).

     SEC. 1412. INVESTIGATIONS OF VIOLATIONS OF EXPORT CONTROLS BY 
                   UNITED STATES SATELLITE MANUFACTURERS.

       (a) Notice to Congress of Investigations.--The President 
     shall promptly notify the appropriate committees of Congress 
     whenever an investigation is undertaken by the Department of 
     Justice of--
       (1) an alleged violation of United States export control 
     laws in connection with a commercial satellite of United 
     States origin; or
       (2) an alleged violation of United States export control 
     laws in connection with an item controlled under section 38 
     of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) that is 
     likely to cause significant harm or damage to the national 
     security interests of the United States.
       (b) Notice to Congress of Certain Export Waivers.--The 
     President shall promptly notify the appropriate committees of 
     Congress whenever an export waiver pursuant to section 902 of 
     the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 
     and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is granted on behalf of any 
     United States person that is the subject of an investigation 
     described in subsection (a). The notice shall include a 
     justification for the waiver.
       (c) Exception.--The requirements in subsections (a) and (b) 
     shall not apply if the President determines that notification 
     of the appropriate committees of Congress under such 
     subsections would jeopardize an on-going criminal 
     investigation. If the President makes such a determination, 
     the President shall provide written notification of such 
     determination to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
     the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the 
     House of Representatives, and the minority leader of the 
     Senate. The notification shall include a justification for 
     the determination.
       (d) Identification of Persons Subject to Investigation.--
     The Secretary of State and the Attorney General shall develop 
     appropriate mechanisms to identify, for the purposes of 
     processing export licenses for commercial satellites, persons 
     who are the subject of an investigation described in 
     subsection (a).
       (e) Protection of Classified and Other Sensitive 
     Information.--The appropriate committees of Congress shall 
     ensure that appropriate procedures are in place to protect 
     from unauthorized disclosure classified information, 
     information relating to intelligence sources and methods, and 
     sensitive law enforcement information that is furnished to 
     those committees pursuant to this section.
       (f) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to modify or supersede any other requirement to 
     report information on intelligence activities to Congress, 
     including the requirement under section 501 of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413).
       (g) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       (1) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means 
     the following:
       (A) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence 
     of the Senate.
       (B) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     International Relations, and the Permanent Select Committee 
     on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
       (2) The term ``United States person'' means any United 
     States resident or national (other than an individual 
     resident outside the United States and employed by other than 
     a United States person), any domestic concern (including any 
     permanent domestic establishment of any foreign concern), and 
     any foreign subsidiary or affiliate (including any permanent 
     foreign establishment) of any domestic concern which is 
     controlled in fact by such domestic concern, as determined 
     under regulations of the President.
        TITLE XV--ARMS CONTROL AND COUNTERPROLIFERATION MATTERS
Sec. 1501. Revision to limitation on retirement or dismantlement of 
              strategic nuclear delivery systems.
Sec. 1502. Sense of Congress on strategic arms reductions.
Sec. 1503. Report on strategic stability under START III.
Sec. 1504. Counterproliferation Program Review Committee.
Sec. 1505. Support of United Nations-sponsored efforts to inspect and 
              monitor Iraqi weapons activities.

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     SEC. 1501. REVISION TO LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OR 
                   DISMANTLEMENT OF STRATEGIC NUCLEAR DELIVERY 
                   SYSTEMS.

       (a) Revised Limitation.--Subsections (a) and (b) of section 
     1302 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1948) are amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) Funding Limitation.--(1) Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), funds available to the Department of Defense 
     may not be obligated or expended for retiring or dismantling, 
     or for preparing to retire or dismantle, any of the following 
     strategic nuclear delivery systems below the specified 
     levels:
       ``(A) 76 B-52H bomber aircraft.
       ``(B) 18 Trident ballistic missile submarines.
       ``(C) 500 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic 
     missiles.
       ``(D) 50 Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missiles.
       ``(2) The limitation in paragraph (1)(B) shall be modified 
     in accordance with paragraph (3) upon a certification by the 
     President to Congress of the following:
       ``(A) That the effectiveness of the United States strategic 
     deterrent will not be decreased by reductions in strategic 
     nuclear delivery systems.
       ``(B) That the requirements of the Single Integrated 
     Operational Plan can be met with a reduced number of 
     strategic nuclear delivery systems.
       ``(C) That reducing the number of strategic nuclear 
     delivery systems will not, in the judgment of the President, 
     provide a disincentive for Russia to ratify the START II 
     treaty or serve to undermine future arms control 
     negotiations.
       ``(D) That the United States will retain the ability to 
     increase the delivery capacity of its strategic nuclear 
     delivery systems should threats arise that require more 
     substantial United States strategic forces.
       ``(3) If the President submits the certification described 
     in paragraph (2), then the applicable number in effect under 
     paragraph (1)(B)--
       ``(A) shall be 16 during the period beginning on the date 
     on which such certification is transmitted to Congress and 
     ending on the date specified in subparagraph (B); and
       ``(B) shall be 14 effective as of the date that is 240 days 
     after the date on which such certification is transmitted.
       ``(b) Waiver Authority.--If the START II treaty enters into 
     force, the President may waive the application of the 
     limitation in effect under paragraph (1)(B) or (3) of 
     subsection (a), as the case may be, to the extent that the 
     President determines such a waiver to be necessary in order 
     to implement the treaty.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``during the 
     strategic delivery systems retirement limitation period'' and 
     inserting ``during the fiscal year during which the START II 
     Treaty enters into force''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (g).

     SEC. 1502. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON STRATEGIC ARMS REDUCTIONS.

       It is the sense of Congress that, in negotiating a START 
     III Treaty with the Russian Federation, or any other arms 
     control treaty with the Russian Federation that would require 
     reductions in United States strategic nuclear forces, that--
       (1) the strategic nuclear forces and nuclear modernization 
     programs of the People's Republic of China and every other 
     nation possessing nuclear weapons should be taken into full 
     consideration in the negotiation of such treaty; and
       (2) the reductions in United States strategic nuclear 
     forces under such a treaty should not be to such an extent as 
     to impede the capability of the United States to respond 
     militarily to any militarily significant increase in the 
     threat to United States security or strategic stability posed 
     by the People's Republic of China and any other nation.

     SEC. 1503. REPORT ON STRATEGIC STABILITY UNDER START III.

       (a) Report.--Not later than September 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives a report, to be prepared in 
     consultation with the Director of Central Intelligence, on 
     the stability of the future strategic nuclear posture of the 
     United States for deterring the Russian Federation and other 
     potential nuclear adversaries.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The Secretary shall, at a 
     minimum, include in the report the following:
       (1) A discussion of the policy defining the deterrence and 
     military-political objectives of the United States against 
     potential nuclear adversaries.
       (2) A discussion of the military requirements for United 
     States nuclear forces, the force structure and capabilities 
     necessary to meet those requirements, and how they relate to 
     the achievement of the objectives identified under paragraph 
     (1).
       (3) A projection of the strategic nuclear force posture of 
     the United States and the Russian Federation that is 
     anticipated under a further Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty 
     (referred to as ``START III''), and an explanation of whether 
     and how United States nuclear forces envisioned under that 
     posture would be capable of meeting the military sufficiency 
     requirements identified under paragraph (2).
       (4) The Secretary's assessment of Russia's nuclear force 
     posture under START III compared to its present force, 
     including its size, vulnerability, and capability for launch 
     on tactical warning, and an assessment of whether strategic 
     stability would be enhanced or diminished under START III, 
     including any stabilizing and destabilizing factors and 
     possible incentives or disincentives for Russia to launch a 
     first strike, or otherwise use nuclear weapons, against the 
     United States in a possible future crisis.
       (5) The Secretary's assessment of the nuclear weapon 
     capabilities of China and other potential nuclear weapon 
     ``rogue'' states in the foreseeable future, and an assessment 
     of the effect of these capabilities on strategic stability, 
     including their ability and inclination to use nuclear 
     weapons against the United States in a possible future 
     crisis.
       (6) The Secretary's assessment of whether asymmetries 
     between the United States and Russia, including doctrine, 
     nonstrategic nuclear weapons, and active and passive 
     defenses, are likely to erode strategic stability in the 
     foreseeable future.
       (7) Any other matters the Secretary believes are important 
     to such a consideration of strategic stability under future 
     nuclear postures.
       (c) Classification.--The report shall be submitted in 
     classified form and, to the extent possible, in unclassified 
     form.

     SEC. 1504. COUNTERPROLIFERATION PROGRAM REVIEW COMMITTEE.

       (a) Extension of Committee.--Subsection (f) of section 1605 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1994 (22 U.S.C. 2751 note) is amended by striking ``September 
     30, 2000'' and inserting ``September 30, 2004''.
       (b) Executive Secretary of the Committee.--Paragraph (5) of 
     subsection (a) of that section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) The Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear 
     and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs shall serve as 
     executive secretary to the committee, except that during any 
     period during which that position is vacant the Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Threat Reduction shall 
     serve as the executive secretary.''.
       (c) Earlier Deadline for Annual Report on 
     Counterproliferation Activities and Programs.--Section 
     1503(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2751 note) is amended by striking ``May 
     1 of each year'' and inserting ``February 1 of each year''.

     SEC. 1505. SUPPORT OF UNITED NATIONS-SPONSORED EFFORTS TO 
                   INSPECT AND MONITOR IRAQI WEAPONS ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Limitation on Amount of Assistance in Fiscal Year 
     2000.--The total amount of the assistance for fiscal year 
     2000 that is provided by the Secretary of Defense under 
     section 1505 of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Control Act 
     of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5859a) as activities of the Department of 
     Defense in support of activities under that Act may not 
     exceed $15,000,000.
       (b) Extension of Authority To Provide Assistance.--
     Subsection (f) of section 1505 of the Weapons of Mass 
     Destruction Control Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5859a) is amended 
     by striking ``1999'' and inserting ``2000''.
       (c) References to United Nations Special Commission on Iraq 
     and to Fiscal Limitations.--(1) Subsection (b)(2) of such 
     section is amended by inserting ``(or any successor 
     organization)'' after ``United Nations Special Commission on 
     Iraq''.
       (2) Subsection (d)(4) of such section is amended--
       (A) in the first sentence of subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by inserting ``(or any successor organization)'' after 
     ``United Nations Special Commission on Iraq''; and
       (ii) by striking ``the amount specified with respect to 
     that year under paragraph (3),'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``the amount of any limitation provided by law on 
     the total amount of such assistance for that fiscal year, the 
     Secretary of Defense may provide such assistance with respect 
     to that fiscal year notwithstanding that limitation.''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``under paragraph 
     (3)''.
               TITLE XVI--NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE MATTERS

              Subtitle A--Space Technology Guide; Reports

Sec. 1601. Space technology guide.
Sec. 1602. Report on vulnerabilities of United States space assets.
Sec. 1603. Report on space launch failures.
Sec. 1604. Report on Air Force space launch facilities.

              Subtitle B--Commercial Space Launch Services

Sec. 1611. Sense of Congress regarding United States-Russian 
              cooperation in commercial space launch services.
Sec. 1612. Sense of Congress concerning United States commercial space 
              launch capacity.

Subtitle C--Commission To Assess United States National Security Space 
                      Management and Organization

Sec. 1621. Establishment of commission.
Sec. 1622. Duties of commission.
Sec. 1623. Report.
Sec. 1624. Assessment by the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 1625. Powers.
Sec. 1626. Commission procedures.
Sec. 1627. Personnel matters.
Sec. 1628. Miscellaneous administrative provisions.
Sec. 1629. Funding.
Sec. 1630. Termination of the commission.
              Subtitle A--Space Technology Guide; Reports

     SEC. 1601. SPACE TECHNOLOGY GUIDE.

       (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop a 
     detailed guide for investment in space science and 
     technology, demonstrations of space technology, and planning 
     and development for space technology systems. In the 
     development of the guide, the goal shall be to identify

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     the technologies and technology demonstrations needed for the 
     United States to take full advantage of use of space for 
     national security purposes.
       (b) Relationship to Future-Years Defense Program.--The 
     space technology guide shall include two alternative 
     technology paths. One shall be consistent with the applicable 
     funding limitations associated with the future-years defense 
     program. The other shall reflect the assumption that it is 
     not constrained by funding limitations.
       (c) Relationship to Activities Outside the Department of 
     Defense.--The Secretary shall include in the guide a 
     discussion of the potential for cooperative investment and 
     technology development with other departments and agencies of 
     the United States and with private sector entities.
       (d) Micro-Satellite Technology Development Plan.--The 
     Secretary shall include in the guide a micro-satellite 
     technology development plan to guide investment decisions in 
     micro-satellite technology and to establish priorities for 
     technology demonstration activities.
       (e) Use of Previous Studies and Reports.--In the 
     development of the guide, the Secretary shall take into 
     consideration previously completed studies and reports that 
     may be relevant to the development of the guide, including 
     the following:
       (1) The Space Control Technology Plan of 1999 of the 
     Department of Defense.
       (2) The Long Range Plan of March 1998 of the United States 
     Space Command.
       (3) The Strategic Master Plan of December 1997 of the Air 
     Force Space Command.
       (f) Report.--Not later than April 15, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall submit a report on the space technology guide to the 
     congressional defense committees.

     SEC. 1602. REPORT ON VULNERABILITIES OF UNITED STATES SPACE 
                   ASSETS.

       Not later than March 1, 2000, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the Committee on Armed Service of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate a report, prepared in consultation with the Director 
     of Central Intelligence, on the current and potential 
     vulnerabilities of United States national security and 
     commercial space assets. The report shall be submitted in 
     classified and unclassified form. The report shall include--
       (1) an assessment of the military significance of the 
     vulnerabilities identified in the report;
       (2) an assessment of the significance of space debris; and
       (3) an assessment of the manner in which the 
     vulnerabilities identified in the report could affect United 
     States space launch policy and spacecraft design.

     SEC. 1603. REPORT ON SPACE LAUNCH FAILURES.

       (a) Report Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the President and the specified congressional committees a 
     report on the factors involved in the three recent failures 
     of the Titan IV space launch vehicle and the systemic and 
     management reforms that the Secretary is implementing to 
     minimize future failures of that vehicle and future launch 
     systems. The report shall be submitted not later than 
     February 15, 2000. The Secretary shall include in the report 
     all information from the reviews of those failures conducted 
     by the Secretary of the Air Force and launch contractors.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report shall include the 
     following information:
       (1) An explanation for the failure of a Titan IVA launch 
     vehicle on August 12, 1998, the failure of a Titan IVB launch 
     vehicle on April 9, 1999, and the failure of a Titan IVB 
     launch vehicle on April 30, 1999, as well as any information 
     from civilian launches which may provide information on 
     systemic problems in current Department of Defense launch 
     systems, including, in addition to a detailed technical 
     explanation and summary of financial costs for each such 
     failure, a one-page summary for each such failure indicating 
     any commonality between that failure and other military or 
     civilian launch failures.
       (2) A review of management and engineering responsibility 
     for the Titan, Inertial Upper Stage, and Centaur systems, 
     with an explanation of the respective roles of the Government 
     and the private sector in ensuring mission success and 
     identification of the responsible party (Government or 
     private sector) for each major stage in production and launch 
     of the vehicles.
       (3) A list of all contractors and subcontractors for each 
     of the Titan, Inertial Upper Stage, and Centaur systems and 
     their responsibilities and five-year records for meeting 
     program requirements.
       (4) A comparison of the practices of the Department of 
     Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     and the commercial launch industry regarding the management 
     and oversight of the procurement and launch of expendable 
     launch vehicles.
       (5) An assessment of whether consolidation in the aerospace 
     industry has affected mission success, including whether 
     cost-saving efforts are having an effect on quality and 
     whether experienced workers are being replaced by less 
     experienced workers for cost-saving purposes.
       (6) Recommendations on how Government contracts with launch 
     service companies could be improved to protect the taxpayer, 
     together with the Secretary's assessment of whether the 
     withholding of award and incentive fees is a sufficient 
     incentive to hold contractors to the highest possible quality 
     standards and the Secretary's overall evaluation of the award 
     fee system.
       (7) A short summary of what went wrong technically and 
     managerially in each launch failure and what specific steps 
     are being taken by the Department of Defense and space launch 
     contractors to ensure that those errors do not reoccur.
       (8) An assessment of the role of the Department of Defense 
     in the management and technical oversight of the launches 
     that failed and whether the Department of Defense, in that 
     role, contributed to the failures.
       (9) An assessment of the effect of the launch failures on 
     the schedule for Titan launches, on the schedule for 
     development and first launch of the Evolved Expendable Launch 
     Vehicle, and on the ability of industry to meet Department of 
     Defense requirements.
       (10) An assessment of the impact of the launch failures on 
     assured access to space by the United States, and a 
     consideration of means by which access to space by the United 
     States can be better assured.
       (11) An assessment of any systemic problems that may exist 
     at the eastern launch range, whether these problems 
     contributed to the launch failures, and what means would be 
     most effective in addressing these problems.
       (12) An assessment of the potential benefits and detriments 
     of launch insurance and the impact of such insurance on the 
     estimated net cost of space launches.
       (13) A review of the responsibilities of the Department of 
     Defense and industry representatives in the launch process, 
     an examination of the incentives of the Department and 
     industry representatives throughout the launch process, and 
     an assessment of whether the incentives are appropriate to 
     maximize the probability that launches will be timely and 
     successful.
       (14) Any other observations and recommendations that the 
     Secretary considers relevant.
       (c) Interim Report.--Not later than December 15, 1999, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the specified congressional 
     committees an interim report on the progress in the 
     preparation of the report required by this section, including 
     progress with respect to each of the matters required to be 
     included in the report under subsection (b).
       (d) Specified Congressional Committees.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``specified congressional committees'' 
     means the following:
       (1) The Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee 
     on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate.
       (2) The Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 1604. REPORT ON AIR FORCE SPACE LAUNCH FACILITIES.

       (a) Study of Space Launch Ranges and Requirements.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall, using the Defense Science Board 
     of the Department of Defense, conduct a study--
       (1) to assess anticipated military, civil, and commercial 
     space launch requirements;
       (2) to examine the technical shortcomings at the space 
     launch ranges;
       (3) to evaluate current and future oversight and range 
     safety arrangements at the space launch ranges; and
       (4) to estimate future funding requirements for space 
     launch ranges capable of meeting both national security space 
     launch needs and civil and commercial space launch needs.
       (b) Report.--Not later than February 15, 2000, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report containing the results of the study.
              Subtitle B--Commercial Space Launch Services

     SEC. 1611. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING UNITED STATES-RUSSIAN 
                   COOPERATION IN COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH 
                   SERVICES.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States should demand full and complete 
     cooperation from the Government of the Russian Federation on 
     preventing the illegal transfer from Russia to Iran or any 
     other country of any prohibited fissile material or ballistic 
     missile equipment or any technology necessary for the 
     acquisition or development by the recipient country of any 
     nuclear weapon or ballistic missile;
       (2) the United States should take every appropriate measure 
     necessary to encourage the Government of the Russian 
     Federation to seek out and prevent the illegal transfer from 
     Russia to Iran or any other country of any prohibited fissile 
     material or ballistic missile equipment or any technology 
     necessary for the acquisition or development by the recipient 
     country of any nuclear weapon or ballistic missile;
       (3) the United States Government decision to increase the 
     quantitative limitations applicable to commercial space 
     launch services provided by Russian space launch providers, 
     based upon a serious commitment by the Government of the 
     Russian Federation to seek out and prevent the illegal 
     transfer from Russia to Iran or any other country of any 
     prohibited ballistic missile equipment or any technology 
     necessary for the acquisition or development by the recipient 
     country of any ballistic missile, should facilitate greater 
     cooperation between the United States and the Russian 
     Federation on nonproliferation matters; and
       (4) any possible future consideration of modifying such 
     limitations should be conditioned on a continued serious 
     commitment by the Government of the Russian Federation to 
     preventing such illegal transfers.

     SEC. 1612. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING UNITED STATES 
                   COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH CAPACITY.

       (a) Sense of Congress Concerning United States Commercial 
     Space Launch Capacity.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     Congress and the President should work together to stimulate 
     and encourage the expansion of a commercial space launch 
     capacity in the United States, including by taking actions to 
     eliminate legal or regulatory barriers to long-term 
     competitiveness of the United States commercial space launch 
     industry.

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       (b) Sense of Congress Concerning Policy of Permitting 
     Export of Commercial Satellites to People's Republic of China 
     for Launch.--It is the sense of Congress that Congress and 
     the President should--
       (1) reexamine the current United States policy of 
     permitting the export of commercial satellites of United 
     States origin to the People's Republic of China for launch;
       (2) review the advantages and disadvantages of phasing out 
     that policy, including in that review advantages and 
     disadvantages identified by Congress, the executive branch, 
     the United States satellite industry, the United States space 
     launch industry, the United States telecommunications 
     industry, and other interested persons; and
       (3) if the phase out of that policy is adopted, permit the 
     export of a commercial satellite of United States origin for 
     launch in the People's Republic of China only if--
       (A) the launch is licensed as of the commencement of the 
     phase out of that policy; and
       (B) additional actions under section 1514 of the Strom 
     Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2175; 22 U.S.C. 2778 
     note) are taken to minimize the transfer of technology to the 
     People's Republic of China during the course of the launch.
Subtitle C--Commission To Assess United States National Security Space 
                      Management and Organization

     SEC. 1621. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a 
     commission known as the Commission To Assess United States 
     National Security Space Management and Organization (in this 
     subtitle referred to as the ``Commission'').
       (b) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 13 
     members appointed as follows:
       (1) Four members shall be appointed by the chairman of the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
       (2) Four members shall be appointed by the chairman of the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
       (3) Three members shall be appointed jointly by the ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
       (4) Two members shall be appointed by the Secretary of 
     Defense, in consultation with the Director of Central 
     Intelligence.
       (c) Qualifications.--Members of the Commission shall be 
     appointed from among private citizens of the United States 
     who have knowledge and expertise in the areas of national 
     security space policy, programs, organizations, and future 
     national security concepts.
       (d) Chairman.--The chairman of the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate, after consultation with the chairman 
     of the Armed Services Committee of the House of 
     Representatives and the ranking minority members of the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate, shall designate one of the members of the 
     Commission to serve as chairman of the Commission.
       (e) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--Members shall be 
     appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the 
     Commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
     appointment.
       (f) Security Clearances.--All members of the Commission 
     shall hold appropriate security clearances.
       (g) Initial Organization Requirements.--(1) All 
     appointments to the Commission shall be made not later than 
     90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) The Commission shall convene its first meeting not 
     later than 60 days after the date as of which all members of 
     the Commission have been appointed, but not earlier than 
     October 15, 1999.

     SEC. 1622. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Assessment of United States National Security Space 
     Management and Organization.--The Commission shall, 
     concerning changes to be implemented over the near-term, 
     medium-term, and long-term that would strengthen United 
     States national security, assess the following:
       (1) The manner in which military space assets may be 
     exploited to provide support for United States military 
     operations.
       (2) The current interagency coordination process regarding 
     the operation of national security space assets, including 
     identification of interoperability and communications issues.
       (3) The relationship between the intelligence and 
     nonintelligence aspects of national security space (so-called 
     ``white space'' and ``black space''), and the potential costs 
     and benefits of a partial or complete merger of the programs, 
     projects, or activities that are differentiated by those two 
     aspects.
       (4) The manner in which military space issues are addressed 
     by professional military education institutions.
       (5) The potential costs and benefits of establishing any of 
     the following:
       (A) An independent military department and service 
     dedicated to the national security space mission.
       (B) A corps within the Air Force dedicated to the national 
     security space mission.
       (C) A position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space 
     within the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
       (D) A new major force program, or other budget mechanism, 
     for managing national security space funding within the 
     Department of Defense.
       (E) Any other change to the existing organizational 
     structure of the Department of Defense for national security 
     space management and organization.
       (b) Cooperation From Government Officials.--In carrying out 
     its duties, the Commission should receive the full and timely 
     cooperation of the Secretary of Defense, the Director of 
     Central Intelligence, and any other United States Government 
     official responsible for providing the Commission with 
     analyses, briefings, and other information necessary for the 
     fulfillment of its responsibilities.

     SEC. 1623. REPORT.

       The Commission shall, not later than six months after the 
     date of its first meeting, submit to Congress and to the 
     Secretary of Defense a report on its findings and 
     conclusions.

     SEC. 1624. ASSESSMENT BY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

       The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives an assessment of the 
     Commission's findings not later than 90 days after the 
     submission of the Commission's report.

     SEC. 1625. POWERS.

       (a) Hearings.--The Commission or, at its direction, any 
     panel or member of the Commission, may, for the purpose of 
     carrying out the provisions of this subtitle, hold hearings, 
     sit and act at times and places, take testimony, receive 
     evidence, and administer oaths to the extent that the 
     Commission or any panel or member considers advisable.
       (b) Information.--The Commission may secure directly from 
     the Department of Defense, the other departments and agencies 
     of the intelligence community, and any other Federal 
     department or agency information that the Commission 
     considers necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
     responsibilities under this subtitle.

     SEC. 1626. COMMISSION PROCEDURES.

       (a) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
     chairman.
       (b) Quorum.--(1) Seven members of the Commission shall 
     constitute a quorum other than for the purpose of holding 
     hearings.
       (2) The Commission shall act by resolution agreed to by a 
     majority of the members of the Commission.
       (c) Commission.--The Commission may establish panels 
     composed of less than full membership of the Commission for 
     the purpose of carrying out the Commission's duties. The 
     actions of each such panel shall be subject to the review and 
     control of the Commission. Any findings and determinations 
     made by such a panel shall not be considered the findings and 
     determinations of the Commission unless approved by the 
     Commission.
       (d) Authority of Individuals To Act for Commission.--Any 
     member or agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the 
     Commission, take any action which the Commission is 
     authorized to take under this subtitle.

     SEC. 1627. PERSONNEL MATTERS.

       (a) Pay of Members.--Members of the Commission shall serve 
     without pay by reason of their work on the Commission.
       (b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Commission shall 
     be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
     under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
     Code, while away from their homes or regular places of 
     business in the performance of services for the Commission.
       (c) Staff.--(1) The chairman of the Commission may, without 
     regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
     governing appointments in the competitive service, appoint a 
     staff director and such additional personnel as may be 
     necessary to enable the Commission to perform its duties. The 
     appointment of a staff director shall be subject to the 
     approval of the Commission.
       (2) The chairman of the Commission may fix the pay of the 
     staff director and other personnel without regard to the 
     provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of 
     title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of 
     positions and General Schedule pay rates, except that the 
     rate of pay fixed under this paragraph for the staff director 
     may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5316 of such title and the rate of pay 
     for other personnel may not exceed the maximum rate payable 
     for grade GS-15 of the General Schedule.
       (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Upon request of the 
     chairman of the Commission, the head of any Federal 
     department or agency may detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, 
     any personnel of that department or agency to the Commission 
     to assist it in carrying out its duties.
       (e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--
     The chairman of the Commission may procure temporary and 
     intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code, at rates for individuals which do not 
     exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
     payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 
     5316 of such title.

     SEC. 1628. MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       (a) Postal and Printing Services.--The Commission may use 
     the United States mails and obtain printing and binding 
     services in the same manner and under the same conditions as 
     other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
       (b) Miscellaneous Administrative and Support Services.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall furnish the Commission, on a 
     reimbursable basis, any administrative and support services 
     requested by the Commission.
       (c) National Security Information.--The Secretary of 
     Defense, in consultation with the Director of Central 
     Intelligence, shall assume responsibility for the handling 
     and disposition of national security information received and 
     used by the Commission.

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     SEC. 1629. FUNDING.

       Funds for activities of the Commission shall be provided 
     from amounts appropriated for the Department of Defense for 
     operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities for 
     fiscal year 2000. Upon receipt of a written certification 
     from the chairman of the Commission specifying the funds 
     required for the activities of the Commission, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall promptly disburse to the Commission, from 
     such amounts, the funds required by the Commission as stated 
     in such certification.

     SEC. 1630. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.

       The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the date of 
     the submission of its report under section 1623.

                 TITLE XVII--TROOPS-TO-TEACHERS PROGRAM

Sec. 1701. Short title; definitions.
Sec. 1702. Authorization of Troops-to-Teachers Program.
Sec. 1703. Eligible members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1704. Selection of participants.
Sec. 1705. Stipend and bonus for participants.
Sec. 1706. Participation by States.
Sec. 1707. Termination of original program; transfer of functions.
Sec. 1708. Reporting requirements.
Sec. 1709. Funds for fiscal year 2000.

     SEC. 1701. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Troops-
     to-Teachers Program Act of 1999''.
       (b) Definitions.--In this title:
       (1) The term ``administering Secretary'', with respect to 
     the Troops-to-Teachers Program, means the following:
       (A) The Secretary of Defense with respect to the Armed 
     Forces (other than the Coast Guard) for the period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act, and ending on the 
     date of the completion of the transfer of responsibility for 
     the Troops-to-Teachers Program to the Secretary of Education 
     under section 1707.
       (B) The Secretary of Transportation with respect to the 
     Coast Guard for the period referred to in subparagraph (A).
       (C) The Secretary of Education for any period after the 
     period referred to in subparagraph (A).
       (2) The term ``alternative certification or licensure 
     requirements'' means State or local teacher certification or 
     licensure requirements that permit a demonstrated competence 
     in appropriate subject areas gained in careers outside of 
     education to be substituted for traditional teacher training 
     course work.
       (3) The term ``member of the Armed Forces'' includes a 
     former member of the Armed Forces.
       (4) The term ``State'' includes the District of Columbia, 
     American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the 
     Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
     the Republic of Palau, and the United States Virgin Islands.

     SEC. 1702. AUTHORIZATION OF TROOPS-TO-TEACHERS PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Authorized.--The administering Secretary may 
     carry out a program (to be known as the ``Troops-to-Teachers 
     Program'')--
       (1) to assist eligible members of the Armed Forces after 
     their discharge or release, or retirement, from active duty 
     to obtain certification or licensure as elementary or 
     secondary school teachers or as vocational or technical 
     teachers; and
       (2) to facilitate the employment of such members by local 
     educational agencies identified under subsection (b)(1).
       (b) Identification of Local Educational Agencies With 
     Teacher Shortages.--(1) In carrying out the Troops-to-
     Teachers Program, the administering Secretary shall 
     periodically identify local educational agencies that--
       (A) are receiving grants under title I of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) 
     as a result of having within their jurisdictions 
     concentrations of children from low-income families; or
       (B) are experiencing a shortage of qualified teachers, in 
     particular a shortage of science, mathematics, special 
     education, or vocational or technical teachers.
       (2) The administering Secretary may identify local 
     educational agencies under paragraph (1) through surveys 
     conducted for that purpose or by using information on local 
     educational agencies that is available to the administering 
     Secretary from other sources.
       (c) Identification of States With Alternative Certification 
     Requirements.--In carrying out the Troops-to-Teachers 
     Program, the administering Secretary shall also conduct a 
     survey of States to identify those States that have 
     alternative certification or licensure requirements for 
     teachers, including those States that grant credit for 
     service in the Armed Forces toward satisfying certification 
     or licensure requirements for teachers.
       (d) Limitation on Use of Funds for Management 
     Infrastructure.--The administering Secretary may utilize not 
     more than five percent of the funds available to carry out 
     the Troops-to-Teachers Program for a fiscal year for purposes 
     of establishing and maintaining the management infrastructure 
     necessary to support the program.

     SEC. 1703. ELIGIBLE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Eligible Members.--Subject to subsection (c), the 
     following members of the Armed Forces shall be eligible for 
     selection to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program:
       (1) Any member who--
       (A) during the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and 
     ending on September 30, 1999, was involuntarily discharged or 
     released from active duty for purposes of a reduction of 
     force after six or more years of continuous active duty 
     immediately before the discharge or release; and
       (B) satisfies such other criteria for selection as the 
     administering Secretary may prescribe.
       (2) Any member who applied for the teacher placement 
     program administered under section 1151 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as in effect before its repeal by section 1707, 
     and who satisfies the eligibility criteria specified in 
     subsection (c) of such section 1151.
       (3) Any member who--
       (A) on or after October 1, 1999, becomes entitled to 
     retired or retainer pay in the manner provided in title 10 or 
     title 14, United States Code;
       (B) has the educational background required by subsection 
     (b); and
       (C) satisfies the criteria prescribed under paragraph 
     (1)(B).
       (b) Educational Background.--(1) In the case of a member of 
     the Armed Forces described in subsection (a)(3) who is 
     applying for assistance for placement as an elementary or 
     secondary school teacher, the administering Secretary shall 
     require the member to have received a baccalaureate or 
     advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher 
     education.
       (2) In the case of a member described in subsection (a)(3) 
     who is applying for assistance for placement as a vocational 
     or technical teacher, the administering Secretary shall 
     require the member--
       (A) to have received the equivalent of one year of college 
     from an accredited institution of higher education and have 
     10 or more years of military experience in a vocational or 
     technical field; or
       (B) to otherwise meet the certification or licensure 
     requirements for a vocational or technical teacher in the 
     State in which the member seeks assistance for placement 
     under the program.
       (c) Ineligible Members.--A member of the Armed Forces 
     described in subsection (a) is eligible to participate in the 
     Troops-to-Teachers Program only if the member's last period 
     of service in the Armed Forces was characterized as 
     honorable.
       (d) Information Regarding Program.--(1) The administering 
     Secretary shall provide information regarding the Troops-to-
     Teachers Program, and make applications for the program 
     available, to members of the Armed Forces as part of 
     preseparation counseling provided under section 1142 of title 
     10, United States Code.
       (2) The information provided to members shall--
       (A) indicate the local educational agencies identified 
     under section 1702(b); and
       (B) identify those States surveyed under section 1702(c) 
     that have alternative certification or licensure requirements 
     for teachers, including those States that grant credit for 
     service in the Armed Forces toward satisfying such 
     requirements.

     SEC. 1704. SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS.

       (a) Submission of Applications.--Selection of eligible 
     members of the Armed Forces to participate in the Troops-to-
     Teachers Program shall be made on the basis of applications 
     submitted to the administering Secretary on a timely basis. 
     An application shall be in such form and contain such 
     information as the administering Secretary may require.
       (b) Timely Applications.--An application shall be 
     considered to be submitted on a timely basis if the 
     application is submitted as follows:
       (1) In the case of a member of the Armed Forces who is 
     eligible under section 1703(a)(1) or 1703(a)(2), not later 
     than September 30, 2003.
       (2) In the case of a member who is eligible under section 
     1703(a)(3), not later than four years after the date on which 
     the member first receives retired or retainer pay under title 
     10 or title 14, United States Code.
       (c) Selection Priorities.--In selecting eligible members of 
     the Armed Forces to receive assistance for placement as 
     elementary or secondary school teachers or vocational or 
     technical teachers, the administering Secretary shall give 
     priority to members who--
       (1) have educational or military experience in science, 
     mathematics, special education, or vocational or technical 
     subjects and agree to seek employment as science, 
     mathematics, or special education teachers in elementary or 
     secondary schools or in other schools under the jurisdiction 
     of a local educational agency; or
       (2) have educational or military experience in another 
     subject area identified by the administering Secretary, in 
     consultation with the National Governors Association, as 
     important for national educational objectives and agree to 
     seek employment in that subject area in elementary or 
     secondary schools.
       (d) Selection Subject to Funding.--The administering 
     Secretary may not select a member of the Armed Forces to 
     participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program unless the 
     administering Secretary has sufficient appropriations for the 
     program available at the time of the selection to satisfy the 
     obligations to be incurred

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     by the United States under section 1705 with respect to that 
     member.
       (e) Participation Agreement.--A member of the Armed Forces 
     selected to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program 
     shall be required to enter into an agreement with the 
     administering Secretary in which the member agrees--
       (1) to obtain, within such time as the administering 
     Secretary may require, certification or licensure as an 
     elementary or secondary school teacher or vocational or 
     technical teacher; and
       (2) to accept an offer of full-time employment as an 
     elementary or secondary school teacher or vocational or 
     technical teacher for not less than four school years with a 
     local educational agency identified under section 1702, to 
     begin the school year after obtaining that certification or 
     licensure.
       (f) Exceptions to Violation Determination.--A participant 
     in the Troops-to-Teachers Program shall not be considered to 
     be in violation of an agreement entered into under subsection 
     (e) during any period in which the participant--
       (1) is pursuing a full-time course of study related to the 
     field of teaching at an eligible institution;
       (2) is serving on active duty as a member of the Armed 
     Forces;
       (3) is temporarily totally disabled for a period of time 
     not to exceed three years as established by sworn affidavit 
     of a qualified physician;
       (4) is unable to secure employment for a period not to 
     exceed 12 months by reason of the care required by a spouse 
     who is disabled;
       (5) is seeking and unable to find full-time employment as a 
     teacher in an elementary or secondary school or as a 
     vocational or technical teacher for a single period not to 
     exceed 27 months; or
       (6) satisfies the provisions of additional reimbursement 
     exceptions that may be prescribed by the administering 
     Secretary.

     SEC. 1705. STIPEND AND BONUS FOR PARTICIPANTS.

       (a) Stipend Authorized.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     administering Secretary shall pay to each participant in the 
     Troops-to-Teachers Program a stipend in an amount equal to 
     $5,000.
       (2) The total number of stipends that may be paid under 
     paragraph (1) in any fiscal year may not exceed 3,000.
       (b) Bonus Authorized.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     administering Secretary may, in lieu of paying a stipend 
     under subsection (a), pay a bonus of $10,000 to each 
     participant in the Troops-to-Teachers Program who agrees 
     under section 1704(e) to accept full-time employment as an 
     elementary or secondary school teacher or vocational or 
     technical teacher for not less than four years in a high need 
     school.
       (2) The total number of bonuses that may be paid under 
     paragraph (1) in any fiscal year may not exceed 1,000.
       (3) In this subsection, the term ``high need school'' means 
     an elementary school or secondary school that meets one or 
     more of the following criteria:
       (A) The school has a drop out rate that exceeds the 
     national average school drop out rate.
       (B) The school has a large percentage of students (as 
     determined by the Secretary of Education in consultation with 
     the National Assessment Governing Board) who speak English as 
     a second language.
       (C) The school has a large percentage of students (as so 
     determined) who are at risk of educational failure by reason 
     of limited proficiency in English, poverty, race, geographic 
     location, or economic circumstances.
       (D) At least one-half of the students of the school are 
     from families with an income below the poverty line (as that 
     term is defined by the Office of Management and Budget and 
     revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the 
     Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) 
     applicable to a family of the size involved.
       (E) The school has a large percentage of students (as so 
     determined) who qualify for assistance under part B of the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 
     et seq.).
       (F) The school meets any other criteria established by the 
     administering Secretary in consultation with the National 
     Assessment Governing Board.
       (c) Treatment of Stipend and Bonus.--Stipends and bonuses 
     paid under this section shall be taken into account in 
     determining the eligibility of the participant concerned for 
     Federal student financial assistance provided under title IV 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).
       (d) Reimbursement Under Certain Circumstances.--(1) If a 
     participant in the Troops-to-Teachers Program fails to obtain 
     teacher certification or licensure or employment as an 
     elementary or secondary school teacher or vocational or 
     technical teacher as required by the agreement under section 
     1704(e) or voluntarily leaves, or is terminated for cause, 
     from the employment during the four years of required service 
     in violation of the agreement, the participant shall be 
     required to reimburse the administering Secretary for any 
     stipend paid to the participant under subsection (a) in an 
     amount that bears the same ratio to the amount of the stipend 
     as the unserved portion of required service bears to the four 
     years of required service.
       (2) If a participant in the Troops-to-Teachers Program who 
     is paid a bonus under subsection (b) fails to obtain 
     employment for which the bonus was paid as required by the 
     agreement under section 1704(e), or voluntarily leaves or is 
     terminated for cause from the employment during the four 
     years of required service in violation of the agreement, the 
     participant shall be required to reimburse the administering 
     Secretary for any bonus paid to the participant under that 
     subsection in an amount that bears the same ratio to the 
     amount of the bonus as the unserved portion of required 
     service bears to the four years of required service.
       (3) The obligation to reimburse the administering Secretary 
     under this subsection is, for all purposes, a debt owing the 
     United States. A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11, 
     United States Code, shall not release a participant from the 
     obligation to reimburse the administering Secretary.
       (4) Any amount owed by a participant under this subsection 
     shall bear interest at the rate equal to the highest rate 
     being paid by the United States on the day on which the 
     reimbursement is determined to be due for securities having 
     maturities of ninety days or less and shall accrue from the 
     day on which the participant is first notified of the amount 
     due.
       (e) Exceptions to Reimbursement Requirement.--A participant 
     in the Troops-to-Teachers Program shall be excused from 
     reimbursement under subsection (d) if the participant becomes 
     permanently totally disabled as established by sworn 
     affidavit of a qualified physician. The administering 
     Secretary may also waive reimbursement in cases of extreme 
     hardship to the participant, as determined by the 
     administering Secretary.
       (f) Relationship to Educational Assistance Under Montgomery 
     GI Bill.--The receipt by a participant in the Troops-to-
     Teachers Program of any assistance under the program shall 
     not reduce or otherwise affect the entitlement of the 
     participant to any benefits under chapter 30 of title 38, 
     United States Code, or chapter 1606 of title 10, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 1706. PARTICIPATION BY STATES.

       (a) Discharge of State Activities Through Consortia of 
     States.--The administering Secretary may permit States 
     participating in the Troops-to-Teachers Program to carry out 
     activities authorized for such States under the program 
     through one or more consortia of such States.
       (b) Assistance to States.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), 
     the administering Secretary may make grants to States 
     participating in the Troops-to-Teachers Program, or to 
     consortia of such States, in order to permit such States or 
     consortia of States to operate offices for purposes of 
     recruiting eligible members of the Armed Forces for 
     participation in the program and facilitating the employment 
     of participants in the program in schools in such States or 
     consortia of States.
       (2) The total amount of grants under paragraph (1) in any 
     fiscal year may not exceed $4,000,000.

     SEC. 1707. TERMINATION OF ORIGINAL PROGRAM; TRANSFER OF 
                   FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Termination.--(1) Section 1151 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 58 of 
     such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 1151.
       (3) The repeal of such section shall not affect the 
     validity or terms of any agreement entered into before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act under subsection (f) of 
     such section, or to pay assistance, make grants, or obtain 
     reimbursement in connection with such an agreement under 
     subsections (g), (h), and (i) of such section, as in effect 
     before its repeal.
       (b) Transfer of Functions.--(1) The Secretary of Defense, 
     the Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary of 
     Education shall provide for the transfer to the Secretary of 
     Education of any on-going functions and responsibilities of 
     the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation 
     with respect to--
       (A) the program authorized by section 1151 of title 10, 
     United States Code, before its repeal by subsection (a)(1); 
     and
       (B) the Troops-to-Teachers Program for the period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on 
     September 30, 2000.
       (2) The Secretaries referred to in paragraph (1) shall 
     complete the transfer under such paragraph not later than 
     October 1, 2000.
       (3) After completion of the transfer, the Secretary of 
     Education shall discharge that Secretary's functions and 
     responsibilities with respect to the program in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard.

     SEC. 1708. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 31, 2001, the 
     Secretary of Education (in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Secretary of Transportation) and the 
     Comptroller General shall each submit to Congress a report on 
     the effectiveness of the Troops-to-Teachers Program in the 
     recruitment and retention of qualified personnel by local 
     educational agencies identified under section 1702(b).
       (b) Elements of Report.--The report under subsection (a) 
     shall include information on the following:
       (1) The number of participants in the Troops-to-Teachers 
     Program.
       (2) The schools in which such participants are employed.
       (3) The grade levels at which such participants teach.
       (4) The subject matters taught by such participants.
       (5) The effectiveness of the teaching of such participants, 
     as indicated by any relevant test scores of the students of 
     such participants.
       (6) The extent of any academic improvement in the schools 
     in which such participants teach by reason of their teaching.
       (7) The rates of retention of such participants by the 
     local educational agencies employing such participants.
       (8) The effect of any stipends or bonuses under section 
     1705 in enhancing participation in the program or in 
     enhancing recruitment or retention of participants in the 
     program by the local educational agencies employing such 
     participants.
       (9) Such other matters as the Secretary of Education or the 
     Comptroller General, as the case may be, considers 
     appropriate.

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       (c) Recommendations.--The report of the Comptroller General 
     under this section shall also include any recommendations of 
     the Comptroller General as to means of improving the Troops-
     to-Teachers Program, including means of enhancing the 
     recruitment and retention of participants in the program.

     SEC. 1709. FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 301 
     for operation and maintenance for fiscal year 2000, 
     $3,000,000 shall be available for purposes of carrying out 
     the Troops-to-Teachers Program.
            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000''.
                            TITLE XXI--ARMY
Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army.

     SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2104(a)(1), the Secretary of the Army may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations inside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:
       

                     Army: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            State              Installation or location       Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama......................  Redstone Arsenal........       $9,800,000
Alaska.......................  Fort Richardson.........      $14,600,000
                               Fort Wainwright.........      $34,800,000
Arkansas.....................  Pine Bluff Arsenal......      $18,000,000
California...................  Fort Irwin..............      $32,400,000
                               Presidio of Monterey....       $7,100,000
Colorado.....................  Fort Carson.............       $4,400,000
                               Peterson Air Force Base.      $25,000,000
District of Columbia.........  Fort McNair.............       $1,250,000
                               Walter Reed Medical            $6,800,000
                                Center.
Georgia......................  Fort Benning............      $48,400,000
                               Fort Stewart............      $71,700,000
Hawaii.......................  Schofield Barracks......      $95,000,000
Kansas.......................  Fort Leavenworth........      $34,100,000
                               Fort Riley..............      $27,000,000
Kentucky.....................  Blue Grass Army Depot...       $6,000,000
                               Fort Campbell...........      $56,900,000
                               Fort Knox...............       $1,300,000
Louisiana....................  Fort Polk...............       $6,700,000
Maryland.....................  Fort Meade..............      $22,450,000
Massachusetts................  Westover Air Reserve           $4,000,000
                                Base.
Missouri.....................  Fort Leonard Wood.......      $27,100,000
New York.....................  Fort Drum...............      $23,000,000
Nevada.......................  Hawthorne Army Depot....       $1,700,000
North Carolina...............  Fort Bragg..............     $125,400,000
                               Sunny Point Military           $3,800,000
                                Ocean Terminal.........
Oklahoma.....................  Fort Sill...............      $33,200,000
                               McAlester Army                $16,600,000
                                Ammunition.
Pennsylvania.................  Carlisle Barracks.......       $5,000,000
                               Letterkenny Army Depot..       $3,650,000
South Carolina...............  Fort Jackson............       $7,400,000
Texas........................  Fort Bliss..............      $52,350,000
                               Fort Hood...............      $84,500,000
Virginia.....................  Fort Belvoir............       $3,850,000
                               Fort Eustis.............      $43,800,000
                               Fort Myer...............       $2,900,000
                               Fort Story..............       $8,000,000
Washington...................  Fort Lewis..............      $23,400,000
CONUS Various................  CONUS Various...........      $36,400,000
                                                        ----------------
                                 Total.................   $1,029,750,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2104(a)(2), the Secretary of the Army may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set 
     forth in the following table:
       

                     Army: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Country              Installation or location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Korea........................  Camp Casey...............     $31,000,000
                               Camp Howze...............      $3,050,000
                               Camp Stanley.............      $3,650,000
                                                         ---------------
                                 Total..................     $37,700,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Army may 
     construct or acquire family housing units (including land 
     acquisition) at the installations, for the purposes, and in 
     the amounts set forth in the following table:
       

                                              Army: Family Housing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or location             Purpose                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Korea.................................  Camp Humphreys...........  60 Units.....................     $24,000,000
 
Virginia..............................  Fort Lee.................  46 Units.....................      $8,000,000

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Washington............................  Fort Lewis...............  48 Units.....................      $9,000,000
                                                                                                 ---------------
                                                                     Total......................     $41,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Army may carry out 
     architectural and engineering services and construction 
     design activities with respect to the construction or 
     improvement of family housing units in an amount not to 
     exceed $4,300,000.

     SEC. 2103. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

       Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
     and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
     of appropriations in sections 2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of 
     the Army may improve existing military family housing units 
     in an amount not to exceed $35,400,000.

     SEC. 2104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1999, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Army in the total amount of $2,353,231,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2101(a), $930,058,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2101(b), $37,700,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $9,500,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $91,414,000.
       (5) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design, 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $80,700,000.
       (B) For support of military family housing (including the 
     functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United 
     States Code), $1,089,812,000.
       (6) For the construction of the United States Disciplinary 
     Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, authorized in section 
     2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 
     1967), $18,800,000.
       (7) For the construction of the force XXI soldier 
     development center, Fort Hood, Texas, authorized in section 
     2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 
     1966), $14,000,000.
       (8) For the construction of the railhead facility, Fort 
     Hood, Texas, authorized in section 2101(a) of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division 
     B of Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2182), $14,800,000.
       (9) For the construction of the cadet development center, 
     United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 
     authorized in section 2101(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2182), $28,500,000.
       (10) For the construction of the whole barracks complex 
     renewal, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, authorized in section 
     2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 
     2182), $32,000,000.
       (11) For the construction of the multi-purpose digital 
     training range, Fort Knox, Kentucky, authorized in section 
     2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 
     2182), $16,000,000.
       (12) For the construction of the power plant, Roi Namur 
     Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Kwajalein, authorized in section 
     2101(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 
     2183), $35,400,000.
       (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
     Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 
     2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost 
     variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects 
     carried out under section 2101 of this Act may not exceed--
       (1) the total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a);
       (2) $46,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of the whole barracks 
     complex renewal at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii);
       (3) $22,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of the whole barracks 
     complex renewal at Fort Bragg, North Carolina);
       (4) $10,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of tank trail erosion 
     mitigation at the Yakima Training Center, Fort Lewis, 
     Washington);
       (5) $10,100,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of a tactical equipment 
     shop at Fort Sill, Oklahoma);
       (6) $2,592,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of the chemical defense 
     qualification facility at Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas); and
       (7) $9,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of the whole barracks 
     renovation at Fort Riley, Kansas).
       (c) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (12) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by--
       (1) $41,953,000, which represents the combination of 
     project savings in military construction resulting from 
     favorable bids, reduced overhead charges, and cancellations 
     due to force structure changes; and
       (2) $3,500,000, which represents the combination of savings 
     in military family housing support resulting from favorable 
     bids, reduced overhead costs, and cancellations due to force 
     structure changes.
                            TITLE XXII--NAVY
Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
Sec. 2205. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1997 
              project.
Sec. 2206. Authorization to accept electrical substation improvements, 
              Guam.

     SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2204(a)(1), the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations inside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                     Navy: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            State               Installation or location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona......................  Marine Corps Air Station,     $17,020,000
                                Yuma.                         $7,560,000
                               Navy Detachment, Camp
                                Navajo.
California...................  Marine Corps Air-Ground       $34,760,000
                                Combat Center,
                                Twentynine Palms........
                               Marine Corps Base, Camp       $38,460,000
                                Pendleton...............
                               Marine Corps Logistics         $4,670,000
                                Base, Barstow...........
                               Marine Corps Recruit           $3,200,000
                                Depot, San Diego........
                               Naval Air Station,            $24,020,000
                                Lemoore.
                               Naval Air Station, North      $54,420,000
                                Island.
                               Naval Air Warfare Center,      $4,000,000
                                China Lake..............
                               Naval Air Warfare Center,      $7,070,000
                                Corona.
                               Naval Hospital, San Diego     $21,590,000
                               Naval Hospital,                $7,640,000
                                Twentynine Palms.
                               Naval Postgraduate School      $5,100,000
Florida......................  Naval Air Station,             $5,350,000
                                Whiting Field, Milton...

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                               Naval Station, Mayport...      $9,560,000
Georgia......................  Marine Corps Logistics         $6,260,000
                                Base, Albany............
Hawaii.......................  Camp H.M. Smith..........     $86,050,000
                               Marine Corps Air Station,      $5,790,000
                                Kaneohe Bay.............
                               Naval Shipyard, Pearl         $10,610,000
                                Harbor.
                               Naval Station, Pearl          $18,600,000
                                Harbor.
                               Naval Submarine Base,         $29,460,000
                                Pearl Harbor............
Idaho........................  Naval Surface Warfare         $10,040,000
                                Center, Bayview.........
Illinois.....................  Naval Training Center,        $57,290,000
                                Great Lakes.
Indiana......................  Naval Surface Warfare          $7,270,000
                                Center, Crone...........
Maine........................  Naval Air Station,            $16,890,000
                                Brunswick.
Maryland.....................  Naval Air Warfare Center,      $4,560,000
                                Patuxent River..........
                               Naval Surface Warfare         $10,070,000
                                Center, Indian Head.....
Mississippi..................  Naval Air Station,             $7,280,000
                                Meridian................
                               Naval Construction            $19,170,000
                                Battalion Center
                                Gulfport................
New Jersey...................  Naval Air Warfare Center      $15,710,000
                                Aircraft Division,
                                Lakehurst...............
North Carolina...............  Marine Corps Air Station,      $5,470,000
                                New River...............
                               Marine Corps Base, Camp       $21,380,000
                                Lejeune.................
Pennsylvania.................  Navy Ships Parts Control       $2,990,000
                                Center, Mechanicsburg...
                               Norfolk Naval Shipyard        $13,320,000
                                Detachment, Philadelphia
South Carolina...............  Naval Weapons Station,         $7,640,000
                                Charleston.                  $18,290,000
                               Marine Corps Air Station,
                                Beaufort.
Texas........................  Naval Station, Ingleside.     $11,780,000
Virginia.....................  Marine Corps Combat           $20,820,000
                                Development Command,
                                Quantico................
                               Naval Air Station, Oceana     $11,490,000
                               Naval Shipyard, Norfolk..     $17,630,000
                               Naval Station, Norfolk...     $69,550,000
                               Naval Weapons Station,        $25,040,000
                                Yorktown.
                               Tactical Training Group       $10,310,000
                                Atlantic, Dam Neck......
Washington...................  Naval Ordnance Center          $3,440,000
                                Pacific Division
                                Detachment, Port Hadlock
                               Naval Undersea Warfare         $6,700,000
                                Center, Keyport.........
                               Puget Sound Naval             $15,610,000
                                Shipyard, Bremerton.....
                               Strategic Weapons              $6,300,000
                                Facility Pacific,
                                Bremerton...............
                                                         ---------------
                                 Total..................    $817,230,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2204(a)(2), the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set 
     forth in the following table:
       

                     Navy: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Country              Installation or location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bahrain......................  Administrative Support        $83,090,000
                                Unit,.
Diego Garcia.................  Naval Support Facility,        $8,150,000
                                Diego Garcia............
                                                         ---------------
 
                                 Total..................     $91,240,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 2204(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Navy may 
     construct or acquire family housing units (including land 
     acquisition) at the installations, for the purposes, and in 
     the amounts set forth in the following table:
       

                                              Navy: Family Housing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                     Installation or location             Purpose               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona................................  Marine Corps Air Station,    49 Units..................      $8,500,000
                                          Yuma......................
 
California.............................  Naval Air Station, Lemoore.  116 Units.................     $20,188,000
 
Hawaii.................................  Marine Corps Air Station,    100 Units.................     $26,615,000
                                          Kaneohe Bay...............
                                         Marine Corps Base, Hawaii..  30 Units..................      $8,000,000
                                         Naval Base Pearl Harbor....  133 Units.................     $30,168,000
                                         Naval Base Pearl Harbor....  96 Units..................     $19,167,000
 
North Carolina.........................  Marine Corps Air Station,    180 Units.................     $22,036,000
                                          Cherry Point..............
                                                                                                 ---------------
                                                                        Total...................    $134,674,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriation in section 
     2204(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Navy may carry out 
     architectural and engineering services and construction 
     design activities with respect to the construction or 
     improvement of military family housing units in an amount not 
     to exceed $17,715,000.

     SEC. 2203. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

       Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
     and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
     of appropriations in section 2204(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of 
     the Navy may improve existing military family housing units 
     in an amount not to exceed $181,882,000.

     SEC. 2204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1999, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Navy in the total amount of $2,108,087,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2201(a), $733,390,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2201(b), $91,240,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $7,342,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $71,911,000.
       (5) For military family housing functions:

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       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design, 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $334,271,000.
       (B) For support of military housing (including functions 
     described in section 2833 of title 10, United States Code), 
     $895,070,000.
       (6) For the construction of the berthing wharf, Naval 
     Station Norfolk, Virginia, authorized by section 2201(a) of 
     the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1999 (division B of Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2187), 
     $12,690,000.
       (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
     Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 
     2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost 
     variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects 
     carried out under section 2201 of this Act may not exceed--
       (1) the total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a);
       (2) $13,660,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2201(a) for the construction of a berthing wharf at 
     Naval Air Station, North Island, California); and
       (3) $70,180,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2201(a) for the construction of the Commander-in-
     Chief Headquarters, Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, 
     Hawaii).
       (c) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (6) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by--
       (1) $33,227,000, which represents the combination of 
     project savings in military construction resulting from 
     favorable bids, reduced overhead charges, and cancellations 
     due to force structure changes;
       (2) $1,000,000, which represents the combination of project 
     savings in military family housing construction resulting 
     from favorable bids, reduced overhead costs, and 
     cancellations due to force structure changes; and
       (3) $3,600,000, which represents the combination of savings 
     in military family housing support resulting from favorable 
     bids, reduced overhead costs, and cancellations due to force 
     structure changes.

     SEC. 2205. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 
                   1997 PROJECT.

       The table in section 2202(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public 
     Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2768) is amended in the item relating 
     to Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine, by striking ``92 
     Units'' in the purpose column and inserting ``72 Units''.

     SEC. 2206. AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION 
                   IMPROVEMENTS, GUAM.

       The Secretary of the Navy may accept from the Guam Power 
     Authority various improvements to electrical transformers at 
     the Agana and Harmon Substations in Guam, which are valued at 
     approximately $610,000 and are to be performed in accordance 
     with plans and specifications acceptable to the Secretary.
                         TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition 
              projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.

     SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2304(a)(1), the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations inside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:
       

                   Air Force: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            State               Installation or location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama......................  Maxwell Air Force Base...     $10,600,000
Alaska.......................  Eielson Air Force Base...     $24,100,000
                               Elmendorf Air Force Base.     $42,300,000
Arizona......................  Davis-Monthan Air Force        $7,800,000
                                Base.
Arkansas.....................  Little Rock Air Force          $7,800,000
                                Base.
California...................  Beale Air Force Base.....      $8,900,000
                               Edwards Air Force Base...      $5,500,000
                               Travis Air Force Base....     $11,200,000
Colorado.....................  Peterson Air Force Base..     $40,000,000
                               Schriever Air Force Base.     $16,100,000
                               U.S. Air Force Academy...     $17,500,000
CONUS Classified.............  Classified Location......     $16,870,000
Delaware.....................  Dover Air Force Base.....     $12,000,000
Florida......................  Eglin Air Force Base.....     $18,300,000
                               Eglin Auxiliary Field 9..     $18,800,000
                               MacDill Air Force Base...      $5,500,000
                               Patrick Air Force Base...     $17,800,000
                               Tyndall Air Force Base...     $10,800,000
Georgia......................  Fort Benning.............      $3,900,000
                               Moody Air Force Base.....      $5,950,000
                               Robins Air Force Base....      $3,350,000
Hawaii.......................  Hickam Air Force Base....      $3,300,000
Idaho........................  Mountain Home Air Force       $17,000,000
                                Base.
Kansas.......................  McConnell Air Force Base.      $9,600,000
Kentucky.....................  Fort Campbell............      $6,300,000
Maryland.....................  Andrews Air Force Base...      $9,900,000
Massachusetts................  Hanscom Air Force Base...     $16,000,000
Mississippi..................  Columbus Air Force Base..      $2,600,000
                               Keesler Air Force Base...     $35,900,000
Missouri.....................  Whiteman Air Force Base..     $24,900,000
Montana......................  Malmstrom Air Force Base.     $11,600,000
Nebraska.....................  Offutt Air Force Base....      $8,300,000
Nevada.......................  Nellis Air Force Base....     $30,200,000
New Jersey...................  McGuire Air Force Base...     $11,800,000
New Mexico...................  Cannon Air Force Base....      $8,100,000
New York.....................  Rome Research Site.......     $12,800,000
New Mexico...................  Kirtland Air Force Base..     $14,000,000
North Carolina...............  Fort Bragg...............      $4,600,000
                               Pope Air Force Base......      $7,700,000
North Dakota.................  Grand Forks Air Force          $9,500,000
                                Base.
Ohio.........................  Wright-Patterson Air          $39,700,000
                                Force Base.
Oklahoma.....................  Tinker Air Force Base....     $34,800,000
                               Vance Air Force Base.....     $12,600,000
South Carolina...............  Charleston Air Force Base     $18,200,000
South Dakota.................  Ellsworth Air Force Base.     $10,200,000
Tennessee....................  Arnold Air Force Base....      $7,800,000

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Texas........................  Dyess Air Force Base.....      $5,400,000
                               Lackland Air Force Base..     $13,400,000
                               Laughlin Air Force Base..      $3,250,000
                               Randolph Air Force Base..      $3,600,000
Utah.........................  Hill Air Force Base......      $4,600,000
Virginia.....................  Langley Air Force Base...      $6,300,000
Washington...................  Fairchild Air Force Base.     $13,600,000
                               McChord Air Force Base...      $7,900,000
                                                         ---------------
                                 Total..................    $730,520,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2304(a)(2), the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations outside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:
       

                  Air Force: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Country              Installation or location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guam.........................  Andersen Air Force Base..      $8,900,000
Korea........................  Osan Air Base............     $19,600,000
United Kingdom...............  Ascension Island.........      $2,150,000
                                                         ---------------
                                 Total..................     $30,650,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may 
     construct or acquire family housing units (including land 
     acquisition) at the installations, for the purposes, and in 
     the amounts set forth in the following table:
       

                                            Air Force: Family Housing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           State or country              Installation or location             Purpose                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona...............................  Davis-Monthan Air Force    64 Units.....................     $10,000,000
                                         Base....................
California............................  Beale Air Force Base.....  60 Units.....................      $8,500,000
                                        Edwards Air Force Base...  188 Units....................     $32,790,000
                                        Vandenberg Air Force Base  91 Units.....................     $16,800,000
District of Columbia..................  Bolling Air Force Base...  72 Units.....................      $9,375,000
Florida...............................  Eglin Air Force Base.....  130 Units....................     $14,080,000
                                        MacDill Air Force Base...  54 Units.....................      $9,034,000
Kansas................................  McConnell Air Force Base.  Safety Improvements..........      $1,363,000
Mississippi...........................  Columbus Air Force Base..  100 Units....................     $12,290,000
Montana...............................  Malmstrom Air Force Base.  34 Units.....................      $7,570,000
Nebraska..............................  Offutt Air Force Base....  72 Units.....................     $12,352,000
New Mexico............................  Hollomon Air Force Base..  76 Units.....................      $9,800,000
North Carolina........................  Seymour Johnson Air Force  78 Units.....................     $12,187,000
                                         Base....................
North Dakota..........................  Grand Forks Air Force      42 Units.....................     $10,050,000
                                         Base....................
                                        Minot Air Force Base.....  72 Units.....................     $10,756,000
Oklahoma..............................  Tinker Air Force Base....  41 Units.....................      $6,000,000
Texas.................................  Lackland Air Force Base..  48 Units.....................      $7,500,000
Portugal..............................  Lajes Field, Azores......  75 Units.....................     $12,964,000
                                                                                                 ---------------
                                                                     Total......................    $203,411,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out 
     architectural and engineering services and construction 
     design activities with respect to the construction or 
     improvement of military family housing units in an amount not 
     to exceed $17,093,000.

     SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

       Subject to section 2825 of title 10, Uniteds States Code, 
     and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
     of appropriations in section 2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of 
     the Air Force may improve existing military family housing 
     units in an amount not to exceed $129,952,000.

     SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1999, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Air Force in the total amount of $1,948,052,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2301(a), $730,520,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2301(b), $30,650,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $8,741,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $36,104,000.
       (5) For military housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design, 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $350,456,000.
       (B) For support of military family housing (including 
     functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United 
     States Code), $821,892,000.
       (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
     Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 
     2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost 
     variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects 
     carried out under section 2301 of this Act may not exceed the 
     total amount authorized to be appropriated under paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) of subsection (a).

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       (c) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (5) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by--
       (1) $25,811,000, which represents the combination of 
     project savings in military construction resulting from 
     favorable bids, reduced overhead charges, and cancellations 
     due to force structure changes;
       (2) $1,000,000, which represents the combination of project 
     savings in military family housing construction resulting 
     from favorable bids, reduced overhead costs, and 
     cancellations due to force structure changes; and
       (3) $3,500,000, which represents the combination of savings 
     in military family housing support resulting from favorable 
     bids, reduced overhead costs, and cancellations due to force 
     structure changes.
                      TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land 
              acquisition projects.
Sec. 2402. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2403. Military housing improvement program.
Sec. 2404. Energy conservation projects.
Sec. 2405. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
Sec. 2406. Increase in fiscal year 1997 authorization for military 
              construction projects at Pueblo Chemical Activity, 
              Colorado.
Sec. 2407. Condition on obligation of military construction funds for 
              drug interdiction and counter-drug activities.

     SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2405(a)(1), the Secretary of Defense may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations inside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:
       

               Defense Agencies: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Agency              Installation or location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chemical Demilitarization....  Blue Grass Army Depot,       $206,800,000
                                Kentucky................
Defense Education Activity...  Laurel Bay, South              $2,874,000
                                Carolina................
                               Marine Corps Base, Camp       $10,570,000
                                LeJeune, North Carolina.
Defense Logistics Agency.....  Defense Distribution New       $5,000,000
                                Cumberland, Pennsylvania
                               Elmendorf Air Force Base,     $23,500,000
                                Alaska..................
                               Eielson Air Force Base,       $26,000,000
                                Alaska.
                               Fairchild Air Force Base,     $12,400,000
                                Washington..............
                               Various Locations........      $1,300,000
Defense Manpower Data Center.  Presidio, Monterey,           $28,000,000
                                California..............
National Security Agency.....  Fort Meade, Maryland.....      $2,946,000
Special Operations Command...  Fleet Combat Training          $4,700,000
                                Center, Dam Neck,
                                Virginia................
                               Fort Benning, Georgia....     $10,200,000
                               Fort Bragg, North             $20,100,000
                                Carolina.
                               Mississippi Army               $9,600,000
                                Ammunition Plant,
                                Mississippi.............
                               Naval Amphibious Base,         $6,000,000
                                Coronado, California....
TRICARE Management Agency....  Andrews Air Force Base,        $3,000,000
                                Maryland................
                               Cheatham Annex, Virginia.      $1,650,000
                               Davis-Monthan Air Force       $10,000,000
                                Base, Arizona...........
                               Fort Lewis, Washington...      $5,500,000
                               Fort Riley, Kansas.......      $6,000,000
                               Fort Sam Houston, Texas..      $5,800,000
                               Fort Wainwright, Alaska..    $133,000,000
                               Los Angeles Air Force         $13,600,000
                                Base, California........
                               Marine Corps Air Station,      $3,500,000
                                Cherry Point, North
                                Carolina................
                               Moody Air Force Base,          $1,250,000
                                Georgia.
                               Naval Air Station,             $3,780,000
                                Jacksonville, Florida...
                               Naval Air Station,             $4,050,000
                                Norfolk, Virginia.
                               Naval Air Station,             $4,150,000
                                Patuxent River, Maryland
                               Naval Air Station,             $4,300,000
                                Pensacola, Florida......
                               Naval Air Station,             $4,700,000
                                Whidbey Island,
                                Washington..............
                               Patrick Air Force Base,        $1,750,000
                                Florida.
                               Travis Air Force Base,         $7,500,000
                                California.
                               Wright-Patterson Air           $3,900,000
                                Force Base, Ohio........
                                                         ---------------
                                 Total..................    $587,420,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2405(a)(2), the Secretary of Defense may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations outside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:
       

               Defense Agencies: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Agency              Installation or location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Drug Interdiction and Counter- Manta, Ecuador...........     $32,000,000
 Drug Activities.............
Defense Education Activity...  Andersen Air Force Base,      $44,170,000
                                Guam....................
 
Defense Logistics Agency.....  Andersen Air Force Base,      $24,300,000
                                Guam....................
 
Tri-Care Management Agency...  Naval Security Group           $4,000,000
                                Activity, Sabana Seca,
                                Puerto Rico.............
                               Yongsan, Korea...........     $41,120,000
                                                         ---------------
                                 Total..................    $145,590,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2402. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

       Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
     and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
     of appropriation in section 2405(a)(8)(A), the Secretary of 
     Defense may improve existing military family housing units in 
     an amount not to exceed $50,000.

     SEC. 2403. MILITARY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     2405(a)(8)(C), $2,000,000 shall be available for credit to 
     the Department of Defense Family Housing Fund established by 
     section 2883(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code.

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     SEC. 2404. ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS.

       Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in section 2405(a)(6), the Secretary of 
     Defense may carry out energy conservation projects under 
     section 2865 of title 10, United States Code, in the amount 
     of $1,268,000.

     SEC. 2405. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE AGENCIES.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1999, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of 
     Defense (other than the military departments), in the total 
     amount of $1,362,185,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2401(a), $288,420,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2401(b), $145,590,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects under 
     section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $18,618,000.
       (4) For contingency construction projects of the Secretary 
     of Defense under section 2804 of title 10, United States 
     Code, $938,000.
       (5) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $54,200,000.
       (6) for energy Conservation projects authorized by section 
     2404, $1,268,000.
       (7) For base closure and realignment activities as 
     authorized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 
     1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 
     2687 note), $689,711,000.
       (8) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For improvement of military family housing and 
     facilities, $50,000.
       (B) For support of military housing (including functions 
     described in section 2833 of title 10, United States Code), 
     $41,440,000 of which not more than $35,639,000 may be 
     obligated or expended for the leasing of military family 
     housing units worldwide.
       (C) For credit to the Department of Defense Family Housing 
     Improvement Fund as authorized by section 2403 of this Act, 
     $2,000,000.
       (9) For the construction of the Ammunition Demilitarization 
     Facility, Anniston Army Depot, Alabama, authorized in section 
     2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1991 (division B of Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 
     1758), section 2101(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1992 and 1993 (division B 
     of Public Law 102-190; 105 Stat. 1508), section 2101(a) of 
     the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1993 (division B of Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2586), and 
     section 2401 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1995 (division B of Public Law 103-337, 108 
     Stat. 3040), $7,000,000.
       (10) For the construction of the Ammunition 
     Demilitarization Facility, Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas, 
     authorized in section 2401 of Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (division B of Public 
     Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3040), as amended by section 2407 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 
     (division B of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 539), section 
     2408 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 
     1982), and section 2406 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2197), $61,800,000.
       (11) For the construction of the Ammunition 
     Demilitarization Facility, Umatilla Army Depot, Oregon, 
     authorized in section 2401 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (division B of Public 
     Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3040), as amended by section 2407 of 
     the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1996 (division B of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 539), 
     section 2408 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of Public Law 105-85; 111 
     Stat. 1982), and section 2406 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2197), $35,900,000.
       (12) For the construction of the Ammunition 
     Demilitarization Facility, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 
     authorized in section 2401(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2193), $66,600,000.
       (13) For the construction of the Ammunition 
     Demilitarization Facility at Newport Army Depot, Indiana, 
     authorized in section 2401(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2193), $61,200,000.
       (14) For the construction of the Ammunition 
     Demilitarization Facility, Pueblo Army Depot, Colorado, 
     authorized in section 2401(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public 
     Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2775), as amended by section 2406 of 
     this Act, $11,800,000.
       (b) Limitation of Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
     Notwithstanding the cost variation authorized by section 2853 
     of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost 
     variations authorized by law, the total cost of all projects 
     carried out under section 2401 of this Act may not exceed--
       (1) the total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a);
       (2) $115,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized 
     under section 2401(a) for the construction of a replacement 
     hospital at Fort Wainwright, Alaska); and
       (3) $184,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized 
     under section 2401(a) for the construction of a chemical 
     demilitarization facility at Blue Grass Army Depot, 
     Kentucky).
       (c) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (14) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by $124,350,000, 
     which represents the combination of project savings in 
     military construction resulting from favorable bids, reduced 
     overhead charges, and cancellations due to force structure 
     changes, and of such total reduction, $93,000,000 represents 
     savings from military construction for chemical 
     demilitarization.

     SEC. 2406. INCREASE IN FISCAL YEAR 1997 AUTHORIZATION FOR 
                   MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AT PUEBLO 
                   CHEMICAL ACTIVITY, COLORADO.

       The table in section 2401(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public 
     Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2775) is amended--
       (1) in the item relating to Pueblo Chemical Activity, 
     Colorado, under the agency heading relating to Chemical 
     Demilitarization Program, by striking ``$179,000,000'' in the 
     amount column and inserting ``$203,500,000''; and
       (2) by striking the amount identified as the total in the 
     amount column and inserting ``$549,954,000''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2406(b)(2) of that Act 
     (110 Stat. 2779) is amended by striking ``$179,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$203,500,000''.

     SEC. 2407. CONDITION ON OBLIGATION OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
                   FUNDS FOR DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       In addition to the conditions specified in section 1024 on 
     the development of forward operating locations for United 
     States Southern Command counter-drug detection and monitoring 
     flights, amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
     of appropriations in section 2405(a)(2) for the projects set 
     forth in the table in section 2401(b) under the heading 
     ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities'' may not be 
     obligated until after the end of the 30-day period beginning 
     on the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to 
     Congress a report describing in detail the purposes for which 
     the amounts will be obligated and expended.
   TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT 
                                PROGRAM
Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.

     SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
                   PROJECTS.

       The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
     program as provided in section 2806 of title 10, United 
     States Code, in an amount not to exceed the sum of the amount 
     authorized to be appropriated for this purpose in section 
     2502 and the amount collected from the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization as a result of construction previously financed 
     by the United States.

     SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     years beginning after September 30, 1999, for contributions 
     by the Secretary of Defense under section 2806 of title 10, 
     United States Code, for the share of the United States of the 
     cost of projects for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     Security Investment program authorized by section 2501, in 
     the amount of $81,000,000.

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            TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES
Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land 
              acquisition projects.
Sec. 2602. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1998 
              project.

     SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED GUARD AND RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 
     30, 1999, for the costs of acquisition, architectural and 
     engineering services, and construction of facilities for the 
     Guard and Reserve Forces, and for contributions therefor, 
     under chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code (including 
     the cost of acquisition of land for those facilities), the 
     following amounts:
       (1) For the Department of the Army--
       (A) for the Army National Guard of the United States, 
     $205,448,000; and
       (B) for the Army Reserve, $107,149,000.
       (2) For the Department of the Navy, for the Naval and 
     Marine Corps Reserve, $25,389,000.
       (3) For the Department of the Air Force--
       (A) for the Air National Guard of the United States, 
     $253,918,000; and
       (B) for the Air Force Reserve, $52,784,000.
       (b) Adjustment.--(1) The amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) are reduced as 
     follows:
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by $4,223,000.
       (B) in paragraph (1)(B), by $2,891,000.
       (C) in paragraph (2), by $674,000.
       (D) in paragraph (3)(A), by $5,652,000.
       (E) in paragraph (3)(B), by $2,080,000.
       (2) The reductions specified in paragraph (1) represent the 
     combination of project savings in military construction 
     resulting from favorable bids, reduced overhead costs, and 
     cancellations due to force structure changes.

     SEC. 2602. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 
                   1998 PROJECT.

       Section 2603 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of Public Law 105-85), as 
     amended by section 2602 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2198), is amended--
       (1) by striking ``agreement with the State of Utah under 
     which the State'' and inserting ``agreement with the State of 
     Utah, the University of Utah, or both, under which the State 
     or the University''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
     Secretary may accept funds paid under such an agreement and 
     use the funds, in such amounts as provided in advance in 
     appropriation Acts, to carry out the project.''.
        TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS
Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be 
              specified by law.
Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1997 
              projects.
Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1996 
              projects.
Sec. 2704. Effective date.

     SEC. 2701. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND AMOUNTS REQUIRED 
                   TO BE SPECIFIED BY LAW.

       (a) Expiration of Authorizations After Three Years.--Except 
     as provided in subsection (b), all authorizations contained 
     in titles XXI through XXVI for military construction 
     projects, land acquisition, family housing projects and 
     facilities, and contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization Security Investment program (and authorizations 
     of appropriations therefor) shall expire on the later of--
       (1) October 1, 2002; or
       (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
     for military construction for fiscal year 2003.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     authorizations for military construction projects, land 
     acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, and 
     contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     Security Investment program (and authorizations of 
     appropriations therefor), for which appropriated funds have 
     been obligated before the later of--
       (1) October 1, 2002; or
       (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
     for fiscal year 2003 for military construction projects, land 
     acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, or 
     contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     Security Investment program.

     SEC. 2702. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                   1997 PROJECTS.

       (a) Extensions.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2782), 
     authorizations for the projects set forth in the tables in 
     subsection (b), as provided in sections 2201, 2202, 2401, and 
     2601 of that Act and amended by section 2406 of this Act, 
     shall remain in effect until October 1, 2000, or the date of 
     the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
     construction for fiscal year 2001, whichever is later.
       (b) Tables.--The tables referred to in subsection (a) are 
     as follows:
       

                                 Navy: Extension of 1997 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Florida...............................  Naval Station Mayport....  Family Housing Construction       $10,000,000
                                                                    (100 units).................
Maine.................................  Naval Station Brunswick..  Family Housing Construction       $10,925,000
                                                                    (72 units)..................
North Carolina........................  Marine Corps Base Camp     Family Housing Construction       $10,110,000
                                         Lejuene.................   (94 units)..................
South Carolina........................  Marine Corps Air Station   Family Housing Construction       $14,000,000
                                         Beaufort................   (140 units).................
Texas.................................  Naval Complex Corpus       Family Housing Construction       $11,675,000
                                         Christi.................   (104 units).................
                                        Naval Air Station          Family Housing Construction        $7,550,000
                                         Kingsville..............   (48 units)..................
Virginia..............................  Marine Corps Combat        Sanitary Landfill............      $8,900,000
                                         Development Command,
                                         Quantico................
Washington............................  Naval Station Everett....  Family Housing Construction       $15,015,000
                                                                    (100 units).................
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                            Defense Agencies: Extension of 1997 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Colorado..............................  Pueblo Chemical Activity.  Ammunition Demilitarization      $203,500,000
                                                                    Facility....................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                          Army National Guard: Extension of 1997 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mississippi...........................  Camp Shelby..............  Multipurpose Range Complex         $5,000,000
                                                                    (Phase II)..................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2703. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                   1996 PROJECTS.

       (a) Extensions.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 
     (division B of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 541), 
     authorizations for the projects set forth in the tables in 
     subsection (a), as provided in sections 2202 and 2601 of that 
     Act and extended by section 2702 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2199), shall remain in effect until 
     October 1, 2000, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
     authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
     2001, whichever is later.
       (b) Tables.--The tables referred to in subsection (a) are 
     as follows:

                                  Navy: Extension of 1996 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California............................  Camp Pendleton...........  Family Housing Construction       $20,000,000
                                                                    (138 units).................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                          Army National Guard: Extension of 1996 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mississippi...........................  Camp Shelby..............  Multipurpose Range Complex         $5,000,000
                                                                    (Phase I)...................
Missouri..............................  National Guard Training    Multipurpose Range...........      $2,236,000
                                         Site, Jefferson City....
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2704. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Titles XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, and XXVI shall take 
     effect on the later of--
       (1) October 1, 1999; or
       (2) the date of the enactment of this Act.
                    TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

 Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
                                Changes

Sec. 2801. Exemption from notice and wait requirements of military 
              construction projects supported by burdensharing funds 
              undertaken for war or national emergency.
Sec. 2802. Development of Ford Island, Hawaii.
Sec. 2803. Expansion of entities eligible to participate in alternative 
              authority for acquisition and improvement of military 
              housing.
Sec. 2804. Restriction on authority to acquire or construct ancillary 
              supporting facilities for housing units.
Sec. 2805. Planning and design for military construction projects for 
              reserve components.
Sec. 2806. Modification of limitations on reserve component facility 
              projects for certain safety projects.
Sec. 2807. Sense of Congress on use of incremental funding to carry out 
              military construction projects.

        Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

Sec. 2811. Extension of authority for lease of real property for 
              special operations activities.
Sec. 2812. Enhancement of authority relating to utility privatization.
Sec. 2813. Acceptance of funds to cover administrative expenses 
              relating to certain real property transactions.
Sec. 2814. Operations of Naval Academy dairy farm.
Sec. 2815. Study and report on impacts to military readiness of 
              proposed land management changes on public lands in Utah.
Sec. 2816. Designation of missile intelligence building at Redstone 
              Arsenal, Alabama, as the Richard C. Shelby Center for 
              Missile Intelligence.

            Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment

Sec. 2821. Economic development conveyances of base closure property.
Sec. 2822. Continuation of authority to use Department of Defense Base 
              Closure Account 1990 for activities required to close or 
              realign military installations.

                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

                        Part I--Army Conveyances

Sec. 2831. Transfer of jurisdiction, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Sec. 2832. Land exchange, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois.
Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Bangor, Maine.
Sec. 2834. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Kankakee, Illinois.
Sec. 2835. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Cannon Falls, 
              Minnesota.
Sec. 2836. Land conveyance, Army Maintenance Support Activity (Marine) 
              Number 84, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 2837. Land conveyances, Army docks and related property, Alaska.
Sec. 2838. Land conveyance, Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
Sec. 2839. Land conveyance, Nike Battery 80 family housing site, East 
              Hanover Township, New Jersey.
Sec. 2840. Land conveyances, Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant, 
              Minnesota.
Sec. 2841. Repair and conveyance of Red Butte Dam and Reservoir, Salt 
              Lake City, Utah.
Sec. 2842. Modification of land conveyance, Joliet Army Ammunition 
              Plant, Illinois.

                       Part II--Navy Conveyances

Sec. 2851. Land conveyance, Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant No. 
              387, Dallas, Texas.
Sec. 2852. Land conveyance, Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, 
              North Carolina.
Sec. 2853. Land conveyance, Newport, Rhode Island.
Sec. 2854. Land conveyance, Naval Training Center, Orlando, Florida.
Sec. 2855. One-year delay in demolition of radio transmitting facility 
              towers at Naval Station, Annapolis, Maryland, to 
              facilitate conveyance of towers.
Sec. 2856. Clarification of land exchange, Naval Reserve Readiness 
              Center, Portland, Maine.
Sec. 2857. Revision to lease authority, Naval Air Station, Meridian, 
              Mississippi.
Sec. 2858. Land conveyances, Norfolk, Virginia.

                    Part III--Air Force Conveyances

Sec. 2861. Land conveyance, Newington Defense Fuel Supply Point, New 
              Hampshire.
Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.
Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, Port of Anchorage, Alaska.
Sec. 2864. Land conveyance, Forestport Test Annex, New York.
Sec. 2865. Land conveyance, McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center, 
              California.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 2871. Acceptance of guarantees in connection with gifts to 
              military service academies.
Sec. 2872. Acquisition of State-held inholdings, east range of Fort 
              Huachuca, Arizona.
Sec. 2873. Enhancement of Pentagon renovation activities.

          Subtitle F--Expansion of Arlington National Cemetery

Sec. 2881. Transfer from Navy Annex, Arlington, Virginia.

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Sec. 2882. Transfer from Fort Myer, Arlington, Virginia.
 Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
                                Changes

     SEC. 2801. EXEMPTION FROM NOTICE AND WAIT REQUIREMENTS OF 
                   MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY 
                   BURDENSHARING FUNDS UNDERTAKEN FOR WAR OR 
                   NATIONAL EMERGENCY.

       (a) Exemption.--Subsection (e) of section 2350j of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) A military construction project under subsection 
     (d) may be carried out without regard to the requirement in 
     paragraph (1) and the limitation in paragraph (2) if the 
     project is necessary to support the armed forces in the 
     country or region in which the project is carried out by 
     reason of a declaration of war, or a declaration by the 
     President of a national emergency pursuant to the National 
     Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), that is in force at 
     the time of the commencement of the project.
       ``(B) When a decision is made to carry out a military 
     construction project under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional committees 
     specified in subsection (g)--
       ``(i) a notice of the decision; and
       ``(ii) a statement of the current estimated cost of the 
     project, including the cost of any real property transaction 
     in connection with the project.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (g) of such section 
     is amended by striking ``subsection (e)(1)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (e)''.

     SEC. 2802. DEVELOPMENT OF FORD ISLAND, HAWAII.

       (a) Conditional Authority To Develop.--(1) Subchapter I of 
     chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2814. Special authority for development of Ford 
       Island, Hawaii

       ``(a) In General.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary of the Navy may exercise any authority or 
     combination of authorities in this section for the purpose of 
     developing or facilitating the development of Ford Island, 
     Hawaii, to the extent that the Secretary determines the 
     development is compatible with the mission of the Navy.
       ``(2) The Secretary of the Navy may not exercise any 
     authority under this section until--
       ``(A) the Secretary submits to the appropriate committees 
     of Congress a master plan for the development of Ford Island, 
     Hawaii; and
       ``(B) a period of 30 calendar days has elapsed following 
     the date on which the notification is received by those 
     committees.
       ``(b) Conveyance Authority.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy 
     may convey to any public or private person or entity all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any 
     real property (including any improvements thereon) or 
     personal property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary in 
     the State of Hawaii that the Secretary determines--
       ``(A) is excess to the needs of the Navy and all of the 
     other armed forces; and
       ``(B) will promote the purpose of this section.
       ``(2) A conveyance under this subsection may include such 
     terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate 
     to protect the interests of the United States.
       ``(c) Lease Authority.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy may 
     lease to any public or private person or entity any real 
     property or personal property under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary in the State of Hawaii that the Secretary 
     determines--
       ``(A) is not needed for current operations of the Navy and 
     all of the other armed forces; and
       ``(B) will promote the purpose of this section.
       ``(2) A lease under this subsection shall be subject to 
     section 2667(b)(1) of this title and may include such others 
     terms as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
     interests of the United States.
       ``(3) A lease of real property under this subsection may 
     provide that, upon termination of the lease term, the lessee 
     shall have the right of first refusal to acquire the real 
     property covered by the lease if the property is then 
     conveyed under subsection (b).
       ``(4)(A) The Secretary may provide property support 
     services to or for real property leased under this 
     subsection.
       ``(B) To the extent provided in appropriations Acts, any 
     payment made to the Secretary for services provided under 
     this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation, 
     account, or fund from which the cost of providing the 
     services was paid.
       ``(d) Acquisition of Leasehold Interest by Secretary.--(1) 
     The Secretary of the Navy may acquire a leasehold interest in 
     any facility constructed under subsection (f) as 
     consideration for a transaction authorized by this section 
     upon such terms as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
     promote the purpose of this section.
       ``(2) The term of a lease under paragraph (1) may not 
     exceed 10 years, unless the Secretary of Defense approves a 
     term in excess of 10 years for purposes of this section.
       ``(3) A lease under this subsection may provide that, upon 
     termination of the lease term, the United States shall have 
     the right of first refusal to acquire the facility covered by 
     the lease.
       ``(e) Requirement for Competition.--The Secretary of the 
     Navy shall use competitive procedures for purposes of 
     selecting the recipient of real or personal property under 
     subsection (b) and the lessee of real or personal property 
     under subsection (c).
       ``(f) Consideration.--(1) As consideration for the 
     conveyance of real or personal property under subsection (b), 
     or for the lease of real or personal property under 
     subsection (c), the Secretary of the Navy shall accept cash, 
     real property, personal property, or services, or any 
     combination thereof, in an aggregate amount equal to not less 
     than the fair market value of the real or personal property 
     conveyed or leased.
       ``(2) Subject to subsection (i), the services accepted by 
     the Secretary under paragraph (1) may include the following:
       ``(A) The construction or improvement of facilities at Ford 
     Island.
       ``(B) The restoration or rehabilitation of real property at 
     Ford Island.
       ``(C) The provision of property support services for 
     property or facilities at Ford Island.
       ``(g) Notice and Wait Requirements.--The Secretary of the 
     Navy may not carry out a transaction authorized by this 
     section until--
       ``(1) the Secretary submits to the appropriate committees 
     of Congress a notification of the transaction, including--
       ``(A) a detailed description of the transaction; and
       ``(B) a justification for the transaction specifying the 
     manner in which the transaction will meet the purposes of 
     this section; and
       ``(2) a period of 30 calendar days has elapsed following 
     the date on which the notification is received by those 
     committees.
       ``(h) Ford Island Improvement Account.--(1) There is 
     established on the books of the Treasury an account to be 
     known as the `Ford Island Improvement Account'.
       ``(2) There shall be deposited into the account the 
     following amounts:
       ``(A) Amounts authorized and appropriated to the account.
       ``(B) Except as provided in subsection (c)(4)(B), the 
     amount of any cash payment received by the Secretary for a 
     transaction under this section.
       ``(i) Use of Account.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), to the 
     extent provided in advance in appropriation Acts, funds in 
     the Ford Island Improvement Account may be used as follows:
       ``(A) To carry out or facilitate the carrying out of a 
     transaction authorized by this section.
       ``(B) To carry out improvements of property or facilities 
     at Ford Island.
       ``(C) To obtain property support services for property or 
     facilities at Ford Island.
       ``(2) To extent that the authorities provided under 
     subchapter IV of this chapter are available to the Secretary 
     of the Navy, the Secretary may not use the authorities in 
     this section to acquire, construct, or improve family housing 
     units, military unaccompanied housing units, or ancillary 
     supporting facilities related to military housing.
       ``(3)(A) The Secretary may transfer funds from the Ford 
     Island Improvement Account to the following funds:
       ``(i) The Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement 
     Fund established by section 2883(a)(1) of this title.
       ``(ii) The Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied 
     Housing Improvement Fund established by section 2883(a)(2) of 
     this title.
       ``(B) Amounts transferred under subparagraph (A) to a fund 
     referred to in that subparagraph shall be available in 
     accordance with the provisions of section 2883 of this title 
     for activities authorized under subchapter IV of this chapter 
     at Ford Island.
       ``(j) Inapplicability of Certain Property Management 
     Laws.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
     transactions under this section shall not be subject to the 
     following:
       ``(1) Sections 2667 and 2696 of this title.
       ``(2) Section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411).
       ``(3) Sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 483, 484).
       ``(k) Scoring.--Nothing in this section shall be construed 
     to waive the applicability to any lease entered into under 
     this section of the budget scorekeeping guidelines used to 
     measure compliance with the Balanced Budget Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.
       ``(l) Property Support Service Defined.--In this section, 
     the term `property support service' means the following:
       ``(1) Any utility service or other service listed in 
     section 2686(a) of this title.
       ``(2) Any other service determined by the Secretary to be a 
     service that supports the operation and maintenance of real 
     property, personal property, or facilities.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
     subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:
``2814. Special authority for development of Ford Island, Hawaii.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2883(c) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Any amounts that the Secretary of the Navy transfers 
     to that Fund pursuant to section 2814(i)(3) of this title, 
     subject to the restrictions on the use of the transferred 
     amounts specified in that section.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Any amounts that the Secretary of the Navy transfers 
     to that Fund pursuant to section 2814(i)(3) of this title, 
     subject to the restrictions on the use of the transferred 
     amounts specified in that section.''.

     SEC. 2803. EXPANSION OF ENTITIES ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN 
                   ALTERNATIVE AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION AND 
                   IMPROVEMENT OF MILITARY HOUSING.

       (a) Definition of Eligible Entity.--Section 2871 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as 
     paragraphs (6) through (8) respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) The term `eligible entity' means any private person, 
     corporation, firm, partnership,

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     company, State or local government, or housing authority of a 
     State or local government.''.
       (b) General Authority.--Section 2872 of such title is 
     amended by striking ``private persons'' and inserting 
     ``eligible entities''.
       (c) Direct Loans and Loan Guarantees.--Section 2873 of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``persons in the private sector'' and 
     inserting ``an eligible entity''; and
       (B) by striking ``such persons'' and inserting ``the 
     eligible entity''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``any person in the private sector'' and 
     inserting ``an eligible entity''; and
       (B) by striking ``the person'' and inserting ``the eligible 
     entity''.
       (d) Investments.--Section 2875 of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``nongovernmental 
     entities'' and inserting ``an eligible entity'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``a nongovernmental entity'' both places it 
     appears and inserting ``an eligible entity''; and
       (B) by striking ``the entity'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``the eligible entity'';
       (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``nongovernmental'' and 
     inserting ``eligible''; and
       (4) in subsection (e), by striking ``a nongovernmental 
     entity'' and inserting ``an eligible entity''.
       (e) Rental Guarantees.--Section 2876 of such title is 
     amended by striking ``private persons'' and inserting 
     ``eligible entities''.
       (f) Differential Lease Payments.--Section 2877 of such 
     title is amended by striking ``private''.
       (g) Conveyance or Lease of Existing Property and 
     Facilities.--Section 2878(a) of such title is amended by 
     striking ``private persons'' and inserting ``eligible 
     entities''.
       (h) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of section 2875 
     of such title is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2875. Investments''.

       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter IV 
     of chapter 169 of such title is amended by striking the item 
     relating to such section and inserting the following new 
     item:
``2875. Investments.''.

     SEC. 2804. RESTRICTION ON AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE OR CONSTRUCT 
                   ANCILLARY SUPPORTING FACILITIES FOR HOUSING 
                   UNITS.

       Section 2881 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) Authority To Acquire or Construct.--
     '' before ``Any project''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Restriction.--A project referred to in subsection (a) 
     may not include the acquisition or construction of an 
     ancillary supporting facility if, as determined by the 
     Secretary concerned, the facility is to be used for providing 
     merchandise or services in direct competition with--
       ``(1) the Army and Air Force Exchange Service;
       ``(2) the Navy Exchange Service Command;
       ``(3) a Marine Corps exchange;
       ``(4) the Defense Commissary Agency; or
       ``(5) any nonappropriated fund activity of the Department 
     of Defense for the morale, welfare, and recreation of members 
     of the armed forces.''.

     SEC. 2805. PLANNING AND DESIGN FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
                   PROJECTS FOR RESERVE COMPONENTS.

       Section 18233(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``design,'' after ``planning,''.

     SEC. 2806. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATIONS ON RESERVE COMPONENT 
                   FACILITY PROJECTS FOR CERTAIN SAFETY PROJECTS.

       (a) Exemption from Notice and Wait Requirement.--Subsection 
     (a)(2) of section 18233a of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) An unspecified minor military construction project 
     (as defined in section 2805(a) of this title) that is 
     intended solely to correct a deficiency that is life-
     threatening, health-threatening, or safety-threatening.''.
       (b) Availability of Operation and Maintenance Funds.--
     Subsection (b) of such section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Under such regulations as the Secretary of Defense 
     may prescribe, the Secretary may spend, from appropriations 
     available for operation and maintenance, amounts necessary to 
     carry out any project authorized under section 18233(a) of 
     this title costing not more than--
       ``(1) the amount specified in section 2805(c)(1) of this 
     title, in the case of a project intended solely to correct a 
     deficiency that is life-threatening, health-threatening, or 
     safety-threatening; or
       ``(2) the amount specified in section 2805(c)(2) of this 
     title, in the case of any other project.''.

     SEC. 2807. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON USE OF INCREMENTAL FUNDING TO 
                   CARRY OUT MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) in preparing the budget for each fiscal year for 
     military construction for submission to Congress under 
     section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the President 
     should request an amount of funds for each proposed military 
     construction project that is sufficient to produce a complete 
     and usable facility or a complete and usable improvement to 
     an existing facility;
       (2) in limited instances, large military construction 
     projects may be funded in phases consistent with established 
     practices for such projects; and
       (3) the President should not request, and Congress should 
     not agree to adopt, a general practice of authorizing or 
     appropriating funds for military construction projects based 
     on historical outlay rates for military construction.
        Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

     SEC. 2811. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY 
                   FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS ACTIVITIES.

       Section 2680(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``September 30, 2000'' and inserting ``September 
     30, 2005''.

     SEC. 2812. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO UTILITY 
                   PRIVATIZATION.

       (a) Extended Contracts for Utility Services.--Subsection 
     (c) of section 2688 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) A contract for the receipt of utility services as 
     consideration under paragraph (1), or any other contract for 
     utility services entered into by the Secretary concerned in 
     connection with the conveyance of a utility system under this 
     section, may be for a period not to exceed 50 years.''.
       (b) Definition of Utility System.--Subsection (g)(2)(B) of 
     such section is amended by striking ``Easements'' and 
     inserting ``Real property, easements,''.
       (c) Funds To Facilitate Privatization.--Such section is 
     further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections 
     (i) and (j), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Assistance for Construction, Repair, or Replacement 
     of Utility Systems.--In lieu of carrying out a military 
     construction project to construct, repair, or replace a 
     utility system, the Secretary concerned may use funds 
     authorized and appropriated for the project to facilitate the 
     conveyance of the utility system under this section by making 
     a contribution toward the cost of construction, repair, or 
     replacement of the utility system by the entity to which the 
     utility system is being conveyed. The Secretary concerned 
     shall consider any such contribution in the economic analysis 
     required under subsection (e).''.

     SEC. 2813. ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS TO COVER ADMINISTRATIVE 
                   EXPENSES RELATING TO CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY 
                   TRANSACTIONS.

       Section 2695(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``involving real property under the 
     control of the Secretary of a military department'' after 
     ``transactions''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The disposal of real property of the United States 
     for which the Secretary will be the disposal agent.''.

     SEC. 2814. OPERATIONS OF NAVAL ACADEMY DAIRY FARM.

       Section 6976 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection (c):
       ``(c) Lease Proceeds.--All money received from a lease 
     entered into under subsection (b) shall be retained by the 
     Superintendent of the Naval Academy and shall be available to 
     cover expenses related to the property described in 
     subsection (a), including reimbursing nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentalities of the Naval Academy.''.

     SEC. 2815. STUDY AND REPORT ON IMPACTS TO MILITARY READINESS 
                   OF PROPOSED LAND MANAGEMENT CHANGES ON PUBLIC 
                   LANDS IN UTAH.

       (a) Utah National Defense Lands Defined.--In this section, 
     the term ``Utah national defense lands'' means public lands 
     under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in 
     the State of Utah that are adjacent to or near the Utah Test 
     and Training Range and Dugway Proving Ground or beneath the 
     Military Operating Areas, Restricted Areas, and airspace that 
     make up the Utah Test and Training Range.
       (b) Readiness Impact Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     conduct a study to evaluate the impact upon military 
     training, testing, and operational readiness of any proposed 
     changes in land designation or management of the Utah 
     national defense lands. In conducting the study, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall consider the following:
       (1) The present military requirements for and missions 
     conducted at Utah Test and Training Range, as well as 
     projected requirements for the support of aircraft, unmanned 
     aerial vehicles, missiles, munitions, and other military 
     requirements.
       (2) The future requirements for force structure and 
     doctrine changes, such as the Expeditionary Aerospace Force 
     concept, that could require the use of the Utah Test and 
     Training Range.
       (3) All other pertinent issues, such as overflight 
     requirements, access to electronic tracking and 
     communications sites, ground access to respond to emergency 
     or accident locations, munitions safety buffers, noise 
     requirements, ground safety and encroachment issues.
       (c) Cooperation and Coordination.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall conduct the study in cooperation with the Secretary of 
     the Air Force and the Secretary of the Army.
       (d) Effect of Study.--Until the Secretary of Defense 
     submits to Congress a report containing the results of the 
     study, the Secretary of the Interior may not proceed with the 
     amendment of any individual resource management plan for Utah 
     national defense lands, or any statewide environmental impact 
     statement or statewide resource management plan amendment 
     package for such lands, if the statewide environmental impact 
     statement or statewide resource management plan amendment 
     addresses wilderness characteristics or wilderness management 
     issues affecting such lands.

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     SEC. 2816. DESIGNATION OF MISSILE INTELLIGENCE BUILDING AT 
                   REDSTONE ARSENAL, ALABAMA, AS THE RICHARD C. 
                   SHELBY CENTER FOR MISSILE INTELLIGENCE.

       (a) Designation.--The newly-constructed missile 
     intelligence building located at Redstone Arsenal in 
     Huntsville, Alabama, and housing a field agency of the 
     Defense Intelligence Agency shall be known and designated as 
     the ``Richard C. Shelby Center for Missile Intelligence''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     missile intelligence building referred to in subsection (a) 
     shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Richard C. Shelby 
     Center for Missile Intelligence''.
            Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment

     SEC. 2821. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONVEYANCES OF BASE CLOSURE 
                   PROPERTY.

       (a) 1990 Law.--Section 2905(b)(4) of the Defense Base 
     Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of 
     Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by inserting ``or realigned'' after ``closed''; and
       (B) by inserting ``for purposes of job generation on the 
     installation'' before the period at the end;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F) 
     as subparagraphs (E), (F), (G), and (J), respectively;
       (3) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) The transfer of property of a military installation 
     under subparagraph (A) shall be without consideration if the 
     redevelopment authority with respect to the installation--
       ``(i) agrees that the proceeds from any sale or lease of 
     the property (or any portion thereof) received by the 
     redevelopment authority during at least the first seven years 
     after the date of the transfer under subparagraph (A) shall 
     be used to support the economic redevelopment of, or related 
     to, the installation; and
       ``(ii) executes the agreement for transfer of the property 
     and accepts control of the property within a reasonable time 
     after the date of the property disposal record of decision or 
     finding of no significant impact under the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       ``(C) For purposes of subparagraph (B), the use of proceeds 
     from a sale or lease described in such subparagraph to pay 
     for, or offset the costs of, public investment on or related 
     to the installation for any of the following purposes shall 
     be considered a use to support the economic redevelopment of, 
     or related to, the installation:
       ``(i) Road construction.
       ``(ii) Transportation management facilities.
       ``(iii) Storm and sanitary sewer construction.
       ``(iv) Police and fire protection facilities and other 
     public facilities.
       ``(v) Utility construction.
       ``(vi) Building rehabilitation.
       ``(vii) Historic property preservation.
       ``(viii) Pollution prevention equipment or facilities.
       ``(ix) Demolition.
       ``(x) Disposal of hazardous materials generated by 
     demolition.
       ``(xi) Landscaping, grading, and other site or public 
     improvements.
       ``(xii) Planning for or the marketing of the development 
     and reuse of the installation.
       ``(D) The Secretary may recoup from a redevelopment 
     authority such portion of the proceeds from a sale or lease 
     described in subparagraph (B) as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate if the redevelopment authority does not use the 
     proceeds to support economic redevelopment of, or related to, 
     the installation for the period specified in subparagraph 
     (B).'';
       (4) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``(i)''; and
       (B) by striking clause (ii); and
       (5) by inserting after subparagraph (F), as so 
     redesignated, the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(H)(i) In the case of an agreement for the transfer of 
     property of a military installation under this paragraph that 
     was entered into before April 21, 1999, the Secretary may 
     modify the agreement, and in so doing compromise, waive, 
     adjust, release, or reduce any right, title, claim, lien, or 
     demand of the United States, if--
       ``(I) the Secretary determines that as a result of changed 
     economic circumstances, a modification of the agreement is 
     necessary;
       ``(II) the terms of the modification do not require the 
     return of any payments that have been made to the Secretary;
       ``(III) the terms of the modification do not compromise, 
     waive, adjust, release, or reduce any right, title, claim, 
     lien, or demand of the United States with respect to in-kind 
     consideration; and
       ``(IV) the cash consideration to which the United States is 
     entitled under the modified agreement, when combined with the 
     cash consideration to be received by the United States for 
     the disposal of other real property assets on the 
     installation, are as sufficient as they were under the 
     original agreement to fund the reserve account established 
     under section 204(b)(7)(C) of the Defense Authorization 
     Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act, with the 
     depreciated value of the investment made with commissary 
     store funds or nonappropriated funds in property disposed of 
     pursuant to the agreement being modified, in accordance with 
     section 2906(d).
       ``(ii) When exercising the authority granted by clause (i), 
     the Secretary may waive some or all future payments if, and 
     to the extent that, the Secretary determines such waiver is 
     necessary.
       ``(iii) With the exception of the requirement that the 
     transfer be without consideration, the requirements of 
     subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) shall be applicable to any 
     agreement modified pursuant to clause (i).
       ``(I) In the case of an agreement for the transfer of 
     property of a military installation under this paragraph that 
     was entered into during the period beginning on April 21, 
     1999, and ending on the date of enactment of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, at the 
     request of the redevelopment authority concerned, the 
     Secretary shall modify the agreement for to conform to all 
     the requirements of subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D). Such a 
     modification may include the compromise, waiver, adjustment, 
     release, or reduction of any right, title, claim, lien, or 
     demand of the United States under the agreement.''
       (b) 1988 Law.--Section 204(b)(4) of the Defense 
     Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act 
     (Public Law 100-526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by inserting ``or realigned'' after ``closed''; and
       (B) by inserting ``for purposes of job generation on the 
     installation'' before the period at the end;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as 
     subparagraphs (E), (F), and (I), respectively;
       (3) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) The transfer of property of a military installation 
     under subparagraph (A) shall be without consideration if the 
     redevelopment authority with respect to the installation--
       ``(i) agrees that the proceeds from any sale or lease of 
     the property (or any portion thereof) received by the 
     redevelopment authority during at least the first seven years 
     after the date of the transfer under subparagraph (A) shall 
     be used to support the economic redevelopment of, or related 
     to, the installation; and
       ``(ii) executes the agreement for transfer of the property 
     and accepts control of the property within a reasonable time 
     after the date of the property disposal record of decision or 
     finding of no significant impact under the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       ``(C) For purposes of subparagraph (B), the use of proceeds 
     from a sale or lease described in such subparagraph to pay 
     for, or offset the costs of, public investment on or related 
     to the installation for any of the following purposes shall 
     be considered a use to support the economic redevelopment of, 
     or related to, the installation:
       ``(i) Road construction.
       ``(ii) Transportation management facilities.
       ``(iii) Storm and sanitary sewer construction.
       ``(iv) Police and fire protection facilities and other 
     public facilities.
       ``(v) Utility construction.
       ``(vi) Building rehabilitation.
       ``(vii) Historic property preservation.
       ``(viii) Pollution prevention equipment or facilities.
       ``(ix) Demolition.
       ``(x) Disposal of hazardous materials generated by 
     demolition.
       ``(xi) Landscaping, grading, and other site or public 
     improvements.
       ``(xii) Planning for or the marketing of the development 
     and reuse of the installation.
       ``(D) The Secretary may recoup from a redevelopment 
     authority such portion of the proceeds from a sale or lease 
     described in subparagraph (B) as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate if the redevelopment authority does not use the 
     proceeds to support economic redevelopment of, or related to, 
     the installation for the period specified in subparagraph 
     (B).'';
       (4) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``(i)''; and
       (B) by striking clause (ii); and
       (5) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following new 
     subparagraphs:
       ``(G)(i) In the case of an agreement for the transfer of 
     property of a military installation under this paragraph that 
     was entered into before April 21, 1999, the Secretary may 
     modify the agreement, and in so doing compromise, waive, 
     adjust, release, or reduce any right, title, claim, lien, or 
     demand of the United States, if--
       ``(I) the Secretary determines that as a result of changed 
     economic circumstances, a modification of the agreement is 
     necessary;
       ``(II) the terms of the modification do not require the 
     return of any payments that have been made to the Secretary;
       ``(III) the terms of the modification do not compromise, 
     waive, adjust, release, or reduce any right, title, claim, 
     lien, or demand of the United States with respect to in-kind 
     consideration; and
       ``(IV) the cash consideration to which the United States is 
     entitled under the modified agreement, when combined with the 
     cash consideration to be received by the United States for 
     the disposal of other real property assets on the 
     installation, are as sufficient as they were under the 
     original agreement to fund the reserve account established 
     under paragraph (7)(C), with the depreciated value of the 
     investment made with commissary store funds or 
     nonappropriated funds in property disposed of pursuant to the 
     agreement being modified, in accordance with section 2906(d) 
     of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.
       ``(ii) When exercising the authority granted by clause (i), 
     the Secretary may waive some or all future payments if, and 
     to the extent that, the Secretary determines such waiver is 
     necessary.
       ``(iii) With the exception of the requirement that the 
     transfer be without consideration, the requirements of 
     subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) shall be applicable to any 
     agreement modified pursuant to clause (i).
       ``(H) In the case of an agreement for the transfer of 
     property of a military installation under this paragraph that 
     was entered into during the period beginning on April 21, 
     1999, and

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     ending on the date of enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, at the request of the 
     redevelopment authority concerned, the Secretary shall modify 
     the agreement for to conform to all the requirements of 
     subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D). Such a modification may 
     include the compromise, waiver, adjustment, release, or 
     reduction of any right, title, claim, lien, or demand of the 
     United States under the agreement.''

     SEC. 2822. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO USE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 1990 FOR 
                   ACTIVITIES REQUIRED TO CLOSE OR REALIGN 
                   MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) Duration of Account.--Subsection (a) of section 2906 of 
     the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A 
     of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The Account shall be closed at the time and in the 
     manner provided for appropriation accounts under section 1555 
     of title 31, United States Code. Unobligated funds which 
     remain in the Account upon closure shall be held by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury until transferred by law after the 
     congressional defense committees receive the final report 
     transmitted under subsection (c)(2).''.
       (b) Effect of Continuation on Use of Account.--Subsection 
     (b)(1) of such section is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``After July 13, 2001, the Account 
     shall be the sole source of Federal funds for environmental 
     restoration, property management, and other caretaker costs 
     associated with any real property at military installations 
     closed or realigned under this part or such title II.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2) and, in 
     such paragraph, by inserting after ``this part'' the 
     following: ``and no later than 60 days after the closure of 
     the Account under subsection (a)(3)''; and
       (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``the termination of the 
     authority of the Secretary to carry out a closure or 
     realignment under this part'' and inserting ``the closure of 
     the Account under subsection (a)(3)''.
                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

                        PART I--ARMY CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 2831. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION, FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS.

       (a) Transfer of Land for Inclusion in National Cemetery.--
     The Secretary of the Army may transfer, without 
     reimbursement, to the administrative jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs a parcel of real property, 
     including any improvements thereon, consisting of 
     approximately 152 acres and comprising a portion of Fort Sam 
     Houston, Texas.
       (b) Use of Land.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     include the real property transferred under subsection (a) in 
     the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery and use the conveyed 
     property as a national cemetery under chapter 24 of title 38, 
     United States Code.
       (c) Legal Description.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be transferred under this 
     section shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary of the Army. The cost of the survey shall be borne 
     by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the transfer under this section as the 
     Secretary of the Army considers appropriate to protect the 
     interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2832. LAND EXCHANGE, ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, ILLINOIS.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey to the City of Moline, Illinois (in this section 
     referred to as the ``City''), all right, title, and interest 
     of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, 
     including improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 
     .3 acres at the Rock Island Arsenal for the purpose of 
     permitting the City to construct a new entrance and exit ramp 
     for the bridge that crosses the southeast end of the island 
     containing the Arsenal.
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
     under subsection (a), the City shall convey to the Secretary 
     all right, title, and interest of the City in and to a parcel 
     of real property consisting of approximately .2 acres and 
     located in the vicinity of the parcel to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the parcels to be conveyed under this section 
     shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the City.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyances under this section as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2833. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, BANGOR, 
                   MAINE.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the City of Bangor, Maine 
     (in this section referred to as the ``City''), all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 
     of real property, including any improvements thereon, 
     consisting of approximately 5 acres and containing the Army 
     Reserve Center in Bangor, Maine, known as the Harold S. 
     Slager Army Reserve Center, for the purpose of permitting the 
     City to develop the parcel for educational purposes.
       (b) Alternative Conveyance Authority.--If at the time of 
     the conveyance authorized by subsection (a) the Secretary has 
     transferred jurisdiction over any of the property to be 
     conveyed to the Administrator of General Services, the 
     Administrator shall make the conveyance of such property 
     under this section.
       (c) Federal Screening.--(1) If any of the property 
     authorized to be conveyed by subsection (a) is under the 
     jurisdiction of the Administrator as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall conduct with 
     respect to such property the screening for further Federal 
     use otherwise required by subsection (a) of section 2696 of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       (2) Subsections (b) through (d) of such section 2696 shall 
     apply to the screening under paragraph (1) as if the 
     screening were a screening conducted under subsection (a) of 
     such section. For purposes of such subsection (b), the date 
     of the enactment of the provision of law authorizing the 
     conveyance of the property authorized to be conveyed by this 
     section shall be the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Reversionary Interest.--During the five-period 
     beginning on the date the conveyance authorized by subsection 
     (a) is made, if the official making the conveyance determines 
     that the conveyed property is not being used for the purpose 
     specified in such subsection, all right, title, and interest 
     in and to the property shall revert to the United States, and 
     the United States shall have the right of immediate entry 
     onto the property. Any determination under this subsection 
     shall be made on the record after an opportunity for a 
     hearing.
       (e) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the official having jurisdiction over the property at the 
     time of the conveyance. The cost of the survey shall be borne 
     by the City.
       (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The official having 
     jurisdiction over the property authorized to be conveyed by 
     subsection (a) at the time of the conveyance may require such 
     additional terms and conditions in connection with the 
     conveyance as that official considers appropriate to protect 
     the interest of the United States.

     SEC. 2834. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, KANKAKEE, 
                   ILLINOIS.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the City of Kankakee, 
     Illinois (in this section referred to as the ``City''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, that 
     is located at 1600 Willow Street in Kankakee, Illinois, and 
     contains the vacant Stefaninch Army Reserve Center for the 
     purpose of permitting the City to use the parcel for economic 
     development and other public purposes.
       (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the City.
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--During the five-year period 
     beginning on the date the Secretary makes the conveyance 
     authorized under subsection (a), if the Secretary determines 
     that the conveyed real property is not being used in 
     accordance with the purpose of the conveyance specified in 
     such subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to the 
     property, including any improvements thereon, shall revert to 
     the United States, and the United States shall have the right 
     of immediate entry onto the property. Any determination of 
     the Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the 
     record after an opportunity for a hearing.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2835. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, CANNON 
                   FALLS, MINNESOTA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Cannon Falls Area 
     Schools, Minnesota Independent School District Number 252 (in 
     this section referred to as the ``District''), all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 
     of real property, including improvements thereon, that is 
     located at 710 State Street East in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, 
     and contains an Army Reserve Center for the purpose of 
     permitting the District to develop the parcel for educational 
     purposes.
       (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the District.
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--During the five-year period 
     beginning on the date the Secretary makes the conveyance 
     authorized under subsection (a), if the Secretary determines 
     that the conveyed real property is not being used in 
     accordance with the purpose of the conveyance specified in 
     such subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to the 
     property, including any improvements thereon, shall revert to 
     the United States, and the United States shall have the right 
     of immediate entry onto the property. Any determination of 
     the Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the 
     record after an opportunity for a hearing.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

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     SEC. 2836. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY MAINTENANCE SUPPORT ACTIVITY 
                   (MARINE) NUMBER 84, MARCUS HOOK, PENNSYLVANIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Borough of Marcus Hook, 
     Pennsylvania (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Borough''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to a parcel of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 5 acres 
     that is located at 7 West Delaware Avenue in Marcus Hook, 
     Pennsylvania, and contains the facility known as the Army 
     Maintenance Support Activity (Marine) Number 84, for the 
     purpose of permitting the Borough to develop the parcel for 
     recreational or economic development purposes.
       (b) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance under 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the 
     Borough--
       (1) use the conveyed property, directly or through an 
     agreement with a public or private entity, for recreational 
     or economic purposes; or
       (2) convey the property to an appropriate public or private 
     entity for use for such purposes.
       (c) Reversion.--If the Secretary determines at any time 
     that the real property conveyed under subsection (a) is not 
     being used for recreational or economic development purposes, 
     as required by subsection (b), all right, title, and interest 
     in and to the property conveyed under subsection (a), 
     including any improvements thereon, shall revert to the 
     United States, and the United States shall have the right of 
     immediate entry thereon. Any determination of the Secretary 
     under this subsection shall be made on the record after an 
     opportunity for a hearing.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the Borough.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2837. LAND CONVEYANCES, ARMY DOCKS AND RELATED PROPERTY, 
                   ALASKA.

       (a) Juneau National Guard Dock.--The Secretary of the Army 
     may convey, without consideration, to the City of Juneau, 
     Alaska, all right, title, and interest of the United States 
     in and to a parcel of real property, including improvements 
     thereon, located at 1030 Thane Highway in Juneau, Alaska, and 
     consisting of approximately 0.04 acres and the appurtenant 
     facility known as the Juneau National Guard Dock, for the 
     purpose permitting the recipient to use the parcel for 
     navigation-related commerce.
       (b) Whittier Delong Dock.--The Secretary may convey, 
     without consideration, to the Alaska Railroad Corporation all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, 
     located in Whittier, Alaska, and consisting of approximately 
     6.13 acres and the appurtenant facility known as the DeLong 
     Dock, for the purpose permitting the recipient to use the 
     parcel for economic development.
       (c) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsections (a) and (b) shall be determined by surveys 
     satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the surveys shall 
     be borne by the recipient of the real property.
       (d) Reversionary Interests.--During the five-year period 
     beginning on the date the Secretary makes a conveyance 
     authorized under this section, if the Secretary determines 
     that the real property conveyed by that conveyance is not 
     being used in accordance with the purpose of the conveyance, 
     all right, title, and interest in and to the property, 
     including any improvements thereon, shall revert to the 
     United States, and the United States shall have the right of 
     immediate entry onto the property. Any determination of the 
     Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the record 
     after an opportunity for a hearing.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyances under subsection (a) and (b) as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.

     SEC. 2838. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT HUACHUCA, ARIZONA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Department of Veterans' 
     Services of the State of Arizona (in this section referred to 
     as the ``Department''), all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a parcel of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 130 acres 
     at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, for the purpose of permitting the 
     Department to establish a State-run cemetery for veterans.
       (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the Department.
       (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2839. LAND CONVEYANCE, NIKE BATTERY 80 FAMILY HOUSING 
                   SITE, EAST HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Township Council of 
     East Hanover, New Jersey (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Township''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to a parcel of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 13.88 acres 
     located near the unincorporated area of Hanover Neck in East 
     Hanover, New Jersey, and was a former family housing site for 
     Nike Battery 80, for the purpose of permitting the Township 
     to develop the parcel for affordable housing and for 
     recreational purposes.
       (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the Township.
       (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2840. LAND CONVEYANCES, TWIN CITIES ARMY AMMUNITION 
                   PLANT, MINNESOTA.

       (a) Conveyance to City Authorized.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may convey to the City of Arden Hills, Minnesota (in 
     this section referred to as the ``City''), all right, title, 
     and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
     property, including improvements thereon, consisting of 
     approximately 4 acres at the Twin Cities Army Ammunition 
     Plant, for the purpose of permitting the City to construct a 
     city hall complex on the parcel.
       (b) Conveyance to County Authorized.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may convey to Ramsey County, Minnesota (in this section 
     referred to as the ``County''), all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
     property, including improvements thereon, consisting of 
     approximately 35 acres at the Twin Cities Army Ammunition 
     Plant, for the purpose of permitting the County to construct 
     a maintenance facility on the parcel.
       (c) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyances 
     under this section, the City shall make the city hall complex 
     available for use by the Minnesota National Guard for public 
     meetings, and the County shall make the maintenance facility 
     available for use by the Minnesota National Guard, as 
     detailed in agreements entered into between the City, County, 
     and the Commanding General of the Minnesota National Guard. 
     Use of the city hall complex and maintenance facility by the 
     Minnesota National Guard shall be without cost to the 
     Minnesota National Guard.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under this 
     section shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the 
     Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 
     recipient of the real property.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyances under this section as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2841. REPAIR AND CONVEYANCE OF RED BUTTE DAM AND 
                   RESERVOIR, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Central Utah Water 
     Conservancy District, Utah (in this section referred to as 
     the ``District''), all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to the real property, including the dam, 
     spillway, and any other improvements thereon, comprising the 
     Red Butte Dam and Reservoir, Salt Lake City, Utah. The 
     Secretary shall make the conveyance without regard to the 
     department or agency of the Federal Government having 
     jurisdiction over Red Butte Dam and Reservoir.
       (b) Funds for Improvement of Dam and Reservoir.--(1) Not 
     later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary may make funds available to the District 
     for purposes of the improvement of Red Butte Dam and 
     Reservoir to meet the standards applicable to the dam and 
     reservoir under the laws of the State of Utah. The amount of 
     funds made available may not exceed $6,000,000.
       (2) The District shall use funds made available to the 
     District under paragraph (1) solely for purposes of improving 
     Red Butte Dam and Reservoir to meet the standards referred to 
     in such paragraph.
       (c) Responsibility for Maintenance and Operation.--Upon the 
     conveyance of Red Butte Dam and Reservoir under subsection 
     (a), the District shall assume all responsibility for the 
     operation and maintenance of Red Butte Dam and Reservoir for 
     fish, wildlife, and flood control purposes in accordance with 
     the repayment contract or other applicable agreement between 
     the District and the Bureau of Reclamation with respect to 
     Red Butte Dam and Reservoir.
       (d) Description of Property.--The legal description of the 
     real property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be 
     determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The 
     cost of the survey shall be borne by the District.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2842. MODIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, JOLIET ARMY 
                   AMMUNITION PLANT, ILLINOIS.

       Section 2922(c) of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (division B of Public Law 104-106; 
     110 Stat. 605) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The conveyance''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The landfill established on the real property 
     conveyed under subsection (a) may contain

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     only waste generated in the county in which the landfill is 
     established and waste generated in municipalities located at 
     least in part in that county. The landfill shall be closed 
     and capped after 23 years of operation.''.

                       PART II--NAVY CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 2851. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL RESERVE 
                   PLANT NO. 387, DALLAS, TEXAS.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy 
     may convey to the City of Dallas, Texas (in this section 
     referred to as the ``City''), all right, title, and interest 
     of the United States in and to parcels of real property 
     consisting of approximately 314 acres and comprising the 
     Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant No. 387, Dallas, 
     Texas.
       (2)(A) As part of the conveyance authorized by paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary may convey to the City such improvements, 
     equipment, fixtures, and other personal property located on 
     the parcels referred to in that paragraph as the Secretary 
     determines to be not required by the Navy for other purposes.
       (B) The Secretary may permit the City to review and inspect 
     the improvements, equipment, fixtures, and other personal 
     property located on the parcels referred to in paragraph (1) 
     for purposes of the conveyance authorized by this paragraph.
       (b) Authority To Convey Without Consideration.--The 
     conveyance authorized by subsection (a) may be made without 
     consideration if the Secretary determines that the conveyance 
     on that basis would be in the best interests of the United 
     States.
       (c) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the 
     City--
       (1) use the parcels, directly or through an agreement with 
     a public or private entity, for economic purposes or such 
     other public purposes as the City determines appropriate; or
       (2) convey the parcels to an appropriate public entity for 
     use for such purposes.
       (d) Reversion.--If, during the 5-year period beginning on 
     the date the Secretary makes the conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a), the Secretary determines that the conveyed 
     real property is not being used for a purpose specified in 
     subsection (c), all right, title, and interest in and to the 
     property, including any improvements thereon, shall revert to 
     the United States, and the United States shall have the right 
     of immediate entry onto the property.
       (e) Limitation on Certain Subsequent Conveyances.--(1) 
     Subject to paragraph (2), if at any time after the Secretary 
     makes the conveyance authorized by subsection (a) the City 
     conveys any portion of the parcels conveyed under that 
     subsection to a private entity, the City shall pay to the 
     United States an amount equal to the fair market value (as 
     determined by the Secretary) of the portion conveyed at the 
     time of its conveyance under this subsection.
       (2) Paragraph (1) applies to a conveyance described in that 
     paragraph only if the Secretary makes the conveyance 
     authorized by subsection (a) without consideration.
       (3) The Secretary shall cover over into the General Fund of 
     the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts any amounts paid the 
     Secretary under this subsection.
       (f) Interim Lease.--(1) Until such time as the real 
     property described in subsection (a) is conveyed by deed 
     under this section, the Secretary may continue to lease the 
     property, together with improvements thereon, to the tenant 
     occupying the property as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act (in this section referred to as the ``current 
     tenant'') under the terms and conditions of the lease for the 
     property in effect on that date (in this section referred to 
     as the ``existing lease'') or a successor lease.
       (2) If good faith negotiations for the conveyance of the 
     property continue under this section beyond the end of the 
     third year of the term of the existing lease for the 
     property, and the current tenant is in compliance with the 
     lease, the Secretary shall continue to lease the property to 
     the current tenant under the terms and conditions applicable 
     to the first three years of the existing lease pursuant to 
     the existing lease for the property.
       (3) If the property has not been conveyed by deed under 
     this section within six years after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary may extend or renegotiate the 
     existing lease.
       (g) Maintenance of Property.--(1) If the existing lease is 
     continued under subsection (f), the current tenant of the 
     real property covered by the lease shall be responsible for 
     maintenance of the property as provided for in the existing 
     lease, any extension thereof, or any successor lease.
       (2) To the extent provided in advance in appropriations 
     Acts, the Secretary shall be responsible for maintaining the 
     real property to be conveyed under this section after the 
     date of the termination of the lease with the current tenant 
     or the date the property is vacated by the current tenant, 
     whichever is later, until such time as the property is 
     conveyed by deed under this section.
       (h) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the City.
       (i) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2852. LAND CONVEYANCE, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, CHERRY 
                   POINT, NORTH CAROLINA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     convey, without consideration, to the State of North Carolina 
     (in this section referred to as the ``State''), all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 
     of unimproved real property consisting of approximately 20 
     acres at the Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North 
     Carolina, for the purpose of permitting the State to develop 
     the parcel for educational purposes.
       (b) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the 
     State convey to the United States such easements and rights-
     of-way regarding the parcel as the Secretary considers 
     necessary to ensure use of the parcel by the State is 
     compatible with the use of the Marine Corps Air Station.
       (c) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the State.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2853. LAND CONVEYANCE, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     convey to the City of Newport, Rhode Island (in this section 
     referred to as the ``City''), all right, title, and interest 
     of the United States in and to a parcel of real property 
     (together with any improvements thereon) consisting of 
     approximately 15 acres and known as the Connell Manor housing 
     area, which is located on Ranger Road and is bounded to the 
     north by Coddington Highway, to the west and south by city 
     streets, and to the east by private properties.
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
     under subsection (a), the City shall pay to the Secretary an 
     amount sufficient to cover the cost, as determined by the 
     Secretary--
       (1) to carry out any environmental assessments and any 
     other studies, analyses, and assessments that may be required 
     under Federal law in connection with the conveyance; and
       (2) to sever and realign utility systems as may be 
     necessary to complete the conveyance.
       (c) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the City.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2854. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, ORLANDO, 
                   FLORIDA.

       The Secretary of the Navy shall convey all right, title, 
     and interest of the United States in and to the land 
     comprising the main base portion of the Naval Training Center 
     and the McCoy Annex Areas, Orlando, Florida, to the City of 
     Orlando, Florida, in accordance with the terms and conditions 
     set forth in the Memorandum of Agreement by and between the 
     United States of America and the City of Orlando for the 
     Economic Development Conveyance of Property on the Main Base 
     and McCoy Annex Areas of the Naval Training Center, Orlando, 
     executed by the Parties on December 9, 1997, as amended.

     SEC. 2855. ONE-YEAR DELAY IN DEMOLITION OF RADIO TRANSMITTING 
                   FACILITY TOWERS AT NAVAL STATION, ANNAPOLIS, 
                   MARYLAND, TO FACILITATE CONVEYANCE OF TOWERS.

       (a) Demolition Delay.--During the one-year period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act, funds authorized to 
     be appropriated by this or any other Act may not obligated or 
     expended by the Secretary of the Navy to demolish the three 
     southeastern most naval radio transmitting towers located at 
     Naval Station, Annapolis, Maryland, that are otherwise 
     scheduled for demolition as of that date.
       (b) Conveyance of Towers.--The Secretary may convey, 
     without consideration, to the State of Maryland or the County 
     of Anne Arundel, Maryland, all right, title, and interest 
     (including maintenance responsibility) of the United States 
     in and to the naval radio transmitting towers described in 
     subsection (a) if, during the period specified in such 
     subsection, the recipient agrees to accept the towers in an 
     as is condition.
       (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (b) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2856. CLARIFICATION OF LAND EXCHANGE, NAVAL RESERVE 
                   READINESS CENTER, PORTLAND, MAINE.

       (a) Clarification on Conveyee.--Subsection (a)(1) of 
     section 2852 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public Law 105-261; 112 
     Stat. 2220) is amended by striking ``Gulf of Maine Aquarium 
     Development Corporation, Portland, Maine (in this section 
     referred to as the `Corporation')'' and inserting ``Gulf of 
     Maine Aquarium Development Corporation, Portland, Maine, a 
     non-profit education and research institute (in this section 
     referred to as the `Aquarium')''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further amended 
     by striking ``the Corporation'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``the Aquarium''.

     SEC. 2857. REVISION TO LEASE AUTHORITY, NAVAL AIR STATION, 
                   MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI.

       Section 2837 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1997 (division B

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     of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2798), as amended by section 
     2853 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 
     2009), is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``22,000 square 
     feet'' and inserting ``27,000 square feet''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``20 percent'' and 
     inserting ``25 percent''.

     SEC. 2858. LAND CONVEYANCES, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.

       (a) Conveyances Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     convey to the Commonwealth of Virginia (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Commonwealth''), all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to such parcels of real 
     property in the Norfolk, Virginia, area as the Secretary and 
     the Commonwealth jointly determine to be required for the 
     projects referred to in subsection (d).
       (b) Grants of Easement or Right-of-Way.--The Secretary may 
     grant to the Commonwealth such easements, rights-of-way, or 
     other interests in land under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary as the Secretary and the Commonwealth jointly 
     determine to be required for the projects referred to in 
     subsection (d).
       (c) Consideration.--(1) As consideration for the grant of 
     easements and rights-of-way under subsection (b), the 
     Secretary may require the Commonwealth--
       (A) to provide in the Virginia Transportation Improvement 
     Plan for improved access for ingress and egress from 
     Interstate Route 564 to the new air terminal at Naval Air 
     Station, Norfolk, Virginia; a
       (B) to include funding for a project or projects necessary 
     for such access in the Fiscal Year 2000-2001 Six Year 
     Improvement Program of the Commonwealth of Virginia; and
       (C) to relocate or replace (at no cost to the Department of 
     the Navy) facilities of the Navy that are affected by the 
     projects referred to in subsection (d).
       (2) The consideration to be provided under this subsection 
     for any grants of easement and right-of-way under this 
     section shall be set forth in a memorandum of agreement 
     between the Secretary and the Commonwealth.
       (d) Covered Projects.--The projects referred to in this 
     subsection are projects relating to highway construction, as 
     follows:
       (1) Project number 0337-122-F14, PE-101 (Back Gate).
       (2) Project number 0337-122-F14, PE-102 (Front Gate).
       (3) Project number 0564-122-108, PE-101 (Interstate Route 
     564 intermodal connector).
       (e) Sense of Congress Regarding Construction of Access to 
     Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia.--It is the sense of 
     Congress that, by reason of the conveyances under subsection 
     (a), the Commonwealth should work with the Secretary for 
     purposes of constructing on Interstate Route 564 an 
     interchange providing improved access to the new air terminal 
     at Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia.
       (f) Exemption from Federal Screening Requirement.--The 
     conveyances authorized by subsection (a) shall be made 
     without regard to the requirement under section 2696 of title 
     10, United States Code, that the property be screened for 
     further Federal use in accordance with the Federal Property 
     and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et 
     seq.).
       (g) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of any real property conveyed under subsection 
     (a), and of any easements, rights-of-way, or other interests 
     granted under subsection (b), shall be determined by a survey 
     or surveys satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the 
     survey or surveys shall be borne by the Commonwealth.
       (h) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance of any real property under subsection (a) 
     as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
     interests of the United States.

                    PART III--AIR FORCE CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 2861. LAND CONVEYANCE, NEWINGTON DEFENSE FUEL SUPPLY 
                   POINT, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey, without consideration, to the Pease Development 
     Authority, New Hampshire (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Authority''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to parcels of real property, together with any 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 10.26 acres 
     and located in Newington, New Hampshire, the site of the 
     Newington Defense Fuel Supply Point.
       (b) Related Pipeline and Easement.--As part of the 
     conveyance authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary may 
     convey to the Authority, without consideration, all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
     following:
       (1) The pipeline approximately 1.25 miles in length that 
     runs between the property authorized to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) and former Pease Air Force Base, New 
     Hampshire, and any facilities and equipment related thereto.
       (2) An easement consisting of approximately 4.612 acres for 
     purposes of activities relating to the pipeline.
       (c) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a) may only be made if the Authority agrees to 
     make the fuel supply pipeline available for use by the New 
     Hampshire Air National Guard under terms and conditions 
     acceptable to the Secretary.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a), the easement to be conveyed under subsection 
     (b)(2), and the pipeline to be conveyed under subsection 
     (b)(1) shall be determined by surveys and other means 
     satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of any survey or 
     other services performed at the direction of the Secretary 
     under the preceding sentence shall be borne by the Authority.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyances under this section as Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2862. LAND CONVEYANCE, TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey to Panama City, Florida (in this section referred 
     to as the ``City''), all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a parcel of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 33.07 acres 
     in Bay County, Florida, and containing the military family 
     housing project for Tyndall Air Force Base known as Cove 
     Garden.
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
     under subsection (a), the City shall pay to the United States 
     an amount equal to the fair market value of the real property 
     to be conveyed, as determined by the Secretary.
       (c) Use of Proceeds.--In such amounts as are provided in 
     advance in appropriations Acts, the Secretary may use the 
     funds paid by the City under subsection (b) to construct or 
     improve military family housing units at Tyndall Air Force 
     Base and to improve ancillary supporting facilities related 
     to such housing.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the City.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2863. LAND CONVEYANCE, PORT OF ANCHORAGE, ALASKA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     and the Secretary of the Interior may convey, without 
     consideration, to the Port of Anchorage, an entity of the 
     City of Anchorage, Alaska (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Port''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to two parcels of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, consisting of a total of approximately 
     14.22 acres located adjacent to the Port of Anchorage Marine 
     Industrial Park in Anchorage, Alaska, and leased by the Port 
     from the Department of the Air Force and the Bureau of Land 
     Management, for the purpose of permitting the Port to use the 
     parcels for economic development.
       (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the 
     Interior. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the Port.
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--During the five-year period 
     beginning on the date the Secretary concerned makes the 
     conveyance authorized under subsection (a), if that Secretary 
     determines that the real property conveyed by that Secretary 
     is not being used in accordance with the purpose of the 
     conveyance specified in such subsection, all right, title, 
     and interest in and to that property, including any 
     improvements thereon, shall revert to the United States, and 
     the United States shall have the right of immediate entry 
     onto the property. Any determination of the Secretary 
     concerned under this subsection shall be made on the record 
     after an opportunity for a hearing.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Air Force and the Secretary of the Interior may require such 
     additional terms and conditions in connection with the 
     conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretaries considers 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2864. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORESTPORT TEST ANNEX, NEW YORK.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey, without consideration, to the Town of Ohio, New 
     York (in this section referred to as the ``Town''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, 
     consisting of approximately 164 acres in Herkimer County, New 
     York, and approximately 18 acres in Oneida County, New York, 
     and containing the Forestport Test Annex for the purpose of 
     permitting the Town to develop the parcel for economic 
     purposes and to further the provision of municipal services.
       (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the Town.
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--During the five-year period 
     beginning on the date the Secretary makes the conveyance 
     authorized under subsection (a), if the Secretary determines 
     that the conveyed real property is not being used in 
     accordance with the purpose of the conveyance specified in 
     such subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to the 
     property, including any improvements thereon, shall revert to 
     the United States, and the United States shall have the right 
     of immediate entry onto the property. Any determination of 
     the Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the 
     record after an opportunity for a hearing.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

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     SEC. 2865. LAND CONVEYANCE, MCCLELLAN NUCLEAR RADIATION 
                   CENTER, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--(1) Consistent with applicable 
     laws, including section 120 of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620), the Secretary of the Air Force may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Regents of the 
     University of California, acting on behalf of the University 
     of California, Davis (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Regents''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to the parcel of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, consisting of the McClellan Nuclear 
     Radiation Center, California.
       (2) Pending the completion of all actions necessary to 
     prepare the property described in paragraph (1) for 
     conveyance under such paragraph, the Secretary may lease the 
     property to the Regents.
       (b) Inspection of Property.--At an appropriate time before 
     any conveyance or lease under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall permit the Regents access to the property described in 
     such subsection for purposes of such investigation of the 
     McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center and the atomic reactor 
     located at the Center as the Regents consider appropriate.
       (c) Hold Harmless.--(1)(A) The Secretary may not make the 
     conveyance or lease authorized by subsection (a) unless the 
     Regents agree to indemnify and hold harmless the United 
     States for and against the following:
       (i) Any and all costs associated with the decontamination 
     and decommissioning of the atomic reactor at the McClellan 
     Nuclear Radiation Center under requirements that are imposed 
     by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or any other appropriate 
     Federal or State regulatory agency.
       (ii) Any and all injury, damage, or other liability arising 
     from the operation of the atomic reactor after its conveyance 
     under this section.
       (B) The Secretary may pay the Regents an amount not exceed 
     $17,593,000 as consideration for the agreement under 
     subparagraph (A). Notwithstanding section 2906(b) of the 
     Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of 
     title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), the 
     Secretary may use amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriation in section 2405(a)(7) to make 
     the payment under this subparagraph.
       (2) Notwithstanding the agreement under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary may, as part of the conveyance or lease authorized 
     by subsection (a), enter into an agreement with the Regents 
     under which the United States shall indemnify and hold 
     harmless the University of California for and against any 
     injury, damage, or other liability in connection with the 
     operation of the atomic reactor at the McClellan Nuclear 
     Radiation Center after its conveyance or lease that arises 
     from a defect in the atomic reactor that could not have been 
     discovered in the course of the inspection carried out under 
     subsection (b).
       (d) Continuing Operation of Reactor.--Until such time as 
     the property authorized to be conveyed by subsection (a) is 
     conveyed by deed or lease, the Secretary shall take 
     appropriate actions, including the allocation of personnel, 
     funds, and other resources, to ensure the continuing 
     operation of the atomic reactor located at the McClellan 
     Nuclear Radiation Center in accordance with applicable 
     requirements of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and 
     otherwise in accordance with law.
       (e) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the Secretary.
       (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance or lease under subsection (a) as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 2871. ACCEPTANCE OF GUARANTEES IN CONNECTION WITH GIFTS 
                   TO MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES.

       (a) United States Military Academy.--(1) Chapter 403 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     section 4356 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 4357. Acceptance of guarantees with gifts for major 
       projects

       ``(a) Acceptance Authority.--Subject to subsection (c), the 
     Secretary of the Army may accept from a donor or donors a 
     qualified guarantee for the completion of a major project for 
     the benefit of the Academy.
       ``(b) Obligation Authority.--The amount of a qualified 
     guarantee accepted under this section shall be considered as 
     contract authority to provide obligation authority for 
     purposes of Federal fiscal and contractual requirements. 
     Funds available for a project for which such a guarantee has 
     been accepted may be obligated and expended for the project 
     without regard to whether the total amount of the funds and 
     other resources available for the project (not taking into 
     account the amount of the guarantee) is sufficient to pay for 
     completion of the project.
       ``(c) Notice of Proposed Acceptance.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may not accept a qualified guarantee under this section 
     for the completion of a major project until after the 
     expiration of 30 days following the date upon which a report 
     of the facts concerning the proposed guarantee is submitted 
     to Congress.
       ``(d) Prohibition on Commingling of Funds.--The Secretary 
     of the Army may not enter into any contract or other 
     transaction involving the use of a qualified guarantee and 
     appropriated funds in the same contract or transaction.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Major project.--The term `major project' means a 
     project for the purchase or other procurement of real or 
     personal property, or for the construction, renovation, or 
     repair of real or personal property, the total cost of which 
     is, or is estimated to be, at least $1,000,000.
       ``(2) Qualified guarantee.--The term `qualified guarantee', 
     with respect to a major project, means a guarantee that--
       ``(A) is made by one or more persons in connection with a 
     donation, specifically for the project, of a total amount in 
     cash or securities that, as determined by the Secretary of 
     the Army, is sufficient to defray a substantial portion of 
     the total cost of the project;
       ``(B) is made to facilitate or expedite the completion of 
     the project in reasonable anticipation that other donors will 
     contribute sufficient funds or other resources in amounts 
     sufficient to pay for completion of the project;
       ``(C) is set forth as a written agreement that provides for 
     the donor to furnish in cash or securities, in addition to 
     the donor's other gift or gifts for the project, any 
     additional amount that may become necessary for paying the 
     cost of completing the project by reason of a failure to 
     obtain from other donors or sources funds or other resources 
     in amounts sufficient to pay the cost of completing the 
     project; and
       ``(D) is accompanied by--
       ``(i) an irrevocable and unconditional standby letter of 
     credit for the benefit of the Academy that is in the amount 
     of the guarantee and is issued by a major United States 
     commercial bank; or
       ``(ii) a qualified account control agreement.
       ``(3) Qualified account control agreement.--The term 
     `qualified account control agreement', with respect to a 
     guarantee of a donor, means an agreement among the donor, the 
     Secretary of the Army, and a major United States investment 
     management firm that--
       ``(A) ensures the availability of sufficient funds or other 
     financial resources to pay the amount guaranteed during the 
     period of the guarantee;
       ``(B) provides for the perfection of a security interest in 
     the assets of the account for the United States for the 
     benefit of the Academy with the highest priority available 
     for liens and security interests under applicable law;
       ``(C) requires the donor to maintain in an account with the 
     investment management firm assets having a total value that 
     is not less than 130 percent of the amount guaranteed; and
       ``(D) requires the investment management firm, at any time 
     that the value of the account is less than the value required 
     to be maintained under subparagraph (C), to liquidate any 
     noncash assets in the account and reinvest the proceeds in 
     Treasury bills issued under section 3104 of title 31.
       ``(4) Major united states commercial bank.--The term `major 
     United States commercial bank' means a commercial bank that--
       ``(A) is an insured bank (as defined in section 3 of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813));
       ``(B) is headquartered in the United States; and
       ``(C) has net assets in a total amount considered by the 
     Secretary of the Army to qualify the bank as a major bank.
       ``(5) Major united states investment management firm.--The 
     term `major United States investment management firm' means 
     any broker, dealer, investment adviser, or provider of 
     investment supervisory services (as defined in section 3 of 
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c) or 
     section 202 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 
     80b-2) or a major United States commercial bank that--
       ``(A) is headquartered in the United States; and
       ``(B) holds for the account of others investment assets in 
     a total amount considered by the Secretary of the Army to 
     qualify the firm as a major investment management firm.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     4356 the following new item:
``4357. Acceptance of guarantees with gifts for major projects.''.
       (b) Naval Academy.--(1) Chapter 603 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 6974 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 6975. Acceptance of guarantees with gifts for major 
       projects

       ``(a) Acceptance Authority.--Subject to subsection (c), the 
     Secretary of the Navy may accept from a donor or donors a 
     qualified guarantee for the completion of a major project for 
     the benefit of the Naval Academy.
       ``(b) Obligation Authority.--The amount of a qualified 
     guarantee accepted under this section shall be considered as 
     contract authority to provide obligation authority for 
     purposes of Federal fiscal and contractual requirements. 
     Funds available for a project for which such a guarantee has 
     been accepted may be obligated and expended for the project 
     without regard to whether the total amount of the funds and 
     other resources available for the project (not taking into 
     account the amount of the guarantee) is sufficient to pay for 
     completion of the project.
       ``(c) Notice of Proposed Acceptance.--The Secretary of the 
     Navy may not accept a qualified guarantee under this section 
     for the completion of a major project until after the 
     expiration of 30 days following the date upon which a report 
     of the facts concerning the proposed guarantee is submitted 
     to Congress.
       ``(d) Prohibition on Commingling of Funds.--The Secretary 
     of the Navy may not enter into any contract or other 
     transaction involving the use of a qualified guarantee and 
     appropriated funds in the same contract or transaction.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:

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       ``(1) Major project.--The term `major project' means a 
     project for the purchase or other procurement of real or 
     personal property, or for the construction, renovation, or 
     repair of real or personal property, the total cost of which 
     is, or is estimated to be, at least $1,000,000.
       ``(2) Qualified guarantee.--The term `qualified guarantee', 
     with respect to a major project, means a guarantee that--
       ``(A) is made by one or more persons in connection with a 
     donation, specifically for the project, of a total amount in 
     cash or securities that, as determined by the Secretary of 
     the Navy, is sufficient to defray a substantial portion of 
     the total cost of the project;
       ``(B) is made to facilitate or expedite the completion of 
     the project in reasonable anticipation that other donors will 
     contribute sufficient funds or other resources in amounts 
     sufficient to pay for completion of the project;
       ``(C) is set forth as a written agreement that provides for 
     the donor to furnish in cash or securities, in addition to 
     the donor's other gift or gifts for the project, any 
     additional amount that may become necessary for paying the 
     cost of completing the project by reason of a failure to 
     obtain from other donors or sources funds or other resources 
     in amounts sufficient to pay the cost of completing the 
     project; and
       ``(D) is accompanied by--
       ``(i) an irrevocable and unconditional standby letter of 
     credit for the benefit of the Naval Academy that is in the 
     amount of the guarantee and is issued by a major United 
     States commercial bank; or
       ``(ii) a qualified account control agreement.
       ``(3) Qualified account control agreement.--The term 
     `qualified account control agreement', with respect to a 
     guarantee of a donor, means an agreement among the donor, the 
     Secretary of the Navy, and a major United States investment 
     management firm that--
       ``(A) ensures the availability of sufficient funds or other 
     financial resources to pay the amount guaranteed during the 
     period of the guarantee;
       ``(B) provides for the perfection of a security interest in 
     the assets of the account for the United States for the 
     benefit of the Naval Academy with the highest priority 
     available for liens and security interests under applicable 
     law;
       ``(C) requires the donor to maintain in an account with the 
     investment management firm assets having a total value that 
     is not less than 130 percent of the amount guaranteed; and
       ``(D) requires the investment management firm, at any time 
     that the value of the account is less than the value required 
     to be maintained under subparagraph (C), to liquidate any 
     noncash assets in the account and reinvest the proceeds in 
     Treasury bills issued under section 3104 of title 31.
       ``(4) Major united states commercial bank.--The term `major 
     United States commercial bank' means a commercial bank that--
       ``(A) is an insured bank (as defined in section 3 of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813));
       ``(B) is headquartered in the United States; and
       ``(C) has net assets in a total amount considered by the 
     Secretary of the Navy to qualify the bank as a major bank.
       ``(5) Major united states investment management firm.--The 
     term `major United States investment management firm' means 
     any broker, dealer, investment adviser, or provider of 
     investment supervisory services (as defined in section 3 of 
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c) or 
     section 202 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 
     80b-2) or a major United States commercial bank that--
       ``(A) is headquartered in the United States; and
       ``(B) holds for the account of others investment assets in 
     a total amount considered by the Secretary of the Navy to 
     qualify the firm as a major investment management firm.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     6974 the following new item:
``6975. Acceptance of guarantees with gifts for major projects.''.
       (c) Air Force Academy.--(1) Chapter 903 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 9355 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 9356. Acceptance of guarantees with gifts for major 
       projects

       ``(a) Acceptance Authority.--Subject to subsection (c), the 
     Secretary of the Air Force may accept from a donor or donors 
     a qualified guarantee for the completion of a major project 
     for the benefit of the Academy.
       ``(b) Obligation Authority.--The amount of a qualified 
     guarantee accepted under this section shall be considered as 
     contract authority to provide obligation authority for 
     purposes of Federal fiscal and contractual requirements. 
     Funds available for a project for which such a guarantee has 
     been accepted may be obligated and expended for the project 
     without regard to whether the total amount of the funds and 
     other resources available for the project (not taking into 
     account the amount of the guarantee) is sufficient to pay for 
     completion of the project.
       ``(c) Notice of Proposed Acceptance.--The Secretary of the 
     Air Force may not accept a qualified guarantee under this 
     section for the completion of a major project until after the 
     expiration of 30 days following the date upon which a report 
     of the facts concerning the proposed guarantee is submitted 
     to Congress.
       ``(d) Prohibition on Commingling of Funds.--The Secretary 
     of the Air Force may not enter into any contract or other 
     transaction involving the use of a qualified guarantee and 
     appropriated funds in the same contract or transaction.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Major project.--The term `major project' means a 
     project for the purchase or other procurement of real or 
     personal property, or for the construction, renovation, or 
     repair of real or personal property, the total cost of which 
     is, or is estimated to be, at least $1,000,000.
       ``(2) Qualified guarantee.--The term `qualified guarantee', 
     with respect to a major project, means a guarantee that--
       ``(A) is made by one or more persons in connection with a 
     donation, specifically for the project, of a total amount in 
     cash or securities that, as determined by the Secretary of 
     the Air Force, is sufficient to defray a substantial portion 
     of the total cost of the project;
       ``(B) is made to facilitate or expedite the completion of 
     the project in reasonable anticipation that other donors will 
     contribute sufficient funds or other resources in amounts 
     sufficient to pay for completion of the project;
       ``(C) is set forth as a written agreement that provides for 
     the donor to furnish in cash or securities, in addition to 
     the donor's other gift or gifts for the project, any 
     additional amount that may become necessary for paying the 
     cost of completing the project by reason of a failure to 
     obtain from other donors or sources funds or other resources 
     in amounts sufficient to pay the cost of completing the 
     project; and
       ``(D) is accompanied by--
       ``(i) an irrevocable and unconditional standby letter of 
     credit for the benefit of the Academy that is in the amount 
     of the guarantee and is issued by a major United States 
     commercial bank; or
       ``(ii) a qualified account control agreement.
       ``(3) Qualified account control agreement.--The term 
     `qualified account control agreement', with respect to a 
     guarantee of a donor, means an agreement among the donor, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force, and a major United States 
     investment management firm that--
       ``(A) ensures the availability of sufficient funds or other 
     financial resources to pay the amount guaranteed during the 
     period of the guarantee;
       ``(B) provides for the perfection of a security interest in 
     the assets of the account for the United States for the 
     benefit of the Academy with the highest priority available 
     for liens and security interests under applicable law;
       ``(C) requires the donor to maintain in an account with the 
     investment management firm assets having a total value that 
     is not less than 130 percent of the amount guaranteed; and
       ``(D) requires the investment management firm, at any time 
     that the value of the account is less than the value required 
     to be maintained under subparagraph (C), to liquidate any 
     noncash assets in the account and reinvest the proceeds in 
     Treasury bills issued under section 3104 of title 31.
       ``(4) Major united states commercial bank.--The term `major 
     United States commercial bank' means a commercial bank that--
       ``(A) is an insured bank (as defined in section 3 of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813));
       ``(B) is headquartered in the United States; and
       ``(C) has net assets in a total amount considered by the 
     Secretary of the Air Force to qualify the bank as a major 
     bank.
       ``(5) Major united states investment management firm.--The 
     term `major United States investment management firm' means 
     any broker, dealer, investment adviser, or provider of 
     investment supervisory services (as defined in section 3 of 
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c) or 
     section 202 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 
     80b-2) or a major United States commercial bank that--
       ``(A) is headquartered in the United States; and
       ``(B) holds for the account of others investment assets in 
     a total amount considered by the Secretary of the Air Force 
     to qualify the firm as a major investment management firm.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     9355 the following new item:
``9356. Acceptance of guarantees with gifts for major projects.''.

     SEC. 2872. ACQUISITION OF STATE-HELD INHOLDINGS, EAST RANGE 
                   OF FORT HUACHUCA, ARIZONA.

       (a) Acquisition Authorized.--(1) The Secretary of the 
     Interior may acquire by eminent domain, but with the consent 
     of the State of Arizona, all right, title, and interest 
     (including any mineral rights) of the State of Arizona in and 
     to unimproved Arizona State Trust lands consisting of 
     approximately 1,536.47 acres in the Fort Huachuca East Range, 
     Cochise County, Arizona.
       (2) The Secretary may also acquire by eminent domain, but 
     with the consent of the State of Arizona, any trust mineral 
     estate of the State of Arizona located beneath the surface 
     estates of the United States in one or more parcels of land 
     consisting of approximately 12,943 acres in the Fort Huachuca 
     East Range, Cochise County, Arizona.
       (b) Consideration.--(1) Subject to subsection (c), as 
     consideration for the acquisition by the United States of 
     Arizona State trust lands and mineral interests under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of 
     Land Management, may convey to the State of Arizona all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States, or some 
     lesser interest, in one or more parcels of Federal land under 
     the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in the 
     State of Arizona.
       (2) The lands or interests in land to be conveyed under 
     this subsection shall be mutually agreed upon by the 
     Secretary and the State of Arizona, as provided in subsection 
     (c)(1).
       (3) The value of the lands conveyed out of Federal 
     ownership under this subsection either

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     shall be equal to the value of the lands and mineral 
     interests received by the United States under subsection (a) 
     or, if not, shall be equalized by a payment made by the 
     Secretary or the State of Arizona, as necessary.
       (c) Conditions on Conveyance to State.--The Secretary may 
     make the conveyance described in subsection (b) only if--
       (1) the transfer of the Federal lands to the State of 
     Arizona is acceptable to the State Land Commissioner; and
       (2) the conveyance of lands and interests in lands under 
     subsection (b) is accepted by the State of Arizona as full 
     consideration for the land and mineral rights acquired by the 
     United States under subsection (a) and terminates all right, 
     title, and interest of all parties (other than the United 
     States) in and to the acquired lands and mineral rights.
       (d) Use of Eminent Domain.--The Secretary may acquire the 
     State lands and mineral rights under subsection (a) pursuant 
     to the laws and regulations governing eminent domain.
       (e) Determination of Fair Market Value.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, the value of lands and interests 
     in lands acquired or conveyed by the United States under this 
     section shall be determined in accordance with the Uniform 
     Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition, as 
     published by the Department of Justice in 1992. The appraisal 
     shall be subject to the review and acceptance by the Land 
     Department of the State of Arizona and the Bureau of Land 
     Management.
       (f) Descriptions of Land.--The exact acreage and legal 
     descriptions of the lands and interests in lands acquired or 
     conveyed by the United States under this section shall be 
     determined by surveys that are satisfactory to the Secretary 
     of the Interior and the State of Arizona.
       (g) Withdrawal of Acquired Lands for Military Purposes.--
     After acquisition, the lands acquired by the United States 
     under subsection (a) may be withdrawn and reserved, in 
     accordance with all applicable environmental laws, for use by 
     the Secretary of the Army for military training and testing 
     in the same manner as other Federal lands located in the Fort 
     Huachuca East Range that were withdrawn and reserved for Army 
     use through Public Land Order 1471 of 1957.
       (h) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the conveyance and acquisition of lands and 
     interests in land under this section as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States and any valid existing rights.
       (i) Cost Reimbursement.--All costs associated with the 
     processing of the acquisition of State trust lands and 
     mineral interests under subsection (a) and the conveyance of 
     public lands under subsection (b) shall be borne by the 
     Secretary of the Army.

     SEC. 2873. ENHANCEMENT OF PENTAGON RENOVATION ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Renovation Enhancements.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
     conjunction with the Pentagon Renovation Program, may design 
     and construct secure secretarial office and support 
     facilities and make security-related enhancements to the bus 
     and subway station entrance at the Pentagon Reservation.
       (b) Report Required.--As part of the report required under 
     section 2674(a) of title 10, United States Code, in 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall include the estimated cost for the 
     planning, design, construction, and installation of equipment 
     for the enhancements authorized by subsection (a) and a 
     revised estimate for the total cost of the renovation of the 
     Pentagon Reservation.
          Subtitle F--Expansion of Arlington National Cemetery

     SEC. 2881. TRANSFER FROM NAVY ANNEX, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA.

       (a) Land Transfer Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide for the transfer to the Secretary of the Army of 
     administrative jurisdiction over three parcels of real 
     property consisting of approximately 36 acres and known as 
     the Navy Annex (in this section referred to as the ``Navy 
     Annex property'').
       (b) Use of Land.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary of the Army shall incorporate the Navy Annex 
     property transferred under subsection (a) into Arlington 
     National Cemetery.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense may reserve not to exceed 10 
     acres of the Navy Annex property (of which not more than six 
     acres may be north of the existing Columbia Pike) as a site 
     for--
       (A) a National Military Museum, if such site is recommended 
     for such purpose by the Commission on the National Military 
     Museum established under section 2901; and
       (B) such other memorials that the Secretary of Defense 
     considers compatible with Arlington National Cemetery.
       (c) Remediation of Land for Cemetery Use.--Immediately 
     after the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the 
     Navy Annex property, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
     for the removal of any improvements on that property and 
     shall prepare the property for use as a part of Arlington 
     National Cemetery.
       (d) Establishment of Master Plan.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall establish a master plan for the use of the Navy 
     Annex property transferred under subsection (a).
       (2) The master plan shall take into account (A) the report 
     submitted by the Secretary of the Army on the expansion of 
     Arlington National Cemetery required at page 787 of the Joint 
     Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference to 
     accompany the bill H.R. 3616 of the One Hundred Fifth 
     Congress (House Report 105-436 of the 105th Congress), and 
     (B) the recommendation (if any) of the Commission on the 
     National Military Museum to use a portion of the Navy Annex 
     property as the site for the National Military Museum.
       (3) The master plan shall be established in consultation 
     with the National Capital Planning Commission and only after 
     coordination with appropriate officials of the Commonwealth 
     of Virginia and of the County of Arlington, Virginia, with 
     respect to matters pertaining to real property under the 
     jurisdiction of those officials located in or adjacent to the 
     Navy Annex property, including assessments of the effects on 
     transportation, infrastructure, and utilities in that county 
     by reason of the proposed uses of the Navy Annex property 
     under subsection (b).
       (4) Not later than 180 days after the date on which the 
     Commission on the National Military Museum submits to 
     Congress its report under section 2903, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress the master plan established 
     under this subsection.
       (e) Implementation of Master Plan.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may implement the provisions of the master plan at 
     any time after the Secretary submits the master plan to 
     Congress.
       (f) Legal Description.--In conjunction with the development 
     of the master plan required by subsection (d), the Secretary 
     of Defense shall determine the exact acreage and legal 
     description of the portion of the Navy Annex property 
     reserved under subsection (b)(2) and of the portion 
     transferred under subsection (a) for incorporation into 
     Arlington National Cemetery.
       (g) Reports.--(1) Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 
     submit to the Secretary of Defense a copy of the report to 
     Congress on the expansion of Arlington National Cemetery 
     required at page 787 of the Joint Explanatory Statement of 
     the Committee of Conference to accompany the bill H.R. 3616 
     of the One Hundred Fifth Congress (House Report 105-736 of 
     the 105th Congress).
       (2) The Secretary of Defense shall include a description of 
     the use of the Navy Annex property transferred under 
     subsection (a) in the annual report to Congress under section 
     2674(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, on the state of 
     the renovation of the Pentagon Reservation.
       (h) Deadline.--The Secretary of Defense shall complete the 
     transfer of administrative jurisdiction required by 
     subsection (a) not later than the earlier of--
       (A) January 1, 2010; or
       (B) the date when the Navy Annex property is no longer 
     required (as determined by the Secretary) for use as 
     temporary office space due to the renovation of the Pentagon.

     SEC. 2882. TRANSFER FROM FORT MYER, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA.

       (a) Land Transfer Required.--The Secretary of the Army 
     shall modify the boundaries of Arlington National Cemetery 
     and of Fort Myer to include in Arlington National Cemetery 
     the following parcels of real property situated in Fort Myer, 
     Arlington, Virginia:
       (1) A parcel comprising approximately five acres bounded by 
     the Fort Myer Post Traditional Chapel to the southwest, 
     McNair Road to the northwest, the Vehicle Maintenance Complex 
     to the northeast, and the masonry wall of Arlington National 
     Cemetery to the southeast.
       (2) A parcel comprising approximately three acres bounded 
     by the Vehicle Maintenance Complex to the southwest, Jackson 
     Avenue to the northwest, the water pumping station to the 
     northeast, and the masonry wall of Arlington National 
     Cemetery to the southeast.
       (b) Legal Description.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be transferred under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary.
           TITLE XXIX--COMMISSION ON NATIONAL MILITARY MUSEUM
Sec. 2901. Establishment.
Sec. 2902. Duties of Commission.
Sec. 2903. Report.
Sec. 2904. Powers.
Sec. 2905. Commission procedures.
Sec. 2906. Personnel matters.
Sec. 2907. Miscellaneous administrative provisions.
Sec. 2908. Funding.
Sec. 2909. Termination of Commission.

     SEC. 2901. ESTABLISHMENT.

       (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a 
     commission to be known as the ``Commission on the National 
     Military Museum'' (in this title referred to as the 
     ``Commission'').
       (b) Composition.--(1) The Commission shall be composed of 
     11 voting members appointed from among individuals who have 
     an expertise in military or museum matters as follows:
       (A) Five shall be appointed by the President.
       (B) Two shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, in consultation with the chairman of the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
       (C) One shall be appointed by the minority leader of the 
     House of Representatives, in consultation with the ranking 
     member of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (D) Two shall be appointed by the majority leader of the 
     Senate, in consultation with the chairman of the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate.
       (E) One shall be appointed by the minority leader of the 
     Senate, in consultation with the ranking member of the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
       (2) The following shall be nonvoting members of the 
     Commission:
       (A) The Secretary of Defense.
       (B) The Secretary of the Army.
       (C) The Secretary of the Navy.
       (D) The Secretary of the Air Force.
       (E) The Secretary of Transportation.

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       (F) The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
       (G) The Chairman of the National Capital Planning 
     Commission.
       (H) The Chairperson of the Commission of Fine Arts.
       (c) Chairman.--The President shall designate one of the 
     individuals first appointed to the Commission under 
     subsection (b)(1)(A) as the chairman of the Commission.
       (d) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--Members shall be 
     appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the 
     Commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
     appointment.
       (e) Initial Organization Requirements.--(1) All 
     appointments to the Commission shall be made not later than 
     90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) The Commission shall convene its first meeting not 
     later than 60 days after the date as of which all members of 
     the Commission have been appointed.

     SEC. 2902. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Study of National Military Museum.--The Commission 
     shall conduct a study in order to make recommendations to 
     Congress regarding an authorization for the construction of a 
     national military museum in the National Capital Area.
       (b) Study Elements.--In conducting the study, the 
     Commission shall do the following:
       (1) Determine whether existing military museums, historic 
     sites, and memorials in the United States are adequate--
       (A) to provide in a cost-effective manner for display of, 
     and interaction with, adequately visited and adequately 
     preserved artifacts and representations of the Armed Forces 
     and of the wars in which the United States has been engaged;
       (B) to honor the service to the United States of the active 
     and reserve members of the Armed Forces and the veterans of 
     the United States;
       (C) to educate current and future generations regarding the 
     Armed Forces and the sacrifices of members of the Armed 
     Forces and the Nation in furtherance of the defense of 
     freedom; and
       (D) to foster public pride in the achievements and 
     activities of the Armed Forces.
       (2) Determine whether adequate inventories of artifacts and 
     representations of the Armed Forces and of the wars in which 
     the United States has been engaged are available, either in 
     current inventories or in private or public collections, for 
     loan or other provision to a national military museum.
       (3) Develop preliminary proposals for--
       (A) the dimensions and design of a national military museum 
     in the National Capital Area;
       (B) the location of the museum in that Area; and
       (C) the approximate cost of the final design and 
     construction of the museum and of the costs of operating the 
     museum.
       (c) Additional Duties.--If the Commission determines to 
     recommend that Congress authorize the construction of a 
     national military museum in the National Capital Area, the 
     Commission shall also, as a part of the study under 
     subsection (a), do the following:
       (1) Recommend not fewer than three sites for the museum 
     ranked by preference.
       (2) Propose a schedule for construction of the museum.
       (3) Assess the potential effects of the museum on the 
     environment, facilities, and roadways in the vicinity of the 
     site or sites where the museum is proposed to be located.
       (4) Recommend the percentages of funding for the museum to 
     be provided by the United States, State and local 
     governments, and private sources, respectively.
       (5) Assess the potential for fundraising for the museum 
     during the 20-year period following the authorization of 
     construction of the museum.
       (6) Assess and recommend various governing structures for 
     the museum, including a governing structure that places the 
     museum within the Smithsonian Institution.
       (d) Requirements for Location on Navy Annex Property.--In 
     the case of a recommendation under subsection (c)(1) to 
     authorize construction of a national military museum on the 
     Navy Annex property authorized for reservation for such 
     purpose by section 2871(b), the design of the national 
     military museum on such property shall be subject to the 
     following requirements:
       (1) The design shall be prepared in consultation with the 
     Superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery.
       (2) The design may not provide for access by vehicles to 
     the national military museum through Arlington National 
     Cemetery.

     SEC. 2903. REPORT.

       The Commission shall, not later than 12 months after the 
     date of its first meeting, submit to Congress a report on its 
     findings and conclusions under this title, including any 
     recommendations under section 2902.

     SEC. 2904. POWERS.

       (a) Hearings.--The Commission or, at its direction, any 
     panel or member of the Commission, may, for the purpose of 
     carrying out the provisions of this title, hold hearings, sit 
     and act at times and places, take testimony, receive 
     evidence, and administer oaths to the extent that the 
     Commission or any panel or member considers advisable.
       (b) Information.--The Commission may secure directly from 
     the Department of Defense and any other Federal department or 
     agency information that the Commission considers necessary to 
     enable the Commission to carry out its responsibilities under 
     this title.

     SEC. 2905. COMMISSION PROCEDURES.

       (a) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
     chairman.
       (b) Quorum.--(1) Six of the members appointed under section 
     2901(b)(1) shall constitute a quorum other than for the 
     purpose of holding hearings.
       (2) The Commission shall act by resolution agreed to by a 
     majority of the members of the Commission.
       (c) Commission.--The Commission may establish panels 
     composed of less than full membership of the Commission for 
     the purpose of carrying out the Commission's duties. The 
     actions of each such panel shall be subject to the review and 
     control of the Commission. Any findings and determinations 
     made by such a panel shall not be considered the findings and 
     determinations of the Commission unless approved by the 
     Commission.
       (d) Authority of Individuals To Act for Commission.--Any 
     member or agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the 
     Commission, take any action which the Commission is 
     authorized to take under this title.

     SEC. 2906. PERSONNEL MATTERS.

       (a) Pay of Members.--Members of the Commission appointed 
     under section 2901(b)(1) shall serve without pay by reason of 
     their work on the Commission.
       (b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Commission shall 
     be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
     under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
     Code, while away from their homes or regular places of 
     business in the performance of services for the Commission.
       (c) Staff.--(1) The chairman of the Commission may, without 
     regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
     governing appointments in the competitive service, appoint a 
     staff director and such additional personnel as may be 
     necessary to enable the Commission to perform its duties. The 
     appointment of a staff director shall be subject to the 
     approval of the Commission.
       (2) The chairman of the Commission may fix the pay of the 
     staff director and other personnel without regard to the 
     provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of 
     title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of 
     positions and General Schedule pay rates, except that the 
     rate of pay fixed under this paragraph for the staff director 
     may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5316 of such title and the rate of pay 
     for other personnel may not exceed the maximum rate payable 
     for grade GS-15 of the General Schedule.
       (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Upon request of the 
     chairman of the Commission, the head of any Federal 
     department or agency may detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, 
     any personnel of that department or agency to the Commission 
     to assist it in carrying out its duties.
       (e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--
     The chairman of the Commission may procure temporary and 
     intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code, at rates for individuals which do not 
     exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
     payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 
     5316 of such title.

     SEC. 2907. MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       (a) Postal and Printing Services.--The Commission may use 
     the United States mails and obtain printing and binding 
     services in the same manner and under the same conditions as 
     other departments and agencies of the United States.
       (b) Miscellaneous Administrative and Support Services.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall furnish the Commission, on a 
     reimbursable basis, any administrative and support services 
     requested by the Commission.

     SEC. 2908. FUNDING.

       (a) In General.--Funds for activities of the Commission 
     shall be provided from amounts appropriated for the 
     Department of Defense for operation and maintenance for 
     Defense-wide activities for fiscal year 2000.
       (b) Request.--Upon receipt of a written certification from 
     the chairman of the Commission specifying the funds required 
     for the activities of the Commission, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall promptly disburse to the Commission, from such 
     amounts, the funds required by the Commission as stated in 
     such certification.
       (c) Availability of Certain Funds.--Of the funds available 
     for activities of the Commission under this section, 
     $2,000,000 shall be available for the activities, if any, of 
     the Commission under section 2902(c).

     SEC. 2909. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.

       The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the date of 
     the submission of its report under section 2903.
                  TITLE XXX--MILITARY LAND WITHDRAWALS
Sec. 3001. Short title.

                   Subtitle A--Withdrawals Generally

Sec. 3011. Withdrawals.
Sec. 3012. Maps and legal descriptions.
Sec. 3013. Termination of withdrawals in Military Lands Withdrawal Act 
              of 1986.
Sec. 3014. Management of lands.
Sec. 3015. Duration of withdrawal and reservation.
Sec. 3016. Extension of initial withdrawal and reservation.
Sec. 3017. Ongoing decontamination.
Sec. 3018. Delegation.
Sec. 3019. Water rights.
Sec. 3020. Hunting, fishing, and trapping.
Sec. 3021. Mining and mineral leasing.
Sec. 3022. Use of mineral materials.
Sec. 3023. Immunity of United States.

                   Subtitle B--Withdrawals in Arizona

Sec. 3031. Barry M. Goldwater Range, Arizona.
Sec. 3032. Military use of Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge and 
              Cabeza Prieta Wilderness.

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Sec. 3033. Maps and legal description.
Sec. 3034. Water rights.
Sec. 3035. Hunting, fishing, and trapping.
Sec. 3036. Use of mineral materials.
Sec. 3037. Immunity of United States.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 3041. Authorization of appropriations.

     SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Military Lands Withdrawal 
     Act of 1999''.
                   Subtitle A--Withdrawals Generally

     SEC. 3011. WITHDRAWALS.

       (a) Naval Air Station Fallon Ranges, Nevada.--
       (1) Withdrawal and reservation.--(A) Subject to valid 
     existing rights and except as otherwise provided in this 
     subtitle, the lands established at the B-16, B-17, B-19, and 
     B-20 Ranges, as referred to in paragraph (2), and all other 
     areas within the boundary of such lands as depicted on the 
     map referred to in such paragraph which may become subject to 
     the operation of the public land laws, are hereby withdrawn 
     from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, 
     including the mining laws and the mineral leasing and 
     geothermal leasing laws.
       (B) The lands and interests in lands within the boundaries 
     established at the Dixie Valley Training Area, as referred to 
     in paragraph (2), are hereby withdrawn from all forms of 
     appropriation under the public land laws, including the 
     mining laws and geothermal leasing laws, but not the mineral 
     leasing laws.
       (C) The lands withdrawn by subparagraphs (A) and (B) are 
     reserved for use by the Secretary of the Navy for--
       (i) testing and training for aerial bombing, missile 
     firing, and tactical maneuvering and air support; and
       (ii) other defense-related purposes consistent with the 
     purposes specified in this subparagraph.
       (2) Land description.--The public lands and interests in 
     lands withdrawn and reserved by this subsection comprise 
     approximately 204,953 acres of land in Churchill County, 
     Nevada, as generally depicted as ``Proposed Withdrawal Land'' 
     and ``Existing Withdrawals'' on the map entitled ``Naval Air 
     Station Fallon Ranges--Proposed Withdrawal of Public Lands 
     for Range Safety and Training Purposes'', dated May 25, 1999, 
     and filed in accordance with section 3012.
       (3) Relationship to other reservations.--
       (A) B-16 range.--To the extent the withdrawal and 
     reservation made by paragraph (1) for the B-16 Range 
     withdraws lands currently withdrawn and reserved for use by 
     the Bureau of Reclamation, the reservation made by that 
     paragraph shall be the primary reservation for public safety 
     management actions only, and the existing Bureau of 
     Reclamation reservation shall be the primary reservation for 
     all other management actions.
       (B) Shoal site.--The Secretary of Energy shall remain 
     responsible and liable for the subsurface estate and all its 
     activities at the ``Shoal Site'' withdrawn and reserved by 
     Public Land Order Number 2771, as amended by Public Land 
     Order Number 2834. The Secretary of the Navy shall be 
     responsible for the management and use of the surface estate 
     at the ``Shoal Site'' pursuant to the withdrawal and 
     reservation made by paragraph (1).
       (4) Water rights.-- Effective as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall ensure 
     that the Navy complies with the portion of the memorandum of 
     understanding between the Department of the Navy and the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service dated July 26, 1995, 
     requiring the Navy to limit water rights to the maximum 
     extent practicable, consistent with safety of operations, for 
     Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, currently not more than 
     4,402 acre-feet of water per year.
       (b) Nellis Air Force Range, Nevada.--
       (1) Department of air force.--Subject to valid existing 
     rights and except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the 
     public lands described in paragraph (4) are hereby withdrawn 
     from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, 
     including the mining laws and the mineral leasing and 
     geothermal leasing laws. Such lands are reserved for use by 
     the Secretary of the Air Force--
       (A) as an armament and high hazard testing area;
       (B) for training for aerial gunnery, rocketry, electronic 
     warfare, and tactical maneuvering and air support;
       (C) for equipment and tactics development and testing; and
       (D) for other defense-related purposes consistent with the 
     purposes specified in this paragraph.
       (2) Department of energy.--
       (A) Revocation.--Public Land Order Number 1662, published 
     in the Federal Register on June 26, 1958, is hereby revoked 
     in its entirety.
       (B) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all 
     lands within the boundary of the area labeled ``Pahute Mesa'' 
     as generally depicted on the map referred to in paragraph (4) 
     are hereby withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under 
     the public land laws, including the mining laws and the 
     mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws.
       (C) Reservation.--The lands withdrawn under subparagraph 
     (B) are reserved for use by the Secretary of Energy as an 
     integral part of the Nevada Test Site. Other provisions of 
     this subtitle do not apply to the land withdrawn and reserved 
     under this paragraph, except as provided in section 3017.
       (3) Department of Interior.--Notwithstanding the Desert 
     National Wildlife Refuge withdrawal and reservation made by 
     Executive Order Number 7373, dated May 20, 1936, as amended 
     by Public Land Order Number 4079, dated August 26, 1966, and 
     Public Land Order Number 7070, dated August 4, 1994, the 
     lands depicted as impact areas on the map referred to in 
     paragraph (4) are, upon completion of the transfers 
     authorized in paragraph (5)(F)(ii), transferred to the 
     primary jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Air Force, who 
     shall manage the lands in accordance with the memorandum of 
     understanding referred to in paragraph (5)(E). The Secretary 
     of the Interior shall retain secondary jurisdiction over the 
     lands for wildlife conservation purposes.
       (4) Land description.--The public lands and interests in 
     lands withdrawn and reserved by paragraphs (1) and (2) 
     comprise approximately 2,919,890 acres of land in Clark, 
     Lincoln, and Nye Counties, Nevada, as generally depicted on 
     the map entitled ``Nevada Test and Training Range, Proposed 
     Withdrawal Extension'', dated April 22, 1999, and filed in 
     accordance with section 3012.
       (5) Desert national wildlife refuge.--
       (A) Management.--During the period of withdrawal and 
     reservation of lands by this subtitle, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall exercise administrative jurisdiction over the 
     Desert National Wildlife Refuge (except for the lands 
     referred to in this subsection) through the United States 
     Fish and Wildlife Service in accordance with the National 
     Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 
     668dd et seq.), this subtitle, and other laws applicable to 
     the National Wildlife Refuge System.
       (B) Use of mineral materials.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this subtitle or the Act of July 31, 1947 
     (commonly known as the Materials Act of 1947; 30 U.S.C. 601 
     et seq.), no mineral material resources may be obtained from 
     the parts of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge that are not 
     depicted as impact areas on the map referred to in paragraph 
     (4), except in accordance with the procedures set forth in 
     the memorandum of understanding referred to in subparagraph 
     (E).
       (C) Access restrictions.--If the Secretary of the Air Force 
     determines that military operations, public safety, or 
     national security require the closure to the public of any 
     road, trail, or other portion of the Desert National Wildlife 
     Refuge that is withdrawn by this subtitle, the Secretary of 
     the Interior shall take action to effect and maintain such 
     closure, including agreeing to amend the memorandum of 
     understanding referred to in subparagraph (E) to establish 
     new or enhanced surface safety zones.
       (D) Effect of subtitle.--Neither the withdrawal under 
     paragraph (1) nor any other provision of this subtitle, 
     except this subsection and subsections (a) and (b) of section 
     3014, shall be construed to effect the following:
       (i) The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act 
     of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) or any other law related to 
     management of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
       (ii) Any Executive order or public land order in effect on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to the 
     Desert National Wildlife Refuge.
       (iii) Any memorandum of understanding between the Secretary 
     of the Interior and the Secretary of the Air Force concerning 
     the joint use of lands withdrawn for use by the Air Force 
     within the external boundaries of the Desert National 
     Wildlife Refuge, except to the extent the provisions of such 
     memorandum of understanding are inconsistent with the 
     provisions of this subtitle, in which case such memorandum of 
     understanding shall be reviewed and amended to conform to the 
     provisions of this title not later than 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (E) Memorandum of understanding.--(i) The Secretary of the 
     Interior, in coordination with the Secretary of the Air 
     Force, shall manage the portion of the Desert National 
     Wildlife Refuge withdrawn by this subtitle, except for the 
     lands referred to in paragraph (3), for the purposes for 
     which the refuge was established, and to support current and 
     future military aviation training needs consistent with the 
     current memorandum of understanding between the Department of 
     the Air Force and the Department of the Interior, including 
     any extension or other amendment of such memorandum of 
     understanding as provided under this subparagraph.
       (ii) As part of the review of the existing memorandum of 
     understanding provided for in this paragraph, the Secretary 
     of the Interior and the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     extend the memorandum of understanding for a period that 
     coincides with the duration of the withdrawal of the lands 
     constituting Nellis Air Force Range under this subtitle.
       (iii) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as 
     prohibiting the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
     of the Air Force from revising the memorandum of 
     understanding at any future time should they mutually agree 
     to do so.
       (iv) Amendments to the memorandum of understanding shall 
     take effect 90 days after the date on which the Secretary of 
     the Interior submits notice of such amendments to the 
     Committees on Environment and Public Works, Energy and 
     Natural Resources, and Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committees on Resources and Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (F) Acquisition of replacement property.--(i) In addition 
     to any other amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 
     3041, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary of the Air Force such sums as may be necessary for 
     the replacement of National Wildlife Refuge System lands in 
     Nevada covered by this subsection.
       (ii) The Secretary of the Air Force may, using funds 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in clause (i) to--
       (I) acquire lands, waters, or interests in lands or waters 
     in Nevada pursuant to clause (i) which are acceptable to the 
     Secretary of the Interior, and transfer such lands to the 
     Secretary of the Interior; or

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       (II) transfer such funds to the Secretary of the Interior 
     for the purpose of acquiring such lands.
       (iii) The transfers authorized by clause (ii) shall be 
     deemed complete upon written notification from the Secretary 
     of the Interior to the Secretary of the Air Force that lands, 
     or funds, equal to the amount appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in clause (i) have been 
     received by the Secretary of the Interior from the Secretary 
     of the Air Force.
       (c) Fort Greely and Fort Wainwright Training Ranges, 
     Alaska.--
       (1) Withdrawal and reservation.--Subject to valid existing 
     rights and except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, all 
     lands and interests in lands within the boundaries 
     established at the Fort Greely East and West Training Ranges 
     and the Yukon Training Range of Fort Wainwright, as referred 
     to in paragraph (2), are hereby withdrawn from all forms of 
     appropriation under the public land laws, including the 
     mining laws and the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing 
     laws. Such lands are reserved for use by the Secretary of the 
     Army for--
       (A) military maneuvering, training, and equipment 
     development and testing;
       (B) training for aerial gunnery, rocketry, electronic 
     warfare, and tactical maneuvering and air support; and
       (C) other defense-related purposes consistent with the 
     purposes specified in this paragraph.
       (2) Land description.--The public lands and interests in 
     lands withdrawn and reserved by this subsection comprise 
     approximately 869,862 acres of land in the Fairbanks North 
     Star Borough and the Unorganized Borough, Alaska, as 
     generally depicted on the map entitled ``Fort Wainwright and 
     Fort Greely Regional Context Map'', dated June 3, 1987, and 
     filed in accordance with section 3012.
       (d) McGregor Range, Fort Bliss, New Mexico.--
       (1) Withdrawal and reservation.--Subject to valid existing 
     rights and except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, all 
     lands and interests in lands within the boundaries 
     established at the McGregor Range of Fort Bliss, as referred 
     to in paragraph (2), are hereby withdrawn from all forms of 
     appropriation under the public land laws, including the 
     mining laws and the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing 
     laws. Such lands are reserved for use by the Secretary of the 
     Army for--
       (A) military maneuvering, training, and equipment 
     development and testing;
       (B) training for aerial gunnery, rocketry, electronic 
     warfare, and tactical maneuvering and air support associated 
     with the Air Force Tactical Target Complex; and
       (C) other defense-related purposes consistent with the 
     purposes specified in this paragraph.
       (2) Land description.--The public lands and interests in 
     lands withdrawn and reserved by this subsection comprise 
     608,385 acres of land in Otero County, New Mexico, as 
     generally depicted on the map entitled ``McGregor Range 
     Withdrawal'', dated June 3, 1999, and filed in accordance 
     with section 3012.

     SEC. 3012. MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.

       (a) Publication and Filing.--As soon as practicable after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall--
       (1) publish in the Federal Register a notice containing the 
     legal description of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this 
     subtitle; and
       (2) file maps and the legal descriptions of the lands 
     withdrawn and reserved by this subtitle with the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Resources of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Technical Corrections.--Such maps and legal 
     descriptions shall have the same force and effect as if 
     included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary of the 
     Interior may correct clerical and typographical errors in 
     such maps and legal descriptions.
       (c) Availability for Public Inspection.--Copies of such 
     maps and legal descriptions shall be available for public 
     inspection in the offices of the Director and appropriate 
     State Directors and field office managers of the Bureau of 
     Land Management, the office of the commander, Naval Air 
     Station Fallon, Nevada, the offices of the Director and 
     appropriate Regional Directors of the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, the office of the commander, Nellis Air 
     Force Base, Nevada, the office of the commander, Fort Bliss, 
     Texas, the office of the commander, Fort Greely, Alaska, the 
     office of the commander, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, and the 
     Office of the Secretary of Defense.
       (d) Reimbursement.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     reimburse the Secretary of the Interior for any costs 
     incurred by the Secretary of the Interior in implementing 
     this section.

     SEC. 3013. TERMINATION OF WITHDRAWALS IN MILITARY LANDS 
                   WITHDRAWAL ACT OF 1986.

       Except as otherwise provided in this title, the withdrawals 
     made by the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1986 (Public Law 
     99-606) shall terminate after November 6, 2001.

     SEC. 3014. MANAGEMENT OF LANDS.

       (a) Management by Secretary of Interior.--
       (1) Applicable law.--During the period of the withdrawal of 
     lands under this subtitle, the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall manage the lands withdrawn by section 3011 pursuant to 
     the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
     1701 et seq.), other applicable law, and this subtitle. The 
     Secretary shall manage the lands within the Desert National 
     Wildlife Refuge in accordance with the National Wildlife 
     Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et 
     seq.) and other applicable law. No provision of this 
     subtitle, except sections 3011(b)(5)(D), 3020, and 3021, 
     shall apply to the management of the Desert National Wildlife 
     Refuge.
       (2) Activities authorized.--To the extent consistent with 
     applicable law and Executive orders, the lands withdrawn by 
     section 3011 may be managed in a manner permitting--
       (A) the continuation of grazing where permitted on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act;
       (B) the protection of wildlife and wildlife habitat;
       (C) the control of predatory and other animals;
       (D) recreation; and
       (E) the prevention and appropriate suppression of brush and 
     range fires resulting from nonmilitary activities.
       (3) Nonmilitary uses.--
       (A) In general.--All nonmilitary use of the lands referred 
     to in paragraph (2), other than the uses described in that 
     paragraph, shall be subject to such conditions and 
     restrictions as may be necessary to permit the military use 
     of such lands for the purposes specified in or authorized 
     pursuant to this subtitle.
       (B) Leases, easements, and rights of way.--The Secretary of 
     the Interior may issue a lease, easement, right of way, or 
     other authorization with respect to the nonmilitary use of 
     lands referred to in paragraph (2) only with the concurrence 
     of the Secretary of the military department concerned.
       (b) Closure to Public.--
       (1) In general.--If the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned determines that military operations, 
     public safety, or national security require the closure to 
     public use of any road, trail, or other portion of lands 
     withdrawn by this subtitle, that Secretary may take such 
     action as that Secretary determines necessary or desirable to 
     effect and maintain such closure.
       (2) Limitations.--Any closure under paragraph (1) shall be 
     limited to the minimum areas and periods which the Secretary 
     of the military department concerned determines are required 
     to carry out this subsection.
       (3) Notice.--Before and during any closure under this 
     subsection, the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned shall--
       (A) keep appropriate warning notices posted; and
       (B) take appropriate steps to notify the public concerning 
     such closure.
       (c) Management Plan.--The Secretary of the Interior, after 
     consultation with the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned, shall develop a plan for the management of each 
     area withdrawn by section 3011 during the period of 
     withdrawal under this subtitle. Each plan shall--
       (1) be consistent with applicable law;
       (2) be subject to the conditions and restrictions specified 
     in subsection (a)(3);
       (3) include such provisions as may be necessary for proper 
     management and protection of the resources and values of such 
     area; and
       (4) be developed not later than two years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Brush and Range Fires.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the military department 
     concerned shall take necessary precautions to prevent and 
     suppress brush and range fires occurring within and outside 
     lands withdrawn by section 3011 as a result of military 
     activities and may seek assistance from the Bureau of Land 
     Management in the suppression of such fires.
       (2) Assistance.--Each memorandum of understanding required 
     by subsection (e) shall--
       (A) require the Bureau of Land Management to provide 
     assistance in the suppression of fires under paragraph (1) 
     upon the request of the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned; and
       (B) provide for a transfer of funds from the military 
     department concerned to the Bureau of Land Management as 
     compensation for any assistance so provided.
       (e) Memorandum of Understanding.--
       (1) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Interior and the 
     Secretary of the military department concerned shall, with 
     respect to each lands withdrawn by section 3011, enter into a 
     memorandum of understanding to implement the management plan 
     for such lands under subsection (c).
       (2) Duration.--The duration of any memorandum of 
     understanding for lands withdrawn by section 3011 shall be 
     the same as the period of the withdrawal of such lands under 
     this subtitle.
       (f) Additional Military Uses.--
       (1) In general.--Lands withdrawn by section 3011 (except 
     lands within the Desert National Wildlife Refuge) may be used 
     for defense-related purposes other than those specified in 
     the applicable provisions of such section.
       (2) Notice.--The Secretary of Defense shall promptly notify 
     the Secretary of the Interior in the event that lands 
     withdrawn by this subtitle will be used for defense-related 
     purposes other than those specified in the applicable 
     provisions of section 3011.
       (3) Contents of notice.--A notice under paragraph (2) shall 
     indicate the additional use or uses involved, the proposed 
     duration of such use or uses, and the extent to which such 
     use or uses will require that additional or more stringent 
     conditions or restrictions be imposed on otherwise permitted 
     nonmilitary uses of the lands concerned, or portions thereof.

     SEC. 3015. DURATION OF WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION.

       (a) General Termination Date.--The withdrawal and 
     reservation of lands by section 3011 shall terminate 25 years 
     after November 6, 2001, except as otherwise provided in this 
     subtitle and except for the withdrawals provided for under 
     subsections (a) and (b) of section 3011 which shall terminate 
     20 years after November 6, 2001.
       (b) Commencement Date for Certain Lands.--As to the lands 
     withdrawn for military purposes by section 3011, but not 
     withdrawn for military purposes by section 1 of the Military 
     Lands Withdrawal Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-606), the 
     withdrawal of such lands shall become effective on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

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       (c) Opening Date.--On the date of the termination of the 
     withdrawal and reservation of lands under this subtitle, such 
     lands shall not be open to any form of appropriation under 
     the public land laws, including the mineral laws and the 
     mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, until the 
     Secretary of the Interior publishes in the Federal Register 
     an appropriate order stating the date upon which such lands 
     shall be restored to the public domain and opened.

     SEC. 3016. EXTENSION OF INITIAL WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than three years before the 
     termination date of the initial withdrawal and reservation of 
     lands under this subtitle, the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned shall notify Congress and the Secretary 
     of the Interior concerning whether the military department 
     will have a continuing military need after such termination 
     date for all or any portion of such lands.
       (b) Duties Regarding Continuing Military Need.--
       (1) In general.--If the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned determines that there will be a 
     continuing military need for any lands withdrawn by this 
     subtitle, the Secretary of the military department concerned 
     shall--
       (A) consult with the Secretary of the Interior concerning 
     any adjustments to be made to the extent of, or to the 
     allocation of management responsibility for, such lands; and
       (B) file with the Secretary of the Interior, within one 
     year after the notice required by subsection (a), an 
     application for extension of the withdrawal and reservation 
     of such lands.
       (2) Application for extension.--Notwithstanding any general 
     procedure of the Department of the Interior for processing 
     Federal land withdrawals, an application for extension under 
     paragraph (1) shall be considered complete if the application 
     includes the following:
       (A) The information required by section 3 of the Engle Act 
     (43 U.S.C. 157), except that no information shall be required 
     concerning the use or development of mineral, timber, or 
     grazing resources unless, and to the extent, the Secretary of 
     the military department concerned proposes to use or develop 
     such resources during the period of extension.
       (B) A copy of the most recent report prepared in accordance 
     with the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670 et seq.).
       (c) Legislative Proposals.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     and the Secretary of the military department concerned shall 
     ensure that any legislative proposal for the extension of the 
     withdrawal and reservation of lands under this subtitle is 
     submitted to Congress not later than May 1 of the year 
     preceding the year in which the withdrawal and reservation of 
     such lands would otherwise terminate under this subtitle.
       (d) Notice of Intent Regarding Relinquishment.--If during 
     the period of the withdrawal and reservation of lands under 
     this subtitle, the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned decides to relinquish all or any of the lands 
     withdrawn and reserved by section 3011, such Secretary shall 
     transmit a notice of intent to relinquish such lands to the 
     Secretary of the Interior.

     SEC. 3017. ONGOING DECONTAMINATION.

       (a) Program.--Throughout the duration of the withdrawal of 
     lands under this subtitle, the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned shall, to the extent funds are available 
     for such purpose, maintain a program of decontamination of 
     such lands consistent with applicable Federal and State law.
       (b) Reports.--
       (1) Requirement.--Not later than 45 days after the date on 
     which the President transmits to Congress the President's 
     proposed budget for any fiscal year beginning after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of each military 
     department shall transmit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, Armed Services, and Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations, 
     Armed Services, and Resources of the House of Representatives 
     a description of the decontamination efforts undertaken on 
     lands under this subtitle under the jurisdiction of such 
     Secretary during the previous fiscal year and the 
     decontamination activities proposed to be undertaken on such 
     lands during the next fiscal year.
       (2) Report elements.--Each report shall specify the 
     following:
       (A) Amounts appropriated and obligated or expended for 
     decontamination of such lands.
       (B) The methods used to decontaminate such lands.
       (C) The amounts and types of decontaminants removed from 
     such lands.
       (D) The estimated types and amounts of residual 
     contamination on such lands.
       (E) An estimate of the costs for full decontamination of 
     such lands and the estimate of the time to complete such 
     decontamination.
       (c) Decontamination Before Relinquishment.--
       (1) Duties before notice of intent to relinquish.--Before 
     transmitting a notice of intent to relinquish lands under 
     section 3016(d), the Secretary of Defense, acting through the 
     Secretary of the military department concerned, shall prepare 
     a written determination concerning whether and to what extent 
     such lands are contaminated with explosive, toxic, or other 
     hazardous materials.
       (2) Determination accompanies notice.--A copy of any 
     determination prepared with respect to lands under paragraph 
     (1) shall be transmitted together with the notice of intent 
     to relinquish such lands under section 3016(d).
       (3) Publication of notice and determination.--The Secretary 
     of the Interior shall publish in the Federal Register a copy 
     of any notice of intent to relinquish and determination 
     concerning the contaminated state of the lands that is 
     transmitted under this subsection.
       (d) Alternatives to Decontamination Before 
     Relinquishment.--If the Secretary of the Interior, after 
     consultation with the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned, determines that decontamination of any land which 
     is the subject of a notice of intent to relinquish under 
     section 3016(d) is not practicable or economically feasible, 
     or that such land cannot be decontaminated sufficiently to be 
     opened to the operation of some or all of the public land 
     laws, or if Congress does not appropriate sufficient funds 
     for the decontamination of such land, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall not be required to accept such land for 
     relinquishment.
       (e) Status of Contaminated Lands.--If because of their 
     contaminated state the Secretary of the Interior declines to 
     accept jurisdiction over lands withdrawn by this subtitle 
     which have been proposed for relinquishment, or if at the 
     expiration of the withdrawal of such lands by this subtitle 
     the Secretary of the Interior determines that some of such 
     lands are contaminated to an extent which prevents opening 
     such lands to operation of the public land laws--
       (1) the Secretary of the military department concerned 
     shall take appropriate steps to warn the public of the 
     contaminated state of such lands and any risks associated 
     with entry onto such lands;
       (2) after the expiration of the withdrawal of such lands 
     under this subtitle, the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned shall undertake no activities on such lands except 
     in connection with decontamination of such lands; and
       (3) the Secretary of the military department concerned 
     shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior and Congress a 
     report on the status of such lands and all actions taken 
     under this subsection.
       (f) Revocation Authority.--
       (1) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Secretary of the Interior, upon deciding that it is in 
     the public interest to accept jurisdiction over lands 
     proposed for relinquishment under section 3016(d), may revoke 
     the withdrawal and reservation of lands under this subtitle 
     as it applies to such lands.
       (2) Order.--Should a decision be made to revoke the 
     withdrawal and reservation of lands under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal 
     Register an appropriate order which shall --
       (A) terminate the withdrawal and reservation of such lands 
     under this subtitle;
       (B) constitute official acceptance of full jurisdiction 
     over such lands by the Secretary of the Interior; and
       (C) state the date on which such lands will be opened to 
     the operation of some or all of the public lands laws, 
     including the mining laws.

     SEC. 3018. DELEGATION.

       (a) Military Departments.--The functions of the Secretary 
     of Defense, or of the Secretary of a military department, 
     under this subtitle may be delegated.
       (b) Department of Interior.--The functions of the Secretary 
     of the Interior under this subtitle may be delegated, except 
     that an order described in section 3017(f)(2) may be approved 
     and signed only by the Secretary of the Interior, the Under 
     Secretary of the Interior, or an Assistant Secretary of the 
     Interior.

     SEC. 3019. WATER RIGHTS.

       Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to establish a 
     reservation to the United States with respect to any water or 
     water right on lands covered by section 3011. No provision of 
     this subtitle shall be construed as authorizing the 
     appropriation of water on lands covered by section 3011 by 
     the United States after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, except in accordance with the law of the State in which 
     such lands are located. This section shall not be construed 
     to affect water rights acquired by the United States before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3020. HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.

       All hunting, fishing, and trapping on lands withdrawn by 
     this subtitle shall be conducted in accordance with the 
     provisions of section 2671 of title 10, United States Code, 
     except that hunting, fishing, and trapping within the Desert 
     National Wildlife Refuge shall be conducted in accordance 
     with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act 
     of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.), the Recreation Use of 
     Wildlife Areas Act of 1969 (16 U.S.C. 460k et seq.), and 
     other laws applicable to the National Wildlife Refuge System.

     SEC. 3021. MINING AND MINERAL LEASING.

       (a) Determination of Lands Suitable for Opening.--
       (1) Determination.--As soon as practicable after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act and at least every five years 
     thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior shall determine, 
     with the concurrence of the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned, which public and acquired lands covered 
     by section 3011 the Secretary of the Interior considers 
     suitable for opening to the operation of the Mining Law of 
     1872, the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920, the Mineral 
     Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of 1947, the Geothermal Steam 
     Act of 1970, or any one or more of such Acts.
       (2) Exceptions.--The Secretary of the Interior may not make 
     any determination otherwise required under paragraph (1) with 
     respect to lands contained within the Desert National 
     Wildlife Refuge in Nevada.
       (3) Notice.--The Secretary of the Interior shall publish a 
     notice in the Federal Register listing the lands determined 
     suitable for opening under this subsection and specifying the 
     opening date for such lands.
       (b) Opening Lands.--On the date specified by the Secretary 
     of the Interior in a notice published in the Federal Register 
     under subsection (a), the land identified under that 
     subsection as

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     suitable for opening to the operation of one or more of the 
     laws specified in that subsection shall automatically be open 
     to the operation of such laws without the necessity for 
     further action by the Secretary or Congress.
       (c) Exception for Common Varieties.--No deposit of minerals 
     or materials of the types identified by section 3 of the Act 
     of July 23, 1955 (69 Stat. 367), whether or not included in 
     the term ``common varieties'' in that Act, shall be subject 
     to location under the Mining Law of 1872 on lands covered by 
     section 3011.
       (d) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Interior, with the 
     advice and concurrence of the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned, shall prescribe such regulations to 
     carry out this section as may be necessary to assure safe, 
     uninterrupted, and unimpeded use of the lands covered by 
     section 3011 for military purposes. Such regulations shall 
     also contain guidelines to assist mining claimants in 
     determining how much, if any, of the surface of any lands 
     opened pursuant to this section may be used for purposes 
     incident to mining.
       (e) Closure of Mining Lands.--In the event of a national 
     emergency or for purposes of national defense or security, 
     the Secretary of the Interior, at the request of the 
     Secretary of the military department concerned, shall close 
     any lands that have been opened to mining or to mineral or 
     geothermal leasing pursuant to this section.
       (f) Laws Governing Mining on Withdrawn Lands.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subtitle, mining claims located pursuant to this subtitle 
     shall be subject to the provisions of the mining laws. In the 
     event of a conflict between such laws and this subtitle, this 
     subtitle shall prevail.
       (2) Regulation under flpma.--Any mining claim located under 
     this subtitle shall be subject to the provisions of the 
     Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
     1701 et seq.).
       (g) Patents.--
       (1) In general.--Patents issued pursuant to this subtitle 
     for locatable minerals shall convey title to locatable 
     minerals only, together with the right to use so much of the 
     surface as may be necessary for purposes incident to mining 
     under the guidelines for such use established by the 
     Secretary of the Interior by regulation.
       (2) Reservation.--All patents referred to in paragraph (1) 
     shall contain a reservation to the United States of the 
     surface of all lands patented and of all nonlocatable 
     minerals on such lands.
       (3) Locatable minerals.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     all minerals subject to location under the Mining Law of 1872 
     are referred to as ``locatable minerals''.

     SEC. 3022. USE OF MINERAL MATERIALS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle 
     (except as provided in section 3011(b)(5)(B)), or the Act of 
     July 31, 1947 (commonly known as the Materials Act of 1947; 
     30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned may use sand, gravel, or similar mineral 
     material resources of the type subject to disposition under 
     that Act from lands withdrawn and reserved by this subtitle 
     if use of such resources is required for construction needs 
     on such lands.

     SEC. 3023. IMMUNITY OF UNITED STATES.

       The United States and all departments or agencies thereof 
     shall be held harmless and shall not be liable for any 
     injuries or damages to persons or property suffered in the 
     course of any mining or mineral or geothermal leasing 
     activity conducted on lands covered by section 3011.
                   Subtitle B--Withdrawals in Arizona

     SEC. 3031. BARRY M. GOLDWATER RANGE, ARIZONA.

       (a) Withdrawal and Reservation.--
       (1) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights and 
     except as otherwise provided in this title, all lands and 
     interests in lands within the boundaries established at the 
     Barry M. Goldwater Range, referred to in paragraph (3), are 
     hereby withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the 
     general land laws, including the mining laws and the mineral 
     leasing and geothermal leasing laws, and jurisdiction over 
     such lands and interests in lands is hereby transferred to 
     the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force.
       (2) Reservation.--The lands withdrawn by paragraph (1) for 
     the Barry M. Goldwater Range--East are reserved for use by 
     the Secretary of the Air Force, and for Barry M. Goldwater 
     Range--West are reserved for use by the Secretary of the 
     Navy, for--
       (A) an armament and high-hazard testing area;
       (B) training for aerial gunnery, rocketry, electronic 
     warfare, and tactical maneuvering and air support;
       (C) equipment and tactics development and testing; and
       (D) other defense-related purposes consistent with the 
     purposes specified in this paragraph.
       (3) Land description.--The public lands and interests in 
     lands withdrawn and reserved by this subsection comprise 
     approximately 1,650,200 acres of land in Maricopa, Pima, and 
     Yuma Counties, Arizona, as generally depicted on the map 
     entitled ``Barry M. Goldwater Range Land Withdrawal'', dated 
     June 17, 1999, and filed in accordance with section 3033.
       (4) Termination of current withdrawal.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in section 3032, as to the lands withdrawn by 
     section 1(c) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1986 
     (Public Law 99-606), but not withdrawn for military purposes 
     by this section, the withdrawal of such lands under that Act 
     shall not terminate until after November 6, 2001, or until 
     the relinquishment by the Secretary of the Air Force of such 
     lands is accepted by the Secretary of the Interior. The 
     withdrawal under that Act with respect to the Cabeza Prieta 
     National Wildlife Refuge shall terminate on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (5) Changes in use.--The Secretary of the Navy and the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall consult with the Secretary 
     of the Interior before using the lands withdrawn and reserved 
     by this section for any purpose other than the purposes 
     specified in paragraph (2).
       (6) Indian tribes.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as altering any rights reserved for Indians by 
     treaty or Federal law.
       (7) Study.--(A) The Secretary of the Interior, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct a 
     study of the lands referred to in subparagraph (C) that have 
     important aboriginal, cultural, environmental, or 
     archaeological significance in order to determine the 
     appropriate method to manage and protect such lands following 
     relinquishment of such lands by the Secretary of the Air 
     Force. The study shall consider whether such lands can be 
     better managed by the Federal Government or through 
     conveyance of such lands to another appropriate entity.
       (B) In carrying out the study required by subparagraph (A), 
     the Secretary of Interior shall work with the affected tribes 
     and other Federal and State agencies having experience and 
     knowledge of the matters covered by the study, including all 
     applicable laws relating to the management of the resources 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) on the lands referred to in 
     that subparagraph.
       (C) The lands referred to in subparagraph (A) are four 
     tracts of land currently included within the military land 
     withdrawal for the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range in the 
     State of Arizona, but that have been identified by the Air 
     Force as unnecessary for military purposes in the Air Force's 
     Draft Legislative Environmental Impact Statement, dated 
     September 1998, and are depicted in figure 2-1 at page 2-7 of 
     such statement, as amended by figure A at page 177 of volume 
     2 of the Air Force's Final Legislative Environmental Impact 
     Statement, dated March 1999, as the following:
       (i) Area 1 (the Sand Tank Mountains) containing 
     approximately 83,554 acres.
       (ii) Area 9 (the Sentinel Plain) containing approximately 
     24,756 acres.
       (iii) Area 13 (lands surrounding the Ajo Airport) 
     containing approximately 2,779 acres.
       (iv) Interstate 8 Vicinity Non-renewal Area containing 
     approximately 1,090 acres.
       (D) Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Interior shall submit to 
     Congress a report containing the results of the study 
     required by subparagraph (A).
       (b) Management of Withdrawn and Reserved Lands.--
       (1) General management authority.--(A) During the period of 
     the withdrawal and reservation of lands by this section, the 
     Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall manage the lands withdrawn and reserved by this section 
     for the military purposes specified in this section, and in 
     accordance with the integrated natural resource management 
     plan prepared pursuant to paragraph (3).
       (B) Responsibility for the natural and cultural resources 
     management of the lands referred to in subparagraph (A), and 
     the enforcement of Federal laws related thereto, shall not 
     transfer under that subparagraph before the earlier of--
       (i) the date on which the integrated natural resources 
     management plan required by paragraph (3) is completed; or
       (ii) November 6, 2001.
       (C) The Secretary of the Interior may, if appropriate, 
     transfer responsibility for the natural and cultural 
     resources of the lands referred to in subparagraph (A) to the 
     Department of the Interior pursuant to paragraph (7).
       (2) Access restrictions.--(A) If the Secretary of the Navy 
     or the Secretary of the Air Force determines that military 
     operations, public safety, or national security require the 
     closure to the public of any road, trail, or other portion of 
     lands withdrawn and reserved by this section, the Secretary 
     of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force may take such 
     action as the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the 
     Air Force determines necessary or desirable to effect and 
     maintain such closure.
       (B) Any closure under this paragraph shall be limited to 
     the minimum areas and periods that the Secretary of the Navy 
     or the Secretary of the Air Force determines are required for 
     the purposes specified in subparagraph (A).
       (C) Before any nonemergency closure under this paragraph 
     not specified in the integrated natural resources management 
     plan required by paragraph (3), the Secretary of the Navy or 
     the Secretary of the Air Force shall consult with the 
     Secretary of the Interior and, where such closure may affect 
     tribal lands, treaty rights, or sacred sites, the Secretary 
     of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force shall consult, 
     at the earliest practicable time, with affected Indian 
     tribes.
       (D) Immediately before and during any closure under this 
     paragraph, the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the 
     Air Force shall post appropriate warning notices and take 
     other steps, as necessary, to notify the public of such 
     closure.
       (3) Integrated natural resources management plan.--(A) Not 
     later than two years after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air 
     Force, and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly 
     prepare an integrated natural resources management plan for 
     the lands withdrawn and reserved by this section.
       (B) The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the 
     Interior may jointly prepare a separate plan pursuant to this 
     paragraph.
       (C) Any disagreement concerning the contents of a plan 
     under this paragraph, or any subsequent amendments to the 
     plan, shall be resolved

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     by the Secretary of the Navy for the West Range and the 
     Secretary of the Air Force for the East Range, after 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Interior through the 
     State Director, Bureau of Land Management and, as 
     appropriate, the Regional Director, United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service. This authority may be delegated to the 
     installation commanders.
       (D) Any plan under this paragraph shall be prepared and 
     implemented in accordance with the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670 
     et seq.) and the requirements of this section.
       (E) A plan under this paragraph for lands withdrawn and 
     reserved by this section shall--
       (i) include provisions for proper management and protection 
     of the natural and cultural resources of such lands, and for 
     sustainable use by the public of such resources to the extent 
     consistent with the military purposes for which such lands 
     are withdrawn and reserved by this section;
       (ii) be developed in consultation with affected Indian 
     tribes and include provisions that address how the Secretary 
     of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force intend to--
       (I) meet the trust responsibilities of the United States 
     with respect to Indian tribes, lands, and rights reserved by 
     treaty or Federal law affected by the withdrawal and 
     reservation;
       (II) allow access to and ceremonial use of sacred sites to 
     the extent consistent with the military purposes for which 
     such lands are withdrawn and reserved; and
       (III) provide for timely consultation with affected Indian 
     tribes;
       (iii) provide that any hunting, fishing, and trapping on 
     such lands be conducted in accordance with the provisions of 
     2671 of title 10, United States Code;
       (iv) provide for continued livestock grazing and 
     agricultural out-leasing where it currently exists in 
     accordance with the provisions of section 2667 of title 10, 
     United States Code, and at the discretion of the Secretary of 
     the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may 
     be;
       (v) identify current test and target impact areas and 
     related buffer or safety zones;
       (vi) provide that the Secretary of the Navy and the 
     Secretary of the Air Force--
       (I) shall take necessary actions to prevent, suppress, and 
     manage brush and range fires occurring within the boundaries 
     of the Barry M. Goldwater Range, as well as brush and range 
     fires occurring outside the boundaries of the Barry M. 
     Goldwater Range resulting from military activities; and
       (II) may obligate funds appropriated or otherwise available 
     to the Secretaries to enter into memoranda of understanding, 
     and cooperative agreements that shall reimburse the Secretary 
     of the Interior for costs incurred under this clause;
       (vii) provide that all gates, fences, and barriers 
     constructed on such lands after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act be designed and erected to allow wildlife access, to 
     the extent practicable and consistent with military security, 
     safety, and sound wildlife management use;
       (viii) incorporate any existing management plans pertaining 
     to such lands, to the extent that the Secretary of the Navy, 
     the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the 
     Interior, upon reviewing such plans, mutually determine that 
     incorporation of such plans into a plan under this paragraph 
     is appropriate;
       (ix) include procedures to ensure that the periodic reviews 
     of the plan under the Sikes Act are conducted jointly by the 
     Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, and 
     the Secretary of the Interior, and that affected States and 
     Indian tribes, and the public, are provided a meaningful 
     opportunity to comment upon any substantial revisions to the 
     plan that may be proposed; and
       (x) provide procedures to amend the plan as necessary.
       (4) Memoranda of understanding and cooperative 
     agreements.--(A) The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary 
     of the Air Force may enter into memoranda of understanding or 
     cooperative agreements with the Secretary of the Interior or 
     other appropriate Federal, State, or local agencies, Indian 
     tribes, or other public or private organizations or 
     institutions for purposes of implementing an integrated 
     natural resources management plan prepared under paragraph 
     (3).
       (B) Any memorandum of understanding or cooperative 
     agreement under subparagraph (A) affecting integrated natural 
     resources management may be combined, where appropriate, with 
     any other memorandum of understanding or cooperative 
     agreement entered into under this subtitle, and shall not be 
     subject to the provisions of chapter 63 of title 31, United 
     States Code.
       (5) Public reports.--(A)(i) Concurrent with each review of 
     the integrated natural resources management plan under 
     paragraph (3) pursuant to subparagraph (E)(ix) of that 
     paragraph, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the 
     Air Force, and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly 
     prepare and issue a report describing changes in the 
     condition of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this section 
     from the later of the date of any previous report under this 
     paragraph or the date of the environmental impact statement 
     prepared to support this section.
       (ii) Any report under clause (i) shall include a summary of 
     current military use of the lands referred to in that clause, 
     any changes in military use of the lands since the previous 
     report, and efforts related to the management of natural and 
     cultural resources and environmental remediation of the lands 
     during the previous five years.
       (iii) Any report under this subparagraph may be combined 
     with any report required by the Sikes Act.
       (iv) Any disagreements concerning the contents of a report 
     under this subparagraph shall be resolved by the Secretary of 
     the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force. This authority 
     may be delegated to the installation commanders.
       (B)(i) Before the finalization of any report under this 
     paragraph, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the 
     Air Force, and the Secretary of the Interior shall invite 
     interested members of the public to review and comment on the 
     report, and shall hold at least one public meeting concerning 
     the report in a location or locations reasonably accessible 
     to persons who may be affected by management of the lands 
     addressed by the report.
       (ii) Each public meeting under clause (i) shall be 
     announced not less than 15 days before the date of the 
     meeting by advertisements in local newspapers of general 
     circulation, publication of an announcement in the Federal 
     Register, and any other means considered necessary.
       (C) The final version of any report under this paragraph 
     shall be made available to the public and submitted to 
     appropriate committees of Congress.
       (6) Intergovernmental executive committee.--(A) Not later 
     than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, 
     and the Secretary of the Interior shall, by memorandum of 
     understanding, establish an intergovernmental executive 
     committee comprised of selected representatives from 
     interested Federal agencies, as well as at least one elected 
     officer (or other authorized representative) from State 
     government and at least one elected officer (or other 
     authorized representative) from each local and tribal 
     government as may be designated at the discretion of the 
     Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, and 
     the Secretary of the Interior.
       (B) The intergovernmental executive committee shall be 
     established solely for the purpose of exchanging views, 
     information, and advice relating to the management of the 
     natural and cultural resources of the lands withdrawn and 
     reserved by this section.
       (C) The intergovernmental executive committee shall operate 
     in accordance with the terms set forth in the memorandum of 
     understanding under subparagraph (A), which shall specify the 
     Federal agencies and elected officers or representatives of 
     State, local and tribal governments to be invited to 
     participate.
       (D) The memorandum of understanding under subparagraph (A) 
     shall establish procedures for creating a forum for 
     exchanging views, information, and advice relating to the 
     management of natural and cultural resources on the lands 
     concerned, procedures for rotating the chair of the 
     intergovernmental executive committee, and procedures for 
     scheduling regular meetings.
       (E) The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air 
     Force shall, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
     Interior, appoint an individual to serve as coordinator of 
     the intergovernmental executive committee. The duties of the 
     coordinator shall be included in the memorandum of 
     understanding under subparagraph (A). The coordinator shall 
     not be a member of the committee.
       (7) Transfer of management responsibility.--(A)(i) If the 
     Secretary of the Interior determines that the Secretary of 
     the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force has failed to 
     manage lands withdrawn and reserved by this section for 
     military purposes in accordance with the integrated natural 
     resource management plan for such lands under paragraph (3), 
     and that failure to do so is resulting in significant and 
     verifiable degradation of the natural or cultural resources 
     of such lands, the Secretary of the Interior shall give the 
     Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force, as 
     the case may be, written notice of such determination, a 
     description of the deficiencies in management practices by 
     the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force, 
     as the case may be, and an explanation of the methodology 
     employed in reaching the determination.
       (ii) Not later than 60 days after the date a notification 
     under clause (i) is received, the Secretary of the Navy or 
     the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, shall 
     submit a response to the Secretary of the Interior, which 
     response may include a plan of action for addressing any 
     deficiencies identified in the notice in the conduct of 
     management responsibility and for preventing further 
     significant degradation of the natural or cultural resources 
     of the lands concerned.
       (iii) If, not earlier than three months after the date a 
     notification under clause (i) is received, the Secretary of 
     the Interior determines that deficiencies identified in the 
     notice are not being corrected, and that significant and 
     verifiable degradation of the natural or cultural resources 
     of the lands concerned is continuing, the Secretary of the 
     Interior may, not earlier than 90 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary of the Interior submits to the committees 
     referred to in section 3032(d)(3) notice and a report on the 
     determination, transfer management responsibility for the 
     natural and cultural resources of such lands from the 
     Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force, as 
     the case may be, to the Secretary of the Interior in 
     accordance with a schedule for such transfer established by 
     the Secretary of the Interior.
       (B) After a transfer of management responsibility pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A), the Secretary of the Interior may 
     transfer management responsibility back to the Secretary of 
     the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force if the Secretary 
     of the Interior determines that adequate procedures and plans 
     have been established to ensure that the lands concerned will 
     be adequately managed by the Secretary of the Navy or the 
     Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, in accordance 
     with the integrated natural resources management plan for 
     such lands under paragraph (3).
       (C) For any period during which the Secretary of the 
     Interior has management responsibility under this paragraph 
     for lands withdrawn

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     and reserved by this section, the integrated natural 
     resources management plan for such lands under paragraph (3), 
     including any amendments to the plan, shall remain in effect, 
     pending the development of a management plan prepared 
     pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
     1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), in cooperation with the 
     Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force.
       (D) Assumption by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to 
     this paragraph of management responsibility for the natural 
     and cultural resources of lands shall not affect the use of 
     such lands for military purposes, and the Secretary of the 
     Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, 
     shall continue to direct military activities on such lands.
       (8) Payment for services.--The Secretary of the Navy and 
     the Secretary of the Air Force shall assume all costs for 
     implementation of an integrated natural resources management 
     plan under paragraph (3), including payment to the Secretary 
     of the Interior under section 1535 of title 31, United States 
     Code, for any costs the Secretary of the Interior incurs in 
     providing goods or services to assist the Secretary of the 
     Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, 
     in the implementation of the integrated natural resources 
     management plan.
       (9) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) The term ``Indian tribe'' means an Indian or Alaska 
     Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community 
     that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as 
     an Indian tribe pursuant to the Federally Recognized Indian 
     Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C 479 et seq.).
       (B) The term ``sacred site'' means any specific, discrete, 
     narrowly delineated location on Federal land that is 
     identified by an Indian tribe, or its designee, as sacred by 
     virtue of its established religious significance to, or 
     ceremonial use by, an Indian religion, but only to the extent 
     that the tribe or its designee, has informed the Secretary of 
     the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force of the existence 
     of such site. Neither the Secretary of the Department of 
     Defense, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air 
     Force, nor the Secretary of the Interior shall be required 
     under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, to make 
     available to the public any information concerning the 
     location, character, or use of any traditional Indian 
     religious or sacred site located on lands withdrawn and 
     reserved by this subsection.
       (c) Environmental Requirements.--
       (1) During withdrawal and reservation.--Throughout the 
     duration of the withdrawal and reservation of lands by this 
     section, including the duration of any renewal or extension, 
     and with respect both to the activities undertaken by the 
     Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force on 
     such lands and to all activities occurring on such lands 
     during such times as the Secretary of the Navy and the 
     Secretary of the Air Force may exercise management 
     jurisdiction over such lands, the Secretary of the Navy and 
     the Secretary of the Air Force shall--
       (A) be responsible for and pay all costs related to the 
     compliance of the Department of the Navy or the Department of 
     the Air Force, as the case may be, with applicable Federal, 
     State, and local environmental laws, regulations, rules, and 
     standards;
       (B) carry out and maintain in accordance with the 
     requirements of all regulations, rules, and standards issued 
     by the Department of Defense pursuant to chapter 160 of title 
     10, United States Code, relating to the Defense Environmental 
     Restoration Program, the joint board on ammunition storage 
     established under section 172 of that title, and Executive 
     Order No. 12580, a program to address--
       (i) any release or substantial threat of release 
     attributable to military munitions (including unexploded 
     ordnance) and other constituents; and
       (ii) any release or substantial threat of release, 
     regardless of its source, occurring on or emanating from such 
     lands during the period of withdrawal and reservation; and
       (C) provide to the Secretary of the Interior a copy of any 
     report prepared by the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary 
     of the Air Force, as the case may be, pursuant to any 
     Federal, State, or local environmental law, regulation, rule, 
     or standard.
       (2) Before relinquishment or termination.--
       (A) Environmental review.--(i) Upon notifying the Secretary 
     of the Interior that the Secretary of the Navy or the 
     Secretary of the Air Force intends, pursuant to subsection 
     (f), to relinquish jurisdiction over lands withdrawn and 
     reserved by this section, the Secretary of the Navy or the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the Secretary of 
     the Interior an environmental baseline survey, military range 
     assessment, or other environmental review characterizing the 
     environmental condition of the land, air, and water resources 
     affected by the activities undertaken by the Secretary of the 
     Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, 
     on and over such lands.
       (ii) If hazardous substances were stored for one year or 
     more, known to have been released or disposed of, or if a 
     substantial threat of release exists, on lands referred to in 
     clause (i), any environmental review under that clause shall 
     include notice of the type and quantity of such hazardous 
     substances and notice of the time during which such storage, 
     release, substantial threat of release, or disposal took 
     place.
       (B) Memorandum of understanding.--(i) In addition to any 
     other requirements under this section, the Secretary of the 
     Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Secretary of 
     the Interior may enter into a memorandum of understanding to 
     implement the environmental remediation requirements of this 
     section.
       (ii) The memorandum of understanding under clause (i) may 
     include appropriate, technically feasible, and mutually 
     acceptable cleanup standards that the concerned Secretaries 
     believe environmental remediation activities shall achieve 
     and a schedule for completing cleanup activities to meet such 
     standards.
       (iii) Cleanup standards under clause (ii) shall be 
     consistent with any legally applicable or relevant and 
     appropriate standard, requirement, criteria, or limitation 
     otherwise required by law.
       (C) Environmental remediation.--With respect to lands to be 
     relinquished pursuant to subsection (f), the Secretary of the 
     Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force shall take all actions 
     necessary to address any release or substantial threat of 
     release, regardless of its source, occurring on or emanating 
     from such lands during the period of withdrawal and 
     reservation under this section. To the extent practicable, 
     all such response actions shall be taken before the 
     termination of the withdrawal and reservation of such lands 
     under this section.
       (D) Consultation.--If the Secretary of the Interior accepts 
     the relinquishment of jurisdiction over any lands withdrawn 
     and reserved by this section before all necessary response 
     actions under this section have been completed, the Secretary 
     of the Interior shall consult with the Secretary of the Navy 
     or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, before 
     undertaking or authorizing any activities on such lands that 
     may affect existing releases, interfere with the 
     installation, maintenance, or operation of any response 
     action, or expose any person to a safety or health risk 
     associated with either the releases or the response action 
     being undertaken.
       (3) Responsibility and liability.--(A) The Secretary of the 
     Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force, and not the 
     Secretary of the Interior, shall be responsible for and 
     conduct the necessary remediation of all releases or 
     substantial threats of release, whether located on or 
     emanating from lands withdrawn and reserved by this section, 
     and whether known at the time of relinquishment or 
     termination or subsequently discovered, attributable to 
     management of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this 
     section by the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the 
     Air Force, as the case may be, or the use, management, 
     storage, release, treatment, or disposal of hazardous 
     materials, hazardous substances, hazardous wastes, 
     pollutants, contaminants, petroleum products and their 
     derivatives, military munitions, or other constituents on 
     such lands by the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of 
     the Air Force, as the case may be.
       (B) Responsibility under subparagraph (A) shall include 
     liability for any costs or claims asserted against the United 
     States for activities referred to in that subparagraph.
       (C) Nothing in this paragraph is intended to prevent the 
     United States from bringing a cost recovery, contribution, or 
     other action against third persons or parties the Secretary 
     of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force reasonably 
     believes may have contributed to a release or substantial 
     threat of release.
       (4) Other federal agencies.--If the Secretary of the Navy 
     or the Secretary of the Air Force delegates responsibility or 
     jurisdiction to another Federal agency over, or permits 
     another Federal agency to operate on, lands withdrawn and 
     reserved by this section, the agency shall assume all 
     responsibility and liability described in paragraph (3) for 
     their activities with respect to such lands.
       (5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A)(i) The term ``military munitions''--
       (I) means all ammunition products and components produced 
     or used by or for the Department of Defense or the Armed 
     Services for national defense and security, including 
     military munitions under the control of the Department of 
     Defense, the Coast Guard, the Department of Energy, and 
     National Guard personnel;
       (II) includes confined gaseous, liquid, and solid 
     propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics, chemical and riot 
     control agents, smokes, and incendiaries used by and for 
     Department of Defense components, including bulk explosives 
     and chemical warfare agents, chemical munitions, rockets, 
     guided and ballistic missiles, bombs, warheads, mortar 
     rounds, artillery ammunition, small arms ammunition, 
     grenades, mines torpedoes, depth charges, cluster munitions 
     and dispensers, demolition charges, and devices and 
     components thereof; and
       (III) includes nonnuclear components of nuclear devices 
     managed under the nuclear weapons program of the Department 
     of Energy after all required sanitization operations under 
     the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) have 
     been completed.
       (ii) The term does not include wholly inert items, 
     improvised explosive devices, and nuclear weapons, nuclear 
     devices, and nuclear components thereof.
       (B) The term ``unexploded ordnance'' means military 
     munitions that have been primed, fused, armed, or otherwise 
     prepared for action, and have been fired, dropped, launched, 
     projected, or placed in such a manner as to constitute a 
     hazard or potential hazard, to operations, installation, 
     personnel, or material, and remain unexploded either by 
     malfunction, design, or other cause.
       (C) The term ``other constituents'' means potentially 
     hazardous compounds, mixtures, or elements that are released 
     from military munitions or unexploded ordnance or result from 
     other activities on military ranges.
       (d) Duration of Withdrawal and Reservations.--
       (1) In general.--Unless extended pursuant to subsection 
     (e), the withdrawal and reservation of lands by this section 
     shall terminate 25 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, except as otherwise provided in subsection (f)(4).
       (2) Opening.--On the date of the termination of the 
     withdrawal and reservation of lands by this section, such 
     lands shall not be open to any form of appropriation under 
     the general land laws, including the mining laws and the 
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     Secretary of the Interior publishes in the Federal Register 
     an appropriate order stating the date upon which such lands 
     shall be restored to the public domain and opened.
       (e) Extension of Initial Withdrawal and Reservation.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than three years before the 
     termination date of the initial withdrawal and reservation of 
     lands by this section, the Secretary of the Navy and the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall notify Congress and the 
     Secretary of the Interior concerning whether the Navy or Air 
     Force, as the case may be, will have a continuing military 
     need, after such termination date, for all or any portion of 
     such lands.
       (2) Duties regarding continuing military need.--(A) If the 
     Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force 
     determines that there will be a continuing military need for 
     any lands withdrawn by this section, the Secretary of the 
     Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, 
     shall--
       (A) consult with the Secretary of the Interior concerning 
     any adjustments to be made to the extent of, or to the 
     allocation of management responsibility for, such lands; and
       (B) file with the Secretary of the Interior, not later than 
     one year after the notice required by paragraph (1), an 
     application for extension of the withdrawal and reservation 
     of such lands.
       (B) The general procedures of the Department of the 
     Interior for processing Federal Land withdrawals 
     notwithstanding, any application for extension under this 
     paragraph shall be considered complete if it includes the 
     following:
       (i) The information required by section 3 of the Engle Act 
     (43 U.S.C. 157), except that no information shall be required 
     concerning the use or development of mineral, timber, or 
     grazing resources unless, and to the extent, the Secretary of 
     the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force proposes to use or 
     develop such resources during the period of extension.
       (ii) A copy of the most recent public report prepared in 
     accordance with subsection (b)(5).
       (3) Legislative proposals.--The Secretary of the Interior, 
     the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall ensure that any legislative proposal for the extension 
     of the withdrawal and reservation of lands under this section 
     is submitted to Congress not later than May 1 of the year 
     preceding the year in which the existing withdrawal and 
     reservation would otherwise terminate under this section.
       (f) Termination and Relinquishment.--
       (1) Notice of intent to relinquish.--At any time during the 
     withdrawal and reservation of lands under this section, but 
     not later than three years before the termination of the 
     withdrawal and reservation, if the Secretary of the Navy or 
     the Secretary of the Air Force determines that there is no 
     continuing military need for lands withdrawn and reserved by 
     this section, or any portion of such lands, the Secretary of 
     the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may 
     be, shall notify the Secretary of the Interior of an intent 
     to relinquish jurisdiction over such lands, which notice 
     shall specify the proposed date of relinquishment.
       (2) Authority to accept relinquishment.--The Secretary of 
     the Interior may accept jurisdiction over any lands covered 
     by a notice of intent to relinquish jurisdiction under this 
     subsection if the Secretary of the Interior determines that 
     the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force 
     has taken the environmental response actions required under 
     this section.
       (3) Order.--If the Secretary of the Interior accepts 
     jurisdiction over lands covered by a notice of intent to 
     relinquish jurisdiction under this subsection before the 
     termination date of the withdrawal and reservation of such 
     lands under this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     publish in the Federal Register an appropriate order that 
     shall--
       (A) terminate the withdrawal and reservation of such lands 
     under this section;
       (B) constitute official acceptance of administrative 
     jurisdiction over such lands by the Secretary of the 
     Interior; and
       (C) state the date upon which such lands shall be opened to 
     the operation of the general land laws, including the mining 
     laws and the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, if 
     appropriate.
       (4) Jurisdiction pending relinquishment.--(A) 
     Notwithstanding the termination date, unless and until the 
     Secretary of the Interior accepts jurisdiction of land 
     proposed for relinquishment under this subsection, or until 
     the Administrator of General Services accepts jurisdiction of 
     such lands under the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 251 et seq.), such lands 
     shall remain under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 
     Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, 
     for the limited purposes of--
       (i) environmental response actions under this section; and
       (ii) continued land management responsibilities pursuant to 
     the integrated natural resources management plan for such 
     lands under subsection (b)(3).
       (B) For any land that the Secretary of the Interior 
     determines to be suitable for return to the public domain, 
     but does not agree with the Secretary of the Navy or the 
     Secretary of the Air Force that all necessary environmental 
     response actions under this section have been taken, the 
     Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force, as 
     the case may be, and the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     resolve the dispute in accordance with any applicable dispute 
     resolution process.
       (C) For any land that the Secretary of the Interior 
     determines to be unsuitable for return to the public domain, 
     the Secretary of the Interior shall immediately notify the 
     Administrator of General Services.
       (5) Scope of functions.--All functions described under this 
     subsection, including transfers, relinquishes, extensions, 
     and other determinations, may be made on a parcel-by-parcel 
     basis.
       (g) Delegations of functions.--The functions of the 
     Secretary of the Interior under this section may be 
     delegated, except that the following determinations and 
     decisions may be approved and signed only by the Secretary of 
     the Interior, the Deputy Secretary of the Interior, an 
     Assistant Secretary of the Interior, or the Director, Bureau 
     of Land Management:
       (1) Decisions to accept transfer, relinquishment, or 
     jurisdiction of lands under this section and to open such 
     lands to operation of the public land laws.
       (2) Decisions to transfer management responsibility from or 
     to a military department pursuant to subsection (b)(7).

     SEC. 3032. MILITARY USE OF CABEZA PRIETA NATIONAL WILDLIFE 
                   REFUGE AND CABEZA PRIETA WILDERNESS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The historic use of the areas designated as the Cabeza 
     Prieta National Wildlife Refuge and the Cabeza Prieta 
     Wilderness by the Marine Corps and the Air Force has been 
     integral to the effective operation of the Barry M. Goldwater 
     Air Force Range.
       (2) Continued use of the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife 
     Refuge and Cabeza Prieta Wilderness by the Marine Corps and 
     the Air Force to support military aviation training will 
     remain necessary to ensure the readiness of the Armed Forces.
       (3) The historic use of the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife 
     Refuge and Cabeza Prieta Wilderness by the Marine Corps and 
     the Air Force has coexisted for many years with the wildlife 
     conservation and wilderness purposes for which the refuge and 
     wilderness were established.
       (4) The designation of the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife 
     Refuge and the Cabeza Prieta Wilderness recognizes the area 
     as one of our nation's most ecologically and culturally 
     valuable areas.
       (b) Management and Use of Refuge and Wilderness.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary 
     of the Air Force, shall manage the Cabeza Prieta National 
     Wildlife Refuge and Cabeza Prieta Wilderness--
       (A) for the purposes for which the refuge and wilderness 
     were established; and
       (B) to support current and future military aviation 
     training needs consistent with the November 21, 1994, 
     memorandum of understanding among the Department of the 
     Interior, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of 
     the Air Force, including any extension or other amendment of 
     such memorandum of understanding under this section.
       (2) Construction.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to 
     effect the following:
       (A) The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act 
     of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) or any other law related to 
     management of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
       (B) Any Executive order or public land order in effect on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to the 
     Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge.
       (c) Extension of Memorandum of Understanding.--The 
     Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Navy, and the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall extend the memorandum of 
     understanding referred to in subsection (b)(1)(B). The 
     memorandum of understanding shall be extended for a period 
     that coincides with the duration of the withdrawal and 
     reservation of the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range made by 
     section 3031.
       (d) Other Amendments of Memorandum of Understanding.--
       (1) Amendments to meet military aviation training needs.--
     (A) When determined by the Secretary of the Navy or the 
     Secretary of the Air Force to be essential to support 
     military aviation training, the Secretary of the Navy, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force, and the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall negotiate amendments to the memorandum of understanding 
     referred to in subsection (b)(1)(B) in order--
       (i) to revise existing or establish new low-level training 
     routes or to otherwise accommodate low-level overflight;
       (ii) to establish new or enlarged areas closed to public 
     use as surface safety zones; or
       (iii) to accommodate the maintenance, upgrade, replacement, 
     or installation of existing or new associated ground 
     instrumentation.
       (B) Any amendment of the memorandum of understanding shall 
     be consistent with the responsibilities under law of the 
     Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, and 
     the Secretary of the Interior, respectively.
       (C) As provided by the existing provisions of the National 
     Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 
     105-57) and the Arizona Desert Wilderness Act of 1990 (Public 
     Law 101-628), amendments to the memorandum of understanding 
     to revise existing or establish new low-level training routes 
     or to otherwise accommodate low-level overflight are not 
     subject to compatibility determinations nor precluded by the 
     designation of lands within the Cabeza Prieta National 
     Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.
       (D) Amendments to the memorandum of understanding with 
     respect to the upgrade or replacement of existing associated 
     ground instrumentation or the installation of new associated 
     ground instrumentation shall not be precluded by the existing 
     designation of lands within the Cabeza Prieta National 
     Wildlife Refuge as wilderness to the extent that the 
     Secretary of the Interior, after consultation with the 
     Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force, 
     determines that such actions, considered both individually 
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     less impact than the existing ground instrumentation 
     permitted by the Arizona Desert Wilderness Act of 1990.
       (2) Other amendments.--The Secretary of the Interior, the 
     Secretary of the Navy, or the Secretary of the Air Force may 
     initiate renegotiation of the memorandum of understanding at 
     any time to address other needed changes, and the memorandum 
     of understanding may be amended to accommodate such changes 
     by the mutual consent of the parties consistent with their 
     respective responsibilities under law.
       (3) Effective date of amendments.--Amendments to the 
     memorandum of understanding shall take effect 90 days after 
     the date on which the Secretary of the Interior submits 
     notice of such amendments to the Committees on Environment 
     and Public Works, Energy and Natural Resources, and Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committees on Resources and 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
       (e) Access Restrictions.--If the Secretary of the Navy or 
     the Secretary of the Air Force determines that military 
     operations, public safety, or national security require the 
     closure to the public of any road, trail, or other portion of 
     the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge or the Cabeza 
     Prieta Wilderness, the Secretary of the Interior shall take 
     such action as is determined necessary or desirable to effect 
     and maintain such closure, including agreeing to amend the 
     memorandum of understanding to establish new or enhanced 
     surface safety zones.
       (f) Status of Contaminated Lands.--
       (1) Decontamination.--Throughout the duration of the 
     withdrawal of the Barry M. Goldwater Range under section 
     3031, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air 
     Force shall, to the extent that funds are made available for 
     such purpose, carry out a program of decontamination of the 
     portion of the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge and the 
     Cabeza Prieta Wilderness used for military training purposes 
     that maintains a level of cleanup of such lands equivalent to 
     the level of cleanup of such lands as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act. Any environmental contamination of the 
     Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge or the Cabeza Prieta 
     Wilderness caused or contributed to by the Department of the 
     Navy or the Department of the Air Force shall be the 
     responsibility of the Department of the Navy or the 
     Department of the Air Force, respectively, and not the 
     responsibility of the Department of the Interior.
       (2) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed as constituting or effecting a relinquishment 
     within the meaning of section 8 of the Military Lands 
     Withdrawal Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-606).

     SEC. 3033. MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.

       (a) Publication and Filing.--As soon as practicable after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall--
       (1) publish in the Federal Register a notice containing the 
     legal description of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this 
     subtitle; and
       (2) file maps and the legal description of the lands 
     withdrawn and reserved by this subtitle with the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Resources of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Technical Corrections.--Such maps and legal description 
     shall have the same force and effect as if included in this 
     subtitle, except that the Secretary of the Interior may 
     correct clerical and typographical errors in such maps and 
     legal description.
       (c) Availability for Public Inspection.--Copies of such 
     maps and legal descriptions shall be available for public 
     inspection in the offices of the Director and appropriate 
     State Directors and field office managers of the Bureau of 
     Land Management, the office of the commander, Luke Air Force 
     Base, Arizona, the office of the commander, Marine Corps Air 
     Station, Yuma, Arizona, and the Office of the Secretary of 
     Defense.
       (d) Reimbursement.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     reimburse the Secretary of the Interior for any costs 
     incurred by the Secretary of the Interior in implementing 
     this section.
       (e) Delegations.--
       (1) Military departments.--The functions of the Secretary 
     of Defense, or of the Secretary of a military department, 
     under this section may be delegated.
       (2) Department of interior.--The functions of the Secretary 
     of the Interior under this section may be delegated.

     SEC. 3034. WATER RIGHTS.

       Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to establish a 
     reservation to the United States with respect to any water or 
     water right on lands covered by section 3031 or 3032. No 
     provision of this subtitle shall be construed as authorizing 
     the appropriation of water on lands covered by section 3031 
     or 3032 by the United States after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, except in accordance with the law of the State 
     in which such lands are located. This section shall not be 
     construed to affect water rights acquired by the United 
     States before the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3035. HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.

       All hunting, fishing, and trapping on lands withdrawn by 
     this subtitle shall be conducted in accordance with the 
     provisions of section 2671 of title 10, United States Code, 
     except that hunting, fishing, and trapping within the Cabeza 
     Prieta National Wildlife Refuge shall be conducted in 
     accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System 
     Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.), the 
     Recreation Use of Wildlife Areas Act of 1969 (16 U.S.C. 460k 
     et seq.), and other laws applicable to the National Wildlife 
     Refuge System.

     SEC. 3036. USE OF MINERAL MATERIALS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle or the 
     Act of July 31, 1947 (commonly known as the Materials Act of 
     1947; 30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned may use sand, gravel, or similar mineral 
     material resources of the type subject to disposition under 
     that Act from lands withdrawn and reserved by this subtitle 
     if use of such resources is required for construction needs 
     on such lands.

     SEC. 3037. IMMUNITY OF UNITED STATES.

       The United States and all departments or agencies thereof 
     shall be held harmless and shall not be liable for any 
     injuries or damages to persons or property suffered in the 
     course of any mining or mineral or geothermal leasing 
     activity conducted on lands covered by section 3031.
              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 3041. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
     may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this title.
 DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND 
                          OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
      TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

         Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations

Sec. 3101. Weapons activities.
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental restoration and waste management.
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities.
Sec. 3104. Defense nuclear waste disposal.
Sec. 3105. Defense environmental management privatization.

                Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions

Sec. 3121. Reprogramming.
Sec. 3122. Limits on general plant projects.
Sec. 3123. Limits on construction projects.
Sec. 3124. Fund transfer authority.
Sec. 3125. Authority for conceptual and construction design.
Sec. 3126. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction 
              activities.
Sec. 3127. Funds available for all national security programs of the 
              Department of Energy.
Sec. 3128. Availability of funds.
Sec. 3129. Transfers of defense environmental management funds.

   Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 3131. Prohibition on use of funds for certain activities under 
              formerly utilized site remedial action program.
Sec. 3132. Continuation of processing, treatment, and disposition of 
              legacy nuclear materials.
Sec. 3133. Nuclear weapons stockpile life extension program.
Sec. 3134. Procedures for meeting tritium production requirements.
Sec. 3135. Independent cost estimate of accelerator production of 
              tritium.
Sec. 3136. Nonproliferation initiatives and activities.
Sec. 3137. Support of theater ballistic missile defense activities of 
              the Department of Defense.

       Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Safeguards, Security, and 
                          Counterintelligence

Sec. 3141. Short title.
Sec. 3142. Commission on Safeguards, Security, and Counterintelligence 
              at Department of Energy facilities.
Sec. 3143. Background investigations of certain personnel at Department 
              of Energy facilities.
Sec. 3144. Conduct of security clearances.
Sec. 3145. Protection of classified information during laboratory-to-
              laboratory exchanges.
Sec. 3146. Restrictions on access to national laboratories by foreign 
              visitors from sensitive countries.
Sec. 3147. Department of Energy regulations relating to the 
              safeguarding and security of Restricted Data.
Sec. 3148. Increased penalties for misuse of Restricted Data.
Sec. 3149. Supplement to plan for declassification of Restricted Data 
              and formerly Restricted Data.
Sec. 3150. Notice to congressional committees of certain security and 
              counterintelligence failures within nuclear energy 
              defense programs.
Sec. 3151. Annual report by the President on espionage by the People's 
              Republic of China.
Sec. 3152. Report on counterintelligence and security practices at 
              national laboratories.
Sec. 3153. Report on security vulnerabilities of national laboratory 
              computers.
Sec. 3154. Counterintelligence polygraph program.
Sec. 3155. Definitions of national laboratory and nuclear weapons 
              production facility.
Sec. 3156. Definition of Restricted Data.

               Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Personnel

Sec. 3161. Extension of authority of Department of Energy to pay 
              voluntary separation incentive payments.
Sec. 3162. Fellowship program for development of skills critical to the 
              Department of Energy nuclear weapons complex.
Sec. 3163. Maintenance of nuclear weapons expertise in the Department 
              of Defense and Department of Energy.
Sec. 3164. Whistleblower protection program.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 3171. Requirement for plan to improve reprogramming processes.
Sec. 3172. Integrated fissile materials management plan.
Sec. 3173. Identification in budget materials of amounts for 
              declassification activities and limitation on 
              expenditures for such activities.

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Sec. 3174. Sense of Congress regarding technology transfer coordination 
              for Department of Energy national laboratories.
Sec. 3175. Pilot program for project management oversight regarding 
              Department of Energy construction projects.
Sec. 3176. Pilot program of Department of Energy to authorize use of 
              prior year unobligated balances for accelerated site 
              cleanup at Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, 
              Colorado.
Sec. 3177. Proposed schedule for shipments of waste from Rocky Flats 
              Environmental Technology Site, Colorado, to Waste 
              Isolation Pilot Plant, New Mexico.
Sec. 3178. Comptroller General report on closure of Rocky Flats 
              Environmental Technology Site, Colorado.
Sec. 3179. Extension of review of Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, New 
              Mexico.
         Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations

     SEC. 3101. WEAPONS ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2000 
     for weapons activities in carrying out programs necessary for 
     national security in the amount of $4,489,995,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (1) Stockpile stewardship.--Funds are hereby authorized to 
     be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 
     2000 for stockpile stewardship in carrying out weapons 
     activities necessary for national security programs in the 
     amount of $2,252,300,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (A) For core stockpile stewardship, $1,743,500,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (i) For operation and maintenance, $1,610,355,000.
       (ii) For plant projects (including maintenance, 
     restoration, planning, construction, acquisition, 
     modification of facilities, and the continuation of projects 
     authorized in prior years, and land acquisition related 
     thereto), $133,145,000, to be allocated as follows:

       Project 00-D-103, terascale simulation facility, Lawrence 
     Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, 
     $8,000,000.
       Project 00-D-105, strategic computing complex, Los Alamos 
     National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $26,000,000.
       Project 00-D-107, joint computational engineering 
     laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico, $1,800,000.
       Project 99-D-102, rehabilitation of maintenance facility, 
     Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California, $3,900,000.
       Project 99-D-103, isotope sciences facilities, Lawrence 
     Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, 
     $2,000,000.
       Project 99-D-104, protection of real property (roof 
     reconstruction, Phase II), Lawrence Livermore National 
     Laboratory, Livermore, California, $2,400,000.
       Project 99-D-105, central health physics calibration 
     facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $1,000,000.
       Project 99-D-106, model validation and system certification 
     test center, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico, $6,500,000.
       Project 99-D-108, renovate existing roadways, Nevada Test 
     Site, Nevada, $7,005,000.
       Project 97-D-102, dual-axis radiographic hydrotest 
     facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $61,000,000.
       Project 96-D-102, stockpile stewardship facilities 
     revitalization, Phase VI, various locations, $2,640,000.
       Project 96-D-104, processing and environmental technology 
     laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico, $10,900,000.

       (B) For inertial fusion, $475,700,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (i) For operation and maintenance, $227,600,000.
       (ii) For the following plant project (including 
     maintenance, restoration, planning, construction, 
     acquisition, and modification of facilities, and land 
     acquisition related thereto), $248,100,000, to be allocated 
     as follows:

       Project 96-D-111, national ignition facility, Lawrence 
     Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, 
     $248,100,000.

       (C) For technology partnership and education, $33,100,000, 
     of which $14,500,000 shall be allocated for technology 
     partnership and $18,600,000 shall be allocated for education.
       (2) Stockpile management.--Funds are hereby authorized to 
     be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 
     2000 for stockpile management in carrying out weapons 
     activities necessary for national security programs in the 
     amount of $2,023,300,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $1,864,621,000.
       (B) For plant projects (including maintenance, restoration, 
     planning, construction, acquisition, modification of 
     facilities, and the continuation of projects authorized in 
     prior years, and land acquisition related thereto), 
     $158,679,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 99-D-122, rapid reactivation, various locations, 
     $11,700,000.
       Project 99-D-127, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri, 
     $17,000,000.
       Project 99-D-128, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, Pantex Plant consolidation, Amarillo, Texas, 
     $3,429,000.
       Project 99-D-132, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, nuclear material safeguards and security upgrades 
     project, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $11,300,000.
       Project 98-D-123, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, tritium facility modernization and consolidation, 
     Savannah River Plant, Aiken, South Carolina, $21,800,000.
       Project 98-D-124, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, Y-12 Plant consolidation, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 
     $3,150,000.
       Project 98-D-125, tritium extraction facility, Savannah 
     River Plant, Aiken, South Carolina, $33,000,000.
       Project 98-D-126, accelerator production of tritium, 
     various locations, $31,000,000.
       Project 97-D-123, structural upgrades, Kansas City Plant, 
     Kansas City, Missouri, $4,800,000.
       Project 95-D-102, chemistry and metallurgy research 
     upgrades project, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, 
     New Mexico, $18,000,000.
       Project 88-D-123, security enhancements, Pantex Plant, 
     Amarillo, Texas, $3,500,000.
       (3) Program direction.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2000 
     for program direction in carrying out weapons activities 
     necessary for national security programs in the amount of 
     $241,500,000.
       (b) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) is the sum of the 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated in paragraphs (1) 
     through (3) of that subsection, reduced by $27,105,000.

     SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND WASTE 
                   MANAGEMENT.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2000 
     for environmental restoration and waste management in 
     carrying out programs necessary for national security in the 
     amount of $5,495,868,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (1) Closure projects.--For closure projects carried out in 
     accordance with section 3143 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 
     110 Stat. 2836; 42 U.S.C. 7274n) in the amount of 
     $1,069,492,000.
       (2) Site project and completion.--For site project and 
     completion in carrying out environmental restoration and 
     waste management activities necessary for national security 
     programs in the amount of $980,919,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $892,629,000.
       (B) For plant projects (including maintenance, restoration, 
     planning, construction, acquisition, modification of 
     facilities, and the continuation of projects authorized in 
     prior years, and land acquisition related thereto), 
     $88,290,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 99-D-402, tank farm support services, F&H areas, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $3,100,000.
       Project 99-D-404, health physics instrumentation 
     laboratory, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental 
     Laboratory, Idaho, $7,200,000.
       Project 98-D-401, H-tank farm storm water systems upgrade, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $2,977,000.
       Project 98-D-453, plutonium stabilization and handling 
     system for plutonium finishing plant, Richland, Washington, 
     $16,860,000.
       Project 98-D-700, road rehabilitation, Idaho National 
     Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho, $2,590,000.
       Project 97-D-450, Actinide packaging and storage facility, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $4,000,000.
       Project 97-D-470, regulatory monitoring and bioassay 
     laboratory, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, 
     $12,220,000.
       Project 96-D-406, spent nuclear fuels canister storage and 
     stabilization facility, Richland, Washington, $24,441,000.
       Project 96-D-464, electrical and utility systems upgrade, 
     Idaho Chemical Processing Plant, Idaho National Engineering 
     and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho, $11,971,000.
       Project 96-D-471, chlorofluorocarbon heating, ventilation, 
     and air conditioning and chiller retrofit, Savannah River 
     Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $931,000.
       Project 86-D-103, decontamination and waste treatment 
     facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California, $2,000,000.
       (3) Post-2006 completion.--For post-2006 project completion 
     in carrying out environmental restoration and waste 
     management activities necessary for national security 
     programs in the amount of $2,919,948,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $2,873,697,000.
       (B) For plant projects (including maintenance, restoration, 
     planning, construction, acquisition, modification of 
     facilities, and the continuation of projects authorized in 
     prior years, and land acquisition related thereto), 
     $46,251,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 00-D-401, spent nuclear fuel treatment and storage 
     facility, title I and II, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South 
     Carolina, $7,000,000.
       Project 99-D-403, privatization phase I infrastructure 
     support, Richland, Washington, $13,988,000.
       Project 97-D-402, tank farm restoration and safe 
     operations, Richland, Washington, $20,516,000.
       Project 94-D-407, initial tank retrieval systems, Richland, 
     Washington, $4,060,000.
       Project 93-D-187, high-level waste removal from filled 
     waste tanks, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, 
     $8,987,000.
       (4) Science and technology.--For science and technology in 
     carrying out environmental restoration and waste management 
     activities necessary for national security programs in the 
     amount of $230,500,000.
       (5) Program direction.--For program direction in carrying 
     out environmental restoration and waste management activities 
     necessary for national security programs in the amount of 
     $339,409,000.

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       (b) Adjustments.--(1) The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated in subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated in paragraphs (1) through (5) 
     of that subsection reduced by $44,400,000, to be derived from 
     environmental restoration and waste management, environment, 
     safety, and health programs.
       (2) The amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(3)(B) is reduced by $8,300,000.

     SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2000 
     for other defense activities in carrying out programs 
     necessary for national security in the amount of 
     $1,805,959,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (1) Nonproliferation and national security.--For 
     nonproliferation and national security, $732,100,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (A) For verification and control technology, $497,000,000, 
     to be allocated as follows:
       (i) For nonproliferation and verification research and 
     development, $221,000,000, to be allocated as follows:

       (I) For operation and maintenance, $215,000,000.
       (II) For plant projects (including maintenance, 
     restoration, planning, construction, acquisition, 
     modification of facilities, and the continuation of projects 
     authorized in prior years, and land acquisition related 
     thereto), $6,000,000, to be allocated as follows:

       Project 00-D-192, nonproliferation and international 
     security center, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, 
     New Mexico, $6,000,000.
       (ii) For arms control, $276,000,000.
       (B) For nuclear safeguards and security, $59,100,000.
       (C) For international nuclear safety, $24,700,000.
       (D) For security investigations, $44,100,000.
       (E) For emergency management, $21,000,000.
       (F) For highly enriched uranium transparency 
     implementation, $15,750,000.
       (G) For program direction, $90,450,000.
       (2) Intelligence.--For intelligence, $36,059,000.
       (3) Counterintelligence.--For counterintelligence, 
     $39,200,000.
       (4) Worker and community transition assistance.--For worker 
     and community transition assistance, $30,000,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (A) For worker and community transition, $26,500,000.
       (B) For program direction, $3,500,000.
       (5) Fissile materials control and disposition.--For fissile 
     materials control and disposition, $200,000,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $129,766,000.
       (B) For program direction, $7,343,000.
       (C) For plant projects (including maintenance, restoration, 
     planning, construction, acquisition, modification of 
     facilities, and the continuation of projects authorized in 
     prior years, and land acquisition related thereto), 
     $62,891,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 00-D-142, immobilization and associated processing 
     facility, various locations, $21,765,000.
       Project 99-D-141, pit disassembly and conversion facility, 
     various locations, $28,751,000.
       Project 99-D-143, mixed oxide fuel fabrication facility, 
     various locations, $12,375,000.
       (6) Environment, safety, and health.--For environment, 
     safety, and health, defense, $98,000,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (A) For the Office of Environment, Safety, and Health 
     (Defense), $73,231,000.
       (B) For program direction, $24,769,000.
       (7) Office of hearings and appeals.--For the Office of 
     Hearings and Appeals, $3,000,000.
       (8) Naval reactors.--For naval reactors, $677,600,000, to 
     be allocated as follows:
       (A) For naval reactors development, $657,000,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (i) For operation and maintenance, $633,000,000.
       (ii) For plant projects (including maintenance, 
     restoration, planning, construction, acquisition, 
     modification of facilities, and the continuation of projects 
     authorized in prior years, and land acquisition related 
     thereto), $24,000,000, to be allocated as follows:

       GPN-101 general plant projects, various locations, 
     $9,000,000.
       Project 98-D-200, site laboratory/facility upgrade, various 
     locations, $3,000,000.
       Project 90-N-102, expended core facility dry cell project, 
     Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho, $12,000,000.

       (B) For program direction, $20,600,000.
       (b) Adjustments.--(1) The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) is the sum of the 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated in paragraphs (1) 
     through (8) of that subsection, reduced by $10,000,000.
       (2) The amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(1)(D) is reduced by $20,000,000 to reflect an 
     offset provided by user organizations for security 
     investigations.

     SEC. 3104. DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL.

       (a) Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for 
     fiscal year 2000 for payment to the Nuclear Waste Fund 
     established in section 302(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act 
     of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(c)) in the amount of $112,000,000.
       (b) Adjustment.--The amount authorized to be appropriated 
     pursuant to subsection (a) is reduced by $39,000,000.

     SEC. 3105. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRIVATIZATION.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2000 
     for privatization initiatives in carrying out environmental 
     restoration and waste management activities necessary for 
     national security programs in the amount of $228,000,000, to 
     be allocated as follows:
       Project 98-PVT-2, spent nuclear fuel dry storage, Idaho 
     Falls, Idaho, $5,000,000.
       Project 98-PVT-5, environmental management and waste 
     disposal, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $20,000,000.
       Project 97-PVT-1, tank waste remediation system phase I, 
     Hanford, Washington, $106,000,000.
       Project 97-PVT-2, advanced mixed waste treatment facility, 
     Idaho Falls, Idaho, $110,000,000.
       Project 97-PVT-3, transuranic waste treatment, Oak Ridge, 
     Tennessee, $12,000,000.
       (b) Explanation of Adjustment.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated in subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated for the projects in that 
     subsection reduced by $25,000,000 for use of prior year 
     balances of funds for defense environmental management 
     privatization.
                Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions

     SEC. 3121. REPROGRAMMING.

       (a) In General.--Until the Secretary of Energy submits to 
     the congressional defense committees the report referred to 
     in subsection (b) and a period of 45 days has elapsed after 
     the date on which such committees receive the report, the 
     Secretary may not use amounts appropriated pursuant to this 
     title for any program--
       (1) in amounts that exceed, in a fiscal year--
       (A) 110 percent of the amount authorized for that program 
     by this title; or
       (B) $1,000,000 more than the amount authorized for that 
     program by this title; or
       (2) which has not been presented to, or requested of, 
     Congress.
       (b) Report.--(1) The report referred to in subsection (a) 
     is a report containing a full and complete statement of the 
     action proposed to be taken and the facts and circumstances 
     relied upon in support of such proposed action.
       (2) In the computation of the 45-day period under 
     subsection (a), there shall be excluded any day on which 
     either House of Congress is not in session because of an 
     adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain.
       (c) Limitations.--(1) In no event may the total amount of 
     funds obligated pursuant to this title exceed the total 
     amount authorized to be appropriated by this title.
       (2) Funds appropriated pursuant to this title may not be 
     used for an item for which Congress has specifically denied 
     funds.

     SEC. 3122. LIMITS ON GENERAL PLANT PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy may carry out any 
     construction project under the general plant projects 
     authorized by this title if the total estimated cost of the 
     construction project does not exceed $5,000,000.
       (b) Report to Congress.--If, at any time during the 
     construction of any general plant project authorized by this 
     title, the estimated cost of the project is revised because 
     of unforeseen cost variations and the revised cost of the 
     project exceeds $5,000,000, the Secretary shall immediately 
     furnish a complete report to the congressional defense 
     committees explaining the reasons for the cost variation.

     SEC. 3123. LIMITS ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     construction on a construction project may not be started or 
     additional obligations incurred in connection with the 
     project above the total estimated cost, whenever the current 
     estimated cost of the construction project, which is 
     authorized by section 3101, 3102, or 3103, or which is in 
     support of national security programs of the Department of 
     Energy and was authorized by any previous Act, exceeds by 
     more than 25 percent the higher of--
       (A) the amount authorized for the project; or
       (B) the amount of the total estimated cost for the project 
     as shown in the most recent budget justification data 
     submitted to Congress.
       (2) An action described in paragraph (1) may be taken if--
       (A) the Secretary of Energy has submitted to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the actions and 
     the circumstances making such action necessary; and
       (B) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date on which 
     the report is received by the committees.
       (3) In the computation of the 30-day period under paragraph 
     (2), there shall be excluded any day on which either House of 
     Congress is not in session because of an adjournment of more 
     than 3 days to a day certain.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
     construction project which has a current estimated cost of 
     less than $5,000,000.

     SEC. 3124. FUND TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

       (a) Transfer to Other Federal Agencies.--The Secretary of 
     Energy may transfer funds authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Department of Energy pursuant to this title to other 
     Federal agencies for the performance of work for which the 
     funds were authorized. Funds so transferred may be merged 
     with and be available for the same purposes and for the same 
     period as the authorizations of the Federal agency to which 
     the amounts are transferred.
       (b) Transfer Within Department of Energy.--(1) Subject to 
     paragraph (2), the Secretary of Energy may transfer funds 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy 
     pursuant to this title between any such authorizations. 
     Amounts of authorizations so transferred may be merged with 
     and be available for the same purposes and for the same 
     period as the authorization to which the amounts are 
     transferred.
       (2) Not more than five percent of any such authorization 
     may be transferred between authorizations under paragraph 
     (1). No such authorization may be increased or decreased by 
     more than five percent by a transfer under such paragraph.

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       (c) Limitation.--The authority provided by this section to 
     transfer authorizations--
       (1) may only be used to provide funds for items relating to 
     activities necessary for national security programs that have 
     a higher priority than the items from which the funds are 
     transferred; and
       (2) may not be used to provide funds for an item for which 
     Congress has specifically denied funds.
       (d) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     promptly notify the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives of any transfer of funds to or from 
     authorizations under this title.

     SEC. 3125. AUTHORITY FOR CONCEPTUAL AND CONSTRUCTION DESIGN.

       (a) Requirement for Conceptual Design.--(1) Subject to 
     paragraph (2) and except as provided in paragraph (3), before 
     submitting to Congress a request for funds for a construction 
     project that is in support of a national security program of 
     the Department of Energy, the Secretary of Energy shall 
     complete a conceptual design for that project.
       (2) If the estimated cost of completing a conceptual design 
     for a construction project exceeds $3,000,000, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a request for funds for the 
     conceptual design before submitting a request for funds for 
     the construction project.
       (3) The requirement in paragraph (1) does not apply to a 
     request for funds--
       (A) for a construction project the total estimated cost of 
     which is less than $5,000,000; or
       (B) for emergency planning, design, and construction 
     activities under section 3126.
       (b) Authority for Construction Design.--(1) Within the 
     amounts authorized by this title, the Secretary of Energy may 
     carry out construction design (including architectural and 
     engineering services) in connection with any proposed 
     construction project if the total estimated cost for such 
     design does not exceed $600,000.
       (2) If the total estimated cost for construction design in 
     connection with any construction project exceeds $600,000, 
     funds for such design must be specifically authorized by law.

     SEC. 3126. AUTHORITY FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING, DESIGN, AND 
                   CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Energy may use any funds 
     available to the Department of Energy pursuant to an 
     authorization in this title, including those funds authorized 
     to be appropriated for advance planning and construction 
     design under sections 3101, 3102, and 3103, to perform 
     planning, design, and construction activities for any 
     Department of Energy national security program construction 
     project that, as determined by the Secretary, must proceed 
     expeditiously in order to protect public health and safety, 
     to meet the needs of national defense, or to protect 
     property.
       (b) Limitation.--The Secretary may not exercise the 
     authority under subsection (a) in the case of any 
     construction project until the Secretary has submitted to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the activities 
     that the Secretary intends to carry out under this section 
     and the circumstances making such activities necessary.
       (c) Specific Authority.--The requirement of section 
     3125(b)(2) does not apply to emergency planning, design, and 
     construction activities conducted under this section.

     SEC. 3127. FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR ALL NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
                   OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

       Subject to the provisions of appropriations Acts and 
     section 3121, amounts appropriated pursuant to this title for 
     management and support activities and for general plant 
     projects are available for use, when necessary, in connection 
     with all national security programs of the Department of 
     Energy.

     SEC. 3128. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), when 
     so specified in an appropriations Act, amounts appropriated 
     for operation and maintenance or for plant projects may 
     remain available until expended.
       (b) Exception for Program Direction Funds.--Amounts 
     appropriated for program direction pursuant to an 
     authorization of appropriations in subtitle A shall remain 
     available to be expended only until the end of fiscal year 
     2001.

     SEC. 3129. TRANSFERS OF DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
                   FUNDS.

       (a) Transfer Authority for Defense Environmental Management 
     Funds.--The Secretary of Energy shall provide the manager of 
     each field office of the Department of Energy with the 
     authority to transfer defense environmental management funds 
     from a program or project under the jurisdiction of the 
     office to another such program or project.
       (b) Limitations.--(1) Only one transfer may be made to or 
     from any program or project under subsection (a) in a fiscal 
     year.
       (2) The amount transferred to or from a program or project 
     under subsection (a) may not exceed $5,000,000 in a fiscal 
     year.
       (3) A transfer may not be carried out by a manager of a 
     field office under subsection (a) unless the manager 
     determines that the transfer is necessary to address a risk 
     to health, safety, or the environment or to assure the most 
     efficient use of defense environmental management funds at 
     the field office.
       (4) Funds transferred pursuant to subsection (a) may not be 
     used for an item for which Congress has specifically denied 
     funds or for a new program or project that has not been 
     authorized by Congress.
       (c) Exemption From Reprogramming Requirements.--The 
     requirements of section 3121 shall not apply to transfers of 
     funds pursuant to subsection (a).
       (d) Notification.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management, 
     shall notify Congress of any transfer of funds pursuant to 
     subsection (a) not later than 30 days after such transfer 
     occurs.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``program or project'' means, with respect to 
     a field office of the Department of Energy, any of the 
     following:
       (A) A program referred to or a project listed in paragraph 
     (2) or (3) of section 3102.
       (B) A program or project not described in subparagraph (A) 
     that is for environmental restoration or waste management 
     activities necessary for national security programs of the 
     Department, that is being carried out by the office, and for 
     which defense environmental management funds have been 
     authorized and appropriated before the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (2) The term ``defense environmental management funds'' 
     means funds appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant 
     to an authorization for carrying out environmental 
     restoration and waste management activities necessary for 
     national security programs.
       (f) Duration of Authority.--The managers of the field 
     offices of the Department may exercise the authority provided 
     under subsection (a) during the period beginning on October 
     1, 1999, and ending on September 30, 2000.
   Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

     SEC. 3131. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES 
                   UNDER FORMERLY UTILIZED SITE REMEDIAL ACTION 
                   PROGRAM.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
     authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     this Act, or by any Act authorizing appropriations for the 
     military activities of the Department of Defense or the 
     defense activities of the Department of Energy for a fiscal 
     year after fiscal year 2000, may be obligated or expended to 
     conduct treatment, storage, or disposal activities at any 
     site designated as a site under the Formerly Utilized Site 
     Remedial Action Program as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 3132. CONTINUATION OF PROCESSING, TREATMENT, AND 
                   DISPOSITION OF LEGACY NUCLEAR MATERIALS.

       The Secretary of Energy shall continue operations and 
     maintain a high state of readiness at the F-canyon and H-
     canyon facilities at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South 
     Carolina, and shall provide the technical staff necessary to 
     operate and so maintain such facilities.

     SEC. 3133. NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Energy shall, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense, carry out a 
     program to provide for the extension of the effective life of 
     the weapons in the nuclear weapons stockpile.
       (b) Administrative Responsibility for Program.--(1) The 
     program under subsection (a) shall be carried out through the 
     element of the Department of Energy with responsibility for 
     defense programs.
       (2) For each budget submitted by the President to Congress 
     under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the 
     amounts requested for the program shall be clearly identified 
     in the budget justification materials submitted to Congress 
     in support of that budget.
       (c) Program Plan.--As part of the program under subsection 
     (a), the Secretary shall develop a long-term plan for the 
     extension of the effective life of the weapons in the nuclear 
     weapons stockpile. The plan shall include the following:
       (1) Mechanisms to provide for the remanufacture, 
     refurbishment, and modernization of each weapon design 
     designated by the Secretary for inclusion in the enduring 
     nuclear weapons stockpile as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Mechanisms to expedite the collection of information 
     necessary for carrying out the program, including information 
     relating to the aging of materials and components, new 
     manufacturing techniques, and the replacement or substitution 
     of materials.
       (3) Mechanisms to ensure the appropriate assignment of 
     roles and missions for each nuclear weapons laboratory and 
     production plant of the Department, including mechanisms for 
     allocation of workload, mechanisms to ensure the carrying out 
     of appropriate modernization activities, and mechanisms to 
     ensure the retention of skilled personnel.
       (4) Mechanisms for allocating funds for activities under 
     the program, including allocations of funds by weapon type 
     and facility.
       (5) An identification of the funds needed, in the current 
     fiscal year and in each of the next five fiscal years, to 
     carry out the program.
       (d) Annual Submittal of Plan.--(1) The Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives the plan developed under 
     subsection (c) not later than January 1, 2000. The plan shall 
     contain the maximum level of detail practicable.
       (2) The Secretary shall submit to the committees referred 
     to in paragraph (1) each year after 2000, at the same time as 
     the submission of the budget for the fiscal year beginning in 
     such year under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, 
     an update of the plan submitted under paragraph (1). Each 
     update shall contain the same level of detail as the plan 
     submitted under paragraph (1).
       (e) GAO Assessment.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     submission of the plan under subsection (d)(1) or any update 
     of the plan under subsection (d)(2), the Comptroller General 
     shall submit to the committees referred to in subsection 
     (d)(1) an assessment of whether the program can be carried 
     out under the plan or the update (as applicable)--

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       (1) in the current fiscal year, given the budget for that 
     fiscal year; and
       (2) in future fiscal years.
       (f) Sense of Congress Regarding Funding of Program.--It is 
     the sense of Congress that the President should include in 
     each budget for a fiscal year submitted to Congress under 
     section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, sufficient 
     funds to carry out in the fiscal year covered by such budget 
     the activities under the program under subsection (a) that 
     are specified in the most current version of the plan for the 
     program under this section.

     SEC. 3134. PROCEDURES FOR MEETING TRITIUM PRODUCTION 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Production of New Tritium.--The Secretary of Energy 
     shall produce new tritium to meet the requirements of the 
     Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Memorandum at the Tennessee Valley 
     Authority Watts Bar or Sequoyah nuclear power plants 
     consistent with the Secretary's December 22, 1998, decision 
     document designating the Secretary's preferred tritium 
     production technology.
       (b) Support.--To support the method of tritium production 
     set forth in subsection (a), the Secretary shall design and 
     construct a new tritium extraction facility in the H-Area of 
     the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.
       (c) Design and Engineering Development.--The Secretary 
     shall--
       (1) complete preliminary design and engineering development 
     of the Accelerator Production of Tritium technology design as 
     a backup source of tritium to the source set forth in 
     subsection (a) and consistent with the Secretary's December 
     22, 1998, decision document; and
       (2) make available those funds necessary to complete 
     engineering development and demonstration, preliminary 
     design, and detailed design of key elements of the system 
     consistent with the Secretary's decision document of December 
     22, 1998.

     SEC. 3135. INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATE OF ACCELERATOR 
                   PRODUCTION OF TRITIUM.

       (a) Independent Cost Estimate.--(1) The Secretary of Energy 
     shall obtain an independent cost estimate of the accelerator 
     production of tritium.
       (2) The estimate shall be obtained from an entity not 
     within the Department of Energy.
       (3) The estimate shall be conducted at the highest possible 
     level of detail, but in no event at a level of detail below 
     that currently defined by the Secretary as Type III, 
     ``parametric estimate''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than April 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the independent cost estimate obtained pursuant to 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 3136. NONPROLIFERATION INITIATIVES AND ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Initiative for Proliferation Prevention Program.--(1) 
     Not more than 35 percent of the funds available in any fiscal 
     year after fiscal year 1999 for the Initiatives for 
     Proliferation Prevention program (IPP) may be obligated or 
     expended by the Department of Energy national laboratories to 
     carry out or provide oversight of any activities under that 
     program.
       (2)(A) None of the funds available in any fiscal year after 
     fiscal year 1999 for the Initiatives for Proliferation 
     Prevention program may be used to increase or otherwise 
     supplement the pay or benefits of a scientist or engineer if 
     the scientist or engineer--
       (i) is currently engaged in activities directly related to 
     the design, development, production, or testing of chemical 
     or biological weapons or a missile system to deliver such 
     weapons; or
       (ii) was not formerly engaged in activities directly 
     related to the design, development, production, or testing of 
     weapons of mass destruction or a missile system to deliver 
     such weapons.
       (B) None of the funds available in any fiscal year after 
     fiscal year 1999 for the Initiatives for Proliferation 
     Prevention program may be made available to an institute if 
     the institute--
       (i) is currently involved in activities described in 
     subparagraph (A)(i); or
       (ii) was not formerly involved in activities described in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii).
       (3)(A) No funds available for the Initiatives for 
     Proliferation Prevention program may be provided to an 
     institute or scientist under the program if the Secretary of 
     Energy determines that the institute or scientist has made a 
     scientific or business contact in any way associated with or 
     related to weapons of mass destruction with a representative 
     of a country of proliferation concern.
       (B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ``country of 
     proliferation concern'' means any country so designated by 
     the Director of Central Intelligence for purposes of the 
     Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention program.
       (4)(A) The Secretary of Energy shall prescribe procedures 
     for the review of projects under the Initiatives for 
     Proliferation Prevention program. The purpose of the review 
     shall be to ensure the following:
       (i) That the military applications of such projects, and 
     any information relating to such applications, is not 
     inadvertently transferred or utilized for military purposes.
       (ii) That activities under the projects are not redirected 
     toward work relating to weapons of mass destruction.
       (iii) That the national security interests of the United 
     States are otherwise fully considered before the commencement 
     of the projects.
       (B) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary prescribes the procedures required by subparagraph 
     (A), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     procedures. The report shall set forth a schedule for the 
     implementation of the procedures.
       (5)(A) The Secretary shall evaluate the projects carried 
     out under the Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention 
     program for commercial purposes to determine whether or not 
     such projects are likely to achieve their intended commercial 
     objectives.
       (B) If the Secretary determines as a result of the 
     evaluation that a project is not likely to achieve its 
     intended commercial objective, the Secretary shall terminate 
     the project.
       (6) Funds appropriated for the Initiatives for 
     Proliferation Prevention program may not be used to pay any 
     tax or customs duty levied by the government of the Russian 
     Federation. In the event payment of such a tax or customs 
     duty with such funds is unavoidable, the Secretary of Energy 
     shall--
       (A) after such payment, submit a report to the 
     congressional defense committees explaining the particular 
     circumstances making such payment under the Initiatives for 
     Proliferation Prevention program with such funds unavoidable; 
     and
       (B) ensure that sufficient additional funds are provided to 
     the Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention Program to 
     offset the amount of such payment.
       (b) Nuclear Cities Initiative.--(1) No amounts authorized 
     to be appropriated by this title for the Nuclear Cities 
     Initiative may be obligated or expended for purposes of the 
     initiative until the Secretary of Energy certifies to 
     Congress that Russia has agreed to close some of its 
     facilities engaged in work on weapons of mass destruction.
       (2) Notwithstanding a certification under paragraph (1), 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated by this title for the 
     Nuclear Cities Initiative may not be obligated or expended 
     for purposes of providing assistance under the initiative to 
     more than three nuclear cities, and more than two serial 
     production facilities, in Russia in fiscal year 2000.
       (3)(A) The Secretary shall conduct a study of the potential 
     economic effects of each commercial program proposed under 
     the Nuclear Cities Initiative before providing assistance for 
     the conduct of the program. The study shall include an 
     assessment regarding whether or not the mechanisms for job 
     creation under each program are likely to lead to the 
     creation of the jobs intended to be created by that program.
       (B) If the Secretary determines as a result of the study 
     that the intended commercial benefits of a program are not 
     likely to be achieved, the Secretary may not provide 
     assistance for the conduct of that program.
       (4) Not later than January 1, 2000, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress a report describing the participation in 
     or contribution to the Nuclear Cities Initiative of each 
     department and agency of the United States Government that 
     participates in or contributes to the initiative. The report 
     shall describe separately any interagency participation in or 
     contribution to the initiative.
       (c) Report.--(1) Not later than January 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives a report on the Initiatives for 
     Proliferation Prevention program and the Nuclear Cities 
     Initiative.
       (2) The report shall include the following:
       (A) A strategic plan for the Initiatives for Proliferation 
     Prevention program and for the Nuclear Cities Initiative, 
     which shall establish objectives for the program or 
     initiative, as the case may be, and means for measuring the 
     achievement of such objectives.
       (B) A list of the most successful projects under the 
     Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention program, including 
     for each such project the name of the institute and 
     scientists who are participating or have participated in the 
     project, the number of jobs created through the project, and 
     the manner in which the project has met the nonproliferation 
     objectives of the United States.
       (C) A list of the institutes and scientists associated with 
     weapons of mass destruction programs or other defense-related 
     programs in the states of the former Soviet Union that the 
     Department seeks to engage in commercial work under the 
     Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention program or the 
     Nuclear Cities Initiative, including--
       (i) a description of the work performed by such institutes 
     and scientists under such weapons of mass destruction 
     programs or other defense-related programs; and
       (ii) a description of any work proposed to be performed by 
     such institutes and scientists under the Initiatives for 
     Proliferation Prevention program or the Nuclear Cities 
     Initiative.
       (d) Nuclear Cities Initiative Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``Nuclear Cities Initiative'' means 
     the initiative arising pursuant to the March 1998 discussions 
     between the Vice President of the United States and the Prime 
     Minister of the Russian Federation and between the Secretary 
     of Energy of the United States and the Minister of Atomic 
     Energy of the Russian Federation.

     SEC. 3137. SUPPORT OF THEATER BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 
                   ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Funds To Carry Out Certain Ballistic Missile Defense 
     Activities.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Department of Energy pursuant to section 3101, 
     $25,000,000 shall be available for research, development, and 
     demonstration activities to support the mission of the 
     Ballistic Missile Defense Organization of the Department of 
     Defense, including the following activities:
       (1) Technology development, concept demonstration, and 
     integrated testing to improve reliability and reduce risk in 
     hit-to-kill interceptors for theater ballistic missile 
     defense.
       (2) Support for science and engineering teams to address 
     technical problems identified by the Director of the 
     Ballistic Missile Defense Organization as critical to 
     acquisition of a theater ballistic missile defense 
     capability.
       (b) Memorandum of Understanding.--The activities referred 
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     carried out under the memorandum of understanding entered 
     into by the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Defense 
     for the use of national laboratories for ballistic missile 
     defense programs, as required by section 3131 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 
     105-85; 111 Stat. 2034).
       (c) Method of Funding.--Funds for activities referred to in 
     subsection (a) may be provided--
       (1) by direct payment from funds available pursuant to 
     subsection (a); or
       (2) in the case of such an activity carried out by a 
     national laboratory but paid for by the Ballistic Missile 
     Defense Organization, through a method under which the 
     Secretary of Energy waives any requirement for the Department 
     of Defense to pay any indirect expenses (including overhead 
     and federal administrative charges) of the Department of 
     Energy or its contractors.
       Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Safeguards, Security, and 
                          Counterintelligence

     SEC. 3141. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Department of Energy 
     Facilities Safeguards, Security, and Counterintelligence 
     Enhancement Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 3142. COMMISSION ON SAFEGUARDS, SECURITY, AND 
                   COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a 
     commission to be known as the Commission on Safeguards, 
     Security, and Counterintelligence at Department of Energy 
     Facilities (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Commission'').
       (b) Membership and Organization.--(1) The Commission shall 
     be composed of nine members appointed from among individuals 
     in the public and private sectors who have significant 
     experience in matters related to the security of nuclear 
     weapons and materials, the classification of information, or 
     counterintelligence matters, as follows:
       (A) Two shall be appointed by the chairman of the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate, in consultation with the 
     ranking member of that Committee.
       (B) One shall be appointed by the ranking member of the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, in consultation 
     with the chairman of that Committee.
       (C) Two shall be appointed by the chairman of the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, in 
     consultation with the ranking member of that Committee.
       (D) One shall be appointed by the ranking member of the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, 
     in consultation with the chairman of that Committee.
       (E) One shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense.
       (F) One shall be appointed by the Director of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation.
       (G) One shall be appointed by the Director of Central 
     Intelligence.
       (2) Members of the Commission shall be appointed for four 
     year terms, except as follows:
       (A) One member initially appointed under paragraph (1)(A) 
     shall serve a term of two years, to be designated at the time 
     of appointment.
       (B) One member initially appointed under paragraph (1)(C) 
     shall serve a term of two years, to be designated at the time 
     of appointment.
       (C) The member initially appointed under paragraph (1)(E) 
     shall serve a term of two years.
       (3) Any vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the 
     same manner as the original appointment and shall not affect 
     the powers of the Commission.
       (4)(A) After five members of the Commission have been 
     appointed under paragraph (1), the chairman of the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate, in consultation with the 
     chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives, shall designate the chairman of the 
     Commission from among the members appointed under paragraph 
     (1)(A).
       (B) The chairman of the Commission may be designated once 
     five members of the Commission have been appointed under 
     paragraph (1).
       (5) The initial members of the Commission shall be 
     appointed not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (6) The members of the Commission shall establish 
     procedures for the activities of the Commission, including 
     procedures for calling meetings, requirements for quorums, 
     and the manner of taking votes.
       (7) The Commission shall meet not less often than once 
     every three months.
       (8) The Commission may commence its activities under this 
     section upon the designation of the chairman of the 
     Commission under paragraph (4).
       (c) Duties.--(1) The Commission shall, in accordance with 
     this section, review the safeguards, security, and 
     counterintelligence activities (including activities relating 
     to information management, computer security, and personnel 
     security) at Department of Energy facilities to--
       (A) determine the adequacy of those activities to ensure 
     the security of sensitive information, processes, and 
     activities under the jurisdiction of the Department against 
     threats to the disclosure of such information, processes, and 
     activities; and
       (B) make recommendations for actions the Commission 
     determines as being necessary to ensure that such security is 
     achieved and maintained.
       (2) The activities of the Commission under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       (A) An analysis of the sufficiency of the Design Threat 
     Basis documents as a basis for the allocation of resources 
     for safeguards, security, and counterintelligence activities 
     at the Department facilities in light of applicable guidance 
     with respect to such activities, including applicable laws, 
     Department of Energy orders, Presidential Decision 
     Directives, and Executive orders.
       (B) Visits to Department facilities to assess the adequacy 
     of the safeguards, security, and counterintelligence 
     activities at such facilities.
       (C) Evaluations of specific concerns set forth in 
     Department reports regarding the status of safeguards, 
     security, or counterintelligence activities at particular 
     Department facilities or at facilities throughout the 
     Department.
       (D) Reviews of relevant laws, Department orders, and other 
     requirements relating to safeguards, security, and 
     counterintelligence activities at Department facilities.
       (E) Any other activities relating to safeguards, security, 
     and counterintelligence activities at Department facilities 
     that the Secretary of Energy considers appropriate.
       (d) Report.--(1) Not later than February 15 each year, the 
     Commission shall submit to the Secretary of Energy and to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on 
     the activities of the Commission during the preceding year. 
     The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
     include a classified annex.
       (2) Each report--
       (A) shall describe the activities of the Commission during 
     the year covered by the report;
       (B) shall set forth proposals for any changes in 
     safeguards, security, or counterintelligence activities at 
     Department of Energy facilities that the Commission considers 
     appropriate in light of such activities; and
       (C) may include any other recommendations for legislation 
     or administrative action that the Commission considers 
     appropriate.
       (e) Personnel Matters.--(1)(A) Each member of the 
     Commission who is not an officer or employee of the Federal 
     Government shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily 
     equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for 
     level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 
     5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time) 
     during which such member is engaged in the performance of the 
     duties of the Commission.
       (B) All members of the Commission who are officers or 
     employees of the United States shall serve without 
     compensation by reason of their service on the Commission.
       (2) The members of the Commission shall be allowed travel 
     expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
     authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of 
     chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from 
     their homes or regular places of business in the performance 
     of services for the Commission.
       (3)(A) The Commission may, without regard to the civil 
     service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate such 
     personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to 
     perform its duties.
       (B) The Commission may fix the compensation of the 
     personnel of the Commission without regard to the provisions 
     of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, 
     United States Code, relating to classification of positions 
     and General Schedule pay rates.
       (4) Any officer or employee of the United States may be 
     detailed to the Commission without reimbursement, and such 
     detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service 
     status or privilege.
       (5) The members and employees of the Commission shall hold 
     security clearances appropriate for the matters considered by 
     the Commission in the discharge of its duties under this 
     section.
       (f) Applicability of FACA.--The provisions of the Federal 
     Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
     activities of the Commission.
       (g) Funding.--(1) From amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by sections 3101 and 3103, the Secretary of 
     Energy shall make available to the Commission not more than 
     $1,000,000 for the activities of the Commission under this 
     section.
       (2) Amounts made available to the Commission under this 
     subsection shall remain available until expended.
       (h) Termination of Department of Energy Security Management 
     Board.--(1) Section 3161 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 
     111 Stat. 2048; 42 U.S.C. 7251 note) is repealed.
       (2) Section 3162 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 2049; 42 
     U.S.C. 7274 note) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(a) In General.--''; and
       (B) by striking subsection (b).

     SEC. 3143. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL AT 
                   DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that 
     an investigation meeting the requirements of section 145 of 
     the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2165) is made for 
     each Department of Energy employee, or contractor employee, 
     at a national laboratory or nuclear weapons production 
     facility who--
       (1) carries out duties or responsibilities in or around a 
     location where Restricted Data is present; or
       (2) has or may have regular access to a location where 
     Restricted Data is present.
       (b) Compliance.--The Secretary shall have 15 months from 
     the date of the enactment of this Act to meet the requirement 
     in subsection (a).

     SEC. 3144. CONDUCT OF SECURITY CLEARANCES.

       (a) Responsibility of Federal Bureau of Investigation.--
     Subsection e. of section 145 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
     (42 U.S.C. 2165) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``If''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) In the case of an individual employed in a program 
     known as a Special Access Program or a Personnel Security and 
     Assurance Program, any investigation required by subsections

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     a., b., and c. of this section shall be made by the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation.''.
       (b) Compliance.--The Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation shall have 18 months from the date of the 
     enactment of this Act to meet the responsibilities of the 
     Bureau under subsection e.(2) of section 145 of the Atomic 
     Energy Act of 1954, as added by subsection (a).
       (c) Report.--(1) Not later than six months after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation shall submit to the committees 
     specified in paragraph (2) a report on the implementation of 
     the responsibilities of the Bureau under subsection e.(2) of 
     that section. That report shall include the following:
       (A) An assessment of the capability of the Bureau to 
     execute the additional clearance requirements, to include 
     additional post-initial investigations.
       (B) An estimate of the additional resources required, to 
     include funding, to support the expanded use of the Bureau to 
     conduct the additional investigations.
       (C) The extent to which contractor personnel are and would 
     be used in the clearance process.
       (2) The committees referred to in paragraph (1) are the 
     following:
       (A) The Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       (B) The Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 3145. PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION DURING 
                   LABORATORY-TO-LABORATORY EXCHANGES.

       (a) Provision of Training.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     ensure that all Department of Energy employees and Department 
     of Energy contractor employees participating in laboratory-
     to-laboratory cooperative exchange activities are fully 
     trained in matters relating to the protection of classified 
     information and to potential espionage and 
     counterintelligence threats.
       (b) Countering of Espionage and Intelligence-Gathering 
     Abroad.--(1) The Secretary shall establish a pool of 
     Department employees and Department contractor employees who 
     are specially trained to counter threats of espionage and 
     intelligence-gathering by foreign nationals against 
     Department employees and Department contractor employees who 
     travel abroad for laboratory-to-laboratory exchange 
     activities or other cooperative exchange activities on behalf 
     of the Department.
       (2) The Director of Counterintelligence of the Department 
     of Energy may assign at least one employee from the pool 
     established under paragraph (1) to accompany a group of 
     Department employees or Department contractor employees who 
     travel to any nation designated to be a sensitive country for 
     laboratory-to-laboratory exchange activities or other 
     cooperative exchange activities on behalf of the Department.

     SEC. 3146. RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS TO NATIONAL LABORATORIES BY 
                   FOREIGN VISITORS FROM SENSITIVE COUNTRIES.

       (a) Background Review Required.--The Secretary of Energy 
     may not admit to any facility of a national laboratory other 
     than areas accessible to the general public any individual 
     who is a citizen or agent of a nation that is named on the 
     current sensitive countries list unless the Secretary first 
     completes a background review with respect to that 
     individual.
       (b) Moratorium Pending Certification.--(1) During the 
     period described in paragraph (2), the Secretary may not 
     admit to any facility of a national laboratory other than 
     areas accessible to the general public any individual who is 
     a citizen or agent of a nation that is named on the current 
     sensitive countries list.
       (2) The period referred to in paragraph (1) is the period 
     beginning 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and ending on the later of the following:
       (A) The date that is 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (B) The date that is 45 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary submits to Congress the certifications described in 
     paragraph (3).
       (3) The certifications referred to in paragraph (2) are one 
     certification each by the Director of Counterintelligence of 
     the Department of Energy, the Director of the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation, and the Director of Central Intelligence, 
     of each of the following:
       (A) That the foreign visitors program at that facility 
     complies with applicable orders, regulations, and policies of 
     the Department of Energy relating to the safeguarding and 
     security of sensitive information and fulfills any 
     counterintelligence requirements arising under such orders, 
     regulations, and policies.
       (B) That the foreign visitors program at that facility 
     complies with Presidential Decision Directives and similar 
     requirements relating to the safeguarding and security of 
     sensitive information and fulfills any counterintelligence 
     requirements arising under such Directives or requirements.
       (C) That the foreign visitors program at that facility 
     includes adequate protections against the inadvertent release 
     of Restricted Data, information important to the national 
     security of the United States, and any other sensitive 
     information the disclosure of which might harm the interests 
     of the United States.
       (D) That the foreign visitors program at that facility does 
     not pose an undue risk to the national security interests of 
     the United States.
       (c) Waiver of Moratorium.--(1) The Secretary of Energy may 
     waive the prohibition in subsection (b) on a case-by-case 
     basis with respect to any specific individual or any specific 
     delegation of individuals whose admission to a national 
     laboratory is determined by the Secretary to be in the 
     interest of the national security of the United States.
       (2) Not later than the seventh day of the month following a 
     month in which a waiver is made, the Secretary shall submit a 
     report in writing providing notice of each waiver made in 
     that month to the following:
       (A) The Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       (B) The Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (3) Each such report shall be in classified form and shall 
     contain the identity of each individual or delegation for 
     whom such a waiver was made and, with respect to each such 
     individual or delegation, the following information:
       (A) A detailed justification for the waiver.
       (B) For each individual with respect to whom a background 
     review was conducted, whether the background review 
     determined that negative information exists with respect to 
     that individual.
       (C) The Secretary's certification that the admission of 
     that individual or delegation to a national laboratory is in 
     the interest of the national security of the United States.
       (4) The authority of the Secretary under paragraph (1) may 
     be delegated only to the Director of Counterintelligence of 
     the Department of Energy.
       (d) Exception to Moratorium for Certain Individuals.--The 
     moratorium under subsection (b) shall not apply to any person 
     who--
       (1) is, on the date of the enactment of this Act, an 
     employee or assignee of the Department of Energy, or of a 
     contractor of the Department; and
       (2) has undergone a background review in accordance with 
     subsection (a).
       (e) Exception to Moratorium for Certain Programs.--The 
     moratorium under subsection (b) shall not apply--
       (1) to activities relating to cooperative threat reduction 
     with states of the former Soviet Union; or
       (2) to the materials protection control and accounting 
     program of the Department.
       (f) Sense of Congress Regarding Background Reviews.--It is 
     the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Energy, the 
     Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the 
     Director of Central Intelligence should ensure that 
     background reviews carried out under this section are 
     completed in not more than 15 days.
       (g) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``background review'', commonly known as an 
     indices check, means a review of information provided by the 
     Director of Central Intelligence and the Director of the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding personal 
     background, including information relating to any history of 
     criminal activity or to any evidence of espionage.
       (2) The term ``sensitive countries list'' means the list 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Energy known as the Department 
     of Energy List of Sensitive Countries as in effect on January 
     1, 1999.

     SEC. 3147. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE 
                   SAFEGUARDING AND SECURITY OF RESTRICTED DATA.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 18 of title I of the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
     after section 234A the following new section:
       ``Sec. 234B. Civil Monetary Penalties for Violations of 
     Department of Energy Regulations Regarding Security of 
     Classified or Sensitive Information or Data.--
       ``a. Any person who has entered into a contract or 
     agreement with the Department of Energy, or a subcontract or 
     subagreement thereto, and who violates (or whose employee 
     violates) any applicable rule, regulation, or order 
     prescribed or otherwise issued by the Secretary pursuant to 
     this Act relating to the safeguarding or security of 
     Restricted Data or other classified or sensitive information 
     shall be subject to a civil penalty of not to exceed $100,000 
     for each such violation.
       ``b. The Secretary shall include in each contract with a 
     contractor of the Department provisions which provide an 
     appropriate reduction in the fees or amounts paid to the 
     contractor under the contract in the event of a violation by 
     the contractor or contractor employee of any rule, 
     regulation, or order relating to the safeguarding or security 
     of Restricted Data or other classified or sensitive 
     information. The provisions shall specify various degrees of 
     violations and the amount of the reduction attributable to 
     each degree of violation.
       ``c. The powers and limitations applicable to the 
     assessment of civil penalties under section 234A, except for 
     subsection d. of that section, shall apply to the assessment 
     of civil penalties under this section.
       ``d. In the case of an entity specified in subsection d. of 
     section 234A--
       ``(1) the assessment of any civil penalty under subsection 
     a. against that entity may not be made until the entity 
     enters into a new contract with the Department of Energy or 
     an extension of a current contract with the Department; and
       ``(2) the total amount of civil penalties under subsection 
     a. in a fiscal year may not exceed the total amount of fees 
     paid by the Department of Energy to that entity in that 
     fiscal year.''.
       (b) Applicability.--Subsection a. of section 234B of the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as added by subsection (a), 
     applies to any violation after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (c) Clarifying Amendment.--The section heading of section 
     234A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2282a) is amended by inserting 
     ``Safety'' before ``Regulations''.
       (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for that Act 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     234 the following new items:
``Sec. 234A. Civil Monetary Penalties for Violations of Department of 
              Energy Safety Regulations.
``Sec. 234B. Civil Monetary Penalties for Violations of Department of 
              Energy Regulations Regarding Security of Classified or 
              Sensitive Information or Data.''.

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     SEC. 3148. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR MISUSE OF RESTRICTED DATA.

       (a) Communication of Restricted Data.--Section 224 of the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2274) is amended--
       (1) in clause a., by striking ``$20,000'' and inserting 
     ``$100,000''; and
       (2) in clause b., by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting 
     ``$500,000''.
       (b) Receipt of Restricted Data.--Section 225 of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 2275) is amended by striking ``$20,000'' and 
     inserting ``$100,000''.
       (c) Disclosure of Restricted Data.--Section 227 of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 2277) is amended by striking ``$2,500'' and 
     inserting ``$12,500''.

     SEC. 3149. SUPPLEMENT TO PLAN FOR DECLASSIFICATION OF 
                   RESTRICTED DATA AND FORMERLY RESTRICTED DATA.

       (a) Supplement to Plan.--The Secretary of Energy and the 
     Archivist of the United States shall, after consultation with 
     the members of the National Security Council and in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of 
     other appropriate Federal agencies, develop a supplement to 
     the plan required under subsection (a) of section 3161 of the 
     Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2260; 50 U.S.C. 435 
     note).
       (b) Contents of Supplement.--The supplement shall provide 
     for the application of that plan (including in particular the 
     element of the plan required by section 3161(b)(1) of that 
     Act) to all records subject to Executive Order No. 12958 that 
     were determined before the date of the enactment of that Act 
     to be suitable for declassification.
       (c) Limitation on Declassification of Records.--All records 
     referred to in subsection (b) shall be treated, for purposes 
     of section 3161(c) of that Act, in the same manner as records 
     referred to in section 3161(a) of that Act.
       (d) Submission of Supplement.--The Secretary of Energy 
     shall submit the supplement required under subsection (a) to 
     the recipients of the plan referred to in section 3161(d) of 
     that Act.

     SEC. 3150. NOTICE TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES OF CERTAIN 
                   SECURITY AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE FAILURES 
                   WITHIN NUCLEAR ENERGY DEFENSE PROGRAMS.

       (a) Required Notification.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     House of Representatives a notification of each significant 
     nuclear defense intelligence loss. Any such notification 
     shall be provided only after consultation with the Director 
     of Central Intelligence and the Director of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation, as appropriate.
       (b) Significant Nuclear Defense Intelligence Losses.--In 
     this section, the term ``significant nuclear defense 
     intelligence loss'' means any national security or 
     counterintelligence failure or compromise of classified 
     information at a facility of the Department of Energy or 
     operated by a contractor of the Department that the Secretary 
     considers likely to cause significant harm or damage to the 
     national security interests of the United States.
       (c) Manner of Notification.--Notification of a significant 
     nuclear defense intelligence loss under subsection (a) shall 
     be provided, in accordance with the procedures established 
     pursuant to subsection (d), not later than 30 days after the 
     date on which the Department of Energy determines that the 
     loss has taken place.
       (d) Procedures.--The Secretary of Energy and the Committees 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
     shall each establish such procedures as may be necessary to 
     protect from unauthorized disclosure classified information, 
     information relating to intelligence sources and methods, and 
     sensitive law enforcement information that is submitted to 
     those committees pursuant to this section and that are 
     otherwise necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
     section.
       (e) Statutory Construction.--(1) Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed as authority to withhold any information 
     from the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 
     of Representatives on the grounds that providing the 
     information to those committees would constitute the 
     unauthorized disclosure of classified information, 
     information relating to intelligence sources and methods, or 
     sensitive law enforcement information.
       (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify or 
     supersede any other requirement to report information on 
     intelligence activities to the Congress, including the 
     requirement under section 501 of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 413) for the President to ensure that the 
     congressional intelligence committees are kept fully informed 
     of the intelligence activities of the United States and for 
     those committees to notify promptly other congressional 
     committees of any matter relating to intelligence activities 
     requiring the attention of those committees.

     SEC. 3151. ANNUAL REPORT BY THE PRESIDENT ON ESPIONAGE BY THE 
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Annual Report Required.--The President shall transmit 
     to Congress an annual report on the steps being taken by the 
     Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation, the Central Intelligence Agency, and 
     all other relevant executive departments and agencies to 
     respond to espionage and other intelligence activities by the 
     People's Republic of China, particularly with respect to--
       (1) the theft of sophisticated United States nuclear 
     weapons design information; and
       (2) the targeting by the People's Republic of China of 
     United States nuclear weapons codes and other national 
     security information of strategic concern.
       (b) Initial Report.--The first report under this section 
     shall be transmitted not later than March 1, 2000.

     SEC. 3152. REPORT ON COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY 
                   PRACTICES AT NATIONAL LABORATORIES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than March 1 of each year, the 
     Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Congress a report for 
     the preceding year on counterintelligence and security 
     practices at the facilities of the national laboratories 
     (whether or not classified activities are carried out at the 
     facility).
       (b) Content of Report.--The report shall include, with 
     respect to each national laboratory, the following:
       (1) The number of employees, including full-time 
     counterintelligence and security professionals and contractor 
     employees.
       (2) A description of the counterintelligence and security 
     training courses conducted and, for each such course, any 
     requirement that employees successfully complete that course.
       (3) A description of each contract awarded that provides an 
     incentive for the effective performance of 
     counterintelligence or security activities.
       (4) A description of the requirement that an employee 
     report the travel to sensitive countries of that employee 
     (whether or not the travel was for official business).
       (5) The number of trips by individuals who traveled to 
     sensitive countries, with identification of the sensitive 
     countries visited.

     SEC. 3153. REPORT ON SECURITY VULNERABILITIES OF NATIONAL 
                   LABORATORY COMPUTERS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1 of each year, 
     the National Counterintelligence Policy Board shall prepare a 
     report on the security vulnerabilities of the computers of 
     the national laboratories.
       (b) Preparation of Report.--In preparing the report, the 
     National Counterintelligence Policy Board shall establish a 
     so-called ``red team'' of individuals to perform an 
     operational evaluation of the security vulnerabilities of the 
     computers of one or more national laboratories, including by 
     direct experimentation. Such individuals shall be selected by 
     the National Counterintelligence Policy Board from among 
     employees of the Department of Defense, the National Security 
     Agency, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation, and of other agencies, and may be detailed 
     to the National Counterintelligence Policy Board from such 
     agencies without reimbursement and without interruption or 
     loss of civil service status or privilege.
       (c) Submission of Report to Secretary of Energy and to FBI 
     Director.--Not later than March 1 of each year, the report 
     shall be submitted in classified and unclassified form to the 
     Secretary of Energy and the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation.
       (d) Forwarding to Congressional Committees.--Not later than 
     30 days after the report is submitted, the Secretary and the 
     Director shall each separately forward that report, with the 
     recommendations in classified and unclassified form of the 
     Secretary or the Director, as applicable, in response to the 
     findings of that report, to the following:
       (1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       (2) The Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (e) First Report.--The first report under this section 
     shall be the report for the year 2000. That report shall 
     cover each of the national laboratories.

     SEC. 3154. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE POLYGRAPH PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Energy, acting 
     through the Director of Counterintelligence, shall carry out 
     a counterintelligence polygraph program for the defense-
     related activities of the Department. The counterintelligence 
     polygraph program shall consist of the administration of 
     counterintelligence polygraph examinations to each covered 
     person who has access to high-risk programs.
       (b) Covered Persons.--For purposes of this section, a 
     covered person is one of the following:
       (1) An officer or employee of the Department.
       (2) An expert or consultant under contract to the 
     Department.
       (3) An officer or employee of a contractor of the 
     Department.
       (c) High-Risk Programs.--For purposes of this section, 
     high-risk programs are the programs known as--
       (1) Special Access Programs; and
       (2) Personnel Security And Assurance Programs.
       (d) Initial Testing and Consent.--The Secretary may not 
     permit a covered person to have initial access to any high-
     risk program unless that person first undergoes a 
     counterintelligence polygraph examination and consents in a 
     signed writing to the counterintelligence polygraph 
     examinations required by this section.
       (e) Additional Testing.--The Secretary may not permit a 
     covered person to have continued access to any high-risk 
     program unless that person undergoes a counterintelligence 
     polygraph examination within five years after that person has 
     initial access, and thereafter--
       (1) not less frequently than every five years; and
       (2) at any time at the direction of the Director of 
     Counterintelligence.
       (f) Counterintelligence Polygraph Examination.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term ``counterintelligence 
     polygraph examination'' means a polygraph examination using 
     questions reasonably calculated to obtain counterintelligence 
     information, including questions relating to espionage, 
     sabotage, unauthorized disclosure of classified information, 
     and unauthorized contact with foreign nationals.
       (g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe any 
     regulations necessary to carry out this section. Those 
     regulations shall include

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     procedures, to be developed in consultation with the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation, for--
       (1) identifying and addressing ``false positive'' results 
     of polygraph examinations; and
       (2) ensuring that adverse personnel actions not be taken 
     against an individual solely by reason of that individual's 
     physiological reaction to a question in a polygraph 
     examination, unless reasonable efforts are first made to 
     independently determine through alternative means the 
     veracity of that individual's response to that question.
       (h) Plan for Extension of Program.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a plan on extending the program required by 
     this section. The plan shall provide for the administration 
     of counterintelligence polygraph examinations in accordance 
     with the program to each covered person who has access to--
       (1) the programs known as Personnel Assurance Programs; and
       (2) the information identified as Sensitive Compartmented 
     Information.

     SEC. 3155. DEFINITIONS OF NATIONAL LABORATORY AND NUCLEAR 
                   WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILITY.

       For purposes of this subtitle:
       (1) The term ``national laboratory'' means any of the 
     following:
       (A) The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California.
       (B) The Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico.
       (C) The Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico and Livermore, California.
       (2) The term ``nuclear weapons production facility'' means 
     any of the following:
       (A) The Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri.
       (B) The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas.
       (C) The Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
       (D) The tritium operations at the Savannah River Site, 
     Aiken, South Carolina.
       (E) The Nevada Test Site, Nevada.

     SEC. 3156. DEFINITION OF RESTRICTED DATA.

       In this subtitle, the term ``Restricted Data'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 11 y. of the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(y)).
               Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Personnel

     SEC. 3161. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TO 
                   PAY VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.

       (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding subsection (c)(2)(D) of 
     section 663 of the Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
     Government Appropriations Act, 1997 (as contained in section 
     101(f) of division A of Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-
     383; 5 U.S.C. 5597 note), the Department of Energy may pay 
     voluntary separation incentive payments under such section 
     663 to qualifying employees who voluntarily separate (whether 
     by retirement or resignation) before January 1, 2003.
       (b) Report.--(1) Not later than March 15, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Director of the 
     Office of Personnel Management and the specified 
     congressional committees a report describing how the 
     Department has, by reason of the provisions of subsection 
     (a), paid voluntary separation payments under such section 
     663.
       (2) The report under paragraph (1) shall--
       (A) include the occupations and grade levels of each 
     employee with respect to whom the Department has, by reason 
     of the provisions of subsection (a), paid voluntary 
     separation payments under such section 663; and
       (B) describe how the paying of such payments by reason of 
     the provisions of subsection (a) relates to the restructuring 
     plans of the Department.
       (3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``specified 
     congressional committees'' means the following:
       (A) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Government Reform, and the Committee on Commerce of the House 
     of Representatives.
       (B) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate.

     SEC. 3162. FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS 
                   CRITICAL TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NUCLEAR 
                   WEAPONS COMPLEX.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 3140 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 
     (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 621; 42 U.S.C. 2121 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``the Secretary'' in the second sentence 
     and all that follows through ``provide educational 
     assistance'' and inserting ``the Secretary shall provide 
     educational assistance'';
       (2) by striking the semicolon after ``complex'' in the 
     second sentence and inserting a period; and
       (3) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3).
       (b) Eligible Individuals.--Subsection (b) of such section 
     is amended by inserting ``are United States citizens who'' in 
     the matter preceding paragraph (1) after ``program''.
       (c) Covered Facilities.--Subsection (c) of such section is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(5) The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 
     Livermore, California.
       ``(6) The Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico.
       ``(7) The Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico, and Livermore, California.''.
       (d) Agreement Required.--Subsection (f) of such section is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Agreement.--(1) The Secretary may allow an individual 
     to participate in the program only if the individual signs an 
     agreement described in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) shall be in 
     writing, shall be signed by the participant, and shall 
     include the participant's agreement to serve, after 
     completion of the course of study for which the assistance 
     was provided, as a full-time employee in a position in the 
     Department of Energy for a period of time to be established 
     by the Secretary of Energy of not less than one year, if such 
     a position is offered to the participant.''.
       (e) Plan.--(1) Not later than January 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a plan for the administration of the fellowship 
     program under section 3140 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 
     42 U.S.C. 2121 note), as amended by this section.
       (2) The plan shall include the criteria for the selection 
     of individuals for participation in such fellowship program 
     and a description of the provisions to be included in the 
     agreement required by subsection (f) of such section (as 
     amended by this section), including the period of time 
     established by the Secretary for the participants to serve as 
     employees.
       (f) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Department of Energy pursuant to section 3101, $5,000,000 
     shall be available only to conduct the fellowship program 
     under section 3140 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 42 U.S.C. 2121 
     note), as amended by this section.

     SEC. 3163. MAINTENANCE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS EXPERTISE IN THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

       (a) Administration of Joint Nuclear Weapons Council.--(1) 
     Subsection (b) of section 179 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) The Council shall meet not less often than once every 
     three months.''.
       (2) Subsection (c) of that section is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) Whenever the position of Assistant to the 
     Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological 
     Defense Programs has been vacant a period of more than 6 
     months, the Secretary of Energy shall designate a qualified 
     individual to serve as acting staff director of the Council 
     until the position of that Assistant to the Secretary is 
     filled.
       ``(B) An individual appointed under subparagraph (A) shall 
     possess substantial technical and policy experience relevant 
     to the management and oversight of nuclear weapons 
     programs.''.
       (b) Revitalization of Joint Nuclear Weapons Council.--(1) 
     The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy shall 
     jointly prepare, and not later than March 15, 2000, submit to 
     the committees specified in subsection (g), a plan to 
     revitalize the Joint Nuclear Weapons Council established by 
     section 179 of title 10, United States Code.
       (2) The plan shall include any proposed modification to the 
     membership or responsibilities of the Council that the 
     Secretaries jointly determine advisable to enhance the 
     capability of the Council to ensure the integration of 
     Department of Defense requirements for nuclear weapons into 
     the programs and budget processes of the Department of 
     Energy.
       (c) Annual Report on Council Activities.--Section 179(f) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(3) A description of the activities of the Council during 
     the 12-month period ending on the date of the report together 
     with any assessments or studies conducted by the Council 
     during that period.
       ``(4) A description of the highest priority requirements of 
     the Department of Defense with respect to the Department of 
     Energy stockpile stewardship and management program as of 
     that date.
       ``(5) An assessment of the extent to which the requirements 
     referred to in paragraph (4) are being addressed by the 
     Department of Energy as of that date.''.
       (d) Nuclear Mission Management Plan.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall develop and implement a plan to ensure the 
     continued reliability of the capability of the Department of 
     Defense to carry out its nuclear deterrent mission.
       (2) The plan shall do the following:
       (A) Articulate the current policy of the United States on 
     the role of nuclear weapons and nuclear deterrence in the 
     conduct of defense and foreign relations matters.
       (B) Establish stockpile viability and capability 
     requirements with respect to that mission, including the 
     number and variety of warheads required.
       (C) Establish requirements relating to the contractor 
     industrial base, support infrastructure, and surveillance, 
     testing, assessment, and certification of nuclear weapons 
     necessary to support that mission.
       (3) The plan shall take into account the following:
       (A) Requirements for the critical skills, readiness, 
     training, exercise, and testing of personnel necessary to 
     meet that mission.
       (B) The relevant programs and plans of the military 
     departments and the Defense Agencies with respect to 
     readiness, sustainment (including research and development), 
     and modernization of the strategic deterrent forces.
       (e) Nuclear Expertise Retention Measures.--(1) Not later 
     than March 15, 2000, the Secretary of Energy and Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the committees specified in 
     subsection (g) a joint plan setting forth the actions that 
     the Secretaries consider necessary to retain core scientific, 
     engineering, and technical skills

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     and capabilities within the Department of Energy, the 
     Department of Defense, and the contractors of those 
     departments in order to maintain the United States nuclear 
     deterrent force indefinitely.
       (2) The plan shall include the following elements:
       (A) A baseline of current skills and capabilities by 
     location.
       (B) A statement of the skills or capabilities that are at 
     risk of being lost within the next ten years.
       (C) A statement of measures that will be taken to retain 
     such skills and capabilities.
       (D) A proposal for recruitment measures to address the loss 
     of such skills or capabilities.
       (E) A proposal for the training and evaluation of personnel 
     with core scientific, engineering, and technical skills and 
     capabilities.
       (F) A statement of the additional advanced manufacturing 
     programs and process engineering programs that are required 
     to maintain the nuclear deterrent force indefinitely.
       (G) An assessment of the desirability of establishing a 
     nuclear weapons workforce reserve to ensure the availability 
     of the skills and capabilities of present and former 
     employees of the Department of Energy, the Department of 
     Defense, and the contractors of those departments in the 
     event of an urgent future need for such skills and 
     capabilities.
       (f) Reports on Critical Difficulties at Nuclear Weapons 
     Laboratories.--Section 3159 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 
     110 Stat. 2842; 42 U.S.C. 7274o) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Inclusion of Reports in Annual Stockpile 
     Certification.--Any report submitted pursuant to subsection 
     (a) shall also be included with the decision documents that 
     accompany the annual certification of the safety and 
     reliability of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile 
     which is provided to the President for the year in which such 
     report is submitted.''.
       (g) Specified Committees.--The committees specified in this 
     subsection are the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 3164. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     establish a program to ensure that covered individuals may 
     not be discharged, demoted, or otherwise discriminated 
     against as a reprisal for making protected disclosures.
       (b) Covered Individuals.--For purposes of this section, a 
     covered individual is an individual who is an employee of the 
     Department of Energy, or of a contractor of the Department, 
     who is engaged in the defense activities of the Department.
       (c) Protected Disclosures.--For purposes of this section, a 
     protected disclosure is a disclosure--
       (1) made by a covered individual who takes appropriate 
     steps to protect the security of the information in 
     accordance with guidance provided under this section;
       (2) made to a person or entity specified in subsection (d); 
     and
       (3) of classified or other information that the covered 
     individual reasonably believes to provide direct and specific 
     evidence of any of the following:
       (A) A violation of law or Federal regulation.
       (B) Gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, or abuse 
     of authority.
       (C) A false statement to Congress on an issue of material 
     fact.
       (d) Persons and Entities to Which Disclosures May Be 
     Made.--A person or entity specified in this subsection is any 
     of the following:
       (1) A member of a committee of Congress having primary 
     responsibility for oversight of the department, agency, or 
     element of the Government to which the disclosed information 
     relates.
       (2) An employee of Congress who is a staff member of such a 
     committee and has an appropriate security clearance for 
     access to information of the type disclosed.
       (3) The Inspector General of the Department of Energy.
       (4) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
       (5) Any other element of the Government designated by the 
     Secretary as authorized to receive information of the type 
     disclosed.
       (e) Official Capacity of Persons to Whom Information is 
     Disclosed.--A member of, or an employee of Congress who is a 
     staff member of, a committee of Congress specified in 
     subsection (d) who receives a protected disclosure under this 
     section does so in that member or employee's official 
     capacity as such a member or employee.
       (f) Assistance and Guidance.--The Secretary, acting through 
     the Inspector General of the Department of Energy, shall 
     provide assistance and guidance to each covered individual 
     who seeks to make a protected disclosure under this section. 
     Such assistance and guidance shall include the following:
       (1) Identifying the persons or entities under subsection 
     (d) to which that disclosure may be made.
       (2) Advising that individual regarding the steps to be 
     taken to protect the security of the information to be 
     disclosed.
       (3) Taking appropriate actions to protect the identity of 
     that individual throughout that disclosure.
       (4) Taking appropriate actions to coordinate that 
     disclosure with any other Federal agency or agencies that 
     originated the information.
       (g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
     to ensure the security of any information disclosed under 
     this section.
       (h) Notification to Covered Individuals.--The Secretary 
     shall notify each covered individual of the following:
       (1) The rights of that individual under this section.
       (2) The assistance and guidance provided under this 
     section.
       (3) That the individual has a responsibility to obtain that 
     assistance and guidance before seeking to make a protected 
     disclosure.
       (i) Complaint by Covered Individuals.--If a covered 
     individual believes that that individual has been discharged, 
     demoted, or otherwise discriminated against as a reprisal for 
     making a protected disclosure under this section, the 
     individual may submit a complaint relating to such matter to 
     the Director of the Office of Hearings and Appeals of the 
     Department of Energy.
       (j) Investigation by Office of Hearings and Appeals.--(1) 
     For each complaint submitted under subsection (i), the 
     Director of the Office of Hearings and Appeals shall--
       (A) determine whether or not the complaint is frivolous; 
     and
       (B) if the Director determines the complaint is not 
     frivolous, conduct an investigation of the complaint.
       (2) The Director shall submit a report on each 
     investigation undertaken under paragraph (1)(B) to--
       (A) the individual who submitted the complaint on which the 
     investigation is based;
       (B) the contractor concerned, if any; and
       (C) the Secretary of Energy.
       (k) Remedial Action.--(1) Whenever the Secretary determines 
     that a covered individual has been discharged, demoted, or 
     otherwise discriminated against as a reprisal for making a 
     protected disclosure under this section, the Secretary 
     shall--
       (A) in the case of a Department employee, take appropriate 
     actions to abate the action; or
       (B) in the case of a contractor employee, order the 
     contractor concerned to take appropriate actions to abate the 
     action.
       (2)(A) If a contractor fails to comply with an order issued 
     under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary may file an action for 
     enforcement of the order in the appropriate United States 
     district court.
       (B) In any action brought under subparagraph (A), the court 
     may grant appropriate relief, including injunctive relief and 
     compensatory and exemplary damages.
       (l) Relationship to Other Laws.--The protections provided 
     by this section are independent of, and not subject to any 
     limitations that may be provided in, the Whistleblower 
     Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-512) or any other law 
     that may provide protection for disclosures of information by 
     employees of the Department of Energy or of a contractor of 
     the Department.
       (m) Annual Report.--(1) Not later than 30 days after the 
     commencement of each fiscal year, the Director shall submit 
     to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a 
     report on the investigations undertaken under subsection 
     (j)(1)(B) during the preceding fiscal year, including a 
     summary of the results of each such investigation.
       (2) A report under paragraph (1) may not identify or 
     otherwise provide any information about an individual 
     submitting a complaint under this section without the consent 
     of the individual.
       (n) Implementation Report.--Not later than 60 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a report describing the implementation of the 
     program required by this section.
                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

     SEC. 3171. REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN TO IMPROVE REPROGRAMMING 
                   PROCESSES.

       Not later than November 15, 1999, the Secretary of Energy 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on improving the reprogramming processes relating to the 
     defense activities of the Department of Energy. The report 
     shall include a plan to ensure that the reprogramming 
     requests of the Department relating to those activities are 
     submitted in a timely and disciplined manner.

     SEC. 3172. INTEGRATED FISSILE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT PLAN.

       (a) Plan.--The Secretary of Energy shall develop a long-
     term plan for the integrated management of fissile materials 
     by the Department of Energy. The plan shall--
       (1) identify means of coordinating or integrating the 
     responsibilities of the Office of Environmental Management, 
     the Office of Fissile Materials Disposition, the Office of 
     Nuclear Energy, and the Office of Defense Programs for the 
     treatment, storage and disposition of fissile materials, and 
     for the waste streams containing fissile materials, in order 
     to achieve budgetary and other efficiencies in the discharge 
     of those responsibilities; and
       (2) identify any expenditures necessary at the sites that 
     are anticipated to have an enduring mission for plutonium 
     management in order to achieve the integrated management of 
     fissile materials by the Department.
       (b) Submittal to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit the 
     plan required by subsection (a) to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives not later than March 31, 2000.

     SEC. 3173. IDENTIFICATION IN BUDGET MATERIALS OF AMOUNTS FOR 
                   DECLASSIFICATION ACTIVITIES AND LIMITATION ON 
                   EXPENDITURES FOR SUCH ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Amounts for Declassification of Records.--The Secretary 
     of Energy shall include in the budget justification materials 
     submitted to Congress in support of the Department

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     of Energy budget for any fiscal year (as submitted with the 
     budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
     United States Code) specific identification, as a budgetary 
     line item, of the amounts required to carry out programmed 
     activities during that fiscal year to declassify records 
     pursuant to Executive Order 12958 (50 U.S.C. 435 note), or 
     any successor Executive order, or to comply with any 
     statutory requirement to declassify Government records.
       (b) Certification Required With Respect To Automatic 
     Declassification of Records.--No records of the Department of 
     Energy that have not as of the date of the enactment of this 
     Act been reviewed for declassification shall be subject to 
     automatic declassification unless the Secretary of Energy 
     certifies to Congress that such declassification would not 
     harm the national security.
       (c) Report on Automatic Declassification of Department of 
     Energy Records.--Not later than February 1, 2001, the 
     Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate a report on the efforts of the 
     Department of Energy relating to the declassification of 
     classified records under the control of the Department of 
     Energy. Such report shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of whether the Department will be able to 
     review all relevant records for declassification before any 
     date established for automatic declassification.
       (2) An estimate of the number of records, if any, that the 
     Department will be unable to review for declassification 
     before any such date and the effect on national security of 
     the automatic declassification of those records.
       (3) An estimate of the length of time by which any such 
     date would need to be extended to avoid the automatic 
     declassification of records that have not yet been reviewed 
     as of such date.

     SEC. 3174. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 
                   COORDINATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL 
                   LABORATORIES.

       (a) Technology Transfer Coordination.--It is the sense of 
     Congress that, within 90 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Energy should ensure, for each 
     national laboratory, the following:
       (1) Consistency of technology transfer policies and 
     procedures with respect to patenting, licensing, and 
     commercialization.
       (2) Training to ensure that laboratory personnel 
     responsible for patenting, licensing, and commercialization 
     activities are knowledgeable of the appropriate legal, 
     procedural, and ethical standards.
       (b) Definition of National Laboratory.--As used in this 
     section, the term ``national laboratory'' means any of the 
     following laboratories:
       (1) The Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico.
       (2) The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California.
       (3) The Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico, and Livermore, California.

     SEC. 3175. PILOT PROGRAM FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT 
                   REGARDING DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CONSTRUCTION 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Requirement.--(1) The Secretary of Energy shall carry 
     out a pilot program on use of project management oversight 
     services (in this section referred to as ``PMO services'') 
     for construction projects of the Department of Energy.
       (2) The purpose of the pilot program shall be to provide a 
     basis for determining whether or not the use of competitively 
     procured, external PMO services for those construction 
     projects would permit the Department to control excessive 
     costs and schedule delays associated with those construction 
     projects that have large capital costs.
       (b) Projects Covered by Program.--(1) Subject to paragraph 
     (2), the Secretary shall carry out the pilot program at 
     construction projects selected by the Secretary. The projects 
     shall include one or more construction projects authorized 
     pursuant to section 3101 and one construction project 
     authorized pursuant to section 3102.
       (2) Each project selected by the Secretary shall be a 
     project having capital construction costs anticipated to be 
     not less than $25,000,000.
       (c) Services Under Program.--The PMO services used under 
     the pilot program shall include the following services:
       (1) Monitoring the overall progress of a project.
       (2) Determining whether or not a project is on schedule.
       (3) Determining whether or not a project is within budget.
       (4) Determining whether or not a project conforms with 
     plans and specifications approved by the Department.
       (5) Determining whether or not a project is being carried 
     out efficiently and effectively.
       (6) Any other management oversight services that the 
     Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of the pilot 
     program.
       (d) Procurement of Services Under Program.--Any PMO 
     services procured under the pilot program shall be acquired--
       (1) on a competitive basis; and
       (2) from among commercial entities that--
       (A) do not currently manage or operate facilities at a 
     location where the pilot program is being conducted; and
       (B) have an expertise in the management of large 
     construction projects.
       (e) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the pilot 
     program. The report shall include the assessment of the 
     Secretary as to the feasibility and desirability of using PMO 
     services for construction projects of the Department.

     SEC. 3176. PILOT PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TO AUTHORIZE 
                   USE OF PRIOR YEAR UNOBLIGATED BALANCES FOR 
                   ACCELERATED SITE CLEANUP AT ROCKY FLATS 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY SITE, COLORADO.

       (a) Authority To Use Amounts.--The Secretary of Energy 
     shall carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary may 
     use prior year unobligated balances in the defense 
     environment management account for the closure project of the 
     Department of Energy at the Rocky Flats Environmental 
     Technology Site, Colorado, for purposes of meeting 
     accelerated cleanup schedule milestones with respect to that 
     closure project. The amount of prior year unobligated 
     balances that are obligated under the pilot program in any 
     fiscal year may not exceed $15,000,000.
       (b) Notice of Intent to Use Authority.--Not less than 30 
     days before any obligation of funds under the pilot program 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary shall notify the 
     congressional defense committees of the intent of the 
     Secretary to make such obligation.
       (c) Report on Pilot Program.--Not later than July 31, 2002, 
     the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees and the Committee on Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the implementation of the pilot 
     program carried out under subsection (a). The report shall 
     include the following:
       (1) Any use of the authority under that pilot program.
       (2) The recommendations of the Secretary as to whether--
       (A) the termination date in subsection (d) should be 
     extended; and
       (B) the authority under that pilot program should be 
     applied to additional closure projects of the Department.
       (d) Termination.--The authority to obligate funds under the 
     pilot program shall cease to be in effect at the close of 
     September 30, 2002.

     SEC. 3177. PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR SHIPMENTS OF WASTE FROM 
                   ROCKY FLATS ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY SITE, 
                   COLORADO, TO WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT, NEW 
                   MEXICO.

       (a) Submittal of Proposed Schedule.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Energy shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
     on Commerce of the House of Representatives a proposed 
     schedule for shipment of mixed and unmixed transuranic waste 
     from the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, Colorado, 
     to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, New Mexico. The proposed 
     schedule shall identify a schedule for certifying, producing, 
     and delivering appropriate shipping containers.
       (b) Requirements Regarding Schedule.--In preparing the 
     schedule required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     assume the following:
       (1) That the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site will 
     have a closure date that is in 2006.
       (2) That all waste that is transferable from the Rocky 
     Flats Environmental Technology Site to the Waste Isolation 
     Pilot Plant will be removed from the Rocky Flats 
     Environmental Technology Site by that closure date as 
     specified in the current 2006 Rocky Flats Environmental 
     Technology Site Closure Plan.
       (3) That, to the maximum extent practicable, shipments of 
     waste from the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site to 
     the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant will be carried out on an 
     expedited schedule, but not interfere with other shipments of 
     waste to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant that are planned as 
     of the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3178. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON CLOSURE OF ROCKY 
                   FLATS ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY SITE, COLORADO.

       (a) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2000, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 
     assessing the progress in the closure of the Rocky Flats 
     Environmental Technology Site, Colorado.
       (b) Report Elements.--The report shall address and make 
     recommendations on the following:
       (1) How decisions with respect to the future use of the 
     Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site affect ongoing 
     cleanup at the site.
       (2) How failure to make decisions with respect to the 
     future use of the Rocky Flats site affect ongoing cleanup at 
     that site.
       (3) Whether the Secretary of Energy could provide 
     additional flexibility to the contractor at the Rocky Flats 
     site in order to accelerate the cleanup of that site.
       (4) Whether the Secretary could take additional actions 
     throughout the nuclear weapons complex of the Department of 
     Energy in order to accelerate the closure of the Rocky Flats 
     site.
       (5) The developments, if any, since the April 1999 report 
     of the Comptroller General that could alter the pace of the 
     closure of the Rocky Flats site.
       (6) The possibility of closure of the Rocky Flats site by 
     2006.
       (7) The actions that should be taken by the Secretary or 
     Congress to ensure that the Rocky Flats site will be closed 
     by 2006.
       (8) The impact of the schedule to transport mixed and 
     unmixed transuranic waste on the ability of the Secretary to 
     close the Rocky Flats site by 2006.

     SEC. 3179. EXTENSION OF REVIEW OF WASTE ISOLATION PILOT 
                   PLANT, NEW MEXICO.

       Section 1433(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100-456; 102 Stat. 2073) is 
     amended in the second sentence by striking ``nine additional 
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     periods'' and inserting ``fourteen additional one-year 
     periods''.
         TITLE XXXII--NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 3201. Short title.
Sec. 3202. Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of Department of 
              Energy.
Sec. 3203. Establishment of policy for National Nuclear Security 
              Administration.
Sec. 3204. Organization of Department of Energy counterintelligence and 
              intelligence programs and activities.

               Subtitle A--Establishment and Organization

Sec. 3211. Establishment and mission.
Sec. 3212. Administrator for Nuclear Security.
Sec. 3213. Status of Administration and contractor personnel within 
              Department of Energy.
Sec. 3214. Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs.
Sec. 3215. Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation.
Sec. 3216. Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors.
Sec. 3217. General Counsel.
Sec. 3218. Staff of Administration.

                Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Security

Sec. 3231. Protection of national security information.
Sec. 3232. Office of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence and Office of 
              Defense Nuclear Security.
Sec. 3233. Counterintelligence programs.
Sec. 3234. Procedures relating to access by individuals to classified 
              areas and information of Administration.
Sec. 3235. Government access to information on Administration 
              computers.
Sec. 3236. Congressional oversight of special access programs.

               Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Personnel

Sec. 3241. Authority to establish certain scientific, engineering, and 
              technical positions.
Sec. 3242. Voluntary early retirement authority.
Sec. 3243. Severance pay.
Sec. 3244. Continued coverage of health care benefits.

              Subtitle D--Budget and Financial Management

Sec. 3251. Separate treatment in budget.
Sec. 3252. Planning, programming, and budgeting process.
Sec. 3253. Future-years nuclear security program.

                  Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 3261. Environmental protection, safety, and health requirements.
Sec. 3262. Compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Sec. 3263. Sharing of technology with Department of Defense.
Sec. 3264. Use of capabilities of national security laboratories by 
              entities outside Administration.

                        Subtitle F--Definitions

Sec. 3281. Definitions.

Subtitle G--Amendatory Provisions, Transition Provisions, and Effective 
                                 Dates

Sec. 3291. Functions transferred.
Sec. 3292. Transfer of funds and employees.
Sec. 3293. Pay levels.
Sec. 3294. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 3295. Transition provisions.
Sec. 3296. Applicability of preexisting laws and regulations.
Sec. 3297. Report containing implementation plan of Secretary of 
              Energy.
Sec. 3298. Classification in United States Code.
Sec. 3299. Effective dates.

     SEC. 3201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``National Nuclear Security 
     Administration Act''.

     SEC. 3202. UNDER SECRETARY FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY OF DEPARTMENT 
                   OF ENERGY.

       Section 202 of the Department of Energy Organization Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 7132) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c)(1) There shall be in the Department an Under 
     Secretary for Nuclear Security, who shall be appointed by the 
     President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
     The Under Secretary shall be compensated at the rate provided 
     for at level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 
     of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(2) The Under Secretary for Nuclear Security shall be 
     appointed from among persons who--
       ``(A) have extensive background in national security, 
     organizational management, and appropriate technical fields; 
     and
       ``(B) are well qualified to manage the nuclear weapons, 
     nonproliferation, and materials disposition programs of the 
     National Nuclear Security Administration in a manner that 
     advances and protects the national security of the United 
     States.
       ``(3) The Under Secretary for Nuclear Security shall serve 
     as the Administrator for Nuclear Security under section 3212 
     of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act. In 
     carrying out the functions of the Administrator, the Under 
     Secretary shall be subject to the authority, direction, and 
     control of the Secretary. Such authority, direction, and 
     control may be delegated only to the Deputy Secretary of 
     Energy, without redelegation.''.

     SEC. 3203. ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICY FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR 
                   SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Establishment of Policy for Administration.--The 
     Department of Energy Organization Act is amended by adding at 
     the end of title II (42 U.S.C. 7131 et seq.) the following 
     new section:


 ``establishment of policy for national nuclear security administration

       ``Sec. 213. (a) The Secretary shall be responsible for 
     establishing policy for the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration.
       ``(b) The Secretary may direct officials of the Department 
     who are not within the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration to review the programs and activities of the 
     Administration and to make recommendations to the Secretary 
     regarding administration of those programs and activities, 
     including consistency with other similar programs and 
     activities of the Department.
       ``(c) The Secretary shall have adequate staff to support 
     the Secretary in carrying out the Secretary's 
     responsibilities under this section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents at the 
     beginning of the Department of Energy Organization Act is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 212 
     the following new item:
``213. Establishment of policy for National Nuclear Security 
              Administration.''.

     SEC. 3204. ORGANIZATION OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
                   COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS 
                   AND ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Establishment of Offices.--The Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after section 213, as added by section 3203(a), the 
     following new sections:


  ``establishment of security, counterintelligence, and intelligence 
                                policies

       ``Sec. 214. The Secretary shall be responsible for 
     developing and promulgating the security, 
     counterintelligence, and intelligence policies of the 
     Department. The Secretary may use the immediate staff of the 
     Secretary to assist in developing and promulgating those 
     policies.


                    ``office of counterintelligence

       ``Sec. 215. (a) There is within the Department an Office of 
     Counterintelligence.
       ``(b)(1) The head of the Office shall be the Director of 
     the Office of Counterintelligence, which shall be a position 
     in the Senior Executive Service. The Director of the Office 
     shall report directly to the Secretary.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall select the Director of the Office 
     from among individuals who have substantial expertise in 
     matters relating to counterintelligence.
       ``(3) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any employee of the 
     Bureau to the Department for service as Director of the 
     Office. The service of an employee of the Bureau as Director 
     of the Office shall not result in any loss of status, right, 
     or privilege by the employee within the Bureau.
       ``(c)(1) The Director of the Office shall be responsible 
     for establishing policy for counterintelligence programs and 
     activities at Department facilities in order to reduce the 
     threat of disclosure or loss of classified and other 
     sensitive information at such facilities.
       ``(2) The Director of the Office shall be responsible for 
     establishing policy for the personnel assurance programs of 
     the Department.
       ``(3) The Director shall inform the Secretary, the Director 
     of Central Intelligence, and the Director of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation on a regular basis, and upon specific 
     request by any such official, regarding the status and 
     effectiveness of the counterintelligence programs and 
     activities at Department facilities.
       ``(d)(1) Not later than March 1 each year, the Director of 
     the Office shall submit a report on the status and 
     effectiveness of the counterintelligence programs and 
     activities at each Department facility during the preceding 
     year. Each such report shall be submitted to the following:
       ``(A) The Secretary.
       ``(B) The Director of Central Intelligence.
       ``(C) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
       ``(D) The Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(E) The Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       ``(2) Each such report shall include for the year covered 
     by the report the following:
       ``(A) A description of the status and effectiveness of the 
     counterintelligence programs and activities at Department 
     facilities.
       ``(B) A description of any violation of law or other 
     requirement relating to intelligence, counterintelligence, or 
     security at such facilities, including--
       ``(i) the number of violations that were investigated; and
       ``(ii) the number of violations that remain unresolved.
       ``(C) A description of the number of foreign visitors to 
     Department facilities, including the locations of the visits 
     of such visitors.
       ``(D) The adequacy of the Department's procedures and 
     policies for protecting national security information, making 
     such recommendations to Congress as may be appropriate.
       ``(E) A determination of whether each Department of Energy 
     national laboratory is in full compliance with all 
     departmental security requirements and, in the case of any 
     such laboratory that is not, what measures are being taken to 
     bring that laboratory into compliance.
       ``(3) Not less than 30 days before the date that the report 
     required by paragraph (1) is submitted, the director of each 
     Department of Energy national laboratory shall certify in 
     writing to the Director of the Office whether that laboratory 
     is in full compliance with all departmental security 
     requirements and, if not, what measures are being taken to 
     bring that laboratory into compliance and a schedule for 
     implementing those measures.
       ``(4) Each report under this subsection as submitted to the 
     committees referred to in subparagraphs (D) and (E) of 
     paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
     may include a classified annex.

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                        ``office of intelligence

       ``Sec. 216. (a) There is within the Department an Office of 
     Intelligence.
       ``(b)(1) The head of the Office shall be the Director of 
     the Office of Intelligence, which shall be a position in the 
     Senior Executive Service. The Director of the Office shall 
     report directly to the Secretary.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall select the Director of the Office 
     from among individuals who have substantial expertise in 
     matters relating to foreign intelligence.
       ``(c) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of 
     the Secretary, the Director of the Office shall perform such 
     duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary may 
     prescribe.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents at the 
     beginning of the Department of Energy Organization Act is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 213, 
     as added by section 3203(b), the following new items:
``214. Establishment of security, counterintelligence, and intelligence 
              policies.
``215. Office of Counterintelligence.
``216. Office of Intelligence.''.
               Subtitle A--Establishment and Organization

     SEC. 3211. ESTABLISHMENT AND MISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established within the 
     Department of Energy a separately organized agency to be 
     known as the National Nuclear Security Administration (in 
     this title referred to as the ``Administration'').
       (b) Mission.--The mission of the Administration shall be 
     the following:
       (1) To enhance United States national security through the 
     military application of nuclear energy.
       (2) To maintain and enhance the safety, reliability, and 
     performance of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile, 
     including the ability to design, produce, and test, in order 
     to meet national security requirements.
       (3) To provide the United States Navy with safe, militarily 
     effective nuclear propulsion plants and to ensure the safe 
     and reliable operation of those plants.
       (4) To promote international nuclear safety and 
     nonproliferation.
       (5) To reduce global danger from weapons of mass 
     destruction.
       (6) To support United States leadership in science and 
     technology.
       (c) Operations and Activities To Be Carried Out Consistent 
     With Certain Principles.--In carrying out the mission of the 
     Administration, the Administrator shall ensure that all 
     operations and activities of the Administration are 
     consistent with the principles of protecting the environment 
     and safeguarding the safety and health of the public and of 
     the workforce of the Administration.

     SEC. 3212. ADMINISTRATOR FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY.

       (a) In General.--(1) There is at the head of the 
     Administration an Administrator for Nuclear Security (in this 
     title referred to as the ``Administrator'').
       (2) Pursuant to subsection (c) of section 202 of the 
     Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7132), as 
     added by section 3202 of this Act, the Under Secretary for 
     Nuclear Security of the Department of Energy serves as the 
     Administrator.
       (b) Functions.--The Administrator has authority over, and 
     is responsible for, all programs and activities of the 
     Administration (except for the functions of the Deputy 
     Administrator for Naval Reactors specified in the Executive 
     order referred to in section 3216(b)), including the 
     following:
       (1) Strategic management.
       (2) Policy development and guidance.
       (3) Budget formulation, guidance, and execution, and other 
     financial matters.
       (4) Resource requirements determination and allocation.
       (5) Program management and direction.
       (6) Safeguards and security.
       (7) Emergency management.
       (8) Integrated safety management.
       (9) Environment, safety, and health operations.
       (10) Administration of contracts, including the management 
     and operations of the nuclear weapons production facilities 
     and the national security laboratories.
       (11) Intelligence.
       (12) Counterintelligence.
       (13) Personnel, including the selection, appointment, 
     distribution, supervision, establishing of compensation, and 
     separation of personnel in accordance with subtitle C of this 
     title.
       (14) Procurement of services of experts and consultants in 
     accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code.
       (15) Legal matters.
       (16) Legislative affairs.
       (17) Public affairs.
       (18) Liaison with other elements of the Department of 
     Energy and with other Federal agencies, State, tribal, and 
     local governments, and the public.
       (c) Procurement Authority.--The Administrator is the senior 
     procurement executive for the Administration for the purposes 
     of section 16(3) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 414(3)).
       (d) Policy Authority.--The Administrator may establish 
     Administration-specific policies, unless disapproved by the 
     Secretary of Energy.

     SEC. 3213. STATUS OF ADMINISTRATION AND CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL 
                   WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

       (a) Status of Administration Personnel.--Each officer or 
     employee of the Administration, in carrying out any function 
     of the Administration--
       (1) shall be responsible to and subject to the authority, 
     direction, and control of--
       (A) the Secretary acting through the Administrator and 
     consistent with section 202(c)(3) of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act;
       (B) the Administrator; or
       (C) the Administrator's designee within the Administration; 
     and
       (2) shall not be responsible to, or subject to the 
     authority, direction, or control of, any other officer, 
     employee, or agent of the Department of Energy.
       (b) Status of Contractor Personnel.--Each officer or 
     employee of a contractor of the Administration, in carrying 
     out any function of the Administration, shall not be 
     responsible to, or subject to the authority, direction, or 
     control of, any officer, employee, or agent of the Department 
     of Energy who is not an employee of the Administration, 
     except for the Secretary of Energy consistent with section 
     202(c)(3) of the Department of Energy Organization Act.
       (c) Construction of Section.--Subsections (a) and (b) may 
     not be interpreted to in any way preclude or interfere with 
     the communication of technical findings derived from, and in 
     accord with, duly authorized activities between (1) the head, 
     or any contractor employee, of a national security laboratory 
     or of a nuclear weapons production facility, and (2) the 
     Department of Energy, the President, or Congress.

     SEC. 3214. DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR DEFENSE PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--There is in the Administration a Deputy 
     Administrator for Defense Programs, who is appointed by the 
     President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
       (b) Duties.--Subject to the authority, direction, and 
     control of the Administrator, the Deputy Administrator for 
     Defense Programs shall perform such duties and exercise such 
     powers as the Administrator may prescribe, including the 
     following:
       (1) Maintaining and enhancing the safety, reliability, and 
     performance of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile, 
     including the ability to design, produce, and test, in order 
     to meet national security requirements.
       (2) Directing, managing, and overseeing the nuclear weapons 
     production facilities and the national security laboratories.
       (3) Directing, managing, and overseeing assets to respond 
     to incidents involving nuclear weapons and materials.
       (c) Relationship to Laboratories and Facilities.--The head 
     of each national security laboratory and nuclear weapons 
     production facility shall, consistent with applicable 
     contractual obligations, report to the Deputy Administrator 
     for Defense Programs.

     SEC. 3215. DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR DEFENSE NUCLEAR 
                   NONPROLIFERATION.

       (a) In General.--There is in the Administration a Deputy 
     Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, who is 
     appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate.
       (b) Duties.--Subject to the authority, direction, and 
     control of the Administrator, the Deputy Administrator for 
     Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation shall perform such duties 
     and exercise such powers as the Administrator may prescribe, 
     including the following:
       (1) Preventing the spread of materials, technology, and 
     expertise relating to weapons of mass destruction.
       (2) Detecting the proliferation of weapons of mass 
     destruction worldwide.
       (3) Eliminating inventories of surplus fissile materials 
     usable for nuclear weapons.
       (4) Providing for international nuclear safety.

     SEC. 3216. DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR NAVAL REACTORS.

       (a) In General.--(1) There is in the Administration a 
     Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors. The director of the 
     Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program provided for under the Naval 
     Nuclear Propulsion Executive Order shall serve as the Deputy 
     Administrator for Naval Reactors.
       (2) Within the Department of Energy, the Deputy 
     Administrator shall report to the Secretary of Energy through 
     the Administrator and shall have direct access to the 
     Secretary and other senior officials in the Department.
       (b) Duties.--The Deputy Administrator shall be assigned the 
     responsibilities, authorities, and accountability for all 
     functions of the Office of Naval Reactors under the Naval 
     Nuclear Propulsion Executive Order.
       (c) Effect on Executive Order.--Except as otherwise 
     specified in this section and notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this title, the provisions of the Naval Nuclear 
     Propulsion Executive Order remain in full force and effect 
     until changed by law.
       (d) Naval Nuclear Propulsion Executive Order.--As used in 
     this section, the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Executive Order is 
     Executive Order Number 12344, dated February 1, 1982 (42 
     U.S.C. 7158 note) (as in force pursuant to section 1634 of 
     the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 
     98-525; 42 U.S.C. 7158 note)).

     SEC. 3217. GENERAL COUNSEL.

       There is a General Counsel of the Administration. The 
     General Counsel is the chief legal officer of the 
     Administration.

     SEC. 3218. STAFF OF ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator shall maintain within 
     the Administration sufficient staff to assist the 
     Administrator in carrying out the duties and responsibilities 
     of the Administrator.
       (b) Responsibilities.--The staff of the Administration 
     shall perform, in accordance with applicable law, such of the 
     functions of the Administrator as the Administrator shall 
     prescribe. The Administrator shall assign to the staff 
     responsibility for the following functions:
       (1) Personnel.
       (2) Legislative affairs.
       (3) Public affairs.
       (4) Liaison with other elements of the Department of Energy 
     and with other Federal agencies, State, tribal, and local 
     governments, and the public.

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                Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Security

     SEC. 3231. PROTECTION OF NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION.

       (a) Policies and Procedures Required.--The Administrator 
     shall establish procedures to ensure the maximum protection 
     of classified information in the possession of the 
     Administration.
       (b) Prompt Reporting.--The Administrator shall establish 
     procedures to ensure prompt reporting to the Administrator of 
     any significant problem, abuse, violation of law or Executive 
     order, or deficiency relating to the management of classified 
     information by personnel of the Administration.

     SEC. 3232. OFFICE OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND 
                   OFFICE OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR SECURITY.

       (a) Establishment.--(1) There are within the 
     Administration--
       (A) an Office of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence; and
       (B) an Office of Defense Nuclear Security.
       (2) Each office established under paragraph (1) shall be 
     headed by a Chief appointed by the Secretary of Energy. The 
     Administrator shall recommend to the Secretary suitable 
     candidates for each such position.
       (b) Chief of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence.--(1) The 
     head of the Office of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence is 
     the Chief of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence, who shall 
     report to the Administrator and shall implement the 
     counterintelligence policies directed by the Secretary and 
     Administrator.
       (2) The Secretary shall appoint the Chief, in consultation 
     with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
     from among individuals who have special expertise in 
     counterintelligence. If an individual to serve as the Chief 
     of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence is a Federal employee 
     of an entity other than the Administration, the service of 
     that employee as Chief shall not result in any loss of 
     employment status, right, or privilege by that employee.
       (3) The Chief shall have direct access to the Secretary and 
     all other officials of the Department and the contractors of 
     the Department concerning counterintelligence matters.
       (4) The Chief shall be responsible for--
       (A) the development and implementation of the 
     counterintelligence programs of the Administration to prevent 
     the disclosure or loss of classified or other sensitive 
     information; and
       (B) the development and administration of personnel 
     assurance programs within the Administration.
       (c) Chief of Defense Nuclear Security.--(1) The head of the 
     Office of Defense Nuclear Security is the Chief of Defense 
     Nuclear Security, who shall report to the Administrator and 
     shall implement the security policies directed by the 
     Secretary and Administrator.
       (2) The Chief shall have direct access to the Secretary and 
     all other officials of the Department and the contractors of 
     the Department concerning security matters.
       (3) The Chief shall be responsible for the development and 
     implementation of security programs for the Administration, 
     including the protection, control and accounting of 
     materials, and for the physical and cyber security for all 
     facilities of the Administration.

     SEC. 3233. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS.

       (a) National Security Laboratories and Nuclear Weapons 
     Production Facilities.--The Administrator shall, at each 
     national security laboratory and nuclear weapons production 
     facility, establish and maintain a counterintelligence 
     program adequate to protect national security information at 
     that laboratory or production facility.
       (b) Other Facilities.--The Administrator shall, at each 
     Administration facility not described in subsection (a) at 
     which Restricted Data is located, assign an employee of the 
     Office of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence who shall be 
     responsible for and assess counterintelligence matters at 
     that facility.

     SEC. 3234. PROCEDURES RELATING TO ACCESS BY INDIVIDUALS TO 
                   CLASSIFIED AREAS AND INFORMATION OF 
                   ADMINISTRATION.

       The Administrator shall establish appropriate procedures to 
     ensure that any individual is not permitted unescorted access 
     to any classified area, or access to classified information, 
     of the Administration until that individual has been verified 
     to hold the appropriate security clearances.

     SEC. 3235. GOVERNMENT ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON ADMINISTRATION 
                   COMPUTERS.

       (a) Procedures Required.--The Administrator shall establish 
     procedures to govern access to information on Administration 
     computers. Those procedures shall, at a minimum, provide that 
     any individual who has access to information on an 
     Administration computer shall be required as a condition of 
     such access to provide to the Administrator written consent 
     which permits access by an authorized investigative agency to 
     any Administration computer used in the performance of the 
     duties of such employee during the period of that 
     individual's access to information on an Administration 
     computer and for a period of three years thereafter.
       (b) Expectation of Privacy in Administration Computers.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including any 
     provision of law enacted by the Electronic Communications 
     Privacy Act of 1986), no user of an Administration computer 
     shall have any expectation of privacy in the use of that 
     computer.
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``authorized investigative agency'' means an agency 
     authorized by law or regulation to conduct a 
     counterintelligence investigation or investigations of 
     persons who are proposed for access to classified information 
     to ascertain whether such persons satisfy the criteria for 
     obtaining and retaining access to such information.

     SEC. 3236. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF SPECIAL ACCESS 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Annual Report on Special Access Programs.--(1) Not 
     later than February 1 of each year, the Administrator shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     special access programs of the Administration.
       (2) Each such report shall set forth--
       (A) the total amount requested for such programs in the 
     President's budget for the next fiscal year submitted under 
     section 1105 of title 31, United States Code; and
       (B) for each such program in that budget, the following:
       (i) A brief description of the program.
       (ii) A brief discussion of the major milestones established 
     for the program.
       (iii) The actual cost of the program for each fiscal year 
     during which the program has been conducted before the fiscal 
     year during which that budget is submitted.
       (iv) The estimated total cost of the program and the 
     estimated cost of the program for (I) the current fiscal 
     year, (II) the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted, 
     and (III) each of the four succeeding fiscal years during 
     which the program is expected to be conducted.
       (b) Annual Report on New Special Access Programs.--(1) Not 
     later than February 1 of each year, the Administrator shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report that, 
     with respect to each new special access program, provides--
       (A) notice of the designation of the program as a special 
     access program; and
       (B) justification for such designation.
       (2) A report under paragraph (1) with respect to a program 
     shall include--
       (A) the current estimate of the total program cost for the 
     program; and
       (B) an identification of existing programs or technologies 
     that are similar to the technology, or that have a mission 
     similar to the mission, of the program that is the subject of 
     the notice.
       (3) In this subsection, the term ``new special access 
     program'' means a special access program that has not 
     previously been covered in a notice and justification under 
     this subsection.
       (c) Reports on Changes in Classification of Special Access 
     Programs.--(1) Whenever a change in the classification of a 
     special access program of the Administration is planned to be 
     made or whenever classified information concerning a special 
     access program of the Administration is to be declassified 
     and made public, the Administrator shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report containing a 
     description of the proposed change, the reasons for the 
     proposed change, and notice of any public announcement 
     planned to be made with respect to the proposed change.
       (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), any report 
     referred to in paragraph (1) shall be submitted not less than 
     14 days before the date on which the proposed change or 
     public announcement is to occur.
       (3) If the Administrator determines that because of 
     exceptional circumstances the requirement of paragraph (2) 
     cannot be met with respect to a proposed change or public 
     announcement concerning a special access program of the 
     Administration, the Administrator may submit the report 
     required by paragraph (1) regarding the proposed change or 
     public announcement at any time before the proposed change or 
     public announcement is made and shall include in the report 
     an explanation of the exceptional circumstances.
       (d) Notice of Change in SAP Designation Criteria.--Whenever 
     there is a modification or termination of the policy and 
     criteria used for designating a program of the Administration 
     as a special access program, the Administrator shall promptly 
     notify the congressional defense committees of such 
     modification or termination. Any such notification shall 
     contain the reasons for the modification or termination and, 
     in the case of a modification, the provisions of the policy 
     as modified.
       (e) Waiver Authority.--(1) The Administrator may waive any 
     requirement under subsection (a), (b), or (c) that certain 
     information be included in a report under that subsection if 
     the Administrator determines that inclusion of that 
     information in the report would adversely affect the national 
     security. The Administrator may waive the report-and-wait 
     requirement in subsection (f) if the Administrator determines 
     that compliance with such requirement would adversely affect 
     the national security. Any waiver under this paragraph shall 
     be made on a case-by-case basis.
       (2) If the Administrator exercises the authority provided 
     under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall provide the 
     information described in that subsection with respect to the 
     special access program concerned, and the justification for 
     the waiver, jointly to the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of each of the congressional defense committees.
       (f) Report and Wait for Initiating New Programs.--A special 
     access program may not be initiated until--
       (1) the congressional defense committees are notified of 
     the program; and
       (2) a period of 30 days elapses after such notification is 
     received.
               Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Personnel

     SEC. 3241. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN SCIENTIFIC, 
                   ENGINEERING, AND TECHNICAL POSITIONS.

       The Administrator may, for the purposes of carrying out the 
     responsibilities of the Administrator under this title, 
     establish not more than 300 scientific, engineering, and 
     technical positions in the Administration, appoint 
     individuals to such positions, and fix the compensation of 
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     the preceding sentence, the authority of the Administrator to 
     make appointments and fix compensation with respect to 
     positions in the Administration under this section shall be 
     equivalent to, and subject to the limitations of, the 
     authority under section 161 d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954 (42 U.S.C. 2201(d)) to make appointments and fix 
     compensation with respect to officers and employees described 
     in such section.

     SEC. 3242. VOLUNTARY EARLY RETIREMENT AUTHORITY.

       (a) Authority.--An employee of the Department of Energy who 
     is separated from the service under conditions described in 
     subsection (b) after completing 25 years of service or after 
     becoming 50 years of age and completing 20 years of service 
     is entitled to an annuity in accordance with the provisions 
     in chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code, as 
     applicable.
       (b) Conditions of Separation.--Subsection (a) applies to an 
     employee who--
       (1) has been employed continuously by the Department of 
     Energy for more than 30 days before the date on which the 
     Secretary of Energy makes the determination required under 
     paragraph (4)(A);
       (2) is serving under an appointment that is not limited by 
     time;
       (3) has not received a decision notice of involuntary 
     separation for misconduct or unacceptable performance that is 
     pending decision; and
       (4) is separated from the service voluntarily during a 
     period with respect to which--
       (A) the Secretary of Energy determines that the Department 
     of Energy is undergoing a major reorganization as a result of 
     the establishment of the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration; and
       (B) the employee is within the scope of an offer of 
     voluntary early retirement (as defined by organizational 
     unit, occupational series or level, geographical location, 
     any other similar factor that the Office of Personnel 
     Management determines appropriate, or any combination of such 
     definitions of scope), as determined by the Secretary under 
     regulations prescribed by the Office.
       (c) Treatment of Employees.--For purposes of chapters 83 
     and 84 of title 5, United States Code (including for purposes 
     of computation of an annuity under such chapters), an 
     employee entitled to an annuity under this section shall be 
     treated as an employee entitled to an annuity under section 
     8336(d) or 8414(b) of such title, as applicable.
       (d) Definitions.--As used in this section, the terms 
     ``employee'' and ``annuity''--
       (1) with respect to individuals covered by the Civil 
     Service Retirement System established in subchapter III of 
     chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, have the meaning 
     of such terms as used in such chapter; and
       (2) with respect to individuals covered by the Federal 
     Employees Retirement System established in chapter 84 of such 
     title, have the meaning of such terms as used in such 
     chapter.
       (e) Limitation and Termination of Authority.--The authority 
     provided in subsection (a)--
       (1) may be applied with respect to a total of not more than 
     600 employees of the Department of Energy; and
       (2) shall expire on September 30, 2003.

     SEC. 3243. SEVERANCE PAY.

       Section 5595 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j)(1) In the case of an employee of the Department of 
     Energy who is entitled to severance pay under this section as 
     a result of the establishment of the National Nuclear 
     Security Administration, the Secretary of Energy may, upon 
     application by the employee, pay the total amount of the 
     severance pay to the employee in one lump sum.
       ``(2)(A) If an employee paid severance pay in a lump sum 
     under this subsection is reemployed by the Government of the 
     United States or the government of the District of Columbia 
     at such time that, had the employee been paid severance pay 
     in regular pay periods under subsection (b), the payments of 
     such pay would have been discontinued under subsection (d) 
     upon such reemployment, the employee shall repay to the 
     Department of Energy an amount equal to the amount of 
     severance pay to which the employee was entitled under this 
     section that would not have been paid to the employee under 
     subsection (d) by reason of such reemployment.
       ``(B) The period of service represented by an amount of 
     severance pay repaid by an employee under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be considered service for which severance pay has not 
     been received by the employee under this section.
       ``(C) Amounts repaid to the Department of Energy under this 
     paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation available 
     for the pay of employees of the agency for the fiscal year in 
     which received. Amounts so credited shall be merged with, and 
     shall be available for the same purposes and the same period 
     as, the other funds in that appropriation.
       ``(3) If an employee fails to repay to the Department of 
     Energy an amount required to be repaid under paragraph 
     (2)(A), that amount is recoverable from the employee as a 
     debt due the United States.''.

     SEC. 3244. CONTINUED COVERAGE OF HEALTH CARE BENEFITS.

       Section 8905a(d)(4)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``, or the Department of Energy due to a 
     reduction in force resulting from the establishment of the 
     National Nuclear Security Administration'' after ``reduction 
     in force''.
              Subtitle D--Budget and Financial Management

     SEC. 3251. SEPARATE TREATMENT IN BUDGET.

       (a) President's Budget.--In each budget submitted by the 
     President to the Congress under section 1105 of title 31, 
     United States Code, amounts requested for the Administration 
     shall be set forth separately within the other amounts 
     requested for the Department of Energy.
       (b) Budget Justification Materials.--In the budget 
     justification materials submitted to Congress in support of 
     each such budget, the amounts requested for the 
     Administration shall be specified in individual, dedicated 
     program elements.

     SEC. 3252. PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, AND BUDGETING PROCESS.

       The Administrator shall establish procedures to ensure that 
     the planning, programming, budgeting, and financial 
     activities of the Administration comport with sound financial 
     and fiscal management principles. Those procedures shall, at 
     a minimum, provide for the planning, programming, and 
     budgeting of activities of the Administration using funds 
     that are available for obligation for a limited number of 
     years.

     SEC. 3253. FUTURE-YEARS NUCLEAR SECURITY PROGRAM.

       (a) Submission to Congress.--The Administrator shall submit 
     to Congress each year, at or about the time that the 
     President's budget is submitted to Congress that year under 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a future-
     years nuclear security program (including associated annexes) 
     reflecting the estimated expenditures and proposed 
     appropriations included in that budget. Any such future-years 
     nuclear security program shall cover the fiscal year with 
     respect to which the budget is submitted and at least the 
     four succeeding fiscal years.
       (b) Elements.--Each future-years nuclear security program 
     shall contain the following:
       (1) The estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations 
     necessary to support the programs, projects, and activities 
     of the Administration during the five-fiscal year period 
     covered by the program, expressed in a level of detail 
     comparable to that contained in the budget submitted by the 
     President to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United 
     States Code.
       (2) A description of the anticipated workload requirements 
     for each Administration site during that five-fiscal year 
     period.
       (c) Effect of Budget on Stockpile.--The Administrator shall 
     include in the materials the Administrator submits to 
     Congress in support of the budget for any fiscal year that is 
     submitted by the President pursuant to section 1105 of title 
     31, United States Code, a description of how the funds 
     identified for each program element in the weapons activities 
     budget of the Administration for such fiscal year will help 
     ensure that the nuclear weapons stockpile is safe and 
     reliable as determined in accordance with the criteria 
     established under 3158 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 
     112 Stat. 2257; 42 U.S.C. 2121 note).
       (d) Consistency in Budgeting.--(1) The Administrator shall 
     ensure that amounts described in subparagraph (A) of 
     paragraph (2) for any fiscal year are consistent with amounts 
     described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) for that 
     fiscal year.
       (2) Amounts referred to in paragraph (1) are the following:
       (A) The amounts specified in program and budget information 
     submitted to Congress by the Administrator in support of 
     expenditure estimates and proposed appropriations in the 
     budget submitted to Congress by the President under section 
     1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for any fiscal year, 
     as shown in the future-years nuclear security program 
     submitted pursuant to subsection (a).
       (B) The total amounts of estimated expenditures and 
     proposed appropriations necessary to support the programs, 
     projects, and activities of the Administration included 
     pursuant to paragraph (5) of section 1105(a) of such title in 
     the budget submitted to Congress under that section for any 
     fiscal year.
       (e) Treatment of Management Contingencies.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to prohibit the inclusion in the 
     future-years nuclear security program of amounts for 
     management contingencies, subject to the requirements of 
     subsection (d).
                  Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Provisions

     SEC. 3261. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, SAFETY, AND HEALTH 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Compliance Required.--The Administrator shall ensure 
     that the Administration complies with all applicable 
     environmental, safety, and health statutes and substantive 
     requirements.
       (b) Procedures Required.--The Administrator shall develop 
     procedures for meeting such requirements.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this title shall 
     diminish the authority of the Secretary of Energy to 
     ascertain and ensure that such compliance occurs.

     SEC. 3262. COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.

       The Administrator shall establish procedures to ensure that 
     the mission and programs of the Administration are executed 
     in full compliance with all applicable provisions of the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation issued pursuant to the Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.).

     SEC. 3263. SHARING OF TECHNOLOGY WITH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       The Administrator shall, in cooperation with the Secretary 
     of Defense, establish procedures and programs to provide for 
     the sharing of technology, technical capability, and 
     expertise between the Administration and the Department of 
     Defense to further national security objectives.

     SEC. 3264. USE OF CAPABILITIES OF NATIONAL SECURITY 
                   LABORATORIES BY ENTITIES OUTSIDE 
                   ADMINISTRATION.

       The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, 
     shall establish appropriate procedures to provide for the 
     use, in a manner consistent with the national security 
     mission of the

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     Administration under section 3211(b), of the capabilities of 
     the national security laboratories by elements of the 
     Department of Energy not within the Administration, other 
     Federal agencies, and other appropriate entities, including 
     the use of those capabilities to support efforts to defend 
     against weapons of mass destruction.
                        Subtitle F--Definitions

     SEC. 3281. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title:
       (1) The term ``national security laboratory'' means any of 
     the following:
       (A) Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico.
       (B) Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 
     and Livermore, California.
       (C) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California.
       (2) The term ``nuclear weapons production facility'' means 
     any of the following:
       (A) The Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri.
       (B) The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas.
       (C) The Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
       (D) The tritium operations facilities at the Savannah River 
     Site, Aiken, South Carolina.
       (E) The Nevada Test Site, Nevada.
       (F) Any facility of the Department of Energy that the 
     Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator 
     and the Congress, determines to be consistent with the 
     mission of the Administration.
       (3) The term ``classified information'' means any 
     information that has been determined pursuant to Executive 
     Order No. 12333 of December 4, 1981 (50 U.S.C. 401 note), 
     Executive Order No. 12958 of April 17, 1995 (50 U.S.C. 435 
     note), or successor orders, to require protection against 
     unauthorized disclosure and that is so designated.
       (4) The term ``Restricted Data'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 11 y. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
     U.S.C. 2014(y)).
       (5) The term ``congressional defense committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
Subtitle G--Amendatory Provisions, Transition Provisions, and Effective 
                                 Dates

     SEC. 3291. FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED.

       (a) Transfers.--There are hereby transferred to the 
     Administrator all national security functions and activities 
     performed immediately before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act by the following elements of the Department of 
     Energy:
       (1) The Office of Defense Programs.
       (2) The Office of Nonproliferation and National Security.
       (3) The Office of Fissile Materials Disposition.
       (4) The nuclear weapons production facilities.
       (5) The national security laboratories.
       (6) The Office of Naval Reactors.
       (b) Authority to Transfer Additional Functions.--The 
     Secretary of Energy may transfer to the Administrator any 
     other facility, mission, or function that the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Administrator and Congress, determines 
     to be consistent with the mission of the Administration.
       (c) Environmental Remediation and Waste Management 
     Activities.--In the case of any environmental remediation and 
     waste management activity of any element specified in 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy may determine to 
     transfer responsibility for that activity to another element 
     of the Department.

     SEC. 3292. TRANSFER OF FUNDS AND EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Transfer of Funds.--(1) Any balance of appropriations 
     that the Secretary of Energy determines is available and 
     needed to finance or discharge a function, power, or duty or 
     an activity that is transferred to the Administration shall 
     be transferred to the Administration and used for any purpose 
     for which those appropriations were originally available. 
     Balances of appropriations so transferred shall--
       (A) be credited to any applicable appropriation account of 
     the Administration; or
       (B) be credited to a new account that may be established on 
     the books of the Department of the Treasury;
     and shall be merged with the funds already credited to that 
     account and accounted for as one fund.
       (2) Balances of appropriations credited to an account under 
     paragraph (1)(A) are subject only to such limitations as are 
     specifically applicable to that account. Balances of 
     appropriations credited to an account under paragraph (1)(B) 
     are subject only to such limitations as are applicable to the 
     appropriations from which they are transferred.
       (b) Personnel.--(1) With respect to any function, power, or 
     duty or activity of the Department of Energy that is 
     transferred to the Administration, those employees of the 
     element of the Department of Energy from which the transfer 
     is made that the Secretary of Energy determines are needed to 
     perform that function, power, or duty, or for that activity, 
     as the case may be, shall be transferred to the 
     Administration.
       (2) The authorized strength in civilian employees of any 
     element of the Department of Energy from which employees are 
     transferred under this section is reduced by the number of 
     employees so transferred.

     SEC. 3293. PAY LEVELS.

       (a) Under Secretary for Nuclear Security.--Section 5314 of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Under 
     Secretary, Department of Energy'' and inserting ``Under 
     Secretaries of Energy (2)''.
       (b) Deputy Administrators.--Section 5315 of such title is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:
       ``Deputy Administrators of the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration (3), but if the Deputy Administrator for Naval 
     Reactors is an officer of the Navy on active duty, (2).''.

     SEC. 3294. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Reduction in Number of Assistant Secretaries of 
     Energy.--(1) Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``(8)'' after ``Assistant Secretaries of 
     Energy'' and inserting ``(6)''.
       (2) Subsection (a) of section 203 of the Department of 
     Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7133) is amended in the 
     first sentence by striking ``eight'' and inserting ``six''.
       (b) Functions Required to Be Assigned to Assistant 
     Secretaries of Energy.--Subsection (a) of section 203 of the 
     Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7133) is 
     amended by striking paragraph (5).
       (c) Office of Naval Reactors.--Section 309 of the 
     Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7158) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b);
       (2) by striking ``(a)''; and
       (3) by striking ``Assistant Secretary to whom the Secretary 
     has assigned the function listed in section 203(a)(2)(E)'' 
     and inserting ``Under Secretary for Nuclear Security''.
       (d) Office of Fissile Materials Disposition.--(1) Section 
     212 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7143) is repealed.
       (2) The table of contents at the beginning of such Act is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 212.
       (e) Repeal of Restated Provision Relating to DOE Special 
     Access Programs; Conforming Amendment.--(1)(A) Section 93 of 
     the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2122a) is repealed.
       (B) The table of contents at the beginning of such Act is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 93.
       (2) Clause (ii) of section 1152(g)(1)(B) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 
     103-160; 50 U.S.C. 435 note) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(ii) the National Nuclear Security Administration (which 
     is required to submit reports on special access programs 
     under section 3237 of the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration Act); or''.
       (f) Repeal of Five-Year Budget Requirement for DOE National 
     Security Programs.--Section 3155 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 
     110 Stat. 2841; 42 U.S.C. 7271b) is repealed.

     SEC. 3295. TRANSITION PROVISIONS.

       (a) Compliance with Financial Principles.--(1) The Under 
     Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security shall ensure that 
     the compliance with sound financial and fiscal management 
     principles specified in section 3252 is achieved not later 
     than October 1, 2000.
       (2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Under Secretary of 
     Energy for Nuclear Security shall conduct a review and 
     develop a plan to bring applicable activities of the 
     Administration into full compliance with those principles not 
     later than such date.
       (3) Not later than January 1, 2000, the Under Secretary of 
     Energy for Nuclear Security shall submit to the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     a report containing the results of that review and a 
     description of that plan.
       (b) Initial Report for Future-Years Nuclear Security 
     Program.--The first report under section 3253 shall be 
     submitted in conjunction with the budget submitted for fiscal 
     year 2001.
       (c) Procedures for Computer Access.--The regulations to 
     implement the procedures under section 3235 shall be 
     prescribed not later than 90 days after the effective date of 
     this title.
       (d) Compliance with FAR.--(1) The Under Secretary of Energy 
     for Nuclear Security shall ensure that the compliance with 
     the Federal Acquisition Regulation specified in section 3262 
     is achieved not later than October 1, 2000.
       (2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Under Secretary of 
     Energy for Nuclear Security shall conduct a review and 
     develop a plan to bring applicable activities of the 
     Administration into full compliance with the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation not later than such date.
       (3) Not later than January 1, 2000, the Under Secretary of 
     Energy for Nuclear Security shall submit to the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     a report containing the results of that review and a 
     description of that plan.

     SEC. 3296. APPLICABILITY OF PREEXISTING LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

       Unless otherwise provided in this title, all provisions of 
     law and regulations in effect immediately before the 
     effective date of this title that are applicable to functions 
     of the Department of Energy specified in section 3291 shall 
     continue to apply to the corresponding functions of the 
     Administration.

     SEC. 3297. REPORT CONTAINING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN OF SECRETARY 
                   OF ENERGY.

       Not later than January 1, 2000, the Secretary of Energy 
     shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a report containing the Secretary's plan for 
     the implementation of the provisions of this title.

     SEC. 3298. CLASSIFICATION IN UNITED STATES CODE.

       Subtitles A through F of this title (other than provisions 
     of those subtitles amending existing provisions of law) shall 
     be classified to the United States Code as a new chapter of 
     title 50, United States Code.

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     SEC. 3299. EFFECTIVE DATES.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
     provisions of this title shall take effect on March 1, 2000.
       (b) Exceptions.--(1) Sections 3202, 3204, 3251, 3295, and 
     3297 shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (2) Sections 3234 and 3235 shall take effect on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act. During the period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the effective 
     date of this title, the Secretary of Energy shall carry out 
     those sections and any reference in those sections to the 
     Administrator and the Administration shall be treated as 
     references to the Secretary and the Department of Energy, 
     respectively.
         TITLE XXXIII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

     SEC. 3301. AUTHORIZATION.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     2000, $17,500,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.).
                TITLE XXXIV--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE
Sec. 3401. Authorized uses of stockpile funds.
Sec. 3402. Disposal of certain materials in National Defense Stockpile.
Sec. 3403. Limitations on previous authority for disposal of stockpile 
              materials.

     SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZED USES OF STOCKPILE FUNDS.

       (a) Obligation of Stockpile Funds.--During fiscal year 
     2000, the National Defense Stockpile Manager may obligate up 
     to $78,700,000 of the funds in the National Defense Stockpile 
     Transaction Fund established under subsection (a) of section 
     9 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act 
     (50 U.S.C. 98h) for the authorized uses of such funds under 
     subsection (b)(2) of such section, including the disposal of 
     hazardous materials that are environmentally sensitive.
       (b) Additional Obligations.--The National Defense Stockpile 
     Manager may obligate amounts in excess of the amount 
     specified in subsection (a) if the National Defense Stockpile 
     Manager notifies Congress that extraordinary or emergency 
     conditions necessitate the additional obligations. The 
     National Defense Stockpile Manager may make the additional 
     obligations described in the notification after the end of 
     the 45-day period beginning on the date on which Congress 
     receives the notification.
       (c) Limitations.--The authorities provided by this section 
     shall be subject to such limitations as may be provided in 
     appropriations Acts.

     SEC. 3402. DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN MATERIALS IN NATIONAL DEFENSE 
                   STOCKPILE.

       (a) Disposal Required.--Subject to subsection (c), the 
     President shall make disposals from the National Defense 
     Stockpile of materials in quantities as follows:
       (1) Beryllium metal, 250 short tons.
       (2) Chromium ferro alloy, 496,204 short tons.
       (3) Chromium metal, 5,000 short tons.
       (4) Palladium, 497,271 troy ounces.
       (b) Management of Disposal To Achieve Objectives for 
     Receipts.--The President shall manage the disposal of 
     materials under subsection (a) so as to result in receipts to 
     the United States in amounts equal to--
       (1) $10,000,000 during fiscal year 2000;
       (2) $100,000,000 during the 5-fiscal year period ending 
     September 30, 2004; and
       (3) $300,000,000 during the 10-fiscal year period ending 
     September 30, 2009.
       (c) Minimization of Disruption and Loss.--The President may 
     not dispose of the material under subsection (a) to the 
     extent that the disposal will result in--
       (1) undue disruption of the usual markets of producers, 
     processors, and consumers of the materials proposed for 
     disposal; or
       (2) avoidable loss to the United States.
       (d) Disposition of Receipts.--Notwithstanding section 9 of 
     the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 
     U.S.C. 98h), funds received as a result of the disposal of 
     materials under subsection (a) shall be deposited into the 
     general fund of the Treasury.
       (e) Relationship to Other Disposal Authority.--The disposal 
     authority provided in subsection (a) is new disposal 
     authority and is in addition to, and shall not affect, any 
     other disposal authority provided by law regarding the 
     materials specified in such subsection.
       (f) Increased Receipts Under Prior Disposal Authority.--(1) 
     Section 3303(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat 2855; 50 
     U.S.C. 98d note) is amended by striking ``$612,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$720,000,000''.
       (2) Section 3305(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat 2057; 
     50 U.S.C. 98d note) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$30,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$50,000,000'';
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``$34,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$64,000,000''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``$34,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$67,000,000''.
       (g) Elimination of Disposal Restrictions on Earlier 
     Disposal Authority.--Section 3303 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 
     110 Stat. 629) is repealed.

     SEC. 3403. LIMITATIONS ON PREVIOUS AUTHORITY FOR DISPOSAL OF 
                   STOCKPILE MATERIALS.

       (a) Public Law 105-261 Authority.--Section 3303(b) of the 
     Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2263; 50 U.S.C. 98d 
     note) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(b) Limitation on Disposal Quantity.--'' 
     and inserting ``(b) Limitations on Disposal Authority.--
     (1)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The President may not dispose of materials under this 
     section in excess of the disposals necessary to result in 
     receipts in the amounts specified in subsection (a).''.
       (b) Public Law 105-85 Authority.--Section 3305(b) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
     (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 2058; 50 U.S.C. 98d note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(b) Limitation on Disposal Quantity.--'' 
     and inserting ``(b) Limitations on Disposal Authority.--
     (1)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The President may not dispose of cobalt under this 
     section in excess of the disposals necessary to result in 
     receipts in the amounts specified in subsection (a).''.
       (c) Public Law 104-201 Authority.--Section 3303(b) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2855; 50 U.S.C. 98d note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(b) Limitation on Disposal Quantity.--'' 
     and inserting ``(b) Limitations on Disposal Authority.--
     (1)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The President may not dispose of materials under this 
     section in excess of the disposals necessary to result in 
     receipts in the amounts specified in subsection (a).''.
                  TITLE XXXV--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION
Sec. 3501. Short title.
Sec. 3502. Authorization of expenditures.
Sec. 3503. Purchase of vehicles.
Sec. 3504. Office of Transition Administration.
Sec. 3505. Expenditures only in accordance with treaties.

     SEC. 3501. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Panama Canal Commission 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000''.

     SEC. 3502. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Panama 
     Canal Commission is authorized to use amounts in the Panama 
     Canal Revolving Fund to make such expenditures within the 
     limits of funds and borrowing authority available to it in 
     accordance with law, and to make such contracts and 
     commitments, as may be necessary under the Panama Canal Act 
     of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) for the operation, 
     maintenance, improvement, and administration of the Panama 
     Canal for the period October 1, 1999, through noon on 
     December 31, 1999.
       (b) Limitations.--For the period described in subsection 
     (a), the Panama Canal Commission may expend from funds in the 
     Panama Canal Revolving Fund not more than $75,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses, of which--
       (1) not more than $21,000 may be used for official 
     reception and representation expenses of the Supervisory 
     Board of the Commission;
       (2) not more than $10,500 may be used for official 
     reception and representation expenses of the Secretary of the 
     Commission; and
       (3) not more than $43,500 may be used for official 
     reception and representation expenses of the Administrator of 
     the Commission.

     SEC. 3503. PURCHASE OF VEHICLES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds 
     available to the Panama Canal Commission shall be available 
     for the purchase and transportation to the Republic of Panama 
     of replacement passenger motor vehicles, the purchase price 
     of which shall not exceed $26,000 per vehicle.

     SEC. 3504. OFFICE OF TRANSITION ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Expenditures From Panama Canal Commission Dissolution 
     Fund.--Section 1305(c)(5) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 
     U.S.C. 3714a(c)(5)) is amended by inserting ``(A)'' after 
     ``(5)'' and by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) The office established by subsection (b) is 
     authorized to expend or obligate funds from the Fund for the 
     purposes enumerated in clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph 
     (2)(A) until October 1, 2004.''.
       (b) Operation of the Office of Transition Administration.--
       (1) In general.--The Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 
     3601 et seq.) shall continue to govern the Office of 
     Transition Administration until October 1, 2004.
       (2) Procurement.--For purposes of exercising authority 
     under the procurement laws of the United States, the director 
     of the Office of Transition Administration shall have the 
     status of the head of an agency.
       (3) Offices.--The Office of Transition Administration shall 
     have offices in the Republic of Panama and in the District of 
     Columbia. Section 1110(b)(1) of the Panama Canal Act of 1973 
     (22 U.S.C. 3620(b)(1)) does not apply to such office in the 
     Republic of Panama.
       (4) Office of transition administration defined.--In this 
     subsection the term ``Office of Transition Administration'' 
     means the office established under section 1305 of the Panama 
     Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3714a) to close out the affairs 
     of the Panama Canal Commission.
       (5) Effective date.--This subsection shall be effective on 
     and after the termination of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977.
       (c) Oversight of Close-Out Activities.--The Panama Canal 
     Commission shall enter into an agreement with the head of a 
     department or agency of the Federal Government to supervise 
     the close out of the affairs of the Commission under section 
     1305 of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 and to certify the 
     completion of that function.

     SEC. 3505. EXPENDITURES ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH TREATIES.

       Expenditures authorized under this title may be made only 
     in accordance with the Panama Canal Treaties of 1977 and any 
     law of the United States implementing those treaties.
                  TITLE XXXVI--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 3601. Short title.

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Sec. 3602. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2000.
Sec. 3603. Extension of war risk insurance authority.
Sec. 3604. Ownership of the JEREMIAH O'BRIEN.

     SEC. 3601. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Maritime Administration 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000''.

     SEC. 3602. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 
                   2000.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated, to be 
     available without fiscal year limitation if so provided in 
     appropriations Acts, for the use of the Department of 
     Transportation for the Maritime Administration as follows:
       (1) For expenses necessary for operations and training 
     activities, $79,764,000 for fiscal year 2000.
       (2) For expenses under the loan guarantee program 
     authorized by title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 
     App. U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), $14,893,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
     of which--
       (A) $11,000,000 is for the cost (as defined in section 
     502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 
     661a(5))) of loan guarantees under the program; and
       (B) $3,893,000 is for administrative expenses related to 
     loan guarantee commitments under the program.

     SEC. 3603. EXTENSION OF WAR RISK INSURANCE AUTHORITY.

       Section 1214 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. 
     U.S.C. 1294) is amended by striking ``June 30, 2000'' and 
     inserting ``June 30, 2005''.

     SEC. 3604. OWNERSHIP OF THE JEREMIAH O'BRIEN.

       Section 3302(l)(1)(C) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``owned by the United States Maritime 
     Administration'' and inserting ``owned by the National 
     Liberty Ship Memorial, Inc.''.
       And the House agree to the same.
     From the Committee on Armed Services, for consideration of 
     the Senate bill and the House amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Floyd Spence,
     Bob Stump,
     Duncan Hunter,
     Herbert H. Bateman,
     James V. Hansen,
     Curt Weldon,
     Joel Hefley,
     Jim Saxton,
     Steve Buyer,
     Tillie K. Fowler,
     John M. McHugh,
     James Talent,
     Terry Everett,
     Roscoe G. Bartlett,
     Howard ``Buck'' McKeon,
     J.C. Watts, Jr.,
     Mac Thornberry,
     John Hostettler,
     Saxby Chambliss,
     Van Hilleary,
     Ike Skelton
       (except sec. 32),
     Norman Sisisky,
     John M. Spratt, Jr.
       (except for 27 and 32)
     Solomon P. Ortiz,
     Owen Pickett,
     Lane Evans,
     Gene Taylor,
     Neil Abercrombie,
     Marty Meehan,
     Robert A. Underwood,
     Silvester Reyes,
     Jim Turner,
     Loretta Sanchez,
     Ellen O. Tauscher
       (except sec. 32),
     Robert E. Andrews,
     John B. Larson,
     Porter J. Goss,
     Jerry Lewis,
     From the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, for 
     consideration of section 1059 of the Senate bill and section 
     1409 of the House bill, and modifications committed to 
     conference:
     Bill McCollum,
     Spencer Bachus,
     John J. LaFalce,
     From the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for 
     consideration of sections 579 and 698 of the Senate bill, and 
     sections 341, 343, 549, 567, and 673 of the House amendment, 
     and modifications committed to conference:
     Bill Goodling,
     Nathan Deal,
     Patsy T. Mink,
     From the Committee on Government Reform, for consideration of 
     sections 538, 652, 654, 805-810, 1004, 1052-54, 1080, 1101-
     07, 2831, 2862, 3160, 3161, 3163, and 3173 of the Senate 
     bill, and sections 522, 524, 525, 661-64, 672, 802, 1101-05, 
     2802, and 3162 of the House amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Dan Burton,
     Joe Scarborough,
     Provided that Mr. Horn is appointed in lieu of Mr. 
     Scarborough for consideration of sections 538, 805-810, 1052-
     54, 1080, 2831, 2862, 3160, and 3161 of the Senate bill and 
     sections 802 and 2802 of the House amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     Stephen Horn,
     From the Committee on House Administration, for consideration 
     of section 1303 of the Senate bill and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Wm. Thomas,
     John Boehner,
     Steny H. Hoyer,
     From the Committee on International Relations, for 
     consideration of sections 1013, 1043, 1044, 1046, 1066, 1071, 
     1072, and 1083 of the Senate bill, and sections 1202, 1206, 
     1301-07, 1404, 1407, 1408, 1411, and 1413 of the House 
     amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Benjamin A. Gilman,
     Doug Bereuter,
     From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of 
     sections 3156 and 3163 of the Senate bill, and sections 3166 
     and 3194 of the House amendment, and modifications committed 
     to conference:
     Henry Hyde,
     Bill McCollum,
     From the Committee on Resources, for consideration of 
     sections 601, 602, 695, 2833, and 2861 of the Senate bill, 
     and sections 365, 601, 602, 653, 654, and 2863 of the House 
     amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Don Young,
     Billy Tauzin,
     From the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for 
     consideration of sections 601, 602, 1060, 1079, and 1080 of 
     the Senate bill, and sections 361, 601, 602, and 3404 of the 
     House amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Bud Shuster,
     Wayne T. Gilchrest,
     Peter DeFazio,
     From the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for consideration of 
     sections 671-75, 681, 682, 696, 697, 1062, and 1066 of the 
     Senate bill, and modifications committed to conference:
     Michael Bilirakis,
     Jack Quinn,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     John Warner,
     Strom Thurmond,
     John McCain,
     Bob Smith,
     James M. Inhofe,
     Rick Santorum,
     Olympia Snowe,
     Pat Roberts,
     Wayne Allard,
     Tim Hutchinson,
     Jeff Sessions,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Chuck Robb,
     Mary L. Landrieu,
     Max Cleland,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

       JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF 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 
     amendment of the House to the bill (S. 1059) authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for military activities 
     of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
     for defense programs of the Department of Energy, to 
     prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the 
     armed forces, 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 conference report:
       The House amendment struck out all of the Senate bill after 
     the enacting clause and inserted a substitute text.
       The Senate recedes from its disagreement to the amendment 
     of the House with an amendment which is a substitute for the 
     Senate bill and the House amendment. The differences between 
     the Senate bill, the House amendment, and the substitute 
     agreed to in conference are noted below, except for clerical 
     corrections, conforming changes made necessary by agreements 
     reached by the conferees, and minor drafting and clarifying 
     changes.

                 Summary Statement of Conference Action

       The conferees recommend authorizations for the Department 
     of Defense for procurement, research and development, test 
     and evaluation, operation and maintenance, working capital 
     funds, military construction and family housing, weapons 
     programs of the Department of Energy, and the civil defense 
     that have budget authority implications of $288.8 billion.

                    Summary Table of Authorizations

       The defense authorization act provides authorizations for 
     appropriations but does not generally provide budget 
     authority. Budget authority is provided in appropriations 
     acts.
       In order to relate the conference recommendations to the 
     Budget Resolution, matter in addition to the dollar 
     authorizations contained in this bill must be taken into 
     account. A number of programs in the defense function are 
     authorized permanently or, in certain instances, authorized 
     in other annual legislation. In addition, this authorization 
     bill would establish personnel levels and include a number of 
     legislative provisions affecting military compensation.
       The following table summarizes authorizations included in 
     the bill for fiscal year 2000 and, in addition, summarizes 
     the implications of the conference action for the budget 
     totals for national defense (budget function 050).

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                    Congressional Defense Committees

       The term ``congressional defense committees'' is often used 
     in this statement of managers. It means the Defense 
     Authorization and Appropriations Committee of the Senate and 
     House of Representatives.

            DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS

                          Title I--Procurement

     Procurement Overview
       The budget request for fiscal year 2000 included an 
     authorization of $53,379.6 million for Procurement in the 
     Department of Defense.
       The Senate bill would authorize $56,288.8 million.
       The House amendment would authorize $55,958.8 million.
       The conferees recommended an authorization of $56,067.5 
     million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of 
     managers, all changes are made without prejudice.

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     Overview
       The budget request for fiscal year 2000 included an 
     authorization of $1,229.9 million for Aircraft Procurement, 
     Army in the Department of Defense.
       The Senate bill would authorize $1,498.2 million.
       The House amendment would authorize $1,415.2 million.
       The conferees recommended an authorization of $1,459.7 
     million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of 
     managers, all changes are made without prejudice.

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     UH-60 blackhawk
       The budget request included $86.1 million for eight UH-60L 
     Blackhawk helicopters.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $90.0 
     million to procure an additional nine UH-60L Blackhawk 
     helicopters.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $26.7 
     million to procure an additional three UH-60L Blackhawk 
     helicopters.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $90.0 
     million for nine additional UH-60L Blackhawk helicopters 
     necessary to meet outstanding Army National Guard 
     requirements.
     AH-64 modifications
       The budget request included $22.6 million for AH-64 Apache 
     helicopter modifications.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $3.0 
     million for an oil debris detection system (ODDS) similar to 
     systems installed on other military aircraft, and an 
     additional increase of $7.0 million for the vibration 
     management enhancement program (VMEP).
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $10.0 
     million for AH-64 Apache helicopter modifications, $3.0 
     million for ODDS installation and $7.0 million for VMEP.
     UH-60 modifications
       The budget request included $12.1 million for UH-60 
     Blackhawk helicopter modifications.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $9.0 
     million to procure UH-60Q medical evacuation modification 
     kits to reconfigure two Army National Guard UH-60A Blackhawk 
     helicopters and an additional increase of $1.5 million to 
     accelerate procurement of UH-60Q medical mockup training 
     device.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $1.5 
     million to accelerate procurement of a UH-60Q medical mockup 
     training device.
     Aircraft survivability equipment modifications
       The budget request included $11.8 million for aircraft 
     survivability equipment modifications.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $11.5 
     million for aircraft survivability equipment modifications, 
     $5.5 million to establish an engineering change proposal 
     (ECP) to integrate a precision laser azimuth and 
     discrimination capability onto existing laser detection 
     equipment and $6.0 million is to procure additional AN/AVR-2A 
     laser detection sets (LDS).
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $6.0 
     million for LDS.
     Aircraft survivability equipment modifications, (Advanced 
         Threat Infrared Countermeasures)
       The budget request included no funds for aircraft 
     survivability equipment modifications, Advanced Threat 
     Infrared Countermeasures (ATIRCM).
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $8.1 million 
     to ensure that the ATIRCM equipment is installed on Apache 
     Longbow aircraft during the production of these critical 
     attack aircraft.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $8.1. 
     million to conduct assembly line modifications necessary to 
     install ATIRCM devices on Apache Longbow aircraft during the 
     production of these aircraft.
     Overview
       The budget request for fiscal year 2000 included an 
     authorization of $1,358.1 million for Missile Procurement, 
     Army in the Department of Defense.
       The Senate bill would authorize $1,411.1 million.
       The House amendment would authorize $1,416.0 million.
       The conferees recommended an authorization of $1,258.3 
     million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of 
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     Avenger system summary
       The budget request $33.8 million for the Avenger missile 
     system.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $1.3 
     million to procure additional environmental control unit/
     prime power unit (ECU/PPU) upgrades for Army National Guard 
     (ARNG) Avenger systems.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $1.3 
     million for ECU/PPU upgrades for the ARNG.
     Javelin system summary-advanced procurement
       The budget request included $98.4 million for advanced 
     procurement requirements for the Javelin missile.
       The Senate bill and House amendment would authorize the 
     budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize no funds for advanced 
     procurement funding for the Javelin missile.
     Patriot anti-cruise missile
       The budget request included no funds for development or 
     production of the Patriot anti-cruise missile (PACM) upgrade 
     system.
       The Senate bill would authorize $60.0 million in Missile 
     Procurement, Army, for long-lead materials land initiation of 
     a low-rate initial production program of 200 PACM 
     modification kits.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees have supported development and testing of the 
     PACM seeker. The conferees note the conclusion of the Army's 
     April 1999 report to Congress, which indicated that, based on 
     extensive ground testing, ``the performance of the PACM 
     design has been demonstrated.'' the conferees also note that 
     the first PACM flight test appears to have been successful. 
     The conferees direct the Secretary of the Army to complete 
     the PACM flight test program using funds previously 
     appropriated for this purpose.
       Based on information obtained from the PACM ground and 
     flight test program, the conferees direct the Secretary of 
     Defense to assess the capability of the PACM missile to 
     counter cruise missiles, including low-observable cruise 
     missiles, compared to the capability of the Patriot PAC-3 
     missile and other upgraded versions of the Patriot missile to 
     counter such threats, and the opportunity costs of PACM 
     acquisition. In preparing this assessment, the Secretary 
     shall utilize the Defense Science Board. If, based on the 
     findings of this assessment, the Secretary determines that 
     production of PACM missiles is warranted during fiscal year 
     2000, up to $35.0 million of funds authorized to be 
     appropriated in Missile Procurement, Army, may be made 
     available to retrofit and improve the current inventory of 
     Patriot missiles in order to meet current and projected 
     threats from cruise missiles. The Secretary shall submit a 
     report on his assessment and recommendations to the 
     congressional defense committees by March 15, 2000.
     Avenger modifications
       The budget request included no funds for Avenger missile 
     modification requirements.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $4.3 
     million for Avenger slew-to-cue (STC) fire control computers 
     for the Army National Guard (ARNG).
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $4.3 
     million for STC fire control computers to upgrade one ARNG 
     Avenger battalion.
     Overview
       The budget request for fiscal year 2000 included an 
     authorization of $1,416.8 million for Weapons and Tracked 
     Combat Vehicles Procurement, Army in the Department of 
     Defense.
       The Senate bill would authorize $1,678.9 million.
       The House amendment would authorize $1,575.1 million.
       The conferees recommended an authorization of $1,571.7 
     million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of 
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     Bradley base sustainment
       The budget request included $308.8 million for Bradley 
     modification requirements.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $72.0 
     million for Bradley A2 Operation Desert Storm (ODS) upgrades 
     for the Army National Guard (ARNG).
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $72.0 
     million for Bradley A20DS upgrades for the ARNG.
     Carrier modifications
       The budget request included $53.5 million for M113 armored 
     personnel carrier modifications.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $25.0 
     million to procure additional M113 carrier upgrades.
       The House amendment would authorize an identical increase.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $15.0 
     million to procure additional M113 carrier upgrades.
     Howitzer, M109A6 modifications
       The budget request included $6.3 million for M109A6 Paladin 
     system requirements.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $20.0 
     million for additional M109A6 Paladin equipment requirements 
     necessary to complete system fielding to Army National Guard 
     (ARNG) units.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $20.0 
     million for Paladin system fielding requirements for the 
     ARNG.
     Heavy assault bridge
       The budget request included $67.3 million to procure the 
     Wolverine heavy assault bridge (HAB) system.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $14.0 
     million in advance procurement to align the fiscal year 2000 
     Abrams upgrade program and Wolverine HAB advanced procurement 
     which will result in net savings to the government.
       The House amendment would authorize an identical increase.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $14.0 
     million to align the production of both the Abrams and 
     Wolverine systems, for a total authorization of $81.3 
     million.
     Grenade launcher, automatic, 40mm MK19-3
       The budget request included $18.3 million for MK19 
     automatic grenade launcher.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $18.3 
     million to procure additional MK19 weapons.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $10.0 
     million to procure additional MK19 systems.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $5.0 
     million to procure additional MK19 systems and to avoid a 
     break in production of these critical weapons.
     Overview
       The budget request for fiscal year 2000 included an 
     authorization of $1,140.8 million for Ammunition Procurement, 
     Army in the Department of Defense.
       The Senate bill would authorize $1,209.8 million.
       The House amendment would authorize $1,196.2 million.
       The conferees recommended an authorization of $1,215.2 
     million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of 
     managers, all changes are made without prejudice.

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     Sense and destroy armament
       The budget request included $54.5 million for the 
     procurement of sense and destroy armament (SADARM).
       The Senate bill and the House amendment would authorize the 
     budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize $30.5 million for 
     procurement of SADARM. The conferees further agree to a $10.0 
     million increase for SADARM engineering development in PE 
     64814A.
     Overview
       The budget request for fiscal year 2000 included an 
     authorization of $3,423.9 million for Other Procurement, Army 
     in the Department of Defense.
       The Senate bill would authorize $3,647.4 million.
       The House amendment would authorize $3,799.9 million.
       The conferees recommended an authorization of $3,662.9 
     million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of 
     managers, all changes are made without prejudice.

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     Family of heavy tactical vehicles
       The budget request included $190.4 million for heavy 
     tactical vehicle procurement.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $6.0 
     million to procure 21 heavy expanded mobility tactical truck 
     (HEMTT) wreckers for the Army Reserve.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $6.0 
     million to procure 21 HEMTT wreckers.
     Army data distribution system
       The budget request included $38.8 million for Army data 
     distribution system requirements.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $25.9 
     million to procure additional enhanced position location 
     reporting systems (EPLRS).
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $25.9 
     million to procure additional EPLRS for the Army National 
     Guard (ARNG).
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $10.0 
     million for ongoing Army digitization activities and $10.0 
     million to procure additional EPLRS for the ARNG, a total 
     increase of $20.0 million.
     Single channel ground and airborne radio system
       The budget request included $13.2 million for Army single 
     channel ground and airborne radio system (SINCGARS) 
     requirements.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $70.0 
     million to procure additional SINCGARS.
       The House amendment would authorize $47.2 million to 
     procure SINCGARS for the Army National Guard (ARNG).
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $20.0 
     million to procure SINCGARS needed for outstanding ARNG 
     requirements.
     Warfighter information network
       The budget request included $109.1 million to procure Army 
     warfighter information network equipment.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $50.0 
     million to accelerate warfighter information network (WIN) 
     block II upgrades by one year.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $900,000 
     to procure and field high speed multiplexers (HSMUX) for Army 
     National Guard (ARNG) signal units.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $40.9 
     million, $40.0 million to support the acceleration of WIN 
     block II upgrades and $900,000 to procure and field HSMUX 
     upgrades for the ARNG.
     Information system security program
       The budget request included $28.8 million for information 
     system security program (ISSP) requirements.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $3.0 
     million to replace obsolete secure voice and data terminals.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $3.0 
     million to procure new secure voice and data terminal 
     equipment.
     Tactical unmanned aerial vehicle
       The budget request included $45.9 million for the 
     procurement of the tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (TUAV).
       The Senate bill and the House amendment would authorize the 
     budget request.
       The conferees agree to transfer $45.9 million from Other 
     Procurement, Army to Research, Development, Test, and 
     Evaluation, Army, an increase of $45.9 million in PE 35204A, 
     due to a delay in production and a requirement for continued 
     TUAV development.
     Night vision devices
       The budget request included $21.0 million to procure Army 
     night vision equipment.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $95.4 
     million to procure the following night vision equipment:
       (1) $34.2 million for AN/PAS-13 thermal weapon sights;
       (2) $21.0 million for AN/AVS-5 driver's viewer enhancer 
     equipment;
       (3) $7.2 million for AN/PEQ-2A infrared aiming lights and 
     AN/PAQ-4C infrared laser aiming devices and associated rail 
     grabbers;
       (4) $8.0 million for AN/PVS-7D night vision goggles; and
       (5) $25.0 million for generation III 25mm image 
     intensification tubes.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $33.0 
     million to procure the following night vision equipment:
       (1) $8.0 million for AN/PVS-7D night vision goggles; and
       (2) $25.0 million for generation III 25mm image 
     intensification tubes.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $50.0 
     million, for a total authorization of $71.0 million, to 
     procure the following night vision equipment:
       (1) $5.0 million for AN/PAS-13 thermal weapon sights;
       (2) $5.0 million for AN/AVS-5 driver's viewer enhancer 
     equipment;
       (3) $7.0 million for AN/PEQ-2A infrared aiming lights and 
     AN/PAQ-4C infrared laser aiming devices and associated rail 
     grabbers;
       (4) $8.0 million for AN/PVS-7D night vision goggles; and
       (5) $25.0 million for generation III 25mm image 
     intensification tubes.
     Combat identification/aiming light
       The budget request included $9.5 million for combat 
     identification/aiming light requirements.
       The Senate bill and House amendment would authorize the 
     budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize a transfer of $9.5 million 
     from Other Procurement, Army, to PE 64817A/D902, Combat 
     Identification for the Dismounted Soldier.
     Modification of in-service equipment (tactical surveillance)
       The budget request included $6.5 million for Army tactical 
     surveillance equipment modification requirements.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $5.0 
     million for modifications to the Firefinder radar system.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $8.1 
     million for critical upgrades to existing Firefinder radar 
     systems.
     Automated identification technology
       The budget request included $4.2 million for LOGTECH 
     requirements and $138.6 million for automated data processing 
     equipment.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $8.7 
     million for maintenance and $11.0 million for ammunition 
     automatic identification technology (AIT).
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $5.0 
     million in LOGTECH for maintenance AIT requirements and $11.0 
     million in the automated data processing equipment line for 
     ammunition AIT requirements.
     Maneuver control system
       The budget request included $52.0 million for the maneuver 
     control system.
       The Senate bill would authorize a decrease of $21.7 million 
     to support a program adjustment requested by the Army and 
     reallocate these funds to Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade 
     and Below research and development PE 23759A.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize $30.3 million for the 
     maneuver control system.
     Vibratory, self-propelled roller
       The budget request included no funds for self-propelled 
     vibratory roller equipment.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $10.3 
     million to procure vibratory, self-propelled roller 
     equipment.
       the conferees agree to authorize an increase of $10.3 
     million to procure vibratory, self-propelled roller equipment 
     for Army and Army Reserve engineer units.
     High speed compactor
       The budget request included $9.8 million for high speed 
     compactor equipment.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $2.6 
     million to procure additional high-speed compactor equipment.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $2.6 
     million to procure additional high-speed compactor equipment.
     Wheel-mounted 25-ton crane
       The budget request included $12.1 million to procure wheel-
     mounted 25-ton crane equipment.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $8.0 
     million to procure wheel-mounted 25-ton crane equipment.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $8.0 
     million to procure additional wheel-mounted 25-ton crane 
     equipment.
     Items less than $2.0 million construction equipment
       The budget request included $4.3 million for construction 
     equipment.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $2.0 
     million to procure ultimate building machine equipment for 
     the active and reserve components.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $2.0 
     million to procure ultimate building machine equipment for 
     the Army and the Army National Guard.
     Modification of in-service equipment (OPA-3)
       The budget request included $24.9 million for in-service 
     equipment modifications.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $8.1 million 
     to upgrade existing Firefinder radar equipment and address 
     technical issues associated with false alarm rates.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $10.0 
     million to support D-7 dozer service life extension 
     activities.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $10.0 
     million for D-7 dozer service life extension requirements.
     Ultra lightweight camouflage net system
       The budget request included no funding for the Ultra 
     Lightweight Camouflage Net System (ULCANS).
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $30.0 
     millions for ULCANS.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $20.0 
     million for ULCANS.
     Overview
       The budget request for fiscal year 2000 included an 
     authorization of $1,169.0 million for Chemical Agents and 
     Munitions Destruction, Army.
       The Senate bill would authorize no funding for Chemical 
     Agents and Munitions Destruction, Army, but would transfer 
     the authorization of $1,164.5 million for Chemical Agents and 
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       The House amendment would authorize no funding for Chemical 
     Agents and Munitions Destruction, Army but would transfer the 
     authorization of $1,012.0 million for Chemical Agents and 
     Munitions Destruction, Defense.
       The conferees agree to authorize $1,024.0 million for 
     Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Army. Unless noted 
     explicitly in the conference agreement, all changes are made 
     without prejudice.

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     Overview
       The budget request for fiscal year 2000 included an 
     authorization of $8,228.7 million for Aircraft Procurement, 
     Navy in the Department of Defense.
       The Senate bill would authorize $8,927.3 million.
       The House amendment would authorize $8,826.1 million.
       The conferees recommended an authorization of $8,798.8 
     million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of 
     managers, all changes are made without prejudice.

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     CH-60 helicopters
       The budget request included $234.5 million for procurement 
     and $73.8 million for advance procurement of CH-60 
     helicopters.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $67.0 
     million for procurement of three additional CH-60 
     helicopters.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $38.0 
     million for two CH-60s helicopters for the Naval Reserve.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $67.0 
     million for procurement of three additional CH-60 
     helicopters.
     UC-35A aircraft
       The budget request included no funds for UC-35A aircraft 
     for the Marine Corps.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $18.0 
     million for three UC-35A aircraft for the Marine Corps.
       The House amendment would authorize an identical increase.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $12.0 
     million for two UC-35A aircraft for the Marine Corps.
     C-40A
       The budget request included $49.0 million for the 
     procurement of one C-40A long-range utility aircraft.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $54.0 
     million for the procurement of one additional aircraft.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $49.0 
     million for the procurement of one additional C-40A aircraft.
     E-6B modifications
       The budget request included $161.0 million for various 
     modifications to the EA-6B aircraft.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $25.0 
     million for the procurement of additional modified band 9/10 
     transmitters.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $45.0 
     million for the procurement of additional band 9/10 
     transmitters.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $25.0 
     million for the procurement of additional band 9/10 
     transmitters.
     F/A-18 aircraft modifications.
       The budget request included $308.8 million for 
     modifications for the F/A-18 series of aircraft.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $130.4 
     million, as follows:
       (1) an increase of $63.0 million for engineering change 
     proposal 583 (ECP-583) kits;
       (2) an increase of $38.0 million for replacement of APG-65 
     radars with APG-73; and
       (3) an increase of $29.4 million for incorporation of the 
     multifunctional information distributions system (MIDS).
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $63.0 
     million for incorporation of additional ECP-583 kits.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $11.0 
     million for modifications to the F/A-18 aircraft, as follows:
       (1) an increase of $38.0 million for replacement of APG-65 
     radars with APG-73; and
       (2) a decrease of $27.0 million due to the premature 
     procurement of an advanced targeting forward-looking infrared 
     system.
       The conferees understand the Navy is planning to conduct 
     the competitive MIDS procurement as a multiple source award 
     to two or more contractors, with the intent of promoting 
     competition and obtaining best value; and that this 
     procurement will commence within the first six months of 
     calendar year 2000. The conferees support a competitive 
     procurement decision by the Navy and would commend the 
     Secretary of the Navy for taking this action.
     AH-1W series
       The budget request included $13.7 million to support AH-1W 
     series procurement requirements.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $9.0 million 
     for AH-1W night targeting device requirements.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $7.0 
     million for procurement of AH-1W night targeting devices.
     H-1 series
       The budget request included $6.3 million to support H-1 
     series equipment requirements.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $15.0 
     million to meet outstanding requirements for navigational 
     thermal imaging systems for UH-1N aircraft.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $10.0 
     million to support procurement and fielding of navigational 
     thermal imaging systems for existing Marine Corps UH-1N 
     aircraft.
     P-3 modifications
       The budget request included $276.2 million for various 
     modifications to the P-3 aircraft.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $138.6 
     million for the procurement of eight additional anti-surface 
     warfare improvement program (AIP) kits, and for the sustained 
     readiness program.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of 
     $70.0 million for the procurement of five additional AIP 
     kits, and an increase of $5.0 million for the procurement 
     of lightweight environmentally sealed parachute assemblies 
     (LESPAs).
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $65.0 
     million for the P-3 program, as follows:
       (1) an increase of $60.0 million for the procurement of 
     additional AIP kits; and
       (2) an increase of $5.0 million for the procurement of 
     LESPAs.
     E-2 modifications
       The budget request included $28.2 million for modifications 
     to the E-2 aircraft.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $45.0 
     million for Hawkeye 2000 upgrades, an increase of $22.0 
     million for cooperative engagement capability upgrades, and 
     an increase of $5.0 million for lightweight environmentally 
     sealed parachute assemblies (LESPAs).
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $26.9 
     million for modifications to the E-2 aircraft, including:
       (1) an increase of $21.9 million for cooperative engagement 
     capability; and
       (2) an increase of $5.0 million for LESPAs.
     Special project aircraft
       The budget request included $28.8 million for modifications 
     for special project aircraft.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $2.0 
     million for an additional common data link (CDL) terminal and 
     outfitting two more aircraft with CDL.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $2.0 
     million for an additional common data link (CDL) terminal and 
     outfitting two more aircraft with CDL.
     Common ground equipment
       The budget request included $413.7 million for common 
     ground equipment.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize a decrease of $20.0 
     million due to unexplained cost growth.
       The conferees have learned that the Navy has realigned 
     $35.8 million of prior year funds that were budgeted for the 
     universal jet air start unit (UNIJASU) program. The Navy 
     decided to shift these funds to another project, delaying the 
     procurement of new starting units by several years. The 
     conferees are very concerned that the Navy made the decision 
     to realign funding in February 1999, yet failed to notify all 
     the congressional defense committees until information on 
     program status was requested. The conferees agree to 
     authorize a decrease of $35.8 million for common ground 
     equipment.
     Overview
       The budget request for fiscal year 2000 included an 
     authorization of $1,357.4 million for Weapons Procurement, 
     Navy in the Department of Defense.
       The Senate bill would authorize $1,392.1 million.
       The House amendment would authorize $1,764.7 million.
       The conferees recommended an authorization of $1,417.1 
     million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of 
     managers, all changes are made without prejudice.

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     Aerial targets
       The budget request included $22.2 million for aerial 
     targets.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $25.0 
     million to procure BQM-74 aerial targets. This increase was 
     offset by a reduction of $2.1 million for unexplained 
     government costs.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $25.0 
     million for the procurement of BQM-74 aerial targets.
     Drones and decoys
       The budget request included no funds for drones and decoys.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $10.0 
     million for the procurement of improved tactical air launched 
     decoys (ITALDs).
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $10.0 
     million for the procurement of ITALDs.
     Weapons industrial facilities
       The budget request included $20.0 million for various 
     activities at government-owned and contractor-operated 
     weapons industrial facilities.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $7.7 million 
     to accelerate the facilities restoration program at the 
     Allegany Ballistics Laboratory.
       The House amendment would authorize a decrease of $1.0 
     million.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $7.7 
     million to accelerate the facilities restoration program at 
     the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory.
     Overview
       The budget request for fiscal year 2000 included an 
     authorization of $484.9 million for Ammunition Procurement, 
     Navy and Marine Corps in the Department of Defense.
       The Senate bill would authorize $542.7 million.
       The House amendment would authorize $612.9 million.
       The conferees recommended an authorization of $534.7 
     million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of 
     managers, all changes are made without prejudice.

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     Overview
       The budget request for fiscal year 2000 included an 
     authorization of $6,678.5 million for Shipbuilding and 
     Conversion, Navy in the Department of Defense.
       The Senate bill would authorize $7,016.5 million.
       The House amendment would authorize $6,687.2 million.
       The conferees recommended an authorization of $7,016.5 
     million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of 
     managers, all changes are made without prejudice.

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     Overview
       The budget request for fiscal year 2000 included an 
     authorization of $4,100.1 million for Other Procurement, Navy 
     in the Department of Defense.
       The Senate bill would authorize $4,197.8 million.
       The House amendment would authorize $4,238.4 million.
       The conferees recommended an authorization of $4,266.9 
     million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of 
     managers, all changes are made without prejudice.

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     WSN-7 inertial navigation system and WQN-2 doppler sonar 
         velocity log
       The budget request included $21.8 million for procurement 
     of AN/WSN-7 ring laser inertial navigation systems and 
     included no funds for the WQN-2 doppler sonar velocity log.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $15.0 
     million for the procurement and installation of additional 
     AN/WSN-7 ring laser inertial navigation systems.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $12.0 
     million for WSN-7 ring laser inertial navigation systems and 
     an increase of $10.0 million for WQN-2 doppler sonar velocity 
     log systems.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $25.0 
     million including $15.0 million for the procurement and 
     installation of additional AN/WSN-7 ring laser inertial 
     navigation systems and $10.0 million for WQN-2 doppler sonar 
     velocity log systems.
     Minesweeping equipment
       The budget request included $900,000 for procurement of the 
     versatile exercise mine system (VEMS) support equipment. The 
     budget request did not include funds for the procurement of 
     the Dyad mine countermeasures system.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $4.1 
     million for additional VEMS equipment and an increase of $4.5 
     million to procure the Dyad mine countermeasures system.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $4.5 
     million for a mine countermeasures system consisting of an 
     influence sweep that is towed behind a small vessel.
     Items less than $5.0 million, afloat force protection for 
         maritime interdiction operations equipment.
       The budget request included no funds for procurement of 
     equipment required by sailors conducting maritime 
     interdiction operations.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $24.4 
     million as requested by the Chief of Naval Operations for 
     afloat force protection equipment for sailors conducting 
     maritime interdiction operations.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $24.4 
     million for afloat force protection equipment.
     Items less than $5.0 million, integrated condition assessment 
         system
       The budget request included $17.4 million for integrated 
     condition assessment system (ICAS) equipment for ships.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $6.5 million 
     for procurement and installation of ICAS equipment.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $6.5 
     million for procurement and installation of ICAS equipment.
     Surface search radars.
       The budget request included $1.1 million for the 
     procurement and installation of AN/SPS-73(V) surface search 
     radars for surface ships. The budget request did not include 
     funding for the procurement of AN/BPS-15/16H submarine radar 
     navigation sets.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $8,0 million 
     for AN/BPS-16H software and hardware upgrades to bring them 
     into electronic chart display information systems-navigation 
     (ECDIS-N) compliance.
       The House amendment would authorize and increase of $8.0 
     million for the procurement and installation of equipment to 
     upgrade the AN/BPS-16H submarine navigation radar and an 
     increase of $14.0 million to procure and install additional 
     AN/SPS-73(V) surface search radars and the associated non-
     recurring combat systems integration costs.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $8.0 
     million of AN/BPS-16H software and hardware upgrades to bring 
     them into ECDIS-N compliance and an increased of $14.0 
     million to procure and install additional AN/SPS-73(V) 
     surface search radars and the associated non-recurring combat 
     systems integration costs.
     Sonar dome material
       The budget request included no funds for surface sonar 
     support equipment.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $5.0 
     million to refine manufacturing processes and reduce 
     production costs of a new sonar dome for surface ships.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $5.0 
     million to refine manufacturing processes and reduce 
     production costs of a new sonar dome for surface ships.
     Undersea warfare support equipment
       The budget request included $1.2 million for the 
     procurement of 55 launched expendable acoustic devices 
     (LEADs).
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $8.6 
     million for procurement of 300 LEADs and two surface ship 
     torpedo defense test beds for large deck ships.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $8.6 
     million for procurement of 300 LEADs and tow surface ship 
     torpedo defense test beds for large deck ships.
     Other training equipment
       The budget request included $27.9 million for procurement 
     of battle force tactical training (BFTT) equipment.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $7.0 
     million for procurement and installation of 12 air traffic 
     controller (ATC) trainers and $5.0 million for 30 BFTT 
     electronic warfare trainer (BEWT).
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $5.8 
     million for procurement and installation of air traffic 
     controller (ATC) trainers and $4.2 million for BFTT 
     electronic warfare trainers (BEWT).
     Naval space surveillance system
       The budget request included $6.6 million for a Naval space 
     surveillance system.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $1.0 
     million in combat construction support equipment to procure 
     ultimate building machines for the navy to provide rapid 
     shelter construction equipment.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $1.0 
     million to procure ultimate building machines for the Navy.
     Shipboard display emulator equipment
       The budget request included no funds for shipboard display 
     emulator equipment (SDE) for Perry and Spruance class surface 
     combatants and older Aegis-equipped ships not equipped with 
     the vertical launching system.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $10.0 
     million to procure and install modern state-of-the-art SDE 
     equipment in older surface combatants.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $5.0 
     million to procure and install SDE equipment in older surface 
     combatants.
     Joint engineering data management and information control 
         system
       The budget request included no funds for joint engineering 
     data management and information control system (JEDMICS), the 
     designated Department of Defense standard system for 
     management, control and storage of engineering drawings.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $9.0 million 
     for the continued security system procurement, integration 
     and accreditation surveys for the JEDMICS system.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $12.0 
     million for the integration of DiamondTEK technology, a 
     commercial-off-the-shelf network security product, into 
     JEDMICS.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $12.0 
     million for procurement, integration (including embedded 
     security data labels and DiamondTek technology), and 
     accreditation surveys into JEDMICS.
     Information system security program
       The budget request included $64.1 million for information 
     system security program (ISSP) requirements.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $12.0 
     million for IT-21 related information systems security 
     program devices.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $3.0 
     million to replace obsolete secure voice and data terminals.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $3.5 
     million to procure new secure voice and data terminal 
     equipment.
     Mobile remote emitter simulator
       The budget request included $12.2 million for weapons range 
     support equipment but included no funds to procure the mobile 
     remote emitter simulator (MRES).
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $8.0 
     million to procure and install one MRES system.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $6.0 
     million to procure and install one MRES system.
     Computer aided submode training (CAST) lesson authoring 
         system (CLASS)
       The budget request included $86.7 million for Aegis support 
     equipment, but did not include a request for computer aided 
     submode training (CAST) lesson authoring system (CLASS) 
     expansion to ships or systems other than AN/UYQ-70 equipped 
     Aegis destroyers.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $8.0 
     million for back-fitting CLASS on non-AN/UYQ-70-equipped 
     Aegis ships and to expand this technology to other systems.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $2.0 
     million for back-fitting CLASS on non-AN/UYQ-70-equipped 
     Aegis ships and to expand this technology to other systems.
     NULKA anti-ship missile decoy system
       The budget request included $21.5 million for procurement 
     and installation of the NULKA anti-ship missile decoy 
     program. NULKA is a proven decoy against anti-ship missiles.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $15.3 
     million for the procurement of launcher systems and decoys to 
     outfit the fleet with this key self-defense equipment.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $12.0 
     million for the procurement of NULKA anti-ship missile decoy 
     launcher systems and decoys.
     Overview
       The budget request for fiscal year 2000 included an 
     authorization of $1.137.2 million for Marine Corps 
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       The Senate bill would authorize $1,302.1 million.
       The House amendment would authorize $1.297.5 million.
       The conferees recommended an authorization of $1,297.0 
     million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of 
     managers, all changes are made without prejudice.

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     Modification kits-tracked vehicles
       The budget request included $22.9 million for modification 
     kit requirements for Marine Corps tracked vehicles.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $60.5 
     million to begin procurement of Marine Corps M88A2 Hercules 
     improved recovery vehicles. This increase was partially 
     offset by a decrease of $7.2 million from research and 
     development in PE 026623M, ground combat/supporting arms 
     systems, and a decrease of $3.9 million in Marine Corps 
     operation and maintenance account, equipment maintenance 
     M88A1.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $49.4 
     million to procure M88A2 Hercules tank recovery vehicles.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $60.5 
     million to begin procurement of Marine Corps M88A2 Hercules 
     improved recovery vehicles. This increase will be partially 
     offset by the amounts indicated in the Senate bill.
     Night vision equipment
       The budget request included $9.0 million to procure night 
     vision equipment.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $8.5 million 
     to procure generation III 25 millimeter image intensification 
     tubes and AN/PEQ-2 laser target/illuminator/aiming lights.
       The House amendment would authorize an identical increase.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $8.5 
     million to procure generation III 25 millimeter image 
     intensification tubes and AN/PEQ-2 devices, $5.0 million for 
     AN/PEQ-2 devices and $3.5 million for generation III image 
     intensification tubes.
     Radio systems
       The budget request included $82.9 million for Marine Corps 
     radio system requirements.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $20.3 
     million for enhanced position location reporting system 
     (EPLRS).
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $10.9 
     million to procure EPLRS equipment.
     Communications and electronics infrastructure support
       The budget request included $81.8 million for 
     communications and electronics infrastructure support.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $54.4 
     million to upgrade communications and electronics 
     infrastructure at Marine Corps installations.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $50.0 
     million for Marine Corps infrastructure requirements.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $54.4 
     million to upgrade communications and electronics 
     infrastructure at installations identified on the Marine 
     Corps' unfunded requirements list.
     Modification kits-Marine Corps air ground task force
       The budget request included $13.8 for Marine Corps air 
     ground task force modification kit requirements.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $5.0 
     million to modify and install ground based common sensor 
     systems into existing Marine Corps vehicles.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $5.0 
     million to modify and install ground based common sensor 
     systems into existing Marine Corps vehicles.
     Command support equipment
       The budget request included no funds for command support 
     equipment.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $1.0 
     million to procure ultimate building machines for rapid 
     shelter construction requirements in support of contingency, 
     humanitarian assistance, and disaster relief operations.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $1.0 
     million to procure ultimate building machines.
     Field medical equipment
       The budget request included $2.5 million to procure 
     equipment for the Chemical and Biological Incident Response 
     Force (CBIRF) to meet emerging threat requirements.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $6.5 million 
     to procure military medical evaluation tools.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $4.0 
     million to procure CBIRF military medical evaluation tools.
     Overview
       The budget request for fiscal year 2000 included an 
     authorization of $9,302.1 million for Aircraft Procurement, 
     Air Force in the Department of Defense.
       The Senate bill would authorize $9,704.9 million.
       The House amendment would authorize $9,647.7 million.
       The conferees recommended an authorization of $9,758.9 
     million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of 
     managers, all changes are made without prejudice.

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     C-130J Aircraft
       The budget request included $30.6 million for C-130J 
     aircraft.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $24.2 
     million for additional logistics and training assets for the 
     C-130J aircraft.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $24.2 
     million for additional logistics and training assets for the 
     C-130J aircraft.
     Joint primary aircrew training system
       The budget request included $88.2 million for the 
     procurement of 21 joint primary aircrew training system 
     (JPATS) aircraft for the Air Force.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $85.4 
     million to procure an additional 18 JPATS aircraft.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $54.0 
     million to procure an additional 12 JPATS aircraft for the 
     Air Force.
     Joint surveillance/target attack radar system
       The budget request included $316.2 million for the 
     procurement of one E8-C joint surveillance/target attack 
     radar system (JSTARS) aircraft.
       The senate bill would authorize an increase of $46.0 
     million for either long lead production for another JSTARS 
     aircraft or for shutdown of the production line.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $46.0 
     million for long lead production for another JSTARS aircraft.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $46.0 
     million for long lead production for another JSTARS aircraft.
     Predator unmanned aerial vehicle
       The budget request included $38.0 million for the 
     procurement of three Predator unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) 
     systems.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $20.0 
     million for the procurement of two additional UAVs and other 
     associated systems.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $20.0 
     million for the procurement of attrition Predator UAVs and 
     associated systems.
     F-15 aircraft modifications
       The budget request included $263.5 million for 
     modifications to the F-15 aircraft, with $13.8 million 
     dedicated to the F100-220E engine upgrade.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $20.0 
     million to further accelerate the fielding of this upgrade.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $50.0 
     million for additional engine upgrades for the Air National 
     Guard (ANG).
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $50.0 
     million for F100-220E engine upgrades, $25.0 million for the 
     ANG, and $25.0 million for active component Air Force 
     aircraft.
       The conferees also understand that there has been a delay 
     in the F-15 APG-63(V) 1 radar upgrade program. Therefore, the 
     conferees agree to a reduction of $22.0 million to reflect a 
     delay in the requirement for non-recurring equipment 
     purchases.
     F-16 aircraft modifications
       The budget request included $249.5 million for 
     modifications to the F-16 aircraft.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $130.3 
     million, as follows:
       (1) an increase of $13.9 million for procurement of the 
     high speed anti-radiation missile (HARM) targeting system;
       (2) an increase of $80.0 million for procurement of 
     Litening II precision guided munitions (PGM) targeting 
     systems;
       (3) an increase of $12.0 million for the procurement of 
     digital terrain systems;
       (4) an increase of $13.5 million for the procurement of 
     medium altitude electro-optical (MAEO) reconnaissance 
     cameras; and
       (5) an increase of $10.9 million for engine modifications.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $46.9 
     million, as follows:
       (1) an increase of $30.0 million for procurement of 
     Litening II PGM targeting systems;
       (2) an increase of $20.0 million for the procurement of 
     digital terrain systems;
       (3) an increase of $4.0 million for the procurement of 600 
     gallon fuel tanks; and
       (4) a decrease of $7.1 million due to unexplained cost 
     growth in various projects.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $70.4 
     million for modifications to the F-16 aircraft, as follows:
       (1) an increase of $30.0 million for procurement of 
     Litening II PGM targeting systems for the Air National Guard 
     and Air Force Reserve;
       (2) an increase of $12.0 million for the procurement of 
     digital terrain system;
       (3) an increase of $13.5 million for the procurement 
     of MAEO reconnaissance cameras;
       (4) an increase of $10.9 million for engine modifications; 
     and
       (5) an increase of $4.0 million for the 600 gallon fuel 
     tank program for additional configuration testing for F-16 
     flight envelope expansion, including the procurement of any 
     additional 600 gallon fuel tanks required for this purpose.
       The conferees further agree to designate the MAEO 
     reconnaissance cameras a congressional interest item.
     C-17 aircraft modifications
       The budget request included $95.6 million for modifications 
     to the C-17A aircraft.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $3.5 
     million in C-17A procurement for advance procurement of an 
     Air National Guard (ANG) maintenance training system (MTS)
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $3.5 
     million in C-17A aircraft modifications for the advance 
     procurement of a MTS for the ANG.
     C-135 aircraft modifications
       The budget request included $347.1 million for 
     modifications to C-135/KC-135 aircraft.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $8.7 million 
     for incorporation of the global air traffic management 
     modification.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $68.1 
     million, as follows:
       (1) an increase of $52.0 million for the reengining of two 
     KC-135s;
       (2) an increase of $18.2 million for the terrain awareness 
     and warning system modification; and
       (3) a decrease of $2.1 million to the PACER CRAG 
     modification.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $52.0 
     million for the reengining of two KC-135s. The conferees have 
     consolidated authorization for increases for the global air 
     traffic management and the terrain awareness and warning 
     system modifications as passenger safety modifications 
     elsewhere in this conference report.
     Defense airborne reconnaissance program aircraft 
         modifications
       The budget request included $138.4 million for 
     modifications defense airborne reconnaissance program (DARP) 
     aircraft.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $82.0 
     million, as follows:
       (1) an increase of $60.0 million to reengine two RC-135 
     aircraft;
       (2) an increase of $12.0 million for U-2 aircraft cockpit 
     modernization; and
       (3) an increase of $10.0 million for U-2 aircraft 29-F 
     radar warning receivers.
       The Senate bill would also provide an increase of $17.3 
     million for the theater airborne warning system (TAWS) for 
     RC-135 aircraft in PE28060F.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $39.7 
     million, as follows:
       (1) an increase of $13.4 million for RC-135 Rivet Joint 
     quick reaction capabilities (QRCs);
       (2) an increase of $5.0 million to upgrade the U-2 common 
     data link (CDL); and
       (3) an increase of $21.3 for modifications described in the 
     classified annex to the House report accompanying H.R. 1401 
     (H. Rept. 106-162).
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $121.7 
     million for modifications to DARP aircraft, as follows:
       (1) an increase of $60.0 million to reengine two RC-135 
     aircraft;
       (2) an increase of $12.0 million for U-2 aircraft cockpit 
     modernization;
       (3) an increase of $10.0 million for U-2 aircraft 29-F 
     radar warning receivers;
       (4) an increase of $13.4 million for RC-135 Rivet Joint 
     QRCs;
       (5) an increase of $5.0 million to upgrade the U-2 CDL;
       (6) an increase of $17.3 million for TAWS for RC-135 
     aircraft; and
       (7) an increase of $4.0 million for senior year electro-
     optic reconnaissance system (SYERS) improvements for U-2 
     aircraft.
     F-16 aircraft post production support
       The budget request included $30.0 million for post 
     production support for the F-16 aircraft.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $20.0 
     million for four additional improved avionics intermediate 
     shops (IAISs).
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $20.0 
     million for four additional IAISs.
     Passenger safety modifications
       The budget request included $29.6 million for global air 
     traffic management (GATM) modifications for the C-135 
     aircraft, but included no GATM modification funds for the E-4 
     or C-20 aircraft. The budget request also included $35.7 
     million for the procurement and installation of the terrain 
     awareness and warning system (TAWS) modification for the C-
     135, KC-10, and C-20 aircraft, but included no TAWS 
     modification funds for the T-43 aircraft.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $23.0 
     million for GATM modifications for the E-4, C-20, and C-135 
     aircraft. The Senate bill would also authorize an increase of 
     $7.9 million for the TAWS modification for the T-43 and C-20 
     aircraft.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $45.3 
     million for the TAWS modification for the T-43, KC-10, C-20, 
     and C-135 aircraft.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $63.0 
     million for passenger safety modifications, as follows:
       (1) an increase of $23.0 million for GATM modifications for 
     the E-4, C-20, and C-135 series aircraft; and
       (2) an increase of $40.0 million for the TAWS modification 
     for the T-43, KC-10, C-20, and C-135 series aircraft.
     Overview
       The budget request for fiscal year 2000 included an 
     authorization of $419.5 million for Ammunition Procurement, 
     Air Force in the Department of Defense.
       The Senate bill would authorize $411.8 million.

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       The House amendment would authorize $560.5 million.
       The conferees recommended an authorization of $467.5 
     million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of 
     managers, all changes are made without prejudice.

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     Practice bombs
       The budget request included $24.3 million for practice 
     bombs.
       The Senate bill would authorize $24.3 million for practice 
     bombs.
       The House amendment would authorize $47.5 million for 
     practice bombs.
       The conferees agree to authorize $24.3 million for practice 
     bombs. Of the amount recommended for practice bombs, the 
     conferees expect $6.0 million to be designated for MK-84 
     (BDU-56) cast ductile iron practice bombs.
     Overview
       The budget request for fiscal year 2000 included an 
     authorization of $2,359.6 million for Missile Procurement, 
     Air Force in the Department of Defense.
       The Senate bill would authorize $2,389.2 million.
       The House amendment would authorize $2,303.7 million.
       The conferees recommended an authorization of $2,395.6 
     million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of 
     managers, all changes are made without prejudice.

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     AGM-65 modifications
       The budget request included $2.8 million to modify AGM-65G 
     Maverick missiles to the AGM-65K configuration.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $10.0 
     million to modify AGM-65B Maverick missiles to the AGM-65H 
     and AGM-65K configurations.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $10.0 
     million to modify AGM-65B Maverick missiles to the AGMH and 
     AGM-65K configurations.
     Overview
       The budget request for fiscal year 2000 included an 
     authorization of $7,085.2 million for Other Procurement, Air 
     Force in the Department of Defense.
       The Senate bill would authorize $7,142.2 million.
       The House amendment would authorize $7,077.8 million.
       The conferees recommended an authorization of $7,158.5 
     million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of 
     managers, all changes are made without prejudice.

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     Air traffic control/land system
       The budget request included $887,000 for air traffic 
     control and landing systems, but included no funds allocated 
     for mobile radar approach controls (RAPCONs) for the Air 
     National Guard (ANG).
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $24.0 
     million for the procurement of RAPCONs for the ANG.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $5.0 
     million for the procurement of mobile RAPCONs for the ANG.
     Automatic data processing equipment
       The budget request included $71.2 million for the 
     procurement of automatic data processing equipment.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $10.0 
     million for the spare parts production and reprocurement 
     system.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $10.0 
     million for the spare parts production and reprocurement 
     system.
     C3 countermeasures
       The budget request included $13.3 million for C3 
     countermeasures.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $3.0 
     million for secure terminal equipment.
       The conferees agree to authorize $3.0 million for secure 
     terminal equipment.
     Base Information Infrastructure
       The budget request included $122.8 million for base 
     information infrastructure.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $34.0 
     million to procure hardware and software for computer network 
     defense, and network management systems.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $30.0 
     million for base information infrastructure.
     Tactical communications-electronics equipment
       The budget request included $49.7 million for tactical 
     communications-electronics (C-E) equipment.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $36.1 
     million for tactical C-E, as follows:
       (1) an increase of $13.9 million for theater deployable 
     communications (TDC) sets; and
       (2) an increase of $22.2 million for the global combat 
     support system.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $34.5 
     million for accelerating the procurement of TDC sets.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $34.5 
     million for TDC sets.
     Radio equipment
       The budget request included $16.7 million for radio 
     equipment.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $3.8 
     million to incorporate a high frequency electronic mail 
     capability into the Scope Command network.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $3.8 
     million to incorporate a high frequency electronic mail 
     capability into the Scope Command network.
     Aircrew laser eye protection
       The budget request included $3.6 million for personal 
     safety and rescue equipment, but contained no funds for 
     aircrew laser eye protection.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $2.4 million 
     for the procurement of ALEP devices.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $6.6 
     million for the procurement of ALEP devices.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $3.0 
     million for procurement of ALEP devices.
     Mechanized material handling equipment
       The budget request included $15.3 million for mechanized 
     material handling equipment.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $10.0 
     million for the supply asset tracking system.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $10.0 
     million for the supply asset tracking system.
     Base procured equipment
       The budget request included $14.0 million for base procured 
     equipment.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $2.0 
     million for base procured equipment to procure ultimate 
     building machines. The House amendment would also authorize 
     an increase of $5.0 million for material handling equipment 
     to procure master cranes.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $7.0 
     million in base procured equipment, with $2.0 million for 
     ultimate building machines and $5.0 million for master 
     cranes.
     Base support equipment
       The budget request included $22.5 million for items of base 
     support equipment less than $5.0 million.
       The Senate bill and the House amendment would authorize the 
     budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize a decrease of $1.0 million 
     due to reduced requirements for pallets.
     Overview
       The budget request for fiscal year 2000 included an 
     authorization of $2,129.0 million for Defense-wide 
     Procurement in the Department of Defense.
       The Senate bill would authorize $2,293.4 million.
       The House amendment would authorize $2,107.8 million.
       The conferees recommended an authorization of $2,345.2 
     million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of 
     managers, all changes are made without prejudice.

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     Advanced SEAL delivery system
       The budget request included $21.5 million for procurement 
     of advanced SEAL delivery system (ASDS) components. An 
     additional $17.3 million was included for ASDS advanced 
     procurement requirements.
       The Commander in Chief of United States Special Operations 
     Command has asked the conferees to reallocate requested 
     funding for the ASDS program. The conferees understand the 
     reallocation of funding is necessary for additional support 
     equipment, interim support spares, pre-planned product 
     improvements, and the complete data package for system 
     certifications previously deferred. The conferees agree to 
     support this request and reallocate funding as follows:
       (1) A decrease of $9.3 million for ASDS advanced 
     procurement;
       (2) A decrease of $13.8 million for ASDS procurement;
       (3) A decrease of $3.0 million for ASDS Operation and 
     Maintenance, Defense-Wide; and
       (4) An increase of $26.1 million in PE 1160404BB, Special 
     Operations Tactical Systems Development.
       The conferees continue to be very concerned about the cost 
     growth associated with this program, contractor performance, 
     and the elimination of critical development and testing 
     activities in an effort to mitigate rising costs. The issues 
     associated with the development of this program have yet to 
     be adequately addressed. The conferees are particularly 
     concerned with the level of oversight exercised over this 
     program to date, and agree to establish this program as an 
     item of special interest and will monitor the progress of 
     this program closely. The conferees direct the Commander in 
     Chief of the Special Operations Command to provide a report 
     to the congressional defense committees, no later than March 
     1, 2000, that outlines the following:
       (1) changes in requirements that have been made since the 
     last acquisition milestone;
       (2) originally planned and/or programmed development and 
     testing activities that have been modified or eliminated;
       (3) program modifications and/or procurement objectives 
     that will have to be modified due to unforseen cost growth;
       (4) corrective actions to address program oversight and 
     cost growth issues;
       (5) alternatives to the current baseline program that would 
     provide for increased program stability; and
       (6) the analysis used to determine the future operational 
     suitability of ASDS without vessel shock testing and an 
     operational degaussing system offered in the original 
     contractor proposal.
       The conferees recognize that there is no formal requirement 
     for shock testing and an operational degaussing system, but 
     are concerned that pressures associated with the cost growth 
     of this program may result in safety tradeoffs that could put 
     crews needlessly at risk. Finally, the conferees are 
     concerned that the Department may not have been providing 
     adequate supervision to this important acquisition 
     program. The conferees understand that the dollar value of 
     this program may not meet the normal thresholds that would 
     automatically elevate this program to an acquisition 
     category requiring more direct involvement of the Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology. 
     Nevertheless, given the troubled history of this program, 
     and the concern that this program may not be out of 
     difficulty yet, the conferees believe that this program 
     should be elevated to include a Department of Defense 
     level of review. If, after reviewing the situation, the 
     Secretary of Defense believes that such a change is not 
     appropriate, he shall report to the congressional defense 
     committees on that determination of the appropriate 
     acquisition category for the ASDS program and any 
     justification for that decision. If the Secretary decides 
     not to elevate ASDS to include a DOD level of review, the 
     conferees will expect the justification to include more 
     rationale rather than merely mechanically applying dollar 
     thresholds values to the ASDS funding profile.
     Special operations forces small arms and weapons
       The budget request include $23.4 million for special 
     operations forces small arms and weapons.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $15.8 
     million, $9.8 million for the body armor load carriage system 
     and $6.0 million for the integrated day/night fire control 
     observer device (INOD).
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $7.0 
     million for Nightstar binoculars.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $12.0 
     million, $7.0 million for nightstar binoculars and $5.0 
     million for INOD procurement, for a total authorization of 
     $35.4 million.
     Chemical and Biological Defense Program
       The budget request included $716.9 million for the Chemical 
     and Biological Defense Program (CBDP). The request includes 
     $377.4 million for procurement and $339.5 million for 
     research and development.
       The Senate bill would authorize increase for the following 
     chemical and biological defense program activities: $15.0 
     million in the Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit 
     Technology program; $3.9 million in the M45 General Aviation 
     Mask; $1.5 million in the Modular Decontamination Systems 
     program; $5.0 million in PE 62384BP for Safeguard; $10.0 
     million in the M93 FOX NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle; $4.0 
     million in PE 63384BP for the Chemical and Biological 
     Individual Sampler; and, $5.2 million in PE 63384BP for the 
     Small Unit Biological Detector program.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $3.5 
     million in PE 61384BP and an increase of $5.5 million in PE 
     62384BP to accelerate basic and applied research in advanced 
     technologies for chemical and biological point detectors, an 
     increase of $1.0 million in PE 61384BP for basic research in 
     organic and inorganic optical computing device materials for 
     use in standoff sensors for detection and identification of 
     chemical agents, and an increase of $4.0 million in PE 
     62384BP to continue the Safeguard technology development and 
     demonstration program.
       The conferees agree to authorize: an increase in PE 61384BP 
     of $1.0 million for optical computing device materials and an 
     increase of $3.5 million for chemical and biological point 
     detector technologies; an increase in PE 62384BP of $3.0 
     million for Safeguard and an increase of $4.5 million for 
     chemical and biological point detector technologies; an 
     increase of $1.0 million for procurement of protective masks; 
     and, an increase of $1.5 million in the Modular 
     Decontamination Systems program.
       Section 1701 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160) requires that the 
     budget requests of the Department of Defense reflect a 
     coordinated and integrated chemical-biological defense 
     program for the military departments, that shall not be 
     included in the budget accounts of the military departments, 
     but shall be set forth as a separate account in the 
     Department's budget. The conferees remain concerned that the 
     Defense Department continues to request funding for chemical-
     biological defense programs through other program elements or 
     accounts. The conferees note that the management of this 
     program may be stifled by the Administration's reluctance to 
     nominate a candidate for the statutorily required position of 
     Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical 
     and Biological Defense Programs. The conferees direct the 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology to 
     ensure that all research, development, and acquisition of 
     chemical and biological defense technologies and equipment 
     are integrated, coordinated, and that funding for such 
     programs is requested in the chemical-biological defense 
     program.
     Overview
       The budget request for fiscal year 2000 included no 
     authorization for National Guard and Reserve Procurement in 
     the Department of Defense.
       The Senate bill would authorize no funds.
       The House amendment would authorize $60.0 million.
       The conferees recommended an authorization of $60.0 
     million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of 
     managers, all changes are made without prejudice.

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                       items of special interest

     Common rack and launcher test set
       The conferees support Department of Defense efforts to 
     achieve support equipment commonality across the services and 
     note the recent demonstration of the capabilities of the 
     Navy's Common Rack and Launcher Test Set (CRALTS). The 
     conferees understand that the CRALTS is capable of replacing 
     numerous system-specific test sets currently in use for bomb 
     racks, missile launchers, and pylons.
       As the CRALTS may have applicability to both the Army and 
     Air Force aviation communities, the conferees direct the 
     Secretaries of the Army and Air Force to evaluate the utility 
     of CRALTS for service requirements and report their findings 
     to the congressional defense committees by March 31, 2000.


                     legislative provisions adopted

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     Authorization of Appropriations (secs. 101-108)
       The Senate bill contained provisions (secs. 101-107) that 
     would authorize the recommended fiscal year 2000 funding 
     levels for the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, Air Force, 
     Defense-Wide Activities, Defense Inspector General, Chemical 
     Demilitarization Program, and the Defense Health Program.
       The House amendment contained similar provisions.
       The conference agreement includes these provisions.
     Chemical demilitarization program (sec. 107)
       The budget request for the Army included $1,169.0 million 
     for the chemical agents and munitions destruction program.
       The Senate bill would authorize no funding for Chemical 
     Agents and Munitions Destruction, Army, but contained a 
     provision (sec. 106) that would authorize $1,164.5 million 
     for destruction of the lethal chemical agents and munitions 
     stockpile pursuant to section 1412 of the Department of 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1986 (Public Law 
     99-45) and U.S. chemical warfare material not covered by 
     section 1412 of the Act, a $4.5 million reduction to the 
     budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize no funding for Chemical 
     Agents and Munitions Destruction, Army, but contained a 
     provision (sec. 107) that would authorize $1,012.0 million 
     for the Department of Defense (DoD) for fiscal year 2000, a 
     reduction of $157.0 million to the budget request.
       The conferees agree to a provision that would authorize 
     $1,024.0 million for the chemical agents and munitions 
     destruction program, including $294.0 million for research 
     and development, $191.5 million for procurement, and $538.5 
     million for operations and maintenance.
       Section 1521(f) of title 50, United States Code, requires 
     that funding for the chemical agents and munitions 
     destruction program, including funds for military 
     construction projects, shall be set forth in the budget of 
     the Department of Defense as a separate account, and shall 
     not be included in the budget accounts for any military 
     department. The conferees note that section 152 of the Strom 
     Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1999 (Public Law 105-261) provides that funding for the 
     chemical stockpile emergency preparedness program will be 
     contained in the budget of the Department of Defense and will 
     be made available to the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
     to implement its responsibilities under the program. The 
     conferees expect that the Secretary of Defense will comply 
     with these requirements in any future budget request for the 
     chemical agents and munitions destruction program.
       The conferees note the concerns expressed in the House 
     report accompanying H.R. 1401 (H. Rept. 106-162) and the 
     Senate report accompanying S. 1059 (S. Rept. 106-50) 
     regarding the total cost of the chemical demilitarization 
     program, the magnitude and complexity of the program, and the 
     need to proceed thoroughly and expeditiously to ensure that 
     the destruction of the stockpile is accomplished in a timely 
     manner using the appropriate destruction technologies.
       The conferees note that concerns have been raised regarding 
     the management and execution of the chemical demilitarization 
     program which cited the presence of unobligated and 
     unexpended balances in program funding. A recent program 
     funding execution assessment by the DOD Comptroller and a 
     review by the General Accounting Office cite that the reasons 
     for the low expenditure rates have been beyond the influence 
     and control of the program office, and indicate that no 
     instances of inadequate program management controls or gross 
     violation of DOD financial regulations have been found. The 
     Comptroller's review indicates that $87.9 million in program 
     funding could be deferred to fiscal year 2001, but concluded 
     that the budgeted funds are needed to satisfy valid program 
     requirements and that any deferral of funds would affect the 
     ability of the program to meet the legislated destruction-
     completion date of April 29, 2007. The Comptroller's review 
     further indicated that any funding decrease for fiscal year 
     2000 would have to be added back in a future budget. The 
     conferees intend to continue to monitor closely the 
     management and execution of the program to ensure its 
     efficient execution and the availability of the funds 
     necessary to meet the objectives of the program.
       Section 8065 of the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-208) required the 
     Secretary of Defense to identify and demonstrate not less 
     than two alternatives to the baseline incineration process 
     for the demilitarization of assembled chemical munitions. The 
     conferees expect that the Secretary will submit to the 
     Congress in September 1999 the results of an assessment of 
     the three alternative technologies that were previously 
     selected for demonstration under the Assembled Chemical 
     Weapons Assessment (ACWA) program. The conferees have been 
     advised that the Department intends to conduct evaluations 
     of the three remaining alternative technologies in the 
     ACWA program in addition to the three technologies 
     previously selected for demonstration and to allocate for 
     this purpose $40.0 million of the funds that had been 
     identified for potential deferral.
       The conferees recognize that the deferral and other 
     uncertainties in program funding create the potential for 
     additional funding requirements that may have to be addressed 
     during fiscal year 2000. As a part of a financial management 
     and program execution assessment conducted in accordance with 
     this Act, the conferees encourage the Secretary to identify 
     requirements for additional funds that may be required in 
     fiscal year 2000 to ensure execution of the program and to 
     make appropriate recommendations for reprogramming or other 
     actions necessary to provide those funds at the earliest 
     opportunity.
       The conferees underscore the concern that all necessary 
     funds should be made available to ensure that the chemical 
     demilitarization program is successfully completed within the 
     deadline established by the Chemical Weapons Convention.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

     Multiyear procurement authority for Army programs (sec. 111)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 111) that would 
     authorize the Secretary of the Army to enter into a multiyear 
     procurement contract for the M270A1 launcher, family of 
     medium tactical vehicles, Javelin missile system, AH-64 
     Apache Longbow helicopter, M1A2 Abrams system enhancement 
     program, and the M2A3 Bradley fighting vehicle.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     111) that would authorize the Secretary of the Army to enter 
     into a multiyear procurement contract for the Javelin missile 
     system, M2A3 Bradley fighting vehicle, AH-64 Apache Longbow 
     helicopter, and M1A2 Abrams main battle tank upgrade program.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
     the Secretary of the Army to enter into a multiyear 
     procurement contract for the Javelin missile system, AH-64 
     Apache Longbow helicopter, M1A2 Abrams system enhancement 
     program combined with the Heavy Assault Bridge program, and 
     the M2A3 Bradley fighting vehicle.
     Procurement requirements for the Family of Medium Tactical 
         Vehicles (sec. 112)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 113) that 
     would revise the conditions for award of a second-source 
     procurement contract for the family of medium tactical 
     vehicles (FMTV).
       The Senate bill did not contain any similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would repeal 
     section 112 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261) 
     and directs the Secretary of the Army to terminate the second 
     source procurement program and to use competitive procedures 
     for future production contracts.
       The Army FMTV second source production program, phase II, 
     calls for a second source producer to build 588 vehicles to 
     demonstrate the ability of the manufacturer to produce FMTV 
     vehicles for the price specified in the contractor's 
     proposal. This program would allow the second source producer 
     to propose modifications to the existing vehicle design for 
     future truck production, while providing trucks with common 
     components that are interchangeable among similarly 
     configured models, and to provide these trucks at a lower 
     price by reducing the cost of vehicle components through 
     innovative designs and modifications.
       The conferees are concerned that the Army has yet to 
     provide any substantive analysis justifying the second source 
     production program. While the Army has cited anecdotal 
     examples of other programs that have benefited from 
     competition, it has yet to provide any detailed analysis to 
     support the assertion that the second source program will 
     produce substantial cost savings in future production 
     contracts. In fact, analysis completed by the General 
     Accounting Office (GAO), and a separate review by the U.S. 
     Army Cost and Economic Analysis Center (USACEAC) on the Army 
     proposed course of action have suggested that achieving any 
     savings through the second source program will be very 
     difficult. Unless the Army is committed to increasing the 
     level of funding associated with truck production 
     significantly, the conferees believe future budgets will 
     likely be unable to support two manufacturers. The conferees 
     note the following regarding the Army's second source 
     proposal:
       (1) the FMTV program has suffered from low levels of 
     production which resulted in uneconomical production rates;
       (2) the history of Army truck production and shortfalls in 
     other Army modernization programs do not suggest that the 
     service will be able to add funding for future truck 
     production;
       (3) the proposed second source competition will stretch 
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     that would be applied to two producers, resulting in even 
     less economical production rates.
       The conferees are also concerned that a competition based 
     upon performance specifications may essentially abandon the 
     current 85 percent component commonality across the fourteen 
     FMTV variants achieved by adherence to a validated technical 
     data package (TDP). Failing to adhere to a TDP could result 
     in greater life cycle costs, thereby vitiating any production 
     cost savings achieved through competition. The conferees 
     believe that reducing maintenance and logistical burdens are 
     critically important and are concerned that competition tied 
     to a performance specification in lieu of an approved 
     technical data package would increase those burdens. 
     Unfortunately, previous Army analysis of the proposed 
     competition has ignored these potential added costs.
       The conferees direct the Secretary of the Army to develop 
     an acquisition strategy using competitive procedures for the 
     next FMTV production contract, and to cancel any solicitation 
     associated with the second source, phase II proposed contract 
     award. The conferees further direct the proposed acquisition 
     strategy include, but not be limited to the following:
       (1) a validated FMTV TDP will serve as the baseline for 
     family of medium tactical vehicle configuration;
       (2) competitors shall warrant to the government the TDP for 
     the vehicle they propose;
       (3) any changes to the baseline will be subject to first 
     article testing in accordance with existing performance, 
     quality and environmental standards; and
       (4) an estimation of life cycle costs as determined by 
     validated life cycle cost models will be given at least equal 
     weighting with other factors in the source selection 
     evaluation criteria for the competition.
       The conferees expect the Secretary of the Army to develop 
     an acquisition strategy that ensures future procurements of 
     FMTV trucks meet or exceed the achieved capabilities of the 
     current fleet of vehicles while maintaining the maximum 
     domestic content that is practicable. The conferees direct 
     the Secretary to provide the proposed acquisition strategy to 
     the congressional defense committees, no later than January 
     15, 2000.
     Army aviation modernization (sec. 113)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 113) that would 
     direct the Secretary of the Army to submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a comprehensive plan for the 
     modernization of Army helicopter forces. The provision 
     established basic guidelines for Army aviation and directed 
     that current plans be revised to reflect the following:
       (1) Restore the Apache Longbow program to reflect filling 
     the original objective of 747 aircraft and at least 227 fire 
     control radars. The program should include a plan to qualify 
     and train reserve component pilots as augmentation crews in 
     the AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters to insure 24-hour war 
     fighting capability in deployed attack helicopter units. The 
     program should field the number of AH-64D aircraft in reserve 
     component aviation units required to implement this 
     objective. The program should also include a plan to retire 
     all AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters still in service as soon as 
     practicable.
       (2) Review the total requirements and acquisition objective 
     for the RAH-66 Comanche. Provide a revised program that will 
     field Comanche helicopters to the planned aviation force 
     structure, reflecting the restoration of the Apache Longbow 
     program to original acquisition quantities.
       The committee is concerned with the logic that calls for an 
     increase in force structure once these more capable aircraft 
     are fielded. The Army has decided to assume risk and field 
     aviation units with reduced numbers of current-capability 
     reconnaissance aircraft. The increased capability of the 
     Comanche, fielded on a one-to-one replacement basis, will 
     significantly reduce that risk. It is unlikely that a greater 
     than one-to-one replacement is necessary or feasible. If the 
     total requirement for Comanche is reduced below what is 
     currently programmed, the Army should reorient program 
     funding and fielding plans to reflect program modifications.
       (3) Establish a program to upgrade aging UH-1 Huey 
     aircraft. Total force requirements for UH-1 utility 
     helicopters must be revised to reflect both war fighting and 
     support requirements of the theater commanders-in-chief.
       (4) For requirements that cannot be met by UH-1 aircraft, 
     identify additional UH-60 Blackhawk requirements and an 
     acquisition strategy to reflect both war fighting and support 
     requirements of the theater commanders in chief. Establish a 
     UH-60 modernization program to provide required enhancements 
     to existing aircraft.
       (5) Maintain the schedule and funding for CH-47 Chinook 
     helicopter service life extension effort.
       (6) Establish an OH-58D Kiowa Warrior upgrade program to 
     ensure the viability of these aircraft until they are retired 
     from service.
       (7) Provide a revised assessment of the Army's present and 
     future helicopter requirements and inventory, including the 
     number of aircraft, average age of aircraft, availability of 
     spare parts, flight hour costs, roles and functions assigned 
     to the fleet as a whole and to its individual types of 
     aircraft, and the mix of active component aircraft and 
     reserve component aircraft in the fleet.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     Secretary of the Army to expand the scope of the plan to 
     modernize Army helicopter forces.
       The conferees continue to be concerned about the ability of 
     the Army to maintain the fleet of rotary wing aircraft that 
     is rapidly aging. A growing number of obsolescent parts are 
     affecting procurements of major end items, as well as 
     procurements of spare parts. The conferees note that the 
     Senate report S. 1059 (S. Rept. 106-50) accompanying the 
     provision directed the Army to address how it intends to 
     identify the extent of this problem over time, and address 
     how the service will deal with this issue as technology 
     continues to evolve. The conferees recognize that future 
     transformation of the Army and corresponding changes to force 
     structure could result in a different requirement for AH-64D 
     Longbow aircraft. The conferees believe, however, that any 
     requirement for attack helicopters should consist 
     exclusively of AH-64D Longbow aircraft to support 
     operations and training commonality.
       The conferees direct that not more than 90 percent of the 
     total of the amount appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in section 101(2), Aircraft 
     Procurement, Army, may be obligated before the date that is 
     30 days after the date on which the Secretary of the Army 
     submits to the congressional defense committees a revised 
     comprehensive plan for the modernization of the Army's 
     helicopter fleet. The Secretary of the Army shall design a 
     plan that is complete, and will be fully funded in future 
     budget submissions.
     Multiple Launch Rocket System (sec. 114)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 114) that would 
     authorize the Army to make available $500,000 of funds 
     available under Missile Procurement, Army, to complete the 
     development of reuse and demilitarization tools and 
     technologies for use in the disposition of Army Multiple 
     Launch Rocket System rockets.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Extension of pilot program on sales of manufactured articles 
         and services of certain Army industrial facilities 
         without regard to availability from domestic sources 
         (sec. 115)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 142) that would 
     extend authorization for the pilot program for Army 
     industrial facilities, which allows the Army to sell to 
     commercial entities articles or services that will ultimately 
     be incorporated into weapon systems procured by the 
     Department of Defense.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     112) that would also require an update of an Inspector 
     General report.
       The Senate recedes.
     Extension of authority to carry out Armament Retooling and 
         Manufacturing Support Initiative (sec. 116)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 141) that would 
     extend the authorization of the Armament Retooling and 
     Manufacturing Support Initiative through fiscal year 2001.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.

                        Subtitle C-Navy Programs

     F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft program (sec. 121)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 125) that would 
     authorize the Secretary of the Navy to enter into a multiyear 
     procurement contract for the F/A-18E/F aircraft.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     121).
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Arleigh Burke class destroyer program (sec. 122)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 122) that would 
     authorize an extension of the 1997 multiyear authorization to 
     include the fiscal year 2002 and fiscal year 2003 DDG-51 
     procurements. The provision would also increase the total 
     number of ships authorized for multiyear procurement from 12 
     to 18. In addition the provision would authorize the 
     Secretary of the Navy to transfer up to $190.0 million for 
     fiscal year 2000 advance procurement and up to $371.0 million 
     for advance procurement in fiscal year 2001 for the ships 
     associated with the extension of the multiyear procurement.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Repeal of requirement for annual report from shipbuilders 
         under certain nuclear attack submarine programs (sec. 
         123)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 123) that would 
     repeal the requirement for an annual report on design 
     responsibility for the Virginia-class attack submarine 
     program by amending section 121(g) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     LHD-8 amphibious assault ship program (sec. 124)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 121) that would 
     authorize construction of LHD-8 and advance procurement and 
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     for these purposes.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision but 
     would authorize an increase of $15.0 million for advance 
     procurement for LHD-8.
       The House recedes.
     D-5 missile program (sec. 125)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 143) that would 
     require the Secretary of Defense to prepare a report on the 
     D-5 missile program.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

     F-22 aircraft program (sec. 131)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 131) that would 
     require the Secretary of Defense to certify to the 
     congressional defense committees that the F-22 aircraft 
     program retains adequate test content and is projected to 
     meet its development and production cost caps prior to the 
     Secretary of the Air Force contracting for low rate initial 
     production.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision. The 
     House report accompanying H.R. 1401 (H. Rept. 106-162) would 
     direct the Secretary of the Air Force to provide a similar 
     certification.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment that would 
     require a report if the Secretary of Defense is unable to 
     make the certifications. The conferees agree that the 
     certification by the Secretary of the Air Force identified in 
     the House report is no longer required.
     Replacement options for conventional air-launched cruise 
         missile (sec. 132)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 227) that would 
     require the Secretary of the Air Force to submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on how the 
     requirement currently being met by the conventional air-
     launched cruise missile will be met upon depletion of that 
     weapon system.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Procurement of firefighting equipment for the Air National 
         Guard and the Air Force Reserve (sec. 133)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 152) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to make 
     available up to $16.0 million of funds available under 
     section 103, for the purpose of modernizing airborne 
     firefighting capabilities of the Air National Guard and Air 
     Force Reserve.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     F-16 tactical manned reconnaissance aircraft (sec. 134)
       The conferees agree to a new provision that would exempt 
     funds authorized in this Act for the medium altitude electro-
     optic (MAEO) reconnaissance cameras from limitations imposed 
     in section 216 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997.

           Subtitle E--Chemical Stockpile Destruction Program

     Destruction of existing stockpile of lethal chemical agents 
         and munitions (sec. 141)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 141) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct an 
     assessment of the chemical agents and munitions stockpile 
     destruction program and authorize the Secretary to take those 
     actions permitted under existing law to achieve the purposes 
     of the assessment and would direct the Secretary to recommend 
     any additional legislative authority that may be needed.
       The House provision would amend paragraph 1412(c)(2) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1986 
     (Public Law 99-145) to provide that facilities constructed to 
     carry out the chemical stockpile destruction program shall be 
     disposed of in accordance with the law and site-specific, 
     mutual agreements between the Secretary of the Army and the 
     governor of the state in which the facility is located.
       Lastly, the provision would amend subsection 1412(c) to 
     allow non-stockpile chemical agents, munitions, or related 
     materials specifically designated by the Secretary of Defense 
     to be destroyed at stockpile facilities if the affected 
     states have issued the appropriate permits. The conferees 
     expect that site specific decisions of the type indicated 
     would be arrived at in accordance with review processes that 
     permit the views of the local jurisdictions to be considered.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     Comptroller General to conduct a review and assessment of the 
     chemical agents and munitions destruction program and to 
     report the results of this assessment to the congressional 
     defense committees not later than March 1, 2000.
     Comptroller General report on anticipated effects of proposed 
         changes in operations of storage sites for lethal 
         chemical agents and munitions. (sec. 142)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1027) that 
     would require the Comptroller General to review the Army's 
     plans to reduce the federal civilian workforce involved in 
     the operation of the eight storage sites for lethal chemical 
     agents and munitions in the continental United States and to 
     convert to contractor operation of the storage sites.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.


                   legislative provisions not adopted

     Alternative technologies for destruction of assembled 
         chemical weapons
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 142) that 
     would direct and establish conditions for the transfer of 
     management oversight responsibility for the Assembled 
     Chemical Weapons Assessment program from the Under Secretary 
     of Defense for Acquisition and Technology to the Secretary of 
     the Army.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Close combat tactical trainer program
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 112) that would 
     restrict funding for the close combat tactical trainer (CCTT) 
     until the Secretary of the Army provided a report to the 
     congressional defense committees that CCTT reliability issues 
     identified by the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, 
     had been resolved.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
       The conferees note recent testing reports that indicate 
     favorable resolution of reliability issues.
     Defense Export Loan Guarantee program
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 109) that 
     would authorize $1.3 million for the Defense Loan Guarantee 
     program.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Cooperative engagement capability
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 124) that would 
     prohibit the procurement and installation of cooperative 
     engagement capability (CEC) equipment for other than new 
     construction or land based test facilities until the 
     completion of operational test and evaluation (OT&E).
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 153) that 
     would authorize the Navy to procure and install CEC equipment 
     into commissioned vessels, shore facilities, and aircraft 
     prior to completion of OT&E of shipboard CEC to ensure 
     fielding of a battle group with fully functional CEC by 
     fiscal year 2003. The provision would also authorize an 
     increase of $22.0 million for E-2C aircraft modification for 
     CEC equipment and authorize a decrease of $22.0 million in 
     shipboard information warfare exploit systems procurement.
       Both the Senate and House recede from their provisions.
     Limitation on expenditures for satellite communications
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 151) that 
     would limit funds for the procurement of satellite 
     communications devices until such time as they are tested and 
     proven not to interfere with collocated global positioning 
     satellite receivers.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.

         Title II--Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation

     Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Overview
       The budget request for fiscal year 2000 included an 
     authorization of $34,375.2 million for Research and 
     Development in the Department of Defense.
       The Senate bill would authorize $35,865.9 million.
       The House amendment would authorize $35,835.7 million.
       The conferees recommended an authorization of $36,266.5 
     million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of 
     managers, all changes are made without prejudice.

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       The budget request for fiscal year 2000 included an 
     authorization of $4,426.2 million for Army, Research and 
     Development in the Department of Defense.
       The Senate bill would authorize $4,695.9 million.
       The House amendment would authorize $4,708.2 million.
       The conferees recommended an authorization of $4,791.2 
     million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of 
     managers, all changes are made without prejudice. 

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     Global positioning system-inertial measurement unit 
         integration
       The budget request included $32.9 million in PE 62303A for 
     missile technology, but included no funding for global-
     positioning system-inertial measurement unit (GPS-IMU) chip 
     level integration.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize $1.0 million in PE 
     62120A for GPS-IMU chip level integration.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $1.0 
     million in PE 62303A for GPS-IMU chip level integration.
     Combat vehicle and automotive technology
       The budget request included $39.8 million in PE 62601A for 
     combat vehicle and automotive technology.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of 6.5 million 
     in PE 62601A, as follows: $3.5 million for smart truck and 
     $3.0 million for university partnering for operational 
     support.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $24.5 
     million: $12.0 million for future combat vehicle; $2.5 
     million for full spectrum active protection; and $10.0 
     million for alternative vehicle propulsion.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $16.0 
     million: $2.5 million for full spectrum active protection; 
     $10.0 million for alternative vehicle propulsion; an, $3.5 
     million for smart truck. The conferees agree to authorize an 
     increase of $3.0 million for university partnering for 
     operational support in PE 62784A and $12.0 million for the 
     future combat vehicle in PE 63004A and PE 63005A, as 
     discussed elsewhere in this conference report.
     Human factors engineering technology
       The budget request included $16.4 million in PE 62716A for 
     human factors engineering technology.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $1.8 million 
     in PE 62716A for medteams.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $3.4 
     million for medteams.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $3.4 
     million to complete the medteams program. The conferees 
     understand that this program will be used not only for Army 
     medical response units but also for similar programs at 
     civilian hospitals. To the extent that programs and 
     technology developed at government expense are sold to the 
     private sector, the conferees direct the Army to utilize the 
     authority provided in section 2371 of title 10 and section 
     3710a of title 15, United States Code, to enter appropriate 
     licensing agreements or otherwise seek appropriate recovery 
     of funds.
     Environmental quality technology
       The budget request included $12.8 million in PE 62720A for 
     environmental quality technology, but included no funding for 
     the plasma energy pyrolysis system (PEPS) or the Texas 
     Regional Institute for Environmental Studies (TRIES).
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $3.0 
     million to complete development of the TRIES computer-based 
     land management model.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $8.0 million 
     to continue development, demonstration, and validation of the 
     PEPS for the destruction of hazardous waste, with the primary 
     focus on achieving demonstration and validation of a mobile 
     system. The purpose of PEPS is to develop an incineration 
     process for hazardous waste disposition, which minimizes 
     toxic air emissions and the disposal of ash contaminated with 
     heavy metals.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $3.0 
     million for TRIES and an increase of $8.0 million to continue 
     the development, demonstration, and validation of PEPS, and 
     to complete the demonstration and validation of a mobile 
     system. In relation to these increases to the budget, the 
     conferees expect that the Secretary of the Army will ensure 
     that the additional funds for TRIES will be used to complete 
     development of the land management model and that appropriate 
     performance criteria are established for the PEPS mobile 
     system.
     Combat vehicle and automotive advanced technology
       The budget request included $90.9 million in PE 63005A for 
     research and development associated with combat vehicle and 
     automotive technology.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $10.0 
     million in PE 63005A to support an Army initiative to develop 
     a future combat vehicle.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $2.0 
     million in PE 63005A to develop combined turbine diesel 
     engine technology and $12.0 million in PE 62601A to support 
     the Army initiative to develop a future combat vehicle.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $12.0 
     million in PE 63005A for a total authorization of $102.9 
     million. Of this amount, $10.0 million is authorized to 
     support the future combat vehicle initiative and an 
     additional $2.0 million is to support combined turbine diesel 
     engine technology development. In addition, the conferees 
     agree to authorize an increase of $2.0 million in PE 63004A 
     for weapons system advanced technology for the Army future 
     combat vehicle.
     Landmine warfare/barrier-advanced development
       The budget request included $4.1 million for Landmine 
     Warfare/Barrier advanced development and $40.9 million for 
     engineering development.
       The Senate bill and the House amendment would authorize 
     the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize a transfer of $10.4 
     million for engineering development of the Handheld Standoff 
     Mine Detection System in PE 64808A/D415 to advanced 
     development PE 63619A/D606.
     Weapons and munitions-advanced development
       The budget request included $1.8 million to develop future 
     generation weapons and munitions.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $14.8 
     million for the objective individual combat weapon (OICW) 
     advanced development effort for this program. This increase 
     would be offset by a corresponding decrease in the 
     engineering development program in the budget request to 
     support Army restructuring of the overall OICW program.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $14.8 
     million in PE 63802A for the advanced development effort for 
     OICW and a corresponding decrease in PE 64802A of $14.8 
     million for the engineering development program.
     Comanche
       The budget request included $427.1 million in PE 64223A to 
     continue development of the Comanche helicopter.
       The Senate bill and the House amendment would authorize an 
     increase of $56.0 million in PE 64223A to accelerate flight 
     testing of the second Comanche prototype aircraft and 
     development of the mission equipment package.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $56.0 
     million in PE 64223A for the Comanche program to accelerate 
     flight testing of the second prototype aircraft and 
     development of the mission equipment package.
     Combat feeding, clothing, and equipment
       The budget request included $110.8 million for combat 
     feeding, clothing and equipment requirements.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize a decrease of $26.5 
     million in PE 64713A for Land Warrior program.
     Multiple launch rocket system product improvement program
       The budget request included $36.5 million in PE 63778A to 
     support improvements to the multiple launch rocket system.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $30.6 
     million in PE 63778A to accelerate development of the high 
     mobility artillery system (HIMARS).
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $30.9 
     million in PE 63778A for HIMARS development.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $30.9 
     million in PE 63778A to accelerate development of the HIMARS 
     system.
     Aircraft modifications/product improvement programs
       The budget request included $51.6 million to support 
     improvements to Army aircraft.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $31.4 
     million to support the Blackhawk helicopter service life 
     extension (SLEP) effort.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $15.0 
     million in PE 23744A for the Blackhawk SLEP program.
     Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below
       The budget request included $44.2 million to continue the 
     development effort of Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and 
     Below (FBCB2) requirements.
       The Senate bill would authorize the transfer of $21.7 
     million from Other Procurement Army, Maneuver Control System, 
     to support additional development requirements for the FBCB2 
     program.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize the transfer of $21.7 
     million from other procurement, Army, to PE 23759A for the 
     FBCB2 program to meet emerging research and development 
     requirements.
     Overview
       The budget request for fiscal year 2000 included an 
     authorization of $7,984.0 million for Navy, Research and 
     Development in the Department of Defense.
       The Senate bill would authorize $8,207.6 million.
       The House amendment would authorize $8,358.5 million.
       The conferees recommended an authorization of $8,362.5 
     million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of 
     managers, all changes are made without prejudice.

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     Free electron laser
       The budget request included no funding for the free 
     electron laser.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $10.0 
     million in PE 62270N for the free electron laser program.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $7.0 
     million for the free electron laser, including $4.0 million 
     in PE 65605A and $3.0 million in PE 62111N.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $10.0 
     million in PE 62270N for the free electron laser program. The 
     conferees further direct the Secretary of Defense to review 
     the free electron laser program for inclusion in the 
     Department of Defense laser master plan developed pursuant to 
     section 251 of this Act.
     Precision strike and air defense technology
       The budget request included $52.6 million in PE 63238N for 
     precision strike and air defense technology.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $2.7 
     million in PE 63792N for risk reduction for the Claymore 
     Marine advanced technology demonstration.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $2.7 
     million in PE 63238N for evaluation of potential applications 
     of hybrid lidar/radar technology and risk reduction in the 
     Claymore Marine demonstration as recommended in the House 
     report accompanying H.R. 1401 (H. Rept. 106-162).
     Command and control warfare replacement aircraft
       The budget request included no funds for an analysis of 
     alternatives to refine the requirement for a command and 
     control warfare (C2W) aircraft that would replace the EA-6B.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $5.0 
     million to initiate the analysis of alternatives for a C2W 
     replacement for the EA-6B aircraft.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $5.0 
     million to initiate a joint service (Navy/Air Force) analysis 
     of alternatives for a C2W replacement for the EA-6B aircraft. 
     The conferees further direct the Secretary of the Navy to 
     establish a separate concept exploration/product definition 
     and risk reduction program element for the program.
     Tri-service software program managers network
       The budget request included no funding for the tri-service 
     software program managers network (SPMN).
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $4.5 
     million in PE 63XXXN for the SPMN.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $2.0 
     million in PE 63XXXN for the SPMN.
     Common towed array, affordable advanced acoustical arrays
       The budget request included $115.8 million in PE 63561N for 
     advanced submarine combat systems development, including 
     towed sonar arrays for surface ships and submarines. The 
     budget request did not include funds in PE 63504N for sonar 
     arrays.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $10.0 
     million in PE 63561N to accelerate the development and 
     transition of all-optical array and other key enabling 
     technologies to advanced towed, hull-mounted, and distributed 
     acoustical array systems.
       The conferees agree to authorize $5.0 million in PE 63561N 
     to accelerate the development and transition of all-optical 
     array and other key enabling technologies to advanced towed, 
     hull-mounted, and distributed acoustical array systems. In 
     addition, the conferees agree to authorize an increase of 
     $3.2 million in PE 63504N for the common towed array program.
     Trident SSGN design
       The budget request included no funding for the design of a 
     conversion to modify some of the Ohio class Trident ballistic 
     missile submarines (SSBN) to a nuclear-powered guided-missile 
     submarine (SSGN) configuration.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $13.0 
     million in PE 63563N to begin design activity for converting 
     some Trident SSBNs to an SSGN-configuration.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees note that section 1302 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for 1998 (Public Law 105-85), as 
     amended by section 1501 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2000, limits the expenditure of funds for 
     the retirement of any of the 18 Trident SSBNs and other 
     strategic nuclear systems unless START II enters into force, 
     or the President makes certain certifications regarding these 
     systems. The conferees further note the statement of managers 
     accompanying the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for 1999 (H. Rept. 105-736) required the 
     Department of Defense (DOD) to submit a report on the 
     potential SSBN-to-SSGN conversion no later than March 1, 
     1999. Both the Senate report accompanying S.1059 (S. Rept 
     106-50) and the House report accompanying H.140 (H. Rept. 
     106-162) noted that the Department had been negligent in 
     meeting the required reporting deadline.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $13.0 
     million in PE 63563N to preserve the option for converting 
     four SSBNs.
       Subsequent to passage of both the Senate bill and the 
     House amendment, the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
     (OSD) submitted the SBN-to-SSGN report, which noted the 
     following:
       (1) A force of 14 Ohio class SSBN is sufficient to meet 
     U.S. national security requirements under START II, and four 
     of the 18 SSBNs now operating will not be needed to support 
     operational strategic nuclear missions. Therefore, current 
     DOD plans include inactivating the four oldest Trident SSBNs 
     in fiscal years 2003 and 2004, when they would otherwise have 
     been scheduled for refueling and overhaul.
       (2) The Department has not budgeted nor programmed any 
     funds for conversion of SSBNs to SSGNs.
       (3) A comprehensive analysis of any potential additional 
     contribution that SSGNs could provide relative to current and 
     programmed capabilities is necessary to reach definitive 
     conclusions regarding the SSGNs' cost and operational 
     effectiveness.
       (4) The net cost of converting four SSBNs to SSGN 
     configuration is estimated at $1.6 billion, exclusive of 
     reactor core cost. Compliance with START I Conversion or 
     Elimination (C/E) protocols would increase the cost to 
     between $2.7 billion and $3.2 billion, exclusive of reactor 
     core costs.
       (5) Preliminary design work on a conversion must commence 
     three years in advance of a conversion start date, and detail 
     design and pre-conversion fabrication must commence two years 
     in advance of a conversion start date.
       (6) Conversion must be consistent with U.S. obligations 
     under the current START I Treaty, the pending START II 
     Treaty, and a planned future START III Treaty.
       (7) Areas that require additional study or analysis to 
     better understand the implications and benefits of the SSBN-
     to-SSGN conversion include: arms control issues (including 
     the cost of compliance with START I C/E protocols, and the 
     effects of SSGN conversion on nuclear force structure under 
     future nuclear arms control treaties), attack of time 
     critical targets, in-theater SSGN configuration changes, 
     Special Operations Forces call-for-fire support, and Tomahawk 
     inventory requirements.
       If the decision is made to retire SSBN submarines as a 
     result of arms control agreements, the conferees believe that 
     DOD should consider the one time, near-term opportunity 
     Trident SSBN-to-SSGN conversion presents to the United 
     States. The conferees believe, however, that DOD needs to 
     complete the studies and analysis identified in items (3) and 
     (7) above before committing to a full conversion program. The 
     conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to initiate the 
     arms control studies and cost and operational effectiveness 
     analysis required to provide the basis for a defense 
     acquisition milestone decision to proceed with an SSBN-to-
     SSGN conversion program.
       Because preliminary design work must begin three years 
     before the start of any conversion program as noted in the 
     Department's report, the conferees agree to authorize an 
     increase of $13.0 million in PE 63563N to preserve the option 
     for converting the four SSBNs. The conferees emphasize these 
     actions should be consistent with the requirements in this 
     Act and should not detract in any way from the overall U.S. 
     deterrent posture.
       In a related matter, the Defense Department has been 
     stating to Congress that it would conclude a review of 
     requirements for attack submarine forces since last year. The 
     conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to report to the 
     congressional defense committees not later than February 1, 
     2000, the results of this ongoing study/review of attack 
     submarine force structure established by the Quadrennial 
     Defense Review. The conferees note that a Trident submarine 
     converted to SSGN configuration could be capable of 
     supporting the attack submarine force in performing a number 
     of missions for the regional commanders in chief. The 
     conferees direct the Secretary to include in his report the 
     implications for meeting attack submarine requirements of 
     converting 4 SSBNs to the SSGN configuration.
     Navy common command and decision system and upgrading fleet 
         systems
       The budget request included $46.7 million in PE 63582N for 
     combat systems integration demonstration and validation.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $5.0 million 
     for continuation and completion of a small business 
     innovative research (SBIR) project for the common command and 
     decision system as a pre-planned product improvement (P3I) to 
     the AEGIS Weapon System and the Mk 2 Ship Self-Defense System 
     (SSDS).
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $3.0 
     million to support implementation of the commercial-off-the-
     shelf (COTS) insertion intiative in upgrading fleet systems.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $8.0 
     million including $5.0 million for continuation and 
     completion of a (SBIR) project for the common command and 
     decision system and $3.0 million to support implementation of 
     the COTS insertion intiative in upgrading fleet systems.
     Environmentally safe energetics materials
       The budget request included $34.3 million in PE 63609N for 
     the development and demonstration of improvements in Navy 
     conventional munitions. No funds were requested to

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     continue the program for development of environmentally safe 
     energetic materials.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $2.0 
     million in PE 63609N to continue the development of 
     environmentally safe energetic materials.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $2.0 
     million in PE 63609N. The conferees note that this is the 
     second year that this program element has received additional 
     funds for development of environmentally safe energetics. It 
     is expected that the Navy will ensure adequate funding in the 
     budget process to support this area of concern.
     Marine Corps assault vehicles
       The budget request included $94.8 million to continue 
     development of the advanced amphibious assault vehicle (AAAV) 
     for the Marine Corps.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $26.4 
     million to support acceleration of this critical effort.
       The House amendment would authorize an identical increase.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $26.4 
     million in PE 63611M to support acceleration of efforts to 
     develop and field the AAAV and to achieve program schedule 
     and risk mitigation objectives.
     Aviation depot maintenance technology
       The budget request included $70.8 million in PE 63721N for 
     environmental protection.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $3.0 
     million in PE 63721N to complete the program for 
     demonstration of advanced maintenance technologies for 
     removal of coatings from large aircraft, cleaning and 
     stripping of metal surfaces, and application of tungsten 
     carbide coatings to aircraft landing gear and hydraulic 
     components.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $3.0 
     million in PE 63712N to complete the demonstration program, 
     as recommended in the House report accompanying H.R. 1401 (H. 
     Rept. 106-162).
     Proximity fuzing for dual-purpose improved conventional 
         munition submunitions
       The budget request included $39.9 million in PE 63004A for 
     the Army's weapons and munitions advanced technology 
     development program and $101.5 million in PE 63795N for the 
     Navy's land attack technology development program.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $2.5 
     million in PE 63004A and an increase of $2.5 million in PE 
     63795N to establish a joint Army/Navy program to develop a 
     proximity fuse for dual purpose improved conventional 
     munitions (DPICM).
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees authorize an increase of $2.0 million in PE 
     63795N to establish a program to develop a proximity fuse for 
     the DPICM submunition. The conferees encourage the Secretary 
     of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy to establish a 
     joint Army/Navy DPICM development program. The conferees 
     direct the secretaries to report jointly to the congressional 
     defense committees by March 1, 2000, their plans for such a 
     program or the reasons why a joint program is not advisable.
     Parametric airborne dipping sonar
       The budget request included no funding for the parametric 
     airborne dipping sonar (PADS).
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $15.0 
     million in PE 64212N for the continued development of PADS 
     for mine and submarine warfare.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request and 
     would state the committee's belief that demonstrations of the 
     PADS prototype technology against a submarine target must be 
     completed before any decision is made to continue with a 
     development program for PADS.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $15.0 
     million in PE 64212N for the continued development of PADS 
     for mine and submarine warfare.
     S-3B surveillance system upgrade
       The budget request included $2.1 million in PE 64217N for 
     development of weapons systems improvements for the S-3B 
     aircraft.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $7.0 
     million for the surveillance system upgrade (SSU) program.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $5.0 
     million in PE 64217N for the S-3B SSU program.
     H-1 upgrades
       The budget request included $157.7 million to support H-1 
     upgrade requirements.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $26.6 
     million to maintain the current development and fielding 
     schedule for the Marine Corps four-bladed November/four-
     bladed Whiskey (4BN/4BW) helicopter upgrade program.
       The House amendment would authorize an identical increase.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $26.6 
     million in PE 64245N to support the current development and 
     fielding schedule of the 4BN/4BW program.
     Electronic warfare development
       The budget request included $163.1 million in PE 64270N for 
     electronic warfare development.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $6.0 
     million to continue the development and evaluation of a 
     state-of-the-art precision surveillance and targeting system 
     for location of global positioning system jammers (LOCO 
     GPSI).
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $4.5 
     million in PE 64270N to continue the development and 
     evaluation of the LOCO GPSI system.
     Multi-Purpose Processor
       The budget request included $48.9 million in PE 64503N for 
     various submarine development efforts, including $40.0 
     million for sonar improvements.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $11.0 
     million in PE 64503N for continuation of the small business 
     innovative research (SBIR) follow-on for advanced development 
     of multi-purpose processor (MPP) transportable software 
     technology, technology insertion, advanced processor software 
     builds, and for providing MPP units and training throughout 
     the fleet and the Navy research and development community.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request for 
     the submarine sonar improvement program and continued funding 
     support for the development of advanced MPP acoustics signal 
     processing technologies as an integral part of the Navy's 
     sonar improvement research and development program.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $11.0 
     million in PE 64503N for continuation of the small business 
     innovative research (SBIR) follow-on for advanced development 
     of multi-purpose processor (MPP) transportable software 
     technology, technology insertion, advanced processor software 
     builds, and for providing MPP units and training throughout 
     the fleet and the Navy research and development community.
     NULKA anti-ship missile decoy system
       The budget request included $1.4 million in PE 64755N for 
     continued development and testing of the NULKA active 
     countermeasures decoy.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $4.4 million 
     in PE 64755N to complete the development and operational 
     testing of the dual band, spatially distributed infrared 
     signature payload upgrade.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $4.4 
     million in PE 64755N to complete the development and 
     operational testing of the dual band, spacially distributed 
     infrared signature payload upgrade.
     Advanced deployable system
       The budget request included $14.9 million for advanced 
     deployable system (ADS) research and development in PE 
     64784N.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $22.0 
     million to complete development of the ADS one year ahead of 
     the schedule proposed in the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $19.0 
     million in PE 64784N including $8.0 million for the continued 
     application of remote-powered fiber optic sensor technologies 
     for fixed distributed system (FDS) acoustic arrays and $11.0 
     million for the development of improved detection and 
     tracking algorithms to provide increased automation for the 
     ADS and an interface among it, the global command and control 
     system (GCCS), and other network centric warfare systems.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase $22.0 million 
     in PE 64784N.
     Battle force tactical training
       The budget request included $4.3 million in PE 24571N for 
     the surface tactical team trainer (STTT). The STTT is 
     designated to further develop an existing system, the battle 
     force tactical training (BFTT) system, so it will be able to 
     provide joint warfare training.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $7.5 million 
     in PE 24571N for the purpose of small business innovative 
     research (SBIR) phase III follow-on work to continue the BFTT 
     operating system conversion.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $7.5 
     million in PE 24571N for SBIR phase III follow-on work to 
     continue the BFTT operating system conversion.
     Tactical unmanned aerial vehicles
       The budget request included $69.7 million in PE 35204N for 
     development of tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). No 
     funding was included for the operation of the Army's UAV 
     systems integration laboratory (SIL), to continue development 
     of the multiple UAV simulation environment (MUSE), or to 
     continue development of the multi-function self-aligned gate 
     (MSAG) active antenna array technology.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $6.0 
     million, as follows:
       (1) an increase of $3.0 million for the tactical control 
     system (TCS) ground station; and
       (2) an increase of $3.0 million for (MSAG) active antenna 
     array.
       The House amendment would also shift $4.5 million of TCS 
     software development and maintenance efforts to fund the SIL.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $6.0 
     million in PE 35204N, $3.0 for the TCS ground station and 
     $3.0 million for MSAG.

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       The conferees reiterate their support for the operation of 
     the SIL and continued development of the MUSE. The conferees 
     also believe the SIL and MUSE support all service UAV 
     developments and exercise support, and therefore all services 
     should support their operation. The conferees understand that 
     $1.5 million of the fiscal year 2000 TCS request is to fund 
     SIL developments supporting the TCS program. The conferees 
     expect the Department to fund any remaining fiscal year 2000 
     and future year requirements. Elsewhere in this report, the 
     conferees have recommended shifting $45.9 million from Army 
     procurement of tactical UAVs to research and development of 
     tactical UAVs. The conferees encourage the Army to use SIL/
     MUSE support in executing the Army's fiscal year 2000 
     tactical UAV development effort.
       The conferees direct the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence to provide 
     a report to the congressional defense and intelligence 
     committees, no later than November 15, 1999, on how the 
     Department intends to support high priority SIL and MUSE 
     efforts in fiscal year 2000.
     Overview
       The budget request for fiscal year 2000 included an 
     authorization of $13,077.8 million for Air Force, Research 
     and Development in the Department of Defense.
       The Senate bill would authorize $13,573.3 million.
       The House amendment would authorize $13,212.7 million.
       The conferees recommended an authorization of $13,630.1 
     million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of 
     managers, all changes are made without prejudice.

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     Human effectiveness applied research
       The budget request included $51.5 million in PE 62202F for 
     human effectiveness applied research.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $2.0 million 
     for the solid electrolyte oxygen separator in PE 62203F.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $10.8 
     million for crew safety technology, with an emphasis on the 
     importance of research in altitude protection and the ability 
     to effectively operate aircraft during long periods of 
     sustained operations.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $12.8 
     million in PE 62202F; $10.8 million for crew safety 
     technology to include oxygen research, sustained operations, 
     spatial disorientation, altitude protection, and space 
     training, and $2.0 million for the solid state electrolyte 
     oxygen separator.
     Aerospace propulsion
       The budget request included $62.0 million in PE 62203F for 
     aerospace propulsion.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $2.8 million 
     in PE 62203F, including $775,000 for science and engineering 
     and $2.0 million for solid state electrolyte oxygen 
     generator.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $6.0 
     million in PE 62203F, as follows: $775,000 for science and 
     engineering and $4.0 million for the variable displacement 
     vane pump, as discussed elsewhere in this conference report. 
     The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $2.0 million 
     for the solid state electrolyte oxygen generator in PE 
     62202F.
     Aerospace sensors
       The budget request included $65.0 million in PE 62204F for 
     aerospace sensors.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $9.0 million 
     in PE 62204F, including $4.0 million for variable 
     displacement vane pump and $5.0 million for multi-spectral 
     battlespace simulation.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to an increase of $5.0 million in PE 
     63203F for multi-spectral battlespace simulation. The 
     conferees agree to authorize $4.0 million in PE 62203F for 
     the variable displacement vane pump, as discussed elsewhere 
     in this conference report.
     Phillips lab exploratory development
       The budget request contained $115.3 million in PE 62601F 
     for Phillips Lab Exploratory Development.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $29.5 
     million in PE 62601F for applied research to address critical 
     needs in the Air Force science and technology program.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $7.3 
     million for hyperspectral imaging and $5.3 million for 
     tactical missile propulsion, including the Integrated High 
     Payoff Rocket Propulsion Technology (IHPRPT).
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $28.6 
     million in PE 62202F, including $6.4 million for 
     hyperspectral imaging, $8.3 million for tactical missile 
     propulsion and IHPRPT, $2.5 million for tropo-weather, 
     $600,000 for space survivability, $800,000 for spectral 
     sensing, and $10.0 million for the high frequency active 
     auroral research program.
     B-2 advanced technology bomber
       The budget request included $201.8 million in PE 64240F for 
     development of the B-2 bomber.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $37.0 
     million for the integration of Link 16 in the B-2.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $152.0 
     million for integration of Link 16, a new mission display 
     system, and a stealth enhancement initiative. The House 
     amendment would also authorize an increase of $35.0 million 
     in Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, for an inflight mission 
     replanning system.
       The conferees have learned that the inflight mission 
     replanning system is in development, and is not a procurement 
     item, and agree to authorize $314.1 million in PE 64240F, as 
     follows:
       (1) $171.7 million for continued B-2 development;
       (2) $35.0 million for an inflight mission planning system;
       (3) $16.0 million for stealth enhancements; and
       (4) $91.4 million for integration of Link 16 in the B-2.
     Armament and ordnance development
       The budget request included $8.9 million in PE 64602F for 
     armament and ordnance development.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $38.0 
     million to accelerate development of the miniaturized 
     munitions capability (MMC).
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $19.0 
     million in PE 64602F for risk reduction efforts, determined 
     most appropriate by MMC systems program officials, to 
     accelerate development of a capability addressing both fixed 
     and relocatable targets.
     Life support systems
       The budget request included $6.1 million in PE 64706F for 
     development of life support systems.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $2.9 
     million, as follows:
       (1) an increase of $400,000 for aircrew laser eye 
     protection development; and
       (2) an increase of $2.5 million for development of ejection 
     seat inflatable restraints.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $4.0 
     million for the development of commercial crew seats.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $2.5 
     million in PE 64706F for development of ejection seat 
     inflatable restraint technology to reduce aircrew injuries 
     during ejection by stabilizing the head, neck, and body.
     Air Force test and evaluation support
       The budget request included $392.1 million in PE 65807F for 
     test and evaluation support.
       The Senate bill would authorize a decrease of $30.0 million 
     to address concerns with the management of test and 
     evaluation support functions.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to authorize a decrease of $20.0 
     million for test and evaluation support. The conferees are 
     disturbed by the Air Force's unwillingness to pursue 
     financial management reform. The conferees fully support the 
     reporting requirement included in the Senate report 
     accompanying S. 1059 (S. Rept. 106-50) that would require the 
     Comptroller General of the United States to review the 
     financial management practices used by the services' test and 
     evaluation centers. The conferees further request the report 
     by the Comptroller General to address the efficiencies that 
     could be achieved by placing the test and evaluation centers 
     on a single financial management system.

     Joint surveillance and target attack radar system
       The budget request included $130.5 million in PE 27581F for 
     development efforts for the E-8 Joint Surveillance and Target 
     Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $55.2 
     million, as follows:
       (1) an increase of $48.0 million for the radar technology 
     insertion program (RTIP); and
       (2) an increase of $7.2 million for the global air traffic 
     management (GATM) modification.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $30.0 
     million for the RTIP development. The conferees agree to 
     authorize an increase of $48.0 million in PE 27581F for the 
     RTIP.
     Airborne reconnaissance
       The budget request included $124.6 million in PE 35206F for 
     airborne reconnaissance systems.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $17.4 
     million for continued development of the joint signals 
     intelligence (SIGINT) avionics family-low band subsystem 
     (JSAF-LBSS).
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $7.0 
     million for JSAF, both high and low band subsystems.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $17.4 
     million in PE 35206F for development of high and low band 
     subsystems of JSAF.
     Distributed common ground systems
       The budget request included $12.8 million in PE 35208F for 
     distributed common ground systems.
     The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $21.0 million 
         for Eagle Vision.
       The House amendment would authorize the budget request in 
     PE 35208F, but would authorize an increase of $5.0 million in 
     Air Force procurement for Eagle Vision.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $21.0 
     million in PE 35208F for Eagle Vision.
     Overview
       The budget request for fiscal year 2000 included an 
     authorization of $8,609.3 million for Defense-Wide, Research 
     and Development in the Department of Defense.
       The Senate bill would authorize $9,111.2 million.
       The House amendment would authorize $9,278.4 million.
       The conferees recommended an authorization of $9,204.8 
     million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of 
     managers, all changes are made without prejudice.

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     Ballistic Missile Defense Organization funding and 
         programmatic guidance
       The budget request included approximately $3.3 billion for 
     the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E), and 
     procurement.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $399.0 
     million for BMDO.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $138.5 
     million for BMDO. In addition, the House amendment would 
     authorize an increase of $50.0 million in Navy RDT&E for 
     radar upgrades associated with the Navy Theater Wide program, 
     and would transfer $278.6 million from Air Force RDT&E to 
     BMDO RDT&E for the Space Based Infrared System.
       The conferees' recommended funding allocations for BMDO are 
     summarized in the following table. Additional programmatic 
     and funding guidance is also provided below.

                                             BMDO FUNDING ALLOCATION
                                            [In millions of dollars]
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                                                                                               Conference
                    Program                        Request       Senate       House    -------------------------
                                                                                           Change       Total
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Support Technology.............................        239.0        +59.0        +55.0        +59.0        298.0
THAAD..........................................        611.6        -15.0        -15.0        -83.8        527.8
Navy Area 1....................................        323.4       ------       ------        +41.8        365.2
Navy Theater Wide..............................        329.8       +120.0       ------        +90.0        419.8
MEADS..........................................         48.6       ------       ------       ------         48.6
NMD 2..........................................        836.5       ------        +15.0        +15.0        851.5
Joint TMD......................................        195.7         +5.0       ------         +5.0        200.7
PAC-3 1........................................        330.0       +212.0        +48.5       +212.0        542.0
FOS E&I........................................        141.8       ------       ------       ------        141.8
BMD Tech Ops...................................        190.6         +3.0        +10.0        +13.0        203.6
Int'l Coop Programs............................         36.6        +15.0        +25.0       ------         36.6
Threat/Countermeasures.........................         16.5       ------       ------       ------         16.5
                                                ----------------------------------------------------------------
      BMDO Total...............................      3,300.1       +399.0       +138.5       +352.0     3,652.1
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\1\ Procurement and RDT&E.
\2\ An additional $15.7 million in military construction funding for NMD is authorized elsewhere in this Act.

     Support technology
       The conferees continue to support BMDO's wide bandgap 
     electronics material development program. Higher speed and 
     higher temperature operation afforded by wide bandgap 
     electronic materials could enhance the miniaturization and 
     functionality of advanced sensors and processing systems for 
     space-based ballistic missile defense (BMD) sensors and 
     ground-based radar systems. The conferees recommend an 
     increase of $14.0 million in PE 62173C to support this 
     important activity. Of these funds, $10.0 million shall be 
     available to capitalize on existing accomplishments in 
     gallium nitride through research, development, and transition 
     into early device application.
       The conferees continue to support research and development 
     activities in the area of high frequency surface wave radar 
     (HFSWR) technology and recommend an increase of $5.0 million 
     in PE 62173C to continue this important effort.
       The conferees continue to support the Atmospheric 
     Interceptor Technology (AIT) program to develop advanced 
     interceptors with potential applications for a range of 
     theater missile defense (TMD) programs. The conferees 
     recommend an increase of $30.0 million in PE 63173C to 
     continue the AIT program and directs that, of this amount, 
     $2.0 million be utilized to develop advanced integrated 
     missile structures and airframes. The conferees encourage the 
     expeditious completion of the Patriot PAC-3 multi-frequency 
     generator effort, which is being undertaken as part of the 
     AIT program.
       The conferees have supported BMDO's efforts to evaluate 
     innovative and low cost launch concepts, especially those 
     utilizing pressure-fed rocket engine technology. The 
     conferees recommend an increase of $5.0 million in PE 63173C 
     to support the Scorpius concept and an increase of $5.0 
     million in PE 63173C to support the Excalibur concept. In 
     addition, the conferees recommend an increase of $5.0 million 
     for low cost launch technology, including Scorpius, in PE 
     63401F.
     National Missile Defense
       The budget request included $836.5 million in PE 63871C for 
     National Missile Defense (NMD).
       The Senate bill would approve the budget request for NMD.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $15.0 
     million for target launch operations and target launch 
     vehicles.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $15.0 
     million for target launch operations and target launch 
     vehicles. In addition, as addressed elsewhere in this report, 
     the conferees agree to authorize an increase of $15.7 million 
     in military construction for NMD.
       The conferees are pleased that the Administration has 
     decided to fully fund development and procurement of a 
     limited National Missile Defense (NMD) system. The conferees 
     commend the Secretary of Defense for his leadership in 
     securing the necessary funding increase and in recognizing 
     the fact that the threat is expected to justify deployment of 
     an NMD system. The conferees believe that BMDO and the Navy 
     should also begin to evaluate options for supplementing the 
     initial ground based NMD architecture with sea-based assets, 
     including an upgraded version of the Navy's Theater Wide 
     theater missile defense system. The conferees direct the 
     Secretary of Defense to conduct a follow-on study to 
     supplement the analysis that was included in the 1998 
     report entitled Utility of Sea-Based Assets to National 
     Missile Defense. This report shall address the engineering 
     steps that would be needed to develop a sea-based NMD 
     system to supplement the ground-based NMD system. The 
     study should evaluate requirements, performance benefits, 
     design trade-offs, operational impacts, and refined cost 
     estimates. The conferees direct the Secretary to provide a 
     report to the congressional defense committees by March 
     15, 2000, on this follow-on effort.
     Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) System
       The budget request included $527.9 million for THAAD 
     demonstration and validation (Dem/Val) and $83.8 million for 
     THAAD engineering and manufacturing development (EMD). The 
     conferees continue to support the development, production, 
     and fielding of THAAD as a matter of highest priority. As 
     addressed elsewhere in this report, the conferees do not 
     support BMDO's revised upper tier acquisition strategy. The 
     conferees believe that decisions regarding the THAAD schedule 
     and budget should be determined based on the performance of 
     the THAAD test program and not an artificial competition with 
     the Navy Theater Wide system. The conferees recommend no 
     funds in PE 64861C for THAAD EMD, but strongly support rapid 
     progression of the THAAD program into the EMD phase of the 
     program. If the THAAD interceptor missile achieves a second 
     successful intercept test, and if the Secretary exercises the 
     waiver authority provided elsewhere in this Act to enter EMD 
     after two successful interceptor tests, the conferees 
     strongly endorse the use of funds appropriated pursuant to 
     section 102 of division B, title I, chapter 1 of Public Law 
     105-277, to support THAAD EMD activities. In addition, the 
     conferees support the use of such funds to advance the THAAD 
     battle management/command, control, and communications (BMC3) 
     system and radar programs into EMD at the earliest possible 
     date. The conferees also agree to authorize the use of funds 
     authorized to be appropriated for THAAD Dem/Val for purposes 
     of advancing the THAAD system or any of its major subsystems 
     into EMD, to the extent that such funds are not needed to 
     complete the Dem/Val phase of the program.
     Navy Theater Wide
       The conferees continue to support the Navy Theater Wide 
     (NTW) program. The conferees urge the Secretary of Defense to 
     accelerate this important development program to the extent 
     permitted by the pace of technology development. The 
     conferees are concerned that necessary radar improvements 
     have not kept up with developments in the NTW interceptor 
     missile system. Therefore, the conferees recommend an 
     increase of $50.0 million for continuation of the Navy's 
     competitive development of an advanced radar for theater 
     missile defense. The conferees note that, despite being 
     informed that the NTW program was fully funded in the fiscal 
     year 2000 budget request, neither the Navy nor BMDO requested 
     funding for the development of the radar necessary for the 
     NTW system. The conferees expect future budget requests to 
     include funding required for all aspects of the NTW program, 
     including radar development. The conferees also recommend an 
     increase of $40.0 million for NTW acceleration, for an 
     overall increase of $90.0 million in PE 63868C.
     BMD technical operations
       The conferees support the efforts being performed at the 
     Army Space and Missile Defense Command's Advanced Research 
     Center (ARC). The ARC continues to be a valuable tool in 
     support of the Army's development of both theater and 
     national missile defense systems. Therefore, the conferees 
     recommend an increase of $3.0 million in PE 63874C for 
     support of the ARC.
       The conferees understand that BMDO is leveraging commercial 
     internet technologies to improve the utilization of data that 
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     now dispersed among several data centers. The conferees 
     believe that upgrading these centers and establishing a 
     seamless, wide bandwidth information infrastructure between 
     the centers would allow access by the entire BMD community, 
     resulting in significant efficiencies. The conferees believe 
     that such a network would allow distributed BMD modeling and 
     simulation, including hardware-in-the-loop simulations, and 
     would enhance flexibility to meet evolving threats more 
     rapidly. Therefore, the conferees recommend an increase of 
     $10.0 million in PE 63874C for development of a wide 
     bandwidth information infrastructure to link current data 
     centers as well as specific applications to take full 
     advantage of such an infrastructure.
     BMD targets
       The conferees are concerned that current TMD surrogate 
     targets do not sufficiently represent ballistic missile 
     threats based on liquid fuel engines. Therefore, the 
     conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to begin 
     development of a new liquid fueled target, or family of 
     targets. To support this effort, the conferees recommend an 
     increase of $5.0 million in PE 63872C.
     Patriot PAC-3
       The conferees remain concerned by the cost growth and 
     schedule delays in the Patriot PAC-3 program, but understand 
     that the technical difficulties that caused these problems 
     have been resolved. The conferees note that the most recent 
     flight test of the PAC-3 system was successful and that the 
     program is scheduled to fly again shortly. If the next flight 
     test is successful, the PAC-3 system will be authorized to 
     proceed into low-rate initial production, assuming sufficient 
     funds are available. The conferees approved a reprogramming 
     of $60.0 million in fiscal year 1999 funds from procurement 
     to help offset funding problems in the EMD program. The 
     conferees note that even with this reprogramming, the EMD 
     program remains under-funded in the fiscal year 2000 
     budget request by $152.0 million. In addition, the fiscal 
     year 1999 reprogramming has left a $60.0 million shortfall 
     in fiscal year 2000 budget request for procurement, which 
     would preclude commencement of low-rate initial production 
     during fiscal year 2000. Therefore, the conferees 
     recommend an increase of $152.0 million in PE 64865C for 
     PAC-3 EMD, and an increase of $60.0 million in 
     Procurement, Defense-wide, for PAC-3 procurement.
     Navy Area
       The budget request included $268.3 million in PE 64867C for 
     Navy Area EMD, and $55.0 million in Defense-wide Procurement, 
     for Standard Missile II Block IVA production.
       The Senate bill approved the budget request.
       The House amendment transferred $55.0 million from Defense-
     wide Procurement to Navy Area EMD to cover cost growth in the 
     EMD program.
       The conferees agree to approve the budget request of $55.0 
     million for Navy Area procurement, and an increase of $41.8 
     million in PE 64867C for Navy Area EMD.
       The conferees remain concerned by schedule delays and cost 
     growth in the Navy Area program. In particular, the conferees 
     have been troubled by the Navy's failure to keep the relevant 
     congressional committees informed of emerging technical 
     problems in the Navy Area program, and related Navy programs. 
     Given the priority of the Navy Area program, the conferees 
     support increased funds in fiscal year 2000 to compensate for 
     cost growth, but the conferees insist that the Ballistic 
     Missile Defense Organization and the Navy fully fund the 
     revised baseline schedule in the Future Years Defense 
     Program.
     Russian-American Observation Satellites program
       The conferees understand that BMDO, working with the Office 
     of the Secretary of Defense, plans to make $16.0 million of 
     current and/or prior year funds available for the Russian-
     American Observation Satellites (RAMOS) program. The 
     conferees agree to authorize the use of $16.0 million for 
     this purpose. The conferees understand that RAMOS is an 
     important element of U.S.-Russian threat reduction efforts.
     Missile defense models and simulations
       The conferees are concerned that there appears to be 
     insufficient consistency in modeling and simulation of 
     missile defense systems and architectures. The conferees 
     believe that such consistency is necessary to assure balanced 
     and accurate assessment of missile defense systems. The 
     conferees direct the Directors of BMDO and the Joint Theater 
     Air and Missile Defense Organization to ensure that common 
     standards for missile defense modeling and simulation are 
     developed and adhered to throughout the Department of 
     Defense.
     Weapons of mass destruction related technologies
       The budget request included $203.5 million for weapons of 
     mass destruction related technologies (PE 62715BR) of the 
     Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $5.0 million 
     in PE 62715BR to continue development and testing of Deep 
     Digger.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $3.0 
     million in PE 62715BR to continue development of thermionic 
     power conversion technology.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $8.0 
     million for Deep Digger and thermionic power conversion 
     technology.
     Complex systems design
       The budget request included $10.9 million for special 
     technical support in PE 63704D8Z, but contained no funding 
     for research and development associated with complex systems 
     design.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $5.0 million 
     in PE 63704D8Z for complex systems design.
       The House amendment would authorize an identical increase.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $5.0 
     million in PE 63704D8Z for complex systems design, and 
     designate it a program of special interest.
       The conferees agree that the complex systems design 
     initiative offers the potential for fundamental, 
     revolutionary improvement to the design process that can 
     result in a monumental improvement in weapons system 
     acquisition efficiency. Until now, only discrete portions of 
     systems development have been integrated, but never the 
     entire process, from establishment of requirements to 
     delivery of the system. However, it appears that technology 
     now exists to reach the long-standing goal of a truly 
     integrated interactive, design process.
     Joint warfighting program
       The budget request included $7.9 million in PE 63727D8Z for 
     joint warfighting program requirements. The budget request 
     also included $41.8 million in PE 63727N for joint 
     warfighting experimentation.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $10.0 
     million in PE 63727D8Z to support additional joint 
     experimentation requirements.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $8.0 
     million in PE 63727N for joint experimentation.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $31.9 
     million in PE 63727D8Z for joint experimentation 
     activities. This represents an increase of $10.0 million 
     for joint experimentation activities, and a transfer of 
     $21.8 million in joint experimentation funds from the Navy 
     program element into the Defense-Wide Joint Warfighting 
     program element.
     Aging aircraft sustainment technology
       The budget request did not include funding for the aging 
     aircraft sustainment technology program.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $3.0 
     million in PE 78011S for the aging aircraft sustainment 
     technology program.
       The conferees understand that this program is to be 
     initiated in fiscal year 2001 in the generic logistics 
     research and development technology demonstration program (PE 
     63712S). The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $3.0 
     million in PE 78011S in order to begin the aging aircraft 
     sustainment technology program in fiscal year 2000.
     Special operations tactical systems development
       The budget request included $106.7 million for special 
     operations tactical system development activities.
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $9.0 million 
     to support production line modifications necessary to install 
     aircraft survivability equipment on CV-22 aircraft during the 
     production process in lieu of existing retrofit plans. The 
     Senate bill would also authorize an increase of $11.6 million 
     in PE 160408BB for a classified activity.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $21.0 
     million for the following:
       (1) $4.0 million for small craft propulsion systems 
     improvements;
       (2) $8.0 million for advanced SEAL delivery systems; and
       (3) $9.0 million for CV-22 aircraft survivability equipment 
     production enhancements.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $50.7 
     million in PE 1160404BB. Of this amount, $9.0 million is to 
     support insertion of aircraft survivability equipment on CV-
     22 aircraft during the production process, $4.0 million is 
     for small craft propulsion system improvements, $11.6 million 
     is for the classified program as identified in the Senate 
     bill, and $26.1 million is for Advanced SEAL delivery system 
     efforts, discussed elsewhere in this report.


                       ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

     Aeronautical test facilities
       The House report accompanying H.R. 1401 (H. Rept. 106-162) 
     expressed the belief that, in order for the United States to 
     retain world leadership in the field of aeronautics, it must 
     optimize the utilization and care of existing aerodynamic and 
     air breathing propulsion test facilities that support the 
     missions of the Department of Defense (DOD), the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the domestic 
     aeronautics industry. The House report stated that the 
     Department and NASA should establish an integrated national 
     strategy for the management of U.S. aerodynamic, 
     aerothermodynamic, and aeropropulsion test facilities, and 
     for investment in the test infrastructure and technology for 
     core national facilities and associated computational 
     facilities, including the maintenance and modernization of 
     key commercial aeronautical test facilities.
       The conferees agree with the guidance contained in the 
     House report and the direction to the Secretary of Defense, 
     in coordination with the Director, NASA, to submit a report 
     to the congressional defense committees with the President's 
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     request that provides the status of the interagency agreement 
     for establishing a National Aeronautical Test Alliance and 
     the plans for implementation of the agreement. The conferees 
     further agree that the Secretary and the Director should 
     place a high priority on developing, in coordination with the 
     U.S. aerospace industry, a national plan for developing and 
     maintaining essential U.S. aeronautical testing capabilities 
     and funding recommendations for support and modernization.
     Aerostructures
       In recent years, the Department of Defense has pursued 
     significant cost reduction efforts in the development and 
     production of polymer matrix composites (PMC) structures for 
     aerospace applications. The improved performance of these PMC 
     structures in military aircraft applications has driven the 
     manufacturing technology and process programs to continue to 
     look for affordability improvements. The conferees are aware 
     of collaborative efforts between the automotive industry and 
     the aluminum industry, which has significantly improved 
     performance while reducing cost. With aircraft structure 
     representing approximately 25 percent of the cost of an 
     aircraft, the conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     provide a report to the congressional defense committees on 
     potential applications of aluminum aerostructures as a means 
     of reducing production and life-cycle costs of military 
     aviation platforms. This report is to due to the 
     congressional defense committees 180 days after the enactment 
     of this Act.
     Bioenvironmental research
       The Chief of Naval Operation's Executive Board on 
     Oceanography tasked the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to 
     meet the challenge of understanding the littoral battle 
     sphere by employing new means and methods. As a result of 
     this tasking ONR has placed a significant emphasis on 
     understanding all aspects of the Surf Zone/Very Shallow 
     Water environment.
       The Bioenvironmental Hazards Research program (BHRP) of 
     Tulane/Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research (CBR) has 
     produced long-range science and technology research projects 
     that provide the fundamental research to advance and improve 
     the environmental intelligence of these specific naval 
     mission requirements. The integrated BHRP on biosensors and 
     biomarkers are focused on both human and ecological exposure 
     within model ecosystems, as found in the littoral regions of 
     the world. The CBR is developing biosensor/biomarker devices 
     that will monitor potential and actual exposure of military 
     personnel in the field to harmful chemical or biological 
     agents.
       By employing a variety of innovative biologically based 
     receptors, the biosensors being developed through the BHRP 
     program will detect defense-related hazardous materials, such 
     as heavy metals, organophosphates, and other compounds, 
     including mixed low-level radioactive wastes, which have been 
     identified as carceninogenic, endocrine disrupting, or toxic. 
     These receptors use biological reactions to assess, quantify, 
     and report the presence of environmental contaminants.
       The conferees strongly support the work being performed in 
     the BHRP program to enhance the capability of naval forces to 
     conduct amphibious operations in the 21st Century. The 
     conferees recognize the significant body research and 
     scientific advances provided through the BHRP program at CBR. 
     The conferees encourage the Chief of Naval Research to 
     continue to leverage this partnership between CBR, ONR, the 
     Naval Research Laboratory, the Naval Oceanographic Office, 
     and industry to provide the mission requirement tools to meet 
     these critical environmental needs of the fleet.
     Genomics-based therapeutics
       The Department of Defense (DOD) is responsible for the 
     acute, trauma and battlefield medical treatment of its 
     fighting forces, as well as the routine medical care of its 
     active personnel, their dependents, and the military retired 
     community. The Department also has the task of ensuring that 
     it has the tools available to treat military first response 
     forces and victims of radiation, chemical and biological 
     incidents resulting from use of weapons of mass destruction.
       The conferees are aware of the scientific progress in the 
     field of genomics-based therapeutics. Within the last two 
     years, the biopharmaceutical industry has achieved 
     significant advances in converting genomic knowledge into 
     gene and protein-based therapies with the potential to 
     prevent, treat, and cure a variety of acute and traumatic 
     conditions, as well as chronic diseases. These advances have 
     a wide ranging applicability for the many patient populations 
     under the purview of the Department.
       With recent congressional focus on DOD's preparedness to 
     deal with the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction, it 
     is essential that the Department investigate the potential of 
     genomics-based therapeutics to prevent and treat damage to 
     the eyes, skin, mucositis, airways, lung and bladder. It is 
     understood that genomics-based therapies may offer new 
     modalities with the potential to mediate immune responses, 
     particularly as vaccine adjuvants and B cell immune 
     stimulants, and to treat malignancies arising from radiation, 
     chemical, or biological exposure. Therefore, the conferees 
     direct the Secretary of Defense to report to the 
     congressional defense committees on potential applications of 
     genomics-based technologies to address defense needs. This 
     report is due to the congressional defense committees 180 
     days after the enactment of this Act.
     Marine mammal research
       The budget request included $361.1 million in PE 61153N for 
     the Navy's defense research sciences program.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize use of $500,000 for 
     continuation of the Navy's cooperative marine mammal research 
     program.
       The House recedes.
       The conferees note the significant contributions of the 
     marine mammal research program to the Navy's work in undersea 
     research. In the statement of manager's accompanying the the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998, the 
     conferees directed the Secretary of the Navy to submit a 
     report that would include an assessment of the progress of 
     the research, its technological implications to Navy sonar 
     requirements, and the Navy's plan for the program's future. 
     The conferees cite the program's highlights and 
     accomplishments, including environmental compliance, 
     biological sonar, and biomemetic underwater vehicle design. 
     The conferees further recognize the unique conceptual 
     byproducts of sonar engineering derived from this type of 
     research, as well as the promise of additional anti-submarine 
     warfare and mine countermeasure capabilities. Contributions 
     cited in the report of interest to the conferees included the 
     development of novel sonar engineering concepts, signal 
     processing, buried mine detection, and improved target 
     detection in underwater environments. Finally, the conferees 
     note the Navy's intention, as expressed in the report, to 
     maintain funding for marine mammal programs at approximately 
     $2.0 million annually.
       The conferees recognize the importance of continued marine 
     signals and acoustics research, particularly to address the 
     high noise and cluttered conditions known to exist in 
     shallow, littoral areas. The conferees encourage the 
     Secretary of the Navy to continue funding for the cooperative 
     marine mammal research program.
     Volumetrically controlled technologies
       The conferees are encouraged by the progress made at the 
     U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) to 
     develop a three dimensional volumetrically controlled 
     maufactured (VCM) artifical hip. It is understood that the 
     methodology being developed may allow precision control of 
     the intrinsic properties of syntheric materials. As a result 
     of the USAMRMC program, the mathematical foundation for 
     advancing synthetic material development from two-dimensional 
     processes to real-time three dimensional manufacturing may be 
     accomplished. This development has the potential to eliminate 
     the current mode of failure of conventional composite 
     materials, namely delamination and polymer-fiber interface 
     breakdown. Although this project is primarily focused on an 
     artifical hip, VCM's potential applications have 
     ramifications in other manufacturing areas including 
     aerospace. The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense, 
     through the office of the Director for Defense Research and 
     Engineering, to explore the USAMRMC program for potential 
     applications to meet defense needs.


                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     Authorization of Appropriations (secs. 201-202)
       The Senate bill contained provisions (secs. 201-202) that 
     would authorize the recommended fiscal year 2000 funding 
     levels for all research, development, test, and evaluation 
     accounts.
       The House amendment contained similar provisions.
       The conference agreement includes these provisions.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

     Collaborative program to evaluate and demonstrate advanced 
         technologies for advanced capability combat vehicles 
         (sec. 211)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 211) that 
     would direct the Secretary of Defense to establish and carry 
     out an evaluation and competitive demonstration of concepts 
     for advanced capability combat vehicles.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
       The conferees concur on the importance of initiating a 
     future combat vehicle program and direct the Secretary of the 
     Army and the Director of the Defense Advanced Research 
     Projects Agency (DARPA) to enter into a memorandum of 
     agreement that would provide for the following activities:
       (1) consideration and evaluation of technologies having the 
     potential to enable the development of advanced capability 
     combat vehicles that are significantly superior to the 
     existing M1 series of tanks in terms of capability for 
     combat, survival, support, and deployment, including but not 
     limited to the following technologies:
       (a) weapon systems using electromagnetic power, directed 
     energy, and kinetic energy;
       (b) propulsion systems using hybrid electric drive;
       (c) mobility systems using active and semi-active 
     suspension and wheeled-vehicle suspension;
     (d) protection system using signature management, lightweight 
     materials, and full-spectrum active protection;

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       (e) advanced robotics, displays, man-machine interfaces and 
     embedded training;
       (f) advanced sensory systems and advanced systems for 
     combat identification, tactical navigation, communication, 
     systems status monitoring, and reconnaissance;
       (g) revolutionary methods of manufacturing combat vehicles;
       (2) incorporation of the most promising such technologies 
     into demonstration models.
       (3) competitive testing and evaluation of such 
     demonstration models; and
       (4) identification of the most promising such demonstration 
     models within a period of time to enable preparation of a 
     full development program capable of beginning by fiscal year 
     2007.
       The conferees consider this program an item of special 
     interest and direct the Secretary of the Army and the 
     Director of DARPA to submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a joint report on the implementation of the 
     program under subsection (a) of this provision.
       The report should contain the following:
       (1) description of the memorandum of agreement referred to 
     in subsection (b) of this provision.
       (2) schedule for the program;
       (3) identification of the funding required for fiscal year 
     2001 and for the future-years defense program to carry out 
     the program;
       (4) description and assessment of the acquisition strategy 
     for combat vehicles planned by the Secretary of the Army that 
     would sustain the existing force of M-1 series tanks, 
     together with a complete identification of all operation, 
     support, ownership, and other costs required to carry out 
     such a strategy through the year 2030; and
       (5) description and assessment of one or more acquisition 
     strategies for combat vehicles, alternative to the strategy 
     referred to in paragraph (4), that would develop a force of 
     advanced capability combat vehicles significantly superior to 
     the existing force of M1 series tanks and, for each such 
     alternative acquisition strategy, an estimate of the funding 
     required to carry out such a strategy.
     Sense of Congress regarding defense science and technology 
         program (sec. 212)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 213) that 
     would express the sense of Congress that the Secretary of 
     Defense has failed to comply with the funding objective for 
     the defense science and technology program, as required by 
     section 214 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 1999. The provision would 
     reiterate the sense of Congress that the Department increase 
     the budget for defense science and technology within each 
     military department for the Future Year Defense Program for 
     that program for the preceding year that is at least two 
     percent above the rate of inflation. The provision would also 
     require the President to certify, if the funding objectives 
     are not met, that the budget does not jeopardize the 
     stability of the technology base or increase the risk of 
     failure to maintain technological superiority in future 
     weapons systems.
       The Senate bill did not contain a similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     Secretary of Defense to make the certification and would 
     require the Defense Science Board submit to the Secretary and 
     Congress a report assessing the effects such failure to 
     comply is likely to have on defense science and technology 
     and the national defense.
     Micro-satellite technology development program (sec. 213)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 212) that would 
     authorize an increase of $25.0 million for micro-satellite 
     technology development and require the Secretary of Defense 
     to develop a micro-satellite technology development plan.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize an 
     increase of $10.0 million for micro-satellite technology 
     development. The conferees address the micro-satellite 
     technology development plan elsewhere in this conference 
     report.
     Space control technology (sec. 214)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 213) that would 
     authorize an increase of $10.0 million for space control 
     technology development pursuant to the Department of Defense 
     Space Control Technology Plan of 1999 and $41.0 million for 
     Army space control technology development, including the 
     Kinetic Energy Anti-Satellite (KE-ASAT) program and related 
     technologies.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $10.0 
     million for the KE-ASAT program.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize an 
     increase of $5.0 million for space control technology 
     development pursuant to the Department of Defense Space 
     Control Technology Plan of 1999, and $10.0 million for Army 
     space control technology development, including the KE-ASAT 
     program and related technologies.
     Space Maneuver Vehicle program (sec. 215)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 214) that would 
     authorize an increase of $35.0 million for the development 
     and acquisition of an Air Force X-40 flight test article to 
     support the joint Air Force and National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration X-37 program and to meet the unique 
     needs of the Air Force Space Maneuver Vehicle program.
       The House amendment recommended an increase of $5.0 million 
     for military spaceplane development.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize an 
     increase of $25.0 million for the development and acquisition 
     of an Air Force X-40 flight test article to support the joint 
     Air Force and National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     X-37 program and to meet the unique needs of the Air Force 
     Space Maneuver Vehicle program.
     Manufacturing technology program (sec. 216)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 215) that would 
     strike the mandatory cost share requirements in the 
     Manufacturing Technology (MANTECH) program in section 2525 in 
     title 10 United States Code and emphasize the program's focus 
     on high risk, defense essential requirements, as well as 
     repair and re-manufacturing solutions in support of depots, 
     air logistics centers, and shipyards.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     212) that would amend section 2525 of title 10, United States 
     Code, to include as one of the purposes of the defense 
     manufacturing technology program the development of advanced 
     manufacturing technologies and processes that address broad 
     defense-related manufacturing inefficiencies and 
     requirements. The provision would also remove the requirement 
     that the Secretary of Defense establish percentage goals for 
     cost sharing in the program.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would establish as 
     the overall purpose of the program the development and 
     application of advanced manufacturing technologies and 
     processes to reduce acquisition and support costs, and 
     manufacturing and repair cycle times for defense weapons 
     systems. The provision would emphasize the program's focus on 
     the development and application of advanced manufacturing 
     technologies and processes that are essential to national 
     defense, including repair and re-manufacturing operations, in 
     support of systems commands, depots, air logistics centers, 
     and shipyards. The provision would also require the 
     participation of the prospective users of the technology in 
     the establishment of requirements for, and the periodic 
     review of advanced manufacturing technologies or 
     processes. The provision would require that each 
     manufacturing technology project include an implementation 
     plan for transition of the technology or process to the 
     prospective use. The provision would strike the mandatory 
     cost share requirements in the program and would provide 
     that cost sharing be included as a factor in competitive 
     procedures for evaluating proposals for manufacturing 
     technology projects. The provision would also include an 
     assessment of program effectiveness, cost sharing, and 
     technology and process implementation plans in the annual 
     update of the program's five-year plan.
     Revision to limitations on high altitude endurance unmanned 
         vehicle program (sec. 217)
       The budget request included $70.8 million in PE 35205F for 
     endurance unmanned aerial vehicles (EUAVs).
       The Senate bill would authorize a decrease of $13.2 
     million, as follows:
       (1) a decrease of $7.2 million in Global Hawk because of 
     delays in the testing program; and
       (2) a decrease of $6.0 million in Dark Star because of 
     program cancellation.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $25.0 
     million for Global Hawk to resume the user evaluation and 
     testing slowed by the loss of an air vehicle and to sustain 
     the industrial base.
       The conferees agree to an increase of $25.0 million for 
     Global Hawk for the purposes outlined in the House report 
     accompanying H.R. 1401 (H. Rept. 106-162), offset by a 
     reduction of $6.0 million for Dark Star cancellation. The 
     conferees further agree to authorize the Air Force to procure 
     up to two additional advanced concept technology 
     demonstration air vehicles.

                 Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense

     Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Low program (sec. 231)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 231) that 
     would establish additional program elements for ballistic 
     missile defense (BMD) programs, including for upper tier 
     theater missile defense, the Space Based Infrared System 
     (SBIRS) Low and SBIRS High.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would: (1) 
     designate BMD as the primary mission of SBIRS Low; (2) 
     provide the Director of Ballistic Missile Defense 
     Organization the authority to approve all system level 
     technical requirements for SBIRS Low, any change to the SBIRS 
     Low baseline schedule, and any change to the SBIRS Low 
     baseline budget; (3) ensure that non-BMD missions receive 
     proper priority to the extent that such missions do not 
     increase technical or schedule risk; (4) transfer the 
     management and budgeting of funds for the SBIRS Low program 
     from the Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities 
     aggregation to a nonintelligence budget activity of the Air 
     Force; and (5) require that the system level technical 
     requirements be defined not later than July 1, 2000.
       Although the budget request for the SBIRS Low program 
     included funds in both the SBIRS Low Demonstration and 
     Validation program element (PE63441F) and the SBIRS Low 
     Engineering and Manufacturing Development program element 
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     Force has requested that funds be consolidated in the EMD 
     program element. While the conferees support the proposal to 
     consolidate the SBIRS Low budget into a single program 
     element, since the currently approved baseline schedule for 
     SBIRS Low does not include a milestone II decision until 
     fiscal year 2002, the conferees do not believe that funds 
     should be placed in the EMD program element at this time. 
     Therefore, the conferees agree to authorize the SBIRS Low 
     budget request of $229.0 million in PE 63441F.
     Theater missile defense upper tier acquisition strategy (sec. 
         232)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 221) that would 
     require the Secretary of Defense to establish an acquisition 
     strategy for the Navy Theater Wide system and the Theater 
     High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system that:
       (1) retains funding for both upper tier systems in 
     separate, independently managed program elements throughout 
     the Future Years Defense Program;
       (2) bases funding decisions and program schedules for each 
     upper tier system on the performance of those systems 
     independent of one another; and
       (3) seeks to accelerate the deployment of both upper tier 
     systems to the maximum extent practicable.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
       The conferees do not support the proposed change to the 
     acquisition strategy of the Defense Department for upper tier 
     theater missile defense programs. Under the proposed 
     strategy, a decision would be made by December 2000, to 
     select a lead upper tier system so that funding for the two 
     programs could be concentrated on a lead system. The funding 
     would be consolidated in a single program element in fiscal 
     year 2002. This approach contradicts congressional guidance 
     from previous years and puts the two upper tier systems into 
     an unnecessary competition for the same resources. The 
     conferees note that the statement of managers accompanying 
     the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1999 (H. Rept. 105-736) clearly stated that ``. . 
     . the THAAD missile and the Navy Upper Tier missile should 
     not be viewed as competing systems.'' Though overlapping to a 
     degree, the two upper tier systems serve fundamentally 
     different sets of equally valid requirements and do so 
     with fundamentally different technological approaches. The 
     conferees continue to believe that the United States has 
     valid requirements for both systems, and that both systems 
     should be deployed as soon as practicable.
     Acquisition strategy for Theater High Altitude Area Defense 
         (THAAD) system (sec. 233)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 222) that would 
     repeal subsection (a) of section 236 of the Strom Thurmond 
     National Defense Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-
     261).
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would amend 
     section 236 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1999 to: (1) require the Secretary of Defense to 
     take appropriate steps to assure continued independent review 
     of the Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) program; 
     (2) require the Secretary of Defense to proceed with the 
     milestone approval process to allow the THAAD radar and 
     battle management/command, control and communications (BM/C3) 
     system to proceed into the engineering and manufacturing 
     development (EMD) phase of development without regard to the 
     stage of development of the THAAD interceptor missile; and 
     (3) allow the Secretary of Defense, following a second 
     successful THAAD interceptor test, to waive the requirement 
     to have three successful intercept tests before the THAAD 
     missile enters EMD. Nevertheless, the conferees expect the 
     currently approved Demonstration/Validation flight test 
     program to be completed.
     Space Based Laser program (sec. 234)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 223) that would 
     establish a structure for the Space Based Laser (SBL) 
     program, including a program baseline for an integrated 
     flight experiment (IFX) and an ongoing activity for 
     developing an objective system design.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
       The conferees note the recommendation contained in the 
     January 18, 1999, report of the SBL Independent Review Team 
     (IRT) that the IFX include ``[a] ground facility to provide 
     an end-to-end system checkout before launch--to be 
     operational and completely checked out at least two years 
     before the planned IFX launch date.'' Since the IRT found the 
     existing facilities to be inadequate for the integrated 
     ground test of the IFX, the conferees direct the Secretary of 
     the Air Force, in coordination with the Director of the 
     Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO), to begin 
     design of the SBL test facility and agree to authorize $10.0 
     million for this purpose.
       The conferees believe that funds made available for the SBL 
     program in fiscal year 2000 must be focused on development of 
     an IFX baseline and necessary supporting technology. The 
     conferees believe that the schedule laid out by the Air Force 
     for an IFX launch in 2012 is not sufficiently aggressive. The 
     conferees understand that the SBL Joint Venture industry 
     partnership will develop an SBL baseline schedule by March, 
     2000, and that this schedule will include an earlier launch 
     date, consistent with the requirements of this Act. The 
     conferees will assess the adequacy of this baseline schedule 
     once completed. The conferees believe that the Air Force must 
     minimize the amount of funding utilized for program 
     management and studies that do not directly support 
     development of the IFX to ensure that the maximum amount 
     possible is directed to the SBL Joint Venture's efforts to 
     develop the IFX program baseline and the technology needed to 
     implement that baseline program. The conferees also believe 
     that spending on facility upgrades at the Capistrano high 
     energy laser test facility must be limited to those 
     investments needed to support research and development 
     activities that must occur prior to completion of a new 
     integrated test facility. The conferees direct the Secretary 
     of the Air Force in consultation with the Director of BMDO to 
     develop a plan for transition of SBL research, development, 
     test, and evaluation to the new integrated test facility.
       The conferees note that the Air Force has expressed strong 
     support for the development of deployable optics for the SBL 
     system, but has also indicated that such a development may 
     require significant risk reduction activities. The 1999 SBL-
     IRT report endorsed inclusion of deployable optics on the 
     IFX. Although the conferees take no position on whether 
     deployable optics must be demonstrated on the IFX or will be 
     needed for an operational system, the conferees note that 
     additional investment will be required in the near-term to 
     evaluate deployable optics and retire risk associated with 
     such optics development. The conferees direct the Secretary 
     of the Air Force and the Director of BMDO, in consultation 
     with the SBL Joint Venture, to carefully assess this matter 
     in developing the IFX program baseline.
       The conferees note that the Secretary of Defense has yet to 
     submit reports on the SBL program required by the statement 
     of managers accompanying the National Defense Authorization 
     Acts for Fiscal Year 1996 and Fiscal Year 1998. The conferees 
     direct the Secretary to complete the SBL report required by 
     this Act in a timely manner. The SBL reporting requirement 
     contained in this Act supersedes those required in prior 
     years.
     Criteria for progression of airborne laser program (sec. 235)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 224) that would 
     establish certain criteria for progression of the airborne 
     laser program through the program definition and risk 
     reduction phase of development and into the engineering and 
     manufacturing development phase of development.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Sense of Congress regarding ballistic missile defense 
         technology funding (sec. 236)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 225) that would 
     express a sense of Congress regarding the adequacy of 
     ballistic missile defense technology funding and that the 
     Secretary of Defense should submit a report on this matter.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would express the 
     sense of Congress regarding the adequacy of ballistic missile 
     defense technology funding.
     Report on national missile defense (sec. 237)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 226) that would 
     require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to 
     Congress on the advantages or disadvantages of a two-site 
     deployment of a ground-based national missile defense system.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Subtitle D--Research and Development for Long-Term Military 
         Capabilities
     Quadrennial report on emerging operational concepts (sec. 
         241)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 231) that would 
     extend for an additional two years the requirement for the 
     Secretary of Defense to provide an annual report on emerging 
     operational concepts, organizational concepts, and 
     acquisition strategies to address emerging technologies, 
     emerging capabilities, and changes in the international 
     order. The provision would require the Secretary to set forth 
     the military capabilities that are necessary to meet the most 
     significant threats that could be posed to the U.S. national 
     security interests over the next three decades and to 
     identify, in consultation with science and technology experts 
     within the Department, the research and development 
     challenges that must be met and the technological 
     breakthroughs necessary to develop those capabilities.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     report to be submitted on March 1, 2000 and every four years 
     thereafter. The conferees intend that the military 
     capabilities and associated research and development 
     challenges identified by the Secretary will serve as a 
     benchmark for future science and technology investments, as 
     provided in the Joint Warfighting Science and Technology 
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     Technology area review and assessment (sec. 242)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 232) that would 
     require the Secretary of Defense to provide the congressional 
     defense committees with a summary of each technical area 
     review and assessment in conjunction with the Joint 
     Warfighting Science and Technology Plan submission.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Report by Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
         Technology (sec. 243)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 233) that would 
     require the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Technology to report to the congressional defense committees 
     on actions that the Department of Defense will take to ensure 
     appropriate emphasis on revolutionary technology initiatives, 
     sustain a high-quality national research base, ensure the 
     coordinated development of joint technologies, identify and 
     incorporate commercial technologies, effectively and 
     efficiently manage the transition of new technologies into 
     production, and provide appropriate education and training in 
     technology issues to the Department's military leadership.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     DARPA program for award of competitive prizes to encourage 
         development of advanced technologies (sec. 244)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 235) that would 
     authorize the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 
     (DARPA) to award competitive prizes for the development of 
     advanced technologies for military applications. This program 
     is expected to open the field of participation to a wider 
     range of research and industrial activity in a field.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would sunset the 
     authority after four years. The conferees direct DARPA to 
     consult with the military services before setting the 
     objectives for which the prizes would be awarded or the 
     criteria for making those awards. The conferees expect DARPA 
     to use the prize authority only in cases where it determines, 
     in consultation with the military services, that it is likely 
     to serve as a significant incentive to develop technologies 
     that are of high value to military end users.
     Additional pilot program for revitalizing Department of 
         Defense laboratories (sec. 245)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 236) that would 
     authorize a new pilot program to ensure that the defense 
     laboratories can attract a balanced workforce of permanent 
     and temporary personnel with an appropriate level of skills 
     and experience, and can effectively compete in hiring 
     processes to obtain the finest scientific talent.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would clarify the 
     objective of the pilot authority to focus on improving the 
     efficiency of research, development, test and evaluation 
     activities.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     Development of Department of Defense laser master plan and 
         execution of solid state laser program (sec. 251)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 241) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to designate the 
     Secretary of the Army as the Department of Defense executive 
     agent for oversight of research, development, test, and 
     evaluation of specified high energy laser technologies, and 
     that would require that such activities be carried out 
     through the Army Space and Missile Defense Command at the 
     High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility at White Sands 
     Missile Range, New Mexico.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would: (1) 
     require the Secretary of Defense to develop a unified 
     Department of Defense laser master plan; (2) require the 
     Secretary of the Army to initiate a development program for 
     solid state laser technologies; and (3) authorize an increase 
     of $20.0 million to carry out the Army solid state laser 
     technology development program. The conferees note that 
     solid-state lasers, because of their compactness, lower 
     weight, and less volatile power sources, offer great 
     potential for a number of military applications. The 
     conferees also believe that the technology is more mature 
     than is widely understood.
       Chemical laser development has progressed rapidly under Air 
     Force supervision. Two ongoing chemical laser efforts, the 
     Airborne Laser and the Space Based Laser programs, are 
     currently funded at almost $500.0 million annually. However, 
     solid-state laser development has lacked focus and the 
     conferees understand that only $20.0 million to $30.0 million 
     is spent annually across all services on these important 
     technologies. The conferees believe that additional 
     investment in solid state laser technologies could prove to 
     have military utility within several years.
       Because of the potential value of solid state lasers for 
     land-based military uses, the conferees believe that the 
     Secretary of the Army should pursue a concerted effort to 
     identify viable solid-state laser technologies that have 
     weapons potential, characterize technological obstacles 
     currently inhibiting more rapid maturity, and initiate a 
     solid state laser development program. The conferees further 
     believe that the Secretary of Defense should maximize use of 
     the existing Department of Defense high energy laser 
     facilities and the expertise in solid state lasers at the 
     Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and other Department 
     of Energy laboratories, in pursuing this initiative.
     Report on Air Force distributed mission training (sec. 252)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 251) that would 
     require the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a report on 
     the implementation status of the distributed mission training 
     program.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.


                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

     Testing of airblast and improvised explosives
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 216) that would 
     authorize an increase of $4.0 million in PE 63122D for 
     testing of airblast and improvised explosives.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $4.0 
     million in PE 63122D for airblast and improvised explosives, 
     as noted elsewhere in this conference report.
     Use of working capital funds for financing research and 
         development of the military departments
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 238) that would 
     require all research, development, test, and evaluation 
     activities and programs of the military departments be 
     financed through the working-capital fund mechanism, 
     effective upon enactment of this Act. The provision would 
     also require the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to 
     report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives on the status of implementation 
     on April 1, 2000 and August 1, 2000.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
       The conferees direct the Department of Defense to evaluate 
     the potential for financing research, development, test and 
     evaluation facilities through a working-capital fund 
     financing mechanism and provide a report to the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     not later than September 30, 2000. This report shall include 
     a detailed discussion of: the current method of financing 
     research, development, test and evaluation facilities of the 
     military services; a complete transition to working-capital 
     fund financing for these facilities; and a mix of direct 
     appropriations and working-capital fund financing for these 
     facilities. Additional areas for discussion will include 
     actions necessary to ensure a seamless transition to working-
     capital fund financing, the benefits and additional costs 
     associated with the full cost recovery under working-capital 
     fund financing, and methods to ensure that customer accounts 
     are sufficiently funded to support full cost recovery under 
     working-capital fund financing.

                  TITLE III--Operation and Maintenance

     Overview
       The budget request for fiscal year 2000 included an 
     authorization of $102,868.8 million for Operation and 
     Maintenance in the Department of Defense and $362.0 for 
     Working Capital Fund Accounts in fiscal year 2000.
       The Senate bill would authorize $104,101.3 million for 
     Operation and Maintenance and $335.0 for Working Capital Fund 
     Accounts.
       The House amendment would authorize $105,679.8 million for 
     Operation and Maintenance and $375.0 for Working Capital Fund 
     Accounts.
       The conferees recommended an authorization of $104,332.8 
     million for Operation and Maintenance and $375.0 for Working 
     Capital Fund Accounts for fiscal year 2000. Unless noted 
     explicitly in the statement of managers, all changes are made 
     without prejudice.

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     Military Gator
       The budget request included no funds for procurement of the 
     Military Gator, a six wheeled vehicle required by the 82nd 
     Airborne Division.
       The Senate bill would authorize no funds for the Military 
     Gator.
       The House amendment would authorize $8.0 million in 
     procurement for the Military Gator.
       The conferees agree to authorize $8.0 million in operations 
     and maintenance for the Military Gator.
     Arms control implementation
       The budget request included $249.7 million for arms control 
     implementation programs, representing an increase from the 
     fiscal year 1999 level of $227.3 million.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The House amendment would authorize $236.2 million.
       The conferees agree to authorize $236.2 million and to make 
     the following reductions to the Defense Threat Reduction 
     Agency arms control operations and maintenance accounts: $2.0 
     million for START II implementation activities; $1.5 million 
     for Open Skies Treaty implementation; and $1.0 million for 
     Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty-related activities. The 
     conferees also disapprove the request of $9.0 million to 
     reimburse the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical 
     Weapons for costs associated with inspections and escort 
     activities at Department of Defense facilities under the 
     terms of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
     Information assurance
       The Senate bill would authorize an increase of $120.0 
     million for information assurance programs, projects and 
     activities, including:
       (1) $10.0 million in Procurement, Defense-wide, for 
     acquisition by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) 
     of secure terminal equipment;
       (2) $10.0 million in Procurement, Defense-wide, for 
     acquisition by DISA of tools for real-time computer intrusion 
     detection, analysis and warning;
       (3) $5.0 million in PE 65710D8 to establish an information 
     assurance testbed;
       (4) $85.0 million in the National Security Agency's 
     Information System Security Program (ISSP) research and 
     development account (PE 33140G) for secure wireless 
     communications, public key infrastructure, tool development 
     by the Information Operations Technology Center, critical 
     infrastructure modeling; and software security research, 
     including evaluation of the Trusted RUBIX database guard; and
       (5) $10.0 million in Operations and Maintenance, Defense-
     wide, for training, education, and retention of information 
     technology professionals at the DOD.
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $45.0 
     million for information assurance programs, projects and 
     activities, including:
       (1) $10.0 million in PE 33140G to support the development 
     of advanced security measures for elements of the Global 
     Networked Information Enterprise; and
       (2) $35.0 million in PE 33140G for the development of 
     enhanced information assurance tools for protection of the 
     defense information infrastructure and for real-time 
     detection, collection, and analysis of attack sensing and 
     warning data.
       The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $150.0 
     million in Operations and Maintenance, Defense-wide, for 
     information assurance programs, projects, and activities, 
     including those recommended in the Senate bill and the House 
     amendment.
     Overseas contingencies
       The budget request included $2,387.6 million for overseas 
     contingencies.
       The Senate bill would authorize $2,387.6 million for 
     overseas contingencies.
       The House amendment would authorize $2,387.6 million for 
     overseas contingencies.
       The conferees agree to authorize $1,879.6 million for 
     overseas contingencies. The conferees note the 
     Administration's recent decision to dramatically reduce the 
     number of forces deployed to Bosnia which will decrease the 
     level of funding required.


                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     Authorization of Appropriations (secs. 301-302)
       The Senate bill contained provisions (secs. 301-302) that 
     would authorize the recommended fiscal year 2000 funding 
     levels for all operations and maintenance and working capital 
     fund accounts.
       The House amendment contained similar provisions.
       The conference agreement includes these provisions.
     Armed Forces Retirement Home (sec. 303)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 303) that would 
     authorize $68.3 million from the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
     Trust Fund to be appropriated for operation of the Armed 
     Forces Retirement Home during fiscal year 2000.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision.
       The conference agreement includes this provision.
     Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund 
         (sec. 304)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 304) that 
     would, to the extent provided in an appropriations act, 
     transfer $150.0 million from the National Defense Stockpile 
     Transaction Fund.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision.
       The conference agreement includes this provision.
     Transfer to Defense Working Capital Funds to support Defense 
         Commissary Agency (sec. 305)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 305) that 
     would transfer funding for the Defense Commissary Agency from 
     the military services' operations and maintenance accounts to 
     the Defense Working Capital Fund.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

     Armed Forces Emergency Services (sec. 311)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 306) that would 
     require that, of the funds authorized to be appropriated in 
     Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide activities, $23.0 
     million be available to fund the Red Cross Armed Forces 
     Emergency Services.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision; 
     however, the House amendment did include $23.0 million for 
     Red Cross Armed Forces Emergency Services in the operation 
     and maintenance table.
       The House recedes with a technical amendment.
     Replacement of nonsecure tactical radios of the 82nd airborne 
         division (sec. 312)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 312) that 
     would make available $5.5 million from funds authorized to be 
     appropriated for Army operations and maintenance to replace 
     nonsecure tactical radios used by the 82nd Airborne Division.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
     Large medium-speed roll-on/roll-off (LMSR) program (sec. 313)
       The House amendment would authorize an increase of $80.0 
     million in the National Defense Sealift Fund (NDSF), 
     including $50.0 million for advance procurement of long lead 
     components for the construction of a large, medium speed 
     roll-on/roll-off (LMSR) ship and $30.0 million for the 
     modification of an existing LMSR for the maritime 
     prepositioning force (enhanced) requirement.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request.
       The conferees agree to include a provision to authorize 
     construction of a LMSR ship including advance construction of 
     components. Additionally, the conferees agree to authorize an 
     increase of $80.0 million in the NDSF for advance procurement 
     of long lead components for the construction of a LMSR.
     Contributions for Spirit of Hope endowment fund of United 
         Service Organizations, Incorporated (sec. 314)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1038) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide a grant 
     of $25.0 million to the United Service Organizations, 
     Incorporated (USO) for the purposes of helping to capitalize 
     the Spirit of Hope Endowment Fund. The provision would 
     require that the release of the authorized funds be 
     contingent on the ability of the USO to match the authorized 
     funds with funds raised from private sector sources.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
       The conferees note that the USO established an endowment 
     organization, the Spirit of Hope foundation, on June 1, 1997, 
     to preserve the organization and its valued services 
     overseas. In order to help ensure that the USO remains a 
     viable service organization, the conferees intend that all 
     funds received since the establishment of the ``Spirit of 
     Hope'' foundation may be used to meet the matching 
     requirement of this provision.

                  Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions

     Extension of limitation on payment of fines and penalties 
         using funds in environmental restoration accounts (sec. 
         321)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 323) that would 
     extend the requirement of section 2703(e) of title 10, United 
     States Code, that stipulated penalties assessed at 
     environmental restoration sites be subject to congressional 
     authorization.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Modification of requirements for annual reports on 
         environmental compliance activities (sec. 322)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 324) that would 
     amend section 2706(b) of title 10, United States Code.
       The House amendement contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Defense environmental technology program and investment 
         control process for environmental technologies (sec. 323)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 321) that would 
     establish management requirements intended to hold the 
     Department of Defense and the military departments 
     accountable for achieving environmental technology program 
     results. The provision ensures that the responsibility for 
     those program results is aligned with program direction and 
     the management of appropriated funds. The provision also 
     includes a reporting requirement.

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       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would provide for 
     a management and reporting framework.
     Modification of membership of Strategic Environmental 
         Research and Development Program Council (sec. 324)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 325) that would 
     amend section 2902(b) of title 10, United States Code, so 
     that the statute is consistent with a reorganization that 
     occurred within the Department of Defense.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Extension of pilot program for sale of air pollution emission 
         reduction incentives (sec. 325)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 326) that would 
     reauthorize a pilot program for the sale of air emission 
     reduction incentives established under section 351 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
     (Public Law 105-85).
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a technical amendment.
     Reimbursement for certain costs in connection with Fresno 
         Drum Superfund site, Fresno, California (sec. 326)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 327) that would 
     authorize the Secretary of Defense to reimburse the Fresno 
     Drum Special Account of the Hazardous Substance Superfund, 
     established by section 9507 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 (26 U.S.C. 9507).
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Payment of stipulated penalties assessed under CERCLA in 
         connection with F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming (sec. 
         327)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 328) that would 
     authorize the payment of stipulated penalties assessed in 
     connection with F.E. Warren Air Force Base (AFB), Wyoming, 
     under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation 
     and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Remediation of asbestos and lead-based paint (sec. 328)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 321) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to use Army Corps of 
     Engineers indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts 
     for the remediation of asbestos and lead-based paint at 
     military installations within the United States, in 
     accordance with applicable Federal and State laws and 
     Department of Defense regulations.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     Secretary of Defense to give appropriate consideration to 
     existing contract vehicles for remediation of asbestos and 
     lead-based paint, to include indefinite delivery, indefinite 
     quantity contracts.
       The conferees note that the selected contract vehicle must 
     ensure the most cost-effective solution for the Department of 
     Defense and do not express a preference for any particular 
     contract vehicle. The conferees further note that section 
     2304a(d)(3) of title 10, United States Code, establishes a 
     statutory preference for awarding multiple indefinite 
     delivery, indefinite quantity contracts for the same scope of 
     work, to ensure competition for individual task orders and 
     delivery orders. This statutory preference applies to 
     contracts for the remediation of lead and asbestos hazards 
     that may be entered into by the Army Corps of Engineers and 
     other Department of Defense entities.
     Release of information to foreign countries regarding any 
         environmental contamination at former United States 
         military installations in those countries (sec. 329)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 329) that would 
     require the Secretary of Defense to disclose publicly 
     existing, available information relevant to a foreign 
     nation's determination of the nature and extent of 
     environmental contamination, if any, at a site within the 
     foreign nation where the United States operated a military 
     installation that has been closed as of the date of enactment 
     of this Act.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     Secretary of Defense to provide information only if the 
     information: (1) is requested by the government of the 
     foreign nation from which U.S. military forces were withdrawn 
     in 1992; (2) has not been previously provided; and (3) has 
     been requested within one year after the date of enactment of 
     this Act. The amendment would require the Secretary to 
     provide existing, available information relevant to the 
     foreign nation's determination of the nature and extent of 
     environmental contamination or report to Congress on the 
     nature of the information requested and the reasons why such 
     information was not provided. The conferees agreed to include 
     the limitations on U.S. liability and the national security 
     exemption contained in the Senate bill.
     Toussaint River ordnance mitigation study (sec. 330)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 330) that would 
     direct the Secretary of Defense to undertake a study 
     regarding the removal of ordnance that infiltrates the 
     Federal navigation channel and adjacent shorelines of the 
     Toussaint River. The provision would also authorize the 
     Secretary to conduct removal of the ordnance.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would direct the 
     Secretary to conduct a study to remove ordnance infiltrating 
     the federal navigation channel and adjacent shorelines of the 
     Toussaint River in Ottawa County, Ohio. The Secretary shall 
     include in the report recommendations regarding continuation 
     or termination of any ongoing use of Lake Erie as an ordnance 
     firing range, and explain any recommendation to continue such 
     activities.
       The Secretary would be authorized to use no more than 
     $800,000 to conduct the study. The report would be due no 
     later than April 1, 2000.

                   Subtitle D--Depot-Level Activities

     Sales of articles and services of defense industrial 
         facilities to purchasers outside the Department of 
         Defense (sec. 331)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 344) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of Defense to waive the 
     restrictions in sections 2208(j) and 2553 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 363) that 
     would clarify the term ``not available'' in section 2553 of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
     the Secretary of Defense to waive the restrictions for 
     national security reasons and would clarify the term ``not 
     available.''
     Expansion of contracting authority for defense working 
         capital funded industrial facilities (sec. 332)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 362) that 
     would extend the authority of public sector industrial 
     facilities to provide services (to include engineering 
     services and subcontracts) to private sector firms if such 
     services are to be incorporated into a defense contract.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
       The conferees recognize that the ability under this 
     provision for public sector facilities to enter into a 
     subcontractor relationship with private sector contractors 
     raises concerns over the nature of the contractual 
     relationship and the manner in which disputes will be 
     settled. The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     establish regulations regarding the manner in which disputes 
     in such cases will be resolved. These regulations should 
     include specific instructions on how these concerns are to be 
     addressed in the contract formulation process, including the 
     extent to which private sector contractors will be held 
     harmless in any case where a public sector facility fails to 
     meet the terms of a subcontract under which it is performing 
     work for the private sector, and thus the prime contractor is 
     unable to meet the obligations of the contract with the 
     Department of Defense.
     Annual reports on expenditures for depot-level maintenance 
         and repair workloads by public and private sector (sec. 
         333)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 334) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to provide the 
     Congress with a report that would outline the percentages of 
     depot maintenance funds obligated for public and private 
     sector performance of depot maintenance over the past two 
     years, as well as the percentages that are expected to be 
     obligated in each year over the next five years.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Applicability of competition requirement in contracting out 
         workloads performed by depot-level activities of 
         Department of Defense (sec. 334)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 335) that 
     would clarify existing policy on including the cost of both 
     labor and materials in the determination of value of a depot 
     maintenance workload, as specified in section 2469 of title 
     10, United States Code.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Treatment of public sector winning bidders for contracts for 
         performance of depot-level maintenance and repair 
         workloads formerly performed at certain military 
         installations (sec. 335)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 336) that 
     would prohibit the imposition of any requirements on the 
     management of depot maintenance workloads obtained through 
     competition that would not be imposed on other depot 
     maintenance workloads performed by public depots.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would allow the 
     imposition of such requirements only to the extent necessary 
     to ensure compliance with the terms of the contract for the 
     workload obtained through competition.

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     Additional matters to be reported before prime vendor 
         contract for depot-level maintenance and repair is 
         entered into (sec. 336)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 342) that would 
     require the Secretary of Defense or the secretary of a 
     military department to include within the report required by 
     section 346 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1999, an analysis of the extent to which a 
     contract conforms to the requirements of sections 2466 and 
     2464 of title 10, United States Code.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.

     Subtitle E--Performance of Functions by Private-Sector Sources

     Reduced threshold for consideration of effect on local 
         community of changing defense functions to private sector 
         performance (sec. 341)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 333) that 
     would require an evaluation of the impact on local economies 
     and local communities of decisions to convert the performance 
     of functions being performed by 50 or more government 
     personnel to private sector performance.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would clarify 
     that the evaluation did not include a complete economic 
     assessment or review of unique circumstances affecting the 
     local economy.
     Congressional notification of A-76 cost comparison waivers 
         (sec. 342)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 332) that 
     would require congressional notification of any decision to 
     waive cost comparison studies as part of the process to 
     convert commercial activities currently being performed by 
     government employees to performance by a private contractor.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Report on use of employees of non-Federal entities to provide 
         services to Department of Defense (sec. 343)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 331) that 
     would expand the required information provided in the annual 
     report to Congress on the level of commercial and industrial 
     functions that are procured by the Department of Defense from 
     private sector sources.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     inclusion of such information as may be practicably obtained 
     from existing government systems or voluntarily obtained from 
     private contractors.
     Evaluation of total system performance responsibility program 
         (sec. 344)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 338) that 
     would require the Secretary of the Air Force to provide a 
     report to Congress that would identify all Air Force programs 
     that are currently managed or presently planned to be managed 
     under the Total System Performance Responsibility Program.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Sense of Congress regarding process for modernization of Army 
         computer services (sec. 345)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 337) that 
     would require the Secretary of the Army to provide Department 
     of Defense civilian employees at the Logistics Systems 
     Support Center, St. Louis, Missouri, and the Industrial 
     Logistics Systems Center in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, with 
     the opportunity to establish a most efficient organization 
     for the purpose of establishing a partnership with a private 
     sector entity selected to develop and implement new computer 
     systems at these locations.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would outline the 
     sense of Congress on the practices and oversight measures 
     that should be implemented for the Army Wholesale Logistics 
     Modernization Program.

                Subtitle F--Defense Dependents Education

     Assistance to local education agencies that benefit 
         dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department 
         of Defense civilian employees (sec. 351)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 345) that would 
     require the Department of Defense to use preceding year 
     average daily attendance to determine whether a local 
     education agency qualifies for financial assistance.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 341) that 
     would authorize $35.0 million for educational assistance to 
     local education agencies where the standard for the minimum 
     level of education within the state could not be maintained 
     because of the large number of military connected students 
     and would modify the procedures used to distribute funds to 
     local education agencies in order to speed a process much 
     delayed by legal and policy impediments.
       The Senate recedes.
     Unified school boards for all Department of Defense Domestic 
         Dependent Schools in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and 
         Guam (sec. 352)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1056) that 
     would authorize one school board for all Department of 
     Defense domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools 
     (DDESS) arrangements in Puerto Rico and one school board for 
     all DDESS arrangements in Guam, even though there may be 
     schools located on more than one military installation in 
     Puerto Rico and Guam.
       The House bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Continuation of enrollment at Department of Defense Domestic 
         Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools (sec. 353)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1055) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of Defense to allow, for good 
     cause, dependents of a member or former member of the armed 
     forces, or of a federal employee or former federal employee, 
     to continue their education in a Department of Defense 
     domestic dependent elementary or secondary school, even after 
     the status of the member or the employee changes.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 342) that 
     would permit a student who is enrolled in his or her junior 
     year at a Department of Defense domestic secondary school to 
     complete the student's senior year at that same school, even 
     if the student would be otherwise ineligible to attend the 
     school because of a change in the status of the student's 
     sponsor.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would merge the 
     two provisions.
     Technical amendments to Defense Dependents' Education Act of 
         1978 (sec. 354)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 343) that 
     would make a number of technical and clerical amendments to 
     the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (title XIV of 
     Public Law 95-561).
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.

                 Subtitle G--Military Readiness Issues

     Independent study of military readiness reporting system 
         (sec. 361)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 353) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to commission RAND to 
     perform an assessment of the requirements for a comprehensive 
     readiness reporting system for the Department of Defense.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
     Independent study of Department of Defense secondary 
         inventory and parts shortages (sec. 362)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 351) that 
     would require an independent study of Department of Defense 
     secondary inventory and parts shortages, as well as a review 
     of the extent to which excess inventory can be eliminated.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     report to be performed by the Comptroller General of the 
     United States. The conferees direct the Comptroller General 
     to perform the review of excess inventory using methodology 
     designed to ensure that the Department's unique national 
     security requirements are considered, rather than apply a 
     methodology which is more appropriate for a commercial 
     entity.
     Report on inventory and control of military equipment (sec. 
         363)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1024) that 
     would require each of the military services to perform a 
     systematic inventory of major-end-items and a report on the 
     results of each of these inventories to Congress no later 
     than August 31, 2000. These reports should include the status 
     and location of each item accounted for, and the number and 
     types of items unaccounted for, and the steps taken to locate 
     these items and improve oversight in the future.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Comptroller General study of adequacy of Department 
         restructured sustainment and reengineered logistics 
         product support practices (sec. 364)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 352) that 
     would require an independent study of new sustainment and 
     other logistics practices of the Department of Defense to 
     determine if there are adequate sustainment supplies 
     necessary to successfully execute the National Military 
     Strategy.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
     this study to be performed by the Comptroller General of the 
     United States.
     Comptroller General review of real property maintenance and 
         its effects on readiness (sec. 365)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 354) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to commission an 
     independent report on the impact that inadequate funding for 
     real property maintenance has had upon military readiness.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require the 
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     of the United States to perform the review and provide the 
     report.
     Establishment of logistics standards for sustained military 
         operations (sec. 366)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 355) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to establish standards 
     for deployable units of the armed forces regarding the 
     required level of spare parts and other similar logistic and 
     sustainment needs.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     secretaries of the military departments to establish these 
     standards.

               Subtitle H--Information Technology Issues

     Discretionary authority to install telecommunication 
         equipment for persons performing voluntary services (sec. 
         371)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 361) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of Defense to install telephone 
     lines and any necessary telecommunication equipment in the 
     private residences of individuals providing voluntary 
     services to the United States Armed Forces. This equipment 
     would be available for official use in connection with the 
     voluntary services provide.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
     Authority for disbursing officers to support use of automated 
         teller machines on naval vessels for financial 
         transactions (sec. 372)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1006) that 
     would authorize the Department of Defense disbursing 
     officials to provide operating funds to Automated Teller 
     Machines (ATMs) on naval vessels and to accept funds 
     transferred from credit unions and commercial banks via these 
     ATMs.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision.
       The House recedes with a technical amendment.
     Use of Smart Card technology in the Department of Defense 
         (sec. 373)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 346) that would 
     designate the Navy as the lead agency for development and 
     implementation of Smart Card technology within the Department 
     of Defense (DOD). The provision would require the Army and 
     Air Force to establish project offices and establish a senior 
     DOD coordinating group and would require the Navy to 
     establish a plan to use Smart Cards throughout two major 
     regions in the United States. The Senate bill would also 
     authorize funding for Army and Air Force demonstration 
     projects.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that clarifies that the 
     senior coordinating group shall report to and receive 
     guidance from the DOD Chief Information Officer, and deletes 
     the funding for Army and Air Force demonstration projects.
     Report on Defense use of Smart Card as PKI authentication 
         device carrier (sec. 374)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 347) that would 
     direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study to 
     determine the potential benefits of using the Smart Card as 
     the Department of Defense Public-Private Key Infrastructure 
     (PKI) authentication device.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     study to compare the costs and benefits of using the Smart 
     Card with those of any other device that could be readily 
     used for PKI authentication.

                       Subtitle I--Other Matters

     Authority to lend or donate obsolete or condemned rifles for 
         funeral and other ceremonies (sec. 381)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 348) that would 
     increase from 10 to 15 the number of excess M1 rifles the 
     Secretary of the Army may lend for use in funeral ceremonies, 
     and would also allow the Secretary to donate, as well as 
     lend, these excess rifles to honor guard units, law 
     enforcement agencies, or other veterans' organizations 
     recognized by the Secretary for use in funeral ceremonies for 
     members or former members of the armed forces.
       The Senate bill contained an additional provision (sec. 
     1065) that would allow the Secretary to donate M1 rifles to 
     certain reorganizations.
       The House amendment contained no similar provisions.
       The House recedes with a technical amendment that would 
     combine the two provisions and require the Comptroller 
     General of the Unites States to review and report on the 
     implementation of these procedures.
     Extension of warranty claims recovery pilot program (sec. 
         382)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 341) that would 
     extend the authority for the program to recover funds owed 
     the Department of Defense for work performed at government 
     expense on engines under warranty.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment to extend the due dates 
     of the reports.
     Preservation of historic buildings and grounds at United 
         States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home, District of Columbia 
         (sec. 383)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 365) that 
     would permit the Chairman of the Retirement Home Board and 
     the Director of the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home 
     to apply and accept a direct grant from the Secretary of the 
     Interior under section 101(e)(3) of the National Historic 
     Preservation Act (16 United States Code 470a(e)(3)) for the 
     purpose of maintaining, repairing, and preserving the 
     historic buildings and grounds of the United States Soldiers' 
     and Airmen's Home included on the National Register of 
     Historic Places.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Clarification of land conveyance authority, United States 
         Soldiers' and Airmen's Home (sec. 384)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 366) that 
     would clarify section 1053 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201), 
     concerning the authorization for the United States Soldiers' 
     and Airmen's Home, located in the District of Columbia, to 
     sell approximately 49 acres of excess land. The section would 
     establish the specific manner, terms and conditions for the 
     conveyance of this land by sale or lease within 12 months of 
     enactment of the provision. The section would also preclude 
     the conveyance of this excess property through any public/
     private partnership, and would give the Catholic University 
     of America, located adjacent to the excess land in the 
     District of Columbia, the right to match any bona fide 
     offer received for the sale or lease of the property.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
       The conferees do not intend that this provision be 
     interpreted to require a second or a new appraisal of the 49 
     acres of excess land. The conferees remind the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Armed Forces Retirement Home Board that, in 
     accordance with section 1035(d) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997, before any sale or 
     lease of the excess land can be implemented, the Committees 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives must be notified of the disposal plan and the 
     requisite waiting time has expired.
     Treatment of Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam in defense household 
         moving programs (sec. 385)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 367) that 
     would exclude Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam from any pilot program 
     involving the movement of service members household goods.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
       Under this provision, Hawaii and Guam shall be considered 
     international destinations solely for purposes of 
     administration of the household goods moving program. The 
     treatment of Hawaii and Guam as international destinations is 
     not intended to affect the applicability or operation of 
     section 12105 of title 46, United States Code, or section 27 
     of title 46, United States Code.


                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

     Identification core logistic capability requirement for 
         maintenance and repair of C-17 aircraft
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 339) that 
     would require the Secretary of the Air Force to provide a 
     report that would outline the core capability requirements 
     for the C-17.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Operation meterology and oceangraphy and UNOLS
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 305) that would 
     provide $10.0 million for Operational Meterology and 
     Oceangraphy and UNOLS.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision, 
     however, section 301(2) would include funding for this 
     program.
       The Senate recedes.
     Implementation of jointly approved changes in defense retail 
         systems
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 343) that would 
     authorize the secretaries of the military departments to 
     implement recommendations of the Joint Services Due Diligence 
     Exchange Integration Study only if the recommendation is 
     approved by all of the secretaries of the military 
     departments.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
       The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense, in 
     conjunction with the secretaries of the military departments, 
     to review the Joint Exchange Due Diligence Study and provide, 
     not later than March 31, 2000, to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and House of Representatives an 
     assessment of the recommendations in the study and a plan to 
     implement those recommendations that the Secretary determines 
     will improve operational efficiency and enhance the exchange 
     benefit.
     Reimbursement of Navy Exchange Service Command for relocation 
         expenses
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 311) that 
     would authorize $8.7 million for reimbursement to the Navy 
     Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) for costs incurred in 
     connection with the relocation of NEXCOM headquarters to 
     Virginia Beach, Virginia, and for the lease of headquarters 
     space.
       The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.

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       The House recedes.
       The conferees are concerned that Navy Morale, Welfare and 
     Recreation funds may have suffered reduced dividends from the 
     Navy Exchange Command as a result of the move of the Navy 
     Exchange Command headquarters from Staten Island, New York, 
     to Virginia Beach, Virginia. The conferees note that the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 
     (Public Law 103-160) authorized the Navy to reimburse the 
     Navy Exchange Command up to $10.0 million for expenses 
     related to the move. The conferees urge the Secretary of the 
     Navy to review the record of the costs of moving the Navy 
     Exchange Command headquarters, the savings attributable to 
     relocating to Virginia, and the dividends the Navy Exchange 
     Command paid the Navy Morale, Welfare and Recreation fund. 
     The conferees expect that the Secretary of the Navy, 
     following this review, to reimburse the Navy Morale, Welfare 
     and Recreation fund by the amount of dividends determined to 
     have been denied to sailors and their families as a result of 
     the move of the Navy Exchange Command headquarters.

              Title IV--Military Personnel Authorizations


                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

     End strengths for active forces (sec. 401)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 401) that would 
     authorize active duty end strengths for fiscal year 2000, as 
     shown below:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   Fiscal year--
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                                                       1999                            2000
                                                                   authorization   2000 request   recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army............................................................         480,000         480,000         480,000
Navy............................................................         372,696         371,781         371,781
Marine Corps....................................................         172,200         172,148         172,240
Air Force.......................................................         370,882         360,877         360,877
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 401) that 
     would authorize the following end strengths for active duty 
     personnel of the armed forces, as of September 30, 2000.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   Fiscal year--
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                                                       1999                            2000
                                                                   authorization   2000 request   recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army............................................................         480,000         480,000         480,000
Navy............................................................         372,696         371,781         372,037
Marine Corps....................................................         172,200         172,148         172,518
Air Force.......................................................         370,882         360,877         360,877
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The Senate recedes.
       The increase in authorized end strength for the Navy is 
     intended to preclude undermanning of the underway 
     replenishment ships. The increase in the authorized end 
     strength of the Marine Corps is intended to support the 
     requirement for additional Marine Security Guard personnel at 
     United States Embassies and Consulates.
     Revision in permanent end strength minimum levels (sec. 402)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 402) that would 
     establish the active duty end strength floors for fiscal year 
     2000, as shown below:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Fiscal year--
                                         -------------------------------
                                            1999 floor      2000 floor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army....................................         480,000         480,000
Navy....................................         372,696         371,781
Marine Corps............................         172,200         172,148
Air Force...............................         370,802         360,877
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The House amendment contained an identical provision.
       The conference agreement includes this provision.

                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

     End strengths for Selected Reserve (sec. 411)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 411) that would 
     authorize selected reserve end strengths for fiscal year 
     2000, as shown below:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   Fiscal year--
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                                                       1999                            2000
                                                                   authorization   2000 request   recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Army National Guard of the United States....................         357,223         350,000         350,623
The Army Reserve................................................         208,003         205,000         205,000
The Naval Reserve...............................................          90,843          90,288          90,288
The Marine Corps Reserve........................................          40,018          39,624          39,624
The Air National Guard of the United States.....................         106,992         106,678         106,744
The Air Force Reserve...........................................          74,243          73,708          73,764
The Coast Guard Reserve.........................................           8,000           8,000           8,000
  The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 411) that would authorize the following end strengths for the
 selected reserve personnel, including the end strength for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves,
                                            as of September 30, 2000:
The Army National Guard of the United States....................         357,223         350,000         350,000
The Army Reserve................................................         208,003         205,000         205,000
The Naval Reserve...............................................          90,843          90,288          90,288
The Marine Corps Reserve........................................          40,018          39,624          39,624
The Air National Guard of the United States.....................         106,992         106,678         106,678
The Air Force Reserve...........................................          74,243          73,708          73,708
The Coast Guard Reserve.........................................           8,000           8,000           8,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The Senate recedes.
     End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the 
         reserves (sec. 412)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 412) that 
     would authorize full-time support end strengths for fiscal 
     year 2000, as shown below:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   Fiscal year--
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                                                       1999                            2000
                                                                   authorization   2000  request  recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Army National Guard of the United States....................          21,986          21,807          22,430
The Army Reserve................................................          12,807          12,804          12,804
The Naval Reserve...............................................          15,590          15,010          15,010
The Marine Corps Reserve........................................           2,362           2,272           2,272
The Air National Guard of the United States.....................          10,931          11,091          11,157
The Air Force Reserve...........................................             992           1,078           1,134
The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 412) that would authorize the following end strengths for
 reserves on active duty in support of the reserves as of September 30, 2000:
The Army National Guard of the United States....................          21,986          21,807          22,563
The Army Reserve................................................          12,807          12,804          12,804
The Naval Reserve...............................................          15,590          15,010          15,010
The Marine Corps Reserve........................................           2,362           2,272           2,272
The Air National Guard of the United States.....................          10,931          11,091          11,025
The Air Force Reserve...........................................             992           1,078           1,078
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The House recedes.
       The increase for the Army National Guard is intended to 
     support an increase in full-time support personnel and 
     required manning for 12 additional Rapid Assessment and 
     Initial Detection (RAID) teams.
       The increase for the Air National Guard is intended to 
     support required manning for 12 additional RAID teams.
       The increase for the Air Force Reserve is intended to 
     support the transfer if the functional check flight and test 
     support missions within Air Force Material Command from the 
     active Air Force to the Air Force Reserve.
     End Strengths for military technicians (dual status) (sec. 
         413)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 413) that would 
     establish the minimum level of dual status military 
     technician end strengths for fiscal year 2000, as shown 
     below:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   Fiscal year--
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                                                       1999                            2000
                                                                   authorization   2000  request  recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Army National Guard of the United States....................          23,125          21,361          22,396
The Army Reserve................................................           5,395           5,179           5,179
The Air National Guard of the United States.....................          22,408          22,247          22,247
The Air Force Reserve...........................................           9,761           9,785           9,785
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The provision would also authorize non-dual status military 
     technician end strengths for fiscal year 2000, as shown 
     below:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Fiscal year--
                                         -------------------------------
                                                               2000
                                           2000  request  recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Army National Guard of the United              1,800           1,800
 States.................................
The Army Reserve........................           1,295           1,295
The Air National Guard of the United                 342             342
 States.................................
The Air Force Reserve...................             342             342
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 413) that 
     would authorize the following end strength floors for dual 
     status military technicians, as of September 30, 2000:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   Fiscal year--
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                                                       1999                            2000
                                                                   authorization   2000  request  recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Army National Guard of the United States....................          23,125          21,361          23,125
The Army Reserve................................................           5,395           5,179           6,474
The Air National Guard of the United States.....................          22,408          22,247          22,247
The Air Force Reserve...........................................           9,761           9,785           9,785
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The Senate recedes.
       The increase in the minimum number of dual status military 
     technicians in the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve 
     is intended to support the determination of the conferees 
     that technician positions be filled with dual status 
     personnel and a belief that the budget request reduced 
     military technician levels below that attributable to force 
     structure reductions
     Increase in numbers members in certain grades authorized to 
         be on active duty in support of the Reserves (sec. 414)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 414) that would 
     increase the control grades for active guard reserve 
     personnel.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 414) that 
     would authorize increases in the grades of reserve members 
     authorized to serve on active duty or on full-time national 
     guard duty for the administration of the reserves or the 
     National Guard.
       The House recedes.
     Selected Reserve end strength flexibility (sec. 415)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 411c) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of Defense to increase selected 
     reserve end strength in any fiscal year by not more than two 
     percent.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 415) that 
     would permit the Secretary of Defense to vary by not more 
     than two percent the selected reserve end strength authorized 
     in a fiscal year for any of the reserve components.
       The Senate recedes.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

     Authorization of appropriations for military personnel (sec. 
         421)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec.421) that would 
     authorize $71,693,093,000 to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense for military personnel.

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       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 421) that 
     would authorize $72,115,367,000 to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense for military personnel.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
     $71,884,867,000 to be appropriated to the Department of 
     Defense for military personnel.
       The conferees added $27.0 million to fund additional full 
     time support personnel necessary to add 17 Rapid Assessment 
     and Initial Detection teams; $156.0 million for the 
     incremental costs of the 4.8 percent pay raise; $225.0 
     million to increase the basic allowance for housing; $59.0 
     million to be transferred to the retirement accrual account 
     to offset costs of repealing dual compensation; $15.0 million 
     for additional Army enlistment bonuses; $21.0 million for 
     additional Army selective reenlistment bonuses; $2.0 million 
     for additional Army Reserve enlistment bonuses; and $5.0 
     million increase to Naval Reserve recruiting. The conferees 
     offset the increases with reductions: $161.0 million in 
     savings from the Redux retirement reform; $270.0 million in 
     end strength under execution; $16.0 million excess in United 
     States Marine Corps military personnel budget request; $20.0 
     million in Army National Guard work year reduction; $12.0 
     million in Air Force temporary early retirement re-phasing; 
     and $31.0 million excess in the foreign currency fluctuation 
     account. An additional $1,838,000,000 provided in the 
     emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for military 
     personnel related to operations in the Balkans was 
     reallocated to readiness and procurement accounts.


                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

     Reduction of end strengths below levels for two major 
         regional contingencies
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 403) that would 
     amend section 691(d) of title 10, United States Code, to 
     permit the Secretary of Defense to reduce end strength floors 
     only after notifying Congress in writing of the scope of the 
     reduction and the justification for such reductions.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.

                   Title V--Military Personnel Policy


                       ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

     Medical and physical accession and retention standards
       Recognizing that the military services face significant 
     challenges in both the recruitment and retention of 
     sufficient personnel, the conferees support the range of 
     creative and innovative programs that the military services 
     are undertaking to solve recruiting and retention shortfalls. 
     To that end, the conferees urge the Secretary of Defense to 
     undertake a thorough review of the medical and physical 
     standards by which the services adjudge a person's fitness 
     for accession and retention. Persons with conditions 
     heretofore considered disabling today make significant 
     contributions in all walks of life. In urging the Secretary 
     to undertake the review of accession and retention standards, 
     the conferees want to examine the premise that persons with 
     conditions previously considered disqualifying for entry into 
     or retention in the military might now provide a source of 
     qualified personnel to assist the military services in 
     meeting manning requirements. However, the conferees 
     acknowledge that service members must meet or exceed certain 
     physical and medical standards to be able to fight and win 
     the Nation's wars.


                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

     Temporary authority for recall of retired aviators (sec. 501)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 562) that 
     would authorize the secretaries of the military departments, 
     in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, to conduct a 
     pilot program to recall to active duty officers with aviation 
     expertise to serve in aviation staff billets and would 
     authorize a maximum of 500 officers throughout the Department 
     of Defense to be recalled to active duty during the period 
     October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2002. The provision 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on 
     the results of the pilot program to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not 
     later than March 31, 2002. The section would require the 
     Secretary of Defense to include in the report a 
     recommendation concerning extension of the authority.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Increase in maximum number of officers authorized to be on 
         active-duty list in frocked grade of brigadier general 
         and rear admiral (lower half) (sec. 502)
       The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 503) that 
     would increase the number of officers permitted to be frocked 
     to the grade of brigadier general or rear admiral from 35 to 
     55.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Reserve officers requesting or otherwise causing nonselection 
         for promotion (sec. 503)
       The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 504) that 
     would eliminate a loophole in section 617(c), title 10, 
     United States Code, that permitted reserve officers to 
     request nonselection by a promotion board and, as a result of 
     a subsequent nonselection, avoid a service obligation and 
     recoupment of bonus payments while regular officers are 
     prohibited from such actions.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Minimum grade of officers eligible to serve on boards of 
         inquiry (sec. 504)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 505) that would 
     modify the required board membership for Boards of Inquiry 
     from the current requirement of three officers in the grade 
     of colonel, or captain in the case of the Navy, to one 
     officer in the grade of colonel, or captain in the case of 
     the Navy, and two officers in the grade of lieutenant 
     colonel, or commander in the case of the Navy. The 
     recommended provision does not change the requirement that 
     the members of the board must be senior in grade to any 
     officer considered by that board.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Minimum selection of warrant officers for promotion from 
         below the promotion zone (sec. 505)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 506) that would 
     authorize below the zone selection for promotion of warrant 
     officers in all competitive categories even when the 
     promotion zone lacks sufficient numbers to permit 
     recommendation for promotion of an officer from below the 
     promotion zone using the current formula.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Increase in threshold period of active duty for applicability 
         of restriction on holding of civil office by retired 
         regular officers and reserve officers (sec. 506)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 507) that would 
     change the number of days reserve officers or retired regular 
     officers may hold civil office while serving on active duty 
     from 180 days to 270 days to conform to the maximum number of 
     days for which a reservist may be called to active duty under 
     the Presidential Selective Reserve Call-up (PSRC) authority.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     564).
       The House recedes.
     Exemption of retiree council members from recalled retiree 
         limits (sec. 507)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 508) that would 
     exempt retired officers recalled to active duty for purposes 
     of attending the annual meeting of a retiree council from 
     counting against the limitation on the number of retired 
     officers who may be recalled to active duty.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 561) that 
     would permit the Secretary to recall up to 150 retired 
     officers to active duty, and permit a recalled officer to 
     serve up to 36 months.
       The House recedes.
     Technical amendments relating to joint duty assignments (sec. 
         508)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 502) that 
     would amend section 619(a), title 10, United States Code, to 
     delete an expired waiver authority, but would retain the 
     requirement that officers who received waivers before January 
     1, 1997 and January 1, 1999 must complete a full tour of duty 
     in a joint duty assignment as a prerequisite for appointment 
     to lieutenant general or vice admiral.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Three-year extension of requirement for competition for joint 
         4-star officer positions (sec. 509)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 501) that would 
     extend the exemption of combatant commanders (CINCs), the 
     Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the United States European 
     Command (DCINCEUR), and the Commander-in-Chief, United States 
     Forces, Korea from the ceiling for grades above major general 
     or rear admiral for three years from September 30, 2000 to 
     September 30, 2003.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 403) that 
     would make permanent the exemption which expires September 
     30, 2000. The section would also prohibit the use of the 
     exemption from increasing the total numbers of general 
     officers on active duty, and from increasing the numbers of 
     four-star general officers by mandating that the exemptions 
     be used to fill joint three-star positions that, without the 
     exemption, would otherwise not be filled. Finally, the 
     section would make permanent the requirement that each 
     service secretary nominate a candidate to the Secretary of 
     Defense to fill vacancies in four-star joint officer command 
     positions.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would include the 
     clarification of certain limitations of the number of active-
     duty generals and flag officers.

             Subtitle B--Reserve Component Personnel Policy

     Continuation of officers on reserve active-status list to 
         complete disciplinary action (sec. 511)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 515) that would 
     permit service secretaries to retain, on the Reserve Active 
     Status List, any reserve officer until the completion of a 
     court-martial action. The provision prevents reserve officers 
     from separating from the service to avoid prosecution. 
     Service secretaries currently have a similar authority for 
     retaining active component officers.

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       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     511).
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Authority to order reserve component members to active duty 
         to complete a medical evaluation (sec. 512)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 715) that would 
     amend section 12301 of title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide the Secretary of Defense with the authority to 
     authorize the service secretary concerned to order a member 
     of a Reserve component to active duty, with his consent, to 
     complete a required health surveillance study or medical 
     evaluation in conjunction with a Department of Defense 
     program of data collection, analysis, and information 
     dissemination. The provision would also authorize the 
     Secretary of Defense to retain a reserve component member on 
     active duty to receive medical treatment for an illness or 
     disease associated with the study or evaluation.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 512) that 
     would authorize the secretaries of the military departments, 
     with the concurrence of the Secretary of Defense, to order a 
     reserve member to active duty to receive medical care, to be 
     medically evaluated for disability or other purpose, or to 
     complete a required Department of Defense health care study. 
     The section would require the member to consent to the 
     recall.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Exclusion of reserve officers on educational delay from 
         eligibility for consideration for promotion (sec. 513)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 518) that would 
     prohibit promotion eligibility for reserve officers in an 
     educational delay status.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     513).
       The House recedes.
     Extension of period for retention of reserve component majors 
         and lieutenant commanders who twice fail of selection for 
         promotion (sec. 514)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 514) that would 
     extend the period of service of reserve component majors and 
     lieutenant commanders following a second failure to be 
     selected for promotion. The recommended provision would 
     provide a reserve component major or lieutenant commander 
     with twenty years of service, or less than six months to 
     reach twenty years of service, a six month period to 
     transition out of the service.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     514).
       The House recedes.
     Computation of years of service exclusion (sec. 515)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 519) that would 
     not include the years spent in a college student 
     commissioning service status in the computation of years of 
     service for a reserve officer. The provision would permit 
     reserve officers to serve several more years before facing 
     mandatory separation based on years of service.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     515).
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Retention of reserve component chaplains until age 67 (sec. 
         516)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 516) that would 
     permit the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air 
     Force to retain reserve component chaplains until age 67.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     516).
       The House recedes.
     Expansion and codification of authority for space required 
         travel on military aircraft for reserves performing 
         inactive-duty training outside the continental United 
         States (sec. 517)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 644) that would 
     expand and codify section 8023 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1998 to authorize space 
     required travel for certain reservists performing inactive-
     duty training outside the continental United States.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     517).
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

                    Subtitle C--Military Technicians

     Revision to military technician (dual status) law (sec. 521)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 521) that 
     would clarify section 10216 of title 10, United States Code, 
     pertaining to military technicians (dual status), and extend 
     the time from six months to up to 12 months that a person may 
     remain employed as a technician in the Army and Air Force 
     Reserve following loss of status as a military technician 
     (dual status).
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Civil service retirement of technicians (sec. 522)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 522) that 
     would require the retirement of retirement-eligible Army or 
     Air Force Reserve military technicians (dual status) upon 
     loss of dual status. The section would also establish 
     procedures for the continued employment of certain non-
     retirement eligible technicians in the Army or Air Force 
     Reserve who had been hired on or before February 10, 1996, as 
     well as for the re-employment and separation of non dual-
     status technicians hired subsequently.
       The section would also make a non-dual status technician in 
     the Army or Air Force Reserve ineligible for a voluntary 
     personnel action involving a military technician (dual 
     status) position. The section would define ``voluntary 
     personnel action'' as one involving the hiring, entry, 
     appointment, reassignment, or transfer into a military 
     technician (dual status) position other than the one occupied 
     by the non-dual status technician; or promotion in grade in a 
     current position, if the non-dual status technician occupies 
     a position which the Secretary of the Army or Air Force, as 
     appropriate, has designated as requiring a military 
     technician (dual status). The section would take effect one 
     year after the date of enactment of this bill.
       The section would create new early retirement criteria for 
     any technician hired after February 10, 1996 who becomes a 
     non-dual status technician. The new criteria would make a 
     military technician (dual status) eligible for immediate 
     retirement after completing 25 years of service, or after 
     becoming 50 years of age and completing 20 years of service. 
     Such revised retirement criteria would help to ensure the 
     sustainment of the youthful, vigorous technician force that 
     will be required in the 21st Century.
       The section would also permit Army and Air Force Reserve 
     technicians who qualify for the Civil Service Retirement 
     System (CSRS) to be provided a disability retirement--
     something for which, heretofore, only National Guard 
     technicians under CSRS were qualified.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would eliminate 
     the limit on the number of mandatory retirements that could 
     be considered in a year.
     Revision to non-dual status technicians statute (sec. 523)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 523) that 
     recognize that the National Guard, as well as the Army and 
     Air Force Reserves, require a limited number of non-dual 
     status technicians to operate effectively and would limit the 
     total number of non-dual status technicians in the National 
     Guard to no more than 1,950 on and after October 1, 2001, and 
     the total in the Army and Air Force Reserves to no more than 
     175, on or after October 1, 2007. If at any time after the 
     effective dates the numerical limits are exceeded, the 
     section would require that the Secretary of Defense take 
     action to require the appropriate secretaries of the military 
     services to immediately reduce the excess.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Revision to authorities relating to National Guard 
         technicians (sec. 524)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 524) that 
     would amend section 709 of title 32, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the 
     Air Force to employ non-dual status technicians in the 
     National Guard.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Effective date (sec. 525)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 525) that 
     would delay the non-dual status technician employment 
     authority provided to the Department in sections 523 and 524 
     in the House amendment until 180 days after the Secretary of 
     Defense submits the plan for eliminating all non-dual status 
     technicians required by the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1998 or provides an alternative plan for 
     non-dual status technicians.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Secretary of Defense review of Army technician costing 
         process (sec. 526)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 526) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to review, and if 
     necessary direct revisions to, the procedures and processes 
     employed by the Army to develop budget estimates of the 
     required annual authorizations and appropriations for 
     civilian personnel, and especially Army National Guard and 
     Army Reserve military technicians (dual status).
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Fiscal year 2000 limitation on number of non-dual status 
         technicians (sec. 527)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 527) that 
     would establish numerical limits on the number of non-dual 
     status technicians who may be employed in the Department of 
     Defense as of September 30, 2000.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.

                     Subtitle D--Service Academies

     Strength limitations at the service academies (sec. 531)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 531) that would 
     provide the secretary of a military department the authority 
     to waive the 4,000 cadet strength limitation by five percent 
     after the secretary notifies the Committees on Armed Services 
     of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 532) that 
     would require the Secretary of the Army to bring the academy

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     into compliance with the law by the day prior to the 
     graduation date of the first, or senior class, in June 2002. 
     The section would also provide authority for the Secretary of 
     the Army in school year 1999, 2000, and 2001 to vary the 
     cadet end strengths from the statutory limit. The section 
     would also repeal section 511, of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1992 (Public Law 102-190), 
     add the strength limitations of that section to title 10, 
     United States Code, and require that compliance with the 
     cadet and midshipmen strength limitations will be measured 
     annually as of the day before graduation for each of the 
     service academies.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
     that compliance with the cadet and midshipmen strength 
     limitations will be measured annually as of the day before 
     graduation for each of the service academies, would provide 
     the secretary of a military department authority to waive the 
     cadet and midshipmen strength limitations by one percent, and 
     would provide the Secretary of the Army authority to waive 
     the cadet strength limitation at the United States Military 
     Academy by five percent in the 1999-2000 school year and by 
     two and one-half percent in the 2000-2001 school year.
     Superintendents of the service academies (sec. 532)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 502) that would 
     exclude an officer serving in the position of Superintendent 
     of the United States Military Academy, Superintendent of the 
     United States Naval Academy, or Superintendent of the United 
     States Air Force Academy in the grade of lieutenant general, 
     or vice admiral in the case of the Navy, from counting 
     against the limit on three- and four-star general or flag 
     officers. The recommended provision would require that, upon 
     termination of a detail as Superintendent, the officer must 
     retire. The recommended provision would become effective with 
     the appointment of the next Superintendent at each academy.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 534) that 
     would exempt officers while serving as the superintendents of 
     the service academies, when serving in the grades of 
     lieutenant general or vice admiral, from counting against the 
     limits imposed by section 525(b) of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would exclude an 
     officer serving in the position of Superintendent of the 
     United States Military Academy, Superintendent of the United 
     States Naval Academy, or Superintendent of the United States 
     Air Force Academy in the grade of lieutenant general, or vice 
     admiral in the case of the Navy, from counting against the 
     limit on three- and four-star general or flag officers 
     effective upon enactment of this Act. The amendment would 
     also specify that the requirement for an officer to retire 
     upon termination of a detail as Superintendent would become 
     effective with the appointment of the next Superintendent at 
     each academy.
     Dean of academic board, United States Military Academy and 
         dean of the faculty, United States Air Force Academy 
         (sec. 533)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 533) that 
     would authorize the Dean of the Academic Board, United States 
     Military Academy, and Dean of the Faculty, United States Air 
     Force Academy to hold the rank of brigadier general. The 
     section would also require that these two general officers be 
     counted against and not increase the statutory limits on the 
     total number of general officers.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Waiver of reimbursement of expenses for instruction at 
         service academies of persons from foreign countries (sec. 
         534)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 532) that would 
     repeal the current limits on the number of foreign students 
     at service academies for which the Secretary of Defense may 
     waive reimbursement for tuition costs.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 531) that 
     would increase the Secretary's authority by allowing the full 
     cost waivers for up to 20 students at a time at each academy, 
     and by permitting the waiver of up to 50 percent of the cost 
     of attendance for all other international students.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would repeal 
     section 301 of the 1999 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
     Act (Public Law 106-31) that provided the Secretary of 
     Defense with temporary authority to waive tuition costs for 
     international students.
     Expansion of foreign exchange programs of the service 
         academies (sec. 535)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 533) that would 
     expand the foreign exchange student program in the service 
     academies by increasing the number of cadets or midshipmen 
     who may participate in exchange programs from 10 to 24 and 
     increase the authorized expenditures to support such 
     exchanges from $50,000 to $120,000.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.

                   Subtitle E--Education and Training

     Establishment of a Department of Defense international 
         student program at the senior military colleges (sec. 
         541)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 541) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to establish a program 
     to facilitate the enrollment and instruction of international 
     students at the Senior Military Colleges (SMC). The Secretary 
     of Defense would be authorized to underwrite, in whole or in 
     part, the cost of the international students' attendance at 
     the SMCs.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Authority for Army War College to award degree of master of 
         strategic studies (sec. 542)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 535) that would 
     authorize the Commandant of the United States Army War 
     College to confer the degree of Masters of Strategic Studies 
     upon graduates of the War College who fulfill the 
     requirements of the degree.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     542).
       The House recedes.
     Authority for Air University to award graduate-level degrees 
         (sec. 543)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 537) that would 
     authorize the Commander of the Air Force Air University to 
     confer graduate-level degrees upon graduates of the Air 
     University who fulfill the requirements of a degree. The 
     recommended provision would permit award of the degrees of 
     Master of Strategic Studies for the Air War College, Master 
     of Military Operational Art and Science for the Air Command 
     and Staff College, and Master of Airpower Art and Science for 
     the School of Advanced Airpower Studies.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     543).
       The Senate recedes.
     Reserve credit for participation in health professions 
         scholarship and financial assistance program (sec. 544)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 517) that would 
     specify that the award of service credit for reservists who 
     participate in a health professions scholarship and financial 
     assistance program applies only to those who complete a 
     satisfactory year of service in the Selected Reserve and 
     would revise the existing statutes to ensure that reserve 
     service credit for reservists who participate in a health 
     professions scholarship and financial assistance program is 
     not awarded for pay and longevity purposes.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     544).
       The House recedes.
     Permanent authority for ROTC scholarships for graduate 
         students (sec. 545)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 534) that would 
     make permanent a temporary authority that permits graduate 
     students to be awarded Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) 
     scholarships and would limit the number of graduate student 
     ROTC scholarships awarded to 15 percent of the total number 
     of scholarships.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     545).
       The House recedes.
     Increase in monthly subsistence allowance for Senior ROTC 
         cadets selected for advanced training (sec. 546)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 546) that 
     would increase the monthly subsistence allowance of senior 
     Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from $150 per month to 
     $200 per month.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Contingent funding increase for Junior ROTC program (sec. 
         547)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 547) that 
     would require that any funds appropriated annually for the 
     National Guard Youth Challenge Program in excess of $62.5 
     million would be provided to the Junior Reserve Officer 
     Training Corps (ROTC) program.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Change from annual to biennial reporting under the reserve 
         component Montgomery GI Bill (sec. 548)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 574) that would 
     change the frequency for the Secretary of Defense to report 
     to the Congress concerning the operation of the Selected 
     Reserve educational assistance program under the Montgomery 
     G.I. Bill from annually to every two years, covering the 
     period of time since the last report and would permit the 
     Secretary of Defense to submit a report more frequently if he 
     deems such an activity to be appropriate.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 548) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of Defense to submit a report 
     on the reserve component Montgomery GI Bill on a biennial 
     basis in lieu of the current requirement to submit the report 
     on an annual basis.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would merge the 
     two provisions into a single provision retaining the 
     authorities of both.
     Recodification and consolidation of statutes denying Federal 
         grants and contracts by certain departments and agencies 
         to institutions of higher education that prohibit senior 
         ROTC units or military recruiting on campus (sec. 549)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 549) that 
     would consolidate and recodify three provisions of law 
     related to colleges and universities that prohibit senior 
     Reserve Officers Training Corps units or military recruiting 
     on campus.

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       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Accrual funding for Coast Guard Montgomery GI Bill 
         liabilities (sec. 550)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1079) that 
     would permit the Secretary of Transportation to deposit funds 
     in the Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund to 
     finance the Coast Guard College Fund program.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

                Subtitle F--Reserve Component Management

     Financial assistance program for pursuit of degrees by 
         officer candidates in Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class 
         program (sec. 551)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 539) that would 
     authorize the Secretary of the Navy to provide financial 
     assistance to an eligible enlisted member of the Marine Corps 
     Reserve for expenses incurred in pursuit of a baccalaureate 
     degree and a commission in the Marine Corps.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     518).
       The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
     the Secretary of the Navy to, under certain conditions, waive 
     the enlisted service obligation.
     Options to improve recruiting for the Army Reserve (sec. 552)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 519) that 
     would direct the Secretary of the Army to conduct a review of 
     the Army's system of recruiting for the Army Reserve to 
     include examining, as a possible course of corrective action, 
     whether the responsibility for Army Reserve recruiting should 
     be placed under the control of the Army Reserve Command.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Joint duty assignments for reserve component general and flag 
         officers (sec. 553)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 511) that would 
     permit up to 25 reserve component general and flag officers 
     to serve on active duty for periods of 180 days or longer 
     without counting against the active duty general and flag 
     officer limits.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would create a 
     ``Chairman's 10'' category for reserve component general and 
     flag officers. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
     would designate up to 10 one-star and two-star positions to 
     be filled for tours of duty in excess of 180 days only by 
     reserve component general and flag officers. The designated 
     positions would be considered joint duty assignments for the 
     purposes of chapter 38 of title 10, United States Code. 
     Reserve component officers filling these designated positions 
     would not count against the number of general and flag 
     officers on active duty or the limits on the distribution of 
     officers within the general and flag officer grades. The 10 
     reserve component officers filling the designated positions 
     would be in addition to those reserve component general and 
     flag officers on active duty tours in excess of 180 days who 
     are counted against the number of general and flag officers 
     on active duty and are included in the distribution of 
     officers within the general and flag officer grades.
     Grade of chiefs of reserve components and the additional 
         general officers at the National Guard Bureau (sec. 554)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 522) that would 
     establish the grade of the chiefs of the reserve components 
     and the directors of the Army and Air National Guard as 
     three-star positions. The provision would exempt these 
     officers from counting against the limit on the number of 
     general and flag officers on active duty, but would not 
     exempt the positions from the limits on the number of three- 
     and four-star general and flag officers.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
     the chiefs of the reserve components and the directors of the 
     Army and Air National Guard to serve at one grade higher than 
     currently authorized if certain conditions were met. Officers 
     serving as the chief of a reserve components or director of 
     the Army or Air National Guard would be authorized, subject 
     to the advice and consent of the Senate, to serve one grade 
     higher than currently authorized if they were recommended by 
     the secretary of the military department and were adjudged by 
     the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as a result of a 
     criteria and process established by the Chairman, to possess 
     significant joint duty experience. Officers in these 
     positions serving at a higher grade would count against the 
     number of general and flag officers on active duty and 
     against the limit on three- and four-staff general and flag 
     officers. The amendment would, for a three-year transition 
     period, permit the Secretary of Defense to waive the joint 
     duty experience criteria established by the Chairman of the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff
       While the ultimate decision regarding qualifying criteria 
     should be left with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the 
     conferees believe that officers serving at a higher grade 
     should not be limited exclusively to those who have served a 
     joint general and flag officer tour. The conferees believe 
     that reserve officers could gain joint experience in a 
     variety of different ways, for example, as a result of 
     repetitive tours of less than 180 days, as an individual 
     mobilization augmentee, as an advisor to the Chairman of the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff, or some other experience. The 
     conferees urge the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to 
     take account of this consideration when formulating the 
     selection criteria.
     Duties of Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves 
         (sec. 555)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 512) that would 
     expand the functions and duties authorized to be performed by 
     Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) personnel. The 
     recommended provision would also require the Secretary of 
     Defense to review how AGR personnel will be used given the 
     expanded functions and duties, and would require the 
     Secretary of Defense to report to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on 
     whether AGRs should be accounted for within the active 
     component end strength and funded within the 
     appropriations for active component military personnel.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Repeal of limitation on number of Reserves on full-time 
         active duty in support of preparedness for responses to 
         emergencies involving weapons of mass destruction (sec. 
         556)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 513) that would 
     repeal the limitation on the number of reserves on full-time 
     active duty who can provide support in response to an 
     emergency involving weapons of mass destruction.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Establishment of Office of the Coast Guard Reserve (sec. 557)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 521) that would 
     establish in the Coast Guard an Office of Reserve Affairs 
     headed by an officer in a grade above captain.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would permit any 
     Coast Guard officer in the grade of Captain with more than 10 
     years of service and who is recommended by the Secretary of 
     Transportation to be nominated to be the Director of the 
     Coast Guard Reserve.
     Report on use of National Guard facilities and infrastructure 
         for support of provision of services to veterans (sec. 
         558)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1033) that 
     would require the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to 
     submit a report to the Secretary of Defense assessing the 
     feasibility and desirability of using the facilities and 
     electronic infrastructure of the National Guard to support 
     providing services to veterans. The Secretary of Defense 
     would be required to submit the report, not later than April 
     1, 2000, to the Congress along with any comments the 
     Secretary considers important.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

           Subtitle G--Decorations, Awards, and Commendations

     Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations 
         to certain persons (sec. 561)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 551) that would 
     waive the statutory time limitations for the award of 
     military decorations to certain individuals who have been 
     recommended by the service concerned for these awards.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     551).
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would merge the 
     two provisions so as to include all award recommendations 
     that have received a favorable recommendation from the 
     service secretary concerned.
     Authority for award of Medal of Honor to Alfred Rascon for 
         valor during the Vietnam conflict (sec. 562)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 552) that would 
     waive the statutory time limits and authorize the President 
     to award the Medal of Honor to Alfred Rascon, of Laurel, 
     Maryland for valor during the Vietnam conflict.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     553).
       The conference agreement includes this provision.
     Elimination of current backlog of requests for replacement of 
         military decorations (sec. 563)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 553) that would 
     require the Secretary of Defense to make available such funds 
     and resources as are necessary to eliminate the backlog of 
     requests for the issuance of military decorations for former 
     members of the armed forces.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
       The conferees are aware that the services have entered into 
     contracts with the National Personnel Records Center, where 
     the military records are archived, to conduct the necessary 
     research and determine the eligibility for the requested 
     awards. The conferees expect the secretaries of the military

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     departments to review the contracts to ensure the 
     specifications are sufficient to eliminate the backlog of 
     requests and to ensure that the work performed under these 
     contracts meets the requirements of the contract.
     Retroactive award of Navy Combat Action Ribbon (sec. 564)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 554) that would 
     authorize the Secretary of the Navy to award the Navy Combat 
     Action Ribbon to a member of the Navy or Marine Corps for 
     participation in ground or surface combat during any period 
     after December 6, 1941 and before March 1, 1961, if the 
     Secretary determines that the member has not been previously 
     recognized for such participation.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Sense of Congress concerning Presidential unit citation for 
         crew of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (sec. 565)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 552) that 
     would express the sense of Congress that the President should 
     award a Presidential Unit Citation to the crew of the USS 
     Indianapolis.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.

               Subtitle H-Matters Relating to Recruiting

     Access to secondary school students for military recruiting 
         purposes (sec. 571)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 567) that 
     would request each local educational entity with 
     responsibility for secondary school education to provide 
     military recruiters the same access to students as is 
     provided to other prospective employers.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Increased authority to extend delayed entry period for 
         enlistments of persons with no prior military service 
         (sec. 572)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 572) that would 
     increase the period in which a potential recruit may be 
     extended in the delayed entry program from 180 days to 365 
     days.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Army College First pilot program (sec. 573)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 573) that would 
     require the Secretary of the Army to establish a pilot 
     program, during the period beginning on October 1, 1999 and 
     ending on September 30, 2004, to assess whether the Army 
     could increase the number and quality of persons recruited 
     for the Army by encouraging recruits to pursue or continue 
     higher education, vocational or technical training before 
     entering active duty. The pilot program authority could 
     consist of two unique alternatives. In one, recruits could be 
     placed in the delayed entry program for a maximum of two 
     years and receive a $150 stipend each month while completing 
     their higher education, vocational or technical training 
     prior to entering active duty. In another, recruits would 
     enlist in the selected reserve, complete initial entry 
     training and be assigned to a Selected Reserve unit while 
     participating in a two year program of higher education, 
     vocational or technical training. Upon completion of their 
     schooling, the member would be discharged from the Selected 
     Reserve and enlist in the active component. The provision 
     would require the Secretary of the Army to assess the 
     effectiveness of the pilot program and report that assessment 
     to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives, by no later than February 1, 2004.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Use of recruiting materials for public relations purposes 
         (sec. 574)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 578) that would 
     authorize the Department of Defense to use advertising 
     materials developed for recruiting and retention of personnel 
     to be used for public relations purposes.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

            Subtitle I--Matters Relating to Missing Persons

     Nondisclosure of debriefing information on missing persons 
         previously returned to United States control (sec. 575)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 577) that would 
     prohibit disclosure of the record of any debriefings 
     conducted by an official of the United States authorized to 
     conduct such a debriefing of a missing person returned to the 
     U.S. control.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would clarify that 
     this provision does not limit release of information in 
     accordance with procedures described in section 1506(d)(2) 
     and (3) of title 10, United States Code.
     Recovery and identification of remains of certain World War 
         II servicemen lost in Pacific Theater of Operations (sec. 
         576)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1083) that 
     would urge the Secretary of the Army to make every reasonable 
     effort, as a matter of high priority, to search for, recover, 
     and identify the remains of World War II servicemen lost in 
     the Pacific theater and to report to the Congress, not later 
     than September 30, 2000, on the efforts to recover these 
     remains.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     Secretary of Defense to make every reasonable effort to 
     search for, recover, and identify the remains of World War II 
     servicemen lost in the Pacific theater and to report to the 
     Congress, by no later than September 30, 2000, on the efforts 
     to recover these remains. The report would include the report 
     on the backlog of cases by conflict and the joint manning 
     plan required by section 566 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999.

                       Subtitle J--Other Matters

     Authority for special courts-martial to impose sentences to 
         confinement and forfeitures of pay of up to one year 
         (sec. 577)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 561) that would 
     amend section 819 of title 10, United States Code, Article 19 
     of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, to increase the 
     sentencing jurisdiction of those special courts-martial which 
     are authorized to adjudge a bad-conduct discharge to include 
     confinement for one year and forfeiture of two-thirds pay for 
     one year.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a technical amendment.
     Funeral honors details for funerals of veterans (sec. 578)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 571) that would 
     establish the minimum composition of a funeral honors detail 
     to provide honors at the funeral of a veteran. The provision 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to provide, at a 
     minimum, two uniformed military personnel and the capability 
     to provide a high quality recording of taps. At least one 
     member of the funeral honors detail must represent the 
     service of the deceased veteran. The Secretary of Defense 
     would be able to use either active or reserve component or a 
     mix of active and reserve component personnel to provide the 
     funeral honors. The ceremony would, at a minimum, include 
     folding and presentation of the United States flag and the 
     playing of taps. The provision would authorize reserve 
     component personnel who participate in an honor guard detail 
     to receive retirement point credit, would authorize medical 
     treatment for any illness or injury a reservist might incur 
     during the period in which they are participating in an honor 
     detail and would authorize a $50 stipend for the performance 
     as part of a funeral honors detail. The provision would also 
     make deceased members or former members of the Selected 
     Reserve eligible for funeral honors. The provision would 
     permit the Secretary of Defense to accept the voluntary 
     services of veterans support organizations to assist in 
     performing funeral honors. The provision would encourage the 
     veterans support organizations at the national and local 
     level to cooperate with the Department of Defense to the 
     maximum extent possible to provide those veterans whose 
     families request military honors the recognition they 
     deserve.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 565) that 
     would require the secretaries of the military departments to 
     provide, upon request, honor guard details for the funerals 
     of veterans. The section would specify that the honor guard 
     details be comprised of not less than two persons with the 
     capability to play a recording of taps. At least one member 
     of the honor guard detail would be a member of the same 
     service as the deceased veteran. The Secretary of Defense 
     would be required to establish procedures for coordinating 
     and responding to requests for honor guard details, 
     establishing standards and protocol, and providing training 
     and quality control. The Secretary would also be authorized 
     to provide financial support, material, equipment, and 
     training to support nongovernmental organizations, as 
     necessary to support honor guard activities. The provision 
     would also provide incentives to facilitate the participation 
     of reservists by providing retirement credit, reimbursement 
     for transportation costs, and a $50 stipend to reservists who 
     volunteer to provide funeral honors.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Purpose and funding limitations for National Guard Challenge 
         Program (sec. 579)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1051) that 
     would repeal the provision of law that limits federal 
     expenditures under the National Guard Challenge Program to 
     $50.0 million in any fiscal year
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 566) that 
     would clarify minimum curriculum of the National Guard 
     Challenge Program, expand the range of supervised work 
     experience that Challenge students might experience, in 
     addition to the community service work experience currently 
     provided, and increase the limit on the annual amount of 
     federal funds that can be spent on the program from $50.0 
     million to $62.5 million.
       The Senate recedes.
     Department of Defense STARBASE Program (sec. 580)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1057) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a science, 
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     technology education improvement program known as the DOD 
     STARBASE Program. The provision would require the Secretary 
     to establish a minimum of 25 academies under the program, 
     with minimum annual funding of $200,000 per academy. The 
     provision would authorize the Secretary to provide 
     administrative and logistical support for activities under 
     the program and to accept financial and other support from 
     other federal agencies, state and local governments, and not-
     for-profit and other organizations in the private sector.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would eliminate 
     the mandated funding levels and make other clarifying 
     changes.
       STARBASE targets at-risk youth and combats some of the most 
     challenging problems facing America's youth today: negative 
     feelings towards science and math; lack of personal 
     direction; and substance abuse. It was initiated as a pilot 
     program at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan in 
     1990. The Department of Defense has funded this program since 
     1993.
       The conferees note that the Department of Defense and 
     the military services have developed and are implementing 
     effective policies to specify and govern the use of 
     personnel, military facilities and other Department of 
     Defense support to the STARBASE program. The conferees 
     believe the provision of such support enhances the 
     effectiveness of STARBASE. As a result of the availability 
     of such resources, STARBASE is able to provide varied and 
     exciting platforms for its curriculum. Students gain new 
     perceptions of math and science, techniques for the 
     development of positive self-esteem and answers to 
     questions on how to avoid substance abuse. Such support 
     also offers positive exposure to the military for STARBASE 
     children, older siblings, parents and teachers. As a 
     result, the conferees believe that such policies for 
     providing personnel, military facilities, and other 
     support to STARBASE should continue to be used. So long as 
     this support continues, the conferees do not believe it is 
     necessary to mandate, in statute, the authority for 
     military departments to provide support to STARBASE.
       The STARBASE program has been highly successful because of 
     the insistence on maintaining a fully funded quality program. 
     The conferees encourage the Secretary of Defense to establish 
     criteria for each STARBASE program that will maintain that 
     quality and to support the establishment and operation only 
     of those STARBASE programs that are funded at a level 
     sufficient to ensure program success.
     Survey of members leaving military service on attitudes 
         toward military service (sec. 581)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 583) that would 
     require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a one-time survey 
     of military personnel leaving the services between January 1, 
     2000 and June 30, 2000, to determine military members' 
     attitudes on a variety of subjects that may be affecting 
     retention.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     568).
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would clarify the 
     minimum requirements specified to be included in the survey.
     Service review agencies covered by professional staffing 
         requirement (sec. 582)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 563) that 
     would clarify that the requirement for legal and medical 
     professional staff specified in section 1555 of title 10, 
     United States Code, apply to the Navy Council of Personnel 
     Boards and the Board for Correction of Naval Records as if 
     the staff of those organizations were combined.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Participation of members in management of organizations 
         abroad that promote international understanding (sec. 
         583)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 575) that would 
     amend section 1033(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, to 
     add to the classes of non-federal entities therein certain 
     overseas entities that promote understanding between U.S. 
     military personnel stationed abroad and the people of the 
     host nation.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Support for expanded child care services and youth program 
         services for dependents (sec. 584)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 580) that would 
     authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide financial 
     assistance to eligible civilian providers of child care 
     services or youth program services for members of the armed 
     forces and other eligible federal employees, and would permit 
     children who are not otherwise eligible for these services to 
     participate on a space available basis.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would limit 
     financial assistance provided to eligible civilian providers 
     to appropriated funds, would ensure that use of civilian 
     providers does not supplant or replace child care and youth 
     program services of a military installation, and would 
     clarify the requirements for determining the eligibility of 
     civilian providers.
     Report and regulations on Department of Defense policies on 
         protecting the confidentiality of communications with 
         professionals providing therapeutic or related services 
         regarding sexual or domestic abuse (sec. 585)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1026) that 
     would require the Comptroller General to study the policies, 
     procedures, and practices of the military departments for 
     protecting the confidentiality of communications between 
     military dependents, who have engaged in or who are victims 
     of sexual harassment, sexual abuse, or intra-family abuse, 
     and the professionals with whom the dependent seeks 
     professional services concerning these matters. The provision 
     would also require the Secretary of Defense to prescribe 
     regulations, policies, and procedures the Secretary considers 
     necessary to protect these communications, consistent with 
     the findings of the Comptroller General; relevant 
     professional organization standards; federal and state law; 
     the best interest of the victims of sexual harassment, sexual 
     assault, or intra-family abuse; military necessity; and other 
     factors, that the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Attorney General, consider appropriate. The Comptroller 
     General would be required to submit a report on his findings 
     to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives, as well as the Secretary of 
     Defense. The Secretary of Defense would be required to 
     report, not later than January 21, 2000, to the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     with regard to the policies recommended.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 570) that 
     would require the Comptroller General to conduct a study of 
     the policies regarding confidentiality between military 
     dependents and their psychotherapists. The Secretary of 
     Defense would be required to prescribe regulations to protect 
     confidentiality 90 days after receiving the Comptroller 
     General's report.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Members under burdensome personnel tempo (sec. 586)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 692) that would 
     establish procedures to manage the deployment of service 
     members. Specifically, the provision would require that the 
     first general or flag officer in the chain of command approve 
     the deployment of a member who would be deployed more than 
     180 days of the past 365 days. The provision would also 
     require that deployments of members who would be deployed 
     more than 200 days of the past 365 days be approved by a 
     four-star general or flag officer. The provision would 
     require that service members deployed in excess of 220 days 
     of the past 365 days be paid $100 per day for each day over 
     220 days. The provision would authorize the Secretary of 
     Defense to suspend applicability of this provision when the 
     Secretary determines that such a waiver is in the national 
     security interests of the United States.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would change the 
     points at which senior officer approval is required. The 
     amendment would require the first general or flag officer in 
     the chain of command to approve any deployment in excess of 
     182 days. Approval of a general or flag officer in the grade 
     of general or admiral would be required for any deployment 
     that would be in excess of 220 days. Service members deployed 
     in excess of 250 days would be paid $100 per day for each day 
     over 250 days. The amendment would define the term deployment 
     until 90 days after the Secretary of Defense develops a 
     common method to measure operations tempo and personnel tempo 
     as required by another provision in this conference report 
     and reports the definition to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. At 
     that time, the definition of perstempo will obtain. The 
     amendment would authorize the service chief to suspend 
     applicability of the provision when the service chief 
     determines that it is in the national security interests of 
     the United States. The senior officer approval requirements 
     would be effective October 1, 2000. The amendment would make 
     the payment of the $100 per diem effective October 1, 2001.
       The conferees are determined to ensure that the services 
     have the means to track the perstempo of individual service 
     members and consider the effects of perstempo when assigning 
     service members to deployments and other temporary duties 
     away from the service member's home station. The conferees 
     understand that each service is unique and manages 
     deployment of units differently. While the point at which 
     general and flag officer approval is required and at which 
     the additional per diem would be paid is universal, the 
     conferees will entertain a recommendation by the Secretary 
     of Defense to adjust these points to accommodate 
     deployment cycles or other operational considerations.
       The conferees consider it vital that the services 
     expeditiously develop the new record keeping systems that 
     will allow detailed analysis of operations and personnel 
     tempo on an individual basis. The conferees consider this 
     objective a high priority matter that will receive continuing 
     close oversight.

                     Subtitle K--Domestic Violence

     Responses to domestic violence in the armed forces (sec. 591-
         594)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 581) that would 
     require the Secretary of Defense to establish a military-
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     force on domestic violence. The task force would serve for 
     three years. Within six months of appointment, the task force 
     would recommend actions to the Department of Defense: a 
     standard format for agreements with civilian law enforcement 
     authorities relating to acts of domestic violence involving 
     members of the armed forces; a requirement that commanding 
     officers provide to persons protected by a ``no contact 
     order'' a written copy of that order within 24 hours; 
     standard guidance to commanders on factors to consider when 
     determining appropriate action on substantiated allegations 
     of domestic violence; and a standard training program for all 
     commanding officers on the handling of domestic violence 
     cases. The task force would submit additional periodic 
     reports to the Secretary of Defense containing analyses and 
     recommendations for responding, or improving responses, to 
     cases of domestic violence. The provision would also require 
     the Secretary to establish a central database and report 
     annually to Congress on each reported case of domestic 
     violence, the number and action taken on substantiated 
     allegations, and the number and description of allegations 
     where the evidence is insufficient to support disciplinary 
     action.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would clarify the 
     membership on the task force, would establish an incentive 
     program for improving responses to domestic violence 
     involving members of the armed forces and military family 
     members, modify the termination date to be three years after 
     enactment of this Act and make other clarifying changes 
     separating the provision into four separate provisions.


                   legislative provisions not adopted

     Expansion of list of diseases presumed to be service-
         connected for radiation-exposed veterans
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1062) that 
     would expand the list of diseases presumed to be service-
     connected for radiation-exposed veterans by adding lung 
     cancer, colon cancer and tumors of the brain and central 
     nervous system.
       The House bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Improvement in system for assigning personnel to warfighting 
         units
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 569) that 
     would require the secretaries of the military departments to 
     review the military personnel assignment system under their 
     jurisdiction and identify those policies which prevent 
     warfighting units from being fully manned.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Minimum educational requirements for faculty of the Community 
         College of the Air Force
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 536) that would 
     permit the Commander of the Air Force Air Education and 
     Training Command to establish minimum requirements relating 
     to education for Community College of the Air Force 
     professors and instructors.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
       The conferees did not include this provision in the 
     conference report solely because it was determined to be 
     unnecessary. The conferees intend that the Air Force take 
     those personnel actions, within current law and policy, 
     necessary to ensure that the Community College of the Air 
     Force remains an accredited degree granting institution. The 
     conferees note that the Office of Personnel Management, in a 
     letter dated July 13, 1998, has stated that the Air Force has 
     the authority under title 10, United States Code, to impose 
     minimum educational requirements in order to acquire and 
     retain accreditation of the Community College of the Air 
     Force. The Office of Personnel Management letter indicates 
     that the authority to implement a minimum education 
     requirement policy for instructors in the Community College 
     of the Air Force can be implemented immediately and, further, 
     that the Office of Personnel Management will include this 
     authority in the next revision to the Qualifications 
     Standards Operating Manual. The conferees expect the Air 
     Force to establish the appropriate minimum education 
     requirements for instructors in the Community College of the 
     Air Force.
     Posthumous advancement of Rear Admiral (Retired) Husband E. 
         Kimmel and Major General (Retired) Walter C. Short on 
         retired lists
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 582) that would 
     request the President to advance the late Rear Admiral 
     (retired) Husband E. Kimmel to the grade of admiral on the 
     retired list of the Navy and to advance the late Major 
     General (retired) Walter C. Short to the grade of lieutenant 
     general on the retired list of the Army. Any advancement 
     shall not increase or otherwise modify the compensation or 
     benefits to any person, now or in the future, based on the 
     military service of the officer advanced. The provision would 
     express the Sense of the Congress that Rear Admiral Kimmel 
     and Major General Short performed their duties in Hawaii 
     competently and professionally and, therefore, the losses 
     incurred by the United States in the attack on Pearl Harbor, 
     Hickham Army Air Field and Schofield Barracks, Hawaii on 
     December 7, 1941 were not a result of dereliction of duty.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Reduced minimum blood and breath alcohol levels for offense 
         of drunken operation of or control of a vehicle, 
         aircraft, or vessel
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 562) that would 
     amend section 911(2) of title 10, United States Code, article 
     111(2) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, to reduce, 
     from 0.10 grams to 0.08 grams, the blood and breath alcohol 
     levels for the offense of drunken operation of a vehicle, 
     aircraft, or vessel.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
       The conferees note that a recent General Accounting Office 
     study (GAO/ RCED-99-179) could not conclude that merely 
     lowering the statutory blood alcohol level resulted in 
     lowering the number and severity of alcohol-related traffic 
     accidents. However, the report did find strong indications 
     that a comprehensive approach, including license revocation 
     and lowered blood alcohol statutes, public education 
     campaigns, and increased enforcement would have that effect. 
     The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a 
     report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives before April 1, 2000, on the 
     Department's efforts to reduce alcohol-related disciplinary 
     infractions, traffic accidents, and other such incidents. The 
     report should include the Secretary's recommendations for any 
     appropriate legislative changes.
     Use of humanitarian and civic assistance funding for pay and 
         allowances of special operations command reserves 
         furnishing demining training and related assistance as 
         humanitarian assistance
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 312) that would 
     authorize pay and allowances from within funds for the 
     overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic assistance 
     account, for reserve members of the Special Operations 
     Command who perform humanitarian demining activities.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.

          Title VI--Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits


                     legislative provisions adopted

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

     Fiscal year 2000 increase in military basic pay and reform of 
         basic pay rates (sec. 601)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 601) that would 
     waive section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, and 
     increase the rates of basic pay for members of the uniformed 
     services by 4.8 percent. This increase would be effective 
     January 1, 2000. In addition, the recommended provision 
     would, effective July 1, 2000, restructure the pay tables for 
     the uniformed services.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 601) that 
     would provide a 4.8 percent military pay raise effective 
     January 1, 2000 and would restructure the pay tables to 
     reduce pay compression between grades, eliminate 
     inconsistencies in the pay table, and increase incentives for 
     promotion, effective July 1, 2000. This provision would also 
     adjust the cap on military pay levels to level III of the 
     Executive Schedule to bring the standards for maximum pay in 
     line with the standards established for federal civilian 
     employees.
       The Senate recedes with a technical and clarifying 
     amendment.
     Pay increases for fiscal years 2001 through 2006 (sec. 602)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 602) that would 
     amend section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, to 
     provide that the military pay raises for each of fiscal years 
     2001 through 2006 be equal to the increase in the Employment 
     Cost Index plus one-half percent.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 602) that 
     would require that the rate of military pay increases for 
     fiscal years after fiscal year 2000 be calculated using the 
     full Employment Cost Index increase.
       The House recedes.
     Additional amount available for fiscal year 2000 increase in 
         basic allowance for housing inside the United States 
         (sec. 603)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 603) that 
     would increase the funding available for basic allowance for 
     housing by $442.5 million.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would increase 
     the funding available for basic allowance for housing by 
     $225.0 million.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

     Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for 
         reserve forces (sec. 611)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 612) that would 
     extend the authority for the special pay for health care 
     professionals who serve in the Selected Reserve in critically 
     short wartime specialties, the Selected Reserve reenlistment 
     bonus, the Selected Reserve enlistment bonus, special pay for 
     enlisted members of the Selected Reserve assigned to certain 
     high priority units, the Selected Reserve affiliation bonus, 
     the ready reserve enlistment and reenlistment bonus, and the 
     prior service enlistment bonus until December 31, 2000. The 
     provision would also extend the authority for repayment of 
     educational loans for certain health care professionals who 
     serve in the Selected Reserve until January 1, 2001.

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       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     611).
       The Senate recedes.
     Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for 
         nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse 
         anesthetists (sec. 612)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 613) that would 
     extend, until December 31, 2000, the authority to pay certain 
     bonuses and special pay for nurse officer candidates, 
     registered nurses, and nurse anesthetists.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     612).
       The Senate recedes.
     Extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses 
         and special pays (sec. 613)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 611) that would 
     extend, until December 31, 2000, the authority to pay the 
     aviation officer retention bonus, the reenlistment bonus for 
     active members, the enlistment bonuses for critical skills, 
     the special pay for nuclear qualified officers who extend the 
     period of active service, the nuclear career accession bonus.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     613).
       The Senate recedes.
     Amount of aviation career incentive pay for air battle 
         managers (sec. 614)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 614) that would 
     authorize air battle managers to be paid either aviation 
     career incentive pay or hazardous duty pay under section 
     301(a)(11) of title 37, United States Code, whichever is 
     greater.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     614).
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Expansion of authority to provide special pay to aviation 
         career officers extending period of active duty (sec. 
         615)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 615) that would 
     eliminate the need for secretaries of the military 
     departments to define critical aviation specialties annually 
     and permit them to offer bonuses of up to $25,000 for each 
     year that aviation officers in the grade of O-5 and below 
     agree to remain on active duty in aviation service, up to 25 
     years of aviation service.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 615) that 
     would expand the authority to pay Aviation Continuation Pay 
     to aviation officers in grades below O-7 through their 
     twenty-fifth year of service. The provision would also extend 
     the $25,000 maximum annual amount of the bonus to all 
     contracts, regardless of length.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Additional special pay for board certified veterinarians in 
         the Armed Forces and Public Health Service (sec. 616)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 619) that would 
     authorize a special pay ranging from $2,000 per year to 
     $5,000 per year, depending on years of service, for board 
     certified veterinarians in the armed forces and the Public 
     Health Service.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Diving duty special pay (sec. 617)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 620) that would 
     increase the maximum monthly amount of the diving duty 
     special pay from $200 to $240 for officers and from $300 to 
     $340 for enlisted personnel.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 616) that 
     would increase the maximum amount of monthly pay for diving 
     duty from $200 to $240 for officers, and from $300 to $340 
     for enlisted members. The section would also repeal the 
     restriction limiting recipients of diving duty pay to one 
     additional hazardous duty pay under section 301 of title 37, 
     United States Code.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Reenlistment bonus (sec. 618)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 621) that would 
     increase the maximum amount of the active duty reenlistment 
     bonus from $45,000 to $60,000.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 617) that 
     would reduce the number of months of service required before 
     reaching eligibility to receive a reenlistment bonus from 21 
     to 17 and increase the formula for determining the amount of 
     the bonus from 10 to 15 times the rate of monthly basic pay 
     and the maximum bonus authorized from $45,000 to $60,000.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Enlistment bonus (sec. 619)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 622) that would 
     increase the maximum amount of the active duty enlistment 
     bonus for designated critical skills from $12,000 to $20,000, 
     and would permit the entire enlistment bonus to be paid in a 
     single lump-sum upon completion of training and award of the 
     service skill designation.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     618).
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Selected Reserve enlistment bonus (sec. 620)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 623) that would 
     authorize the secretaries of the military departments to 
     offer an enlistment bonus to persons who enlist in the 
     Selected Reserve for three-, four- or five-year enlistments 
     and to increase the maximum bonus from $5,000 to $8,000.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Special pay for members of the Coast Guard Reserve assigned 
         to high priority units of the Selected Reserve (sec. 621)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 624) that would 
     authorize the Secretary of Transportation to pay a special 
     pay, not to exceed $10 per drill period, to Coast Guard 
     Selected Reservists serving in certain high priority units 
     designated by the Secretary.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Reduced minimum period of enlistment in Army in critical 
         skill for eligibility for enlistment bonus (sec. 622)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 625) that would 
     authorize the Army to incentivize the two-year enlistment 
     option for certain critical skills.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Eligibility for reserve component prior service enlistment 
         bonus upon attaining a critical skill (sec. 623)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 626) that would 
     authorize the secretaries of the military departments to 
     offer an enlistment bonus to persons with prior service who 
     enlist in the Selected Reserve when they attain certain 
     critical skills.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     619).
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Increase in special pay and bonuses for nuclear-qualified 
         officers (sec. 624)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 627) that would 
     increase, from $15,000 to $25,000, the special pay for 
     nuclear-qualified officers who extend the period of active 
     service; increase the nuclear career accession bonus from 
     $10,000 to $20,000; and would increase the nuclear career 
     annual incentive bonuses from $12,000 to $22,000 for nuclear 
     qualified officers and from $5,500 to $10,000 for nuclear 
     qualified officers who received their nuclear training as an 
     enlisted person.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 620) that 
     would increase the maximum amount of annual special pay for 
     nuclear-qualified officers extending period of active service 
     from $15,000 to $25,000; the maximum amount of the nuclear 
     career accession bonus from $10,000 to $20,000; the maximum 
     amount of the nuclear career annual incentive bonus for 
     officers who received naval nuclear power plant training as 
     officers from $12,000 to $22,000; and the maximum amount of 
     the nuclear career annual incentive bonus for officers who 
     received naval nuclear power plant training as enlisted 
     members from $5,500 to $10,000.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Increase in maximum monthly rate authorized for foreign 
         language proficiency pay (sec. 625)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 628) that would 
     increase the maximum monthly amount of the foreign language 
     proficiency pay from $100 to $300.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     621).
       The House recedes.
     Authorization of retention bonus for special warfare officers 
         extending period of active duty (sec. 626)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 617) that would 
     authorize the annual payment of a maximum retention bonus of 
     $15,000 to special warfare qualified officers in the grades 
     of O-3 or O-4 (not selected for promotion) for each year the 
     officer agrees to serve on active duty from the sixth through 
     the fourteenth year of service.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     622).
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Authorization of surface warfare officer continuation pay 
         (sec. 627)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 618) that would 
     authorize a retention bonus of $15,000 per year for surface 
     warfare officers in the grade of O-3 who extend their period 
     of active duty for at least one year.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 623) that 
     would authorize the payment of a maximum retention bonus of 
     $50,000 in prorated annual payments to qualified surface 
     warfare officers who agree to serve on active duty to 
     complete tours of duty to which the officers may be ordered 
     as department heads afloat.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Authorization of career enlisted flyer incentive pay (sec. 
         628)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 616) that would 
     establish a career enlisted flyer incentive pay for enlisted 
     crewmen.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     624).
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Authorization of judge advocate continuation pay (sec. 629)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 625) that 
     would authorize the service secretaries to pay officers 
     serving as judge advocates a career continuation pay of up to 
     $60,000 over the course of a career and would require the 
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     coordination with the secretaries concerned, to study the 
     need for additional incentives to improve the recruitment and 
     retention of judge advocates. At a minimum, the Secretary of 
     Defense would be required to include in the study an 
     assessment of constructive service credit for basic pay, 
     educational loan repayment, and federal student loan relief 
     initiatives. The Secretary shall submit a report with the 
     findings and recommendations resulting from this study to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

     Provision of lodging in kind for Reservists performing 
         training duty and not otherwise entitled to travel and 
         transportation allowances (sec. 631)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 631) that 
     would authorize the use of operations and maintenance funds 
     to provide lodging in-kind to reservists performing active 
     duty or inactive duty for training when transient government 
     housing is not available.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
     that the adequacy and availability of transient government 
     housing is determined by the installation commander.
     Payment of temporary lodging expenses for members making 
         their first permanent change of station (sec. 632)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 641) that would 
     authorize temporary lodging expenses for enlisted personnel 
     moving their families to their first permanent duty station.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     632).
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Destination airport for emergency leave travel to continental 
         United States (sec. 633)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 642) that would 
     authorize the service secretaries concerned to pay for 
     commercial transportation to the airport closest to the 
     emergency leave destination of members assigned to overseas 
     locations, when the cost is less than that of government 
     provided transportation to the closest international airport 
     in the continental United States.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     633).
       The Senate recedes.

                     Subtitle D-Retired Pay Reform

     Redux retired pay system applicable only to members electing 
         new 15-year career status bonus (sec. 641-644)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 651) that would 
     afford service members who entered the uniformed services on 
     or after August 1, 1986, the option to elect to retire under 
     the pre-1986 military retirement plan or to accept a one-time 
     $30,000 lump sum bonus and to remain under the Redux 
     retirement plan. The provision would permit service members 
     to select between the two retirement programs within 180 days 
     of completing 15 years of service.
       The House amendment contained a series of provisions (secs. 
     641-644) that would authorize members covered by Redux the 
     option to elect to retire under the pre-1986 military 
     retirement plan with the same cost-of-living adjustment 
     mechanism used under the Federal Employees Retirement System, 
     or to accept a one-time $30,000 lump sum bonus and remain 
     under the Redux retirement plan. Service members who elect to 
     accept the lump sum bonus would be obligated to serve the 
     remaining five years to become retirement eligible.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

 Subtitle E--Other Matters Relating to Military Retirees and Survivors

     Repeal of reduction in retired pay for military retirees 
         employed in civilian positions (sec. 651)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 654) that would 
     repeal section 5532 of title 5, United States Code, 
     eliminating the reduction in retired pay for retired 
     uniformed service personnel who are civilian employees of the 
     Federal Government.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a technical amendment.
     Presentation of United States flag to retiring members of the 
         uniformed services not previously covered (sec. 652)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 695) that would 
     authorize the presentation of a United States flag upon 
     retirement to uniformed members of the Public Health Service 
     and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 653) that 
     would authorize the presentation of a United States flag upon 
     retirement to uniformed members of the reserve components, 
     the Public Health Service, and the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration.
       The Senate recedes.
     Disability retirement or separation for certain members with 
         pre-existing conditions (sec. 653)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 655) that 
     would require that for disability retirement purposes, if the 
     disability was determined to have been incurred before the 
     member became eligible for basic pay, the disability shall be 
     deemed to have been incurred while the member was eligible 
     for basic pay if the member has at least eight years of 
     service. The provision would permit the secretaries of the 
     military departments to treat members of the Selected Reserve 
     who no longer meet the medical qualifications for membership 
     in the Selected Reserve as having met the service 
     requirements if the member has completed at least 15, but 
     less than 20 years, of service unless the disability is 
     the result of the member's intentional misconduct, willful 
     neglect, or willful failure to comply with standards and 
     qualifications for retention incurred during a period of 
     unauthorized absence.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Credit toward paid-up SBP coverage for months covered by 
         make-up premium paid by persons electing SBP coverage 
         during special open enrollment period (sec. 654)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 655) that would 
     permit members who elected coverage in the Survivor Benefit 
     Plan (SBP) during the special open enrollment period to 
     receive credit for the months covered by the premium payments 
     toward a paid-up SBP after 30 years of payments and attaining 
     age 70.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Paid-up coverage under Retired Serviceman's Family Protection 
         Plan (sec. 655)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 656) that would 
     amend section 641 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1999 by including participants in the Retired 
     Serviceman's Family Protection Plan when considering 
     participants in the Survivor Benefit Plan, as paid-up after 
     the later of the month in which they have paid premiums for 
     30 years or they reach age 70.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Extension of authority for payment of annuities to certain 
         military surviving spouses (sec. 656)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 657) that would 
     make permanent the authority to pay an annuity to certain 
     military surviving spouses, known as the ``Forgotten 
     Widows''.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 652) that 
     would authorize surviving spouses of reserve retirees who 
     died prior to October 1, 1978 to receive the annuity 
     authorized for surviving spouses by section 644 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
     (Public Law 105-85).
       The House recedes with an amendment that would merge the 
     two provisions and make conforming changes.
     Effectuation of intended SBP annuity for former spouse when 
         not elected by reason of untimely death of retiree (sec. 
         657)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 658) that would 
     authorize Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) benefits for former 
     spouses who, incident to a proceeding of divorce, dissolution 
     or annulment, entered into a written agreement for the 
     retired member to make an election to provide SBP benefits to 
     the former spouse, but died before the effective date of the 
     legislative authority to make such an election.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Special compensation for severely disabled uniformed services 
         retirees (sec. 658)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 659) that would 
     authorize the service secretaries to pay a monthly allowance 
     to military retirees with service connected disabilities 
     rated at 70 percent or greater. The section would authorize 
     the payment of $300 a month to retirees with disabilities 
     rated as 100 percent, $200 a month to retirees with 
     disabilities rated as 90 percent, and $100 a month to 
     retirees with disabilities rated as 80 percent or 70 percent.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     674).
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

   Subtitle F--Eligibility to Participate in the Thrift Savings Plan

     Participation in thrift savings plan (sec. 661, sec. 663)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 652) that 
     would, effective July 1, 2000, authorize members of the 
     uniformed services to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan 
     now available for federal civil service employees. Service 
     members would be eligible to deposit up to five percent of 
     their basic pay, before tax, each month. The government is 
     not required to match the service member's contributions. In 
     addition, service members would be permitted to directly 
     deposit special pays for enlistment, reenlistment, and the 
     lump-sum for electing to remain in the ``Redux'' retirement 
     program, pre-tax, up to the extent allowable under the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, into their Thrift Savings 
     account. The Secretary of Defense may delay the effective 
     date for members of the Ready Reserve for 180 days if the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Federal

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     Thrift Retirement Investment Board, finds that immediate 
     implementation would place an excessive administrative burden 
     on the Thrift Board's ability to accommodate participants.
       The House amendment contained several provisions (secs. 
     661-664) that would authorize members of the uniformed 
     services performing active service to participate in the 
     Thrift Savings Plan now available for federal civil service 
     employees. Service members would be eligible to deposit up to 
     five percent of their basic pay, before tax, each month. The 
     government is not required to match the service member's 
     contributions.
       The amendment would also amend title 37, United States 
     Code, to permit a member of the uniformed services who is 
     performing active service to contribute up to five percent of 
     the member's basic pay, or any special or incentive pay under 
     chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, subject to the 
     limits in the Internal Revenue Service Code, to the Thrift 
     Savings Fund.
       The amendment would require the Executive Director of the 
     Thrift Investment Board to issue regulations to implement the 
     thrift savings authorities for members of the uniformed 
     services performing active service not later than 180 days 
     after enactment.
       The amendment would also make the effective date of the 
     authorities for members of the uniformed services performing 
     active service contingent on the President, in the fiscal 
     year 2001 budget, proposing legislation offsetting the lost 
     revenues, and subsequent enactment of those offsets.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would make the 
     effective date of the authorities for members of the 
     uniformed services, both active and reserve, contingent on 
     the President proposing offsets for the lost revenues, in the 
     fiscal year 2001 budget request, and subsequent congressional 
     approval of those offsets and would make other technical 
     changes.
       The conferees note that, under certain circumstances, 
     members of the uniformed services receive pay and allowances 
     that are not subject to federal tax. Since these earnings are 
     tax-free, any future payments from a service member's thrift 
     savings account, based on contributions from tax-free 
     earnings, should be tax-free as well. The conferees direct 
     the thrift board to implement procedures to ensure that 
     contributions from tax-free earnings remains nontaxable upon 
     distribution to the member.
     Special retention initiative (sec. 662)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 653) that would 
     authorize the service secretaries to make contributions to 
     the Thrift Savings Plan of a service member serving in a 
     speciality designated as critical to meet service 
     requirements. The recommended provision would be entirely 
     discretionary and would permit the service secretary to offer 
     to make monthly contributions, up to the maximum amount 
     contributed from basic pay by the service member, for a 
     period of six years in return for a six year service 
     commitment on the part of the service member.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

     Payment for unused leave in conjunction with a reenlistment 
         (sec. 671)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 604) that would 
     permit service members to sell back unused leave when they 
     reenlist more than three months prior to the expiration of 
     the current term of service while retaining the current 
     career limit of selling back 60 days of leave.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     671).
       The House recedes.
     Clarification of per diem eligibility for military 
         technicians (dual status) serving on active duty without 
         pay outside the United States (sec. 672)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 643) that would 
     authorize military technicians on leave from technician 
     employment and deployed on active duty outside the United 
     States without an adequate opportunity to apply for a 
     commutation of subsistence and quarters, to receive a per 
     diem allowance. The recommended provision would be 
     retroactive to February 10, 1996, to cover those military 
     technicians who deployed in support of contingency operations 
     related to Bosnia.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 672) that 
     would clarify that military technicians serving on active 
     duty without pay while in civilian leave status, as provided 
     by section 1039 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106), may be paid a per diem 
     allowance in lieu of commutation for subsistence and 
     quarters.
       The Senate recedes.
     Annual report on effects of initiatives on recruitment and 
         retention (sec. 673)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 691) that would 
     require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress an 
     annual report on the Secretary's assessment of the effects of 
     improved pay and other benefits, addressed elsewhere in this 
     conference report, in relation to recruiting and retention. 
     The first report would be submitted not later than December 
     1, 2000.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Overseas special supplemental food program (sec. 674)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 698) that would 
     mandate that the Secretary of Defense implement the special 
     supplemental nutrition program overseas and allocate 
     Department of Defense funds to carry out the program.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 673) that 
     would mandate that the Secretary of Defense implement the 
     program and allocate Department of Defense funds to carry out 
     the program, and would require the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to provide technical assistance to the Secretary of Defense.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Tuition assistance for members deployed in a contingency 
         operation (sec. 675)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 693) that would 
     authorize members serving in a contingency operation and 
     participating in an education program to receive full payment 
     of tuition expenses under the tuition assistance program.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     675).
       The Senate recedes.
     Administration of Selected Reserve education loan repayment 
         program for Coast Guard Reserve (sec. 676)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 694) that would 
     authorize the Secretary of Transportation to repay 
     educational loans for members of the Coast Guard Reserve in 
     certain critical specialities.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Sense of Congress regarding treatment under Internal Revenue 
         Code of members receiving hostile fire or imminent danger 
         special pay during contingency operations (sec. 677)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 629) that would 
     express a sense of the Senate that members of the armed 
     forces who receive special pay for duty subject to hostile 
     fire or imminent danger should receive the same tax treatment 
     as members serving in combat zones.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would change the 
     provision from a sense of the Senate to a sense of Congress.


                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

     Accelerated payments of certain educational assistance for 
         members of Selected Reserve
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 681) that would 
     permit a secretary of a military department to pay 
     accelerated lump sum benefits to a member of the Selected 
     Reserve who is participating in the Reserve Component 
     Montgomery G.I. Bill for an entire term, semester or quarter 
     at a college or for the entire course of courses not leading 
     to a college degree.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Accelerated payments of educational assistance
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 673) that would 
     permit payment of accelerated lump sum benefits for an entire 
     term, semester or quarter at colleges and for the entire 
     course of courses not leading to a college degree.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Accrual funding for retirement system for Commissioned Corps 
         of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 654) that 
     would convert the present pay-as-you-go retirement system for 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officer 
     corps to an accrual accounting methodology.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Availability of educational assistance benefits for 
         preparatory courses for college and graduate school 
         entrance exams
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 675) that would 
     expand the Montgomery G.I. Bill educational benefit to permit 
     payment of educational assistance benefits for the costs of 
     preparatory courses for college and graduate school entrance 
     exams.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Computation of survivor benefits
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 660) that would 
     reduce the amount of the offset from a survivor benefit 
     annuity when the surviving spouse becomes eligible for social 
     security benefits based on the contributions of the deceased 
     service member.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Continuance of pay and allowances while in duty status 
         ``whereabouts unknown''
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 605) that would 
     continue payment of pay and allowances to a member of the 
     uniformed services on active duty or performing inactive-duty 
     training who is in a duty status ``whereabouts unknown.''
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.

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       The Senate recedes.
     Effective date of disability retirement for members dying in 
         civilian medical facilities
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 651) that 
     would authorize the service secretaries to specify a later 
     time of death for disability retirement purposes for members 
     of the armed services who die in civilian medical 
     facilities. The section would require that the time of 
     death determined by the service secretary be consistent 
     with the time of death that would be determined if the 
     member had died in a military facility. The section would 
     require that the time of death determined by the service 
     secretary not be later than 48 hours after the time of 
     death determined by the civilian medical facility.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Equitable treatment of class of 1987 of the Uniformed 
         Services University of the Health Sciences
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 606) that would 
     correct the crediting of years of service for the Class of 
     1987 of the Uniformed Services University of the Health 
     Sciences.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Increase in rates of educational assistance for full-time 
         students
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 671) that would 
     increase the rates of educational assistance from $528 per 
     month to $600 per month for those who served at least three 
     years and from $429 per month to $488 per month for those who 
     served for two years.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Modification of time for use by certain members of Selected 
         Reserve of entitlement to certain educational assistance
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 682) that would 
     extend the period of time during which members of the 
     Selected Reserve who serve more than 10 years may use their 
     educational benefits to permit the benefits to be used for 
     five years following separation from the Selected Reserve.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Participation of additional members of the armed forces in 
         Montgomery GI Bill Program
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 696) that would 
     permit service members enrolled in the Veterans Educational 
     Assistance Program to convert to the Montgomery G.I. Bill and 
     would provide for an open season enrollment for service 
     members eligible for the Montgomery G.I. Bill but who had 
     previously declined to enroll.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Reimbursement of travel expenses incurred by members of the 
         armed forces in connection with leave canceled for 
         involvement in Kosovo-related activities
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 645) that would 
     permit the secretary of a military department to reimburse a 
     member of the armed forces for travel expenses incurred as a 
     result of being recalled from leave to meet a requirement 
     related to Operation Allied Force.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
       The conferees determined that the secretaries of the 
     military departments currently have the authority under the 
     Joint Travel Regulations to reimburse a member of the armed 
     forces for travel expenses incurred as a result of being 
     recalled from leave to meet a mission requirement. The 
     conferees expect that the secretaries of the military 
     departments will reimburse those service members who were 
     recalled to meet a requirement related to Operation Allied 
     Force. Additionally, the conferees expect the secretaries of 
     the military departments to ensure, through the command 
     information program, that commanders and service members are 
     aware of the authorities in the Joint Travel Regulation with 
     regard to claims for reimbursement for travel expenses 
     incurred as a result of being recalled from leave to meet an 
     operational requirement.
     Report on effect of educational benefits improvements on 
         recruitment and retention of members of the armed forces
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 685) that would 
     require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the Congress a 
     report assessing the effects of the changes to the Montgomery 
     G.I. Bill educational benefits made by this Act.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Revision of educational assistance interval payment 
         requirements
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 697) that would 
     permit payment of educational benefits to eligible veterans 
     during the periods between school terms where the educational 
     institution certifies the enrollment of the eligible veteran 
     if the period between such terms does not exceed eight weeks.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Special subsistence allowance for food stamp eligible members
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 603) that would 
     authorize a special subsistence allowance of $180 per 
     month payable to enlisted personnel in grades E-5 and 
     below who can demonstrate eligibility for food stamps.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Termination of reductions of basic pay
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 672) that would 
     eliminate the $1,200 contribution required of members who 
     elect to participate in the Montgomery G.I. Bill program and 
     to absolve any balance of the $1,200 owed by active duty 
     members.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Transfer of entitlement to educational assistance by certain 
         members of the armed forces
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 674) that would 
     provide the secretary of a military department the authority 
     to permit service members to transfer their Montgomery G.I. 
     Bill eligibility benefits to immediate family members.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.

                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS


                       ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

     Processing of TRICARE contract adjustments
       The conferees are concerned about reports that the 
     Department of Defense has not acted on a large number of 
     requests for contract adjustment submitted by TRICARE managed 
     care support contractors. The adjustment requests include 
     contract modifications, bid price adjustments, and requests 
     for equitable adjustment.
       The conferees recognize that modifications to original 
     TRICARE managed care support contracts are often required to 
     ensure that beneficiaries receive the best care possible and 
     that the program is effective and efficient. Contractors 
     anticipate some changes and make allowances in the original 
     bids. However, the Department has issued and continues to 
     issue more contract modifications than most contractors 
     anticipate. In addition, assumptions on levels of resource 
     sharing made during the contract proposal process have, in 
     many cases, not been met. Contractors should not be held 
     accountable for unanticipated modifications or unrealized 
     government estimates that are beyond the contractor's 
     control. Failure to act in a timely manner on requests for 
     contract adjustment is a bad business practice and places 
     both the contractors and the government in a fiscally 
     precarious position.
       The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to report to 
     the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives by March 1, 2000, on the status of pending 
     requests for contract adjustments and the Department's plan 
     for eliminating any backlog. At a minimum, this report shall 
     include, for each unresolved request for adjustment, a 
     breakout of the amount of the contractor's request, the 
     government estimate of the amount that should be allowed, the 
     date of the request, and the projected date the request will 
     be completed.


                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

     Pharmacy benefits program (sec. 701)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 721) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to establish an 
     effective, efficient, and integrated pharmacy benefit. The 
     Secretary of Defense would submit a design for the pharmacy 
     benefit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives not later than April 15, 2000. 
     The re-engineered pharmacy benefit would include, as a 
     minimum, a uniform formulary and shall assure the 
     availability of pharmaceutical agents to beneficiaries, 
     including drugs not included in the uniform formulary, if 
     clinically appropriate. The Secretary of Defense would form a 
     pharmaceutical and therapeutics committee, with members 
     appointed from the military services and contractors for 
     TRICARE managed support, TRICARE retail pharmacy program, and 
     the national mail order pharmacy, to develop the uniform 
     formulary. The Secretary of Defense would also establish a 
     Uniform Formulary Beneficiary Advisory Panel, with membership 
     to be determined by the Secretary of Defense, to review and 
     comment on the development of the uniform formulary. The 
     Pharmacy Data Transaction Service would be implemented not 
     later than April 1, 2000.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Provision of chiropractic health care (sec. 702)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 712) that would 
     extend, by one year, the period in which the Secretary of 
     Defense must carry out a chiropractic health care 
     demonstration program. The one-year extension would permit 
     the demonstration program to continue while the evaluation of 
     the demonstration program is conducted.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 702) that 
     would direct the Department of Defense to terminate the 
     demonstration phase of the program, complete data

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     collection and analysis, submit the report to the Congress as 
     required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85), and would change the 
     reporting date from May 1, 2000 to January 31, 2000. 
     Additionally, this provision would direct the Department 
     of Defense to maintain, as a minimum, the current level 
     and scope of chiropractic care services at the present 
     locations until at least September 30, 2000.
       The Senate recedes.
     Provision of domiciliary and custodial care for certain 
         CHAMPUS beneficiaries (sec. 703)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 716) that would 
     ensure continued coverage for certain beneficiaries who have 
     been receiving custodial care normally disallowed under 
     current law and regulations that exclude CHAMPUS/TRICARE 
     coverage for custodial care.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 703) that 
     would provide for the equitable treatment and protection of 
     approximately 25 beneficiaries who have been receiving 
     custodial care services through demonstration programs, which 
     are due to expire, and who will not be eligible for that care 
     under the Department of Defense case management program.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
     the Secretary of Defense to continue to provide payment under 
     the CHAMPUS for domiciliary or custodial care services to an 
     eligible beneficiary that would otherwise be excluded from 
     such coverage and would prohibit the Secretary from placing a 
     time limit on the period during which the custodial care 
     exclusions of the Department of Defense may be waived as part 
     of the case management program. The amendment would require 
     the Secretary of Defense to conduct a survey of federally 
     funded and state funded programs for the medical care and 
     management of persons whose care is considered custodial in 
     nature and to report the results and any recommendations to 
     the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives not later than March 31, 2000.
     Enhancement of dental benefits for retirees (sec. 704)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 717) that would 
     change the benefit available under the retiree dental program 
     to make the benefit comparable to the benefit offered under 
     the family member dental plan.
       The House bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Medical and dental care for certain members incurring 
         injuries on inactive-duty training (sec. 705)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 718) that would 
     authorize a secretary of a military department to order a 
     member of a reserve component to active duty for more than 30 
     days while the member is being treated for, or recovering 
     from, an injury, illness, or disease incurred in the line of 
     duty. The provision would authorize medical and dental care 
     for the family members of a reservist ordered to active duty 
     under this authority.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Health care at former uniformed services treatment facilities 
         for active duty members stationed at certain remote 
         locations (sec. 706)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 711) that would 
     authorize active duty personnel who live within the service 
     areas of TRICARE Designated Providers (formerly Uniformed 
     Services Treatment Facilities) to receive health care from a 
     TRICARE Designated Provider if the active duty member is more 
     than 50 miles from the nearest medical treatment facility.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 701) that 
     would expand the provisions of the Department of Defense 
     TRICARE Remote program by allowing active duty service 
     members assigned to duties in areas remote from military 
     treatment facilities to receive care from designated 
     providers.
       The House recedes.
     Open enrollment demonstration program (sec. 707)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 705) that would 
     direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a demonstration 
     program under which covered beneficiaries would be permitted 
     to enroll at any time in a managed care plan offered by a 
     Uniform Services Family Health Plan facility. The 
     demonstration program would begin October 1, 1999, and end 
     September 30, 2001, with a report evaluating the 
     demonstration program submitted to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not 
     later than March 15, 2001. The number and location of the 
     demonstration sites would be determined by the Secretary of 
     Defense.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
       The conferees note that, in an attempt to reduce 
     allegations of political influence in site selection for 
     previous demonstration programs, the Department of Defense 
     has developed a random selection process for determining 
     which sites, among those eligible for a demonstration, would 
     be selected. Given the intense interest in this 
     demonstration, should the Secretary of Defense choose to 
     conduct the demonstration in fewer than the seven Uniform 
     Services Family Health Plan facilities, the random selection 
     process may be the preferred method of selecting the 
     demonstration sites.

                      Subtitle B--TRICARE Program

     Expansion and revision of authority for dental programs for 
         dependents and reserves (sec. 711)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 702) that would 
     expand eligibility for voluntary enrollment dental plans to 
     include members of the Ready Reserve described in section 
     10144(b) of title 10, United States Code, subject to 
     involuntary order to active duty, and dependents of members 
     of the Ready Reserve not on active duty for more than 30 days 
     and would require the member to pay a share of the premium 
     charged for the plan. Plans for other members of the 
     Individual Ready Reserve and for eligible dependents of 
     members of the Ready Reserve, not on active duty for more 
     than 30 days, would require the member to pay the entire 
     premium charged for the plan.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Improvement of access to health care under the TRICARE 
         program (sec. 712)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 716) that 
     would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from requiring, 
     except under certain conditions, a beneficiary to obtain a 
     nonavailability statement or preauthorization, except for 
     mental health services, in order to receive health care from 
     a civilian provider or in specialized treatment facilities 
     outside a 200 mile radius of a military medical treatment 
     facility.
       The House amendment contained a provision (section 718) 
     that would require the Secretary of Defense to, in all new 
     managed care support contracts, eliminate requirements, in 
     certain cases under TRICARE Prime, that network primary care 
     managers preauthorize preventative health care services 
     within the managed care support contract network.
       The Senate bill contained a similar provision (section 
     701).
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     Secretary of Defense, to the maximum extent practicable, to 
     minimize the authorization and certification requirements 
     imposed on TRICARE beneficiaries and to require a single 
     nonavailability of health care statement to cover all health 
     care services related to outpatient prenatal, outpatient or 
     inpatient delivery and outpatient postpartum care subsequent 
     to the visit that confirms the pregnancy.
     Improvements to claims processing under the TRICARE program 
         (sec. 713)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 711) that 
     would direct the Secretary of Defense to implement the 
     changes to the TRICARE claims processing system recommended 
     by the General Accounting Office to bring TRICARE claims 
     processing more in line with commercial best business 
     practices and the procedures used by Medicare, and would 
     require additional contract start-up time for new TRICARE 
     managed care support contracts to ensure a smoother 
     transition to the new contract.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 713) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to structure future 
     TRICARE managed care support contracts to provide financial 
     incentives to health care providers who file claims for 
     payment electronically.
       The Senate bill contained a similar provision (sec. 701).
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would define a 
     clean claim and require the Secretary of Defense to implement 
     a system for processing TRICARE claims under which 95 percent 
     of all clean claims be processed within 30 days of receipt 
     and 100 percent of all clean claims be processed within 100 
     days of receipt. The amendment would extend the transition 
     time for new TRICARE managed care support contracts from six 
     months to nine months and, in future TRICARE managed care 
     support contracts, provide financial incentives to health 
     care providers who file claims for payment electronically.
     Authority to waive certain TRICARE deductibles (sec. 714)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 712) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of Defense to waive the TRICARE 
     deductible requirement for the families of guardsmen and 
     reservists recalled to active duty for less than one year.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     TRICARE beneficiary counseling and assistance coordinators 
         (sec. 715)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 704) that would 
     require each TRICARE lead agent to establish a beneficiary 
     advocate for TRICARE beneficiaries, and would require the 
     commander of each military treatment facility to designate a 
     person, as a primary or collateral duty, to serve as 
     beneficiary advocate for beneficiaries served at that 
     facility.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would change the 
     designation of beneficiary advocate to beneficiary counseling 
     and assistance coordinator.
       The conferees expect the lead agents and the military 
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     to market aggressively the existence of the beneficiary 
     counseling and assistance coordinators and the services that 
     office will provide. The conferees further expect that each 
     military treatment facility, TRICARE Prime location, and 
     TRICARE Service Center will have signs identifying the lead 
     agent beneficiary counseling and assistance coordinator, the 
     local beneficiary counseling and assistance coordinator, and 
     the toll free telephone numbers prominently displayed.
     Improvement of TRICARE management; improvements to third-
         party payer collection program (sec. 716)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 722) that 
     would make two changes to the third party collection program 
     under section 1095 of title 10, United States Code, which 
     allows military treatment facilities to collect from health 
     insurance carriers and other third party payers. The 
     provision would allow Department of Defense facilities to 
     bill third party payers on reasonable charges based on 
     current payment rates under the CHAMPUS and would expand the 
     definition of ``third party payer'' to match the definition 
     of ``other insurance'' in the CHAMPUS double coverage 
     program.
       The House amendment contained a provision (section 714) 
     that would require the Secretary of Defense to study how the 
     maximum allowable rates charged for the 100 most commonly 
     performed medical procedures under CHAMPUS compare with the 
     usual and customary commercial insurance rates for such 
     procedures in each TRICARE Prime catchment area and to submit 
     a proposal to increase the maximum allowable charges should 
     the study indicate that the CHAMPUS rates were too low.
       The Senate bill contained a similar provision (section 
     701).
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would permit the 
     Secretary of Defense to reimburse TRICARE health care 
     providers at rates higher than the maximum rates if the 
     Secretary determines that application of the higher rates is 
     necessary in order to ensure the availability of an adequate 
     number of health care providers in TRICARE, to clarify that 
     military medical treatment facilities may collect from a 
     third-party payer reasonable charges for health care services 
     incurred on behalf of a covered beneficiary, and to submit a 
     report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives that would assess the effects of 
     the implementation of these requirements not later than six 
     months after the date of enactment of this Act.
     Comparative report on health care coverage under the TRICARE 
         program (sec. 717)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 701) that would 
     require a number of improvements to TRICARE benefits and 
     management. The recommended provision would require the 
     Secretary of Defense, to the maximum extent practicable, to 
     ensure that health care coverage under TRICARE is 
     substantially similar to the health care coverage available 
     under similar health plans offered under the Federal 
     Employees Health Benefits Program. The recommended provision 
     would also require TRICARE benefits to be portable throughout 
     the various regions, require that the authorization and 
     certification requirements as a condition of access to 
     TRICARE be minimized, and that TRICARE claims processing 
     follow the best business practices of the health care 
     provider industry. In addition, the recommended provision 
     would permit the Secretary of Defense to reimburse health 
     care providers at rates higher than the current Medicare 
     limits when the Secretary determines that higher 
     reimbursement rates are necessary to ensure adequate network 
     coverage. The new authority would permit military treatment 
     facilities to collect reasonable charges, from a third-party 
     insurer, that are incurred on behalf of a covered 
     beneficiary.
       The House amendment contained a number of provisions 
     (sections 711-718) that would require similar improvements to 
     the TRICARE system.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     Secretary of Defense to compare health care available through 
     the TRICARE program with coverage available under similar 
     health care plans offered under the Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits program and submit a report to the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     not later March 31, 2000.
       The remaining elements of the Senate provision are 
     addressed in other legislative provisions in this conference 
     report.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

     Forensic pathology investigations by Armed Forces Medical 
         Examiner (sec. 721)
       The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 576) that 
     would permit the Armed Forces Medical Examiner or the 
     installation commander concerned to direct that a forensic 
     pathology investigation, including an autopsy, be conducted 
     to determine the cause or manner of death of a deceased 
     person under certain conditions and would permit a forensic 
     pathology investigation be conducted in cases where it 
     appears that: (1) the decedent was killed or that the cause 
     of death was unnatural; (2) the cause of death is unknown; 
     (3) there is reasonable suspicion that the death was by 
     unlawful means; (4) it appears that the death may have 
     resulted from an infectious disease or from the effects of a 
     hazardous material that may have an adverse effect on the 
     military installation or the community; (5) or the identity 
     of the decedent is unknown. These conditions would only apply 
     to decedents found dead or had died at an installation that 
     is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States; the 
     decedent was a member of the armed forces on active duty or 
     inactive duty for training, or a former member recently 
     retired as a result of an injury or illness incurred while on 
     active duty or inactive duty for training; and the decedent 
     was a civilian dependent of a member of the armed forces and 
     was found dead or died outside the United States. In 
     addition, the provision would repeal applicable provisions in 
     title 10, United States Code, and require Army and Air Force 
     installation commanders to direct a summary court-martial to 
     investigate the circumstances of the death. The committee 
     understands that installation commanders have independent 
     authority to investigate the circumstances of deaths that 
     occur on an installation that is under the 
     exclusive jurisdiction of the United States.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     723).
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Best value contracting (sec. 722)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 714) that would 
     require the Secretary of Defense to ensure that health care 
     contracts in excess of $5.0 million provide the best value to 
     the United States. The recommended provision would require 
     that greater weight be afforded to technical and performance-
     related factors than cost and price-related factors.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Health care quality information and technology enhancement 
         (sec. 723)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 719) that would 
     direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a Department of 
     Defense Center for Medical Infomatics to carry out a program 
     to support the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
     Affairs in assessing health care information, developing a 
     digital patient record, developing a capability for 
     evaluating the quality of care provided by the military 
     medical system and to conduct research on matters of ensuring 
     quality health care delivery. The Secretary of Defense would 
     be required to establish a Medical Infomatics Council to 
     coordinate the development, deployment and maintenance of 
     health care infomatics systems. The provision would require 
     an annual report on the quality of health care provided under 
     the military health care system. The provision would 
     authorize an increase of $2.0 million to the Defense Health 
     Program to fund the required infomatics system.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     Secretary of Defense to establish a Department of Defense 
     program for medical infomatics and data to accelerate efforts 
     to automate, capture and exchange controlled clinical data 
     and present providers with clinical guidance using a personal 
     identification carrier, clinical lexicon or digital patient 
     record. The Secretary of Defense would be required to 
     establish a Medical Infomatics Advisory Committee to advise 
     the Secretary of Defense with regard to the development, 
     deployment and maintenance of health care infomatics systems 
     for the Department of Defense in coordination with other 
     federal departments and the private sector. The provision 
     would require an annual report on the quality of health care 
     provided under the military health care system.
     Joint telemedicine and telepharmacy demonstration projects by 
         the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans 
         Affairs (sec. 724)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 720) that would 
     direct the Secretary of Defense, in conjunction with the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to conduct joint demonstration 
     projects for purposes of evaluating the feasibility and 
     practicability of providing health care and pharmacy services 
     by telecommunications.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would permit the 
     Secretary of Defense, in conjunction with the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs, to conduct joint demonstration projects for 
     purposes of evaluating the feasibility and practicability of 
     providing health care and pharmacy services by 
     telecommunications.
     Program-year stability in health care benefits (sec. 725)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 713) that would 
     reduce the frequency of modifications to military health care 
     system benefits and administrative practices by requiring 
     that changes become effective on the first day of each fiscal 
     year unless the Secretary of Defense determines that a 
     different effective date would improve care to eligible 
     beneficiaries.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 711) that 
     would direct the Secretary of Defense to implement changes to 
     the TRICARE claims processing system recommended by the 
     General Accounting Office. The changes directed by this 
     section would also bring TRICARE claims processing more in 
     line with commercial best business practices and the 
     procedures used by Medicare. Additionally, when contracts are 
     re-awarded to other than the existing managed care support 
     contractor, this provision would require

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     additional contract start-up time to ensure a smoother phase 
     in of the new contract.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would promote 
     increased stability in TRICARE managed support contracts by 
     requiring that changes to the contracts be made no more 
     frequently than once per quarter unless the Secretary of 
     Defense determines that a different effective date would 
     improve care to eligible beneficiaries.
       The conferees urge the Secretary of Defense to consider 
     implementing a policy that would limit changes to the TRICARE 
     benefit to become effective on the first day of each fiscal 
     year. The conferees believe that changing the benefit 
     annually would permit the lead agents and managed support 
     contractors to inform beneficiaries of benefit changes in 
     advance of the effective date and would permit the health 
     benefits advisors and health care providers to be informed 
     and prepare for such changes before the changes became 
     effective and note that administrative and other operational 
     modifications would still be made quarterly.
     Study on joint operations for the Defense Health Program 
         (sec. 726)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 725) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study of 
     areas where the Defense Health Program could improve joint 
     operations.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Trauma training center (sec. 727)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 724) that 
     would recommend an increase of $4.0 million in the Defense 
     Health Program to support the Army Medical Department in 
     establishing a Trauma Training Center up to Level 1.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would eliminate 
     the recommendation for a specific increase in funding.
     Sense of Congress regarding automatic enrollment of Medicare-
         eligible beneficiaries in the TRICARE Senior Prime 
         demonstration program (sec. 728)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 703) that would 
     express the sense of Congress that a uniformed services 
     beneficiary who is enrolled in a managed health care program 
     of the Department of Defense where the TRICARE Senior Prime 
     demonstration is conducted and who attains eligibility for 
     Medicare should be authorized automatic enrollment in the 
     TRICARE Senior Prime demonstration program.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.


                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

     Reimbursement of certain costs incurred by covered 
         beneficiaries when referred for care outside local 
         catchment area
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 717) that 
     would require, in future TRICARE managed care support 
     contracts, that TRICARE beneficiaries receive reimbursement 
     for personal automobile mileage or air travel incurred with 
     regard to a referral by a network provider or military 
     treatment facility to a provider more than 100 miles outside 
     a catchment area.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Removal of restriction on use of funds for abortions in cases 
         of rape or incest
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 704) that 
     would include among the abortions funded by the Department 
     of Defense those in which the pregnancy is the result of 
     an act of forcible rape or incest which has been reported 
     to a law enforcement agency.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Requirements for provision of care in geographically 
         separated units
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 715) that 
     would direct the Secretary of Defense to include, in future 
     TRICARE managed care support contracts, the requirement that 
     the TRICARE Prime remote network provide health care 
     concurrently to service members and their dependents in 
     geographically separated units outside the catchment area of 
     a military treatment facility.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
       The conferees note that the Secretary of Defense has 
     committed to implementing TRICARE Prime Remote to provide 
     health care for service members and dependents assigned to 
     geographically separated units. The conferees are concerned 
     that the Secretary of Defense has not implemented a TRICARE 
     Remote program for active duty military personnel and their 
     families. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1998 directed that active duty personnel assigned to 
     geographically separated units be provided health care 
     locally. Subsequently, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     Health Affairs began to develop a TRICARE Remote Program that 
     would also provide health care to the families of active duty 
     personnel in remote locations. The conferees expect the 
     Secretary of Defense to implement a TRICARE Remote program 
     for active duty personnel and their families, not later than 
     January 21, 2000. The conferees direct the Secretary of 
     Defense to report to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives when TRICARE Remote 
     has been implemented.

  Title VIII--Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and Related 
                                Matters


                       ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

     Modernization of contract administrative services information 
         systems
       The conferees believe that an essential element of a 
     successful acquisition system is the ability to pay 
     contractors amounts due in a timely fashion. Modern 
     information systems are critical in helping the Department of 
     Defense match requests for payments to work performed and 
     provide payment for valid invoices. The conferees have been 
     informed that the completion of the modernization of the 
     Contract Administrative Services (MOCAS) system has been 
     delayed, with completion now estimated for fiscal year 2004. 
     This delay will mean that payment problems caused by the 
     current systems--including overpayments, mismatched 
     disbursements, and unreasonable delays in payments to 
     vendors--are likely to continue for several more years. The 
     conferees encourage the Department to take appropriate action 
     to ensure completion of the required modernization as soon as 
     possible.
     Technical staff and service contracting
       The conferees have been informed that the Department of 
     Defense (DOD) continues to employ contract provisions 
     requiring that technical staff members performing on service 
     contracts have a minimum of three years experience. This 
     practice appears to be inconsistent with the concept of 
     performance-based contracting, which emphasizes holding 
     contractors responsible for results, rather than 
     micromanaging how the work will be performed. It may also be 
     inconsistent with industry practice in the rapidly changing 
     information technology field, where bachelor level graduates 
     with no work experience often have problem-solving skills and 
     knowledge of the latest technologies that individuals with 
     more experience may lack. The conferees believe that DOD 
     should review the utility and application of these contract 
     provisions and make appropriate changes. Where appropriate 
     alternatives, such as performance-based contracting, are 
     available to protect the interests of the Department and the 
     taxpayer, the conferees urge the Department to consider 
     discontinuing the use of such clauses.


                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

Subtitle A--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, 
                            and Limitations

     Authority to carry out certain prototype projects (sec. 801)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 804) that would 
     require the Department of Defense to ensure that the General 
     Accounting Office has audit access to other transaction 
     prototype authority agreements that provide for payments in 
     excess of $5.0 million, unless a public interest waiver is 
     obtained.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would exempt from 
     General Accounting Office audit access a party or entity, or 
     a subordinate element of a party or entity, that has not 
     entered into any other agreement that provides for audit 
     access in the year prior to the agreement.
     Streamlined applicability of cost accounting standards (sec. 
         802)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 806) that would 
     modify and streamline the applicability of the Federal cost 
     accounting standards (CAS).
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would raise the 
     threshold for coverage under the CAS standards from $25.0 
     million to $50.0 million; exempt contractors from coverage if 
     they do not have a contract in excess of $7.5 million; and 
     exclude coverage based on firm, fixed price contracts awarded 
     on the basis of adequate price competition without the 
     submission of certified cost or pricing data.
       The provision also would authorize federal agencies, as 
     part of their traditional role in administering contracts, to 
     waive the applicability of the CAS standards to contracts of 
     less than $15.0 million with companies that primarily sell 
     commercial items. Agencies also would be authorized to waive 
     the CAS standards for contracts of $15.0 million or more in 
     ``exceptional circumstances.'' The ``exceptional 
     circumstances'' waiver may be used only when a waiver is 
     necessary to meet the needs of an agency, i.e. when the 
     agency determines that it would not be able to obtain needed 
     products or services from the vendor in the absence of a 
     waiver. The provision also would exempt from the CAS 
     standards for a one year period contracts under the Federal 
     Employees Health Benefits Program established under chapter 
     89 of title 5, United States Code.
       Subsection (f) of this provision would require the 
     Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to report to 
     Congress on the three categories of CAS coverage known as 
     ``full,'' ``modified,'' and ``Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation'' (FAR) coverage and to include recommendations on 
     whether ``modified'' and ``FAR'' coverage should be 
     consolidated, combined, or revised. The conferees direct

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     the Administrator to consult with the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Technology, the Director of the 
     Defense Contract Audit Agency, the Department of Defense 
     Inspector General, and other appropriate federal officials in 
     preparing this report.
     Sale, exchange, and waiver authority for coal and coke (sec. 
         803)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 801) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of Defense to sell, exchange, 
     or waive provisions of law in the purchase of coal and coke 
     when it would be in the public interest to do so.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Guidance on use of task order and delivery order contracts 
         (sec. 804)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 807) that would 
     require the Federal Acquisition Regulation to provide 
     guidance on the appropriate use of task and delivery order 
     contracts, as authorized by the Federal Acquisition 
     Streamlining Act of 1994.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     Comptroller General of the United States to report on the 
     conformance of the regulations issued under this provision 
     with existing law.
     Clarification of definition of commercial items with respect 
         to associated services (sec. 805)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 808) that would 
     clarify that services ancillary to a commercial item, such as 
     installation, maintenance, repair, training, and other 
     support services, would be considered a commercial service, 
     regardless of whether the service is provided by the same 
     vendor or at the same time as the item, if the service is 
     provided contemporaneously to the general public under 
     similar terms and conditions.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Use of special simplified procedures for purchases of items 
         in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold (sec. 
         806)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 809) that would 
     extend by three years the expiring pilot authority to allow 
     the application of simplified acquisition procedures to 
     commercial items below a $5.0 million threshold.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     802).
       The House recedes.
     Repeal of termination of provision of credit towards 
         subcontracting goals for purchases benefiting severely 
         handicapped persons (sec. 807)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 804) that 
     would make permanent existing authority to credit purchases 
     from qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind or the 
     severely handicapped toward meeting subcontracting goals for 
     defense contractors.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Contract goal for small disadvantaged businesses and certain 
         institutions of higher education (sec. 808)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 811) that would 
     extend section 2323, title 10, United States Code, for three 
     years.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Required reports for certain multiyear contracts (sec. 809)
       The House amendment contained two multiyear authority 
     provisions (secs. 111 and 121) that would require a report on 
     certain multiyear contracts.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The conferees agree to establish a separate provision that 
     would establish a required report for certain multiyear 
     contracts. The provision would prohibit the services from 
     entering into multiyear contracts until the Secretary of 
     Defense provides a report to the congressional defense 
     committees outlining information on the total obligation 
     authority associated with existing and requested multiyear 
     contracts contained in the Future Years Defense Program.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

     Mentor-Protege Program improvements (sec. 811)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 802) that would 
     extend for five years the pilot mentor-protege program 
     established by section 831 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 and codify a number of 
     the program improvements instituted by the Department of 
     Defense.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would extend the 
     program by three years and require the Secretary of Defense 
     to report to Congress on the advisability and feasibility of 
     establishing a plan for transitioning the mentor-protege 
     program to one that operates without a dedicated 
     appropriation. The amendment would also require the 
     Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a review 
     on the efficacy of the mentor-protege program and provide a 
     report on the results of that review to the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives by 
     January 1, 2002.
     Program to increase business innovation in defense 
         acquisition programs (sec. 812)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 808) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to establish a program 
     to increase the opportunities for small business companies 
     with innovative technology to participate in the acquisition 
     programs of the Department of Defense.
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 803) that would 
     require the Department of Defense to report to Congress by 
     March 2000 on the progress made in implementing the plan 
     established by section 818 of the Strom Thurmond National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would combine the 
     two provisions and require the Secretary of Defense to 
     publish by March 1, 2000, in the Federal Register a plan to 
     provide for increased innovative technology innovation from 
     commercial private sector companies, including small 
     business concerns, for the acquisition programs of the 
     Department of Defense and to implement such plan by March 
     1, 2001.
     Incentives to produce innovative new technologies (sec. 813)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 234) that would 
     require the Department to revise its contractor profit 
     guidelines to provide new incentives for the private sector 
     to participate in the development of revolutionary new 
     defense technologies.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would direct the 
     Secretary of Defense to examine the profit guidelines to 
     consider appropriate changes that would encourage innovation 
     and technical risk and to make any changes deemed appropriate 
     following the review. The conferees further require the 
     Secretary to report to the congressional defense committees 
     on the results of the review no later than 180 days after the 
     enactment of the Act.
     Pilot program for commercial services (sec. 814)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 805) that would 
     authorize the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot 
     program to treat procurements of certain classes of services 
     as procurements of commercial items.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would modify the 
     classes of services treated as commercial items and the 
     applicability of simplified acquisition procedures.
     Expansion of applicability of requirement to make certain 
         procurements from small arms production industrial base 
         (sec. 815)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 803) that 
     would amend section 2473(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
     by adding the M-2 and M-60 machine guns to the list of weapon 
     systems included in the small arms industrial base.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
     that if the Secretary of the Army determines, on the basis of 
     the study conducted pursuant to section 809(e) of the Strom 
     Thurmond National Defense Act for Fiscal Year 1999, that it 
     is necessary to protect the small arms production industrial 
     base, the Secretary shall extend the requirements of section 
     2373, title 10, United States Code, to the M-2 and M-60 
     machine guns. The amendment would also clarify covered 
     property and services under section 2473(b) to apply to 
     critical repair parts consisting of barrels, bolts and 
     receivers. The conferees direct the Secretary to implement 
     section 2473 in a manner that enhances the quality and 
     reliability of small arms used by the Department of Defense 
     and minimizes the adverse effects on small business and 
     competition.
     Compliance with existing law regarding purchases of equipment 
         and products (sec. 816)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 809) to 
     limit funds to be expended by an entity of the Department of 
     Defense (DOD) unless the entity agrees to comply with the Buy 
     America Act, express the sense of Congress stating that DOD 
     should only purchase American-made equipment and products, 
     and require the Secretary of Defense to determine whether a 
     person should be debarred from federal contracting if that 
     person has been convicted of fraudulent use of ``Made in 
     America'' labels.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would strike the 
     limitation on funding and express the sense of Congress that 
     DOD should fully comply with the Buy America Act and section 
     2533 of title 10, United States Code, regarding 
     determinations of public interest under the Buy American Act.
     Extension of test program for negotiation of comprehensive 
         small business subcontracting plans (sec. 817)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 801) that would 
     extend for five additional years the test program for 
     negotiation of comprehensive small business subcontracting 
     plans established by section 834 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     805).
       The House recedes.
     Extension of interim reporting rule for certain procurements 
         less than $100,000 (sec. 818)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 810) that would 
     extend, until October 1, 2004, the current reporting 
     requirement under

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     Section 31(f) of the Office of Federal Procurement Act that 
     requires detailed reporting of contract activity between 
     $25,000 and $100,000 in the Federal Procurement Data System.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Inspector General review of compliance with Buy American Act 
         in purchases of strength training equipment (sec. 819)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1045) that 
     would require the Department of Defense Inspector General to 
     review whether purchases of free weights are being made in 
     compliance with the Buy American Act.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment clarifying the scope 
     and duration of the study.
     Report on options for accelerated acquisition of precision 
         munitions (sec. 820)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 807) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to report to the 
     congressional defense committees on the requirements of the 
     Department of Defense for quantities of precision munitions 
     for two major theater wars and develop options and plans to 
     accelerate the acquisition of such munitions.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would clarify the 
     requirements of the report and require the Secretary of 
     Defense to prepare an assessment of the risk associated with 
     those precision guided munitions where the inventory is not 
     expected to meet the two major theater war requirement by 
     October 1, 2005.
     Technical amendment to prohibition on release of contractor 
         proposals under the Freedom of Information Act (sec. 821)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1080) that 
     would apply the requirements of section 2305(g) of title 10, 
     United States Code, to the Departments of Defense, Army, Air 
     Force, and Navy, the Coast Guard, and the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.


                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

     Facilitation of national missile defense system
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 806) that 
     would: (1) allow the Secretary of Defense to make a 
     determination to proceed with production of a national 
     missile defense (NMD) system prior to completion of initial 
     operational test and evaluation (IOT&E); (2) require that the 
     Secretary ensure that an adequate operational test and 
     evaluation for an NMD system be completed as soon as 
     practicable following such a determination; and (3) require 
     the Secretary to notify the Armed Services Committee of the 
     House of Representatives and the Armed Services Committee of 
     the Senate when such a determination is made.
       The Senate bill contained no similar amendment.
       The House recedes.
       The conferees are aware that the NMD program may not be 
     able to proceed into initial operational test and evaluation 
     with production representative interceptor missiles unless 
     the program is restructured or is granted a waiver from 
     current law. Conferees note that section 2399(a) of title 10, 
     United States Code, requires that initial operational testing 
     and evaluation of a major defense acquisition program be 
     completed prior to entry into production. However, the NMD 
     program is currently scheduled to begin IOT&E with missiles 
     from the first production lot.
       The conferees direct that, not later than March 1, 2000, 
     the Director of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization 
     shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees 
     that: (1) identifies and describes any impediments posed by 
     current acquisition laws and regulations to meeting the 
     current NMD system baseline schedule; and (2) provides 
     recommendations for necessary statutory or regulatory relief.

      Title IX--Department of Defense Organization and Management


                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

          Subtitle A--Department of Defense Strategic Planning

     Permanent requirement for Quadrennial Defense Review (sec. 
         901)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 906) that would 
     make permanent the requirement contained in the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997, for the 
     Secretary of Defense to conduct a Quadrennial Defense Review 
     (QDR) at the beginning of each new administration with a view 
     toward determining and expressing the defense strategy of the 
     United States and establishing a revised defense plan for the 
     ensuing 10 to 20 years. The Secretary would provide the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives with a report on the results of the QDR that 
     would include, among other things, a comprehensive discussion 
     of the defense strategy of the United States and various 
     force structures suited to implement that strategy, the 
     threats to U.S. national interests examined for the purposes 
     of the review, the assumptions used in the review, the effect 
     on the force structure of preparations for and participation 
     in peace operations, the effect on the force structure of 
     anticipated technological advancements, the manpower and 
     sustainment policies required under the defense strategy, the 
     anticipated roles and missions of the reserve components, the 
     appropriate ratio of combat forces to support forces, the 
     required air and sea-lift capabilities, the forward presence 
     and prepositioning requirements under the strategy, the 
     extent to which resources must be shifted from one theater to 
     another under the defense strategy, and recommended changes 
     to the Unified Command Plan. The report would be submitted 
     not later than September 30 of the year in which the review 
     is conducted.
       The provision would also require the establishment of a 
     National Defense Panel (NDP) that would conduct an assessment 
     of the defense strategy, force structure, force modernization 
     plans, infrastructure, budget plan, and other elements of 
     the defense program and policies established under the 
     previous quadrennial defense review. The assessment would 
     be made with a view toward recommending the most critical 
     changes that should be made to the defense strategy of the 
     United States for the ensuing 10 and 20 years, and any 
     changes considered appropriate by the Panel regarding 
     major weapon systems programmed for the force. The panel 
     would be established in the year immediately preceding a 
     year in which a President is inaugurated and would consist 
     of nine individuals from the private sector who are 
     recognized experts in matters relating to national 
     security.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would require a 
     QDR, but would not authorize a NDP. The amendment would also 
     require an assessment of the risk, defining the nature and 
     magnitude of the political, strategic, and military risks 
     associated with executing the missions called for under the 
     national military strategy. The amendment would also require 
     a discussion of the force structure necessary to perform the 
     national military strategy, and if that force structure could 
     not perform the missions required by the national military 
     strategy at a low-to-moderate risk, the additional resources 
     that would be required to achieve a low-to-moderate risk.
       The House amendment would also include a requirement to 
     identify additional assumptions used during the performance 
     of the QDR, including the benefits to, and burdens on, the 
     United States forces resulting from coalition warfare; the 
     intensity, duration, and military and political end-states of 
     conflicts and smaller scale contingencies.
       The conferees are mindful that the many previous attempts 
     to define a national defense strategy and identify sufficient 
     military forces to protect the United States and its national 
     security interests during the post-Cold War era have suffered 
     from a variety of shortcomings. The conferees intend that the 
     Quadrennial Defense Review described in this provision should 
     include an effort to determine a defense strategy designed to 
     protect the full range of U.S. national security interests 
     and to identify forces sufficient to do so at as low a risk 
     as possible. A successful review, the conferees believe, 
     should be driven first by the demands of strategy, not by any 
     presupposition about the size of the defense budget.
     Minimum interval for updating and revising Department of 
         Defense strategic plan (sec. 902)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 905) that would 
     amend the Government Performance and Results Act to increase 
     the maximum length of time between updates and revisions of 
     the strategic plan of the Department of Defense to four 
     years. This provision would conform the strategic plan 
     requirement for the Department of Defense to the schedule of 
     the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), which serves as the 
     strategic plan for the Department of Defense.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
       The conferees accept the use of the QDR and the resulting 
     report as the Government Performance and Results Act 
     strategic plan for the Department of Defense. However, the 
     conferees direct that a report resulting from the QDR contain 
     a separate section dedicated to the Government Performance 
     and Results Act strategic plan, and that it contain all of 
     the strategic plan elements required by section 306(a) of 
     title 5, United States Code.

             Subtitle B--Department of Defense Organization

     Responsibility for logistics and sustainment functions of the 
         Department of Defense (sec. 911)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 902) that 
     would establish and clarify responsibility for logistics and 
     sustainment functions within the Office of the Secretary of 
     Defense. First, the provision would rename the current 
     position of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Technology to Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
     Technology and Logistics, reflecting the increased importance 
     of the logistics function. The provision would also create 
     the new position of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Logistics and Materiel Readiness to provide this function the 
     organizational stature and visibility that it deserves. The 
     new position would be subject to confirmation by the United 
     States Senate, a requirement intended to enhance the quality

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     of the individuals nominated for this job and increase 
     congressional oversight of this critical area.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Enhancement of technology security program of Department of 
         Defense (sec. 912)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 910) that 
     would establish the Technology Security Directorate (TSD) of 
     the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) as a separate 
     Defense Department agency named the Defense Technology 
     Security Agency, and would require the director of the agency 
     to advise the Secretary of Defense on policy issues related 
     to the transfer of strategically sensitive technology.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would retain the 
     TSD within DTRA and require: (1) that the director of the TSD 
     have the authority to advise the Secretary of Defense on 
     policy issues related to the transfer of strategically 
     sensitive technology; (2) the Secretary of Defense to ensure 
     that the director of the TSD has appropriate resources and 
     receives the necessary support to carry out the mission of 
     the TSD; (3) that staff and resources of the TSD may not 
     be used for purposes not related to the TSD missions of 
     technology security and export control without the prior 
     approval of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; and 
     (4) the Secretary of Defense to provide to the 
     congressional defense committees not later than March 1, 
     2000, a report on personnel and resource issues affecting 
     the TSD.
     Efficient utilization of defense laboratories (sec. 913)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 239) that would 
     require the Secretary Department of Defense to carry out an 
     independent, cross-service analysis of the resources and 
     capabilities of the defense laboratories, and to identify 
     opportunities to consolidate responsibilities by area or 
     function or by designating lead agencies or executive agents. 
     This section would also require the Department to develop a 
     single performance review process, applicable to all of the 
     military services, for rating the quality and relevance of 
     the work performed by the defense laboratories.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs (sec. 914)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 905) that 
     would establish a Center for the Study of Chinese Military 
     Affairs at the National Defense University.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would establish a 
     center within the Institute for National Strategic Studies of 
     the National Defense University for the study of Chinese 
     military affairs.
       The conferees acknowledge that the strategic relationship 
     between the United States and the People's Republic of China 
     will be very important for future peace and security, not 
     only in the Asia-Pacific region but around the world.
       As the United States and the People's Republic of China 
     work to forge a new strategic relationship, the conferees 
     believe that the Department of Defense would benefit from a 
     center focusing on research and assessment of political, 
     strategic, and military affairs in the People's Republic of 
     China. The center would be a valuable asset to the Department 
     as it monitors the national security aspects of the 
     developing relationship between the United States and the 
     People's Republic of China.
       The conferees agree that this center should conduct 
     research relating to the potential of the People's Republic 
     of China to act as a global great power, including research 
     relating to economic trends, strengths and weaknesses in the 
     science and technological sector, and relevant demographic 
     and human resource factors. It should also conduct research 
     on China's armed forces, including their character, role in 
     Chinese society and economy, technological sophistication, 
     and organizational and doctrinal concepts. Such research 
     would include concepts concerning national interests, 
     objectives and strategic culture; grand strategy, military 
     strategy, military operations and tactics, and doctrinal 
     concepts thereunder; the impact of doctrine on China's force 
     structure; and the interaction of doctrine and force 
     structure to create an integrated system of military 
     capabilities through procurement, officer education, 
     training, practice and other similar factors.
       The conferees believe that the core faculty of this center 
     should be comprised of scholars capable of providing diverse 
     perspectives on Chinese political, strategic, and military 
     thought and demonstrate competencies and capabilities 
     relating to the above research areas. A substantial number of 
     center scholars should be competent in the Chinese language. 
     Additionally, linguistics and translation support should be 
     available to this center.
       The conferees agree that this center should conduct an 
     active conference program and the core faculty should ideally 
     visit China and the region at least once per year.
     Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (sec. 915)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1040) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of Defense to waive 
     reimbursement of the costs of conferences, seminars, courses 
     of instruction, or similar educational activities of the 
     Asia-Pacific Center for military officers and civilian 
     officials of foreign nations of the Asia-Pacific region if 
     the Secretary determines that attendance by these persons is 
     in the national security interests of the United States. The 
     amendment would permit the Secretary of Defense to accept, on 
     behalf of the United States, foreign gifts or donations in 
     order to defray the costs of, or enhance the operation of, 
     the Asia-Pacific Center.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would only permit 
     the Secretary of Defense to accept, on behalf of the United 
     States, foreign gifts or donations in order to defray the 
     costs of, or enhance the operation of, the Asia-Pacific 
     Center.

                    Subtitle C--Personnel Management

     Revisions to limitations on number of personnel assigned to 
         major Department of Defense headquarters activities (sec. 
         921)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 901) that would 
     amend section 130a of title 10, United States Code, as 
     amended by section 911 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1998, to require a 35 percent reduction 
     of management headquarters and headquarters support 
     activities (MHA) personnel, using as a baseline the number of 
     MHA personnel in the Department of Defense as of October 
     1, 1989, in lieu of the current required 25 percent 
     reduction based on an October 1, 1997, baseline.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 903) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to implement a revised 
     directive, to be applied uniformly throughout the Department 
     of Defense, that accounts for management headquarters 
     personnel by function rather than organization.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would codify the 
     current, revised definition of management headquarters and 
     would require a 15 percent reduction, five percent per year 
     for three years, from the personnel levels resulting from 
     implementation of the new, revised definition.
       Defense acquisition workforce reductions (sec. 922)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 904) that 
     would reduce the defense acquisition workforce, as defined in 
     section 931(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261), by a total of 25,000 
     in fiscal year 2000.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     Secretary of Defense to implement reductions in the 
     acquisition and support workforce not less than the number by 
     which that workforce is programmed to be reduced in the 
     fiscal year 2000 President's budget, unless the Secretary 
     determines and certifies to Congress that changed 
     circumstances would require a lesser reduction. This waiver 
     must be in the national security interest of the United 
     States and may not reduce the required reduction by more than 
     ten percent.
       The conferees understand that the President's Budget for 
     fiscal year 2000 reflects a planned reduction of 
     approximately 15,800 full-time equivalents in the defense 
     acquisition workforce based upon the definition contained in 
     931(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261). The conferees note, however, 
     that significant acquisition workforce reductions have 
     already been made. According to the Department, the 
     acquisition workforce will have been reduced by 55 percent 
     from 1989 to 2001. The conferees believe that any future 
     acquisition workforce reductions are dependent on the ability 
     of the Department of Defense to ensure that the taxpayer is 
     adequately protected from fraud, waste, and mismanagement, 
     and that the Department is able to continue to maintain a 
     quality workforce.
     Monitoring and reporting requirements regarding operations 
         tempo and personnel tempo (sec. 923)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 906) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to monitor personnel 
     tempo and operations tempo of the armed services. The 
     provision would also direct the Secretary to work toward a 
     common definition to measure personnel tempo and operations 
     tempo, to the maximum extent practicable, in order to have a 
     more accurate measurement system. The House amendment also 
     contained a provision (sec. 1035) that would direct the 
     Secretary of Defense to report on various aspects of 
     operations tempo and personnel tempo in his annual report to 
     Congress.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provisions.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would merge the 
     two provisions and make clarifying changes.
     Administration of Defense Reform Initiative enterprise 
         program for military manpower and personnel information 
         (sec. 924)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 584) that would 
     require the Secretary of Defense to designate the Secretary 
     of the Navy as the executive agent for carrying out the 
     defense reform initiative enterprise pilot program for 
     military manpower and personnel information as established in 
     section

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     8147 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1999.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
     the Secretary of Defense to designate the Secretary of the 
     Navy as the executive agent for carrying out the defense 
     reform initiative enterprise pilot program for military 
     manpower and personnel information as established in section 
     8147 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1999.
       The conferees note that the defense reform initiative 
     enterprise pilot program for military manpower and personnel 
     information was established in the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1999 and enjoys the 
     continued support of the Secretary of Defense. This pilot 
     program represents a shift from the previous disparate 
     personnel systems to a common, integrated system to manage 
     manpower and personnel information. In addition, this program 
     should reduce the infrastructure needed to support military 
     human resource management programs. As such, the conferees 
     support continued emphasis on this important project.
     Payment of tuition for education and training of members in 
         the defense acquisition workforce (sec. 925)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 538) that would 
     permit payment of tuition for education and training of 
     military personnel in the acquisition workforce on the same 
     basis as civilian personnel in the acquisition workforce.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would make the 
     payment of tuition effective upon enactment and clarify that 
     the provision would not be retroactive.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     Additional matters for annual report on joint warfighting 
         experimentation (sec. 931)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 902) that would 
     amend section 485(b) title 10, United States Code, by adding 
     matters to be included in the annual report on joint war 
     fighting experimentation.
       The House amendment (sec. 909) contained a similar 
     provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would also require 
     recommendations for mission needs statements, operational 
     requirements, and relative priorities for acquisition 
     programs to meet joint requirements to be included in the 
     annual report.
     Oversight of Department of Defense activities to combat 
         terrorism (sec. 932)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1007) that 
     would set forth separately the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in titles I, II and III for the programs of the 
     Department of Defense to combat terrorism and would transfer 
     those funds to a Central Transfer Account (CTA). The funds 
     transferred to the CTA would be funds identified by the 
     Department as funds to combat terrorism, including funds for 
     combating weapons of mass destruction and additional funds 
     for Rapid Assessment and Initial Detection (RAID) teams. The 
     provision would also direct the Secretary of Defense, 
     beginning with the fiscal year 2001 budget submission, to set 
     forth separately all funds for combating terrorism within its 
     overall budget request to Congress.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would: (1) require 
     the Secretary of Defense to submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on all programs and activities of 
     the Department of Defense combating terrorism program, 
     including the definitions used by the Department for all 
     terms relating to combating terrorism; (2) require the 
     Secretary to submit to Congress a consolidated budget 
     justification display that includes all programs and 
     activities of the Department of Defense combating terrorism 
     program; and, (3) require the Secretary to submit a 
     semiannual obligation report to the congressional defense 
     committees on the Department's combating terrorism program.
       The conferees believe that this provision will give the 
     Department's combating terrorism mission the focus and 
     visibility it requires. The conferees further believe that 
     the information required by this provision will greatly 
     assist the Congress in its effort to conduct thorough 
     oversight of the Department's combating terrorism program.
     Responsibilities and accountability for certain financial 
         management functions (sec. 933)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1009) that 
     would place responsibility for the Department of Defense to 
     receive an unqualified opinion on financial statements with 
     the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and add this 
     requirement to section 135 of title 10, United States Code. 
     The provision also requires the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller) to prescribe regulations governing the use of 
     credit cards and setting forth controls on the alteration of 
     remittance addresses.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would not require 
     the permanent change to title 10, United States Code.
     Management of Civil Air Patrol (sec. 934)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 904) that would 
     require an audit and investigation of the management 
     practices of the Civil Air Patrol. The audit and 
     investigation would be conducted by the Comptroller General 
     of the United States and the Department of Defense Inspector 
     General.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a technical amendment.


                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

     Employment and compensation of civilian faculty members of 
         Department of Defense African Center for Strategic 
         Studies
       The House bill contained a provision (sec. 908) that would 
     authorize the Department of Defense to hire civilian faculty 
     members for the United States European Command African Center 
     for Strategic Studies.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
       The conferees do not intend to impede the development of 
     the African Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) by denying 
     this authority at this time. However, the conferees believe 
     that further planning and development of the ACSS is needed 
     before such authority is authorized and note that currently, 
     the ACSS is a virtual center without a permanent facility and 
     only a limited number of seminars planned through fiscal year 
     2004.
     Limitation on amount available for contracted advisory and 
         assistance services
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 901) that 
     would reduce Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) funding 
     by $100.0 million in fiscal year 2000 and withhold an 
     additional 10 percent of A&AS funding until the Department 
     submits the first annual report under section 2212(c) of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.

                      Title X--General Provisions


                       ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

     Airfield safety database
       The conferees note that the commission that investigated 
     aircraft safety issues in the wake of the CT-43 crash in 
     Bosnia that killed Commerce Secretary Ron Brown found that no 
     airfield obstruction database exists and that, as a result, 
     the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) has taken the 
     lead to use imagery to accurately create such a database. In 
     addition, the conferees note that industry is developing 
     navigation equipment that can use this data. To date, NIMA, 
     in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration 
     (FAA), has identified a requirement to include over 1,000 
     airfields worldwide in this database. Given the critical 
     aviation safety issues associated with this effort, the 
     conferees recognize a compelling need to expeditiously 
     complete it.
       Therefore, the conferees direct the director of NIMA to 
     develop a comprehensive program that would create three 
     dimensional terrain and obstruction data for each airfield 
     identified in the requirement on an accelerated basis. The 
     director shall coordinate his efforts with the FAA to ensure 
     that the data conforms to applicable flight standards and 
     certification requirements. The director shall also provide a 
     plan for such a program to the Senate Committee on Armed 
     Services, House Committee on Armed Services, House Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select 
     Committee on Intelligence that identifies requirements and 
     issues associated with the program by January 31, 2000.
     Education Partnership Agreements
       The conferees note that questions have arisen over the 
     implementation of the authority provided to the Secretary of 
     Defense in sections 2194, title 10, United States Code, to 
     enter into education partnership agreements with educational 
     institutions. The conferees encourage the Secretary to review 
     and report to the congressional defense committees by 
     December 31, 1999 on any recommendations to simplify the 
     review and transfer process for surplus scientific equipment 
     and computers.


                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

     Transfer authority (sec. 1001)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec.1001) that would 
     permit the transfer of amounts of authorizations made 
     available in Division A of this Act.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision.
       The conference agreement includes this provision.
     Incorporation of classified annex (sec. 1002)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1002) that 
     would incorporate the classified annex prepared by the 
     Committee on Armed Services into this Act.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment that would 
     provide that the classified annex prepared by the committee 
     of conference be incorporated into this Act.
     Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for 
         fiscal year 1999 (sec. 1003)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1010) that 
     would authorize funding provided for military and relief 
     operations in and around Kosovo for fiscal year 1999 and 
     other purposes in the 1999 Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-31).

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       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1003) that 
     would authorize only military personnel appropriations for 
     fiscal year 2000 provided in the 1999 Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-31).
       The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
     appropriations made available upon enactment of the 1999 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-
     31). The amendment would also extend authorization to 
     contingent defense appropriations contained in the Act only 
     if the President submits an amended budget request that 
     designates the requirement for these appropriations as an 
     emergency and is consistent with the intended uses specified 
     in the Act.
     Supplemental appropriations request for operations in 
         Yugoslavia (sec. 1004)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1006) that 
     would require the President to transmit to the Congress a 
     supplemental appropriations request for the Department of 
     Defense for the costs of any combat or peacekeeping 
     operations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia that the 
     President determines are in the national security interest of 
     the United States.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
       United States contribution to NATO common-funded budgets in 
     fiscal year 2000 (sec. 1005)
       The Senate bill contained several provisions (sec. 211, 
     311, and 1008) that would specifically authorize the U.S. 
     contribution to NATO common-funded budgets for fiscal year 
     2000, including the use of unexpended balances from previous 
     years. Such an authorization is required by section 
     3(2)(C)(ii) of the resolution of ratification for the 
     Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the 
     Accession of Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic for each 
     fiscal year that the U.S. payments to the common-funded 
     budgets of NATO exceed the amount paid by the United States 
     in fiscal year 1998.
       The House amendment contained no similar provisions.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would combine the 
     three provisions contained in the Senate bill into one 
     provision to authorize the U.S. contribution to the common-
     funded budgets of NATO for fiscal year 2000.
     Limitation on funds for Bosnia peacekeeping operations for 
         fiscal year 2000 (sec. 1006)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1205) that 
     would establish a limitation of $1,824.4 million on the 
     amount authorized to be appropriated for the incremental 
     costs of the armed forces for Bosnia peacekeeping operations. 
     The provision authorized the president to waive the 
     limitation after submitting to the Congress a written 
     certification that the waiver is necessary in the national 
     security interests of the United States; a written 
     certification that exercising the waiver will not adversely 
     affect the readiness of U.S. military forces; a report 
     setting forth the reasons for the waiver and a discussion of 
     the impact of the involvement of U.S. military forces in 
     Bosnia peacekeeping operations on U.S. military readiness; 
     and a supplemental appropriations request for the Department 
     of Defense for the additional fiscal year 2000 costs 
     associated with U.S. military forces participating in, or 
     supporting, Bosnia peacekeeping operations.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Second biennial financial management improvement plan (sec. 
         1007)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1002) that 
     would require the second biennial financial management 
     improvement plan, to include additional items in an effort to 
     improve the overall financial management within the 
     Department of Defense.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would place 
     responsibility for a uniform internal control policy with the 
     Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and require business 
     sensitive information to be provided to Congress in a 
     separate annex to protect the sensitive nature of the 
     information.
     Waiver authority for requirement that electronic transfer of 
         funds be used for Department of Defense payments (sec. 
         1008)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1004) that 
     would provide the authority to the Secretary of Defense to 
     require that military members and civilian employees of the 
     Department of Defense receive payments by electronic fund 
     transfer.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a technical amendment.
     Single payment date for invoice for various subsistence items 
         (sec. 1009)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1003) that 
     would align Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) commercial 
     practices and regulations of the Prime Vendor Program with 
     commercial practices of private industry.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Payment of foreign licensing fees out of proceeds of sale of 
         maps, charts, and navigational books (sec. 1010)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1005) that 
     would permit the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) 
     to pay licensing fees to foreign countries and international 
     organizations from increased proceeds of its public sales.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a technical amendment.

                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

     Revision to congressional notice-and-wait period required 
         before transfer of a vessel stricken from the naval 
         vessel register (sec. 1011)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1012) that 
     would amend the requirement in section 7306(d) of title 10, 
     United States Code, for the period of delay after 
     notification to Congress of intent to transfer a naval vessel 
     stricken from the naval vessel register. The Senate would 
     require notification to Congress followed by 60 legislative 
     days on which at least one house of Congress is in session 
     before transfer of a naval vessel.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1011) that would require notification followed by 30 days 
     during which both houses of Congress are in session before 
     transfer of a naval vessel.
       The Senate recedes.
     Authority to consent to retransfer of former naval vessel 
         (sec. 1012)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1012) 
     that would permit the President to consent to the 
     retransfer of a former U.S. naval vessel from the 
     government of Greece to the USS LST Memorial, Inc., a not-
     for-profit organization, for use as a memorial.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment regarding 
     U.S. Government liability for claims resulting from potential 
     hazardous materials aboard the ship.
     Report on naval vessel force structure requirements (sec. 
         1013)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1013) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on 
     naval vessel force structure requirements not later than 
     February 1, 2000 to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and of the House of Representatives.
       The Senate report (S. Rept. 106-50) accompanying the bill 
     contained a similar reporting requirement.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Auxiliary vessels acquisition program for the Department of 
         Defense (sec. 1014)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1014) that 
     would codify in title 10, United States Code, authorization 
     for the Secretary of the Navy to contract for the long-term 
     lease or charter of newly constructed surface vessels. Such 
     leases or charters would apply to the Navy's combat logistics 
     force and strategic sealift programs, as well as other 
     auxiliary support vessels of the Department of Defense.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     National Defense Features program (sec. 1015)
       The budget request included no funds for the national 
     defense features (NDF) program.
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 313) that would 
     modify section 2218 of title 10, United States Code, to allow 
     advance payments for the costs associated with installing NDF 
     in commercial ships. In addition, the provision would 
     authorize an increase of $40.0 million in the National 
     Defense Sealift Fund (NDSF) for the NDF program.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1015). However, the House provision would not authorize an 
     increase to the NDSF for the NDF program.
       The conferees agree to modify section 2218 of title 10, 
     United States Code, to allow advance payments for the costs 
     associated with installing NDF in commercial ships.
     Sales of naval shipyard articles and services to nuclear ship 
         contractors (sec. 1016)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1011) that 
     would waive the restrictions contained in sections 
     2208(j)(2), 2553(a)(1) and 2553(c)(1) of title 10, United 
     States Code, in certain circumstances. The provision would 
     permit a naval shipyard to sell articles or services to a 
     private shipyard fulfilling a Department of Defense contract 
     for a nuclear ship when requested by the private shipyard.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Transfer of naval vessel to foreign country (sec. 1017)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1013) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to transfer one 
     Cyclone class patrol craft to the government of Thailand. 
     This provision supports the veterans who served in Landing 
     Craft Support (LCS) ships in their request, which is 
     supported by the Chief of Naval Operations, to return LCS-102 
     to the United States once the government of Thailand no 
     longer has a requirement for the vessel.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
       The conferees agree to support veterans who served in LCS 
     ships in their efforts to return LCS-102 to the United States 
     as a memorial.

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     Authority to transfer naval vessels to certain foreign 
         countries (sec. 1018)
       The conferees agree to authorize the Secretary of the Navy 
     to transfer on a sale basis: four Newport class tank landing 
     ships, one Knox class frigate, and two Oliver Hazard Perry 
     class guided missile frigates; and, by grant basis: two Knox 
     class frigates, one Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile 
     frigate, one Oak Ridge class medium auxiliary repair dry 
     dock, and one medium auxiliary floating dry dock to various 
     countries. Any expense incurred by the United States in 
     connection with these transfers would be charged to the 
     recipient. The provision would also:
       (1) direct that, to the maximum extent possible, the 
     Secretary of the Navy shall require, as a condition of 
     transfer, that repair and refurbishment associated with the 
     transfer be accomplished in a shipyard located in the United 
     States; and
       (2) stipulate that the authority to transfer these vessels 
     will expire at the end of a two-year period that begins on 
     the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2000.

   Subtitle C--Support for Civilian Law Enforcement and Counter Drug 
                               Activities

       The budget request for drug interdiction and other counter-
     drug activities of the Department of Defense (DOD) totals 
     $954.6 million. This includes the $788.1 million central 
     transfer account and $166.5 million in the operating budgets 
     of the military services for authorized counter-drug 
     operations.
       The conferees recommend the following budget for the 
     Department's counter-narcotics activities:


Drug Interdiction & Counter-drug Activities, Operations and Maintenance

                       (In thousands of dollars)

                     (May not add due to rounding)

Fiscal Year 2000 Drug and Counter-drug Request.................$954,600
    Goal 1 (Dependent Demand Reduction)..........................16,811
    Goal 2 (Support to DLEAs)....................................95,015
    Goal 3 (DOD Personnel Demand Reduction)......................72,206
    Goal 4 (Drug Interdiction--TZ/SWB)..........................440,755
    Goal 5 (Supply Reduction)...................................329,845
Increases:
    Caper Focus...................................................6,000
    Technologies Assessment.......................................4,000
    Southwest Border Fence........................................6,000
    State Plans..................................................20,000
    JMIP..........................................................8,000
    P-3 FLIRS.....................................................2,700
    Observation Aircraft/Aerial Recon.............................8,000
    Mothership Ops................................................3,500
    Regional Counter-drug Training Academy........................1,000
Decreases:
    Ground Based Radars...........................................1,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
      Total...................................................1,012,800
Transfers (To MILCON):
    Forward Operating Locations..................................42,800
     Forward operating locations
       The conferees support the proposed creation of forward 
     operating locations (FOLs) to replace the capability lost 
     with the closure of Howard Air Force Base in Panama. The 
     conferees understand the importance of these sites to the 
     continuing ability of the armed forces and law enforcement 
     agencies to effectively wage the war against drugs in the 
     source and transit zones. Therefore, the conferees recommend 
     a transfer of $42.8 million to the defense-wide military 
     construction account to make necessary modifications to 
     existing facilities that will house these FOLs.
     Technologies assessment
       The conferees understand that currently deployed 
     technologies such as the Relocatable Over-The-Horizon Radar 
     (ROTHR) system in use for counter-drug detection and 
     monitoring are not capable against all methods of 
     transportation. The conferees are concerned that a 
     significant portion of all cocaine smuggled through the 
     transit zone moves by maritime means into Central America and 
     then over the southwest border. Therefore, in recognition of 
     this serious operational shortfall, the conferees recommend 
     $4.0 million to assess alternative technologies to detect 
     air, land, and maritime drug trafficking platforms.


                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

     Modification of limitation on funding assistance for 
         procurement of equipment for the National Guard for drug 
         interdiction and counter-drug activities (sec. 1021)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 349) that would 
     amend section 112(a)(3) of title 32 United States Code, to 
     allow the National Guard greater flexibility in the 
     procurement of equipment.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Temporary extension to certain naval aircraft of Coast Guard 
         authority for drug interdiction activities (sec. 1022)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1060) that 
     would extend to U.S. Navy aircraft on which members of the 
     Coast Guard are aboard, the Coast Guard authority to fire 
     warning and disabling shots at maritime vessels suspected of 
     transporting illegal narcotics and refusing to stop when 
     confronted. This authority is already provided to naval ships 
     on which members of the Coast Guard are assigned.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would limit this 
     authority through September 30, 2001, and would require the 
     Secretary of Defense, before proceeding with the 
     implementation of this authority, to provide the Congress a 
     report regarding the Department's plans for the safe and 
     effective execution of this authority.
     Military assistance to civil authorities to respond to act or 
         threat of terrorism (sec. 1023)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1067) that 
     would grant the Secretary of Defense the authority, during 
     fiscal year 2000, upon the request of the Attorney General, 
     to provide assistance to civil authorities in responding to 
     an act or threat of terrorism within the United States if 
     certain requirements are met.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would extend the 
     authority provided to the Secretary through fiscal year 2004.
     Condition on development of forward operating locations for 
         U.S. Southern Command counter-drug detection and 
         monitoring flights (sec. 1024)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1022) that 
     would prohibit the expenditure of any funds for improving the 
     physical infrastructure at any proposed forward operating 
     location from which counter-drug flights would be conducted 
     until a long term agreement for use of the facilities has 
     been signed.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would prohibit 
     the expenditure of any funding above $1.5 million until such 
     time as a long-term agreement for use of the facilities is 
     signed.
     Annual report on United States military activities in 
         Colombia (sec. 1025)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1023) that 
     would require a report detailing the number of U.S. military 
     personnel deployed or otherwise assigned to duty in Colombia.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
     Report on use of radar systems for counter-drug detection and 
         monitoring (sec. 1026)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 314) that would 
     authorize funding for certain counter-narcotics activities 
     including Operation Caper Focus.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1021) that 
     would authorize funding for Operation Caper Focus and the 
     Wide Aperture Radar Facility.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require a 
     comparison of the effectiveness of the Wide Aperture Radar 
     Facility, the Tethered Aerostat Radar System, Ground Mobile 
     Radar, and the Relocatable Over-The-Horizon Radar in 
     maritime, air, and land counter-drug detection and 
     monitoring.
     Plan regarding assignment of military personnel to assist 
         Immigration and Naturalization Service and Customs 
         Service (sec. 1027)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1024) that 
     would authorize the deployment of military personnel to 
     border locations to assist members of the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service and the U.S. Customs Service.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would instead 
     require the development of a plan on how to most effectively 
     use military personnel in such a role, and require a report 
     on the number of military personnel already performing such 
     assistance.

       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals

     Preservation and repeal of certain defense reporting 
         requirements (secs. 1031 and 1032)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1021) that 
     would preserve certain reports presently required to be made 
     to the Congress by the President, the Secretary of Defense, 
     and other officials. Section 3003 of Public Law 104-66, 
     enacted December 21, 1995, repealed the requirements for a 
     large number of periodic reports to the Congress, unless 
     legislative action was taken prior to December 21, 1999, to 
     preserve these requirements.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1036).
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would divide the 
     provision into two sections. The first section would address 
     the reports to be retained by both the House and Senate 
     provisions, and the second section would provide for the 
     repeal of certain reporting requirements not retained.
     Reports on risks under National Military Strategy and 
         combatant command requirements (sec. 1033)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1022) that 
     would require the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to submit a 
     report to the congressional defense committees that would 
     contain a consolidation of the integrated priority lists of 
     the requirements of the combatant commands. The report should 
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     contain the Chairman's views on the consolidated lists 
     including a discussion of what actions are being taken to 
     meet these requirements, and which requirements should have 
     the greatest priority.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1034) that 
     would require the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to provide the 
     Congress with an annual assessment of the risk associated 
     with performing the National Military Strategy.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     Chairman to include a risk assessment in an annual report to 
     Congress that would contain a consolidation of the integrated 
     priority lists of the requirements of the combatant commands.
     Report on lift and prepositioned support requirements to 
         support National Military Strategy (sec. 1034)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1043) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to 
     Congress describing the airlift requirements necessary to 
     execute the full range of missions called for under the 
     National Military Strategy prescribed by the Chairman of the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff under the postures of force engagement 
     anticipated through 2015.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment that would 
     require results of an ongoing mobility requirements study 
     (MRS-05) to be used in the development of the report. In 
     addition, the conferees understand the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
     are considering whether to establish requirements for float-
     on/float-off (FLO/FLO) vessels for joint service rapid 
     deployment. The Secretary of Defense is directed to include 
     the following in a report to the Congress on the mobility 
     requirements review: (1) the cargo, and the relative priority 
     of cargo, that would require FLO/FLO vessel capability; (2) 
     the requirements for FLO/FLO vessels to carry such cargo, 
     including any requirement for FLO/FLO vessels with dockwalls; 
     and (3) an estimate of the funding required to meet any such 
     requirements. The conferees agree to change the report 
     horizon to 2005, and require a follow-on report focusing on 
     intra-theater lift.
     Report on assessments of readiness to execute the National 
         Military Strategy (sec. 1035)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1023) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives a report on the capability of the United 
     States to execute the National Military Strategy.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1041) that 
     would require a report on the effect of continued Balkan 
     operations on the ability of the United States to 
     successfully meet other regional contingencies.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
     certain information to be included in the report.
     Report on Rapid Assessment and Initial Detection teams (sec. 
         1036)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1028) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the 
     Congress a report, not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, detailing the specific procedures 
     which have been established among the states by which a Rapid 
     Assessment and Initial Detection (RAID) team would be 
     dispatched to an incident outside of its home base state.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would expand the 
     topics to be covered by the report to include capabilities, 
     training exercises, command and control relationships with 
     other Federal, State and local organizations responsible for 
     responding to an incident involving a weapon of mass 
     destruction and measures that will be taken to maintain the 
     proficiency of the RAID teams.
     Report on unit readiness of units considered to be assets of 
         Consequence Management Program Integration Office (sec. 
         1037)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1029) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to include within the 
     next Quarterly Readiness Report an annex on the readiness, 
     training status and future funding requirements of all active 
     and reserve component units that are considered assets of the 
     Consequence Management Program Integration Office.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Analysis of relationship between threats and budget 
         submission for fiscal year 2001 (sec. 1038)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1030) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
     the Director of Central Intelligence and the Chairman of the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff, to submit a report to the 
     congressional defense committees on the relationship between 
     the defense budget for fiscal year 2001 and the current and 
     emerging threats to the national security interests of the 
     United States, as identified in the President's annual 
     national security strategy report. The Secretary's report 
     would be submitted on the date the President submits the 
     budget for fiscal year 2001 to Congress.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Report on NATO defense capabilities initiative (sec. 1039)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1031) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense, not later than 
     January 31 of each year beginning in 2000, to submit a report 
     to the Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Relations of 
     the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives on 
     the implementation of the Defense Capabilities Initiative by 
     the nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Report on motor vehicle violations by operators of official 
         Army vehicles (sec. 1040)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1032) that 
     would require the Secretary of the Army to review the 
     incidence of violations of state and local motor vehicle laws 
     by Army personnel using Army motor vehicles and to report the 
     results of the review to the Congress, not later than March 
     31, 2000.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

                    Subtitle E--Information Security

     Identification in budget materials of amounts for 
         declassification activities and limitation on 
         expenditures for such activities (sec. 1041)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1031) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to establish a new 
     budgetary line item for the declassification activities of 
     the Department of Defense and limit expenditures for such 
     activities to $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2000.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment.
       The provision would clarify the activities to be covered by 
     the new budgetary line item. The conferees anticipate that 
     the identification of declassification funding as a budgetary 
     line item in accordance with the requirements of this 
     subsection will better enable Congress in future years to 
     establish appropriate levels for such expenditures.
       The Department has provided the conferees with the 
     following estimates for planned declassification expenditures 
     of major components of the Department under the provisions in 
     3.4 of Executive Order 12958 for fiscal year 2000: National 
     Security Agency, $10.0 million; Defense Intelligence Agency, 
     $1.0 million; Army, $16.0 million; Navy, $16.0 million; and 
     Air Force, $8.0 million.
       The provision would prohibit expenditures for the specified 
     activities in excess of these planned levels. It is not 
     intended as a limitation on indirect declassification 
     expenditures in accounts other than those identified by the 
     Department and listed above. The conferees direct the 
     Department to report to Congress not later than 120 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act on any such 
     expenditures that the Department expects to incur in fiscal 
     year 2000.
       The provision would prohibit the automatic declassification 
     of records that have not yet been reviewed for 
     declassification unless the Secretary certifies to Congress 
     that such declassification would not harm the national 
     security. The conferees are aware that the needless 
     classification of records that are no longer sensitive can 
     impose costs, and undermine the credibility of the 
     classification system. The conferees do not believe that it 
     would be in the national security interest of the United 
     States to declassify records that would otherwise remain 
     classified, simply because the review of those records has 
     not yet been completed.
       The provision would require the Secretary to report to 
     Congress on whether the Department will be able to meet any 
     date established for automatic declassification of records. 
     If the Secretary reports that the Department will be unable 
     to meet any such date, the conferees expect that the 
     Administration would propose, and Congress would enact, a 
     further extension.
       The conferees are concerned with reports over the last 
     three years of inadequate or incorrect declassification 
     decisions of the Department and other agencies that may have 
     resulted in the release of information that could harm the 
     national security. The conferees expect the Department to 
     conduct the declassification process in a careful manner 
     which provides adequate time to review records and make 
     decisions consistent with the national security interests of 
     the United States.
     Notice to congressional committees of certain security and 
         counterintelligence failures within defense programs 
         (sec. 1042)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1032) that 
     would require notification of the congressional defense 
     committees of any information that indicates that classified 
     information relating to defense programs of the United States 
     may have been compromised to a foreign power.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment clarifying that the 
     notification requirement applies to security failures or the 
     compromise of classified information that the Secretary of 
     Defense considers likely to cause significant harm or damage 
     to the national security interests of the United States. The 
     amendment would also provide for the Committees on Armed 
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     appropriate steps to protect sensitive information received 
     as a result of such notifications.
     Information Assurance Initiative (sec. 1043)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1047) that 
     would require the Department to establish: (1) an information 
     assurance roadmap to guide the development of appropriate 
     organizational structures and technologies; and (2) an 
     information assurance testbed to provide an integrated 
     organizational structure within DOD to plan and facilitate 
     the conduct of simulations, wargames, exercises, and 
     experiments, and to serve as a means by which the Department 
     can conduct integrated or joint exercises and experiments 
     with civil and commercial organizations. The provision would 
     also authorize an increase of $120.0 million for various 
     information assurance programs and activities.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would establish an 
     information assurance program and an information assurance 
     testbed. The conferees address information assurance funding 
     elsewhere in this conference report.
     Nondisclosure of information on personnel of overseas, 
         sensitive, or routinely deployable units (sec. 1044)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1052) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of Defense and, with respect to 
     the Coast Guard when it is not operating under the Navy, the 
     Secretary of Transportation to withhold from disclosure to 
     the public the name, rank, duty address, official title, 
     and pay information of personnel assigned to units that 
     are sensitive, routinely deployable, or overseas.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a technical amendment.
     Nondisclosure of certain operational files of the National 
         Imagery and Mapping Agency (sec. 1045)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1053) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of Defense to withhold from 
     public disclosure certain operational files of the former 
     National Photographic Interpretation Center of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency, which were transferred in 1996 to the 
     National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA). Such files would 
     be protected from search, review, publication, or public 
     disclosure to the same extent as originally provided for 
     under section 701 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 431).
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.

            Subtitle F--Memorial Objects and Commemorations

     Moratorium on the return of veterans memorial objects to 
         foreign nations without specific authorization in law 
         (sec. 1051)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1066) that 
     would prohibit the return of veterans memorial objects to 
     foreign nations unless specifically authorized by law.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would place a 
     moratorium on returning veterans memorial objects to foreign 
     nations without specific authorization in law until September 
     30, 2001.
     Program to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Korean War 
         (sec. 1052)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1058) that 
     would authorize the expenditure of up to $7.0 million for the 
     United States of America Korean War Commemoration during 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2004. This limitation would be in 
     addition to the expenditures of any local commander to 
     commemorate the Korean War from funds available to that 
     command.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would delete the 
     reference to expenditures by a unit of the armed forces or 
     similar organization to commemorate the Korean War. The 
     conferees note that inclusion of such reference is 
     unnecessary.
     Commemoration of the victory of freedom in the Cold War (sec. 
         1053)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1086) that 
     would establish a commission and a medal to honor those who 
     served in the U.S. Armed Forces during the Cold War. The 
     provision would also establish November 9, 1999 as ``Victory 
     in the Cold War Day'' and authorize $15.0 million for the 
     participation of the armed forces in a celebration on that 
     date.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     commission to identify a date suitable for celebration of the 
     U.S. victory in the Cold War and make recommendations to the 
     Department of Defense on how to celebrate that victory. The 
     provision would further authorize up to $5.0 million for 
     military participation in such a celebration.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

     Defense Science Board task force on use of television and 
         radio as a propaganda instrument in time of military 
         conflict (sec. 1061)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1048) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to establish a task 
     force of the Defense Science Board to examine the use of 
     radio and television broadcasting as a propaganda instrument 
     and the adequacy of the capabilities of the U.S. armed forces 
     to deal with situations such as the conflict in the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia. The task force would submit its 
     report containing its assessments to the Secretary of 
     Defense, not later than February 1, 2000. The Secretary would 
     submit the report, together with his comments and 
     recommendations, to the congressional defense committees, not 
     later than March 1, 2000.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Assessment of electromagnetic spectrum reallocation (sec. 
         1062)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1049) that 
     would require that any system licensed to operate on portions 
     of the frequency spectrum currently used by the Department of 
     Defense (DOD) be designed in such a way as to ensure that it 
     neither interferes with, nor receives interference from, the 
     military systems of the DOD that are operating in those 
     bands. The provision would further require that any costs 
     associated with the redesign of military systems for the 
     purpose of moving them from a frequency for use by another 
     system, public or private, be paid by the entity whose system 
     or systems are displacing the military system.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
     the surrender of frequencies where DOD currently has the 
     primary assignment, only if the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Secretary 
     of Commerce, jointly certify to Congress that the 
     surrender of such portions of the spectrum will not 
     degrade essential military capability. Alternative 
     frequencies, with the necessary comparable technical 
     characteristics, would have to be identified and made 
     available to the DOD, if necessary, to restore the 
     essential military capability that will be lost as a 
     result of the surrender of the original spectrum. 
     Essential military capability is that capability provided 
     by the use or planned use of that portion of the spectrum, 
     as of the date of the proposed allocation. In addition, 
     the provision would require that 8 MHz that were 
     identified for auction in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, 
     be reassigned to the Federal Government for primary use by 
     the DOD. The conferees urge the Secretary of Defense to 
     share such frequencies with state and local government 
     public safety radio services, to the extent that such 
     sharing will not result in harmful interference between 
     the DOD systems and the public safety systems proposed for 
     operation on those frequencies. This provision would not 
     otherwise change the requirement for the Federal 
     Communications Commission to auction the remaining 
     frequencies that were identified for reallocation pursuant 
     to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 or the 
     Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
       The provision would further provide for an interagency 
     review, and assessment and report to Congress and the 
     President on the progress made in implementation of national 
     spectrum planning, the reallocation of Federal Government 
     spectrum to non-Federal use, and the implications of such 
     reallocations to the affected federal agencies, which would 
     include the effects of the reallocation on critical military 
     and intelligence capabilities, civil space programs, and 
     other Federal Government systems used to protect public 
     safety.
     Extension and reauthorization of Defense Production Act of 
         1950 (sec. 1063)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1059) that 
     would reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 1950 for a 
     period of one year.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Performance of threat and risk assessments (sec. 1064)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1046) that 
     would amend the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction 
     Act of 1998 to require that any assistance provided to 
     Federal, State, and local agencies under section 1402 of that 
     Act include the performance by the Department of Justice of 
     assessments of the threat and risk of terrorist use of 
     weapons of mass destruction against cities and localities. 
     The amendment would also require the Attorney General to 
     conduct a pilot test of any proposed method or model by which 
     such assessments are to be performed.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would delete the 
     pilot test requirement.
     Chemical agents used for defensive training (sec. 1065)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1084) that 
     would provide authority for the Secretary of Defense to 
     transfer to the Attorney General quantities of lethal 
     chemical agents to support training of emergency first-
     response personnel and require a report to Congress annually 
     on such transfers.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1039) that 
     would provide authority for the Secretary of Defense to 
     transfer to the Attorney General quantities of lethal 
     chemical agents to support training at the Chemical Defense 
     Training Facility at the Center for Domestic Preparedness in 
     Fort McClellan, Alabama and to report, in consultation with 
     the Attorney General and the

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     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to 
     Congress annually on such transfers.
       The House recedes.
     Technical and clerical amendments (sec. 1066)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 520) that would 
     make a technical correction to section 1370(d)(1) of title 
     10, United States Code.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1037) that 
     would make various technical and clerical amendments to 
     existing law.
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
     Amendments to reflect name change of Committee on National 
         Security of the House of Representatives to Committee on 
         Armed Services (sec. 1067)
       The conference agreement includes a provision that would 
     amend certain provisions of existing law to reflect the 
     change in the name of the Defense Authorization Committee of 
     the House of Representatives from ``Committee on National 
     Security'' to ``Committee on Armed Services.''


                   legislative provisions not adopted

     Authority for payment of settlement claims
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 350) that would 
     authorize the Secretary of Defense to make payments for the 
     settlement of claims arising from the deaths caused by the 
     accident involving a United States Marine Corps EA-6B 
     aircraft on February 3, 1998 near Cavalese, Italy.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Consolidation of various Department of the Navy trust and 
         gift funds
       The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1005) that would 
     amend certain sections of title 10, United States Code, to 
     allow consolidation of five Department of the Navy gift and 
     trust funds into two funds, in order to manage the funds more 
     efficiently and reduce administrative costs.
       The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Military Voting Rights Act of 1999
       The Senate bill contained three provisions (sec. 1301-1303) 
     that would establish a short title of ``Military Voting 
     Rights Act of 1999,'' amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil 
     Relief Act of 1940 to preclude a military member from losing 
     a claim to state residency for the purpose of voting in 
     federal and state elections because of absence due to 
     military orders, and amend the Uniformed and Overseas 
     Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require each state to permit 
     absent military voters to use absentee registration 
     procedures and to vote by absentee ballot in elections for 
     state and local offices, in addition to federal offices, as 
     provided in current law.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Nondisclosure of information of the National Imagery and 
         Mapping Agency having commercial significance
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1054) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of Defense to withhold from 
     public disclosure information in the possession of the 
     National Imagery and Mapping Agency, if the Secretary 
     determines, in writing, that public disclosure of the 
     information would compete with, or otherwise adversely 
     affect, commercial operations in any existing or emerging 
     industry, or the operation of any existing or emerging 
     commercial market, and that withholding the information from 
     disclosure is consistent with the national security interests 
     of the United States.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Offshore entities interfering with Department of Defense use 
         of the frequency spectrum
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1050) that 
     would prohibit the issuance of any license or permit, or the 
     award of any federal contract to any company that illegally 
     broadcasts, or whose subsidiaries illegally broadcast, 
     signals into the United States on frequencies used by the 
     Department of Defense.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Repeal of requirement for two-year budget cycle for the 
         Department of Defense
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec.1004) that 
     would repeal the requirement for the Department of Defense to 
     submit a detailed two-year budget in the first session of 
     each Congress.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Sense of the Senate on negotiations with indicted war 
         criminals
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1078) that 
     would express the sense of the Senate that the United States 
     should not negotiate with Slobodan Milosevic or any other 
     indicted war criminal with respect to reaching an end to the 
     conflict in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes. The conferees note that an agreement to 
     end the fighting in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was 
     reached on June 9, 1999, therefore this legislation is no 
     longer necessary. However, the conferees agree with the 
     policy expressed in the provision contained in the Senate 
     bill and expect that the United States will not negotiate 
     with Slobodan Milosevic or any other indicted war criminal 
     regarding any future agreements that might be necessary with 
     the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
     Sense of the Senate regarding settlement of claims of 
         American servicemen's family regarding deaths resulting 
         from the accident off the coast of Namibia on September 
         13, 1997
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 351) that would 
     express the sense of the Senate that the government of 
     Germany should promptly settle with the families of members 
     of the United States Air Force killed in a collision between 
     a United States Air Force C-141 and a German Luftwaffe 
     Tupelov TU-154M off the coast of Namibia on September 13, 
     1997 and that the United States should not make any payments 
     to citizens of Germany as settlement of claims arising from 
     the accident involving a United States Marine Corps EA-6B 
     aircraft on February 3, 1998 near Cavalese, Italy until a 
     comparable settlement is reached with respect to the Namibia 
     collision.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.

           Title XI--Department of Defense Civilian Personnel


                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

     Accelerated implementation of voluntary early retirement 
         authority (sec. 1101)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1101) that 
     would amend section 1109(d) of the Strom Thurmond National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 by changing 
     the effective date from October 1, 2000 to October 1, 1999, 
     for modifications to voluntary early retirement authority for 
     civilian employees of the Department of Defense.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Increase of pay cap for nonappropriated fund senior executive 
         employees (sec. 1102)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1101) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of Defense and the secretaries 
     of the military departments to establish the pay of Senior 
     Executive Service (SES) nonappropriated fund employees at the 
     same level as that of appropriated fund SES employees.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Restoration of leave of emergency essential employees serving 
         in a combat zone (sec. 1103)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1103) that 
     would define a Department of Defense emergency essential 
     employee and provide for automatic restoration of any excess 
     annual leave that the employee would lose because of service 
     in a combat zone.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1102) that 
     would restore excess annual leave lost by certain Department 
     of Defense employees deployed in support of the armed forces 
     during hostilities and would provide an exception to those 
     limits in recognition of the increased support provided our 
     deployed forces by Department of Defense civilian employees.
       The House recedes.
     Extension of certain temporary authorities to provide 
         benefits for employees in connection with defense work-
         force reductions and restructuring (sec. 1104)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1107) that 
     would extend the expiration date of three temporary civilian 
     personnel management authorities. The expiration date for 
     the authority to pay severance pay in a lump-sum would be 
     extended from October 1, 1999 to October 1, 2003. The 
     expiration date for authority to offer civilian employees 
     a voluntary separation incentive would be extended from 
     September 30, 2001 to September 30, 2003. The expiration 
     date for authority to offer continued coverage under the 
     Federal Employees Health Benefit program would be extended 
     from October 1, 1999 to October 1, 2003 or February 1, 
     2004, if specific notice of such separation is given to 
     the individual before October 1, 2003.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1105) that 
     would extend the expiration date for authority to offer 
     continued coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefit 
     program from October 1, 1999 to October 1, 2003 or February 
     1, 2004, if specific notice of such separation is given to 
     the individual before October 1, 2003.
       The House recedes.
     Leave without loss of benefits for military reserve 
         technicians on active duty in support of combat 
         operations (sec. 1105)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1104) that 
     would amend section 6323(d)(1) of title 5, United States 
     Code, so that leave protections would apply when dual-status 
     military technicians participate on active duty in combat, as 
     well as noncombat, operations outside the United States, its 
     territories, and possessions.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Expansion of Guard-and-Reserve purposes for which leave under 
         section 6323 of title 5, United States Code, may be used 
         (sec. 1106)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1103) that 
     would expand the permitted uses of military leave by members 
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     the reserve components who are also federal civilian 
     employees and would allow them the flexibility to use this 
     leave within the current 15 day annual ceiling to enhance the 
     military readiness of their reserve units.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Work schedules and premium pay of service academy faculty 
         (sec. 1107)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1105) that 
     would amend sections 4338, 6952, and 9338 of title 10, United 
     States Code, concerning the employment and compensation of 
     the civilian faculties at the U.S. Military Academy, the 
     Naval Academy, and the Air Force Academy to exclude the 
     civilian faculty from the provisions in subchapter V, chapter 
     55 of title 5, United States Code, concerning premium pay, 
     and the provisions in chapter 61 of title 5, United States 
     Code, concerning hours of work. The provision would provide 
     service secretaries with the flexibility necessary to 
     establish reasonable work requirements for the civilian 
     faculty, similar to the requirements for faculty members at 
     other colleges and universities. It would not eliminate 
     requirements to comply with other law, such as the Fair Labor 
     Standards Act.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Salary schedules and related benefits for faculty and staff 
         of the Uniformed Services University of the Health 
         Sciences (sec. 1108)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1106) that 
     would clarify the authority of the Secretary of Defense to 
     prescribe pay schedules for civilians employed as faculty and 
     staff of the Uniformed Services University of the Health 
     Sciences.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Exemption of defense laboratory personnel from workforce 
         management restrictions (sec. 1109)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 237) that would 
     exempt the defense laboratories from management by end 
     strength and arbitrary supervisory ratios or caps on high-
     grade employees, and would provide laboratories with direct 
     hiring authority.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would delete the 
     prohibition on management by end strength. The conference 
     amendment would exempt the defense laboratories from any 
     supervisory rations or caps on high-grade employees, and 
     would provide the laboratories with direct hiring authority 
     to enable them to compete in hiring processes to obtain the 
     finest scientific talent available.


                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

     Deference to EEOC procedures for investigation of complaints 
         of sexual harassment made by employees
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1102) that 
     would amend section 1561 of title 10, United States Code, by 
     limiting its applicability to complaints of sexual harassment 
     made to a commanding officer by a member of the Army, Navy, 
     Air Force, or Marine Corps under his command.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Temporary authority to provide early retirement and 
         separation incentives for certain civilian employees
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1104) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to designate a 
     military base at which early retirement and separation 
     incentives would be offered, during the period October 1, 
     1999 through October 1, 2000, to certain civilian employees 
     to encourage voluntary separations.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.

              Title XII--Matters Relating to Other Nations


                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

     Subtitle A--Matters Relating to the People's Republic of China

     Limitation on military-to-military exchanges and contacts 
         with Chinese People's Liberation Army (sec. 1201)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1034) requiring 
     the Secretary of Defense to submit a detailed report by March 
     31, 2000 on military-to-military contacts with the People's 
     Republic of China since January 1, 1993.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1203) that 
     would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from authorizing any 
     military-to-military exchange or contact by the U.S. armed 
     forces with the Peoples' Liberation Army that would involve a 
     series of operations and activities; require the Secretary of 
     Defense to certify to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives by December 31 of 
     each year as to whether or not there were any violations of 
     the prohibition and to report by June 1 of each year 
     providing an assessment of the current state of such 
     military-to-military contacts.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would establish 
     ``national security risk'' as the criterion to be applied by 
     the Secretary of Defense in assessing the appropriateness of 
     military-to-military contacts with the People's Liberation 
     Army and merge the one-time Senate reporting requirement with 
     the House provision.
     Annual report on military power of the People's Republic of 
         China (sec. 1202)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1209) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to prepare an annual 
     report, in both classified and unclassified form, on the 
     current and future military strategy and capabilities of the 
     People's Republic of China.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would add the 
     security situation in the Taiwan Strait as an additional 
     matter to be included in the annual report.

              Subtitle B--Matters Relating to the Balkans

     Department of Defense report on the conduct of Operation 
         Allied Force and associated relief operations (sec. 1211)
       On March 24, 1999, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     (NATO) initiated the first large-scale, offensive military 
     operation in its 50-year history with air strikes against 
     targets in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY). This 
     NATO air campaign, Operation Allied Force, ended on June 10, 
     1999, following the signing of the Military Technical 
     Agreement by representatives of the FRY and confirmation by 
     NATO that the withdrawal of Serb forces from Kosovo had 
     begun.
       The lessons learned during this 78-day military operation 
     could have far-reaching implications for U.S. military 
     strategy, doctrine, and force planning for years to come. The 
     conferees believe that the Congress must have detailed 
     information and analysis concerning Operation Allied Force in 
     order to apply the lessons learned from that military 
     campaign to future defense funding and policy decisions. 
     Therefore, the conferees have included a provision that would 
     require the Secretary of Defense to submit a comprehensive 
     report to the congressional defense committees by January 31, 
     2000, on the conduct of NATO's military operations against 
     the FRY and associated relief operations in the Balkan 
     theater of operations. A preliminary report on the conduct of 
     those operations would be submitted by October 15, 1999.
     Sense of Congress regarding the need for vigorous prosecution 
         of war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity in 
         the former Republic of Yugoslavia (sec. 1212)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1061) that 
     would express the sense of Congress that the United States 
     and other nations should provide sufficient resources for an 
     expeditious and thorough investigation of allegations of war 
     crimes committed in Kosovo and elsewhere in the former 
     Republic of Yugoslavia; that the United States, through its 
     intelligence services, should provide all possible 
     cooperation in gathering evidence to secure the indictment of 
     those responsible for the commission of war crimes, crimes 
     against humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia; that 
     where the evidence warrants, indictments for war crimes 
     should be issued against suspects regardless of their 
     position within the Serbian leadership; that the United 
     States and all nations have an obligation to honor arrest 
     warrants issued by the International Criminal Tribunal for 
     the former Yugoslavia, and should use all appropriate means 
     to apprehend war criminals already under indictment; and 
     that NATO should not accept any diplomatic resolution of 
     the conflict in Kosovo that would bar the indictment, 
     apprehension or prosecution of war criminals for crimes 
     committed during operations in Kosovo.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1207) that 
     would outline the goals of the United States for the conflict 
     with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, including two goals 
     related to war crimes. Concerning war crimes, the provision 
     would declare that President Milosevic be held accountable 
     for his actions as President that have resulted in the deaths 
     of tens of thousands of people and responsibility for murder, 
     rape, terrorism, destruction, and ethnic cleansing; and that 
     individuals in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia who are 
     guilty of war crimes in Kosovo should be brought to justice 
     through the International Criminal Tribunal for the former 
     Yugoslavia.
       The House recedes with clarifying amendments, and with 
     additions to the findings that incorporate the two goals 
     related to war crimes contained in section 1207 of the House 
     amendment.

         Subtitle C--Matters Relating to NATO and Other Allies

     Legal effect of the new Strategic Concept of NATO (sec. 1221)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1063) that 
     would require the President to determine and certify to the 
     Senate whether or not the new Strategic Concept of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) imposes any new 
     commitments or obligations on the United States. In addition, 
     the provision would express the sense of the Senate that, if 
     the President certifies that the new Strategic Concept 
     imposes any new commitments or obligations on the United 
     States, the President should submit the new Strategic Concept 
     to the Senate as a treaty for the Senate's advice and 
     consent. Finally, the provision requires the President to 
     submit a report to the Senate containing an analysis of the 
     potential threats facing NATO in the first decade of the next 
     millennium, particularly those threats which would be beyond 
     the borders of NATO member nations.

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       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment requiring the 
     certification and report to be provided to the Congress, and 
     changing the sense of the Senate to the sense of the 
     Congress.
     Report on allied capabilities to contribute to major theater 
         wars (sec. 1222)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1204) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to prepare a report, 
     in both classified and unclassified form, on the current 
     military capabilities of our allies to contribute to the 
     successful conduct of major theater wars as anticipated in 
     the Quadrennial Defense Review of 1997. The report would 
     include an assessment of the risks to the successful 
     execution of the national military strategy related to the 
     capabilities of allied armed forces.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Attendance at professional military education schools by 
         military personnel of the new member nations of NATO 
         (sec. 1223)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1081) that 
     would require the secretaries of the military departments to 
     give due consideration to according a high priority to the 
     attendance of military personnel of Poland, Hungary, and the 
     Czech Republic at professional military education schools and 
     training programs in the United States.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     Multinational economic embargoes against governments in armed 
         conflict with the United States (sec. 1231)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1064) that 
     would make it the policy of the United States that upon the 
     use of the Armed Forces of the United States to engage in 
     hostilities against any foreign country, the President shall 
     seek the establishment of a multinational economic embargo 
     against such country and seek the seizure of its foreign 
     financial assets.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Limitation on deployment of Armed Forces in Haiti during 
         fiscal year 2000 and congressional notice of deployments 
         to Haiti (sec. 1232)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1206) that 
     would prohibit the expenditure of funds for the deployment of 
     U.S. Armed Forces in Haiti except for: (a) deployment 
     pursuant to Operation Uphold Democracy until December 31, 
     1999; (2) periodic, noncontinuous theater engagement 
     activities on or after January 1, 2000; and (3) deployment 
     for a limited, customary presence necessary for the security 
     of U.S. diplomatic facilities in Haiti and to carry out 
     defense liaison activities. The provision would require the 
     President to report to Congress within 48 hours after a 
     deployment for periodic, noncontinuous theater engagement 
     activities on or after January 1, 2000. Finally, the 
     provision would contain a rule of construction stating that 
     nothing in the provision shall be construed to restrict the 
     President's authority in emergency circumstances to protect 
     the lives of U.S. citizens or facilities or property in 
     Haiti.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would limit 
     the prohibition on the expenditure of funds to the 
     continuous deployment of U.S. Armed Forces in Haiti 
     pursuant to Operation Uphold Democracy subsequent to May 
     31, 2000, and would require the President to report to 
     Congress within 96 hours after a deployment to Haiti 
     subsequent to May 31, 2000.
     Report on the security situation on the Korean peninsula 
         (sec. 1233)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1208) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on the security 
     situation on the Korean peninsula.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would change the 
     date that the report is due from February 1, 2000 to April 1, 
     2000.
     Sense of Congress regarding the continuation of sanctions 
         against Libya (sec. 1234)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1068) that 
     would make it the Sense of the Congress that the President 
     should use all diplomatic means necessary, including the use 
     of the United States veto at the United Nations Security 
     Council, to prevent the Security Council from lifting 
     sanctions against Libya until Libya fulfills all of the 
     conditions set forth in United Nations Security Council 
     Resolutions 731, 748, and 883.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Sense of Congress and report on disengaging from noncritical 
         overseas missions involving United States combat forces 
         (sec. 1235)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1077) that 
     would require the President to submit a report to the 
     Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives prioritizing the ongoing 
     global missions to which the United States is contributing 
     troops. The report would include a feasibility analysis of 
     how the United States can shift resources from low priority 
     missions in support of higher priority missions; consolidate 
     or reduce U.S. troops commitments worldwide; and end low 
     priority missions.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a technical amendment.


                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

     Annual reports on security in the Taiwan Strait
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1075) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees an annual report, in 
     both classified and unclassified form, detailing the security 
     situation in the Taiwan Strait.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
       The conferees agree to include this reporting requirement 
     within the reporting requirement contained in section 1202 of 
     this Act.
     Goals for the conflict with the Federal Republic of 
         Yugoslavia
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1207) that 
     would declare the goals of the United States for the conflict 
     with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to be: a cessation of 
     all military action by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
     (FRY) against the people of Kosovo; the withdrawal of all FRY 
     forces from Kosovo; an agreement by the FRY government to the 
     stationing of an international military presence in Kosovo, 
     to the safe return to Kosovo of all refugees, to the 
     unhindered access by humanitarian aid organizations to the 
     refugees, and to work for a political framework agreement for 
     Kosovo that is in conformity with international law; that 
     President Milosevic will be held accountable for his actions; 
     and that individuals in the FRY who are guilty of war crimes 
     in Kosovo will be brought to justice through the 
     International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes. The conferees note that many of the 
     goals contained in the provision in the House amendment have 
     been achieved by a combination of the Serb Parliament's 
     adoption on June 3, 1999, of the principles adopted by the 
     Group of Eight (G-8) Foreign Ministers on May 6, 1999, the 
     signing of the Military Technical Agreement on June 9, 1999, 
     and subsequent actions in Kosovo. The remaining goals 
     regarding President Milosevic and war criminals have been 
     incorporated into another provision. Therefore, the conferees 
     believe that this provision is no longer necessary.

  Title XIII--Cooperative Threat Reduction With States of the Former 
                              Soviet Union


                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

     Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program (secs. 1301-1312)
       The budget request included $475.5 million for the 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program.
       The Senate bill would authorize the budget request, 
     and contained provisions (secs. 1044, 1045, and 1085) that 
     would: require the President to recertify the eligibility 
     of recipient countries for CTR assistance; adjust the 
     deadline for submission of the annual report on accounting 
     for CTR assistance; and require the inclusion in that 
     report of information relating to Russia's arsenal of 
     tactical nuclear weapons.
       The House amendment would authorize $444.1 million for the 
     CTR program for fiscal year 2000, a $31.4 million decrease to 
     the budget request and contained provisions (secs. 1301-1309) 
     that would: allocate fiscal year 2000 funding for various CTR 
     programs and activities; limit the availability of CTR funds; 
     prohibit the use of funds for specific activities; prohibit 
     the use of funds for a chemical weapons destruction facility 
     in Russia and reallocate a portion of these funds to security 
     enhancements at Russia's chemical weapons storage sites; 
     increase funding for strategic offensive elimination projects 
     in Russia and Ukraine and for security enhancements at 
     Russia's nuclear weapons storage sites; limit CTR funding for 
     a fissile material storage facility and for biological 
     weapons proliferation prevention activities in Russia until 
     various reports, notifications, and certifications are 
     received by Congress; and require a report on the Expanded 
     Threat Reduction Initiative.
       The conferees agree to a series of provisions that would 
     authorize the budget request of $475.5 million for the CTR 
     program to include $177.3 million for strategic offensive 
     arms elimination in Russia, $41.8 million for strategic 
     nuclear arms elimination in Ukraine, $9.3 million for 
     activities to support warhead dismantlement processing in 
     Russia, $20.0 million for security enhancements at chemical 
     weapons storage sites in Russia, $15.2 million for weapons 
     transportation security in Russia, $64.5 million for 
     planning, design, and construction of a storage facility for 
     Russian fissile material, $99.0 million for weapons storage 
     security in Russia, $32.2 million for development of a 
     cooperative program with the Government of Russia to 
     eliminate the production of weapons-grade plutonium at 
     Russian reactors, $12.0 million for biological weapons 
     proliferation prevention activities in Russia, $1.8 million 
     for activities designated as other assessments and

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     administrative support, and $2.3 million for military to 
     military contacts. The conferees also agree to limit the 
     availability of CTR funds, establish sublimits for CTR 
     activities, and provide the Secretary of Defense limited 
     authority to exceed these sublimits for fiscal year 2000, 
     pending appropriate Congressional notification.
       In addition, the conferees agree to make permanent the 
     long-standing prohibition on the use of CTR funds for: 
     peacekeeping activities with Russia; the provision of 
     housing; environmental restoration assistance; job 
     retraining; and defense conversion activities. The conferees 
     also agree to a prohibition on the use of fiscal year 2000 
     CTR funds for the elimination of conventional weapons and 
     delivery vehicles primarily intended to deliver these 
     weapons. The conferees believe that the CTR program should 
     remain focused on eliminating the threat posed by weapons of 
     mass destruction and their delivery vehicles in the former 
     Soviet Union. This provision would not restrict or otherwise 
     prohibit the destruction of delivery vehicles that are 
     primarily intended for delivery of weapons of mass 
     destruction.
       The conferees are troubled by the fact that the United 
     States is increasingly absorbing a greater share of the costs 
     of the CTR program as a result of Russia's economic 
     difficulties and are concerned that the Department of Defense 
     is agreeing to offset Russia's financial obligations. The 
     conferees believe that the Department should notify the 
     Congress whenever the United States is confronted with a 
     request or decision to absorb an additional share of CTR 
     funding that Russia has indicated it cannot provide.
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     prohibit fiscal year 2000 funds, as well as funding for 
     future years, from being used for the planning, design, or 
     construction of a chemical weapons destruction facility in 
     Shchuch'ye, Russia. The conferees agree to take this action 
     this year in light of significant cost, schedule, and other 
     concerns highlighted in a recent General Accounting Office 
     (GAO) report. The GAO report concluded that this project will 
     cost more, take longer, and achieve less national security 
     benefit for the United States than originally anticipated. 
     The conferees are also troubled by Russia's apparent 
     inability to fund adequately the necessary infrastructure 
     costs that are associated with this chemical weapons 
     destruction effort. The conferees recognize the proliferation 
     and other risks associated with Russia's massive stockpile of 
     chemical munitions. The conferees believe, however, that the 
     more immediate goals of U.S. nonproliferation policy will be 
     better served in the near term by redirecting CTR resources 
     away from the costly, long-term Shchuch'ye project and toward 
     helping to ensure that Russian chemical weapons are 
     effectively safeguarded against the risk of theft or 
     diversion. For this reason, the conferees have provided funds 
     to initiate enhanced security measures at Russia's chemical 
     weapons storage sites.
       The conferees also agree to prohibit the obligation or 
     expenditure of fiscal year 1999 CTR funds remaining available 
     for obligation until the President re-certifies the 
     eligibility of the recipient countries for CTR assistance.
       In light of concerns over nuclear 
     transparency arrangements, the conferees also agree to 
     condition future funding for the second wing of a fissile 
     material storage facility in Russia on several 
     certifications and the negotiation of a signed 
     transparency agreement with Russia that ensures that 
     material stored at the facility has been removed from 
     dismantled nuclear weapons.
       Finally, the conferees agree to limit the use of fiscal 
     year 2000 CTR funds pending the submission to Congress by the 
     Secretary of Defense of a report on executive agency 
     responsibilities for executing CTR programs and an updated 
     multiyear CTR program plan. The conferees also require the 
     submission to Congress of various other reports dealing with: 
     individual CTR projects and how those projects are 
     prioritized within the Department of Defense; international 
     financial contributions to the CTR program; related tactical 
     nuclear weapons issues; and the Expanded Threat Reduction 
     Initiative.

              Title XIV--Proliferation and Export Controls


                     legislative provisions adopted

     Adherence of People's Republic of China to Missile Technology 
         Control Regime (sec. 1401)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1073) that 
     expressed the sense of Congress that the President should 
     take all actions appropriate to obtain a bilateral agreement 
     with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to adhere to the 
     Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and annex and that 
     the PRC should not be permitted to join the MTCR without 
     having demonstrated a sustained and verified commitment to 
     the non- proliferation of missiles and missile technology.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1401) that 
     would require a report on compliance by the PRC and other 
     countries with the MTCR.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would merge the 
     Senate and House provisions.
     Annual report on transfers of militarily sensitive technology 
         to countries and entities of concern (sec. 1402)
       The House bill contained several provisions (sec. 1402, 
     1410, 1412, 1414) that would establish reporting requirements 
     relative to the transfer of militarily sensitive technology 
     to the Peoples' Republic of China and other countries of 
     concern.
       The Senate bill contained a related reporting requirement 
     (sec. 1072(c)).
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would consolidate 
     the reporting requirements into a single section. The 
     consolidated section would require an annual report on 
     transfers of the most significant categories of U.S. 
     technology and technical information with potential military 
     applications to countries and entities of concern. Countries 
     and entities of concern are defined to include China, Russia, 
     terrorist states, entities directed and controlled by any of 
     these countries, and entities engaged in international 
     terrorism.
       Subsection (c) of the provision would require an assessment 
     by designated agency Inspectors General of the adequacy of 
     current export controls and counterintelligence measures to 
     protect against the acquisition by countries and entities of 
     concern of U.S. technology and technical information with 
     potential military applications. The conferees note that the 
     Inspectors General recently completed a comprehensive report 
     on the adequacy of export controls. The conferees expect 
     that, rather than repeating this work, the Inspectors General 
     will focus on the adequacy of counterintelligence measures in 
     this context.
     Resources for export license functions (sec. 1403)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1403) that 
     would require a report on implementation of the transfer of 
     satellite export control authority to the State Department 
     and a provision (sec. 1413) that would require that adequate 
     resources be allocated to the Office of Defense Trade 
     Controls at the State Department and the Defense Threat 
     Reduction Agency at the Department of Defense for their 
     respective export licensing functions.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provisions.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would merge the 
     two provisions and modify the reporting requirement.
     Security in connection with satellite export licensing (sec. 
         1404)
       The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1404) that would 
     require the Secretary of State to take a number of steps to 
     provide enhanced security in connection with the launch of 
     satellites outside the jurisdiction of the United States. The 
     provision would also establish several requirements regarding 
     Department of Defense launch monitors.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision on security 
     in connection with satellite launches.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would clarify 
     that the provision does not expand the requirement for a 
     technology transfer control plan in section 1514(a)(1) of the 
     Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1999, to launches in any country not already subject to 
     such section. The amendment also provides that individuals 
     providing security for overseas launches need not be employed 
     by the Department of Defense, but must report directly to a 
     launch monitor employed by the Department with regard to all 
     issues relevant to the technology transfer control plan.
       The requirements for launch monitors in the House and 
     Senate bills were combined and addressed elsewhere in the 
     Act.
     Reporting of technology transmitted to People's Republic of 
         China and of foreign launch security violations. (sec. 
         1405)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1405) that 
     would require space launch monitors of the Department of 
     Defense to maintain records of all information authorized to 
     be transmitted to the People's Republic of China in 
     connection with space launches that they are responsible for 
     monitoring.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Report on national security implications of exporting high-
         performance computers to the People's Republic of China 
         (sec. 1406)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1406) that 
     would require an annual report on the national security 
     implications of exporting high-performance computers to the 
     People's Republic of China. The provision would also require 
     empirical testing of the extent to which national security-
     related operations can be performed using clustered, 
     massively-parallel processing or other combinations of 
     computers.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would: (1) 
     require empirical testing only to the extent that such 
     testing has not already been done; and (2) sunset the 
     reporting requirement after five years.
     End-use verification for use by People's Republic of China of 
         high-performance computers (sec. 1407)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1407) that 
     would direct the President to seek to enter into an agreement 
     with the People's Republic of China to provide for an open 
     and transparent system, including at a minimum on-site 
     inspection without notice by U.S. nationals designated by the 
     U.S. government, for effective end-use verification of high-
     performance computers exported or to be exported to China.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.

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       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would delete the 
     requirement for on-site inspection without notice by U.S. 
     nationals designated by the U.S. government. Such inspection 
     methods should be a goal of the negotiations, but the 
     conferees recognize that this goal may not be possible to 
     achieve.
     Enhanced multilateral export controls (sec. 1408)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1411) that 
     would require the President to work to establish binding new 
     international controls on technology transfers that threaten 
     international peace and U.S. national security and would 
     create an Office of Technology Security within the Department 
     of Defense.
       The Senate had no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would clarify the 
     negotiating objective and delete the requirement to create an 
     Office of Technology Security within the Department of 
     Defense.
     Enhancement of activities of Defense Threat Reduction Agency 
         (sec. 1409)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1070) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to prescribe 
     regulations to: (1) enhance the authority of, and establish 
     appropriate qualifications for, the Defense Threat Reduction 
     Agency (DTRA) personnel who monitor satellite launch 
     campaigns overseas; (2) allocate funds to DTRA to prevent 
     shortfalls in the number of launch monitors; (3) establish a 
     reimbursement mechanism for payment of costs related to 
     monitoring of launch campaigns; (4) improve guidelines on the 
     scope of permissible discussions with foreign persons 
     regarding technology; (5) provide annual briefings to U.S. 
     commercial satellite industry personnel on export license 
     standards; and (6) establish a records management and 
     preservation system for reports prepared in connection with 
     the monitoring of launch campaigns.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1404) that 
     would require the Secretary to: (1) ensure that launch 
     monitors have sufficient training; (2) ensure that an 
     adequate number of monitors are assigned to each space 
     launch; (3) take steps to provide for the continuity of 
     service by monitors for the entire launch campaign; and (4) 
     take measures to make service as a monitor an attractive 
     career opportunity. The House provision would also require 
     the Secretary of State to ensure that an appropriate 
     technology transfer control plan and security arrangements 
     are in place as a condition of the export license for the 
     launch of a U.S. satellite outside the United States.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would merge the 
     Senate provision with the House provision addressing 
     requirements for launch monitors. The House provision on 
     launch security is addressed elsewhere in this Act.
     Timely notification of licensing decisions by the Department 
         of State (sec. 1410)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1071) that 
     would require the Secretary of State to provide timely notice 
     to the manufacturer of a commercial satellite of U.S. origin 
     of the decision on an application for a license involving the 
     overseas launch of such satellite.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Enhanced intelligence consultation on satellite license 
         applications (sec. 1411)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1072) that 
     would allow for enhanced participation by the intelligence 
     community in the review of applications for a license 
     involving the overseas launch of a commercial satellite of 
     U.S. origin.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would clarify the 
     role of the intelligence advisory group. The conferees direct 
     that the appropriate committees for the receipt of the 
     reports requested in the provision are the Senate Armed 
     Services Committee, the House Armed Services Committee, the 
     Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the House Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence, the Senate Foreign 
     Relations Committee, and the House International Relations 
     Committee.
     Investigations of violations of export controls by United 
         States satellite manufacturers (sec. 1412)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1069) that 
     would require the President to notify Congress whenever an 
     investigation is undertaken of an alleged violation of U.S. 
     export control laws in connection with a commercial satellite 
     of U.S. origin. The provision would also require notice of an 
     export waiver granted on behalf of such a person, and would 
     express the sense of Congress that an application for the 
     export of a commercial satellite should include a notice of 
     any such investigation. The provision contained an exception 
     for cases in which the President determines that notification 
     of Congress would jeopardize an on-going criminal 
     investigation.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would make a 
     number of modifications.
       First, the conference amendment would limit the 
     notification requirement to investigations that are 
     undertaken by the Department of Justice. The conferees 
     recognize that there are numerous entities both within the 
     Department of Justice and outside the Department of Justice 
     that may perform preliminary inquiries into alleged 
     violations of the type covered by this section. The conferees 
     understand that any covered violations that may be identified 
     as a result of such preliminary inquiries are referred to the 
     Department of Justice, and that the notification requirements 
     of this provision would be triggered at that time.
       Second, the conference amendment would clarify that 
     notification should be made to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress, and that these committees have an obligation to 
     ensure that appropriate procedures are in place to protect 
     from unauthorized disclosure classified information, 
     information relating to intelligence sources and methods, and 
     sensitive law enforcement information that is furnished to 
     the committees. The conferees recognize that in the absence 
     of such procedures, any notification of the committees could 
     jeopardize the national security or the investigation and 
     prosecution of criminal activities.
       Third, the conference amendment would require the President 
     to notify Congress of either: (1) an alleged violation of the 
     export control laws in connection with a commercial 
     satellite; or (2) an alleged violation of the export control 
     laws in connection with an item controlled under the 
     munitions list maintained by the Department of State, if that 
     violation is likely to cause significant harm or damage to 
     the national security interests of the United States.
       Fourth, the conference amendment would require the 
     Secretary of State and the Attorney General of the United 
     States to develop appropriate mechanisms to identify, for the 
     purposes of processing export licenses for commercial 
     satellites, persons who are the subject of investigations of 
     the type covered by the section. The conferees understand 
     that the mechanisms developed to implement this provision 
     would have safeguards built in to protect against the 
     disclosure of information that could jeopardize an ongoing 
     criminal prosecution.
       Like the Senate provision, the conference amendment 
     contains an exception for cases in which the President 
     determines that notification of Congress would jeopardize an 
     on-going criminal investigation. For example, the conferees 
     recognize that there may be cases in which it would be 
     impossible to notify Congress of an ongoing investigation 
     without violating rules of Grand Jury secrecy. The President 
     would be required to provide written notification of any such 
     determination (including a justification for the 
     determination) to the congressional leadership.


                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

     Procedures for review of export of controlled technologies 
         and items
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1408) that 
     would require the President to submit to Congress 
     recommendations for the establishment of a mechanism to 
     identify those controlled technologies and items the export 
     of which is of greatest national security concern relative to 
     other controlled technologies and items.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Notice of foreign acquisition of U.S. firms in national 
         security industries
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1409) that 
     would amend the Exon-Florio provision of the Defense 
     Production Act of 1950 to require mandatory notifications of 
     any merger, acquisition, or takeover of a U.S. business by a 
     foreign government or a foreign government-controlled entity.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.

        Title XV--Arms Control and Counterproliferation Matters


                       ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

     International border security
       Among the efforts of the Department of Defense (DOD) to 
     counter the threat of terrorist activities involving Weapons 
     of Mass Destruction (WMD) or WMD materials, as well as the 
     threat of proliferation of such weapons and materials, the 
     conferees recognize the contribution being made by the 
     International Border Security Training Program authorized in 
     Sec. 1424 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997. At relatively low cost, DOD has worked with 
     the Customs Service to train border security officials from 
     throughout Central Europe and the Newly Independent States 
     (NIS) of the former Soviet Union to enhance their 
     capabilities to prevent the flow of WMD or associated 
     materials across their borders. The value of this program has 
     been demonstrated by seizures of sensitive materials 
     in Eastern Europe, including nuclear reactor components 
     destined for Iran and a small quantity of Uranium-235. The 
     border security officials responsible for both of these 
     seizures attribute their success to the training they 
     received in this program. The conferees commend those 
     responsible for the success of this program.


                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

     Revision to limitation on retirement or dismantlement of 
         strategic nuclear delivery systems (sec. 1501)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1041) that 
     would: (1) extend by one year section 1302 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 
     105-85) relating to the retirement or dismantlement of 
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     delivery systems until the START II Treaty enters into force; 
     and (2) provide for the reduction of a number of Trident 
     submarines.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1033) that would amend section 1302 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 to prohibit the 
     retirement or dismantlement of specified strategic nuclear 
     delivery systems unless the President makes certain 
     certifications.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would: (1) amend 
     section 1302 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 to prohibit the retirement or dismantlement 
     of specified strategic nuclear delivery systems unless the 
     President makes certain certifications; and (2) allow for the 
     retirement of a number of Trident submarines if such 
     certification is provided.
     Sense of Congress on strategic arms reductions (sec. 1502)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1042) that 
     would limit the use of funds during fiscal year 2000 to 
     reduce specified strategic nuclear forces below the maximum 
     number of those forces permitted the United States under the 
     START II Treaty unless the President submits to Congress a 
     report containing an assessment indicating that such 
     reductions would not impede the capability of the United 
     States to respond militarily to any militarily significant 
     increase in the challenge to United States security or 
     strategic stability posed by nuclear weapon modernization 
     programs of the People's Republic of China or any other 
     nation.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would express the 
     sense of Congress that, in negotiating a START III Treaty 
     with the Russian Federation, or any other arms control treaty 
     with the Russian Federation that would require reductions in 
     U.S. strategic nuclear forces, that: (1) the strategic 
     nuclear forces and nuclear modernization programs of the 
     People's Republic of China and other nations be taken into 
     full consideration; and (2) the reductions in U.S. strategic 
     nuclear forces should not be to such an extent as to impede 
     the capability of the United States to respond militarily to 
     any militarily significant increase in the threat to the 
     United States posed by the People's Republic of China and any 
     other nation.
     Report on strategic stability under START III (sec. 1503)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1201) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to prepare a report on 
     strategic stability under START III.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Counterproliferation Program Review Committee (sec. 1504)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1043) that 
     would extend the Counterproliferation Program Review 
     Committee (CPRC) to September 30, 2004, advance the date on 
     which the CPRC annual report is submitted to Congress from 
     May 1 to February 1, and designate the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense, Strategy and Threat Reduction, to be the CPRC 
     Executive Secretary.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would designate 
     the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Strategy and Threat 
     Reduction, to be the CPRC Executive Secretary during the time 
     period in which the position of the Assistant to the 
     Secretary of Defense, Nuclear, Chemical and Biological 
     Defense, is vacant.
     Support of United Nations-sponsored efforts to inspect and 
         monitor Iraqi weapons activities (sec. 1505)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1046) that 
     would extend, for one year, at current funding levels, the 
     authority of the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide 
     support to the United Nations Special Commission on Iraq 
     (UNSCOM) under the Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1992.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     1202).
       The House recedes with an amendment that would change the 
     underlying Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1992 to make 
     clear that the authority of DOD to support UNSCOM will also 
     apply to any successor organization. The conferees believe 
     that it is essential that weapons inspectors of the United 
     Nations be allowed to resume activities in Iraq to ensure 
     full Iraqi compliance with its international obligations to 
     destroy its weapons of mass destruction and associated 
     delivery systems.
       The conferees support continued DOD assistance to this 
     important effort.

               Title XVI--National Security Space Matters


                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

               Subtitle A-Space Technology Guide; Reports

     Space technology guide (sec. 1601)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1025) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to develop a detailed 
     guide for investment in space science and technology, 
     demonstrations of space technology, and planning and 
     development for space technology systems.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment to include a micro-
     satellite technology plan in the space technology guide.
     Report on vulnerabilities of United States space assets (sec. 
         1602)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 907) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to prepare a report on 
     U.S. military space policy and current and projected U.S. 
     efforts to fully exploit space in preparation for possible 
     conflicts in 2010 and beyond.
       The Senate bill contained similar provisions (sec. 911-919) 
     that would establish the Commission to Assess United States 
     National Security Space Management and Organization.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     Secretary of Defense to prepare a report on the current and 
     potential vulnerabilities of U.S. national security and 
     commercial space assets. The conferees note that other 
     elements of the House provision are included within the scope 
     of the Commission to Assess United States National Security 
     Space Management and Organization, as addressed elsewhere in 
     this Act.
     Report on space launch failures (sec. 1603)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1042) that 
     would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on 
     recent space launch failures.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Report on Air Force space launch facilities (sec. 1604)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 313) that 
     would authorize an increase of $7.3 million for operations at 
     Air Force space launch facilities, and that would require the 
     Secretary of Defense to conduct a study of space launch 
     ranges and requirements.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     Secretary of Defense to use the Defense Science Board in 
     preparing a report on Air Force space launch ranges and 
     requirements.

              Subtitle B--Commercial Space Launch Services

     Sense of Congress regarding United States-Russian cooperation 
         in commercial space launch services (sec. 1611)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1082) that 
     would express the sense of Congress regarding United States-
     Russian cooperation in commercial space launch services and 
     the relationship of such cooperation to Russia's commitment 
     to preventing the proliferation of ballistic missile 
     technology.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
       Although the conferees believe that any possible future 
     consideration to modifying the quantitative limitations on 
     commercial space launch services provided by Russian space 
     launch providers should be conditioned on a continued serious 
     commitment by the Government of the Russian Federation to 
     preventing illegal transfers of ballistic missile technology, 
     the conferees take no position at this time on the question 
     of whether such modifications should be approved.
     Sense of Congress regarding United States commercial space 
         launch capacity (sec. 1612)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1074) that 
     would: (1) encourage the expansion of a commercial space 
     launch capacity in the United States, including taking 
     actions to eliminate legal or regulatory barriers to long-
     term competitiveness in the U.S. commercial space launch 
     industry; and (2) that would call for reexamination of the 
     current U.S. policy of permitting the export of commercial 
     satellites of U.S. origin to the People's Republic of China.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a technical amendment.

Subtitle C--Commission To Assess United States National Security Space 
                      Management and Organization

     Commission to assess United States national security space 
         management and organization (sec. 1621-1630)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 911-919) that 
     would establish a Commission to Assess United States National 
     Security Space Management and Organization. The commission 
     would conduct a six month review of the following:
       (1) the relationship between the intelligence and non-
     intelligence aspects of national security space (so-called 
     ``white space'' and ``black space''), and the potential 
     benefits of a partial or complete merger of the two aspects;
       (2) the benefits of establishing any of the following new 
     organizations: (a) an independent military department and 
     service dedicated to the national security space mission; (b) 
     a corps within the United States Air Force dedicated to the 
     national security space mission; (c) an Assistant Secretary 
     of Defense for space within the Office of the Secretary of 
     Defense; and (d) any other change to the existing 
     organizational structure for managing national security space 
     management and organization; and
       (3) the benefits of establishing a new major force program, 
     or other budget mechanism,

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     for managing national security space funding within the 
     Department of Defense.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     907) that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a 
     report on a number of national security space matters.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would: (1) alter 
     the composition of the commission; (2) require the commission 
     to consider a number of matters specified in section 907 of 
     the House amendment, in addition to those specified in the 
     original Senate bill; (3) require the Secretary of Defense to 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives an assessment of the 
     commission's report; and (4) make other technical and 
     clarifying changes.

                 Title XVII--Troops-to-Teacher Program


                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

     Troops-to-Teachers program (sec. 1701-1709)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 579) that would 
     amend section 1151 of title 10, United States Code, to 
     improve the current Troops-to-Teachers program and to provide 
     for the transfer of this program to the Department of 
     Education. The recommended provision would change the 
     eligible population from military personnel separated from 
     the services to those who will retire on or after October 1, 
     1999. Participating members would be required to obtain 
     certification or licensure as an elementary or secondary 
     school teacher, or vocational or technical teacher, and to 
     accept an offer of full-time employment as an elementary or 
     secondary school teacher, or vocational or technical teacher. 
     The provision would authorize either a $5,000 stipend to be 
     paid to each participant or a $10,000 bonus to be paid to 
     those who agree to accept full-time employment as an 
     elementary or secondary school teacher, or vocational or 
     technical teacher for not less than four years in a high need 
     school. The provision would require the Secretary of Defense 
     and the Secretary of Transportation to transfer 
     responsibility for the Troops-to-Teachers program to the 
     Secretary of Education, not later than October 1, 2001.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would clarify the 
     requirements in the Senate provision and require the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation to 
     transfer responsibility for the Troops-to-Teachers program to 
     the Secretary of Education, not later than October 1, 2000.

            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

     Overview
       The budget request for fiscal year 2000 included 
     $5,438,443,000 for military construction and family housing.
       The Senate bill would authorize $8,801,158,000 for military 
     construction and family housing.
       The House amendment would provide $8,590,243,000 for this 
     purpose.
       The conferees recommend authorization of appropriations of 
     $8,497,243,000 for military construction and family housing, 
     including general reductions and revised economic 
     assumptions.

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                            Title XXI--Army

     Overview
       The Senate bill would authorize $2,194,333,000 for Army 
     military construction and family housing programs for fiscal 
     year 2000.
       The House amendment would authorize $2,384,417,000 for this 
     purpose.
       The conferees recommend authorization of appropriations of 
     $2,353,231,000 for Army military construction and family 
     housing for fiscal year 2000.
       The conferees agree to general reductions of $45,453,000 in 
     the authorization of appropriations for the Army military 
     construction and military family housing accounts. The 
     reductions are to be offset by savings from favorable bids, 
     reduced overhead costs, and cancellations due to force 
     structure changes. The general reductions shall not cancel 
     any military construction authorized by title XXI of this 
     Act.


                       ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

     Improvements to military family housing, Army
       The conferees recommend that, within authorized amounts for 
     improvements to military family housing and facilities, the 
     Secretary of the Army execute the following project: 
     $2,800,000 for whole neighborhood improvements (26 units) at 
     Fort Campbell, Kentucky.


                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

     Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects 
         (sec. 2101)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2101) that 
     would authorize Army construction projects for fiscal year 
     2000. The authorized amounts are listed on an installation-
     by-installation basis.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
       The authorized amounts are listed on a installation-by-
     installation basis. The state list contained in this report 
     is intended to be the binding list of the specific projects 
     authorized at each location.
     Family housing (sec. 2102)
       The Senate bill included a provision (sec. 2102) that would 
     authorize new construction and planning and design of family 
     housing units for the Army for fiscal year 2000. The 
     authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
     installation basis.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
       The authorized amounts are listed on a installation-by-
     installation basis. The state list contained in this report 
     is intended to be the binding list of the specific projects 
     authorized at each location.
     Improvements to military family housing units (sec. 2103)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2103) that 
     would authorize improvements to existing units of family 
     housing for fiscal year 2000.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
     Authorization of appropriations, Army (sec. 2104)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2104) that 
     would authorize specific appropriations for each line item 
     contained in the Army's budget for fiscal year 2000. This 
     section would also provide an overall limit on the amount the 
     Army may spend on military construction projects.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes a similar provision.

                           Title XXII---Navy

     Overview
       The Senate bill would authorize $2,076,717,000 for Navy 
     military construction and family housing programs for fiscal 
     year 2000.
       The House amendment would authorize $2,084,107,000 for this 
     purpose.
       The conferees recommend authorization of appropriations of 
     $2,108,087,000 for Navy military construction and family 
     housing for fiscal year 2000.
       The conferees agree to general reductions of $37,827,000 in 
     the authorization of appropriations for the Navy military 
     construction and military family housing accounts. The 
     reductions are to be offset by savings from favorable bids, 
     reduction in overhead costs, and cancellation of projects due 
     to force structure changes. The general reductions shall not 
     cancel any military construction authorized by title XXII of 
     this Act.


                       ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

     Acquisition of Preposition Equipment Maintenance Facilities, 
         Blount Island, Jacksonville, Florida
       The conferees note the recent approval by the Secretary of 
     Defense of a waiver of the current moratorium on land 
     acquisition for the purchase of the afloat prepositioning 
     maintenance facility at Blount Island, Jacksonville, Florida 
     currently operated under lease by the Marine Corps. The 
     conferees acknowledge that these facilities are critical to 
     the prepositioning support of the Marine Corps and further 
     note that ownership of these facilities would save the 
     Department of the Navy between six and seven million dollars 
     annually. In an effort to ensure continued readiness of the 
     Marine Corps, the need for strategic placement of 
     prepositioning facilities, and the desire to obtain the most 
     cost-effective solution to prepositioning operations, the 
     conferees expect the Secretary of the Navy to proceed with 
     those actions necessary to bring this acquisition to 
     completion at the earliest possible time.
     Improvements to military family housing, Navy
       The conferees recommend the transfer of military family 
     housing projects from the Family Housing Improvement Fund to 
     Family Housing Construction, Navy for the following 
     locations: Naval Training Center Great Lakes, Illinois; 
     Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Naval 
     Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and 
     Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina.
       The conferees further recommend that, within authorized 
     amounts for improvements to military family housing and 
     facilities, the Secretary of the Navy execute the following 
     project: $9,100,000 for whole neighborhood improvement (91 
     units) at Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.


                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

     Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects 
         (sec. 2201)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2201) that 
     would authorize Navy construction projects for fiscal year 
     2000. The authorized amounts are listed on an installation-
     by-installation basis.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
       The authorized amounts are listed on a installation-by-
     installation basis. The state list contained in this report 
     is intended to be the binding list of the specific projects 
     authorized at each location.
     Family housing (sec. 2202)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2202) that 
     would authorize new construction and planning and design of 
     family housing units for the Navy for fiscal year 2000. The 
     authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
     installation basis.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
       The authorized amounts are listed on a installation-by-
     installation basis. The state list contained in this report 
     is intended to be the binding list of the specific projects 
     authorized at each location.
     Improvements to military family housing units (sec. 2203)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2203) that 
     would authorize improvements to existing units of family 
     housing for fiscal year 1999. The authorized amounts are 
     listed on an installation-by-installation basis.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
     Authorization of appropriations, Navy (sec. 2204)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2204) that 
     would authorize specific appropriations for each line item in 
     the Navy's budget for fiscal year 2000. This section would 
     also provide an overall limit on the amount the Navy may 
     spend on military construction projects.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
     Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1997 
         project (sec. 2205)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2205) that 
     would correct the number of units of military family housing 
     units authorized for construction at Naval Air Station 
     Brunswick, Maine in the Military Construction Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1997 (division B of Public Law 104-201).
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a technical amendment.
     Authorization to accept electrical substation improvements, 
         Guam (sec. 2206)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2205) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to accept 
     electrical utility system improvements valued at $610,000 
     from the Guam Power Authority at Agana Substation and Harmon 
     Substation at Public Works Center, Guam.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.


                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

     Correction in authorized use of funds, Marine Corps Combat 
         Development Command, Quantico, Virginia
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2206) that 
     would correct the authorized use of funds authorized for 
     appropriation for fiscal year 1997 for a military 
     construction project at Marine Corps Command Development 
     Command, Quantico, Virginia. This section would permit the 
     use of previously authorized funds to carry out a military 
     construction project involving infrastructure development at 
     that installation.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
       The conferees note that the sanitary landfill at the Marine 
     Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, Virginia 
     authorized by the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
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     Public Law 104-201) is no longer required. The conferees 
     agree to extend the funds for the sanitary landfill and 
     direct the Secretary of the Navy to submit a report detailing 
     the need for the infrastructure improvements project with the 
     fiscal year 2001 budget request.

                         Title XXIII--Air Force

     Overview
       The Senate bill would authorize $1,931,051,000 for Air 
     Force military construction and family housing programs for 
     fiscal year 2000.
       The House amendment would authorize $1,874,053,000 for this 
     purpose.
       The conferees recommend authorization of appropriations of 
     $1,948,052,000 for Air Force military construction and family 
     housing for fiscal year 2000.
       The conferees agree to general reductions of $30,311,000 in 
     the authorization of appropriations for the Air Force 
     military construction and military family housing accounts. 
     The reductions are to be offset by savings from favorable 
     bids, reduction in overhead costs, and cancellation of 
     projects due to force structure changes. The general 
     reductions shall not cancel any military construction 
     authorized by title XXIII of this Act.


                       ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

     Economic redevelopment, Homestead Air Force Base, Florida
       The conferees are concerned about the status of economic 
     redevelopment at, and in the vicinity of, Homestead Air Force 
     Base, Florida, which was closed as an active installation and 
     realigned to support reserve component requirements through 
     the recommendation of the Base Closure and Realignment 
     Commission of 1993. The conferees are aware a Supplemental 
     Environmental Impact Statement by the Secretary of the Air 
     Force. The conferees note that the supplemental environmental 
     assessments follow a previously completed Environmental 
     Impact Statement, which culminated in a Record of Decision in 
     October 1994. The conferees encourage the Secretary to 
     proceed expeditiously to complete the Supplemental 
     Environmental Impact Statement so that effective economic 
     reuse may begin at that installation. The conferees direct 
     the Secretary of the Air Force to report every 60 days to the 
     congressional defense committees on progress toward the 
     completion of the Supplemental Environmental Impact 
     Statement.
     Improvements to military family housing, Air Force
       The conferees recommend that, within authorized amounts for 
     improvements to military family housing and facilities, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force execute the following project: 
     $5,550,000 for family housing improvements (50 units) at 
     Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina.


                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

     Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition 
         projects (sec. 2301)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2301) that 
     would authorize Air Force construction projects for fiscal 
     year 2000. The authorized amounts are listed on an 
     installation-by-installation basis.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
       The authorized amounts are listed on a installation-by-
     installation basis. The state list contained in this report 
     is intended to be the binding list of the specific projects 
     authorized at each location.
     Family housing (sec. 2302)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2302) that 
     would authorize new construction and planning and design of 
     family housing units for the Air Force for fiscal year 2000.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
       The authorized amounts are listed on a installation-by-
     installation basis. The state list contained in this report 
     is intended to be the binding list of the specific projects 
     authorized at each location.
     Improvements to military family housing units (sec. 2303)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2303) that 
     would authorize improvements to existing units of family 
     housing for fiscal year 2000.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
     Authorization of appropriations, Air Force (sec. 2304)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2304) that 
     would authorize specific appropriations for each line item in 
     the Air Force's budget for fiscal year 2000. This section 
     would also provide an overall limit on the amount the Air 
     Force may spend on military construction projects.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes a similar provision.


                   legislative provisions not adopted

     Consolidation of Air Force Research Laboratory Facilities at 
         Rome Research Site, Rome, New York
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2305) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to accept 
     contributions from the State of New York for the purposes of 
     carrying out military construction projects relating to the 
     consolidation of Air Force Research Laboratory facilities at 
     Rome Research Site, Rome, New York.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2305) that 
     would require the Secretary of the Air Force to submit, not 
     later than January 1, 2000, a plan on efforts to consolidate 
     research and technology development activities conducted at 
     the Air Force Research Laboratory located at the Rome 
     Research Site, Rome, New York.
       The House and Senate recede.

                      Title XXIV--Defense Agencies

     Overview
       The Senate bill would authorize $870,915,000 for Defense 
     Agencies military construction and family housing programs 
     for fiscal year 2000. The bill would also authorize 
     $892,911,000 for base closure activities.
       The House amendment would authorize $834,298,000 for 
     Defense Agencies military construction and family housing 
     programs for fiscal year 2000. The amendment would also 
     authorize $705,911,000 for base closure activities.
       The conferees recommend authorization of appropriations of 
     $672,474,000 for Defense Agencies military construction and 
     family housing for fiscal year 2000. The conferees also 
     recommend authorization of appropriations of $689,711,000 for 
     base closure activities.
       The conferees agree to a general reduction of $31,350,000 
     in the authorization of appropriations for the Defense 
     Agencies military construction account. The general reduction 
     is to be offset by savings from favorable bids and reductions 
     in overhead costs. The conferees further agree to a general 
     reduction of $93,000,000 in the authorization of 
     appropriations for the chemical demilitarization program. The 
     reduction to the entire chemical demilitarization program is 
     based on unobligated prior year funds. The conferees do not 
     intend this reduction to interfere with timely compliance 
     with the Chemical Weapons Convention. The general reductions 
     shall not cancel any military construction projects 
     authorized by title XXIV of this Act.


                       items of special interest

     Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Facility, Walter Reed 
         Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
       The conferees are concerned that two recent studies have 
     identified extensive life safety, occupational health and 
     operational deficiencies in the facilities supporting the 
     Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), principally 
     Building 54 located at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 
     Washington, D.C. The identified deficiencies include an 
     inadequate fire alarm system, unreliable emergency power, 
     non-compliant fire separation, insufficient space, failing 
     utilities, and a failure to provide controlled environmental 
     conditions. The conferees are concerned that these conditions 
     are negatively affecting AFIP's mission and may compromise 
     the health and welfare of its employees.
       The conferees understand that a military construction 
     project to replace and renovate Building 54 was initially 
     programmed by the Department of the Army at a cost of $185.0 
     million. The facility was designated for an available site as 
     part of the current Walter Reed master plan. The project was 
     deferred by direction of the Office of the Secretary of 
     Defense.
       As an alternative to the military construction project, the 
     American Registry of Pathology has proposed financing, 
     building, and operating a new laboratory for the AFIP. The 
     ARP's proposal would gift the structure to the government 
     following an anticipated 30 year lease. This lease would cost 
     as much as $600.0 million.
       The conferees believe that current conditions of AFIP 
     facilities warrant timely corrective action. The conferees 
     direct the Secretary of Defense to evaluate alternatives for 
     improving the AFIP facilities and report all conclusions and 
     recommendations coincident with the submission of the budget 
     request for military construction for fiscal year 2000.


                     legislative provisions adopted

     Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition 
         projects (sec. 2401)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2401) that 
     would authorize defense agencies construction projects for 
     fiscal year 2000. The authorized amounts are listed on an 
     installation-by-installation basis.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
       The authorized amounts are listed on a installation-by-
     installation basis. The state list contained in this report 
     is intended to be the binding list of the specific projects 
     authorized at each location.
     Improvements to military family housing units (sec. 2402)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2402) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of Defense to make improvements 
     to existing units of family housing for fiscal year 2000.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
     Military Housing Improvement Program (sec. 2403)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2403) that 
     would authorize appropriations of $78,756,000 for credit to 
     the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund.

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       The House amendment contained a similar provision.
       The conferees recommend authorization of appropriations of 
     $2,000,000 for credit to the Department of Defense Family 
     Housing Improvement Fund for fiscal year 2000.
       The conferees reallocated $76,756,000 from the Family 
     Housing Improvement Fund to Family Housing Construction, 
     Army, and Family Housing Construction, Navy, due to the 
     deferral or cancellation of privatization efforts at several 
     installations.
     Energy conservation projects (sec. 2404)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2404) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of Defense to carry out energy 
     conservation projects.
       The House amendment contained a similiar provision.
       The conference agreement includes this provision.
     Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies (sec. 2405)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2405) that 
     would authorize specific appropriations for each line item in 
     the Defense Agencies' budget for fiscal year 2000. This 
     section would also provide an overall limit on the amount the 
     Defense Agencies may spend on military construction projects.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
     Increase in fiscal year 1997 authorization for military 
         construction projects at Pueblo Chemical Activity, 
         Colorado (sec. 2406)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2406) that 
     would modify the table in section 2101 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 to 
     increase the authorization for the construction of the Pueblo 
     Chemical Activity, Colorado, from $179,000,000 to 
     $203,500,000.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Condition on obligation of military construction funds for 
         Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities (sec. 2407)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2407) that 
     would prohibit the obligation of funds authorized for 
     appropriation for military construction to support the 
     development of forward operating locations for the drug 
     interdiction and counter-drug activities of the Department of 
     Defense until after the end of the 30-day period beginning on 
     the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the 
     Congress a report describing in detail the purposes for which 
     such funds will be obligated and expended.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.

   Title XXV--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
                                Program

     Overview
       The Senate bill would authorize $166,430,000 for the U.S. 
     contribution to the NATO Security Investment Program for 
     fiscal year 2000.
       The House amendment would authorize $191,000,000 for this 
     purpose.
       The conferees agree to authorize $81,000,000 million for 
     the U.S. contribution to the NATO Security Investment 
     Program.


                     legislative provisions adopted

     Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects 
         (sec. 2501)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2501) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of Defense to make 
     contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     Security Investment program in an amount equal to the sum of 
     the amount specifically authorized in section 2502 of the 
     Senate bill and the amount of recoupment due to the United 
     States for construction previously financed by the United 
     States.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision.
       The conference agreement includes this provision.
     Authorization of appropriations, NATO (sec. 2502)
       The Senate bill a provision (sec. 2502) that would 
     authorize appropriations of $166,340,000 as the United States 
     contribution to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
     Security Investment Program.
       The House amendment would authorize $191,000,000 for this 
     purpose.
       The conferees agree to authorize $81,000,000 for the United 
     States contribution to the NATO Security Investment Program.

             Title XXVI-Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities

     Overview
       The Senate bill would authorize $590,135,000 for military 
     construction and land acquisition for fiscal year 2000 for 
     the Guard and Reserve components.
       The House amendment would authorize $437,701,000 for this 
     purpose.
       The conferees recommend authorization of appropriations of 
     $644,688,000 for military construction and land acquisition 
     for fiscal year 2000. This authorization would be distributed 
     as follows:

Army National Guard........................................$205,448,000
Air National Guard..........................................253,918,000
Army Reserve................................................107,149,000
Air Force Reserve............................................52,784,000
Naval and Marine Corps Reserve                               25,389,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
      Total.................................................644,688,000

       The conferees agree to the following general reductions: 
     $4,223,000 in the authorization of appropriations for the 
     Army National Guard military construction account; $5,652,000 
     in the authorization of appropriations for the Air National 
     Guard military construction account; $2,891,000 in the 
     authorization of appropriations for the Army Reserve military 
     construction account; $2,080,000 in the authorization of 
     appropriations for the Air Force Reserve military 
     construction account; and $674,000 in the authorization of 
     appropriations for the Naval Reserve military construction 
     account. The general reductions are to be offset by savings 
     from favorable bids, reductions in overhead costs, and 
     cancellation of projects due to force structure changes. The 
     general reductions shall not cancel any military construction 
     authorized by title XXVI of this Act.


                     legislative provisions adopted

     Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land 
         acquisition projects (sec. 2601)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2601) that 
     would authorize appropriations for military construction for 
     the guard and reserve by service component for fiscal year 
     2000.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
       The state list contained in this report is intended to be 
     the binding list of the specific projects authorized at each 
     location.
     Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1998 
         project (sec. 2602)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2865) that 
     would amend section 2603 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Army to accept payment for the costs 
     associated with the conveyance of Fort Douglas and relocation 
     of Army Reserve units. The funds received under this 
     authority would be credited to the appropriations, fund or 
     account from which the expenses were paid.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would make the use 
     of the reimbursed funds subject to appropriations. The 
     amendment would also make certain technical corrections.

        Title XXVII--Expiration and Extension of Authorizations


                     legislative provisions adopted

     Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be 
         specified by law (sec. 2701)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2701) that 
     would provide that authorizations for military construction 
     projects, repair of real property, land acquisition, family 
     housing projects and facilities, contributions to the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program, and 
     guard and reserve projects will expire on October 1, 2002, or 
     the date of enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
     military construction for fiscal year 2003, whichever is 
     later. This expiration would not apply to authorizations for 
     which appropriated funds have been obligated before October 
     1, 2002, or the date of enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
     for these projects, whichever is later.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision.
       The conference agreement includes this provision.
     Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1997 
         projects (sec. 2702)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2702) that 
     would provide for selected extension of certain fiscal year 
     1997 military construction authorizations until October 1, 
     2000, or the date of the enactment of the Act authorizing 
     funds for military construction for fiscal year 2001, 
     whichever is later.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision.
       The House recedes with a technical amendment.
     Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1996 
         projects (sec. 2703)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2703) that 
     would provide for selected extension of certain fiscal year 
     1996 military construction authorizations until October 1, 
     2000, or the date of the enactment of the Act authorizing 
     funds for military construction for fiscal year 2001, 
     whichever is later.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision.
       The House recedes with a technical amendment.
     Effective date (sec. 2704)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2704) that 
     would provide that Titles XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XV, and 
     XXVI of this bill shall take effect on October 1, 1999, or 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision.
       The conference agreement includes this provision.

                    Title XXVIII--General Provisions


                     legislative provisions adopted

 Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
                                Changes

     Exemption from notice and wait requirements of military 
         construction projects supported by burdensharing funds 
         undertaken for war or national emergency (sec. 2801)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2801) that 
     would amend section 2350 of title

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     10, United States Code, to waive the 21-day notice and wait 
     reporting requirement on the use of burdensharing funds for 
     military construction projects in time of war or national 
     emergency. In the event the secretary of a military 
     department directs construction of a project under conditions 
     of war or national emergency using such funds, the secretary 
     would be required to submit a report to the congressional 
     defense committees not later than 30 days after directing 
     such action.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Development of Ford Island, Hawaii (sec. 2802)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2862) that 
     would authorize a series of special authorities for the 
     development of Ford Island, Hawaii, by the Secretary of the 
     Navy. The authorities would authorize the Secretary to convey 
     or lease excess real or personal property in the State of 
     Hawaii for the purpose of facilitating such development and 
     would authorize the Secretary to accept a lease of any 
     facility constructed under this authority in lieu of cash 
     payment for the sale or lease of real property under this 
     authority. In general, no lease entered into by the Secretary 
     under this section could exceed ten years and, upon the 
     termination of any lease, the Secretary would have the right 
     of first refusal to acquire the property. The provision would 
     require the Secretary to use competitive procedures when 
     exercising any of the authorities provided by this section.
       As consideration for the sale or lease of real or personal 
     property, the Secretary may accept cash, real property, 
     personal property, services, or any combination thereof, and 
     in no case shall the amount received be less than the fair 
     market value of the real or personal property conveyed or 
     leased. The provision would establish an account on the books 
     of the Treasury known as the Ford Island Improvement Account 
     to carry out improvements and obtain property support 
     services for property or facilities on Ford Island.
       This provision would require the Secretary of the Navy to 
     submit a master plan for the development of Ford Island to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress 30 days prior to 
     exercising any of the authorities provided by this section. 
     The provision would also require the Secretary, 30 days prior 
     to the commencement of any lease, sale, or exchange of real 
     property, to submit to the Congressional defense committees a 
     report detailing the terms and conditions of any transaction. 
     This section would prohibit the Secretary from acquiring, 
     constructing, or improving military family housing or 
     unaccompanied personnel housing under this authority in lieu 
     of the authority provided by subchapter IV, chapter 169 of 
     title 10, United States Code. The povision would authorize 
     the Secretary to transfer funds from the Ford Island 
     Improvement Account to the Department of Defense Family 
     Housing Improvement Fund and the Department of Defense 
     Military Unaccompanied Housing fund for such purposes.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     2802).
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would limit the 
     property the Secretary may lease to any public or private 
     sector entity to parcels not required for current operations. 
     The amendment would also strike the prohibition that the 
     Secretary may not enter a lease unless specifically 
     authorized by law.
     Expansion of entities eligible to participate in alternative 
         authority for acquisition and improvement of military 
         housing (sec. 2803)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2807) that 
     would amend subchapter IV, chapter 169, of title 10, United 
     States Code, to expand the entities eligible to participate 
     in the alternative authorities for the acquisition and 
     improvement of military housing to include any individual, 
     corporation, firm, partnership, company, State or 
     local government, or housing authority of a State or local 
     government.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     2806).
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would modify the 
     definition of ``eligible entity'' by striking the word 
     ``individual'' and inserting ``private person.''
     Restriction on authority to acquire or construct ancillary 
         supporting facilities for housing units (sec. 2804)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2804) that 
     would amend section 2881 of title 10, United States Code, to 
     limit the type of ancillary facilities that may be included 
     in the acquisition or construction of military family housing 
     units under the Military Housing Privatization Initiative. 
     The provision would limit ancillary facilities to those that 
     would not be in direct competition, as determined by the 
     Secretary concerned, with the provision of merchandise or 
     services provided by the Army and Air Force Exchange 
     Services, the Navy Exchange Services Command, the Marine 
     Corps Exchange, the Defense Commissary Agency, or any non-
     appropriated fund activity of the Department of Defense for 
     the morale, welfare, and recreation of members of the armed 
     forces.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     2803).
       The House recedes with a technical amendment.
     Planning and design for military construction projects for 
         reserve components (sec. 2805)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2805) that 
     would amend section 18233 of title 10, United States Code, to 
     clarify the authority of the Secretary of Defense to utilize 
     funds for the design of military construction projects for 
     the reserve components.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     2804).
       The Senate recedes.
     Modification of limitations on reserve component facility 
         projects for certain safety projects (sec. 2806)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2806) that 
     would amend section 18233a of title 10, United States Code, 
     to authorize the use of unspecified minor construction funds 
     for military construction projects costing less than 
     $3,000,000 and intended to correct deficiencies that are 
     threatening to life, health, or safety. The provision would 
     also authorize the use of funds available from the operations 
     and maintenance appropriations for projects costing less that 
     $1,000,000 to correct deficiencies that are threatening to 
     life, health or safety.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     2805).
       The House recedes.
     Sense of Congress on using incremental funding to carry out 
         military construction projects (sec. 2807)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2802) that 
     would amend section 2802 of title 10, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the Secretary of Defense and the secretaries of the 
     military departments from obligating funds for a military 
     construction project if the funds appropriated for such 
     projects are insufficient to provide for the construction of 
     a usable facility. The provision would also express the sense 
     of Congress that the President should submit annual budget 
     requests with funding sufficient to fully fund each military 
     construction project and that the Congress should authorize 
     and appropriate sufficient funds to fully fund each military 
     construction project.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would express the 
     sense of Congress that the President should request in the 
     budget for each fiscal year sufficient funds necessary to 
     construct a complete and usable facility or usable 
     improvements to an existing facility. The amendment would 
     make an exception for large projects that may be phase funded 
     consistent with established practices for such projects.
       The Department of Defense has traditionally requested full 
     funding for military construction projects, except in limited 
     cases where large projects cost over $50.0 million and 
     construction is expected to exceed two years. The conferees 
     remain concerned that, contrary to these well established 
     budgetary practices and good business practices, the 
     President requested incremental funding, on an outlay-rate 
     basis, for nearly all military construction and family 
     housing projects in the fiscal year 2000 budget. The 
     conferees note that testimony provided to Congress by senior 
     officials of the Department of Defense and military 
     departments indicated for all but the largest military 
     construction projects, incremental funding would likely be 
     detrimental to completion of these projects in a timely 
     fashion. The conferees are deeply concerned that the 
     incremental funding of military construction projects would 
     be less efficient than full funding, may increase the cost of 
     construction, and may increase the administrative burden in 
     awarding and monitoring construction contracts. The conferees 
     find this unacceptable since it detracts from the value of 
     the military construction program. The conferees urge the 
     President to request full funding in future budget requests 
     for military construction projects.

        Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

     Extension of authority for lease of real property for special 
         operations activities (sec. 2811)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2811) that 
     would amend section 2680 of title 10, United States Code, to 
     extend until September 30, 2005, the authority provided to 
     the Secretary of Defense to lease real property to support 
     special operations activities.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     2811).
       The Senate recedes.
     Enhancement of authority relating to utility privatization 
         (sec. 2812)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2812) that 
     would amend section 2688 of title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize the secretaries of the military departments to 
     enter into a contract for the receipt of utility services in 
     connection with the conveyance of a utility system for a 
     period not to exceed 50 years. The provision would further 
     amend section 2688 of title 10, United States Code, to permit 
     the secretaries of the military departments, in lieu of 
     carrying out a military construction project to construct, 
     repair, or replace a utility system, to use funds authorized 
     and appropriated for such a project to make a contribution 
     toward the cost of construction, repair, or replacement of 
     the utility system by the entity to which the utility system 
     is being conveyed.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     2812), which would further amend section 2688 of title 10, 
     United States Code, to clarify that the secretaries of the 
     military department may convey associated real property, in 
     addition to easements and rights-of-way, if such property is 
     required to further the privatization of a utility system.

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       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
     Acceptance of funds to cover administrative expenses relating 
         to certain real property transactions (sec. 2813)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2813) that 
     would authorize the secretary of a military department to 
     accept reimbursement from non-federal entities for the cost 
     of administrative expenses relating to the disposal of real 
     property of the United States for which the secretary will be 
     the disposal agent.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Operations of Naval Academy dairy farm (sec. 2814)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 1044) that 
     would authorize the Superintendent of the Naval Academy to 
     retain all money received from the lease of the Naval Academy 
     dairy farm and to use the funds to cover expenses related to 
     the dairy farm, including reimbursing nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentalities of the Naval Academy.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Study and report on impacts to military readiness of proposed 
         land management changes on public lands in Utah (sec. 
         2815)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2814) that 
     would require Secretary of Defense to conduct a study to 
     evaluate the impact upon military training, testing, and 
     operational readiness of any proposed changes in land 
     management of the Utah national defense lands.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Designation of missile intelligence building at Redstone 
         Arsenal, Alabama, as the Richard C. Shelby Center for 
         Missile Intelligence (sec. 2816)
       The conferees include a provision that would designate the 
     newly constructed missile intelligence building located at 
     Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, as the ``Richard C. 
     Shelby Center for Missile Intelligence.''

            Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment

     Economic development conveyance of base closure property 
         (sec. 2821)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2821) that 
     would amend the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 
     1990 (division D of Public Law 101-510) and the 1988 Base 
     Realignment and Closure Act (division B of Public Law 100-
     526). The provision would authorize the Secretary of military 
     departments concerned to transfer, without consideration, 
     property on an installation recommended for closure or 
     realignment to the local redevelopment authority (LRA), if 
     the authority's reuse plan provides for the property to be 
     used for job creation and any economic benefits are 
     reinvested in the economic redevelopment of the installation 
     and surrounding community.
       The provision would provide the secretaries with the 
     authority to modify existing economic development conveyances 
     (EDCs), provided the modification is necessary to achieve 
     rapid economic revitalization and replacement of lost jobs; 
     does not require the return of payments or in kind 
     consideration; is necessary to generate additional employment 
     opportunities; and is subject to the same requirements as 
     those granted under this new authority. The provision would 
     be applicable to conveyances concluded or after April 21, 
     1999.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would limit the 
     authority of the secretary concerned to modify conveyances 
     under this authority so that the consideration generated from 
     the modified agreement, combined with the proceeds from the 
     disposal of other assets at the installation, are sufficient 
     to reimburse the reserve account for depreciated value of the 
     Non-Appropriated Fund investment in morale, welfare, and 
     recreation and commissary assets with the conveyed parcel of 
     real property. The amendment would also reduce the period in 
     which reinvestment must be made in improvements from ten to 
     seven years. The amendment would also make certain technical 
     and conforming changes.
       The conferees reiterate the conveyance of surplus property 
     under this provision is to support permanent job creation. 
     The secretaries of the military departments are strongly 
     encouraged to continue existing policy that while a property 
     transfer for housing in and of itself would not qualify as an 
     economic development conveyance, its inclusion with other 
     properties that are used for permanent job creation (for 
     example, revenue generation to offset a community's 
     redevelopment cost burden) is acceptable. The secretaries of 
     the military departments are further strongly encouraged to 
     prevent ``windfall profits'' from property conveyances under 
     this provision, by assuring that proceeds from use of the 
     property are used only for purposes legitimately related to 
     permanent job creation on or related to the closing or 
     realigning installation. Otherwise, the secretaries of the 
     military departments should consider sharing in proceeds that 
     are greater than those required to redevelop the base. 
     Finally, it is the intention of the conferees that this 
     expanded authority will not adversely affect current law that 
     already authorizes no-cost property conveyances to rural 
     communities. The secretaries of the military departments are 
     strongly encouraged to ensure that conveyances under this 
     authority do not additionally burden rural recipients of 
     property.
       The conferees urge the Secretary of Defense to establish a 
     policy that the service secretaries use all cash proceeds 
     from any disposal of base closure assets at a particular 
     installation to first fund the reserve account established by 
     section 204 of the Defense Authorization and Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526). The amount of funding 
     should equal the depreciated value of the investment made 
     with commissary store funds or non-appropriated funds in 
     facilities on that installation. The service secretaries 
     should fund the reserve account even if the relevant 
     facilities were disposed of in a way that did not generate 
     cash proceeds.
       The conferees emphasize that conveyances under this 
     authority do not supplant the transfer authorities delegated 
     to the Department of Defense by the General Services 
     Administration for public benefit purposes, including ports 
     and aviation facilities. The conferees direct the secretary 
     of the appropriate military department to notify the 
     congressional defense committees in each instance in which an 
     economic development conveyance is granted and include a 
     report on the terms and conditions of the conveyance.
     Continuation of authority to use Department of Defense Base 
         Closure Account 1990 for activities required to close or 
         realign military installations (sec. 2822)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 322) that would 
     amend section 2703 of title 10, United States Code, to 
     establish an environmental restoration account for Formerly 
     Used Defense Sites and for bases closed or realigned under 
     the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 
     (division B of Public Law 101-510), as amended, and title II 
     of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526), as amended.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2821) that 
     would amend section 2906 of the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act of 1990, as amended, to extend the Treasury 
     account known as the ``Department of Defense Base Closure 
     Account 1990.'' The account would be the sole source of funds 
     to carry out environmental restoration activities after the 
     termination of the Secretary of Defense authority to close 
     and realign military installations.
       The Senate recedes.

                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

                        Part I--Army Conveyances

     Transfer of jurisdiction, Fort Sam Houston, Texas (sec. 2831)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2831) that 
     would authorize the transfer of, and exchange of jurisdiction 
     on, a parcel of unimproved real property consisting of 
     approximately 152 acres at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, between 
     the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs. The parcel is to be incorporated into the Fort Sam 
     Houston National Cemetery.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Land exchange, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois (sec. 2832)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2839) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey a parcel 
     of real property with improvements, consisting of 
     approximately one-third of an acre at the Rock Island 
     Arsenal, Illinois, to the City of Moline, Illinois. The 
     property is to be used for the purpose of construction by the 
     City of an entrance and exit ramp for the bridge crossing the 
     southeast end of the island containing the Arsenal. As 
     consideration for the conveyance, the City would convey to 
     the United States a parcel of real property consisting of 
     approximately two-tenths of an acre located in the vicinity 
     of the real property to be conveyed by the Secretary. The 
     cost of any surveys necessary for the conveyance would be 
     borne by the City.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Bangor, Maine (sec. 
         2833)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2831) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey, without 
     consideration, to the City of Bangor, Maine, a parcel of 
     excess real property including improvements thereon, 
     consisting of approximately five acres and containing the 
     Harold S. Slager Army Reserve Center. The purpose of the 
     conveyance would be for educational purposes. The provision 
     would include a reversionary clause in the event that the 
     Secretary determines that the conveyed property has not been 
     used for educational purposes.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would strike the 
     determination that the property is excess and would make 
     technical corrections.

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     Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Kankakee, Illinois 
         (sec. 2834)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2832) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey, without 
     consideration, a parcel of real property with improvements to 
     the City of Kankakee, Illinois. The property is to be used 
     for the economic development and other public purposes. The 
     cost of any surveys necessary for the conveyance would be 
     borne by the City.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require a 
     reversionary interest of the United Stated for a five year 
     period, beginning on the date the Secretary makes the 
     conveyance.
     Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Cannon Falls, Minnesota 
         (sec. 2835)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2837) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey, without 
     consideration, a parcel of real property with improvements to 
     the Cannon Falls Area Schools, Minnesota, Independent School 
     District Number 252. The property is to be used for 
     educational purposes. The cost of any surveys necessary for 
     the conveyance would be borne by the District.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require a 
     reversionary interest of the United Stated for a five year 
     period, beginning on the date the Secretary makes the 
     conveyance.
     Land conveyance, Army Maintenance Support Activity (Marine) 
         Number 84, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania (sec. 2836)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2834) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey, without 
     consideration, a parcel of real property with improvements, 
     consisting of approximately five acres, to the Borough of 
     Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. The property is to be used for 
     recreational or economic development purposes. The cost of 
     any surveys necessary for the conveyance would be borne by 
     the Borough. The section would also provide for the 
     reversionary interest of the United States in the conveyed 
     real property and any improvements thereon in the event the 
     Secretary determines that the conveyed property is not used 
     in accordance with the condition of conveyance.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Land conveyances, Army docks and related property, Alaska 
         (sec. 2837)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2835) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey, without 
     consideration, a parcel of real property with improvements, 
     consisting of less than one-tenth of an acre, to the City and 
     Borough of Juneau, Alaska. The property is to be used for the 
     furtherance of navigation-related commerce. The cost of any 
     surveys necessary for the conveyance would be borne by the 
     City. The provision would also authorize the Secretary of the 
     Army to convey, without consideration, a parcel of real 
     property with improvements, consisting of approximately 6.13 
     acres in Whittier, Alaska, to the Alaska Railroad 
     Corporation. The property is to be used for economic 
     development purposes. The cost of any surveys necessary for 
     the conveyance would be borne by the corporation.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would specify 
     that the purposes of the conveyance are for navigation-
     related commerce and economic development. The amendment 
     would also require a reversionary interest of the United 
     States for a five year period, beginning on the date the 
     Secretary makes each conveyance.
     Land conveyance, Fort Huachuca, Arizona (sec. 2838)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2836) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey, without 
     consideration, a parcel of real property with improvements, 
     consisting of approximately 130 acres at Fort Huachuca, 
     Arizona, to the Veterans Services Commission of the State of 
     Arizona. The property is to be used for the establishment of 
     a State-run veterans' cemetery. The cost of any surveys 
     necessary for the conveyance would be borne by the 
     Commission.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
     Land conveyance, Nike Battery 80 family housing site, East 
         Hanover Township, New Jersey (sec. 2839)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2838) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey, without 
     consideration, a parcel of real property with improvements, 
     consisting of approximately 13.88 acres near East Hanover, 
     New Jersey, to the Township Council of East Hanover. The 
     property is to be used for the development of affordable 
     housing and for recreational purposes. The cost of any 
     surveys necessary for the conveyance would be borne by the 
     Township.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Land conveyances, Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant, 
         Minnesota (sec. 2840)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2832) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey a parcel 
     of real property with improvements, consisting of 
     approximately four acres, at the Twin Cities Army Ammunition 
     Plant, Minnesota, to the City of Arden Hills, Minnesota. The 
     property is to be used for the purpose of permitting the City 
     to construct a city hall complex. The cost of any  surveys 
     necessary for the conveyance would be borne by the City. 
     The section would also authorize the Secretary of the Army 
     to convey a parcel of real property with improvements, 
     consisting of approximately 35 acres, at the Twin Cities 
     Army Ammunition Plant, Minnesota, to Ramsey County, 
     Minnesota. The property is to be used for the purpose of 
     permitting the County to construct a maintenance facility. 
     The cost of any surveys necessary for the conveyance would 
     be borne by the County. As consideration for the 
     conveyances, both the City and the County would make the 
     facilities to be constructed available for use by the 
     Minnesota National Guard at no cost.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Repair and conveyance of Red Butte Dam and Reservoir, Salt 
         Lake City, Utah (sec. 2841)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2833) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey, without 
     consideration, the Red Butte Dam and Reservoir, Salt Lake 
     City, Utah to the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, 
     Utah. The Secretary would be authorized to provide funds to 
     the District for the purpose of repairing the dam to meet the 
     standards required by the laws of the State of Utah.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would limit the 
     funds the Secretary of the Army may make available to the 
     District for improvements to the Red Butte Dam and Reservoir 
     to an amount not to exceed $6.0 million.
     Modification of land conveyance, Joliet Army Ammunition 
         Plant, Illinois (sec. 2842)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2840) that 
     would amend section 2922 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (division B of Public 
     Law 104-106) to place additional conditions on the conveyance 
     of certain real property at Joliet Army Ammunition Plant to 
     Will County, Illinois, for a landfill. The section would 
     require that the landfill may only contain waste generated in 
     Will County or waste generated in municipalities located at 
     least in part in Will County. The section would also require 
     that the landfill be closed and capped after 23 years of 
     operation.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.

                       Part II--Navy Conveyances

     Land conveyance, Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant No. 
         387, Dallas, Texas (sec. 2851)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2843) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey, without 
     consideration, to the City of Dallas, Texas a parcel of real 
     property, with improvements, consisting of approximately 314 
     acres at the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant No. 387, 
     Dallas, Texas. The provision would authorize the reconveyance 
     of the property to a private entity only at fair market 
     value. The provision would authorize the Secretary to convey 
     to the City those improvements, equipment, fixtures, and 
     other personnel property that the Secretary determines to be 
     no longer required by the Navy for other purposes. The 
     provision would further authorize an interim lease of the 
     facility and require the Secretary to continue to maintain 
     the property under the existing lease until it is conveyed. 
     The provision would include a reversionary interest of the 
     United States in the property clause if the Secretary 
     determines that the conveyed property is not used for 
     economic development purposes.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     2851).
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would modify the 
     interim lease authority of the Secretary. The amendment would 
     require the Secretary to assume maintenance responsibility 
     over the property upon termination of the current lease, or 
     the date the property is vacated by the current tenant 
     whichever is later. The amendment would also require the 
     current tenant to maintain the property as provided in the 
     existing lease or any successor lease.
     Land conveyance, Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, 
         North Carolina (sec. 2852)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2853) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey, without 
     consideration, a parcel of unimproved real property, 
     consisting of approximately 20 acres at Marine Corps Air 
     Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina, to the State of North 
     Carolina. The property is to be used for educational 
     purposes. The conveyance would be subject to the condition 
     that the State grant easements and rights-of-way necessary to 
     ensure that the use of the parcel is compatible with the 
     operations of Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point. The 
     cost of any surveys necessary for the conveyance would be 
     borne by the State.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.

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       The Senate recedes.
     Land conveyance, Newport, Rhode Island (sec. 2853)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2842) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey, 
     without consideration, a parcel of real property to the 
     City of Newport, Rhode Island, consisting of approximately 
     15 acres at the Naval Station, Newport, known as the 
     Ranger Road site. The conveyance would be subject to the 
     condition that the city would use the property as a 
     satellite campus of the Community College of Rhode Island, 
     a center for child day care and early childhood education, 
     or a center for offices of the Government of the State of 
     Rhode Island. The property would revert to the United 
     States, if the Secretary determines within five years that 
     the property is not used for any of the purposes for which 
     conveyance is authorized.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
     the Secretary of the Navy to convey approximately 15 acres 
     and improvements known as the Connell Manor housing area to 
     the City of Newport, Rhode Island. As consideration for the 
     conveyance, the City would pay to the Secretary sufficient 
     funds to cover the cost to carry out any environmental 
     assessments required by federal law, and to sever and realign 
     utility systems as may be necessary to complete the 
     conveyance.
     Land conveyance, Naval Training Center, Orlando, Florida 
         (sec. 2854)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2844) that 
     would direct the Secretary of the Navy to convey a parcel of 
     real property with improvements at the Naval Training Center, 
     Orlando, Florida, to the City of Orlando, Florida, in 
     accordance with the terms of a memorandum of agreement 
     concerning an economic development conveyance of the property 
     signed by the parties in December 1997.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     One-year delay in demolition of radio transmitting facility 
         towers at Naval Station, Annapolis, Maryland, to 
         facilitate transfer of towers (sec. 2855)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2864) that 
     would direct the Secretary of the Navy to delay for one year 
     the demolition of radio transmission towers at Naval Station, 
     Annapolis, Maryland, and would authorize the conveyance of 
     the towers to the State of Maryland or Anne Arundel County, 
     Maryland, if either agrees to accept the towers.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
     either the State of Maryland or Anne Arundel County to agree 
     to accept the towers in ``as is'' condition.
     Clarification of land exchange, Naval Reserve Readiness 
         Center, Portland, Maine (sec. 2856)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2841) that 
     would amend section 2852 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-261) to make certain technical corrections.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Revision to lease authority, Naval Air Station, Meridian 
         Mississippi (sec. 2857)
       The conferees include a provision that would modify section 
     2837 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public Law 104-201), as 
     amended by section 2853 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-85), to authorize the State of Mississippi to 
     increase the size of the reserve center from 22,000 square 
     feet to 27,000 square feet. The provision would also increase 
     the ceiling of total rental authorized to be paid by the 
     Secretary of the Navy from 20 percent to 25 percent of the 
     total construction cost of the facility.
     Land conveyance, Norfolk, Virginia (sec. 2858)
       The conferees include a provision that would authorize the 
     Secretary of the Navy to convey to the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia a parcel of real property in the Norfolk, Virginia, 
     area that the Secretary and the Commonwealth jointly 
     determine to be required for three projects related to 
     highway construction. The Secretary would also be authorized 
     to grant to the Commonwealth such easements, rights-of-way, 
     or other interests in land as the Secretary and the 
     Commonwealth jointly determine to be required for the 
     projects. As consideration for the grants of easements and 
     right-of-way, the Secretary and the Commonwealth shall enter 
     into a memorandum of agreement that may require the 
     Commonwealth to include in the Virginia Transportation Plan 
     an interchange on Interstate 564 to provide access to the new 
     Air Terminal at Naval Station Norfolk and replace or to 
     relocate facilities lost to the Department of the Navy as a 
     result of the highway construction. The provision would 
     include a sense of Congress that the Commonwealth should work 
     with the Secretary of the Navy toward the construction of the 
     interchange.

                    Part III--Air Force Conveyances

     Land conveyance, Newington Defense Fuel Supply Point, New 
         Hampshire (sec. 2861)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2852) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to convey, 
     without consideration, to the Pease Development Authority, 
     New Hampshire a parcel of excess real property, including 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 10 acres at 
     the Newington Defense Fuel Supply Point at Newington, New 
     Hampshire. The provision would authorize the Secretary to 
     convey, concurrent with the real property, approximately 1.25 
     miles of pipeline, and an easement relating to the pipeline, 
     consisting of approximately five acres. The provision would 
     authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey the 
     property if the property is under the control of the 
     Administrator at the time of enactment. The provision would 
     require the Administrator to comply with section 2696 (b) of 
     title 10, United States Code, in the disposal of the 
     property.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2861) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to convey, 
     without consideration, a parcel of real property with 
     improvements, consisting of approximately 14.87 acres at the 
     former Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire and containing a 
     deactivated fuel supply line, to the Pease Development 
     Authority. The property is to be used for the support of the 
     New Hampshire Air National Guard. The cost of any surveys 
     necessary for the conveyance would be borne by the Authority.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     redevelopment authority to make the fuel supply facility 
     available for use by the New Hampshire Air National Guard as 
     a condition of the conveyance. The amendment would also 
     delete the alternative conveyance authority of the 
     Administrator of General Services.
     Land conveyance, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida (sec. 2862)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2862) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to convey a 
     parcel of real property with improvements, consisting of 
     approximately 33.07 acres, to the City of Panama City, 
     Florida. The property is to be used for economic development 
     or other purposes. As consideration for the conveyance, the 
     City would pay to the United States an amount equal to the 
     fair market value of the property, as determined by the 
     Secretary. The Secretary would use the funds paid by the City 
     for the improvement or maintenance of military family housing 
     units at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The cost of any 
     surveys necessary for the conveyance would be borne by the 
     City.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Land conveyance, Port of Anchorage, Alaska (sec. 2863)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2863) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force and the 
     Secretary of the Interior to convey, without consideration, 
     two parcels of real property with improvements, consisting of 
     approximately 14.22 acres in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Port 
     of Anchorage. The property is to be used for economic 
     development purposes. The cost of any surveys necessary for 
     the conveyance would be borne by the Port.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require a 
     reversionary interest of the United States for a five year 
     period, beginning on the date the secretaries concerned make 
     the conveyance.
     Land conveyance, Forestport Test Annex, New York (sec. 2864)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2864) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to convey, 
     without consideration, a parcel of real property with 
     improvements of approximately 164 acres in Herkimer County, 
     New York, and approximately 18 acres in Oneida County, New 
     York, to the Town of Ohio, New York. The property is to be 
     used for economic development purposes and for other public 
     purposes. The cost of any surveys necessary for the 
     conveyance would be borne by the Town.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require a 
     reversionary interest of the United States for a five year 
     period, beginning on the date the Secretary makes the 
     conveyance.
     Land conveyance, McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center, 
         California (sec. 2865)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2851) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to convey, 
     without consideration, to the Regents of the University of 
     California a parcel of excess real property known as the 
     McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center (MNRC). The provision 
     would authorize the Secretary to pay to the Regents 
     $17,593,000 as consideration for holding the Air Force 
     harmless for the cost of closing the facility and any 
     liability accruing from the continued operation of the MNRC 
     by the University.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     2865).
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
     the Secretary of the Air Force to lease the McClellan Nuclear 
     Radiation Center to the University of California until all 
     actions necessary to prepare the property for transfer by 
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     completed. The amendment would also make certain technical 
     corrections.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     Acceptance of guarantees in connection with gifts to military 
         service academies (sec. 2871)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 903) that would 
     authorize the Secretary of the Army to receive a guarantee in 
     connection with a major gift to purchase, construct, or 
     otherwise procure real or personal property for the benefit 
     of the U.S. Military Academy.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would extend 
     similar authority to the secretary of each military 
     department. The amendment would also require the secretary of 
     a military department to submit a report on any proposed 
     qualifying gift to the Congress not later than 30 days prior 
     to acceptance of the gift.
     Acquisition of State-held inholdings, East Range of Fort 
         Huachuca, Arizona (sec. 2872)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2861) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of Interior to acquire by 
     eminent domain, with the consent of the State of Arizona, all 
     right, title and interest in approximately 1,500 acres of 
     unimproved Arizona State Trust lands, located in the Fort 
     Huachuca East Range, Cochise County, Arizona. As 
     consideration, the Secretary may convey to the State of 
     Arizona federal land of equal value, as determined by the 
     Uniform Appraisal Standard for Federal Land Acquisition, 
     under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in 
     Arizona. The provision would authorize the lands acquired by 
     the Secretary to be withdrawn and reserved for use by the 
     Secretary of the Army for military training and testing in 
     the same manner as other federal lands in the Fort Huachuca 
     East Range.
       The House recedes.
     Enhancement of Pentagon renovation activities (sec. 2873)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2863) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of Defense to incorporate into 
     the Pentagon Renovation Program the construction of security 
     enhancements. The Secretary of Defense would be required to 
     submit a report to the Congress, not later than January 15, 
     2000, detailing the cost of planning, design, construction, 
     and installation of equipment, together with the revised 
     estimate of the total cost of the Pentagon Renovation 
     project.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

          Subtitle F--Expansion of Arlington National Cemetary

     Expansion of Arlington National Cemetery (secs. 2881-2882)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2871) that 
     would authorize the transfer of real property and exchange of 
     jurisdiction between the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of the Army to provide for the expansion of 
     Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. The property to be 
     transferred to the administrative jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of the Army consists of three parcels, totaling 
     approximately 36.5 acres, located at the Navy Annex of the 
     Pentagon. The provision would also require the Secretary of 
     the Army to modify the boundary of Arlington National 
     Cemetery to include two parcels of real property, totaling 
     approximately eight acres, situated in Fort Myer, Virginia, 
     contiguous to the Cemetery.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would direct the 
     Secretary of Defense to provide for the administrative 
     transfer of the Navy Annex property, Arlington, Virginia, to 
     the Secretary of the Army for incorporation into Arlington 
     National Cemetery. The amendment would require the Secretary 
     of Defense to determine the specific acreage and legal 
     description of the Navy Annex property. In addition to using 
     the property for grave sites and memorials, the amendment 
     would authorize the reservation of limited acreage for a 
     National Military Museum, if recommended by the National 
     Military Museum Commission, or for other appropriate 
     memorials.
       The amendment would further require the Secretary of 
     Defense, prior to carrying out the transfer, to submit a 
     master plan not later than 180 days after the receipt of the 
     report of the Commission on the National Military Museum. In 
     developing the master plan, the Secretary shall take into 
     account the recommendations of the report of the Secretary of 
     the Army concerning the expansion of Arlington Cemetery, as 
     directed by the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1999, and the report of the Commission on 
     the National Military Museum. The Secretary shall coordinate 
     the development of the master plan with the National Capital 
     Planning Commission, the Commonwealth of Virginia and the 
     County of Arlington. The coordination with the Commonwealth 
     and the County would specifically be on matters pertaining to 
     real property under the jurisdiction of those officials 
     located in, or adjacent to, the Navy Annex property including 
     assessments of the effects of the proposed uses of the Navy 
     Annex on the transportation and utilities infrastructure. The 
     amendment would authorize the Secretary to implement the 
     master plan after submitting the plan to the Congress. The 
     amendment would further direct the Secretary to provide 
     updates on the progress toward completing the use of the Navy 
     Annex in the annual report previously required by law on 
     the renovation of the Pentagon.
       The conferees expect the Secretary of Defense to work 
     closely with the National Capital Planning Commission, the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, and the County of Arlington in 
     development of the master plan.


                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

     Contributions for North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security 
         Investment
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2801) that 
     would amend section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, to 
     clarify that contributions by the Secretary of Defense to the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
     Program may be made for construction projects in support of 
     the actual implementation of an approved military operations 
     plan.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Defense Chemical Demilitarization Construction Account
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 2803) that 
     would establish a Chemical Demilitarization Account to 
     support the construction of chemical demilitarization 
     facilities, as defined by section 1412 of the Department of 
     Defense Authorization Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-145).
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
       The conferees note that the budget request included the 
     request for authorization of appropriations for military 
     construction projects to support chemical demilitarization 
     activities within Military Construction, Army. The conferees 
     acknowledge the role of the Department of the Army as 
     executive agent for the Department of Defense for this 
     purpose. The conferees, however, reiterate that the 
     appropriate account for these requirements is Military 
     Construction, Defense-Wide, so that the proper focus and 
     oversight for a critical defense-wide mission is maintained. 
     The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to submit 
     requests for future military construction requirements 
     accordingly.
     Future use of Navy Annex property, Arlington, Virginia
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1211) that 
     would would preclude any land transfers or alternative future 
     uses for the Navy Annex property for 24 months after receipt 
     of the study on the expansion of Arlington Cemetery required 
     by the Joint Exploratory Statement of the statement of 
     managers accompanying the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261) 
     and the related Senate report (S.Rept. 105-189).
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Land conveyance, Fort Des Moines, Iowa
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2833) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey, without 
     consideration, a parcel of real property with improvements to 
     the Fort Des Moines Black Officers Memorial, Inc., a 
     nonprofit corporation organized in the State of Iowa. The 
     property is to be used for the purpose of a memorial and for 
     educational purposes. The cost of any surveys necessary for 
     the conveyance would be borne by the Corporation.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Land conveyance, Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center, 
         Orange County, Texas
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 2852) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey, without 
     consideration, a parcel of real property with improvements, 
     consisting of approximately 2.4 acres in Orange County, 
     Texas, to the Orange County Navigation and Port District. The 
     property is to be used for economic development, educational 
     purposes, and the furtherance of navigation-related commerce. 
     The provision would also provide for the reversionary 
     interest of the United States in the conveyed real property 
     and any improvements thereon in the event the Secretary 
     determines that the conveyed property is not used in 
     accordance with the condition of conveyance.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.

           Title XXIX--Commission on National Military Museum


                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

     Commission on the National Military Museum (secs. 2901-2909)
       The Senate bill contained provisions (sec. 1201-1211) that 
     would establish a Commission on the National Military Museum 
     to conduct a study and make a recommendation, not later than 
     12 months after its first meeting, to the Congress on the 
     need for a National Military Museum. In carrying out the 
     study, the Commission would:
       (1) determine whether existing military museums, sites, or 
     memorials adequately provide, in a cost-effective manner, for 
     the display of and interaction with artifacts and 
     representation of the armed forces and of the wars in which 
     the United States has fought;

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     honor the service of the armed forces to the United States; 
     educate current and future generations regarding the armed 
     forces and the sacrifices of the armed forces and the Nation 
     in furtherance of the defense of freedom; and foster public 
     pride in the achievements and activities of the armed forces;
       (2) determine whether adequate inventories of artifacts and 
     representation of the armed forces and the wars in which the 
     United States has been engaged would be available from 
     current inventories, or in private or public collections that 
     could be lent to the museums; and
       (3) develop preliminary concepts for a basic design, 
     location within the National Capital Area, and an estimate of 
     design, construction, and operating costs of a National 
     Military Museum.
       If the Commission determines that the Congress should 
     authorize the museum, it should further determine a 
     recommended construction time line, potential effects on the 
     environment, ancillary facilities and roadways, fund raising 
     levels, the governing structure and preferred location.
       The provision would authorize the Secretary of Defense to 
     provide up to $2.0 million to support the work of the 
     Commission. The provision would also preclude any land 
     transfers or alternative future uses for the Navy Annex 
     property for 24 months after receipt of the study on the 
     expansion of Arlington Cemetery required by the Joint 
     Exploratory Statement of the statement of managers 
     accompanying the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261).
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize, 
     in addition to the President, the Majority Leader and 
     Minority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker and Minority 
     Leader of the House of Representatives, in consultation with 
     the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, to 
     appoint members of the Commission. The amendment would 
     further specify ex officio members of the Commission would 
     have no vote on the Commission, and such members would 
     include the Secretary of Transportation. The amendment would 
     also specify that the Commission would be authorized to 
     consider the Navy Annex property, Arlington, Virginia, as a 
     possible site for the National Military Museum, provided the 
     land requirement is between six and ten acres, as part of the 
     requirement to recommend no fewer than three sites within the 
     National Capital Region as a location for the National 
     Military museum. The amendment would also strike the two-year 
     moratorium on the conveyance or alternative uses of the Navy 
     Annex.

                  Title XXX--Military Land Withdrawals

       The Senate bill contained several provisions (secs. 2901-
     2903) that would express a sense of the Senate regarding the 
     renewal of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1986 (Public 
     Law 99-606) to govern the withdrawal of approximately 7.2 
     million acres of public domain land as ranges for military 
     training and testing: Naval Air Station Fallon Ranges, 
     Nevada; Nellis Air Force Range, Nevada; Fort Greely Maneuver 
     Area and Air Drop Zone, Alaska; Fort Wainwright Maneuver 
     Area, Alaska; McGregor Range, New Mexico; and Barry M. 
     Goldwater Range, Arizona. Unless renewed, the current 
     authorization for withdrawal would expire in November 2001.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would renew the 
     withdrawal of public lands for military purposes at the 
     ranges and installations governed by the Military Lands 
     Withdrawal Act of 1986. As proposed by the administration, 
     the title provides for a 25-year duration of withdrawal under 
     terms and conditions generally contained in Public Law 99-
     606, with the exception of the withdrawals at the Naval Air 
     Station Fallon Ranges, Nevada, and the Nellis Air Force 
     Range, Nevada, which would have a 20-year duration. The 
     conferees intend that any application for extension of 
     withdrawal under this title be subject to the Engle Act (43 
     U.S.C. 157) and Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670 et seq.), as 
     provided for under sections 3016 and 3031, and comply with 
     other applicable laws, to include the National Environmental 
     Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       Under this title, the status of certain lands would be 
     subject to the following changes: (1) the Cabeza Prieta 
     National Wildlife Refuge would be excluded from the Goldwater 
     Range withdrawal, but military aviation training over the 
     Refuge would continue, and would not be subject to 
     compatibility determinations, consistent with the National 
     Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 
     105-57) and the Arizona Desert Wilderness Act of 1990 (Public 
     Law 101-628); (2) access to the Cabeza Prieta Wilderness 
     would be allowed for upgrade, replacement, or installation of 
     ground instrumentation; (3) the Secretary of the Air Force 
     would assume primary jurisdiction for target areas located 
     on the Desert National Wildlife Refuge at Nellis Range, 
     Nevada, and the Secretary of the Interior would retain 
     secondary jurisdiction over the lands for wildlife 
     conservation purposes; and (4) multiple withdrawals would 
     be consolidated and the Range Safety and Training area 
     would be withdrawn at the Naval Air Station Fallon, 
     Nevada.
     Short title (sec. 3001)
       The provision would codify the short title of the Military 
     Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999.


                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

                   Subtitle A--Withdrawals Generally

     Withdrawals (sec. 3011)
       The provision would provide for the withdrawal of the 
     following ranges: Naval Air Station Fallon Ranges, Nevada; 
     Nellis Air Force Range, Nevada; Fort Greely Maneuver Area and 
     Air Drop Zone, Alaska; Fort Wainwright Maneuver Area, Alaska; 
     and McGregor Range, New Mexico. These ranges would continue 
     to be subject to the management scheme that is currently in 
     place at these ranges, subject to applicable land management 
     and environmental laws.
     Maps and legal descriptions (sec. 3012)
       This provision would direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to publish in the Federal Register and file the legal 
     descriptions of the lands withdrawn under section 3011 of 
     this subtitle.
     Termination of withdrawals in Military Lands Withdrawal Act 
         of 1986 (sec. 3013)
       This provision would provide that the withdrawal under the 
     Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-606) 
     would terminate after November 6, 2001, except as otherwise 
     provided in this title.
     Management of lands (sec. 3014)
       This provision would provide for the management of lands 
     withdrawn under section 3011 of this subtitle. Under this 
     management scheme, the Secretary of the Interior would manage 
     the following lands in coordination with the secretary of the 
     appropriate military department: Naval Air Station Fallon 
     Ranges, Nevada; Nellis Air Force Range, Nevada; the Desert 
     National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada; Fort Greely Maneuver Area 
     and Air Drop Zone, Alaska; Fort Wainwright Maneuver Area, 
     Alaska; and McGregor Range, New Mexico. Land management plans 
     would be prepared consistent with applicable laws. All 
     nonmilitary use of these withdrawn lands would be subject to 
     such conditions and restrictions as may be necessary to 
     permit military use of such lands.
     Duration of withdrawal and reservation (sec. 3015)
       This provision would establish a 25-year duration of 
     withdrawal, beginning after the termination of Public Law 99-
     606 on November 6, 2001, except for the land withdrawals 
     provided for under subsections (a) and (b) of section 3011, 
     which would have a 20-year duration of withdrawal. As for the 
     lands withdrawn for military purposes under section 3011 of 
     this subtitle, but not withdrawn for military purposes by 
     section (1) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act 1986 (Public 
     Law 99-606), the withdrawal of such lands shall become 
     effective on the date of the enactment of this Act.
     Extension of initial withdrawal and reservation (sec. 3016)
       The provision would require the secretary of the 
     appropriate military department, not later than three years 
     prior to termination of the withdrawal under this subtitle, 
     to notify Congress and the Secretary of the Interior of the 
     continuing military need for the withdrawn lands. The 
     provision would provide for the procedures associated with 
     extension or relinquishment of withdrawn lands.
     Ongoing decontamination (sec. 3017)
       This provision would require the secretaries of the 
     military departments to maintain decontamination program, 
     consistent with applicable federal and state laws, of the 
     Naval Air Station Fallon Ranges, Nevada; Nellis Air Force 
     Range, Nevada; Fort Greely Maneuver Area and Air Drop Zone, 
     Alaska; Fort Wainwright Maneuver Area, Alaska; and McGregor 
     Range, New Mexico. The decontamination requirement would 
     apply to these withdrawn lands throughout the duration of the 
     withdrawal and the secretaries of the military departments 
     would be required to annually report on the status of such 
     activities. Prior to transmitting a notice of intent to 
     relinquish lands, the secretary of the military department 
     concerned would be required to prepare a written 
     determination of the extent of contamination.
     Delegation (sec. 3018)
       This provision would allow for delegation of the functions 
     of the Secretary of Defense, the secretaries of the military 
     departments, and certain functions of the Secretary of the 
     Interior, as described under this subtitle.
     Water rights (sec. 3019)
       This provision would specify that this subtitle shall not 
     be construed to establish a reservation of water rights or 
     authorize the appropriation of water for the United States 
     with respect to any of the lands withdrawn under section 3011 
     of this subtitle. Nor would this subtitle affect water rights 
     acquired by the United States before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
     Hunting, fishing, and trapping (sec. 3020)
       This provision would direct that hunting, fishing, and 
     trapping on withdrawn lands subject to this subtitle be 
     conducted in accordance with section 2671 of title 10, United 
     States Code, except that such activities within the Desert 
     National Wildlife Refuge would be subject to the National 
     Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 
     668dd et seq.), and other laws applicable to the National 
     Wildlife Refuge System.

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     Mining and mineral leasing (sec. 3021)
       This provision would require the Secretary of Interior, 
     with the concurrence of the secretary of the military 
     department concerned, to determine which lands withdrawn by 
     section 3011 of this subtitle would be suitable for opening 
     to the operation of the Mining Law of 1872, and other laws 
     applicable to mining activities on public lands.
     Use of mineral materials (sec. 3022)
       This provision would authorize the secretary of the 
     military department concerned to use certain sand, gravel, or 
     similar mineral material resources from lands withdrawn by 
     this subtitle.
     Immunity of United States (sec. 3023)
       This provision would hold the United States harmless and 
     not subject to liability for any injuries or damages to 
     persons or property suffered in the course of any mining, 
     mineral, or geothermal leasing activity conducted on the 
     lands covered by section 3011 of this subtitle.

                   Subtitle B--Withdrawals in Arizona

     Barry M. Goldwater Range, Arizona (sec. 3031)
       The provision would withdraw the Barry M. Goldwater Range 
     and provide for the transfer of land management authority 
     from the Director, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to the 
     Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force, as 
     appropriate. The management of the Goldwater Range would be 
     split between two military departments: the Navy would manage 
     the West Range; and the Air Force would manage the East 
     Range. The statutory changes to the management structure 
     reflect the unique land management challenges and needs 
     associated with the Goldwater Range. The duration of 
     withdrawal would be 25 years after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       The baseline for the exercise of land management authority 
     by the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air 
     Force would be an integrated natural resource management plan 
     prepared jointly by the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary 
     of the Air Force, and the Secretary of Interior. Any 
     disagreements regarding the contents or implementation of the 
     plan would be subject to resolution by the Secretary of the 
     Navy for the West Range and the Secretary of the Air Force 
     for the East Range, after consultation with the Secretary of 
     Interior. As part of this new management scheme, the 
     Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, and 
     the Secretary of Interior would be required to jointly 
     prepare a report every five years that describes the changes 
     in the condition of the lands, the current military uses, and 
     the changes in military use. The five-year reports could be 
     combined with the annual reports currently required by the 
     Sikes Act (Public Law 105-85). Disagreements concerning the 
     contents of a report would be resolved by the Secretary of 
     the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force. The five-year 
     report would then be subject to public review and comment 
     prior to finalization. The land management authority of the 
     Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force, as 
     the case may be, could revert back to the Secretary of 
     Interior, if the Secretary of Interior determines that there 
     is continuing significant and verifiable degradation of 
     natural and cultural resources, no sooner than 90 days after 
     the Secretary of Interior submits notice and a report to 
     Congress.
       The conferees intend that the five-year report on the 
     Goldwater Range will not resemble or duplicate any report 
     required under the National Environmental Policy Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7609 et seq.), or any other land management or 
     environmental statute, with the exception of the Sikes Act. 
     The new reporting requirement established for the Goldwater 
     Range should be considered a public comment document that 
     resembles the existing Sikes Act reporting requirement. The 
     purpose of the report is to determine the status of land 
     management at the Goldwater Range, and to make that 
     information available to the public for review and comment.
     Military use of Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge and 
         Cabeza Prieta Wilderness (sec. 3032)
       Under this provision, the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife 
     Refuge and the Cabeza Prieta Wilderness would be managed by 
     the Secretary of Interior, in coordination with the Secretary 
     of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force. The provision 
     would require the Secretary of Interior to manage the refuge 
     and the wilderness consistent with the purposes for which the 
     refuge and wilderness were established and to support current 
     and future military aviation training needs, as provided by 
     memorandum. The withdrawal of the Cabeza Prieta National 
     Wildlife Refuge, as provided for under the Military Lands 
     Withdrawal Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-606), would terminate 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act.
     Maps and legal descriptions (sec. 3033)
       This provision would direct the Secretary of Interior to 
     publish in the Federal Register and file the legal 
     descriptions of the lands withdrawn under section 3031 of 
     this subtitle.
     Water rights (sec. 3034)
       This provision would specify that this subtitle shall not 
     be construed to establish a reservation of water rights or 
     authorize the appropriation of water for the United States 
     with respect to any of the lands withdrawn under this 
     subtitle. Nor would this title affect water rights acquired 
     by the United States before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
     Hunting, fishing, and trapping (sec. 3035)
       This provision would direct that hunting, fishing, and 
     trapping on withdrawn lands subject to this subtitle be 
     conducted in accordance with section 2671 of title 10, United 
     States Code, except that such activities within the Cabeza 
     Prieta National Wildlife Refuge would be subject to the 
     National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 
     (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.), and other laws applicable to the 
     National Wildlife Refuge System.
     Use of mineral materials (sec. 3036)
       This provision would authorize the secretary of the 
     military department concerned to use certain sand, gravel, or 
     similar mineral material resources from lands withdrawn by 
     this subtitle.
     Immunity of United States (sec. 3037)
       This provision would hold the United States harmless and 
     not subject to liability for any injuries or damages to 
     persons or property suffered in the course of any mining, 
     mineral, or geothermal leasing activity conducted on the 
     lands covered by section 3031 of this subtitle.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

     Authorization of appropriations (sec. 3041)
       This provision would authorize to be appropriated such sums 
     as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this title.

 DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND 
                          OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

      Title XXXI--Department of Energy National Security Programs

     Overview
       Title XXXI authorizes appropriations for the atomic energy 
     defense activities of the Department of Energy for fiscal 
     year 2000, including: the purchase, construction, and 
     acquisition of plant and capital equipment; research and 
     development; nuclear weapons; naval nuclear propulsion; 
     environmental restoration and waste management; operating 
     expenses; and other expenses necessary to carry out the 
     purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (Public 
     Law 95-91). The title would authorize appropriations in five 
     categories: weapons activities; defense environmental 
     restoration and waste management; other defense activities; 
     defense environmental management privatization; and defense 
     nuclear waste disposal.
       The budget request for the atomic energy defense activities 
     totaled $12.4 billion, a 2.8 percent increase over the 
     adjusted fiscal year 1999 level. Of the total amount 
     requested, $4.5 billion was for weapons activities, $4.5 
     billion was for defense environmental restoration and waste 
     management activities, $1.0 billion was for defense facility 
     closure projects, $228.0 million was for defense 
     environmental management privatization, $1.8 billion was for 
     other defense activities, $112.0 million was for defense 
     nuclear waste disposal, and $150.0 million was for the 
     formerly utilized sites remedial action program.
       The conferees recommend $12.1 billion for atomic energy 
     defense activities, a decrease of $250.0 million to the 
     budget request. The conferees recommend the following: $4.5 
     billion for weapons activities, a decrease of $41.0 million; 
     $5.5 billion for defense environmental restoration and waste 
     management (including defense facility closure projects), a 
     decrease of $73.0 million; $228.0 million for defense 
     environmental management privatization, the amount of the 
     budget request; $1.8 billion for other defense activities, an 
     increase of $13.9 million; and $112.0 million for defense 
     nuclear waste disposal, the amount of the request. The 
     conferees recommend no funding for the formerly utilized 
     sites remedial action program, representing a decrease of 
     $150.0 million.
       The following table summarizes the budget request and the 
     committee recommendations:

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                       ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

     Long-term stewardship plan
       The conferees direct the Secretary of Energy to provide to 
     the Armed Services Committees of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives, not later than October 1, 2000, a report on 
     existing and anticipated long-term environmental stewardship 
     responsibilities for those Department of Energy (DOE) sites 
     or portions of sites for which environmental restoration, 
     waste disposal, and facility stabilization is expected to be 
     completed by the end of calender year 2006. The report shall 
     include a description of what sites, whole and geographically 
     distinct locations, as well as specific disposal cells, 
     contained contamination areas, and entombed contaminated 
     facilities that cannot or are not anticipated to be cleaned 
     up to standards allowing for unrestricted use. The report 
     shall also identify the long-term stewardship 
     responsibilities (for example, longer than 30 years) that 
     would be required at each site, including soil and 
     groundwater monitoring, record keeping, and containment 
     structure maintenance. In those cases where the Department 
     has a reasonably reliable estimate of annual or long-term 
     costs for stewardship activities, such costs shall be 
     provided. The Secretary shall attempt to provide sufficient 
     information to ensure confidence in the Department's 
     commitment to carrying out these long-term stewardship 
     responsibilities and to undertake the necessary management 
     responsibilities, including cost, scope, and schedule.
       The conferees recognize that in many cases residual 
     contamination will be left after cleanup or will be contained 
     through disposal, and that such residual contamination and 
     wastes will require long-term stewardship to ensure that 
     human health and the environment are protected.


                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

         Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations

     Weapons activities (sec. 3101)
       The budget request included $4.5 billion for atomic energy 
     defense weapons activities of the Department of Energy (DOE).
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3101) that 
     would authorize $4.5 billion for weapons activities, a 
     decrease of $1.0 million.
       The House amendment included a similar provision (sec. 
     3101) that would authorize $4.5 billion for weapons 
     activities, an increase of $8.5 million.
       The Senate recedes in part and the House recedes in part.
       The conferees agree to authorize $4.5 billion, a decrease 
     of $41.0 million from the requested amount. The amount 
     authorized is for the following activities: $2.3 billion for 
     stockpile stewardship, a decrease of $33.9 million; $2.0 
     billion for stockpile management, an increase of $25.0 
     million; and $241.5 million for program direction, a decrease 
     of $5.0 million. The conferees agree to decreases of $27.1 
     million as follows: $6.1 million for contractor travel 
     savings; $14.0 million from uncosted prior year funds; and 
     $7.0 million from stockpile stewardship and stockpile 
     management construction projects.
     Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative and Stockpile 
         Computing program
       Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for stockpile 
     stewardship, the conferees recommend $517.5 million for the 
     Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative (ASCI) and 
     Stockpile Computing programs, a decrease of $25.0 million.
       The conferees are disappointed that the Department of 
     Energy failed to follow congressional guidance included in 
     the statement of managers accompanying the Strom Thurmond 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
     (Public Law 105-261) to slow the rate of acquisition in the 
     ASCI and Stockpile Computing programs. The conferees continue 
     to support the ASCI and Stockpile Computing programs, but 
     believe that the Department has not fully justified the rate 
     of growth in this program in light of other programmatic 
     requirements of the Office of Defense Programs. The conferees 
     note that even at this reduced level of funding, the ASCI and 
     Stockpile Computing programs will experience significant 
     growth in funding levels over fiscal year 1998 and 1999 
     funding levels.
       The conferees support the Secretary of Energy's continued 
     utilization of the capabilities and facilities of the 
     Pittsburgh supercomputing Center to better meet the 
     Department's supercomputing needs in lieu of planned 
     acquisitions proposed within the ASCI program.
     Inertial Confinement Fusion
       Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for stockpile 
     stewardship, the conferees recommend $227.6 million for the 
     inertial confinement fusion (ICF) program, an increase of 
     $10.0 million. Of the amounts authorized for ICF, $30.5 
     million shall be available for the University of Rochester's 
     Laboratory for Laser Energetics.
     Technology partnerships and education
       Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for stockpile 
     stewardship, the conferees recommend $14.5 million for the 
     technology partnerships subaccount, a decrease of $7.7 
     million, and $18.6 million for the education subaccount, a 
     decrease of $11.2 million. Of the amounts available in the 
     technology partnerships and education, the conferees 
     recommend $5.0 million for the American Textiles Partnership 
     project. The conferees understand that DOE funding for this 
     partnership will end in fiscal year 2000. The conferees 
     recommend no funds to relocate, or prepare for relocation, 
     the U.S. Atomic Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The 
     conferees believe that the local community derives the 
     principal economic benefit from the commercial activities at 
     the museum and should, therefore, bear the major share of any 
     new construction costs. The conferees recommend the requested 
     amount of $6.0 million be made available for the Northern New 
     Mexico Educational Enrichment Foundation. The conferees 
     recommend the requested amount of $8.0 million be made 
     available for education support to the Los Alamos school 
     district, the requested amount.
       The conferees believe that the Amarillo Plutonium Research 
     Center is more appropriately funded by the Office of Fissile 
     Materials Control and Disposition and, accordingly, 
     recommends no stockpile stewardship funds for this activity.
     Stockpile management programs
       The conferees recommend an increase of $25.0 million for 
     weapons production plants, to be allocated as follows: $15.0 
     million for the Kansas City Plant to support advanced 
     manufacturing efforts such as the Advanced Manufacturing, 
     Design and Production Technologies program, infrastructure 
     improvements, and skills retention; and $10.0 million for the 
     Pantex Plant to support scheduled workload requirements 
     associated with weapons dismantlement activities, 
     infrastructure improvements, and skills retention.
       The conferees believe that the following activities are 
     more appropriately funded through the Office of Fissile 
     Materials Control and Disposition and that they be 
     transferred from the Office of Defense Programs to the Office 
     of Fissile Materials Disposition: storage of special nuclear 
     materials that have been designated surplus to U.S. military 
     needs; the Parallax mixed oxide fuel project at Los Alamos 
     National Laboratory; and plutonium pit disassembly and 
     conversion activities. The conferees believe that these 
     activities are more consistent with the missions and 
     functions of the Office of Fissile Materials Control and 
     Disposition and direct the Director of that office to assume 
     responsibility for these programs not later than fiscal year 
     2001. The conferees expect that future years funding 
     requirements for these activities will be reflected in the 
     budget request for the Office of Fissile Materials Control 
     and Disposition.
     Tritium production
       The conferees recommend $170.0 million for the tritium 
     production program. This amount includes full funding for the 
     Secretary's preferred tritium production option, the 
     procurement of irradiation services from an existing 
     Tennessee Valley Authority light water reactor under the 
     Economy Act of 1932 (42 U.S.C. 1535). The conferees are, 
     however, concerned that the budget request may be 
     insufficient to complete design of critical elements of the 
     Department's selected backup technology, the accelerator 
     production of tritium (APT). The conferees note that a 
     separate provision in this Act requires the Secretary to 
     provide sufficient funds to complete engineering development 
     and demonstration, preliminary design, and detailed design of 
     key elements of the APT system and to complete engineering 
     development and preliminary design of the APT technology as a 
     backup source of tritium consistent with the Secretary's 
     December 22, 1998, decision. The conferees encourage the 
     Secretary to utilize those stockpile management funds 
     necessary to complete design of these critical elements of 
     the APT system.
     Program direction
       The conferees recommend a $5.0 million decrease to the 
     budget request for program direction.
       The conferees strongly encourage the Secretary to utilize 
     the authority to make voluntary separation incentive payments 
     authorized elsewhere by this Act. The conferees are 
     disappointed that the Department has failed to implement 
     fully the realignment recommendations described in the 1997 
     report of the Institute for Defense Analysis on the 
     management structure for weapons activities of the 
     Department. The statement of managers accompanying the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
     (Public Law 105-85) directed the Department to begin 
     implementation of these recommendations as soon as 
     practicable. The conferees believe that the proposed decrease 
     to the program direction account can be achieved through 
     savings and efficiency gains resulting from reorganization 
     and program realignment efforts. The conferees believe that 
     the performance of the Office of Defense Programs will be 
     improved by eliminating duplicative efforts and by 
     streamlining management control of DOE weapons activities.
     Defense Programs Campaigns
       The conferees fully support the ``Defense Programs 
     Campaigns'' concept proposed by the Assistant Secretary of 
     Energy for Defense Programs. This concept will greatly assist 
     Congress in assessing the degree of integration among varied 
     experiments, simulation, research, and weapons assessments 
     activities carried out at the DOE weapons laboratories and 
     production plants. The conferees direct that future budget 
     weapons activities submittal reflect the campaign concept.

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     Defense environmental restoration and waste management (sec. 
         3102)
       The budget request included $4.5 billion for defense 
     environmental management activities and $1.0 billion for 
     defense facility closure projects of the Department of Energy 
     (DOE).
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3102) that 
     would authorize $5.5 billion for defense environmental 
     management activities, including closure projects, a 
     reduction of $36.0 million.
       The House amendment included a similar provision (sec. 
     3102) that would authorize $5.7 billion for environmental 
     management activities, including closure projects, an 
     increase of $81.0 million.
       The Senate recedes in part and the House recedes in part. 
     The conferees recommend an authorization of $5.5 billion for 
     defense environmental management activities, including 
     closure projects, a reduction of $73.0 million. The amount 
     authorized is for the following activities: $1.1 billion for 
     closure projects, an increase of $15.0 million; $980.9 
     million for site and project completion, the amount of the 
     request; $2.9 billion for post 2006 completion, a decrease of 
     $33.6 million; the requested amount of $230.5 million for 
     technology development; and $339.4 million for program 
     direction, a decrease of $10.0 million. The conferees agreed 
     to decreases of $44.4 million as follows: $2.4 million to 
     account for reduced travel expenditures and $42.0 to account 
     for increased contractor efficiencies to be gained through 
     contract management reforms.
     Defense facility closure projects
       Of the amounts authorized for defense facility closure 
     projects, the conferees recommend an increase of $15.0 
     million for the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site to 
     ensure that the closure deadline of 2000 is met.
     Post 2006 completion
       Of the amounts authorized for post 2006 completion, the 
     conferees recommend an increase of $15.0 million to address 
     planning, demonstration and other requirements associated 
     with modification of the Savannah River in-tank precipitation 
     process; an increase of $10.0 million to address Hanford 
     cleanup commitments, including the 324-B Cell project, the 
     Columbia River Corridor Initiative, reactor decontamination 
     and decommissioning, and Plutonium Finishing Plant 
     stabilization activities; an increase of $5.0 million for 
     operations and maintenance activities at the Hanford Tank 
     Waste Remediation System project; an increase of $5.0 million 
     for the National Spent Fuel Program; a reduction of $20.0 
     million for environment, safety and health studies related to 
     off-site releases of contamination; a reduction of $40.3 
     million to the Pit 9 project to account for uncosted, 
     available funds; and a total reduction of $8.3 million to 
     construction projects 88-R-830 and 94-E-602. The conferees 
     recommend full funding for the F-canyon and H-canyon 
     materials processing facilities.
     Technology development
       Of the amounts authorized for the Office of Science and 
     Technology, the conferees recommend an increase of $5.0 
     million for applied research and development activities to be 
     offset by a reduction to data base development and 
     information management activities, the risk policy program, 
     and the environmental management science program.
       The conferees support the integration of industrial 
     programs and university based programs into the Environmental 
     Management technology focus areas. The conferees encourage 
     the Office of Science and Technology to continue its 
     inclusion of industry, universities, and non-profit 
     organizations in technology development and deployment 
     activities.
     Program direction
       The conferees recommend a reduction of $10.0 million to 
     program direction.
     Columbia River Corridor Initiative
       The conferees support the Columbia River Corridor 
     Initiative to accelerate cleanup along the Hanford Reach of 
     the Columbia River. The conferees direct the Assistant 
     Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management to establish 
     a schedule by which the 100 square miles of the Hanford site 
     that adjoin the Columbia River could be cleaned up on an 
     accelerated schedule and proposed for delisting from the 
     National Priorities List of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency.
     Other defense activities (sec. 3103)
       The budget request included $1.8 billion for other defense 
     activities of the Department of Energy (DOE).
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3103) that 
     would authorize $1.8 billion for other defense activities, an 
     increase of $29.0 million to the budget request.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3103) that 
     would authorize $1.8 billion other defense activities, a 
     decrease of $12.9 million to the budget request.
       The Senate recedes in part and the House recedes in part.
       The conferees agree to authorize $1.8 billion, an increase 
     of $13.9 million. The conferees agreed to a decrease of $10.0 
     million as follows: $2.0 million to account for reduced 
     travel expenditures and $8.0 from uncosted prior year funds. 
     The conferees did not include the Department's proposed 
     offset of $12.6 million to fund counterintelligence programs.
     Nonproliferation and national security
       The conferees recommend $732.1 million for nonproliferation 
     and national security.
     Arms control
       The conferees recommend $276.0 million for arms control, a 
     reduction of $20.0 million. The conferees direct that this 
     reduction be taken in the Initiatives for Proliferation 
     Prevention program and the Nuclear Cities Initiative. The 
     conferees recommend $145.0 million for the international 
     materials protection, control, and accounting program, the 
     requested amount.
     Security clearances
       The conferees recommend $44.1 million for security 
     clearances, an increase of $14.1 million. The additional 
     funds would be used to decrease the backlog of background 
     investigations and to elevate certain DOE and contractor 
     employees' clearances, as would be required by a separate 
     provision in this Act.
     International nuclear safety
       The conferees recommend $24.7 million for international 
     nuclear safety, a reduction of $9.3 million.
     Fissile materials control and disposition
       The conferees recommend $200.0 million for fissile 
     materials control and disposition, the requested amount.
       The conferees believe that many activities currently 
     carried out by the Office of Defense Programs would be more 
     appropriately carried out by the Office of Fissile Materials 
     Control and Disposition. The conferees direct that the Office 
     of Fissile Materials Control and Disposition assume 
     responsibility for the following activities currently funded 
     within the weapons activities account: storage of special 
     nuclear materials that have been designated surplus to U.S. 
     military needs; the Parallax mixed oxide fuel project at Los 
     Alamos National Laboratory; the Amarillo Plutonium Research 
     Center; and surplus plutonium pit disassembly and conversion 
     activities. The conferees believe that this action will more 
     accurately reflect the missions and functions of the Office 
     of Fissile Materials Control and Disposition. The conferees 
     expect that future year funding requirements for these 
     activities will be reflected in the materials disposition 
     program budget account.
       The conferees believe that the Amarillo Plutonium Research 
     Center is more appropriately funded by the Office of Fissile 
     Materials Control and Disposition and, accordingly, recommend 
     $5.0 million for this activity.
       The conferees are pleased to note the continuing progress 
     of the gas reactor development program and hope that this 
     might provide additional plutonium burning capacity in 
     Russia.
     Worker and community transition
       The conferees recommend the requested amount of $30.0 
     million for worker and community transition.
     Environment, safety and health-defense
       The conferees recommend $98.0 million for environment, 
     safety and health-defense, an increase of $6.0 million.
     Counterintelligence
       The conferees recommend $39.2 million for the Office of 
     Counterintelligence, an increase of $8.0 million. The 
     conferees recommend that the additional funds be utilized to 
     implement an enhanced computer security program at DOE 
     facilities, including cyber security measures such as 
     intrusion detection, early warning, reporting, and analysis 
     capabilities. The conferees direct that priority being given 
     to implementing such added computer security at the three 
     weapons laboratories.
     Intelligence
       The conferees recommend the requested amount of $36.0  
     million for the Office of Intelligence.
     Naval Reactors
       The conferees recommend $677.6 million for naval reactors, 
     an increase of $12.6 million. The conferees expect these 
     funds to be utilized to expedite decommissioning and 
     decontamination activities at surplus training facilities.
     Defense nuclear waste disposal (sec. 3104)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3105) that 
     would authorize $112.0 million for the Department of Energy 
     (DOE) fiscal year 2000 defense contribution to the Defense 
     Nuclear Waste Fund. The authorized amount would be offset by 
     $39.0 million to account for transfer of funds to the Nuclear 
     Waste Disposal Fund.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     3104) that would authorize $73.0 million for the DOE fiscal 
     year 2000 defense contribution to the Defense Nuclear Waste 
     Fund.
       The House recedes.
     Defense environmental management privatization (sec. 3105)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3105) that 
     would authorize $241.0 million for defense environmental 
     management privatization projects an increase of $13.0 
     million, to be allocated as follows: $106.0 million for the 
     Tank Waste Remediation System project, phase I (Richland); 
     $110.0 million for the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment project 
     (Idaho); $5.0 million for spent nuclear fuel dry storage 
     (Idaho); and $20.0 million for environmental management/waste 
     management disposal (Oak Ridge). The provision declined to 
     recommend privatization funds for the Oak Ridge Transuranic 
     Waste Treatment

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     project, which was moved to the Site and Project Completion 
     account. The provision further authorized the use of $25.0 
     million in fiscal year 1998 unobligated, uncosted balances 
     within the Defense Environmental Management Privatization 
     account to reflect the cancellation of the spent nuclear fuel 
     transfer and storage project (Savannah River).
       The House amendment included a similar provision (sec. 
     3105) that would authorize $253.0 million for defense 
     environmental management privatization projects an increase 
     of $25.0 million, including $12.0 million for transuranic 
     waste treatment (Oak Ridge) and the use of $25.0 million in 
     fiscal year 1998 unobligated, uncosted balances to reflect 
     the cancellation of the spent nuclear fuel transfer and 
     storage project (Savannah River).
       The Senate recedes.
       The conferees declined to accept the request for a 
     multiyear funding authorization for defense environmental 
     management privatization activities. The conferees fully 
     support the Tank Waste Remediation System privatization 
     project at the Hanford site. The conferees believe that the 
     technological approach proposed to address the wastes stored 
     in the Hanford tanks is viable and realistic.

                Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions

     Reprogramming (sec. 3121)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3121) that 
     would prohibit the reprogramming of funds in excess of 110 
     percent of the amount authorized for the program, or in 
     excess of $1.0 million above the amount authorized for the 
     program, until the Secretary of Energy submits a report to 
     the congressional defense committees and a period of 30 days 
     has elapsed after the date on which the report is received.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     3121) that would prohibit the reprogramming of funds until 60 
     days after the date the Secretary of Energy notifies the 
     congressional defense committees.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would prohibit 
     the reprogramming of funds until 45 days after the date the 
     Secretary of Energy notifies the congressional defense 
     committees.
     Limits on general plant projects (sec. 3122)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3122) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of Energy to carry out any 
     construction project authorized under general plant projects 
     if the total estimated cost does not exceed $5.0 million. The 
     provision would require the Secretary to submit a report to 
     the congressional defense committees detailing the reasons 
     for the cost variation if the cost of the project is revised 
     to exceed $5.0 million.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     3122).
       The conference agreement includes this provision.
     Limits on construction projects (sec. 3123)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3123) that 
     would permit any construction project to be initiated and 
     continued only if the estimated cost for the project does not 
     exceed 125 percent of the higher of the amount authorized for 
     the project or the most recent total estimated cost presented 
     to the Congress as justification for such project. The 
     provision would prohibit the  Secretary of Energy from 
     exceeding such limits until 30 legislative days after the 
     Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees 
     a detailed report setting forth the reasons for the 
     increase. This provision would also specify that the 125 
     percent limitation would not apply to projects estimated 
     to cost under $5.0 million.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     3123).
       The conference agreement includes this provision.
     Fund transfer authority (sec. 3124)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3124) that 
     would permit funds authorized by this Act to be transferred 
     to other agencies of the government for performance of work 
     for which the funds were authorized and appropriated. The 
     provision would permit the merger of such transferred funds 
     with the authorizations of the agency to which they are 
     transferred. The provision would also limit, to not more than 
     five percent of the account, the amount of funds authorized 
     by this Act that may be transferred between authorization 
     accounts within the Department of Energy.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     3124).
       The conference agreement includes this provision.
     Authority for conceptual and construction design (sec. 3125)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3125) that 
     would limit the authority of the Secretary of Energy to 
     request construction funding until the Secretary has 
     completed a conceptual design. This limitation would apply to 
     construction projects with a total estimated cost greater 
     than $5.0 million. If the estimated cost to prepare the 
     construction design exceeds $600,000, the provision would 
     require the Secretary to obtain a specific authorization to 
     obligate such funds. If the estimated cost to prepare the 
     conceptual design exceeds $3.0 million, the provision would 
     require the Secretary to request funds for the conceptual 
     design before requesting funds for construction. The 
     provision would further require the Secretary to submit to 
     Congress a report on each conceptual design completed under 
     this provision. The provision would also provide an exception 
     to these requirements in the case of an emergency.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     3125).
       The conference agreement includes this provision.
     Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction 
         activities (sec. 3126)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3126) that 
     would permit the Secretary of Energy to perform planning and 
     design with any funds available to the Department of Energy 
     pursuant to this title, including those funds authorized for 
     advance planning and construction design, whenever the 
     Secretary determines that the design must proceed 
     expeditiously to protect the public health and safety, to 
     meet the needs of national defense, or to protect property.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     3126).
       The conference agreement includes this provision.
     Funds available for all national security programs of the 
         Department of Energy (sec. 3127)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3127) that 
     would authorize, subject to section 3121 of this Act, amounts 
     to be appropriated for management and support activities and 
     for general plant projects to be made available for use in 
     connection with all national security programs of the 
     Department of Energy.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     3127).
       The conference agreement includes this provision.
     Availability of funds (sec. 3128)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3128) that 
     would authorize amounts to be appropriated for operating 
     expenses or for plant and capital equipment for the 
     Department of Energy to remain available until expended. 
     Program direction funds would remain available until the end 
     of fiscal year 2002.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     3128).
       The conference agreement includes this provision.
     Transfers of defense environmental management funds (sec. 
         3129)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3129) that 
     would provide the manager of each field office of the 
     Department of Energy with limited authority to transfer up to 
     $5.0 million in fiscal year 2000 defense environmental 
     management funds from one program or project under the 
     jurisdiction of the office to another such program or 
     project, including site project and completion and post 2006 
     completion funds, once in a fiscal year.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     3129).
       The conference agreement includes this provision.

   Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

     Prohibition on use of funds for certain activities under 
         Formerly Utilized Site Remedial Action Program (sec. 
         3131)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3131) that 
     would prohibit the use of funds, authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act to conduct treatment, storage, or 
     disposal actions at Formerly Utilized Site Remedial Action 
     Program sites in fiscal year 2000 and beyond.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Continuation of processing, treatment, and disposition of 
         legacy nuclear materials (sec. 3132)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3132) that 
     would require the Secretary of Energy to maintain a high 
     state of readiness at the F-canyon and H-canyon facilities at 
     the Savannah River site.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
       The conferees note that maintaining F-canyon and H-canyon 
     facilities has been recommended by the Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board and continues to be consistent with 
     Department of Energy program requirements.
     Nuclear weapons stockpile life extension program (sec. 3133)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3133) that 
     would establish the Stockpile Life Extension Program (SLEP) 
     within the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Defense 
     Programs. The provision would require the Secretary of Energy 
     to submit a long-range SLEP plan, including, but not limited 
     to: (1) detailed proposals for the remanufacture of each 
     weapon design designated to be included in the enduring 
     stockpile; (2) detailed proposals to expedite the collection 
     of those data necessary to support SLEP, such as materials 
     and component aging, new manufacturing techniques, and 
     materials replacement issues; (3) the role and mission of 
     each DOE nuclear weapons laboratory and production plant, 
     including anticipated workload, modernization, and skills 
     retention requirements; and (4) funding requirements for each 
     program element, identified by weapon type and facility. The 
     provision would require the SLEP plan to be provided to the 
     congressional defense committees not later than January 1, 
     2000. The provision would also require the Secretary to 
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     year and submit it to the congressional defense committees at 
     the same time the President submits the annual budget to 
     Congress. The provision would further require the Secretary 
     to request adequate funds to carry out the activities 
     identified in the SLEP plan and in the annual SLEP plan 
     updates.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would also require 
     the long-term plan to include an identification of funds that 
     are needed to carry out the program in the current fiscal 
     year and the subsequent five fiscal years. The House 
     amendment would also require an independent assessment by the 
     Comptroller General of the United States to determine whether 
     the plan is executable in the current and future fiscal 
     years.
     Procedures for meeting tritium production requirements (sec. 
         3134)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3134) that 
     would require the Secretary of Energy to produce new tritium 
     to meet the requirements of the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile 
     Memorandum at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Watts Bar 
     or Sequoyah nuclear power plants, consistent with the 
     Secretary's December 22, 1998, decision designating the 
     Department of Energy's preferred tritium production 
     technology. The provision would require the Secretary to 
     design and construct a new tritium extraction facility in the 
     H-Area of the Department of Energy Savannah River Site in 
     order to support fully the Secretary's decision. The 
     provision would further require the Secretary to complete 
     engineering development and preliminary design of the 
     Accelerator Production of Tritium (APT) technology as a 
     backup source of tritium to the Department of Energy's 
     preferred technology, consistent with the Secretary's 
     December 22, 1998, decision, and to make available those 
     funds necessary to complete engineering development and 
     demonstration, preliminary design, and detailed design of key 
     elements of the APT system, consistent with the Secretary's 
     decision of December 22, 1998.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     3161) that would require the Secretary of Energy to prepare a 
     plan to expedite design, completion, and construction of the 
     APT. The provision would require the Secretary to designate 
     APT as the primary technology for tritium production and 
     implement the APT plan, if amended licenses for the operation 
     of commercial light water reactors for tritium production 
     have not been completed by December 31, 2002.
       The House recedes.
     Independent cost estimate of accelerator production of 
         tritium (sec. 3135)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3135) 
     that would require the Secretary of Energy to conduct an 
     independent cost estimate of the Accelerator Production of 
     Tritium (APT) program at the highest possible level given 
     the state of maturity of the program, but not less than a 
     Type III ``sampling technique'' method as it is currently 
     defined by the Department of Energy. The Secretary would 
     be required to submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on the results of the cost estimate 
     not later than April 1, 2000.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     Secretary to conduct an independent cost estimate at a level 
     of detail not less than a Type III ``parametric estimate'' 
     method, with some sampling where practicable.
       The conferees note that the APT program has undergone 
     numerous independent cost estimates and reviews in support of 
     the Secretary's tritium selection decision. The conferees 
     further note that the Secretary's December 22, 1998, tritium 
     decision document states, ``[N]umerous reviews have provided 
     confidence that there are no technical roadblocks, and that 
     the costs of the project are well understood.'' The conferees 
     understand that the next independent cost estimate (ICE) 
     review of the preliminary design of the APT is scheduled for 
     2002. The conferees expect the Department to continue 
     engineering development and preliminary design of key 
     components of the APT technology, as required by the 
     Secretary's December 1998 tritium decision, and to maintain 
     the current schedule for an ICE review in 2002.
     Nonproliferation initiatives and activities (sec. 3136)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3136) that 
     would: (1) limit the percentage of appropriated funds that 
     may be spent by the Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories 
     to 40 percent; (2) express a sense of Congress that the 
     President enter into negotiations with the Russian government 
     for the purposes of entering into an agreement between the 
     U.S. and Russia to provide for a permanent exemption from 
     taxation for the Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention 
     Program (IPP); and (3) enhance the management, 
     accountability, and oversight of the IPP and Nuclear Cities 
     Initiative.
       The House amendment contained similar provisions (sec. 
     3131-3132) that would limit the percentage of funds 
     appropriated for the IPP program that are spent at the DOE 
     laboratories to 25 percent and would prohibit funds 
     appropriated for the IPP program from being used to pay 
     Russian government taxes and customs duties.
       Both the Senate and the House recede.
       The conferees agree to combine all three provisions. The 
     provision would prohibit the payment of Russian taxes but in 
     the event that the payment of Russian taxes is unavoidable, 
     the Secretary of Energy shall: (1) after such payment, submit 
     a report to the congressional defense committees explaining 
     the particular circumstances that would make such payment 
     under the IPP program unavoidable; and (2) ensure that 
     sufficient additional funds are provided to the IPP program 
     to offset the amount of such payment.
       The conferees intend that in implementing the requirements 
     of subsection (6), subparagraph (B) of this provision, if 
     funds are reprogrammed to the IPP program to offset the funds 
     used to pay taxes, the Secretary shall use established 
     reprogramming procedures. The conferees note that if the 
     Department of Energy learns that recipients of IPP funds have 
     paid income or other taxes, the conferees expect that the 
     Secretary of Energy will notify the congressional defense 
     committees in accordance with subsection (6), subparagraph 
     (A).
       The conferees, troubled by the disproportionally large 
     share of the IPP funds that have remained in the DOE national 
     laboratories, have agreed to a funding restriction that 
     limits the amount of IPP funds spent in the DOE national 
     laboratories to 35 percent of the overall program funding. 
     The DOE had previously committed to achieving a 40 percent 
     limitation. The conferees recognize that meeting the 35 
     percent in fiscal year 2000 will be a challenge. While 
     clearly the goal of the IPP program is to ensure that the 
     maximum amount of IPP funds reach the program participants, 
     DOE must also ensure that there is adequate program 
     oversight.
     Support of theater ballistic missile defense activities of 
         the Department of Defense (sec. 3137)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3134) that 
     would authorize $30.0 million for the following: stockpile 
     stewardship for theater ballistic missile defense technology 
     development, concept demonstration, and integrated testing to 
     improve reliability and reduce risk in hit-to-kill 
     interceptors for theater ballistic missile defenses; science 
     and engineering teams to address technical problems 
     identified by the director of the Ballistic Missile Defense 
     Organization (BMDO) which are critical to the acquisition of 
     a theater ballistic missile defense capability; and other 
     research, development, and demonstration activities that 
     support the mission of BMDO. The provision would also require 
     that any such activities conform to the memorandum of 
     understanding (MOU) between the Secretaries of Energy and 
     Defense required by section 3131 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85) 
     and be funded either through direct contributions or through 
     a waiver of a federal administrative charge, overhead costs, 
     or other indirect costs of the Department of Energy (DOE) or 
     its contractors.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
     $25.0 million for stockpile stewardship for theater ballistic 
     missile defense technology development. The amendment would 
     authorize such funds to be made available through direct 
     contributions or through a waiver of a federal administrative 
     charge, overhead costs, or other indirect costs of the DOE. 
     The amendment would further require that any such activities 
     conform to the MOU between the Secretary of Energy and the 
     Secretary of Defense.

       Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Safeguards, Security, and 
                          Counterintelligence

     Short title (sec. 3141)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3151) that 
     would cite the title of subtitle D as ``Safeguards, Security, 
     and Counterintelligence at Department of Energy Facilities.''
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3181) that 
     would cite the title of subtitle F as ``The National Security 
     Information Protection Improvement Act.''
       The House recedes.
     Commission on Safeguards, Security, and Counterintelligence 
         at Department of Energy Facilities (sec. 3142)
       The Senate bill included a provision (sec. 3152) that would 
     repeal sections 3161 and 3162(b) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85), 
     to eliminate the requirement for the Department of Energy 
     Security Management Board. The provision would create a 
     permanent, independent safeguards security, and 
     counterintelligence oversight commission to assess the 
     adequacy of safeguards, security, and counterintelligence at 
     Department of Energy (DOE) facilities. The provision would 
     require the commission to assess specifically assess the 
     adequacy of: (1) safeguards, security, and 
     counterintelligence programs, plans, and budgets of each DOE 
     headquarters program element and each DOE field office; (2) 
     capabilities and skills within Headquarters and field 
     organizations; and (3) all relevant DOE guidance, including 
     DOE Orders, Presidential Decision Directives, and the Design 
     Threat Basis document. The provision would require the 
     commission to make recommendations regarding any changes in 
     security or counterintelligence policies and procedures 
     necessary to balance risk and capability in order to deter or 
     react to credible threats.
       The provision would require the commission to be composed 
     of nine members serving four-year, staggered terms. The 
     provision would further require that appointments be

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     made not later than 60 days after enactment of the provision, 
     as follows: two by the Chairman of the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate, in consultation with the ranking 
     member of that Committee; one by the ranking member of the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, in consultation 
     with the Chairman of that Committee; two by the Chairman of 
     the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives, in consultation with the ranking member of 
     that Committee; one by the ranking member of the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives, in 
     consultation with the Chairman of that Committee; one by the 
     Secretary of Defense; one by the Director of Central 
     Intelligence; and one by the Director of the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation. The provision would require that the 
     chairman of the commission be designated from among the 
     members of the commission by the Chairman of the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate, in consultation with the 
     Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives. The provision would require that the 
     commission submit to the congressional defense committees, 
     not later than February 15 of each year, an annual 
     activities, findings, and recommendations report. The 
     provision would require that the report include any 
     recommendations for legislation and administrative action.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
       The conferees recommend that of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated in fiscal year 2000 by sections 3101 and 3103, 
     not more than $1.0 million be available to the commission.
     Background investigations of certain personnel at Department 
         of Energy facilities (sec. 3143)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3153) that 
     would require the conduct of a full background investigation, 
     meeting the requirements of section 145 of the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 be any Department of Energy (DOE) employee or any 
     DOE contractor employee whose duties or assignments are 
     required to be carried out in physical proximity to locations 
     where restricted data or formerly restricted data may be 
     located or who has regular access to locations where 
     Restricted Data is located. The provision would require the 
     Secretary to meet requirements of this provision one year 
     from the date of enactment of this provision.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would limit such 
     requirements to employees who work at a nuclear weapons 
     laboratory or a nuclear weapons production facility.
       The conferees understand that this requirement will result 
     in increased costs to the Department of Energy. In order to 
     address this need, the conferees recommended an increase to 
     the budget request for security investigations, as discussed 
     elsewhere in this Act.
     Conduct of security clearances (sec. 3144)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3163) that 
     would require that any background investigation on an 
     individual seeking a security clearance for access to 
     restricted data be conducted by the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation (FBI). The provision would require the Director 
     of the FBI to comply with this requirement within one year. 
     The provision would further require the Director to submit to 
     the congressional defense committees, the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the Senate, and the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a 
     report on the implementation of this provision, not later 
     than six months after the date of enactment of this Act.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would limit the 
     requirement to those Department of Energy (DOE) employees and 
     DOE contractor employees who work in a program designated by 
     the Secretary of Energy as special access or personnel 
     assurance and accountability programs. The provision would 
     require the Director, within 18 months of the date of 
     enactment of this Act, to comply with this requirement. The 
     provision would also modify the report requirement by 
     requiring an assessment of the capability of the FBI to carry 
     out this provision, an estimate of the additional resources 
     that would be required, and the extent that contractor 
     personnel would be utilized.
     Protection of classified information during laboratory-to-
         laboratory exchanges (sec. 3145)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3164) that 
     would require the Secretary of Energy to ensure that all 
     Department of Energy (DOE) employees and DOE contractor 
     employees who participate in laboratory-to-laboratory 
     cooperative activities are fully trained in matters related 
     to the protection of classified information and potential 
     espionage and counterintelligence threats. The provision 
     would further authorize the Secretary to create a pool of 
     counterintelligence experts to be available to accompany DOE-
     sponsored delegations overseas with the purpose of 
     identifying and mitigating potential espionage threats.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Restrictions on access to national laboratories by foreign 
         visitors from sensitive countries (sec. 3146)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3156) that 
     would prohibit the obligation or expenditure of any funds 
     authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to 
     the Department of Energy (DOE) by section 3101 or 3103 of the 
     Senate bill for conducting a cooperative program (including 
     studies and planning) with the People's Republic of China, 
     Nations of the Former Soviet Union, or any nation designated 
     as a sensitive nation by the Secretary of State beginning on 
     the date that is 45 days after the date of enactment of this 
     provision and continuing until 30 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary of Energy, the Director of Central 
     Intelligence, and the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation individually submit a certification that such 
     programs: (1) are compliant with DOE orders, regulations, and 
     policies relating to counterintelligence, safeguards and 
     security, and personnel assurance program matters; (2) are 
     compliant with Presidential Decision Directives and other 
     regulations relating to counterintelligence and safeguards 
     and security matters; (3) include adequate protections 
     against inadvertent release of restricted data, national 
     security information, or any other information that might 
     harm the interests of the United States; and (4) do not 
     represent an undue risk to the national security interests of 
     the United States. The provision would require the 
     certification be provided to the congressional defense 
     committees, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the House of Representatives. The prohibition would not apply 
     to ongoing activities carried out under title III of this Act 
     relating to cooperative threat reduction with states of the 
     former Soviet Union or to programs carried out pursuant to a 
     provision noted elsewhere in this Act for the materials 
     protection control and accounting program of the DOE, but 
     would apply to the Nuclear Cities Initiative and Initiatives 
     for Proliferation Prevention.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     3190) that would require the Secretary of Energy to complete 
     a background review on any individual who is a citizen or 
     agent of a nation designated by the Secretary as sensitive 
     before such an individual would be permitted access to a DOE 
     national laboratory. The provision would prohibit any 
     individual who is a citizen or agent of a nation designated 
     as sensitive by the Secretary from entering a DOE national 
     laboratory, beginning 30 days after the date of enactment of 
     this section and continuing until 45 days after the date that 
     the DOE Director of Counterintelligence, with the concurrence 
     of the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
     certifies that all appropriate measures are in place to 
     prevent espionage or intelligence gathering activities by a 
     sensitive nation. The provision would authorize the Secretary 
     to waive the prohibition on any individual if he determines 
     it is in the national security interests of the United 
     States. The prohibition would not apply to any individual who 
     is an employee or assignee as of the date of enactment of 
     this provision, who has undergone a background review as 
     required by this provision, or who is the representative of a 
     nation that has entered into an agreement with the United 
     States and the admittance of that nation is deemed by the 
     Secretary to be in the interests of the United States.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     Secretary to complete a background review on any individual 
     who is a citizen or agent of a nation designated by the 
     Secretary as sensitive before such an individual would be 
     permitted access to a facility of a DOE national laboratory 
     other than areas where access is provided to the general 
     public. The amendment would prohibit any individual who is a 
     citizen or agent of a nation designated as sensitive by the 
     Secretary from entering a DOE national laboratory other than 
     areas accessible to the general public, beginning 30 days 
     after the date of enactment of this section and continuing 
     until 45 days after the date that the DOE Director of 
     Counterintelligence, the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, and the Director of Central Intelligence 
     individually submits a certification that the foreign 
     visitors program at the national laboratories: (1) includes 
     all appropriate measures to prevent espionage or intelligence 
     gathering activities by a sensitive nation; (2) are compliant 
     with DOE orders, regulations, and policies relating to 
     counterintelligence, safeguards and security, and personnel 
     assurance program matters; (3) are compliant with 
     Presidential Decision Directives and other regulations 
     relating to counterintelligence and safeguards and security 
     matters; (4) include adequate protections against inadvertent 
     release of restricted data, national security information, or 
     any other information that might harm the interests of the 
     United States; and (5) do not represent an undue risk to the 
     national security interests of the United States. The 
     provision would authorize the Secretary to waive the 
     prohibition on any individual or delegation if he determines 
     it is in the national security interests of the United States 
     to grant the waiver. The prohibition would not apply to any 
     individual who is an employee or assignee of the Department 
     of Energy or a DOE contractor as of the date of enactment of 
     this provision and who has undergone a background review as 
     required by this provision. In addition, the provision would 
     exempt from the moratorium activities relating to the 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction Program or Materials Protection 
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     Department of Energy regulations relating to the safeguarding 
         and security of restricted data (sec. 3147)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3155) that 
     would amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2282a) 
     by inserting a new section that would authorize the 
     assessment of civil penalties of not more than $100,000 per 
     incidence for any person who violates an applicable 
     Department of Energy (DOE) rule, regulation, or order related 
     to safeguarding or securing restricted data. The provision 
     would further authorize the Secretary of Energy to assess 
     monetary penalties against Department of Energy contractors 
     for any violation of a law, regulation, or Department of 
     Energy Order relating to the protection of restricted data or 
     formerly restricted data.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     3167) that would authorize identical penalties, but would 
     eliminate an exemption in current law which would otherwise 
     have prohibited assessing such penalties against certain non-
     profit contractors conducting work on behalf of the 
     Department of Energy.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would limit the 
     amount of any penalties that could be levied against the non-
     profit contractors to not more than the total fee earned by 
     such contractors in a given fiscal year. The amendment would 
     not allow the assessment of any penalties against such non-
     profit contractors until they entered into a new contractual 
     agreement with the Department of Energy. The conferees are 
     concerned that lax management by both the Department of 
     Energy and its management and operating contractors has led 
     to increased risks to U.S. national security. The conferees 
     do not view this action as a precedent for any future actions 
     or discussion that may occur in the coming deliberations on 
     extension of the Price Anderson Act. The conferees believe 
     that protection of classified information and materials is 
     wholly within the control of such contractors and that all 
     DOE contractors, including non-profit entities, should be 
     accountable in this area.
     Increased penalties for misuse of Restricted Data (sec. 3148)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (Sec. 3157) that 
     would modify the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2274) 
     by doubling the penalties for release or misuse of Restricted 
     Data.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     3189) that would increase by twenty times the penalties for 
     release of Restricted Data.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would increase by 
     five times the penalties for release of Restricted Data.
     Supplement to plan for declassification of restricted data 
         and formerly restricted data (sec. 3149)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1076) that 
     would modify section 3161 of the Strom Thurmond National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 
     105-261) by requiring the Special Historical Records Review 
     Plan, prepared jointly by the Secretary of Energy and the 
     Archivist of the United States, to include those records that 
     have been or are currently in the process of being 
     declassified pursuant to Executive Order 12958.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
     Notice to congressional committees of certain security and 
         counterintelligence failures within nuclear energy 
         defense programs (sec. 3150)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3162) that 
     would require the Secretary of Energy, after consultation 
     with the Director of Central Intelligence and the Director of 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to notify the 
     congressional defense committees of each serious security or 
     counterintelligence failure at a Department of Energy 
     facility that the Secretary considers likely to cause 
     significant harm of damage to the national security interests 
     of the United States. The provision would require the 
     Secretary to submit such notice not later than 30 days after 
     learning of the failure. The provision would require the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives to establish 
     procedures to protect any classified or law enforcement 
     information included in such notice.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     3166) that would require the Secretary of Energy to notify 
     the Armed Services Committees of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives whenever the Secretary has any knowledge that 
     classified information relating to military applications of 
     nuclear energy has been disclosed in an unauthorized manner 
     to a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     Secretary, after consultation with the Director of Central 
     Intelligence and the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, to notify the Armed Services Committees of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives of each security or 
     counterintelligence failure or compromise of classified 
     information at a DOE facility or a facility operated by a DOE 
     contractor that the Secretary considers likely to cause 
     significant harm or damage to the national security interests 
     of the United States. The provision would require the 
     Secretary to submit such notice not later than 30 days after 
     learning of the failure. The provision would require the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives to establish 
     procedures to protect any classified or law enforcement 
     information included in such notice.
       The conferees note that the Armed Services Committees of 
     the Senate and the House of Representatives are the 
     committees of Congress with primary oversight of atomic 
     energy defense activities of the Department of Energy. As 
     such, the conferees believe it is necessary that the two 
     committees be kept fully informed of any counterintelligence 
     or security failure or a serious compromise of classified 
     information to a foreign power, either through espionage or 
     through willful or accidental release by a U.S. citizen. This 
     information is essential in order that the committees can 
     effectively carry out appropriate oversight activities and 
     determine if such a disclosure of classified information 
     caused significant damage to U.S. national security 
     interests. The conferees note that nothing in this provision 
     shall be construed to modify or supersede any other 
     requirement to report on intelligence-related issues to the 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House or 
     Representatives.
     Annual report by the President on espionage by the Peoples 
         Republic of China (sec. 3151)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3182) that 
     would require the President to submit a semi-annual report to 
     Congress regarding the steps taken by the Departments of 
     Energy and Defense, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Central 
     Intelligence Agency, and other relevant agencies to respond 
     to espionage activities of the People's Republic of China. 
     The first report would be required to be submitted not later 
     than January 1, 2000.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     President to submit an annual report to Congress not later 
     than March 1 of each fiscal year.
     Report on counterintelligence and security practices at 
         national laboratories (sec. 3152)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3169) that 
     would require the Secretary of Energy to submit a report to 
     Congress not later than March 1 of each year regarding the 
     status of counterintelligence activities at Department of 
     Energy (DOE) national laboratories, regardless of whether or 
     not such laboratories carry out classified activities. The 
     provision would require the report to include for each 
     laboratory a description of: (1) the number of full time 
     counterintelligence and security professionals employed; (2) 
     the counterintelligence and security training courses 
     conducted and any requirement that employees successfully 
     complete such courses; (3) each contract awarded that 
     provides an incentive for the effective performance of 
     counterintelligence or security activities; (4) the services 
     provided by employee assistance programs; (5) any requirement 
     that an employee report foreign travel, regardless of whether 
     such travel was for personal or professional purposes; and 
     (6) any visit by the Secretary of Energy or the Deputy 
     Secretary of Energy a purpose of which was to emphasize to 
     employees the need for effective counterintelligence and 
     security practices.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     Secretary of Energy to submit a report to Congress not later 
     than March 1 of each year regarding the status of 
     counterintelligence activities at DOE national laboratories, 
     regardless of whether or not such laboratories carry out 
     classified activities. The provision would rquire the report 
     to include for each laboratory a description of: (1) the 
     number of full time Federal and contractor 
     counterintelligence and security professionals employed; (2) 
     the counterintelligence and security training courses 
     conducted and any requirement that employees successfully 
     complete such courses; (3) each contract awarded that 
     provides an incentive for the effective performance of 
     counterintelligence or security activities; (4) any 
     requirement that an employee obtain approval and report 
     foreign travel to a sensitive country, regardless of whether 
     such travel was for personal or professional purposes; and 
     (5) the number of trips by employees to sensitive countries.
     Report on security vulnerabilities of national laboratory 
         computers (sec. 3153)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3193) that 
     would require the National Counterintelligence Policy Board, 
     after consultation with the Director of Counterintelligence 
     of the Department of Energy (DOE), to submit annually not 
     later than March 1 of each year to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
     report on the security vulnerabilities of the computers at 
     the DOE national laboratories.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     National Counterintelligence Policy Board to submit a report 
     not later than March 1, 2000, but would not require 
     consultation with the Director of Counterintelligence of DOE.

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     Department of Energy counterintelligence polygraph program 
         (sec. 3154)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3154) that 
     would require the Secretary of Energy to prepare a plan 
     describing how Department of Energy (DOE) employees and DOE 
     contractor employees who have regular access to Restricted 
     Data or Sensitive Compartmented Information might be 
     polygraphed on periodic basis as part of a personnel 
     assurance program. The plan would be submitted to the defense 
     committees of Congress not later than 120 days after 
     enactment of this provision. The plan would include 
     recommendations for any legislation necessary to implement 
     the plan. The provision would further prohibit obligation of 
     more than 50 percent of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated or other wise made available to the Department 
     of Energy in fiscal year 2000 for travel expenses until the 
     plan is received by the defense committees of Congress.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     3168) that would require the Secretary of Energy to conduct, 
     on a regular basis, counterintelligence polygraph 
     examinations of DOE employees and contractor and consultant 
     employees who have access to a program that the Director of 
     Central Intelligence and the DOE Assistant Secretary for 
     Defense Programs determine require special access 
     restrictions. No covered employees would be granted access to 
     such programs until they first undergo a counterintelligence 
     polygraph examination. The provision would further require 
     the Secretary to conduct polygraph re-examinations no less 
     frequently than every five years or whenever the DOE Director 
     of Counterintelligence determines is necessary.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     Secretary of Energy to ensure that any new DOE, DOE 
     contractor, or DOE consultant employee successfully complete 
     a counterintelligence polygraph examination prior to being 
     hired, if the Secretary determines that such an employee will 
     have access to a program that the Secretary determines 
     requires special access restrictions. Further, the amendment 
     would require that a DOE, DOE contractor, or DOE consultant 
     employee successfully complete a counterintelligence 
     polygraph examination on a regular basis, but in no instance 
     less than once every five years, if the employee has access 
     to a program that the Secretary determines requires special 
     access restrictions. No covered employees would be granted 
     access to such programs until successfully completing a 
     counterintelligence polygraph examination. The provision 
     would further require the Secretary to conduct polygraph re-
     examinations no less frequently than every five years or 
     whenever the Secretary determines is necessary.
       The conferees direct that the Secretary not use failure of 
     such polygraph examinations as the sole basis for the removal 
     of any covered employee. The conferees further direct that 
     such polygraph examinations not include questions regarding 
     lifestyles.
     Definition of national laboratory and nuclear weapons 
         production facility (sec. 3155)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3195) that 
     would define national laboratory as the Lawrence Livermore 
     National Laboratory, the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and 
     the Sandia National Laboratories for the purposes of subtitle 
     F of the House amendment.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision
       The Senate recedes.
     Definition of Restricted Data (sec. 3156)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3165) that 
     would defined Restricted Data for the purposes of subtitle D 
     of the Senate bill.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.

               Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Personnel

     Extension of authority of Department of Energy to pay 
         voluntary separation incentive payments (sec. 3161)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3173) that 
     would extend for a period of two years the authority of the 
     Secretary of Energy to pay voluntary separation incentive 
     payments to certain Federal employees.
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3162) that 
     would extend the authority of the Secretary of Energy to pay 
     voluntary separation incentive payments for one year and 
     increase the amount of the contribution to the federal 
     retirement system for employees of the Department from 
     fifteen percent of the employee's salary to twenty-six 
     percent. The provision would further require the Secretary to 
     submit a report on the Department's use of this authority.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would extend the 
     authority of the Secretary of Energy to pay voluntary 
     separation incentive payments for one year. The provision 
     would further require the Secretary to submit a report on the 
     Department's use of this authority.
       The conferees believe that this authority is an essential 
     tool available to the Office of Defense Programs to shape its 
     future skills and capabilities as it reorganizes and 
     downsizes its federal workforce. The conferees note that 
     several recent reports, including ``The Organization and 
     Management of the Nuclear Weapons Program,'' issued by the 
     Institute for Defense Analyses in February 1997, and the 
     report of the Commission on Sustaining U.S. Nuclear 
     Weapons Expertise, issued March 15, 1999, have concluded 
     that the Department's Weapons Activities program is over-
     staffed in its management and oversight functions. In 
     spite of these conclusions, defense programs personnel 
     levels have remained steady since fiscal year 1998 and are 
     projected to remain steady through fiscal year 2000. The 
     conferees further note that this authority has been 
     extended several additional years and believe that any 
     further extension would be difficult to justify in the 
     future. The conferees believe further reductions in 
     federal staffing are justified and encourage the 
     Department to make effective use of this authority.
     Fellowship program for development of skills critical to the 
         Department of Energy nuclear weapons complex (sec. 3162)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3163) that 
     would amend section 3140 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106) 
     which authorizes the establishment of a fellowship program 
     for graduate and postdoctoral students who are U.S. citizens 
     specializing in physical sciences relevant to the nuclear 
     weapons complex. The provision would require recipients to 
     work for at least one year as a Department of Energy 
     employee. The provision would also require the Secretary of 
     Energy to submit to the congressional defense committees by 
     January 1, 2000 a plan establishing criteria for the awarding 
     of fellowships and a description of service obligations to be 
     incurred by fellowship recipients. The provision would also 
     authorize $5.0 million for the fellowship program.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Maintenance of nuclear weapons expertise in the Department of 
         Defense and Department of Energy (sec. 3163)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3171) that 
     would enact measures to assist with nuclear weapons expertise 
     within the Departments of Defense and Energy and their 
     contractor workforces. The provision would: (1) revitalize 
     the role of the joint Department of Energy-Department of 
     Defense Nuclear Weapons Council to oversee the nuclear 
     missions of the Departments of Energy and Defense; (2) 
     require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Energy, to submit an annual report on the 
     activities of the weapons council; (3) require the Secretary 
     of Defense to prepare a Nuclear Mission Management Plan; (4) 
     require the Secretaries of Energy and Defense to prepare a 
     Nuclear Expertise Retention Plan; (5) require that any 
     reports on critical difficulties at nuclear weapons plants or 
     laboratories of the Department of Energy be included in the 
     supporting documents accompanying the annual nuclear 
     stockpile certification sent to the President; and (6) amend 
     section 179 of title 10, United States Code, to provide a 
     mechanism to appoint an acting staff director for the Nuclear 
     Weapons Council in the event the position is vacant for more 
     than nine months.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
       The conferees note with continuing concern that the 
     important position of Assistant to the Secretary of Defense 
     for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense remains vacant. 
     The conferees note this statutorily created position plays a 
     vital role in maintaining viability and safety of the nuclear 
     deterrent of the United States. The conferees encourage the 
     President to fill this position as rapidly as possible.
     Whistleblower protection program (sec. 3164)
       The Senate bill included a provision (sec. 3160) that would 
     require the Secretary of Energy to establish a whistleblower 
     protection program to ensure that no Department of Energy 
     (DOE) employee or DOE contractor employee may be discharged, 
     demoted, or otherwise discriminated against as a reprisal for 
     disclosing information relating to the protection of 
     classified information which the employee reasonably believes 
     to provide direct and specific evidence of a violation of any 
     federal law, gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, 
     abuse of authority, of a false statement to Congress on a 
     material fact. The provision would protect such disclosures 
     of information only if they are made to a federal entity 
     designated by the Secretary of Energy to receive such 
     information, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the 
     Inspector General of the Department of Energy, or a member of 
     a committee of Congress having primary responsibility for 
     oversight of the department, agency, element of the federal 
     government to which the information relates, an employee of a 
     committee of Congress having primary responsibility for 
     oversight of the department, agency, element of the federal 
     government to which the information relates and who holds an 
     appropriate security clearance for access to the information.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     Secretary of Energy, acting through the Inspector General, to 
     provide assistance and guidance to each protected individual 
     who seeks to make a protected disclosure under this section 
     to include: (1) identifying the persons or entities to which 
     a disclosure may be made; (2) advising individuals on the 
     steps to be taken to protect the security of the information 
     to be disclosed; (3) taking appropriate actions to protect 
     the identity of that individual throughout that 
     disclosure; and (4) taking

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     appropriate actions to coordinate that disclosure with any 
     other federal agency or agencies that originated the 
     information. The provision would require the Secretary to 
     notify individuals of their rights under this section.
       The provision would further require the DOE Office of 
     Hearings and Appeals to review any complaint submitted by a 
     DOE employee or DOE contractor employee who alleges that the 
     employee has been discharged, demoted, or otherwise 
     discriminated against as a reprisal for disclosing 
     information relating to the protection of classified 
     information which the employee reasonably believes to provide 
     direct and specific evidence of a violation of any federal 
     law, gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, abuse of 
     authority, of a false statement to Congress on a material 
     fact. The provision would further require that the 
     information must have been disclosed pursuant to procedures 
     established by the DOE Inspector General to protect the 
     security of the information to be disclosed. The Office of 
     Hearings and Appeals would be required to investigate all 
     such complaints that are determined to be not frivolous. The 
     provision would require the the Office of Hearings and 
     Appeals would be required to provide an annual report on all 
     such investigations and a summary of the results of such 
     investigations to the congressional defense committees. In 
     addition, the provision would require the Secretary to take 
     remedial action when appropriate. The provision would further 
     require the Secretary to submit a report to the congressional 
     defense committees describing how the program would be 
     implemented.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

     Requirement for plan to improve reprogramming processes (sec. 
         3171)
       The conferees included a provision that would require the 
     Secretary of Energy to submit to the congressional defense 
     committees, not later than November 15, 1999, a report on 
     improving the reprogramming processes relating to the defense 
     activities of the Department of Energy.
     Integrated fissile materials management plan (sec. 3172)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3174) that 
     would require the Secretary of Energy to develop a long-term 
     integrated fissile materials management plan describing: (1) 
     how the overlapping responsibilities of the Offices of 
     Environmental Management, Nuclear Energy, Fissile Materials 
     Disposition, and Defense Programs could achieve budgetary 
     efficiencies through the consolidation or integration of 
     fissile materials treatment, storage or disposition 
     activities; and (2) any investments necessary at Department 
     of Energy (DOE) sites that are anticipated to have an 
     enduring plutonium management mission. The provision would 
     require the plan to be submitted to the congressional defense 
     committees not later than February 1, 2000.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     Secretary to submit the plan not later than March 31, 2000.
       The conferees believe that the DOE Offices of Environmental 
     Management, Nuclear Energy, Fissile Materials Disposition, 
     and Defense Programs have several overlapping and redundant 
     activities in the area of plutonium and uranium management 
     and that the Department can achieve programmatic and 
     budgetary efficiencies by consolidating some activities of 
     these offices.
     Identification in budget materials of amounts for 
         declassification activities and limitation on 
         expenditures for such activities. (sec. 3173)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3164) that 
     would require that any future budget request submitted to the 
     Congress by the Department of Energy (DOE) continue to 
     identify, as a budgetary line item, funds that would be used 
     to declassify records pursuant to Executive Order 12958 or to 
     comply with any subsequent statutory declassification 
     requirements. The provision would further limit the 
     expenditure of funds by the Secretary of Energy for the 
     declassification of records during fiscal year 2000 to no 
     more than $8.5 million.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
     that any future budget request submitted to the Congress by 
     the Department identify, as a budgetary line item, funds that 
     would be used to declassify records pursuant to Executive 
     Order 12958 or to comply with any subsequent statutory 
     declassification requirements. The provision would prohibit 
     the automatic declassification of any DOE document that has 
     not been reviewed for declassification unless the Secretary 
     certifies to Congress that such declassification will not 
     harm the national security of the United States. The 
     provision would further require the Secretary to submit a 
     report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     House of Representatives on the efforts of DOE to declassify 
     documents under its control.
       The conferees note that the report required by this 
     provision need not include information relating to any 
     classification review or assessment conducted by DOE for any 
     other federal agency.
     Sense of Congress regarding technology transfer coordination 
         for Department of Energy national laboratories (sec. 
         3174)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3170) that 
     would require the Secretary of Energy to ensure for the 
     Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 
     and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory that: (1) 
     technology transfer policies in patenting, licensing, and 
     commercialization are consistent with other Department of 
     Energy sites; (2) the contractor operating the laboratory 
     make available to aggrieved private-sector entities expedited 
     alternative dispute resolution procedures, including binding 
     and non-binding procedures, to resolve commercialization, 
     license, or patent disputes where the contractor is alleged 
     to be at fault; (3) the alternative dispute resolution 
     procedure to be utilized in any disputes be chosen jointly by 
     the Secretary, the site contractor, and the aggrieved party; 
     (4) the contractor submit an annual report to the Secretary 
     regarding technology transfer successes, current technology 
     transfer disputes involving the laboratory, and progress 
     toward resolving such disputes; and (5) training of 
     laboratory personnel responsible for patenting, licensing, 
     and commercialization activities is adequate to ensure such 
     employees are knowledgeable of appropriate legal, procedural, 
     and ethical standards.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would express a 
     sense of Congress that technology transfer policies in 
     patenting, licensing, and commercialization at DOE national 
     laboratories should be consistent and that training of 
     laboratory personnel responsible for patenting, licensing, 
     and commercialization activities be adequate to ensure such 
     employees are knowledgeable of appropriate legal, procedural, 
     and ethical standards.
     Pilot program for project management oversight regarding 
         Department of Energy construction projects (sec. 3175)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3176) that 
     would direct the Secretary of Energy to initiate a project 
     management oversight (PMO) pilot effort in at least one 
     defense program and one environmental management construction 
     project with a total estimated cost of at least $25.0 
     million. The PMO pilot projects would assess the 
     effectiveness of using PMO service providers to help control 
     cost and schedule overruns at large Department of Energy 
     (DOE) construction projects. Such services would include 
     monitoring the project's progress in order to determine if 
     the project is on time, within budget, in conformance with 
     the approved plans and specifications, and being implemented 
     efficiently and effectively. The provision would require the 
     Secretary to submit a report to the congressional defense 
     committees on the effectiveness of the pilots not later than 
     September 1, 2000. The provision would also require the 
     Secretary to procure such services on a competitive basis 
     from among those commercial firms that have expertise in 
     managing large construction projects but do not currently 
     manage or operate a facility where a pilot would be 
     conducted.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
       The conferees remain concerned that DOE has failed to take 
     appropriate action to control the costs of large construction 
     projects at DOE facilities. The conferees note a finding by 
     the General Accounting Office that, as of April 15, 1999, all 
     fiscal year 1999 new construction starts in the Office of 
     Defense Programs were behind schedule by at least five 
     months. The conferees further note that most large commercial 
     construction projects enlist PMO-type services oversee day-
     to-day construction matters on behalf of the project owners. 
     The conferees believe that the DOE, as an ``owner'' of many 
     large and complex construction projects, would greatly 
     benefit from PMO services.
     Pilot program of Department of Energy to authorize use of 
         prior year unobligated balances for accelerated site 
         cleanup at Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, 
         Colorado (sec. 3176)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3175) that 
     would authorize the Secretary of Energy to utilize funds 
     payable as award fees to contractors at a Department of 
     Energy (DOE) closure site for the purpose of conducting 
     additional cleanup activities at that site. The Senate 
     provision would specify that funds be so used if the 
     Secretary determines that such funds are not anticipated to 
     be paid as award fees in the fiscal year that such funds are 
     authorized to be appropriated and if the use of such funds 
     for additional cleanup will not result in a deferral of 
     payment of award fees at the site of more than 12 months. The 
     provision would require the Secretary to report to the 
     congressional defense committees not later than 30 days after 
     exercising the authority granted by this provision.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would create a 
     three-year pilot program at the Rocky Flats Environmental 
     Technology Site under which the Secretary would be authorized 
     to use up to $15.0 million of prior year unobligated balances 
     in the defense environmental management account for 
     accelerated cleanup at the Rocky Flats site. The provision 
     would require the Secretary to notify the congressional 
     defense committees not less than 30 days prior to exercising 
     the authority granted by this provision and submit a report 
     to the congressional defense committees, not later than July 
     31, 2002, on whether the authority granted by this 
     provision should be extended.

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       The conferees direct that the Secretary, in notifying the 
     congressional defense committees of an intent to utilize this 
     authority, provide information at a level of detail that is 
     comparable to any reprogramming request submitted pursuant to 
     section 3121 of this Act.
     Proposed schedule for shipments of waste from the Rocky Flats 
         Environmental Technology Site, Colorado, to the Waste 
         Isolation Pilot Plant, New Mexico (sec. 3177)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3178) that 
     would require the Secretary of Energy to submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives, not later than 60 days after enactment of 
     this Act, a proposed schedule for the commencement of 
     shipments of waste from the Rocky Flats Environmental 
     Technology Site to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would include in 
     the schedule a timetable for obtaining shipping containers 
     and would also require the Secretary to submit the proposed 
     schedule to the Committee on Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives.
     Comptroller General report on closure of Rocky Flats 
         Environmental Technology Site, Colorado (sec. 3178)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3179) that 
     would require the Comptroller General of the United States to 
     submit a report to the Armed Services Committees of the 
     Senate and House of Representatives, not later than December 
     31, 2000, assessing the progress made in closing the Rocky 
     Flats Environmental Technology Site. The provision would 
     require the report would include the following elements: how 
     future use decisions affect ongoing cleanup; whether the 
     Secretary of Energy could provide additional flexibility to 
     the site operating contractor; whether the Secretary could 
     take actions at other Department of Energy sites that would 
     accelerate closure of Rocky Flats; any additional 
     developments that have occurred since the April 1999 
     Comptroller General report on Rocky Flats closure; the 
     likelihood that the site will meet its 2006 closure goal; and 
     those actions that the Secretary could take to ensure that 
     the 2006 closure goal is met.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     Comptroller General to assess how any failures to decide 
     future uses of the site might affect current cleanup 
     activities as well as any impact the proposed schedule to 
     move mixed and un-mixed radioactive wastes to off-site 
     locations will have on ongoing cleanup activities. The House 
     amendment would further require the Comptroller General 
     report to include recommendations for methods to accelerate 
     closure of the site.
     Extension of review of Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, New 
         Mexico (sec. 3179)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3177) that 
     would extend the authorization for the Waste Isolation Pilot 
     Plant (WIPP) Environmental Evaluation Group for five 
     additional one-year periods.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
       The conferees note that the Environmental Evaluation Group 
     provides independent reviews and evaluations of the WIPP 
     design, construction, and operation as they relate to the 
     protection of public health, safety, and the environment.


                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

     Civil monetary penalties for violations of Department of 
         Energy regulations relating to the safeguarding and 
         securing of restricted data
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3188) that 
     would amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2282a) 
     by inserting a new section that would authorize the 
     assessment of civil penalties of not more than $500,000 per 
     incidence for any person who commits a gross violation of an 
     applicable Department of Energy rule, regulation, or order 
     related to safeguarding or securing Restricted Data. The 
     provision would further authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     assess monetary penalties against Department of Energy 
     contractors, for any violation of a law, regulation, or 
     Department of Energy Order relating to the protection of 
     Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted Data.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
       The conferees note that the substance of this provision is 
     addressed elsewhere in this Act.
     Commission on Nuclear Weapons Management
       The House amendment contained provisions (secs. 3151-3159) 
     that would establish a Commission on Nuclear Weapons 
     Management to examine the organizational and management 
     structures within the Departments of Energy and Defense. The 
     Commission would examine nuclear weapons: policy and 
     standards; generation requirements; stockpile inspection and 
     certification; research, development, and 
     design; manufacturing, assembly, disassembly, 
     refurbishment, surveillance, and storage; operations and 
     maintenance; construction projects; and sustainment and 
     development of high-quality personnel. The provision would 
     address the procedures by which the members of the 
     commission would be selected, the general rules governing 
     the operation of the commission, the duties of the 
     commission, the commission's reporting requirements, and 
     the commission's powers.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Department of Energy counterintelligence cyber security 
         program
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3106) that 
     would authorize an increase of $8.6 million in Department of 
     Energy (DOE) cyber security programs and would offset this 
     amount through reductions to the Environmental Management, 
     Defense Programs, and Other Defense accounts.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
       The conferees note that additional funds for DOE cyber 
     security programs have been included in section 3103 of this 
     Act.
     Department of Energy polygraph examinations
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3187) that 
     would require the Secretary of Energy to conduct, on a 
     regular basis, counterintelligence polygraph examinations of 
     certain Department of Energy (DOE) employees and contractor 
     and consultant employees who have access to a program that 
     the Director of Central Intelligence and the DOE Assistant 
     Secretary for Defense Programs determine special access 
     restrictions. The provision would further require the 
     Secretary to prescribe those regulations necessary to carry 
     out this section.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
       The conferees note that the substance of this provision is 
     addressed elsewhere in this Act.
     Investigation and remediation of alleged reprisals for 
         disclosure of certain information to Congress
       The Senate bill included a provision (sec. 3161) that would 
     require the Inspector General of the Department of Energy 
     (DOE) to review all complaints by DOE employees or DOE 
     contractor employees that such employees have been 
     discharged, demoted, or otherwise discriminated against as a 
     reprisal for disclosing information relating to the 
     protection of classified information that the employee 
     reasonably believes would provide direct and specific 
     evidence of a violation of any federal law, gross 
     mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, abuse of authority, or 
     a false statement to Congress on a material fact. The 
     provision would require that the information be disclosed 
     pursuant to section 3160 of the Senate bill. The provision 
     would require the Inspector General to investigate all such 
     complaints determined to be not frivolous. The provision 
     would also require the Inspector General to provide a 
     quarterly report all such investigations and a summary of the 
     results of such investigations to the congressional defense 
     committees. In addition, the provision would require the 
     Secretary to take remedial action when appropriate.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
       The conferees note that the substance of this provision 
     would be addressed elsewhere in this conference report.
     Modification of laboratory-directed research and development 
         to provide funds for theater ballistic missile defense
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3133) that 
     would amend section 3132 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510) 
     by reducing the maximum laboratory directed research and 
     development (LDRD) surcharge from six percent to three 
     percent. The provision would also establish a three percent 
     surcharge to fund theater ballistic missile defense (BMD) 
     development projects at the national weapons laboratories. 
     The provision would require that such projects be established 
     and executed consistent with the memorandum of understanding 
     between the Secretaries of Energy and Defense required by 
     section 3131 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85).
       The Senate bill contained no similar amendment.
       The House recedes.
       The conferees note that LDRD is a discretionary fund used 
     by the directors of the Department of Energy national 
     security laboratories to undertake innovative research and 
     development initiatives proposed by laboratory personnel. 
     However, the conferees believe that the laboratory directors 
     should make every effort to prioritize and coordinate LDRD 
     efforts. The conferees urge the laboratory directors to fully 
     utilize resources of the laboratories to focus LDRD 
     initiatives on significant national security challenges that 
     confront the nation, such as theater ballistic missile 
     defense. The conferees direct that these activities be 
     consistent with the memorandum of understanding noted above.
     Report on whether the Department of Energy should continue to 
         maintain nuclear weapons responsibility
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3183) that 
     would require the President to submit to Congress, not later 
     than January 1, 2000, a report regarding alternative 
     organizational arrangements for managing nuclear weapons 
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     and maintenance within the Department of Energy, including 
     reestablishment of the Atomic Energy Commission as an 
     independent agency.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     Title XXXII--National Nuclear Security Administration
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3165) that 
     would require the Secretary of Energy to assign to the 
     Assistant Secretary of Energy for Defense Programs direct 
     authority over, and responsibility for, the nuclear weapons 
     production facilities and national laboratories with respect 
     to strategic management, policy development and guidance, 
     budget guidance and formulation, resource requirements 
     determinations and allocations, administration of contracts, 
     environmental safety and health operations, integrated safety 
     and management, safeguard and security operations, and 
     relations with government agencies. The provision would also 
     establish that certain nuclear weapons production facilities, 
     national laboratories, and operations offices report directly 
     to the Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs. The 
     provision would further allow the Assistant Secretary to 
     delegate to such operations offices a number of support 
     functions, including operational activities, program 
     execution, personnel, contracting and procurement, facility 
     operations oversight, and integration of production and 
     research activities.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would 
     substantially reorganize the national security programs of 
     the Department of Energy (DOE).
       The conferees note that the Select Committee on U.S. 
     National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the 
     People's Republic of China (known as the Cox Committee) 
     concluded that Chinese espionage efforts had successfully 
     gathered sensitive information related to U.S. nuclear 
     weapons designs. The conferees further note that the 
     President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (PFIAB), 
     chaired by former Senator Warren Rudman, after reviewing the 
     security failures at DOE concluded that the root causes of 
     the counterintelligence failures pertained to poor 
     organization and a failure of accountability. The PFIAB noted 
     that many previous efforts to improve organization and 
     accountability at DOE had failed, and concluded that ``. . . 
     the Department of Energy is a dysfunctional bureaucracy that 
     has proven incapable of reforming itself.''
       To correct these systemic problems, the conferees agree to 
     establish the National Nuclear Security Administration 
     (NNSA), a semi-autonomous agency within the Department that 
     would be responsible for nuclear weapons development, naval 
     nuclear propulsion, defense nuclear nonproliferation, and 
     fissile material disposition; establish security, 
     counterintelligence, and intelligence offices; and prescribe 
     personnel, budgeting, and other management practices for the 
     NNSA.
     Short Title (sec. 3201)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     provide that this title may be cited as the ``National 
     Nuclear Security Administration Act.''
     Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of Department of Energy 
         (sec. 3202)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would amend 
     the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7132) to 
     establish in the Department of Energy an Under Secretary for 
     Nuclear Security appointed by the President with the advice 
     and consent of the Senate. The Under Secretary would serve as 
     the Administrator for Nuclear Security under the National 
     Nuclear Security Administration Act. As Administrator, the 
     Under Secretary would be subject to the authority, direction, 
     and control of the Secretary of Energy. Such authority, 
     direction, and control could only be delegated to the Deputy 
     Secretary of Energy.
     Establishment of policy for National Nuclear Security 
         Administration (sec. 3203)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     provide that the Secretary of Energy, acting through the 
     Under Secretary of Nuclear Security, shall be responsible for 
     establishing policy for the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration. The Secretary could direct officials of the 
     Department of Energy who are not within the National Nuclear 
     Security Administration to review programs and activities of 
     the Administration and to make recommendations to the 
     Secretary regarding administration of those programs.
     Organization of Department of Energy counterintelligence and 
         intelligence programs and activities (sec. 3204)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would amend 
     the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101) to 
     specify that the Secretary of Energy shall be responsible for 
     developing, and promulgating the security, 
     counterintelligence, and intelligence policies of the 
     Department of Energy. This provision would also establish 
     the Department of Energy offices of Counterintelligence 
     and Intelligence.
       The Director of the Department of Energy Office of 
     Counterintelligence would be a member of the Senior Executive 
     Service and would be responsible for establishing policy for 
     counterintelligence programs and activities at Department of 
     Energy facilities in order to reduce the threat of disclosure 
     of classified and other sensitive information at the 
     Department facilities. The provision would also require the 
     Director of the Office of Counterintelligence to report on 
     the status and the effectiveness of the counterintelligence 
     programs at facilities of the Department of Energy during the 
     preceding year.
       The Director of the Office of Intelligence of the 
     Department of Energy would be a member of the Senior 
     Executive Service and would be responsible for the programs 
     and activities of the Department relating to the analysis of 
     intelligence with respect to nuclear weapons and materials 
     and energy security.

               Subtitle A--Establishment and Organization

     Establishment and mission (sec. 3211)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     establish within the Department of Energy a separately 
     organized agency that would be known as the National Nuclear 
     Security Administration. The mission of the Administration 
     would be to enhance the national security through the 
     military application of nuclear energy and to reduce global 
     danger from weapons of mass destruction, and to promote 
     international nuclear safety. This provision would require 
     that the Administrator ensure that all operations and 
     activities of the Administration are consistent with the 
     principles of environmental protection and the safety and 
     health of the public and the Administration's workforce.
     Administrator for Nuclear Security (sec. 3212)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     establish the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security as the 
     Administrator for the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration. The Administrator would have authority over, 
     and be responsible for, all programs and activities of the 
     Administration, except for the functions of the Office of 
     Naval Reactors as specified in Executive Order 12344. In 
     addition, the provision would give the Administrator 
     responsibility for liaison between the Administration and 
     other elements of the Department of Energy and other federal 
     agencies. The Administrator may establish Administration-
     specific policies, unless disapproved by the Secretary.
     Status of Administration and contractor personnel within 
         Department of Energy (sec. 3213)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would make 
     each officer or employee of the Administration, in carrying 
     out the functions of the Administration, subject to the 
     authority, direction, and control of the Administrator, the 
     Secretary of Energy acting through the Administrator, or the 
     Administrator's designee within the Administration. Officers 
     or employees of the Administration would not be responsible 
     to, or subject to the authority, direction, or control of any 
     other officer, agent, or employee of the Department of 
     Energy. The provision would also stipulate that each officer 
     or employee of a contractor of the Administration would not 
     be responsible to, or subject to the authority, direction, or 
     control of any other officer, agent, or employee of the 
     Department of Energy who is not an employee of the 
     Administration, with the exception of the Secretary or Deputy 
     Secretary of Energy.
     Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs (sec. 3214)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     establish the position of Deputy Administrator for Defense 
     Programs, subject to appointment by the President with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate. The provision would make 
     the Deputy Administrator responsible for maintaining and 
     enhancing the safety, reliability, and performance of the 
     U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile. The head of each national 
     security laboratory and nuclear weapons production facility 
     would report to the Deputy Administrator for Defense 
     Programs, consistent with applicable contractual obligations.
     Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 
         (sec. 3215)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     establish the position of Deputy Administrator for Defense 
     Nuclear Nonproliferation subject to appointment by the 
     President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The 
     provision would make the Deputy Administrator responsible for 
     preventing the spread of materials, technology, and expertise 
     relating to weapons of mass destruction; and for eliminating 
     inventories of surplus fissile material.
     Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors (sec. 3216)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     establish the position of Deputy Administrator for Naval 
     Reactors. The director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion 
     Program, provided for under the Naval Nuclear Propulsion 
     Executive Order, shall serve as the Deputy Administrator for 
     Naval Reactors. The provision would assign the Deputy 
     Administrator the responsibilities, authorities, and 
     accountability for all functions of the Office of Naval 
     Reactors.
     General Counsel (sec. 3217)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     establish a General Counsel for the Administration.
     Staff of Administration (sec. 3218)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     require the Administrator to maintain within the 
     Administration sufficient staff to assist the Administrator 
     in carrying out the duties of that position. The

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     Administrator would assign to the staff responsibility for 
     the functions of personnel, legislative affairs, public 
     affairs, and liaison with other elements of the Department of 
     Energy, other federal agencies, and the public.

                Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Security

     Protection of national security information (sec. 3231)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     require the Administrator, subject to the approval of the 
     Secretary of Energy, to establish policies and procedures to 
     ensure maximum protection to classified information in the 
     possession of the Administration. The Administrator would 
     establish procedures requiring personnel of the 
     Administration to report to the Administrator on significant 
     violations of law or executive order relating to the 
     management of classified information.
     Office of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence and Office of 
         Defense Nuclear Security (sec. 3232)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3158) that 
     would require the Secretary of Energy to maintain an Office 
     of Counterintelligence and an Office of Intelligence. The 
     Office of Counterintelligence would be headed by a senior 
     executive of the Federal Bureau of Investigation with 
     experience in matters relating to counterintelligence. The 
     Director of the Office of Counterintelligence would report 
     directly to the Secretary of Energy and ensure that the 
     Secretary, the Director of Central Intelligence, and the 
     Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are informed 
     regularly on the status and effectiveness of 
     counterintelligence efforts at DOE sites. The Director would 
     be required to submit an annual assessment to the Secretary, 
     Director of Central Intelligence, Director of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation, and the defense committees of 
     Congress on the effectiveness of counterintelligence efforts 
     at DOE facilities. Such an assessment would be provided in 
     both classified and unclassified form not later than March 1 
     of each year. The Director would be required to develop and 
     implement specific security and counterintelligence programs 
     to reduce the threat of loss of classified and sensitive 
     information at DOE sites. The Director of Intelligence would 
     also report directly to the Secretary and would be 
     responsible for intelligence and energy security analysis.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     3184) that would require the Secretary of Energy to establish 
     an Office of Foreign Intelligence and an Office of 
     Counterintelligence.
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     establish an Office of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence 
     and an Office of Defense Nuclear Security. The offices would 
     be headed by a Chief of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence 
     and a Chief of Defense Nuclear Security.
       The Chief of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence would 
     report to the Administrator and would implement 
     counterintelligence policies directed by the Secretary and 
     the Administrator. This Chief would develop programs for the 
     Administration to prevent the disclosure of classified or 
     sensitive information, and would develop and administer 
     personnel assurance programs within the Administration.
       The Chief of Defense Nuclear Security would report to the 
     Administrator and would implement security policies directed 
     by the Secretary and the Administrator. This Chief would be 
     responsible for the development and implementation of 
     security programs for the Administration including the 
     protection, control, and accounting of nuclear materials and 
     the physical security and cybersecurity for all facilities of 
     the Administration.
     Counterintelligence programs (sec. 3233)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3159) that 
     would require the Secretary of Energy to assign at each DOE 
     facility an individual to assess security and 
     counterintelligence matters at that site. Such individuals 
     would report directly to the DOE Director of 
     Counterintelligence.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     3186) that would require the Secretary of Energy to assign at 
     each DOE facility an individual to assess security and 
     counterintelligence matters at that site. Such individuals 
     would report directly to the DOE Director of 
     Counterintelligence.
       The House amendment contained another similar provision 
     (sec. 3185) that would require the Secretary to establish and 
     maintain at each DOE national laboratory, a 
     counterintelligence program for the defense-related 
     activities at the laboratory. The provision would require 
     that the head of counterintelligence at each laboratory have 
     extensive experience in counterintelligence activities within 
     the Federal Government and is hired by and directly 
     responsible to Director of the laboratory and is hired with 
     the concurrence of the DOE Director of Counterintelligence.
       The conferees agree to inclue a provision that would 
     require the Administrator to establish and maintain a 
     counterintelligence program at each laboratory or production 
     facility. The Administrator would be required to assign an 
     employee of the Office of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence 
     to each facility at which Restricted Data is located, other 
     than a laboratory or a production facilities. This employee 
     would assess counterintelligence and security matters at the 
     facility.
     Procedures relating to access by individuals to classified 
         areas and information of Administration (sec. 3234)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3191) that 
     would prohibit unescorted access by a foreign national to any 
     classified area, or access to any classified information, at 
     any DOE facility engaged in defense activities unless the 
     individual has a security clearance granted by the United 
     States or has a security clearance granted by a foreign 
     government which the Secretary of State determines is 
     comparable to a clearance granted by the United States. The 
     provision would prohibit the Secretary from terminating the 
     employment of any foreign national who is also an employee of 
     the Department, as of the date of enactment of this Act until 
     a security clearance investigation is completed. Such 
     employees could, however, be terminated if the Director of 
     Counterintelligence determines it is in the national security 
     interest of the United States.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     Administrator to establish procedures to ensure that 
     individuals are not permitted unescorted access to any 
     classified area, or access to classified information, of the 
     Administration until security clearances are verified.
     Government access to information on Administration computers 
         (sec. 3235)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3194) that 
     would require the Secretary of Energy to establish procedures 
     to govern access to classified information on DOE defense-
     related computer systems.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     Administrator to establish procedures to govern access to all 
     information on Administration computers. These procedures 
     would provide that any individual who has access to 
     information on an Administration computer be required, as a 
     condition of such access, to provide to the Administrator 
     written consent permitting access by an authorized 
     investigative agency to any Administration computer. In 
     addition, the provision would stipulate that, notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, no user of an Administration 
     computer shall have any expectation of privacy in the use of 
     that computer.
     Congressional oversight of special access programs (sec. 
         3236)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     require the Administrator to submit an annual report to the 
     congressional defense committees on the special access 
     programs of the Administration. Each annual report shall 
     contain budgetary information for special access programs and 
     a brief discussion of each program. This provision would also 
     require an annual report on the new special access programs 
     with a justification for designating the program as special 
     access, and an identification of existing programs or 
     technologies that are similar to the subject of the new 
     special access program. A new special access program would 
     not be allowed to begin until 30 days after the defense 
     committees have been notified that a new special access 
     program is about to be initiated. The provision would also 
     require a report to the congressional defense committees 14 
     days before any special access program is declassified.

               Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Personnel

     Authority to establish certain scientific, engineering, and 
         technical positions (sec. 3241)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     provide the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration authority to establish up to 300 scientific, 
     engineering, and technical positions, hire qualified 
     personnel to fill those positions, and set appropriate 
     compensation levels.
     Voluntary early retirement authority (sec. 3242)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     provide the Secretary of Energy temporary authority to offer 
     voluntary early retirement to not more than 600 Department of 
     Energy employees affected by the establishment of the 
     National Nuclear Security Administration.
     Severance pay (sec. 3243)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     provide the Secretary of Energy authority to pay severance 
     pay in one lump sum to those Department of Energy employees 
     entitled to severance pay as a result of the establishment of 
     the National Nuclear Security Administration.
     Continued coverage of health care benefits (sec. 3244)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     provide the Secretary of Energy authority to continue to pay 
     the government's share of health insurance premiums to those 
     Department of Energy employees who are involuntarily 
     separated as a result of the establishment of the National 
     Nuclear Security Administration.

              Subtitle D--Budget and Financial Management

     Separate treatment in budget (sec. 3251)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     require the President to submit the budget for the NNSA 
     separately within the amounts requested for the Department of 
     Energy. The section would also require that the budget 
     justification materials submitted to Congress in support of 
     the budget be specified in individual program elements.

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     Planning, programming, and budgeting process (sec. 3252)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     require the Administrator to establish a sound planning, 
     programming, and budgeting process for the activities of the 
     Administration using funds that are available for obligation 
     for a limited number of years.
     Future-years nuclear security program (sec. 3253)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3172) that 
     would amend section 3155(a) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201) 
     to require that the Secretary of Energy, beginning in fiscal 
     year 2001, include in the President's annual budget request 
     to Congress, a five-year program and budget plan for the 
     activities anticipated to be carried out by the national 
     security programs of the Department of Energy. The program 
     and budget plan would be submitted at the same level of 
     detail as the President's annual budget request to Congress 
     and would include a description of anticipated workload 
     requirements for each site. The provision would further 
     require the Secretary of Energy, beginning in fiscal year 
     2001, to identify how each element of the President's budget 
     request for weapons activities would help ensure that the 
     weapons stockpile is safe and reliable as determined in 
     accordance with the performance criteria established pursuant 
     to section 3158 of the Strom Thumond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261) 
     during each year of the five year period.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would require the 
     Administrator to submit a future-year nuclear security 
     program that would contain the estimated expenditures 
     necessary to support the programs, projects, and activities 
     of the Administration for a five-year period and the 
     anticipated workload requirements for each Administration 
     site during the period of the plan. It would also require 
     that the Administrator submit materials detailing how the 
     funds identified for each program element in the weapons 
     activities budget will help ensure the reliability and safety 
     of the nuclear weapons stockpile.
       The conferees note that the Secretary of Energy was 
     required by law (section 3135 of H.R. 3230, the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997, Public Law 
     104-201) to provide a five-year budget plan, but that the 
     Secretary has not complied with this provision. The conferees 
     believe that such a plan will provide an important planning 
     tool for the Administration and a baseline on which the 
     congressional defense committees can better evaluate 
     succeeding budget submissions.

                  Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Provisions

     Environmental protection, safety, and health requirements 
         (sec. 3261)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     require the Administrator to ensure that Administration 
     operations comply with applicable environmental, safety, and 
     health statutes and to develop procedures for meeting such 
     requirements. The provision would also provide that the 
     Secretary of Energy continues to have overall authority and 
     oversight responsibility to ensure that such compliance 
     occurs.
     Compliance with federal acquisition regulation (sec. 3262)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     require the Administrator to establish procedures that would 
     ensure that Administration activities are operated in full 
     compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
     Sharing of technology with Department of Defense (sec. 3263)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     require the Administrator, in cooperation with the Secretary 
     of Defense, to establish procedures that would allow for the 
     sharing of technology and expertise between the 
     Administration and the Department of Defense.
     Use of capabilities of national security laboratories by 
         entities outside administration (sec. 3264)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     require the Administrator to establish procedures that would, 
     consistent with the national security mission of the 
     Administration, make the capabilities of the national 
     security laboratories available to elements of the Department 
     of Energy that are not part of the Administration, other 
     Federal agencies and other entities.

                        Subtitle F--Definitions

     Definitions (sec. 3281)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     define terms used throughout this title.

Subtitle G--Amendatory Provisions, Transition Provisions, and Effective 
                                 Dates

     Functions transferred (sec. 3291)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     transfer the national security functions of the Department of 
     Energy to the Administration upon enactment of this title, 
     but would permit the Secretary of Energy to transfer 
     environmental and waste management activities to other 
     elements of the Department, in consultation with the 
     Administrator and Congress.
     Transfer of funds and employees (sec. 3292)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     require the Secretary of Energy to transfer to the 
     Administration the balance of funding associated with the 
     functions transferred to the Administration, as well as the 
     employees necessary to carry out those functions.
     Pay levels (sec. 3293)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     establish the compensation for the Under Secretary for 
     Nuclear Security at executive level III and would establish 
     the compensation for Deputy Administrators of the 
     Administration at executive level IV.
     Conforming amendments (sec. 3294)
       The conferees agree to include a provision (sec. 3294) that 
     would make conforming changes to the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954, the Department of Energy Organization Act, the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 
     103-60), and the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201).
     Transition provisions (sec. 3295)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would set 
     dates by which the Administration would have to come into 
     compliance with the provisions of Title 32 of this Act. The 
     Administrator would be required: to comply with the financial 
     and fiscal management principles specified in section 3252 by 
     October 1, 2000, and to report to the Armed Services 
     Committees of the House and the Senate by January 1, 2000 on 
     a plan to achieve that compliance; to submit the first future 
     year nuclear security program required in section 3253 with 
     the fiscal year 2001 budget; and to comply with the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation specified in section 3263 by October 
     1, 2000 and report to the Armed Services Committees of the 
     House and the Senate by January 1, 2000 on a plan to achieve 
     that compliance.
     Applicability of pre-existing laws and regulations (sec. 
         3296)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     establish that all provisions of law and regulations in 
     effect immediately before the effective date of title 32 of 
     this act remain in force unless otherwise specified.
     Report containing implementation plan of Secretary of Energy 
         (sec. 3297)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     require the Secretary to submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and House of Representative a report 
     containing the Secretary's plan for the implementation of the 
     provisions of this title.
     Classification in United States Code (sec. 3298)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     establish a new chapter of title 50 for the provisions of 
     title 32 of this act.
     Effective dates (sec. 3299)
       The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
     establish March 1, 2000 as the effective date of the 
     provisions of title 32, except for sections 3202, 3204, 3251, 
     3295, and 3297, which would become effective upon the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       The conferees direct that the implementation of this title 
     begin immediately upon enactment so as to ensure that the 
     period between enactment of this Act and the effective date 
     of this title shall serve as a transition period to achieve 
     full compliance of the requirements of this title no later 
     than March 1, 2000.

         Title XXXIII--Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board


                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

     Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (sec. 3301)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3201) that 
     would authorize $17.5 million for the Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) for fiscal year 2000.
       The House bill contained an identical provision (sec. 
     3201). The conference agreement includes this provision.

                Title XXXIV--National Defense Stockpile


                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

     Authorized uses of stockpile funds (sec. 3401)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3301) that 
     would authorize $78.7 million for operations of the National 
     Defense Stockpile.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision.
       The conference agreement includes this provision.
     Disposal of certain materials in National Defense Stockpile 
         (sec. 3402)
       The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3303) that would 
     repeal sections 3303 and 3304 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 restricting the sale 
     of certain materials.
       The Senate contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would repeal 
     section 3303 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1996. The provision would also authorize disposal 
     of additional unneeded materials in the National Defense 
     Stockpile.
     Limitations on previous authority for disposal of stockpile 
         materials (sec. 3403)
       The Senate bill included a provision (sec. 3302) that would 
     clarify authorities in previous years legislation regarding 
     the quantity of materials in the stockpile that could be 
     disposed of to attain certain levels of revenues.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.


                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

     Definitions
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3301) that 
     would define the terms

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     ``National Defense Stockpile'' and ``National Defense 
     Stockpile Transaction Fund.''
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.

                  Title XXXV--Panama Canal Commission


                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

     Short title (sec. 3501)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3401) that 
     would establish Title XXXV of the National Defense 
     Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 2000 as the ``Panama Canal 
     Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000''.
       The House amendment contained an identical provision (sec. 
     3501).
       The conference agreement includes this provision.
     Authorization of expenditures (sec. 3502)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3402) that 
     would grant the Panama Canal Commission authority to make 
     expenditures from the Panama Canal Commission Revolving Fund 
     within existing statutory limits. The provision would 
     establish $25,000 as the ceiling on the amount the commission 
     could expend from the Revolving Fund for official reception 
     and representation expenses.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     3502) that would establish $100,000 as the ceiling on the 
     amount the commission could expend from the Revolving Fund 
     for official reception and representation expenses.
       The House recedes with an amendment that would establish 
     $75,000 as the ceiling on the amount the commission could 
     expend from the Revolving Fund for official reception and 
     representation expenses.
     Purchase of vehicles (sec. 3503)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3403) that 
     would authorize the Panama Canal Commission to purchase 
     replacement vehicles for official use.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     3503) that would authorize the commission to purchase 
     vehicles built in the United States.
       The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
       The conferees note that the commission has previously 
     purchased only vehicles built in the United States and 
     encourage the continuation of that practice.
     Office of Transition Administration (sec. 3504)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3405) that 
     would authorize the operations of the Office of Transition 
     Administration.
       The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
     3504).
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would direct the 
     Panama Canal Commission to enter into an agreement with the 
     head of a department or agency of the federal government to 
     supervise the close out of the affairs of the Commission.
     Expenditures only in accordance with treaties (sec. 3505)
       The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3404) that 
     would confirm the obligation of the Panama Canal Commission 
     to make expenditures only in accordance with the Panama Canal 
     Treaty of 1977 and related agreements.
       The House amendment contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.

                  Title XXXVI--Maritime Administration


                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

     Short title (sec. 3601)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3401) that 
     would authorize the title of Title XXXIV to be cited as the 
     ``Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2000''.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2000 (sec. 
         3602)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3402) that 
     would authorize $79.8 million for operations and training 
     activities and $34.9 million for expenses under a loan 
     guarantee program for the Maritime Administration for fiscal 
     year 2000.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
     $79.8 million for operations and training activities and 
     $14.9 million for expenses under a loan guarantee program for 
     the Maritime Administration for fiscal year 2000.
     Extension of war risk insurance authority (sec. 3603)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3404) that 
     would extend through June 30, 2005, the current authority 
     provided to the Secretary of Transportation, under Title XII 
     of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, to provide certain vessel 
     war risk insurance policies.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.
     Ownership of the Jeremiah O'Brien (sec. 3604)
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3405) that 
     would clarify that the liberty ship Jeremiah O'Brien is owned 
     by the National Liberty Ship Memorial, Inc.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The Senate recedes.


                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

     Amendments to title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936
       The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 3403) which 
     would authorize the Secretary of Transportation to place all 
     title XI bond proceeds in escrow during vessel construction.
       The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The House recedes.
     From the Committee on Armed Services, for consideration of 
     the Senate bill and the House amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Floyd Spence,
     Bob Stump,
     Duncan Hunter,
     Herbert H. Bateman,
     James V. Hansen,
     Curt Weldon,
     Joel Hefley,
     Jim Saxton,
     Steve Buyer,
     Tillie K. Fowler,
     John M. McHugh,
     James Talent,
     Terry Everett,
     Roscoe G. Bartlett,
     Howard ``Buck'' McKeon,
     J.C. Watts, Jr.,
     Mac Thornberry,
     John Hostettler,
     Saxby Chambliss,
     Van Hilleary,
     Ike Skelton
       (except sec. 32),
     Norman Sisisky,
     John M. Spratt, Jr.,
       (except for 27 and 32),
     Solomon P. Ortiz,
     Owen Pickett,
     Lane Evans,
     Gene Taylor,
     Neil Abercrombie,
     Marty Meehan,
     Robert A. Underwood,
     Silvestre Reyes,
     Jim Turner,
     Loretta Sanchez,
     Ellen O. Tauscher
       (except sec. 32),
     Robert E. Andrews,
     John B. Larson,
     From the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for 
     consideration of matters within the jurisdiction of that 
     committee under clause 11 of rule X:
     Porter J. Goss,
     Jerry Lewis,
     From the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, for 
     consideration of section 1059 of the Senate bill and section 
     1409 of the House bill, and modifications committed to 
     conference:
     Bill McCollum,
     Spencer Bachus,
     John J. LaFalce,
     From the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for 
     consideration of sections 579 and 698 of the Senate bill, and 
     sections 341, 343, 549, 567, and 673 of the House amendment, 
     and modifications committed to conference:
     Bill Goodling,
     Nathan Deal,
     Patsy T. Mink,
     From the Committee on Government Reform, for consideration of 
     sections 538, 652, 654, 805-810, 1004, 1052-54, 1080, 1101-
     07, 2831, 2862, 3160, 3161, 3163, and 3173 of the Senate 
     bill, and sections 522, 524, 525, 661-64, 672, 802, 1101-05, 
     2802, and 3162 of the House amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Dan Burton,
     Joe Scarborough,
     Provided that Mr. Horn is appointed in lieu of Mr. 
     Scarborough for consideration of sections 538, 805-810, 1052-
     54, 1080, 2831, 2862, 3160, and 3161 of the Senate bill and 
     sections 802 and 2802 of the House amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     Stephen Horn,
     From the Committee on House Administration, for consideration 
     of section 1303 of the Senate bill and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Wm. Thomas,
     John Boehner,
     Steny H. Hoyer,
     From the Committee on International Relations, for 
     consideration of sections 1013, 1043, 1044, 1046, 1066, 1071, 
     1072, and 1083 of the Senate bill, and sections 1202, 1206, 
     1301-07, 1404, 1407, 1408, 1411, and 1413 of the House 
     amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Benjamin A. Gilman,
     Doug Bereuter,
     From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of 
     sections 3156 and 3163 of the Senate bill, and sections 3166 
     and 3194 of the House amendment, and modifications committed 
     to conference:
     Henry Hyde,
     Bill McCollum,
     From the Committee on Resources, for consideration of 
     sections 601, 602, 695, 2833, and 2861 of the Senate bill, 
     and sections 365, 601, 602, 653, 654, and 2863 of the House 
     amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Don Young,
     Billy Tauzin,
     From the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for 
     consideration of sections 601, 602, 1060, 1079, and 1080 of 
     the Senate bill, and sections 361, 601, 602, and 3404 of the 
     House amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Bud Shuster,
     Wayne T. Gilchrest,
     Peter DeFazio,

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     From the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for consideration of 
     sections 671-75, 681, 682, 696, 697, 1062, and 1066 of the 
     Senate bill, and modifications committed to conference:
     Michael Bilirakis,
     Jack Quinn,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     John Warner,
     Strom Thurmond,
     John McCain,
     Bob Smith,
     James M. Inhofe,
     Rick Santorum,
     Olympia Snowe,
     Pat Roberts,
     Wayne Allard,
     Tim Hutchinson,
     Jeff Sessions,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Chuck Robb,
     Mary L. Landrieu,
     Max Cleland,
     Managers on the Part of the Senate.

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