[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 61 (Wednesday, May 17, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H3193-H3274]
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FLOYD D. SPENCE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 503 and rule 
XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill, H.R. 4205.

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                     In the Committee of the Whole

  Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 4205) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense and for military 
construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 
2001, and for other purposes, with Mr. Boehner in the chair.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered as having 
been read the first time.
  Under the rule, the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Spence) and 
the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Skelton) each will control 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Spence).

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  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  (Mr. SPENCE asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Chairman, on May 10, the Committee on Armed Services 
reported this bill, H.R. 4205, on a strong bipartisan vote of 56 to 1. 
This bill, the first defense authorization bill prepared for the new 
millennium, makes a good start toward ensuring that America's military 
can meet the challenges that lie ahead and ensure the safety and 
security of all Americans well into the 21st century. However, it is 
only a beginning, not an end.
  In recent years, the committee has called attention to the problems 
faced by the men and women who so proudly serve their country in 
uniform. Serious readiness deficiencies and equipment modernization 
shortfalls, made worse by longer and more frequent deployments away 
from home, have placed increasing strains on a military that is still 
being asked to do more with less. Moreover, the increasing use of 
America's Armed Forces on missions where vital United States national 
security interests are not at stake has reduced military readiness and 
affected recruiting, retention and morale.
  The defense bill before us today seeks to correct many of these 
problems. It is the fifth year out of the last six in which Congress 
has added to the administration's budget request. I am pleased to 
report that, in real terms, after more than a decade of decline in 
defense spending, this downward spiral has finally been halted. 
Nevertheless, although this bill contains $309.9 billion for defense, 
an increase of $4.5 billion over the administration's defense budget 
request, a serious mismatch between requirements, forces and resources 
continues to exist.
  This bill seeks to address the most critical deficiencies faced by 
our military today. While some would argue that the end of the Cold War 
allows us to cut defense further, the bill we are debating today must 
be seen in proper perspective. In reality, the level of resources we 
devote to defense remains at an historically low level, roughly 3 
percent of this Nation's gross domestic product. This is hardly an 
exorbitant price to pay to defend our freedom, our values and our 
national interests around the world.
  Moreover, the threats we face today are in many ways more difficult 
and challenging than those we faced during the Cold War. The increasing 
number of states seeking to develop or acquire weapons of mass 
destruction, chemical, biological, bacteriological and ballistic 
missiles, against which we have no defense, poses a qualitatively new 
set of challenges to our national security. Other threats are emerging; 
new forms of terrorism, the outbreak of long suppressed ethnic 
conflicts, and the spread of sophisticated military technologies to 
potential adversaries.
  While the United States remains the world's sole military superpower, 
we need to adapt to the changing realities and threats that we face in 
the new millennium. This requires a growing level of investment in the 
tools and the people necessary to keep our country at least one step 
ahead of any potential adversary.
  As former Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger testified recently 
before our committee, ``We are resting on our laurels as the sole 
superpower.'' He noted that under the administration's current and 
planned levels of defense funding, the United States would be unable to 
sustain even our current level of military capability. ``This is

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not a matter of opinion,'' he said, ``it is a matter of simple 
arithmetic.''
  In fact, the administration has underfunded the United States defense 
effort for years. This year alone, the Joint Chiefs of Staff identified 
nearly $6 billion in unfunded military requirements. Since last year, 
the Chiefs' 5-year estimate of shortfalls has increased from $38 
billion to $84 billion. The result of this chronic underfunding has 
been an increase in risk to our country, risk to our interests, and 
risk to the men and women who defend us. The time has come to reduce 
that risk.
  This year's debate over the defense budget highlighted a general 
consensus that our defense spending has fallen too far too fast. During 
the Committee on Armed Services' oversight hearing earlier this year, 
the real debate revolved not around whether there is a defense 
shortfall, but rather its size, magnitude and implications. Some 
observers have characterized the current situation as a coming ``train 
wreck.''
  Mr. Chairman, this bill is designed to help put America's defenses 
back on track. In overwhelmingly bipartisan fashion, the committee has 
targeted increases to the administration's budget request on a series 
of initiatives to improve readiness, modernize equipment, and enhance 
quality of life for our Armed Forces. This bill represents a sound 
approach to defense policy that bases the level of resources we provide 
on the magnitude of the threats that we face. It is based on a strategy 
that seeks to protect America's interests abroad and ensure America's 
safety at home. This bill is tailored to provide the minimum level of 
resources necessary to carry out our country's global responsibilities.
  In a moment, my colleagues on the Committee on Armed Services will 
discuss the improvements contained in this bill in greater detail. 
However, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the hard 
work and support of the chairmen and ranking members of our committees 
and subcommittees and the panels. Their strong leadership and 
bipartisan commitment to ensuring the best for our service personnel 
resulted in the bill that we have before us today. It is a tribute to 
their dedication and commitment.
  Finally, Mr. Chairman, and I would like to pay tribute to the 
Committee on Armed Services staff. In my 6 years as committee chairman, 
I and the other members of the committee have been fortunate to be able 
to rely upon their expertise and professionalism. I thank them for 
their tireless efforts and support of the committee and our Nation's 
military.
  Mr. Chairman, this is likely the last defense authorization bill I 
will submit to the House as chairman of the Committee on Armed 
Services. I have worked very hard to see to it that our military is 
second to none, not second to one. I am proud of what we have 
accomplished in this bill, and I believe it deserves the support of all 
Members. I urge my colleagues to support it.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SPRATT. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise to support H.R. 4205, which is known as the 
Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2001. This is not only a good bill and deserves the support of the 
people in this House, it is named for an outstanding American, the 
chairman of Our Committee on Armed Services, who, through the years, 
has done yeoman's work. As the gentleman mentioned a few moments ago, 
this is the last time he will present as chairman the bill coming from 
our committee. We thank him for his excellent leadership and 
bipartisanship through the years.
  Mr. Chairman, at the outset, I would like to thank the gentleman for 
the work he did on this particular bill. All of us have worked hard on 
it and it has been glued together quite well. I will talk of the 
exceptions a moment later. But this bill would authorize $310 billion 
for defense programs, including $13 billion for the Department of 
Energy defense-related programs. It authorizes a funding level of $4.5 
billion above the President's request, which, of course, was $13 
billion above last year's level. The bill makes a number of vital 
readiness and modernization improvements which will keep our forces the 
best trained and best equipped in the world.
  The bill also addresses important qualities of life issues that are 
at the top of agenda for service members and their families. It gives a 
much needed 3.7 percent pay raise, plus a number of key improvements in 
the military health care system that will benefit service members and 
their families as well as military retirees.
  Mr. Chairman, last year was ``the Year of the Troops.'' Congress was 
successful in enacting a number of pay and compensation reforms that 
have helped to close the pay gap between the military and civilian 
society that makes the military a more attractive career choice in a 
difficult recruiting environment.
  Mr. Chairman, this year is ``the Year of Health Care.'' I am pleased 
that the bill provides a number of important health care reforms. 
Foremost is the reform to the TRICARE pharmacy benefit. The bill's 
provisions authorizing mail order, retail and non-network pharmacy 
access for Medicare-eligible retirees goes a long way toward affording 
greater health care access and affordability for military retirees. The 
bill helps us keep the promise of lifetime health care made to those 
service members.
  Other major elements of the bill that are noteworthy include 
provision of adequate funding to support the Army's transformation to a 
lighter, more mobile force, the transition to the next generation of 
Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, and continued funding for tactical 
aircraft programs. This also makes significant investments in 
information technology and information infrastructure.
  I do, however, want to express my disappointment, Mr. Chairman, with 
the language of the bill regarding the Island of Vieques. The best way 
to ensure that the Navy will have access to this important training 
area in the long run is to support the agreement worked out between the 
President and the Governor of Puerto Rico. This agreement gives the 
people of Vieques a voice in the future of the area and provides 
economic incentives to allow the Navy to continue live fire training 
there. The language in the Chairman's mark would do nothing short of 
gutting that agreement.
  I know that all of us here today care deeply about the readiness of 
our Navy and Marine forces. I think it is fair to say there is 
generally a shared desire that this range be returned to its previous 
use. However, I believe that only through the implementation of the 
agreement between the President and the Governor of Puerto Rico will 
all sides to the dispute be accommodated and the range returned to the 
use of the military. I fear that the language in this mark will cause 
us to squander that opportunity, and I hope the Committee on Rules will 
make in order my amendment to correct this ill-advised provision.
  Also, Mr. Chairman, I wish to express my disappointment thus far that 
the rule does not allow the amendment of the gentleman from Mississippi 
(Mr. Taylor) regarding military retirees and Medicare subvention. More 
about that later in the debate, but that is extremely important, and I 
hope that the second rule will include it.
  On balance, this is a good bill. I believe Members should support it. 
I sincerely hope that the process under which the bill is considered 
will permit the House to work its will on important issues such as 
Medicare subvention and the Island of Vieques.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Bateman), the chairman of our Subcommittee on Military 
Readiness, and also the Merchant Marine Panel.
  Mr. BATEMAN. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from South Carolina 
for yielding me time.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2001, and am indeed very proud of the fact it is 
being named for the chairman of our full committee.

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  The committee has, once again, given the funding restraints it faced, 
done an outstanding job in fulfilling its role of oversight of the 
Department of Defense, and it has done its best to provide the 
necessary funding to improve readiness of our military forces.
  Does this bill contain enough funding to fix all of our readiness 
problems?

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Unfortunately, no. Does the funding recommended in this bill take us in 
the right direction toward improving readiness? Absolutely.
  Mr. Chairman, the administration began to publicly express concern 
that military readiness was on the decline in October of 1998, though 
my subcommittee found very serious readiness problems as early as 1996. 
Since then, our military leaders have continued to report to Congress 
that the annual budget requests are significantly short of critical 
funding. Again, this year the budget request is over $16 billion short 
in many critical areas. Unfortunately for our military, the 
administration has once again provided a budget that is longer on 
rhetoric than it is on substance.
  To address the shortages in the budget request, the committee 
carefully reviewed the unfunded requirements identified to us in the 
Congress by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, or the members of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff. The committee review found that most of the unfunded 
requirements for day-to-day military operations are spare parts, depot 
maintenance and facility maintenance, accounts that should be fully 
funded every year.
  Due to the successful efforts of the gentleman from South Carolina 
(Mr. Spence) and other Members of the committee, additional funds above 
the budget requests were made available for many of these pressing 
readiness imperatives.
  I want to quickly outline those readiness areas of greatest concern 
where we were able to increase the level of funding beyond the 
President's request. The bill recommends an increase of $660 million 
for real property maintenance; $257 million for depot maintenance; $204 
million for ship depot maintenance; $157 million for training and 
training range improvements; $91 million for war readiness materials so 
our military can deploy more rapidly and efficiently; and $45 million 
for deployment of spare parts for aircraft squadrons.
  This bill provides for several readiness reporting initiatives that 
will assist military leaders to ensure that we maintain the best-
trained, best-equipped and most effective force in the world. To do 
anything less will allow the readiness of our military to slip further 
and could risk the lives of countless men and women in every branch of 
the service.
  Mr. Chairman, H.R. 4205 is a responsible, meaningful bill that fairly 
allocates resources for the sustainment of readiness and an improved 
quality of life for the men and women of our military forces. I 
strongly urge my colleagues to vote yes on this bill, vote yes to 
maintain military readiness.
  I would like to thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Ortiz), the 
ranking minority member of the subcommittee and, in fact, thank all the 
Members of the subcommittee who, throughout my tenure as its chairman, 
have made it possible for us to operate in a thoroughly and totally 
bipartisan manner. They have been truly partners in all that we have 
done, and also to thank very deeply and sincerely the staff of the 
subcommittee for their good work.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Sanchez), an outstanding member of our committee.
  Ms. SANCHEZ. Mr. Chairman, as a member of the House Committee on 
Armed Services, I rise in strong support of the national defense 
authorization bill, H.R. 4205. I would like to thank the gentleman from 
South Carolina (Mr. Spence) and my ranking member, the gentleman from 
Missouri (Mr. Skelton) and the committee staff for all the hard work 
they have done on this bill. This year's bill makes great strides 
towards improving modernization, quality of life and military 
readiness, all within the confines of the budget caps. One area I am 
particularly pleased with are the improvements we have made to military 
health care, and I would like to thank the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. 
Buyer) and the gentleman from Hawaii (Mr. Abercrombie) for their 
exemplary work addressing health care shortcomings, specifically the 
TRICARE health care system and lack of permanent health care for the 
military retirees.
  Although this bill makes significant inroads, there is still a lot of 
work that needs to be done. Recruiting and retention are becoming 
problematic, with fewer seeing the call to duty during these prosperous 
times. While this bill makes improvements in military compensation, do 
the younger service members fully understand the value of their total 
compensation, that beyond their basic pay? Benefits this Congress has 
worked hard to provide, such as health care, housing and retirement, 
have a significant value, and I hope that the Department of Defense 
will do a better job informing service members of the value of these 
and other benefits received.
  Finally, I would like to bring attention to research and development 
funding. The gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Weldon) and the gentleman 
from Virginia (Mr. Pickett) did heroic work in improving the R&D 
accounts, specifically science and technology. R&D is the future of 
this Nation's defense. We should not be stealing from our future to pay 
for the current year's shortfalls.
  R&D is critical in maintaining the technological edge for combatting 
the growing and changing threats to this Nation's security. This bill 
restores R&D accounts to acceptable levels.
  In closing, I commend all the committee chairs, ranking members, the 
staff for working within the confines of this budget resolution to 
produce a bipartisan bill that goes a long way towards strengthening 
our Nation's defense, and I urge my colleagues to support this bill.
  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Calvert)
  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of H.R. 4205.
  Mr. Chairman, I am in full support of this important legislation that 
honors our men and women serving our nation's armed services. I believe 
this bill properly addresses the needs of our servicemen and women by 
providing needed quality of life programs and revamping the procurement 
shortfalls our military has been suffering since the Kosovo campaign.
  I am particularly thankful to Chairman Spence and the Armed Services 
Committee for their continued support of the C-17 Globemaster. This 
legislation contains language focusing on the aging C-141 aircraft 
fleet and replacing this aircraft with C-17's. This legislation directs 
the Secretary of the Air Force to consider placing C-17's at bases with 
reserve units, especially those that could accommodate a reverse-
associated unit, like March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, CA.
  Mr. Chairman, I believe this bill is good for U.S. servicemen and 
women, good for the national security needs of our country and a sound 
investment for the people of the United States.
  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Hunter), the chairman of our Subcommittee on Military 
Procurement.
  Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank our chairman, the gentleman 
from South Carolina (Mr. Spence), for whom the bill is named, and our 
ranking member, the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Skelton) for the great 
bipartisan leadership that they gave us, and my great colleague and 
partner, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Sisisky), who worked with me 
on the Subcommittee on Military Procurement to try to do what was right 
for the troops.
  One thing that we derived from our hearings was that we are still 
badly underfunded. Whether one ascribes to the GAO recommendation or 
their evaluation that we are $20 billion to $30 billion per year 
underfunded in modernization or Bill Perry, President Clinton's own 
Secretary of Defense, that it is somewhere closer to $15 to $20 
billion, or even former Secretary Jim Schlesinger that it may be close 
to $100 billion per year short, we acknowledge that we are short, that 
we need to modernize the force and we have a lot of programs that are 
aging.
  Now, we carried out a number of programs this year. It is a fairly 
vast piece of the defense bill. A couple of things that we worked on 
that were important were ammunition and precision munitions. We took 
the lessons of Kosovo and the most recent conflicts in which precision 
munitions, coupled with our tactical and long range aircraft and 
stealth aircraft that provided great power projection, so we tried to 
shore up the precision munition and ammunition accounts. We think that 
is important.
  We preserve the submarine option for the next President; that is, if 
he feels that the 50 submarines that the administration is moving 
toward attack submarines is not enough, that he can retain some of the 
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to be decommissioned. So we left money in there for the early work on 
refueling for the 688s, refuelings that would allow them to continue to 
march, and also we left some early money in for changing the boomers, 
the so-called boomers, or the ballistic missile submarines, to cruise-
missile carrying submarines. It gives us great power projection 
capability.
  We sustained those options for the next President, should he decide 
to go in that direction.
  We moved this extra money around and tried to solve as many of the 
$16 billion in shortages that the services gave us as we could with the 
money we had available.
  I want to thank again the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Sisisky) for 
his great partnership and help in getting that done.
  So I would say to my colleagues, I think we at least held the bar 
without slipping this year. We need to put more money in next year. We 
are at least treading water. We are still very short in the procurement 
accounts, Mr. Chairman, but we are going to keep the wheels turning 
with this budget.
  I would urge all Members to vote for this bill.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Sisisky), the ranking member of the Subcommittee on 
Military Procurement.
  (Mr. SISISKY asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. SISISKY. Mr. Chairman, first of all, I would like to congratulate 
the chairman of the full committee. He has been chairman now, my 
chairman, for 6 years. The love for the military and the love for his 
State and his country has just shone through and I, on behalf of the 
people that I represent, want to thank him for his service, and also to 
the ranking member who has been very good and very easy to deal with.
  I would like to follow the remarks of the gentleman from California 
(Mr. Hunter) and say that I do not always find it easy to follow him, 
and I mean that in the kindest way, but in this case he has laid out a 
sound synopsis of the procurement title. As noted, we made a simple 
rule to govern consideration of changes to the President's budget: What 
does the military need? And that one question took precedence over all 
other considerations.
  No House Member can be unaware of the high operational tempo that 
U.S. forces face around the globe. That tempo is hard for the troops, 
hard for their families, and hard for the equipment as well. We took it 
as a point of honor to give the military services what they told us 
they needed, not in the complete dollars, because we did not have the 
complete dollars, but I should note that in addition to an 
administration request for over $60 billion for procurement, with $2.6 
billion added from the Committee on the Budget allocations, Members 
requested, that is, our Members here, $13 billion in potential add-ons.
  Mr. Chairman, I compliment them on their devotion to national 
security and, of course, also their creativity, as the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Hunter) well knows. I am pleased to assure my 
colleagues that the chairman and his staff were scrupulously fair in 
dealing with the minority Members throughout this process, and I 
believe that fairness is borne out by a lack of amendments seeking to 
make major changes in the work of the Subcommittee on Military 
Procurement.
  I wish Americans who have a jaded view of Congress could see how this 
subcommittee works. It is bipartisan and it is fair.
  Finally, I would like to thank the many Members on both sides of the 
aisle who voted to add funds, and that is the important thing to add 
funds, to this year's defense bill. They made it possible for this 
title to be both responsive to the needs of our service personnel and 
responsible to the taxpayers who support them.
  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Colorado (Mr. Hefley), who is the chairman of our Subcommittee on 
Military Installations and Facilities.
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Chairman, let me say I have been through several 
chairmen of this committee. I have been through chairmen that were 
partisan. I have been through chairmen that were contentious. I have 
never had a chairman like the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. 
Spence), who can finesse this thing with courtesy and respect for every 
single Member of the committee, be they Democrat or Republican. I want 
to say thanks to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Spence) for the 
way he has handled himself. He is a testimony of why we should not have 
terms limits for committee chairmen.
  Beyond that, down to business, I rise in strong support of H.R. 4205. 
The authorizations for the military construction and military family 
housing programs of the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 2001 
contained in this legislation continue a strong bipartisan approach to 
the efforts of this Congress to enhance living and working conditions 
for military personnel and their families and to improve facilities 
supporting the training and readiness of our armed forces.
  I regret very much the lack of emphasis by the Department of Defense 
on what the record, most of which was developed through taking 
testimony from senior officials and the uniform leadership of the DOD 
and the military departments, clearly indicates is a crying need. This 
year's budget request continued the broad trend that began with fiscal 
year 1996 MILCON program. The Department of Defense requested fewer 
total dollars for these key infrastructure accounts that was enacted by 
the Congress the year before. The department's budget request of $8.03 
billion for the MILCON program was 4 percent below current spending 
levels, and 5.5 percent below the levels authorized for appropriations 
in the current fiscal year.

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  More significantly, the budget request was 25 percent below the 
funding level requested by the Department for fiscal year 1996.
  While the Department of Defense has consistently underfunded the 
military construction and military family housing programs, the House 
has played a key bipartisan role in addressing the needs of military 
personnel and their families.
  In fact, just yesterday the House passed the Military Construction 
Appropriations Act for the coming year by a vote of 386 to 22. The 
gentleman from Ohio (Chairman Hobson) and I have worked very closely to 
make sure our bills compliment each other, and I am grateful for his 
cooperation and hard work on our common approach to the MILCON program.
  H.R. 4205 would continue our efforts both to provide additional 
investment in military infrastructure and to continue innovation in 
facilities acquisition and management. The bill would commit 
approximately $8.43 billion to the military construction and military 
family housing programs for the coming fiscal year.
  Although we all would prefer to do more, we recognize the imperative 
to balance the unmet needs in the infrastructure arena with the 
additional and growing list of unfunded modernization, readiness, and 
personnel requirements confronting our military services.
  In closing, I want to express again my appreciation to the members of 
the subcommittee, especially the ranking member, the gentleman from 
Mississippi (Mr. Taylor) and the committee who have contributed to our 
work this session.
  I want to also express my deep appreciation again to the gentleman 
from South Carolina (Chairman Spence) for his steadfast efforts to 
increase the defense budget, and his willingness to support significant 
improvements in the MILCON program over the years.
  This is truly a bipartisan effort, and I urge all of my colleagues to 
support this bill without reservation. It is a bill we can be proud of.
  Mr. PICKERING. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Ortiz).
  Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding time to 
me.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of H.R. 4205, the National 
Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2001. I want to specifically 
address the provisions of the bill relating to military readiness.
  First, I would like to express my personal appreciation to the 
leadership of the Subcommittee on Military Readiness and my colleagues 
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subcommittee and the full committee for their active participation, 
support, and cooperation in addressing critical readiness matters 
during this accelerated session, and also to the staff for doing a 
great job.
  Let me say this, that even though the gentleman from South Carolina 
(Chairman Spence) is not retiring, he will not be the chairman of this 
Committee on Armed Services any longer but he will be a member of the 
committee, and we value his leadership and his input as we continue to 
address matters that pertain to service men and women.
  My good friend, the gentleman from Virginia (Chairman Bateman) is 
retiring, but we wish him the best and thank him for his leadership.
  The readiness provisions in the bill reflect some of the steps that I 
believe are necessary with the dollars available to make some of the 
improvements needed. But it still does not provide all that is needed. 
As I have said before, while the readiness of the force has shown some 
improvements in some areas, we are nowhere close to getting where we 
should be. Much more needs to be done if we are going to support our 
forces with the equipment and material they deserve to perform the 
missions that we require of them.
  Also, I look forward to continuing to support the committee's effort 
to address two areas that have been neglected for a number of years, 
the readiness of our dedicated civilian employees and the modernization 
of our failing infrastructure.
  Mr. Chairman, the readiness provisions in this bill represent a step 
in the right direction. They permit the Department to build upon the 
improvements that have been started in an area that is crucial to our 
national security.
  I encourage my friends, all my colleagues, to vote for this bill. It 
is a good bill. It will do a lot for our troops.
  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Weldon), chairman of our Subcommittee 
on Military Research and Development.
  (Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to revise 
and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, I thank the distinguished 
gentleman from South Carolina and my colleague, chairman and leader, 
for yielding time to me. I want to congratulate both he and the 
gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Skelton) for an outstanding bill. It is 
certainly appropriate that we have named it after the gentleman from 
South Carolina (Chairman Spence). He is an outstanding patriot and 
American.
  I want to pay tribute to the ranking member, the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Pickett). This is also his last bill, a distinguished 
patriot and a tireless advocate for the military, especially the Navy. 
He has been an outstanding co-director with me of our Subcommittee on 
Military Research and Development for 6 years. I am proud of the fact 
that in 6 years, Mr. Chairman, we have not had one split vote.
  In all of our deliberations, in everything that is said about how 
Congress cannot get along, I think our subcommittee has demonstrated 
that we can work together. Even when there are disagreements, we try to 
find common ground. Even where there are funding disputes, we try to 
resolve those issues.
  I extend my thanks to the distinguished gentleman from Virginia (Mr. 
Pickett) for his cooperation and leadership. The people of Virginia 
will surely miss his leadership on these issues and other issues.
  The chairman of the committee has done a great job in getting us some 
extra money. In the R&D area, we have been able to plus up the R&D 
portion of our bill by $1.4 billion over the President's request that 
has allowed us to fund things like cyberterrorism, information 
dominance, missile defense systems like THAAD, Navy area-wide, Navy 
upper tier.
  We have been able to increase funding for technologies dealing with 
weapons of mass destruction, chemical and biological agents. Because of 
his leadership, we were able to increase funding for the basic research 
accounts, the 6-1, 6-2, and 6-3 account lines. That would not have 
happened without the chairman's leadership.
  Mr. Chairman, we also have in this bill very important language that 
we worked out with the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
asking that the CIA, the Defense Department, and the FBI come together 
in creating a national data fusion center so we can have an information 
intelligence capability in the 21st century that allows us to do data 
profiling, profiling of leaders, rogue groups, terrorist nations, to 
allow us to make the right decisions.
  I want to thank my colleague and friend, the gentleman from New 
Jersey (Mr. Andrews). He has been one of our shining stars in the 
subcommittee in the area of cyberterrorism. I will be supporting him on 
legislation that he intends to offer on this bill later on in the 
process.
  Mr. Chairman, this is a good bill. It is not as far as we would like 
to have gone, because we have shortfalls of dollars, but the chairman 
has done a commendable job and given us our basic support to meet the 
basic needs, albeit not all needs, of the military.
  I applaud the chairman for the work he has done and the way he has 
done it, allowing Democrats and Republicans to work together without 
having significant dissension. In fact, our vote on the bill was the 
most bipartisan lopsided vote we have ever had, if I am not mistaken, 
in the history of the Committee on Armed Services. I think there was 
only one Member that actually voted against the bill when it came out 
of the committee. That is a tribute to the gentleman from South 
Carolina (Chairman Spence) and to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. 
Skelton).
  I thank the chairman. Again I look forward to working with the 
chairman on the amendment process. All of our colleagues should support 
this bill without hesitation. It is a good bill. It provides for basic 
support for our troops. It does not solve all the dollar questions. The 
next administration is going to have a terrible problem trying to 
rectify those issues, but there is a good start. I urge my colleagues 
to vote yes.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Pickett).
  Mr. PICKETT. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding time to 
me, and rise in strong support of H.R. 4205.
  Also, I congratulate the gentleman from South Carolina (Chairman 
Spence) and ranking member, the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Skelton), 
for their leadership in putting together an excellent authorization 
bill.
  Let me also thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Weldon), the 
chairman of the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development, for 
his leadership in that portion of the bill. As ranking member on this 
panel, it has been a pleasure to work with him.
  With additional resources provided for each of the services and the 
various defense-wide accounts, this legislation, in my estimation, 
brings us one step closer to fielding a lighter, leaner, stealthier, 
more mobile, more precise, and more lethal military capability.
  The actions proposed in H.R. 4205 will mean that leap-ahead 
technologies will be fielded sooner, and that the investment strategy 
embraced will enable our Nation to field a robust force with a better 
chance of avoiding technological surprise in the future.
  Let me particularly commend the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Chairman 
Weldon) for supporting additional resources for Apache upgrades, Navy 
theater-wide accounts, and a precision-guided miniaturized munitions 
capability for future air-to-ground missions.
  These initiatives will leverage other programs funded at the levels 
requested by the administration. I am, of course, speaking of programs 
such as DD-21, Joint Strike Fighter, F-22, Chinook, Comanche, and 
LOSAT, just to name a few.
  I am also pleased to report that the committee has authorized the 
full budget requested for all advanced concept technology 
demonstrations. These demonstrations offer significant promise for 
fielding improved capabilities in a timely fashion.
  I urge my colleagues to vote for this bill. A vote in the affirmative 
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vote in favor of all U.S. uniformed personnel and in support of 
fielding a technologically superior military capability.
  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Indiana (Mr. Buyer), the chairman of our Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel.
  Mr. BUYER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from South Carolina, 
the chairman, for yielding time to me.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of H.R. 4205. This bill 
addresses many of the most difficult national security challenges 
facing the Nation.
  In particular, the military personnel titles of H.R. 4205 meet two 
major national security challenges head on. First, it reforms the 
military health care system so it can promote, not detract, from 
readiness, recruiting, and retention. The bill breaks down numerous 
barriers to access for active and retired military individuals and 
their families, and it restores access to a nationwide prescription 
drug benefit for 1.4 million military retirees over the age of 65.
  It sets the stage for providing Medicare-eligible military retirees a 
permanent health care program in fiscal year 2004, and adds more than 
$280 million to the defense health programs to fund new benefits. It 
also promotes reforms that will save more than $500 million over 5 
years.
  The Subcommittee on Military Personnel conducted hearings, and what 
we learned was that in TRICARE, it is costing us $78 a claim to process 
that claim. When we have 39 million claims, that is a lot of money. In 
Medicare, it costs us 80 cents to $1 to process one claim, so just do 
the easy math. Over a 5-year period, if we actually can get them to 
enact the best business practices and move to online billing, we can 
save over $500 million, and take those monies and pour them back into 
the health program. It is the right thing. It is pretty exciting that 
we are able to do this.
  The bill also aggressively attacks the major challenge of sustaining 
the viability of America's all volunteer military force. Therefore, the 
bill contains numerous recommendations for improved pay, bonuses, 
benefits, that continue the broad-based approach that Congress 
undertook last year.
  We also target certain specific problems like recruiting and 
retention, and with regard to the food stamp program.
  In short, this bill provides a strong, comprehensive set of 
initiatives that go to the heart of fixing some of the toughest 
problems confronting our military today. I urge all Members to support 
the bill.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I want to take this opportunity to compliment the 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Buyer), particularly on that part of the 
markup involving prescription drugs and the work the gentleman did 
overall to help this move forward. Of course, we do not agree on 
whether it went far enough, but I compliment the gentleman on a major 
step in that direction. We thank the gentleman for that.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. 
Andrews).
  (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, I thank the ranking member for yielding 
time to me.
  I am very pleased and honored to rise in support of the aptly named 
Floyd D. Spence defense authorization bill. I congratulate our chairman 
on his service to our country. I thank my friend and ranking member, 
the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Skelton), for his leadership.
  I also extend, as a member of the Subcommittee on Military Research 
and Development, my appreciation to the gentleman from Pennsylvania 
(Chairman Weldon) and the ranking member, the gentleman from Virginia 
(Mr. Pickett).
  Throughout our history, when things seemed to be most safe for our 
country, we seemed to get into the most trouble. When we seem to be at 
the apex of our power, we seem to be most subject to risk. I believe 
that this bill, which is worthy of support, moves us in a direction of 
avoiding that mistake this time.
  The world is not placid and we are not secure if we ignore the need 
to provide for the common defense. This bill does that in three very 
important ways. First, it does provide for nearly $40 billion in 
research and development funds that will assure us that the best 
technology deployed in the most intelligent way will be at our disposal 
for years to come.
  Second, it recognizes that the most important aspect of our armed 
forces and defense structure is the people who work in those forces. 
Keeping those people is a function of what we pay them and how we 
retain them. The increase in pay, the steps forward in benefits for 
retirees, are important, positive steps in that direction. I salute the 
committee for that.
  I would urge the committee to later accommodate the Medicare 
subvention proposal of the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Taylor) in 
the second rule.
  Finally, I am pleased that this legislation includes legislation that 
I, along with the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Chairman Weldon), 
introduced that will provide us protection against cyberterrorist 
attacks in our most vulnerable places, the air traffic control system, 
the banking system, the 911 system.
  For the first time, this bill contains language that provides for a 
modest loan guarantee program that will help the private sector provide 
protection against those risks. I support the bill.

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  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. McHugh), who is chairman of the MWR panel. For those who do 
not know what that means, that is the Morale, Welfare and Recreation 
panel.
  Mr. McHUGH. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me the 
time.
  Mr. Chairman, let me begin by adding my words of deep admiration and 
appreciation to Chairman Spence. This naming of the bill in his honor 
is the most appropriate act. Frankly, it does not even begin to reflect 
the dedication that he has brought to the committee and to its efforts, 
and I salute him.
  I also want to thank our ranking member, the gentleman from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Meehan), and the ranking member of the full 
committee, the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Skelton), and their never-
ending, untiring efforts to working in a bipartisan way to produce 
what, as we are hearing on this floor today, is a very, very fine bill.
  As the Chair mentioned, I want to discuss for a moment the provisions 
in the bill that do pertain to morale, welfare and recreation 
activities of the Department of Defense and the military service.
  I think it is fair to say that all Members of this great body support 
their troops and their families, and that certainly is a very, very 
good thing. We can make a difference in the lives of young military 
families from each of our districts, as well as retirees across the 
country by supporting this bill.
  The legislation takes decisive action to protect a critical and 
highly-valued benefit for our troops, namely the commissaries. Lost in 
the discussions about food stamps is the fact that each military base 
operates a grocery store that sells name-brand products to our military 
men and women at substantial discounts.
  This long-standing military benefit has been endangered by a serious 
lack of funding for store modernization. It was primarily caused by the 
insidious drains on the building fund initiated by the Pentagon. This 
bill firmly shuts those loopholes and protects the commissary benefit 
well into the future.
  Mr. Chairman, the committee has also included other measures as well, 
that serve notice on the Department of Defense that inadequate defense 
budgets cannot be shorn up by using funds that properly belong to the 
troops.
  This is an issue that has been a continuing battle and that all of us 
on the committee have championed and through the adoption of this bill. 
It is a fight we can effectively wage in the future.
  Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to support this bill.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Taylor).
  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi. Mr. Chairman, let me begin by 
complimenting the gentleman from South Carolina (Chairman Spence). I 
think it is very appropriate that the bill is named after him. He is 
truly a gentleman who has been a great patriot and a great Congressman.

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  The bill overall does a heck of a lot of good things. The bill, 
unfortunately, fails to address adequately the problem of dealing with 
health care fraud and the Nation's military retirees. It is for that 
reason that eight of us, Democrats and Republicans alike, went to the 
Committee on Rules and asked for an opportunity to have an up or down 
vote on the prospect of Medicare subvention for our Nation's military 
retirees.
  Unfortunately, the Committee on Rules has failed to even vote on 
that. For the citizens who are watching, we have but one chance a year 
to change that. Medicare subvention involves Medicare. It involves 
something going out of the Committee on Commerce, and it involves Armed 
Services. So we really only have one chance a year to address that, and 
that is today.
  Mr. Chairman, and it is for that reason if by 2 p.m., the Committee 
on Rules has not ruled on this amendment and giving the Members an 
opportunity to vote on it, I will begin a series of procedural moves to 
tie up the House of Representatives, because all we are asking for is 
for the sake of those people who served our Nation so well for 20 years 
or more in horrible places away from their families, all we are asking 
for is the opportunity for 435 Members of Congress to decide whether or 
not we are going to improve their health benefits and give them what 
they were promised.
  We just want an up or down vote, and this is the only chance we get 
all year long to do that. If we do not get it today, we do not get it 
at all; otherwise, it is a wonderful bill.
  I am looking forward to the opportunity that once we further address 
health care needs for military retirees, to support it. But until then, 
we want an up or down vote of giving to our Nation's military retirees 
that what was promised to them so many years ago.
  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from 
Indiana (Mr. Buyer).
  Mr. BUYER. Mr. Chairman, I have great respect for the gentleman that 
just spoke, but I extend my even greater admiration to the chairman of 
the full committee, who extended the ability of this committee to 
finally put our arms around all of those demo programs.
  This bill provides the road map actually to extend and remove these 
barriers and extend that benefit the military retiree is entitled to. 
Any Member can stand in this well and embrace the military retiree and 
the Veteran, it is easy. But how do we finally put our arms around all 
of these demos and actually deliver the right program that is in the 
best interests? That is what this bill lays out, the road map, and I 
thank the chairman for giving me the ability to do that.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Alabama (Mr. Riley).
  Mr. RILEY. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to voice my strong support of 
H.R. 4205, the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2001.
  Before I speak to the bill itself, I feel it is important to 
recognize the outstanding work of six very distinguished Members of our 
Committee on Armed Services. We will certainly miss the gentleman from 
Ohio (Mr. Kasich), the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Bateman), the 
gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Talent), the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. 
Pickett) and the gentlewoman from Florida (Mrs. Fowler). I applaud 
their great work and their tireless work on behalf of the men and women 
in uniform, and I wish them the very best.
  Mr. Chairman, I believe it is fitting that this bill will bear the 
name of our distinguished chairman, the gentleman from South Carolina 
(Mr. Spence). He has guided us through recent lean years and his 
leadership and tenacity has resulted in our men and women in uniform 
ending up every year more than what had been proposed at the outset.
  Some have been quick to scream pork, but everyone on this committee, 
Mr. Chairman, knows what shape our military would be in if those 
funding victories had not been won.
  Mr. Chairman, I applaud the gentleman from South Carolina (Chairman 
Spence), the subcommittee chairman and their staffs for the hard work 
they put in to securing the $4.5 billion additional funding.
  I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I appreciate the 
chairman for yielding me the time.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I would like to talk about the young men and the young 
women in uniform. Largely based upon what the gentleman from 
Mississippi (Mr. Taylor) has said, this is one time a year when we 
consider the defense bill. It is our time to tell them, through our 
words and through our votes, that they are important to us; that those 
in uniform who sacrificed daily, hard training away from home, away 
from family, pay could probably be better, although we have done better 
here in Congress lately, all of those items cause us to have the deep 
admiration for the young men and women in uniform.
  True, there are series challenges when it comes to recruiting and 
serious challenge when it comes to retention, but I hope this bill this 
year will give added confidence to those who are considering joining 
the military and to those who are in the military to look at as 
possible because they are so important to our country, so important to 
the future of this grand democracy and this land that is known as the 
grandest civilization ever known in the history of mankind.
  But I have a concern, Mr. Chairman, that because of the victory in 
the Cold War, because fewer and fewer families are being touched by 
sons and daughters and cousins and aunts and uncles who wear the 
uniform, that the fact that there is a need for a strong national 
security might be out of sight, out of mind.
  So this is our one chance to say on this floor to those folks who 
serve us well, whether they be in Bosnia, Kosovo, aboard ship, in the 
Far East or here in one of the posts or camps or bases in this country, 
that we appreciate their efforts; that we hope that the work that we do 
today will meet with their approval; that they will continue to serve 
and those that are considering serving will think possibly upon the 
challenges of the military.
  Mr. Chairman, it is a true opportunity for those of us who serve on 
this committee to work with and for the young people. And many of us 
make trips to visit with them aboard the ship at the post, the bases. I 
had the opportunity along with my wife, Susie, to have Thanksgiving 
dinner in Bosnia and Kosovo with the young folks, and they are 
tremendous.
  The morale is good. We hope to keep those folks doing what they do so 
well for our country, and this is our one chance in this bill, this 
bill named after the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. 
Spence), our chairman, that we can give added confidence to 
those young people who are in uniform to let them know that we work 
with them and for them, and that we wish them continued success as they 
serve the United States of America.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to another good member of 
our committee, an able Member, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. 
Pitts).
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the Floyd D. 
Spence National Defense Authorization Act. Over the past 8 years, the 
current administration has not only cut defense spending in our 
military, the readiness of our force has been permitted to deteriorate. 
This is unfortunate. It is unacceptable.
  Thankfully, the defense authorization bill today before us continues 
the Congress' effort to rebuild our military and improve the quality of 
life of our military personnel and their families.
  Specifically, I am pleased that this bill authorizes funding for 
several electronic warfare initiatives, which is very important to the 
defense of our aircraft, most notably, the funding for upgrades in the 
EA-6B Prowler. The Prowler fleet is over-committed and aging fast. 
Maintenance is frequently deferred.
  Mr. Chairman, the U.S. military supremacy in the 21st century 
promises to be even more dependent upon control of the EW spectrum, 
than it was in the past few decades. Unfortunately, EW requirements are 
often overlooked, and this is not the case in this authorization bill.

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  I thank the gentleman from South Carolina (Chairman Spence) for his 
support of the vital electronic warfare assets and capabilities in this 
bill, and I urge support of the bill.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Connecticut (Mr. Larson).
  Mr. LARSON. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this legislation. And 
I want to commend our distinguished chairman, the gentleman from South 
Carolina (Mr. Spence) and, of course, the great leadership of the 
gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Skelton) as well.
  This is an important bill in so many respects, but I rise this 
afternoon concerned about a very important segment, a segment that 
addresses the concern of veterans and their health care and the 
benefits that they so richly have earned and deserved.
  This committee has distinguished itself in the nature of its 
bipartisan accord and the way that we have been able to come together 
around important issues that concern this Nation's defense and the 
quality of life that is needed within our military.
  But at the heart of what this committee has stood for is a morale 
commitment to those men and women who wear the uniforms. I stand in 
support of this bill and hope that we address the concerns raised by 
the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Taylor).
  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from the 
Georgia (Mr. Chambliss).
  (Mr. CHAMBLISS asked and was given permission to revise and extend 
his remarks.)
  Mr. CHAMBLISS. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the Floyd 
Spence National Defense Authorization Act. Mr. Chairman, for 7 years, 
America's Armed Forces has suffered the strain of doing more with less. 
Funding shortfalls have left a legacy of readiness problems that plague 
our military on a daily basis.
  This bill not only provides a pay raise for our troops, but we 
enhance health care benefits and improve the quality of life for our 
military men and women and their families who sacrificed daily to 
protect and defend America's freedom.
  Mr. Chairman, we must invest in technologically-advanced equipment 
that our soldiers, sailors and airmen will need to meet the national 
security challenges of the 21st century. Aircraft like JSTARS, the C-
17, C-130J and the F-22 are critical platforms that will help ensure 
successful military missions from Korea to Kosovo.

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  Every day our military men and women risk their lives to provide us 
with peace of mind and a safe Nation. It is crucial we repay their 
sacrifices by providing them with the resources and supports they 
deserve. After all, the price of freedom is eternal vigilance, and this 
bill is critical to meeting that challenge. I urge my colleagues to 
support this very important bill.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
New York (Mr. Sweeney).
  (Mr. SWEENEY asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. SWEENEY. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the ranking member, the 
gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Skelton), and the great chairman, the 
gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Spence), and particularly the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Hunter) for their hard work and 
dedication in developing the defense authorization for fiscal year 
2001.
  I also want to thank the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Evans) for his 
leadership in the arms initiative, and my neighbor, the gentleman from 
New York (Mr. McNulty), for working with me to secure the future of the 
Watervliet Arsenal, which serves the 21st and 22nd Congressional 
District in upstate New York.
  I am pleased to point out that H.R. 4205 dedicates $3.6 million for 
the storage and maintenance of laid away equipment and facilities at 
Hawthorne Army Depot in Rock Island and the Watervliet Arsenal. These 
arsenals are an asset to our military and our region.
  It is important to expand the arms initiative to allow for the option 
of attracting commercial tenants to these arsenals. I am incredibly 
thankful for the help of this committee and its great work.
  Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. SWEENEY. I yield to the gentleman from California.
  Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Chairman, I just want to thank the gentleman for his 
great leadership on behalf of his constituents and the U.S. Armed 
Forces for helping to put this thing together. He did a lot of great 
work on it and we appreciate it.
  Mr. SWEENEY. Reclaiming my time, Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman 
from California (Mr. Hunter) for his kind words.
  Mr. Chairman, this is vital to our national security, and I have to 
tell my colleagues that, as a representative of the people who have 
given their lives to this facility, it is important to their lives, and 
I want to really thank all my colleagues very much for the hard work 
they have put in, and thanks again to the ranking member for yielding 
me this time.
  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Cunningham), our top gun on another committee now, but 
he was on our committee at one time.
  And I also wish to thank, Mr. Chairman, the ranking member, the 
gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Skelton), for yielding some of his time to 
our people, as I do not have enough time left.
  Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Chairman, first of all, there are no better 
committees that one can serve on than the authorization or 
appropriations defense committee. Once we get to the floor, that is 
different, because there are those people that do not support national 
security.
  Mr. Chairman, I want to talk about the health care issue. And if the 
gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Taylor) and the gentleman from Missouri 
(Mr. Skelton) would listen, this is important.
  The subvention bill is my bill, my original bill. I put it through to 
get 100 percent of coverage for the subvention that the gentleman from 
Mississippi wants to do. But I want to tell my colleagues that, even 
though it is my bill, and I have the most to gain, I would love to have 
the veterans saying, ``Duke Cunningham's bill is out there and it is 
100 percent,'' it has its limitations. If someone lives close to a 
hospital, then subvention is good, but it is just a Band-Aid.
  I put it in because we were not doing enough for our veterans and we 
could not get movement. Tri-Care is the same thing. We could go ahead 
and make that 100 percent right now, but I want to take care of those 
veterans that are in the rural areas who do not have access to Tri-Care 
or subvention. If we do this, we could mess up the whole program and 
what we are trying to do to help veterans.
  Do not demagogue the issue with the Democrat leadership. And those 
people that support what the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Taylor) is 
doing are mistaken.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Gutknecht).
  Mr. GUTKNECHT. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the gentleman from 
Missouri for yielding to me, and I rise in support of H.R. 4205, the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001.
  Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the Chairman of the Subcommittee on 
Military Installations and Facilities of the Committee on Armed 
Services, the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Hefley), for his work to 
include a land transfer of the former Army Reserve Center in Winona, 
Minnesota, to the Winona State University Foundation.
  Winona State University is in desperate need of student housing, and 
the City of Winona has a family home shortage as well and a severe 
parking problem. The former Reserve Center property can help solve 
these problems by development into student housing and parking. Also, 
the University's foundation is developing an agreement to transfer the 
former Reserve Center's building to the American Legion Post 9 and the 
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1287, showing a tremendous amount of 
cooperation between these fine organizations.
  This project enjoys enormous support from the community. Resolutions 
were passed by the city and county, and letters of support have been 
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 State and local officials and members of the community. This land 
conveyance to the Winona State University Foundation is the best 
possible use for these facilities.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume 
to add a postscript to the very, very hard working staff of the 
Committee on Armed Services. Without exception, they do yeomen's work, 
and we would not be where we are today but for their bipartisan, 
lengthy, arduous efforts. So I wish to just salute them for the work 
they have done to help us get to this point in this very important 
legislation.
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Chairman, I want to take this opportunity to 
express my support for the Enhancement of Authority of Military 
Departments to Lease Non-Excess Property that is found in Section 2812 
of the Mark. The changes in this section will give military departments 
the needed leasing flexibility to ensure that the men and women on our 
military installations have ready access to important institutions, 
such as their credit unions, and the services they provide. By allowing 
these services and this use of the property to count as in-kind 
consideration for the lease, military departments may treat credit 
unions on military property much the same as credit unions on other 
Federal property and effectively charge them a nominal fee to lease 
land to build facilities to serve military personnel.
  Mrs. THURMAN. Mr. Chairman, thank you for this opportunity to talk 
about an issue that I have been working on for years--access to 
prescription drugs for our military retirees.
  I am pleased to support Section 721 H.R. 4205, the National Defense 
Authorization Act for FY 2001. I am especially pleased that this 
section includes the TRICARE Senior Pharmacy Program which will enable 
our military retirees to have easy access to necessary prescription 
drugs. I have been working on this issue for years and am glad that the 
Committee recognizes the important need to ensure that our military 
retirees have access to necessary and often life-saving 
pharmaceuticals.
  The TRICARE Senior Pharmacy program would ensure that all Medicare-
eligible military retirees and eligible family members would enjoy the 
same pharmacy benefit that military retirees under the age 65 receive 
through the TRICARE program. In particular, they would have access to 
the national mail order program and prescription drugs through both 
network and out-of-network retail pharmacies.
  Last year, I was pleased that the Committee included in the FY 2000 
Defense Authorization bill language, that I originally authored, which 
required DOD to conduct a demonstration program of the military 
pharmacy program in two TRICARE regions. The demonstration program is 
currently going on in Okeechobee, Florida, and Fleming, Kentucky. But, 
we need to ensure that all eligible military retirees have access to 
prescription drugs, not just a lucky few.
  Before they reach 65, retired military are eligible for mail order 
prescription drugs through TRICARE. Once they reach age 65 and come 
under Medicare, they lose that mail-order benefit. They get 
prescription drugs only if they live near a military base. For many 
military retirees, going on Medicare effectively ends their 
prescription drug coverage.
  We have an obligation to keep the promises that were made to the men 
and women who dutifully served our country. Out of respect and 
appreciation for their sacrifices, we must provide our military 
retirees good, affordable health care in their older years. That 
includes affordable prescription drug coverage. We made a promise, and 
it is time that we honored that promise. Today, we are taking one step 
closer toward fulfilling a promise to our nation's servicemen and women 
with the expanded mail-order TRICARE drug program for military 
retirees.
  It is also good to know that my colleagues from both sides of the 
aisle on the Armed Services Committee recognize the importance of 
getting the best price for our seniors. Under this provision, the 
prices for these drugs will be negotiated by a government agency to 
ensure that we get the best price available to other favored customers.
  I urge my colleagues to support this legislation and cast a vote in 
support of a pharmaceutical benefit for our military retirees.
  Mr. OXLEY. Mr. Chairman, I rise in full support of H.R. 4205 and 
thank Chairman Spence, Ranking Member Skelton, and the Armed Services 
Committee for the great work in putting together this legislation. They 
are to be commended for expertly balancing our national security 
interests with very unforgiving budget constraints.
  Even though the Army, in my opinion, has shortsightedly threatened 
the superiority of our heavy forces by terminating the Heavy Assault 
Bridge program, the Committee is wisely supporting the bridge and the 
most superior tank in the world, the M1A2 Abrams.
  The M1A2 Abrams System Enhancement Program (SEP) tank is a major 
component of the Army's heavy forces and will remain so through the 
year 2020. I am pleased the committee matches the President's request 
of $512.8 for M1A2 SEP Abrams tanks. The committee also recommends $55 
million ($18.9 million more than the President's request) for M1 Abrams 
tank modifications.
  The Wolverine Heavy Assault Bridge (HAB) is a mobile bridge 
deployable in five minutes, retrievable in less than ten minutes, and 
can support 70-ton vehicles. Like the Grizzly Breacher, the President's 
budget terminated this program to pay for Army Transformation efforts, 
even though Congress has provided multi-year procurement authority and 
additional funds for HAB in recent years. It is the top unfunded 
modernization requirement of the Chief of Staff of the Army for fiscal 
year 2001. To restore this program, the committee recommends $59.2 
million for 12 HABs and $13.1 million for advance procurement of HABs 
in fiscal year 2002.
  I urge all my colleagues to support this vital legislation.
  Mrs. FOWLER. Mr. Chairman, I strongly support the bill before us 
today, which contains a badly needed $4.5 billion increase over the 
President's 2001 request for defense.
  Most importantly, the committee supported significant improvements in 
the quality of life of our men and women in uniform. This bill would 
increase troop pay by 3.7 percent; increase housing benefits for troops 
living off-base; address serious deficiencies in the military health 
care system; enhance recruitment and retention incentives; and provide 
additional funding for military housing and child development centers. 
It also provides up to $500 per month in supplemental assistance to 
military families at the greatest level of economic stress, a move that 
will take some 1,100 military families off Food Stamps.
  In addition to these critical steps, the bill provides another $1.4 
billion for critical readiness accounts; $2.7 billion for key 
modernization efforts, including $85 million more for national missile 
defense; and $400 million in military construction enhancements.
  Mr. Chairman, I congratulate the Chairman and Ranking Member on this 
excellent bill, and urge its support.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. LaHood). All time for general debate 
has expired.
  Pursuant to rule, the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute printed in the bill is considered as an original bill for 
the purpose of amendment, and is considered read.
  The text of the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute is 
as follows:

                               H. R. 4205

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Floyd D. 
     Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2001''.
       (b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Representative Floyd D. Spence of South Carolina was 
     elected to the House of Representatives in 1970, for service 
     in the 92d Congress, after serving in the South Carolina 
     legislature for 10 years, and he has been reelected to each 
     subsequent Congress.
       (2) Representative Spence came to Congress as a 
     distinguished veteran of service in the Armed Forces of the 
     United States.
       (3) Upon graduation from college in 1952, Representative 
     Spence was commissioned as an ensign in the United States 
     Naval Reserve. After entering active duty, he served with 
     distinction aboard the USS CARTER HALL and the USS LSM-397 
     during the Korean War and later served as commanding officer 
     of a Naval Reserve Surface Division and as group commander of 
     all Naval Reserve units in Columbia, South Carolina. 
     Representative Spence retired from the Naval Reserve in 1988 
     in the grade of captain, after 41 years of dedicated service.
       (4) Upon election to the House of Representatives, 
     Representative Spence became a member of the Committee on 
     Armed Services of that body. During 30 years of service on 
     that committee (four years of which were served while the 
     committee was known as the Committee on National Security), 
     Representative Spence's contributions to the national defense 
     and security of the United States have been profound and long 
     lasting.
       (5) Representative Spence served as chairman of that 
     committee while known as the Committee on National Security 
     during the 104th and 105th Congresses and serves as chairman 
     of that committee for the 106th Congress. In addition, 
     Representative Spence served as the ranking minority member 
     of the Committee on Armed Services during the 103d Congress.
       (6) Dozens of awards from active duty and reserve military, 
     veterans service, military retiree, and industry 
     organizations and associations have recognized the 
     distinguished character of Representative Spence's service to 
     the Nation.
       (7) Representative Spence has been a leading figure in the 
     debate over many of the most critical military readiness, 
     health care, recruiting,

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     and retention issues currently confronting the Nation's 
     military. His concern for the men and women in uniform has 
     been unwavering, and his accomplishments in promoting and 
     gaining support for those issues that preserve the combat 
     effectiveness, morale, and quality of life of the Nation's 
     military personnel have been unparalleled.
       (8) During his tenure as chairman of the Committee on 
     National Security and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     House of Representatives, Representative Spence has--
       (A) led efforts to identify and reverse the effect that 
     declining resources and rising commitments have had on 
     military quality of life for service members and their 
     families, on combat readiness, and on equipment 
     modernization, with a direct result of those diligent efforts 
     and of his willingness to be an outspoken proponent for 
     America's military being that Congress has added nearly 
     $50,000,000,000 to the President's defense budgets over the 
     past five years;
       (B) been a leading proponent of the need to expeditiously 
     develop and field a national missile defense to protect 
     American citizens and forward deployed military forces from 
     growing ballistic missile threats;
       (C) advocated reversing the growing disparity between 
     actual military capability and the requirements associated 
     with the National Military Strategy; and
       (D) led efforts in Congress to reform Department of Defense 
     acquisition and management headquarters and infrastructure 
     and business practices.
       (9) This Act is the 30th annual authorization bill for the 
     Department of Defense for which Representative Spence has 
     taken a major responsibility as a member of the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives (including 
     four years while that committee was known as the Committee on 
     National Security).
       (10) In light of the findings in the preceding paragraphs, 
     it is altogether fitting and proper that this Act be named in 
     honor of Representative Floyd D. Spence of South Carolina, as 
     provided in subsection (a).

     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; findings.
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. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 106. Chemical demilitarization program.
Sec. 107. Defense Health Program.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority.
Sec. 112. Increase in limitation on number of Bunker Defeat Munitions 
              that may be acquired.
Sec. 113. Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support Initiative.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Sec. 121. Submarine force structure.
Sec. 122. Virginia class submarine program.
Sec. 123. Retention of configuration of certain Naval Reserve frigates.
Sec. 124. Extension of multiyear procurement authority for Arleigh 
              Burke class destroyers.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

Sec. 131. Annual report on operational status of B-2 bomber.

                       Subtitle E--Joint Programs

Sec. 141. Study of production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter 
              program.

         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. High energy laser programs.
Sec. 212. Management of Space-Based Infrared System--Low.
Sec. 213. Joint strike fighter.

                 Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense

Sec. 231. Funding for fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 232. Sense of Congress concerning commitment to deployment of 
              National Missile Defense system.
Sec. 233. Reports on ballistic missile threat posed by North Korea.
Sec. 234. Plan to modify ballistic missile defense architecture to 
              cover intermediate-range ballistic missile threats.
Sec. 235. Designation of Airborne Laser Program as a program element of 
              Ballistic Missile Defense program.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 241. Recognition of those individuals instrumental to naval 
              research efforts during the period from before World War 
              II through the end of the Cold War.

                  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.

                  Subtitle B--Environmental Provisions

Sec. 311. Payment of fines and penalties imposed for environmental 
              violations.
Sec. 312. Necessity of military low-level flight training to protect 
              national security and enhance military readiness.
Sec. 313. Use of environmental restoration accounts to relocate 
              activities from defense environmental restoration sites.

  Subtitle C--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities

Sec. 321. Use of appropriated funds to cover operating expenses of 
              commissary stores.
Sec. 322. Adjustment of sales prices of commissary store goods and 
              services to cover certain expenses.
Sec. 323. Use of surcharges for construction and improvement of 
              commissary stores.
Sec. 324. Inclusion of magazines and other periodicals as an authorized 
              commissary merchandise category.
Sec. 325. Use of most economical distribution method for distilled 
              spirits.
Sec. 326. Report on effects of availability of slot machines on United 
              States military installations overseas.

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

Sec. 331. Inclusion of additional information in reports to Congress 
              required before conversion of commercial or industrial 
              type functions to contractor performance.
Sec. 332. Limitation on use of funds for Navy Marine Corps intranet 
              contract.

                Subtitle E--Defense Dependents Education

Sec. 341. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 
              dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department 
              of Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 342. Eligibility for attendance at Department of Defense domestic 
              dependent elementary and secondary schools.

                 Subtitle F--Military Readiness Issues

Sec. 351. Additional capabilities of, and reporting requirements for, 
              the readiness reporting system.
Sec. 352. Reporting requirements regarding transfers from high-priority 
              readiness appropriations.
Sec. 353. Department of Defense strategic plan to reduce backlog in 
              maintenance and repair of defense facilities.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 361. Authority to ensure demilitarization of significant military 
              equipment formerly owned by the Department of Defense.
Sec. 362. Annual report on public sale of certain military equipment 
              identified on United States Munitions List.
Sec. 363. Registration of certain information technology systems with 
              chief information officer.
Sec. 364. Studies and reports required as precondition to certain 
              manpower reductions.
Sec. 365. National Guard assistance for certain youth and charitable 
              organizations.

              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.
Sec. 403. Adjustment to end strength flexibility authority.

                       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.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 421. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel.

                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

          Subtitle A--General Personnel Management Authorities

Sec. 501. Authority for Secretary of Defense to suspend certain 
              personnel strength limitations during war or national 
              emergency.
Sec. 502. Authority to issue posthumous commissions in the case of 
              members dying before official recommendation for 
              appointment or promotion is approved by secretary 
              concerned.
Sec. 503. Technical correction to retired grade rule for Army and Air 
              Force officers.

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Sec. 504. Extension to end of calendar year of expiration date for 
              certain force drawdown transition authorities.
Sec. 505. Clarification of requirements for composition of active-duty 
              list selection boards when reserve officers are under 
              consideration.
Sec. 506. Voluntary Separation Incentive.
Sec. 507. Congressional review period for assignment of women to duty 
              on submarines and for any proposed reconfiguration or 
              design of submarines to accommodate female crew members.

             Subtitle B--Reserve Component Personnel Policy

Sec. 511. Exemption from active-duty list for reserve officers on 
              active duty for a period of three years or less.
Sec. 512. Exemption of reserve component medical and dental officers 
              from counting in grade strengths.
Sec. 513. Continuation of officers on the reserve active status list 
              without requirement for application.
Sec. 514. Authority to retain reserve component chaplains and officers 
              in medical specialties until specified age.
Sec. 515. Authority for temporary increase in number of reserve 
              component personnel serving on active duty or full-time 
              National Guard duty in certain grades.
Sec. 516. Authority for provision of legal services to reserve 
              component members following release from active duty.
Sec. 517. Entitlement to separation pay for reserve officers released 
              from active duty upon declining selective continuation on 
              active duty after second failure of selection for 
              promotion.
Sec. 518. Extension of involuntary civil service retirement date for 
              certain reserve technicians.

                   Subtitle C--Education and Training

Sec. 521. College tuition assistance program for pursuit of degrees by 
              members of the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class 
              program.
Sec. 522. Review of allocation of Junior Reserve Officers Training 
              Corps units among the services.
Sec. 523. Authority for Naval Postgraduate School to enroll certain 
              defense industry civilians in specified programs relating 
              to defense product development.

           Subtitle D--Decorations, Awards, and Commendations

Sec. 531. Authority for award of the Medal of Honor to Andrew J. Smith 
              for valor during the Civil War.
Sec. 532. Authority for award of the Medal of Honor to Ed W. Freeman 
              for valor during the Vietnam Conflict.
Sec. 533. Consideration of proposals for posthumous or honorary 
              promotions or appointments of members or former members 
              of the Armed Forces and other qualified persons.
Sec. 534. Waiver of time limitations for award of Navy Distinguished 
              Flying Cross to certain persons.
Sec. 535. Addition of certain information to markers on graves 
              containing remains of certain unknowns from the U.S.S. 
              ARIZONA who died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 
              on December 7, 1941.
Sec. 536. Sense of Congress regarding final crew of U.S.S. 
              INDIANAPOLIS.
Sec. 537. Posthumous advancement of Rear Admiral (retired) Husband E. 
              Kimmel and Major General (retired) Walter C. Short on 
              retired lists.
Sec. 538. Commendation of citizens of Remy, France, for World War II 
              actions.

                  Subtitle E--Military Justice Matters

Sec. 541. Recognition by States of military testamentary instruments.
Sec. 542. Probable cause required for entry of names of subjects into 
              official criminal investigative reports.
Sec. 543. Collection and use of DNA identification information from 
              violent and sexual offenders in the Armed Forces.
Sec. 544. Limitation on Secretarial authority to grant clemency for 
              military prisoners serving sentence of confinement for 
              life without eligibility for parole.
Sec. 545. Authority for civilian special agents of military department 
              criminal investigative organizations to execute warrants 
              and make arrests.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 551. Funeral honors duty compensation.
Sec. 552. Test of ability of reserve component intelligence units and 
              personnel to meet current and emerging defense 
              intelligence needs.
Sec. 553. National Guard Challenge program.
Sec. 554. Study of use of civilian contractor pilots for operational 
              support missions.
Sec. 555. Pilot program to enhance military recruiting by improving 
              military awareness of school counselors and educators.
Sec. 556. Reimbursement for expenses incurred by members in connection 
              with cancellation of leave on short notice.

          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 602. Revised method for calculation of basic allowance for 
              subsistence.
Sec. 603. Family subsistence supplemental allowance for low-income 
              members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 604. Calculation of basic allowance for housing for inside the 
              United States.
Sec. 605. Equitable treatment of junior enlisted members in computation 
              of basic allowance for housing.
Sec. 606. Basic allowance for housing authorized for additional members 
              without dependents who are on sea duty.
Sec. 607. Personal money allowance for senior enlisted members of the 
              Armed Forces.
Sec. 608. Allowance for officers for purchase of required uniforms and 
              equipment.
Sec. 609. Increase in monthly subsistence allowance for members of 
              precommissioning programs.
Sec. 610. Additional amount available for fiscal year 2001 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. Consistency of authorities for special pay for reserve 
              medical and dental officers.
Sec. 615. Special pay for Coast Guard physician assistants.
Sec. 616. Special duty assignment pay for enlisted members.
Sec. 617. Revision of career sea pay.
Sec. 618. Revision of enlistment bonus authority.
Sec. 619. Authorization of retention bonus for members of the Armed 
              Forces qualified in a critical military skill.
Sec. 620. Elimination of required congressional notification before 
              implementation of certain special pay authority.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

Sec. 631. Advance payments for temporary lodging of members and 
              dependents.
Sec. 632. Additional transportation allowance regarding baggage and 
              household effects.
Sec. 633. Equitable dislocation allowances for junior enlisted members.
Sec. 634. Authority to reimburse military recruiters, Senior ROTC 
              cadre, and military entrance processing personnel for 
              certain parking expenses.
Sec. 635. Expansion of funded student travel for dependents.

          Subtitle D--Retirement and Survivor Benefit Matters

Sec. 641. Increase in maximum number of reserve retirement points that 
              may be credited in any year.
Sec. 642. Reserve component survivor benefit plan spousal consent 
              requirement.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 651. Participation in Thrift Savings Plan.

                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

Sec. 701. Two-year extension of authority for use of contract 
              physicians at military entrance processing stations and 
              elsewhere outside medical treatment facilities.
Sec. 702. Medical and dental care for medal of honor recipients.
Sec. 703. Provision of domiciliary and custodial care for CHAMPUS 
              beneficiaries and certain former CHAMPUS beneficiaries.
Sec. 704. Demonstration project for expanded access to mental health 
              counselors.
Sec. 705. Teleradiology demonstration project.

                      Subtitle B--TRICARE Program

Sec. 711. Additional beneficiaries under TRICARE Prime Remote program 
              in the continental United States.
Sec. 712. Elimination of copayments for immediate family.
Sec. 713. Modernization of TRICARE business practices and increase of 
              use of military treatment facilities.
Sec. 714. Claims processing improvements.
Sec. 715. Prohibition against requirement for prior authorization for 
              certain referrals; report on nonavailability-of-health-
              care statements.
Sec. 716. Authority to establish special locality-based reimbursement 
              rates; reports.
Sec. 717. Reimbursement for certain travel expenses.
Sec. 718. Reduction of catastrophic cap.
Sec. 719. Report on protections against health care providers seeking 
              direct reimbursement from members of the uniformed 
              services.

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Sec. 720. Disenrollment process for TRICARE retiree dental program.

 Subtitle C--Health Care Programs for Medicare-Eligible Department of 
                         Defense Beneficiaries

Sec. 721. Implementation of TRICARE senior pharmacy program.
Sec. 722. Study on health care options for medicare-eligible military 
              retirees.
Sec. 723. Extended coverage under Federal Employees Health Benefits 
              Program.
Sec. 724. Extension of TRICARE senior supplement program.
Sec. 725. Extension of TRICARE senior prime demonstration project.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 731. Training in health care management and administration.
Sec. 732. Study of accrual financing for health care for military 
              retirees.
Sec. 733. Tracking patient safety in military medical treatment 
              facilities.
Sec. 734. Pharmaceutical identification technology.
Sec. 735. Management of vaccine immunization program.
Sec. 736. Study on feasibility of sharing biomedical research facility.
Sec. 737. Chiropractic health care for members on active duty.
Sec. 738. VA-DOD sharing agreements for health services.

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

Sec. 801. Extension of authority for Department of Defense acquisition 
              pilot programs; reports required.
Sec. 802. Technical data rights for items developed exclusively at 
              private expense.
Sec. 803. Management of acquisition of mission-essential software for 
              major defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 804. Extension of waiver period for live-fire survivability 
              testing for MH-47E and MH-60K helicopter modification 
              programs.
Sec. 805. Three-year extension of authority of Defense Advanced 
              Research Projects Agency to carry out certain prototype 
              projects.
Sec. 806. Certification of major automated information systems as to 
              compliance with Clinger-Cohen Act.
Sec. 807. Limitations on procurement of certain items.
Sec. 808. Multiyear services contracts.
Sec. 809. Study on impact of foreign sourcing of systems on long-term 
              military readiness and related industrial infrastructure.
Sec. 810. Prohibition against use of Department of Defense funds to 
              give or withhold a preference to a marketer or vendor of 
              firearms or ammunition.
Sec. 811. Study and report on practice of contract bundling in military 
              construction contracts.

      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

Sec. 901. Change of title of certain positions in the Headquarters, 
              Marine Corps.
Sec. 902. Further reductions in defense acquisition and support 
              workforce.
Sec. 903. Clarification of scope of inspector general authorities under 
              military whistleblower law.
Sec. 904. Report on number of personnel assigned to legislative liaison 
              functions.
Sec. 905. Joint report on establishment of national collaborative 
              information analysis capability.
Sec. 906. Organization and management of Civil Air Patrol.
Sec. 907. Report on Network Centric Warfare.
Sec. 908. Defense Institute for Hemispheric Security Cooperation.
Sec. 909. Department of Defense regional centers for security studies.
Sec. 910. Change in name of Armed Forces Staff College to Joint Forces 
              Staff College.

                      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 2000.
Sec. 1004. Contingent repeal of certain provisions shifting certain 
              outlays from one fiscal year to another.
Sec. 1005. Limitation on funds for Bosnia and Kosovo peacekeeping 
              operations for fiscal year 2001.

                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

Sec. 1011. National Defense Features Program.

                  Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities

Sec. 1021. Report on Department of Defense expenditures to support 
              foreign counter-drug activities.
Sec. 1022. Report on tethered aerostat radar system.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 1031. Funds for administrative expenses under Defense Export Loan 
              Guarantee program.
Sec. 1032. Technical and clerical amendments.
Sec. 1033. Transfer of Vietnam era TA-4 aircraft to nonprofit 
              foundation.
Sec. 1034. Transfer of 19th century cannon to museum.
Sec. 1035. Expenditures for declassification activities.
Sec. 1036. Authority to provide loan guarantees to improve domestic 
              preparedness to combat cyberterrorism.
Sec. 1037. V-22 cockpit aircraft voice and flight data recorders.

           TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL

Sec. 1101. Employment and compensation provisions for employees of 
              temporary organizations established by law or executive 
              order.
Sec. 1102. Restructuring the restriction on degree training.
Sec. 1103. Continuation of tuition reimbursement and training for 
              certain acquisition personnel.
Sec. 1104. Extension of authority for civilian employees of the 
              Department of Defense to participate voluntarily in 
              reductions in force.
Sec. 1105. Expansion of defense civilian intelligence personnel system 
              positions.
Sec. 1106. Pilot program for reengineering the equal employment 
              opportunity complaint process.

              TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS

Sec. 1201. Support of United Nations-sponsored efforts to inspect and 
              monitor Iraqi weapons activities.
Sec. 1202. Annual report assessing effect of continued operations in 
              the Balkans region on readiness to execute the national 
              military strategy.
Sec. 1203. Situation in the Balkans.
Sec. 1204. Limitation on number of military personnel in Colombia.

  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 elimination of conventional 
              weapons.
Sec. 1304. Limitations on use of funds for fissile material storage 
              facility.
Sec. 1305. Limitation on use of funds until submission of multiyear 
              plan.
Sec. 1306. Russian nonstrategic nuclear arms.
Sec. 1307. Limitation on use of funds to support warhead dismantlement 
              processing.
Sec. 1308. Agreement on nuclear weapons storage sites.
Sec. 1309. Prohibition on use of funds for construction of fossil fuel 
              energy plants.
Sec. 1310. Audits of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs.
Sec. 1311. Limitation on use of funds for prevention of biological 
              weapons proliferation in Russia.

 TITLE XIV--COMMISSION TO ASSESS THE THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES FROM 
                   ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE (EMP) ATTACK

Sec. 1401. Establishment of commission.
Sec. 1402. Duties of commission.
Sec. 1403. Report.
Sec. 1404. Powers.
Sec. 1405. Commission procedures.
Sec. 1406. Personnel matters.
Sec. 1407. Miscellaneous administrative provisions.
Sec. 1408. Funding.
Sec. 1409. Termination of the commission.

       TITLE XV--PROVISIONS REGARDING VIEQUES ISLAND, PUERTO RICO

Sec. 1501. Conditions on disposal of Naval Ammunition Support 
              Detachment, Vieques Island.
Sec. 1502. Retention of eastern portion of Vieques Island.
Sec. 1503. Limitations on military use of Vieques Island.
Sec. 1504. Economic assistance for residents of Vieques Island.

            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.
Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
              1999 project.

                            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 at Marine Corps Combat Development Command, 
              Quantico, Virginia.

                         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. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.

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   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.

        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 1998 
              projects.
Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1997 
              projects.
Sec. 2704. Effective date.

                    TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

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

Sec. 2801. Revision of limitations on space by pay grade.
Sec. 2802. Leasing of military family housing, United States Southern 
              Command, Miami, Florida.
Sec. 2803. Extension of alternative authority for acquisition and 
              improvement of military housing.
Sec. 2804. Expansion of definition of armory to include readiness 
              centers.

        Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

Sec. 2811. Increase in threshold for notice and wait requirements for 
              real property transactions.
Sec. 2812. Enhancement of authority of military departments to lease 
              non-excess property.
Sec. 2813. Conveyance authority regarding utility systems of military 
              departments.

                      Subtitle C--Land Conveyances

                        Part I--Army Conveyances

Sec. 2831. Transfer of jurisdiction, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois.
Sec. 2832. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Galesburg, Illinois.
Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Winona, Minnesota.
Sec. 2834. Land conveyance, Fort Polk, Louisiana.
Sec. 2835. Land conveyance, Fort Pickett, Virginia.
Sec. 2836. Land conveyance, Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Sec. 2837. Land conveyance, Nike Site 43, Elrama, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 2838. Land exchange, Fort Hood, Texas.
Sec. 2839. Land conveyance, Charles Melvin Price Support Center, 
              Illinois.
Sec. 2840. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Local Training Center, 
              Chattanooga, Tennessee.

                       Part II--Navy Conveyances

Sec. 2851. Modification of authority for Oxnard Harbor District, Port 
              Hueneme, California, to use certain Navy property.
Sec. 2852. Modification of land conveyance, Marine Corps Air Station, 
              El Toro, California.
Sec. 2853. Transfer of jurisdiction, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, 
              California.
Sec. 2854. Lease of property, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, 
              California.
Sec. 2855. Lease of property, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida.
Sec. 2856. Land exchange, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, 
              California.
Sec. 2857. Land exchange, Naval Air Reserve Center, Columbus, Ohio.
Sec. 2858. Land conveyance, Naval Reserve Center, Tampa, Florida.

                    Part III--Air Force Conveyances

Sec. 2861. Land conveyance, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, Point Arena Air Force Station, California.
Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California.

                       Part IV--Other Conveyances

Sec. 2871. Conveyance of Army and Air Force Exchange Service property, 
              Farmers Branch, Texas.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 2881. Relation of easement authority to leased parkland, Marine 
              Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California.
Sec. 2882. Extension of demonstration project for purchase of fire, 
              security, police, public works, and utility services from 
              local government agencies.
Sec. 2883. Establishment of World War II memorial on Guam.
Sec. 2884. Naming of Army missile testing range at Kwajalein Atoll as 
              the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site at 
              Kwajalein Atoll.
Sec. 2885. Designation of building at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, in honor 
              of Andrew T. McNamara.
Sec. 2886. Designation of Balboa Naval Hospital, San Diego, California, 
              in honor of Bob Wilson, a former Member of the House of 
              Representatives.
Sec. 2887. Sense of Congress regarding importance of expansion of 
              National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California.

 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. National Nuclear Security Administration.
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental restoration and waste management.
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities.
Sec. 3104. Defense facilities closure projects.
Sec. 3105. Defense environmental management privatization.
Sec. 3106. Defense nuclear waste disposal.

                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. Availability of funds.
Sec. 3128. Transfers of defense environmental management funds.

   Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 3131. Funding for termination costs for tank waste remediation 
              system environmental project, Richland, Washington.
Sec. 3132. Enhanced cooperation between National Nuclear Security 
              Administration and Ballistic Missile Defense 
              Organization.
Sec. 3133. Required contents of future-years nuclear security program 
              to be submitted with fiscal year 2002 budget and 
              limitation on the obligation of certain funds pending 
              submission of that program.
Sec. 3134. Limitation on obligation of certain funds.

          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

Sec. 3201. Authorization.

                TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE

Sec. 3301. Authorized uses of stockpile funds.
Sec. 3302. Use of excess titanium sponge in the National Defense 
              Stockpile to manufacture Department of Defense equipment.

                  TITLE XXXIV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 3402. Extension of period for disposal of obsolete vessels in the 
              National Defense Reserve Fleet.
Sec. 3403. Authority to convey National Defense Reserve Fleet vessel, 
              GLACIER.

     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.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2001 for procurement for the Army as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $1,542,762,000.
       (2) For missiles, $1,367,681,000.
       (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 
     $2,167,938,000.
       (4) For ammunition, $1,199,323,000.
       (5) For other procurement, $4,095,270,000.

     SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.

       (a) Navy.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Navy as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $8,205,758,000.
       (2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, 
     $1,562,250,000.
       (3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $11,981,968,000.
       (4) For other procurement, $3,432,011,000.
       (b) Marine Corps.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the 
     Marine Corps in the amount of $1,254,735,000.
       (c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for 
     procurement of ammunition for the Navy and the Marine Corps 
     in the amount of $481,349,000.

     SEC. 103. AIR FORCE.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2001 for procurement for the Air Force as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $10,267,153,000.
       (2) For missiles, $3,046,715,000.
       (3) For ammunition, $638,808,000.
       (4) For other procurement, $7,869,903,000.

     SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Amount Authorized.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for Defense-wide 
     procurement in the amount of $2,309,074,000.
       (b) Amount for National Missile Defense.--Of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated in subsection (a), $74,500,000 
     shall be

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     available for the National Missile Defense program.

     SEC. 105. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2001 for procurement for the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense in the amount of $3,300,000.

     SEC. 106. CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2001 the amount of $877,100,000 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. 107. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAMS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2001 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 
     $290,006,000.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

     SEC. 111. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.

       (a) M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle.--(1) Beginning with the 
     fiscal year 2001 program year, the Secretary of the Army may, 
     in accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United States 
     Code, enter into one or more multiyear contracts for 
     procurement of M2A3 Bradley fighting vehicles.
       (2) The Secretary of the Army may execute a contract 
     authorized by paragraph (1) only after--
       (A) there is a successful completion of a M2A3 Bradley 
     initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E); and
       (B) the Secretary certifies in writing to the congressional 
     defense committees that the vehicle met all required test 
     parameters.
       (b) Utility Helicopters.--Beginning with the fiscal year 
     2002 program year, the Secretary of the Army may, in 
     accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United States 
     Code, enter into one or more multiyear contracts for 
     procurement of UH-60 Blackhawk utility helicopters and, 
     acting as executive agent for the Department of the Navy, CH-
     60 Knighthawk utility helicopters.

     SEC. 112. INCREASE IN LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF BUNKER DEFEAT 
                   MUNITIONS THAT MAY BE ACQUIRED.

       Section 116(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2862) is 
     amended by striking ``6,000'' and inserting ``8,500''.

     SEC. 113. ARMAMENT RETOOLING AND MANUFACTURING SUPPORT 
                   INITIATIVE.

       (a) Expansion of Authority.--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--
       (1) in section 193--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``2001'' and inserting 
     ``2002''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Inclusion of Manufacturing Arsenals.--For purposes of 
     this Act, a manufacturing arsenal of the Department of the 
     Army shall be treated as a Government-owned, contractor-
     operated manufacturing facility of the Department of the 
     Army.''; and
       (2) in section 194--
       (A) by striking subsection (a)(1) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) to use the facility for any period of time that the 
     Secretary determines is appropriate for the accomplishment 
     of, and consistent with, the needs of the Department of the 
     Army and the purposes of the ARMS Initiative; and''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Authority to Accept Non-Monetary Consideration for 
     Use of Facilities.--The Secretary may accept non-monetary 
     consideration in lieu of rental payments for use of a 
     facility under a contract entered into under this section.''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than July 1, 2001, the Secretary of 
     the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report on the progress of the implementation of the ARMS 
     Initiative at manufacturing arsenals of the Department of the 
     Army under the Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support 
     Act of 1992 (as amended by subsection (a)). The report shall 
     contain a comprehensive review of contracting at the 
     manufacturing arsenals of the Department of the Army and such 
     recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

     SEC. 121. SUBMARINE FORCE STRUCTURE.

       (a) Limitation on Retirement of Submarines.--The Secretary 
     of Defense may not retire from the active force structure of 
     the Navy any Los Angeles class nuclear-powered attack 
     submarine (SSN) which has less than 30 years of active 
     service.
       (b) Report.--Not later than April 15, 2001, the President 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the required force 
     structure for nuclear-powered submarines, including attack 
     submarines (SSNs), ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), and 
     cruise missile submarines (SSGNs), to support the national 
     military strategy through 2020. The report shall include a 
     detailed discussion of the acquisition strategy and fleet 
     maintenance requirements to achieve and maintain that force 
     structure through--
       (1) the procurement of new construction submarines;
       (2) the refueling of Los Angeles class attack submarines 
     (SSNs) to achieve the maximum amount of operational useful 
     service; and
       (3) the conversion of Ohio class submarines that are no 
     longer required for the strategic deterrence mission from 
     their current ballistic missile (SSBN) configuration to a 
     cruise-missile (SSGN) configuration.

     SEC. 122. VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAM.

       (a) Contract Authority.--The Secretary of the Navy is 
     authorized to enter into a contract or contracts for the 
     procurement of five Virginia class submarines during fiscal 
     years 2003 through 2006. Any such contract shall provide that 
     any obligation of the United States to make payments under 
     the contract is subject to the availability of funds provided 
     in advance in appropriations Acts. The submarines authorized 
     to be procured under this subsection are in addition to the 
     submarines authorized under section 121(b) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 
     105-85; 111 Stat. 1648).
       (b) Shipbuilder Teaming.--Paragraphs (2)(A), (3), and (4) 
     of section 121(b) of National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1648) apply to 
     the procurement of submarines under this section.
       (c) Limitation of Liability.--If a contract entered into 
     under this section is terminated, the United States shall not 
     be liable for termination costs in excess of the total amount 
     appropriated for the Virginia class submarine program.

     SEC. 123. RETENTION OF CONFIGURATION OF CERTAIN NAVAL RESERVE 
                   FRIGATES.

       For each FFG-7 class frigate produced in Flight I or Flight 
     II of that class that is commissioned in active service, the 
     Secretary of the Navy shall, for so long as the vessel 
     remains commissioned in active service--
       (1) provide for the vessel to be configured and equipped 
     with the complete organic weapons system capability for that 
     vessel, as specified in the Navy's Operational Requirements 
     Document; and
       (2) retain those operational assets that are integral to 
     the FFG-7 weapons system in their current (as of the 
     enactment of this Act) locations in order to avoid disruption 
     of established training and operational cycles.

     SEC. 124. EXTENSION OF MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR 
                   ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS DESTROYERS.

       (a) Authority for Additional Multiyear Procurement.--
     Section 122(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2446), as 
     amended by section 122(a) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 
     113 Stat. 534), is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``18 Arleigh Burke 
     class destroyers'' and all that follows through ``2003'' and 
     inserting ``Arleigh Burke class destroyers''; and
       (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following new 
     sentence: ``Vessels authorized under this subsection shall be 
     acquired at a procurement rate of three ships per year in 
     each of fiscal years 1998 through 2001 and up to three ships 
     per year in each of fiscal years 2002 through 2005.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The heading for such subsection is 
     amended by striking ``of 18 Vessels''.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

     SEC. 131. ANNUAL REPORT ON OPERATIONAL STATUS OF B-2 BOMBER.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 136 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2282. B-2 bomber: annual report on operational status

       ``Not later than March 1 of each year, 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 the operational status of the 
     B-2 bomber. Each such report shall include the following:
       ``(1) An assessment as to whether the B-2 aircraft has a 
     high probability of being able to perform its intended 
     missions.
       ``(2) Identification of all planned or ongoing development 
     of technologies to enhance B-2 aircraft capabilities for 
     which funds are programmed in the future years defense 
     program and an assessment as to whether those technologies--
       ``(A) are consistent with the Air Force bomber roadmap in 
     effect at the time of the report;
       ``(B) are consistent with the recommendations of the report 
     of the Long-Range Air Power panel established by section 8131 
     of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public 
     Law 105-56); and
       ``(C) will be sufficient to assure that the B-2 aircraft 
     will have a high probability of being able to perform its 
     intended missions in the future.
       ``(3) Definition of any additional technology development 
     required to assure that the B-2 aircraft will retain a high 
     probability of being able to perform its intended missions 
     and an estimate of the funding required to develop those 
     additional technologies.
       ``(4) An assessment as to whether the technologies 
     identified pursuant to paragraph (2) are adequately funded in 
     the budget request for the next fiscal year and whether funds 
     have been identified throughout the future years defense 
     program to continue those technology developments at an 
     adequate level.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2282. B-2 bomber: annual report on operational status.''.
       (b) Repeal of Superseded Reporting Requirement.--Section 
     112 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189) is repealed.

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                       Subtitle E--Joint Programs

     SEC. 141. STUDY OF PRODUCTION ALTERNATIVES FOR THE JOINT 
                   STRIKE FIGHTER PROGRAM.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report providing the results of a 
     study of production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter 
     aircraft program and the effects on the tactical fighter 
     aircraft industrial base of each alternative considered.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report under subsection 
     (a) shall include the following:
       (1) Examination of alternative production strategies for 
     the program, including--
       (A) production of all aircraft under the program at one 
     location;
       (B) production at dual locations; and
       (C) production at multiple locations using facilities of 
     the existing bomber and fighter aircraft production base.
       (2) Identification of each major Government or industry 
     facility that is a potential location for production of such 
     aircraft.
       (3) Identification of the anticipated costs of production 
     of that aircraft at each facility identified pursuant to 
     paragraph (2) under each of the alternative production 
     strategies examined pursuant to paragraph (1), based upon a 
     reasonable profile for the annual procurement of that 
     aircraft once it enters production.
       (4) A comparison, for each such production strategy, of the 
     anticipated costs of carrying out production of that aircraft 
     at each such location with the costs of carrying out such 
     production at each of the other such locations.
       (c) Cost Comparison.--In identifying costs under subsection 
     (b)(3) and carrying out the cost comparisons required by 
     subsection (b)(4), the Secretary shall include consideration 
     of each of the following factors:
       (1) State tax credits.
       (2) State and local incentives.
       (3) Skilled resident workforce.
       (4) Supplier and technical support bases.
       (5) Available stealth production facilities.
       (6) Environmental standards.

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

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2001 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation as follows:
       (1) For the Army, $5,500,246,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $8,834,477,000.
       (3) For the Air Force, $13,677,108,000.
       (4) For Defense-wide activities, $11,297,323,000, of which 
     $219,560,000 is authorized for Operational Test and 
     Evaluation, Defense.

     SEC. 202. AMOUNT FOR BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH.

       (a) Fiscal Year 2001.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201, $4,435,354,000 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. HIGH ENERGY LASER PROGRAMS.

       (a) Funding for Fiscal Year 2001.--(1) Of the amount 
     authorized to be appropriated by section 201(4), $30,000,000 
     is authorized for high energy laser development.
       (2) Funds available under this section are available to 
     supplement the high energy laser programs of the military 
     departments and Defense Agencies, as determined by the 
     official designated under subsection (b).
       (b) Designation of Official for High Energy Laser 
     Programs.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall designate a 
     senior civilian official in the Office of the Secretary of 
     Defense (in this section referred to as the ``designated 
     official'') to carry out responsibilities for the programs 
     for which funds are provided under this section. The 
     designated official shall report directly to the Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 
     Logistics for matters concerning the responsibilities 
     specified in paragraph (2).
       (2) The primary responsibilities of the designated official 
     shall include the following:
       (A) Establishment of priorities for the high energy laser 
     programs of the military departments and the Defense 
     Agencies.
       (B) Coordination of high energy laser programs among the 
     military departments and the Defense Agencies.
       (C) Identification of promising high energy laser 
     technologies for which funding should be a high priority for 
     the Department of Defense and establishment of priority for 
     funding among those technologies.
       (D) Preparation, in coordination with the Secretaries of 
     the military departments and the Directors of the Defense 
     Agencies, of a detailed technology plan to develop and mature 
     high energy laser technologies.
       (E) Planning and programming appropriate to rapid evolution 
     of high energy laser technology.
       (F) Ensuring that high energy laser programs of each 
     military department and the Defense Agencies are initiated 
     and managed effectively and are complementary with programs 
     managed by the other military departments and Defense 
     Agencies and by the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
       (G) Ensuring that the high energy laser programs of the 
     military department and the Defense Agencies comply with the 
     requirements specified in subsection (c).
       (c) Coordination and Funding Balance.--In carrying out the 
     responsibilities specified in subsection (b)(2), the 
     designated official shall ensure that--
       (1) high energy laser programs of each military department 
     and of the Defense Agencies are consistent with the 
     priorities identified in the designated official's planning 
     and programming activities;
       (2) funding provided by the Office of the Secretary of 
     Defense for high energy laser research and development 
     complements high energy laser programs for which funds are 
     provided by the military departments and the Defense 
     Agencies;
       (3) beginning with fiscal year 2002, funding from the 
     Office of the Secretary of Defense in applied research and 
     advanced technology development program elements is not 
     applied to technology efforts in support of high energy laser 
     programs that are not funded by a military department or the 
     Defense Agencies; and
       (4) funding from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to 
     complement an applied research or advanced technology 
     development high energy laser program for which funds are 
     provided by one of the military departments or the Defense 
     Agencies do not exceed the amount provided by the military 
     department or the Defense Agencies for that program.
       (d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Department of Defense should establish funding for 
     high energy laser programs within the science and technology 
     programs of each of the military departments and the 
     Ballistic Missile Defense Organization; and
       (2) the Secretary of Defense should establish a goal that 
     basic, applied, and advanced research in high energy laser 
     technology should constitute at least 4.5 percent of the 
     total science and technology budget of the Department of 
     Defense by fiscal year 2004.
       (e) Interagency Memorandum of Agreement.--(1) The Secretary 
     of Defense and the Administrator for Nuclear Security of the 
     Department of Energy shall enter into a memorandum of 
     agreement to conduct joint research and development on 
     military applications of high energy lasers.
       (2) The projects pursued under the memorandum of 
     agreement--
       (A) shall be of mutual benefit to the national security 
     programs of the Department of Defense and the National 
     Nuclear Security Administration of the Department of Energy;
       (B) shall be prioritized jointly by officials designated to 
     do so by the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator; and
       (C) shall be consistent with the technology plan prepared 
     pursuant to subsection (b)(2) and the requirements identified 
     in subsection (c).
       (3) Costs of each project pursued under the memorandum of 
     agreement shall be shared equally by the Department of 
     Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration.
       (4) The memorandum of agreement shall provide for 
     appropriate peer review of projects pursued under the 
     memorandum of agreement.
       (f) Technology Plan.--The designated official shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees by February 15 of 
     each fiscal year the technology plan prepared pursuant to 
     subsection (b)(2). The report shall be submitted in 
     unclassified and, if necessary, classified form.
       (g) Annual Report.--Not later than February 15 of 2001, 
     2002, and 2003, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on high energy 
     laser programs of the Department of Defense. Each report 
     shall include an assessment of the following:
       (1) The adequacy of the management structure of the 
     Department of Defense for high energy laser programs.
       (2) The funding available for high energy laser programs.
       (3) The technical progress achieved for high energy laser 
     programs.
       (4) The extent to which goals and objectives of the high 
     energy laser technology plan have been met.
       (h) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``high energy laser'' means a laser that has average power in 
     excess of one kilowatt and that has potential weapons 
     applications.

     SEC. 212. MANAGEMENT OF SPACE-BASED INFRARED SYSTEM--LOW.

       The Secretary of Defense shall direct that the Director of 
     the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization shall have 
     authority for program management for the ballistic missile 
     defense program known on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act as the Space-Based Infrared System--Low.

     SEC. 213. JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER.

       The Joint Strike Fighter program may not be approved for 
     entry into the Engineering and Manufacturing Development 
     (EMD) stage of the acquisition process until the Secretary of 
     Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees 
     that the technological maturity of key technologies for the 
     program is sufficient to warrant entry of the program into 
     the Engineering and Manufacturing Development stage.

                 Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense

     SEC. 231. FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.

       Of the funds authorized to be appropriated in section 
     201(4), $2,066,200,000 shall be available for the National 
     Missile Defense program.

     SEC. 232. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING COMMITMENT TO 
                   DEPLOYMENT OF NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--Congress reaffirms the policy of 
     the United States declared in the National Missile Defense 
     Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-38, signed into law by the 
     President on July 22, 1999).
       (b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) An effective National Missile Defense system is 
     technologically feasible.
       (2) Hostile ``rogue'' nations are capable of posing missile 
     threats the United States which

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     justify deployment of a National Missile Defense system.
       (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the action of the President in signing the National Missile 
     Defense Act of 1999 entails a commitment by the President to 
     execute the policy declared in that Act.

     SEC. 233. REPORTS ON BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT POSED BY NORTH 
                   KOREA.

       (a) Report On Ballistic Missile Threat.--Not later than two 
     weeks after the next flight test by North Korea of a long-
     range ballistic missile, or 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, whichever is sooner, the President 
     shall submit to Congress, in classified and unclassified 
     form, a report on the North Korean ballistic missile threat 
     to the United States. The report shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the current North Korean missile 
     threat to the 50 States.
       (2) An assessment of whether the United States is capable 
     of defeating the North Korean long-range missile threat to 
     the United States as of the date of the report.
       (3) An assessment of when the United States will be capable 
     of defeating the North Korean missile threat to the United 
     States.
       (4) An assessment of the potential for proliferation of 
     North Korean missile technologies to other states and whether 
     such proliferation will accelerate the development of 
     additional long-range ballistic missile threats to the United 
     States.
       (b) Report on Reducing Vulnerability.--Not later than two 
     weeks after the next flight test by North Korea of a long-
     range ballistic missile, the President shall submit to 
     Congress a report providing the following:
       (1) Any additional steps the President intends to take to 
     reduce the period of time during which the Nation is 
     vulnerable to the North Korean long-range ballistic missile 
     threat.
       (2) The technical and programmatic viability of testing any 
     other missile defense systems against targets with flight 
     characteristics similar to the North Korean long-range 
     missile threat, and plans to do so if such tests are 
     considered to be a viable alternative.

     SEC. 234. PLAN TO MODIFY BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 
                   ARCHITECTURE TO COVER INTERMEDIATE-RANGE 
                   BALLISTIC MISSILE THREATS.

       (a) Plan.--The Director of the Ballistic Missile Defense 
     Organization shall develop a plan to adapt ballistic missile 
     defense systems and architectures to counter potential 
     threats to the United States, United States forces deployed 
     outside the United States, and other United States national 
     security interests that are posed by ballistic missiles with 
     ranges of 1,500 to 2,500 miles.
       (b) Use of Space-Based Sensors Included.--The plan shall 
     include--
       (1) potential use of space-based sensors, including the 
     SBIRS Low and SBIRS High systems, Navy theater missile 
     defense assets, upgrades of land-based theater missile 
     defenses, the airborne laser, and other assets available in 
     the European theater; and
       (2) a schedule for ground and flight testing against the 
     identified threats.
       (c) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall assess the plan 
     and, not later than February 15, 2001, shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the results of 
     the assessment.

     SEC. 235. DESIGNATION OF AIRBORNE LASER PROGRAM AS A PROGRAM 
                   ELEMENT OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM.

       Section 223(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(13) Airborne Laser program.''.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 241. RECOGNITION OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS INSTRUMENTAL TO 
                   NAVAL RESEARCH EFFORTS DURING THE PERIOD FROM 
                   BEFORE WORLD WAR II THROUGH THE END OF THE COLD 
                   WAR.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The contributions of the Nation's scientific community 
     and of science research to the victory of the United States 
     and its allies in World War II resulted in the understanding 
     that science and technology are of critical importance to the 
     future security of the Nation.
       (2) Academic institutions and oceanographers provided vital 
     support to the Navy and the Marine Corps during World War II.
       (3) Congress created the Office of Naval Research in the 
     Department of the Navy in 1946 to ensure the availability of 
     resources for research in oceanography and other fields 
     related to the missions of the Navy and Marine Corps.
       (4) The Office of Naval Research of the Department of the 
     Navy, in addition to its support of naval research within the 
     Federal Government, has also supported the conduct of 
     oceanographic and scientific research through partnerships 
     with educational and scientific institutions throughout the 
     Nation.
       (5) These partnerships have long been recognized as among 
     the most innovative and productive research partnerships ever 
     established by the Federal Government and have resulted in a 
     vast improvement in understanding of basic ocean processes 
     and the development of new technologies critical to the 
     security and defense of the Nation.
       (b) Congressional Recognition and Appreciation.--Congress--
       (1) applauds the commitment and dedication of the officers, 
     scientists, researchers, students, and administrators who 
     were instrumental to the program of partnerships for 
     oceanographic and scientific research between the Federal 
     Government and academic institutions, including those 
     individuals who helped forge that program before World War 
     II, implement it during World War II, and improve it 
     throughout the Cold War;
       (2) recognizes that the Nation, in ultimately prevailing in 
     the Cold War, relied to a significant extent on research 
     supported by, and technologies developed through, those 
     partnerships and, in particular, on the superior 
     understanding of the ocean environment generated through that 
     research;
       (3) supports efforts by the Secretary of the Navy and the 
     Chief of Naval Research to honor those individuals, who 
     contributed so greatly and unselfishly to the naval mission 
     and the national defense, through those partnerships during 
     the period beginning before World War II and continuing 
     through the end of the Cold War; and
       (4) expresses appreciation for the ongoing efforts of the 
     Office of Naval Research to support oceanographic and 
     scientific research and the development of researchers in 
     those fields, to ensure that such partnerships will continue 
     to make important contributions to the defense and the 
     general welfare of the Nation.

                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

              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, $19,492,617,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $23,321,809,000.
       (3) For the Marine Corps, $2,851,678,000.
       (4) For the Air Force, $22,351,164,000.
       (5) For Defense-wide activities, $11,673,852,000.
       (6) For the Army Reserve, $1,565,918,000.
       (7) For the Naval Reserve, $967,646,000.
       (8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $150,469,000.
       (9) For the Air Force Reserve, $1,890,859,000.
       (10) For the Army National Guard, $3,236,835,000.
       (11) For the Air National Guard, $3,461,875,000.
       (12) For the Defense Inspector General, $144,245,000.
       (13) For the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 
     Forces, $8,574,000.
       (14) For Environmental Restoration, Army, $389,932,000.
       (15) For Environmental Restoration, Navy, $294,038,000.
       (16) For Environmental Restoration, Air Force, 
     $376,300,000.
       (17) For Environmental Restoration, Defense-wide, 
     $23,412,000.
       (18) For Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense 
     Sites, $186,499,000.
       (19) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid 
     programs, $55,800,000.
       (20) For Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities, 
     Defense-wide, $841,500,000.
       (21) For the Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, and 
     Environmental Restoration Trust Fund, $25,000,000.
       (22) For Defense Health Program, $11,571,523,000.
       (23) For Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, 
     $433,400,000.
       (24) For Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, 
     $4,100,577,000.

     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, $916,276,000.
       (2) For the National Defense Sealift Fund, $737,109,000.

     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 $69,832,000 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.

                  Subtitle B--Environmental Provisions

     SEC. 311. PAYMENT OF FINES AND PENALTIES IMPOSED FOR 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS.

       (a) Army Violations.--Using amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 301(1) for operation and maintenance 
     for the Army, the

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     Secretary of the Army may pay the following amounts in 
     connection with environmental violations at the following 
     locations:
       (1) $993,000 for Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 
     Washington, D.C., in satisfaction of a fine imposed by Region 
     3 of the Environmental Protection Agency for a supplemental 
     environmental project.
       (2) $377,250 for Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in satisfaction 
     of a fine imposed by Region 4 of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency for a supplemental environmental project.
       (3) $20,701 for Fort Gordon, Georgia, in satisfaction of a 
     fine imposed by the State of Georgia for a supplemental 
     environmental project.
       (4) $78,500 for Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado, in 
     satisfaction of a fine imposed by the State of Colorado for 
     supplemental environmental projects.
       (5) $20,000 for Deseret Chemical Depot, Utah, in 
     satisfaction of a fine imposed by the State of Utah for a 
     supplemental environmental project.
       (b) Navy Violations.--Using amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 301(2) for operation and maintenance 
     for the Navy, the Secretary of the Navy may pay not more than 
     the following amounts in connection with environmental 
     violations at the following military installations:
       (1) $108,800 for Allegany Ballistics Laboratory, West 
     Virginia, in satisfaction of a penalty imposed by the West 
     Virginia Division of Environmental Protection.
       (2) $5,000 for Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas, in 
     satisfaction of a penalty imposed by Region 6 of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency.
       (c) Reduction in Payment Amounts.--An amount specified in 
     subsection (a) or (b) as the authorized payment for an 
     environmental violation shall be reduced to reflect any 
     amounts previously paid by the Secretary concerned in 
     connection with that violation.

     SEC. 312. NECESSITY OF MILITARY LOW-LEVEL FLIGHT TRAINING TO 
                   PROTECT NATIONAL SECURITY AND ENHANCE MILITARY 
                   READINESS.

       (a) Necessity of Current Training Routes and Areas.--The 
     environmental impact statements completed as of the date of 
     the enactment of this Act for each special use airspace 
     designated by a military department for the performance of 
     low-level training flights, including each military training 
     route, slow speed route, military operations area, restricted 
     area, or low altitude tactical navigation area, are deemed to 
     satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy 
     Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and regulations 
     implementing such law.
       (b) Protecting Future Flexibility of Network.--On and after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, a proposal by a 
     military department to establish or to expand or otherwise 
     modify a special use airspace for low-level training flights 
     shall be considered separately to determine whether the 
     proposal is a major Federal action significantly affecting 
     the quality of the human environment for purposes of the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

     SEC. 313. USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION ACCOUNTS TO 
                   RELOCATE ACTIVITIES FROM DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   RESTORATION SITES

       Subsection (b) of section 2703 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Obligation of Authorized Amounts.--(1) Funds 
     authorized for deposit in an account under subsection (a) may 
     be obligated or expended from the account only--
       ``(A) to carry out the environmental restoration functions 
     of the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the 
     military departments under this chapter and under any other 
     provision of law; and
       ``(B) to relocate activities from defense sites, including 
     sites formerly used by the Department of Defense that are 
     released from Federal Government control, at which the 
     Secretary is responsible for environmental restoration 
     functions.
       ``(2) The authority provided by paragraph (1)(B) expires 
     September 30, 2003. Not more than five percent of the funds 
     deposited in an account under subsection (a) for a fiscal 
     year may be used for activities under paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(3) If relocation assistance under paragraph (1)(B) is to 
     be provided with respect to a site formerly used by the 
     Department of Defense, but now released from Federal 
     Government control, the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary 
     of the military department concerned may use only fund 
     transfer mechanisms otherwise available to the Secretary. The 
     Secretary may not provide assistance under such paragraph for 
     permanent relocation from the affected site unless the 
     Secretary determines that permanent relocation is the most 
     cost effective method of dealing with the activities located 
     at the affected site and notifies the Congress of the 
     determination before providing the assistance.
       ``(4) Funds authorized for deposit in an account under 
     subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.''.

  Subtitle C--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities

     SEC. 321. USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS TO COVER OPERATING 
                   EXPENSES OF COMMISSARY STORES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Section 2484 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2484. Commissary stores: use of appropriated funds to 
       cover operating expenses

       ``(a) Operation of Agency and System.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in this title, the operation of the Defense 
     Commissary Agency and the defense commissary system may be 
     funded using such amounts as are appropriated for such 
     purpose.
       ``(b) Operating Expenses of Commissary Stores.--
     Appropriated funds may be used to cover the expenses of 
     operating commissary stores and central product processing 
     facilities of the defense commissary system. For purposes of 
     this subsection, operating expenses include the following:
       ``(1) Salaries of employees of the United States, host 
     nations, and contractors supporting commissary store 
     operations.
       ``(2) Utilities.
       ``(3) Communications.
       ``(4) Operating supplies and services.
       ``(5) Second destination transportation costs within or 
     outside the United States.
       ``(6) Any cost associated with above-store level management 
     or other indirect support of a commissary store or a central 
     product processing facility, including equipment maintenance 
     and information technology costs.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 147 
     of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 2484 and inserting the following new item:

``2484. Commissary stores: use of appropriated funds to cover operating 
              expenses.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2001.

     SEC. 322. ADJUSTMENT OF SALES PRICES OF COMMISSARY STORE 
                   GOODS AND SERVICES TO COVER CERTAIN EXPENSES.

       (a) Adjustment Required.--Section 2486 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``section 2484(b) or'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (d) or section''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``sections 2484 and'' and 
     inserting ``section''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The sales price of merchandise and services sold in, 
     at, or by commissary stores shall be adjusted to cover the 
     following:
       ``(A) The cost of first destination commercial 
     transportation of the merchandise in the United States to the 
     place of sale.
       ``(B) The actual or estimated cost of shrinkage, spoilage, 
     and pilferage of merchandise under the control of commissary 
     stores.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2001.

     SEC. 323. USE OF SURCHARGES FOR CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT 
                   OF COMMISSARY STORES.

       (a) Expansion of Authorized Uses.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 2685 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(b) Use for Construction, Repair, Improvement, and 
     Maintenance.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may use the 
     proceeds from the adjustments or surcharges authorized by 
     subsection (a) only--
       ``(A) to acquire (including acquisition by lease), 
     construct, convert, expand, improve, repair, maintain, and 
     equip the physical infrastructure of commissary stores and 
     central product processing facilities of the defense 
     commissary system; and
       ``(B) to cover environmental evaluation and construction 
     costs, including surveys, administration, overhead, planning, 
     and design, related to activities described in paragraph (1).
       ``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `physical infrastructure' 
     includes real property, utilities, and equipment (installed 
     and free standing and including computer equipment), 
     necessary to provide a complete and usable commissary store 
     or central product processing facility.''.
       (b) Authority of Secretary of Defense.--Such section is 
     further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Secretary of a 
     military department, under regulations established by him and 
     approved by the Secretary of Defense,'' and inserting 
     ``Secretary of Defense'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``Secretary of a military department, with 
     the approval of the Secretary of Defense and'' and inserting 
     ``Secretary of Defense, with the approval of''; and
       (B) by striking ``Secretary of the military department 
     determines'' and inserting ``Secretary determines''; and
       (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``Secretary of a 
     military department'' and inserting ``Secretary of Defense''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2001.

     SEC. 324. INCLUSION OF MAGAZINES AND OTHER PERIODICALS AS AN 
                   AUTHORIZED COMMISSARY MERCHANDISE CATEGORY.

       (a) Additional Authorized Category.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 2486 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(11) Magazines and other periodicals.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (f) of such section 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(1)'' before ``Notwithstanding'';
       (2) by striking ``items in the merchandise categories 
     specified in paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``tobacco 
     products''; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (2).

     SEC. 325. USE OF MOST ECONOMICAL DISTRIBUTION METHOD FOR 
                   DISTILLED SPIRITS.

       Section 2488(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).

     SEC. 326. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF AVAILABILITY OF SLOT MACHINES 
                   ON UNITED STATES MILITARY INSTALLATIONS 
                   OVERSEAS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 31, 2001, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to

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     Congress a report evaluating the effect that the ready 
     availability of slot machines as a morale, welfare, and 
     recreation activity on United States military installations 
     outside of the United States has on members of the Armed 
     Forces, their dependents, and other persons who use such slot 
     machines, the morale of military communities overseas, and 
     the personal financial stability of members of the Armed 
     Forces.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The Secretary shall include in 
     the report--
       (1) an estimate of the number of persons who used such slot 
     machines during the preceding two years and, of such persons, 
     the percentage who were enlisted members (shown both in the 
     aggregate and by pay grade), officers (shown both in the 
     aggregate and by pay grade), Department of Defense civilians, 
     other United States persons, and foreign nationals;
       (2) to the extent feasible, information with respect to 
     military personnel referred to in paragraph (1) showing the 
     number (as a percentage and by pay grade) who have--
       (A) sought financial services counseling at least partially 
     due to the use of such slot machines;
       (B) qualified for Government financial assistance at least 
     partially due to the use of such slot machines; or
       (C) had a personal check returned for insufficient funds or 
     received any other nonpayment notification from a creditor at 
     least partially due to the use of such slot machines; and
       (3) to the extent feasible, information with respect to the 
     average amount expended by each category of persons referred 
     to in paragraph (1) in using such slot machines per visit, to 
     be shown by pay grade in the case of military personnel.

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

     SEC. 331. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN REPORTS TO 
                   CONGRESS REQUIRED BEFORE CONVERSION OF 
                   COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL TYPE FUNCTIONS TO 
                   CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE.

       (a) Information Required Before Commencement of Conversion 
     Analysis.--Subsection (b)(1)(D) of section 2461 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period 
     the following: ``, and a certification that funds are 
     specifically budgeted to pay for the cost of the analysis''.
       (b) Information Required in Notification of Decision.--
     Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), and 
     (E) as subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (F), and (G), 
     respectively;
       (2) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so 
     redesignated, the following new subparagraph:
       ``(A) The date when the analysis of that commercial or 
     industrial type function for possible change to performance 
     by the private sector was commenced.''; and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D), as so 
     redesignated, the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) The number of Department of Defense civilian 
     employees who were performing the function when the analysis 
     was commenced and the number of such employees whose 
     employment was terminated or otherwise adversely affected in 
     implementing the most efficient organization of the function 
     or whose employment will be terminated or otherwise adversely 
     affected by the change to performance of the function by the 
     private sector.''.

     SEC. 332. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR NAVY MARINE CORPS 
                   INTRANET CONTRACT.

       (a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for the Department of the 
     Navy may be obligated or expended to carry out a Navy Marine 
     Corps Intranet contract until the date that is 60 days after 
     the date that the Secretary submits to Congress the following 
     information:
       (1) Outcome-oriented performance measures regarding such 
     contract.
       (2) A description of the alternatives considered to such 
     contract, and the factors relied on in determining not to 
     pursue such alternatives.
       (3) A description of the baseline of current costs to the 
     Department of the Navy for performing information technology 
     services that would be carried out under such contract and 
     current mission capability regarding such services.
       (4) An analysis of how civilian and military personnel who 
     currently perform information technology functions would be 
     impacted by such contract, including a description of--
       (A) the number such personnel currently performing such 
     functions at the Echelon I level;
       (B) the number of such personnel who would no longer 
     perform such functions as a result of the Navy Marine Corps 
     Intranet contract, and what functions such personnel would 
     perform after the implementation of such contract; and
       (C) whether a reduction in force would be necessary as a 
     result of such contract.
       (5) A complete funding profile with respect to such 
     contract, including a description of--
       (A) the amount of funds obligated or expended in fiscal 
     years 1999 and 2000 for information technology at the Echelon 
     I level, and from what accounts such funds were obligated or 
     expended; and
       (B) the accounts from which funds would be used for the 
     purpose of carrying out a Navy Marine Corps Intranet contract 
     in fiscal year 2001 and throughout the period of the future-
     years defense plan of the Department of Defense.
       (6) A risk assessment which--
       (A) describes the probability of achieving cost, schedule, 
     and performance goals with respect to such contract;
       (B) categorizes all identified risks in terms of the 
     likelihood of occurrence and potential impact of such risks; 
     and
       (C) establishes a plan for mitigation of each risk that is 
     identified as of high importance.
       (7) A certification that, beginning in fiscal year 2002, 
     the Department of the Navy will comply with the requirements 
     in OMB Circular A-11.
       (b) GAO Report.--In any case in which the Secretary of the 
     Navy submits to Congress the information described in 
     subsection (a), not later than 60 days after the date that 
     the Secretary submits such information the Comptroller 
     General shall review and submit a report on the information 
     to the congressional defense committees.
       (c)  Navy Marine Corps Intranet Contract Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``Navy Marine Corps Intranet contract'' 
     means a long-term arrangement with the commercial sector that 
     transfers the responsibility and risk for providing and 
     managing the vast majority of desktop, server, 
     infrastructure, and communication assets and services of the 
     Department of the Navy.

                Subtitle E--Defense Dependents Education

     SEC. 341. ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT 
                   BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Continuation of Department of Defense Program for 
     Fiscal Year 2001.--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, 2001, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall notify each local educational 
     agency that is eligible for educational agencies assistance 
     for fiscal year 2001 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)).

     SEC. 342. ELIGIBILITY FOR ATTENDANCE AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   DOMESTIC DEPENDENT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                   SCHOOLS.

       Section 2164(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and Other 
     Persons'' after ``Employees''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) The Secretary may authorize the dependent of an 
     American Red Cross employee described in subparagraph (B) to 
     enroll in an education program provided by the Secretary 
     pursuant to subsection (a) if the American Red Cross agrees 
     to reimburse the Secretary for the educational services so 
     provided.
       ``(B) An employee referred to in subparagraph (A) is an 
     American Red Cross employee who--
       ``(i) resides in Puerto Rico; and
       ``(ii) performs, on a full-time basis, emergency services 
     on behalf of members of the armed forces.
       ``(C) Amounts received under this paragraph as 
     reimbursement for educational services shall be treated in 
     the same manner as amounts received under subsection (g).''.

                 Subtitle F--Military Readiness Issues

     SEC. 351. ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES OF, AND REPORTING 
                   REQUIREMENTS FOR, THE READINESS REPORTING 
                   SYSTEM.

       (a) Measuring Cannibalization of Parts, Supplies, and 
     Equipment.--Subsection (c) of section 117 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(7) Measure, on a quarterly basis, the extent to which 
     units of the armed forces remove serviceable parts, supplies, 
     or equipment from one vehicle, vessel, or aircraft in order 
     to render a different vehicle, vessel, or aircraft 
     operational.''.
       (b) Funding to Address Deficiencies.--Subsection (e) of 
     such section is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary'';
       (2) by striking ``Each such report'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(3) Each report under this subsection''; and
       (3) by inserting after the first sentence the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) The monthly report submitted under paragraph (1) that 
     covers the first quarter of the then current fiscal year 
     shall also include a description of the funding proposed in 
     the President's budget for the next fiscal year, and for the 
     subsequent fiscal years covered by the most recent future-
     years defense program submitted under section 221 of this 
     title, to address each deficiency in readiness identified 
     during the joint readiness review conducted for the first 
     quarter of the current fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 352. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING TRANSFERS FROM 
                   HIGH-PRIORITY READINESS APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Continuation of Reporting Requirements.--Section 483 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     subsection (e).
       (b) Level of Detail.--Subsection (c)(2) of such section is 
     amended by inserting before the period the following: ``, 
     including identification of the sources from which funds were 
     transferred into that activity and identification of

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     the recipients of the funds transferred out of that 
     activity''.
       (c) Additional Covered Budget Activities.--Subsection 
     (d)(5) of such section is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraphs:
       ``(G) Combat Enforcement Forces.
       ``(H) Combat Communications.''.

     SEC. 353. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STRATEGIC PLAN TO REDUCE 
                   BACKLOG IN MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF DEFENSE 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) Plan Required.--Section 2661 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Plan to Address Maintenance and Repair Backlog.--(1) 
     The Secretary of Defense shall develop, and update annually 
     thereafter, a strategic plan to reduce the backlog in 
     maintenance and repair needs of facilities and infrastructure 
     under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense or a 
     military department. At a minimum, the plan shall include or 
     address the following:
       ``(A) A comprehensive strategy for the repair and 
     revitalization of facilities and infrastructure, or for the 
     demolition and replacement of unusable facilities, carried as 
     backlog by the Secretary concerned.
       ``(B) Measurable goals, over specified time frames, for 
     achieving the objectives of the strategy.
       ``(C) Expected funding for each military department and 
     Defense Agency to carry out the strategy during the period 
     covered by the most recent future-years defense program 
     submitted to Congress pursuant to section 221 of this title.
       ``(D) The cost of the current backlog in maintenance and 
     repair for each military department and Defense Agency, which 
     shall be determined using the standard costs to standard 
     facility categories in the Department of Defense Facilities 
     Cost Factors Handbook, shown both in the aggregate and 
     individually for each major military installation.
       ``(E) The total number of square feet of building space of 
     each military department and Defense Agency to be demolished 
     or proposed for demolition under the plan, shown both in the 
     aggregate and individually for each major military 
     installation.
       ``(F) The initiatives underway to identify facility and 
     infrastructure requirements at military installation to 
     accommodate new and developing weapons systems and to prepare 
     installations to accommodate these systems.
       ``(2) Not later than March 15, 2001, the Secretary shall 
     submit the strategic plan to Congress. The annual updates 
     shall be submitted 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.''.
       (b) Stylistic Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``Availability of 
     Operation and Maintenance Funds.--'' after ``(a)''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``General Leasing 
     Authority; Maintenance of Defense Access Roads.--'' after 
     ``(b)''.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

     SEC. 361. AUTHORITY TO ENSURE DEMILITARIZATION OF SIGNIFICANT 
                   MILITARY EQUIPMENT FORMERLY OWNED BY THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Authority to Require Demilitarization After Disposal.--
     Chapter 153 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after section 2572 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2573. Significant military equipment: continued 
       authority to require demilitarization after disposal

       ``(a) Authority to Require Demilitarization.--The Secretary 
     of Defense may require any person in possession of 
     significant military equipment formerly owned by the 
     Department of Defense--
       ``(1) to demilitarize the equipment,
       ``(2) to have the equipment demilitarized by a third party; 
     or
       ``(3) to return the equipment to the Government for 
     demilitarization.
       ``(b) Cost and Validation of Demilitarization.--When the 
     demilitarization of significant military equipment is carried 
     out by the person in possession of the equipment pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), the person shall be 
     solely responsible for all demilitarization costs, and the 
     United States shall have the right to validate that the 
     equipment has been demilitarized.
       ``(c) Return of Equipment to Government.--When the 
     Secretary of Defense requires the return of significant 
     military equipment for demilitarization by the Government, 
     the Secretary shall bear all costs to transport and 
     demilitarize the equipment. If the person in possession of 
     the significant military equipment obtained the property in 
     the manner authorized by law or regulation and the Secretary 
     determines that the cost to demilitarize and return the 
     property to the person is prohibitive, the Secretary shall 
     reimburse the person for the purchase cost of the property 
     and for the reasonable transportation costs incurred by the 
     person to purchase the equipment.
       ``(d) Establishment of Demilitarization Standards.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall prescribe by regulation what 
     constitutes demilitarization for each type of significant 
     military equipment.
       ``(e) Exception for Government Contracts.--This section 
     does not apply when a person is in possession of significant 
     military equipment formerly owned by the Department of 
     Defense for the purpose of demilitarizing the equipment 
     pursuant to a Government contract.
       ``(f) Definition of Significant Military Equipment.--In 
     this section, the term `significant military equipment' 
     means--
       ``(1) an article for which special export controls are 
     warranted under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 
     et seq.) because of its capacity for substantial military 
     utility or capability, as identified on the United States 
     Munitions List maintained under section 121.1 of title 22, 
     Code of Federal Regulations; and
       ``(2) any other article designated by the Department of 
     Defense as requiring demilitarization before its disposal.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 2572 the following new item:

``2573. Significant military equipment: continued authority to require 
              demilitarization after disposal.''.

     SEC. 362. ANNUAL REPORT ON PUBLIC SALE OF CERTAIN MILITARY 
                   EQUIPMENT IDENTIFIED ON UNITED STATES MUNITIONS 
                   LIST.

       (a) Annual Report Required.--Chapter 153 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2582. Military equipment identified on United States 
       munitions list: annual report of public sales

       ``(a) Report Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prepare an annual report identifying each public sale 
     conducted by a military department or Defense Agency of 
     military items that are--
       ``(1) identified on the United States Munitions List 
     maintained under section 121.1 of title 22, Code of Federal 
     Regulations; and
       ``(2) assigned a demilitarization code of `B' or its 
     equivalent.
       ``(b) Elements of Report.--(1) A report under this section 
     shall cover all public sales described in subsection (a) that 
     were conducted during the preceding fiscal year.
       ``(2) The report shall specify the following for each sale:
       ``(A) The date of the sale.
       ``(B) The military department or Defense Agency conducting 
     the sale.
       ``(C) The manner in which the sale was conducted.
       ``(D) The military items described in subsection (a) that 
     were sold or offered for sale.
       ``(E) The purchaser of each item.
       ``(F) The stated end-use of each item sold.
       ``(c) Submission of Report.--Not later than March 31 of 
     each year, 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 the report 
     required by this section for the preceding fiscal year.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2582. Military equipment identified on United States munitions list: 
              annual report of public sales.''.

     SEC. 363. REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
                   SYSTEMS WITH CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.

       (a) Registration Required.--During fiscal years 2001, 2002, 
     and 2003, no funds available to the Department of Defense may 
     be used for a mission critical or mission essential 
     information technology system (including a system funded by 
     the defense working capital fund) that is not registered with 
     the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense.
       (b) Manner of Registration.--A system shall be considered 
     to be registered with the Chief Information Officer upon the 
     furnishing to that officer of notice of the system, together 
     with such information concerning the system as the Secretary 
     of Defense may prescribe.
       (c) Quarterly Updates.--In the case of each information 
     technology system registered pursuant to this section, the 
     information required under subsection (b) to be submitted as 
     part of the registration shall be updated on not less than a 
     quarterly basis.
       (d) Covered Information Technology Systems.--An information 
     technology system shall be considered to be a mission 
     critical or mission essential information technology system 
     for purposes of this section as defined by the Secretary of 
     Defense.
       (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``Chief Information Officer'' means the senior 
     official of the Department of Defense designated by the 
     Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 3506 of title 44, 
     United States Code.
       (2) The term ``information technology system'' has the 
     meaning given the term ``information technology'' in section 
     5002 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401).

     SEC. 364. STUDIES AND REPORTS REQUIRED AS PRECONDITION TO 
                   CERTAIN MANPOWER REDUCTIONS.

       (a) Required Studies and Reports.--Chapter 146 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2475. Consolidation of functions or activities and 
       reengineering or restructuring of organizations, functions, 
       or activities: required studies and reports before manpower 
       reductions

       ``(a) Reporting and Analysis Requirements as Precondition 
     to Manpower Reductions.--The Secretary of Defense may not 
     initiate manpower reductions at organizations or activities, 
     or within functions, that are commercial, commercial exempt 
     from competition, military essential, or inherently 
     governmental until the Secretary fully complies with the 
     reporting and analysis requirements specified in subsections 
     (b) and (c).
       ``(b) Notification and Elements of Analysis.--Before 
     commencing to analyze any commercial, commercial exempt from 
     competition, military essential, or inherently governmental 
     organization, function, or activity for the consolidation, 
     restructuring, or reengineering of

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     military personnel or Department of Defense civilian 
     employees, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 
     a report containing the following:
       ``(1) The organization, function, or activity to be 
     analyzed for possible consolidation, restructuring, or 
     reengineering.
       ``(2) The location or locations at which military personnel 
     or Department of Defense civilian employees would be 
     affected.
       ``(3) The number of military personnel or Department of 
     Defense civilian employee positions potentially affected.
       ``(4) A description of the organization, function, or 
     activity to be analyzed for possible consolidation, 
     restructuring, or reengineering, including a description of 
     all missions, duties, or military requirements that might be 
     affected.
       ``(5) An examination of the cost incurred by the Department 
     of Defense to perform the function or to operate the 
     organization or activity that will be analyzed.
       ``(6) A certification that a proposed consolidation, 
     restructuring, or reengineering of a commercial, commercial 
     exempt from competition, military essential, or inherently 
     governmental organization, function, or activity is not a 
     result of a decision by an official of a military department 
     or Defense Agency to impose predetermined constraints or 
     limitations on the number of military personnel or Department 
     of Defense civilian employees.
       ``(c) Notification of Decision.--If, as a result of the 
     completion of an analysis carried out consistent with the 
     requirements of subsection (b), a decision is made to 
     consolidate, restructure, or reengineer an organization, 
     function, or activity, 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 describing that decision. The report shall 
     contain the following:
       ``(1) The Secretary's certification that the consolidation, 
     restructuring, or reengineering that was analyzed will yield 
     savings to the Department of Defense.
       ``(2) A projection of the savings that will be realized as 
     a result of the consolidation, restructuring, or 
     reengineering, compared with the cost incurred by the 
     Department of Defense to perform the function or to operate 
     the organization or activity prior to such proposed 
     consolidation, restructuring, or reengineering.
       ``(3) A description of all missions, duties, or military 
     requirements that will be affected as a result of the 
     decision to consolidate, restructure, or reengineer the 
     organization, function, or activity that was analyzed.
       ``(4) The Secretary's certification that the consolidation, 
     restructuring or reengineering will not result in any 
     diminution of military readiness.
       ``(5) A schedule for performing the consolidation, 
     restructuring or reengineering.
       ``(6) The Secretary's certification that the entire 
     analysis is available for examination.
       ``(d) Delegation.--The responsibility to prepare reports 
     under subsections (b) and (c) may be delegated to the Deputy 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Installations.
       ``(e) Commencement; Waiver for Small Functions.--(1) The 
     consolidation, restructuring, or reengineering of an 
     organization, function, or activity for which a report is 
     required under subsection (c) shall not begin until at least 
     45 days after the submission of the report to the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
       ``(2) Subsection (c) shall not apply to a consolidation, 
     restructuring, or reengineering that will result in the 
     elimination of 10 or fewer military or Department of Defense 
     civilian employee positions.
       ``(f) Comptroller General Review.--Not later than March 1 
     of each year, the Comptroller General shall submit to 
     Congress a report reviewing decisions taken by the Secretary 
     of Defense to consolidate, restructure, or reengineer 
     organizations, functions, or activities during the previous 
     year and assessing the Secretary's compliance with this 
     section. The report shall include a detailed assessment by 
     the Comptroller General of whether the savings projected by 
     the Secretary to result from such decisions are likely to be 
     realized, and whether any decision taken by the Secretary is 
     likely to result in a diminution of military readiness. The 
     report shall also include detailed audits of selected 
     analyses performed by the Secretary.
       ``(g) Relation to Other Law.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to obviate the requirements set forth in section 
     1597 of this title.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2475. Consolidation of functions or activities and reengineering or 
              restructuring of organizations, functions, or activities: 
              required studies and reports before manpower 
              reductions.''.

     SEC. 365. NATIONAL GUARD ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN YOUTH AND 
                   CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.

       Section 508 of title 32, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``or any other youth 
     or charitable organization designated by the Secretary of 
     Defense'' after ``Special Olympics''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(1)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (14) as paragraph (15); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following new 
     paragraph (14):
       ``(14) Reach For Tomorrow.''.

              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       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, 2001, as follows:
       (1) The Army, 480,000.
       (2) The Navy, 372,642.
       (3) The Marine Corps, 172,600.
       (4) The Air Force, 357,000.

     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 ``371,781'' and inserting 
     ``372,000'';
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``172,148'' and inserting 
     ``172,600''; and
       (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``360,877'' and inserting 
     ``357,000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2000.

     SEC. 403. ADJUSTMENT TO END STRENGTH FLEXIBILITY AUTHORITY.

       Section 691(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``or greater than'' after ``identical to'.

                       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, 2001, as follows:
       (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 350,526.
       (2) The Army Reserve, 205,300.
       (3) The Naval Reserve, 88,900.
       (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,558.
       (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 108,000.
       (6) The Air Force Reserve, 74,358.
       (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, 2001, 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, 22,974.
       (2) The Army Reserve, 13,106.
       (3) The Naval Reserve, 14,649.
       (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261.
       (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 11,148.
       (6) The Air Force Reserve, 1,336.

     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 2001 for the reserve 
     components of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding 
     section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall be the 
     following:
       (1) For the Army Reserve, 5,921.
       (2) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
     23,129.
       (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.......    3,405    1,071      998      140
Lieutenant Colonel or Commander.....    1,830      520      859       90
Colonel or Navy Captain.............      547      188      317    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.................................      866      202      502       20
E-8.................................    2,966      429    1,131    94''.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2000.

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              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 
     2001 a total of $75,801,666,000. The authorization in the 
     preceding sentence supersedes any other authorization of 
     appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for 
     fiscal year 2001.

                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

          Subtitle A--General Personnel Management Authorities

     SEC. 501. AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO SUSPEND 
                   CERTAIN PERSONNEL STRENGTH LIMITATIONS DURING 
                   WAR OR NATIONAL EMERGENCY.

       (a) Senior Enlisted Members on Active Duty.--Section 517 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Whenever under section 527 of this title the 
     President may suspend the operation of any provision of 
     section 523, 525, or 526 of this title, the Secretary of 
     Defense may suspend the operation of any provision of this 
     section. Any such suspension shall, if not sooner ended, end 
     in the manner specified in section 527 for a suspension under 
     that section.''.
       (b) Field Grade Reserve Component Officers.--Section 12011 
     of such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(c) Whenever under section 527 of this title the 
     President may suspend the operation of any provision of 
     section 523, 525, or 526 of this title, the Secretary of 
     Defense may suspend the operation of any provision of this 
     section. Any such suspension shall, if not sooner ended, end 
     in the manner specified in section 527 for a suspension under 
     that section.''.
       (c) Senior Enlisted Member in Reserve Components.--Section 
     12012 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) Whenever under section 527 of this title the 
     President may suspend the operation of any provision of 
     section 523, 525, or 526 of this title, the Secretary of 
     Defense may suspend the operation of any provision of this 
     section. Any such suspension shall, if not sooner ended, end 
     in the manner specified in section 527 for a suspension under 
     that section.''.

     SEC. 502. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE POSTHUMOUS COMMISSIONS IN THE 
                   CASE OF MEMBERS DYING BEFORE OFFICIAL 
                   RECOMMENDATION FOR APPOINTMENT OR PROMOTION IS 
                   APPROVED BY SECRETARY CONCERNED.

       (a) Repeal of Limitation to Deaths Occurring After 
     Secretarial Approval.--Subsection (a)(3) of section 1521 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``and 
     the recommendation for whose appointment or promotion was 
     approved by the Secretary concerned''.
       (b) Effective Date of Commission.--Subsection (b) of such 
     section is amended by striking ``approval'' both places it 
     appears and inserting ``official recommendation''.

     SEC. 503. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO RETIRED GRADE RULE FOR ARMY 
                   AND AIR FORCE OFFICERS.

       (a) Army.--Section 3961(a) of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``or for nonregular service under 
     chapter 1223 of this title''.
       (b) Air Force.--Section 8961(a) of such title is amended by 
     striking ``or for nonregular service under chapter 1223 of 
     this title''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall apply to Reserve officers who are promoted to a 
     higher grade as a result of selection for promotion under 
     chapter 36 or chapter 1405 of title 10, United States Code, 
     or having been found qualified for Federal recognition in a 
     higher grade under chapter 3 of title 32, United States Code, 
     after October 5, 1994.

     SEC. 504. EXTENSION TO END OF CALENDAR YEAR OF EXPIRATION 
                   DATE FOR CERTAIN FORCE DRAWDOWN TRANSITION 
                   AUTHORITIES.

       (a) Early Retirement Authority for Active Force Members.--
     Section 4403(i) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 1293 note) is amended by striking 
     ``October 1, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
       (b) SSB and VSI.--Sections 1174a(h) and 1175(d)(3) of title 
     10, United States Code, are amended by striking ``September 
     30, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
       (c) Selective Early Retirement Boards.--Section 638a(a) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``September 30, 2001'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
       (d) Time-in-Grade Requirement for Retention of Grade Upon 
     Voluntary Retirement.--Section 1370(a)(2)(A) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 2001'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2001''.
       (e) Minimum Commissioned Service for Voluntary Retirement 
     as an Officer.--Sections 3911(b), 6323(a)(2), and 8911(b) of 
     such title are amended by striking ``September 30, 2001'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
       (f) Travel, Transportation, and Storage Benefits.--Sections 
     404(c)(1)(C), 404(f)(2)(B)(v), 406(a)(2)(B)(v), and 
     406(g)(1)(C) of title 37, United States Code, and section 
     503(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1991 (37 U.S.C. 406 note) are amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
       (g) Educational Leave for Public and Community Service.--
     Section 4463(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 1143a note) is amended by 
     striking ``September 30, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2001''.
       (h) Transitional Health Benefits.--Subsections (a)(1), 
     (c)(1), and (e) of section 1145 of title 10, United States 
     Code, are amended by striking ``September 30, 2001'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
       (i) Transitional Commissary and Exchange Benefits.--Section 
     1146 of such title is amended by striking ``September 30, 
     2001'' both places it appears and inserting ``December 31, 
     2001''.
       (j) Transitional Use of Military Housing.--Paragraphs (1) 
     and (2) of section 1147(a) of such title are amended by 
     striking ``September 30, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2001''.
       (k) Continued Enrollment of Dependents in Defense 
     Dependents' Education System.--Section 1407(c)(1) of the 
     Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 
     926(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2001'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
       (l) Force Reduction Transition Period Definition.--Section 
     4411 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 12681 note) is amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
       (m) Temporary Special Authority for Force Reduction Period 
     Retirements.--Section 4416(b)(1) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 12681 note) 
     is amended by striking ``October 1, 2001'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2001''.
       (n) Retired Pay for Non-Regular Service.--(1) Section 
     12731(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``September 30, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2001''.
       (2) Section 12731a of such title is amended in subsections 
     (a)(1)(B) and (b) by striking ``October 1, 2001'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
       (o) Reduction of Time-in-Grade Requirement for Retention of 
     Grade Upon Voluntary Retirement.--Section 1370(d)(5) of such 
     title is amended by striking ``September 30, 2001'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
       (p) Affiliation With Guard and Reserve Units; Waiver of 
     Certain Limitations.--Section 1150(a) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 2001'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2001''.
       (q) Reserve Montgomery GI Bill.--Section 16133(b)(1)(B) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``September 30, 2001'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2001''.

     SEC. 505. CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPOSITION OF 
                   ACTIVE-DUTY LIST SELECTION BOARDS WHEN RESERVE 
                   OFFICERS ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION.

       (a) Clarification.--Section 612(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``who are on the active-duty list'' in the 
     second sentence; and
       (B) by inserting after the second sentence the following 
     new sentence: ``Each member of a selection board (except as 
     provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)) shall be an officer 
     on the active-duty list.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``of that armed force, with the exact 
     number of reserve officers to be'' and inserting ``of that 
     armed force on active duty (whether or not on the active-duty 
     list). The actual number of reserve officers shall be''; and
       (B) by striking ``his discretion, except that'' and 
     inserting ``the Secretary's discretion. Notwithstanding the 
     first sentence of this paragraph,''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to any selection board convened under section 
     611(a) of title 10, United States Code, on or after August 1, 
     1981.

     SEC. 506. VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE.

       (a) Authority for Termination Upon Entitlement to Retired 
     Pay.--Section 1175(e)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) inserting ``(A)'' after ``(3)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) If a member is receiving simultaneous voluntary 
     separation incentive payments and retired or retainer pay, 
     the member may elect to terminate the receipt of voluntary 
     separation incentive payments. Any such election is permanent 
     and irrevocable. The rate of monthly recoupment from retired 
     or retainer pay of voluntary separation incentive payments 
     received after such an election shall be reduced by a 
     percentage that is equal to a fraction with a denominator 
     equal to the number of months that the voluntary separation 
     incentive payments were scheduled to be paid and a numerator 
     equal to the number of months that would not be paid as a 
     result of the member's decision to terminate the voluntary 
     separation incentive.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subparagraph (B) of section 1175(e)(3) 
     of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     shall apply with respect to decisions by members to terminate 
     voluntary separation incentive payments under section 1175 of 
     title 10, United States Code, to be effective after September 
     30, 2000.

     SEC. 507. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW PERIOD FOR ASSIGNMENT OF WOMEN 
                   TO DUTY ON SUBMARINES AND FOR ANY PROPOSED 
                   RECONFIGURATION OR DESIGN OF SUBMARINES TO 
                   ACCOMMODATE FEMALE CREW MEMBERS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 555 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 6035. Female members: congressional review period for 
       assignment to duty on submarines or for reconfiguration of 
       submarines

       ``(a) No change in the Department of the Navy policy 
     limiting service on submarines to males, as in effect on May 
     10, 2000, may take effect until--
       ``(1) the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress written 
     notice of the proposed change; and
       ``(2) a period of 120 days of continuous session of 
     Congress expires following the date on which the notice is 
     received.

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       ``(b) No funds available to the Department of the Navy may 
     be expended to reconfigure any existing submarine, or to 
     design any new submarine, to accommodate female crew members 
     until--
       ``(1) the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress written 
     notice of the proposed reconfiguration or design; and
       ``(2) a period of 120 days of continuous session of 
     Congress expires following the date on which the notice is 
     received.
       ``(c) For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the continuity of a session of Congress is broken 
     only by an adjournment of the Congress sine die; and
       ``(2) the days on which either House of Congress is not in 
     session because of an adjournment of more than three days to 
     a day certain are excluded in the computation of such 120-day 
     period.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``6035. Female members: congressional review period for assignment to 
              duty on submarines or for reconfiguration of 
              submarines.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 542(a)(1) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (10 
     U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by inserting ``or by section 6035 
     of title 10, United States Code'' after ``Except in a case 
     covered by subsection (b)''.

             Subtitle B--Reserve Component Personnel Policy

     SEC. 511. EXEMPTION FROM ACTIVE-DUTY LIST FOR RESERVE 
                   OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE 
                   YEARS OR LESS.

       Section 641(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (G) as 
     subparagraphs (E) through (H), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) on the reserve active-status list who are on active 
     duty under section 12301(d) of this title, other than as 
     provided in subparagraph (C), under a call or order to active 
     duty specifying a period of three years or less;''.

     SEC. 512. EXEMPTION OF RESERVE COMPONENT MEDICAL AND DENTAL 
                   OFFICERS FROM COUNTING IN GRADE STRENGTHS.

       Section 12005(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Medical officers and dental officers shall be excluded in 
     computing and determining the authorized strengths under this 
     subsection.''.

     SEC. 513. CONTINUATION OF OFFICERS ON THE RESERVE ACTIVE 
                   STATUS LIST WITHOUT REQUIREMENT FOR 
                   APPLICATION.

       Section 14701(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Upon application, a reserve officer'' 
     and inserting ``A reserve officer''.

     SEC. 514. AUTHORITY TO RETAIN RESERVE COMPONENT CHAPLAINS AND 
                   OFFICERS IN MEDICAL SPECIALTIES UNTIL SPECIFIED 
                   AGE.

       Section 14703(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``veterinary officers'' and all that 
     follows through the period and inserting ``Air Force nurse, 
     Medical Service Corps officer, biomedical sciences officer, 
     or chaplain.''.

     SEC. 515. AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY INCREASE IN NUMBER OF 
                   RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL SERVING ON ACTIVE 
                   DUTY OR FULL-TIME NATIONAL GUARD DUTY IN 
                   CERTAIN GRADES.

       (a) Field Grade Officers.--Section 12011 of title 10, 
     United States Code, as amended by section 501(b), is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Upon a determination by the Secretary of Defense that 
     such action is in the national interest, the Secretary may 
     increase the number of officers serving in any grade for a 
     fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a) by not more than the 
     percent authorized by the Secretary under section 115(c)(2) 
     of this title.''.
       (b) Senior Enlisted Members.--Section 12012 of such title, 
     as amended by section 501(c), is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Upon a determination by the Secretary of Defense that 
     such action is in the national interest, the Secretary may 
     increase the number of enlisted members serving in any grade 
     for a fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a) by not more than 
     the percent authorized by the Secretary under section 
     115(c)(2) of this title.''.

     SEC. 516. AUTHORITY FOR PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES TO 
                   RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS FOLLOWING RELEASE 
                   FROM ACTIVE DUTY.

       (a) Legal Services.--Section 1044(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Members of a reserve component not covered by 
     paragraph (1) or (2), but only during a period, following a 
     release from active duty under a call or order to active duty 
     for more than 29 days under a mobilization authority (as 
     determined by the Secretary of Defense), that is not in 
     excess of twice the length of time served on active duty.''.
       (b) Dependents.--Paragraph (5) of such section 1044(a) (as 
     redesignated by subsection (a)) is amended by striking ``and 
     (3)'' and inserting ``(3), and (4)''.
       (c) Implementing Regulations.--Regulations to implement the 
     amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall be 
     prescribed not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 517. ENTITLEMENT TO SEPARATION PAY FOR RESERVE OFFICERS 
                   RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY UPON DECLINING 
                   SELECTIVE CONTINUATION ON ACTIVE DUTY AFTER 
                   SECOND FAILURE OF SELECTION FOR PROMOTION.

       (a) Discharge or Release To Be Considered Involuntary.--
     Section 1174(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The discharge or release from active duty of an 
     officer under a law or regulation requiring that an officer 
     who has failed of selection for promotion to the next higher 
     grade for the second time, or who declines continuation on 
     active duty after such a failure, be discharged or released 
     from active duty shall be considered to be involuntary for 
     purposes of paragraph (1)(A).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Paragraph (4) of section 1174(c) of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     shall apply with respect to an offer for selective 
     continuation on active duty that is declined on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 518. EXTENSION OF INVOLUNTARY CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT 
                   DATE FOR CERTAIN RESERVE TECHNICIANS.

       (a) Mandatory Retirement Not Applicable Until Age 60.--
     Section 10218 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting ``and is age 60 or older at that time'' 
     after ``unreduced annuity'' in paragraph (2);
       (B) by inserting ``or is under age 60 at that time'' after 
     ``unreduced annuity'' in paragraph (3)(A); and
       (C) by inserting ``and becoming 60 years of age'' after 
     ``unreduced annuity'' in paragraph (3)(B)(ii)(I); and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting ``and is age 60 or older'' after 
     ``unreduced annuity'' in paragraph (1);
       (B) by inserting ``or is under age 60'' after ``unreduced 
     annuity'' in paragraph (2)(A); and
       (C) by inserting ``and becoming 60 years of age'' after 
     ``unreduced annuity'' in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(I).
       (b) Transition Provision.--(1) An individual who before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act was involuntarily separated 
     or retired from employment as an Army Reserve or Air Force 
     Reserve technician under section 10218 of title 10, United 
     States Code, and who would not have been so separated if the 
     provisions of subsection (c) of that section, as amended by 
     subsection (a), had been in effect at the time of such 
     separation may, with the approval of the Secretary concerned, 
     be reinstated to the technician status held by that 
     individual immediately before that separation.
       (2) The authority under paragraph (1) applies only to 
     reinstatement for which an application is received by the 
     Secretary concerned before the end of the one-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

                   Subtitle C--Education and Training

     SEC. 521. COLLEGE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR PURSUIT OF 
                   DEGREES BY MEMBERS OF THE MARINE CORPS PLATOON 
                   LEADERS CLASS PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 16401 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) The section heading is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 16401. Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class program: 
       college tuition assistance program''.

       (2) Subsection (a) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Financial'' in the subsection heading and 
     inserting ``College Tuition'';
       (B) by striking ``an eligible enlisted'' in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) and inserting ``a''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``three'' and inserting 
     ``four''.
       (3) Subsection (b)(1) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``an enlisted'' and inserting ``a'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``an officer candidate 
     in'' and inserting ``a member of'';
       (C) by striking subparagraph (B) and redesignating 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
     respectively; and
       (D) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``(3)'' and inserting ``(2)''.
       (4) Subsection (b) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 
     redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (5) Subsection (f)(1) is amended by striking ``A member'' 
     and inserting ``An enlisted member''.
       (b) Computation of Creditable Service.--Section 205(f) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``section 12209'' and inserting ``section 
     12203''; and
       (2) by striking ``a member'' and inserting ``an enlisted 
     member''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 16401 
     in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1611 of 
     such title is amended to read as follows:

``16401. Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class program: college tuition 
              assistance program.''.

     SEC. 522. REVIEW OF ALLOCATION OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS 
                   TRAINING CORPS UNITS AMONG THE SERVICES.

       (a) Reallocation of JROTC Units.--Not later than March 31, 
     2001, the Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) review the allocation among the military departments of 
     the statutory maximum number of Junior Reserve Officers' 
     Training Corps (JROTC) units; and
       (2) redistribute the allocation of those units planned (as 
     of the date of the enactment of this

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     Act) for fiscal years 2001 through 2006 so as to increase the 
     number of units for a military department that proposes to 
     more quickly eliminate the current waiting list for such 
     units and to commit the necessary resources for that purpose.
       (b) Proposal for Increase in Statutory Maximum.--If, based 
     on the review under subsection (a) and the redistribution of 
     the allocation of JROTC units under that subsection, the 
     Secretary determines that an increase in the statutory 
     maximum number of such units is warranted, the Secretary 
     shall include a proposal for such an increase in the budget 
     proposal of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2002.

     SEC. 523. AUTHORITY FOR NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL TO ENROLL 
                   CERTAIN DEFENSE INDUSTRY CIVILIANS IN SPECIFIED 
                   PROGRAMS RELATING TO DEFENSE PRODUCT 
                   DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 605 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 7049. Defense industry civilians: admission to defense 
       product development program

       ``(a) Authority for Admission.--The Secretary of the Navy 
     may permit eligible defense industry employees to receive 
     instruction at the Naval Postgraduate School in accordance 
     with this section. Any such defense industry employee may 
     only be enrolled in, and may only be provided instruction in, 
     a program leading to a masters's degree in a curriculum 
     related to defense product development. No more than 10 such 
     defense industry employees may be enrolled at any one time. 
     Upon successful completion of the course of instruction in 
     which enrolled, any such defense industry employee may be 
     awarded an appropriate degree under section 7048 of this 
     title.
       ``(b) Eligible Defense Industry Employees.--For purposes of 
     this section, an eligible defense industry employee is an 
     individual employed by a private firm that is engaged in 
     providing to the Department of Defense significant and 
     substantial defense-related systems, products, or services. A 
     defense industry employee admitted for instruction at the 
     school remains eligible for such instruction only so long at 
     that person remains employed by the same firm.
       ``(c) Annual Certification by the Secretary of the Navy.--
     Defense industry employees may receive instruction at the 
     school during any academic year only if, before the start of 
     that academic year, the Secretary of the Navy determines, and 
     certifies to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives, that providing instruction to defense 
     industry employees under this section during that year--
       ``(1) will further the military mission of the school;
       ``(2) will enhance the ability of the Department of Defense 
     and defense-oriented private sector contractors engaged in 
     the design and development of defense systems to reduce the 
     product and project lead times required to bring such systems 
     to initial operational capability; and
       ``(3) will be done on a space-available basis and not 
     require an increase in the size of the faculty of the school, 
     an increase in the course offerings of the school, or an 
     increase in the laboratory facilities or other infrastructure 
     of the school.
       ``(d) Program Requirements.--The Secretary of the Navy 
     shall ensure that--
       ``(1) the curriculum for the defense product development 
     program in which defense industry employees may be enrolled 
     under this section is not readily available through other 
     schools and concentrates on defense product development 
     functions that are conducted by military organizations and 
     defense contractors working in close cooperation; and
       ``(2) the course offerings at the school continue to be 
     determined solely by the needs of the Department of Defense.
       ``(e) Tuition.--The Superintendent of the school shall 
     charge tuition for students enrolled under this section at a 
     rate not less than the rate charged for employees of the 
     United States outside the Department of the Navy.
       ``(f) Standards of Conduct.--While receiving instruction at 
     the school, students enrolled under this section, to the 
     extent practicable, are subject to the same regulations 
     governing academic performance, attendance, norms of 
     behavior, and enrollment as apply to Government civilian 
     employees receiving instruction at the school.
       ``(g) Use of Funds.--Amounts received by the school for 
     instruction of students enrolled under this section shall be 
     retained by the school to defray the costs of such 
     instruction. The source, and the disposition, of such funds 
     shall be specifically identified in records of the school.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``7049. Defense industry civilians: admission to defense product 
              development program.''.
       (b) Program Evaluation and Report.--(1) Before the start of 
     the fourth year of instruction, but no earlier than the start 
     of the third year of instruction, of defense industry 
     employees at the Naval Postgraduate School under section 7049 
     of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     the Secretary of the Navy shall conduct an evaluation of the 
     admission of such students under that section. The evaluation 
     shall include the following:
       (A) An assessment of whether the authority for instruction 
     of nongovernment civilians at the school has resulted in a 
     discernible benefit for the Government.
       (B) Determination of whether the receipt and disposition of 
     funds received by the school as tuition for instruction of 
     such civilians at the school have been properly identified in 
     records of the school.
       (C) An assessment of the disposition of those funds.
       (D) An assessment of whether instruction of such civilians 
     at the school is in the best interests of the Government.
       (2) Not later than 30 days after completing the evaluation 
     referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Navy shall 
     submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on the program 
     under such section. The report shall include--
       (A) the results of the evaluation under paragraph (1);
       (B) the Secretary's conclusions and recommendation with 
     respect to continuing to allow nongovernment civilians to 
     receive instruction and the Naval Postgraduate School as part 
     of a program related to defense product development; and
       (C) any proposals for legislative changes recommended by 
     the Secretary.
       (3) Not later than 60 days after receiving the report of 
     the Secretary of the Navy under paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit the report, together with any 
     comments that the Secretary considers appropriate, to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.

           Subtitle D--Decorations, Awards, and Commendations

     SEC. 531. AUTHORITY FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO ANDREW 
                   J. SMITH FOR VALOR DURING THE CIVIL WAR.

       (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 
     military service, the President may award the medal of honor, 
     posthumously, under section 3741 of that title to Andrew J. 
     Smith of Clinton, Illinois, for the acts of valor during the 
     Civil War described in subsection (b).
       (b) Action Described.--The acts of valor referred to in 
     subsection (a) are the actions of Andrew J. Smith during the 
     Civil War on November 30, 1864, while serving as an infantry 
     corporal in the 55th Massachusetts Voluntary Infantry during 
     the Battle of Honey Hill in South Carolina.

     SEC. 532. AUTHORITY FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO ED W. 
                   FREEMAN 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 
     military service, the President may award the Medal of Honor, 
     posthumously, under section 3741 of that title to Ed W. 
     Freeman of Boise, Idaho, for the acts of valor during the 
     Vietnam Conflict described in subsection (b).
       (b) Action Described.--The acts of valor referred to in 
     subsection (a) are the actions of Ed W. Freeman on November 
     14, 1965, as a flight leader and second in command of a 16-
     helicopter lift unit, serving in the grade of captain at 
     Landing Zone X-Ray in the battle of the IaDrang Valley, 
     Republic of Vietnam, with Alpha Company, 229th Assault 
     Helicopter Battalion, 101st Cavalry Division (Airmobile).

     SEC. 533. CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSALS FOR POSTHUMOUS OR 
                   HONORARY PROMOTIONS OR APPOINTMENTS OF MEMBERS 
                   OR FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND OTHER 
                   QUALIFIED PERSONS.

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

     ``Sec. 1563. Consideration of proposals for posthumous and 
       honorary promotions and appointments: procedures for review 
       and recommendation

       ``(a) Review by Secretary Concerned.--Upon request of a 
     Member of Congress, the Secretary concerned shall review a 
     proposal for the posthumous or honorary promotion or 
     appointment of a member or former member of the armed forces, 
     or any other person considered qualified, that is not 
     otherwise authorized by law. Based upon such review, the 
     Secretary shall make a determination as to the merits of 
     approving the posthumous or honorary promotion or appointment 
     and the other determinations necessary to comply with 
     subsection (b).
       ``(b) Notice of Results of Review.--Upon making a 
     determination under subsection (a) as to the merits of 
     approving the posthumous or honorary promotion or 
     appointment, the Secretary concerned shall submit to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and to the 
     requesting Member of Congress notice in writing of one of the 
     following:
       ``(1) The posthumous or honorary promotion or appointment 
     does not warrant approval on the merits.
       ``(2) The posthumous or honorary promotion or appointment 
     warrants approval and authorization by law for the promotion 
     or appointment is recommended.
       ``(3) The posthumous or honorary promotion or appointment 
     warrants approval on the merits and has been recommended to 
     the President as an exception to policy.
       ``(4) The posthumous or honorary promotion or appointment 
     warrants approval on the merits and authorization by law for 
     the promotion or appointment is required but is not 
     recommended.

     A notice under paragraph (1) or (4) shall be accompanied by a 
     statement of the reasons for the decision of the Secretary.
       ``(c) Definition.--In this section, the term `Member of 
     Congress' means--

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       ``(1) a Senator; or
       ``(2) a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident 
     Commissioner to, Congress.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``1563. Consideration of proposals for posthumous and honorary 
              promotions and appointments: procedures for review and 
              recommendation.''.

     SEC. 534. WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS FOR AWARD OF NAVY 
                   DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS 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 5, 1999, 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.

     SEC. 535. ADDITION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TO MARKERS ON 
                   GRAVES CONTAINING REMAINS OF CERTAIN UNKNOWNS 
                   FROM THE U.S.S. ARIZONA WHO DIED IN THE 
                   JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR ON DECEMBER 7, 
                   1941.

       (a) Information To Be Provided Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs.--The Secretary of the Army shall provide to the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs certain information, as 
     specified in subsection (b), pertaining to the remains of 
     certain unknown persons that are interred in the National 
     Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii. The 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall add to the inscriptions 
     on the markers on the graves containing those remains the 
     information provided.
       (b) Information To Be Added--The information to be added to 
     grave markers under subsection (a)--
       (1) shall be determined by the Secretary of the Army, based 
     on a review of the information that, as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, has been authenticated by the director 
     of the Navy Historical Center, Washington, D.C., pertaining 
     to the interment of remains of certain unknown casualties 
     from the U.S.S. Arizona who died as a result of the Japanese 
     attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; and
       (2) shall, at a minimum, indicate that the interred remains 
     are from the U.S.S. Arizona.
       (c) Limitation of Scope of Section.--This section does not 
     impose any requirement on the Secretary of the Army to 
     undertake a review of any information pertaining to the 
     interred remains of any unknown person other than as provided 
     in subsection (b).

     SEC. 536. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FINAL CREW OF U.S.S. 
                   INDIANAPOLIS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Shortly after midnight on the night of July 30, 1945, 
     during the closing days of World War II, the United States 
     Navy heavy cruiser U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS (CA-35) was torpedoed 
     and sunk by a Japanese submarine.
       (2) Of the 1,196 crew members, only 316 survived the attack 
     and subsequent five-day ordeal adrift at sea, the rest dying 
     from battle wounds, drowning, shark attacks, exposure, or 
     lack of food and water, making the sinking of the 
     INDIANAPOLIS the worst sea disaster in United States naval 
     history.
       (3) Following the rescue of the surviving crew members, the 
     commanding officer of the INDIANAPOLIS, Captain Charles 
     Butler McVay III, who survived the sinking and the ordeal at 
     sea, was charged with ``suffering a vessel to be hazarded 
     through negligence'' and was convicted by a court-martial of 
     that charge, notwithstanding a great many extenuating 
     circumstances, some of which were not presented at the court-
     martial trial.
       (4) Captain McVay had an excellent record throughout his 
     naval career before the sinking of the INDIANAPOLIS, 
     beginning with his graduation from the United States Naval 
     Academy in 1919 and including an excellent combat record that 
     included participation in the landings in North Africa and 
     award of the Silver Star for courage under fire earned during 
     the Solomon Islands campaign.
       (5) After assuming command of the INDIANAPOLIS on November 
     18, 1944, Captain McVay led the ship during her participation 
     in the assaults on Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
       (6) During the latter assault, the INDIANAPOLIS suffered a 
     damaging kamikaze attack which penetrated the ship's hull, 
     but the ship was made seaworthy and skillfully returned by 
     Captain McVay and her crew to San Francisco for repairs.
       (7) Following completion of those repairs, the INDIANAPOLIS 
     was given the mission of transporting to the island of Tinian 
     vital parts of the atomic bomb which was dropped on 
     Hiroshima, a mission which was completed successfully on July 
     26, 1945, at a record average speed of 29 knots.
       (8) Following the accomplishment of that mission, the 
     INDIANAPOLIS sailed from Tinian to Guam and from there 
     embarked for Leyte Gulf in the Philippines to join training 
     with the fleet assembling for the final assault on the 
     Japanese mainland.
       (9) As the INDIANAPOLIS began its trip across the 
     Philippine Sea on July 28, 1945, the war was virtually over 
     in that area of the south Pacific, with hostilities having 
     moved 1,000 miles to the north, the Japanese navy's surface 
     fleet was nonexistent, and United States naval intelligence 
     reported only four operational Japanese submarines in the 
     entire Pacific theater of war, all of which resulted in the 
     state of alert among shore-based personnel routing and 
     tracking the INDIANAPOLIS across the Philippine Sea being 
     affected accordingly.
       (10) Before departure from Guam Captain McVay requested a 
     destroyer escort because his ship was not equipped with 
     antisubmarine detection devices, but, despite the fact that 
     no capital ship such as the INDIANAPOLIS had made the transit 
     between Guam and the Philippines without escort during World 
     War II, that request was denied, and a 1996 report by the 
     Navy's Judge Advocate General's office concedes that 
     ``Captain McVay and the routing officer did not discuss the 
     availability of an escort after the operations officer for 
     COMMARIANNAS confirmed that an escort was not necessary''.
       (11) Although Captain McVay was informed of ``submarine 
     sightings'' in the Philippine Sea, such sightings were 
     commonplace, and none of those reported to Captain McVay had 
     been confirmed, and at the same time there was a failure to 
     inform him that a submarine within range of his path had sunk 
     the U.S.S. UNDERHILL four days before his departure from 
     Guam.
       (12) United States military intelligence activities, 
     through a code-breaking system called ULTRA, had learned that 
     the Japanese submarine I-58 was operating in the Philippine 
     Sea area, but Captain McVay was not told of this 
     intelligence, which remained classified as Top Secret until 
     the early 1990's, and this intelligence (and the fact that it 
     was withheld from Captain McVay when he sailed from Guam) was 
     not brought to light at his court-martial.
       (13) The INDIANAPOLIS was sunk by this same submarine.
       (14) the commander of that submarine, Mochitsura Hashimoto, 
     testified at the court-martial that once he had detected the 
     ship, he would have been able to make a successful torpedo 
     attack whether or not the ship was zigzagging.
       (15) With visibility severely limited by a heavy overcast 
     at approximately 11 p.m. on the night of July 29, 1945, 
     Captain McVay gave the order to cease zigzagging and retired 
     to his cabin and shortly after midnight the INDIANAPOLIS was 
     struck by two torpedoes and sunk within 12 minutes.
       (16) The formal charge upon which Captain McVay was 
     convicted for ``suffering a vessel to be hazarded through 
     negligence'' contained the phrase ``in good visibility'' in 
     reference to the weather conditions on that night, which is 
     contrary to the recollection of all survivors, who recall 
     that the visibility was very poor.
       (17) After the INDIANAPOLIS was sunk, various Navy shore 
     offices compounded the previous errors which had led to the 
     ship being placed in jeopardy by failing to report the ship's 
     overdue arrival, thus leaving the approximately 950 members 
     of the crew who survived the sinking of the ship adrift for 
     four days and five nights until by chance the survivors were 
     spotted by a routine air patrol.
       (18) A court of inquiry to investigate the sinking was 
     convened in Guam on August 13, 1945, just two weeks after the 
     sinking and nine days after the survivors were rescued (a 
     date so soon after the sinking that Captain William Hillbert, 
     the Navy judge advocate for the inquiry, admitted that the 
     inquiry was so rushed that they were ``. . . starting the 
     proceedings without having available all the necessary 
     data'') and recommended that Captain McVay be issued a Letter 
     of Reprimand and that he be court-martialed.
       (19) The headquarters staff of CINCPAC (commanded by Fleet 
     Admiral Chester Nimitz) disagreed with the recommendation of 
     the court of inquiry, stating that in not maintaining a 
     zigzag course Captain McVay at worst was guilty only of an 
     error in judgment and not gross negligence and concluded that 
     the rule requiring zigzagging would not have applied in any 
     event since Captain McVay's orders gave him discretion on 
     that matter and took precedence over all other orders (a 
     point that was never made by Captain McVay's attorney during 
     the court-martial).
       (20) The Department of the Navy delayed the announcement of 
     the sinking of the INDIANAPOLIS for almost two weeks to 
     coincide with the announcement of the surrender of Japan, 
     thus diverting attention from the magnitude of the disaster 
     and lessening its public impact, and then, despite opposition 
     by Admiral Nimitz and Admiral Raymond Spruance (for whom the 
     INDIANAPOLIS had served as flagship), it brought court-
     martial charges against Captain McVay in a rare instance when 
     a commanding officer's recommendations are contravened.
       (21) Captain McVay thus became the first United States Navy 
     commanding officer brought to trial for losing his ship in 
     combat during World War II, despite the fact that over 700 
     ships were lost during World War II, including some under 
     questionable circumstances.
       (22) Captain McVay was convicted on February 23, 1946, on 
     the charge of ``suffering a vessel to be hazarded through 
     negligence'', thus permanently damaging his career as a naval 
     officer, although when Admiral Nimitz was advanced to the 
     position of Chief of Naval Operations later that same year, 
     he remitted Captain McVay's sentence and restored him to 
     active duty.

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       (23) Following his court-martial conviction, Captain McVay 
     remained on active duty until retiring in 1949 upon 
     completion of 30 years of active naval service, with a final 
     promotion, in accordance with then-applicable law, to the 
     grade of rear admiral, effective upon the date of his 
     retirement.
       (24) Rear Admiral Charles Butler McVay III (retired), died 
     on November 6, 1968, without having been exonerated from 
     responsibility for the loss of his ship and the lives of 880 
     members of her crew.
       (25) The survivors of the INDIANAPOLIS still living have 
     remained steadfast in their support of the exoneration of 
     Captain McVay.
       (26) In 1993, Congress, in section 1165 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 
     103-160; 107 Stat. 1765; 16 U.S.C. 431 note), recognized the 
     memorial to the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS (CA-35) in Indianapolis, 
     Indiana, as the national memorial to that historic warship 
     and to her final crew.
       (27) In 1994, Congress, in section 1052 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 
     103-337; 108 Stat. 2844), stating that it was acting on 
     behalf of the grateful people of the United States--
       (A) recognized the invaluable contributions of the U.S.S. 
     INDIANAPOLIS to the ending of World War II; and
       (B) on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of her tragic 
     sinking, and the dedication of the national memorial in 
     Indianapolis on July 30, 1995, commended that ship and her 
     crew for selfless and heroic service to the United States.
       (b) Court-Martial Conviction of Charles Butler McVay, 
     III.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the court-martial charges against then-Captain Charles 
     Butler McVay III, United States Navy, arising from the 
     sinking of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS (CA-35) on July 30, 1945, 
     while under his command were not morally sustainable;
       (2) Captain McVay's conviction was a miscarriage of justice 
     that led to his unjust humiliation and damage to his naval 
     career; and
       (3) the American people should now recognize Captain 
     McVay's lack of culpability for the tragic loss of the U.S.S. 
     INDIANAPOLIS and the lives of the men who died as a result of 
     her sinking.
       (c) Presidential Unit Citation.--(1) It is the sense of 
     Congress that the President should award a Presidential Unit 
     Citation to the final crew of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS (CA-35) 
     in recognition of the courage and fortitude displayed by the 
     members of that crew in the face of tremendous hardship and 
     adversity after their ship was torpedoed and sunk on July 30, 
     1945.
       (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.

     SEC. 537. POSTHUMOUS ADVANCEMENT OF REAR ADMIRAL (RETIRED) 
                   HUSBAND E. KIMMEL AND MAJOR GENERAL (RETIRED) 
                   WALTER C. SHORT ON RETIRED LISTS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The late Rear Admiral (retired) Husband E. Kimmel, 
     formerly serving in the grade of admiral as the Commander in 
     Chief of the United States Fleet and the Commander in Chief, 
     United States Pacific Fleet, had an excellent and 
     unassailable record throughout his career in the United 
     States Navy prior to the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl 
     Harbor.
       (2) The late Major General (retired) Walter C. Short, 
     formerly serving in the grade of lieutenant general as the 
     Commander of the United States Army Hawaiian Department, had 
     an excellent and unassailable record throughout his career in 
     the United States Army prior to the December 7, 1941, attack 
     on Pearl Harbor.
       (3) Numerous investigations following the attack on Pearl 
     Harbor have documented that then Admiral Kimmel and then 
     Lieutenant General Short were not provided necessary and 
     critical intelligence that was available, that foretold of 
     war with Japan, that warned of imminent attack, and that 
     would have alerted them to prepare for the attack, including 
     such essential communiques as the Japanese Pearl Harbor Bomb 
     Plot message of September 24, 1941, and the message sent from 
     the Imperial Japanese Foreign Ministry to the Japanese 
     Ambassador in the United States from December 6-7, 1941, 
     known as the Fourteen-Part Message.
       (4) On December 16, 1941, Admiral Kimmel and Lieutenant 
     General Short were relieved of their commands and returned to 
     their permanent ranks of rear admiral and major general.
       (5) Admiral William Harrison Standley, who served as a 
     member of the investigating commission known as the Roberts 
     Commission that accused Admiral Kimmel and Lieutenant General 
     Short of ``dereliction of duty'' only six weeks after the 
     attack on Pearl Harbor, later disavowed the report 
     maintaining that ``these two officers were martyred'' and 
     ``if they had been brought to trial, both would have been 
     cleared of the charge''.
       (6) On October 19, 1944, a Naval Court of Inquiry--
       (A) exonerated Admiral Kimmel on the grounds that his 
     military decisions and the disposition of his forces at the 
     time of the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor were 
     proper ``by virtue of the information that Admiral Kimmel had 
     at hand which indicated neither the probability nor the 
     imminence of an air attack on Pearl Harbor'';
       (B) criticized the higher command for not sharing with 
     Admiral Kimmel ``during the very critical period of 26 
     November to 7 December 1941, important information . . . 
     regarding the Japanese situation''; and
       (C) concluded that the Japanese attack and its outcome was 
     attributable to no serious fault on the part of anyone in the 
     naval service.
       (7) On June 15, 1944, an investigation conducted by Admiral 
     T. C. Hart at the direction of the Secretary of the Navy 
     produced evidence, subsequently confirmed, that essential 
     intelligence concerning Japanese intentions and war plans was 
     available in Washington but was not shared with Admiral 
     Kimmel.
       (8) On October 20, 1944, the Army Pearl Harbor Board of 
     Investigation determined that--
       (A) Lieutenant General Short had not been kept ``fully 
     advised of the growing tenseness of the Japanese situation 
     which indicated an increasing necessity for better 
     preparation for war'';
       (B) detailed information and intelligence about Japanese 
     intentions and war plans were available in ``abundance'', but 
     were not shared with Lieutenant General Short's Hawaii 
     command; and
       (C) Lieutenant General Short was not provided ``on the 
     evening of December 6th and the early morning of December 
     7th, the critical information indicating an almost immediate 
     break with Japan, though there was ample time to have 
     accomplished this''.
       (9) The reports by both the Naval Court of Inquiry and the 
     Army Pearl Harbor Board of Investigation were kept secret, 
     and Rear Admiral (retired) Kimmel and Major General (retired) 
     Short were denied their requests to defend themselves through 
     trial by court-martial.
       (10) The joint committee of Congress that was established 
     to investigate the conduct of Admiral Kimmel and Lieutenant 
     General Short completed, on May 31, 1946, a 1,075-page report 
     which included the conclusions of the committee that the two 
     officers had not been guilty of dereliction of duty.
       (11) The Officer Personnel Act of 1947, in establishing a 
     promotion system for the Navy and the Army, provided a legal 
     basis for the President to honor any officer of the Armed 
     Forces of the United States who served his country as a 
     senior commander during World War II with a placement of that 
     officer, with the advice and consent of the Senate, on the 
     retired list with the highest grade held while on the active 
     duty list.
       (12) On April 27, 1954, the then Chief of Naval Personnel, 
     Admiral J. L. Holloway, Jr., recommended that Rear Admiral 
     Kimmel be advanced in rank in accordance with the provisions 
     of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947.
       (13) On November 13, 1991, a majority of the members of the 
     Board for the Correction of Military Records of the 
     Department of the Army found that the late Major General 
     (retired) Short ``was unjustly held responsible for the Pearl 
     Harbor disaster'' and that ``it would be equitable and just'' 
     to advance him to the rank of lieutenant general on the 
     retired list''.
       (14) In October 1994, the then Chief of Naval Operations, 
     Admiral Carlisle Trost, withdrew his 1988 recommendation 
     against the advancement of Rear Admiral (retired) Kimmel (by 
     then deceased) and recommended that the case of Rear Admiral 
     Kimmel be reopened.
       (15) Although the Dorn Report, a report on the results of a 
     Department of Defense study that was issued on December 15, 
     1995, did not provide support for an advancement of the late 
     Rear Admiral (retired) Kimmel or the late Major General 
     (retired) Short in grade, it did set forth as a conclusion of 
     the study that ``responsibility for the Pearl Harbor disaster 
     should not fall solely on the shoulders of Admiral Kimmel and 
     Lieutenant General Short, it should be broadly shared''.
       (16) The Dorn Report found--
       (A) that ``Army and Navy officials in Washington were privy 
     to intercepted Japanese diplomatic communications . . . which 
     provided crucial confirmation of the imminence of war'';
       (B) that ``the evidence of the handling of these messages 
     in Washington reveals some ineptitude, some unwarranted 
     assumptions and misestimations, limited coordination, 
     ambiguous language, and lack of clarification and follow-up 
     at higher levels''; and
       (C) that ``together, these characteristics resulted in 
     failure . . . to appreciate fully and to convey to the 
     commanders in Hawaii the sense of focus and urgency that 
     these intercepts should have engendered''.
       (17) On July 21, 1997, Vice Admiral David C. Richardson 
     (United States Navy, retired) responded to the Dorn Report 
     with his own study which confirmed findings of the Naval 
     Court of Inquiry and the Army Pearl Harbor Board of 
     Investigation and established, among other facts, that the 
     war effort in 1941 was undermined by a restrictive 
     intelligence distribution policy, and the degree to which the 
     commanders of the United States forces in Hawaii were not 
     alerted about the impending attack on Hawaii was directly 
     attributable to the withholding of intelligence from then 
     Admiral Kimmel and Lieutenant General Short.
       (18) Rear Admiral (retired) Kimmel and Major General 
     (retired) Short are the only two officers eligible for 
     advancement under the Officer Personnel Act of 1947 as senior 
     World War II commanders who were excluded from the list of 
     retired officers presented for advancement on the retired 
     lists to their highest wartime ranks under that Act.
       (19) This singular exclusion from advancement of Rear 
     Admiral (retired) Kimmel and Major General (retired) Short 
     from the Navy retired list and the Army retired list, 
     respectively, serves only to perpetuate the myth that the 
     senior commanders in Hawaii were derelict in their duty and 
     responsible for the success of the attack on Pearl Harbor, 
     and is a distinct and unacceptable expression of dishonor 
     toward two of the finest officers who have served in the 
     Armed Forces of the United States.
       (20) Major General (retired) Walter Short died on September 
     23, 1949, and Rear Admiral (retired) Husband Kimmel died on 
     May 14, 1968,

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     without having been accorded the honor of being returned to 
     their wartime ranks as were their fellow veterans of World 
     War II.
       (21) The Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Pearl Harbor 
     Survivors Association, the Admiral Nimitz Foundation, the 
     Naval Academy Alumni Association, the Retired Officers 
     Association, the Pearl Harbor Commemorative Committee, and 
     other associations and numerous retired military officers 
     have called for the rehabilitation of the reputations and 
     honor of the late Rear Admiral (retired) Kimmel and the late 
     Major General (retired) Short through their posthumous 
     advancement on the retired lists to their highest wartime 
     grades.
       (b) Request for Advancement on Retired Lists.--(1) The 
     President is requested--
       (A) to advance the late Rear Admiral (retired) Husband E. 
     Kimmel to the grade of admiral on the retired list of the 
     Navy; and
       (B) to advance the late Major General (retired) Walter C. 
     Short to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list 
     of the Army.
       (2) Any advancement in grade on a retired list requested 
     under paragraph (1) shall not increase or otherwise modify 
     the compensation or benefits from the United States to which 
     any person is now or may in the future be entitled based upon 
     the military service of the officer advanced.
       (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the late Rear Admiral (retired) Husband E. Kimmel 
     performed his duties as Commander in Chief, United States 
     Pacific Fleet, competently and professionally, and, 
     therefore, the losses incurred by the United States in the 
     attacks on the naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and other 
     targets on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, 
     were not a result of dereliction in the performance of those 
     duties by the then Admiral Kimmel; and
       (2) the late Major General (retired) Walter C. Short 
     performed his duties as Commanding General, Hawaiian 
     Department, competently and professionally, and, therefore, 
     the losses incurred by the United States in the attacks on 
     Hickam Army Air Field and Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, and 
     other targets on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, on December 7, 
     1941, were not a result of dereliction in the performance of 
     those duties by the then Lieutenant General Short.

     SEC. 538. COMMENDATION OF CITIZENS OF REMY, FRANCE, FOR WORLD 
                   WAR II ACTIONS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) On August 2, 1944, a squadron of P-51s from the United 
     States 364th Fighter Group strafed a German munitions train 
     in Remy, France.
       (2) The resulting explosion killed Lieutenant Houston 
     Braly, one of the attacking pilots, and destroyed much of the 
     village of Remy, including seven stained glass windows in the 
     13th Century church.
       (3) Despite threats of reprisals from the occupying German 
     authorities, the citizens of Remy recovered Lieutenant 
     Braly's body from the wreckage, buried his body with dignity 
     and honor in the church's cemetery, and decorated the grave 
     site daily with fresh flowers.
       (4) On Armistice Day, 1995, the village of Remy renamed the 
     crossroads near the site of Lieutenant Braly's death in his 
     honor.
       (5) The surviving members of the 364th Fighter Group desire 
     to express their gratitude to the brave citizens of Remy.
       (6) To express their gratitude, the surviving members of 
     the 364th Fighter Group have organized a nonprofit 
     corporation to raise funds, through its project ``Windows for 
     Remy'', to restore the church's stained glass windows.
       (b) Commendation and Recognition.--The Congress commends 
     the bravery and honor of the citizens of Remy, France, for 
     their actions with respect to the American fighter pilot 
     Lieutenant Houston Braly during and after August 1944, and 
     recognizes the efforts of the surviving members of the United 
     States 364th Fighter Group to raise funds to restore the 
     stained glass windows of Remy's 13th Century church.

                  Subtitle E--Military Justice Matters

     SEC. 541. RECOGNITION BY STATES OF MILITARY TESTAMENTARY 
                   INSTRUMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 53 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1044c the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1044d. Military testamentary instruments: requirement 
       for recognition by States

       ``(a) Testamentary Instruments To Be Given Legal Effect.--A 
     military testamentary instrument--
       ``(1) is exempt from any requirement of form, formality, or 
     recording before probate that is provided for testamentary 
     instruments under the laws of a State; and
       ``(2) has the same legal effect as a testamentary 
     instrument prepared and executed in accordance with the laws 
     of the State in which it is presented for probate.
       ``(b) Military Testamentary Instruments.--For purposes of 
     this section, a military testamentary instrument is an 
     instrument that is prepared with testamentary intent in 
     accordance with regulations prescribed under this section and 
     that--
       ``(1) is executed in accordance with subsection (c) by (or 
     on behalf of) a person, as a testator, who is eligible for 
     military legal assistance;
       ``(2) makes a disposition of property of the testator; and
       ``(3) takes effect upon the death of the testator.
       ``(c) Requirements for Execution of Military Testamentary 
     Instruments.--An instrument is valid as a military 
     testamentary instrument only if--
       ``(1) the instrument is executed by the testator (or, if 
     the testator is unable to execute the instrument personally, 
     the instrument is executed in the presence of, by the 
     direction of, and on behalf of the testator);
       ``(2) the instrument is executed in the presence of a 
     military legal assistance counsel acting as presiding 
     attorney;
       ``(3) the instrument is executed in the presence of at 
     least two disinterested witnesses (in addition to the 
     presiding attorney), each of whom attests to witnessing the 
     testator's execution of the instrument by signing it; and
       ``(4) the instrument is executed in accordance with such 
     additional requirements as may be provided in regulations 
     prescribed under this section.
       ``(d) Self-Proving Military Testamentary Instruments.--(1) 
     If the document setting forth a military testamentary 
     instrument meets the requirements of paragraph (2), then the 
     signature of a person on the document as the testator, an 
     attesting witness, a notary, or the presiding attorney, 
     together with a written representation of the person's status 
     as such and the person's military grade (if any) or other 
     title, is prima facie evidence of the following:
       ``(A) That the signature is genuine.
       ``(B) That the signatory had the represented status and 
     title at the time of the execution of the will.
       ``(C) That the signature was executed in compliance with 
     the procedures required under the regulations prescribed 
     under subsection (f).
       ``(2) A document setting forth a military testamentary 
     instrument meets the requirements of this paragraph if it 
     includes (or has attached to it), in a form and content 
     required under the regulations prescribed under subsection 
     (f), each of the following:
       ``(A) A certificate, executed by the testator, that 
     includes the testator's acknowledgment of the testamentary 
     instrument.
       ``(B) An affidavit, executed by each witness signing the 
     testamentary instrument, that attests to the circumstances 
     under which the testamentary instrument was executed.
       ``(C) A notarization, including a certificate of any 
     administration of an oath required under the regulations, 
     that is signed by the notary or other official administering 
     the oath.
       ``(e) Statement To Be Included.--(1) Under regulations 
     prescribed under this section, each military testamentary 
     instrument shall contain a statement that sets forth the 
     provisions of subsection (a).
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not be construed to make 
     inapplicable the provisions of subsection (a) to a 
     testamentary instrument that does not include a statement 
     described in that paragraph.
       ``(f) Regulations.--Regulations for the purposes of this 
     section shall be prescribed jointly by the Secretary of 
     Defense and by the Secretary of Transportation with respect 
     to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in 
     the Department of the Navy.
       ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `person eligible for military legal 
     assistance' means a person who is eligible for legal 
     assistance under section 1044 of this title.
       ``(2) The term `military legal assistance counsel' means--
       ``(A) a judge advocate (as defined in section 801(13) of 
     this title); or
       ``(B) a civilian attorney serving as a legal assistance 
     officer under the provisions of section 1044 of this title.
       ``(3) The term `State' includes the District of Columbia, 
     the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, and each possession of the United 
     States.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1044c the following new item:

``1044d. Military testamentary instruments: requirement for recognition 
              by States.''.

     SEC. 542. PROBABLE CAUSE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY OF NAMES OF 
                   SUBJECTS INTO OFFICIAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE 
                   REPORTS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 80 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding after section 1563, as added by 
     section 533(a), the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1564. Military criminal investigations: probable cause 
       required for entry of names of subjects into official 
       investigative reports

       ``(a) Probable Cause Required for `Titling'.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall require that an employee of a military 
     criminal investigative organization or a member of the armed 
     forces assigned to a military criminal investigative 
     organization, in connection with the investigation of a 
     reported crime, may not designate any person, by name or by 
     any other identifying information, as a suspect in the case 
     in any official investigative report, or in a central index 
     for potential retrieval and analysis by law enforcement 
     organizations, unless there is probable cause to believe that 
     that person committed the crime.
       ``(b) Standard for Removal of `Titling' Information From 
     Records.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a uniform 
     standard applicable throughout the Department of Defense for 
     removal from an official investigative report of a reported 
     crime, and from any applicable central index, of the name of 
     a person (and any other identifying information about that 
     person) that was entered in the report or index to designate 
     that person as a suspect in the case when it is subsequently 
     determined that there is not probable cause to believe that 
     that person committed the crime.
       ``(c) Criminal Investigative Organization Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `criminal investigative organization' means 
     any of the following:
       ``(1) The Defense Criminal Investigative Service (or any 
     successor to that service).

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       ``(2) The Army Criminal Investigation Command (or any 
     successor to that command).
       ``(3) The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (or any 
     successor to that service).
       ``(4) The Air Force Office of Special Investigations (or 
     any successor to that office).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding after the item relating to section 1563, 
     as added by section 533(b), the following new item:

``1564. Military criminal investigations: probable cause required for 
              entry of names of subjects into official investigative 
              reports.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--Section 1564 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect at 
     the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 543. COLLECTION AND USE OF DNA IDENTIFICATION 
                   INFORMATION FROM VIOLENT AND SEXUAL OFFENDERS 
                   IN THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 80 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding after section 1564, as added by 
     section 542(a)(1), the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1565. DNA identification information: collection from 
       violent and sexual offenders; use

       ``(a) Collection of DNA Samples.--The Secretary concerned 
     shall collect a DNA sample from each member of the armed 
     forces under the Secretary's jurisdiction who is, or has 
     been, convicted of a qualifying military offense (as 
     determined under subsection (e)).
       ``(b) Analysis of Samples.--The Secretary concerned shall 
     furnish each DNA sample collected under subsection (a) to the 
     Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of Defense shall carry 
     out a DNA analysis on each such DNA sample.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `DNA sample' means a tissue, fluid, or other 
     bodily sample of an individual on which a DNA analysis can be 
     carried out.
       ``(2) The term `DNA analysis' means analysis of the 
     deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) identification information in a 
     bodily sample.
       ``(d) Use in CODIS.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     furnish the results of each DNA analysis carried out under 
     subsection (b) to the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation for use in the Combined DNA Index System (in 
     this section referred to as `CODIS') of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation.
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
     Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall 
     establish procedures providing that if a DNA sample has been 
     collected from a person pursuant to subsection (a), and the 
     Secretary receives notice that each conviction of that person 
     of a qualifying military offense has been overturned, the 
     Secretary shall promptly transmit a notice of that fact to 
     the Director in accordance with section 210304(d) of the 
     Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
       ``(e) Qualifying Military Offenses.--(1) Subject to 
     paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
     the Attorney General, shall determine those violent or sexual 
     offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice that 
     shall be considered for purposes of this section as 
     qualifying military offenses.
       ``(2) An offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice 
     that is equivalent to a serious violent felony (as that term 
     is defined in section 3559(c)(2)(F) of title 18), as 
     determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Attorney 
     General, shall be considered for purposes of this section as 
     a qualifying military offense.
       ``(f) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the 
     requirement of subsection (a) for a member if CODIS contains 
     a DNA analysis with respect to that member.
       ``(g) Regulations.--This section shall be carried out under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Transportation and the 
     Attorney General. Those regulations shall apply, to the 
     extent practicable, uniformly throughout the armed forces.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding after the item relating to section 1564, 
     as added by section 542(a)(2), the following new item:

``1565. DNA identification information: collection from violent and 
              sexual offenders; use.''

       (b) Initial Determination of Qualifying Military 
     Offenses.--The initial determination of qualifying military 
     offenses under section 1565(e) of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), shall be made not later 
     than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Expansion of DNA Identification Index.--Section 811(a) 
     of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 
     (28 U.S.C. 531 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 ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     shall expand the combined DNA Identification System (CODIS) 
     to include analyses of DNA samples collected from members of 
     the Armed Forces convicted of a qualifying military offense 
     in accordance with section 1565 of title 10, United States 
     Code.''.
       (d) Index To Facilitate Law Enforcement Exchange of DNA 
     Identification Information.--Section 210304 of the Violent 
     Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
     14132) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) analyses of DNA samples collected from members of the 
     Armed Forces convicted of a qualifying military offense in 
     accordance with section 1565 of title 10, United States 
     Code.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``, at regular 
     intervals of not to exceed 180 days,'' and inserting 
     ``semiannual''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Expungement of Records of Military Offenders.--If the 
     Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation receives a 
     notice transmitted under section 1565(d)(2) of title 10, 
     United States Code, the Director shall promptly expunge from 
     the index described in subsection (a) any DNA analysis 
     furnished under section 1565(d)(1) of such title with respect 
     to the person described in the notice.''.

     SEC. 544. LIMITATION ON SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY TO GRANT 
                   CLEMENCY FOR MILITARY PRISONERS SERVING 
                   SENTENCE OF CONFINEMENT FOR LIFE WITHOUT 
                   ELIGIBILITY FOR PAROLE.

       (a) Limitation.--Section 874(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code (article 74(a) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``However, in the case of a sentence of confinement for life 
     without eligibility for parole, after the sentence is ordered 
     executed, the authority of the Secretary concerned under the 
     preceding sentence (1) may not be delegated, and (2) may be 
     exercised only after the service of a period of confinement 
     of not less than 20 years.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall not apply with respect to a sentence of confinement for 
     life without eligibility for parole that is adjudged for an 
     offense committed before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 545. AUTHORITY FOR CIVILIAN SPECIAL AGENTS OF MILITARY 
                   DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE ORGANIZATIONS 
                   TO EXECUTE WARRANTS AND MAKE ARRESTS.

       (a) Department of the Army.--(1) Chapter 373 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 4027. Civilian special agents of the Criminal 
       Investigation Command: authority to execute warrants and 
       make arrests

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Army may authorize 
     any Department of the Army civilian employee described in 
     subsection (b) to have the same authority to execute and 
     serve warrants and other processes issued under the authority 
     of the United States and to make arrests without a warrant as 
     may be authorized under section 1585a of this title for 
     special agents of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service.
       ``(b) Agents To Have Authority.--Subsection (a) applies to 
     any employee of the Department of the Army who is a special 
     agent of the Army Criminal Investigation Command (or a 
     successor to that command) whose duties include conducting, 
     supervising, or coordinating investigations of criminal 
     activity in programs and operations of the Department of the 
     Army.
       ``(c) Guidelines for Exercise of Authority.--The authority 
     provided under subsection (a) shall be exercised in 
     accordance with guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of the 
     Army and approved by the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Attorney General and any other applicable guidelines 
     prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of 
     Defense, or the Attorney General.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end following new item:

``4027. Civilian special agents of the Criminal Investigation Command: 
              authority to execute warrants and make arrests.''.

       (b) Department of the Navy.--(1) Chapter 643 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 7451. Special agents of the Naval Criminal 
       Investigative Service: authority to execute warrants and 
       make arrests

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Navy may authorize 
     any Department of the Navy civilian employee described in 
     subsection (b) to have the same authority to execute and 
     serve warrants and other processes issued under the authority 
     of the United States and to make arrests without a warrant as 
     may be authorized under section 1585a of this title for 
     special agents of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service.
       ``(b) Agents To Have Authority.--Subsection (a) applies to 
     any employee of the Department of the Navy who is a special 
     agent of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (or any 
     successor to that service) whose duties include conducting, 
     supervising, or coordinating investigations of criminal 
     activity in programs and operations of the Department of the 
     Navy.
       ``(c) Guidelines for Exercise of Authority.--The authority 
     provided under subsection (a) shall be exercised in 
     accordance with guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of the 
     Navy and approved by the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Attorney General and any other applicable guidelines 
     prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of 
     Defense, or the Attorney General.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end following new item:

``7451. Special agents of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service: 
              authority to execute warrants and make arrests.''.

       (c) Department of the Air Force.--(1) Chapter 873 of title 
     10, United States Code, is

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     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 9027. Civilian special agents of the Office of Special 
       Investigations: authority to execute warrants and make 
       arrests

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Air Force may 
     authorize any Department of the Air Force civilian employee 
     described in subsection (b) to have the same authority to 
     execute and serve warrants and other processes issued under 
     the authority of the United States and to make arrests 
     without a warrant as may be authorized under section 1585a of 
     this title for special agents of the Defense Criminal 
     Investigative Service.
       ``(b) Agents To Have Authority.--Subsection (a) applies to 
     any employee of the Department of the Air Force who is a 
     special agent of the Air Force Office of Special 
     Investigations (or a successor to that office) whose duties 
     include conducting, supervising, or coordinating 
     investigations of criminal activity in programs and 
     operations of the Department of the Air Force.
       ``(c) Guidelines for Exercise of Authority.--The authority 
     provided under subsection (a) shall be exercised in 
     accordance with guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of the 
     Air Force and approved by the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Attorney General and any other applicable guidelines 
     prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary 
     of Defense, or the Attorney General.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end following new item:

``9027. Civilian special agents of the Office of Special 
              Investigations: authority to execute warrants and make 
              arrests.''.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

     SEC. 551. FUNERAL HONORS DUTY COMPENSATION.

       (a) Compensation of Members of the National Guard.--Section 
     115(b)(2) of title 32, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting before the period at the end the following: ``or 
     compensation at the rate prescribed in section 206 of title 
     37''.
       (b) Compensation of Members of a Reserve Component.--
     Section 12503(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``or compensation at the rate prescribed in 
     section 206 of title 37''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 435(c) of title 37, 
     United States Code, is repealed.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to funeral honors duty performed on 
     or after October 1, 2000.

     SEC. 552. TEST OF ABILITY OF RESERVE COMPONENT INTELLIGENCE 
                   UNITS AND PERSONNEL TO MEET CURRENT AND 
                   EMERGING DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE NEEDS.

       (a) Test Program Required.--(1) Beginning not later than 
     June 1, 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a three-
     year test program of reserve component intelligence units and 
     personnel. The purpose of the test program shall be--
       (A) to determine the most effective peacetime structure and 
     operational employment of reserve component intelligence 
     assets for meeting current and future Department of Defense 
     peacetime operational intelligence requirements; and
       (B) to establish a means to coordinate and transition that 
     peacetime intelligence operational support network into use 
     for meeting wartime requirements.
       (2) The test program shall be carried out using the Joint 
     Reserve Intelligence Program and appropriate reserve 
     component intelligence units and personnel.
       (3) In conducting the test program, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall expand the current Joint Reserve Intelligence 
     Program as needed to meet the objectives of the test program.
       (b) Oversight Panel.--The Secretary shall establish an 
     oversight panel to structure the test program so as to 
     achieve the objectives of the test program, ensure proper 
     funding for the test program, and oversee the conduct and 
     evaluation of the test program. The panel members shall 
     include--
       (1) the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, 
     Control, Communications and Intelligence;
       (2) the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs; 
     and
       (3) representatives from the Defense Intelligence Agency, 
     the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, the Joint Staff, 
     and the combatant commands.
       (c) Test Program Objectives.--The test program shall have 
     the following objectives:
       (1) To identify the range of peacetime roles and missions 
     that are appropriate for reserve component intelligence units 
     and personnel, including the following missions: counterdrug, 
     counterintelligence, counterterrorism, information 
     operations, information warfare, and other emerging threats.
       (2) To recommend a process for justifying and validating 
     reserve component intelligence force structure and manpower 
     to support the peacetime roles and missions identified under 
     paragraph (1) and to establish a means to coordinate and 
     transition that peacetime operational support network and 
     structure into wartime requirements.
       (3) To provide, pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2), the 
     basis for new or revised intelligence and reserve component 
     policy guidelines for the peacetime use, organization, 
     management, infrastructure ,and funding of reserve component 
     intelligence units and personnel.
       (4) To determine the most effective structure, 
     organization, manning, and management of Joint Reserve 
     Intelligence Centers to enable them to be both reserve 
     training facilities and virtual collaborative production 
     facilities in support of Department of Defense peacetime 
     operational intelligence requirements.
       (5) To determine the most effective uses of technology for 
     virtual collaborative intelligence operational support during 
     peacetime and wartime.
       (6) To determine personnel and career management 
     initiatives or modifications that are required to improve the 
     recruiting and retention of personnel in the reserve 
     component intelligence specialties and occupational skills.
       (7) To identify and make recommendations for the 
     elimination of statutory prohibitions and barriers to using 
     reserve component intelligence units and individuals to carry 
     out peacetime operational requirements.
       (d) Reports.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress--
       (1) interim reports on the status of the test program not 
     later than July 1, 2002, and July 1, 2003; and
       (2) a final report, with such recommendations for changes 
     as the Secretary considers necessary, not later than December 
     1, 2004.

     SEC. 553. NATIONAL GUARD CHALLENGE PROGRAM.

       (a) Expenditure Limitations.--Subsection (b) of section 509 
     of title 32, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary of 
     Defense'';
       (2) by striking ``, except that Federal expenditures under 
     the program may not exceed $62,500,000 for any fiscal year''; 
     and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary shall carry out the National Guard 
     Challenge Program using funds appropriated directly to the 
     Secretary for the program and nondefense Federal funds made 
     available or transferred to the Secretary by other Federal 
     agencies to support the program. However, the amount of funds 
     appropriated directly to the Secretary of Defense and 
     expended for the program in a fiscal year may not exceed 
     $62,500,000.''.
       (b) Regulations.--Such section is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(m) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations to carry out the National Guard 
     Challenge Program. The regulations shall address at a minimum 
     the following:
       ``(1) The terms to be included in the program agreements 
     required by subsection (d).
       ``(2) The qualifications for persons to participate in the 
     program, as required by subsection (e).
       ``(3) The benefits authorized for program participants, as 
     required by subsection (f).
       ``(4) The status of National Guard personnel assigned to 
     duty in support of the program.
       ``(5) The conditions for the use of National Guard 
     facilities and equipment to carry out the program, as 
     required by subsection (h).
       ``(6) The status of program participants, as described in 
     subsection (i).
       ``(7) The procedures to be used by the Secretary when 
     communicating with States about the program.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2033 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``appropriated for'' and 
     inserting ``appropriated directly to the Secretary of Defense 
     for''.

     SEC. 554. STUDY OF USE OF CIVILIAN CONTRACTOR PILOTS FOR 
                   OPERATIONAL SUPPORT MISSIONS.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study 
     to determine the feasibility and cost, as well as the 
     advantages and disadvantages, of using civilian contractor 
     personnal as pilots and other air crew members to fly 
     nonmilitary Government aircraft (referred to as ``operational 
     support aircraft'') to perform non-combat personnel 
     transportation missions worldwide. In carrying out the study, 
     the Secretary shall consider the views and recommendations of 
     the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the other members of the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff.
       (b) Matters to Be Included.--The study shall, as a 
     minimum--
       (1) determine whether use of civilian contractor personnel 
     as pilots and other air crew members for such operational 
     support missions would be a cost effective means of freeing 
     for duty in units with combat and combat support missions 
     those military pilots and other personnel who now perform 
     such operational support missions; and
       (2) the effect on retention of military pilots and other 
     personnel if they are no longer required to fly operational 
     support missions.
       (c) Submission of Report.--The Secretary shall submit a 
     report containing the results of the study to the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives not later than six 
     months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 555. PILOT PROGRAM TO ENHANCE MILITARY RECRUITING BY 
                   IMPROVING MILITARY AWARENESS OF SCHOOL 
                   COUNSELORS AND EDUCATORS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
     pilot program to determine if cooperation with military 
     recruiters by local educational agencies and by institutions 
     of higher education could be enhanced by improving the 
     understanding of school counselors and educators about 
     military recruiting and military career opportunities. The 
     pilot program shall be conducted during a three-year period 
     beginning not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Conduct of Pilot Program Through Participation in 
     Interactive Internet Site.--(1) The pilot program shall be 
     conducted by means of participation by the Department of 
     Defense in a qualifying interactive Internet site.
       (2) For purposes of this section, a qualifying interactive 
     Internet site is an Internet site in existence as of the date 
     of the enactment of this

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     Act that is designed to provide to employees of local 
     educational agencies and institutions of higher education 
     participating in the Internet site--
       (A) systems for communicating;
       (B) resources for individual professional development;
       (C) resources to enhance individual on-the-job 
     effectiveness; and
       (D) resources to improve organizational effectiveness.
       (3) Participation in an Internet site by the Department of 
     Defense for purposes of this section shall include--
       (A) funding;
       (B) assistance; and
       (C) access by other Internet site participants to 
     Department of Defense aptitude testing programs, career 
     development information, and other resources, in addition to 
     information on military recruiting and career opportunities.
       (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 
     providing the Secretary's findings and conclusions on the 
     pilot program not later than 180 days after the end of the 
     three-year program period.

     SEC. 556. REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES INCURRED BY MEMBERS IN 
                   CONNECTION WITH CANCELLATION OF LEAVE ON SHORT 
                   NOTICE.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 157 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2647. Reimbursement for expenses incurred in 
       connection with leave canceled due to contingency 
       operations

       ``(a) Authorization To Reimburse.--The Secretary concerned 
     may reimburse a member of the armed forces under the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary for travel and related expenses 
     (to the extent not otherwise reimbursable under law) incurred 
     by the member as a result of the cancellation of previously 
     approved leave when the leave is canceled in connection with 
     the member's participation in a contingency operation and the 
     cancellation occurs within 48 hours of the time the leave 
     would have commenced.
       ``(b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations to establish the criteria for the 
     applicability of subsection (a).
       ``(c) Conclusiveness of Settlement.--The settlement of an 
     application for reimbursement under subsection (a) is final 
     and conclusive.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2647. Reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with leave 
              canceled due to contingency operations.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--Section 2647 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a) shall apply with 
     respect to any travel and related expenses incurred by a 
     member in connection with leave canceled after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

     SEC. 601. INCREASE IN BASIC PAY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.

       (a) Waiver of Section 1009 Adjustment.--The adjustment to 
     become effective during fiscal year 2001 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) Increase in Basic Pay.--Effective on January 1, 2001, 
     the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed 
     services are increased by 3.7 percent.

     SEC. 602. REVISED METHOD FOR CALCULATION OF BASIC ALLOWANCE 
                   FOR SUBSISTENCE.

       (a) Annual Revision of Rate.--Section 402(b)(1) of title 
     37, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (1) 
     and inserting the following new paragraph:
       ``(1) The monthly rate of basic allowance for subsistence 
     to be in effect for an enlisted member for a year (beginning 
     on January 1 of that year) shall be equal to the sum of--
       ``(A) the monthly rate of basic allowance for subsistence 
     that was in effect for an enlisted member for the preceding 
     year; plus
       ``(B) the product of the monthly rate under subparagraph 
     (A) and the percentage increase in the monthly cost of a 
     liberal food plan for a male in the United States who is 
     between 20 and 50 years of age over the preceding fiscal 
     year, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture each 
     October 1.''.
       (b) Early Termination of BAS Transitional Authority.--
     Subsections (c) through (f) of section 602 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 
     105-85; 37 U.S.C. 402 note) are repealed.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2001.

     SEC. 603. FAMILY SUBSISTENCE SUPPLEMENTAL ALLOWANCE FOR LOW-
                   INCOME MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Supplemental Allowance Authorized.--(1) Chapter 7 of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     section 402 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 402a. Supplemental subsistence allowance for low-
       income members with dependents

       ``(a) Supplemental Allowance Authorized.--(1) The Secretary 
     concerned may increase the basic allowance for subsistence to 
     which a member of the armed forces described in subsection 
     (b) is otherwise entitled under section 402 of this title by 
     an amount (in this section referred to as the `supplemental 
     subsistence allowance') designed to remove the member's 
     household from eligibility for benefits under the food stamp 
     program.
       ``(2) The supplemental subsistence allowance may not exceed 
     $500 per month. In establishing the amount of the 
     supplemental subsistence allowance to be paid an eligible 
     member under this paragraph, the Secretary shall take into 
     consideration the amount of the basic allowance for housing 
     that the member receives under section 403 of this title or 
     would otherwise receive under such section, in the case of a 
     member who is not entitled to that allowance as a result of 
     assignment to quarters of the United States or a housing 
     facility under the jurisdiction of a uniformed service.
       ``(3) In the case of a member described in subsection (b) 
     who establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
     concerned that the allotment of the member's household under 
     the food stamp program, calculated in the absence of the 
     supplemental subsistence allowance, would exceed the amount 
     established by the Secretary concerned under paragraph (2), 
     the amount of the supplemental subsistence allowance for the 
     member shall be equal to the lesser of the following:
       ``(A) The value of that allotment.
       ``(B) $500.
       ``(b) Eligible Members.--(1) Subject to subsection (d), a 
     member of the armed forces is eligible to receive the 
     supplemental subsistence allowance if the Secretary concerned 
     determines that the member's income, together with the income 
     of the rest of the member's household (if any), is within the 
     highest income standard of eligibility, as then in effect 
     under section 5(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2014(c)) and without regard to paragraph (1) of such section, 
     for participation in the food stamp program.
       ``(2) In determining whether a member meets the eligibility 
     criteria under paragraph (1), the Secretary--
       ``(A) shall not take into consideration the amount of the 
     supplemental subsistence allowance payable under this 
     section; but
       ``(B) shall take into consideration the amount of the basic 
     allowance for housing that the member receives under section 
     403 of this title or would otherwise receive under such 
     section, in the case of a member who is not entitled to that 
     allowance as a result of assignment to quarters of the United 
     States or a housing facility under the jurisdiction of a 
     uniformed service.
       ``(c) Application for Allowance.--To request the 
     supplemental subsistence allowance, a member shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary concerned in such form and 
     containing such information as the Secretary concerned may 
     prescribe. A member applying for the supplemental subsistence 
     allowance shall furnish such evidence regarding the member's 
     satisfaction of the eligibility criteria under subsection (b) 
     as the Secretary concerned may require.
       ``(d) Effective Period.--The eligibility of a member to 
     receive the supplemental subsistence allowance terminates 
     upon the occurrence of any of the following events, even 
     though the member continues to meet the eligibility criteria 
     described in subsection (b):
       ``(1) Payment of the supplemental subsistence allowance for 
     12 consecutive months.
       ``(2) Promotion of the member to a higher grade.
       ``(3) Transfer of the member in a permanent change of 
     station.
       ``(e) Reapplication.--Upon the termination of the effective 
     period of the supplemental subsistence allowance for a 
     member, or in anticipation of the imminent termination of the 
     allowance, a member may reapply for the allowance under 
     subsection (c) if the member continues to meet, or once again 
     meets, the eligibility criteria described in subsection (b).
       ``(f) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than March 1 of 
     each year after 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a report specifying the number of members of the 
     armed forces who received, at any time during the preceding 
     year, the supplemental subsistence allowance. In preparing 
     the report, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the 
     Secretary of Transportation. No report is required under this 
     subsection after March 1, 2006.
       ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `Secretary concerned' means the Secretary of 
     Defense, and the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to 
     the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the 
     Navy.
       ``(2) The terms `allotment' and `household' have the 
     meanings given those terms in section 3 of the Food Stamp Act 
     of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2012).
       ``(3) The term `food stamp program' means the program 
     established pursuant to section 4 of the Food Stamp Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 2013).
       ``(h) Termination of Authority.--No supplemental 
     subsistence allowance may be made under this section after 
     September 30, 2006.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     402 the following:

``402a. Supplemental subsistence allowance for low-income members with 
              dependents.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--Section 402a of title 37, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on 
     the first day of the first month that begins not less than 
     180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 604. CALCULATION OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR 
                   INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Secretary of Defense to Prescribe Rates.--Paragraph (2) 
     of section 403(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the monthly 
     amount of the basic allowance for housing for a member of a 
     uniformed service who is entitled to the allowance in a 
     military housing area in the United States at a rate based 
     upon the costs of adequate housing in the area determined 
     under paragraph (1).''.

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       (b) Minimum Annual Amount Available for Housing 
     Allowances.--Paragraph (3) of such section is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(3) The total amount that may be paid for a fiscal year 
     for the basic allowance for housing under this subsection may 
     not be less than the product of--
       ``(A) the total amount authorized to be paid for such 
     allowance for the preceding fiscal year; and
       ``(B) a fraction--
       ``(i) the numerator of which is the index of the national 
     average monthly cost of housing for June of the preceding 
     fiscal year; and
       ``(ii) the denominator of which is the index of the 
     national average monthly cost of housing for June of the 
     second preceding fiscal year.''.
       (c) Repeal of Required Adjustment.--Paragraph (5) of such 
     section is repealed.
       (d) Basis for Reduction in Member's Allowance.--Paragraph 
     (6) of such section is amended by striking ``, changes in the 
     national average monthly cost of housing,''.
       (e) Extension of Transition Period.--Section 603(b) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
     (Public Law 105-85; 37 U.S.C. 403 note) is amended by 
     striking ``six years'' and inserting ``eight years''.
       (f) Readjustment of Allowance for Certain Period.--A member 
     of the uniformed services who was entitled to the basic 
     allowance for housing for a military housing area in the 
     United States during the period that began on January 1, 
     2000, and ended on March 1, 2000, shall be paid the allowance 
     at a monthly rate not less than the rate in effect on 
     December 31, 1999, in that area for members serving in the 
     same pay grade and with the same dependency status as the 
     member.

     SEC. 605. EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF JUNIOR ENLISTED MEMBERS IN 
                   COMPUTATION OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING.

       (a) Determination of Costs of Adequate Housing.--Subsection 
     (b)(1) of section 403 of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In 
     determining what constitutes adequate housing for members, 
     the Secretary may not differentiate between members with 
     dependents in pay grades E-1 through E-4.''.
       (b) Single Rate; Minimum.--Subsection (b) of such section, 
     as amended by section 604(c) of this Act, is further amended 
     by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) The Secretary shall establish a single monthly rate 
     for members of the uniformed services with dependents in pay 
     grades E-1 through E-4 in the same military housing area. The 
     rate shall be consistent with the rates paid to members in 
     pay grades other than pay grades E-1 through E-4 and shall be 
     based on the following:
       ``(A) The average cost of a two-bedroom apartment in that 
     military housing area.
       ``(B) One-half of the difference between the average cost 
     of a two-bedroom townhouse in that area and the amount 
     determined in subparagraph (A).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on July 1, 2001.

     SEC. 606. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING AUTHORIZED FOR 
                   ADDITIONAL MEMBERS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS WHO ARE 
                   ON SEA DUTY.

       (a) Payment Authorized.--Subsection (f)(2)(B) of section 
     403 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``E-5'' both places it appears and inserting ``E-4 or E-5''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (m)(1)(B) of such 
     section is amended by striking ``E-4'' and inserting ``E-3''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2001.

     SEC. 607. PERSONAL MONEY ALLOWANCE FOR SENIOR ENLISTED 
                   MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Authority.--Section 414 of title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Allowance for Senior Enlisted Members.--In addition 
     to other pay or allowances authorized by this title, a 
     noncommissioned officer is entitled to a personal money 
     allowance of $2,000 a year while serving as the Sergeant 
     Major of the Army, the Master Chief Petty Officer of the 
     Navy, the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, the 
     Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, or the Master Chief Petty 
     Officer of the Coast Guard.''.
       (b) Stylistic Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``Allowance for 
     Officers Serving in Certain Ranks or Positions.--'' after 
     ``(a)''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``Allowance for Certain 
     Naval Officers.--'' after ``(b)''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2000.

     SEC. 608. ALLOWANCE FOR OFFICERS FOR PURCHASE OF REQUIRED 
                   UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT.

       (a) Initial Allowance for Officers.--Section 415(a) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``$200'' 
     and inserting ``$400''.
       (b) Additional Allowance.--Section 416(a) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``$100'' and inserting ``$200''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2000.

     SEC. 609. INCREASE IN MONTHLY SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE FOR 
                   MEMBERS OF PRECOMMISSIONING PROGRAMS.

       (a) Minimum and Maximum Rates.--Subsection (a) of section 
     209 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Except'';
       (2) by striking ``subsistence allowance of $200 a month'' 
     and inserting ``monthly subsistence allowance at a rate 
     prescribed under paragraph (2)'';
       (3) by striking ``Subsistence'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(3) A subsistence''; and
       (4) by inserting after the first sentence the following:
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe by 
     regulation the monthly rates for subsistence allowances 
     provided under this section. The rate may not be less than 
     $250 per month, but may not exceed $600 per month.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Subsection (b) of such 
     section is amended by striking ``in the amount provided in 
     subsection (a)'' and inserting ``at a rate prescribed under 
     subsection (a)(2)''.
       (2) Subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking 
     ``the same rate as that prescribed by subsection (a),'' and 
     inserting ``the monthly rate prescribed under subsection 
     (a)(2)''.
       (c) Stylistic Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``Senior ROTC Members 
     in Advanced Training.--'' after ``(a)'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``Senior ROTC Members 
     Appointed in Reserves.--'' after ``(b)'';
       (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``Pay While Attending 
     Training or Practice Cruise.--'' after ``(c)'' the first 
     place it appears; and
       (4) in subsection (d), by inserting ``Members of Marine 
     Corps Officer Candidate Program.--'' after ``(d)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall take effect October 1, 2001.

     SEC. 610. ADDITIONAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001 
                   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 (as amended by section 604(b)), to be the total amount 
     to be paid during fiscal year 2001 for the basic allowance 
     for housing for military housing areas inside the United 
     States, $30,000,000 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, 
     2000'' and inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
       (b) Selected Reserve Reenlistment Bonus.--Section 308b(f) 
     of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2000'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
       (c) Selected Reserve Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308c(e) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2000'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
       (d) Special Pay for Enlisted Members Assigned to Certain 
     High Priority Units.--Section 308d(c) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 2000'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2001''.
       (e) Selected Reserve Affiliation Bonus.--Section 308e(e) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2000'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
       (f) Ready Reserve Enlistment and Reenlistment Bonus.--
     Section 308h(g) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``December 31, 2000'' and inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
       (g) Prior Service Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308i(f) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2000'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
       (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, 2001'' and inserting ``January 1, 
     2002''.

     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, 2000'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2001''.
       (b) Accession Bonus for Registered Nurses.--Section 
     302d(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 2000'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2001''.
       (c) Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists.--Section 
     302e(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 2000'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2001''.

     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, 2000,'' and inserting ``December 31, 2001,''.
       (b) Reenlistment Bonus for Active Members.--Section 308(g) 
     of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2000'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
       (c) Enlistment Bonus for Persons With Critical Skills.--
     Section 308a(d) of such title

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     is amended by striking ``December 31, 2000'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2001''.
       (d) Army Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308f(c) of such title 
     is amended by striking ``December 31, 2000'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2001''.
       (e) Special Pay for Nuclear-Qualified Officers Extending 
     Period of Active Service.--Section 312(e) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 2000'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2001''.
       (f) Nuclear Career Accession Bonus.--Section 312b(c) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2000'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
       (g) Nuclear Career Annual Incentive Bonus.--Section 312c(d) 
     of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2000'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2001''.

     SEC. 614. CONSISTENCY OF AUTHORITIES FOR SPECIAL PAY FOR 
                   RESERVE MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFICERS.

       (a) Consistent Descriptions of Active Duty.--Section 
     302(h)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, 
     including active duty in the form of annual training, active 
     duty for training, and active duty for special work''.
       (b) Relation to Other Special Pay Authorities.--Subsection 
     (d) of section 302f of such title is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(d) Exception.--While a reserve medical or dental officer 
     receives a special pay under section 302 or 302b of this 
     title by reason of subsection (a), the officer shall not be 
     entitled to special pay under section 302(h) or 302b(h) of 
     this title.''.

     SEC. 615. SPECIAL PAY FOR COAST GUARD PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS.

       Section 302c(d)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``an officer in the Coast Guard or Coast 
     Guard Reserve designated as a physician assistant,'' after 
     ``nurse,''.

     SEC. 616. SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS.

       (a) Increase in Monthly Rate.--Subsection (a) of section 
     307 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``$275'' and inserting ``$600''.
       (b) Elimination of Separate Rate for Recruiters.--Such 
     subsection is further amended by striking the last sentence.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2001, and shall apply with 
     respect to months beginning on or after that date.

     SEC. 617. REVISION OF CAREER SEA PAY.

       (a) In General.--Section 305a of title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) 
     and inserting the following new subsections:
       ``(a) Availability of Special Pay.--A member of a uniformed 
     service who is entitled to basic pay is also entitled, while 
     on sea duty, to career sea pay at a monthly rate prescribed 
     by the Secretary concerned, but not to exceed $750 per month.
       ``(b) Eligibility for Premium.--A member of a uniformed 
     service entitled to career sea pay under subsection (a) who 
     has served 36 consecutive months of sea duty is also entitled 
     to a career sea pay premium for the 37th consecutive month 
     and each subsequent consecutive month of sea duty served by 
     the member. The monthly amount of the premium shall be 
     prescribed by the Secretary concerned, but may not exceed 
     $350 per month.
       ``(c) Regulations.--The Secretaries concerned shall 
     prescribe regulations to carry out this section. Regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of a military department shall be 
     subject to the approval of the Secretary of Defense.''.
       (b) Stylistic Amendment.--Subsection (d) of such section is 
     amended by striking ``(d)'' and inserting ``(d) Definition of 
     Sea Duty.--''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2001, and shall apply with 
     respect to months beginning on or after that date.

     SEC. 618. REVISION OF ENLISTMENT BONUS AUTHORITY.

       (a) Bonus Authorized.--(1) Title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after section 308i the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 309. Special pay: enlistment bonus

       ``(a) Bonus Authorized; Bonus Amount.--A person who enlists 
     in an armed force for a period of at least two years may be 
     paid a bonus in an amount not to exceed $20,000. The bonus 
     may be paid in a single lump sum or in periodic installments.
       ``(b) Repayment of Bonus.--(1) A member of the armed forces 
     who voluntarily, or because of the member's misconduct, does 
     not complete the term of enlistment for which a bonus was 
     paid under this section, or a member who is not technically 
     qualified in the skill for which the bonus was paid, if any 
     (other than a member who is not qualified because of injury, 
     illness, or other impairment not the result of the member's 
     misconduct), shall refund to the United States that 
     percentage of the bonus that the unexpired part of member's 
     enlistment is of the total enlistment period for which the 
     bonus was paid.
       ``(2) An obligation to reimburse 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 
     enlistment for which a bonus was paid under this section does 
     not discharge the person receiving the bonus from the debt 
     arising under paragraph (1).
       ``(c) Relation to Prohibition on Bounties.--The enlistment 
     bonus authorized by this section is not a bounty for purposes 
     of section 514(a) of title 10.
       ``(d) Regulations.--This section shall be administered 
     under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for 
     the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
     Defense and by the Secretary of Transportation for the Coast 
     Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in 
     the Navy.
       ``(e) Duration of Authority.--No bonus shall be paid under 
     this section with respect to any enlistment in the armed 
     forces made before October 1, 2001, or after December 31, 
     2001.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of 
     such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 308i the following new item:

``309. Special pay: enlistment bonus.''.

       (b) Repeal of Superseded Enlistment Bonus Authorities.--(1) 
     Sections 308a and 308f of title 37, United States Code, are 
     repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of 
     such title is amended by striking the items relating to 
     sections 308a and 308f.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (b) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2001.

     SEC. 619. AUTHORIZATION OF RETENTION BONUS FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES QUALIFIED IN A CRITICAL MILITARY 
                   SKILL.

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

     ``Sec. 323. Special pay: retention incentives for members 
       qualified in a critical military skill

       ``(a) Retention Bonus Authorized.--An officer or enlisted 
     member of the armed forces who is serving on active duty and 
     is qualified in a designated critical military skill may be 
     paid a retention bonus as provided in this section if--
       ``(1) in the case of an officer, the member executes a 
     written agreement to remain on active duty for at least one 
     year; or
       ``(2) in the case of an enlisted member, the member 
     reenlists or voluntarily extends the member's enlistment for 
     a period of at least one year.
       ``(b) Designation of Critical Skills.--(1) A designated 
     critical military skill referred to in subsection (a) is a 
     military skill designated as critical by the Secretary of 
     Defense, or by the Secretary of Transportation with respect 
     to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in 
     the Navy.
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of 
     Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not 
     operating as a service in the Navy, shall notify Congress, in 
     advance, of each military skill to be designated by the 
     Secretary as critical for purposes of this section. The 
     notice shall be submitted at least 90 days before any bonus 
     with regard to that critical skill is offered under 
     subsection (a) and shall include a discussion of the 
     necessity for the bonus, the amount and method of payment of 
     the bonus, and the retention results that the bonus is 
     expected to achieve.
       ``(c) Payment Methods.--A bonus under this section may be 
     paid in a single lump sum or in periodic installments.
       ``(d) Maximum Bonus Amount.--A member may enter into an 
     agreement under this section, or reenlist or voluntarily 
     extend the member's enlistment, more than once to receive a 
     bonus under this section. However, a member may not receive a 
     total of more than $200,000 in payments under this section.
       ``(e) Certain Members Ineligible.--A retention bonus may 
     not be provided under subsection (a) to a member of the armed 
     forces who--
       ``(1) has completed more than 25 years of active duty; or
       ``(2) will complete the member's 25th year of active duty 
     before the end of the period of active duty for which the 
     bonus is being offered.
       ``(f) Relationship to Other Incentives.--A retention bonus 
     paid under this section is in addition to any other pay and 
     allowances to which a member is entitled.
       ``(g) Repayment of Bonus.--(1) If an officer who has 
     entered into a written agreement under subsection (a) fails 
     to complete the total period of active duty specified in the 
     agreement, or an enlisted member who voluntarily or because 
     of misconduct does not complete the term of enlistment for 
     which a bonus was paid under this section, the Secretary of 
     Defense, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to 
     members of the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a 
     service in the Navy, may require the member 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 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 a 
     written agreement entered into under subsection (a) does not 
     discharge the member from a debt arising under paragraph (2).
       ``(h) Annual Report.--Not later than February 15 of each 
     year, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall submit to Congress a report--
       ``(1) analyzing the effect, during the preceding fiscal 
     year, of the provision of bonuses under this section on the 
     retention of members qualified in the critical military 
     skills for which the bonuses were offered; and
       ``(2) describing the intentions of the Secretary regarding 
     the continued use of the bonus authority during the current 
     and next fiscal years.
       ``(i) Termination of Bonus Authority.--No bonus may be paid 
     under this section with respect to any reenlistment, or 
     voluntary extension of an enlistment, in the armed forces 
     entered into after December 31, 2001, and no agreement under 
     this section may be entered into after that date.''.
       (2) 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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``323. Special pay: retention incentives for members qualified in 
              critical military skill.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--Section 323 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on 
     October 1, 2000.

     SEC. 620. ELIMINATION OF REQUIRED CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION 
                   BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN SPECIAL PAY 
                   AUTHORITY.

       (a) Retention Special Pay for Optometrists.--(1) Section 
     302a(b)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``an officer described in paragraph (2) may be 
     paid'' and inserting ``the Secretary concerned may pay an 
     officer described in paragraph (2) a''.
       (2) Section 617 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1578) is 
     amended by striking subsection (b).
       (b) Special Pay for Officers in Nursing Specialties.--(1) 
     Section 302e(b)(2)(A) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``the Secretary'' and inserting ``the 
     Secretary of the military department concerned''.
       (2) Section 614 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1577) is 
     amended by striking subsection (c).

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

     SEC. 631. ADVANCE PAYMENTS FOR TEMPORARY LODGING OF MEMBERS 
                   AND DEPENDENTS.

       (a) Subsistence Expenses.--Section 404a of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (d) and (e), respectively; and
       (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Payment or Reimbursement of Subsistence Expenses.--
     (1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretaries 
     concerned, a member of a uniformed service who is ordered to 
     make a change of permanent station described in paragraph (2) 
     shall be paid or reimbursed for subsistence expenses of the 
     member and the member's dependents for the period (subject to 
     subsection (c)) for which the member and dependents occupy 
     temporary quarters incident to that change of permanent 
     station.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to the following:
       ``(A) A permanent change of station from any duty station 
     to a duty station in the United States (other than Hawaii or 
     Alaska).
       ``(B) A permanent change of station from a duty station in 
     the United States (other than Hawaii or Alaska) to a duty 
     station outside the United States or in Hawaii or Alaska.
       ``(C) In the case of an enlisted member who is reporting to 
     the member's first permanent duty station, the change from 
     the member's home of record or initial technical school to 
     that first permanent duty station.
       ``(b) Payment in Advance.--The Secretary concerned may make 
     any payment for subsistence expenses to a member under this 
     section in advance of the member actually incurring the 
     expenses. The amount of an advance payment made to a member 
     shall be computed on the basis of the Secretary's 
     determination of the average number of days that members and 
     their dependents occupy temporary quarters under the 
     circumstances applicable to the member and the member's 
     dependents.
       ``(c) Maximum Payment Period.--(1) In the case of a change 
     of permanent station described in subparagraph (A) or (C) of 
     subsection (a)(2), the period for which subsistence expenses 
     are to be paid or reimbursed under this section may not 
     exceed 10 days.
       ``(2) In the case of a change of permanent station 
     described in subsection (a)(2)(B)--
       ``(A) the period for which such expenses are to be paid or 
     reimbursed under this section may not exceed five days; and
       ``(B) such payment or reimbursement may be provided only 
     for expenses incurred before leaving the United States (other 
     than Hawaii or Alaska).''.
       (b) Per Diem.--Section 405 of such title is amended to read 
     as follows:

     ``Sec. 405. Travel and transportation allowances: per diem 
       while on duty outside the United States or in Hawaii or 
       Alaska

       ``(a) Per Diem Authorized.--Without regard to the monetary 
     limitation of this title, the Secretary concerned may pay a 
     per diem to a member of the uniformed services who is on duty 
     outside of the United States or in Hawaii or Alaska, whether 
     or not the member is in a travel status. The Secretary may 
     pay the per diem in advance of the accrual of the per diem.
       ``(b) Determination of Per Diem.--In determining the per 
     diem to be paid under this section, the Secretary concerned 
     shall consider all elements of the cost of living to members 
     of the uniformed services under the Secretary's jurisdiction 
     and their dependents, including the cost of quarters, 
     subsistence, and other necessary incidental expenses. 
     However, dependents may not be considered in determining the 
     per diem allowance for a member in a travel status.
       ``(c) Treatment of Housing Cost and Allowance.--Housing 
     cost and allowance may be disregarded in prescribing a 
     station cost of living allowance under this section.''.
       (c) Stylistic Amendments.--Section 404a of such title is 
     further amended--
       (1) in subsection (d), as redesignated by subsection (a), 
     by striking ``(d)'' and inserting ``(d) Daily Subsistence 
     Rates.--''; and
       (2) in subsection (e), as redesignated by subsection (a), 
     by striking ``(e)'' and inserting ``(e) Maximum Daily 
     Payment.--''.

     SEC. 632. ADDITIONAL TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCE REGARDING 
                   BAGGAGE AND HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS.

       (a) Pet Quarantine Fees.--Section 406(a)(1) of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``The Secretary concerned may also 
     reimburse the member for mandatory pet quarantine fees for 
     household pets, but not to exceed $275 per change of station, 
     when the member incurs the fees incident to such change of 
     station.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect October 1, 2000.

     SEC. 633. EQUITABLE DISLOCATION ALLOWANCES FOR JUNIOR 
                   ENLISTED MEMBERS.

       Section 407(c)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting before the period the following: ``, 
     except that the Secretary concerned may not differentiate 
     between members with dependents in pay grades E-1 through E-
     5''.

     SEC. 634. AUTHORITY TO REIMBURSE MILITARY RECRUITERS, SENIOR 
                   ROTC CADRE, AND MILITARY ENTRANCE PROCESSING 
                   PERSONNEL FOR CERTAIN PARKING EXPENSES.

       (a) Reimbursement Authority.--(1) Chapter 7 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     411h the following new section:

     ``Sec. 411i. Travel and transportation allowances: parking 
       expenses

       ``(a) Reimbursement Authority.--The Secretary of Defense 
     may reimburse a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or 
     Marine Corps described in subsection (b) for expenses 
     incurred by the member in parking a privately owned vehicle 
     being used by the member to commute to the member's place of 
     duty.
       ``(b) Eligible Members.--A member referred to in subsection 
     (a) is a member who is--
       ``(1) assigned to duty as a recruiter for any of the armed 
     forces;
       ``(2) assigned to duty with a military entrance processing 
     facility of the armed forces; or
       ``(3) detailed for instructional and administrative duties 
     at any institution where a unit of the Senior Reserve 
     Officers' Training Corps is maintained.
       ``(c) Inclusion of Certain Civilian Employees.--The 
     Secretary of Defense may extend the reimbursement authority 
     provided by subsection (a) to civilian employees of the 
     Department of Defense whose employment responsibilities 
     include performing activities related to the duties specified 
     in subsection (b).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     411h the following new item:

``411i. Travel and transportation allowances: parking expenses.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2000.

     SEC. 635. EXPANSION OF FUNDED STUDENT TRAVEL FOR DEPENDENTS.

       Section 430 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsections (a)(3) and (b)(1), by striking ``for the 
     purpose of obtaining a secondary or undergraduate college 
     education'' and inserting ``for the purpose of obtaining a 
     formal education''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)--
       (A) by striking ``In this section, the term'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``In this section:
       ``(1) The term''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(2) The term `formal education' means the following:
       ``(A) A secondary education.
       ``(B) An undergraduate college education.
       ``(C) A graduate education pursued on a full-time basis at 
     an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)).
       ``(D) Vocational education pursued on a full-time basis at 
     a post-secondary vocational institution (as defined in 
     section 102(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1002(c))).''.

          Subtitle D--Retirement and Survivor Benefit Matters

     SEC. 641. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE RETIREMENT 
                   POINTS THAT MAY BE CREDITED IN ANY YEAR.

       Section 12733(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``but not more than'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``but not more than--
       ``(A) 60 days in any one year of service before the year of 
     service that includes September 23, 1996;
       ``(B) 75 days in the year of service that includes 
     September 23, 1996, and in any subsequent year of service 
     before the year of service that includes the date of the 
     enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2001; and
       ``(C) 90 days in the year of service that includes the date 
     of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2001 and in any subsequent year of 
     service.''.

     SEC. 642. RESERVE COMPONENT SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN SPOUSAL 
                   CONSENT REQUIREMENT.

       (a) Eligible Participants.--Subsection (a)(2)(B) of section 
     1448 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(B) Reserve-component annuity participants.--A person who 
     (i) is eligible to participate in the Plan under paragraph 
     (1)(B), and (ii) is married or has a dependent child when he 
     is notified under section 12731(d) of this title that he has 
     completed the years of service required for eligibility for 
     reserve-component retired pay, unless the person elects (with 
     his spouse's concurrence, if required under paragraph (3)) 
     not to participate in the Plan before the end of the 90-day 
     period beginning on the date on which he receives that 
     notification.''.
       (b) Subsequent Election To Participate.--Subsection 
     (a)(3)(B) of such section is amended--

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       (1) by striking ``who elects to provide'' and inserting 
     ``who is eligible to provide'';
       (2) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as clauses (iii) 
     and (iv), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting before clause (iii) (as so redesignated) 
     the following new clauses:
       ``(i) not to participate in the Plan;
       ``(ii) to designate under subsection (e)(2) the effective 
     date for commencement of annuity payments under the Plan in 
     the event that the member dies before becoming 60 years of 
     age to be the 60th anniversary of the member's birth (rather 
     than the day after the date of the member's death);''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``described in 
     clauses (i) and (ii)'' in the sentence following subparagraph 
     (B) (as amended by subsection (a)) and all that follows 
     through ``that clause'' and inserting ``who elects under 
     subparagraph (B) not to participate in the Plan'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(4)--
       (A) by striking ``not to participate in the Plan'' in 
     subparagraph (A); and
       (B) by striking ``to participate in the Plan'' in 
     subparagraph (B); and
       (3) in subsection (e), by striking ``making such 
     election''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     apply only with respect to a notification under section 
     12731(d) of title 10, United States Code, made after January 
     1, 2001, that a member of a reserve component has completed 
     the years of service required for eligibility for reserve-
     component retired pay.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 651. PARTICIPATION IN THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN.

       For purposes of subtitle F of title VI of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 
     106-65; 113 Stat. 670), both of the conditions under section 
     663(b)(1) of such Act shall be considered met on July 15, 
     2001 (unless earlier met).

                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

     SEC. 701. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR USE OF CONTRACT 
                   PHYSICIANS AT MILITARY ENTRANCE PROCESSING 
                   STATIONS AND ELSEWHERE OUTSIDE MEDICAL 
                   TREATMENT FACILITIES.

       Section 1091(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 2000'' in the second 
     sentence and inserting ``December 31, 2002''.

     SEC. 702. MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE FOR MEDAL OF HONOR 
                   RECIPIENTS.

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

     ``Sec. 1074h. Medical and dental care: medal of honor 
       recipients; dependents

       ``(a) Medal of Honor Recipients.--A former member of the 
     armed forces who is a Medal of Honor recipient and who is not 
     otherwise entitled to medical and dental benefits under this 
     chapter may, upon request, be given medical and dental care 
     provided by the administering Secretaries in the same manner 
     as if entitled to retired pay.
       ``(b) Dependents.--A person who is a dependent of a Medal 
     of Honor recipient and who is not otherwise entitled to 
     medical and dental benefits under this chapter may, upon 
     request, be given medical and dental care provided by the 
     administering Secretaries in the same manner as if the Medal 
     of Honor recipient were, or (if deceased) was at the time of 
     death, entitled to retired pay.
       ``(c) Definitions--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `Medal of Honor recipient' means a member or 
     former member of the armed forces who has been awarded a 
     medal of honor under section 3741, 6241, or 8741 of this 
     title or section 491 of title 14.
       ``(2) The term `dependent' has the meaning given that term 
     in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of section 1072(2) of 
     this title.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1074g the following new item:

``1074h. Medical and dental care: medal of honor recipients; 
              dependents.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--Section 1074h of title 10, United 
     States Code, shall apply with respect to medical and dental 
     care provided on or after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

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

       (a) In General.--Section 703(a) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 
     113 Stat. 682; 10 U.S.C. 1077 note) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(4) The Secretary may provide payment for domiciliary or 
     custodial care services provided to an eligible beneficiary 
     for which payment was discontinued by reason of section 
     1086(d) of title 10, United States Code, and subsequently 
     reestablished under other legal authority. Such payment is 
     authorized for the period beginning on the date of 
     discontinuation of payment for domiciliary or custodial care 
     services and ending on the date of reestablishment of payment 
     for such services.''.
       (b) Cost Limitation for Individual Case Management 
     Program.--(1) Section 1079(a)(17) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(17)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) The total amount expended under subparagraph (A) for 
     a fiscal year may not exceed $100,000,000.''.
       (2) Section 703 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2000 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Cost Limitation.--The total amount paid for services 
     for eligible beneficiaries under subsection (a) for a fiscal 
     year (together with the costs of administering the authority 
     under that subsection) shall be included in the expenditures 
     limited by section 1079(a)(17)(B) of title 10, United States 
     Code.''.
       (3) The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall 
     apply to fiscal years after fiscal year 1999.

     SEC. 704. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR EXPANDED ACCESS TO MENTAL 
                   HEALTH COUNSELORS.

       (a) Requirement To Conduct Demonstration Project.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall conduct a demonstration project 
     under which licensed and certified professional mental health 
     counselors who meet eligibility requirements for 
     participation as providers under the Civilian Health and 
     Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (hereinafter in 
     this section referred to as ``CHAMPUS'') or the TRICARE 
     program may provide services to covered beneficiaries under 
     chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, without referral 
     by physicians or adherence to supervision requirements.
       (b) Duration and Location of Project.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct the demonstration project required by subsection 
     (a)--
       (1) during the 2-year period beginning October 1, 2001; and
       (2) in one established TRICARE region.
       (c) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
     regarding participation in the demonstration project required 
     by subsection (a).
       (d) Plan for Project.--Not later than March 31, 2001, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan to carry 
     out the demonstration project. The plan shall include, but 
     not be limited to, a description of the following:
       (1) The TRICARE region in which the project will be 
     conducted.
       (2) The estimated funds required to carry out the 
     demonstration project.
       (3) The criteria for determining which professional mental 
     health counselors will be authorized to participate under the 
     demonstration project.
       (4) The plan of action, including critical milestone dates, 
     for carrying out the demonstration project.
       (e) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2003, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the demonstration 
     project carried out under this section. The report shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A description of the extent to which expenditures for 
     reimbursement of licensed or certified professional mental 
     health counselors change as a result of allowing the 
     independent practice of such counselors.
       (2) Data on utilization and reimbursement regarding non-
     physician mental health professionals other than licensed or 
     certified professional mental health counselors under CHAMPUS 
     and the TRICARE program.
       (3) Data on utilization and reimbursement regarding 
     physicians who make referrals to, and supervise, mental 
     health counselors.
       (4) A description of the administrative costs incurred as a 
     result of the requirement for documentation of referral to 
     mental health counselors and supervision activities for such 
     counselors.
       (5) For each of the categories described in paragraphs (1) 
     through (4), a comparison of data for a one-year period for 
     the area in which the demonstration project is being 
     implemented with corresponding data for a similar area in 
     which the demonstration project is not being implemented.
       (6) A description of the ways in which allowing for 
     independent reimbursement of licensed or certified 
     professional mental health counselors affects the 
     confidentiality of mental health and substance abuse services 
     for covered beneficiaries under CHAMPUS and the TRICARE 
     program.
       (7) A description of the effect, if any, of changing 
     reimbursement policies on the health and treatment of covered 
     beneficiaries under CHAMPUS and the TRICARE program, 
     including a comparison of the treatment outcomes of covered 
     beneficiaries who receive mental health services from 
     licensed or certified professional mental health counselors 
     acting under physician referral and supervision, other non-
     physician mental health providers recognized under the 
     program, and physicians, with treatment outcomes under the 
     demonstration project allowing independent practice of 
     professional counselors on the same basis as other non-
     physician mental health providers.
       (8) The effect of policies of the Department of Defense on 
     the willingness of licensed or certified professional mental 
     health counselors to participate as health care providers in 
     CHAMPUS and the TRICARE program.
       (9) Any policy requests or recommendations regarding mental 
     health counselors made by health care plans and managed care 
     organizations participating in CHAMPUS or the TRICARE 
     program.

     SEC. 705. TELERADIOLOGY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

       (a) Requirement To Conduct Project.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall conduct a demonstration project for the purpose 
     of increasing efficiency of operations with respect to 
     teleradiology at a military medical treatment facility and 
     supporting remote clinics and increasing coordination with 
     respect to teleradiology between such facility and clinics. 
     Under the project, a military medical treatment facility and 
     each clinic supported by such facility shall be linked by a 
     digital radiology network through which digital radiology X-
     rays may be sent electronically from clinics to the military 
     medical treatment facility.

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       (2) The demonstration project shall be conducted at a 
     multi-specialty tertiary-care military medical treatment 
     facility affiliated with a university medical school, that is 
     supported by at least five geographically dispersed remote 
     clinics of the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, 
     and clinics of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the 
     Coast Guard.
       (b) Duration of Project.--The Secretary shall conduct the 
     project during the two-year period beginning on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

                      Subtitle B--TRICARE Program

     SEC. 711. ADDITIONAL BENEFICIARIES UNDER TRICARE PRIME REMOTE 
                   PROGRAM IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.

       (a) Coverage of Other Uniformed Services.--(1) Section 
     1074(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``armed forces'' each place it appears, 
     except in paragraph (3)(A), and inserting ``uniformed 
     services'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``military 
     department'' in the first sentence the following: ``, the 
     Department of Transportation (with respect to the Coast Guard 
     when it is not operating as a service in the Navy), or the 
     Department of Health and Human Services (with respect to the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the 
     Public Health Service)'';
       (C) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) The Secretary of Defense shall consult with the other 
     administering Secretaries in the administration of this 
     paragraph.''; and
       (D) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``The Secretary of 
     Defense may not require a member of the armed forces 
     described in subparagraph (B)'' and inserting ``A member of 
     the uniformed services described in subparagraph (B) may not 
     be required''.
       (2)(A) Subsections (b), (c), and (d)(3) of section 731 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
     (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1811; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note) are 
     amended by striking ``Armed Forces'' and inserting 
     ``uniformed services''.
       (B) Subsection (b) of such section is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) The Secretary of Defense shall consult with the other 
     administering Secretaries in the administration of this 
     subsection.''.
       (C) Subsection (f) of such section is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(3) The terms `uniformed services' and `administering 
     Secretaries' have the meanings given those terms in section 
     1072 of title 10, United States Code.''.
       (3) Section 706(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 684) 
     is amended by striking ``Armed Forces'' and inserting 
     ``uniformed services (as defined in section 1072(1) of title 
     10, United States Code)''.
       (b) Coverage of Immediate Family.--(1) Section 1079 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(p)(1) Subject to such exceptions as the Secretary of 
     Defense considers necessary, coverage for medical care under 
     this section for the dependents referred to in subsection (a) 
     of a member of the uniformed services referred to in section 
     1074(c)(3) of this title who are residing with the member, 
     and standards with respect to timely access to such care, 
     shall be comparable to coverage for medical care and 
     standards for timely access to such care under the managed 
     care option of the TRICARE program known as TRICARE Prime.
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall enter into 
     arrangements with contractors under the TRICARE program or 
     with other appropriate contractors for the timely and 
     efficient processing of claims under this subsection.
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall consult with the other 
     administering Secretaries in the administration of this 
     subsection.''.
       (2) Section 731(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1811; 
     10 U.S.C. 1074 note) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: 
     ``A dependent of the member, as described in subparagraph 
     (A), (D), or (I) of section 1072(2) of title 10, United 
     States Code, who is residing with the member shall have the 
     same entitlement to care and to waiver of charges as the 
     member.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or dependent of the 
     member, as the case may be,'' after ``(2) A member''.
       (c) Effective Date.--(1) The amendments made by subsection 
     (a)(2), with respect to members of the uniformed services, 
     and the amendments made by subsection (b)(2), with respect to 
     dependents of members, shall take effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and shall expire with respect to a 
     member or the dependents of a member, respectively, on the 
     later of the following:
       (A) The date that is one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (B) The date on which the amendments made by subsection 
     (a)(1) or (b)(1) apply with respect to the coverage of 
     medical care for and provision of such care to the member or 
     dependents, respectively.
       (2) Section 731(b)(3) of Public Law 105-85 does not apply 
     to a member of the Coast Guard, the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, or the Commissioned Corps of the 
     Public Health Service, or to a dependent of a member of a 
     uniformed service.

     SEC. 712. ELIMINATION OF COPAYMENTS FOR IMMEDIATE FAMILY.

       (a) No Copayment for Immediate Family.--Section 1097a of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection (e):
       ``(e) No Copayment for Immediate Family.--No copayment 
     shall be charged a member for care provided under TRICARE 
     Prime to a dependent of a member of the uniformed services 
     described in subparagraph (A), (D), or (I) of section 1072(2) 
     of this title.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2000, and shall apply with 
     respect to care provided on or after that date.

     SEC. 713. MODERNIZATION OF TRICARE BUSINESS PRACTICES AND 
                   INCREASE OF USE OF MILITARY TREATMENT 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) Requirement To Implement Internet-Based System.--Not 
     later than October 1, 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     implement a system to simplify and make accessible through 
     the use of the Internet, through commercially available 
     systems and products, critical administrative processes 
     within the military health care system and the TRICARE 
     program. The purpose of the system shall be to enhance 
     efficiency, improve service, and achieve commercially 
     recognized standards of performance.
       (b) Requirements of System.--The system required by 
     subsection (a) --
       (1) shall comply with patient confidentiality and security 
     requirements, and incorporate data requirements, that are 
     currently widely used by insurers under medicare and 
     commercial insurers;
       (2) shall be designed to achieve improvements with respect 
     to--
       (A) the availability and scheduling of appointments;
       (B) the filing, processing, and payment of claims;
       (C) marketing and information initiatives;
       (D) the continuation of enrollments without expiration; and
       (E) the portability of enrollments nationwide; and
       (3) may be implemented through a contractor under TRICARE 
     Prime.
       (c) Areas of Implementation.--The Secretary shall implement 
     the system required by subsection (a) in at least one region 
     under the TRICARE program.
       (d) Plan for Improved Portability of Benefits.--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 plan to provide portability and 
     reciprocity of benefits for all enrollees under the TRICARE 
     program throughout all TRICARE regions.
       (e) Increase of Use of Military Medical Treatment 
     Facilities.--The Secretary shall initiate a program to 
     maximize the use of military medical treatment facilities by 
     improving the efficiency of health care operations in such 
     facilities.
       (f) Definition.--In this section the term ``TRICARE 
     program'' shall have the meaning given such term in section 
     1072 of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 714. CLAIMS PROCESSING IMPROVEMENTS.

       Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall take all necessary actions to 
     implement the following improvements with respect to 
     processing of claims under the TRICARE program:
       (1) Use of the TRICARE encounter data information system 
     rather than the health care service record in maintaining 
     information on covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       (2) Elimination of all delays in payment of claims to 
     health care providers that may result from the development of 
     the health care service record or TRICARE encounter data 
     information.
       (3) Require all health care providers under the TRICARE 
     program that the Secretary determines are high-volume 
     providers to submit claims electronically.
       (4) Process 50 percent of all claims by health care 
     providers and institutions under the TRICARE program by 
     electronic means.
       (5) Authorize managed care support contractors under the 
     TRICARE program to require providers to access information on 
     the status of claims through the use of telephone automated 
     voice response units.

     SEC. 715. PROHIBITION AGAINST REQUIREMENT FOR PRIOR 
                   AUTHORIZATION FOR CERTAIN REFERRALS; REPORT ON 
                   NONAVAILABILITY-OF-HEALTH-CARE STATEMENTS.

       (a) Prohibition Regarding Prior Authorization for 
     Referrals.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 1095e the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1095f. TRICARE program: referrals for specialty health 
       care

       ``The Secretary of Defense shall provide that no contract 
     for managed care support under the TRICARE program shall 
     require a managed care support contractor to require a 
     primary care provider or specialty care provider to obtain 
     prior authorization before referring a patient to a specialty 
     care provider that is part of the network of health care 
     providers or institutions of the contractor.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1095e the following new item:

``1095f. TRICARE program: referrals for specialty health care.''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2001, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     financial and management implications of eliminating the 
     requirement to obtain nonavailability-of-health-care 
     statements under section 1080 of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       (c) Effective Date.--Section 1095f of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with 
     respect to a managed care support contract entered into by 
     the Department of

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     Defense after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 716. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH SPECIAL LOCALITY-BASED 
                   REIMBURSEMENT RATES; REPORTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1079(h) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) To assure access to care for all covered 
     beneficiaries, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
     the other administering Secretaries, shall designate specific 
     rates for reimbursement for services in certain localities if 
     the Secretary determines that without payment of such rates 
     access to health care services would be severely impaired. 
     Such a determination shall be based on consideration of the 
     number of providers in a locality who provide the services, 
     the number of such providers who are CHAMPUS participating 
     providers, the number of covered beneficiaries under CHAMPUS 
     in the locality, the availability of military providers in 
     the location or a nearby location, and any other factors 
     determined to be relevant by the Secretary.''.
       (b) Reports.--(1) Not later than March 31, 2001, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate and 
     the General Accounting Office a report on actions taken to 
     carry out section 1079(h)(5) of title 10, United States Code 
     (as added by subsection (a)) and section 1097b of such title.
       (2) Not later than May 1, 2001, the Comptroller General 
     shall submit to Congress a report analyzing the utility of--
       (A) increased reimbursement authorities with respect to 
     ensuring the availability of network providers and nonnetwork 
     providers under the TRICARE Program to covered beneficiaries 
     under chapter 55 of such title; and
       (B) requiring a reimbursement limitation of 70 percent of 
     usual and customary rates rather than 115 percent of maximum 
     allowable charges under the Civilian Health and Medical 
     Program of the Uniformed Services.

     SEC. 717. REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN TRAVEL EXPENSES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1074h (as added 
     by section 702) the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1074i. Reimbursement for certain travel expenses

       ``In any case in which a covered beneficiary is referred by 
     a primary care physician to a specialty care provider who 
     provides services more than 100 miles from the location in 
     which the primary care provider provides services to the 
     covered beneficiary, the Secretary shall provide 
     reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses for the covered 
     beneficiary.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1074h the following new item:

``1074i. Reimbursement for certain travel expenses.''.

     SEC. 718. REDUCTION OF CATASTROPHIC CAP.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended in section 1095d by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) Reduction of Catastrophic Cap.--The Secretary shall 
     reduce the catastrophic cap for covered beneficiaries under 
     TRICARE Standard and TRICARE Extra to $3,000.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1095d. TRICARE program: waiver of certain deductibles; 
       reduction of catastrophic cap''.

       (2) The item relating to section 1095d in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of such chapter 55 is amended to 
     read as follows:

``1095d. TRICARE program: waiver of certain deductibles; reduction of 
              catastrophic cap.''.

     SEC. 719. REPORT ON PROTECTIONS AGAINST HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS 
                   SEEKING DIRECT REIMBURSEMENT FROM MEMBERS OF 
                   THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.

       Not later than January 31, 2001, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate a report recommending 
     practices to discourage or prohibit health care providers 
     under the TRICARE Program from inappropriately seeking direct 
     reimbursement from members of the uniformed services or their 
     dependents for health care received by such members or 
     dependents.

     SEC. 720. DISENROLLMENT PROCESS FOR TRICARE RETIREE DENTAL 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 1076c of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new 
     subsection (i):
       ``(i) Disenrollment Process for TRICARE Retiree Dental 
     Program.--With respect to the provision of dental care to a 
     retired member of the uniformed services or the dependent of 
     such a member under the TRICARE program, the Secretary of 
     Defense--
       ``(A) shall require that any TRICARE dental insurance 
     contract allow for a period of up to 30 days, beginning on 
     the date of the submission of an application for enrollment 
     by the member or dependent, during which the member or 
     dependent may disenroll;
       ``(B) shall provide for limited circumstances under which 
     disenrollment shall be permitted during the 24-month initial 
     enrollment period, without jeopardizing the fiscal integrity 
     of the dental program.
       ``(2) The circumstances described in paragraph (1)(B) shall 
     include--
       ``(A) a case in which a retired member or dependent who is 
     also a Federal employee is assigned to a location overseas 
     which prevents utilization of dental benefits in the United 
     States;
       ``(B) a case in which such a member or dependent provides 
     medical documentation with regard to a diagnosis of a serious 
     or terminal illness which precludes the member or dependent 
     from obtaining dental care;
       ``(C) a case in which severe financial hardship would 
     result; and
       ``(D) any other instances which the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(3) A retired member or dependent described in paragraph 
     (1)--
       ``(A) shall make any initial requests for disenrollment 
     under this subsection to the TRICARE dental insurance 
     contractor; and
       ``(B) may appeal a decision by the contractor, or policies 
     with respect to the provision of dental care to retirees and 
     their dependents under the TRICARE program, to the TRICARE 
     Management Activity.
       ``(4) In a case of an appeal described in paragraph (3)(B) 
     the contractor shall refer all relevant information collected 
     by the contractor to the TRICARE Management Activity.''.

 Subtitle C--Health Care Programs for Medicare-Eligible Department of 
                         Defense Beneficiaries

     SEC. 721. IMPLEMENTATION OF TRICARE SENIOR PHARMACY PROGRAM.

       Section 723 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 
     112 Stat. 2068; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``October 1, 1999'' and inserting ``April 
     1, 2001''; and
       (B) by striking ``who reside in an area selected under 
     subsection (f)'';
       (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Program Requirements.--The same coverage for pharmacy 
     services and the same procedures for cost sharing and 
     reimbursement as are applicable under section 1086 of title 
     10, United States Code, shall apply with respect to the 
     program required by subsection (a).'';
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``December 31, 2000'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2001''; and
       (B) by striking ``December 31, 2002'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2003'';
       (4) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a period; and
       (iii) by striking subparagraph (D); and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``at the time'' and all 
     that follows through ``facility'' and inserting ``before 
     April 1, 2001, has attained the age of 65 and did not enroll 
     in the program described in such paragraph''; and
       (5) by striking subsection (f).

     SEC. 722. STUDY ON HEALTH CARE OPTIONS FOR MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE 
                   MILITARY RETIREES.

       (a) Requirement To Conduct Study.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall enter into an agreement with a federally funded 
     research and development center for the purpose of having 
     such center conduct an independent study on alternatives for 
     providing continued health care benefits for medicare-
     eligible military retirees.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--(1) The study shall consider 
     the possibility of providing health care to such retirees 
     through at least the following alternatives, either 
     individually or in combination, and shall include an analysis 
     of the mandatory and discretionary funding requirements for 
     implementation of each alternative for each year of a ten-
     year period:
       (A) The use of mandatory enrollments in any health care 
     option.
       (B) The creation, integration, and coordination of a 
     Department of Defense-Medicare supplemental plan that--
       (i) includes benefits similar to those covered under a 
     standard medicare supplemental health insurance policy; and
       (ii) requires participation in, and coordination with, 
     available medicare prescription drug benefits.
       (C) Space-available health care in military medical 
     treatment facilities and participation in the standard 
     prescription drug plan under the TRICARE program.
       (D) Increased participation in, and coordination with, 
     managed care programs of the Veterans Health Administration.
       (2) The study shall consider--
       (A) the findings and recommendations in all reports 
     prepared by the Comptroller General on demonstration programs 
     of the Department of Defense involving medicare-eligible 
     military retirees; and
       (B) the existence of multiple overlapping benefits for such 
     retirees, including benefits available through the Veterans 
     Health Administration, medicare, and private insurance.
       (c) Independent Advisory Committee.--(1) The Secretary 
     shall establish an independent advisory committee to assist 
     the federally funded research and development center 
     described in subsection (a) in conducting the study required 
     by this section. The Secretary shall appoint the members of 
     the committee from among individuals who--
       (A) are not members of the uniformed services or civilian 
     employees of the Department of Defense;
       (B) possess expertise in health insurance matters, 
     including matters regarding medigap plans and TRICARE 
     supplemental insurance policies;
       (C) are representative of nongovernmental organizations and 
     associations that represent the views and interests of 
     covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of title 10, United 
     States Code;
       (D) are knowledgeable regarding the medicare system, the 
     military health care system, and the Veterans' Health 
     Administration; and

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       (E) represent associations of major health care providers 
     and institutions.
       (2) Members of the committee shall be appointed for the 
     life of the committee.
       (3)(A) Each member of the committee who is not an employee 
     of the Government shall be paid at a rate equal to the daily 
     equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for 
     level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
     title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel 
     time) during which such member is engaged in performing the 
     duties of the committee.
       (B) Members of the committee may travel on aircraft, 
     vehicles, or other conveyances of the Armed Forces when 
     travel is necessary in the performance of a duty of the 
     committee except when the cost of commercial transportation 
     is less expensive.
       (C) The members of the committee may 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 committee.
       (D)(i) A member of the committee who is an annuitant 
     otherwise covered by section 8344 or 8468 of title 5, United 
     States Code, by reason of membership on the committee shall 
     not be subject to the provisions of such section with respect 
     to such membership.
       (ii) A member of the committee who is a member or former 
     member of a uniformed service shall not be subject to the 
     provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of section 5532 of such 
     title with respect to membership on the committee.
       (4) The committee shall terminate 60 days after the date on 
     which the final report is submitted under subsection (d).
       (d)(1) Deadline for Completion.--Not later than September 
     30, 2002, the federally funded research and development 
     center described in subsection (a) shall submit to the 
     Secretary a report on the study, including its findings and 
     conclusions concerning each of the matters described in 
     subsection (b).
       (2) Not later than December 31, 2002, the Secretary shall 
     submit the report, together and any comments of the 
     Secretary, to Congress, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     and the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
       (e) Cooperation by Department of Defense.--The Secretary 
     shall require that all components of the Department of 
     Defense cooperate fully with the federally funded research 
     and development center carrying out the study.

     SEC. 723. EXTENDED COVERAGE UNDER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH 
                   BENEFITS PROGRAM.

       (a) Expansion of Coverage for Retirees Over Age 65.--
     Section 1108 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(m) Expansion of Coverage for Retirees Over Age 65.--(1) 
     Eligible beneficiaries referred to in subsection (b)(1) shall 
     be permitted to enroll, or to extend a previous enrollment 
     entered into under subsection (d)(2), during a period of open 
     enrollment for the year 2003 (conducted in the fall of 2002).
       ``(2) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (f), 
     the period of enrollment, or extension of enrollment, of an 
     eligible beneficiary under paragraph (1) shall be one year 
     unless the beneficiary disenrolls before the termination of 
     the demonstration project.''.
       (b) Extension of Project Period.--(1) Subsection (d) of 
     such section is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``three contract years'' 
     and inserting ``four contract years''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``December 31, 2002'' in 
     the second sentence and inserting ``December 31, 2003''.
       (2) Subsection (f)(1) of such section is amended by 
     striking ``three'' and inserting ``four''.
       (3) Subsection (k) of such section is amended by striking 
     ``December 31, 2002'' and inserting ``December 31, 2003''.
       (4) Subsection (l)(2) of such section is amended by 
     striking ``36 months'' and inserting ``48 months''.
       (c) Additional Areas of Coverage.--Subsection (c) of such 
     section is amended--
       (1) by striking ``, but not more than ten,''; and
       (2) by striking the third sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``In establishing the areas, the Secretary and the 
     Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall include 
     an area that includes the catchment area of one or more 
     military medical treatment facilities, an area that is not 
     located in the catchment area of a military medical treatment 
     facility, an area in which there is a Medicare Subvention 
     Demonstration project area under section 1896 of title XVIII 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ggg), and one area 
     for each TRICARE region.''.

     SEC. 724. EXTENSION OF TRICARE SENIOR SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM.

       Section 722(a)(2) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 
     112 Stat. 2065; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended by striking 
     ``December 31, 2002'' and inserting ``December 31, 2003''.

     SEC. 725. EXTENSION OF TRICARE SENIOR PRIME DEMONSTRATION 
                   PROJECT.

       (a) Extension of Project.--Section 1896 of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ggg) is amended in subsection 
     (b)(4) by striking ``3-year period beginning on January 1, 
     1998'' and inserting ``period beginning on January 1, 1998, 
     and ending on December 31, 2003'';
       (b) Implementation of Utilization Review Procedures.--
     Subsection (b) of such section is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(6) Utilization review procedures.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall develop and implement procedures to review 
     utilization of health care services by medicare-eligible 
     military retirees and dependents under this section in order 
     to enable the Secretary of Defense to more effectively manage 
     the use of military medical treatment facilities by such 
     retirees and dependents.''.
       (c) Reports.--(1) Such section 1896 is further amended in 
     subsection (k)(1)--
       (1) by striking ``3\1/2\ years'' and inserting ``4\1/2\ 
     years''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(P) Which interagency funding mechanisms would be most 
     appropriate if the project under this section is made 
     permanent.
       ``(Q) The ability of the Department of Defense to operate 
     an effective and efficient managed care system for medicare 
     beneficiaries.
       ``(R) The ability of the Department of Defense to meet the 
     managed care access and quality of care standards under 
     medicare.
       ``(S) The adequacy of the data systems of the Department of 
     Defense for providing timely, necessary, and accurate 
     information required to properly manage the demonstration 
     project.''.
       (2) Section 724 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 
     10 U.S.C. 1108 note) is amended by inserting ``the 
     demonstration project conducted under section 1896 of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ggg),'' after ``section 
     722,''.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 731. TRAINING IN HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT AND 
                   ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Expansion of Program.--Section 715(a) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 
     104-106; 110 Stat 375; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by inserting ``, deputy commander, and managed care 
     coordinator'' after ``commander''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and any other person'' after 
     ``Defense'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) Limitation on Assignment Until Completion of 
     Training.--No person may be assigned as the commander, deputy 
     commander, or managed care coordinator of a military medical 
     treatment facility or as a TRICARE lead agent or senior 
     member of the staff of a TRICARE lead agent office until the 
     Secretary of the military department concerned submits a 
     certification to the Secretary of Defense that such person 
     has completed the training described in subsection (a).''.
       (b) Report Requirement.--(1) Not later than six months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report on progress in 
     meeting the requirements in such section regarding 
     implementation of a professional educational program to 
     provide appropriate training in health care management and 
     administration.
       (2) The report required by paragraph (1) shall include, but 
     shall not be limited to, the following:
       (A) A survey of professional civilian certifications and 
     credentials which demonstrate achievement of the requirements 
     of such section.
       (B) A description of the continuing education activities 
     required to obtain initial certification and periodic 
     required recertification.
       (C) A description of the prominence of such credentials or 
     certifications among senior civilian health care executives.

     SEC. 732. STUDY OF ACCRUAL FINANCING FOR HEALTH CARE FOR 
                   MILITARY RETIREES.

       (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry 
     out a study to assess the feasibility and desirability of 
     financing the military health care program for retirees of 
     the uniformed services on an accrual basis. The study shall 
     be conducted by one or more Department of Defense 
     organizations designated by the Secretary.
       (b) Report.--Not later than February 8, 2001, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the study, including any 
     comments on the matters studied that the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.

     SEC. 733. TRACKING PATIENT SAFETY IN MILITARY MEDICAL 
                   TREATMENT FACILITIES.

       (a) Centralized Tracking Process.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall implement a centralized process for the reporting, 
     compiling, and analysis of errors in the provision of health 
     care in military medical treatment facilities that endanger 
     patients beyond the normal risks associated with the care and 
     treatment of the patients.
       (b) Safety Indicators, Standards, and Protocols.--The 
     process shall include such indicators, standards, and 
     protocols as the Secretary of Defense considers necessary for 
     the establishment and administration of an effective process.

     SEC. 734. PHARMACEUTICAL IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) Bar Code Identification Technology.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall develop a system for the use of bar codes for 
     the identification of pharmaceuticals in order to provide for 
     the safest use possible of such pharmaceuticals.
       (b) Use in National Mail Order Pharmaceuticals 
     Demonstration Project.--The Secretary shall implement the use 
     of bar code identification of pharmaceuticals in the 
     administration of the mail order pharmaceutical demonstration 
     project being carried out under section 702 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 
     102-484; 106 Stat. 2431; 10 U.S.C. 1079 note).

     SEC. 735. MANAGEMENT OF VACCINE IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

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     ``Sec. 1110. Policies and procedures for immunization program

       ``(a) System and Procedures for Tracking Separations.--(1) 
     The Secretary of each military department shall establish a 
     system for tracking, recording, and reporting separations of 
     members of the armed forces that result from procedures 
     initiated as a result of a refusal to participate in the 
     anthrax vaccine immunization program.
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall consolidate the 
     information recorded under the system described in paragraph 
     (1) and shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate on an annual 
     basis a report on such information. Such reports shall 
     include a description of--
       ``(A) the number of personnel separated, categorized by 
     military department, rank, and active-duty or reserve status; 
     and
       ``(B) any other information determined appropriate by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(b) Emergency Essential Civilian Personnel.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall--
       ``(1) prescribe regulations for the purpose of ensuring 
     that any civilian employee of the Department of Defense who 
     is determined to be an emergency essential employee and who 
     is required to participate in the anthrax vaccination program 
     is notified of the requirement to participate in the program 
     and the consequences of a decision not to participate; and
       ``(2) ensure that any individual who is being considered 
     for a position as such an employee is notified of the 
     obligation to participate in the program before being offered 
     employment in such position.
       ``(c) Procedures for Medical and Administrative 
     Exemptions.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
     uniform procedures under which members of the armed forces 
     may be exempted from participating in the anthrax vaccination 
     program for either administrative or medical reasons.
       ``(2) The Secretaries of the military departments shall 
     provide for notification of all members of the armed forces 
     of the procedures described in paragraph (1).
       ``(d) System for Monitoring Adverse Reactions.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall establish a system for monitoring 
     adverse reactions of members of the armed forces to the 
     anthrax vaccine which shall include the following:
       ``(A) Independent review of Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting 
     System reports.
       ``(B) Periodic surveys of personnel to whom the vaccine is 
     administered.
       ``(C) A continuing longitudinal study of a pre-identified 
     group of members of the armed forces (including men and women 
     and members from all services).
       ``(D) Active surveillance of a sample of members to whom 
     the anthrax vaccine has been administered that is sufficient 
     to identify, at the earliest opportunity, any patterns of 
     adverse reactions, the discovery of which might be delayed by 
     reliance solely on the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting 
     System.
       ``(2) The Secretary may extend or expand any ongoing or 
     planned study or analysis of trends in adverse reactions of 
     members of the armed forces to the anthrax vaccine in order 
     to meet any of the requirements in paragraph (1).
       ``(3) The Secretary shall establish guidelines under which 
     members of the armed forces who are determined by an 
     independent expert panel to be experiencing unexplained 
     adverse reactions may obtain access to a Department of 
     Defense Center of Excellence treatment facility for expedited 
     treatment and follow up.
       ``(e) Vaccine Development and Procurement.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan, including 
     milestones, for modernizing all vaccines used or anticipated 
     to be used as part of the protection strategy for members of 
     the armed forces.
       ``(2) The Secretary--
       ``(A) shall, to the maximum extent possible, be the sole 
     purchaser of a vaccine to immunize members of the armed 
     forces and employees of all Federal agencies;
       ``(B) shall, to the maximum extent possible, procure such a 
     vaccine from more than one manufacturer; and
       ``(C) in any case in which the Secretary determines that 
     sole source procurement of such a vaccine is necessary, may 
     not enter into a contract to purchase such vaccine until 30 
     days after providing notification to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate that 
     the Secretary intends to enter into a sole source contract 
     for the vaccine.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1110. Policies and procedures for immunization program.''.
       (b) Comptroller General Reports.--(1)(A) Not later than 
     April 1, 2002, the Comptroller General shall submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Service of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate a report on the impact of the anthrax 
     vaccination program on the recruitment and retention of 
     active duty and reserve military personnel and civilian 
     personnel of the Armed Forces. The study shall cover the 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
     ending on December 31, 2001.
       (B) The Comptroller General shall include in the report 
     required by paragraph (1) a description of any personnel 
     actions (including transfer, termination, or reassignment of 
     any personnel) taken as a result of the refusal of any 
     civilian employee of the Department of Defense to participate 
     in the anthrax vaccination program.
       (2) Not later than March 1 of each of years 2001 through 
     2004, the Comptroller General shall review and submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Service of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate a report on the financial operations of the 
     manufacturer of the anthrax vaccine administered through the 
     anthrax vaccine immunization program of the Department of 
     Defense. Under such review, the Comptroller General shall--
       (A) consider the findings and observations of any other 
     Federal or State reports relating to such financial 
     operations;
       (B) examine the compliance of the Department of Defense and 
     its contractors with the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and
       (C) make recommendations for improving the financial 
     stability of the manufacturer.
       (c) DoD Reports on Management of Anthrax Vaccine 
     Immunization Program.--(1) Not later than April 1 of each of 
     years 2001 through 2004, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Service of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate a report describing, with 
     respect to each contract relating to the anthrax vaccination 
     program, the costs incurred by, and payments made to, each 
     contractor or other entity engaged in the production, 
     storage, distribution, or marketing of the anthrax vaccine 
     administered by the Department of Defense.
       (B) The first report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall 
     include the following:
       (i) An estimate of the life-cycle cost for the anthrax 
     vaccination program.
       (ii) A description of the acquisition strategy for the 
     program, including the applicable acquisition category.
       (iii) An assessment of the Governmentwide requirements with 
     respect to the anthrax vaccine and the financial and 
     manufacturing ability of the manufacturer of the anthrax 
     vaccine to meet such requirements.
       (iv) A description of the status of supplements to the 
     anthrax vaccine licenses of the contractors and whether the 
     Food and Drug Administration has approved or is anticipated 
     to approve all anthrax vaccine doses manufactured.
       (v) A summary of all audits by the Defense Contract Audit 
     Agency or the Inspector General of the Department of Defense 
     of anthrax vaccine contracts of the Department of Defense and 
     a description of any actions taken or planned to be taken in 
     response to recommendations regarding such audits.
       (vi) A review of all actions taken by the Department of 
     Defense to coordinate with other Federal agencies to ensure 
     the facility of a manufacturer of the anthrax vaccine is 
     compliant with all Federal requirements.

     SEC. 736. STUDY ON FEASIBILITY OF SHARING BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH 
                   FACILITY.

       (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     conduct a study on the feasibility of the Tripler Army 
     Medical Center, Hawaii, sharing a biomedical research 
     facility with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the 
     School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii for the 
     purpose of making more efficient use of funding for 
     biomedical research. Such facility would include a clinical 
     research center and facilities for educational, academic, and 
     laboratory research.
       (b) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2001, the Secretary of 
     the Army shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the 
     study conducted under this section.

     SEC. 737. CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH CARE FOR MEMBERS ON ACTIVE 
                   DUTY.

       (a) Plan Required.--(1) Not later than March 31, 2001, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall complete development of a plan to 
     provide chiropractic health care services and benefits, as a 
     permanent part of the Defense Health Program (including the 
     TRICARE program), for all members of the uniformed services 
     who are entitled to care under section 1074(a) of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (2) The plan shall provide for the following:
       (A) Direct access, at designated military medical treatment 
     facilities, to the scope of chiropractic services as 
     determined by the Secretary, which includes, at a minimum, 
     care for neuro-musculoskeletal conditions typical among 
     military personnel on active duty.
       (B) A detailed analysis of the projected costs of fully 
     integrating chiropractic health care services into the 
     military health care system.
       (C) An examination of the proposed military medical 
     treatment facilities at which such services would be 
     provided.
       (D) An examination of the military readiness requirements 
     for chiropractors who would provide such services.
       (E) An examination of any other relevant factors that the 
     Secretary considers appropriate.
       (F) Phased-in implementation of the plan over a five-year 
     period, beginning on October 1, 2001.
       (b) Consultation Requirements.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall consult with the other administering Secretaries 
     described in section 1073 of title 10, United States Code, 
     and the oversight advisory committee established under 
     section 731 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 10 U.S.C. 1092 note) 
     regarding the following:
       (1) The development and implementation of the plan required 
     under subsection (a).
       (2) Each report that the Secretary is required to submit to 
     Congress regarding the plan.
       (3) The selection of the military medical treatment 
     facilities at which the chiropractic services described in 
     subsection (a)(2)(A) are to be provided.
       (c) Continuation of Current Services.--Until the plan 
     required under subsection (a) is implemented, the Secretary 
     shall continue to furnish the same level of chiropractic 
     health care services and benefits under the Defense Health 
     Program that is provided during fiscal year 2000 at military 
     medical treatment facilities that provide such services and 
     benefits.

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       (d) Report Required.--Not later than January 31, 2001, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit a report on the plan 
     required under subsection (a), together with appropriate 
     appendices and attachments, to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
       (e) GAO Reports.--The Comptroller General shall monitor the 
     development and implementation of the plan required under 
     subsection (a), including the administration of services and 
     benefits under the plan, and periodically submit to the 
     committees referred to in subsection (d) written reports on 
     such development and implementation.
       (f) Funding.--The Secretary of Defense shall transfer 
     $3,000,000 from the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense 
     account to the Defense Health Program account, which amount 
     shall only be available for purposes of carrying out this 
     section.

     SEC. 738. VA-DOD SHARING AGREEMENTS FOR HEALTH SERVICES.

       (a) Primacy of Sharing Agreements.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall--
       (1) give full force and effect to any agreement into which 
     the Secretary or the Secretary of a military department 
     entered under section 8111 of title 38, United States Code, 
     or under section 1535 of title 31, United States Code, which 
     was in effect on September 30, 1999; and
       (2) ensure that the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned directly reimburses the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs for any services or resources provided under such 
     agreement in accordance with the terms of such an agreement, 
     including terms providing for reimbursement from funds 
     available for that military department.
       (b) Modification or Termination.--Any agreement described 
     in subsection (a) shall remain in effect in accordance with 
     such subsection unless, during the 12-month period following 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, such agreement is 
     modified or terminated in accordance with the terms of such 
     agreement.

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

     SEC. 801. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   ACQUISITION PILOT PROGRAMS; REPORTS REQUIRED.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 5064(d) of the 
     Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-
     355; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note), the special authorities provided 
     under section 5064(c) of such Act shall continue to apply 
     with respect to programs designated under section 5064(a) of 
     such Act through September 30, 2005.
       (b) JDAM Pilot Program.--The Secretary of Defense may award 
     Joint Direct Attack Munition contracts and modifications on 
     the same terms and conditions as contained in the Joint 
     Direct Attack Munition contract F08626-94-C-0003.
       (c) Reports Required.--(1) Not later than January 1, 2001, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     a report on the acquisition pilot programs of the Department 
     of Defense. Such report shall include a description of the 
     following with respect to each acquisition program 
     participating in the pilot program:
       (A) Each quantitative measure and goal established for each 
     item described in paragraph (2), which of such goals have 
     been achieved, and the extent to which the use of the 
     authorities in section 809 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 
     10 U.S.C. 2430 note) and section 5064 of the Federal 
     Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-355; 10 
     U.S.C. 2430 note) were a factor in achieving each of such 
     goals.
       (B) Each of the regulations and statutes waived, as 
     authorized under such sections, in order to achieve such 
     goals.
       (C) Recommended revisions to statutes or the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation as a result of participation in the 
     pilot program.
       (D) Any other acquisition programs which could benefit from 
     participation in the pilot program, and the reasons why such 
     programs could benefit from such participation.
       (E) Any innovative business practices developed as a result 
     of participation in the pilot program, whether such business 
     practices could be applied to other acquisition programs, and 
     any impediments to application of such practices to other 
     programs.
       (F) Technological changes to the program, and to what 
     extent those changes affected the items in paragraph (2).
       (G) Any other information determined appropriate by the 
     Secretary.
       (2) The items under this paragraph are, with respect to 
     defense acquisition programs, the following:
       (A) The acquisition management costs.
       (B) The unit cost of the items procured.
       (C) The acquisition cycle.
       (D) The total cost of carrying out the contract.
       (E) Staffing necessary to carry out the program.

     SEC. 802. TECHNICAL DATA RIGHTS FOR ITEMS DEVELOPED 
                   EXCLUSIVELY AT PRIVATE EXPENSE.

       (a) Amendments to Title 10.--Section 2320(a)(2) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by amending clause (iii) to read as follows:
       ``(iii) is necessary for normal operation (other than 
     detailed manufacturing or processing data), maintenance, 
     installation, or training when such services are to be 
     provided by an entity other than the contractor or its 
     subcontractor;'';
       (B) by redesignating clause (iv) as (v); and
       (C) by inserting after clause (iii) the following new 
     clause (iv):
       ``(iv) is necessary for critical operation, maintenance, 
     installation of deployed equipment, or training, when such 
     services are to be provided by an entity other than the 
     contractor or its subcontractor; or'';
       (2) in subparagraph (F)(i)--
       (A) in subclause (I)--
       (i) by inserting ``clause (i), (ii), (iv), or (v) of'' 
     before ``subparagraph (C)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``or'' at the end; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subclause:
       ``(III) under the conditions described in subsection 
     (a)(2)(C)(iii), reaching agreement in negotiations concerning 
     provision of the rights involved may not be required as a 
     condition of being responsive to a solicitation, but may be a 
     condition for the award of a contract; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(H) In a case described in subparagraph (C)(iii), the 
     provision of the rights involved shall be subject to 
     negotiations between the Government and the contractor or 
     contractors involved.
       ``(I) A description of the difference between `normal 
     operation' and `critical operation', as such terms are used 
     in subparagraph (C).''.
       (b) Deadline for Proposal of Certain Regulations.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall propose, before initiating notice 
     and opportunity for public comment, initial regulations 
     regarding section 2320(a)(2)(I) of title 10, United States 
     Code (as added by subsection (a)(3)), not later than 60 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 803. MANAGEMENT OF ACQUISITION OF MISSION-ESSENTIAL 
                   SOFTWARE FOR MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Designation of Director of Mission-Essential Software 
     Management.--Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 144. Director of Mission-Essential Software Management

       ``(a) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
     Technology, and Logistics shall designate within the Office 
     of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
     Technology, and Logistics a Director of Mission-Essential 
     Software Management.
       ``(b) The Director of Mission-Essential Software Management 
     shall provide effective oversight of, and shall seek to 
     improve mechanisms for, the management, development, and 
     maintenance of mission-essential software for major defense 
     acquisition programs described in subsection (c).
       ``(c) For purposes of this section, mission-essential 
     software for major defense acquisition programs is software--
       ``(1) that is an integral part of software-intensive major 
     defense acquisition programs; and
       ``(2) that is physically part of, dedicated to, or 
     essential to the mission performance of a weapons system.
       ``(d) The Director of Mission-Essential Software Management 
     shall be responsible for--
       ``(1) reviewing the policies and practices of the military 
     departments and Defense Agencies for developing software 
     described in subsection (c);
       ``(2) reviewing planning and progress in the management of 
     such software; and
       ``(3) recommending goals and plans to improve management 
     with respect to such software.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``144. Director of Mission-Essential Software Management.''.

     SEC. 804. EXTENSION OF WAIVER PERIOD FOR LIVE-FIRE 
                   SURVIVABILITY TESTING FOR MH-47E AND MH-60K 
                   HELICOPTER MODIFICATION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Existing Waiver Period Not Applicable.--Section 
     2366(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply 
     with respect to survivability and lethality tests for the MH-
     47E and MH-60K helicopter modification programs. Except as 
     provided in the previous sentence, the provisions and 
     requirements in section 2366(c) of such title shall apply 
     with respect to such programs, and the certification required 
     by subsection (b) shall comply with the requirements in 
     paragraph (3) of such section.
       (b) Extended Period for Waiver.--With respect to the MH-47E 
     and MH-60K helicopter modification programs, the Secretary of 
     Defense may waive the application of the survivability and 
     lethality tests described in section 2366(a) of title 10, 
     United States Code, if the Secretary, before full materiel 
     release of the MH-47E and MH-60K helicopters for operational 
     use, certifies to Congress that live-fire testing of the 
     programs would be unreasonably expensive and impracticable.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 142(a) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 
     102-484; 106 Stat. 2338) is amended by striking ``and 
     survivability testing'' in paragraphs (1) and (2).

     SEC. 805. THREE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF DEFENSE 
                   ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY TO CARRY OUT 
                   CERTAIN PROTOTYPE PROJECTS.

       Section 845(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1994 (10 U.S.C. 2371 note) is amended by 
     striking ``September 30, 2001'' and inserting ``September 30, 
     2004''.

     SEC. 806. CERTIFICATION OF MAJOR AUTOMATED INFORMATION 
                   SYSTEMS AS TO COMPLIANCE WITH CLINGER-COHEN 
                   ACT.

       (a) Milestone Approval.--(1) During fiscal years 2001, 
     2002, and 2003, a major automated information system may not 
     receive Milestone I approval, Milestone II approval, or 
     Milestone III approval within the Department of Defense until 
     the Chief Information Officer certifies, with respect to that 
     milestone, that the system is being developed in accordance 
     with the Clinger-

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     Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.). The Chief 
     Information Officer may require additional certifications, as 
     appropriate, with respect to any such system.
       (2) The Chief Information Officer shall provide the 
     congressional defense committees notification of each 
     certification under paragraph (1). Each such notification 
     shall be submitted not later than 10 days after the date of 
     the Milestone approval to which the certification relates and 
     shall include, at a minimum, the funding baseline and 
     milestone schedule for the system covered by the 
     certification and confirmation that the following steps have 
     been taken with respect to the system:
       (A) Business process reengineering.
       (B) An analysis of alternatives.
       (C) An economic analysis that includes a calculation of the 
     return on investment.
       (D) Performance measures.
       (E) An information assurance strategy consistent with the 
     Department's Command, Control, Communications, Computers, 
     Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance 
     (C4ISR) Architecture Framework.
       (b) Notice of Designation of Systems as Special Interest 
     Major Technology Initiatives.--(1) Whenever during fiscal 
     year 2001, 2002, or 2003 the Chief Information Officer 
     designates a major automated information system of the 
     Department of Defense as a ``special interest major 
     technology initiative'', the Chief Information Officer shall 
     notify the congressional defense committees of such 
     designation. Such notice shall be provided not later than 30 
     days after the date of the designation. Any such notice shall 
     include the rationale for the decision to make the 
     designation and a description of the program management 
     oversight that will be implemented for the system so 
     designated.
       (2) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Chief Information Officer shall submit to 
     the congressional defense committees a report specifying each 
     information system of the Department of Defense currently 
     designated as a ``special interest major technology 
     initiative''. The report shall include for each such system 
     the information specified in the third sentence of paragraph 
     (1).
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``Chief Information Officer'' means the senior 
     official of the Department of Defense designated by the 
     Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 3506 of title 44, 
     United States Code.
       (2) The term ``major automated information system'' has the 
     meaning given that term in Department of Defense Directive 
     5000.1.

     SEC. 807. LIMITATIONS ON PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN ITEMS.

       Section 2534 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(6) Polyacrylonitrile carbon fiber.--Polyacrylonitrile 
     carbon fiber in accordance with subpart 225.71 of part 225 of 
     the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, as in 
     effect on April 1, 2000.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2)(C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C)(i) Subsection (a)(4)(B), subparagraph (B), and this 
     clause shall cease to be effective on October 1, 1996.
       ``(ii) Subsection (a)(4)(A), subparagraph (A), and this 
     clause shall cease to be effective on October 1, 2003.'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (3);
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph (4):
       ``(4) Polyacrylonitrile carbon fiber.--Subsection (a)(6) 
     and this paragraph shall cease to be effective on October 1, 
     2003.''.

     SEC. 808. MULTIYEAR SERVICES CONTRACTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 137 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 2306(g), by striking paragraph (3) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(3) Additional provisions regarding mulityear contracts 
     for the purchase of services are provided in section 2306b of 
     this title.'';
       (2) in section 2306b--
       (A) in the heading, by inserting ``or services'' after 
     ``property'';
       (B) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in the matter following the subsection heading, by 
     striking ``for the purchase of property'';
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or services'' after 
     ``property''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (4)--

       (I) by striking ``That'' and inserting ``In the case of a 
     contract for the purchase of property, that''; and
       (II) by inserting ``or services'' after ``property'' the 
     last place such term appears; and

       (C) in subsection (f)(2), by inserting ``or services'' 
     after ``property''; and
       (3) by amending the item relating to section 2306b in the 
     table of sections at the beginning of such chapter to read as 
     follows:

``2306b. Multiyear contracts: acquisition of property or services.''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to a contract entered into after the 
     date the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 809. STUDY ON IMPACT OF FOREIGN SOURCING OF SYSTEMS ON 
                   LONG-TERM MILITARY READINESS AND RELATED 
                   INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

       (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
     a study analyzing in detail--
       (1) the amount and source of parts, components, and 
     materials of the systems described in subsection (b) that are 
     obtained--
       (A) from domestic sources; and
       (B) from foreign sources;
       (2) the impact of obtaining such parts, components, and 
     materials from foreign sources on the long-term readiness of 
     the Armed Forces and on the economic viability of the 
     industrial infrastructure of the United States that supports 
     defense needs;
       (3) the impact on military readiness that would result from 
     the loss of the ability to obtain parts, components, and 
     materials identified pursuant to paragraph (1) from foreign 
     sources; and
       (4) the availability of domestic sources for parts, 
     components, and materials identified as being obtained from 
     foreign sources pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (b) Systems.--The systems referred to in subsection (a) are 
     the following:
       (1) AH-64D Apache helicopter.
       (2) F/A-18 E/F aircraft.
       (3) M1A2 Abrams tank.
       (4) AIM-120 AMRAAM missile.
       (5) Patriot missile ground station.
       (6) Hellfire missile.
       (7) M-16 A3 rifle.
       (8) AN/VPS-2 radar.
       (c) Source of Information.--The Secretary shall collect 
     information to be analyzed under the study from prime 
     contractors and first and second tier subcontractors.
       (d) Requirement To Create Database.--The Secretary shall 
     create an interactive database for the purpose of compiling, 
     analyzing, and updating data gathered for the study required 
     by this section.
       (e) Report Required.--Not later than 9 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
     to Congress a report describing the results of the study 
     required by this section.
       (f) Foreign Source Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``foreign source'' means a country other than the United 
     States.

     SEC. 810. PROHIBITION AGAINST USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   FUNDS TO GIVE OR WITHHOLD A PREFERENCE TO A 
                   MARKETER OR VENDOR OF FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION.

       (a) In General.--No funds authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Department of Defense may be used to give or withhold a 
     preference to a marketer or vendor of firearms or ammunition 
     based on whether the manufacturer or vendor is a party to a 
     covered agreement.
       (b) Covered Agreement Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``covered agreement'' means any agreement 
     requiring a person engaged in a business licensed under 
     chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to abide by a 
     designated code of conduct, operating practice, or product 
     design respecting importing, manufacturing, or dealing in 
     firearms or ammunition.

     SEC. 811. STUDY AND REPORT ON PRACTICE OF CONTRACT BUNDLING 
                   IN MILITARY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.

       (a) Study Required.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study regarding the use of the 
     practice known as ``contract bundling'' with respect to 
     military construction contracts.
       (b) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2001, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on the results of the study conducted 
     under subsection (a).

           TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND 
                               MANAGEMENT

     SEC. 901. CHANGE OF TITLE OF CERTAIN POSITIONS IN THE 
                   HEADQUARTERS, MARINE CORPS.

       (a) Institution of Positions as Deputy Commandants.--
     Section 5041(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (3) through (5) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(3) The Deputy Commandants.''; and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively.
       (b) Designation of Deputy Commandants.--(1) Section 5045 of 
     such title is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5045. Deputy Commandants

       ``There are in the Headquarters Marine Corps, not more than 
     five Deputy Commandants, detailed by the Secretary of the 
     Navy from officers on the active-duty list of the Marine 
     Corps.''.
       (2) The item relating to section 5045 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 506 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``5045. Deputy Commandants.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1502(7)(D) of the Armed 
     Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 401) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(D) the Deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps with 
     responsibility for personnel matters.''.

     SEC. 902. FURTHER REDUCTIONS IN DEFENSE ACQUISITION AND 
                   SUPPORT WORKFORCE.

       (a) Reduction of Defense Acquisition and Support 
     Workforce.--The Secretary of Defense shall accomplish 
     reductions in defense acquisition and support personnel 
     positions during fiscal year 2001 so that the total number of 
     such personnel as of October 1, 2001, is less than the total 
     number of such personnel as of October 1, 2000, by at least 
     13,000.
       (b) Implementation Plan.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     shall develop an implementation plan for reshaping, 
     recruiting, and sustaining the defense acquisition and 
     support workforce in the future.
       (2) Not later than May 1, 2001, 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 plan developed under paragraph (1). 
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     proposal for any recommended changes in law that are 
     necessary to implement the plan.
       (c) 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. 903. CLARIFICATION OF SCOPE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
                   AUTHORITIES UNDER MILITARY WHISTLEBLOWER LAW.

       (a) Clarification of Responsibilities.--Subsection 
     (c)(3)(A) of section 1034 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``, in accordance with regulations 
     prescribed under subsection (h),'' after ``shall 
     expeditiously determine''.
       (b) Redefinition of Inspector General.--Subsection (i)(2) 
     of such section is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``any of'' in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A) after ``means'';
       (2) by striking subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F) and (G); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph (C):
       ``(C) Any officer of the armed forces or employee of the 
     Department of Defense who is assigned or detailed to serve as 
     an Inspector General at any level in the Department of 
     Defense.''.

     SEC. 904. REPORT ON NUMBER OF PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO 
                   LEGISLATIVE LIAISON FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Report.--Not later than December 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 setting forth the number of 
     personnel of the Department of Defense performing legislative 
     liaison functions as of April 1, 2000.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) The number of military and civilian personnel of the 
     Department of Defense assigned to full-time legislative 
     liaison functions, shown by organizational entity and by pay 
     grade.
       (2) The number of military and civilian personnel of the 
     Department not covered by paragraph (1) (other than personnel 
     described in subsection (d)) who perform legislative liaison 
     functions as part of their assigned duties, shown by 
     organizational entity and by pay grade.
       (c) Legislative Liaison Functions.--For purposes of this 
     section, a legislative liaison function is a function 
     (regardless of how characterized within the Department of 
     Defense) that has been established or designated to 
     principally provide advice, information, and assistance to 
     the legislative branch on Department of Defense policies, 
     plans, and programs.
       (d) Organizational Entities.--The display of information 
     under subsection (b) by organizational entity shall be for 
     the Department of Defense and for each military department as 
     a whole and separately for each organization at the level of 
     major command or Defense Agency or higher.
       (e) Personnel Not Covered.--Subsection (b)(2) does not 
     apply to civilian officers appointed by the President, by and 
     with the advice and consent of the Senate, or to general or 
     flag officers.

     SEC. 905. JOINT REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL 
                   COLLABORATIVE INFORMATION ANALYSIS CAPABILITY.

       (a) Report.--The Secretary of Defense and the Director of 
     Central Intelligence shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees and the congressional intelligence 
     committees a joint report assessing alternatives for the 
     establishment of a national collaborative information 
     analysis capability. The report shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of alternative architectures to establish 
     a national collaborative information analysis capability to 
     conduct data mining and profiling of information from a wide 
     array of electronic data sources.
       (2) Identification, from among the various architectures 
     assessed under paragraph (1), of the preferred architecture 
     and a detailed description of that architecture and of a 
     program to acquire and implement the capability that would be 
     provided through that architecture.
       (b) Completion and Use of Army Land Information Warfare 
     Activity.--The Secretary of Defense--
       (1) shall ensure that the data mining, profiling, and 
     analysis capability of the Army's Land Information Warfare 
     Activity is completed and is fully operational as soon as 
     possible; and
       (2) shall make maximum use of that capability to provide 
     intelligence support to the Department of Defense, the 
     military services, the Intelligence Community, and other 
     agencies of the Government until a national collaborative 
     information analysis capability is operational.
       (c) Funding Restriction for a National Collaborative 
     Information Analysis Capability.--No funds available to the 
     Department of Defense may be expended to establish, support, 
     or implement a program to establish a national, multi-agency 
     data mining and analysis capability until such a program is 
     specifically authorized by law.

     SEC. 906. ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CIVIL AIR PATROL.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 909 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

                    ``CHAPTER 909--CIVIL AIR PATROL

``Sec.
``9441.  Status as federally chartered corporation; purposes.
``9442.  Status as volunteer civilian auxiliary of the Air Force.
``9443.  Activities not performed as auxiliary of the Air Force.
``9444.  Activities performed as auxiliary of the Air Force.
``9445.  Funds appropriated for the Civil Air Patrol.
``9446.  Miscellaneous personnel authorities.
``9447.  Board of Governors.
``9448.  Regulations.

     ``Sec. 9441. Status as federally chartered corporation; 
       purposes

       ``(a) Status.--(1) The Civil Air Patrol is a nonprofit 
     corporation that is federally chartered under section 40301 
     of title 36.
       ``(2) Except as provided in section 9442(b)(2) of this 
     title, the Civil Air Patrol is not an instrumentality of the 
     Federal Government for any purpose.
       ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Civil Air Patrol are 
     set forth in section 40302 of title 36.

     ``Sec. 9442. Status as volunteer civilian auxiliary of the 
       Air Force

       ``(a) Volunteer Civilian Auxiliary.--The Civil Air Patrol 
     is a volunteer civilian auxiliary of the Air Force when the 
     services of the Civil Air Patrol are used by any department 
     or agency in any branch of the Federal Government.
       ``(b) Use by Air Force.--(1) The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may use the services of the Civil Air Patrol to fulfill the 
     noncombat programs and missions of the Department of the Air 
     Force.
       ``(2) The Civil Air Patrol shall be deemed to be an 
     instrumentality of the United States with respect to any act 
     or omission of the Civil Air Patrol, including any member of 
     the Civil Air Patrol, in carrying out a mission assigned by 
     the Secretary of the Air Force.

     ``Sec. 9443. Activities not performed as auxiliary of the Air 
       Force

       ``(a) Support for State and Local Authorities.--The Civil 
     Air Patrol may, in its status as a federally chartered 
     nonprofit corporation and not as an auxiliary of the Air 
     Force, provide assistance requested by State or local 
     governmental authorities to perform disaster relief missions 
     and activities, other emergency missions and activities, and 
     nonemergency missions and activities. Missions and activities 
     carried out under this section shall be consistent with the 
     purposes of the Civil Air Patrol.
       ``(b) Use of Federally Provided Resources.--(1) To perform 
     any mission or activity authorized under subsection (a), the 
     Civil Air Patrol may use any equipment, supplies, and other 
     resources provided to it by the Air Force or by any other 
     department or agency of the Federal Government or acquired by 
     or for the Civil Air Patrol with appropriated funds, without 
     regard to whether the Civil Air Patrol has reimbursed the 
     Federal Government source for the equipment, supplies, other 
     resources, or funds, as the case may be.
       ``(2) The use of equipment, supplies, or other resources 
     under paragraph (1) is subject to--
       ``(A) the terms and conditions of the applicable agreement 
     entered into under chapter 63 of title 31; and
       ``(B) the laws and regulations that govern the use by 
     nonprofit corporations of federally provided assets or of 
     assets purchased with appropriated funds, as the case may be.
       ``(c) Authority Not Contingent on Reimbursement.--The 
     authority for the Civil Air Patrol to provide assistance 
     under subsections (a) and (b) is not contingent on the Civil 
     Air Patrol being reimbursed for the cost of providing the 
     assistance. If the Civil Air Patrol requires reimbursement 
     for the provision of assistance under such subsections, the 
     Civil Air Patrol may establish the reimbursement rate at a 
     rate less than the rates charged by private sector sources 
     for equivalent services.
       ``(d) Liability Insurance.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may provide the Civil Air Patrol with funds for paying the 
     cost of liability insurance for missions and activities 
     carried out under this section.

     ``Sec. 9444. Activities performed as auxiliary of the Air 
       Force

       ``(a) Air Force Support for Activities.--The Secretary of 
     the Air Force may furnish to the Civil Air Patrol in 
     accordance with this section any equipment, supplies, and 
     other resources that the Secretary determines necessary to 
     enable the Civil Air Patrol to fulfill the missions assigned 
     by the Secretary to the Civil Air Patrol as an auxiliary of 
     the Air Force.
       ``(b) Forms of Air Force Support.--The Secretary of the Air 
     Force may, under subsection (a)--
       ``(1) give, lend, or sell to the Civil Air Patrol without 
     regard to the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
     Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)--
       ``(A) major items of equipment (including aircraft, motor 
     vehicles, computers, and communications equipment) that are 
     excess to the military departments; and
       ``(B) necessary related supplies and training aids that are 
     excess to the military departments;
       ``(2) permit the use, with or without charge, of services 
     and facilities of the Air Force;
       ``(3) furnish supplies (including fuel, lubricants, and 
     other items required for vehicle and aircraft operations) or 
     provide funds for the acquisition of supplies;
       ``(4) establish, maintain, and supply liaison officers of 
     the Air Force at the national, regional, State, and 
     territorial headquarters of the Civil Air Patrol;
       ``(5) detail or assign any member of the Air Force or any 
     officer, employee, or contractor of the Department of the Air 
     Force to any liaison office at the national, regional, State, 
     or territorial headquarters of the Civil Air Patrol;
       ``(6) detail any member of the Air Force or any officer, 
     employee, or contractor of the Department of the Air Force to 
     any unit or installation of the Civil Air Patrol to assist in 
     the training programs of the Civil Air Patrol;
       ``(7) authorize the payment of travel expenses and 
     allowances, at rates not to exceed those

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     paid to employees of the United States under subchapter I of 
     chapter 57 of title 5, to members of the Civil Air Patrol 
     while the members are carrying out programs or missions 
     specifically assigned by the Air Force;
       ``(8) provide funds for the national headquarters of the 
     Civil Air Patrol, including--
       ``(A) funds for the payment of staff compensation and 
     benefits, administrative expenses, travel, per diem and 
     allowances, rent, utilities, other operational expenses of 
     the national headquarters; and
       ``(B) to the extent considered necessary by the Secretary 
     of the Air Force to fulfill Air Force requirements, funds for 
     the payment of compensation and benefits for key staff at 
     regional, State, or territorial headquarters;
       ``(9) authorize the payment of expenses of placing into 
     serviceable condition, improving, and maintaining equipment 
     (including aircraft, motor vehicles, computers, and 
     communications equipment) owned or leased by the Civil Air 
     Patrol;
       ``(10) provide funds for the lease or purchase of items of 
     equipment that the Secretary determines necessary for the 
     Civil Air Patrol;
       ``(11) support the Civil Air Patrol cadet program by 
     furnishing--
       ``(A) articles of the Air Force uniform to cadets without 
     cost; and
       ``(B) any other support that the Secretary of the Air Force 
     determines is consistent with Air Force missions and 
     objectives; and
       ``(12) provide support, including appropriated funds, for 
     the Civil Air Patrol aerospace education program to the 
     extent that the Secretary of the Air Force determines 
     appropriate for furthering the fulfillment of Air Force 
     missions and objectives.
       ``(c) Assistance by Other Agencies.--(1) The Secretary of 
     the Air Force may arrange for the use by the Civil Air Patrol 
     of such facilities and services under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, or the head 
     of any other department or agency of the United States as the 
     Secretary of the Air Force considers to be needed by the 
     Civil Air Patrol to carry out its mission.
       ``(2) An arrangement for use of facilities or services of a 
     military department or other department or agency under this 
     subsection shall be subject to the agreement of the Secretary 
     of the military department or head of the other department or 
     agency, as the case may be.
       ``(3) Each arrangement under this subsection shall be made 
     in accordance with regulations prescribed under section 9448 
     of this title.

     ``Sec. 9445. Funds appropriated for the Civil Air Patrol

       ``Funds appropriated for the Civil Air Patrol shall be 
     available only for the exclusive use of the Civil Air Patrol.

     ``Sec. 9446. Miscellaneous personnel authorities

       ``(a) Use of Retired Air Force Personnel.--(1) Upon the 
     request of a person retired from service in the Air Force, 
     the Secretary of the Air Force may enter into a personal 
     services contract with that person providing for the person 
     to serve as an administrator or liaison officer for the Civil 
     Air Patrol. The qualifications of a person to provide the 
     services shall be determined and approved in accordance with 
     regulations prescribed under section 9448 of this title.
       ``(2) To the extent provided in a contract under paragraph 
     (1), a person providing services under the contract may 
     accept services on behalf of the Air Force and commit and 
     obligate appropriated funds as necessary to perform the 
     services.
       ``(3) A person, while providing services under a contract 
     authorized under paragraph (1), may receive the person's 
     retired pay and an additional amount for such services that 
     is not less than the amount equal to the excess of--
       ``(A) the pay and allowances that the person would be 
     entitled to receive if ordered to active duty in the grade in 
     which the person retired from service in the Air Force, over
       ``(B) the amount of the person's retired pay.
       ``(4) A person, while providing services under a contract 
     authorized under paragraph (1), may not be considered to be 
     on active duty or inactive-duty training for any purpose.
       ``(b) Use of Civil Air Patrol Chaplains.--The Secretary of 
     the Air Force may use the services of Civil Air Patrol 
     chaplains in support of the Air Force active duty and reserve 
     component forces to the extent and under conditions that the 
     Secretary determines appropriate.

     ``Sec. 9447. Board of Governors

       ``(a) Governing Body.--The Board of Governors of the Civil 
     Air Patrol is the governing body of the Civil Air Patrol.
       ``(b) Composition.--The Board of Governors is composed of 
     11 members as follows:
       ``(1) Four members appointed by the Secretary of the Air 
     Force, who may be active or retired officers of the Air Force 
     (including reserve components of the Air Force), employees of 
     the United States, or private citizens.
       ``(2) Four members of the Civil Air Patrol, elected from 
     among the members of the Civil Air Patrol in the manner 
     provided in regulations prescribed under section 9448 of this 
     title.
       ``(3) Three members appointed or selected as provided in 
     subsection (c) from among personnel of any Federal Government 
     agencies, public corporations, nonprofit associations, and 
     other organizations that have an interest and expertise in 
     civil aviation and the Civil Air Patrol mission.
       ``(c) Appointments From Interested Organizations.--(1) 
     Subject to paragraph (2), the members of the Board of 
     Governors referred to in subsection (b)(3) shall be appointed 
     jointly by the Secretary of the Air Force and the National 
     Commander of the Civil Air Patrol.
       ``(2) Any vacancy in the position of a member referred to 
     in paragraph (1) that is not filled under that paragraph 
     within 90 days shall be filled by majority vote of the other 
     members of the Board.
       ``(d) Chairperson.--(1) The Chairperson of the Board of 
     Governors shall be chosen by the members of the Board of 
     Governors from among the members of the Board eligible for 
     selection under paragraph (2) and shall serve for a term of 
     two years.
       ``(2) The position of Chairperson shall be held on a 
     rotating basis, first by a member of the Board selected from 
     among those appointed by the Secretary of the Air Force under 
     paragraph (1) of subsection (b) and then by a member of the 
     Board selected from among the members elected by the Civil 
     Air Patrol under paragraph (2) of that subsection. Upon the 
     expiration of the term of a Chairperson selected from among 
     the members referred to in one of those paragraphs, the 
     selection of a successor to that position shall be made from 
     among the members who are referred to in the other paragraph.
       ``(e) Powers.--(1) The Board of Governors shall, subject to 
     paragraphs (2) and (3), exercise the powers granted under 
     section 40304 of title 36.
       ``(2) Any exercise by the Board of the power to amend the 
     constitution or bylaws of the Civil Air Patrol or to adopt a 
     new constitution or bylaws shall be subject to approval by a 
     majority of the members of the Board.
       ``(3) Neither the Board of Governors nor any other 
     component of the Civil Air Patrol may modify or terminate any 
     requirement or authority set forth in this section.
       ``(f) Personal Liability for Breach of a Fiduciary Duty.--
     (1) The Board of Governors shall, subject to paragraph (2), 
     take such action as is necessary to eliminate or limit the 
     personal liability of a member of the Board of Governors to 
     the Civil Air Patrol or to any of its members for monetary 
     damages for a breach of fiduciary duty while serving as a 
     member of the Board.
       ``(2) The Board may not eliminate or limit the liability of 
     a member of the Board of Governors to the Civil Air Patrol or 
     to any of its members for monetary damages for any of the 
     following:
       ``(A) A breach of the member's duty of loyalty to the Civil 
     Air Patrol or its members.
       ``(B) Any act or omission that is not in good faith or that 
     involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of 
     law.
       ``(C) Participation in any transaction from which the 
     member directly or indirectly derives an improper personal 
     benefit.
       ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as 
     rendering section 207 or 208 of title 18 inapplicable in any 
     respect to a member of the Board of Governors who is a member 
     of the Air Force on active duty, an officer on a retired list 
     of the Air Force, or an employee of the United States.
       ``(g) Personal Liability for Breach of a Fiduciary Duty.--
     (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no member of the 
     Board of Governors or officer of the Civil Air Patrol shall 
     be personally liable for damages for any injury or death or 
     loss or damage of property resulting from a tortious act or 
     omission of an employee or member of the Civil Air Patrol.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a member of the Board 
     of Governors or officer of the Civil Air Patrol for a 
     tortious act or omission in which the member or officer, as 
     the case may be, was personally involved, whether in breach 
     of a civil duty or in commission of a criminal offense.
       ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
     restrict the applicability of common law protections and 
     rights that a member of the Board of Governors or officer of 
     the Civil Air Patrol may have.
       ``(4) The protections provided under this subsection are in 
     addition to the protections provided under subsection (f).

     ``Sec. 9448. Regulations

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     prescribe regulations for the administration of this chapter.
       ``(b) Required Regulations.--The regulations shall include 
     the following:
       ``(1) Regulations governing the conduct of the activities 
     of the Civil Air Patrol when it is performing its duties as a 
     volunteer civilian auxiliary of the Air Force under section 
     9442 of this title.
       ``(2) Regulations for providing support by the Air Force 
     and for arranging assistance by other agencies under section 
     9444 of this title.
       ``(3) Regulations governing the qualifications of retired 
     Air Force personnel to serve as an administrator or liaison 
     officer for the Civil Air Patrol under a personal services 
     contract entered into under section 9446(a) of this title.
       ``(4) Procedures and requirements for the election of 
     members of the Board of Governors under section 9447(b)(2) of 
     this title.
       ``(c) Approval by Secretary of Defense.--The regulations 
     required by subsection (b)(2) shall be subject to the 
     approval of the Secretary of Defense.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 40302 of title 36, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``to--'' in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1) and inserting ``as follows:'';
       (B) by inserting ``To'' after the paragraph designation in 
     each of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4);
       (C) by striking the semicolon at the end of paragraphs 
     (1)(B) and (2) and inserting a period;
       (D) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting a period; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) To assist the Department of the Air Force in 
     fulfilling its noncombat programs and missions.''.
       (2)(A) Section 40303 of such title is amended--
       (i) by inserting ``(a) Membership.--'' before 
     ``Eligibility''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Governing Body.--The Civil Air Patrol has a Board of 
     Governors. The composition and responsibilities of the Board 
     of Governors are set forth in section 9447 of title 10.''.

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       (B) The heading for such section is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 40303. Membership and governing body''.

       (C) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 403 of title 36, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``40303. Membership and governing body.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall take effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 907. REPORT ON NETWORK CENTRIC WARFARE.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than October 1, 2001, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report describing the Department's views 
     on Network Centric Warfare (NCW) and the role of Network 
     Centric Warfare in the strategy of the Department of Defense 
     for military transformation. The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prepare the report in consultation with the Chairman of the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff.
       (b) Content of Report.--The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) A definition of Network Centric Warfare.
       (2) A discussion of the theory, nature, and principles of 
     Network Centric Warfare and how they relate to the revolution 
     in military affairs.
       (3) A discussion of the conceptual, doctrinal, and 
     operational concepts related to Network Centric Warfare.
       (4) A discussion of how the concept of Network Centric 
     Warfare is related to the strategy of the Department of 
     Defense for military transformation as outlined in the 
     document entitled ``Joint Vision 2010'' and other key 
     strategy documents.
       (5) The current and planned acquisition programs of the 
     Department of Defense that relate to Network Centric Warfare 
     and the extent to which those programs are interoperable with 
     each other.
       (6) The experimentation activities inside the joint 
     experimentation program and the service experimentation 
     programs, if any, which are designed to explore and evaluate 
     the emerging concepts of Network Centric Warfare.

     SEC. 908. DEFENSE INSTITUTE FOR HEMISPHERIC SECURITY 
                   COOPERATION.

       (a) Authority for Institute.--(1) Chapter 108 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2166. Defense Institute for Hemispheric Security 
       Cooperation

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may operate an 
     education and training facility known as the `Defense 
     Institute for Hemispheric Security Cooperation'. The 
     Secretary of Defense may designate the Secretary of the Army 
     as the Department of Defense executive agent for carrying out 
     the responsibilities of the Secretary of Defense under this 
     section.
       ``(b) Purpose.--(1) The Institute shall be operated for the 
     purpose of providing education and training to military, law 
     enforcement, and civilian personnel of nations of the Western 
     Hemisphere in defense and security matters.
       ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), defense and security 
     matters include--
       ``(A) professional military education;
       ``(B) leadership development;
       ``(C) counter-drug operations;
       ``(D) peace support operations; and
       ``(E) disaster relief.
       ``(c) Curriculum.--The education and training programs 
     provided by the Institute shall include (for each person 
     attending the Institute under subsection (b)) instruction 
     totaling not less than eight hours relating to each of the 
     following subjects:
       ``(1) Human rights.
       ``(2) The rule of law.
       ``(3) Due process.
       ``(4) Civilian control of the military.
       ``(5) The role of the military in a democratic society.
       ``(d) Board of Visitors.--(1) There is a Board of Visitors 
     for the Institute. The Board shall be composed of members 
     appointed by the Secretary of Defense (or the Secretary of 
     the Army as the Secretary's designee). In selecting members 
     of the Board, the Secretary shall consider recommendations 
     by--
       ``(A) the Speaker and the minority leader of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(B) the majority leader and the minority leader of the 
     Senate;
       ``(C) the Secretary of State;
       ``(D) the commander of the unified command with geographic 
     responsibility for Latin America; and
       ``(E) representatives from academic institutions, religious 
     institutions, and human rights organizations.
       ``(2) Members shall serve for two years and shall meet at 
     least annually.
       ``(3)(A) The Board shall inquire into--
       ``(i) the curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, 
     fiscal affairs, academic methods, and other matters relating 
     to the Institute that the Board decides to consider; and
       ``(ii) any other matters relating to the Institute that the 
     Secretary considers appropriate.
       ``(B) The Board shall review the curriculum of the 
     Institute to ensure that the curriculum--
       ``(i) complies with applicable United States law and 
     regulations;
       ``(ii) is consistent with United States policy goals toward 
     Latin America and the Caribbean; and
       ``(iii) adheres to current United States doctrine.
       ``(4)(A) Not later than 60 days after its annual meeting, 
     the Board shall submit to the Secretary a written report of 
     its action and of its views and recommendations pertaining to 
     the Institute.
       ``(B) Within 30 days of receipt of the Board's report for 
     any year, the Secretary shall transmit the report, with the 
     Secretary's comments, to Congress.
       ``(5) While performing duties as a member of or adviser to 
     the Board, each member of the Board and each adviser shall be 
     reimbursed for travel expenses under Government travel 
     regulations. Board members shall not be compensated by reason 
     of service on the Board.
       ``(e) Source of Funds.--The fixed costs of operating and 
     maintaining the Institute may be paid from funds available 
     for operation and maintenance.
       ``(f) Tuition.--Tuition fees charged for persons who attend 
     the Institute may not include the fixed costs of operating 
     and maintaining the Institute.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2166. Defense Institute for Hemispheric Security Cooperation.''.
       (b) Transition From United States Army School of the 
     Americas.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall take such steps 
     as necessary to ensure that the Secretary of the Army 
     provides for the transition of the United States Army School 
     of the Americas located at Fort Benning, Georgia, into the 
     Defense Institute for Hemispheric Security Cooperation 
     established pursuant to section 2166 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a).
       (2)(A) Section 4415 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     repealed.
       (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 407 
     of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 4415.

     SEC. 909. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REGIONAL CENTERS FOR SECURITY 
                   STUDIES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 184. Regional Centers for Security Studies

       ``(a) In General.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary of Defense may operate in the Department of Defense 
     regional centers for security studies, each of which is 
     established for a specified geographic region of the world. 
     Any such regional center shall serve as a forum for bilateral 
     and multilateral communication and military and civilian 
     exchanges with nations in the region for which the center is 
     established. A regional center may, as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate, use professional military education, 
     civilian defense education, and related academic and other 
     activities to pursue such communication and exchanges.
       ``(2) After the date of the enactment of this section, a 
     regional center for security studies as described in 
     paragraph (1) may not be established in the Department of 
     Defense until at least 90 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary of Defense submits to Congress a notification of 
     the intent of the Secretary to establish the center. The 
     notification shall contain a description of the mission and 
     functions of the proposed center and a justification for the 
     proposed center.
       ``(b) Employment and Compensation of Faculty.--Section 1595 
     of this title provides authority for the Secretary of Defense 
     to employ certain civilian personnel at certain Department of 
     Defense regional center for security studies without regard 
     to certain provisions of title 5.
       ``(c) Acceptance of Foreign Gifts and Donations.--Section 
     2611 of this title provides authority for the Secretary of 
     Defense to accept foreign gifts and donations in order to 
     defray the costs of, or enhance the operations of, certain 
     Department of Defense regional centers for security studies.
       ``(d) Annual Report to Congressional Committees.--The 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
     of Representatives an annual report on the status, 
     objectives, and operations of the Department of Defense 
     regional centers for security studies. Each such report shall 
     include information on international participation in the 
     programs of the centers and on foreign gifts and donations 
     accepted under section 2611 of this title.
       ``(e) Provisions Relating Specifically to Marshall 
     Center.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may waive reimbursement 
     of the costs of conferences, seminars, courses of 
     instruction, or similar educational activities of the George 
     C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies for military 
     officers and civilian officials of cooperation partner states 
     of the North Atlantic Cooperation Council or the Partnership 
     for Peace if the Secretary determines that attendance by such 
     personnel without reimbursement is in the national security 
     interest of the United States. Costs for which reimbursement 
     is waived pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid from 
     appropriations available for the Center.
       ``(2)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Defense may authorize participation by a 
     European or Eurasian nation in Marshall Center programs if 
     the Secretary determines, after consultation with the 
     Secretary of State, that such participation is in the 
     national interest of the United States.
       ``(B) Not later than January 31 of each year, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a report setting forth the names of 
     the foreign nations permitted to participate in programs of 
     the Marshall Center during the preceding year under paragraph 
     (1). Each such report shall be prepared by the Secretary with 
     the assistance of the Director of the Marshall Center.''.
       (b) Acceptance of Foreign Gifts and Donations.--(1) 
     Subsection (a) of section 2611 of such title is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) Authority To Accept Foreign Gifts and Donations.--(1) 
     Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may 
     accept foreign gifts or donations in order to defray the 
     costs of, or enhance the operation of, one of the specified 
     defense regional centers for security studies.

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       ``(2) For purposes of this section, a specified defense 
     regional center for security studies is any of the following:
       ``(A) The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.
       ``(B) The George C. Marshall European Center for Security 
     Studies.''.
       (2) Subsection (d) of such section is amended--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``the Asia-Pacific 
     Center'' and inserting ``the regional center intended to 
     benefit from the gift or donation of such funds''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``the Asia-Pacific 
     Center'' and inserting ``such regional center''.
       (3) Subsection (e) of such section is amended by inserting 
     ``with respect to a defense regional center for security 
     studies'' after ``in any fiscal year''.
       (c) Repeal of Codified Provisions Relating to the Marshall 
     Center.--(1) Section 1306 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 
     108 Stat. 2892) is repealed.
       (2) Section 1065 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2653) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `Marshall 
     Center Board of Visitors' means the Board of Visitors of the 
     George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies''; 
     and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).
       (d) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new item:

``184. Regional Centers for Security Studies.''.
       (2)(A) The heading of section 2611 of such title is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2611. Regional centers for security studies: 
       acceptance of foreign gifts and donations''.

       (B) The item relating to section 2611 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 155 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows: .

``2611. Regional centers for security studies: acceptance of foreign 
              gifts and donations.''.

     SEC. 910. CHANGE IN NAME OF ARMED FORCES STAFF COLLEGE TO 
                   JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE.

       (a) Change in Name.--The Armed Forces Staff College of the 
     Department of Defense is hereby renamed the ``Joint Forces 
     Staff College''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2165(b)(3) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``Armed Forces 
     Staff College'' and inserting ``Joint Forces Staff College''.
       (c) References.--Any reference to the Armed Forces Staff 
     College in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or 
     other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a 
     reference to the Joint Forces Staff College.

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     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 2001 
     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 on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives to accompany its report on the bill H.R. 4205 
     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 2000.

       (a) Adjustment of Fiscal Year 2000 Authorizations To 
     Reflect Supplemental Appropriations.--Subject to subsections 
     (b) and (c), amounts authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 2000 in the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 
     106-65) 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 2000 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
     Act.
       (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 2000 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 2000 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.
       (c) Exception.--No adjustment may be made under subsection 
     (a) by reason of any appropriation under the provisions 
     contained in sections 2207 through 2211 of the 2000 Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, as passed the House of 
     Representatives on March 30, 2000.

     SEC. 1004. CONTINGENT REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS SHIFTING 
                   CERTAIN OUTLAYS FROM ONE FISCAL YEAR TO 
                   ANOTHER.

       (a) Contingent Repeal.--Subject to subsection (b)--
       (1) sections 305 and 306 of H.R. 3425 of the 106th 
     Congress, as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(5) of Public 
     Law 106-113, are repealed;
       (2) section 1001(a) of Public Law 106-113 is amended, 
     effective immediately after the enactment of such Public Law, 
     by striking ``paragraph 4 of subsection 1000(a)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (5) of section 1000(a), and the 
     provisions of titles V, VI, and VII of the legislation 
     enacted in this division by reference in such paragraph 
     (5),''; and
       (3) sections 8175 and 8176 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106-79), as amended by 
     sections 214 and 215, respectively, of H.R. 3425 of the 106th 
     Congress (113 Stat. 1501A-297), as enacted into law by 
     section 1000(a)(5) of Public Law 106-113, are repealed.
       (b) Contingency.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall be 
     effective only to the extent provided in an appropriations 
     Act that is enacted after this Act.

     SEC. 1005. LIMITATION ON FUNDS FOR BOSNIA AND KOSOVO 
                   PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.

       (a) Limitation.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 301(24) for the Overseas Contingency 
     Operations Transfer Fund--
       (1) no more than $1,387,800,000 may be obligated for 
     incremental costs of the Armed Forces for Bosnia peacekeeping 
     operations; and
       (2) no more than $1,650,400,000 may be obligated for 
     incremental costs of the Armed Forces for Kosovo peacekeeping 
     operations.
       (a) Presidential Waiver.--The President may waive the 
     limitation in subsection (a)(1), or the limitation in 
     subsection (a)(2), after submitting to Congress the 
     following:
       (1) The President's written certification that the waiver 
     is necessary in the national security interests of the United 
     States.
       (2) The President's written certification that exercising 
     the waiver will not adversely affect the readiness of United 
     States military forces.
       (3) A report setting forth the following:
       (A) The reasons that the waiver is necessary in the 
     national security interests of the United States.
       (B) The specific reasons that additional funding is 
     required for the continued presence of United States military 
     forces participating in, or supporting, Bosnia peacekeeping 
     operations, or Kosovo peacekeeping operations, as the case 
     may be, for fiscal year 2001.
       (C) 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, or Kosovo 
     peacekeeping operations, as the case may be.
       (4) A supplemental appropriations request for the 
     Department of Defense for such amounts as are necessary for 
     the additional fiscal year 2001 costs associated with United 
     States military

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     forces participating in, or supporting, Bosnia or Kosovo 
     peacekeeping operations peacekeeping operations.
       (c) Peacekeeping Operations Defined.--For the purposes of 
     this section:
       (1) 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).
       (2) The term ``Kosovo peacekeeping operations''--
       (A) means the operation designated as Operation Joint 
     Guardian and any other operation involving the participation 
     of any of the Armed Forces in peacekeeping or peace 
     enforcement activities in and around Kosovo; and
       (B) includes, with respect to Operation Joint Guardian or 
     any such other operation, each activity that is directly 
     related to the support of the operation.

                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

     SEC. 1011. NATIONAL DEFENSE FEATURES PROGRAM.

       Section 2218(k) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``As consideration for a contract with the 
     Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military 
     department under this subsection, the company entering into 
     the contract shall agree with the Secretary to make any 
     vessel covered by the contract available to the Secretary, 
     fully crewed and ready for sea, at any time at any port 
     determined by the Secretary, and for whatever duration the 
     Secretary determines necessary.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(E) Payments of such sums as the Government would 
     otherwise expend, if the vessel were placed in the Ready 
     Reserve Fleet, for maintaining the vessel in the status 
     designated as `ROS-4 status' in the Ready Reserve Fleet for 
     25 years.''.

                  Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities

     SEC. 1021. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXPENDITURES TO 
                   SUPPORT FOREIGN COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES.

       Not later than January 1, 2001, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     detailing the expenditure of funds by the Secretary during 
     fiscal year 2000 in direct or indirect support of the 
     counter-drug activities of foreign governments. The report 
     shall include the following for each foreign government:
       (1) The total amount of assistance provided to, or expended 
     on behalf of, the foreign government.
       (2) A description of the types of counter-drug activities 
     conducted using the assistance.
       (3) An explanation of the legal authority under which the 
     assistance was provided.

     SEC. 1022. REPORT ON TETHERED AEROSTAT RADAR SYSTEM.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than May 1, 2001, The 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     status of the Tethered Aerostat Radar System used to conduct 
     counter-drug detection and monitoring and border security and 
     air sovereignty operations. The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) The status and operational availability of each of the 
     existing sites of the Tethered Aerostat Radar System.
       (2) A discussion of any plans to close, during the next 5 
     years, currently operational sites, including a review of the 
     justification for each proposed closure.
       (3) A review of the requirements of other agencies, 
     especially the United States Customs Service, for data 
     derived from the Tethered Aerostat Radar System.
       (4) An assessment of the value of the Tethered Aerostat 
     Radar System in the conduct of counter-drug detection and 
     monitoring and border security and air sovereignty 
     operations.
       (5) The costs associated with the planned standardization 
     of the Tethered Aerostat Radar System and the Secretary's 
     analysis of that standardization.
       (b) Consultation.--The Secretary of Defense shall prepare 
     the report in consultation with the Commissioner of Customs.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 1031. FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES UNDER DEFENSE 
                   EXPORT LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.

       (a) Authority To Use Operation and Maintenance Funds on an 
     Interim Basis.--Section 2540c(d) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``Fees.--''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2)(A) If for any fiscal year amounts in the special 
     account established under paragraph (1) are not available (or 
     are not anticipated to be available) in a sufficient amount 
     for administrative expenses of the Department of Defense for 
     that fiscal year that are directly attributable to the 
     administration of the program under this subchapter, the 
     Secretary may use amounts currently available for operations 
     and maintenance for Defense-wide activities, not to exceed 
     $500,000 in any fiscal year, for those expenses.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall, from funds in the special 
     account established under paragraph (1), replenish operations 
     and maintenance accounts for amounts expended under 
     subparagraph (A) as soon as the Secretary determines 
     practicable.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Paragraph (2) of section 2540c(d) of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2000.

     SEC. 1032. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Title 10, United States Code.--Title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 628(c)(2) is amended by striking ``section'' in 
     the second sentence after ``the provisions of'' and inserting 
     ``sections''.
       (2) Section 702(b)(2) is amended by striking ``section 
     230(c)'' and inserting ``section 203(c)''.
       (3) Section 706(c) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(1)'' after ``(c)''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (2).
       (4) Section 1074g is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(6), by striking ``as part of the 
     regulations established'' and inserting ``in the regulations 
     prescribed'';
       (B) in subsection (a)(7), by striking ``not included on the 
     uniform formulary, but,'' and inserting ``that are not 
     included on the uniform formulary but that are'';
       (C) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``required by'' in 
     the last sentence and inserting ``prescribed under'';
       (D) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``Not later than'' 
     and all that follows through ``utilize'' and inserting 
     ``Effective not later than April 5, 2000, the Secretary shall 
     use'';
       (E) in subsection (e)--
       (i) by striking ``Not later than April 1, 2000, the'' and 
     inserting ``The''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``in'' before ``the TRICARE'' and before 
     ``the national'';
       (F) in subsection (f)--
       (i) by striking ``As used in this section--'' and inserting 
     ``In this section:'';
       (ii) by striking ``the'' at the beginning of paragraphs (1) 
     and (2) and inserting ``The''; and
       (iii) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (1) and 
     inserting a period; and
       (G) in subsection (g), by striking ``promulgate'' and 
     inserting ``prescribe''.
       (5) Section 1109(b) is amended by striking ``(1)'' before 
     ``The Secretaries''.
       (6) Section 1448(b)(3)(E)(ii) is amended by striking the 
     second comma after ``October 16, 1998''.
       (7) Section 2401(b)(1)(B) is amended by striking 
     ``Committees on Appropriations'' and inserting ``Committee on 
     Appropriations''.
       (8) Section 5143(c)(2) is amended by striking ``has a 
     grade'' and inserting ``has the grade of''.
       (9) Section 5144(c)(2) is amended by striking ``has a 
     grade'' and inserting ``has the grade of''.
       (10) Section 10218 is amended--
       (A) in subsections (a)(1), (b)(1), (b)(2)(A), and 
     (b)(2)(B)(ii), by striking ``the date of the enactment of 
     this section'' each place it appears and inserting ``October 
     5, 1999,'';
       (B) in subsections (a)(3)(B)(i) and (b)(2)(B)(i), by 
     striking ``the end of the one-year period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this subsection'' and inserting 
     ``October 5, 2000'';
       (C) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``six months after 
     the date of the enactment of this section'' and inserting 
     ``April 5, 2000''; and
       (D) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``within six months 
     of the date of the enactment of this section'' and inserting 
     ``during the period beginning on October 5, 1999, and ending 
     on April 5, 2000,''.
       (11) Section 12552 is amended by inserting a period at the 
     end.
       (b) Title 37, United States Code.--Title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 301b(j)(2) is amended by striking ``section 
     301a(a)(6)(A)'' and inserting ``section 301a(a)(6)(B)''.
       (2) Section 404(b)(2) is amended by striking ``section 
     402(e)'' and inserting ``section 403(f)(3)''.
       (3) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 434 
     the following new item:

``435. Funeral honors duty: allowance.''.
       (4) The section 435 added by section 586(b) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 
     106-65; 113 Stat. 638) is redesignated as section 436, and 
     the item relating to that section in the table of sections at 
     the beginning of chapter 7 is revised to conform to such 
     redesignation.
       (5) Section 1012 is amended by striking ``section 
     402(b)(3)'' and inserting ``section 402(e)''.
       (c) Public Law 106-65.--Effective as of October 5, 1999, 
     and as if included therein as enacted, section 601(c) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 
     (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 645) is amended--
       (1) in the first table, relating to commissioned officers, 
     by striking ``$12,441.00'' in footnote 2 and inserting 
     ``$12,488.70''; and
       (2) in the fourth table, relating to enlisted members, by 
     striking ``$4,701.00'' in footnote 2 and inserting 
     ``$4,719.00''.
       (d) 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 503(b)(1) (112 Stat. 2003) is amended by 
     inserting ``its'' after ``record of'' in the first quoted 
     matter therein.
       (2) Section 645(b) (112 Stat. 2050) is amended by striking 
     ``a member'' and inserting ``member'' in the quoted matter 
     therein.
       (3) Section 701 (112 Stat. 2056) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ``(1)'' before 
     ``Section 1076a(b)(2)''; and
       (B) in subsection (b), by inserting ``of such title'' after 
     ``1076a''.
       (4) Section 802(b) (112 Stat. 2081) is amended by striking 
     ``Administrative'' in the first quoted matter therein and 
     inserting ``Administration''.
       (5) Section 1101(e)(2)(C) (112 Stat. 2140; 5 U.S.C. 3104 
     note) is amended by striking ``subsection (c)(1)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (c)(2)''.
       (e) Public Law 105-85.--The National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Section 602(d)(1)(A) (111 Stat. 1773; 37 U.S.C. 402 
     note) is amended by striking ``of'' the first place it 
     appears in the matter preceding clause (ii).

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       (2) Section 1221(a)(3) (22 U.S.C. 1928 note), as amended by 
     section 1233(a)(2)(A) of Public Law 105-261 (112 Stat. 2156), 
     is amended by striking the second close parenthesis after 
     ``relief efforts''.
       (f) Other Laws.--
       (1) Section 834(e) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (15 U.S.C. 637 note) is 
     amended by striking the second period after ``2000''.
       (2) 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 by transferring 
     subparagraph (G) so as to appear immediately before 
     subparagraph (H), as added by section 2821(a) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 
     106-65; 113 Stat. 853).
       (3) Section 686(b) of title 14, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 403(b)'' and 
     inserting ``section 403(e)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``a basic allowance for 
     quarters under section 403 of title 37, and, if in a high 
     housing cost area, a variable housing allowance under section 
     403a of that title'' and inserting ``a basic allowance for 
     housing under section 403 of title 37''.
       (4) Section 405(f)(6)(B) of the Departments of Labor, 
     Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section 
     101(f) of division A of Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-
     430), is amended by striking ``Act of title'' in the first 
     quoted matter therein and inserting ``Act or title''.
       (5) Section 1403(c)(6) of the Defense Dependents' Education 
     Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 922(c)(6)) is amended by striking 
     ``the'' before ``Assistant Secretary of Defense''.
       (6) Effective as of October 5, 1999, section 224 b. of the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2274(b)) is amended by 
     striking ``$500,000'' and inserting ``$50,000''.

     SEC. 1033. TRANSFER OF VIETNAM ERA TA-4 AIRCRAFT TO NONPROFIT 
                   FOUNDATION.

       (a) Authority to Convey.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     convey, without consideration, to the nonprofit Collings 
     Foundation of Stow, Massachusetts (in this section referred 
     to as the ``foundation''), all right, title, and interest of 
     the United States in and to one surplus TA-4 aircraft that is 
     flyable or that can be readily restored to flyable condition. 
     The conveyance shall be made by means of a conditional deed 
     of gift.
       (b) Condition of Aircraft.--The Secretary may not convey 
     ownership of an aircraft under subsection (a) until the 
     Secretary determines that the foundation has altered the 
     aircraft in such manner as the Secretary determines necessary 
     to ensure that the aircraft does not have any capability for 
     use as a platform for launching or releasing munitions or any 
     other combat capability that it was designed to have. The 
     Secretary is not required to repair or alter the condition of 
     the aircraft before conveying ownership of the aircraft.
       (c) Reverter Upon Breach of Conditions.--The Secretary 
     shall include in the instrument of conveyance of the 
     aircraft--
       (1) a condition that the foundation not convey any 
     ownership interest in, or transfer possession of, the 
     aircraft to any other party without the prior approval of the 
     Secretary;
       (2) a condition that the foundation operate and maintain 
     the aircraft in compliance with all applicable limitations 
     and maintenance requirements imposed by the Administrator of 
     the Federal Aviation Administration; and
       (3) a condition that if the Secretary determines at any 
     time that the foundation has conveyed an ownership interest 
     in, or transferred possession of, the aircraft to any other 
     party without the prior approval of the Secretary, or has 
     failed to comply with the condition set forth in paragraph 
     (2), all right, title, and interest in and to the aircraft, 
     including any repair or alteration of the aircraft, shall 
     revert to the United States, and the United States shall have 
     the right of immediate possession of the aircraft.
       (d) Conveyance at No Cost to the United States.--The 
     conveyance of the aircraft under subsection (a) shall be made 
     at no cost to the United States. Any costs associated with 
     the conveyance, costs of determining compliance with 
     subsection (b), and costs of operation and maintenance of the 
     aircraft conveyed shall be borne by the foundation.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with a conveyance under this section as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
       (f ) Clarification of Liability.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, upon the conveyance of ownership of a TA-4 
     aircraft to the foundation under subsection (a), the United 
     States shall not be liable for any death, injury, loss, or 
     damage that results from any use of that aircraft by any 
     person other than the United States.

     SEC. 1034. TRANSFER OF 19TH CENTURY CANNON TO MUSEUM.

       (a) Donation Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     convey, without consideration, to the Cannonball House Museum 
     located in Macon, Georgia (in this section referred to as the 
     ``recipient''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to a 12-pounder Napoleon cannon bearing the 
     following markings:
       (1) On the top ``CS'',
       (2) On the face of the muzzle: ``Macon Arsenal, 1864/No.41/
     1164 ET''.
       (3) On the right trunnion: ``Macon Arsenal GEO/1864/No.41/
     WT.1164/E.T.''.
       (b) Conditions on Conveyance.--The Secretary shall include 
     in the instrument of conveyance of the cannon under 
     subsection (a)--
       (1) a condition that the recipient not convey any ownership 
     interest in, or transfer possession of, the cannon to any 
     other party without the prior approval of the Secretary; and
       (2) a condition that if the Secretary determines at any 
     time that the recipient has conveyed an ownership interest 
     in, or transferred possession of, the cannon to any other 
     party without the prior approval of the Secretary, all right, 
     title, and interest in and to the cannon shall revert to the 
     United States, and the United States shall have the right of 
     immediate possession of the cannon.
       (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.
       (d) Acquisition of Replacement Macon Cannon.--The Secretary 
     shall seek to acquire, by donation or purchase with funds 
     made available for this purpose, one or more cannons 
     documented as having been manufactured in Macon, Georgia, 
     during the Civil War in order to replace in the Army's 
     inventory the cannon conveyed under subsection (a).

     SEC. 1035. EXPENDITURES FOR DECLASSIFICATION ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Identification in Budget Materials of Amounts for 
     Declassification Activities.--Section 230 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``, as a budgetary line item''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Identification of such amounts in such budget justification 
     materials shall be in a single display that shows the total 
     amount for the Department of Defense and the amount for each 
     military department and Defense Agency.''.
       (b) Limitation on Expenditures.--The total amount expended 
     by the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2001 to carry 
     out declassification activities under the provisions of 
     sections 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6 of Executive Order 12958 (50 
     U.S.C. 435 note) and for special searches (including costs 
     for document search, copying, and review and imagery 
     analysis) may not exceed $30,000,000.
       (c) Compilation and Organization of Records.--The 
     Department of Defense may not be required, when conducting a 
     special search, to compile or organize records that have 
     already been declassified and placed into the public domain.
       (d) Special Searches.--For the purpose of this section, the 
     term ``special search'' means the response of the Department 
     of Defense to any of the following:
       (1) A statutory requirement to conduct a declassification 
     review on a specified set of agency records.
       (2) An Executive order to conduct a declassification review 
     on a specified set of agency records.
       (3) An order from the President or an official with 
     delegated authority from the President to conduct a 
     declassification review on a specified set of agency records.

     SEC. 1036. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE LOAN GUARANTEES TO IMPROVE 
                   DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS TO COMBAT CYBERTERRORISM.

       (a) Authority.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of 
     Defense may guarantee the repayment of any loan made to a 
     qualified commercial firm to fund, in whole or in part, any 
     of the following activities:
       (1) The improvement of the protection of the critical 
     infrastructure of that commercial firm.
       (2) The refinancing of improvements previously made to the 
     protection of the critical infrastructure of that commercial 
     firm.
       (b) Subject to Appropriations of Budget Authority.--Loan 
     guarantees under this section may not be committed except to 
     the extent that appropriations of budget authority to cover 
     their costs are made in advance, as required by section 504 
     of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661c).
       (c) Loan Limits.--The maximum amount of loan principal 
     guaranteed during a fiscal year under this section may not 
     exceed $10,000,000, with respect to all borrowers.
       (d) Qualified Commercial Firms.--For purposes of this 
     section, a qualified commercial firm is a company or other 
     business entity (including a consortium of such companies or 
     other business entities, as determined by the Secretary) that 
     the Secretary determines--
       (1) conducts a significant level of its research, 
     development, engineering, and manufacturing activities in the 
     United States;
       (2) is a company or other business entity the majority 
     ownership or control of which is by United States citizens or 
     is a company or other business of a parent company that is 
     incorporated in a country the government of which--
       (A) encourages the participation of firms so owned or 
     controlled in research and development consortia to which the 
     government of that country provides funding directly or 
     provides funding indirectly through international 
     organizations or agreements; and
       (B) affords adequate and effective protection for the 
     intellectual property rights of companies incorporated in the 
     United States;
       (3) provides technology products or services critical to 
     the operations of the Department of Defense; and
       (4) meets standards of prevention of cyberterrorism 
     applicable to the Department of Defense.
       (e) Goals and Standards.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     regulations setting forth goals for the use of the loan 
     guarantees provided under this section and standards for 
     evaluating whether those goals are met by each entity 
     receiving such loan guarantees.
       (f) Fees.--(1) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to 
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     guarantee under this section. The amount of such fee shall be 
     not less than 75 percent of the amount incurred by the 
     Secretary to provide the loan guarantee. Such fees shall be 
     credited to a special account in the Treasury. Amounts in the 
     special account shall be available, to the extent and in 
     amounts provided in appropriations Acts, for paying the costs 
     of administrative expenses of the Department of Defense that 
     are attributable to the loan guarantee program under this 
     section.
       (2)(A) If for any fiscal year amounts in the special 
     account established under paragraph (1) are not available (or 
     are not anticipated to be available) in a sufficient amount 
     for administrative expenses of the Department of Defense for 
     that fiscal year that are directly attributable to the 
     administration of the program under this section, the 
     Secretary may use amounts currently available for operations 
     and maintenance for Defense-wide activities, not to exceed 
     $500,000 in any fiscal year, for those expenses.
       (B) The Secretary shall, from funds in the special account 
     established under paragraph (1), replenish operations and 
     maintenance accounts for amounts expended under subparagraph 
     (A) as soon as the Secretary determines practicable.
       (g) Administration.--(1) The Secretary shall enter into one 
     or more agreements, each with an appropriate Federal or 
     private entity, under which such entity shall, under this 
     section--
       (A) process applications for loan guarantees;
       (B) guarantee repayment of loans; and
       (C) provide any other services to the Secretary to 
     administer this section.
       (2) The cost of such agreements shall be considered, for 
     purposes of the special account established under subsection 
     (f)(1), to be costs of administrative expenses of the 
     Department of Defense that are attributable to the loan 
     guarantee program under this section.
       (h) Reports.--
       (1) By recipients.--The Secretary shall require each 
     recipient of a loan guarantee under this section, as a 
     condition of receiving that loan guarantee, to submit to the 
     Secretary a report on the results of the improvements carried 
     out pursuant to the loan guarantee.
       (2) By secretary.--Not later than March 1 of each year in 
     which a guarantee issued under this section is in effect, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress a report specifying the 
     amounts of loans guaranteed under this section during the 
     preceding calendar year. The report shall include an 
     evaluation of the success of the loan guarantees, an 
     assessment of the program as it relates to the support of the 
     Department's Critical Infrastructure Protection Program, and 
     any other information that the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (i) Definitions.-- In this section:
       (1) The term ``critical infrastructure'' means 
     telecommunications systems, information systems, and 
     facilities, the loss of which would have a debilitating 
     effect on the ability of the commercial firm to deliver 
     technology products or services to the Department of Defense.
       (2) The term ``cyberterrorism'' means the commission of any 
     of the following acts with respect to protected computers (as 
     defined in section 1030(e)(2) of title 18, United States 
     Code):
       (A) Knowing transmission of a program, information, code, 
     or command, that as a result of such conduct, intentionally 
     causes damage without authorization, to a protected computer.
       (B) Intentional access of a protected computer without 
     authorization, that as a result of such conduct, recklessly 
     causes damage.
       (C) Intentional access of a protected computer without 
     authorization, that as a result of such conduct, causes 
     damage.
       (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amount 
     authorized to be appropriated for Defense-wide activities by 
     section 201(4), $500,000 shall be available only for the 
     purpose of providing loan guarantees under this section.

     SEC. 1037. V-22 COCKPIT AIRCRAFT VOICE AND FLIGHT DATA 
                   RECORDERS.

       The Secretary of Defense shall require that all 
     V-22 Osprey aircraft be equipped with a state-of-the-art 
     cockpit voice recorder and a state-of-the-art flight data 
     recorder each of which meets, at a minimum, the standards for 
     such devices recommended by the National Transportation 
     Safety Board.

           TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL

     SEC. 1101. EMPLOYMENT AND COMPENSATION PROVISIONS FOR 
                   EMPLOYEES OF TEMPORARY ORGANIZATIONS 
                   ESTABLISHED BY LAW OR EXECUTIVE ORDER.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter:

``SUBCHAPTER IV--EMPLOYMENT AND COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES OF TEMPORARY 
 ORGANIZATIONS IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH ESTABLISHED BY LAW OR EXECUTIVE 
                                 ORDER

     ``Sec. 3161. Temporary organizations established by law or 
       Executive order

       ``(a) Definition of Temporary Organization.--For the 
     purposes of this subchapter, the term `temporary 
     organization' means an organization such as a commission, 
     committee, or board that is established by law in the 
     legislative or executive branches, or by Executive order in 
     the executive branch, for a specific period, which shall not 
     exceed 5 years, for the purpose of performing specific 
     projects or studies.
       ``(b) Hiring Authority.--Notwithstanding the provisions of 
     chapter 51, the head of a temporary organization may employ 
     such numbers and types of employees as required to perform 
     the functions required of the temporary organization. 
     Employees may be appointed for a period of 5 years or the 
     life of the temporary organization, whichever is less.
       ``(c) Status of Positions and Appointments.--Positions of 
     employment in a temporary organization are excepted from the 
     competitive service.
       ``(d) Compensation.--(1) The basic pay of an employee of a 
     temporary organization may be set without regard to the 
     provisions of chapter 51 or subchapter III of chapter 53, 
     except that--
       ``(A) basic pay for an executive level position (such as a 
     chairperson, member, or executive or staff director), and, in 
     exceptional cases, for senior staff shall be capped at the 
     maximum rate of basic pay established for the Senior 
     Executive Service under subchapter VIII of chapter 53; and
       ``(B) basic pay for other staff may not exceed the maximum 
     rate of basic pay for GS-15 of the General Schedule.
       ``(2) An employee whose rate of basic pay is set under 
     paragraph (1) shall be entitled to locality-based 
     comparability payments, as provided under section 5304.
       ``(e) Travel Expenses.--An employee of a temporary 
     organization, whether employed on a full-time or part-time 
     basis, may be entitled to travel and transportation 
     allowances, including per diem allowances, authorized for 
     employees under subchapter I of chapter 57, while traveling 
     away from the regular place of business of the employee in 
     the performance of services for the temporary organization.
       ``(f) Return Rights.--An employee serving under a career or 
     career-conditional appointment, or the equivalent, who 
     transfers to or converts to an appointment in a temporary 
     organization with the consent of the head of the agency (or 
     the designee of the agency head) in which the employee was 
     serving is entitled to be returned to a position of like 
     seniority, status, and pay (without grade or pay retention) 
     as the former position in the agency from which employed 
     immediately preceding employment with the temporary 
     organization if--
       ``(1) the employee is being separated from the temporary 
     organization for reasons other than misconduct, neglect of 
     duty, or malfeasance; and
       ``(2) the employee applies for return rights not later than 
     30 days before the end of the employment in the temporary 
     organization, or the termination of the temporary 
     organization, whichever is earlier.
       ``(g) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--
     The head of the temporary organization may procure temporary 
     and intermittent services under section 3109(b).
       ``(h) Acceptance of Volunteer Services.--(1) The head of a 
     temporary organization may accept volunteer services relating 
     to the duties of the temporary organization without regard to 
     section 1342 of title 31, including service as advisers, 
     experts, members, or in other capacities determined 
     appropriate by the head of the temporary organization. The 
     head of the temporary organization--
       ``(A) shall assure that all persons accepted as volunteers 
     are notified of the scope of the voluntary services accepted;
       ``(B) shall supervise volunteers to the same extent as 
     employees receiving compensation for similar services; and
       ``(C) shall ensure that volunteers have appropriate 
     credentials or are otherwise qualified to perform in the 
     capacities for which they are accepted.
       ``(2) A person providing volunteer services under this 
     subsection shall be considered an employee of the Federal 
     Government for the purposes of chapters 73 and 81, chapter 
     171 of title 28, chapter 11 of title 18, and part 2635 of 
     title 5 of the Code of Federal regulations.
       ``(i) Detailees.--Upon request of the head of the temporary 
     organization, the head of any department or agency of the 
     United States may detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, any 
     personnel of the department or agency to the temporary 
     organization to assist in carrying out its duties.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     items relating to subchapter III the following:

``SUBCHAPTER IV--EMPLOYMENT AND COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES OF TEMPORARY 
          ORGANIZATIONS ESTABLISHED BY LAW OR EXECUTIVE ORDER

       ``3161. Temporary organizations established by law or 
           Executive order.''.

     SEC. 1102. RESTRUCTURING THE RESTRICTION ON DEGREE TRAINING.

       Section 4107 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection (b)'' and 
     inserting ``subsections (b) and (c)'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``subsection (a)'' 
     and inserting ``subsections (a) or (c)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) With respect to an employee of the Department of 
     Defense--
       ``(1) this chapter does not authorize, except as provided 
     in subsection (b) of this section, the selection and 
     assignment of the employee for training, or the payment or 
     reimbursement of the costs of training, for--
       ``(A) the purpose of providing an opportunity to the 
     employee to obtain an academic degree in order to qualify for 
     appointment to a particular position for which the academic 
     degree is a basic requirement; or
       ``(B) the sole purpose of providing an opportunity to the 
     employee to obtain one or more academic degrees, unless such 
     opportunity is part of a planned, systematic, and coordinated 
     program of professional development endorsed by the 
     Department of Defense; and
       ``(2) any course of post-secondary education delivered 
     through classroom, electronic, or other means shall be 
     administered or conducted by an institution recognized under 
     standards implemented by a national or regional accrediting

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     body, except in a case in which such standards do not exist 
     or would not be appropriate.''.

     SEC. 1103. CONTINUATION OF TUITION REIMBURSEMENT AND TRAINING 
                   FOR CERTAIN ACQUISITION PERSONNEL.

       Section 1745(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 2001'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2005''.

     SEC. 1104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF 
                   THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO PARTICIPATE 
                   VOLUNTARILY IN REDUCTIONS IN FORCE.

       Section 3502(f)(5) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 2001'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2005''.

     SEC. 1105. EXPANSION OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN INTELLIGENCE 
                   PERSONNEL SYSTEM POSITIONS.

       (a) Authority for Senior DOD Intelligence Positions 
     Throughout Department of Defense.--Section 1601(a)(1) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``in the intelligence components of the 
     Department of Defense and the military departments'' and 
     inserting ``in the Department of Defense''; and
       (2) by striking ``of those components and departments'' and 
     inserting ``of the Department''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment for Persons Eligible for 
     Postemployment Assistance.--Section 1611 of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``intelligence 
     component of the Department of Defense'' and inserting 
     ``defense intelligence position'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``sensitive position in an intelligence 
     component of the Department of Defense'' in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) and inserting ``sensitive defense 
     intelligence position''; and
       (B) by striking ``with the intelligence component'' in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting ``in a defense 
     intelligence position'';
       (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``an intelligence 
     component of the Department of Defense'' and inserting ``in a 
     defense intelligence position''; and
       (4) by striking subsection (f).
       (c) Conforming Amendment for Definition of Defense 
     Intelligence Position.--Section 1614(1) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``of an intelligence component of the 
     Department of Defense or of a military department'' and 
     inserting ``of the Department of Defense''.

     SEC. 1106. PILOT PROGRAM FOR REENGINEERING THE EQUAL 
                   EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMPLAINT PROCESS.

       (a) Pilot Program.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy may carry 
     out a pilot program to improve processes for the resolution 
     of equal employment opportunity complaints by civilian 
     employees of the Department of the Navy. Complaints processed 
     under the pilot program shall be subject to the procedural 
     requirements established for the pilot program and shall not 
     be subject to the procedural requirements of 29 CFR part 1614 
     or other regulations or directives of the Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission.
       (2) The pilot program shall include procedures to reduce 
     processing time and eliminate redundancy with respect to 
     processes for the resolution of equal employment opportunity 
     complaints, reinforce local management and chain-of-command 
     accountability, and provide the parties involved with early 
     opportunity for resolution.
       (3) The Secretary may waive any regulatory restrictions 
     prescribed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 
     carrying out the pilot program.
       (4) The Secretary may carry out the pilot program for a 
     period of 5 years, beginning on January 1, 2001.
       (5) Participation in the pilot program shall be voluntary 
     on the part of the complainant. Complainants who participate 
     in the pilot program shall retain the right to appeal a final 
     agency decision to the Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission and to file suit in district court. The Equal 
     Employment Opportunity Commission shall not reverse a final 
     agency decision on the grounds that the agency did not comply 
     with the regulatory requirements promulgated by the 
     Commission. This paragraph applies to all cases currently 
     pending before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or 
     hereinafter filed with the Commission.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days following the end of 
     the second and fourth full or partial fiscal years during 
     which the pilot program is implemented, the Comptroller 
     General shall submit to Congress a report on the pilot 
     program. Such reports shall contain the following:
       (1) A description of the processes tested by the pilot 
     program.
       (2) The results of such testing.
       (3) Recommendations for changes to the processes for the 
     resolution of equal employment opportunity complaints as a 
     result of such pilot program.
       (4) A comparison of the processes used under the pilot 
     program to traditional and alternative dispute resolution 
     processes used in the government or private industry.

              TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS

     SEC. 1201. SUPPORT OF UNITED NATIONS-SPONSORED EFFORTS TO 
                   INSPECT AND MONITOR IRAQI WEAPONS ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Limitation on Amount of Assistance in Fiscal Year 
     2001--The total amount of the assistance for fiscal year 2001 
     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 ``2000'' and inserting ``2001''.

     SEC. 1202. ANNUAL REPORT ASSESSING EFFECT OF CONTINUED 
                   OPERATIONS IN THE BALKANS REGION ON READINESS 
                   TO EXECUTE THE NATIONAL MILITARY STRATEGY.

       Section 1035 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 753) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Not later than 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act'' and 
     inserting ``Not later than April 1 each year'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``The report'' in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting ``Each report''; 
     and
       (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``the report'' and 
     inserting ``a report''.

     SEC. 1203. SITUATION IN THE BALKANS.

       (a) Establishment of NATO Benchmarks for Withdrawal of 
     Forces From Kosovo.--The President shall develop, not later 
     than May 31, 2001, militarily significant benchmarks for 
     conditions that would achieve a sustainable peace in Kosovo 
     and ultimately allow for the withdrawal of the United States 
     military presence in Kosovo. Congress urges the President to 
     seek concurrence among member nations of the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization in the development of those benchmarks.
       (b) Comprehensive Political-Military Strategy.--The 
     President shall develop a comprehensive political-military 
     strategy for addressing the political, economic, 
     humanitarian, and military issues in the Balkans and shall 
     establish near-term, mid-term, and long-term objectives in 
     the region. In developing such strategy and such objectives, 
     the President shall take into consideration the benchmarks 
     relating to Kosovo developed as described in subsection (a) 
     and the benchmarks relating to Bosnia that were detailed in 
     the report accompanying the certification by the President to 
     Congress on March 3, 1998 (printed as House Document 105-
     223), with respect to the continued presence of United States 
     Armed Forces, after June 30, 1998, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
     submitted to Congress pursuant to section 7 of Public Law 
     105-74. Such strategy and objectives shall be developed in 
     consultation with appropriate regional and international 
     entities.
       (c) Semiannual Report on Comprehensive Strategy.--Not later 
     than June 30, 2001, and six months thereafter so long as 
     United States forces are in the Balkans, the President shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the progress being made in 
     developing and implementing a comprehensive political-
     military strategy as described in subsection (b).
       (d) Semiannual Report on Benchmarks.--Not later than June 
     30, 2001, and every six months thereafter, the President 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the progress made in 
     achieving the conditions established by those benchmarks.

     SEC. 1204. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF MILITARY PERSONNEL IN 
                   COLOMBIA.

       (a) Limitation.--None of the funds available to the 
     Department of Defense may be used to support or maintain more 
     than 500 members of the Armed Forces on duty in the Republic 
     of Colombia at any time.
       (b) Exceptions.--There shall be excluded from counting for 
     the purposes of the limitation in subsection (a) the 
     following:
       (1) A member of the Armed Forces in the Republic of 
     Colombia for the purpose of rescuing or retrieving United 
     States military or civilian Government personnel, except that 
     the period for which such a member may be so excluded may not 
     exceed 30 days unless expressly authorized by law.
       (2) A member of the Armed Forces assigned to the United 
     States Embassy in Colombia as an attache, as a member of the 
     security assistance office, or as a member of the Marine 
     Corps security contingent.
       (3) A member of the Armed Forces in Colombia to participate 
     in relief efforts in responding to a natural disaster.
       (4) Nonoperational transient military personnel.

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

     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 2001 Cooperative Threat Reduction Funds 
     Defined.--As used in this title, the term ``fiscal year 2001 
     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 $433,400,000 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     for fiscal year 2001 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, 
     $162,800,000.
       (2) For strategic nuclear arms elimination in Ukraine, 
     $34,100,000.

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       (3) For activities to support warhead dismantlement 
     processing in Russia, $9,300,000.
       (4) For weapons transportation security in Russia, 
     $14,000,000.
       (5) For planning, design, and construction of a storage 
     facility for Russian fissile material, $57,400,000.
       (6) For weapons storage security in Russia, $89,700,000.
       (7) For development of a cooperative program with the 
     Government of Russia to eliminate the production of weapons 
     grade plutonium at Russian reactors, $32,100,000.
       (8) For biological weapons proliferation prevention 
     activities in Russia, $12,000,000.
       (9) For activities designated as Other Assessments/
     Administrative Support, $13,000,000.
       (10) For defense and military contacts, $9,000,000.
       (b) Report on Obligation or Expenditure of Funds for Other 
     Purposes.--No fiscal year 2001 Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     funds may be obligated or expended for a purpose other than a 
     purpose listed in paragraphs (1) through (10) 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 2001 Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     funds for a purpose for which the obligation or expenditure 
     of such funds is specifically prohibited under this title or 
     any other provision of law.
       (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 2001 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), (5), (7), (9), or (10) of subsection 
     (a) in excess of 115 percent of the amount specifically 
     authorized for such purposes.

     SEC. 1303. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ELIMINATION OF 
                   CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS.

       No fiscal year 2001 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds, and 
     no funds appropriated for Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     programs for any other fiscal year, 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.--No fiscal year 2001 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)(5); 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) Establishment of Funding Cap For First Wing of Storage 
     Facility.--Out of funds authorized to be appropriated for 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction programs for fiscal year 2001 or 
     any other fiscal year, not more than $412,600,000 may be used 
     for planning, design, or construction of the first wing for 
     the storage facility for Russian fissile material referred to 
     in section 1302(a)(5).

     SEC. 1305. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS UNTIL SUBMISSION OF 
                   MULTIYEAR PLAN.

       Not more than ten percent of fiscal year 2001 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 2001 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. 1306. RUSSIAN NONSTRATEGIC NUCLEAR ARMS.

       (a) Reporting Requirement.--(1) Not later than October 1, 
     2000, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the following regarding Russia's arsenal of 
     tactical nuclear warheads:
       (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 report 
     described in paragraph (1) the views on the report provided 
     under subsection (b).
       (b) 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 
     report described in subsection (a), the Director's views on 
     the matters described in that subsection regarding Russia's 
     tactical nuclear weapons.

     SEC. 1307. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT WARHEAD 
                   DISMANTLEMENT PROCESSING.

       No fiscal year 2001 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds may 
     be used for activities to support warhead dismantlement 
     processing in Russia until 15 days after the date that the 
     Secretary of Defense submits to Congress notification that 
     the United States has reached an agreement with Russia, which 
     shall provide for appropriate transparency measures, 
     regarding assistance by the United States with respect to 
     such processing.

     SEC. 1308. AGREEMENT ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS STORAGE SITES.

       The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an 
     agreement with Russia regarding procedures to allow the 
     United States appropriate access to nuclear weapons storage 
     sites for which assistance under Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     programs is provided.

     SEC. 1309. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 
                   FOSSIL FUEL ENERGY PLANTS.

       No fiscal year 2001 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds, and 
     no funds appropriated for Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     programs for any other fiscal year, may be used for the 
     construction of a fossil fuel energy plant.

     SEC. 1310. AUDITS OF COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Report on Audits.--Not later than March 31, 2001, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report 
     examining the procedures and mechanisms with respect to 
     audits by the Department of Defense of the use of funds for 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction programs. The report shall 
     examine the following:
       (1) Whether the audits being conducted by the Department of 
     Defense are producing necessary information regarding whether 
     assistance under such programs, including equipment provided 
     and services furnished, is being used as intended.
       (2) Whether the audit procedures of the Department of 
     Defense are adequate, including whether random samplings are 
     used.
       (b) Extension For Comptroller General Assessment.--Section 
     1206(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 471) is amended by 
     striking ``30 days'' and inserting ``90 days''.

     SEC. 1311. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PREVENTION OF 
                   BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS PROLIFERATION IN RUSSIA.

       No fiscal year 2001 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds, and 
     no funds appropriated for Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     programs for any other fiscal year, may be obligated or 
     expended for prevention of proliferation of biological 
     weapons in Russia until the President submits to Congress the 
     report required by section 1309 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 
     113 Stat. 795).

 TITLE XIV--COMMISSION TO ASSESS THE THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES FROM 
                   ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE (EMP) ATTACK

     SEC. 1401. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a 
     commission to be known as the ``Commission to Assess the 
     Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse 
     Attack'' (hereinafter in this title referred to as the 
     ``Commission'').
       (b) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of nine 
     members. Seven of the members shall be appointed by the 
     Secretary of Defense and two of the members shall be 
     appointed by the Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency. In selecting individuals for appointment to the 
     Commission, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the 
     chairmen and ranking minority members of the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives.
       (c) Qualifications.--Members of the Commission shall be 
     appointed from among private United States citizens with 
     knowledge and expertise in the scientific, technical, and 
     military aspects of electromagnetic pulse (hereinafter 
     referred to as ``EMP'') effects resulting from the detonation 
     of a nuclear weapon or weapons at high altitude, sometimes 
     referred to as high-altitude electromagnetic pulse effects 
     (HEMP).
       (d) Chairman of Commission.--The Secretary of Defense 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.--All appointments to 
     the Commission shall be made not later than 45 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act. The Commission shall 
     convene its first meeting not later than 30 days after the 
     date as of which all members of the Commission have been 
     appointed.

     SEC. 1402. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Review of EMP Threat.--The Commission shall assess--
       (1) the nature and magnitude of potential high-altitude EMP 
     threats to the United States from Russia, China, North Korea, 
     and other potentially hostile states or non-state actors that 
     have or could acquire nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles 
     enabling them to perform a high-altitude EMP attack against 
     the United States within the next 15 years;

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       (2) the vulnerability of United States military and 
     especially civilian systems to an EMP attack, giving special 
     attention to vulnerability of the civilian infrastructure as 
     a matter of emergency preparedness; and
       (3) the capability of the United States to repair and 
     recover from damage inflicted on United States military and 
     civilian systems by an EMP attack.
       (4) the feasibility and cost of hardening select military 
     and civilian systems against EMP attack.
       (b) Recommendation.--The Commission shall recommend steps 
     that can be taken by the United States to better protect its 
     military and civilian systems from EMP attack.
       (c) 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 the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, and any other United 
     States Government official serving in the Department of 
     Defense or Armed Forces in providing the Commission with 
     analyses, briefings, and other information necessary for the 
     fulfillment of its responsibilities.

     SEC. 1403. REPORT.

       The Commission shall, not later than one year after the 
     date of its first meeting, submit to Congress, the Secretary 
     of Defense, and the Director of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency a report on the Commission's findings and 
     conclusions.

     SEC. 1404. 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, 
     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 Central Intelligence Agency, 
     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. 1405. COMMISSION PROCEDURES.

       (a) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
     Chairman.
       (b) Quorum.--(1) Five 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 
     agent or member of the Commission may, if authorized by the 
     Commission, take any action which the Commission is 
     authorized to take under this title.

     SEC. 1406. 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. 1407. 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 he Commission, on a 
     reimbursable basis, any administrative and support services 
     requested by the Commission.

     SEC. 1408. 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 2001. 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. 1409. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.

       The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the date of 
     the submission of its report under section 1403.-

       TITLE XV--PROVISIONS REGARDING VIEQUES ISLAND, PUERTO RICO

     SEC. 1501. CONDITIONS ON DISPOSAL OF NAVAL AMMUNITION SUPPORT 
                   DETACHMENT, VIEQUES ISLAND.

       (a) Inclusion in Excess Property Report.--The Secretary of 
     the Navy may not include any portion of the Naval Ammunition 
     Support detachment on the western end of Vieques Island, 
     Puerto Rico, in a report of excess real property required to 
     be prepared pursuant to section 2662(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code, unless and until the President certifies to the 
     Congress that military training operations on Vieques Island 
     utilizing the full range of live ordnance in use prior to 
     April 19, 1999, have been resumed without interference.
       (b) Management as Conservation Zone.--If, consistent with 
     subsection (a), any portion of the Naval Ammunition Support 
     detachment on the western end of Vieques Island is declared 
     to be excess to the needs of the Armed Forces, any conveyance 
     of the property covered by the declaration shall be subject 
     to the irrevocable condition that the recipient of the 
     property (and any successor in interest) manage all lands 
     included in the conveyance as a conservation zone.
       (c) Retention of Radar and Telecommunications Facilities.--
     The following real property within the Naval Ammunition 
     Support detachment on Vieques Island may not be transferred 
     or conveyed from the jurisdiction of the Navy unless the 
     transfer or conveyance is specifically authorized by a law 
     enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act:
       (1) The approximately 100 acres at the installation 
     containing the Relocatable Over-The-Horizon Radar and the Mt. 
     Pirata telecommunications facilities.
       (2) Such other property at the installation that the 
     Secretary of the Navy designates as necessary to provide 
     access and utilities to the property described in paragraph 
     (1), to ensure the security of the property, or to 
     effectively maintain and operate the property.

     SEC. 1502. RETENTION OF EASTERN PORTION OF VIEQUES ISLAND.

       The Secretary of the Navy may not declare any lands within 
     the Eastern Maneuver Area or the Atlantic Fleet Weapons 
     Training Facility, including the Live Impact Area, on Vieques 
     Island, Puerto Rico, to be excess to the needs of the Armed 
     Forces, or transfer or convey any such lands from the 
     jurisdiction of the Navy.

     SEC. 1503. LIMITATIONS ON MILITARY USE OF VIEQUES ISLAND.

       (a) Advance Notice of Major Training.--Not less than 15 
     days before the Armed Forces commences any major training 
     exercise on Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, the Secretary of the 
     Navy shall notify the Government of Puerto Rico, through its 
     Secretary of State, of the exercise in the manner provided in 
     the 1983 memorandum of understanding between the United 
     States and the Government of Puerto Rico. The Secretary of 
     the Navy shall define what constitutes a major training 
     exercise for purposes of this section.
       (b) Maximum Training Days.--Armed Forces training on 
     Vieques Island involving the use of explosive ordnance may 
     not exceed 90 days per calendar year. An additional 90 days 
     per calendar year of training may occur if the training is 
     limited to the use of nonexplosive ordnance, including 
     spotting devices.
       (c) Safety and Noise.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy shall 
     ensure that procedures are implemented for Navy training on 
     Vieques Island designed to ensure the safety of civilians on 
     the island.
       (2) The Secretary of the Navy shall require that naval 
     vessels involved in such training be positioned in such a 
     manner so as to reduce noise levels in civilian areas of the 
     island whenever possible.
       (d) Advisory Committee.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy 
     shall establish an advisory committee to review and comment 
     on the operations and policies relating to military training 
     activities on and around Vieques Island. The committee shall 
     be advisory in nature and shall meet not less than quarterly. 
     Members of the advisory committee shall not receive 
     additional compensation on account of their service on the 
     committee.
       (2) The Committee shall consist of three members appointed 
     by the Governor of Puerto Rico, three members appointed by 
     the Mayor of the Municipality of Vieques, and three members 
     appointed by the Secretary of the Navy. Not less than two of 
     the members shall be permanent residents of Vieques Island 
     and not less than two shall be commissioned officers of the 
     Navy or Marines Corps who have experience in combined 
     training requirements.
       (3) The committee shall be jointly chaired by one of the 
     members appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico, to be 
     designated by the Governor, and one of the officers appointed 
     by the Secretary of the Navy, to be designated by the 
     Secretary.

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       (e) National Security Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     temporarily waive the applicability of subsection (a), (b), 
     or (c) if the Secretary notifies Congress and the Governor of 
     Puerto Rico that compliance with the requirements of such 
     subsection would adversely affect national security. The 
     Secretary shall include in the notification an estimate of 
     the duration of the waiver.

     SEC. 1504. ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FOR RESIDENTS OF VIEQUES 
                   ISLAND.

       (a) Assistance Authorized.--Subject to subsections (b) and 
     (c), of the amounts appropriated pursuant to the 2000 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act referred to in 
     section 1003, $40,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary 
     of Defense to provide assistance to the residents of Vieques 
     Island, Puerto Rico, in such manner and for such purposes as 
     the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (b) Assistance for Certain Purpose Prohibited.--Amounts 
     available under subsection (a) may not be used to conduct a 
     referendum among the residents of Vieques Island regarding 
     the further use of the island for military training programs.
       (c) Conditions on Availability of Assistance.--The amounts 
     available under subsection (a) may not be transferred, 
     obligated, or expended unless and until the President 
     certifies to the Congress that military training operations 
     on Vieques Island utilizing the full range of live ordnance 
     in use prior to April 19, 1999, have been resumed without 
     interference.
       (d) Transfer Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     expend amounts available under subsection (a) directly or by 
     appropriate transfer for the provision of assistance to the 
     residents of Vieques Island. The transfer authority provided 
     under this subsection is in addition to any other transfer 
     authority available to the Department of Defense.

            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001''.

                            TITLE XXI--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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
               State                      location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama...........................  Redstone Arsenal....     $28,500,000
                                    Fort Rucker.........      $5,600,000
Alaska............................  Fort Richardson.....      $3,000,000
Arizona...........................  Fort Huachuca.......      $8,600,000
Arkansas..........................  Pine Bluff Arsenal..      $2,750,000
California........................  Fort Irwin..........     $31,000,000
                                    Presidio, Monterey..      $4,600,000
Georgia...........................  Fort Benning........     $15,800,000
                                    Fort Gordon.........      $2,600,000
Hawaii............................  Wheeler Army Air         $43,800,000
                                     Field.
Kansas............................  Fort Riley..........      $5,600,000
Maryland..........................  Aberdeen Proving          $8,900,000
                                     Ground.
Missouri..........................  Fort Leonard Wood...     $65,400,000
New Jersey........................  Picatinny Arsenal...      $5,600,000
New Mexico........................  White Sands Missile       $9,000,000
                                     Range.
New York..........................  Fort Drum...........     $18,000,000
North Carolina....................  Fort Bragg..........    $222,200,000
                                    Sunny Point Army          $2,300,000
                                     Terminal.
Ohio..............................  Columbus............      $1,832,000
Pennsylvania......................  Carlisle Barracks...     $10,500,000
                                    New Cumberland Army       $3,700,000
                                     Depot.
Texas.............................  Fort Bliss..........     $26,000,000
                                    Fort Hood...........     $36,492,000
                                    Red River Army Depot        $800,000
                                                         ---------------
                                      Total:............    $562,574,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------


       (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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
              Country                     location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany...........................  Area Support Group,      $11,650,000
                                     Bamberg.
                                    Area Support Group,      $11,300,000
                                     Darmstadt.
                                    Kaiserslautern......      $3,400,000
                                    Mannheim............      $4,050,000
Korea.............................  Camp Carroll........     $10,000,000
                                    Camp Hovey..........      $4,200,000
                                    Camp Humphreys......     $14,200,000
                                    Camp Page...........     $19,500,000
Kwajalein.........................  Kwajalein Atoll.....     $18,000,000
                                                         ---------------
                                      Total:............     $96,300,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (c) Unspecified Worldwide.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2104(a)(3), the Secretary of the Army may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installation and location, and in the amount, set forth in 
     the following table:


                       Army: Unspecified Worldwide
------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Location                   Installation          Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unspecified Worldwide.............  Classified Location.     $11,500,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 2104(a)(6)(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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               Installation or
       State or County             location      Purpose      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona......................  Fort Huachuca..  110          $16,224,000
                                                 Units.
Hawaii.......................  Schofield        72 Units     $15,500,000
                                Barracks.
Kentucky.....................  Fort Campbell..  102          $15,800,000
                                                 Units.
Maryland.....................  Fort Detrick...  48 Units      $5,600,000
North Carolina...............  Fort Bragg.....  160          $22,000,000
                                                 Units.
South Carolina...............  Fort Jackson...  1 Unit..        $250,000
Texas........................  Fort Bliss.....  64 Units     $10,200,000
Korea........................  Camp Humphreys.  60 Units     $21,800,000
Virginia.....................  Fort Belvoir...  27 Units      $5,500,000
                               Fort Lee.......  52 Units      $8,600,000
                                                         ---------------
                                 Total:.......  ........    $121,474,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2104(a)(6)(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 $6,542,000.

     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 section 2104(a)(6)(A), the Secretary of 
     the Army may improve existing military family housing units 
     in an amount not to exceed $72,440,000.

     SEC. 2104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     2000, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Army in the total amount of $1,824,640,000, as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2101(a), $385,974,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2101(b), $96,300,000.
       (3) For military construction projects at unspecified 
     worldwide locations authorized by section 2101(c), 
     $11,500,000.
       (4) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $17,000,000.
       (5) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $105,861,000.
       (6) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design, 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $200,456,000.
       (B) For support of military family housing (including the 
     functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United 
     States Code), $971,704,000.
       (7) For the construction of phase 1C of a barracks complex, 
     Infantry Drive, Fort Riley, Kansas, authorized by section 
     2101(a) of the Military Construction Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
     (division B of Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2182), 
     $10,000,000.
       (8) For the construction of a railhead facility, Fort Hood, 
     Texas, authorized by section 2101(a) of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (112 
     Stat. 2182), as amended by section 2105 of this Act, 
     $9,800,000.
       (9) For the construction of a chemical defense 
     qualification facility, Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas, 
     authorized by section 2101(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (division B of Public 
     Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 825), $92,000.
       (10) For the construction of phase 1B of a barracks 
     complex, Wilson Street, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, 
     authorized by section 2101(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (113 Stat. 825), 
     $22,400,000.
       (11) For the construction of phase 2B of a barracks 
     complex, Tagaytay Street, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 
     authorized by section 2101(a) of the Military Construction 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (113 Stat. 825), $3,108,000.
       (12) For the construction of phase 2 of a tactical 
     equipment shop, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, authorized by section 
     2101(a) of the Military Construction Act for Fiscal Year 2000 
     (113 Stat. 825), $10,991,000.
       (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 
     variations 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);

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       (2) $22,600,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of a Basic Training 
     Complex at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri);
       (3) $10,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for construction of a Multipurpose Digital 
     Training Range at Fort Hood, Texas);
       (4) $34,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for construction of a barracks complex, 
     Longstreet Road Phase I at Fort Bragg, North Carolina);
       (5) $104,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized 
     under section 2101(a) for the construction of a barracks 
     complex, Bunter Road Phase I at Fort Bragg, North Carolina); 
     and
       (6) $6,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of a battle simulation 
     center at Fort Drum, New York).
       (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) $635,000, which represents the combination of savings 
     resulting from adjustments to foreign currency exchange rates 
     for military construction outside the United States; and
       (2) $19,911,000 which represents the combination of savings 
     resulting from adjustments to foreign currency exchange rates 
     for military family housing construction and military family 
     housing support outside the United States.

     SEC. 2105. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 
                   FISCAL YEAR 1999 PROJECT.

       (a) Modification.--The table in section 2101 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
     (division B of Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2182) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the item relating to Fort Hood, Texas, by striking 
     ``$32,500,000'' in the amount column and inserting 
     ``$45,300,000''; and
       (2) by striking the amount identified as the total in the 
     amount column and inserting ``$781,581,000''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2104(a) of that Act 
     (112 Stat. 2184) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``$2,098,713,000'' and inserting ``$2,111,513,000''; and
       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$609,076,000'' and 
     inserting ``$622,581,000''.

                            TITLE XXII--NAVY

     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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
               State                      location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona...........................  Marine Corps Air          $8,200,000
                                     Station, Yuma.
                                    Navy Detachment,          $2,940,000
                                     Camp Navajo.
California........................  Marine Corps Air-        $23,870,000
                                     Ground Combat
                                     Center, Twentynine
                                     Palms..............
                                    Marine Corps Air         $13,740,000
                                     Station, Miramar.
                                    Marine Corps Base,        $8,100,000
                                     Camp Pendleton.
                                    Marine Corps              $6,600,000
                                     Logistics Base,
                                     Barstow.
                                    Naval Air Station,       $10,760,000
                                     Lemoore.
                                    Naval Air Warfare        $12,600,000
                                     Center Weapons
                                     Division, Point
                                     Mugu...............
                                    Naval Aviation            $4,340,000
                                     Depot, North Island.
                                    Naval Facility, San       $8,860,000
                                     Clemente Island.
                                    Naval Postgraduate        $5,280,000
                                     School, Monterey.
                                    Naval Ship Weapons       $10,200,000
                                     Systems Engineering
                                     Station, Port
                                     Hueneme............
                                    Naval Station, San       $53,200,000
                                     Diego.
Connecticut.......................  Naval Submarine           $3,100,000
                                     Base, New London.
CONUS Various.....................  CONUS Various.......     $11,500,000
District of Columbia..............  Marine Corps             $24,597,000
                                     Barracks.
                                    Naval District,           $2,450,000
                                     Washington.
                                    Naval Research           $12,390,000
                                     Laboratory,
                                     Washington.
Florida...........................  Blount Island             $3,320,000
                                     Command.
                                    Naval Air Station,        $1,400,000
                                     Jacksonville.
                                    Naval Air Station,        $5,130,000
                                     Whiting Field.
                                    Naval Surface             $1,000,000
                                     Warfare Center
                                     Wastal Systems
                                     Station, Panama
                                     City...............
                                    Naval Station,            $6,830,000
                                     Mayport.
                                    Naval Surface             $3,570,000
                                     Warfare Center
                                     Detachment, Ft.
                                     Lauderdale.........
Georgia...........................  Marine Corps              $1,100,000
                                     Logistics Base,
                                     Albany.
                                    Navy Supply Corps         $2,950,000
                                     School, Athens.
                                    Trident Refit             $5,200,000
                                     Facility, Kings Bay.
Hawaii............................  Fleet Industrial         $12,000,000
                                     Supply Center,
                                     Pearl Harbor.......
                                    Naval Undersea            $2,100,000
                                     Weapons Station
                                     Detachment,
                                     Lualualei..........
                                    Marine Corps Air         $18,400,000
                                     Station, Kaneohe.
                                    Naval Station, Pearl     $30,700,000
                                     Harbor.
Illinois..........................  Naval Training          $124,800,000
                                     Center, Great Lakes.
Indiana...........................  Naval Surface             $8,460,000
                                     Warfare Center,
                                     Crane.
Maine.............................  Naval Air Station,        $2,450,000
                                     Brunswick.
                                    Naval Shipyard,           $4,960,000
                                     Portsmouth.
Maryland..........................  Naval Explosive           $6,430,000
                                     Ordinance Disposal
                                     Technology Center,
                                     Indian Head........
                                    Naval Air Station,        $8,240,000
                                     Patuxent River.....
Mississippi.......................  Naval Air Station,        $4,700,000
                                     Meridian.
Nevada............................  Naval Air Station,        $6,280,000
                                     Fallon.
New Jersey........................  Naval Weapons             $2,420,000
                                     Station, Earle.
North Carolina....................  Marine Corps Air          $8,480,000
                                     Station, Cherry
                                     Point.
                                    Marine Corps Air          $3,400,000
                                     Station, New River.
                                    Marine Corps Base,       $45,870,000
                                     Camp Lejeune.
                                    Naval Aviation            $7,540,000
                                     Depot, Cherry Point.
Pennsylvania......................  Naval Surface            $10,680,000
                                     Warfare Center
                                     Shipyard Systems
                                     Engineering
                                     Station,
                                     Philadelphia.......
Rhode Island......................  Naval Undersea            $4,150,000
                                     Warfare Center
                                     Division, Newport..
South Carolina....................  Marine Corps Air          $3,140,000
                                     Station, Beaufort.
                                    Marine Corps Recruit      $2,660,000
                                     Depot, Parris
                                     Island.............
Texas.............................  Naval Air Station,        $4,850,000
                                     Corpus Christi.....
                                    Naval Air Station,        $2,670,000
                                     Kingsville.
                                    Naval Station,            $2,420,000
                                     Ingleside.
Virginia..........................  AEGIS Combat Systems      $3,300,000
                                     Center, Wallops
                                     Island.............
                                    Marine Corps Combat       $8,590,000
                                     Development
                                     Command, Quantico..
                                    Naval Air Station,       $31,450,000
                                     Norfolk.
                                    Naval Air Station,        $9,440,000
                                     Oceana.
                                    Naval Amphibious          $2,830,000
                                     Base, Little Creek.
                                    Naval Shipyard,          $16,100,000
                                     Norfolk, Portsmouth.
                                    Naval Station,            $4,700,000
                                     Norfolk.
                                    Naval Surface            $11,300,000
                                     Warfare Center,
                                     Dahlgren.
Washington........................  Naval Shipyard,         $100,670,000
                                     Bremerton, Puget
                                     Sound.
                                    Strategic Weapons         $1,400,000
                                     Facility Pacific,
                                     Bremerton..........
                                                         ---------------
                                      Total:............    $770,807,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------


       (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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
              Country                     location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bahrain...........................  Administrative           $19,400,000
                                     Support Unit.
Guam..............................  Naval Activities....      $1,000,000
Italy.............................  Naval Air Station,       $32,969,000
                                     Sigonella.
                                    Naval Support            $15,000,000
                                     Activity, Naples.
Various Locations.................  Host Nation                 $142,000
                                     Infrastructure
                                     Support.
                                                         ---------------
                                      Total:............     $68,511,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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     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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               Installation or
            State                  location      Purpose      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
California...................  Marine Corps     79 Units     $13,923,000
                                Air-Ground
                                Combat Center,
                                Twentynine
                                Palms.........
                               Naval Air        260          $47,871,000
                                Station,         Units..
                                Lemoore.......
Hawaii.......................  Commander Naval  112          $23,654,000
                                Base, Pearl      Units..
                                Harbor........
                               Commander Naval  62 Units     $14,237,000
                                Base, Pearl
                                Harbor........
                               Commander Naval  98 Units     $22,230,000
                                Base, Pearl
                                Harbor........
                               Marine Corps     84 Units     $21,910,000
                                Air Station,
                                Kaneohe Bay...
Louisiana....................  Naval Air        34 Units      $5,000,000
                                Station, New
                                Orleans.
Maine........................  Naval Air        168          $18,722,000
                                Station,         Units..
                                Brunswick.....
Mississippi..................  Naval            157          $20,700,000
                                Construction     Units.
                                battalion
                                Center,
                                Gulfport.
Washington...................  Naval Air        98 Units     $16,873,000
                                Station,
                                Whidbey Island
                                                         ---------------
                                                  Total:    $205,120,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 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 $19,958,000.

     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 $192,147,000.

     SEC. 2204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     2000, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Navy in the total amount of $2,187,673,000, as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2201(a), $718,627,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2201(b), $68,511,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $7,659,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $67,502,000.
       (5) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design, 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $417,225,000.
       (B) For support of military housing (including functions 
     described in section 2833 of title 10, United States Code), 
     $882,638,000.
       (6) For construction of a berthing wharf at Naval Air 
     Station, North Island, California, authorized by section 
     2201(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2000 (division B of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 
     828), $12,800,000.
       (7) For construction of the Commander-in-Chief 
     Headquarters, Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, 
     authorized by section 2201(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, $35,600,000.
       (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) $17,500,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2201(a) for repair of a pier at Naval Station, San 
     Diego, California);
       (3) $24,460,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2201(a) for replacement of a pier at Naval Ship Yard, 
     Bremerton, Puget Sound, Washington); and
       (4) $10,280,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2201(a) for construction of an industrial skills 
     center at Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Puget Sound, 
     Washington).
       (c) Adjustments.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (7) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by--
       (1) $2,889,000, which represents the combination of savings 
     resulting from adjustments to foreign currency exchange rates 
     for military construction outside the United States; and
       (2) $20,000,000, which represents the combination of 
     project savings in military construction resulting from 
     favorable bids, reduced overhead charges, and cancellations 
     due to force structure changes.

     SEC. 2205. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 
                   1997 PROJECT AT MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT 
                   COMMAND, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA.

       The Secretary of the Navy may carry out a military 
     construction project involving infrastructure development at 
     the Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, 
     Virginia, in the amount of $8,900,000, using amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 2204(a)(1) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public 
     Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2769) for a military construction 
     project involving a sanitary landfill at that installation, 
     as authorized by section 2201(a) of that Act (110 Stat. 
     2767).

                         TITLE XXIII--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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
               State                      location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama...........................  Maxwell Air Force         $3,825,000
                                     Base.
Alaska............................  Cape Romanzof.......      $3,900,000
                                    Eielson Air Force        $15,990,000
                                     Base.
                                    Elmendorf Air Force      $27,520,000
                                     Base.
Arizona...........................  Davis-Monthan Air         $7,900,000
                                     Force Base.
Arkansas..........................  Little Rock Air          $18,319,000
                                     Force Base.
California........................  Beale Air Force Base     $10,100,000
                                    Los Angeles Air           $6,580,000
                                     Force Base.
                                    Vandenberg Air Force      $4,650,000
                                     Base.
Colorado..........................  Buckley Air National      $2,750,000
                                     Guard Base.
                                    Peterson Air Force       $15,570,000
                                     Base.
                                    Schriever Air Force       $8,450,000
                                     Base.
                                    United States Air        $18,960,000
                                     Force Academy.
CONUS Classified..................  Classified Location.      $1,810,000
District of Columbia..............  Bolling Air Force         $4,520,000
                                     Base.
Florida...........................  Eglin Air Force Base      $8,940,000
                                    Eglin Auxiliary           $7,960,000
                                     Field 9.
                                    Patrick Air Force        $12,970,000
                                     Base.
                                    Tyndall Air Force        $31,495,000
                                     Base.
Georgia...........................  Fort Stewart/Hunter       $4,920,000
                                     Army Air Field.
                                    Moody Air Force Base      $2,500,000
                                    Robins Air Force         $11,762,000
                                     Base.
Hawaii............................  Hickam Air Force          $4,620,000
                                     Base.
Idaho.............................  Mountain Home Air        $10,125,000
                                     Force Base.
Illinois..........................  Scott Air Force Base      $3,830,000
Kansas............................  McConnell Air Force       $9,764,000
                                     Base.
Louisiana.........................  Barksdale Air Force       $6,390,000
                                     Base.
Mississippi.......................  Keesler Air Force        $15,040,000
                                     Base.
Missouri..........................  Whiteman Air Force       $12,050,000
                                     Base.
Montana...........................  Malmstrom Air Force       $5,300,000
                                     Base.
New Jersey........................  McGuire Air Force        $29,772,000
                                     Base.
North Carolina....................  Pope Air Force Base.     $24,570,000
                                    Seymour Johnson Air       $7,141,000
                                     Force Base.
North Dakota......................  Minot Air Force Base      $3,151,000
Ohio..............................  Wright-Patterson Air     $37,508,000
                                     Force Base.
Oklahoma..........................  Altus Air Force Base      $2,939,000
                                    Tinker Air Force         $26,895,000
                                     Base.
South Carolina....................  Charleston Air Force     $12,789,000
                                     Base.
                                    Shaw Air Force Base.      $8,102,000
Texas.............................  Dyess Air Force Base     $19,523,000
                                    Lackland Air Force       $10,330,000
                                     Base.
                                    Laughlin Air Force       $11,973,000
                                     Base.
                                    Sheppard Air Force        $6,450,000
                                     Base.

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Utah..............................  Hill Air Force Base.     $28,050,000
Virginia..........................  Langley Air Force        $19,650,000
                                     Base.
Washington........................  Fairchild Air Force       $7,926,000
                                     Base.
                                    McChord Air Force        $10,250,000
                                     Base.
Wyoming...........................  F.E. Warren Air          $25,720,000
                                     Force Base.
                                                         ---------------
                                      Total:............    $591,249,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
              Country                     location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Diego Garcia......................  Diego Garcia........      $5,475,000
Italy.............................  Aviano Air Base.....      $8,000,000
Korea.............................  Kunsan Air Base.....      $6,400,000
                                    Osan Air Base.......     $21,948,000
Spain.............................  Naval Station, Rota.      $5,052,000
Turkey............................  Incirlik Air Base...      $1,000,000
                                                         ---------------
                                      Total:............     $47,875,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               Installation or
            State                  location      Purpose      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
California...................  Edwards Air      57 Units      $9,870,000
                                Force Base....
                               Travis Air       64 Units      $9,870,000
                                Force Base.
District of Columbia.........  Bolling Air      136          $17,137,000
                                Force Base.      Units.
Nevada.......................  Nellis Air       26 Units      $5,000,000
                                Force Base.
North Dakota.................  Cavalier Air     2 Units.        $443,000
                                Force Station.
                               Minot Air Force  134          $19,097,000
                                Base.            Units.
                                                         ---------------
                                                  Total:     $61,417,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (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 $12,760,000.

     SEC. 2303. 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 2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of 
     the Air Force may improve existing military family housing 
     units in an amount not to exceed $174,046,000.

     SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     2000, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Air Force in the total amount of $1,766,136,000, as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2301(a), $589,199,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2301(b), $47,875,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $9,850,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $56,949,000.
       (5) For military housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design, 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $248,223,000.
       (B) For support of military family housing (including 
     functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United 
     States Code), $826,271,000.
       (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--
       (1) the total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a); and
       (2) $9,400,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2301(c) for the construction of an air freight 
     terminal and base supply complex at McGuire Air Force Base, 
     New Jersey).
       (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 $12,231,000, 
     which represents the combination of savings resulting from 
     adjustments to foreign currency exchange rates for military 
     family housing construction and military family housing 
     support outside the United States.

                      TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES

     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 
     2402(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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
              Agency                      location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Defense Education Activity........  Camp Lejeune, North       $5,914,000
                                     Carolina...........
                                    Laurel Bay, South           $804,000
                                     Carolina...........
Defense Logistics Agency..........  Defense Distribution     $17,700,000
                                     Supply Point New
                                     Cumberland,
                                     Pennsylvania.......
                                    Defense Fuel Support      $5,700,000
                                     Point, Cherry
                                     Point, North
                                     Carolina...........
                                    Defense Fuel Support     $16,956,000
                                     Point, MacDill Air
                                     Force Base, Florida
                                    Defense Fuel Support     $11,000,000
                                     Point, McConnell
                                     Air Force Base,
                                     Kansas.............
                                    Defense Fuel Support      $5,000,000
                                     Point, Naval Air
                                     Station, Fallon,
                                     Nevada.............
                                    Defense Fuel Support      $5,900,000
                                     Point, North
                                     Island, California.
                                    Defense Fuel Support      $2,000,000
                                     Point, Oceana Naval
                                     Air Station,
                                     Virginia...........
                                    Defense Fuel Support      $8,300,000
                                     Point, Patuxent
                                     River, Maryland....
                                    Defense Fuel Support      $2,200,000
                                     Point, Twentynine
                                     Palms, California..
                                    Defense Supply            $4,500,000
                                     Center, Richmond,
                                     Virginia...........
National Security Agency..........  Fort Meade, Maryland      $4,228,000
Special Operations Command........  Eglin Auxiliary          $26,523,000
                                     Field 9, Florida...
                                    Fleet Combat              $5,500,000
                                     Training Center,
                                     Dam Neck, Virginia.
                                    Fort Bragg, North         $8,600,000
                                     Carolina...........
                                    Fort Campbell,           $16,300,000
                                     Kentucky...........
                                    Kodiak, Alaska......      $5,000,000
                                    Naval Air Station,        $1,350,000
                                     North Island,
                                     California.........
                                    Naval Air Station,        $3,400,000
                                     Oceana, Virginia...
                                    Naval Amphibious          $4,300,000
                                     Base, Coronado,
                                     California.........
                                    Naval Amphibious          $5,400,000
                                     Base, Little Creek,
                                     Virginia...........
                                    Pearl Harbor, Hawaii      $9,990,000
TRICARE Management Activity.......  Edwards Air Force        $17,900,000
                                     Base, California...
                                    Marine Corps Base,       $14,150,000
                                     Camp Pendleton,
                                     California.........
                                    Eglin Air Force          $37,600,000
                                     Base, Florida......
                                    Fort Drum, New York.      $1,400,000
                                    Patrick Air Force         $2,700,000
                                     Base, Florida......
                                    Tyndall Air Force         $7,700,000
                                     Base, Florida......
                                                         ---------------
                                      Total:............    $258,015,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------


       (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2402(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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
              Agency                      location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Defense Education Activity........  Hanau, Germany......      $1,026,000
                                    Hohenfels, Germany..     $13,774,000

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                                    Royal Air Force,          $1,287,000
                                     Feltwell, United
                                     Kingdom............
                                    Royal Air Force,          $3,086,000
                                     Lakenheath, United
                                     Kingdom............
                                    Schweinfurt, Germany      $1,444,000
                                    Sigonella, Italy....        $971,000
                                    Wuerzburg, Germany..      $1,798,000
Defense Finance and Accounting      Kleber Kaserne,           $7,500,000
 Service..........................   Germany............
Defense Logistics Agency..........  Defense Fuel Support     $36,000,000
                                     Point, Andersen Air
                                     Force Base, Guam...
                                    Defense Fuel Support     $22,400,000
                                     Point, Marine Corps
                                     Air Station,
                                     Iwakuni, Japan.....
                                    Defense Fuel Support     $26,400,000
                                     Point, Misawa Air
                                     Base, Japan........
                                    Defense Fuel Support     $10,000,000
                                     Point, Royal Air
                                     Force, Mildenhall,
                                     United Kingdom.....
                                    Defense Fuel Support     $16,300,000
                                     Point, Sigonella,
                                     Italy..............
Defense Threat Reduction Agency...  Darmstadt, Germany..      $2,450,000
Special Operations Command........  Roosevelt Roads,          $1,241,000
                                     Puerto Rico........
                                    Taegu, Korea........      $1,450,000
TRICARE Management Agency.........  Kitzingen, Germany..      $1,400,000
                                    Wiesbaden Air Base,       $7,187,000
                                     Germany............
                                                         ---------------
                                      Total:............    $155,714,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------


       (c) Unspecified Worldwide.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2402(a)(3), the Secretary of Defense may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations, and in the amounts, set forth in 
     the following table:


                 Defense Agencies: Unspecified Worldwide
------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Location                   Installation          Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unspecified Worldwide.............  Unspecified             $451,135,000
                                     Worldwide..........
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE AGENCIES.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     2000, 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 $2,034,759,000, as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2401(a), $262,415,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2401(b), $155,714,000.
       (3) For the military construction projects at unspecified 
     worldwide locations authorized by section 2401(c), 
     $85,095,000.
       (4) For unspecified minor construction projects under 
     section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $17,390,000.
       (5) For contingency construction projects of the Secretary 
     of Defense under section 2804 of title 10, United States 
     Code, $10,000,000.
       (6) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $75,705,000.
       (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), $1,174,369,000.
       (8) For military family housing functions, for support of 
     military housing (including functions described in section 
     2833 of title 10, United States Code), $44,886,000 of which 
     not more than $38,478,000 may be obligated or expended for 
     the leasing of military family housing units worldwide.
       (9) For the construction of an ammunition demilitarization 
     facility, Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas, authorized by section 
     2401(a) 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), $43,600,000.
       (10) For the construction of phase 6 of an ammunition 
     demilitarization facility, Umatilla Army Depot, Oregon, 
     authorized by section 2401(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995, as amended by section 
     2407 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1996, section 2408 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998, and section 2406 of 
     the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1999, $9,400,000.
       (11) For the construction of phase 2 of an ammunition 
     demilitarization facility, Pueblo Army Depot, Colorado, 
     authorized by 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 
     the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2000 (division B of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 839), 
     $10,700,000.
       (12) For the construction of phase 3 of an ammunition 
     demilitarization facility, Newport Army Depot, Indiana, 
     authorized by section 2401(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public 
     Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2193), $54,400,000.
       (13) For the construction of phase 3 of an ammunition 
     demilitarization facility, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 
     authorized by section 2401(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (112 Stat. 2193), 
     $45,700,000.
       (14) For construction of a replacement hospital at Fort 
     Wainwright, Alaska, authorized by section 2401(a) of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 
     (division B of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 836), 
     $44,000,000.
       (15) For the construction of the Ammunition 
     Demilitarization Support Phase 2, Blue Grass Army Depot, 
     Kentucky, authorized in section 2401(a) the Military 
     Construction Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (113 Stat. 836), 
     $8,500,000.
       (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); and
       (2) $366,040,000 (the balance of the amount authorized 
     under section 2401(c) for construction of National Missile 
     Defense initial deployment facilities, unspecified worldwide 
     locations).
       (c) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (15) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by $7,115,000, which 
     represents the combination of savings resulting from 
     adjustments to foreign currency exchange rates for military 
     construction outside the United States.

   TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT 
                                PROGRAM

     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, 2000, 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 $177,500,000.

                TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FACILITIES

     SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED GUARD AND RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 2000, 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, 
     $129,139,000; and
       (B) for the Army Reserve, $104,854,000.
       (2) For the Department of the Navy, for the Naval and 
     Marine Corps Reserve, $56,574,000.
       (3) For the Department of the Air Force--
       (A) for the Air National Guard of the United States, 
     $110,885,000; and
       (B) for the Air Force Reserve, $41,748,000.

        TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS

     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, 2003; or
       (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
     for military construction for fiscal year 2004.
       (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, 2003; or

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       (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
     for fiscal year 2004 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 
                   1998 PROJECTS.

       (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
     (division B of Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1984), 
     authorizations set forth in the tables in subsection (b), as 
     provided in section 2102, 2202, or 2302 of that Act, shall 
     remain in effect until October 1, 2001, or the date of the 
     enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
     construction for fiscal year 2002, whichever is later.
       (b) Tables.--The tables referred to in subsection (a) are 
     as follows:


             Army: Extension of 1998 Project Authorizations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               Installation or
            State                  location      Project      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maryland.....................  Fort Meade.....  Family        $7,900,000
                                                 Housing
                                                 Constru
                                                 ction
                                                 (56
                                                 units).
Texas........................  Fort Hood......  Family       $18,800,000
                                                 Housing
                                                 Constru
                                                 ction
                                                 (130
                                                 units).
------------------------------------------------------------------------



             Navy: Extension of 1998 Project Authorizations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               Installation or
            State                  location      Project      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
California...................  Naval Complex,   Replacem     $13,500,000
                                San Diego.....   ent
                                                 Family
                                                 Housing
                                                 Constru
                                                 ction
                                                 (94
                                                 units).
California...................  Marine Corps     Family       $28,881,000
                                Air Station,     Housing
                                Miramar.......   Constru
                                                 ction
                                                 (166
                                                 units).
California...................  Marine Corps     Replacem     $23,891,000
                                Air-Ground       ent
                                Combat Center,   Family
                                Twentynine       Housing
                                Palms.........   Constru
                                                 ction
                                                 (132
                                                 units).
Louisiana....................  Naval Complex,   Replacem     $11,930,000
                                New Orleans...   ent
                                                 Family
                                                 Housing
                                                 Constru
                                                 ction
                                                 (100
                                                 units).
Texas........................  Naval Air        Family       $22,250,000
                                Station,         Housing
                                Corpus Christi   Constru
                                                 ction
                                                 (212
                                                 units).
Washington...................  Naval Air        Replacem     $16,000,000
                                Station,         ent
                                Whidbey Island   Family
                                                 Housing
                                                 Constru
                                                 ction
                                                 (102
                                                 units).
------------------------------------------------------------------------



           Air Force: Extension of 1998 Project Authorizations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               Installation or
            State                  location      Project      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Georgia......................  Robins Air       Replace       $6,800,000
                                Force Base....   Family
                                                 Housing
                                                 (60
                                                 units).
Idaho........................  Mountain Home    Replace      $11,032,000
                                Air Force Base   Family
                                                 Housing
                                                 (60
                                                 units).
New Mexico...................  Kirtland Air     Replace      $20,900,000
                                Force Base....   Family
                                                 Housing
                                                 (180
                                                 units).
Texas........................  Dyess Air Force  Construc     $10,503,000
                                Base..........   t
                                                 Family
                                                 Housing
                                                 (70
                                                 units).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


     SEC. 2703. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                   1997 PROJECTS.

       (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2782), 
     authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as 
     provided in section 2201 or 2202 of that Act and extended by 
     section 2702 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2000 (division B of Public Law 106-65; 113 
     Stat. 842), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2001, or 
     the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
     military construction for fiscal year 2002, whichever is 
     later.
       (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as 
     follows:


             Navy: Extension of 1997 Project Authorizations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               Installation or
            State                  location      Project      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Florida......................  Navy Station,    Family       $10,000,000
                                Mayport.......   Housing
                                                 Constru
                                                 ction
                                                 (100
                                                 units).
North Carolina...............  Marine Corps     Family       $10,110,000
                                Base, Camp       Housing
                                Lejuene.......   Constru
                                                 ction
                                                 (94
                                                 units).
South Carolina...............  Marine Corps     Family       $14,000,000
                                Air Station,     Housing
                                Beaufort......   Constru
                                                 ction
                                                 (140
                                                 units).
Texas........................  Naval Complex,   Family       $11,675,000
                                Corpus Christi   Housing
                                                 Replace
                                                 ment
                                                 (104
                                                 units).
                               Naval Air        Family        $7,550,000
                                Station,         Housing
                                Kingsville....   Replace
                                                 ment
                                                 (48
                                                 units).
Virginia.....................  Marine Corps     Infrastr      $8,900,000
                                Combat           ucture
                                Development      Develop
                                Command,         ment...
                                Quantico......
Washington...................  Naval Station,   Family       $15,015,000
                                Everett.......   Housing
                                                 Constru
                                                 ction
                                                 (100
                                                 units).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


     SEC. 2704. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Titles XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, and XXVI shall take 
     effect on the later of--
       (1) October 1, 2000; or
       (2) the date of the enactment of this Act.

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                    TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

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

     SEC. 2801. REVISION OF LIMITATIONS ON SPACE BY PAY GRADE.

       Section 2826 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2826. Limitations on space by pay grade

       ``In the construction, acquisition, and improvement of 
     military family housing units, the Secretary concerned shall 
     ensure that the room patterns and floor areas are generally 
     comparable to the room patterns and floor areas of similar 
     housing units in the locality concerned.''.

     SEC. 2802. LEASING OF MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING, UNITED STATES 
                   SOUTHERN COMMAND, MIAMI, FLORIDA.

       (a) Five-Year Lease; Payment Source.--Subsection (b)(4) of 
     section 2828 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and no lease on any individual housing 
     unit may exceed $60,000 per year'' and inserting ``and the 
     lease payments shall be made out of annual appropriations for 
     that year''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``A 
     lease under this paragraph may not exceed five years.''.
       (b) Housing Adjustment.--Such subsection is further 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(4)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) At the beginning of each fiscal year, the Secretary 
     of the Army shall adjust the maximum amount provided for 
     leases under subparagraph (A) for the previous fiscal year by 
     the percentage (if any) by which the basic allowance for 
     housing under section 403 of title 37 for the Miami 
     metropolitan area during the preceding fiscal year exceeded 
     such basic allowance for housing for the second preceding 
     fiscal year.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (b)(5) of such 
     section is amended by striking ``paragraphs (2), (3), and 
     (4)''and inserting ``paragraphs (2) and (3)''.

     SEC. 2803. EXTENSION OF ALTERNATIVE AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION 
                   AND IMPROVEMENT OF MILITARY HOUSING.

       Section 2885 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``2001'' and inserting ``2006''.

     SEC. 2804. EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF ARMORY TO INCLUDE 
                   READINESS CENTERS.

       (a) Definition.--Section 18232(3) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``The term `armory' 
     means'' and inserting ``The terms `armory' and `readiness 
     center' mean.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 18232(2) of such 
     title is amended by striking ``armory or other structure'' 
     and inserting ``armory, readiness center, or other 
     structure''.
       (2) Section 18236(b) of such title by inserting ``or 
     readiness center'' after ``armory''.

        Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

     SEC. 2811. INCREASE IN THRESHOLD FOR NOTICE AND WAIT 
                   REQUIREMENTS FOR REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS.

       (a) Increased Threshold.--Section 2662 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``$200,000'' each place 
     it appears and inserting thereof ``$500,000''.
       (b) Reference to Simplified Acquisition Threshold.--
     Subsection (b) of such section is amended by striking ``under 
     section 2304(g) of this title'' and inserting ``specified in 
     section 4(11) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (41 U.S.C. 403(11)),''.

     SEC. 2812. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY OF MILITARY DEPARTMENTS 
                   TO LEASE NON-EXCESS PROPERTY.

       (a) Property Available for Lease.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (2) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (b) Acceptance of In-Kind Consideration.--Such section is 
     further amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(5)--
       (A) by striking ``improvement, maintenance, protection, 
     repair, or restoration,'' and inserting ``alteration, repair, 
     or improvement,''; and
       (B) by striking ``, or of the entire unit or installation 
     where a substantial part of it is leased,'';
       (2) by transferring subsection (c) to the end of the 
     section and redesignating such subsection, as so transferred, 
     as subsection (i);
       (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection (c):
       ``(c)(1) In addition to any in-kind consideration accepted 
     under subsection (b)(5), in-kind consideration accepted with 
     respect to a lease under this section may include the 
     following:
       ``(A) Maintenance, protection, alteration, repair, 
     improvement, or restoration (including environmental 
     restoration) of property or facilities under the control of 
     the Secretary concerned.
       ``(B) Provision of facilities for use by the Secretary 
     concerned.
       ``(C) Facilities operation support for the Secretary 
     concerned.
       ``(D) Provision of such other services relating to 
     activities that will occur on the leased property as the 
     Secretary concerned considers appropriate.
       ``(2) In-kind consideration under paragraph (1) may be 
     accepted at any property or facilities under the control of 
     the Secretary concerned that are selected for that purpose by 
     the Secretary concerned.
       ``(3) The Secretary concerned may not accept in-kind 
     consideration during a fiscal year with respect to leases 
     under this section until the Comptroller General certifies to 
     the Secretary concerned that the total received by the 
     Secretary concerned as money rentals for that fiscal year 
     under such leases is equal to the total money rentals under 
     such leases received by the Secretary concerned during fiscal 
     year 2000.
       ``(4) In the case of a lease for which all or part of the 
     consideration proposed to be accepted by the Secretary 
     concerned under this subsection is in-kind consideration with 
     a value in excess of $500,000, the Secretary concerned may 
     not enter into the lease until 30 days after the date on 
     which a report on the facts of the lease is submitted to the 
     congressional defense committees.''; and
       (4) in subsection (f)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (4); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).
       (c) Use of Cash Proceeds and Congressional Notification.--
     Subsection (d) of such section is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) Subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D), the amounts 
     deposited in the special account of a military department 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be available to the 
     Secretary of that military department, in such amounts as 
     provided in appropriation Acts, for the following:
       ``(i) Maintenance, protection, alteration, repair, 
     improvement, or restoration (including environmental 
     restoration) of property or facilities.
       ``(ii) Lease of facilities.
       ``(iii) Facilities operation support.
       ``(C) At least 50 percent of the amounts deposited in the 
     special account of a military department under subparagraph 
     (A) by reason of a lease shall be available for activities 
     described in subparagraph (B) only at the military 
     installation where the leased property is located.
       ``(D) The Secretary concerned may not expend under 
     subparagraph (B) an amount in excess of $500,000 at a single 
     installation until 30 days after the date on which a report 
     on the facts of the proposed expenditure is submitted to the 
     congressional defense committees.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``As part'' and all that follows through ``Secretary of 
     Defense'' and inserting ``Not later than March 15 each year, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report which''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``request'' and 
     inserting ``report''.
       (e) Definitions.--Subsection (h) of such section is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(h) In this section:
       ``(1) The term `congressional defense committees' means:
       ``(A) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate.
       ``(B) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       ``(2) The term `base closure law' means the following:
       ``(A) Section 2687 of this title.
       ``(B) 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).
       ``(C) Title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and 
     Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526; 10 
     U.S.C. 2687 note).
       ``(3) The term `military installation' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 2687(e)(1) of this title.''.

     SEC. 2813. CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY REGARDING UTILITY SYSTEMS OF 
                   MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.

       Subsection (b) of section 2688 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Selection of Conveyee or Awardee.--(1) The Secretary 
     concerned shall comply with the competition requirements of 
     section 2304 of this title in conveying a utility system 
     under this section and in awarding any utility services 
     contract related to the conveyance of the utility system.
       ``(2) A conveyance or award may be made under paragraph (1) 
     only if the Secretary concerned determines that the 
     conveyance or award complies with State laws, regulations, 
     rulings, and policies governing the provision of utility 
     services. Such State laws, regulations, rulings, and policies 
     shall apply to the conveyee or awardee notwithstanding the 
     existence of exclusive federal legislative jurisdiction as to 
     any parcels of land served by the utility system.''.

                      Subtitle C--Land Conveyances

                        PART I--ARMY CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 2831. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION, ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, 
                   ILLINOIS.

       (a) Transfer Authorized.--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 23 acres and comprising a portion of the 
     Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois.
       (b) Use of Land.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     include the real property transferred under subsection (a) in 
     the Rock Island National Cemetery and use the transferred 
     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.

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     SEC. 2832. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, GALESBURG, 
                   ILLINOIS.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to Knox County, Illinois (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, in 
     Galesburg, Illinois, consisting of approximately 4.65 acres 
     and containing an Army Reserve Center for the purpose of 
     permitting the County to use the parcel for municipal office 
     space.
       (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 County.
       (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. 2833. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, WINONA, 
                   MINNESOTA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Winona State University 
     Foundation of Winona, Minnesota (in this section referred to 
     as the ``Foundation''), all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a parcel of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, in Winona, Minnesota, containing an 
     Army Reserve Center for the purpose of permitting the 
     Foundation to use 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 Foundation.
       (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. 2834. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT POLK, LOUISIANA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the State of Louisiana (in 
     this section referred to as the ``State''), all right, title, 
     and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
     property, including improvements thereon, consisting of 
     approximately 200 acres at Fort Polk, Louisiana, for the 
     purpose of permitting the State 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 State.
       (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. 2835. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT PICKETT, VIRGINIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, 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 a parcel of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 700 acres 
     at Fort Pickett, Virginia, for the purpose of permitting the 
     Commonwealth to develop and operate a public safety training 
     facility.
       (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 Commonwealth.
       (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. 2836. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to Pemberton Township, 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 at Fort Dix, New Jersey, consisting 
     of approximately 2 acres and containing a parking lot 
     inadvertently constructed on the parcel by the Township.
       (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) Conditions on Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized 
     under subsection (a) shall be subject to the conditions 
     that--
       (1) the Township accept the property as is; and
       (2) the Township assume responsibility for any 
     environmental restoration or remediation required with 
     respect to the property under applicable law.
       (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. 2837. LAND CONVEYANCE, NIKE SITE 43, ELRAMA, 
                   PENNSYLVANIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Board of Supervisors of 
     Union Township, Pennsylvania (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, in Elrama, Pennsylvania, consisting of 
     approximately 160 acres, which is known as Nike Site 43 and 
     was more recently used by the Pennsylvania Army National 
     Guard, for the purpose of permitting the Township to use the 
     parcel for municipal storage 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 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. 2838. LAND EXCHANGE, FORT HOOD, TEXAS.

       (a) Exchange Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey to the City of Copperas Cove, Texas (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 100 acres at Fort Hood, Texas, in exchange for 
     the City's conveyance to the Secretary of all right, title, 
     and interest of the City in and to one or more parcels of 
     real property that are acceptable to the Secretary and 
     consist of a total of approximately 300 acres.
       (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the parcels of real property to be exchanged 
     under subsection (a) shall be determined by surveys 
     satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the surveys shall 
     be borne by the City.
       (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the exchange under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2839. LAND CONVEYANCE, CHARLES MELVIN PRICE SUPPORT 
                   CENTER, ILLINOIS.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--(1) The Secretary of the Army 
     may convey to the Tri-City Regional Port District of Granite 
     City, Illinois (in this section referred to as the ``Port 
     District''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to a parcel of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 752 acres 
     and known as the U.S. Army Charles Melvin Price Support 
     Center, for the purpose of permitting the Port District to 
     use the parcel for development of a port facility and for 
     other public purposes.
       (2) The property to be conveyed under paragraph (1) shall 
     include 158 units of military family housing at the Charles 
     Melvin Price Support Center for the purpose of permitting the 
     Port District to use the housing to provide affordable 
     housing, but only if the Port District agrees to provide 
     members of the Armed Forces first priority in leasing the 
     housing at a rental rate not to exceed the member's basic 
     allowance for housing.
       (3) The Secretary of the Army may include as part of the 
     conveyance under paragraph (1) personal property of the Army 
     at the Charles Melvin Price Support Center that the Secretary 
     of Transportation recommends is appropriate for the 
     development or operation of the port facility and the 
     Secretary of the Army agrees is excess to the needs of the 
     Army.
       (b) Interim Lease.--Until such time as the real property 
     described in subsection (a) is capable of being conveyed by 
     deed, the Secretary of the Army may lease the property to the 
     Port District.
       (c) Consideration.--(1) The conveyance under subsection (a) 
     shall be made without consideration as a public benefit 
     conveyance for port development if the Secretary of the Army 
     determines that the Port District satisfies the criteria 
     specified in section 203(q) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(q)) and 
     regulations prescribed to implement such section. If the 
     Secretary determines that the Port District fails to qualify 
     for a public benefit conveyance, but still desires to acquire 
     the property, the Port District shall pay to the United 
     States an amount equal to the fair market value of the 
     property to be conveyed. The fair market value of the 
     property shall be determined by the Secretary of the Army.
       (2) The Secretary of the Army may accept as consideration 
     for a lease of the property under subsection (b) an amount 
     that is less than fair market value if the Secretary 
     determines that the public interest will be served as a 
     result of the lease and the fair market value is unobtainable 
     or is not compatible with the public interest.
       (d) Army Reserve Activities.--(1) Notwithstanding the total 
     acreage of the parcel authorized for conveyance under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army may retain up to 50 
     acres of the parcel for use by the Army Reserve. The acreage 
     selected for retention shall be mutually agreeable to the 
     Secretary and the Port District.
       (2) At such time as the Secretary of the Army determines 
     that the property retained under this subsection is no longer 
     needed for Army Reserve activities, the Secretary shall 
     convey the property to the Port District. The consideration 
     for the conveyance shall be determined in the manner provided 
     in subsection (c).
       (e) Navy Enclave.--Notwithstanding the total acreage of the 
     parcel authorized for conveyance under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary of the Army may retain an additional portion of the 
     parcel, up to 150 acres, for the development

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     of a Navy enclave to support the existing Federal use of the 
     parcel. The acreage selected for retention shall be mutually 
     agreeable to the Secretary and the Port District.
       (2) At such time as the Secretary of the Army determines 
     that the property retained under this subsection is no longer 
     needed, the Secretary shall convey the property to the Port 
     District. The consideration for the conveyance shall be 
     determined in the manner provided in subsection (c).
       (f) Flood Control Easement.--The Port District shall grant 
     to the Secretary of the Army an easement on the property 
     conveyed under subsection (a) for the purpose of permitting 
     the Secretary to implement and maintain flood control 
     projects. The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Corps 
     of Engineers, shall be responsible for the maintenance of any 
     flood control project built on the property pursuant to the 
     easement.
       (g) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property to be conveyed under subsection 
     (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary of the Army and the Port District. The cost of such 
     survey shall be borne by the Port District.
       (h) Additional Terms.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
     protect the interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2840. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE LOCAL TRAINING 
                   CENTER, CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Medal of Honor Museum, 
     Inc., a nonprofit corporation organized in the State of 
     Tennessee (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Corporation''), all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a parcel of real property, including 
     any improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 15 
     acres at the Army Reserve Local Training Center located on 
     Bonnie Oaks Drive, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the purpose of 
     permitting the Corporation to develop and use the parcel as a 
     museum and for other 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 Corporation.
       (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.

                       PART II--NAVY CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 2851. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR OXNARD HARBOR 
                   DISTRICT, PORT HUENEME, CALIFORNIA, TO USE 
                   CERTAIN NAVY PROPERTY.

       (a) Additional Restrictions on Joint Use.--Subsection (c) 
     of section 2843 of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (division B of Public Law 103-337; 
     108 Stat. 3067) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Restrictions on Use.--The District's use of the 
     property covered by an agreement under subsection (a) is 
     subject to the following conditions:
       ``(1) The District shall suspend operations under the 
     agreement upon notification by the commanding officer of the 
     Center that the property is needed to support mission 
     essential naval vessel support requirements or Navy 
     contingency operations, including combat missions, natural 
     disasters, and humanitarian missions.
       ``(2) The District shall use the property covered by the 
     agreement in a manner consistent with Navy operations at the 
     Center, including cooperating with the Navy for the purpose 
     of assisting the Navy to meet its through-put requirements at 
     the Center for the expeditious movement of military cargo.
       ``(3) The commanding officer of the Center may require the 
     District to remove any of its personal property at the Center 
     that the commanding officer determines may interfere with 
     military operations at the Center. If the District cannot 
     expeditiously remove the property, the commanding officer may 
     provide for the removal of the property at District 
     expense.''.
       (b) Consideration.--Subsection (d) of such section is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Consideration.--(1) As consideration for the use of 
     the property covered by an agreement under subsection (a), 
     the District shall pay to the Navy an amount that is mutually 
     agreeable to the parties to the agreement, taking into 
     account the nature and extent of the District's use of the 
     property.
       ``(2) The Secretary may accept in-kind consideration under 
     paragraph (1), including consideration in the form of--
       ``(A) the District's maintenance, preservation, 
     improvement, protection, repair, or restoration of all or any 
     portion of the property covered by the agreement;
       ``(B) the construction of new facilities, the modification 
     of existing facilities, or the replacement of facilities 
     vacated by the Navy on account of the agreement; and
       ``(C) covering the cost of relocation of the operations of 
     the Navy from the vacated facilities to the replacement 
     facilities.
       ``(3) All cash consideration received under paragraph (1) 
     shall be deposited in the special account in the Treasury 
     established for the Navy under section 2667(d) of title 10, 
     United States Code. The amounts deposited in the special 
     account pursuant to this paragraph shall be available, as 
     provided in appropriation Acts, for general supervision, 
     administration, overhead expenses, and Center operations and 
     for the maintenance preservation, improvement, protection, 
     repair, or restoration of property at the Center.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (f); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections 
     (f) and (g), respectively.

     SEC. 2852. MODIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, MARINE CORPS AIR 
                   STATION, EL TORO, CALIFORNIA.

       Section 2811(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189; 103 
     Stat. 1650) is amended by striking ``of additional military 
     family housing units at Marine Corps Air Station, Tustin, 
     California'' and inserting ``and repair of roads, and the 
     development of Aerial Port of Embarkation facilities, at 
     Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, California''.

     SEC. 2853. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION, MARINE CORPS AIR 
                   STATION, MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Transfer Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     transfer, without reimbursement, to the administrative 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior a parcel of 
     real property, including any improvements thereon, consisting 
     of approximately 250 acres and known as the Teacup Parcel, 
     which comprises a portion of the Marine Corps Air Station, 
     Miramar, California.
       (b) Use of Land.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     include the real property transferred under subsection (a) as 
     a part of the Vernal Pool Unit of the San Diego National 
     Wildlife Refuge and administer the property for the 
     conservation of fish and wildlife. All current and future 
     military aviation and related activities at the Marine Corps 
     Air Station, Miramar, are deemed to be compatible with the 
     refuge purposes for which the property is transferred, and 
     with any secondary uses that may be established on the 
     transferred property.
       (c) Condition on Transfer.--The transfer authorized under 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the 
     Secretary of the Interior make the transferred property 
     available to the Secretary of the Navy for any habitat 
     restoration or preservation project that may be required for 
     mitigation of military activities occurring at the Marine 
     Corps Air Station, Miramar, unless the Secretary of the 
     Interior determines that the project adversely affect the 
     property's sensitive wildlife and habitat resource values.
       (d) 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 Navy. The cost of the survey shall be borne 
     by the Secretary of the Interior.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Navy may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the transfer under this section as the 
     Secretary of the Navy considers appropriate to protect the 
     interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2854. LEASE OF PROPERTY, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, 
                   MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Authority To Lease.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy may 
     lease, without consideration, to the City of San Diego, 
     California (in this section referred to as the ``City''), a 
     parcel of real property, including any improvements thereon, 
     consisting of approximately 44 acres and known as the Hickman 
     Field, which comprises a portion of the Marine Corps Air 
     Station, Miramar, California.
       (2) The lease authorized by paragraph (1) may have a term 
     not to exceed five years.
       (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be leased 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) Conditions on Lease.--The lease authorized under 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the conditions that--
       (1) the City maintain the property at no cost to the United 
     States;
       (2) the City make the property available to the existing 
     tenant at no cost during the term of the lease; and
       (3) the property be used only for recreational purposes.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the lease under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2855. LEASE OF PROPERTY, NAVAL AIR STATION, PENSACOLA, 
                   FLORIDA.

       (a) Authority To Lease.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     lease, without consideration, to the Naval Aviation Museum 
     Foundation (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Foundation'') real property improvements constructed by the 
     Foundation at the National Museum of Naval Aviation at Naval 
     Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, for the purpose of 
     permitting the Foundation to operate a National Flight 
     Academy to encourage and assist American young people to 
     develop an interest in naval aviation and to preserve and 
     enhance the image and heritage of naval aviation.
       (b) Construction.--The Foundation shall be solely 
     responsible for the design and construction of the real 
     property improvements referred to in subsection (a). Upon 
     completion, the improvements shall be donated to and become 
     the property of the United States, subject to the terms of 
     the lease under subsection (a).
       (c) Term of Lease.--(1) The lease authorized by subsection 
     (a) may be for a term of up to 50 years, with an option to 
     renew for an additional 50 years.
       (2) In the event that the National Flight Academy ceases 
     operation for a period in excess of one year during the 
     leasehold period, or any extension thereof, the lease shall 
     immediately terminate without cost or future liability to the 
     United States.

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       (d) Use by Navy.--The Secretary may use all or a portion of 
     the leased property when the National Flight Academy is not 
     in session or whenever the use of the property would not 
     conflict with operation of the Academy. The Foundation shall 
     permit such use at no cost to the Navy.
       (e) Maintenance and Repair.--The Foundation shall be solely 
     responsible during the leasehold period, and any extension 
     thereof, for the operation, maintenance, and repair or 
     replacement of the real property improvements authorized for 
     lease under this section.
       (f) Assistance.--(1) Subject to subsection (e), the 
     Secretary may assist the Foundation in implementing the 
     National Flight Academy by furnishing facilities, utilities, 
     maintenance, and other services within the boundaries of 
     Naval Air Station, Pensacola. The Secretary may require the 
     Foundation to reimburse the Secretary for the facilities, 
     utilities, maintenance, or other services so provided or may 
     provide the facilities, utilities, maintenance, or other 
     services without reimbursement by the Foundation.
       (2) Any assistance provided the Foundation pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) may be terminated by the Secretary without 
     notice, cause, or liability to the United States.
       (g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the lease under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2856. LAND EXCHANGE, MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT, SAN 
                   DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     convey to the San Diego Unified Port District of San Diego 
     California (in this section referred to as the ``Port 
     District''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to three parcels of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 44.5 acres 
     and comprising a portion of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, 
     San Diego, California, in exchange for the Port District's--
       (1) conveyance to the Secretary of all right, title, and 
     interest of Port District in and to a parcel of real property 
     that is acceptable to the Secretary and contiguous to the 
     recruit depot; and
       (2) construction of suitable replacement facilities and 
     necessary supporting structures on the parcel or other 
     property comprising the recruit depot, as determined 
     necessary by the Secretary.
       (b) Time for Conveyance.--The Secretary may not make the 
     conveyance to the Port District authorized by subsection (a) 
     until the Secretary determines that the replacement 
     facilities have been constructed and are ready for occupancy.
       (c) Administrative Expenses.--The Port District shall 
     reimburse the Secretary for administrative expenses incurred 
     by the Secretary in carrying out the exchange under 
     subsection (a), including expenses related to the planning, 
     design, survey, environmental compliance, and supervision and 
     inspection of construction of the replacement facilities. 
     Section 2695(c) of title 10, United States Code, shall apply 
     to the amounts received by the Secretary.
       (d) Construction Schedule.--The Port District shall 
     construct the replacement facilitates pursuant to such 
     schedule and in such a manner so as to not interrupt or 
     adversely affect the capability of the Marine Corps Recruit 
     Depot to accomplish its mission.
       (e) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the parcels of real property to be exchanged 
     under subsection (a) shall be determined by surveys 
     satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the surveys shall 
     be borne by the Port District.
       (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the exchange under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2857. LAND EXCHANGE, NAVAL AIR RESERVE CENTER, COLUMBUS, 
                   OHIO.

       (a) Exchange Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     convey to the Rickenbacker Port Authority of Columbus, Ohio 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Authority''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, 
     consisting of approximately 24 acres comprising the civilian 
     facilities of the Naval Air Reserve at Rickenbacker 
     International Airport in Franklin County, Ohio, in exchange 
     for the Authority's conveyance to the Secretary of all right, 
     title, and interest of the Authority in and to a parcel of 
     real property consisting of approximately 10 to 15 acres 
     acceptable to the Secretary at Rickenbacker International 
     Airport.
       (b) Use of Acquired Property.--The Secretary shall use the 
     real property acquired from the Authority in the exchange as 
     the site for a replacement facility that will house both the 
     Naval Air Reserve Center at Rickenbacker International 
     Airport and the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center 
     currently located in Columbus, Ohio.
       (c) Time for Conveyance.--The Secretary may not make the 
     conveyance to the Authority authorized by subsection (a) 
     until the Secretary determines that the replacement facility 
     described in subsection (b) has been constructed and is ready 
     for occupancy.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the parcels of real property to be exchanged 
     under subsection (a) shall be determined by surveys 
     satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the surveys shall 
     be borne by the Authority.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the exchange under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2858. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL RESERVE CENTER, TAMPA, 
                   FLORIDA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     convey to the Tampa Port Authority of Tampa, Florida (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Port Authority''), all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 
     of real property, including improvements thereon, consisting 
     of approximately 2.18 acres and comprising the Naval Reserve 
     Center, Tampa, Florida, for the purpose of permitting the 
     Port Authority to use the parcel to facilitate the expansion 
     of the Port of Tampa.
       (b) Conditions on Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized 
     under subsection (a) shall be subject to the following 
     conditions:
       (1) The Port Authority will accept the Naval Reserve Center 
     as is.
       (2) The Port Authority will provide a replacement facility 
     for the Naval Reserve Center on a site of comparable size and 
     consisting of comparable improvements on port property or 
     other public land acceptable to the Secretary. In the event 
     that a federally owned site acceptable to the Secretary is 
     not available for the construction of the replacement 
     facility, the Port Authority will provide a site for the 
     replacement facility acceptable to the Secretary and convey 
     it in fee title to the United States.
       (3) The Port Authority will procure all necessary funding 
     and the planning and design necessary to construct a 
     replacement facility that is fully operational and satisfies 
     the Base Facilities Requirements plan, as provided by the 
     Naval Reserve.
       (4) The Port Authority will bear all reasonable costs that 
     the Navy may incur in the relocating to the replacement 
     facility.
       (c) Time for Conveyance.--The Secretary may not make the 
     conveyance authorized under subsection (a) until all of the 
     conditions specified in subsection (b) have been met to the 
     satisfaction of the Secretary.
       (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 Port Authority.
       (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.

                    PART III--AIR FORCE CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 2861. LAND CONVEYANCE, WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, 
                   OHIO.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey, without consideration, to Greene County, Ohio, 
     (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 92 acres comprising the communications test 
     annex at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, for the 
     purpose of permitting the County to use the parcel 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 County.
       (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. 2862. LAND CONVEYANCE, POINT ARENA AIR FORCE STATION, 
                   CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey, without consideration, to Mendocino County, 
     California (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 82 acres at the Point Arena Air 
     Force Station, California, for the purpose of permitting the 
     County to use the parcel for municipal 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 County.
       (c) Effect of Reconveyance.--If at any time the County 
     conveys all or a portion of the property conveyed under 
     subsection (a), the County shall pay the United States an 
     amount equal to the fair market value of the property 
     conveyed, as determined by an appraisal satisfactory to the 
     Secretary.
       (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. 2863. LAND CONVEYANCE, LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, 
                   CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey, by sale or lease upon such terms as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate, all or any portion of the following 
     parcels of real property, including improvements thereon, at 
     Los Angeles Air Force Base, California:
       (1) Approximately 42 acres in El Segundo, California, 
     commonly known as Area A.
       (2) Approximately 52 acres in El Segundo, California, 
     commonly known as Area B.
       (3) Approximately 13 acres in Hawthorne, California, 
     commonly known as the Lawndale Annex.
       (4) Approximately 3.7 acres in Sun Valley, California, 
     commonly known as the Armed Forces Radio and Television 
     Service Broadcast Center.

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       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance of 
     real property under subsection (a), the recipient of the 
     property shall provide for the design and construction on 
     real property acceptable to the Secretary of one or more 
     facilities to consolidate the mission and support functions 
     at Los Angeles Air Force Base. Any such facility must comply 
     with the seismic and safety design standards for Los Angeles 
     County, California, in effect at the time the Secretary takes 
     possession of the facility.
       (c) Leaseback Authority.--If the fair market value of a 
     facility to be provided as consideration for the conveyance 
     of real property under subsection (a) exceeds the fair market 
     value of the conveyed property, the Secretary may enter into 
     a lease for the facility for a period not to exceed 10 years. 
     Rental payments under the lease shall be established at the 
     rate necessary to permit the lessor to recover, by the end of 
     the lease term, the difference between the fair market value 
     of a facility and the fair market value of the conveyed 
     property. At the end of the lease, all right, title, and 
     interest in the facility shall vest in the United States.
       (d) Appraisal of Property.--The Secretary shall obtain an 
     appraisal of the fair market value of all property and 
     facilities to be sold, leased, or acquired under this 
     section. An appraisal shall be made by a qualified appraiser 
     familiar with the type of property to be appraised. The 
     Secretary shall consider the appraisals in determining 
     whether a proposed conveyance accomplishes the purpose of 
     this section and is in the interest of the United States. 
     Appraisal reports shall not be released outside of the 
     Federal Government, other than the other party to a 
     conveyance.
       (e) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of real property to be conveyed under subsection 
     (a) or acquired under subsection (b) shall be determined by a 
     survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey 
     shall be borne by the recipient of the property.
       (f) Exemption.--Section 2696 of title 10, United States 
     Code, does not apply to the conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a).
       (g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with a conveyance under subsection (a) or a lease under 
     subsection (c) as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
     protect the interests of the United States.

                       PART IV--OTHER CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 2871. CONVEYANCE OF ARMY AND AIR FORCE EXCHANGE SERVICE 
                   PROPERTY, FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     authorize the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, which is a 
     nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the United States, to 
     sell all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
     and to a parcel of real property, including improvements 
     thereon, that is located at 2727 LBJ Freeway in Farmers 
     Branch, Texas.
       (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 purchaser.
       (c) Consideration.--As consideration for conveyance under 
     subsection (a), the purchaser shall pay, in a single lump sum 
     payment, an amount equal to the fair market value of the real 
     property conveyed, as determined by the Secretary. The 
     payment shall be handled in the manner provided in section 
     204(c) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
     Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 485(c)).
       (d) Congressional Report.--Within 30 days after the sale of 
     the property under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit 
     to Congress a report detailing the particulars of the sale.
       (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.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 2881. RELATION OF EASEMENT AUTHORITY TO LEASED PARKLAND, 
                   MARINE CORPS BASE, CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA.

       Section 2851 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public Law 105-261; 112 
     Stat. 2219) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Exemption for Certain Leased Lands.--(1) Section 303 
     of title 49, and section 138 of title 23, United States Code, 
     shall not apply to any approval by the Secretary of 
     Transportation of the use by State Route 241 of parkland 
     within Camp Pendleton that is leased by the State of 
     California, where the lease reserved to the United States the 
     right to establish rights-of-way.
       ``(2) The Agency shall be responsible for the 
     implementation of any measures required by the Secretary of 
     Transportation to mitigate the impact of the Agency's use of 
     parkland within Camp Pendleton for State Route 241. With the 
     exception of those mitigation measures directly related to 
     park functions, the measures shall be located outside the 
     boundaries of Camp Pendleton. The required mitigation 
     measures related to park functions shall be implemented in 
     accordance with the terms of the lease referred to in 
     paragraph (1).''.

     SEC. 2882. EXTENSION OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR PURCHASE OF 
                   FIRE, SECURITY, POLICE, PUBLIC WORKS, AND 
                   UTILITY SERVICES FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
                   AGENCIES.

       Section 816(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2820), as 
     added by section 2873 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 
     112 Stat. 2225), is amended by striking ``2000'' and 
     inserting ``2002''.

     SEC. 2883. ESTABLISHMENT OF WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL ON GUAM.

       (a) Establishment Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish on Federal lands near the Fena Caves in Guam a 
     suitable memorial intended to honor those Guamanian civilians 
     who were killed during the occupation of Guam during World 
     War II and to commemorate the liberation of Guam by the 
     United States Armed Forces in 1944.
       (b) Maintenance of Memorial.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall be responsible for the maintenance of the memorial 
     established pursuant to subsection (a).
       (c) Consultation.--In designing and building the memorial 
     and selecting the specific location for the memorial, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall consult with the American Battle 
     Monuments Commission established under chapter 21 of title 
     36, United States Code.

     SEC. 2884. NAMING OF ARMY MISSILE TESTING RANGE AT KWAJALEIN 
                   ATOLL AS THE RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE 
                   DEFENSE TEST SITE AT KWAJALEIN ATOLL.

       The United States Army missile testing range located at 
     Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands shall after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the 
     ``Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site at 
     Kwajalein Atoll''. Any reference to that range in any law, 
     regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the 
     United States shall be considered to be a reference to the 
     Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site at 
     Kwajalein Atoll.

     SEC. 2885. DESIGNATION OF BUILDING AT FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA, 
                   IN HONOR OF ANDREW T. MCNAMARA.

       The building at 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, 
     Virginia, shall be known and designated as the ``Andrew T. 
     McNamara Building''. Any reference to that building in any 
     law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the 
     United States shall be considered to be a reference to the 
     Andrew T. McNamara Building.

     SEC. 2886. DESIGNATION OF BALBOA NAVAL HOSPITAL, SAN DIEGO, 
                   CALIFORNIA, IN HONOR OF BOB WILSON, A FORMER 
                   MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

       The Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego, California, shall 
     be known and designated as the ``Bob Wilson Naval Hospital''. 
     Any reference to the Balboa Naval Hospital in any law, 
     regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the 
     United States shall be considered to be a reference to the 
     Bob Wilson Naval Hospital.

     SEC. 2887. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING IMPORTANCE OF 
                   EXPANSION OF NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER, FORT 
                   IRWIN, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, 
     is the Army's premier warfare training center.
       (2) The National Training Center was cited by General 
     Norman Schwarzkopf as being instrumental to the success of 
     the allied victory in the Persian Gulf conflict.
       (3) The National Training Center gives a military unit the 
     opportunity to use high-tech equipment and confront realistic 
     opposing forces in order to accurately discover the unit's 
     strengths and weaknesses.
       (4) The current size of the National Training Center is 
     insufficient in light of the advanced equipment and 
     technology required for modern warfare training.
       (5) The expansion of the National Training Center to 
     include additional lands would permit military units and 
     members of the Armed Forces to adequately prepare for future 
     conflicts and various warfare scenarios they may encounter 
     throughout the world.
       (6) Additional lands for the expansion of the National 
     Training Center are presently available in the California 
     desert.
       (7) The expansion of the National Training Center is a top 
     priority of the Army and the Office of the Secretary of 
     Defense.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the prompt expansion of the National Training Center is vital 
     to the national security interests of the United States.

 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. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2001 
     for the activities of the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration in carrying out programs necessary for 
     national security in the amount of $6,269,435,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (1) Weapons activities.--For weapons activities, 
     $4,677,800,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (A) For stewardship, $4,280,415,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (i) For directed stockpile work, $856,603,000.
       (ii) For campaigns, $2,057,014,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:

       (I) For operation and maintenance, $1,707,682,000.
       (II) For construction, $349,332,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       Project 01-D-101, distributed information systems 
     laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico, $2,300,000.
       Project 00-D-103, terascale simulation facility, Lawrence 
     Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, 
     $5,000,000.

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       Project 00-D-105, strategic computing complex, Los Alamos 
     National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $56,000,000.
       Project 00-D-107, joint computational engineering 
     laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico, $6,700,000.
       Project 98-D-125, tritium extraction facility, Savannah 
     River Plant, Aiken, South Carolina, $75,000,000.
       Project 97-D-102, dual-axis radiographic hydrotest 
     facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $35,232,000.
       Project 96-D-111, national ignition facility (NIF), 
     Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California, $169,100,000.

       (iii) For readiness in technical base and facilities, 
     $1,366,798,000.
       (B) For secure transportation asset, $115,673,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (i) For operation and maintenance, $79,357,000.
       (ii) For program direction, $36,316,000.
       (C) For program direction, $216,871,000.
       (D) 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), 
     $159,841,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 01-D-103, preliminary project design and 
     engineering, various locations, $14,500,000.
       Project 01-D-124, highly enriched uranium (HEU) storage 
     facility, Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $17,800,000.
       Project 01-D-126, weapons evaluation test laboratory, 
     Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas, $3,000,000.
       Project 99-D-103, isotope sciences facilities, Lawrence 
     Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, 
     $5,000,000.
       Project 99-D-104, protection of real property (roof 
     reconstruction, phase II), Lawrence Livermore National 
     Laboratory, Livermore, California, $2,800,000.
       Project 99-D-106, model validation and system certification 
     center, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico, $5,200,000.
       Project 99-D-108, renovate existing roadways, Nevada Test 
     Site, Nevada, $2,000,000.
       Project 99-D-125, replace boilers and controls, Kansas City 
     Plant, Kansas City, Missouri, $13,000,000.
       Project 99-D-127, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, Kansas City plant, Kansas City, Missouri, 
     $23,765,000.
       Project 99-D-128, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas, $4,998,000.
       Project 99-D-132, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, nuclear material safeguards and security upgrades 
     project, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $18,043,000.
       Project 98-D-123, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, tritium facility modernization and consolidation, 
     Savannah River Plant, Aiken, South Carolina, $30,767,000.
       Project 97-D-123, structural upgrades, Kansas City Plant, 
     Kansas City, Missouri, $2,918,000.
       Project 95-D-102, chemistry and metallurgy research (CMR) 
     upgrades project, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, 
     New Mexico, $13,337,000.
       Project 88-D-123, security enhancements, Pantex Plant, 
     Amarillo, Texas, $2,713,000.
       (2) Defense nuclear nonproliferation.--For other nuclear 
     security activities, $914,035,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (A) For nonproliferation and verification research and 
     development, $232,990,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (i) For operation and maintenance, $225,990,000.
       (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), $7,000,000, to be allocated as follows:

       Project 00-D-192, nonproliferation and international 
     security center (NISC), Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los 
     Alamos, New Mexico, $7,000,000.

       (B) For arms control, $272,870,000.
       (C) For long-term nonproliferation program for Russia, 
     $100,000,000.
       (D) For highly enriched uranium transparency 
     implementation, $15,190,000.
       (E) For international nuclear safety, $20,000,000.
       (F) For fissile materials control and disposition, 
     $221,517,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (i) For operation and maintenance, $175,517,000.
       (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), $46,000,000, to be allocated as follows:

       Project 00-D-142, immobilization and associated processing 
     facility, various locations, $3,000,000.
       Project 99-D-141, pit disassembly and conversion facility, 
     various locations, $20,000,000.
       Project 99-D-143, mixed oxide fuel fabrication facility, 
     various locations, $23,000,000.

       (G) For program direction, $51,468,000.
       (3) Naval reactors.--For naval reactors, $677,600,000, to 
     be allocated as follows:
       (A) For naval reactors development, $656,200,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (i) For operation and maintenance, $627,500,000.
       (ii) For general plant projects, $11,400,000.
       (iii) 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), $17,300,000, to be allocated as follows:

       Project 01-D-200, major office replacement building, 
     Schenectady, New York, $1,300,000.
       Project 90-N-102, expended core facility dry cell project, 
     Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho, $16,000,000.

       (B) For program direction, $21,400,000.
       (b) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (a) is 
     the sum of the amounts authorized to be appropriated in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D) of such paragraph reduced by 
     $95,000,000.

     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 2001 
     for environmental restoration and waste management in 
     carrying out programs necessary for national security in the 
     amount of $4,591,527,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (1) Site/project completion.--For site project and 
     completion in carrying out environmental restoration and 
     waste management activities necessary for national security 
     programs in the amount of $1,010,951,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $941,475,000.
       (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), 
     $69,476,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 01-D-402, Intec cathodic protection system 
     expansion, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental 
     Laboratory, Idaho, $500,000.
       Project 01-D-407, Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) Blend-down, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $27,932,000.
       Project 99-D-402, tank farm support services, F&H area, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $7,714,000.
       Project 99-D-404, health physics instrumentation 
     laboratory, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental 
     Laboratory, Idaho, $4,300,000.
       Project 98-D-453, plutonium stabilization and handling 
     system for plutonium finishing plant, Richland, Washington, 
     $1,690,000.
       Project 97-D-470, regulatory monitoring and bioassay 
     laboratory, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, 
     $3,949,000.
       Project 96-D-471, chlorofluorocarbon heating, ventilation, 
     and air conditioning and chiller retrofit, Savannah River 
     Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $12,512,000.
       Project 92-D-140, F and H canyon exhaust upgrades, Savannah 
     River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $8,879,000.
       Project 86-D-103, decontamination and waste treatment 
     facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California, $2,000,000.
       (2) 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 $3,108,457,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $2,588,725,000.
       (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), 
     $99,732,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 01-D-403, immobilized high level waste interim 
     storage facility, Richland, Washington, $1,300,000.
       Project 99-D-403, privatization phase I infrastructure 
     support, Richland, Washington, $7,812,000.
       Project 97-D-402, tank farm restoration and safe 
     operations, Richland, Washington, $46,023,000.
       Project 94-D-407, initial tank retrieval systems, Richland, 
     Washington, $17,385,000.
       Project 93-D-187, high-level waste removal from filled 
     waste tanks, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, 
     $27,212,000.
       (3) 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 $196,548,000.
       (4) Program direction.--For program direction in carrying 
     out environmental restoration and waste management activities 
     necessary for national security programs in the amount of 
     $359,888,000.
       (b) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated in subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated in paragraphs (1) through (4) 
     of that subsection reduced by $84,317,000, to be derived from 
     offsets and use of prior year balances.

     SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2001 
     for other defense activities in carrying out programs 
     necessary for national security in the amount of 
     $557,122,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (1) Intelligence.--For intelligence, $38,059,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $36,059,000.
       (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), 
     $2,000,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 01-D-800, Sensitive compartmented information 
     facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California, $2,000,000.
       (2) Counterintelligence.--For counterintelligence, 
     $45,200,000.
       (3) Security and emergency operations.--For security and 
     emergency operations, $340,376,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:

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       (A) For nuclear safeguards and security, $124,409,000.
       (B) For security investigations, $33,000,000.
       (C) For emergency management, $93,600,000.
       (D) For program direction, $89,367,000.
       (4) Independent oversight and performance assurance.--For 
     independent oversight and performance assurance, $14,937,000.
       (5) Environment, safety, and health.--For the Office of 
     Environment, Safety, and Health, $111,050,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (A) For environment, safety, and health (defense), 
     $88,446,000.
       (B) For program direction, $22,604,000.
       (6) Worker and community transition assistance.--For worker 
     and community transition assistance, $24,500,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (A) For worker and community transition, $21,500,000.
       (B) For program direction, $3,000,000.
       (7) Office of hearings and appeals.--For the Office of 
     Hearings and Appeals, $3,000,000.
       (b) Adjustments.--The amount authorized to be appropriated 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(3)(B) is reduced by $20,000,000 to 
     reflect an offset provided by user organizations for security 
     investigations.

     SEC. 3104. DEFENSE FACILITIES CLOSURE PROJECTS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 2001 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 $1,082,297,000.

     SEC. 3105. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRIVATIZATION.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2001 
     for privatization projects at various locations in carrying 
     out environmental restoration and waste management activities 
     necessary for national security programs in the amount of 
     $284,092,000.
       (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 $25,092,000 for use of prior year 
     balances of funds for defense environmental management 
     privatization.

     SEC. 3106. DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 2001 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.

                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.
       (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 National Security 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. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     amounts appropriated for any activities under this title 
     pursuant to an authorization of appropriations in this title 
     shall remain available for obligation only until the later of 
     the following dates:
       (1) October 1, 2003.
       (2) The date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
     for such activities for fiscal year 2004.
       (b) Exception for Program Direction.--Amounts appropriated 
     for program direction pursuant to an authorization of 
     appropriations in this title shall remain available for 
     obligation only until the later of the following dates:
       (1) October 1, 2001.

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       (2) The date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
     for such program direction for fiscal year 2002.

     SEC. 3128. 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, 2000, and ending on September 30, 2001.

   Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

     SEC. 3131. FUNDING FOR TERMINATION COSTS FOR TANK WASTE 
                   REMEDIATION SYSTEM ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT, 
                   RICHLAND, WASHINGTON.

       The Secretary of Energy may not use appropriated funds to 
     establish a reserve for the payment of any costs of 
     termination of any contract relating to the tank waste 
     remediation system environmental project, Richland, 
     Washington. Such costs may be paid from--
       (1) appropriations originally available for the performance 
     of the contract concerned;
       (2) appropriations currently available for privatization 
     initiatives in carrying out environmental restoration and 
     waste management activities necessary for national security 
     programs, and not otherwise obligated; or
       (3) funds appropriated specifically for the payment of such 
     costs.

     SEC. 3132. ENHANCED COOPERATION BETWEEN NATIONAL NUCLEAR 
                   SECURITY ADMINISTRATION AND BALLISTIC MISSILE 
                   DEFENSE ORGANIZATION.

       (a) Jointly Funded Projects.--The Secretary of Energy and 
     the Secretary of Defense shall modify the memorandum of 
     understanding for the use of national laboratories for 
     ballistic missile defense programs, entered into under 
     section 3131 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 2034), to 
     provide for jointly funded projects.
       (b) Requirements for Projects.--The projects referred to in 
     subsection (a) shall--
       (1) be carried out by the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration and the Ballistic Missile Defense 
     Organization; and
       (2) contribute to sustaining--
       (A) the expertise necessary for the viability of such 
     laboratories; and
       (B) the capabilities required to sustain the nuclear 
     stockpile.
       (c) Participation by NNSA in Certain BMDO Activities.--The 
     Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration 
     and the Director of the Ballistic Missile Defense 
     Organization shall implement mechanisms that increase the 
     cooperative relationship between those organizations. Those 
     mechanisms shall include participation by personnel of the 
     National Nuclear Security Administration in the following 
     activities of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization:
       (1) Peer reviews of technical efforts.
       (2) Activities of so-called ``red teams''.

     SEC. 3133. REQUIRED CONTENTS OF FUTURE-YEARS NUCLEAR SECURITY 
                   PROGRAM TO BE SUBMITTED WITH FISCAL YEAR 2002 
                   BUDGET AND LIMITATION ON THE OBLIGATION OF 
                   CERTAIN FUNDS PENDING SUBMISSION OF THAT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that:
       (1) The budget justification materials submitted to 
     Congress in support of the budget for fiscal year 2001 did 
     not comply with the requirement of section 3251(b) of the 
     National Nuclear Security Administration Act (title XXXII of 
     Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 966; 50 U.S.C. 2451) that the 
     amounts requested for the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration be specified in individual, dedicated program 
     elements.
       (2) The information submitted to Congress in support of 
     that budget did not comply with the requirement of section 
     3253(b) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 2453(b)) that a future-years 
     nuclear security program be submitted that contains--
       (A) 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; and
       (B) a description of the anticipated workload requirements 
     for each Administration site during that five-fiscal year 
     period.
       (b) Required Detail for Future-Years Nuclear Security 
     Program Submitted with Fiscal Year 2002 Budget.--The future-
     years nuclear security program submitted in connection with 
     the budget for fiscal year 2002 shall, at a minimum, and in 
     addition to the information required to be contained in such 
     program by section 3253 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 2453), include 
     the following information:
       (1) A detailed description of proposed program elements for 
     directed stockpile work, campaigns, readiness in technical 
     base and facilities, nonproliferation and national security, 
     fissile materials disposition, and naval reactors, and for 
     their associated projects, activities, and construction 
     projects, during the five-fiscal year period covered by such 
     program.
       (2) A statement of proposed budget authority, proposed 
     expenditures, and proposed appropriations necessary to 
     support each proposed program element specified in paragraph 
     (1).
       (3) A detailed description of how the funds identified for 
     each proposed program element specified in paragraph (1) in 
     the budget of the Administration for each fiscal year during 
     the five-fiscal year period covered by such program will help 
     ensure that the nuclear weapons stockpile is safe and 
     reliable as determined in accordance with the criteria 
     established under section 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).
       (c) Limitation on Obligation of Certain Funds.--The 
     Administrator for Nuclear Security may not obligate more than 
     50 percent of the funds described in subsection (d) until 30 
     days after the Administrator submits the future-years nuclear 
     security program required to be submitted in connection with 
     the budget for fiscal year 2002.
       (d) Covered Funds.--Funds referred to in subsection (c) are 
     funds appropriated or otherwise available to the 
     Administrator for Program Direction within any National 
     Nuclear Security Administration budget account for fiscal 
     year 2001.

     SEC. 3134. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF CERTAIN FUNDS.

       (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of Energy may not obligate 
     any funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the 
     Secretary for fiscal year 2001 for the purpose of 
     infrastructure upgrades or maintenance in an account 
     specified in subsection (b) for any other purpose.
       (b) Covered Accounts.--An account referred to in subsection 
     (a) is any Construction account or Readiness in Technical 
     Base and Facilities account within any National Nuclear 
     Security Administration budget account.

          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

     SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     2001, $17,000,000 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 XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE

     SEC. 3301. AUTHORIZED USES OF STOCKPILE FUNDS.

       (a) Obligation of Stockpile Funds.--During fiscal year 
     2001, the National Defense Stockpile Manager may obligate up 
     to $70,500,000 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. 3302. USE OF EXCESS TITANIUM SPONGE IN THE NATIONAL 
                   DEFENSE STOCKPILE TO MANUFACTURE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE EQUIPMENT.

       (a) Transfer Authorized.--Upon the request of the Secretary 
     of a military department or the director of a defense agency, 
     the Secretary of Defense may transfer excess titanium sponge 
     in the National Defense Stockpile for use in manufacturing 
     equipment to be used by the Armed Forces. The quantity of 
     titanium sponge transferred under this section may not exceed 
     20,000 short tons.
       (b) Nonreimbursable.--Any transfer of excess titanium 
     sponge under this section shall be

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     made without reimbursement, except that the recipient of the 
     material shall be responsible for all transportation and 
     related costs incurred in connection with the transfer.
       (c) Relationship to Other Disposal Authority.--Any request 
     by the Secretary of the Army for the transfer of titanium 
     sponge pursuant to section 3305 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 
     110 Stat. 630) takes precedence over any transfer request 
     received under this section.

                  TITLE XXXIV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

     SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 
                   2001.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2001, 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, $94,160,000.
       (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.), $54,179,000, of which--
       (A) $50,000,000 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) $4,179,000 is for administrative expenses related to 
     loan guarantee commitments under the program.

     SEC. 3402. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE 
                   VESSELS IN THE NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET.

       (a) Extension.--Section 6(c)(1)(A) of the National Maritime 
     Heritage Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5405(c)(1)(A)) is amended by 
     striking ``2001'' and inserting ``2006''.
       (b) Utilization of Foreign Scrapping.--Section 6(c)(1) of 
     such Act (16 U.S.C. 5405(c)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by striking ``in accordance with'' and inserting 
     ``subject to subparagraph (D), in accordance with''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) to the maximum extent possible, by scrapping outside 
     of the United States.''.
       (b) Plan for Completion of Disposal.--Not later than 90 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the Congress a 
     plan for completing disposal of vessels in the National 
     Defense Reserve Fleet in accordance with section 6(c) of the 
     National Maritime Heritage Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5405), as 
     amended by subsection (a), including--
       (1) a description of resources required for such 
     completion; and
       (2) a determination of the extent to which such vessels 
     will be disposed of by scrapping outside of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 3403. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET 
                   VESSEL, GLACIER.

       (a) Authority To Convey.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     (in this section referred to as ``the Secretary'') may, 
     subject to subsection (b), convey all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States Government in and to the vessel 
     in the National Defense Reserve Fleet that was formerly the 
     U.S.S. GLACIER (United States official number AGB-4) to the 
     Glacier Society, Inc., a corporation established under the 
     laws of the State of Connecticut that is located in 
     Bridgeport, Connecticut (in this section referred to as the 
     ``recipient'').
       (b) Terms of Conveyance.--
       (1) Required conditions.--The Secretary may not convey a 
     vessel under this section unless the recipient--
       (A) agrees to use the vessel for the purpose of a monument 
     to the accomplishments of members of the Armed Forces of the 
     United States, civilians, scientists, and diplomats in 
     exploration of the Arctic and the Antarctic;
       (B) agrees that the vessel will not be used for commercial 
     purposes;
       (C) agrees to make the vessel available to the Government 
     if the Secretary requires use of the vessel by the Government 
     for war or national emergency;
       (D) agrees to hold the Government harmless for any claims 
     arising from exposure to asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, 
     or lead paint after the conveyance of the vessel, except for 
     claims arising from use of the vessel by the Government 
     pursuant to the agreement under subparagraph (C); and
       (E) provides sufficient evidence to the Secretary that it 
     has available for use to restore the vessel, in the form of 
     cash, liquid assets, or a written loan commitment, financial 
     resources of at least $100,000.
       (2) Delivery of vessel.--If the Secretary conveys the 
     vessel under this section, the Secretary shall deliver the 
     vessel--
       (A) at the place where the vessel is located on the date of 
     conveyance;
       (B) in its condition on that date; and
       (C) at no cost to the United States Government.
       (3) Additional terms.--The Secretary may require such 
     additional terms in connection with the conveyance authorized 
     by this section as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (c) Other Unneeded Equipment.--If the Secretary conveys the 
     vessel under this section, the Secretary may also convey to 
     the recipient any unneeded equipment from other vessels in 
     the National Defense Reserve Fleet or Government storage 
     facilities for use to restore the vessel to museum quality or 
     to its original configuration (or both).
       (d) Retention of Vessel in NDRF.--The Secretary shall 
     retain in the National Defense Reserve Fleet the vessel 
     authorized to be conveyed under this section until the 
     earlier of--
       (1) 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; or
       (2) the date of the conveyance of the vessel under this 
     section.
       Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2001 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.''.

  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. No amendment to the committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute is in order except amendments printed in 
House Report 106-621 or specified by subsequent order of the House, 
amendments en bloc described in section 3 of House Resolution 503, and 
pro forma amendments offered by the chairman and ranking minority 
member.
  Except as specified in section 5 of the resolution, each amendment 
printed in the report shall be considered only in the order printed, 
may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be 
considered read, and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of 
the question.
  Unless otherwise specified in the report, each amendment printed in 
the report shall be debatable for 10 minutes, equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent of the amendment, and shall 
not be subject to amendment, except that the chairman and ranking 
minority member each may offer one pro forma amendment for the purpose 
of further debate on any pending amendment.
  It shall be in order at any time for the chairman of the Committee on 
Armed Services or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting 
of amendments printed in the report not earlier disposed of or germane 
modifications of any such amendment.
  The amendments en bloc shall be considered read, except that 
modifications shall be reported, shall be debatable for 40 minutes, 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member, or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment and shall 
not be subject to a demand for the division of the question.
  The original proponent of an amendment included in the amendments en 
bloc may insert a statement in the Congressional Record immediately 
before disposition of the amendments en bloc.
  The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may postpone a request for 
a recorded vote on any amendment and may reduce to a minimum of 5 
minutes the time for voting on any postponed question that immediately 
follows another vote, provided that the time for voting on the first 
question shall be a minimum of 15 minutes.
  The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may recognize for 
consideration of amendments printed in the report out of the order in 
which they are printed, but not sooner than 1 hour after the chairman 
of the Committee on Armed Services or a designee announces from the 
floor a request to that effect.
  It is now in order to consider Amendment No. 1 printed in House 
Report 106-621.


                 Amendment No. 1 Offered by Mr. Kasich

  Mr. KASICH. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 1 offered by Mr. Kasich:
       At the end of title XII (page 338, after line 13), insert 
     the following new section:

     SEC. 1205. ACTIVITIES IN KOSOVO.

       (a) Contingent Required Withdrawal of Forces From Kosovo.--
     If the President does not submit to Congress a certification 
     under subsection (c) and a report under subsection (d) before 
     April 1, 2001, then, effective on April 1, 2001, funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of 
     Defense may not be obligated or expended for the continued 
     deployment of United States ground combat forces in Kosovo. 
     Such funds shall be available with respect to Kosovo only for 
     the purpose of conducting a safe, orderly, and phased 
     withdrawal of United States ground combat forces from Kosovo, 
     and no other amounts appropriated for the Department of 
     Defense in this Act or any other Act may be obligated to 
     continue the deployment of United States ground combat forces 
     in Kosovo. In that case, the President shall submit to 
     Congress, not later than April 30, 2001, a report on the plan 
     for the withdrawal.

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       (b) Waiver Authority.--(1) The President may waive the 
     provisions of subsection (a) for a period or periods of up to 
     90 days each in the event that--
       (A) United States Armed Forces are involved in hostilities 
     in Kosovo or imminent involvement by United States Armed 
     forces in hostilities in Kosovo is clearly indicated by the 
     circumstances; or
       (B) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, acting through 
     the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, requests emergency 
     introduction of United States ground forces into Kosovo to 
     assist other NATO or non-NATO military forces involved in 
     hostilities or facing imminent involvement in hostilities.
       (2) The authority in paragraph (1) may not be exercised 
     more than twice unless Congress by law specifically 
     authorizes the additional exercise of that authority.
       (c) Certification.--Whenever the President determines that 
     the Kosovo burdensharing goals set forth in paragraph (2) 
     have been achieved, the President shall certify in writing to 
     Congress that those goals have been achieved.
       (2) The Kosovo burdensharing goals referred to in paragraph 
     (1) are that the European Commission, the member nations of 
     the European Union, and the European member nations of the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization have, in the aggregate--
       (A) obligated or contracted for at least 50 percent of the 
     amount of the assistance that those organizations and nations 
     committed to provide for 1999 and 2000 for reconstruction in 
     Kosovo;
       (B) obligated or contracted for at least 85 percent of the 
     amount of the assistance that those organizations and nations 
     committed for 1999 and 2000 for humanitarian assistance in 
     Kosovo;
       (C) provided at least 85 percent of the amount of the 
     assistance that those organizations and nations committed for 
     1999 and 2000 for the Kosovo Consolidated Budget; and
       (D) deployed at least 90 percent of the number of police, 
     including special police, that those organizations and 
     nations pledged for the United Nations international police 
     force for Kosovo.
       (d) Report on Commitments and Pledges by Other Nations and 
     Organizations.--The President shall submit to Congress a 
     report containing detailed information on--
       (1) the commitments and pledges made by the European 
     Commission, each of the member nations of the European Union, 
     and each of the European member nations of the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization for reconstruction assistance in Kosovo, 
     humanitarian assistance in Kosovo, the Kosovo Consolidated 
     Budget, and police (including special police) for the United 
     Nations international police force for Kosovo;
       (2) the amount of assistance that has been provided in each 
     category, and the number of police that have been deployed to 
     Kosovo, by each such organization or nation; and
       (3) the full range of commitments and responsibilities that 
     have been undertaken for Kosovo by the United Nations, the 
     European Union, and the Organization for Security and 
     Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the progress made by those 
     organizations in fulfilling those commitments and 
     responsibilities, an assessment of the tasks that remain to 
     be accomplished, and an anticipated schedule for completing 
     those tasks.
       (e) Construction of Section.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be deemed to restrict the authority of the President under 
     the Constitution to protect the lives of United States 
     citizens.

  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 503, the 
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Kasich) and a Member opposed each will control 
30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Kasich).
  Mr. KASICH. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I think the Members of the House will remember that just a short 
period of time ago the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Shays), the 
gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Frank), the gentleman from California 
(Mr. Condit), the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Bachus) and I came to the 
floor with an amendment on Kosovo. The thrust of our amendment was to 
force the Europeans, who had made pledges to us in Kosovo, to live up 
to the pledges that they made.
  They were going to help us in four specific areas of Kosovo activity, 
and they were going to be in such areas as civilian administration, 
reconstruction, and police activities. The fact is that we had felt at 
the time that the allies, who had agreed to be involved with us, had in 
fact not contributed the kind of money that they said that they would 
give in these areas of reconstruction and police and a civil budget and 
humanitarian aid.
  What we had been urging is the fact that since the Europeans, when 
put all together, have an economy, a GDP that is, when looked at, 
essentially the same as ours. As we can see when we take a look at all 
of NATO and Europe, their GDP is $8.3 trillion, ours being $8.9 
trillion. Relatively similar. The defense spending of $283 billion by 
us, $180 billion by them. We felt as though they were not really 
carrying the load.
  In fact, that since our European allies had made a commitment to 
putting up and honoring the pledges they made in terms of all of our 
involvements in Kosovo, that we ought to at least keep their feet to 
the fire when it comes to getting them to live up just to the 
commitments that they made. Not commitments that we had established, 
but rather commitments that they had pledged.
  The fact is that since Senator Warner, the gentleman from Virginia, 
has turned up the heat on our European allies, along with the action in 
this House, we have, in fact, seen some improvement, but we have not 
seen all the improvement that we look for.
  The vote that we had on the House floor about a month ago was very, 
very close. And there were a number of arguments against it that were 
related to the fact that there was not a presidential waiver for 
national security purposes, and that, secondly, the funding and the way 
in which the funding was going to be withdrawn from our activities in 
Kosovo would actually harm the readiness of our forces.
  We did not agree with either of the charges, but since we fell short, 
we thought we needed to go back and review the legitimate questions 
that arose from the amendment that we had. And we felt that if we made 
improvements, that we could be constructive in our improvements, that 
we could win this vote and, in fact, we could send a strong message to 
our European allies that they ought to keep their pledge.
  Let me just show my colleagues for a second what we are talking about 
in terms of our European allies. In the area of reconstruction aid, the 
original pledge was $402 million to help with reconstruction, but the 
actual payments have only been $93 million. We feel as though the 
Europeans ought to take the $93 million and, in fact, honor the pledge 
that they had made.
  Secondly, in the area of police in Kosovo, and as I think we all know 
when we look at so many of the actions in Kosovo right now, we do 
recognize that the activity of the police, both civilian and special 
police, are very important in terms of maintaining some sense of 
stability in Kosovo. What the U.N. requested was that the Europeans 
contribute approximately 4,700 police. The European pledge was 1,200. 
But they have only agreed to provide 808 police for purposes of 
civilian administration.
  What we are arguing is that the European allies, our NATO allies, 
have relatively the same size economy as the United States; that we 
carry far more of the load when it comes to the amount of resources we 
dedicate for defense; and that we have been in Kosovo now for a 
significant period of time, and in Bosnia, in the Balkans. In fact, if 
we take a look at Bosnia and Kosovo, we can see that between 1993 and 
2001, we will have expended over $20 billion. What we are asking for is 
that the Europeans, our NATO allies, honor the pledges that they made.
  We have provided the President of the United States a presidential 
waiver; that the President could request a 90-day waiver on the 
withdrawal of American forces if in fact our allies do not step up to 
the plate. The President would have a second 90-day waiver and, in 
fact, he could come a third time. But on the third time it would force 
a vote of this House.
  I really do not think that the waivers are going to be that critical. 
Because I think if the House today says that we are urging our European 
allies to keep their pledge, to keep their commitment, when we take a 
look at it in terms of the commitment that the United States has made 
and the amount of resources that have been expended, it is very 
reasonable for us to call on our European allies to live up to their 
pledge.

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  We have given the President flexibility. We also do not withhold any 
funds at the current time. This amendment would not take effect until 
April 1, 2001.
  Now, I would say to my colleagues that I think we all feel strongly 
about burdensharing and the proper way to do it. We all have our 
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about the proper policy in Kosovo. And, in fact, in the United States 
Senate, an amendment passed that I personally support that would 
withdraw American forces from Kosovo in a definite period of time.
  I do not believe that that policy can pass this House. But I believe 
that what can pass this House and, I hope, pass the Senate and 
ultimately be signed into law is a provision that says to our European 
allies, live up to the pledge that they made, be a good partner with us 
in terms of our activities in the Balkans, which send a message to the 
Europeans far beyond just the Balkans.
  I want the House to know that we listened carefully to the objections 
of this amendment the last time around and we, as a group, have made a 
real effort to try to answer those legitimate objections that were 
raised on this House floor.
  I think with the presidential waiver in order and with the fact that 
we withhold no funds at the present and wait until October 1, 2001, to 
actually act would give the Europeans enough time to practically be 
able to meet their pledge.
  I think if they would meet their pledge, it would ensure a sense of 
solidarity between all NATO partners. I think it would restore a sense 
of equity between us, the United States, who have done so much in the 
Balkans and our NATO allies, and the continent where they live would 
begin to do more of what they say they want to do. And I think, in a 
way, it would be a very strong message that NATO needs to be not just a 
one-way partnership but, frankly, a partnership among everyone with 
everybody expected to provide the resources that they are able to 
provide in order to carry out mutual security concerns.
  Again, I would rather have not been in Kosovo. I would love to see a 
time certain for withdrawal of American forces so that people in the 
region can handle the situation that exists, which I believe that they 
can.
  But that is not what this amendment addresses. This amendment is 
neutral on the issue of whether we belong or do not belong in Kosovo. 
But it is not neutral on the fact that, when our allies make pledges, 
when the time comes for them to keep their pledge, we must keep their 
feet to the fire.
  I believe if the House passes this amendment, in my judgment, I think 
we will see the Europeans begin to do much better in these areas where 
they have fallen short. And I think the more heat we keep on, the more 
effective it is not just for our soldiers, but also for the American 
taxpayer and, I think, for mutual security.
  So I would urge passage of the amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. LaHood). The gentleman from Missouri 
(Mr. Skelton) is recognized for 30 minutes.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to the Kasich amendment. 
This amendment would have the perverse effect of holding our national 
security interests in Europe, and indeed the safety and well-being of 
our military forces there hostage to what other nations do.
  I do not believe that how we exercise our national security policy 
should be determined by the actions of other countries. Moreover, this 
amendment would be unlikely to encourage our European allies to do more 
burdensharing. I believe it would invalidate the trust that our allies 
and NATO have in us, it would undermine American leadership worldwide, 
and would encourage renewed ethnic tension, fighting and instability in 
that sad part of the world, the Balkans.
  We all understand and I agree that our European allies should take on 
a larger share of the costs and the risks associated with the conduct 
of military operations and efforts to secure sustainable peace in 
Kosovo. And I firmly believe we should continue to press our allies to 
do more to live up to their commitments in the region. But we should 
not act precipitously and undo the gains we have made just because our 
allies do not quite measure up on time, though they have done a 
relatively good job of doing so.
  I am convinced that this amendment does much more harm than good. It 
sends exactly the wrong message to both our allies as well as our 
adversaries. By setting a specific deadline for the pullout of American 
forces, the amendment would signal to the Albanians the limits of 
national security guarantees providing for their protection. Mr. 
Milosevic would know that all he needs to do is wait, and after the 
first of April next year, he can effectively resume his campaign of 
ethnic cleansing and genocide, leading to an additional holocaust. The 
people of Montenegro, who have thus far resisted Serbian hegemony, 
would become vulnerable to takeover. The conflict could spread to 
Macedonia.
  At the same time, our European allies will see this measure as a 
unilateral move that splits 50 years of shared efforts in NATO. There 
is no doubt that European stability will be compromised. While it 
purports to send a message that the Europeans must bear a greater share 
of the burdens leading to regional peace, it transmits 
counterproductive ultimatums. It fails to realize that our European 
allies already make substantial contributions to alliance security, and 
those contributions have significantly increased over the last several 
years.
  I have communicated my concerns to General Ralston, the NATO 
commander, and he essentially shares my views. In addition to the 
adverse implications this amendment would have on U.S. leadership in 
the region and in the world, he is concerned about the impact of this 
amendment on the morale of U.S. military forces who have unselfishly, 
under conditions of extreme hardship and personal sacrifices, 
contributed so much to achieve peace in that sad part of the world.
  This amendment sends a message that can only undermine the confidence 
of our service members about our national resolve and will inevitably 
call into question the sacrifices that we have already asked them to 
make.
  The simple fact is that the United States is the world's lone 
superpower. All over the world, nations look up to our country. We are 
their inspiration. We are their role model. We are their hope for the 
future.
  The likelihood of NATO enlargement, led by the United States, and the 
prospect of expanding the peace and stability in Eastern Europe, as 
well as in the Balkans, would be gravely jeopardized by this amendment. 
The stabilizing force that NATO represents would be undercut by this 
amendment, which would effectively curtail U.S. commitment and 
influence in Europe.
  This is an ill-conceived amendment that is not in our national 
interest. It should be defeated. I urge my colleagues to vote against 
it.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that I may control 
the time in support of the amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Connecticut?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of the time.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Connecticut (Mr. Gejdenson).
  Mr. GEJDENSON. Mr. Chairman, in the entire time the United States has 
spent involved in conflicts around the world, there has never been an 
instance where our European allies have played as significant a role.
  Our role here is among the smallest of any engagement that we have 
had. We are now in a position where the European forces are the 
overwhelming part of the military; and they are, not in every instance, 
not in every account, but shouldering their burden for the first time.
  All of us believe in burdensharing. The question is, what is the 
process for the Congress to speak its will? The idea that we will 
choose a point in the future where there is an automatic trigger is a 
somewhat cowardly act. It seems to me, if we want to pull out American 
forces, pick the date, come to the floor, and do it.
  The worst of all worlds is to tell Mr. Milosevic, if he can somehow 
drive out one or two of our European partners, if he can get them to 
back off so they fall below 85 percent, 84 percent, wherever that magic 
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can once again take control of the region.
  The Europeans are taking up a broader share of the responsibility 
than ever. Not just here. They are beginning an initiative that 
frustrates some of our colleagues to set up a coordinated military 
operation in Europe, so they can play a fuller role as a partner in 
engagements.
  We are in political season here. There are not many things the 
Republicans and Democrats end up agreeing on. There is one thing that 
both the Republican apparent nominee, Mr. Bush, and the Democratic 
apparent nominee, Mr. Gore, agree on; and that is that this proposal is 
a bad idea. They offer burdensharing. This administration has done more 
for getting the Europeans to increase their burden than any 
administration in the history of this country.
  What are we doing in the midst of that? We are going to come out here 
with some bravado and claim that somehow we are going to force the 
accountants to do a better job.
  Do not undermine what we have done. Reject this amendment.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3\1/4\ minutes to the 
distinguished gentleman from New York (Mr. Gilman).
  (Mr. GILMAN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me the 
time.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to this amendment. While I do not 
object to the intention of the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Kasich) to 
ensure adequate burdensharing between our Nation and our European 
allies for humanitarian and economic reconstruction and related 
expenses in Kosovo, I do not believe that it is appropriate to link our 
military mission in Kosovo to that worthy goal.
  As the author of H.R. 4053, which does place a cap on our overall 
foreign assistance to the region of southeastern Europe, including 
Kosovo, of some 15 percent, I strongly believe that, given the size and 
scope of other commitments around the world, that our Nation's 
contribution to the stability in the region where Europe bears the 
primary responsibility needs to be fair but limited.
  What H.R. 4053 does, however, in the event that our European allies 
fail to do their fair share, is to reduce our relevant foreign aid in 
subsequent years.
  I believe that this is the appropriate way to leverage European 
contributions in the Balkans. I am concerned that by linking the issue 
of sharing the foreign aid burden in Kosovo to our military mission, we 
raise serious questions with regard to the reliability of American 
commitment, the quality of our leadership, and our belief in the 
continued value of the trans-Atlantic relationship.
  We need to be mindful, my colleagues, that these kinds of debate, as 
healthy as they may be for educating ourselves and our constituents, do 
not take place in any vacuum. Europe is at an important watershed in 
terms of arrangements for creating its own security and its own defense 
policy.
  We are working extremely hard to influence Europe's debate on its 
future defense and security policy to make certain that Europe develops 
increased military capabilities, to avoid discrimination against those 
members of NATO that are not part of the European Union, and to prevent 
any decoupling of our European allies from North America.
  There are forces in Europe that would like to see America's role and 
influence weakened. Let us not let this amendment play into the hands 
of those forces that want to decouple the United States from our 
historic role in the trans-Atlantic relationship.
  I am also concerned that the timetable created by this amendment 
requiring a key foreign policy decision by the next administration so 
early in the tenure would be an unfair burden on our new President, 
whether he be Republican or Democrat. In the event the President was 
unable to make this certification on burdensharing required by this 
amendment or to justify an exercise of the waivers it provides, he 
would have to begin a withdrawal of U.S. forces from Kosovo almost as 
soon as he took his hand off the inaugural Bible.
  Our friends in Europe have received the message, thanks to debates on 
measures similar to this that have already occurred in the Congress. 
And Europe is doing more in terms of shouldering the burden in Kosovo. 
Let us not saddle this important appropriations legislation with this 
kind of an untimely provision.
  Accordingly, I urge my colleagues to defeat this amendment.

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  Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Chairman, I yield 4\1/4\ minutes to the gentleman from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Frank), a chief cosponsor of this amendment.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Chairman, I am sorry that my friend 
from Connecticut, the ranking member of the Committee on International 
Relations was unfortunately called off the floor because I am going to 
express my strong disagreement with him, and he is one of my closest 
friends in this institution. Indeed, he and I share a common ethnic 
heritage. It is an ethnic heritage which has an affinity for certain 
foods. So I would not have been surprised to have my friend from 
Connecticut down here talking about pickled herring or schmaltz 
herring, but when he comes down here with a red herring, I am a little 
bit disappointed.
  Certainly the suggestion that this is a means of getting us out of 
Kosovo is the reddest of red herrings. I only hope he will never serve 
it to me when we dine together.
  This is not an effort to get us out of Kosovo. Some Members want us 
to do that. But that is not what this is. Indeed people who 
simultaneously tell us that they have great faith in our allies and 
also that they do not want to go out of Kosovo must not be talking 
about this amendment.
  Here is what this amendment says on page 3. Our European allies have 
to put up 50 percent of what they said for reconstruction, 85 percent 
of what they have pledged for humanitarian assistance, 85 percent of 
their pledges, and this is just for this year and next year, and 90 
percent for police. In other words, this amendment will have no effect 
if our European allies put up 50 to 90 percent of what they pledge.
  Now, my friend from Connecticut said, well, they have been doing most 
of the lifting here. I guess I must have been under a misapprehension 
when I saw all those planes flying in Kosovo and bombing Serbia. I 
could have sworn they were American planes. But my eyesight is not what 
it has been. Maybe they were Belgian planes, maybe they were Italian 
and Portuguese and Norwegian planes. It is hard to tell from very far 
away. But my impression was that it was the United States taxpayer and 
the United States Defense Department that carried most of the burden of 
that air war.
  We are not suggesting that they do that in our stead. We do not think 
they can do that. We are saying once that combat phase is over and we 
are in the policing phase and the peacekeeping phase, Europe ought to 
do it.
  Now, the United States is alone in South Korea with no European help. 
That is appropriate. The United States carries the burden in the Middle 
East. Does Europe not ever get the primary responsibility anywhere? 
This is, after all, Europe.
  Now, my friends say, oh, but they are doing this, they are doing this 
because you have already raised it. Well, yes, every time we raise an 
issue about burdensharing, the establishment, the Defense Department, 
the State Department, and I agree, it is nonpartisan. My friend from 
Connecticut said it, Bush said it and Gore said it, that is true. And 
Albright says it and Cohen says it and Kissinger said it and Weinberger 
said it. They all say it. Once you become a very important foreign 
policy person, with this comes the obligation to absolve our European 
allies of any financial responsibility. I think it is right there in 
your council on foreign relations membership card. But it is wrong, 
because we have been proven right. Every time we have come forward with 
a burdensharing argument, they have predicted terrible consequences. 
And then afterwards they take credit for the favorable consequences 
that resulted from our raising the argument.
  The answer here is a very simple one. Europe lives up to a 
substantial percentage of the commitments it made. Our European allies 
jointly have a population and an economy larger than ours. We are not 
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our difficult combat operations here. We are not asking them to 
duplicate American air and sea power. We are not withdrawing the 6th 
Fleet. We are saying that in the continent of Europe where you have 
such an interest as well as us, we will do the things that you cannot 
do, that we can only do, the combat, but you can do the policing.
  Members here have said again and again on both sides, we have 
overstrained our military, they are overcommitted. What we are saying 
is instead of sending Americans to do peacekeeping 4,000 miles, let us 
ask Germans, Italians, French and others to go a few hundred miles. Let 
us have them do what they can do. That is what this amendment calls 
for.
  If Members believe that the allies are going to live up to what they 
said they were going to do, if indeed they believe they are going to 
live up to between 80 and 90 percent of what they said they can do, 
they can safely vote for this amendment because it will then have no 
negative effect. Everything will work out as it should.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
New York (Mrs. Kelly).
  Mrs. KELLY. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to the 
amendment offered by our colleagues which seeks to set conditions on 
our peacekeeping mission in Kosovo that will only threaten the future 
of peace and stability that we have worked so hard to achieve.
  The fact is, Mr. Chairman, we have much to be encouraged by in the 
changes that have taken place in Kosovo over the past year since the 
NATO air campaign commenced. But we also face much uncertainty in 
Kosovo and whether its future will be colored by peace, stability and 
economic growth or instability and continued hostility from the 
Milosevic regime to the north.
  I am convinced that Kosovo will be doomed to continued hostility from 
the Milosevic regime if the United States and the international 
community turns its back on Kosovo at this delicate stage. 
Unfortunately, this amendment sends a troubling signal. The implication 
is that instead of following through from our successful military 
action to helping build peace and stability, we are contemplating a 
pullout. I can assure my colleagues that the principal beneficiary of 
this policy will be Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic, not the 
people of Kosovo and not the cause of peace.
  Texas Governor George Bush, Senator John McCain, Defense Secretary 
William Cohen and General Wesley Clark, the former NATO commander in 
Europe, have all expressed their opposition to efforts in Congress to 
force our withdrawal from the peacekeeping effort in Kosovo. While many 
legitimately question the administration's past handling of the Kosovo 
issue, all of these distinguished leaders view our deployment in Kosovo 
as an indication of America's commitment to peace in this troubled 
region, a commitment that should not be compromised and should not be 
weakened.
  I urge my colleagues to heed this clearheaded thinking and oppose 
this amendment.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Sisisky).
  (Mr. SISISKY asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. SISISKY. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in opposition to the Kasich 
amendment. Legislating a date certain for the withdrawal of U.S. ground 
forces, I believe, is the worst action we as a body could do to further 
the goal of achieving peace and stability in the region. I for one am 
especially sensitive to the need for all of our allies to assume a 
larger share of the costs and risks for the conduct of military 
operations and efforts to secure a more stable international 
environment.
  There is no question about it, NATO should do more. They have heard 
me and many of my colleagues here express our sentiments on this matter 
at every NATO forum we have participated in, and we are doing much 
better. Look at the current facts on NATO and allied participation. 
NATO and our allies are currently providing the lion's share of the 
military forces and funding for reconstruction efforts. I am also 
convinced that the Congress, in its oversight role, should continue to 
press NATO and our allies to do more, but we must exercise the 
responsibility in a responsible manner. The amendment simply does not 
measure up to that standard. Can you imagine the reaction to this date 
certain amendment in Belgrade, Montenegro, Macedonia and Albania?
  No matter what is said and done, at the end of the day, we cannot 
afford to allow our concern about the participation of other countries 
harm U.S. security interests.
  I think General Wes Clark had it about right in responding to a 
similar amendment offered in the other body. He said:

       In all of our activities in NATO, the appropriate 
     distribution of burdens and risks remains a longstanding and 
     legitimate issue among nations. Increased European burden 
     sharing is an imperative in Europe as well as in the United 
     States. European nations are endeavoring to meet this 
     challenge in Kosovo, and in the whole KFOR and UNMIK 
     constitute a burden sharing success story, even as we 
     encourage the Europeans to do even more. The United States 
     must continue to act in our own best interest.

  This amendment should be defeated and I urge my colleagues to vote 
against it.
  Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Condit), the chief sponsor of this amendment.
  (Mr. CONDIT asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. CONDIT. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of the amendment. 
As has been indicated, this amendment is not about whether or not the 
United States will do the heavy carrying or carry the heavy load. We 
are willing to do that. We have said that we will do that. What this is 
about is asking our allies to keep their promise for money and 
manpower.
  Now, I do not believe our allies have kept their commitment on any of 
the promises that they have made and I am a bit surprised to come to 
the floor and learn that Members would not be supportive of requiring 
our allies to meet their commitment. It is pretty simple. We are 
honoring our commitment with our tax dollars, and more precious than 
that, we are honoring our commitment with our men and women who serve 
in the military. It seems to me, at a minimum, we could ask our allies 
to honor their commitment which kind of makes me suspicious if we ever 
really intended on them keeping their commitment if we are not willing 
to take some action to see that they do.
  Let me also say that there are broader implications for me and a lot 
of people in this House over this kind of issue, whether or not we are 
willing to put the hammer down on our allies and our partners when we 
make agreements. In a few weeks we will be taking up PNTR where we will 
be asked to look at an agreement with China. Now, what kind of message 
are we sending to the people who negotiate that agreement if we are not 
willing at some point to put the hammer down to our allies and to our 
partners who do not honor the agreements they make with us?
  I think that we are doing the right thing today in saying that we are 
going to take some kind of action or we are not going to participate 
with you as an ally or as a partner if you are not willing to honor 
your agreement. The American people are suspicious when we go into 
these kind of agreements that we are going to shoulder the full load 
and that is usually what happens.
  I would ask all of my colleagues today to support this amendment. I 
think that we are willing to shoulder the big burden here, but we want 
our partners to do the same.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of this amendment and I do so 
for one very compelling reason. We need to send a strong and clear 
message today to our European allies. That message is this: Keep your 
word. Our commitment depends on you keeping your word.
  You've heard over and over again what this amendment does. Very 
frankly, this is a simple tool to make our European allies honor their 
word. We have consistently met our obligations--even exceeded them.
  What this all comes down to is this. Our allies made lots or promises 
to help rebuild Kosovo and conduct peacekeeping operations. They 
promised money and manpower. But Mr. Chairman, mostly these have been a 
lot of hollow promises. The truth of the matter is, they have failed to 
live up to their word.
  In the next week or so this House will take up China PNTR. I would 
ask my colleagues--those who fancy themselves as internationalists and 
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American people to take us seriously on the China question when they 
can't take us seriously in the Balkans? Why should we expect the 
Chinese--or anyone else for that matter--to honor their word if our 
European allies mark this precedent so loudly?
  Mr. Chairman, we are great at making speeches and making promises. 
But when it comes time to keep our words and expect our friends and 
allies to keep theirs, we get squishy and start going back and forth. 
And, we make excuses.
  What kind of message do we send to the world when we hold open our 
check book in Kosovo and say, ``It's okay. We'll cover the tab.'' But 
even more importantly, what kind of message do we send to the American 
people when we say, ``It's okay for your sons and daughters to go to 
Kosovo while we keep our commitments, but our European friends don't 
have to keep theirs?''
  We have bent over backwards in the Balkans. We have shouldered the 
burden and we've footed the bill. It's time for our allies to step up 
and meet their responsibilities.
  Our allies--our friends in Europe--ought to ante up and pay their 
fair share. I remind you, we are only asking them to pay what they 
promised in the first place. We are asking them to keep their word.
  We realize very clearly that our NATO allies--Germany and France in 
particular--have different fiscal years and different budget processes. 
We purposefully extended the deadline until April 1, 2001 to give them 
even more time to make a good faith down payment. That's all we're 
asking for--a good faith down payment.
  If the next President doesn't certify these good faith benchmarks 
have been met, this amendment requires us to withdraw our troops. It 
also permits the next President to waive the withdrawal requirement for 
180 days for national security reasons.
  I challenge my friends on both sides of the aisle, support this 
amendment. It is a bipartisan common sense approach.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Washington (Mr. Dicks).
  (Mr. DICKS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. DICKS. Mr. Chairman, I rise in very strong opposition to this 
amendment. I think this amendment would be counterproductive. If we 
have an argument with our allies, we should sit down with our NATO 
partners and negotiate directly with them. But to come to the floor of 
the House of Representatives and try to set a date certain on this 
matter to me is foolish and counterproductive. I also think it is a 
very dangerous precedent. We are there in Kosovo and in Yugoslavia 
because we feel it is in our national interest to be there. And we have 
conducted ourselves appropriately. We have worked with NATO for 
stability in Europe, a very major goal, and now to say that if these 
European countries by a certain date do not do something, we are going 
to pull out and do it from the Congress is undermining the ability of 
the commander in chief. We only can have one President at a time. I 
strongly oppose this amendment and urge its overwhelming defeat.
  Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
South Carolina (Mr. Spence), the chairman of the full committee .
  (Mr. SPENCE asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this amendment. That 
might surprise some people. In the past I have opposed these types of 
amendments but I have worked with the sponsors of this amendment this 
time to the extent that they changed it, and I can support it.
  I will tell my colleagues why. For years, I have been critical of the 
administration's use of our ground troops to keep the peace in the 
Balkans. The administration has failed to make a persuasive case that 
our involvement in Bosnia and Kosovo is in our national interest or 
vital national interest. On the list of real threats to this country, 
and our national security, these countries are not near the top of the 
list. We cannot today properly defend against the real threats that we 
have facing us in places like Korea and the Persian Gulf. With no 
strategic rationale and no strategy for a timely withdrawal, our 
continued deployment in Bosnia and Kosovo has led to a significant and 
troubling decline in our overall military readiness.

                              {time}  1415

  With all these deployments, we are wearing out our people and our 
equipment. Three people are doing the work of five. We just do not have 
the people to do it.
  Finally, I want to say I agree with the sponsors of this resolution 
that the Europeans need to do more to bolster the fragile peace that 
occurs in Kosovo. Our country led, not only led, but for the most part 
carried the war effort one year ago in Kosovo. The air war was mainly 
our war. They could not even participate. They did not have the 
technology to do it. So we expended a lot of our assets in doing that.
  Now our European allies should shoulder the burden of keeping the 
peace that we won for them. Unfortunately, they have not done it. Some 
of our allies have not provided what they need to, and we call on them 
to do it.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman 
from Texas (Mr. Reyes).
  Mr. REYES. Mr. Chairman, I thank my friend for yielding me time.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise today in opposition to this amendment. I object 
to this amendment for a number of reasons, but, in the interest of 
time, I will address just one key point.
  United States national security policy should not be dictated by the 
actions or inactions of our allies or other countries. I am very aware 
that there is a need to have our European allies assume a larger role 
in securing peace in Kosovo. However, this amendment places us in the 
situation of pursuing our national security interests literally by 
default.
  This Easter, several of my colleagues and I visited with the soldiers 
in Kosovo. This was my second visit to the region and my second 
opportunity to talk with our service members about this difficult 
mission. Each of the soldiers I spoke with felt our participation was 
critical to reducing the instability and violence of the Balkans.
  This amendment would undermine our ability to affect the future of 
the Balkans, and, more importantly, it would affect our ability to 
influence any future conflicts. I strongly urge each of my colleagues 
to vote against this amendment.
  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. REYES. I yield to the gentleman from Mississippi.
  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi. Mr. Chairman, I move that the Committee do 
now rise.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. LaHood). Does the gentleman yield for 
that purpose?
  Mr. REYES. Yes.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Does the gentleman first yield back his 
time for debate?
  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi. The gentleman yielded his time to me, Mr. 
Chairman. At that point I made a motion.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The gentleman from Mississippi will have to 
be recognized on his own. The gentleman from Texas has been recognized 
for debate only, and may proceed.
  Mr. REYES. Mr. Chairman, I yield back my time.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The gentleman yields back his time.


          Motion To Rise Offered By Mr. Taylor of Mississippi

  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi. Mr. Chairman, I move that the committee do 
now rise.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. This is not a debatable question.
  The question is on the motion to rise offered by the gentleman from 
Mississippi (Mr. Taylor).
  The question was taken; and the Chairman pro tempore announced that 
the noes appeared to have it.


                             Recorded Vote

  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 204, 
noes 216, not voting 14, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 191]

                               AYES--204

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baca
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt

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     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                               NOES--216

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Baldacci
     Bilirakis
     Campbell
     Coburn
     Crowley
     Doyle
     Largent
     McIntosh
     Radanovich
     Rothman
     Stupak
     Udall (NM)
     Wamp
     Wise

                              {time}  1438

  Messrs. SAXTON, COMBEST, GILCHREST, BRADY of Texas, GREENWOOD, 
HOEKSTRA, CHAMBLISS, COLLINS, Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE and Mrs. MORELLA 
changed their vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
  Mr. FORD changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the motion was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. LaHood). The gentleman from South 
Carolina (Mr. Spence) has 12\1/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from 
Missouri (Mr. Skelton) has 14\3/4\ minutes remaining.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Kasich).


                         Parliamentary Inquiry

  Mr. KASICH. Mr. Chairman, parliamentary inquiry.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The gentleman from Ohio will state his 
parliamentary inquiry.
  Mr. KASICH. Mr. Chairman, would it be possible for me to negotiate 
through the chairman a yield back of all time on this amendment right 
now and have a vote on this amendment so that the Members can get about 
I know the important trip they are about to make? I am willing to do 
that, Mr. Chairman, yield back all of my time, if we could dispense 
with additional speeches. I think everybody on this floor knows this 
issue, but it cannot be unilateral. I am prepared to yield back all 
time at this moment.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Any Member who controls time may yield back 
at any time.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I have one remaining speaker. I yield 2 
minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Engel).
  (Mr. ENGEL asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I thank my friend, the gentleman from 
Missouri (Mr. Skelton), for yielding me this time.
  Mr. Chairman, I very, very strongly oppose this amendment. I think 
this sends the absolute wrong message and is really the height of the 
wrong way we ought to go.
  I chair the Albanian Issues Caucus. I have put a lot of time and 
effort into the situation in Kosovo. Let me say something. What we have 
done in Kosovo is working. It is working. We have saved lives.
  It is true that the Europeans ought to be doing more but this will 
have the exact opposite effect. Secretary of Defense Bill Cohen says 
this is counterproductive to peace in Kosovo and will seriously 
jeopardize the relationship between the U.S. and our NATO allies.
  Joe Lockhart, the White House Press Secretary, says this is the wrong 
message being sent at the wrong time, and presidential candidate George 
Bush says this is wrong and it is legislative overreach.
  A letter from General Wesley Clark says these measures, if adopted, 
would be seen as a de facto pull-out by the United States.
  We ought to be proud of the role we have played in saving the lives 
of hundreds of thousands of people and the United States ought not to 
cut and run. We are the leaders of the world and the leaders of the 
free world. No one gave us that mantle. We took it and we ought to 
follow it through. It is working.
  People have gone to Kosovo. There are going to be bumps and grinds in 
the road but essentially what we have done is working. We cannot pull 
out. We need to work with our European allies, not cut and run.
  This is not what America should be doing. We cannot go back to the 
days of isolationism. There are people that never wanted to be in 
Kosovo in the first place.
  I am proud of the role that this administration played and that the 
American people played in saving the lives of so many people. So I just 
want to say that a bipartisan no vote ought to be here and we ought to 
very, very strongly reject this amendment. We have saved the lives of 
thousands of people. Let us continue the job.

                                                     May 11, 2000.
       Thank you for your letter of 10 May and the opportunity to 
     provide my personal views on the amendment adopted by the 
     Senate Appropriations Committee governing the future of U.S. 
     troops in Kosovo.
       While I support efforts of the Congress and the 
     Administration to encourage our allies to fulfill their 
     commitments to the United Nations mission in Kosovo, I am 
     opposed to the specific measures called for in the amendment. 
     These measures, if adopted, would be seen as a de facto pull-
     out decision by the United States. They are unlikely to 
     encourage European allies to do more. In fact, these measures 
     would invalidate the policies, commitments and trust of our 
     Allies in NATO, undercut US leadership worldwide, and 
     encourage renewed ethnic tension,

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     fighting and instability in the Balkans. Furthermore, they 
     would, if enacted, invalidate the dedication and commitment 
     of our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines, disregarding 
     the sacrifices they and their families have made to help 
     bring peace to the Balkans.
       Regional stability and peace in the Balkans are very 
     important interests of the United States. Our allies are 
     already providing over 85 percent of the military forces and 
     the funding for reconstruction efforts. US leadership in 
     Kosovo, exercised through the Supreme Allied Commander, 
     Europe, as well as our diplomatic offices, is a bargain. It 
     is an effective 6:1 ratio of diplomatic throw-weight to our 
     investment. We cannot do significantly less. Our allies would 
     see this as a unilateral, adverse move that splits fifty 
     years of shared burdens, shared risks, and shared benefits in 
     NATO.
       This action will also undermine specific plans and 
     commitments made within the Alliance. At the time that US 
     military and diplomatic personnel are pressing other nations 
     to fulfill and expand their commitment of forces, 
     capabilities and resources, an apparent congressionally 
     mandated pullout would undercut their leadership and all 
     parallel diplomatic efforts.
       All over Europe, nations are looking to the United States. 
     We are their inspiration, their model, and their hope for the 
     future. Small nations, weary of oppression, ravaged by a 
     century of war, looking to the future, look to us. The 
     promise of NATO enlargement, led by the United States, is the 
     promise of the expansion of the sphere of peace and stability 
     from Western Europe eastward. This powerful, stabilizing 
     force would be undercut by this legislation, which would be 
     perceived to significantly curtail US commitment and 
     influence in Europe.
       Setting a specific deadline for US pull-out would signal to 
     the Albanians the limits of the international security 
     guarantees providing for their protection. This, in turn, 
     would give them cause to rearm and prepare to protect 
     themselves from what they would view as an inevitable Serbian 
     reentry. The more radical elements of the Albanian population 
     in Kosovo would be encouraged to increase the level of 
     violence directed against the Serb minority, thereby 
     increasing instability was well as placing US forces on the 
     ground at increased risk. Mr. Milosevic, in anticipation of 
     the pullout and ultimate breakup of KFOR, would likely 
     encourage civil disturbances and authorize the increased 
     infiltration of para-military forces to raise the level of 
     violence. He would also take other actions aimed at preparing 
     the way for Serbian military and police reoccupation of the 
     province.
       Our servicemen and women, and their families, have made 
     great sacrifices in bringing peace and stability to the 
     Balkans. This amendment introduces uncertainty in the 
     planning and funding of the Kosovo mission. This uncertainty 
     will undermine our service members' confidence in our resolve 
     and may call into question the sacrifices we have asked of 
     them and their families. A US withdrawal could give Mr. 
     Milosevic the victory he could not achieve on the 
     battlefield.
       In all of our activities in NATO, the appropriate 
     distribution of burdens and risk remains a longstanding and 
     legitimate issue among the nations. Increased European burden 
     sharing is an imperative in Europe as well as the United 
     States. European nations are endeavoring to meet this 
     challenge in Kosovo, and in the whole KFOR and UNMIK 
     constitute a burdensharing success story, even as we 
     encourage Europeans to do even more. The United States must 
     continue to act in our own best interests. This legislation, 
     if enacted, would see its worthy intent generating 
     consequences adverse to some of our most fundamental security 
     interests.
       Thank you again for your support of our servicemen and 
     women.
           Very respectfully,
                                                  Wesley K. Clark,
                                               General, U.S. Army.

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.

                              {time}  1445

  Mr. KASICH. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Bachus).
  Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Chairman, the Members may not have heard all this 
debate, but we have heard that we deployed into Kosovo. We have been 
told that we are in Kosovo. We have talked about we are withdrawing 
from Kosovo. The simple truth is that none of us went into Kosovo. None 
of us are in Kosovo. None of us will come out of Kosovo. It is the men 
and women of our military.
  Yesterday I talked to four of them. I talked to a Major who has been 
deployed five times in the last 10 years. Ten years ago he had two 
people directly under him. Today they are his supervisors. I talked to 
a young man at the University of Alabama who deployed in May, came back 
in February, lost a year and a half of school.
  That is what we are talking about. We are talking about the men and 
women of our military. It is a simple question: Do we make our European 
allies shoulder the burden, or do we make our own troops continue to 
shoulder the European burden?
  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Chairman, I am in favor of this amendment. This 
amendment requires the President to submit a report to Congress 
confirming European obligations in Kosovo. If, before April 1, 2001 a 
report is not submitted, then the amendment would prohibit funding for 
further deployment of US ground troops.
  This amendment is a common sense amendment. It does not withhold 
funding for maintaining our troops that are there currently. It is 
flexible because it gives the President room to waive this requirement 
for up to 180 days. And it provides the President time to certify that 
our allies are meeting up to their financial commitments.
  Mr. Chairman, the current situation in the Balkans is grim and 
unpromising.
  Ethnic cleansing is still taking place. More than a year later we are 
witnessing reversed ethnic cleansing of Serbs and Gypsies by Albanians. 
Since June of last year, more than 240,000 Serbs, Roma and Muslim Slav 
Gurani have fled the province of Kosovo.
  Human rights abuses are rampant. An Amnesty International report 
issued in February concluded that after six months of peacekeeping 
efforts in the region that ``human rights abuses and crimes continue to 
be committed at an alarming rate, particularly against members of 
minority communities.'' It goes on to say that UN police and KFOR 
troops have been ``unable to prevent violent attacks, including human 
rights abuses, often motivated by a desire of retribution, against non-
Albanians.'' Many refugees are forced to live in nearby enclaves under 
heavy NATO protection.
  The UN's goals of maintaining a multi-ethnic, peaceful Kosovo has 
failed. For example, an attempt to reintegrate Serb and Kosovar 
children in school in the village of Plementina recently failed. In 
response, the UN Kosovo Mission (UNMIK) decided to build a separate 
school several kilometers away for security reasons. These failures 
have forced the head of the UN Kosovo Mission Bernard Kouchner to 
concede that ``the most one can hope for is that they [Serbs and 
Albanians] can live side-by-side.'' So, it would seem that UNMIK's 
mission in Kosovo has drastically changed from maintaining a multi-
ethnic society to one that must learn to co-exist side-by-side, but not 
together. Indeed, that is not even a representative picture.
  Moreover, I am concerned that continued peacekeeping operations may 
actually facilitate an escalation in violence in the region. It is my 
understanding that part of the mission of KFOR is not only to ``keep 
the peace'' in the region, but to also train local residents into a 
civilian police force. My concern is that UN troops are legitimizing 
and institutionalizing extremist or radical elements of society there 
by training them to be a police force. If that's true, then our forces 
and our funds are propping up extremist elements in Kosovo and 
consolidating their power.
  Despite European cooperation, the United States continues to bare the 
majority of the financial burden in the region, and we have really 
nothing to show for it. Congress needs to know that our NATO allies are 
meeting their financial obligations. Congress needs to know that US and 
European taxpayer dollars are being spent proportionately. Congress 
needs to know that our allies will provide their share of the cost of 
the peacekeeping mission in Kosovo. This amendment does this by 
prompting the President to report back to Congress on our allies 
commitments.
  I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of this bipartisan amendment.
  Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Chairman, I am opposed to the Kasich, Condit, Shays, 
Frank, Bachus, DeFazio amendment to withdraw our troops from Kosovo 
before the completion of their vital mission in the Balkans.
  The U.S. has committed a great deal of men, material and money to 
Kosovo and the Balkans region. Now is not the time to limit our 
activities. We must see it through.
  I think it is very dangerous to tie the President's hands in the 
region when U.S. troops are on the ground and so much has been invested 
in the future of the region. This isn't a budget issue. It's a national 
security issue and must be viewed as such.
  I agree with the proponents of the amendment that we must pressure 
our European allies to pay their fair share in Kosovo and the region. I 
think most of my colleagues would agree as well. But, I can't in good 
conscience allow the President to be prevented from doing what he feels 
is in the vital interests of the U.S. Especially when a new President 
will inherit the current situation in Kosovo next year and be forced to 
deal with this amendment if it passes here today. That is why George W. 
Bush joined with the Clinton Administration in opposing this amendment.
  We must not link U.S. national security priorities with the perceived 
inaction of our allies. We all want to ensure our European allies to 
pay their fair share, but this is not the way to do it--diplomacy is.

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  No matter how you dress it up, this amendment could force the 
withdrawal of American troops from Kosovo. What kind of message does 
that send to our allies and enemies and most of all our troops? It 
sends the message that if you wait out the United States, we'll give up 
and go home. This message is irresponsible and dangerous.
  Mr. Chairman, once again, this is a national security issue. We can 
not allow concerns over burdensharing to cloud our judgment on this 
issue. Yes, the Europeans must pay their fair share. Yes, the U.S. is 
often in a position where we must pay more than our fair share. And 
yes, I want our European allies to live up to their commitments. But, I 
will not sacrifice our security to do it.
  I urge my colleagues to oppose this shortsighted amendment.
  Mrs. FOWLER. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the Kasich 
amendment.
  This amendment would simply require the President to hold our 
European allies to their past burdensharing commitments regarding 
Kosovo.
  It would require the President to certify to Congress that the 
Europeans have delivered on at least a part of their commitments 
concerning humanitarian aid, redevelopment assistance, and law 
enforcement support for Kosovo.
  Specifically, it would require them to provide at least fifty percent 
of the reconstruction aid, 85 percent of the humanitarian aid, and 85 
percent of Kosovo Consolidated Budget support to which they have 
already committed. It would also require that they meet at least 90 
percent of their commitments regarding United Nations international 
police force personnel for Kosovo.
  If the President does not make this certification by next April 1, 
funding for U.S. ground forces in Kosovo would be terminated. The 
President would be able to pursue two 90-day waivers of this 
certification requirement if hostilities were underway or imminent.
  Last summer I led a Congressional delegation to Kosovo at the request 
of Speaker Hastert. We arrived the morning after the massacre of 14 
ethnic Serb farmers in the village of Gracko. We saw clear evidence of 
intercommunal violence. We saw firsthand how U.S. troops had been 
pressed into service, performing every mission from law enforcement to 
utilities repair to municipal management.
  As outstanding as our troops are, they are not trained for these 
missions. They are not trained to investigate or fight organized crime. 
They are not trained to restore telephone systems or power grids. They 
are not trained to operate prisons or administer justice.
  These tasks were supposed to be performed by the United Nations 
Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), pursuant to a 
Security Council resolution. Unfortunately, UNMIK is not able, even 
today, to perform many of these missions.
  That is why I support the Kasich amendment. During the air campaign 
last year, the United States flew some sixty percent of the missions, 
including most of the riskiest.
  Now it is time for the Europeans, whose interests remain most 
directly affected by this situation, to do their share.
  I urge support for the Kasich amendment.
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Chairman, to read the amendment before us, it's easy 
to get the impression that we're being presented with an opportunity to 
save some dollars. But, in fact, the real effect of this amendment will 
be to risk human lives.
  Let's be clear: all of us believe in burden sharing. All of us want 
our allies to pay their fair share for our mission in the Balkans. 
That's why I was proud to support burden sharing from the start--and 
why I support it today.
  But we can't allow our frustration with our allies to blind us to the 
truth. Because the truth is that there's nothing Slobodan Milosevic 
wants more--nothing that he needs more--than to know a date certain for 
the withdrawal of U.S. forces.
  Ask yourself, what possible incentive would there be for Milosevic to 
agree to a lasting settlement if he knows that--in less than a year--
our armed forces will simply pack their bags and come home?
  What incentive is there for Milosevic to end the reign of terror 
against ethnic Albanians--terror that continues to this day--if this 
Congress tells him that all he has to do is run out the clock?
  Should our allies pay their fair share? Of course they should. That's 
not the issue. The issue is that our mission in that troubled land is 
not yet complete. And until it is, measures like the one we're 
considering are as damaging as they are premature.
  I urge my colleagues to vote no on the amendment.
  Mr. KASICH. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time, and 
ask that we immediately proceed to a vote.


          Motion to Rise Offered by Mr. Taylor of Mississippi

  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi. Mr. Chairman, I move that the Committee do 
now rise.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. LaHood). The question is on the motion 
offered by the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Taylor). It is not a 
debatable question.
  The question was taken; and the Chairman pro tempore announced that 
the noes appeared to have it.


                             Recorded Vote

  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 200, 
noes 215, not voting 19, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 192]

                               AYES--200

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baca
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shows
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                               NOES--215

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)

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     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Campbell
     Clay
     Coburn
     Crowley
     Doyle
     Frost
     Largent
     Markey
     McIntosh
     Ney
     Pomeroy
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Slaughter
     Stupak
     Udall (NM)
     Wamp

                              {time}  1503

  So the motion was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. LaHood.) The question is on the 
amendment offered by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Kasich).
  The question was taken; and the Chairman pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.


                             Recorded Vote

  Mr. KASICH. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 264, 
noes 153, not voting 17, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 193]

                               AYES--264

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Clayton
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                               NOES--153

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baca
     Baird
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady (PA)
     Callahan
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (MS)
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wolf
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Campbell
     Coburn
     Crowley
     Doyle
     Hall (OH)
     Herger
     LaFalce
     Largent
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Sanford
     Stupak
     Udall (NM)
     Wamp
     Wise

                              {time}  1522

  Ms. SLAUGHTER changed her vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. Sununu). It is now in order to consider 
amendment No. 2 printed in House Report 106-621.


         Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Frank of Massachusetts

  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 2 offered by Mr. Frank of Massachusetts:
       At the end of subtitle A of title X (page 302, after line 
     11), insert the following new section:

     SEC. 1006. ONE PERCENT REDUCTION IN FUNDING.

       The total amount obligated from amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to authorizations of appropriations in this Act may 
     not exceed the amount equal to the sum of such authorizations 
     reduced by one percent. In carrying out reductions required 
     by the preceding sentence, no reduction may be made from 
     amounts appropriated for operation and maintenance or from 
     amounts appropriated for military personnel.

  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 503, the 
gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Frank) and a Member opposed, the 
gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Hefley), each will control 10 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Frank).
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 3 minutes.
  Mr. Chairman, it is important for Members to understand that in the 2 
days in which we will be dealing with this bill we will have spent more 
than half of the discretionary funds available for expenditure by the 
Federal Government in the next fiscal year. If we go along with the 
committee's proposal.
  The committee has proposed a very significant increase in the 
military. It has gone significantly above what the President proposed. 
And the result will be that, according to the calculations I have 
gotten from budget people, 51.8 percent of the total money spent on 
discretionary accounts by the Federal Government this year will be 
spent on the military.
  Now, many of my colleagues will have told their constituents that 
they would like to do more for prescription drugs for older people. We 
have older

[[Page H3266]]

 people in desperate need of help in paying for prescription drugs. 
Members have told local police departments that they would like to be 
even more responsive to their needs. We have told, many of us, local 
educational authorities that we understand their needs for expanded 
school buildings and we would like to help them. We have told 
communities affected by environmental problems that we would like to 
expand the money EPA has so that they could do more to clean up 
Superfund sites more quickly and to do more to deal with brownfields. 
But this bill will make a lot of that impossible.
  And we ought to establish a standard of honesty for Members. If we 
vote for the full amount asked for by the Committee on Armed Services 
today, we should not expect to be able to tell people honestly that we 
would like to help them but were somehow deprived by someone else of 
the ability to do it because this will be a self-imposed deprivation.
  Now, my amendment is a rather small one. It calls for a 1 percent cut 
in the authorized level. That would be $3.09 billion. This bill is $4.5 
billion over the President's request. On the last amendment many of my 
Democratic colleagues felt they had to support the President. Well, I 
hope that carries over. Raising the President's defense budget by $4.5 
billion more than he asked for, when that comes at the expense of 
education and the environment and health care and law enforcement, is 
not a good way to show support. Even if this amendment passes, the bill 
will still be a billion and a half more than the President asked for, 
and the President asked for a significant increase.
  Now, the bill exempts personnel and it exempts operation and 
maintenance and it gives to the Congress, not the White House, the 
ability to decide how to allocate this. So that is the question before 
the Members. Are we prepared to increase by $4.5 billion what the 
President asked for; do we believe that there is apparently no waste in 
the Pentagon; are we prepared to say that 51.8 percent of the total 
discretionary spending will go to the military, when that increase that 
we will be voting for will lessen our chances of providing prescription 
drugs, will undercut our ability to deal with local law enforcement and 
will reduce the resources available for housing for the elderly or 
environmental cleanup?
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 2 minutes, and I rise to 
oppose the amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, let me talk about the area of the bill that I know the 
most about, and that is, as chairman of the Subcommittee on Military 
Installations and Facilities, I remain concerned about the 
deteriorating conditions of our military installations, and I am 
especially concerned about the impact of inadequate facilities and 
military housing on readiness and retention.
  The House Committee on Armed Services has played a bipartisan role in 
addressing the needs of the military personnel, their families, and has 
shown a commitment to acquire decent housing, improve child development 
centers, and other quality of life improvements for those who serve in 
the Armed Forces. The gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Frank) talks 
about helping these people. Well, we are trying to help these people.
  The amendment would have the practical effect of reducing total 
defense spending by 1 percent. In carrying out such a reduction, no 
cuts could be made in operations and maintenance or from the personnel 
accounts. This would require that a disproportionate amount be taken 
from the other defense accounts, including military construction and 
military family housing, thus diminishing the improvements that our 
service members deserve.
  H.R. 4205 contains a number of important provisions affecting these 
accounts which will help alleviate part of the problems I mentioned 
previously. Decreasing the MILCON authorization level, a level to which 
the House Committee on Armed Services unanimously agreed, and a level 
that complies with the concurrent resolution on the budget, would 
contribute to the deteriorating conditions for our service members and 
their families, and signal to them that we as a Congress are 
uncommitted to addressing the unfunded infrastructure accounts.

                              {time}  1530

  Military construction and military family housing continue to receive 
too little attention in the overall competition for resources. We 
cannot afford to reduce authorization levels for vital infrastructure 
programs. This will only accelerate the long-term degradation of 
quality of life, training, and readiness.
  I urge the defeat of this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Luther), an intellectually consistent 
budget cutter.
  Mr. LUTHER. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the Frank 
amendment.
  The amendment, as the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Frank) has 
pointed out, would reduce funding for next year's defense budget by a 
very modest one percent, leaving the accounts for operations and 
maintenance and personnel untouched.
  That still leaves us with a total defense spending level of over $300 
billion, $1.4 billion more than the President requested, and a massive 
$20 billion more in defense spending than last year.
  To put it in perspective, as the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. 
Frank) did, this bill currently represents more than half of the 
discretionary spending for the fiscal year 2001 budget. This is a prime 
example of misdirected priorities, and I think it is high time that 
Congress face up to that issue.
  We have serious work to do for the American people: providing a 
prescription drug benefit for seniors, securing Social Security, 
guaranteeing top quality education for our young people, and paying 
down the national debt. In light of these needs, we should not be 
adding in this way to the military budget, especially when it 
represents old-fashioned thinking in our modern world.
  Currently, the Pentagon's strategy is far too focused on big weapons 
systems, with little value in the ethnic and the nationalistic 
conflicts we find ourselves in today. So, in addition to consuming 
resources that we need in society for other purposes, this old way of 
thinking also robs our military men and women of crucial funds for 
readiness and training.
  Finally, Mr. Chairman, while we have made significant progress on 
reducing the imbalance in our budget, we must look for every 
opportunity to reduce our over $5 trillion in national debt. We simply 
cannot continue to justify spending money in this way.
  I urge support for the amendment.
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Hunter).
  Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Chairman, the Members of the House have already voted 
against the substance of this amendment. We voted almost 3-1 to add $4 
billion to the emergency supplemental appropriations bill. That money 
was in response to a request by the services when we asked them this 
year, what do they have in unfunded requirements that is not in the 
President's budget? They gave us a list of $16 billion, including 
ammunition, spare parts, training, and, in some cases, replacement 
platforms, aircraft, and other things to fill in areas where the 
President had not funded the armed services.
  In response, we gave $4 billion on the emergency supplemental. We did 
not get that. The other body would not go along with that. But they did 
go along with an increase of our top line of $4 billion. This amendment 
would, basically, gut that and wipe out the will of the House that 
voted almost 3-1 to give more money to the military.
  Now, why did they do it? They did it because defense spending has 
been in decline for 13 years. We are spending approximately $100 
billion less this year on national security than we did in 1985 in real 
dollars.
  Now, some people may say, well, we funded readiness accounts. We 
funded personnel accounts. Why can we not take money out the 
modernization accounts.
  I think the best reason is the 80 aircraft that have crashed in the 
last year and a half. For any Member that wants to know the essence of 
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this list of crashes. These crashes represent almost every type of 
aircraft, rotary and fixed-wing aircraft, in our inventory: F-16s, F-
15s, helicopters, right on down the line.
  Some of them crashed because they did not have spare parts. Some of 
them crashed because we have inexperienced people, we are not getting 
enough pilots in. Some of them crashed, in my estimation, because of 
lack of training. Some of them crashed, my colleagues, because they are 
too old.
  And even President Clinton's own Secretary of Defense Bill Perry told 
us just a few weeks ago we are $10 billion to $15 billion short in 
procurement accounts, in modernization accounts. Here is a person that 
put together the blueprint that President Clinton is now operating 
under, and he is telling us that we are short $15 billion to $20 
billion in our accounts. And he is a responsible person. He understands 
it is largely sparked by the fact that we are having enormous numbers 
of crashes, lots of operational problems.
  The facts are, my colleagues, that we need this money; and we cannot 
take this large piece of money out of the defense bill without having a 
major impact on our ability to have a strong national defense.
  Mr. DICKS. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. HUNTER. I yield to the gentleman from Washington.
  Mr. DICKS. Mr. Chairman, I just want to commend the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Hunter) for his statement.
  We are still substantially below where we need to be in 
modernization. We have got OPTEMPO issues. We have got spare parts 
problems, real property maintenance.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 3 minutes.
  Mr. Chairman, I am sorry my friend the gentleman from Washington (Mr. 
Dicks) cannot join me in supporting the Clinton administration on this 
issue, but maybe he will come back on a later one.
  The Clinton administration did ask for a significant increase. I 
think they asked for too much. But I am still prepared only to cut back 
to even a little bit above what they asked.
  Now, I acknowledge that the Department of Defense does not have 
everything it would like to have. It does not have all of its 
proposals. Neither does the Department of Health and Human Services. 
They do not have enough money to pay for prescription drugs for all the 
people.
  Vote against this amendment and then go and tell the elderly people 
in their district that they cannot do a prescription drug program the 
way they would like it because we cannot afford it.
  Now, I want to help the living conditions of the people in the 
military. If they would listen to this debate, they might not know that 
we buy weapons, and not only that we buy weapons, but let me quote here 
a former presidential candidate, the Senator from Arizona, who talks 
about all the pork that gets put in. There were weapons in here that no 
one asked for except the people in whose districts they are made. I am 
talking about 1 percent of the budget, 1 percent of the $309 billion.
  I believe that we could look at a list of projects that were 
generated by Congress put into this bill that were not requested by any 
of the services that would amount to this. We just voted an amendment 
to say that our European allies have to pay more of the joint costs. 
That provides some savings.
  Now, it is true we are spending less on defense than we were. Ten 
years ago a major event happened. There was the collapse of the Soviet 
Union, and the major threat to our ability to exist as a free society 
collapsed.
  That does not mean there are not still countries in the world that 
cause us problems. But they existed before the collapse of the Soviet 
Union. North Korea did not come into being in 1995. Iran was not 
invented in 1992. Libya did not spring to Earth in 1993.
  Twelve years ago we had the Soviet Union with its nuclear weapons and 
the Warsaw Pact and all these over threats. I have heard Members say, 
oh, well, it is much more dangerous now that the Soviet Union has 
collapsed.
  We have, believe it or not, nostalgia for the old days when we were 
facing a thermonuclear threat amongst some Members because they can use 
that to justify increased expenditures.
  I have more confidence in the members in the authorization and 
appropriations committees than they have in themselves. I believe if we 
say, look, they are going to have 99 percent of what they asked for, 
which includes billions more than they had, the increase in the 
military budget from last year and this year would pay for a 
prescription drug program. Not the budget, the increase in the budget.
  What we are saying to them is show a little restraint, we will leave 
to them the authority to pick and choose. Do not cut things that are 
important to manpower. Cut out some of the projects that they are being 
asked to pay for because they will provide employment in certain 
districts.
  There is an intellectual double standard here that says, when we are 
talking about housing, when we are talking about health care, when we 
are talking about the Environmental Protection Administration, if we 
catch them misspending money, we will punish them.
  In the Pentagon, when we catch them misspending money, we reward them 
by giving them more.
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
South Carolina (Mr. Spence), the chairman of the committee.
  (Mr. SPENCE asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me the 
time.
  Mr. Chairman, we have been fighting for a long time to rebuild our 
military. We have been in a deep hole, and we are trying to dig out of 
it. This year, for the first time in 15 years, we have got a real 
increase in the defense budget. And now people want to try to take away 
part of that.
  Reference is made to the Cold War and the fact that the Soviet Union 
has dissolved now and so we do not have all these threats we had and it 
will not cost us as much to defend against them.
  I would like to remind my colleagues that the world now is more 
dangerous, in spite of what he says, than it has been during the Cold 
War. We still have the Cold War threats of intercontinental ballistic 
missiles with nuclear warheads, but now it is more varied. Instead of 
just coming from the old Soviet Union, now it comes from Russia, from 
China, from North Korea, Iraq. And the list goes on. We cannot defend 
against any of those properly.
  In addition, we have new threats, weapons of mass destruction, 
chemical, biological, bacteriological. We can put these as warheads on 
shorter range missiles and cruise missiles that we hear so much about. 
Eighty-one countries have cruise missiles. They can put these as 
warheads on those devices and they can bring everyone in the world 
within the range of these types of weapons, our friends, our allies, 
our troops, and us here at home.
  We cannot properly defend against those threats, and here we are 
trying to cut more than that.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 15 seconds 
to say that none of the threats my friend just mentioned, North Korea, 
China, Iraq, chemical weapons, or biological weapons, date from 1990. 
They all existed contemporaneously with the Soviet Union.
  So it is simply not remotely accurate that we have all these new 
threats. We used to have all of those and the Soviet Union.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield the balance of the time to the gentleman from 
Oregon (Mr. DeFazio).
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, the Pentagon cannot even have their books 
audited to figure out how they are spending their money. Do my 
colleagues think the days of $1,000 hammers and screwdrivers and bolts 
are gone? Wrong.
  The Pentagon loses ships. They do not know where they are. Yet, they 
say we cannot restrain spending in this town? They are wrong. Because 
they have gotten too addicted to Potomac fever.
  Those are not my words. Those are the words of the chairman of the 
Republican Committee on the Budget.
  Now, what we are talking about here is good money after bad. We want 
the strongest defense possible. We want readiness. We want O&M funded. 
We want our personnel taken care of. But we do not want precious 
taxpayer dollars wasted. And they are being wasted.

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  This year financial statements were more untimely than ever, and a 
record $1.7 trillion of unsupported adjustments were made in preparing 
these statements. That is the Department of Defense Inspector General 
Semiannual Report, March 31.
  Now, defense contractors, the wonderful patriotic folks that they 
are, returned $984 million they were paid that they were not owed 
voluntarily. They were not audited. They did not return it because the 
Pentagon found out they had paid the bills twice, three times, four 
times, or whatever. They sent back $1 billion voluntarily. And then we 
got back another $3.6 billion after some minor audits were conducted.
  Now, my colleagues cannot tell me that this is enhancing our defense 
or our readiness, and they certainly cannot tell me it is cost-
effective and a good use of our taxpayers' dollars.
  This cut would cause, finally, the bureaucrats and the four-stars 
down at the Pentagon to begin to pay attention how they spend our tax 
dollars and to have a more cost-effective and better ready force.

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  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Bateman).
  (Mr. BATEMAN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. BATEMAN. Mr. Chairman, I will comment that this debate is about 
priorities. The priority here is the overriding priority of providing 
for our national defense which is not only an obligation, it is a 
constitutional obligation, and this amendment would strike at the heart 
of our ability to perform that responsibility. O&M accounts, personnel 
accounts are exempted under this amendment which means that it falls 
even more heavily on all the other accounts in the Department of 
Defense and it would be an onerous, intolerable burden and would 
indeed, even though it does not come under my Readiness subcommittee, 
be a tremendous detriment to the status of readiness of our military 
forces. This amendment deserves resounding defeat.
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
North Carolina (Mr. Hayes).
  (Mr. HAYES asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. HAYES. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me this 
time. I rise in opposition to this amendment. My friends on the left 
are headed in the wrong direction once again. Without national 
security, there can be no Social Security. We cannot afford to continue 
the slide in priorities of national defense.
  I will use the balance of my time to call attention to our chairman 
who has fought tirelessly throughout his career for the men and women 
who wear our uniform and protect our country. He has fought against the 
Clinton budget-cutting ax that has tried to decimate our military.
  Mr. Chairman, I ask my colleagues to vote against this amendment. 
Support our national security. Support our chairman for whom the title 
of this bill is properly dedicated. I rise to thank him for his 
tireless efforts on behalf of our men and women in uniform.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 4205, the 
National Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 2001. But first and 
foremost, I would like to recognize our Chairman, the gentleman from 
South Carolina, Mr. Spence, for whom this bill's title is dedicated. No 
one in this Congress cares more about our men and women in uniform than 
Mr. Spence. He has distinguished himself among his colleagues as a 
member who leaves politics at the water's edge when faced with issues 
important to our Armed Services. Chairman Spence, we and the millions 
of Americans who proudly serve our nation in the military are grateful 
to you.
  Mr. Chairman, I would also like to recognize our retiring colleagues 
on the Committee: Mr. Kasich, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Fowler and 
Mr. Talent. I've enjoyed working with them and certainly wish them 
well.
  For almost a decade now, this nation's defense budgets have continued 
to fall victim to the Clinton Administration's cutting ax. We have gone 
from a budget in 1992 that exceeded $300 bullion to a budget that in 
the mid-90s fell perilously low. This year, the Armed Services 
Committee has put before this body a bill which reverses the downward 
and misguided trend in defense spending. We renew our commitment in the 
form of $310 billion to the men and women who selflessly serve in the 
defenses of our nation. We have continued this year the good work we 
began last year in what was called the year of the troop.
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield the balance of my time to the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Weldon).
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. Sununu). The gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Weldon) is recognized for 1 minute.
  (Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to revise 
and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, I rise in solid opposition 
to this amendment. We are in no way, shape or form able to meet the 
needs of our military. The irony here is that we had President 
Clinton's former Secretary of Defense Bill Perry come before us in 
January and tell us that the President's request, the $15 billion above 
last year, was inadequate and that in his mind it should be more like 
10 to $20 billion above the President's request. That is after we put 
money in each year, bipartisan support, to make those increases occur. 
Yet Bill Perry still said we were 10 to $20 billion short in what the 
President requested.
  Now, I know some of my colleagues are not happy, but even the 
proponents of this amendment signed letters to us asking for tens of 
billions of dollars above what we were willing to give. I have the 
information here and I am not going to embarrass Members personally, 
but I can tell you that Members who are supportive of this amendment 
signed letters to us asking for us to put more money in the defense 
bill than what the President asked for.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by 
the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Frank).
  The question was taken; and the Chairman pro tempore announced that 
the noes appeared to have it.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote, 
and pending that, I make the point of order that a quorum is not 
present.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 503, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Frank) will be postponed.
  The point of no quorum is considered withdrawn.
  It is now in order to consider amendment No. 3 printed in House 
Report 106-621.


                 Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Dreier:

  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 3 offered by Mr. Dreier:
       At the end of title XII (page 338, after line 13), add the 
     following:

     SEC. 1205. ADJUSTMENT OF COMPOSITE THEORETICAL PERFORMANCE 
                   LEVELS OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTERS.

       (a) Layover Period for New Performance Levels.--Section 
     1211 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1998 (50 U.S.C. app. 2404 note) is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence of subsection (d), by striking 
     ``180'' and inserting ``60''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Calculation of 60-Day Period.--The 60-day period 
     referred to in subsection (d) shall be calculated by 
     excluding the days on which either House of Congress is not 
     in session because of an adjournment of the Congress sine 
     die.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to any new composite theoretical performance 
     level established for purposes of section 1211(a) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 that 
     is submitted by the President pursuant to section 1211(d) of 
     that Act on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 503, the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Dreier) and the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Lofgren) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California (Mr. Dreier).
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  (Mr. DREIER asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Chairman, national security is the top priority that 
we have here in Washington, D.C. As I said during the debate on 
consideration of the rule that made these amendments

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in order this morning, there are a wide range of issues that we address 
and discuss on a regular basis, many of which can be handled at other 
levels of government. But the security of the United States of America 
can only be handled by the Federal Government, and that is why I want 
to make it very clear that our security is my top priority. That is why 
I am very happy to say that we have worked out in a bipartisan way a 
very, very important piece of legislation which will allow us to 
strengthen our security. I would like to begin by commending the very 
distinguished ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed 
Services, the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Skelton), who has joined me 
as the lead cosponsor of this amendment on the other side of the aisle 
as well as the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Tauscher), the 
chairman of the Committee on International Relations, the gentleman 
from New York (Mr. Gilman) and several others.
  This is a compromise that has been put together working closely with 
the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Spence) the man not only who 
chairs the committee, but after whom this legislation that we are 
dealing with here today is named, and I would like to express my great 
appreciation to him for his stellar leadership and for working with us 
in putting together this bipartisan compromise, which, as I said, not 
only includes both sides of the aisle, but also deals with various 
committees that have been involved in it. It is a very common sense 
proposal that will establish a 60-day congressional review period when 
the President raises the threshold for export controls on high speed 
computers.
  The amendment protects our congressional prerogatives. Let me 
underscore once again, this amendment protects the prerogatives of the 
United States Congress by ensuring that the review period will not 
occur when Congress is adjourned sine die. In short, this amendment is 
a very balanced proposal that is designed to promote sound export 
controls and the continued global leadership of our Nation's computer 
industry. As I said, it is very good for our national security.
  Let me just say that I happen to believe that as we look at where we 
are going on this legislation, we have got to deal with our Nation's 
security, but at the same time, we have to recognize that the computer 
industry in this country is constantly re-creating itself. It is not 
just happening in this country, it is happening throughout the rest of 
the world, they push the technology envelope on a regular basis, and I 
think that the current export policy regime structure that we have is 
really out of step with the changes that have taken place with the 6-
month current law that does exist. I would like to say that this stems 
from legislation that the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lofgren) and 
I introduced earlier, and I believe it is very, very important for us 
to realize that that launched the effort, and now we have worked a 
compromise which I think can be acceptable all the way around.
  I urge support of this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I cannot help but express my severe disappointment that this measure, 
which is inferior to the bill introduced with the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Dreier) on this subject is the best we can do here on 
the floor. I must point out that the better bill that the gentleman 
from California and I introduced won unanimous support in the Committee 
on International Relations. It provides for a 30-day review, which is 
the proper time period. Why should computers be subjected to a 
lengthier time review than tanks and missiles? It is preposterous.
  I realize that there are Members of the House, some have called them 
cold warriors, who disagree. But they are a small minority. If the 
Committee on Rules had allowed the 30-day bill on the floor, we would 
have seen a huge bipartisan vote for that amendment for that better 
approach. The leadership instead offers this weaker remedy, and it is a 
darn shame that we have lost this opportunity to do fully and 
completely what the White House and Democratic House leadership has 
asked for for years, a bill that provides for a 30-day review of 
computer exports.
  Mr. Chairman, our Committee on International Relations whip count 
indicated we would have had a floor vote of about 300 Members for a 30-
day bill, with more Democrats in favor than Republicans. Democrats 
would have outshined the Republicans on this. That, Mr. Chairman, is 
why this 60-day bill is the only amendment made in order. The 
Republican leadership wants to look tech friendly, but here, I believe, 
they are putting partisanship ahead of good policy. I agree that the 
current export policy is wrongheaded. It means that children's toys, 
for example, the Sony Playstation 2 that was categorized as a 
supercomputer cannot be exported for half a year while we update our 
technology policy in the export arena. The current policy is 
disastrous. This amendment that is before us is, in fact, an 
improvement over current policy, but it is far short of what we could 
have done. I am greatly disappointed. I hope that in the end we can 
somehow rescue the 30-day provision.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Chairman, I am very happy to yield 2 minutes to the 
gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Tauscher), coauthor of the amendment.
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Dreier-Skelton-
Gilman-Tauscher amendment to the defense authorization bill. Current 
U.S. export controls on supercomputers are Cold War leftovers that are 
irrelevant to today's global marketplace. Namely, they do not account 
for the rapid development of widely available technology.
  On February 1, President Clinton proposed new controls to reflect 
modern technology. But that proposal will not take effect until August 
because of a lengthy 180-day congressional review process. The problem 
is that modern technology in August is not necessarily what modern 
technology was in February.
  Today we should limit the congressional review period to 30 days, 
which would be in line with our export controls on tanks and other 
military technologies. I submitted an amendment to that effect on 
Monday. I regret that the Committee on Rules ruled against my 
amendment, and for this 60-day review period. Congress simply does not 
need 2 months to review technology that is ubiquitous and is being 
exported by other nations.
  When we apply antiquated controls to a fast-paced, evolving market, 
we hurt American businesses with no added advantage to national 
security. While a 30-day review period is the right policy, I urge my 
colleagues to support this 60-day review period held in the Dreier-
Skelton-Gilman-Tauscher amendment because it is better policy than the 
current law.
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Chairman, let me once again thank the gentlewoman 
from California (Mrs. Tauscher) for her cosponsorship of this amendment 
and to say that it is very helpful. Again this is a package that has 
been put together with both the Republican leadership and many 
Democrats included in this.
  Mr. Chairman, I am happy to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from the 
show-me State, (Mr. Skelton), distinguished ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Armed Services.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I am proud to be a cosponsor with the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Dreier), the gentlewoman from California 
(Mrs. Tauscher) and the gentleman from New York (Mr. Gilman) to reduce 
the notification period for changes in the definition of 
supercomputers. Modern computing was born in the United States of 
America. The technology leaders in the field are among the firms most 
strongly driving our economy today.
  We may all be familiar with Moore's law which states that the amount 
of computing power available at a given price doubles every 18 months. 
Today, though, before the government can legally recognize any 
advancement in computing power, it must wait for 180 legislative days. 
That is 6 of those 18 months. In 6 months, foreign competitors can leap 
ahead of our technology. In 6 month, buyers can be attracted to other 
products. In 6 months, companies restrained from filling already closed 
deals can find themselves in great financial difficulty.

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  Even worse, we all know that a legislative day is not a day in any 
conventional sense of the term. It can be as long or as short as we 
wish. We can perform the miracle Joshua described, to stop the sun in 
the sky. While that may be useful for legislation, it can stretch the 
waiting period far beyond the 6 calendar months that can already be so 
difficult for America's companies, and do so beyond the capacity of any 
seer to predict.
  This amendment recognizes the reality of technology. I would note 
also that this amendment does not reduce the time available for 
approval of particular export transactions. All of those controls 
remain in place.

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  I hope that all of my colleagues will join us in recognizing the 
unique pace of technology development endorsing the rationality and 
predictability in government regulations.
  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Chairman, I yield 4\1/4\ minutes to the gentleman 
from New York (Mr. Gilman).
  (Mr. GILMAN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me 
time.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the Dreier-Gilman-Skelton-
Tauscher amendment providing for a 60-day Congressional review period 
for any decision by the administration to modify control levels for 
high performance computers exported to certain countries and markets.
  While I would prefer to shorten the current review period of 180 days 
to 30 days to enable U.S. industry to respond quickly to rapid changes 
in the speed and technology of computer chips and microprocessors, I am 
in support of this bipartisan proposal.
  In my view, this measure carefully balances the need for 
Congressional oversight of our export control policy with the need to 
make certain we do not put unnecessary roadblocks in the way of our 
computer industry, which faces increasingly stiff competition in 
markets throughout Europe and Asia.
  This amendment in no way alters the current licensing policy 
regarding these high performance computers and the Department of 
Commerce's ongoing post-shipment verifications on the use of these 
computers in countries of concern, including China and India. It does, 
however, ensure that the administration is going to provide Congress 
with an adequate review period for any proposed changes in computer 
performance thresholds by requiring that it not include a Congressional 
sine die adjournment.
  By way of background on this issue, I point out to my colleagues that 
there are widely divergent computer export controls that are now in 
place designed to balance foreign availability with national security 
concerns. The two factors determining whether an export license is 
required for a high performance computer are its country of destination 
and the number of MTOPS, million theoretical operations per second.
  As of January of this year, the Department of Commerce has broke 
broken down these countries into four separate tiers, with each tier 
having its own separate licensing requirement.
  The first tier includes Western Europe, Japan and Australia, Mexico 
and Canada, where no individual validated license is required for any 
computer exports.
  The second tier includes the countries of South and Central America, 
as well as a number of Asian countries, where an individual validated 
license is required for the export of a computer above 20,000 MTOPS.
  The third tier includes India, Pakistan, China, Russia, and the 
countries of the Middle East, where exports are permitted without an 
individual validated license for computers up to 6,500 MTOPS, but 
sufficient licenses are required for exports for military uses above 
this threshold level and for all other exports of computers having a 
speed of 12,300 MTOPS or higher.
  Tier 4 countries include Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Cuba, Sudan 
and Syria, where virtually no computer exports are allowed.
  The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 required 
exporters to notify the Commerce Department of a proposed export or 
reexport of a computer to a Tier 3 country with a speed of 2,000 MTOPS 
or higher, subsequently increased to 6,500 MTOPS, and authorized our 
President to raise this threshold level for these countries, but 
stipulated that it should not go into effect until 180 days after the 
President justifies the new policy in a written report to the Congress.
  With computer product life cycles now averaging 3 months or less, a 
requirement that our computer companies must wait 6 months before 
exporting widely available high performance computers is both 
unrealistic and unwarranted. This amendment before us simply shortens 
the review period to 60 days while preserving Congressional 
prerogatives and making no changes in our current export control 
regulations. Accordingly, I urge our colleagues to fully support the 
adoption of this measure.
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Chairman, let me express my appreciation to the 
chairman of the Committee on International Relations for his 
coauthorship of the amendment and his very thoughtful statement.
  Mr. Chairman, I am very happy to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman 
from South Carolina (Mr. Spence), the distinguished chairman of the 
Committee on Armed Services and the man for whom this very important 
defense authorization act is named.
  (Mr. SPENCE asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this amendment. I appreciate, I 
want everyone to know, the willingness of the chairman of the Committee 
on Rules to work with me in trying to find a legislative outcome that 
would ensure our national security is not compromised by the export of 
high performance computers to dangerous entities in countries of 
proliferation concern. I believe that this amendment, which would 
reduce the current waiting period for certain computer exports to those 
countries from 180 days to 60 days, excluding the period of time when 
the Congress has adjourned sine die, is an acceptable compromise.
  Personally, I would have preferred a longer time frame for review in 
order to allow Congress an opportunity to more fully debate and review 
significant changes that the administration may propose in the level of 
computing capability that may be exported to certain users without 
government knowledge, especially during periods when Congress is not in 
session.
  Those of us who have expressed national security concerns about the 
liberalization of export control policies under this administration 
recognize that technology is rapidly advancing. The underlying 
legislation this amendment would change also recognizes this fact by 
allowing the administration to make such adjustments in the level of 
computing power that can be exported without government review.
  Nevertheless, I believe this amendment strikes an appropriate balance 
between commercial concerns and national security requirements. Because 
of this, Mr. Chairman, I support the amendment.
  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Dooley).
  Mr. DOOLEY of California. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this 
amendment, but also express some regret that we did not have the 
opportunity to have this body act on an amendment which I think would 
have even been more in tune with the realities we are seeing in today's 
Information Age. When we look at the fact that we allow many sensitive 
weapons, such as tanks, high performance aircraft and missiles, to be 
exported from the United States with only a 30-day waiting period, it 
seems somewhat irresponsible and inappropriate that we would not apply 
that same standard to the exportation of high performance computers and 
technology.
  We are here today because we are recognizing that we are advancing 
from an industrial-based economy to one that is based on information, 
and the forces in an information-based economy are speed, whether it is 
the speed of commerce, the speed of innovation, the speed of 
communication, and we ought to be advancing regulations that are 
consistent with our transformation into an information-based economy, 
and a 30-day review period is more than adequate to allow us to ensure 
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are not jeopardizing national security, and, at the same time, ensuring 
that we are not impeding the ability of our economy, which is committed 
to the technology sector to maximize their economic opportunities 
internationally.
  We have had some evidence where companies have been thwarted in their 
ability to make sales of computers. Just last fall Apple Computers 
developed a single processor that exceeded the export control limits, 
and were precluded from marketing this product in over 50 countries.
  We need to ensure that we do not have U.S. workers sacrificing market 
opportunities because we have a regulation on the books that is not in 
tune with the realities of this information-based economy in which we 
now find ourselves.
  I rise in support of this amendment. I hope as we continue this 
process though that we can hopefully get back to looking at the 
legislation that my good friends the gentleman from California (Mr. 
Dreier) and the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lofgren) would have 
introduced that would have only required a 30-day period.
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
distinguished gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Spence), the chairman 
of the Committee on Armed Services, who would like to make an 
announcement.
  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to section 5 of House Resolution 
503, I announce to the House we will proceed with consideration of 
amendments printed in the report on the rule in the following revised 
order: Amendment No. 4; No. 20; No. 13; Nos. 5 through 9; Nos. 11 and 
12; Nos. 14 through 19; Nos. 21 through 26; Nos. 28 through 35; No. 10; 
and No. 27.
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, let me just say that I appreciate the very thoughtful 
remarks of the gentleman from California (Mr. Dooley) in support of the 
legislation that I and the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lofgren) 
introduced. Obviously I am a proponent of that 30-day period.
  The fact of the matter is it was necessary for us to put together a 
compromise, because obviously the 6-month period with which we have had 
to deal over the past several years has been inadequate, and the most 
recent experience we had actually delayed from July 23 of last year 
until January 23 of this year the ability to increase the MTOPS level, 
and we tried then to move for some kind of movement. Quite frankly, it 
took the administration quite a while, because it was nearly 5 months 
before that July 23 letter that the President sent that we made the 
request of him to move for a lifting of the export control level.
  So now we have come up with a compromise, which I believe is a 
balanced one. Again, my first choice is the legislation that the 
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lofgren) and I introduced. But we have 
come to a compromise, and I am very appreciative of the fact that my 
colleagues the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Spence), the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Hunter), the gentleman from Missouri 
(Mr. Skelton), the gentleman from New York (Mr. Gilman) and the others 
who have come to support this, have agreed to do that.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to my very good friend and classmate, 
the gentleman from San Diego, California (Mr. Hunter).
  Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Chairman, I thank my good friend for yielding me 
time, and I want to thank him for his hard work in trying to put 
together a compromise that he feels would serve national security as 
well as commercial interests.
  Mr. Chairman, as one of the folks that believes that we fought the 
Cold War right, let me just reflect to my colleagues that this species 
of transfer of computers and supercomputers to potential adversaries is 
a very dangerous game.
  My colleague mentioned the Cold War. In fact, we won the Cold War and 
liberated about half a billion people from slavery. In winning the Cold 
War we were very careful not to transfer American militarily useful 
technology to adversaries and potential adversaries.
  Computers have a deadly potential. That is, they can help to upgrade 
the nuclear weapons component of a military like China's. They can 
upgrade their ability to throw missiles. They can upgrade those 
militaries in almost every category, chemical, biological weapons.
  One of my colleagues talked about helping American workers. American 
workers have another interest, and that is to see to it that their 
children are not killed on battlefields around the world by systems 
that were transferred to those countries by the United States of 
America.
  This is a compromise. It is 60 days, and the time we are out of 
session does not count in the review period. For that reason, those of 
us who want to see very, very tight controls and review went along with 
it.

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  I might say to my colleagues, this is a very dangerous exercise that 
we are engaged in. We have to be very conservative and very careful. We 
have made massive mistakes in the past in transferring technology to 
our adversaries. We do accept this, especially because of the 
reservation of time that is spent out of session, so we are not going 
to be surprised by a transfer by the President of something that we 
think will be dangerous to American security. For that reason, the 
committee has agreed to the compromise.
  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I just think that it is important to establish a couple 
of points about the agreement among Members. First, everybody in 
America is glad the Cold War is over and we are glad that capitalism 
won and we are glad that America won, so that is not an issue.
  Number two, I think everybody agrees that there are some 
supercomputers that should not be exported. I know that I do and I 
think most of the companies in Silicon Valley, my home, believe that 
there is some high-end equipment that can be used for a dual use 
purpose and that it is not generally available and should be 
controlled. I agree with that.
  The issue really is what is widely available and already accessible 
worldwide? And that is a changing number in terms of computing power, 
and once we determine that someone can get it anywhere else we are not 
really accomplishing anything by hampering our own economy.
  I mention from time to time that if one can buy it at Fry's, it is 
too late to control. Recently somebody said what is Fry's? Well, what 
Fry's is is an electronic store in Silicon Valley where a person can 
walk down the aisle and they can buy computer chips and mother boards, 
and they can buy, and believe me this stuff is small, hardware that 
violates our export controls at Fry's right now. If we think that there 
are other countries in the world who cannot also go into Fry's, believe 
me there is no security ID necessary to go shopping at Fry's, if we do 
not think that people who want to get high computing power cannot 
already get it, then I think we are sadly mistaken.
  So we need to make sure that our export controls are really keyed in 
to exporting power that is not available generally, and then once that 
decision is made there is no point in having a long, long period of 
time to implement it.
  I mentioned earlier my disappointment over the 30- and 60-day issue. 
I will not reiterate that, but I thought it was important to highlight 
where we agree and not just where we disagree.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Chairman, do I have the right to close the debate on 
this?
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. Sununu). The gentleman from California 
(Mr. Dreier) has the right to close and has 6\1/2\ minutes remaining.
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Mr. Chairman, let me first say that the pages are snickering because 
when someone put an easel up next to me here, I said I do not need 
charts. Well, this is one business where one can never admit to having 
learned anything, but the fact is I have learned that one can use 
charts if they are really good. So I have a really good chart here 
which points to the fact that when we are looking at MTOPs levels, 
MTOPs are millions of theoretical operations per second, MTOP

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levels, we are actually debating very, very small computers here.
  We are not talking about these supercomputers that go up to 3.2 
million millions of theoretical operations per second. So the fact is, 
we are talking about computers that are widely available, and what we 
have done here is we have said that we simply want to make sure that 
since the rest of the world is making these very small computers 
available, that we in the United States should be able to compete with 
them. It seems to me that is the right thing to do.
  Now today, current law says that we have a 6-month review period. As 
the gentleman from California (Mr. Dooley) pointed out, we have all 
kinds of other things that are approved with a much shorter period of 
time, 30 days. Now, people are concerned about the exports. My friend 
from San Diego, the gentleman from California (Mr. Hunter), raised his 
question on this. The gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lofgren) and I 
introduced the legislation calling for 30 days, but I want to see it 
reduced from the 6-month level, because if we look at the 3-month 
innovation cycle that exists out there we need to make sure that we do 
not have to be burdened with that 6-month period of time, and at the 
same time, recognize the top priority of national security.
  So in light of that, we have come to a compromise. I have to say that 
I am troubled by those who would try to politicize this compromise 
because it is one that we have worked out. I have talked to everyone 
involved in this and gotten most people to agree. Again, the man for 
whom this legislation, the defense authorization bill, is named, the 
gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Spence), the chairman of the 
committee, has made a very supportive statement here. The coauthor of 
the amendment is my friend from Missouri (Mr. Skelton), a Democrat. My 
colleague, the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Tauscher), and I 
suspect that my friend the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lofgren), 
will be supportive when we do have a vote on this because it is the 
best we can do at this juncture.
  So I believe that it is the right thing to do and it is going to help 
us go a long way towards making sure that we do not have an incentive 
for our very, very important industry, the computer industry, which 
frankly is responsible for 45 percent of the gross domestic product 
growth that we have had in this country over the past 3 years, is not 
in any way provided with an incentive to leave the United States and go 
elsewhere because we put in the way hurdles for their continued 
success.
  So I urge support of this very important amendment.
  Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of 
the Drier/Gilman Amendment to shorten from 180 days to 60 days the 
amount of time for Congress to review the performance level that 
defines high-speed computers; however, I am disappointed in the Rules 
Committee's handling of this issue. Unfortunately, the Rules Committee 
did not rule in order the Lofgren/Tauscher Amendment that would have 
created a 30-day review time limit. I am disappointed that the 
amendment that we have before us today is inadequate because it does 
not go far enough to make meaningful change to our export policy.
  On October 19, 1999, along with eleven of my Democratic colleagues 
from the House Armed Services Committee, I signed a letter to Chairman 
Spence and Mr. Skelton, indicating support for a change to the export 
adjustment policy to a 30-day review period. That letter was meant to 
indicate the support of several Democratic Committee Members for this 
change and to reiterate the fact that advances in technology and 
industry product cycles are simply moving too quickly to deal with a 
180-day delay in the implementation of export regulations. It is 
unreasonable to subject modifications in computer export regulations to 
a six-month waiting period, or even a 60-day delay, while the sales of 
tanks, rockets, and high-performance aircraft require only a thirty-day 
review period. That is why I was extremely disappointed that the Rules 
Committee did not allow an amendment to be ruled in order on a 
reasonable 30-day review period.
  Of course, I support the 60-day waiting period amendment as an 
improvement, and will vote for the Dreier Amendment. Nevertheless, I do 
feel that we have wasted an opportunity to make an even more practical 
and necessary change to our computer export policy by not allowing an 
amendment on a 30-day amendment to be ruled in order.
  Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of the Dreier/
Skelton amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act to reduce 
the waiting period for the export of computers from 180 days to 60 
days.
  The current 6-month waiting period clearly does not make sense for 
products that have a 3-month innovation cycle and are widely available 
from our foreign competitors. Until recently, export controls affected 
only a small number of computers. But with recent advances in 
microprocessor performance, many of the commonly available U.S. 
business computers will be subject to U.S. unilateral export controls.
  This amendment will enable American high tech companies to compete 
more effectively around the world.
  But I also want to express my hope that this legislation is only a 
first step to a more comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. Export Control 
System. We have to realize that our broken export control system 
threatens to cost our computer industry valuable sales in some of the 
most critical markets in the world.
  This bipartisan amendment is support by the administration and by the 
computer industry. I urge my colleagues to support it today.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong support 
of shortening from 180 days to 60 days the Congressional review period 
for changes to the thresholds for export controls on high speed 
computers. While I have consistently maintained that the review period 
should be 30 days, this amendment represents a workable compromise. It 
is good for America's security and good for our Nation's economy
  I have worked hard to update and improve our export controls since 
almost my first day in Congress. I am proud to have consistently 
supported loosening export controls--even when, at times, I was the 
only voice in favor of doing so. Clearly, we've come a long way in the 
last few years.
  As a Member of the House Armed Services Committee, I am particularly 
sensitive to the need to protect and maintain national security. This 
measure not only ensures our country's national security, but also 
allows the technology industry to deliver their products to overseas 
customers and remain the world's leader in high speed computer 
production.
  One of the best ways to protect security interests is to ensure that 
American companies continue to develop and sell the most advance 
computer systems in the world. According to the independent Defense 
Advisory Board, allowing foreign competitors to replace us in key 
markets, could ``. . . have a stifling effect on U.S. military's rate 
of technological advancement.'' At risk is nothing less than the 
technological edge that is driving America's military and security 
superiority.
  One of the best ways to keep our economy vibrant is to promote the 
export of technology. Industry needs the predictability of a 60 day 
review period to execute their business plans and to move products that 
have a three to six month innovation cycle. I am confident that this 
measure will allow U.S. computer firms to deliver their products to 
market in time to stay on top of foreign competitors.
  I have been proud to fight this fight over the last several years, 
and I am proud of the gains we have made today.
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by 
the gentleman from California (Mr. Dreier).
  The question was taken; and the Chairman pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 503, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California 
(Mr. Dreier) will be postponed.
  It is now in order to consider Amendment No. 4 printed in House 
Report 106-621.


                 Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Luther

  Mr. LUTHER. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 4 offered by Mr. Luther:
       At the end of subtitle C of title I (page 27, after line 
     24), insert the following new section:

     SEC. __. DISCONTINUATION OF PRODUCTION OF TRIDENT II (D-5) 
                   MISSILES.

       (a) Production Termination.--Funds appropriated for the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal years after fiscal year 2001 
     may not be obligated or expended to commence production of 
     additional Trident II (D-5) missiles.
       (b) Authorized Scope of Trident II (D-5) Program.--Amounts 
     appropriated for the Department of Defense may be expended 
     for the Trident II (D-5) missile program only for

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     the completion of production of those Trident II (D-5) 
     missiles which were commenced with funds appropriated for a 
     fiscal year before fiscal year 2002.
       (c) Funding Reduction.--The amount provided in section 102 
     for weapons procurement for the Navy is hereby reduced by 
     $472,900,000.

  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 503, the 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Luther) and a Member opposed will each 
control 5 minutes.
  Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The gentleman from California (Mr. Hunter) 
claims the 5 minutes in opposition.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Luther).
  Mr. LUTHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 2 minutes.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise today with my colleagues, the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Ramstad) and the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. 
Frank), to offer a bipartisan amendment to discontinue funding for the 
production of the Trident II D-5 submarine launch ballistic missile.
  The U.S. Navy currently operates a ballistic missile submarine fleet 
of 18 Ohio class submarines. Ten of these submarines are equipped with 
the Trident II D-5 missiles, while the 8 older submarines carry the 
Trident I C-4 missile, the D-5's predecessor. Each submarine carries 24 
missiles.
  Now, to comply with START II, the Navy is planning to retire four of 
the older subs carrying the C-4 missiles and to backfit the other 4 
with the new D-5 missiles, even though the Navy has currently an 
inventory of 372 missiles. To do this backfit, the Navy has requested 
an additional 12 Trident II D-5 missiles at a cost to the American 
taxpayer of $472.9 million.
  Mr. Chairman, given the dramatic change in our country's national 
security needs, we simply do not need to have the taxpayers of this 
country buy these additional Trident II D-5 missiles. The United States 
is the unchallenged world leader of missiles. The Russian submarine 
fleet is largely rusting in port. China has just one submarine with 12 
ballistic missiles. We already have 372. Who could seriously argue that 
we need any more?
  The Congressional Budget Office estimates that ending production will 
save the taxpayers $2.6 billion through fiscal year 2007, and retiring 
all 8 older subs will lead to savings of approximately $4.7 billion 
over the next 10 years.
  These savings could be redirected toward other pressing needs in our 
country, including defense needs such as the retraining of our military 
personnel.
  I urge my colleagues to support this common sense bipartisan 
amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 2 minutes.
  Mr. Chairman, if one believes in strategic stability and deterrence, 
and I think almost every Member of the Chamber believes that deterrence 
has worked for the last 40 years, oppose this amendment.
  We have three legs to our strategic triad. We have the land-based 
leg, that is, our missiles that are in silos in the United States. They 
are extremely vulnerable. They are very obvious. They are well targeted 
by our adversaries.
  We have bomber aircraft. Those bomber aircraft are also very visible. 
They can be targeted on the runways very quickly.
  We have one type of triad, the third type, which is not visible, 
which is survivable, which can survive to retaliate and therefore deter 
an adversary from making that first strike, throwing that first rock at 
the United States of America. That leg of the triad is the submarine 
leg.
  Now we have 18 boats in the water, or boomers or SSBNs, missile 
boats. We go down under START II, if the Senate ratifies START II with 
the changes, which is no sure thing because the Russians changed START 
II when the Duma made the ratification, so we now have to ratify START 
II as changed, but even if that happens, we go down to 14 boats and 
that requires more D-5 missiles.
  Even if we do a START III, we are going to have 14 missile 
submarines, and that still requires D-5. So these accurate, stabilizing 
systems that are now the key and the heart of our strategic triad must 
be preserved. Even if my colleagues think START II, as changed, is 
going to be ratified by the Senate and signed, fine, go ahead and think 
that. We still have to have 14 submarines. We still need D-5s on all of 
those submarines.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LUTHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to my good friend, the 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Ramstad).
  (Mr. RAMSTAD asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. RAMSTAD. Mr. Chairman, I thank the author of the amendment, the 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Luther), for yielding me this time.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong support of the Luther-Ramstad 
amendment to end production of the Trident II D-5 submarine launch 
ballistic missile. The appropriations bill before us today includes, as 
the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Luther) stated, almost $473 million 
for the purchase of 12 Trident II D-5 missiles. The Congressional 
Budget Office estimates that our amendment would save taxpayers $2.6 
billion through 2007 and $4.7 billion over the next 10 years, money 
much better spent on our enlisted families in the military who are on 
food stamps.
  The Navy already has a surplus of missiles, 25 more missiles than it 
says, the Navy says, are necessary to support its submarine force.
  We should not be spending scarce military dollars on a Cold War relic 
that is not needed to effectively support our military's mission.
  As a strong budget hawk and fiscal conservative, I believe that each 
and every area of the Federal budget must be scrutinized for savings. 
This Trident missile program has outlived its usefulness. It is time to 
save taxpayers from being forced to fund it.
  This important amendment would save taxpayers money without, in any 
way, jeopardizing national security, and I urge my colleagues to 
support it. I urge a vote for fiscal sanity. Vote yes on the Luther-
Ramstad amendment.

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  Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 30 seconds.
  Mr. Chairman, I have a Navy document in front of me that I am reading 
that gives the state of play with these D5 missiles. It states, ``With 
no D5 production beyond FY 2000, available inventory will only support 
outfitting of 11 Trident 2 SSBNs. So we are stopping short three 
submarine-loads of SSBNs if we stop production now.
  It says further, we have to pull more submarines or more missiles 
each year out of inventory to support testing, so we are going to be 
going downhill in this very important part of our strategic triad.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to my friend, the gentleman from 
Washington (Mr. Dicks).
  Mr. DICKS. Mr. Chairman, the gentleman from California is absolutely 
correct. If we pass this amendment, only 11 Tridents would have the D5. 
We need 14. We are coming down from 18 to 14.
  The other problem is that the existing missile, the C4 missile, is at 
the end of its useful life. In order to retrofit it and improve it, in 
order to use it over the lifetime of the submarine, we would have to 
spend almost as much money to do that as to get the existing D5. We are 
also 50 D5s short of inventory requirements.
  Having said that, this missile, the D5 missile, is the only one we 
have today in actual production. This is the only missile the United 
States is producing. Therefore, killing this program would end all of 
our active missile procurement at a time when I think that would be a 
serious mistake.
  Also, if they do this, then the United States would have to either 
build more land-based missiles or more bombers at a much higher cost 
than finishing out this particular program.
  The D5 is our most effective and accurate missile, and I believe that 
the undersea deterrent is the most survivable part of our triad. We 
have an advantage here that we would unilaterally be giving up at a 
time when we are asking the Russians to enter into a START III 
agreement at lower levels.
  The leverage for that is because of our ballistic missile submarines. 
That is where we have an advantage over the Soviets. We would be 
unilaterally giving up that advantage. It makes no

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sense. The D5 has been a first rate system. We need to backfit it on 
the four Pacific Tridents. It is part of our overall defense plan. It 
is something that this administration favors.
  Who favors it? The President of the United States, the Secretary of 
Defense, and the Secretary of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations, 
that is who supports it, along with, I hope, a majority of the House of 
Representatives.
  Mr. LUTHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Woolsey).
  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Luther amendment. 
I appreciate my colleagues' and all of our colleagues' tireless efforts 
to fight and eliminate the Trident missile, a true relic of the Cold 
War.
  With the potential for nuclear warhead reduction from the START II 
procedures, pending that ratification, we will not need to invest in 
missiles today that could be unnecessary in the near future. It is a 
waste.
  Continuing the Trident's production wastes billions of dollars. In 
fact, terminating production of the Trident missiles, as this amendment 
does, the CBO estimates it would save over $2.5 billion over the next 7 
years. In fiscal year 2001 alone it would save $473 million.
  Mr. Chairman, this is money that can be invested in our children and 
their education, our seniors and their health care, and our families 
and their security. I urge my colleagues to invest in people. Vote for 
this amendment.
  Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, this is a centerpiece of our strategic deterrent. The 
amount of money we are talking about here is less than 1 percent of the 
defense budget. With a growing nuclear club around the world, it is 
important for us to preserve the most important part of our nuclear 
deterrent.
  This amendment would gut that program and would hurt strategic 
stability. Please vote against this amendment offered by my friend, the 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Luther).
  Mr. LUTHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I respect the point of view that this is the 
centerpiece of our defense, and yes, I do not disagree with that, but 
we have 372 of these missiles already. Who would suggest that we need 
12 more when we have the pressing needs that we have in this country?
  This amendment, Mr. Chairman, is supported by Taxpayers for Common 
Sense, the Council for a Livable World. Let us get some common sense in 
this body. That is all we are asking for on this amendment. Let us 
support this amendment and start sharing the resources that are in this 
bill with the other needs of our country.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. Sununu). The question is on the 
amendment offered by the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Luther).
  The question was taken; and the Chairman pro tempore announced that 
the noes appeared to have it.
  Mr. LUTHER. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote, and pending that, 
I make the point of order that a quorum is not present.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 503, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Minnesota 
(Mr. Luther) are postponed.
  The point of no quorum is considered withdrawn.
  Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Chairman, I move that the Committee do now rise.
  The motion was agreed to.
  Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. 
Vitter) having assumed the chair, Mr. Sununu, Chairman pro tempore of 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, reported 
that that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 
4205) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2001, and for 
other purposes, had come to no resolution thereon.

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