[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15701-15711]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2000

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 242 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. 2465.

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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. 2465) making appropriations for military construction, family 
housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, 
with Mr. Gillmor 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 Ohio (Mr. Hobson) and the 
gentleman in Massachusetts (Mr. Olver) each will control 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hobson).
  Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, it is my pleasure to present the House recommendation 
for the Military Construction Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2000.
  Let me begin by thanking the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. 
Olver), my ranking member, and all the members of our subcommittee for 
their assistance and interest in putting together this year's bill.
  The bill presented to the House today totals $8.5 billion, the same 
as last year's enacted level, and it is $141 million below this year's 
House passed authorization bill.

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  The bill is within the 302(b) allocation for both budget authority 
and outlays, and it is in contrast to the administration's split 
funding budget request, which proposed spreading $8.6 billion over two 
fiscal years.
  Considering the budget constraints we worked under, the 
recommendations before the House are solid and fully fund priority 
projects for the services and our troops.
  Within the $8.5 billion provided, we have been able to address the 
true needs of our troops by supporting projects that improve their 
quality of life as they serve to protect our country. These priorities 
include $800 million for troop housing, $21 million for child 
development centers, $165 million for hospital and medical facilities, 
$69 million for environmental compliance, $747 million for new family 
housing units and for improvements to existing units, and $2.8 billion 
for operation and maintenance of existing family housing units. We 
believe that these priorities reflect the need to provide our military 
with quality housing, health care, and work facilities.
  Also, by targeting adequate resources for new child development 
centers, we are recognizing the changing makeup of our military force, 
with the rising number of single military parents and military 
personnel with working spouses.
  If we want to keep top-notch people in our military, then we have a 
reasonable obligation to meet the needs of our troops.
  Again, I want to thank the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Olver) 
and all the members of our subcommittee for their hard work and effort 
on this bill.
  In closing, I want to point out that we have put together an $8.5 
billion MILCON bill that is 3 percent of the total defense budget and 
equal to last year's enacted level. Most importantly, this $8.5 billion 
directly supports the men and women in our armed services.
  Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to support this bill.
  Mr. Chairman, I include the following material for the Record:

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  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. OLVER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hobson) has put a great 
deal of effort and leadership into this bill, and I thank him.
  I have also come to appreciate the tremendous job of the staff on 
both sides for the majority and the minority, the tremendous job and 
the hours that they put in as a staff, and I want to thank them, as 
well, but particularly our clerk on the majority side, Liz Dawson, and 
her assistants, and on the minority side Tom Forhan for the minority 
side of the Subcommittee on Military Construction. It has not been easy 
balancing the dollars available against the priority needs for the men 
and women who serve our Nation, and they have served this subcommittee 
and this Congress as a total well in their effort.
  This is a good bill and deserves our support. The military 
construction bill serves as the guardian of the quality of life of men 
and women who serve America in the military and their families whose 
lives are caught up in their breadwinners' service to the country.
  This bill provides $8.5 billion to address some of the most pressing 
needs for better workplaces and housing for these men and women in 
uniform. I wish that we could do more. We have a huge backlog with 
respect to operational and training facilities, the barracks for the 
single military personnel, the family housing, the daycare centers, the 
health facilities. But we find ourselves at the same spending level as 
last year; in other words, a frozen budget at exactly the same level as 
the previous year. Still, the gentleman from Ohio (Chairman Hobson) has 
done an excellent and fair-minded job.
  In the area of housing, for instance, we all agree that our military 
families deserve decent housing. The President's budget request put a 
lot of reliance on the recent family housing privatization program, but 
that pilot program has had significant problems. Some people see 
privatization as a quick fix to address the unmet need for quality 
housing. But there have been false starts, and it is not at all clear 
that all the specific privatization proposals make long-term fiscal and 
budgetary sense for us.
  In the short term, these problems with the privatization program have 
held up money appropriated for housing; and the delays have really hurt 
the families that the program is supposed to help. The chairman very 
deliberately tackled these problems head-on, and I am happy that 
several projects are now going forward while we take a harder look at 
the whole program.
  At the same time, the bill before us here today also includes 
traditional MILCON housing and I believe keeps the housing program 
appropriately balanced, as it needs to be.
  Let me conclude by simply saying that this is a solid bipartisan bill 
that deserves full support of the members of the committee as a whole 
and the Congress as a whole.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from California (Mr. McKeon) a member of the Committee on 
Armed Services.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I urge all of my colleagues to support this 
bill that has been brought by the chairman and ranking member. I want 
to commend them for the great work that they have done on this bill.
   Mr. Chairman, I want to begin by applauding the Chairman and Ranking 
Member of the Military Construction Subcommittee for what they have 
done to ensure our military personnel live and work in safe and quality 
facilities. H.R. 2465 provides $4.2 billion for military construction 
projects and $3.6 million for family housing. This is $3 billion more 
than the President had requested. I want to commend the Chairman for 
his tremendous efforts.
  I also want to highlight an issue of great importance to Lancaster--a 
major city in my district--and the military personnel in the state of 
California. In the last five years the California National Guard has 
lost the leases on five armories in the Los Angeles basin. This has led 
to severe overcrowding at the remaining armories. After examining 38 
sites, the California National Guard chose the Antelope Valley 
Fairgrounds in the city of Lancaster as the site for a new armory.
  Congress directed the Secretary of the Army to submit a plan and 
schedule for the consolidation and replacement of existing armories by 
January 15, 1999. In order to meet this schedule, the design and 
construction of the armory must take place in FY 2000. The City of 
Lancaster recently learned that it secured $1 million in state funds 
for this project, and now it needs the federal matching funds of 
$500,000 in FY 2000 and $2.5 million in FY 2001 to ensure that the 
project is kept within the time frame of the consolidation plan.
  I would be extremely grateful if the Subcommittee would work with me 
to ensure this project can be completed on time.
  Once again, I want to commend the gentleman from Ohio for his efforts 
in drafting this important piece of legislation, and I urge all of my 
colleagues to vote in favor of this bill.
  Mr. OLVER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Edwards), who is a member of the Subcommittee on Military 
Construction.
  Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. Chairman, I thank the ranking member for yielding me 
the time.
  Mr. Chairman, I primarily want to rise to congratulate the leadership 
of this committee and the professional staff for putting together a 
quality product.
  If I have any disappointment in this bill, it is simply that the 
American people will see nothing of this debate and will not hear about 
this process on the evening news. Because it seems that, with the 
national press, if it is not conflict, it is simply not news. Well, my 
message to the American people is, if they watch this military 
construction appropriations process, this is the way government should 
work.
  The gentleman from Ohio (Chairman Hobson) and the gentleman from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Olver), the ranking minority member, have put the 
interest of our military families, the interest of a strong national 
defense, the interest of our Nation above the interest of any 
partisanship. Because of that, there will not be great debate on this 
floor and, consequently, many Americans will not know about the quality 
product. But, most importantly, the people who will find out about it, 
the men and women who are willing to put their lives on the line 
defending our country in uniform, in combat, they will be the winners 
from this legislation.
  I think it is especially interesting to note, if we look at the 
supplemental appropriations legislation that passed this House several 
months ago, along with this legislation, the end product is that the 
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hobson) and the gentleman from Massachusetts 
(Mr. Olver) working together have helped renew a real commitment for 
quality-of-life programs for our military families both here and 
abroad.

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  I want to once again commend them for taking an interest in an issue 
that does not have any political payoff back home or in their 
districts, the interest of providing better quality housing for our men 
and women serving in uniform overseas.
  I think the important message to come out of this bill, Mr. Chairman, 
is that wars are not won by technology alone. That is an important 
message that we must remind ourselves and the American people. To win 
them, wars require quality, well-motivated people. When we consider the 
number of people in our military that are married today, these quality 
of life issues, while they may not have defense subcontractor lobbyists 
from 40 States lobbying in their behalf, are at the heart and soul of 
our building and strengthening our national defense structure in 
America. The credit for that goes to the chairman and the ranking 
member and the professional staff for the great work they have done. I 
commend them for their work. I just wish the American people could turn 
on the television tonight and see Congress working on a bipartisan 
basis putting the interest of our country ahead of partisanship. 
Congratulations.
  Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Kansas

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(Mr. Tiahrt), a member of the subcommittee.
  Mr. TIAHRT. Mr. Chairman, I could stand here and talk to my 
colleagues about the numbers that are included in this bill. But 
instead I want to tell them about that mother of three who will be able 
to come home to an apartment where the appliances work. She was in an 
apartment that was too expensive, it was drafty, it was not safe for 
her kids to play, but now she can come home to an apartment where they 
are safe.
  I want to tell them about that Marine corporal, Corporal Mollet, who 
is stationed in Iceland. Even though in the winter months the daylight 
only shows for 45 or 50 minutes, he can come home to a warm apartment 
where he can now exercise and keep in top shape.
  This bill is making life better for the young men and women that 
serve our country. That is why I would urge all of my colleagues to 
support it. It is fiscally responsible and it does the right thing.
  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of this well 
crafted, balanced, and bipartisan bill. This legislation, Mr. Chairman, 
is fiscally conservative yet comprehensive. My good friend, the 
Gentleman from Ohio, Mr. Hobson, The Chairman of the Military 
Construction subcommittee, has authored a bill that adheres to the 
budget caps while adequately addressing the needs of our armed 
services.
  Chairman Hobson faced a daunting challenge in crafting this 
legislation. The Administration's budget request represented the lowest 
nominal request for military construction since 1981. The 
Administration instead made the unprecedented request to defer funding 
to future fiscal years through incremental, or forward funding of 
projects. Furthermore, the Administration requested no new family 
housing projects through traditional military construction, but rather 
asked for a vast expansion of the housing privatization pilot program 
without first examining the effect that this would have upon local 
school districts that rely upon Impact Aid funding.
  I am pleased, Mr. Chairman, that this legislation fully funds all 
military construction projects and reallocates funds from the 
privatization pilot program to traditional military construction 
accounts. This would not have been possible without Chairman Hobson's 
leadership. He has helped to create a strong, bipartisan bill in the 
face of numerous obstacles. I ask all Members to support this 
legislation.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this bill and would 
like to commend the work of both the chairman, Mr. Hobson and the 
ranking member, Mr. Olver.
  I believe the priorities which they have established in this bill are 
good for both our nation and for our nation's defense.
  The funding constraints imposed by the balanced budget agreement make 
our choices more difficult.
  However, we still must ensure that other priorities do not drive us 
away from one of the primary responsibilities the Congress has, and 
that is ensuring for the nation's defense.
  The construction of quality family housing and barracks, as well as 
hospitals and child development centers all relate directly to the 
quality of life issues so important to retaining our men and women who 
serve our nation and who deserve the best that we can provide them.
  We have witnessed our military forces time and again respond to our 
nation's call and demonstrate the courage, commitment and dedication 
that make our nation's defense the envy of the world.
  I want to thank the subcommittee for providing these men and women a 
quality of life that makes the burden of leaving their families behind 
a bit easier to bear.
  I also rise the support this bill which appropriates $8.5 billion for 
critical military construction needs in fiscal year 2000 and want to 
applaud the chairman and ranking member for what is in the bill before 
us:
  --$4.2 billion for military construction, including: $789 million for 
barracks construction, $24 million for child development centers, $165 
million for hospital and medical facilities, and $497 million for Guard 
and Reserve components.
  --$3.6 billion for family housing, including: $747 million for new 
construction and renovation of family housing units and $2.8 billion 
for operation and maintenance of existing units.
  --$700 million for expenses related to base realignment and closure.
  I also want to point out some of the projects included in this bill 
that will have such a positive impact on the defense installations in 
my district such as;
  For the Patuxent River Naval Air Station: $3.06 million for a ship & 
air test and evaluation facility, $1.5 million for a indoor firing 
range, and $4.15 million for an aircrew water survival training 
facility.
  For Fort Meade: $10.07 million for a sewage treatment plant.
  In closing, I want to thank the subcommittee for funding these 
military construction priorities and for so effectively addressing the 
needs of our men and women in uniform and their families.
  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Chairman, today I rise in support of H.R. 2465, the 
Military Construction Appropriations Act for FY 2000. This important 
bipartisan legislation provides $8.5 billion for military housing and 
addresses a variety of quality of life issues for U.S. troops.
  It is time that we made basic improvements in base facilities to 
support our troops. H.R. 2465 will address such quality of life issues 
in a number of ways. For example, the bill provides almost $965 million 
for barracks, hospitals and medical facilities, and $747 million for 
new housing units for troops and their families.
  I am particularly pleased that H.R. 2465 includes $16.8 million to 
continue a much-needed family housing project at Vandenberg Air Force 
Base in my district. Vandenberg is in the process of building 108 two, 
three, and four bedroom housing units on the base. The goal is to 
provide safe, modern, and efficient housing for service men and women 
and their family members.
  This particular housing project provides the services with a unique 
model of how development can be structured to strengthen and enhance a 
sense of community among a highly transitory population.
  I am also proud to say that this bill funds priority projects and 
services for American forces for the next fiscal year, and still 
manages to be fiscally responsible.
  Mr. BEREUTER. Mr. Chairman, this Member rises to address funding for 
a new Army Reserve Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.
  The Army Reserve in Lincoln, Nebraska, currently leases a building 
assigned to the Agriculture Campus of the University of Nebraska in 
Lincoln. The University's plans for expanding its classroom space are 
being hindered by the Army Reserve's occupancy. Of late, the desire of 
the University to reclaim the facility has become more pressing. The 
Nebraska Army Reserve needs to construct a new building to serve as its 
center.
  The Nebraska Army Reserve has identified an alternative to the 
current situation, but it lacks the funding needed to get it out of the 
starting blocks. Therefore, $1.3 million is needed to proceed with land 
acquisition and to develop preliminary design specifications. This 
Member supports the Nebraska Army Reserve's request for ``seed money'' 
in the amount of $1.3 million to fund the planning and acquisition of 
land for this relocated Center.
  Our colleges and universities have enough challenges. Forcing them to 
delay, or work around, improvements to and expansion of their programs 
should not be unnecessarily adding to those challenges. We ask our 
military personnel to make enough sacrifices. Depriving them of modern, 
badly needed facilities should not be one of them.
  While the bill before the House today does not include this funding 
request, this Member would note that the Senate version of the military 
construction appropriation, S. 1205, which was passed on June 16, 1999, 
by a vote of 97 to 2, already includes funding for this requirement.
  To bring the House measure into agreement with Senate version, and 
for the reasons above, this Member urges the House conferees--who will 
be appointed to the conference on the Military Construction 
Appropriations bill--to agree to the Senate's funding level of $1.3 
million for the construction of a new Army Reserve Center in Lincoln, 
Nebraska, in the conference report for H.R. 2465.
  Mr. WICKER. Mr. Chairman, as a member of the Military Construction 
Subcommittee, I rise in support of this bill. Over the past months, the 
subcommittee has heard from many members of our Nation's armed forces 
and has traveled to bases at home and abroad to see first-hand the 
needs of our men and women in uniform. Their primary concern has been 
the continued deterioration of the infrastructure which supports our 
defense mission here and around the world. The President's budget 
request for Fiscal Year 2000 did little to alleviate these concerns. In 
response to his inadequate request, the Subcommittee added $3 billion 
more than the President, an increase of 56%.
  Our efforts are aimed at providing our armed forces with the best 
facilities, training, and equipment possible. Military construction 
accounts for $4.9 billion or 49 percent of this bill. These funds will 
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child development centers, medical facilities, and other projects to 
strengthen and support critical missions. National Guard and Reserve 
components will receive nearly $500 million.
  We have worked hard to address quality of life issues as well. This 
bill sends a clear message that we will take care of our country's 
military and their families. Family housing projects account for $3.6 
billion or 43 percent of the bill. Within the family housing section, 
$2.8 billion will go for operation and maintenance of existing units, 
and $747 million will be used for the construction of new housing.
  Mr. Chairman, this bill is fiscally responsible. At the same time, it 
helps rebuild our military infrastructure and addresses quality of life 
issues which are so important to maintaining a strong and motivated 
military.
  I urge my colleagues to support the hard work of the Committee and 
vote for this Military Construction bill.
  Mr. PACKARD. Mr. Chairman, I would like to express my strong support 
for H.R. 2465, the Military Construction Appropriations Act for FY2000. 
This legislation addresses ``quality of life'' issues for our service 
personnel.
  H.R. 2465 will significantly improve the living and working 
conditions of our military personnel. As former Chairman of the 
Military Construction Appropriations Subcommittee, I have personally 
seen the poor and unsafe living and working conditions we subject our 
soldiers to both here in the U.S. and abroad. This legislation will go 
a long way in addressing many of these needs. We must do as much as we 
can if we hope to retain these quality personnel.
  Our military is the most powerful fighting force in the world, yet 
our soldiers go home every evening to homes that are simply not 
acceptable or safe. I commend the members of the Military Construction 
Subcommittee and Chairman Hobson for their dedication to the men and 
women of our Armed Services.
  Mr. Chairman, H.R. 2465 goes much deeper than just appropriating 
funds, this legislation will keep the people who protect and serve our 
country safe. We shouldn't keep asking our servicemen and women to put 
their lives on the line if we can't provide them with the basics they 
need to raise a family and live decently.
  Mr. DOOLEY of California. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of 
H.R. 2465 and am particularly pleased with the work that was done in 
regard to the Lemoore Naval Air Station, which is located in my 
district in Lemoore, California. I would like to thank both Chairman 
Hobson and Representative Olver for all their hard work in ensuring 
that Naval Air Station Lemoore is prepared for the upcoming challenges 
the Navy will place on the base. I would also like to thank 
Representative Murtha for his continued support of much needed projects 
at Lemoore.
  I know that funding in this year's Military Construction 
Appropriations was under considerable budget constraints and so I am 
pleased that several vital projects for Lemoore were included in the 
final markup of the bill.
  Naval Air Station Lemoore currently supports 27,000 military, 
civilian, dependent, and retired personnel as the Navy's only West 
coast Master Jet Air Station. With Lemoore Naval Air Station being 
designated as the base for the new F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Fighter 
Aircraft, it is projected that this figure will grow to 33,000 over the 
next 5 years.
  Considering the cost of training these additional pilots, as well as 
the critical importance of the F/A-18's Super Hornets to the future of 
the Naval air program, military construction projects at Lemoore Naval 
Air Station have become a vital component of not only the base's 
mission, but the mission of our National Defense.
  Due to this significant growth, secluded location and deteriorating 
facilities, quality of life construction projects have become 
critically important.
  A recent survey done at Lemoore confirmed this reality when pilots 
reported that living conditions diminish morale and threaten pilot 
retention rates when they are not addressed.
  I am confident that we can work to properly address these concerns if 
we are able to construct and upgrade facilities that directly affect 
the quality of life of our nation's military personnel.
  The military construction projects in the Fiscal Year 2000 
Appropriations for Lemoore provide a good start in addressing these 
issues, but we must see to it that the Defense's million to improve 
morale and retain pilots continues to be implemented in the years 
ahead.
  The bill we have before us today, H.R. 2465, includes language 
supporting this effort and specifically directs the Navy to 
``accelerate the design of quality of life projects at Lemoore Naval 
Air Station, and to include the required construction funding in its 
fiscal year 2001 budget request.'' I am happy to see this direction 
included and am hopeful that the Administration and Congress will act 
accordingly.
  Support of these military construction projects will help Naval Air 
Station Lemoore meet its national defense responsibilities in the 
coming decades.
  Mr. WELLER. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to lend my strong support for 
passage of H.R. 2465, the Fiscal Year 2000 Military Construction 
Appropriations Act.
  This $8.5 billion measure recognizes the needs of our military 
infrastructure, continues our efforts at base closure and realignment, 
and most importantly puts military families first. One of the much 
needed items in this bill to improve the quality of life for our people 
in uniform is the $10.952 million appropriation for the construction of 
the Marseilles National Guard Training Facility in my Congressional 
District.
  The Marseilles complex has been requested by the Illinois Department 
of Military Affairs and the Pentagon since 1994. Not until this year 
did the President recognize the need for this facility and I am pleased 
that President Clinton included funding for this project in his FY 2000 
budget. This facility would be the first permanent training complex for 
the National Guard in the State of Illinois, serving all of the 10,245 
members of the Guard in Illinois. Currently, members of the Illinois 
National Guard are forced to travel to bases in Wisconsin and Kentucky 
some as far as 350 miles away to conduct routine maneuvers. As you can 
imagine, this places a severe stress on the scope and timing of 
military operations, and even greater stress on the members of the 
Guard and their families.
  The Marseilles site is easily accessible from Interstate 80 and is in 
close proximity to Interstates 39 and 55, Chicago, Joliet and 
Springfield. The Marseilles site is currently used by the Guard for 
small training exercises that are conducted out of tents and military 
vehicles with restroom facilities consisting of portable toilets that 
are of an unacceptable condition for these troops. The proposed complex 
in Marseilles would reduce travel time to and from training for most 
Illinois Guard members and would include barracks and dining facilities 
that would help to boost morale and retention within the ranks. The 
immediate construction of the Marseilles complex would provide the 
multiple benefits of substantially helping local business, spurring 
development in the undeveloped area south of the Illinois River, while 
providing a convenient training site that will help to ensure troop 
readiness and an acceptable quality of life.
  Mr. Speaker, I extend my deep appreciation to Chairman Hobson of the 
Military Construction Subcommittee, and on behalf of the residents and 
small business owners of Marseilles and the over 10,000 members of the 
Illinois National Guard I say thank you for helping to get this 
important project underway.
  Mr. HAYES. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank our distinguished Chairman 
for his commitment to our Armed Services personnel, who rely on the 
United States Congress to address important quality of life issues. The 
Chairman and the members of his subcommittee deserve our gratitude for 
their fine work in crafting the legislation before us. In particular, I 
want to thank the Chairman for his personal attention to the needs of 
our soldiers and airmen, and their families, at Ft. Bragg and Pope Air 
Force Base in the 8th District of North Carolina.
  It should be noted that back in February the Chairman and his 
subcommittee were handed a flawed funding proposal by the 
Administration--one that called for an unprecedented piecemeal funding 
approach. The Chairman and his subcommittee wisely rejected this 
proposal, realizing that incremental funding simply doesn't work for 
military construction. Instead, the House is considering legislation 
that properly addresses that military housing needs of our armed 
services.
  Mr. Chairman, let me also take this opportunity to bring to the 
attention of the Chairman and those members who will join him in 
representing the House during the MilCon Appropriations conference an 
important issue to the 8th District and all of North Carolina. Included 
in the Senate version of this legislation is report language directing 
the Army National Guard to include for a combat arms educational 
facility in its Fiscal Year 2001 budget submission. The current 
facilities for the North Carolina Guard's education center are 
antiquated and no longer meet their needs.
  I have before me a letter from Brigadier General Michael Squier, 
Deputy Director of the Army National Guard, stating that the 
Educational Facility is of the highest priority. Such a strong 
endorsement certainly indicates to me that this facility is an 
important project.
  I appreciate the Chairman's consideration of the Senate language and 
his commitment to America's patriots in uniform.


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         Departments of the Army and the Air Force National Guard 
           Bureau
                                      Arlington, VA, May 25, 1999.
     Hon. Jesse Helms,
     U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: I deeply apologize for our error in 
     submitting information on the Military Education Center at 
     Fort Bragg. We had earlier reported that it was not in the 
     Future Years Defense Plan. It most definitely is, as shown in 
     the Army National Guard's Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Submission 
     for Military Construction (copy enclosed).
       This project is of the highest priority to the Army 
     National Guard and has my personal interest along with that 
     of Major General Rudisill, the Adjutant General of North 
     Carolina.
       Your support of the National Guard is appreciated as 
     always.
           Sincerely,
                                                Michael J. Squier,
     Brigadier General, U.S. Army, Deputy Director, Army National 
                                                            Guard.

  Mr. OLVER. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIRMAN. All time for general debate has expired.
  Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be considered for amendment 
under the 5-minute rule.
  During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chair may accord 
priority in recognition to a Member offering an amendment that he has 
printed in the designated place in the Congressional Record. Those 
amendments will be considered read.
  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 Clerk will read.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
     following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for military 
     construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
     closure functions administered by the Department of Defense, 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
     purposes, namely:

                      Military Construction, Army

       For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment 
     of temporary or permanent public works, military 
     installations, facilities, and real property for the Army as 
     currently authorized by law, including personnel in the Army 
     Corps of Engineers and other personal services necessary for 
     the purposes of this appropriation, and for construction and 
     operation of facilities in support of the functions of the 
     Commander in Chief, $1,223,405,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2004: Provided, That of this amount, not to 
     exceed $87,205,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
     design, architect and engineer services, and host nation 
     support, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of 
     Defense determines that additional obligations are necessary 
     for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of his 
     determination and the reasons therefor.

                      Military Construction, Navy

       For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment 
     of temporary or permanent public works, naval installations, 
     facilities, and real property for the Navy as currently 
     authorized by law, including personnel in the Naval 
     Facilities Engineering Command and other personal services 
     necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, 
     $968,862,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004: 
     Provided, That of this amount, not to exceed $65,010,000 
     shall be available for study, planning, design, architect and 
     engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary 
     of Defense determines that additional obligations are 
     necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of his 
     determination and the reasons therefor.

                    Military Construction, Air Force

       For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment 
     of temporary or permanent public works, military 
     installations, facilities, and real property for the Air 
     Force as currently authorized by law, $752,367,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2004: Provided, That of this 
     amount, not to exceed $32,104,000 shall be available for 
     study, planning, design, architect and engineer services, as 
     authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines 
     that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes 
     and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
     of Congress of his determination and the reasons therefor.

                  Military Construction, Defense-wide


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment 
     of temporary or permanent public works, installations, 
     facilities, and real property for activities and agencies of 
     the Department of Defense (other than the military 
     departments), as currently authorized by law, $755,718,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2004: Provided, That 
     such amounts of this appropriation as may be determined by 
     the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to such 
     appropriations of the Department of Defense available for 
     military construction or family housing as he may designate, 
     to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, 
     and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to 
     which transferred: Provided further, That of the amount 
     appropriated, not to exceed $33,324,000 shall be available 
     for study, planning, design, architect and engineer services, 
     as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense 
     determines that additional obligations are necessary for such 
     purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress of his determination and the reasons 
     therefor.

               Military Construction, Army National Guard

       For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, 
     and conversion of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the Army National Guard, and contributions 
     therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
     States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 
     $135,129,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004.

               Military Construction, Air National Guard

       For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, 
     and conversion of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 
     therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
     States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 
     $180,870,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004.

                  Military Construction, Army Reserve

       For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, 
     and conversion of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 
     1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 
     Construction Authorization Acts, $92,515,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2004.

                  Military Construction, Naval Reserve

       For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, 
     and conversion of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the reserve components of the Navy and 
     Marine Corps as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 
     United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization 
     Acts, $21,574,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2004.

                Military Construction, Air Force Reserve

       For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, 
     and conversion of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by 
     chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 
     Construction Authorization Acts, $66,549,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2004.

                   North Atlantic Treaty Organization

                      Security Investment Program

       For the United States share of the cost of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program for 
     the acquisition and construction of military facilities and 
     installations (including international military headquarters) 
     and for related expenses for the collective defense of the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized in Military 
     Construction Authorization Acts and section 2806 of title 10, 
     United States Code, $81,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                          Family Housing, Army

       For expenses of family housing for the Army for 
     construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 
     expansion, extension and alteration and for operation and 
     maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor 
     construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance 
     premiums, as authorized by law, as follows: for Construction, 
     $89,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004; 
     for Operation and Maintenance, and for debt payment, 
     $1,089,812,000; in all $1,179,012,000.

                 Family Housing, Navy and Marine Corps

       For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine 
     Corps for construction, including acquisition, replacement, 
     addition, expansion, extension and alteration and for 
     operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 
     minor construction, principal and interest charges, and 
     insurance premiums, as authorized by law, as follows: for 
     Construction, $312,559,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2004; for Operation and Maintenance, and for 
     debt payment, $895,070,000; in all $1,207,629,000.

                       Family Housing, Air Force

       For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 
     construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 
     expansion, extension and alteration and for operation and 
     maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor 
     construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance 
     premiums, as authorized by law, as follows: for Construction,

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     $344,996,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004; 
     for Operation and Maintenance, and for debt payment, 
     $821,892,000; in all $1,166,888,000.

                      Family Housing, Defense-wide

       For expenses of family housing for the activities and 
     agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 
     military departments) for construction, including 
     acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension and 
     alteration, and for operation and maintenance, leasing, and 
     minor construction, as authorized by law, as follows: for 
     Construction, $50,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2004; for Operation and Maintenance, $41,440,000; in all 
     $41,490,000.

         Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund

       For the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement 
     Fund, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, as the 
     sole source of funds for planning, administrative, and 
     oversight costs relating to family housing initiatives 
     undertaken pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2883, pertaining to 
     alternative means of acquiring and improving military family 
     housing, and supporting facilities.

             Base Realignment and Closure Account, Part IV

       For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure 
     Account 1990 established by section 2906(a)(1) of the 
     Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1991 (Public Law 
     101-510), $705,911,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That not more than $360,073,000 of the funds 
     appropriated herein shall be available solely for 
     environmental restoration, unless the Secretary of Defense 
     determines that additional obligations are necessary for such 
     purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress of his determination and the reasons 
     therefor.

  Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that the remainder 
of the bill through page 20, line 17, be considered as read, printed in 
the Record, and open to amendment at any point.
  The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
Ohio?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the remainder of the bill through page 20, line 17, is as 
follows:

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 101. None of the funds appropriated in Military 
     Construction Appropriations Acts shall be expended for 
     payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for 
     construction, where cost estimates exceed $25,000, to be 
     performed within the United States, except Alaska, without 
     the specific approval in writing of the Secretary of Defense 
     setting forth the reasons therefor.
       Sec. 102. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     for construction shall be available for hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles.
       Sec. 103. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     for construction may be used for advances to the Federal 
     Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, for the 
     construction of access roads as authorized by section 210 of 
     title 23, United States Code, when projects authorized 
     therein are certified as important to the national defense by 
     the Secretary of Defense.
       Sec. 104. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be 
     used to begin construction of new bases inside the 
     continental United States for which specific appropriations 
     have not been made.
       Sec. 105. No part of the funds provided in Military 
     Construction Appropriations Acts shall be used for purchase 
     of land or land easements in excess of 100 percent of the 
     value as determined by the Army Corps of Engineers or the 
     Naval Facilities Engineering Command, except: (1) where there 
     is a determination of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases 
     negotiated by the Attorney General or his designee; (3) where 
     the estimated value is less than $25,000; or (4) as otherwise 
     determined by the Secretary of Defense to be in the public 
     interest.
       Sec. 106. None of the funds appropriated in Military 
     Construction Appropriations Acts shall be used to: (1) 
     acquire land; (2) provide for site preparation; or (3) 
     install utilities for any family housing, except housing for 
     which funds have been made available in annual Military 
     Construction Appropriations Acts.
       Sec. 107. None of the funds appropriated in Military 
     Construction Appropriations Acts for minor construction may 
     be used to transfer or relocate any activity from one base or 
     installation to another, without prior notification to the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       Sec. 108. No part of the funds appropriated in Military 
     Construction Appropriations Acts may be used for the 
     procurement of steel for any construction project or activity 
     for which American steel producers, fabricators, and 
     manufacturers have been denied the opportunity to compete for 
     such steel procurement.
       Sec. 109. None of the funds available to the Department of 
     Defense for military construction or family housing during 
     the current fiscal year may be used to pay real property 
     taxes in any foreign nation.
       Sec. 110. None of the funds appropriated in Military 
     Construction Appropriations Acts may be used to initiate a 
     new installation overseas without prior notification to the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       Sec. 111. None of the funds appropriated in Military 
     Construction Appropriations Acts may be obligated for 
     architect and engineer contracts estimated by the Government 
     to exceed $500,000 for projects to be accomplished in Japan, 
     in any NATO member country, or in countries bordering the 
     Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are awarded to United 
     States firms or United States firms in joint venture with 
     host nation firms.
       Sec. 112. None of the funds appropriated in Military 
     Construction Appropriations Acts for military construction in 
     the United States territories and possessions in the Pacific 
     and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian 
     Gulf, may be used to award any contract estimated by the 
     Government to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: 
     Provided, That this section shall not be applicable to 
     contract awards for which the lowest responsive and 
     responsible bid of a United States contractor exceeds the 
     lowest responsive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor 
     by greater than 20 percent: Provided further, That this 
     section shall not apply to contract awards for military 
     construction on Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest 
     responsive and responsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese 
     contractor.
       Sec. 113. The Secretary of Defense is to inform the 
     appropriate committees of Congress, including the Committees 
     on Appropriations, of the plans and scope of any proposed 
     military exercise involving United States personnel 30 days 
     prior to its occurring, if amounts expended for construction, 
     either temporary or permanent, are anticipated to exceed 
     $100,000.
       Sec. 114. Not more than 20 percent of the appropriations in 
     Military Construction Appropriations Acts which are limited 
     for obligation during the current fiscal year shall be 
     obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 115. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     for construction in prior years shall be available for 
     construction authorized for each such military department by 
     the authorizations enacted into law during the current 
     session of Congress.
       Sec. 116. For military construction or family housing 
     projects that are being completed with funds otherwise 
     expired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may 
     be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, 
     inspection, overhead, engineering and design on those 
     projects and on subsequent claims, if any.
       Sec. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     funds appropriated to a military department or defense agency 
     for the construction of military projects may be obligated 
     for a military construction project or contract, or for any 
     portion of such a project or contract, at any time before the 
     end of the fourth fiscal year after the fiscal year for which 
     funds for such project were appropriated if the funds 
     obligated for such project: (1) are obligated from funds 
     available for military construction projects; and (2) do not 
     exceed the amount appropriated for such project, plus any 
     amount by which the cost of such project is increased 
     pursuant to law.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 118. During the 5-year period after appropriations 
     available to the Department of Defense for military 
     construction and family housing operation and maintenance and 
     construction have expired for obligation, upon a 
     determination that such appropriations will not be necessary 
     for the liquidation of obligations or for making authorized 
     adjustments to such appropriations for obligations incurred 
     during the period of availability of such appropriations, 
     unobligated balances of such appropriations may be 
     transferred into the appropriation ``Foreign Currency 
     Fluctuations, Construction, Defense'' to be merged with and 
     to be available for the same time period and for the same 
     purposes as the appropriation to which transferred.
       Sec. 119. The Secretary of Defense is to provide the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives with an annual report by February 15, 
     containing details of the specific actions proposed to be 
     taken by the Department of Defense during the current fiscal 
     year to encourage other member nations of the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization, Japan, Korea, and United States allies 
     bordering the Arabian Gulf to assume a greater share of the 
     common defense burden of such nations and the United States.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 120. During the current fiscal year, in addition to 
     any other transfer authority available to the Department of 
     Defense, proceeds deposited to the Department of Defense Base 
     Closure Account established by section 207(a)(1) of the 
     Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526) pursuant to section 
     207(a)(2)(C) of such Act, may be transferred to the account 
     established by section 2906(a)(1) of the Department of 
     Defense Authorization Act, 1991, to be merged

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     with, and to be available for the same purposes and the same 
     time period as that account.
       Sec. 121. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be 
     expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in 
     expending the assistance the entity will comply with sections 
     2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c, 
     popularly known as the ``Buy American Act'').
       Sec. 122. (a) In the case of any equipment or products that 
     may be authorized to be purchased with financial assistance 
     provided under this Act, it is the sense of the Congress that 
     entities receiving such assistance should, in expending the 
     assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and 
     products.
        (b) In providing financial assistance under this Act, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall provide to each recipient of 
     the assistance a notice describing the statement made in 
     subsection (a) by the Congress.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 123. Subject to 30 days prior notification to the 
     Committees on Appropriations, such additional amounts as may 
     be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred 
     to the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund 
     from amounts appropriated for construction in ``Family 
     Housing '' accounts, to be merged with and to be available 
     for the same purposes and for the same period of time as 
     amounts appropriated directly to the Fund: Provided, That 
     appropriations made available to the Fund shall be available 
     to cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan 
     guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant to 
     the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 169, title 10, 
     United States Code, pertaining to alternative means of 
     acquiring and improving military family housing and 
     supporting facilities.
       Sec. 124. (a) Not later than 60 days before issuing any 
     solicitation for a contract with the private sector for 
     military family housing the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees the notice described in subsection (b).
       (b)(1) A notice referred to in subsection (a) is a notice 
     of any guarantee (including the making of mortgage or rental 
     payments) proposed to be made by the Secretary to the private 
     party under the contract involved in the event of--
       (A) the closure or realignment of the installation for 
     which housing is provided under the contract;
       (B) a reduction in force of units stationed at such 
     installation; or
       (C) the extended deployment overseas of units stationed at 
     such installation.
       (2) Each notice under this subsection shall specify the 
     nature of the guarantee involved and assess the extent and 
     likelihood, if any, of the liability of the Federal 
     Government with respect to the guarantee.
       (c) In this section, the term ``congressional defense 
     committees'' means the following:
       (1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Military 
     Construction Subcommittee, Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate.
       (2) The Committee on Armed Services and the Military 
     Construction Subcommittee, Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 125. During the current fiscal year, in addition to 
     any other transfer authority available to the Department of 
     Defense, amounts may be transferred from the account 
     established by section 2906(a)(1) of the Department of 
     Defense Authorization Act, 1991, to the fund established by 
     section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan 
     Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses 
     associated with the Homeowners Assistance Program. Any 
     amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available for 
     the same purposes and for the same time period as the fund to 
     which transferred.
       Sec. 126. Notwithstanding this or any other provision of 
     law, funds appropriated in Military Construction 
     Appropriations Acts for operations and maintenance of family 
     housing shall be the exclusive source of funds for repair and 
     maintenance of flag and general officer quarters: Provided, 
     That not more than $15,000 per unit may be spent annually for 
     the maintenance and repair of any general or flag officers 
     quarters without thirty days advance prior notification of 
     the appropriate committees of Congress: Provided further, 
     That out-of-cycle notifications are prohibited with the 
     exception of those justified by emergency or safety-related 
     items: Provided further, That the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller) is to report on a quarterly basis to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress all operations and 
     maintenance expenditures for each individual flag and general 
     officer quarters.
       Sec. 127. The first proviso under the heading ``MILITARY 
     CONSTRUCTION TRANSFER FUND'' in chapter 6 of title II of the 
     1999 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (Public Law 
     106-31) is amended by inserting ``and to the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization Security Investment Program as provided 
     in section 2806 of title 10, United States Code'' after ``to 
     military construction accounts''.
       Sec. 128. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Act, 
     the following accounts are hereby reduced by the specified 
     amounts--
       ``Military Construction, Army'', $38,253,000;
       ``Military Construction, Navy'', $30,277,000;
       ``Military Construction, Air Force'', $23,511,000;
       ``Military Construction, Defense-wide'', $23,616,000;
       ``Military Construction, Army National Guard'', $4,223,000;
       ``Military Construction, Air National Guard'', $5,652,000;
       ``Military Construction, Army Reserve'', $2,891,000;
       ``Military Construction, Naval Reserve'', $674,000; and
       ``Military Construction, Air Force Reserve'', $2,080,000.
       Sec. 129. The Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force are 
     directed to submit to the appropriate committees of the 
     Congress by June 1, 2000, a Family Housing Master Plan 
     demonstrating how they plan to meet the year 2010 housing 
     goals with traditional construction, operation and 
     maintenance support, as well as privatization initiative 
     proposals. Each plan shall include projected life cycle costs 
     for family housing construction, basic allowance for housing, 
     operation and maintenance, other associated costs, and a time 
     line for housing completions each year.

  The CHAIRMAN. Are there amendments to the bill?
  The Clerk will read the last 2 lines of the bill.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       This Act may be cited as the ``Military Construction 
     Appropriations Act, 2000''.

  The CHAIRMAN. Are there any amendments?
  If not, under the rule, the Committee rises.
  Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. 
Pease) having assumed the chair, Mr. Gillmor, Chairman 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. 2465) making 
appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base 
realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, pursuant to 
House Resolution 242, he reported the bill back to the House.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the rule, the previous question is 
ordered.
  The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the bill.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was 
read the third time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.
  Pursuant to clause 10 of rule XX, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 418, 
nays 4, not voting 13, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 280]

                               YEAS--418

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez

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     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (IN)
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--4

     Norwood
     Paul
     Royce
     Stark

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Combest
     Gejdenson
     Hastings (FL)
     Kasich
     McDermott
     Meek (FL)
     Scarborough
     Sweeney
     Thurman
     Weygand
     Wise

                              {time}  1515

  Ms. BALDWIN changed her vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
  So the bill was passed.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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