[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 18021-18047]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2465, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS 
                               ACT, 2000

  Mr. HOBSON submitted the following conference report and statement on 
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:

                  Conference Report (H. Rept. 106-266)

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to 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'', having met, after full 
     and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do 
     recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an 
     amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:

     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

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     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, $1,042,033,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2004: Provided, That of this amount, not to exceed 
     $91,605,000 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, 
     $901,531,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004: 
     Provided, That of this amount, not to exceed $72,630,000 
     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, $777,238,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2004: Provided, That of this 
     amount, not to exceed $36,412,000 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, $593,615,000, 
     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 $48,324,000 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 contribution 
     therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
     States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 
     $227,456,000, 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, 
     $263,724,000, 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, $111,340,000, 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, $28,457,000, 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, $64,404,000, 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, 
     $80,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004; 
     for Operation and Maintenance, and for debt payment, 
     $1,086,312,000; in all $1,167,012,000.

                 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, $341,071,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2004; for Operation and Maintenance, and for 
     debt payment, $891,470,000; in all $1,232,541,000.

                       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, 
     $349,456,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004; 
     for Operation and Maintenance, and for debt payment, 
     $818,392,000; in all $1,167,848,000.

                      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), $672,311,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That not more than $346,403,000 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.

                           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

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     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 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 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. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     by this Act may be obligated for Partnership for Peace 
     Programs in the New Independent States of the former Soviet 
     Union.
       Sec. 125. (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. 126. 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. 127. Not later than April 30, 2000, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report examining the adequacy of special education 
     facilities and services available to the dependent children 
     of uniformed personnel stationed in the United States. The 
     report shall identify the following:
       (1) The schools on military installations in the United 
     States that are operated by the Department of Defense, other 
     entities of the Federal government, or local school 
     districts.
       (2) School districts in the United States that have 
     experienced an increase in enrollment of 20 percent or more 
     in the fast five years resulting from base realignments or 
     consolidations.
       (3) The impact of increased special education requirements 
     on student populations, student-

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     teacher ratios, and financial requirements in school 
     districts supporting installations designated by the military 
     departments as compassionate assignment posts.
       (4) The adequacy of special education services and 
     facilities for dependent children of uniformed personnel 
     within the United States, particularly at compassionate 
     assignment posts.
       (5) Corrective measures that are needed to adequately 
     support the special education needs of military families, 
     including such improvements as the renovation of existing 
     schools or the construction of new schools.
       (6) An estimate of the cost of needed improvements, and a 
     recommended source of funding within the Department of 
     Defense.
       Sec. 128. 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 all family housing units, including flag and 
     general officer quarters; Provided, That not more than 
     $25,000 per unit may be spent annually for the maintenance 
     and repair of any general or flag officer quarters without 
     thirty days advance prior notification of the appropriate 
     committees of Congress; Provided further, That beginning 
     January 15, 2000 the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) 
     is to report annually to the Committees on Appropriations all 
     operations and maintenance expenditures for each individual 
     flag and general officer quarters for the prior fiscal year.
       Sec. 129. 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'': Provided, That funds 
     transferred to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     Security Investment Program from the Military Construction 
     Transfer Fund pursuant to such authority shall be available 
     for all purposes of the Security Investment Program and shall 
     remain available until expended.
       Sec. 130. The Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force are 
     directed to submit to the appropiate committees of the 
     Congress by July 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 maintenace, other associated costs, and a time 
     line for housing completions each year.
       Sec. 131. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or 
     any other Act may be obligated or expended for any purpose 
     relating to the construction at Bluegrass Army Depot, 
     Kentucky, of any facility employing a specific technology for 
     the demilitarization of assembled chemical munitions until 
     the date on which the Secretary of Defense certifies to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that the Department of Defense 
     will complete a demonstration of the six alternatives to 
     baseline incineration for the destruction of chemical agents 
     and munitions as identified by the Program Evaluation Team of 
     the Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment program.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Military Construction 
     Appropriations Act, 2000''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     David L. Hobson,
     John Edward Porter,
     Roger F. Wicker,
     Todd Tiahrt,
     James T. Walsh,
     Dan Miller,
     Robert B. Aderholt,
     Kay Granger,
     C.W. Bill Young,
     John W. Olver,
     Chet Edwards,
     Sam Farr,
     Allen Boyd,
     Normal D. Dicks,
     David R. Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Conrad Burns,
     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
     Larry E. Craig,
     Jon Kyl,
     Ted Stevens,
     Patty Murray,
     Harry Reid,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
     Robert C. Byrd,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

       JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE

       The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the 
     conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
     amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2465) making 
     appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, 
     submit the following joint statement to the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate in explanation of the effect 
     of the action agreed upon by the managers and recommended in 
     the accompanying conference report.
       The Senate deleted the entire House bill after the enacting 
     clause and inserted the text of Senate bill (S. 1205). The 
     conference agreement includes a revised bill.


                       items of general interest

       Matters Addressed by Only One Committee.--The language and 
     allocations set forth in House Report 106-221 and Senate 
     Report 106-74 should be complied with unless specifically 
     addressed to the contrary in the conference report and 
     statement of the managers. Report language included by the 
     House which is not changed by the report of the Senate or the 
     conference, and Senate report language which is not changed 
     by the conference is approved by the committee of conference. 
     The statement of the managers, while repeating some report 
     language for emphasis, does not intend to negate the language 
     referred to above unless expressly provided herein. In cases 
     in which the House or the Senate has directed the submission 
     of a report from the Department of Defense, such report is to 
     be submitted to both House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Financial Management.--The conferees agree that the amount 
     requested for construction contingencies, 5 percent for new 
     construction and 10 percent for alterations or additions, is 
     excessive. Therefore, the conferees have included general 
     reductions which reduce the funding available for contingency 
     within the Department. The conferees direct that no project 
     for which funds were previously appropriated, or for which 
     funds are appropriated in this bill, may be canceled as a 
     result of the reductions included in the conference 
     agreement.
       The conference agreement includes reductions totaling 
     $25,900,000 which result from re-estimation of inflation 
     undertaken by the Office of Management and Budget as part of 
     the mid-session review of the budget request. The conferees 
     direct the Department to distribute these reductions 
     proportionally against each project and activity in each 
     account, as follows:


  Reductions Resulting From Economic Assumptions In OMB's Mid-Session 
                      Review of the Budget Request


        Account                                                  Amount
Military Construction, Army..................................$3,700,000
Military Construction, Navy...................................3,000,000
Military Construction, Air Force..............................2,300,000
Military Construction, Defense-wide...........................2,300,000
Family Housing Operations, Army...............................3,500,000
Family Housing Construction, Navy.............................1,000,000
Family Housing Operations, Navy...............................3,600,000
Family Housing Construction, Air Force........................1,000,000
Family Housing Operations, Air Force..........................3,500,000
Base Realignment and Closure, Part IV.........................2,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                          $25,900,000

       European Construction.--The conference agreement does not 
     provide funding for European military construction projects. 
     The conferees direct the Department to use funds that were 
     appropriated in the Fiscal Year 1999 Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-31) to provide full 
     funding for these projects.
       Service Academy Military Construction Master Plan.--The 
     conferees direct the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) 
     and the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and 
     Technology) to conduct a joint review of the Service 
     Academies' military construction, family housing, and 
     operations and maintenance requirements in this or any other 
     Act. This review is to be completed in conjunction with the 
     services and result in the development of a Service Academy 
     Master Plan. Accordingly, the conferees direct the Secretary 
     of Defense to submit the plan to the congressional defense 
     committees no later than March 1, 2000, Any future 
     requirements at an Academy must be included in the Master 
     Plan. Furthermore, after the Service Academy Master Plan is 
     submitted, any emergent requirements not included in the plan 
     will require notification of the congressional defense 
     committees.


                      military construction, army

       The conference agreement appropriates $1,042,033,000 for 
     Military Construction, Army, instead of $1,223,405,000 as 
     proposed by the House, and $1,067,422,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Within this amount, the conference agreement earmarks 
     $91,605,000 for study, planning, design, architect and 
     engineer services, and host nation support instead of 
     $87,215,000 as proposed by the House and $86,414,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       California--Presidio of Monterey: Video Teletraining 
     Facility.--The conferees direct that this project is to be 
     accomplished within additional funds provided for unspecified 
     minor construction.
       New York--U.S. Military Academy: Cadet Physical Development 
     Center, Phase II.--The conference agreement provides 
     $14,000,000 for the construction of this project, instead of 
     no funding as proposed by the House, and $28,500,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree the total cost of 
     this project estimated at $85,000,000 is excessive, and are 
     aware this cost estimate includes $17,000,000 for seismic 
     upgrade. According to United States Geological Survey, 
     National Earthquake Information Center documents, the

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     Military Academy is located in a low-risk seismic area. 
     Additionally, in a Report of Seismic Study on the project, a 
     consultant made the following comment, ``Seismic upgrading, 
     subject to review with governing Corps of Engineers and U.S. 
     Military Academy authorities, is not recommended, is not 
     considered cost-effective, and is not practically feasible.'' 
     As a result of these understandings, the conferees agree to 
     cap the total cost of this project at $63,000,000. The Under 
     Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is directed to report to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress no later than January 
     15, 2000 on the revised cost estimate for this project, 
     including project-level information presented in Form 1391 
     detail.
       Pennsylvania--Carlisle: Military History Institute.--The 
     conferees are aware of the Army's plan to rebuild the 
     Military History Institute in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Of the 
     $70,305,000 provided for planning and design within the 
     ``Military Construction, Army'' account, the conferees direct 
     that $500,000 be made available for the design of this 
     facility.


                      Military Construction, Navy

       The conference agreement appropriates $901,531,000 for 
     Military Construction, Navy, instead of $968,862,000 as 
     proposed by the House, and $884,883,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Within this amount, the conference agreement earmarks 
     $72,630,000 for study, planning, design, architect and 
     engineer services instead of $65,010,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $66,581,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Virginia--Quantico Marine Corps Base: Infrastructure 
     Development.--Mission growth at Quantico over the past decade 
     has put an enormous amount of stress on the basic 
     infrastructure there. In fact, past efforts to program the 
     construction of new facilities at the installation have 
     failed due to the lack of basic infrastructure. The conferees 
     are aware of plans to provide utilities and road structures 
     at Quantico to correct current facility deficiencies. The 
     project will also open approximately 500-800 acres for future 
     development. The conferees agree this project is needed for 
     continued growth and development of the base. Therefore, the 
     Navy is directed to accelerate the design of this project and 
     include the required funding in its fiscal year 2001 budget 
     request.


                    military construction, air force

       The conference agreement appropriates $777,238,000 for 
     Military Construction, Air Force, instead of $752,367,000 as 
     proposed by the House, and $783,710,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Within this amount, the conference agreement earmarks 
     $36,412,000 for study, planning, design, architect and 
     engineer services instead of $32,104,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $32,764,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Kansas--McConnell Air Force Base: Base Civil Engineer 
     Complex.--The conferees direct the Air Force to accelerate 
     the design of this project, and to include the required 
     funding in its fiscal year 2001 budget request.


                  military construction, defense-wide

       The conference agreement appropriates $593,615,000 for 
     Military Construction, Defense-wide, instead of $755,718,000 
     as proposed by the House, and $770,690,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Within this amount, the conference agreement earmarks 
     $48,324,000 for study, planning, design, architect and 
     engineer services instead of $33,324,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $38,664,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Chemical Demilitarization Program.--The conference 
     agreement provides $267,100,000 for the chemical 
     demilitarization program to fully fund all requested projects 
     for fiscal year 2000. However, the conferees are concerned 
     over the extremely slow obligation and expenditure rates for 
     the program due to pending decisions on alternative 
     technologies, delays in obtaining the required environmental 
     and construction permits, and possible delays in equipment 
     delivery. Therefore, based on unobligated prior year funds, 
     the conferees include a general reduction of $93,000,000 
     against the entire program. This reduction includes 
     $15,000,000 from the program's planning and design account.
       Forward Operating Locations.--The fiscal year 2000 budget 
     request included $42,800,000 for the construction of three 
     Forward Operating Locations (FOLs) using funds from the 
     ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense'' 
     appropriation. Due to the presentation of the budget request, 
     the conferees intend this matter be dealt with in the Defense 
     Appropriations Bill. The conferees direct that future needs 
     for the construction of FOLs be requested under the 
     ``Military Construction, Defense-wide'' account. Furthermore, 
     in future budget submissions, the conferees expect project-
     level information for FOL construction projects to be 
     presented in Form 1391 detail. The conferees further expect 
     the Department to accomplish any required planning and design 
     for these projects by realigning Defense-wide planning and 
     design.


               military construction, army national guard

       The conference agreement appropriates $227,456,000 for 
     Military Construction, Army National Guard, instead of 
     $135,129,000 as proposed by the House, and $226,734,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       Florida--St. Petersburg/Tampa Area: Readiness Center.--Of 
     the additional funding provided for planning and design, the 
     conferees direct that not less than $3,500,000 be made 
     available for the design of this project.
       Maryland--Aberdeen Proving Ground (Weide Army Airfield): 
     UH-60 Tie Down Pads.--The conferees direct that this project 
     is to be accomplished within additional funds provided for 
     unspecified minor construction.
       Minnesota--Mankato: Training and Community Center.--The 
     current facility used by the 2nd Battalion 135th Infantry 
     Mechanized was originally built in 1914. The facility has 
     deteriorated extensively and is substandard with respect to 
     Minnesota State Building Codes, the Life Safety Code, 
     Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 
     regulations, and requirements identified by the Americans 
     with Disabilities Act (ADA). Therefore, the conferees direct 
     the Army National Guard to accelerate the design of this 
     project, and to include the required funding in it fiscal 
     year 2001 budget request.
       Oregon--Baker City: Readiness Center.--The conferees direct 
     the Army National Guard to accelerate the design and to 
     include this project in its fiscal year 2001 budget request.


               Military Construction, Air National Guard

       The conference agreement appropriates $263,724,000 for 
     Military Construction, Air National Guard, instead of 
     $180,870,000 as proposed by the House, and $238,545,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       Rhode Island--Quonset: Maintenance Hangar.--Of the 
     $7,275,000 provided for planning and design within the ``Air 
     National Guard'' account, the conferees direct that not less 
     than $1,500,000 be made available to accelerate and complete 
     the design and any necessary site preparation work for a new 
     hangar to maintain the C-130J-30 stretch aircraft assigned to 
     the Rhode Island National Guard. Although the conferees were 
     unable to fund this, and other, meritorious projects due to 
     severe financial constraints, the conferees recognize the 
     urgency of this project. Therefore, the conferees have 
     deferred the project without prejudice and direct the 
     Administration to incorporate the necessary $16,500,000 for 
     its construction into the President's fiscal year 2001 
     budget.


                  Military Construction, Army Reserve

       The conference agreement appropriates $111,340,000 for 
     Military Construction, Army Reserve, instead of $92,515,000 
     as proposed by the House, and $105,817,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.


                  Military Construction, Naval Reserve

       The conference agreement appropriates $28,457,000 for 
     Military Construction, Naval Reserve, instead of $21,574,000 
     as proposed by the House, and $31,475,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.


                Military Construction, Air Force Reserve

       The conference agreement appropriates $64,404,000 for 
     Military Construction, Air Force Reserve, instead of 
     $66,549,000 as proposed by the House, and $35,864,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.


     North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program

       The conference agreement appropriates $81,000,000 for the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
     Program (NSIP) as proposed by the House, instead of 
     $100,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees note that the actual requirement for the NATO 
     Security -Investment Program has been reduced to $172,000,000 
     since the submission of the budget request. The conferees 
     expect the Department to use funds that were appropriated in 
     the Fiscal Year 1999 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
     Act (Public Law 106-31) to provide adequate funding for this 
     account.
       North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
     Program Funds.--The conferees agree to a provision, Section 
     124, which prohibits the use of NSIP funds for any aspect of 
     the Partnership for Peace Program in the New Independent 
     States of the former Soviet Union.
       The conferees continue the requirement that no funds will 
     be used for projects (including planning and design) related 
     to the enlargement of NATO and the Partnership for Peace, 
     unless Congress is notified 21 days in advance of the 
     obligation of funds. In addition, the conferees' intent is 
     that Section 110 of he General Provisions shall apply to this 
     program.
       The Department of Defense is directed to identify 
     separately the level of effort anticipated for NATO 
     enlargement and for Partnership for Peace for that fiscal 
     year in future budget justifications.


                        Family Housing--Overview

       General and Flag Officer Quarters.--The conferees were 
     dismayed to learn the Air Force, in addition to the Navy, has 
     in recent years supplemented family housing funds with 
     regular operations and maintenance funds on general and flag 
     officer quarters. Therefore, the conferees have no recourse 
     but to include a general provision (Section 128) which 
     statutorily prohibits the mixing of operations and 
     maintenance and family housing funds on all family housing 
     units, including general officer quarters.
       The conferees will continue the existing notification 
     requirement to the appropriate committees of Congress when 
     maintenance and repair costs will exceed $25,000, instead

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     of $15,000 as proposed by the House, for a unit not requested 
     in the budget justification. However, beginning January 15, 
     2000, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to 
     report on an annual basis all operations and maintenance 
     expenditures for each individual flag and general officer 
     quarters. In addition, the conferees direct the Inspector 
     General of the Department to investigate the circumstances 
     surrounding the expenditures of regular operations and 
     maintenance funds on general and flag officer quarters by all 
     military services. The Inspector General should determine if 
     there were any violations of appropriations law and address 
     corrective actions taken by the Department to preclude future 
     occurrence of these violations.


                          Family Housing, Army

       The conference agreement appropriates $80,700,000 for 
     Construction, Family Housing, Army, instead of $89,200,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $60,900,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conferees direct that the following project is to be 
     accomplished within the increased amount provided for 
     construction improvements:

Kentucky--Fort Campbell (26 units)...........................$2,800,000

       The conference agreement appropriates $1,086,312,000 for 
     Operation and Maintenance, Family Housing, Army, instead of 
     $1,089,812,000 as proposed by the House and $1,098,080,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement appropriates a total of 
     $1,167,012,000 for Family Housing, Army, instead of 
     $1,179,012,000 as proposed by the House and $1,158,980,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.


                 Family Housing, Navy and Marine Corps

       The conference agreement appropriates $341,071,000 for 
     Construction, Family Housing, Navy and Marine Corps, instead 
     of $312,559,000 as proposed by the House and $298,354,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees direct that the following projects are to be 
     accomplished within the increased amount provided for 
     construction improvements:

California--Twentynine Palms MCAGCC (692 units)..............$5,100,000
Illinois--Great Lakes NTC (127 units)........................14,400,000
North Carolina--Camp Lejeune MCB (91 units)...................9,100,000
North Carolina--Cherry Point MCAS (138 units).................2,700,000
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia NICP (2 units).......................200,000
South Carolina--Parris Island MCRD (48 units).................4,932,000

       The conference agreement appropriates $891,470,000 for 
     Operation and Maintenance, Family Housing, Navy and Marine 
     Corps, instead of $895,070,000 as proposed by the House and 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement appropriates a total of 
     $1,232,541,000 for Family Housing, Navy and Marine Corps, 
     instead of $1,207,629,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $1,193,424,000 as proposed by the Senate.


                       Family Housing, Air Force

       The conference agreement appropiates $349,456,000 for 
     Construction, Family Housing, Air Force, instead of 
     $344,996,000 as proposed by the House and $335,034,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees direct that the following project is to be 
     accomplished within the increased amount provided for 
     construction improvements:

South Carolina--Charleston AFB (50 units)....................$5,500,000

       The conference agreement appropriates $818,392,000 for 
     Operation and Maintenance, Family Housing, Air Force, instead 
     of $821,892,000 as proposed by the House and Senate.
       Illinois--Scott Air Force Base: Asbestos Removal.--The 
     conferees understand the Air Force has an immediate asbestos 
     problem with a housing complex at Scott AFB in Illinois. The 
     Air Force plans to utilize part of this complex for other 
     purposes, but cannot do so without first completing the 
     removal of the asbestos material. The conferees urge the Air 
     Force to use funds available within the ``Family Housing, Air 
     Force Operation and Maintenance'' account in this Act to 
     perform the required asbestos removal at Scott AFB.
       The conference agreement appropriates a total of 
     $1,167,848,000 for Family Housing, Air Force, instead of 
     $1,166,888,000 as proposed by the House and $1,156,926,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.


                      Family Housing, Defense-wide

       The conference agreement appropriates $50,000 for 
     Construction, Family Housing, Defense-wide, as proposed by 
     the House and Senate.
       The conference agreement appropriates $41,440,000 for 
     Operation and Maintenance, Family Housing, Defense-wide, as 
     proposed by the House and Senate.
       The conference agreement appropriates a total of 
     $41,490,000 for Family Housing, Defense-wide, as proposed by 
     the House and Senate.


              family housing revitalization transfer fund

       The conference agreement appropriates no funds for the 
     Family Housing Revitalization Transfer Fund, as proposed by 
     the House, instead of $25,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.


         department of defense family housing improvement fund

       The conference agreement appropriates $2,000,000 for the 
     Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund as 
     proposed by the House instead of $25,000,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate. The reduction from the level proposed by the 
     Senate reflects full funding of construction projects and 
     construction improvement projects in the traditional family 
     housing accounts, rather than in the Family Housing 
     Improvement Fund. Transfer authority is provided for the 
     execution of any qualifying project under privatization 
     authority which resides in the Fund.


                  homeowners assistance fund, defense

       The conference agreement appropriates no funds for the 
     Homeowners Assistance Fund, Defense.
       The total estimated requirements for the fund for fiscal 
     year 2000 are estimated at $62,687,000 and will be funded 
     with transfers from the Base Realignment and Closure account 
     and revenue from the sales of acquired property.


                 base realignment and closure--overview

       Construction Projects: Administrative Provision.--The 
     conferees agree that any transfer of funds which exceeds 
     reprogramming thresholds for any construction project 
     financed by any Base Realignment and Closure Account shall be 
     subject to a 21-day notification to the Committees, and shall 
     not be subject to reprogramming procedure.
       Construction Budget Data.--The conferees are concerned 
     about the accuracy and reliability of the base realignment 
     and closure (BRAC) construction budget data provided annually 
     to the Congress. The Office of the Department of Defense 
     Inspector General and the General Accounting Office recently 
     found that the Services submitted BRAC military construction 
     data in the fiscal years 1997 through 1999 military 
     construction budgets based on overstated requirements and 
     unsupported specifications and costs. They also found that 
     the major commands of the Services did not effectively 
     implement management control procedures established for the 
     BRAC military construction planning, programming and 
     budgeting process. This has resulted in overstated and 
     invalid BRAC requirements and lack of supporting 
     documentation. The conferees direct the Department to take 
     the necessary corrective action to ensure that these 
     deficiencies are corrected in the fiscal year 2001 budget 
     submission.
       Future Costs of Environmental Restoration.--The conferees 
     direct the Department of Defense to submit a legislative 
     proposal for the establishment of a Treasury account entitled 
     ``Base Realignment and Closure Environmental Restoration'', 
     rather than budgeting for future costs in the Operation and 
     Maintenance accounts. The conferees direct that future costs 
     for environmental restoration and operations and maintenance 
     related to the four rounds of base closure conducted from 
     1988 through 1995 shall be programmed and budgeted in this 
     new account.


             base realignment and closure account, part iv

       The conference agreement appropriates $672,311,000 for the 
     Base Realignment and Closure Account, Part IV, instead of 
     $705,911,000 as proposed by the House and Senate. Within the 
     amount appropriated, the conference agreement earmarks 
     $346,403,000 for environmental restoration, instead of 
     $360,073,000 as proposed by the House and $426,036,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       Revised Economic Assumptions.--As described earlier in this 
     report, the conferees recommend a reduction of $2,000,000 
     from the budget request based on reestimation of inflation.
       Unreported Proceeds.--The Services have collected 
     $11,800,000 more in proceeds from land sales and leases at 
     closing or realigning bases than reported in the fiscal year 
     2000 budget request. Statutes and Department of Defense 
     guidance state that proceeds from the transfer, lease, or 
     disposal of property due to the Base Realignment and Closure 
     process shall be deposited into the Base Closure Accounts. 
     The conferees understand that, because such proceeds were 
     collected after the development of the budget, the Army did 
     not report $8,000,000 worth of proceeds, and the Navy did not 
     report $3,800,000. The conferees direct the Services to 
     deposit these proceeds into the Base Realignment and Closure 
     Account, and have reduced the Base Realignment and Closure 
     Account, Part IV fiscal year 2000 appropriation by 
     $11,800,000 to reflect this action.
       Funds Previously Withheld.--The conferees recommend a 
     reduction of $13,800,000 to the Base Realignment and Closure 
     Account, Part IV. This reduction is based on funds that were 
     previously withheld from obligation based on an inflation 
     rate that was lower than expected. At the time the fiscal 
     year 2000 budget was submitted to Congress, these funds were 
     withheld from obligation, but have subsequently been made 
     available.
       Previously Funded Military Construction.--Based on funds 
     that were requested for three military construction projects 
     that have already been funded or canceled, the conferees

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     recommend an additional reduction of $6,000,000 to the Base 
     Realignment and Closure Account, Part IV. The Army requested 
     $3,300,000 for an expanded dining facility at Fort Leonard 
     Wood in Missouri that was accelerated and funded with fiscal 
     year 1999 funds. The Army also requested $1,100,000 for a 
     sanitary sewer line at Fort Dix in New Jersey. The Army now 
     plans to continue using the existing utility plant. 
     Therefore, the $1,100,000 included in the fiscal year 2000 
     budget request is no longer needed. The Navy included 
     $1,600,000 in its budget request for building renovations at 
     the Norfolk Naval Base in Virginia. However, in fiscal year 
     1999, nearly $4,000,000 was appropriated for the same 
     project. Later, the cost of the project was reduced to 
     $1,600,000. Therefore, the conferees believe there is 
     sufficient funding available for this project without new 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2000.
       Texas--Reese Air Force Base: Building Demolition.--In an 
     effort to replace over 3,000 jobs lost due to the closure of 
     Reese AFB, the Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority (LRRA) 
     is partnering with local universities to develop a technology 
     led research project. The LRRA plans to leverage research, 
     technology transfer and academic endeavors to attract 
     businesses to relocate at Reese AFB. To attract such 
     companies to Reese AFB, the LRRA has identified over 40 
     facilities to be demolished. The conferees direct the Air 
     Force to support the LRRA's plans for demolition at the 
     installation. The Secretary of the Air Force is directed to 
     report to the appropriate committees of Congress no later 
     than January 15, 2000 on the plans for building demolition at 
     the installation, including the funding and estimated dates 
     for completion of such activities.


                           General Provisions

       The conference agreement includes general provisions that 
     were not amended by either the House or Senate in their 
     versions of the bill.
       The conference agreement includes a provision, Section 121, 
     as proposed by the House, which prohibits the expenditure of 
     funds except in compliance with the Buy American Act. The 
     Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes a provision, Section 122, 
     as proposed by the House, which states the Sense of the 
     Congress that recipients of equipment or products authorized 
     to be purchased with financial assistance provided in this 
     Act are to be notified that they must purchase American-made 
     equipment and products. The Senate bill contained no similar 
     provision.
       The conference agreement includes a provision, Section 123, 
     as proposed by the House, permitting the transfer of funds 
     from Family Housing, Construction accounts to the DOD Family 
     Housing Improvement Fund. The Senate bill contained no 
     similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes a provision renumbered 
     Section 124, as proposed by the Senate amended to prohibit 
     the use of funds in this Act to be obligated for Partnership 
     for Peace programs in the New Independent States of the 
     former Soviet Union. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision.
       The conference agreement includes a provision renumbered 
     Section 125, as proposed by the House and the Senate, which 
     requires the Secretary of Defense to notify Congressional 
     Committees sixty days prior to issuing a solicitation for a 
     contract with the private sector for military family housing.
       The conference agreement includes a provision renumbered 
     Section 126, as proposed by the House and the Senate, which 
     provides transfer authority to the Homeowners Assistance 
     Program.
       The conference agreement includes a provision renumbered 
     Section 127, as proposed by the Senate, which requires the 
     Secretary of Defense to report on the adequacy of special 
     education facilities for Department of Defense family 
     members. The House bill contained no similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes a provision renumbered 
     Section 128, as proposed by the House, amended to require 
     that all Military Construction Appropriation Acts be the sole 
     funding source of all operation and maintenance for family 
     housing, including flag and general officer quarters, and 
     limits the repair on flag and general officer quarters to 
     $25,000 per year without prior notification to the committees 
     of Congress. And an annual report is required on all 
     operations and maintenance expenditures for each individual 
     quarters. The Senate bill contained a similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes a provision renumbered 
     Section 129, as proposed by the House and Senate, amended to 
     amend the 1999 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to 
     allow the Department of Defense to transfer military 
     construction funding to the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization Security Investment Program, and to allow any 
     funds transferred to remain available until expended.
       The conference agreement includes a provision renumbered 
     Section 130, as proposed by the House, amended to direct that 
     the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress, by July 1, 2000, a Family 
     Housing Master Plan. The Senate bill contained no similar 
     provision.
       The conference agreement includes a provision renumbered 
     Section 131, as proposed by the Senate amended to require the 
     Secretary of Defense to certify that the Department of 
     Defense intends to proceed with the demonstration of six 
     alternative technologies to chemical weapons incineration 
     before constructing the chemical demilitarization facility at 
     Bluegrass, Kentucky. Pending the Secretary's certification 
     this allows the planning, design and site preparation of the 
     facility and the testing of the alternatives to proceed 
     concurrently. The House bill contained no similar provision.
       Those general provisions that are not included in the 
     conference agreement follow:
       The conference agreement deletes the Senate provision which 
     prohibits the use of funds for repair and maintenance of any 
     flag and general officer quarters in excess of $25,000 
     without prior notification to the congressional defense 
     committees.
       The conference agreement deletes the Senate provision which 
     reduced various accounts in this Act by five percent.
       The conference agreement deletes the Senate provision 
     restricting the conveyance of land at the former Fort 
     Sheridan, Illinois.
       The conference agreement deletes the House provision which 
     reduced various accounts in this Act.

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                   conference total--with comparisons

       The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
     fiscal year 2000 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
     with comparisons to the fiscal year 1999 amount, the 2000 
     budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 2000 
     follow:

                       [In thousands of dollars]

New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1999........$9,134,234
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year 8,499,273
House bill, fiscal year 2000..................................8,449,742
Senate bill, fiscal year 2000.................................8,273,820
Conference agreement, fiscal year 2000........................8,374,000
Conference agreement compared with:
  New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1999........-760,234
  Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year-125,273
  House bill, fiscal year 2000..................................-75,742
  Senate bill, fiscal year 2000................................+100,180

     David L. Hobson,
     John Edward Porter,
     Roger F. Wicker,
     Todd Tiahrt,
     James T. Walsh,
     Dan Miller,
     Robert B. Aderholt,
     Kay Granger,
     C.W. Bill Young,
     John W. Olver,
     Chet Edwards,
     Sam Farr,
     Allen Boyd,
     Norman D. Dicks,
     David R. Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Conrad Burns,
     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
     Larry E. Craig,
     Jon Kyl,
     Ted Stevens,
     Patty Murray,
     Harry Reid,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Managers on the Part of the Senate.

                          ____________________