[House Report 105-647]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     105-647
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 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, FAMILY HOUSING, AND 
  BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR THE 
     FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1999, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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                 July 24, 1998.--Ordered to be printed

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 Mr. Packard, from the committee of conference, submitted the following

                           CONFERENCE REPORT

                        [To accompany H.R. 4059]

      The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
4059) ``making appropriations for military construction, family 
housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 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, 1999, 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, $868,726,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2003: Provided, That of this amount, not to 
exceed $64,269,000 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, $604,593,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2003: Provided, That of this 
amount, not to exceed $60,846,000 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, $615,809,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2003: Provided, That of this amount, not to 
exceed $38,092,000 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, $553,114,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2003: 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 $26,005,000 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.

 Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund


                         (rescission of funds)


    Of the funds appropriated for ``Department of Defense 
Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund'' under Public 
Law 104-196, $5,000,000 is hereby rescinded.

               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, 
$142,403,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003.

               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, 
$169,801,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003.

                  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, $102,119,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2003.

                  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, 
$31,621,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003.

                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, $34,371,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2003.

                   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, $154,000,000, 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, 
$135,290,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003; for 
Operation and Maintenance, and for debt payment, 
$1,094,697,000; in all $1,229,987,000.

                 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, 
$295,590,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003; for 
Operation and Maintenance, and for debt payment, $912,293,000; 
in all $1,207,883,000.

                       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, 
$280,965,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003; for 
Operation and Maintenance, and for debt payment, $783,204,000; 
in all $1,064,169,000.

                      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, $345,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2003; for Operation and 
Maintenance, $36,899,000; in all $37,244,000.

         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 incurred by the Housing Revitalization Support 
Office relating to military 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 III

    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), $427,164,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That not more than $271,800,000 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 theCommittees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress of his determination and the reasons therefor.

             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), $1,203,738,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That not more than $426,036,000 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; or (2) purchases 
negotiated by the Attorney General or his designee; or (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 thirty 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 two 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 five-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 assistanceshould, 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 thirty days prior notification to the 
Committees on Appropriations, such additional amounts as may be 
determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to 
the 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 
or to provide support for non-NATO countries.
    Sec. 125. Payments received by the Secretary of the Navy 
pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of section 2842 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-484) are 
appropriated and shall be available for the purpose authorized 
in subsection (d) of that section.
    Sec. 126. (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 National Security and the 
        Military Construction Subcommittee, Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives.


                          (transfer of funds)


    Sec. 127. 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. 128. It is the sense of the Congress that the 
Secretary of the Army should name the ``All American Parkway'' 
at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, as the ``W.G. `Bill' Hefner All 
American Parkway''.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Construction 
Appropriations Act, 1999''.
        And the Senate agree to the same.

                                   Ron Packard,
                                   John Edward Porter,
                                   David L. Hobson,
                                   Roger F. Wicker,
                                   Jack Kingston,
                                   Mike Parker,
                                   Todd Tiahrt,
                                   Zach Wamp,
                                   Bob Livingston,
                                   W.G. (Bill) Hefner,
                                   John W. Olver,
                                   Chet Edwards,
                                   Bud Cramer,
                                   Norman Dicks,
                                   David Obey,
                                 Managers on the Part of the House.

                                   Conrad Burns,
                                   Kay Bailey Hutchison,
                                   Lauch Faircloth,
                                   Larry E. Craig,
                                   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. 4059) making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1999, 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 Senate bill (S. 2160). 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 105-578 and Senate 
Report 105-213 should be complied with unless specifically 
addressed to the contrary in the conference report and 
statement of the managers. Report language included by the 
House which is not changed by the report of the Senate or the 
conference, and Senate report language which is not changed by 
the conference is approved by the committee of conference. The 
statement of the managers, while repeating some report language 
for emphasis, does not intend to negate the language referred 
to above unless expressly provided herein. In cases in which 
the House or the Senate have directed the submission of a 
report from the Department of Defense, such report is to be 
submitted to both House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations.
      Financial Management.--The conferees agree that general 
reductions included in the conference agreement are based on 
such factors as savings through favorable bids, reduced 
overhead costs, downsizing or cancellation due to force 
structure changes (if any), other administrative cost reduction 
initiatives, revised economic assumptions, and inflation re-
estimates. The conferees direct that no project for which funds 
were previously appropriated, or for which funds are 
appropriated in this bill, may be cancelled as a result of 
general reductions included in the conference agreement.
      The conference agreement includes reductions totaling 
$21,300,000 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.............................      $2,000,000
Military Construction, Navy.............................       1,000,000
Military Construction, Air Force........................       1,000,000
Military Construction, Defense-wide.....................       1,300,000
NATO Security Investment Program........................       1,000,000
Family Housing Operations, Army.........................       3,000,000
Family Housing Construction, Navy.......................       1,000,000
Family Housing Operations, Navy.........................       3,000,000
Family Housing Construction, Air Force..................       1,000,000
Family Housing Operations, Air Force....................       2,000,000
Base Realignment and Closure, Part III..................       2,000,000
Base Realignment and Closure, Part IV...................       3,000,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ------ -____________________________________________
                                                             $21,300,000

      Real Property Maintenance: Reporting Requirement.--The 
conferees agree to the following general rules for repairing a 
facility under Operation and Maintenance account funding:
      Components of the facility may be repaired by 
replacement, and such replacement can be up to current 
standards or codes.
      Interior arrangements and restorations may be included as 
repair, but additions, new facilities, and functional 
conversions must be performed as military construction 
projects.
      Such projects may be done concurrent with repair 
projects, as long as the final conjunctively funded project is 
a complete and usable facility.
      The appropriate Service Secretary shall submit a 21-day 
notification prior to carrying out any repair project with an 
estimated cost in excess of $10,000,000.

                      Military Construction, Army

      The conference agreement appropriates $868,726,000 for 
Military Construction, Army, instead of $780,599,000 as 
proposed by the House, and $810,476,000 as proposed by the 
Senate. Within this amount, the conference agreement earmarks 
$64,269,000 for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 
services, and host nation support instead of $63,792,000 as 
proposed by the House and $67,269,000 as proposed by the 
Senate.
      Kentucky--Fort Campbell: Sabre Heliport.--The conferees 
recognize the critical importance of the Sabre Heliport to 
military operations at Fort Campbell and understand that this 
facility needs essential renovations in order to operate both 
safely and efficiently. The U.S. Army Aeronautical Services 
Agency (USAASA) has issued a temporary waiver that allows the 
facility to continue normal operations until April 2001. 
Accordingly, the conferees direct the Secretary of the Army to 
report to the congressional defense committees not later than 
January 15, 1999, on their plan and timetable to make the 
necessary airfield improvements.
      New York--Fort Drum: Consolidated Soldier/Family Support 
Center.--The conferees have deferred funding for this project, 
without prejudice, and the Army is encouraged to include this 
project in the budget request for fiscal year 2000.
      Unspecified Minor Construction.--Within the increased 
funds appropriated above the budget request for Army, 
Unspecified Minor Construction, the Army is directed to provide 
the needed athletic facilities, such as ball fields and a 
running track, at Camp McGovern, Bosnia-Herzegovina.

                      Military Construction, Navy

      The conference agreement appropriates $604,593,000 for 
Military Construction, Navy, instead of $570,643,000 as 
proposed by the House, and $565,030,000 as proposed by the 
Senate. Within this amount, the conference agreement earmarks 
$60,846,000 for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 
services instead of $60,346,000 as proposed by the House and 
$62,146,000 as proposed by the Senate.
      Florida--Key West Naval Air Station: Compatible Use 
Easements.--The conferees direct the Navy to report on the need 
for continuation of existing compatible use easements which 
prevent construction of facilities on privately owned land in 
connection with the operation of the Key West Naval Air 
Station. This report is to be submitted within 30 days of 
enactment of this Act.

                    Military Construction, Air Force

      The conference agreement appropriates $615,809,000 for 
Military Construction, Air Force, instead of $550,475,000 as 
proposed by the House, and $627,874,000 as proposed by the 
Senate. Within this amount, the conference agreement 
earmarks$38,092,000 for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 
services instead of $37,592,000 as proposed by the House and 
$39,522,000 as proposed by the Senate.
      California--Beale AFB: Flightline Fire Station.--The 
conferees direct the Air Force to accelerate design and to 
include this project in the budget request for fiscal year 
2000.
      Kansas--McConnell AFB: KC-135 Squadron Operations/
Aircraft Maintenance Unit #3.--The conferees direct the Air 
Force to accelerate design and to include this project in the 
budget request for fiscal year 2000.
      -New York--Rome Labs: Consolidated Intelligence and 
Reconnaissance Laboratory.--The conferees direct the Air Force 
to accelerate the design of the Consolidated Intelligence and 
Reconnaissance Research Site at the Department's Rome 
Laboratory in New York and include this project in its fiscal 
year 2000 Military Construction budget request.

                  Military Construction, Defense-wide

      The conference agreement appropriates $553,114,000 for 
Military Construction, Defense-wide, instead of $611,075,000 as 
proposed by the House, and $571,485,000 as proposed by the 
Senate. Within this amount, the conference agreement earmarks 
$26,005,000 for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 
services instead of $24,866,000 as proposed by the House and 
$25,066,000 as proposed by the Senate.
      Chemical Demilitarization Program.--The conference 
agreement includes full funding of all requested projects 
related to the chemical demilitarization program, and also 
includes a general reduction of $50,500,000 against the entire 
program based on unobligated prior year funds, delays in 
obtaining the required environmental and construction permits, 
and possible delays in equipment delivery.
      Energy Conservation Investment Program.--In future budget 
submissions, the conferees expect project-level information on 
the Energy Conservation Investment Program (ECIP) to be 
presented in tabular form, rather than in Form 1391 detail.

            Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund

      Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund.--The 
conferees agree to rescind $5,000,000 from the Military 
Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund. The House and Senate 
bills had no similar provision. This rescinds the full 
unobligated balance of funds, due to the absence of any 
programmed or anticipated projects under this account.

               Military Construction, Army National Guard

      The conference agreement appropriates $142,403,000 for 
Military Construction, Army National Guard, instead of 
$70,338,000 as proposed by the House, and $124,599,000 as 
proposed by the Senate.
      Iowa--Camp Dodge: Damaged and Destroyed Facilities.--The 
conferees direct the National Guard Bureau to report on tornado 
and wind damage sustained on June 29, 1998. This report is to 
be submitted within 30 days of enactment of this Act, and is to 
include an assessment of requirements for repair and 
replacement.
      Montana--Fort Harrison: Sewer System.--The conferees 
agree to grant the Army National Guard reprogramming approval 
up to the amount of $1,200,000 to cover the Army National 
Guard's contribution for connecting the Fort Harrison complex 
to the city sewer system, subject to approval of the proposed 
source of funds.
      Montana--Helena: Armed Forces Reserve Center.--The 
conferees direct that the total funding provided for this 
facility shall include the purchase and installation of 
prewired workstations and furnishings.
      North Carolina--Fort Bragg: Military Education 
Facility.--The conferees recognize the importance of the 
Military Education Facility to the Army National Guard and 
direct the National Guard Bureau to begin the planning and 
design and site preparation for this National Guard facility. 
The conferees direct the Department to include this project in 
the Future Year Defense Plan (FYDP).

               Military Construction, Air National Guard

      The conference agreement appropriates $169,801,000 for 
Military Construction, Air National Guard, instead of 
$97,701,000 as proposed by the House, and $163,161,000 as 
proposed by the Senate.
      California--Moffett Federal Airfield: Composite 
Maintenance Hangar.--The conferees acknowledge the urgent and 
compelling need to replace the existing World War II facility 
at Moffett Federal Airfield and encourage the Department to 
include this project in the fiscal year 2000 budget request.
      Georgia--Savannah IAP: Composite Support Complex.--The 
conferees direct the Air National Guard to include this project 
in the budget request for fiscal year 2000, as programmed in 
the Future Year Defense Plan submitted in support of the fiscal 
year 1999 budget.

                  Military Construction, Army Reserve

      The conference agreement appropriates $102,119,000 for 
Military Construction, Army Reserve, instead of $71,894,000 as 
proposed by the House, and $114,349,000 as proposed by the 
Senate.
      Utah--Salt Lake City: U.S. Army Reserve Center (Phase 
II).--The conferees agree to provide $5,076,000 as the second 
and final funding phase for a U.S. Army Reserve Center/
Organizational Maintenance Shop/Direct Support--General Support 
Facilities/Equipment Concentration Site. Together with 
$12,714,000 appropriated in fiscal year 1998 as the first 
funding phase, this provides a total of $17,790,000 for this 
project.

                  Military Construction, Naval Reserve

      The conference agreement appropriates $31,621,000 for 
Military Construction, Naval Reserve, instead of $33,721,000 as 
proposed by the House, and $21,621,000 as proposed by the 
Senate.

                Military Construction, Air Force Reserve

      The conference agreement appropriates $34,371,000 for 
Military Construction, Air Force Reserve, instead of 
$35,371,000 as proposed by the House, and $22,835,000 as 
proposed by the Senate.

     North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program

      The conference agreement appropriates $154,000,000 for 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
Program (NSIP), instead of $169,000,000 as proposed by the 
House, and $152,600,000 as proposed by the Senate.
      North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
Program Funds.--The conferees agree to a provision renumbered 
Section 124, proposed by the Senate, whichprohibits the use of 
NSIP funds for any aspect of the Partnership for Peace Program or 
support to non-NATO countries. The President's budget request for 
fiscal year 1999 included $56,900,000 for the Department of Defense and 
an additional $80,000,000 of foreign military financing, administered 
by the Department of State, for the Partnership for Peace Program. The 
proposed funding level should provide sufficient resources for any 
expansion initiatives anticipated by the Administration.

                        Family Housing--Overview

      Reprogramming Criteria.--The reprogramming criteria that 
apply to military construction projects (25 percent of the 
funded amount or $2,000,000, whichever is less) also apply to 
new housing construction projects and to improvement projects 
over $2,000,000.
      Family Housing Operation and Maintenance.--The conferees 
direct that the details of all expenditures from the Family 
Housing Operation and Maintenance accounts which exceed $20,000 
per unit, per year for major maintenance and repair of non-
general and flag officer quarters be included as part of the 
budget justification material.
      Exclusion of Costs Associated with Environmental Hazard 
Remediation from Maintenance and Repair Limits.--The conferees 
revise the requirement for an after-the-fact notification for 
projects when the costs associated with environmental hazard 
remediation such as asbestos removal, radon abatement, lead-
based paint removal or abatement, and any other legislated 
environmental hazard remediation cause the maintenance and 
repair thresholds of $20,000 for a military family housing 
unit, or $25,000 for a General or Flag Officer Quarter to be 
exceeded. The notification shall include work, scope, cost 
break-out and other details pertinent to the environmental 
hazard remediation and shall be reported on a semi-annual 
basis. An after-the-fact notification is acceptable provided 
that such remediation requirements could not be reasonably 
anticipated at the time of the budget submission. This 
exclusion applies to projects appropriated in this budget year, 
and also projects appropriated in prior years for which 
construction contracts have not been completed.

                          Family Housing, Army

      The conference agreement appropriates $135,290,000 for 
Construction, Family Housing, Army, instead of $82,840,000 as 
proposed by the House and $124,490,000 as proposed by the 
Senate.
      The conferees direct that the following projects are to 
be accomplished within the increased amount provided for 
construction improvements:

Alaska-Fort Richardson (40 units).......................      $7,400,000
Kentucky-Fort Campbell (104 units)......................       8,800,000
New Mexico-White Sands Missile Range (36 units).........       3,650,000

      The conference agreement appropriates $1,094,697,000 for 
Operation and Maintenance, Family Housing, Army, instead of 
$1,097,697,000 as proposed by the House and $1,104,733,000 as 
proposed by the Senate.
      The conference agreement appropriates a total of 
$1,229,987,000 for Family Housing, Army, instead of 
$1,180,537,000 as proposed by the House and $1,229,223,000 as 
proposed by the Senate.

                 Family Housing, Navy and Marine Corps

      The conference agreement appropriates $295,590,000 for 
Construction, Family Housing, Navy and Marine Corps, instead of 
$130,457,000 as proposed by the House and $286,590,000 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--Camp Pendleton (171 units)..................     $10,000,000
Washington--Whidbey Island NAS (80 units)...............       5,800,000

      The conference agreement appropriates $912,293,000 for 
Operation and Maintenance, Family Housing, Navy and Marine 
Corps, instead of $915,293,000 as proposed by the House and 
Senate.
      The conference agreement appropriates a total of 
$1,207,883,000 for Family Housing, Navy and Marine Corps, 
instead of $1,045,750,000 as proposed by the House and 
$1,201,883,000 as proposed by the Senate.
      Washington--Naval Station Puget Sound, Everett: Real 
Property Conveyance.--Section 125 of this Act provides an 
appropriation of $6,000,000 in proceeds from the sale of land 
and family housing units at Paine Field. This funding shall be 
used for the acquisition of land and/or housing units in the 
vicinity of, or for, Naval Station Everett as authorized in 
Section 2842 of Public Law 102-484.

                       Family Housing, Air Force

      The conference agreement appropriates $280,965,000 for 
Construction, Family Housing, Air Force, instead of 
$207,880,000 as proposed by the House and $297,475,000 as 
proposed by the Senate.
      The conferees direct that the following projects are to 
be accomplished within the increased amount provided for 
construction improvements:

Georgia--Moody AFB (68 units)...........................      $5,220,000
North Carolina--Seymour Johnson AFB (70 units)..........       8,000,000
South Carolina--Charleston AFB (94 units)...............       9,110,000

      The conference agreement appropriates $783,204,000 for 
Operation and Maintenance, Family Housing, Air Force, instead 
of $785,204,000 as proposed by the House and $789,995,000 as 
proposed by the Senate.
      The conference agreement appropriates a total of 
$1,064,169,000 for Family Housing, Air Force, instead of 
$993,084,000 as proposed by the House and $1,087,470,000 as 
proposed by the Senate.

                      Family Housing, Defense-wide

      The conference agreement appropriates $345,000 for 
Construction, Family Housing, Defense-wide, as proposed by the 
House and Senate.
      The conference agreement appropriates $36,899,000 for 
Operation and Maintenance, Family Housing, Defense-wide, as 
proposed by the House and Senate.
      The conference agreement appropriates a total of 
$37,244,000 for Family Housing, Defense-wide, as proposed by 
the House and Senate.-

         Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund

      The conference agreement appropriates $2,000,000 for the 
Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund instead 
of $242,438,000 as proposed by the House and $7,000,000 as 
proposed by the Senate. The reduction from the level proposed 
by the House 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.
      The conferees note that the Housing Revitalization 
Support Office (HRSO) proposed to expend 90 percent of the 
$7,000,000 budget request for consultant support.Further, HRSO 
will expend $14,150,000 for consultant support for fiscal years 1996 
through 1998, which represents 90 percent of all resources available 
for HRSO overhead. These expenditures for consultant services have not 
produced any contracts awarded under the 1996 privatization 
authorities. -
      The conferees support the Department's privatization 
efforts, and recommend an appropriation of $2,000,000 based on 
available balances and excessive allocation for consultant 
services. -
      The conferees continue to be concerned over the delay in 
execution of family housing construction projects for which 
funds have been appropriated, for possible privatization 
efforts. The new authorities were signed into law in February 
1996, yet no new agreements have been finalized to build or 
renovate military family housing. Several projects are being 
considered, yet only one project, at Lackland AFB, is close to 
contract signing. The conferees strongly believe that the 
Department needs to use all available tools to address the 
family housing program in an optimum manner. This includes the 
traditional construction program, privatization, and adequate 
use of existing private sector housing. The conferees remind 
the Department that Congress approved the new privatization 
authorities as a pilot project, and that these authorities will 
expire on February 10, 2001. It was never the intent of the 
House and Senate Appropriations Committees for this program to 
become a substitute for the traditional housing construction 
program. -
      The conferees direct the Office of the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Technology to carefully review the 
planned privatization efforts and narrow the scope to a 
reasonable number of projects which may be executed prior to 
the expiration of the pilot project authority. The conferees 
expect to be notified on October 1, 1998, of a revised, scaled-
back, reasonable plan for the privatization effort. In 
addition, the conferees anticipate that all prior year 
appropriated family housing construction projects which have 
been placed on hold will be released for construction at that 
time, unless specific justification is provided to Congress. 
Following the October 1st report, the Department is expected to 
report quarterly to the House and Senate Appropriations 
Committees on the status of all privatization efforts and the 
status of all family housing construction and construction 
improvement projects for which funds have been appropriated. -
      The conferees direct the Department to display all family 
housing construction and construction improvement projects 
which are anticipated for privatization as such in the fiscal 
year 2000 budget. This display should include a detailed plan 
of the time frame for execution of each privatization effort.-
      In addition, the Secretary of Defense is directed to 
report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by 
December 1, 1998, on an integrated family housing strategy for 
the Department of Defense. This strategy should focus on the 
maximum use of existing civilian housing, the use of enhanced 
housing referral services, coordination of housing allowances, 
and appropriate use of privatization and traditional 
construction options. In particular, this report should include 
a detailed plan for integrating the DOD offices which have 
responsibilities for the military's family housing program. 
Responsibility for privatization and for construction, 
operation and maintenance lies with the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Technology. Appropriations for 
military-owned and leased family housing are included in the 
Services' family housingaccounts. Responsibility for housing 
allowances is under the Under Secretary for Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness, and housing allowances are included in the Services' 
military personnel accounts. The conferees are concerned that 
privatization shifts funding from military family housing construction, 
operations, and maintenance accounts to military personnel accounts to 
pay for increased housing allowances, which are used to pay rent to 
developers of privatized housing. The conferees believe that this is 
not being coordinated by the Department, nor is it being budgeted for 
adequately. The conferees believe that in order to have a truly 
integrated family housing policy, these functions need to be overseen 
by one office within the Department.-
      The conferees request the Comptroller General to monitor 
the progress of the Department of Defense's and individual 
Services' implementation of the family housing privatization 
initiative. The monitoring of the program shall include, but 
not be limited to, obtaining information on the status of 
family housing projects, reviewing life-cycle costs analyses 
for projects, and determining whether the privatization 
initiative is being integrated and coordinated with the 
Department's other family housing programs. The conferees 
request that the Comptroller General keep the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations apprised of the progress and 
submit a report to the Congress no later than March 31, 2000.

                  Homeowners Assistance Fund, Defense-

      The conference agreement appropriates no funds for the 
Homeowners Assistance Fund, Defense instead of $7,500,000 as 
proposed by the House and $12,800,000 as proposed by the 
Senate. -
      The conferees have included a new provision, Section 127, 
as proposed by the Senate, which allows the transfer of funds 
from the Base Realignment and Closure account into the 
Homeowners Assistance Fund, Defense. Any amounts transferred 
into the fund shall be available to pay for expenses associated 
with the program. Due to this transfer authority, the conferees 
believe a direct appropriation to this account for fiscal year 
1999 is not necessary. The total estimated requirements for 
fiscal year 1999 are estimated at $109,735,000 and will be 
funded with transfer of appropriated funds, revenue from sales 
of acquired property and prior year unobligated balances. The 
Comptroller of the Department of Defense is to notify the House 
and Senate Subcommittees on Military Construction twenty-one 
days prior to the use of the transfer authority.

                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 and 1998 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 implementmanagement 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 2000 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 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 III

      The conference agreement appropriates $427,164,000 for 
the Base Realignment and Closure Account, Part III instead of 
$433,464,000 as proposed by the House and Senate. Within the 
amount appropriated, the conference agreement earmarks 
$271,800,000 for environmental restoration, as proposed by the 
House and Senate.
      Reprogramming Action.--The Committees have approved a 
reprogramming request which accelerated one construction 
project from fiscal year 1999 to fiscal year 1998, allowing the 
program to absorb a reduction of $4,300,000 from the budget 
request.
      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.

             Base Realignment and Closure Account, Part IV

      The conference agreement appropriates $1,203,738,000 for 
the Base Realignment and Closure Account, Part IV instead of 
$1,297,240,000 as proposed by the House and Senate. Within the 
amount appropriated, the conference agreement earmarks 
$426,036,000 for environmental restoration, as proposed by the 
House and Senate.
      Reprogramming Actions.--The Committees have approved 
reprogramming requests which accelerated four construction 
projects from fiscal year 1999 to fiscal year 1998, allowing 
the program to absorb a reduction of $28,802,000 from the 
budget request.
      Revised Economic Assumptions.--As described earlier in 
this report, the conferees recommend a reduction of $3,000,000 
from the budget request based on reestimation of inflation.
      Unreported Proceeds.--The Services have collected 
$35,700,000 more in proceeds from land sales and leases at 
closing or realigning bases than reported in the fiscal year 
1999 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 Air Force did not 
report $21,000,000 worth of proceeds, the Army did not report 
$3,900,000, and the Navy did not report $10,800,000. 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 1999 
appropriation by $35,700,000 to reflect this action.
      Funds Previously Withheld.--The conferees recommend a 
reduction of $26,000,000 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 1999 
budget was submitted to Congress, these funds were withheld 
from obligation, but have subsequently been made available. 
Thus, the budget request is overstated by $26,000,000.
      Kentucky--Louisville Naval Ordnance Station: 
Environmental Restoration.--The conferees urge the Navy to 
pursue the feasibility for use of bioremediation technologies 
(such as treatment by microbes and plants) for cleanup of sub-
surface contamination of soils and groundwater, and to utilize 
such technologies if they are proven to be cost-effective.

                           General Provisions

      The conference agreement includes general provisions that 
were in both the House and Senate versions of the bill that 
were not amended.
      The conference agreement includes Section 101, as 
proposed by the House, prohibiting the expenditure of funds for 
payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for 
construction, where cost estimates exceeded $25,000, to be 
performed within the United States, except Alaska, without the 
specific approval in writing of the Secretary of Defense, 
instead of similar language as proposed by the Senate.
      The conference agreement includes Section 105, as 
proposed by the House, which makes a technical correction to 
the word ``per centum'', instead of language as proposed by the 
Senate.
      The conference agreement includes Section 112 as proposed 
by the House, which makes a technical correction to the word 
``per centum'', instead of language as proposed by the Senate.
      The conference agreement includes Section 114, as 
proposed by the House, which makes a technical correction to 
the word ``per centum'', instead of language as proposed by the 
Senate.
      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 notifying recipients of equipment or products 
authorized to be purchased with financial assistance provided 
in this Act to purchase American-made equipment and products. 
The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
      The conference agreement includes a provision renumbered 
Section 123, as proposed by the Senate, permitting the transfer 
of funds from Family Housing, Construction accounts to the DOD 
Family Housing Improvement Fund, instead of language as 
proposed by the House.
      The conference agreement includes a provision renumbered 
Section 124, as proposed by the Senate, stating that none of 
the funds appropriated or made available by this Act may be 
obligated for Partnership for Peace Programs or to provide 
support for non-NATO countries.
      The conference agreement includes a provision renumbered 
Section 127, as proposed by the Senate, providing transfer 
authority from the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) accounts 
to the Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP). The House bill 
contained no similar provision.
      The conference agreement includes a provision renumbered 
Section 128, as proposed by the House, stating that it is the 
sense of the Congress that the Secretary of the Army should 
name the ``All American Parkway'' at Fort Bragg, North 
Carolina, as the ``W.G. ``Bill'' Hefner All American Parkway''.
      Those general provisions that were not included in the 
conference agreement follow:
      The conference agreement deletes the Senate provision 
stating that the sole source of funds for planning, 
administrative, and oversight costs incurred by the Housing 
Revitalization Support Office must come from the DOD Family 
Housing Improvement Fund. This provision is included in the 
appropriations paragraph for the ``Department of Defense Family 
Housing Improvement Fund'' as proposed in the House bill.
      The conference agreement deletes the Senate provision 
increasing the ``Military Construction, Army National Guard'' 
appropriation and decreasing the ``Military Construction, Army 
Reserve'' appropriation. The House bill contained no similar 
provision.
      The conference agreement deletes the Senate provision 
increasing the ``Military Construction, Navy'' appropriation 
and the ``Family Housing, Air Force'' appropriation and 
decreasing the ``Military Construction, Defense-wide'' 
appropriation. The House bill contained no similar provision.





                   conference total--with comparisons

      The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
fiscal year 1999 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
with comparisons to the fiscal year 1998 amount, the 1999 
budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 1999 
follow:

New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1998...  $9,208,468,000
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal 
    year 1999...........................................   7,784,074,000
House bill, fiscal year 1999............................   8,234,074,000
Senate bill, fiscal year 1999...........................   8,480,574,000
Conference agreement, fiscal year 1999..................   8,449,742,000
Conference agreement compared with:
    New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 
      1998..............................................    -758,726,000
    Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, 
      fiscal year 1999..................................    +665,668,000
    House bill, fiscal year 1999........................    +215,668,000
    Senate bill, fiscal year 1999.......................     -30,832,000

                                   Ron Packard,
                                   John Edward Porter,
                                   David L. Hobson,
                                   Roger F. Wicker,
                                   Jack Kingston,
                                   Mike Parker,
                                   Todd Tiahrt,
                                   Zach Wamp,
                                   Bob Livingston,
                                   W.G. (Bill) Hefner,
                                   John W. Olver,
                                   Chet Edwards,
                                   Bud Cramer,
                                   Norman Dicks,
                                   David Obey,
                                 Managers on the Part of the House.

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

                                
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