[House Report 106-266]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]






106th Congress                                                   Report
  1st Session           HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                106-266

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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, 2000, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

                                _______
                                

                 July 27, 1999.--Ordered to be printed

                                _______


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

                           CONFERENCE REPORT

                        [To accompany H.R. 2465]

      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 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 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-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 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 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.
      Pennylvania--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 correctcurrent 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 Batallion 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 its 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 the 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 (Section128) 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 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 Realignmentand 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 
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.



                   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 
    2000...................................................... 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 2000...............................................  -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.

                                

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