[House Report 106-945]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]






106th Congress                                                   Report
 2d Session             HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                106-945

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                       ENACTMENT OF PROVISIONS OF

                     H.R. 5408, THE FLOYD D. SPENCE

                     NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

                        ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001

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                           CONFERENCE REPORT

                              to accompany

                               H.R. 4205

                                     


                                     

                October 6, 2000.--Ordered to be printed
                            C O N T E N T S

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JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.......     7
    Summary Statement of Conference Action.......................   534
    Summary Table of Authorizations..............................   534
    Congressional Defense Committees.............................   540
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS.................   540
Title I--Procurement.............................................   540
            Procurement Overview.................................   540
            Overview.............................................   543
            UH-60 Blackhawk......................................   546
            TH-67 training helicopter............................   546
            Longbow..............................................   546
            AH-64 modifications..................................   546
            UH-60 modifications..................................   547
            Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE)...............   547
            Aircrew integrated systems...........................   547
            Overview.............................................   547
            Army tactical missile system.........................   550
            Overview.............................................   550
            Bradley base sustainment.............................   553
            Improved recovery vehicle............................   553
            Heavy assault bridge system modifications............   553
            Army Transformation..................................   553
            Machine gun, squad automatic weapon..................   554
            Overview.............................................   554
            155MM Sense and Destroy Armor Munition M898..........   558
            Overview.............................................   558
            Tactical trailers/dolly sets.........................   567
            High mobility multipurpose-wheeled vehicle...........   567
            Family of medium tactical vehicles...................   567
            Fire trucks and associated firefighting equipment....   567
            M915/M916 line haul truck tractor....................   567
            Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams......   568
            Army data distribution system........................   568
            Single channel ground and airborne radio systems 
              family.............................................   569
            Area common user system modification program.........   569
            Night vision devices.................................   569
            Combat identification/aiming light...................   570
            Standard integrated command post system..............   570
            Automated data processing equipment..................   570
            Ribbon bridge........................................   570
            Laundries, showers, and latrines.....................   571
            Combat support medical...............................   571
            Roller, vibratory, self-propelled....................   571
            Hydraulic excavator..................................   571
            Deployable universal combat earth mover..............   572
            Construction equipment service life extension program   572
            Small tug............................................   572
            Combat training center instrumentation support.......   572
            Nonsystem training devices...........................   573
            Overview.............................................   573
            Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Army......   575
            Overview.............................................   577
            F/A-18E/F aircraft...................................   581
            SH-60R helicopter....................................   581
            UC-35 aircraft.......................................   581
            F-18 series modifications............................   581
            AH-1 series modifications............................   582
            H-53 series modifications............................   582
            H-1 series modifications.............................   582
            EP-3 aircraft modifications..........................   583
            Overview.............................................   583
            Trident II advance procurement.......................   586
            Drones and decoys....................................   586
            Weapons industrial facilities........................   586
            Mark 48 advanced capability torpedo modifications....   586
            Close-in weapons system modifications................   587
            Gun mount modifications..............................   587
            Overview.............................................   587
            Overview.............................................   590
            DDG-51 destroyers....................................   593
            LHD-8 advance procurement............................   593
            Ship outfitting......................................   593
            Overview.............................................   593
            Surveillance and security for military sealift ships.   602
            AN/WSN-7 inertial navigation system..................   602
            Integrated condition assessment system...............   602
            AN/SPS-73(V) surface search radar....................   602
            Nuclear attack submarine acoustics...................   602
            Sonar support equipment..............................   603
            Shipboard indications and warnings exploit...........   603
            Side-scanning sonar for forward deployed minesweepers   603
            Shallow water mine countermeasures...................   603
            Other training equipment.............................   604
            Joint tactical terminal..............................   604
            Joint engineering data management and information 
              control system.....................................   604
            Naval shore communications equipment.................   604
            Sonobuoys............................................   604
            Weapons range support equipment......................   605
            Rolling airframe guided missile launcher.............   605
            Cruiser smart ship...................................   605
            NULKA anti-ship missile decoy system.................   605
            SSN combat control systems...........................   606
            Civil engineering support equipment..................   606
            Education support equipment..........................   606
            Overview.............................................   606
            Communications and electronic infrastructure support.   611
            Night vision equipment...............................   611
            Radio systems........................................   611
            5/4 ton truck high mobility multipurpose wheeled 
              vehicles...........................................   611
            Material handling equipment..........................   611
            Overview.............................................   612
            F-16C aircraft.......................................   617
            C-17 aircraft........................................   617
            C-17 advance procurement.............................   617
            EC-130J aircraft.....................................   617
            B-52 aircraft modifications..........................   618
            A-10 aircraft integrated flight and fire control 
              computer...........................................   618
            F-15 modifications...................................   618
            F-16 aircraft modifications..........................   619
            Defense airborne reconnaissance program modifications   619
            Other aircraft modifications.........................   620
            Defense airborne reconnaissance program aircraft 
              support equipment..................................   620
            Overview.............................................   621
            Overview.............................................   624
            Overview.............................................   627
            Intelligence communications equipment................   633
            Combat training ranges...............................   633
            Items less than $5.0 million.........................   633
            Overview.............................................   633
            MH-60 aerial refueling probes and 200 gallon fuel 
              tanks..............................................   638
            Special operations forces small arms and support 
              equipment..........................................   638
    Items of Special Interest....................................   638
            Air Mobility Command.................................   638
            Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance 
              programs...........................................   639
            LPD-17 amphibious ships..............................   639
            Multipurpose individual munition.....................   640
            Shipbuilding overview................................   641
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   642
        Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations..............   642
            Authorization of appropriations (secs. 101-106)......   642
        Subtitle B--Army Programs................................   642
            Multiyear procurement authority (sec. 111)...........   642
            Increase in limitation on number of bunker defeat 
              munitions that may be acquired (sec. 112)..........   642
            Reports and limitations relating to Army 
              transformation (sec. 113)..........................   642
        Subtitle C--Navy Programs................................   643
            CVNX-1 nuclear aircraft carrier program (sec. 121)...   643
            Arleigh Burke class destroyer program (sec. 122).....   644
            Virginia class submarine program (sec. 123)..........   644
            Limitation during fiscal year 2001 on changes in 
              submarine force structure (sec. 124)...............   644
            ADC(X) ship program (sec. 125).......................   645
            Refueling and complex overhaul program of the U.S.S. 
              Dwight D. Eisenhower (sec. 126)....................   645
            Analysis of certain shipbuilding programs (sec. 127).   645
            Helicopter support of FFG-7 frigates during fiscal 
              year 2001 (sec. 128)...............................   645
            V-22 cockpit aircraft voice and flight data recorders 
              (sec. 129).........................................   645
        Subtitle D--Air Force Programs...........................   646
            Annual Report on the B-2 bomber (sec. 131)...........   646
            Report on modernization of Air National Guard F-16A 
              units (sec. 132)...................................   646
        Subtitle E--Joint Programs...............................   647
            Study of final assembly and checkout alternatives for 
              the joint strike fighter program (sec. 141)........   647
        Subtitle F--Chemical Demilitarization....................   647
            Pueblo Chemical Depot chemical agent ammunitions 
              destruction technologies (sec. 151)................   647
            Report on assessment of need for Federal economic 
              assistance for communities impacted by chemical 
              demilitarization activities (sec. 152).............   647
            Prohibition against disposal of non-stockpile 
              chemical warfare material at Anniston chemical 
              stockpile disposal facility (sec. 153).............   647
    Legislative Provisions not Adopted...........................   647
            AGM-65 modifications.................................   647
            Anti-personnel obstacle breaching system.............   648
            C-135 modifications..................................   648
            Integrated bridge system for Naval systems special 
              warfare rigid inflatable boats and high-speed 
              assault craft......................................   648
            Rapid intravenous infusion pumps.....................   648
            Remanufactured AV-8B aircraft........................   649
Title II--Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation............   649
            Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Overview.   649
            Overview.............................................   651
            Tactical High Energy Laser...........................   660
            Emergency preparedness training......................   660
            High energy laser research and development...........   660
            Advanced tank armament system........................   661
            Defense manufacturing technology program.............   661
            Overview.............................................   662
            Biodegradable polymers...............................   674
            Torpedoes and unmanned undersea vehicles.............   674
            DP-2 thrust vectoring system proof-of-concept 
              demonstration......................................   674
            Virtual test bed for reconfigurable ship.............   675
            Fleet health technology and occupational lung disease   675
            Common towed array...................................   676
            Advanced land attack missile.........................   676
            Joint strike fighter.................................   677
            Nonlethal research and technologies..................   678
            Power node control centers...........................   678
            Advanced food service technology.....................   678
            F-14 tactical reconnaissance.........................   678
            Marine Corps ground combat/supporting arms systems...   679
            Tactical unmanned aerial vehicles....................   679
            Overview.............................................   680
            XSS-10 micro-satellite technology demonstration......   691
            Specialty aerospace metals...........................   691
            Space-based radar....................................   692
            Space maneuver vehicle...............................   692
            Space Based Laser program............................   693
            Electronic warfare development.......................   693
            Satellite control network............................   693
            Manned reconnaissance systems........................   694
            Overview.............................................   694
            Chemical and Biological Defense Program..............   704
            Nuclear sustainment and counterproliferation 
              technologies.......................................   705
            Blast mitigation testing.............................   705
            Chemical and biological detectors....................   705
            Facial recognition access control technology.........   705
            Weapons of mass destruction attack-effects-response 
              assessment capability at U.S. Joint Forces Command.   707
            Ballistic Missile Defense Organization funding and 
              programmatic guidance..............................   707
            Defense imagery and mapping program..................   710
            Special operations tactical systems development......   710
            Common imagery processor.............................   711
            Defense Space Reconnaissance Program.................   711
            Future scout and cavalry system......................   712
            Modernized hellfire/common missile...................   713
            National Imagery and Mapping Agency pre-acquisition 
              activities.........................................   713
            Nuclear Detonation Detection System..................   715
            Radar technology insertion program...................   716
            Space launch ranges..................................   716
        Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations..............   716
            Authorization of appropriations (secs. 201-202)......   716
        Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and 
          Limitations............................................   717
            Management of Space-Based Infrared System-Low (sec. 
              211)...............................................   717
            Joint strike fighter program (sec. 212)..............   717
            Fiscal year 2002 joint field experiment (sec. 213)...   717
            Nuclear aircraft carrier design and production 
              modeling (sec. 214)................................   718
            DD-21 class destroyer program (sec. 215).............   718
            Limitation on Russian American Observation Satellites 
              program (sec. 216).................................   718
            Joint Biological Defense Program (sec. 217)..........   719
            Report on biological warfare defense vaccine research 
              and development programs (sec. 218)................   719
            Cost limitations applicable to F-22 aircraft program 
              (sec. 219).........................................   720
            Unmanned advanced capability combat aircraft and 
              ground combat vehicles (sec. 220)..................   720
            Global Hawk high altitude endurance unmanned aerial 
              vehicle (sec. 221).................................   721
            Army space control technology development (sec. 222).   722
        Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense....................   722
            Funding for fiscal year 2001 (sec. 231)..............   722
            Reports on ballistic missile threat posed by North 
              Korea (sec. 232)...................................   722
            Plan to modify ballistic missile defense architecture 
              (sec. 233).........................................   722
            Management of Airborne Laser program (sec. 234)......   723
        Subtitle D--High Energy Laser Programs...................   723
            High energy laser programs (secs. 241-250)...........   723
        Subtitle E--Other Matters................................   724
            Reports on mobile offshore base concept and potential 
              use for certain purposes of technologies associated 
              with that concept (sec. 251).......................   724
            Air Force science and technology planning (sec. 252).   724
            Enhancement of authorities regarding education 
              partnerships for purposes of encouraging scientific 
              study (sec. 253)...................................   724
            Recognition of those individuals instrumental to 
              naval research efforts during the period from 
              before World War II through the end of the Cold War 
              (sec. 254).........................................   724
    Legislative Provisions not Adopted...........................   725
            Acoustic mine detection technology...................   725
            Additional authorization for weathering and corrosion 
              technology for aircraft surfaces and parts.........   725
            Air logistics technology.............................   725
            Ammunition risk analysis research....................   725
            Funding for comparisons of medium armored vehicles...   726
            Joint technology information center initiative.......   726
            Navy information technology center and human resource 
              enterprise strategy................................   726
            Sense of Congress concerning commitment to deployment 
              of National Missile Defense System.................   726
            Technology for mounted maneuver forces...............   726
Title III--Operation and Maintenance.............................   727
            Overview.............................................   727
            Battlefield Mobility Enhancement System..............   756
            Cultural and historic activities.....................   756
            MOCAS enhancements...................................   756
    Items of Special Interest....................................   757
            Funding for Formerly Used Defense Sites and the 
              Conway Bombing and Gunnery Range, Horry County, 
              South Carolina.....................................   757
            United States Army marksmanship program..............   757
            Water quality issues at installations in 
              Kaiserslautern, Germany............................   758
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   758
        Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations..............   758
            Authorization of appropriations (secs. 301-302)......   758
            Armed Forces Retirement Home (sec. 303)..............   758
            Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction 
              Fund (sec. 304)....................................   758
            Joint warfighting capabilities assessment teams (sec. 
              305)...............................................   759
        Subtitle B--Environmental Provisions.....................   759
            Establishment of additional environmental restoration 
              account and use of accounts for operation and 
              monitoring of environmental remedies (sec. 311)....   759
            Certain environmental restoration activities (sec. 
              312)...............................................   759
            Annual reports under Strategic Environmental Research 
              and Development Program (sec. 313).................   760
            Payment of fines and penalties for environmental 
              compliance at Fort Wainwright, Alaska (sec. 314)...   760
            Payment of fines or penalties imposed for 
              environmental compliance violations at other 
              Department of Defense facilities (sec. 315)........   760
            Reimbursement for certain costs in connection with 
              the former Nansemond Ordnance Depot Site, Suffolk, 
              Virginia (sec. 316)................................   761
            Necessity of military low-level flight training to 
              protect national security and enhance military 
              readiness (sec. 317)...............................   761
            Ship disposal project (sec. 318).....................   761
            Defense Environmental Security Corporate Information 
              Management Program (sec. 319)......................   762
            Report on Plasma Energy Pyrolysis System (sec. 320)..   762
            Sense of Congress regarding environmental restoration 
              of former defense manufacturing site, Santa 
              Clarita, California (sec. 321).....................   762
        Subtitle C--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund 
          Instrumentalities......................................   763
            Use of appropriated funds to cover operating expenses 
              of commissary stores (sec. 331)....................   763
            Adjustment of sales prices of commissary store goods 
              and services to cover certain expenses (sec. 332)..   763
            Use of surcharges for construction and improvement of 
              commissary stores (sec. 333).......................   763
            Inclusion of magazines and other periodicals as an 
              authorized commissary merchandise category (sec. 
              334)...............................................   763
            Use of most economical distribution method for 
              distilled spirits (sec. 335).......................   763
            Report on effects of availability of slot machines on 
              United States military installations overseas (sec. 
              336)...............................................   764
        Subtitle D--Department of Defense Industrial Facilities..   764
            Designation of Centers of Industrial and Technical 
              Excellence and public-private partnerships to 
              increase utilization of such centers (sec. 341)....   764
            Unutilized and underutilized plant-capacity costs of 
              United States arsenals (sec. 342)..................   765
            Arsenal support program initiative (sec. 343)........   765
            Codification and improvement of armament retooling 
              and manufacturing support programs (sec. 344)......   765
        Subtitle E--Performance of Functions by Private-Sector 
          Sources................................................   765
            Inclusion of additional information in reports to 
              Congress required before conversion of commercial 
              or industrial type functions to contractor 
              performance (sec. 351).............................   765
            Effects of outsourcing on overhead costs of Centers 
              of Industrial and Technical Excellence and Army 
              ammunition plants (sec. 352).......................   766
            Consolidation, restructuring, or re-engineering of 
              Department of Defense organizations, functions, or 
              activities (sec. 353)..............................   766
            Monitoring of savings resulting from workforce 
              reductions as part of conversion of functions to 
              performance by private sector or other strategic 
              sourcing initiatives (sec. 354)....................   767
            Performance of emergency response functions at 
              chemical weapons storage installations (sec. 355)..   767
            Suspension of reorganization or relocation of Naval 
              Audit Service (sec. 356)...........................   767
        Subtitle F--Defense Dependents Education.................   768
            Eligibility of dependents of American Red Cross 
              employees for enrollment in Department of Defense 
              domestic dependent schools in Puerto Rico (sec. 
              361)...............................................   768
            Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 
              dependents of members of the armed forces and 
              Department of Defense civilian employees (sec. 362)   768
            Impact aid for children with severe disabilities 
              (sec. 363).........................................   768
            Assistance for maintenance, repair, and renovation of 
              school facilities that serve dependents of members 
              of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense 
              civilian employees (sec. 364)......................   768
        Subtitle G--Military Readiness Issues....................   769
            Measuring cannibalization of parts, supplies, and 
              equipment under readiness reporting system (sec. 
              371)...............................................   769
            Reporting requirements regarding transfers from high-
              priority readiness appropriations (sec. 372).......   769
            Effects of worldwide contingency operations on 
              readiness of military aircraft and equipment (sec. 
              373)...............................................   769
            Identification of requirements to reduce backlog in 
              maintenance and repair of defense facilities (sec. 
              374)...............................................   769
            New methodology for preparing budget requests to 
              satisfy Army readiness requirements (sec. 375).....   770
            Review of AH-64 aircraft program (sec. 376)..........   770
            Report on Air Force spare and repair parts program 
              for C-5 (sec. 377).................................   770
        Subtitle H--Other Matters................................   770
            Annual report on public sale of certain military 
              equipment identified on United States Munitions 
              List (sec. 381)....................................   770
            Resale of armor-piercing ammunition disposed of by 
              the Army (sec. 382)................................   771
            Reimbursement by civil air carriers for support 
              provided at Johnston Atoll (sec. 383)..............   771
            Travel by Reserves on military aircraft (sec. 384)...   771
            Overseas airlift service on Civil Reserve Air Fleet 
              aircraft (sec. 385)................................   771
            Additions to plan for ensuring visibility over all 
              in-transit end items and secondary items (sec. 386)   772
            Reauthorization of pilot program for acceptance and 
              use of landing fees charged for use of domestic 
              military airfields by civil aircraft (sec. 387)....   772
            Extension of authority to sell certain aircraft for 
              use in wildfire suppression (sec. 388).............   772
            Damage to aviation facilities caused by alkali silica 
              reactivity (sec. 389)..............................   772
            Demonstration project to increase reserve component 
              internet access and services in rural communities 
              (sec. 390).........................................   772
            Additional conditions on implementation of Defense 
              Joint Accounting System (sec. 391).................   773
            Report on Defense Travel System (sec. 392)...........   773
            Review of Department of Defense costs of maintaining 
              historical properties (sec. 393)...................   773
    Legislative Provisions not Adopted...........................   774
            Authority to ensure demilitarization of significant 
              military equipment formerly owned by the Department 
              of Defense.........................................   774
            Close-in weapon system overhauls.....................   774
            Industrial mobilization capacity at government-owned, 
              government-operated army ammunition facilities and 
              arsenals...........................................   774
            Investment of commissary trust revolving fund........   774
            MK-45 overhaul.......................................   774
            Mounted urban combat training site, Fort Knox........   775
            National Guard assistance for certain youth and 
              charitable organizations...........................   775
            Notice of use of radio frequency spectrum by a system 
              entering engineering and manufacturing development.   775
            Revision of authority to waive limitation on 
              performance of depot-level maintenance.............   776
            Spectrum data base upgrades..........................   776
            Use of humanitarian and civic assistance funding for 
              pay and allowances of special operations command 
              reserves furnishing demining training and related 
              assistance as humanitarian assistance..............   776
            Weatherproofing of facilities at Keesler Air Force 
              Base...............................................   776
Title IV--Military Personnel Authorizations......................   777
    Items of Special Interest....................................   777
            Funding for Army Reserve Individual Mobilization 
              Augmentees.........................................   777
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   777
        Subtitle A--Active Forces................................   777
            End strengths for active forces (sec. 401)...........   777
            Revision in permanent end strength minimum levels 
              (sec. 402).........................................   777
            Adjustment to end strength flexibility authority 
              (sec. 403).........................................   778
        Subtitle B--Reserve Forces...............................   778
            End strengths for Selected Reserve (sec. 411)........   778
            End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support 
              of the reserves (sec. 412).........................   778
            End strengths for military technicians (dual status) 
              (sec. 413).........................................   779
            Fiscal year 2001 limitation on non-dual status 
              technicians (sec. 414).............................   780
            Increase in numbers of members in certain grades 
              authorized to be on active duty in support of the 
              Reserves (sec. 415)................................   780
        Subtitle C--Other Matters Relating to Personnel Strengths   781
            Authority for Secretary of Defense to suspend certain 
              personnel strength limitations during war or 
              national emergency (sec. 421)......................   781
            Exclusion from active component end strengths of 
              certain reserve component members on active duty in 
              support of the combatant commands (sec. 422).......   782
            Exclusion of Army and Air Force medical and dental 
              officers from limitation on strengths of reserve 
              comissioned officers in grades below brigadier 
              general (sec. 423).................................   782
            Authority for temporary increases in number of 
              reserve component personnel serving on active duty 
              or full-time national guard duty in certain grades 
              (sec. 424).........................................   782
        Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations..............   782
            Authorization of appropriations for military 
              personnel (sec. 431)...............................   782
    Legislative Provisions not Adopted...........................   784
            Temporary exemption of Director of the National 
              Security Agency from limitations on number of Air 
              Force officers above major general.................   784
Title V--Military Personnel Policy...............................   785
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   785
            Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy.................   785
            Eligibility of Army and Air Force reserve colonels 
              and brigadier generals for position vacancy 
              promotions (sec. 501)..............................   785
            Flexibility in establishing promotion zones for Coast 
              Guard Reserve officers (sec. 502)..................   785
            Time for release of reports of officer promotion 
              selection boards (sec. 503.........................   785
            Clarification of requirements for composition of 
              active-duty list selection boards when reserve 
              officers are under consideration (sec. 504)........   785
            Authority to issue posthumous commissions in case of 
              members dying before official recommendation for 
              appointment or promotion is approved by Secretary 
              concerned (sec. 505)...............................   785
            Technical corrections relating to retired grade rule 
              for Army and Air Force officers (sec. 506).........   786
            Grade of chiefs of reserve components and directors 
              of National Guard components (sec. 507)............   786
            Revision to rules for entitlement to separation pay 
              for regular and reserve officers (sec. 508)........   786
        Subtitle B--Reserve Component Personnel Policy...........   787
            Exemption from active-duty list for reserve officers 
              on active duty for a period of three years or less 
              (sec. 521).........................................   787
            Termination of application requirement for 
              consideration of officers for continuation on the 
              reserve active-status list (sec. 522)..............   787
            Authority to retain Air Force reserve officers in all 
              medical specialties until specified age (sec. 523).   787
            Authority for provision of legal services to reserve 
              component members following release from active 
              duty (sec. 524)....................................   787
            Extension of involuntary civil service retirement 
              date for certain reserve technicians (sec. 525)....   787
        Subtitle C--Education and Training.......................   788
            Eligibility of children of reserves for presidential 
              appointment to service academies (sec. 531)........   788
            Selection of foreign students to receive instruction 
              at service academies (sec. 532)....................   788
            Revision of college tuition assistance program for 
              members of Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class 
              program (sec. 533).................................   788
            Review of allocation of Junior Reserve Officers 
              Training Corps units among the services (sec. 534).   788
            Authority for Naval Postgraduate School to enroll 
              certain defense industry civilians in specified 
              programs relating to defense product development 
              (sec. 535).........................................   789
        Subtitle D--Decorations, Awards, and Commendations.......   789
            Limitation on award of Bronze Star to members in 
              receipt of Imminent Danger Pay (sec. 541)..........   789
            Consideration of proposals for posthumous or honorary 
              promotions or appointments of members or former 
              members of the armed forces and other qualified 
              persons (sec. 542).................................   789
            Waiver of time limitations for award of certain 
              decorations to certain persons (sec. 543)..........   789
            Addition of certain information to markers on graves 
              containing remains of certain unknowns from the 
              U.S.S. Arizona who died in the Japanese attack on 
              Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 (sec. 544)........   790
            Sense of Congress on the court-martial conviction of 
              Captain Charles Butler McVay, commander of the 
              U.S.S. Indianapolis, and on the courageous service 
              of the crew of that vessel (sec. 545)..............   790
            Posthumous advancement on retired list of Rear 
              Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and Major General Walter 
              C. Short, senior officers in command in Hawaii on 
              December 7, 1941 (sec. 546)........................   790
            Commendation of citizens of Remy, France, for World 
              War II actions (sec. 547)..........................   791
            Authority for award of the medal of honor to William 
              H. Pitsenbarger for valor during the Vietnam War 
              (sec. 548).........................................   791
        Subtitle E--Military Justice and Legal Aissitance Matters   791
            Recognition by states of military testamentary 
              instruments (sec. 551).............................   791
            Policy concerning rights of individuals whose names 
              have been entered into Department of Defense 
              official criminal investigative reports (sec. 552).   791
            Limitation on secretarial authority to grant clemency 
              for military prisoners serving sentence of 
              confinement for life without eligibility for parole 
              (sec. 553).........................................   792
            Authority for civilian special agents of the military 
              department criminal investigative organizations to 
              execute warrants and make arrests (sec. 554).......   792
            Requirement for verbatim record in certain special 
              court-martial cases (sec. 555).....................   792
            Commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the 
              Uniform Code of Military Justice (sec. 556)........   793
        Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Recruiting...............   793
            Army recruiting pilot programs (sec. 561)............   793
            Enhancement of recruitment market research and 
              advertising programs (sec. 562)....................   793
            Access to secondary schools for military recruiting 
              purposes (sec. 563)................................   793
            Pilot program to enhance military recruiting by 
              improving military awareness of school counselors 
              and educators (sec. 564)...........................   794
        Subtitle G--Other Matters................................   794
            Extension to end of calendar year of expiration date 
              for certain force drawdown transition authorities 
              (sec. 571).........................................   794
            Voluntary separation incentive (sec. 572)............   794
            Congressional review period for assignment of women 
              to duty on submarines and for any proposed 
              reconfiguration or design of submarines to 
              accommodate female crew members (sec. 573).........   795
            Management and per diem requirements for members 
              subject to lengthy or numerous deployments (sec. 
              574)...............................................   795
            Pay in lieu of allowance for funeral honors duty 
              (sec. 575).........................................   795
            Test of ability of reserve component intelligence 
              units and personnel to meet current and emerging 
              defense intelligence needs (sec. 576)..............   796
            National Guard Challenge Program (sec. 577)..........   796
            Study of use of civilian contractor pilots for 
              operational support missions (sec. 578)............   796
            Reimbursement for expenses incurred by members in 
              connection with cancellation of leave on short 
              notice (sec. 579)..................................   797
    Legislative Provisions not Adopted...........................   797
            Authority for award of the Medal of Honor............   797
            Collection and use of deoxyribonucleic acid 
              identification information from violent and sexual 
              offenders in the armed forces......................   797
            Contingent exemption from limitation on number of Air 
              Force officers serving on active duty in grades 
              above major general................................   798
            Joint Officer Management.............................   798
            Military Voting Rights Act of 2000...................   798
            Preparation, participation, and conduct of athletic 
              competitions and small arms competitions by the 
              National Guard and members of the National Guard...   798
            Repeal of contingent funding increase for Junior 
              Reserve Officers Training Corps....................   798
            Review of actions of selection boards................   799
Title VI--Compensation and other Personnel Benefits..............   799
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   799
        Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances...........................   799
            Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 2001 (sec. 601)   799
            Additional restructuring of basic pay rates for 
              enlisted members (sec. 602)........................   799
            Revised method for calculation of basic allowance for 
              subsistence (sec. 603).............................   800
            Family subsistence supplemental allowance for low-
              income members of the Armed Forces (sec. 604)......   800
            Basic allowance for housing (sec. 605)...............   800
            Additional amount available for fiscal year 2001 
              increase in basic allowance for housing inside the 
              United States (sec. 606)...........................   801
            Equitable treatment of junior enlisted members in 
              computation of basic allowance for housing (sec. 
              607)...............................................   801
            Eligibility of members in grade E-4 to receive basic 
              allowance for housing while on sea duty (sec. 608).   801
            Personal money allowance for senior enlisted members 
              of the armed forces (sec. 609).....................   801
            Increased uniform allowances for officers (sec. 610).   801
            Cabinet-level authority to prescribe requirements and 
              allowance for clothing of enlisted members (sec. 
              611)...............................................   802
            Increase in monthly subsistence allowance for members 
              of precommissioning programs (sec. 612)............   802
        Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays.......   802
            Extension of certain bonuses and special pay 
              authorities for reserve forces (sec. 621)..........   802
            Extension of certain bonuses and special pay 
              authorities for nurse officer candidates, 
              registered nurses, and nurse anesthetists (sec. 
              622)...............................................   802
            Extension of authorities relating to payment of other 
              bonuses and special pays (sec. 623)................   803
            Revision of enlistment bonus authority (sec. 624)....   803
            Consistency of authorities for special pay for 
              reserve medical and dental officers (sec. 625).....   803
            Elimination of required congressional notification 
              before implementation of certain special pay 
              authority (sec. 626)...............................   803
            Special pay for physician assistants of the Coast 
              Guard (sec. 627)...................................   803
            Authorization of special pay and accession bonus for 
              pharmacy officers (sec. 628).......................   804
            Correction of references to Air Force veterinarians 
              (sec. 629).........................................   804
            Career sea pay (sec. 630)............................   804
            Increased maximum rate of special duty assignment pay 
              (sec. 631).........................................   804
            Entitlement of members of the National Guard and 
              other reserves not on active duty to receive 
              special duty assignment pay (sec. 632).............   804
            Authorization of retention bonus for members of the 
              armed forces qualified in a critical military skill 
              (sec. 633).........................................   805
            Entitlement of active duty officers of the Public 
              Health Service Corps to special pays and bonuses of 
              health professional officers of the armed forces 
              (sec. 634).........................................   805
        Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances.........   805
            Advance payments for temporary lodging of members and 
              dependents (sec. 641)..............................   805
            Additional transportation allowance regarding baggage 
              and household effects (sec. 642)...................   805
            Incentive for shipping and storing household goods in 
              less than average weights (sec. 643)...............   805
            Equitable dislocation allowances for junior enlisted 
              members (sec. 644).................................   806
            Authority to reimburse military recruiters, senior 
              ROTC cadre, and Military Entrance Processing 
              personnel for certain parking expenses (sec. 645)..   806
            Expansion of funded student travel for dependents 
              (sec. 646).........................................   806
        Subtitle D--Retirement and Survivor Benefit Matters......   806
            Exception to high-36-month retired pay computation 
              for members retired following a disciplinary 
              reduction in grade (sec. 651)......................   806
            Increase in maximum number of reserve retirement 
              points that may be credited in any year (sec. 652).   806
            Retirement from active reserve service after regular 
              retirement (sec. 653)..............................   807
            Same treatment for federal judges as for other 
              federal officials regarding payment of military 
              retired pay (sec. 654).............................   807
            Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan spousal 
              consent requirement (sec. 655).....................   807
            Sense of Congress on increasing Survivor Benefit Plan 
              annuities for surviving spouses age 62 or older 
              (sec. 656).........................................   807
            Revision to special compensation authority to repeal 
              exclusion of uniformed services retirees in receipt 
              of disability retired pay (sec. 657)...............   807
        Subtitle E--Other Matters................................   808
            Participation in Thrift Savings Plan (sec. 661)......   808
            Determinations of income eligibility for special 
              supplemental food program (sec. 662)...............   808
            Billeting services for reserve members traveling for 
              inactive-duty training (sec. 663)..................   808
            Settlement of claims for payments for unused accrued 
              leave and for retired pay (sec. 664)...............   808
            Additional benefits and protections for personnel 
              incurring injury, illness, or disease in the 
              performance of funeral honors duty (sec. 665)......   809
            Authority for extension of deadline for filing claims 
              associated with capture and interment of certain 
              persons by North Vietnam (sec. 666)................   809
            Back pay for members of the Navy and Marine Corps 
              selected for promotion while interned as prisoners 
              of war during World War II (sec. 667)..............   809
            Sense of Congress concerning funding for reserve 
              components (sec. 668)..............................   809
    Legislative Provisions Not Adopted...........................   809
            Authority to pay gratuity to certain veterans of 
              Bataan and Corregidor..............................   809
            Benefits for members not transporting personal motor 
              vehicles overseas..................................   810
            Computation of survivor benefits.....................   810
            Concurrent payment of retired pay and compensation 
              for retired members with service-connected 
              disabilities.......................................   810
            Concurrent payment to surviving spouses of Disability 
              and Indemnity Compensation and annuities under 
              Survivor Benefit Plan..............................   810
            Effective date of disability retirement for members 
              dying in civilian medical facilities...............   810
            Eligibility of certain members of the Individual 
              Ready Reserve for Servicemembers' Group Life 
              Insurance..........................................   811
            Equitable application of early retirement eligibility 
              requirements to military reserve technicians.......   811
            Family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life 
              Insurance..........................................   811
            Fees paid by residents of the Armed Forces Retirement 
              Home...............................................   811
            Recognition of members of the Alaska Territorial 
              Guard as veterans..................................   811
            Survivor benefit plan annuities for survivors of all 
              members who die on active duty.....................   812
            Travel by reservists on military aircraft to and from 
              locations outside the continental United States for 
              inactive-duty training.............................   812
Title VII--Health Care Provisions................................   812
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   812
        Subtitle A--Health Care Services.........................   812
            Provision of domiciliary and custodial care for 
              CHAMPUS beneficiaries and certain former CHAMPUS 
              beneficiaries (sec. 701)...........................   812
            Chiropractic health care for members on active duty 
              (sec. 702).........................................   812
            School-required physical examinations for certain 
              minor dependents (sec. 703)........................   813
            Two-year extension of dental and medical benefits for 
              surviving dependents of certain deceased members 
              (sec. 704).........................................   813
            Two-year extension of authority for use of contract 
              physicians at military entrance processing stations 
              and elsewhere outside medical treatment facilities 
              (sec. 705).........................................   813
            Medical and dental care for medal of honor recipients 
              (sec. 706).........................................   813
        Subtitle B--Senior Health Care...........................   814
            Implementation of TRICARE senior pharmacy program 
              (sec. 711).........................................   814
            Conditions for eligibility for CHAMPUS and TRICARE 
              upon the attainment of age 65; expansion and 
              modification of medicare subvention project (sec. 
              712)...............................................   814
            Accrual funding for health care for Medicare-eligible 
              retirees and dependents (sec. 713).................   815
        Subtitle C--TRICARE Program..............................   815
            Improvement of access to health care under the 
              TRICARE program (sec. 721).........................   815
            Additional beneficiaries under TRICARE prime remote 
              program in the continental United States (sec. 722)   816
            Modernization of TRICARE business practices and 
              increase of use of military treatment facilities 
              (sec. 723).........................................   816
            Extension of TRICARE managed care support contracts 
              (sec. 724).........................................   816
            Report on protections against health care providers 
              seeking direct reimbursement from members of the 
              uniformed services (sec. 725)......................   817
            Voluntary termination of enrollment in TRICARE 
              retiree dental program (sec. 726)..................   817
            Claims processing improvements (sec. 727)............   817
            Prior authorizations for certain referrals and 
              nonavailability-of-health-care statements (sec. 
              728)...............................................   817
        Subtitle D--Demonstration Projects.......................   818
            Demonstration project for expanded access to mental 
              health counselors (sec. 731).......................   818
            Teleradiology demonstration project (sec. 732).......   818
            Health care management demonstration program (sec. 
              733)...............................................   818
        Subtitle E--Joint Initiatives With Department of Veterans 
          Affairs................................................   818
            VA-DOD sharing agreements for health services (sec. 
              741)...............................................   818
            Processes for patient safety in military and veterans 
              health care systems (sec. 742).....................   819
            Cooperation in developing pharmaceutical 
              identification technology (sec. 743)...............   819
        Subtitle F--Other Matters................................   819
            Management of anthrax vaccine immunization program 
              (sec. 751).........................................   819
            Elimination of copayments for immediate family (sec. 
              752)...............................................   819
            Medical informatics (sec. 753).......................   820
            Patient care reporting and management system (sec. 
              754)...............................................   820
            Augmentation of Army medical department by detailing 
              reserve officers of the Public Health Service (sec. 
              755)...............................................   820
            Privacy of Department of Defense medical records 
              (sec. 756).........................................   820
            Authority to establish special locality-based 
              reimbursement rates; reports (sec. 757)............   821
            Reimbursement for certain travel expenses (sec. 758).   821
            Reduction of cap on payments (sec. 759)..............   821
            Training in health care management and administration 
              (sec. 760).........................................   821
            Study on feasibility of sharing biomedical research 
              facility (sec. 761)................................   821
            Study on comparability of coverage for physical, 
              speech, and occupational therapies (sec. 762)......   822
    Legislative Provisions not Adopted...........................   822
            Extended coverage under the Federal Employees Health 
              Benefits Program...................................   822
            Extension of TRICARE senior supplement program.......   822
            Service areas of transferees of former uniformed 
              services treatment facilities......................   822
            Study of accrual financing for health care for 
              military retirees..................................   822
            Study of accrual financing for health care for 
              retirees of the uniformed services.................   823
            Study on health care options for medicare-eligible 
              military retirees..................................   823
Title VIII--Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and 
  Related Matters................................................   823
    Items of Special Interest....................................   823
            Acquisition programs at the National Security Agency.   823
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   824
        Subtitle A--Amendments to General Contracting 
          Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations...............   824
            Department of Defense acquisition pilot programs 
              (sec. 801).........................................   824
            Multiyear services contracts (sec. 802)..............   824
            Clarification and extension of authority to carry out 
              certain prototype projects (sec. 803)..............   825
            Clarification of authority of Comptroller General to 
              review records of participants in certain prototype 
              projects (sec. 804)................................   825
            Extension of time period of limitation on procurement 
              of ball bearings and roller bearings (sec. 805)....   826
            Reporting requirements relating to multiyear 
              contracts (sec. 806)...............................   826
            Eligibility of small business concerns owned and 
              controlled by women for assistance under the 
              mentor-protege program (sec. 807)..................   826
            Qualifications required for employment and assignment 
              in contracting positions (sec. 808)................   826
            Revision of authority for solutions-based contracting 
              pilot program (sec. 809)...........................   827
            Procurement notice of contracting opportunities 
              through electronic means (sec. 810)................   827
        Subtitle B--Information Technology.......................   827
            Acquisition and management of information technology 
              (sec. 811).........................................   827
            Tracking and management of information technology 
              purchases (sec. 812)...............................   827
            Appropriate use of requirements regarding experience 
              and education of contractor personnel in the 
              procurement of information technology services 
              (sec. 813).........................................   828
            Navy-Marine Corps Intranet (sec. 814)................   828
            Sense of Congress regarding information technology 
              systems for guard and reserve components (sec. 815)   829
        Subtitle C--Other Acquisition-Related Matters............   829
            Improvements in procurements of services (sec. 821)..   829
            Financial analysis of use of dual rate for 
              quantifying overhead costs at army ammunition 
              plants (sec. 822)..................................   830
            Repeal of prohibition on use of Department of Defense 
              funds for the procurement of nuclear-capable 
              shipyard crane from a foreign source (sec. 823)....   830
            Extension of waiver period for live-fire 
              survivability testing for MH-47E and MH-60K 
              helicopter modifications programs (sec. 824).......   830
            Compliance with existing law regarding purchases of 
              equipment and products (sec. 825)..................   830
            Requirement to disregard certain agreements in 
              awarding contracts for the purchase of firearms or 
              ammunition (sec. 826)..............................   831
        Subtitle D--Studies and Reports..........................   831
            Study on impact of foreign sourcing of systems on 
              long-term military readiness and related industrial 
              infrastructure (sec. 831)..........................   831
            Study of policies and procedures for transfer of 
              commercial activities (sec. 832)...................   831
            Study and report on practice of contract bundling in 
              military construction contracts (sec. 833).........   831
            Requirement to conduct study on contract bundling 
              (sec. 834).........................................   831
    Legislative Provisions not Adopted...........................   832
            Management of acquisition of mission-essential 
              software for major defense acquisition programs....   832
            Repeal of requirement for contractor assurances 
              regarding the completeness, accuracy, and 
              contractual sufficiency of technical data provided 
              by contractor......................................   832
            Revision of the organization and authority of the 
              cost accounting standards board....................   832
            Technical data rights for items developed exclusively 
              at private expense.................................   832
Title IX--Department of Defense Organization and Management......   833
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   833
        Subtitle A--Duties and Functions of Department of Defense 
          Officers...............................................   833
            Overall supervision of Department of Defense 
              activities for combating terrorism (sec. 901)......   833
            Change of title of certain positions in the 
              Headquarters, Marine Corps (sec. 902)..............   834
            Clarification of scope of Inspector General 
              authorities under military whistleblower law (sec. 
              903)...............................................   834
            Policy to ensure conduct of science and technology 
              programs so as to foster the transition of science 
              and technology to higher levels of research, 
              development, test, and evaluation (sec. 904).......   834
            Additional components of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
              of Staff annual report on combatant command 
              requirements (sec. 905)............................   835
        Subtitle B--Department of Defense Organization...........   835
            Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation 
              (sec. 911).........................................   835
            Department of Defense regional centers for security 
              studies (sec. 912).................................   836
            Change in name of Armed Forces Staff College to Joint 
              Forces Staff College (sec. 913)....................   836
            Special authority for administration of Navy Fisher 
              Houses (sec. 914)..................................   836
            Supervisory control of Armed Forces Retirement Home 
              Board by Secretary of Defense (sec. 915)...........   837
            Semiannual report on the Joint Requirements Oversight 
              Council reform initiative (sec. 916)...............   837
            Comptroller General review of operations of Defense 
              Logistics Agency (sec. 917)........................   837
            Comptroller General review of operations of Defense 
              Information Systems Agency (sec. 918)..............   837
        Subtitle C--Information Security.........................   838
            Institute for Defense Computer Security and 
              Information Protection (sec. 921)..................   838
            Information security scholarship program (sec. 922)..   838
        Subtitle D--Reports......................................   838
            Date of submittal of reports on shortfalls in 
              equipment procurement and military construction for 
              reserve components in future-years defense programs 
              (sec. 931).........................................   838
            Report on number of personnel assigned to legislative 
              liaison functions (sec. 932).......................   838
            Joint report on establishment of national 
              collaborative information analysis capability (sec. 
              933)...............................................   839
            Network centric warfare (sec. 934)...................   839
            Report on Air Force Institute of Technology (sec. 
              935)...............................................   839
        Subtitle E--Other Matters................................   840
            Flexibility in implementation of limitation on major 
              Department of Defense headquarters activities 
              personnel (sec. 941)...............................   840
            Consolidation of certain Navy gift funds (sec. 942)..   840
            Temporary authority to dispose of a gift previously 
              accepted for the Naval Academy (sec. 943)..........   840
    Legislative Provisions not Adopted...........................   840
            Defense acquisition workforce........................   840
            National Defense Panel 2001..........................   841
            Quadrennial National Defense Panel...................   841
Title X--General Provisions......................................   841
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   841
        Subtitle A--Financial Matters............................   841
            Transfer authority (sec. 1001).......................   841
            Incorporation of classified annex (sec. 1002)........   841
            Authorization of emergency supplemental 
              appropriations for fiscal year 2000 (sec. 1003)....   841
            United States contribution to NATO common-funded 
              budgets in fiscal year 2001 (sec. 1004)............   842
            Limitation on funds for Bosnia and Kosovo 
              peacekeeping operations for fiscal year (sec. 1005)   842
            Requirement for prompt payment of contract vouchers 
              (sec. 1006)........................................   842
            Plan for the prompt recording of obligations of funds 
              for contractual transactions (sec. 1007)...........   843
            Electronic submission and processing of claims for 
              contract payments (sec. 1008)......................   843
            Administrative offsets for overpayment of 
              transportation costs (sec. 1009)...................   843
            Interest penalties for late payments of interim 
              payments due under Government service contracts 
              (sec. 1010)........................................   843
        Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards..................   844
            Revisions to national defense features program (sec. 
              1011)..............................................   844
            Sense of Congress on the naming of the CVN-77 
              aircraft carrier (sec. 1012).......................   844
            Authority to transfer naval vessels to certain 
              foreign countries (sec. 1013)......................   844
            Authority to consent to retransfer of alternative 
              former naval vessel by Government of Greece (sec. 
              1014)..............................................   844
        Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities......................   845
            Extension of authority to provide additional support 
              for counter-drug activities of Colombia (sec. 1021)   846
            Report on Department of Defense expenditures to 
              support foreign counter-drug activities (sec. 1022)   846
            Recommendations on expansion of support for counter-
              drug activities (sec. 1023)........................   846
            Review of riverine counter-drug program (sec. 1024)..   847
            Report on tethered aerostat radar system (sec. 1025).   847
            Sense of Congress regarding use of the armed forces 
              for counter-drug and counter-terrorism activities 
              (sec. 1026)........................................   847
        Subtitle D--Counterterrorism and Domestic Preparedness...   848
            Preparedness of military installation first 
              responders for incidents involving weapons of mass 
              destruction (sec. 1031)............................   848
            Additional weapons of mass destruction civil support 
              teams (sec. 1032)..................................   848
            Authority to provide loan guarantees to improve 
              domestic preparedness to combat cyberterrorism 
              (sec. 1033)........................................   849
            Report on the status of domestic preparedness against 
              the threat of biological terrorism (sec. 1034).....   849
            Report on strategy, policies, and programs to combat 
              domestic terrorism (sec. 1035).....................   849
        Subtitle E--Strategic Forces.............................   850
            Revised nuclear posture review (sec. 1041)...........   850
            Plan for the long-term sustainment and modernization 
              of United States strategic nuclear forces (sec. 
              1042)..............................................   850
            Modification of scope of waiver authority for 
              limitation on retirement or dismantlement of 
              strategic nuclear delivery systems (sec. 1043).....   850
            Report on the defeat of hardened and deeply buried 
              targets (sec. 1044)................................   851
            Sense of Congress on the maintenance of the Strategic 
              Nuclear Triad (sec. 1045)..........................   851
        Subtitle F--Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements.........   851
            Management review of working-capital fund activities 
              (sec. 1051)........................................   851
            Report on submarine rescue support vessels (sec. 
              1052)..............................................   851
            Report on Federal Government progress in developing 
              information assurance strategies (sec. 1053).......   852
            Department of Defense process for decisionmaking in 
              cases of false claims (sec. 1054)..................   852
        Subtitle G--Government Information Security Reform.......   852
            Government information security reform (secs. 1061-
              1065)..............................................   852
        Subtitle H--Security Matters.............................   853
            Limitation on granting of security clearances (sec. 
              1071)..............................................   853
            Process for prioritizing background investigations 
              for security clearances for Department of Defense 
              personnel and defense contractor personnel (sec. 
              1072)..............................................   853
            Authority to withhold certain sensitive information 
              from public disclosure (sec. 1073).................   853
            Expansion of authority to exempt geodetic products of 
              the Department of Defense from public disclosure 
              (sec. 1074)........................................   854
            Expenditures for declassification activities (sec. 
              1075)..............................................   854
            Enhanced access to criminal history record 
              information for national security and other 
              purposes (sec. 1076)...............................   854
            Two-year extension of authority to engage in 
              commercial activities as security for intelligence 
              collection activities (sec. 1077)..................   854
            Coordination of nuclear weapons secrecy policies and 
              consideration of health of workers at former 
              Department of Defense nuclear facilities (sec. 
              1078)..............................................   855
        Subtitle I--Other Matters................................   855
            Funds for administrative expenses under Defense 
              Export Loan Guarantee program (sec. 1081)..........   855
            Transit pass program Department of Defense personnel 
              in poor air quality areas (sec. 1082)..............   855
            Transfer of Vietnam-era TA-4 aircraft to a non-profit 
              foundation (sec. 1083).............................   856
            Transfer of 19th century cannon to museum (sec. 1084)   856
            Fees for providing historical information to the 
              public (sec. 1085).................................   856
            Grants to American Red Cross for Armed Forces 
              emergency services (sec. 1086).....................   856
            Technical and clerical amendments (sec. 1087)........   857
            Maximum size of parcel post packages transported 
              overseas for Armed Forces post offices (sec. 1088).   857
            Sense of Congress regarding tax treatment of members 
              receiving special pay for duty subject to hostile 
              fire or imminent danger (sec. 1089)................   857
            Organization and management of the civil air patrol 
              (sec. 1090)........................................   857
            Additional duties for the Commission to Assess United 
              States National Security Space Management and 
              Organization (sec. 1091)...........................   858
            Commission on the future of the United States 
              aerospace industry (sec. 1092).....................   858
            Drug addiction treatment (sec. 1093).................   858
    Legislative Provisions not Adopted...........................   858
            Annual OMB/CBO joint report on scoring budget outlays   858
            Authority to provide headstones or markers for marked 
              graves or otherwise commemorate certain individuals   858
            Breast cancer stamp extension........................   859
            Comprehensive study and support for criminal 
              investigations and prosecutions by state and local 
              law enforcement officials..........................   859
            Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2000........   859
            Plan to ensure compliance with financial management 
              requirements.......................................   859
            Protection of operational files of the Defense 
              Intelligence Agency................................   859
            Repeal of certain provisions shifting outlays from 
              one fiscal year to another.........................   860
            Report to the Congress regarding extent and severity 
              of child poverty...................................   860
            Sense of the Senate concerning long-term economic 
              development aid for communities rebuilding from 
              hurricane Floyd....................................   860
Title XI--Department of Defense Civilian Personnel...............   860
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   860
        Subtitle A--Civilian Personnel Management Generally......   860
            Employment and compensation of employees for 
              temporary organizations established by law or 
              executive order (sec. 1101)........................   860
            Assistive technology accommodations program (sec. 
              1102)..............................................   861
            Extension of authority for voluntary separations in 
              reductions in force (sec. 1103)....................   861
            Electronic maintenance of performance appraisal 
              systems (sec. 1104)................................   861
            Study on civilian personnel services (sec. 1105).....   861
        Subtitle B--Demonstration and Pilot Programs.............   862
            Pilot program for reengineering the equal employment 
              opportunity complaint process (sec. 1111)..........   862
            Work safety demonstration program (sec. 1112)........   862
            Extension, expansion, and revision of authority for 
              experimental personnel program for scientific and 
              technical personnel (sec. 1113)....................   862
            Clarification of personnel management authority under 
              personnel demonstration project (sec. 1114)........   862
        Subtitle C--Educational Assistance.......................   863
            Restructuring the restriction on degree training 
              (sec. 1121)........................................   863
            Student loan repayment programs (sec. 1122)..........   863
            Extension of authority for tuition reimbursement and 
              training for civilian employees in the defense 
              acquisition workforce (sec. 1123)..................   863
        Subtitle D--Other Benefits...............................   864
            Additional special pay for foreign language 
              proficiency beneficial for United States national 
              security interests (sec. 1131).....................   864
            Approval authority for cash awards in excess of 
              $10,000 (sec. 1132)................................   864
            Leave for crews of certain vessels (sec. 1133).......   864
            Life insurance for emergency essential Department of 
              Defense employees (sec. 1134)......................   864
        Subtitle E--Intelligence Civilian Personnel..............   864
            Expansion of defense civilian intelligence personnel 
              system positions (sec. 1141).......................   864
            Increase in number of positions authorized for the 
              Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service (sec. 
              1142)..............................................   865
        Subtitle F--Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay and Early 
          Retirement Authority...................................   865
            Voluntary separation incentive pay and early 
              retirement authority (secs. 1151-1153).............   865
    Legislative Provisions not Adopted...........................   865
            Department of Defense employee voluntary early 
              retirement authority...............................   865
            Extension of authority for voluntary separations in 
              reductions in force................................   866
            Extension, revision, and expansion of authorities for 
              use of voluntary separation incentive pay and 
              voluntary early retirement.........................   866
            Strategic plan.......................................   866
Title XII--Matters Relating to Other Nations.....................   866
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   866
        Subtitle A--Matters Related to Arms Control..............   866
            Support of United Nations-sponsored efforts to 
              inspect and monitor Iraqi weapons activities (sec. 
              1201)..............................................   866
            Support of consultations on Arab and Israeli arms 
              control and regional security issues (sec. 1202)...   866
            Furnishing of nuclear test monitoring equipment to 
              foreign governments (sec. 1203)....................   867
            Additional matters for annual report on transfers of 
              militarily sensitive technology to countries and 
              entities of concern (sec. 1204)....................   867
        Subtitle B--Matters Relating to the Balkans..............   867
            Annual report assessing effect of continued 
              operations in the Balkans region on readiness to 
              execute the national military strategy (sec. 1211).   867
            Situation in the Balkans (sec. 1212).................   868
            Semiannual report on Kosovo peacekeeping (sec. 1213).   868
        Subtitle C--North Atlantic Treaty Organization and United 
          States Forces in Europe................................   869
            NATO fair burdensharing (sec. 1221)..................   869
            Repeal of restriction preventing cooperative airlift 
              support through acquisition and cross-servicing 
              agreements (sec. 1222).............................   870
            GAO study on the benefits and costs of the United 
              States military engagement in Europe (sec. 1223)...   870
        Subtitle D--Other Matters................................   870
            Joint data exchange center with Russian Federation on 
              early warning systems and notification of ballistic 
              missile launches (sec. 1231).......................   870
            Report on sharing and exchange of ballistic missile 
              launch early warning data (sec. 1232)..............   871
            Annual report of Communist Chinese military companies 
              operating in the United States (sec. 1233).........   871
            Adjustment of composite theoretical performance 
              levels of high performance computers (sec. 1234)...   871
            Increased authority to provide healthcare services as 
              humanitarian and civic assistance (sec. 1235)......   872
            Sense of Congress regarding the use of children as 
              soldiers (sec. 1236)...............................   872
            Sense of Congress regarding undersea rescue and 
              recovery (sec. 1237)...............................   873
            United States-China Security Review Commission (sec. 
              1238)..............................................   873
    Legislative Provisions not Adopted...........................   873
            Limitation on number of military personnel in 
              Colombia...........................................   873
            Prohibition on assumption by United States Government 
              of liability for nuclear accidents in North Korea..   874
Title XIII--Cooperative Threat Reduction With States of the 
  Former Soviet Union............................................   874
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   874
            Specification of cooperative threat reduction 
              programs and funds (sec. 1301).....................   874
            Funding allocations (sec. 1302)......................   874
            Prohibition on use of funds for elimination of 
              conventional weapons (sec. 1303)...................   875
            Limitations on use of funds for fissile material 
              storage facility (sec. 1304).......................   875
            Limitation on use of funds to support warhead 
              dismantlement processing (sec. 1305)...............   875
            Agreement on nuclear weapons storage sites (sec. 
              1306)..............................................   875
            Limitation on use of funds for construction of fossil 
              fuel energy plants; report (sec. 1307).............   876
            Reports on activities and assistance under 
              cooperative threat reduction programs (sec. 1308)..   876
            Russian chemical weapons elimination (sec. 1309).....   877
            Limitation on use of funds for elimination of weapons 
              grade plutonium program (sec. 1310)................   878
            Report on audits of Cooperative Threat Reduction 
              programs (sec. 1311)...............................   878
    Legislative Provisions Not Adopted...........................   878
            Limitation on use of funds for prevention of 
              biological weapons proliferation in Russia.........   878
Title XIV--Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States 
  from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack........................   879
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   879
            Commission to assess the threat to the United States 
              from electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack (secs. 
              1401-1409).........................................   879
Title XV--Navy Activities on the Island of Vieques, Puerto Rico..   879
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   879
            Navy activities on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico 
              (secs. 1501-1508)..................................   879
Title XVI--Veterans Education Benefits...........................   881
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   881
            Additional opportunity for certain VEAP participants 
              to enroll in basic educational assistance under 
              Montgomery G.I. Bill (sec. 1601)...................   881
            Modification of authority to pay tuition for off-duty 
              training and education (sec. 1602).................   882
            Clarification of Department of Veterans Affairs duty 
              to assist (sec. 1611)..............................   882
    Legislative Provisions not Adopted...........................   882
            Modification of time for use by certain members of 
              the Selected Reserve of entitlement to educational 
              assistance.........................................   882
            Modification of time for use by certain members of 
              Selected Reserve of entitlement to certain 
              educational assistance.............................   882
            Short title..........................................   882
            Transfer of entitlement to educational assistance by 
              certain members of the armed forces................   882
Title XVII--Assistance to Firefighters...........................   883
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   883
            Assistance to Firefighters (secs. 1701-1707).........   883
            Title XVIII--Impact Aid..............................   885
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   885
            Impact Aid Reauthorization Act of 2000 (secs. 1801-
              1818)..............................................   885
DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS.................   885
            Overview.............................................   885
Title XXI--Army..................................................   905
            Overview.............................................   905
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   905
            Authorized Army construction and land acquisition 
              projects (sec. 2101)...............................   905
            Family housing (sec. 2102)...........................   905
            Improvements to military family housing units (sec. 
              2103)..............................................   906
            Authorization of appropriations, Army (sec. 2104)....   906
            Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal 
              year 2000 projects (sec. 2105).....................   906
            Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal 
              year 1999 projects (sec. 2106).....................   906
            Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 
              1998 project (sec. 2107)...........................   907
            Authority to accept funds for realignment of certain 
              military construction project, Fort Campbell, 
              Kentucky (sec. 2108)...............................   907
Title XXII--Navy.................................................   907
            Overview.............................................   907
    Items of Special Interest....................................   908
            Improvements to military family housing, Navy........   908
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   908
            Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition 
              projects (sec. 2201)...............................   908
            Family housing (sec. 2202)...........................   908
            Improvements to military family housing units (sec. 
              2203)..............................................   908
            Authorization of appropriations, Navy (sec. 2204)....   908
            Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 
              1997 project at Marine Corps Combat Development 
              Command, Quantico, Virginia (sec. 2205)............   909
Title XXIII--Air Force...........................................   909
            Overview.............................................   909
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   909
            Authorized Air Force construction and land 
              acquisition projects (sec. 2301)...................   909
            Family housing (sec. 2302)...........................   909
            Improvements to military family housing units (sec. 
              2303)..............................................   910
            Authorization of appropriations, Air Force (sec. 
              2304)..............................................   910
Title XXIV--Defense Agencies.....................................   910
            Overview.............................................   910
    Items of Special Interest....................................   910
            Military construction projects, Manta Air Base, 
              Ecuador............................................   910
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   911
            Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land 
              acquisition projects (sec. 2401)...................   911
            Energy conservation projects (sec. 2402).............   911
            Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies 
              (sec. 2403)........................................   911
            Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal 
              year 1990 project (sec. 2404)......................   911
Title XXV--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
  Program........................................................   912
            Overview.............................................   912
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   912
            Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition 
              projects (sec. 2501)...............................   912
            Authorization of appropriations, NATO (sec. 2502)....   912
Title XXVI--Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities..................   912
            Overview.............................................   912
    Items of Special Interest....................................   913
            Support for Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support 
              Teams..............................................   913
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   913
            Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land 
              acquisition projects (sec. 2601)...................   913
            Authority to contribute to construction of airport 
              tower, Cheyenne Airport, Cheyenne, Wyoming (sec. 
              2602)..............................................   913
Title XXVII--Expiration and Extension of Authorizations..........   913
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   913
            Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to 
              be specified by law (sec. 2701)....................   913
            Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 
              1998 projects (sec. 2702)..........................   914
            Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 
              1997 projects (sec. 2703)..........................   914
            Effective date (sec. 2704)...........................   914
Title XXVIII--General Provisions.................................   914
        Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military 
          Family Housing Changes.................................   914
            Joint use military construction projects (sec. 2801).   914
            Exclusion of certain costs from determination of 
              applicability of limitation on use of funds for 
              improvement of family housing (sec. 2802)..........   915
            Revision of space limitations for military family 
              housing (sec. 2803)................................   915
            Modification of lease authority for high-cost 
              military family housing (sec. 2804)................   915
            Provision of utilities and services under alternative 
              authority for acquisition and improvement of 
              military housing (sec. 2805).......................   916
            Extension of alternative authority for acquisition 
              and improvement of military housing (sec. 2806)....   916
            Expansion of definition of armory to include 
              readiness centers (sec. 2807)......................   916
        Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration..   917
            Increase in threshold for notice and wait 
              requirements for real property transactions (sec. 
              2811)..............................................   917
            Enhancement of authority of military departments to 
              lease non-excess property (sec. 2812)..............   917
            Conveyance authority regarding utility systems of 
              military departments (sec. 2813)...................   917
            Permanent conveyance authority to improve property 
              management (sec. 2814).............................   918
        Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment.........   918
            Scope of agreements to transfer property to 
              redevelopment authorities without consideration 
              under the base closure laws (sec. 2821)............   918
        Subtitle D--Land Conveyances.............................   919
        Part I--Army Conveyances.................................   919
            Transfer of jurisdiction, Rock Island Arsenal, 
              Illinois (sec. 2831)...............................   919
            Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Galesburg, 
              Illinois (sec. 2832)...............................   919
            Land conveyance, Charles Melvin Price Support Center, 
              Illinois (sec. 2833)...............................   919
            Land conveyance, Fort Riley, Kansas (sec. 2834)......   919
            Land conveyance, Fort Polk, Louisiana (sec. 2835)....   920
            Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Winona, 
              Minnesota (sec. 2836)..............................   920
            Land conveyance, Fort Dix, New Jersey (sec. 2837)....   920
            Land conveyance, Nike Site 43, Elrama, Pennsylvania 
              (sec. 2838)........................................   920
            Land exchange, Army Reserve Local Training Center, 
              Chattanooga, Tennessee (sec. 2839).................   920
            Land exchange, Fort Hood, Texas (sec. 2840)..........   921
            Land conveyance, Fort Pickett, Virginia (sec. 2841)..   921
            Land conveyance, Fort Lawton, Washington (sec. 2842).   921
            Land conveyance, Vancouver Barracks, Washington (sec. 
              2843)..............................................   921
        Part II--Navy Conveyances................................   922
            Modification of land conveyance, Marine Corps Air 
              Station, El Toro, California (sec. 2846)...........   922
            Modification of authority for Oxnard Harbor District, 
              Port Hueneme, California, to use certain Navy 
              property (sec. 2847)...............................   922
            Transfer of jurisdiction, Marine Corps Air Station, 
              Miramar, California (sec. 2848)....................   922
            Land exchange, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, 
              California (sec. 2849).............................   922
            Lease of property, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, 
              Florida (sec. 2850)................................   923
            Land conveyance, Naval Reserve Center, Tampa, Florida 
              (sec. 2851)........................................   923
            Modification of land conveyance, Defense Fuel Supply 
              Point, Casco Bay, Maine (sec. 2852)................   923
            Land conveyance, Naval Computer and 
              Telecommunications Station, Cutler, Maine (sec. 
              2853)..............................................   923
            Modification of land conveyance authority, former 
              Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, Cecil County, 
              Maryland (sec. 2854)...............................   924
            Land conveyance, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, 
              North Carolina (sec. 2855).........................   924
            Land exchange, Naval Air Reserve Center, Columbus, 
              Ohio (sec. 2856)...................................   924
            Land conveyance, Naval Station, Bremerton, Washington 
              (sec. 2857)........................................   924
        Part III--Air Force Conveyances..........................   925
            Land conveyance, Los Angeles Air Force Base, 
              California (sec. 2861).............................   925
            Land conveyance, Point Arena Air Force Station, 
              California (sec. 2862).............................   925
            Land conveyance, Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado (sec. 
              2863)..............................................   925
            Land conveyance, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, 
              Ohio (sec. 2864)...................................   926
            Modification of land conveyance, Ellsworth Air Force 
              Base, South Dakota (sec. 2865).....................   926
            Land conveyance, Mukilteo Tank Farm, Everett, 
              Washington (sec. 2866).............................   926
        Part IV--Other Conveyances...............................   926
            Land conveyance, Army and Air Force Exchange Service 
              property, Farmers Branch, Texas (sec. 2871)........   926
            Land conveyance, former National Ground Intelligence 
              Center, Charlottesville, Virginia (sec. 2872)......   927
        Subtitle E--Other Matters................................   927
            Relation of easement authority to leased parkland, 
              Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California (sec. 
              2881)..............................................   927
            Extension of demonstration project for purchase of 
              fire, security, police, public works, and utility 
              services from local government agencies (sec. 2882)   927
            Acceptance and use of gifts for construction of third 
              building at United States Air Force Museum, Wright-
              Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio (sec. 2883).........   928
            Development of Marine Corps Heritage Center at Marine 
              Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia (sec. 2884).........   928
            Activities relating to the greenbelt at Fallon Naval 
              Air Station, Nevada (sec. 2885)....................   928
            Establishment of World War II Memorial on Guam (sec. 
              2886)..............................................   929
            Naming of Army Missile Testing Range at Kwajalein 
              Atoll as the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile 
              Defense Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll (sec. 2887)...   929
            Designation of Building at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, in 
              honor of Andrew T. McNamara (sec. 2888)............   929
            Designation of Balboa Naval Hospital, San Diego, 
              California, in honor of Bob Wilson, a former member 
              of the House of Representatives (sec. 2889)........   929
            Sense of Congress regarding importance of expansion 
              of National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California 
              (sec. 2890)........................................   929
            Sense of Congress regarding land transfers at Melrose 
              Range, New Mexico, and Yakima Training Center, 
              Washington (sec. 2891).............................   930
    Legislative Provisions not Adopted...........................   930
            Applicability of competition policy to alternative 
              authority for acquisition and improvement of 
              military family housing............................   930
            Land conveyance, Colonel Harold E. Steele Army 
              Reserve Center and Maintenance Shop, Pittsburgh, 
              Pennsylvania.......................................   930
            Land conveyance, Lieutenant General Malcolm Hay Army 
              Reserve Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...........   931
            Lease of property, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, 
              California.........................................   931
DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS 
  AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.......................................   931
Title XXXI--Department of Energy National Security Programs......   931
            Overview.............................................   931
    Items of Special Interest....................................   946
            Report on authorities and limitations in general 
              recurring provisions...............................   946
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   946
        Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations....   946
            National Nuclear Security Administration (sec. 3101).   946
            Defense environmental restoration and waste 
              management (sec. 3102).............................   951
            Other defense activities (sec. 3103).................   953
            Defense environmental management privatization (sec. 
              3104)..............................................   955
            Defense nuclear waste disposal (sec. 3105)...........   956
        Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions.................   956
            Reprogramming (sec. 3121)............................   956
            Limits on general plant projects (sec. 3122).........   956
            Limits on construction projects (sec. 3123)..........   956
            Fund transfer authority (sec. 3124)..................   957
            Authority for conceptual and construction design 
              (sec. 3125)........................................   957
            Authority for emergency planning, design, and 
              construction activities (sec. 3126)................   957
            Funds available for all national security programs of 
              the Department of Energy (sec. 3127)...............   957
            Availability of funds (sec. 3128)....................   958
            Transfers of defense environmental management funds 
              (sec. 3129)........................................   958
        Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and 
          Limitations............................................   958
            Funding for termination costs of River Protection 
              Project, Richland, Washington (sec. 3131)..........   958
            Enhanced cooperation between National Nuclear 
              Security Administration and Ballistic Missile 
              Defense Organization (sec. 3132)...................   959
            Reprogramming of funds available for infrastructure 
              upgrades or maintenance in certain accounts of the 
              National Nuclear Security Administration (sec. 
              3133)..............................................   959
            Adjustment of composite theoretical performance 
              levels for post-shipment verification reports on 
              advanced supercomputers sales to certain foreign 
              nations (sec. 3134)................................   959
            Modification of counterintelligence polygraph program 
              (sec. 3135)........................................   959
            Employee incentives for employees at closure project 
              facilities (sec. 3136).............................   960
            Continuation of processing, treatment, and 
              disposition of legacy nuclear materials (sec. 3137)   960
            Limitation on use of certain funds pending 
              certifications of compliance with Formerly Utilized 
              Sites Remedial Action Program funding prohibition 
              (sec. 3138)........................................   961
            Conceptual design for Subsurface Geosciences 
              Laboratory at Idaho National Engineering and 
              Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho (sec. 
              3139)..............................................   961
            Report on National Ignition Facility, Lawrence 
              Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
              California (sec. 3140).............................   962
            River Protection Project, Richland, Washington (sec. 
              3141)..............................................   962
            Report on tank waste remediation system, Hanford 
              Reservation, Richland, Washington (sec. 3142)......   963
        Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Management of National 
          Nuclear Security Administration........................   963
            Term of office of person first appointed as Under 
              Secretary for Nuclear Security of the Department of 
              Energy (sec. 3151).................................   963
            Membership of Under Secretary for Nuclear Security on 
              the Joint Nuclear Weapons Council (sec. 3152)......   963
            Organization plan for field offices of the National 
              Nuclear Security Administration (sec. 3153)........   963
            Required contents of future-years nuclear security 
              program (sec. 3154)................................   964
            Future-years nuclear security program for fiscal year 
              2001 (sec. 3155)...................................   964
            Engineering and manufacturing research, development, 
              and demonstration by plant managers of certain 
              nuclear weapons production plants (sec. 3156)......   965
            Prohibition on individuals engaging in concurrent 
              service or duties within National Nuclear Security 
              Administration and outside that Administration but 
              within Department of Energy (sec. 3157)............   965
            Annual plan for obligation of funds of the National 
              Nuclear Security Administration (sec. 3158)........   966
            Authority to reorganize National Nuclear Security 
              Administration (sec. 3159).........................   966
        Subtitle E--National Laboratories Partnership Improvement   966
            Technology Infrastructure Pilot Program (sec. 3161)..   966
            Report on small business participation in National 
              Nuclear Security Administration activities (sec. 
              3162)..............................................   967
            Study and report related to improving mission 
              effectiveness, partnerships, and technology 
              transfer at national security laboratories and 
              nuclear weapons production facilities (sec. 3163)..   967
            Report on effectiveness of National Nuclear Security 
              Administration technology development partnerships 
              with non-Federal entities (sec. 3164)..............   968
            Definitions (sec. 3165)..............................   969
        Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Defense Nuclear 
          Nonproliferation.......................................   969
            Matters Relating to Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 
              (secs. 3171-3175)..................................   969
        Subtitle G--Other Matters................................   970
            Extension of authority for appointment of certain 
              scientific, engineering, and technical personnel 
              (sec. 3191)........................................   970
            Biennial report containing update on nuclear test 
              readiness postures (sec. 3192).....................   971
            Frequency of reports on inadvertent releases of 
              restricted data and formerly restricted data (sec. 
              3193)..............................................   971
            Form of certifications regarding the safety or 
              reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile (sec. 
              3194)..............................................   971
            Authority to provide certificate of commendation to 
              Department of Energy and contractor employees for 
              exemplary service in stockpile stewardship and 
              security (sec. 3195)...............................   971
            Cooperative research and development agreements for 
              government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories 
              (sec. 3196)........................................   972
            Office of Arctic Energy (sec. 3197)..................   972
    Legislative Provisions not Adopted...........................   972
            Conformance with National Nuclear Security 
              Administration organizational structure............   972
            Construction of National Nuclear Security 
              Administration Operations Office Complex...........   973
            Energy employees compensation initiative.............   973
            Environmental management closure projects............   973
            Other transactions...................................   973
            Sense of the Congress regarding compensation and 
              health care for personnel of the Department of 
              Energy and its contractors and vendors who have 
              sustained beryllium, silica, and radiation-related 
              injury.............................................   974
            Short title..........................................   974
            Technology partnerships ombudsman....................   974
Title XXXII--Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.............   974
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   974
            Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (sec. 3201)..   974
Title XXXIII--National Defense Stockpile.........................   975
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   975
            Authorized uses of stockpile funds (sec. 3301).......   975
            Increased receipts under prior disposal authority 
              (sec. 3302)........................................   975
            Disposal of titanium (sec. 3303).....................   975
Title XXXIV--Naval Petroleum Reserves............................   976
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   976
            Minimum price of petroleum sold from certain naval 
              petroleum reserves (sec. 3401).....................   976
            Repeal of authority to contract for cooperative or 
              unit plans affecting Naval Petroleum Reserve 
              Numbered 1 (sec. 3402).............................   976
            Disposal of Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 2 (sec. 3403).   976
Title XXXV--Maritime Administration..............................   977
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   977
            Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2001 
              (sec. 3501)........................................   977
            Scrapping of National Defense Reserve Fleet vessels 
              (sec. 3502)........................................   977
            Authority to convey National Defense Reserve Fleet 
              vessel, Glacier (sec. 3503)........................   978
            Maritime intermodal research (sec. 3504).............   978
            Maritime research and technology development (sec. 
              3505)..............................................   979
            Reporting of administered and oversight funds (sec. 
              3506)..............................................   979
    Legislative Provisions not Adopted...........................   979
            Authority to convey offshore drill rig Ocean Star....   979
Title XXXVI--Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation 
  Program........................................................   979
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   980
            Short title (sec. 3601)..............................   980
            Findings; sense of Congress (sec. 3602)..............   980
        Subtitle A--Establishment of Compensation Program and 
          Compensation Fund......................................   980
            Establishment of Energy Employees Occupational 
              Illness Compensation Program (sec. 3611)...........   980
            Establishment of Energy Employees Occupational 
              Illness Compensation Fund (sec. 3612)..............   980
            Legislative proposal (sec. 3613).....................   980
            Authorization of appropriations (sec. 3614)..........   981
        Subtitle B--Program Administration.......................   981
            Definitions for program administration (sec. 3621)...   981
            Expansion of list of beryllium vendors (sec. 3622)...   981
            Exposure in the performance of duty (sec. 3623)......   981
            Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (sec. 
              3624)..............................................   981
            Responsibilities of Secretary of Health and Human 
              Services (sec. 3625)...............................   981
            Designation of additional members of Special Exposure 
              Cohort (sec. 3626).................................   981
            Separate treatment of chronic silicosis (sec. 3627)..   982
            Compensation and benefits to be provided (sec. 3628).   982
            Medical benefits (sec. 3629).........................   982
            Separate treatment of certain uranium employees (sec. 
              3630)..............................................   982
            Assistance for claimants and potential claimants 
              (sec. 3631)........................................   983
        Subtitle C--Treatment, Coordination, and Forfeiture of 
          Compensation and Benefits..............................   983
            Offset for certain payments (sec. 3641)..............   983
            Subrogation of the United States (sec. 3642).........   983
            Payment in full settlement of claims (sec. 3643).....   983
            Exclusivity of remedy against the United States and 
              against contractors and subcontractors (sec. 3644).   983
            Election of remedy for beryllium employees and atomic 
              weapons employees (sec. 3645)......................   983
            Certification of treatment of payments under other 
              laws (sec. 3646)...................................   983
            Claims not assignable or transferrable; choice of 
              remedies (sec. 3647)...............................   984
            Attorney fees (sec. 3648)............................   984
            Certain claims not affected by awards of damages 
              (sec. 3649)........................................   984
            Forfeiture of benefits by convicted felons (sec. 
              3650)..............................................   984
            Coordination with other Federal radiation 
              compensation laws (sec. 3651)......................   984
        Subtitle D--Assistance in State Workers' Compensation 
          Proceedings............................................   984
            Agreements with States (sec. 3661)...................   984




106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     106-945

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  ENACTMENT OF PROVISIONS OF H.R. 5408, THE FLOYD D. SPENCE NATIONAL 
             DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001

                                _______
                                

                October 6, 2000.--Ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

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

                           CONFERENCE REPORT

                        [To accompany H.R. 4205]

    The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
4205), to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year 
for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes, 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 proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
amendment, insert the following:

SECTION 1. ENACTMENT OF FISCAL YEAR 2001 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 
                    ACT.

      The provisions of H.R. 5408 of the 106th Congress, as 
introduced on October 6, 2000, are hereby enacted into law.

SEC. 2. PUBLICATION OF ACT.

      In publishing this Act in slip form and in the United 
States Statutes at Large pursuant to section 112 of title 1, 
United States Code, the Archivist of the United States shall 
include after the date of approval an appendix setting forth 
the text of the bill referred to in section 1.
      And the Senate agree to the same.
        From the Committee on Armed Services, for consideration 
        of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and 
        modifications committed to conference:
                                   Floyd Spence,
                                   Bob Stump,
                                   Duncan Hunter,
                                   John R. Kasich,
                                   James V. Hansen,
                                   Curt Weldon,
                                   Joel Hefley,
                                   Jim Saxton,
                                   Steve Buyer,
                                   Tillie K. Fowler,
                                   John M. McHugh,
                                   James M. Talent,
                                   Terry Everett,
                                   Roscoe G. Bartlett,
                                   Howard ``Buck'' McKeon,
                                   J.C. Watts, Jr.,
                                   Mack Thornberry,
                                   John N. Hostettler,
                                   Saxby Chambliss,
                                   Ike Skelton,
                                   Norman Sisisky
                                   John Spratt,
                                   Solomon P. Ortiz,
                                   Owen B. Pickett,
                                   Lane Evans,
                                   Gene Taylor,
                                   Neil Abercrombie,
                                   Martin T. Meehan,
                                   Robert A. Underwood,
                                   Thomas Allen,
                                   Vic Snyder,
                                   James H. Maloney,
                                   Mike McIntyre,
                                   Ellen O. Tauscher,
                                   Mike Thompson,
        Provided that Mr. Kuykendall is appointed in lieu of 
        Mr. Kasich for consideration of section 2863 of the 
        House bill, and section 2862 of the Senate amendment, 
        and modifications committed to conference:
                                   Steven T. Kuykendall,
        From the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
        for consideration of matters within the jurisdiction of 
        that committee under clause 11 of rule X:
                                   Porter J. Goss,
                                   Jerry Lewis,
                                   Julian C. Dixon,
        From the Committee on Commerce, for consideration of 
        sections 601, 725, and 1501 of the House bill, and 
        sections 342, 601, 618, 701, 1073, 1402, 2812, 3131, 
        3133, 3134, 3138, 3152, 3154, 3155, 3167-3169, 3171, 
        3201, and 3301-3303 of the Senate amendment, and 
        modifications committed to conference:
                                   Tom Bliley,
                                   Joe Barton,
                                   John D. Dingell,
        Provided that Mr. Bilirakis is appointed in lieu of Mr. 
        Barton of Texas for consideration of sections 601 and 
        725 of the House bill, and sections 601, 618, 701, and 
        1073 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
        committed to conference:
                                   Mike Bilirakis,
        Provided that Mr. Oxley is appointed in lieu of Mr. 
        Barton of Texas for consideration of section 1501 of 
        the House bill, and sections 342 and 2812 of the Senate 
        amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
                                   Michael G. Oxley,
        From the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for 
        consideration of sections 341, 342, 504, and 1106 of 
        the House bill, and sections 311, 379, 553, 669, 1053, 
        and title XXXV of the Senate amendment, and 
        modifications committed to conference:
                                   Bill Goodling,
                                   Van Hilleary,
                                   Patsy T. Mink,
        From the Committee on Government Reform, for 
        consideration of sections 518, 651, 723, 801, 906, 
        1101-1104, 1106, 1107, and 3137 of the House bill, and 
        sections 643, 651, 801, 806, 810, 814-816, 1010A 1044, 
        1045, 1057, 1063, 1069, 1073, 1101, 1102, 1104, and 
        1106-1118, title XIV, and sections 2871, 2881, 3155, 
        and 3171 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
        committed to conference:
                                   Dan Burton,
                                   Joe Scarborough,
                                   Henry A. Waxman,
        Provided that Mr. Horn is appointed in lieu of Mr. 
        Scarborough for consideration of section 801 of the 
        House bill, and sections 801, 806, 810, 814-816, 1010A, 
        1044, 1045, 1057, 1063, and 1101, title XIV, and 
        sections 2871 and 2881 of the Senate amendment, and 
        modifications committee to conference:
                                   Stephen Horn,
        Provided that Mr. McHugh is appointed in lieu of Mr. 
        Scarborough for consideration of section 1073 of the 
        Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
        conference:
                                   John M. McHugh,
        From the Committee on House Administration, for 
        consideration of sections 561-563 of the Senate 
        amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
                                   William M. Thomas,
                                   John Boehner,
                                   Steny H. Hoyer,
        From the Committee on International Relations, for 
        consideration of sections 1201, 1205, 1209, and 1210, 
        title XIII, and section 3136 of the House bill, and 
        sections 1011, 1201-1203, 1206 1208, 1209, 1212, 1214, 
        3178, and 3193 of the Senate amendment, and 
        modifications committed to conference:
                                   Bill Goodling,
        From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration 
        of sections 543 and 906 of the House bill, and sections 
        506, 645, 663, 668, 909, 1068, and 1106, title XV, and 
        title XXXV of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
        committed to conference:
                                   Henry Hyde,
                                   Charles T. Canady,
        From the Committee on Resources, for consideration of 
        sections 312, 601, 1501, 2853, 2883, and 3402 of the 
        House bill, and sections 601 and 1059, title XIII, and 
        sections 2871, 2893, and 3303 of the Senate amendment, 
        and modifications committed to conference:
                                   Don Young,
                                   Billy Tauzin,
        From the Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure, for consideration of sections 601, 
        2839, and 2881 of the House bill, and sections 502, 
        601, and 1072 of the Senate amendment, and 
        modifications committed to conference:
                                   Bud Shuster,
                                   Wayne T. Gilchrest
                                   Brian Baird,
        Provided that Mr. Pascrell is appointed in lieu of Mr. 
        Baird for consideration of section 1072 of the Senate 
        amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
                                   Bill Pascrell, Jr.,
        From the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for 
        consideration of sections 535, 738, and 2831 of the 
        House bill, and sections 561-563, 648, 664-666, 671, 
        672, 682-684, 721, 722, and 1067 of the Senate 
        amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
                                   Michael Bilirakis,
                                   Jack Quinn,
                                   Corrine Brown,
        From the Committee on Ways and Means, for consideration 
        of section 725 of the House bill, and section 701 of 
        the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
        conference:
                                   William M. Thomas,
                                 Managers on the Part of the House.
                                    John W. Warner,
                                    Strom Thurmond,
                                    John McCain,
                                    Bob Smith,
                                    James Inhofe,
                                    Rick Santorum,
                                    Olympia J. Snowe,
                                    Pat Roberts,
                                    Wayne Allard,
                                    Tim Hutchinson,
                                    Jeff Sessions,
                                   Carl Levin,
                                    Edward Kennedy,
                                    Jeff Bingaman,
                                    Robert C. Byrd,
                                    Chuck Robb,
                                   Joe Lieberman,
                                   Max Cleland,
                                   Mary L. Landrieu,
                                   Jack Reed,
                                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. 4205) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year 
for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes, submit the 
following joint statement to the House 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 amendment struck out all of the House bill 
after the enacting clause and inserted a substitute text.
      The House recedes from its disagreement to the amendment 
of the Senate with an amendment which is a substitute for the 
House bill and the Senate amendment. The differences between 
the House bill, the Senate amendment, and the substitute agreed 
to in conference are noted below, except for clerical 
corrections, conforming changes made necessary by agreements 
reached by the conferees, and minor drafting and clarifying 
changes.
      The conference agreement would enact the provisions of 
H.R. 5408 as introduced on October 6, 2000. The text of that 
bill follows:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Floyd D. 
Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2001''.
    (b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Representative Floyd D. Spence of South 
        Carolina was elected to the House of Representatives in 
        1970, for service in the 92d Congress, after serving in 
        the South Carolina legislature for 10 years, and he has 
        been reelected to each subsequent Congress.
            (2) Representative Spence came to Congress as a 
        distinguished veteran of service in the Armed Forces of 
        the United States.
            (3) Upon graduation from college in 1952, 
        Representative Spence was commissioned as an ensign in 
        the United States Naval Reserve. After entering active 
        duty, he served with distinction aboard the USS CARTER 
        HALL and the USS LSM-397 during the Korean War and 
        later served as commanding officer of a Naval Reserve 
        Surface Division and as group commander of all Naval 
        Reserve units in Columbia, South Carolina. 
        Representative Spence retired from the Naval Reserve in 
        1988 in the grade of captain, after 41 years of 
        dedicated service.
            (4) Upon election to the House of Representatives, 
        Representative Spence became a member of the Committee 
        on Armed Services of that body. During 30 years of 
        service on that committee (4 years of which were served 
        while the committee was known as the Committee on 
        National Security), Representative Spence's 
        contributions to the national defense and security of 
        the United States have been profound and long lasting.
            (5) Representative Spence served as chairman of 
        that committee while known as the Committee on National 
        Security during the 104th and 105th Congresses and 
        serves as chairman of that committee for the 106th 
        Congress. In addition, Representative Spence served as 
        the ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed 
        Services during the 103d Congress.
            (6) Dozens of awards from active duty and reserve 
        military, veterans service, military retiree, and 
        industry organizations and associations have recognized 
        the distinguished character of Representative Spence's 
        service to the Nation.
            (7) Representative Spence has been a leading figure 
        in the debate over many of the most critical military 
        readiness, health care, recruiting, and retention 
        issues currently confronting the Nation's military. His 
        concern for the men and women in uniform has been 
        unwavering, and his accomplishments in promoting and 
        gaining support for those issues that preserve the 
        combat effectiveness, morale, and quality of life of 
        the Nation's military personnel have been unparalleled.
            (8) During his tenure as chairman of the Committee 
        on National Security and the Committee on Armed 
        Services of the House of Representatives, 
        Representative Spence has--
                    (A) led efforts to identify and reverse the 
                effect that declining resources and rising 
                commitments have had on military quality of 
                life for service members and their families, on 
                combat readiness, and on equipment 
                modernization, with a direct result of those 
                diligent efforts and of his willingness to be 
                an outspoken proponent for America's military 
                being that Congress has added nearly 
                $50,000,000,000 to the President's defense 
                budgets over the past 5 years;
                    (B) been a leading proponent of the need to 
                expeditiously develop and field a national 
                missile defense to protect American citizens 
                and forward deployed military forces from 
                growing ballistic missile threats;
                    (C) advocated reversing the growing 
                disparity between actual military capability 
                and the requirements associated with the 
                National Military Strategy; and
                    (D) led efforts in Congress to reform 
                Department of Defense acquisition and 
                management headquarters and infrastructure and 
                business practices.
            (9) This Act is the 30th annual authorization bill 
        for the Department of Defense for which Representative 
        Spence has taken a major responsibility as a member of 
        the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives (including 4 years while that committee 
        was known as the Committee on National Security).
            (10) In light of the findings in the preceding 
        paragraphs, it is altogether fitting and proper that 
        this Act be named in honor of Representative Floyd D. 
        Spence of South Carolina, as provided in subsection 
        (a).

SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into three divisions 
as follows:
            (1) Division A--Department of Defense 
        Authorizations.
            (2) Division B--Military Construction 
        Authorizations.
            (3) Division C--Department of Energy National 
        Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; findings.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees defined.

            DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS

                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

               Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 101. Army.
Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps.
Sec. 103. Air Force.
Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities.
Sec. 105. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 106. Defense Health Program.

                        Subtitle B--Army Programs

Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority.
Sec. 112. Increase in limitation on number of bunker defeat munitions 
          that may be acquired.
Sec. 113. Reports and limitations relating to Army transformation.

                        Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Sec. 121. CVNX-1 nuclear aircraft carrier program.
Sec. 122. Arleigh Burke class destroyer program.
Sec. 123. Virginia class submarine program.
Sec. 124. Limitation during fiscal year 2001 on changes in submarine 
          force structure.
Sec. 125. ADC(X) ship program.
Sec. 126. Refueling and complex overhaul program of the U.S.S. Dwight D. 
          Eisenhower.
Sec. 127. Analysis of certain shipbuilding programs.
Sec. 128. Helicopter support of FFG-7 frigates during fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 129. V-22 cockpit aircraft voice and flight data recorders.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

Sec. 131. Annual report on B-2 bomber.
Sec. 132. Report on modernization of Air National Guard F-16A units.

                       Subtitle E--Joint Programs

Sec. 141. Study of final assembly and checkout alternatives for the 
          Joint Strike Fighter program.

                  Subtitle F--Chemical Demilitarization

Sec. 151. Pueblo Chemical Depot chemical agent and munitions destruction 
          technologies.
Sec. 152. Report on assessment of need for Federal economic assistance 
          for communities impacted by chemical demilitarization 
          activities.
Sec. 153. Prohibition against disposal of non-stockpile chemical warfare 
          material at Anniston chemical stockpile disposal facility.

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

               Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 202. Amount for basic and applied research.

     Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 211. Management of Space-Based Infrared System--Low.
Sec. 212. Joint Strike Fighter program.
Sec. 213. Fiscal year 2002 joint field experiment.
Sec. 214. Nuclear aircraft carrier design and production modeling.
Sec. 215. DD-21 class destroyer program.
Sec. 216. Limitation on Russian American Observation Satellites program.
Sec. 217. Joint biological defense program.
Sec. 218. Report on biological warfare defense vaccine research and 
          development programs.
Sec. 219. Cost limitations applicable to F-22 aircraft program.
Sec. 220. Unmanned advanced capability combat aircraft and ground combat 
          vehicles.
Sec. 221. Global Hawk high altitude endurance unmanned aerial vehicle.
Sec. 222. Army space control technology development.

                  Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense

Sec. 231. Funding for fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 232. Reports on ballistic missile threat posed by North Korea.
Sec. 233. Plan to modify ballistic missile defense architecture.
Sec. 234. Management of Airborne Laser program.

                 Subtitle D--High Energy Laser Programs

Sec. 241. Funding.
Sec. 242. Implementation of High Energy Laser Master Plan.
Sec. 243. Designation of senior official for high energy laser programs.
Sec. 244. Site for Joint Technology Office.
Sec. 245. High energy laser infrastructure improvements.
Sec. 246. Cooperative programs and activities.
Sec. 247. Technology plan.
Sec. 248. Annual report.
Sec. 249. Definition.
Sec. 250. Review of defense-wide directed energy programs.

                        Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 251. Reports on mobile offshore base concept and potential use for 
          certain purposes of technologies associated with that concept.
Sec. 252. Air Force science and technology planning.
Sec. 253. Enhancement of authorities regarding education partnerships 
          for purposes of encouraging scientific study.
Sec. 254. Recognition of those individuals instrumental to naval 
          research efforts during the period from before World War II 
          through the end of the Cold War.

                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

               Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding.
Sec. 302. Working capital funds.
Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Sec. 304. Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.
Sec. 305. Joint warfighting capabilities assessment teams.

                  Subtitle B--Environmental Provisions

Sec. 311. Establishment of additional environmental restoration account 
          and use of accounts for operation and monitoring of 
          environmental remedies.
Sec. 312. Certain environmental restoration activities.
Sec. 313. Annual reports under Strategic Environmental Research and 
          Development Program.
Sec. 314. Payment of fines and penalties for environmental compliance at 
          Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
Sec. 315. Payment of fines or penalties imposed for environmental 
          compliance violations at other Department of Defense 
          facilities.
Sec. 316. Reimbursement for certain costs in connection with the former 
          Nansemond Ordnance Depot Site, Suffolk, Virginia.
Sec. 317. Necessity of military low-level flight training to protect 
          national security and enhance military readiness.
Sec. 318. Ship disposal project.
Sec. 319. Defense Environmental Security Corporate Information 
          Management Program.
Sec. 320. Report on Plasma Energy Pyrolysis System.
Sec. 321. Sense of Congress regarding environmental restoration of 
          former defense manufacturing site, Santa Clarita, California.

   Subtitle C--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities

Sec. 331. Use of appropriated funds to cover operating expenses of 
          commissary stores.
Sec. 332. Adjustment of sales prices of commissary store goods and 
          services to cover certain expenses.
Sec. 333. Use of surcharges for construction and improvement of 
          commissary stores.
Sec. 334. Inclusion of magazines and other periodicals as an authorized 
          commissary merchandise category.
Sec. 335. Use of most economical distribution method for distilled 
          spirits.
Sec. 336. Report on effects of availability of slot machines on United 
          States military installations overseas.

         Subtitle D--Department of Defense Industrial Facilities

Sec. 341. Designation of Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence 
          and public-private partnerships to increase utilization of 
          such centers.
Sec. 342. Unutilized and underutilized plant-capacity costs of United 
          States arsenals.
Sec. 343. Arsenal support program initiative.
Sec. 344. Codification and improvement of armament retooling and 
          manufacturing support programs.

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

Sec. 351. Inclusion of additional information in reports to Congress 
          required before conversion of commercial or industrial type 
          functions to contractor performance.
Sec. 352 Effects of outsourcing on overhead costs of Centers of 
          Industrial and Technical Excellence and Army ammunition 
          plants.
Sec. 353. Consolidation, restructuring, or reengineering of Department 
          of Defense organizations, functions, or activities.
Sec. 354. Monitoring of savings resulting from workforce reductions as 
          part of conversion of functions to performance by private 
          sector or other strategic sourcing initiatives.
Sec. 355. Performance of emergency response functions at chemical 
          weapons storage installations.
Sec. 356. Suspension of reorganization or relocation of Naval Audit 
          Service.

                Subtitle F--Defense Dependents Education

Sec. 361. Eligibility of dependents of American Red Cross employees for 
          enrollment in Department of Defense domestic dependent schools 
          in Puerto Rico.
Sec. 362. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 
          dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of 
          Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 363. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities.
Sec. 364. Assistance for maintenance, repair, and renovation of school 
          facilities that serve dependents of members of the Armed 
          Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees.

                  Subtitle G--Military Readiness Issues

Sec. 371. Measuring cannibalization of parts, supplies, and equipment 
          under readiness reporting system.
Sec. 372. Reporting requirements regarding transfers from high-priority 
          readiness appropriations.
Sec. 373. Effects of worldwide contingency operations on readiness of 
          military aircraft and equipment.
Sec. 374. Identification of requirements to reduce backlog in 
          maintenance and repair of defense facilities.
Sec. 375. New methodology for preparing budget requests to satisfy Army 
          readiness requirements.
Sec. 376. Review of AH-64 aircraft program.
Sec. 377. Report on Air Force spare and repair parts program for C-5 
          aircraft.

                        Subtitle H--Other Matters

Sec. 381. Annual report on public sale of certain military equipment 
          identified on United States Munitions List.
Sec. 382. Resale of armor-piercing ammunition disposed of by the Army.
Sec. 383. Reimbursement by civil air carriers for support provided at 
          Johnston Atoll.
Sec. 384. Travel by Reserves on military aircraft.
Sec. 385. Overseas airlift service on Civil Reserve Air Fleet aircraft.
Sec. 386. Additions to plan for ensuring visibility over all in-transit 
          end items and secondary items.
Sec. 387. Reauthorization of pilot program for acceptance and use of 
          landing fees charged for use of domestic military airfields by 
          civil aircraft.
Sec. 388. Extension of authority to sell certain aircraft for use in 
          wildfire suppression.
Sec. 389. Damage to aviation facilities caused by alkali silica 
          reactivity.
Sec. 390. Demonstration project to increase reserve component internet 
          access and services in rural communities.
Sec. 391. Additional conditions on implementation of Defense Joint 
          Accounting System.
Sec. 392. Report on Defense Travel System.
Sec. 393. Review of Department of Defense costs of maintaining 
          historical properties.

               TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                        Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. Revision in permanent end strength minimum levels.
Sec. 403. Adjustment to end strength flexibility authority.

                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the 
          reserves.
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).
Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2001 limitation on non-dual status technicians.
Sec. 415. Increase in numbers of members in certain grades authorized to 
          be on active duty in support of the Reserves.

        Subtitle C--Other Matters Relating to Personnel Strengths

Sec. 421. Authority for Secretary of Defense to suspend certain 
          personnel strength limitations during war or national 
          emergency.
Sec. 422. Exclusion from active component end strengths of certain 
          reserve component members on active duty in support of the 
          combatant commands.
Sec. 423. Exclusion of Army and Air Force medical and dental officers 
          from limitation on strengths of reserve commissioned officers 
          in grades below brigadier general.
Sec. 424. Authority for temporary increases in number of reserve 
          component personnel serving on active duty or full-time 
          national guard duty in certain grades.

               Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 431. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel.

                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

Sec. 501. Eligibility of Army and Air Force Reserve colonels and 
          brigadier generals for position vacancy promotions.
Sec. 502. Flexibility in establishing promotion zones for Coast Guard 
          Reserve officers.
Sec. 503. Time for release of reports of officer promotion selection 
          boards.
Sec. 504. Clarification of requirements for composition of active-duty 
          list selection boards when reserve officers are under 
          consideration.
Sec. 505. Authority to issue posthumous commissions in the case of 
          members dying before official recommendation for appointment 
          or promotion is approved by Secretary concerned.
Sec. 506. Technical corrections relating to retired grade of reserve 
          commissioned officers.
Sec. 507. Grade of chiefs of reserve components and directors of 
          National Guard components.
Sec. 508. Revision to rules for entitlement to separation pay for 
          regular and reserve officers.

             Subtitle B--Reserve Component Personnel Policy

Sec. 521. Exemption from active-duty list for reserve officers on active 
          duty for a period of three years or less.
Sec. 522. Termination of application requirement for consideration of 
          officers for continuation on the reserve active-status list.
Sec. 523. Authority to retain Air Force Reserve officers in all medical 
          specialties until specified age.
Sec. 524. Authority for provision of legal services to reserve component 
          members following release from active duty.
Sec. 525. Extension of involuntary civil service retirement date for 
          certain reserve technicians.

                   Subtitle C--Education and Training

Sec. 531. Eligibility of children of Reserves for Presidential 
          appointment to service academies.
Sec. 532. Selection of foreign students to receive instruction at 
          service academies.
Sec. 533. Revision of college tuition assistance program for members of 
          Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class program.
Sec. 534. Review of allocation of Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps 
          units among the services.
Sec. 535. Authority for Naval Postgraduate School to enroll certain 
          defense industry civilians in specified programs relating to 
          defense product development.

           Subtitle D--Decorations, Awards, and Commendations

Sec. 541. Limitation on award of Bronze Star to members in receipt of 
          imminent danger pay.
Sec. 542. Consideration of proposals for posthumous or honorary 
          promotions or appointments of members or former members of the 
          Armed Forces and other qualified persons.
Sec. 543. Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations to 
          certain persons.
Sec. 544. Addition of certain information to markers on graves 
          containing remains of certain unknowns from the U.S.S. Arizona 
          who died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 
          1941.
Sec. 545. Sense of Congress on the court-martial conviction of Captain 
          Charles Butler McVay, Commander of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, 
          and on the courageous service of the crew of that vessel.
Sec. 546. Posthumous advancement on retired list of Rear Admiral Husband 
          E. Kimmel and Major General Walter C. Short, senior officers 
          in command in Hawaii on December 7, 1941.
Sec. 547. Commendation of citizens of Remy, France, for World War II 
          actions.
Sec. 548. Authority for Award of the Medal of Honor to William H. 
          Pitsenbarger for valor during the Vietnam War.

        Subtitle E--Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters

Sec. 551. Recognition by States of military testamentary instruments.
Sec. 552. Policy concerning rights of individuals whose names have been 
          entered into Department of Defense official criminal 
          investigative reports.
Sec. 553. Limitation on Secretarial authority to grant clemency for 
          military prisoners serving sentence of confinement for life 
          without eligibility for parole.
Sec. 554. Authority for civilian special agents of military department 
          criminal investigative organizations to execute warrants and 
          make arrests.
Sec. 555. Requirement for verbatim record in certain special court-
          martial cases.
Sec. 556. Commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Uniform Code of 
          Military Justice.

               Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Recruiting

Sec. 561. Army recruiting pilot programs.
Sec. 562. Enhancement of recruitment market research and advertising 
          programs.
Sec. 563. Access to secondary schools for military recruiting purposes.
Sec. 564. Pilot program to enhance military recruiting by improving 
          military awareness of school counselors and educators.

                        Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 571. Extension to end of calendar year of expiration date for 
          certain force drawdown transition authorities.
Sec. 572. Voluntary separation incentive.
Sec. 573. Congressional review period for assignment of women to duty on 
          submarines and for any proposed reconfiguration or design of 
          submarines to accommodate female crew members.
Sec. 574. Management and per diem requirements for members subject to 
          lengthy or numerous deployments.
Sec. 575. Pay in lieu of allowance for funeral honors duty.
Sec. 576. Test of ability of reserve component intelligence units and 
          personnel to meet current and emerging defense intelligence 
          needs.
Sec. 577. National Guard Challenge Program.
Sec. 578. Study of use of civilian contractor pilots for operational 
          support missions.
Sec. 579. Reimbursement for expenses incurred by members in connection 
          with cancellation of leave on short notice.

           TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 602. Additional restructuring of basic pay rates for enlisted 
          members.
Sec. 603. Revised method for calculation of basic allowance for 
          subsistence.
Sec. 604. Family subsistence supplemental allowance for low-income 
          members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 605. Basic allowance for housing.
Sec. 606. Additional amount available for fiscal year 2001 increase in 
          basic allowance for housing inside the United States.
Sec. 607. Equitable treatment of junior enlisted members in computation 
          of basic allowance for housing.
Sec. 608. Eligibility of members in grade E-4 to receive basic allowance 
          for housing while on sea duty.
Sec. 609. Personal money allowance for senior enlisted members of the 
          Armed Forces.
Sec. 610. Increased uniform allowances for officers.
Sec. 611. Cabinet-level authority to prescribe requirements and 
          allowance for clothing of enlisted members.
Sec. 612. Increase in monthly subsistence allowance for members of 
          precommissioning programs.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

Sec. 621. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for 
          reserve forces.
Sec. 622. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for 
          nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse 
          anesthetists.
Sec. 623. Extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses 
          and special pays.
Sec. 624. Revision of enlistment bonus authority.
Sec. 625. Consistency of authorities for special pay for reserve medical 
          and dental officers.
Sec. 626. Elimination of required congressional notification before 
          implementation of certain special pay authority.
Sec. 627. Special pay for physician assistants of the Coast Guard.
Sec. 628. Authorization of special pay and accession bonus for pharmacy 
          officers.
Sec. 629. Correction of references to Air Force veterinarians.
Sec. 630. Career sea pay.
Sec. 631. Increased maximum rate of special duty assignment pay.
Sec. 632. Entitlement of members of the National Guard and other 
          reserves not on active duty to receive special duty assignment 
          pay.
Sec. 633. Authorization of retention bonus for members of the Armed 
          Forces qualified in a critical military skill.
Sec. 634. Entitlement of active duty officers of the Public Health 
          Service Corps to special pays and bonuses of health 
          professional officers of the Armed Forces.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

Sec. 641. Advance payments for temporary lodging of members and 
          dependents.
Sec. 642. Additional transportation allowance regarding baggage and 
          household effects.
Sec. 643. Incentive for shipping and storing household goods in less 
          than average weights.
Sec. 644. Equitable dislocation allowances for junior enlisted members.
Sec. 645. Authority to reimburse military recruiters, Senior ROTC cadre, 
          and military entrance processing personnel for certain parking 
          expenses.
Sec. 646. Expansion of funded student travel for dependents.

           Subtitle D--Retirement and Survivor Benefit Matters

Sec. 651. Exception to high-36 month retired pay computation for members 
          retired following a disciplinary reduction in grade.
Sec. 652. Increase in maximum number of Reserve retirement points that 
          may be credited in any year.
Sec. 653. Retirement from active reserve service after regular 
          retirement.
Sec. 654. Same treatment for Federal judges as for other Federal 
          officials regarding payment of military retired pay.
Sec. 655. Reserve component Survivor Benefit Plan spousal consent 
          requirement.
Sec. 656. Sense of Congress on increasing Survivor Benefit Plan 
          annuities for surviving spouses age 62 or older.
Sec. 657. Revision to special compensation authority to repeal exclusion 
          of uniformed services retirees in receipt of disability 
          retired pay.

                        Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 661. Participation in Thrift Savings Plan.
Sec. 662. Determinations of income eligibility for special supplemental 
          food program.
Sec. 663. Billeting services for reserve members traveling for inactive-
          duty training.
Sec. 664. Settlement of claims for payments for unused accrued leave and 
          for retired pay.
Sec. 665. Additional benefits and protections for personnel incurring 
          injury, illness, or disease in the performance of funeral 
          honors duty.
Sec. 666. Authority for extension of deadline for filing claims 
          associated with capture and internment of certain persons by 
          North Vietnam.
Sec. 667. Back pay for members of the Navy and Marine Corps selected for 
          promotion while interned as prisoners of war during World War 
          II.
Sec. 668. Sense of Congress concerning funding for reserve components.

                    TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

Sec. 701. Provision of domiciliary and custodial care for CHAMPUS 
          beneficiaries and certain former CHAMPUS beneficiaries.
Sec. 702. Chiropractic health care for members on active duty.
Sec. 703. School-required physical examinations for certain minor 
          dependents.
Sec. 704. Two-year extension of dental and medical benefits for 
          surviving dependents of certain deceased members.
Sec. 705. Two-year extension of authority for use of contract physicians 
          at military entrance processing stations and elsewhere outside 
          medical treatment facilities.
Sec. 706. Medical and dental care for Medal of Honor recipients.

                     Subtitle B--Senior Health Care

Sec. 711. Implementation of TRICARE senior pharmacy program.
Sec. 712. Conditions for eligibility for CHAMPUS and TRICARE upon the 
          attainment of age 65; expansion and modification of medicare 
          subvention project.
Sec. 713. Accrual funding for health care for medicare-eligible retirees 
          and dependents.

                       Subtitle C--TRICARE Program

Sec. 721. Improvement of access to health care under the TRICARE 
          program.
Sec. 722. Additional beneficiaries under TRICARE Prime Remote program in 
          the continental United States.
Sec. 723. Modernization of TRICARE business practices and increase of 
          use of military treatment facilities.
Sec. 724. Extension of TRICARE managed care support contracts.
Sec. 725. Report on protections against health care providers seeking 
          direct reimbursement from members of the uniformed services.
Sec. 726. Voluntary termination of enrollment in TRICARE retiree dental 
          program.
Sec. 727. Claims processing improvements.
Sec. 728. Prior authorizations for certain referrals and 
          nonavailability-of-health-care statements.

                   Subtitle D--Demonstration Projects

Sec. 731. Demonstration project for expanded access to mental health 
          counselors.
Sec. 732. Teleradiology demonstration project.
Sec. 733. Health care management demonstration program.

    Subtitle E--Joint Initiatives With Department of Veterans Affairs

Sec. 741. VA-DOD sharing agreements for health services.
Sec. 742. Processes for patient safety in military and veterans health 
          care systems.
Sec. 743. Cooperation in developing pharmaceutical identification 
          technology.

                        Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 751. Management of anthrax vaccine immunization program.
Sec. 752. Elimination of copayments for immediate family.
Sec. 753. Medical informatics.
Sec. 754. Patient care reporting and management system.
Sec. 755. Augmentation of Army Medical Department by detailing Reserve 
          officers of the Public Health Service.
Sec. 756. Privacy of Department of Defense medical records.
Sec. 757. Authority to establish special locality-based reimbursement 
          rates; reports.
Sec. 758. Reimbursement for certain travel expenses.
Sec. 759. Reduction of cap on payments.
Sec. 760. Training in health care management and administration.
Sec. 761. Studies on feasibility of sharing biomedical research 
          facility.
Sec. 762. Study on comparability of coverage for physical, speech, and 
          occupational therapies.

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

 Subtitle A--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, 
                             and Limitations

Sec. 801. Department of Defense acquisition pilot programs.
Sec. 802. Multiyear services contracts.
Sec. 803. Clarification and extension of authority to carry out certain 
          prototype projects.
Sec. 804. Clarification of authority of Comptroller General to review 
          records of participants in certain prototype projects.
Sec. 805. Extension of time period of limitation on procurement of ball 
          bearings and roller bearings.
Sec. 806. Reporting requirements relating to multiyear contracts.
Sec. 807. Eligibility of small business concerns owned and controlled by 
          women for assistance under the mentor-protege program.
Sec. 808. Qualifications required for employment and assignment in 
          contracting positions.
Sec. 809. Revision of authority for solutions-based contracting pilot 
          program.
Sec. 810. Procurement notice of contracting opportunities through 
          electronic means.

                   Subtitle B--Information Technology

Sec. 811. Acquisition and management of information technology.
Sec. 812. Tracking and management of information technology purchases.
Sec. 813. Appropriate use of requirements regarding experience and 
          education of contractor personnel in the procurement of 
          information technology services.
Sec. 814. Navy-Marine Corps Intranet.
Sec. 815. Sense of Congress regarding information technology systems for 
          Guard and Reserve components.

              Subtitle C--Other Acquisition-Related Matters

Sec. 821. Improvements in procurements of services.
Sec. 822. Financial analysis of use of dual rates for quantifying 
          overhead costs at Army ammunition plants.
Sec. 823. Repeal of prohibition on use of Department of Defense funds 
          for procurement of nuclear-capable shipyard crane from a 
          foreign source.
Sec. 824. Extension of waiver period for live-fire survivability testing 
          for MH-47E and MH-60K helicopter modification programs.
Sec. 825. Compliance with existing law regarding purchases of equipment 
          and products.
Sec. 826. Requirement to disregard certain agreements in awarding 
          contracts for the purchase of firearms or ammunition.

                     Subtitle D--Studies and Reports

Sec. 831. Study on impact of foreign sourcing of systems on long-term 
          military readiness and related industrial infrastructure.
Sec. 832. Study of policies and procedures for transfer of commercial 
          activities.
Sec. 833. Study and report on practice of contract bundling in military 
          construction contracts.
Sec. 834. Requirement to conduct study on contract bundling.

       TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

   Subtitle A--Duties and Functions of Department of Defense Officers

Sec. 901. Overall supervision of Department of Defense activities for 
          combating terrorism.
Sec. 902. Change of title of certain positions in the Headquarters, 
          Marine Corps.
Sec. 903. Clarification of scope of Inspector General authorities under 
          military whistleblower law.
Sec. 904. Policy to ensure conduct of science and technology programs so 
          as to foster the transition of science and technology to 
          higher levels of research, development, test, and evaluation.
Sec. 905. Additional components of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff 
          annual report on combatant command requirements.

             Subtitle B--Department of Defense Organizations

Sec. 911. Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation.
Sec. 912. Department of Defense regional centers for security studies.
Sec. 913. Change in name of Armed Forces Staff College to Joint Forces 
          Staff College.
Sec. 914. Special authority for administration of Navy Fisher Houses.
Sec. 915. Supervisory control of Armed Forces Retirement Home board by 
          Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 916. Semiannual report on Joint Requirements Oversight Council 
          reform initiative.
Sec. 917. Comptroller General review of operations of Defense Logistics 
          Agency.
Sec. 918. Comptroller General review of operations of Defense 
          Information Systems Agency.

                    Subtitle C--Information Security

Sec. 921. Institute for Defense Computer Security and Information 
          Protection.
Sec. 922. Information security scholarship program.

                           Subtitle D--Reports

Sec. 931. Date of submittal of reports on shortfalls in equipment 
          procurement and military construction for the reserve 
          components in future-years defense programs.
Sec. 932. Report on number of personnel assigned to legislative liaison 
          functions.
Sec. 933. Joint report on establishment of national collaborative 
          information analysis capability.
Sec. 934. Network centric warfare.
Sec. 935. Report on Air Force Institute of Technology.

                        Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 941. Flexibility in implementation of limitation on major 
          Department of Defense headquarters activities personnel.
Sec. 942. Consolidation of certain Navy gift funds.
Sec. 943. Temporary authority to dispose of a gift previously accepted 
          for the Naval Academy.

                       TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                      Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. Transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Incorporation of classified annex.
Sec. 1003. Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for 
          fiscal year 2000.
Sec. 1004. United States contribution to NATO common-funded budgets in 
          fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 1005. Limitation on funds for Bosnia and Kosovo peacekeeping 
          operations for fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 1006. Requirement for prompt payment of contract vouchers.
Sec. 1007. Plan for prompt recording of obligations of funds for 
          contractual transactions.
Sec. 1008. Electronic submission and processing of claims for contract 
          payments.
Sec. 1009. Administrative offsets for overpayment of transportation 
          costs.
Sec. 1010. Interest penalties for late payment of interim payments due 
          under Government service contracts.

                 Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

Sec. 1011. Revisions to national defense features program.
Sec. 1012. Sense of Congress on the naming of the CVN-77 aircraft 
          carrier.
Sec. 1013. Authority to transfer naval vessels to certain foreign 
          countries.
Sec. 1014. Authority to consent to retransfer of alternative former 
          naval vessel by Government of Greece.

                   Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities

Sec. 1021. Extension of authority to provide support for counter-drug 
          activities of Colombia.
Sec. 1022. Report on Department of Defense expenditures to support 
          foreign counter-drug activities.
Sec. 1023. Recommendations on expansion of support for counter-drug 
          activities.
Sec. 1024. Review of riverine counter-drug program.
Sec. 1025. Report on tethered aerostat radar system.
Sec. 1026. Sense of Congress regarding use of Armed Forces for counter-
          drug and counter-terrorism activities.

         Subtitle D--Counterterrorism and Domestic Preparedness

Sec. 1031. Preparedness of military installation first responders for 
          incidents involving weapons of mass destruction.
Sec. 1032. Additional weapons of mass destruction civil support teams.
Sec. 1033. Authority to provide loan guarantees to improve domestic 
          preparedness to combat cyberterrorism.
Sec. 1034. Report on the status of domestic preparedness against the 
          threat of biological terrorism.
Sec. 1035.  Report on strategy, policies, and programs to combat 
          domestic terrorism.

                      Subtitle E--Strategic Forces

Sec. 1041. Revised nuclear posture review.
Sec. 1042. Plan for the long-term sustainment and modernization of 
          United States strategic nuclear forces.
Sec. 1043. Modification of scope of waiver authority for limitation on 
          retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery 
          systems.
Sec. 1044. Report on the defeat of hardened and deeply buried targets.
Sec. 1045. Sense of Congress on the maintenance of the strategic nuclear 
          triad.

            Subtitle F--Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements

Sec. 1051. Management review of working-capital fund activities.
Sec. 1052. Report on submarine rescue support vessels.
Sec. 1053. Report on Federal Government progress in developing 
          information assurance strategies.
Sec. 1054. Department of Defense process for decisionmaking in cases of 
          false claims.

           Subtitle G--Government Information Security Reform

Sec. 1061. Coordination of Federal information policy.
Sec. 1062. Responsibilities of certain agencies.
Sec. 1063. Relationship of Defense Information Assurance Program to 
          Government-wide information security program.
Sec. 1064. Technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 1065. Effective date.

                      Subtitle H--Security Matters

Sec. 1071. Limitation on granting of security clearances.
Sec. 1072. Process for prioritizing background investigations for 
          security clearances for Department of Defense personnel and 
          defense contractor personnel.
Sec. 1073. Authority to withhold certain sensitive information from 
          public disclosure.
Sec. 1074. Expansion of authority to exempt geodetic products of the 
          Department of Defense from public disclosure.
Sec. 1075. Expenditures for declassification activities.
Sec. 1076. Enhanced access to criminal history record information for 
          national security and other purposes
Sec. 1077. Two-year extension of authority to engage in commercial 
          activities as security for intelligence collection activities.
Sec. 1078. Coordination of nuclear weapons secrecy policies and 
          consideration of health of workers at former Department of 
          Defense nuclear facilities.

                        Subtitle I--Other Matters

Sec. 1081. Funds for administrative expenses under Defense Export Loan 
          Guarantee program.
Sec. 1082. Transit pass program for Department of Defense personnel in 
          poor air quality areas.
Sec. 1083. Transfer of Vietnam era TA-4 aircraft to nonprofit 
          foundation.
Sec. 1084. Transfer of 19th century cannon to museum.
Sec. 1085. Fees for providing historical information to the public.
Sec. 1086. Grants to American Red Cross for Armed Forces emergency 
          services.
Sec. 1087. Technical and clerical amendments.
Sec. 1088. Maximum size of parcel post packages transported overseas for 
          Armed Forces post offices.
Sec. 1089. Sense of Congress regarding tax treatment of members 
          receiving special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or 
          imminent danger.
Sec. 1090. Organization and management of Civil Air Patrol.
Sec. 1091. Additional duties for Commission to Assess United States 
          National Security Space Management and Organization.
Sec. 1092. Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace 
          Industry.
Sec. 1093. Drug addiction treatment.

           TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL

           Subtitle A--Civilian Personnel Management Generally

Sec. 1101. Employment and compensation of employees for temporary 
          organizations established by law or Executive order.
Sec. 1102. Assistive technology accommodations program.
Sec. 1103. Extension of authority for voluntary separations in 
          reductions in force.
Sec. 1104. Electronic maintenance of performance appraisal systems.
Sec. 1105. Study on civilian personnel services.

              Subtitle B--Demonstration and Pilot Programs

Sec. 1111. Pilot program for reengineering the equal employment 
          opportunity complaint process.
Sec. 1112. Work safety demonstration program.
Sec. 1113. Extension, expansion, and revision of authority for 
          experimental personnel program for scientific and technical 
          personnel.
Sec. 1114. Clarification of personnel management authority under 
          personnel demonstration project.

                   Subtitle C--Educational Assistance

Sec. 1121. Restructuring the restriction on degree training.
Sec. 1122. Student loan repayment programs.
Sec. 1123. Extension of authority for tuition reimbursement and training 
          for civilian employees in the defense acquisition workforce.

                       Subtitle D--Other Benefits

Sec. 1131. Additional special pay for foreign language proficiency 
          beneficial for United States national security interests.
Sec. 1132. Approval authority for cash awards in excess of $10,000.
Sec. 1133. Leave for crews of certain vessels.
Sec. 1134. Life insurance for emergency essential Department of Defense 
          employees.

               Subtitle E--Intelligence Civilian Personnel

Sec. 1141. Expansion of defense civilian intelligence personnel system 
          positions.
Sec. 1142. Increase in number of positions authorized for the Defense 
          Intelligence Senior Executive Service.

  Subtitle F--Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay and Early Retirement 
                                Authority

Sec. 1151. Extension, revision, and expansion of authorities for use of 
          voluntary separation incentive pay and voluntary early 
          retirement.
Sec. 1152. Department of Defense employee voluntary early retirement 
          authority.
Sec. 1153. Limitations.

              TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS

               Subtitle A--Matters Related to Arms Control

Sec. 1201. Support of United Nations-sponsored efforts to inspect and 
          monitor Iraqi weapons activities.
Sec. 1202. Support of consultations on Arab and Israeli arms control and 
          regional security issues.
Sec. 1203. Furnishing of nuclear test monitoring equipment to foreign 
          governments.
Sec. 1204. Additional matters for annual report on transfers of 
          militarily sensitive technology to countries and entities of 
          concern.

               Subtitle B--Matters Relating to the Balkans

Sec. 1211. Annual report assessing effect of continued operations in the 
          Balkans region on readiness to execute the national military 
          strategy.
Sec. 1212. Situation in the Balkans.
Sec. 1213. Semiannual report on Kosovo peacekeeping.

Subtitle C--North Atlantic Treaty Organization and United States Forces 
                                in Europe

Sec. 1221. NATO fair burdensharing.
Sec. 1222. Repeal of restriction preventing cooperative airlift support 
          through acquisition and cross-servicing agreements.
Sec. 1223. GAO study on the benefits and costs of United States military 
          engagement in Europe.

                        Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 1231. Joint data exchange center with Russian Federation on early 
          warning systems and notification of ballistic missile 
          launches.
Sec. 1232. Report on sharing and exchange of ballistic missile launch 
          early warning data.
Sec. 1233. Annual report of Communist Chinese military companies 
          operating in the United States.
Sec. 1234. Adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of 
          high performance computers.
Sec. 1235. Increased authority to provide health care services as 
          humanitarian and civic assistance.
Sec. 1236. Sense of Congress regarding the use of children as soldiers.
Sec. 1237. Sense of Congress regarding undersea rescue and recovery.
Sec. 1238. United States-China Security Review Commission.

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

Sec. 1301. Specification of cooperative threat reduction programs and 
          funds.
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations.
Sec. 1303. Prohibition on use of funds for elimination of conventional 
          weapons.
Sec. 1304. Limitations on use of funds for fissile material storage 
          facility.
Sec. 1305. Limitation on use of funds to support warhead dismantlement 
          processing.
Sec. 1306. Agreement on nuclear weapons storage sites.
Sec. 1307. Limitation on use of funds for construction of fossil fuel 
          energy plants; report.
Sec. 1308. Reports on activities and assistance under cooperative threat 
          reduction programs.
Sec. 1309. Russian chemical weapons elimination.
Sec. 1310. Limitation on use of funds for elimination of weapons grade 
          plutonium program.
Sec. 1311. Report on audits of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs.

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

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

     TITLE XV--NAVY ACTIVITIES ON THE ISLAND OF VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO

Sec. 1501. Assistance for economic growth on Vieques.
Sec. 1502. Conveyance of Naval Ammunition Support Detachment, Vieques 
          Island.
Sec. 1503. Determination regarding continuation of Navy training.
Sec. 1504. Actions if training is approved.
Sec. 1505. Requirements if training is not approved or mandate for 
          referendum is vitiated.
Sec. 1506. Certain properties exempt from conveyance or transfer.
Sec. 1507. Moratorium on improvements at Fort Buchanan.
Sec. 1508. Transfer and management of Conservation Zones.

TITLE XVI--GI BILL EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND VETERANS CLAIMS ASSISTANCE

                 Subtitle A--Veterans Education Benefits

Sec. 1601. Additional opportunity for certain VEAP participants to 
          enroll in basic educational assistance under Montgomery GI 
          Bill.
Sec. 1602. Modification of authority to pay tuition for off-duty 
          training and education.

                 Subtitle B--Veterans Claims Assistance

Sec. 1611. Clarification of Department of Veterans Affairs duty to 
          assist.

                 TITLE XVII--ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS

Sec. 1701. Firefighter assistance.
Sec. 1702. Volunteer fire assistance program.
Sec. 1703. Burn research.
Sec. 1704. Study and demonstration projects regarding cases of hepatitis 
          C among certain emergency response employees.
Sec. 1705. Report on progress on spectrum sharing.
Sec. 1706. Sale or donation of excess defense property to assist 
          firefighting agencies.
Sec. 1707. Identification of defense technologies suitable for use, or 
          conversion for use, in providing fire and emergency medical 
          services.

                         TITLE XVIII--IMPACT AID

Sec. 1801. Short title.
Sec. 1802. Purpose.
Sec. 1803. Payments relating to Federal acquisition of real property.
Sec. 1804. Payments for eligible federally connected children.
Sec. 1805. Maximum amount of basic support payments.
Sec. 1806. Basic support payments for heavily impacted local educational 
          agencies.
Sec. 1807. Basic support payments for local educational agencies 
          affected by removal of Federal property.
Sec. 1808. Additional payments for local educational agencies with high 
          concentrations of children with severe disabilities.
Sec. 1809. Application for payments under sections 8002 and 8003.
Sec. 1810. Payments for sudden and substantial increases in attendance 
          of military dependents.
Sec. 1811. Construction.
Sec. 1812. State consideration of payments in providing State aid.
Sec. 1813. Federal administration.
Sec. 1814. Administrative hearings and judicial review.
Sec. 1815. Forgiveness of overpayments.
Sec. 1816. Definitions.
Sec. 1817. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 1818. Effective date.

            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 2001. Short title.

                             TITLE XXI--ARMY

Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
          2000 projects.
Sec. 2106. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
          1999 projects.
Sec. 2107. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1998 
          project.
Sec. 2108. Authority to accept funds for realignment of certain military 
          construction project, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

                            TITLE XXII--NAVY

Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
Sec. 2205. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1997 
          project at Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, 
          Virginia.

                         TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE

Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition 
          projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.

                      TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES

Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition 
          projects.
Sec. 2402. Energy conservation projects.
Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
Sec. 2404. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
          1990 project.

   TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT 
                                 PROGRAM

Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.

             TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land 
          acquisition projects.
Sec. 2602. Authority to contribute to construction of airport tower, 
          Cheyenne Airport, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

         TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be 
          specified by law.
Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1998 
          projects.
Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1997 
          projects.
Sec. 2704. Effective date.

                    TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

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

Sec. 2801. Joint use military construction projects.
Sec. 2802. Exclusion of certain costs from determination of 
          applicability of limitation on use of funds for improvement of 
          family housing.
Sec. 2803. Revision of space limitations for military family housing.
Sec. 2804. Modification of lease authority for high-cost military family 
          housing.
Sec. 2805. Provision of utilities and services under alternative 
          authority for acquisition and improvement of military housing.
Sec. 2806. Extension of alternative authority for acquisition and 
          improvement of military housing.
Sec. 2807. Expansion of definition of armory to include readiness 
          centers.

         Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

Sec. 2811. Increase in threshold for notice and wait requirements for 
          real property transactions.
Sec. 2812. Enhancement of authority of military departments to lease 
          non-excess property.
Sec. 2813. Conveyance authority regarding utility systems of military 
          departments.
Sec. 2814. Permanent conveyance authority to improve property 
          management.

            Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment

Sec. 2821. Scope of agreements to transfer property to redevelopment 
          authorities without consideration under the base closure laws.

                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

                        Part I--Army Conveyances

Sec. 2831. Transfer of jurisdiction, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois.
Sec. 2832. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Galesburg, Illinois.
Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, Charles Melvin Price Support Center, 
          Illinois.
Sec. 2834. Land conveyance, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Sec. 2835. Land conveyance, Fort Polk, Louisiana.
Sec. 2836. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Winona, Minnesota.
Sec. 2837. Land conveyance, Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Sec. 2838. Land conveyance, Nike Site 43, Elrama, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 2839. Land exchange, Army Reserve Local Training Center, 
          Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Sec. 2840. Land exchange, Fort Hood, Texas.
Sec. 2841. Land conveyance, Fort Pickett, Virginia.
Sec. 2842. Land conveyance, Fort Lawton, Washington.
Sec. 2843. Land conveyance, Vancouver Barracks, Washington.

                        Part II--Navy Conveyances

Sec. 2846. Modification of land conveyance, Marine Corps Air Station, El 
          Toro, California.
Sec. 2847. Modification of authority for Oxnard Harbor District, Port 
          Hueneme, California, to use certain Navy property.
Sec. 2848. Transfer of jurisdiction, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, 
          California.
Sec. 2849. Land exchange, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, 
          California.
Sec. 2850. Lease of property, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida.
Sec. 2851. Land conveyance, Naval Reserve Center, Tampa, Florida.
Sec. 2852. Modification of land conveyance, Defense Fuel Supply Point, 
          Casco Bay, Maine.
Sec. 2853. Land conveyance, Naval Computer and Telecommunications 
          Station, Cutler, Maine.
Sec. 2854. Modification of land conveyance authority, former Naval 
          Training Center, Bainbridge, Cecil County, Maryland.
Sec. 2855. Land conveyance, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North 
          Carolina.
Sec. 2856. Land exchange, Naval Air Reserve Center, Columbus, Ohio.
Sec. 2857. Land conveyance, Naval Station, Bremerton, Washington.

                     Part III--Air Force Conveyances

Sec. 2861. Land conveyance, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California.
Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, Point Arena Air Force Station, California.
Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado.
Sec. 2864. Land conveyance, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Sec. 2865. Modification of land conveyance, Ellsworth Air Force Base, 
          South Dakota.
Sec. 2866. Land conveyance, Mukilteo Tank Farm, Everett, Washington.

                       Part IV--Other Conveyances

Sec. 2871. Land conveyance, Army and Air Force Exchange Service 
          property, Farmers Branch, Texas.
Sec. 2872. Land conveyance, former National Ground Intelligence Center, 
          Charlottesville, Virginia.

                        Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 2881. Relation of easement authority to leased parkland, Marine 
          Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California.
Sec. 2882. Extension of demonstration project for purchase of fire, 
          security, police, public works, and utility services from 
          local government agencies.
Sec. 2883. Acceptance and use of gifts for construction of third 
          building at United States Air Force Museum, Wright-Patterson 
          Air Force Base, Ohio.
Sec. 2884. Development of Marine Corps Heritage Center at Marine Corps 
          Base, Quantico, Virginia.
Sec. 2885. Activities relating to greenbelt at Fallon Naval Air Station, 
          Nevada.
Sec. 2886. Establishment of World War II memorial on Guam.
Sec. 2887. Naming of Army missile testing range at Kwajalein Atoll as 
          the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site at 
          Kwajalein Atoll.
Sec. 2888. Designation of building at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, in honor 
          of Andrew T. McNamara.
Sec. 2889. Designation of Balboa Naval Hospital, San Diego, California, 
          in honor of Bob Wilson, a former member of the House of 
          Representatives.
Sec. 2890. Sense of Congress regarding importance of expansion of 
          National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California.
Sec. 2891. Sense of Congress regarding land transfers at Melrose Range, 
          New Mexico, and Yakima Training Center, Washington.

 DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND 
                          OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

       TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

          Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations

Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration.
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental restoration and waste management.
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities.
Sec. 3104. Defense environmental management privatization.
Sec. 3105. Defense nuclear waste disposal.

                Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions

Sec. 3121. Reprogramming.
Sec. 3122. Limits on general plant projects.
Sec. 3123. Limits on construction projects.
Sec. 3124. Fund transfer authority.
Sec. 3125. Authority for conceptual and construction design.
Sec. 3126. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction 
          activities.
Sec. 3127. Funds available for all national security programs of the 
          Department of Energy.
Sec. 3128. Availability of funds.
Sec. 3129. Transfers of defense environmental management funds.

    Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 3131. Funding for termination costs of River Protection Project, 
          Richland, Washington.
Sec. 3132. Enhanced cooperation between National Nuclear Security 
          Administration and Ballistic Missile Defense Organization.
Sec. 3133. Reprogramming of funds available for infrastructure upgrades 
          or maintenance in certain accounts of the National Nuclear 
          Security Administration.
Sec. 3134. Adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels for 
          post-shipment verification reports on advanced supercomputer 
          sales to certain foreign nations.
Sec. 3135. Modification of counterintelligence polygraph program.
Sec. 3136. Employee incentives for employees at closure project 
          facilities.
Sec. 3137. Continuation of processing, treatment, and disposition of 
          legacy nuclear materials.
Sec. 3138. Limitation on use of certain funds pending certification of 
          compliance with Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action 
          Program funding prohibition.
Sec. 3139. Conceptual design for Subsurface Geosciences Laboratory at 
          Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho 
          Falls, Idaho.
Sec. 3140. Report on National Ignition Facility, Lawrence Livermore 
          National Laboratory, Livermore, California.
Sec. 3141. River Protection Project, Richland, Washington.
Sec. 3142. Report on tank waste remediation system, Hanford Reservation, 
          Richland, Washington.

Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Management of National Nuclear Security 
                             Administration

Sec. 3151. Term of office of person first appointed as Under Secretary 
          for Nuclear Security of the Department of Energy.
Sec. 3152. Membership of Under Secretary for Nuclear Security on the 
          Joint Nuclear Weapons Council.
Sec. 3153. Organization plan for field offices of the National Nuclear 
          Security Administration.
Sec. 3154. Required contents of future-years nuclear security program.
Sec. 3155. Future-years nuclear security program for fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 3156. Engineering and manufacturing research, development, and 
          demonstration by plant managers of certain nuclear weapons 
          production plants.
Sec. 3157. Prohibition on individuals engaging in concurrent service or 
          duties within National Nuclear Security Administration and 
          outside that Administration but within Department of Energy.
Sec. 3158. Annual plan for obligation of funds of the National Nuclear 
          Security Administration.
Sec. 3159. Authority to reorganize National Nuclear Security 
          Administration.

        Subtitle E--National Laboratories Partnership Improvement

Sec. 3161. Technology Infrastructure Pilot Program.
Sec. 3162. Report on small business participation in National Nuclear 
          Security Administration activities.
Sec. 3163. Study and report related to improving mission effectiveness, 
          partnerships, and technology transfer at national security 
          laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities.
Sec. 3164. Report on effectiveness of National Nuclear Security 
          Administration technology development partnerships with non-
          Federal entities.
Sec. 3165. Definitions.

    Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

Sec. 3171. Annual report on status of nuclear materials protection, 
          control, and accounting program.
Sec. 3172. Nuclear Cities Initiative.
Sec. 3173. Department of Energy nonproliferation monitoring.
Sec. 3174. Sense of Congress on the need for coordination of 
          nonproliferation programs.
Sec. 3175. Limitation on use of funds for International Nuclear Safety 
          Program.

                        Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 3191. Extension of authority for appointment of certain scientific, 
          engineering, and technical personnel.
Sec. 3192. Biennial report containing update on nuclear test readiness 
          postures.
Sec. 3193. Frequency of reports on inadvertent releases of Restricted 
          Data and Formerly Restricted Data.
Sec. 3194. Form of certifications regarding the safety or reliability of 
          the nuclear weapons stockpile.
Sec. 3195. Authority to provide certificate of commendation to 
          Department of Energy and contractor employees for exemplary 
          service in stockpile stewardship and security.
Sec. 3196. Cooperative research and development agreements for 
          government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories.
Sec. 3197. Office of Arctic Energy.

          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

Sec. 3201. Authorization.

                TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE

Sec. 3301. Authorized uses of stockpile funds.
Sec. 3302. Increased receipts under prior disposal authority.
Sec. 3303. Disposal of titanium.

                  TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES

Sec. 3401. Minimum price of petroleum sold from certain naval petroleum 
          reserves.
Sec. 3402. Repeal of authority to contract for cooperative or unit plans 
          affecting Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1.
Sec. 3403. Disposal of Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 2.

                   TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 3502. Scrapping of National Defense Reserve Fleet vessels.
Sec. 3503. Authority to convey National Defense Reserve Fleet vessel, 
          Glacier.
Sec. 3504. Maritime intermodal research.
Sec. 3505. Maritime research and technology development.
Sec. 3506. Reporting of administered and oversight funds.

 TITLE XXXVI--ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM

Sec. 3601. Short title.
Sec. 3602. Findings; sense of Congress.

 Subtitle A--Establishment of Compensation Program and Compensation Fund

Sec. 3611. Establishment of Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
          Compensation Program.
Sec. 3612. Establishment of Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
          Compensation Fund.
Sec. 3613. Legislative proposal.
Sec. 3614. Authorization of appropriations.

                   Subtitle B--Program Administration

Sec. 3621. Definitions for program administration.
Sec. 3622. Expansion of list of beryllium vendors.
Sec. 3623. Exposure in the performance of duty.
Sec. 3624. Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health.
Sec. 3625. Responsibilities of Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Sec. 3626. Designation of additional members of Special Exposure Cohort.
Sec. 3627. Separate treatment of chronic silicosis.
Sec. 3628. Compensation and benefits to be provided.
Sec. 3629. Medical benefits.
Sec. 3630. Separate treatment of certain uranium employees.
Sec. 3631. Assistance for claimants and potential claimants.

Subtitle C--Treatment, Coordination, and Forfeiture of Compensation and 
                                Benefits

Sec. 3641. Offset for certain payments.
Sec. 3642. Subrogation of the United States.
Sec. 3643. Payment in full settlement of claims.
Sec. 3644. Exclusivity of remedy against the United States and against 
          contractors and subcontractors.
Sec. 3645. Election of remedy for beryllium employees and atomic weapons 
          employees.
Sec. 3646. Certification of treatment of payments under other laws.
Sec. 3647. Claims not assignable or transferable; choice of remedies.
Sec. 3648. Attorney fees.
Sec. 3649. Certain claims not affected by awards of damages.
Sec. 3650. Forfeiture of benefits by convicted felons.
Sec. 3651. Coordination with other Federal radiation compensation laws.

    Subtitle D--Assistance in State Workers' Compensation Proceedings

Sec. 3661. Agreements with States.

SEC.  . CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DEFINED.

    For purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional defense 
committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
        Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
        Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives.



                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT



               Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 101. Army.
Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps.
Sec. 103. Air Force.
Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities.
Sec. 105. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 106. Defense Health Program.

                        Subtitle B--Army Programs

Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority.
Sec. 112. Increase in limitation on number of bunker defeat munitions 
          that may be acquired.
Sec. 113. Reports and limitations relating to Army transformation.

                        Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Sec. 121. CVNX-1 nuclear aircraft carrier program.
Sec. 122. Arleigh Burke class destroyer program.
Sec. 123. Virginia class submarine program.
Sec. 124. Limitation during fiscal year 2001 on changes in submarine 
          force structure.
Sec. 125. ADC(X) ship program.
Sec. 126. Refueling and complex overhaul program of the U.S.S. Dwight D. 
          Eisenhower.
Sec. 127. Analysis of certain shipbuilding programs.
Sec. 128. Helicopter support of FFG-7 frigates during fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 129. V-22 cockpit aircraft voice and flight data recorders.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

Sec. 131. Annual report on B-2 bomber.
Sec. 132. Report on modernization of Air National Guard F-16A units.

                       Subtitle E--Joint Programs

Sec. 141. Study of final assembly and checkout alternatives for the 
          Joint Strike Fighter program.

                  Subtitle F--Chemical Demilitarization

Sec. 151. Pueblo Chemical Depot chemical agent and munitions destruction 
          technologies.
Sec. 152. Report on assessment of need for Federal economic assistance 
          for communities impacted by chemical demilitarization 
          activities.
Sec. 153. Prohibition against disposal of non-stockpile chemical warfare 
          material at Anniston chemical stockpile disposal facility.

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 101. ARMY.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2001 for procurement for the Army as follows:
            (1) For aircraft, $1,550,012,000.
            (2) For missiles, $1,320,681,000.
            (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 
        $2,436,324,000.
            (4) For ammunition, $1,179,916,000.
            (5) For other procurement, $4,235,719,000.
            (6) For chemical agents and munitions destruction, 
        $980,100,000, for--
                    (A) the destruction of lethal chemical 
                agents and munitions in accordance with section 
                1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization 
                Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and
                    (B) the destruction of chemical warfare 
                materiel of the United States that is not 
                covered by section 1412 of such Act.

SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.

    (a) Navy.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Navy as follows:
            (1) For aircraft, $8,394,338,000.
            (2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, 
        $1,443,600,000.
            (3) For shipbuilding and conversion, 
        $12,826,919,000.
            (4) For other procurement, $3,380,680,000.
    (b) Marine Corps.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the 
Marine Corps in the amount of $1,212,768,000.
    (c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition.--Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for 
procurement of ammunition for the Navy and the Marine Corps in 
the amount of $487,749,000.

SEC. 103. AIR FORCE.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2001 for procurement for the Air Force as follows:
            (1) For aircraft, $9,923,868,000.
            (2) For missiles, $2,863,778,000.
            (3) For ammunition, $646,808,000.
            (4) For other procurement, $7,711,647,000.

SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Amount Authorized.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for Defense-wide procurement 
in the amount of $2,278,408,000.
    (b) Amount for National Missile Defense.--Of the funds 
authorized to be appropriated in subsection (a), $74,530,000 
shall be available for the National Missile Defense program.

SEC. 105. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

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

SEC. 106. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAMS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2001 for the Department of Defense for procurement for 
carrying out health care programs, projects, and activities of 
the Department of Defense in the total amount of $290,006,000.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

SEC. 111. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.

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

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

    Section 116(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2682) is 
amended by striking ``6,000'' and inserting ``8,500''.

SEC. 113. REPORTS AND LIMITATIONS RELATING TO ARMY TRANSFORMATION.

    (a) Secretary of the Army Report on Objective Force 
Development Process.--The Secretary of the Army shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report on the process 
for developing the objective force in the transformation of the 
Army. The report shall include the following:
            (1) The operational environments envisioned for the 
        objective force.
            (2) The threat assumptions on which research and 
        development efforts for transformation of the Army into 
        the objective force are based.
            (3) The potential operational and organizational 
        concepts for the objective force.
            (4) The operational requirements anticipated for 
        the operational requirements document of the objective 
        force.
            (5) The anticipated schedule of Army transformation 
        activities through fiscal year 2012, together with--
                    (A) the projected funding requirements 
                through that fiscal year for research and 
                development activities and procurement 
                activities related to transition to the 
                objective force; and
                    (B) a summary of the anticipated 
                investments of the Defense Advanced Research 
                Projects Agency in programs designed to lead to 
                the fielding of future combat systems for the 
                objective force.
            (6) A proposed plan for the comparison referred to 
        in subsection (c).
If any of the information required by paragraphs (1) through 
(5) is not available at the time the report is submitted, the 
Secretary shall include in the report the anticipated schedule 
for the availability of that information.
    (b) Secretary of Defense Report on Objective Force 
Development Process.--Not later than March 1, 2001, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the process for developing the objective 
force in the transformation of the Army. The report shall 
include the following:
            (1) The joint warfighting requirements that will be 
        supported by the fielding of the objective force, 
        together with a description of the adjustments that are 
        planned to be made in the war plans of the commanders 
        of the unified combatant commands in relation to the 
        fielding of the objective force.
            (2) The changes in lift requirements that may 
        result from the establishment and fielding of the 
        combat brigades of the objective force.
            (3) The evaluation process that will be used to 
        support decisionmaking on the course of the Army 
        transformation, including a description of the 
        operational evaluations and experimentation that will 
        be used to validate the operational requirements for 
        the operational requirements document of the objective 
        force.
If any of the information required by paragraphs (1) through 
(3) is not available at the time the report is submitted, the 
Secretary shall include in the report the anticipated schedule 
for the availability of that information.
    (c) Costs and Effectiveness of Medium Armored Combat 
Vehicles for the Interim Brigade Combat Teams.--(1) The 
Secretary of the Army shall develop a plan for comparing--
            (A) the costs and operational effectiveness of the 
        infantry carrier variant of the interim armored 
        vehicles selected for the infantry battalions of the 
        interim brigade combat teams; and
            (B) the costs and operational effectiveness of the 
        troop-carrying medium armored vehicles currently in the 
        Army inventory for the use of infantry battalions.
    (2) The Secretary of the Army may not carry out the 
comparison described in paragraph (1) until the Director of 
Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of Defense 
approves the plan for that comparison developed under that 
paragraph.
    (d) Limitation Pending Receipt of Secretary of the Army 
Report.--Not more than 80 percent of the amount appropriated 
for fiscal year 2001 for the procurement of armored vehicles in 
the family of new medium armored vehicles may be obligated 
until--
            (1) the Secretary of the Army submits to the 
        congressional defense committees the report required 
        under subsection (a); and
            (2) a period of 30 days has elapsed from the date 
        of the submittal of such report.
    (e) Limitation Pending Comparison and Certification.--No 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the 
Department of the Army for any fiscal year may be obligated for 
acquisition of medium armored combat vehicles to equip a third 
interim brigade combat team until--
            (1) the plan for a comparison of costs and 
        operational effectiveness developed under subsection 
        (c)(1), as approved under subsection (c)(2), is carried 
        out;
            (2) the Secretary of Defense submits to the 
        congressional defense committees, after the completion 
        of the comparison referred to in paragraph (1), a 
        certification that--
                    (A) the Secretary approves of the 
                obligation of funds for that purpose; and
                    (B) the force structure resulting from the 
                acquisition and subsequent operational 
                capability of interim brigade combat teams will 
                not diminish the combat power of the Army; and
            (3) a period of 30 days has elapsed from the date 
        of the certification under paragraph (2).
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``transformation'', with respect to 
        the Army, means the actions being undertaken to 
        transform the Army, as it is constituted in terms of 
        organization, equipment, and doctrine in 2000, into the 
        objective force.
            (2) The term ``objective force'' means the Army 
        that has the organizational structure, the most 
        advanced equipment that early twenty-first century 
        science and technology can provide, and the appropriate 
        doctrine to ensure that the Army is responsive, 
        deployable, agile, versatile, lethal, survivable, and 
        sustainable for the full spectrum of the operations 
        anticipated to be required of the Army during the early 
        years of the twenty-first century following 2010.
            (3) The term ``interim brigade combat team'' means 
        an Army brigade that is designated by the Secretary of 
        the Army as a brigade combat team and is reorganized 
        and equipped with currently available equipment in a 
        configuration that effectuates an evolutionary 
        advancement toward transformation of the Army to the 
        objective force.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

SEC. 121. CVNX-1 NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER PROGRAM.

    (a) Authorization of Ship.--The Secretary of the Navy is 
authorized to procure the aircraft carrier to be designated 
CVNX-1.
    (b) Advance Procurement and Construction.--The Secretary 
may enter into one or more contracts for the advance 
procurement and advance construction of components for the ship 
authorized under subsection (a).
    (c) Amount Authorized From SCN Account.--Of the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated under section 102(a)(3) for 
fiscal year 2001, $21,869,000 is available for the advance 
procurement and advance construction of components (including 
nuclear components) for the CVNX-1 aircraft carrier program.

SEC. 122. ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS DESTROYER PROGRAM.

    (a) Economical Multiyear Procurement of Previously 
Authorized Vessels and One Additional Vessel.--(1) Subsection 
(b) of section 122 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2446), as 
amended by section 122(a) of Public Law 106-65 (113 Stat. 534), 
is further amended by striking ``a total of 18 Arleigh Burke 
class destroyers'' in the first sentence and all that follows 
through the period at the end of that sentence and inserting 
``Arleigh Burke class destroyers in accordance with this 
subsection and subsection (a)(4) at procurement rates not in 
excess of three ships in each of the fiscal years beginning 
after September 30, 1998, and before October 1, 2005. The 
authority under the preceding sentence is subject to the 
availability of appropriations for such destroyers.''.
    (2) The heading for such subsection is amended by striking 
``18''.
    (b) Economical Rate of Procurement.--It is the sense of 
Congress that, for the procurement of the Arleigh Burke class 
destroyers to be procured after fiscal year 2001 under 
multiyear contracts authorized under section 122(b) of Public 
Law 104-201, as amended by subsection (a)--
            (1) the Secretary of the Navy should--
                    (A) achieve the most economical rate of 
                procurement; and
                    (B) enter into such contracts for advance 
                procurement as may be necessary to achieve that 
                rate of procurement;
            (2) the most economical rate of procurement would 
        be achieved by procuring three of those vessels in each 
        of fiscal years 2002 and 2003 and procuring another 
        vessel in fiscal year 2004; and
            (3) the Secretary has the authority under section 
        122(b) of Public Law 104-201 (110 Stat. 2446) and 
        subsections (b) and (c) of section 122 of Public Law 
        106-65 (113 Stat. 534) to provide for procurement at 
        the most economical rate, as described in paragraph 
        (2).
    (c) Update of 1993 Report on DDG-51 Class Ships.--(1) The 
Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, not 
later than November 1, 2000, a report that updates the 
information provided in the report of the Secretary of the Navy 
entitled the ``Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) Class Industrial Base 
Study of 1993''. The Secretary shall transmit a copy of the 
updated report to the Comptroller General not later than the 
date on which the Secretary submits the report to the 
committees.
    (2) The Comptroller General shall review the updated report 
submitted under paragraph (1) and, not later than December 1, 
2000, submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives the Comptroller General's comments 
on the updated report.

SEC. 123. VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAM.

    (a) Amounts Authorized From SCN Account.--Of the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated by section 102(a)(3) for fiscal 
year 2001, $1,706,234,000 is available for the Virginia class 
submarine program.
    (b) Contract Authority.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy is 
authorized to enter into a contract for the procurement of up 
to five Virginia class submarines, including the procurement of 
material in economic order quantities when cost savings are 
achievable, during fiscal years 2003 through 2006. The 
submarines authorized under the preceding sentence are in 
addition to the submarines authorized under section 121(b) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
(Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1648).
    (2) A contract entered into under paragraph (1) shall 
provide that any obligation of the United States to make a 
payment under the contract is subject to the availability of 
appropriations for that purpose.
    (c) Shipbuilder Teaming.--Paragraphs (2)(A), (3), and (4) 
of section 121(b) of Public Law 105-85 apply to the procurement 
of submarines under this section.
    (d) Limitation of Liability.--If a contract entered into 
under this section is terminated, the United States shall not 
be liable for termination costs in excess of the total of the 
amounts appropriated for the Virginia class submarine program 
that remain available for the program.
    (e) Report Requirement.--At that same time that the 
President submits the budget for fiscal year 2002 to Congress 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the Navy's fleet of fast attack 
submarines. The report shall include the following:
            (1) A plan for maintaining at least 55 fast attack 
        submarines in commissioned service through 2015, 
        including, by 2015, 18 Virginia class submarines.
            (2) Two assessments of the potential savings that 
        would be achieved under the Virginia class submarine 
        program if the production rate for that program were at 
        least two submarines each fiscal year, as follows:
                    (A) An assessment if that were the 
                production rate beginning in fiscal year 2004.
                    (B) An assessment if that were the 
                production rate beginning in fiscal year 2006.
            (3) An analysis of the advantages and disadvantages 
        of various contracting strategies for the Virginia 
        class submarine program, including one or more 
        multiyear procurement strategies and one or more 
        strategies for block buy with economic order quantity.

SEC. 124. LIMITATION DURING FISCAL YEAR 2001 ON CHANGES IN SUBMARINE 
                    FORCE STRUCTURE.

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

SEC. 125. ADC(X) SHIP PROGRAM.

    The Secretary of the Navy may procure the construction of 
all ADC(X) class ships in one shipyard if the Secretary 
determines that it is more cost effective to do so than to 
procure the construction of such ships from more than one 
shipyard.

SEC. 126. REFUELING AND COMPLEX OVERHAUL PROGRAM OF THE U.S.S. DWIGHT 
                    D. EISENHOWER.

    (a) Amount Authorized From SCN Account.--Of the amount 
authorized to be appropriated by section 102(a)(3) for fiscal 
year 2001, $698,441,000 is available for the commencement of 
the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Dwight 
D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) during fiscal year 2001. The amount made 
available in the preceding sentence is the first increment in 
the incremental funding planned for the nuclear refueling and 
complex overhaul of that vessel.
    (b) Contract Authority.--The Secretary of the Navy is 
authorized to enter into a contract during fiscal year 2001 for 
the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Dwight 
D. Eisenhower.
    (c) Condition for Out-Year Contract Payments.--A contract 
entered into under subsection (b) shall provide that any 
obligation of the United States to make a payment under the 
contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2001 is subject to 
the availability of appropriations for that purpose for that 
later fiscal year.

SEC. 127. ANALYSIS OF CERTAIN SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS.

    (a) Alternative Funding Analysis.--The Secretary of the 
Navy shall conduct an analysis on the potential benefits and 
risks associated with alternative funding mechanisms for the 
procurement of various classes of naval vessels and other naval 
capabilities beginning in fiscal year 2002.
    (b) Alternative Funding Mechanisms.--For purposes of this 
section, the term ``alternative funding mechanism'' means any 
of the following:
            (1) The use of multiyear procurement.
            (2) The use of advance procurement for block buys 
        of materials in economic order quantities.
            (3) The use of advance procurement and advance 
        construction required in the number of years 
        appropriate to minimize the cost of ship construction.
            (4) The use of advance procurement and advance 
        construction apportioned roughly evenly across some 
        number of fiscal years.
            (5) The use of resources from the National Defense 
        Sealift Fund to budget for auxiliary ships and 
        strategic lift ships.
            (6) The use of the resources from the National 
        Defense Sealift Fund to provide advance payments for 
        national defense features to establish an active Ready 
        Reserve Force.
    (c) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report providing the results 
of the analysis under subsection (a). The report shall be 
submitted concurrently with the submission of the President's 
budget for fiscal year 2002, but in no event later than 
February 5, 2001. The report shall include the following:
            (1) A detailed description of the funding 
        mechanisms considered.
            (2) The potential savings or costs associated with 
        each such funding mechanism.
            (3) The year-to-year effect of each such funding 
        mechanism on production stability of other shipbuilding 
        programs funded within the Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
        Navy, account, given the current acquisition plan of 
        the Navy through fiscal year 2010.
            (4) The variables and constants used in the 
        analysis which should include economic, industrial 
        base, and budget realities.
            (5) A description and discussion of any statutory 
        or regulatory restrictions that would preclude the use 
        of any of the funding mechanisms considered.

SEC. 128. HELICOPTER SUPPORT OF FFG-7 FRIGATES DURING FISCAL YEAR 2001.

    During fiscal year 2001, the Secretary of the Navy shall 
operate one squadron of six SH-2G helicopters to provide 
organic helicopter assets for operational support of missions 
that are to be carried out by FFG-7 Flight I and Flight II 
frigates during that fiscal year.

SEC. 129. V-22 COCKPIT AIRCRAFT VOICE AND FLIGHT DATA RECORDERS.

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

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

SEC. 131. ANNUAL REPORT ON B-2 BOMBER.

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

``Sec. 2282. B-2 bomber: annual report

    ``Not later than March 1 of each year, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives a report on the B-2 bomber aircraft. Each such 
report shall include the following:
            ``(1) Identification of the average full-mission 
        capable rate of B-2 aircraft for the preceding fiscal 
        year and the Secretary's overall assessment of the 
        implications of that full-mission capable rate on 
        mission accomplishment for the B-2 aircraft, together 
        with the Secretary's determination as to whether that 
        rate is adequate for the accomplishment of each of the 
        missions assigned to the B-2 aircraft as of the date of 
        the assessment.
            ``(2) An assessment of the technical capabilities 
        of the B-2 aircraft and whether these capabilities are 
        adequate to accomplish each of the missions assigned to 
        that aircraft as of the date of the assessment.
            ``(3) Identification of all ongoing and planned 
        development of technologies to enhance the capabilities 
        of that aircraft.
            ``(4) Identification and assessment of additional 
        technologies that would make that aircraft more capable 
        or survivable against known and evolving threats.
            ``(5) A fiscally phased program for each technology 
        identified in paragraphs (3) and (4) for the budget 
        year and the future-years defense program, based on the 
        following three funding situations:
                    ``(A) The President's current budget.
                    ``(B) The President's current budget and 
                the current Department of Defense unfunded 
                priority list.
                    ``(C) The maximum executable funding for 
                the B-2 aircraft given the requirement to 
                maintain enough operationally ready aircraft to 
                accomplish missions assigned to the B-2 
                aircraft.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2282. B-2 bomber: annual report.''.

    (b) Repeal of Superseded Reporting Requirement.--Section 
112 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 
1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189) is repealed.

SEC. 132. REPORT ON MODERNIZATION OF AIR NATIONAL GUARD F-16A UNITS.

    The Secretary of the Air Force shall, not later than 
February 1, 2001, submit to Congress a plan to modernize and 
upgrade the combat capabilities of those Air National Guard 
units that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, are 
assigned F-16A aircraft so that those units can be deployed as 
part of Air Expeditionary Forces.

                       Subtitle E--Joint Programs

SEC. 141. STUDY OF FINAL ASSEMBLY AND CHECKOUT ALTERNATIVES FOR THE 
                    JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER PROGRAM.

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

                 Subtitle F--Chemical Demilitarization

SEC. 151. PUEBLO CHEMICAL DEPOT CHEMICAL AGENT AND MUNITIONS 
                    DESTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES.

    (a) Limitation.--In determining the technologies to be used 
for the destruction of the stockpile of lethal chemical agents 
and munitions at Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado, whether under 
the assessment required by section 141(a) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-
65; 113 Stat. 537; 50 U.S.C. 1521 note), the Assembled Chemical 
Weapons Assessment, or any other assessment, the Secretary of 
Defense may consider only the following technologies:
            (1) Incineration.
            (2) Any technologies demonstrated under the 
        Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment on or before May 
        1, 2000.
    (b) Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment Defined.--As used 
in subsection (a), the term ``Assembled Chemical Weapons 
Assessment'' means the pilot program carried out under section 
8065 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1997 (as 
contained in section 101(b) of Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 
3009-101; 50 U.S.C. 1521 note).

SEC. 152. REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF NEED FOR FEDERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
                    FOR COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY CHEMICAL 
                    DEMILITARIZATION ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than April 1, 2001, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and of the House of Representatives a 
report on the impact of the Department of Defense chemical 
agents and munitions destruction program on the communities in 
the vicinity of the chemical weapons stockpile storage sites 
and associated chemical agent demilitarization activities at 
the following facilities:
            (1) Anniston Chemical Activity, Alabama.
            (2) Blue Grass Chemical Activity, Kentucky.
            (3) Deseret Chemical Depot, Utah.
            (4) Edgewood Chemical Activity, Maryland.
            (5) Newport Chemical Activity, Indiana.
            (6) Pine Bluff Chemical Activity, Arkansas.
            (7) Pueblo Chemical Activity, Colorado.
            (8) Umatilla Chemical Depot, Oregon.
    (b) Recommendation.--The Secretary shall include in the 
report a recommendation regarding whether Federal economic 
assistance for any or all of those communities to assist in 
meeting the impact of that program is needed and appropriate. 
If the Secretary's recommendation is that such economic 
assistance is needed and appropriate for any or all of such 
communities, the Secretary shall include in the report criteria 
for determining the amount of such economic assistance.
    (c) Matters To Be Considered in Assessing Impact.--In 
assessing the impact of the program referred to in subsection 
(a) for purposes of preparing the report required by that 
subsection and the recommendation required by subsection (b), 
the Secretary shall consider the following:
            (1) The impact that any change in population as a 
        result of chemical agent demilitarization activities 
        would have on the community.
            (2) The possible temporary nature of such a change 
        in population and the long-range financial impact of 
        such a change in population on the permanent residents 
        of the community.
            (3) The initial capitalization required for the 
        services, facilities, or infrastructure to support any 
        increase in population.
            (4) The operating costs for sustaining or upgrading 
        the services, facilities, or infrastructure to support 
        any increase in population.
            (5) The costs incurred by local government entities 
        for improvements to emergency evacuation routes 
        required by the chemical demilitarization activities.
            (6) Such other factors as the Secretary considers 
        appropriate.

SEC. 153. PROHIBITION AGAINST DISPOSAL OF NON-STOCKPILE CHEMICAL 
                    WARFARE MATERIAL AT ANNISTON CHEMICAL STOCKPILE 
                    DISPOSAL FACILITY.

    No funds authorized to be made available under this or any 
other Act may be used to facilitate the disposal using the 
chemical stockpile disposal facility at Anniston, Alabama, of 
any non-stockpile chemical warfare material that is not stored 
(as of the date of the enactment of this Act) at the Anniston 
Army Depot.



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



               Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 202. Amount for basic and applied research.

     Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 211. Management of Space-Based Infrared System--Low.
Sec. 212. Joint Strike Fighter program.
Sec. 213. Fiscal year 2002 joint field experiment.
Sec. 214. Nuclear aircraft carrier design and production modeling.
Sec. 215. DD-21 class destroyer program.
Sec. 216. Limitation on Russian American Observation Satellites program.
Sec. 217. Joint biological defense program.
Sec. 218. Report on biological warfare defense vaccine research and 
          development programs.
Sec. 219. Cost limitations applicable to F-22 aircraft program.
Sec. 220. Unmanned advanced capability combat aircraft and ground combat 
          vehicles.
Sec. 221. Global Hawk high altitude endurance unmanned aerial vehicle.
Sec. 222. Army space control technology development.

                  Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense

Sec. 231. Funding for fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 232. Reports on ballistic missile threat posed by North Korea.
Sec. 233. Plan to modify ballistic missile defense architecture.
Sec. 234. Management of Airborne Laser program.

                 Subtitle D--High Energy Laser Programs

Sec. 241. Funding.
Sec. 242. Implementation of High Energy Laser Master Plan.
Sec. 243. Designation of senior official for high energy laser programs.
Sec. 244. Site for Joint Technology Office.
Sec. 245. High energy laser infrastructure improvements.
Sec. 246. Cooperative programs and activities.
Sec. 247. Technology plan.
Sec. 248. Annual report.
Sec. 249. Definition.
Sec. 250. Review of Defense-wide directed energy programs.

                        Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 251. Reports on mobile offshore base concept and potential use for 
          certain purposes of technologies associated with that concept.
Sec. 252. Air Force science and technology planning.
Sec. 253. Enhancement of authorities regarding education partnerships 
          for purposes of encouraging scientific study.
Sec. 254. Recognition of those individuals instrumental to naval 
          research efforts during the period from before World War II 
          through the end of the Cold War.

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2001 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
research, development, test, and evaluation as follows:
            (1) For the Army, $5,568,482,000.
            (2) For the Navy, $8,715,335,000.
            (3) For the Air Force, $13,779,144,000.
            (4) For Defense-wide activities, $10,873,712,000, 
        of which $192,060,000 is authorized for the Director of 
        Operational Test and Evaluation.

SEC. 202. AMOUNT FOR BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH.

    (a) Fiscal Year 2001.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated by section 201, $4,557,188,000 shall be available 
for basic research and applied research projects.
    (b) Basic Research and Applied Research Defined.--For 
purposes of this section, the term ``basic research and applied 
research'' means work funded in program elements for defense 
research and development under Department of Defense category 
6.1 or 6.2.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

SEC. 211. MANAGEMENT OF SPACE-BASED INFRARED SYSTEM--LOW.

    Not later than October 1, 2001, the Secretary of Defense 
shall direct that the Director of the Ballistic Missile Defense 
Organization shall have authority for program management for 
the ballistic missile defense program known on the date of the 
enactment of this Act as the Space-Based Infrared System--Low.

SEC. 212. JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER PROGRAM.

    (a) Report.--Not later than December 15, 2000, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft 
program describing the criteria for exit of the program from 
the demonstration and validation phase, and entry of the 
program into the engineering and manufacturing development 
phase, of the acquisition process.
    (b) Certification.--The Joint Strike Fighter program may 
not be approved for entry into the engineering and 
manufacturing development phase of the acquisition process 
until the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional 
defense committees that--
            (1) the exit criteria established in the report 
        submitted under subsection (a) have been accomplished;
            (2) the technological maturity of key technologies 
        for the program is sufficient to warrant entry of the 
        program into the engineering and manufacturing 
        development phase; and
            (3) the short take-off, vertical-landing aircraft 
        variant selected for engineering and manufacturing 
        development has successfully flown at least 20 hours.
    (c) Transfers Within the Joint Strike Fighter Navy and Air 
Force Accounts.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may, subject to 
established congressional notification and reprogramming 
procedures, transfer within the Joint Strike Fighter program 
the following amounts:
            (A) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for 
        PE 64800N, up to $100,000,000 to PE 63800N.
            (B) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for 
        PE 64800F, up to $100,000,000 to PE 63800F.
    (2) The transfer authority authorized in paragraph (1) is 
in addition to the transfer authority provided in section 1001.

SEC. 213. FISCAL YEAR 2002 JOINT FIELD EXPERIMENT.

    (a) Requirements.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out 
a joint field experiment in fiscal year 2002. The Secretary 
shall ensure that the planning for the joint field experiment 
is carried out in fiscal year 2001.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the joint field experiment is 
to explore critical war fighting challenges at the operational 
level of war that will confront United States joint military 
forces after 2010.
    (c) Participating Forces.--(1) The joint field experiment 
shall involve elements of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air 
Force, and shall include special operations forces.
    (2) The forces designated to participate in the joint field 
experiment shall exemplify the concepts for organization, 
equipment, and doctrine that are conceived for the forces after 
2010 under Joint Vision 2010 and Joint Vision 2020 (issued by 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff) and the current vision statements of 
the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, 
the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Chief of Staff of 
the Air Force, including the following concepts:
            (A) Army medium weight brigades.
            (B) Navy Forward-From-The-Sea.
            (C) Air Force expeditionary aerospace forces.
    (d) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2001, the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the concept plan for the joint field experiment required 
under subsection (a). The report shall include the following:
            (1) The objectives of the experiment.
            (2) The forces participating in the experiment.
            (3) The schedule and location of the experiment.
            (4) For each joint command, defense agency, and 
        service component participating in the experiment, an 
        identification of--
                    (A) the funding required for the experiment 
                by that command, agency, or component; and
                    (B) any shortfall in the budget request for 
                the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2002 
                for that funding for that command, agency, or 
                component.

SEC. 214. NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER DESIGN AND PRODUCTION MODELING.

    (a) Assessment Required.--The Secretary of the Navy shall 
conduct an assessment of the cost-effectiveness of--
            (1) converting design data for the Nimitz-class 
        aircraft carrier from non-electronic to electronic 
        form; and
            (2) developing an electronic, three-dimensional 
        design product model for the CVNX class aircraft 
        carrier.
    (b) Conduct of the Assessment.--The Secretary of the Navy 
shall carry out the assessment in a manner that ensures the 
participation of the nuclear aircraft carrier shipbuilding 
industry.
    (c) Report.--The Secretary of the Navy shall submit a 
report to the congressional defense committees on the 
assessment. The report shall include the results of the 
assessment and plans and funding requirements for developing 
the model specified in subsection (a)(2). The report shall be 
submitted with the submission of the budget request for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2002.
    (d) Funding.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
under section 201(2) for research, development, test, and 
evaluation for the Navy, $8,000,000 shall be available to 
initiate the conversion and development of nuclear aircraft 
carrier design data into an electronic, three-dimensional 
product model.

SEC. 215. DD-21 CLASS DESTROYER PROGRAM.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
pursue a technology insertion approach for the construction of 
the DD-21 destroyer that is based on the assumption of the 
following schedule:
            (1) Award of a contract for advance procurement for 
        construction of components for the DD-21 destroyer 
        during fiscal year 2004.
            (2) Delivery of the completed ship during fiscal 
        year 2009.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) there are compelling reasons for starting the 
        program for constructing the DD-21 destroyer during 
        fiscal year 2004 with available procurement funds and 
        continuing with sequential construction of DD-21 class 
        destroyers during the ensuing fiscal years until 32 DD-
        21 class destroyers have been constructed; and
            (2) the Secretary of the Navy, in providing for the 
        acquisition of DD-21 class destroyers, should consider 
        that--
                    (A) the Marine Corps needs the surface 
                fire-support capabilities of the DD-21 class 
                destroyers as soon as possible in order to 
                mitigate the inadequacies of the surface fire-
                support capabilities that are currently 
                available;
                    (B) the Navy and Marine Corps need to 
                resolve whether there is a requirement for 
                surface fire-support missile weapon systems to 
                be easily sustainable by means of replenishment 
                while under way;
                    (C) the technology insertion approach has 
                been successful for other ship construction 
                programs and is being pursued for the CVNX 
                aircraft carrier program and the Virginia class 
                submarine program;
                    (D) the establishment of a stable 
                configuration for the first 10 DD-21 class 
                destroyers should enable the construction of 
                those ships with the greatest capabilities at 
                the lowest cost; and
                    (E) action to acquire DD-21 class 
                destroyers should be taken as soon as possible 
                in order to realize fully the cost savings that 
                can be derived from the construction and 
                operation of DD-21 class destroyers, 
                including--
                            (i) savings in construction costs 
                        that would result from achievement of 
                        the Navy's target per-ship cost of 
                        $750,000,000 by the fifth ship 
                        constructed in each construction yard;
                            (ii) savings that would result from 
                        the estimated reduction of the crews of 
                        destroyers by 200 or more personnel for 
                        each ship; and
                            (iii) savings that would result 
                        from a reduction in the operating costs 
                        for destroyers by an estimated 70 
                        percent.
    (c) Navy Plan for Use of Technology Insertion Approach for 
Construction of the DD-21 Ship.--The Secretary of the Navy 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives, not later than April 18, 
2001, a plan for pursuing a technology insertion approach for 
the construction of the DD-21 destroyer as authorized under 
subsection (a). The plan shall include estimates of the 
resources necessary to carry out the plan.
    (d) Report on Acquisition and Maintenance Plan for DD-21 
Class Ships.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, not later than April 18, 2001, a report on the 
Navy's plan for the acquisition and maintenance of DD-21 class 
destroyers. The report shall include a discussion of each of 
the following matters:
            (1) The technical feasibility of contracting for, 
        and commencing construction of, the first destroyer in 
        that class during fiscal year 2004 and achieving 
        delivery of the completed ship during fiscal year 2009.
            (2) An analysis of alternative contracting 
        strategies for the construction of the first 10 
        destroyers in that class, including one or more 
        multiyear procurement strategies and one or more 
        strategies for block buy in economic order quantity.
            (3) A comparison of the effects on the destroyer 
        industrial base and on costs to other Navy shipbuilding 
        programs of the following two options:
                    (A) Commencing construction of the first 
                destroyer in that class during fiscal year 
                2004, with delivery of the completed ship 
                during fiscal year 2009, and delaying 
                commencement of construction of the next 
                destroyer in that class until fiscal year 2006.
                    (B) Commencing construction of the first 
                destroyer in that class during fiscal year 2005 
                (rather than fiscal year 2004), with advance 
                procurement during fiscal year 2004 and 
                delivery of the completed ship during fiscal 
                year 2010, and delaying commencement of 
                construction of the next destroyer in that 
                class until fiscal year 2007 (rather than 
                fiscal year 2006).
            (4) The effects on the fleet maintenance strategies 
        of Navy fleet commanders, on commercial maintenance 
        facilities in fleet concentration areas, and on the 
        administration of funds in compliance with section 2466 
        of title 10, United States Code, of awarding to a 
        contractor for the construction of a destroyer in that 
        class all maintenance workloads for destroyers in that 
        class that are below depot-level maintenance and above 
        ship-level maintenance.

SEC. 216. LIMITATION ON RUSSIAN AMERICAN OBSERVATION SATELLITES 
                    PROGRAM.

    None of the funds authorized to be appropriated under 
section 201(4) for the Russian American Observation Satellites 
program may be obligated or expended until 30 days after the 
Secretary of Defense submits to Congress a report explaining 
how the Secretary plans to protect United States advanced 
military technology that may be associated with the Russian 
American Observation Satellites program.

SEC. 217. JOINT BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM.

    (a) Limitation.--Subject to subsection (c), funds 
authorized to be appropriated by this Act may not be obligated 
for the procurement of a vaccine for the biological agent 
anthrax until the Secretary of Defense has submitted to the 
congressional defense committees each of the following:
            (1) A written notification that the Food and Drug 
        Administration has approved the current manufacturer 
        for production of the vaccine.
            (2) A report on the contingencies associated with 
        continuing to rely on the current manufacturer to 
        supply the vaccine.
    (b) Content of Report.--The report required under 
subsection (a)(2) shall include each of the following:
            (1) Recommended strategies to mitigate the risk to 
        the Department of Defense of losing the current 
        manufacturer as a source of anthrax vaccine, together 
        with a discussion of the criteria to be applied in 
        determining whether to carry out any of the strategies 
        and which strategy to carry out.
            (2) Recommended strategies to ensure that the 
        Department of Defense can procure, from one or more 
        sources other than the current manufacturer, an anthrax 
        vaccine approved by the Food and Drug Administration 
        that meets the requirements of the Department if--
                    (A) the Food and Drug Administration does 
                not approve the release of the anthrax vaccine 
                available from the current manufacturer; or
                    (B) the current manufacturer terminates the 
                production of anthrax vaccine permanently.
            (3) A five-year budget to support each strategy 
        recommended under paragraph (1) or (2).
    (c) Permissible Obligations.--(1) This section does not 
limit the obligation of funds for any of the following 
purposes:
            (A) The support of any action that is necessary for 
        the current manufacturer to comply with standards of 
        the Food and Drug Administration (including those 
        purposes necessary to obtain or maintain a biological 
        license application) applicable to anthrax vaccine.
            (B) Establishing an additional source (other than 
        or in conjunction with the current manufacturer) for 
        the production of anthrax vaccine.
            (C) Any action that the Secretary determines 
        necessary to ensure production of anthrax vaccine for 
        meeting an urgent and immediate national defense 
        requirement.
    (2) Not later than seven days after the total amount of the 
funds obligated (or obligated and expended) for purposes 
specified in paragraph (1) exceeds $5,000,000, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a notification that the total 
obligations exceed that amount, together with a written 
justification for the obligation of funds in excess of that 
amount.
    (d) Current Manufacturer.--In this section, the term 
``current manufacturer'' means the manufacturing source from 
which the Department of Defense is procuring anthrax vaccine as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 218. REPORT ON BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE VACCINE RESEARCH AND 
                    DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than February 1, 2001, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the acquisition of biological warfare 
defense vaccines for the Department of Defense.
    (b) Contents.--The report shall include the following:
            (1) The Secretary's evaluation of the implications 
        of reliance on the commercial sector to meet the 
        requirements of the Department of Defense for 
        biological warfare defense vaccines.
            (2) A design for a government-owned, contractor-
        operated facility for the production of biological 
        warfare defense vaccines that meets the requirements of 
        the Department for such vaccines, and the assumptions 
        on which that design is based.
            (3) A preliminary cost estimate of, and schedule 
        for, establishing and bringing into operation such a 
        facility, and the estimated annual cost of operating 
        such a facility thereafter.
            (4) A determination, developed in consultation with 
        the Surgeon General, of the utility of such a facility 
        to support the production of vaccines for the civilian 
        sector, and a discussion of the effects that the use of 
        such a facility for that purpose might have on--
                    (A) the production of vaccines for the 
                Armed Forces; and
                    (B) the annual cost of operating such a 
                facility.
            (5) An analysis of the effects that international 
        requirements for vaccines, and the production of 
        vaccines in response to those requirements, might have 
        on--
                    (A) the production of vaccines for the 
                Armed Forces; and
                    (B) the annual cost of operating such a 
                facility.
    (c) Biological Warfare Defense Vaccine Defined.--In this 
section, the term ``biological warfare defense vaccine'' means 
a vaccine useful for the immunization of military personnel to 
protect against biological agents on the Validated Threat List 
issued by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, whether such vaccine is in 
production or is being developed.

SEC. 219. COST LIMITATIONS APPLICABLE TO F-22 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.

    (a) Flexibility in Engineering and Manufacturing 
Development Cost Cap.--Section 217(c) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 
Stat. 1660) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(3) With respect to the limitation in subsection 
        (a), an increase by an amount that does not exceed 1\1/
        2\ percent of the total amount of that limitation 
        (taking into account the increases and decreases, if 
        any, under paragraphs (1) and (2)) if the Director of 
        Operational Test and Evaluation, after consulting with 
        the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
        Technology, and Logistics, determines that the increase 
        is necessary in order to ensure adequate testing.''.
    (b) Reestablishment of Separate Engineering and 
Manufacturing Development Cost Cap and Production Cost Cap.--
The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of section 217 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public 
Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1660) shall continue to apply with 
respect to amounts obligated and expended for engineering and 
manufacturing development, and for production, respectively, 
for the F-22 aircraft program without regard to any provision 
of law establishing a single limitation on amounts obligated 
and expended for engineering and manufacturing development and 
for production for that program.

SEC. 220. UNMANNED ADVANCED CAPABILITY COMBAT AIRCRAFT AND GROUND 
                    COMBAT VEHICLES.

    (a) Goal.--It shall be a goal of the Armed Forces to 
achieve the fielding of unmanned, remotely controlled 
technology such that--
            (1) by 2010, one-third of the aircraft in the 
        operational deep strike force aircraft fleet are 
        unmanned; and
            (2) by 2015, one-third of the operational ground 
        combat vehicles are unmanned.
    (b) Report on Unmanned Advanced Capability Combat Aircraft 
and Ground Combat Vehicles.--(1) Not later than January 31, 
2001, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the programs to 
demonstrate unmanned advanced capability combat aircraft and 
ground combat vehicles undertaken jointly between the Director 
of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and any of the 
following:
            (A) The Secretary of the Army.
            (B) The Secretary of the Navy.
            (C) The Secretary of the Air Force.
    (2) The report shall include, for each program referred to 
in paragraph (1), the following:
            (A) A schedule for the demonstration to be carried 
        out under that program.
            (B) An identification of the funding required for 
        fiscal year 2002 and for the future-years defense 
        program to carry out that program and for the 
        demonstration to be carried out under that program.
            (C) In the case of the program relating to the 
        Army, the plan for modification of the existing 
        memorandum of agreement with the Defense Advanced 
        Research Projects Agency for demonstration and 
        development of the Future Combat System to reflect an 
        increase in unmanned, remotely controlled enabling 
        technologies.
    (3) The report shall also include, for each Secretary 
referred to in paragraphs (1)(A), (1)(B), and (1)(C), a 
description and assessment of the acquisition strategy for 
unmanned advanced capability combat aircraft and ground combat 
vehicles planned by that Secretary, which shall include a 
detailed estimate of all research and development, procurement, 
operation, support, ownership, and other costs required to 
carry out such strategy through the year 2030, and--
            (A) in the case of the acquisition strategy 
        relating to the Army, the transition from the planned 
        acquisition strategy for the Future Combat System to an 
        acquisition strategy capable of meeting the goal 
        specified in subsection (a)(2);
            (B) in the case of the acquisition strategy 
        relating to the Navy--
                    (i) the plan to implement a program that 
                examines the ongoing Air Force unmanned combat 
                air vehicle program and identifies an approach 
                to develop a Navy unmanned combat air vehicle 
                program that has the goal of developing an 
                aircraft that is suitable for aircraft carrier 
                use and has maximum commonality with the 
                aircraft under the Air Force program; and
                    (ii) an analysis of alternatives between 
                the operational deep strike force aircraft 
                fleet and that fleet together with an 
                additional 10 to 20 unmanned advanced 
                capability combat aircraft that are suitable 
                for aircraft carrier use and capable of 
                penetrating fully operational enemy air defense 
                systems; and
            (C) in the case of the acquisition strategy 
        relating to the Air Force--
                    (i) the schedule for evaluation of 
                demonstration results for the ongoing unmanned 
                combat air vehicle program and the earliest 
                possible transition of that program into 
                engineering and manufacturing development and 
                procurement; and
                    (ii) an analysis of alternatives between 
                the currently planned deep strike force 
                aircraft fleet and the operational deep strike 
                force aircraft fleet that could be acquired by 
                fiscal year 2010 to meet the goal specified in 
                subsection (a)(1).
    (c) Funds.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for 
Defense-wide activities under section 201(4) for the Defense 
Advanced Research Projects Agency, $100,000,000 shall be 
available only to carry out the programs referred to in 
subsection (b)(1).
    (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) An aircraft or ground combat vehicle has 
        ``unmanned advanced capability'' if it is an 
        autonomous, semi-autonomous, or remotely controlled 
        system that can be deployed, re-tasked, recovered, and 
        re-deployed.
            (2) The term ``currently planned deep strike force 
        aircraft fleet'' means the early entry, deep strike 
        aircraft fleet (composed of F-117 stealth aircraft and 
        B-2 stealth aircraft) that is currently planned for 
        fiscal year 2010.
            (3) The term ``operational deep strike force 
        aircraft fleet'' means the currently planned deep 
        strike force aircraft fleet, together with at least 30 
        unmanned advanced capability combat aircraft that are 
        capable of penetrating fully operational enemy air 
        defense systems.
            (4) The term ``operational ground combat vehicles'' 
        means ground combat vehicles acquired through the 
        Future Combat System acquisition program of the Army to 
        equip the future objective force, as outlined in the 
        vision statement of the Chief of Staff of the Army.

SEC. 221. GLOBAL HAWK HIGH ALTITUDE ENDURANCE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE.

    (a) Concept Demonstration Required.--The Secretary of 
Defense shall require and coordinate a concept demonstration of 
the Global Hawk high altitude endurance unmanned aerial 
vehicle.
    (b) Purpose of Demonstration.--The purpose of the concept 
demonstration is to demonstrate the capability of the Global 
Hawk high altitude endurance unmanned aerial vehicle to operate 
in an airborne surveillance mode, using available, non-
developmental technology.
    (c) Time for Demonstration.--The Secretary shall initiate 
the demonstration not later than March 1, 2001.
    (d) Participation by CINCs.--The Secretary shall require 
the commander of the United States Joint Forces Command and the 
commander of the United States Southern Command jointly to 
provide guidance for the demonstration and otherwise to 
participate in the demonstration.
    (e) Scenario for Demonstration.--The demonstration shall be 
conducted in a counter-drug surveillance scenario that is 
designed to replicate factual conditions typically encountered 
in the performance of the counter-drug surveillance mission of 
the commander of the United States Southern Command within that 
commander's area of responsibility.
    (f) Report.--Not later than 45 days after the demonstration 
is completed, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
on the results of the demonstration. The report shall include 
the following:
            (1) The Secretary's assessment of the technical 
        feasibility of using the Global Hawk high altitude 
        endurance unmanned aerial vehicle for airborne air 
        surveillance.
            (2) A discussion of the operational concept for the 
        use of the vehicle for that purpose.
    (g) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
section 301(20) for Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug 
Activities, Defense-wide, $18,000,000 shall be available for 
the concept demonstration required by subsection (a), including 
initiation of concurrent development for an improved 
surveillance radar.

SEC. 222. ARMY SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.

    Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under section 
201(1) for Army space control technology, $3,000,000 shall be 
available for the kinetic energy anti-satellite technology 
program.

                 Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense

SEC. 231. FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.

    Of the funds authorized to be appropriated in section 
201(4), $1,875,238,000 shall be available for the National 
Missile Defense program.

SEC. 232. REPORTS ON BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT POSED BY NORTH KOREA.

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

SEC. 233. PLAN TO MODIFY BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE ARCHITECTURE.

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

SEC. 234. MANAGEMENT OF AIRBORNE LASER PROGRAM.

    (a) Oversight of Funding, Schedule, and Technical 
Requirements.--With respect to the program known as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act as the ``Airborne Laser'' program, 
the Secretary of Defense shall require that the Secretary of 
the Air Force obtain the concurrence of the Director of the 
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization before the Secretary--
            (1) makes any change to the funding plan or 
        schedule for that program that would delay to a date 
        later than September 30, 2003, the first test of the 
        airborne laser that is intended to destroy a ballistic 
        missile in flight;
            (2) makes any change to the funding plan for that 
        program in the future-years defense program that would 
        delay the initial operational capability of the 
        airborne laser; and
            (3) makes any change to the technical requirements 
        of the airborne laser that would significantly reduce 
        its ballistic missile defense capabilities.
    (b) Report.--Not later than February 15, 2001, the Director 
of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report, to be prepared 
in coordination with the Secretary of the Air Force, on the 
role of the airborne laser in the family of systems missile 
defense architecture developed by the Director of the Ballistic 
Missile Defense Organization and the Director of the Joint 
Theater Air and Missile Defense Organization. The report shall 
be submitted in unclassified and, if necessary, classified 
form. The report shall include the following:
            (1) An assessment by the Secretary of the Air Force 
        and the Director of the Ballistic Missile Defense 
        Organization of the funding plan for that program 
        required to achieve the schedule identified in 
        paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a).
            (2) Potential future airborne laser roles in that 
        architecture.
            (3) An assessment of the effect of deployment of 
        the airborne laser on requirements for theater 
        ballistic missile defense systems.
            (4) An assessment of the cost effectiveness of the 
        airborne laser compared to other ballistic missile 
        defense systems.
            (5) An assessment of the relative significance of 
        the airborne laser in the family of systems missile 
        defense architecture.

                 Subtitle D--High Energy Laser Programs

SEC. 241. FUNDING.

    (a) Funding for Fiscal Year 2001.--(1) Of the amount 
authorized to be appropriated by section 201(4), $30,000,000 is 
authorized for high energy laser development.
    (2) Funds available under this subsection are available to 
supplement the high energy laser programs of the military 
departments and Defense Agencies, as determined by the official 
designated under section 243.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Department of Defense should establish 
        funding for high energy laser programs within the 
        science and technology programs of each of the military 
        departments and the Ballistic Missile Defense 
        Organization; and
            (2) the Secretary of Defense should establish a 
        goal that basic, applied, and advanced research in high 
        energy laser technology should constitute at least 4.5 
        percent of the total science and technology budget of 
        the Department of Defense by fiscal year 2004.

SEC. 242. IMPLEMENTATION OF HIGH ENERGY LASER MASTER PLAN.

    The Secretary of Defense shall implement the management and 
organizational structure specified in the Department of Defense 
High Energy Laser Master Plan of March 24, 2000.

SEC. 243. DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIAL FOR HIGH ENERGY LASER 
                    PROGRAMS.

    (a) Designation.--The Secretary of Defense shall designate 
a single senior civilian official in the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense (in this subtitle referred to as the 
``designated official'') to chair the High Energy Laser 
Technology Council called for in the master plan referred to in 
section 242 and to carry out responsibilities for the programs 
for which funds are provided under this subtitle. The 
designated official shall report directly to the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 
for matters concerning the responsibilities specified in 
subsection (b).
    (b) Responsibilities.--The primary responsibilities of the 
designated official shall include the following:
            (1) Establishment of priorities for the high energy 
        laser programs of the military departments and the 
        Defense Agencies.
            (2) Coordination of high energy laser programs 
        among the military departments and the Defense 
        Agencies.
            (3) Identification of promising high energy laser 
        technologies for which funding should be a high 
        priority for the Department of Defense and 
        establishment of priority for funding among those 
        technologies.
            (4) Preparation, in coordination with the 
        Secretaries of the military departments and the 
        Directors of the Defense Agencies, of a detailed 
        technology plan to develop and mature high energy laser 
        technologies.
            (5) Planning and programming appropriate to rapid 
        evolution of high energy laser technology.
            (6) Ensuring that high energy laser programs of 
        each military department and the Defense Agencies are 
        initiated and managed effectively and are complementary 
        with programs managed by the other military departments 
        and Defense Agencies and by the Office of the Secretary 
        of Defense.
            (7) Ensuring that the high energy laser programs of 
        the military departments and the Defense Agencies 
        comply with the requirements specified in subsection 
        (c).
    (c) Coordination and Funding Balance.--In carrying out the 
responsibilities specified in subsection (b), the designated 
official shall ensure that--
            (1) high energy laser programs of each military 
        department and of the Defense Agencies are consistent 
        with the priorities identified in the designated 
        official's planning and programming activities;
            (2) funding provided by the Office of the Secretary 
        of Defense for high energy laser research and 
        development complements high energy laser programs for 
        which funds are provided by the military departments 
        and the Defense Agencies;
            (3) programs, projects, and activities to be 
        carried out by the recipients of such funds are 
        selected on the basis of appropriate competitive 
        procedures or Department of Defense peer review 
        process;
            (4) beginning with fiscal year 2002, funding from 
        the Office of the Secretary of Defense in applied 
        research and advanced technology development program 
        elements is not applied to technology efforts in 
        support of high energy laser programs that are not 
        funded by a military department or the Defense 
        Agencies; and
            (5) funding from the Office of the Secretary of 
        Defense to complement an applied research or advanced 
        technology development high energy laser program for 
        which funds are provided by one of the military 
        departments or the Defense Agencies do not exceed the 
        amount provided by the military department or the 
        Defense Agencies for that program.

SEC. 244. SITE FOR JOINT TECHNOLOGY OFFICE.

    (a) Deadline for Selection of Site.--The Secretary of 
Defense shall locate the Joint Technology Office called for in 
the High Energy Laser Master Plan referred to in section 242 at 
a location determined appropriate by the Secretary not later 
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Consideration of Site.--In determining the location of 
the Joint Technology Office, the Secretary shall, in 
consultation with the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for 
Science and Technology, assess--
            (1) cost;
            (2) accessibility between the Office and the Armed 
        Forces and senior Department of Defense leaders; and
            (3) the advantages and disadvantages of locating 
        the Office at a site at which occurs a substantial 
        proportion of the directed energy research, 
        development, test, and evaluation activities of the 
        Department of Defense.

SEC. 245. HIGH ENERGY LASER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.

    (a) Enhancement of Industrial Base.--The Secretary of 
Defense shall consider, evaluate, and undertake to the extent 
appropriate initiatives, including investment initiatives, to 
enhance the industrial base to support military applications of 
high energy laser technologies and systems.
    (b) Enhancement of Test and Evaluation Capabilities.--The 
Secretary of Defense shall consider modernizing the High Energy 
Laser Test Facility at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, 
in order to enhance the test and evaluation capabilities of the 
Department of Defense with respect to high energy laser 
weapons.

SEC. 246. COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Memorandum of Agreement With NNSA.--(1) The Secretary 
of Defense and the Administrator for Nuclear Security of the 
Department of Energy shall enter into a memorandum of agreement 
to conduct joint research and development on military 
applications of high energy lasers.
    (2) The projects pursued under the memorandum of 
agreement--
            (A) shall be of mutual benefit to the national 
        security programs of the Department of Defense and the 
        National Nuclear Security Administration of the 
        Department of Energy;
            (B) shall be prioritized jointly by officials 
        designated to do so by the Secretary of Defense and the 
        Administrator; and
            (C) shall be consistent with the technology plan 
        prepared pursuant to section 243(b)(4) and the 
        requirements identified in section 243(c).
    (3) The costs of each project pursued under the memorandum 
of agreement shall be shared equally by the Department of 
Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration.
    (4) The memorandum of agreement shall provide for 
appropriate peer review of projects pursued under the 
memorandum of agreement.
    (b) Evaluation of Other Cooperative Programs and 
Activities.--The Secretary of Defense shall evaluate the 
feasibility and advisability of entering into cooperative 
programs or activities with other Federal agencies, 
institutions of higher education, and the private sector for 
the purpose of enhancing the programs, projects, and activities 
of the Department of Defense relating to high energy laser 
technologies, systems, and weapons.

SEC. 247. TECHNOLOGY PLAN.

    The designated official shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees by February 15, 2001, the technology plan 
prepared pursuant to section 243(b)(4). The report shall be 
submitted in unclassified and, if necessary, classified form.

SEC. 248. ANNUAL REPORT.

    Not later than February 15 of 2001, 2002, and 2003, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the high energy laser programs of the 
Department of Defense. Each report shall include an assessment 
of the following:
            (1) The adequacy of the management structure of the 
        Department of Defense for the high energy laser 
        programs.
            (2) The funding available for the high energy laser 
        programs.
            (3) The technical progress achieved for the high 
        energy laser programs.
            (4) The extent to which goals and objectives of the 
        high energy laser technology plan have been met.

SEC. 249. DEFINITION.

    For purposes of this subtitle, the term ``high energy 
laser'' means a laser that has average power in excess of one 
kilowatt and that has potential weapons applications.

SEC. 250. REVIEW OF DEFENSE-WIDE DIRECTED ENERGY PROGRAMS.

    (a) Evaluation.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Science and 
Technology, shall evaluate expansion of the High Energy Laser 
management structure specified in section 242 for possible 
inclusion in that management structure of science and 
technology programs in related areas, including the following:
            (1) High power microwave technologies.
            (2) Low energy and nonlethal laser technologies.
            (3) Other directed energy technologies.
    (b) Consideration of Prior Study.--The evaluation under 
subsection (a) shall take into consideration the July 1999 
Department of Defense study on streamlining and coordinating 
science and technology and research, development, test, and 
evaluation within the Department of Defense.
    (c) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the findings of 
the evaluation under subsection (a). The report shall be 
submitted not later than March 15, 2001.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

SEC. 251. REPORTS ON MOBILE OFFSHORE BASE CONCEPT AND POTENTIAL USE FOR 
                    CERTAIN PURPOSES OF TECHNOLOGIES ASSOCIATED WITH 
                    THAT CONCEPT.

    (a) Report on Merits of Mobile Offshore Base Concept.--Not 
later than March 1, 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the mobile 
offshore base concept. The report shall include the following:
            (1) A cost-benefit analysis of the mobile offshore 
        base, using operational concepts that would support the 
        National Military Strategy.
            (2) A recommendation regarding whether to proceed 
        with the mobile offshore base as a program and, if so--
                    (A) a statement regarding which of the 
                Armed Forces is to be designated to have the 
                lead responsibility for the program; and
                    (B) a schedule for the program.
    (b) Report on Potential Use for Certain Purposes of 
Associated Technologies.--Not later than March 1, 2001, the 
Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the potential use of technologies 
associated with the mobile offshore base concept. The report 
shall include an assessment of the potential application and 
feasibility of using existing technologies, including those 
technologies associated with the mobile offshore base concept, 
to a sea-based landing platform for support of naval aviation 
training.

SEC. 252. AIR FORCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PLANNING.

    (a) Requirement for Review.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
shall conduct a review of the long-term challenges and short-
term objectives of the Air Force science and technology 
programs. The Secretary shall complete the review not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Matters To Be Reviewed.--The review shall include the 
following:
            (1) An assessment of the budgetary resources that 
        are being used for fiscal year 2001 for addressing the 
        long-term challenges and the short-term objectives of 
        the Air Force science and technology programs.
            (2) The budgetary resources that are necessary to 
        address those challenges and objectives adequately.
            (3) A course of action for each projected or 
        ongoing Air Force science and technology program that 
        does not address either the long-term challenges or the 
        short-term objectives.
            (4) The matters required under subsection (c)(5) 
        and (d)(6).
    (c) Long-Term Challenges.--(1) The Secretary of the Air 
Force shall establish an integrated product team to identify 
high-risk, high-payoff challenges that will provide a long-term 
focus and motivation for the Air Force science and technology 
programs over the next 20 to 50 years following the enactment 
of this Act. The integrated product team shall include 
representatives of the Office of Scientific Research and 
personnel from the Air Force Research Laboratory.
    (2) The team shall solicit views from the entire Air Force 
science and technology community on the matters under 
consideration by the team.
    (3) The team--
            (A) shall select for consideration science and 
        technology challenges that involve--
                    (i) compelling requirements of the Air 
                Force;
                    (ii) high-risk, high-payoff areas of 
                exploration; and
                    (iii) very difficult, but probably 
                achievable, results; and
            (B) should not select a linear extension of any 
        ongoing Air Force science and technology program for 
        consideration as a science and technology challenge 
        under subparagraph (A).
    (4) The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 
Science, Technology, and Engineering shall designate a 
technical coordinator and a management coordinator for each 
science and technology challenge identified pursuant to this 
subsection. Each technical coordinator shall have sufficient 
expertise in fields related to the challenge to be able to 
identify other experts in such fields and to affirm the 
credibility of the challenge. The coordinator for a science and 
technology challenge shall conduct workshops within the 
relevant scientific and technological community to obtain 
suggestions for possible approaches to addressing the challenge 
and to identify ongoing work that addresses the challenge, 
deficiencies in current work relating to the challenge, and 
promising areas of research.
    (5) In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
Air Force shall review the science and technology challenges 
identified pursuant to this subsection and, for each such 
challenge, at a minimum--
            (A) consider the results of the workshops conducted 
        pursuant to paragraph (4); and
            (B) identify any work not currently funded by the 
        Air Force that should be performed to meet the 
        challenge.
    (d) Short-Term Objectives.--(1) The Secretary of the Air 
Force shall establish a task force to identify short-term 
technological objectives of the Air Force science and 
technology programs. The task force shall be chaired by the 
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Science, 
Technology, and Engineering and shall include representatives 
of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the specified 
combatant commands of the Air Force.
    (2) The task force shall solicit views from the entire Air 
Force requirements community, user community, and acquisition 
community.
    (3) The task force shall select for consideration short-
term objectives that involve--
            (A) compelling requirements of the Air Force;
            (B) support in the user community; and
            (C) likely attainment of the desired benefits 
        within a five-year period.
    (4) The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 
Science, Technology, and Engineering shall establish an 
integrated product team for each short-term objective 
identified pursuant to this subsection. Each integrated product 
team shall include representatives of the requirements 
community, the user community, and the science and technology 
community with relevant expertise.
    (5) The integrated product team for a short-term objective 
shall be responsible for--
            (A) identifying, defining, and prioritizing the 
        enabling capabilities that are necessary for achieving 
        the objective;
            (B) identifying deficiencies in the enabling 
        capabilities that must be addressed if the short-term 
        objective is to be achieved; and
            (C) working with the Air Force science and 
        technology community to identify science and technology 
        projects and programs that should be undertaken to 
        eliminate each deficiency in an enabling capability.
    (6) In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
Air Force shall review the short-term science and technology 
objectives identified pursuant to this subsection and, for each 
such objective, at a minimum--
            (A) consider the work of the integrated product 
        team conducted pursuant to paragraph (5); and
            (B) identify the science and technology work of the 
        Air Force that should be undertaken to eliminate each 
        deficiency in enabling capabilities that is identified 
        by the integrated product team pursuant to subparagraph 
        (B) of that paragraph.
    (e) Comptroller General Review.--(1) Not later than 90 days 
after the Secretary of the Air Force completes the review 
required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall 
submit to Congress a report on the results of the review. The 
report shall include the Comptroller General's assessment 
regarding the extent to which the review was conducted in 
compliance with the requirements of this section.
    (2) Immediately upon completing the review required by 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall notify the 
Comptroller General of the completion of the review. For the 
purposes of paragraph (1), the date of the notification shall 
be considered the date of the completion of the review.

SEC. 253. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITIES REGARDING EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS 
                    FOR PURPOSES OF ENCOURAGING SCIENTIFIC STUDY.

    (a) Assistance in Support of Partnerships.--Subsection (b) 
of section 2194 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
        inserting ``, and is encouraged to provide,'' after 
        ``may provide'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the 
        semicolon the following: ``for any purpose and duration 
        in support of such agreement that the director 
        considers appropriate''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
        following new paragraph (2):
            ``(2) notwithstanding the provisions of the Federal 
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
        U.S.C. 471 et seq.) or any provision of law or 
        regulation relating to transfers of surplus property, 
        transferring to the institution any computer equipment, 
        or other scientific equipment, that is--
                    ``(A) commonly used by educational 
                institutions;
                    ``(B) surplus to the needs of the defense 
                laboratory; and
                    ``(C) determined by the director to be 
                appropriate for support of such agreement;''.
    (b) Defense Laboratory Defined.--Subsection (e) of that 
section is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) In this section:
            ``(1) The term `defense laboratory' means any 
        laboratory, product center, test center, depot, 
        training and educational organization, or operational 
        command under the jurisdiction of the Department of 
        Defense.
            ``(2) The term `local educational agency' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 14101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 8801).''.

SEC. 254. RECOGNITION OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS INSTRUMENTAL TO NAVAL 
                    RESEARCH EFFORTS DURING THE PERIOD FROM BEFORE 
                    WORLD WAR II THROUGH THE END OF THE COLD WAR.

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



                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE



               Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding.
Sec. 302. Working capital funds.
Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Sec. 304. Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.
Sec. 305. Joint warfighting capabilities assessment teams.

                  Subtitle B--Environmental Provisions

Sec. 311. Establishment of additional environmental restoration account 
          and use of accounts for operation and monitoring of 
          environmental remedies.
Sec. 312. Certain environmental restoration activities.
Sec. 313. Annual reports under Strategic Environmental Research and 
          Development Program.
Sec. 314. Payment of fines and penalties for environmental compliance at 
          Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
Sec. 315. Payment of fines or penalties imposed for environmental 
          compliance violations at other Department of Defense 
          facilities.
Sec. 316. Reimbursement for certain costs in connection with the former 
          Nansemond Ordnance Depot Site, Suffolk, Virginia.
Sec. 317. Necessity of military low-level flight training to protect 
          national security and enhance military readiness.
Sec. 318. Ship disposal project.
Sec. 319. Defense Environmental Security Corporate Information 
          Management Program.
Sec. 320. Report on Plasma Energy Pyrolysis System.
Sec. 321. Sense of Congress regarding environmental restoration of 
          former defense manufacturing site, Santa Clarita, California.

   Subtitle C--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities

Sec. 331. Use of appropriated funds to cover operating expenses of 
          commissary stores.
Sec. 332. Adjustment of sales prices of commissary store goods and 
          services to cover certain expenses.
Sec. 333. Use of surcharges for construction and improvement of 
          commissary stores.
Sec. 334. Inclusion of magazines and other periodicals as an authorized 
          commissary merchandise category.
Sec. 335. Use of most economical distribution method for distilled 
          spirits.
Sec. 336. Report on effects of availability of slot machines on United 
          States military installations overseas.

         Subtitle D--Department of Defense Industrial Facilities

Sec. 341. Designation of Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence 
          and public-private partnerships to increase utilization of 
          such centers.
Sec. 342. Unutilized and underutilized plant-capacity costs of United 
          States arsenals.
Sec. 343. Arsenal support program initiative.
Sec. 344. Codification and improvement of armament retooling and 
          manufacturing support programs.

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

Sec. 351. Inclusion of additional information in reports to Congress 
          required before conversion of commercial or industrial type 
          functions to contractor performance.
Sec. 352.  Effects of outsourcing on overhead costs of Centers of 
          Industrial and Technical Excellence and Army ammunition 
          plants.
Sec. 353. Consolidation, restructuring, or reengineering of Department 
          of Defense organizations, functions, or activities.
Sec. 354. Monitoring of savings resulting from workforce reductions as 
          part of conversion of functions to performance by private 
          sector or other strategic sourcing initiatives.
Sec. 355. Performance of emergency response functions at chemical 
          weapons storage installations.
Sec. 356. Suspension of reorganization or relocation of Naval Audit 
          Service.

                Subtitle F--Defense Dependents Education

Sec. 361. Eligibility of dependents of American Red Cross employees for 
          enrollment in Department of Defense domestic dependent schools 
          in Puerto Rico.
Sec. 362. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 
          dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of 
          Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 363. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities.
Sec. 364. Assistance for maintenance, repair, and renovation of school 
          facilities that serve dependents of members of the Armed 
          Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees.

                  Subtitle G--Military Readiness Issues

Sec. 371. Measuring cannibalization of parts, supplies, and equipment 
          under readiness reporting system.
Sec. 372. Reporting requirements regarding transfers from high-priority 
          readiness appropriations.
Sec. 373. Effects of worldwide contingency operations on readiness of 
          military aircraft and equipment.
Sec. 374. Identification of requirements to reduce backlog in 
          maintenance and repair of defense facilities.
Sec. 375. New methodology for preparing budget requests to satisfy Army 
          readiness requirements.
Sec. 376. Review of AH-64 aircraft program.
Sec. 377. Report on Air Force spare and repair parts program for C-5 
          aircraft.

                        Subtitle H--Other Matters

Sec. 381. Annual report on public sale of certain military equipment 
          identified on United States Munitions List.
Sec. 382. Resale of armor-piercing ammunition disposed of by the Army.
Sec. 383. Reimbursement by civil air carriers for support provided at 
          Johnston Atoll.
Sec. 384. Travel by Reserves on military aircraft.
Sec. 385. Overseas airlift service on Civil Reserve Air Fleet aircraft.
Sec. 386. Additions to plan for ensuring visibility over all in-transit 
          end items and secondary items.
Sec. 387. Reauthorization of pilot program for acceptance and use of 
          landing fees charged for use of domestic military airfields by 
          civil aircraft.
Sec. 388. Extension of authority to sell certain aircraft for use in 
          wildfire suppression.
Sec. 389. Damage to aviation facilities caused by alkali silica 
          reactivity.
Sec. 390. Demonstration project to increase reserve component internet 
          access and services in rural communities.
Sec. 391. Additional conditions on implementation of Defense Joint 
          Accounting System.
Sec. 392. Report on Defense Travel System.
Sec. 393. Review of Department of Defense costs of maintaining 
          historical properties.

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2001 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities 
and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for operation and maintenance, in 
amounts as follows:
            (1) For the Army, $19,280,381,000.
            (2) For the Navy, $23,766,610,000.
            (3) For the Marine Corps, $2,826,291,000.
            (4) For the Air Force, $22,395,221,000.
            (5) For Defense-wide activities, $11,740,569,000.
            (6) For the Army Reserve, $1,561,418,000.
            (7) For the Naval Reserve, $978,946,000.
            (8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $144,159,000.
            (9) For the Air Force Reserve, $1,903,859,000.
            (10) For the Army National Guard, $3,233,835,000.
            (11) For the Air National Guard, $3,468,375,000.
            (12) For the Defense Inspector General, 
        $144,245,000.
            (13) For the United States Court of Appeals for the 
        Armed Forces, $8,574,000.
            (14) For Environmental Restoration, Army, 
        $389,932,000.
            (15) For Environmental Restoration, Navy, 
        $294,038,000.
            (16) For Environmental Restoration, Air Force, 
        $376,300,000.
            (17) For Environmental Restoration, Defense-wide, 
        $21,412,000.
            (18) For Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used 
        Defense Sites, $231,499,000.
            (19) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic 
        Aid programs, $55,900,000.
            (20) For Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug 
        Activities, Defense-wide, $869,000,000.
            (21) For the Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance, 
        Remediation, and Environmental Restoration Trust Fund, 
        $25,000,000.
            (22) For Defense Health Program, $11,480,123,000.
            (23) For Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, 
        $443,400,000.
            (24) For Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer 
        Fund, $4,100,577,000.
            (25) For Quality of Life Enhancements, Defense-
        Wide, $10,500,000.

SEC. 302. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2001 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities 
and agencies of the Department of Defense for providing capital 
for working capital and revolving funds in amounts as follows:
            (1) For the Defense Working Capital Funds, 
        $916,276,000.
            (2) For the National Defense Sealift Fund, 
        $388,158,000.

SEC. 303. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME.

    There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2001 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the 
sum of $69,832,000 for the operation of the Armed Forces 
Retirement Home, including the United States Soldiers' and 
Airmen's Home and the Naval Home.

SEC. 304. TRANSFER FROM NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANSACTION FUND.

    (a) Transfer Authority.--To the extent provided in 
appropriations Acts, not more than $150,000,000 is authorized 
to be transferred from the National Defense Stockpile 
Transaction Fund to operation and maintenance accounts for 
fiscal year 2001 in amounts as follows:
            (1) For the Army, $50,000,000.
            (2) For the Navy, $50,000,000.
            (3) For the Air Force, $50,000,000.
    (b) Treatment of Transfers.--Amounts transferred under this 
section--
            (1) shall be merged with, and be available for the 
        same purposes and the same period as, the amounts in 
        the accounts to which transferred; and
            (2) may not be expended for an item that has been 
        denied authorization of appropriations by Congress.
    (c) Relationship to Other Transfer Authority.--The transfer 
authority provided in this section is in addition to the 
transfer authority provided in section 1001.

SEC. 305. JOINT WARFIGHTING CAPABILITIES ASSESSMENT TEAMS.

    Of the total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
section 301(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide 
activities for the Joint Staff, $4,000,000 is available only 
for the improvement of the performance of analyses by the joint 
warfighting capabilities assessment teams of the Joint 
Requirements Oversight Council.

                  Subtitle B--Environmental Provisions

SEC. 311. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION ACCOUNT 
                    AND USE OF ACCOUNTS FOR OPERATION AND MONITORING OF 
                    ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIES.

    (a) Account for Formerly Used Defense Sites.--Subsection 
(a) of section 2703 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) An account to be known as the `Environmental 
        Restoration Account, Formerly Used Defense Sites'.''.
    (b) Operation and Monitoring of Environmental Remedies.--
Such section is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(f) Sole Source of Funds for Operation and Monitoring of 
Environmental Remedies.--(1) The sole source of funds for all 
phases of an environmental remedy at a site under the 
jurisdiction of the Department of Defense or a formerly used 
defense site shall be the applicable environmental restoration 
account established under subsection (a).
    ``(2) In this subsection, the term `environmental remedy' 
has the meaning given the term `remedy' in section 101 of 
CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9601).''.

SEC. 312. CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION ACTIVITIES.

    Subsection (b) of section 2703 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Obligation of Authorized Amounts.--(1) Funds 
authorized for deposit in an account under subsection (a) may 
be obligated or expended from the account only--
            ``(A) to carry out the environmental restoration 
        functions of the Secretary of Defense and the 
        Secretaries of the military departments under this 
        chapter and under any other provision of law; and
            ``(B) to pay for the costs of permanently 
        relocating a facility because of a release or 
        threatened release of hazardous substances, pollutants, 
        or contaminants from--
                    ``(i) real property on which the facility 
                is located and that is currently under the 
                jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense or the 
                Secretary of a military department; or
                    ``(ii) real property on which the facility 
                is located and that was under the jurisdiction 
                of the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of 
                a military department at the time of the 
                actions leading to the release or threatened 
                release.
    ``(2) The authority provided by paragraph (1)(B) expires 
September 30, 2003. The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary 
of a military department may not pay the costs of permanently 
relocating a facility under such paragraph unless the 
Secretary--
            ``(A) determines that permanent relocation--
                    ``(i) is the most cost effective method of 
                responding to the release or threatened release 
                of hazardous substances, pollutants, or 
                contaminants from the real property on which 
                the facility is located;
                    ``(ii) has the approval of relevant 
                regulatory agencies; and
                    ``(iii) is supported by the affected 
                community; and
            ``(B) submits to Congress written notice of the 
        determination before undertaking the permanent 
        relocation of the facility, including a description of 
        the response action taken or to be taken in connection 
        with the permanent relocation and a statement of the 
        costs incurred or to be incurred in connection with the 
        permanent relocation.
    ``(3) If relocation costs are to be paid under paragraph 
(1)(B) with respect to a facility located on real property 
described in clause (ii) of such paragraph, the Secretary of 
Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned 
may use only fund transfer mechanisms otherwise available to 
the Secretary.
    ``(4) Funds authorized for deposit in an account under 
subsection (a) shall remain available until expended. Not more 
than 5 percent of the funds deposited in an account under 
subsection (a) for a fiscal year may be used to pay relocation 
costs under paragraph (1)(B).''.

SEC. 313. ANNUAL REPORTS UNDER STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND 
                    DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Repeal of Requirement for Annual Report From Scientific 
Advisory Board.--Section 2904 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (h); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection 
        (h).
    (b) Inclusion of Actions of Board in Annual Reports of 
Council.--Section 2902(d)(3) of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) A summary of the actions of the 
                Strategic Environmental Research and 
                Development Program Scientific Advisory Board 
                during the year preceding the year in which the 
                report is submitted and any recommendations, 
                including recommendations on program direction 
                and legislation, that the Advisory Board 
                considers appropriate regarding the program.''.

SEC. 314. PAYMENT OF FINES AND PENALTIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE 
                    AT FORT WAINWRIGHT, ALASKA.

    The Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of the Army, may 
pay, as part of a settlement of liability, a fine or penalty of 
not more than $2,000,000 for matters addressed in the Notice of 
Violation issued on March 5, 1999, by the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency to Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

SEC. 315. PAYMENT OF FINES OR PENALTIES IMPOSED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 
                    COMPLIANCE VIOLATIONS AT OTHER DEPARTMENT OF 
                    DEFENSE FACILITIES.

    (a) Army Violations.--Using amounts authorized to be 
appropriated by section 301(1) for operation and maintenance 
for the Army, the Secretary of the Army may pay the following 
amounts in connection with environmental compliance violations 
at the following locations:
            (1) $993,000 for a supplemental environmental 
        project to implement an installation-wide hazardous 
        substance management system at Walter Reed Army Medical 
        Center, Washington, District of Columbia, in 
        satisfaction of a fine imposed by Environmental 
        Protection Agency Region 3 under the Solid Waste 
        Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.).
            (2) $377,250 for a supplemental environmental 
        project to install new parts washers at Fort Campbell, 
        Kentucky, in satisfaction of a fine imposed by 
        Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 under the 
        Solid Waste Disposal Act.
            (3) $20,701 for a supplemental environmental 
        project to upgrade the wastewater treatment plant at 
        Fort Gordon, Georgia, in satisfaction of a fine imposed 
        by the State of Georgia under the Solid Waste Disposal 
        Act.
            (4) $78,500 for supplemental environmental projects 
        to reduce the generation of hazardous waste at Pueblo 
        Chemical Depot, Colorado, in satisfaction of a fine 
        imposed by the State of Colorado under the Solid Waste 
        Disposal Act.
            (5) $20,000 for a supplemental environmental 
        project to repair cracks in floors of igloos used to 
        store munitions hazardous waste at Deseret Chemical 
        Depot, Utah, in satisfaction of a fine imposed by the 
        State of Utah under the Solid Waste Disposal Act.
            (6) $7,975 for payment to the Texas Natural 
        Resource Conservation Commission of a cash penalty for 
        permit violations assessed with respect to Fort Sam 
        Houston, Texas, under the Solid Waste Disposal Act.
    (b) Navy Violations.--Using amounts authorized to be 
appropriated by section 301(2) for operation and maintenance 
for the Navy, the Secretary of the Navy may pay the following 
amounts in connection with environmental compliance violations 
at the following locations:
            (1) $108,800 for payment to the West Virginia 
        Division of Environmental Protection of a cash penalty 
        with respect to Allegany Ballistics Laboratory, West 
        Virginia, under the Solid Waste Disposal Act.
            (2) $5,000 for payment to Environmental Protection 
        Agency Region 6 of a cash penalty with respect to Naval 
        Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas, under the Clean Air 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 7401).
            (3) $1,650 for payment to Environmental Protection 
        Agency Region 3 of a cash penalty with respect to 
        Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, 
        Virginia, under the Clean Air Act.

SEC. 316. REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE FORMER 
                    NANSEMOND ORDNANCE DEPOT SITE, SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may pay, using 
funds described in subsection (b), not more than $98,210 to the 
Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot Site Special Account within the 
Hazardous Substance Superfund established by section 9507 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9507) to reimburse 
the Environmental Protection Agency for costs incurred by the 
agency in overseeing a time critical removal action under 
CERCLA being performed by the Department of Defense under the 
Defense Environmental Restoration Program for ordnance and 
explosive safety hazards at the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot 
Site, Suffolk, Virginia, pursuant to an Interagency Agreement 
entered into by the Department of the Army and the 
Environmental Protection Agency on January 3, 2000.
    (b) Source of Funds.--Any payment under subsection (a) 
shall be made using amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
section 301 to the Environmental Restoration Account, Formerly 
Used Defense Sites, established by paragraph (5) of section 
2703(a) of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 
311(a) of this Act.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``CERCLA'' means the Comprehensive 
        Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
        of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).
            (2) The term ``Defense Environmental Restoration 
        Program'' means the program of environmental 
        restoration carried out under chapter 160 of title 10, 
        United States Code.

SEC. 317. NECESSITY OF MILITARY LOW-LEVEL FLIGHT TRAINING TO PROTECT 
                    NATIONAL SECURITY AND ENHANCE MILITARY READINESS.

    Nothing in the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or the regulations implementing such 
law shall require the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary ofa 
military department to prepare a programmatic, nation-wide 
environmental impact statement for low-level flight training as a 
precondition to the use by the Armed Forces of an airspace for the 
performance of low-level training flights.

SEC. 318. SHIP DISPOSAL PROJECT.

    (a) Continuation of Project; Purpose.--During fiscal year 
2001, the Secretary of the Navy shall continue to carry out the 
ship disposal project within the United States to permit the 
Secretary to assemble appropriate data on the cost of scrapping 
naval vessels.
    (b) Use of Competitive Procedures.--The Secretary shall use 
competitive procedures to award all task orders under the 
primary contracts under the ship disposal project.
    (c) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2000, the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the ship disposal project. The report shall contain 
the following:
            (1) A description of the competitive procedures 
        used for the solicitation and award of all task orders 
        under the project.
            (2) A description of the task orders awarded under 
        the project.
            (3) An assessment of the results of the project as 
        of the date of the report, including the performance of 
        contractors under the project.
            (4) The proposed strategy of the Navy for future 
        procurement of ship scrapping activities.

SEC. 319. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY CORPORATE INFORMATION 
                    MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Management and Oversight of Program.--The Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of Defense shall ensure 
that management and oversight of the Defense Environmental 
Security Corporate Information Management Program is consistent 
with the requirements of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 
(divisions D and E of Public Law 104-106), section 2223 of 
title 10, United States Code, Department of Defense Directives 
5000.1, 5000.2-R, and 5137.1, and all other laws, directives, 
regulations, and management controls applicable to investment 
in information technology and related services.
    (b) Program Report Required.--Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the Defense Environmental Security Corporate Information 
Management Program.
    (c) Mission.--The report shall include a mission statement 
and strategic objectives for the Defense Environmental Security 
Corporate Information Management Program, including the 
recommendations of the Secretary for the future mission and 
objectives of the Program.
    (d) Personnel, Organization, and Oversight.--The report 
shall include--
            (1) the personnel requirements and organizational 
        structure of the Defense Environmental Security 
        Corporate Information Management Program to carry out 
        the mission statement; and
            (2) a discussion of--
                    (A) the means by which the Program will 
                ensure program accountability, including 
                accountability for all past, current, and 
                future activities funded under the Program; and
                    (B) the role of the Chief Information 
                Officer of the Department of Defense in 
                ensuring program accountability as required by 
                subsection (a).
    (e) Program Activities.--The report shall include a 
discussion of the means by which the Defense Environmental 
Security Corporate Information Management Program will address 
or provide--
            (1) information access procedures that keep pace 
        with current and evolving requirements for information 
        access;
            (2) data standardization and systems integration;
            (3) product failures and cost-effective results;
            (4) user confidence and utilization; and
            (5) program continuity.

SEC. 320. REPORT ON PLASMA ENERGY PYROLYSIS SYSTEM.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than February 1, 2001, the 
Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the Plasma Energy Pyrolysis System.
    (b) Report Elements.--The report on the Plasma Energy 
Pyrolysis System shall include the following:
            (1) An analysis of available information and data 
        on the fixed-transportable unit demonstration phase of 
        the System and on the mobile unit demonstration phase 
        of the System.
            (2) Recommendations regarding future applications 
        for each phase of the System described in paragraph 
        (1).
            (3) A statement of the projected funding for such 
        future applications.

SEC. 321. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION OF 
                    FORMER DEFENSE MANUFACTURING SITE, SANTA CLARITA, 
                    CALIFORNIA.

    It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) there exists a 1,000-acre former defense 
        manufacturing site in Santa Clarita, California (known 
        as the ``Santa Clarita site''), that could be 
        environmentally restored to serve a future role in the 
        community, and every effort should be made to apply all 
        known public and private sector innovative technologies 
        to restore the Santa Clarita site to productive use for 
        the benefit of the community; and
            (2) the experience gained from environmental 
        restoration at the Santa Clarita site by private and 
        public sector partnerships has the potential to benefit 
        not only the community of Santa Clarita, but all sites 
        in need of environmental restoration.

  Subtitle C--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities

SEC. 331. USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS TO COVER OPERATING EXPENSES OF 
                    COMMISSARY STORES.

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

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

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

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

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on October 1, 2001.

SEC. 332. ADJUSTMENT OF SALES PRICES OF COMMISSARY STORE GOODS AND 
                    SERVICES TO COVER CERTAIN EXPENSES.

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

SEC. 333. USE OF SURCHARGES FOR CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF 
                    COMMISSARY STORES.

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

SEC. 334. INCLUSION OF MAGAZINES AND OTHER PERIODICALS AS AN AUTHORIZED 
                    COMMISSARY MERCHANDISE CATEGORY.

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

SEC. 335. USE OF MOST ECONOMICAL DISTRIBUTION METHOD FOR DISTILLED 
                    SPIRITS.

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

SEC. 336. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF AVAILABILITY OF SLOT MACHINES ON UNITED 
                    STATES MILITARY INSTALLATIONS OVERSEAS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 31, 2001, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
evaluating the effect that the ready availability of slot 
machines as a morale, welfare, and recreation activity on 
United States military installations outside of the United 
States has on members of the Armed Forces, their dependents, 
and other persons who use such slot machines, the morale of 
military communities overseas, and the personal financial 
stability of members of the Armed Forces.
    (b) Matters To Be Included.--The Secretary shall include in 
the report--
            (1) an estimate of the number of persons who used 
        such slot machines during the preceding two years and, 
        of such persons, the percentage who were enlisted 
        members (shown both in the aggregate and by pay grade), 
        officers (shown both in the aggregate and by pay 
        grade), Department of Defense civilians, other United 
        States persons, and foreign nationals;
            (2) to the extent feasible, information with 
        respect to military personnel referred to in paragraph 
        (1) showing the number (as a percentage and by pay 
        grade) who have--
                    (A) sought financial services counseling at 
                least partially due to the use of such slot 
                machines;
                    (B) qualified for Government financial 
                assistance at least partially due to the use of 
                such slot machines; or
                    (C) had a personal check returned for 
                insufficient funds or received any other 
                nonpayment notification from a creditor at 
                least partially due to the use of such slot 
                machines; and
            (3) to the extent feasible, information with 
        respect to the average amount expended by each category 
        of persons referred to in paragraph (1) in using such 
        slot machines per visit, to be shown by pay grade in 
        the case of military personnel.

        Subtitle D--Department of Defense Industrial Facilities

SEC. 341. DESIGNATION OF CENTERS OF INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE 
                    AND PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO INCREASE 
                    UTILIZATION OF SUCH CENTERS.

    (a) Designation Method.--Subsection (a) of section 2474 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``The Secretary of 
                Defense'' and inserting ``The Secretary 
                concerned, or the Secretary of Defense in the 
                case of a Defense Agency,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``of the activity'' and 
                inserting ``of the designee'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by inserting ``of Defense'' after ``The 
                Secretary''; and
                    (B) by striking ``depot-level activities'' 
                and inserting ``Centers of Industrial and 
                Technical Excellence''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking ``depot-level operations'' 
                and inserting ``operations at Centers of 
                Industrial and Technical Excellence'';
                    (B) by striking ``depot-level activities'' 
                and inserting ``the Centers''; and
                    (C) by striking ``such activities'' and 
                inserting ``the Centers''.
    (b) Public-Private Partnerships.--Subsection (b) of such 
section is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Public-Private Partnerships.--(1) To achieve one or 
more objectives set forth in paragraph (2), the Secretary 
designating a Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence 
under subsection (a) may authorize and encourage the head of 
the Center to enter into public-private cooperative 
arrangements (in this section referred to as a `public-private 
partnership') to provide for any of the following:
            ``(A) For employees of the Center, private 
        industry, or other entities outside the Department of 
        Defense to perform (under contract, subcontract, or 
        otherwise) work related to the core competencies of the 
        Center, including any depot-level maintenance and 
        repair work that involves one or more core competencies 
        of the Center.
            ``(B) For private industry or other entities 
        outside the Department of Defense to use, for any 
        period of time determined to be consistent with the 
        needs of the Department of Defense, any facilities or 
        equipment of the Center that are not fully utilized for 
        a military department's own production or maintenance 
        requirements.
    ``(2) The objectives for exercising the authority provided 
in paragraph (1) are as follows:
            ``(A) To maximize the utilization of the capacity 
        of a Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence.
            ``(B) To reduce or eliminate the cost of ownership 
        of a Center by the Department of Defense in such areas 
        of responsibility as operations and maintenance and 
        environmental remediation.
            ``(C) To reduce the cost of products of the 
        Department of Defense produced or maintained at a 
        Center.
            ``(D) To leverage private sector investment in--
                    ``(i) such efforts as plant and equipment 
                recapitalization for a Center; and
                    ``(ii) the promotion of the undertaking of 
                commercial business ventures at a Center.
            ``(E) To foster cooperation between the armed 
        forces and private industry.
    ``(3) If the Secretary concerned, or the Secretary of 
Defense in the case of a Defense Agency, authorizes the use of 
public-private partnerships under this subsection, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the need 
for loan guarantee authority, similar to the ARMS Initiative 
loan guarantee program under section 4555 of this title, to 
facilitate the establishment of public-private partnerships and 
the achievement of the objectives set forth in paragraph 
(2).''.
    (c) Private Sector Use of Excess Capacity.--Such section is 
further amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (d);
            (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
        (d); and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
        new subsection (c):
    ``(c) Private Sector Use of Excess Capacity.--Any 
facilities or equipment of a Center of Industrial and Technical 
Excellence made available to private industry may be used to 
perform maintenance or to produce goods in order to make more 
efficient and economical use of Government-owned industrial 
plants and encourage the creation and preservation of jobs to 
ensure the availability of a workforce with the necessary 
manufacturing and maintenance skills to meet the needs of the 
armed forces.''.
    (d) Crediting of Amounts for Performance.--Subsection (d) 
of such section, as redesignated by subsection (c)(2), is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentences: 
``Consideration in the form of rental payments or 
(notwithstanding section 3302(b) of title 31) in other forms 
may be accepted for a use of property accountable under a 
contract performed pursuant to this section. Notwithstanding 
section 2667(d) of this title, revenues generated pursuant to 
this section shall be available for facility operations, 
maintenance, and environmental restoration at the Center where 
the leased property is located.''.
    (e) Availability of Excess Equipment to Private-Sector 
Partners.--Such section is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsections:
    ``(e) Availability of Excess Equipment to Private-Sector 
Partners.--Equipment or facilities of a Center of Industrial 
and Technical Excellence may be made available for use by a 
private-sector entity under this section only if--
            ``(1) the use of the equipment or facilities will 
        not have a significant adverse effect on the readiness 
        of the armed forces, as determined by the Secretary 
        concerned or, in the case of a Center in a Defense 
        Agency, by the Secretary of Defense; and
            ``(2) the private-sector entity agrees--
                    ``(A) to reimburse the Department of 
                Defense for the direct and indirect costs 
                (including any rental costs) that are 
                attributable to the entity's use of the 
                equipment or facilities, as determined by that 
                Secretary; and
                    ``(B) to hold harmless and indemnify the 
                United States from--
                            ``(i) any claim for damages or 
                        injury to any person or property 
                        arising out of the use of the equipment 
                        or facilities, except in a case of 
                        willful conduct or gross negligence; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) any liability or claim for 
                        damages or injury to any person or 
                        property arising out of a decision by 
                        the Secretary concerned or the 
                        Secretary of Defense to suspend or 
                        terminate that use of equipment or 
                        facilities during a war or national 
                        emergency.
    ``(f) Construction of Provision.--Nothing in this section 
may be construed to authorize a change, otherwise prohibited by 
law, from the performance of work at a Center of Industrial and 
Technical Excellence by Department of Defense personnel to 
performance by a contractor.''.
    (f) Use of Working Capital-Funded Facilities.--Section 
2208(j)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``contract; and'' at the end of 
        subparagraph (A) and all that follows through ``(B) the 
        solicitation'' and inserting ``contract, and the 
        solicitation'';
            (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
        ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new 
        subparagraph:
            ``(B) the Secretary would advance the objectives 
        set forth in section 2474(b)(2) of this title by 
        authorizing the facility to do so.''.
    (g) Repeal of General Authority To Lease Excess Depot-Level 
Equipment and Facilities to Outside Tenants.--(1) Section 2471 
of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 146 
of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 2471.

SEC. 342. UNUTILIZED AND UNDERUTILIZED PLANT-CAPACITY COSTS OF UNITED 
                    STATES ARSENALS.

    (a) Treatment of Unutilized and Underutilized Plant-
Capacity Costs.--Chapter 433 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 4540 the following new 
section:

``Sec. 4541. Army arsenals: treatment of unutilized or underutilized 
                    plant-capacity costs

    ``(a) Estimate of Costs.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
include in the budget justification documents submitted to 
Congress in support of the President's budget for a fiscal year 
submitted under section 1105 of title 31 an estimate of the 
funds to be required in that fiscal year to cover unutilized 
and underutilized plant-capacity costs at Army arsenals.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--Funds appropriated to the Secretary of 
the Army for a fiscal year to cover unutilized and 
underutilized plant-capacity costs at Army arsenals shall be 
used in such fiscal year only for such costs.
    ``(c) Treatment of Costs.--(1) The Secretary of the Army 
shall not include unutilized and underutilized plant-capacity 
costs when evaluating the bid of an Army arsenal for purposes 
of the arsenal's contracting to provide a good or service to a 
Government agency.
    ``(2) When an Army arsenal is serving as a subcontractor to 
a private-sector entity with respect to a good or service to be 
provided to a Government agency, the cost charged by the 
arsenal shall not include unutilized and underutilized plant-
capacity costs that are funded by a direct appropriation.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `Army arsenal' means a Government-
        owned, Government-operated defense plant of the 
        Department of the Army that manufactures weapons, 
        weapon components, or both.
            ``(2) The term `unutilized and underutilized plant-
        capacity costs' means the costs associated with 
        operating and maintaining the facilities and equipment 
        of an Army arsenal that the Secretary of the Army 
        determines are required to be kept for mobilization 
        needs, in those months in which the facilities and 
        equipment are not used or are used only 20 percent or 
        less of available work days.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 4540 the following new item:

``4541. Army arsenals: treatment of unutilized or underutilized plant-
          capacity costs.''.

SEC. 343. ARSENAL SUPPORT PROGRAM INITIATIVE.

    (a) Demonstration Program Required.--To help maintain the 
viability of the Army manufacturing arsenals and the unique 
capabilities of these arsenals to support the national security 
interests of the United States, the Secretary of the Army shall 
carry out a demonstration program under this section during 
fiscal years 2001 and 2002 at each manufacturing arsenal of the 
Department of the Army.
    (b) Purposes of Demonstration Program.--The purposes of the 
demonstration program are as follows:
            (1) To provide for the utilization of the existing 
        skilled workforce at the Army manufacturing arsenals by 
        commercial firms.
            (2) To provide for the reemployment and retraining 
        of skilled workers who, as a result of declining 
        workload and reduced Army spending on arsenal 
        production requirements at these Army arsenals, are 
        idled or underemployed.
            (3) To encourage commercial firms, to the maximum 
        extent practicable, to use these Army arsenals for 
        commercial purposes.
            (4) To increase the opportunities for small 
        businesses (including socially and economically 
        disadvantaged small business concerns and new small 
        businesses) to use these Army arsenals for those 
        purposes.
            (5) To maintain in the United States a work force 
        having the skills in manufacturing processes that are 
        necessary to meet industrial emergency planned 
        requirements for national security purposes.
            (6) To demonstrate innovative business practices, 
        to support Department of Defense acquisition reform, 
        and to serve as both a model and a laboratory for 
        future defense conversion initiatives of the Department 
        of Defense.
            (7) To the maximum extent practicable, to allow the 
        operation of these Army arsenals to be rapidly 
        responsive to the forces of free market competition.
            (8) To reduce or eliminate the cost of Government 
        ownership of these Army arsenals, including the costs 
        of operations and maintenance, the costs of 
        environmental remediation, and other costs.
            (9) To reduce the cost of products of the 
        Department of Defense produced at these Army arsenals.
            (10) To leverage private investment at these Army 
        arsenals through long-term facility use contracts, 
        property management contracts, leases, or other 
        agreements that support and advance the demonstration 
        program for the following activities:
                    (A) Recapitalization of plant and 
                equipment.
                    (B) Environmental remediation.
                    (C) Promotion of commercial business 
                ventures.
                    (D) Other activities approved by the 
                Secretary of the Army.
            (11) To foster cooperation between the Department 
        of the Army, property managers, commercial interests, 
        and State and local agencies in the implementation of 
        sustainable development strategies and investment in 
        these Army arsenals.
    (c) Contract Authority.--(1) In the case of each Army 
manufacturing arsenal, the Secretary of the Army may enter into 
contracts with commercial firms to authorize the contractors, 
consistent with section 4543 of title 10, United States Code--
            (A) to use the arsenal, or a portion of the 
        arsenal, and the skilled workforce at the arsenal to 
        manufacture weapons, weapon components, or related 
        products consistent with the purposes of the program; 
        and
            (B) to enter into subcontracts for the commercial 
        use of the arsenal consistent with such purposes.
    (2) A contract under paragraph (1) shall require the 
contractor to contribute toward the operation and maintenance 
of the Army manufacturing arsenal covered by the contract.
    (3) In the event an Army manufacturing arsenal is converted 
to contractor operation, the Secretary may enter into a 
contract with the contractor to authorize the contractor, 
consistent with section 4543 of title 10, United States Code--
            (A) to use the facility during the period of the 
        program in a manner consistent with the purposes of the 
        program; and
            (B) to enter into subcontracts for the commercial 
        use of the facility consistent with such purposes.
    (d) Loan Guarantees.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Secretary of the Army may guarantee the repayment of any loan 
made to a commercial firm to fund, in whole or in part, the 
establishment of a commercial activity at an Army manufacturing 
arsenal under this section.
    (2) Loan guarantees under this subsection may not be 
committed except to the extent that appropriations of budget 
authority to cover their costs are made in advance, as required 
by section 504 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 
U.S.C. 661c).
    (3) The Secretary of the Army may enter into agreements 
with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration or 
the Administrator of the Farmers Home Administration, the 
Administrator of the Rural Development Administration, or the 
head of other appropriate agencies of the Department of 
Agriculture, under which such Administrators may, under this 
subsection--
            (A) process applications for loan guarantees;
            (B) guarantee repayment of loans; and
            (C) provide any other services to the Secretary of 
        the Army to administer this subsection.
    (4) An Administrator referred to in paragraph (3) may 
guarantee loans under this section to commercial firms of any 
size, notwithstanding any limitations on the size of applicants 
imposed on other loan guarantee programs that the Administrator 
administers. To the extent practicable, each Administrator 
shall use the same procedures for processing loan guarantee 
applications under this subsection as the Administrator uses 
for processing loan guarantee applications under other loan 
guarantee programs that the Administrator administers.
    (e) Loan Limits.--The maximum amount of loan principal 
guaranteed during a fiscal year under subsection (d) may not 
exceed--
            (1) $20,000,000, with respect to any single 
        borrower; and
            (2) $320,000,000 with respect to all borrowers.
    (f) Transfer of Funds.--The Secretary of the Army may 
transfer to an Administrator providing services under 
subsection (d), and the Administrator may accept, such funds as 
may be necessary to administer loan guarantees under such 
subsection.
    (g) Reporting Requirements.--(1) Not later than July 1 of 
each year in which a guarantee issued under subsection (d) is 
in effect, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to Congress a 
report specifying the amounts of loans guaranteed under such 
subsection during the preceding calendar year. No report is 
required after fiscal year 2002.
    (2) Not later than July 1, 2001, the Secretary of the Army 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the implementation of the demonstration program. The report 
shall contain a comprehensive review of contracting at the Army 
manufacturing arsenals covered by the program and such 
recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate 
regarding changes to the program.

SEC. 344. CODIFICATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF ARMAMENT RETOOLING AND 
                    MANUFACTURING SUPPORT PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--(1) Part IV of subtitle B of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 433 
the following new chapter:

                ``CHAPTER 434--ARMAMENTS INDUSTRIAL BASE

  ``Sec.
``4551. Definitions.
``4552. Policy.
``4553. Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support Initiative.
``4554. Property management contracts and leases.
``4555. ARMS Initiative loan guarantee program.

``Sec. 4551. Definitions

    ``In this chapter:
            ``(1) The term `ARMS Initiative' means the Armament 
        Retooling and Manufacturing Support Initiative 
        authorized by this chapter.
            ``(2) The term `eligible facility' means a 
        Government-owned, contractor-operated ammunition 
        manufacturing facility of the Department of the Army 
        that is in an active, inactive, layaway, or caretaker 
        status.
            ``(3) The term `property manager' includes any 
        person or entity managing an eligible facility made 
        available under the ARMS Initiative through a property 
        management contract.
            ``(4) The term `property management contract' 
        includes facility use contracts, site management 
        contracts, leases, and other agreements entered into 
        under the authority of this chapter.
            ``(5) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of 
        the Army.

``Sec. 4552. Policy

    ``It is the policy of the United States--
            ``(1) to encourage, to the maximum extent 
        practicable, commercial firms to use Government-owned, 
        contractor-operated ammunition manufacturing facilities 
        of the Department of the Army;
            ``(2) to use such facilities for supporting 
        programs, projects, policies, and initiatives that 
        promote competition in the private sector of the United 
        States economy and that advance United States interests 
        in the global marketplace;
            ``(3) to increase the manufacture of products 
        inside the United States;
            ``(4) to support policies and programs that provide 
        manufacturers with incentives to assist the United 
        States in making more efficient and economical use of 
        eligible facilities for commercial purposes;
            ``(5) to provide, as appropriate, small businesses 
        (including socially and economically disadvantaged 
        small business concerns and new small businesses) with 
        incentives that encourage those businesses to undertake 
        manufacturing and other industrial processing 
        activities that contribute to the prosperity of the 
        United States;
            ``(6) to encourage the creation of jobs through 
        increased investment in the private sector of the 
        United States economy;
            ``(7) to foster a more efficient, cost-effective, 
        and adaptable armaments industry in the United States;
            ``(8) to achieve, with respect to armaments 
        manufacturing capacity, an optimum level of readiness 
        of the national technology and industrial base within 
        the United States that is consistent with the projected 
        threats to the national security of the United States 
        and the projected emergency requirements of the armed 
        forces; and
            ``(9) to encourage facility use contracting where 
        feasible.

``Sec. 4553. Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support Initiative

    ``(a) Authority for Initiative.--The Secretary may carry 
out a program to be known as the `Armament Retooling and 
Manufacturing Support Initiative'.
    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the ARMS Initiative are as 
follows:
            ``(1) To encourage commercial firms, to the maximum 
        extent practicable, to use eligible facilities for 
        commercial purposes.
            ``(2) To increase the opportunities for small 
        businesses (including socially and economically 
        disadvantaged small business concerns and new small 
        businesses) to use eligible facilities for those 
        purposes.
            ``(3) To maintain in the United States a work force 
        having the skills in manufacturing processes that are 
        necessary to meet industrial emergency planned 
        requirements for national security purposes.
            ``(4) To demonstrate innovative business practices, 
        to support Department of Defense acquisition reform, 
        and to serve as both a model and a laboratory for 
        future defense conversion initiatives of the Department 
        of Defense.
            ``(5) To the maximum extent practicable, to allow 
        the operation of eligible facilities to be rapidly 
        responsive to the forces of free market competition.
            ``(6) To reduce or eliminate the cost of Government 
        ownership of eligible facilities, including the costs 
        of operations and maintenance, the costs of 
        environmental remediation, and other costs.
            ``(7) To reduce the cost of products of the 
        Department of Defense produced at eligible facilities.
            ``(8) To leverage private investment at eligible 
        facilities through long-term facility use contracts, 
        property management contracts, leases, or other 
        agreements that support and advance the policies and 
        purposes of this chapter, for the following activities:
                    ``(A) Recapitalization of plant and 
                equipment.
                    ``(B) Environmental remediation.
                    ``(C) Promotion of commercial business 
                ventures.
                    ``(D) Other activities approved by the 
                Secretary.
            ``(9) To foster cooperation between the Department 
        of the Army, property managers, commercial interests, 
        and State and local agencies in the implementation of 
        sustainable development strategies and investment in 
        eligible facilities made available for purposes of the 
        ARMS Initiative.
            ``(10) To reduce or eliminate the cost of asset 
        disposal that would be incurred if property at an 
        eligible facility was declared excess to the needs of 
        the Department of the Army.
    ``(c) Availability of Facilities.--The Secretary may make 
any eligible facility available for the purposes of the ARMS 
Initiative.
    ``(d) Consideration for Leases.--Section 321 of the Act of 
June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b), shall not apply to uses of 
property or facilities in accordance with the ARMS Initiative.
    ``(e) Program Support.--(1) Funds appropriated for purposes 
of the ARMS Initiative may be used for administrative support 
and management.
    ``(2) A full annual accounting of such expenses for each 
fiscal year shall be provided to the Committee on Armed 
Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives not later than 
March 30 of the following fiscal year.

``Sec. 4554. Property management contracts and leases

    ``(a) In General.--In the case of each eligible facility 
that is made available for the ARMS Initiative, the Secretary--
            ``(1) shall make full use of facility use 
        contracts, leases, and other such commercial 
        contractual instruments as may be appropriate;
            ``(2) shall evaluate, on the basis of efficiency, 
        cost, emergency mobilization requirements, and the 
        goals and purposes of the ARMS Initiative, the 
        procurement of services from the property manager, 
        including maintenance, operation, modification, 
        infrastructure, environmental restoration and 
        remediation, and disposal of ammunition manufacturing 
        assets, and other services; and
            ``(3) may, in carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2)--
                    ``(A) enter into contracts, and provide for 
                subcontracts, for terms up to 25 years, as the 
                Secretary considers appropriate and consistent 
                with the needs of the Department of the Army 
                and the goals and purposes of the ARMS 
                Initiative; and
                    ``(B) use procedures that are authorized to 
                be used under section 2304(c)(5) of this title 
                when the contractor or subcontractor is a 
                source specified in law.
    ``(b) Consideration for Use.--(1) To the extent provided in 
a contract entered into under this section for the use of 
property at an eligible facility that is accountable under the 
contract, the Secretary may accept consideration for such use 
that is, in whole or in part, in a form other than--
            ``(A) rental payments; or
            ``(B) revenue generated at the facility.
    ``(2) Forms of consideration acceptable under paragraph (1) 
for a use of an eligible facility or any property at an 
eligible facility include the following:
            ``(A) The improvement, maintenance, protection, 
        repair, and restoration of the facility, the property, 
        or any property within the boundaries of the 
        installation where the facility is located.
            ``(B) Reductions in overhead costs.
            ``(C) Reductions in product cost.
    ``(3) The authority under paragraph (1) may be exercised 
without regard to section 3302(b) of title 31 and any other 
provision of law.

``Sec. 4555. ARMS Initiative loan guarantee program

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--Subject to subsection (b), the 
Secretary may carry out a loan guarantee program to encourage 
commercial firms to use eligible facilities under this chapter. 
Under any such program, the Secretary may guarantee the 
repayment of any loan made to a commercial firm to fund, in 
whole or in part, the establishment of a commercial activity to 
use an eligible facility under this chapter.
    ``(b) Advanced Budget Authority.--Loan guarantees under 
this section may not be committed except to the extent that 
appropriations of budget authority to cover their costs are 
made in advance, as required by section 504 of the Federal 
Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661c).
    ``(c) Program Administration.--(1) The Secretary may enter 
into an agreement with any of the officials named in paragraph 
(2) under which that official may, for the purposes of this 
section--
            ``(A) process applications for loan guarantees;
            ``(B) guarantee repayment of loans; and
            ``(C) provide any other services to the Secretary 
        to administer the loan guarantee program.
    ``(2) The officials referred to in paragraph (1) are as 
follows:
            ``(A) The Administrator of the Small Business 
        Administration.
            ``(B) The head of any appropriate agency in the 
        Department of Agriculture, including--
                    ``(i) the Administrator of the Farmers Home 
                Administration; and
                    ``(ii) the Administrator of the Rural 
                Development Administration.
    ``(3) Each official authorized to do so under an agreement 
entered into under paragraph (1) may guarantee loans under this 
section to commercial firms of any size, notwithstanding any 
limitations on the size of applicants imposed on other loan 
guarantee programs that the official administers.
    ``(4) To the extent practicable, each official processing 
loan guarantee applications under this section pursuant to an 
agreement entered into under paragraph (1) shall use the same 
processing procedures as the official uses for processing loan 
guarantee applications under other loan guarantee programs that 
the official administers.
    ``(d) Loan Limits.--The maximum amount of loan principal 
guaranteed during a fiscal year under this section may not 
exceed--
            ``(1) $20,000,000, with respect to any single 
        borrower; and
            ``(2) $320,000,000 with respect to all borrowers.
    ``(e) Transfer of Funds.--The Secretary may transfer to an 
official providing services under subsection (c), and that 
official may accept, such funds as may be necessary to 
administer the loan guarantee program under this section.''.
    (2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle B 
of such title and at the beginning of part IV of such subtitle 
are amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 433 
the following new item:

``434. Armaments Industrial Base.................................4551''.

    (b) Implementation Report.--Not later than July 1, 2001, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the procedures and controls 
implemented to carry out section 4554 of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a).
    (c) Relationship to National Defense Technology and 
Industrial Base.--(1) Subchapter IV of chapter 148 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (A) by redesignating section 2525 as section 2521; 
        and
            (B) by adding at the end the following new section:

``Sec. 2522. Armament retooling and manufacturing

    ``The Secretary of the Army is authorized by chapter 434 of 
this title to carry out programs for the support of armaments 
retooling and manufacturing in the national defense industrial 
and technology base.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
subchapter is amended by striking the item relating to section 
2525 and inserting the following new items:

``2521. Manufacturing Technology Program.
``2522. Armament retooling and manufacturing.''.

    (d) Repeal of Superseded Law.--The Armament Retooling and 
Manufacturing Support Act of 1992 (subtitle H of title I of 
Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 2501 note) is repealed.

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

SEC. 351. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN REPORTS TO CONGRESS 
                    REQUIRED BEFORE CONVERSION OF COMMERCIAL OR 
                    INDUSTRIAL TYPE FUNCTIONS TO CONTRACTOR 
                    PERFORMANCE.

    (a) Information Required Before Commencement of Conversion 
Analysis.--Subsection (b)(1)(D) of section 2461 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period 
the following: ``, and a specific identification of the 
budgetary line item from which funds will be used to cover the 
cost of the analysis''.
    (b) Information Required in Notification of Decision.--
Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), 
        (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (B), (C), (F), (H), and 
        (I), respectively;
            (2) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so 
        redesignated, the following new subparagraph:
            ``(A) The date when the analysis of that commercial 
        or industrial type function for possible change to 
        performance by the private sector was commenced.'';
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C), as so 
        redesignated, the following new subparagraphs:
            ``(D) The number of Department of Defense civilian 
        employees who were performing the function when the 
        analysis was commenced, the number of such employees 
        whose employment was terminated or otherwise affected 
        in implementing the most efficient organization of the 
        function, and the number of such employees whose 
        employment would be terminated or otherwise affected by 
        changing to performance of the function by the private 
        sector.
            ``(E) The Secretary's certification that the 
        factors considered in the examinations performed under 
        subsection (b)(3), and in the making of the decision to 
        change performance, did not include any predetermined 
        personnel constraint or limitation in terms of man 
        years, end strength, full-time equivalent positions, or 
        maximum number of employees.''; and
            (4) by inserting after subparagraph (F), as so 
        redesignated, the following new subparagraph:
            ``(G) A statement of the potential economic effect 
        of the change on each affected local community, as 
        determined in the examination under subsection 
        (b)(3)(B)(ii).''.

SEC. 352. EFFECTS OF OUTSOURCING ON OVERHEAD COSTS OF CENTERS OF 
                    INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE AND ARMY 
                    AMMUNITION PLANTS.

    Section 2461(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
        (3); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following 
        new paragraph:
    ``(2) If the commercial or industrial type function to be 
changed to performance by the private sector is performed at a 
Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence designated under 
section 2474(a) of this title or an Army ammunition plant--
            ``(A) the report required by this subsection shall 
        also include a description of the effect that the 
        performance and administration of the resulting 
        contract will have on the overhead costs of the center 
        or ammunition plant, as the case may be; and
            ``(B) notwithstanding paragraph (3), the change of 
        the function to contractor performance may not begin 
        until at least 60 days after the submission of the 
        report.''.

SEC. 353. CONSOLIDATION, RESTRUCTURING, OR REENGINEERING OF DEPARTMENT 
                    OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATIONS, FUNCTIONS, OR ACTIVITIES.

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

``Sec. 2475. Consolidation, restructuring, or reengineering of 
                    organizations, functions, or activities: 
                    notification requirements

    ``(a) Requirement To Submit Plan Annually.--Concurrently 
with the submission of the President's annual budget request 
under section 1105 of title 31, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to Congress each Strategic Sourcing Plan of Action for 
the Department of Defense (as identified in the Department of 
Defense Interim Guidance dated February 29, 2000, or any 
successor Department of Defense guidance or directive), for the 
following year.
    ``(b) Notification of Decision To Execute Plan.--If a 
decision is made to consolidate, restructure, or reengineer an 
organization, function, or activity of the Department of 
Defense pursuant to a Strategic Sourcing Plan of Action 
described in subsection (a), and such consolidation, 
restructuring, or reengineering would result in a manpower 
reduction affecting 50 or more personnel of the Department of 
Defense (including military and civilian personnel)--
            ``(1) the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
        Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
        House of Representatives a report describing that 
        decision, including--
                    ``(A) a projection of the savings that will 
                be realized as a result of the consolidation, 
                restructuring, or reengineering, compared with 
                the cost incurred by the Department of Defense 
                to perform the function or to operate the 
                organization or activity prior to such proposed 
                consolidation, restructuring, or reengineering;
                    ``(B) a description of all missions, 
                duties, or military requirements that will be 
                affected as a result of the decision to 
                consolidate, restructure, or reengineer the 
                organization, function, or activity that was 
                analyzed;
                    ``(C) the Secretary's certification that 
                the consolidation, restructuring, or 
                reengineering will not result in any diminution 
                of military readiness;
                    ``(D) a schedule for performing the 
                consolidation, restructuring, or reengineering; 
                and
                    ``(E) the Secretary's certification that 
                the entire analysis for the consolidation, 
                restructuring, or reengineering is available 
                for examination; and
            ``(2) the head of the Defense Agency or the 
        Secretary of the military department concerned may not 
        implement the plan until 30 days after the date that 
        the agency head or Secretary submits notification to 
        the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
        House of Representatives of the intent to carry out 
        such plan.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item:

``2475. Consolidation, restructuring, or reengineering of organizations, 
          functions, or activities: notification requirements.''.

SEC. 354. MONITORING OF SAVINGS RESULTING FROM WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS AS 
                    PART OF CONVERSION OF FUNCTIONS TO PERFORMANCE BY 
                    PRIVATE SECTOR OR OTHER STRATEGIC SOURCING 
                    INITIATIVES.

    (a) Requirement for a Monitoring System.--Chapter 146 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 2461 the following new section:

``Sec. 2461a. Development of system for monitoring cost savings 
                    resulting from workforce reductions

    ``(a) Workforce Review Defined.--In this section, the term 
`workforce review', with respect to a function of the 
Department of Defense performed by Department of Defense 
civilian employees, means a review conducted under Office of 
Management and Budget Circular A-76 (or any successor 
administrative regulation or policy), the Strategic Sourcing 
Program Plan of Action (or any successor Department of Defense 
guidance or directive), or any other authority to determine 
whether the function--
            ``(1) should be performed by a workforce composed 
        of Department of Defense civilian employees or by a 
        private sector workforce; or
            ``(2) should be reorganized or otherwise 
        reengineered to improve the effeciency or effectiveness 
        of the performance of the function, with a resulting 
        decrease in the number of Department of Defense 
        civilian employees performing the function.
    ``(b) System for Monitoring Performance.--(1) The Secretary 
of Defense shall establish a system for monitoring the 
performance, including the cost of performance, of each 
function of the Department of Defense that, after the date of 
the enactment of this section, is the subject of a workforce 
review.
    ``(2) The monitoring system shall be designed to compare 
the following:
            ``(A) The costs to perform a function before the 
        workforce review to the costs actually incurred to 
        perform the function after implementing the conversion, 
        reorganization, or reengineering actions recommended by 
        the workforce review.
            ``(B) The anticipated savings to the actual 
        savings, if any, resulting from conversion, 
        reorganization, or reengineering actions undertaken in 
        response to the workforce review.
    ``(3) The monitoring of a function shall continue under 
this section for at least five years after the conversion, 
reorganization, or reengineering of the function.
    ``(c) Waiver for Certain Workforce Reviews.--Subsection (b) 
shall not apply to a workforce review that would result in a 
manpower reduction affecting fewer than 50 Department of 
Defense civilian employees.
    ``(d) Annual Report.--Not later than February 1 of each 
fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 
a report on the results of the monitoring performed under the 
system established under subsection (b). For each function 
subject to monitoring during the previous fiscal year, the 
report shall indicate the following:
            ``(1) The cost of the workforce review.
            ``(2) The cost of performing the function before 
        the workforce review compared to the costs incurred 
        after implementing the conversion, reorganization, or 
        reengineering actions recommended by the workforce 
        review.
            ``(3) The actual savings derived from the 
        implementation of the recommendations of the workforce 
        review, if any, compared to the anticipated savings 
        that were to result from the conversion, 
        reorganization, or reengineering actions.
    ``(e) Consideration in Preparation of Future-Years Defense 
Program.--In preparing the future-years defense program under 
section 221 of this title, the Secretary of Defense shall, for 
the fiscal years covered by the program, estimate and take into 
account the costs to be incurred and the savings to be derived 
from the performance of functions by workforces selected in 
workforce reviews. The Secretary shall consider the results of 
the monitoring under this section in making the estimates.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 2461 the following new item:

``2461a. Development of system for monitoring cost savings resulting 
          from workforce reductions.''.

SEC. 355. PERFORMANCE OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUNCTIONS AT CHEMICAL 
                    WEAPONS STORAGE INSTALLATIONS.

    (a) Restriction on Conversion.--The Secretary of the Army 
may not convert to contractor performance the emergency 
response functions of any chemical weapons storage installation 
that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, are 
performed for that installation by employees of the United 
States until the certification required by subsection (c) has 
been submitted in accordance with that subsection.
    (b) Covered Installations.--For the purposes of this 
section, a chemical weapons storage installation is any 
installation of the Department of Defense on which lethal 
chemical agents or munitions are stored.
    (c) Certification Requirement.--The Secretary of the Army 
shall certify in writing to the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives that, to ensure that there will be no lapse of 
capability to perform the chemical weapon emergency response 
mission at a chemical weapons storage installation during any 
transition to contractor performance of those functions at the 
installation, the plan for conversion of the performance of 
those functions--
            (1) is consistent with the recommendation contained 
        in General Accounting Office Report NSIAD-00-88, 
        entitled ``DoD Competitive Sourcing'', dated March 
        2000;
            (2) provides for a transition to contractor 
        performance of emergency response functions which 
        ensures an adequate transfer of the relevant knowledge 
        and expertise regarding chemical weapon emergency 
        response to the contractor personnel; and
            (3) complies with section 2465 of title 10, United 
        States Code.

SEC. 356. SUSPENSION OF REORGANIZATION OR RELOCATION OF NAVAL AUDIT 
                    SERVICE.

    (a) Suspension.--During the period specified in subsection 
(b), the Secretary of the Navy may not commence or continue any 
consolidation, involuntary transfer, buy-out, or other 
reduction in force of the workforce of auditors and 
administrative support personnel of the Naval Audit Service if 
the consolidation, involuntary transfer, buy-out, or other 
reduction in force is associated with the reorganization or 
relocation of the performance of the auditing functions of the 
Naval Audit Service.
    (b) Duration.--Subsection (a) applies during the period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 
180 days after the date on which the Secretary submits to the 
congressional defense committees a report that sets forth in 
detail the Navy's plans and justification for the 
reorganization or relocation of the performance of the auditing 
functions of the Naval Audit Service, as the case may be.

                Subtitle F--Defense Dependents Education

SEC. 361. ELIGIBILITY OF DEPENDENTS OF AMERICAN RED CROSS EMPLOYEES FOR 
                    ENROLLMENT IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOMESTIC 
                    DEPENDENT SCHOOLS IN PUERTO RICO.

    Section 2164 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) American Red Cross Employee Dependents in Puerto 
Rico.--(1) The Secretary may authorize the dependent of an 
American Red Cross employee described in paragraph (2) to 
enroll in an education program provided by the Secretary 
pursuant to subsection (a) in Puerto Rico if the American Red 
Cross agrees to reimburse the Secretary for the educational 
services so provided.
    ``(2) An employee referred to in paragraph (1) is an 
American Red Cross employee who--
            ``(A) resides in Puerto Rico; and
            ``(B) performs, on a full-time basis, emergency 
        services on behalf of members of the armed forces.
    ``(3) In determining the dependency status of any person 
for the purposes of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall apply 
the same definitions as apply to the determination of such 
status with respect to Federal employees in the administration 
of this section.
    ``(4) Subsection (g) shall apply with respect to 
determining the reimbursement rates for educational services 
provided pursuant to this subsection. Amounts received as 
reimbursement for such educational services shall be treated in 
the same manner as amounts received under subsection (g).''.

SEC. 362. ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT 
                    DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND 
                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Continuation of Department of Defense Program for 
Fiscal Year 2001.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
by section 301(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense-
wide activities, $35,000,000 shall be available only for the 
purpose of providing educational agencies assistance (as 
defined in subsection (d)(1)) to local educational agencies.
    (b) Notification.--Not later than June 30, 2001, the 
Secretary of Defense shall notify each local educational agency 
that is eligible for educational agencies assistance for fiscal 
year 2001 of--
            (1) that agency's eligibility for educational 
        agencies assistance; and
            (2) the amount of the educational agencies 
        assistance for which that agency is eligible.
    (c) Disbursement of Funds.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
disburse funds made available under subsection (a) not later 
than 30 days after the date on which notification to the 
eligible local educational agencies is provided pursuant to 
subsection (b).
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``educational agencies assistance'' 
        means assistance authorized under section 386(b) of the 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 
        (Public Law 102-484; 20 U.S.C. 7703 note).
            (2) The term ``local educational agency'' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 8013(9) of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 7713(9)).

SEC. 363. IMPACT AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES.

    (a) Payments.--Subject to subsection (f), the Secretary of 
Defense shall make a payment for fiscal years after fiscal year 
2001, to each local educational agency eligible to receive a 
payment for a child described in subparagraph (A)(ii), (B), 
(D)(i) or (D)(ii) of section 8003(a)(1) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(a)(1)) that 
serves two or more such children with severe disabilities, for 
costs incurred in providing a free appropriate public education 
to each such child.
    (b) Payment Amount.--The amount of the payment under 
subsection (a) to a local educational agency for a fiscal year 
for each child referred to in such subsection with a severe 
disability shall be--
            (1) the payment made on behalf of the child with a 
        severe disability that is in excess of the average per 
        pupil expenditure in the State in which the local 
        educational agency is located; less
            (2) the sum of the funds received by the local 
        educational agency--
                    (A) from the State in which the child 
                resides to defray the educational and related 
                services for such child;
                    (B) under the Individuals with Disabilities 
                Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) to 
                defray the educational and related services for 
                such child; and
                    (C) from any other source to defray the 
                costs of providing educational and related 
                services to the child which are received due to 
                the presence of a severe disabling condition of 
                such child.
    (c) Exclusions.--No payment shall be made under subsection 
(a) on behalf of a child with a severe disability whose 
individual cost of educational and related services does not 
exceed--
            (1) five times the national or State average per 
        pupil expenditure (whichever is lower), for a child who 
        is provided educational and related services under a 
        program that is located outside the boundaries of the 
        school district of the local educational agency that 
        pays for the free appropriate public education of the 
        student; or
            (2) three times the State average per pupil 
        expenditure, for a child who is provided educational 
        and related services under a program offered by the 
        local educational agency, or within the boundaries of 
        the school district served by the local educational 
        agency.
    (d) Ratable reduction.--If the amount available for a 
fiscal year for payments under subsection (a) is insufficient 
to pay the full amount all local educational agencies are 
eligible to receive under such subsection, the Secretary of 
Defense shall ratably reduce the amounts of the payments made 
under such subsection to all local educational agencies by an 
equal percentage.
    (e) Report.--Each local educational agency desiring a 
payment under subsection (a) shall report to the Secretary of 
Defense--
            (1) the number of severely disabled children for 
        which a payment may be made under this section; and
            (2) a breakdown of the average cost, by placement 
        (inside or outside the boundaries of the school 
        district of the local educational agency), of providing 
        education and related services to such children.
    (f) Payments Subject to Appropriation.--Payments shall be 
made for any period in a fiscal year under this section only to 
the extent that funds are appropriated specifically for making 
such payments for that fiscal year.
    (g) Local Educational Agency Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning given that 
term in section 8013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)).

SEC. 364. ASSISTANCE FOR MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND RENOVATION OF SCHOOL 
                    FACILITIES THAT SERVE DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE 
                    ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN 
                    EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Repair and Renovation Assistance.--(1) During fiscal 
year 2001, the Secretary of Defense may make a grant to an 
eligible local educational agency to assist the agency to 
repair and renovate--
            (A) an impacted school facility that is used by 
        significant numbers of military dependent students; or
            (B) a school facility that was a former Department 
        of Defense domestic dependent elementary or secondary 
        school.
    (2) Authorized repair and renovation projects may include 
repairs and improvements to an impacted school facility 
(including the grounds of the facility) designed to ensure 
compliance with the requirements of the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) or local 
health and safety ordinances, to meet classroom size 
requirements, or to accommodate school population increases.
    (3) The total amount of assistance provided under this 
subsection to an eligible local educational agency may not 
exceed $2,500,000 during fiscal year 2001.
    (b) Maintenance Assistance.--(1) During fiscal year 2001, 
the Secretary of Defense may make a grant to an eligible local 
educational agency whose boundaries are the same as a military 
installation to assist the agency to maintain an impacted 
school facility, including the grounds of such a facility.
    (2) The total amount of assistance provided under this 
subsection to an eligible local educational agency may not 
exceed $250,000 during fiscal year 2001.
    (c) Determination of Eligible Local Educational Agencies.--
(1) A local educational agency is an eligible local educational 
agency under this section only if the Secretary of Defense 
determines that the local educational agency has--
            (A) one or more federally impacted school 
        facilities; and
            (B) satisfies at least one of the following 
        eligibility requirements:
                    (i) The local educational agency is 
                eligible to receive assistance under subsection 
                (f) of section 8003 of the Elementary and 
                Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
                7703) and at least 10 percent of the students 
                who were in average daily attendance in the 
                schools of such agency during the preceding 
                school year were students described under 
                paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B) of section 8003(a) 
                of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
                of 1965.
                    (ii) At least 35 percent of the students 
                who were in average daily attendance in the 
                schools of the local educational agency during 
                the preceding school year were students 
                described under paragraph (1)(A) or(1)(B) of 
section 8003(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
                    (iii) The State education system and the 
                local educational agency are one and the same.
    (2) A local educational agency is also an eligible local 
educational agency under this section if the local educational 
agency has a school facility that was a former Department of 
Defense domestic dependent elementary or secondary school, but 
assistance provided under subsection (a) may only be used to 
repair and renovate that specific facility.
    (d) Notification of Eligibility.--Not later than April 30, 
2001, the Secretary of Defense shall notify each local 
educational agency identified under subsection (c) that the 
local educational agency is eligible to apply for a grant under 
subsection (a), subsection (b), or both subsections.
    (e) Relation to Impact Aid Construction Assistance.--A 
local education agency that receives a grant under subsection 
(a) to repair and renovate a school facility may not also 
receive a payment for school construction under section 8007 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7707) for fiscal year 2001.
    (f) Grant Considerations.--In determining which eligible 
local educational agencies will receive a grant under this 
section, the Secretary of Defense shall take into consideration 
the following conditions and needs at impacted school 
facilities of eligible local educational agencies:
            (1) The repair or renovation of facilities is 
        needed to meet State mandated class size requirements, 
        including student-teacher ratios and instructional 
        space size requirements.
            (2) There is an increase in the number of military 
        dependent students in facilities of the agency due to 
        increases in unit strength as part of military 
        readiness.
            (3) There are unhoused students on a military 
        installation due to other strength adjustments at 
        military installations.
            (4) The repair or renovation of facilities is 
        needed to address any of the following conditions:
                    (A) The condition of the facility poses a 
                threat to the safety and well-being of 
                students.
                    (B) The requirements of the Americans with 
                Disabilities Act of 1990.
                    (C) The cost associated with asbestos 
                removal, energy conservation, or technology 
                upgrades.
                    (D) Overcrowding conditions as evidenced by 
                the use of trailers and portable buildings and 
                the potential for future overcrowding because 
                of increased enrollment.
            (5) The repair or renovation of facilities is 
        needed to meet any other Federal or State mandate.
            (6) The number of military dependent students as a 
        percentage of the total student population in the 
        particular school facility.
            (7) The age of facility to be repaired or 
        renovated.
    (g) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Local educational agency.--The term ``local 
        educational agency'' has the meaning given that term in 
        section 8013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)).
            (2) Impacted school facility.--The term ``impacted 
        school facility'' means a facility of a local 
        educational agency--
                    (A) that is used to provide elementary or 
                secondary education at or near a military 
                installation; and
                    (B) at which the average annual enrollment 
                of military dependent students is a high 
                percentage of the total student enrollment at 
                the facility, as determined by the Secretary of 
                Defense.
            (3) Military dependent students.--The term 
        ``military dependent students'' means students who are 
        dependents of members of the armed forces or Department 
        of Defense civilian employees.
            (4) Military installation.--The term ``military 
        installation'' has the meaning given that term in 
        section 2687(e) of title 10, United States Code.
    (h) Funding Source.--The amount authorized to be 
appropriated under section 301(25) for Quality of Life 
Enhancements, Defense-Wide, shall be available to the Secretary 
of Defense to make grants under this section.

                 Subtitle G--Military Readiness Issues

SEC. 371. MEASURING CANNIBALIZATION OF PARTS, SUPPLIES, AND EQUIPMENT 
                    UNDER READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM.

    Section 117(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) Measure, on a quarterly basis, the extent to 
        which units of the armed forces remove serviceable 
        parts, supplies, or equipment from one vehicle, vessel, 
        or aircraft in order to render a different vehicle, 
        vessel, or aircraft operational.''.

SEC. 372. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING TRANSFERS FROM HIGH-PRIORITY 
                    READINESS APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Continuation of Reporting Requirements.--Section 483 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection 
(e).
    (b) Level of Detail.--Subsection (c)(2) of such section is 
amended by inserting before the period the following: ``, 
including identification of the sources from which funds were 
transferred into that activity and identification of the 
recipients of the funds transferred out of that activity''.
    (c) Additional Covered Budget Activities.--Subsection 
(d)(5) of such section is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(G) Combat Enhancement Forces.
                    ``(H) Combat Communications.''.

SEC. 373. EFFECTS OF WORLDWIDE CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS ON READINESS OF 
                    MILITARY AIRCRAFT AND EQUIPMENT.

    (a) Requirement for Report.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to Congress a report assessing the effects of 
worldwide contingency operations on--
            (1) the readiness of aircraft and ground equipment 
        of the Armed Forces; and
            (2) the capability of the Armed Forces to maintain 
        a high level of equipment readiness and to manage a 
        high operating tempo for the aircraft and ground 
        equipment.
    (b) Effects on Aircraft.--With respect to aircraft, the 
assessment contained in the report shall address the following 
effects:
            (1) The effects of the contingency operations 
        carried out during fiscal years 1995 through 2000 on 
        the aircraft of each of the Armed Forces in each 
        category of aircraft, as follows:
                    (A) Combat tactical aircraft.
                    (B) Strategic aircraft.
                    (C) Combat support aircraft.
                    (D) Combat service support aircraft.
            (2) The types of adverse effects on the aircraft of 
        each of the Armed Forces in each category of aircraft 
        specified in paragraph (1) resulting from contingency 
        operations, as follows:
                    (A) Patrolling in no-fly zones over Iraq in 
                Operation Northern Watch and Operation Southern 
                Watch and over the Balkans in Operation Allied 
                Force.
                    (B) Air operations in the North Atlantic 
                Treaty Organization air war against Serbia in 
                Operation Sky Anvil, Operation Noble Anvil, and 
                Operation Allied Force.
                    (C) Air operations in Operation Shining 
                Hope in Kosovo.
                    (D) All other activities within the general 
                context of worldwide contingency operations.
            (3) Any other effects that the Secretary of Defense 
        considers appropriate in carrying out subsection (a).
    (c) Effects on Ground Equipment.--With respect to ground 
equipment, the assessment contained in the report shall address 
following effects:
            (1) The effects of the contingency operations 
        carried out during fiscal years 1995 through 2000 on 
        the ground equipment of each of the Armed Forces.
            (2) Any other effects that the Secretary of Defense 
        considers appropriate in carrying out subsection (a).
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``Armed Forces'' means the Army, Navy, 
        Marine Corps, and Air Force.
            (2) The term ``contingency operation'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 101(a)(13) of title 
        10, United States Code.

SEC. 374. IDENTIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS TO REDUCE BACKLOG IN 
                    MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF DEFENSE FACILITIES.

    (a) Report To Address Maintenance and Repair Backlog.--Not 
later than March 15, 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to Congress a report identifying a list of requirements 
to reduce the backlog in maintenance and repair needs of 
facilities and infrastructure under the jurisdiction of the 
Department of Defense or a military department.
    (b) Elements of Report.--At a minimum, the report shall 
include or address the following:
            (1) The extent of the work necessary to repair and 
        revitalize facilities and infrastructure, or to 
        demolish and replace unusable facilities, carried as 
        backlog by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of 
        a military department.
            (2) Measurable goals, over specified time frames, 
        for addressing all of the identified requirements.
            (3) Expected funding for each military department 
        and Defense Agency to address the identified 
        requirements during the period covered by the most 
        recent future-years defense program submitted to 
        Congress pursuant to section 221 of title 10, United 
        States Code.
            (4) The cost of the current backlog in maintenance 
        and repair for each military department and Defense 
        Agency, which shall be determined using the standard 
        costs to standard facility categories in the Department 
        of Defense Facilities Cost Factors Handbook, shown both 
        in the aggregate and individually for each major 
        military installation.
            (5) The total number of square feet of building 
        space of each military department and Defense Agency to 
        be demolished or proposed for demolition, shown both in 
        the aggregate and individually for each major military 
        installation.
            (6) The initiatives underway to identify facility 
        and infrastructure requirements at military 
        installation to accommodate new and developing weapons 
        systems and to prepare installations to accommodate 
        these systems.
    (c) Annual Updates.--The Secretary of Defense shall update 
the report required under subsection (a) annually. The annual 
updates shall be submitted to Congress at or about the time 
that the budget is submitted to Congress for a fiscal year 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code.

SEC. 375. NEW METHODOLOGY FOR PREPARING BUDGET REQUESTS TO SATISFY ARMY 
                    READINESS REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Requirement for New Methodology.--The Secretary of the 
Army shall develop a new methodology for preparing budget 
requests for operation and maintenance for the Army that can be 
used to ensure that the budget requests for operation and 
maintenance for future fiscal years more accurately reflect the 
Army's requirements than did the budget requests submitted to 
Congress for fiscal year 2001 and preceding fiscal years.
    (b) Sense of Congress Regarding New Methodology.--It is the 
sense of Congress that--
            (1) the methodology required by subsection (a) 
        should provide for the determination of the budget 
        levels to request for operation and maintenance for the 
        Army to be based on--
                    (A) the level of training that must be 
                conducted in order for the Army to execute 
                successfully the full range of missions called 
                for in the national defense strategy delineated 
                pursuant to section 118 of title 10, United 
                States Code, at a low-to-moderate level of 
                risk;
                    (B) the cost of conducting training at the 
                level of training described in subparagraph 
                (A); and
                    (C) the costs of all other Army operations, 
                including the cost of meeting infrastructure 
                requirements; and
            (2) the Secretary of the Army should use the new 
        methodology in the preparation of the budget requests 
        for operation and maintenance for the Army for fiscal 
        years after fiscal year 2001.

SEC. 376. REVIEW OF AH-64 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.

    (a) Requirement for Review.--The Comptroller General shall 
conduct a review of the Army's AH-64 aircraft program to 
determine--
            (1) whether obsolete spare parts, rather than spare 
        parts for the latest aircraft configuration, are being 
        procured;
            (2) whether there is insufficient sustaining system 
        technical support;
            (3) whether technical data packages and manuals are 
        obsolete;
            (4) whether there are unfunded requirements for 
        airframe and component upgrades; and
            (5) if one or more of the conditions described in 
        the preceding paragraphs exist, whether the readiness 
        of the aircraft is impaired by the conditions.
    (b) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2001, the Comptroller 
General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report on the results of the review under subsection (a).

SEC. 377. REPORT ON AIR FORCE SPARE AND REPAIR PARTS PROGRAM FOR C-5 
                    AIRCRAFT.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) There exists a significant shortfall in the 
        Nation's current strategic airlift requirement, even 
        though strategic airlift remains critical to the 
        national security strategy of the United States.
            (2) This shortfall results from the slow phase-out 
        of C-141 aircraft and their replacement with C-17 
        aircraft and from lower than optimal reliability rates 
        for the C-5 aircraft.
            (3) One of the primary causes of these reliability 
        rates for C-5 aircraft, and especially for operational 
        unit aircraft, is the shortage of spare repair parts. 
        Over the past 5 years, this shortage has been 
        particularly evident in the C-5 fleet.
            (4) Not Mission Capable for Supply rates for C-5 
        aircraft have increased significantly in the period 
        between 1997 and 1999. At Dover Air Force Base, 
        Delaware, for example, an average of 7 to 9 C-5 
        aircraft were not available during that period because 
        of a lack of parts.
            (5) Average rates of cannibalization of C-5 
        aircraft per 100 sorties of such aircraft have also 
        increased during that period and are well above the Air 
        Mobility Command standard. In any given month, this 
        means devoting additional manhours to cannibalization 
        of C-5 aircraft. At Dover Air Force Base, for example, 
        an average of 800 to 1,000 additional manhours were 
        required for cannibalization of C-5 aircraft during 
        that period. Cannibalization is often required for 
        aircraft that transit through a base such as Dover Air 
        Force Base, as well as those that are based there.
            (6) High cannibalization rates indicate a 
        significant problem in delivering spare parts in a 
        timely manner and systemic problems within the repair 
        and maintenance process, and also demoralize overworked 
        maintenance crews.
            (7) The C-5 aircraft remains an absolutely critical 
        asset in air mobility and airlifting heavy equipment 
        and personnel to both military contingencies and 
        humanitarian relief efforts around the world.
            (8) Despite increased funding for spare and repair 
        parts and other efforts by the Air Force to mitigate 
        the parts shortage problem, Congress continues to 
        receive reports of significant cannibalization to 
        airworthy C-5 aircraft and parts backlogs.
    (b) Report Required.--Not later than January 1, 2001, and 
September 30, 2001, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit 
to Congress a report on the overall status of the spare and 
repair parts program of the Air Force for the C-5 aircraft.
    (c) Elements of Report.--Each report shall include the 
following:
            (1) A statement of the funds currently allocated to 
        the acquisition of spare and repair parts for the C-5 
        aircraft and the adequacy of such funds to meet current 
        and future repair and maintenance requirements for that 
        aircraft.
            (2) A description of current efforts to address 
        shortfalls in the availability of spare and repair 
        parts for the C-5 aircraft, including an assessment of 
        potential short-term and long-term effects of such 
        efforts.
            (3) An assessment of the effects of such parts 
        shortfalls on readiness and reliability ratings for the 
        C-5 aircraft.
            (4) A description of rates at which spare and 
        repair parts for one C-5 aircraft are taken from 
        another C-5 aircraft (known as parts cannibalization) 
        and the manhours devoted to part cannibalization of 
        such aircraft.
            (5) An assessment of the effects of parts 
        shortfalls and parts cannibalization with respect to C-
        5 aircraft on readiness and retention.

                       Subtitle H--Other Matters

SEC. 381. ANNUAL REPORT ON PUBLIC SALE OF CERTAIN MILITARY EQUIPMENT 
                    IDENTIFIED ON UNITED STATES MUNITIONS LIST.

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

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

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

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

SEC. 382. RESALE OF ARMOR-PIERCING AMMUNITION DISPOSED OF BY THE ARMY.

    (a) Restriction.--(1) Chapter 443 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``Sec. 4688. Armor-piercing ammunition and components: condition on 
                    disposal

    ``(a) Limitation on Resale or Other Transfer.--Except as 
provided in subsection (b), whenever the Secretary of the Army 
carries out a disposal (by sale or otherwise) of armor-piercing 
ammunition, or a component of armor-piercing ammunition, the 
Secretary shall require as a condition of the disposal that the 
recipient agree in writing not to sell or otherwise transfer 
any of the ammunition (reconditioned or otherwise), or any 
armor-piercing component of that ammunition, to any purchaser 
in the United States other than a law enforcement or other 
governmental agency.
    ``(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to a 
transfer of a component of armor-piercing ammunition solely for 
the purpose of metal reclamation by means of a destructive 
process such as melting, crushing, or shredding.
    ``(c) Special Rule for Non-Armor-Piercing Components.--A 
component of the armor-piercing ammunition that is not itself 
armor-piercing and is not subjected to metal reclamation as 
described in subsection (b) may not be used as a component in 
the production of new or remanufactured armor-piercing 
ammunition other than for sale to a law enforcement or other 
governmental agency or for a government-to-government sale or 
commercial export to a foreign government under the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751).
    ``(d) Definition.--In this section, the term `armor-
piercing ammunition' means a center-fire cartridge the military 
designation of which includes the term `armor penetrator' or 
`armor-piercing', including a center-fire cartridge designated 
as armor-piercing incendiary (API) or armor-piercing 
incendiary-tracer (API-T).''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``4688. Armor-piercing ammunition and components: condition on 
          disposal.''.

    (b) Applicability.--Section 4688 of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to 
any disposal of ammunition or components referred to in that 
section after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 383. REIMBURSEMENT BY CIVIL AIR CARRIERS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED AT 
                    JOHNSTON ATOLL.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 949 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``Sec. 9783. Johnston Atoll: reimbursement for support provided to 
                    civil air carriers

    ``(a) Authority of the Secretary.--The Secretary of the Air 
Force may, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, 
require payment by a civil air carrier for support provided by 
the United States to the carrier at Johnston Atoll that is 
either--
            ``(1) requested by the civil air carrier; or
            ``(2) determined under the regulations as being 
        necessary to accommodate the civil air carrier's use of 
        Johnston Atoll.
    ``(b) Amount of Charges.--Any amount charged an air carrier 
under subsection (a) for support shall be equal to the total 
amount of the actual costs to the United States of providing 
the support. The amount charged may not include any amount for 
an item of support that does not satisfy a condition described 
in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a).
    ``(c) Relationship to Landing Fees.--No landing fee shall 
be charged an air carrier for a landing of an aircraft of the 
air carrier at Johnston Atoll if the air carrier is charged 
under subsection (a) for support provided to the air carrier.
    ``(d) Disposition of Payments.--(1) Amounts collected from 
an air carrier under this section shall be credited to 
appropriations available for the fiscal year in which 
collected, as follows:
            ``(A) For support provided by the Air Force, to 
        appropriations available for the Air Force for 
        operation and maintenance.
            ``(B) For support provided by the Army, to 
        appropriations available for the Army for chemical 
        demilitarization.
    ``(2) Amounts credited to an appropriation under paragraph 
(1) shall be merged with funds in that appropriation and shall 
be available, without further appropriation, for the purposes 
and period for which the appropriation is available.
    ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `civil air carrier' means an air 
        carrier (as defined in section 40101(a)(2) of title 49) 
        that is issued a certificate of public convenience and 
        necessity under section 41102 of such title.
            ``(2) The term `support' includes fuel, fire 
        rescue, use of facilities, improvements necessary to 
        accommodate use by civil air carriers, police, safety, 
        housing, food, air traffic control, suspension of 
        military operations on the island (including operations 
        at the Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Demilitarization 
        System), repairs, and any other construction, services, 
        or supplies.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item:

``9783. Johnston Atoll: reimbursement for support provided to civil air 
          carriers.''.

SEC. 384. TRAVEL BY RESERVES ON MILITARY AIRCRAFT.

    (a) Space-Required Travel for Travel to Duty Stations.--
Subsection (a) of section 18505 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) A member of a reserve component traveling for annual 
training duty or inactive-duty training (including a place 
other than the place of the member's unit training assembly if 
the member is performing annual training duty or inactive-duty 
training in another location) may travel in a space-required 
status on aircraft of the armed forces between the member's 
home and the place of the annual training duty or inactive-duty 
training.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 18505. Reserves traveling for annual training duty or inactive-
                    duty training: space-required travel on military 
                    aircraft''.

    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1805 
of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 18505 and inserting the following new item:

``18505. Reserves traveling for annual training duty or inactive-duty 
          training: space-required travel on military aircraft.''.

SEC. 385. OVERSEAS AIRLIFT SERVICE ON CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET AIRCRAFT.

    (a) In General.--Section 41106 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``of at least 
        31 days'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 
        (d); and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 
        new subsections:
    ``(b) Transportation Between the United States and Foreign 
Locations.--Except as provided in subsection (d), the 
transportation of passengers or property by transport category 
aircraft between a place in the United States and a place 
outside the United States obtained by the Secretary of Defense 
or the Secretary of a military department through a contract 
for airlift service shall be provided by an air carrier 
referred to in subsection (a).
    ``(c) Transportation Between Foreign Locations.--The 
transportation of passengers or property by transport category 
aircraft between two places outside the United States obtained 
by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military 
department through a contract for airlift service shall be 
provided by an air carrier that has aircraft in the civil 
reserve air fleet whenever transportation by such an air 
carrier is reasonably available.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (a) of such section 
is further amended by striking ``General.--(1) Except as 
provided in subsection (b) of this section,'' and inserting 
``Interstate Transportation.--(1) Except as provided in 
subsection (d) of this section,''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on October 1, 2000.

SEC. 386. ADDITIONS TO PLAN FOR ENSURING VISIBILITY OVER ALL IN-TRANSIT 
                    END ITEMS AND SECONDARY ITEMS.

    (a) Required Additions.--Subsection (d) of section 349 of 
the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 1981; 10 U.S.C. 
2458 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the 
        period at the end the following: ``, including specific 
        actions to address underlying weaknesses in the 
        controls over items being shipped''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(5) The key management elements for monitoring, 
        and for measuring the progress achieved in, the 
        implementation of the plan, including--
                    ``(A) the assignment of oversight 
                responsibility for each action identified 
                pursuant to paragraph (1);
                    ``(B) a description of the resources 
                required for oversight; and
                    ``(C) an estimate of the annual cost of 
                oversight.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Subsection (a) of such 
section is amended by striking ``Not later than'' and allthat 
follows through ``Congress'' and inserting ``The Secretary of Defense 
shall prescribe and carry out''.
    (2) Such section is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Submissions to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit 
to Congress any revisions made to the plan that are required by 
any law enacted after October 17, 1998. The revisions so made 
shall be submitted not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of the law requiring the revisions.''.
    (3) Subsection (e)(1) of such section is amended by 
striking ``submits the plan'' and inserting ``submits the 
initial plan''.

SEC. 387. REAUTHORIZATION OF PILOT PROGRAM FOR ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF 
                    LANDING FEES CHARGED FOR USE OF DOMESTIC MILITARY 
                    AIRFIELDS BY CIVIL AIRCRAFT.

    (a) Reauthorization.--Section 377 of the Strom Thurmond 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public 
Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 1993; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``during fiscal years 1999 
                and 2000''; and
                    (B) by striking the second sentence; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(e) Duration of Pilot Program.--The pilot program under 
this section may not be carried out after September 30, 
2010.''.
    (b) Fees Collected.--Subsection (b) of such section is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Landing Fee Defined.--In this section, the term 
`landing fee' means any fee that is established under or in 
accordance with regulations of the military department 
concerned (whether prescribed in a fee schedule or imposed 
under a joint-use agreement) to recover costs incurred for use 
by civil aircraft of an airfield of the military department in 
the United States or in a territory or possession of the United 
States.''.
    (c) Use of Proceeds.--Subsection (c) of such section is 
amended by striking ``Amounts received for a fiscal year in 
payment of landing fees imposed under the pilot program for use 
of a military airfield'' and inserting ``Amounts received in 
payment of landing fees for use of a military airfield in a 
fiscal year of the pilot program''.
    (d) Report.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended--
            (1) by striking ``March 31, 2000,'' and inserting 
        ``March 31, 2003,''; and
            (2) by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting 
        ``December 31, 2002''.

SEC. 388. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SELL CERTAIN AIRCRAFT FOR USE IN 
                    WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION.

    Section 2 of the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act 
of 1996 (Public Law 104-307; 10 U.S.C. 2576 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``September 
        30, 2000'' and inserting ``September 30, 2005'';
            (2) in subsection (d)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``the date of the enactment 
                of this Act'' and inserting ``October 14, 
                1996''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following: 
                ``The regulations prescribed under this 
                paragraph shall be effective until the end of 
                the period specified in subsection (a)(1).''; 
                and
            (3) in subsection (f), by striking ``March 31, 
        2000'' and inserting ``March 31, 2005''.

SEC. 389. DAMAGE TO AVIATION FACILITIES CAUSED BY ALKALI SILICA 
                    REACTIVITY.

    (a) Assessment of Damage and Prevention and Mitigation 
Technology.--The Secretary of Defense shall require the 
Secretaries of the military departments to assess--
            (1) the damage caused to aviation facilities of the 
        Armed Forces by alkali silica reactivity; and
            (2) the availability of technologies capable of 
        preventing, treating, or mitigating alkali silica 
        reactivity in hardened concrete structures and 
        pavements.
    (b) Evaluation of Technologies.--(1) Taking into 
consideration the assessment under subsection (a), the 
Secretary of each military department may conduct a 
demonstration project at a location selected by the Secretary 
concerned to test and evaluate the effectiveness of 
technologies intended to prevent, treat, or mitigate alkali 
silica reactivity in hardened concrete structures and 
pavements.
    (2) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the 
locations selected for the demonstration projects represent the 
diverse operating environments of the Armed Forces.
    (c) New Construction.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
develop specific guidelines for appropriate testing and use of 
lithium salts to prevent alkali silica reactivity in new 
construction of the Department of Defense.
    (d) Completion of Assessment and Demonstration.--The 
assessment conducted under subsection (a) and the demonstration 
projects, if any, conducted under subsection (b) shall be 
completed not later than September 30, 2006.
    (e) Delegation of Authority.--The authority to conduct the 
assessment under subsection (a) may be delegated only to the 
Chief of Engineers of the Army, the Commander of the Naval 
Facilities Engineering Command, and the Civil Engineer of the 
Air Force.
    (f) Limitation on Expenditures.--The Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretaries of the military departments may not expend 
more than a total of $5,000,000 to conduct both the assessment 
under subsection (a) and all of the demonstration projects 
under subsection (b).

SEC. 390. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT TO INCREASE RESERVE COMPONENT INTERNET 
                    ACCESS AND SERVICES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES.

    (a) Authorization and Purpose of Project.--The Secretary of 
the Army, acting through the Chief of the National Guard 
Bureau, may carry out a demonstration project in rural 
communities that are unserved or underserved by the 
telecommunications medium known as the Internet to provide or 
increase Internet access and services to units and members of 
the National Guard and other reserve components located in 
these communities.
    (b) Project Elements.--In carrying out the demonstration 
project, the Secretary may--
            (1) establish and operate distance learning 
        classrooms in communities described in subsection (a), 
        including any support systems required for such 
        classrooms; and
            (2) provide Internet access and services in such 
        classrooms through GuardNet, the telecommunications 
        infrastructure of the National Guard.
    (c) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2005, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report on the demonstration project. 
The report shall describe the activities conducted under the 
demonstration project and include any recommendations for the 
improvement or expansion of the demonstration project that the 
Secretary considers appropriate.

SEC. 391. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF DEFENSE JOINT 
                    ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.

    (a) Report on Deployment of System.--The proposed Defense 
Joint Accounting System is not prohibited, but the Secretary of 
Defense may not grant a Milestone III decision for the system 
unless and until the Secretary of Defense submits to the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report--
            (1) explaining the reasons for the withdrawal of 
        the Department of the Air Force from the proposed 
        Defense Joint Accounting System and the effect of the 
        withdrawal on the development of the system;
            (2) explaining the reasons why the Department of 
        the Navy is not required to participate in the system;
            (3) identifying business process reengineering 
        initiatives reviewed, considered, or undertaken by the 
        Department of the Air Force and the Department of the 
        Navy before the decisions were made to exclude the 
        Department of the Navy from the system and to allow the 
        Department of the Air Force to withdraw from the 
        system; and
            (4) containing an analysis, prepared with the 
        participation of the Secretaries of the military 
        departments, of alternatives to the system to determine 
        whether the system warrants deployment.
    (b) Certification.--If the Secretary of Defense determines 
that the proposed Defense Joint Accounting System warrants a 
Milestone III decision, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a certification 
that the system will meet--
            (1) the required functionality for users of the 
        system;
            (2) Department of Defense acquisition standards;
            (3) the applicable requirements for Milestones I, 
        II and III; and
            (4) the applicable requirements of the Clinger-
        Cohen Act of 1996 (divisions D and E of Public Law 104-
        106).

SEC. 392. REPORT ON DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM.

    (a) Requirement for Report.--Not later than November 30, 
2000, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the Defense Travel 
System.
    (b) Content of Report.--The report shall include the 
following:
            (1) A detailed discussion of the development, 
        testing, and fielding of the system, including the 
        performance requirements, the evaluation criteria, the 
        funding that has been provided for the development, 
        testing, and fielding of the system, and the funding 
        that is projected to be required for completing the 
        development, testing, and fielding of the system.
            (2) The schedule for the testing of the system, 
        including the initial operational test and evaluation 
        and the finaloperational testing and evaluation, 
together with the results of the testing.
            (3) The cost savings expected to result from the 
        deployment of the system and from the completed 
        implementation of the system, together with a 
        discussion of how the savings are estimated and the 
        expected schedule for the realization of the savings.
            (4) An analysis of the costs and benefits of 
        fielding the front-end software for the system 
        throughout all 18 geographical areas selected for the 
        original fielding of the system.

SEC. 393. REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COSTS OF MAINTAINING 
                    HISTORICAL PROPERTIES.

    (a) Requirement for Review.--The Comptroller General shall 
conduct a review of the annual costs incurred by the Department 
of Defense to comply with the requirements of the National 
Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.).
    (b) Report.--Not later than February 28, 2001, the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the results of the review. The report 
shall contain the following:
            (1) For each military department and Defense Agency 
        and for the Department of Defense in the aggregate, the 
        cost for fiscal year 2000 and the projected costs for 
        the ensuing 10 fiscal years to comply with the 
        requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act.
            (2) Of the costs referred to in paragraph (1), the 
        portion of such costs related to maintenance of those 
        properties that qualified as historic properties under 
        the National Historic Preservation Act when such Act 
        was originally enacted in 1966.
            (3) The accounts used for paying the costs of 
        complying with the requirements of the National 
        Historic Preservation Act.
            (4) For each military department and Defense 
        Agency, the identity of all properties that must be 
        maintained in order to comply with the requirements of 
        the National Historic Preservation Act.

              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                        Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. Revision in permanent end strength minimum levels.
Sec. 403. Adjustment to end strength flexibility authority.

                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the 
          reserves.
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).
Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2001 limitation on non-dual status technicians.
Sec. 415. Increase in numbers of members in certain grades authorized to 
          be on active duty in support of the Reserves.

        Subtitle C--Other Matters Relating to Personnel Strengths

Sec. 421. Authority for Secretary of Defense to suspend certain 
          personnel strength limitations during war or national 
          emergency.
Sec. 422. Exclusion from active component end strengths of certain 
          reserve component members on active duty in support of the 
          combatant commands.
Sec. 423. Exclusion of Army and Air Force medical and dental officers 
          from limitation on strengths of reserve commissioned officers 
          in grades below brigadier general.
Sec. 424. Authority for temporary increases in number of reserve 
          component personnel serving on active duty or full-time 
          national guard duty in certain grades.

               Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 431. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel.

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES.

    The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty 
personnel as of September 30, 2001, as follows:
            (1) The Army, 480,000.
            (2) The Navy, 372,642.
            (3) The Marine Corps, 172,600.
            (4) The Air Force, 357,000.

SEC. 402. REVISION IN PERMANENT END STRENGTH MINIMUM LEVELS.

    (a) Revised End Strength Floors.--Section 691(b) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``371,781'' and 
        inserting ``372,000'';
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``172,148'' and 
        inserting ``172,600''; and
            (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``360,877'' and 
        inserting ``357,000''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on October 1, 2000.

SEC. 403. ADJUSTMENT TO END STRENGTH FLEXIBILITY AUTHORITY.

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

                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE.

    (a) In General.--The Armed Forces are authorized strengths 
for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of 
September 30, 2001, as follows:
            (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 
        350,526.
            (2) The Army Reserve, 205,300.
            (3) The Naval Reserve, 88,900.
            (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,558.
            (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 
        108,022.
            (6) The Air Force Reserve, 74,358.
            (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 8,000.
    (b) Adjustments.--The end strengths prescribed by 
subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve 
component shall be proportionately reduced by--
            (1) the total authorized strength of units 
        organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of 
        such component which are on active duty (other than for 
        training) at the end of the fiscal year; and
            (2) the total number of individual members not in 
        units organized to serve as units of the Selected 
        Reserve of such component who are on active duty (other 
        than for training or for unsatisfactory participation 
        in training) without their consent at the end of the 
        fiscal year.
Whenever such units or such individual members are released 
from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength 
prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of 
such reserve component shall be proportionately increased by 
the total authorized strengths of such units and by the total 
number of such individual members.

SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE 
                    RESERVES.

    Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the 
reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of 
September 30, 2001, the following number of Reserves to be 
serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the case 
of members of the National Guard, for the purpose of 
organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training 
the reserve components:
            (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 
        22,974.
            (2) The Army Reserve, 13,106.
            (3) The Naval Reserve, 14,649.
            (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261.
            (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 
        11,170.
            (6) The Air Force Reserve, 1,336.

SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS).

    The minimum number of military technicians (dual status) as 
of the last day of fiscal year 2001 for the reserve components 
of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 of 
title 10, United States Code) shall be the following:
            (1) For the Army National Guard of the United 
        States, 23,128.
            (2) For the Army Reserve, 5,921.
            (3) For the Air National Guard of the United 
        States, 22,247.
            (4) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,785.

SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2001 LIMITATION ON NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS.

    (a) Limitation.--The number of non-dual status technicians 
employed by the reserve components of the Army and the Air 
Force as of September 30, 2001, may not exceed the following:
            (1) For the Army Reserve, 1,195.
            (2) For the Army National Guard of the United 
        States, 1,600.
            (3) For the Air Force Reserve, 10.
            (4) For the Air National Guard of the United 
        States, 326.
    (b) Non-Dual Status Technicians Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``non-dual status technician'' has the meaning given 
that term in section 10217(a) of title 10, United States Code.
    (c) Postponement of Permanent Limitation.--Section 
10217(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``October 1, 2001'' and inserting ``October 1, 2002''.

SEC. 415. INCREASE IN NUMBERS OF MEMBERS IN CERTAIN GRADES AUTHORIZED 
                    TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES.

    (a) Officers.--The table in section 12011(a) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Air     Marine
                ``Grade                 Army     Navy    Force    Corps
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Major or Lieutenant Commander.......    3,316    1,071      948      140
Lieutenant Colonel or Commander.....    1,759      520      852       90
Colonel or Navy Captain.............      529      188      317    30''.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Senior Enlisted Members.--The table in section 12012(a) 
of such title is amended to read as follows:


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Air     Marine
                ``Grade                 Army     Navy    Force    Corps
------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-9.................................      764      202      502       20
E-8.................................    2,821      429    1,117    94''.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on October 1, 2000.
    (d) Report.--(1) Not later than March 31, 2001, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives a report on management of the grade structure 
for reserve-component officers who are subject to section 12011 
of title 10, United States Code, and on the grade structure of 
enlisted members who are subject to section 12012 of that 
title. The Secretary of Defense shall include in the report 
recommendations for a permanent solution for managing the grade 
structures for those officers and enlisted members without 
requirement for frequent statutory adjustments to the 
limitations in those sections.
    (2) In developing recommendations for the report under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider the following 
areas:
            (A) The grade structure authorized for field-grade 
        officers in the active-duty forces and the reasons why 
        the grade structure for field-grade reserve officers on 
        active duty in support of the reserves is different.
            (B) The grade structure authorized for senior 
        enlisted members in the active-duty forces and the 
        reasons why the grade structure for senior enlisted 
        reserve members on active duty in support of the 
        reserves is different.
            (C) The need for independent grade limits for each 
        reserve component under sections 12011 and 12012 of 
        title 10, United States Code.
            (D) The advantages and disadvantage of replacing 
        management by the current grade tables in those 
        sections with management through a system based on the 
        grade authorized for the position occupied by the 
        member.
            (E) The current mix within each reserve component, 
        for each controlled grade, of (i) traditional 
        reservists, (ii) military technicians, (iii) regular 
        component members, and (iv) reserve members on active 
        duty in support of the reserves, and how that mix, for 
        each component, would shift over time under the 
        Secretary's recommended solution as specified in 
        paragraph (1).

       Subtitle C--Other Matters Relating to Personnel Strengths

SEC. 421. AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO SUSPEND CERTAIN 
                    PERSONNEL STRENGTH LIMITATIONS DURING WAR OR 
                    NATIONAL EMERGENCY.

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

SEC. 422. EXCLUSION FROM ACTIVE COMPONENT END STRENGTHS OF CERTAIN 
                    RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT 
                    OF THE COMBATANT COMMANDS.

    Section 115(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(9) Members of reserve components (not described 
        in paragraph (8)) on active duty for more than 180 days 
        but less than 271 days to perform special work in 
        support of the combatant commands, except that--
                    ``(A) general and flag officers may not be 
                excluded under this paragraph; and
                    ``(B) the number of members of any of the 
                armed forces excluded under this paragraph may 
                not exceed the number equal to 0.2 percent of 
                the end strength authorized for active-duty 
                personnel of that armed force under subsection 
                (a)(1)(A).''.

SEC. 423. EXCLUSION OF ARMY AND AIR FORCE MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFICERS 
                    FROM LIMITATION ON STRENGTHS OF RESERVE 
                    COMMISSIONED OFFICERS IN GRADES BELOW BRIGADIER 
                    GENERAL.

    Section 12005(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) Medical officers and dental officers shall not be 
counted for the purposes of this subsection.''.

SEC. 424. AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY INCREASES IN NUMBER OF RESERVE 
                    COMPONENT PERSONNEL SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY OR FULL-
                    TIME NATIONAL GUARD DUTY IN CERTAIN GRADES.

    (a) Field Grade Officers.--Section 12011 of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by section 421(b), is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Upon increasing under subsection (c)(2) of section 
115 of this title the end strength that is authorized under 
subsection (a)(1)(B) of that section for a fiscal year for 
active-duty personnel and full-time National Guard duty 
personnel of an armed force who are to be paid from funds 
appropriated for reserve personnel, the Secretary of Defense 
may increase for that fiscal year the limitation that is set 
forth in subsection (a) of this section for the number of 
officers of that armed force serving in any grade if the 
Secretary determines that such action is in the national 
interest. The percent of the increase may not exceed the 
percent by which the Secretary increases that end strength.''.
    (b) Senior Enlisted Personnel.--Section 12012 of such 
title, as amended by section 421(c), is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Upon increasing under subsection (c)(2) of section 
115 of this title the end strength that is authorized under 
subsection (a)(1)(B) of that section for a fiscal year for 
active-duty personnel and full-time National Guard duty 
personnel of an armed force who are to be paid from funds 
appropriated for reserve personnel, the Secretary of Defense 
may increase for that fiscal year the limitation that is set 
forth in subsection (a) of this section for the number of 
enlisted members of that armed force serving in any grade if 
the Secretary determines that such action is in the national 
interest. The percent of the increase may not exceed the 
percent by which the Secretary increases that end strength.''.

              Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 431. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL.

    There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Defense for military personnel for fiscal year 
2001 a total of $75,801,666,000. The authorization in the 
preceding sentence supersedes any other authorization of 
appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for 
fiscal year 2001.



                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY



                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

Sec. 501. Eligibility of Army and Air Force Reserve colonels and 
          brigadier generals for position vacancy promotions.
Sec. 502. Flexibility in establishing promotion zones for Coast Guard 
          Reserve officers.
Sec. 503. Time for release of reports of officer promotion selection 
          boards.
Sec. 504. Clarification of requirements for composition of active-duty 
          list selection boards when reserve officers are under 
          consideration.
Sec. 505. Authority to issue posthumous commissions in the case of 
          members dying before official recommendation for appointment 
          or promotion is approved by Secretary concerned.
Sec. 506. Technical corrections relating to retired grade of reserve 
          commissioned officers.
Sec. 507. Grade of chiefs of reserve components and directors of 
          National Guard components.
Sec. 508. Revision to rules for entitlement to separation pay for 
          regular and reserve officers.

             Subtitle B--Reserve Component Personnel Policy

Sec. 521. Exemption from active-duty list for reserve officers on active 
          duty for a period of three years or less.
Sec. 522. Termination of application requirement for consideration of 
          officers for continuation on the reserve active-status list.
Sec. 523. Authority to retain Air Force Reserve officers in all medical 
          specialties until specified age.
Sec. 524. Authority for provision of legal services to reserve component 
          members following release from active duty.
Sec. 525. Extension of involuntary civil service retirement date for 
          certain reserve technicians.

                   Subtitle C--Education and Training

Sec. 531. Eligibility of children of Reserves for Presidential 
          appointment to service academies.
Sec. 532. Selection of foreign students to receive instruction at 
          service academies.
Sec. 533. Revision of college tuition assistance program for members of 
          Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class program.
Sec. 534. Review of allocation of Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps 
          units among the services.
Sec. 535. Authority for Naval Postgraduate School to enroll certain 
          defense industry civilians in specified programs relating to 
          defense product development.

           Subtitle D--Decorations, Awards, and Commendations

Sec. 541. Limitation on award of Bronze Star to members in receipt of 
          imminent danger pay.
Sec. 542. Consideration of proposals for posthumous or honorary 
          promotions or appointments of members or former members of the 
          Armed Forces and other qualified persons.
Sec. 543. Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations to 
          certain persons.
Sec. 544. Addition of certain information to markers on graves 
          containing remains of certain unknowns from the U.S.S. Arizona 
          who died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 
          1941.
Sec. 545. Sense of Congress on the court-martial conviction of Captain 
          Charles Butler McVay, Commander of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, 
          and on the courageous service of the crew of that vessel.
Sec. 546. Posthumous advancement on retired list of Rear Admiral Husband 
          E. Kimmel and Major General Walter C. Short, senior officers 
          in command in Hawaii on December 7, 1941.
Sec. 547. Commendation of citizens of Remy, France, for World War II 
          actions.
Sec. 548. Authority for Award of the Medal of Honor to William H. 
          Pitsenbarger for valor during the Vietnam War.

        Subtitle E--Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters

Sec. 551. Recognition by States of military testamentary instruments.
Sec. 552. Policy concerning rights of individuals whose names have been 
          entered into Department of Defense official criminal 
          investigative reports.
Sec. 553. Limitation on Secretarial authority to grant clemency for 
          military prisoners serving sentence of confinement for life 
          without eligibility for parole.
Sec. 554. Authority for civilian special agents of military department 
          criminal investigative organizations to execute warrants and 
          make arrests.
Sec. 555. Requirement for verbatim record in certain special court-
          martial cases.
Sec. 556. Commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Uniform Code of 
          Military Justice.

               Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Recruiting

Sec. 561. Army recruiting pilot programs.
Sec. 562. Enhancement of recruitment market research and advertising 
          programs.
Sec. 563. Access to secondary schools for military recruiting purposes.
Sec. 564. Pilot program to enhance military recruiting by improving 
          military awareness of school counselors and educators.

                        Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 571. Extension to end of calendar year of expiration date for 
          certain force drawdown transition authorities.
Sec. 572. Voluntary separation incentive.
Sec. 573. Congressional review period for assignment of women to duty on 
          submarines and for any proposed reconfiguration or design of 
          submarines to accommodate female crew members.
Sec. 574. Management and per diem requirements for members subject to 
          lengthy or numerous deployments.
Sec. 575. Pay in lieu of allowance for funeral honors duty.
Sec. 576. Test of ability of reserve component intelligence units and 
          personnel to meet current and emerging defense intelligence 
          needs.
Sec. 577. National Guard Challenge Program.
Sec. 578. Study of use of civilian contractor pilots for operational 
          support missions.
Sec. 579. Reimbursement for expenses incurred by members in connection 
          with cancellation of leave on short notice.

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

SEC. 501. ELIGIBILITY OF ARMY AND AIR FORCE RESERVE COLONELS AND 
                    BRIGADIER GENERALS FOR POSITION VACANCY PROMOTIONS.

    Section 14315(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``(A) is 
        assigned to the duties of a general officer of the next 
        higher reserve grade in the Army Reserve'' the 
        following: ``or is recommended for such an assignment 
        under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
        Army''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ``(A) is 
        assigned to the duties of a general officer of the next 
        higher reserve grade'' the following: ``or is 
        recommended for such an assignment under regulations 
        prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force''.

SEC. 502. FLEXIBILITY IN ESTABLISHING PROMOTION ZONES FOR COAST GUARD 
                    RESERVE OFFICERS.

    (a) Coast Guard Reserve Officer Promotion System Based on 
DOD ROPMA System.--Section 729(d) of title 14, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d)(1) Before convening a selection board to recommend 
Reserve officers for promotion, the Secretary shall establish a 
promotion zone for officers serving in each grade to be 
considered by the board. The Secretary shall determine the 
number of officers in the promotion zone for officers serving 
in any grade from among officers who are eligible for promotion 
in that grade.
    ``(2)(A) Before convening a selection board to recommend 
Reserve officers for promotion to a grade (other than the grade 
of lieutenant (junior grade)), the Secretary shall determine 
the maximum number of officers in that grade that the board may 
recommend for promotion.
    ``(B) The Secretary shall make the determination under 
subparagraph (A) of the maximum number that may be recommended 
with a view to having in an active status a sufficient number 
of Reserve officers in each grade to meet the needs of the 
Coast Guard for Reserve officers in an active status.
    ``(C) In order to make the determination under subparagraph 
(B), the Secretary shall determine the following:
            ``(i) The number of positions needed to accomplish 
        mission objectives that require officers in the grade 
        to which the board will recommend officers for 
        promotion.
            ``(ii) The estimated number of officers needed to 
        fill vacancies in such positions during the period in 
        which it is anticipated that officers selected for 
        promotion will be promoted.
            ``(iii) The number of officers authorized by the 
        Secretary to serve in an active status in the grade 
        under consideration.
            ``(iv) Any statutory limitation on the number of 
        officers in any grade authorized to be in an active 
        status.
    ``(3)(A) The Secretary may, when the needs of the Coast 
Guard require, authorize the consideration of officers in a 
grade above lieutenant (junior grade) for promotion to the next 
higher grade from below the promotion zone.
    ``(B) When selection from below the promotion zone is 
authorized, the Secretary shall establish the number of 
officers that may be recommended for promotion from below the 
promotion zone. That number may not exceed the number equal to 
10 percent of the maximum number of officers that the board is 
authorized to recommend for promotion, except that the 
Secretary may authorize a greater number, not to exceed 15 
percent of the total number of officers that the board is 
authorized to recommend for promotion, if the Secretary 
determines that the needs of the Coast Guard so require. If the 
maximum number determined under this subparagraph is less than 
one, the board may recommend one officer for promotion from 
below the promotion zone.
    ``(C) The number of officers recommended for promotion from 
below the promotion zone does not increase the maximum number 
of officers that the board is authorized to recommend for 
promotion under paragraph (2).''.
    (b) Running Mate System Made Optional.--(1) Section 731 of 
such title is amended--
            (A) by designating the text of such section as 
        subsection (b);
            (B) by inserting after the section heading the 
        following:
    ``(a) Authority To Use Running Mate System.--The Secretary 
may by regulation implement section 729(d)(1) of this title by 
requiring that the promotion zone for consideration of Reserve 
officers in an active status for promotion to the next higher 
grade be determined in accordance with a running mate system as 
provided in subsection (b).'';
            (C) in subsection (b), as designated by 
        subparagraph (A), by striking ``Subject to the 
        eligibility requirements of this subchapter, a Reserve 
        officer shall'' and inserting the following: 
        ``Consideration for Promotion.--If promotion zones are 
        determined as authorized under subsection (a), a 
        Reserve officer shall, subject to the eligibility 
        requirements of this subchapter,''; and
            (D) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Consideration of Officers Below the Zone.--If the 
Secretary authorizes the selection of officers for promotion 
from below the promotion zone in accordance with section 
729(d)(3) of this title, the number of officers to be 
considered from below the zone may be established through the 
application of the running mate system under this subchapter or 
otherwise as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to meet 
the needs of the Coast Guard.''.
    (2)(A) The heading for such section is amended to read as 
follows:

``Sec. 731. Establishment of promotion zones under running mate 
                    system''.

    (B) The item relating to such section in the table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter 21 of such title is 
amended to read as follows:

``731. Establishment of promotion zones under running mate system.''.

    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to selection boards convened under 
section 730 of title 14, United States Code, on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 503. TIME FOR RELEASE OF REPORTS OF OFFICER PROMOTION SELECTION 
                    BOARDS.

    (a) Active-Duty List Officer Boards.--Section 618(e) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e)(1) The names of the officers recommended for 
promotion in the report of a selection board shall be 
disseminated to the armed force concerned as follows:
            ``(A) In the case of officers recommended for 
        promotion to a grade below brigadier general or rear 
        admiral (lower half), such names may be disseminated 
        upon, or at any time after, the transmittal of the 
        report to the President.
            ``(B) In the case of officers recommended for 
        promotion to a grade above colonel or, in the case of 
        the Navy, captain, such names may be disseminated upon, 
        or at any time after, the approval of the report by the 
        President.
            ``(C) In the case of officers whose names have not 
        been sooner disseminated, such names shall be promptly 
        disseminated upon confirmation by the Senate.
    ``(2) A list of names of officers disseminated under 
paragraph (1) may not include--
            ``(A) any name removed by the President from the 
        report of the selection board containing that name, if 
        dissemination is under the authority of subparagraph 
        (B) of such paragraph; or
            ``(B) the name of any officer whose promotion the 
        Senate failed to confirm, if dissemination is under the 
        authority of subparagraph (C) of such paragraph.''.
    (b) Reserve Active-Status List Officer Boards.--The text of 
section 14112 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(a) Time for Dissemination.--The names of the officers 
recommended for promotion in the report of a selection board 
shall be disseminated to the armed force concerned as follows:
            ``(1) In the case of officers recommended for 
        promotion to a grade below brigadier general or rear 
        admiral (lower half), such names may be disseminated 
        upon, or at any time after, the transmittal of the 
        report to the President.
            ``(2) In the case of officers recommended for 
        promotion to a grade above colonel or, in the case of 
        the Navy, captain, such names may be disseminated upon, 
        or at any time after, the approval of the report by the 
        President.
            ``(3) In the case of officers whose names have not 
        been sooner disseminated, such names shall be promptly 
        disseminated--
                    ``(A) upon confirmation of the promotion of 
                the officers by the Senate (in the case of 
                promotions required to be submitted to the 
                Senate for confirmation); or
                    ``(B) upon the approval of the report by 
                the President (in the case of promotions not 
                required to be submitted to the Senate for 
                confirmation).
    ``(b) Names Not Disseminated.--A list of names of officers 
disseminated under subsection (a) may not include--
            ``(1) any name removed by the President from the 
        report of the selection board containing that name, if 
        dissemination is under the authority of paragraph (2) 
        or (3)(B) of that subsection; or
            ``(2) the name of any officer whose promotion the 
        Senate failed to confirm, if dissemination is under the 
        authority of paragraph (3)(A) of that subsection.''.

SEC. 504. CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPOSITION OF ACTIVE-DUTY 
                    LIST SELECTION BOARDS WHEN RESERVE OFFICERS ARE 
                    UNDER CONSIDERATION.

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

SEC. 505. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE POSTHUMOUS COMMISSIONS IN THE CASE OF 
                    MEMBERS DYING BEFORE OFFICIAL RECOMMENDATION FOR 
                    APPOINTMENT OR PROMOTION IS APPROVED BY SECRETARY 
                    CONCERNED.

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

SEC. 506. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATING TO RETIRED GRADE OF RESERVE 
                    COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

    (a) Army.--Section 3961(a) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ``or for nonregular service under 
chapter 1223 of this title''.
    (b) Air Force.--Section 8961(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``or for nonregular service under 
chapter 1223 of this title''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
and (b) shall apply to Reserve commissioned officers who are 
promoted to a higher grade as a result of selection for 
promotion by a board convened under chapter 36 or 1403 of title 
10, United States Code, or having been found qualified for 
Federal recognition in a higher grade under chapter 3 of title 
32, United States Code, after October 1, 1996.

SEC. 507. GRADE OF CHIEFS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS AND DIRECTORS OF 
                    NATIONAL GUARD COMPONENTS.

    (a) Chief of Army Reserve.--Subsections (b) and (c) of 
section 3038 of title 10, United States Code, are amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(b) Appointment.--(1) The President, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint the Chief of 
Army Reserve from general officers of the Army Reserve who have 
had at least 10 years of commissioned service in the Army 
Reserve.
    ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may not recommend an officer 
to the President for appointment as Chief of Army Reserve 
unless the officer--
            ``(A) is recommended by the Secretary of the Army; 
        and
            ``(B) is determined by the Chairman of the Joint 
        Chiefs of Staff, in accordance with criteria and as a 
        result of a process established by the Chairman, to 
have significant joint duty experience.
    ``(3) An officer on active duty for service as the Chief of 
Army Reserve shall be counted for purposes of the grade 
limitations under sections 525 and 526 of this title.
    ``(4) Until October 1, 2003, the Secretary of Defense may 
waive subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) with respect to the 
appointment of an officer as Chief of Army Reserve if the 
Secretary of the Army requests the waiver and, in the judgment 
of the Secretary of Defense--
            ``(A) the officer is qualified for service in the 
        position; and
            ``(B) the waiver is necessary for the good of the 
        service.
Any such waiver shall be made on a case-by-case basis.
    ``(c) Term; Reappointment; Grade.--(1) The Chief of Army 
Reserve is appointed for a period of four years, but may be 
removed for cause at any time. An officer serving as Chief of 
Army Reserve may be reappointed for one additional four-year 
period.
    ``(2) The Chief of Army Reserve, while so serving, holds 
the grade of lieutenant general.''.
    (b) Chief of Naval Reserve.--Subsections (b) and (c) of 
section 5143 of such title are amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Appointment.--(1) The President, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint the Chief of 
Naval Reserve from flag officers of the Navy (as defined in 
section 5001(1)) who have had at least 10 years of commissioned 
service.
    ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may not recommend an officer 
to the President for appointment as Chief of Naval Reserve 
unless the officer--
            ``(A) is recommended by the Secretary of the Navy; 
        and
            ``(B) is determined by the Chairman of the Joint 
        Chiefs of Staff, in accordance with criteria and as a 
        result of a process established by the Chairman, to 
        have significant joint duty experience.
    ``(3) An officer on active duty for service as the Chief of 
Naval Reserve shall be counted for purposes of the grade 
limitations under sections 525 and 526 of this title.
    ``(4) Until October 1, 2003, the Secretary of Defense may 
waive subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) with respect to the 
appointment of an officer as Chief of Naval Reserve if the 
Secretary of the Navy requests the waiver and, in the judgment 
of the Secretary of Defense--
            ``(A) the officer is qualified for service in the 
        position; and
            ``(B) the waiver is necessary for the good of the 
        service.
Any such waiver shall be made on a case-by-case basis.
    ``(c) Term; Reappointment; Grade.--(1) The Chief of Naval 
Reserve is appointed for a term determined by the Chief of 
Naval Operations, normally four years, but may be removed for 
cause at any time. An officer serving as Chief of Naval Reserve 
may be reappointed for one additional term of up to four years.
    ``(2) The Chief of Naval Reserve, while so serving, holds 
the grade of vice admiral.''.
    (c) Commander, Marine Forces Reserve.--Subsections (b) and 
(c) of section 5144 of such title are amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(b) Appointment.--(1) The President, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint the Commander, 
Marine Forces Reserve, from general officers of the Marine 
Corps (as defined in section 5001(2)) who have had at least 10 
years of commissioned service.
    ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may not recommend an officer 
to the President for appointment as Commander, Marine Forces 
Reserve, unless the officer--
            ``(A) is recommended by the Secretary of the Navy; 
        and
            ``(B) is determined by the Chairman of the Joint 
        Chiefs of Staff, in accordance with criteria and as a 
        result of a process established by the Chairman, to 
        have significant joint duty experience.
    ``(3) An officer on active duty for service as the 
Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, shall be counted for purposes 
of the grade limitations under sections 525 and 526 of this 
title.
    ``(4) Until October 1, 2003, the Secretary of Defense may 
waive subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) with respect to the 
appointment of an officer as Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, 
if the Secretary of the Navy requests the waiver and, in the 
judgment of the Secretary of Defense--
            ``(A) the officer is qualified for service in the 
        position; and
            ``(B) the waiver is necessary for the good of the 
        service.
Any such waiver shall be made on a case-by-case basis.
    ``(c) Term; Reappointment; Grade.--(1) The Commander, 
Marine Forces Reserve, is appointed for a term determined by 
the Commandant of the Marine Corps, normally four years, but 
may be removed for cause at any time. An officer serving as 
Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, may be reappointed for one 
additional term of up to four years.
    ``(2) The Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, while so 
serving, holds the grade of lieutenant general.''.
    (d) Chief of Air Force Reserve.--Subsections (b) and (c) of 
section 8038 of such title are amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Appointment.--(1) The President, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint the Chief of 
Air Force Reserve from general officers of the Air Force 
Reserve who have had at least 10 years of commissioned service 
in the Air Force.
    ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may not recommend an officer 
to the President for appointment as Chief of Air Force Reserve 
unless the officer--
            ``(A) is recommended by the Secretary of the Air 
        Force; and
            ``(B) is determined by the Chairman of the Joint 
        Chiefs of Staff, in accordance with criteria and as a 
        result of a process established by the Chairman, to 
        have significant joint duty experience.
    ``(3) An officer on active duty for service as the Chief of 
Air Force Reserve shall be counted for purposes of the grade 
limitations under sections 525 and 526 of this title.
    ``(4) Until October 1, 2003, the Secretary of Defense may 
waive subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) with respect to the 
appointment of an officer as Chief of Air Force Reserve if the 
Secretary of the Air Force requests the waiver and, in the 
judgment of the Secretary of Defense--
            ``(A) the officer is qualified for service in the 
        position; and
            ``(B) the waiver is necessary for the good of the 
        service.
Any such waiver shall be made on a case-by-case basis.
    ``(c) Term; Reappointment; Grade.--(1) The Chief of Air 
Force Reserve is appointed for a period of four years, but may 
be removed for cause at any time. An officer serving as Chief 
of Air Force Reserve may be reappointed for one additional 
four-year period.
    ``(2) The Chief of Air Force Reserve, while so serving, 
holds the grade of lieutenant general.''.
    (e) Directors in the National Guard Bureau.--Section 
10506(a) of such title is amended--
            (1) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1), 
        by striking ``while so serving shall hold the grade of 
        major general or, if appointed to that position in 
        accordance with section 12505(a)(2) of this title, the 
        grade of lieutenant general, and'' and inserting 
        ``shall be appointed in accordance with paragraph (3), 
        shall hold the grade of lieutenant general while so 
        serving, and shall''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(3)(A) The President, by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate, shall appoint the Director, Army National Guard, 
from general officers of the Army National Guard of the United 
States and shall appoint the Director, Air National Guard, from 
general officers of the Air National Guard of the United 
States.
    ``(B) The Secretary of Defense may not recommend an officer 
to the President for appointment as Director, Army National 
Guard, or as Director, Air National Guard, unless the officer--
            ``(i) is recommended by the Secretary of the 
        military department concerned; and
            ``(ii) is determined by the Chairman of the Joint 
        Chiefs of Staff, in accordance with criteria and as a 
        result of a process established by the Chairman, to 
        have significant joint duty experience.
    ``(C) An officer on active duty for service as the 
Director, Army National Guard, or the Director, Air National 
Guard, shall be counted for purposes of the grade limitations 
under sections 525 and 526 of this title.
    ``(D) Until October 1, 2003, the Secretary of Defense may 
waive clause (ii) of subparagraph (B) with respect to the 
appointment of an officer as Director, Army National Guard, or 
as Director, Air National Guard, if the Secretary of the 
military department concerned requests the waiver and, in the 
judgment of the Secretary of Defense--
            ``(i) the officer is qualified for service in the 
        position; and
            ``(ii) the waiver is necessary for the good of the 
        service.
Any such waiver shall be made on a case-by-case basis.
    ``(E) The Director, Army National Guard, and the Director, 
Air National Guard, are appointed for a period of four years, 
but may be removed for cause at any time. An officer serving as 
either Director may be reappointed for one additional four-year 
period.''.
    (f) Repeal of Superseded Section.--(1) Section 12505 of 
such title is repealed.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1213 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 12505.
    (g) Conforming Increase in Authorized Number of O-9 
Positions.--Section 525(b) of such title is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``Army, Air Force, or 
                Marine Corps'' in the first sentence and 
                inserting ``Army or Air Force'';
                    (B) by striking ``15 percent'' both places 
                it appears and inserting ``15.7 percent'';
                    (C) by striking ``In the case of the Army 
                and Air Force, of'' at the beginning of the 
                second sentence and inserting ``Of''; and
                    (D) by inserting ``of the Army or Air 
                Force'' in the second sentence after ``general 
                officers''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)'';
                    (B) by striking ``15 percent'' both places 
                it appears and inserting ``15.7 percent''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(B) No appointment may be made in a grade above major 
general in the Marine Corps if that appointment would result in 
more than 16.2 percent of the general officers of the Marine 
Corps on active duty being in grades above major general.''.
    (h) Study of Increase in Grade for Vice Chief of National 
Guard Bureau.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
study of the advisability of changing the grade authorized for 
the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau from major general 
to lieutenant general.
    (2) As part of the study, the Chief of the National Guard 
Bureau shall submit to the Secretary of Defense an analysis of 
the functions and responsibilities of the Vice Chief of the 
National Guard Bureau and the Chief's recommendation as to 
whether the grade for the Vice Chief should be changed from 
major general to lieutenant general.
    (3) Not later than February 1, 2001, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report on the study. The report 
shall include the following--
            (A) the recommendation of the Chief of the National 
        Guard Bureau and any other information provided by the 
        Chief to the Secretary of Defense pursuant to paragraph 
        (2);
            (B) the conclusions resulting from the study; and
            (C) the Secretary's recommendations regarding 
        whether the grade authorized for the Vice Chief of the 
        National Guard Bureau should be changed to lieutenant 
        general.
    (i) Implementation.--(1) An appointment or reappointment, 
in the case of the incumbent in a reserve component chief 
position, shall be made to each of the reserve component chief 
positions not later than 12 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, in accordance with the amendments made 
by subsections (a) through (e).
    (2) An officer serving in a reserve component chief 
position on the date of the enactment of this Act may be 
reappointed to that position under the amendments made by 
subsection (a) through (e), if eligible and otherwise qualified 
in accordance with those amendments. If such an officer is so 
reappointed, the appointment may be made for the remainder of 
the officer's original term or for a full new term, as 
specified at the time of the appointment.
    (3) An officer serving on the date of the enactment of this 
Act in a reserve component chief position may continue to serve 
in that position in accordance with the provisions of law in 
effect immediately before the amendments made by this section 
until a successor is appointed under paragraph (1) (or that 
officer is reappointed under paragraph (1)).
    (4) The amendments made by subsection (g) shall be 
implemented so that each increase authorized by those 
amendments in the number of officers in the grades of 
lieutenant general and vice admiral is implemented on a case-
by-case basis with an initial appointment made after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, as specified in paragraph (1), to 
a reserve component chief position.
    (5) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``reserve 
component chief position'' means a position specified in 
section 3038, 5143, 5144, or 8038 of title 10, United States 
Code, or the position of Director, Army National Guard or 
Director, Air National Guard under section 10506(a)(1) of such 
title.

SEC. 508. REVISION TO RULES FOR ENTITLEMENT TO SEPARATION PAY FOR 
                    REGULAR AND RESERVE OFFICERS.

    (a) Regular Officers.--Subsection (a) of section 1174 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), an officer 
who is subject to discharge under any provision of chapter 36 
of this title or under section 580 or 6383 of this title by 
reason of having twice failed of selection for promotion to the 
next higher grade is not entitled to separation pay under this 
section if that officer, after such second failure of selection 
for promotion, is selected for, and declines, continuation on 
active duty for a period that is equal to or more than the 
amount of service required to qualify the officer for 
retirement.''.
    (b) Reserve Officers.--Subsection (c) of such section is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) In the case of an officer who is subject to discharge 
or release from active duty under a law or regulation requiring 
that an officer who has failed of selection for promotion to 
the next higher grade for the second time be discharged or 
released from active duty and who, after such second failure of 
selection for promotion, is selected for, and declines, 
continuation on active duty--
            ``(A) if the period of time for which the officer 
        was selected for continuation on active duty is less 
        than the amount of service that would be required to 
        qualify the officer for retirement, the officer's 
        discharge or release from active duty shall be 
        considered to be involuntary for purposes of paragraph 
        (1)(A); and
            ``(B) if the period of time for which the officer 
        was selected for continuation on active duty is equal 
        to or more than the amount of service that would be 
        required to qualify the officer for retirement, the 
        officer's discharge or release from active duty shall 
        not be considered to be involuntary for the purposes of 
        paragraph (1)(A).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--Paragraph (4) of section 1174(a) of 
title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), and 
paragraph (4) of section 1174(c) of such title, as added by 
subsection (b), shall apply with respect to any offer of 
selective continuation on active duty that is declined on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

             Subtitle B--Reserve Component Personnel Policy

SEC. 521. EXEMPTION FROM ACTIVE-DUTY LIST FOR RESERVE OFFICERS ON 
                    ACTIVE DUTY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS OR LESS.

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

SEC. 522. TERMINATION OF APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR CONSIDERATION OF 
                    OFFICERS FOR CONTINUATION ON THE RESERVE ACTIVE-
                    STATUS LIST.

    Section 14701(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``Upon application, a reserve officer'' and 
inserting ``A reserve officer''.

SEC. 523. AUTHORITY TO RETAIN AIR FORCE RESERVE OFFICERS IN ALL MEDICAL 
                    SPECIALTIES UNTIL SPECIFIED AGE.

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

SEC. 524. AUTHORITY FOR PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES TO RESERVE 
                    COMPONENT MEMBERS FOLLOWING RELEASE FROM ACTIVE 
                    DUTY.

    (a) Legal Services.--Section 1044(a) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
        (5); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following 
        new paragraph (4):
            ``(4) Members of reserve components not covered by 
        paragraph (1) or (2) following release from active duty 
        under a call or order to active duty for more than 30 
        days issued under a mobilization authority (as 
        determined by the Secretary of Defense), for a period 
        of time, prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, that 
        begins on the date of the release and is not less than 
        twice the length of the period served on active duty 
        under that call or order to active duty.''.
    (b) Dependents.--Paragraph (5) of such section, as 
redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking ``and 
(3)'' and inserting ``(3), and (4)''.
    (c) Implementing Regulations.--Regulations to implement the 
amendments made by this section shall be prescribed not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 525. EXTENSION OF INVOLUNTARY CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT DATE FOR 
                    CERTAIN RESERVE TECHNICIANS.

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

                   Subtitle C--Education and Training

SEC. 531. ELIGIBILITY OF CHILDREN OF RESERVES FOR PRESIDENTIAL 
                    APPOINTMENT TO SERVICE ACADEMIES.

    (a) United States Military Academy.--Section 4342(b)(1) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, other than 
        those granted retired pay under section 12731 of this 
        title (or under section 1331 of this title as in effect 
        before the effective date of the Reserve Officer 
        Personnel Management Act)''; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
        following:
                    ``(C) are serving as members of reserve 
                components and are credited with at least eight 
                years of service computed under section 12733 
                of this title; or
                    ``(D) would be, or who died while they 
                would have been, entitled to retired pay under 
                chapter 1223 of this title except for not 
                having attained 60 years of age;''.
    (b) United States Naval Academy.--Section 6954(b)(1) of 
such title is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, other than 
        those granted retired pay under section 12731 of this 
        title (or under section 1331 of this title as in effect 
        before the effective date of the Reserve Officer 
        Personnel Management Act)''; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
        following:
                    ``(C) are serving as members of reserve 
                components and are credited with at least eight 
                years of service computed under section 12733 
                of this title; or
                    ``(D) would be, or who died while they 
                would have been, entitled to retired pay under 
                chapter 1223 of this title except for not 
                having attained 60 years of age;''.
    (c) United States Air Force Academy.--Section 9342(b)(1) of 
such title is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, other than 
        those granted retired pay under section 12731 of this 
        title (or under section 1331 of this title as in effect 
        before the effective date of the Reserve Officer 
        Personnel Management Act)''; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
        following:
                    ``(C) are serving as members of reserve 
                components and are credited with at least eight 
                years of service computed under section 12733 
                of this title; or
                    ``(D) would be, or who died while they 
                would have been, entitled to retired pay under 
                chapter 1223 of this title except for not 
                having attained 60 years of age;''.

SEC. 532. SELECTION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS TO RECEIVE INSTRUCTION AT 
                    SERVICE ACADEMIES.

    (a) United States Military Academy.--Section 4344(a) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) In selecting persons to receive instruction under 
this section from among applicants from the countries approved 
under paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Army shall give a 
priority to persons who have a national service obligation to 
their countries upon graduation from the Academy.''.
    (b) United States Naval Academy.--Section 6957(a) of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
    ``(3) In selecting persons to receive instruction under 
this section from among applicants from the countries approved 
under paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Navy shall give a 
priority to persons who have a national service obligation to 
their countries upon graduation from the Academy.''.
    (c) United States Air Force Academy.--Section 9344(a) of 
such title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
    ``(3) In selecting persons to receive instruction under 
this section from among applicants from the countries approved 
under paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Air Force shall give 
a priority to persons who have a national service obligation to 
their countries upon graduation from the Academy.''.
    (d) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to academic years that begin after 
October 1, 2000.

SEC. 533. REVISION OF COLLEGE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS OF 
                    MARINE CORPS PLATOON LEADERS CLASS PROGRAM.

    (a) Eligibility of Officers.--Section 16401 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``enlisted'' in 
        the matter preceding paragraph (1); and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``an enlisted member'' in 
                the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and 
                inserting ``a member''; and
                    (B) by striking ``an officer candidate in'' 
                in subparagraph (A) and inserting ``a member 
                of''.
    (b) Repeal of Age Limitations.--Subsection (b) of such 
section is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (B);
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and 
                (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; 
                and
                    (C) in subparagraph (C), as so 
                redesignated, by striking ``paragraph (3)'' and 
                inserting ``paragraph (2)'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (2);
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
        (2); and
            (4) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by 
        striking ``paragraph (1)(D)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
        (1)(C)''.
    (c) Candidates for Law Degrees.--Subsection (a)(2) of such 
section is amended by striking ``three'' and inserting 
``four''.
    (d) Sanctions; Exceptions.--Subsection (f) of such section 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``A member who'' and 
                inserting ``An enlisted member who'';
                    (B) by inserting ``and an officer who 
                receives financial assistance under this 
                section may be required to repay the full 
                amount of financial assistance,'' after ``for 
                more than four years,''; and
                    (C) by inserting ``or, if already a 
                commissioned officer in the Marine Corps, 
                refuses to accept an assignment on active duty 
                when offered'' in subparagraph (A) after ``when 
                offered''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(2) The Secretary of the Navy may waive the requirements 
of paragraph (1) in the case of a person who--
            ``(A) becomes unqualified to serve on active duty 
        as an officer due to a circumstance not within the 
        control of the person;
            ``(B) is not physically qualified for appointment 
        under section 532 of this title and later is determined 
        by the Secretary of the Navy under section 505 of this 
        title to be unqualified for service as an enlisted 
        member of the Marine Corps due to a physical or medical 
        condition that was not the result of misconduct or 
        grossly negligent conduct; or
            ``(C) fails to complete the military or academic 
        requirements of the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class 
        program due to a circumstance not within the control of 
        the person.''.
    (e) Clarification of Service Excluded in Computation of 
Creditable Service as a Marine Corps Officer.--(1) Section 
205(f) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``that the officer performed concurrently as a member'' and 
inserting ``that the officer performed concurrently as an 
enlisted member''.
    (2) Such section is further amended by striking ``section 
12209'' and inserting ``section 12203''.
    (f) Amendments of Headings.--(1) The heading of section 
16401 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:

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

    (2) The heading for subsection (a) of such section is 
amended by striking ``for Financial Assistance Program''.
    (g) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to such section 
in the table of chapters at the beginning of chapter 1611 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

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

SEC. 534. REVIEW OF ALLOCATION OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING 
                    CORPS UNITS AMONG THE SERVICES.

    (a) Reallocation of JROTC Units.--Not later than March 31, 
2001, the Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) review the allocation among the military 
        departments of the statutory maximum number of Junior 
        Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) units; and
            (2) redistribute the allocation of those units 
        planned (as of the date of the enactment of this Act) 
        for fiscal years 2001 through 2006 so as to increase 
        the number of units for a military department that 
        proposes to more quickly eliminate the current waiting 
        list for such units and to commit the necessary 
        resources for that purpose.
    (b) Proposal for Increase in Statutory Maximum.--If, based 
on the review under subsection (a) and the redistribution of 
the allocation of JROTC units under that subsection, the 
Secretary determines that an increase in the statutory maximum 
number of such units is warranted, the Secretary shall include 
a proposal for such an increase in the budget proposal of the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2002.

SEC. 535. AUTHORITY FOR NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL TO ENROLL CERTAIN 
                    DEFENSE INDUSTRY CIVILIANS IN SPECIFIED PROGRAMS 
                    RELATING TO DEFENSE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT.

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

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

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

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

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

           Subtitle D--Decorations, Awards, and Commendations

SEC. 541. LIMITATION ON AWARD OF BRONZE STAR TO MEMBERS IN RECEIPT OF 
                    IMMINENT DANGER PAY.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 57 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``Sec. 1133. Bronze Star: limitation to members receiving imminent 
                    danger pay

    ``The decoration known as the `Bronze Star' may only be 
awarded to a member of the armed forces who is in receipt of 
special pay under section 310 of title 37 at the time of the 
events for which the decoration is to be awarded or who 
receives such pay as a result of those events.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item:

``1133. Bronze star: limitation to members receiving imminent danger 
          pay.''.

SEC. 542. CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSALS FOR POSTHUMOUS OR HONORARY 
                    PROMOTIONS OR APPOINTMENTS OF MEMBERS OR FORMER 
                    MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND OTHER QUALIFIED 
                    PERSONS.

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

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

    ``(a) Review by Secretary Concerned.--Upon request of a 
Member of Congress, the Secretary concerned shall review a 
proposal for the posthumous or honorary promotion or 
appointment of a member or former member of the armed forces, 
or any other person considered qualified, that is not otherwise 
authorized by law. Based upon such review, the Secretary shall 
make a determination as to the merits of approving the 
posthumous or honorary promotion or appointment and the other 
determinations necessary to comply with subsection (b).
    ``(b) Notice of Results of Review.--Upon making a 
determination under subsection (a) as to the merits of 
approving the posthumous or honorary promotion or appointment, 
the Secretary concerned shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives and to the requesting Member of 
Congress notice in writing of one of the following:
            ``(1) The posthumous or honorary promotion or 
        appointment does not warrant approval on the merits.
            ``(2) The posthumous or honorary promotion or 
        appointment warrants approval and authorization by law 
        for the promotion or appointment is recommended.
            ``(3) The posthumous or honorary promotion or 
        appointment warrants approval on the merits and has 
        been recommended to the President as an exception to 
        policy.
            ``(4) The posthumous or honorary promotion or 
        appointment warrants approval on the merits and 
        authorization by law for the promotion or appointment 
        is required but is not recommended.
A notice under paragraph (1) or (4) shall be accompanied by a 
statement of the reasons for the decision of the Secretary.
    ``(c) Definition.--In this section, the term `Member of 
Congress' means--
            ``(1) a Senator; or
            ``(2) a Representative in, or a Delegate or 
        Resident Commissioner to, Congress.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item:

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

SEC. 543. WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS FOR AWARD OF CERTAIN DECORATIONS 
                    TO CERTAIN PERSONS.

    (a) Waiver.--Any limitation established by law or policy 
for the time within which a recommendation for the award of a 
military decoration or award must be submitted shall not apply 
to awards of decorations described in this section, the award 
of each such decoration having been determined by the Secretary 
concerned to be warranted in accordance with section 1130 of 
title 10, United States Code.
    (b) Silver Star.--Subsection (a) applies to the award of 
the Silver Star to Louis Rickler, of Rochester, New York, for 
gallantry in action from August 18 to November 18, 1918, while 
serving as a member of the Army.
    (c) Distinguished Flying Cross.--Subsection (a) applies to 
the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for service during 
World War II or Korea (including multiple awards to the same 
individual) in the case of each individual concerning whom the 
Secretary of the Navy (or an officer of the Navy acting on 
behalf of the Secretary) submitted to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate, during the period beginning on 
October 5, 1999, and ending on the day before the date of the 
enactment of this Act, a notice as provided in section 1130(b) 
of title 10, United States Code, that the award of the 
Distinguished Flying Cross to that individual is warranted and 
that a waiver of time restrictions prescribed by law for 
recommendation for such award is recommended.

SEC. 544. ADDITION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TO MARKERS ON GRAVES 
                    CONTAINING REMAINS OF CERTAIN UNKNOWNS FROM THE 
                    U.S.S. ARIZONA WHO DIED IN THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON 
                    PEARL HARBOR ON DECEMBER 7, 1941.

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

SEC. 545. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE COURT-MARTIAL CONVICTION OF CAPTAIN 
                    CHARLES BUTLER MCVAY, COMMANDER OF THE U.S.S. 
                    INDIANAPOLIS, AND ON THE COURAGEOUS SERVICE OF THE 
                    CREW OF THAT VESSEL.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Shortly after midnight on the morning of July 
        30, 1945, during the closing days of World War II, the 
        United States Navy heavy cruiser U.S.S. Indianapolis 
        (CA-35) was torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese 
        submarine I-58 in what became the worst sea disaster in 
        the history of the United States Navy.
            (2) Although approximately 900 of the ship's crew 
        of 1,196 survived the actual sinking, only 316 of those 
        courageous sailors survived when rescued after four and 
        a half days adrift in the open sea, the remainder 
        having perishing from battle wounds, drowning, 
        predatory shark attacks, exposure to the elements, and 
        lack of food and potable water.
            (3) Rescue for the remaining 316 sailors came only 
        when they were spotted by chance by Navy Lieutenant 
        Wilbur C. Gwinn while flying a routine naval air patrol 
        mission.
            (4) After the end of World War II, the commanding 
        officer of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, Captain Charles 
        Butler McVay, III, who was rescued with the other 
        survivors, was court-martialed for ``suffering a vessel 
        to be hazarded through negligence'' by failing to 
        zigzag (a naval tactic employed to help evade submarine 
        attacks) and was convicted even though--
                    (A) the choice to zigzag was left to 
                Captain McVay's discretion in his orders; and
                    (B) Motchisura Hashimoto, the commander of 
                the Japanese submarine that sank the U.S.S. 
                Indianapolis, and Glynn R. Donaho, a United 
                States Navy submarine commander highly 
                decorated for his service during World War II, 
                both testified at Captain McVay's court-martial 
                trial that the Japanese submarine could have 
                sunk the U.S.S. Indianapolis whether or not it 
                had been zigzagging, an assertion that has 
                since been reaffirmed in a letter to the 
                Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of 
                the Senate dated November 24, 1999.
            (5) Although not argued by Captain McVay's defense 
        counsel in the court-martial trial, poor visibility on 
        the night of the sinking (as attested in surviving crew 
        members' handwritten accounts recently discovered at 
        the National Archives) justified Captain McVay's choice 
        not to zigzag as that choice was consistent with the 
        applicable Navy directives in force in 1945, which 
        stated that, ``During thick weather and at night, 
        except on very clear nights or during bright moonlight, 
        vessels normally cease zig-zagging.''.
            (6) Before the U.S.S. Indianapolis sailed from Guam 
        on what became her final voyage, Naval officials failed 
        to provide Captain McVay with available support that 
        was critical to the safety of the U.S.S. Indianapolis 
        and her crew by--
                    (A) disapproving a request made by Captain 
                McVay for a destroyer escort for the U.S.S. 
                Indianapolis across the Philippine Sea as being 
                ``not necessary'';
                    (B) not informing Captain McVay that naval 
                intelligence sources, through signal 
                intelligence (the Japanese code having been 
                broken earlier in World War II), had become 
                aware that the Japanese submarine I-58 was 
                operating in the area of the U.S.S. 
                Indianapolis' course (as disclosed in evidence 
                presented in a hearing of the Committee on 
                Armed Services of the Senate conducted 
                September 14, 1999); and
                    (C) not informing Captain McVay of the 
                sinking of the destroyer escort U.S.S. 
                Underhill by a Japanese submarine within range 
                of the course of the U.S.S. Indianapolis four 
                days before the U.S.S. Indianapolis departed 
                Guam for the Philippine Islands.
            (7) Captain McVay's court-martial initially was 
        opposed by his immediate command superiors, Fleet 
        Admiral Chester Nimitz (CINCPAC) and Vice Admiral 
        Raymond Spruance of the 5th fleet, for whom the U.S.S. 
        Indianapolis had served as flagship, but, despite their 
        recommendations, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal 
        ordered the court-martial, largely on the basis of the 
        recommendation of Fleet Admiral Ernest King, Chief of 
        Naval Operations.
            (8) There is no explanation on the public record 
        for the overruling by Secretary Forrestal of the 
        recommendations made by Admirals Nimitz and Spruance.
            (9) Captain McVay was the only commander of a 
        United States Navy vessel lost in combat to enemy 
        action during World War II who was subjected to a 
        court-martial trial for such a loss, even though 
        several hundred United States Navy ships were lost in 
        combat to enemy action during World War II.
            (10) The survivors of the U.S.S. Indianapolis 
        overwhelmingly conclude that Captain McVay was not at 
        fault in the loss of the Indianapolis and have 
        dedicated their lives to vindicating their Captain 
        McVay.
            (11) Although promoted to the grade of rear admiral 
        in accordance with then-applicable law upon retirement 
        from the Navy in 1949, Captain McVay never recovered 
        from the stigma of his post-war court-martial and in 
        1968, tragically, took his own life.
            (12) Charles Butler McVay, III--
                    (A) was a graduate of the United States 
                Naval Academy;
                    (B) was an exemplary career naval officer 
                with an outstanding record (including 
                participation in the amphibious invasions of 
                North Africa, the assault on Iwo Jima, and the 
                assault on Okinawa where the U.S.S. 
                Indianapolis under his command survived a 
                fierce kamikaze attack);
                    (C) was a recipient of the Silver Star 
                earned for courage under fire during the 
                Solomon Islands campaign; and
                    (D) with the crew of the U.S.S. 
                Indianapolis, had so thoroughly demonstrated 
                proficiency in naval warfare that the Navy 
                entrusted him and the crew of the U.S.S. 
                Indianapolis with transporting to the Pacific 
                theater components necessary for assembling the 
                atomic bombs that were exploded over Hiroshima 
                and Nagasaki to end the war with Japan 
                (delivery of such components to the island of 
                Tinian having been accomplished on July 25, 
                1945).
    (b) Sense of Congress Concerning Charles Butler McVay, 
III.--With respect to the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis 
(CA-35) on July 30, 1945, and the subsequent court-martial 
conviction of the ship's commanding officer, Captain Charles 
Butler McVay, III, arising from that sinking, it is the sense 
of Congress, based on the review of evidence by the Senate and 
the House of Representatives--
            (1) that, in light of the remission by the 
        Secretary of the Navy of the sentence of the court-
        martial and the restoration of Captain McVay to active 
        duty by the Chief of Naval Operations, Fleet Admiral 
        Chester Nimitz, the American people should now 
        recognize Captain McVay's lack of culpability for the 
        tragic loss of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the lives of 
        the men who died as a result of the sinking of that 
        vessel; and
            (2) that, in light of the fact that certain 
        exculpatory information was not available to the court-
        martial board and that Captain McVay's conviction 
        resulted therefrom, Captain McVay's military record 
        should now reflect that he is exonerated for the loss 
        of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and so many of her crew.
    (c) Unit Citation for Final Crew of U.S.S. Indianapolis.--
The Secretary of the Navy should award a Navy Unit Commendation 
to the U.S.S. Indianapolis (CA-35) and her final crew.

SEC. 546. POSTHUMOUS ADVANCEMENT ON RETIRED LIST OF REAR ADMIRAL 
                    HUSBAND E. KIMMEL AND MAJOR GENERAL WALTER C. 
                    SHORT, SENIOR OFFICERS IN COMMAND IN HAWAII ON 
                    DECEMBER 7, 1941.

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

SEC. 547. COMMENDATION OF CITIZENS OF REMY, FRANCE, FOR WORLD WAR II 
                    ACTIONS.

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

SEC. 548. AUTHORITY FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO WILLIAM H. 
                    PITSENBARGER FOR VALOR DURING THE VIETNAM WAR.

    (a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the period 
of limitations specified in section 8744 of title 10, United 
States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the 
awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Air 
Force, the President may award the Medal of Honor under section 
8741 of that title, posthumously, to William H. Pitsenbarger of 
Piqua, Ohio, for the acts of valor referred to in subsection 
(b).
    (b) Action Defined.--The acts of valor referred to in 
subsection (a) are the actions of William H. Pitsenbarger on 
April 11, 1966, as an Air Force pararescue crew member, serving 
in the grade of Airman First Class at Cam My, Republic of 
Vietnam, with Detachment 6, 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery 
Helicopter Squadron, in support of the combat mission known as 
``Operations Abilene''.

       Subtitle E--Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters

SEC. 551. RECOGNITION BY STATES OF MILITARY TESTAMENTARY INSTRUMENTS.

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

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

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

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

SEC. 552. POLICY CONCERNING RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS WHOSE NAMES HAVE BEEN 
                    ENTERED INTO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICIAL 
                    CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS.

    (a) Policy Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish a policy creating a uniform process within the 
Department of Defense that--
            (1) affords any individual who, in connection with 
        the investigation of a reported crime, is designated 
        (by name or by any other identifying information) as a 
        suspect in the case in any official investigative 
        report, or in a central index for potential retrieval 
        and analysis by law enforcement organizations, an 
        opportunity to obtain a review of that designation; and
            (2) requires the expungement of the name and other 
        identifying information of any such individual from 
        such report or index in any case in which it is 
        determined the entry of such identifying information on 
        that individual was made contrary to Department of 
        Defense requirements.
    (b) Effective Date.--The policy required by subsection (a) 
shall be established not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 553. LIMITATION ON SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY TO GRANT CLEMENCY FOR 
                    MILITARY PRISONERS SERVING SENTENCE OF CONFINEMENT 
                    FOR LIFE WITHOUT ELIGIBILITY FOR PAROLE.

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

SEC. 554. AUTHORITY FOR CIVILIAN SPECIAL AGENTS OF MILITARY DEPARTMENT 
                    CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE ORGANIZATIONS TO EXECUTE 
                    WARRANTS AND MAKE ARRESTS.

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

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

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

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

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

``Sec. 7480. Special agents of the Naval Criminal Investigative 
                    Service: authority to execute warrants and make 
                    arrests

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

``7480. Special agents of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service: 
          authority to execute warrants and make arrests.''.

    (c) Department of the Air Force.--(1) Chapter 873 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

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

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

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

SEC. 555. REQUIREMENT FOR VERBATIM RECORD IN CERTAIN SPECIAL COURT-
                    MARTIAL CASES.

    (a) When Required.--Subsection (c)(1)(B) of section 854 of 
title 10, United States Code (article 54 of the Uniform Code of 
Military Justice), is amended by inserting after ``bad-conduct 
discharge'' the following: ``, confinement for more than six 
months, or forfeiture of pay for more than six months''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect as of April 1, 2000, and shall apply with 
respect to charges referred on or after that date to trial by 
special court-martial.

SEC. 556. COMMEMORATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIFORM CODE OF 
                    MILITARY JUSTICE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The American military justice system predates 
        the United States itself, having had a continuous 
        existence since the enactment of the first American 
        Articles of War by the Continental Congress in 1775.
            (2) Pursuant to article I of the Constitution, 
        which explicitly empowers Congress ``To make Rules for 
        the Government and Regulation of the land and naval 
        Forces'', Congress enacted the Articles of War and an 
        Act to Govern the Navy, which were revised on several 
        occasions between the ratification of the Constitution 
        and the end of World War II.
            (3) Dissatisfaction with the administration of 
        military justice during World War I and World War II 
        (including dissatisfaction arising from separate 
        systems of justice for the Army and for the Navy and 
        Marine Corps) led both to significant statutory reforms 
        in the Articles of War and to the convening of a 
        committee, under Department of Defense auspices, to 
        draft a single code of military justice applicable 
        uniformly to all of the Armed Forces.
            (4) The committee, chaired by Professor Edmund M. 
        Morgan of Harvard Law School, made recommendations that 
        formed the basis of bills introduced in Congress to 
        establish such a uniform code of military justice.
            (5) After lengthy hearings and debate on the 
        congressional proposals, the Uniform Code of Military 
        Justice was enacted into law on May 5, 1950, when 
        President Harry S Truman signed the legislation.
            (6) President Truman then issued a revised Manual 
        for Courts-Martial implementing the new code, and the 
        code became effective on May 31, 1951.
            (7) One of the greatest innovations of the Uniform 
        Code of Military Justice (now codified as chapter 47 of 
        title 10, United States Code) was the establishment of 
        a civilian court of appeals within the military justice 
        system. That court, the United States Court of Military 
        Appeals (now the United States Court of Appeals for the 
        Armed Forces), held its first session on July 25, 1951.
            (8) Congress enacted major revisions of the Uniform 
        Code of Military Justice in 1968 and 1983 and, in 
        addition, has amended the code from time to time over 
        the years as practice under the code indicated a need 
        for updating the substance or procedure of the law of 
        military justice.
            (9) The evolution of the system of military justice 
        under the Uniform Code of Military Justice may be 
        traced in the decisions of the Courts of Criminal 
        Appeals of each of the Armed Forces and the decisions 
        of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 
        Forces. These courts have produced a unique body of 
        jurisprudence upon which commanders and judge advocates 
        rely in the performance of their duties.
            (10) It is altogether fitting that the 50th 
        anniversary of the Uniform Code of Military Justice be 
        duly commemorated.
    (b) Commemoration.--The Congress--
            (1) requests the President to issue a proclamation 
        commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Uniform Code 
        of Military Justice; and
            (2) calls upon the Department of Defense, the Armed 
        Forces, and the United States Court of Appeals for the 
        Armed Forces and interested organizations and members 
        of the bar and the public to commemorate the occasion 
        of that anniversary with ceremonies and activities 
        befitting its importance.

               Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Recruiting

SEC. 561. ARMY RECRUITING PILOT PROGRAMS.

    (a) Requirement for Programs.--The Secretary of the Army 
shall carry out pilot programs to test various recruiting 
approaches under this section for the following purposes:
            (1) To assess the effectiveness of the recruiting 
        approaches for creating enhanced opportunities for 
        recruiters to make direct, personal contact with 
        potential recruits.
            (2) To improve the overall effectiveness and 
        efficiency of Army recruiting activities.
    (b) Outreach Through Motor Sports.--(1) One of the pilot 
programs shall be a pilot program of public outreach that 
associates the Army with motor sports competitions to achieve 
the objectives set forth in paragraph (2).
    (2) The events and activities undertaken under the pilot 
program shall be designed to provide opportunities for Army 
recruiters to make direct, personal contact with high school 
students to achieve the following objectives:
            (A) To increase enlistments by students graduating 
        from high school.
            (B) To reduce attrition in the Delayed Entry 
        Program of the Army by sustaining the personal 
        commitment of students who have elected delayed entry 
        into the Army under the program.
    (3) Under the pilot program, the Secretary of the Army 
shall provide for the following:
            (A) For Army recruiters or other Army personnel--
                    (i) to organize Army sponsored career day 
                events in association with national motor 
                sports competitions; and
                    (ii) to arrange for or encourage attendance 
                at the competitions by high school students, 
                teachers, guidance counselors, and 
                administrators of high schools located near the 
                competitions.
            (B) For Army recruiters and other soldiers to 
        attend national motor sports competitions--
                    (i) to display exhibits depicting the 
                contemporary Army and career opportunities in 
                the Army; and
                    (ii) to discuss those opportunities with 
                potential recruits.
            (C) For the Army to sponsor a motor sports racing 
        team as part of an integrated program of recruitment 
        and publicity for the Army.
            (D) For the Army to sponsor motor sports 
        competitions for high school students at which 
        recruiters meet with potential recruits.
            (E) For Army recruiters or other Army personnel to 
        compile in an Internet accessible database the names, 
        addresses, telephone numbers, and electronic mail 
        addresses of persons who are identified as potential 
        recruits through activities under the pilot program.
            (F) Any other activities associated with motor 
        sports competition that the Secretary determines 
        appropriate for Army recruitment purposes.
    (c) Outreach at Vocational Schools and Community 
Colleges.--(1) One of the pilot programs shall be a pilot 
program under which Army recruiters are assigned, as their 
primary responsibility, at postsecondary vocational 
institutions and community colleges for the purpose of 
recruiting students graduating from those institutions and 
colleges, recent graduates of those institutions and colleges, 
and students withdrawing from enrollments in those institutions 
and colleges.
    (2) The Secretary of the Army shall select the institutions 
and colleges to be invited to participate in the pilot program.
    (3) The conduct of the pilot program at an institution or 
college shall be subject to an agreement which the Secretary 
shall enter into with the governing body or authorized official 
of the institution or college, as the case may be.
    (4) Under the pilot program, the Secretary shall provide 
for the following:
            (A) For Army recruiters to be placed in 
        postsecondary vocational institutions and community 
        colleges to serve as a resource for guidance counselors 
        and to recruit for the Army.
            (B) For Army recruiters to recruit from among 
        students and graduates described in paragraph (1).
            (C) For the use of telemarketing, direct mail, 
        interactive voice response systems, and Internet 
        website capabilities to assist the recruiters in the 
        postsecondary vocational institutions and community 
        colleges.
            (D) For any other activities that the Secretary 
        determines appropriate for recruitment activities in 
        postsecondary vocational institutions and community 
        colleges.
    (5) In this subsection, the term ``postsecondary vocational 
institution'' has the meaning given the term in section 102(c) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(c)).
    (d) Contract Recruiting Initiatives.--(1) One of the pilot 
programs shall be a program that expands in accordance with 
this subsection the scope of the Army's contract recruiting 
initiatives that are ongoing as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act. Under the pilot program, the Secretary of the Army 
shall select at least 10 recruiting companies to apply the 
initiatives in efforts to recruit personnel for the Army.
    (2) Under the pilot program, the Secretary shall provide 
for the following:
            (A) For replacement of the Regular Army recruiters 
        by contract recruiters in the 10 recruiting companies 
        selected under paragraph (1).
            (B) For operation of the 10 companies under the 
        same rules and chain of command as the other Army 
        recruiting companies.
            (C) For use of the offices, facilities, and 
        equipment of the 10 companies by the contract 
        recruiters.
            (D) For reversion to performance of the recruiting 
        activities by Regular Army soldiers in the 10 companies 
        upon termination of the pilot program.
            (E) For any other uses of contractor personnel for 
        Army recruiting activities that the Secretary 
        determines appropriate.
    (e) Duration of Pilot Programs.--The pilot programs 
required by this section shall be carried out during the period 
beginning on October 1, 2000, and, subject to subsection (f), 
ending on December 31, 2005.
    (f) Authority To Expand or Extend Pilot Programs.--The 
Secretary may expand the scope of any of the pilot programs 
(under subsection (b)(3)(F), (c)(4)(D), (d)(2)(E), or 
otherwise) or extend the period for any of the pilot programs. 
Before doing so in the case of a pilot program, the Secretary 
of the Army shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives a written notification of the expansion of the 
pilot program (together with the scope of the expansion) or the 
continuation of the pilot program (together with the period of 
the extension), as the case may be.
    (g) Reports.--Not later than February 1, 2006, the 
Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
separate report on each of the pilot programs carried out under 
this section. The report on a pilot program shall include the 
following:
            (1) The Secretary's assessment of the value of the 
        actions taken in the administration of the pilot 
        program for increasing the effectiveness and efficiency 
        of Army recruiting.
            (2) Any recommendations for legislation or other 
        action that the Secretary considers appropriate to 
        increase the effectiveness and efficiency of Army 
        recruiting.

SEC. 562. ENHANCEMENT OF RECRUITMENT MARKET RESEARCH AND ADVERTISING 
                    PROGRAMS.

    Section 503(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall act on a continuing 
basis to enhance the effectiveness of recruitment programs of 
the Department of Defense (including programs conducted jointly 
and programs conducted by the separate armed forces) through an 
aggressive program of advertising and market research targeted 
at prospective recruits for the armed forces and those who may 
influence prospective recruits. Subchapter I of chapter 35 of 
title 44 shall not apply to actions taken as part of that 
program.''.

SEC. 563. ACCESS TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS FOR MILITARY RECRUITING PURPOSES.

    (a) Requirement for Access.--Subsection (c) of section 503 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Access to Secondary Schools.--(1) Each local 
educational agency shall (except as provided under paragraph 
(5)) provide to the Department of Defense, upon a request made 
for military recruiting purposes, the same access to secondary 
school students, and to directory information concerning such 
students, as is provided generally to post-secondary 
educational institutions or to prospective employers of those 
students.
    ``(2) If a local educational agency denies a request by the 
Department of Defense for recruiting access, the Secretary of 
Defense, in cooperation with the Secretary of the military 
department concerned, shall designate an officer in a grade not 
below the grade of colonel or, in the case of the Navy, 
captain, or a senior executive of that military department to 
meet with representatives of that local educational agency in 
person, at the offices of that agency, for the purpose of 
arranging for recruiting access. The designated officer or 
senior executive shall seek to have that meeting within 120 
days of the date of the denial of the request for recruiting 
access.
    ``(3) If, after a meeting under paragraph (2) with 
representatives of a local educational agency that has denied a 
request for recruiting access or (if the educational agency 
declines a request for the meeting) after the end of such 120-
day period, the Secretary of Defense determines that the agency 
continues to deny recruiting access, the Secretary shall 
transmit to the chief executive of the State in which the 
agency is located a notification of the denial of recruiting 
access and a request for assistance in obtaining that access. 
The notification shall be transmitted within 60 days after the 
date of the determination. The Secretary shall provide to the 
Secretary of Education a copy of such notification and any 
other communication between the Secretary and that chief 
executive with respect to such access.
    ``(4) If a local educational agency continues to deny 
recruiting access one year after the date of the transmittal of 
a notification regarding that agency under paragraph (3), the 
Secretary--
            ``(A) shall determine whether the agency denies 
        recruiting access to at least two of the armed forces 
        (other than the Coast Guard when it is not operating as 
        a service in the Navy); and
            ``(B) upon making an affirmative determination 
        under subparagraph (A), shall transmit a notification 
        of the denial of recruiting access to--
                    ``(i) the specified congressional 
                committees;
                    ``(ii) the Senators of the State in which 
                the local educational agency is located; and
                    ``(iii) the member of the House of 
                Representatives who represents the district in 
                which the local educational agency is located.
    ``(5) The requirements of this subsection do not apply to--
            ``(A) a local educational agency with respect to 
        access to secondary school students or access to 
        directory information concerning such students for any 
        period during which there is in effect a policy of that 
        agency, established by majority vote of the governing 
        body of the agency, to deny recruiting access to those 
        students or to that directory information, 
        respectively; or
            ``(B) a private secondary school which maintains a 
        religious objection to service in the armed forces and 
        which objection is verifiable through the corporate or 
        other organizational documents or materials of that 
        school.
    ``(6) In this subsection:
            ``(A) The term `local educational agency' means--
                    ``(i) a local educational agency, within 
                the meaning of that term in section 14101(18) 
                of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
                of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801(18)); and
                    ``(ii) a private secondary school.
            ``(B) The term `recruiting access' means access 
        requested as described in paragraph (1).
            ``(C) The term `senior executive' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 3132(a)(3) of title 5.
            ``(D) The term `State' includes the District of 
        Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the 
        Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Federated States of 
        Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and 
        the Republic of Palau.
            ``(E) The term `specified congressional committees' 
        means the following:
                    ``(i) The Committee on Armed Services and 
                the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
                Pensions of the Senate.
                    ``(ii) The Committee on Armed Services and 
                the Committee on Education and the Workforce of 
                the House of Representatives.
            ``(F) The term `member of the House of 
        Representatives' includes a Delegate or Resident 
        Commissioner to Congress.''.
    (b) Definition of Directory Information.--Such section is 
further amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (7) of subsection (b); 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(d) Directory Information Defined.--In this section, the 
term `directory information' has the meaning given that term in 
subsection (a)(5)(A) of section 444 of the General Education 
Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g).''.
    (c) Technical Amendments.--Such section is further 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``Recruiting 
        Campaigns.--'' after ``(a)''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``Compilation 
        of Directory Information.--'' after ``(b)''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on July 1, 2002.

SEC. 564. PILOT PROGRAM TO ENHANCE MILITARY RECRUITING BY IMPROVING 
                    MILITARY AWARENESS OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND 
                    EDUCATORS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
pilot program to determine if cooperation with military 
recruiters by local educational agencies and by institutions of 
higher education could be enhanced by improving the 
understanding of school counselors and educators about military 
recruiting and military career opportunities. The pilot program 
shall be conducted during a three-year period beginning not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
    (b) Conduct of Pilot Program Through Participation in 
Interactive Internet Site.--(1) The pilot program shall be 
conducted by means of participation by the Department of Defense in a 
qualifying interactive Internet site.
    (2) For purposes of this section, a qualifying interactive 
Internet site is an Internet site in existence as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act that is designed to provide to 
employees of local educational agencies and institutions of 
higher education participating in the Internet site--
            (A) systems for communicating;
            (B) resources for individual professional 
        development;
            (C) resources to enhance individual on-the-job 
        effectiveness; and
            (D) resources to improve organizational 
        effectiveness.
    (3) Participation in an Internet site by the Department of 
Defense for purposes of this section shall include--
            (A) funding;
            (B) assistance; and
            (C) access by other Internet site participants to 
        Department of Defense aptitude testing programs, career 
        development information, and other resources, in 
        addition to information on military recruiting and 
        career opportunities.
    (c) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report 
providing the Secretary's findings and conclusions on the pilot 
program not later than 180 days after the end of the three-year 
program period.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

SEC. 571. EXTENSION TO END OF CALENDAR YEAR OF EXPIRATION DATE FOR 
                    CERTAIN FORCE DRAWDOWN TRANSITION AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Early Retirement Authority for Active Force Members.--
Section 4403 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 1293 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``through fiscal 
        year 1999'' and inserting ``during the active force 
        drawdown period''; and
            (2) in subsection (i), by striking ``October 1, 
        2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
    (b) SSB and VSI.--Sections 1174a(h)(1) and 1175(d)(3) of 
title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking 
``September 30, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
    (c) Selective Early Retirement Boards.--Section 638a(a) of 
such title is amended by striking ``September 30, 2001'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
    (d) Time-in-Grade Requirement for Retention of Grade Upon 
Voluntary Retirement.--Section 1370 of such title is amended by 
striking ``September 30, 2001'' in subsections (a)(2)(A) and 
(d)(5) and inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
    (e) Minimum Commissioned Service for Voluntary Retirement 
as an Officer.--Sections 3911(b), 6323(a)(2), and 8911(b) of 
such title are amended by striking ``September 30, 2001'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
    (f) Travel, Transportation, and Storage Benefits.--Sections 
404(c)(1)(C), 404(f)(2)(B)(v), 406(a)(2)(B)(v), and 
406(g)(1)(C) of title 37, United States Code, and section 
503(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1991 (37 U.S.C. 406 note) are amended by striking 
``September 30, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
    (g) Educational Leave for Public and Community Service.--
Section 4463(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 1143a note) is amended by striking 
``September 30, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
    (h) Transitional Health Benefits.--Subsections (a)(1), 
(c)(1), and (e) of section 1145 of title 10, United States 
Code, are amended by striking ``September 30, 2001'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
    (i) Transitional Commissary and Exchange Benefits.--Section 
1146 of such title is amended by striking ``September 30, 
2001'' both places it appears and inserting ``December 31, 
2001''.
    (j) Transitional Use of Military Housing.--Paragraphs (1) 
and (2) of section 1147(a) of such title are amended by 
striking ``September 30, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2001''.
    (k) Continued Enrollment of Dependents in Defense 
Dependents' Education System.--Section 1407(c)(1) of the 
Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 926(c)(1)) 
is amended by striking ``September 30, 2001'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2001''.
    (l) Force Reduction Transition Period Defined for Certain 
Guard and Reserve Benefits.--Section 4411 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 12681 
note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2001'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
    (m) Temporary Special Authority for Force Reduction Period 
Retirements.--Section 4416(b)(1) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 12681 note) 
is amended by striking ``October 1, 2001'' and inserting ``the 
end of the force reduction period''.
    (n) Retired Pay for Non-Regular Service.--(1) Section 
12731(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``September 30, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2001''.
    (2) Section 12731a of such title is amended--
            (A) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking ``October 
        1, 2001'' and inserting ``the end of the period 
        described in subsection (b)''; and
            (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``October 1, 
        2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
    (o) Affiliation With Guard and Reserve Units; Waiver of 
Certain Limitations.--Section 1150(a) of such title is amended 
by striking ``September 30, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2001''.
    (p) Reserve Montgomery GI Bill.--Section 16133(b)(1)(B) of 
such title is amended by striking ``September 30, 2001'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2001''.

SEC. 572. VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE.

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

SEC. 573. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW PERIOD FOR ASSIGNMENT OF WOMEN TO DUTY 
                    ON SUBMARINES AND FOR ANY PROPOSED RECONFIGURATION 
                    OR DESIGN OF SUBMARINES TO ACCOMMODATE FEMALE CREW 
                    MEMBERS.

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

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

    ``(a) No change in the Department of the Navy policy 
limiting service on submarines to males, as in effect on May 
10, 2000, may take effect until--
            ``(1) the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress 
        written notice of the proposed change; and
            ``(2) a period of 30 days of continuous session of 
        Congress (excluding any day on which either House of 
        Congress is not in session) expires following the date 
        on which the notice is received.
    ``(b) No funds available to the Department of the Navy may 
be expended to reconfigure any existing submarine, or to design 
any new submarine, to accommodate female crew members until--
            ``(1) the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress 
        written notice of the proposed reconfiguration or 
        design; and
            ``(2) a period of 30 days of continuous session of 
        Congress (excluding any day on which either House of 
        Congress is not in session) expires following the date 
        on which the notice is received.
    ``(c) For purposes of this section, the continuity of a 
session of Congress is broken only by an adjournment of the 
Congress sine die.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

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

    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 542(a)(1) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (10 
U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by inserting ``or by section 6035 
of title 10, United States Code'' after ``Except in a case 
covered by subsection (b)''.

SEC. 574. MANAGEMENT AND PER DIEM REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS SUBJECT TO 
                    LENGTHY OR NUMEROUS DEPLOYMENTS.

    (a) Approving Authority for Lengthy Deployments of 
Members.--Subsection (a) of section 991 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``unless an officer'' in the second 
        sentence of paragraph (1) and all that follows through 
        the period at the end of that sentence and inserting a 
        period and the following: ``However, the member may be 
        deployed, or continued in a deployment, without regard 
        to the preceding sentence if such deployment, or 
        continued deployment, is approved--
            ``(A) in the case of a member who is assigned to a 
        combatant command in a position under the operational 
        control of the officer in that combatant command who is 
        the service component commander for the members of that 
        member's armed force in that combatant command, by that 
        officer; and
            ``(B) in the case of a member not assigned as 
        described in subparagraph (A), by the service chief of 
        that member's armed force (or, if so designated by that 
        service chief, by an officer of the same armed force on 
        active duty who is in the grade of general or admiral 
        or who is the personnel chief for that armed force).''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(3) In paragraph (1)(B), the term `service chief' means 
the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, 
the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, or the Commandant of the 
Marine Corps.''.
    (b) Clarification of Definition of Deployment.--Subsection 
(b) of such section is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or homeport, 
        as the case may be'' before the period at the end;
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
        paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following 
        new paragraph (2):
    ``(2) In the case of a member of a reserve component 
performing active service, the member shall be considered 
deployed or in a deployment for the purposes of paragraph (1) 
on any day on which, pursuant to orders that do not establish a 
permanent change of station, the member is performing the 
active service at a location that--
            ``(A) is not the member's permanent training site; 
        and
            ``(B) is--
                    ``(i) at least 100 miles from the member's 
                permanent residence; or
                    ``(ii) a lesser distance from the member's 
                permanent residence that, under the 
                circumstances applicable to the member's 
                travel, is a distance that requires at least 
                three hours of travel to traverse.''; and
            (4) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph 
        (2) of this subsection--
                    (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of 
                subparagraph (A);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of 
                subparagraph (B) and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
            ``(C) unavailable solely because of--
                    ``(i) a hospitalization of the member at 
                the member's permanent duty station or homeport 
                or in the immediate vicinity of the member's 
                permanent residence; or
                    ``(ii) a disciplinary action taken against 
                the member.''.
    (c) Associated Per Diem Allowance.--Section 435 of title 
37, United States Code (as added to that title effective 
October 1, 2001, by section 586(b) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 
Stat. 638)) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``251 days or 
        more out of the preceding 365 days'' and inserting 
        ``401 or more days out of the preceding 730 days''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``prescribed 
        under paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``prescribed under 
        paragraph (4)''.
    (d) Review of Management of Deployments of Individual 
Members.--Not later than March 31, 2002, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
administration of section 991 of title 10, United States Code, 
during fiscal year 2001. The report shall include--
            (1) a discussion of the experience in tracking and 
        recording the deployments of members of the Armed 
        Forces; and
            (2) any recommendations for revision of such 
        section that the Secretary considers appropriate.
    (e) Effective Date.--If this Act is enacted before October 
1, 2000, the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2000, immediately after the amendment 
made by section 586(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 637) 
adding section 991 of title 10, United States Code, to such 
title.

SEC. 575. PAY IN LIEU OF ALLOWANCE FOR FUNERAL HONORS DUTY.

    (a) Compensation at Rate for Inactive-Duty Training.--(1) 
Section 115(b)(2) of title 32, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
            ``(2) as directed by the Secretary concerned, 
        either--
                    ``(A) the allowance under section 435 of 
                title 37; or
                    ``(B) compensation under section 206 of 
                title 37.''.
    (2) Section 12503(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) as directed by the Secretary concerned, 
        either--
                    ``(A) the allowance under section 435 of 
                title 37; or
                    ``(B) compensation under section 206 of 
                title 37.''.
    (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 435 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c).
    (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to funeral honors duty performed on or 
after October 1, 2000.

SEC. 576. TEST OF ABILITY OF RESERVE COMPONENT INTELLIGENCE UNITS AND 
                    PERSONNEL TO MEET CURRENT AND EMERGING DEFENSE 
                    INTELLIGENCE NEEDS.

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

SEC. 577. NATIONAL GUARD CHALLENGE PROGRAM.

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

SEC. 578. STUDY OF USE OF CIVILIAN CONTRACTOR PILOTS FOR OPERATIONAL 
                    SUPPORT MISSIONS.

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

SEC. 579. REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES INCURRED BY MEMBERS IN CONNECTION 
                    WITH CANCELLATION OF LEAVE ON SHORT NOTICE.

    (a) Reimbursement Authorized.--Chapter 53 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1053 
the following new section:

``Sec. 1053a. Expenses incurred in connection with leave canceled due 
                    to contingency operations: reimbursement

    ``(a) Authorization To Reimburse.--The Secretary concerned 
may reimburse a member of the armed forces under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary for travel and related expenses 
(to the extent not otherwise reimbursable under law) incurred 
by the member as a result of the cancellation of previously 
approved leave when the leave is canceled in connection with 
the member's participation in a contingency operation and the 
cancellation occurs within 48 hours of the time the leave would 
have commenced.
    ``(b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
prescribe regulations to establish the criteria for the 
applicability of subsection (a).
    ``(c) Conclusiveness of Settlement.--The settlement of an 
application for reimbursement under subsection (a) is final and 
conclusive.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Section 1053a of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a) shall apply with 
respect to any travel and related expenses incurred by a member 
in connection with leave canceled after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (c) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of 
section 1052 of such title is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 1052. Adoption expenses: reimbursement''.

    (2) The heading of section 1053 of such title is amended to 
read as follows:

``Sec. 1053. Financial institution charges incurred because of 
                    Government error in direct deposit of pay: 
                    reimbursement''.

    (3) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 53 of 
such title is amended by striking the items relating to 
sections 1052 and 1053 and inserting the following:

``1052. Adoption expenses: reimbursement.
``1053. Financial institution charges incurred because of Government 
          error in direct deposit of pay: reimbursement.
``1053a. Expenses incurred in connection with leave canceled due to 
          contingency operations: reimbursement.''.



           TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS



                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 602. Additional restructuring of basic pay rates for enlisted 
          members.
Sec. 603. Revised method for calculation of basic allowance for 
          subsistence.
Sec. 604. Family subsistence supplemental allowance for low-income 
          members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 605. Basic allowance for housing.
Sec. 606. Additional amount available for fiscal year 2001 increase in 
          basic allowance for housing inside the United States.
Sec. 607. Equitable treatment of junior enlisted members in computation 
          of basic allowance for housing.
Sec. 608. Eligibility of members in grade E-4 to receive basic allowance 
          for housing while on sea duty.
Sec. 609. Personal money allowance for senior enlisted members of the 
          Armed Forces.
Sec. 610. Increased uniform allowances for officers.
Sec. 611. Cabinet-level authority to prescribe requirements and 
          allowance for clothing of enlisted members.
Sec. 612. Increase in monthly subsistence allowance for members of 
          precommissioning programs.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

Sec. 621. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for 
          reserve forces.
Sec. 622. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for 
          nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse 
          anesthetists.
Sec. 623. Extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses 
          and special pays.
Sec. 624. Revision of enlistment bonus authority.
Sec. 625. Consistency of authorities for special pay for reserve medical 
          and dental officers.
Sec. 626. Elimination of required congressional notification before 
          implementation of certain special pay authority.
Sec. 627. Special pay for physician assistants of the Coast Guard.
Sec. 628. Authorization of special pay and accession bonus for pharmacy 
          officers.
Sec. 629. Correction of references to Air Force veterinarians.
Sec. 630. Career sea pay.
Sec. 631. Increased maximum rate of special duty assignment pay.
Sec. 632. Entitlement of members of the National Guard and other 
          reserves not on active duty to receive special duty assignment 
          pay.
Sec. 633. Authorization of retention bonus for members of the Armed 
          Forces qualified in a critical military skill.
Sec. 634. Entitlement of active duty officers of the Public Health 
          Service Corps to special pays and bonuses of health 
          professional officers of the Armed Forces.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

Sec. 641. Advance payments for temporary lodging of members and 
          dependents.
Sec. 642. Additional transportation allowance regarding baggage and 
          household effects.
Sec. 643. Incentive for shipping and storing household goods in less 
          than average weights.
Sec. 644. Equitable dislocation allowances for junior enlisted members.
Sec. 645. Authority to reimburse military recruiters, Senior ROTC cadre, 
          and military entrance processing personnel for certain parking 
          expenses.
Sec. 646. Expansion of funded student travel for dependents.

           Subtitle D--Retirement and Survivor Benefit Matters

Sec. 651. Exception to high-36 month retired pay computation for members 
          retired following a disciplinary reduction in grade.
Sec. 652. Increase in maximum number of Reserve retirement points that 
          may be credited in any year.
Sec. 653. Retirement from active reserve service after regular 
          retirement.
Sec. 654. Same treatment for Federal judges as for other Federal 
          officials regarding payment of military retired pay.
Sec. 655. Reserve component Survivor Benefit Plan spousal consent 
          requirement.
Sec. 656. Sense of Congress on increasing Survivor Benefit Plan 
          annuities for surviving spouses age 62 or older.
Sec. 657. Revision to special compensation authority to repeal exclusion 
          of uniformed services retirees in receipt of disability 
          retired pay.

                        Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 661. Participation in Thrift Savings Plan.
Sec. 662. Determinations of income eligibility for special supplemental 
          food program.
Sec. 663. Billeting services for reserve members traveling for inactive-
          duty training.
Sec. 664. Settlement of claims for payments for unused accrued leave and 
          for retired pay.
Sec. 665. Additional benefits and protections for personnel incurring 
          injury, illness, or disease in the performance of funeral 
          honors duty.
Sec. 666. Authority for extension of deadline for filing claims 
          associated with capture and internment of certain persons by 
          North Vietnam.
Sec. 667. Back pay for members of the Navy and Marine Corps selected for 
          promotion while interned as prisoners of war during World War 
          II.
Sec. 668. Sense of Congress concerning funding for reserve components.

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

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

    (a) Waiver of Section 1009 Adjustment.--The adjustment to 
become effective during fiscal year 2001 required by section 
1009 of title 37, United States Code, in the rates of monthly 
basic pay authorized members of the uniformed services shall 
not be made.
    (b) Increase in Basic Pay.--Effective on January 1, 2001, 
the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed 
services are increased by 3.7 percent.

SEC. 602. ADDITIONAL RESTRUCTURING OF BASIC PAY RATES FOR ENLISTED 
                    MEMBERS.

    (a) Minimum Pay Increases for Mid-Level Enlisted Grades.--
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), effective on July 1, 2001, the 
rates of monthly basic pay for enlisted members of the Armed 
Forces in the pay grades E-7, E-6, and E-5 shall be as follows:
      

                            ENLISTED MEMBERS
 Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States
                                  Code
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Pay Grade      2 or less    Over 2     Over 3     Over 4     Over 6
------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-7..............   1,831.20   1,999.20   2,075.10   2,149.80   2,228.10
E-6..............   1,575.00   1,740.30   1,817.40   1,891.80   1,969.80
E-5..............   1,381.80   1,549.20   1,623.90   1,701.00   1,779.30
                  ------------------------------------------------------
                     Over 8    Over 10    Over 12    Over 14    Over 16
                  ------------------------------------------------------
E-7..............   2,362.20   2,437.80   2,512.80   2,588.10   2,666.10
E-6..............   2,097.30   2,174.10   2,248.80   2,325.00   2,379.60
E-5..............   1,888.50   1,962.90   2,040.30   2,040.30   2,040.30
                  ------------------------------------------------------
                    Over 18    Over 20    Over 22    Over 24    Over 26
                  ------------------------------------------------------
E-7..............   2,742.00   2,817.90   2,949.60   3,034.80   3,250.50
E-6..............   2,421.30   2,421.30   2,421.30   2,421.30   2,421.30
E-5..............   2,040.30   2,040.30   2,040.30   2,040.30   2,040.30
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (2) The amounts specified in the table in paragraph (1) are 
subject to such revision as the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of Transportation may prescribe under subsection 
(b)(1)(A).
    (b) Secretarial Authority to Further Revise.--(1) To ensure 
the efficient and effective operation of the military pay 
system, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of 
Transportation with regard to the Coast Guard, may--
            (A) further increase any of the amounts specified 
        in the table in subsection (a) for enlisted members of 
        the Armed Forces in the pay grades E-7, E-6, and E-5; 
        and
            (B) increase any of the amounts specified for other 
        enlisted members in the table under the heading 
        ``ENLISTED MEMBERS'' in section 601(c) of the National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public 
        Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 648), as adjusted on January 1, 
        2001, pursuant to section 601(b) of this Act.
    (2) The revisions in monthly basic pay made by the 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation under 
paragraph (1) shall take effect on July 1, 2001, but only if 
the Secretaries also comply with paragraph (3).
    (3) If the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of 
Transportation exercises the authority provided by paragraph 
(1), the Secretaries shall include, in the budget justification 
materials submitted to Congress in support of the President's 
budget submitted under section 1105 of title 31, United States 
Code, for fiscal year 2002--
            (A) a revised pay table for enlisted members of the 
        Armed Forces to reflect the increases in monthly basic 
        pay to take effect on July 1, 2001; and
            (B) a description of the various increases made and 
        the reasons therefor.

SEC. 603. REVISED METHOD FOR CALCULATION OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR 
                    SUBSISTENCE.

    (a) Annual Revision of Rate.--Subsection (b) of section 402 
of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The monthly 
        rate'' and inserting ``Through December 31, 2001, the 
        monthly rate'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
        (3); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following 
        new paragraph:
    ``(2) On and after January 1, 2002, the monthly rate of 
basic allowance for subsistence to be in effect for an enlisted 
member for a year (beginning on January 1 of that year) shall 
be equal to the sum of--
            ``(A) the monthly rate of basic allowance for 
        subsistence that was in effect for an enlisted member 
        for the preceding year; plus
            ``(B) the product of the monthly rate under 
        subparagraph (A) and the percentage increase in the 
        monthly cost of a liberal food plan for a male in the 
        United States who is between 20 and 50 years of age 
        over the preceding fiscal year, as determined by the 
        Secretary of Agriculture each October 1.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (d)(1) of such 
section is amended by striking ``established under subsection 
(b)(1)'' and inserting ``in effect under paragraph (1) or (2) 
of subsection (b)''.
    (c) Early Termination of BAS Transitional Authority.--
Effective October 1, 2001, subsections (c) through (f) of 
section 602 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 37 U.S.C. 402 note) are 
repealed.

SEC. 604. FAMILY SUBSISTENCE SUPPLEMENTAL ALLOWANCE FOR LOW-INCOME 
                    MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

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

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

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

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

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

SEC. 605. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING.

    (a) Calculation of Rates.--Subsection (b) of section 403 of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (2);
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (1) as paragraph 
        (2); and
            (3) by inserting after the subsection heading the 
        following: ``(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
        prescribe the rates of the basic allowance for housing 
        that are applicable for the various military housing 
        areas in the United States. The rates for an area shall 
        be based on the costs of adequate housing determined 
        for the area under paragraph (2).''.
    (b) Minimum Annual Amount Available for Housing 
Allowances.--Subsection (b) of such section is further 
amended--
            (1) by striking paragraphs (3) and (5); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following 
        new paragraph:
    ``(3) The total amount that may be paid for a fiscal year 
for the basic allowance for housing under this subsection may 
not be less than the product of--
            ``(A) the total amount authorized to be paid for 
        such allowance for the preceding fiscal year; and
            ``(B) a fraction--
                    ``(i) the numerator of which is the index 
                of the national average monthly cost of housing 
                for June of the preceding fiscal year; and
                    ``(ii) the denominator of which is the 
                index of the national average monthly cost of 
                housing for June of the second preceding fiscal 
                year.''.
    (c) Limitations on Reduction in Member's Allowance.--(1) 
Paragraph (6) of such subsection is amended by striking ``, 
changes in the national average monthly cost of housing,''.
    (2) Paragraph (7) of such subsection is amended by striking 
``without dependents''.
    (d) Allowance When Dependents Are Unable To Accompany 
Members.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking 
paragraph (3) and inserting the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) If a member with dependents is assigned to duty in an 
area that is different from the area in which the member's 
dependents reside, the member is entitled to a basic allowance 
for housing as provided in subsection (b) or (c), whichever 
applies to the member, subject to the following:
            ``(A) If the member's assignment to duty in that 
        area, or the circumstances of that assignment, require 
        the member's dependents to reside in a different area, 
        as determined by the Secretary concerned, the amount of 
        the basic allowance for housing for the member shall be 
        based on the area in which the dependents reside or the 
        member's last duty station, whichever the Secretary 
        concerned determines to be most equitable.
            ``(B) If the member's assignment to duty in that 
        area is under the conditions of a low-cost or no-cost 
        permanent change of station or permanent change of 
        assignment, the amount of the basic allowance for 
        housing for the member shall be based on the member's 
        last duty station if the Secretary concerned determines 
        that it would be inequitable to base the allowance on 
        the cost of housing in the area to which the member is 
        reassigned.''.
    (e) Extension of Transition Period.--Section 603(b) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public 
Law 105-85; 37 U.S.C. 403 note) is amended by striking ``six 
years'' and inserting ``eight years''.
    (f) Effective Date; Application.--(1) The amendments made 
by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2000.
    (2) In the case of the amendment made by subsection (c)(2), 
the amendment shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning 
on and after October 1, 2000, for a member of the uniformed 
services covered by the provision of law so amended regardless 
of the date on which the member was first reassigned to duty 
under the conditions of a low-cost or no-cost permanent change 
of station or permanent change of assignment.
    (3) In the case of the amendment made by subsection (d), 
the amendment shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning 
on and after October 1, 2000, for a member of the uniformed 
services covered by the provision of law so amended regardless 
of the date on which the member was first assigned to duty in 
an area that is different from the area in which the member's 
dependents reside.

SEC. 606. ADDITIONAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001 INCREASE IN 
                    BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING INSIDE THE UNITED 
                    STATES.

    In addition to the amount determined by the Secretary of 
Defense under section 403(b)(3) of title 37, United States 
Code, as amended by section 605(b), to be the total amount to 
be paid during fiscal year 2001 for the basic allowance for 
housing for military housing areas inside the United States, 
$30,000,000 of the amount authorized to be appropriated by 
section 421 for military personnel shall be used by the 
Secretary to further increase the total amount available for 
the basic allowance for housing for military housing areas 
inside the United States.

SEC. 607. EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF JUNIOR ENLISTED MEMBERS IN COMPUTATION 
                    OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING.

    (a) Determination of Costs of Adequate Housing.--Paragraph 
(2) of subsection (b) of section 403 of title 37, United States 
Code, as redesignated by section 605(a)(2), is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sentence: ``After June 30, 
2001, the Secretary may not differentiate between members with 
dependents in pay grades E-1 through E-4 in determining what 
constitutes adequate housing for members.''.
    (b) Single Rate; Minimum.--Subsection (b) of such section, 
as amended by section 605(b)(1), is amended by inserting after 
paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:
    ``(5) On and after July 1, 2001, the Secretary of Defense 
shall establish a single monthly rate for members of the 
uniformed services with dependents in pay grades E-1 through E-
4 in the same military housing area. The rate shall be 
consistent with the rates paid to members in pay grades other 
than pay grades E-1 through E-4 and shall be based on the 
following:
            ``(A) The average cost of a two-bedroom apartment 
        in that military housing area.
            ``(B) One-half of the difference between the 
        average cost of a two-bedroom townhouse in that area 
        and the amount determined in subparagraph (A).''.

SEC. 608. ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS IN GRADE E-4 TO RECEIVE BASIC 
                    ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING WHILE ON SEA DUTY.

    (a) Payment Authorized.--Subsection (f)(2)(B) of section 
403 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``E-5'' in the first sentence and 
        inserting ``E-4 or E-5''; and
            (2) by striking ``grade E-5'' in the second 
        sentence and inserting ``grades E-4 and E-5''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (m)(1)(B) of such 
section is amended by striking ``E-4'' and inserting ``E-3''.

SEC. 609. PERSONAL MONEY ALLOWANCE FOR SENIOR ENLISTED MEMBERS OF THE 
                    ARMED FORCES.

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

SEC. 610. INCREASED UNIFORM ALLOWANCES FOR OFFICERS.

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

SEC. 611. CABINET-LEVEL AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE REQUIREMENTS AND 
                    ALLOWANCE FOR CLOTHING OF ENLISTED MEMBERS.

    Section 418 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``The 
        President'' and inserting ``The Secretary of Defense 
        and the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to 
        the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service 
        in the Navy,''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``the 
        President'' and inserting ``the Secretary of Defense''.

SEC. 612. INCREASE IN MONTHLY SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS OF 
                    PRECOMMISSIONING PROGRAMS.

    (a) Pay Rates for Cadets and Midshipmen.--Section 203(c) of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``at the 
rate of $600.00.'' and inserting ``at the monthly rate equal to 
35 percent of the basic pay of a commissioned officer in the 
pay grade O-1 with less than two years of service.''.
    (b) Subsistence Allowance Rates.--Subsection (a) of section 
209 of such title is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Except'';
            (2) by striking ``subsistence allowance of $200 a 
        month'' and inserting ``monthly subsistence allowance 
        at a rate prescribed under paragraph (2)'';
            (3) by striking ``Subsistence'' and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(3) A subsistence''; and
            (4) by inserting after the first sentence the 
        following:
    ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe by 
regulation the monthly rates for subsistence allowances 
provided under this section. The rate may not be less than $250 
per month, but may not exceed $674 per month.''.
    (c) Conforming and Stylistic Amendments.--Section 209 of 
such title is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``Senior ROTC 
        Members in Advanced Training.--'' after ``(a)'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by inserting ``Senior ROTC Members 
                Appointed in Reserves.--'' after ``(b)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``in the amount provided in 
                subsection (a)'' and inserting ``at a rate 
                prescribed under subsection (a)'';
            (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``Pay While 
        Attending Training or Practice Cruise.--'' after 
        ``(c)'' the first place it appears; and
            (4) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by inserting ``Members of Marine Corps 
                Officer Candidate Program.--'' after ``(d)''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``the same rate as that 
                prescribed by subsection (a),'' and inserting 
                ``a monthly rate prescribed under subsection 
                (a)''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
and (b) shall take effect October 1, 2001.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

SEC. 621. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR 
                    RESERVE FORCES.

    (a) Special Pay for Health Professionals in Critically 
Short Wartime Specialties.--Section 302g(f) of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 2000'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
    (b) Selected Reserve Reenlistment Bonus.--Section 308b(f) 
of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2000'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
    (c) Selected Reserve Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308c(e) of 
such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2000'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
    (d) Special Pay for Enlisted Members Assigned to Certain 
High Priority Units.--Section 308d(c) of such title is amended 
by striking ``December 31, 2000'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2001''.
    (e) Selected Reserve Affiliation Bonus.--Section 308e(e) of 
such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2000'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
    (f) Ready Reserve Enlistment and Reenlistment Bonus.--
Section 308h(g) of such title is amended by striking ``December 
31, 2000'' and inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
    (g) Prior Service Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308i(f) of 
such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2000'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
    (h) Repayment of Education Loans for Certain Health 
Professionals Who Serve in the Selected Reserve.--Section 
16302(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``January 1, 2001'' and inserting ``January 1, 2002''.

SEC. 622. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR 
                    NURSE OFFICER CANDIDATES, REGISTERED NURSES, AND 
                    NURSE ANESTHETISTS.

    (a) Nurse Officer Candidate Accession Program.--Section 
2130a(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2000'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2001''.
    (b) Accession Bonus for Registered Nurses.--Section 
302d(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2000'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2001''.
    (c) Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists.--Section 
302e(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2000'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2001''.

SEC. 623. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO PAYMENT OF OTHER BONUSES 
                    AND SPECIAL PAYS.

    (a) Aviation Officer Retention Bonus.--Section 301b(a) of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 
31, 2000,'' and inserting ``December 31, 2001,''.
    (b) Reenlistment Bonus for Active Members.--Section 308(g) 
of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2000'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
    (c) Special Pay for Nuclear-Qualified Officers Extending 
Period of Active Service.--Section 312(e) of such title is 
amended by striking ``December 31, 2000'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2001''.
    (d) Nuclear Career Accession Bonus.--Section 312b(c) of 
such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2000'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
    (e) Nuclear Career Annual Incentive Bonus.--Section 312c(d) 
of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2000'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2001''.

SEC. 624. REVISION OF ENLISTMENT BONUS AUTHORITY.

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

``Sec. 309. Special pay: enlistment bonus

    ``(a) Bonus Authorized; Bonus Amount.--A person who enlists 
in an armed force for a period of at least 2 years may be paid 
a bonus in an amount not to exceed $20,000. The bonus may be 
paid in a single lump sum or in periodic installments.
    ``(b) Repayment of Bonus.--(1) A member of the armed forces 
who voluntarily, or because of the member's misconduct, does 
not complete the term of enlistment for which a bonus was paid 
under this section, or a member who is not technically 
qualified in the skill for which the bonus was paid, if any 
(other than a member who is not qualified because of injury, 
illness, or other impairment not the result of the member's 
misconduct), shall refund to the United States that percentage 
of the bonus that the unexpired part of member's enlistment is 
of the total enlistment period for which the bonus was paid.
    ``(2) An obligation to reimburse the United States imposed 
under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the 
United States.
    ``(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is 
entered less than 5 years after the termination of an 
enlistment for which a bonus was paid under this section does 
not discharge the person receiving the bonus from the debt 
arising under paragraph (1).
    ``(c) Relation to Prohibition on Bounties.--The enlistment 
bonus authorized by this section is not a bounty for purposes 
of section 514(a) of title 10.
    ``(d) Regulations.--This section shall be administered 
under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for 
the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
Defense and by the Secretary of Transportation for the Coast 
Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the 
Navy.
    ``(e) Duration of Authority.--No bonus shall be paid under 
this section with respect to any enlistment in the armed forces 
made after December 31, 2001.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of 
such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 308i the following new item:

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

    (b) Repeal of Superseded Enlistment Bonus Authorities.--(1) 
Sections 308a and 308f of title 37, United States Code, are 
repealed.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of 
such title is amended by striking the items relating to such 
sections.
    (c) Effective Date.--(1) The amendments made by subsection 
(a) shall take effect on October 1, 2000, and applywith respect 
to enlistments in the Armed Forces made on or after that date.
    (2) The amendments made by subsection (b) shall take effect 
on October 1, 2000. The repeal of sections 308a and 308f of 
title 37, United States Code, by such subsection shall not 
affect the validity or terms of any bonus provided under such 
sections for enlistments in the Armed Forces made before that 
date.

SEC. 625. CONSISTENCY OF AUTHORITIES FOR SPECIAL PAY FOR RESERVE 
                    MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFICERS.

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

SEC. 626. ELIMINATION OF REQUIRED CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION BEFORE 
                    IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITY.

    (a) Retention Special Pay for Optometrists.--(1) Section 
302a(b)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``an officer described in paragraph (2) may be paid'' 
and inserting ``the Secretary concerned may pay an officer 
described in paragraph (2) a''.
    (2) Section 617 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 302a note) 
is amended by striking subsection (b).
    (b) Special Pay for Officers in Nursing Specialties.--(1) 
Section 302e(b)(2)(A) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``the Secretary'' and inserting ``the 
Secretary of the military department concerned''.
    (2) Section 614 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 302e note) 
is amended by striking subsection (c).

SEC. 627. SPECIAL PAY FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS OF THE COAST GUARD.

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

SEC. 628. AUTHORIZATION OF SPECIAL PAY AND ACCESSION BONUS FOR PHARMACY 
                    OFFICERS.

    (a) Authorization of Special Pay and Bonus.--Chapter 5 of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 302h the following new sections:

``Sec. 302i. Special pay: pharmacy officers

    ``(a) Army, Navy, and Air Force Pharmacy Officers.--Under 
regulations prescribed pursuant to section 303a of this title, 
the Secretary of the military department concerned may, subject 
to subsection (c), pay special pay at the rates specified in 
subsection (d) to an officer who--
            ``(1) is a pharmacy officer in the Medical Service 
        Corps of the Army or Navy or the Biomedical Sciences 
        Corps of the Air Force; and
            ``(2) is on active duty under a call or order to 
        active duty for a period of not less than one year.
    ``(b) Public Health Service Corps.--Subject to subsection 
(c), the Secretary of Health and Human Services may pay special 
pay at the rates specified in subsection (d) to an officer 
who--
            ``(1) is an officer in the Regular or Reserve Corps 
        of the Public Health Service and is designated as a 
        pharmacy officer; and
            ``(2) is on active duty under a call or order to 
        active duty for a period of not less than one year.
    ``(c) Limitation.--Special pay may not be paid under this 
section to an officer serving in a pay grade above pay grade O-
6.
    ``(d) Rate of Special Pay.--The rate of special pay paid to 
an officer under subsection (a) or (b) is as follows:
            ``(1) $3,000 per year, if the officer is undergoing 
        pharmacy internship training or has less than 3 years 
        of creditable service.
            ``(2) $7,000 per year, if the officer has at least 
        3 but less than 6 years of creditable service and is 
        not undergoing pharmacy internship training.
            ``(3) $7,000 per year, if the officer has at least 
        6 but less than 8 years of creditable service.
            ``(4) $12,000 per year, if the officer has at least 
        8 but less than 12 years of creditable service.
            ``(5) $10,000 per year, if the officer has at least 
        12 but less than 14 years of creditable service.
            ``(6) $9,000 per year, if the officer has at least 
        14 but less than 18 years of creditable service.
            ``(7) $8,000 per year, if the officer has 18 or 
        more years of creditable service.

``Sec. 302j. Special pay: accession bonus for pharmacy officers

    ``(a) Accession Bonus Authorized.--A person who is a 
graduate of an accredited pharmacy school and who, during the 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Floyd D. 
Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 
and ending on September 30, 2004, executes a written agreement 
described in subsection (c) to accept a commission as an 
officer of a uniformed service and remain on active duty for a 
period of not less than 4 years may, upon acceptance of the 
agreement by the Secretary concerned, be paid an accession 
bonus in an amount determined by the Secretary concerned.
    ``(b) Limitation on Amount of Bonus.--The amount of an 
accession bonus under subsection (a) may not exceed $30,000.
    ``(c) Limitation on Eligibility for Bonus.--A person may 
not be paid a bonus under subsection (a) if--
            ``(1) the person, in exchange for an agreement to 
        accept an appointment as a warrant or commissioned 
        officer, received financial assistance from the 
        Department of Defense or the Department of Health and 
        Human Services to pursue a course of study in pharmacy; 
        or
            ``(2) the Secretary concerned determines that the 
        person is not qualified to become and remain licensed 
        as a pharmacist.
    ``(d) Agreement.--The agreement referred to in subsection 
(a) shall provide that, consistent with the needs of the 
uniformed service concerned, the person executing the agreement 
shall be assigned to duty, for the period of obligated service 
covered by the agreement, as a pharmacy officer in the Medical 
Service Corps of the Army or Navy, a biomedical sciences 
officer in the Air Force designated as a pharmacy officer, or a 
pharmacy officer of the Public Health Service.
    ``(e) Repayment.--(1) An officer who receives a payment 
under subsection (a) and who fails to become and remain 
licensed as a pharmacist during the period for which the 
payment is made shall refund to the United States an amount 
equal to the full amount of such payment.
    ``(2) An officer who voluntarily terminates service on 
active duty before the end of the period agreed to be served 
under subsection (a) shall refund to the United States an 
amount that bears the same ratio to the amount paid to the 
officer as the unserved part of such period bears to the total 
period agreed to be served.
    ``(3) An obligation to reimburse the United States under 
paragraph (1) or (2) is for all purposes a debt owed to the 
United States.
    ``(4) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is 
entered less than 5 years after the termination of an agreement 
under this section does not discharge the person signing such 
agreement from a debt arising under such agreement or this 
subsection. This paragraph applies to any case commenced under 
title 11 after the date of the enactment of the Floyd D. Spence 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001.''.
    (b) Administration.--Section 303a of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``302h'' each place it 
appears and inserting ``302j''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 302h the following new 
items:

``302i. Special pay: pharmacy officers.
``302j. Special pay: accession bonus for pharmacy officers.''.

SEC. 629. CORRECTION OF REFERENCES TO AIR FORCE VETERINARIANS.

    Section 303(a) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``who is 
        designated as a veterinary officer'' and inserting 
        ``who is an officer in the Biomedical Sciences Corps 
        and holds a degree in veterinary medicine''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B) 
        and inserting the following:
                    ``(B) of a reserve component of the Air 
                Force, of the Army or the Air Force without 
                specification of component, or of the National 
                Guard, who--
                            ``(i) is designated as a veterinary 
                        officer; or
                            ``(ii) is an officer in the 
                        Biomedical Sciences Corps of the Air 
                        Force and holds a degree in veterinary 
                        medicine; or''.

SEC. 630. CAREER SEA PAY.

    (a) Reform of Authorities.--Section 305a of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) Under 
        regulations prescribed by the President, a member'' and 
        inserting ``(a) Availability of Special Pay.--A 
        member'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
        (e); and
            (3) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and 
        inserting the following new subsections:
    ``(b) Rates; Maximum.--The Secretary concerned shall 
prescribe the monthly rates for special pay applicable to 
members of each armed force under the Secretary's jurisdiction. 
No monthly rate may exceed $750.
    ``(c) Premium.--A member of a uniformed service entitled to 
career sea pay under this section who has served 36 consecutive 
months of sea duty is also entitled to a career sea pay premium 
for the thirty-seventh consecutive month and each subsequent 
consecutive month of sea duty served by such member. The 
monthly amount of the premium shall be prescribed by the 
Secretary concerned, but may not exceed $350.
    ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary concerned shall prescribe 
regulations for the administration of this section for the 
armed force or armed forces under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary. The entitlements under this section shall be subject 
to the regulations.''.
    (b) Stylistic Amendment.--Subsection (e) of such section, 
as redesignated by subsection (a)(2), is amended by inserting 
before ``(1)'' in paragraph (1) the following: ``Definition of 
Sea
Duty.--''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on October 1, 2000, and shall apply with 
respect to months beginning on or after that date.

SEC. 631. INCREASED MAXIMUM RATE OF SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY.

    Section 307(a) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``$275'' and inserting ``$600''; 
        and
            (2) by striking the second sentence.

SEC. 632. ENTITLEMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND OTHER 
                    RESERVES NOT ON ACTIVE DUTY TO RECEIVE SPECIAL DUTY 
                    ASSIGNMENT PAY.

    (a) Authority.--Section 307 of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(d)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
concerned and to the extent provided for by appropriations, 
when an enlisted member of the National Guard or a reserve 
component of a uniformed service who is entitled to 
compensation under section 206 of this title performs duty for 
which a member described in subsection (a) is entitled to 
special pay under such subsection, the member of the National 
Guard or reserve component is entitled to an increase in 
compensation equal to \1/30\ of the monthly special duty 
assignment pay prescribed by the Secretary concerned for the 
performance of that same duty by members described in 
subsection (a).
    ``(2) A member of the National Guard or a reserve component 
entitled to an increase in compensation under paragraph (1) is 
entitled to the increase--
            ``(A) for each regular period of instruction, or 
        period of appropriate duty, at which the member is 
        engaged for at least two hours, including that 
        performed on a Sunday or holiday; or
            ``(B) for the performance of such other equivalent 
        training, instruction, duty, or appropriate duties, as 
        the Secretary may prescribe under section 206(a) of 
        this title.
    ``(3) This subsection does not apply to a member of the 
National Guard or a reserve component who is entitled to basic 
pay under section 204 of this title.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect October 1, 2000.

SEC. 633. AUTHORIZATION OF RETENTION BONUS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                    FORCES QUALIFIED IN A CRITICAL MILITARY SKILL.

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

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

    ``(a) Retention Bonus Authorized.--An officer or enlisted 
member of the armed forces who is serving on active duty and is 
qualified in a designated critical military skill may be paid a 
retention bonus as provided in this section if--
            ``(1) in the case of an officer, the member 
        executes a written agreement to remain on active duty 
        for at least 1 year; or
            ``(2) in the case of an enlisted member, the member 
        reenlists or voluntarily extends the member's 
        enlistment for a period of at least 1 year.
    ``(b) Designation of Critical Skills.--(1) A designated 
critical military skill referred to in subsection (a) is a 
military skill designated as critical by the Secretary of 
Defense, or by the Secretary of Transportation with respect to 
the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the 
Navy.
    ``(2) The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of 
Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not 
operating as a service in the Navy, shall notify Congress, in 
advance, of each military skill to be designated by the 
Secretary as critical for purposes of this section. The notice 
shall be submitted at least 90 days before any bonus with 
regard to that critical skill is offered under subsection (a) 
and shall include a discussion of the necessity for the bonus, 
the amount and method of payment of the bonus, and the 
retention results that the bonus is expected to achieve.
    ``(c) Payment Methods.--A bonus under this section may be 
paid in a single lump sum or in periodic installments.
    ``(d) Maximum Bonus Amount.--A member may enter into an 
agreement under this section, or reenlist or voluntarily extend 
the member's enlistment, more than once to receive a bonus 
under this section. However, a member may not receive a total 
of more than $200,000 in payments under this section.
    ``(e) Certain Members Ineligible.--A retention bonus may 
not be provided under subsection (a) to a member of the armed 
forces who--
            ``(1) has completed more than 25 years of active 
        duty; or
            ``(2) will complete the member's twenty-fifth year 
        of active duty before the end of the period of active 
        duty for which the bonus is being offered.
    ``(f) Relationship to Other Incentives.--A retention bonus 
paid under this section is in addition to any other pay and 
allowances to which a member is entitled.
    ``(g) Repayment of Bonus.--(1) If an officer who has 
entered into a written agreement under subsection (a) fails to 
complete the total period of active duty specified in the 
agreement, or an enlisted member who voluntarily or because of 
misconduct does not complete the term of enlistment for which a 
bonus was paid under this section, the Secretary of Defense, 
and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to members of 
the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the 
Navy, may require the member to repay the United States, on a 
pro rata basis and to the extent that the Secretary determines 
conditions and circumstances warrant, all sums paid under this 
section.
    ``(2) An obligation to repay the United States imposed 
under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the 
United States.
    ``(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is 
entered less than 5 years after the termination of a written 
agreement entered into under subsection (a) does not discharge 
the member from a debt arising under paragraph (2).
    ``(h) Annual Report.--Not later than February 15 of each 
year, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Transportation shall submit to Congress a report--
            ``(1) analyzing the effect, during the preceding 
        fiscal year, of the provision of bonuses under this 
        section on the retention of members qualified in the 
        critical military skills for which the bonuses were 
        offered; and
            ``(2) describing the intentions of the Secretary 
        regarding the continued use of the bonus authority 
        during the current and next fiscal years.
    ``(i) Termination of Bonus Authority.--No bonus may be paid 
under this section with respect to any reenlistment, or 
voluntary extension of an enlistment, in the armed forces 
entered into after December 31, 2001, and no agreement under 
this section may be entered into after that date.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

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

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

SEC. 634. ENTITLEMENT OF ACTIVE DUTY OFFICERS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH 
                    SERVICE CORPS TO SPECIAL PAYS AND BONUSES OF HEALTH 
                    PROFESSIONAL OFFICERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Section 303a of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
        subsections (c) and (d); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 
        new subsection (b):
    ``(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) or as 
otherwise provided under a provision of this chapter, a 
commissioned officer in the Regular or Reserve Corps of the 
Public Health Service is entitled to special pay under a 
provision of this chapter in the same amounts, and under the 
same terms and conditions, as a commissioned officer of the 
armed forces is entitled to special pay under that provision.
    ``(2) A commissioned medical officer in the Regular or 
Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service (other than an 
officer serving in the Indian Health Service) may not receive 
additional special pay under section 302(a)(4) of this title 
for any period during which the officer is providing obligated 
service under the following provisions of law:
            ``(A) Section 338B of the Public Health Service Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 254l-1).
            ``(B) Section 225(e) of the Public Health Service 
        Act, as that section was in effect before October 1, 
        1977.
            ``(C) Section 752 of the Public Health Service Act, 
        as that section was in effect between October 1, 1977, 
        and August 13, 1981.''.
    (b) Repeal of Superseded Provisions.--Section 208(a) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 210(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following 
        new paragraph (2):
    ``(2) For provisions relating to the receipt of special pay 
by commissioned officers of the Regular and Reserve Corps while 
on active duty, see section 303a(b) of title 37, United States 
Code.''.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

SEC. 641. ADVANCE PAYMENTS FOR TEMPORARY LODGING OF MEMBERS AND 
                    DEPENDENTS.

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

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

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

SEC. 642. ADDITIONAL TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCE REGARDING BAGGAGE AND 
                    HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS.

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

SEC. 643. INCENTIVE FOR SHIPPING AND STORING HOUSEHOLD GOODS IN LESS 
                    THAN AVERAGE WEIGHTS.

    Section 406(b)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(G) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
Defense, the Secretary concerned may pay a member a share 
(determined pursuant to such regulations) of the savings 
resulting to the United States when the total weights of the 
member's baggage and household effects shipped and stored under 
subparagraph (A) are less than the average weights of the 
baggage and household effects that are shipped and stored, 
respectively, by other members in the same grade and with the 
same dependents status as the member in connection with changes 
of station that are comparable to the member's change of 
station. The total savings shall be equal to the difference 
between the cost of shipping and cost of storing such average 
weights of baggage and household effects, respectively, and the 
corresponding costs associated with the weights of the member's 
baggage and household effects. For the administration of this 
subparagraph, the Secretary of Defense shall annually determine 
the average weights of baggage and household effects shipped 
and stored in connection with a change of temporary or 
permanent station.''.

SEC. 644. EQUITABLE DISLOCATION ALLOWANCES FOR JUNIOR ENLISTED MEMBERS.

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

SEC. 645. AUTHORITY TO REIMBURSE MILITARY RECRUITERS, SENIOR ROTC 
                    CADRE, AND MILITARY ENTRANCE PROCESSING PERSONNEL 
                    FOR CERTAIN PARKING EXPENSES.

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

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

    ``(a) Reimbursement Authority.--Under regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a 
military department may reimburse eligible Department of 
Defense personnel for expenses incurred after October 1, 2001, 
for parking a privately owned vehicle at a place of duty 
described in subsection (b).
    ``(b) Eligibility.--A member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, 
or Marine Corps or an employee of the Department of Defense may 
be reimbursed under subsection (a) for parking expenses while--
            ``(1) assigned to duty as a recruiter for any of 
        the armed forces;
            ``(2) assigned to duty at a military entrance 
        processing facility of the armed forces; or
            ``(3) detailed for instructional and administrative 
        duties at any institution where a unit of the Senior 
        Reserve Officers' Training Corps is maintained.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 411h the following new item:

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

SEC. 646. EXPANSION OF FUNDED STUDENT TRAVEL FOR DEPENDENTS.

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

          Subtitle D--Retirement and Survivor Benefit Matters

SEC. 651. EXCEPTION TO HIGH-36 MONTH RETIRED PAY COMPUTATION FOR 
                    MEMBERS RETIRED FOLLOWING A DISCIPLINARY REDUCTION 
                    IN GRADE.

    Section 1407 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``The retired 
        pay base'' and inserting ``Except as provided in 
        subsection (f), the retired pay base''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(f) Exception for Enlisted Members Reduced in Grade and 
Officers Who Do Not Serve Satisfactorily in Highest Grade 
Held.--
            ``(1) Computation based on pre-high-three rules.--
        In the case of a member or former member described in 
        paragraph (2), the retired pay base or retainer pay 
        base is determined under section 1406 of this title in 
        the same manner as if the member or former member first 
        became a member of a uniformed service before September 
        8, 1980.
            ``(2) Affected members.--A member or former member 
        referred to in paragraph (1) is a member or former 
        member who by reason of conduct occurring after the 
        date of the enactment of this subsection--
                    ``(A) in the case of a member retired in an 
                enlisted grade or transferred to the Fleet 
                Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, was at 
                any time reduced in grade as the result of a 
                court-martial sentence, nonjudicial punishment, 
                or an administrative action, unless the member 
                was subsequently promoted to a higher enlisted 
                grade or appointed to a commissioned or warrant 
                grade; and
                    ``(B) in the case of an officer, is retired 
                in a grade lower than the highest grade in 
                which served by reason of denial of a 
                determination or certification under section 
                1370 of this title that the officer served on 
                active duty satisfactorily in that grade.
            ``(3) Special rule for enlisted members.--In the 
        case of a member who retires within three years after 
        having been reduced in grade as described in paragraph 
        (2)(A), who retires in an enlisted grade that is lower 
        than the grade from which reduced, and who would be 
        subject to paragraph (1) but for a subsequent promotion 
        to a higher enlisted grade or a subsequent appointment 
        to a warrant or commissioned grade, the rates of basic 
        pay used in the computation of the member's high-36 
        average for the period of the member's service in a 
        grade higher than the grade in which retired shall be 
        the rates of pay that would apply if the member had 
        been serving for that period in the grade in which 
        retired.''.

SEC. 652. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE RETIREMENT POINTS THAT 
                    MAY BE CREDITED IN ANY YEAR.

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

SEC. 653. RETIREMENT FROM ACTIVE RESERVE SERVICE AFTER REGULAR 
                    RETIREMENT.

    (a) Conversion to Reserve Retirement.--(1) Chapter 1223 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section:

``Sec. 12741. Retirement from active reserve service performed after 
                    regular retirement

    ``(a) Election of Reserve Retired Pay.--A person who, after 
becoming entitled to retired or retainer pay under chapter 65, 
367, 571, or 867 of this title, serves in an active status in a 
reserve component is entitled to retired pay under this chapter 
if--
            ``(1) the person would, but for paragraphs (3) and 
        (4) of section 12731(a) of this title, otherwise be 
        entitled to retired pay under this chapter;
            ``(2) the person elects under this section to 
        receive retired pay under this chapter; and
            ``(3) the person's service in an active status 
        after having become entitled to retired or retainer pay 
        under that chapter is determined by the Secretary 
        concerned to have been satisfactory.
    ``(b) Actions To Effectuate Election.--As of the effective 
date of an election made by a person under subsection (a), the 
Secretary concerned shall--
            ``(1) terminate the person's entitlement to retired 
        or retainer pay under the applicable chapter of this 
        title referred to in subsection (a); and
            ``(2) in the case of a reserve commissioned 
        officer, transfer the officer to the Retired Reserve.
    ``(c) Time and Form of Election.--An election under 
subsection (b) shall be made within such time and in such form 
as the Secretary concerned requires.
    ``(d) Effective Date of Election.--An election made by a 
person under subsection (b) shall be effective--
            ``(1) except as provided in paragraph (2)(B), as of 
        the date on which the person attains 60 years of age, 
        if the Secretary concerned receives the election in 
        accordance with this section within 180 days after that 
        date; or
            ``(2) on the first day of the first month that 
        begins after the date on which the Secretary concerned 
        receives the election in accordance with this section, 
        if--
                    ``(A) the date of the receipt of the 
                election is more than 180 days after the date 
                on which the person attains 60 years of age; or
                    ``(B) the person retires from service in an 
                active status within that 180-day period.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``12741. Retirement from active service performed after regular 
          retirement.''.

    (b) Effective Date.--Section 12741 of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall 
apply with respect to retired pay payable for months beginning 
on of after that effective date.

SEC. 654. SAME TREATMENT FOR FEDERAL JUDGES AS FOR OTHER FEDERAL 
                    OFFICIALS REGARDING PAYMENT OF MILITARY RETIRED 
                    PAY.

    (a) Article III Judges.--(1) Section 371 of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (A) by striking subsection (e); and
            (B) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
        (e).
    (2) Subsection (b) of such section is amended by striking 
``subsection (f)'' each place it appears and inserting 
``subsection (e)''.
    (b) Judges of United States Court of Federal Claims.--(1) 
Section 180 of title 28, United States Code, is repealed.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of 
such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 
180.
    (c) Retroactive Effective Date.--The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as of October 1, 1999.

SEC. 655. RESERVE COMPONENT SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN SPOUSAL CONSENT 
                    REQUIREMENT.

    (a) Eligible Participants.--Subsection (a)(2)(B) of section 
1448 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
                    ``(B) Reserve-component annuity 
                participants.--A person who (i) is eligible to 
                participate in the Plan under paragraph (1)(B), 
                and (ii) is married or has a dependent child 
                when he is notified under section 12731(d) of 
                this title that he has completed the years of 
                service required for eligibility for reserve-
                component retired pay, unless the person elects 
                (with his spouse's concurrence, if required 
                under paragraph (3)) not to participate in the 
                Plan before the end of the 90-day period 
                beginning on the date on which he receives that 
                notification.''.
    (b) Subsequent Election To Participate.--Subsection 
(a)(3)(B) of such section is amended--
            (1) by striking ``who elects to provide'' and 
        inserting ``who is eligible to provide'';
            (2) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as 
        clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting before clause (iii) (as so 
        redesignated) the following new clauses:
                            ``(i) not to participate in the 
                        Plan;
                            ``(ii) to designate under 
                        subsection (e)(2) the effective date 
                        for commencement of annuity payments 
                        under the Plan in the event that the 
                        member dies before becoming 60 years of 
                        age to be the 60th anniversary of the 
                        member's birth (rather than the day 
                        after the date of the member's 
                        death);''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of 
such title is further amended--
            (1) in section 1448(a)(2), by striking ``described 
        in clauses (i) and (ii)'' in the sentence following 
        subparagraph (B) (as amended by subsection (a)) and all 
        that follows through ``that clause'' and inserting 
        ``who elects under subparagraph (B) not to participate 
        in the Plan'';
            (2) in section 1448(a)(4)--
                    (A) by striking ``not to participate in the 
                Plan'' in subparagraph (A); and
                    (B) by striking ``to participate in the 
                Plan'' in subparagraph (B);
            (3) in section 1448(e), by striking ``a person 
        electing to participate'' and all that follows through 
        ``making such election'' and inserting ``a person is 
        required to make a designation under this subsection, 
        the person''; and
            (4) in section 1450(j)(1), by striking ``An 
        annuity'' and all that follows through the period and 
        inserting ``A reserve-component annuity shall be 
        effective in accordance with the designation made under 
        section 1448(e) of this title by the person providing 
        the annuity.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
apply only with respect to a notification under section 
12731(d) of title 10, United States Code, made after January 1, 
2001, that a member of a reserve component has completed the 
years of service required for eligibility for reserve-component 
retired pay.

SEC. 656. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INCREASING SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN 
                    ANNUITIES FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES AGE 62 OR OLDER.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, 
subject to the requirements and limitations of congressional 
budget procedures relating to the enactment of new (or 
increased) entitlement authority, there should be enacted 
legislation that increases the annuities provided under the 
Survivor Benefit Plan program for surviving spouses who are 62 
years of age or older in order to reduce (and eventually 
eliminate) the different levels of annuities under that program 
for surviving spouses who are under age 62 and those who are 62 
years of age and older.
    (b) Survivor Benefit Plan.--For purposes of this section, 
the term ``Survivor Benefit Plan program'' means the program of 
annuities for survivors of members of the uniformed services 
provided under subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United 
States Code.

SEC. 657. REVISION TO SPECIAL COMPENSATION AUTHORITY TO REPEAL 
                    EXCLUSION OF UNIFORMED SERVICES RETIREES IN RECEIPT 
                    OF DISABILITY RETIRED PAY.

    (a) Eligibility for Chapter 61 Retirees.--Section 1413(c) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``(other than a member who is retired under chapter 61 of this 
title)''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on October 1, 2001, and shall apply to months 
that begin on or after that date. No benefit may be paid under 
section 1413 of title 10, United States Code, to any person by 
reason of the amendment made by subsection (a) for any period 
before that date.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

SEC. 661. PARTICIPATION IN THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN.

    (a) Effective Date of Authority To Participate.--Section 
663 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 673; 5 U.S.C. 8440 note) is 
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 663. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
the amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Floyd D. Spence National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001.
    ``(b) Postponement Authority.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
may postpone by up to 180 days after the date that would 
otherwise apply under subsection (a)--
            ``(A) the date as of which the amendments made by 
        this subtitle shall take effect; or
            ``(B) the date as of which section 211(a)(2) of 
        title 37, United States Code (as added by this 
        subtitle) shall take effect.
    ``(2) Postponement authority under this subsection may be 
exercised only to the extent that the failure to do so would 
prevent the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board from 
being able to provide timely and accurate services to investors 
or would place an excessive burden on the administrative 
capacity of the Board to accommodate participants in the Thrift 
Savings Plan, as determined by the Secretary of Defense after 
consultation with the Executive Director (appointed by the 
Board).
    ``(3) Paragraph (1) includes the authority to postpone the 
effective date of the amendments made by this subtitle (apart 
from section 211(a)(2) of title 37, United States Code), and 
the effective date of such section 211(a)(2), by different 
lengths of time.
    ``(4) The Secretary shall notify the congressional defense 
committees, the Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
Representatives, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate of any determination made under this subsection.''.
    (b) Regulations.--Section 661(b) of such Act (113 Stat. 
672; 5 U.S.C. 8440e note) is amended by striking ``the date on 
which'' and all that follows through ``later,'' and inserting 
``the 180th day after the date of the enactment of the Floyd D. 
Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2001,''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 8440e(b)(2)(B)(i) of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``as of'' 
and all that follows through ``thereof)'' and inserting ``as of 
the effective date that applies with respect to such individual 
under section 663 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2000''.

SEC. 662. DETERMINATIONS OF INCOME ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL 
                    FOOD PROGRAM.

    Section 1060a(c)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the second sentence and inserting the 
following new sentence: ``In the application of such criterion, 
the Secretary shall exclude from income any basic allowance for 
housing as permitted under section 17(d)(2)(B) of the Child 
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(d)(2)(B)).''.

SEC. 663. BILLETING SERVICES FOR RESERVE MEMBERS TRAVELING FOR 
                    INACTIVE-DUTY TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 1217 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 12603 the 
following new section:

``Sec. 12604. Billeting in Department of Defense facilities: Reserves 
                    attending inactive-duty training

    ``(a) Authority for Billeting on Same Basis as Active Duty 
Members Traveling Under Orders.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
prescribe regulations authorizing a Reserve traveling to 
inactive-duty training at a location more than 50 miles from 
that Reserve's residence to be eligible for billeting in 
Department of Defense facilities on the same basis and to the 
same extent as a member of the armed forces on active duty who 
is traveling under orders away from the member's permanent duty 
station.
    ``(b) Proof of Reason for Travel.--The Secretary shall 
include in the regulations the means for confirming a Reserve's 
eligibility for billeting under subsection (a).''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
12603 the following new item:

``12604. Billeting in Department of Defense facilities: Reserves 
          attending inactive-duty training.''.

    (b) Effective Date.--Section 12604 of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with 
respect to periods of inactive-duty training beginning more 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 664. SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS FOR PAYMENTS FOR UNUSED ACCRUED LEAVE 
                    AND FOR RETIRED PAY.

    (a) Claims for Payments for Unused Accrued Leave.--
Subsection (a)(1)(A) of section 3702 of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ``payments for unused accrued 
leave,'' after ``transportation,''.
    (b) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Subsection (e)(1) of such 
section is amended by striking ``claim for pay or allowances 
provided under title 37'' and inserting ``claim for pay, 
allowances, or payment for unused accrued leave under title 37 
or a claim for retired pay under title 10''.

SEC. 665. ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND PROTECTIONS FOR PERSONNEL INCURRING 
                    INJURY, ILLNESS, OR DISEASE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF 
                    FUNERAL HONORS DUTY.

    (a) Incapacitation Pay.--Section 204 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (g)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of 
                subparagraph (C);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of 
                subparagraph (D) and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(E) in line of duty while--
                    ``(i) serving on funeral honors duty under 
                section 12503 of title 10 or section 115 of 
                title 32;
                    ``(ii) traveling to or from the place at 
                which the duty was to be performed; or
                    ``(iii) remaining overnight at or in the 
                vicinity of that place immediately before so 
                serving, if the place is outside reasonable 
                commuting distance from the member's 
                residence.''; and
            (2) in subsection (h)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of 
                subparagraph (C);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of 
                subparagraph (D) and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(E) in line of duty while--
                    ``(i) serving on funeral honors duty under 
                section 12503 of title 10 or section 115 of 
                title 32;
                    ``(ii) traveling to or from the place at 
                which the duty was to be performed; or
                    ``(iii) remaining overnight at or in the 
                vicinity of that place immediately before so 
                serving, if the place is outside reasonable 
                commuting distance from the member's 
                residence.''.
    (b) Tort Claims.--Section 2671 of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ``115,'' in the second paragraph 
after ``members of the National Guard while engaged in training 
or duty under section''.
    (c) Applicability.--(1) The amendments made by subsection 
(a) shall apply with respect to months beginning on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (2) The amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply with 
respect to acts and omissions occurring before, on, or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 666. AUTHORITY FOR EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR FILING CLAIMS 
                    ASSOCIATED WITH CAPTURE AND INTERNMENT OF CERTAIN 
                    PERSONS BY NORTH VIETNAM.

    Section 657(d)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2585) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
Secretary may, in the case of any claim under this section, 
extend the time limitation under the preceding sentence by up 
to 18 months if the Secretary determines that such an extension 
in the case of that claim is necessary to prevent an injustice 
or that failure of the claimant to file the claim within that 
time limitation is due to excusable neglect.''.

SEC. 667. BACK PAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS SELECTED 
                    FOR PROMOTION WHILE INTERNED AS PRISONERS OF WAR 
                    DURING WORLD WAR II.

    (a) Entitlement of Former Prisoners of War.--Upon receipt 
of a claim made in accordance with this section, the Secretary 
of the Navy shall pay, from any appropriation currently 
available to the Secretary, back pay to any person who, by 
reason of being interned as a prisoner of war while serving as 
a member of the Navy or the Marine Corps during World War II, 
was not available to accept a promotion for which the person 
had been selected.
    (b) Payment to Surviving Spouse of Deceased Former 
Member.--In the case of a person described in subsection (a) 
who is deceased, the back pay for that person under this 
section shall be paid to the living surviving spouse of that 
person, if any. If there is no living surviving spouse, no 
claim may be paid under this section with respect to that 
person.
    (c) Amount of Back Pay.--(1) The amount of back pay payable 
to or for a person described in subsection (a) is the amount 
equal to the difference between--
            (A) the total amount of basic pay that would have 
        been paid to that person for service in the Navy or the 
        Marine Corps for the back-pay computation period if the 
        person had been promoted to the grade to which selected 
        to be promoted; and
            (B) the total amount of basic pay that was actually 
        paid to or for that person for such service for the 
        back-pay computation period.
    (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the back-pay computation 
period for a person covered by subsection (a) is the period--
            (A) beginning on the date (as determined by the 
        Secretary of the Navy) as of when that person's 
        promotion would have been effective for pay purposes 
        but for the person's internment as a prisoner of war; 
        and
            (B) ending on the earliest of--
                    (i) the date of the person's discharge or 
                release from active duty;
                    (ii) the date on which the person's 
                promotion to that grade in fact became 
                effective for pay purposes; and
                    (iii) the end of World War II.
    (d) Time Limitations.--(1) To be eligible for a payment 
under this section, a claimant must file a claim for such 
payment with the Secretary of the Navy within two years after 
the effective date of the regulations prescribed to carry out 
this section.
    (2) Not later than 18 months after receiving a claim for 
payment under this section, the Secretary shall determine the 
eligibility of the claimant for payment of the claim. Subject 
to subsection (f), if the Secretary determines that the 
claimant is eligible for the payment, the Secretary shall 
promptly pay the claim.
    (e) Regulations.--Not later than six months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall 
prescribe regulations to carry out this section. Such 
regulations shall include procedures by which persons may 
submit claims for payment under this section.
    (f) Limitation on Disbursement.--(1) Notwithstanding any 
power of attorney, assignment of interest, contract, or other 
agreement, the actual disbursement of a payment of back pay 
under this section may be made only to a person who is eligible 
for the payment under subsection (a) or (b).
    (2) In the case of a claim approved for payment but not 
disbursed as a result of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
hold the funds in trust for the person in an interest bearing 
account until such time as the person makes an election under 
such paragraph.
    (g) Attorney Fees.--Notwithstanding any contract, the 
representative of a person may not receive, for services 
rendered in connection with the claim of, or with respect to, a 
person under this section, more than 10 percent of the amount 
of a payment made under this section on that claim.
    (h) Outreach.--The Secretary of the Navy shall take such 
actions as are necessary to ensure that the benefits and 
eligibility for benefits under this section are widely 
publicized by means designed to provide actual notice of the 
availability of the benefits in a timely manner to the maximum 
number of eligible persons practicable.
    (i) Definition.--In this section, the term ``World War II'' 
has the meaning given that term in section 101(8) of title 38, 
United States Code.

SEC. 668. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING FUNDING FOR RESERVE COMPONENTS.

    It is the sense of Congress that it is in the national 
interest for the President, in the President's Budget for each 
fiscal year, to provide funds for the reserve components of the 
Armed Forces at a level sufficient to ensure that the reserve 
components are able to meet the requirements, including 
training requirements, specified for them in the National 
Military Strategy.

                    TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

Sec. 701. Provision of domiciliary and custodial care for CHAMPUS 
          beneficiaries and certain former CHAMPUS beneficiaries.
Sec. 702. Chiropractic health care for members on active duty.
Sec. 703. School-required physical examinations for certain minor 
          dependents.
Sec. 704. Two-year extension of dental and medical benefits for 
          surviving dependents of certain deceased members.
Sec. 705. Two-year extension of authority for use of contract physicians 
          at military entrance processing stations and elsewhere outside 
          medical treatment facilities.
Sec. 706. Medical and dental care for Medal of Honor recipients.

                     Subtitle B--Senior Health Care

Sec. 711. Implementation of TRICARE senior pharmacy program.
Sec. 712. Conditions for eligibility for CHAMPUS and TRICARE upon the 
          attainment of age 65; expansion and modification of medicare 
          subvention project.
Sec. 713. Accrual funding for health care for medicare-eligible retirees 
          and dependents.

                       Subtitle C--TRICARE Program

Sec. 721. Improvement of access to health care under the TRICARE 
          program.
Sec. 722. Additional beneficiaries under TRICARE Prime Remote program in 
          the continental United States.
Sec. 723. Modernization of TRICARE business practices and increase of 
          use of military treatment facilities.
Sec. 724. Extension of TRICARE managed care support contracts.
Sec. 725. Report on protections against health care providers seeking 
          direct reimbursement from members of the uniformed services.
Sec. 726. Voluntary termination of enrollment in TRICARE retiree dental 
          program.
Sec. 727. Claims processing improvements.
Sec. 728. Prior authorizations for certain referrals and 
          nonavailability-of-health-care statements.

                   Subtitle D--Demonstration Projects

Sec. 731. Demonstration project for expanded access to mental health 
          counselors.
Sec. 732. Teleradiology demonstration project.
Sec. 733. Health care management demonstration program.

    Subtitle E--Joint Initiatives With Department of Veterans Affairs

Sec. 741. VA-DOD sharing agreements for health services.
Sec. 742. Processes for patient safety in military and veterans health 
          care systems.
Sec. 743. Cooperation in developing pharmaceutical identification 
          technology.

                        Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 751. Management of anthrax vaccine immunization program.
Sec. 752. Elimination of copayments for immediate family.
Sec. 753. Medical informatics.
Sec. 754. Patient care reporting and management system.
Sec. 755. Augmentation of Army Medical Department by detailing Reserve 
          officers of the Public Health Service.
Sec. 756. Privacy of Department of Defense medical records.
Sec. 757. Authority to establish special locality-based reimbursement 
          rates; reports.
Sec. 758. Reimbursement for certain travel expenses.
Sec. 759. Reduction of cap on payments.
Sec. 760. Training in health care management and administration.
Sec. 761. Studies on feasibility of sharing biomedical research 
          facility.
Sec. 762. Study on comparability of coverage for physical, speech, and 
          occupational therapies.

                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

SEC. 701. PROVISION OF DOMICILIARY AND CUSTODIAL CARE FOR CHAMPUS 
                    BENEFICIARIES AND CERTAIN FORMER CHAMPUS 
                    BENEFICIARIES.

    (a) Continuation of Care for Certain CHAMPUS 
Beneficiaries.--Section 703(a)(1) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 
Stat. 682; 10 U.S.C. 1077 note) is amended by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ``or by the prohibition in 
section 1086(d)(1) of such title''.
    (b) Reimbursement for Services Provided.--Section 703(a) of 
such Act is further amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph:
    ``(4) The Secretary may provide payment for domiciliary or 
custodial care services provided to an eligible beneficiary for 
which payment was discontinued by reason of section 1086(d) of 
title 10, United States Code, and subsequently reestablished 
under other legal authority. Such payment is authorized for the 
period beginning on the date of discontinuation of payment for 
domiciliary or custodial care services and ending on the date 
of reestablishment of payment for such services.''.
    (c) Cost Limitation for Individual Case Management 
Program.--(1) Section 1079(a)(17) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(17)''; and
            (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B) The total amount expended under subparagraph 
        (A) for a fiscal year may not exceed $100,000,000.''.
    (2) Section 703 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2000 is further amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(e) Cost Limitation.--The total amount paid for services 
for eligible beneficiaries under subsection (a) for a fiscal 
year (together with the costs of administering the authority 
under that subsection) shall be included in the expenditures 
limited by section 1079(a)(17)(B) of title 10, United States 
Code.''.
    (3) The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall 
apply to fiscal years after fiscal year 1999.
    (d) Study Required.--(1) Not later than the date that is 
three months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall undertake a 
study to evaluate the coordination and effectiveness of the 
supplemental disability health care programs of the Department 
of Defense, the Program for Persons with Disabilities and the 
Individual Case Management Program for Persons with 
Disabilities, as such programs relate to other elements of the 
TRICARE program in meeting the health care needs of disabled 
dependents of members of the Armed Forces on active duty. The 
Comptroller General shall examine--
            (A) the number of such dependents who receive 
        services under the Program for Persons with 
        Disabilities, and the number of beneficiaries receiving 
        care under the Individual Case Management Program for 
        Persons with Disabilities, and a description of the 
        patterns of use and expenditures for services provided 
        under such programs;
            (B) the effectiveness of the existing system for 
        coordinating the provision of services under the 
        TRICARE program and the supplemental disability 
        programs of the Department of Defense, including the 
        comprehensiveness of services and the cost 
        effectiveness of providing services;
            (C) the extent to which the monthly maximum benefit 
        imposed under current law under the Program for Persons 
        with Disabilities affects the ability of beneficiaries 
        to obtain needed health care services;
            (D) the number of beneficiaries who are receiving 
        services that supplement services to the TRICARE 
        program under the Program for Persons with Disabilities 
        and the Individual Case Management Program for Persons 
        with Disabilities; and
            (E) the extent to which costs or lack of coverage 
        for health care services for disabled dependents of 
        members of the Armed Forces on active duty under 
        existing military health care programs has caused 
        increased enrollment of such dependents in medicaid 
        programs.
    (2) Not later than April 16, 2001, the Comptroller General 
shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study 
under this section, including recommendations for legislative 
or administrative changes for providing a comprehensive, 
efficient, and complete system of health care services for 
disabled dependents of members of the Armed Forces on active 
duty.

SEC. 702. CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH CARE FOR MEMBERS ON ACTIVE DUTY.

    (a) Plan Required.--(1) Not later than March 31, 2001, the 
Secretary of Defense shall complete development of a plan to 
provide chiropractic health care services and benefits, as a 
permanent part of the Defense Health Program (including the 
TRICARE program), for all members of the uniformed services who 
are entitled to care under section 1074(a) of title 10, United 
States Code.
    (2) The plan shall provide for the following:
            (A) Access, at designated military medical 
        treatment facilities, to the scope of chiropractic 
        services as determined by the Secretary, which 
        includes, at a minimum, care for neuro-musculoskeletal 
        conditions typical among military personnel on active 
        duty.
            (B) A detailed analysis of the projected costs of 
        fully integrating chiropractic health care services 
        into the military health care system.
            (C) An examination of the proposed military medical 
        treatment facilities at which such services would be 
        provided.
            (D) An examination of the military readiness 
        requirements for chiropractors who would provide such 
        services.
            (E) An examination of any other relevant factors 
        that the Secretary considers appropriate.
            (F) Phased-in implementation of the plan over a 5-
        year period, beginning on October 1, 2001.
    (b) Consultation Requirements.--The Secretary of Defense 
shall consult with the other administering Secretaries 
described in section 1073 of title 10, United States Code, and 
the oversight advisory committee established under section 731 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
(Public Law 103-337; 10 U.S.C. 1092 note) regarding the 
following:
            (1) The development and implementation of the plan 
        required under subsection (a).
            (2) Each report that the Secretary is required to 
        submit to Congress regarding the plan.
            (3) The selection of the military medical treatment 
        facilities at which the chiropractic services described 
        in subsection (a)(2)(A) are to be provided.
    (c) Continuation of Current Services.--Until the plan 
required under subsection (a) is implemented, the Secretary 
shall continue to furnish the same level of chiropractic health 
care services and benefits under the Defense Health Program 
that is provided during fiscal year 2000 at military medical 
treatment facilities that provide such services and benefits.
    (d) Report Required.--Not later than January 31, 2001, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit a report on the plan required 
under subsection (a), together with appropriate appendices and 
attachments, to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives.
    (e) GAO Reports.--The Comptroller General shall monitor the 
development and implementation of the plan required under 
subsection (a), including the administration of services and 
benefits under the plan, and periodically submit to the 
committees referred to in subsection (d) written reports on 
such development and implementation.

SEC. 703. SCHOOL-REQUIRED PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS FOR CERTAIN MINOR 
                    DEPENDENTS.

    Section 1076 of title 10, United States Code is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(f)(1) The administering Secretaries shall furnish an 
eligible dependent a physical examination that is required by a 
school in connection with the enrollment of the dependent as a 
student in that school.
    ``(2) A dependent is eligible for a physical examination 
under paragraph (1) if the dependent--
            ``(A) is entitled to receive medical care under 
        subsection (a) or is authorized to receive medical care 
        under subsection (b); and
            ``(B) is at least 5 years of age and less than 12 
        years of age.
    ``(3) Nothing in paragraph (2) may be construed to prohibit 
the furnishing of a school-required physical examination to any 
dependent who, except for not satisfying the age requirement 
under that paragraph, would otherwise be eligible for a 
physical examination required to be furnished under this 
subsection.''.

SEC. 704. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF DENTAL AND MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR 
                    SURVIVING DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN DECEASED MEMBERS.

    (a) Dental Benefits.--Section 1076a(k)(2) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``one-year period'' 
and inserting ``three-year period''.
    (b) Medical Benefits.--Section 1079(g) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``one-year period'' in the 
second sentence and inserting ``three-year period''.

SEC. 705. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR USE OF CONTRACT 
                    PHYSICIANS AT MILITARY ENTRANCE PROCESSING STATIONS 
                    AND ELSEWHERE OUTSIDE MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES.

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

SEC. 706. MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE FOR MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS.

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

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

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

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

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

                     Subtitle B--Senior Health Care

SEC. 711. IMPLEMENTATION OF TRICARE SENIOR PHARMACY PROGRAM.

    (a) Expansion of TRICARE Senior Pharmacy Program.--Section 
723 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2068; 10 
U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``October 1, 1999'' and 
                inserting ``April 1, 2001''; and
                    (B) by striking ``who reside in an area 
                selected under subsection (f)'';
            (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) Program Requirements.--The same coverage for pharmacy 
services and the same requirements for cost sharing and 
reimbursement as are applicable under section 1086 of title 10, 
United States Code, shall apply with respect to the program 
required by subsection (a).'';
            (3) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by striking ``December 31, 2000'' and 
                inserting ``December 31, 2001''; and
                    (B) by striking ``December 31, 2002'' and 
                inserting ``December 31, 2003'';
            (4) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B), by 
                        inserting ``and'' after the semicolon;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by 
                        striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
                        period; and
                            (iii) by striking subparagraph (D); 
                        and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``at the 
                time'' and all that follows through 
                ``facility'' and inserting ``, before April 1, 
                2001, has attained the age of 65 and did not 
                enroll in the program described in such 
                paragraph''; and
            (5) by striking subsection (f).
    (b) Termination of Demonstration Project and Retail 
Pharmacy Network Requirements.--Section 702 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-
484; 10 U.S.C. 1079 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(h) Termination.--This section shall cease to apply to 
the Secretary of Defense on the date after the implementation 
of section 711 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 that the Secretary 
determines appropriate, with a view to minimizing instability 
with respect to the provision of pharmacy benefits, but in no 
case later than the date that is one year after the date of the 
enactment of such Act.''.

SEC. 712. CONDITIONS FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR CHAMPUS AND TRICARE UPON THE 
                    ATTAINMENT OF AGE 65; EXPANSION AND MODIFICATION OF 
                    MEDICARE SUBVENTION PROJECT.

    (a) Eligibility of Medicare Eligible Persons.--(1) Section 
1086(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(2) The prohibition contained in paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to a person referred to in subsection (c) who--
            ``(A) is enrolled in the supplementary medical 
        insurance program under part B of such title (42 U.S.C. 
        1395j et seq.); and
            ``(B) in the case of a person under 65 years of 
        age, is entitled to hospital insurance benefits under 
        part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
        pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (C) of section 
        226(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 426(b)(2)) or section 
        226A(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 426-1(a)).''; and
            (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``paragraph (1) 
        who satisfy only the criteria specified in 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2), but not 
        subparagraph (C) of such paragraph,'' and inserting 
        ``subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) who do not satisfy 
        the condition specified in subparagraph (A) of such 
        paragraph''.
    (2) Subsection (a)(4)(A) of section 1896 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ggg) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(A) is eligible for health benefits under 
                section 1086 of such title by reason of 
                subsection (c)(1) of such section;''.
    (3) The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2001.
    (b) 1-Year Extension of Medicare Subvention Project.--
Section 1896 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ggg) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ``3-year 
        period'' and inserting ``4-year period''; and
            (2) in subsection (i)(4)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of 
                subparagraph (B);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of 
                subparagraph (C) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
                    ``(D) $70,000,000 for calendar year 
                2001.''.
    (c) Further Extension of Medicare Subvention Project.--(1) 
Subsection (b)(4) of section 1896 of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395ggg) is amended by striking the period at the 
end and inserting the following: ``, except that the 
administering Secretaries may negotiate and (subject to section 
701(f) of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2001) enter into a new or revised agreement 
under paragraph (1)(A) to continue the project after the end of 
such period. If the project is so continued, the administering 
Secretaries may terminate the agreement under which the program 
operates after providing notice to Congress in accordance with 
subsection (k)(2)(B)(v).''.
    (2) Such section is further amended--
            (A) in the heading, by striking ``demonstration 
        project'' and inserting ``program'';
            (B) by amending paragraph (2) of subsection (a) to 
        read as follows:
    ``(2) Program.--The term `program' means the program 
carried out under this section.'';
            (C) by striking ``Demonstration Project'' and 
        ``demonstration project'' and ``project'' each place 
        each appears and inserting ``Program'', ``program'', 
        and ``program'' respectively; and
            (D) by striking ``demonstration'' in the heading of 
        subsection (j)(1).
    (3) Subsection (i)(4) of such section is amended to read as 
follows:
            ``(4) Cap on amount.--The maximum aggregate 
        expenditures from the trust funds under this subsection 
        pursuant to the agreement entered into between the 
        administering Secretaries under subsection (b) for a 
        fiscal year (before fiscal year 2006) shall not exceed 
        the amount agreed by the Secretaries to be the amount 
        that would have been expended from the trust funds on 
        beneficiaries who enroll in the program, had the 
        program not been established, plus the following:
                    ``(A) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
                    ``(B) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
                    ``(C) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.
                    ``(D) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.''.
    (d) Authorizing Program Expansion and Modifications.--(1) 
Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of such section 1896 is amended 
to read as follows:
            ``(2) Location of sites.--Subject to subsection 
        (k)(2)(B), the program shall be conducted in any site 
        that is designated jointly by the administering 
        Secretaries.''.
    (2) Subsection (d)(2) of such section is amended by 
inserting ``, or (subject to subsection (k)(2)(B)) such 
comparable requirements as are included in the agreement under 
subsection (b)(1)(A)'' after ``the following areas''.
    (3) Subsection (i) of such section is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``subject to 
        paragraph (4),'' after ``paragraph (1)''; and
            (B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(4) Modification of payment methodology.--The 
        administering Secretaries may, subject to subsection 
        (k)(2)(B), modify the payment methodology provided 
        under paragraphs (1) and (2) so long as the amount of 
        the reimbursement provided to the Secretary of Defense 
        fully reimburses the Department of Defense for its cost 
        of providing services under the program but does not 
        exceed an amount that is estimated to be equivalent to 
        the amount that otherwise would have been expended 
        under this title for such services if provided other 
        than under the program (not including amounts described 
        in paragraph (2)). Such limiting amount may be based 
        for any site on the amount that would be payable to 
        Medicare+Choice organizations under part C for the area 
        of the site or the amounts that would be payable under 
        parts A and B.''.
    (e) Change in Reports.--Paragraph (2) of subsection (k) of 
such section 1896 is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Reports on program operation and changes.--
                    ``(A) Annual report.--The administering 
                Secretaries shall submit to the Committees on 
                Armed Services and Finance of the Senate and 
                the Committees on Armed Services and Ways and 
                Means of the House of Representatives an annual 
                report on the program and its impact on costs 
                and the provision of health services under this 
                title and title 10, United States Code.
                    ``(B) Before making certain program 
                changes.--The administering Secretaries shall 
                submit to such Committees a report at least 60 
                days before--
                            ``(i) changing the designation of a 
                        site under subsection (b)(2);
                            ``(ii) applying comparable 
                        requirements under subsection (d)(2);
                            ``(iii) making significant changes 
                        in payment methodology or amounts under 
                        subsection (i)(4);
                            ``(iv) making other significant 
                        changes in the operation of the 
                        program; or
                            ``(v) terminating the agreement 
                        under the second sentence of subsection 
                        (b)(4).
                    ``(C) Explanation.--Each report under 
                subparagraph (B) shall include justifications 
                for the changes or termination to which the 
                report refers.''.
    (f) Conditional Effective Date.--(1) Upon negotiating an 
agreement under the amendment made by subsection (c)(1), the 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall jointly transmit a notification of the proposed 
agreement to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services 
and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
Representatives, and shall include with the transmittal a copy 
of the proposed agreement and all related agreements and 
supporting documents.
    (2) Such proposed agreement shall take effect, and the 
amendments made by subsections (c)(2), (c)(3), (d), and (e) 
shall take effect, on such date as is provided for in such 
agreement and in an Act enacted after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.

SEC. 713. ACCRUAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE FOR MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE 
                    RETIREES AND DEPENDENTS.

    (a) Establishment of Fund.--(1) Part II of subtitle A of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
chapter 55 the following new chapter:

 ``CHAPTER 56--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH 
                               CARE FUND

``Sec.
``1111.  Establishment and purpose of Fund; definitions.
``1112.  Assets of Fund.
``1113.  Payments from the Fund.
``1114.  Board of Actuaries.
``1115.  Determination of contributions to the Fund.
``1116.  Payments into the Fund.
``1117.  Investment of assets of Fund.

``Sec. 1111. Establishment and purpose of Fund; definitions

    ``(a) There is established on the books of the Treasury a 
fund to be known as the Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible 
Retiree Health Care Fund (hereinafter in this chapter referred 
to as the ``Fund''), which shall be administered by the 
Secretary of the Treasury. The Fund shall be used for the 
accumulation of funds in order to finance on an actuarially 
sound basis liabilities of the Department of Defense under 
Department of Defense retiree health care programs for 
medicare-eligible beneficiaries.
    ``(b) In this chapter:
            ``(1) The term `Department of Defense retiree 
        health care programs for medicare-eligible 
        beneficiaries' means the provisions of this title or 
        any other provision of law creating entitlement to 
        health care for a medicare-eligible member or former 
        member of the uniformed services entitled to retired or 
        retainer pay, or a medicare-eligible dependent of a 
        member or former member of the uniformed services 
        entitled to retired or retainer pay.
            ``(2) The term `medicare-eligible' means entitled 
        to benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.).
            ``(3) The term `dependent' means a dependent (as 
        such term is defined in section 1072 of this title) 
        described in section 1076(b)(1) of this title.

``Sec. 1112. Assets of Fund

    ``There shall be deposited into the Fund the following, 
which shall constitute the assets of the Fund:
            ``(1) Amounts paid into the Fund under section 1116 
        of this title.
            ``(2) Any amount appropriated to the Fund.
            ``(3) Any return on investment of the assets of the 
        Fund.

``Sec. 1113. Payments from the Fund

    ``(a) There shall be paid from the Fund amounts payable for 
Department of Defense retiree health care programs for 
medicare-eligible beneficiaries.
    ``(b) The assets of the Fund are hereby made available for 
payments under subsection (a).

``Sec. 1114. Board of Actuaries

    ``(a)(1) There is established in the Department of Defense 
a Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care 
Board of Actuaries (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as 
the ``Board''). The Board shall consist of three members who 
shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among 
qualified professional actuaries who are members of the Society 
of Actuaries.
    ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 
members of the Board shall serve for a term of 15 years, except 
that a member of the Board appointed to fill a vacancy 
occurring before the end of the term for which his predecessor 
was appointed shall only serve until the end of such term. A 
member may serve after the end of his term until his successor 
has taken office. A member of the Board may be removed by the 
Secretary of Defense for misconduct or failure to perform 
functions vested in the Board, and for no other reason.
    ``(B) Of the members of the Board who are first appointed 
under this paragraph, one each shall be appointed for terms 
ending five, ten, and 15 years, respectively, after the date of 
appointment, as designated by the Secretary of Defense at the 
time of appointment.
    ``(3) A member of the Board who is not otherwise an 
employee of the United States is entitled to receive pay at the 
daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay of the highest 
rate of basic pay under the General Schedule of subchapter III 
of chapter 53 of title 5, for each day the member is engaged in 
the performance of duties vested in the Board, and is entitled 
to travel expenses, including a per diem allowance, in 
accordance with section 5703 of title 5.
    ``(b) The Board shall report to the Secretary of Defense 
annually on the actuarial status of the Fund and shall furnish 
its advice and opinion on matters referred to it by the 
Secretary.
    ``(c) The Board shall review valuations of the Fund under 
section 1115(c) of this title and shall report periodically, 
not less than once every four years, to the President and 
Congress on the status of the Fund. The Board shall include in 
such reports recommendations for such changes as in the Board's 
judgment are necessary to protect the public interest and 
maintain the Fund on a sound actuarial basis.

``Sec. 1115. Determination of contributions to the Fund

    ``(a) The Board shall determine the amount that is the 
present value (as of October 1, 2002) of future benefits 
payable from the Fund that are attributable to service in the 
uniformed services performed before October 1, 2002. That 
amount is the original unfunded liability of the Fund. The 
Board shall determine the period of time over which the 
original unfunded liability should be liquidated and shall 
determine an amortization schedule for the liquidation of such 
liability over that period. Contributions to the Fund for the 
liquidation of the original unfunded liability in accordance 
with such schedule shall be made as provided in section 1116(b) 
of this title.
    ``(b)(1) The Secretary of Defense shall determine each 
year, in sufficient time for inclusion in budget requests for 
the following fiscal year, the total amount of Department of 
Defense contributions to be made to the Fund during that fiscal 
year under section 1116(a) of this title. That amount shall be 
the sum of the following:
            ``(A) The product of--
                    ``(i) the current estimate of the value of 
                the single level dollar amount to be determined 
                under subsection (c)(1)(A) at the time of the 
                next actuarial valuation under subsection (c); 
                and
                    ``(ii) the expected average force strength 
                during that fiscal year for members of the 
                uniformed services on active duty (other than 
                active duty for training) and full-time 
                National Guard duty (other than full-time 
                National Guard duty for training only).
            ``(B) The product of--
                    ``(i) the current estimate of the value of 
                the single level dollar amount to be determined 
                under subsection (c)(1)(B) at the time of the 
                next actuarial valuation under subsection (c); 
                and
                    ``(ii) the expected average force strength 
                during that fiscal year for members of the 
                Ready Reserve of the uniformed services other 
                than members on full-time National Guard duty 
                other than for training) who are not otherwise 
                described in subparagraph (A)(ii).
    ``(2) The amount determined under paragraph (1) for any 
fiscal year is the amount needed to be appropriated to the 
Department of Defense for that fiscal year for payments to be 
made to the Fund during that year under section 1116(a) of this 
title. The President shall include not less than the full 
amount so determined in the budget transmitted to Congress for 
that fiscal year under section 1105 of title 31. The President 
may comment and make recommendations concerning any such 
amount.
    ``(c)(1) Not less often than every four years, the 
Secretary of Defense shall carry out an actuarial valuation of 
the Fund. Each such actuarial valuation shall include--
            ``(A) a determination (using the aggregate entry-
        age normal cost method) of a single level dollar amount 
        for members of the uniformed services on active duty 
        (other than active duty for training) or full-time 
        National Guard duty (other than full-time National 
        Guard duty for training only); and
            ``(B) a determination (using the aggregate entry-
        age normal cost method) of a single level dollar amount 
        for members of the Ready Reserve of the uniformed 
        services and other than members on full-time National 
        Guard duty other than for training) who are not 
        otherwise described by subparagraph (A).
Such single level dollar amounts shall be used for the purposes 
of subsection (b) and section 1116(a) of this title.
    ``(2) If at the time of any such valuation there has been a 
change in benefits under the Department of Defense retiree 
health care programs for medicare-eligible beneficiaries that 
has been made since the last such valuation and such change in 
benefits increases or decreases the present value of amounts 
payable from the Fund, the Secretary of Defense shall determine 
an amortization methodology and schedule for the amortization 
of the cumulative unfunded liability (or actuarial gain to the 
Fund) created by such change and any previous such changes so 
that the present value of the sum of the amortization payments 
(or reductions in payments that would otherwise be made) equals 
the cumulative increase (or decrease) in the present value of 
such amounts.
    ``(3) If at the time of any such valuation the Secretary of 
Defense determines that, based upon changes in actuarial 
assumptions since the last valuation, there has been an 
actuarial gain or loss to the Fund, the Secretary shall 
determine an amortization methodology and schedule for the 
amortization of the cumulative gain or loss to the Fund created 
by such change in assumptions and any previous such changes in 
assumptionsthrough an increase or decrease in the payments that 
would otherwise be made to the Fund.
    ``(4) If at the time of any such valuation the Secretary of 
Defense determines that, based upon the Fund's actuarial 
experience (other than resulting from changes in benefits or 
actuarial assumptions) since the last valuation, there has been 
an actuarial gain or loss to the Fund, the Secretary shall 
determine an amortization methodology and schedule for the 
amortization of the cumulative gain or loss to the Fund created 
by such actuarial experience and any previous actuarial 
experience through an increase or decrease in the payments that 
would otherwise be made to the Fund.
    ``(5) Contributions to the Fund in accordance with 
amortization schedules under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) shall 
be made as provided in section 1116(b) of this title.
    ``(d) All determinations under this section shall be made 
using methods and assumptions approved by the Board of 
Actuaries (including assumptions of interest rates and medical 
inflation) and in accordance with generally accepted actuarial 
principles and practices.
    ``(e) The Secretary of Defense shall provide for the 
keeping of such records as are necessary for determining the 
actuarial status of the Fund.

``Sec. 1116. Payments into the Fund

    ``(a) The Secretary of Defense shall pay into the Fund at 
the end of each month as the Department of Defense contribution 
to the Fund for that month the amount that is the sum of the 
following:
            ``(1) The product of--
                    ``(A) the monthly dollar amount determined 
                using all the methods and assumptions approved 
                for the most recent (as of the first day of the 
                current fiscal year) actuarial valuation under 
                section 1115(c)(1)(A) of this title (except 
                that any statutory change in the Department of 
                Defense retiree health care programs for 
                medicare-eligible beneficiaries that is 
                effective after the date of that valuation and 
                on or before the first day of the current 
                fiscal year shall be used in such 
                determination); and
                    ``(B) the total end strength for that month 
                for members of the uniformed services on active 
                duty (other than active duty for training) and 
                full-time National Guard duty (other than full-
                time National Guard duty for training only).
            ``(2) The product of--
                    ``(A) the level monthly dollar amount 
                determined using all the methods and 
                assumptions approved for the most recent (as of 
                the first day of the current fiscal year) 
                actuarial valuation under section 1115(c)(1)(B) 
                of this title (except that any statutory change 
                in the Department of Defense retiree health 
                care programs for medicare-eligible 
                beneficiaries that is effective after the date 
                of that valuation and on or before the first 
                day of the current fiscal year shall be used in 
                such determination); and
                    ``(B) the total end strength for that month 
                for members of the Ready Reserve of the 
                uniformed services other than members on full-
                time National Guard duty other than for 
                training) who are not otherwise described in 
                paragraph (1)(B). Amounts paid into the Fund 
                under this subsection shall be paid from funds 
                available for the Defense Health Program.
    ``(b)(1) At the beginning of each fiscal year the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall promptly pay into the Fund from the 
General Fund of the Treasury the amount certified to the 
Secretary by the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (3). Such 
payment shall be the contribution to the Fund for that fiscal 
year required by sections 1115(a) and 1115(c) of this title.
    ``(2) At the beginning of each fiscal year the Secretary of 
Defense shall determine the sum of the following:
            ``(A) The amount of the payment for that year under 
        the amortization schedule determined by the Board of 
        Actuaries under section 1115(a) of this title for the 
        amortization of the original unfunded liability of the 
        Fund.
            ``(B) The amount (including any negative amount) 
        for that year under the most recent amortization 
        schedule determined by the Secretary of Defense under 
        section 1115(c)(2) of this title for the amortization 
        of any cumulative unfunded liability (or any gain) to 
        the Fund resulting from changes in benefits.
            ``(C) The amount (including any negative amount) 
        for that year under the most recent amortization 
        schedule determined by the Secretary of Defense under 
        section 1115(c)(3) of this title for the amortization 
        of any cumulative actuarial gain or loss to the Fund 
        resulting from actuarial assumption changes.
            ``(D) The amount (including any negative amount) 
        for that year under the most recent amortization 
        schedule determined by the Secretary of Defense under 
        section 111(c)(4) of this title for the amortization of 
        any cumulative actuarial gain or loss to the Fund 
        resulting from actuarial experience.
    ``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall promptly certify the 
amount determined under paragraph (2) each year to the 
Secretary of the Treasury.

``Sec. 1117. Investment of assets of Fund

    ``The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest such portion 
of the Fund as is not in the judgment of the Secretary of 
Defense required to meet current withdrawals. Such investments 
shall be in public debt securities with maturities suitable to 
the needs of the Fund, as determined by the Secretary of 
Defense, and bearing interest at rates determined by the 
Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration current 
market yields on outstanding marketable obligations of the 
United States of comparable maturities. The income on such 
investments shall be credited to and form a part of the 
Fund.''.
    (2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A, 
and at the beginning of part II of subtitle A, of title 10, 
United States Code, are amended by inserting after the item 
relating to chapter 55 the following new item:

``56. Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care 
    Fund........................................................1111.''.

    (b) Delayed Effective Dates for Certain Provisions.--(1) 
Sections 1113 and 1116 of title 10, United States Code (as 
added by subsection (a)), shall take effect on October 1, 2002.
    (2) Section 1115 of such title (as added by such 
subsection) shall take effect on October 1, 2001.

                      Subtitle C--TRICARE Program

SEC. 721. IMPROVEMENT OF ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE UNDER THE TRICARE 
                    PROGRAM.

    (a) Waiver of Nonavailability Statement or 
Preauthorization.--In the case of a covered beneficiary under 
chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, who is enrolled in 
TRICARE Standard, the Secretary of Defense may not require with 
regard to authorized health care services (other than mental 
health services) under any new contract for the provision of 
health care services under such chapter that the beneficiary--
            (1) obtain a nonavailability statement or 
        preauthorization from a military medical treatment 
        facility in order to receive the services from a 
        civilian provider; or
            (2) obtain a nonavailability statement for care in 
        specialized treatment facilities outside the 200-mile 
        radius of a military medical treatment facility.
    (b) Notice.--The Secretary may require that the covered 
beneficiary inform the primary care manager of the beneficiary 
of any health care received from a civilian provider or in a 
specialized treatment facility.
    (c) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if--
            (1) the Secretary demonstrates significant costs 
        would be avoided by performing specific procedures at 
        the affected military medical treatment facilities;
            (2) the Secretary determines that a specific 
        procedure must be provided at the affected military 
        medical treatment facility to ensure the proficiency 
        levels of the practitioners at the facility; or
            (3) the lack of nonavailability statement data 
        would significantly interfere with TRICARE contract 
        administration.
    (d) Effective Date--This section shall take effect on 
October 1, 2001.

SEC. 722. ADDITIONAL BENEFICIARIES UNDER TRICARE PRIME REMOTE PROGRAM 
                    IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.

    (a) Coverage of Other Uniformed Services.--(1) Section 
1074(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) by striking ``armed forces'' each place it 
        appears, except in paragraph (3)(A), and inserting 
        ``uniformed services'';
            (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``military 
        department'' in the first sentence the following: ``, 
        the Department of Transportation (with respect to the 
        Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in 
        the Navy), or the Department of Health and Human 
        Services (with respect to the National Oceanic and 
        Atmospheric Administration and the Public Health 
        Service)'';
            (C) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
        following:
    ``(C) The Secretary of Defense shall consult with the other 
administering Secretaries in the administration of this 
paragraph.''; and
            (D) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``The 
        Secretary of Defense may not require a member of the 
        armed forces described in subparagraph (B)'' and 
        inserting ``A member of the uniformed services 
        described in subparagraph (B) may not be required''.
    (2)(A) Subsections (b), (c), and (d)(3) of section 731 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
(Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1811; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note) are 
amended by striking ``Armed Forces'' and inserting ``uniformed 
services''.
    (B) Subsection (b) of such section is further amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(4) The Secretary of Defense shall consult with the other 
administering Secretaries in the administration of this 
subsection.''.
    (C) Subsection (f) of such section is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
            ``(3) The terms `uniformed services' and 
        `administering Secretaries' have the meanings given 
        those terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States 
        Code.''.
    (3) Section 706(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 684) is 
amended by striking ``Armed Forces'' and inserting ``uniformed 
services (as defined in section 1072(1) of title 10, United 
States Code)''.
    (b) Coverage of Immediate Family.--(1) Section 1079 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(p)(1) Subject to such exceptions as the Secretary of 
Defense considers necessary, coverage for medical care under 
this section for the dependents referred to in subsection (a) 
of a member of the uniformed services referred to in section 
1074(c)(3) of this title who are residing with the member, and 
standards with respect to timely access to such care, shall be 
comparable to coverage for medical care and standards for 
timely access to such care under the managed care option of the 
TRICARE program known as TRICARE Prime.
    ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall enter into 
arrangements with contractors under the TRICARE program or with 
other appropriate contractors for the timely and efficient 
processing of claims under this subsection.
    ``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall consult with the other 
administering Secretaries in the administration of this 
subsection.''.
    (2) Section 731(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1811; 10 
U.S.C. 1074 note) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
        following: ``A dependent of the member, as described in 
        subparagraph (A), (D), or (I) of section 1072(2) of 
        title 10, United States Code, who is residing with the 
        member shall have the same entitlement to care and to 
        waiver of charges as the member.''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or dependent 
        of the member, as the case may be,'' after ``(2) A 
        member''.
    (c) Effective Dates; Applicability.--(1) The amendments 
made by subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1) shall take effect on 
October 1, 2001.
    (2) The amendments made by subsection (a)(2), with respect 
to members of the uniformed services, and the amendments made 
by subsection (b)(2), with respect to dependents of members, 
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
shall expire with respect to a member or the dependents of a 
member, respectively, on the later of the following:
            (A) The date that is one year after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (B) The date on which the policies required by the 
        amendments made by subsection (a)(1) or (b)(1) are 
        implemented with respect to the coverage of medical 
        care for and provision of such care to the member or 
        dependents, respectively.
    (3) Section 731(b)(3) of Public Law 105-85 does not apply 
to a member of the Coast Guard, the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, or the Commissioned Corps of the 
Public Health Service, or to a dependent of a member of a 
uniformed service.

SEC. 723. MODERNIZATION OF TRICARE BUSINESS PRACTICES AND INCREASE OF 
                    USE OF MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITIES.

    (a) Requirement To Implement Internet-Based System.--Not 
later than October 1, 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall 
implement a system to simplify and make accessible through the 
use of the Internet, through commercially available systems and 
products, critical administrative processes within the military 
health care system and the TRICARE program. The purposes of the 
system shall be to enhance efficiency, improve service, and 
achieve commercially recognized standards of performance.
    (b) Elements of System.--The system required by subsection 
(a)--
            (1) shall comply with patient confidentiality and 
        security requirements, and incorporate data 
        requirements, that are currently widely used by 
        insurers under medicare and commercial insurers;
            (2) shall be designed to achieve improvements with 
        respect to--
                    (A) the availability and scheduling of 
                appointments;
                    (B) the filing, processing, and payment of 
                claims;
                    (C) marketing and information initiatives;
                    (D) the continuation of enrollments without 
                expiration;
                    (E) the portability of enrollments 
                nationwide;
                    (F) education of beneficiaries regarding 
                the military health care system and the TRICARE 
                program; and
                    (G) education of health care providers 
                regarding such system and program; and
            (3) may be implemented through a contractor under 
        TRICARE Prime.
    (c) Areas of Implementation.--The Secretary shall implement 
the system required by subsection (a) in at least one region 
under the TRICARE program.
    (d) Plan for Improved Portability of Benefits.--Not later 
than March 15, 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a plan to provide portability and reciprocity 
of benefits for all enrollees under the TRICARE program 
throughout all TRICARE regions.
    (e) Increase of Use of Military Medical Treatment 
Facilities.--The Secretary shall initiate a program to maximize 
the use of military medical treatment facilities by improving 
the efficiency of health care operations in such facilities.
    (f) Definition.--In this section the term ``TRICARE 
program'' has the meaning given such term in section 1072 of 
title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 724. EXTENSION OF TRICARE MANAGED CARE SUPPORT CONTRACTS.

    (a) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
and subject to subsection (b), any TRICARE managed care support 
contract in effect, or in the final stages of acquisition, on 
September 30, 1999, may be extended for four years.
    (b) Conditions.--Any extension of a contract under 
subsection (a)--
            (1) may be made only if the Secretary of Defense 
        determines that it is in the best interest of the 
        United States to do so; and
            (2) shall be based on the price in the final best 
        and final offer for the last year of the existing 
        contract as adjusted for inflation and other factors 
        mutually agreed to by the contractor and the Federal 
        Government.

SEC. 725. REPORT ON PROTECTIONS AGAINST HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS SEEKING 
                    DIRECT REIMBURSEMENT FROM MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED 
                    SERVICES.

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

SEC. 726. VOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF ENROLLMENT IN TRICARE RETIREE DENTAL 
                    PROGRAM.

    (a) Procedures.--Section 1076c of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection 
        (j); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following 
        new subsection (i):
    ``(i) Voluntary Disenrollment.--(1) With respect to 
enrollment in the dental insurance plan established under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense--
            ``(A) shall allow for a period of up to 30 days at 
        the beginning of the prescribed minimum enrollment 
        period during which an enrollee may disenroll; and
            ``(B) shall provide for limited circumstances under 
        which disenrollment shall be permitted during the 
        prescribed enrollment period, without jeopardizing the 
        fiscal integrity of the dental program.
    ``(2) The circumstances described in paragraph (1)(B) shall 
include--
            ``(A) a case in which a retired member, surviving 
        spouse, or dependent of a retired member who is also a 
        Federal employee is assigned to a location outside the 
        jurisdiction of the dental insurance plan established 
        under subsection (a) that prevents utilization of 
        dental benefits under the plan;
            ``(B) a case in which a retired member, surviving 
        spouse, or dependent of a retired member is prevented 
        by a serious medical condition from being able to 
        obtain benefits under the plan;
            ``(C) a case in which severe financial hardship 
        would result; and
            ``(D) any other circumstances which the Secretary 
        considers appropriate.
    ``(3) The Secretary shall establish procedures for timely 
decisions on requests for disenrollment under this section and 
for appeal to the TRICARE Management Activity of adverse 
decisions.''
    (b) Clarifying Amendment.--The heading for subsection (f) 
is amended by striking ``Termination'' and inserting ``Required 
Terminations''.

SEC. 727. CLAIMS PROCESSING IMPROVEMENTS.

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

SEC. 728. PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS FOR CERTAIN REFERRALS AND 
                    NONAVAILABILITY-OF-HEALTH-CARE STATEMENTS.

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

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

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

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

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

                   Subtitle D--Demonstration Projects

SEC. 731. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR EXPANDED ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH 
                    COUNSELORS.

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

SEC. 732. TELERADIOLOGY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

    (a) Authority To Conduct Project.--(1) The Secretary of 
Defense may conduct a demonstration project for the purposes of 
increasing efficiency of operations with respect to 
teleradiology at military medical treatment facilities, 
supporting remote clinics, and increasing coordination with 
respect to teleradiology between such facilities and clinics. 
Under the project, a military medical treatment facility and 
each clinic supported by such facility shall be linked by a 
digital radiology network through which digital radiology X-
rays may be sent electronically from clinics to the military 
medical treatment facility.
    (2) The demonstration project may be conducted at several 
multispecialty tertiary-care military medical treatment 
facilities affiliated with a university medical school. One of 
such facilities shall be supported by at least 5 geographically 
dispersed remote clinics of the Departments of the Army, Navy, 
and Air Force, and clinics of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs and the Coast Guard. Another of such facilities shall 
be in an underserved rural geographic region served under 
established telemedicine contracts between the Department of 
Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and a local 
university.
    (b) Duration of Project.--The Secretary shall conduct the 
project during the 2-year period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 733. HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry 
out a demonstration program on health care management to 
explore opportunities for improving the planning, programming, 
budgeting systems, and management of the Department of Defense 
health care system.
    (b) Test Models.--Under the demonstration program, the 
Secretary shall test the use of the following planning and 
management models:
            (1) A health care simulation model for studying 
        alternative delivery policies, processes, 
        organizations, and technologies.
            (2) A health care simulation model for studying 
        long term disease management.
    (c) Demonstration Sites.--The Secretary shall test each 
model separately at one or more sites.
    (d) Period for Program.--The demonstration program shall 
begin not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and shall terminate on December 31, 2001.
    (e) Reports.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit a 
report on the demonstration program to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not 
later than March 15, 2002. The report shall include the 
Secretary's assessment of the value of incorporating the use of 
the tested planning and management models throughout the 
planning, programming, budgeting systems, and management of the 
Department of Defense health care system.
    (f) Funding.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
under section 301(22), $6,000,000 shall be available for the 
demonstration program under this section.

   Subtitle E--Joint Initiatives With Department of Veterans Affairs

SEC. 741. VA-DOD SHARING AGREEMENTS FOR HEALTH SERVICES.

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

SEC. 742. PROCESSES FOR PATIENT SAFETY IN MILITARY AND VETERANS HEALTH 
                    CARE SYSTEMS.

    (a) Error Tracking Process.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
implement a centralized process for reporting, compilation, and 
analysis of errors in the provision of health care under the 
defense health program that endanger patients beyond the normal 
risks associated with the care and treatment of such patients. 
To the extent practicable, that process shall emulate the 
system established by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for 
reporting, compilation, and analysis of errors in the provision 
of health care under the Department of Veterans Affairs health 
care system that endanger patients beyond such risks.
    (b) Sharing of Information.--The Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs--
            (1) shall share information regarding the designs 
        of systems or protocols established to reduce errors in 
        the provision of health care described in subsection 
        (a); and
            (2) shall develop such protocols as the Secretaries 
        consider necessary for the establishment and 
        administration of effective processes for the 
        reporting, compilation, and analysis of such errors.

SEC. 743. COOPERATION IN DEVELOPING PHARMACEUTICAL IDENTIFICATION 
                    TECHNOLOGY.

    The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall cooperate in developing systems for the use of 
bar codes for the identification of pharmaceuticals in the 
health care programs of the Department of Defense and the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. In any case in which a common 
pharmaceutical is used in such programs, the bar codes for 
those pharmaceuticals shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
be identical.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

SEC. 751. MANAGEMENT OF ANTHRAX VACCINE IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM.

    (a) System and Procedures for Tracking Separations.--(1) 
Chapter 59 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:

``Sec. 1178. System and procedures for tracking separations resulting 
                    from refusal to participate in anthrax vaccine 
                    immunization program

    ``(a) Requirement To Establish System.--The Secretary of 
each military department shall establish a system for tracking, 
recording, and reporting separations of members of the armed 
forces under the Secretary's jurisdiction that result from 
procedures initiated as a result of a refusal to participate in 
the anthrax vaccine immunization program.
    ``(b) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall consolidate 
the information recorded under the system described in 
subsection (a) and shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not 
later than April 1 of each year a report on such information. 
Each such report shall include a description of--
            ``(1) the number of members separated, categorized 
        by military department, grade, and active-duty or 
        reserve status; and
            ``(2) any other information determined appropriate 
        by the Secretary.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1178. System and procedures for tracking separations resulting from 
          refusal to participate in anthrax vaccine immunization 
          program.''.

    (b) Procedures for Exemptions; Monitoring Adverse 
Reactions.--(1) Chapter 55 of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section:

``Sec. 1110. Anthrax vaccine immunization program; procedures for 
                    exemptions and monitoring reactions

    ``(a) Procedures for Medical and Administrative 
Exemptions.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
uniform procedures under which members of the armed forces may 
be exempted from participating in the anthrax vaccine 
immunization program for either administrative or medical 
reasons.
    ``(2) The Secretaries of the military departments shall 
provide for notification of all members of the armed forces of 
the procedures established pursuant to paragraph (1).
    ``(b) System for Monitoring Adverse Reactions.--(1) The 
Secretary shall establish a system for monitoring adverse 
reactions of members of the armed forces to the anthrax 
vaccine. That system shall include the following:
            ``(A) Independent review of Vaccine Adverse Event 
        Reporting System reports.
            ``(B) Periodic surveys of personnel to whom the 
        vaccine is administered.
            ``(C) A continuing longitudinal study of a pre-
        identified group of members of the armed forces 
        (including men and women and members from all 
        services).
            ``(D) Active surveillance of a sample of members to 
        whom the anthrax vaccine has been administered that is 
        sufficient to identify, at the earliest opportunity, 
        any patterns of adverse reactions, the discovery of 
        which might be delayed by reliance solely on the 
        Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System.
    ``(2) The Secretary may extend or expand any ongoing or 
planned study or analysis of trends in adverse reactions of 
members of the armed forces to the anthrax vaccine in order to 
meet any of the requirements in paragraph (1).
    ``(3) The Secretary shall establish guidelines under which 
members of the armed forces who are determined by an 
independent expert panel to be experiencing unexplained adverse 
reactions may obtain access to a Department of Defense Center 
of Excellence treatment facility for expedited treatment and 
follow up.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1110. Anthrax vaccine immunization program; procedures for exemptions 
          and monitoring reactions.''.

    (c) Emergency Essential Employees.--(1) Chapter 81 of such 
title is amended by inserting after section 1580 the following 
new section:

``Sec. 1580a. Emergency essential employees: notification of required 
                    participation in anthrax vaccine immunization 
                    program

    ``The Secretary of Defense shall--
            ``(1) prescribe regulations for the purpose of 
        ensuring that any civilian employee of the Department 
        of Defense who is determined to be an emergency 
        essential employee and who is required to participate 
        in the anthrax vaccine immunization program is notified 
        of the requirement to participate in the program and 
        the consequences of a decision not to participate; and
            ``(2) ensure that any individual who is being 
        considered for a position as such an employee is 
        notified of the obligation to participate in the 
        program before being offered employment in such 
        position.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1580 
the following new item:

``1580a. Emergency essential employees: notification of required 
          participation in anthrax vaccine immunization program.''.

    (d) Comptroller General Report.--(1) Not later than April 
1, 2002, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report on the effect of the Department of 
Defense anthrax vaccine immunization program on the recruitment 
and retention of active duty and reserve military personnel and 
civilian personnel of the Department of Defense. The study 
shall cover the period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and ending on December 31, 2001.
    (2) The Comptroller General shall include in the report 
required by paragraph (1) a description of any personnel 
actions (including transfer, termination, or reassignment of 
any personnel) taken as a result of the refusal of any civilian 
employee of the Department of Defense to participate in the 
anthrax vaccine immunization program.
    (e) Deadlines for Establishment and Implementation.--The 
Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) not later than April 1, 2001, establish the 
        uniform procedures for exemption from participation in 
        the anthrax vaccine immunization program of the 
        Department of Defense required under subsection (a) of 
        section 1110 of title 10, United States Code (as added 
        by subsection (b));
            (2) not later than July 1, 2001, establish the 
        system for monitoring adverse reactions of members of 
        the Armed Forces to the anthrax vaccine required under 
        subsection (b)(1) of such section;
            (3) not later than April 1, 2001, establish the 
        guidelines under which members of the Armed Forces may 
        obtain access to a Department of Defense Center of 
        Excellence treatment facility for expedited treatment 
        and follow up required under subsection (b)(3) of such 
        section; and
            (4) not later than July 1, 2001, prescribe the 
        regulations regarding emergency essential employees of 
        the Department of Defense required under subsection (a) 
        of section 1580a of such title (as added by 
        subsection(c)).

SEC. 752. ELIMINATION OF COPAYMENTS FOR IMMEDIATE FAMILY.

    (a) No Copayment for Immediate Family.--Section 1097a of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
        (f); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
        new subsection (e):
    ``(e) No Copayment for Immediate Family.--No copayment 
shall be charged a member for care provided under TRICARE Prime 
to a dependent of a member of the uniformed services described 
in subparagraph (A), (D), or (I) of section 1072 of this 
title.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, and shall apply with respect to care provided on or 
after that date.

SEC. 753. MEDICAL INFORMATICS.

    (a) Additional Matters for Annual Report on Medical 
Informatics Advisory Committee.--Section 723(d)(5) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public 
Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 697; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(5) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress an 
annual report on medical informatics. The report shall include 
a discussion of the following matters:
            ``(A) The activities of the Committee.
            ``(B) The coordination of development, deployment, 
        and maintenance of health care informatics systems 
        within the Federal Government, and between the Federal 
        Government and the private sector.
            ``(C) The progress or growth occurring in medical 
        informatics.
            ``(D) How the TRICARE program and the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs health care system can use the 
        advancement of knowledge in medical informatics to 
        raise the standards of health care and treatment and 
        the expectations for improving health care and 
        treatment.''.
    (b) Limitation on Fiscal Year 2001 Funding for 
Pharmaceuticals-Related Medical Informatics.--Of the funds 
authorized to be appropriated under section 301(22), any 
amounts used for pharmaceuticals-related informatics may be 
used only for the following:
            (1) Commencement of the implementation of a new 
        computerized medical record, including an automated 
        entry order system for pharmaceuticals and an 
        infrastructure network that is compliant with the 
        provisions enacted in the Health Insurance Portability 
        and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191; 110 
        Stat. 1936), to make all relevant clinical information 
        on beneficiaries under the Defense Health Program 
        available when needed.
            (2) An integrated pharmacy system under the Defense 
        Health Program that creates a single profile for all 
        pharmaceuticals for such beneficiaries prescribed at 
        military medical treatment facilities or private 
        pharmacies that are part of the Department of Defense 
        pharmacy network.

SEC. 754. PATIENT CARE REPORTING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish a patient care error reporting and management system.
    (b) Purposes of System.--The purposes of the system are as 
follows:
            (1) To study the occurrences of errors in the 
        patient care provided under chapter 55 of title 10, 
        United States Code.
            (2) To identify the systemic factors that are 
        associated with such occurrences.
            (3) To provide for action to be taken to correct 
        the identified systemic factors.
    (c) Requirements for System.--The patient care error 
reporting and management system shall include the following:
            (1) A hospital-level patient safety center, within 
        the quality assurance department of each health care 
        organization of the Department of Defense, to collect, 
        assess, and report on the nature and frequency of 
        errors related to patient care.
            (2) For each health care organization of the 
        Department of Defense and for the entire Defense health 
        program, patient safety standards that are necessary 
        for the development of a full understanding of patient 
        safety issues in each such organization and the entire 
        program, including the nature and types of errors and 
        the systemic causes of the errors.
            (3) Establishment of a Department of Defense 
        Patient Safety Center within the Armed Forces Institute 
        of Pathology, which shall have the following missions:
                    (A) To analyze information on patient care 
                errors that is submitted to the Center by each 
                military health care organization.
                    (B) To develop action plans for addressing 
                patterns of patient care errors.
                    (C) To execute those action plans to 
                mitigate and control errors in patient care 
                with a goal of ensuring that the health care 
                organizations of the Department of Defense 
                provide highly reliable patient care with 
                virtually no error.
                    (D) To provide, through the Assistant 
                Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, to the 
                Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality of 
                the Department of Health and Human Services any 
                reports that the Assistant Secretary determines 
                appropriate.
                    (E) To review and integrate processes for 
                reducing errors associated with patient care 
                and for enhancing patient safety.
                    (F) To contract with a qualified and 
                objective external organization to manage the 
                national patient safety database of the 
                Department of Defense.
    (d) MedTeams Program.--The Secretary shall expand the 
health care team coordination program to integrate that program 
into all Department of Defense health care operations. In 
carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall take the 
following actions:
            (1) Establish not less than two Centers of 
        Excellence for the development, validation, 
        proliferation, and sustainment of the health care team 
        coordination program, one of which shall support all 
        fixed military health care organizations, the other of 
        which shall support all combat casualty care 
        organizations.
            (2) Deploy the program to all fixed and combat 
        casualty care organizations of each of the Armed 
        Forces, at the rate of not less than 10 organizations 
        in each fiscal year.
            (3) Expand the scope of the health care team 
        coordination program from a focus on emergency 
        department care to a coverage that includes care in all 
        major medical specialties, at the rate of not less than 
        one specialty in each fiscal year.
            (4) Continue research and development investments 
        to improve communication, coordination, and team work 
        in the provision of health care.
    (e) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with the 
other administering Secretaries (as defined in section 1072(3) 
of title 10, United States Code) in carrying out this section.

SEC. 755. AUGMENTATION OF ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT BY DETAILING RESERVE 
                    OFFICERS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services may jointly conduct a program to 
augment the Army Medical Department by exercising any 
authorities provided to those officials in law for the 
detailing of reserve commissioned officers of the Public Health 
Service not in an active status to the Army Medical Department 
for that purpose.
    (b) Agreement.--The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services shall enter into an agreement 
governing any program conducted under subsection (a).
    (c) Assessment.--(1) The Secretary of the Army shall review 
the laws providing the authorities described in subsection (a) 
and assess the adequacy of those laws for authorizing--
            (A) the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
        detail reserve commissioned officers of the Public 
        Health Service not in an active status to the Army 
        Medical Department to augment that department; and
            (B) the Secretary of the Army to accept the detail 
        of such officers for that purpose.
    (2) The Secretary shall complete the review and assessment 
under paragraph (1) not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Report to Congress.--Not later than March 1, 2001, the 
Secretary of the Army shall submit a report on the results of 
the review and assessment under subsection (c) to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives. The report shall include the following:
            (1) The findings resulting from the review and 
        assessment.
            (2) Any proposal for legislation that the Secretary 
        recommends to strengthen the authority of the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services and the authority of the 
        Secretary of the Army to take the actions described in 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, of subsection 
        (c)(1).
    (e) Consultation Requirement.--The Secretary of the Army 
shall consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
in carrying out the review and assessment under subsection (c) 
and in preparing the report (including making recommendations) 
under subsection (d).

SEC. 756. PRIVACY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MEDICAL RECORDS.

    (a) Comprehensive Plan.--Not later than April 1, 2001, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a comprehensive 
plan to improve privacy protections for medical records 
maintained by the Department of Defense. Such plan shall be 
consistent with the regulations promulgated under section 
264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability 
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191; 42 U.S.C. 1320d-2 note).
    (b) Interim Regulations.--(1) Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary shall prescribe interim 
regulations, pending full implementation of the comprehensive 
plan described in subsection (a), to improve privacy 
protections for medical records maintained by the Department of 
Defense.
    (2) The regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) shall 
provide maximum protections for privacy consistent with such 
actions that the Secretary determines are necessary for 
purposes of national security, law enforcement, patient 
treatment, public health reporting, accreditation and licensure 
review activities, external peer review and other quality 
assurance program activities, payment for health care services, 
fraud and abuse prevention, judicial and administrative 
proceedings, research consistent with regulations on 
Governmentwide protection of human subjects, Department of 
Veterans Affairs benefit programs, and any other purposes 
identified by the Secretary for the responsible management of 
the military health care system.

SEC. 757. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH SPECIAL LOCALITY-BASED REIMBURSEMENT 
                    RATES; REPORTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1079(h) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
    ``(5) To assure access to care for all covered 
beneficiaries, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
the other administering Secretaries, shall designate specific 
rates for reimbursement for services in certain localities if 
the Secretary determines that without payment of such rates 
access to health care services would be severely impaired. Such 
a determination shall be based on consideration of the number 
of providers in a locality who provide the services, the number 
of such providers who are CHAMPUS participating providers, the 
number of covered beneficiaries under CHAMPUS in the locality, 
the availability of military providers in the location or a 
nearby location, and any other factors determined to be 
relevant by the Secretary.''.
    (b) Reports.--(1) Not later than March 31, 2001, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives and the 
General Accounting Office a report on actions taken to carry 
out section 1079(h)(5) of title 10, United States Code (as 
added by subsection (a)) and section 1097b of such title.
    (2) Not later than May 1, 2001, the Comptroller General 
shall submit to Congress a report analyzing the utility of--
            (A) increased reimbursement authorities with 
        respect to ensuring the availability of network 
        providers and nonnetwork providers under the TRICARE 
        program to covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of 
        such title; and
            (B) requiring a reimbursement limitation of 70 
        percent of usual and customary rates rather than 115 
        percent of maximum allowable charges under the Civilian 
        Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services.
    (3)(A) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report on the extent to which physicians are 
choosing not to participate in contracts for the furnishing of 
health care in rural States under chapter 55 of title 10, 
United States Code. The report shall include the following:
            (i) The number of physicians in rural States who 
        are withdrawing from participation, or otherwise 
        refusing to participate, in the health care contracts.
            (ii) The reasons for the withdrawals and refusals.
            (iii) The actions that the Secretary of Defense can 
        take to encourage more physicians to participate in the 
        health care contracts.
            (iv) Any recommendations for legislation that the 
        Secretary considers necessary to encourage more 
        physicians to participate in the health care contracts.
    (B) In this paragraph, the term ``rural State'' means a 
State that has, on average, as determined by the Bureau of the 
Census in the latest decennial census--
            (i) fewer than 76 residents per square mile; and
            (ii) fewer than 211 actively practicing physicians 
        (not counting physicians employed by the United States) 
        per 100,000 residents.

SEC. 758. REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN TRAVEL EXPENSES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 1074h (as added by 
section 706) the following new section:

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

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

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

SEC. 759. REDUCTION OF CAP ON PAYMENTS.

    Section 1086(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``$7,500'' and inserting ``$3,000''.

SEC. 760. TRAINING IN HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Expansion of Program.--Section 715(a) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-
106; 110 Stat 375; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
        striking ``Not later than six months after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the'' and inserting ``The'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, deputy commander, and 
                managed care coordinator'' after ``commander''; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting ``, and any other 
                person,'' after ``Defense''; and
            (3) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) Limitation on Assignment Until Completion of 
Training.--No person may be assigned as the commander, deputy 
commander, or managed care coordinator of a military medical 
treatment facility or as a TRICARE lead agent or senior member 
of the staff of a TRICARE lead agent office until the Secretary 
of the military department concerned submits a certification to 
the Secretary of Defense that such person has completed the 
training described in subsection (a).''.
    (b) Report Requirement.--(1) Not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to Congress a report on progress in meeting the 
requirements of section 715 of such Act (as amended by 
subsection (a)) by implementing a professional educational 
program to provide appropriate training in health care 
management and administration.
    (2) The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the 
following:
            (A) A survey of professional civilian 
        certifications and credentials which demonstrate 
        achievement of the requirements of such section.
            (B) A description of the continuing education 
        activities required to obtain initial certification and 
        periodic required recertification.
            (C) A description of the prominence of such 
        credentials or certifications among senior civilian 
        health care executives.
    (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
to section 715 of such Act--
            (1) shall apply to a deputy commander, a managed 
        care coordinator of a military medical treatment 
        facility, or a lead agent for coordinating the delivery 
        of health care by military and civilian providers under 
        the TRICARE program, who is assigned to such position 
        on or after the date that is one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act; and
            (2) may apply, in the discretion of the Secretary 
        of Defense, to a deputy commander, a managed care 
        coordinator of such a facility, or a lead agent for 
        coordinating the delivery of such health care, who is 
        assigned to such position before the date that is one 
        year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 761. STUDIES ON FEASIBILITY OF SHARING BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH 
                    FACILITY.

    (a) Studies Required.--(1) The Secretary of the Army shall 
conduct a study on the feasibility of the Tripler Army Medical 
Center, Hawaii, sharing a biomedical research facility with the 
Department of Veterans Affairs and the School of Medicine at 
the University of Hawaii for the purpose of making more 
efficient use of funding for biomedical research.
    (2) The Secretary of the Air Force shall conduct a study on 
the feasibility of the Little Rock Medical Facility, Arkansas, 
sharing a biomedical research facility with the Department of 
Veterans Affairs and the School of Medicine at the University 
of Arkansas for the purpose of making more efficient use of 
funding for biomedical research.
    (3) The biomedical research facilities described in 
paragraphs (1) and (2) would include a clinical research center 
and facilities for educational, academic, and laboratory 
research.
    (b) Reports.--Not later than March 1, 2001--
            (1) the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the 
        Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate a report on the study 
        conducted under subsection (a)(1); and
            (2) the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to 
        such committees a report on the study conducted under 
        subsection (a)(2).

SEC. 762. STUDY ON COMPARABILITY OF COVERAGE FOR PHYSICAL, SPEECH, AND 
                    OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIES.

    (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a study comparing coverage and reimbursement for covered 
beneficiaries under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, 
for physical, speech, and occupational therapies under the 
TRICARE program and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of 
the Uniformed Services to coverage and reimbursement for such 
therapies by insurers under Medicareand the Federal Employees 
Health Benefits Program. The study shall examine the following:
            (1) Types of services covered.
            (2) Whether prior authorization is required to 
        receive such services.
            (3) Reimbursement limits for services covered.
            (4) Whether services are covered on both an 
        inpatient and outpatient basis.
    (b) Report.--Not later than March 31, 2001, the Secretary 
shall submit a report on the findings of the study conducted 
under this section to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives.



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



 Subtitle A--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, 
                             and Limitations

Sec. 801. Department of Defense acquisition pilot programs.
Sec. 802. Multiyear services contracts.
Sec. 803. Clarification and extension of authority to carry out certain 
          prototype projects.
Sec. 804. Clarification of authority of Comptroller General to review 
          records of participants in certain prototype projects.
Sec. 805. Extension of time period of limitation on procurement of ball 
          bearings and roller bearings.
Sec. 806. Reporting requirements relating to multiyear contracts.
Sec. 807. Eligibility of small business concerns owned and controlled by 
          women for assistance under the mentor-protege program.
Sec. 808. Qualifications required for employment and assignment in 
          contracting positions.
Sec. 809. Revision of authority for solutions-based contracting pilot 
          program.
Sec. 810. Procurement notice of contracting opportunities through 
          electronic means.

                   Subtitle B--Information Technology

Sec. 811. Acquisition and management of information technology.
Sec. 812. Tracking and management of information technology purchases.
Sec. 813. Appropriate use of requirements regarding experience and 
          education of contractor personnel in the procurement of 
          information technology services.
Sec. 814. Navy-Marine Corps Intranet.
Sec. 815. Sense of Congress regarding information technology systems for 
          Guard and Reserve components.

              Subtitle C--Other Acquisition-Related Matters

Sec. 821. Improvements in procurements of services.
Sec. 822. Financial analysis of use of dual rates for quantifying 
          overhead costs at Army ammunition plants.
Sec. 823. Repeal of prohibition on use of Department of Defense funds 
          for procurement of nuclear-capable shipyard crane from a 
          foreign source.
Sec. 824. Extension of waiver period for live-fire survivability testing 
          for MH-47E and MH-60K helicopter modification programs.
Sec. 825. Compliance with existing law regarding purchases of equipment 
          and products.
Sec. 826. Requirement to disregard certain agreements in awarding 
          contracts for the purchase of firearms or ammunition.

                     Subtitle D--Studies and Reports

Sec. 831. Study on impact of foreign sourcing of systems on long-term 
          military readiness and related industrial infrastructure.
Sec. 832. Study of policies and procedures for transfer of commercial 
          activities.
Sec. 833. Study and report on practice of contract bundling in military 
          construction contracts.
Sec. 834. Requirement to conduct study on contract bundling.

Subtitle A--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, 
                            and Limitations

SEC. 801. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION PILOT PROGRAMS.

    (a) Extension of Authority.--Section 5064(d)(2) of the 
Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-
355; 108 Stat. 3361; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note) is amended by 
striking ``45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act 
and ends on September 30, 1998'' and inserting ``on October 13, 
1994, and ends on October 1, 2007''.
    (b) Expansion of JDAM Program.--Section 5064(a)(2) of such 
Act is amended by striking ``1000-pound and 2000-pound bombs'' 
and inserting ``500-pound, 1000-pound, and 2000-pound bombs''.
    (c) Report Required.--(1) Not later than January 1, 2001, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
report on the acquisition pilot programs of the Department of 
Defense. The report shall describe, for each acquisition 
program identified in section 5064(a) of the Federal 
Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994, the following:
            (A) Each quantitative measure and goal established 
        for each item described in paragraph (2), which of such 
        goals have been achieved, and the extent to which the 
        use of the authorities in section 809 of the National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public 
        Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note) and section 5064 of 
        the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 was a 
        factor in achieving each of such goals.
            (B) Recommended revisions to statutes or the 
        Federal Acquisition Regulation as a result of 
        participation in the pilot program.
            (C) Any innovative business practices developed as 
        a result of participation in the pilot program, whether 
        such business practices could be applied to other 
        acquisition programs, and any impediments to 
        application of such practices to other programs.
            (D) Technological changes to the program, and to 
        what extent those changes affected the items in 
        paragraph (2).
            (E) Any other information determined appropriate by 
        the Secretary.
    (2) The items under this paragraph are, with respect to 
defense acquisition programs, the following:
            (A) The acquisition management costs.
            (B) The unit cost of the items procured.
            (C) The acquisition cycle.
            (D) The total cost of carrying out the contract.
            (E) Staffing necessary to carry out the program.

SEC. 802. MULTIYEAR SERVICES CONTRACTS.

    (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 137 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 2306b the 
following:

``Sec. 2306c. Multiyear contracts: acquisition of services

    ``(a) Authority.--Subject to subsections (d) and (e), the 
head of an agency may enter into contracts for periods of not 
more than five years for services described in subsection (b), 
and for items of supply related to such services, for which 
funds would otherwise be available for obligation only within 
the fiscal year for which appropriated whenever the head of the 
agency finds that--
            ``(1) there will be a continuing requirement for 
        the services consonant with current plans for the 
        proposed contract period;
            ``(2) the furnishing of such services will require 
        a substantial initial investment in plant or equipment, 
        or the incurrence of substantial contingent liabilities 
        for the assembly, training, or transportation of a 
        specialized work force; and
            ``(3) the use of such a contract will promote the 
        best interests of the United States by encouraging 
        effective competition and promoting economies in 
        operation.
    ``(b) Covered Services.--The authority under subsection (a) 
applies to the following types of services:
            ``(1) Operation, maintenance, and support of 
        facilities and installations.
            ``(2) Maintenance or modification of aircraft, 
        ships, vehicles, and other highly complex military 
        equipment.
            ``(3) Specialized training necessitating high 
        quality instructor skills (for example, pilot and air 
        crew members; foreign language training).
            ``(4) Base services (for example, ground 
        maintenance; in-plane refueling; bus transportation; 
        refuse collection and disposal).
    ``(c) Applicable Principles.--In entering into multiyear 
contracts for services under the authority of this section, the 
head of the agency shall be guided by the following principles:
            ``(1) The portion of the cost of any plant or 
        equipment amortized as a cost of contract performance 
        should not exceed the ratio between the period of 
        contract performance and the anticipated useful 
        commercial life of such plant or equipment. Useful 
        commercial life, for this purpose, means the commercial 
        utility of the facilities rather than the physical life 
        thereof, with due consideration given to such factors 
        as location of facilities, specialized nature thereof, 
        and obsolescence.
            ``(2) Consideration shall be given to the 
        desirability of obtaining an option to renew the 
        contract for a reasonable period not to exceed three 
        years, at prices not to include charges for plant, 
        equipment and other nonrecurring costs, already 
        amortized.
            ``(3) Consideration shall be given to the 
        desirability of reserving in the agency the right, upon 
        payment of theunamortized portion of the cost of the 
plant or equipment, to take title thereto under appropriate 
circumstances.
    ``(d) Restrictions Applicable Generally.--(1) The head of 
an agency may not initiate under this section a contract for 
services that includes an unfunded contingent liability in 
excess of $20,000,000 unless the committees of Congress named 
in paragraph (5) are notified of the proposed contract at least 
30 days in advance of the award of the proposed contract.
    ``(2) The head of an agency may not initiate a multiyear 
contract for services under this section if the value of the 
multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 unless authority 
for the contract is specifically provided by law.
    ``(3) The head of an agency may not terminate a multiyear 
procurement contract for services until 10 days after the date 
on which notice of the proposed termination is provided to the 
committees of Congress named in paragraph (5).
    ``(4) Before any contract described in subsection (a) that 
contains a clause setting forth a cancellation ceiling in 
excess of $100,000,000 may be awarded, the head of the agency 
concerned shall give written notification of the proposed 
contract and of the proposed cancellation ceiling for that 
contract to the committees of Congress named in paragraph (5), 
and such contract may not then be awarded until the end of a 
period of 30 days beginning on the date of such notification.
    ``(5) The committees of Congress referred to in paragraphs 
(1), (3), and (4) are as follows:
            ``(A) The Committee on Armed Services and the 
        Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
            ``(B) The Committee on Armed Services and the 
        Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives.
    ``(e) Cancellation or Termination for Insufficient Funding 
After First Year.--In the event that funds are not made 
available for the continuation of a multiyear contract for 
services into a subsequent fiscal year, the contract shall be 
canceled or terminated, and the costs of cancellation or 
termination may be paid from--
            ``(1) appropriations originally available for the 
        performance of the contract concerned;
            ``(2) appropriations currently available for 
        procurement of the type of services concerned, and not 
        otherwise obligated; or
            ``(3) funds appropriated for those payments.
    ``(f) Multiyear Contract Defined.--For the purposes of this 
section, a multiyear contract is a contract for the purchase of 
services for more than one, but not more than five, program 
years. Such a contract may provide that performance under the 
contract during the second and subsequent years of the contract 
is contingent upon the appropriation of funds and (if it does 
so provide) may provide for a cancellation payment to be made 
to the contractor if such appropriations are not made.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
2306b the following:

``2306c. Multiyear contracts: acquisition of services.''.

    (b) Reference to Relocated Authority.--Subsection (g) of 
section 2306 of such title is amended to read as follows:
    ``(g) Multiyear contracting authority for the acquisition 
of services is provided in section 2306c of this title.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2306b(k) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``or services''.
    (d) Applicability.--Section 2306c of title 10, United 
States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall apply with 
respect to contracts for which solicitations of offers are 
issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 803. CLARIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 
                    PROTOTYPE PROJECTS.

    (a) Amendments to Authority.--Section 845 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-
160; 10 U.S.C. 2371 note) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
        (f); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following 
        new subsections:
    ``(d) Appropriate Use of Authority.--(1) The Secretary of 
Defense shall ensure that no official of an agency enters into 
a transaction (other than a contract, grant, or cooperative 
agreement) for a prototype project under the authority of this 
section unless--
            ``(A) there is at least one nontraditional defense 
        contractor participating to a significant extent in the 
        prototype project; or
            ``(B) no nontraditional defense contractor is 
        participating to a significant extent in the prototype 
        project, but at least one of the following 
        circumstances exists:
                    ``(i) At least one third of the total cost 
                of the prototype project is to be paid out of 
                funds provided by parties to the transaction 
                other than the Federal Government.
                    ``(ii) The senior procurement executive for 
                the agency (as designated for the purposes of 
                section 16(3) of the Office of Federal 
                Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414(3)) 
                determines in writing that exceptional 
                circumstances justify the use of a transaction 
                that provides for innovative business 
                arrangements or structures that would not be 
                feasible or appropriate under a contract.
    ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 
amounts counted for the purposes of this subsection as being 
provided, or to be provided, by a party to a transaction with 
respect to a prototype project that is entered into under this 
section other than the Federal Government do not include costs 
that were incurred before the date on which the transaction 
becomes effective.
    ``(B) Costs that were incurred for a prototype project by a 
party after the beginning of negotiations resulting in a 
transaction (other than a contract, grant, or cooperative 
agreement) with respect to the project before the date on which 
the transaction becomes effective may be counted for purposes 
of this subsection as being provided, or to be provided, by the 
party to the transaction if and to the extent that the official 
responsible for entering into the transaction determines in 
writing that--
            ``(i) the party incurred the costs in anticipation 
        of entering into the transaction; and
            ``(ii) it was appropriate for the party to incur 
        the costs before the transaction became effective in 
        order to ensure the successful implementation of the 
        transaction.
    ``(e) Nontraditional Defense Contractor Defined.--In this 
section, the term `nontraditional defense contractor' means an 
entity that has not, for a period of at least one year prior to 
the date that a transaction (other than a contract, grant, or 
cooperative agreement) for a prototype project under the 
authority of this section is entered into, entered into or 
performed with respect to--
            ``(1) any contract that is subject to full coverage 
        under the cost accounting standards prescribed pursuant 
        to section 26 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
        Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 422) and the regulations 
        implementing such section; or
            ``(2) any other contract in excess of $500,000 to 
        carry out prototype projects or to perform basic, 
        applied, or advanced research projects for a Federal 
        agency, that is subject to the Federal Acquisition 
        Regulation.''.
    (b) Extension of Authority.--Subsection (f) of such 
section, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended by 
striking ``September 30, 2001'' and inserting ``September 30, 
2004''.

SEC. 804. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL TO REVIEW 
                    RECORDS OF PARTICIPANTS IN CERTAIN PROTOTYPE 
                    PROJECTS.

    (a) Comptroller General Review.--Section 845(c) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (10 
U.S.C. 2371 note) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
        paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following 
        new paragraph (3):
    ``(3)(A) The right provided to the Comptroller General in a 
clause of an agreement under paragraph (1) is limited as 
provided in subparagraph (B) in the case of a party to the 
agreement, an entity that participates in the performance of 
the agreement, or a subordinate element of that party or entity 
if the only agreements or other transactions that the party, 
entity, or subordinate element entered into with Government 
entities in the year prior to the date of that agreement are 
cooperative agreements or transactions that were entered into 
under this section or section 2371 of title 10, United States 
Code.
    ``(B) The only records of a party, other entity, or 
subordinate element referred to in subparagraph (A) that the 
Comptroller General may examine in the exercise of the right 
referred to in that subparagraph are records of the same type 
as the records that the Government has had the right to examine 
under the audit access clauses of the previous agreements or 
transactions referred to in such subparagraph that were entered 
into by that particular party, entity, or subordinate 
element.''.

SEC. 805. EXTENSION OF TIME PERIOD OF LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF BALL 
                    BEARINGS AND ROLLER BEARINGS.

    Section 2534(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``October 1, 2000'' and inserting ``October 
1, 2005''.

SEC. 806. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS.

    Section 2306b(l) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                (A), by striking ``The head of an agency'' and 
                all that follows through ``following 
                information'' and inserting ``Not later than 
                the date of the submission of the President's 
                budget request under section 1105 of title 31, 
                the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report 
                to the congressional defense committees each 
                year, providing the following information with 
                respect to each multiyear contract (and each 
                extension of an existing multiyear contract) 
                entered into, or planned to be entered into, by 
                the head of an agency during the current or 
                preceding year''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``in 
                effect immediately before the contract (or 
                contract extension) is entered into'' and 
                inserting ``in effect at the time the report is 
                submitted'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (9) as 
        paragraphs (6) through (10), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following 
        new paragraph (5):
    ``(5) The head of an agency may not enter into a multiyear 
contract (or extend an existing multiyear contract), the value 
of which would exceed $500,000,000 (when entered into or when 
extended, as the case may be), until the Secretary of Defense 
submits to the congressional defense committees a report 
containing the information described in paragraph (4) with 
respect to the contract (or contract extension).''.

SEC. 807. ELIGIBILITY OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED 
                    BY WOMEN FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER THE MENTOR-PROTEGE 
                    PROGRAM.

    Section 831(m)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph 
        (C);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of 
        subparagraph (D) and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) a small business concern owned and 
                controlled by women, as defined in section 
                8(d)(3)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
                637(d)(3)(D)).''.

SEC. 808. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYMENT AND ASSIGNMENT IN 
                    CONTRACTING POSITIONS.

    (a) Applicability of Requirements to Members of the Armed 
Forces.--Section 1724 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended in the first sentence of subsection (d)--
            (1) by striking ``employee of'' and inserting 
        ``employee or member of''; and
            (2) by striking ``employee possesses'' and 
        inserting ``employee or member possesses''.
    (b) Mandatory Academic Qualifications.--(1) Subsection 
(a)(3) of such section is amended--
            (A) by inserting ``and'' before ``(B)''; and
            (B) by striking ``, or (C)'' and all that follows 
        through ``listed in subparagraph (B)''.
    (2) Subsection (b) of such section is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(b) GS-1102 Series Positions and Similar Military 
Positions.--The Secretary of Defense shall require that a 
person meet the requirements set forth in paragraph (3) of 
subsection (a), but not the other requirements set forth in 
that subsection, in order to qualify to serve in a position in 
the Department of Defense in--
            ``(1) the GS-1102 occupational series; or
            ``(2) a similar occupational specialty if the 
        position is to be filled by a member of the armed 
        forces.''.
    (c) Exception.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended 
to read as follows:
    ``(c) Exception.--The requirements imposed under subsection 
(a) or (b) shall not apply to a person for the purpose of 
qualifying to serve in a position in which the person is 
serving on September 30, 2000.''.
    (d) Deletion of Unnecessary Cross References.--Subsection 
(a) of such section is amended by striking ``(except as 
provided in subsections (c) and (d))'' in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1).
    (e) Effective Date.--This section, and the amendments made 
by this section, shall take effect on October 1, 2000, and 
shall apply to appointments and assignments to contracting 
positions made on or after that date.

SEC. 809. REVISION OF AUTHORITY FOR SOLUTIONS-BASED CONTRACTING PILOT 
                    PROGRAM.

    (a) Pilot Projects Under the Program.--Section 5312 of the 
Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1492) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection 
        (d)(2)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(d) Pilot Program Projects.--The Administrator shall 
authorize to be carried out under the pilot program--
            ``(1) not more than 10 projects, each of which has 
        an estimated cost of at least $25,000,000 and not more 
        than $100,000,000; and
            ``(2) not more than 10 projects for small business 
        concerns, each of which has an estimated cost of at 
        least $1,000,000 and not more than $5,000,000.''.
    (b) Elimination of Requirement for Federal Funding of 
Program Definition Phase.--Subsection (c)(9)(B) of such section 
is amended by striking ``program definition phase (funded, in 
the case of the source ultimately awarded the contract, by the 
Federal Government)--'' and inserting ``program definition 
phase--''.

SEC. 810. PROCUREMENT NOTICE OF CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH 
                    ELECTRONIC MEANS.

    (a) Publication by Electronic Means.--Subsection (a) of 
section 18 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
U.S.C. 416) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``furnish for 
        publication by the Secretary of Commerce'' and 
        inserting ``publish'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(2)(A) A notice of solicitation required to be published 
under paragraph (1) may be published--
            ``(i) by electronic means that meets the 
        requirements for accessibility under paragraph (7); or
            ``(ii) by the Secretary of Commerce in the Commerce 
        Business Daily.
    ``(B) The Secretary of Commerce shall promptly publish in 
the Commerce Business Daily each notice or announcement 
received under this subsection for publication by that 
means.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(7) A publication of a notice of solicitation by 
electronic means meets the requirements for accessibility under 
this paragraph if the notice is electronically accessible in a 
form that allows convenient and universal user access through 
the single Government-wide point of entry designated in the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation.''.
    (b) Waiting Period for Issuance of Solicitation.--Paragraph 
(3) of such subsection is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
        striking ``furnish a notice to the Secretary of 
        Commerce'' and inserting ``publish a notice of 
        solicitation''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``by the 
        Secretary of Commerce''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments To Small Business Act.--
Subsection (e) of section 8 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 637) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``furnish for 
        publication by the Secretary of Commerce'' and 
        inserting ``publish'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(2)(A) A notice of solicitation required to be published 
under paragraph (1) may be published--
            ``(i) by electronic means that meet the 
        accessibility requirements under section 18(a)(7) of 
        the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
        416(a)(7)); or
            ``(ii) by the Secretary of Commerce in the Commerce 
        Business Daily.
    ``(B) The Secretary of Commerce shall promptly publish in 
the Commerce Business Daily each notice or announcement 
received under this subsection for publication by that 
means.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                (A), by striking ``furnish a notice to the 
                Secretary of Commerce'' and inserting ``publish 
                a notice of solicitation''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``by 
                the Secretary of Commerce''.
    (d) Periodic Reports on Implementation of Electronic 
Commerce in Federal Procurement.--Section 30(e) of the Office 
of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 426(e)) is 
amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``Not later 
        than March 1, 1998, and every year afterward through 
        2003'' and inserting ``Not later than March 1 of each 
        even-numbered year through 2004''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by striking ``Beginning with the report 
                submitted on March 1, 1999, an'' and inserting 
                ``An''; and
                    (B) by striking ``calendar year'' and 
                inserting ``two fiscal years''.
    (e) Effective Date; Applicability.--The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2000. The 
amendments made by subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall apply 
with respect to solicitations issued on or after that date.

                   Subtitle B--Information Technology

SEC. 811. ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Responsibility of DOD Chief Information Officer 
Relating to Mission Critical and Mission Essential Information 
Technology Systems.--Section 2223(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
        (3);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
        (4) and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) maintain a consolidated inventory of 
        Department of Defense mission critical and mission 
        essential information systems, identify interfaces 
        between those systems and other information systems, 
        and develop and maintain contingency plans for 
        responding to a disruption in the operation of any of 
        those information systems.''.
    (b) Minimum Planning Requirements for the Acquisition of 
Information Technology Systems.--(1) Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, Department of 
Defense Directive 5000.1 shall be revised to establish minimum 
planning requirements for the acquisition of information 
technology systems.
    (2) The revised directive required by (1) shall--
            (A) include definitions of the terms ``mission 
        critical information system'' and ``mission essential 
        information system'';
            (B) prohibit the award of any contract for the 
        acquisition of a mission critical or mission essential 
        information technology system until--
                    (i) the system has been registered with the 
                Chief Information Officer of the Department of 
                Defense;
                    (ii) the Chief Information Officer has 
                received all information on the system that is 
                required under the directive to be provided to 
                that official; and
                    (iii) the Chief Information Officer has 
                determined that there is in place for the 
                system an appropriate information assurance 
                strategy; and
            (C) require that, in the case of each system 
        registered pursuant to subparagraph (B)(i), the 
        information required under subparagraph (B)(ii) to be 
        submitted as part of the registration shall be updated 
        on not less than a quarterly basis.
    (c) Milestone Approval for Major Automated Information 
Systems.--The revised directive required by subsection (b) 
shall prohibit Milestone I approval, Milestone II approval, or 
Milestone III approval (or the equivalent) of a major automated 
information system within the Department of Defense until the 
Chief Information Officer has determined that--
            (1) the system is being developed in accordance 
        with the requirements of division E of the Clinger-
        Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.);
            (2) appropriate actions have been taken with 
        respect to the system in the areas of business process 
        reengineering, analysis of alternatives, economic 
        analysis, and performance measures; and
            (3) the system has been registered as described in 
        subsection (b)(2)(B).
    (d) Notice of Redesignation of Systems.--(1) Whenever 
during fiscal year 2001, 2002, or 2003 the Chief Information 
Officer designates a system previously designated as a major 
automated information system to be in a designation category 
other than a major automated information system, the Chief 
Information Officer shall notify the congressional defense 
committees of that designation. The notice shall be provided 
not later than 30 days after the date of that designation. Any 
such notice shall include the rationale for the decision to 
make the designation and a description of the program 
management oversight that will be implemented for the system so 
designated.
    (2) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Chief Information Officer shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report specifying each 
information system of the Department of Defense previously 
designated as a major automated information system that is 
currently designated in a designation category other than a 
major automated information system including designation as a 
``special interest major technology initiative''. The report 
shall include for each such system the information specified in 
the third sentence of paragraph (1).
    (e) Annual Implementation Report.--(1) The Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees, 
not later than April 1 of each of fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 
2003, a report on the implementation of the requirements of 
this section during the preceding fiscal year.
    (2) The report for a fiscal year under paragraph (1) shall 
include, at a minimum, for each major automated information 
system that was approved during such preceding fiscal year 
under Department of Defense Directive 5000.1 (as revised 
pursuant to subsection (b)), the following:
            (A) The funding baseline.
            (B) The milestone schedule.
            (C) The actions that have been taken to ensure 
        compliance with the requirements of this section and 
        the directive.
    (3) The first report shall include, in addition to the 
information required by paragraph (2), an explanation of the 
manner in which the responsible officials within the Department 
of Defense have addressed, or intend to address, the following 
acquisition issues for each major automated information system 
planned to be acquired after that fiscal year:
            (A) Requirements definition.
            (B) Presentation of a business case analysis, 
        including an analysis of alternatives and a calculation 
        of return on investment.
            (C) Performance measurement.
            (D) Test and evaluation.
            (E) Interoperability.
            (F) Cost, schedule, and performance baselines.
            (G) Information assurance.
            (H) Incremental fielding and implementation.
            (I) Risk mitigation.
            (J) The role of integrated product teams.
            (K) Issues arising from implementation of the 
        Command, Control, Communications, Computers, 
        Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Plan 
        required by Department of Defense Directive 5000.1 and 
        Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction 
        3170.01.
            (L) Oversight, including the Chief Information 
        Officer's oversight of decision reviews.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``Chief Information Officer'' means 
        the senior official of the Department of Defense 
        designated by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to 
        section 3506 of title 44, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``information technology system'' has 
        the meaning given the term ``information technology'' 
        in section 5002 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 
        U.S.C. 1401).
            (3) The term ``major automated information system'' 
        has the meaning given that term in Department of 
        Defense Directive 5000.1.

SEC. 812. TRACKING AND MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PURCHASES.

    (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 131 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``Sec. 2225. Information technology purchases: tracking and management

    ``(a) Collection of Data Required.--To improve tracking and 
management of information technology products and services by 
the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide for the collection of the data described in subsection 
(b) for each purchase of such products or services made by a 
military department or Defense Agency in excess of the 
simplified acquisition threshold, regardless of whether such a 
purchase is made in the form of a contract, task order, 
delivery order, military interdepartmental purchase request, or 
any other form of interagency agreement.
    ``(b) Data To Be Collected.--The data required to be 
collected under subsection (a) includes the following:
            ``(1) The products or services purchased.
            ``(2) Whether the products or services are 
        categorized as commercially available off-the-shelf 
        items, other commercial items, nondevelopmental items 
        other than commercial items, other noncommercial items, 
        or services.
            ``(3) The total dollar amount of the purchase.
            ``(4) The form of contracting action used to make 
        the purchase.
            ``(5) In the case of a purchase made through an 
        agency other than the Department of Defense--
                    ``(A) the agency through which the purchase 
                is made; and
                    ``(B) the reasons for making the purchase 
                through that agency.
            ``(6) The type of pricing used to make the purchase 
        (whether fixed price or another type of pricing).
            ``(7) The extent of competition provided in making 
        the purchase.
            ``(8) A statement regarding whether the purchase 
        was made from--
                    ``(A) a small business concern;
                    ``(B) a small business concern owned and 
                controlled by socially and economically 
                disadvantaged individuals; or
                    ``(C) a small business concern owned and 
                controlled by women.
            ``(9) A statement regarding whether the purchase 
        was made in compliance with the planning requirements 
        under sections 5122 and 5123 of the Clinger-Cohen Act 
        of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1422, 1423).
    ``(c) Responsibility To Ensure Fairness of Certain 
Prices.--The head of each contracting activity in the 
Department of Defense shall have responsibility for ensuring 
the fairness and reasonableness of unit prices paid by the 
contracting activity for information technology products and 
services that are frequently purchased commercially available 
off-the-shelf items.
    ``(d) Limitation on Certain Purchases.--No purchase of 
information technology products or services in excess of the 
simplified acquisition threshold shall be made for the 
Department of Defense from a Federal agency outside the 
Department of Defense unless--
            ``(1) the purchase data is collected in accordance 
        with subsection (a); or
            ``(2)(A) in the case of a purchase by a Defense 
        Agency, the purchase is approved by the Under Secretary 
        of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics; 
        or
            ``(B) in the case of a purchase by a military 
        department, the purchase is approved by the senior 
        procurement executive of the military department.
    ``(e) Annual Report.--Not later than March 15 of each year, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report containing a summary of the data collected in accordance 
with subsection (a).
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `senior procurement executive', with 
        respect to a military department, means the official 
        designated as the senior procurement executive for the 
        military department for the purposes of section 16(3) 
        of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
        U.S.C. 414(3)).
            ``(2) The term `simplified acquisition threshold' 
        has the meaning given the term in section 4(11) of the 
        Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
        403(11)).
            ``(3) The term `small business concern' means a 
        business concern that meets the applicable size 
        standards prescribed pursuant to section 3(a) of the 
        Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).
            ``(4) The term `small business concern owned and 
        controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
        individuals' has the meaning given that term in section 
        8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
        637(d)(3)(C)).
            ``(5) The term `small business concern owned and 
        controlled by women' has the meaning given that term in 
        section 8(d)(3)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
        637(d)(3)(D)).''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
is amended by adding at the end the following:

``2225. Information technology purchases: tracking and management.''.

    (b) Time for Implementation; Applicability.--(1) The 
Secretary of Defense shall collect data as required under 
section 2225 of title 10, United States Code (as added by 
subsection (a)) for all contractual actions covered by such 
section entered into on or after the date that is one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (2) Subsection (d) of such section shall apply with respect 
to purchases described in that subsection for which 
solicitations of offers are issued on or after the date that is 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) GAO Report.--Not later than 15 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
collection of data under such section 2225. The report shall 
include the Comptroller General's assessment of the extent to 
which the collection of data meets the requirements of that 
section.

SEC. 813. APPROPRIATE USE OF REQUIREMENTS REGARDING EXPERIENCE AND 
                    EDUCATION OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL IN THE 
                    PROCUREMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.

    (a) Amendment of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.--Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation issued in accordance 
with sections 6 and 25 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405 and 421) shall be amended to address 
the use, in the procurement of information technology services, 
of requirements regarding the experience and education of 
contractor personnel.
    (b) Content of Amendment.--The amendment issued pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, provide that solicitations 
for the procurement of information technology services shall 
not set forth any minimum experience or educational requirement 
for proposed contractor personnel in order for a bidder to be 
eligible for award of a contract unless--
            (1) the contracting officer first determines that 
        the needs of the executive agency cannot be met without 
        any such requirement; or
            (2) the needs of the executive agency require the 
        use of a type of contract other than a performance-
        based contract.
    (c) GAO Report.--Not later than one year after the date on 
which the regulations required by subsection (a) are published 
in the Federal Register, the Comptroller General shall submit 
to Congress an evaluation of--
            (1) executive agency compliance with the 
        regulations; and
            (2) conformance of the regulations with existing 
        law, together with any recommendations that the 
        Comptroller General considers appropriate.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``executive agency'' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 4(1) of the Office of 
        Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(1)).
            (2) The term ``information technology'' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 5002(3) of the 
        Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401(3)).
            (3) The term ``performance-based'', with respect to 
        a contract, means that the contract includes the use of 
        performance work statements that set forth contract 
        requirements in clear, specific, and objective terms 
        with measurable outcomes.

SEC. 814. NAVY-MARINE CORPS INTRANET.

    (a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated for the Department of the Navy may be obligated or 
expended to carry out a Navy-Marine Corps Intranet contract 
before--
            (1) the Comptroller of the Department of Defense 
        and the Director of the Office of Management and 
        Budget--
                    (A) have reviewed--
                            (i) the Report to Congress on the 
                        Navy-Marine Corps Intranet submitted by 
                        the Department of the Navy on June 30, 
                        2000; and
                            (ii) the Business Case Analysis 
                        Supplement for the Report to Congress 
                        on the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet 
                        submitted by the Department of the Navy 
                        on July 15, 2000; and
                    (B) have provided their written comments to 
                the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of 
                Naval Operations; and
            (2) the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of 
        Naval Operations have submitted to Congress a joint 
        certification that they have reviewed the business case 
        for the contract and the comments provided by the 
        Comptroller of the Department of Defense and the 
        Director of the Office of Management and Budget and 
        that they have determined that the implementation of 
        the contract is in the best interest of the Department 
        of the Navy.
    (b) Phased Implementation--(1) Upon the submission of the 
certification under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of the 
Navy may commence a phased implementation of a Navy-Marine 
Corps Intranet contract.
    (2) Not more than 15 percent of the total number of work 
stations to be provided under the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet 
program may be provided in the first increment of 
implementation of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet contract.
    (3) No work stations in excess of the number permitted by 
paragraph (2) may be provided under the program until--
            (A) the Secretary of the Navy has conducted 
        operational testing and cost review of the increment 
        covered by that paragraph;
            (B) the Chief Information Officer of the Department 
        of Defense has certified to the Secretary of the Navy 
        that the results of the operational testing of the 
        Intranet are acceptable;
            (C) the Comptroller of the Department of Defense 
        has certified to the Secretary of the Navy that the 
        cost review provides a reliable basis for forecasting 
        the cost impact of continued implementation; and
            (D) the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of 
        Naval Operations have submitted to Congress a joint 
        certification that they have reviewed the 
        certifications submitted under subparagraphs (B) and 
        (C) and have determined that the continued 
        implementation of the contract is in the best interest 
        of the Department of the Navy.
    (4) No increment of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet that is 
implemented during fiscal year 2001 may include any activities 
of the Marine Corps, the naval shipyards, or the naval aviation 
depots. Funds available for fiscal year 2001 for activities of 
the Marine Corps, the naval shipyards, or the naval aviation 
depots may not be expended for any contract for the Navy-Marine 
Corps Intranet.
    (c) Prohibition on Increase of Rates Charged.--The 
Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that rates charged by a 
working capital funded industrial facility of the Department of 
the Navy for goods or services provided by such facility are 
not increased during fiscal year 2001 for the purpose of 
funding the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet contract.
    (d) Applicability of Statutory and Regulatory 
Requirements.--The acquisition of a Navy-Marine Corps Intranet 
shall be managed by the Department of the Navy in accordance 
with the requirements of--
            (1) the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (divisions D and 
        E of Public Law 104-106), including the requirement for 
        utilizing modular contracting in accordance with 
        section 38 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
        Act (41 U.S.C. 434); and
            (2) Department of Defense Directives 5000.1 and 
        5000.2-R and all other directives, regulations, and 
        management controls that are applicable to major 
        investments in information technology and related 
        services.
    (e) Impact on Federal Employees.--The Secretary shall 
mitigate any adverse impact of the implementation of the Navy-
Marine Corps Intranet on civilian employees of the Department 
of the Navy who, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, 
are performing functions that are included in the scope of the 
Navy-Marine Corps Intranet program by--
            (1) developing a comprehensive plan for the 
        transition of such employees to the performance of 
        other functions within the Department of the Navy;
            (2) taking full advantage of transition authorities 
        available for the benefit of employees;
            (3) encouraging the retraining of employees who 
        express a desire to qualify for reassignment to the 
        performance of other functions within the Department of 
        the Navy; and
            (4) including a provision in the Navy-Marine Corps 
        Intranet contract that requires the contractor to 
        provide a preference for hiring employees of the 
        Department of the Navy who, as of the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, are performing functions that 
        are included in the scope of the contract.
    (f) Navy-Marine Corps Intranet Contract Defined.--In this 
section, the term ``Navy-Marine Corps Intranet contract'' means 
a contract providing for a long-term arrangement of the 
Department of the Navy with the commercial sector that imposes 
on the contractor a responsibility for, and transfers to the 
contractor the risk of, providing and managing the significant 
majority of desktop, server, infrastructure, and communication 
assets and services of the Department of the Navy.

SEC. 815. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 
                    FOR GUARD AND RESERVE COMPONENTS.

    It is the sense of Congress--
            (1) that the Secretary of Defense should take 
        appropriate steps to provide for upgrading information 
        technology systems of the reserve components to ensure 
        that those systems are capable, as required for mission 
        purposes, of communicating with other relevant 
        information technology systems of the military 
        department concerned and of the Department of Defense 
        in general; and
            (2) that the Secretary of each military department 
        should ensure that communications systems for the 
        reserve components under the Secretary's jurisdiction 
        receive appropriate funding for information technology 
        systems in order to achieve the capability referred to 
        in paragraph (1).

             Subtitle C--Other Acquisition-Related Matters

SEC. 821. IMPROVEMENTS IN PROCUREMENTS OF SERVICES.

    (a) Preference for Performance-Based Service Contracting.--
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation issued in accordance 
with sections 6 and 25 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405 and 421) shall be revised to 
establish a preference for use of contracts and task orders for 
the purchase of services in the following order of precedence:
            (1) A performance-based contract or performance-
        based task order that contains firm fixed prices for 
        the specific tasks to be performed.
            (2) Any other performance-based contract or 
        performance-based task order.
            (3) Any contract or task order that is not a 
        performance-based contract or a performance-based task 
        order.
    (b) Incentive for Use of Performance-Based Service 
Contracts.--(1) A Department of Defense performance-based 
service contract or performance-based task order may be treated 
as a contract for the procurement of commercial items if--
            (A) the contract or task order is valued at 
        $5,000,000 or less;
            (B) the contract or task order sets forth 
        specifically each task to be performed and, for each 
        task--
                    (i) defines the task in measurable, 
                mission-related terms;
                    (ii) identifies the specific end products 
                or output to be achieved; and
                    (iii) contains a firm fixed price; and
            (C) the source of the services provides similar 
        services contemporaneously to the general public under 
        terms and conditions similar to those offered to the 
        Federal Government.
    (2) The special simplified procedures provided in the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to section 
2304(g)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply 
to a performance-based service contract or performance-based 
task order that is treated as a contract for the procurement of 
commercial items under paragraph (1).
    (3) Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report on 
the implementation of this subsection to the congressional 
defense committees.
    (4) The authority under this subsection shall not apply to 
contracts entered into or task orders issued more than 3 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Centers of Excellence in Service Contracting.--Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of each military department shall establish 
at least one center of excellence in contracting for services. 
Each center of excellence shall assist the acquisition 
community by identifying, and serving as a clearinghouse for, 
best practices in contracting for services in the public and 
private sectors.
    (d) Enhanced Training in Service Contracting.--(1) The 
Secretary of Defense shall ensure that classes focusing 
specifically on contracting for services are offered by the 
Defense Acquisition University and the Defense Systems 
Management College and are otherwise available to contracting 
personnel throughout the Department of Defense.
    (2) The Secretary of each military department and the head 
of each Defense Agency shall ensure that the personnel of the 
department or agency, as the case may be, who are responsible 
for the awarding and management of contracts for services 
receive appropriate training that is focused specifically on 
contracting for services.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``performance-based'', with respect to 
        a contract, a task order, or contracting, means that 
        the contract, task order, or contracting, respectively, 
        includes the use of performance work statements that 
        set forth contract requirements in clear, specific, and 
        objective terms with measurable outcomes.
            (2) The term ``commercial item'' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 4(12) of the Office of 
        Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)).
            (3) The term ``Defense Agency'' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 101(a)(11) of title 10, 
        United States Code.

SEC. 822. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF USE OF DUAL RATES FOR QUANTIFYING 
                    OVERHEAD COSTS AT ARMY AMMUNITION PLANTS.

    (a) Requirement for Analysis.--The Secretary of the Army 
shall carry out a financial analysis of the costs that would be 
incurred and the benefits that would be derived from the 
implementation of a policy of using--
            (1) one set of rates for quantifying the overhead 
        costs associated with Government-owned ammunition 
        plants of the Department of the Army when allocating 
        those costs to contractors operating the plants; and
            (2) another set of rates for quantifying the 
        overhead costs to be allocated to the operation of such 
        plants by employees of the United States.
    (b) Report.--Not later than February 15, 2001, the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the results of the analysis carried out under 
subsection (a). The report shall include the following:
            (1) The costs and benefits identified in the 
        analysis under subsection (a).
            (2) The risks to the United States of implementing 
        a dual-rate policy described in subsection (a).
            (3) The effects that a use of dual rates under such 
        a policy would have on the defense industrial base of 
        the United States.

SEC. 823. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDS 
                    FOR PROCUREMENT OF NUCLEAR-CAPABLE SHIPYARD CRANE 
                    FROM A FOREIGN SOURCE.

    Section 8093 of the Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2000 (Public Law 106-79; 113 Stat. 1253), is amended by 
striking subsection (d), relating to a prohibition on the use 
of Department of Defense funds to procure a nuclear-capable 
shipyard crane from a foreign source.

SEC. 824. EXTENSION OF WAIVER PERIOD FOR LIVE-FIRE SURVIVABILITY 
                    TESTING FOR MH-47E AND MH-60K HELICOPTER 
                    MODIFICATION PROGRAMS.

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

SEC. 825. COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING LAW REGARDING PURCHASES OF EQUIPMENT 
                    AND PRODUCTS.

    (a) Sense of Congress Regarding Purchase by the Department 
of Defense of Equipment and Products.--It is the sense of 
Congress that any entity of the Department of Defense, in 
expending funds authorized by this Act for the purchase of 
equipment or products, should fully comply with the Buy 
American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.) and section 2533 of title 
10, United States Code.
    (b) Debarment of Persons Convicted of Fraudulent Use of 
``Made in America'' Labels.--If the Secretary of Defense 
determines that a person has been convicted of intentionally 
affixing a label bearing a ``Made in America'' inscription, or 
another inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold 
in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the 
United States, the Secretary shall determine, in accordance 
with section 2410f of title 10, United States Code, whether the 
person should be debarred from contracting with the Department 
of Defense.

SEC. 826. REQUIREMENT TO DISREGARD CERTAIN AGREEMENTS IN AWARDING 
                    CONTRACTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF FIREARMS OR 
                    AMMUNITION.

    In accordance with the requirements contained in the 
amendments enacted in the Competition in Contracting Act of 
1984 (title VII of division B of Public Law 98-369; 98 Stat. 
1175), the Secretary of Defense may not, in awarding a contract 
for the purchase of firearms or ammunition, take into account 
whether a manufacturer or vendor of firearms or ammunition is a 
party to an agreement under which the manufacturer or vendor 
agrees to adopt limitations with respect to importing, 
manufacturing, or dealing in firearms or ammunition in the 
commercial market.

                    Subtitle D--Studies and Reports

SEC. 831. STUDY ON IMPACT OF FOREIGN SOURCING OF SYSTEMS ON LONG-TERM 
                    MILITARY READINESS AND RELATED INDUSTRIAL 
                    INFRASTRUCTURE.

    (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a study analyzing in detail--
            (1) the amount and sources of parts, components, 
        and materials of the systems described in subsection 
        (b) that are obtained from foreign sources;
            (2) the impact of obtaining such parts, components, 
        and materials from foreign sources on the long-term 
        readiness of the Armed Forces and on the economic 
        viability of the national technology and industrial 
        base;
            (3) the impact on military readiness that would 
        result from the loss of the ability to obtain parts, 
        components, and materials identified pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) from foreign sources; and
            (4) the availability of domestic sources for parts, 
        components, and materials identified as being obtained 
        from foreign sources pursuant to paragraph (1).
    (b) Systems.--The systems referred to in subsection (a) are 
the following:
            (1) AH-64D Apache helicopter.
            (2) F/A-18 E/F aircraft.
            (3) M1A2 Abrams tank.
            (4) AIM-120 AMRAAM missile.
            (5) Patriot missile ground station.
            (6) Hellfire missile.
    (c) Source of Information.--The Secretary shall collect 
information to be analyzed under the study from prime 
contractors and first and second tier subcontractors.
    (d) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report describing the results of the study 
required by this section.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``domestic source'' means a person or 
        organization that falls within the term ``national 
        technology and industrial base'', as defined in section 
        2500(1) of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``foreign source'' means a person or 
        organization that does not fall within the meaning of 
        the term ``national technology and industrial base'', 
        as defined in such section.
            (3) The term ``national technology and industrial 
        base'' has the meaning given that term in such section.

SEC. 832. STUDY OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR TRANSFER OF COMMERCIAL 
                    ACTIVITIES.

    (a) GAO-Convened Panel.--The Comptroller General shall 
convene a panel of experts to study the policies and procedures 
governing the transfer of commercial activities for the Federal 
Government from Government personnel to a Federal contractor, 
including--
            (1) procedures for determining whether functions 
        should continue to be performed by Government 
        personnel;
            (2) procedures for comparing the costs of 
        performance of functions by Government personnel and 
        the costs of performance of such functions by Federal 
        contractors;
            (3) implementation by the Department of Defense of 
        the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 
        (Public Law 105-270; 31 U.S.C. 501 note); and
            (4) procedures of the Department of Defense for 
        public-private competitions pursuant to the Office of 
        Management and Budget Circular A-76.
    (b) Composition of Panel.--(1) The Comptroller General 
shall appoint highly qualified and knowledgeable persons to 
serve on the panel and shall ensure that the following entities 
receive fair representation on the panel:
            (A) The Department of Defense.
            (B) Persons in private industry.
            (C) Federal labor organizations.
            (D) The Office of Management and Budget.
    (2) For the purposes of the requirement for fair 
representation under paragraph (1), persons serving on the 
panel under subparagraph (C) of that paragraph shall not be 
counted as persons serving on the panel under subparagraph (A), 
(B), or (D) of that paragraph.
    (c) Chairman.--The Comptroller General, or an individual 
within the General Accounting Office designated by the 
Comptroller General, shall be the chairman of the panel.
    (d) Participation by Other Interested Parties.--The 
chairman shall ensure that all interested parties, including 
individuals who are not represented on the panel who are 
officers or employees of the United States, persons in private 
industry, or representatives of Federal labor organizations, 
have the opportunity to submit information and views on the 
matters being studied by the panel.
    (e) Information From Agencies.--The panel may request 
directly from any department or agency of the United States any 
information that the panel considers necessary to carry out a 
meaningful study of the policies and procedures described in 
subsection (a), including the Office of Management and Budget 
Circular A-76 process. To the extent consistent with applicable 
laws and regulations, the head of such department or agency 
shall furnish the requested information to the panel.
    (f) Report.--Not later than May 1, 2002, the Comptroller 
General shall submit the report of the panel on the results of 
the study to Congress, including recommended changes with 
respect to implementation of policies and enactment of 
legislation.
    (g) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Federal labor 
organization'' has the meaning given the term ``labor 
organization'' in section 7103(a)(4) of title 5, United States 
Code.

SEC. 833. STUDY AND REPORT ON PRACTICE OF CONTRACT BUNDLING IN MILITARY 
                    CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.

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

SEC. 834. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT STUDY ON CONTRACT BUNDLING.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
comprehensive study on the practice known as ``contract 
bundling'' by the Department of Defense, and the effects of 
such practice on small business concerns, small business 
concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically 
disadvantaged individuals, small business concerns owned and 
controlled by women, and historically underutilized business 
zones (as such terms are used in the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 631 et seq.)).
    (b) Deadline.--The Secretary shall submit the results of 
the study to the Committees on Armed Services and Small 
Business of the Senate and the House of Representatives before 
submission of the budget request of the Department of Defense 
for fiscal year 2002.



       TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT



   Subtitle A--Duties and Functions of Department of Defense Officers

Sec. 901. Overall supervision of Department of Defense activities for 
          combating terrorism.
Sec. 902. Change of title of certain positions in the Headquarters, 
          Marine Corps.
Sec. 903. Clarification of scope of Inspector General authorities under 
          military whistleblower law.
Sec. 904. Policy to ensure conduct of science and technology programs so 
          as to foster the transition of science and technology to 
          higher levels of research, development, test, and evaluation.
Sec. 905. Additional components of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff 
          annual report on combatant command requirements.

             Subtitle B--Department of Defense Organizations

Sec. 911. Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation.
Sec. 912. Department of Defense regional centers for security studies.
Sec. 913. Change in name of Armed Forces Staff College to Joint Forces 
          Staff College.
Sec. 914. Special authority for administration of Navy Fisher Houses.
Sec. 915. Supervisory control of Armed Forces Retirement Home board by 
          Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 916. Semiannual report on Joint Requirements Oversight Council 
          reform initiative.
Sec. 917. Comptroller General review of operations of Defense Logistics 
          Agency.
Sec. 918. Comptroller General review of operations of Defense 
          Information Systems Agency.

                    Subtitle C--Information Security

Sec. 921. Institute for Defense Computer Security and Information 
          Protection.
Sec. 922. Information security scholarship program.

                           Subtitle D--Reports

Sec. 931. Date of submittal of reports on shortfalls in equipment 
          procurement and military construction for the reserve 
          components in future-years defense programs.
Sec. 932. Report on number of personnel assigned to legislative liaison 
          functions.
Sec. 933. Joint report on establishment of national collaborative 
          information analysis capability.
Sec. 934. Network centric warfare.
Sec. 935. Report on Air Force Institute of Technology.

                        Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 941. Flexibility in implementation of limitation on major 
          Department of Defense headquarters activities personnel.
Sec. 942. Consolidation of certain Navy gift funds.
Sec. 943. Temporary authority to dispose of a gift previously accepted 
          for the Naval Academy.

   Subtitle A--Duties and Functions of Department of Defense Officers

SEC. 901. OVERALL SUPERVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES FOR 
                    COMBATING TERRORISM.

    Section 138(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(6)(A) One of the Assistant Secretaries, as designated by 
the Secretary of Defense from among those Assistant Secretaries 
with responsibilities that include responsibilities related to 
combating   terrorism, shall have, among that Assistant 
Secretary's duties, the duty to provide overall direction and 
supervision for policy, program planning and execution, and 
allocation and use of resources for the activities of the 
Department of Defense for combating terrorism, including 
antiterrorism activities, counterterrorism activities, 
terrorism consequences management activities, and terrorism-
related intelligence support activities.
    ``(B) The Assistant Secretary designated under subparagraph 
(A) shall be the principal civilian adviser to the Secretary of 
Defense on combating terrorism and (after the Secretary and 
Deputy Secretary) shall be the principal official within the 
senior management of the Department of Defense responsible for 
combating terrorism.
    ``(C) If the Secretary of Defense designates under 
subparagraph (A) an Assistant Secretary other than the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low 
Intensity Conflict, then the responsibilities of the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity 
Conflict related to combating terrorism shall be exercised 
subject to subparagraph (B).''.

SEC. 902. CHANGE OF TITLE OF CERTAIN POSITIONS IN THE HEADQUARTERS, 
                    MARINE CORPS.

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

``Sec. 5045. Deputy Commandants

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

``5045. Deputy Commandants.''.

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

SEC. 903. CLARIFICATION OF SCOPE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL AUTHORITIES UNDER 
                    MILITARY WHISTLEBLOWER LAW.

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

SEC. 904. POLICY TO ENSURE CONDUCT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS 
                    SO AS TO FOSTER THE TRANSITION OF SCIENCE AND 
                    TECHNOLOGY TO HIGHER LEVELS OF RESEARCH, 
                    DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.

    (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 139 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 2358 the following 
new section:

``Sec. 2359. Science and technology programs to be conducted so as to 
                    foster the transition of science and technology to 
                    higher levels of research, development, test, and 
                    evaluation

    ``(a) Policy.--Each official specified in subsection (b) 
shall ensure that the management and conduct of the science and 
technology programs under the authority of that official are 
carried out in a manner that will foster the transition of 
science and technology to higher levels of research, 
development, test, and evaluation.
    ``(b) Covered Officials.--Subsection (a) applies to the 
following officials of the Department of Defense:
            ``(1) The Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.
            ``(2) The Secretary of each military department.
            ``(3) The Director of the Defense Advanced Research 
        Projects Agency.
            ``(4) The directors and heads of other offices and 
        agencies of the Department of Defense with assigned 
        research, development, test, and evaluation 
        responsibilities.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2358 
the following new item:

``2359. Science and technology programs to be conducted so as to foster 
          the transition of science and technology to higher levels of 
          research, development, test, and evaluation.''.

    (b) Office of Naval Research.--Section 5022(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
        (2);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
        (3) and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(4) the execution of, and management 
        responsibility for, programs for which funds are 
        provided in the basic and applied research and advanced 
        technology categories of the Department of the Navy 
        research, development, test, and evaluation budget in 
        such a manner that will foster the transition of 
        science and technology to higher levels of research, 
        development, test and evaluation.''.

SEC. 905. ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS OF CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF 
                    STAFF ANNUAL REPORT ON COMBATANT COMMAND 
                    REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Additional Components.--Section 153(d)(1) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraphs:
            ``(C) A description of the extent to which the most 
        recent future-years defense program (under section 221 
        of this title) addresses the requirements on the 
        consolidated lists.
            ``(D) A description of the funding proposed in the 
        President's budget for the next fiscal year, and for 
        the subsequent fiscal years covered by the most recent 
        future-years defense program, to address each 
        deficiency in readiness identified during the joint 
        readiness review conducted under section 117 of this 
        title for the first quarter of the current fiscal 
        year.''.
    (b) Time for Submission.--Such section is further amended 
by striking ``Not later than August 15 of each year,'' and 
inserting ``At or about the time that the budget is submitted 
to Congress for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 
31,''.

            Subtitle B--Department of Defense Organizations

SEC. 911. WESTERN HEMISPHERE INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY COOPERATION.

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

``Sec. 2166. Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation

    ``(a) Establishment and Administration.--(1) The Secretary 
of Defense may operate an education and training facility for 
the purpose set forth in subsection (b). The facility shall be 
known as the `Western Hemisphere Institute for Security 
Cooperation'.
    ``(2) The Secretary may designate the Secretary of a 
military department as the Department of Defense executive 
agent for carrying out the responsibilities of the Secretary of 
Defense under this section.
    ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Institute is to provide 
professional education and training to eligible personnel of 
nations of the Western Hemisphere within the context of the 
democratic principles set forth in the Charter of the 
Organization of American States (such charter being a treaty to 
which the United States is a party), while fostering mutual 
knowledge, transparency, confidence, and cooperation among the 
participating nations and promoting democratic values, respect 
for human rights, and knowledge and understanding of United 
States customs and traditions.
    ``(c) Eligible Personnel.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), 
personnel of nations of the Western Hemisphere are eligible for 
education and training at the Institute as follows:
            ``(A) Military personnel.
            ``(B) Law enforcement personnel.
            ``(C) Civilian personnel.
    ``(2) The Secretary of State shall be consulted in the 
selection of foreign personnel for education or training at the 
Institute.
    ``(d) Curriculum.--(1) The curriculum of the Institute 
shall include mandatory instruction for each student, for at 
least 8 hours, on human rights, the rule of law, due process, 
civilian control of the military, and the role of the military 
in a democratic society.
    ``(2) The curriculum may include instruction and other 
educational and training activities on the following:
            ``(A) Leadership development.
            ``(B) Counterdrug operations.
            ``(C) Peace support operations.
            ``(D) Disaster relief.
            ``(E) Any other matter that the Secretary 
        determines appropriate.
    ``(e) Board of Visitors.--(1) There shall be a Board of 
Visitors for the Institute. The Board shall be composed of the 
following:
            ``(A) The chairman and ranking minority member of 
        the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, or a 
        designee of either of them.
            ``(B) The chairman and ranking minority member of 
        the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives, or a designee of either of them.
            ``(C) Six persons designated by the Secretary of 
        Defense including, to the extent practicable, persons 
        from academia and the religious and human rights 
        communities.
            ``(D) One person designated by the Secretary of 
        State.
            ``(E) The senior military officer responsible for 
        training and doctrine for the Army or, if the Secretary 
        of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force is 
        designated as the executive agent of the Secretary of 
        Defense under subsection (a)(2), the senior military 
        officer responsible for training and doctrine for the 
        Navy or Marine Corps or for the Air Force, 
        respectively, or a designee of the senior military 
        officer concerned.
            ``(F) The commander of the unified combatant 
        command having geographic responsibility for Latin 
        America, or a designee of that officer.
    ``(2) A vacancy in a position on the Board shall be filled 
in the same manner as the position was originally filled.
    ``(3) The Board shall meet at least once each year.
    ``(4)(A) The Board shall inquire into the curriculum, 
instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, and academic 
methods of the Institute, other matters relating to the 
Institute that the Board decides to consider, and any other 
matter that the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.
    ``(B) The Board shall review the curriculum of the 
Institute to determine whether--
            ``(i) the curriculum complies with applicable 
        United States laws and regulations;
            ``(ii) the curriculum is consistent with United 
        States policy goals toward Latin America and the 
        Caribbean;
            ``(iii) the curriculum adheres to current United 
        States doctrine; and
            ``(iv) the instruction under the curriculum 
        appropriately emphasizes the matters specified in 
        subsection (d)(1).
    ``(5) Not later than 60 days after its annual meeting, the 
Board shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a written report 
of its activities and of its views and recommendations 
pertaining to the Institute.
    ``(6) Members of the Board shall not be compensated by 
reason of service on the Board.
    ``(7) With the approval of the Secretary of Defense, the 
Board may accept and use the services of voluntary and 
uncompensated advisers appropriate to the duties of the Board 
without regard to section 1342 of title 31.
    ``(8) Members of the Board and advisers whose services are 
accepted under paragraph (7) shall be allowed travel and 
transportation expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence, while away from their homes or regular places of 
business in the performance of services for the Board. 
Allowances under this paragraph shall be computed--
            ``(A) in the case of members of the Board who are 
        officers or employees of the United States, at rates 
        authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I 
        of chapter 57 of title 5; and
            ``(B) in the case of other members of the Board and 
        advisers, as authorized under section 5703 of title 5 
        for employees serving without pay.
    ``(9) The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), 
other than section 14 (relating to termination after two 
years), shall apply to the Board.
    ``(f) Fixed Costs.--The fixed costs of operating and 
maintaining the Institute for a fiscal year may be paid from--
            ``(1) any funds available for that fiscal year for 
        operation and maintenance for the executive agent 
        designated under subsection (a)(2); or
            ``(2) if no executive agent is designated under 
        subsection (a)(2), any funds available for that fiscal 
        year for the Department of Defense for operation and 
        maintenance for Defense-wide activities.
    ``(g) Tuition.--Tuition fees charged for persons who attend 
the Institute may not include the fixed costs of operating and 
maintaining the Institute.
    ``(h) Annual Report.--Not later than March 15 of each year, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a detailed 
report on the activities of the Institute during the preceding 
year. The report shall be prepared in consultation with the 
Secretary of State.''.
    (b) Repeal of Authority for United States Army School of 
the Americas.--Section 4415 of title 10, United States Code, is 
repealed.
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 108 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2165 
the following new item:

``2166. Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation.''.

    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 407 
of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 4415.

SEC. 912. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REGIONAL CENTERS FOR SECURITY STUDIES.

    (a) Requirement for Annual Report.--(1) Chapter 7 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

``Sec. 184. Department of Defense regional centers for security studies

    ``(a) Advance Notification to Congress of the Establishment 
of New Regional Centers.--After the date of the enactment of 
this section, a regional center for security studies may not be 
established in the Department of Defense until--
            ``(1) the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress 
        a notification of the intent of the Secretary to 
        establish the center, including a description of the 
        mission and functions of the proposed center and a 
        justification for the proposed center; and
            ``(2) a period of 90 days has elapsed after the 
        date on which that notification is submitted.
    ``(b) Requirement for Annual Report.--Not later than 
February 1 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a 
report on the operation of the Department of Defense regional 
centers for security studies during the preceding fiscal year. 
The annual report shall include, for each regional center, the 
following information:
            ``(1) The status and objectives of the center.
            ``(2) The budget of the center, including the costs 
        of operating the center.
            ``(3) A description of the extent of the 
        international participation in the programs of the 
        center, including the costs incurred by the United 
        States for the participation of each foreign nation.
            ``(4) A description of the foreign gifts and 
        donations, if any, accepted under any of the following 
        provisions of law:
                    ``(A) Section 2611 of this title.
                    ``(B) Section 1306 of the National Defense 
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public 
                Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2892).
                    ``(C) Section 1065 of the National Defense 
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public 
                Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2653; 10 U.S.C. 113 
                note).
    ``(c) Regional Center for Security Studies Defined.--For 
the purposes of this section, a regional center for security 
studies is any center within the Department of Defense that--
            ``(1) is operated, and designated as such, by the 
        Secretary of Defense for the study of security issues 
        relating to a specified geographic region of the world; 
        and
            ``(2) serves as a forum for bilateral and 
        multilateral communication and military and civilian 
        exchanges with nations in that region.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of 
such title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item:

``184. Department of Defense regional centers for security studies.''.

    (b) First Annual Report.--In the first annual report on 
Department of Defense regional centers for security studies 
under section 184(b) of title 10, United States Code (as added 
by subsection (a)), to be submitted not later than February 1, 
2001, the Secretary of Defense shall include any recommendation 
for legislation that the Secretary considers appropriate for 
the operation of Department of Defense regional centers for 
security studies, together with a detailed justification for 
the recommended legislation.

SEC. 913. CHANGE IN NAME OF ARMED FORCES STAFF COLLEGE TO JOINT FORCES 
                    STAFF COLLEGE.

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

SEC. 914. SPECIAL AUTHORITY FOR ADMINISTRATION OF NAVY FISHER HOUSES.

    (a) Base Operating Support.--Section 2493 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
        (g); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following 
        new subsection (f):
    ``(f) Special Authority for Navy.--The Secretary of the 
Navy shall provide base operating support for Fisher Houses 
associated with health care facilities of the Navy. The level 
of the support shall be equivalent to the base operating 
support that the Secretary provides for morale, welfare, and 
recreation category B community activities (as defined in 
regulations, prescribed by the Secretary, that govern morale, 
welfare, and recreation activities associated with Navy 
installations).''.
    (b) Savings Provisions for Certain Navy Employees.--(1) The 
Secretary of the Navy may continue to employ, and pay out of 
appropriated funds, any employee of the Navy in the competitive 
service who, as of October 17, 1998, was employed by the Navy 
in a position at a Fisher House administered by the Navy, but 
only for so long as the employee is continuously employed in 
that position.
    (2) After a person vacates a position in which the person 
was continued to be employed under the authority of paragraph 
(1), a person employed in that position shall be employed as an 
employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the 
United States and may not be paid for services in that position 
out of appropriated funds.
    (3) In this subsection:
            (A) The term ``Fisher House'' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 2493(a)(1) of title 10, United 
        States Code.
            (B) The term ``competitive service'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 2102 of title 5, 
        United States Code.
    (c) Effective Date.--(1) The amendments made by subsection 
(a) shall be effective as of October 17, 1998, as if included 
in section 2493 of title 10, United States Code, as enacted by 
section 906(a) of Public Law 105-261.
    (2) Subsection (b) applies with respect to the pay period 
that includes October 17, 1998, and subsequent pay periods.

SEC. 915. SUPERVISORY CONTROL OF ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME BOARD BY 
                    SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

    The Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (title XV of 
Public Law 101-510; 24 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after section 1523 the following new section:

``SEC. 1524. CONDITIONAL SUPERVISORY CONTROL OF RETIREMENT HOME BOARD 
                    BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

    ``(a) Applicability.--This section shall apply only when 
the deduction authorized by section 1007(i)(1) of title 37, 
United States Code, to be made from the monthly pay of certain 
members of the armed forces is equal to $1.00 for each enlisted 
member, warrant officer, and limited duty officer of the armed 
forces on active duty.
    ``(b) Board Authority Subject to Secretary's Control.--The 
Retirement Home Board shall be subject to the authority, 
direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense in the 
performance of the Board's duties under section 1516.
    ``(c) Appointment of Board Members.--When an appointment of 
a member of the Retirement Home Board under section 1515 is not 
made by the Secretary of Defense, the appointment shall be 
subject to the approval of the Secretary of Defense.
    ``(d) Terms of Board Members.--(1) Notwithstanding section 
1515(e)(3), only the Secretary of Defense may appoint a member 
of the Retirement Home Board for a second consecutive term.
    ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may terminate the 
appointment of a member of the Retirement Home Board at the 
pleasure of the Secretary.
    ``(e) Responsibility of Chairman to the Secretary.--
Notwithstanding section 1515(d)(1)(B), the chairman of the 
Retirement Home Board shall be responsible to the Secretary of 
Defense, but not to the Secretaries of the military 
departments, for direction and management of the Retirement 
Home or each facility maintained as a separate facility of the 
Retirement Home.''.

SEC. 916. SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON JOINT REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL 
                    REFORM INITIATIVE.

    (a) Semiannual Report.--The Chairman of the Joints Chiefs 
of Staff shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives a series of five semiannual reports, as 
prescribed by subsection (b), on the activities of the Joint 
Requirements Oversight Council. The principal focus of each 
such report shall be on the progress made on the initiative of 
the Chairman to reform and refocus the Joint Requirements 
Oversight Council.
    (b) Submission of Reports.--Reports under this section 
shall be submitted not later than March 1, 2001, September 1, 
2001, March 1, 2002, September 1, 2002, and March 1, 2003. Each 
report shall cover the half of a fiscal year that ends five 
months before the date on which the report is due.
    (c) Content.--In the case of any report under this section 
after the first such report, if any matter to be included is 
unchanged from the preceding report, that matter may be 
included by reference to the preceding report. Each such report 
shall include, to the extent practicable, the following:
            (1) A listing of each of the capability areas 
        designated by the Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of 
        Staff as being within the principal domain of the Joint 
        Requirements Oversight Council and a justification for 
        each such designation.
            (2) A listing of the joint requirements developed, 
        considered, or approved within each of the capability 
        areas listed pursuant to paragraph (1).
            (3) A listing and explanation of the decisions made 
        by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council and, to the 
        extent appropriate, a listing of each of the 
        recommendations to the Council made by the commander of 
        the United States Joint Forces Command.
            (4) An assessment of--
                    (A) the progress made in shifting the Joint 
                Requirements Oversight Council to having a more 
                strategic focus on future war fighting 
                requirements;
                    (B) the progress made on integration of 
                requirements; and
                    (C) the progress made on development of 
                overarching common architectures for defense 
                information systems to ensure that common 
                defense information systems are fully 
                interoperable.
            (5) A description of any actions that have been 
        taken to improve the Joint Requirements Oversight 
        Council.

SEC. 917. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF OPERATIONS OF DEFENSE LOGISTICS 
                    AGENCY.

    (a) Comptroller General Review Required.--The Comptroller 
General shall review the operations of the Defense Logistics 
Agency--
            (1) to assess--
                    (A) the efficiency of those operations;
                    (B) the effectiveness of those operations 
                in meeting customer requirements; and
                    (C) the flexibility of those operation to 
                adopt best business practices; and
            (2) to identify alternative approaches for 
        improving the operations of that agency.
    (b) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2002, the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives one or 
more reports setting forth the Comptroller General's findings 
resulting from the review under subsection (a).

SEC. 918. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF OPERATIONS OF DEFENSE 
                    INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY.

    (a) Comptroller General Review Required.--The Comptroller 
General shall review the operations of the Defense Information 
Systems Agency--
            (1) to assess--
                    (A) the efficiency of those operations;
                    (B) the effectiveness of those operations 
                in meeting customer requirements; and
                    (C) the flexibility of those operations to 
                adopt best business practices; and
            (2) to identify alternative approaches for 
        improving the operations of that agency.
    (b) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2002, the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives one or 
more reports setting forth the Comptroller General's findings 
resulting from the review under subsection (a).

                    Subtitle C--Information Security

SEC. 921. INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE COMPUTER SECURITY AND INFORMATION 
                    PROTECTION.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish an Institute for Defense Computer Security and 
Information Protection.
    (b) Mission.--The Secretary shall require the institute--
            (1) to conduct research and technology development 
        that is relevant to foreseeable computer and network 
        security requirements and information assurance 
        requirements of the Department of Defense with a 
        principal focus on areas not being carried out by other 
        organizations in the private or public sector; and
            (2) to facilitate the exchange of information 
        regarding cyberthreats, technology, tools, and other 
        relevant issues.
    (c) Contractor Operation.--The Secretary shall enter into a 
contract with a not-for-profit entity, or a consortium of not-
for-profit entities, to organize and operate the institute. The 
Secretary shall use competitive procedures for the selection of 
the contractor to the extent determined necessary by the 
Secretary.
    (d) Funding.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
by section 301(5), $5,000,000 shall be available for the 
Institute for Defense Computer Security and Information 
Protection.
    (e) Report.--Not later than April 1, 2001, the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees the 
Secretary's plan for implementing this section.

SEC. 922. INFORMATION SECURITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--(1) Part III of subtitle A 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new chapter:

        ``CHAPTER 112--INFORMATION SECURITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

``Sec.
``2200.  Programs; purpose.
``2200a. Scholarship program.
``2200b. Grant program.
``2200c. Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance 
          Education.
``2200d. Regulations.
``2200e. Definitions.
``2200f. Inapplicability to Coast Guard.

``Sec. 2200. Programs; purpose

    ``(a) In General.--To encourage the recruitment and 
retention of Department of Defense personnel who have the 
computer and network security skills necessary to meet 
Department of Defense information assurance requirements, the 
Secretary of Defense may carry out programs in accordance with 
this chapter to provide financial support for education in 
disciplines relevant to those requirements at institutions of 
higher education.
    ``(b) Types of Programs.--The programs authorized under 
this chapter are as follows:
            ``(1) Scholarships for pursuit of programs of 
        education in information assurance at institutions of 
        higher education.
            ``(2) Grants to institutions of higher education.

``Sec. 2200a. Scholarship program

    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may, subject to 
subsection (g), provide financial assistance in accordance with 
this section to a person--
            ``(1) who is pursuing an associate, baccalaureate, 
        or advanced degree, or a certification, in an 
        information assurance discipline referred to in section 
        2200(a) of this title at an institution of higher 
        education; and
            ``(2) who enters into an agreement with the 
        Secretary as described in subsection (b).
    ``(b) Service Agreement for Scholarship Recipients.--(1) To 
receive financial assistance under this section--
            ``(A) a member of the armed forces shall enter into 
        an agreement to serve on active duty in the member's 
        armed force for the period of obligated service 
        determined under paragraph (2);
            ``(B) an employee of the Department of Defense 
        shall enter into an agreement to continue in the 
        employment of the department for the period of 
        obligated service determined under paragraph (2); and
            ``(C) a person not referred to in subparagraph (A) 
        or (B) shall enter into an agreement--
                    ``(i) to enlist or accept a commission in 
                one of the armed forces and to serve on active 
                duty in that armed force for the period of 
                obligated service determined under paragraph 
                (2); or
                    ``(ii) to accept and continue employment in 
                the Department of Defense for the period of 
                obligated service determined under paragraph 
                (2).
    ``(2) For the purposes of this subsection, the period of 
obligated service for a recipient of financial assistance under 
this section shall be the period determined by the Secretary of 
Defense as being appropriate to obtain adequate service in 
exchange for the financial assistance and otherwise to achieve 
the goals set forth in section 2200(a) of this title. In no 
event may the period of service required of a recipient be less 
than the period equal to three-fourths of the total period of 
pursuit of a degree for which the Secretary agrees to provide 
the recipient with financial assistance under this section. The 
period of obligated service is in addition to any other period 
for which the recipient is obligated to serve on active duty or 
in the civil service, as the case may be.
    ``(3) An agreement entered into under this section by a 
person pursuing an academic degree shall include terms that 
provide the following:
            ``(A) That the period of obligated service begins 
        on a date after the award of the degree that is 
        determined under the regulations prescribed under 
        section 2200d of this title.
            ``(B) That the person will maintain satisfactory 
        academic progress, as determined in accordance with 
        those regulations, and that failure to maintain such 
        progress constitutes grounds for termination of the 
        financial assistance for the person under this section.
            ``(C) Any other terms and conditions that the 
        Secretary of Defense determines appropriate for 
        carrying out this section.
    ``(c) Amount of Assistance.--The amount of the financial 
assistance provided for a person under this section shall be 
the amount determined by the Secretary of Defense as being 
necessary to pay all educational expenses incurred by that 
person, including tuition, fees, cost of books, laboratory 
expenses, and expenses of room and board. The expenses paid, 
however, shall be limited to those educational expenses 
normally incurred by students at the institution of higher 
education involved.
    ``(d) Use of Assistance for Support of Internships.--The 
financial assistance for a person under this section may also 
be provided to support internship activities of the person at 
the Department of Defense in periods between the academic years 
leading to the degree for which assistance is provided the 
person under this section.
    ``(e) Refund for Period of Unserved Obligated Service.--(1) 
A person who voluntarily terminates service before the end of 
the period of obligated service required under an agreement 
entered into under subsection (b) shall refund to the United 
States an amount determined by the Secretary of Defense as 
being appropriate to obtain adequate service in exchange for 
financial assistance and otherwise to achieve the goals set 
forth in section 2200(a) of this title.
    ``(2) An obligation to reimburse the United States imposed 
under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the 
United States.
    ``(3) The Secretary of Defense may waive, in whole or in 
part, a refund required under paragraph (1) if the Secretary 
determines that recovery would be against equity and good 
conscience or would be contrary to the best interests of the 
United States.
    ``(f) Effect of Discharge in Bankruptcy.--A discharge in 
bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less than five years 
after the termination of an agreement under this section does 
not discharge the person signing such agreement from a debt 
arising under such agreement or under subsection (e).
    ``(g) Allocation of Funding.--Not less than 50 percent of 
the amount available for financial assistance under this 
section for a fiscal year shall be available only for providing 
financial assistance for the pursuit of degrees referred to in 
subsection (a) at institutions of higher education that have 
established, improved, or are administering programs of 
education in information assurance under the grant program 
established in section 2200b of this title, as determined by 
the Secretary of Defense.

``Sec. 2200b. Grant program

    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may provide 
grants of financial assistance to institutions of higher 
education to support the establishment, improvement, or 
administration of programs of education in information 
assurance disciplines referred to in section 2200(a) of this 
title.
    ``(b) Purposes.--The proceeds of grants under this section 
may be used by an institution of higher education for the 
following purposes:
            ``(1) Faculty development.
            ``(2) Curriculum development.
            ``(3) Laboratory improvements.
            ``(4) Faculty research in information security.

``Sec. 2200c. Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance 
                    Education

    ``In the selection of a recipient for the award of a 
scholarship or grant under this chapter, consideration shall be 
given to whether--
            ``(1) in the case of a scholarship, the institution 
        at which the recipient pursues a degree is a Center of 
        Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education; 
        and
            ``(2) in the case of a grant, the recipient is a 
        Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance 
        Education.

``Sec. 2200d. Regulations

    ``The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations for 
the administration of this chapter.

``Sec. 2200e. Definitions

    ``In this chapter:
            ``(1) The term `information assurance' includes the 
        following:
                    ``(A) Computer security.
                    ``(B) Network security.
                    ``(C) Any other information technology that 
                the Secretary of Defense considers related to 
                information assurance.
            ``(2) The term `institution of higher education' 
        has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the 
        Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
            ``(3) The term `Center of Academic Excellence in 
        Information Assurance Education' means an institution 
        of higher education that is designated by the Director 
        of the National Security Agency as a Center of Academic 
        Excellence in Information Assurance Education.

``Sec. 2200f. Inapplicability to Coast Guard

    ``This chapter does not apply to the Coast Guard when it is 
not operating as a service in the Navy.''.
    (2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A 
of title 10, United States Code, and the beginning of part III 
of such subtitle are amended by inserting after the item 
relating to chapter 111 the following new item:

``112. Information Security Scholarship Program..................2200''.

    (b) Funding.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
by section 301(5), $15,000,000 shall be available for carrying 
out chapter 112 of title 10, United States Code (as added by 
subsection (a)).
    (c) Report.--Not later than April 1, 2001, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
plan for implementing the programs under chapter 112 of title 
10, United States Code.

                          Subtitle D--Reports

SEC. 931. DATE OF SUBMITTAL OF REPORTS ON SHORTFALLS IN EQUIPMENT 
                    PROCUREMENT AND MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FOR THE 
                    RESERVE COMPONENTS IN FUTURE-YEARS DEFENSE 
                    PROGRAMS.

    Section 10543(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) A report required under paragraph (1) for a fiscal 
year shall be submitted not later than 15 days after the date 
on which the President submits to Congress the budget for such 
fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31.''.

SEC. 932. REPORT ON NUMBER OF PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO LEGISLATIVE LIAISON 
                    FUNCTIONS.

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

SEC. 933. JOINT REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL COLLABORATIVE 
                    INFORMATION ANALYSIS CAPABILITY.

    (a) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2000, the Secretary of 
Defense and the Director of Central Intelligence shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees and the congressional 
intelligence committees a joint report assessing alternatives 
for the establishment of a national collaborative information 
analysis capability. The report shall include the following:
            (1) An assessment of alternative architectures to 
        establish a national collaborative information analysis 
        capability to conduct data mining and profiling of 
        information from a wide array of electronic data 
        sources.
            (2) Identification, from among the various 
        architectures assessed under paragraph (1), of the 
        preferred architecture and a detailed description of 
        that architecture and of a program to acquire and 
        implement the capability that would be provided through 
        that architecture.
            (3) A detailed explanation of how the personal 
        information resulting from the data mining and 
        profiling capability developed under the preferred 
        architecture will be employed consistent with the 
        requirements of section 552a of title 5, United States 
        Code
    (b) Completion and Use of Army Land Information Warfare 
Activity.--The Secretary of Defense--
            (1) shall ensure that the data mining, profiling, 
        and analysis capability of the Army's Land Information 
        Warfare Activity is completed and is fully operational 
        as soon as possible; and
            (2) shall make appropriate use of that capability 
        to provide support to all appropriate national defense 
        components.

SEC. 934. NETWORK CENTRIC WARFARE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Joint Vision 2020 set the goal for the 
        Department of Defense to pursue information superiority 
        in order that joint forces may possess superior 
        knowledge and attain decision superiority during 
        operations across the spectrum of conflict.
            (2) One concept being pursued to attain information 
        superiority is known as Network Centric Warfare. The 
        concept of Network Centric Warfare links sensors, 
        communications systems and weapons systems in an 
        interconnected grid that allows for a seamless 
        information flow to warfighters, policy makers, and 
        support personnel.
            (3) The Joint Staff, the Defense Agencies, and the 
        military departments are all pursuing various concepts 
        related to Network Centric Warfare.
    (b) Goal.--It shall be the goal of Department of Defense to 
fully coordinate various efforts being pursued by the Joint 
Staff, the Defense Agencies, and the military departments as 
they develop the concept of Network Centric Warfare.
    (c) Report on Network Centric Warfare.--(1) The Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the development and implementation of network 
centric warfare concepts within the Department of Defense. The 
report shall be prepared in consultation with the Chairman of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
    (2) The report shall include the following:
            (A) A clear definition and terminology to describe 
        the set of operational concepts referred to as 
        ``network centric warfare''.
            (B) An identification and description of the 
        current and planned activities by the Office of the 
        Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and 
        the United States Joint Forces Command relating to 
        network centric warfare.
            (C) A discussion of how the concept of network 
        centric warfare is related to the strategy of 
        transformation as outlined in the document entitled 
        ``Joint Vision 2020'', along with the advantages and 
        disadvantages of pursing that concept.
            (D) A discussion on how the Department is 
        implementing the concepts of network centric warfare as 
        it relates to information superiority and decision 
        superiority articulated in ``Joint Vision 2020.''
            (E) An identification and description of the 
        current and planned activities of each of the Armed 
        Forces relating to network centric warfare.
            (F) A discussion on how the Department plans to 
        attain a fully integrated, joint command, control, 
        communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, 
        and reconnaissance (C4ISR) capability.
            (G) A description of the joint requirements under 
        development that will lead to the acquisition of 
        technologies for enabling network centric warfare and 
        whether those joint requirements are modifying existing 
        service requirements and vision statements.
            (H) A discussion of how Department of Defense 
        activities to establish a joint network centric 
        capability are coordinated with other departments and 
        agencies of the United States and with United States 
        allies.
            (I) A discussion of the coordination of the science 
        and technology investments of the military departments 
        and Defense Agencies in the development of future joint 
        network centric warfare capabilities.
            (J) The methodology being used to measure progress 
        toward stated goals.
    (d) Study on the Use of Joint Experimentation for 
Developing Network Centric Warfare Concepts.--(1) The Secretary 
of Defense shall conduct a study on the present and future use 
of the joint experimentation program of the Department of 
Defense in the development of network centric warfare concepts.
    (2) The Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the results of the study. The report 
shall include the following:
            (A) A survey of and description of how 
        experimentation under the joint experimentation at 
        United States Joint Forces Command is being used for 
        evaluating emerging concepts in network centric 
        warfare.
            (B) A survey of and description of how 
        experimentation under the joint experimentation of each 
        of the armed services are being used for evaluating 
        emerging concepts in network centric warfare.
            (C) A description of any emerging concepts and 
        recommendations developed by those experiments, with 
        special emphasis on force structure implications.
    (3) The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Chairman 
of the Joint Chief of Staff, shall designate the Commander in 
Chief of the United States Joint Forces Command to carry out 
the study and prepare the report required under this 
subsection.
    (e) Time for Submission of Reports.--Each report required 
under this section shall be submitted not later than March 1, 
2001.

SEC. 935. REPORT ON AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than September 30, 2001, 
the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives a report on the roles 
and missions, organizational structure, funding, and operations 
of the Air Force Institute of Technology as projected through 
2010.
    (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report shall provide--
            (1) a statement of the Institute's roles and 
        missions through 2010 in meeting the critical 
        scientific and educational requirements of the Air 
        Force;
            (2) a statement of the strategic priorities for the 
        Institute in meeting long-term core science and 
        technology educational needs of the Air Force; and
            (3) a plan for the near-term increase in the 
        production by the Institute of masters and doctoral 
        degree graduates.
    (c) Recommendations To Be Provided.--Based on the matters 
determined for purposes of subsection (b), the report shall 
include recommendations of the Secretary of the Air Force with 
respect to the following:
            (1) The grade of the Commandant of the Institute.
            (2) The chain of command of the Commandant within 
        the Air Force.
            (3) The employment and compensation of civilian 
        professors at the Institute.
            (4) The processes for the identification of 
        requirements for personnel with advanced degrees within 
        the Air Force and identification and selection of 
        candidates for annual enrollment at the Institute.
            (5) Postgraduation opportunities within the Air 
        Force for graduates of the Institute.
            (6) The policies and practices regarding the 
        admission to the Institute of--
                    (A) officers of the Army, Navy, Marine 
                Corps, and Coast Guard;
                    (B) employees of the Department of the 
                Army, Department of the Navy, and Department of 
                Transportation;
                    (C) personnel of the military forces of 
                foreign countries;
                    (D) enlisted members of the Armed Forces; 
                and
                    (E) other persons eligible for admission.
            (7) Near- and long-term funding of the institute.
            (8) Opportunities for cooperation, collaboration, 
        and joint endeavors with other military and civilian 
        scientific and technical educational institutions for 
        the production of qualified personnel to meet 
        Department of Defense scientific and technical 
        requirements.
    (d) Consultation.--The report shall be prepared in 
consultation with the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the 
Commander of the Air Force Materiel Command.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

SEC. 941. FLEXIBILITY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF LIMITATION ON MAJOR 
                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES 
                    PERSONNEL.

    Section 130a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Flexibility.--(1) If during fiscal year 2001 or 
fiscal year 2002 the Secretary of Defense determines, and 
certifies to Congress, that the limitation under subsection 
(a), or a limitation under subsection (b), would adversely 
affect United States national security, the Secretary may take 
any of the following actions:
            ``(A) Increase the percentage specified in 
        subsection (b)(1) by such amount as the Secretary 
        determines necessary or waive the limitation under that 
        subsection.
            ``(B) Increase the percentage specified in 
        subsection (b)(2) by such amount as the Secretary 
        determines necessary, not to exceed a cumulative 
        increase of 7.5 percentage points.
            ``(C) Increase the percentage specified in 
        subsection (a) by such amount as the Secretary 
        determines necessary, not to exceed a cumulative 
        increase of 7.5 percentage points.
    ``(2) Any certification under paragraph (1) shall include 
notice of the specific waiver or increases made pursuant to the 
authority provided in that paragraph.''.

SEC. 942. CONSOLIDATION OF CERTAIN NAVY GIFT FUNDS.

    (a) Merger of Naval Historical Center Fund Into Department 
of the Navy General Gift Fund.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy 
shall transfer all amounts in the Naval Historical Center Fund 
maintained under section 7222 of title 10, United States Code, 
to the Department of the Navy General Gift Fund maintained 
under section 2601 of such title. Upon completing the transfer, 
the Secretary shall close the Naval Historical Center Fund.
    (2) Amounts transferred to the Department of the Navy 
General Gift Fund under this subsection shall be merged with 
other amounts in that Fund and shall be available for the 
purposes for which amounts in that Fund are available.
    (b) Consolidation of Naval Academy General Gift Fund and 
Naval Academy Museum Fund.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy shall 
transfer all amounts in the United States Naval Academy Museum 
Fund established by section 6974 of title 10, United States 
Code, to the gift fund maintained for the benefit and use of 
the United States Naval Academy under section 6973 of such 
title. Upon completing the transfer, the Secretary shall close 
the United States Naval Academy Museum Fund.
    (2) Amounts transferred under this subsection shall be 
merged with other amounts in the gift fund to which transferred 
and shall be available for the purposes for which amounts in 
that gift fund are available.
    (c) Consolidation and Revision of Authorities for 
Acceptance of Gifts, Bequests, and Loans for the United States 
Naval Academy.--(1) Subsection (a) of section 6973 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (A) in the first sentence--
                    (i) by striking ``gifts and bequests of 
                personal property'' and inserting ``any gift or 
                bequest of personal property, and may accept, 
                hold, and administer any loan of personal 
                property other than money, that is''; and
                    (ii) by inserting ``or the Naval Academy 
                Museum, its collection, or its services'' 
                before the period at the end;
            (B) in the second sentence, by striking `` `United 
        States Naval Academy general gift fund' '' and 
        inserting `` `United States Naval Academy Gift and 
        Museum Fund' ''; and
            (C) in the third sentence, by inserting 
        ``(including the Naval Academy Museum)'' after ``the 
        Naval Academy''.
    (2) Such section is further amended--
            (A) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
        subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and
            (B) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 
        new subsection (b):
    ``(b) The Secretary shall prescribe written guidelines to 
be used for determinations of whether the acceptance of money, 
any personal property, or any loan of personal property under 
subsection (a) would reflect unfavorably on the ability of the 
Department of the Navy or any officer or employee of the 
Department of the Navy to carry out responsibilities or duties 
in a fair and objective manner, or would compromise either the 
integrity or the appearance of the integrity of any program of 
the Department of the Navy or any officer or employee of the 
Department of the Navy who is involved in any such program.''.
    (3) Subsection (d) of such section, as redesignated by 
paragraph (2)(A), is amended by striking ``United States Naval 
Academy general gift fund'' both places it appears and 
inserting ``United States Naval Academy Gift and Museum Fund''.
    (4) The heading for such section is amended to read as 
follows:

``Sec. 6973. Gifts, bequests, and loans of property: acceptance for 
                    benefit and use of Naval Academy''.

    (d) References to Closed Gift Funds.--(1) Section 6974 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 6974. United States Naval Academy Museum Fund: references to 
                    Fund

    ``Any reference in a law, regulation, document, paper, or 
other record of the United States to the United States Naval 
Academy Museum Fund formerly maintained under this section 
shall be deemed to refer to the United States Naval Academy 
Gift and Museum Fund maintained under section 6973 of this 
title.''.
    (2) Section 7222 of such title is amended to read as 
follows:

``Sec. 7222. Naval Historical Center Fund: references to Fund

    ``Any reference in a law, regulation, document, paper, or 
other record of the United States to the Naval Historical 
Center Fund formerly maintained under this section shall be 
deemed to refer to the Department of the Navy General Gift Fund 
maintained under section 2601 of this title.''.
    (e) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 603 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the items relating to sections 6973 and 
6974 and inserting the following:

``6973. Gifts, bequests, and loans of property: acceptance for benefit 
          and use of Naval Academy.
``6974. United States Naval Academy Museum Fund: references to Fund.''.

    (2) The item relating to section 7222 of such title in the 
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 631 of such title 
is amended to read as follows:

``7222. Naval Historical Center Fund: references to Fund.''.

SEC. 943. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OF A GIFT PREVIOUSLY ACCEPTED 
                    FOR THE NAVAL ACADEMY.

    Notwithstanding section 6973 of title 10, United States 
Code, during fiscal year 2001 the Secretary of the Navy may 
dispose of a gift accepted before the date of the enactment of 
this Act for the United States Naval Academy by disbursing from 
the United States Naval Academy general gift fund to an entity 
designated by the donor of the gift the amount equal to the 
current cash value of that gift.



                       TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS



                      Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. Transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Incorporation of classified annex.
Sec. 1003. Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for 
          fiscal year 2000.
Sec. 1004. United States contribution to NATO common-funded budgets in 
          fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 1005. Limitation on funds for Bosnia and Kosovo peacekeeping 
          operations for fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 1006. Requirement for prompt payment of contract vouchers.
Sec. 1007. Plan for prompt recording of obligations of funds for 
          contractual transactions.
Sec. 1008. Electronic submission and processing of claims for contract 
          payments.
Sec. 1009. Administrative offsets for overpayment of transportation 
          costs.
Sec. 1010. Interest penalties for late payment of interim payments due 
          under Government service contracts.

                 Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

Sec. 1011. Revisions to national defense features program.
Sec. 1012. Sense of Congress on the naming of the CVN-77 aircraft 
          carrier.
Sec. 1013. Authority to transfer naval vessels to certain foreign 
          countries.
Sec. 1014. Authority to consent to retransfer of alternative former 
          naval vessel by Government of Greece.

                   Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities

Sec. 1021. Extension of authority to provide support for counter-drug 
          activities of Colombia.
Sec. 1022. Report on Department of Defense expenditures to support 
          foreign counter-drug activities.
Sec. 1023. Recommendations on expansion of support for counter-drug 
          activities.
Sec. 1024. Review of riverine counter-drug program.
Sec. 1025. Report on tethered aerostat radar system.
Sec. 1026. Sense of Congress regarding use of Armed Forces for counter-
          drug and counter-terrorism activities.

         Subtitle D--Counterterrorism and Domestic Preparedness

Sec. 1031. Preparedness of military installation first responders for 
          incidents involving weapons of mass destruction.
Sec. 1032. Additional weapons of mass destruction civil support teams.
Sec. 1033. Authority to provide loan guarantees to improve domestic 
          preparedness to combat cyberterrorism.
Sec. 1034. Report on the status of domestic preparedness against the 
          threat of biological terrorism.
Sec. 1035  Report on strategy, policies, and programs to combat domestic 
          terrorism.

                      Subtitle E--Strategic Forces

Sec. 1041. Revised nuclear posture review.
Sec. 1042. Plan for the long-term sustainment and modernization of 
          United States strategic nuclear forces.
Sec. 1043. Modification of scope of waiver authority for limitation on 
          retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery 
          systems.
Sec. 1044. Report on the defeat of hardened and deeply buried targets.
Sec. 1045. Sense of Congress on the maintenance of the strategic nuclear 
          triad.

            Subtitle F--Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements

Sec. 1051. Management review of working-capital fund activities.
Sec. 1052. Report on submarine rescue support vessels.
Sec. 1053. Report on Federal Government progress in developing 
          information assurance strategies.
Sec. 1054. Department of Defense process for decisionmaking in cases of 
          false claims.

           Subtitle G--Government Information Security Reform

Sec. 1061. Coordination of Federal information policy.
Sec. 1062. Responsibilities of certain agencies.
Sec. 1063. Relationship of Defense Information Assurance Program to 
          Government-wide information security program.
Sec. 1064. Technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 1065. Effective date.

                      Subtitle H--Security Matters

Sec. 1071. Limitation on granting of security clearances.
Sec. 1072. Process for prioritizing background investigations for 
          security clearances for Department of Defense personnel and 
          defense contractor personnel.
Sec. 1073. Authority to withhold certain sensitive information from 
          public disclosure.
Sec. 1074. Expansion of authority to exempt geodetic products of the 
          Department of Defense from public disclosure.
Sec. 1075. Expenditures for declassification activities.
Sec. 1076. Enhanced access to criminal history record information for 
          national security and other purposes.
Sec. 1077. Two-year extension of authority to engage in commercial 
          activities as security for intelligence collection activities.
Sec. 1078. Coordination of nuclear weapons secrecy policies and 
          consideration of health of workers at former Department of 
          Defense nuclear facilities.

                        Subtitle I--Other Matters

Sec. 1081. Funds for administrative expenses under Defense Export Loan 
          Guarantee program.
Sec. 1082. Transit pass program for Department of Defense personnel in 
          poor air quality areas.
Sec. 1083. Transfer of Vietnam era TA-4 aircraft to nonprofit 
          foundation.
Sec. 1084. Transfer of 19th century cannon to museum.
Sec. 1085. Fees for providing historical information to the public.
Sec. 1086. Grants to American Red Cross for Armed Forces emergency 
          services.
Sec. 1087. Technical and clerical amendments.
Sec. 1088. Maximum size of parcel post packages transported overseas for 
          Armed Forces post offices.
Sec. 1089. Sense of Congress regarding tax treatment of members 
          receiving special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or 
          imminent danger.
Sec. 1090. Organization and management of Civil Air Patrol.
Sec. 1091. Additional duties for Commission to Assess United States 
          National Security Space Management and Organization.
Sec. 1092. Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace 
          Industry.
Sec. 1093. Drug addiction treatment.

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

SEC. 1001. TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

    (a) Authority To Transfer Authorizations.--(1) Upon 
determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is 
necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 
amounts of authorizations made available to the Department of 
Defense in this division for fiscal year 2001 between any such 
authorizations for that fiscal year (or any subdivisions 
thereof). Amounts of authorizations so transferred shall be 
merged with and be available for the same purposes as the 
authorization to which transferred.
    (2) The total amount of authorizations that the Secretary 
may transfer under the authority of this section may not exceed 
$2,000,000,000.
    (b) Limitations.--The authority provided by this section to 
transfer authorizations--
            (1) may only be used to provide authority for items 
        that have a higher priority than the items from which 
        authority is transferred; and
            (2) may not be used to provide authority for an 
        item that has been denied authorization by Congress.
    (c) Effect on Authorization Amounts.--A transfer made from 
one account to another under the authority of this section 
shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for the 
account to which the amount is transferred by an amount equal 
to the amount transferred.
    (d) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary shall promptly 
notify Congress of each transfer made under subsection (a).

SEC. 1002. INCORPORATION OF CLASSIFIED ANNEX.

    (a) Status of Classified Annex.--The Classified Annex 
prepared by the committee of conference to accompany the 
conference report on the bill H.R. 4205 of the One Hundred 
Sixth Congress and transmitted to the President is hereby 
incorporated into this Act.
    (b) Construction With Other Provisions of Act.--The amounts 
specified in the Classified Annex are not in addition to 
amounts authorized to be appropriated by other provisions of 
this Act.
    (c) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Funds appropriated 
pursuant to an authorization contained in this Act that are 
made available for a program, project, or activity referred to 
in the Classified Annex may only be expended for such program, 
project, or activity in accordance with such terms, conditions, 
limitations, restrictions, and requirements as are set out for 
that program, project, or activity in the Classified Annex.
    (d) Distribution of Classified Annex.--The President shall 
provide for appropriate distribution of the Classified Annex, 
or of appropriate portions of the annex, within the executive 
branch of the Government.

SEC. 1003. AUTHORIZATION OF EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
                    FISCAL YEAR 2000.

    Amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Defense for fiscal year 2000 in the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65) are 
hereby adjusted, with respect to any such authorized amount, by 
the amount by which appropriations pursuant to such 
authorization were increased (by a supplemental appropriation) 
or decreased (by a rescission), or both, in the Emergency 
Supplemental Act, 2000 (division B of Public Law 106-246) or in 
title IX of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2001 
(Public Law 106-259).

SEC. 1004. UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTION TO NATO COMMON-FUNDED BUDGETS IN 
                    FISCAL YEAR 2001.

    (a) Fiscal Year 2001 Limitation.--The total amount 
contributed by the Secretary of Defense in fiscal year 2001 for 
the common-funded budgets of NATO may be any amount up to, but 
not in excess of, the amount specified in subsection (b) 
(rather than the maximum amount that would otherwise be 
applicable to those contributions under the fiscal year 1998 
baseline limitation).
    (b) Total Amount.--The amount of the limitation applicable 
under subsection (a) is the sum of the following:
            (1) The amounts of unexpended balances, as of the 
        end of fiscal year 2000, of funds appropriated for 
        fiscal years before fiscal year 2001 for payments for 
        those budgets.
            (2) The amount specified in subsection (c)(1).
            (3) The amount specified in subsection (c)(2).
            (4) The total amount of the contributions 
        authorized to be made under section 2501.
    (c) Authorized Amounts.--Amounts authorized to be 
appropriated by titles II and III of this Act are available for 
contributions for the common-funded budgets of NATO as follows:
            (1) Of the amount provided in section 201(1), 
        $743,000 for the Civil Budget.
            (2) Of the amount provided in section 301(1), 
        $181,981,000 for the Military Budget.
    (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Common-funded budgets of nato.--The term 
        ``common-funded budgets of NATO'' means the Military 
        Budget, the Security Investment Program, and the Civil 
        Budget of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (and 
        any successor or additional account or program of 
        NATO).
            (2) Fiscal year 1998 baseline limitation.--The term 
        ``fiscal year 1998 baseline limitation'' means the 
        maximum annual amount of Department of Defense 
        contributions for common-funded budgets of NATO that is 
        set forth as the annual limitation in section 
        3(2)(C)(ii) of the resolution of the Senate giving the 
        advice and consent of the Senate to the ratification of 
        the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on 
        the Accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech 
        Republic (as defined in section 4(7) of that 
        resolution), approved by the Senate on April 30, 1998.

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

    (a) Limitation.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated by section 301(24) for the Overseas Contingency 
Operations Transfer Fund--
            (1) no more than $1,387,800,000 may be obligated 
        for incremental costs of the Armed Forces for Bosnia 
        peacekeeping operations; and
            (2) no more than $1,650,400,000 may be obligated 
        for incremental costs of the Armed Forces for Kosovo 
        peacekeeping operations.
    (b) Presidential Waiver.--The President may waive the 
limitation in subsection (a)(1), or the limitation in 
subsection (a)(2), after submitting to Congress the following:
            (1) The President's written certification that the 
        waiver is necessary in the national security interests 
        of the United States.
            (2) The President's written certification that 
        exercising the waiver will not adversely affect the 
        readiness of United States military forces.
            (3) A report setting forth the following:
                    (A) The reasons that the waiver is 
                necessary in the national security interests of 
                the United States.
                    (B) The specific reasons that additional 
                funding is required for the continued presence 
                of United States military forces participating 
                in, or supporting, Bosnia peacekeeping 
                operations, or Kosovo peacekeeping operations, 
                as the case may be, for fiscal year 2001.
                    (C) A discussion of the impact on the 
                military readiness of United States Armed 
                Forces of the continuing deployment of United 
                States military forces participating in, or 
                supporting, Bosnia peacekeeping operations, or 
                Kosovo peacekeeping operations, as the case may 
                be.
            (4) A supplemental appropriations request for the 
        Department of Defense for such amounts as are necessary 
        for the additional fiscal year 2001 costs associated 
        with United States military forces participating in, or 
        supporting, Bosnia or Kosovo peacekeeping operations.
    (c) Peacekeeping Operations Defined.--For the purposes of 
this section:
            (1) The term ``Bosnia peacekeeping operations'' has 
        the meaning given such term in section 1004(e) of the 
        Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2112).
            (2) The term ``Kosovo peacekeeping operations''--
                    (A) means the operation designated as 
                Operation Joint Guardian and any other 
                operation involving the participation of any of 
                the Armed Forces in peacekeeping or peace 
                enforcement activities in and around Kosovo; 
                and
                    (B) includes, with respect to Operation 
                Joint Guardian or any such other operation, 
                each activity that is directly related to the 
                support of the operation.

SEC. 1006. REQUIREMENT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT OF CONTRACT VOUCHERS.

    (a) Requirement.--(1) Chapter 131 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding after section 2225, as added 
by section 812(a)(1), the following new section:

``Sec. 2226. Contracted property and services: prompt payment of 
                    vouchers

    ``(a) Requirement.--Of the contract vouchers that are 
received by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service by means 
of the mechanization of contract administration services 
system, the number of such vouchers that remain unpaid for more 
than 30 days as of the last day of each month may not exceed 5 
percent of the total number of the contract vouchers so 
received that remain unpaid on that day.
    ``(b) Contract Voucher Defined.--In this section, the term 
`contract voucher' means a voucher or invoice for the payment 
to a contractor for services, commercial items (as defined in 
section 4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
(41 U.S.C. 403(12))), or other deliverable items provided by 
the contractor under a contract funded by the Department of 
Defense.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
is amended by adding after the item relating to section 2225, 
as added by section 812(a)(2), the following new item:

``2226. Contracted property and services: prompt payment of vouchers.''.

    (b) Effective Date.--Section 2226 of title 10, United 
States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall take effect on 
December 1, 2000.
    (c) Conditional Requirement for Report.--(1) If for any 
month of the noncompliance reporting period the requirement in 
section 2226 of title 10, United States Code (as added by 
subsection (a)), is not met, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a 
report on the magnitude of the unpaid contract vouchers. The 
report for a month shall be submitted not later than 30 days 
after the end of that month.
    (2) A report for a month under paragraph (1) shall include 
information current as of the last day of the month as follows:
            (A) The number of the vouchers received by the 
        Defense Finance and Accounting Service by means of the 
        mechanization of contract administration services 
        system during each month.
            (B) The number of the vouchers so received, 
        whenever received by the Defense Finance and Accounting 
        Service, that remain unpaid for each of the following 
        periods:
                    (i) Over 30 days and not more than 60 days.
                    (ii) Over 60 days and not more than 90 
                days.
                    (iii) More than 90 days.
            (C) The number of the vouchers so received that 
        remain unpaid for the major categories of procurements, 
        as defined by the Secretary of Defense.
            (D) The corrective actions that are necessary, and 
        those that are being taken, to ensure compliance with 
        the requirement in subsection (a).
    (3) For purposes of this subsection:
            (A) The term ``noncompliance reporting period'' 
        means the period beginning on December 1, 2000, and 
        ending on November 30, 2004.
            (B) The term ``contract voucher'' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 2226(b) of title 10, United 
        States Code (as added by subsection (a)).

SEC. 1007. PLAN FOR PROMPT RECORDING OF OBLIGATIONS OF FUNDS FOR 
                    CONTRACTUAL TRANSACTIONS.

    (a) Requirement for Plan.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives, not later than November 15, 2000, 
a plan for ensuring that each obligation of the Department of 
Defense under a transaction described in subsection (c) be 
recorded in the appropriate financial administration systems of 
the Department of Defense not later than 10 days after the date 
on which the obligation is incurred.
    (b) Content of Plan.--The plan under subsection (a) shall 
provide for the following:
            (1) The recording of obligations in accordance with 
        requirements that apply uniformly throughout the 
        Department of Defense, including requirements for the 
        recording of detailed data on each such obligation.
            (2) A system of accounting classification reference 
        numbers for the recording of obligations that applies 
        uniformly throughout the Department of Defense.
            (3) A discussion of how the plan is to be 
        implemented, including a schedule for implementation.
    (c) Covered Transactions.--The plan shall apply to each 
obligation under any of the following transactions of the 
Department of Defense:
            (1) A contract.
            (2) A grant.
            (3) A cooperative agreement.
            (4) A transaction authorized under section 2371 of 
        title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 1008. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION AND PROCESSING OF CLAIMS FOR CONTRACT 
                    PAYMENTS.

    (a) Requirements.--(1) Chapter 131 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding after section 2226, as added 
by section 1006(a)(1), the following new section:

``Sec. 2227. Electronic submission and processing of claims for 
                    contract payments

    ``(a) Submission of Claims.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
require that any claim for payment under a Department of 
Defense contract shall be submitted to the Department of 
Defense in electronic form.
    ``(b) Processing.--A contracting officer, contract 
administrator, certifying official, or other officer or 
employee of the Department of Defense who receives a claim for 
payment in electronic form in accordance with subsection (a) 
and is required to transmit the claim to any other officer or 
employee of the Department of Defense for processing under 
procedures of the department shall transmit the claim and any 
additional documentation necessary to support the determination 
and payment of the claim to such other officer or employee 
electronically.
    ``(c) Waiver Authority.--If the Secretary of Defense 
determines that the requirement for using electronic means for 
submitting claims under subsection (a), or for transmitting 
claims and supporting documentation under subsection (b), is 
unduly burdensome in any category of cases, the Secretary may 
exempt the cases in that category from the application of the 
requirement.
    ``(d) Implementation of Requirements.--In implementing 
subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
for the following:
            ``(1) Policies, requirements, and procedures for 
        using electronic means for the submission of claims for 
        payment to the Department of Defense and for the 
        transmission, between Department of Defense officials, 
        of claims for payment received in electronic form, 
        together with supporting documentation (such as 
        receiving reports, contracts and contract 
        modifications, and required certifications).
            ``(2) The format in which information can be 
        accepted by the corporate database of the Defense 
        Finance and Accounting Service.
            ``(3) The requirements to be included in contracts 
        regarding the electronic submission of claims for 
        payment by contractors.
    ``(e) Claim for Payment Defined.--In this section, the term 
`claim for payment' means an invoice or any other demand or 
request for payment.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
is amended by adding after the item relating to section 2226, 
as added by section 1006(a)(2), the following new item:

``2227. Electronic submission and processing of claims for contract 
          payments.''.

    (b) Implementation Plan.--Not later than March 30, 2001, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
plan for the implementation of the requirements imposed under 
section 2227 of title 10, United States Code (as added by 
subsection (a)). The plan shall provide for each of the matters 
specified in subsection (d) of that section.
    (c) Applicability.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Secretary of Defense shall apply section 2227 of title 10, 
United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), with respect 
to contracts for which solicitations of offers are issued after 
June 30, 2001.
    (2)(A) The Secretary may delay the implementation of 
section 2227 to a date after June 30, 2001, upon a finding that 
it is impracticable to implement that section until that later 
date. In no event, however, may the implementation be delayed 
to a date after October 1, 2002.
    (B) Upon determining to delay the implementation of such 
section 2227 to a later date under subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary shall promptly publish a notice of the delay in the 
Federal Register. The notice shall include a specification of 
the later date on which the implementation of that section is 
to begin. Not later than 30 days before the later 
implementation date, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
Register another notice that such section is being implemented 
beginning on that date.

SEC. 1009. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSETS FOR OVERPAYMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
                    COSTS.

    (a) Offsets for Overpayments or Liquidated Damages.--(1) 
Section 2636 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:

``Sec. 2636. Deductions from amounts due carriers

    ``(a) Amounts for Loss or Damage.--An amount deducted from 
an amount due a carrier shall be credited as follows:
            ``(1) If deducted because of loss of or damage to 
        material in transit for a military department, the 
        amount shall be credited to the proper appropriation, 
        account, or fund from which the same or similar 
        material may be replaced.
            ``(2) If deducted as an administrative offset for 
        an overpayment previously made to the carrier under any 
        Department of Defense contract for transportation 
        services or as liquidated damages due under any such 
        contract, the amount shall be credited to the 
        appropriation or account from which payments for the 
        transportation services were made.
    ``(b) Simplified Offset for Collection of Claims Not in 
Excess of the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.--(1) In any 
case in which the total amount of a claim for the recovery of 
overpayments or liquidated damages under a contract described 
in subsection (a)(2) does not exceed the simplified acquisition 
threshold, the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary concerned, 
in exercising the authority to collect the claim by 
administrative offset under section 3716 of title 31, may apply 
paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of that section with 
respect to that collection after (rather than before) the claim 
is so collected.
    ``(2) Regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense 
under subsection (b) of section 3716 of title 31--
            ``(A) shall include provisions to carry out 
        paragraph (1); and
            ``(B) shall provide the carrier for a claim subject 
        to paragraph (1) with an opportunity to offer an 
        alternative method of repaying the claim (rather than 
        by administrative offset) if the collection of the 
        claim by administrative offset has not already been 
        made.
    ``(3) In this subsection, the term `simplified acquisition 
threshold' has the meaning given that term in section 4(11) of 
the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
403(11)).''.
    (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter 157 of such title is 
amended to read as follows:

``2636. Deductions from amounts due carriers.''.

    (b) Effective Date.--Subsections (a)(2) and (b) of section 
2636 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a)(1), shall apply with respect to contracts entered into 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1010. INTEREST PENALTIES FOR LATE PAYMENT OF INTERIM PAYMENTS DUE 
                    UNDER GOVERNMENT SERVICE CONTRACTS.

    (a) Prompt Payment Requirement for Interim Payments.--Under 
regulations prescribed under subsection (c), the head of an 
agency acquiring services from a business concern under a cost 
reimbursement contract requiring interim payments who does not 
pay the concern a required interim payment by the date that is 
30 days after the date of the receipt of a proper invoice shall 
pay an interest penalty to the concern on the amount of the 
payment due. The interest shall be computed as provided in 
section 3902(a) of title 31, United States Code.
    (b) Regulations.--The Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget shall prescribe regulations to carry out this 
section. Such regulations shall be prescribed as part of the 
regulations prescribed under section 3903 of title 31, United 
States Code.
    (c) Incorporation of Certain Provisions of Law.--The 
provisions of chapter 39 of title 31, United States Code, shall 
apply to this section in the same manner as if this section 
were enacted as part of such chapter.
    (d) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect on 
December 15, 2000. No interest shall accrue by reason of that 
subsection for any period before that date.

                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

SEC. 1011. REVISIONS TO NATIONAL DEFENSE FEATURES PROGRAM.

    Section 2218(k) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the 
        following new sentence: ``As consideration for a 
        contract with the head of an agency under this 
        subsection, the company entering into the contract 
        shall agree with the Secretary of Defense to make any 
        vessel covered by the contract available to the 
        Secretary, fully crewed and ready for sea, at any time 
        at any port determined by the Secretary, and for 
        whatever duration the Secretary determines 
        necessary.'';
            (2) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the 
        following new subparagraph:
            ``(E) Payments of such sums as the Government would 
        otherwise expend, if the vessel were placed in the 
        Ready Reserve Fleet, for maintaining the vessel in the 
        status designated as `ROS-4 status' in the Ready 
        Reserve Fleet for 25 years.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(6) The head of an agency may not enter into a contract 
under paragraph (1) that would provide for payments to the 
contractor as authorized in paragraph (2)(E) until notice of 
the proposed contract is submitted to the congressional defense 
committees and a period of 90 days has elapsed.''.

SEC. 1012. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE NAMING OF THE CVN-77 AIRCRAFT 
                    CARRIER.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Over the last three decades Congress has 
        authorized and appropriated funds for a total of 10 
        Nimitz class aircraft carriers.
            (2) The last vessel in the Nimitz class of aircraft 
        carriers, CVN-77, is currently under construction and 
        will be delivered in 2008.
            (3) The first nine vessels in this class bear the 
        following proud names:
                    (A) U.S.S. Nimitz (CVN-68).
                    (B) U.S.S. Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69).
                    (C) U.S.S. Carl Vinson (CVN-70).
                    (D) U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71).
                    (E) U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72).
                    (F) U.S.S. George Washington (CVN-73).
                    (G) U.S.S. John C. Stennis (CVN-74).
                    (H) U.S.S. Harry S. Truman (CVN-75).
                    (I) U.S.S. Ronald Reagan (CVN-76).
            (4) It is appropriate for Congress to recommend to 
        the President, as Commander in Chief of the Armed 
        Forces, an appropriate name for the final vessel in the 
        Nimitz class of aircraft carriers.
            (5) Over the last 25 years the vessels in the 
        Nimitz class of aircraft carriers have served as one of 
        the principal means of United States diplomacy and as 
        one of the principal means for the defense of the 
        United States and its allies around the world.
            (6) The name bestowed upon the aircraft carrier 
        CVN-77 should embody the American spirit and provide a 
        lasting symbol of the American commitment to freedom.
            (7) The name ``Lexington'' has been a symbol of 
        freedom from the first battle of the American 
        Revolution.
            (8) The two aircraft carriers previously named 
        U.S.S. Lexington (the CV-2 and the CV-16) served the 
        Nation for 64 years, served in World War II, and earned 
        a total of 13 battle stars.
            (9) One of those honored vessels, the CV-2, was 
        lost at the Battle of the Coral Sea on May 8, 1942.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
the CVN-77 aircraft carrier should be named the ``U.S.S. 
Lexington''--
            (1) in order to honor the men and women who served 
        in the Armed Forces of the United States during World 
        War II and the incalculable number of United States 
        citizens on the home front during that war who 
        mobilized in the name of freedom; and
            (2) as a special tribute to the 16,000,000 veterans 
        of the Armed Forces who served on land, sea, and air 
        during World War II (of whom fewer than 6,000,000 
        remain alive today) and a lasting symbol of their 
        commitment to freedom as they pass on having proudly 
        taken their place in history.

SEC. 1013. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN 
                    COUNTRIES.

    (a) Transfers by Grant.--The President is authorized to 
transfer vessels to foreign countries on a grant basis under 
section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2321j) as follows:
            (1) Brazil.--To the Government of Brazil--
                    (A) the Thomaston class dock landing ships 
                Alamo (LSD 33) and Hermitage (LSD 34); and
                    (B) the Garcia class frigates Bradley (FF 
                1041), Davidson (FF 1045), Sample (FF 1048) and 
                Albert David (FF 1050).
            (2) Greece.--To the Government of Greece, the Knox 
        class frigates Vreeland (FF 1068) and Trippe (FF 1075).
    (b) Transfers on a Combined Lease-Sale Basis.--(1) The 
President is authorized to transfer vessels to foreign 
countries on a combined lease-sale basis under sections 61 and 
21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796 and 2761) and 
in accordance with subsection (c) as follows:
            (A) Chile.--To the Government of Chile, the Oliver 
        Hazard Perry class guided missile frigates Wadsworth 
        (FFG 9), and Estocin (FFG 15).
            (B) Turkey.--To the Government of Turkey, the 
        Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigates John 
        A. Moore (FFG 19) and Flatley (FFG 21).
    (2) The authority provided under paragraph (1)(B) is in 
addition to the authority provided under section 1018(a)(9) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 
(Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 745) for the transfer of those 
vessels to the Government of Turkey on a sale basis under 
section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761).
    (c) Conditions Relating to Combined Lease-Sale Transfers.--
A transfer of a vessel on a combined lease-sale basis 
authorized by subsection (b) shall be made in accordance with 
the following requirements:
            (1) The President may initially transfer the vessel 
        by lease, with lease payments suspended for the term of 
        the lease, if the country entering into the lease for 
        the vessel simultaneously enters into a foreign 
        military sales agreement for the transfer of title to 
        the vessel.
            (2) The President may not deliver to the purchasing 
        country title to the vessel until the purchase price of 
        the vessel under such a foreign military sales 
        agreement is paid in full.
            (3) Upon payment of the purchase price in full 
        under such a sales agreement and delivery of title to 
        the recipient country, the President shall terminate 
        the lease.
            (4) If the purchasing country fails to make full 
        payment of the purchase price in accordance with the 
        sales agreement by the date required under the sales 
        agreement--
                    (A) the sales agreement shall be 
                immediately terminated;
                    (B) the suspension of lease payments under 
                the lease shall be vacated; and
                    (C) the United States shall be entitled to 
                retain all funds received on or before the date 
                of the termination under the sales agreement, 
                up to the amount of the lease payments due and 
                payable under the lease and all other costs 
                required by the lease to be paid to that date.
            (5) If a sales agreement is terminated pursuant to 
        paragraph (4), the United States shall not be required 
        to pay any interest to the recipient country on any 
        amount paid to the United States by the recipient 
        country under the sales agreement and not retained by 
        the United States under the lease.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations for Costs of Lease-Sale 
Transfers.--There is hereby authorized to be appropriated into 
the Defense Vessels Transfer Program Account such sums as may 
be necessary for paying the costs (as defined in section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) of the 
lease-sale transfers authorized by subsection (b). Amounts so 
appropriated shall be available only for the purpose of paying 
those costs.
    (e) Grants Not Counted in Annual Total of Transferred 
Excess Defense Articles.--The value of a vessel transferred to 
another country on a grant basis under section 516 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) pursuant to 
authority provided by subsection (a) shall not be counted for 
the purposes of subsection (g) of that section in the aggregate 
value of excess defense articles transferred to countries under 
that section in any fiscal year.
    (f) Costs of Transfers.--Any expense incurred by the United 
States in connection with a transfer authorized by this section 
shall be charged to the recipient (notwithstanding section 
516(e)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2321j(e)(1))) in the case of a transfer authorized to be made 
on a grant basis under subsection (a)).
    (g) Repair and Refurbishment in United States Shipyards.--
To the maximum extent practicable, the President shall require, 
as a condition of the transfer of a vessel under this section, 
that the country to which the vessel is transferred have such 
repair or refurbishment of the vessel as is needed, before the 
vessel joins the naval forces of that country, performed at a 
shipyard located in the United States, including a United 
States Navy shipyard.
    (h) Expiration of Authority.--The authority to transfer a 
vessel under this section shall expire at the end of the two-
year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (i) Coordination of Provisions.--(1) If the Security 
Assistance Act of 2000 is enacted before this Act, the 
provisions of this section shall not take effect.
    (2) If the Security Assistance Act of 2000 is enacted after 
this Act, this section shall cease to be in effect upon the 
enactment of that Act.

SEC. 1014. AUTHORITY TO CONSENT TO RETRANSFER OF ALTERNATIVE FORMER 
                    NAVAL VESSEL BY GOVERNMENT OF GREECE.

    (a) Authority for Retransfer of Alternative Vessel.--
Section 1012 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 740) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ``HS 
        Rodos (ex-U.S.S. Bowman County (LST 391))'' the 
        following: ``, LST 325, or any other former United 
        States LST previously transferred to the Government of 
        Greece that is excess to the needs of that 
        government''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting 
        ``retransferred under subsection (a)'' after ``the 
        vessel''.
    (b) Repeal.--Section 1305 of the Arms Control, 
Nonproliferation, and Security Assistance Act of 1999 (113 
Stat. 1501A-511) is repealed.

                  Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities

SEC. 1021. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR COUNTER-DRUG 
                    ACTIVITIES OF COLOMBIA.

    (a) Extension of Authority.--Section 1033 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-
85; 111 Stat. 1881) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``during fiscal 
        years 1998 through 2002,''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting before 
                the period at the end the following: ``, for 
                fiscal years 1998 through 2002''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting before 
                the period at the end the following: ``, for 
                fiscal years 1998 through 2006''.
    (b) Maximum Annual Amount of Support.--Subsection (e)(2) of 
such section is amended by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
``2006''.

SEC. 1022. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXPENDITURES TO SUPPORT 
                    FOREIGN COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES.

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

SEC. 1023. RECOMMENDATIONS ON EXPANSION OF SUPPORT FOR COUNTER-DRUG 
                    ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Requirement for Submittal of Recommendations.--Not 
later than February 1, 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives the recommendations of the 
Secretary regarding whether expanded support for counter-drug 
activities should be authorized under section 1033 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public 
Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1881) for the region that includes the 
countries that are covered by that authority on the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (b) Content of Submission.--The submission under subsection 
(a) shall include the following:
            (1) What, if any, additional countries should be 
        covered.
            (2) What, if any, additional support should be 
        provided to covered countries, together with the 
        reasons for recommending the additional support.
            (3) For each country recommended under paragraph 
        (1), a plan for providing support, including the 
        counter-drug activities proposed to be supported.

SEC. 1024. REVIEW OF RIVERINE COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM.

    (a) Requirement for Review.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
review the riverine counter-drug program supported under 
section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1881).
    (b) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2001, the Secretary 
shall submit a report on the riverine counter-drug program to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives. The report shall include, for each country 
receiving support under the riverine counter-drug program, the 
following:
            (1) The Assistant Secretary's assessment of the 
        effectiveness of the program.
            (2) A recommendation regarding which of the Armed 
        Forces, units of the Armed Forces, or other 
        organizations within the Department of Defense should 
        be responsible for managing the program.
    (c) Delegation of Authority.--The Secretary shall require 
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and 
Low Intensity Conflict to carry out the responsibilities under 
this section.

SEC. 1025. REPORT ON TETHERED AEROSTAT RADAR SYSTEM.

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

SEC. 1026. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING USE OF ARMED FORCES FOR COUNTER-
                    DRUG AND COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTIVITIES.

    It is the sense of Congress that the President should be 
able to use members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine 
Corps to assist law enforcement agencies, to the full extent 
consistent with section 1385 of title 18, United States Code 
(commonly known as the Posse Comitatus Act), section 375 of 
title 10, United States Code, and other applicable law, in 
preventing the entry into the United States of terrorists and 
drug traffickers, weapons of mass destruction, components of 
weapons of mass destruction, and prohibited narcotics and 
drugs.

         Subtitle D--Counterterrorism and Domestic Preparedness

SEC. 1031. PREPAREDNESS OF MILITARY INSTALLATION FIRST RESPONDERS FOR 
                    INCIDENTS INVOLVING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.

    (a) Requirement for Report.--Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to Congress a report on the program of the 
Department of Defense to ensure the preparedness of the first 
responders of the Department of Defense for incidents involving 
weapons of mass destruction on installations of the Department 
of Defense.
    (b) Content of Report.--The report shall include the 
following:
            (1) A detailed description of the overall 
        preparedness program.
            (2) A detailed description of the deficiencies in 
        the preparedness of Department of Defense installations 
        to respond to an incident involving a weapon of mass 
        destruction, together with a discussion of the actions 
        planned to be taken by the Department of Defense to 
        correct the deficiencies.
            (3) The schedule and costs associated with the 
        implementation of the preparedness program.
            (4) The Department's plan for coordinating the 
        preparedness program with responders in the communities 
        in the localities of the installations.
            (5) The Department's plan for promoting the 
        interoperability of the equipment used by the 
        installation first responders referred to in subsection 
        (a) with the equipment used by the first responders in 
        those communities.
    (c) Form of Report.--The report shall be submitted in an 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``first responder'' means an 
        organization responsible for responding to an incident 
        involving a weapon of mass destruction.
            (2) The term ``weapon of mass destruction'' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 1403(1) of the 
        Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 
        (50 U.S.C. 2302(1)).

SEC. 1032. ADDITIONAL WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION CIVIL SUPPORT TEAMS.

    During fiscal year 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall 
establish five additional teams designated as Weapons of Mass 
Destruction Civil Support Teams (for a total of 32 such teams).

SEC. 1033. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE LOAN GUARANTEES TO IMPROVE DOMESTIC 
                    PREPAREDNESS TO COMBAT CYBERTERRORISM.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--(1) Chapter 148 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subchapter:

  ``SUBCHAPTER VII--CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION LOAN GUARANTEES

``Sec.
``2541. Establishment of loan guarantee program.
``2541a. Fees charged and collected.
``2541b. Administration.
``2541c. Transferability, additional limitations, and definition.
``2541d. Reports.

``Sec. 2541. Establishment of loan guarantee program

    ``(a) Establishment.--In order to meet the national 
security objectives in section 2501(a) of this title, the 
Secretary of Defense shall establish a program under which the 
Secretary may issue guarantees assuring lenders against losses 
of principal or interest, or both principal and interest, for 
loans made to qualified commercial firms to fund, in whole or 
in part, any of the following activities:
            (1) The improvement of the protection of the 
        critical infrastructure of the commercial firms.
            (2) The refinancing of improvements previously made 
        to the protection of the critical infrastructure of the 
        commercial firms.
    ``(b) Qualified Commercial Firms.--For purposes of this 
section, a qualified commercial firm is a company or other 
business entity (including a consortium of such companies or 
other business entities, as determined by the Secretary) that 
the Secretary determines--
            ``(1) conducts a significant level of its research, 
        development, engineering, and manufacturing activities 
        in the United States;
            ``(2) is a company or other business entity the 
        majority ownership or control of which is by United 
        States citizens or is a company or other business of a 
        parent company that is incorporated in a country the 
        government of which--
                    ``(A) encourages the participation of firms 
                so owned or controlled in research and 
                development consortia to which the government 
                of that country provides funding directly or 
                provides funding indirectly through 
                international organizations or agreements; and
                    ``(B) affords adequate and effective 
                protection for the intellectual property rights 
                of companies incorporated in the United States;
            ``(3) provides technology products or services 
        critical to the operations of the Department of 
        Defense;
            ``(4) meets standards of prevention of 
        cyberterrorism applicable to the Department of Defense; 
        and
            ``(5) agrees to submit the report required under 
        section 2541d of this title.
    ``(c) Loan Limits.--The maximum amount of loan principal 
guaranteed during a fiscal year under this section may not 
exceed $10,000,000, with respect to all borrowers.
    ``(d) Goals and Standards.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations setting forth goals for the use of the loan 
guarantees provided under this section and standards for 
evaluating whether those goals are met by each entity receiving 
such loan guarantees.
    ``(e) Authority Subject to Provisions of Appropriations.--
The Secretary may guarantee a loan under this subchapter only 
to such extent or in such amounts as may be provided in advance 
in appropriations Acts.

``Sec. 2541a. Fees charged and collected

    ``(a) Fee Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall assess 
a fee for providing a loan guarantee under this subchapter.
    ``(b) Amount of Fee.--The amount of the fee shall be not 
less than 75 percent of the amount incurred by the Secretary to 
provide the loan guarantee.
    ``(c) Special Account.--(1) Such fees shall be credited to 
a special account in the Treasury.
    ``(2) Amounts in the special account shall be available, to 
the extent and in amounts provided in appropriations Acts, for 
paying the costs of administrative expenses of the Department 
of Defense that are attributable to the loan guarantee program 
under this subchapter.
    ``(3)(A) If for any fiscal year amounts in the special 
account established under paragraph (1) are not available (or 
are not anticipated to be available) in a sufficient amount for 
administrative expenses of the Department of Defense for that 
fiscal year that are directly attributable to the 
administration of the program under this subchapter, the 
Secretary may use amounts currently available for operations 
and maintenance for Defense-wide activities, not to exceed 
$500,000 in any fiscal year, for those expenses.
    ``(B) The Secretary shall, from funds in the special 
account established under paragraph (1), replenish operations 
and maintenance accounts for amounts expended under 
subparagraph (A).

``Sec. 2541b. Administration

    ``(a) Agreements Required.--The Secretary of Defense may 
enter into one or more agreements, each with an appropriate 
Federal or private entity, under which such entity may, under 
this subchapter--
            ``(1) process applications for loan guarantees;
            ``(2) administer repayment of loans; and
            ``(3) provide any other services to the Secretary 
        to administer this subchapter.
    ``(b) Treatment of Costs.--The costs of such agreements 
shall be considered, for purposes of the special account 
established under section 2541a(c), to be costs of 
administrative expenses of the Department of Defense that are 
attributable to the loan guarantee program under this 
subchapter.

``Sec. 2541c. Transferability, additional limitations, and definition

    ``The following provisions of subtitle VI of this chapter 
apply to guarantees issued under this subtitle:
            ``(1) Section 2540a, relating to transferability of 
        guarantees.
            ``(2) Subsections (b) and (c) of section 2540b, 
        providing limitations.
            ``(3) Section 2540d(2), providing a definition of 
        the term `cost'.

``Sec. 2541d. Reports

    ``(a) Report by Commercial Firms to Secretary of Defense.--
The Secretary of Defense shall require each qualified 
commercial firm for which a loan is guaranteed under this 
subchapter to submit to the Secretary a report on the 
improvements financed or refinanced with the loan. The report 
shall include an assessment of the value of the improvements 
for the protection of the critical infrastructure of that 
commercial firm. The Secretary shall prescribe the time for 
submitting the report.
    ``(b) Annual Report by Secretary of Defense to Congress.--
Not later than March 1 of each year in which guarantees are 
made under this subchapter, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to Congress a report on the loan guarantee program under 
this subchapter. The report shall include the following:
            ``(1) The amounts of the loans for which guarantees 
        were issued during the year preceding the year of the 
        report.
            ``(2) The success of the program in improving the 
        protection of the critical infrastructure of the 
        commercial firms covered by the guarantees.
            ``(3) The relationship of the loan guarantee 
        program to the critical infrastructure protection 
        program of the Department of Defense, together with an 
        assessment of the extent to which the loan guarantee 
        program supports the critical infrastructure protection 
        program.
            ``(4) Any other information on the loan guarantee 
        program that the Secretary considers appropriate to 
        include in the report.''.
    (2) The table of subchapters at the beginning of such 
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``VII. Critical Infrastructure Protection Loan Guarantees........2541''.

    (b) Redesignation of Displaced Sections.--(1) Sections 2541 
through 2554 of chapter 152 of title 10, United States Code, 
are redesignated as sections 2551 through 2564, respectively.
    (2) The items in the table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 152 of such title are revised to reflect the 
redesignations made by paragraph (1).
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Subsection (c)(3)(C) of 
section 2561 of such title, as redesignated by subsection (b), 
is amended by striking ``section 2547'' and inserting ``section 
2557''.
    (2) Subsection (b) of section 2562 of such title, as so 
redesignated, is amended by striking ``section 2547'' and 
inserting ``section 2557''.
    (3) Section 7300 of such title is amended by striking 
``section 2553'' and inserting ``section 2563''.

SEC. 1034. REPORT ON THE STATUS OF DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS AGAINST THE 
                    THREAT OF BIOLOGICAL TERRORISM.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 31, 2001, the 
President shall submit to Congress a report on domestic 
preparedness against the threat of biological terrorism.
    (b) Report Elements.--The report shall address the 
following:
            (1) The current state of United States preparedness 
        to defend against a biologic attack.
            (2) The roles that various Federal agencies 
        currently play, and should play, in preparing for, and 
        defending against, such an attack.
            (3) The roles that State and local agencies and 
        public health facilities currently play, and should 
        play, in preparing for, and defending against, such an 
        attack.
            (4) The advisability of establishing an 
        intergovernmental task force to assist in preparations 
        for such an attack.
            (5) The potential role of advanced communications 
        systems in aiding domestic preparedness against such an 
        attack.
            (6) The potential for additional research and 
        development in biotechnology to aid domestic 
        preparedness against such an attack.
            (7) Other measures that should be taken to aid 
        domestic preparedness against such an attack.
            (8) The financial resources necessary to support 
        efforts for domestic preparedness against such an 
        attack.
            (9) The deficiencies and vulnerabilities in the 
        United States public health system for dealing with the 
        consequences of a biological terrorist attack on the 
        United States, and current plans to address those 
        deficiencies and vulnerabilities.
    (c) Intelligence Estimate.--(1) Not later than March 1, 
2001, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress an 
intelligence estimate, prepared in consultation with the 
Director of Central Intelligence, containing--
            (A) an assessment of the threat to the United 
        States posed by a terrorist using a biological weapon; 
        and
            (B) an assessment of the relative consequences of 
        an attack against the United States by a terrorist 
        using a biological weapon compared with the 
        consequences of an attack against the United States by 
        a terrorist using a weapon that is a weapon of mass 
        destruction other than a biological weapon or that is a 
        conventional weapon.
    (2) The intelligence estimate submitted under paragraph (1) 
shall include a comparison of--
            (A) the likelihood of the threat of a terrorist 
        attack against the United States through the use of a 
        biological weapon, with
            (B) the likelihood of the threat of a terrorist 
        attack against the United States through the use of a 
        weapon that is a weapon of mass destruction other than 
        a biological weapon or that is a conventional weapon.

SEC. 1035. REPORT ON STRATEGY, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS TO COMBAT 
                    DOMESTIC TERRORISM.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives a report on the strategy, 
policies, and programs of the United States for combating 
domestic terrorism, and in particular domestic terrorism 
involving weapons of mass destruction. The report shall 
document the progress and problems experienced by the Federal 
Government in organizing and preparing to respond to domestic 
terrorist incidents.

                      Subtitle E--Strategic Forces

SEC. 1041. REVISED NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW.

    (a) Requirement for Comprehensive Review.--In order to 
clarify United States nuclear deterrence policy and strategy 
for the near term, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
comprehensive review of the nuclear posture of the United 
States for the next 5 to 10 years. The Secretary shall conduct 
the review in consultation with the Secretary of Energy.
    (b) Elements of Review.--The nuclear posture review shall 
include the following elements:
            (1) The role of nuclear forces in United States 
        military strategy, planning, and programming.
            (2) The policy requirements and objectives for the 
        United States to maintain a safe, reliable, and 
        credible nuclear deterrence posture.
            (3) The relationship among United States nuclear 
        deterrence policy, targeting strategy, and arms control 
        objectives.
            (4) The levels and composition of the nuclear 
        delivery systems that will be required for implementing 
        the United States national and military strategy, 
        including any plans for replacing or modifying existing 
        systems.
            (5) The nuclear weapons complex that will be 
        required for implementing the United States national 
        and military strategy, including any plans to modernize 
        or modify the complex.
            (6) The active and inactive nuclear weapons 
        stockpile that will be required for implementing the 
        United States national and military strategy, including 
        any plans for replacing or modifying warheads.
    (c) Report to Congress.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to Congress, in unclassified and classified forms as 
necessary, a report on the results of the nuclear posture 
review conducted under this section. The report shall be 
submitted concurrently with the Quadrennial Defense Review 
report due in December 2001.
    (d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
the nuclear posture review conducted under this section should 
be used as the basis for establishing future United States arms 
control objectives and negotiating positions.

SEC. 1042. PLAN FOR THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINMENT AND MODERNIZATION OF 
                    UNITED STATES STRATEGIC NUCLEAR FORCES.

    (a) Requirement for Plan.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall develop a 
long-range plan for the sustainment and modernization of United 
States strategic nuclear forces to counter emerging threats and 
satisfy the evolving requirements of deterrence.
    (b) Elements of Plan.--The plan specified under subsection 
(a) shall include the Secretary's plans, if any, for the 
sustainment and modernization of the following:
            (1) Land-based and sea-based strategic ballistic 
        missiles, including any plans for developing 
        replacements for the Minuteman III intercontinental 
        ballistic missile and the Trident II sea-launched 
        ballistic missile and plans for common ballistic 
        missile technology development.
            (2) Strategic nuclear bombers, including any plans 
        for a B-2 follow-on, a B-52 replacement, and any new 
        air-launched weapon systems.
            (3) Appropriate warheads to outfit the strategic 
        nuclear delivery systems referred to in paragraphs (1) 
        and (2) to satisfy evolving military requirements.
    (c) Submittal of Plan.--The plan specified under subsection 
(a) shall be submitted to Congress not later than April 15, 
2001. The plan shall be submitted in unclassified and 
classified forms, as necessary.

SEC. 1043. MODIFICATION OF SCOPE OF WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR LIMITATION ON 
                    RETIREMENT OR DISMANTLEMENT OF STRATEGIC NUCLEAR 
                    DELIVERY SYSTEMS.

    Section 1302(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1948), as 
amended by section 1501(a) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 
Stat. 806), is further amended by striking ``the application of 
the limitation in effect under paragraph (1)(B) or (3) of 
subsection (a), as the case may be,'' and inserting ``the 
application of the limitation in effect under subsection (a) to 
a strategic nuclear delivery system''.

SEC. 1044. REPORT ON THE DEFEAT OF HARDENED AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGETS.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in conjunction 
with the Secretary of Energy, conduct a study relating to the 
defeat of hardened and deeply buried targets. Under the study, 
the Secretaries shall--
            (1) review--
                    (A) the requirements of the United States 
                to defeat hardened and deeply buried targets 
                and stockpiles of chemical and biological 
                agents and related capabilities; and
                    (B) current and future plans to meet those 
                requirements;
            (2) determine if those plans adequately address all 
        such requirements;
            (3) identify potential future hardened and deeply 
        buried targets and other related targets;
            (4) determine what resources and research and 
        development efforts are needed to defeat the targets 
        identified under paragraph (3) as well as other 
        requirements to defeat stockpiles of chemical and 
        biological agents and related capabilities;
            (5) assess both current and future options to 
        defeat hardened and deeply buried targets as well as 
        concepts to defeat stockpiles of chemical and 
        biological agents and related capabilities; and
            (6) determine the capability and cost of each 
        option assessed under paragraph (5).
    (b) Conduct of Assessments.--In conducting the study under 
subsection (a), the Secretaries may, in order to perform the 
assessments required by paragraph (5) of that subsection, 
conduct any limited research and development that may be 
necessary to perform those assessments.
    (c) Report.--(1) Not later than July 1, 2001, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives a report on the results of the study conducted 
under subsection (a). The report shall be prepared in 
conjunction with the Secretary of Energy.
    (2) The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, together with a classified annex if 
necessary.

SEC. 1045. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE MAINTENANCE OF THE STRATEGIC 
                    NUCLEAR TRIAD.

    It is the sense of Congress that, in light of the potential 
for further arms control agreements with the Russian Federation 
limiting strategic forces--
            (1) it is in the national interest of the United 
        States to maintain a robust and balanced triad of 
        strategic nuclear delivery vehicles, including (A) 
        long-range bombers, (B) land-based intercontinental 
        ballistic missiles (ICBMs), and (C) ballistic missile 
        submarines; and
            (2) reductions to United States conventional bomber 
        capability are not in the national interest of the 
        United States.

            Subtitle F--Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements

SEC. 1051. MANAGEMENT REVIEW OF WORKING-CAPITAL FUND ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Comptroller General Review Required.--The Comptroller 
General shall conduct a review of the working-capital fund 
activities of the Department of Defense to identify any 
potential changes in current management processes or policies 
that, if made, would result in a more efficient and economical 
operation of those activities.
    (b) Review To Include Carryover Policy.--The review shall 
include a review of practices under the Department of Defense 
policy that authorizes funds available for working-capital fund 
activities for one fiscal year to be obligated for work to be 
performed at such activities within the first 90 days of the 
next fiscal year (known as ``carryover''). On the basis of the 
review, the Comptroller General shall determine the following:
            (1) The extent to which the working-capital fund 
        activities of the Department of Defense have complied 
        with the 90-day carryover policy.
            (2) The reasons for the carryover authority under 
        the policy to apply to as much as a 90-day quantity of 
        work.
            (3) Whether applying the carryover authority to not 
        more than a 30-day quantity of work would be sufficient 
        to ensure uninterrupted operations at the working-
        capital fund activities early in a fiscal year.
            (4) What, if any, savings could be achieved by 
        restricting the carryover authority so as to apply to a 
        30-day quantity of work.

SEC. 1052. REPORT ON SUBMARINE RESCUE SUPPORT VESSELS.

    (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Navy shall submit to 
Congress, together with the submission of the budget of the 
President for fiscal year 2002 under section 1105 of title 31, 
United States Code, a report on the plan of the Navy for 
providing for submarine rescue support vessels through fiscal 
year 2007.
    (b) Content.--The report shall include a discussion of the 
following:
            (1) The requirement for submarine rescue support 
        vessels through fiscal year 2007, including experience 
        in changing from the provision of such vessels from 
        dedicated platforms to the provision of such vessels 
        through vessel of opportunity services and charter 
        vessels.
            (2) The resources required, the risks to 
        submariners, and the operational impacts of the 
        following:
                    (A) Chartering submarine rescue support 
                vessels for terms of up to five years, with 
                options to extend the charters for two 
                additional five-year periods.
                    (B) Providing submarine rescue support 
                vessels using vessel of opportunity services.
                    (C) Providing submarine rescue support 
                services through other means considered by the 
                Navy.

SEC. 1053. REPORT ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROGRESS IN DEVELOPING 
                    INFORMATION ASSURANCE STRATEGIES.

    Not later than January 15, 2001, the President shall submit 
to Congress a comprehensive report detailing the specific steps 
taken by the Federal Government as of the date of the report to 
develop critical infrastructure assurance strategies as 
outlined by Presidential Decision Directive No. 63 (PDD-63). 
The report shall include the following:
            (1) A detailed summary of the progress of each 
        Federal agency in developing an internal information 
        assurance plan.
            (2) The progress of Federal agencies in 
        establishing partnerships with relevant private sector 
        industries to address critical infrastructure 
        vulnerabilities.

SEC. 1054. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROCESS FOR DECISIONMAKING IN CASES OF 
                    FALSE CLAIMS.

    Not later than February 1, 2001, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to Congress a report describing the policies and 
procedures for Department of Defense decisionmaking on issues 
arising under sections 3729 through 3733 of title 31, United 
States Code, in cases of claims submitted to the Department of 
Defense that are suspected or alleged to be false. The report 
shall include a discussion of any changes that have been made 
in the policies and procedures since January 1, 2000, and how 
such procedures are being implemented.

           Subtitle G--Government Information Security Reform

SEC. 1061. COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY.

    Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting at the end the following new subchapter:

                 ``SUBCHAPTER II--INFORMATION SECURITY

``Sec. 3531. Purposes

    ``The purposes of this subchapter are the following:
            ``(1) To provide a comprehensive framework for 
        establishing and ensuring the effectiveness of controls 
        over information resources that support Federal 
        operations and assets.
            ``(2)(A) To recognize the highly networked nature 
        of the Federal computing environment including the need 
        for Federal Government interoperability and, in the 
        implementation of improved security management 
        measures, assure that opportunities for 
        interoperability are not adversely affected.
            ``(B) To provide effective Government-wide 
        management and oversight of the related information 
        security risks, including coordination of information 
        security efforts throughout the civilian, national 
        security, and law enforcement communities.
            ``(3) To provide for development and maintenance of 
        minimum controls required to protect Federal 
        information and information systems.
            ``(4) To provide a mechanism for improved oversight 
        of Federal agency information security programs.

``Sec. 3532. Definitions

    ``(a) Except as provided under subsection (b), the 
definitions under section 3502 shall apply to this subchapter.
    ``(b) In this subchapter:
            ``(1) The term `information technology' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 5002 of the Clinger-
        Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401).
            ``(2) The term `mission critical system' means any 
        telecommunications or information system used or 
        operated by an agency or by a contractor of an agency, 
        or other organization on behalf of an agency, that--
                    ``(A) is defined as a national security 
                system under section 5142 of the Clinger-Cohen 
                Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1452);
                    ``(B) is protected at all times by 
                procedures established for information which 
                has been specifically authorized under criteria 
                established by an Executive order or an Act of 
                Congress to be classified in the interest of 
                national defense or foreign policy; or
                    ``(C) processes any information, the loss, 
                misuse, disclosure, or unauthorized access to 
                or modification of, would have a debilitating 
                impact on the mission of an agency.

``Sec. 3533. Authority and functions of the Director

    ``(a)(1) The Director shall establish Government-wide 
policies for the management of programs that--
            ``(A) support the cost-effective security of 
        Federal information systems by promoting security as an 
        integral component of each agency's business 
        operations; and
            ``(B) include information technology architectures 
        as defined under section 5125 of the Clinger-Cohen Act 
        of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1425).
    ``(2) Policies under this subsection shall--
            ``(A) be founded on a continuing risk management 
        cycle that recognizes the need to--
                    ``(i) identify, assess, and understand 
                risk; and
                    ``(ii) determine security needs 
                commensurate with the level of risk;
            ``(B) implement controls that adequately address 
        the risk;
            ``(C) promote continuing awareness of information 
        security risk; and
            ``(D) continually monitor and evaluate policy and 
        control effectiveness of information security 
        practices.
    ``(b) The authority under subsection (a) includes the 
authority to--
            ``(1) oversee and develop policies, principles, 
        standards, and guidelines for the handling of Federal 
        information and information resources to improve the 
        efficiency and effectiveness of governmental 
        operations, including principles, policies, and 
        guidelines for the implementation of agency 
        responsibilities under applicable law for ensuring the 
        privacy, confidentiality, and security of Federal 
        information;
            ``(2) consistent with the standards and guidelines 
        promulgated under section 5131 of the Clinger-Cohen Act 
        of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1441) and sections 5 and 6 of the 
        Computer Security Act of 1987 (40 U.S.C. 1441 note; 
        Public Law 100-235; 101 Stat. 1729), require Federal 
        agencies to identify and afford security protections 
        commensurate with the risk and magnitude of the harm 
        resulting from the loss, misuse, or unauthorized access 
        to or modification of information collected or 
        maintained by or on behalf of an agency;
            ``(3) direct the heads of agencies to--
                    ``(A) identify, use, and share best 
                security practices;
                    ``(B) develop an agency-wide information 
                security plan;
                    ``(C) incorporate information security 
                principles and practices throughout the life 
                cycles of the agency's information systems; and
                    ``(D) ensure that the agency's information 
                security plan is practiced throughout all life 
                cycles of the agency's information systems;
            ``(4) oversee the development and implementation of 
        standards and guidelines relating to security controls 
        for Federal computer systems by the Secretary of 
        Commerce through the National Institute of Standards 
        and Technology under section 5131 of the Clinger-Cohen 
        Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1441) and section 20 of the 
        National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
        U.S.C. 278g-3);
            ``(5) oversee and coordinate compliance with this 
        section in a manner consistent with--
                    ``(A) sections 552 and 552a of title 5;
                    ``(B) sections 20 and 21 of the National 
                Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
                U.S.C. 278g-3 and 278g-4);
                    ``(C) section 5131 of the Clinger-Cohen Act 
                of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1441);
                    ``(D) sections 5 and 6 of the Computer 
                Security Act of 1987 (40 U.S.C. 1441 note; 
                Public Law 100-235; 101 Stat. 1729); and
                    ``(E) related information management laws; 
                and
            ``(6) take any authorized action under section 
        5113(b)(5) of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 
        1413(b)(5)) that the Director considers appropriate, 
        including any action involving the budgetary process or 
        appropriations management process, to enforce 
        accountability of the head of an agency for information 
        resources management, including the requirements of 
        this subchapter, and for the investments made by the 
        agency in information technology, including--
                    ``(A) recommending a reduction or an 
                increase in any amount for information 
                resources that the head of the agency proposes 
                for the budget submitted to Congress under 
                section 1105(a) of title 31;
                    ``(B) reducing or otherwise adjusting 
                apportionments and reapportionments of 
                appropriations for information resources; and
                    ``(C) using other authorized administrative 
                controls over appropriations to restrict the 
                availability of funds for information 
                resources.
    ``(c) The authorities of the Director under this section 
(other than the authority described in subsection (b)(6))--
            ``(1) shall be delegated to the Secretary of 
        Defense, the Director of Central Intelligence, and 
        another agency head as designated by the President in 
        the case of systems described under subparagraphs (A) 
        and (B) of section 3532(b)(2);
            ``(2) shall be delegated to the Secretary of 
        Defense in the case of systems described under 
        subparagraph (C) of section 3532(b)(2) that are 
        operated by the Department of Defense, a contractor of 
        the Department of Defense, or another entity on behalf 
        of the Department of Defense; and
            ``(3) in the case of all other Federal information 
        systems, may be delegated only to the Deputy Director 
        for Management of the Office of Management and Budget.

``Sec. 3534. Federal agency responsibilities

    ``(a) The head of each agency shall--
            ``(1) be responsible for--
                    ``(A) adequately ensuring the integrity, 
                confidentiality, authenticity, availability, 
                and nonrepudiation of information and 
                information systems supporting agency 
                operations and assets;
                    ``(B) developing and implementing 
                information security policies, procedures, and 
                control techniques sufficient to afford 
                security protections commensurate with the risk 
                and magnitude of the harm resulting from 
                unauthorized disclosure, disruption, 
                modification, or destruction of information 
                collected or maintained by or for the agency; 
                and
                    ``(C) ensuring that the agency's 
                information security plan is practiced 
                throughout the life cycle of each agency 
                system;
            ``(2) ensure that appropriate senior agency 
        officials are responsible for--
                    ``(A) assessing the information security 
                risks associated with the operations and assets 
                for programs and systems over which such 
                officials have control;
                    ``(B) determining the levels of information 
                security appropriate to protect such operations 
                and assets; and
                    ``(C) periodically testing and evaluating 
                information security controls and techniques;
            ``(3) delegate to the agency Chief Information 
        Officer established under section 3506, or a comparable 
        official in an agency not covered by such section, the 
        authority to administer all functions under this 
        subchapter including--
                    ``(A) designating a senior agency 
                information security official who shall report 
                to the Chief Information Officer or a 
                comparable official;
                    ``(B) developing and maintaining an 
                agencywide information security program as 
                required under subsection (b);
                    ``(C) ensuring that the agency effectively 
                implements and maintains information security 
                policies, procedures, and control techniques;
                    ``(D) training and overseeing personnel 
                with significant responsibilities for 
                information security with respect to such 
                responsibilities; and
                    ``(E) assisting senior agency officials 
                concerning responsibilities under paragraph 
                (2);
            ``(4) ensure that the agency has trained personnel 
        sufficient to assist the agency in complying with the 
        requirements of this subchapter and related policies, 
        procedures, standards, and guidelines; and
            ``(5) ensure that the agency Chief Information 
        Officer, in coordination with senior agency officials, 
        periodically--
                    ``(A)(i) evaluates the effectiveness of the 
                agency information security program, including 
                testing control techniques; and
                    ``(ii) implements appropriate remedial 
                actions based on that evaluation; and
                    ``(B) reports to the agency head on--
                            ``(i) the results of such tests and 
                        evaluations; and
                            ``(ii) the progress of remedial 
                        actions.
    ``(b)(1) Each agency shall develop and implement an 
agencywide information security program to provide information 
security for the operations and assets of the agency, including 
operations and assets provided or managed by another agency.
    ``(2) Each program under this subsection shall include--
            ``(A) periodic risk assessments that consider 
        internal and external threats to--
                    ``(i) the integrity, confidentiality, and 
                availability of systems; and
                    ``(ii) data supporting critical operations 
                and assets;
            ``(B) policies and procedures that--
                    ``(i) are based on the risk assessments 
                required under subparagraph (A) that cost-
                effectively reduce information security risks 
                to an acceptable level; and
                    ``(ii) ensure compliance with--
                            ``(I) the requirements of this 
                        subchapter;
                            ``(II) policies and procedures as 
                        may be prescribed by the Director; and
                            ``(III) any other applicable 
                        requirements;
            ``(C) security awareness training to inform 
        personnel of--
                    ``(i) information security risks associated 
                with the activities of personnel; and
                    ``(ii) responsibilities of personnel in 
                complying with agency policies and procedures 
                designed to reduce such risks;
            ``(D) periodic management testing and evaluation of 
        the effectiveness of information security policies and 
        procedures;
            ``(E) a process for ensuring remedial action to 
        address any significant deficiencies; and
            ``(F) procedures for detecting, reporting, and 
        responding to security incidents, including--
                    ``(i) mitigating risks associated with such 
                incidents before substantial damage occurs;
                    ``(ii) notifying and consulting with law 
                enforcement officials and other offices and 
                authorities;
                    ``(iii) notifying and consulting with an 
                office designated by the Administrator of 
                General Services within the General Services 
                Administration; and
                    ``(iv) notifying and consulting with an 
                office designated by the Secretary of Defense, 
                the Director of Central Intelligence, and 
                another agency head as designated by the 
                President for incidents involving systems 
                described under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
                section 3532(b)(2).
    ``(3) Each program under this subsection is subject to the 
approval of the Director and is required to be reviewed at 
least annually by agency program officials in consultation with 
the Chief Information Officer. In the case of systems described 
under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 3532(b)(2), the 
Director shall delegate approval authority under this paragraph 
to the Secretary of Defense, the Director of Central 
Intelligence, and another agency head as designated by the 
President.
    ``(c)(1) Each agency shall examine the adequacy and 
effectiveness of information security policies, procedures, and 
practices in plans and reports relating to--
            ``(A) annual agency budgets;
            ``(B) information resources management under 
        subchapter I of this chapter;
            ``(C) performance and results based management 
        under the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401 et 
        seq.);
            ``(D) program performance under sections 1105 and 
        1115 through 1119 of title 31, and sections 2801 
        through 2805 of title 39; and
            ``(E) financial management under--
                    ``(i) chapter 9 of title 31, United States 
                Code, and the Chief Financial Officers Act of 
                1990 (31 U.S.C. 501 note; Public Law 101-576) 
                (and the amendments made by that Act);
                    ``(ii) the Federal Financial Management 
                Improvement Act of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 3512 note) 
                (and the amendments made by that Act); and
                    ``(iii) the internal controls conducted 
                under section 3512 of title 31.
    ``(2) Any significant deficiency in a policy, procedure, or 
practice identified under paragraph (1) shall be reported as a 
material weakness in reporting required under the applicable 
provision of law under paragraph (1).
    ``(d)(1) In addition to the requirements of subsection (c), 
each agency, in consultation with the Chief Information 
Officer, shall include as part of the performance plan required 
under section 1115 of title 31 a description of--
            ``(A) the time periods, and
            ``(B) the resources, including budget, staffing, 
        and training,
which are necessary to implement the program required under 
subsection (b)(1).
    ``(2) The description under paragraph (1) shall be based on 
the risk assessment required under subsection (b)(2)(A).

``Sec. 3535. Annual independent evaluation

    ``(a)(1) Each year each agency shall have performed an 
independent evaluation of the information security program and 
practices of that agency.
    ``(2) Each evaluation by an agency under this section shall 
include--
            ``(A) testing of the effectiveness of information 
        security control techniques for an appropriate subset 
        of the agency's information systems; and
            ``(B) an assessment (made on the basis of the 
        results of the testing) of the compliance with--
                    ``(i) the requirements of this subchapter; 
                and
                    ``(ii) related information security 
                policies, procedures, standards, and 
                guidelines.
    ``(3) The Inspector General or the independent evaluator 
performing an evaluation under this section may use an audit, 
evaluation, or report relating to programs or practices of the 
applicable agency.
    ``(b)(1)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), for agencies with 
Inspectors General appointed under the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) or any other law, the annual evaluation 
required under this section or, in the case of systems 
described under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
3532(b)(2), an audit of the annual evaluation required under 
this section, shall be performed by the Inspector General or by 
an independent evaluator, as determined by the Inspector 
General of the agency.
    ``(B) For systems described under subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
of section 3532(b)(2), the evaluation required under this 
section shall be performed only by an entity designated by the 
Secretary of Defense, the Director of Central Intelligence, or 
another agency head as designated by the President.
    ``(2) For any agency to which paragraph (1) does not apply, 
the head of the agency shall contract with an independent 
evaluator to perform the evaluation.
    ``(c) Each year, not later than the anniversary of the date 
of the enactment of this subchapter, the applicable agency head 
shall submit to the Director--
            ``(1) the results of each evaluation required under 
        this section, other than an evaluation of a system 
        described under subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 
        3532(b)(2); and
            ``(2) the results of each audit of an evaluation 
        required under this section of a system described under 
        subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 3532(b)(2).
    ``(d)(1) The Director shall submit to Congress each year a 
report summarizing the materials received from agencies 
pursuant to subsection (c) in that year.
    ``(2) Evaluations and audits of evaluations of systems 
under the authority and control of the Director of Central 
Intelligence and evaluations and audits of evaluation of 
National Foreign Intelligence Programs systems under the 
authority and control of the Secretary of Defense shall be made 
available only to the appropriate oversight committees of 
Congress, in accordance with applicable laws.
    ``(e) Agencies and evaluators shall take appropriate 
actions to ensure the protection of information, the disclosure 
of which may adversely affect information security. Such 
protections shall be commensurate with the risk and comply with 
all applicable laws.

``Sec. 3536. Expiration

    ``This subchapter shall not be in effect after the date 
that is two years after the date on which this subchapter takes 
effect.''.

SEC. 1062. RESPONSIBILITIES OF CERTAIN AGENCIES.

    (a) Department of Commerce.--Notwithstanding section 20 of 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
U.S.C. 278g-3) and except as provided under subsection (b), the 
Secretary of Commerce, through the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology and with technical assistance from the 
National Security Agency, as required or when requested, 
shall--
            (1) develop, issue, review, and update standards 
        and guidance for the security of Federal information 
        systems, including development of methods and 
        techniques for security systems and validation 
        programs;
            (2) develop, issue, review, and update guidelines 
        for training in computer security awareness and 
        accepted computer security practices, with assistance 
        from the Office of Personnel Management;
            (3) provide agencies with guidance for security 
        planning to assist in the development of applications 
        and system security plans for such agencies;
            (4) provide guidance and assistance to agencies 
        concerning cost-effective controls when interconnecting 
        with other systems; and
            (5) evaluate information technologies to assess 
        security vulnerabilities and alert Federal agencies of 
        such vulnerabilities as soon as those vulnerabilities 
        are known.
    (b) Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of this subtitle (including any amendment 
        made by this subtitle)--
                    (A) the Secretary of Defense, the Director 
                of Central Intelligence, and another agency 
                head as designated by the President, shall, 
                consistent with their respective authorities--
                            (i) develop and issue information 
                        security policies, standards, and 
                        guidelines for systems described under 
                        subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
                        3532(b)(2) of title 44, United States 
                        Code (as added by section 1061 of this 
                        Act), that provide more stringent 
                        protection, to the maximum extent 
                        practicable, than the policies, 
                        principles, standards, and guidelines 
                        required under section 353 of such 
                        title (as added by such section 1061); 
                        and
                            (ii) ensure the implementation of 
                        the information security policies, 
                        principles, standards, and guidelines 
                        described under clause (i); and
                    (B) the Secretary of Defense shall, 
                consistent with his authority--
                            (i) develop and issue information 
                        security policies, standards, and 
                        guidelines for systems described under 
                        subparagraph (C) of section 3532(b)(2) 
                        of title 44, United States Code (as 
                        added by section 1061 of this Act), 
                        that are operated by the Department of 
                        Defense, a contractor of the Department 
                        of Defense, or another entity on behalf 
                        of the Department of Defense that 
                        provide more stringent protection, to 
                        the maximum extent practicable, than 
                        the policies, principles, standards, 
                        and guidelines required under section 
                        3533 of such title (as added by such 
                        section 1061); and
                            (ii) ensure the implementation of 
                        the information security policies, 
                        principles, standards, and guidelines 
                        described under clause (i).
            (2) Measures addressed.--The policies, principles, 
        standards, and guidelines developed by the Secretary of 
        Defense and the Director of Central Intelligence under 
        paragraph (1) shall address the full range of 
        information assurance measures needed to protect and 
        defend Federal information and information systems by 
        ensuring their integrity, confidentiality, 
        authenticity, availability, and nonrepudiation.
    (c) Department of Justice.--The Attorney General shall 
review and update guidance to agencies on--
            (1) legal remedies regarding security incidents and 
        ways to report to and work with law enforcement 
        agencies concerning such incidents; and
            (2) lawful uses of security techniques and 
        technologies.
    (d) General Services Administration.--The Administrator of 
General Services shall--
            (1) review and update General Services 
        Administration guidance to agencies on addressing 
        security considerations when acquiring information 
        technology; and
            (2) assist agencies in--
                    (A) fulfilling agency responsibilities 
                under section 3534(b)(2)(F) of title 44, United 
                States Code (as added by section 1061 of this 
                Act); and
                    (B) the acquisition of cost-effective 
                security products, services, and incident 
                response capabilities.
    (e) Office of Personnel Management.--The Director of the 
Office of Personnel Management shall--
            (1) review and update Office of Personnel 
        Management regulations concerning computer security 
        training for Federal civilian employees;
            (2) assist the Department of Commerce in updating 
        and maintaining guidelines for training in computer 
        security awareness and computer security best 
        practices; and
            (3) work with the National Science Foundation and 
        other agencies on personnel and training initiatives 
        (including scholarships and fellowships, as authorized 
        by law) as necessary to ensure that the Federal 
        Government--
                    (A) has adequate sources of continuing 
                information security education and training 
                available for employees; and
                    (B) has an adequate supply of qualified 
                information security professionals to meet 
                agency needs.
    (f) Information Security Policies, Principles, Standards, 
and Guidelines.--
            (1) Adoption of policies, principles, standards, 
        and guidelines of other agencies.--The policies, 
        principles, standards, and guidelines developed under 
        subsection (b) by the Secretary of Defense, the 
        Director of Central Intelligence, and another agency 
        head as designated by the President may be adopted, to 
        the extent that such policies are consistent with 
        policies and guidance developed by the Director of the 
        Office of Management and Budget and the Secretary of 
        Commerce--
                    (A) by the Director of the Office of 
                Management and Budget, as appropriate, for 
                application to the mission critical systems of 
                all agencies; or
                    (B) by an agency head, as appropriate, for 
                application to the mission critical systems of 
                that agency.
            (2) Development of more stringent policies, 
        principles, standards, and guidelines.--To the extent 
        that such policies are consistent with policies and 
        guidance developed by the Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget and the Secretary of Commerce, an 
        agency may develop and implement information security 
        policies, principles, standards, and guidelines that 
        provide more stringent protection than those required 
        under section 3533 of title 44, United States Code (as 
        added by section 1061 of this Act), or subsection (a) 
        of this section.
    (g) Atomic Energy Act of 1954.--Nothing in this subtitle 
(including any amendment made by this subtitle) shall supersede 
any requirement made by, or under, the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). Restricted Data or Formerly 
Restricted Data shall be handled, protected, classified, 
downgraded, and declassified in conformity with the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).

SEC. 1063. RELATIONSHIP OF DEFENSE INFORMATION ASSURANCE PROGRAM TO 
                    GOVERNMENT-WIDE INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM.

    (a) Consistency of Requirements.--Subsection (b) of section 
2224 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(b) Objectives of the Program.--
        '' and inserting ``(b) Objectives and Minimum 
        Requirements.--(1)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) The program shall at a minimum meet the requirements 
of sections 3534 and 3535 of title 44.''.
    (b) Addition to Annual Report.--Subsection (e) of such 
section is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(7) A summary of the actions taken in the 
        administration of sections 3534 and 3535 of title 44 
        within the Department of Defense.''.

SEC. 1064. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Table of Sections.--Chapter 35 of title 44, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the table of sections--
                    (A) by inserting after the chapter heading 
                the following:

              ``SUBCHAPTER I--FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY'';

                and
                    (B) by inserting after the item relating to 
                section 3520 the following:

                  ``SUBCHAPTER II--INFORMATION SECURITY

``Sec.
``3531. Purposes.
``3532. Definitions.
``3533. Authority and functions of the Director.
``3534. Federal agency responsibilities.
``3535. Annual independent evaluation.
``3536. Expiration.'';
                and
            (2) by inserting before section 3501 the following:

             ``SUBCHAPTER I--FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY''.

    (b) References to Chapter 35.--Sections 3501 through 3520 
of title 44, United States Code, are amended by striking 
``chapter'' each place it appears and inserting ``subchapter'', 
except in section 3507(i)(1) of such title.

SEC. 1065. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle 
shall take effect 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act.

                      Subtitle H--Security Matters

SEC. 1071. LIMITATION ON GRANTING OF SECURITY CLEARANCES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 49 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``Sec. 986. Security clearances: limitations

    ``(a) Prohibition.--After the date of the enactment of this 
section, the Department of Defense may not grant or renew a 
security clearance for a person to whom this section applies 
who is described in subsection (c).
    ``(b) Covered Persons.--This section applies to the 
following persons:
            ``(1) An officer or employee of the Department of 
        Defense.
            ``(2) A member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or 
        Marine Corps who is on active duty or is in an active 
        status.
            ``(3) An officer or employee of a contractor of the 
        Department of Defense.
    ``(c) Persons Disqualified From Being Granted Security 
Clearances.--A person is described in this subsection if any of 
the following applies to that person:
            ``(1) The person has been convicted in any court of 
        the United States of a crime and sentenced to 
        imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.
            ``(2) The person is an unlawful user of, or is 
        addicted to, a controlled substance (as defined in 
        section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
        802)).
            ``(3) The person is mentally incompetent, as 
        determined by a mental health professional approved by 
        the Department of Defense.
            ``(4) The person has been discharged or dismissed 
        from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions.
    ``(d) Waiver Authority.--In a meritorious case, the 
Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military 
department concerned may authorize an exception to the 
prohibition in subsection (a) for a person described in 
paragraph (1) or (4) of subsection (c). The authority under the 
preceding sentence may not be delegated.
    ``(e) Annual Report.--Not later than February 1 each year, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a 
report identifying each waiver issued under subsection (d) 
during the preceding year with an explanation for each case of 
the disqualifying factor in subsection (c) that applied, and 
the reason for the waiver of the disqualification.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item:

``986. Security clearances: limitations.''.

SEC. 1072. PROCESS FOR PRIORITIZING BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS FOR 
                    SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                    PERSONNEL AND DEFENSE CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL.

    (a) Establishment of Process.--Chapter 80 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding after section 1563, as 
added by section 542(a), the following new section:

``Sec. 1564. Security clearance investigations

    ``(a) Expedited Process.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
prescribe a process for expediting the completion of the 
background investigations necessary for granting security 
clearances for Department of Defense personnel and Department 
of Defense contractor personnel who are engaged in sensitive 
duties that are critical to the national security.
    ``(b) Required Features.--The process developed under 
subsection (a) shall provide for the following:
            ``(1) Quantification of the requirements for 
        background investigations necessary for grants of 
        security clearances for Department of Defense personnel 
        and Department of Defense contractor personnel.
            ``(2) Categorization of personnel on the basis of 
        the degree of sensitivity of their duties and the 
        extent to which those duties are critical to the 
        national security.
            ``(3) Prioritization of the processing of 
        background investigations on the basis of the 
        categories of personnel determined under paragraph (2).
    ``(c) Annual Review.--The Secretary shall conduct an annual 
review of the process prescribed under subsection (a) and shall 
revise that process as determined necessary in relation to 
ongoing Department of Defense missions.
    ``(d) Consultation Requirement.--The Secretary shall 
consult with the Secretaries of the military departments and 
the heads of Defense Agencies in carrying out this section.
    ``(e) Sensitive Duties.--For the purposes of this section, 
it is not necessary for the performance of duties to involve 
classified activities or classified matters in order for the 
duties to be considered sensitive and critical to the national 
security.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item 
relating to section 1563, as added by section 542(b), the 
following new item:

``1564. Security clearance investigations.''.

    (c) Deadline for Prescribing Process for Prioritizing 
Background Investigations for Security Clearances.--The process 
required by section 1564(a) of title 10, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (a), for expediting the completion of the 
background investigations necessary for granting security 
clearances for certain persons shall be prescribed not later 
than January 1, 2001.

SEC. 1073. AUTHORITY TO WITHHOLD CERTAIN SENSITIVE INFORMATION FROM 
                    PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 130b the following new 
section:

``Sec. 130c. Nondisclosure of information: certain sensitive 
                    information of foreign governments and 
                    international organizations

    ``(a) Exemption From Disclosure.--The national security 
official concerned (as defined in subsection (h)) may withhold 
from public disclosure otherwise required by law sensitive 
information of foreign governments in accordance with this 
section.
    ``(b) Information Eligible for Exemption.--For the purposes 
of this section, information is sensitive information of a 
foreign government only if the national security official 
concerned makes each of the following determinations with 
respect to the information:
            ``(1) That the information was provided by, 
        otherwise made available by, or produced in cooperation 
        with, a foreign government or international 
        organization.
            ``(2) That the foreign government or international 
        organization is withholding the information from public 
        disclosure (relying for that determination on the 
        written representation of the foreign government or 
        international organization to that effect).
            ``(3) That any of the following conditions are met:
                    ``(A) The foreign government or 
                international organization requests, in 
                writing, that the information be withheld.
                    ``(B) The information was provided or made 
                available to the United States Government on 
                the condition that it not be released to the 
                public.
                    ``(C) The information is an item of 
                information, or is in a category of 
                information, that the national security 
                official concerned has specified in regulations 
                prescribed under subsection (f) as being 
                information the release of which would have an 
                adverse effect on the ability of the United 
                States Government to obtain the same or similar 
                information in the future.
    ``(c) Information of Other Agencies.--If the national 
security official concerned provides to the head of another 
agency sensitive information of a foreign government, as 
determined by that national security official under subsection 
(b), and informs the head of the other agency of that 
determination, then the head of the other agency shall withhold 
the information from any public disclosure unless that national 
security official specifically authorizes the disclosure.
    ``(d) Limitations.--(1) If a request for disclosure covers 
any sensitive information of a foreign government (as described 
in subsection (b)) that came into the possession or under the 
control of the United States Government before the date of the 
enactment of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2001 and more than 25 years before the 
request is received by an agency, the information may be 
withheld only as set forth in paragraph (3).
    ``(2)(A) If a request for disclosure covers any sensitive 
information of a foreign government (as described in subsection 
(b)) that came into the possession or under the control of the 
United States Government on or after the date referred to in 
paragraph (1), the authority to withhold the information under 
this section is subject to the provisions of subparagraphs (B) 
and (C).
    ``(B) Information referred to in subparagraph (A) may not 
be withheld under this section after--
            ``(i) the date that is specified by a foreign 
        government or international organization in a request 
        or expression of a condition described in paragraph (1) 
        or (2) of subsection (b) that is made by the foreign 
        government or international organization concerning the 
        information; or
            ``(ii) if there are more than one such foreign 
        governments or international organizations, the latest 
        date so specified by any of them.
    ``(C) If no date is applicable under subparagraph (B) to a 
request referred to in subparagraph (A) and the information 
referred to in that subparagraph came into possession or under 
the control of the United States more than 10 years before the 
date on which the request is received by an agency, the 
information may be withheld under this section only as set 
forth in paragraph (3).
    ``(3) Information referred to in paragraph (1) or (2)(C) 
may be withheld under this section in the case of a request for 
disclosure only if, upon the notification of each foreign 
government and international organization concerned in 
accordance with the regulations prescribed under subsection 
(g)(2), any such government or organization requests in writing 
that the information not be disclosed for an additional period 
stated in the request of that government or organization. After 
the national security official concerned considers the request 
of the foreign government or international organization, the 
official shall designate a later date as the date after which 
the information is not to be withheld under this section. The 
later date may be extended in accordance with a later request 
of any such foreign government or international organization 
under this paragraph.
    ``(e) Information Protected Under Other Authority.--This 
section does not apply to information or matters that are 
specifically required in the interest of national defense or 
foreign policy to be protected against unauthorized disclosure 
under criteria established by an Executive order and are 
classified, properly, at the confidential, secret, or top 
secret level pursuant to such Executive order.
    ``(f) Disclosures Not Affected.--Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to authorize any official to withhold, or to 
authorize the withholding of, information from the following:
            ``(1) Congress.
            ``(2) The Comptroller General, unless the 
        information relates to activities that the President 
        designates as foreign intelligence or 
        counterintelligence activities.
    ``(g) Regulations.--(1) The national security officials 
referred to in subsection (h)(1) shall each prescribe 
regulations to carry out this section. The regulations shall 
include criteria for making the determinations required under 
subsection (b). The regulations may provide for controls on 
access to and use of, and special markings and specific 
safeguards for, a category or categories of information subject 
to this section.
    ``(2) The regulations shall include procedures for 
notifying and consulting with each foreign government or 
international organization concerned about requests for 
disclosure of information to which this section applies.
    ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `national security official 
        concerned' means the following:
                    ``(A) The Secretary of Defense, with 
                respect to information of concern to the 
                Department of Defense, as determined by the 
                Secretary.
                    ``(B) The Secretary of Transportation, with 
                respect to information of concern to the Coast 
                Guard, as determined by the Secretary, but only 
                while the Coast Guard is not operating as a 
                service in the Navy.
                    ``(C) The Secretary of Energy, with respect 
                to information concerning the national security 
                programs of the Department of Energy, as 
                determined by the Secretary.
            ``(2) The term `agency' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 552(f) of title 5.
            ``(3) The term `international organization' means 
        the following:
                    ``(A) A public international organization 
                designated pursuant to section 1 of the 
                International Organizations Immunities Act (59 
                Stat. 669; 22 U.S.C. 288) as being entitled to 
                enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and 
                immunities provided in such Act.
                    ``(B) A public international organization 
                created pursuant to a treaty or other 
                international agreement as an instrument 
                through or by which two or more foreign 
                governments engage in some aspect of their 
                conduct of international affairs.
                    ``(C) An official mission, except a United 
                States mission, to a public international 
                organization referred to in subparagraph (A) or 
                (B).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 130b the following new item:

``130c. Nondisclosure of information: certain sensitive information of 
          foreign governments and international organizations.''.

SEC. 1074. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT GEODETIC PRODUCTS OF THE 
                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.

    Section 455(b)(1)(C) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``or reveal military operational or 
contingency plans'' and inserting ``, reveal military 
operational or contingency plans, or reveal, jeopardize, or 
compromise military or intelligence capabilities''.

SEC. 1075. EXPENDITURES FOR DECLASSIFICATION ACTIVITIES.

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

SEC. 1076. ENHANCED ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION FOR 
                    NATIONAL SECURITY AND OTHER PURPOSES.

    (a) Coverage of Department of Transportation.--Section 9101 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the 
        following new paragraph:
            ``(6) The term `covered agency' means any of the 
        following:
                    ``(A) The Department of Defense.
                    ``(B) The Department of State.
                    ``(C) The Department of Transportation.
                    ``(D) The Office of Personnel Management.
                    ``(E) The Central Intelligence Agency.
                    ``(F) The Federal Bureau of 
                Investigation.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``by the Department of 
                Defense'' and all that follows through 
                ``Federal Bureau of Investigation'' and 
                inserting ``by the head of a covered agency''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``such department, office, 
                agency, or bureau'' and inserting ``that 
                covered agency''; and
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``The Department 
        of Defense'' and all that follows through ``Federal 
        Bureau of Investigation'' and inserting ``A covered 
        agency''.
    (b) Repeal of Expired Provision.--Subsection (b) of such 
section is amended by striking paragraph (3).
    (c) Expanded Purposes for Access to Criminal History 
Information.--Subsection (b) of such section is further 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
        (4);
            (2) in the first sentence of paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``any of the following:'' 
                after ``eligibility for''; and
                    (B) by striking ``(A) access to classified 
                information'' and all that follows through the 
                end of the sentence and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(A) Access to classified information.
            ``(B) Assignment to or retention in sensitive 
        national security duties.
            ``(C) Acceptance or retention in the armed forces.
            ``(D) Appointment, retention, or assignment to a 
        position of public trust or a critical or sensitive 
        position while either employed by the Government or 
        performing a Government contract.'';
            (3) by designating the second sentence of paragraph 
        (1) as paragraph (2); and
            (4) by designating the third sentence of paragraph 
        (1) as paragraph (3) and in that sentence by striking 
        ``, nor shall'' and all that follows through the end of 
        the sentence and inserting a period.
    (d) Use of Automated Information Delivery Systems.--Such 
section is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
        (f); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
        new subsection (e):
    ``(e)(1) Automated information delivery systems shall be 
used to provide criminal history record information to a 
covered agency under subsection (b) whenever available.
    ``(2) Fees, if any, charged for automated access through 
such systems may not exceed the reasonable cost of providing 
such access.
    ``(3) The criminal justice agency providing the criminal 
history record information through such systems may not limit 
disclosure on the basis that the repository is accessed from 
outside the State.
    ``(4) Information provided through such systems shall be 
the full and complete criminal history record.
    ``(5) Criminal justice agencies shall accept and respond to 
requests for criminal history record information through such 
systems with printed or photocopied records when requested.''.
    (e) Technical Amendments.--Subsection (a) of such section 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``includes'' and 
        all that follows through ``thereof which'' and 
        inserting ``means (A) any Federal, State, or local 
        court, and (B) any Federal, State, or local agency, or 
        any subunit thereof, which''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by inserting ``the Commonwealth of'' 
                before ``the Northern Mariana Islands''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the Trust Territory of 
                the Pacific Islands,'.
    (f) Conforming Amendments.--(1)(A) The heading for chapter 
91 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:

``CHAPTER 91--ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY 
                         AND OTHER PURPOSES''.

    (B) The item relating to chapter 91 in the table of 
chapters at the beginning of part III of such title is amended 
to read as follows:

``91. Access to Criminal History Records for National Security and 
              Other Purposes.....................................9101''.

    (2)(A) The heading of section 9101 of such title is amended 
to read as follows:

``Sec. 9101. Access to criminal history records for national security 
                    and other purposes''.

    (B) The item relating to that section in the table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter 91 of such title is 
amended to read as follows:

``9101. Access to criminal history records for national security and 
          other purposes.''.
    (g) Repeal of Superseded Provision.--(1) Section 520a of 
title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 31 of 
such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 
520a.

SEC. 1077. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN COMMERCIAL 
                    ACTIVITIES AS SECURITY FOR INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION 
                    ACTIVITIES.

    Section 431(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
in the second sentence by striking ``December 31, 2000'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2002''.

SEC. 1078. COORDINATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS SECRECY POLICIES AND 
                    CONSIDERATION OF HEALTH OF WORKERS AT FORMER 
                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES.

    (a) Review of Secrecy Policies.--(1) The Secretary of 
Defense shall review classification and security policies of 
the Department of Defense in order to ensure that, within 
appropriate national security constraints, those policies do 
not prevent or discourage former defense nuclear weapons 
facility employees who may have been exposed to radioactive or 
other hazardous substances associated with nuclear weapons from 
discussing such exposures with appropriate health care 
providers and with other appropriate officials.
    (2) The policies reviewed under paragraph (1) shall include 
the policy to neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear 
weapons as that policy is applied to former defense nuclear 
weapons facilities.
    (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) The term ``former defense nuclear weapons 
        facility employees'' means employees and former 
        employees of the Department of Defense who are or were 
        employed at a site that, as of the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, is a former defense nuclear 
        weapons facility.
            (2) The term ``former defense nuclear weapons 
        facility'' means a current or former Department of 
        Defense site in the United States which at one time was 
        a defense nuclear weapons facility but which no longer 
        contains nuclear weapons or materials and otherwise is 
        no longer used for such purpose.
            (3) The term ``defense nuclear weapons facility'' 
        means a Department of Defense site in the United States 
        at which nuclear weapons or materials are stored, 
        assembled, disassembled, or maintained.
    (c) Notification of Affected Employees.--(1) The Secretary 
of Defense shall seek to identify individuals--
            (A) who are former defense nuclear weapons facility 
        employees; and
            (B) who, while employed at a defense nuclear 
        weapons facility, may have been exposed to radioactive 
        or hazardous substances associated with nuclear 
        weapons.
    (2) Upon identification of any individual under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary of Defense shall notify that individual, by 
mail or other individual means, of any such exposure to 
radioactive or hazardous substances associated with nuclear 
weapons that has been identified by the Secretary. The 
notification shall include an explanation of how (or the degree 
to which) that individual can discuss any such exposure with a 
health care provider who does not hold a security clearance 
without violating security or classification procedures and, if 
necessary, provide guidance to facilitate the ability of that 
individual to contact a health care provider with appropriate 
security clearances or otherwise to discuss such exposures with 
other officials who are determined by the Secretary of Defense 
to be appropriate.
    (d) Report.--Not later than May 1, 2001, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives a report setting forth--
            (1) the results of the review conducted under 
        subsection (a), including any changes made or 
        recommendations for legislation; and
            (2) the status of the notifications required by 
        subsection (b) and an anticipated date by which the 
        identification and notification of individuals under 
        that subsection will be completed.
    (e) Consultation With Secretary of Energy.--The Secretary 
of Defense shall carry out the review under subsection (a) and 
the identification of individuals under subsection (b), and 
shall prepare the report under subsection (c), in consultation 
with the Secretary of Energy.

                       Subtitle I--Other Matters

SEC. 1081. FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES UNDER DEFENSE EXPORT LOAN 
                    GUARANTEE PROGRAM.

    (a) Authority To Use Operation and Maintenance Funds on an 
Interim Basis.--Section 2540c(d) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``Fees.--''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(2)(A) If for any fiscal year amounts in the special 
account established under paragraph (1) are not available (or 
are not anticipated to be available) in a sufficient amount for 
administrative expenses of the Department of Defense for that 
fiscal year that are directly attributable to the 
administration of the program under this subchapter, the 
Secretary may use amounts currently available for operations 
and maintenance for Defense-wide activities, not to exceed 
$500,000 in any fiscal year, for those expenses.
    ``(B) The Secretary shall, from funds in the special 
account established under paragraph (1), replenish operations 
and maintenance accounts for amounts expended under 
subparagraph (A) as soon as the Secretary determines 
practicable.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Paragraph (2) of section 2540c(d) of 
title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall 
take effect on October 1, 2000.
    (c) Limitation Pending Submission of Report.--The Secretary 
of Defense may not exercise the authority provided by paragraph 
(2) of section 2540c(d) of title 10, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (a), until the Secretary submits to 
Congress a report on the operation of the Defense Export Loan 
Guarantee Program under subchapter V of chapter 148 of title 
10, United States Code. The report shall include the following:
            (1) A discussion of the effectiveness of the loan 
        guarantee program in furthering the sale of United 
        States defense articles, defense services, and design 
        and construction services to nations that are specified 
        in section 2540(b) of such title, to include a 
        comparison of the loan guarantee program with other 
        United States Government programs that are intended to 
        contribute to the sale of United States defense 
        articles, defense services, and design and construction 
        services and other comparisons the Secretary determines 
        to be appropriate.
            (2) A discussion of the requirements and resources 
        (including personnel and funds) for continued 
        administration of the loan guarantee program by the 
        Defense Department, to include--
                    (A) an itemization of the requirements 
                necessary and resources available (or that 
                could be made available) to administer the loan 
                guarantee program for each of the following 
                entities: the Defense Security Cooperation 
                Agency, the Department of Defense International 
                Cooperation Office, and other Defense 
                Department agencies, offices, or activities as 
                the Secretary may specify; and
                    (B) for each such activity, agency, or 
                office, a comparison of the use of Defense 
                Department personnel exclusively to administer, 
                manage, and oversee the program with the use of 
                contracted commercial entities to administer 
                and manage the program.
            (3) Any legislative recommendations that the 
        Secretary believes could improve the effectiveness of 
        the program.
            (4) A determination made by the Secretary of 
        Defense indicating which Defense Department agency, 
        office, or other activity should administer, manage, 
        and oversee the loan guarantee program to increase 
        sales of United States defense articles, defense 
        services, and design and construction services, such 
        determination to be made based on the information and 
        analysis provided in the report.

SEC. 1082. TRANSIT PASS PROGRAM FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL IN 
                    POOR AIR QUALITY AREAS.

    (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 134 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``Sec. 2259. Transit pass program: personnel in poor air quality areas

    ``(a) Establishment of Program.--To encourage Department of 
Defense personnel assigned to duty, or employed, in poor air 
quality areas to use means other than single-occupancy motor 
vehicles to commute to or from the location of their duty 
assignments, the Secretary of Defense shall exercise the 
authority provided in section 7905 of title 5 to establish a 
program to provide a transit pass benefit under subsection 
(b)(2)(A) of that section for members of the Army, Navy, Air 
Force, and Marine Corps who are assigned to duty, and to 
Department of Defense civilian officers and employees who are 
employed, in a poor air quality area.
    ``(b) Poor Air Quality Areas.--In this section, the term 
`poor air quality area' means an area--
            ``(1) that is subject to the national ambient air 
        quality standards promulgated by the Administrator of 
        the Environmental Protection Agency under section 109 
        of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409); and
            ``(2) that, as determined by the Administrator of 
        the Environmental Protection Agency, is a nonattainment 
        area with respect to any of those standards.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II 
of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item:

``2259. Transit pass program: personnel in poor air quality areas.''.

    (b) Time for Implementation.--The Secretary of Defense 
shall prescribe the effective date for the transit pass program 
required under section 2259 of title 10, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (a). The effective date so prescribed may 
not be later than the first day of the first month that begins 
on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1083. TRANSFER OF VIETNAM ERA TA-4 AIRCRAFT TO NONPROFIT 
                    FOUNDATION.

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

SEC. 1084. TRANSFER OF 19TH CENTURY CANNON TO MUSEUM.

    (a) Donation Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
convey, without consideration, to the Friends of the Cannonball 
House, Incorporated (in this section referred to as the 
``recipient''), which is a nonprofit corporation that operates 
the Cannonball House Museum in Macon, Georgia, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to a 12-pounder 
Napoleon cannon bearing the following markings:
            (1) On the top ``CS''.
            (2) On the face of the muzzle: ``Macon Arsenal, 
        1864/No.41/1164 ET''.
            (3) On the right trunnion: ``Macon Arsenal GEO/
        1864/No.41/WT.1164/E.T.''.
    (b) Additional Terms and Conditions on Conveyance.--The 
Secretary of the Army shall include in the instrument of 
conveyance of the cannon under subsection (a)--
            (1) a condition that the recipient not convey any 
        ownership interest in, or transfer possession of, the 
        cannon to any other party without the prior approval of 
        the Secretary; and
            (2) a condition that if the Secretary determines at 
        any time that the recipient has conveyed an ownership 
        interest in, or transferred possession of, the cannon 
        to any other party without the prior approval of the 
        Secretary, all right, title, and interest in and to the 
        cannon shall revert to the United States, and the 
        United States shall have the right of immediate 
        possession of the cannon.
    (c) Relationship to Other Law.--The conveyance required 
under this section may be carried out without regard to the Act 
entitled ``An Act for the preservation of American 
antiquities'', approved June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), 
popularly referred to as the ``Antiquities Act of 1906''.
    (d) Acquisition of Replacement Macon Cannon.--If the 
Secretary of the Army determines that the Army's inventory of 
Civil War era cannons should include an additional cannon 
documented as having been manufactured in Macon, Georgia, to 
replace the cannon conveyed under subsection (a), the Secretary 
may acquire such a cannon by donation or purchase with funds 
made available for this purpose.

SEC. 1085. FEES FOR PROVIDING HISTORICAL INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC.

    (a) Army.--(1) Chapter 437 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``Sec. 4595. Army Military History Institute: fee for providing 
                    historical information to the public

    ``(a) Authority.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
Secretary of the Army may charge a person a fee for providing 
the person with information from the United States Army 
Military History Institute that is requested by that person.
    ``(b) Exceptions.--A fee may not be charged under this 
section--
            ``(1) to a person for information that the person 
        requests to carry out a duty as a member of the armed 
        forces or an officer or employee of the United States; 
        or
            ``(2) for a release of information under section 
        552 of title 5.
    ``(c) Limitation on Amount.--A fee charged for providing 
information under this section may not exceed the cost of 
providing the information.
    ``(d) Retention of Fees.--Amounts received under subsection 
(a) for providing information in any fiscal year shall be 
credited to the appropriation or appropriations charged the 
costs of providing information to the public from the United 
States Army Military History Institute during that fiscal year.
    ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `United States Army Military History 
        Institute' means the archive for historical records and 
        materials of the Army that the Secretary of the Army 
        designates as the primary archive for such records and 
        materials.
            ``(2) The terms `officer of the United States' and 
        `employee of the United States' have the meanings given 
        the terms `officer' and `employee', respectively, in 
        sections 2104 and 2105, respectively, of title 5.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``4595. Army Military History Institute: fee for providing historical 
          information to the public.''.

    (b) Navy.--(1) Chapter 649 of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:

``Sec. 7582. Naval and Marine Corps Historical Centers: fee for 
                    providing historical information to the public

    ``(a) Authority.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
Secretary of the Navy may charge a person a fee for providing 
the person with information from the United States Naval 
Historical Center or the Marine Corps Historical Center that is 
requested by that person.
    ``(b) Exceptions.--A fee may not be charged under this 
section--
            ``(1) to a person for information that the person 
        requests to carry out a duty as a member of the armed 
        forces or an officer or employee of the United States; 
        or
            ``(2) for a release of information under section 
        552 of title 5.
    ``(c) Limitation on Amount.--A fee charged for providing 
information under this section may not exceed the cost of 
providing the information.
    ``(d) Retention of Fees.--Amounts received under subsection 
(a) for providing information from the United States Naval 
Historical Center or the Marine Corps Historical Center in any 
fiscal year shall be credited to the appropriation or 
appropriations charged the costs of providing information to 
the public from that historical center during that fiscal year.
    ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `United States Naval Historical 
        Center' means the archive for historical records and 
        materials of the Navy that the Secretary of the Navy 
        designates as the primary archive for such records and 
        materials.
            ``(2) The term `Marine Corps Historical Center' 
        means the archive for historical records and materials 
        of the Marine Corps that the Secretary of the Navy 
        designates as the primary archive for such records and 
        materials.
            ``(3) The terms `officer of the United States' and 
        `employee of the United States' have the meanings given 
        the terms `officer' and `employee', respectively, in 
        sections 2104 and 2105, respectively, of title 5.''.
    (2) The heading of such chapter is amended by striking 
``RELATED''.
    (3)(A) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``7582. Naval and Marine Corps Historical Centers: fee for providing 
          historical information to the public.''.

    (B) The item relating to such chapter in the tables of 
chapters at the beginning of subtitle C of such title and the 
beginning of part IV of such subtitle is amended by striking 
out ``Related''.
    (c) Air Force.--(1) Chapter 937 of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:

``Sec. 9594. Air Force Military History Institute: fee for providing 
                    historical information to the public

    ``(a) Authority.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
Secretary of the Air Force may charge a person a fee for 
providing the person with information from the United States 
Air Force Military History Institute that is requested by that 
person.
    ``(b) Exceptions.--A fee may not be charged under this 
section--
            ``(1) to a person for information that the person 
        requests to carry out a duty as a member of the armed 
        forces or an officer or employee of the United States; 
        or
            ``(2) for a release of information under section 
        552 of title 5.
    ``(c) Limitation on Amount.--A fee charged for providing 
information under this section may not exceed the cost of 
providing the information.
    ``(d) Retention of Fees.--Amounts received under subsection 
(a) for providing information in any fiscal year shall be 
credited to the appropriation or appropriations charged the 
costs of providing information to the public from the United 
States Air Force Military History Institute during that fiscal 
year.
    ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `United States Air Force Military 
        History Institute' means the archive for historical 
        records and materials of the Air Force that the 
        Secretary of the Air Force designates as the primary 
        archive for such records and materials.
            ``(2) The terms `officer of the United States' and 
        `employee of the United States' have the meanings given 
        the terms `officer' and `employee', respectively, in 
        sections 2104 and 2105, respectively, of title 5.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``9594. Air Force Military History Institute: fee for providing 
          historical information to the public.''.

SEC. 1086. GRANTS TO AMERICAN RED CROSS FOR ARMED FORCES EMERGENCY 
                    SERVICES.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--Subject to subsection (b), the 
Secretary of Defense may make a grant to the American Red Cross 
in an amount not to exceed $9,400,000 in each of fiscal years 
2001, 2002, and 2003 for the support of the Armed Forces 
Emergency Services program of the American Red Cross.
    (b) Matching Requirement.--The grant under subsection (a) 
for a fiscal year may not be made until after the American Red 
Cross Incorporated, certifies to the Secretary of Defense that 
the American Red Cross will expend for the Armed Forces 
Emergency Services program for that fiscal year funds, derived 
from non-Federal sources, in a total amount that equals or 
exceeds the amount of the grant.

SEC. 1087. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Title 10, United States Code.--Title 10, United States 
Code, is amended as follows:
            (1) Section 180(d) is amended by striking ``section 
        5376'' and inserting ``section 5315''.
            (2) Section 628(c)(2) is amended by striking 
        ``section'' in the second sentence after ``rather than 
        the provisions of'' and inserting ``sections''.
            (3) Section 702(b)(2) is amended by striking 
        ``section 230(c)'' and inserting ``section 203(c)''.
            (4) Section 706(c) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(1)'' after ``(c)''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2).
            (5) Section 1074g is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(6), by striking ``as 
                part of the regulations established'' and 
                inserting ``in the regulations prescribed'';
                    (B) in subsection (a)(7), by striking ``not 
                included on the uniform formulary, but,'' and 
                inserting ``that are not included on the 
                uniform formulary but that are'';
                    (C) in subsection (b)(1), by striking 
                ``required by'' in the last sentence and 
                inserting ``prescribed under'';
                    (D) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``Not 
                later than'' and all that follows through 
                ``utilize'' and inserting ``Effective not later 
                than April 5, 2000, the Secretary shall use'';
                    (E) in subsection (e)--
                            (i) by striking ``Not later than 
                        April 1, 2000, the'' and inserting 
                        ``The''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``in'' before 
                        ``the TRICARE'' and before ``the 
                        national'';
                    (F) in subsection (f)--
                            (i) by striking ``As used in this 
                        section--'' and inserting ``In this 
                        section:'';
                            (ii) by striking ``the'' at the 
                        beginning of paragraphs (1) and (2) and 
                        inserting ``The''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``; and'' at the 
                        end of paragraph (1) and inserting a 
                        period; and
                    (G) in subsection (g), by striking 
                ``promulgate'' and inserting ``prescribe''.
            (6) Section 1076c(b)(5)(C) is amended by striking 
        ``pursuant to subsection (i)(2) of such section''.
            (7) Section 1095d(b) is amended by striking 
        ``subparagraphs'' and inserting ``subparagraph''.
            (8) Section 1109(b) is amended by striking ``(1)'' 
        before ``The Secretaries''.
            (9) Section 1142(b)(4) is amended by striking 
        ``sections 1151, 1152, and 1153 of this title'' and 
        inserting ``sections 1152 and 1153 of this title and 
        the Troops-to-Teachers Program Act of 1999 (20 U.S.C. 
        9301 et seq.)''.
            (10) Section 1448(b)(3)(E)(ii) is amended by 
        striking the second comma after ``October 16, 1998''.
            (11) Section 1598 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ``as 
                in effect on October 4, 1999,'' after ``of this 
                title,'' both places it appears; and
                    (B) in subsection (f), by inserting ``, as 
                in effect on October 4, 1999,'' after ``of this 
                title''.
            (12) Section 2113(f) is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (2);
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
                paragraph (4); and
                    (C) by designating the penultimate sentence 
                and the last sentence of paragraph (1) as 
                paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.
            (13) Section 2401(b)(1)(B) is amended by striking 
        ``Committees on Appropriations'' and inserting 
        ``Committee on Appropriations''.
            (14) Section 2410j is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (f)(2), by inserting ``as 
                in effect on October 4, 1999,'' after ``of this 
                title,'' both places it appears; and
                    (B) in subsection (h), by inserting ``, as 
                in effect on October 4, 1999,'' after ``of this 
                title''.
            (15) Section 2688 is amended by redesignating 
        subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (h) and (i), 
        respectively.
            (16) Section 2814(k) is amended by inserting 
        ``and'' after ``Balanced Budget''.
            (17) Sections 4357(e)(5), 6975(e)(5), and 
        9356(e)(5) are amended by inserting a close parenthesis 
        after ``80b-2)''.
            (18) Section 5143(c)(2) is amended by striking 
        ``has a grade'' and inserting ``has the grade of''.
            (19) Section 5144(c)(2) is amended by striking 
        ``has a grade'' and inserting ``has the grade of''.
            (20) Section 10218 is amended--
                    (A) in subsections (a)(1), (b)(1), 
                (b)(2)(A), and (b)(2)(B)(ii), by striking ``the 
                date of the enactment of this section'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``October 5, 
                1999,'';
                    (B) in subsections (a)(3)(B)(i) and 
                (b)(2)(B)(i), by striking ``the end of the one-
                year period beginning on the date of the 
                enactment of this subsection'' and inserting 
                ``October 5, 2000'';
                    (C) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``six 
                months after the date of the enactment of this 
                section'' and inserting ``April 5, 2000''; and
                    (D) in subsection (b)(3), by striking 
                ``within six months of the date of the 
                enactment of this section'' and inserting 
                ``during the period beginning on October 5, 
                1999, and ending on April 5, 2000,''.
            (21) Section 12552 is amended by inserting a period 
        at the end.
            (22) Section 18233a(b) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 
                2805(c)(1)'' and inserting ``section 
                2805(c)(1)(A)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section 
                2805(c)(2)'' and inserting ``section 
                2805(c)(1)(B)''.
    (b) Title 37, United States Code.--Title 37, United States 
Code, is amended as follows:
            (1) Section 301b(j)(2) is amended by striking 
        ``section 301a(a)(6)(A)'' and inserting ``section 
        301a(a)(6)(B)''.
            (2) Section 403(f)(3) is amended by striking 
        ``regulation'' and inserting ``regulations''.
            (3) Section 404(b)(2) is amended by striking 
        ``section 402(e)'' and inserting ``section 403(f)(3)''.
            (4) The section 435 added by section 586(b) of the 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 
        (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 638) is redesignated as 
        section 436, and the item relating to that section in 
        the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 is 
        revised to conform to such redesignation.
            (5) Section 1012 is amended by striking ``section 
        402(b)(3)'' and inserting ``section 402(e)''.
    (c) Public Law 106-65.--(1) Effective as of October 5, 
1999, and as if included therein as enacted, the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-
65; 113 Stat. 512 et seq) is amended as follows:
            (A) Section 578 is amended--
                    (i) in subsection (j) (113 Stat. 630), by 
                striking ``Chapter 4'' and inserting ``Chapter 
                7''; and
                    (ii) in subsection (k)(4) (113 Stat. 631), 
                by striking ``chapter 4'' and inserting 
                ``chapter 7''.
            (B) Section 586(c)(2) (113 Stat. 639) is amended by 
        striking ``relating to section 434'' and inserting 
        ``added by section 578(k)(4)''.
            (C) Section 601(c) (113 Stat. 645; 37 U.S.C. 1009 
        note) is amended--
                    (i) in the first table, relating to 
                commissioned officers, by striking 
                ``$12,441.00'' in footnote 2 and inserting 
                ``$12,488.70''; and
                    (ii) in the fourth table, relating to 
                enlisted members, by striking ``$4,701.00'' in 
                footnote 2 and inserting ``$4,719.00''.
            (D) Section 657(a)(1)(A) (113 Stat. 668; 10 U.S.C. 
        1450 note) is amended by striking ``August 21, 1983'' 
        and inserting ``August 19, 1983''.
    (2) In the case of any former spouse to whom paragraph (3) 
of section 1450(f) of title 10, United States Code, applies by 
reason of the amendment made by paragraph (1)(D), the 
provisions of subsection (b) of section 657 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 shall be applied 
by using the date of the enactment of this Act, rather than the 
date of the enactment of that Act.
    (d) Public Law 105-261.--Effective as of October 17, 1998, 
and as if included therein as enacted, the Strom Thurmond 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public 
Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 1920 et seq.) is amended as follows:
            (1) Section 142 (112 Stat. 1943; 50 U.S.C. 1521 
        note) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (e), by striking 
                ``1521(f))'' and inserting ``1521 note)''; and
                    (B) by redesignating the second subsection 
                (f) as subsection (g).
            (2) Section 503(b)(1) (112 Stat. 2003) is amended 
        by inserting ``its'' after ``record of'' in the first 
        quoted matter therein.
            (3) Section 645(b) (112 Stat. 2050) is amended by 
        striking ``a member'' and inserting ``member'' in the 
        quoted matter therein.
            (4) Section 701 (112 Stat. 2056) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ``(1)'' 
                before ``Section 1076a(b)(2)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by inserting ``of 
                such title'' after ``1076a''.
            (5) Section 802(b) (112 Stat. 2081) is amended by 
        striking ``Administrative'' in the first quoted matter 
        therein and inserting ``Administration''.
            (6) Section 1101(e)(2)(C) (112 Stat. 2140; 5 U.S.C. 
        3104 note) is amended by striking ``subsection (c)(1)'' 
        and inserting ``subsection (c)(2)''.
            (7) Section 1405(k)(2) (112 Stat. 2170; 50 U.S.C. 
        2301 note) is amended by striking ``subchapter'' and 
        inserting ``chapter''.
    (e) Public Law 105-85.--The National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85) is amended as 
follows:
            (1) Section 602(d)(1)(A) (111 Stat. 1773; 37 U.S.C. 
        402 note) is amended by striking ``of'' the first place 
        it appears in the matter preceding clause (i).
            (2) Section 1221(a)(3) (22 U.S.C. 1928 note), as 
        amended by section 1233(a)(2)(A) of Public Law 105-261 
        (112 Stat. 2156), is amended by striking the second 
        close parenthesis after ``relief efforts''.
    (f) Title 5, United States Code.--Title 5, United States 
Code, is amended as follows:
            (1) Section 3329 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``such 
                term'' and inserting ``the term `military 
                technician (dual status)' ''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking 
                ``section 1332 of title 10'' and inserting 
                ``section 12732 of title 10''.
            (2) Section 5531 is amended by striking ``sections 
        5532 and'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and 
        inserting ``section''.
            (3) Section 8116(a)(4) is amended by striking ``, 
        subject to'' and all that follows through ``United 
        States Code''.
            (4) Section 8339(g) is amended by striking ``the 
        application of the limitation in section 5532 of this 
        title, or'' in the third sentence.
            (5) Section 8344(h)(1) is amended by inserting 
        ``(as in effect before the repeal of that section by 
        section 651(a) of Public Law 106-65)'' after ``section 
        5532(f)(2) of this title''.
    (g) Other Laws.--
            (1) Section 834(e) of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (15 
        U.S.C. 637 note) is amended by striking the second 
        period after ``2005''.
            (2) Section 2905(b)(4) of the Defense Base Closure 
        and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of 
        Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended by 
        transferring subparagraph (G) so as to appear 
        immediately before subparagraph (H), as added by 
        section 2821(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
        Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 
        853).
            (3) Section 686(b) of title 14, United States Code, 
        is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 
                403(b)'' and inserting ``section 403(e)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``a basic 
                allowance for quarters under section 403 of 
                title 37, and, if in a high housing cost area, 
                a variable housing allowance under section 403a 
                of that title'' and inserting ``a basic 
                allowance for housing under section 403 of 
                title 37''.
            (4) Chapter 701 of title 36, United States Code, 
        relating to the Federal charter of the Fleet Reserve 
        Association, is amended in sections 70102(a) and 
        70108(a) by striking ``Delaware'' and inserting 
        ``Pennsylvania''.
            (5) Section 7426 of title 38, United States Code, 
        is amended by striking subsection (c).
            (6) The item relating to chapter 112 in the table 
        of chapters at the beginning of subtitle II of title 
        46, United States Code, is amended by revising the 
        second and third words so that the initial letter of 
        each of those words is lower case.
            (7) Section 405(f)(6)(B) of the Departments of 
        Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
        Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained 
        in section 101(f) of division A of Public Law 105-277; 
        112 Stat. 2681-430), is amended by striking ``Act of 
        title'' in the first quoted matter therein and 
        inserting ``Act or title''.
            (8) Section 1403(c)(6) of the Defense Dependents' 
        Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 922(c)(6)) is amended 
        by striking ``the'' before ``Assistant Secretary of 
        Defense''.
            (9) Effective as of October 5, 1999, section 224 b. 
        of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2274(b)) is 
        amended by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting 
        ``$50,000''.
    (h) Coordination With Other Amendments.--For purposes of 
applying amendments made by provisions of this Act other than 
provisions of this section, this section shall be treated as 
having been enacted immediately before the other provisions of 
this Act.

SEC. 1088. MAXIMUM SIZE OF PARCEL POST PACKAGES TRANSPORTED OVERSEAS 
                    FOR ARMED FORCES POST OFFICES.

    Section 3401(b) of title 39, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``100 inches in length and girth combined'' in 
paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting ``the maximum size allowed 
by the Postal Service for fourth class parcel post (known as 
`Standard Mail (B)')''.

SEC. 1089. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING TAX TREATMENT OF MEMBERS 
                    RECEIVING SPECIAL PAY FOR DUTY SUBJECT TO HOSTILE 
                    FIRE OR IMMINENT DANGER.

    It is the sense of Congress that members of the Armed 
Forces who receive special pay under section 310 of title 37, 
United States Code, for duty subject to hostile fire or 
imminent danger should receive the same treatment under Federal 
income tax laws as members serving in combat zones.

SEC. 1090. ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CIVIL AIR PATROL.

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

                    ``CHAPTER 909--CIVIL AIR PATROL

``Sec.
``9441.  Status as federally chartered corporation; purposes.
``9442.  Status as volunteer civilian auxiliary of the Air Force.
``9443.  Activities performed as federally chartered nonprofit 
          corporation.
``9444.  Activities performed as auxiliary of the Air Force.
``9445.  Funds appropriated for the Civil Air Patrol.
``9446.  Miscellaneous personnel authorities.
``9447.  Board of Governors.
``9448.  Regulations.

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

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

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

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

``Sec. 9443. Activities performed as federally chartered nonprofit 
                    corporation

    ``(a) Use of Federally Provided Resources.--In its status 
as a federally chartered nonprofit corporation, the Civil Air 
Patrol may use equipment, supplies, and other resources, 
including aircraft, motor vehicles, computers, and 
communications equipment, provided to the Civil Air Patrol by a 
department or agency of the Federal Government or acquired by 
or for the Civil Air Patrol with appropriated funds (or with 
funds of the Civil Air Patrol, but reimbursed from appropriated 
funds)--
            ``(1) to provide assistance requested by State or 
        local governmental authorities to perform disaster 
        relief missions and activities, other emergency 
        missions and activities, and nonemergency missions and 
        activities; and
            ``(2) to fulfill its other purposes set forth in 
        section 40302 of title 36.
    ``(b) Use Subject to Applicable Laws.--The use of 
equipment, supplies, or other resources under subsection (a) is 
subject to the laws and regulations that govern the use by 
nonprofit corporations of federally provided assets or of 
assets purchased with appropriated funds, as the case may be.
    ``(c) Authority Not Contingent on Reimbursement.--The 
authority for the Civil Air Patrol to provide assistance under 
subsection (a)(1) is not contingent on the Civil Air Patrol 
being reimbursed for the cost of providing the assistance. If 
the Civil Air Patrol elects to require reimbursement for the 
provision of assistance under such subsection, the Civil Air 
Patrol may establish the reimbursement rate at a rate less than 
the rates charged by private sector sources for equivalent 
services.
    ``(d) Liability Insurance.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
may provide the Civil Air Patrol with funds for paying the cost 
of liability insurance to cover missions and activities carried 
out under this section.

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

    ``(a) Air Force Support for Activities.--The Secretary of 
the Air Force may furnish to the Civil Air Patrol in accordance 
with this section any equipment, supplies, and other resources 
that the Secretary determines necessary to enable the Civil Air 
Patrol to fulfill the missions assigned by the Secretary to the 
Civil Air Patrol as an auxiliary of the Air Force.
    ``(b) Forms of Air Force Support.--The Secretary of the Air 
Force may, under subsection (a)--
            ``(1) give, lend, or sell to the Civil Air Patrol 
        without regard to the Federal Property and 
        Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et 
        seq.)--
                    ``(A) major items of equipment (including 
                aircraft, motor vehicles, computers, and 
                communications equipment) that are excess to 
                the military departments; and
                    ``(B) necessary related supplies and 
                training aids that are excess to the military 
                departments;
            ``(2) permit the use, with or without charge, of 
        services and facilities of the Air Force;
            ``(3) furnish supplies (including fuel, lubricants, 
        and other items required for vehicle and aircraft 
        operations) or provide funds for the acquisition of 
        supplies;
            ``(4) establish, maintain, and supply liaison 
        officers of the Air Force at the national, regional, 
        State, and territorial headquarters of the Civil Air 
        Patrol;
            ``(5) detail or assign any member of the Air Force 
        or any officer, employee, or contractor of the 
        Department of the Air Force to any liaison office at 
        the national, regional, State, or territorial 
        headquarters of the Civil Air Patrol;
            ``(6) detail any member of the Air Force or any 
        officer, employee, or contractor of the Department of 
        the Air Force to any unit or installation of the Civil 
        Air Patrol to assist in the training programs of the 
        Civil Air Patrol;
            ``(7) authorize the payment of travel expenses and 
        allowances, at rates not to exceed those paid to 
        employees of the United States under subchapter I of 
        chapter 57 of title 5, to members of the Civil Air 
        Patrol while the members are carrying out programs or 
        missions specifically assigned by the Air Force;
            ``(8) provide funds for the national headquarters 
        of the Civil Air Patrol, including--
                    ``(A) funds for the payment of staff 
                compensation and benefits, administrative 
                expenses, travel, per diem and allowances, 
                rent, utilities, other operational expenses of 
                the national headquarters; and
                    ``(B) to the extent considered necessary by 
                the Secretary of the Air Force to fulfill Air 
                Force requirements, funds for the payment of 
                compensation and benefits for key staff at 
                regional, State, or territorial headquarters;
            ``(9) authorize the payment of expenses of placing 
        into serviceable condition, improving, and maintaining 
        equipment (including aircraft, motor vehicles, 
        computers, and communications equipment) owned or 
        leased by the Civil Air Patrol;
            ``(10) provide funds for the lease or purchase of 
        items of equipment that the Secretary determines 
        necessary for the Civil Air Patrol;
            ``(11) support the Civil Air Patrol cadet program 
        by furnishing--
                    ``(A) articles of the Air Force uniform to 
                cadets without cost; and
                    ``(B) any other support that the Secretary 
                of the Air Force determines is consistent with 
                Air Force missions and objectives; and
            ``(12) provide support, including appropriated 
        funds, for the Civil Air Patrol aerospace education 
        program to the extent that the Secretary of the Air 
        Force determines appropriate for furthering the 
        fulfillment of Air Force missions and objectives.
    ``(c) Assistance by Other Agencies.--(1) The Secretary of 
the Air Force may arrange for the use by the Civil Air Patrol 
of such facilities and services under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, or the head 
of any other department or agency of the United States as the 
Secretary of the Air Force considers to be needed by the Civil 
Air Patrol to carry out its mission.
    ``(2) An arrangement for use of facilities or services of a 
military department or other department or agency under this 
subsection shall be subject to the agreement of the Secretary 
of the military department or head of the other department or 
agency, as the case may be.
    ``(3) Each arrangement under this subsection shall be made 
in accordance with regulations prescribed under section 9448 of 
this title.

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

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

``Sec. 9446. Miscellaneous personnel authorities

    ``(a) Use of Retired Air Force Personnel.--(1) Upon the 
request of a person retired from service in the Air Force, the 
Secretary of the Air Force may enter into a personal services 
contract with that person providing for the person to serve as 
an administrator or liaison officer for the Civil Air Patrol. 
The qualifications of a person to provide the services shall be 
determined and approved in accordance with regulations 
prescribed under section 9448 of this title.
    ``(2) To the extent provided in a contract under paragraph 
(1), a person providing services under the contract may accept 
services on behalf of the Air Force.
    ``(3) A person, while providing services under a contract 
authorized under paragraph (1), may not be considered to be on 
active duty or inactive-duty training for any purpose.
    ``(b) Use of Civil Air Patrol Chaplains.--The Secretary of 
the Air Force may use the services of Civil Air Patrol 
chaplains in support of the Air Force active duty and reserve 
component forces to the extent and under conditions that the 
Secretary determines appropriate.

``Sec. 9447. Board of Governors

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

``Sec. 9448. Regulations

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

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

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

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

    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 1091. ADDITIONAL DUTIES FOR COMMISSION TO ASSESS UNITED STATES 
                    NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE MANAGEMENT AND 
                    ORGANIZATION.

    Section 1622(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 814; 10 
U.S.C. 111 note) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph:
            ``(6) The advisability of--
                    ``(A) various actions to eliminate the de 
                facto requirement that specified officers in 
                the United States Space Command be flight rated 
                that results from the dual assignment of 
                officers to that command and to one or more 
                other commands in positions in which such 
                officers are expressly required to be flight 
                rated;
                    ``(B) the establishment of a requirement 
                that, as a condition of the assignment of a 
                general or flag officer to the United States 
                Space Command, the officer have experience in 
                space, missile, or information operations that 
                was gained through either acquisition or 
                operational experience; and
                    ``(C) rotating the command of the United 
                States Space Command among the Armed Forces.''.

SEC. 1092. COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF THE UNITED STATES AEROSPACE 
                    INDUSTRY.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be 
known as the ``Commission on the Future of the United States 
Aerospace Industry'' (in this section referred to as the 
``Commission'').
    (b) Membership.--(1) The Commission shall be composed of 12 
members appointed, not later than March 1, 2001, as follows:
            (A) Up to six members shall be appointed by the 
        President.
            (B) Two members shall be appointed by the Speaker 
        of the House of Representatives.
            (C) Two members shall be appointed by the majority 
        leader of the Senate.
            (D) One member shall be appointed by the minority 
        leader of the Senate.
            (E) One member shall be appointed by the minority 
        leader of the House of Representatives.
    (2) The members of the Commission shall be appointed from 
among persons with extensive experience and national 
reputations in aerospace manufacturing, economics, finance, 
national security, international trade, or foreign policy and 
persons who are representative of labor organizations 
associated with the aerospace industry.
    (3) Members shall be appointed for the life of the 
Commission. A vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its 
powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
appointment.
    (4) The President shall designate one member of the 
Commission to serve as the chairman of the Commission.
    (5) The Commission shall meet at the call of the chairman. 
A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum, but a 
lesser number may hold hearings.
    (c) Duties.--(1) The Commission shall--
            (A) study the issues associated with the future of 
        the United States aerospace industry in the global 
        economy, particularly in relationship to United States 
        national security; and
            (B) assess the future importance of the domestic 
        aerospace industry for the economic and national 
        security of the United States.
    (2) In order to fulfill its responsibilities, the 
Commission shall study the following:
            (A) The budget process of the United States 
        Government, particularly with a view to assessing the 
        adequacy of projected budgets of the federal 
        departments and agencies for aerospace research and 
        development and procurement.
            (B) The acquisition process of the Government, 
        particularly with a view to assessing--
                    (i) the adequacy of the current acquisition 
                process of federal departments and agencies; 
                and
                    (ii) the procedures for developing and 
                fielding aerospace systems incorporating new 
                technologies in a timely fashion.
            (C) The policies, procedures, and methods for the 
        financing and payment of government contracts.
            (D) Statutes and regulations governing 
        international trade and the export of technology, 
        particularly with a view to assessing--
                    (i) the extent to which the current system 
                for controlling the export of aerospace goods, 
                services, and technologies reflects an adequate 
                balance between the need to protect national 
                security and the need to ensure unhindered 
                access to the global marketplace; and
                    (ii) the adequacy of United States and 
                multilateral trade laws and policies for 
                maintaining the international competitiveness 
                of the United States aerospace industry.
            (E) Policies governing taxation, particularly with 
        a view to assessing the impact of current tax laws and 
        practices on the international competitiveness of the 
        aerospace industry.
            (F) Programs for the maintenance of the national 
        space launch infrastructure, particularly with a view 
        to assessing the adequacy of current and projected 
        programs for maintaining the national space launch 
        infrastructure.
            (G) Programs for the support of science and 
        engineering education, including current programs for 
        supporting aerospace science and engineering efforts at 
        institutions of higher learning, with a view to 
        determining the adequacy of those programs.
    (d) Report.--(1) Not later than March 1, 2002, the 
Commission shall submit a report on its activities to the 
President and Congress.
    (2) The report shall include the following:
            (A) The Commission's findings and conclusions.
            (B) The Commission's recommendations for actions by 
        federal departments and agencies to support the 
        maintenance of a robust aerospace industry in the 
        United States in the 21st century and any 
        recommendations for statutory and regulatory changes to 
        support the implementation of the Commission's 
        findings.
            (C) A discussion of the appropriate means for 
        implementing the Commission's recommendations.
    (e) Administrative Requirements and Authorities.--(1) The 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall ensure 
that the Commission is provided such administrative services, 
facilities, staff, and other support services as may be 
necessary. Any expenses of the Commission shall be paid from 
funds available to the Director.
    (2) The Commission may hold hearings, sit and act at times 
and places, take testimony, and receive evidence that the 
Commission considers advisable to carry out the purposes of 
this section.
    (3) The Commission may request directly from any department 
or agency of the United States any information that the 
Commission considers necessary to carry out the provisions of 
this section. To the extent consistent with applicable 
requirements of law and regulations, the head of such 
department or agency shall furnish such information to the 
Commission.
    (4) The Commission may use the United States mails in the 
same manner and under the same conditions as other departments 
and agencies of the United States.
    (f) Commission Personnel Matters.--(1) Members of the 
Commission shall serve without additional compensation for 
their service on the Commission, except that members appointed 
from among private citizens may be allowed travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law 
for persons serving intermittently in government service under 
subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, 
while away from their homes and places of business in the 
performance of services for the Commission.
    (2) The chairman of the Commission may appoint staff of the 
Commission, request the detail of Federal employees, and accept 
temporary and intermittent services in accordance with section 
3161 of title 5, United States Code (as added by section 1101 
of this Act).
    (g) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 30 days 
after the date of the submission of its report under subsection 
(d).

SEC. 1093. DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 303(g) of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823(g)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(A) security'' 
        and inserting ``(i) security'', and by striking ``(B) 
        the maintenance'' and inserting ``(ii) the 
        maintenance'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as 
        subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively;
            (3) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(g)'';
            (4) by striking ``Practitioners who dispense'' and 
        inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        practitioners who dispense''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following paragraph:
    ``(2)(A) Subject to subparagraphs (D) and (J), the 
requirements of paragraph (1) are waived in the case of the 
dispensing (including the prescribing), by a practitioner, of 
narcotic drugs in schedule III, IV, or V or combinations of 
such drugs if the practitioner meets the conditions specified 
in subparagraph (B) and the narcotic drugs or combinations of 
such drugs meet the conditions specified in subparagraph (C).
    ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the conditions 
specified in this subparagraph with respect to a practitioner 
are that, before the initial dispensing of narcotic drugs in 
schedule III, IV, or V or combinations of such drugs to 
patients for maintenance or detoxification treatment, the 
practitioner submit to the Secretary a notification of the 
intent of the practitioner to begin dispensing the drugs or 
combinations for such purpose, and that the notification 
contain the following certifications by the practitioner:
            ``(i) The practitioner is a qualifying physician 
        (as defined in subparagraph (G)).
            ``(ii) With respect to patients to whom the 
        practitioner will provide such drugs or combinations of 
        drugs, the practitioner has the capacity to refer the 
        patients for appropriate counseling and other 
        appropriate ancillary services.
            ``(iii) In any case in which the practitioner is 
        not in a group practice, the total number of such 
        patients of the practitioner at any one time will not 
        exceed the applicable number. For purposes of this 
        clause, the applicable number is 30, except that the 
        Secretary may by regulation change such total number.
            ``(iv) In any case in which the practitioner is in 
        a group practice, the total number of such patients of 
        the group practice at any one time will not exceed the 
        applicable number. For purposes of this clause, the 
        applicable number is 30, except that the Secretary may 
        by regulation change such total number, and the 
        Secretary for such purposes may by regulation establish 
        different categories on the basis of the number of 
        practitioners in a group practice and establish for the 
        various categories different numerical limitations on 
        the number of such patients that the group practice may 
        have.
    ``(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the conditions 
specified in this subparagraph with respect to narcotic drugs 
in schedule III, IV, or V or combinations of such drugs are as 
follows:
            ``(i) The drugs or combinations of drugs have, 
        under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or 
        section 351 of the Public Health Service Act, been 
        approved for use in maintenance or detoxification 
        treatment.
            ``(ii) The drugs or combinations of drugs have not 
        been the subject of an adverse determination. For 
        purposes of this clause, an adverse determination is a 
        determination published in the Federal Register and 
        made by the Secretary, after consultation with the 
        Attorney General, that the use of the drugs or 
        combinations of drugs for maintenance or detoxification 
        treatment requires additional standards respecting the 
        qualifications of practitioners to provide such 
treatment, or requires standards respecting the quantities of the drugs 
that may be provided for unsupervised use.
    ``(D)(i) A waiver under subparagraph (A) with respect to a 
practitioner is not in effect unless (in addition to conditions 
under subparagraphs (B) and (C)) the following conditions are 
met:
            ``(I) The notification under subparagraph (B) is in 
        writing and states the name of the practitioner.
            ``(II) The notification identifies the registration 
        issued for the practitioner pursuant to subsection (f).
            ``(III) If the practitioner is a member of a group 
        practice, the notification states the names of the 
        other practitioners in the practice and identifies the 
        registrations issued for the other practitioners 
        pursuant to subsection (f).
    ``(ii) Upon receiving a notification under subparagraph 
(B), the Attorney General shall assign the practitioner 
involved an identification number under this paragraph for 
inclusion with the registration issued for the practitioner 
pursuant to subsection (f). The identification number so 
assigned shall be appropriate to preserve the confidentiality 
of patients for whom the practitioner has dispensed narcotic 
drugs under a waiver under subparagraph (A).
    ``(iii) Not later than 45 days after the date on which the 
Secretary receives a notification under subparagraph (B), the 
Secretary shall make a determination of whether the 
practitioner involved meets all requirements for a waiver under 
subparagraph (B). If the Secretary fails to make such 
determination by the end of the such 45-day period, the 
Attorney General shall assign the physician an identification 
number described in clause (ii) at the end of such period.
    ``(E)(i) If a practitioner is not registered under 
paragraph (1) and, in violation of the conditions specified in 
subparagraphs (B) through (D), dispenses narcotic drugs in 
schedule III, IV, or V or combinations of such drugs for 
maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment, the Attorney 
General may, for purposes of section 304(a)(4), consider the 
practitioner to have committed an act that renders the 
registration of the practitioner pursuant to subsection (f) to 
be inconsistent with the public interest.
    ``(ii)(I) Upon the expiration of 45 days from the date on 
which the Secretary receives a notification under subparagraph 
(B), a practitioner who in good faith submits a notification 
under subparagraph (B) and reasonably believes that the 
conditions specified in subparagraphs (B) through (D) have been 
met shall, in dispensing narcotic drugs in schedule III, IV, or 
V or combinations of such drugs for maintenance treatment or 
detoxification treatment, be considered to have a waiver under 
subparagraph (A) until notified otherwise by the Secretary, 
except that such a practitioner may commence to prescribe or 
dispense such narcotic drugs for such purposes prior to the 
expiration of such 45-day period if it facilitates the 
treatment of an individual patient and both the Secretary and 
the Attorney General are notified by the practitioner of the 
intent to commence prescribing or dispensing such narcotic 
drugs.
    ``(II) For purposes of subclause (I), the publication in 
the Federal Register of an adverse determination by the 
Secretary pursuant to subparagraph (C)(ii) shall (with respect 
to the narcotic drug or combination involved) be considered to 
be a notification provided by the Secretary to practitioners, 
effective upon the expiration of the 30-day period beginning on 
the date on which the adverse determination is so published.
    ``(F)(i) With respect to the dispensing of narcotic drugs 
in schedule III, IV, or V or combinations of such drugs to 
patients for maintenance or detoxification treatment, a 
practitioner may, in his or her discretion, dispense such drugs 
or combinations for such treatment under a registration under 
paragraph (1) or a waiver under subparagraph (A) (subject to 
meeting the applicable conditions).
    ``(ii) This paragraph may not be construed as having any 
legal effect on the conditions for obtaining a registration 
under paragraph (1), including with respect to the number of 
patients who may be served under such a registration.
    ``(G) For purposes of this paragraph:
            ``(i) The term `group practice' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 1877(h)(4) of the Social 
        Security Act.
            ``(ii) The term `qualifying physician' means a 
        physician who is licensed under State law and who meets 
        one or more of the following conditions:
                    ``(I) The physician holds a subspecialty 
                board certification in addiction psychiatry 
                from the American Board of Medical Specialties.
                    ``(II) The physician holds an addiction 
                certification from the American Society of 
                Addiction Medicine.
                    ``(III) The physician holds a subspecialty 
                board certification in addiction medicine from 
                the American Osteopathic Association.
                    ``(IV) The physician has, with respect to 
                the treatment and management of opiate-
                dependent patients, completed not less than 
                eight hours of training (through classroom 
                situations, seminars at professional society 
                meetings, electronic communications, or 
                otherwise) that is provided by the American 
                Society of Addiction Medicine, the American 
                Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, the American 
                Medical Association, the American Osteopathic 
                Association, the American Psychiatric 
                Association, or any other organization that the 
                Secretary determines is appropriate for 
                purposes of this subclause.
                    ``(V) The physician has participated as an 
                investigator in one or more clinical trials 
                leading to the approval of a narcotic drug in 
                schedule III, IV, or V for maintenance or 
                detoxification treatment, as demonstrated by a 
                statement submitted to the Secretary by the 
                sponsor of such approved drug.
                    ``(VI) The physician has such other 
                training or experience as the State medical 
                licensing board (of the State in which the 
                physician will provide maintenance or 
                detoxification treatment) considers to 
                demonstrate the ability of the physician to 
                treat and manage opiate-dependent patients.
                    ``(VII) The physician has such other 
                training or experience as the Secretary 
                considers to demonstrate the ability of the 
                physician to treat and manage opiate-dependent 
                patients. Any criteria of the Secretary under 
                this subclause shall be established by 
                regulation. Any such criteria are effective 
                only for 3 years after the date on which the 
                criteria are promulgated, but may be extended 
                for such additional discrete 3-year periods as 
                the Secretary considers appropriate for 
                purposes of this subclause. Such an extension 
                of criteria may only be effectuated through a 
                statement published in the Federal Register by 
                the Secretary during the 30-day period 
                preceding the end of the 3-year period 
                involved.
    ``(H)(i) In consultation with the Administrator of the Drug 
Enforcement Administration, the Administrator of the Substance 
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Director 
of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the Commissioner 
of Food and Drugs, the Secretary shall issue regulations 
(through notice and comment rulemaking) or issue practice 
guidelines to address the following:
            ``(I) Approval of additional credentialing bodies 
        and the responsibilities of additional credentialing 
        bodies.
            ``(II) Additional exemptions from the requirements 
        of this paragraph and any regulations under this 
        paragraph.
Nothing in such regulations or practice guidelines may 
authorize any Federal official or employee to exercise 
supervision or control over the practice of medicine or the 
manner in which medical services are provided.
    ``(ii) Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2001, the Secretary shall issue a treatment 
improvement protocol containing best practice guidelines for 
the treatment and maintenance of opiate-dependent patients. The 
Secretary shall develop the protocol in consultation with the 
Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the 
Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the 
Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the Administrator of the 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and 
other substance abuse disorder professionals. The protocol 
shall be guided by science.
    ``(I) During the 3-year period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2001, a State may not preclude a 
practitioner from dispensing or prescribing drugs in schedule 
III, IV, or V, or combinations of such drugs, to patients for 
maintenance or detoxification treatment in accordance with this 
paragraph unless, before the expiration of that 3-year period, 
the State enacts a law prohibiting a practitioner from 
dispensing such drugs or combinations of drug.
    ``(J)(i) This paragraph takes effect on the date of the 
enactment of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2001, and remains in effect thereafter 
except as provided in clause (iii) (relating to a decision by 
the Secretary or the Attorney General that this paragraph 
should not remain in effect).
    ``(ii) For purposes relating to clause (iii), the Secretary 
and the Attorney General may, during the 3-year period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of the Floyd D. Spence 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001, make 
determinations in accordance with the following:
            ``(I) The Secretary may make a determination of 
        whether treatments provided under waivers under 
        subparagraph (A) have been effective forms of 
        maintenance treatment and detoxification treatment in 
        clinical settings; may make a determination of whether 
        such waivers have significantly increased (relative to 
        the beginning of such period) the availability of 
        maintenance treatment and detoxification treatment; and 
        may make a determination of whether such waivers have 
        adverse consequences for the public health.
            ``(II) The Attorney General may make a 
        determination of the extent to which there have been 
        violations of the numerical limitations established 
        under subparagraph (B) for the number of individuals to 
        whom a practitioner may provide treatment; may make a 
        determination of whether waivers under subparagraph (A) 
        have increased (relative to the beginning of such 
        period) the extent to which narcotic drugs in schedule 
        III, IV, or V or combinations of such drugs are being 
        dispensed or possessed in violation of this Act; and 
        may make a determination of whether such waivers have 
        adverse consequences for the public health.
    ``(iii) If, before the expiration of the period specified 
in clause (ii), the Secretary or the Attorney General publishes 
in the Federal Register a decision, made on the basis of 
determinations under such clause, that this paragraph should 
not remain in effect, this paragraph ceases to be in effect 60 
days after the date on which the decision is so published. The 
Secretary shall in making any such decision consult with the 
Attorney General, and shall in publishing the decision in the 
Federal Register include any comments received from the 
Attorney General for inclusion in the publication. The Attorney 
General shall in making any such decision consult with the 
Secretary, and shall in publishing the decision in the Federal 
Register include any comments received from the Secretary for 
inclusion in the publication.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 304 of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 824) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the matter after and 
        below paragraph (5), by striking ``section 303(g)'' 
        each place such term appears and inserting ``section 
        303(g)(1)''; and
            (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``section 
        303(g)'' and inserting ``section 303(g)(1)''.
    (c) Additional Authorization of Appropriations.--For the 
purpose of assisting the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
with the additional duties established for the Secretary 
pursuant to the amendments made by this section, there are 
authorized to be appropriated, in addition to other 
authorizations of appropriations that are available for such 
purpose, such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2001 through 2003.
    (d) Coordination of Provisions.--(1) If the Drug Addiction 
Treatment Act of 2000 is enacted before this Act, the 
provisions of this section shall not take effect.
    (2) If the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 is enacted 
after this Act, the amendments made by this section shall be 
deemed for all purposes to have been made by section 3502 of 
that Act and this section shall cease to be in effect as of 
that enactment.



           TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL



           Subtitle A--Civilian Personnel Management Generally

Sec. 1101. Employment and compensation of employees for temporary 
          organizations established by law or Executive order.
Sec. 1102. Assistive technology accommodations program.
Sec. 1103. Extension of authority for voluntary separations in 
          reductions in force.
Sec. 1104. Electronic maintenance of performance appraisal systems.
Sec. 1105. Study on civilian personnel services.

              Subtitle B--Demonstration and Pilot Programs

Sec. 1111. Pilot program for reengineering the equal employment 
          opportunity complaint process.
Sec. 1112. Work safety demonstration program.
Sec. 1113. Extension, expansion, and revision of authority for 
          experimental personnel program for scientific and technical 
          personnel.
Sec. 1114. Clarification of personnel management authority under 
          personnel demonstration project.

                   Subtitle C--Educational Assistance

Sec. 1121. Restructuring the restriction on degree training.
Sec. 1122. Student loan repayment programs.
Sec. 1123. Extension of authority for tuition reimbursement and training 
          for civilian employees in the defense acquisition workforce.

                       Subtitle D--Other Benefits

Sec. 1131. Additional special pay for foreign language proficiency 
          beneficial for United States national security interests.
Sec. 1132. Approval authority for cash awards in excess of $10,000.
Sec. 1133. Leave for crews of certain vessels.
Sec. 1134. Life insurance for emergency essential Department of Defense 
          employees.

               Subtitle E--Intelligence Civilian Personnel

Sec. 1141. Expansion of defense civilian intelligence personnel system 
          positions.
Sec. 1142. Increase in number of positions authorized for the Defense 
          Intelligence Senior Executive Service.

  Subtitle F--Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay and Early Retirement 
                                Authority

Sec. 1151. Extension, revision, and expansion of authorities for use of 
          voluntary separation incentive pay and voluntary early 
          retirement.
Sec. 1152. Department of Defense employee voluntary early retirement 
          authority.
Sec. 1153. Limitations.

          Subtitle A--Civilian Personnel Management Generally

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

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

    ``SUBCHAPTER IV--TEMPORARY ORGANIZATIONS ESTABLISHED BY LAW OR 
                            EXECUTIVE ORDER

``Sec. 3161. Employment and compensation of employees

    ``(a) Definition of Temporary Organization.--For the 
purposes of this subchapter, the term `temporary organization' 
means a commission, committee, board, or other organization 
that--
            ``(1) is established by law or Executive order for 
        a specific period not in excess of three years for the 
        purpose of performing a specific study or other 
        project; and
            ``(2) is terminated upon the completion of the 
        study or project or upon the occurrence of a condition 
        related to the completion of the study or project.
    ``(b) Employment Authority.--(1) Notwithstanding the 
provisions of chapter 51 of this title, the head of a temporary 
organization may appoint persons to positions of employment in 
a temporary organization in such numbers and with such skills 
as are necessary for the performance of the functions required 
of a temporary organization.
    ``(2) The period of an appointment under paragraph (1) may 
not exceed three years, except that under regulations 
prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management the period of 
appointment may be extended for up to an additional two years.
    ``(3) The positions of employment in a temporary 
organization are in the excepted service of the civil service.
    ``(c) Detail Authority.--Upon the request of the head of a 
temporary organization, the head of any department or agency of 
the Government may detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, any 
personnel of the department or agency to that organization to 
assist in carrying out its duties.
    ``(d) Compensation.--(1) The rate of basic pay for an 
employee appointed under subsection (b) shall be established 
under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel 
Management without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and 
subchapter III of chapter 53 of this title.
    ``(2) The rate of basic pay for the chairman, a member, an 
executive director, a staff director, or another executive 
level position of a temporary organization may not exceed the 
maximum rate of basic pay established for the Senior Executive 
Service under section 5382 of this title.
    ``(3) Except as provided in paragraph (4), the rate of 
basic pay for other positions in a temporary organization may 
not exceed the maximum rate of basic pay for grade GS-15 of the 
General Schedule under section 5332 of this title.
    ``(4) The rate of basic pay for a senior staff position of 
a temporary organization may, in a case determined by the head 
of the temporary organization as exceptional, exceed the 
maximum rate of basic pay authorized under paragraph (3), but 
may not exceed the maximum rate of basic pay authorized for an 
executive level position under paragraph (2).
    ``(5) In this subsection, the term `basic pay' includes 
locality pay provided for under section 5304 of this title.
    ``(e) Travel Expenses.--An employee of a temporary 
organization, whether employed on a full-time or part-time 
basis, may be allowed travel and transportation expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized 
for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 
this title, while traveling away from the employee's regular 
place of business in the performance of services for the 
temporary organization.
    ``(f) Benefits.--An employee appointed under subsection (b) 
shall be afforded the same benefits and entitlements as are 
provided temporary employees under this title.
    ``(g) Return Rights.--An employee serving under a career or 
career conditional appointment or the equivalent in an agency 
who transfers to or converts to an appointment in a temporary 
organization with the consent of the head of the agency is 
entitled to be returned to the employee's former position or a 
position of like seniority, status, and pay without grade or 
pay retention in the agency if the employee--
            ``(1) is being separated from the temporary 
        organization for reasons other than misconduct, neglect 
        of duty, or malfeasance; and
            ``(2) applies for return not later than 30 days 
        before the earlier of--
                    ``(A) the date of the termination of the 
                employment in the temporary organization; or
                    ``(B) the date of the termination of the 
                temporary organization.
    ``(h) Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The head of a 
temporary organization may procure for the organization 
temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of 
this title.
    ``(i) Acceptance of Volunteer Services.--(1) The head of a 
temporary organization may accept volunteer services 
appropriate to the duties of the organization without regard to 
section 1342 of title 31.
    ``(2) Donors of voluntary services accepted for a temporary 
organization under this subsection may include the following:
            ``(A) Advisors.
            ``(B) Experts.
            ``(C) Members of the commission, committee, board, 
        or other temporary organization, as the case may be.
            ``(D) A person performing services in any other 
        capacity determined appropriate by the head of the 
        temporary organization.
    ``(3) The head of the temporary organization--
            ``(A) shall ensure that each person performing 
        voluntary services accepted under this subsection is 
        notified of the scope of the voluntary services 
        accepted;
            ``(B) shall supervise the volunteer to the same 
        extent as employees receiving compensation for similar 
        services; and
            ``(C) shall ensure that the volunteer has 
        appropriate credentials or is otherwise qualified to 
        perform in each capacity for which the volunteer's 
        services are accepted.
    ``(4) A person providing volunteer services accepted under 
this subsection shall be considered an employee of the Federal 
Government in the performance of those services for the 
purposes of the following provisions of law:
            ``(A) Chapter 81 of this title, relating to 
        compensation for work-related injuries.
            ``(B) Chapter 171 of title 28, relating to tort 
        claims.
            ``(C) Chapter 11 of title 18, relating to conflicts 
        of interest.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SUBCHAPTER IV--TEMPORARY ORGANIZATIONS ESTABLISHED BY LAW OR EXECUTIVE 
                                  ORDER

``Sec.
``3161. Employment and compensation of employees.''.

SEC. 1102. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACCOMMODATIONS PROGRAM.

    (a) Authority To Provide Technology, Devices, and 
Services.--Chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 1581 the following new 
section:

``Sec. 1582. Assistive technology, assistive technology devices, and 
                    assistive technology services

    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may provide 
assistive technology, assistive technology devices, and 
assistive technology services to the following:
            ``(1) Department of Defense employees with 
        disabilities.
            ``(2) Organizations within the Department that have 
        requirements to make programs or facilities accessible 
        to, and usable by, persons with disabilities.
            ``(3) Any other department or agency of the Federal 
        Government, upon the request of the head of that 
        department or agency, for its employees with 
        disabilities or for satisfying a requirement to make 
        its programs or facilities accessible to, and usable 
        by, persons with disabilities.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `assistive 
technology', `assistive technology device', `assistive 
technology service', and `disability' have the meanings given 
those terms in section 3 of the Assistive Technology Act of 
1998 (29 U.S.C. 3002).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 1581 the following new item:

``1582. Assistive technology, assistive technology devices, and 
          assistive technology services.''.

SEC. 1103. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR VOLUNTARY SEPARATIONS IN 
                    REDUCTIONS IN FORCE.

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

SEC. 1104. ELECTRONIC MAINTENANCE OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SYSTEMS.

    Section 4302 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) In accordance with regulations which the Office shall 
prescribe, the head of an agency may administer and maintain a 
performance appraisal system electronically.''.

SEC. 1105. STUDY ON CIVILIAN PERSONNEL SERVICES.

    (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall assess 
the manner in which personnel services are provided for 
civilian personnel in the Department of Defense and determine 
whether--
            (1) administration of such services should continue 
        to be centralized in individual military services and 
        Defense Agencies or whether such services should be 
        centralized within designated geographical areas to 
        provide services to all Department of Defense elements;
            (2) offices that perform such services should be 
        established to perform specific functions rather than 
        cover an established geographical area;
            (3) processes and functions of civilian personnel 
        offices should be reengineered to provide greater 
        efficiency and better service to management and 
        employees of the Department of Defense; and
            (4) efficiencies could be gained by public-private 
        competition of the delivery of any of the personnel 
        services for civilian personnel of the Department of 
        Defense.
    (b) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2002, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit a report on the study, including 
recommendations, to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives. The report shall 
include the Secretary's assessment of the items described in 
subsection (a), and, if appropriate, a proposal for a 
demonstration program to test the concepts developed under the 
study. The Secretary may also include any recommendations for 
legislation or other actions that the Secretary considers 
appropriate to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the 
delivery of personnel services with respect to civilian 
personnel of the Department of Defense.

              Subtitle B--Demonstration and Pilot Programs

SEC. 1111. PILOT PROGRAM FOR REENGINEERING THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT 
                    OPPORTUNITY COMPLAINT PROCESS.

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

SEC. 1112. WORK SAFETY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry 
out a defense employees work safety demonstration program.
    (b) Private Sector Work Safety Models.--Under the 
demonstration program, the Secretary shall--
            (1) adopt for use in the workplace of civilian 
        employees of the Department of Defense such work safety 
        models used by employers in the private sector that the 
        Secretary considers as being representative of the best 
        work safety practices in use by private sector 
        employers; and
            (2) determine whether the use of those practices in 
        the Department of Defense improves the work safety 
        record of Department of Defense employees.
    (c) Sites.--(1) The Secretary shall carry out the 
demonstration program--
            (A) at not fewer than two installations of each of 
        the Armed Forces (other than the Coast Guard), for 
        employees of the military department concerned; and
            (B) in at least two Defense Agencies (as defined in 
        section 101(a)(11) of title 10, United States Code).
    (2) The Secretary shall select the installations and 
Defense Agencies from among the installations and Defense 
Agencies listed in the Federal Worker 2000 Presidential 
Initiative.
    (d) Period for Program.--The demonstration program shall 
begin not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and shall terminate on September 30, 2002.
    (e) Reports.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall submit an 
interim report on the demonstration program to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives not later than December 1, 2001. The interim 
report shall contain, at a minimum, for each site of the 
demonstration program the following:
            (A) A baseline assessment of the lost workday 
        injury rate.
            (B) A comparison of the lost workday injury rate 
        for fiscal year 2000 with the lost workday injury rate 
        for fiscal year 1999.
            (C) The direct and indirect costs associated with 
        all lost workday injuries.
    (2) The Secretary of Defense shall submit a final report on 
the demonstration program to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 
December 1, 2002. The final report shall contain, at a minimum, 
for each site of the demonstration program the following:
            (A) The Secretary's determination on the issue 
        described in subsection (b)(2).
            (B) A comparison of the lost workday injury rate 
        under the program with the baseline assessment of the 
        lost workday injury rate.
            (C) The lost workday injury rate for fiscal year 
        2002.
            (D) A comparison of the direct and indirect costs 
        associated with all lost workday injuries for fiscal 
        year 2002 with the direct and indirect costs associated 
        with all lost workday injuries for fiscal year 2001.
    (f) Funding.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
under section 301(5), $5,000,000 shall be available for the 
demonstration program under this section.

SEC. 1113. EXTENSION, EXPANSION, AND REVISION OF AUTHORITY FOR 
                    EXPERIMENTAL PERSONNEL PROGRAM FOR SCIENTIFIC AND 
                    TECHNICAL PERSONNEL.

    (a) Extension of Program.--Section 1101 of the Strom 
Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2139; 5 U.S.C. 3104 note) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``the 5-year 
        period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
        Act'' and inserting ``the program period specified in 
        subsection (e)(1)'';
            (2) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (1) 
        and inserting the following:

``(1) The period for carrying out the program authorized under 
this section begins on October 17, 1998, and ends on October 
16, 2005.''; and
            (3) in subsection (f), by striking ``on the day 
        before the termination of the program'' and inserting 
        ``on the last day of the program period specified in 
        subsection (e)(1)''.
    (b) Expansion of Scope.--Subsection (a) of such section, as 
amended by subsection (a)(1) of this section, is further 
amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ``and research and development projects administered 
by laboratories designated for the program by the Secretary 
from among the laboratories of each of the military 
departments''.
    (c) Limitation on Number of Appointments.--Subsection 
(b)(1) of such section is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) without regard to any provision of title 5, 
        United States Code, governing the appointment of 
        employees in the civil service, appoint scientists and 
        engineers from outside the civil service and uniformed 
        services (as such terms are defined in section 2101 of 
        such title) to--
                    ``(A) not more than 40 scientific and 
                engineering positions in the Defense Advanced 
                Research Projects Agency;
                    ``(B) not more than 40 scientific and 
                engineering positions in the designated 
                laboratories of each of the military services; 
                and
                    ``(C) not more than a total of 10 
                scientific and engineering positions in the 
                National Imagery and Mapping Agency and the 
                National Security Agency;''.
    (d) Rates of Pay for Appointees.--Subsection (b)(2) of such 
section is amended by inserting after ``United States Code,'' 
the following: ``as increased by locality-based comparability 
payments under section 5304 of such title,''.
    (e) Commensurate Extension of Requirement for Annual 
Report.--Subsection (g) of such section is amended by striking 
``2004'' and inserting ``2006''.
    (f) Amendment of Section Heading.--The heading for such 
section is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 1101. EXPERIMENTAL PERSONNEL PROGRAM FOR SCIENTIFIC AND 
                    TECHNICAL PERSONNEL.''.

SEC. 1114. CLARIFICATION OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY UNDER 
                    PERSONNEL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

    (a) Elimination of Requirement for OPM Review and 
Approval.--Section 342 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2721) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``, with the 
        approval of the Director of the Office of Personnel 
        Management,''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(3)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of 
                subparagraph (A);
                    (B) by striking ``section 4703.'' and 
                inserting ``section 4703; and'' at the end of 
                subparagraph (B); and
                    (C) by inserting at the end the following 
                new subparagraph (C):
                    ``(C) the Secretary shall exercise the 
                authorities granted to the Office of Personnel 
                Management under such section 4703.''.
    (b) Increase in Level of Authorized Pay.--Section 342(b) of 
such Act is further amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph:
    ``(5) The limitations in section 5373 of title 5, United 
States Code, do not apply to the authority of the Secretary 
under this section to prescribe salary schedules and other 
related benefits.''.

                   Subtitle C--Educational Assistance

SEC. 1121. RESTRUCTURING THE RESTRICTION ON DEGREE TRAINING.

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

SEC. 1122. STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS.

    (a) Covered Student Loans.--Section 5379(a)(1)(B) of title 
5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by inserting ``(20 U.S.C. 1071 
        et seq.)'' before the semicolon;
            (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``part E of title 
        IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
        ``part D or E of title IV of the Higher Education Act 
        of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq., 1087aa et seq.)''; 
        and
            (3) in clause (iii), by striking ``part C of title 
        VII of Public Health Service Act or under part B of 
        title VIII of such Act'' and inserting ``part A of 
        title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
        292 et seq.) or under part E of title VIII of such Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 297a et seq.)''.
    (b) Personnel Covered.--(1) Section 5379(a)(2) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(2) An employee shall be ineligible for benefits under 
this section if the employee occupies a position that is 
excepted from the competitive service because of its 
confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-
advocating character.''.
    (2) Section 5379(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``professional, technical, or 
administrative''.
    (c) Regulations.--(1) Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management shall issue proposed regulations under 
section 5379(g) of title 5, United States Code. The Director 
shall provide for a period of not less than 60 days for public 
comment on the regulations.
    (2) Not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Director shall issue final regulations.
    (d) Annual Reports.--Section 5379 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h)(1) Each head of an agency shall maintain, and 
annually submit to the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management, information with respect to the agency on--
            ``(A) the number of Federal employees selected to 
        receive benefits under this section;
            ``(B) the job classifications for the recipients; 
        and
            ``(C) the cost to the Federal Government of 
        providing the benefits.
    ``(2) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management 
shall prepare, and annually submit to Congress, a report 
containing the information submitted under paragraph (1), and 
information identifying the agencies that have provided 
benefits under this section.''.

SEC. 1123. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TUITION REIMBURSEMENT AND 
                    TRAINING FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES IN THE DEFENSE 
                    ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.

    Section 1745(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``September 30, 2001'' and inserting 
``September 30, 2010''.

                       Subtitle D--Other Benefits

SEC. 1131. ADDITIONAL SPECIAL PAY FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY 
                    BENEFICIAL FOR UNITED STATES NATIONAL SECURITY 
                    INTERESTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 81 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 1596 the following 
new section:

``Sec. 1596a. Foreign language proficiency: special pay for proficiency 
                    beneficial for other national security interests

    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may pay special 
pay under this section to an employee of the Department of 
Defense who--
            ``(1) has been certified by the Secretary to be 
        proficient in a foreign language identified by the 
        Secretary as being a language in which proficiency by 
        civilian personnel of the Department is necessary 
        because of national security interests;
            ``(2) is assigned duties requiring proficiency in 
        that foreign language during a contingency operation 
        supported by the armed forces; and
            ``(3) is not receiving special pay under section 
        1596 of this title.
    ``(b) Rate.--The rate of special pay for an employee under 
this section shall be prescribed by the Secretary, but may not 
exceed five percent of the employee's rate of basic pay.
    ``(c) Relationship to Other Pay and Allowances.--Special 
pay under this section is in addition to any other pay or 
allowances to which the employee is entitled.
    ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
prescribe regulations to carry out this section.''.
    (b) Amendment To Distinguish Other Foreign Language 
Proficiency Special Pay.--The heading for section 1596 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 1596. Foreign language proficiency: special pay for proficiency 
                    beneficial for intelligence interests''.

    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 81 of such title is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 1596 and inserting the following 
new items:

``1596. Foreign language proficiency: special pay for proficiency 
          beneficial for intelligence interests.
``1596a. Foreign language proficiency: special pay for proficiency 
          beneficial for other national security interests.''.

SEC. 1132. APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR CASH AWARDS IN EXCESS OF $10,000.

    Section 4502 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) The Secretary of Defense may grant a cash award under 
subsection (b) of this section without regard to the 
requirements for certification and approval provided in that 
subsection.''.

SEC. 1133. LEAVE FOR CREWS OF CERTAIN VESSELS.

    Section 6305(c)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) may not be made the basis for a lump-sum 
        payment, except that civil service mariners of the 
        Military Sealift Command on temporary promotion aboard 
        ship may be paid the difference between their temporary 
        and permanent rates of pay for leave accrued under this 
        section and section 6303 and not otherwise used during 
        the temporary promotion upon the expiration or 
        termination of the temporary promotion; and''.

SEC. 1134. LIFE INSURANCE FOR EMERGENCY ESSENTIAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                    EMPLOYEES.

    (a) In General.--Section 8702 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(c) Notwithstanding a notice previously given under 
subsection (b), an employee of the Department of Defense who is 
designated as an emergency essential employee under section 
1580 of title 10 shall be insured if the employee, within 60 
days after the date of the designation, elects to be insured 
under a policy of insurance under this chapter. An election 
under the preceding sentence shall be effective when provided 
to the Office in writing, in the form prescribed by the Office, 
within such 60-day period.''.
    (b) Applicability.--For purposes of section 8702(c) of 
title 5, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), an 
employee of the Department of Defense who is designated as an 
emergency essential employee under section 1580 of title 10, 
United States Code, before the date of the enactment of this 
Act shall be deemed to be so designated on the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

              Subtitle E--Intelligence Civilian Personnel

SEC. 1141. EXPANSION OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL SYSTEM 
                    POSITIONS.

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

SEC. 1142. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF POSITIONS AUTHORIZED FOR THE DEFENSE 
                    INTELLIGENCE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE.

    Section 1606(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``492'' and inserting ``517''.

  Subtitle F--Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay and Early Retirement 
                               Authority

SEC. 1151. EXTENSION, REVISION, AND EXPANSION OF AUTHORITIES FOR USE OF 
                    VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAY AND VOLUNTARY 
                    EARLY RETIREMENT.

    (a) Revision and Addition of Purposes for Department of 
Defense VSIP.--Subsection (b) of section 5597 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after ``transfer of 
function,'' the following: ``workforce restructuring (to meet 
mission needs, achieve one or more strength reductions, correct 
skill imbalances, or reduce the number of high-grade, 
managerial, or supervisory positions),''.
    (b) Eligibility.--Subsection (c) of such section is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``objective and 
        nonpersonal'' after ``similar''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
``A determination of which employees are within the scope of an 
offer of separation pay shall be made only on the basis of 
consistent and well-documented application of the relevant 
criteria.''.
    (c) Installment Payments.--Subsection (d) of such section 
is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) shall be paid in a lump-sum or in 
        installments;'';
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
        (3);
            (3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
        (4) and inserting ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) if paid in installments, shall cease to be 
        paid upon the recipient's acceptance of employment by 
        the Federal Government, or commencement of work under a 
        personal services contract, as described in subsection 
        (g)(1).''.
    (d) Applicability of Repayment Requirement to Reemployment 
Under Personal Services Contracts.--Subsection (g)(1) of such 
section is amended by inserting after ``employment with the 
Government of the United States'' the following: ``, or who 
commences work for an agency of the United States through a 
personal services contract with the United States,''.

SEC. 1152. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EMPLOYEE VOLUNTARY EARLY RETIREMENT 
                    AUTHORITY.

    (a) Civil Service Retirement System.--Section 8336 of title 
5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ``except in 
        the case of an employee who is separated from the 
        service under a program carried out under subsection 
        (o),'' after ``(2)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(o)(1) The Secretary of Defense may, during fiscal years 
2002 and 2003, carry out a program under which an employee of 
the Department of Defense may be separated from the service 
entitled to an immediate annuity under this subchapter if the 
employee--
            ``(A) has--
                    ``(i) completed 25 years of service; or
                    ``(ii) become 50 years of age and completed 
                20 years of service; and
            ``(B) is eligible for the annuity under paragraph 
        (2) or (3).
    ``(2)(A) For the purposes of paragraph (1), an employee 
referred to in that paragraph is eligible for an immediate 
annuity under this paragraph if the employee--
            ``(i) is separated from the service involuntarily 
        other than for cause; and
            ``(ii) has not declined a reasonable offer of 
        another position in the Department of Defense for which 
        the employee is qualified, which is not lower than 2 
        grades (or pay levels) below the employee's grade (or 
        pay level), and which is within the employee's 
        commuting area.
    ``(B) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(A)(i), a separation 
for failure to accept a directed reassignment to a position 
outside the commuting area of the employee concerned or to 
accompany a position outside of such area pursuant to a 
transfer of function may not be considered to be a removal for 
cause.
    ``(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1), an employee 
referred to in that paragraph is eligible for an immediate 
annuity under this paragraph if the employee satisfies all of 
the following conditions:
            ``(A) The employee is separated from the service 
        voluntarily during a period in which the organization 
        within the Department of Defense in which the employee 
        is serving is undergoing a major organizational 
        adjustment.
            ``(B) The employee has been employed continuously 
        by the Department of Defense for more than 30 days 
        before the date on which the head of the employee's 
        organization requests the determinations required under 
        subparagraph (A).
            ``(C) The employee is serving under an appointment 
        that is not limited by time.
            ``(D) The employee is not in receipt of a decision 
        notice of involuntary separation for misconduct or 
        unacceptable performance.
            ``(E) The employee is within the scope of an offer 
        of voluntary early retirement, as defined on the basis 
        of one or more of the following objective criteria:
                    ``(i) One or more organizational units.
                    ``(ii) One or more occupational groups, 
                series, or levels.
                    ``(iii) One or more geographical locations.
                    ``(iv) Any other similar objective and 
                nonpersonal criteria that the Office of 
                Personnel Management determines appropriate.
    ``(4) Under regulations prescribed by the Office of 
Personnel Management, the determinations of whether an employee 
meets--
            ``(A) the requirements of subparagraph (A) of 
        paragraph (3) shall be made by the Office, upon the 
        request of the Secretary of Defense; and
            ``(B) the requirements of subparagraph (E) of such 
        paragraph shall be made by the Secretary of Defense.
    ``(5) A determination of which employees are within the 
scope of an offer of early retirement shall be made only on the 
basis of consistent and well-documented application of the 
relevant criteria.
    ``(6) In this subsection, the term `major organizational 
adjustment' means any of the following:
            ``(A) A major reorganization.
            ``(B) A major reduction in force.
            ``(C) A major transfer of function.
            ``(D) A workforce restructuring--
                    ``(i) to meet mission needs;
                    ``(ii) to achieve one or more reductions in 
                strength;
                    ``(iii) to correct skill imbalances; or
                    ``(iv) to reduce the number of high-grade, 
                managerial, supervisory, or similar 
                positions.''.
    (b) Federal Employees' Retirement System.--Section 8414 of 
such title is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by inserting ``except 
        in the case of an employee who is separated from the 
        service under a program carried out under subsection 
        (d),'' after ``(B)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d)(1) The Secretary of Defense may, during fiscal years 
2002 and 2003, carry out a program under which an employee of 
the Department of Defense may be separated from the service 
entitled to an immediate annuity under this subchapter if the 
employee--
            ``(A) has--
                    ``(i) completed 25 years of service; or
                    ``(ii) become 50 years of age and completed 
                20 years of service; and
            ``(B) is eligible for the annuity under paragraph 
        (2) or (3).
    ``(2)(A) For the purposes of paragraph (1), an employee 
referred to in that paragraph is eligible for an immediate 
annuity under this paragraph if the employee--
            ``(i) is separated from the service involuntarily 
        other than for cause; and
            ``(ii) has not declined a reasonable offer of 
        another position in the Department of Defense for which 
        the employee is qualified, which is not lower than 2 
        grades (or pay levels) below the employee's grade (or 
        pay level), and which is within the employee's 
        commuting area.
    ``(B) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(A)(i), a separation 
for failure to accept a directed reassignment to a position 
outside the commuting area of the employee concerned or to 
accompany a position outside of such area pursuant to a 
transfer of function may not be considered to be a removal for 
cause.
    ``(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1), an employee 
referred to in that paragraph is eligible for an immediate 
annuity under this paragraph if the employee satisfies all of 
the following conditions:
            ``(A) The employee is separated from the service 
        voluntarily during a period in which the organization 
        within the Department of Defense in which the employee 
        is serving is undergoing a major organizational 
        adjustment.
            ``(B) The employee has been employed continuously 
        by the Department of Defense for more than 30 days 
        before the date on which the head of the employee's 
        organization requests the determinations required under 
        subparagraph (A).
            ``(C) The employee is serving under an appointment 
        that is not limited by time.
            ``(D) The employee is not in receipt of a decision 
        notice of involuntary separation for misconduct or 
        unacceptable performance.
            ``(E) The employee is within the scope of an offer 
        of voluntary early retirement, as defined on the basis 
        of one or more of the following objective criteria:
                    ``(i) One or more organizational units.
                    ``(ii) One or more occupational groups, 
                series, or levels.
                    ``(iii) One or more geographical locations.
                    ``(iv) Any other similar objective and 
                nonpersonal criteria that the Office of 
                Personnel Management determines appropriate.
    ``(4) Under regulations prescribed by the Office of 
Personnel Management, the determinations of whether an employee 
meets--
            ``(A) the requirements of subparagraph (A) of 
        paragraph (3) shall be made by the Office upon the 
        request of the Secretary of Defense; and
            ``(B) the requirements of subparagraph (E) of such 
        paragraph shall be made by the Secretary of Defense.
    ``(5) A determination of which employees are within the 
scope of an offer of early retirement shall be made only on the 
basis of consistent and well-documented application of the 
relevant criteria.
    ``(6) In this subsection, the term `major organizational 
adjustment' means any of the following:
            ``(A) A major reorganization.
            ``(B) A major reduction in force.
            ``(C) A major transfer of function.
            ``(D) A workforce restructuring--
                    ``(i) to meet mission needs;
                    ``(ii) to achieve one or more reductions in 
                strength;
                    ``(iii) to correct skill imbalances; or
                    ``(iv) to reduce the number of high-grade, 
                managerial, supervisory, or similar 
                positions.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 8339(h) of such 
title is amended by striking out ``or ( j)'' in the first 
sentence and inserting ``( j), or (o)''.
    (2) Section 8464(a)(1)(A)(i) of such title is amended by 
striking out ``or (b)(1)(B)'' and ``, (b)(1)(B), or (d)''.

SEC. 1153. LIMITATIONS.

    (a) Fiscal Year 2001 Limitations on VSIP.--Section 5597 of 
title 5, United States Code, as amended by section 1151, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(i)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section, during fiscal year 2001, separation pay may be offered 
under the program carried out under this section with respect 
to workforce restructuring only to persons who, upon 
separation, are entitled to an immediate annuity under section 
8336, 8412, or 8414 of this title and are otherwise eligible 
for the separation pay under this section.
    ``(2) In the administration of the program under this 
section during fiscal year 2001, the Secretary shall ensure 
that not more than 1,000 employees are, as a result of 
workforce restructuring, separated from service in that fiscal 
year entitled to separation pay under this section.
    ``(3) Separation pay may not be offered as a result of 
workforce restructuring under the program carried out under 
this section after fiscal year 2003.''.
    (b) Limitations for Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003 on VSIP and 
VERA.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure that, in each of fiscal years 2002 and 2003, not 
more than 4,000 employees of the Department of Defense are, as 
a result of workforce restructuring, separated from service 
entitled to one or more of the following benefits:
            (A) Voluntary separation incentive pay under 
        section 5597 of title 5, United States Code.
            (B) Immediate annuity under section 8336(o) or 
        8414(d) of such title.
    (2) Notwithstanding sections 5597(e), 8336(o), and 8414(d) 
of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may 
carry out the programs authorized in those sections during 
fiscal years 2002 and 2003 with respect to workforce 
restructuring only to the extent provided in a law enacted by 
the One Hundred Seventh Congress.



              TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS



               Subtitle A--Matters Related to Arms Control

Sec. 1201. Support of United Nations-sponsored efforts to inspect and 
          monitor Iraqi weapons activities.
Sec. 1202. Support of consultations on Arab and Israeli arms control and 
          regional security issues.
Sec. 1203. Furnishing of nuclear test monitoring equipment to foreign 
          governments.
Sec. 1204. Additional matters for annual report on transfers of 
          militarily sensitive technology to countries and entities of 
          concern.

               Subtitle B--Matters Relating to the Balkans

Sec. 1211. Annual report assessing effect of continued operations in the 
          Balkans region on readiness to execute the national military 
          strategy.
Sec. 1212. Situation in the Balkans.
Sec. 1213. Semiannual report on Kosovo peacekeeping.

Subtitle C--North Atlantic Treaty Organization and United States Forces 
                                in Europe

Sec. 1221. NATO fair burdensharing.
Sec. 1222. Repeal of restriction preventing cooperative airlift support 
          through acquisition and cross-servicing agreements.
Sec. 1223. GAO study on the benefits and costs of United States military 
          engagement in Europe.

                        Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 1231. Joint data exchange center with Russian Federation on early 
          warning systems and notification of ballistic missile 
          launches.
Sec. 1232. Report on sharing and exchange of ballistic missile launch 
          early warning data.
Sec. 1233. Annual report of Communist Chinese military companies 
          operating in the United States.
Sec. 1234. Adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of 
          high performance computers.
Sec. 1235. Increased authority to provide health care services as 
          humanitarian and civic assistance.
Sec. 1236. Sense of Congress regarding the use of children as soldiers.
Sec. 1237. Sense of Congress regarding undersea rescue and recovery.
Sec. 1238. United States-China Security Review Commission.

              Subtitle A--Matters Related to Arms Control

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

    (a) Limitation on Amount of Assistance in Fiscal Year 
2001--The total amount of the assistance for fiscal year 2001 
that is provided by the Secretary of Defense under section 1505 
of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Control Act of 1992 (22 
U.S.C. 5859a) as activities of the Department of Defense in 
support of activities under that Act may not exceed 
$15,000,000.
    (b) Extension of Authority To Provide Assistance.--
Subsection (f) of section 1505 of the Weapons of Mass 
Destruction Control Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5859a) is amended by 
striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2001''.

SEC. 1202. SUPPORT OF CONSULTATIONS ON ARAB AND ISRAELI ARMS CONTROL 
                    AND REGIONAL SECURITY ISSUES.

    Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
301(5), up to $1,000,000 is available for the support of 
programs to promote formal and informal region-wide 
consultations among Arab, Israeli, and United States officials 
and experts on arms control and security issues concerning the 
Middle East region.

SEC. 1203. FURNISHING OF NUCLEAR TEST MONITORING EQUIPMENT TO FOREIGN 
                    GOVERNMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 152 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``Sec. 2555. Nuclear test monitoring equipment: furnishing to foreign 
                    governments

    ``(a) Authority To Convey or Provide Nuclear Test 
Monitoring Equipment.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary 
of Defense may--
            ``(1) convey or otherwise provide to a foreign 
        government (A) equipment for the monitoring of nuclear 
        test explosions, and (B) associated equipment; and
            ``(2) as part of any such conveyance or provision 
        of equipment, install such equipment on foreign 
        territory or in international waters.
    ``(b) Agreement Required.--Nuclear test explosion 
monitoring equipment may be conveyed or otherwise provided 
under subsection (a) only pursuant to the terms of an agreement 
between the United States and the foreign government receiving 
the equipment in which the recipient foreign government 
agrees--
            ``(1) to provide the United States with timely 
        access to the data produced, collected, or generated by 
        the equipment;
            ``(2) to permit the Secretary of Defense to take 
        such measures as the Secretary considers necessary to 
        inspect, test, maintain, repair, or replace that 
        equipment, including access for purposes of such 
        measures; and
            ``(3) to return such equipment to the United States 
        (or allow the United States to recover such equipment) 
        if either party determines that the agreement no longer 
        serves its interests.
    ``(c) Report.--Promptly after entering into any agreement 
under subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
Congress a report on the agreement. The report shall identify 
the country with which the agreement was made, the anticipated 
costs to the United States to be incurred under the agreement, 
and the national interest of the United States that is 
furthered by the agreement.
    ``(d) Limitation on Delegation.--The Secretary of Defense 
may delegate the authority of the Secretary to carry out this 
section only to the Secretary of the Air Force. Such a 
delegation may be redelegated.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item:
``2555. Nuclear test monitoring equipment: furnishing to foreign 
          governments.''.

SEC. 1204. ADDITIONAL MATTERS FOR ANNUAL REPORT ON TRANSFERS OF 
                    MILITARILY SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGY TO COUNTRIES AND 
                    ENTITIES OF CONCERN.

    Section 1402(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 798) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) The status of the implementation or other 
        disposition of recommendations included in reports of 
        audits by Inspectors General that have been set forth 
        in a previous annual report under this section pursuant 
        to paragraph (3).''.

              Subtitle B--Matters Relating to the Balkans

SEC. 1211. ANNUAL REPORT ASSESSING EFFECT OF CONTINUED OPERATIONS IN 
                    THE BALKANS REGION ON READINESS TO EXECUTE THE 
                    NATIONAL MILITARY STRATEGY.

    Section 1035 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 753) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Not later than 
        180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,'' 
        and inserting ``Not later than April 1 each year (but 
        subject to subsection (e)),'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``The report'' 
        in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting 
        ``Each report'';
            (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``the report'' 
        and inserting ``a report''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(e) Termination When United States Military Operations 
End.--(1) No report is required under this section after United 
States military operations in the Balkans region have ended.
    ``(2) After the requirement for an annual report under this 
section is terminated by operation of paragraph (1), but not 
later than the latest date on which the next annual report 
under this section would, except for paragraph (1), otherwise 
be due, the Secretary of Defense shall transmit to Congress a 
notification of the termination of the reporting 
requirement.''.

SEC. 1212. SITUATION IN THE BALKANS.

    (a) Establishment of NATO Benchmarks for Withdrawal of 
Forces From Kosovo.-- The President shall develop, not later 
than May 31, 2001, militarily significant benchmarks for 
conditions that would achieve a sustainable peace in Kosovo and 
ultimately allow for the withdrawal of the United States 
military presence in Kosovo. Congress urges the President to 
seek concurrence among member nations of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization in the development of those benchmarks.
    (b) Comprehensive Political-Military Strategy.--(1) The 
President--
            (A) shall develop a comprehensive political-
        military strategy for addressing the political, 
        economic, humanitarian, and military issues in the 
        Balkans; and
            (B) shall establish near-term, mid-term, and long-
        term objectives in the region.
    (2) In developing that strategy and those objectives, the 
President shall take into consideration--
            (A) the benchmarks relating to Kosovo developed as 
        described in subsection (a); and
            (B) the benchmarks relating to Bosnia that were 
        detailed in the report accompanying the certification 
        by the President to Congress on March 3, 1998 (printed 
        as House Document 105-223), with respect to the 
        continued presence of United States Armed Forces, after 
        June 30, 1998, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, submitted to 
        Congress pursuant to section 7 of title I of the 1998 
        Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Act (Public 
        Law 105-174; 112 Stat. 63).
    (3) That strategy and those objectives shall be developed 
in consultation with appropriate regional and international 
entities.
    (c) Semiannual Report on Benchmarks.--Not later than June 
30, 2001, and every six months thereafter, the President shall 
submit to Congress a report on the progress made in achieving 
the benchmarks developed pursuant to subsection (a). The 
President may submit a single report covering these benchmarks 
and the benchmarks relating to Bosnia referred to in subsection 
(b)(2)(B).
    (d) Semiannual Report on Comprehensive Strategy.--Not later 
than June 30, 2001, and every six months thereafter so long as 
United States forces are in the Balkans, the President shall 
submit to Congress a report on the progress being made in 
developing and implementing a comprehensive political-military 
strategy as described in subsection (b)(1)(A).

SEC. 1213. SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON KOSOVO PEACEKEEPING.

    (a) Requirement for Periodic Report.--The President shall 
submit to the specified congressional committees a semiannual 
report on the contributions of European nations and 
organizations to the peacekeeping operations in Kosovo. The 
first such report shall be submitted not later than December 1, 
2000.
    (b) Content of Report.--Each report shall contain detailed 
information on the following:
            (1) The commitments and pledges made by the 
        European Commission, the member nations of the European 
        Union, and the European member nations of the North 
        Atlantic Treaty Organization for--
                    (A) reconstruction assistance in Kosovo;
                    (B) humanitarian assistance in Kosovo;
                    (C) the Kosovo Consolidated Budget;
                    (D) police (including special police) for 
                the United Nations international police force 
                for Kosovo; and
                    (E) military personnel for peacekeeping 
                operations in Kosovo.
            (2) The amount of the assistance that has been 
        provided in each category, and the number of police and 
        military personnel that have been deployed to Kosovo, 
        by each organization or nation referred to in paragraph 
        (1).
            (3) The full range of commitments and 
        responsibilities that have been undertaken for Kosovo 
        by the United Nations, the European Union, and the 
        Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe 
        (OSCE), the progress made by those organizations in 
        fulfilling those commitments and responsibilities, an 
        assessment of the tasks that remain to be accomplished, 
        and an anticipated schedule for completing those tasks.
    (d) Specified Congressional Committees.--In the section, 
the term ``specified congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
        on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
        on International Relations, and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

Subtitle C--North Atlantic Treaty Organization and United States Forces 
                               in Europe

SEC. 1221. NATO FAIR BURDENSHARING.

    (a) Report on Costs of Operation Allied Force.--The 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives a report on the costs to the 
United States of the 78-day air campaign known as Operation 
Allied Force conducted against the Federal Republic of 
Yugoslavia during the period from March 24 through June 9, 
1999. The report shall include the following:
            (1) The costs of ordnance expended, fuel consumed, 
        and personnel.
            (2) The estimated cost of the reduced service life 
        of United States aircraft and other systems 
        participating in the operation.
    (b) Report on Burdensharing of Future NATO Operations.--
Whenever the North Atlantic Treaty Organization undertakes a 
military operation, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report 
describing--
            (1) the contributions to that operation made by 
        each of the member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty 
        Organization during that operation; and
            (2) the contributions that each of the member 
        nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are 
        making or have pledged to make during any follow-on 
        operation.
    (c) Time for Submission of Report.--A report under 
subsection (b) shall be submitted not later than 90 days after 
the completion of the military operation.
    (d) Applicability.--Subsection (b) shall apply only with 
respect to military operations begun after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1222. REPEAL OF RESTRICTION PREVENTING COOPERATIVE AIRLIFT SUPPORT 
                    THROUGH ACQUISITION AND CROSS-SERVICING AGREEMENTS.

    Section 2350c of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (d); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
        (d).

SEC. 1223. GAO STUDY ON THE BENEFITS AND COSTS OF UNITED STATES 
                    MILITARY ENGAGEMENT IN EUROPE.

    (a) Comptroller General Study.--The Comptroller General 
shall conduct a study assessing the benefits and costs to the 
United States and United States national security interests of 
the engagement of United States forces in Europe and of United 
States military strategies used to shape the international 
security environment in Europe.
    (b) Matters To Be Included.--The study shall include an 
assessment of the following matters:
            (1) The benefits and costs to the United States of 
        having forces stationed in Europe and assigned to areas 
        of regional conflict such as Bosnia and Kosovo.
            (2) The benefits and costs associated with 
        stationing United States forces in Europe and with 
        assigning those forces to areas of regional conflict, 
        including an analysis of the benefits and costs of 
        deploying United States forces with the forces of 
        European allies.
            (3) The amount and type of the following kinds of 
        contributions to European security made by European 
        allies in 1999 and 2000:
                    (A) Financial contributions.
                    (B) Contributions of military personnel and 
                units.
                    (C) Contributions of nonmilitary personnel, 
                such as medical personnel, police officers, 
                judicial officers, and other civic officials.
                    (D) Contributions, including contributions 
                in kind, for humanitarian and reconstruction 
                assistance and infrastructure building or 
                activities that contribute to regional 
                stability, whether in lieu of or in addition to 
                military-related contributions.
            (4) The extent to which a forward United States 
        military presence compensates for existing shortfalls 
        of air and sea lift capability in the event of regional 
        conflict in Europe or the Middle East.
    (c) Report.--The Comptroller General shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a report on the results of the study not later 
than December 1, 2001.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

SEC. 1231. JOINT DATA EXCHANGE CENTER WITH RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON EARLY 
                    WARNING SYSTEMS AND NOTIFICATION OF BALLISTIC 
                    MISSILE LAUNCHES.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense is authorized to 
establish, in conjunction with the Government of the Russian 
Federation, a United States-Russian Federation joint center for 
the exchange of data from systems to provide early warning of 
launches of ballistic missiles and for notification of launches 
of such missiles.
    (b) Specific Actions.--The actions that the Secretary 
undertakes for the establishment of the center may include--
            (1) subject to subsection (d), participating in the 
        renovation of a mutually agreed upon facility to be 
        made available by the Russian Federation; and
            (2) the furnishing of such equipment and supplies 
        as may be necessary to begin the operation of the 
        center.
    (c) Report Required.--(1) Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a 
report on plans for the joint data exchange center.
    (2) The report shall include the following:
            (A) A detailed explanation as to why the particular 
        facility intended to house the center was chosen.
            (B) An estimate of the total cost of renovating 
        that facility for use by the center.
            (C) A description of the manner by which the United 
        States proposes to meet its share of the costs of such 
        renovation.
    (d) Limitation.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may 
participate under subsection (b) in the renovation of the 
facility identified in the report under subsection (c) only if 
the United States and the Russian Federation enter into a cost-
sharing arrangement that provides for an equal sharing between 
the two nations of the cost of establishing the center, 
including the costs of renovating and operating the facility.
    (2) Not more than $4,000,000 of funds appropriated for 
fiscal year 2001 may be obligated or expended after the date of 
the enactment of this Act by the Secretary of Defense for the 
renovation of such facility until 30 days after the date on 
which the Secretary submits to the Committee on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives a copy of a written agreement between the 
United States and the Russian Federation that provides details 
of the cost-sharing arrangement specified in paragraph (1), in 
accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement between the two 
nations signed in Moscow in June 2000.

SEC. 1232. REPORT ON SHARING AND EXCHANGE OF BALLISTIC MISSILE LAUNCH 
                    EARLY WARNING DATA.

    Not later than March 15, 2001, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives a report on current and planned activities of 
the Department of Defense with respect to the sharing and 
exchange with other countries of early warning data concerning 
ballistic missile launches. The report shall include the 
Secretary's assessment of the benefits and risks of sharing 
such data with other countries on a bilateral or multilateral 
basis.

SEC. 1233. ANNUAL REPORT OF COMMUNIST CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES 
                    OPERATING IN THE UNITED STATES.

    Section 1237(b) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``Publication'' in the subsection 
        heading and inserting ``Reporting''; and
            (2) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(1) Initial determination and reporting.--Not 
        later than March 1, 2001, the Secretary of Defense 
        shall make a determination of those persons operating 
        directly or indirectly in the United States or any of 
        its territories and possessions that are Communist 
        Chinese military companies and shall submit a list of 
        those persons in classified and unclassified form to 
        the following:
                    ``(A) The Committee on Armed Services of 
                the House of Representatives.
                    ``(B) The Committee on Armed Services of 
                the Senate.
                    ``(C) The Secretary of State.
                    ``(D) The Secretary of the Treasury.
                    ``(E) The Attorney General.
                    ``(F) The Secretary of Commerce.
                    ``(G) The Secretary of Energy.
                    ``(H) The Director of Central Intelligence.
            ``(2) Annual revisions to the list.--The Secretary 
        of Defense shall make additions or deletions to the 
        list submitted under paragraph (1) on an annual basis 
        based on the latest information available and shall 
        submit the updated list not later than February 1, each 
        year to the committees and officers specified in 
        paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 1234. ADJUSTMENT OF COMPOSITE THEORETICAL PERFORMANCE LEVELS OF 
                    HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTERS.

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

SEC. 1235. INCREASED AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE SERVICES AS 
                    HUMANITARIAN AND CIVIC ASSISTANCE.

    Section 401(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``rural areas of a country'' and inserting 
``areas of a country that are rural or are underserved by 
medical, dental, and veterinary professionals, respectively''.

SEC. 1236. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE USE OF CHILDREN AS SOLDIERS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) In the year 2000, approximately 300,000 
        individuals under the age of 18 are participating in 
        armed conflict in more than 30 countries worldwide.
            (2) Many children participating in armed conflict 
        in various countries around the world are forcibly 
        conscripted through kidnapping or coercion, while 
        others join military units due to economic necessity, 
        to avenge the loss of a family member, or for their own 
        personal safety.
            (3) Many military commanders frequently force child 
        soldiers to commit gruesome acts of ritual killings or 
        torture against their enemies, including against other 
        children.
            (4) Many military commanders separate children from 
        their families in order to foster dependence on 
        military units and leaders, leaving children vulnerable 
        to manipulation, deep traumatization, and in need of 
        psychological counseling and rehabilitation.
            (5) Child soldiers are exposed to hazardous 
        conditions and risk physical injuries, sexually 
        transmitted diseases, malnutrition, deformed backs and 
        shoulders from carrying overweight loads, and 
        respiratory and skin infections.
            (6) Many young female soldiers face the additional 
        psychological and physical horrors of rape and sexual 
        abuse, being enslaved for sexual purposes by militia 
        commanders, and forced to endure severe social stigma 
        should they return home.
            (7) Children in northern Uganda continue to be 
        kidnapped by the Lords Resistance Army (LRA), which is 
        supported and funded by the Government of Sudan and 
        which has committed and continues to commit gross human 
        rights violations in Uganda.
            (8) Children in Sri Lanka have been forcibly 
        recruited by the opposition Tamil Tigers movement and 
        forced to kill or be killed in the armed conflict in 
        that country.
            (9) An estimated 7,000 child soldiers have been 
        involved in the conflict in Sierra Leone, some as young 
        as age 10, with many being forced to commit 
        extrajudicial executions, torture, rape, and 
        amputations for the rebel Revolutionary United Front.
            (10) On January 21, 2000, in Geneva, a United 
        Nations Working Group, including representatives from 
        more than 80 governments including the United States, 
        reached consensus on an international agreement, 
        referred to in this case as an ``optional protocol'', 
        on the use of child soldiers.
            (11) This optional protocol, upon entry into force, 
        will--
                    (A) raise the international minimum age for 
                conscription and will require governments to 
                take all feasible measures to ensure that 
                members of their armed forces under age 18 do 
                not participate directly in combat;
                    (B) prohibit the recruitment and use in 
                armed conflict of persons under the age of 18 
                by non-governmental armed forces;
                    (C) encourage governments to raise the 
                minimum legal age for voluntary recruits above 
                the current standard of 15, and
                    (D) commit governments to support the 
                demobilization and rehabilitation of child 
                soldiers and, when possible, to allocate 
                resources to this purpose.
            (12) On October 29, 1998, United Nations Secretary 
        General Kofi Annan set minimum age requirements for 
        United Nations peacekeeping personnel that are made 
        available by member nations of the United Nations.
            (13) The United Nations Under-Secretary General for 
        Peace-keeping, Bernard Miyet, announced in the Fourth 
        Committee of the General Assembly that contributing 
        governments of member nations were asked not to send 
        civilian police and military observers under the age of 
        25 and that troops in national contingents should 
        preferably be at least 21 years of age but in no case 
        should they be younger than 18 years of age.
            (14) On August 25, 1999, the United Nations 
        Security Council unanimously passed Resolution 1261 
        (1999) condemning the use of children in armed 
        conflicts.
            (15) In addressing the Security Council on August 
        26, 1999, the Special Representative of the Secretary 
        General for Children and Armed Conflict, Olara Otunnu, 
        urged the adoption of a global three-pronged approach 
        to combatting the use of children in armed conflict 
        that would--
                    (A) first, raise the age limit for 
                recruitment and participation in armed conflict 
                from the present age of 15 to the age of 18;
                    (B) second, increase international pressure 
                on armed groups which currently abuse children; 
                and
                    (C) third, address the political, social, 
                and economic factors that create an environment 
                in which children are induced by appeal of 
                ideology or by socio-economic collapse to 
                become child soldiers.
            (16) The United States delegation to the United 
        Nations working group relating to child soldiers, which 
        included representatives from the Department of 
        Defense, supported the Geneva agreement on the optional 
        protocol.
            (17) On May 25, 2000, the United Nations General 
        Assembly unanimously adopted the optional protocol on 
        the use of child soldiers.
            (18) The optional protocol was opened for signature 
        on June 5, 2000.
            (19) The President signed the optional protocol on 
        behalf of the United States on July 5, 2000.
    (b) Congressional Statements on Child Soldiers.--Congress 
joins the international community in--
            (1) condemning the use of children as soldiers by 
        governmental and nongovernmental armed forces 
        worldwide; and
            (2) welcoming the optional protocol on the use of 
        child soldiers adopted by the United Nations General 
        Assembly on May 25, 2000, as a critical first step in 
        ending the use of children as soldiers.
    (c) Sense of Congress on Further Actions.--It is the sense 
of Congress that--
            (1) it is essential that the President consult 
        closely with the Senate with the objective of building 
        support for ratification by the United States of the 
        optional protocol and that the Senate move forward as 
        expeditiously as possible;
            (2) the United States should provide assistance, 
        through a new fund to be established by law, for the 
        rehabilitation and reintegration into their respective 
        civilian societies of child soldiers of other nations; 
        and
            (3) the President, acting through the Secretaries 
        of State and Defense and other appropriate officials, 
        should undertake all possible efforts to persuade and 
        encourage other governments to ratify and endorse the 
        optional protocol on the use of child soldiers.

SEC. 1237. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING UNDERSEA RESCUE AND RECOVERY.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The tragic loss in August 2000 of the Russian 
        submarine Kursk resulted in the death of all 118 
        members of the submarine's crew.
            (2) The Kursk is the third vessel of the submarine 
        fleet of the Russian Federation and its predecessor, 
        the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, to be lost in 
        an accident at sea with considerable loss of life of 
        the officers and crews of those submarines.
            (3) The United States submarines USS Thresher and 
        USS Scorpion, with their officers and crews, were also 
        lost at sea in tragic accidents, in 1963 and 1968, 
        respectively.
            (4) The United States, the Russian Federation, and 
        other maritime nations possess extensive capabilities 
        consisting of naval and research vessels and other 
        assets that could be used to respond to accidents or 
        incidents involving submarines or other undersea 
        vessels.
            (5) The United States Navy has rescue agreements 
        with the navies of 14 countries from Europe, the 
        Western Pacific, and the Americas, but not including 
        the Russian Federation, and exercises regularly to 
        train crews and practice submarine rescue procedures 
        with the navies of participating nations.
    (b) Expression of Sympathy.--Congress expresses its 
sympathy and the sympathy of the American people to the people 
of the Russian Federation and joins the Russian people in 
mourning the death of the crewmen of the submarine Kursk.
    (c) Sense of Congress Concerning International 
Cooperation.--It is the sense of Congress that when undersea 
accidents or incidents involving submarines or other undersea 
vessels occur, it is in the best interests of all nations to 
work together to respond promptly to the accident or incident, 
rescue and recover the crew of the vessel, minimize the loss of 
life, and prevent damage to the oceans.
    (d) Establishment of Plan for Responding to Undersea 
Accidents or Incidents.--Congress urges the President of the 
United States and the President of the Russian Federation, in 
coordination with the leaders of other maritime nations that 
possess undersea naval and research vessels and undersea rescue 
capabilities, to cooperate in establishing a plan for--
            (1) responding to accidents or incidents involving 
        submarines or other undersea vessels; and
            (2) rescue and recovery of the crew of the vessels 
        involved in such accidents or incidents.

SEC. 1238. UNITED STATES-CHINA SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION.

    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are as follows:
            (1) To establish the United States-China Security 
        Review Commission to review the national security 
        implications of trade and economic ties between the 
        United States and the People's Republic of China.
            (2) To facilitate the assumption by the United 
        States-China Security Review Commission of its duties 
        regarding the review referred to in paragraph (1) by 
        providing for the transfer to that Commission of staff, 
        materials, and infrastructure (including leased 
        premises) of the Trade Deficit Review Commission that 
        are appropriate for the review upon the submittal of 
        the final report of the Trade Deficit Review 
        Commission.
    (b) Establishment of United States-China Security Review 
Commission.--
            (1) In general.--There is hereby established a 
        commission to be known as the United States-China 
        Security Review Commission (in this section referred to 
        as the ``Commission'').
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Commission is to 
        monitor, investigate, and report to Congress on the 
        national security implications of the bilateral trade 
        and economic relationship between the United States and 
        the People's Republic of China.
            (3) Membership.--The United States-China Security 
        Review Commission shall be composed of 12 members, who 
        shall be appointed in the same manner provided for the 
        appointment of members of the Trade Deficit Review 
        Commission under section 127(c)(3) of the Trade Deficit 
        Review Commission Act (19 U.S.C. 2213 note), except 
        that--
                    (A) appointment of members by the Speaker 
                of the House of Representatives shall be made 
                after consultation with the chairman of the 
                Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
                Representatives, in addition to consultation 
                with the chairman of the Committee on Ways and 
                Means of the House of Representatives provided 
                for under clause (iii) of subparagraph (A) of 
                that section;
                    (B) appointment of members by the President 
                pro tempore of the Senate upon the 
                recommendation of the majority leader of the 
                Senate shall be made after consultation with 
                the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services 
                of the Senate, in addition to consultation with 
                the chairman of the Committee on Finance of the 
                Senate provided for under clause (i) of that 
                subparagraph;
                    (C) appointment of members by the President 
                pro tempore of the Senate upon the 
                recommendation of the minority leader of the 
                Senate shall be made after consultation with 
                the ranking minority member of the Committee on 
                Armed Services of the Senate, in addition to 
                consultation with the ranking minority member 
                of the Committee on Finance of the Senate 
                provided for under clause (ii) of that 
                subparagraph;
                    (D) appointment of members by the minority 
                leader of the House of Representatives shall be 
                made after consultation with the ranking 
                minority member of the Committee on Armed 
                Services of the House of Representatives, in 
                addition to consultation with the ranking 
                minority member of the Committee on Ways and 
                Means of the House of Representatives provided 
                for under clause (iv) of that subparagraph;
                    (E) persons appointed to the Commission 
                shall have expertise in national security 
                matters and United States-China relations, in 
                addition to the expertise provided for under 
                subparagraph (B)(i)(I) of that section;
                    (F) members shall be appointed to the 
                Commission not later than 30 days after the 
                date on which each new Congress convenes;
                    (G) members of the Commission may be 
                reappointed for additional terms of service as 
                members of the Commission; and
                    (H) members of the Trade Deficit Review 
                Commission as of the date of the enactment of 
                this Act shall serve as members of the United 
                States-China Security Review Commission until 
                such time as members are first appointed to the 
                United States-China Security Review Commission 
                under this paragraph.
            (4) Retention of support.--The United States-China 
        Security Review Commission shall retain and make use of 
        such staff, materials, and infrastructure 
(includingleased premises) of the Trade Deficit Review Commission as 
the United States-China Security Review Commission determines, in the 
judgment of the members of the United States-China Security Review 
Commission, are required to facilitate the ready commencement of 
activities of the United States-China Security Review Commission under 
subsection (c) or to carry out such activities after the commencement 
of such activities.
            (5) Chairman and vice chairman.--The members of the 
        Commission shall select a Chairman and Vice Chairman of 
        the Commission from among the members of the 
        Commission.
            (6) Meetings.--
                    (A) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at 
                the call of the Chairman of the Commission.
                    (B) Quorum.--A majority of the members of 
                the Commission shall constitute a quorum for 
                the transaction of business of the Commission.
            (7) Voting.--Each member of the Commission shall be 
        entitled to one vote, which shall be equal to the vote 
        of every other member of the Commission.
    (c) Duties.--
            (1) Annual report.--Not later than March 1 each 
        year (beginning in 2002), the Commission shall submit 
        to Congress a report, in both unclassified and 
        classified form, regarding the national security 
        implications and impact of the bilateral trade and 
        economic relationship between the United States and the 
        People's Republic of China. The report shall include a 
        full analysis, along with conclusions and 
        recommendations for legislative and administrative 
        actions, if any, of the national security implications 
        for the United States of the trade and current balances 
        with the People's Republic of China in goods and 
        services, financial transactions, and technology 
        transfers. The Commission shall also take into account 
        patterns of trade and transfers through third countries 
        to the extent practicable.
            (2) Contents of report.--Each report under 
        paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, a full 
        discussion of the following:
                    (A) The portion of trade in goods and 
                services with the United States that the 
                People's Republic of China dedicates to 
                military systems or systems of a dual nature 
                that could be used for military purposes.
                    (B) The acquisition by the People's 
                Republic of China of advanced military or dual-
                use technologies from the United States by 
                trade (including procurement) and other 
                technology transfers, especially those 
                transfers, if any, that contribute to the 
                proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or 
                their delivery systems, or that undermine 
                international agreements or United States laws 
                with respect to nonproliferation.
                    (C) Any transfers, other than those 
                identified under subparagraph (B), to the 
                military systems of the People's Republic of 
                China made by United States firms and United 
                States-based multinational corporations.
                    (D) An analysis of the statements and 
                writing of the People's Republic of China 
                officials and officially-sanctioned writings 
                that bear on the intentions, if any, of the 
                Government of the People's Republic of China 
                regarding the pursuit of military competition 
                with, and leverage over, or cooperation with, 
                the United States and the Asian allies of the 
                United States.
                    (E) The military actions taken by the 
                Government of the People's Republic of China 
                during the preceding year that bear on the 
                national security of the United States and the 
                regional stability of the Asian allies of the 
                United States.
                    (F) The effects, if any, on the national 
                security interests of the United States of the 
                use by the People's Republic of China of 
                financial transactions and capital flow and 
                currency manipulations.
                    (G) Any action taken by the Government of 
                the People's Republic of China in the context 
                of the World Trade Organization that is adverse 
                or favorable to the United States national 
                security interests.
                    (H) Patterns of trade and investment 
                between the People's Republic of China and its 
                major trading partners, other than the United 
                States, that appear to be substantively 
                different from trade and investment patterns 
                with the United States and whether the 
                differences have any national security 
                implications for the United States.
                    (I) The extent to which the trade surplus 
                of the People's Republic of China with the 
                United States enhances the military budget of 
                the People's Republic of China.
                    (J) An overall assessment of the state of 
                the security challenges presented by the 
                People's Republic of China to the United States 
                and whether the security challenges are 
                increasing or decreasing from previous years.
            (3) Recommendations of report.--Each report under 
        paragraph (1) shall also include recommendations for 
        action by Congress or the President, or both, including 
        specific recommendations for the United States to 
        invoke Article XXI (relating to security exceptions) of 
        the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 with 
        respect to the People's Republic of China, as a result 
        of any adverse impact on the national security 
        interests of the United States.
    (d) Hearings.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission or, at its 
        direction, any panel or member of the Commission, may 
        for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this 
        section, hold hearings, sit and act at times and 
        places, take testimony, receive evidence, and 
        administer oaths to the extent that the Commission or 
        any panel or member considers advisable.
            (2) Information.--The Commission may secure 
        directly from the Department of Defense, the Central 
        Intelligence Agency, and any other Federal department 
        or agency information that the Commission considers 
        necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
        duties under this section, except the provision of 
        intelligence information to the Commission shall be 
        made with due regard for the protection from 
        unauthorized disclosure of classified information 
        relating to sensitive intelligence sources and methods 
        or other exceptionally sensitive matters, under 
        procedures approved by the Director of Central 
        Intelligence.
            (3) Security.--The Office of Senate Security 
        shall--
                    (A) provide classified storage and meeting 
                and hearing spaces, when necessary, for the 
                Commission; and
                    (B) assist members and staff of the 
                Commission in obtaining security clearances.
            (4) Security clearances.--All members of the 
        Commission and appropriate staff shall be sworn and 
        hold appropriate security clearances.
    (e) Commission Personnel Matters.--
            (1) Compensation of members.--Members of the United 
        States-China Security Review Commission shall be 
        compensated in the same manner provided for the 
        compensation of members of the Trade Deficit Review 
        Commission under section 127(g)(1) and section 
        127(g)(6) of the Trade Deficit Review Commission Act 
        (19 U.S.C. 2213 note).
            (2) Travel expenses.--Travel expenses of the United 
        States-China Security Review Commission shall be 
        allowed in the same manner provided for the allowance 
        of the travel expenses of the Trade Deficit Review 
        Commission under section 127(g)(2) of the Trade Deficit 
        Review Commission Act.
            (3) Staff.--An executive director and other 
        additional personnel for the United States-China 
        Security Review Commission shall be appointed, 
        compensated, and terminated in the same manner provided 
        for the appointment, compensation, and termination of 
        the executive director and other personnel of the Trade 
        Deficit Review Commission under section 127(g)(3) and 
        section 127(g)(6) of the Trade Deficit Review 
        Commission Act.
            (4) Detail of government employees.--Federal 
        Government employees may be detailed to the United 
        States-China Security Review Commission in the same 
        manner provided for the detail of Federal Government 
        employees to the Trade Deficit Review Commission under 
        section 127(g)(4) of the Trade Deficit Review 
        Commission Act.
            (5) Foreign travel for official purposes.--Foreign 
        travel for official purposes by members and staff of 
        the Commission may be authorized by either the Chairman 
        or the Vice Chairman of the Commission.
            (6) Procurement of temporary and intermittent 
        services.--The Chairman of the United States-China 
        Security Review Commission may procure temporary and 
        intermittent services for the United States-China 
        Security Review Commission in the same manner provided 
        for the procurement of temporary and intermittent 
        services for the Trade Deficit Review Commission under 
        section 127(g)(5) of the Trade Deficit Review 
        Commission Act.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated to the Commission for fiscal year 2001, 
        and for each fiscal year thereafter, such sums as may 
        be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
        functions under this section.
            (2) Availability.--Amounts appropriated to the 
        Commission shall remain available until expended.
    (g) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The provisions of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
to the Commission.
    (h) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
first day of the 107th Congress.



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



Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and 
          funds.
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations.
Sec. 1303. Prohibition on use of funds for elimination of conventional 
          weapons.
Sec. 1304. Limitations on use of funds for fissile material storage 
          facility.
Sec. 1305. Limitation on use of funds to support warhead dismantlement 
          processing.
Sec. 1306. Agreement on nuclear weapons storage sites.
Sec. 1307. Limitation on use of funds for construction of fossil fuel 
          energy plants; report.
Sec. 1308. Reports on activities and assistance under Cooperative Threat 
          Reduction programs.
Sec. 1309. Russian chemical weapons elimination.
Sec. 1310. Limitation on use of funds for elimination of weapons grade 
          plutonium program.
Sec. 1311. Report on audits of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs.

SEC. 1301. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAMS AND 
                    FUNDS.

    (a) Specification of CTR Programs.--For purposes of section 
301 and other provisions of this Act, Cooperative Threat 
Reduction programs are the programs specified in section 
1501(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2731; 50 U.S.C. 2362 
note).
    (b) Fiscal Year 2001 Cooperative Threat Reduction Funds 
Defined.--As used in this title, the term ``fiscal year 2001 
Cooperative Threat Reduction funds'' means the funds 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 301 for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs.
    (c) Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated pursuant to 
the authorization of appropriations in section 301 for 
Cooperative Threat Reduction programs shall be available for 
obligation for three fiscal years.

SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS.

    (a) Funding for Specific Purposes.--Of the $443,400,000 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for 
fiscal year 2001 in section 301(23) for Cooperative Threat 
Reduction programs, not more than the following amounts may be 
obligated for the purposes specified:
            (1) For strategic offensive arms elimination in 
        Russia, $177,800,000.
            (2) For strategic nuclear arms elimination in 
        Ukraine, $29,100,000.
            (3) For activities to support warhead dismantlement 
        processing in Russia, $9,300,000.
            (4) For weapons transportation security in Russia, 
        $14,000,000.
            (5) For planning, design, and construction of a 
        storage facility for Russian fissile material, 
        $57,400,000.
            (6) For weapons storage security in Russia, 
        $89,700,000.
            (7) For development of a cooperative program with 
        the Government of Russia to eliminate the production of 
        weapons grade plutonium at Russian reactors, 
        $32,100,000.
            (8) For biological weapons proliferation prevention 
        activities in the former Soviet Union, $12,000,000.
            (9) For activities designated as Other Assessments/
        Administrative Support, $13,000,000.
            (10) For defense and military contacts, $9,000,000.
    (b) Report on Obligation or Expenditure of Funds for Other 
Purposes.--No fiscal year 2001 Cooperative Threat Reduction 
funds may be obligated or expended for a purpose other than a 
purpose listed in paragraphs (1) through (10) of subsection (a) 
until 30 days after the date that the Secretary of Defense 
submits to Congress a report on the purpose for which the funds 
will be obligated or expended and the amount of funds to be 
obligated or expended. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall 
be construed as authorizing the obligation or expenditure of 
fiscal year 2001 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for a 
purpose for which the obligation or expenditure of such funds 
is specifically prohibited under this title or any other 
provision of law.
    (c) Limited Authority To Vary Individual Amounts.--(1) 
Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), in any case in which the 
Secretary of Defense determines that it is necessary to do so 
in the national interest, the Secretary may obligate amounts 
appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for a purpose listed in any 
of the paragraphs in subsection (a) in excess of the amount 
specifically authorized for such purpose.
    (2) An obligation of funds for a purpose stated in any of 
the paragraphs in subsection (a) in excess of the specific 
amount authorized for such purpose may be made using the 
authority provided in paragraph (1) only after--
            (A) the Secretary submits to Congress notification 
        of the intent to do so together with a complete 
        discussion of the justification for doing so; and
            (B) 15 days have elapsed following the date of the 
        notification.
    (3) The Secretary may not, under the authority provided in 
paragraph (1), obligate amounts for the purposes stated in any 
of paragraphs (4), (5), (7), (9), or (10) of subsection (a) in 
excess of 115 percent of the amount specifically authorized for 
such purposes.

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

    No fiscal year 2001 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds, and 
no funds appropriated for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs 
for any other fiscal year, may be obligated or expended for 
elimination of conventional weapons or the delivery vehicles 
primarily intended to deliver such weapons.

SEC. 1304. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS FOR FISSILE MATERIAL STORAGE 
                    FACILITY.

    (a) Limitations.--No fiscal year 2001 Cooperative Threat 
Reduction funds may be used--
            (1) for construction of a second wing for the 
        storage facility for Russian fissile material referred 
        to in section 1302(a)(5); or
            (2) for design or planning with respect to such 
        facility until 15 days after the date that the 
        Secretary of Defense submits to Congress notification 
        that Russia and the United States have signed a written 
        transparency agreement that provides for verification 
        that material stored at the facility is of weapons 
        origin.
    (b) Establishment of Funding Cap for First Wing of Storage 
Facility.--Out of funds authorized to be appropriated for 
Cooperative Threat Reduction programs for fiscal year 2001 or 
any other fiscal year, not more than $412,600,000 may be used 
for planning, design, or construction of the first wing for the 
storage facility for Russian fissile material referred to in 
section 1302(a)(5).

SEC. 1305. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT WARHEAD DISMANTLEMENT 
                    PROCESSING.

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

SEC. 1306. AGREEMENT ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS STORAGE SITES.

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

SEC. 1307. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FOSSIL FUEL 
                    ENERGY PLANTS; REPORT.

    (a) In General.--No fiscal year 2001 Cooperative Threat 
Reduction funds may be used for the construction of a fossil 
fuel energy plant intended to provide power to local 
communities that already receive power from nuclear energy 
plants that produce plutonium.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a 
report detailing options for assisting Russia in the 
development of alternative energy sources to the three 
plutonium production reactors remaining in operation in Russia. 
The report shall include--
            (1) an assessment of the costs of building fossil 
        fuel plants in Russia to replace the existing plutonium 
        production reactors; and
            (2) an identification of funding sources, other 
        than Cooperative Threat Reduction funds, that could 
        possibly be used for the construction of such plants in 
        the event that the option to use fossil fuel energy is 
        chosen as part of a plan to shut down Russia's nuclear 
        plutonium production reactors at Seversk and 
        Zelenogorsk.

SEC. 1308. REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES AND ASSISTANCE UNDER COOPERATIVE 
                    THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Annual Report.--In any year in which the budget of the 
President under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, 
for the fiscal year beginning in such year requests funds for 
the Department of Defense for assistance or activities under 
Cooperative Threat Reduction programs with the states of the 
former Soviet Union, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
Congress a report on activities and assistance during the 
preceding fiscal year under Cooperative Threat Reduction 
programs setting forth the matters in subsection (c).
    (b) Deadline for Report.--The report under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted not later than the first Monday in February 
of a year.
    (c) Matters To Be Included.--The report under subsection 
(a) in a year shall set forth the following:
            (1) An estimate of the total amount that will be 
        required to be expended by the United States in order 
        to achieve the objectives of the Cooperative Threat 
        Reduction programs.
            (2) A five-year plan setting forth the amount of 
        funds and other resources proposed to be provided by 
        the United States for Cooperative Threat Reduction 
        programs over the term of the plan, including the 
        purpose for which such funds and resources will be 
        used, and to provide guidance for the preparation of 
        annual budget submissions with respect to Cooperative 
        Threat Reduction programs.
            (3) A description of the Cooperative Threat 
        Reduction activities carried out during the fiscal year 
        ending in the year preceding the year of the report, 
        including--
                    (A) the amounts notified, obligated, and 
                expended for such activities and the purposes 
                for which such amounts were notified, 
                obligated, and expended for such fiscal year 
                and cumulatively for Cooperative Threat 
                Reduction programs;
                    (B) a description of the participation, if 
                any, of each department and agency of the 
                United States Government in such activities;
                    (C) a description of such activities, 
                including the forms of assistance provided;
                    (D) a description of the United States 
                private sector participation in the portion of 
                such activities that were supported by the 
                obligation and expenditure of funds for 
                Cooperative Threat Reduction programs; and
                    (E) such other information as the Secretary 
                of Defense considers appropriate to inform 
                Congress fully of the operation of Cooperative 
                Threat Reduction programs and activities, 
                including with respect to proposed 
                demilitarization or conversion projects, 
                information on the progress toward 
                demilitarization of facilities and the 
                conversion of the demilitarized facilities to 
                civilian activities.
            (4) A description of the audits, examinations, and 
        other efforts, such as on-site inspections, conducted 
        by the United States during the fiscal year ending in 
        the year preceding the year of the report to ensure 
        that assistance provided under Cooperative Threat 
        Reduction programs is fully accounted for and that such 
        assistance is being used for its intended purpose, 
        including--
                    (A) if such assistance consisted of 
                equipment, a description of the current 
                location of such equipment and the current 
                condition of such equipment;
                    (B) if such assistance consisted of 
                contracts or other services, a description of 
                the status of such contracts or services and 
                the methods used to ensure that such contracts 
                and services are being used for their intended 
                purpose;
                    (C) a determination whether the assistance 
                described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) has been 
                used for its intended purpose; and
                    (D) a description of the audits, 
                examinations, and other efforts planned to be 
                carried out during the fiscal year beginning in 
                the year of the report to ensure that 
                Cooperative Threat Reduction assistance 
                provided during such fiscal year is fully 
                accounted for and is used for its intended 
                purpose.
            (5) A current description of the tactical nuclear 
        weapons arsenal of Russia, including--
                    (A) an estimate of the current types, 
                numbers, yields, viability, locations, and 
                deployment status of the nuclear warheads in 
                that arsenal;
                    (B) an assessment of the strategic 
                relevance of such warheads;
                    (C) an assessment of the current and 
                projected threat of theft, sale, or 
                unauthorized use of such warheads; and
                    (D) a summary of past, current, and planned 
                United States efforts to work cooperatively 
                with Russia to account for, secure, and reduce 
                Russia's stockpile of tactical nuclear warheads 
                and associated fissile materials.
    (d) Input of DCI.--The Director of Central Intelligence 
shall submit to the Secretary of Defense the views of the 
Director on any matters covered by subsection (c)(5) in a 
report under subsection (a). Such views shall be included in 
such report as a classified annex to such report.
    (e) Comptroller General Assessment.--Not later than 90 days 
after the date on which a report is submitted to Congress under 
subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to 
Congress a report setting forth the Comptroller General's 
assessment of the information described in paragraphs (2) and 
(4) of subsection (c).
    (f) First Report.--The first report submitted under 
subsection (a) shall be submitted in 2001.
    (g) Repeal of Superseded Reporting Requirements.--(1) The 
following provisions of law are repealed:
            (A) Section 1207 of the Cooperative Threat 
        Reduction Act of 1994 (title XII of Public Law 103-160; 
        107 Stat. 1782; 22 U.S.C. 5956), relating to semiannual 
        reports on Cooperative Threat Reduction.
            (B) Section 1203 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-
        337; 108 Stat. 2882), relating to a report accounting 
        for United States assistance for Cooperative Threat 
        Reduction.
            (C) Section 1206 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-
        106; 22 U.S.C. 5955 note), relating to accounting for 
        United States assistance for Cooperative Threat 
        Reduction.
            (D) Section 1307 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-
        65; 113 Stat. 795), relating to a limitation on use of 
        funds for Cooperative Threat Reduction pending 
        submittal of a multiyear plan.
    (2) Effective on the date the Secretary of Defense submits 
to Congress an updated version of the multiyear plan for fiscal 
year 2001 as described in subsection (h), section 1205 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (108 
Stat. 2883; 10 U.S.C. 5952 note), relating to multiyear 
planning and Allied support for Cooperative Threat Reduction, 
is repealed.
    (3) Section 1312 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2000 (113 Stat. 796; 22 U.S.C. 5955 note), 
relating to Russian nonstrategic nuclear arms, is amended--
            (A) by striking ``(a) Sense of Congress.--''; and
            (B) by striking subsections (b) and (c).
    (h) Limitation on Use of Funds Until Submission of 
Multiyear Plan.--Not more than 10 percent of fiscal year 2001 
Cooperative Threat Reduction funds may be obligated or expended 
until the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress an updated 
version of the multiyear plan for fiscal year 2001 required to 
be submitted under section 1205 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 22 
U.S.C. 5952 note).
    (i) Report on Russian Nonstrategic Nuclear Arms.--Not later 
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the 
following regarding Russia's arsenal of tactical nuclear 
warheads:
            (1) Estimates regarding current types, numbers, 
        yields, viability, locations, and deployment status of 
        the warheads.
            (2) An assessment of the strategic relevance of the 
        warheads.
            (3) An assessment of the current and projected 
        threat of theft, sale, or unauthorized use of the 
        warheads.
            (4) A summary of past, current, and planned United 
        States efforts to work cooperatively with Russia to 
        account for, secure, and reduce Russia's stockpile of 
        tactical nuclear warheads and associated fissile 
        material.

SEC. 1309. RUSSIAN CHEMICAL WEAPONS ELIMINATION.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
the international community should, when practicable, assist 
Russia in eliminating its chemical weapons stockpile in 
accordance with Russia's obligations under the Chemical Weapons 
Convention, and that the level of such assistance should be 
based on--
            (1) full and accurate disclosure by Russia of the 
        size of its existing chemical weapons stockpile;
            (2) a demonstrated annual commitment by Russia to 
        allocate at least $25,000,000 to chemical weapons 
        elimination;
            (3) development by Russia of a practical plan for 
        destroying its stockpile of nerve agents;
            (4) enactment of a law by Russia that provides for 
        the elimination of all nerve agents at a single site; 
        and
            (5) an agreement by Russia to destroy its chemical 
        weapons production facilities at Volgograd and 
        Novocheboksark.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report that identifies--
            (1) the amount spent by Russia for chemical weapons 
        elimination during fiscal year 2000;
            (2) the specific assistance being provided to 
        Russia by the international community for the safe 
        storage and elimination of Russia's stockpile of nerve 
        agents, including those nerve agents located at the 
        Shchuch'ye depot;
            (3) the countries providing the assistance 
        identified in paragraph (2); and
            (4) the value of the assistance that the 
        international community has already provided and has 
        committed to provide in future years for the purpose 
        described in paragraph (2).
    (c) Chemical Weapons Convention Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``Chemical Weapons Convention'' means the Convention 
on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling 
and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, opened 
for signature on January 13, 1993.

SEC. 1310. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ELIMINATION OF WEAPONS GRADE 
                    PLUTONIUM PROGRAM.

    Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
for fiscal year 2001 for the Elimination of Weapons Grade 
Plutonium Program, not more than 50 percent of such amounts may 
be obligated or expended for the program in fiscal year 2001 
until 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense 
submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report on an agreement between the 
United States Government and the Government of the Russian 
Federation regarding a new option selected for the shut down or 
conversion of the reactors of the Russian Federation that 
produce weapons grade plutonium, including--
            (1) the new date on which such reactors will cease 
        production of weapons grade plutonium under such 
        agreement by reason of the shut down or conversion of 
        such reactors; and
            (2) any cost-sharing arrangements between the 
        United States Government and the Government of the 
        Russian Federation in undertaking activities under such 
        agreement.

SEC. 1311. REPORT ON AUDITS OF COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAMS.

    Not later than March 31, 2001, the Comptroller General 
shall submit to Congress a report examining the procedures and 
mechanisms with respect to audits by the Department of Defense 
of the use of funds for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs. 
The report shall examine the following:
            (1) Whether the audits being conducted by the 
        Department of Defense are producing necessary 
        information regarding whether assistance under such 
        programs, including equipment provided and services 
        furnished, is being used as intended.
            (2) Whether the audit procedures of the Department 
        of Defense are adequate, including whether random 
        samplings are used.



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



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

SEC. 1401. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a 
commission to be known as the ``Commission to Assess the Threat 
to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack'' 
(hereinafter in this title referred to as the ``Commission'').
    (b) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of nine 
members. Seven of the members shall be appointed by the 
Secretary of Defense and two of the members shall be appointed 
by the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. In 
selecting individuals for appointment to the Commission, the 
Secretary of Defense shall consult with the chairmen and 
ranking minority members of the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and House of Representatives.
    (c) Qualifications.--Members of the Commission shall be 
appointed from among private United States citizens with 
knowledge and expertise in the scientific, technical, and 
military aspects of electromagnetic pulse (hereinafter in this 
title referred to as ``EMP'') effects resulting from the 
detonation of a nuclear weapon or weapons at high altitude, 
sometimes referred to as high-altitude electromagnetic pulse 
effects (HEMP).
    (d) Chairman of Commission.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
designate one of the members of the Commission to serve as 
chairman of the Commission.
    (e) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--Members shall be 
appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the 
Commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
appointment.
    (f) Security Clearances.--All members of the Commission 
shall hold appropriate security clearances.
    (g) Initial Organization Requirements.--All appointments to 
the Commission shall be made not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. The Commission shall convene 
its first meeting not later than 60 days after the date as of 
which all members of the Commission have been appointed.

SEC. 1402. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Review of EMP Threat.--The Commission shall assess--
            (1) the nature and magnitude of potential high-
        altitude EMP threats to the United States from all 
        potentially hostile states or non-state actors that 
        have or could acquire nuclear weapons and ballistic 
        missiles enabling them to perform a high-altitude EMP 
        attack against the United States within the next 15 
        years;
            (2) the vulnerability of United States military and 
        especially civilian systems to an EMP attack, giving 
        special attention to vulnerability of the civilian 
        infrastructure as a matter of emergency preparedness;
            (3) the capability of the United States to repair 
        and recover from damage inflicted on United States 
        military and civilian systems by an EMP attack; and
            (4) the feasibility and cost of hardening select 
        military and civilian systems against EMP attack.
    (b) Recommendation.--The Commission shall recommend any 
steps it believes should be taken by the United States to 
better protect its military and civilian systems from EMP 
attack.
    (c) Cooperation From Government Officials.--In carrying out 
its duties, the Commission should receive the full and timely 
cooperation of the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, and any other United 
States Government official serving in the Department of Defense 
or Armed Forces in providing the Commission with analyses, 
briefings, and other information necessary for the fulfillment 
of its responsibilities.

SEC. 1403. REPORTS.

    (a) Commission Report.--The Commission shall, not later 
than one year after the date of its first meeting, submit to 
Congress, the Secretary of Defense, and the Director of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency a report on the 
Commission's findings and conclusions.
    (b) Secretary of Defense Report.--Not later than one year 
after the date of the Commission's report under subsection (a), 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report--
            (1) commenting on the Commission's findings and 
        conclusions;
            (2) describing political-military scenarios that 
        could possibly lead to an EMP attack against the United 
        States;
            (3) evaluating the relative likelihood of an EMP 
        attack against the United States compared to other 
        threats involving nuclear weapons; and
            (4) explaining what actions, if any, the Secretary 
        intends to take to implement the recommendations of the 
        Commission and the Secretary's reasons for doing so.

SEC. 1404. POWERS.

    (a) Hearings.--The Commission or, at its direction, any 
panel or member of the Commission, may, for the purpose of 
carrying out the provisions of this title, hold hearings, take 
testimony, receive evidence, and administer oaths to the extent 
that the Commission or any panel or member considers advisable.
    (b) Information.--The Commission may secure directly from 
the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency, and 
any other Federal department or agency information that the 
Commission considers necessary to enable the Commission to 
carry out its responsibilities under this title.

SEC. 1405. COMMISSION PROCEDURES.

    (a) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
Chairman.
    (b) Quorum.--(1) Five members of the Commission shall 
constitute a quorum other than for the purpose of holding 
hearings.
    (2) The Commission shall act by resolution agreed to by a 
majority of the members of the Commission.
    (c) Commission.--The Commission may establish panels 
composed of less than full membership of the Commission for the 
purpose of carrying out the Commission's duties. The actions of 
each such panel shall be subject to the review and control of 
the Commission. Any findings and determinations made by such a 
panel shall not be considered the findings and determinations 
of the Commission unless approved by the Commission.
    (d) Authority of Individuals To Act for Commission.--Any 
agent or member of the Commission may, if authorized by the 
Commission, take any action which the Commission is authorized 
to take under this title.

SEC. 1406. PERSONNEL MATTERS.

    (a) Pay of Members.--Members of the Commission shall serve 
without pay by reason of their work on the Commission.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Commission shall 
be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business 
in the performance of services for the Commission.
    (c) Staff.--(1) The chairman of the Commission may, without 
regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
governing appointments in the competitive service, appoint a 
staff director and such additional personnel as may be 
necessary to enable the Commission to perform its duties. The 
appointment of a staff director shall be subject to the 
approval of the Commission.
    (2) The chairman of the Commission may fix the pay of the 
staff director and other personnel without regard to the 
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of 
title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of 
positions and General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate 
of pay fixed under this paragraph for the staff director may 
not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of such title and the rate of pay 
for other personnel may not exceed the maximum rate payable for 
grade GS-15 of the General Schedule.
    (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Upon request of the 
chairman of the Commission, the head of any Federal department 
or agency may detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, any personnel 
of that department or agency to the Commission to assist it in 
carrying out its duties.
    (e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--
The chairman of the Commission may procure temporary and 
intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 
States Code, at rates for individuals which do not exceed the 
daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay payable for 
level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such 
title.

SEC. 1407. MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    (a) Postal and Printing Services.--The Commission may use 
the United States mails and obtain printing and binding 
services in the same manner and under the same conditions as 
other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
    (b) Miscellaneous Administrative and Support Services.--The 
Secretary of Defense shall furnish the Commission, on a 
reimbursable basis, any administrative and support services 
requested by the Commission.

SEC. 1408. FUNDING.

    Funds for activities of the Commission shall be provided 
from amounts appropriated for the Department of Defense for 
operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities for 
fiscal year 2001. Upon receipt of a written certification from 
the Chairman of the Commission specifying the funds required 
for the activities of the Commission, the Secretary of Defense 
shall promptly disburse to the Commission, from such amounts, 
the funds required by the Commission as stated in such 
certification.

SEC. 1409. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.

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



     TITLE XV--NAVY ACTIVITIES ON THE ISLAND OF VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO



Sec. 1501. Assistance for economic growth on Vieques.
Sec. 1502. Conveyance of Naval Ammunition Support Detachment, Vieques 
          Island.
Sec. 1503. Determination regarding continuation of Navy training.
Sec. 1504. Actions if training is approved.
Sec. 1505. Requirements if training is not approved or mandate for 
          referendum is vitiated.
Sec. 1506. Certain properties exempt from conveyance or transfer.
Sec. 1507. Moratorium on improvements at Fort Buchanan.
Sec. 1508. Transfer and management of Conservation Zones.

SEC. 1501. ASSISTANCE FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH ON VIEQUES.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for fiscal year 
2000, $40,000,000 to be used to provide economic assistance for 
the people and communities of the island of Vieques, Puerto 
Rico, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the 
Vieques supplemental appropriation.
    (b) Transfer Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may 
transfer amounts of authorizations made available to the 
Department of Defense in subsection (a) to any agency or office 
of the United States Government in order to implement the 
projects for which the Vieques supplemental appropriation is 
made available. The transfer authority under this section is in 
addition to any transfer authority provided in Public Law 106-
65 or any other Act.
    (c) Notice to Congress.-- The advance notice required by 
the Vieques supplemental appropriation of each proposed 
transfer shall also be submitted to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives.
    (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Vieques 
supplemental appropriation'' means the paragraph under the 
heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' in chapter 
1 of title I of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2000 (division 
B of Public Law 106-246; 114 Stat. 525).

SEC. 1502. CONVEYANCE OF NAVAL AMMUNITION SUPPORT DETACHMENT, VIEQUES 
                    ISLAND.

    (a) Conveyance Required.--
            (1) Property to be conveyed.--The Secretary of the 
        Navy shall convey, without consideration, to the 
        Municipality of Vieques, Puerto Rico, all right, title, 
        and interest of the United States in and to the land 
        constituting the Naval Ammunition Support Detachment 
        located on the western end of the island of Vieques, 
        Puerto Rico, except for--
                    (A) the property that is exempt from 
                conveyance under section 1506;
                    (B) the property that is required to be 
                transferred to the Secretary of the Interior 
                under section 1508(a); and
                    (C) any property that is conveyed pursuant 
                to section 1508(b).
            (2) Time for conveyance.--The Secretary of the Navy 
        shall complete the conveyance required by paragraph (1) 
        not later than May 1, 2001.
    (b) Description of Property.--The Secretary of the Navy, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Interior on issues 
relating to natural resource protection under section 1508, 
shall determine the exact acreage and legal description of the 
property required to be conveyed pursuant to subsection (a), 
including the legal description of any easements, rights of 
way, and other interests that are retained pursuant to section 
1506.
    (c) Environmental Restoration.--
            (1) Objective of conveyance.--An important 
        objective of the conveyance required by this section is 
        to promote timely redevelopment of the conveyed 
        property in a manner that enhances employment 
        opportunities and economic redevelopment, consistent 
        with all applicable environmental requirements and in 
        full consultation with the Governor of Puerto Rico, for 
        the benefit of the residents of the island of Vieques.
            (2) Conveyance despite response need.--If the 
        Secretary of the Navy, by May 1, 2001, is unable to 
        provide the covenant required by subparagraph 
        (A)(ii)(I) of section 120(h)(3) of the Comprehensive 
        Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
        of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)) with respect to the 
        property to be conveyed, the Secretary shall still 
        complete the conveyance by that date, as required by 
        subsection (a)(2). The Secretary shall remain 
        responsible for completing all response actions 
        required under such Act. Upon completion of such 
        response actions, the Secretary shall execute and 
        deliver to the transferee the warranty referred to in 
        subparagraph (C)(iii) of such section. The completion 
        of the response actions shall not be delayed on account 
        of the conveyance.
            (3) Continued navy responsibility.--Consistent with 
        existing Navy and legal requirements, the Secretary of 
        the Navy shall remain responsible for the environmental 
        condition of the property, and neither the Commonwealth 
        of Puerto Rico nor the Municipality of Vieques shall be 
        responsible for such condition existing at the time of 
        the conveyance.
            (4) Savings clause.--All response actions with 
        respect to the property to be conveyed shall take place 
        in compliance with current law.
    (d) Control of Conveyed Property.--The government of the 
Municipality of Vieques, acting through the elected officials 
of that government, shall have the power to administer, manage, 
and control the property conveyed under subsection (a) in any 
manner determined by the government of the Municipality of 
Vieques as being most advantageous to the majority of the 
residents of the island of Vieques (consistent with the laws of 
the United States).
    (e) Indemnification.--
            (1) Entities and persons covered; extent.--(A) 
        Except as provided in subparagraph (C), and subject to 
        paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense shall hold 
        harmless, defend, and indemnify in full the persons and 
        entities described in subparagraph (B) from and against 
        any suit, claim, demand or action, liability, judgment, 
        cost or other fee arising out of any claim for personal 
        injury or property damage (including death, illness, or 
        loss of or damage to property or economic loss) that 
        results from, or is in any manner predicated upon, the 
        release or threatened release (after the conveyance is 
        made under subsection (a)) of any hazardous substance 
        or pollutant or contaminant as a result of Department 
        of Defense activities at those parts of the Naval 
        Ammunition Support Detachment conveyed pursuant to 
        subsection (a).
            (B) The persons and entities described in this 
        paragraph are the following:
                    (i) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 
                (including any officer, agent, or employee of 
                the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico).
                    (ii) The Municipality of Vieques, Puerto 
                Rico, and any other political subdivision of 
                the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico that acquires 
                such ownership or control (including any 
                officer, agent, or employee of that 
                Municipality or other political subdivision).
                    (iii) Any other person or entity that 
                acquires such ownership or control.
                    (iv) Any successor, assignee, transferee, 
                lender, or lessee of a person or entity 
                described in clauses (i) through (iii).
            (C) To the extent the persons and entities 
        described in subparagraph (B) contributed to any such 
        release or threatened release, subparagraph (A) shall 
        not apply.
            (2) Conditions on indemnification.--No 
        indemnification may be afforded under this subsection 
        unless the person or entity making a claim for 
        indemnification--
                    (A) notifies the Secretary of Defense in 
                writing within two years after such claim 
                accrues or begins action within six months 
                after the date of mailing, by certified or 
                registered mail, of notice of final denial of 
                the claim by the Secretary of Defense;
                    (B) furnishes to the Secretary of Defense 
                copies of pertinent papers the entity receives;
                    (C) furnishes evidence of proof of any 
                claim, loss, or damage covered by this 
                subsection; and
                    (D) provides, upon request by the Secretary 
                of Defense, access to the records and personnel 
                of the entity for purposes of defending or 
                settling the claim or action.
            (3) Responsibilities of secretary of defense.--(A) 
        In any case in which the Secretary of Defense 
        determines that the Department of Defense may be 
        required to make indemnification payments to a person 
        under this subsection for any suit, claim, demand or 
        action, liability, judgment, cost or other fee arising 
        out of any claim for personal injury or property damage 
        referred to in paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary may 
        settle or defend, on behalf of that person, the claim 
        for personal injury or property damage.
            (B) In any case described in subparagraph (A), if 
        the person to whom the Department of Defense may be 
        required to make indemnification payments does not 
        allow the Secretary of Defense to settle or defend the 
        claim, the person may not be afforded indemnification 
        with respect to that claim under this subsection.
            (4) Accrual of action.--For purposes of paragraph 
        (2)(A), the date on which a claim accrues is the date 
        on which the plaintiff knew (or reasonably should have 
        known) that the personal injury or property damage 
        referred to in paragraph (1) was caused or contributed 
        to by the release or threatened release of a hazardous 
        substance or pollutant or contaminant as a result of 
        Department of Defense activities at any part of the 
        Naval Ammunition Support Detachment conveyed pursuant 
        to subsection (a).
            (5) Relationship to other laws.--Nothing in this 
        subsection shall be construed as affecting or modifying 
        in any way subsection 120(h) of the Comprehensive 
        Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
        of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).
            (6) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms 
        ``hazardous substance'', ``release'', and ``pollutant 
        or contaminant'' have the meanings given such terms 
        under paragraphs (9), (14), (22), and (33) of section 
        101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
        Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
        9601).

SEC. 1503. DETERMINATION REGARDING CONTINUATION OF NAVY TRAINING.

    (a) Referendum.--
            (1) Requirement.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (2), the President shall provide for a referendum to be 
        conducted on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, to 
        determine by a majority of the votes cast in the 
        referendum by the Vieques electorate whether the people 
        of Vieques approve or disapprove of the continuation of 
        the conduct of live-fire training, and any other types 
        of training, by the Armed Forces at the Navy's training 
        sites on the island under the conditions described in 
        subsection (d).
            (2) Exception.--If the Chief of Naval Operations 
        and the Commandant of the Marine Corps jointly submit 
        to the congressional defense committees, after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act and before the date set 
        forth in subsection (c), their certification that the 
        Vieques Naval Training Range is no longer needed for 
        training by the Navy and the Marine Corps, then the 
        requirement for a referendum under paragraph (1) shall 
        cease to be effective on the date on which the 
        certification is submitted.
    (b) Prohibition of Other Propositions.--In the referendum 
under this section, no proposition or option may be presented 
as an alternative to the propositions of approval and of 
disapproval of the continuation of the conduct of training as 
described in subsection (a)(1).
    (c) Time for Referendum.--The referendum required under 
this section shall be held on May 1, 2001, or within 270 days 
before such date or 270 days after such date. The Secretary of 
the Navy shall publicize the date set for the referendum 90 
days before that date.
    (d) Required Training Conditions.--For the purposes of the 
referendum under this section, the conditions for the 
continuation of the conduct of training are those that are 
proposed by the Secretary of the Navy and publicized on the 
island of Vieques in connection with, and for a reasonable 
period in advance of, the referendum. The conditions shall 
include the following:
            (1) Live-fire training.--A condition that the 
        training may include live-fire training.
            (2) Maximum annual days of use.--A condition that 
        the training may be conducted on not more than 90 days 
        each year.
    (e) Proclamation of Outcome.--Promptly after the referendum 
is completed under this section, the President shall determine, 
and issue a proclamation declaring, the outcome of the 
referendum. The President's determination shall be final, and 
the outcome of the referendum (as so determined) shall be 
binding.
    (f) Vieques Electorate Defined.--
            (1) Registered voters.--In this section, the term 
        ``Vieques electorate'', with respect to a referendum 
        under this section, means the residents of the island 
        of Vieques, Puerto Rico, who, on both dates specified 
        in paragraph (2), are registered to vote in a general 
        election held for casting ballots for the election of 
        the Resident Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Puerto 
        Rico.
            (2) Registration dates.--The dates referred to in 
        paragraph (1) are as follows:
                    (A) November 7, 2000.
                    (B) The date that is 180 days before the 
                date of the referendum under this section.

SEC. 1504. ACTIONS IF TRAINING IS APPROVED.

    (a) Condition for Effectiveness.--This section shall take 
effect on the date on which the President issues a proclamation 
under subsection (e) of section 1503 declaring that 
thecontinuation of the conduct of training (including live-fire 
training) by the Armed Forces at the Navy's training sites on the 
island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, under the conditions described in 
subsection (d) of such section, has been approved in the referendum 
conducted under such section.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations for Additional Economic 
Assistance.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
President $50,000,000 to provide economic assistance for the 
people and communities of the island of Vieques. This 
authorization of appropriations is in addition to the amount 
authorized to be appropriated to provide economic assistance 
under section 1501.
    (c) Training Range To Remain Open.--The Vieques Naval 
Training Range shall remain available for the use of the Armed 
Forces, including for live-fire training.

SEC. 1505. REQUIREMENTS IF TRAINING IS NOT APPROVED OR MANDATE FOR 
                    REFERENDUM IS VITIATED.

    (a) Conditions for Effectiveness.--This section shall take 
effect on the date on which either of the following occurs:
            (1) The President issues a proclamation under 
        subsection (e) of section 1503 declaring that the 
        continuation of the conduct of training (including 
        live-fire training) by the Armed Forces at the Navy's 
        training sites on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, 
        under the conditions described in subsection (d) of 
        such section, has not been approved in the referendum 
        conducted under such section.
            (2) The requirement for a referendum under section 
        1503 ceases to be effective pursuant to subsection 
        (a)(2) of such section.
    (b) Actions Required of Secretary of Defense.--
            (1) Termination of operation.--Not later than May 
        1, 2003, the Secretary of Defense shall--
                    (A) terminate all Navy and Marine Corps 
                training operations on the island of Vieques; 
                and
                    (B) terminate all Navy and Marine Corps 
                operations at Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, 
                Puerto Rico, that are related exclusively to 
                the use of the training range on the island of 
                Vieques by the Navy and the Marine Corps.
            (2) Relocation of units.--The Secretary of Defense 
        may relocate the units of the Armed Forces (other than 
        those of the reserve components) and activities of the 
        Department of Defense (including nonappropriated fund 
        activities) at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, to Naval 
        Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, to ensure maximum 
        utilization of capacity.
            (3) Closure of installations and facilities.--The 
        Secretary of Defense shall close the Department of 
        Defense installations and facilities on the island of 
        Vieques, other than properties exempt from conveyance 
        and transfer under section 1506.
    (c) Actions Required of Secretary of the Navy.--The 
Secretary of the Navy shall transfer, without reimbursement, to 
the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 
Interior--
            (1) the Live Impact Area on the island of Vieques;
            (2) all Department of Defense real properties on 
        the eastern side of the island that are identified as 
        conservation zones; and
            (3) all other Department of Defense real properties 
        on the eastern side of the island.
    (d) Actions Required of Secretary of the Interior.--
            (1) Retention and administration.--The Secretary of 
        the Interior shall retain, and may not dispose of any 
        of, the properties transferred under paragraphs (2) and 
        (3) of subsection (c) and shall administer such 
        properties as wildlife refuges under the National 
        Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 
        U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) pending the enactment of a law 
        that addresses the disposition of such properties.
            (2) Responsibility for live impact area.--Upon a 
        termination of Navy and Marine Corps training 
        operations on the island of Vieques under subsection 
        (b)(1), the Secretary of the Interior shall assume 
        responsibility for the administration of the Live 
        Impact Area, administer that area as a wilderness area 
        under the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and 
        deny public access to the area.
            (3) Live impact area defined.--In this section, the 
        term ``Live Impact Area'' means the parcel of real 
        property, consisting of approximately 900 acres (more 
        or less), on the island of Vieques that is designated 
        by the Secretary of the Navy for targeting by live 
        ordnance in the training of forces of the Navy and 
        Marine Corps.
    (e) GAO Review.--
            (1) Requirement for review.--The Comptroller 
        General shall review the requirement for the continued 
        use of Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, by active Army 
        forces and shall submit to the congressional defense 
        committees a report containing--
                    (A) the findings resulting from the review; 
                and
                    (B) recommendations regarding the closure 
                of Fort Buchanan and the consolidation of units 
                of the Armed Forces to Naval Station Roosevelt 
                Roads, Puerto Rico.
            (2) Time for submittal of report.--The Comptroller 
        General shall submit the report under paragraph (1) not 
        later than one year after the date on which the 
        referendum under section 1503 is conducted or one year 
        after the date on which a certification is submitted to 
        the congressional defense committees under subsection 
        (a)(2) of such section, as the case may be.

SEC. 1506. CERTAIN PROPERTIES EXEMPT FROM CONVEYANCE OR TRANSFER.

    (a) Exempt Property.--The Department of Defense properties 
and property interests described in subsection (b) may not be 
conveyed or transferred out of the Department of Defense under 
this title.
    (b) Properties Described.--The exemption under subsection 
(a) applies to the following Department of Defense properties 
and property interests on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico:
            (1) ROTHR site.--The site for relocatable over-the-
        horizon radar.
            (2) Telecommunications sites.--The Mount Pirata 
        telecommunications sites.
            (3) Associated interests.--Any easements, rights-
        of-way, and other interests in property that the 
        Secretary of the Navy determines necessary for--
                    (A) ensuring access to the properties 
                referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2);
                    (B) providing utilities for such 
                properties;
                    (C) ensuring the security of such 
                properties; and
                    (D) ensuring effective maintenance and 
                operations on such properties.
            (4) Remediation activities.--Any easements, rights-
        of-way, and other interests in property that the 
        Secretary of the Navy determines necessary for 
        protecting human health and the environment in the 
        discharge of the Secretary's responsibilities for 
        environmental remediation under section 1502(c), until 
        such time as these responsibilities are completed.

SEC. 1507. MORATORIUM ON IMPROVEMENTS AT FORT BUCHANAN.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no 
acquisition, construction, conversion, rehabilitation, 
extension, or improvement of any facility at Fort Buchanan, 
Puerto Rico, may be initiated or continued on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Exceptions.--The prohibition in subsection (a) does not 
apply to the following:
            (1) Actions necessary to maintain the existing 
        facilities (including utilities) at Fort Buchanan.
            (2) The construction of reserve component and 
        nonappropriated fund facilities authorized before the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Termination.--This section shall cease to be effective 
upon the issuance of a proclamation described in section 
1504(a) or the enactment of a law, after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, that authorizes any acquisition, 
construction, conversion, rehabilitation, extension, or 
improvement of any facility at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico.

SEC. 1508. TRANSFER AND MANAGEMENT OF CONSERVATION ZONES.

    (a) Transfer to Secretary of the Interior.--
            (1) Transfer required.--Except as provided in 
        section 1506, the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer, 
        without reimbursement, to the administrative 
        jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior all 
        Department of Defense real properties on the western 
        end of the Vieques Island, consisting of a total of 
        approximately 3,100 acres, that are designated as 
        Conservation Zones in section IV of the 1983 Memorandum 
        of Understanding between the Commonwealth of Puerto 
        Rico and the Secretary of the Navy.
            (2) Time for transfer.--The Secretary of the Navy 
        shall complete the transfer required by paragraph (1) 
        not later than May 1, 2001.
    (b) Conveyance to Conservation Trust.--
            (1) Conveyance required.--Except as provided in 
        section 1506 and subject to paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary of the Navy shall convey, without 
        consideration, to the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust 
        the additional Conservation Zones, consisting of a 
        total of approximately 800 acres, identified in 
        Alternative 1 in the Draft Environmental Assessment for 
        the proposed transfer of Naval Ammunition Support 
        Detachment property, Vieques, Puerto Rico, prepared by 
        the Department of the Navy, as described in the Federal 
        Register of August 28, 2000 (65 Fed. Reg. 52100).
            (2) Time for conveyance.--The Secretary of the Navy 
        shall complete the conveyance required by paragraph (1) 
        not later than May 1, 2001, except that paragraph (1) 
        shall apply only to those portions of the lands 
        described in such paragraph that the Commonwealth of 
        Puerto Rico, the Secretary of the Interior, and the 
        Puerto Rico Conservation Trust mutually agree, before 
        that date, to--
                    (A) include in the cooperative agreement 
                under subsection (d)(2); and
                    (B) manage under standards consistent with 
                the standards in subsection (c) applicable to 
                the lands transferred under subsection (a).
    (c) Administration of Properties as Wildlife Refuges.--The 
Secretary of the Interior shall administer as wildlife refuges 
under the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 
1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) the Conservation Zones 
transferred to the Secretary under subsection (a).
    (d) Cooperative Agreement.--
            (1) Required; parties.--The Secretary of the 
        Interior shall manage the Conservation Zones 
        transferred under subsection (a) pursuant to a 
        cooperative agreement among the Commonwealth of Puerto 
        Rico, the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust, and the 
        Secretary of the Interior.
            (2) Inclusion of adjacent areas.--Areas adjacent to 
        the Conservation Zones transferred under subsection (a) 
        shall be considered for inclusion under the cooperative 
        agreement. Subject to the mutual agreement of the 
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Secretary of the 
        Interior, and the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust, such 
        adjacent areas may be included under the cooperative 
        agreement, except that the total acreage so included 
        under this paragraph may not exceed 800 acres. This 
        determination of inclusion of lands shall be 
        incorporated into the cooperative agreement process as 
        set forth in paragraph (4).
            (3) Sea grass area.--The Sea Grass Area west of 
        Mosquito Pier, as identified in the 1983 Memorandum of 
        Understanding between the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 
        and the Secretary of the Navy, shall be included in the 
        cooperative agreement to be protected under the laws of 
        the United States and the laws of the Commonwealth of 
        Puerto Rico.
            (4) Management purposes.--All lands covered by the 
        cooperative agreement shall be managed to protect and 
        preserve the natural resources of the lands in 
        perpetuity. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Puerto 
        Rico Conservation Trust, and the Secretary of the 
        Interior shall follow all applicable Federal 
        environmental laws during the creation and any 
        subsequent amendment of the cooperative agreement, 
        including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
        (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 
        1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the National 
        Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.).
            (5) Completion and implementation.--The cooperative 
        agreement shall be completed not later than May 1, 
        2001. The Secretary of the Interior shall implement the 
        terms and conditions of the cooperative agreement, 
        which can only be amended by agreement of the 
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico 
        Conservation Trust, and the Secretary of the Interior.



TITLE XVI--GI BILL EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND VETERANS CLAIMS ASSISTANCE



                 Subtitle A--Veterans Education Benefits

Sec. 1601. Additional opportunity for certain VEAP participants to 
          enroll in basic educational assistance under Montgomery GI 
          Bill.
Sec. 1602. Modification of authority to pay tuition for off-duty 
          training and education.

                 Subtitle B--Veterans Claims Assistance

Sec. 1611. Clarification of Department of Veterans Affairs duty to 
          assist.

                Subtitle A--Veterans Education Benefits

SEC. 1601. ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR CERTAIN VEAP PARTICIPANTS TO 
                    ENROLL IN BASIC EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER 
                    MONTGOMERY GI BILL.

    (a) Special Enrollment Period.--Section 3018C of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(e)(1) A qualified individual (described in paragraph 
(2)) may make an irrevocable election under this subsection, 
during the one-year period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this subsection, to become entitled to basic 
educational assistance under this chapter. Such an election 
shall be made in the same manner as elections made under 
subsection (a)(5).
    ``(2) A qualified individual referred to in paragraph (1) 
is an individual who meets each of the following requirements:
            ``(A) The individual was a participant in the 
        educational benefits program under chapter 32 of this 
        title on or before October 9, 1996.
            ``(B) The individual has continuously served on 
        active duty since October 9, 1996 (excluding the 
        periods referred to in section 3202(1)(C) of this 
        title), through at least April, 1, 2000.
            ``(C) The individual meets the requirements of 
        subsection (a)(3).
            ``(D) The individual, when discharged or released 
        from active duty, is discharged or released therefrom 
        with an honorable discharge.
    ``(3)(A) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this 
paragraph, with respect to a qualified individual who makes an 
election under paragraph (1) to become entitled to basic 
education assistance under this chapter--
            ``(i) the basic pay of the qualified individual 
        shall be reduced (in a manner determined by the 
        Secretary concerned) until the total amount by which 
        such basic pay is reduced is $2,700; and
            ``(ii) to the extent that basic pay is not so 
        reduced before the qualified individual's discharge or 
        release from active duty as specified in subsection 
        (a)(4), at the election of the qualified individual--
                    ``(I) the Secretary concerned shall collect 
                from the qualified individual, or
                    ``(II) the Secretary concerned shall reduce 
                the retired or retainer pay of the qualified 
                individual by,
        an amount equal to the difference between $2,700 and 
        the total amount of reductions under clause (i), which 
        shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States as 
        miscellaneous receipts.
    ``(B)(i) The Secretary concerned shall provide for an 18-
month period, beginning on the date the qualified individual 
makes an election under paragraph (1), for the qualified 
individual to pay that Secretary the amount due under 
subparagraph (A).
    ``(ii) Nothing in clause (i) shall be construed as 
modifying the period of eligibility for and entitlement to 
basic education assistance under this chapter applicable under 
section 3031 of this title.
    ``(C) The provisions of subsection (c) shall apply to 
individuals making elections under this subsection in the same 
manner as they applied to individuals making elections under 
subsection (a)(5).
    ``(4) With respect to qualified individuals referred to in 
paragraph (3)(A)(ii), no amount of educational assistance 
allowance under this chapter shall be paid to the qualified 
individual until the earlier of the date on which--
            ``(A) the Secretary concerned collects the 
        applicable amount under subparagraph (I) of such 
        paragraph, or
            ``(B) the retired or retainer pay of the qualified 
        individual is first reduced under subparagraph (II) of 
        such paragraph.
    ``(5) The Secretary, in conjunction with the Secretary of 
Defense, shall provide for notice to participants in the 
educational benefits program under chapter 32 of this title of 
the opportunity under this section to elect to become entitled 
to basic educational assistance under this chapter.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3018C(b) of such title 
is amended by striking ``subsection (a)'' and inserting 
``subsection (a) or (e)''.

SEC. 1602. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PAY TUITION FOR OFF-DUTY 
                    TRAINING AND EDUCATION.

    (a) Authority To Pay All Charges.--Section 2007 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and 
        inserting the following new subsections:
    ``(a) Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of a 
military department may pay all or a portion of the charges of 
an educational institution for the tuition or expenses of a 
member of the armed forces enrolled in such educational 
institution for education or training during the member's off-
duty periods.
    ``(b) In the case of a commissioned officer on active duty, 
the Secretary of the military department concerned may not pay 
charges under subsection (a) unless the officer agrees to 
remain on active duty for a period of at least two years after 
the completion of the training or education for which the 
charges are paid.''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by striking ``(within the limits set 
                forth in subsection (a))'' in the matter 
                preceding paragraph (1); and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking 
                ``subsection (a)(3)'' and inserting 
                ``subsection (b)''.
    (b) Use of Entitlement to Assistance Under Montgomery GI 
Bill for Payment of Charges.--(1) That section is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e)(1) A member of the armed forces who is entitled to 
basic educational assistance under chapter 30 of title 38 may 
use such entitlement for purposes of paying any portion of the 
charges described in subsection (a) or (c) that are not paid 
for by the Secretary of the military department concerned under 
such subsection.
    ``(2) The use of entitlement under paragraph (1) shall be 
governed by the provisions of section 3014(b) of title 38.''.
    (2) Section 3014 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (A) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The Secretary''; 
        and
            (B) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(b)(1) In the case of an individual entitled to basic 
educational assistance who is pursuing education or training 
described in subsection (a) or (c) of section 2007 of title 10, 
the Secretary shall, at the election of the individual, pay the 
individual a basic educational assistance allowance to meet all 
or a portion of the charges of the educational institution for 
the education or training that are not paid by the Secretary of 
the military department concerned under such subsection.
    ``(2)(A) The amount of the basic educational assistance 
allowance payable to an individual under this subsection for a 
month shall be the amount of the basic educational assistance 
allowance to which the individual would be entitled for the 
month under section 3015 of this title (without regard to 
subsection (g) of that section) were payment made under that 
section instead of under this subsection.
    ``(B) The maximum number of months for which an individual 
may be paid a basic educational assistance allowance under 
paragraph (1) is 36.''.
    (3) Section 3015 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (A) by striking ``subsection (g)'' each place it 
        appears in subsections (a) and (b);
            (B) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 
        (h); and
            (C) by inserting after subsection (f) the following 
        new subsection (g):
    ``(g) In the case of an individual who has been paid a 
basic educational assistance allowance under section 3014(b) of 
this title, the rate of the basic educational assistance 
allowance applicable to the individual under this section shall 
be the rate otherwise applicable to the individual under this 
section reduced by an amount equal to--
            ``(1) the aggregate amount of such allowances paid 
        the individual under such section 3014(b); divided by
            ``(2) 36.''.

                 Subtitle B--Veterans Claims Assistance

SEC. 1611. CLARIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DUTY TO 
                    ASSIST.

    (a) In General.--Section 5107 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 5107 Assistance to claimants; benefit of the doubt; burden of 
                    proof

    ``(a) The Secretary shall assist a claimant in developing 
all facts pertinent to a claim for benefits under this title. 
Such assistance shall include requesting information as 
described in section 5106 of this title. The Secretary shall 
provide a medical examination when such examination may 
substantiate entitlement to the benefits sought. The Secretary 
may decide a claim without providing assistance under this 
subsection when no reasonable possibility exists that such 
assistance will aid in the establishment of entitlement.
    ``(b) The Secretary shall consider all evidence and 
material of record in a case before the Department with respect 
to benefits under laws administered by the Secretary and shall 
give the claimant the benefit of the doubt when there is an 
approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding 
any issue material to the determination of the matter.
    ``(c) Except when otherwise provided by this title or by 
the Secretary in accordance with the provisions of this title, 
a person who submits a claim for benefits under a law 
administered by the Secretary shall have the burden of 
proof.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 51 of that title is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 5017 and inserting the following 
new item:

``5107 Assistance to claimants; benefit of the doubt; burden of 
          proof.''.



                 TITLE XVII--ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS



Sec. 1701. Firefighter assistance.
Sec. 1702. Volunteer fire assistance program.
Sec. 1703. Burn research.
Sec. 1704. Study and demonstration projects regarding cases of hepatitis 
          C among certain emergency response employees.
Sec. 1705. Report on progress on spectrum sharing.
Sec. 1706. Sale or donation of excess defense property to assist 
          firefighting agencies.
Sec. 1707. Identification of defense technologies suitable for use, or 
          conversion for use, in providing fire and emergency medical 
          services.

SEC. 1701. FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--The Federal Fire Prevention and Control 
Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section:

``SEC. 33. FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) Definition of Firefighting Personnel.--In this 
section, the term `firefighting personnel' means individuals, 
including volunteers, who are firefighters, officers of fire 
departments, or emergency medical service personnel of fire 
departments.
    ``(b) Assistance Program.--
            ``(1) Authority.--In accordance with this section, 
        the Director may--
                    ``(A) make grants on a competitive basis 
                directly to fire departments of a State, in 
                consultation with the chief executive of the 
                State, for the purpose of protecting the health 
                and safety of the public and firefighting 
                personnel against fire and fire-related 
                hazards; and
                    ``(B) provide assistance for fire 
                prevention programs in accordance with 
                paragraph (4).
            ``(2) Office for administration of assistance.--
                    ``(A) Establishment.--Before providing 
                assistance under paragraph (1), the Director 
                shall establish an office in the Federal 
                Emergency Management Agency to administer the 
                assistance under this section.
                    ``(B) Included duties.--The duties of the 
                office shall include the following:
                            ``(i) Recipient selection 
                        criteria.--To establish specific 
                        criteria for the selection of 
                        recipients of the assistance under this 
                        section.
                            ``(ii) Grant-writing assistance.--
                        To provide grant-writing assistance to 
                        applicants.
            ``(3) Use of fire department grant funds.--The 
        Director may make a grant under paragraph (1)(A) only 
        if the applicant for the grant agrees to use the grant 
        funds--
                    ``(A) to hire additional firefighting 
                personnel;
                    ``(B) to train firefighting personnel in 
                firefighting, emergency response, arson 
                prevention and detection, or the handling of 
                hazardous materials, or to train firefighting 
                personnel to provide any of the training 
                described in this subparagraph;
                    ``(C) to fund the creation of rapid 
                intervention teams to protect firefighting 
                personnel at the scenes of fires and other 
                emergencies;
                    ``(D) to certify fire inspectors;
                    ``(E) to establish wellness and fitness 
                programs for firefighting personnel to ensure 
                that the firefighting personnel can carry out 
                their duties;
                    ``(F) to fund emergency medical services 
                provided by fire departments;
                    ``(G) to acquire additional firefighting 
                vehicles, including fire trucks;
                    ``(H) to acquire additional firefighting 
                equipment, including equipment for 
                communications and monitoring;
                    ``(I) to acquire personal protective 
                equipment required for firefighting personnel 
                by the Occupational Safety and Health 
                Administration, and other personal protective 
                equipment for firefighting personnel;
                    ``(J) to modify fire stations, fire 
                training facilities, and other facilities to 
                protect the health and safety of firefighting 
                personnel;
                    ``(K) to enforce fire codes;
                    ``(L) to fund fire prevention programs;
                    ``(M) to educate the public about arson 
                prevention and detection; or
                    ``(N) to provide incentives for the 
                recruitment and retention of volunteer 
                firefighting personnel for volunteer 
                firefighting departments and other firefighting 
                departments that utilize volunteers.
            ``(4) Fire prevention programs.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For each fiscal year, 
                the Director shall use not less than 5 percent 
                of the funds made available under subsection 
                (e)--
                            ``(i) to make grants to fire 
                        departments for the purpose described 
                        in paragraph (3)(L); and
                            ``(ii) to make grants to, or enter 
                        into contracts or cooperative 
                        agreements with, national, State, 
                        local, or community organizations that 
                        are recognized for their experience and 
                        expertise with respect to fire 
                        prevention or fire safety programs and 
                        activities, for the purpose of carrying 
                        out fire prevention programs.
                    ``(B) Priority.--In selecting organizations 
                described in subparagraph (A)(ii) to receive 
                assistance under this paragraph, the Director 
                shall give priority to organizations that focus 
                on prevention of injuries to children from 
                fire.
            ``(5) Application.--The Director may provide 
        assistance to a fire department or organization under 
        this subsection only if the fire department or 
        organization seeking the assistance submits to the 
        Director an application that meets the following 
        requirements:
                    ``(A) Form.--The application shall be in 
                such form as the Director may require.
                    ``(B) Information.--The application shall 
                include the following information:
                            ``(i) Financial need.--Information 
                        that demonstrates the financial need of 
                        the applicant for the assistance for 
                        which applied.
                            ``(ii) Cost-benefit analysis.--An 
                        analysis of the costs and benefits, 
                        with respect to public safety, of the 
                        use of the assistance.
                            ``(iii) Reporting systems data.--An 
                        agreement to provide information to the 
                        national fire incident reporting system 
                        for the period covered by the 
                        assistance.
                            ``(iv) Other information.--Any 
                        other information that the Director may 
                        require.
            ``(6) Matching requirement.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph 
                (B), the Director may provide assistance under 
                this subsection only if the applicant for the 
                assistance agrees to match with an equal amount 
                of non-Federal funds 30 percent of the 
                assistance received under this subsection for 
                any fiscal year.
                    ``(B) Requirement for small community 
                organizations.--In the case of an applicant 
                whose personnel serve jurisdictions of 50,000 
                or fewer residents, the percent applied under 
                the matching requirement of subparagraph (A) 
                shall be 10 percent.
            ``(7) Maintenance of expenditures--The Director may 
        provide assistance under this subsection only if the 
        applicant for the assistance agrees to maintain in the 
        fiscal year for which the assistance will be received 
        the applicant's aggregate expenditures for the uses 
        described in paragraph (3) or (4) at or above the 
        average level of such expenditures in the two fiscal 
        years preceding the fiscal year for which the 
        assistance will be received.
            ``(8) Report to the director.--The Director may 
        provide assistance under this subsection only if the 
        applicant for the assistance agrees to submit to the 
        Director a report, including a description of how the 
        assistance was used, with respect to each fiscal year 
        for which the assistance was received.
            ``(9) Variety of fire department grant 
        recipients.--The Director shall ensure that grants 
        under paragraph (1)(A) for a fiscal year are made to a 
        variety of fire departments, including, to the extent 
        that there are eligible applicants--
                    ``(A) paid, volunteer, and combination fire 
                departments;
                    ``(B) fire departments located in 
                communities of varying sizes; and
                    ``(C) fire departments located in urban, 
                suburban, and rural communities.
            ``(10) Grant Limitations.--
                    ``(A) Recipient limitation.--A grant 
                recipient under this section may not receive 
                more than $750,000 under this section for any 
                fiscal year.
                    ``(B) Limitation on expenditures for 
                firefighting vehicles.--Not more than 25 
                percent of the funds appropriated to provide 
                grants under this section for a fiscal year may 
                be used to assist grant recipients to purchase 
                vehicles, as authorized by paragraph (3)(G).
            ``(11) Reservation of grant funds for volunteer 
        departments.--In making grants to firefighting 
        departments, the Director shall ensure that those 
        firefighting departments that have either all-volunteer 
        forces of firefighting personnel or combined forces of 
        volunteer and professional firefighting personnel 
        receive a proportion of the total grant funding that is 
        not less than the proportion of the United States 
        population that those firefighting departments protect.
    ``(c) Audits.--A recipient of a grant under this section 
shall be subject to audits to ensure that the grant proceeds 
are expended for the intended purposes and that the grant 
recipient complies with the requirements of paragraphs (6) and 
(7) of subsection (b).
    ``(d) State Defined.--In this section, the term `State' 
includes the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this section 
amounts as follows:
            ``(1) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
            ``(2) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.''.
    (b) Study on Need for Federal Assistance to State and Local 
Communities To Fund Firefighting and Emergency Response 
Activities.--
            (1) Requirement for study.--The Director of the 
        Federal Emergency Management Agency shall conduct a 
        study in conjunction with the National Fire Protection 
        Association to--
                    (A) define the current role and activities 
                associated with the fire services;
                    (B) determine the adequacy of current 
                levels of funding; and
                    (C) provide a needs assessment to identify 
                shortfalls.
            (2) Time for completion of study; report.--The 
        Director shall complete the study under paragraph (1), 
        and submit a report on the results of the study to 
        Congress, within 18 months after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to the Federal Emergency 
        Management Agency $300,000 for fiscal year 2001 to 
        carry out the study required by paragraph (1).

SEC. 1702. VOLUNTEER FIRE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary of Agriculture for carrying out paragraphs (1) 
through (3) of section 10(b) of the Cooperative Forestry 
Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2106(b)(1)-(3)) amounts as 
follows:
            (1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
            (2) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
        submit a report to Congress on the results of the 
        assistance provided under the provisions of law for 
        which funds are authorized for appropriations under 
        subsection (a).
            (2) Content.--The report shall contain the 
        following:
                    (A) A list of the organizations that 
                received funds authorized for appropriations 
                under subsection (a) and the purpose for which 
                those organizations were provided the funds.
                    (B) Efforts taken to ensure that potential 
                recipients are provided with information 
                necessary to develop an effective application.
                    (C) The Secretary's assessment regarding 
                the appropriate level of funding that should be 
                provided annually through the assistance 
                program.
                    (D) The Secretary's assessment regarding 
                the appropriate purposes for such assistance.
                    (E) Any other information the Secretary 
                determines necessary.
            (3) Submission date.--The report shall be submitted 
        not later than February 1, 2002.

SEC. 1703. BURN RESEARCH.

    (a) Office.--The Director of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall establish an office in the Agency to 
establish specific criteria of grant recipients and to 
administer grants under this section.
    (b) Safety Organization Grants.--The Director may make 
grants, on a competitive basis, to safety organizations that 
have experience in conducting burn safety programs for the 
purpose of assisting those organizations in conducting burn 
prevention programs or augmenting existing burn prevention 
programs.
    (c) Hospital Grants.--The Director may make grants, on a 
competitive basis, to hospitals that serve as regional burn 
centers to conduct acute burn care research.
    (d) Other Grants.--The Director may make grants, on a 
competitive basis, to governmental and nongovernmental entities 
to provide after-burn treatment and counseling to individuals 
that are burn victims.
    (e) Report.--
            (1) In general.--The Director of the Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency shall submit a report to 
        the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
        of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on the 
        results of the grants provided under this section.
            (2) Content.--The report shall contain the 
        following:
                    (A) A list of the organizations, hospitals, 
                or other entities to which the grants were 
                provided and the purpose for which those 
                entities were provided grants.
                    (B) Efforts taken to ensure that potential 
                grant applicants are provided with information 
                necessary to develop an effective application.
                    (C) The Director's assessment regarding the 
                appropriate level of funding that should be 
                provided annually through the grant program.
                    (D) The Director's assessment regarding the 
                appropriate purposes for such grants.
                    (E) Any other information the Director 
                determines necessary.
            (3) Submission date.--The report shall be submitted 
        not later than February 1, 2002.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated for the purposes of this section amounts as 
follows:
            (1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
            (2) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.

SEC. 1704. STUDY AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS REGARDING CASES OF 
                    HEPATITIS C AMONG CERTAIN EMERGENCY RESPONSE 
                    EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Study Regarding Prevalence Among Certain Emergency 
Response Employees.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services (referred to in this section as the 
        ``Secretary''), in consultation with the Secretary of 
        Labor, shall conduct a study to determine--
                    (A) an estimate of the prevalence of 
                hepatitis C among designated emergency response 
                employees in the United States; and
                    (B) the likely means through which such 
                employees become infected with such disease in 
                the course of performing their duties as such 
                employees.
            (2) Designated emergency response employees.--For 
        purposes of this section, the term ``designated 
        emergency response employees'' means firefighters, 
        paramedics, and emergency medical technicians who are 
        employees or volunteers of units of local government.
            (3) Date certain for completion; report to 
        congress.--The Secretary shall commence the study under 
        paragraph (1) not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act. Not later that one year 
        after such date, the Secretary shall complete the study 
        and submit to the Congress a report describing the 
        findings of the study.
    (b) Demonstration Projects Regarding Training and 
Treatment.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation 
        with the Secretary of Labor, shall make grants to 
        qualifying local governments for the purpose of 
        carrying out demonstration projects that (directly or 
        through arrangements with nonprofit private entities) 
        carry out each of the following activities:
                    (A) Training designated emergency response 
                employees in minimizing the risk of infection 
                with hepatitis C in performing their duties as 
                such employees.
                    (B) Testing such employees for infection 
                with the disease.
                    (C) Treating the employees for the disease.
            (2) Qualifying local governments.--For purposes of 
        this section, the term ``qualifying local government'' 
        means a unit of local government whose population of 
        designated emergency response employees has a 
        prevalence of hepatitis C that is not less than 200 
        percent of the national average for the prevalence of 
        such disease in such populations.
            (3) Confidentiality.--A grant may be made under 
        paragraph (1) only if the qualifying local government 
        involved agrees to ensure that information regarding 
        the testing or treatment of designated emergency 
        response employees pursuant to the grant is maintained 
        confidentially in a manner not inconsistent with 
        applicable law.
            (4) Evaluations.--The Secretary shall provide for 
        an evaluation of each demonstration project under 
        paragraph (1) in order to determine the extent to which 
        the project has been effective in carry out the 
        activities described in such paragraph.
            (5) Report to congress.--Not later than 180 days 
        after the date on which all grants under paragraph (1) 
        have been expended, the Secretary shall submit to 
        Congress a report providing--
                    (A) a summary of evaluations under 
                paragraph (4); and
                    (B) the recommendations of the Secretary 
                for administrative or legislative initiatives 
                regarding the activities described in paragraph 
                (1).
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of 
carrying out this section, there is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of Health and Human Services and 
the Department of Labor $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.

SEC. 1705. REPORT ON PROGRESS ON SPECTRUM SHARING.

    (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of 
Commerce, shall provide for the conduct of an engineering study 
to identify--
            (1) any portion of the 138-144 megahertz band that 
        the Department of Defense can share in various 
        geographic regions with public safety radio services;
            (2) any measures required to prevent harmful 
        interference between Department of Defense systems and 
        the public safety systems proposed for operation on 
        those frequencies; and
            (3) a reasonable schedule for implementation of 
        such sharing of frequencies.
    (b) Submission of Interim Report.--Within one year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives an interim report on the progress of the study 
conducted pursuant to subsection (a).
    (c) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2002, the Secretary 
of Commerce and the Chairman of the Federal Communications 
Commission shall jointly submit a report to Congress on 
alternative frequencies available for use by public safety 
systems.

SEC. 1706. SALE OR DONATION OF EXCESS DEFENSE PROPERTY TO ASSIST 
                    FIREFIGHTING AGENCIES.

    (a) Transfer Authorized.--Chapter 153 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2576a the 
following new section:

``Sec. 2576b. Excess personal property: sale or donation to assist 
                    firefighting agencies

    ``(a) Transfer Authorized.--Subject to subsection (b), the 
Secretary of Defense may transfer to a firefighting agency in a 
State any personal property of the Department of Defense that 
the Secretary determines is--
            ``(1) excess to the needs of the Department of 
        Defense; and
            ``(2) suitable for use in providing fire and 
        emergency medical services, including personal 
        protective equipment and equipment for communication 
        and monitoring.
    ``(b) Conditions for Transfer.--The Secretary of Defense 
may transfer personal property under this section only if--
            ``(1) the property is drawn from existing stocks of 
        the Department of Defense;
            ``(2) the recipient firefighting agency accepts the 
        property on an as-is, where-is basis;
            ``(3) the transfer is made without the expenditure 
        of any funds available to the Department of Defense for 
        the procurement of defense equipment; and
            ``(4) all costs incurred subsequent to the transfer 
        of the property are borne or reimbursed by the 
        recipient.
    ``(c) Consideration.--Subject to subsection (b)(4), the 
Secretary may transfer personal property under this section 
without charge to the recipient firefighting agency.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) State.--The term `State' includes the 
        District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
        the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
        any territory or possession of the United States.
            ``(2) Firefighting agency.--The term `firefighting 
        agency' means any volunteer, paid, or combined 
        departments that provide fire and emergency medical 
        services.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 2576a the following new item:

``2576b. Excess personal property: sale or donation to assist 
          firefighting agencies.''.

SEC. 1707. IDENTIFICATION OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGIES SUITABLE FOR USE, OR 
                    CONVERSION FOR USE, IN PROVIDING FIRE AND EMERGENCY 
                    MEDICAL SERVICES.

    (a) Appointment of Task Force; Purpose.--The Secretary of 
Defense shall appoint a task force consisting of 
representatives from the Department of Defense and each of the 
seven major fire organizations identified in subsection (b) to 
identify defense technologies and equipment that--
            (1) can be readily put to civilian use by fire 
        service and the emergency response agencies; and
            (2) can be transferred to these agencies using the 
        authority provided by section 2576b of title 10, United 
        States Code, as added by section 1706 of this Act.
    (b) Participating Major Fire Organizations.--Members of the 
task force shall be appointed from each of the following:
            (1) The International Association of Fire Chiefs.
            (2) The International Association of Fire Fighters.
            (3) The National Volunteer Fire Council.
            (4) The International Association of Arson 
        Investigators.
            (5) The International Society of Fire Service 
        Instructors.
            (6) The National Association of State Fire 
        Marshals.
            (7) The National Fire Protection Association.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for activities 
of the task force $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.



                         TITLE XVIII--IMPACT AID



Sec. 1801. Short title.
Sec. 1802. Purpose.
Sec. 1803. Payments relating to Federal acquisition of real property.
Sec. 1804. Payments for eligible federally connected children.
Sec. 1805. Maximum amount of basic support payments.
Sec. 1806. Basic support payments for heavily impacted local educational 
          agencies.
Sec. 1807. Basic support payments for local educational agencies 
          affected by removal of Federal property.
Sec. 1808. Additional payments for local educational agencies with high 
          concentrations of children with severe disabilities.
Sec. 1809. Application for payments under sections 8002 and 8003.
Sec. 1810. Payments for sudden and substantial increases in attendance 
          of military dependents.
Sec. 1811. Construction.
Sec. 1812. State consideration of payments in providing State aid.
Sec. 1813. Federal administration.
Sec. 1814. Administrative hearings and judicial review.
Sec. 1815. Forgiveness of overpayments.
Sec. 1816. Definitions.
Sec. 1817. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 1818. Effective date.

SEC. 1801. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Impact Aid Reauthorization 
Act of 2000''.

SEC. 1802. PURPOSE.

    Section 8001 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7701) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting after ``educational 
                services to federally connected children'' the 
                following: ``in a manner that promotes control 
                by local educational agencies with little or no 
                Federal or State involvement''; and
                    (B) by inserting after ``certain activities 
                of the Federal Government'' the following: ``, 
                such as activities to fulfill the 
                responsibilities of the Federal Government with 
                respect to Indian tribes and activities under 
                section 514 of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil 
                Relief Act of 1940 (50 U.S.C. App. 574),'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by adding ``or'' at the end;
            (3) by striking paragraph (5);
            (4) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph 
        (5); and
            (5) in paragraph (5) (as redesignated), by 
        inserting before the period at the end the following: 
        ``and because of the difficulty of raising local 
        revenue through bond referendums for capital projects 
        due to the inability to tax Federal property''.

SEC. 1803. PAYMENTS RELATING TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.

    (a) Fiscal Year Requirement.--Section 8002(a) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7702(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
striking ``1999'' and inserting ``2003''.
    (b) Amount.--
            (1) Prohibition on reduction in amount of 
        payment.--Section 8002(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7702(b)(1)(A)(i)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(i) The amount'' and 
                inserting ``(i)(I) Subject to subclauses (II) 
                and (III), the amount'';
                    (B) by striking ``, except that'' and all 
                that follows through ``Federal property''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(II) Except as provided in subclause (III), the 
        Secretary may not reduce the amount of a payment under 
        this section to a local educational agency for a fiscal 
        year by (aa) the amount equal to the amount of revenue, 
        if any, the agency received during the previous fiscal 
        year from activities conducted on Federal property 
        eligible under this section and located in a school 
        district served by the agency, including amounts 
        received from any Federal department or agency (other 
        than the Department of Education) from such activities, 
        by reason of receipt of such revenue, or (bb) any other 
        amount by reason of receipt of such revenue.
            ``(III) If the amount equal to the sum of (aa) the 
        proposed payment under this section to a local 
        educational agency for a fiscal year and (bb) the 
        amount of revenue described in subclause (II)(aa) 
        received by the agency during the previous fiscal year, 
        exceeds the maximum amount the agency is eligible to 
        receive under this section for the fiscal year 
        involved, then the Secretary shall reduce the amount of 
        the proposed payment under this section by an amount 
        equal to such excess amount.''.
            (2) Insufficient funds.--Section 8002(b)(1)(B) of 
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 7702(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``shall 
        ratably reduce the payment to each eligible local 
        educational agency'' and inserting ``shall calculate 
        the payment for each eligible local educational agency 
        in accordance with subsection (h)''.
            (3) Maximum amount.--Section 8002(b)(1)(C) of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 7702(b)(1)(C)) is amended by adding at the end 
        before the period the following: ``, or the maximum 
        amount that such agency is eligible to receive for such 
        fiscal year under this section, whichever is greater''.
    (c) Payments With Respect to Fiscal Years in Which 
Insufficient Funds Are Appropriated.--Section 8002(h) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7702(h)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(h) Payments With Respect to Fiscal Years in Which 
Insufficient Funds Are Appropriated.--For any fiscal year for 
which the amount appropriated under section 8014(a) is 
insufficient to pay to each eligible local educational agency 
the full amount determined under subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall make payments to each local educational agency under this 
section as follows:
            ``(1) Foundation payments for pre-1995 
        recipients.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                first make a foundation payment to each local 
                educational agency that is eligible to receive 
                a payment under this section for the fiscal 
                year involved and was eligible to receive a 
                payment under section 2 of the Act of September 
                30, 1950 (Public Law 874, 81st Congress) (as 
                such section was in effect on the day preceding 
                the date of the enactment of the Improving 
                America's Schools Act of 1994) for any of the 
                fiscal years 1989 through 1994.
                    ``(B) Amount.--The amount of a payment 
                under subparagraph (A) for a local educational 
                agency shall be equal to 38 percent of the 
                local educational agency's maximum entitlement 
                amount under section 2 of the Act of September 
                30, 1950, for fiscal year 1994 (or if the local 
                educational agency was not eligible to receive 
                a payment under such section 2 for fiscal year 
                1994, the local educational agency's maximum 
                entitlement amount under such section 2 for the 
                most recent fiscal year preceding 1994).
                    ``(C) Insufficient appropriations.--If the 
                amount appropriated under section 8014(a) is 
                insufficient to pay the full amount determined 
                under this paragraph for all eligible local 
                educational agencies for the fiscal year, then 
                the Secretary shall ratably reduce the payment 
                to each local educational agency under this 
                paragraph.
            ``(2) Payments for 1995 recipients.--
                    ``(A) In general.--From any amounts 
                remaining after making payments under paragraph 
                (1) for the fiscal year involved, the Secretary 
                shall make a payment to each eligible local 
                educational agency that received a payment 
                under this section for fiscal year 1995.
                    ``(B) Amount.--The amount of a payment 
                under subparagraph (A) for a local educational 
                agency shall be determined as follows:
                            ``(i) Calculate the difference 
                        between the amount appropriated to 
                        carry out this section for fiscal year 
                        1995 and the total amount of foundation 
                        payments made under paragraph (1) for 
                        the fiscal year.
                            ``(ii) Determine the percentage 
                        share for each local educational agency 
                        that received a payment under this 
                        section for fiscal year 1995 by 
                        dividing the assessed value of the 
                        Federal property of the local 
                        educational agency for fiscal year 1995 
                        determined in accordance with 
                        subsection (b)(3), by the total 
                        eligible national assessed value of the 
                        eligible Federal property of all such 
                        local educational agencies for fiscal 
                        year 1995, as so determined.
                            ``(iii) Multiply the percentage 
                        share described in clause (ii) for the 
                        local educational agency by the amount 
                        determined under clause (i).
            ``(3) Subsection (i) recipients.--From any funds 
        remaining after making payments under paragraphs (1) 
        and (2) for the fiscal year involved, the Secretary 
        shall make payments in accordance with subsection (i).
            ``(4) Remaining funds.--From any funds remaining 
        after making payments under paragraphs (1), (2), and 
        (3) for the fiscal year involved--
                    ``(A) the Secretary shall make a payment to 
                each local educational agency that received a 
                foundation payment under paragraph (1) for the 
                fiscal year involved in an amount that bears 
                the same relation to 25 percent of the 
                remainder as the amount the local educational 
                agency received under paragraph (1) for the 
                fiscal year involved bears to the amount all 
                local educational agencies received under 
                paragraph (1) for the fiscal year involved; and
                    ``(B) the Secretary shall make a payment to 
                each local educational agency that is eligible 
                to receive a payment under this section for the 
                fiscal year involved in an amount that bears 
                the same relation to 75 percent of the 
                remainder as a percentage share determined for 
                the local educational agency (in the same 
                manner as percentage shares are determined for 
                local educational agencies under paragraph 
                (2)(B)(ii)) bears to the percentage share 
                determined (in the same manner) for all local 
                educational agencies eligible to receive a 
                payment under this section for the fiscal year 
                involved, except that for the purpose of 
                calculating a local educational agency's 
                assessed value of the Federal property, data 
                from the most current fiscal year shall be 
                used.''.
    (d) Special Payments.--
            (1) In general.--Section 8002(i)(1) of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 7702(i)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--For any fiscal year beginning 
        with fiscal year 2000 for which the amount appropriated 
        to carry out this section exceeds the amount so 
        appropriated for fiscal year 1996 and for which 
        subsection (b)(1)(B) applies, the Secretary shall use 
        the remainder described in subsection (h)(3) for the 
        fiscal year involved (not to exceed the amount equal to 
        the difference between (A) the amount appropriated to 
        carry out this section for fiscal year 1997 and (B) the 
        amount appropriated to carry out this section for 
        fiscal year 1996) to increase the payment that would 
        otherwise be made under this section to not more than 
        50 percent of the maximum amount determined under 
        subsection (b) for any local educational agency 
        described in paragraph (2).''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The heading of section 
        8002(i) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
        of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7702(i)) is amended by striking 
        ``Priority'' and inserting Special''.
    (e) Additional Assistance for Certain Local Educational 
Agencies Impacted by Federal Property Acquisition.--Section 
8002(j)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7702(j)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(A) A local educational agency'' 
        and inserting ``A local educational agency'';
            (2) by redesignating clauses (i) through (v) as 
        subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively; and
            (3) in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated), by 
        adding at the end before the semicolon the following: 
        ``and, at the time at which the agency is applying for 
        a payment under this subsection, the agency does not 
        have a military installation located within its 
        geographic boundaries''.
    (f) Prior Year Data.--Section 8002 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7702) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(l) Prior Year Data.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
of this section, in determining the eligibility of a local 
educational agency for a payment under subsection (b) or 
(h)(4)(B) of this section for a fiscal year, and in calculating 
the amount of such payment, the Secretary--
            ``(1) shall use data from the prior fiscal year 
        with respect to the Federal property involved, 
        including data with respect to the assessed value of 
        the property and the real property tax rate for current 
        expenditures levied against or imputed to the property; 
        and
            ``(2) shall use data from the second prior fiscal 
        year with respect to determining the amount of revenue 
        referred to in subsection (b)(1)(A)(i).''.
    (g) Eligibility.--Section 8002 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7702), as amended by 
this section, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(m) Eligibility.--
            ``(1) Old federal property.--Except as provided in 
        paragraph (2), a local educational agency that is 
        eligible to receive a payment under this section for 
        Federal property acquired by the Federal Government 
        before the date of enactment of the Impact Aid 
        Reauthorization Act of 2000 shall be eligible to 
        receive the payment only if the local educational 
        agency submits an application for a payment under this 
        section not later than 5 years after the date of the 
        enactment of such Act.
            ``(2) Combined federal property.--A local 
        educational agency that is eligible to receive a 
        payment under this section for Federal property 
        acquired by the Federal Government before the date of 
        enactment of the Impact Aid Reauthorization Act of 2000 
        shall be eligible to receive the payment if--
                    ``(A) the Federal property, when combined 
                with other Federal property in the school 
                district served by the local educational agency 
                acquired by the Federal Government after the 
                date of the enactment of such Act, meets the 
                requirements of subsection (a); and
                    ``(B) the local educational agency submits 
                an application for a payment under this section 
                not later than 5 years after the date of 
                acquisition of the Federal property acquired 
                after the date of the enactment of such Act.
            ``(3) New federal property.--A local educational 
        agency that is eligible to receive a payment under this 
        section for Federal property acquired by the Federal 
        Government after the date of enactment of the Impact 
        Aid Reauthorization Act of 2000 shall be eligible to 
        receive the payment only if the local educational 
        agency submits an application for a payment under this 
        section not later than 5 years after the date of 
        acquisition.''.

SEC. 1804. PAYMENTS FOR ELIGIBLE FEDERALLY CONNECTED CHILDREN.

    (a) General Amendments.--Section 8003 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
                subparagraph (F);
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
                ``subparagraphs (D) and (E) of paragraph (1) by 
                a factor of .10'' and inserting ``subparagraph 
                (D) of paragraph (1) by a factor of .20''; and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the 
                following:
                    ``(E) Multiply the number of children 
                described in subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) 
                by a factor of .10.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by adding at the end the 
        following:
                    ``(D) Data.--If satisfactory data from the 
                third preceding fiscal year are not available 
                for any of the expenditures described in clause 
                (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (C), the Secretary 
                shall use data from the most recent fiscal year 
                for which data that are satisfactory to the 
                Secretary are available.
                    ``(E) Special rule.--For purposes of 
                determining the comparable local contribution 
                rate under subparagraph (C)(iii) for a local 
                educational agency described in section 
                222.39(c)(3) of title 34, Code of Federal 
                Regulations, that had its comparable local 
                contribution rate for fiscal year 1998 
                calculated pursuant to section 222.39 of title 
                34, Code of Federal Regulations, the Secretary 
                shall determine such comparable local 
                contribution rate as the rate upon which 
                payments under this subsection for fiscal year 
                2000 were made to the local educational agency 
                adjusted by the percentage increase or decrease 
                in the per pupil expenditure in the State 
                serving the local educational agency calculated 
                on the basis of the second most recent 
                preceding school year compared to the third 
                most recent preceding school year for which 
                school year data are available.''; and
            (3) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
    ``(e) Hold Harmless.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and 
        (3), the total amount the Secretary shall pay a local 
        educational agency under subsection (b)--
                    ``(A) for fiscal year 2001 shall not be 
                less than 85 percent of the total amount that 
                the local educational agency received under 
                subsections (b) and (f) for fiscal year 2000; 
                and
                    ``(B) for fiscal year 2002 shall not be 
                less than 70 percent of the total amount that 
                the local educational agency received under 
                subsections (b) and (f) for fiscal year 2000.
            ``(2) Maximum amount.--The total amount provided to 
        a local educational agency under subparagraph (A) or 
        (B) of paragraph (1) for a fiscal year shall not exceed 
        the maximum basic support payment amount for such 
        agency determined under paragraph (1) or (2) of 
        subsection (b), as the case may be.
            ``(3) Ratable reductions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If the sums made 
                available under this title for any fiscal year 
                are insufficient to pay the full amounts that 
                all local educational agencies in all States 
                are eligible to receive under paragraph (1) for 
                such year, then the Secretary shall ratably 
                reduce the payments to all such agencies for 
                such year.
                    ``(B) Additional funds.--If additional 
                funds become available for making payments 
                under paragraph (1) for such fiscal year, 
                payments that were reduced under subparagraph 
                (A) shall be increased on the same basis as 
                such payments were reduced.''.
    (b) Military Installation and Indian Housing Undergoing 
Renovation or Rebuilding.--
            (1) In general.--Section 8003(a)(4) of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 7703(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in the heading--
                            (i) by inserting ``and indian'' 
                        after ``Military installation''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``or rebuilding'' 
                        after ``renovation'';
                    (B) by striking ``For purposes'' and 
                inserting the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--(i) For purposes'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (A)(i) (as designated 
                by subparagraph (B)), by inserting ``or 
                rebuilding'' after ``undergoing renovation''; 
                and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(ii) For purposes of computing the amount 
                of a payment for a local educational agency 
                that received a payment for children that 
                resided on Indian lands in accordance with 
                paragraph (1)(C) for the fiscal year prior to 
                the fiscal year for which the local educational 
                agency is making an application, the Secretary 
                shall consider such children to be children 
                described in paragraph (1)(C) if the Secretary 
                determines, on the basis of a certification 
                provided to the Secretary by a designated 
                representative of the Secretary of the Interior 
                or the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
                Development, that such children would have 
                resided in housing on Indian lands in 
                accordance with paragraph (1)(C) except that 
                such housing was undergoing renovation or 
                rebuilding on the date for which the Secretary 
                determines the number of children under 
                paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Limitations.--(i)(I) Children 
                described in paragraph (1)(D)(i) may be deemed 
                to be children described in paragraph (1)(B) 
                with respect to housing on Federal property 
                undergoing renovation or rebuilding in 
                accordance with subparagraph (A)(i) for a 
                period not to exceed 3 fiscal years.
                    ``(II) The number of children described in 
                paragraph (1)(D)(i) who are deemed to be 
                children described in paragraph (1)(B) with 
                respect to housing on Federal property 
                undergoing renovation or rebuilding in 
                accordance with subparagraph (A)(i) for any 
                fiscal year may not exceed the maximum number 
                of children who are expected to occupy that 
                housing upon completion of the renovation or 
                rebuilding.
                    ``(ii)(I) Children that resided on Indian 
                lands in accordance with paragraph (1)(C) for 
                the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year for 
                which the local educational agency is making an 
application may be deemed to be children described in paragraph (1)(C) 
with respect to housing on Indian lands undergoing renovation or 
rebuilding in accordance with subparagraph (A)(ii) for a period not to 
exceed 3 fiscal years.
                    ``(II) The number of children that resided 
                on Indian lands in accordance with paragraph 
                (1)(C) for the fiscal year prior to the fiscal 
                year for which the local educational agency is 
                making an application who are deemed to be 
                children described in paragraph (1)(C) with 
                respect to housing on Indian lands undergoing 
                renovation or rebuilding in accordance with 
                subparagraph (A)(ii) for any fiscal year may 
                not exceed the maximum number of children who 
                are expected to occupy that housing upon 
                completion of the renovation or rebuilding.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by 
        paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to payments to a 
        local educational agency for fiscal years beginning 
        before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this 
        Act.
    (c) Military ``Build to Lease'' Program Housing.--Section 
8003(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7703(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(5) Military `build to lease' program housing.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of 
                computing the amount of payment for a local 
                educational agency for children identified 
                under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
                consider children residing in housing initially 
                acquired or constructed under the former 
                section 2828(g) of title 10, United States Code 
                (commonly known as the `Build to Lease' 
                program), as added by section 801 of the 
                Military Construction Authorization Act, 1984, 
                to be children described under paragraph (1)(B) 
                if the property described is within the fenced 
                security perimeter of the military facility 
                upon which such housing is situated.
                    ``(B) Additional requirements.--If the 
                property described in subparagraph (A) is not 
                owned by the Federal Government, is subject to 
                taxation by a State or political subdivision of 
                a State, and thereby generates revenues for a 
                local educational agency that is applying to 
                receive a payment under this section, then the 
                Secretary--
                            ``(i) shall require the local 
                        educational agency to provide 
                        certification from an appropriate 
                        official of the Department of Defense 
                        that the property is being used to 
                        provide military housing; and
                            ``(ii) shall reduce the amount of 
                        the payment under this section by an 
                        amount equal to the amount of revenue 
                        from such taxation received in the 
                        second preceding fiscal year by such 
                        local educational agency, unless the 
                        amount of such revenue was taken into 
                        account by the State for such second 
                        preceding fiscal year and already 
                        resulted in a reduction in the amount 
                        of State aid paid to such local 
                        educational agency.''.

SEC. 1805. MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF BASIC SUPPORT PAYMENTS.

    Section 8003(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(b)(1)), as amended by 
this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
                    ``(F) Increase in local contribution rate 
                due to unusual geographic factors.--If the 
                current expenditures in those local educational 
                agencies which the Secretary has determined to 
                be generally comparable to the local 
                educational agency for which a computation is 
                made under subparagraph (C) are not reasonably 
                comparable because of unusual geographical 
                factors which affect the current expenditures 
                necessary to maintain, in such agency, a level 
                of education equivalent to that maintained in 
                such other agencies, then the Secretary shall 
                increase the local contribution rate for such 
                agency under subparagraph (C)(iii) by such an 
                amount which the Secretary determines will 
                compensate such agency for the increase in 
                current expenditures necessitated by such 
                unusual geographical factors. The amount of any 
                such supplementary payment may not exceed the 
                per-pupil share (computed with regard to all 
                children in average daily attendance), as 
                determined by the Secretary, of the increased 
                current expenditures necessitated by such 
                unusual geographic factors.''.

SEC. 1806. BASIC SUPPORT PAYMENTS FOR HEAVILY IMPACTED LOCAL 
                    EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 8003(b) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(b)) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
        paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Basic support payments for heavily impacted 
        local educational agencies.--
                    ``(A) In general.--(i) From the amount 
                appropriated under section 8014(b) for a fiscal 
                year, the Secretary is authorized to make basic 
                support payments to eligible heavily impacted 
                local educational agencies with children 
                described in subsection (a).
                    ``(ii) A local educational agency that 
                receives a basic support payment under this 
                paragraph for a fiscal year shall not be 
                eligible to receive a basic support payment 
                under paragraph (1) for that fiscal year.
                    ``(B) Eligibility for continuing heavily 
                impacted local educational agencies.--
                            ``(i) In general.--A heavily 
                        impacted local educational agency is 
                        eligible to receive a basic support 
                        payment under subparagraph (A) with 
                        respect to a number of children 
                        determined under subsection (a)(1) if 
                        the agency--
                                    (I) received an additional 
                                assistance payment under 
                                subsection (f) (as such 
                                subsection was in effect on the 
                                day before the date of the 
                                enactment of the Impact Aid 
                                Reauthorization Act of 2000) 
                                for fiscal year 2000; and
                                    ``(II)(aa) is a local 
                                educational agency whose 
                                boundaries are the same as a 
                                Federal military installation;
                                    ``(bb) has an enrollment of 
                                children described in 
                                subsection (a)(1) that 
                                constitutes a percentage of the 
                                total student enrollment of the 
                                agency which is not less than 
                                35 percent, has a per-pupil 
                                expenditure that is less than 
                                the average per-pupil 
                                expenditure of the State in 
                                which the agency is located or 
                                the average per-pupil 
                                expenditure of all States 
                                (whichever average per-pupil 
                                expenditure is greater), except 
                                that a local educational agency 
                                with a total student enrollment 
                                of less than 350 students shall 
                                be deemed to have satisfied 
                                such per-pupil expenditure 
                                requirement, and has a tax rate 
                                for general fund purposes which 
                                is not less than 95 percent of 
                                the average tax rate for 
                                general fund purposes of local 
                                educational agencies in the 
                                State;
                                    ``(cc) has an enrollment of 
                                children described in 
                                subsection (a)(1) that 
                                constitutes a percentage of the 
                                total student enrollment of the 
                                agency which is not less than 
                                30 percent, and has a tax rate 
                                for general fund purposes which 
                                is not less than 125 percent of 
                                the average tax rate for 
                                general fund purposes for 
                                comparable local educational 
                                agencies in the State;
                                    ``(dd) has a total student 
                                enrollment of not less than 
                                25,000 students, of which not 
                                less than 50 percent are 
                                children described in 
                                subsection (a)(1) and not less 
                                than 6,000 of such children are 
                                children described in 
                                subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
                                subsection (a)(1); or
                                    ``(ee) meets the 
                                requirements of subsection 
                                (f)(2) applying the data 
                                requirements of subsection 
                                (f)(4) (as such subsections 
                                were in effect on the day 
                                before the date of the 
                                enactment of the Impact Aid 
                                Reauthorization Act of 2000).
                            ``(ii) Loss of eligibility.--A 
                        heavily impacted local educational 
                        agency that met the requirements of 
                        clause (i) for a fiscal year shall be 
                        ineligible to receive a basic support 
                        payment under subparagraph (A) if the 
                        agency fails to meet the requirements 
                        of clause (i) for a subsequent fiscal 
                        year, except that such agency shall 
                        continue to receive a basic support 
                        payment under this paragraph for the 
                        fiscal year for which the ineligibility 
                        determination is made.
                            ``(iii) Resumption of 
                        eligibility.--A heavily impacted local 
                        educational agency described in clause 
                        (i) that becomes ineligible under such 
                        clause for 1 or more fiscal years may 
                        resume eligibility for a basic support 
                        payment under this paragraph for a 
                        subsequent fiscal year only if the 
                        agency meets the requirements of clause 
                        (i) for that subsequent fiscal year, 
                        except that such agency shall not 
                        receive a basic support payment under 
                        this paragraph until the fiscal year 
                        succeeding the fiscal year for which 
                        the eligibility determination is made.
                    ``(C) Eligibility for new heavily impacted 
                local educational agencies.--
                            ``(i) In general.--A heavily 
                        impacted local educational agency that 
                        did not receive an additional 
                        assistance payment under subsection (f) 
                        (as such subsection was in effect on 
                        the day before the date of the 
                        enactment of the Impact Aid 
                        Reauthorization Act of 2000) for fiscal 
                        year 2000 is eligible to receive a 
basic support payment under subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 2002 and 
any subsequent fiscal year with respect to a number of children 
determined under subsection (a)(1) only if the agency is a local 
educational agency whose boundaries are the same as a Federal military 
installation, or the agency--
                                    ``(I) has an enrollment of 
                                children described in 
                                subsection (a)(1) that 
                                constitutes a percentage of the 
                                total student enrollment of the 
                                agency that--
                                            ``(aa) is not less 
                                        than 50 percent if such 
                                        agency receives a 
                                        payment on behalf of 
                                        children described in 
                                        subparagraphs (F) and 
                                        (G) of such subsection; 
                                        or
                                            ``(bb) is not less 
                                        than 40 percent if such 
                                        agency does not receive 
                                        a payment on behalf of 
                                        such children;
                                    ``(II)(aa) for a local 
                                educational agency that has a 
                                total student enrollment of 350 
                                or more students, has a per-
                                pupil expenditure that is less 
                                than the average per-pupil 
                                expenditure of the State in 
                                which the agency is located; or
                                    ``(bb) for a local 
                                educational agency that has a 
                                total student enrollment of 
                                less than 350 students, has a 
                                per-pupil expenditure that is 
                                less than the average per-pupil 
                                expenditure of a comparable 
                                local educational agency in the 
                                State in which the agency is 
                                located; and
                                    ``(III) has a tax rate for 
                                general fund purposes that is 
                                at least 95 percent of the 
                                average tax rate for general 
                                fund purposes of comparable 
                                local educational agencies in 
                                the State.
                            ``(ii) Resumption of eligibility.--
                        A heavily impacted local educational 
                        agency described in clause (i) that 
                        becomes ineligible under such clause 
                        for 1 or more fiscal years may resume 
                        eligibility for a basic support payment 
                        under this paragraph for a subsequent 
                        fiscal year only if the agency is a 
                        local educational agency whose 
                        boundaries are the same as a Federal 
                        military installation, or meets the 
                        requirements of clause (i), for that 
                        subsequent fiscal year, except that 
                        such agency shall continue to receive a 
                        basic support payment under this 
                        paragraph for the fiscal year for which 
                        the ineligibility determination is 
                        made.
                            ``(iii) Application.--With respect 
                        to the first fiscal year for which a 
                        heavily impacted local educational 
                        agency described in clause (i) applies 
                        for a basic support payment under 
                        subparagraph (A), or with respect to 
                        the first fiscal year for which a 
                        heavily impacted local educational 
                        agency applies for a basic support 
                        payment under subparagraph (A) after 
                        becoming ineligible under clause (i) 
                        for 1 or more preceding fiscal years, 
                        the agency shall apply for such payment 
                        at least 1 year prior to the start of 
                        that first fiscal year.
                    ``(D) Maximum amount for regular heavily 
                impacted local educational agencies.--(i) 
                Except as provided in subparagraph (E), the 
                maximum amount that a heavily impacted local 
                educational agency is eligible to receive under 
                this paragraph for any fiscal year is the sum 
                of the total weighted student units, as 
                computed under subsection (a)(2) and subject to 
                clause (ii), multiplied by the greater of--
                            ``(I) four-fifths of the average 
                        per-pupil expenditure of the State in 
                        which the local educational agency is 
                        located for the third fiscal year 
                        preceding the fiscal year for which the 
                        determination is made; or
                            ``(II) four-fifths of the average 
                        per-pupil expenditure of all of the 
                        States for the third fiscal year 
                        preceding the fiscal year for which the 
                        determination is made.
                    ``(ii)(I) For a local educational agency 
                with respect to which 35 percent or more of the 
                total student enrollment of the schools of the 
                agency are children described in subparagraph 
                (D) or (E) (or a combination thereof) of 
                subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall 
                calculate the weighted student units of such 
                children for purposes of subsection (a)(2) by 
                multiplying the number of such children by a 
                factor of 0.55.
                    ``(II) For a local educational agency that 
                has an enrollment of 100 or fewer children 
                described in subsection (a)(1), the Secretary 
                shall calculate the total number of weighted 
                student units for purposes of subsection (a)(2) 
                by multiplying the number of such children by a 
                factor of 1.75.
                    ``(III) For a local educational agency that 
                has an enrollment of more than 100 but not more 
                than 750 children described in subsection 
                (a)(1), the Secretary shall calculate the total 
                number of weighted student units for purposes 
                of subsection (a)(2) by multiplying the number 
                of such children by a factor of 1.25.
                    ``(E) Maximum amount for large heavily 
                impacted local educational agencies.--(i)(I) 
                Subject to clause (ii), the maximum amount that 
                a heavily impacted local educational agency 
                described in subclause (II) is eligible to 
                receive under this paragraph for any fiscal 
                year shall be determined in accordance with the 
                formula described in paragraph (1)(C).
                    ``(II) A heavily impacted local educational 
                agency described in this subclause is a local 
                educational agency that has a total student 
                enrollment of not less than 25,000 students, of 
                which not less than 50 percent are children 
                described in subsection (a)(1) and not less 
                than 6,000 of such children are children 
                described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
                subsection (a)(1).
                    ``(ii) For purposes of calculating the 
                maximum amount described in clause (i), the 
                factor used in determining the weighted student 
                units under subsection (a)(2) with respect to 
                children described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
                of subsection (a)(1) shall be 1.35.
                    ``(F) Data.--For purposes of providing 
                assistance under this paragraph the Secretary 
                shall use student, revenue, expenditure, and 
                tax data from the third fiscal year preceding 
                the fiscal year for which the local educational 
                agency is applying for assistance under this 
                paragraph.''.
    (b) Payments With Respect to Fiscal Years in Which 
Insufficient Funds Are Appropriated.--Section 8003(b)(3) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7703(b)(3)) (as so redesignated) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``paragraph 
        (1)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) in the heading, by inserting after 
                ``payments'' the following: ``in lieu of 
                payments under paragraph (1)'';
                    (B) in clause (i)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding 
                        subclause (I), by inserting before ``by 
                        multiplying'' the following: ``in lieu 
                        of basic support payments under 
                        paragraph (1)''; and
                            (ii) in subclause (II), by striking 
                        ``(not including amounts received under 
                        subsection (f))''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(iv) In the case of a local educational 
                agency that has a total student enrollment of 
                fewer than 1,000 students and that has a per-
                pupil expenditure that is less than the average 
                per-pupil expenditure of the State in which the 
                agency is located, the total percentage used to 
                calculate threshold payments under clause (i) 
                shall not be less than 40 percent.'';
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
        subparagraph (D);
            (4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
        following:
                    ``(C) Learning opportunity threshold 
                payments in lieu of payments under paragraph 
                (2).--For fiscal years described in 
                subparagraph (A), the learning opportunity 
                threshold payment in lieu of basic support 
                payments under paragraph (2) shall be equal to 
                the amount obtained under subparagraph (D) or 
                (E) of paragraph (2), as the case may be.''; 
                and
            (5) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesignated), by 
        striking ``computation made under subparagraph (B)'' 
        and inserting ``computations made under subparagraphs 
        (B) and (C)''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 8003 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703) is 
amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of 
        subsection (a)(1), by striking ``subsection (b), (d), 
        or (f)'' and inserting ``subsection (b) or (d)'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(C), in the matter 
                preceding clause (i), by striking ``this 
                subsection'' and inserting ``this paragraph''; 
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by 
                        striking ``paragraphs (1)(B), (1)(C), 
                        and (2) of this subsection'' and 
                        inserting ``subparagraphs (B) and (C) 
                        of paragraph (1) or subparagraphs (B) 
                        through (D) of paragraph (2), as the 
                        case may be, paragraph (3) of this 
                        subsection''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) by inserting after 
                                ``paragraph (1)(C)'' the 
                                following: ``or subparagraph 
                                (D) or (E) of paragraph (2), as 
                                the case may be,''; and
                                    (II) by striking 
                                ``paragraph (2)(B)'' and 
                                inserting ``subparagraph (B) or 
                                (C) of paragraph (3), as the 
                                case may be,'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``paragraph 
        (2) and subsection (f)'' and inserting ``subsections 
        (b)(1)(D), (b)(2), and paragraph (2)'';
            (4) by striking subsection (f); and
            (5) in subsection (h), by striking ``section 6'' 
        and all that follows through ``1994)'' and inserting 
        ``section 386 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
        for Fiscal Year 1993''.

SEC. 1807. BASIC SUPPORT PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES 
                    AFFECTED BY REMOVAL OF FEDERAL PROPERTY.

    Section 8003(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(b)), as amended by this Act, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Local educational agencies affected by 
        removal of federal property.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In computing the amount 
                of a basic support payment under this 
                subsection for a fiscal year for a local 
                educational agency described in subparagraph 
                (B), the Secretary shall meet the additional 
                requirements described in subparagraph (C).
                    ``(B) Local educational agency described.--
                A local educational agency described in this 
                subparagraph is a local educational agency with 
                respect to which Federal property (i) located 
                within the boundaries of the agency, and (ii) 
                on which one or more children reside who are 
                receiving a free public education at a school 
                of the agency, is transferred by the Federal 
                Government to another entity in any fiscal year 
                beginning on or after the date of the enactment 
                of the Impact Aid Reauthorization Act of 2000 
                so that the property is subject to taxation by 
                the State or a political subdivision of the 
                State.
                    ``(C) Additional requirements.--The 
                additional requirements described in this 
                subparagraph are the following:
                            ``(i) For each fiscal year 
                        beginning after the date on which the 
                        Federal property is transferred, a 
                        child described in subparagraph (B) who 
                        continues to reside on such property 
                        and who continues to receive a free 
                        public education at a school of the 
                        agency shall be deemed to be a child 
                        who resides on Federal property for 
                        purposes of computing under the 
                        applicable subparagraph of subsection 
                        (a)(1) the amount that the agency is 
                        eligible to receive under this 
                        subsection.
                            ``(ii)(I) For the third fiscal year 
                        beginning after the date on which the 
                        Federal property is transferred, and 
                        for each fiscal year thereafter, the 
                        Secretary shall, after computing the 
                        amount that the agency is otherwise 
                        eligible to receive under this 
                        subsection for the fiscal year 
                        involved, deduct from such amount an 
                        amount equal to the revenue received by 
                        the agency for the immediately 
                        preceding fiscal year as a result of 
                        the taxable status of the former 
                        Federal property.
                            ``(II) For purposes of determining 
                        the amount of revenue to be deducted in 
                        accordance with subclause (I), the 
                        local educational agency--
                                    ``(aa) shall provide for a 
                                review and certification of 
                                such amount by an appropriate 
                                local tax authority; and
                                    ``(bb) shall submit to the 
                                Secretary a report containing 
                                the amount certified under item 
                                (aa).''.

SEC. 1808. ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES WITH HIGH 
                    CONCENTRATIONS OF CHILDREN WITH SEVERE 
                    DISABILITIES.

    (a) Repeal.--Subsection (g) of section 8003 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7703(g)) is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 8003 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703) 
is amended by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as 
subsections (f) and (g), respectively.
    (2) Section 426 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 
U.S.C. 1228) is amended by striking ``subsections (d) and (g) 
of section 8003 of such Act'' and inserting ``section 8003(d) 
of such Act''.

SEC. 1809. APPLICATION FOR PAYMENTS UNDER SECTIONS 8002 AND 8003.

    Section 8005(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7705(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ``not more 
        than 60 days after a deadline established under 
        subsection (c)'' the following: ``, or not more than 60 
        days after the date on which the Secretary sends 
        written notice to the local educational agency pursuant 
        to paragraph (3)(A), as the case may be,''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) Late applications.--
                    ``(A) Notice.--The Secretary shall, as soon 
                as practicable after the deadline established 
                under subsection (c), provide to each local 
                educational agency that applied for a payment 
                under section 8002 or 8003 for the prior fiscal 
                year, and with respect to which the Secretary 
                has not received an application for a payment 
                under either such section (as the case may be) 
                for the fiscal year in question, written notice 
                of the failure to comply with the deadline and 
                instruction to ensure that the application is 
                filed not later than 60 days after the date on 
                which the Secretary sends the notice.
                    ``(B) Acceptance and approval of late 
                applications.--The Secretary shall not accept 
                or approve any application of a local 
                educational agency that is filed more than 60 
                days after the date on which the Secretary 
                sends written notice to the local educational 
                agency pursuant to subparagraph (A).''.

SEC. 1810. PAYMENTS FOR SUDDEN AND SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN ATTENDANCE 
                    OF MILITARY DEPENDENTS.

    Section 8006 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7706) is repealed.

SEC. 1811. CONSTRUCTION.

    Section 8007 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7707) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 8007. CONSTRUCTION.

    ``(a) Construction Payments Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--From 40 percent of the amount 
        appropriated for each fiscal year under section 
        8014(e), the Secretary shall make payments in 
        accordance with this subsection to each local 
        educational agency that receives a basic support 
        payment under section 8003(b) for that fiscal year.
            ``(2) Additional requirements.--A local educational 
        agency that receives a basic support payment under 
        section 8003(b)(1) shall also meet at least one of the 
        following requirements:
                    ``(A) The number of children determined 
                under section 8003(a)(1)(C) for the agency for 
                the preceding school year constituted at least 
                50 percent of the total student enrollment in 
                the schools of the agency during the preceding 
                school year.
                    ``(B) The number of children determined 
                under subparagraphs (B) and (D)(i) of section 
                8003(a)(1) for the agency for the preceding 
                school year constituted at least 50 percent of 
                the total student enrollment in the schools of 
                the agency during the preceding school year.
            ``(3) Amount of payments.--
                    ``(A) Local educational agencies impacted 
                by military dependent children.--The amount of 
                a payment to each local educational agency 
                described in this subsection that is impacted 
                by military dependent children for a fiscal 
                year shall be equal to--
                            ``(i)(I) 20 percent of the amount 
                        appropriated under section 8014(e) for 
                        such fiscal year; divided by
                            ``(II) the total number of weighted 
                        student units of children described in 
                        subparagraphs (B) and (D)(i) of section 
                        8003(a)(1) for all local educational 
                        agencies described in this subsection 
                        (as calculated under section 
                        8003(a)(2)), including the number of 
                        weighted student units of such children 
                        attending a school facility described 
                        in section 8008(a) if the Secretary 
                        does not provide assistance for the 
                        school facility under that section for 
                        the prior fiscal year; multiplied by
                            ``(ii) the total number of such 
                        weighted student units for the agency.
                    ``(B) Local educational agencies impacted 
                by children who reside on indian lands.--The 
                amount of a payment to each local educational 
                agency described in this subsection that is 
                impacted by children who reside on Indian lands 
                for a fiscal year shall be equal to--
                            ``(i)(I) 20 percent of the amount 
                        appropriated under section 8014(e) for 
                        such fiscal year; divided by
                            ``(II) the total number of weighted 
                        student units of children described in 
                        section 8003(a)(1)(C) for all local 
                        educational agencies described in this 
                        subsection (as calculated under section 
                        8003(a)(2)); multiplied by
                            ``(ii) the total number of such 
                        weighted student units for the agency.
            ``(4) Use of funds.--Any local educational agency 
        that receives funds under this subsection shall use 
        such funds for construction, as defined in section 
        8013(3).
    ``(b) School Facility Modernization Grants Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--From 60 percent of the amount 
        appropriated for each fiscal year under section 
        8014(e), the Secretary shall award grants in accordance 
        with this subsection to eligible local educational 
        agencies to enable the local educational agencies to 
        carry out modernization of school facilities.
            ``(2) Eligibility requirements.--A local 
        educational agency is eligible to receive funds under 
        this subsection only if--
                    ``(A) such agency (or in the case of a 
                local educational agency that does not have the 
                authority to tax or issue bonds, such agency's 
                fiscal agent) has no capacity to issue bonds or 
                is at such agency's limit in bonded 
                indebtedness for the purposes of generating 
                funds for capital expenditures, except that a 
                local educational agency that is eligible to 
                receive funds under section 8003(b)(2) shall be 
                deemed to meet the requirements of this 
                subparagraph; and
                    ``(B)(i) such agency received assistance 
                under section 8002(a) for the fiscal year and 
                has an assessed value of taxable property per 
                student in the school district that is less 
                than the average of the assessed value of 
                taxable property per student in the State in 
                which the local educational agency is located; 
                or
                    ``(ii) such agency received assistance 
                under subsection (a) for the fiscal year and 
                has a school facility emergency, as determined 
                by the Secretary, that poses a health or safety 
                hazard to the students and school personnel 
                assigned to the school facility.
            ``(3) Award criteria.--In awarding grants under 
        this subsection the Secretary shall consider one or 
        more of the following factors:
                    ``(A) The extent to which the local 
                educational agency lacks the fiscal capacity to 
                undertake the modernization project without 
                Federal assistance.
                    ``(B) The extent to which property in the 
                local educational agency is nontaxable due to 
                the presence of the Federal Government.
                    ``(C) The extent to which the local 
                educational agency serves high numbers or 
                percentages of children described in 
                subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of section 
                8003(a)(1).
                    ``(D) The need for modernization to meet--
                            ``(i) the threat that the condition 
                        of the school facility poses to the 
                        health, safety, and well-being of 
                        students;
                            ``(ii) overcrowding conditions as 
                        evidenced by the use of trailers and 
                        portable buildings and the potential 
                        for future overcrowding because of 
                        increased enrollment; and
                            ``(iii) facility needs resulting 
                        from actions of the Federal Government.
                    ``(E) The age of the school facility to be 
                modernized.
            ``(4) Other award provisions.--
                    ``(A) Federal share.--The Federal funds 
                provided under this subsection to a local 
                educational agency described in subparagraph 
                (C) shall not exceed 50 percent of the total 
                cost of the project to be assisted under this 
                subsection. A local educational agency may use 
                in-kind contributions to meet the matching 
                requirement of the preceding sentence.
                    ``(B) Maximum grant.--A local educational 
                agency described in subparagraph (C) may not 
                receive a grant under this subsection in an 
                amount that exceeds $3,000,000 during any 5-
                year period.
                    ``(C) Local educational agency described.--
                A local educational agency described in this 
                subparagraph is a local educational agency that 
                has the authority to issue bonds but is at such 
                agency's limit in bonded indebtedness for the 
                purposes of generating funds for capital 
                expenditures.
            ``(5) Applications.--A local educational agency 
        that desires to receive a grant under this subsection 
        shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
        time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
        information as the Secretary may require. Each 
        application shall contain--
                    ``(A) documentation certifying such 
                agency's lack of bonding capacity;
                    ``(B) a listing of the school facilities to 
                be modernized, including the number and 
                percentage of children determined under section 
                8003(a)(1) in average daily attendance in each 
                school facility;
                    ``(C) a description of the ownership of the 
                property on which the current school facility 
                is located or on which the planned school 
                facility will be located;
                    ``(D) a description of any school facility 
                deficiency that poses a health or safety hazard 
                to the occupants of the school facility and a 
                description of how that deficiency will be 
                repaired;
                    ``(E) a description of the modernization to 
                be supported with funds provided under this 
                subsection;
                    ``(F) a cost estimate of the proposed 
                modernization; and
                    ``(G) such other information and assurances 
                as the Secretary may reasonably require.
            ``(6) Emergency grants.--
                    ``(A) Applications.--Each local educational 
                agency described in paragraph (2)(B)(ii) that 
                desires a grant under this subsection shall 
                include in the application submitted under 
                paragraph (5) a signed statement from an 
                appropriate local official certifying that a 
                health or safety deficiency exists.
                    ``(B) Priority.--If the Secretary receives 
                more than one application from local 
                educational agencies described in paragraph 
                (2)(B)(ii) for grants under this subsection for 
                any fiscal year, the Secretary shall give 
                priority to local educational agencies based on 
                the severity of the emergency, as determined by 
                the Secretary, and when the application was 
                received.
                    ``(C) Allocation; reporting requirement.--
                            ``(i) Allocation.--In awarding 
                        grants under this subsection to local 
                        educational agencies described in 
                        paragraph (2)(B)(ii), the Secretary 
                        shall consider all applications 
                        received from local educational 
                        agencies that meet the requirement of 
                        subsection (a)(2)(A) and local 
                        educational agencies that meet the 
                        requirement of subsection (a)(2)(B).
                            ``(ii) Reporting requirement.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Not 
                                later than January 1 of each 
                                year, the Secretary shall 
                                prepare and submit to the 
                                appropriate congressional 
                                committees a report that 
                                contains a justification for 
                                each grant awarded under this 
                                subsection for the prior fiscal 
                                year.
                                    ``(II) Definition .--In 
                                this clause, the term 
                                `appropriate congressional 
                                committees' means the Committee 
                                on Appropriations and the 
                                Committee on Education and the 
                                Workforce of the House of 
                                Representatives and the 
                                Committee on Appropriations and 
                                the Committee on Health, 
                                Education, Labor, and Pensions 
                                of the Senate.
                    ``(D) Consideration for following year.--A 
                local educational agency described in paragraph 
                (2)(B)(ii) that applies for a grant under this 
                subsection for any fiscal year and does not 
                receive the grant shall have the application 
                for the grant considered for the following 
                fiscal year, subject to the priority described 
                in subparagraph (B).
            ``(7) Supplement not supplant.--An eligible local 
        educational agency shall use funds received under this 
        subsection only to supplement the amount of funds that 
        would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made 
        available from non-Federal sources for the 
        modernization of school facilities used for educational 
        purposes, and not to supplant such funds.''.

SEC. 1812. STATE CONSIDERATION OF PAYMENTS IN PROVIDING STATE AID.

    Section 8009 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7709) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``or under'' 
        and all that follows through ``of 1994)'';
            (2) by amending subsection (b)(1) to read as 
        follows:
            ``(1) In general.--A State may reduce State aid to 
        a local educational agency that receives a payment 
        under section 8002 or 8003(b) (except the amount 
        calculated in excess of 1.0 under section 
        8003(a)(2)(B)) for any fiscal year if the Secretary 
        determines, and certifies under subsection (c)(3)(A), 
        that the State has in effect a program of State aid 
        that equalizes expenditures for free public education 
        among local educational agencies in the State.''; and
            (3) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter proceeding 
                        subparagraph (A), by striking ``or 
                        under'' and all that follows through 
                        ``of 1994)''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by 
                        striking ``or under'' and all that 
                        follows through ``of 1994)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or 
                under'' and all that follows through ``of 
                1994)''.

SEC. 1813. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 8010(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7710(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1);
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
        paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and
            (3) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
                ``section 5(d)(2) of the Act of September 30, 
                1950 (Public Law 874, 81st Congress) (as such 
                section was in effect on the day preceding the 
                date of enactment of the Improving America's 
                Schools Act of 1994) or''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (E)--
                            (i) by striking ``1994'' and 
                        inserting ``1999'';
                            (ii) by striking ``(or such 
                        section's predecessor authority)''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``paragraph (2)'' 
                        and inserting ``paragraph (1)''.

SEC. 1814. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS AND JUDICIAL REVIEW.

    (a) Administrative Hearings.--
            (1) In general.--Section 8011(a) of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7711) is 
        amended by adding at the end before the period the 
        following: ``if the local educational agency or State, 
        as the case may be, submits to the Secretary a request 
        for the hearing not later than 60 days after the date 
        of the action of the Secretary under this title''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by 
        paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to an action of 
        the Secretary under title VIII of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7701 et 
        seq.) initiated on or after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act.
    (b) Judicial Review of Secretarial Action.--Section 
8011(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7711(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``60 days'' 
and inserting ``30 working days (as determined by the local 
educational agency or State)''.

SEC. 1815. FORGIVENESS OF OVERPAYMENTS.

    The matter preceding paragraph (1) of section 8012 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7712) 
is amended by striking ``under the Act'' and all that follows 
through ``of 1994)'' and inserting ``under this title's 
predecessor authorities''.

SEC. 1816. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 8013 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)(iii)--
                                    (I) in subclause (I), by 
                                striking ``or'' after the 
                                semicolon; and
                                    (II) by adding at the end 
                                the following:
                                    ``(III) used for affordable 
                                housing assisted under the 
                                Native American Housing 
                                Assistance and Self-
                                Determination Act of 1996; 
                                or''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (F)(i), by striking 
                ``the mutual'' and all that follows through 
                ``1937'' and inserting ``or authorized by the 
                Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
                Determination Act of 1996'';
            (2) in paragraph (8)(B), by striking ``all States'' 
        and inserting ``the 50 States and the District of 
        Columbia'';
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (11) and (12) as 
        paragraphs (12) and (13), respectively; and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (10) the 
        following:
            ``(11) Modernization.--The term `modernization' 
        means repair, renovation, alteration, or construction, 
        including--
                    ``(A) the concurrent installation of 
                equipment; and
                    ``(B) the complete or partial replacement 
                of an existing school facility, but only if 
                such replacement is less expensive and more 
                cost-effective than repair, renovation, or 
                alteration of the school facility.''.

SEC. 1817. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Payments for Federal Acquisition of Real Property.--
Section 8014(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7714(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$16,750,000 for fiscal year 
        1995'' and inserting ``$32,000,000 for fiscal year 
        2000''; and
            (2) by striking ``four'' and inserting ``three''.
    (b) Basic Payments.--Section 8014(b) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7714(b)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``subsections (b) and (f) of 
        section 8003'' and inserting ``section 8003(b)'';
            (2) by striking ``$775,000,000 for fiscal year 
        1995'' and inserting ``$809,400,000 for fiscal year 
        2000'';
            (3) by striking ``four'' and inserting ``three''; 
        and
            (4) by striking ``, of which 6 percent'' and all 
        that follows and inserting a period.
    (c) Payments for Children With Disabilities.--Section 
8014(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7714(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$45,000,000 for fiscal year 
        1995'' and inserting ``$50,000,000 for fiscal year 
        2000''; and
            (2) by striking ``four'' and inserting ``three''.
    (d) Payments for Increases in Military Children.--
Subsection (d) of section 8014 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7714) is repealed.
    (e) Construction.--Section 8014(e) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7714(e)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``$25,000,000 for fiscal year 
        1995'' and inserting ``$10,052,000 for fiscal year 
        2000''; and
            (2) by striking ``four'' and inserting ``three''.
    (f) Facilities Maintenance.--Section 8014(f) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7714(f)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$2,000,000 for fiscal year 1995'' 
        and inserting ``$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2000''; and
            (2) by striking ``four'' and inserting ``three''.
    (g) Additional Assistance for Certain Local Educational 
Agencies Impacted by Federal Property Acquisition.--Section 
8014(g) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7714(g)) is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``Federal Property 
        Local Educational Agencies'' and inserting ``Local 
        Educational Agencies Impacted by Federal Property 
        Acquisition''; and
            (2) by striking ``such sums as are necessary 
        beginning in fiscal year 1998 and for each succeeding 
        fiscal year'' and inserting ``$1,500,000 for fiscal 
        year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary for each of 
        the three succeeding fiscal years''.

SEC. 1818. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall 
take effect on October 1, 2000, or the date of the enactment of 
this Act, whichever occurs later.

            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

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

                            TITLE XXI--ARMY

Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
          2000 projects.
Sec. 2106. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
          1999 projects.
Sec. 2107. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1998 
          project.
Sec. 2108. Authority to accept funds for realignment of certain military 
          construction project, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

    (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2104(a)(1), the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property 
and carry out military construction projects for the 
installations and locations inside the United States, and in 
the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                     Army: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
               State                      location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama...........................  Redstone Arsenal....     $39,000,000
Alaska............................  Fort Richardson.....       3,000,000
Arizona...........................  Fort Huachuca.......       4,600,000
Arkansas..........................  Pine Bluff Arsenal..       2,750,000
California........................  Fort Irwin..........      31,000,000
                                    Presidio, Monterey..       2,600,000
Georgia...........................  Fort Benning........      15,800,000
                                    Fort Gordon.........       2,600,000
Hawaii............................  Pohakoula Training        32,000,000
                                     Facility.
                                    Schofield Barracks..      43,800,000
Kansas............................  Fort Riley..........      22,000,000
Kentucky..........................  Fort Knox...........         550,000
Maryland..........................  Fort Meade..........      19,000,000
Missouri..........................  Fort Leonard Wood...      65,400,000
New Jersey........................  Picatinny Arsenal...       5,600,000
New York..........................  Fort Drum...........      18,000,000
North Carolina....................  Fort Bragg..........     222,200,000
                                    Sunny Point Army           2,300,000
                                     Terminal.
Ohio..............................  Columbus............       1,832,000
Pennsylvania......................  Carlisle Barracks...      10,500,000
                                    New Cumberland Army        3,700,000
                                     Depot.
Texas.............................  Fort Bliss..........      26,000,000
                                    Fort Hood...........      36,492,000
                                    Red River Army Depot         800,000
Virginia..........................  Fort Evans..........       4,450,000
                                                         ---------------
                                      Total.............     615,974,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2104(a)(2), the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property 
and carry out military construction projects for the locations 
outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the 
following table:

                     Army: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
              Country                     location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany...........................  Area Support Group,      $11,650,000
                                     Bamberg............
                                    Area Support Group,       11,300,000
                                     Darmstadt..........
                                    Kaiserslautern......       3,400,000
                                    Mannheim............       4,050,000
Korea.............................  Camp Carroll........      10,000,000
                                    Camp Hovey..........      30,200,000
                                    Camp Humphreys......      14,200,000
                                    Camp Page...........      19,500,000
                                    Yongpyong...........      11,850,000
Puerto Rico.......................  Fort Buchanan.......       3,700,000
                                                         ---------------
                                      Total.............     119,850,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

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

SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING.

    (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 2104(a)(6)(A), the Secretary of the Army may construct 
or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition) at 
the installations, for the purposes, and in the amounts set 
forth in the following table:

                                              Army: Family Housing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            State or Country                Installation or location            Purpose               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska..................................  Fort Wainwright............  75 Units.................     $24,000,000
Arizona.................................  Fort Huachuca..............  110 Units................      16,224,000
California..............................  Fort Irwin.................  24 Units.................       4,700,000
Hawaii..................................  Schofield Barracks.........  72 Units.................      15,500,000
Kentucky................................  Fort Campbell..............  184 Units................      27,800,000
Maryland................................  Fort Detrick...............  48 Units.................       5,600,000
Missouri................................  Fort Leonard Wood..........  24 Units.................       4,150,000
North Carolina..........................  Fort Bragg.................  160 Units................      22,000,000
South Carolina..........................  Fort Jackson...............  1 Unit...................         250,000
Texas...................................  Fort Bliss.................  64 Units.................      10,200,000
Virginia................................  Fort Lee...................  52 Units.................       8,600,000
Korea...................................  Camp Humphreys.............  60 Units.................      21,800,000
Puerto Rico.............................  Fort Buchanan..............  31 Units.................       5,000,000
                                                                                                 ---------------
                                            Total....................  .........................     165,824,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2104(a)(6)(A), the Secretary of the Army may carry out 
architectural and engineering services and construction design 
activities with respect to the construction or improvement of 
family housing units in an amount not to exceed $6,542,000.

SEC. 2103. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

    Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2104(a)(6)(A), the Secretary of the 
Army may improve existing military family housing units in an 
amount not to exceed $63,590,000.

SEC. 2104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.

    (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
2000, for military construction, land acquisition, and military 
family housing functions of the Department of the Army in the 
total amount of $1,925,344,000, as follows:
            (1) For military construction projects inside the 
        United States authorized by section 2101(a), 
        $419,374,000.
            (2) For military construction projects outside the 
        United States authorized by section 2101(b), 
        $119,850,000.
            (3) For a military construction project at an 
        unspecified worldwide location authorized by section 
        2101(c), $11,000,000.
            (4) For unspecified minor construction projects 
        authorized by section 2805 of title 10, United States 
        Code, $20,700,000.
            (5) For architectural and engineering services and 
        construction design under section 2807 of title 10, 
        United States Code, $109,306,000.
            (6) For military family housing functions:
                    (A) For construction and acquisition, 
                planning and design, and improvement of 
                military family housing and facilities, 
                $235,956,000.
                    (B) For support of military family housing 
                (including the functions described in section 
                2833 of title 10, United States Code), 
                $971,704,000.
            (7) For the construction of phase 1C of a barracks 
        complex, Infantry Drive, Fort Riley, Kansas, authorized 
        by section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Act for 
        Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public Law 105-261; 112 
        Stat. 2182), $10,000,000.
            (8) For the construction of a railhead facility, 
        Fort Hood, Texas, authorized by section 2101(a) of the 
        Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        1999 (112 Stat. 2182), as amended by section 2106 of 
        this Act, $9,800,000.
            (9) For the construction of a chemical defense 
        qualification facility, Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas, 
        authorized by section 2101(a) of the Military 
        Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 
        (division B of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 825), 
        $2,592,000.
            (10) For the construction of phase 1B of a barracks 
        complex, Wilson Street, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, 
        authorized by section 2101(a) of the Military 
        Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 
        (113 Stat. 825), $22,400,000.
            (11) For the construction of phase 2B of a barracks 
        complex, Tagaytay Street, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 
        authorized by section 2101(a) of the Military 
        Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 
        (113 Stat. 825), $3,108,000.
            (12) For the construction of phase 2 of a tactical 
        equipment shop, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, authorized by 
        section 2101(a) of the Military Construction 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (113 Stat. 825), 
        $10,100,000.
    (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 
of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variations 
authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out 
under section 2101 of this Act may not exceed--
            (1) the total amount authorized to be appropriated 
        under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a);
            (2) $22,600,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2101(a) for the construction 
        of a Basic Training Complex at Fort Leonard Wood, 
        Missouri);
            (3) $10,000,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2101(a) for construction of a 
        Multipurpose Digital Training Range at Fort Hood, 
        Texas);
            (4) $34,000,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2101(a) for construction of 
        phase I of a barracks complex, Longstreet Road, Fort 
        Bragg, North Carolina);
            (5) $104,000,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2101(a) for the construction 
        phase I of a barracks complex, Bunter Road, Fort Bragg, 
        North Carolina);
            (6) $6,000,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2101(a) for the construction 
        of a battle simulation center at Fort Drum, New York); 
        and
            (7) $20,000,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2101(a) for the construction 
        of Saddle Access Road, Pohakuloa Training Facility, 
        Hawaii).
    (c) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (12) of 
subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by--
            (1) $635,000, which represents the combination of 
        savings resulting from adjustments to foreign currency 
        exchange rates for military construction outside the 
        United States; and
            (2) $19,911,000 which represents the combination of 
        savings resulting from adjustments to foreign currency 
        exchange rates for military family housing construction 
        and military family housing support outside the United 
        States.

SEC. 2105. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                    2000 PROJECTS.

    (a) Construction Projects Inside the United States.--The 
table in section 2101(a) of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (division B of Public 
Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 825) is amended--
            (1) in the item relating to Fort Stewart, Georgia, 
        by striking ``$71,700,000'' in the amount column and 
        inserting ``$25,700,000'';
            (2) by striking the item relating to Fort Riley, 
        Kansas;
            (3) in the item relating to CONUS Various, by 
        striking ``$36,400,000'' in the amount column and 
        inserting ``$138,900,000''; and
            (4) by striking the amount identified as the total 
        in the amount column and inserting ``$1,059,250,000''.
    (b) Unspecified Minor Construction Projects.--Subsection 
(a)(3) of section 2104 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (113 Stat. 826) is 
amended by striking ``$9,500,000'' and inserting 
``$14,600,000''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2104 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 is further 
amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subsection (a), by 
        striking ``$2,353,231,000'' and inserting 
        ``$2,358,331,000''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (7) 
        and inserting the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) $102,500,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2101(a) for Army construction 
        and land acquisition projects covered under the item 
        relating to CONUS Various, as amended by section 2105 
        of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 2001).

SEC. 2106. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                    1999 PROJECTS.

    (a) Modification.--The table in section 2101 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
(division B of Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2182) is amended--
            (1) in the item relating to Fort Hood, Texas, by 
        striking ``$32,500,000'' in the amount column and 
        inserting ``$45,300,000'';
            (2) in the item relating to Fort Riley, Kansas, by 
        striking ``$41,000,000'' in the amount column and 
        inserting ``$44,500,000''; and
            (3) by striking the amount identified as the total 
        in the amount column and inserting ``$785,081,000''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2104 of that Act (112 
Stat. 2184) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
                by striking ``$2,098,713,000'' and inserting 
                ``$2,111,513,000''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                ``$609,781,000'' and inserting 
                ``$622,581,000''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(7), by striking 
        ``$24,500,000'' and inserting ``$28,000,000''.

SEC. 2107. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 1998 
                    PROJECT.

    (a) Modification.--The table in section 2101(a) of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
(division B of Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1967), as amended 
by section 2105(a) of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public Law 105-261; 112 
Stat. 2185), is amended--
            (1) in the item relating to Hunter Army Airfield, 
        Fort Stewart, Georgia, by striking ``$54,000,000'' in 
        the amount column and inserting ``$57,500,000''; and
            (2) by striking the amount identified as the total 
        in the amount column and inserting ``$606,250,000''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2104(b)(5) of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
(111 Stat. 1969) is amended by striking ``$42,500,000'' and 
inserting ``$46,000,000''.

SEC. 2108. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT FUNDS FOR REALIGNMENT OF CERTAIN 
                    MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, FORT CAMPBELL, 
                    KENTUCKY.

    (a) Authority To Accept Funds.--(1) The Secretary of the 
Army may accept funds from the Federal Highway Administration 
or the Commonwealth of Kentucky for purposes of funding all 
costs associated with the realignment of the military 
construction project involving a rail connector located at Fort 
Campbell, Kentucky, as authorized in section 2101(a) of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
(division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2763).
    (2) Any funds accepted under paragraph (1) shall be 
credited to the account of the Department of the Army from 
which the costs of the realignment of the military construction 
project described in that paragraph are to be paid.
    (b) Use of Funds.--(1) The Secretary may use funds accepted 
under subsection (a) for any costs associated with the 
realignment of the military construction project described in 
that subsection in addition to any amounts authorized and 
appropriated for the military construction project.
    (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the costs associated 
with the realignment of the military construction project 
described in subsection (a) include redesign costs, additional 
construction costs, additional costs due to construction delays 
related to the realignment, and additional real estate costs.
    (3) Funds accepted under subsection (a) shall remain 
available for use under paragraph (1) until expended.



                            TITLE XXII--NAVY



Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
Sec. 2205. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1997 
          project at Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, 
          Virginia.

SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

    (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2204(a)(1), the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property 
and carry out military construction projects for the 
installations and locations inside the United States, and in 
the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                     Navy: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
               State                      location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona...........................  Marine Corps Air          $8,200,000
                                     Station, Yuma.
                                    Navy Detachment,           2,940,000
                                     Camp Navajo.
California........................  Marine Corps Air-         23,870,000
                                     Ground Combat
                                     Center, Twentynine
                                     Palms..............
                                    Marine Corps Air          13,740,000
                                     Station, Miramar...
                                    Marine Corps Base,         8,100,000
                                     Camp Pendleton.....
                                    Marine Corps               6,660,000
                                     Logistics Base,
                                     Barstow............
                                    Naval Air Station,        12,050,000
                                     Lemoore.
                                    Naval Air Warfare         11,400,000
                                     Center Weapons
                                     Division, Point
                                     Mugu...............
                                    Naval Aviation             4,340,000
                                     Depot, North Island
                                    Naval Facility, San        8,860,000
                                     Clemente Island....
                                    Naval Postgraduate         5,280,000
                                     School, Monterey...
                                    Naval Ship Weapons        10,200,000
                                     Systems Engineering
                                     Station, Port
                                     Hueneme............
                                    Naval Station, San        53,200,000
                                     Diego.
Connecticut.......................  Naval Submarine            3,100,000
                                     Base, New London...
CONUS Various.....................  CONUS Various.......      11,500,000
District of Columbia..............  Marine Corps              24,597,000
                                     Barracks.
                                    Naval District,            2,450,000
                                     Washington.
                                    Naval Research            12,390,000
                                     Laboratory,
                                     Washington.........
Florida...........................  Naval Air Station,         5,130,000
                                     Whiting Field.
                                    Naval Surface              9,960,000
                                     Warfare Center
                                     Wastal Systems
                                     Station, Panama
                                     City...............
                                    Naval Station,             6,830,000
                                     Mayport.
                                    Naval Surface              3,570,000
                                     Warfare Center
                                     Detachment, Ft.
                                     Lauderdale.........
Georgia...........................  Marine Corps               1,100,000
                                     Logistics Base,
                                     Albany.............
                                    Navy Supply Corps          2,950,000
                                     School, Athens.....
                                    Trident Refit              5,200,000
                                     Facility, Kings Bay.
Hawaii............................  Fleet Industrial          12,000,000
                                     Supply Center,
                                     Pearl Harbor.......
                                    Naval Undersea             2,100,000
                                     Weapons Station
                                     Detachment,
                                     Lualualei..........
                                    Marine Corps Air          18,400,000
                                     Station, Kaneohe...
                                    Naval Station, Pearl      37,600,000
                                     Harbor.
Illinois..........................  Naval Training           121,400,000
                                     Center, Great Lakes
Maine.............................  Naval Air Station,         2,450,000
                                     Brunswick.
                                    Naval Shipyard,            4,960,000
                                     Portsmouth.
Maryland..........................  Naval Explosive            6,430,000
                                     Ordinance Disposal
                                     Technology Center,
                                     Indian Head........
                                    Naval Air Station,         8,240,000
                                     Patuxent River.....
Mississippi.......................  Naval Air Station,         4,700,000
                                     Meridian.
                                    Naval Oceanographic        6,950,000
                                     Office, Stennis
                                     Space Center.......
Nevada............................  Naval Air Station,         6,280,000
                                     Fallon.
New Jersey........................  Naval Weapons              2,420,000
                                     Station, Earle.
North Carolina....................  Marine Corps Air           8,480,000
                                     Station, Cherry
                                     Point..............
                                    Marine Corps Air           3,400,000
                                     Station, New River.
                                    Marine Corps Base,        45,870,000
                                     Camp Lejeune.......
                                    Naval Aviation             7,540,000
                                     Depot, Cherry Point
Pennsylvania......................  Naval Surface             10,680,000
                                     Warfare Center
                                     Shipyard Systems
                                     Engineering
                                     Station,
                                     Philadelphia.......
Rhode Island......................  Naval Undersea             4,150,000
                                     Warfare Center
                                     Division, Newport..
South Carolina....................  Marine Corps Air           3,140,000
                                     Station, Beaufort..
                                    Marine Corps Recruit       2,660,000
                                     Depot, Parris
                                     Island.............
Texas.............................  Naval Air Station,         4,850,000
                                     Corpus Christi.....
                                    Naval Air Station,         2,670,000
                                     Kingsville.
                                    Naval Station,             2,420,000
                                     Ingleside.
Virginia..........................  AEGIS Combat Systems       3,300,000
                                     Center, Wallops
                                     Island.............
                                    Marine Corps Combat        8,590,000
                                     Development
                                     Command, Quantico..
                                    Naval Air Station,        31,450,000
                                     Norfolk.
                                    Naval Air Station,         5,250,000
                                     Oceana.
                                    Naval Amphibious           2,830,000
                                     Base, Little Creek.
                                    Naval Shipyard,           16,100,000
                                     Norfolk, Portsmouth
                                    Naval Station,             4,700,000
                                     Norfolk.
                                    Naval Surface             30,700,000
                                     Warfare Center,
                                     Dahlgren...........
Washington........................  Naval Shipyard,          100,740,000
                                     Bremerton, Puget
                                     Sound..............
                                    Naval Station,            11,930,000
                                     Bremerton..........
                                    Naval Station,             5,500,000
                                     Everett............
                                    Naval Submarine            4,600,000
                                     Base, Bangor.......
                                    Strategic Weapons          1,400,000
                                     Facility Pacific,
                                     Bremerton..........
                                                         ---------------
                                      Total:............     811,497,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2204(a)(2), the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property 
and carry out military construction projects for the locations 
outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the 
following table:

                     Navy: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
              Country                     location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bahrain...........................  Administrative           $19,400,000
                                     Support Unit.
Italy.............................  Naval Air Station,        32,969,000
                                     Sigonella.
                                    Naval Support             15,000,000
                                     Activity, Naples.
Various Locations.................  Host Nation                  142,000
                                     Infrastructure
                                     Support............
                                                         ---------------
                                      Total:............      67,511,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING.

    (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 2204(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Navy may construct 
or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition) at 
the installations, for the purposes, and in the amounts set 
forth in the following table:

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

    (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2204(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Navy may carry out 
architectural and engineering services and construction design 
activities with respect to the construction or improvement of 
military family housing units in an amount not to exceed 
$19,958,000.

SEC. 2203. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

    Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2204(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the 
Navy may improve existing military family housing units in an 
amount not to exceed $193,077,000.

SEC. 2204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY.

    (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
2000, for military construction, land acquisition, and military 
family housing functions of the Department of the Navy in the 
total amount of $2,227,995,000, as follows:
            (1) For military construction projects inside the 
        United States authorized by section 2201(a), 
        $750,257,000.
            (2) For military construction projects outside the 
        United States authorized by section 2201(b), 
        $67,511,000.
            (3) For unspecified minor construction projects 
        authorized by section 2805 of title 10, United States 
        Code, $11,659,000.
            (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
        construction design under section 2807 of title 10, 
        United States Code, $73,335,000.
            (5) For military family housing functions:
                    (A) For construction and acquisition, 
                planning and design, and improvement of 
                military family housing and facilities, 
                $418,155,000.
                    (B) For support of military housing 
                (including functions described in section 2833 
                of title 10, United States Code), $882,638,000.
            (6) For construction of a berthing wharf at Naval 
        Air Station, North Island, California, authorized by 
        section 2201(a) of the Military Construction 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (division B of 
        Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 828), $12,800,000.
            (7) For construction of the Commander-in-Chief 
        Headquarters, Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, 
        authorized by section 2201(a) of the Military 
        Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, 
        $35,600,000.
    (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 
of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation 
authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out 
under section 2201 of this Act may not exceed--
            (1) the total amount authorized to be appropriated 
        under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a);
            (2) $17,500,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2201(a) for repair of a pier 
        at Naval Station, San Diego, California);
            (3) $24,460,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2201(a) for replacement of a 
        pier at Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Puget Sound, 
        Washington); and
            (4) $10,280,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2201(a) for construction of an 
        industrial skills center at Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, 
        Puget Sound, Washington).
    (c) Adjustments.--The total amount authorized to be 
appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (7) of 
subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by--
            (1) $2,889,000, which represents the combination of 
        savings resulting from adjustments to foreign currency 
        exchange rates for military construction outside the 
        United States;
            (2) $20,000,000, which represents the combination 
        of project savings in military construction resulting 
        from favorable bids, reduced overhead charges, and 
        cancellations due to force structure changes; and
            (3) $1,071,000, which represents the combination of 
        savings resulting from adjustments to foreign currency 
        exchange rates for military family housing support 
        outside the United States.

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

    The Secretary of the Navy may carry out a military 
construction project involving infrastructure development at 
the Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, 
Virginia, in the amount of $8,900,000, using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 2204(a)(1) of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 
Stat. 2769) for a military construction project involving a 
sanitary landfill at that installation, as authorized by 
section 2201(a) of that Act (110 Stat. 2767) and extended by 
section 2702 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2000 (division B of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 
842) and section 2703 of this Act.



                         TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE



Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition 
          projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.

SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
                    PROJECTS.

    (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2304(a)(1), the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real 
property and carry out military construction projects for the 
installations and locations inside the United States, and in 
the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                   Air Force: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
               State                      location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama...........................  Maxwell Air Force         $3,825,000
                                     Base.
Alaska............................  Cape Romanzof.......       3,900,000
                                    Eielson Air Force         40,990,000
                                     Base.
                                    Elmendorf Air Force       35,186,000
                                     Base.
Arizona...........................  Davis-Monthan Air          7,900,000
                                     Force Base.........
Arkansas..........................  Little Rock Air           18,319,000
                                     Force Base.........
California........................  Beale Air Force Base      10,099,000
                                    Los Angeles Air            6,580,000
                                     Force Base.
                                    Vandenberg Air Force       4,650,000
                                     Base.
Colorado..........................  Buckley Air National       2,750,000
                                     Guard Base.........
                                    Peterson Air Force        22,396,000
                                     Base.
                                    Schriever Air Force        8,450,000
                                     Base.
                                    United States Air         18,960,000
                                     Force Academy......
CONUS Classified..................  Classified Location.       1,810,000
District of Columbia..............  Bolling Air Force          4,520,000
                                     Base.
Florida...........................  Eglin Air Force Base       8,940,000
                                    Eglin Auxiliary            7,960,000
                                     Field 9.
                                    Patrick Air Force         12,970,000
                                     Base.
                                    Tyndall Air Force         31,495,000
                                     Base.
Georgia...........................  Fort Stewart/Hunter        4,920,000
                                     Army Air Field.....
                                    Moody Air Force Base      11,318,000
                                    Robins Air Force          15,857,000
                                     Base.
Hawaii............................  Hickam Air Force           4,620,000
                                     Base.
Idaho.............................  Mountain Home Air         10,125,000
                                     Force Base.........
Illinois..........................  Scott Air Force Base       3,830,000
Kansas............................  McConnell Air Force       11,864,000
                                     Base.
Louisiana.........................  Barksdale Air Force       20,464,000
                                     Base.
Massachusetts.....................  Hanscom Air Force         12,000,000
                                     Base.
Mississippi.......................  Columbus Air Force         4,828,000
                                     Base.
                                    Keesler Air Force         15,040,000
                                     Base.
Missouri..........................  Whiteman Air Force        12,050,000
                                     Base.
Montana...........................  Malmstrom Air Force       11,179,000
                                     Base.
New Jersey........................  McGuire Air Force         29,772,000
                                     Base.
New Mexico........................  Cannon Air Force           4,934,000
                                     Base.
                                    Holloman Air Force        18,380,000
                                     Base.
                                    Kirtland Air Force         7,350,000
                                     Base.
North Carolina....................  Pope Air Force Base.      24,570,000
                                    Seymour Johnson Air        7,141,000
                                     Force Base.........
Ohio..............................  Wright-Patterson Air      37,508,000
                                     Force Base.........
Oklahoma..........................  Altus Air Force Base       2,939,000
                                    Tinker Air Force          26,895,000
                                     Base.
                                    Vance Air Force Base      10,504,000
South Carolina....................  Charleston Air Force      22,238,000
                                     Base.
                                    Shaw Air Force Base.       8,102,000
South Dakota......................  Ellsworth Air Force       10,290,000
                                     Base.
Texas.............................  Dyess Air Force Base      24,988,000
                                    Lackland Air Force        10,330,000
                                     Base.
                                    Laughlin Air Force        11,973,000
                                     Base.
                                    Sheppard Air Force         6,450,000
                                     Base.
Utah..............................  Hill Air Force Base.      28,050,000
Virginia..........................  Langley Air Force         19,650,000
                                     Base.
Washington........................  Fairchild Air Force        7,926,000
                                     Base.
                                    McChord Air Force         10,250,000
                                     Base.
Wyoming...........................  F.E. Warren Air           25,720,000
                                     Force Base.
                                                         ---------------
                                      Total:............     745,755,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2304(a)(2), the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real 
property and carry out military construction projects for the 
installations and locations outside the United States, and in 
the amounts, set forth in the following table:

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

SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING.

    (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may 
construct or acquire family housing units (including land 
acquisition) at the installations, for the purposes, and in the 
amounts set forth in the following table:


                                            Air Force: Family Housing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                     Installation or location            Purpose               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California..............................  Edwards Air Force Base.....  57 Units.................      $9,870,000
                                          Travis Air Force Base......  64 Units.................       9,870,000
District of Columbia....................  Bolling Air Force Base.....  136 Units................      17,137,000
Idaho...................................  Mountain Home Air Force      119 Units................      10,598,000
                                           Base......................
Nevada..................................  Nellis Air Force Base......  26 Units.................       5,000,000
North Dakota............................  Cavalier Air Force Station.  2 Units..................         443,000
                                          Minot Air Force Base.......  134 Units................      19,097,000
                                                                                                 ---------------
                                                                         Total:.................      72,015,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out 
architectural and engineering services and construction design 
activities with respect to the construction or improvement of 
military family housing units in an amount not to exceed 
$12,760,000.

SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

    Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the 
Air Force may improve existing military family housing units in 
an amount not to exceed $174,046,000.

SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE.

    (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
2000, for military construction, land acquisition, and military 
family housing functions of the Department of the Air Force in 
the total amount of $1,943,069,000, as follows:
            (1) For military construction projects inside the 
        United States authorized by section 2301(a), 
        $736,355,000.
            (2) For military construction projects outside the 
        United States authorized by section 2301(b), 
        $47,875,000.
            (3) For unspecified minor construction projects 
        authorized by section 2805 of title 10, United States 
        Code, $11,350,000.
            (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
        construction design under section 2807 of title 10, 
        United States Code, $74,628,000.
            (5) For military housing functions:
                    (A) For construction and acquisition, 
                planning and design, and improvement of 
                military family housing and facilities, 
                $258,821,000.
                    (B) For support of military family housing 
                (including functions described in section 2833 
                of title 10, United States Code), $826,271,000.
    (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 
of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation 
authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out 
under section 2301 of this Act may not exceed--
            (1) the total amount authorized to be appropriated 
        under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a); and
            (2) $9,400,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2301(a) for the construction 
        of an air freight terminal and base supply complex at 
        McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey).
    (c) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (5) of 
subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by $12,231,000, which 
represents the combination of savings resulting from 
adjustments to foreign currency exchange rates for military 
family housing construction and military family housing support 
outside the United States.



                      TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES



Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition 
          projects.
Sec. 2402. Energy conservation projects.
Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
Sec. 2404. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
          1990 project.

SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                    ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

    (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2403(a)(1), the Secretary of Defense may acquire real property 
and carry out military construction projects for the 
installations and locations inside the United States, and in 
the amounts, set forth in the following table:

               Defense Agencies: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
              Agency                      location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chemical Demilitarization.........  Aberdeen Proving          $3,100,000
                                     Ground.............
Defense Education Activity........  Camp Lejeune, North        5,914,000
                                     Carolina...........
                                    Laurel Bay, South            804,000
                                     Carolina...........
Defense Logistics Agency..........  Defense Distribution      17,700,000
                                     Depot Susquehanna,
                                     New Cumberland,
                                     Pennsylvania.......
                                    Defense Fuel Support       5,700,000
                                     Point, Cherry
                                     Point, North
                                     Carolina...........
                                    Defense Fuel Support      16,956,000
                                     Point, MacDill Air
                                     Force Base, Florida
                                    Defense Fuel Support      11,000,000
                                     Point, McConnell
                                     Air Force Base,
                                     Kansas.............
                                    Defense Fuel Support       5,000,000
                                     Point, Naval Air
                                     Station, Fallon,
                                     Nevada.............
                                    Defense Fuel Support       5,900,000
                                     Point, North
                                     Island, California.
                                    Defense Fuel Support       2,000,000
                                     Point, Oceana Naval
                                     Air Station,
                                     Virginia...........
                                    Defense Fuel Support       8,300,000
                                     Point, Patuxent
                                     River, Maryland....
                                    Defense Fuel Support       2,200,000
                                     Point, Twentynine
                                     Palms, California..
                                    Defense Supply             4,500,000
                                     Center, Richmond,
                                     Virginia...........
National Security Agency..........  Fort Meade, Maryland       4,228,000
Special Operations Command........  Eglin Auxiliary           23,204,000
                                     Field 9, Florida...
                                    Fleet Combat               5,500,000
                                     Training Center,
                                     Dam Neck, Virginia.
                                    Fort Bragg, North          8,600,000
                                     Carolina...........
                                    Fort Campbell,            16,300,000
                                     Kentucky...........
                                    Naval Air Station,         1,350,000
                                     North Island,
                                     California.........
                                    Naval Air Station,         3,400,000
                                     Oceana, Virginia...
                                    Naval Amphibious           4,300,000
                                     Base, Coronado,
                                     California.........
                                    Naval Amphibious           5,400,000
                                     Base, Little Creek,
                                     Virginia...........
                                    Pearl Harbor, Hawaii       9,900,000
TRICARE Management Activity.......  Edwards Air Force         17,900,000
                                     Base, California...
                                    Marine Corps Base,        14,150,000
                                     Camp Pendleton,
                                     California.........
                                    Eglin Air Force           37,600,000
                                     Base, Florida......
                                    Fort Drum, New York.       1,400,000
                                    Patrick Air Force          2,700,000
                                     Base, Florida......
                                    Tyndall Air Force          7,700,000
                                     Base, Florida......
                                    William Beaumont           4,200,000
                                     Medical Center,
                                     Texas..............
                                                         ---------------
                                      Total:............     256,906,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2403(a)(2), the Secretary of Defense may acquire real property 
and carry out military construction projects for the 
installations and locations outside the United States, and in 
the amounts, set forth in the following table:

               Defense Agencies: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
              Agency                      location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Defense Education Activity........  Hanau, Germany......      $2,030,000
                                    Hohenfels, Germany..      13,774,000
                                    Osan, Korea.........         892,000
                                    Royal Air Force,           1,800,000
                                     Feltwell, United
                                     Kingdom............
                                    Royal Air Force,           5,650,000
                                     Lakenheath, United
                                     Kingdom............
                                    Schweinfurt, Germany       1,750,000
                                    Seoul, Korea........       2,451,000
                                    Sigonella, Italy....       3,450,000
                                    Taegu, Korea........         806,000
                                    Wuerzburg, Germany..       2,635,000
Defense Finance and Accounting      Kleber Kaserne,            7,500,000
 Service..........................   Germany............
Defense Logistics Agency..........  Defense Fuel Support      36,000,000
                                     Point, Andersen Air
                                     Force Base, Guam...
                                    Defense Fuel Support      22,400,000
                                     Point, Marine Corps
                                     Air Station,
                                     Iwakuni, Japan.....
                                    Defense Fuel Support      26,400,000
                                     Point, Misawa Air
                                     Base, Japan........
                                    Defense Fuel Support      10,000,000
                                     Point, Royal Air
                                     Force, Mildenhall,
                                     United Kingdom.....
                                    Defense Fuel Support      16,300,000
                                     Point, Sigonella,
                                     Italy..............
Defense Threat Reduction Agency...  Darmstadt, Germany..       2,450,000
Special Operations Command........  Roosevelt Roads,           1,241,000
                                     Puerto Rico........
                                    Taegu, Korea........       1,450,000
TRICARE Management Agency.........  Kitzingen, Germany..       1,400,000
                                    Wiesbaden Air Base,        7,187,000
                                     Germany............
                                                         ---------------
                                      Total:............     167,566,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (c) Unspecified Worldwide.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2403(a)(3), the Secretary of Defense may acquire real property 
and carry out military construction projects for the 
installations and locations, and in the amounts, set forth in 
the following table:

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

SEC. 2402. ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS.

    Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2403(a)(7), the Secretary of Defense 
may carry out energy conservation projects under section 2865 
of title 10, United States Code, in the amount of $15,000,000.

SEC. 2403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE AGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (c), funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning 
after September 30, 2000, for military construction, land acquisition, 
and military family housing functions of the Department of Defense 
(other than the military departments), in the total amount of 
$1,883,902,000 as follows:
            (1) For military construction projects inside the 
        United States authorized by section 2401(a), 
        $256,906,000.
            (2) For military construction projects outside the 
        United States authorized by section 2401(b), 
        $167,566,000.
            (3) For military construction projects at 
        unspecified worldwide locations authorized by section 
        2401(c), $85,095,000.
            (4) For unspecified minor construction projects 
        under section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, 
        $17,390,000.
            (5) For contingency construction projects of the 
        Secretary of Defense under section 2804 of title 10, 
        United States Code, $6,000,000.
            (6) For architectural and engineering services and 
        construction design under section 2807 of title 10, 
        United States Code, $77,505,000.
            (7) For energy conservation projects authorized by 
        section 2402 of this Act, $15,000,000.
            (8) For base closure and realignment activities as 
        authorized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
        Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-
        510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), $1,024,369,000.
            (9) For military family housing functions, for 
        support of military housing (including functions 
        described in section 2833 of title 10, United States 
        Code), $44,886,000 of which not more than $38,478,000 
        may be obligated or expended for the leasing of 
        military family housing units worldwide.
            (10) For the construction of an ammunition 
        demilitarization facility, Pine Bluff Arsenal, 
        Arkansas, authorized by section 2401(a) of the Military 
        Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
        (division B of Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3040), as 
        amended by section 2407 of the Military Construction 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (division B of 
        Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 539), section 2408 of the 
        Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        1998 (division B of Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1982), 
        and section 2406 of the Military Construction 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of 
        Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2197), $43,600,000.
            (11) For the construction of phase 6 of an 
        ammunition demilitarization facility, Umatilla Army 
        Depot, Oregon, authorized by section 2401(a) of the 
        Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        1995, as amended by section 2407 of the Military 
        Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996, 
        section 2408 of the Military Construction Authorization 
        Act for Fiscal Year 1998, and section 2406 of the 
        Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        1999, $9,400,000.
            (12) For the construction of phase 2 of an 
        ammunition demilitarization facility, Pueblo Army 
        Depot, Colorado, authorized by section 2401(a) of the 
        Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        1997 (division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 
        2775), as amended by section 2406 of the Military 
        Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 
        (division B of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 839), 
        $10,700,000.
            (13) For the construction of phase 3 of an 
        ammunition demilitarization facility, Newport Army 
        Depot, Indiana, authorized by section 2401(a) of the 
        Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        1999 (112 Stat. 2193), $54,400,000.
            (14) For the construction of phase 3 of an 
        ammunition demilitarization facility, Aberdeen Proving 
        Ground, Maryland, authorized by section 2401(a) of the 
        Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        1999, $45,700,000.
            (15) For construction of a replacement hospital at 
        Fort Wainwright, Alaska, authorized by section 2401(a) 
        of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 2000 (113 Stat. 836), $44,000,000.
            (16) For the construction of the Ammunition 
        Demilitarization Support Phase 2, Blue Grass Army 
        Depot, Kentucky, authorized by section 2401(a) of the 
        Military Construction Act for Fiscal Year 2000, 
        $8,500,000.
    (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 
of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variations 
authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out 
under section 2401 of this Act may not exceed--
            (1) the total amount authorized to be appropriated 
        under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a); and
            (2) $366,040,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2401(c) for construction of 
        National Missile Defense Initial Deployment Facilities, 
        Unspecified Worldwide locations).
    (c) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (16) of 
subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated by such paragraphs, reduced by--
            (1) $7,115,000, which represents the combination of 
        savings resulting from adjustments to foreign currency 
        exchange rates for military construction outside the 
        United States; and
            (2) $20,000,000, which represents the combination 
        of project savings in military construction for 
        chemical demilitarization resulting from favorable 
        bids, reduced overhead charges, and cancellations due 
        to force structure changes.

SEC. 2404. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                    1990 PROJECT.

    (a) Modification.--Section 2401(a) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 
(division B of Public Law 101-189), as amended by section 2407 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1999 (division B of Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2197), is 
amended in the item relating to Portsmouth Naval Hospital, 
Virginia, by striking ``$351,354,000'' and inserting 
``$359,854,000''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2405(b)(2) of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 
and 1991, as amended by section 2407 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999, is amended 
by striking ``$342,854,000'' and inserting ``$351,354,000''.



   TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT 
                                 PROGRAM



Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.

SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

    The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment program 
as provided in section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, in 
an amount not to exceed the sum of the amount authorized to be 
appropriated for this purpose in section 2502 and the amount 
collected from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a 
result of construction previously financed by the United 
States.

SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
years beginning after September 30, 2000, for contributions by 
the Secretary of Defense under section 2806 of title 10, United 
States Code, for the share of the United States of the cost of 
projects for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security 
Investment program authorized by section 2501, in the amount of 
$172,000,000.



                TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FACILITIES



Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land 
          acquisition projects.
Sec. 2602. Authority to contribute to construction of airport tower, 
          Cheyenne Airport, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

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

    There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2000, for the costs of 
acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and 
construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve Forces, 
and for contributions therefor, under chapter 1803 of title 10, 
United States Code (including the cost of acquisition of land 
for those facilities), the following amounts:
            (1) For the Department of the Army--
                    (A) for the Army National Guard of the 
                United States, $266,531,000; and
                    (B) for the Army Reserve, $108,738,000.
            (2) For the Department of the Navy, for the Naval 
        and Marine Corps Reserve, $62,073,000.
            (3) For the Department of the Air Force--
                    (A) for the Air National Guard of the 
                United States, $194,929,000; and
                    (B) for the Air Force Reserve, $36,591,000.

SEC. 2602. AUTHORITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO CONSTRUCTION OF AIRPORT TOWER, 
                    CHEYENNE AIRPORT, CHEYENNE, WYOMING.

    The Secretary of the Air Force may use up to $1,450,000 of 
the amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2601(3)(A) to make a contribution to 
the Cheyenne Airport Authority, consistent with applicable 
agreements, to the costs of construction of a new airport tower 
at Cheyenne Airport, Cheyenne, Wyoming.



         TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS



Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be 
          specified by law.
Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1998 
          projects.
Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1997 
          projects.
Sec. 2704. Effective date.

SEC. 2701. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE 
                    SPECIFIED BY LAW.

    (a) Expiration of Authorizations After Three Years.--Except 
as provided in subsection (b), all authorizations contained in 
titles XXI through XXVI for military construction projects, 
land acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, and 
contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
Security Investment program (and authorizations of 
appropriations therefor) shall expire on the later of--
            (1) October 1, 2003; or
            (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing 
        funds for military construction for fiscal year 2004.
    (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
authorizations for military construction projects, land 
acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, and 
contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
Security Investment program (and authorizations of 
appropriations therefor) for which appropriated funds have been 
obligated before the later of--
            (1) October 1, 2003; or
            (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing 
        funds for fiscal year 2004 for military construction 
        projects, land acquisition, family housing projects and 
        facilities, or contributions to the North Atlantic 
        Treaty Organization Security Investment program.

SEC. 2702. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 1998 
                    PROJECTS.

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


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



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



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

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

    (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
(division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2782), 
authorizations set forth in the tables in subsection (b), as 
provided in section 2201, 2202, or 2601 of that Act and 
extended by section 2702 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (division B of Public 
Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 842), shall remain in effect until 
October 1, 2001, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
2002, whichever is later.
    (b) Tables.--The tables referred to in subsection (a) are 
as follows:


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



                          Army National Guard: Extension of 1997 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                     Installation or location            Project               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mississippi.............................  Camp Shelby................  Multipurpose Range             $5,000,000
                                                                        Complex (Phase II)......
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2704. EFFECTIVE DATE.

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



                    TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS



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

Sec. 2801. Joint use military construction projects.
Sec. 2802. Exclusion of certain costs from determination of 
          applicability of limitation on use of funds for improvement of 
          family housing.
Sec. 2803. Revision of space limitations for military family housing.
Sec. 2804. Modification of lease authority for high-cost military family 
          housing.
Sec. 2805. Provision of utilities and services under alternative 
          authority for acquisition and improvement of military housing.
Sec. 2806. Extension of alternative authority for acquisition and 
          improvement of military housing.
Sec. 2807. Expansion of definition of armory to include readiness 
          centers.

         Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

Sec. 2811. Increase in threshold for notice and wait requirements for 
          real property transactions.
Sec. 2812. Enhancement of authority of military departments to lease 
          non-excess property.
Sec. 2813. Conveyance authority regarding utility systems of military 
          departments.
Sec. 2814. Permanent conveyance authority to improve property 
          management.

            Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment

Sec. 2821. Scope of agreements to transfer property to redevelopment 
          authorities without consideration under the base closure laws.

                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

                        Part I--Army Conveyances

Sec. 2831. Transfer of jurisdiction, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois.
Sec. 2832. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Galesburg, Illinois.
Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, Charles Melvin Price Support Center, 
          Illinois.
Sec. 2834. Land conveyance, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Sec. 2835. Land conveyance, Fort Polk, Louisiana.
Sec. 2836. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Winona, Minnesota.
Sec. 2837. Land conveyance, Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Sec. 2838. Land conveyance, Nike Site 43, Elrama, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 2839. Land exchange, Army Reserve Local Training Center, 
          Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Sec. 2840. Land exchange, Fort Hood, Texas.
Sec. 2841. Land conveyance, Fort Pickett, Virginia.
Sec. 2842. Land conveyance, Fort Lawton, Washington.
Sec. 2843. Land conveyance, Vancouver Barracks, Washington.

                        Part II--Navy Conveyances

Sec. 2846. Modification of land conveyance, Marine Corps Air Station, El 
          Toro, California.
Sec. 2847. Modification of authority for Oxnard Harbor District, Port 
          Hueneme, California, to use certain Navy property.
Sec. 2848. Transfer of jurisdiction, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, 
          California.
Sec. 2849. Land exchange, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, 
          California.
Sec. 2850. Lease of property, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida.
Sec. 2851. Land conveyance, Naval Reserve Center, Tampa, Florida.
Sec. 2852. Modification of land conveyance, Defense Fuel Supply Point, 
          Casco Bay, Maine.
Sec. 2853. Land conveyance, Naval Computer and Telecommunications 
          Station, Cutler, Maine.
Sec. 2854. Modification of land conveyance authority, former Naval 
          Training Center, Bainbridge, Cecil County, Maryland.
Sec. 2855. Land conveyance, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North 
          Carolina.
Sec. 2856. Land exchange, Naval Air Reserve Center, Columbus, Ohio.
Sec. 2857. Land conveyance, Naval Station, Bremerton, Washington.

                     Part III--Air Force Conveyances

Sec. 2861. Land conveyance, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California.
Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, Point Arena Air Force Station, California.
Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado.
Sec. 2864. Land conveyance, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Sec. 2865. Modification of land conveyance, Ellsworth Air Force Base, 
          South Dakota.
Sec. 2866. Land conveyance, Mukilteo Tank Farm, Everett, Washington.

                       Part IV--Other Conveyances

Sec. 2871. Land conveyance, Army and Air Force Exchange Service 
          property, Farmers Branch, Texas.
Sec. 2872. Land conveyance, former National Ground Intelligence Center, 
          Charlottesville, Virginia.

                        Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 2881. Relation of easement authority to leased parkland, Marine 
          Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California.
Sec. 2882. Extension of demonstration project for purchase of fire, 
          security, police, public works, and utility services from 
          local government agencies.
Sec. 2883. Acceptance and use of gifts for construction of third 
          building at United States Air Force Museum, Wright-Patterson 
          Air Force Base, Ohio.
Sec. 2884. Development of Marine Corps Heritage Center at Marine Corps 
          Base, Quantico, Virginia.
Sec. 2885. Activities relating to greenbelt at Fallon Naval Air Station, 
          Nevada.
Sec. 2886. Establishment of World War II memorial on Guam.
Sec. 2887. Naming of Army missile testing range at Kwajalein Atoll as 
          the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site at 
          Kwajalein Atoll.
Sec. 2888. Designation of building at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, in honor 
          of Andrew T. McNamara.
Sec. 2889. Designation of Balboa Naval Hospital, San Diego, California, 
          in honor of Bob Wilson, a former member of the House of 
          Representatives.
Sec. 2890. Sense of Congress regarding importance of expansion of 
          National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California.
Sec. 2891. Sense of Congress regarding land transfers at Melrose Range, 
          New Mexico, and Yakima Training Center, Washington.

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

SEC. 2801. JOINT USE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

    (a) Sense of Congress on Joint Use Projects.--It is the 
sense of Congress that when the Secretary of Defense assists 
the President in preparing the budget for the Department of 
Defense for a fiscal year for submission to Congress under 
section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of 
Defense should--
            (1) seek to identify military construction projects 
        that are suitable as joint use military construction 
        projects;
            (2) specify in the budget for the fiscal year the 
        military construction projects that are identified 
        under paragraph (1); and
            (3) give priority in the budget for the fiscal year 
        to the military construction projects specified under 
        paragraph (2).
    (b) Annual Evaluation of Joint Use Projects.--(1) 
Subchapter I of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``Sec. 2815. Joint use military construction projects: annual 
                    evaluation

    ``(a) Joint Use Military Construction Project Defined.--In 
this section, the term `joint use military construction 
project' means a military construction project for a facility 
intended to be used by--
            ``(1) both the active and a reserve component of a 
        single armed force; or
            ``(2) two or more components (whether active or 
        reserve components) of the armed forces.
    ``(b) Annual Evaluation.--In the case of the budget 
submitted under section 1105 of title 31 for fiscal year 2003 
and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall 
include in the budget justification materials submitted to 
Congress in support of the budget a certification by each 
Secretary concerned that, in evaluating military construction 
projects for inclusion in the budget for that fiscal year, the 
Secretary concerned evaluated the feasibility of carrying out 
the projects as joint use military construction projects.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item:

``2815. Joint use military construction projects: annual evaluation.''.

SEC. 2802. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN COSTS FROM DETERMINATION OF 
                    APPLICABILITY OF LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR 
                    IMPROVEMENT OF FAMILY HOUSING.

    Section 2825(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
        (4); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following 
        new paragraph (3):
    ``(3) In determining the applicability of the limitation 
contained in paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall not 
include as part of the cost of the improvement of the unit or 
units concerned the following:
            ``(A) The cost of the installation of 
        communications, security, or antiterrorism equipment 
        required by an occupant of the unit or units to perform 
        duties assigned to the occupant as a member of the 
        armed forces.
            ``(B) The cost of the maintenance or repair of 
        equipment described in subparagraph (A) installed for 
        the purpose specified in such subparagraph.''.

SEC. 2803. REVISION OF SPACE LIMITATIONS FOR MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING.

    (a) In General.--(1) Section 2826 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 2826. Military family housing: local comparability of room 
                    patterns and floor areas

    ``(a) Local Comparability.--In the construction, 
acquisition, and improvement of military family housing, the 
Secretary concerned shall ensure that the room patterns and 
floor areas of military family housing in a particular locality 
(as designated by the Secretary concerned for purposes of this 
section) are similar to room patterns and floor areas of 
similar housing in the private sector in that locality.
    ``(b) Requests for Authority for Military Family Housing.--
(1) In submitting to Congress a request for authority to carry 
out the construction, acquisition, or improvement of military 
family housing, the Secretary concerned shall include in the 
request information on the net floor area of each unit of 
military family housing to be constructed, acquired, or 
improved under the authority.
    ``(2) In this subsection, the term `net floor area', in the 
case of a military family housing unit, means the total number 
of square feet of the floor space inside the exterior walls of 
the unit, excluding the floor area of an unfinished basement, 
an unfinished attic, a utility space, a garage, a carport, an 
open or insect-screened porch, a stairwell, and any space used 
for a solar-energy system.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II 
of chapter 169 of that title is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 2826 and inserting the following new item:

``2826. Military family housing: local comparability of room patterns 
          and floor areas.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--(1) The amendments made by subsection 
(a) shall take effect on October 1, 2001, but the Secretary of 
Defense shall anticipate the requirements of section 2826 of 
title 10, United States Code, as added by such subsection, when 
preparing the budget request for new construction, acquisition, 
or improvement of military family housing for fiscal year 2002.
    (2) Section 2826 of title 10, United States Code, as in 
effect on September 30, 2001, shall continue to apply with 
respect to the construction, acquisition, or improvement of 
military family housing commenced on or before that date.

SEC. 2804. MODIFICATION OF LEASE AUTHORITY FOR HIGH-COST MILITARY 
                    FAMILY HOUSING.

    (a) Leases for United States Southern Command.--Paragraph 
(4) of section 2828(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(4)'';
            (2) by striking the second sentence; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new 
        subparagraphs:
    ``(B) The amount of all leases under this paragraph may not 
exceed $280,000 per year, as adjusted from time to time under 
paragraph (6).
    ``(C) The term of any lease under this paragraph may not 
exceed 5 years.''.
    (b) Annual Adjustment of Maximum Lease Amounts.--Such 
section is further amended by striking paragraph (5) and 
inserting the following new paragraphs:
    ``(5) At the beginning of each fiscal year, the Secretary 
concerned shall adjust the maximum lease amount provided for 
leases under paragraphs (2) and (3) for the previous fiscal 
year by the percentage (if any) by which the national average 
monthly cost of housing (as calculated for purposes of 
determining rates of basic allowance for housing under section 
403 of title 37) for the preceding fiscal year exceeds the 
national average monthly cost of housing (as so calculated) for 
the fiscal year before such preceding fiscal year.
    ``(6) At the beginning of each fiscal year, the Secretary 
of the Army shall adjust the maximum aggregate amount for 
leases under paragraph (4) for the previous fiscal year by the 
percentage (if any) by which the annual average cost of housing 
for the Miami Military Housing Area (as calculated for purposes 
of determining rates of basic allowance for housing under 
section 403 of title 37) for the preceding fiscal year exceeds 
the annual average cost of housing for the Miami Military 
Housing Area (as so calculated) for the fiscal year before such 
preceding fiscal year.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ``per 
        year'' the following: ``, as adjusted from time to 
        under paragraph (5)''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``$12,000 per 
        unit per year but does not exceed $14,000 per unit per 
        year'' and inserting ``the maximum amount per unit per 
        year in effect under paragraph (2) but does not exceed 
        $14,000 per unit per year, as adjusted from time to 
        time under paragraph (5)''.

SEC. 2805. PROVISION OF UTILITIES AND SERVICES UNDER ALTERNATIVE 
                    AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEMENT OF 
                    MILITARY HOUSING.

    (a) Authority To Furnish on Reimbursable Basis.--Subchapter 
IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after section 2872 the following new section:

``Sec. 2872a. Utilities and services

    ``(a) Authority To Furnish.--The Secretary concerned may 
furnish utilities and services referred to in subsection (b) in 
connection with any military housing acquired or constructed 
pursuant to the exercise of any authority or combination of 
authorities under this subchapter if the military housing is 
located on a military installation.
    ``(b) Covered Utilities and Services.--The utilities and 
services that may be furnished under subsection (a) are the 
following:
            ``(1) Electric power.
            ``(2) Steam.
            ``(3) Compressed air.
            ``(4) Water.
            ``(5) Sewage and garbage disposal.
            ``(6) Natural gas.
            ``(7) Pest control.
            ``(8) Snow and ice removal.
            ``(9) Mechanical refrigeration.
            ``(10) Telecommunications service.
    ``(c) Reimbursement.--(1) The Secretary concerned shall be 
reimbursed for any utilities or services furnished under 
subsection (a).
    ``(2) The amount of any cash payment received under 
paragraph (1) shall be credited to the appropriation or working 
capital account from which the cost of furnishing the utilities 
or services concerned was paid. Amounts so credited to an 
appropriation or account shall be merged with funds in such 
appropriation or account, and shall be available to the same 
extent, and subject to the same terms and conditions, as such 
funds.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 2872 the following new item:

``2872a. Utilities and services.''.

SEC. 2806. EXTENSION OF ALTERNATIVE AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION AND 
                    IMPROVEMENT OF MILITARY HOUSING.

    Section 2885 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``February 10, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2004''.

SEC. 2807. EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF ARMORY TO INCLUDE READINESS 
                    CENTERS.

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

        Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

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

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

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

    (a) Property Available for Lease.--Subsection (a) of 
section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
        (1);
            (2) by striking paragraph (2); and
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
        (2).
    (b) Acceptance of In-Kind Consideration.--Such section is 
further amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(5)--
                    (A) by striking ``improvement, maintenance, 
                protection, repair, or restoration,'' and 
                inserting ``alteration, repair, or 
                improvement,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``, or of the entire unit 
                or installation where a substantial part of it 
                is leased,'';
            (2) by transferring subsection (c) to the end of 
        the section and redesignating such subsection, as so 
        transferred, as subsection (i);
            (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
        new subsection (c):
    ``(c)(1) In addition to any in-kind consideration accepted 
under subsection (b)(5), in-kind consideration accepted with 
respect to a lease under this section may include the 
following:
            ``(A) Maintenance, protection, alteration, repair, 
        improvement, or restoration (including environmental 
        restoration) of property or facilities under the 
        control of the Secretary concerned.
            ``(B) Construction of new facilities for the 
        Secretary concerned.
            ``(C) Provision of facilities for use by the 
        Secretary concerned.
            ``(D) Facilities operation support for the 
        Secretary concerned.
            ``(E) Provision of such other services relating to 
        activities that will occur on the leased property as 
        the Secretary concerned considers appropriate.
    ``(2) In-kind consideration under paragraph (1) may be 
accepted at any property or facilities under the control of the 
Secretary concerned that are selected for that purpose by the 
Secretary concerned.
    ``(3) Sections 2662 and 2802 of this title shall not apply 
to any new facilities whose construction is accepted as in-kind 
consideration under this subsection.
    ``(4) In the case of a lease for which all or part of the 
consideration proposed to be accepted by the Secretary 
concerned under this subsection is in-kind consideration with a 
value in excess of $500,000, the Secretary concerned may not 
enter into the lease until 30 days after the date on which a 
report on the facts of the lease is submitted to the 
congressional defense committees.''; and
            (4) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (4); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
                paragraph (4).
    (c) Use of Proceeds.--Subsection (d)(1) of such section is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(d)(1)(A) The Secretary of a military department shall 
deposit in a special account in the Treasury established for 
such military department the following:
            ``(i) All money rentals received pursuant to leases 
        entered into by that Secretary under this section.
            ``(ii) All proceeds received pursuant to the 
        granting of easements by that Secretary under sections 
        2668 and 2669 of this title.
            ``(iii) All proceeds received by that Secretary 
        from authorizing the temporary use of other property 
        under the control of that military department.
    ``(B) Subparagraph (A) does not apply to the following 
proceeds:
            ``(i) Amounts paid for utilities and services 
        furnished lessees by the Secretary of a military 
        department pursuant to leases entered into under this 
        section.
            ``(ii) Money rentals referred to in paragraph (4) 
        or (5).
    ``(C) Subject to subparagraphs (D) and (E), the proceeds 
deposited in the special account of a military department 
pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be available to the 
Secretary of that military department, in such amounts as 
provided in appropriation Acts, for the following:
            ``(i) Maintenance, protection, alteration, repair, 
        improvement, or restoration (including environmental 
        restoration) of property or facilities.
            ``(ii) Construction or acquisition of new 
        facilities.
            ``(iii) Lease of facilities.
            ``(iv) Facilities operation support.
    ``(D) At least 50 percent of the proceeds deposited in the 
special account of a military department under subparagraph (A) 
shall be available for activities described in subparagraph (C) 
only at the military installation where the proceeds were 
derived.
    ``(E) The Secretary concerned may not expend under 
subparagraph (C) an amount in excess of $500,000 at a single 
installation until 30 days after the date on which a report on 
the facts of the proposed expenditure is submitted to the 
congressional defense committees.''.
    (d) Congressional Notification.--Subsection (d)(3) of such 
section is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
        striking ``As part'' and all that follows through 
        ``Secretary of Defense'' and inserting ``Not later than 
        March 15 each year, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
        which''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``request'' 
        and inserting ``report''.
    (e) Definitions.--Subsection (h) of such section is amended 
to read as follows:
    ``(h) In this section:
            ``(1) The term `congressional defense committees' 
        means:
                    ``(A) The Committee on Armed Services and 
                the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
                    ``(B) The Committee on Armed Services and 
                the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives.
            ``(2) The term `base closure law' means the 
        following:
                    ``(A) Section 2687 of this title.
                    ``(B) The Defense Base Closure and 
                Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX 
                of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
                    ``(C) Title II of the Defense Authorization 
                Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act 
                (Public Law 100-526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
            ``(3) The term `military installation' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 2687(e)(1) of this 
        title.''.
    (f) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 2668 of such title 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Subsection (d) of section 2667 of this title shall 
apply with respect to proceeds received by the Secretary of a 
military department in connection with an easement granted 
under this section in the same manner as such subsection 
applies to money rentals received pursuant to leases entered 
into by that Secretary under such section.''.
    (2) Section 2669 of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Subsection (d) of section 2667 of this title shall 
apply with respect to proceeds received by the Secretary of a 
military department in connection with an easement granted 
under this section in the same manner as such subsection 
applies to money rentals received pursuant to leases entered 
into by that Secretary under such section.''.

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

    (a) Selection of Conveyee.--Subsection (b) of section 2688 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``If more than 
        one''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraphs:
    ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary 
concerned may use procedures other than competitive procedures, 
but only in accordance with subsections (c) through (f) of 
section 2304 of this title, to select the conveyee of a utility 
system (or part of a utility system) under subsection (a).
    ``(3) With respect to the solicitation process used in 
connection with the conveyance of a utility system (or part of 
a utility system) under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned 
shall ensure that the process is conducted in a manner 
consistent with the laws and regulations of the State in which 
the utility system is located to the extent necessary to ensure 
that all interested regulated and unregulated utility companies 
and other interested entities receive an opportunity to acquire 
and operate the utility system to be conveyed.''.
    (b) Applicability of Regulatory Requirements.--Subsection 
(f) of such section is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(2) The Secretary concerned shall require in any contract 
for the conveyance of a utility system (or part of a utility 
system) under subsection (a) that the conveyee manage and 
operate the utility system in a manner consistent with 
applicable Federal and State regulations pertaining to health, 
safety, fire, and environmental requirements.''.

SEC. 2814. PERMANENT CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY TO IMPROVE PROPERTY 
                    MANAGEMENT.

    Section 203(p)(1) of the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(p)(1)) is 
amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
following new subparagraph:
    ``(B) The Administrator may exercise the authority under 
subparagraph (A) with respect to such surplus real and related 
property needed by the transferee or grantee for--
            ``(i) law enforcement purposes, as determined by 
        the Attorney General; or
            ``(ii) emergency management response purposes, 
        including fire and rescue services, as determined by 
        the Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency.''.

            Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment

SEC. 2821. SCOPE OF AGREEMENTS TO TRANSFER PROPERTY TO REDEVELOPMENT 
                    AUTHORITIES WITHOUT CONSIDERATION UNDER THE BASE 
                    CLOSURE LAWS.

    (a) 1990 Law.--Section 2905(b)(4)(B)(i) of the Defense Base 
Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of 
Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended by striking 
``the transfer'' and inserting ``the initial transfer of 
property''.
    (b) 1988 Law.--Section 204(b)(4)(B)(i) of the Defense 
Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act 
(Public Law 100-526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended by 
striking ``the transfer'' and inserting ``the initial transfer 
of property''.

                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

                        PART I--ARMY CONVEYANCES

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

    (a) Transfer Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
transfer, without reimbursement, to the administrative 
jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a parcel of 
real property, including any improvements thereon, consisting 
of approximately 23 acres and comprising a portion of the Rock 
Island Arsenal, Illinois.
    (b) Use of Land.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
include the real property transferred under subsection (a) in 
the Rock Island National Cemetery and use the transferred 
property as a national cemetery under chapter 24 of title 38, 
United States Code.
    (c) Legal Description.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be transferred under this 
section shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
Secretary of the Army. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
    (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
Army may require such additional terms and conditions in 
connection with the transfer under this section as the 
Secretary of the Army considers appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States.

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

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
convey, without consideration, to Knox County, Illinois (in 
this section referred to as the ``County''), all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
property, including any improvements thereon, in Galesburg, 
Illinois, consisting of approximately 4.65 acres and containing 
an Army Reserve Center for the purpose of permitting the County 
to use the parcel for municipal office space.
    (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 
the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 
County.
    (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

SEC. 2833. LAND CONVEYANCE, CHARLES MELVIN PRICE SUPPORT CENTER, 
                    ILLINOIS.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--(1) The Secretary of the Army 
may convey to the Tri-City Regional Port District of Granite 
City, Illinois (in this section referred to as the ``Port 
District''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to a parcel of real property, including any 
improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 752 acres and 
known as the Charles Melvin Price Support Center, for the 
purpose of permitting the Port District to use the parcel for 
development of a port facility and for other public purposes.
    (2) The property to be conveyed under paragraph (1) shall 
include 158 units of military family housing at the Charles 
Melvin Price Support Center for the purpose of permitting the 
Port District to use the housing to provide affordable housing, 
but only if the Port District agrees to provide members of the 
Armed Forces first priority in leasing the housing at a rental 
rate not to exceed the member's basic allowance for housing.
    (3) The Secretary of the Army may include as part of the 
conveyance under paragraph (1) personal property of the Army at 
the Charles Melvin Price Support Center that the Secretary of 
Transportation recommends is appropriate for the development or 
operation of the port facility and the Secretary of the Army 
agrees is excess to the needs of the Army.
    (b) Interim Lease.--Until such time as the real property 
described in subsection (a) is conveyed by deed, the Secretary 
of the Army may lease the property to the Port District.
    (c) Consideration.--(1) The conveyance under subsection (a) 
shall be made without consideration as a public benefit 
conveyance for port development if the Secretary of the Army 
determines that the Port District satisfies the criteria 
specified in section 203(q) of the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(q)) and 
regulations prescribed to implement such section. If the 
Secretary determines that the Port District fails to qualify 
for a public benefit conveyance, but still desires to acquire 
the property, the Port District shall pay to the United States 
an amount equal to the fair market value of the property to be 
conveyed. The fair market value of the property shall be 
determined by the Secretary of the Army.
    (2) The Secretary of the Army may accept as consideration 
for a lease of the property under subsection (b) an amount that 
is less than fair market value if the Secretary determines that 
the public interest will be served as a result of the lease.
    (d) Army Reserve Activities.--(1) Notwithstanding the total 
acreage of the parcel authorized for conveyance under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army may retain up to 50 
acres of the parcel for use by the Army Reserve. The acreage 
selected for retention shall be mutually agreeable to the 
Secretary and the Port District.
    (2) At such time as the Secretary of the Army determines 
that the property retained under this subsection is no longer 
needed for Army Reserve activities, the Secretary shall convey 
the property to the Port District. The consideration for the 
conveyance shall be determined in the manner provided in 
subsection (c).
    (e) Federal Lease of Facilities.--(1) As a condition for 
the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army 
may require that the Port District lease to the Department of 
Defense or any other Federal agency facilities for use by the 
agency on the property being conveyed. Any lease under this 
subsection shall be made under terms and conditions 
satisfactory to the Secretary and the Port District.
    (2) The agency leasing a facility under this subsection 
shall provide for the maintenance of the facility or pay the 
Port District to maintain the facility. Maintenance of the 
leased facilities performed by the Port District shall be to 
the reasonable satisfaction of the United States, or as 
required by all applicable Federal, State, and local laws and 
ordinances.
    (3) At the end of a lease under this subsection, the 
facility covered by the lease shall revert to the Port 
District.
    (f) Flood Control Easement.--The Port District shall grant 
to the Secretary of the Army an easement on the property 
conveyed under subsection (a) for the purpose of permitting the 
Secretary to implement and maintain flood control projects. The 
Secretary of the Army, acting through the Corps of Engineers, 
shall be responsible for the maintenance of any flood control 
project built on the property pursuant to the easement.
    (g) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) 
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary 
of the Army and the Port District. The cost of such survey 
shall be borne by the Port District.
    (h) Additional Terms.--The Secretary of the Army may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
protect the interests of the United States.

SEC. 2834. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT RILEY, KANSAS.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
convey, without consideration, to the State of Kansas (in this 
section referred to as the ``State''), all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
property, including any improvements thereon, consisting of 
approximately 70 acres at Fort Riley Military Reservation, Fort 
Riley, Kansas. The preferred site is adjacent to the Fort Riley 
Military Reservation boundary, along the north side of Huebner 
Road across from the First Territorial Capitol of Kansas 
Historical Site Museum.
    (b) Conditions of Conveyance.--The conveyance under 
subsection (a) shall be subject to the conditions that--
            (1) the State use the property conveyed solely for 
        purposes of establishing and maintaining a State-
        operated veterans cemetery; and
            (2) all costs associated with the conveyance, 
        including the cost of relocating water and electric 
        utilities should the Secretary determine that such 
        relocations are necessary, be borne by the State.
    (c) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 
the Secretary and the Director of the Kansas Commission on 
Veterans Affairs.
    (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance required by subsection (a) as the Secretary 
considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
States.

SEC. 2835. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT POLK, LOUISIANA.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
convey, without consideration, to the State of Louisiana (in 
this section referred to as the ``State''), all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
property, including any improvements thereon, consisting of 
approximately 200 acres at Fort Polk, Louisiana, for the 
purpose of permitting the State to establish a State-run 
cemetery for veterans.
    (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 
the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 
State.
    (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

SEC. 2836. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, WINONA, MINNESOTA.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
convey, without consideration, to the Winona State University 
Foundation of Winona, Minnesota (in this section referred to as 
the ``Foundation''), all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to a parcel of real property, including 
any improvements thereon, in Winona, Minnesota, containing an 
Army Reserve Center for the purpose of permitting the 
Foundation to use the parcel for educational purposes.
    (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 
the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 
Foundation.
    (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

SEC. 2837. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
convey, without consideration, to Pemberton Township, New 
Jersey (in this section referred to as the ``Township''), all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
parcel of real property at Fort Dix, New Jersey, consisting of 
approximately 2 acres and containing a parking lot 
inadvertently constructed on the parcel by the Township.
    (b) Conditions of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized 
under subsection (a) shall be subject to the conditions that--
            (1) the Township accept the property as is; and
            (2) the Township assume responsibility for any 
        environmental restoration or remediation required with 
        respect to the property under applicable law.
    (c) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 
the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 
Township.
    (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

SEC. 2838. LAND CONVEYANCE, NIKE SITE 43, ELRAMA, PENNSYLVANIA.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
convey, without consideration, to the Board of Supervisors of 
Union Township, Pennsylvania (in this section referred to as 
the ``Township''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to a parcel of real property, including any 
improvements thereon, in Elrama, Pennsylvania, consisting of 
approximately 160 acres, which is known as Nike Site 43 and was 
more recently used by the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, for 
the purpose of permitting the Township to use the parcel for 
municipal storage and other public purposes.
    (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 
the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 
Township.
    (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

SEC. 2839. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE LOCAL TRAINING CENTER, 
                    CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
convey, without consideration, to the Medal of Honor Museum, 
Inc., a nonprofit corporation organized in the State of 
Tennessee (in this section referred to as the ``Corporation''), 
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
parcel of real property, including any improvements thereon, 
consisting of approximately 15 acres at the Army Reserve Local 
Training Center located on Bonny Oaks Drive, Chattanooga, 
Tennessee, for the purpose of permitting the Corporation to 
develop and use the parcel as a museum and for other 
educational purposes.
    (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 
the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 
Corporation.
    (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

SEC. 2840. LAND EXCHANGE, FORT HOOD, TEXAS.

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

SEC. 2841. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT PICKETT, VIRGINIA.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
convey, without consideration, to the Commonwealth of Virginia 
(in this section referred to as the ``Commonwealth''), all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
parcel of real property, including any improvements thereon, 
consisting of approximately 700 acres at Fort Pickett, 
Virginia, for the purpose of permitting the Commonwealth to 
develop and operate a public safety training facility.
    (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 
the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 
Commonwealth.
    (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

SEC. 2842. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT LAWTON, WASHINGTON.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
convey, without consideration, to the City of Seattle, 
Washington (in this section referred to as the ``City''), all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
real property at Fort Lawton, Washington, consisting of Area 
500 and Government Way from 36th Avenue to Area 500, for 
purposes of the inclusion of the property in Discovery Park, 
Seattle, Washington.
    (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) 
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 
The cost of the survey shall be borne by the City.
    (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

SEC. 2843. LAND CONVEYANCE, VANCOUVER BARRACKS, WASHINGTON.

    (a) Conveyance of West Barracks Authorized.--The Secretary 
of the Army may convey, without consideration, to the City of 
Vancouver, Washington (in this section referred to as the 
``City''), all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to a parcel of real property, including any improvements 
thereon, encompassing 19 structures at Vancouver Barracks, 
Washington, which are identified by the Army using numbers 
between 602 and 676, and are known as the west barracks.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the conveyance authorized by 
subsection (a) shall be to include the property described in 
that subsection in the Vancouver National Historic Reserve, 
Washington.
    (c) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 
the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 
City.
    (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance authorized by subsection (a) as the Secretary 
considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
States.

                       PART II--NAVY CONVEYANCES

SEC. 2846. MODIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, 
                    EL TORO, CALIFORNIA.

    (a) Use of Consideration.--Subsection (a)(2) of section 
2811 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Years 1990 and 1991 (division B of Public Law 101-189; 103 
Stat. 1650) is amended by striking ``of additional military 
family housing units at Marine Corps Air Station, Tustin, 
California.'' and inserting ``and repair of roads and 
development of Aerial Port of Embarkation facilities at Marine 
Corps Air Station, Miramar, California.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The section heading of such 
section is amended by striking ``, AND CONSTRUCTION OF FAMILY 
HOUSING AT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA''.

SEC. 2847. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR OXNARD HARBOR DISTRICT, PORT 
                    HUENEME, CALIFORNIA, TO USE CERTAIN NAVY PROPERTY.

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

SEC. 2848. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, MIRAMAR, 
                    CALIFORNIA.

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

SEC. 2849. LAND EXCHANGE, MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT, SAN DIEGO, 
                    CALIFORNIA.

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

SEC. 2850. LEASE OF PROPERTY, NAVAL AIR STATION, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA.

    (a) Authority To Lease.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
lease, without consideration, to the Naval Aviation Museum 
Foundation (in this section referred to as the ``Foundation'') 
real property improvements constructed by the Foundation at the 
National Museum of Naval Aviation at Naval Air Station, 
Pensacola, Florida, for the purpose of permitting the 
Foundation to operate a National Flight Academy to encourage 
and assist American young people to develop an interest in 
naval aviation and to preserve and enhance the image and 
heritage of naval aviation.
    (b) Construction.--The Foundation shall be solely 
responsible for the design and construction of the real 
property improvements referred to in subsection (a). Upon 
completion, the improvements shall be donated to and become the 
property of the United States, subject to the terms of the 
lease under subsection (a).
    (c) Term of Lease.--(1) The lease authorized by subsection 
(a) may be for a term of up to 50 years, with an option to 
renew for an additional 50 years.
    (2) In the event that the National Flight Academy ceases 
operation for a period in excess of 1 year during the leasehold 
period, or any extension thereof, the lease shall immediately 
terminate without cost or future liability to the United 
States.
    (d) Use by Navy.--The Secretary may use all or a portion of 
the leased property when the National Flight Academy is not in 
session or whenever the use of the property would not conflict 
with operation of the Academy. The Foundation shall permit such 
use at no cost to the Navy.
    (e) Maintenance and Repair.--The Foundation shall be solely 
responsible during the leasehold period, and any extension 
thereof, for the operation, maintenance, and repair or 
replacement of the real property improvements authorized for 
lease under this section.
    (f) Assistance.--(1) Subject to subsection (e), the 
Secretary may assist the Foundation in implementing the 
National Flight Academy by furnishing facilities, utilities, 
maintenance, and other services within the boundaries of Naval 
Air Station, Pensacola. The Secretary may require the 
Foundation to reimburse the Secretary for the facilities, 
utilities, maintenance, or other services so provided or may 
provide the facilities, utilities, maintenance, or other 
services without reimbursement by the Foundation.
    (2) Any assistance provided the Foundation pursuant to 
paragraph (1) may be terminated by the Secretary without 
notice, cause, or liability to the United States.
    (g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the lease under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

SEC. 2851. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL RESERVE CENTER, TAMPA, FLORIDA.

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

SEC. 2852. MODIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, DEFENSE FUEL SUPPLY POINT, 
                    CASCO BAY, MAINE.

    Section 2839 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1995 (division B of Public Law 103-337; 108 
Stat. 3065) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
        subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
        new subsection:
    ``(c) Replacement of Removed Electric Utility Service.--(1) 
The Secretary of Defense shall replace the electric utility 
service removed during the course of environmental remediation 
carried out with respect to the property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a), including the procurement and installation of 
electrical cables, switch cabinets, and transformers associated 
with the service.
    ``(2) As part of the replacement of the electric utility 
service under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense may, at 
the request of the Town, improve the electric utility service 
and install telecommunications service. The Secretary shall 
determine, in consultation with the Town, the additional costs 
that would be associated with the improvement of the electric 
utility service and the installation of telecommunications 
service under this paragraph, and the Town shall be responsible 
for the payment of such costs.''.

SEC. 2853. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL COMPUTER AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
                    STATION, CUTLER, MAINE.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
convey, without consideration, to the State of Maine, any 
political subdivision of the State of Maine, or any tax-
supported agency in the State of Maine, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
property, including any improvements thereon, consisting of 
approximately 263 acres located in Washington County, Maine, 
and known as the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, 
Cutler, Maine.
    (b) Reimbursement for Environmental and Other 
Assessments.--(1) The Secretary may require the recipient of 
the property conveyed under this section to reimburse the 
Secretary for the costs incurred by the Secretary for any 
environmental assessments and other studies and analyses 
carried out by the Secretary with respect to the property to be 
conveyed under this section before the conveyance of the 
property under this section.
    (2) The amount of any reimbursement required under 
paragraph (1) shall be determined by the Secretary and may not 
exceed the cost of the assessments, studies, and analyses for 
which reimbursement is required under that paragraph.
    (3) Section 2695(c) of title 10, United States Code, shall 
apply to the amounts received by the Secretary.
    (c) Lease of Property Pending Conveyance.--(1) Pending the 
conveyance by deed of the property authorized to be conveyed by 
subsection (a), the Secretary may enter into one or more leases 
of the property.
    (2) The Secretary shall deposit any amounts paid under a 
lease under paragraph (1) in the appropriation or account 
providing funds for the protection, maintenance, or repair of 
the property, or for the provision of utility services for the 
property. Amounts so deposited shall be merged with funds in 
the appropriation or account in which deposited, and shall be 
available for the same purposes, and subject to the same 
conditions and limitations, as the funds with which merged.
    (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) 
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 
The cost of the survey shall be borne by the recipient of the 
property.
    (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

SEC. 2854. MODIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY, FORMER NAVAL 
                    TRAINING CENTER, BAINBRIDGE, CECIL COUNTY, 
                    MARYLAND.

    Section 1 of Public Law 99-596 (100 Stat. 3349) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsections 
        (b) through (f)'' and inserting ``subsections (b) 
        through (e)'';
            (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
        following new subsection:
    ``(b) Consideration.--(1) In the event of the transfer of 
the property under subsection (a) to the State of Maryland, the 
transfer shall be with consideration or without consideration 
from the State of Maryland, at the election of the Secretary.
    ``(2) If the Secretary elects to receive consideration from 
the State of Maryland under paragraph (1), the Secretary may 
reduce the amount of consideration to be received from the 
State of Maryland under that paragraph by an amount equal to 
the cost, estimated as of the time of the transfer of the 
property under this section, of the restoration of the historic 
buildings on the property. The total amount of the reduction of 
consideration under this paragraph may not exceed $500,000.'';
            (3) by striking subsection (d); and
            (4) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
        subsections (d) and (e), respectively.

SEC. 2855. LAND CONVEYANCE, MARINE CORPS BASE, CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH 
                    CAROLINA.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
convey to the City of Jacksonville, North Carolina (in this 
section referred to as the ``City''), all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
property, including any improvements thereon, that is currently 
leased to Norfolk Southern Corporation and consists of 
approximately 50 acres, known as the railroad right-of-way, 
lying within the City between Highway 24 and Highway 17, at the 
Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, for the 
purpose of permitting the City to develop the parcel for 
initial use as a bike/green way trail.
    (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
under subsection (a), the City shall reimburse the Secretary 
(in such amounts as the Secretary may determine) for the 
expenses incurred by the Secretary in making the conveyance, 
including costs related to planning, design, surveys, 
environmental assessment and compliance, supervision and 
inspection of construction, severing and realigning utility 
systems, and other prudent and necessary actions. Section 
2695(c) of title 10, United States Code, shall apply to the 
amounts received by the Secretary.
    (c) Condition of Conveyance.--The Secretary may retain such 
easements, rights-of-way, and other interests in the property 
to be conveyed under subsection (a) and impose such 
restrictions on the use of the conveyed property as the 
Secretary considers necessary to ensure the effective security, 
maintenance, and operations of the Marine Corps Base, Camp 
Lejeune, North Carolina, and to protect human health and the 
environment.
    (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 
the Secretary.
    (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

SEC. 2856. LAND EXCHANGE, NAVAL AIR RESERVE CENTER, COLUMBUS, OHIO.

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

SEC. 2857. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL STATION, BREMERTON, WASHINGTON.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
convey to the City of Bremerton, Washington (in this section 
referred to as the ``City''), all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to a parcel of real property, 
including any improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 
45.8 acres and comprising the former East Park Transient Family 
Accommodations, which was an off-site housing facility for 
Naval Station, Bremerton, Washington.
    (b) Consideration.--(1) The conveyance under subsection (a) 
may be made without consideration to the extent the real 
property to be conveyed will be used by the City, directly or 
through an agreement with a public or private entity, for 
public health, public safety, education, affordable housing, or 
public recreation.
    (2) If the City intends to use a portion of the conveyed 
property for a purpose not specified in paragraph (1), the City 
shall pay to the United States an amount equal to the fair 
market value of that portion of the property. The fair market 
value shall be determined by an appraisal acceptable to the 
Secretary.
    (c) Administrative Expenses.--The City shall reimburse the 
Secretary for administrative expenses incurred by the Secretary 
in carrying out the conveyance under subsection (a), including 
expenses related to planning, design, survey, environmental 
compliance, and other prudent and necessary actions. Section 
2695(c) of title 10, United States Code, shall apply to the 
amounts received by the Secretary.
    (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 
the Secretary.
    (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

                    PART III--AIR FORCE CONVEYANCES

SEC. 2861. LAND CONVEYANCE, LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
may convey, by sale or lease upon such terms as the Secretary 
considers appropriate, all or any portion of the following 
parcels of real property, including any improvements thereon, 
at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California:
            (1) Approximately 42 acres in El Segundo, 
        California, commonly known as Area A.
            (2) Approximately 52 acres in El Segundo, 
        California, commonly known as Area B.
            (3) Approximately 13 acres in Hawthorne, 
        California, commonly known as the Lawndale Annex.
            (4) Approximately 3.7 acres in Sun Valley, 
        California, commonly known as the Armed Forces Radio 
        and Television Service Broadcast Center.
    (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance of 
real property under subsection (a), the recipient of the 
property shall provide for the design and construction on real 
property acceptable to the Secretary of one or more facilities 
to consolidate the mission and support functions at Los Angeles 
Air Force Base. Any such facility must comply with the seismic 
and safety design standards for Los Angeles County, California, 
in effect at the time the Secretary takes possession of the 
facility.
    (c) Leaseback Authority.--If the fair market value of a 
facility to be provided as consideration for the conveyance of 
real property under subsection (a) exceeds the fair market 
value of the conveyed property, the Secretary may enter into a 
lease for the facility for a period not to exceed 10 years. 
Rental payments under the lease shall be established at the 
rate necessary to permit the lessor to recover, by the end of 
the lease term, the difference between the fair market value of 
a facility and the fair market value of the conveyed property. 
At the end of the lease, all right, title, and interest in the 
facility shall vest in the United States.
    (d) Appraisal of Property.--The Secretary shall obtain an 
appraisal of the fair market value of all property and 
facilities to be sold, leased, or acquired under this section. 
An appraisal shall be made by a qualified appraiser familiar 
with the type of property to be appraised. The Secretary shall 
consider the appraisals in determining whether a proposed 
conveyance accomplishes the purpose of this section and is in 
the interest of the United States. Appraisal reports shall not 
be released outside of the Federal Government, other than to 
the other party to a conveyance.
    (e) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of real property to be conveyed under subsection 
(a) or acquired under subsection (b) shall be determined by a 
survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey 
shall be borne by the recipient of the property.
    (f) Exemption.--Section 2696 of title 10, United States 
Code, does not apply to the conveyance authorized by subsection 
(a).
    (g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
a conveyance under subsection (a) or a lease under subsection 
(c) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States.

SEC. 2862. LAND CONVEYANCE, POINT ARENA AIR FORCE STATION, CALIFORNIA.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
may convey, without consideration, to Mendocino County, 
California (in this section referred to as the ``County''), all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
parcel of real property, including any improvements thereon, 
consisting of approximately 82 acres at the Point Arena Air 
Force Station, California, for the purpose of permitting the 
County to use the parcel for municipal and other public 
purposes.
    (b) Conditions of Conveyance.--The conveyance under 
subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the 
County--
            (1) use the conveyed property, directly or through 
        an agreement with a public or private entity, for 
        municipal and other public purposes;
            (2) convey the property to an appropriate public or 
        private entity that will use the conveyed property for 
        such purposes; or
            (3) convey the property by sale or exchange and--
                    (A) if conveyed by exchange, use the 
                property acquired in the exchange for such 
                purposes; or
                    (B) if conveyed by sale, use the proceeds 
                to acquire property that will be used for such 
                purposes.
    (c) Consideration.--If the Secretary determines at any time 
that the County, or a public or private entity to which the 
property is reconveyed as authorized by paragraph (2) of 
subsection (b), has failed to comply with the conditions 
specified in such subsection, the County shall pay the United 
States an amount equal to the fair market value of the property 
conveyed under subsection (a), as determined by an appraisal 
satisfactory to the Secretary.
    (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 
the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 
County.
    (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

SEC. 2863. LAND CONVEYANCE, LOWRY AIR FORCE BASE, COLORADO.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
may convey, without consideration, or lease upon such terms as 
the Secretary considers appropriate, to the Lowry Redevelopment 
Authority (in this section referred to as the ``Authority'') 
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
seven parcels of real property, including any improvements 
thereon, consisting of approximately 23 acres at the former 
Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado, for the purpose of permitting 
the Authority to use the property in furtherance of economic 
development and other public purposes.
    (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of real property to be conveyed or leased under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 
the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 
Authority.
    (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
a conveyance or lease under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
States.

SEC. 2864. LAND CONVEYANCE, WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
may convey, without consideration, to Greene County, Ohio (in 
this section referred to as the ``County''), all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
property, including any improvements thereon, consisting of 
approximately 92 acres comprising the communications test annex 
at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, for the purpose of 
permitting the County to use the parcel for recreational 
purposes.
    (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 
the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 
County.
    (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

SEC. 2865. MODIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, 
                    SOUTH DAKOTA.

    (a) Change in Recipient.--Subsection (a) of section 2863 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1998 (division B of Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 2010) is 
amended by striking ``Greater Box Elder Area Economic 
Development Corporation, Box Elder, South Dakota (in this 
section referred to as the `Corporation')'' and inserting 
``West River Foundation for Economic and Community Development, 
Sturgis, South Dakota (in this section referred to as the 
`Foundation')''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further amended 
by striking ``Corporation'' each place it appears in 
subsections (c) and (e) and inserting ``Foundation''.

SEC. 2866. LAND CONVEYANCE, MUKILTEO TANK FARM, EVERETT, WASHINGTON.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
may convey, without consideration, to the Port of Everett, 
Washington (in this section referred to as the ``Port''), all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
parcel of real property, including any improvements thereon, 
consisting of approximately 22 acres and known as the Mukilteo 
Tank Farm for the purpose of permitting the Port to use the 
parcel for the development and operation of a port facility and 
for other public purposes.
    (b) Personal Property.--The Secretary of the Air Force may 
include as part of the conveyance authorized by subsection (a) 
any personal property at the Mukilteo Tank Farm that is excess 
to the needs of the Air Force if the Secretary of 
Transportation determines that such personal property is 
appropriate for the development or operation of the Mukilteo 
Tank Farm as a port facility.
    (c) Interim Lease.--(1) Until such time as the real 
property described in subsection (a) is conveyed by deed, the 
Secretary of the Air Force may lease all or part of the real 
property to the Port if the Secretary determines that the real 
property is suitable for lease and the lease of the property 
under this subsection will not interfere with any environmental 
remediation activities or schedules under applicable law or 
agreements.
    (2) The determination under paragraph (1) whether the lease 
of the real property will interfere with environmental 
remediation activities or schedules referred to in that 
paragraph shall be based upon an environmental baseline survey 
conducted in accordance with applicable Air Force regulations 
and policy.
    (3) Except as provided by paragraph (4), as consideration 
for the lease under this subsection, the Port shall pay the 
Secretary an amount equal to the fair market of the lease, as 
determined by the Secretary.
    (4) The amount of consideration paid by the Port for the 
lease under this subsection may be an amount, as determined by 
the Secretary, less than the fair market value of the lease if 
the Secretary determines that--
            (A) the public interest will be served by an amount 
        of consideration for the lease that is less than the 
        fair market value of the lease; and
            (B) payment of an amount equal to the fair market 
        value of the lease is unobtainable.
    (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) 
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary 
of the Air Force and the Port.
    (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
Air Force, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Transportation, may require such additional terms and 
conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection 
(a) as the Secretary of the Air Force considers appropriate to 
protect the interests of the United States.

                       PART IV--OTHER CONVEYANCES

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

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

SEC. 2872. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORMER NATIONAL GROUND INTELLIGENCE CENTER, 
                    CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Administrator of General 
Services may convey, without consideration, to the City of 
Charlottesville, Virginia (in this section referred to as the 
``City''), all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to a parcel of real property, including any improvements 
thereon, formerly occupied by the National Ground Intelligence 
Center and known as the Jefferson Street Property, for the 
purpose of permitting the City to use the parcel, directly or 
through an agreement with a public or private entity, for 
economic development purposes.
    (b) Authority To Convey Without Consideration.--The 
conveyance authorized by subsection (a) may be made without 
consideration if the Administrator determines that conveyance 
on that basis would be in the best interests of the United 
States.
    (c) Reversionary Interest.--During the five-year period 
beginning on the date the Administrator makes the conveyance 
authorized by subsection (a), if the Administrator determines 
that the conveyed real property is not being used in accordance 
with the purpose specified in such subsection, all right, 
title, and interest in and to the property, including any 
improvements thereon, may upon the election of the 
Administrator revert to the United States, and upon such 
reversion the United States shall have the right of immediate 
entry onto the property.
    (d) Limitation on Certain Subsequent Conveyances.--(1) 
Subject to paragraph (2), if at any time after the 
Administrator makes the conveyance authorized by subsection (a) 
the City conveys any portion of the parcel conveyed under that 
subsection to a private entity, the City shall pay to the 
United States an amount equal to--
            (A) the fair market value (as determined by the 
        Administrator) of the portion conveyed at the time of 
        the conveyance; less
            (B) the cost of any improvements to the property 
        made by the City.
    (2) Paragraph (1) applies to a conveyance described in such 
paragraph only if the Administrator makes the conveyance 
authorized by subsection (a) without consideration.
    (3) The Administrator shall deposit any amounts paid the 
United States under this subsection into the fund established 
by section 210(f) of the Federal Property and Administrative 
Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(f)). Any amounts so 
deposited shall be available to the Administrator for real 
property management and related activities as provided for 
under paragraph (2) of such section.
    (e) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 
the Administrator. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 
City.
    (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Administrator may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Administrator 
considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
States.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

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

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

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

    Section 816(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2820), as 
added by section 2873 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 
Stat. 2225), is amended by striking ``2000'' and inserting 
``2001''.

SEC. 2883. ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF GIFTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THIRD 
                    BUILDING AT UNITED STATES AIR FORCE MUSEUM, WRIGHT-
                    PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO.

    (a) Acceptance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
may accept from the Air Force Museum Foundation, a private 
nonprofit foundation, gifts in the form of cash, Treasury 
instruments, or comparable United States Government securities 
for the purpose of paying the costs of design and construction 
of a third building for the United States Air Force Museum at 
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The terms of the gift 
may specify that all or a part of the amount of the gift be 
utilized solely for purposes of the design and construction of 
a particular portion of the building.
    (b) Deposit in Escrow Account.--The Secretary, acting 
through the Comptroller of the Air Force Materiel Command, 
shall deposit the amount of any cash, instruments, or 
securities accepted as a gift under subsection (a) in an escrow 
account established for that purpose.
    (c) Investment.--Amounts in the escrow account under 
subsection (b) not required to meet current requirements of the 
account shall be invested in public debt securities with 
maturities suitable to the needs of the account, as determined 
by the Comptroller of the Air Force Materiel Command, and 
bearing interest at rates that take into consideration current 
market yields on outstanding marketable obligations of the 
United States of comparable maturities. The income on such 
investments shall be credited to and form a part of the 
account.
    (d) Utilization.--(1) Amounts in the escrow account under 
subsection (b), including any income on investments of such 
amounts under subsection (c), that are attributable to a 
particular portion of the building described in subsection (a) 
shall be utilized by the Comptroller of the Air Force Materiel 
Command to pay the costs of the design and construction of such 
portion of the building, including progress payments for such 
design and construction.
    (2) Subject to paragraph (3), amounts shall be payable 
under paragraph (1) upon receipt by the Comptroller of the Air 
Force Materiel Command of a notification from an appropriate 
officer or employee of the Corps of Engineers that such amounts 
are required for the timely payment of an invoice or claim for 
the performance of design or construction activities for which 
such amounts are payable under paragraph (1).
    (3) The Comptroller of the Air Force Materiel Command 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable consistent with good 
business practice, limit payment of amounts from the account in 
order to maximize the return on investment of amounts in the 
account.
    (e) Limitation on Contracts.--The Corps of Engineers may 
not enter into a contract for the design or construction of a 
particular portion of the building described in subsection (a) 
until amounts in the escrow account under subsection (b), 
including any income on investments of such amounts under 
subsection (c), that are attributable to such portion of the 
building are sufficient to cover the amount of such contract.
    (f) Liquidation of Escrow Account.--Upon final payment of 
all invoices and claims associated with the design and 
construction of the building described in subsection (a), the 
Secretary of the Air Force shall terminate the escrow account 
under subsection (b). Any amounts in the account upon final 
payment of invoices and claims shall be available to the 
Secretary for such purposes as the Secretary considers 
appropriate.

SEC. 2884. DEVELOPMENT OF MARINE CORPS HERITAGE CENTER AT MARINE CORPS 
                    BASE, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA.

    (a) Authority To Enter into Joint Venture for 
Development.--The Secretary of the Navy may enter into a joint 
venture with the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, a not-for-
profit entity, for the design and construction of a 
multipurpose facility to be used for historical displays for 
public viewing, curation, and storage of artifacts, research 
facilities, classrooms, offices, and associated activities 
consistent with the mission of the Marine Corps University. The 
facility shall be known as the Marine Corps Heritage Center.
    (b) Authority To Accept Certain Land.--(1) The Secretary 
may, if the Secretary determines it to be necessary for the 
facility described in subsection (a), accept without 
compensation any portion of the land known as Locust Shade Park 
which is now offered by the Park Authority of the County of 
Prince William, Virginia, as a potential site for the facility.
    (2) The Park Authority may convey the land described in 
paragraph (1) to the Secretary under this section without 
regard to any limitation on its use, or requirement for its 
replacement upon conveyance, under section 6(f)(3) of the Land 
and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-
8(f)(3)) or under any other provision of law.
    (c) Design and Construction.--For each phase of development 
of the facility described in subsection (a), the Secretary 
may--
            (1) permit the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation to 
        contract for the design, construction, or both of such 
        phase of development; or
            (2) accept funds from the Marine Corps Heritage 
        Foundation for the design, construction, or both of 
        such phase of development.
    (d) Acceptance Authority.--Upon completion of construction 
of any phase of development of the facility described in 
subsection (a) by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation to the 
satisfaction of the Secretary, and the satisfaction of any 
financial obligations incident thereto by the Marine Corps 
Heritage Foundation, the facility shall become the property of 
the Department of the Navy with all right, title, and interest 
in and to facility being in the United States.
    (e) Lease of Facility.--(1) The Secretary may lease, under 
such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers 
appropriate for the joint venture authorized by subsection (a), 
portions of the facility developed under that subsection to the 
Marine Corps Heritage Foundation for use in generating revenue 
for activities of the facility and for such administrative 
purposes as may be necessary for support of the facility.
    (2) The amount of consideration paid the Secretary by the 
Marine Corps Heritage Foundation for the lease under paragraph 
(1) may not exceed an amount equal to the actual cost (as 
determined by the Secretary) of the operation of the facility.
    (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary shall use amounts paid under paragraph (2) to cover 
the costs of operation of the facility.
    (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the joint venture authorized by subsection (a) as the Secretary 
considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
States.

SEC. 2885. ACTIVITIES RELATING TO THE GREENBELT AT FALLON NAVAL AIR 
                    STATION, NEVADA.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Navy shall, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Army acting through the 
Chief of Engineers, carry out appropriate activities after 
examination of the potential environmental and flight safety 
ramifications for irrigation that has been eliminated, or will 
be eliminated, for the greenbelt at Fallon Naval Air Station, 
Nevada. Any activities carried out under the preceding sentence 
shall be consistent with aircrew safety at Fallon Naval Air 
Station.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for operation and maintenance for 
the Navy such sums as may be necessary to carry out the 
activities required by subsection (a).

SEC. 2886. ESTABLISHMENT OF WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL ON GUAM.

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

SEC. 2887. NAMING OF ARMY MISSILE TESTING RANGE AT KWAJALEIN ATOLL AS 
                    THE RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST 
                    SITE AT KWAJALEIN ATOLL.

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

SEC. 2888. DESIGNATION OF BUILDING AT FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA, IN HONOR 
                    OF ANDREW T. MCNAMARA.

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

SEC. 2889. DESIGNATION OF BALBOA NAVAL HOSPITAL, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 
                    IN HONOR OF BOB WILSON, A FORMER MEMBER OF THE 
                    HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

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

SEC. 2890. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING IMPORTANCE OF EXPANSION OF 
                    NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER, FORT IRWIN, CALIFORNIA.

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

SEC. 2891. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING LAND TRANSFERS AT MELROSE RANGE, 
                    NEW MEXICO, AND YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, WASHINGTON.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The Secretary of the Air Force seeks the 
        transfer of 6,713 acres of public domain land within 
        the Melrose Range, New Mexico, from the Department of 
        the Interior to the Department of the Air Force for the 
        continued use of these lands as a military range.
            (2) The Secretary of the Army seeks the transfer of 
        6,640 acres of public domain land within the Yakima 
        Training Center, Washington, from the Department of the 
        Interior to the Department of the Army for military 
        training purposes.
            (3) The transfers provide the Department of the Air 
        Force and the Department of the Army with complete land 
        management control of these public domain lands to 
        allow for effective land management, minimize safety 
        concerns, and ensure meaningful training.
            (4) The Department of the Interior concurs with the 
        land transfers at Melrose Range and Yakima Training 
        Center.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
the land transfers at Melrose Range, New Mexico, and Yakima 
Training Center, Washington, will support military training, 
safety, and land management concerns on the lands subject to 
transfer.



 DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND 
                          OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS



       TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS



          Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations

Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration.
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental restoration and waste management.
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities.
Sec. 3104. Defense environmental management privatization.
Sec. 3105. Defense nuclear waste disposal.

                Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions

Sec. 3121. Reprogramming.
Sec. 3122. Limits on general plant projects.
Sec. 3123. Limits on construction projects.
Sec. 3124. Fund transfer authority.
Sec. 3125. Authority for conceptual and construction design.
Sec. 3126. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction 
          activities.
Sec. 3127. Funds available for all national security programs of the 
          Department of Energy.
Sec. 3128. Availability of funds.
Sec. 3129. Transfers of defense environmental management funds.

    Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 3131. Funding for termination costs of River Protection Project, 
          Richland, Washington.
Sec. 3132. Enhanced cooperation between National Nuclear Security 
          Administration and Ballistic Missile Defense Organization.
Sec. 3133. Reprogramming of funds available for infrastructure upgrades 
          or maintenance in certain accounts of the National Nuclear 
          Security Administration.
Sec. 3134. Adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels for 
          post-shipment verification reports on advanced supercomputer 
          sales to certain foreign nations.
Sec. 3135. Modification of counterintelligence polygraph program.
Sec. 3136. Employee incentives for employees at closure project 
          facilities.
Sec. 3137. Continuation of processing, treatment, and disposition of 
          legacy nuclear materials.
Sec. 3138. Contingent limitation on use of certain funds pending 
          certifications of compliance with Formerly Utilized Sites 
          Remedial Action Program funding prohibition.
Sec. 3139. Conceptual design for Subsurface Geosciences Laboratory at 
          Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho 
          Falls, Idaho.
Sec. 3140. Report on National Ignition Facility, Lawrence Livermore 
          National Laboratory, Livermore, California.
Sec. 3141. River Protection Project, Richland, Washington.
Sec. 3142. Report on tank waste remediation system, Hanford Reservation, 
          Richland, Washington.

Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Management of National Nuclear Security 
                             Administration

Sec. 3151. Term of office of person first appointed as Under Secretary 
          for Nuclear Security of the Department of Energy.
Sec. 3152. Membership of Under Secretary for Nuclear Security on the 
          Joint Nuclear Weapons Council.
Sec. 3153. Organization plan for field offices of the National Nuclear 
          Security Administration.
Sec. 3154. Required contents of future-years nuclear security program.
Sec. 3155. Future-years nuclear security program for fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 3156. Engineering and manufacturing research, development, and 
          demonstration by plant managers of certain nuclear weapons 
          production plants.
Sec. 3157. Prohibition on individuals engaging in concurrent service or 
          duties within National Nuclear Security Administration and 
          outside that Administration but within Department of Energy.
Sec. 3158. Annual plan for obligation of funds of the National Nuclear 
          Security Administration.
Sec. 3159. Authority to reorganize National Nuclear Security 
          Administration.

        Subtitle E--National Laboratories Partnership Improvement

Sec. 3161. Technology Infrastructure Pilot Program.
Sec. 3162. Report on small business participation in National Nuclear 
          Security Administration activities.
Sec. 3163. Study and report related to improving mission effectiveness, 
          partnerships, and technology transfer at national security 
          laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities.
Sec. 3164. Report on effectiveness of National Nuclear Security 
          Administration technology development partnerships with non-
          Federal entities.
Sec. 3165. Definitions.

    Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

Sec. 3171. Annual report on status of Nuclear Materials Protection, 
          Control, and Accounting Program.
Sec. 3172. Nuclear Cities Initiative.
Sec. 3173. Department of Energy nonproliferation monitoring.
Sec. 3174. Sense of Congress on the need for coordination of 
          nonproliferation programs.
Sec. 3175. Limitation on use of funds for International Nuclear Safety 
          Program.

                        Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 3191. Extension of authority for appointment of certain scientific, 
          engineering, and technical personnel.
Sec. 3192. Biennial report containing update on nuclear test readiness 
          postures.
Sec. 3193. Frequency of reports on inadvertent releases of Restricted 
          Data and Formerly Restricted Data.
Sec. 3194. Form of certifications regarding the safety or reliability of 
          the nuclear weapons stockpile.
Sec. 3195. Authority to provide certificate of commendation to 
          Department of Energy and contractor employees for exemplary 
          service in stockpile stewardship and security.
Sec. 3196. Cooperative research and development agreements for 
          government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories.
Sec. 3197. Office of Arctic Energy.

         Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations

SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2001 for the activities of 
the National Nuclear Security Administration in carrying out 
programs necessary for national security in the amount of 
$6,422,356,000, to be allocated as follows:
            (1) Weapons activities.--For weapons activities, 
        $4,840,289,000, to be allocated as follows:
                    (A) For stewardship, $4,505,545,000, to be 
                allocated as follows:
                            (i) For directed stockpile work, 
                        $862,603,000.
                            (ii) For campaigns, $2,054,014,000, 
                        to be allocated as follows:
                                    (I) For operation and 
                                maintenance, $1,639,682,000.
                                    (II) For construction, 
                                $414,332,000, to be allocated 
                                as follows:
                                            Project 01-D-101, 
                                        distributed information 
                                        systems laboratory, 
                                        Sandia National 
                                        Laboratories, 
                                        Livermore, California, 
                                        $2,300,000.
                                            Project 00-D-103, 
                                        terascale simulation 
                                        facility, Lawrence 
                                        Livermore National 
                                        Laboratory, Livermore, 
                                        California, $5,000,000.
                                            Project 00-D-105, 
                                        strategic computing 
                                        complex, Los Alamos 
                                        National Laboratory, 
                                        Los Alamos, New Mexico, 
                                        $56,000,000.
                                            Project 00-D-107, 
                                        joint computational 
                                        engineering laboratory, 
                                        Sandia National 
                                        Laboratories, 
                                        Albuquerque, New 
                                        Mexico, $6,700,000.
                                            Project 98-D-125, 
                                        tritium extraction 
                                        facility, Savannah 
                                        River Plant, Aiken, 
                                        South Carolina, 
                                        $75,000,000.
                                            Project 98-D-126, 
                                        accelerator production 
                                        of tritium, various 
                                        locations, $25,000,000.
                                            Project 97-D-102, 
                                        dual-axis radiographic 
                                        hydrotest facility, Los 
                                        Alamos National 
                                        Laboratory, Los Alamos, 
                                        New Mexico, 
                                        $35,232,000.
                                            Project 96-D-111, 
                                        national ignition 
                                        facility (NIF), 
                                        Lawrence Livermore 
                                        National Laboratory, 
                                        Livermore, California, 
                                        $209,100,000.
                            (iii) For readiness in technical 
                        base and facilities, $1,588,928,000, to 
                        be allocated as follows:
                                    (I) For operation and 
                                maintenance, $1,429,087,000.
                                    (II) For plant projects 
                                (including maintenance, 
                                restoration, planning, 
                                construction, acquisition, 
                                modification of facilities, and 
                                the continuation of projects 
                                authorized in prior years, and 
                                land acquisition related 
                                thereto), $159,841,000, to be 
                                allocated as follows:
                                            Project 01-D-103, 
                                        preliminary project 
                                        design and engineering, 
                                        various locations, 
                                        $14,500,000.
                                            Project 01-D-124, 
                                        highly enriched uranium 
                                        (HEU) materials storage 
                                        facility, Y-12 Plant, 
                                        Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 
                                        $17,800,000.
                                            Project 01-D-126, 
                                        weapons evaluation test 
                                        laboratory, Pantex 
                                        Plant, Amarillo, Texas, 
                                        $3,000,000.
                                            Project 99-D-103, 
                                        isotope sciences 
                                        facilities, Lawrence 
                                        Livermore National 
                                        Laboratory, Livermore, 
                                        California, $5,000,000.
                                            Project 99-D-104, 
                                        protection of real 
                                        property (roof 
                                        reconstruction, phase 
                                        II), Lawrence Livermore 
                                        National Laboratory, 
                                        Livermore, California, 
                                        $2,800,000.
                                            Project 99-D-106, 
                                        model validation and 
                                        system certification 
                                        center, Sandia National 
                                        Laboratories, 
                                        Albuquerque, New 
                                        Mexico, $5,200,000.
                                            Project 99-D-108, 
                                        renovate existing 
                                        roadways, Nevada Test 
                                        Site, Nevada, 
                                        $2,000,000.
                                            Project 99-D-125, 
                                        replace boilers and 
                                        controls, Kansas City 
                                        Plant, Kansas City, 
                                        Missouri, $13,000,000.
                                            Project 99-D-127, 
                                        stockpile management 
                                        restructuring 
                                        initiative, Kansas City 
                                        plant, Kansas City, 
                                        Missouri, $23,765,000.
                                            Project 99-D-128, 
                                        stockpile management 
                                        restructuring 
                                        initiative, Pantex 
                                        Plant, Amarillo, Texas, 
                                        $4,998,000.
                                            Project 99-D-132, 
                                        stockpile management 
                                        restructuring 
                                        initiative, nuclear 
                                        material safeguards and 
                                        security upgrades 
                                        project, Los Alamos 
                                        National Laboratory, 
                                        Los Alamos, New Mexico, 
                                        $18,043,000.
                                            Project 98-D-123, 
                                        stockpile management 
                                        restructuring 
                                        initiative, tritium 
                                        facility modernization 
                                        and consolidation, 
                                        Savannah River Plant, 
                                        Aiken, South Carolina, 
                                        $30,767,000.
                                            Project 97-D-123, 
                                        structural upgrades, 
                                        Kansas City Plant, 
                                        Kansas City, Missouri, 
                                        $2,918,000.
                                            Project 95-D-102, 
                                        chemistry and 
                                        metallurgy research 
                                        (CMR) upgrades project, 
                                        Los Alamos National 
                                        Laboratory, Los Alamos, 
                                        New Mexico, 
                                        $13,337,000.
                                            Project 88-D-123, 
                                        security enhancements, 
                                        Pantex Plant, Amarillo, 
                                        Texas, $2,713,000.
                    (B) For secure transportation asset, 
                $115,673,000, to be allocated as follows:
                            (i) For operation and maintenance, 
                        $79,357,000.
                            (ii) For program direction, 
                        $36,316,000.
                    (C) For program direction, $219,071,000.
            (2) Defense nuclear nonproliferation.--For other 
        nuclear security activities, $877,467,000, to be 
        allocated as follows:
                    (A) For nonproliferation and verification 
                research and development, $252,990,000, to be 
                allocated as follows:
                            (i) For operation and maintenance, 
                        $245,990,000.
                            (ii) For plant projects (including 
                        maintenance, restoration, planning, 
                        construction, acquisition, modification 
                        of facilities, and the continuation of 
                        projects authorized in prior years, and 
                        land acquisition related thereto), 
                        $7,000,000, to be allocated as follows:
                                    Project 00-D-192, 
                                nonproliferation and 
                                international security center 
                                (NISC), Los Alamos National 
                                Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
                                Mexico, $7,000,000.
                    (B) For arms control, $320,560,000, to be 
                allocated as follows:
                            (i) For arms control operations, 
                        $285,370,000.
                            (ii) For highly enriched uranium 
                        transparency implementation, 
                        $15,190,000.
                            (iii) For international nuclear 
                        safety, $20,000,000.
                    (C) For fissile materials control and 
                disposition, $252,449,000, to be allocated as 
                follows:
                            (i) For operation and maintenance, 
                        $175,517,000.
                            (ii) For plant projects (including 
                        maintenance, restoration, planning, 
                        construction, acquisition, modification 
                        of facilities, and the continuation of 
                        projects authorized in prior years, and 
                        land acquisition related thereto), 
                        $76,932,000, to be allocated as 
                        follows:
                                    Project 01-D-407, highly 
                                enriched uranium blend-down, 
                                Savannah River Site, Aiken, 
                                South Carolina, $27,932,000.
                                    Project 00-D-142, 
                                immobilization and associated 
                                processing facility (Title I 
                                and II design), Savannah River 
                                Site, Aiken, South Carolina, 
                                $3,000,000.
                                    Project 99-D-141, pit 
                                disassembly and conversion 
                                facility (Title I and II 
                                design), Savannah River Site, 
                                Aiken, South Carolina, 
                                $20,000,000.
                                    Project 99-D-143, mixed 
                                oxide fuel fabrication facility 
                                (Title I and II design), 
                                Savannah River Site, Aiken, 
                                South Carolina, $26,000,000.
                    (D) For program direction, $51,468,000.
            (3) Naval reactors.--For naval reactors, 
        $694,600,000, to be allocated as follows:
                    (A) For naval reactors development, 
                $673,200,000, to be allocated as follows:
                            (i) For operation and maintenance, 
                        $644,500,000.
                            (ii) For general plant projects, 
                        $11,400,000.
                            (iii) For plant projects (including 
                        maintenance, restoration, planning, 
                        construction, acquisition, modification 
                        of facilities, and the continuation of 
                        projects authorized in prior years, and 
                        land acquisition related thereto), 
                        $17,300,000, to be allocated as 
                        follows:
                                    Project 01-D-200, major 
                                office replacement building, 
                                Schenectady, New York, 
                                $1,300,000.
                                    Project 90-N-102, expended 
                                core facility dry cell project, 
                                Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho, 
                                $16,000,000.
                    (B) For program direction, $21,400,000.
            (4) Office of Administrator for Nuclear Security.--
        For the Office of the Administrator for Nuclear 
        Security, for program direction, $10,000,000.

SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Energy for fiscal year 2001 for environmental restoration and 
waste management activities in carrying out programs necessary 
for national security in the amount of $6,058,009,000, to be 
allocated as follows:
            (1) Closure projects.--For closure projects carried 
        out in accordance with section 3143 of the National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public 
        Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2836; 42 U.S.C. 7277n), 
        $1,082,297,000.
            (2) Site/project completion.--For site completion 
        and project completion in carrying out environmental 
        management activities necessary for national security 
        programs, $941,719,000, to be allocated as follows:
                    (A) For operation and maintenance, 
                $900,175,000.
                    (B) For plant projects (including 
                maintenance, restoration, planning, 
                construction, acquisition, modification of 
                facilities, and the continuation of projects 
                authorized in prior years, and land acquisition 
                related thereto), $41,544,000, to be allocated 
                as follows:
                            Project 01-D-402, Intec cathodic 
                        protection system expansion, Idaho 
                        National Engineering and Environmental 
                        Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 
                        $500,000.
                            Project 99-D-402, tank farm support 
                        services, F&H areas, Savannah River 
                        Site, Aiken, South Carolina, 
                        $7,714,000.
                            Project 99-D-404, health physics 
                        instrumentation laboratory, Idaho 
                        National Engineering and Environmental 
                        Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 
                        $4,300,000.
                            Project 98-D-453, plutonium 
                        stabilization and handling system for 
                        plutonium finishing plant, Richland, 
                        Washington, $1,690,000.
                            Project 97-D-470, regulatory 
                        monitoring and bioassay laboratory, 
                        Savannah River Site, Aiken, South 
                        Carolina, $3,949,000.
                            Project 96-D-471, 
                        chlorofluorocarbon heating, 
                        ventilation, and air conditioning and 
                        chiller retrofit, Savannah River Site, 
                        Aiken, South Carolina, $12,512,000.
                            Project 92-D-140, F&H canyon 
                        exhaust upgrades, Savannah River Site, 
                        Aiken, South Carolina, $8,879,000.
                            Project 86-D-103, decontamination 
                        and waste treatment facility, Lawrence 
                        Livermore National Laboratory, 
                        Livermore, California, $2,000,000.
            (3) Post-2006 completion.--For post-2006 completion 
        in carrying out environmental restoration and waste 
        management activities necessary for national security 
        programs, $3,432,457,000, to be allocated as follows:
                    (A) For operation and maintenance, 
                $2,691,106,000.
                    (B) For plant projects (including 
                maintenance, restoration, planning, 
                construction, acquisition, modification of 
                facilities, and the continuation of projects 
                authorized in prior years, and land acquisition 
                related thereto), $27,212,000, to be allocated 
                as follows:
                          Project 93-D-187, high-level waste 
                        removal from filled waste tanks, 
                        Savannah River Site, Aiken, South 
                        Carolina, $27,212,000.
                    (C) For the Office of River Protection in 
                carrying out environmental restoration and 
                waste management activities necessary for 
                national security programs, $714,139,000, to be 
                allocated as follows:
                            (i) For operation and maintenance, 
                        $309,619,000.
                            (ii) For plant projects (including 
                        maintenance, restoration, planning, 
                        construction, acquisition, modification 
                        of facilities, and the continuation of 
                        projects authorized in prior years, and 
                        land acquisition related thereto), 
                        $404,520,000, to be allocated as 
                        follows:
                                    Project 01-D-416, Tank 
                                Waste Remediation System 
                                privatization phase I, 
                                Richland, Washington, 
                                $332,000,000.
                                    Project 01-D-403, 
                                immobilized high-level waste 
                                interim storage facility, 
                                Richland, Washington, 
                                $1,300,000.
                                    Project 99-D-403, 
                                privatization phase I 
                                infrastructure support, 
                                Richland, Washington, 
                                $7,812,000.
                                    Project 97-D-402, tank farm 
                                restoration and safe 
                                operations, Richland, 
                                Washington, $46,023,000.
                                    Project 94-D-407, initial 
                                tank retrieval systems, 
                                Richland, Washington, 
                                $17,385,000.
            (4) Science and technology development.--For 
        science and technology development in carrying out 
        environmental restoration and waste management 
        activities necessary for national security programs, 
        $246,548,000.
            (5) Program direction.--For program direction in 
        carrying out environmental restoration and waste 
        management activities necessary for national security 
        programs, $354,988,000.
    (b) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
appropriated by subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated by paragraphs (1) through (5) of 
that subsection, reduced by $84,317,000, to be derived from 
offsets and use of prior year balances.

SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2001 
for other defense activities in carrying out programs necessary 
for national security in the amount of $543,822,000, to be 
allocated as follows:
            (1) Intelligence.--For intelligence, $38,059,000, 
        to be allocated as follows:
                    (A) For operation and maintenance, 
                $36,059,000.
                    (B) For plant projects (including 
                maintenance, restoration, planning, 
                construction, acquisition, modification of 
                facilities, and the continuation of projects 
                authorized in prior years, and land acquisition 
                related thereto), $2,000,000, to be allocated 
                as follows:
                            Project 01-D-800, Sensitive 
                        compartmented information facility, 
                        Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 
                        Livermore, California, $2,000,000.
            (2) Counterintelligence.--For counterintelligence, 
        $45,200,000.
            (3) Security and emergency operations.--For 
        security and emergency operations, $284,076,000, to be 
        allocated as follows:
                    (A) For nuclear safeguards and security, 
                $124,409,000.
                    (B) For security investigations, 
                $33,000,000.
                    (C) For emergency management, $37,300,000.
                    (D) For program direction, $89,367,000.
            (4) Independent oversight and performance 
        assurance.--For independent oversight and performance 
        assurance, $14,937,000.
            (5) Environment, safety, and health.--For the 
        Office of Environment, Safety, and Health, 
        $134,050,000, to be allocated as follows:
                    (A) For environment, safety, and health 
                (defense), $86,446,000.
                    (B) For the Energy Employees Occupational 
                Illness Compensation initiative, $25,000,000.
                    (C) For program direction, $22,604,000.
            (6) Worker and community transition assistance.--
        For worker and community transition assistance, 
        $24,500,000, to be allocated as follows:
                    (A) For worker and community transition, 
                $21,500,000.
                    (B) For program direction, $3,000,000.
            (7) Office of hearings and appeals.--For the Office 
        of Hearings and Appeals, $3,000,000.
    (b) Adjustments.--The amount authorized to be appropriated 
pursuant to subsection (a)(3)(B) is reduced by $20,000,000 to 
reflect an offset provided by user organizations for security 
investigations.

SEC. 3104. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRIVATIZATION.

    (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2001 
for privatization initiatives in carrying out environmental 
restoration and waste management activities necessary for 
national security programs in the amount of $90,092,000, to be 
allocated as follows:
            Project 98-PVT-2, spent nuclear fuel dry storage, 
        Idaho Falls, Idaho, $25,092,000.
            Project 97-PVT-2, advanced mixed waste treatment 
        project Idaho Falls, Idaho, $65,000,000.
    (b) Explanation of Adjustment.--The amount authorized to be 
appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) is the sum of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for the projects in that 
subsection reduced by $90,092,000 for use of prior year 
balances of funds for defense environmental management 
privatization.

SEC. 3105. DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2001 for payment to the 
Nuclear Waste Fund established in section 302(c) of the Nuclear 
Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(c)) in the amount of 
$112,000,000.

                Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions

SEC. 3121. REPROGRAMMING.

    (a) In General.--Until the Secretary of Energy submits to 
the congressional defense committees the report referred to in 
subsection (b) and a period of 30 days has elapsed after the 
date on which such committees receive the report, the Secretary 
may not use amounts appropriated pursuant to this title for any 
program--
            (1) in amounts that exceed, in a fiscal year--
                    (A) 110 percent of the amount authorized 
                for that program by this title; or
                    (B) $1,000,000 more than the amount 
                authorized for that program by this title; or
            (2) which has not been presented to, or requested 
        of, Congress.
    (b) Report.--(1) The report referred to in subsection (a) 
is a report containing a full and complete statement of the 
action proposed to be taken and the facts and circumstances 
relied upon in support of the proposed action.
    (2) In the computation of the 30-day period under 
subsection (a), there shall be excluded any day on which either 
House of Congress is not in session because of an adjournment 
of more than 3 days to a day certain.
    (c) Limitations.--(1) In no event may the total amount of 
funds obligated pursuant to this title exceed the total amount 
authorized to be appropriated by this title.
    (2) Funds appropriated pursuant to this title may not be 
used for an item for which Congress has specifically denied 
funds.

SEC. 3122. LIMITS ON GENERAL PLANT PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy may carry out any 
construction project under the general plant projects 
authorized by this title if the total estimated cost of the 
construction project does not exceed $5,000,000.
    (b) Report to Congress.--If, at any time during the 
construction of any general plant project authorized by this 
title, the estimated cost of the project is revised because of 
unforeseen cost variations and the revised cost of the project 
exceeds $5,000,000, the Secretary shall immediately furnish a 
report to the congressional defense committees explaining the 
reasons for the cost variation.

SEC. 3123. LIMITS ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
construction on a construction project may not be started or 
additional obligations incurred in connection with the project 
above the total estimated cost, whenever the current estimated 
cost of the construction project, authorized by 3101, 3102, or 
3103, or which is in support of national security programs of 
the Department of Energy and was authorized by any previous 
Act, exceeds by more than 25 percent the higher of--
            (A) the amount authorized for the project; or
            (B) the amount of the total estimated cost for the 
        project as shown in the most recent budget 
        justification data submitted to Congress.
    (2) An action described in paragraph (1) may be taken if--
            (A) the Secretary of Energy has submitted to the 
        congressional defense committees a report on the 
        actions and the circumstances making such action 
        necessary; and
            (B) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date 
        on which the report is received by the committees.
    (3) In the computation of the 30-day period under paragraph 
(2), there shall be excluded any day on which either House of 
Congress is not in session because of an adjournment of more 
than 3 days to a day certain.
    (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to a 
construction project with a current estimated cost of less than 
$5,000,000.

SEC. 3124. FUND TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

    (a) Transfer to Other Federal Agencies.--The Secretary of 
Energy may transfer funds authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Energy pursuant to this title to other Federal 
agencies for the performance of work for which the funds were 
authorized. Funds so transferred may be merged with and be 
available for the same purposes and for the same time period as 
the authorizations of the Federal agency to which the amounts 
are transferred.
    (b) Transfer Within Department of Energy.--(1) Subject to 
paragraph (2), the Secretary of Energy may transfer funds 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy 
pursuant to this title between any such authorizations. Amounts 
of authorizations so transferred may be merged with and be 
available for the same purposes and for the same period as the 
authorization to which the amounts are transferred.
    (2) Not more than 5 percent of any such authorization may 
be transferred between authorizations under paragraph (1). No 
such authorization may be increased or decreased by more than 5 
percent by a transfer under such paragraph.
    (c) Limitations.--The authority provided by this section to 
transfer authorizations--
            (1) may be used only to provide funds for items 
        relating to activities necessary for national security 
        programs that have a higher priority than the items 
        from which the funds are transferred; and
            (2) may not be used to provide funds for an item 
        for which Congress has specifically denied funds.
    (d) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
promptly notify the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives of any transfer of funds to or 
from authorizations under this title.

SEC. 3125. AUTHORITY FOR CONCEPTUAL AND CONSTRUCTION DESIGN.

    (a) Requirement of Conceptual Design.--(1) Subject to 
paragraph (2) and except as provided in paragraph (3), before 
submitting to Congress a request for funds for a construction 
project that is in support of a national security program of 
the Department of Energy, the Secretary of Energy shall 
complete a conceptual design for that project.
    (2) If the estimated cost of completing a conceptual design 
for a construction project exceeds $3,000,000, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a request for funds for the conceptual 
design before submitting a request for funds for the 
construction project.
    (3) The requirement in paragraph (1) does not apply to a 
request for funds--
            (A) for a construction project the total estimated 
        cost of which is less than $5,000,000; or
            (B) for emergency planning, design, and 
        construction activities under section 3126.
    (b) Authority for Construction Design.--(1) Within the 
amounts authorized by this title, the Secretary of Energy may 
carry out construction design (including architectural and 
engineering services) in connection with any proposed 
construction project if the total estimated cost for such 
design does not exceed $600,000.
    (2) If the total estimated cost for construction design in 
connection with any construction project exceeds $600,000, 
funds for that design must be specifically authorized by law.

SEC. 3126. AUTHORITY FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION 
                    ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Energy may use any funds 
available to the Department of Energy pursuant to an 
authorization in this title, including funds authorized to be 
appropriated for advance planning and construction design under 
sections 3101, 3102, and 3103, to perform planning, design, and 
construction activities for any Department of Energy national 
security program construction project that, as determined by 
the Secretary, must proceed expeditiously in order to protect 
public health and safety, to meet the needs of national 
defense, or to protect property.
    (b) Limitation.--The Secretary may not exercise the 
authority under subsection (a) in the case of any construction 
project until the Secretary has submitted to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the activities that the 
Secretary intends to carry out under this section and the 
circumstances making those activities necessary.
    (c) Specific Authority.--The requirement of section 
3125(b)(2) does not apply to emergency planning, design, and 
construction activities conducted under this section.

SEC. 3127. FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR ALL NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS OF THE 
                    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

    Subject to the provisions of appropriation Acts and section 
3121, amounts appropriated pursuant to this title for 
management and support activities and for general plant 
projects are available for use, when necessary, in connection 
with all national security programs of the Department of 
Energy.

SEC. 3128. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), when 
so specified in an appropriations Act, amounts appropriated for 
operation and maintenance or for plant projects may remain 
available until expended.
    (b) Exception for Program Direction Funds.--Amounts 
appropriated for program direction pursuant to an authorization 
of appropriations in subtitle A shall remain available to be 
expended only until the end of fiscal year 2002.

SEC. 3129. TRANSFERS OF DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FUNDS.

    (a) Transfer Authority for Defense Environmental Management 
Funds.--The Secretary of Energy shall provide the manager of 
each field office of the Department of Energy with the 
authority to transfer defense environmental management funds 
from a program or project under the jurisdiction of the office 
to another such program or project.
    (b) Limitations.--(1) Only one transfer may be made to or 
from any program or project under subsection (a) in a fiscal 
year.
    (2) The amount transferred to or from a program or project 
under subsection (a) may not exceed $5,000,000 in a fiscal 
year.
    (3) A transfer may not be carried out by a manager of a 
field office under subsection (a) unless the manager determines 
that the transfer is necessary to address a risk to health, 
safety, or the environment or to assure the most efficient use 
of defense environmental management funds at the field office.
    (4) Funds transferred pursuant to subsection (a) may not be 
used for an item for which Congress has specifically denied 
funds or for a new program or project that has not been 
authorized by Congress.
    (c) Exemption From Reprogramming Requirements.--The 
requirements of section 3121 shall not apply to transfers of 
funds pursuant to subsection (a).
    (d) Notification.--The Secretary, acting through the 
Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management, 
shall notify Congress of any transfer of funds pursuant to 
subsection (a) not later than 30 days after such transfer 
occurs.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``program or project'' means, with 
        respect to a field office of the Department of Energy, 
        any of the following:
                    (A) A program referred to or a project 
                listed in paragraph (2) or (3) of section 3102.
                    (B) A program or project not described in 
                subparagraph (A) that is for environmental 
                restoration or waste management activities 
                necessary for national security programs of the 
                Department, that is being carried out by the 
                office, and for which defense environmental 
                management funds have been authorized and 
                appropriated before the date of the enactment 
                of this Act.
            (2) The term ``defense environmental management 
        funds'' means funds appropriated to the Department of 
        Energy pursuant to an authorization for carrying out 
        environmental restoration and waste management 
        activities necessary for national security programs.
    (f) Duration of Authority.--The managers of the field 
offices of the Department may exercise the authority provided 
under subsection (a) during the period beginning on October 1, 
2000, and ending on September 30, 2001.

   Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

SEC. 3131. FUNDING FOR TERMINATION COSTS OF RIVER PROTECTION PROJECT, 
                    RICHLAND, WASHINGTON.

    The Secretary of Energy may not use appropriated funds to 
establish a reserve for the payment of any costs of termination 
of any contract relating to the River Protection Project, 
Richland, Washington (as designated by section 3141), that is 
terminated after the date of the enactment of this Act. Such 
costs may be paid from--
            (1) appropriations originally available for the 
        performance of the contract concerned;
            (2) appropriations currently available for 
        privatization initiatives in carrying out environmental 
        restoration and waste management activities necessary 
        for national security programs, and not otherwise 
        obligated; or
            (3) funds appropriated specifically for the payment 
        of such costs.

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

    (a) Jointly Funded Projects.--The Secretary of Energy and 
the Secretary of Defense shall modify the memorandum of 
understanding for the use of the national laboratories for 
ballistic missile defense programs, entered into under section 
3131 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 2034; 10 U.S.C. 2431 note), 
to provide for jointly funded projects.
    (b) Requirements for Projects.--The projects referred to in 
subsection (a) shall--
            (1) be carried out by the National Nuclear Security 
        Administration and the Ballistic Missile Defense 
        Organization; and
            (2) contribute to sustaining--
                    (A) the expertise necessary for the 
                viability of such laboratories; and
                    (B) the capabilities required to sustain 
                the nuclear stockpile.
    (c) Participation by NNSA in Certain BMDO Activities.--The 
Administrator for Nuclear Security and the Director of the 
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization shall implement 
mechanisms that increase the cooperative relationship between 
those organizations. Those mechanisms may include participation 
by personnel of the National Nuclear Security Administration in 
the following activities of the Ballistic Missile Defense 
Organization:
            (1) Peer reviews of technical efforts.
            (2) Activities of so-called ``red teams''.

SEC. 3133. REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES 
                    OR MAINTENANCE IN CERTAIN ACCOUNTS OF THE NATIONAL 
                    NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Limitation.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
the Secretary of Energy may not use amounts appropriated or 
otherwise made available to the Secretary for fiscal year 2001 
for the purpose of infrastructure upgrades or maintenance in an 
account specified in subsection (b) for any other purpose.
    (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a particular amount for 
the purpose of a particular infrastructure upgrade or 
maintenance project if the Secretary--
            (A) determines that that project is not needed by 
        reason of a change to, or cancellation of, a program 
        for which that project was intended to be used; and
            (B) submits to the congressional defense committees 
        the report referred to in subsection (c) and a period 
        of 45 days elapses after the date on which such 
        committees receive such report.
    (b) Covered Accounts.--An account referred to in subsection 
(a) is any Construction account or Readiness in Technical Base 
and Facilities account within any National Nuclear Security 
Administration budget account.
    (c) Report.--(1) The report referred to in subsection 
(a)(2)(B) is a report containing a full and complete statement 
of--
            (A) the determination of the Secretary under 
        subsection (a)(2)(A); and
            (B) the action proposed to be taken with the 
        particular amount concerned and the facts and 
        circumstances relied upon in support of such proposed 
        action.
    (2) In the computation of the 45-day period under 
subsection (a)(2)(B), there shall be excluded any day on which 
either House of Congress is not in session because of an 
adjournment of more than three days to a day certain.
    (d) Coordination With General Reprogramming Report.--If the 
Secretary, in accordance with this section, submits a report 
referred to in subsection (c) for the use of a particular 
amount, that report shall be treated, for purposes of section 
3121, as the report referred to in subsection (b) of that 
section for that use of that amount.

SEC. 3134. ADJUSTMENT OF COMPOSITE THEORETICAL PERFORMANCE LEVELS FOR 
                    POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION REPORTS ON ADVANCED 
                    SUPERCOMPUTER SALES TO CERTAIN FOREIGN NATIONS.

    Section 3157 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1998 (50 U.S.C. App. 2404 note) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Adjustment of Performance Levels.--Whenever a new 
composite theoretical performance level is established under 
section 1211(d), that level shall apply for the purposes of 
subsection (a) of this section in lieu of the level set forth 
in subsection (a).''.

SEC. 3135. MODIFICATION OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE POLYGRAPH PROGRAM.

    (a) Covered Persons.--Subsection (b) of section 3154 of the 
Department of Energy Facilities Safeguards, Security, and 
Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 1999 (subtitle D of 
title XXXI of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 941; 42 U.S.C. 
7383h) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Covered Persons.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), for 
purposes of this section, a covered person is one of the 
following:
            ``(A) An officer or employee of the Department.
            ``(B) An expert or consultant under contract to the 
        Department.
            ``(C) An officer or employee of a contractor of the 
        Department.
            ``(D) An individual assigned or detailed to the 
        Department.
            ``(E) An applicant for a position in the 
        Department.
    ``(2) A person described in paragraph (1) is a covered 
person for purposes of this section only if the position of the 
person, or for which the person is applying, under that 
paragraph is a position in one of the categories of positions 
listed in section 709.4(a) of title 10, Code of Federal 
Regulations.''.
    (b) High-Risk Programs.--Subsection (c) of that section is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) High-Risk Programs.--For purposes of this section, 
high-risk programs are the following:
            ``(1) Programs using information known as Sensitive 
        Compartmented Information.
            ``(2) The programs known as Special Access Programs 
        and Personnel Security and Assurance Programs.
            ``(3) Any other program or position category 
        specified in section 709.4(a) of title 10, Code of 
        Federal Regulations.''.
    (c) Authority To Waive Examination Requirement.--Subsection 
(d) of that section is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraphs:
    ``(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary may, after 
consultation with appropriate security personnel, waive the 
applicability of paragraph (1) to a covered person--
            ``(A) if--
                    ``(i) the Secretary determines that the 
                waiver is important to the national security 
                interests of the United States;
                    ``(ii) the covered person has an active 
                security clearance; and
                    ``(iii) the covered person acknowledges in 
                a signed writing that the capacity of the 
                covered person to perform duties under a high-
                risk program after the expiration of the waiver 
                is conditional upon meeting the requirements of 
                paragraph (1) within the effective period of 
                the waiver;
            ``(B) if another Federal agency certifies to the 
        Secretary that the covered person has completed 
        successfully a full-scope or counterintelligence-scope 
        polygraph examination during the 5-year period ending 
        on the date of the certification; or
            ``(C) if the Secretary determines, after 
        consultation with the covered person and appropriate 
        medical personnel, that the treatment of a medical or 
        psychological condition of the covered person should 
        preclude the administration of the examination.
    ``(3)(A) The Secretary may not commence the exercise of the 
authority under paragraph (2) to waive the applicability of 
paragraph (1) to any covered persons until 15 days after the 
date on which the Secretary submits to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report setting forth the criteria to 
be used by the Secretary for determining when a waiver under 
paragraph (2)(A) is important to the national security 
interests of the United States. The criteria shall not include 
the need to maintain the scientific vitality of the laboratory. 
The criteria shall include an assessment of counterintelligence 
risks and programmatic impacts.
    ``(B) Any waiver under paragraph (2)(A) shall be effective 
for not more than 120 days, and a person who is subject to a 
waiver under paragraph (2)(A) may not ever be subject to 
another waiver under paragraph (2)(A).
    ``(C) Any waiver under paragraph (2)(C) shall be effective 
for the duration of the treatment on which such waiver is 
based.
    ``(4) The Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress on a semi-annual basis a report on any 
determinations made under paragraph (2)(A) during the 6-month 
period ending on the date of such report. The report shall 
include a national security justification for each waiver 
resulting from such determinations.
    ``(5) In this subsection, the term `appropriate committees 
of Congress' means the following:
            ``(A) The Committee on Armed Services and the 
        Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
            ``(B) The Committee on Armed Services and the 
        Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
        of Representatives.
    ``(6) It is the sense of Congress that the waiver authority 
in paragraph (2) not be used by the Secretary to exempt from 
the applicability of paragraph (1) any covered persons in the 
highest risk categories, such as persons who have access to the 
most sensitive weapons design information and other highly 
sensitive programs, including special access programs.
    ``(7) The authority under paragraph (2) to waive the 
applicability of paragraph (1) to a covered person shall expire 
on September 30, 2002.''.
    (d) Scope of Counterintelligence Polygraph Examination.--
Subsection (f) of that section is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``terrorism,'' after 
        ``sabotage,''; and
            (2) by inserting ``deliberate damage to or 
        malicious misuse of a United States Government 
        information or defense system,'' before ``and''.

SEC. 3136. EMPLOYEE INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYEES AT CLOSURE PROJECT 
                    FACILITIES.

    (a) Authority to Provide Incentives.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary of Energy may provide to 
any eligible employee of the Department of Energy one or more 
of the incentives described in subsection (d).
    (b) Eligible Employees.--An individual is an eligible 
employee of the Department of Energy for purposes of this 
section if the individual--
            (1) has worked continuously at a closure facility 
        for at least two years;
            (2) is an employee (as that term is defined in 
        section 2105(a) of title 5, United States Code);
            (3) has a fully satisfactory or equivalent 
        performance rating during the most recent performance 
        period and is not subject to an adverse notice 
        regarding conduct; and
            (4) meets any other requirement or condition under 
        subsection (d) for the incentive which is provided the 
        employee under this section.
    (c) Closure Facility Defined.--For purposes of this 
section, the term ``closure facility'' means a Department of 
Energy facility at which the Secretary is carrying out a 
closure project selected under section 3143 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (42 U.S.C. 
7274n).
    (d) Incentives.--The incentives that the Secretary may 
provide under this section are the following:
            (1) The right to accumulate annual leave provided 
        by section 6303 of title 5, United States Code, for use 
        in succeeding years until it totals not more than 90 
        days, or not more than 720 hours based on a standard 
        work week, at the beginning of the first full biweekly 
        pay period, or corresponding period for an employee who 
        is not paid on the basis of biweekly pay periods, 
        occurring in a year, except that--
                    (A) any annual leave that remains unused 
                when an employee transfers to a position in a 
                department or agency of the Federal Government 
                shall be liquidated upon the transfer by 
                payment to the employee of a lump sum for leave 
                in excess of 30 days, or in excess of 240 hours 
                based on a standard work week; and
                    (B) upon separation from service, annual 
                leave accumulated under this paragraph shall be 
                treated as any other accumulated annual leave 
                is treated.
            (2) The right to be paid a retention allowance in a 
        lump sum in compliance with paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
        section 5754(b) of title 5, United States Code, if the 
        employee meets the requirements of section 5754(a) of 
        that title, except that the retention allowance may 
        exceed 25 percent, but may not be more than 30 percent, 
        of the employee's rate of basic pay.
    (e) Agreement.--An eligible employee of the Department of 
Energy provided an incentive under this section shall enter 
into an agreement with the Secretary to remain employed at the 
closure facility at which the employee is employed as of the 
date of the agreement until a specific date or for a specific 
period of time.
    (f) Violation of Agreement.--(1) Except as provided under 
paragraph (3), an eligible employee of the Department of Energy 
who violates an agreement under subsection (e), or is dismissed 
for cause, shall forfeit eligibility for any incentives under 
this section as of the date of the violation or dismissal, as 
the case may be.
    (2) Except as provided under paragraph (3), an eligible 
employee of the Department of Energy who is paid a retention 
allowance under subsection (d)(2) and who violates an agreement 
under subsection (e), or is dismissed for cause, before the end 
of the period or date of employment agreed upon under such 
agreement shall refund to the United States an amount that 
bears the same ratio to the aggregate amount so paid to or 
received by the employee as the unserved part of such 
employment bears to the total period of employment agreed upon 
under such agreement.
    (3) The Secretary may waive the applicability of paragraph 
(1) or (2) to an employee otherwise covered by such paragraph 
if the Secretary determines that there is good and sufficient 
reason for the waiver.
    (g) Report.--The Secretary shall include in each report on 
a closure project under section 3143(h) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 a report on the 
incentives, if any, provided under this section with respect to 
the project for the period covered by such report.
    (h) Authority With Respect to Health Coverage.--Section 
8905a(d)(5)(A) of title 5, United States Code (as added by 
section 1106 of the Veterans Millennium Health Care and 
Benefits Act (Public Law 106-117; 113 Stat. 1598)), is amended 
by inserting after ``readjustment'' the following: ``, or a 
voluntary or involuntary separation from a Department of Energy 
position at a Department of Energy facility at which the 
Secretary is carrying out a closure project selected under 
section 3143 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1997 (42 U.S.C. 7274n)''.
    (i) Authority With Respect to Voluntary Separations.--(1) 
The Secretary may--
            (A) separate from service any employee at a 
        Department of Energy facility at which the Secretary is 
        carrying out a closure project selected under section 
        3143 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 1997 (42 U.S.C. 7274n) who volunteers to be 
        separated under this subparagraph even though the 
        employee is not otherwise subject to separation due to 
        a reduction in force; and
            (B) for each employee voluntarily separated under 
        subparagraph (A), retain an employee in a similar 
        position who would otherwise be separated due to a 
        reduction in force.
    (2) The separation of an employee under paragraph (1)(A) 
shall be treated as an involuntary separation due to a 
reduction in force.
    (3) An employee with critical knowledge and skills (as 
defined by the Secretary) may not participate in a voluntary 
separation under paragraph (1)(A) if the Secretary determines 
that such participation would impair the performance of the 
mission of the Department of Energy.
    (j) Termination.--The authority to provide incentives under 
this section terminates on March 31, 2007.

SEC. 3137. CONTINUATION OF PROCESSING, TREATMENT, AND DISPOSITION OF 
                    LEGACY NUCLEAR MATERIALS.

    (a) Continuation.--The Secretary of Energy shall continue 
operations and maintain a high state of readiness at the F-
canyon and H-canyon facilities at the Savannah River Site, 
Aiken, South Carolina, and shall provide technical staff 
necessary to operate and so maintain such facilities.
    (b) Limitation on Use of Funds for Decommissioning of F-
Canyon Facility.--No amounts authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available for the Department of Energy by this 
or any other Act may be obligated or expended for purposes of 
commencing the decommissioning of the F-canyon facility at the 
Savannah River Site until the Secretary and the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board jointly submit to the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives the following:
            (1) A certification that all materials present in 
        the F-canyon facility as of the date of the 
        certification are safely stabilized.
            (2) A certification whether or not the requirements 
        applicable to the F-canyon facility to meet the future 
        needs of the United States for fissile materials 
        disposition can be met through full use of the H-canyon 
        facility at the Savannah River Site.
            (3) If the certification required by paragraph (2) 
        is that such requirements cannot be met through such 
        use of the H-canyon facility--
                    (A) an identification by the Secretary of 
                each such requirement that cannot be met 
                through such use of the H-canyon facility; and
                    (B) for each requirement identified in 
                subparagraph (A), the reasons why that 
                requirement cannot be met through such use of 
                the H-canyon facility and a description of the 
                alternative capability for fissile materials 
                disposition that is needed to meet that 
                requirement.
    (c) Plan for Transfer of Long-Term Chemical Separation 
Activities.--Not later than February 15, 2001, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives a plan for the transfer of all long-term 
chemical separation activities at the Savannah River Site from 
the F-canyon facility to the H-canyon facility commencing in 
fiscal year 2002.

SEC. 3138. CONTINGENT LIMITATION ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS PENDING 
                    CERTIFICATIONS OF COMPLIANCE WITH FORMERLY UTILIZED 
                    SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM FUNDING PROHIBITION.

    (a) Contingent Limitation on Availability of Funds for 
Certain Travel Expenses.--Effective November 1, 2001, but 
subject to subsection (b), no funds authorized to be 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other 
Act for the Department of Energy or the Department of the Army 
may be obligated or expended for travel by--
            (1) the Secretary of Energy or any officer or 
        employee of the Office of the Secretary of Energy; or
            (2) the Chief of Engineers.
    (b) Effective Date.--The limitation in subsection (a) shall 
not take effect if before November 1, 2001, both of the 
following certifications are submitted to the congressional 
defense committees:
            (1) A certification by the Secretary of Energy that 
        the Department of Energy is in compliance with the 
        requirements of section 3131 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-
        65; 113 Stat. 925; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note).
            (2) A certification by the Chief of Engineers that 
        the Corps of Engineers is in compliance with the 
        requirements of that section.
    (c) Termination.--If the limitation in subsection (a) takes 
effect, the limitation shall cease to be in effect when both 
certifications referred to in subsection (b) have been 
submitted to the congressional defense committees.

SEC. 3139. CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR SUBSURFACE GEOSCIENCES LABORATORY AT 
                    IDAHO NATIONAL ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL 
                    LABORATORY, IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO.

    (a) Authorization.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated by paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 3102(a), not 
more than $400,000 may be available to the Secretary of Energy 
for purposes of carrying out a conceptual design for a 
Subsurface Geosciences Laboratory at Idaho National Engineering 
and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
    (b) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by subsection (a) may be obligated until 60 days 
after the date on which the Secretary submits the report 
required by subsection (c).
    (c) Report.--The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the proposed 
Subsurface Geosciences Laboratory. The report shall include the 
following:
            (1) Whether there is a need to conduct mesoscale 
        experiments to meet long-term clean-up requirements at 
        Department of Energy sites.
            (2) The possibility of using or modifying an 
        existing structure or facility to house a new 
        capability for conducting mesoscale experiments.
            (3) The estimated construction cost of the 
        facility.
            (4) The estimated annual operating cost of the 
        facility.
            (5) How the facility will use, integrate, and 
        support the technical expertise, capabilities, and 
        requirements at other Department of Energy and non-
        Department of Energy facilities.
            (6) An analysis of costs, savings, and benefits 
        which are unique to the Idaho National Engineering and 
        Environmental Laboratory.

SEC. 3140. REPORT ON NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY, LAWRENCE LIVERMORE 
                    NATIONAL LABORATORY, LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA.

    (a) New Baseline.--(1) Not more than 50 percent of the 
funds available for the national ignition facility (Project 96-
D-111) may be obligated or expended until the Administrator for 
Nuclear Security submits to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and House of Representatives a report setting forth 
a new baseline plan for the completion of the national ignition 
facility.
    (2) The report shall include--
            (A) the funding required for completion of the 
        facility, set forth in detail, year by year; and
            (B) projected dates for the completion of program 
        milestones, including the date on which the first laser 
        beams are expected to become operational.
    (b) Comptroller General Review of NIF Program.--(1) The 
Comptroller General shall conduct a thorough review of the 
national ignition facility program.
    (2) Not later than March 31, 2001, the Comptroller General 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives a report on the review conducted 
under paragraph (1). The report shall include the following:
            (A) An analysis of--
                    (i) the role of the national ignition 
                facility in ensuring the safety and reliability 
                of the nuclear stockpile of the United States;
                    (ii) the relationship of the national 
                ignition facility program to other significant 
                programs to sustain the nuclear stockpile of 
                the United States; and
                    (iii) the potential effect of delays in the 
                national ignition facility program, and of a 
                failure to complete significant program 
                objectives of the program, on the other 
                significant programs to sustain the nuclear 
                stockpile of the United States, such as the 
                Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative 
                Program.
            (B) A detailed description and analysis of the 
        funds spent as of the date of the report on the 
        national ignition facility program.
            (C) An assessment whether the new baseline plan for 
        the national ignition facility program submitted under 
        subsection (a) includes clear goals for that program, 
        adequate and sustainable funding, and achievable 
        milestones for that program.

SEC. 3141. RIVER PROTECTION PROJECT, RICHLAND, WASHINGTON.

    (a) Redesignation of Project.--The tank waste remediation 
system environmental project, Richland, Washington, including 
all programs relating to the retrieval and treatment of tank 
waste at the site at Hanford, Washington, under the management 
of the Office of River Protection, shall be known and 
designated as the ``River Protection Project''. Any reference 
to that project in any law, regulation, map, document, record, 
or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a 
reference to the River Protection Project.
    (b) Management and Responsibility of Office of River 
Protection.--Subsection (b) of section 3139 of the Strom 
Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2250) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``managing all 
        aspects of the'' and all that follows through the 
        period and inserting ``managing, consistent with the 
        policy direction established by the Department, all 
        aspects of the River Protection Project, Richland, 
        Washington.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(3)(A) The Assistant Secretary of Energy for 
Environmental Management shall delegate in writing 
responsibility for the management of the River Protection 
Project, Richland, Washington, to the head of the Office.
    ``(B) Such delegation shall include, at a minimum, 
authorities for contracting, financial management, safety, and 
general program management that are equivalent to the 
authorities of managers of other operations offices of the 
Department of Energy.
    ``(C) The head of the Office shall, to the maximum extent 
possible, coordinate all activities of the Office with the 
manager of the Richland Operations Office of the Department of 
Energy.''.
    (c) Department Responsibilities.--Subsection (c) of such 
section is amended--
            (1) by striking ``manager'' and inserting ``head''; 
        and
            (2) by striking ``to manage'' and all that follows 
        through the period and inserting ``to carry out the 
        responsibilities specified in subsection (b)(2).''.
    (d) Reporting to Congress.--Subsection (d) of such section 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Report.--The Assistant Secretary of Energy for 
Environmental Management shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives, not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001, a copy of the 
delegation of authority required by subsection (b)(3).''.

SEC. 3142. REPORT ON TANK WASTE REMEDIATION SYSTEM, HANFORD 
                    RESERVATION, RICHLAND, WASHINGTON.

    Not later than December 15, 2000, the Secretary of Energy 
shall submit to Congress a report on the Tank Waste Remediation 
System project, Hanford Reservation, Richland, Washington. The 
report shall include the following:
            (1) A proposed plan for processing and stabilizing 
        all nuclear waste located in the Hanford Tank Farm.
            (2) A proposed schedule for carrying out that 
        proposed plan.
            (3) The total estimated cost of carrying out that 
        proposed plan.
            (4) A description of any alternative options to 
        that proposed plan and a description of the costs and 
        benefits of each such option.
            (5) A description of the volumes and 
        characteristics of any wastes or materials that are not 
        to be treated during phase 1(B) of the project.
            (6) A plan for developing, demonstrating, and 
        implementing advanced vitrification system technologies 
        that can be used to treat and stabilize any out-of-
        specification wastes or materials (such as 
        polychlorinated biphenyls) that cannot be treated and 
        stabilized with the technologies that are to be used 
        during phase 1(B) of the project.

Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Management of National Nuclear Security 
                             Administration

SEC. 3151. TERM OF OFFICE OF PERSON FIRST APPOINTED AS UNDER SECRETARY 
                    FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

    (a) Length of Term.--The term of office as Under Secretary 
for Nuclear Security of the Department of Energy of the person 
first appointed to that position shall be three years.
    (b) Exclusive Reasons for Removal.--The exclusive reasons 
for removal from office as Under Secretary for Nuclear Security 
of the person described in subsection (a) shall be 
inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
    (c) Position Described.--The position of Under Secretary 
for Nuclear Security of the Department of Energy referred to in 
this section is the position established by subsection (c) of 
section 202 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 
U.S.C. 7132), as added by section 3202 of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration Act (title XXXII of Public Law 106-65; 
113 Stat. 954).

SEC. 3152. MEMBERSHIP OF UNDER SECRETARY FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY ON THE 
                    JOINT NUCLEAR WEAPONS COUNCIL.

    (a) Membership.--Section 179 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (3) 
        and inserting the following new paragraph (3):
            ``(3) The Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of 
        the Department of Energy.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``the 
        representative designated under subsection (a)(3)'' and 
        inserting ``the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of 
        the Department of Energy''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3212 of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration Act (title XXXII of Public Law 
106-65; 113 Stat. 957; 50 U.S.C. 2402) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Membership on Joint Nuclear Weapons Council.--The 
Administrator serves as a member of the Joint Nuclear Weapons 
Council under section 179 of title 10, United States Code.''.

SEC. 3153. ORGANIZATION PLAN FOR FIELD OFFICES OF THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR 
                    SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Plan Required.--Not later than May 1, 2001, the 
Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a plan for 
assigning roles and responsibilities to and among the 
headquarters and field organizational units of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration.
    (b) Plan Elements.--The plan shall include the following:
            (1) A general description of the organizational 
        structure of the administrative functions of the 
        National Nuclear Security Administration under the 
        plan, including the authorities and responsibilities to 
        be vested in the units of the headquarters, operations 
        offices, and area offices of the Administration.
            (2) A description of any downsizing, elimination, 
        or consolidation of units of the headquarters, 
        operations offices, and area offices of the 
        Administration that may be necessary to enhance the 
        efficiency of the Administration.
            (3) A description of the modifications of staffing 
        levels of the headquarters, operations offices, and 
        area offices of the Administration, including any 
        reductions in force, employment of additional 
        personnel, or realignments of personnel, that are 
        necessary to implement the plan.
            (4) A schedule for the implementation of the plan.
    (c) Included Facilities.--The plan shall address any 
administrative units in the National Nuclear Security 
Administration, including units in and under the following:
            (1) The Department of Energy Headquarters, 
        Washington, District of Columbia, metropolitan area.
            (2) The Albuquerque Operations Office, Albuquerque, 
        New Mexico.
            (3) The Nevada Operations Office, Las Vegas, 
        Nevada.
            (4) The Oak Ridge Operations Office, Oak Ridge, 
        Tennessee.
            (5) The Oakland Operations Office, Oakland, 
        California.
            (6) The Savannah River Operations Office, Aiken, 
        South Carolina.
            (7) The Los Alamos Area Office, Los Alamos, New 
        Mexico.
            (8) The Kirtland Area Office, Albuquerque, New 
        Mexico.
            (9) The Amarillo Area Office, Amarillo, Texas.
            (10) The Kansas City Area Office, Kansas City, 
        Missouri.

SEC. 3154. REQUIRED CONTENTS OF FUTURE-YEARS NUCLEAR SECURITY PROGRAM.

    (a) Contents Required.--Subsection (b) of section 3253 of 
the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (title XXXII 
of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 966; 50 U.S.C. 2453) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1);
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
        (4); and
            (3) by inserting before paragraph (4) (as 
        redesignated by paragraph (2)) the following new 
        paragraphs:
            ``(1) A detailed description of the program 
        elements (and the projects, activities, and 
        construction projects associated with each such program 
        element) during the applicable five-fiscal year period 
        for at least each of the following:
                    ``(A) For defense programs--
                            ``(i) directed stockpile work;
                            ``(ii) campaigns;
                            ``(iii) readiness in technical base 
                        and facilities; and
                            ``(iv) secure transportation asset.
                    ``(B) For defense nuclear 
                nonproliferation--
                            ``(i) nonproliferation and 
                        verification, research, and 
                        development;
                            ``(ii) arms control; and
                            ``(iii) fissile materials 
                        disposition.
                    ``(C) For naval reactors, naval reactors 
                operations and maintenance.
            ``(2) A statement of proposed budget authority, 
        estimated expenditures, and proposed appropriations 
        necessary to support each program element specified 
        pursuant to paragraph (1).
            ``(3) A detailed description of how the funds 
        identified for each program element specified pursuant 
        to paragraph (1) in the budget for the Administration 
        for each fiscal year during that five-fiscal year 
        period will help ensure that the nuclear weapons 
        stockpile is safe and reliable, as determined in 
        accordance with the criteria established under section 
        3158 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (42 U.S.C. 2121 
        note).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (c);
            (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
        subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and
            (3) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by 
        striking ``subsection (d)'' and inserting ``subsection 
        (c)''.

SEC. 3155. FUTURE-YEARS NUCLEAR SECURITY PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.

    (a) Program Required.--(1) Without regard to any future-
years nuclear security program submitted before the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a future-
years nuclear security program (including associated annexes) 
for fiscal year 2001 and the five succeeding fiscal years.
    (2) The program shall reflect the estimated expenditures 
and proposed appropriations included in the budget for fiscal 
year 2001 that was submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) 
of title 31, United States Code.
    (b) Program Detail.--The level of detail of the program 
submitted under subsection (a) shall be equivalent to the level 
of detail in the Project Baseline Summary system of the 
Department of Energy, if practicable, but in no event below the 
following:
            (1) In the case of directed stockpile work, detail 
        as follows:
                    (A) Stockpile research and development.
                    (B) Stockpile maintenance.
                    (C) Stockpile evaluation.
                    (D) Dismantlement and disposal.
                    (E) Production support.
                    (F) Field engineering, training, and 
                manuals.
            (2) In the case of campaigns, detail as follows:
                    (A) Primary certification.
                    (B) Dynamic materials properties.
                    (C) Advanced radiography.
                    (D) Secondary certification and nuclear 
                system margins.
                    (E) Enhanced surety.
                    (F) Weapons system engineering 
                certification.
                    (G) Certification in hostile environments.
                    (H) Enhanced surveillance.
                    (I) Advanced design and production 
                technologies.
                    (J) Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) 
                ignition and high yield.
                    (K) Defense computing and modeling.
                    (L) Pit manufacturing readiness.
                    (M) Secondary readiness.
                    (N) High explosive readiness.
                    (O) Nonnuclear readiness.
                    (P) Materials readiness.
                    (Q) Tritium readiness.
            (3) In the case of readiness in technical base and 
        facilities, detail as follows:
                    (A) Operation of facilities.
                    (B) Program readiness.
                    (C) Special projects.
                    (D) Materials recycle and recovery.
                    (E) Containers.
                    (F) Storage.
            (4) In the case of secure transportation assets, 
        detail as follows:
                    (A) Operation and maintenance.
                    (B) Program direction relating to 
                transportation.
            (5) Program direction.
            (6) Construction (listed by project number).
            (7) In the case of safeguards and security, detail 
        as follows:
                    (A) Operation and maintenance.
                    (B) Construction.
    (c) Deadline for Submittal.--The future-years nuclear 
security program required by subsection (a) shall be submitted 
not later than November 1, 2000.
    (d) Limitation on Use of Funds Pending Submittal.--Not more 
than 65 percent of the funds appropriated pursuant to the 
authorization of appropriations in section 3101(a)(1)(C) or 
otherwise made available to the Department of Energy for fiscal 
year 2001 for program direction in carrying out weapons 
activities may be obligated or expended until 45 days after the 
date on which the Administrator for Nuclear Security submits to 
the congressional defense committees the program required by 
subsection (a).

SEC. 3156. ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND 
                    DEMONSTRATION BY PLANT MANAGERS OF CERTAIN NUCLEAR 
                    WEAPONS PRODUCTION PLANTS.

    (a) Authority for Programs at Nuclear Weapons Productions 
Facilities.--The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall 
authorize the head of each nuclear weapons production facility 
to establish an Engineering and Manufacturing Research, 
Development, and Demonstration Program under this section.
    (b) Projects and Activities.--The projects and activities 
carried out through the program at a nuclear weapons production 
facility under this section shall support innovative or high-
risk design and manufacturing concepts and technologies with 
potentially high payoff for the nuclear weapons complex. Those 
projects and activities may include--
            (1) replacement of obsolete or aging design and 
        manufacturing technologies;
            (2) development of innovative agile manufacturing 
        techniques and processes; and
            (3) training, recruitment, or retention of 
        essential personnel in critical engineering and 
        manufacturing disciplines.
    (c) Funding.--The Administrator may authorize the head of 
each nuclear weapons production facility to obligate up to 
$3,000,000 of funds within the Advanced Design and Production 
Technologies Campaign available for such facility during fiscal 
year 2001 to carry out projects and activities of the program 
under this section at that facility.
    (d) Report.--The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall 
submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, 
not later than September 15, 2001, a report describing, for 
each nuclear weapons production facility, each project or 
activity for which funds were obligated under the program, the 
criteria used in the selection of each such project or 
activity, the potential benefits of each such project or 
activity, and the Administrator's recommendation concerning 
whether the program should be continued.
    (e) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
``nuclear weapons production facility'' has the meaning given 
that term in section 3281(2) of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration Act (title XXXII of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 
968; 50 U.S.C. 2471(2)).

SEC. 3157. PROHIBITION ON INDIVIDUALS ENGAGING IN CONCURRENT SERVICE OR 
                    DUTIES WITHIN NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY 
                    ADMINISTRATION AND OUTSIDE THAT ADMINISTRATION BUT 
                    WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

    Section 3213 of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration Act (title XXXII of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 
958; 50 U.S.C. 2403) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking 
        ``Administration,'' and all that follows through 
        ``function of the'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``, in carrying 
        out any function of the Administration,''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(d) Prohibition on Dual Office Holding.--Except in 
accordance with sections 3212(a)(2) and 3216(a)(1):
            ``(1) An individual may not concurrently hold or 
        carry out the responsibilities of--
                    ``(A) a position within the Administration; 
                and
                    ``(B) a position within the Department of 
                Energy not within the Administration.
            ``(2) No funds appropriated or otherwise made 
        available for any fiscal year may be used to pay, to an 
        individual who concurrently holds or carries out the 
        responsibilities of a position specified in paragraph 
        (1)(A) and a position specified in paragraph (1)(B), 
        the basic pay, salary, or other compensation relating 
        to any such position.''.

SEC. 3158. ANNUAL PLAN FOR OBLIGATION OF FUNDS OF THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR 
                    SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Plan Required.--Section 3252 of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration Act (title XXXII of Public Law 106-65; 
113 Stat. 966; 50 U.S.C. 2452) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) Procedures Required.--'' 
        before ``The Administrator shall''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsections:
    ``(b) Annual Plan for Obligation of Funds.--(1) Each year, 
the Administrator shall prepare a plan for the obligation of 
the amounts that, in the President's budget submitted to 
Congress that year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code, are proposed to be appropriated for the 
Administration for the fiscal year that begins in that year (in 
this section referred to as the `budget year') and the two 
succeeding fiscal years.
    ``(2) For each program element and construction line item 
of the Administration, the plan shall provide the goal of the 
Administration for the obligation of those amounts for that 
element or item for each fiscal year of the plan, expressed as 
a percentage of the total amount proposed to be appropriated in 
that budget for that element or item.
    ``(c) Submission of Plan and Report.--The Administrator 
shall submit to Congress each year, at or about the time that 
the President's budget is submitted to Congress under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, each of the following:
            ``(1) The plan required by subsection (b) prepared 
        with respect to that budget.
            ``(2) A report on the plans prepared with respect 
        to the preceding years' budgets, which shall include, 
        for each goal provided in those plans--
                    ``(A) the assessment of the Administrator 
                as to whether or not that goal was met; and
                    ``(B) if that assessment is that the goal 
                was not met--
                            ``(i) the reasons why that goal was 
                        not met; and
                            ``(ii) the plan of the 
                        Administrator for meeting or, if 
                        necessary, adjusting that goal.''.
    (b) Effective Date of Requirement to Assess Prior Plan.--
The first report submitted under paragraph (2) of subsection 
(c) of such section (as added by subsection (a)) shall be the 
report on the plan prepared with respect to the budget 
submitted in calendar year 2001.
    (c) GAO Report.--Not later than March 15, 2001, the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees an assessment of the adequacy of the planning, 
programming, and budgeting processes of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration.

SEC. 3159. AUTHORITY TO REORGANIZE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY 
                    ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Reorganization Authority.--Section 3212 of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration Act (title XXXII of Public Law 
106-65; 113 Stat. 957; 50 U.S.C. 2402) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Reorganization Authority.--Except as provided by 
subsections (b) and (c) of section 3291:
            ``(1) The Administrator may establish, abolish, 
        alter, consolidate, or discontinue any organizational 
        unit or component of the Administration, or transfer 
        any function of the Administration.
            ``(2) Such authority does not apply to the 
        abolition of organizational units or components 
        established by law or the transfer of functions vested 
        by law in any organizational unit or component.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 643 of the Department 
of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7253) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting 
        ``(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
        Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(b) The authority of the Secretary under subsection (a) 
does not apply to the National Nuclear Security Administration. 
The corresponding authority that applies to the Administration 
is set forth in section 3212(e) of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration Act.''.

       Subtitle E--National Laboratories Partnership Improvement

SEC. 3161. TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Administrator for Nuclear Security 
shall establish a Technology Infrastructure Pilot Program in 
accordance with this section.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the program shall be to 
explore new methods of collaboration and improvements in the 
management and effectiveness of collaborative programs carried 
out by the national security laboratories and nuclear weapons 
production facilities in partnership with private industry and 
institutions of higher education and to improve the ability of 
those laboratories and facilities to support missions of the 
Administration.
    (c) Funding.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
funding shall be available for the pilot program only to the 
extent of specific authorizations and appropriations enacted 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (2) From amounts available in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 
for technology partnership programs of the Administration, the 
Administrator may allocate to carry out the pilot program not 
more than $5,000,000.
    (d) Project Requirements.--A project may not be approved 
for the pilot program unless the project meets the following 
requirements:
            (1) The participants in the project include--
                    (A) a national security laboratory or 
                nuclear weapons production facility; and
                    (B) one or more of the following:
                            (i) A business.
                            (ii) An institution of higher 
                        education.
                            (iii) A nonprofit institution.
                            (iv) An agency of a State, local, 
                        or tribal government.
            (2)(A) Not less than 50 percent of the costs of the 
        project are to be provided by non-Federal sources.
            (B)(i) The calculation of the amount of the costs 
        of the project provided by non-Federal sources shall 
        include cash, personnel, services, equipment, and other 
        resources expended on the project.
            (ii) No funds or other resources expended before 
        the start of the project or outside the project's scope 
        of work may be credited toward the costs provided by 
        non-Federal sources to the project.
            (3) The project (other than in the case of a 
        project under which the participating laboratory or 
        facility receives funding under this section) shall be 
        competitively selected by that laboratory or facility 
        using procedures determined to be appropriate by the 
        Administrator.
            (4) No Federal funds shall be made available under 
        this section for--
                    (A) construction; or
                    (B) any project for more than five years.
    (e) Selection Criteria.--(1) The projects selected for the 
pilot program shall--
            (A) stimulate the development of technology 
        expertise and capabilities in private industry and 
        institutions of higher education that can support the 
        nuclear weapons and nuclear nonproliferation missions 
        of the national security laboratories and nuclear 
        weapons production facilities on a continuing basis;
            (B) improve the ability of those laboratories and 
        facilities benefit from commercial research, 
        technology, products, processes, and services that can 
        support the nuclear weapons and nuclear 
        nonproliferation missions of those laboratories and 
        facilities on a continuing basis; and
            (C) encourage the exchange of scientific and 
        technological expertise between those laboratories and 
        facilities and--
                    (i) institutions of higher education;
                    (ii) technology-related business concerns;
                    (iii) nonprofit institutions; and
                    (iv) agencies of State, tribal, or local 
                governments;
        that can support the missions of those laboratories and 
        facilities.
    (2) The Administrator may authorize the provision of 
Federal funds for a project under this section only if the 
director of the laboratory or facility managing the project 
determines that the project is likely to improve the ability of 
that laboratory or facility to achieve technical success in 
meeting nuclear weapons and nuclear nonproliferation missions 
of the Administration.
    (3) The Administrator shall require the director of the 
laboratory or facility to consider the following criteria in 
selecting a project to receive Federal funds:
            (A) The potential of the project to succeed, based 
        on its technical merit, team members, management 
        approach, resources, and project plan.
            (B) The potential of the project to promote the 
        development of a commercially sustainable technology, 
        determined by considering whether the project will 
        derive sufficient demand for its products or services 
        from the private sector to support the nuclear weapons 
        and nuclear nonproliferation missions of the 
        participating laboratory or facility on a continuing 
        basis.
            (C) The potential of the project to promote the use 
        of commercial research, technology, products, 
        processes, and services by the participating laboratory 
        or facility to achieve its nuclear weapons and nuclear 
        nonproliferation missions.
            (D) The commitment shown by non-Federal 
        organizations to the project, based primarily on the 
        nature and amount of the financial and other resources 
        they will risk on the project.
            (E) The extent to which the project involves a wide 
        variety and number of institutions of higher education, 
        nonprofit institutions, and technology-related business 
        concerns that can support the nuclear weapons and 
        nuclear nonproliferation missions of the participating 
        laboratory or facility on a continuing basis and that 
        will make substantive contributions to achieving the 
        goals of the project.
            (F) The extent of participation in the project by 
        agencies of State, tribal, or local governments that 
        will make substantive contributions to achieving the 
        goals of the project.
            (G) The extent to which the project focuses on 
        promoting the development of technology-related 
        business concerns that are small business concerns or 
        involves small business concerns substantively in the 
        project.
    (f) Implementation Plan.--No funds may be allocated for the 
pilot program until 30 days after the date on which the 
Administrator submits to the congressional defense committees a 
plan for the implementation of the pilot program. The plan 
shall, at a minimum--
            (1) identify the national security laboratories and 
        nuclear weapons production facilities that have been 
        designated by the Administrator to participate in the 
        pilot program; and
            (2) with respect to each laboratory or facility 
        identified under paragraph (1)--
                    (A) identify the businesses, institutions 
                of higher education, nonprofit institutions, 
                and agencies of State, local, or tribal 
                government that are expected to participate in 
                the pilot program at that laboratory or 
                facility;
                    (B) identify the technology areas to be 
                addressed by the pilot program at that 
                laboratory or facility and the manner in which 
                the pilot program will support high-priority 
                missions of that laboratory or facility on a 
                continuing basis; and
                    (C) describe the management controls that 
                have been put into place to ensure that the 
                pilot program as conducted at that laboratory 
                or facility is conducted in a cost-effective 
                manner consistent with the objectives of the 
                pilot program.
    (g) Report on Implementation.--(1) Not later than February 
1, 2002, the Administrator shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the implementation and 
management of the pilot program. The report shall take into 
consideration the results of the pilot program to date and the 
views of the directors of the participating laboratories and 
facilities. The report shall include any recommendations the 
Administrator may have concerning the future of the pilot 
program.
    (2) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
Administrator submits the report required by paragraph (1), the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report containing the Comptroller General's 
assessment of that report.

SEC. 3162. REPORT ON SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL NUCLEAR 
                    SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than February 15, 2001, the 
Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on small business 
participation in the activities of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration.
    (b) Contents of Report.--The report shall include the 
following:
            (1) A description of the scope and nature of the 
        efforts of the National Nuclear Security Administration 
        as of the date of the enactment of this Act to 
        encourage or increase participation of small business 
        concerns in procurements, collaborative research, 
        technology licensing, and technology transfer 
        activities carried out by the national security 
        laboratories or nuclear weapons production facilities.
            (2) An assessment of the effectiveness of those 
        efforts in securing products and services of value to 
        those laboratories and facilities.
            (3) Recommendations on how to improve those 
        efforts.
            (4) An identification of legislative changes 
        required to implement those recommendations.

SEC. 3163. STUDY AND REPORT RELATED TO IMPROVING MISSION EFFECTIVENESS, 
                    PARTNERSHIPS, AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AT NATIONAL 
                    SECURITY LABORATORIES AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS 
                    PRODUCTION FACILITIES.

    (a) Study and Report Required.--The Secretary of Energy 
shall direct the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board to study 
and to submit to the Secretary not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act a report regarding the 
following topics:
            (1) The advantages and disadvantages of providing 
        the Administrator for Nuclear Security with authority, 
        notwithstanding the limitations otherwise imposed by 
        the Federal Acquisition Regulation, to enter into 
        transactions with public agencies, private 
        organizations, or individuals on terms the 
        Administrator considers appropriate to the furtherance 
        of basic, applied, and advanced research functions. The 
        Advisory Board shall consider, in its assessment of 
        this authority, the management history of the 
        Department of Energy and the effect of this authority 
        on the National Nuclear Security Administration's use 
        of contractors to operate the national security 
        laboratories.
            (2) The advantages and disadvantages of 
        establishing and implementing policies and procedures 
        to facilitate the transfer of scientific, technical, 
        and professional personnel among national security 
        laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities.
            (3) The advantages and disadvantages of making 
        changes in--
                    (A) the indemnification requirements for 
                patents or other intellectual property licensed 
                from a national security laboratory or nuclear 
                weapons production facility;
                    (B) the royalty and fee schedules and types 
                of compensation that may be used for patents or 
                other intellectual property licensed to a small 
                business concern from a national security 
                laboratory or nuclear weapons production 
                facility;
                    (C) the licensing procedures and 
                requirements for patents and other intellectual 
                property;
                    (D) the rights given to a small business 
                concern that has licensed a patent or other 
                intellectual property from a national security 
                laboratory or nuclear weapons production 
                facility to bring suit against third parties 
                infringing such intellectual property;
                    (E) the advance funding requirements for a 
                small business concern funding a project at a 
                national security laboratory or nuclear weapons 
                production facility through a funds-in 
                agreement;
                    (F) the intellectual property rights 
                allocated to a business when it is funding a 
                project at a national security laboratory or 
                nuclear weapons production facility through a 
                funds-in agreement; and
                    (G) policies on royalty payments to 
                inventors employed by a contractor operating a 
                national security laboratory or nuclear weapons 
                production facility, including those for 
                inventions made under a funds-in agreement.
    (b) Definition of Funds-In Agreement.--For the purposes of 
this section, the term ``funds-in agreement'' means a contract 
between the Department and a non-Federal organization under 
which that organization pays the Department to provide a 
service or material not otherwise available in the domestic 
private sector.
    (c) Submission to Congress.--Not later than one month after 
receiving the report under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress that report, along with the Secretary's 
recommendations for action and proposals for legislation to 
implement the recommendations.

SEC. 3164. REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY 
                    ADMINISTRATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS 
                    WITH NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES.

    (a) Report Required.--The Administrator for Nuclear 
Security shall submit to Congress, not later than March 1, 
2001, a report on the efficiency and effectiveness with which 
the National Nuclear Security Administration and its 
laboratories and facilities carry out technology development 
activities in partnership with non-Federal entities, including 
cooperative research and development agreements. The report 
shall include an examination of the following matters with 
respect to the carrying out of those activities:
            (1) Funding sources available to and used by the 
        Administration.
            (2) Types of legal instruments used by the 
        Administration, and the extent to which they are used.
            (3) Procedures used for selection of participants.
            (4) Intellectual property licensing and royalty 
        provisions.
            (5) New technologies developed.
            (6) The extent to which those new technologies 
        have--
                    (A) commercial utility; and
                    (B) utility to the nuclear weapons and 
                nuclear nonproliferation missions of the 
                Administration.
    (b) Additional Requirements for Cooperative Research and 
Development Agreements.--(1) The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include a section providing the following with 
respect to cooperative research and development agreements:
            (A) An assessment of the advantages and 
        disadvantages of such agreements.
            (B) Any recommendations of the Administrator 
        regarding the use of such agreements by the 
        Administration in the future, including any appropriate 
        funding levels.
            (C) Any recommendations of the Administrator 
        regarding legislation to make such agreements more 
        effective in supporting the Administration's core 
        nuclear weapons and nuclear non-proliferation missions.
    (2) In this subsection, the term ``cooperative research and 
development agreement'' has the meaning given such term in 
section 12(d)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation 
Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)(1)).
    (c) GAO Review.--The Comptroller General shall submit to 
Congress, within 30 days after the submission of the report 
required by subsection (a), a report containing the Comptroller 
General's assessment of that report.

SEC. 3165. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this subtitle, the terms ``national 
security laboratory'' and ``nuclear weapons production 
facility'' have the meanings given such terms in section 3281 
of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (title 
XXXII of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 968; 50 U.S.C. 2471).

    Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

SEC. 3171. ANNUAL REPORT ON STATUS OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS PROTECTION, 
                    CONTROL, AND ACCOUNTING PROGRAM.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than January 1 of each 
year, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives a report on the status 
of efforts during the preceding fiscal year under the Nuclear 
Materials Protection, Control, and Accounting Program of the 
Department of Energy to secure weapons-usable nuclear materials 
in Russia that have been identified as being at risk for theft 
or diversion.
    (b) Contents.--Each report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) The number of buildings, including building 
        locations, that received complete and integrated 
        materials protection, control, and accounting systems 
        for nuclear materials described in subsection (a) 
        during the year covered by such report.
            (2) The amounts of highly enriched uranium and 
        plutonium in Russia that have been secured under 
        systems described in paragraph (1) as of the date of 
        such report.
            (3) The amount of nuclear materials described in 
        subsection (a) that continues to require securing under 
        systems described in paragraph (1) as of the date of 
        such report.
            (4) A plan for actions to secure the nuclear 
        materials identified in paragraph (3) under systems 
        described in paragraph (1), including an estimate of 
        the cost of such actions.
            (5) The amounts expended through the fiscal year 
        preceding the date of such report to secure nuclear 
        materials described in subsection (a) under systems 
        described in paragraph (1), set forth by total amount 
        and by amount per fiscal year.
    (c) Limitation on Use of Certain Funds.--(1) No amounts 
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Energy by 
this Act or any other Act for purposes of the Nuclear Materials 
Protection, Control, and Accounting Program may be obligated or 
expended after September 30, 2000, for any project under the 
program at a site controlled by the Russian Ministry of Atomic 
Energy (MINATOM) in Russia until the Secretary submits to the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the 
access policy established with respect to such project, 
including a certification that the access policy has been 
implemented.
    (2) The access policy with respect to a project under this 
subsection shall--
            (A) permit appropriate determinations by United 
        States officials regarding security requirements, 
        including security upgrades, for the project; and
            (B) ensure verification by United States officials 
        that Department of Energy assistance at the project is 
        being used for the purposes intended.

SEC. 3172. NUCLEAR CITIES INITIATIVE.

    (a) In General.--(1) The Secretary of Energy may, in 
accordance with the provisions of this section, expand and 
enhance the activities of the Department of Energy under the 
Nuclear Cities Initiative.
    (2) In this section, the term ``Nuclear Cities Initiative'' 
means the initiative arising pursuant to the joint statement 
dated July 24, 1998, signed by the Vice President of the United 
States and the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and the 
agreement dated September 22, 1998, between the United States 
and the Russian Federation.
    (b) Funding for Fiscal Year 2001.--There is hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Energy for 
fiscal year 2001 $30,000,000 for purposes of the Nuclear Cities 
Initiative.
    (c) Limitation Pending Submission of Agreement.--No amount 
authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for 
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2001 for the Nuclear 
Cities Initiative may be obligated or expended to provide 
assistance under the Initiative for more than three nuclear 
cities in Russia and two serial production facilities in Russia 
until 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of Energy 
submits to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
a copy of a written agreement between the United States 
Government and the Government of the Russian Federation which 
provides that Russia will close some of its facilities engaged 
in nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly work.
    (d) Limitation Pending Implementation of Project Review 
Procedures.--(1) Not more than $8,750,000 of the amounts 
referred to in subsection (b) may be obligated or expended for 
purposes of the Initiative until the Secretary of Energy 
establishes and implements project review procedures for 
projects under the Initiative and submits to the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives a report on the 
project review procedures so established and implemented.
    (2) The project review procedures established under 
paragraph (1) shall ensure that any scientific, technical, or 
commercial project initiated under the Initiative--
            (A) will not enhance the military or weapons of 
        mass destruction capabilities of Russia;
            (B) will not result in the inadvertent transfer or 
        utilization of products or activities under such 
        project for military purposes;
            (C) will be commercially viable; and
            (D) will be carried out in conjunction with an 
        appropriate commercial, industrial, or nonprofit entity 
        as partner.
    (e) Limitation Pending Certification and Report.--No amount 
in excess of $17,500,000 authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2001 for the Nuclear 
Cities Initiative may be obligated or expended for purposes of 
providing assistance under the Initiative until 30 days after 
the date on which the Secretary of Energy submits to the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives the following:
            (1) A copy of the written agreement between the 
        United States and the Russian Federation which provides 
        that Russia will close some of its facilities engaged 
        in nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly work within 
        five years of the date of the agreement in exchange for 
        receiving assistance through the Initiative.
            (2) A certification by the Secretary--
                    (A) that project review procedures for all 
                projects under the Initiative have been 
                established and are being implemented; and
                    (B) that those procedures will ensure that 
                any scientific, technical, or commercial 
                project initiated under the Initiative--
                            (i) will not enhance the military 
                        or weapons of mass destruction 
                        capabilities of Russia;
                            (ii) will not result in the 
                        inadvertent transfer or utilization of 
                        products or activities under such 
                        project for military purposes;
                            (iii) will be commercially viable 
                        within three years after the date of 
                        the initiation of the project; and
                            (iv) will be carried out in 
                        conjunction with an appropriate 
                        commercial, industrial, or other 
                        nonprofit entity as partner.
            (3) A report setting forth the following:
                    (A) A description of the project review 
                procedures process.
                    (B) A list of the projects under the 
                Initiative that have been reviewed under such 
                project review procedures.
                    (C) A description for each project listed 
                under subparagraph (B) of the purpose, expected 
                life-cycle costs, out-year budget costs, 
                participants, commercial viability, expected 
                time for income generation, and number of 
                Russian jobs created.
    (f) Plan for Restructuring the Russian Nuclear Complex.--
(1) The President, acting through the Secretary of Energy, is 
urged to enter into discussions with the Russian Federation for 
purposes of the development by the Russian Federation of a plan 
to restructure the Russian nuclear complex in order to meet 
changes in the national security requirements of Russia by 
2010.
    (2) The plan under paragraph (1) should include the 
following:
            (A) Mechanisms to consolidate the nuclear weapons 
        production capacity in Russia to a capacity that is 
        consistent with the obligations of Russia under current 
        and future arms control agreements.
            (B) Mechanisms to increase transparency regarding 
        the restructuring of the Russian nuclear complex and 
        weapons-surplus nuclear materials inventories in Russia 
        to the levels of transparency for such matters in the 
        United States, including the participation of 
        Department of Energy officials with expertise in 
        transparency of such matters.
            (C) Measurable milestones that will permit the 
        United States and the Russian Federation to monitor 
        progress under the plan.
    (g) Encouragement of Careers in Nonproliferation.--(1) In 
carrying out actions under this section, the Secretary of 
Energy may carry out a program to encourage students in the 
United States and in the Russian Federation to pursue careers 
in areas relating to nonproliferation.
    (2) Of the amounts made available under the Initiative for 
fiscal year 2001 in excess of $17,500,000, up to $2,000,000 
shall be available for purposes of the program under paragraph 
(1).
    (3) The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall notify the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives before any funds 
are expended pursuant to paragraph (2). Any such notification 
shall include--
            (A) an identification of the amount to be expended 
        under paragraph (2) during fiscal year 2001;
            (B) the recipients of the funds; and
            (C) specific information on the activities that 
        will be conducted using those funds.
    (h) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``nuclear city'' means any of the 
        closed nuclear cities within the complex of the Russian 
        Ministry of Atomic Energy as follows:
                    (A) Sarov (Arzamas-16).
                    (B) Zarechnyy (Penza-19).
                    (C) Novoural'sk (Sverdlovsk-44).
                    (D) Lesnoy (Sverdlovsk-45).
                    (E) Ozersk (Chelyabinsk-65).
                    (F) Snezhinsk (Chelyabinsk-70).
                    (G) Trechgornyy (Zlatoust-36).
                    (H) Seversk (Tomsk-7).
                    (I) Zheleznogorsk (Krasnoyarsk-26).
                    (J) Zelenogorsk (Krasnoyarsk-45).
            (2) The term ``Russian nuclear complex'' means all 
        of the nuclear cities.
            (3) The term ``serial production facilities'' means 
        the facilities in Russia that are located at the 
        following cities:
                    (A) Avangard.
                    (B) Lesnoy (Sverdlovsk-45).
                    (C) Trechgornyy (Zlatoust-36).
                    (D) Zarechnyy (Penza-19).

SEC. 3173. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NONPROLIFERATION MONITORING.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2001, the 
Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives a report on the efforts of the 
Department of Energy to ensure adequate oversight and 
accountability of the Department's nonproliferation programs in 
Russia and the potential costs and effects of the use of on-
the-ground monitoring for the Department's significant 
nonproliferation programs in Russia. The report shall include 
the following:
            (1) A detailed discussion of the current management 
        and oversight mechanisms used to ensure that Federal 
        funds are expended for the intended purposes of those 
        programs and that the projects are achieving their 
        intended objectives.
            (2) An evaluation of whether those mechanisms are 
        adequate.
            (3) A discussion of whether there is a need for 
        additional employees of the Department, or of 
        contractors of the Department, to be stationed in 
        Russia, or to visit nonproliferation project sites in 
        Russia on a regular basis, to monitor the programs 
        carried out at those sites, and an estimate of the 
        practical considerations and costs of such monitoring.
            (4) An identification of each nonproliferation 
        program and each site at which an employee referred to 
        in paragraph (3) would be placed to monitor that 
        program.
            (5) A description of the costs associated with 
        continued on-the-ground monitoring of those programs, 
        including the costs associated with placing those 
        employees in Russia.
            (6) Recommendations regarding the most cost-
        effective option for the Department to pursue to ensure 
        that Federal funds for those programs are expended for 
        the intended purposes of those programs.
            (7) Any recommendations of the Secretary for 
        further improvements in the oversight and 
        accountability of those programs, including any 
        proposed legislation.
    (b) GAO Report.--Not later than April 15, 2001, the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the committees referred to 
in subsection (a) a report setting forth the assessment of the 
Comptroller General concerning the information contained in the 
report required by that subsection.

SEC. 3174. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE NEED FOR COORDINATION OF 
                    NONPROLIFERATION PROGRAMS.

    It is the sense of Congress that there should be clear and 
effective coordination among--
            (1) the Nuclear Cities Initiative;
            (2) the Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention 
        program;
            (3) the Cooperative Threat Reduction programs;
            (4) the Nuclear Materials Protection, Control, and 
        Accounting Program; and
            (5) the International Science and Technology Center 
        program.

SEC. 3175. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR SAFETY 
                    PROGRAM.

    Amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this title for the Department of Energy for fiscal 
year 2001 for the International Nuclear Safety Program in the 
former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe shall be available only 
for purposes of reactor safety upgrades and training relating 
to nuclear operator and reactor safety.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

SEC. 3191. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN 
                    SCIENTIFIC, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL.

    Section 3161(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 42 U.S.C. 7231 
note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2000'' and 
inserting ``September 30, 2002''.

SEC. 3192. BIENNIAL REPORT CONTAINING UPDATE ON NUCLEAR TEST READINESS 
                    POSTURES.

    Section 3152 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 623) is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) Report.--'' before ``Not 
        later than February 15, 1996,''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Biennial Update Report.--(1) Not later than February 
15 of each odd-numbered year, the Secretary shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report containing an update 
of the report required under subsection (a), as updated by any 
report previously submitted under this paragraph.
    ``(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, as of 
the date of such report, the following:
            ``(A) A list and description of the workforce 
        skills and capabilities that are essential to carry out 
        underground nuclear tests at the Nevada Test Site.
            ``(B) A list and description of the infrastructure 
        and physical plant that are essential to carry out 
        underground nuclear tests at the Nevada Test Site.
            ``(C) A description of the readiness status of the 
        skills and capabilities described in subparagraph (A) 
        and of the infrastructure and physical plant described 
        in subparagraph (B).
    ``(3) Each report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.''.

SEC. 3193. FREQUENCY OF REPORTS ON INADVERTENT RELEASES OF RESTRICTED 
                    DATA AND FORMERLY RESTRICTED DATA.

    (a) Frequency of Reports.--Section 3161(f)(2) of the Strom 
Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2261; 50 U.S.C. 435 note) 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(2) The Secretary of Energy shall, on a quarterly basis, 
submit a report to the committees and Assistant to the 
President specified in subsection (d). The report shall state 
whether any inadvertent releases described in paragraph (1) 
occurred during the immediately preceding quarter and, if so, 
shall identify each such release.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
apply with respect to inadvertent releases of Restricted Data 
and Formerly Restricted Data that are discovered on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3194. FORM OF CERTIFICATIONS REGARDING THE SAFETY OR RELIABILITY 
                    OF THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE.

    Any certification submitted to the President by the 
Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Energy regarding 
confidence in the safety or reliability of a nuclear weapon 
type in the United States nuclear weapons stockpile shall be 
submitted in classified form only.

SEC. 3195. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION TO 
                    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES FOR 
                    EXEMPLARY SERVICE IN STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP AND 
                    SECURITY.

    (a) Authority To Present Certificate of Commendation.--The 
Secretary of Energy may present a certificate of commendation 
to any current or former employee of the Department of Energy, 
and any current or former employee of a Department contractor, 
whose service to the Department in matters relating to 
stockpile stewardship and security assisted the Department in 
furthering the national security interests of the United 
States.
    (b) Certificate.--The certificate of commendation presented 
to a current or former employee under subsection (a) shall 
include an appropriate citation of the service of the current 
or former employee described in that subsection, including a 
citation for dedication, intellect, and sacrifice in furthering 
the national security interests of the United States by 
maintaining a strong, safe, and viable United States nuclear 
deterrent during the Cold War or thereafter.
    (c) Department of Energy Defined.--For purposes of this 
section, the term ``Department of Energy'' includes any 
predecessor agency of the Department of Energy.

SEC. 3196. COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS FOR 
                    GOVERNMENT-OWNED, CONTRACTOR-OPERATED LABORATORIES.

    (a) Strategic Plans.--Subsection (a) of section 12 of the 
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
3710a) is amended by striking ``joint work statement,'' and 
inserting ``joint work statement or, if permitted by the 
agency, in an agency-approved annual strategic plan,''.
    (b) Experimental Federal Waivers.--Subsection (b) of that 
section is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
    ``(6)(A) In the case of a laboratory that is part of the 
National Nuclear Security Administration, a designated official 
of that Administration may waive any license retained by the 
Government under paragraph (1)(A), (2), or (3)(D), in whole or 
in part and according to negotiated terms and conditions, if 
the designated official finds that the retention of the license 
by the Government would substantially inhibit the 
commercialization of an invention that would otherwise serve an 
important national security mission.
    ``(B) The authority to grant a waiver under subparagraph 
(A) shall expire on the date that is five years after the date 
of the enactment of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001. The expiration under 
the preceding sentence of authority to grant a waiver under 
subparagraph (A) shall not affect any waiver granted under that 
subparagraph before the expiration of such authority.
    ``(C) Not later than February 15 of each year, the 
Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to Congress a 
report on any waivers granted under this paragraph during the 
preceding year.''.
    (c) Time Required for Approval.--Subsection (c)(5) of that 
section is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (C);
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
        subparagraph (C); and
            (3) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated--
                    (A) in clause (i)--
                            (i) by striking ``with a small 
                        business firm''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``if'' after 
                        ``statement''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                clauses:
    ``(iv) Any agency that has contracted with a non-Federal 
entity to operate a laboratory may develop and provide to such 
laboratory one or more model cooperative research and 
development agreements for purposes of standardizing practices 
and procedures, resolving common legal issues, and enabling 
review of cooperative research and development agreements to be 
carried out in a routine and prompt manner.
    ``(v) A Federal agency may waive the requirements of clause 
(i) or (ii) under such circumstances as the agency considers 
appropriate.''.

SEC. 3197. OFFICE OF ARCTIC ENERGY.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Energy may establish 
within the Department of Energy an Office of Arctic Energy.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of such office shall be as 
follows:
            (1) To promote research, development, and 
        deployment of electric power technology that is cost-
        effective and especially well suited to meet the needs 
        of rural and remote regions of the United States, 
        especially where permafrost is present or located 
        nearby.
            (2) To promote research, development, and 
        deployment in such regions of--
                    (A) enhanced oil recovery technology, 
                including heavy oil recovery, reinjection of 
                carbon, and extended reach drilling 
                technologies;
                    (B) gas-to-liquids technology and liquified 
                natural gas (including associated 
                transportation systems);
                    (C) small hydroelectric facilities, river 
                turbines, and tidal power;
                    (D) natural gas hydrates, coal bed methane, 
                and shallow bed natural gas; and
                    (E) alternative energy, including wind, 
                geothermal, and fuel cells.
    (c) Location.--The Secretary shall locate such office at a 
university with expertise and experience in the matters 
specified in subsection (b).

          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION.

      There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2001, $18,500,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.).



                TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE



Sec. 3301. Authorized uses of stockpile funds.
Sec. 3302. Increased receipts under prior disposal authority.
Sec. 3303. Disposal of titanium.

SEC. 3301. AUTHORIZED USES OF STOCKPILE FUNDS.

    (a) Obligation of Stockpile Funds.--During fiscal year 
2001, the National Defense Stockpile Manager may obligate up to 
$71,000,000 of the funds in the National Defense Stockpile 
Transaction Fund established under subsection (a) of section 9 
of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 
U.S.C. 98h) for the authorized uses of such funds under 
subsection (b)(2) of such section, including the disposal of 
hazardous materials that are environmentally sensitive.
    (b) Additional Obligations.--The National Defense Stockpile 
Manager may obligate amounts in excess of the amount specified 
in subsection (a) if the National Defense Stockpile Manager 
notifies Congress that extraordinary or emergency conditions 
necessitate the additional obligations. The National Defense 
Stockpile Manager may make the additional obligations described 
in the notification after the end of the 45-day period 
beginning on the date on which Congress receives the 
notification.
    (c) Limitations.--The authorities provided by this section 
shall be subject to such limitations as may be provided in 
appropriations Acts.

SEC. 3302. INCREASED RECEIPTS UNDER PRIOR DISPOSAL AUTHORITY.

    Section 3303(a)(4) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 
Stat. 2263; 50 U.S.C. 98d note) is amended by striking 
``$590,000,000'' and inserting ``$720,000,000''.

SEC. 3303. DISPOSAL OF TITANIUM.

    (a) Disposal Required.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the President shall, by September 30, 2010, dispose of 
30,000 short tons of titanium contained in the National Defense 
Stockpile.
    (b) Treatment of Receipts.--Notwithstanding section 9 of 
the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 
U.S.C. 98h), of the funds received as a result of the disposal 
of titanium under subsection (a), $6,000,000 shall be 
transferred to the American Battle Monuments Commission for 
deposit in the fund established under section 2113 of title 36, 
United States Code, for the World War II memorial authorized by 
section 1 of Public Law 103-32 (107 Stat. 90), and the 
remainder shall be deposited into the Treasury as miscellaneous 
receipts.
    (c) World War II Memorial.--(1) The amount transferred to 
the American Battle Monuments Commission under subsection (b) 
shall be used to complete all necessary requirements for the 
design of, ground breaking for, construction of, maintenance 
of, and dedication of the World War II memorial. The Commission 
shall determine how the amount shall be apportioned among such 
purposes.
    (2) Any funds not necessary for the purposes set forth in 
paragraph (1) shall be transferred to and deposited in the 
general fund of the Treasury.
    (d) Relationship to Other Disposal Authority.--The disposal 
authority provided in subsection (a) is new disposal authority 
and is in addition to, and shall not affect, any other disposal 
authority provided by law regarding materials in the National 
Defense Stockpile.



                  TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES



Sec. 3401. Minimum price of petroleum sold from certain naval petroleum 
          reserves.
Sec. 3402. Repeal of authority to contract for cooperative or unit plans 
          affecting naval petroleum reserve numbered 1.
Sec. 3403. Disposal of Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 2.

SEC. 3401. MINIMUM PRICE OF PETROLEUM SOLD FROM CERTAIN NAVAL PETROLEUM 
                    RESERVES.

    Section 7430(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by 
        striking ``Naval Petroleum Reserves Numbered 1, 2, and 
        3'' and inserting ``Naval Petroleum Reserves Numbered 2 
        and 3''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``90 percent 
        of''.

SEC. 3402. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR COOPERATIVE OR UNIT 
                    PLANS AFFECTING NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVE NUMBERED 1.

    (a) Repeal.--Section 7426 of title 10, United States Code, 
is repealed.
    (b) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--(1) Section 7425 
of such title is amended by striking ``for--'' and all that 
follows through ``he may acquire'' and inserting ``for 
exchanges of land or agreements for conservation authorized by 
section 7424 of this title, the Secretary may acquire''.
    (2) Section 7428 of such title is amended by striking ``, 
except a plan authorized by section 7426 of this title,''.
    (3) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 641 
of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 7426.
    (c) Savings Provision.--The repeal of section 7426 of title 
10, United States Code, shall not affect the validity of 
contracts that are in effect under such section on the day 
before the date of the enactment of this Act. No such contract 
may be extended or renewed on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3403. DISPOSAL OF OIL SHALE RESERVE 
                    NUMBERED 2.

    (a) Transfer to Indian Tribe.--Section 3405 of the Strom 
Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1999 (10 U.S.C. 7420 note; Public Law 105-261) is amended to 
read as follows:

``SEC. 3405. DISPOSAL OF OIL SHALE RESERVE 
                    NUMBERED 2.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) NOSR-2.--The term `NOSR-2' means Oil Shale 
        Reserve Numbered 2, as identified on a map on file in 
        the Office of the Secretary of the Interior.
            ``(2) Moab site.--The term `Moab site' means the 
        Moab uranium milling site located approximately three 
        miles northwest of Moab, Utah, and identified in the 
        Final Environmental Impact Statement issued by the 
        Nuclear Regulatory Commission in March 1996 in 
        conjunction with Source Materials License No. SUA-917.
            ``(3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map 
        depicting the boundaries of NOSR-2, to be kept on file 
        and available for public inspection in the offices of 
        the Department of the Interior.
            ``(4) Tribe.--The term `Tribe' means the Ute Indian 
        Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation.
            ``(5) Trustee.--The term `Trustee' means the 
        Trustee of the Moab Mill Reclamation Trust.
    ``(b) Conveyance.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) 
and subsection (e), all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to all Federal lands within the exterior 
boundaries of NOSR-2 (including surface and mineral rights) are 
hereby conveyed to the Tribe in fee simple. The Secretary of 
Energy shall execute and file in the appropriate office a deed 
or other instrument effectuating the conveyance made by this 
section.
    ``(2) The conveyance under paragraph (1) does not include 
the following:
            ``(A) The portion of the bed of Green River 
        contained entirely within NOSR-2, as depicted on the 
        map.
            ``(B) The land (including surface and mineral 
        rights) to the west of the Green River within NOSR-2, 
        as depicted on the map.
            ``(C) A \1/4\ mile scenic easement on the east side 
        of the Green River within NOSR-2.
    ``(c) Conditions on Conveyance.--(1) The conveyance under 
subsection (b) is subject to valid existing rights in effect on 
the day before the date of the enactment of the Floyd D. Spence 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001.
    ``(2) On completion of the conveyance under subsection (b), 
the United States relinquishes all management authority over 
the conveyed land, including tribal activities conducted on the 
land.
    ``(3) The land conveyed to the Tribe under subsection (b) 
shall not revert to the United States for management in trust 
status.
    ``(4) The reservation of the easement under subsection 
(b)(2)(C) shall not affect the right of the Tribe to use and 
maintain access to the Green River through the use of the road 
within the easement, as depicted on the map.
    ``(5) Each withdrawal that applies to NOSR-2 and that is in 
effect on the date of the enactment of the Floyd D. Spence 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 is 
revoked to the extent that the withdrawal applies to NOSR-2.
    ``(6) Notwithstanding that the land conveyed to the Tribe 
under subsection (b) shall not be part of the reservation of 
the Tribe, such land shall be deemed to be part of the 
reservation of the Tribe for the purposes of criminal and civil 
jurisdiction.
    ``(d) Administration of Unconveyed Land and Interests in 
Land.--(1) The land and interests in land excluded by 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(2) from conveyance 
under subsection (b) shall be administered by the Secretary of 
the Interior in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
    ``(2) Not later than three years after the date of the 
enactment of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2001, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
submit to Congress a land use plan for the management of the 
land and interests in land referred to in paragraph (1).
    ``(3) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of the Interior such sums as are necessary to carry 
out this subsection.
    ``(e) Royalty.--(1) Notwithstanding the conveyance under 
subsection (b), the United States retains a nine percent 
royalty interest in the value of any oil, gas, other 
hydrocarbons, and all other minerals that are produced, saved, 
and sold from the conveyed land during the period beginning on 
the date of the conveyance and ending on the date the Secretary 
of Energy releases the royalty interest under subsection (i).
    ``(2) The royalty payments shall be made by the Tribe or 
its designee to the Secretary of Energy during the period that 
the oil, gas, hydrocarbons, or minerals are being produced, 
saved, sold, or extracted. The Secretary of Energy shall retain 
and use the payments in the manner provided in subsection 
(i)(3).
    ``(3) The royalty interest retained by the United States 
under this subsection does not include any development, 
production, marketing, and operating expenses.
    ``(4) The Tribe shall submit to the Secretary of Energy and 
to Congress an annual report on resource development and other 
activities of the Tribe concerning the conveyance under 
subsection (b).
    ``(5) Not later than five years after the date of the 
enactment of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2001, and every five years thereafter, the 
Tribe shall obtain an audit of all resource development 
activities of the Tribe concerning the conveyance under 
subsection (b), as provided under chapter 75 of title 31, 
United States Code. The results of each audit under this 
paragraph shall be included in the next annual report submitted 
under paragraph (4).
    ``(f) River Management.--(1) The Tribe shall manage, under 
Tribal jurisdiction and in accordance with ordinances adopted 
by the Tribe, land of the Tribe that is adjacent to, and within 
\1/4\ mile of, the Green River in a manner that--
            ``(A) maintains the protected status of the land; 
        and
            ``(B) is consistent with the government-to-
        government agreement and in the memorandum of 
        understanding dated February 11, 2000, as agreed to by 
        the Tribe and the Secretary of the Interior.
    ``(2) An ordinance referred to in paragraph (1) shall not 
impair, limit, or otherwise restrict the management and use of 
any land that is not owned, controlled, or subject to the 
jurisdiction of the Tribe.
    ``(3) An ordinance adopted by the Tribe and referenced in 
the government-to-government agreement may not be repealed or 
amended without the written approval of both the Tribe and the 
Secretary of the Interior.
    ``(g) Plant Species.--(1) In accordance with a government-
to-government agreement between the Tribe and the Secretary of 
the Interior, in a manner consistent with levels of legal 
protection in effect on the date of the enactment of the Floyd 
D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2001, the Tribe shall protect, under ordinances adopted by the 
Tribe, any plant species that is--
            ``(A) listed as an endangered species or threatened 
        species under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act 
        of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533); and
            ``(B) located or found on the NOSR-2 land conveyed 
        to the Tribe.
    ``(2) The protection described in paragraph (1) shall be 
performed solely under tribal jurisdiction.
    ``(h) Horses.--(1) The Tribe shall manage, protect, and 
assert control over any horse not owned by the Tribe or tribal 
members that is located or found on the NOSR-2 land conveyed to 
the Tribe in a manner that is consistent with Federallaw 
governing the management, protection, and control of horses in effect 
on the date of the enactment of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001.
    ``(2) The management, control, and protection of horses 
described in paragraph (1) shall be performed solely--
            ``(A) under tribal jurisdiction; and
            ``(B) in accordance with a government-to-government 
        agreement between the Tribe and the Secretary of the 
        Interior.
    ``(i) Remedial Action at Moab Site.--(1)(A) The Secretary 
of Energy shall prepare a plan for remediation, including 
ground water restoration, of the Moab site in accordance with 
title I of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 
1978 (42 U.S.C. 7911 et seq.). The Secretary of Energy shall 
enter into arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences 
to obtain the technical advice, assistance, and recommendations 
of the National Academy of Sciences in objectively evaluating 
the costs, benefits, and risks associated with various 
remediation alternatives, including removal or treatment of 
radioactive or other hazardous materials at the site, ground 
water restoration, and long-term management of residual 
contaminants. If the Secretary prepares a remediation plan that 
is not consistent with the recommendations of the National 
Academy of Sciences, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
report explaining the reasons for deviation from the National 
Academy of Sciences' recommendations.
    ``(B) The remediation plan required by subparagraph (A) 
shall be completed not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001, and the Secretary of 
Energy shall commence remedial action at the Moab site as soon 
as practicable after the completion of the plan.
    ``(C) The license for the materials at the Moab site issued 
by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall terminate one year 
after the date of the enactment of the Floyd D. Spence National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001, unless the 
Secretary of Energy determines that the license may be 
terminated earlier. Until the license is terminated, the 
Trustee, subject to the availability of funds appropriated 
specifically for a purpose described in clauses (i) through 
(iii) or made available by the Trustee from the Moab Mill 
Reclamation Trust, may carry out--
            ``(i) interim measures to reduce or eliminate 
        localized high ammonia concentrations in the Colorado 
        River, identified by the United States Geological 
        Survey in a report dated March 27, 2000;
            ``(ii) activities to dewater the mill tailings at 
        the Moab site; and
            ``(iii) other activities related to the Moab site, 
        subject to the authority of the Nuclear Regulatory 
        Commission and in consultation with the Secretary of 
        Energy.
    ``(D) As part of the remediation plan for the Moab site 
required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Energy shall 
develop, in consultation with the Trustee, the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, and the State of Utah, an efficient and 
legal means for transferring all responsibilities and title to 
the Moab site and all the materials therein from the Trustee to 
the Department of Energy.
    ``(2) The Secretary of Energy shall limit the amounts 
expended in carrying out the remedial action under paragraph 
(1) to--
            ``(A) amounts specifically appropriated for the 
        remedial action in an appropriation Act; and
            ``(B) other amounts made available for the remedial 
        action under this subsection.
    ``(3)(A) The royalty payments received by the Secretary of 
Energy under subsection (e) shall be available to the 
Secretary, without further appropriation, to carry out the 
remedial action under paragraph (1) until such time as the 
Secretary determines that all costs incurred by the United 
States to carry out the remedial action (other than costs 
associated with long-term monitoring) have been paid.
    ``(B) Upon making the determination referred to in 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Energy shall transfer all 
remaining royalty amounts to the general fund of the Treasury 
and release to the Tribe the royalty interest retained by the 
United States under subsection (e).
    ``(4)(A) Funds made available to the Department of Energy 
for national security activities shall not be used to carry out 
the remedial action under paragraph (1), except that the 
Secretary of Energy may use such funds for program direction 
directly related to the remedial action.
    ``(B) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of Energy to carry out the remedial action under 
paragraph (1) such sums as are necessary.
    ``(5) If the Moab site is sold after the date on which the 
Secretary of Energy completes the remedial action under 
paragraph (1), the seller shall pay to the Secretary of Energy, 
for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury, the portion of 
the sale price that the Secretary determines resulted from the 
enhancement of the value of the Moab site as a result of the 
remedial action. The enhanced value of the Moab site shall be 
equal to the difference between--
            ``(A) the fair market value of the Moab site on the 
        date of enactment of the Floyd D. Spence National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001, based 
        on information available on that date; and
            ``(B) the fair market value of the Moab site, as 
        appraised on completion of the remedial action.''.
    (b) Uranium Mill Tailings.--Section 102 of the Uranium Mill 
Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 7912) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Designation of Moab Site as Processing Site.--
            ``(1) Designation.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, the Moab uranium milling site 
        (referred to in this subsection as the `Moab site') 
        located approximately three miles northwest of Moab, 
        Utah, and identified in the Final Environmental Impact 
        Statement issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
        in March 1996 in conjunction with Source Materials 
        License No. SUA-917, is designated as a processing 
        site.
            ``(2) Applicability.--This title applies to the 
        Moab site in the same manner and to the same extent as 
        to other processing sites designated under subsection 
        (a), except that--
                    ``(A) sections 103, 104(b), 107(a), 112(a), 
                and 115(a) of this title shall not apply; and
                    ``(B) a reference in this title to the date 
                of the enactment of this Act shall be treated 
                as a reference to the date of the enactment of 
                this subsection.
            ``(3) Remediation.--Subject to the availability of 
        appropriations for this purpose, the Secretary shall 
        conduct remediation at the Moab site in a safe and 
        environmentally sound manner that takes into 
        consideration the remedial action plan prepared 
        pursuant to section 3405(i) of the Strom Thurmond 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
        (10 U.S.C. 7420 note; Public Law 105-261), including--
                    ``(A) ground water restoration; and
                    ``(B) the removal, to a site in the State 
                of Utah, for permanent disposition and any 
                necessary stabilization, of residual 
                radioactive material and other contaminated 
                material from the Moab site and the floodplain 
                of the Colorado River.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3406 of the Strom 
Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1999 (10 U.S.C. 7420 note; Public Law 105-261) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 2.--This section does not 
apply to the transfer of Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 2 under 
section 3405.''.



                   TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION



Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 3502. Scrapping of National Defense Reserve Fleet vessels.
Sec. 3503. Authority to convey National Defense Reserve Fleet vessel, 
          GLACIER.
Sec. 3504. Maritime intermodal research.
Sec. 3505. Maritime research and technology development.
Sec. 3506. Reporting of administered and oversight funds.

SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2001, to be available without fiscal year limitation if so 
provided in appropriations Acts, for the use of the Department 
of Transportation for the Maritime Administration as follows:
            (1) For expenses necessary for operations and 
        training activities, $94,260,000.
            (2) For expenses under the loan guarantee program 
        authorized by title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 
        (46 App. U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), $54,179,000, of which--
                    (A) $50,000,000 is for the cost (as defined 
                in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform 
                Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5))) of loan 
                guarantees under the program; and
                    (B) $4,179,000 is for administrative 
                expenses related to loan guarantee commitments 
                under the program.

SEC. 3502. SCRAPPING OF NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET VESSELS.

    (a) Extension of Scrapping Authority Under National 
Maritime Heritage Act of 1994.--Section 6(c)(1) of the National 
Maritime Heritage Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5405(c)(1)) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``2001'' and 
        inserting ``2006''; and
            (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(B) in the manner that provides the best 
                value to the Government, except in any case in 
                which obtaining the best value would require 
                towing a vessel and such towing poses a serious 
                threat to the environment; and''.
    (b) Selection of Scrapping Facilities.--The Secretary of 
Transportation may scrap obsolete vessels pursuant to section 
6(c)(1) of the National Maritime Heritage Act of 1994 (16 
U.S.C. 5405(c)(1)) through qualified scrapping facilities, 
using the most expeditious scrapping methodology and location 
practicable. Scrapping facilities shall be selected under that 
section on a best value basis consistent with the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation, as in effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act, without any predisposition toward 
foreign or domestic facilities taking into consideration, among 
other things, the ability of facilities to scrap vessels--
            (1) at least cost to the Government;
            (2) in a timely manner;
            (3) giving consideration to worker safety and the 
        environment; and
            (4) in a manner that minimizes the geographic 
        distance that a vessel must be towed when towing a 
        vessel poses a serious threat to the environment.
    (c) Limitation on Scrapping Before Program.--
            (1) In general.--Until the report required by 
        subsection (d)(1) is transmitted to the congressional 
        committees referred to in that subsection, the 
        Secretary may not proceed with the scrapping of any 
        vessel in the National Defense Reserve Fleet except the 
        following:
                    (A) Donner.
                    (B) Export Commerce.
                    (C) Builder.
                    (D) Albert E. Watts.
                    (E) Wayne Victory.
                    (F) Mormacdawn.
                    (G) Mormacmoon.
                    (H) Santa Elena.
                    (I) Santa Isabel.
                    (J) Santa Cruz.
                    (K) Protector.
                    (L) Lauderdale.
                    (N) PVT. Fred C. Murphy.
                    (M) Beaujolais.
                    (O) Meacham.
                    (P) Neaco.
                    (Q) Wabash.
                    (R) Nemasket.
                    (S) Mirfak.
                    (T) GEN. Alex M. Patch.
                    (U) Arthur M. Huddell.
                    (V) Washington.
                    (W) Suffolk County.
                    (X) Crandall.
                    (Y) Crilley.
                    (Z) Rigel.
                    (AA) Vega.
                    (BB) Compass Island.
                    (CC) Export Challenger.
                    (DD) Preserver.
                    (EE) Marine Fiddler.
                    (FF) Wood County.
                    (GG) Catawba Victory.
                    (HH) Gen. Nelson M. Walker.
                    (II) Lorain County.
                    (JJ) Lynch.
                    (KK) Mission Santa Ynez.
                    (LL) Caloosahatchee.
                    (MM) Canisteo.
            (2) Prioritization.--The Secretary shall exercise 
        discretion to prioritize for scrapping those vessels 
        identified in paragraph (1) that pose the most 
        immediate threat to the environment.
    (d) Scrapping Program for Obsolete National Defense Reserve 
Fleet Vessels.--
            (1) Development of program; report.--The Secretary 
        of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary 
        of the Navy and the Administrator of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency, shall within 6 months after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act--
                    (A) develop a program for the scrapping of 
                obsolete National Defense Reserve Fleet 
                vessels; and
                    (B) submit a report on the program to the 
                Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
                and the Committee on Resources of the House of 
                Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, 
                Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and 
                the Committees on Armed Services of the House 
                of Representatives and the Senate.
            (2) Contents of report.--The report shall include 
        information concerning the initial determination of 
        scrapping capacity, both domestically and abroad, 
        appropriate proposed regulations to implement the 
        program, funding and staffing requirements, milestone 
        dates for the disposal of each obsolete vessel, and 
        longterm cost estimates for the program.
            (3) Alternatives.--In developing the program, the 
        Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the 
        Secretary of the Navy and the Administrator of the 
        Environmental Protection Agency, shall consider all 
        alternatives and available information, including--
                    (A) alternative scrapping sites;
                    (B) vessel donations;
                    (C) sinking of vessels in deep water;
                    (D) sinking vessels for development of 
                artificial reefs;
                    (E) sales of vessels before they become 
                obsolete;
                    (F) results from the Navy Ship Disposal 
                Program under section 8124 of the Department of 
                Defense Appropriations Act, 1999; and
                    (G) the Report of the Department of 
                Defense's Interagency Panel on Ship Scrapping 
                issued in April 1998.
    (e) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the 
Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary 
of the Navy, shall report to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure and the Committee on Resources of the House 
of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate, and the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the 
progress of the vessel scrapping program developed under 
subsection (d)(1) and on the progress of any other scrapping of 
obsolete Government-owned vessels.
    (f) Presidential Recommendation.--The President shall 
transmit with the report required by subsection (d)(1) a 
recommendation on--
            (1) whether it is necessary to amend the Toxic 
        Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) or any 
        other environmental statute or regulatory requirements 
        relevant to the disposal of vessels described in 
        section 6(c)(2) of the National Maritime Heritage Act 
        of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5405(c)(2)) by September 30, 2006; 
        and
            (2) any proposed changes to those requirements to 
        carry out such disposals.

SEC. 3503. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET VESSEL, 
                    GLACIER.

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

SEC. 3504. MARITIME INTERMODAL RESEARCH.

    Section 8 of Public Law 101-115 (46 U.S.C. App. 1121-2) is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
    ``(f) University Transportation Research Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may make a grant 
        under section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, to 
        an institute designated under subsection (a) for 
        maritime and maritime intermodal research under that 
        section as if the institute were a university 
        transportation center.
            ``(2) Advice and consultation of marad.--In making 
        a grant under the authority of paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary, through the Research and Special Programs 
        Administration, shall advise the Maritime 
        Administration concerning the availability of funds for 
        the grants, and consult with the Administration on the 
        making of the grants.''.

SEC. 3505. MARITIME RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
conduct a study of maritime research and technology 
development, and report its findings and conclusions, together 
with any recommendations it finds appropriate, to the Congress 
within 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Required Areas of Study.--The Secretary shall include 
the following items in the report required by subsection (a):
            (1) The approximate dollar values appropriated by 
        the Congress for each of the 5 fiscal years ending 
        before the study is commenced for each of the following 
        modes of transportation:
                    (A) Highway.
                    (B) Rail.
                    (C) Aviation.
                    (D) Public transit.
                    (E) Maritime.
            (2) A description of how Federal funds appropriated 
        for research in the different transportation modes are 
        utilized.
            (3) A summary and description of current research 
        and technology development funds appropriated for each 
        of those fiscal years for maritime research 
        initiatives, with separate categories for funds 
        provided to the Coast Guard for marine safety research 
        purposes.
            (4) A description of cooperative mechanisms that 
        could be used to attract and leverage non-federal 
        investments in United States maritime research and 
        technology development and application programs, 
        including the potential for the creation of maritime 
        transportation research centers and the benefits of 
        cooperating with existing surface transportation 
        research centers.
            (5) Proposals for research and technology 
        development funding to facilitate the evolution of 
        Maritime Transportation System.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated under section 3401 for operations 
and training, $100,000 is authorized to carry out this section.

SEC. 3506. REPORTING OF ADMINISTERED AND OVERSIGHT FUNDS.

    The Maritime Administration, in its annual report to the 
Congress under section 208 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 
U.S.C. App. 1118), and in its annual budget estimate submitted 
to the Congress, shall state separately the amount, source, 
intended use, and nature of any funds (other than funds 
appropriated to the Administration or to the Secretary of 
Transportation for use by the Administration) administered, or 
subject to oversight, by the Administration.



 TITLE XXXVI--ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM



Sec. 3601. Short title.
Sec. 3602. Findings; sense of Congress.

 Subtitle A--Establishment of Compensation Program and Compensation Fund

Sec. 3611. Establishment of Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
          Compensation Program.
Sec. 3612. Establishment of Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
          Compensation Fund.
Sec. 3613. Legislative proposal.
Sec. 3614. Authorization of appropriations.

                   Subtitle B--Program Administration

Sec. 3621. Definitions for program administration.
Sec. 3622. Expansion of list of beryllium vendors.
Sec. 3623. Exposure in the performance of duty.
Sec. 3624. Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health.
Sec. 3625. Responsibilities of Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Sec. 3626. Designation of additional members of Special Exposure Cohort.
Sec. 3627. Separate treatment of chronic silicosis.
Sec. 3628. Compensation and benefits to be provided.
Sec. 3629. Medical benefits.
Sec. 3630. Separate treatment of certain uranium employees.
Sec. 3631. Assistance for claimants and potential claimants.

Subtitle C--Treatment, Coordination, and Forfeiture of Compensation and 
                                Benefits

Sec. 3641. Offset for certain payments.
Sec. 3642. Subrogation of the United States.
Sec. 3643. Payment in full settlement of claims.
Sec. 3644. Exclusivity of remedy against the United States and against 
          contractors and subcontractors.
Sec. 3645. Election of remedy for beryllium employees and atomic weapons 
          employees.
Sec. 3646. Certification of treatment of payments under other laws.
Sec. 3647. Claims not assignable or transferable; choice of remedies.
Sec. 3648. Attorney fees.
Sec. 3649. Certain claims not affected by awards of damages.
Sec. 3650. Forfeiture of benefits by convicted felons.
Sec. 3651. Coordination with other Federal radiation compensation laws.

    Subtitle D--Assistance in State Workers' Compensation Proceedings

Sec. 3661. Agreements with States.

SEC. 3601. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Energy Employees 
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000''.

SEC. 3602. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Since World War II, Federal nuclear activities 
        have been explicitly recognized under Federal law as 
        activities that are ultra-hazardous. Nuclear weapons 
        production and testing have involved unique dangers, 
        including potential catastrophic nuclear accidents that 
        private insurance carriers have not covered and 
        recurring exposures to radioactive substances and 
        beryllium that, even in small amounts, can cause 
        medical harm.
            (2) Since the inception of the nuclear weapons 
        program and for several decades afterwards, a large 
        number of nuclear weapons workers at sites of the 
        Department of Energy and at sites of vendors who 
        supplied the Cold War effort were put at risk without 
        their knowledge and consent for reasons that, documents 
        reveal, were driven by fears of adverse publicity, 
        liability, and employee demands for hazardous duty pay.
            (3) Many previously secret records have documented 
        unmonitored exposures to radiation and beryllium and 
        continuing problems at these sites across the Nation, 
        at which the Department of Energy and its predecessor 
        agencies have been, since World War II, self-regulating 
        with respect to nuclear safety and occupational safety 
        and health. No other hazardous Federal activity has 
        been permitted to be carried out under such sweeping 
        powers of self-regulation.
            (4) The policy of the Department of Energy has been 
        to litigate occupational illness claims, which has 
        deterred workers from filing workers' compensation 
        claims and has imposed major financial burdens for such 
        employees who have sought compensation. Contractors of 
        the Department have been held harmless and the 
        employees have been denied workers' compensation 
        coverage for occupational disease.
            (5) Over the past 20 years, more than two dozen 
        scientific findings have emerged that indicate that 
        certain of such employees are experiencing increased 
        risks of dying from cancer and non-malignant diseases. 
        Several of these studies have also established a 
        correlation between excess diseases and exposure to 
        radiation and beryllium.
            (6) While linking exposure to occupational hazards 
        with the development of occupational disease is 
        sometimes difficult, scientific evidence supports the 
        conclusion that occupational exposure to dust particles 
        or vapor of beryllium can cause beryllium sensitivity 
        and chronic beryllium disease. Furthermore, studies 
        indicate than 98 percent of radiation-induced cancers 
        within the nuclear weapons complex have occurred at 
        dose levels below existing maximum safe thresholds.
            (7) Existing information indicates that State 
        workers' compensation programs do not provide a uniform 
        means of ensuring adequate compensation for the types 
        of occupational illnesses and diseases that relate to 
        the employees at those sites.
            (8) To ensure fairness and equity, the civilian men 
        and women who, over the past 50 years, have performed 
        duties uniquely related to the nuclear weapons 
        production and testing programs of the Department of 
        Energy and its predecessor agencies should have 
        efficient, uniform, and adequate compensation for 
        beryllium-related health conditions and radiation-
        related health conditions.
            (9) On April 12, 2000, the Secretary of Energy 
        announced that the Administration intended to seek 
        compensation for individuals with a broad range of 
        work-related illnesses throughout the Department of 
        Energy's nuclear weapons complex.
            (10) However, as of October 2, 2000, the 
        Administration has failed to provide Congress with the 
        necessary legislative and budget proposals to enact the 
        promised compensation program.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) a program should be established to provide 
        compensation to covered employees;
            (2) a fund for payment of such compensation should 
        be established on the books of the Treasury;
            (3) payments from that fund should be made only 
        after--
                    (A) the identification of employees of the 
                Department of Energy (including its predecessor 
                agencies), and of contractors of the 
                Department, who may be members of the group of 
                covered employees;
                    (B) the establishment of a process to 
                receive and administer claims for compensation 
                for disability or death of covered employees;
                    (C) the submittal by the President of a 
                legislative proposal for compensation of such 
                employees that includes the estimated annual 
                budget resources for that compensation; and
                    (D) consideration by the Congress of the 
                legislative proposal submitted by the 
                President; and
            (4) payments from that fund should commence not 
        later than fiscal year 2002.

Subtitle A--Establishment of Compensation Program and Compensation Fund

SEC. 3611. ESTABLISHMENT OF ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS 
                    COMPENSATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Program Established.--There is hereby established a 
program to be known as the ``Energy Employees Occupational 
Illness Compensation Program'' (in this title referred to as 
the ``compensation program''). The President shall carry out 
the compensation program through one or more Federal agencies 
or officials, as designated by the President.
    (b) Purpose of Program.--The purpose of the compensation 
program is to provide for timely, uniform, and adequate 
compensation of covered employees and, where applicable, 
survivors of such employees, suffering from illnesses incurred 
by such employees in the performance of duty for the Department 
of Energy and certain of its contractors and subcontractors.
    (c) Eligibility for Compensation.--The eligibility of 
covered employees for compensation under the compensation 
program shall be determined in accordance with the provisions 
of subtitle B as may be modified by a law enacted after the 
date of the submittal of the proposal for legislation required 
by section 3613.

SEC. 3612. ESTABLISHMENT OF ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS 
                    COMPENSATION FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established on the 
books of the Treasury a fund to be known as the ``Energy 
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Fund'' (in this 
title referred to as the ``compensation fund'').
    (b) Amounts in Compensation Fund.--The compensation fund 
shall consist of the following amounts:
            (1) Amounts appropriated to the compensation fund 
        pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
        section 3614(b).
            (2) Amounts transferred to the compensation fund 
        under subsection (c).
    (c) Financing of Compensation Fund.--Upon the exhaustion of 
amounts in the compensation fund attributable to the 
authorization of appropriations in section 3614(b), the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer directly to the 
compensation fund from the General Fund of the Treasury, 
without further appropriation, such amounts as are further 
necessary to carry out the compensation program.
    (d) Use of Compensation Fund.--Subject to subsection (e), 
amounts in the compensation fund shall be used to carry out the 
compensation program.
    (e) Administrative Costs Not Paid From Compensation Fund.--
No cost incurred in carrying out the compensation program, or 
in administering the compensation fund, shall be paid from the 
compensation fund or set off against or otherwise deducted from 
any payment to any individual under the compensation program.
    (f) Investment of Amounts in Compensation Fund.--Amounts in 
the compensation fund shall be invested in accordance with 
section 9702 of title 31, United States Code, and any interest 
on, and proceeds from, any such investment shall be credited to 
and become a part of the compensation fund.

SEC. 3613. LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL.

    (a) Legislative Proposal Required.--Not later than March 
15, 2001, the President shall submit to Congress a proposal for 
legislation to implement the compensation program. The proposal 
for legislation shall include, at a minimum, the specific 
recommendations (including draft legislation) of the President 
for the following:
            (1) The types of compensation and benefits, 
        including lost wages, medical benefits, and any lump-
        sum settlement payments, to be provided under the 
        compensation program.
            (2) Any adjustments or modifications necessary to 
        appropriately administer the compensation program under 
        subtitle B.
            (3) Whether to expand the compensation program to 
        include other illnesses associated with exposure to 
        toxic substances.
            (4) Whether to expand the class of individuals who 
        are members of the Special Exposure Cohort (as defined 
        in section 3621(14)).
    (b) Assessment of Potential Covered Employees and Required 
Amounts.--The President shall include with the proposal for 
legislation under subsection (a) the following:
            (1) An estimate of the number of covered employees 
        that the President determines were exposed in the 
        performance of duty.
            (2) An estimate, for each fiscal year of the 
        compensation program, of the amounts to be required for 
        compensation and benefits anticipated to be provided in 
        such fiscal year under the compensation program.

SEC. 3614. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 3103(a), $25,000,000 may be used for 
purposes of carrying out this title.
    (b) Compensation Fund.--There is hereby authorized to be 
appropriated $250,000,000 to the Energy Employees Occupational 
Illness Compensation Fund established by section 3612.

                   Subtitle B--Program Administration

SEC. 3621. DEFINITIONS FOR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.

    In this title:
            (1) The term ``covered employee'' means any of the 
        following:
                    (A) A covered beryllium employee.
                    (B) A covered employee with cancer.
                    (C) To the extent provided in section 3627, 
                a covered employee with chronic silicosis (as 
                defined in that section).
            (2) The term ``atomic weapon'' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 11 d. of the Atomic Energy 
        Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(d)).
            (3) The term ``atomic weapons employee'' means an 
        individual employed by an atomic weapons employer 
        during a period when the employer was processing or 
        producing, for the use by the United States, material 
        that emitted radiation and was used in the production 
        of an atomic weapon, excluding uranium mining and 
        milling.
            (4) The term ``atomic weapons employer'' means an 
        entity, other than the United States, that--
                    (A) processed or produced, for use by the 
                United States, material that emitted radiation 
                and was used in the production of an atomic 
                weapon, excluding uranium mining and milling; 
                and
                    (B) is designated by the Secretary of 
                Energy as an atomic weapons employer for 
                purposes of the compensation program.
            (5) The term ``atomic weapons employer facility'' 
        means a facility, owned by an atomic weapons employer, 
        that is or was used to process or produce, for use by 
        the United States, material that emitted radiation and 
        was used in the production of an atomic weapon, 
        excluding uranium mining or milling.
            (6) The term ``beryllium vendor'' means any of the 
        following:
                    (A) Atomics International.
                    (B) Brush Wellman, Incorporated, and its 
                predecessor, Brush Beryllium Company.
                    (C) General Atomics.
                    (D) General Electric Company.
                    (E) NGK Metals Corporation and its 
                predecessors, Kawecki-Berylco, Cabot 
                Corporation, BerylCo, and Beryllium Corporation 
                of America.
                    (F) Nuclear Materials and Equipment 
                Corporation.
                    (G) StarMet Corporation and its 
                predecessor, Nuclear Metals, Incorporated.
                    (H) Wyman Gordan, Incorporated.
                    (I) Any other vendor, processor, or 
                producer of beryllium or related products 
                designated as a beryllium vendor for purposes 
                of the compensation program under section 3622.
            (7) The term ``covered beryllium employee'' means 
        the following, if and only if the employee is 
        determined to have been exposed to beryllium in the 
        performance of duty in accordance with section 3623(a):
                    (A) A current or former employee (as that 
                term is defined in section 8101(1) of title 5, 
                United States Code) who may have been exposed 
                to beryllium at a Department of Energy facility 
                or at a facility owned, operated, or occupied 
                by a beryllium vendor.
                    (B) A current or former employee of--
                            (i) any entity that contracted with 
                        the Department of Energy to provide 
                        management and operation, management 
                        and integration, or environmental 
                        remediation of a Department of Energy 
                        facility; or
                            (ii) any contractor or 
                        subcontractor that provided services, 
                        including construction and maintenance, 
                        at such a facility.
                    (C) A current or former employee of a 
                beryllium vendor, or of a contractor or 
                subcontractor of a beryllium vendor, during a 
                period when the vendor was engaged in 
                activities related to the production or 
                processing of beryllium for sale to, or use by, 
                the Department of Energy.
            (8) The term ``covered beryllium illness'' means 
        any of the following:
                    (A) Beryllium sensitivity as established by 
                an abnormal beryllium lymphocyte proliferation 
                test performed on either blood or lung lavage 
                cells.
                    (B) Established chronic beryllium disease.
                    (C) Any injury, illness, impairment, or 
                disability sustained as a consequence of a 
                covered beryllium illness referred to in 
                subparagraph (A) or (B).
            (9) The term ``covered employee with cancer'' means 
        any of the following:
                    (A) An individual with a specified cancer 
                who is a member of the Special Exposure Cohort, 
                if and only if that individual contracted that 
                specified cancer after beginning employment at 
                a Department of Energy facility (in the case of 
                a Department of Energy employee or Department 
                of Energy contractor employee) or at an atomic 
                weapons employer facility (in the case of an 
                atomic weapons employee).
                    (B)(i) An individual with cancer specified 
                in subclause (I), (II), or (III) of clause 
                (ii), if and only if that individual is 
                determined to have sustained that cancer in the 
                performance of duty in accordance with section 
                3623(b).
                    (ii) Clause (i) applies to any of the 
                following:
                            (I) A Department of Energy employee 
                        who contracted that cancer after 
                        beginning employment at a Department of 
                        Energy facility.
                            (II) A Department of Energy 
                        contractor employee who contracted that 
                        cancer after beginning employment at a 
                        Department of Energy facility.
                            (III) An atomic weapons employee 
                        who contracted that cancer after 
                        beginning employment at an atomic 
                        weapons employer facility.
            (10) The term ``Department of Energy'' includes the 
        predecessor agencies of the Department of Energy, 
        including the Manhattan Engineering District.
            (11) The term ``Department of Energy contractor 
        employee'' means any of the following:
                    (A) An individual who is or was in 
                residence at a Department of Energy facility as 
                a researcher for one or more periods 
                aggregating at least 24 months.
                    (B) An individual who is or was employed at 
                a Department of Energy facility by--
                            (i) an entity that contracted with 
                        the Department of Energy to provide 
                        management and operating, management 
                        and integration, or environmental 
                        remediation at the facility; or
                            (ii) a contractor or subcontractor 
                        that provided services, including 
                        construction and maintenance, at the 
                        facility.
            (12) The term ``Department of Energy facility'' 
        means any building, structure, or premise, including 
        the grounds upon which such building, structure, or 
        premise is located--
                    (A) in which operations are, or have been, 
                conducted by, or on behalf of, the Department 
                of Energy (except for buildings, structures, 
                premises, grounds, or operations covered by 
                Executive Order No. 12344, dated February 1, 
                1982 (42 U.S.C. 7158 note), pertaining to the 
                Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program); and
                    (B) with regard to which the Department of 
                Energy has or had--
                            (i) a proprietary interest; or
                            (ii) entered into a contract with 
                        an entity to provide management and 
                        operation, management and integration, 
                        environmental remediation services, 
                        construction, or maintenance services.
            (13) The term ``established chronic beryllium 
        disease'' means chronic beryllium disease as 
        established by the following:
                    (A) For diagnoses on or after January 1, 
                1993, beryllium sensitivity (as established in 
                accordance with paragraph (8)(A)), together 
                with lung pathology consistent with chronic 
                beryllium disease, including--
                            (i) a lung biopsy showing 
                        granulomas or a lymphocytic process 
                        consistent with chronic beryllium 
                        disease;
                            (ii) a computerized axial 
                        tomography scan showing changes 
                        consistent with chronic beryllium 
                        disease; or
                            (iii) pulmonary function or 
                        exercise testing showing pulmonary 
                        deficits consistent with chronic 
                        beryllium disease.
                    (B) For diagnoses before January 1, 1993, 
                the presence of--
                            (i) occupational or environmental 
                        history, or epidemiologic evidence of 
                        beryllium exposure; and
                            (ii) any three of the following 
                        criteria:
                                    (I) Characteristic chest 
                                radiographic (or computed 
                                tomography (CT)) abnormalities.
                                    (II) Restrictive or 
                                obstructive lung physiology 
                                testing or diffusing lung 
                                capacity defect.
                                    (III) Lung pathology 
                                consistent with chronic 
                                beryllium disease.
                                    (IV) Clinical course 
                                consistent with a chronic 
                                respiratory disorder.
                                    (V) Immunologic tests 
                                showing beryllium sensitivity 
                                (skin patch test or beryllium 
                                blood test preferred).
            (14) The term ``member of the Special Exposure 
        Cohort'' means a Department of Energy employee, 
        Department of Energy contractor employee, or atomic 
        weapons employee who meets any of the following 
        requirements:
                    (A) The employee was so employed for a 
                number of work days aggregating at least 250 
                work days before February 1, 1992, at a gaseous 
                diffusion plant located in Paducah, Kentucky, 
                Portsmouth, Ohio, or Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and, 
                during such employment--
                            (i) was monitored through the use 
                        of dosimetry badges for exposure at the 
                        plant of the external parts of 
                        employee's body to radiation; or
                            (ii) worked in a job that had 
                        exposures comparable to a job that is 
                        or was monitored through the use of 
                        dosimetry badges.
                    (B) The employee was so employed before 
                January 1, 1974, by the Department of Energy or 
                a Department of Energy contractor or 
                subcontractor on Amchitka Island, Alaska, and 
                was exposed to ionizing radiation in the 
                performance of duty related to the Long Shot, 
                Milrow, or Cannikin underground nuclear tests.
                    (C)(i) Subject to clause (ii), the employee 
                is an individual designated as a member of the 
                Special Exposure Cohort by the President for 
                purposes of the compensation program under 
                section 3626.
                    (ii) A designation under clause (i) shall, 
                unless Congress otherwise provides, take effect 
                on the date that is 180 days after the date on 
                which the President submits to Congress a 
                report identifying the individuals covered by 
                the designation and describing the criteria 
                used in designating those individuals.
            (15) The term ``occupational illness'' means a 
        covered beryllium illness, cancer referred to in 
        section 3621(9)(B), specified cancer, or chronic 
        silicosis, as the case may be.
            (16) The term ``radiation'' means ionizing 
        radiation in the form of--
                    (A) alpha particles;
                    (B) beta particles;
                    (C) neutrons;
                    (D) gamma rays; or
                    (E) accelerated ions or subatomic particles 
                from accelerator machines.
            (17) The term ``specified cancer'' means any of the 
        following:
                    (A) A specified disease, as that term is 
                defined in section 4(b)(2) of the Radiation 
                Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 
                note).
                    (B) Bone cancer.
            (18) The term ``survivor'' means any individual or 
        individuals eligible to receive compensation pursuant 
        to section 8133 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 3622. EXPANSION OF LIST OF BERYLLIUM VENDORS.

    Not later than December 31, 2002, the President may, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Energy, designate as a 
beryllium vendor for purposes of section 3621(6) any vendor, 
processor, or producer of beryllium or related products not 
previously listed under or designated for purposes of such 
section 3621(6) if the President finds that such vendor, 
processor, or producer has been engaged in activities related 
to the production or processing of beryllium for sale to, or 
use by, the Department of Energy in a manner similar to the 
entities listed in such section 3621(6).

SEC. 3623. EXPOSURE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTY.

    (a) Beryllium.--A covered beryllium employee shall, in the 
absence of substantial evidence to the contrary, be determined 
to have been exposed to beryllium in the performance of duty 
for the purposes of the compensation program if, and only if, 
the covered beryllium employee was--
            (1) employed at a Department of Energy facility; or
            (2) present at a Department of Energy facility, or 
        a facility owned and operated by a beryllium vendor, 
        because of employment by the United States, a beryllium 
        vendor, or a contractor or subcontractor of the 
        Department of Energy;
during a period when beryllium dust, particles, or vapor may 
have been present at such facility.
    (b) Cancer.--An individual with cancer specified in 
subclause (I), (II), or (III) of section 3621(9)(B)(ii) shall 
be determined to have sustained that cancer in the performance 
of duty for purposes of the compensation program if, and only 
if, the cancer specified in that subclause was at least as 
likely as not related to employment at the facility specified 
in that subclause, as determined in accordance with the 
guidelines established under subsection (c).
    (c) Guidelines.--(1) For purposes of the compensation 
program, the President shall by regulation establish guidelines 
for making the determinations required by subsection (b).
    (2) The President shall establish such guidelines after 
technical review by the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker 
Health under section 3624.
    (3) Such guidelines shall--
            (A) be based on the radiation dose received by the 
        employee (or a group of employees performing similar 
        work) at such facility and the upper 99 percent 
        confidence interval of the probability of causation in 
        the radioepidemiological tables published under section 
        7(b) of the Orphan Drug Act (42 U.S.C. 241 note), as 
        such tables may be updated under section 7(b)(3) of 
        such Act from time to time;
            (B) incorporate the methods established under 
        subsection (d); and
            (C) take into consideration the type of cancer, 
        past health-related activities (such as smoking), 
        information on the risk of developing a radiation-
        related cancer from workplace exposure, and other 
        relevant factors.
    (d) Methods for Radiation Dose Reconstructions.--(1) The 
President shall, through any Federal agency (other than the 
Department of Energy) or official (other than the Secretary of 
Energy or any other official within the Department of Energy) 
that the President may designate, establish by regulation 
methods for arriving at reasonable estimates of the radiation 
doses received by an individual specified in subparagraph (B) 
of section 3621(9) at a facility specified in that subparagraph 
by each of the following employees:
            (A) An employee who was not monitored for exposure 
        to radiation at such facility.
            (B) An employee who was monitored inadequately for 
        exposure to radiation at such facility.
            (C) An employee whose records of exposure to 
        radiation at such facility are missing or incomplete.
    (2) The President shall establish an independent review 
process using the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health 
to--
            (A) assess the methods established under paragraph 
        (1); and
            (B) verify a reasonable sample of the doses 
        established under paragraph (1).
    (e) Information on Radiation Doses.--(1) The Secretary of 
Energy shall provide, to each covered employee with cancer 
specified in section 3621(9)(B), information specifying the 
estimated radiation dose of that employee during each 
employment specified in section 3621(9)(B), whether established 
by a dosimetry reading, by a method established under 
subsection (d), or by both a dosimetry reading and such method.
    (2) The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the 
Secretary of Energy shall each make available to researchers 
and the general public information on the assumptions, 
methodology, and data used in establishing radiation doses 
under subsection (d). The actions taken under this paragraph 
shall be consistent with the protection of private medical 
records.

SEC. 3624. ADVISORY BOARD ON RADIATION AND WORKER HEALTH.

    (a) Establishment.--(1) Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
establish and appoint an Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker 
Health (in this section referred to as the ``Board'').
    (2) The President shall make appointments to the Board in 
consultation with organizations with expertise on worker health 
issues in order to ensure that the membership of the Board 
reflects a balance of scientific, medical, and worker 
perspectives.
    (3) The President shall designate a Chair for the Board 
from among its members.
    (b) Duties.--The Board shall advise the President on--
            (1) the development of guidelines under section 
        3623(c);
            (2) the scientific validity and quality of dose 
        estimation and reconstruction efforts being performed 
        for purposes of the compensation program; and
            (3) such other matters related to radiation and 
        worker health in Department of Energy facilities as the 
        President considers appropriate.
    (c) Staff.--(1) The President shall appoint a staff to 
facilitate the work of the Board. The staff shall be headed by 
a Director who shall be appointed under subchapter VIII of 
chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code.
    (2) The President may accept as staff of the Board 
personnel on detail from other Federal agencies. The detail of 
personnel under this paragraph may be on a nonreimbursable 
basis.
    (d) Expenses.--Members of the Board, other than full-time 
employees of the United States, while attending meetings of the 
Board or while otherwise serving at the request of the 
President, while serving away from their homes or regular 
places of business, shall be allowed travel and meal expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by 
section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for individuals in 
the Government serving without pay.

SEC. 3625. RESPONSIBILITIES OF SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

    The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall carry out 
that Secretary's responsibilities with respect to the 
compensation program with the assistance of the Director of the 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

SEC. 3626. DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF SPECIAL EXPOSURE 
                    COHORT.

    (a) Advice on Additional Members.--(1) The Advisory Board 
on Radiation and Worker Health under section 3624 shall advise 
the President whether there is a class of employees at any 
Department of Energy facility who likely were exposed to 
radiation at that facility but for whom it is not feasible to 
estimate with sufficient accuracy the radiation dose they 
received.
    (2) The advice of the Advisory Board on Radiation and 
Worker Health under paragraph (1) shall be based on exposure 
assessments by radiation health professionals, information 
provided by the Department of Energy, and such other 
information as the Advisory Board considers appropriate.
    (3) The President shall request advice under paragraph (1) 
after consideration of petitions by classes of employees 
described in that paragraph for such advice. The President 
shall consider such petitions pursuant to procedures 
established by the President.
    (b) Designation of Additional Members.--Subject to the 
provisions of section 3621(14)(C), the members of a class of 
employees at a Department of Energy facility may be treated as 
members of the Special Exposure Cohort for purposes of the 
compensation program if the President, upon recommendation of 
the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, determines 
that--
            (1) it is not feasible to estimate with sufficient 
        accuracy the radiation dose that the class received; 
        and
            (2) there is a reasonable likelihood that such 
        radiation dose may have endangered the health of 
        members of the class.
    (c) Access to Information.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
provide, in accordance with law, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services and the members and staff of the Advisory Board 
on Radiation and Worker Health access to relevant information 
on worker exposures, including access to Restricted Data (as 
defined in section 11 y. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2014(y)).

SEC. 3627. SEPARATE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC SILICOSIS.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--The Congress finds that employees 
who worked in Department of Energy test sites and later 
contracted chronic silicosis should also be considered for 
inclusion in the compensation program. Recognizing that chronic 
silicosis resulting from exposure to silica is not a condition 
unique to the nuclear weapons industry, it is not the intent of 
Congress with this title to establish a precedent on the 
question of chronic silicosis as a compensable occupational 
disease. Consequently, it is the sense of Congress that a 
further determination by the President is appropriate before 
these workers are included in the compensation program.
    (b) Certification by President.--A covered employee with 
chronic silicosis shall be treated as a covered employee (as 
defined in section 3621(1)) for the purposes of the 
compensation program required by section 3611 unless the 
President submits to Congress not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act the certification of the 
President that there is insufficient basis to include such 
employees. The President shall submit with the certification 
any recommendations about the compensation program with respect 
to covered employees with chronic silicosis as the President 
considers appropriate.
    (c) Exposure to Silica in the Performance of Duty.--A 
covered employee shall, in the absence of substantial evidence 
to the contrary, be determined to have been exposed to silica 
in the performance of duty for the purposes of the compensation 
program if, and only if, the employee was present for a number 
of work days aggregating at least 250 work days during the 
mining of tunnels at a Department of Energy facility located in 
Nevada or Alaska for tests or experiments related to an atomic 
weapon.
    (d) Covered Employee With Chronic Silicosis.--For purposes 
of this title, the term ``covered employee with chronic 
silicosis'' means a Department of Energy employee, or a 
Department of Energy contractor employee, with chronic 
silicosis who was exposed to silica in the performance of duty 
as determined under subsection (c).
    (e) Chronic Silicosis.--For purposes of this title, the 
term ``chronic silicosis'' means a non-malignant lung disease 
if--
            (1) the initial occupational exposure to silica 
        dust preceded the onset of silicosis by at least 10 
        years; and
            (2) a written diagnosis of silicosis is made by a 
        medical doctor and is accompanied by--
                    (A) a chest radiograph, interpreted by an 
                individual certified by the National Institute 
                for Occupational Safety and Health as a B 
                reader, classifying the existence of 
                pneumoconioses of category 1/1 or higher;
                    (B) results from a computer assisted 
                tomograph or other imaging technique that are 
                consistent with silicosis; or
                    (C) lung biopsy findings consistent with 
                silicosis.

SEC. 3628. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS TO BE PROVIDED.

    (a) Compensation Provided.--(1) Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), a covered employee, or the survivor of that 
covered employee if the employee is deceased, shall receive 
compensation for the disability or death of that employee from 
that employee's occupational illness in the amount of $150,000.
    (2) A covered employee shall, to the extent that employee's 
occupational illness is established beryllium sensitivity, 
receive beryllium sensitivity monitoring under subsection (c) 
in lieu of compensation under paragraph (1).
    (b) Medical Benefits.--A covered employee shall receive 
medical benefits under section 3629 for that employee's 
occupational illness.
    (c) Beryllium Sensitivity Monitoring.--An individual 
receiving beryllium sensitivity monitoring under this 
subsection shall receive the following:
            (1) A thorough medical examination to confirm the 
        nature and extent of the individual's established 
        beryllium sensitivity.
            (2) Regular medical examinations thereafter to 
        determine whether that individual has developed 
        established chronic beryllium disease.
    (d) Payment from Compensation Fund.--The compensation 
provided under this section, when authorized or approved by the 
President, shall be paid from the compensation fund established 
under section 3612.
    (e) Survivors.--(1) Subject to the provisions of this 
section, if a covered employee dies before the effective date 
specified in subsection (f), whether or not the death is a 
result of that employee's occupational illness, a survivor of 
that employee may, on behalf of that survivor and any other 
survivors of that employee, receive the compensation provided 
for under this section.
    (2) The right to receive compensation under this section 
shall be afforded to survivors in the same order of precedence 
as that set forth in section 8109 of title 5, United States 
Code.
    (f) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on July 
31, 2001, unless Congress otherwise provides in an Act enacted 
before that date.

SEC. 3629. MEDICAL BENEFITS.

    (a) Medical Benefits Provided.--The United States shall 
furnish, to an individual receiving medical benefits under this 
section for an illness, the services, appliances, and supplies 
prescribed or recommended by a qualified physician for that 
illness, which the President considers likely to cure, give 
relief, or reduce the degree or the period of that illness.
    (b) Persons Furnishing Benefits.--(1) These services, 
appliances, and supplies shall be furnished by or on the order 
of United States medical officers and hospitals, or, at the 
individual's option, by or on the order of physicians and 
hospitals designated or approved by the President.
    (2) The individual may initially select a physician to 
provide medical services, appliances, and supplies under this 
section in accordance with such regulations and instructions as 
the President considers necessary.
    (c) Transportation and Expenses.--The individual may be 
furnished necessary and reasonable transportation and expenses 
incident to the securing of such services, appliances, and 
supplies.
    (d) Commencement of Benefits.--An individual receiving 
benefits under this section shall be furnished those benefits 
as of the date on which that individual submitted the claim for 
those benefits in accordance with this title.
    (e) Payment from Compensation Fund.--The benefits provided 
under this section, when authorized or approved by the 
President, shall be paid from the compensation fund established 
under section 3612.
    (f) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on July 
31, 2001, unless Congress otherwise provides in an Act enacted 
before that date.

SEC. 3630. SEPARATE TREATMENT OF CERTAIN URANIUM EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Compensation Provided.--An individual who receives, or 
has received, $100,000 under section 5 of the Radiation 
Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note) for a claim 
made under that Act (hereinafter in this section referred to as 
a ``covered uranium employee''), or the survivor of that 
covered uranium employee if the employee is deceased, shall 
receive compensation under this section in the amount of 
$50,000.
    (b) Medical Benefits.--A covered uranium employee shall 
receive medical benefits under section 3629 for the illness for 
which that employee received $100,000 under section 5 of that 
Act.
    (c) Coordination With RECA.--The compensation and benefits 
provided in subsections (a) and (b) are separate from any 
compensation or benefits provided under that Act.
    (d) Payment from Compensation Fund.--The compensation 
provided under this section, when authorized or approved by the 
President, shall be paid from the compensation fund established 
under section 3612.
    (e) Survivors.--(1) Subject to the provisions of this 
section, if a covered uranium employee dies before the 
effective date specified in subsection (g), whether or not the 
death is a result of the illness specified in subsection (b), a 
survivor of that employee may, on behalf of that survivor and 
any other survivors of that employee, receive the compensation 
provided for under this section.
    (2) The right to receive compensation under this section 
shall be afforded to survivors in the same order of precedence 
as that set forth in section 8109 of title 5, United States 
Code.
    (f) Procedures Required.--The President shall establish 
procedures to identify and notify each covered uranium 
employee, or the survivor of that covered uranium employee if 
that employee is deceased, of the availability of compensation 
and benefits under this section.
    (g) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on July 
31, 2001, unless Congress otherwise provides in an Act enacted 
before that date.

SEC. 3631. ASSISTANCE FOR CLAIMANTS AND POTENTIAL CLAIMANTS.

    (a) Assistance for Claimants.--The President shall, upon 
the receipt of a request for assistance from a claimant under 
the compensation program, provide assistance to the claimant in 
connection with the claim, including--
            (1) assistance in securing medical testing and 
        diagnostic services necessary to establish the 
        existence of a covered beryllium illness, chronic 
        silicosis, or cancer; and
            (2) such other assistance as may be required to 
        develop facts pertinent to the claim.
    (b) Assistance for Potential Claimants.--The President 
shall take appropriate actions to inform and assist covered 
employees who are potential claimants under the compensation 
program, and other potential claimants under the compensation 
program, of the availability of compensation under the 
compensation program, including actions to--
            (1) ensure the ready availability, in paper and 
        electronic format, of forms necessary for making 
        claims;
            (2) provide such covered employees and other 
        potential claimants with information and other support 
        necessary for making claims, including--
                    (A) medical protocols for medical testing 
                and diagnosis to establish the existence of a 
                covered beryllium illness, chronic silicosis, 
                or cancer; and
                    (B) lists of vendors approved for providing 
                laboratory services related to such medical 
                testing and diagnosis; and
            (3) provide such additional assistance to such 
        covered employees and other potential claimants as may 
        be required for the development of facts pertinent to a 
        claim.
    (c) Information From Beryllium Vendors and Other 
Contractors.--As part of the assistance program provided under 
subsections (a) and (b), and as permitted by law, the Secretary 
of Energy shall, upon the request of the President, require a 
beryllium vendor or other Department of Energy contractor or 
subcontractor to provide information relevant to a claim or 
potential claim under the compensation program to the 
President.

Subtitle C--Treatment, Coordination, and Forfeiture of Compensation and 
                                Benefits

SEC. 3641. OFFSET FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS.

    A payment of compensation to an individual, or to a 
survivor of that individual, under subtitle B shall be offset 
by the amount of any payment made pursuant to a final award or 
settlement on a claim (other than a claim for worker's 
compensation), against any person, that is based on injuries 
incurred by that individual on account of the exposure of a 
covered beryllium employee, covered employee with cancer, 
covered employee with chronic silicosis (as defined in section 
3627), or covered uranium employee (as defined in section 
3630), while so employed, to beryllium, radiation, silica, or 
radiation, respectively.

SEC. 3642. SUBROGATION OF THE UNITED STATES.

    Upon payment of compensation under subtitle B, the United 
States is subrogated for the amount of the payment to a right 
or claim that the individual to whom the payment was made may 
have against any person on account of injuries referred to in 
section 3641.

SEC. 3643. PAYMENT IN FULL SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS.

    The acceptance by an individual of payment of compensation 
under subtitle B with respect to a covered employee shall be in 
full satisfaction of all claims of or on behalf of that 
individual against the United States, against a Department of 
Energy contractor or subcontractor, beryllium vendor, or atomic 
weapons employer, or against any person with respect to that 
person's performance of a contract with the United States, that 
arise out of an exposure referred to in section 3641.

SEC. 3644. EXCLUSIVITY OF REMEDY AGAINST THE UNITED STATES AND AGAINST 
                    CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS.

    (a) In General.--The liability of the United States or an 
instrumentality of the United States under this title with 
respect to a cancer (including a specified cancer), chronic 
silicosis, covered beryllium illness, or death related thereto 
of a covered employee is exclusive and instead of all other 
liability--
            (1) of--
                    (A) the United States;
                    (B) any instrumentality of the United 
                States;
                    (C) a contractor that contracted with the 
                Department of Energy to provide management and 
                operation, management and integration, or 
                environmental remediation of a Department of 
                Energy facility (in its capacity as a 
                contractor);
                    (D) a subcontractor that provided services, 
                including construction, at a Department of 
                Energy facility (in its capacity as a 
                subcontractor); and
                    (E) an employee, agent, or assign of an 
                entity specified in subparagraphs (A) through 
                (D);
            (2) to--
                    (A) the covered employee;
                    (B) the covered employee's legal 
                representative, spouse, dependents, survivors 
                and next of kin; and
                    (C) any other person, including any third 
                party as to whom the covered employee, or the 
                covered employee's legal representative, 
                spouse, dependents, survivors, or next of kin, 
                has a cause of action relating to the cancer 
                (including a specified cancer), chronic 
                silicosis, covered beryllium illness, or death, 
                otherwise entitled to recover damages from the 
                United States, the instrumentality, the 
                contractor, the subcontractor, or the employee, 
                agent, or assign of one of them;

because of the cancer (including a specified cancer), chronic 
silicosis, covered beryllium illness, or death in any 
proceeding or action including a direct judicial proceeding, a 
civil action, a proceeding in admiralty, or a proceeding under 
a tort liability statute or the common law.
    (b) Applicability.--This section applies to all cases filed 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Workers' Compensation.--This section does not apply to 
an administrative or judicial proceeding under a State or 
Federal workers' compensation law.

SEC. 3645. ELECTION OF REMEDY FOR BERYLLIUM EMPLOYEES AND ATOMIC 
                    WEAPONS EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Election To File Suit.--If a tort case is filed after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, alleging a claim 
referred to in section 3643 against a beryllium vendor or 
atomic weapons employer, the plaintiff shall not be eligible 
for compensation or benefits under subtitle B unless the 
plaintiff files such case within the applicable time limits in 
subsection (b).
    (b) Applicable Time Limits.--A case described in subsection 
(a) shall be filed not later than the later of--
            (1) the date that is 30 months after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act; or
            (2) the date that is 30 months after the date the 
        plaintiff first becomes aware that an illness covered 
        by subtitle B of a covered employee may be connected to 
        the exposure of the covered employee in the performance 
        of duty.
    (c) Dismissal of Claims.--Unless a case filed under 
subsection (a) is dismissed prior to the time limits in 
subsection (b), the plaintiff shall not be eligible for 
compensation under subtitle B.
    (d) Dismissal of Pending Suit.--If a tort case was filed on 
or before the date of the enactment of this Act, alleging a 
claim referred to in section 3643 against a beryllium vendor or 
atomic weapons employer, the plaintiff shall not be eligible 
for compensation or benefits under subtitle B unless the 
plaintiff dismisses such case not later than December 31, 2003.
    (e) Workers' Compensation.--This section does not apply to 
an administrative or judicial proceeding under a State or 
Federal workers' compensation law.

SEC. 3646. CERTIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS UNDER OTHER LAWS.

    Compensation or benefits provided to an individual under 
subtitle B--
            (1) shall be treated for purposes of the internal 
        revenue laws of the United States as damages for human 
        suffering; and
            (2) shall not be included as income or resources 
        for purposes of determining eligibility to receive 
        benefits described in section 3803(c)(2)(C) of title 
        31, United States Code, or the amount of such benefits.

SEC. 3647. CLAIMS NOT ASSIGNABLE OR TRANSFERABLE; CHOICE OF REMEDIES.

    (a) Claims Not Assignable or Transferable.--No claim 
cognizable under subtitle B shall be assignable or 
transferable.
    (b) Choice of Remedies.--No individual may receive more 
than one payment of compensation under subtitle B.

SEC. 3648. ATTORNEY FEES.

    (a) General Rule.--Notwithstanding any contract, the 
representative of an individual may not receive, for services 
rendered in connection with the claim of an individual under 
subtitle B, more than that percentage specified in subsection 
(b) of a payment made under subtitle B on such claim.
    (b) Applicable Percentage Limitations.--The percentage 
referred to in subsection (a) is--
            (1) 2 percent for the filing of an initial claim; 
        and
            (2) 10 percent with respect to any claim with 
        respect to which a representative has made a contract 
        for services before the date of the enactment of this 
        Act.
    (c) Penalty.--Any such representative who violates this 
section shall be fined not more than $5,000.

SEC. 3649. CERTAIN CLAIMS NOT AFFECTED BY AWARDS OF DAMAGES.

    A payment under subtitle B shall not be considered as any 
form of compensation or reimbursement for a loss for purposes 
of imposing liability on any individual receiving such payment, 
on the basis of such receipt, to repay any insurance carrier 
for insurance payments, or to repay any person on account of 
worker's compensation payments; and a payment under subtitle B 
shall not affect any claim against an insurance carrier with 
respect to insurance or against any person with respect to 
worker's compensation.

SEC. 3650. FORFEITURE OF BENEFITS BY CONVICTED FELONS.

    (a) Forfeiture of Compensation.--Any individual convicted 
of a violation of section 1920 of title 18, United States Code, 
or any other Federal or State criminal statute relating to 
fraud in the application for or receipt of any benefit under 
subtitle B or under any other Federal or State workers' 
compensation law, shall forfeit (as of the date of such 
conviction) any entitlement to any compensation or benefit 
under subtitle B such individual would otherwise be awarded for 
any injury, illness or death covered by subtitle B for which 
the time of injury was on or before the date of the conviction.
    (b) Information.--Notwithstanding section 552a of title 5, 
United States Code, or any other Federal or State law, an 
agency of the United States, a State, or a political 
subdivision of a State shall make available to the President, 
upon written request from the President and if the President 
requires the information to carry out this section, the names 
and Social Security account numbers of individuals confined, 
for conviction of a felony, in a jail, prison, or other penal 
institution or correctional facility under the jurisdiction of 
that agency.

SEC. 3651. COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL RADIATION COMPENSATION LAWS.

    Except in accordance with section 3630, an individual may 
not receive compensation or benefits under the compensation 
program for cancer and also receive compensation under the 
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note) or 
section 1112(c) of title 38, United States Code.

   Subtitle D--Assistance in State Workers' Compensation Proceedings

SEC. 3661. AGREEMENTS WITH STATES.

    (a) Agreements Authorized.--The Secretary of Energy 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') 
may enter into agreements with the chief executive officer of a 
State to provide assistance to a Department of Energy 
contractor employee in filing a claim under the appropriate 
State workers' compensation system.
    (b) Procedure.--Pursuant to agreements under subsection 
(a), the Secretary may--
            (1) establish procedures under which an individual 
        may submit an application for review and assistance 
        under this section; and
            (2) review an application submitted under this 
        section and determine whether the applicant submitted 
        reasonable evidence that--
                    (A) the application was filed by or on 
                behalf of a Department of Energy contractor 
                employee or employee's estate; and
                    (B) the illness or death of the Department 
                of Energy contractor employee may have been 
                related to employment at a Department of Energy 
                facility.
    (c) Submittal of Applications to Panels.--If provided in an 
agreement under subsection (a), and if the Secretary determines 
that the applicant submitted reasonable evidence under 
subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall submit the application 
to a physicians panel established under subsection (d). The 
Secretary shall assist the employee in obtaining additional 
evidence within the control of the Department of Energy and 
relevant to the panel's deliberations.
    (d) Composition and Operation of Panels.--(1) The Secretary 
shall inform the Secretary of Health and Human Services of the 
number of physicians panels the Secretary has determined to be 
appropriate to administer this section, the number of 
physicians needed for each panel, and the area of jurisdiction 
of each panel. The Secretary may determine to have only one 
panel.
    (2)(A) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
appoint panel members with experience and competency in 
diagnosing occupational illnesses under section 3109 of title 
5, United States Code.
    (B) Each member of a panel shall be paid at the rate of pay 
payable for level III of the Executive Schedule for each day 
(including travel time) the member is engaged in the work of a 
panel.
    (3) A panel shall review an application submitted to it by 
the Secretary and determine, under guidelines established by 
the Secretary, by regulation, whether the illness or death that 
is the subject of the application arose out of and in the 
course of employment by the Department of Energy and exposure 
to a toxic substance at a Department of Energy facility.
    (4) At the request of a panel, the Secretary and a 
contractor who employed a Department of Energy contractor 
employee shall provide additional information relevant to the 
panel's deliberations. A panel may consult specialists in 
relevant fields as it determines necessary.
    (5) Once a panel has made a determination under paragraph 
(3), it shall report to the Secretary its determination and the 
basis for the determination.
    (6) A panel established under this subsection shall not be 
subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
    (e) Assistance.--If provided in an agreement under 
subsection (a)--
            (1) the Secretary shall review a panel's 
        determination made under subsection (d), information 
        the panel considered in reaching its determination, any 
        relevant new information not reasonably available at 
        the time of the panel's deliberations, and the basis 
        for the panel's determination;
            (2) as a result of the review under paragraph (1), 
        the Secretary shall accept the panel's determination in 
        the absence of significant evidence to the contrary; 
        and
            (3) if the panel has made a positive determination 
        under subsection (d) and the Secretary accepts the 
        determination under paragraph (2), or the panel has 
        made a negative determination under subsection (d) and 
        the Secretary finds significant evidence to the 
        contrary--
                    (A) the Secretary shall assist the 
                applicant to file a claim under the appropriate 
                State workers' compensation system based on the 
                health condition that was the subject of the 
                determination;
                    (B) the Secretary thereafter--
                            (i) may not contest such claim;
                            (ii) may not contest an award made 
                        regarding such claim; and
                            (iii) may, to the extent permitted 
                        by law, direct the Department of Energy 
                        contractor who employed the applicant 
                        not to contest such claim or such 
                        award,
                unless the Secretary finds significant new 
                evidence to justify such contest; and
                    (C) any costs of contesting a claim or an 
                award regarding the claim incurred by the 
                contractor who employed the Department of 
                Energy contractor employee who is the subject 
                of the claim shall not be an allowable cost 
                under a Department of Energy contract.
    (f) Information.--At the request of the Secretary, a 
contractor who employed a Department of Energy contractor 
employee shall make available to the Secretary and the employee 
information relevant to deliberations under this section.
    (g) GAO Report.--Not later than February 1, 2002, the 
Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the 
implementation by the Department of Energy of the provisions of 
this section and of the effectiveness of the program under this 
section in assisting Department of Energy contractor employees 
in obtaining compensation for occupational illness.
      Following is explanatory language on H.R. 5408, as 
introduced on October 6, 2000.
      References in the following to a provision of the 
conference agreement refer to that provision in H.R. 5408.

                 Summary Statement of Conference Action

      The conferees recommend authorization for the Department 
of Defense for procurement, research, and development, test and 
evaluation, operation and maintenance, working capital funds, 
military construction and family housing, weapons programs of 
the Department of Energy, and the civil defense that have 
budget authority implications of $309.9 billion.

                    Summary Table of Authorizations

      The defense authorization act provides authorizations for 
appropriations but does not generally provide budget authority. 
Budget authority is provided in appropriations acts.
      In order to relate the conference recommendations to the 
Budget Resolution, matter in addition to the dollar 
authorizations contained in this bill must be taken into 
account. A number of programs in the defense function are 
authorized permanently or, in certain instances, authorized in 
other annual legislation. In addition, this authorization bill 
would establish personnel levels and include a number of 
legislative provisions affecting military compensation.
      The following table summarizes authorizations included in 
the bill for fiscal year 2001 and, in addition, summarizes the 
implications of the conference action for the budget totals for 
national defense (budget function 050).


                    Congressional Defense Committees

      The term ``congressional defense committees'' is often 
used in this statement of managers. It means the Defense 
Authorization and Appropriations Committee of the Senate and 
House of Representatives.

            DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS


                          Title I--Procurement


Procurement Overview

      The budget request for fiscal year 2001 included an 
authorization of $60,563.4 million for Procurement in the 
Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $62,593.1 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $63,560.6 million.
      The conferees recommended an authorization of $63,166.6 
million. The conference agreement reflects reductions reflected 
in the fiscal year 2001 Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act (Public Law 106-259). Unless noted explicitly in the 
statement of managers, all changes are made without prejudice.


Overview

      The budget request for fiscal year 2001 included an 
authorization of $1,323.3 million for Aircraft Procurement, 
Army in the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $1,542.8 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $1,749.7 million.
      The conferees recommended an authorization of $1,550.0 
million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, 
all changes are made without prejudice.


UH-60 Blackhawk
      The budget request included $81.2 million to procure six 
UH-60L Blackhawk helicopters for the Army National Guard 
(ARNG).
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $27.9 
million to procure an additional three UH-60L Blackhawks, $40.2 
million to procure three UH-60Q medical evacuation helicopters, 
and $3.0 million to procure two Firehawk conversion kits, a 
total increase of $71.1 million to meet additional UH-60 
Blackhawk requirements for the ARNG.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of 
$196.3 million to procure an additional 20 UH-60L Blackhawk 
aircraft identified on the Army's unfunded requirements list.
      The conferees agree to authorize $179.4 million for 16 
UH-60L aircraft for the reserve components and $26.8 million 
for two UH-60Q aircraft for the ARNG, a total authorization of 
$206.2 million for UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters.
TH-67 training helicopter
      The budget request included no funding for TH-67 training 
helicopter requirements.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $24.0 
million to procure 19 TH-67 training helicopters.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $35.0 
million to procure 19 TH-67 aircraft.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $24.0 
million to procure 19 TH-67 aircraft.
Longbow
      The budget request included $744.8 million for AH-64 
Apache Longbow modifications.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of 
$141.1 million for Apache recapitalization requirements.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $17.5 
million, a total authorization of $762.3 million to address AH-
64 Apache recapitalization requirements.
AH-64 modifications
      The budget request included $18.5 million for AH-64 
modifications, but included no funding to continue procurement 
of the oil debris detection system (ODDS) or the vibration 
management enhancement program (VMEP).
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $5.0 
million to continue procurement of ODDS and $7.0 million for 
the procurement of VMEP for the Army National Guard (ARNG) AH-
64 fleet, a total increase of $12.0 million to meet outstanding 
AH-64 modification requirements.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $5.0 
million for ODDS, $5.0 million for VMEP for the ARNG AH-64 
fleet, and $7.5 million to support critical component upgrades, 
as identified in the Army's unfunded requirements list, a total 
authorization of $36.0 million to address AH-64 modification 
requirements.
UH-60 modifications
      The budget request included $3.0 million for UH-60 
modifications.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $9.0 
million for extended range fuel system modifications for Army 
National Guard (ARNG) UH-60 Blackhawks.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $6.0 
million for UH-60 modifications, including $3.0 million for 
extended range fuel system modifications and $3.0 million for 
Firehawk kits, both for the ARNG.
Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE)
      The budget request contained no funding for the 
procurement of Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE).
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $8.0 
million to upgrade the Aircraft Survivability Equipment Trainer 
(ASET) IV systems with current IR SAM threat simulators.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $10.0 
million for aircraft survivability equipment. Of this amount, 
$4.0 million is for ASET IV systems upgrades and $6.0 million 
is for laser detection kits.
Aircrew integrated systems
      The budget request included $3.5 million for aircrew 
integrated system equipment requirements.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $5.9 
million for aircrew integrated systems to procure 12,640 
advanced laser eye protection visors.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $2.4 
million for aircrew laser eye protection requirements, a total 
authorization of $5.9 million for aircrew system equipment 
requirements.
Overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2001 included an 
authorization of $1,295.7 million for Missile Procurement, Army 
in the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $1,367.7 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $1,382.3 million.
      The conferees recommended an authorization of $1,320.7 
million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, 
all changes are made without prejudice.


Army tactical missile system
      The budget request included $15.0 million for Army 
tactical missile system (ATACMS) fielding and production line 
shutdown.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $10.0 
million for the procurement of 51 ATACMS Block IV missiles.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $77.4 
million to procure 100 ATACMS block IA missiles.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $83.0 
million, of which $6.0 million is for ATACMS block IV missiles 
and $77.0 million is to procure 100 ATACMS block IA missiles, a 
total authorization of $98.0 million.
Overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2001 included an 
authorization of $1,874.6 million for Weapons and Tracked 
Combat Vehicles Procurement, Army in the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $2,167.9 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $2,115.1 million.
      The conferees recommended an authorization of $2,436.3 
million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, 
all changes are made without prejudice.


Bradley base sustainment
      The budget request included $359.4 million for the 
procurement of Bradley A3 fighting vehicle upgrades, of which 
$6.1 million was included for fielding Army National Guard 
(ARNG) A2 Operation Desert Storm (ODS) variants.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $81.3 
million for upgrading an additional 65 Bradley A0 vehicles to 
the A2ODS variant for ARNG.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $72.3 
million for ARNG Bradley A2ODS conversions.
Improved recovery vehicle
      The budget request included $68.4 million to procure 
improved recovery vehicles (IRVs) but included no funding for 
the procurement of IRVs for the Army Reserve.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $8.3 
million for additional M88A2 IRV upgrades for the Army Reserve.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $6.0 
million for additional M88A2 IRV upgrades for the Army Reserve, 
a total authorization of $74.4 million.
Heavy assault bridge system modifications
      The budget request included no funding to continue 
procurement of the heavy assault bridge system (HAB).
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $59.2 
million for 12 vehicles and an increase of $13.1 million in 
advanced procurement for fiscal year 2002 to maintain HAB 
production.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $77.0 
million to restore the Wolverine heavy assault bridge program 
and a corresponding decrease of $15.2 million to the AVLB SLEP 
program.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $77.0 
million for the heavy assault bridge program, a total 
authorization of $77.0 million. Accordingly, the conferees 
expect the Secretary of the Army to budget for the HAB through 
the future years defense program.
Army Transformation
      The budget request included $537.1 million, sufficient 
funds to procure equipment and to field the first interim 
brigade combat team as part of the Army transformation 
initiative.
      The House bill and Senate amendment would authorize the 
budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize a total increase of 
$600.0 million for the Army transformation initiative, which 
includes:
            (1) $100.0 million for medium armored vehicle 
        procurement;
            (2) $300.0 million for medium armored vehicles for 
        a second interim brigade combat team; and
            (3) $200.0 million for other support equipment for 
        a second interim brigade combat team.
Machine gun, squad automatic weapon
      The budget request included no funding for the squad 
automatic weapon (SAW).
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $18.3 
million to complete the procurement of the M249 SAW system.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $18.3 
million to procure 4,280 weapons and complete the acquisition 
of the SAW system.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $17.0 
million for the procurement of 4,280 weapons and complete the 
acquisition of the SAW system, a total authorization of $17.0 
million.
Overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2001 included an 
authorization of $1,131.3 million for Ammunition Procurement, 
Army in the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $1,199.3 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $1,224.3 million.
      The conferees recommended an authorization of $1,179.9 
million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, 
all changes are made without prejudice.


155MM Sense and Destroy Armor Munition M898
      The budget request included $14.9 million for the Sense 
and Destroy Armor Munition.
      The House bill and the Senate amendment would authorize 
the budget request for this program.
      Consistent with the outcome of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-259), the conferees 
agree to authorize a decrease of $14.9 million for this 
program.
      If the Secretary of the Army determines that it is 
important for the Army to continue this program, the conferees 
encourage the Secretary to submit a reprogramming request.
Overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2001 included an 
authorization of $3,795.9 million for Other Procurement, Army 
in the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $4,095.3 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $4,027.2 million.
      The conferees recommended an authorization of $4,235.7 
million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, 
all changes are made without prejudice.


Tactical trailers/dolly sets
      The budget request included no funding for tactical 
trailers and dolly sets.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $3.8 
million for heavy tactical vehicle requirements for Army 
National Guard (ARNG) multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) 
battalion conversions.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $3.8 
million for heavy expanded mobility ammunition trailers for 
ARNG MLRS battalion conversions.
High mobility multipurpose-wheeled vehicle
      The budget request included $110.7 million for 1,002 A2 
model high mobility multipurpose-wheeled vehicle (HMMWVA2s), 
which incorporates upgraded electrical, braking, engine and 
transmission improvements, as well as a 15-year corrosion 
prevention program, but included no funding for HMMWVs to fill 
critical shortages in Army Reserve combat support and combat 
service support units.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $5.0 
million for 100 Army Reserve HMMWVA2s.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $3.0 
million for the procurement of 60 HMMWVA2s for the Army 
Reserve, a total authorization of $113.7 million for 1,062 
HMMWVs.
Family of medium tactical vehicles
      The budget request included $438.3 million to procure 
family of medium tactical vehicle (FMTV) trucks to replace an 
aging fleet of medium trucks found in the Army today.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $35.0 
million for additional Army Reserve trucks.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $43.0 
million to procure additional FMTV trucks necessary to 
accelerate the fielding of these trucks to reserve component 
units.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $37.3 
million to procure additional FMTV trucks for the reserve 
components, a total authorization of $475.6 million.
Fire trucks and associated firefighting equipment
      The budget request included $14.8 million for fire trucks 
and associated firefighting equipment.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $1.2 
million for heavy expanded mobility tactical truck (HEMTT) fire 
trucks for the Army Reserve.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $1.2 
million for procurement of additional HEMTT fire trucks for the 
Army Reserve, a total authorization of $16.0 million.
M915/M916 line haul truck tractor
      The budget request included $43.0 million for M915A3 line 
haul tractors, of which $3.4 million was included for M915A3s 
for the Army Reserve.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $1.6 
million for the procurement of 12 additional upgraded M915A3 
tractors for the Army Reserve.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $1.0 
million for the procurement of additional upgraded M915A3 
tractors for the Army Reserve, a total authorization of $44.0 
million.
Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams
      The budget request included $76.4 million to sustain 27 
Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams (WMD-CSTs).
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $25.0 
million for the WMD-CST program. This funding would establish 
five additional WMD-CSTs and provide additional equipment for 
the WMD-CST program, as follows: $3.2 million in military 
personnel; $7.5 million in Operations and Maintenance, Army; 
$1.8 million in Contamination Avoidance, Chemical Biological 
Defense Program, Procurement, Defense-Wide; and $12.5 million 
in Special Purpose Vehicles, Other Procurement, Army. Of the 
amounts included in the categories specified, $4.0 million of 
the $12.5 million in Special Purpose Vehicles, Other 
Procurement, Army would be for the purchase of two additional 
Unified Command Suites (UCS) and Mobile Analytical Labs (MALS) 
and for the purchase of 35 tactical mobility systems for use by 
the WMD-CSTs. The remainder of the funding would be for the 
five additional WMD-CSTs.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $15.7 
million for the establishment of five additional WMD-CSTs, as 
follows: $3.2 million in military personnel; $5.9 million in 
Operations and Maintenance, Army; $900,000 in Contamination 
Avoidance, Chemical Biological Defense Program, Procurement, 
Defense-Wide; and $5.7 million in Special Purpose Vehicles, 
Other Procurement, Army.
Army data distribution system
      The budget request included $32.7 million for Army data 
distribution system (ADDS) requirements.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $18.5 
million to procure Enhanced Position Reporting System (EPLRS) 
radios for an Army National Guard (ARNG) enhanced brigade.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $5.3 
million to support EPLRS software development requirements and 
$27.3 million to procure 634 EPLRS systems and accelerate 
efforts to meet the Army acquisition objective for this system, 
a total increase of $32.6 million.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $37.5 
million for ADDS requirements, including $24.2 million for the 
procurement of EPLRS to be allocated according to Army 
priorities, $8.0 million for ARNG EPLRS, and $5.3 million for 
EPLRS software development, a total authorization of $70.2 
million for ADDS requirements.
Single channel ground and airborne radio systems family
      The budget request included $18.3 million for the 
procurement and the fielding of airborne single channel ground 
and airborne radio systems (SINCGARS), but included no funding 
to procure SINCGARS advanced system improvement program (ASIP) 
radios for the Army National Guard (ARNG).
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $30.7 
million to procure SINCGARS ASIP radios for one ARNG division.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $20.0 
million for ARNG requirements and $10.0 million for active Army 
requirements, a total authorization of $48.3 million for the 
procurement of SINCGARS.
Area common user system modification program
      The budget request included $114.0 million for area 
common user system (ACUS) modification program requirements.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $60.0 
million to procure 27 down-sized communications switches and 
229 high mobility DGM assemblages (HMDA) devices and an 
increase of $14.0 million to accelerate the fielding of 2,901 
TS-21 Blackjack secure facsimile machines.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $60.0 
million for ACUS, a total authorization of $174.0 million. Of 
this amount, $51.0 million is for down-sized communications 
switches and HMDA equipment and $9.0 million is for TS-21 
Blackjack secure facsimile machines.
Night vision devices
      The budget request included $34.1 million for Army night 
vision devices, of which $29.5 million was included for AN/PVS-
7 night vision goggles. However, no funding was included for 
third generation, 25 millimeter (mm) image intensification tube 
upgrades.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $12.0 
million for AN/PVS-7 night vision goggles. Of this amount, 
$400,000 would be used to procure goggles for Army Reserve 
combat support units and $8.4 million would be used to procure 
third generation, 25mm image intensification tube upgrades.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $48.0 
million for the procurement of night vision devices, as 
follows:
      (1) an increase of $18.1 million to procure 5,000 AN/PEQ-
2A and 10,000 AN/PAC-4C target pointer/aiming lights;
      (2) an increase of $14.9 million to procure 18,600 AN/
PVS-7 night vision binoculars; and
      (3) an increase of $15.0 million to procure 25mm image 
intensification tubes for AN/PVS-4 and AN/TVS-5 night vision 
weapon scopes.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $32.0 
million for night vision devices, as follows:
      (1) an increase of $8.0 million to procure AN/PVS-7;
      (2) an increase of $6.0 million to procure 25mm image 
intensification tubes;
      (3) an increase of $15.0 million to procure AN/PEQ-2A and 
AN/PAC-4C; and
      (4) an increase of $3.0 million to procure miniature 
eyesafe lasers.
Combat identification/aiming light
      The budget request included $8.0 million for combat 
identification/aiming light requirements.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $3.0 
million for combat identification/aiming light engineering and 
manufacturing development requirements.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $3.0 
million to support outstanding combat identification/aiming 
light requirements.
Standard integrated command post system
      The budget request included $36.0 million to procure 
standard integrated command post systems (SICPS), of which $1.3 
million was included for modular command post system (MCPS) 
tents.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $2.0 
million and $3.0 million respectively, to procure MCPS for 
active and Army National Guard units.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $17.5 
million to procure additional SICPS.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $11.5 
million, a total authorization of $47.5 million for SICPS/MCPS 
procurement.
Automated data processing equipment
      The budget request included $172.1 million for 
procurement of automated data processing equipment (ADPE), of 
which $485,000 was included for automatic identification 
technology (AIT).
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $6.0 
million for maintenance AIT implementation.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $4.0 
million for Army National Guard distance learning courseware 
and an increase of $4.0 million for maintenance AIT 
implementation, a total authorization of $180.1 million for 
ADPE.
Ribbon bridge
      The budget request included $15.7 million for ribbon 
bridge equipment but included no funding to procure this 
equipment for Army National Guard (ARNG) multi-role bridge 
companies (MRBC).
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $27.0 
million to accelerate the fielding of two ARNG MRBC.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $14.5 
million to procure ribbon bridge equipment for reserve 
component requirements, a total authorization of $30.2 million.
Laundries, showers, and latrines
      The budget request included $12.6 million to procure the 
laundry advanced system (LADS).
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $9.0 
million to accelerate procurement of LADS.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $4.0 
million for LADS, a total authorization of $16.6 million.
Combat support medical
      The budget request included $31.6 million to procure 
deployable medical systems and field medical equipment, but 
included no funding for rapid intravenous (IV) infusion pumps 
or for life support trauma and transport (LSTAT) units. The 
budget request also contained $6.3 million in PE 64807A, but 
included no funds for LSTAT.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $18.0 
million for the procurement of combat support medical, as 
follows:
      (1) an increase of $8.0 million to procure rapid IV 
infusion pumps;
      (2) an increase of $6.0 million to begin procurement of 
LSTAT units; and
      (3) an increase of $4.0 million in PE64807A for 
development of expanded LSTAT capabilities.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $6.0 
million for rapid IV pumps.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $5.0 
million for rapid IV pumps, a total authorization of $36.6 
million for combat support medical equipment.
Roller, vibratory, self-propelled
      The budget request included $4.7 million for self-
propelled vibratory roller systems.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $7.0 
million to procure 96 additional vibratory self-propelled 
rollers, including $3.0 million for active Army units and $4.0 
million for Army Reserve units.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $5.0 
million to procure 80 vehicles necessary to meet the 
requirements of Army engineer units.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $4.0 
million for Army Reserve units and an increase of $3.0 million 
for active component units, a total authorization of $11.7 
million for the procurement of roller, vibratory, self-
propelled vehicles.
Hydraulic excavator
      The budget request included $8.3 million for procurement 
of hydraulic excavator (HYEX) equipment.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $2.3 
million for 13 additional Type I HYEX systems for the Army 
Reserve.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $1.5 
million for the procurement of HYEX systems for the Army 
Reserve, a total authorization of $9.8 million.
Deployable universal combat earth mover
      The budget request included $14.1 million to procure 
deployable universal combat earth mover (DEUCE) equipment.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $10.2 
million to begin fielding DEUCE systems for the Army's interim 
brigade.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $7.0 
million to procure 18 DEUCE vehicles.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $10.2 
million for the procurement of 30 additional DEUCE vehicles, a 
total authorization of $24.3 million.
Construction equipment service life extension program
      The budget request included $2.0 million for service life 
extensions to various types of construction equipment, but 
included no funding to conduct an Army National Guard (ARNG) D-
7 dozer and Army Reserve heavy grader and scraper service life 
extension program (SLEP).
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $10.0 
million,of which $5.0 million is for an ARNG D-7 dozer SLEP and 
$5.0 million is for an Army Reserve heavy scraper and grader SLEP.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $10.0 
million, of which $5.0 million is for an ARNG D-7 dozer SLEP 
and $5.0 million is for an Army Reserve heavy scraper and 
grader SLEP, a total authorization of $12.0 million.
Small tug
      The budget request included no funding to procure small 
tugs for the Army to tow general cargo barges in harbors, 
inland waterways and along coastlines.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $9.0 
million to accelerate procurement of three vessels towards 
completion of the requirement of 15 small tugs.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $9.0 
million for the procurement of three vessels towards completion 
of the requirement of 15 small tugs.
Combat training center instrumentation support
      The budget request included $81.8 million for combat 
training center support, but included no funding for either the 
Army National Guard (ARNG) deployable force-on-force 
instrumented range system (DFIRST) or the multi-purpose range 
complex-heavy (MPRC-H).
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $3.2 
million for MPRC-H targetry electronic upgrades and $10.5 
million for three additional DFIRST systems to continue force-
on-force simulation-based training at regional training 
centers, a total increase of $12.7 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $11.6 
million for combat training centers. Of this amount, $9.6 
million would be for additional DFIRST systems for the ARNG and 
$2.0 million would be for MPRC-H upgrades, a total 
authorization of $93.4 million.
Nonsystem training devices
      The budget request included $91.9 million for procurement 
of training device and range modernization requirements.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $8.0 
million to procure 30 engagement skills trainer (EST) 2000 
systems and an increase of $9.0 million for the first increment 
of a three-year Abrams full-crew interactive skills trainer (A-
FIST) XXI conversion program, both for the Army National Guard 
(ARNG), a total increase of $17.0 million for non-system 
training devices.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $9.0 
million for the procurement of training device and range 
modernization requirements. Of this amount, $5.0 million would 
be for the procurement of ARNG EST 2000 systems and $4.0 
million would be for the first increment of a three year ARNG 
A-FIST XXI conversion program, a total authorization of $100.9 
million.
Overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2001 included an 
authorization of $1,003.5 million for Chemical Agents and 
Munitions Destruction, Army.
      The House bill would authorize no funding for Chemical 
Agents and Munitions Destruction, Army, but would transfer the 
authorization of $877.1 million for Chemical Agents and 
Munitions Destruction, Defense.
      The Senate amendment would authorize no funding for 
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Army but would 
transfer the authorization of $1,003.5 million for Chemical 
Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense.
      The conferees agree to authorize $980.1 million for 
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Army. Unless noted 
explicitly in the conference agreement, all changes are made 
without prejudice.


Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Army
      The budget request for the Army included $1.0 billion for 
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Army.
      The House bill would authorize no funding for Chemical 
Agents and Munitions Destruction, Army, but contained a 
provision (sec. 106) that would authorize $877.1 million for 
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense, for 
destruction of the lethal chemical agents and munitions 
stockpile pursuant to section 1412 of the Department of Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1986 (Public Law 99-45) and 
destruction of chemical warfare materiel not covered by section 
1412 of the Act, a decrease of $126.4 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize no funding for 
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Army, but contained 
a provision (sec. 106) that would authorize $1.0 billion for 
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense.
      The conferees agree to authorize $980.1 million for 
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Army, including 
$274.4 million for research and development, $105.7 million for 
procurement, and $600.0 million for operations and maintenance.
      Section 1521(f) of title 50, United States Code, requires 
that funding for the chemical agents and munitions destruction 
program, including funds for military construction projects, 
shall be set forth in the budget of the Department of Defense 
as a separate account, and shall not be included in the budget 
accounts for any military department. The conferees expect that 
the Secretary of Defense will comply with these requirements in 
any future budget request for the chemical agents and munitions 
destruction program.
      The conferees recognize that uncertainties in program 
requirements and execution create the potential for additional 
funding requirements that may have to be addressed during 
fiscal year 2001. The conferees encourage the Secretary to 
identify requirements for additional funds that may be required 
in fiscal year 2001 to ensure execution of the program and to 
make appropriate recommendations for reprogramming or other 
actions necessary to provide those funds at the earliest 
opportunity.
            Chemical stockpile emergency preparedness project
      The budget request for the chemical agents and munitions 
destruction program included $600,000 in procurement funds for 
minor equipment replacement and $66.7 million for chemical 
stockpile emergency preparedness program (CSEPP) operations and 
maintenance. The conferees note that funds provided for CSEPP 
in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 were subject to a decrease of 
approximately nine percent and eight percent, respectively, as 
a pro-rata share of the decrease to the chemical agents and 
munitions destruction account. Because of the potential impact 
of such reductions on the safety of those living and working 
near or on the chemical stockpile storage and destructions 
sites, the conferees direct that funding for CSEPP shall be at 
the requested level.
            Non-stockpile chemical materiel project
      The House report accompanying H.R. 4205 (H. Rept. 106-
616) noted that an independent assessment of the non-stockpile 
project had raised several issues with respect to the project 
and recommended examination of project schedule and cost risks 
to quantify the potential risks, ultimate costs, and time 
required to complete the project. The report expressed the 
belief that these issues must be addressed before proceeding 
further with development and acquisition of integrated 
transportable treatment systems for non-stockpile chemical 
materiel. The conferees note that following submission of the 
fiscal year 2001 budget request, the project manager for 
chemical demilitarization, conducted a major review of the non-
stockpile project, rebaselined the current project, and is 
considering the results of on-going analysis and non-stockpile 
cost containment efforts that could result in significant 
further changes to the project that would have both cost and 
schedule implications. The conferees direct that these issues, 
and planned and recommended changes to the non-stockpile 
chemical materiel project, schedule, and funding requirements 
be addressed in an addendum to the fiscal year 2000 annual 
report to Congress on the chemical demilitarization program to 
be submitted with the fiscal year 2002 budget request.
            Destruction of non-stockpile chemical materiel in stockpile 
                    facilities
      Section 141 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65) amended subsection 1412(c) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1986 
(Public Law 99-45) to allow non-stockpile chemical agents, 
munitions, or related materials specifically designated by the 
Secretary of Defense to be destroyed at stockpile facilities if 
the affected states have issued the appropriate permits. In the 
statement of managers accompanying the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, the conferees stated 
the expectation that site specific decisions relative to the 
issue of such permits would be arrived at in accordance with 
review processes that permit the views of the local 
jurisdictions to be considered.
      The conferees note that federal, state, and local 
environmental laws and regulations require the Army to obtain 
permits for construction and the conduct of operations at each 
of the chemical weapons destruction facilities that are 
specific to the particular disposal site and the proposed 
chemical destruction operations to be conducted at the site. 
The conferees also note that established procedures for the 
review and approval of such statements, assessments, and 
permits provide for periods of public review and comment, and 
opportunities forconsideration of the views of the local 
jurisdictions.
      The conferees further note that the Environmental 
Protection Agency has delegated to the individual states the 
authority to administer and enforce the hazardous waste 
disposal requirements relative to those sites, and consequently 
decisions to approve permits required for the construction and 
operation of the chemical stockpile demilitarization facilities 
and for destruction of non-stockpile material are reserved to 
the states in which those sites are located. The conferees 
reiterate that it is the intent of Congress that the views of 
local jurisdictions in which the sites are located are a major 
factor to be considered in the permit and review process and in 
any decision by state authorities regarding such permits.
            Overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2001 included an 
authorization of $7,963.9 million for Aircraft Procurement, 
Navy in the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $8,205.8 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $8,686.0 million.
      The conferees recommended an authorization of $8,394.3 
million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, 
all changes are made without prejudice.


F/A-18E/F aircraft
      The budget request included $2.819 billion for the 
procurement of 42 F/A-18E/F aircraft on a multiyear contract.
      The House bill would authorize a decrease of $205.8 
million, a total authorization of $2.613 billion for the 
procurement of 39 F/A-18E/F aircraft.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize a decrease of $13.0 
million due to production engineering support cost growth, a 
total authorization of $2.806 billion for the procurement of 42 
F/A-18E/F aircraft.
SH-60R helicopter
      The budget request included $162.3 million for the 
procurement of four remanufactured SH-60R helicopters, 
including the airborne low frequency sonar system (ALFS).
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $82.1 
million for the procurement of three additional remanufactured 
SH-60R helicopters and an increase of $6.0 million for ALFS, a 
total increase of $88.1 million.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $47.3 
million, as follows:
            (1) an increase of $52.4 million for the 
        procurement of two additional remanufactured SH-60R 
        helicopters;
            (2) an increase of $4.9 million for ALFS;
            (3) a decrease of $5.0 million due to cost growth 
        in non-recurring items; and
            (4) a decrease of $5.0 million due to avionics 
        support equipment that can be deferred.
UC-35 aircraft
      The budget request included no funding for the 
procurement of UC-35 medium range operational support aircraft.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $15.2 
million for the procurement of two UC-35 aircraft.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an identical 
increase.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $7.6 
million for the procurement of one UC-35 aircraft for the 
Marine Corps.
F-18 series modifications
      The budget request included $212.6 million for F-18 
modifications.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $103.7 
million for F-18 modifications, as follows:
            (1) an increase of $86.9 million to procure 
        additional ECP-583 upgrade kits for Marine Corps F/A-
        18A active and reserve component aircraft;
            (2) an increase of $31.0 million to procure ECP-560 
        upgrade kits for Naval Reserve F/A-18A aircraft;
            (3) an increase of $9.6 million to procure advanced 
        targeting forward-looking infrared (ATFLIR) pods for 
        the Marine Corps Reserve F/A-18 aircraft; and
            (4) a decrease of $23.8 million due to test results 
        of the advanced tactical airborne reconnaissance system 
        (ATARS).
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $46.0 
million to upgrade F/A-18A aircraft with ECP-583.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $51.6 
million for F-18 modifications, as follows:
            (1) $46.0 million for ECP-583 for the Marine Corps 
        active and reserve components;
            (2) $7.0 million for ATFLIR for the Marine Corps 
        Reserve;
            (3) $3.0 million for tactical aircraft moving map 
        capability (TAMMAC); and
            (4) a decrease of $4.4 million for premature ATFLIR 
        modifications and installation equipment.
AH-1 series modifications
      The budget request included $9.8 million for Marine Corps 
AH-1 aircraft modifications.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $4.0 
million to procure four night targeting systems (NTS) for 
reserve component AH-1 series aircraft.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $4.0 
million to procure four night targeting systems for AH-1 
aircraft.
H-53 series modifications
      The budget request included $19.9 million for Marine 
Corps H-53 aircraft modification requirements.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $15.0 
million for AN/AAQ-29 forward looking infrared (FLIR) system 
modifications. Of this amount, $12.4 million would be for 
modifying active component H-53 aircraft and $2.6 million would 
be for modifying Marine Corps Reserve H-53 aircraft.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $1.8 
million, a total authorization of $21.7 million for AN/AAQ-29 
FLIR modifications for Marine Corps Reserve aircraft.
H-1 series modifications
      The budget request included $2.6 million for Marine Corps 
H-1 aircraft requirements.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $17.5 
million for the H-1 reclamation and conversion program.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $27.5 
million for H-1 aircraft requirements. Of this amount, $10.0 
million would be for thermal imaging systems for fielded 
aircraft to support flight operations at night and $17.5 
million would be for the H-1 reclamation and conversion 
program.
      The conferees agree to authorize a total of $15.6 million 
for H-1 series aircraft requirements. This includes an increase 
of $7.0 million for thermal imaging systems and an increase of 
$6.0 million for the H-1 reclamation and conversion program.
EP-3 aircraft modifications
      The budget request included $25.8 million for 
modifications to the EP-3 aircraft.
      The House bill and the Senate amendment would authorize 
the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize a decrease of $25.3 
million to reflect funds that were provided for EP-3 
modifications to the Department of Defense in the Emergency 
Supplemental Act, 2000 (division B of Public Law 106-246), a 
total authorization of $533,000.
Overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2001 included an 
authorization of $1,434.3 million for Weapons Procurement, Navy 
in the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $1,562.3 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $1,540.0 million.
      The conferees recommended an authorization of $1,443.6 
million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, 
all changes are made without prejudice.


Trident II advance procurement
      The budget request included $28.8 million for Trident II 
advance procurement.
      The House bill and the Senate amendment would authorize 
the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize a decrease of $19.3 
million for Trident II advance procurement, a total 
authorization of $9.5 million.
      The conferees note that a significant part of the budget 
request was for the purchase of missile parts that will not be 
needed until the later years of the current Future Years 
Defense Program. However, the conferees are aware that the 
supplier base for the Trident II ballistic missile program is 
rapidly declining and that certain suppliers may no longer be 
available in the outyears. Therefore, the conferees direct the 
Secretary of the Navy to evaluate the Trident II supplier base 
to determine if any additional advance procurement funds are 
required in fiscal year 2001. If the Secretary determines that 
additional advance procurement funds are necessary during 
fiscal year 2001 to purchase parts that will not be available 
in subsequent years, the conferees invite the Secretary to seek 
a reprogramming for this purpose.
Drones and decoys
      The budget request included no funding for drones and 
decoys.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $10.0 
million for aerial targets for the procurement of improved 
tactical air-launched decoys (ITALDs).
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize $10.0 million in drones 
and decoys for the procurement of ITALDs.
Weapons industrial facilities
      The budget request included $21.3 million for various 
activities at government-owned and contractor-operated weapons 
industrial facilities.
      The House bill would authorize a decrease of $1.0 million 
for weapons industrial facilities.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $7.7 
million to accelerate the facilities restoration program at the 
Allegany Ballistics Laboratory.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $7.7 
million for the facilities restoration program at the Allegany 
Ballistics Laboratory.
Mark 48 advanced capability torpedo modifications
      The budget request included $16.4 million for Mark 48 
advanced capability (ADCAP) torpedo modifications.
      The House bill would authorize a decrease of $1.0 million 
for Mark 48 ADCAP torpedo.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $2.0 
million for Mark 48 ADCAP modifications to field improved 
capability for littoral operations in the submarine fleet as 
soon as possible.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $2.0 
million for Mark 48 ADCAP modifications.
Close-in weapons system modifications
      The budget request included $964,000 for modifications to 
the close-in weapons system (CIWS) for surface ships.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $30.0 
million for the procurement and modification of CIWS mounts to 
the block 1B configuration.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $25.0 
million for CIWS block 1B modifications.
Gun mount modifications
      The budget request included $4.8 million for the 
procurement and installation of modifications to surface ship 
gun mounts.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $30.0 
million for the procurement of modifications to five inch 54 
caliber guns for surface ships.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $25.0 
million for modifications to five inch 54 caliber guns for 
surface ships.
Overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2001 included an 
authorization of $429.6 million for Ammunition Procurement, 
Navy and Marine Corps in the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $481.3 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $500.7 million.
      The conferees recommended an authorization of $487.7 
million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, 
all changes are made without prejudice.


Overview

      The budget request for fiscal year 2001 included an 
authorization of $12,296.9 million for Shipbuilding and 
Conversion, Navy in the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $11,982.0 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $12,900.1 million.
      The conferees recommended an authorization of $12,826.9 
million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, 
all changes are made without prejudice.


DDG-51 destroyers

      The budget request included $2.7 billion for the 
procurement of three Arleigh Burke-class DDG-51 destroyers.
      The House bill and the Senate amendment would authorize 
the budget request.
      The conferees note recent developments that indicate 
basic construction cost growth for DDG-51 destroyers. 
Therefore, the conferees agree to authorize a decrease of $10.0 
million for the procurement of three DDG-51 destroyers.

LHD-8 advance procurement

      The Future Year Defense Program (FYDP) accompanying the 
budget request included LHD-8 advance procurement in fiscal 
year 2004 and full funding in fiscal year 2005.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $10.0 
million for advance procurement of LHD-8.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of 
$460.0 million to continue the advance procurement and advance 
construction of components for the LHD-8 amphibious ship.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $460.0 
million to continue the advance procurement and advance 
construction of components for the LHD-8 amphibious ship.

Ship outfitting

      The budget request included $301.1 million for outfitting 
new construction ships with initial on board repair parts and 
equipage.
      The House bill and the Senate amendment would authorize 
the budget request.
      The conferees agree to a $10.0 million decrease for ship 
outfitting resulting from recent adjustments to the LPD-17 
procurement.

Overview

      The budget request for fiscal year 2001 included an 
authorization of $3,334.6 million for Other Procurement, Navy 
in the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $3,432.0 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $3,378.3 million.
      The conferees recommended an authorization of $3,380.7 
million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, 
all changes are made without prejudice.


Surveillance and security for military sealift ships
      The budget request included no funding for thermal 
imaging surveillance and security for military sealift ships.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $4.0 
million for thermal imaging surveillance and security 
procurement and installation on Military Sealift Command (MSC) 
ships.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $4.0 
million for thermal imaging surveillance and security 
procurement and installation on MSC ships.
AN/WSN-7 inertial navigation system
      The budget request included $7.3 million for procurement 
of AN/WSN-7 ring laser inertial navigation systems.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $12.0 
million for AN/WSN-7 navigation sets.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $7.0 
million for the procurement and installation of additional AN/
WSN-7 navigation sets.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $10.0 
million for the procurement and installation of additional AN/
WSN-7 navigation sets.
Integrated condition assessment system
      The budget request included $11.3 million for the 
integrated condition assessment system (ICAS) for ships. The 
ICAS is a system that electronically monitors the operating 
parameters of machinery and electronic systems, thus reducing 
man-hours spent taking readings on equipment.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $5.0 
million for procurement and installation of ICAS equipment for 
surface ships.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $4.0 
million for procurement and installation of ICAS equipment for 
surface ships.
AN/SPS-73(V) surface search radar
      The budget request included no funding for procurement 
and installation of AN/SPS-73(V) surface search radars which 
would replace a number of aging radars on surface ships with 
one radar.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $14.0 
million for the procurement and installation of AN/SPS-73(V) 
radars.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $8.0 
million for the procurement and installation of AN/SPS-73(V) 
radars.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $14.0 
million for the procurement and installation of AN/SPS-73(V) 
radars.
Nuclear attack submarine acoustics
      The budget request included $106.6 million for nuclear 
attack submarine (SSN) acoustics but included no funding for 
the refurbishment and upgrade of TB-23 submarine towed arrays.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $8.0 
million to sustain the TB-23 array refurbishment and upgrade 
program.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $6.0 
million for the TB-23 array refurbishment and upgrades.
      Conferees note that the Navy intends to upgrade all 
submarine towed acoustics arrays with the TB-29A array 
beginning in fiscal year 2002 but at a rate that will require 
the TB-23 array to remain in service for at least the next 
decade.
Sonar support equipment
      The budget request included no funding for sonar support 
equipment and included no funding for surface sonar windows and 
domes.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $5.0 
million in undersea warfare support equipment to complete 
development of production tooling and fabrication of the first 
production sonar dome with a new material system.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $5.0 
million for completing development and validation of a new 
sonar dome material fabrication process including production 
tooling and fabrication of the first production sonar dome.
Shipboard indications and warnings exploit
      The budget request included $61.5 million for shipboard 
equipment to exploit indications and warnings (IW) from sources 
outside the ship.
      The House bill and the Senate amendment would authorize 
the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize a decrease of $500,000 
for shipboard IW exploit due to recent contract savings.
Side-scanning sonar for forward deployed minesweepers
      The budget request included no funding for side-scanning 
sonar for forward deployed minesweepers.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $5.0 
million for the procurement and installation of a side-scanning 
sonar in a forward deployed minesweeper to enhance the ability 
to detect and classify bottom mines.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $4.0 
millionfor the procurement and installation of a commercial 
off-the-shelf side-scanning sonar in a forward deployed minesweeper.
Shallow water mine countermeasures
      The budget request included $16.9 million for shallow 
water mine countermeasures equipment.
      The House bill and the Senate amendment would authorize 
the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize a decrease of $500,000 
for shallow water mine countermeasures due to recent contract 
savings.
Other training equipment
      The budget request included $21.4 million for other 
training equipment, including $16.4 million for the procurement 
of equipment to support battle force tactical training (BFTT) 
programs.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $4.0 
million to upgrade the BFTT system in order to provide an air 
traffic control (ATC) training capability for aircraft carrier 
crews.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $4.0 
million to upgrade the BFTT system for ATC training aboard 
aircraft carriers.
Joint tactical terminal
      The budget request included $32,000 for program support 
for tactical terminals including the joint tactical terminal 
(JTT).
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $6.0 
million for procurement and installation of additional JTT.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $6.0 
million for procurement and installation of additional JTT.
Joint engineering data management and information control system
      The budget request included no funding for the joint 
engineering data management and information control system 
(JEDMICS), the designated Department of Defense standard system 
for management, control and storage of engineering drawings.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $4.0 
million for procurement, integration and accreditation surveys 
to ensure JEDMICS is fully compliant with the joint technical 
data environment.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $4.0 
million for procurement, integration and accreditation surveys 
to ensure JEDMICS is fully compliant with the joint technical 
data environment.
      The conferees note that this system is designed as an 
open, client-server architecture and is nearing full deployment 
for global access to the data in its repositories. However, the 
JEDMICS data available is not fully accessible to all clients 
using the joint technical data environment.
Naval shore communications equipment
      The budget request included $176.1 million for 
procurement and installation of naval shore communications 
equipment.
      The House bill and the Senate amendment would authorize 
the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize a decrease of $10.0 
million for naval shore communications equipment as a result of 
budgeting for redundant systems.
Sonobuoys
      The budget request included $49.5 million for the 
procurement of sonobuoys, including AN/SSQ-36, AN/SSQ-53E, AN/
SSQ-57, AN/SSQ-62E, AN/SSQ-77, AN/SSQ-101, and Signal 
Underwater Sound (SUS) buoys.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $18.0 
million to address the sonobuoy shortfall, including $3.0 
million for the AN/SSQ-53E, $5.0 million for the AN/SSQ-62E, 
and $10.0 million for the AN/SSQ-77.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $3.0 
million for non-beam forming passive sonobuoys and an increase 
of $3.0 million for the AN/SSQ-62 (DICASS) sonobuoy.
Weapons range support equipment
      The budget request included $15.1 million for weapons 
range support equipment, including $2.7 million for procurement 
of ten underwater acoustic telemetry modems, $1.2 million for a 
Gulf of Mexico portable mine warfare range, and no funding to 
procure mobile remote emitter simulator (MRES) systems.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $7.5 
million for the procurement and installation of one MRES 
system.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $7.5 
million for MRES, a decrease of $2.7 million for underwater 
acoustic telemetry modems, and a decrease of $1.2 million for 
Gulf of Mexico mine warfare range.
Rolling airframe guided missile launcher
      The budget request included $37.3 million for procurement 
and installation of rolling airframe (RAM) guided missile 
launchers.
      The House bill and the Senate amendment would authorize 
thebudget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize a decrease of $500,000 
for procurement and installation of RAM launchers as a result 
of recent contract savings.
Cruiser smart ship
      The budget request included $47.9 million for programs 
referred to as ``smart ship'' programs. Of this amount, $22.5 
million would be for smart ship equipment procurement and 
logistics for Ticonderoga-class cruisers.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate bill would authorize a decrease of $17.5 
million for procurement of smart ship equipment.
      The conferees agree to authorize a decrease of $10.0 
million for procurement of smart ship equipment.
NULKA anti-ship missile decoy system
      The budget request included $33.8 million for procurement 
and installation of the NULKA anti-ship missile decoy program.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $4.3 
million for the procurement of NULKA launcher systems and 
decoys to outfit the fleet with this key self-defense equipment 
and an increase of $4.3 million in the Navy operations and 
maintenance account for critical training on the NULKA system.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $4.3 
million for the procurement of NULKA launcher systems and 
decoys and an increase of $4.3 million in the Navy operations 
and maintenance account for critical training on the NULKA 
system, a proven decoy for anti-ship missiles.
SSN combat control systems
      The budget request included $20.9 million nuclear fast 
attack submarine (SSN) combat control systems.
      The House bill and the Senate amendment would authorize 
the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize a decrease of $1.3 
million for AN/BSG-1 weapons launching system as a result of an 
operational testing delay.
Civil engineering support equipment
      The budget request included $10.5 million for light and 
medium duty tactical equipment used mostly by the Naval 
Construction Force (NCF), Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF), 
Naval Beach Group (NBG), and other special operating units.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $10.0 
million for the procurement of civil engineering support 
equipment for the NCF.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $10.0 
million for the procurement of civil engineering support 
equipment for the NCF.
Education support equipment
      The budget request included $2.1 million for the virtual 
recruiting program which utilizes computer-based recruiting 
kiosks.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $2.0 
million for procurement of 150 armed forces recruiting kiosks.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $2.0 
million for procurement of 150 armed forces recruiting kiosks.
Overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2001 included an 
authorization of $1,171.9 million for Marine Corps Procurement, 
Navy in the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $1,254.7 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $1,191.0 million.
      The conferees recommended an authorization of $1,212.8 
million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, 
all changes are made without prejudice.


Communications and electronic infrastructure support
      The budget request included $80.6 million for Marine 
Corps communications and electronic infrastructure support 
requirements.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $2.0 
million for common end-user equipment requirements for the 
Marine Corps Reserve in another line.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $2.0 
million for common end-user equipment requirements for the 
Marine Corps Reserve, a total authorization of $82.6 million 
for communications and electronic infrastructure support.
Night vision equipment
      The budget request included $14.4 million for Marine 
Corps night vision equipment.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $2.7 
million for improved night/day fire-control observation devices 
(INOD) for Marine Corps ground forces and an increase of $2.0 
million to procure M203 tilting brackets.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $2.0 
million for INOD systems to support improvements to Marine 
Corps fire control requirements and an increase of $2.0 million 
for M203 tilting brackets.
Radio systems
      The budget request included $3.1 million for Marine Corps 
radio system requirements.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $12.0 
million for tactical handheld radios.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $6.4 
million for additional enhanced position location reporting 
system (EPLRS) equipment.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $13.4 
million for a total authorization of $16.5 million. Of this 
amount, $7.0 million is for tactical handheld radio 
requirements and $6.4 million is for EPLRS.
5/4 ton truck high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles
      The budget request included $124.4 million for Marine 
Corps high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWV).
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $23.0 
million for HMMWVA2 vehicles.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $2.0 
million for additional HMMWV's necessary to field recruiter 
vehicle requirements.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $15.0 
million for HMMWVA2 vehicles for the Marine Corps.
Material handling equipment
      The budget request included $36.3 million for material 
handling equipment requirements.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $12.1 
million for D-7G bulldozer and scraper remanufacture 
requirements.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $12.1 
million for D-7G bulldozer and scraper remanufacture 
requirements.
Overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2001 included an 
authorization of $9,539.6 million for Aircraft Procurement, Air 
Force in the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $10,267.2 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $9,966.3 million.
      The conferees recommended an authorization of $9,923.9 
million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, 
all changes are made without prejudice.


F-16C aircraft
      The budget request included no funding for the 
procurement of F-16C aircraft.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $51.7 
million for the procurement of three block 50/52 F-16C 
aircraft, and would require the Department to combine $24.0 
million of advance procurement funds appropriated in fiscal 
year 2000 for this purpose. The House report accompanying H.R. 
4205 (H. Rept. 106-616) directed the Secretary of the Air Force 
to assign block 40 or later F-16 aircraft to Air National Guard 
fighter units whose capabilities have been downgraded as a 
result of the substitution of older block F-16 aircraft.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $51.7 
million for the procurement of two F-16 block 50/52 aircraft, 
recognizing that the fiscal year 2000 funds were rescinded. The 
conferees agree to accept the Air Force proposal to upgrade the 
capability of Air National Guard fighter units, whose 
capabilities have been downgraded, with F-16C block 30 or 
better aircraft equipped with advanced targeting pods. The 
conferees understand that these advanced targeting pods are 
necessary to enable the aircraft to accomplish precision strike 
missions. The conferees expect the Air Force will provide an 
adequate number of these advanced targeting pods for Air 
National Guard units to support peacetime training and, when 
tasked, operational deployments.
C-17 aircraft
      The budget request included $2.212 billion for the 
procurement of 12 C-17 aircraft under a multi-year program.
      The House bill and the Senate amendment would authorize 
the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize a decrease of $41.0 
million in response to an Air Force request for transfer to 
advance procurement, a total authorization of $2.171 billion.
C-17 advance procurement
      The budget request included $266.8 million for advance 
procurement for the C-17 multi-year program.
      The House bill and the Senate amendment would authorize 
the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize a decrease of $9.0 
million, as follows:
            (1) an increase of $41.0 million transferred from 
        the C-17 aircraft program; and
            (2) a decrease of $50.0 million due to a revision 
        of advance procurement funding requirements.
EC-130J aircraft
      The budget request included no funding for the 
procurement of the EC-130J aircraft.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $90.0 
million for the procurement of one EC-130J aircraft.
      The conferees agree to authorize $90.0 million for the 
procurement of one EC-130J aircraft. The conferees expect the 
Department of the Air Force to utilize these funds in the most 
effective manner for EC-130 fleet modernization in the event 
that EC-130J procurement contract savings for this aircraft 
materialize.
B-52 aircraft modifications
      The budget request included $8.4 million for 
modifications to the B-52 aircraft.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $12.0 
million for improved electronic countermeasures.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $9.0 
million for improved electronic countermeasures for the B-52 
aircraft, a total authorization of $17.4 million.
A-10 aircraft integrated flight and fire control computer
      The budget request included $33.9 million for 
modifications to the A-10 aircraft, but included no funding for 
procurement of the integrated flight and fire control computer 
(IFFCC).
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $6.8 
million for IFFCCs and an increase of $8.6 million for 
situational awareness data link (SADL) upgrades for Air 
National Guard aircraft, a total increase of $15.4 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $11.2 
million for the procurement of IFFCCs.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $6.8 
million for A-10 IFFCCs, a total authorization of $40.7 
million.
F-15 modifications
      The budget request included $258.2 million for F-15 
modifications.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $100.0 
million for F-15 modifications, as follows:
            (1) an increase of $70.0 million for upgrading F-15 
        engines from the F100-PW-100 to the F100-PW-220E 
        configuration for the Air National Guard; and
            (2) an increase of $30.0 million to integrate the 
        BOL countermeasure dispenser system on Air National 
        Guard (ANG)F-15A and F-15B aircraft.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $74.9 
million, as follows:
            (1) an increase of $48.0 million for additional F-
        15 engine upgrades; and
            (2) an increase of $26.9 million for the 
        procurement of BOL systems and countermeasures for the 
        F-15 aircraft.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $52.0 
million for F-15 modifications, as follows:
            (1) an increase of $36.0 million for F-15 engine 
        upgrades to the F100-PW-220E configuration;
            (2) an increase of $26.4 million for the 
        procurement of BOL systems and countermeasures for 
        integration on ANG F-15A and F-15B aircraft; and
            (3) a decrease of $10.4 million due to delays and 
        technical problems with the ALQ-135.
F-16 aircraft modifications
      The budget request included $248.8 million for 
modifications to the F-16 aircraft.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $49.3 
million, for F-16 modifications, as follows:
            (1) an increase of $25.0 million to procure 
        additional F-16 precision targeting pods for the Air 
        National Guard;
            (2) an increase of $12.3 million to accelerate the 
        procurement of ALE-50 towed decoy pylons; and
            (3) an increase of $12.0 million to improve 
        reliability and reduce costs for the F-16 airborne 
        video tape recorder.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of 
$119.5 million for F-16 modifications, as follows:
            (1) an increase of $16.5 million for the 
        procurement of the digital terrain system;
            (2) an increase of $34.0 million for the 
        procurement of precision targeting pods; and
            (3) an increase of $69.0 million for the retrofit 
        of Air National Guard block 42 F-16 aircraft with F100-
        PW-229 engines.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $56.7 
million for F-16 aircraft modifications, as follows:
            (1) an increase of $12.0 million for the 
        procurement of digital terrain systems;
            (2) an increase of $48.7 million for the retrofit 
        of Air National Guard block 42 F-16 aircraft with F100-
        PW-229 engines; and
            (3) a decrease of $4.0 due to delays with the Joint 
        Helmet Mounted Cueing System.
Defense airborne reconnaissance program modifications
      The budget request included $165.5 million for the 
defense airborne reconnaissance program (DARP) for modifying 
various reconnaissance aircraft, including the RC-135 and U-2 
aircraft.
      The House bill would consolidate all RC-135 DARP items in 
this funding line, and transfer U-2 DARP items to the DARP 
aircraft support equipment funding line. The House bill would 
also authorize an increase of $78.2 million for DARP 
modifications, as follows:
            (1) an increase of $44.0 million to convert two C-
        135 aircraft into RC-135 training aircraft 
        configurations;
            (2) an increase of $9.0 million for a motion-
        capable operational flight trainer;
            (3) an increase of $28.4 million for equipment 
        associated with meeting the requirements of global air 
        traffic management (GATM);
            (4) an increase of $10.0 million for the theater 
        airborne warning system (TAWS);
            (5) an increase of $5.1 million for RC-135 
        modifications transferred from the DARP aircraft 
        support equipment line; and
            (6) a decrease of $18.3 million for U-2 
        modifications transferred to the DARP aircraft support 
        equipment line for consolidation.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $3.0 
million for the procurement of Senior Year electro-optic 
reconnaissance system (SYERS) equipment for the U-2 aircraft.
      The conferees agree to consolidate all RC-135 aircraft 
DARP modifications in this line and transfer U-2 aircraft DARP 
modifications to the DARP aircraft support equipment line. The 
conferees acknowledge that funds for the RC-135 operational 
flight trainer were provided in the Emergency Supplemental Act, 
2000 (division B of Public Law 106-246). The conferees agree to 
a decrease of $13.2 million for RC-135 DARP for a total 
authorization of $152.3 million, as follows:
            (1) an increase of $5.1 million for transfer of RC-
        135 aircraft DARP modifications from DARP aircraft 
        support equipment; and
            (2) a decrease of $18.3 million for transfer of U-2 
        aircraft DARP modifications to the DARP aircraft 
        support equipment DARP line for consolidation.
Other aircraft modifications
      The budget request included $28.2 million for other 
aircraft modifications.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $7.0 
million for light weight environmentally sealed parachute 
assemblies and an increase of $20.6 million for the situational 
awareness data link (SADL) for Air National Guard (ANG) A-10, 
C-130, and C-135aircraft.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $5.5 
million for the ANG SADL for A-10, C-130, and C-135 aircraft, a 
total authorization of $33.7 million for other aircraft 
modifications.
Defense airborne reconnaissance program aircraft support equipment
      The budget request included $98.4 million for the defense 
airborne reconnaissance program for modifying various 
reconnaissance aircraft, including U-2 and RC-135 aircraft.
      The House bill would consolidate all U-2 DARP items in 
this funding line, and transfer all RC-135 DARP items to the 
DARP modification funding line. The House bill would authorize 
an increase of $30.2 million for DARP, as follows:
            (1) an increase of $3.0 million for the procurement 
        of additional Senior Year electro-optic reconnaissance 
        system (SYERS) equipment;
            (2) an increase of $4.0 million for procurement of 
        additional joint signals intelligence avionics family 
        (JSAF) equipment;
            (3) an increase of $10.0 million to convert one U-
        2S aircraft to a U-2ST trainer aircraft configuration;
            (4) an increase of $18.3 million for U-2 aircraft 
        DARP modifications transferred from elsewhere, 
        consisting of increases of $9.9 million for a power 
        upgrades and $8.4 million for dual data links; and
            (5) a decrease of $5.1 million due to the transfer 
        of RC-135 aircraft modifications to the DARP 
        modifications funding line.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $8.0 
million in DARP aircraft support equipment for JSAF, 
specifically the U-2, and an increase of $3.0 million for 
SYERS, specifically the U-2 in the DARP modifications line.
      The conferees agree to authorize a decrease of $87.3 
million in DARP aircraft support equipment, as follows:
            (1) an increase of $3.0 million for SYERS 
        equipment;
            (2) an increase of $8.0 million for JSAF;
            (3) an increase of $18.3 million for U-2 aircraft 
        DARP modifications transferred from elsewhere, 
        consisting of increases of $9.9 million for power 
        upgrades and $8.4 million for dual data links;
            (4) a decrease of $5.1 million for transfer of RC-
        135 aircraft modifications to the DARP modifications 
        line; and
            (5) a decrease of $111.6 million for U-2 DARP 
        modifications. These funds were provided in the 
        Emergency Supplemental Act, 2000 (division B of Public 
        Law 106-246). Overview
Overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2001 included an 
authorization of $638.8 million for Ammunition Procurement, Air 
Force in the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $638.8 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $666.8 million.
      The conferees recommended an authorization of $646.8 
million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, 
all changes are made without prejudice.


Overview

      The budget request for fiscal year 2001 included an 
authorization of $3,061.7 million for Missile Procurement, Air 
Force in the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $3,046.7 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $3,008.0 million.
      The conferees recommended an authorization of $2,863.8 
million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, 
all changes are made without prejudice.


Overview

      The budget request for fiscal year 2001 included an 
authorization of $7,699.1 million for Other Procurement, Air 
Force in the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $7,869.9 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $7,717.5 million.
      The conferees recommended an authorization of $7,711.6 
million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, 
all changes are made without prejudice.


Intelligence communications equipment
      The budget request included $5.5 million for intelligence 
communications equipment.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $5.0 
million for Eagle Vision and an increase of $4.0 million for 
secure terminal equipment.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $9.0 
million in intelligence communications equipment, including an 
increase of $5.0 million for Eagle Vision and $4.0 million for 
secure terminal equipment, a total authorization of $14.5 
million.
Combat training ranges
      The budget request included $26.0 million for the 
procurement of equipment for combat training ranges, of which 
$18.4 million is for advanced threat upgrades.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $1.0 
million for the advanced message-oriented data security module 
(AMODSM).
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $20.0 
million to procure additional advanced threat emitters for 
combat training ranges.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $20.0 
million to procure additional advanced threat emitters for 
combat training ranges, a total authorization of $46.0 million.
Items less than $5.0 million
      The budget request included $6.7 million for the 
procurement of items less than $5.0 million.
      The House bill would authorize $7.0 million in other 
aircraft modifications for the procurement of lightweight 
environmentally-sealed parachute assemblies (LESPAs).
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $3.0 
million for the procurement of LESPAs, a total authorization of 
$9.7 million.
Overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2001 included an 
authorization of $2,275.3 million for Defense-wide Procurement 
in the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $2,309.1 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $2,210.5 million.
      The conferees recommended an authorization of $2,278.4 
million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, 
all changes are made without prejudice.


MH-60 aerial refueling probes and 200 gallon fuel tanks
      The budget request included $68.5 million for 
Procurement, Defense-wide, Special Operations Forces (SOF) 
rotary wing upgrades, but included no funding to continue the 
effort to upgrade the entire MH-60 fleet with aerial refueling 
probes and new, internal fuel tanks.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $18.9 
million to procure and install the aerial refueling probes and 
200 gallon fuel tanks required to complete the upgrade of the 
SOF MH-60 fleet.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $10.0 
million in Procurement, Defense-wide, for SOF rotary wing 
upgrades for the purpose of procuring and installing aerial 
refueling probes and 200 gallon fuel tanks to continue the 
upgrade of the SOF MH-60 fleet.
Special operations forces small arms and support equipment
      The budget request included $11.8 million for 
Procurement, Defense-wide, Special Operations Forces (SOF) 
small arms and support equipment, but included no funding to 
continue the procurement of SOF body armor load carriage 
systems (BALCS), the modular integrated communications helmet 
(MICH), or the SOF peculiar modifications to the M-4 carbine 
(SOPMOD).
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $21.7 
million to procure approximately half of the equipment required 
to fully equip all SOF operators.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $12.4 
million in Procurement, Defense-wide, SOF small arms and 
support equipment, including $4.9 million for BALCS, $2.5 
million for MICH, and $5.0 million for SOPMOD.

                       ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

Air Mobility Command
      The conferees are aware that regional commanders in chief 
(CINCs) continue to highlight a requirement for improved 
strategic lift capabilities, which remains the most compelling 
deficiency that our CINCs face in meeting their responsibility 
to execute the National Military Strategy. The conferees are 
also concerned to note the recent statements that confirm our 
total airlift capability is insufficient to execute the 
National Military Strategy. The conferees note that the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff Mobility Requirements Study of Fiscal Year 2005 
(MRS-05) will not take into account certain fact-of-life 
changes in airlift requirements, specifically the 
transformation by the Army. The conferees direct the Secretary 
of the Air Force to deliver an analysis to the congressional 
defense committees byMarch 15, 2001. This analysis should use 
MRS-05 results and fiscal year 2000 readiness statistics for the C-141, 
C-5, and C-17 fleets. The analysis should determine readiness levels 
that are required to execute the National Military Strategy, and should 
explore alternatives to existing aircraft stationing plans for both 
active and reserve component airlift forces that are available to 
support existing lift requirements.
Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance programs
      It is clear to the conferees that the Department of 
Defense (DoD) will place increasing reliance upon intelligence, 
surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) programs in future 
operations. Experience in supporting DoD operations, including 
recent experience in the Balkans, has shown that relatively 
small numbers of ISR forces will be in high demand to provide 
information superiority. DoD has identified this information 
superiority as a ``critical enabler'' in the ongoing 
transformation of the Department.
      The Department has identified shortages of some of these 
``high demand/low density'' assets in various reports. The 
conferees are also aware that the Department has conducted and 
has underway studies on various pieces of the ISR puzzle, many 
at request of Congress.
      The various reports of ``lessons learned'' from Kosovo 
operations, the fiscal year 2001 budget request, and the 
unfunded priority lists for fiscal year 2001 identified some 
specific fixes to specific problems. What is less clear is 
whether the Department, in view of these ``lessons learned'', 
has attempted to provide an overarching vision for ISR forces, 
to include sustaining and modernizing the current force, and 
improving ISR capabilities in the future.
      Therefore, the conferees direct the Secretary of Defense 
to provide an analysis concurrent with the submission of the 
fiscal year 2002 budget request, that:
            (1) evaluates the current ISR capability and 
        forces;
            (2) identifies those ISR capabilities and forces 
        that need to be sustained and modernized;
            (3) enumerates those capabilities that need to be 
        created or enhanced to ensure that ISR forces can 
        contribute to achieving the information superiority for 
        the transformed military forces; and
            (4) itemizes how the budget and the Future Years 
        Defense Program supports these needs.
LPD-17 amphibious ships
      The budget request included $1.5 billion for procurement 
of two San Antonio-class LPD-17 amphibious ships: LPD-21 and 
LPD-22. In addition, the budget request included $20.7 million 
for advance procurement for two San Antonio-class LPD-17 
amphibious ships.
      The House bill and the Senate amendment would authorize 
the budget request.
      The conferees fully support the LPD-17 program and 
recognize the requirement to deliver these ships to the Navy 
and Marine Corps as soon as possible to support a key element 
of split amphibious ready group operations and the Marine Corps 
operational maneuver from the sea (OMFTS) concept.
      Concerns regarding LPD-17 first ship design completion 
prior to transition to production led to congressional 
reassessment of the LPD-17 procurement request. The 
reassessment centered on the question of whether delays in the 
start of production of the lead ship would translate into 
schedule delays for subsequent ships, LPD-21 and LPD-22. This 
reassessment, in light of overall national defense budget 
realities, led to a shift in appropriations procurement 
strategy for LPD-21 and LPD-22.
      However, subsequent to passage of the Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001, the following 
significant actions occurred which led authorization conferees 
to conduct a further review of the progress of the LPD-17 
program:
      (1) The Navy commenced full rate construction of the lead 
ship, LPD-17, based on an extensive Production Readiness 
Review;
      (2) Unprecedented levels of design completion were 
achieved prior commencing full production of LPD-17; and
      (3) The Secretary of the Navy stated that fiscal year 
2001 full funding for the LPD-21 and LPD-22 will permit the 
Navy to execute construction on schedule due to the achievement 
of 75 percent total ship design completion and 95 percent 
individual ship unit design completion prior to initial 
construction.
      Based on this new information regarding significant 
program actions, the conferees agree to authorize the budget 
request.
      The conferees expect the Navy to submit budget requests 
that include full funding for future San Antonio-class LPD-17 
ships and adequate advance procurement to ensure that 
production continues at an efficient level and without 
interruption.
      The conferees note with concern the adverse impact that 
reducing ship procurement has on the requirement for annual 
investment of $10.0 to $12.0 billion for ship construction 
necessary to maintain a Naval force structure of 300 ships. 
Therefore, the conferees support appropriation of additional 
procurement funds for LPD-17 in fiscal year 2001 should 
additional appropriations for the Department of Defense become 
available.
Multipurpose individual munition
      The conferees believe the capabilities represented by the 
multipurpose individual munition (MPIM) system are critical to 
future requirements associated with the national military 
strategy. The conferees are concerned with recent actions taken 
by the Secretary of the Army to begin termination of the 
MPIMprogram after a significant investment and an extensive research 
and development effort. The Army has noted that the system has not met 
specified weight requirements and has historically suffered from 
technical and performance difficulties. While the conferees believe 
that most of the technical issues can be resolved, weapon system weight 
appears to be the compelling reason for program termination. The 
conferees believe, however, in light of the fact there is no other 
system in the inventory to fulfill MPIM requirements, no clarity on the 
final weight alternatives, and no program exists to meet these 
requirements, the Army should not terminate the MPIM program until 
these facts are reviewed.
      The conferees agree with Army requirements documents that 
suggest there are clear and compelling needs to field a system, 
such as MPIM, to support soldiers for either combat or 
peacekeeping missions. Therefore, the conferees expect the 
Secretary of the Army to conduct a final, thorough review of 
the status of this program, alternatives to the status quo, and 
provide a plan to the congressional defense committees, no 
later than January 30, 2001, on how these requirements will be 
met as soon as practicable.
Shipbuilding overview
      The conferees note that on June 26, 2000, the Secretary 
of Defense delivered to Congress the long-range shipbuilding 
report required by section 1013 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65).
      The conferees agree that the report provides a framework 
for discussion of new ship construction plans necessary to 
maintain the number of ships required to carry out the national 
security strategy through fiscal year 2030. The report of the 
Secretary concludes that a steady state building rate of 8.7 
ships annually is required to maintain at least 306 ships. The 
Secretary's report states that, ``. . . the annual funding 
required to sustain the force . . . will require an average of 
$14 billion per year.'' The report of the Secretary also 
acknowledges the discrepancy between: (1) the requirement to 
buy 8.7 new construction ships annually to maintain at least 
306 ships; and (2) according to the Secretary's report, ``. . . 
the President's Budget for FY 2001-2005 which funds an average 
of 7.8 ships.''
      The conferees note two deficiencies in the report of the 
Secretary. Consistent with the 1999 attack submarine study 
developed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the 
report of the Secretary uses a larger nuclear attack submarine 
(SSN) force structure of 55 SSNs, versus the original 
Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) goal of 50 SSNs. However, the 
shipbuilding plan in the report does not achieve a force level 
of 18 Virginia-class SSNs that the CJCS report states is 
required in fiscal year 2015 to counter the technologically 
pacing threat. The shipbuilding plan in the report would only 
provide 16 Virginia-class submarines by fiscal year 2015.
      The second flaw in the report of the Secretary is its 
supposition that a delay in required annual investments is 
possible due to the size of the fleet and the average age of 
the ships in the fleet.
      The Secretary's report fails to assess the risks 
associated with having to ramp-up to a higher level of 
investment later in the planning period. The report discusses 
risks associated with deviation from the long-range 
shipbuilding plan, but focuses primarily on the shipbuilding 
industrial base. There is no discussion of the risks associated 
with pursuing the shipbuilding plan's uneven investment 
strategy, particularly a plan that defers near-term investment 
and requires that the Navy double the annual shipbuilding 
procurement rate by fiscal year 2013 just to support the 
currently envisioned force structure. Whereas the report 
acknowledges that there may be additional future requirements 
for ships (i.e., for ballistic missile defense and sea-based 
land attack), it does not include an evaluation of the risks of 
not including the additional ships in the shipbuilding plan.
      The conferees are concerned with the gap between the 
requirement stated in the long-range shipbuilding plan and the 
ships included in recent budget requests submitted to Congress 
by the President. Unfortunately, the Secretary's long-range 
shipbuilding report does not provide a clear plan to maintain 
the force structure recommended in the report, required to 
carry out the national security strategy. The conferees expect 
the Secretary of Defense to address these concerns in the 
fiscal year 2002 budget request.

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Authorization of appropriations (secs. 101-106)
      The House bill contained provisions (secs. 101-107) that 
would authorize the recommended fiscal year 2001 funding levels 
for procurement for the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, Air 
Force, Defense-Wide Activities, Defense Inspector General, 
Chemical Demilitarization Program, and the Defense Health 
Program.
      The Senate amendment contained similar provisions.
      The conference agreement includes these provisions.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

Multiyear procurement authority (sec. 111)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 111) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Army to enter into a 
multiyear procurement contract for the M2A3 Bradley fighting 
vehicle, the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, and, acting as 
executive agent for the Department of the Navy, the CH-60 
Knighthawk helicopter.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
111).
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees agree that the Secretary of the Army shall 
certify that the M2A3 Bradley fighting vehicle has successfully 
completed the initial operational test and evaluation and 
milestone III review prior to awarding the multiyear contract.
Increase in limitation on number of bunker defeat munitions that may be 
        acquired (sec. 112)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 112) that 
would amend section 116 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337) to increase the 
quantity of bunker defeat munitions by 2,500 that the Army is 
authorized to procure.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Reports and limitations relating to Army transformation (sec. 113)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 112) 
that would require the Secretary of the Army to provide reports 
on the process associated with the development of an objective 
force and the fielding of an interim force for the Army 
transformation initiative. The provision also required the 
Secretary of the Army to conduct a comparative evaluation of 
interim armored vehicles (IAV) to be selected for the fielding 
of interim brigade combat teams (IBCT) with equipment already 
in the Army inventory.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of the Army to conduct an evaluation, as 
described in the conference agreement, at a level to be 
determined in conjunction with the Director of Operational Test 
and Evaluation prior to the obligation of funding for a third 
IBCT.
      The conferees strongly support efforts designed by the 
Chief of Staff of the Army to transform the service into a 
lighter, more lethal, and survivable force able to deal 
effectively with the wide range of national security challenges 
that will face our nation in the 21st Century. The conferees 
look forward to receiving a well-defined road map that lays out 
the course of the Army transformation initiative through fiscal 
year 2012. The conferees continue to be concerned about the 
level of funding provided to the Army by the Department of 
Defense in support of the transformation initiative. The 
conferees do not understand how the Secretary of Defense can 
assert his support for the Army initiative while providing 
inadequate funding to facilitate the transformation process.
      The conferees would expect the evaluation called for in 
the conference agreement to illustrate differences in 
capabilities that new IAVs may provide when compared to 
vehicles the Army currently has fielded. The conferees expect 
the Army to provide a plan to conduct a comparative evaluation, 
which will be subject to the approval of the Director of 
Operational Test and Evaluation prior to execution.
      The conferees understand the IBCT force is designed to 
operate across the full spectrum of conflict. Current Army 
plans call for the first IBCT to be evaluated at the Joint 
Readiness Training Center in a range of environments largely 
focused on low intensity conflict and peacekeeping. The 
conferees believe it is important that the Army also plan and 
conduct an operational evaluation of these forces in a high 
intensity conflict environment. The Chief of Staff of the Army 
has highlighted a critical requirement for a new force that is 
able to quickly deploy with greater lethality and survivability 
than our light forces possessed during Operation Desert Shield 
when the 82nd Airborne Division was quickly deployed in 
response to Iraqi forces moving south toward Saudi Arabia. An 
operational evaluation of IBCTs in this type of an environment 
would facilitate an understanding of the overall capabilities 
that these forces possess to meet this type of challenge. The 
conferees, therefore, direct the Army to evaluate the 
capabilities of IBCTs in a high intensity combat environment 
and provide a report on the demonstrated combat capabilities 
these forces possess.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

CVNX-1 nuclear aircraft carrier program (sec. 121)
      The budget request included $21.9 million for advance 
procurement and advance construction of long lead time 
components for CVNX-1.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 121) 
that would authorize the budget request, authorize the 
Secretary of the Navy to procure the nuclear aircraft carrier 
designated CVNX-1, and to enter into a contract for the advance 
procurement and advance construction of that ship.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Arleigh Burke class destroyer program (sec. 122)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 124) that 
would authorize an extension of the existing multiyear 
procurement contract for the DDG-51 destroyer program through 
fiscal year 2005. The provision would also authorize the 
procurement ofthree ships per year through fiscal year 2001 and 
the procurement of up to three ships per year from fiscal year 2002 
through 2005.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 122) 
that would authorize an increase of $143.2 million in advance 
procurement for DDG-51. In addition, the provision would 
provide the following: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Navy 
to extend the 1997 multiyear contract to include the fiscal 
year 2004 and fiscal year 2005 DDG-51 procurements; (2) express 
the sense of Congress that the most economical rate for 
procurement is three ships per year; and (3) direct the 
Secretary to update the Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) Class Industrial 
Base Study of 1993 and further direct the Comptroller General 
to review the update performed by the Secretary.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
an increase of $100.0 million in advance procurement for DDG-
51.
Virginia class submarine program (sec. 123)
      The budget request included $1,711.2 million for the 
Virginia class submarine program including the procurement of 
material in economic order quantities when cost savings are 
achievable.
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 122) that 
would authorize the Navy to enter into a contract for the 
procurement of five Virginia class submarines during fiscal 
years 2003 through 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
123) which would authorize the budget request and would require 
the Secretary of Defense to submit a fast attack submarine 
force structure report to the congressional defense committees.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
$1,706.2 million for Virginia class submarines, including the 
procurement of material in economic order quantities when cost 
savings are achievable.
Limitation during fiscal year 2001 on changes in submarine force 
        structure (sec. 124)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 121) that 
would prohibit the retirement of any Los Angeles-class nuclear 
powered attack submarine with less than 30 years of active 
commissioned service. This provision would also require the 
President to report to Congress on the submarine force 
structure required to support the national military strategy 
and the acquisition and overhaul requirements necessary to 
achieve and maintain such a force.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would limit to 
fiscal year 2001 the prohibition on retirement of Los Angeles-
class submarines and would extend the prohibition on fiscal 
year 2001 retirements to Ohio-class submarines.
ADC(X) ship program (sec. 125)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 124) 
that would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to procure 
ADC(X)-class ships using the contracting authority that is most 
cost effective.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Refueling and complex overhaul program of the U.S.S. Dwight D. 
        Eisenhower (sec. 126)
      The budget request included $703.4 million to commence 
the overhaul of CVN-69.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 125) 
that would authorize the budget request and authorize the 
Secretary of the Navy to enter into a contract and commence 
overhaul of the U.S.S. Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) nuclear 
aircraft carrier during fiscal year 2001.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
$698.4 million for CVN-69 overhaul.
Analysis of certain shipbuilding programs (sec. 127)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 125) that 
would require an economic analysis of procurement mechanisms 
for funding large aviation-capable naval vessels.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would broaden 
the reporting requirement to include various vessel classes and 
additional considerations other than economic issues in 
evaluating funding mechanisms.
Helicopter support of FFG-7 frigates during fiscal year 2001 (sec. 128)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 123) that 
would require the Secretary of the Navy to configure and equip 
the Naval Reserve FFG-7 Flight I and II frigates remaining in 
active service with the complete organic weapon system for 
those vessels as specified in the operational requirements 
document of the Navy and to retain operational assets integral 
to the FFG-7 weapons system in their current locations.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary to operate one squadron of SH-2G aircraft in the 
Navy in fiscal year 2001. The conferees direct that the Navy 
fully man and equip the SH-2G aircraft in a manner consistent 
with normal fleet operations.
V-22 cockpit aircraft voice and flight data recorders (sec. 129)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1037) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to require all V-22 
aircraft to be equipped with state-of-the-art cockpit voice and 
flight data recorders.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees recommend that appropriate measures be 
taken to ensure that the design, integration, and use of these 
recorders take into account the security of potentially 
sensitive tactical information.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

Annual Report on the B-2 bomber (sec. 131)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 131) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to provide an annual 
report on the operational status and technology insertion plans 
for the B-2 bomber and would repeal the requirement for an 
annual report on B-2 production contained in section 112 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 
1991 (Public Law 101-189).
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 131) 
that would repeal the requirement for an annual report on B-2 
production contained in section 112 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of Defense to provide an annual report on: (1) 
the capability of the B-2 bomber to carry out assigned 
missions; (2) ongoing and planned technology efforts to improve 
B-2 capabilities; (3) new technologies to meet any expanded 
threats; and (4) a fiscally-phased program for each of these 
technology efforts in three funding scenarios. The funding 
scenarios include the President's budget, the President's 
budget plus funding for the Department of Defense unfunded 
priority list, and maximum executable funding consistent with 
the need to maintain the B-2 in an operationally ready status. 
The provision would also repeal the requirement for an annual 
report on B-2 production contained in section 112 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 
1991.
Report on modernization of Air National Guard F-16A units (sec. 132)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1070) 
that would express the sense of the Senate that certain Air 
National Guard units were flying F-16A aircraft without the 
upgrades that would allow them to be effectively deployed to 
contingency theaters of operation, and that the Air Force 
should provide a plan to Congress on how these units could be 
modernized.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a report to Congress 
on how Air National Guard units flying F-16A aircraft will be 
modernized and upgraded.

                       Subtitle E--Joint Programs

Study of final assembly and checkout alternatives for the joint strike 
        fighter program (sec. 141)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 141) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report on 
various production alternatives for the joint strike fighter.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would defer 
submission of the report until after the ongoing competition 
for the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the 
joint strike fighter program is completed.

                 Subtitle F--Chemical Demilitarization

Pueblo Chemical Depot chemical agent ammunitions destruction 
        technologies (sec. 151)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 141) 
that would provide for the destruction of the stockpile of 
lethal chemical agents at the Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado, 
either by incineration or by any technology demonstrated by the 
Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment on, or before, May 1, 
2000.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Report on assessment of need for Federal economic assistance for 
        communities impacted by chemical demilitarization activities 
        (sec. 152)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
direct the Secretary of Defense to submit, by April 1, 2001, a 
report to the Armed Services Committees of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives on the assessment of the need for 
community economic assistance as a result of chemical weapons 
stockpile demilitarization activities.
Prohibition against disposal of non-stockpile chemical warfare material 
        at Anniston chemical stockpile disposal facility (sec. 153)
      The conferees note that Section 141 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-
65) authorized the destruction of non-stockpile chemical 
agents, munitions, or related materials specifically designated 
by the Secretary of Defense at chemical stockpile disposal 
facilities if the states in which those facilities reside have 
issued the appropriate permits.
      The conferees agree to a provision that would prohibit 
use of the chemical stockpile disposal facility at Anniston, 
Alabama, for disposal of non-stockpile chemical warfare 
material that is not currently stored on the Anniston Army 
Depot.

                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

AGM-65 modifications
      The budget request included $2.0 million to convert 200 
AGM-65G missiles to the AGM-65K configuration.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $5.0 
million for the conversion to both the AGM-65H and K 
configurations, of which some missiles would be procured for 
Air National Guard pilot training.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 132) 
that would authorize an increase of $2.1 million for AGM-65 
modifications.
      The Senate recedes on the provision.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $4.0 
million for AGM-65 modifications, a total authorization of $6.0 
million for the active and reserve components.
Anti-personnel obstacle breaching system
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 127) 
that would provide $4.0 million for the procurement of the 
anti-personnel obstacle breaching system.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes on the provision.
      The conferees agree to authorize $4.0 million in the 
Procurement Marine Corps Ammunition account for the purchase of 
the anti-personnel obstacle breaching system.
C-135 modifications
      The budget request included $328.2 million for C-135 
modifications.
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 132) that 
would authorize an increase of $52.0 million for reengining two 
KC-135 aircraft for the Air Force Reserve Command. The House 
bill would also authorize an increase of $6.0 million for the 
situational awareness data link (SADL).
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision, and 
would authorize the budget request.
      The House recedes on the provision.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $52.0 
million for reengining two KC-135 aircraft for the Air Force 
Reserve Command, a total authorization of $380.2 million for C-
135 modifications.
Integrated bridge system for Naval systems special warfare rigid 
        inflatable boats and high-speed assault craft
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 142) 
that would authorize an increase of $7.0 million in 
Procurement, Defense-wide for the purpose of procuring and 
installing an integrated bridge system (IBS) for Special 
Operations Forces (SOF), Naval special warfare rigid inflatable 
boats and high-speed assault craft.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes on the provision.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $4.0 
million in Procurement, Defense-wide, SOF combatant craft 
systems for the procurement and installation of IBS on SOF 
combatant watercraft.
Rapid intravenous infusion pumps
      The budget request included no funding for rapid 
intravenous infusion pumps.
      The House bill included an increase of $8.0 million to 
procure rapid intravenous infusion pumps.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 113) 
that would authorize an increase of $6.0 million to procure 
rapid intravenous infusion pumps.
      The Senate recedes on the provision.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $5.0 
million for rapid intravenous infusion pumps.
Remanufactured AV-8B aircraft
      The budget request included $282.1 million for the 
procurement of 10 remanufactured AV-8B aircraft.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 126) 
that would authorize an increase of $92.0 million for the 
procurement of four AV-8B aircraft.
      The Senate recedes on the provision.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $35.6 
million for AV-8B aircraft, as follows:
            (1) an increase of $52.0 million for the 
        procurement of two additional remanufactured AV-8B 
        aircraft;
            (2) a decrease of $12.0 million for non-recurring 
        cost; and
            (3) a decrease of $4.4 million for cost growth in 
        production engineering support.

         Title II--Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation

Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2001 contained an 
authorization of $37,862.4 million for Research and Development 
in the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $39,309.2 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $39,330.8 million.
      The conferees recommended an authorization of $38,936.7 
million. The conference agreement reflects reductions reflected 
in the fiscal year 2001 Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act (Public Law 106-259). Unless noted explicitly in the 
statement of managers, all changes are made without prejudice.


Overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2001 contained an 
authorization of $5,260.3 million for Army, Research and 
Development in the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $5,500.2 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $5,501.4 million.
      The conferees recommended an authorization of $5,568.5 
million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, 
all changes are made without prejudice.


Tactical High Energy Laser
      The budget request included no funding to complete 
development and testing of the Tactical High Energy Laser 
(THEL) program.
      The House bill would authorize $5.0 million in PE 63308A 
for mobile THEL development.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $15.0 million in PE 
63308A to support continued THEL testing and deployment 
preparation activities.
      The conferees agree to authorize $15.0 million in PE 
63308A to support continued THEL development and testing.
      The conferees note that the current THEL configuration 
lacks the mobility to be a truly effective operational system. 
Therefore, the conferees agree that, of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated for THEL, up to $5.0 million may be made 
available to evaluate and develop technologies that would 
support eventual development of a mobile THEL system.
Emergency preparedness training
      The budget request included no funding in PE 23610A for 
domestic preparedness against weapons of mass destruction.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $3.0 
million in PE 23610A to continue the development for Selected 
Reserve component forces of training programs for response to, 
and management of, the consequences of potential terrorism 
involving weapons of mass destruction.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $3.0 
million in PE 23610A.
High energy laser research and development
      The budget request included no funding in defense-wide 
science and technology accounts for high energy laser (HEL) 
research and development, no funding in PE 62307A for solid 
state laser research, $10.5 million in PE 62605F for solid 
state laser research, no funding in the Navy science and 
technology accounts for solid state laser research, no funding 
in PE 62111N for free electron laser (FEL) research, and $14.5 
million in PE 65803A for the High Energy Laser System Test 
Facility (HELSTF).
      The House bill included approval of the Department of 
Defense Laser Master Plan of March 24, 2000, and emphasized 
greater attention to, and priority for, HEL research and 
development (R&D) investments. Consequently, the House bill 
would authorize $10.0 million in PE 61108D and $25.0 million in 
PE 62890D8Z for HEL research and development, an increase 
of$10.0 million in PE 62307A for solid state laser research, the budget 
request in PE 62605F, an increase of $5.0 million in PE 62111N for FEL 
development, and an increase of $5.0 million in PE 65803A for research 
and development activities at HELSTF.
      The Senate bill would authorize the budget request in PE 
62307A, the budget request in PE 65803A for HELSTF, an increase 
of $5.0 million in PE 62111N for FEL development, the budget 
request in PE 62605F, and no funding in defense-wide science 
and technology accounts for HEL research and development. As 
described elsewhere in this report, the Senate bill also 
included approval of the Department of Defense Laser Master 
plan.
      The conferees agree to authorize $30.0 million in PE 
62890D8Z for HEL research and development, the budget request 
in PE 62307A, the budget request in PE 62605F, an increase of 
$5.0 million in PE 62111N for FEL development, an increase of 
$13.0 million in PE 65803A at HELSTF, of which $10.0 million is 
for solid state laser research and $3.0 million is for research 
and development activity at HELSTF. The conferees, as described 
elsewhere in this report, endorse the implementation of the 
management plan developed by the Secretary of Defense and 
submitted to Congress on March 24, 2000. The conferees continue 
to support service management of laser programs, but recognize 
the central role of the Office of the Secretary of Defense in 
developing and implementing an overall strategy to manage laser 
research effectively.
      Funding actions related to the Tactical High Energy 
Laser, the Airborne Laser, and Space Based Laser are described 
elsewhere in this report.
Advanced tank armament system
      The budget request included $118.1 million for advanced 
tank armament system research and development requirements.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $40.0 
million to support Army transformation initiative test and 
evaluation requirements.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $150.0 
million for Army transformation research and development 
requirements.
Defense manufacturing technology program
      The budget request contained a total of $149.1 million 
for the Department of Defense manufacturing technology 
(ManTech) program, including $29.3 million in PE 78045A for the 
Army ManTech program, $59.6 million in PE 78011N for the Navy 
program, $53.1 million in PE 78011F for the Air Force program, 
and $7.1 million in PE 78011S for the Defense Logistics 
Agency's ManTech program.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $10.0 in PE 
78045A for the Army manufacturing technology program, an 
increase of 10.0 million for the Navy ManTech program, and an 
increase of $4.5 million in PE 78011F in the Air Force program.
      The Senate would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $10.0 
million in PE 78045A for the Army ManTech program, an increase 
of $10.0 million in PE 78011N for the Navy ManTech program, and 
an increase of $3.8 million in PE 78011F for the Air Force 
ManTech program, as recommended in the House report 
accompanying H.R. 4205 (H. Rept. 106-616).
      Section 217 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65) established as the overall 
purpose of the Department of Defense ManTech program the 
development and application of advanced manufacturing 
technologies and processes to reduce acquisition and support 
costs, and manufacturing and repair cycle times for defense 
weapons systems. Section 217 emphasized the program's focus on 
the development and application of advanced manufacturing 
technology and processes that are essential to national 
defense, including repair and re-manufacturing operations, in 
support of systems commands, depots, air logistics centers, and 
shipyards. Section 217 also required the participation of the 
prospective users of the technology in the establishment of 
requirements for, and the periodic review of advanced 
manufacturing technologies or processes. Finally, Section 217 
also included the requirement for an assessment of program 
effectiveness, cost sharing, and technology and process 
implementation plans in the annual update of the program's 
five-year plan. In the statement of managers accompanying the 
Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1999 (H. Rept. 105-736), the conferees expressed the 
expectation that additional funds provided for the 
manufacturing technology program would be awarded using 
competitive procedures established by the military departments 
for their respective manufacturing technology programs.
      The conferees direct the Comptroller General to conduct 
an assessment of the implementation of the manufacturing 
technology program within the Department of Defense with regard 
to the achievement of the goals established for the program and 
execution of the program in accordance with the provisions of 
the public law and the intent of Congress, as stated in the 
statement of manager's language with regard to competitive 
award procedures. The conferees direct the Comptroller General 
to submit the results of that assessment to the congressional 
defense committees by March 31, 2001.
Overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2001 contained an 
authorization of $8,476.7 million for Navy, Research and 
Development in the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $8,834.5 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $8,665.9 million.
      The conferees recommended an authorization of $8,715.3 
million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, 
all changes are made without prejudice.


Biodegradable polymers
      The budget request included no funding for biodegradable 
polymers (PE 62121N).
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $1.25 
million in PE 62121N to aid in the development of polymer 
membrane methods for treating graywater (kitchen, shower, and 
cleaning solution), blackwater (sewage), and bilge water (oily 
contaminants) to acceptable levels prior to shipboard release.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $1.25 
million in PE 62121N for biodegradable polymers.
Torpedoes and unmanned undersea vehicles
      The budget request included $35.0 million in PE 62633N 
for undersea warfare weapons technology development.
      The House bill and the Senate amendment would authorize 
the budget request for improvements to torpedoes and unmanned 
undersea vehicles.
      The conferees agree to an increase of $2.0 million in PE 
62633N for development of improvements for current and future 
torpedoes and unmanned undersea vehicles.
DP-2 thrust vectoring system proof-of-concept demonstration
      The budget request included $39.7 million in PE 63217N 
for air systems and weapons advanced technology development and 
$9.0 million for NATO research and development. The budget 
request did not include funds for continuation of the DP-2 
thrust vectoring system proof-of-concept demonstration. The 
budget request did include $6.4 million for the vectoring 
extremely short takeoff and landing (ESTOL) control tailless 
operation research (VECTOR) program, an international 
cooperative research program between the United States and the 
Federal Republic of Germany, as follows: $4.1 million in PE 
63217N and $2.3 million in PE 63790N.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $9.5 
million in PE 63217N to continue the DP-2 development program 
leading to a proof-of-concept demonstration of a one-half scale 
flight test vehicle.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $4.5 
million for DP-2 demonstration in PE 63790N.
      The conferees direct the Secretary of the Navy to provide 
an assessment of the program progress, plans and funding 
requirements for completion of the flight-test demonstration to 
the congressional defense committees with the submission of the 
fiscal year 2002 budget request.
      The conferees are aware that a funding shortfall has 
developed in the VECTOR program. Given the cooperative nature 
of this program, along with the substantial benefits to future 
carrier aviation development, the conferees urge the Secretary 
of the Navy to review the program funding deficiencies and, if 
necessary, request a reprogramming action.
Virtual test bed for reconfigurable ship
      The budget request included no funding for a virtual test 
bed for a reconfigurable ship.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $3.0 
million in PE 63508N for a virtual test bed for advanced 
electrical ship systems.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $2.0 
million in PE 63508N for a virtual test bed for a 
reconfigurable ship.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $2.0 
million in PE 63508N for a virtual test bed for a 
reconfigurable ship, as recommended in the House report 
accompanying H.R. 4205 (H. Rept. 106-616) and the Senate report 
accompanying S. 2549 (S. Rept. 106-292).
Fleet health technology and occupational lung disease
      The budget request included $10.1 million in PE 63706N 
for medical development, including $4.8 million for the fleet 
health technology program.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $3.0 
million in PE 63706N, including $500,000 to establish an 
occupational lung disease assessment program to determine if 
the incidence of sarcoidosis among naval personnel could be 
attributable to service aboard Navy ships. The House bill also 
noted and expressed concern about the reduction in the 
Department of the Navy's fleet health technology program from 
previous years' funding levels and in the priority given to the 
medical and occupational health and safety of Navy and Marine 
Corps personnel.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees note that recent developments of immune 
therapies by investigators at the Naval Medical Research Center 
have been shown to prevent the rejection of transplants without 
the need for continuous immunosuppressive drugs. The ability to 
transplant massive tissue segments without rejection could 
revolutionize the treatment of combat casualties who suffer 
significant tissue loss or organ damage from blast, missile 
fragments, or burns. Results obtained from testing in the 
laboratory show promise and the Chief of Naval Research has 
initiated a program to capitalize on these newly developed 
methods of treatment. The conferees believe that the further 
development of these therapies and confirmation of these 
therapies in definitive clinical trials could have profound 
effects upon the treatment of combat casualties and of 
civilians with organ failure.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $3.0 
million in PE 63706N for fleet health technology for the Navy's 
program for the development of new immune strategies and 
procedures for tissue transplantation for the treatment of 
combat casualties with massive tissue loss.
      The conferees also agree to authorize an increase of 
$500,000 in PE 63738D for the conduct of the occupational lung 
disease assessment as discussed in the House report 
accompanying H.R. 4205 (H. Rept. 106-616).
Common towed array
      The budget request included $113.3 million in PE 63561N 
for advanced submarine systems development, including $4.5 
million for the development of advanced towed array technology 
for submarines and surface ships.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $10.2 
million in PE 63561N to accelerate the development and 
demonstration of advanced towed array systems for surface ships 
and submarines. The House report accompanying H.R. 4205 (H. 
Rept. 106-616) indicated that these additional funds were to be 
particularly focused on developing multiple-line and fiber 
optic affordable towed array technology that could result in 
high gain, volumetric towed arrays with significantly improved 
sonar system performance for both submarines and surface 
vessels.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $6.0 
million in PE 63561N to accelerate the development and 
demonstration of advanced towed array systems for surface ships 
and submarines. The conferees agree that these funds are not 
being designated for a specific program effort or contractor 
program, but that the Navy should use the additional funds to 
continue the efforts as described in the House report 
accompanying H.R. 4205 (H. Rept. 106-616).
Advanced land attack missile
      The budget request included $19.8 million for research 
and development of the advanced land attack missile (ALAM) in 
PE 63795N.
      The House bill and the Senate amendment would authorize 
the budget request.
      The conferees note that the House report accompanying 
H.R. 1401 (H. Rept. 106-162) directed the Secretary of the Navy 
to report to the congressional defense committees the program 
plan and funding requirements for development of an advanced 
land attack missile (ALAM) system for the DD-21 land attack 
destroyer and other Naval combatants with the submission of the 
fiscal year 2001 budget request. The conferees also note the 
letter from the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and 
Technology) to the Chairman, House Armed Services Committee, 
dated August 25, 1999, which stated that the Navy would pursue 
a multi-team industry competition for development of ALAM, and 
the Milestone 0 Acquisition Decision Memorandum, dated February 
22, 2000, that designated the ALAM as a major defense 
acquisition program. The conferees further note that the Navy's 
ALAM program plan and funding included in the fiscal year 2001 
budget request provide for completion of an ALAM analysis of 
alternatives and entry into the program risk and reduction 
phase in fiscal year 2001, competition and early prototyping by 
three to four contractors leading to an ALAM down-select/``fly-
off'' by the end of fiscal year 2003, engineering and 
manufacturing development, initial procurement, and delivery of 
the ALAM system to the fleet in early fiscal year 2009 for the 
DD-21 Zumwalt-class destroyer.
      The conferees agree to authorize a decrease of $10.8 
million in PE 63795N for ALAM based on information made 
available to the conferees subsequent to passage of the House 
bill and the Senate amendment. The conferees place a high 
priority on completing the analysis of alternatives to 
determine the appropriate course of action for providing Naval 
fire support. The conferees direct the Secretary of the Navy to 
report to the congressional defense committees concurrent with 
the submission of the fiscal year 2002 budget request on 
recommended revisions to the ALAM program plan and the funding 
required to deploy a system as soon as technically feasible.
Joint strike fighter
      The budget request included $131.6 million in PE 63800N 
and $129.5 million in PE 63800F to complete the demonstration 
and validation (DEMVAL) phase for the joint strike fighter 
(JSF) program. The budget request also included $296.0 million 
in PE 64800N and $299.5 million in PE 64800F to initiate the 
engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase for the 
JSF.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request and 
contained several provisions related to JSF discussed elsewhere 
in this conference agreement.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of 
$212.1 million in PE 63800N and an increase of $212.1 million 
in PE 63800F to extend the DEMVAL phase. The Senate amendment 
would also authorize a decrease of all funding requested for 
the EMD phase, $296.0 million in PE 64800N and $299.5 million 
in PE 64800F, due to slips in program schedule. The Senate 
amendment contained a JSF provision discussed elsewhere in this 
conference agreement.
      The conferees agree to authorize an overall decrease of 
$168.0 million in the JSF program, as follows:
            (1) an increase of $111.5 million in PE 63800N;
            (2) an increase of $113.5 million in PE 63800F;
            (3) a decrease of $194.7 million in PE 64800N; and
            (4) a decrease of $198.3 million in PE 64800F.
      The conferees remain concerned about the readiness of the 
JSF program to enter the EMD phase, and note that 
significantdelays in the schedule, particularly the flight program for 
the short take-off, vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the JSF, 
further increase the technical risk for entry into the EMD phase. A JSF 
provision discussed elsewhere in this conference agreement addresses 
conferee concerns surrounding the technical risk of premature entry 
into EMD.
      The conferees are also concerned about the apparent 
pattern of additional contractor funding required to sustain 
the current DEMVAL activities of the program. Since the JSF 
program is potentially one of the largest acquisition programs 
in the Department of Defense, both competing contractors in 
this winner-take-all competition realize the significance of 
winner selection. However, the conferees are opposed to the 
requirement for industry to make additional, unreimbursed 
investments in the JSF program beyond existing contractual 
agreements. The conferees view the additional DEMVAL funding as 
necessary to provide for the execution of those projects 
presented in the budget request on the extended schedule. The 
conferees expect that risk mitigation projects, including the 
alternate engine, will be funded to the levels presented in the 
budget request.
Nonlethal research and technologies
      The budget request included no funding for nonlethal 
research and technologies in PE 63851M.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $8.0 
million for nonlethal research and technologies in PE 63851M.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $4.0 
million in PE 63851M. Of the increased amount, $2.0 million 
will be used to develop a program in nonlethal environmental 
effects and remediation as recommended in the Senate report 
accompanying S. 2549 (S. Rept. 106-292).
Power node control centers
      The budget request included no funding for power node 
control centers (PNCC) for integrating shipboard power 
functions such as switching, conversion, distribution, and 
system operation and protection.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $3.0 
million in PE 63508N for PNCC.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $3.0 
million in PE 64300N for PNCC.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $3.0 
million in PE 64300N for PNCC.
Advanced food service technology
      The budget request included no funding for research and 
development of technologies that could lead to manpower 
reductions resulting from altering food service operations on 
ships.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $2.0 
million in PE 64300N for advanced food service technology 
testing.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $2.0 
million in PE 64307N for advanced food service technology 
testing.
F-14 tactical reconnaissance
      The budget request included $1.2 million for operational 
systems development of the F-14 aircraft.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $7.0 
million in aircraft procurement for the integration and 
demonstration of a commercial synthetic aperture radar (SAR) in 
the F-14 tactical airborne reconnaissance pod system (TARPS). 
This demonstration was intended to mitigate the risk associated 
with the development of a SAR capability for the shared 
airborne reconnaissance program (SHARP).
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $9.0 
million in PE 25667N for a similar purpose.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $9.0 
million in PE 25677N to demonstrate the military utility of a 
tactical SAR reconnaissance capability by modifying and 
integrating non-developmental SAR technology into the F-14 
TARPS.
      The conferees note that this effort is specifically 
intended to mitigate the risk associated with providing an all-
weather capability for SHARP. The conferees agree that these 
funds are not being designated for a specific contractor's 
program. The conferees also agree that, if the technology 
proves attractive during the risk mitigation program, the Navy 
should select SAR technology for the SHARP application using 
appropriate competitive procedures.
Marine Corps ground combat/supporting arms systems
      The budget request included $22.1 million for Marine 
Corps ground combat and supporting arms systems research and 
development requirements.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $17.3 
million in PE 63635M to support efforts by the Marine Corps to 
evaluate the potential that the high mobility artillery rocket 
system (HIMARS) might have to meet critical Marine Corps fire 
support requirements.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an identical 
increase.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $17.3 
million in PE 26623M to support Marine Corps plans to evaluate 
the ability of HIMARS to address deficiencies in organic fire 
support for Marine Corps forces ashore.
Tactical unmanned aerial vehicles
      The budget request included $113.1 million for tactical 
unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAVs).
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $1.0 
million for the joint operational test bed (JOTB), and an 
increase of $7.0 million for TUAV multi-function, self-aligned 
gate array (MSAG) technology.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $1.0 
million for the JOTB and an increase of $7.0 million for TUAV 
MSAG technology, a total authorization of $121.1 million in PE 
35204N.
      The conferees note that the Joint Forces Command is 
tasked with ensuring interoperability among military forces. 
The conferees are aware that the Joint Requirements Oversight 
Council endorsed the tactical control system (TCS) to provide 
this interoperability among unmmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), 
and that the Joint Forces Command has recently established the 
JOTB to develop this capability, using a TCS and two Predator 
UAVs. The conferees strongly support UAV interoperability, the 
establishment of the JOTB, and the use of TCS and Predator UAVs 
to achieve this goal.
      The conferees are also encouraged by results of MSAG 
antenna technology testing, and reaffirm their support for the 
ongoing MSAG advanced concept technology demonstration (ACTD). 
The JROC approved this ACTD based on the recommendation of the 
operational commanders in chief, who rated the MSAG effort 
number one of twelve candidates. The conferees are aware that 
the Navy may consider withdrawing its sponsorship of the ACTD. 
The conferees believe that the MSAG ACTD program should move 
forward. The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to 
ensure that no change in the ACTD content or schedule will be 
effected by a change in sponsorship of the program.
Overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2001 contained an 
authorization of $13,685.6 million for Air Force, Research and 
Development in the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $13,677.1 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $13,897.3 million.
      The conferees recommended an authorization of $13,779.1 
million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, 
all changes are made without prejudice.


XSS-10 micro-satellite technology demonstration
      The budget request included no funding to complete and 
launch the XSS-10 micro-satellite technology demonstration.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $12.0 million in PE 
63401F to complete, launch, and operate the XSS-10 technology 
demonstration satellite.
      The conferees agree to authorize $8.0 million in PE 
62602F to complete the XSS-10 technology demonstration 
satellite. The conferees are aware that additional funds may be 
required to fully fund the launch and operation of the XSS-10. 
Therefore, the conferees direct the Secretary of the Air Force 
to reallocate the funds to complete the XSS-10 satellite and 
support its launch and operation from within funds authorized 
to be appropriated in PE 62601F and PE 63401F, as necessary.
Specialty aerospace metals
      The budget request included $72.8 million for PE 62102F 
for applied research, $21.7 million in PE 63112F for advanced 
development of materials technologies for aerospace systems, 
and $53.1 million in PE 78011F for the Air Force's 
manufacturing technology program. The budget request included 
$57.7 million in 62601F for space technology.
      The House bill would authorize a total increase of $15.0 
million as follows: $5.25 million in PE 62102F; $5.25 million 
in PE 63112F; and $4.5 million in PE 78011F to establish an 
integrated program for the development and demonstration of 
special aerospace materials and materials manufacturing 
processes. The House bill would also encourage the Secretary of 
the Air Force to establish a continuing program for special 
aerospace metals and alloys as an integral part of the Air 
Force's science and technology and manufacturing technology 
programs.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $3.0 
million in PE 62601F for the aluminum aerostructures 
initiative.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $1.8 
million in PE 62601F for the aluminum aerostructures and an 
increase of $12.8 million for aerospace specialty metals, of 
which $1.2 million would be used for the aluminum 
aerostructures initiative. The $12.8 million would be 
distributed as follows: $4.5 million in PE 62102F; $4.5 million 
in PE 63112F; and, $3.8 million in PE 78011F.
      The conferees note the continuing need for advances in 
special aerospace metals and metal alloys for aircraft and 
space vehicle structures, propulsion, components, and weapon 
systems. Both the Navy and the Air Force are seeking access to 
materials that are lightweight, high strength, high 
performance, andcapable of withstanding the stressing 
environments that are experienced by aerospace systems, and for the 
development and optimization of manufacturing processes for these 
materials. The conferees support the Air Force's efforts to develop and 
demonstrate a methodology for producing advanced aluminum 
aerostructures generating improved affordability, maintainability, and 
enhanced performance of current and future Air Force systems within the 
Advanced Aluminum Aerostructures initiative.
      The conferees request that the Secretary of the Air Force 
assess requirements for advanced special aerospace metals and 
alloys and to report to the congressional defense committees on 
the plan for meeting those requirements with the submission of 
the fiscal year 2002 budget request.
Space-based radar
      The budget request included $129.0 million for the 
Discoverer II space-based radar (SBR) program.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize $30.0 million for 
continued SBR risk reduction and technology development.
      The conferees strongly support an effort to develop the 
technologies and operational concepts that could enable 
deployment of an SBR system to perform ground moving target 
indications (GMTI), digital terrain elevation data (DTED) 
collection, and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging. The 
conferees believe that such a system may offer a cost-effective 
way to provide valuable new technical capabilities while 
complementing, and perhaps replacing, the capabilities of other 
existing systems. The conferees believe that the Secretary of 
Defense should evaluate options for eventual development and 
deployment of an operational SBR system. In addition, the 
conferees believe that the Air Force, U.S. Space Command, the 
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the National 
Reconnaissance Office should continue to work together to 
mature the necessary technologies, conduct an analysis of 
alternatives, and develop operational concepts to provide 
better information for this evaluation and to support a 
potential deployment.
      Therefore, the conferees direct the Secretary of Defense 
to prepare an SBR roadmap to guide this overall effort. The 
roadmap should address several concerns: (1) the operational 
requirements for space-based GMTI, DTED, and SAR capabilities; 
(2) the relationship of an SBR system to other current and 
planned air and space-based assets that might provide such 
capabilities; (3) the technologies needed to enable an 
affordable and operationally effective SBR system; and (4) if a 
requirement for an SBR system is established, whether a space-
based technology demonstrator would be cost-beneficial prior to 
an SBR system acquisition. The conferees direct the Secretary 
to submit a report to the congressional defense committees on 
the SBR roadmap by May 1, 2001.
Space maneuver vehicle
      The budget request included no funding for the Space 
Maneuver Vehicle (SMV).
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $15.0 
million in PE 63401F for the SMV program.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $6.5 
million in PE 63401F for acquisition of the ``second tail 
number'' X-40B demonstrator.
      The conferees note that SMV development has been funded 
through congressional increases and are disappointed at the 
failure of the Secretary of the Air Force to request funding or 
provide efficient management for this program, notwithstanding 
repeated statements by Air Force and U.S. Space Command leaders 
indicating the importance of this program. The conferees urge 
the Air Force to request funding in future budget requests to 
support expeditious development.
      The conferees also note that the full benefit of the 
Military Spaceplane concept, including the SMV, will not be 
realized without a low-cost reusable lower stage booster. The 
conferees direct the Secretary of the Air Force to provide a 
report to the congressional defense committees by April 1, 
2001, on concepts, critical development paths, and applications 
for such a booster, and how it could fit into an overall 
Military Spaceplane system.
Space Based Laser program
      The budget request included $137.7 million for the Space 
Based Laser (SBL) program, $63.2 million in the Air Force 
budget and $74.5 million in the Ballistic Missile Defense 
Organization budget.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $30.0 
million in PE 63876F to support acceleration of the SBL 
Integrated Flight Experiment (IFX) and the SBL integrated test 
facility.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $10.0 
million in PE 63876F to support acceleration of the IFX and the 
integrated test facility.
Electronic warfare development
      The budget request included $58.2 million in PE 64270F 
for electronic warfare development.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $17.7 
million in PE 64270F to continue development of the precision 
location and identification (PLAID) program, and an increase of 
$7.0 million in PE 64270F to increase the suitability of the 
miniature air-launched decoy (MALD) for operational use.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 226) 
that would authorize an increase of $8.0 million in PE 64270F 
for continued development of PLAID.
      The Senate recedes on the provision.
      The conferees agree to authorize a decrease of $8.6 
million in PE 64270F, a total authorization of $49.6 million in 
electronic warfare development, as follows:
            (1) an increase of $10.0 million for PLAID;
            (2) an increase of $1.2 million for MALD; and
            (3) a decrease of $19.8 million to reflect 
        reapplication of prior year funds available due to Air 
        Force withdrawal from the common missile warning system 
        (CMWS) program.
Satellite control network
      The budget request included $58.6 million in PE 35110F 
for satellite control network research and development.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request and 
would require that $1.5 million be used for the Space Battlelab 
to evaluate the utility of commercial antenna networks for 
satellite control.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize the budget request 
without the restriction contained in the House bill.
      The conferees direct the Secretary of the Air Force to 
conduct an evaluation of commercial technologies and services 
relevant to modernization of the satellite control network. The 
conferees believe that commercial technology may offer 
significant possibilities for modernizing the network, 
including its antennas, in a cost effective manner. The 
conferees direct the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a 
report on his evaluation to the congressional defense 
committees by April 1, 2001.
Manned reconnaissance systems
      The budget request included no funding in PE 35207F for 
manned reconnaissance systems.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $2.0 
million to complete a multi-link antenna system demonstration 
program on RC-135 aircraft.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $9.5 
million to demonstrate the potential to integrate the data from 
an offboard intelligence sensor controlled by RC-135 Combat 
Sent aircraft into the Combat Sent processing system. This 
concept would involve adapting the expeditionary common 
automatic recovery system (ECARS) to control and precisely 
position the offboard platform to technically extend the reach 
of the Combat Sent aircraft into denied areas during a 
conflict. This concept would also provide for the safe, 
unassisted recovery of the offboard sensor. Since this data can 
be critical to responding to emerging threats during high 
intensity operations, the conferees believe that this effort 
should be supported.
Overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2001 contained an 
authorization of $10,238.2 million for Defense-Wide, Research 
and Development in the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $11,077.8 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $11,043.1 million.
      The conferees recommended an authorization of $10,681.7 
million. Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, 
all changes are made without prejudice.


Chemical and Biological Defense Program
      The budget request included $835.8 million for the 
Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP), including 
$473.9 million for procurement and $361.9 million for research 
and development.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $4.5 
million in PE 61384BP, including $3.0 million for chemical and 
biological defense basic research and $1.5 million for chemical 
agent detection via optical computing; and $5.0 million in PE 
62384BP for chemical and biological defense applied research.
      The Senate amendment would authorize increases for the 
following chemical and biological defense program activities: 
$2.0 million for chemical agent detection via optical computing 
and $3.0 million for thin film technology in PE 61384BP; $8.0 
million to accelerate development of a light-weight, man 
portable hybrid sensor using thin film technology in PE 
62384BP; $2.7 million for the chemical-biological individual 
sampler, $6.4 million for the consequence management 
information system, $3.5 million for the evaluation of advanced 
materials that contain reactive technologies to be added to 
textiles for protection against chemical and biological warfare 
agents, and $8.5 million for the Small Unit Biological Detector 
in PE 63384BP; $2.1 million for a next generation anthrax 
vaccine in PE 64384BP; $2.5 million for the procurement of 
thirteen enhanced nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) kits; 
and $1.8 million for the procurement of equipment in support of 
Weapons of Mass Destruction, Civil Support Teams (WMD-CST).
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase for the 
following chemical and biological defense program activities: 
$6.7 million in PE 61384BP for chemical and biological defense 
basic research, including $3.0 million for chemical and 
biological defense, $2.0 million for chemical agent detection 
via optical computing, and $1.7 million for thin film 
technology in PE 61384BP; $4.8 million in PE 62384BP for a 
hybrid sensor suite using thin film technology; and $9.55 
million in PE 63384BP, including $2.0 million for the chemical 
and biological individual sampler, $4.0 million for the 
consequence management information system, $2.8 million for 
evaluation of advanced materials containing reactive materials 
that may be added to textiles for protection against chemical 
and biological warfare agents, $750,000 for the small unit 
biological detector, and $1.0 million for second generation 
anthrax vaccine development. The conferees also agree to 
authorize increases of $2.5 million for procurement of NBC 
Defense Enhancement kits for Marine Expeditionary Units and 
$900,000 for procurement of equipment for Weapons of Mass 
Destruction, Civil Support Teams.
      The conferees support initiatives for research, 
development, and demonstration of advanced chemical and 
biological defense technologies and systems. The conferees 
note, however, the growing tendency to fund individual chemical 
and biological defense projects directly within the budget 
accounts of the military services. The conferees emphasize that 
this practice violates the intent and purpose of Congress in 
establishing the consolidated chemical and biological defense 
program. The conferees direct the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics) to ensure that such 
initiatives compete for funding within the appropriate program 
elements of the joint chemical and biological defense program 
and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's biological 
defense program on the basis of technical merit and the 
anticipated ability of the technology or system to meet joint 
and service unique needs.
Nuclear sustainment and counterproliferation technologies
      The budget request included $230.9 million in PE 62715BR 
for nuclear sustainment and counterproliferation technologies, 
including $60.7 million for weapons effects technologies.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $3.0 
million for thermionics for space powered systems and a 
decrease of $20.0 million to adjust for program growth in PE 
62715BR.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $2.5 
million for thermionics for space powered systems and a 
decrease of $21.0 million to adjust for program growth in PE 
62715BR.
      The conferees note that partnerships between 
universities, government laboratories, and industry accelerate 
the testing, development, and fielding of blast mitigation 
technologies for protection of U.S. missions and military 
installations abroad. The conferees strongly support such 
partnerships and encourage the Defense Threat Reduction Agency 
to continue to provide funding for this important initiative.
Blast mitigation testing
      The budget request included $10.0 million in PE 63122D 
for blast mitigation testing.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $3.0 
million in PE 63122D for blast mitigation testing.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $3.0 
million in PE 63122D to accelerate the testing and 
certification of blast mitigation effects technology.
      The conferees note these funds would allow the Department 
of Defense to accelerate the testing and analysis of building 
components and improve building design standards and guidelines 
for use in new construction applications.
Chemical and biological detectors
      The budget request included $300,000 in PE 63122D to 
continue to develop aerogel and fiber optic based technologies 
for chemical and biological collector and detector prototypes.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $5.0 
million in PE 63122D for aerogel and fiber optic based 
technologies for chemical and biological collector and detector 
prototypes.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $3.0 
million in PE 63122D for aerogel and fiber optic based 
technologies for chemical and biological collector and detector 
prototypes.
Facial recognition access control technology
      The budget request included no funding in PE 63122D for 
facial recognition access control technology.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $4.0 
million in PE 63122D for facial recognition access control 
technology.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $2.0 
million in PE 63122D for facial recognition access control 
technology.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $2.0 
million in PE 63122D for facial recognition access control 
technology.
      The conferees note these funds will be used to further 
the efforts of the Department of Defense to develop, test and 
evaluate this surveillance, identification, and access control 
technology, and allow prototype development and testing.
Technologies for detection and transport of pollutants attributable to 
        live-fire activities
      The budget request included $9.0 million for research, 
development, testing, and evaluation (RDT&E) related to the 
environmental remediation of unexploded ordnance (UXO), $5.0 
million in PE 63716D for development of UXO technology through 
the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program 
(SERDP) and $4.0 million in PE 63851D for demonstration/
validation through the Environmental Security Technology 
Certification Program (ESTCP).
      The House bill would authorize $3.0 million within SERDP 
for the Texas Regional Institute for Environmental Studies 
(TRIES).
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 222) 
that would authorize an increase of $5.0 million in SERDP (PE 
63716D) for the development of technologies to map the presence 
and transport of constituents related to live-fire activities. 
The Senate amendment would also authorize an increase of $10.0 
million in ESTCP (PE 63851D) for demonstration/validation of 
UXO remediation technology.
      The Senate recedes on the provision.
      The conferees agree to authorize $2.0 million within 
SERDP (PE 63716D) for TRIES. The conferees also agree to 
authorize an increase of $4.0 million for ESTCP (PE 63851D) and 
$4.0 million for SERDP (PE 63716D) to conduct RDT&E activities 
that will begin to address the full range of issues associated 
with the detection and remediation of constituents attributable 
to military live-fire training activities that impact a variety 
of hydrogeological areas.
      The Department of Defense (DOD) has informed the 
conferees that its potential liability for remediation of 
unexploded ordnance may exceed $100.0 billion. It is evident to 
the conferees that increased emphasis in this area is 
essential.
      Specifically, the conferees expect that the increased 
funding will be used for the research, development, and 
demonstration/validation of viable, cost effective technologies 
to detect, analyze, and map the presence and transport of live-
fire constituents. Demonstration/validation of these 
technologies shall to the extent practicable be conducted at 
sites where detection and possible remediation of live-fire 
constituents is underway. Such efforts will help the military 
departments meet the extraordinary environmental detection and 
remediation challenges at active, inactive, closed, 
transferred, and transferring ranges. Performance measures 
shall be established for all technologies developed with these 
additional funds to facilitate implementation and utilization 
by the DOD.
Weapons of mass destruction attack-effects-response assessment 
        capability at U.S. Joint Forces Command
      The budget request included $56.971 million in PE 63832D 
for the Joint Wargaming Simulation Management Office.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $5.0 
million in PE 63832D for the development and installation of a 
weapon of mass destruction attack-effects-response assessment 
capability for the Joint Task Forces-Civil Support that was 
recently established as part of the U.S. Joint Forces Command 
(USJFCOM). This program will allow USJFCOM, along with 
government agencies, state, and local authorities, to model 
chemical, biological or radiological incidents from the initial 
detection of the attack and initial effects through the medical 
response to the incident in an integrated, interoperable 
manner.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $3.0 
million in PE 63832D for the development and installation of a 
weapon of mass destruction attack-effects-response assessment 
capability at USJFCOM.
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization funding and programmatic 
        guidance
      The budget request included approximately $4.5 billion 
for the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO), 
including Procurement, Research, Development, Test and 
Evaluation (RDT&E) and military construction.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $669.6 
million in RDT&E funding for BMDO, including transfers of funds 
from the Air Force for the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) 
Low and the Airborne Laser Program.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of 
$240.0 million in RDT&E funding for BMDO.
      The conferees agree to authorize an overall increase of 
$264.1 million for BMDO RDT&E, as specified below. The 
conferee's recommendations for BMDO military construction are 
provided elsewhere in this conference agreement. The conferees' 
recommendations regarding the Airborne Laser and SBIRS-Low 
programs are also provided elsewhere in this conference 
agreement.

                           support technology

      The conferees continue to support BMDO's efforts in the 
area of wide bandgap electronic materials and devices. To 
support this important technology effort, the conferees 
recommend an increase of $2.0 million in PE 62173C and an 
increase of $10.0 million in PE 63173C.
      The conferees continue to support the Atmospheric 
Interceptor Technology (AIT) program to develop advanced 
interceptor kill vehicle technologies. The conferees recommend 
an increase of $9.0 million in PE 63173C to support the AIT 
program.
      The conferees have supported BMDO's efforts to evaluate 
innovative and low-cost launch technologies. The conferees 
recommend an increase of $6.5 million in PE 63173C to support 
low cost launch technology, including the Excalibur concept. 
The conferees also agree to authorize an increase of $6.5 
million in the Air Force budget (PE 63401F) for low cost 
launch, including the Scorpius concept.
      The conferees note that the Director of BMDO has 
identified a need for additional funding to develop robust 
adaptive algorithms to counter evolving and off-nominal 
ballistic missile threats. The conferees recommend an increase 
of $2.8 million in PE 63173C to support such algorithm 
development.
      The conferees remain concerned that funding for 
innovative ballistic missile defense technology projects 
continues to be insufficient to support BMDO's future needs. 
The conferees recommend that the Director of BMDO identify 
funds throughout the Future Years Defense Program sufficient to 
support a technology program that hedges against rapidly 
evolving missile threats.

                        national missile defense

      The budget request included approximately $1.8 billion 
for the National Missile Defense (NMD) program, including 
Procurement and RDT&E. The conferees note that the Director of 
BMDO has identified a number of areas in which additional funds 
could be utilized to enhance risk reduction and testing 
activities. The Director identified $129.0 million in critical 
risk reduction unfunded requirements. Therefore, the conferees 
recommend an increase of $129.0 million in PE 63871C for NMD 
risk reduction.
      The conferees understand that BMDO is considering 
entering into a competition for the NMD X-band ground-based 
radars (GBR) that would be deployed following the initial 
deployment of the GBR site in Alaska. The conferees direct the 
Director of BMDO to conduct an analysis of the advantages and 
disadvantages of a competitive approach to follow-on GBR 
development and deployment, and provide a report to the 
congressional defense committees by April 1, 2001. The 
conferees also agree to authorize an increase of $6.0 million 
in PE 63871C to support initial technology development and 
evaluation for the NMD capability-2 (C-2) radar.
      The conferees are concerned by potential delays in the 
NMD program associated with the development of the ground-based 
interceptor (GBI) booster. The conferees believe that BMDO 
should evaluate options for reducing technical and schedule 
risks associated with the GBI, including the development of a 
backup booster option involving proven technologies. The 
conferees direct the Director of BMDO to submit a report to the 
congressional defense committees by April 1, 2001, on plans for 
mitigating the booster problems.

                           navy theater wide

      The conferees continue to support the Navy Theater Wide 
(NTW) program and urge the Secretary of Defense to accelerate 
this important program to the extent permitted by the pace of 
technological development. The conferees agree to authorize an 
overall increase of $80.0 million in PE 63868C to accelerate 
the NTW program and to begin work on an advanced technology 
kill vehicle. Of this amount, the conferees agree to authorize 
the use of $65.0 million for acceleration of the Standard 
Missile-3 (SM-3) and to support continuation of NTW radar 
competition.
      The conferees believe that BMDO should immediately begin 
to define and develop the necessary technology for the SM-3 
block II kill vehicle. The conferees agree to authorize an 
increase of $15.0 million in PE 63868C to support the 
development of advanced NTW kill vehicle concepts employing 
light-weight non-toxic pumped-propulsion and active/passive 
sensor technology.
      The conferees are concerned that the Navy has relied on 
congressional increases in the NTW program to support 
development of radar technologies and systems to support the 
ballistic missile defense mission. The conferees note that 
neither the Navy nor BMDO has budgeted for Navy missile defense 
radar requirements, as identified in the Navy's radar roadmap. 
The conferees believe that acceleration of the NTW program may 
be problematic unless these requirements are clearly defined. 
Such efforts are too important to remain unfunded in upcoming 
budget requests. The conferees believe that radar upgrades are 
primarily a Navy responsibility because they must be thoroughly 
integrated across the range of Navy missions, and that such 
upgrades cannot be funded exclusively through BMDO or through 
congressional increases. The conferees direct the Secretary of 
Defense to define the appropriate management and 
fundingresponsibilities between the Navy and BMDO regarding the 
development and acquisition of radars that support the Navy ballistic 
missile defense mission, and to ensure that appropriate funds are 
requested to support these activities.

                   Medium Extended Air Defense System

      The budget request included $63.2 million for the Medium 
Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). The conferees recommend a 
decrease of $9.7 million in PE 63869C due to growth in the 
MEADS program.

                        BMD Technical Operations

      The conferees continue to support BMDO's effort to 
develop a theater missile defense surrogate target based on a 
liquid fuel engine. The conferees agree to authorize an 
increase of $2.5 million in PE 63874C to continue this effort.
      The conferees continue to support the Army Space and 
Missile Defense Command's Advanced Research Center (ARC) and 
agree to authorize an increase of $6.0 million in PE 63874C in 
support of the ARC.
      The conferees support BMDO's efforts to improve missile 
defense technologies and capabilities against advanced theater 
ballistic missile threats. One promising area of research is in 
optical data and sensor fusion for detection and discrimination 
of advanced threats, missile plumes, and penetration aids using 
advanced image processing and optical discrimination 
algorithms. The conferees agree to authorize an increase of 
$3.0 million in PE 63874C for BMDO to continue this work.
      BMDO has succeeded in employing wide-band information 
technologies to link geographically dispersed radar and missile 
hardware-in-the-loop test facilities to improve ground testing 
of theater missile defense systems and increase the probability 
of successful flight testing. The conferees believe that this 
approach can be used in other areas, including battle 
management and command, control, communications, and 
intelligence (C3I). Therefore, the conferees agree to authorize 
an increase of $9.0 million in PE 63874C to support continued 
development of a wide-band information infrastructure for BMDO.

                   International Cooperative Programs

      The budget request included $117.0 million for BMDO 
International Cooperative Programs, including $81.2 million for 
Israeli Cooperative Projects and $35.8 million for the Russian-
American Observation Satellites (RAMOS) program.
      The conferees acknowledge that the budget request 
included $45.0 million to support continued acquisition of the 
Arrow Third Battery. The conferees agree to authorize an 
increase of $8.0 million in PE 63875C to initiate the Arrow 
System Improvement Plan.
Defense imagery and mapping program
      The budget request included $75.0 million in PE 35102BQ.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $22.0 
million in PE 35102BQ: $4.0 million for Rome Laboratory moving 
target exploitation efforts; $3.0 million for the National 
Technology Alliance and the National Imagery and Mapping Agency 
(NIMA) Viewer development; and $15.0 million for the Geo-
Synthetic Aperture Radar (GeoSAR) program.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $7.0 
million in PE 35102BQ: $5.0 million for the NIMA Viewer; and 
$2.0 million for the ``Smart Maps'' initiative.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $20.0 
million in PE 35102BQ: $3.0 million for the development of a 
Commercial Mapping and Visualization Toolkit, which includes 
the NIMA Viewer concept; $15.0 million for the GeoSAR program; 
and $2.0 million for the ``Smart Maps'' initiative.
      The conferees agree that the mapping and visualization 
toolkit development funds are not being designated for a 
specific contractor program, but that NIMA should use the 
additional funds to continue efforts to upgrade its commercial 
mapping and visualization toolkit, and give appropriate 
consideration to competitive commercial sources for conducting 
this work.
Special operations tactical systems development
      The budget request included $133.5 million for special 
operations tactical systems development in PE11644BB. The 
budget request did not include funding to continue the 
development of many programs, including the MC-130 autonomous 
landing guidance system, the CV-22 terrain following radar 
upgrades, or the advanced lightweight grenade launcher.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $14.2 
million in PE 11644BB, as follows: $9.2 million for the CV-22 
terrain following radar improvements; and, $5.0 million for 
continued development of the MC-130 autonomous landing guidance 
system.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $5.6 
million in PE 11648BB, Special Operations Forces operational 
enhancements, for the purpose of continuing research and 
development of the advanced lightweight grenade launcher.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $13.3 
million in PE 11644BB, special operations tactical systems 
development to be distributed as follows: $4.5 million for the 
MC-130 autonomous landing guidance system; $6.0 million for the 
CV-22 terrain following radar upgrades; and, $2.8 million for 
the advanced lightweight grenade launcher.
      The conferees also understand that there may be slippage 
in the CV-22 post initial operational capability block 10 
changes. Additionally, the C-130 engine infrared suppression 
program hasbeen canceled due to higher priority requirements. 
Therefore, the conferees agree to a reduction of $3.0 million for the 
CV-22 block 10 changes and a reduction of $5.0 million for the C-130 
engine infrared suppression program.

                       ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

Common imagery processor
      The House report accompanying H.R. 4392, the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (H. Rept. 106-620), 
would direct that, of the amounts appropriated pursuant to that 
Act in PE 35208F and PE 35208N for the distributed common 
ground system (DCGS), no more than 25 percent could be 
obligated or expended until the Department of Defense submits a 
plan to the congressional defense and intelligence committees 
that details how the common imagery processor (CIP) will be 
integrated into the Navy imagery system (NAVIS) and how the 
NAVIS functionality could be incorporated into the common 
imagery ground/surface system (CIGSS) structure.
      The conferees agree that the Department should take full 
advantage of functions and capabilities already owned by the 
government. In general, the conferees do not support 
expenditure of funds to recreate existing capabilities absent 
compelling arguments. In this light, the conferees believe 
there is potential for integrating capabilities of the CIP, 
NAVIS, and CIGSS.
      Therefore, the conferees direct the Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Command, Control, Communications, and 
Intelligence, in consultation with the Director, National 
Imagery and Mapping Agency, to submit a plan to the 
congressional defense and intelligence agencies by March 15, 
2001, which outlines an appropriate path for migrating tactical 
imagery programs, including the CIP, NAVIS, and CIGSS, to 
integrated solutions within the CIGSS architecture.
Defense Space Reconnaissance Program
      The Defense Space Reconnaissance Program (DSRP) has 
served an important role in providing direct interactions 
between the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and 
operational military commanders and other elements of the 
Department of Defense. In recent years, however, the DSRP has 
become a less uniquely effective entity as overt NRO support to 
the military has increased and reduced classification barriers 
have greatly increased military customer knowledge of space-
based systems. In fact, the NRO now maintains a Military 
Support Division, directed by a general officer tasked to 
interact directly with the military customers of the NRO.
      The conferees understand that the Director of the NRO has 
recently recommended that the DSRP be reestablished as the 
budgetary mechanism for defense augmentation of NRO programs to 
meet tactical military needs. The conferees believe that this 
proposal merits careful consideration.
      At the same time, the conferees believe that the 
Secretary of Defense needs to evaluate the overall role of the 
NRO in supporting tactical military forces. The conferees 
believe that the following issues must be addressed as part of 
an overall review of space intelligence support to the 
warfighter: (1) the appropriate role for the NRO to play in 
supporting military operations and exercises, such that the NRO 
does not duplicate unnecessarily the responsibilities and 
capabilities of organizations, such as the National Imagery and 
Mapping Agency, the National Security Agency, or U.S. Space 
Command that are specifically tasked to support their various 
military customers; (2) whether some or all of the funds and 
responsibilities currently included in the NRP, the DSRP, and 
the service Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities 
(TENCAP) programs for supporting military operations and 
exercises should be consolidated; (3) whether a revitalized 
DSRP would be the best mechanism for giving the Unified 
Commands a role in determining future space intelligence and 
reconnaissance capability requirements and raising the 
visibility of space reconnaissance matters within the 
Department of Defense program planning and resource allocation 
process; and (4) the role of a revitalized DSRP in funding NRO 
system developments to satisfy unique military or service 
requirements.
      The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to provide 
the congressional defense and intelligence committees a report 
by May 1, 2001, on his assessment and recommendations regarding 
these matters.
Future scout and cavalry system
      The conferees have strongly supported the Army's future 
scout and cavalry system (FSCS) development effort in a joint 
program with the United Kingdom and are concerned to note 
actions taken by the Army to eliminate funding for the FSCS 
engineering and manufacturing development phase. As a result, 
funding for the Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD) phase 
was eliminated in the fiscal year 2001 Department of Defense 
Appropriations Conference Report. The conferees note the Army 
has recently developed a plan to include FSCS technologies 
within its transformation efforts and recognize the FSCS ATD 
will provide a basis to evaluate the integration of land-system 
technologies through a platform demonstration. The conferees 
believe the FSCS program is well positioned to develop leap-
ahead technologies for future land systems and support Army 
intentions to request reprogramming authority necessary to 
carry this program through the ATD phase of the development 
effort.
Modernized hellfire/common missile
      The budget request included $5.0 million for the 
modernized Hellfire program to explore risk reduction 
opportunities. The conferees understand the Army is considering 
the possibility of moving toward a common chemical energy 
missile and that the modernized Hellfire program would serve as 
the baseline for this effort. The conferees fully support the 
Army's goal to reduce the different types of anti-tank missile 
systems in its future tactical inventory. However, this goal 
was not supported by a request for funds in the fiscal year 
2001 budget. Therefore, the conferees direct the Army to ensure 
that fiscal year 2001 funds for the modernized Hellfire are 
used, in part, to initiate a program definition study to 
determine the potential of a common ground and air-to-ground 
missile. Furthermore, the conferees expect the Army to begin 
funding this effort in the fiscal year 2002 budget submission.
National Imagery and Mapping Agency pre-acquisition activities
      Congress has repeatedly addressed the critical need to 
conduct thorough and effective pre-acquisition activities 
before embarking on a path to make the necessary improvements 
to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency's (NIMA) tasking, 
processing, exploitation, and dissemination (TPED) 
capabilities. The conferees agree that NIMA needs to conduct 
comprehensive pre-acquisition activities and will require 
substantial additional funds for this purpose.
      The conferees believe that these pre-acquisition 
activities should accomplish several goals: (1) to apply new 
information technology and modern business practices across the 
imagery and geospatial enterprise, to include such concepts as 
federated management and migrating legacy systems based on 
proprietary software to an open systems architecture; (2) to 
develop a realistic program plan and acquisition strategy 
related to the role of NIMA, its oversight mechanisms, and its 
contractors, including the use of an overarching systems 
integration contract (perhaps along the lines of the National 
Missile Defense Lead Systems Integrator contract), unless the 
Department of Defense (DOD) can demonstrate that it would be 
more efficient and effective for the government to retain the 
integration role; (3) to develop a realistic plan to manage the 
transition of the current systems and personnel of the United 
States Imagery and Geospatial Information System (USIGS) to the 
new, modern architecture; (4) to ensure that all imagery and 
geospatial systems within DOD and other intelligence community 
agencies (including tactical programs, airborne systems, and 
commercial capabilities) are incorporated into an integrated 
imagery TPED architecture; and (5) to provide appropriate basis 
for migrating the TPED architecture from an imagery and 
geospatial TPED architecture to one capable of processing 
intelligence of multiple types (a so-called ``MULTI-INT'' 
architecture).
      The conferees understand that the plan of the NIMA 
Director is to consider all options for TPED, to include making 
significant changes to the current architecture. The conferees 
agree that the review should be thorough, and that NIMA should 
retain only those previous architectural efforts and program 
planning that withstand fresh scrutiny. The conferees do not 
intend for NIMA to delay progress in important ongoing 
activities (including such programs as NIMA libraries and 
softcopy exploitation, now in the fielding phase) while the 
pre-acquisition effort is underway.
      The conferees believe that direct and personal 
involvement by the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Director 
of Central Intelligence (DCI) are necessary to ensure that the 
large resource investment to correct TPED deficiencies is 
properly managed and adequately supported by all DOD and 
Intelligence Community components. Therefore, the conferees 
request the Deputy Secretary and the DCI to direct all 
subordinate departments, agencies, and organizations to fully 
support NIMA TPED pre-acquisition activities. This must include 
providing overall guidance, developing concepts and system 
technical interfaces, and organizing and training intelligence 
providers and customers to maximize the imagery TPED functions. 
As noted above, the scope of this effort clearly must involve 
all imagery and geospatial information systems, including open-
source systems. It should also include: all collection systems 
(spacecraft, aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, etc.); all 
tasking, data, storage, processing, exploitation, analysis, 
dissemination (including communications) and collaboration 
systems; and all databases and the specific interfaces. In 
short, this pre-acquisition effort should refine and define the 
end-to-end information management processes for U.S. imagery 
and geospatial data systems so that intelligence can be 
provided to all customers at all levels.
      The conferees expect that the policy and programmatic 
knowledge gained and the system-level specifications that 
result from the pre-acquisition activity will be used to focus 
NIMA's TPED development and acquisition efforts. The conferees 
expect the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the DCI to develop a 
realistic TPED transition plan with rigorous cost assessments 
and to submit that plan to Congress concurrent with future 
budget requests.
      The conferees recognize that the fiscal year 2001 budget 
request and the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) reflected 
additional resources to satisfy TPED requirements. This 
reflects the first firm commitment by the Deputy Secretary of 
Defense that the Department would provide additional resources 
to support TPED modernization. Although the conferees recognize 
that better funding estimates will result from the pre-
acquisition activities addressed above, the administration must 
continue near- and long-term efforts to identify funding 
commitments in the fiscal year 2002 budget request and the FYDP 
that match the critical requirements in this area.
      In the near-term, the conferees believe that the 
Department should take a number of steps to ensure the TPED 
efforts beginefficiently and promptly. These actions should 
include the following:
            (1) NIMA should establish a focused, capable, and 
        empowered program office that:
                    (a) remains separate from ongoing 
                acquisition efforts;
                    (b) reports directly to the NIMA corporate 
                acquisition executive for the Director of NIMA; 
                and
                    (c) maintains clear and agreed upon 
                relationships with the management oversight 
                staffs, partnering program offices, and 
                customers.
            (2) NIMA should modify the current TPED study 
        contracts as necessary to develop or to assist the 
        Department in developing the following:
                    (a) a NIMA enterprise-wide 2005-era vision 
                for the imagery TPED architecture, as 
                modernized by new information management 
                technology and business practices;
                    (b) a 2005-era concept of operations for 
                all products, services, and business 
                operations;
                    (c) a range of architectural approaches for 
                a 2005-era USIGS that would account for current 
                and near-term systems, and that are designed to 
                facilitate transition from the current 
                architecture;
                    (d) an acquisition strategy and program 
                plan that clearly outlines program management, 
                including the role of the NIMA program office 
                and use of a systems integrator, contracts for 
                advisory and assistance services (CAAS), and 
                federally funded research and development 
                centers;
                    (e) a source selection strategy;
                    (f) draft interface control documents, 
                interagency memoranda, and one or more requests 
                for proposal (as determined by the acquisition 
                strategy) with all reference documents, to 
                include statements of objectives, requirements, 
                and operational concepts;
                    (g) a draft transition plan for all 
                segments of the imagery and geospatial 
                architecture, both internal and external to 
                NIMA; and
                    (h) cost estimates and budget profiles for 
                complete life cycle costs.
            (3) NIMA's plan to achieve the actions in item (2) 
        above shall be reviewed by the Assistant Secretary of 
        Defense for Command, Control, Communications, and 
        Intelligence, and the Deputy Director of Central 
        Intelligence for Community Management.
      The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the DCI, to take these actions by February 1, 
2001, and submit a report by that date to the congressional 
defense and intelligence committees that describes the 
implementation of these actions.
Nuclear Detonation Detection System
      The conferees note that the Nuclear Detonation (NUDET) 
Detection System (NDS) Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) V sensors 
are currently scheduled to fly on the next generation Global 
Positioning System (GPS) Block IIF satellites. These sensors 
support the mission areas of Integrated Tactical Warning and 
Attack Assessment (ITWAAA), Treaty Monitoring, and Nuclear 
Force Management (NFM). The conferees recognize that these 
sensors are necessary to providing the Commander in Chief of 
U.S. Strategic Command with the robust battle damage assessment 
capability required to adequately advise the National Command 
Authority during Single Integrated Operations Plan (SIOP) 
execution. In addition, these sensors are critical for arms 
control monitoring and verification.
      Therefore, the conferees support efforts to procure the 
NDS EMP V sensors in time to fly on the first GPS IIF 
satellites. The conferees direct the Secretary of the Air Force 
to ensure that there is no loss in sensor coverage.
Radar technology insertion program
      The conferees understand that the Air Force recently 
conducted a review of the Joint Surveillance and Target Attack 
Radar System (JSTARS) acquisition program, and confirmed the 
requirement for the Radar Technology Insertion Program (RTIP). 
Conferees note that RTIP capability will offer a major 
enhancement to the current JSTARS fleet and strongly urge the 
Air Force to install RTIP into any JSTARS aircraft produced 
after RTIP goes into production.
Space launch ranges
      The conferees are concerned that continuing to vest the 
Air Force with sole fiscal responsibility for the space launch 
ranges is increasingly problematic. The conferees note that 
several recent congressional hearings and governmental studies 
indicate that: (1) the Air Force is transitioning to use of 
commercial launch services and the commercial launch industry 
is, and will remain, the predominant user of these ranges; (2) 
because it does not recover the costs of its management, 
operation, and modernization of the ranges, the Air Force 
provides a substantial subsidy to the commercial launch 
industry, which is less justifiable as the commercial launch 
industry matures; (3) the Air Force has done an inadequate job 
of maintaining and modernizing the ranges, and inadequate 
funding for the ranges is causing equipment to become outdated; 
and (4) the commercial launch industry does not believe that 
the Air Force manages the ranges efficiently, often leading to 
costly launch delays.
      The conferees urge the Secretary of Defense to give 
consideration to expanding the sources of funding for range 
modernization, maintenance, and operations and to transition 
responsibility for range management, modernization, 
maintenance, and operations from the Air Force to joint 
responsibility between a combination of the Air Force, other 
state and federal agencies, and the commercial sector. The 
conferees believe that such approaches may offer the 
opportunities to improve both military and commercial launch 
capabilities.

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Authorization of appropriations (secs. 201-202)
      The House bill contained provisions (secs. 201-202) that 
would authorize the recommended fiscal year 2001 funding levels 
for all research, development, test, and evaluation accounts.
      The Senate amendment contained similar provisions.
      The conference agreement includes these provisions.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Management of Space-Based Infrared System-Low (sec. 211)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 212) that 
would transfer during fiscal year 2001 the management authority 
over the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Low program from 
the Air Force to the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization 
(BMDO).
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would delay the 
transfer of the SBIRS-Low program to BMDO until fiscal year 
2002.
Joint strike fighter program (sec. 212)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 213) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to certify to the 
congressional defense committees that the joint strike fighter 
(JSF) is technologically mature enough prior to allowing the 
JSF program to enter the engineering and manufacturing 
development (EMD) phase.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 215) 
that would require a report from the Secretary of Defense on 
the technical exit criteria for the JSF to enter EMD and on the 
impact of any changes the Department of Defense had made to the 
acquisition strategy. The Senate amendment would also provide a 
waiver of an amount of funds from the transfer authority 
ceiling in the event the Department decided to reprogram funds 
within the JSF program to support EMD activities.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of Defense to provide a report on the technical 
exit criteria for the JSF to enter EMD. The provision would 
require that, prior to entering EMD, the Secretary of Defense 
would have to certify to the congressional defense committees 
that the technical exit criteria have been met, that key 
technologies are sufficiently mature, and that the short 
takeoff and vertical landing variant of the design selected for 
EMD has accumulated at least 20 flight test hours. The 
provision would also provide a waiver of transfer authority 
ceiling in the event the Department were to decide that it 
needed to reprogram funds within the JSF program.
Fiscal year 2002 joint field experiment (sec. 213)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 211) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to plan in fiscal 
year 2001, and execute in fiscal year 2002, a major joint field 
experiment. This experiment would include elements from all 
military services and special operations forces that represent 
equipment, organizations, and concepts intended to counter 
threats to U.S. national security in the year 2010 and beyond.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary to submit to the congressional defense committees 
by March 1, 2001, a report on the concept plan for this joint 
field experiment that includes: (1) the objectives of the 
experiment; (2) participating forces; (3) experiment schedule 
and location(s); (4) funding requirements for each 
participating joint command, defense agency, and service 
component; and (5) identified shortfalls in funding required 
for the experiment that are not included in the fiscal year 
2002 budget request for each of the participating joint 
commands, defense agencies, and service components.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $2.0 
million in PE 63727N to facilitate the planning in fiscal year 
2001 of this major joint field experiment to be executed in 
fiscal year 2002.
Nuclear aircraft carrier design and production modeling (sec. 214)
      The budget request included $38.3 million in PE 64567N 
for aircraft carrier contract design. The budget request did 
not include funds specifically designated for converting 
nuclear aircraft carrier designs to a three-dimensional, 
computer-based system.
      The House bill would authorize $5.0 million of the budget 
request to begin development of an aircraft carrier design 
product model for the CVNX.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 212) 
that would authorize an increase of $10.0 million in PE 64567N 
to develop an electronic product model of the CVNX-1 and 
applicable sections of CVN-77 nuclear aircraft carrier design. 
The Senate amendment would also direct the Navy to provide an 
analysis of the potential costs and benefits of extending this 
product model effort for use in supporting the Nimitz-class 
ships in the fleet.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
an increase of $8.0 million in PE 64567N to develop an 
electronic product model of the CVNX-1 and applicable sections 
of CVN-77. The amendment would also require the Secretary of 
the Navy to provide a report on the cost effectiveness of 
converting design data to an electronic form and developing a 
three-dimensional design product model for the CVNX class 
aircraft carrier.
DD-21 class destroyer program (sec. 215)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 213) 
that would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to pursue a 
technology insertion approach to DD-21 that would commence 
construction of the first DD-21 in fiscal year 2004 followed by 
a fiscal year 2009 delivery. The provision would also express 
the sense of Congress that there are compelling reasons to 
commence DD-21 construction in fiscal year 2004 followed by 
sequential construction of DD-21 destroyers until a total of 32 
are built. The provision would further direct the Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of the Navy to submit certain reports 
on DD-21.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Limitation on Russian American Observation Satellites program (sec. 
        216)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 219) 
that would prohibit the expenditure or obligation of funds for 
the Russian American Observation Satellites (RAMOS) program 
until 30 days after the Secretary of Defense submits to 
Congress a report concerning the protection of advanced 
military technology that may be associated with the RAMOS 
program.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Joint Biological Defense Program (sec. 217)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 220) 
that would prohibit the obligation of funds to procure the 
vaccine for the biological agent anthrax until the Secretary of 
Defense makes a notification and delivers a report to the 
congressional defense committees.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would establish 
permissible actions related to the obligation of funds to 
procure the anthrax vaccine and would require the Secretary to 
report within seven days to the Congress all obligations in 
connection with the qualified procurement of anthrax vaccine 
with a value greater than $5.0 million.
      The conferees note that the anthrax virus is only one of 
several biological agents Department of Defense officials have 
testified could pose a threat to military personnel. The 
conferees are concerned that the myriad issues associated with 
the production and acquisition of the anthrax vaccine may also 
apply to other biological warfare defense vaccine research, 
development, and procurement programs. It is incumbent on the 
Secretary to develop a plan, including milestones, for 
modernizing all vaccines used or anticipated to be used to 
immunize military personnel against biological agents. In the 
development of that plan, the Secretary should take such 
action, including procuring vaccines from more than one 
manufacturer, if necessary or appropriate, to ensure military 
personnel immunization policies and plans can be effectively 
implemented.
      Section 1703 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160) required the 
Secretary of Defense to report annually on the status and plans 
of chemical and biological defense research, development and 
procurement programs. In the report to be submitted in calendar 
year 2001 and the subsequent three reports, the costs incurred 
by, and payments made to, each contractor or other entity 
engaged in the production, storage, distribution, or marketing 
of the anthrax vaccine administered by the Department of 
Defense should be provided. In the report to be submitted in 
calendar year 2001, the following information should be 
included: (1) an estimate and update of the life cycle costs of 
the anthrax vaccination program; (2) a description of the 
anthrax vaccine acquisition strategy; (3) an assessment of 
government requirements (defense and non-defense) for the 
anthrax vaccine; (4) an assessment of the financial and 
manufacturing ability of the manufacturer of the anthrax 
vaccine to meet government requirements; and (5) a description 
of any activity related to any anthrax vaccine license with 
significant implications for the Department of Defense.
Report on biological warfare defense vaccine research and development 
        programs (sec. 218)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 221) 
that would direct the Secretary of Defense to report on the 
Department of Defense (DOD) program to develop and procure 
vaccines for biological warfare agents no later than February 
1, 2001. The provision would require the Secretary to develop a 
design for a government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) 
vaccine production facility and provide a determination on the 
utility of such afacility to support civilian vaccine 
production, and an analysis of possible vaccine production for 
international use.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would modify the 
requirements of the report to include an estimated 
establishment cost and schedule for the GOCO facility, and an 
evaluation of the non-military use of such a facility on the 
production of vaccines for U.S. Armed Forces.
Cost limitations applicable to F-22 aircraft program (sec. 219)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 214) 
that would provide one percent relief on the engineering and 
manufacturing (EMD) development cost cap for the F-22 aircraft 
if the funds are required for testing, as certified by the 
Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) and the 
Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 
Logistics (USD AT&L).
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would provide 
one and one half percent relief on the EMD cost cap for the F-
22 aircraft program, if the use of these funds is required for 
testing, as certified by DOT&E after consultation with USD 
AT&L. The amendment would also reestablish the EMD and 
production cost caps, as established by section 217 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public 
Law 105-85).
Unmanned advanced capability combat aircraft and ground combat vehicles 
        (sec. 220)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 217) 
that would establish an initiative to promote the use of 
unmanned combat systems and technologies with the goal that, 
within 10 years, one-third of U.S. military operational deep 
strike aircraft will be unmanned and, within 15 years, one-
third of all ground combat vehicles will be unmanned. The 
Senate amendment would authorize $200.0 million in research, 
development, test and evaluation in PE 62702E to accelerate the 
technologies that will lead to the development and fielding of 
remotely controlled air combat vehicles by 2010 and remotely 
controlled ground combat vehicles by 2015.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment.
      The conferees support the need to strengthen Army, Navy, 
and Air Force efforts to exploit the significant potential of 
unmanned combat aircraft and ground vehicles to effectively 
accomplish many critical combat missions while avoiding risk to 
aircraft and ground vehicle crews. The amendment reaffirms the 
goal established in section 217 of the Senate amendment of 
developing and fielding advanced capability unmanned combat 
aircraft and ground vehicles such that one-third of the 
operational deep strike aircraft in the year 2010 and one-third 
of the ground combat vehicles acquired through the Army's 
future combat system development program by the year 2015 could 
be unmanned.
      The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a 
report to the congressional defense committees that describes 
the development and demonstration efforts of the services 
together with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 
(DARPA) that will be required to support the established goals. 
The report shall be submitted in conjunction with the fiscal 
year 2002 budget request and will include the acquisition 
strategy required to achieve the established goals, including 
necessary funding, analysis of alternatives, and potential 
contributions to, or impacts to current and planned deep strike 
combat aircraft and ground combat vehicles.
      The conferees recommend that efforts to develop and to 
demonstrate unmanned combat aircraft and ground combat vehicles 
should be focused initially on the highest risk mission areas. 
For aircraft, this mission area is defined as those early entry 
deep strike missions for suppression of enemy air defenses and 
other highest priority targets. The amendment also addresses 
commonality between the Air Force and Navy programs. The 
conferees expect that significant air vehicle systems 
commonality and interoperability between the Navy and Air Force 
variants is achievable, specifically in the areas of 
electronics, avionics, datalinks, and operating stations. The 
conferees also recognize the importance of low observable (LO) 
designs in future systems. To that end, Air Force should 
proceed with development of air vehicle three and validate the 
LO design of the unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) system. 
Accordingly, the Navy should fully explore the advantages of LO 
technology in their design of the unmanned combat air vehicle 
(UCAV-N) system.
      In its analysis of alternatives, the Navy should examine 
a force of 10 to 20 UCAVs per carrier airwing. For ground 
combat vehicles, the capabilities currently anticipated for the 
Army's new objective force currently under development in 
collaboration with DARPA offer the most appropriate focus for 
application of unmanned vehicle capability.
      To accelerate efforts toward achieving these aggressive 
goals, the conferees authorize an increase of $100.0 million in 
PE 62702E, as follows: $50.0 million for the Air Force's UCAV 
program; $25.0 million for the Navy's UCAV-N program; and, 
$25.0 million for the Army-DARPA joint program on the Future 
Combat System (FCS). The conferees expect DARPA and the 
services to work the additional funding, responsibilities, and 
timelines into the existing memorandum of agreements for these 
three programs.
      The conferees recognize that an increase of $46.0 million 
is authorized in PE 63005A for enabling technologies for the 
FCS, as noted elsewhere in this report. The request for the 
additional funds came from the Department of the Army's 
unfunded prioritylist. The conferees note that the Army 
transformation program hinges on the success of FCS as it is the 
centerpiece of the service's new ground warfare strategy. The conferees 
urge the Department to fully fund this critical program in the future.
Global Hawk high altitude endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (sec. 221)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 216) 
that would require a demonstration of the Global Hawk high 
altitude endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (HAE UAV) in a 
counter-drug surveillance scenario.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of Defense to initiate this demonstration no 
later than March 1, 2001. The provision would also direct the 
Secretary to conduct the demonstration and the parallel radar 
development effort using funds authorized to be appropriated 
for Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities, Defense.
Army space control technology development (sec. 222)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 218) 
that would authorize $20.0 million for the Kinetic Energy Anti-
Satellite (KE-ASAT) program, $5.0 million for other Army space 
control technology development, and prohibit the obligation of 
funds for other Army space control technology until funds for 
the KE-ASAT program have been released to the KE-ASAT program 
manager.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would specify 
that, of the funds authorized to be appropriated for Army space 
control technology development, $3.0 million shall be available 
for the KE-ASAT program.

                 Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense

Funding for fiscal year 2001 (sec. 231)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 231) that 
would authorize funds for the National Missile Defense Program, 
including funds for the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS)-Low 
program.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
funds for the National Missile Defense program, but not the 
SBIRS-Low program. Matters related to SBIRS-Low are addressed 
elsewhere in this report.
Reports on ballistic missile threat posed by North Korea (sec. 232)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 233) that 
would require that, not later than two weeks after the next 
flight test by North Korea of a long-range ballistic missile, 
or 60 days after enactment of this Act, the President shall 
submit to Congress a report on the North Korean ballistic 
missile threat to the United States.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
that, not later than two weeks after the next flight test by 
North Korea of a long-range ballistic missile, the President 
shall submit to Congress a report on the North Korean ballistic 
missile threat to the United States.
Plan to modify ballistic missile defense architecture (sec. 233)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 234) that 
would require the Director of the Ballistic Missile Defense 
Organization to develop a plan to adapt ballistic missile 
defense systems and architectures to counter threats to the 
United States, U.S. Armed Forces deployed outside the United 
States, and other U.S. national security interests that are 
posed by ballistic missiles with ranges of 1,500 to 2,500 
miles.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Management of Airborne Laser program (sec. 234)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 235) that 
would designate the Airborne Laser (ABL) program as a program 
element of the ballistic missile defense program managed by the 
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO).
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of the Air Force to obtain the approval of the 
Director of BMDO before making any change to the ABL funding 
profile, schedule, or technical requirements, and for the 
Director of BMDO, in coordination with the Secretary of the Air 
Force, to submit a report to the congressional defense 
committees on the role of the ABL in current U.S. missile 
defense architecture.
      As addressed elsewhere in this conference agreement, the 
conferees recommend a funding increase of $85.0 million for the 
ABL program, the amount needed in fiscal year 2001 to keep the 
Program Definition and Risk Reduction aircraft on schedule to 
conduct the first lethal demonstration during fiscal year 2003. 
The conferees direct the Secretary of the Air Force to spend 
these additional fiscal year 2001 funds consistent with the 
fiscal year 2000 program plan. Absent the development of 
technical problems, the conferees believe that the ABL 
programshould remain on schedule for a lethal demonstration in fiscal 
year 2003 and initial operational capability in fiscal year 2008.

                 Subtitle D--High Energy Laser Programs

High energy laser programs (secs. 241-250)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 211) that 
would authorize funding for high energy laser (HEL) research 
and development, and would require the Secretary of Defense to 
designate a senior civilian official in the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense (OSD) to oversee, coordinate, prioritize, 
and conduct planning and programming for the HEL programs. The 
provision would also express a sense of Congress concerning the 
appropriate funding levels for HEL research and development, 
require the establishment of a memorandum of agreement between 
the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration to conduct joint laser research 
programs, and establish certain reporting requirements.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
917) that would authorize funding for HEL programs, require the 
Secretary of Defense to implement the organizational 
recommendations included in the High Energy Laser Master Plan 
of March 24, 2000, and require other actions related to the 
management of HEL.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of Defense to implement the recommendations 
included in the High Energy Laser Master Plan recommendations 
and would address other matters related to HEL program funding 
and management. The amendment would also require the Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with the Deputy Undersecretary of 
Defense for Science and Technology, to evaluate whether to 
include other directed energy science and technology programs 
in the new high energy laser management structure.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Reports on mobile offshore base concept and potential use for certain 
        purposes of technologies associated with that concept (sec. 
        251)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 241) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report 
on the mobile offshore base that would contain a cost-benefit 
analysis for the base and a recommendation on whether a program 
should be established, with lead service designation and 
schedule.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require an 
additional report from the Secretary of the Navy on the 
potential application and feasibility of using existing 
technologies, including those associated with the mobile 
offshore base concept, to a sea-based platform for support of 
naval aviation training. This report should be viewed as a 
matter totally disassociated with the potential requirement for 
a mobile offshore base, with the exception of potential sharing 
of technologies.
Air Force science and technology planning (sec. 252)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 242) 
that would require the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a 
report to the congressional defense committees on the long-term 
challenges and short-term objectives of the Air Force science 
and technology (S&T) program.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would strike the 
reporting requirement for the Air Force, clarify the planning 
requirement, and require the Comptroller General to report on 
the results of the review and an assessment regarding the 
extent to which the review was conducted in compliance with the 
requirements of this section.
Enhancement of authorities regarding education partnerships for 
        purposes of encouraging scientific study (sec. 253)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 243) 
that would amend section 2194 of title 10, United States Code, 
to enhance authorities relating to education partnerships to 
encourage scientific study.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would clarify 
the types of property eligible for transfer under the 
authorities of this provision.
Recognition of those individuals instrumental to naval research efforts 
        during the period from before World War II through the end of 
        the cold war (sec. 254)
      The House bill contained a provision (section 241) that 
would recognize those individuals instrumental in the 
establishment and conduct of oceanographic and scientific 
research partnerships between the Federal Government and 
academic institutions during the period beginning before World 
War II and continuing through the end of the Cold War, support 
efforts by the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval 
Research to honor those individuals, and express appreciation 
for the ongoing efforts of the Office of Naval Research to 
support oceanographic and scientific research and the 
development of researchers in scientific fields related to the 
missions of the Navy and the Marine Corps.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Acoustic mine detection technology
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 223) 
that would authorize an increase of $2.5 million in PE 62712A 
for research in acoustic mine detection.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes on the provision.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $2.5 
million in PE 62712A for research in acoustic mine detection, 
as noted elsewhere in this conference report.
Additional authorization for weathering and corrosion technology for 
        aircraft surfaces and parts
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 203) 
that would authorize an increase of $1.5 million in PE 62102F 
for weathering and corrosion technology for aircraft surfaces 
and parts.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes on the provision.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $1.0 
million in PE 62102F for research, development, test, and 
evaluation technologies and processes to address weathering and 
corrosion of aircraft surfaces and parts, as noted elsewhere in 
this report.
      The conferees direct that all applicable competitive 
procedures be used in the award of contracts or other 
agreements under this program and that cost sharing be used to 
the maximum extent practicable.
Air logistics technology
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 225) 
that would authorize an increase of $300,000 in PE 63712S for 
air logistics technology.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes on the provision.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $300,000 
in PE 63712S for air logistics technology, as noted elsewhere 
in this conference report.
Ammunition risk analysis research
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 229) 
that would authorize an increase of $5.0 million in PE 63104D 
for research in ammunition risk analysis.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes on the provision.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $5.0 
million in PE 63104D for research in ammunition risk analysis, 
as noted elsewhere in this conference report.
Funding for comparisons of medium armored vehicles
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 230) 
that would authorize an increase of $40.0 million to support a 
comparative evaluation by the Army of medium armored combat 
vehicles.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Joint technology information center initiative
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 228) 
that would authorize $20.0 million for the Joint Technology 
Information Center Initiative.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes on the provision.
      The conferees agree to authorize $20.0 million in 
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defensewide, for 
the Joint Technology Information Center initiative.
Navy information technology center and human resource enterprise 
        strategy
      The budget request included $15.3 million in PE 65013N 
for information technology development.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 227) 
that would authorize an increase of $5.0 million in PE 65013N 
for the Navy's single integrated human resources strategy 
(SIHRS).
      The Senate recedes on the provision.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $8.0 
million in PE 65013N for the business process re-engineering of 
Navy legacy systems through the SIHRS.
Sense of Congress concerning commitment to deployment of National 
        Missile Defense System
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 232) that 
would: (1) reaffirm the policy of the United States declared in 
the National Missile Defense (NMD) Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-
38); (2) find that an effective NMD system is technologically 
feasible; (3) find that hostile ``rogue'' nations are capable 
of posing missile threats to the United States sufficient to 
justify deployment of an NMD system; and (4) express the sense 
of Congress that the action of the President in signing the NMD 
Act of 1999 entails a commitment by the President to execute 
the policy declared in that Act.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Technology for mounted maneuver forces
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 224) 
that would authorize an increase of $5.0 million in PE 65326A 
to test and evaluate future operational technologies for use by 
mounted maneuver forces.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes on the provision.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $3.5 
million in PE 65326A to test and evaluate future operational 
technologies for use by mounted maneuver forces, as noted 
elsewhere in this conference report.

                  Title III--Operation and Maintenance

Overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2001 contained an 
authorization of $108,746.1 million for Operation and 
Maintenance in the Department of Defense and $1,154.4 for 
Working Capital Fund Accounts in fiscal year 2001.
      The House bill would authorize $109,415.5 million for 
Operation and Maintenance and $1,503.4 for Working Capital Fund 
Accounts.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $108,904.7 million 
for Operation and Maintenance and $1,154.4 for Working Capital 
Fund Accounts.
      The conferees recommended an authorization of $109,750.2 
million for Operation and Maintenance and $1,154.4 for Working 
Capital Fund Accounts for fiscal year 2001. The conference 
agreement reflects reductions reflected in the fiscal year 2001 
Department of Defense Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-259). 
Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.


Battlefield Mobility Enhancement System
      The budget request included no funding for the 
battlefield mobility enhancement system know as Military Gator 
(M-Gator).
      The House bill would authorize $9.3 million for M-Gator.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $10.0 million for M-
Gator.
      The conferees agree to authorize $3.0 million for M-
Gator. The conferees commend the Department of the Army and, 
specifically, the XVIII Airborne Corps for their efforts in 
acquiring the M-Gator battlefield mobility enhancement system. 
The conferees note that these efforts substantially shortened 
the acquisition process for this system by using a commercial 
off-the-shelf vehicle and thereby resisted the oft-repeated 
mistake of excessive modifications and militarizations, saving 
both time and money. The conferees understand that it took the 
Army only three years from the execution of the operational 
needs statement to the initial fielding of the M-Gator. The 
conferees are also pleased to note that M-Gators are currently 
available for world-wide deployment by the 82nd and 101st 
Airborne Divisions and, within available funding, will soon be 
available in the 10th Mountain Division in New York and the 
25th Infantry Division in Hawaii.
Cultural and historic activities
      The budget request included $300,000 for the Legacy 
Resource Management Program.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $6.5 
million in the Legacy program.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $6.1 
million in the Legacy program for the recovery and preservation 
of three Civil War vessels: the H.L. Hunley, a Civil War 
submarine; the U.S.S. Monitor, a Civil War ironclad warship; 
and the C.S.S. Alabama, a Civil War commerce raider.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $6.5 
million in the Legacy program. The conferees direct the 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Navy to use the 
additional Legacy funds to accomplish the following: (1) To 
raise the H.L. Hunley, recover other remaining artifacts, and 
conduct related preservation activities; (2) to make 
preparations for the turret recovery of the U.S.S. Monitor and 
recover other remaining artifacts, including two cannons; and 
(3) to survey and recover the artifacts of the C.S.S. Alabama, 
including the aft pivot gun and the lifting screw. The 
conferees further direct that, not later than April 1, 2001, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report that completely describes all prior 
and current use of Legacy funds and relevant state funds, and 
the status of recovery and preservation activities related to 
the H.L. Hunley, the U.S.S. Monitor, and the C.S.S. Alabama.
MOCAS enhancements
      The budget request included $1.1 billion for the Defense 
Logistics Agency.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $1.2 
million for improvements to the Mechanization of Contract 
Administration Service (MOCAS) System. The increase in funding 
is necessary for the development of a query tool, enhanced 
shared data warehouse, and other improvements to bring the 
MOCAS system in compliance with other provisions in the Act.
      The House bill contained no similar provision and would 
authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $1.0 
million for these purposes for the Defense Finance and 
Accounting Service.

                       ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

Funding for Formerly Used Defense Sites and the Conway Bombing and 
        Gunnery Range, Horry County, South Carolina
      The Department of Defense (DOD) is responsible for 
cleaning up properties that it formerly owned, leased, 
possessed, or operated, known as Formerly Used Defense Sites 
(FUDS). The Army is the executive agent for the FUDS program, 
and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) manages and 
executes actual remediation activities. Because DOD no longer 
owns or uses the FUDS properties, a Corps district commander is 
given direct oversight responsibility for execution of 
environmental restoration projects.
      There are about 9,302 properties identified for inclusion 
in the FUDS program, hundreds of which could be categorized as 
former ranges. Unfortunately, there are significant funding 
shortfalls within the FUDS program, which makes it difficult to 
execute much needed remediation projects at these sites. In an 
effort to address this problem, the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-259) included an 
increase of $45.0 million for FUDS remediation. Although these 
additional funds should facilitate further remediation 
activities on FUDS properties, there remains a funding 
shortfall that must be comprehensively addressed through the 
Department of Defense budget process. The conferees direct the 
Secretary of Defense to work cooperatively with the Secretary 
of the Army to resolve effectively the funding shortfall in the 
FUDS program.
      The conferees are particularly concerned about the lack 
of focus and support for remediation of former military ranges. 
Specifically, the conferees have been informed of 
potentialsafety and environmental issues at the former Conway Bombing 
and Gunnery Range (Range III), Horry County, South Carolina. The 
conferees encourage the Secretary of the Army to move forward with 
remediation at such ranges in accordance with existing Department of 
Army policy.
United States Army marksmanship program
      The conferees believe that international marksmanship 
competitions are an excellent opportunity to showcase the 
skills of U.S. military personnel in a sport that many 
countries see as a paradigm of military preparedness.
      The conferees note that since 1956, the United States 
Army Marksmanship Unit, including active and reserve 
participants, have made a significant contribution to the 
success of U.S. marksmanship teams. Since the 1988 Olympic 
Games, reserve component participation on the Department of 
Defense (DOD) contingent on U.S. shooting teams has averaged 
nearly one half of all DOD team members. The conferees urge the 
Secretary of Defense to review the current Army Marksmanship 
program in order to maintain adequate opportunities for reserve 
component personnel to participate in future international 
marksmanship events.
Water quality issues at installations in Kaiserslautern, Germany
      The conferees are concerned about contamination at 
approximately 36 locations recently identified on, or near, 
military installations supporting the missions of the U.S. Army 
and the U.S. Air Force in the area of Kaiserslautern, Germany. 
The conferees recognize the effort of the Secretaries of the 
Army and the Air Force to work cooperatively with local German 
authorities to resolve matters relating to environmental 
contamination of the water supply that supports the military 
installations and civilians in the area of Kaiserslautern, 
Germany. The conferees direct the Secretaries of the Army and 
Air Force to assess jointly the nature and extent of the water 
contamination issue, and develop a plan for the completion of 
remediation and restoration, to include related costs. The 
conferees direct the secretaries concerned to submit their 
findings and recommendations concurrent with the submission of 
the budget request for fiscal year 2002.

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Authorization of appropriations (secs. 301-302)
      The House bill contained provisions (secs. 301-302) that 
would authorize the recommended fiscal year 2001 funding levels 
for all operations and maintenance and working capital fund 
accounts.
      The Senate amendment contained similar provisions.
      The conference agreement includes these provisions.
Armed Forces Retirement Home (sec. 303)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 303) that 
would authorize $69,832,000 from the Armed Forces Retirement 
Home Trust Fund to be appropriated for the operation of the 
Armed Forces Retirement Homes.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 303).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund (sec. 304)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 304) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to transfer not more 
than $150.0 million from the amounts received from sales in the 
National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund to the operations 
and maintenance accounts of the military services.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision.
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Joint warfighting capabilities assessment teams (sec. 305)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 312) 
that would authorize $4.0 million in operation and maintenance 
for defense-wide activities for the Joint Staff be made 
available for the sole purpose of improving the performance of 
the joint warfighting capabilities assessment teams of the 
Joint Requirements Oversight Council.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.

                  Subtitle B--Environmental Provisions

Establishment of additional environmental restoration account and use 
        of accounts for operation and monitoring of environmental 
        remedies (sec. 311)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 341) 
that would amend section 2703 of title 10, United States Code, 
to designate an account for formerly used defense sites within 
the Environmental Restoration Account (ERA), and to ensure that 
all site closeout activities would be funded by an appropriate 
ERA.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Certain environmental restoration activities (sec. 312)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 313) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense or the secretaries of 
the military departments to use funds available in the 
environmental restoration accounts (ERA), pursuant to section 
2703 of title 10, United States Code, to permanently relocate 
facilities. The authorization would be subject to secretarial 
determination that permanent relocation was the most cost 
effective environmental restoration option and would sunset in 
three years. The provision would also limit the total funds 
available to five percent of the funds deposited in an ERA for 
a fiscal year.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
346), but made the authorization contingent upon a secretary's 
written determination that such permanent relocation is part of 
a response action that: (1) has the support of the affected 
community; (2) has the approval of relevant regulatory 
agencies; and (3) is the most cost effective response action 
available. The authority would terminate after September 30, 
2003, and be subject to a five percent funding cap within each 
fiscal year for the funds available under section 2703. The 
secretary concerned would also be required to provide an annual 
report to the congressional defense committees on each response 
action for which there has been a written determination made 
under this provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
      The conferees expect the Department of Defense to use 
this authority judiciously, and to ensure that funds are used 
only for legitimate environmental restoration priorities. 
Moreover, the conferees intend that this provision will allow 
for a flexible approach to environmental restoration at certain 
formerly used defense sites where progress has been slow.
Annual reports under Strategic Environmental Research and Development 
        Program (sec. 313)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 343) 
that would modify the current reporting requirement for the 
Science Advisory Board to allow for its inclusion in the annual 
report for the Strategic Environmental Research and Development 
Program.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Payment of fines and penalties for environmental compliance at Fort 
        Wainwright, Alaska (sec. 314)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 342) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense or the secretaries 
of the military departments to seek congressional authorization 
prior to paying any fine or penalty imposed by a Federal agency 
for an environmental compliance violation if the fine or 
penalty amount agreed to is $1.5 million or more. Supplemental 
environmental projects carried out as part of fine or penalty 
for amounts $1.5 million or more and agreed to after the 
enactment of this Act would also require specific authorization 
by law.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the Army to pay no 
more than $2.0 million in settlement for a $16.07 million 
notice of violation issued on March 5, 1999, by the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency at Fort 
Wainwright, Alaska.
      The conferees note that a number of questions have been 
raised about the manner in which environmental compliance fines 
and penalties are assessed by state and federal enforcement 
authorities. Therefore, the conferees direct the Secretary of 
Defense to submit a report to the congressional defense 
committees no later than March 1, 2002, that includes an 
analysis of all environmental compliance fines and penalties 
assessed and imposed at military facilities during fiscal years 
1995 through 2001. The analysis shall address the criteria or 
methodology used by enforcement authorities in initially 
assessing the amount of each fine and penalty. Any current or 
historical trends regarding the use of such criteria or 
methodology shall be identified.
Payment of fines or penalties imposed for environmental compliance 
        violations at other Department of Defense facilities (sec. 315)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 311) that 
would authorize the payment of certain fines and penalties, or 
to carry out supplemental environmental projects in accordance 
with section 8149 of the Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act for Fiscal Year 2000. The Secretary of the Army would be 
specifically authorized to pay following supplemental 
environmental projects carried out in satisfaction of an 
assessed fine or penalty: (1) $993,000 for Walter Reed Army 
Medical Center, Washington, D.C.; (2) $377,250 for Fort 
Campbell, Kentucky; (3) $20,701 for Fort Gordon, Georgia; (4) 
$78,500 for Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado; (5) $20,000 for 
Deseret Chemical Depot, Utah. The Secretary of the Navy would 
be specifically authorized to pay the following fines and 
penalties: (1) $108,000 for Allegany Ballistics Laboratory, 
West Virginia; and (2) $5,000 for Naval Air Station, Corpus 
Christi, Texas.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
344) that would authorize an additional fine of $7,975 for Fort 
Sam Houston, Texas.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
an additional fine of $1,650 imposed at Quantico, Virginia.
      The conferees are pleased with the Army's most recent 
efforts to reduce the level of fines and penalties received.
Reimbursement for certain costs in connection with the former Nansemond 
        Ordnance Depot Site, Suffolk, Virginia (sec. 316)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 345) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to pay not more 
than $98,210 from the Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used 
Defense Sites Account to reimburse the Nansemond Ordnance Depot 
Site Special Account of the Hazardous Substance Superfund, 
established by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
9507). The reimbursement would be for oversight costs incurred 
by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on a time 
critical removal action at the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot 
performed by the Department of Defense (DOD) under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and 
Liability Act (CERCLA) (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the Defense 
Environmental Restoration Program (10 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees direct the Department of Defense and the 
military departments to continue to seek congressional 
authorization prior to reimbursing EPA for any oversight costs 
incurred at environmental restoration sites where the DOD or 
the military departments have incurred liability under CERCLA.
Necessity of military low-level flight training to protect national 
        security and enhance military readiness (sec. 317)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 312) that 
would mandate that any environmental impact statement 
completed, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, for 
each special use airspace designated by a military department 
for the performance of low-level training flights satisfy all 
future requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would provide, 
consistent with existing law, that NEPA does not require a 
programmatic, nation-wide environmental impact statement for 
low level flight training as a precondition to the use of any 
airspace by a military department for the performance of low-
level training flights.
Ship disposal project (sec. 318)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 347) 
that would direct the Secretary of the Navy to continue to 
carry out a ship disposal project in fiscal year 2001 and to 
use competitive contracting procedures to award task orders 
within the ship disposal project. The provision would also 
direct the Secretary to submit, not later than December 31, 
2000, a report to the congressional defense committees on the 
ship disposal project.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Defense Environmental Security Corporate Information Management Program 
        (sec. 319)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 348) 
that would direct the Secretary of Defense to submit, not later 
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, a 
report to the congressional defense committees on the Defense 
Environmental Security Corporate Information Management 
(DESCIM) Program. The report would contain specific 
recommendations regarding the future mission of the DESCIM 
Program and address issues of concern within the Department of 
Defense.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would direct the 
Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense (DOD) to 
ensure management and oversight of the DESCIM program 
consistent with: the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1401 
et seq.); section 331(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (10 U.S.C. 2223); DOD Directives 
5000.1, 5000.2-R, 5237.1; and all other statutes, directives, 
regulations, and management controls that are applicable to 
investments in information technology and related services.
      The conferees remain concerned about evidence of 
mismanagement of the DESCIM program. The conferees note the 
nominal return on an investment of about $100.0 million.
Report on Plasma Energy Pyrolysis System (sec. 320)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 349) 
that would require the Secretary of the Army to submit, not 
later than October 1, 2000, a report to the congressional 
defense committees that includes the Army's analysis and 
recommendations regarding future applications for both phases 
of the Plasma Energy Pyrolysis System (PEPS) technology (PE 
62720A).
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would change the 
date for submission of the report to February 1, 2001.
Sense of Congress regarding environmental restoration of former defense 
        manufacturing site, Santa Clarita, California (sec. 321)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 314) that 
would express the sense of Congress that every effort should be 
made to apply all known public and private sector innovative 
technologies to restore the Santa Clarita site to productive 
use.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would strike 
the original findings.

  Subtitle C--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities

Use of appropriated funds to cover operating expenses of commissary 
        stores (sec. 331)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 321) that 
would authorize the Defense Commissary Agency to use 
appropriated funds to cover expenses of operating stores and 
central product processing facilities.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Adjustment of sales prices of commissary store goods and services to 
        cover certain expenses (sec. 332)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 322) that 
would require the Defense Commissary Agency to adjust prices of 
goods and services to cover losses from shrinkage, spoilage, 
and pilferage, as well as the cost of first destination 
transportation.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Use of surcharges for construction and improvement of commissary stores 
        (sec. 333)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 323) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to use proceeds solely 
from the commissary surcharge for acquisition, construction, 
conversion, expansion, improvement, repair, maintenance, and 
equipping commissaries or to cover environmental evaluation and 
construction costs, including surveys and similar expenses 
related to commissary construction.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Inclusion of magazines and other periodicals as an authorized 
        commissary merchandise category (sec. 334)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 324) that 
would add magazines and other periodicals as an authorized 
merchandise category for sale in commissaries.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to 
promulgate policy guidance that would limit the display of 
magazines and other periodicals in commissaries to the 
immediate area of the checkout lanes.
Use of most economical distribution method for distilled spirits (sec. 
        335)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 325) that 
would authorize military exchanges to use private distributors 
to distribute distilled spirits in those cases in which such an 
option is determined to be the most cost-effective means of 
distribution.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec 369).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Report on effects of availability of slot machines on United States 
        military installations overseas (sec. 336)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 326) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the 
Congress, not later than March 31, 2001, a report evaluating 
the effect of the ready availability of slot machines as a 
morale, welfare and recreation activity on United States 
military installations overseas on members of the armed forces, 
their dependents, and others who use the slot machines.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

        Subtitle D--Department of Defense Industrial Facilities

Designation of Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence and 
        public-private partnerships to increase utilization of such 
        centers (sec. 341)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 332) 
that would amend section 2474 of title 10, United States Code, 
to devolve the authority to designate the depot-level 
activities of the Department of Defense and the military 
departments to the respective secretaries of the military 
departments, including the arsenals and ammunition plants of 
the U.S. Army. The provision would also expand the activities 
authorized to be conducted at these centers by employees of the 
center, the private sector, or other entities outside the 
Department of Defense, to include the performance of work under 
contract, or subcontract, in any of the core competencies of 
the center; the performance of other depot-level maintenance 
and repair related to the core competencies at the center; or 
other work by the private sector that is not related to the 
core competencies of the center that requires theuse of any 
facility or equipment of the center that are not fully utilized by a 
military department for its own production and maintenance 
requirements. The full costs of work performed by the employees of the 
center under contract from the private sector must be charged to the 
contract. Any revenues generated, by rents or through other mechanisms, 
by private sector use of facilities and equipment at these centers 
would be available to offset the costs of facility operations, 
maintenance, and environmental restoration at the center where the 
leased property is located. The provision would also include a loan 
guarantee program to encourage the private sector to participate in the 
public-private partnerships established in the centers.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would not 
include ammunition plants or arsenals under section 2474. The 
amendment would also authorize, rather than require, the 
secretary of a military department to allow centers to enter 
into public-private partnerships. Furthermore, the amendment 
would limit the work conducted at a center to work that is 
related to the core competencies of the center. Finally, rather 
than authorize a new loan guarantee program, the amendment 
would require the Secretary of Defense to provide the Congress 
with a report on the extent to which a loan guarantee program 
modeled after the loan guarantee program in the Armament 
Retooling and Manufacturing Support Program would help to 
achieve the objectives of section 2474.
Unutilized and underutilized plant-capacity costs of United States 
        arsenals (sec. 342)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 335) 
that would prohibit the inclusion of the cost of unutilized or 
under utilized plant capacity in the evaluation of bids for the 
contracting of the arsenal to provide a good or service to a 
U.S. Government organization.
      The House bill had no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Arsenal support program initiative (sec. 343)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 113) that 
would extend the Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support 
(ARMS) program by one year and authorize the Army manufacturing 
arsenals to take part in the program.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would establish 
a separate two year arsenal support demonstration program with 
authorities similar to those provided by the ARMS program.
Codification and improvement of armament retooling and manufacturing 
        support programs (sec. 344)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 331) 
that would amend Part IV of subtitle B of title 10, United 
States Code, to make certain changes and codify the Armament 
Retooling and Manufacturing Support (ARMS) Initiative. The 
provision would expand the objectives of the program to include 
a reduction of the cost of ownership and/or disposal of 
ammunition plants, to enhance best business practices, and 
foster cooperation with the private sector at these facilities. 
The provision would also make it easier for non-federal 
entities to use excess capacity at these facilities, and offset 
the costs to the Federal Government of ownership by allowing 
revenues generated through private sector use to be applied to 
overhead and production costs.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would not 
further expand the use of the ARMS program to excess facilities 
or allow an ARMS facility to use contracts, leases, or other 
agreements for activities not traditionally associated with the 
ARMS program, unless approved by the Secretary of the Army.

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

Inclusion of additional information in reports to Congress required 
        before conversion of commercial or industrial type functions to 
        contractor performance (sec. 351)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 331) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to provide the Congress 
with additional information before converting commercial or 
industrial functions to contractor performance. The additional 
information would include a certification that funds are 
specifically budgeted for conversion analysis, the date on 
which the analysis was initiated, and the number of Department 
of Defense civilians that would be adversely affected by the 
proposed conversion.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
366(b)).
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of Defense to identify the funding source for the 
conversion analysis and the number of Department of Defense 
civilians who will be terminated or otherwise affected by the 
proposed conversion. The amendment would also require the 
Secretary to include the estimated economic impact of the 
change and a certification that the factors considered in the 
examinations performed, and the decisions made, did not include 
any predetermined personnel constraint or limitation in terms 
of man-years, end strength, full-time equivalent positions, or 
maximum number of employees.
Effects of outsourcing on overhead costs of Centers of Industrial and 
        Technical Excellence and Army ammunition plants (sec. 352)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 333) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report 
to Congress 30 days prior to entering into a contract that 
would result in moving workload performed by 50 or more 
employees from a center or ammunition plant. The report should 
describe the impact of any reduction in workload at a center or 
ammunition plant as a result of a contract and describe the 
overhead costs of that facility.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would increase 
the waiting period from 30 to 60 days.
Consolidation, restructuring, or re-engineering of Department of 
        Defense organizations, functions, or activities (sec. 353)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 364) that 
would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from initiating 
manpower reductions at organizations or activities, or within 
functions, that are commercial, commercial exempt from 
competition, military essential, or inherently governmental 
until the Secretary submits a report to Congress outlining the 
elements to be analyzed, the location and a description of the 
elements, the number of civilian or military personnel that 
would be affected, the cost of performance, and a certification 
that the decision is not the result of predetermined 
constraints or limitations on Department of Defense personnel. 
The provision would also require the Secretary of Defense to 
submit to the Armed Services Committees of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report on any decision on 
consolidation or re-engineering if such action would eliminate 
11 or more positions. The provision would also require the 
Comptroller General to review and to audit the findings of the 
Secretary of Defense.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of Defense to provide annually to Congress the 
Department's Strategic Sourcing Plan. The provision would also 
require that the Secretary of Defense provide a report to 
Congress outlining the results of the analysis performed for 
those elements when an action would result in a manpower 
reduction affecting 50 or more personnel. The Secretary could 
not implement the results of the analysis until 30 days after 
providing the Congress with the required report. This provision 
would not apply to the transfer of military units between 
locations.
Monitoring of savings resulting from workforce reductions as part of 
        conversion of functions to performance by private sector or 
        other strategic sourcing initiatives (sec. 354)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 366) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to establish a 
system for monitoring the performance of functions of the 
Department of Defense that are performed by 50 or more 
employees of the Department and have been subjected to a review 
to determine whether the function should be performed by 
federal employees or a private sector workforce. The provision 
would also establish three performance measures, including the 
costs incurred, the savings derived, and the value of the 
performance by the selected workforce measured against the 
costs of the performance of the workload by the workforce at 
the beginning of the review. The provision would also require 
the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Congress with an 
annual report that outlines the results of the performance 
reviews conducted over the previous years.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the report provided by the Secretary of Defense to the Congress 
regarding the results of past performance reviews to include 
those reviews conducted over the previous five years. The 
report would compare the costs to perform the function before 
and after the review, and the anticipated savings from the 
review to the actual savings realized.
Performance of emergency response functions at chemical weapons storage 
        installations (sec. 355)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 364) 
that would prohibit the Secretary of the Army from converting 
to contractor performance the emergency response functions of 
any chemical weapons storage installation currently performed 
by U.S. Government employees until the Secretary provides a 
certification to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that reiterates the 
responsibility of the Secretary to enforce section 2465 of 
title 10, United States Code.
Suspension of reorganization or relocation of Naval Audit Service (sec. 
        356)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 367) 
that would require the Secretary of the Navy to provide the 
congressional defense committees a report outlining the plans 
and justification for the reorganization of the Naval Audit 
service 60 days before consolidating the functions of the 
service currently performed at its primary East and West Coast 
locations to Washington, DC.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The report accompanying H.R. 4205 (House Report 106-616) 
directed the Secretary to wait 180 days before consolidating 
all activities in Washington.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary to wait 180 days before proceeding with the 
consolidation.

                Subtitle F--Defense Dependents Education

Eligibility of dependents of American Red Cross employees for 
        enrollment in Department of Defense domestic dependent schools 
        in Puerto Rico (sec. 361)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 342) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to permit the 
dependents of certain American Red Cross employees in Puerto 
Rico to enroll in Department of Defense Domestic Dependent 
Schools.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1053).
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of 
        members of the armed forces and Department of Defense civilian 
        employees (sec. 362)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 341) that 
would authorize $35.0 million for educational assistance to 
local educational agencies where the standard for the minimum 
level of education within the state could not be maintained 
because of the large number of military connected students.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Impact aid for children with severe disabilities (sec. 363)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 311) 
that would authorize $20.0 million in Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-wide activities for impact aid payments 
for children with disabilities under section 8003(d) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7703(d)).
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would, effective 
October 1, 2001, establish a formula under which the Secretary 
of Defense would distribute funds, if appropriated for that 
purpose, for impact aid for disabled children.
Assistance for maintenance, repair, and renovation of school facilities 
        that serve dependents of members of the Armed Forces and 
        Department of Defense civilian employees (sec. 364)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 379) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to make a grant 
to an eligible local educational agency to assist the agency in 
maintenance, repair, and renovation projects.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would limit the 
authorization to fiscal year 2001.

                 Subtitle G--Military Readiness Issues

Measuring cannibalization of parts, supplies, and equipment under 
        readiness reporting system (sec. 371)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 351) that 
would amend section 117 of title 10, United States Code, to 
include equipment cannibalization rates in the quarterly 
readiness reports to Congress. The provision would also require 
the monthly readiness report to include a description of the 
funding proposed in the President's budget request to address 
each deficiency in readiness identified during the joint 
readiness review conducted for the first quarter of the current 
fiscal year.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would amend 
section 117 of title 10, United States Code, to include 
cannibalization rates. The requirement for the Secretary of 
Defense to outline the funding proposed in the President's 
budget request to address each deficiency in readiness 
identified during the joint readiness review is addressed 
elsewhere in this conference agreement.
Reporting requirements regarding transfers from high-priority readiness 
        appropriations (sec. 372)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 352) that 
would include Combat Enhancement Forces and Combat 
Communications as high priority appropriations to be included 
in reports required by section 483 of title 10, United States 
Code, and require that other appropriations involved in 
transfers to, or transfers from, high priority accounts be 
identified in those same reports. The provision would also 
strike the termination date for this report.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Effects of worldwide contingency operations on readiness of military 
        aircraft and equipment (sec. 373)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 361) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report 
to Congress on the effects of worldwide contingency operations 
on the aircraft of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, and 
the ground equipment of the Army and Marine Corps. The report 
shall include the assessment of the Secretary of the effects of 
such operations on the ability of the Department of Defense to 
maintain a high level of readiness.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would include 
the effect that contingency operations are having on the 
readiness of the aircraft and the ground equipment of each of 
the military services.
Identification of requirements to reduce backlog in maintenance and 
        repair of defense facilities (sec. 374)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 353) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to develop and annually 
update a strategic plan for the reduction of the backlog in 
real property maintenance.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary to identify the funds necessary to reduce the 
backlog of real property maintenance and report that 
requirement to the Congress.
New methodology for preparing budget requests to satisfy Army readiness 
        requirements (sec. 375)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 362) 
that would require the Secretary of the Army to develop a new 
methodology to be used in preparing a budget request that more 
accurately reflects the Army's requirements. This methodology 
should be based on the level of training required to maintain 
essential readiness, the cost of conducting such training, and 
the cost of all other Army operations, including the cost of 
meeting its infrastructure requirements. This methodology 
should be used in the preparation of the fiscal year 2002 
budget request.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Review of AH-64 aircraft program (sec. 376)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 378) 
that would require the Comptroller General to conduct a study 
of the Army's AH-64 aircraft program to determine if the 
readiness of the program is adversely affected by lack of 
funding for modern parts, upgrades, and technical support.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Report on Air Force spare and repair parts program for C-5 (sec. 377)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1027) 
that would require the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a 
report to the congressional defense committees on the overall 
status of the spare and repair parts program of the Air Force 
for the C-5 aircraft.
      The House amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

                       Subtitle H--Other Matters

Annual report on public sale of certain military equipment identified 
        on United States Munitions List (sec. 381)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 362) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to provide an annual 
report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives identifying each public sale 
conducted by a military department or defense agency of 
military items that are identified on the United States 
Munitions List 22 C.F.R. 121.1, and assigned a demilitarization 
code of B or its equivalent.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Resale of armor-piercing ammunition disposed of by the Army (sec. 382)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 370) 
that would require the Secretary of the Army to ensure that 
excess armor-piercing ammunition that is not transferred to law 
enforcement or other governmental agencies or made available 
for foreign military sales, is not sold to the public. The 
requirement would not apply to the non-armor-piercing 
components of that ammunition, but such components could not be 
used to produce armor-piercing ammunition for sale to civilian 
purchasers.
      The House had no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Reimbursement by civil air carriers for support provided at Johnston 
        Atoll (sec. 383)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 373) 
that would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to require 
reimbursement by a civil air carrier for support provided by 
the United States to that carrier at Johnston Atoll that is 
either requested by the carrier, or determined to be necessary 
to accommodate the carrier's use of Johnston Atoll. The 
reimbursement shall be equal to the actual costs incurred by 
the United States, and shall be credited to either Air Force 
operation and maintenance accounts or to the Army chemical 
demilitarization accounts.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Travel by Reserves on military aircraft (sec. 384)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 692) 
that would authorize reservists traveling to a place of annual 
training or inactive duty training to travel space-required on 
military aircraft between the member's home and the place of 
such duty or training, and would make reservists eligible 
forspace-available travel on military aircraft for travel outside the 
United States.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would clarify 
that the space-required travel in conjunction with training or 
reserve duty is both to and from their home, and that would not 
permit reservists to use space-available travel on military 
aircraft.
Overseas airlift service on Civil Reserve Air Fleet aircraft (sec. 385)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 376) 
that would amend section 41106 of title 49, United States Code, 
to require that the Department of Defense (DOD) procure 
transportation from air carriers with aircraft in the Civil 
Reserve Air Fleet for travel from a place in the United States 
to a place outside the United States, and to the extent 
practicable, between two locations outside the United States.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Additions to plan for ensuring visibility over all in-transit end items 
        and secondary items (sec. 386)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 363) 
that would amend section 349 of the Strom Thurmond National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-
261) by including specific requirements for monitoring and 
measuring implementation of the plan to ensure visibility over 
in-transit inventory items. The requirements would include the 
assignment of oversight responsibility for each action required 
to address weaknesses in the controls over in-transit items, a 
description of the resources required for oversight, and an 
estimate of the annual cost of oversight.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Reauthorization of pilot program for acceptance and use of landing fees 
        charged for use of domestic military airfields by civil 
        aircraft (sec. 387)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 372) 
that would extend through fiscal year 2010 the authority of the 
service secretary concerned to accept payments for the use of 
domestic military and shared use airfields by civil aircraft 
and to use those payments for the operation and maintenance of 
the airfield.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Extension of authority to sell certain aircraft for use in wildfire 
        suppression (sec. 388)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 375) 
that would extend through fiscal year 2005 the authority of the 
Secretary of Defense to sell excess aircraft and spare parts to 
persons or entities that contract with the Federal Government 
for the delivery of fire retardant by air in order to suppress 
wildfires.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Damage to aviation facilities caused by alkali silica reactivity (sec. 
        389)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 371) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to test the use of 
lithium salts to preserve runway integrity and provide the 
congressional defense committees with a report outlining its 
success in mitigating the impact of alkali silica reactivity 
(ASR).
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require a 
pilot program to review the problems of ASR at environmentally 
diverse facilities of the military services.
Demonstration project to increase reserve component internet access and 
        services in rural communities (sec. 390)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 314) 
that would authorize a demonstration project for the National 
Guard to provide internet access to government offices in rural 
areas.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
the National Guard to provide internet access to Guard and 
other military reserve offices in rural areas. The provision 
would also require the Secretary of the Army to provide the 
congressional defense committees with a report and 
recommendations regarding the expansion of this demonstration 
project to other offices.
Additional conditions on implementation of Defense Joint Accounting 
        System (sec. 391)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 380) 
that would postpone the milestone III decision to field the 
Defense Joint Accounting System (DJAS) until the Secretary of 
Defense conducts an analysis of the requirement for the DJAS 
and certifies to Congress that this warrants deployment.
      The House bill amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of Defense to outline more specifically the need 
for the System.
      The conferees note that this provision would supercede 
the direction provided by House report accompanying H.R. 4204 
(H. Rept. 106-616).
Report on Defense Travel System (sec. 392)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 377) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report 
on the development, fielding, schedule, and potential cost 
savings expected to result from the deployment of the Defense 
Travel System.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would strike the 
limitation on the use of funds for this system. The conferees 
direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a prior notification 
reprogramming to the congressional defense committees before 
the transfer of any funds for this program.
Review of Department of Defense costs of maintaining historical 
        properties (sec. 393)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 374) 
that would require the Comptroller General to conduct a review 
of the annual costs incurred by the Department of Defense in 
complying with the requirements of the National Historic 
Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). The provision 
would require the Comptroller General to provide the 
congressional defense committees with a report of the results 
of the review, including the projected costs of maintaining 
these properties over the next 10 years, an analysis of 
maintaining only those properties which originally qualified as 
historic properties when the NHPA was first enacted, the 
accounts used for paying the costs to comply with the NHPA, and 
the identity of all properties that must be maintained in order 
to comply with the NHPA.
      The House bill contained no similar provision
      The House recedes.

                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Authority to ensure demilitarization of significant military equipment 
        formerly owned by the Department of Defense
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 361) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to require the owner 
of significant military equipment formerly owned by the 
Department of Defense to demilitarize that equipment or return 
it to the Department of Defense for demilitarization.
      The Senate amendment had no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees note that although the provision intended 
to address congressional concerns regarding the release of un-
demilitarized military equipment to the public by the 
Department of Defense, the provision could have serious 
unintended consequences for legitimate owners of former 
military equipment, such as museums and ceremonial display 
organizations. The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to 
reassess its approach for the recovery of un-demilitarized 
military equipment in a way that will not affect legitimate 
owners of former military equipment.
Close-in weapon system overhauls
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 319) 
that would provide $391.8 million for weapons maintenance 
including $10.0 million for close-in weapon system overhauls.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes on the provision.
      The conferees agree to authorize $10.0 million in the 
operation and maintenance account of the Navy for overhauls of 
the close-in weapon system.
Industrial mobilization capacity at government-owned, government-
        operated army ammunition facilities and arsenals
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 318) 
that would provide $51.28 million to fund the cost of 
maintaining the industrial mobilization capacity at Army 
ammunition facilities and arsenals.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Investment of commissary trust revolving fund
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 368) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to invest a 
portion of the Commissary Trust Revolving Fund in public debt 
securities.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
MK-45 overhaul
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 317) 
that would authorize the expenditure of $12.0 million for the 
overhaul of MK-45 five inch guns.
      The House bill had no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes on the provision.
      The conferees agree to authorize $12.0 million for the 
overhaul of these guns in the Navy's operation and maintenance 
account.
Mounted urban combat training site, Fort Knox
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 316) 
that would authorize the expenditure of $4.0 million for 
trainingrange upgrades at the mounted urban combat training 
site, Fort Knox, Kentucky.
      The House bill had no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
National Guard assistance for certain youth and charitable 
        organizations
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 365) that 
would amend section 508 of title 32, United States Code, to 
include other youth or charitable organizations designated by 
the Secretary of Defense among those organizations eligible to 
receive assistance from the National Guard.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Notice of use of radio frequency spectrum by a system entering 
        engineering and manufacturing development
      The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 365) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to 
the congressional defense committees before a new weapon system 
is acquired that would outline the frequency that the system 
will use. The report would also include a statement of whether 
the Department is designated as the primary user of that 
frequency and, if not, the unique technical characteristics 
that make it necessary to use that particular frequency, and a 
description of the protections that the Department of Defense 
has been given to ensure that it will not incur costs as a 
result of current or future interference from other users of 
that particular frequency.
      The House amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees are concerned that in the past the 
Department of Defense has pursued the development of weapons 
systems utilizing portions of the radio frequency spectrum that 
are not designated for military use. This can lead to 
unintended interference between that system and a commercial 
system licensed to use the same frequency. This interference 
could then result in operational constraints, or expensive 
redesign of the weapon system.
      The conferees note that the Department of Defense is 
implementing new procedures that are designed to ensure 
adequate coordination of the military services' efforts to 
develop new systems so that past problems with frequency 
interference do not take place. The conferees direct the 
Comptroller General to review these procedures and their 
implementation and provide the Armed Services Committees of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives with a report outlining 
the extent to which they will prevent interference that would 
result in operational constraints or expensive redesigns.
Revision of authority to waive limitation on performance of depot-level 
        maintenance
      The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 334) that 
would amend section 2466 of title 10, United States Code, to 
require the President of the United States, rather than the 
secretary of the respective military department, to waive the 
50 percent depot maintenance requirement for reasons of 
national security.
      The House amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees are concerned that the Secretary of the Air 
Force has not taken the actions necessary to ensure the Air 
Force complies with the requirement contained in section 2466 
of title 10, United States Code, that 50 percent of all depot 
maintenance funds of a military department be spent on depot 
maintenance services provided by employees of the Federal 
Government. The conferees believe that this requirement is 
essential to maintain the core maintenance capability necessary 
to preserve a ready and controlled source of repair and 
maintenance.
Spectrum data base upgrades
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 320) 
that would provide a decrease of $10.0 million for spectrum 
data base upgrades.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Use of humanitarian and civic assistance funding for pay and allowances 
        of special operations command reserves furnishing demining 
        training and related assistance as humanitarian assistance
      The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 322) that 
would authorize pay and allowances from within funds for the 
overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic assistance account, 
for reserve members of the Special Operations Command when 
these reservists perform humanitarian demining activities.
      The House amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Weatherproofing of facilities at Keesler Air Force Base
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 313) 
that would authorize the expenditure of $2.8 million for the 
weatherproofing of facilities at Keesler Air Force Base.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes on the provision.
      The conferees agree to authorize $2.8 million in the Air 
Force operation and maintenance account for the weatherproofing 
of these facilities.

              Title IV--Military Personnel Authorizations

                       ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

Funding for Army Reserve Individual Mobilization Augmentees
      The conferees are aware that projected fiscal year 2001 
funding shortfalls within the Army Reserve have required that 
limitations be placed on the number of days that Individual 
Mobilization Augmentees (IMA) may serve on active duty. The 
conferees are also aware that many Army Reserve IMAs serve 
extended training tours in active component staffs and units, 
and that the imposed limits will significantly reduce, in some 
cases by as much half, the amount of support that IMAs may 
provide to the active Army. Believing that IMAs provide 
significant, critical support to the active Army, the conferees 
strongly urge the Secretary of the Army to address the funding 
shortfall expeditiously, either by transferring active military 
personnel funding to reserve personnel accounts, or by other 
means the Secretary considers appropriate.

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

End strengths for active forces (sec. 401)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 401) that 
would authorize active duty end strengths for fiscal year 2001, 
as shown below:

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                                                                     2000                              2001
                                                                authorization    2001  request    recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army.........................................................          480,000          480,000          480,000
Navy.........................................................          372,037          372,000          372,642
Marine Corps.................................................          172,518          172,600          172,600
Air Force....................................................          360,877          357,000          357,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
401) that would authorize active duty end strengths for fiscal 
year 2001, as shown below:

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                                                                     2000                              2001
                                                                authorization    2001  request    recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army.........................................................          480,000          480,000          480,000
Navy.........................................................          372,037          372,000          372,000
Marine Corps.................................................          172,518          172,600          172,600
Air Force....................................................          360,877          357,000          357,000
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      The Senate recedes.
Revision in permanent end strength minimum levels (sec. 402)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 402) that 
would revise the active duty end strength floors to reflect the 
end strengths in the budget request.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Adjustment to end strength flexibility authority (sec. 403)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 403) that 
would authorize the secretary of a military department to 
reduce active duty end strength below the floors when the 
authorized end strength is equal to or higher than the minimum 
end strength level.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

End strengths for Selected Reserve (sec. 411)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 411) that 
would authorize Selected Reserve end strengths for fiscal year 
2001, as shown below:

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                                                                     2000                              2001
                                                                authorization    2001  request    recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army National Guard of the United States.....................          350,000          350,000          350,706
Army Reserve.................................................          205,000          205,000          205,300
Navy Reserve.................................................           90,288           88,900           88,900
Marine Corps Reserve.........................................           39,624           39,500           39,558
Air National Guard of the United States......................          106,678          108,000          108,000
Air Force Reserve............................................           73,708           74,300           74,358
Coast Guard Reserve..........................................            8,000            8,000            8,000
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      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
411) that would authorize Selected Reserve end strengths for 
fiscal year 2001, as shown below:

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                                                                     2000                              2001
                                                                authorization    2001  request    recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army National Guard of the United States.....................          350,000          350,000          350,088
Army Reserve.................................................          205,000          205,000          205,000
Navy Reserve.................................................           90,288           88,900           88,900
Marine Corps Reserve.........................................           39,624           39,500           39,558
Air National Guard of the United States......................          106,678          108,000          108,022
Air Force Reserve............................................           73,708           74,300           74,300
Coast Guard Reserve..........................................            8,000            8,000            8,500
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      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
Selected Reserve end strengths for fiscal year 2001, as shown 
below:

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                                                                     2000                              2001
                                                                authorization    2001  request    recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army National Guard of the United States.....................          350,000          350,000          350,526
Army Reserve.................................................          205,000          205,000          205,300
Navy Reserve.................................................           90,288           88,900           88,900
Marine Corps Reserve.........................................           39,624           39,500           39,558
Air National Guard of the United States......................          106,678          108,000          108,022
Air Force Reserve............................................           73,708           74,300           74,358
Coast Guard Reserve..........................................            8,000            8,000            8,000
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End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the reserves 
        (sec. 412)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 412) that 
would authorize end strengths for reserves on active duty in 
support of the reserves for fiscal year 2001, as shown below:

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                                                                     2000                              2001
                                                                authorization    2001  request    recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army National Guard of the United States.....................           22,430           22,448           23,154
Army Reserve.................................................           12,804           12,806           13,106
Navy Reserve.................................................           15,010           14,649           14,649
Marine Corps Reserve.........................................            2,272            2,203            2,261
Air National Guard of the United States......................           11,157           11,148           11,148
Air Force Reserve............................................            1,134            1,278            1,336
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
412) that would authorize end strengths for reserves on active 
duty in support of the reserves for fiscal year 2001, as shown 
below:

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                                                                     2000                              2001
                                                                authorization    2001  request    recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army National Guard of the United States.....................           22,430           22,448           22,974
Army Reserve.................................................           12,804           12,806           12,806
Navy Reserve.................................................           15,010           14,649           14,649
Marine Corps Reserve.........................................            2,272            2,203            2,261
Air National Guard of the United States......................           11,157           11,148           11,170
Air Force Reserve............................................            1,134            1,278            1,278
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
end strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the 
reserves for fiscal year 2001, as shown below:

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                                                                     2000                              2001
                                                                authorization    2001  request    recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army National Guard of the United States.....................           22,430           22,448           22,974
Army Reserve.................................................           12,804           12,806           13,106
Navy Reserve.................................................           15,010           14,649           14,649
Marine Corps Reserve.........................................            2,272            2,203            2,261
Air National Guard of the United States......................           11,157           11,148           11,170
Air Force Reserve............................................            1,134            1,278            1,336
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End strengths for military technicians (dual status) (sec. 413)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 413) that 
would authorize the minimum level of dual status technician end 
strength for fiscal year 2001, as shown below:

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                                                                     2000                              2001
                                                                authorization    2001  request    recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army National Guard of the United States.....................           23,125           22,357           23,392
Army Reserve.................................................            6,474            5,271            5,921
Air National Guard of the United States......................           22,247           22,221           22,247
Air Force Reserve............................................            9,785            9,733            9,785
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
413) that would authorize the minimum level of dual status 
technician end strength for fiscal year 2001, as shown below:

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                                                                     2000                              2001
                                                                authorization    2001  request    recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army National Guard of the United States.....................           23,125           22,357           24,728
Army Reserve.................................................            6,474            5,271            5,249
Air National Guard of the United States......................           22,247           22,221           22,221
Air Force Reserve............................................            9,785            9,733            9,733
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
the minimum level of dual status technician end strength for 
fiscal year 2001, as shown below:

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                                                                     2000                              2001
                                                                authorization    2001  request    recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army National Guard of the United States.....................           23,125           22,357           23,128
Army Reserve.................................................            6,474            5,271            5,921
Air National Guard of the United States......................           22,247           22,221           22,247
Air Force Reserve............................................            9,785            9,733            9,785
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Fiscal year 2001 limitation on non-dual status technicians (sec. 414)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 414) 
that would establish numerical limits on the number of non-dual 
status technicians who may be employed in the Department of 
Defense as of September 30, 2001, as shown below:

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                                                                     2000                              2001
                                                                authorization    2001  request    recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army National Guard of the United States.....................            1,180            1,600            1,600
Army Reserve.................................................            1,295            1,195            1,195
Air National Guard of the United States......................              342              326              326
Air Force Reserve............................................                0                0                0
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      The House bill contained no similar amendment.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would establish 
numerical limits on the number of non-dual status technicians 
who may be employed in the Department of Defense as of 
September 30, 2001, as shown below:

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                                                                     2000                              2001
                                                                authorization    2001  request    recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army National Guard of the United States.....................            1,180            1,600            1,600
Army Reserve.................................................            1,295            1,195            1,195
Air National Guard of the United States......................              342              326              326
Air Force Reserve............................................                0                0               10
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Increase in numbers of members in certain grades authorized to be on 
        active duty in support of the Reserves (sec. 415)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 414) that 
would increase the control grades for reserves serving on 
active duty or on full-time national guard duty in support of 
the reserves. The provision would authorize 20 additional 
colonels, 82 additional lieutenant colonels, 38 additional 
majors, 97 additional E-9s and 90 additional E-8s in the Air 
Force and 76 additional colonels, 219 additional lieutenant 
colonels, 178 additional majors, 221 additional E-9s and 373 
additional E-8s in the Army.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
415) that would authorize 20 additional colonels, 131 
additional lieutenant colonels, 107 additional majors, 96 
additional E-9s and 61 additional E-8s in the Air Force and 73 
additional colonels, 163 additional lieutenant colonels, 8 
additional majors, 17 additional E-9s and 83 additional E-8s in 
the Army.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
20 additional colonels, 75 additional lieutenant colonels, 88 
additional majors, 97 additional E-9s, and 76 additional E-8s 
in the Air Force and 58 additional colonels, 148 additional 
lieutenant colonels, 89 additional majors, 119 additional E-9s 
and 228 additional E-8s in the Army.
      The conferees are concerned with the piecemeal manner in 
which the reserve components are requesting increases to the 
control grade limits. This is the third consecutive year in 
which control grade tables for reserve officers on active duty 
in support of the reserves have been adjusted. The conferees 
strongly support the initiative in the House report 
accompanying H.R. 4205, (H. Rept. 106-616) to require a 
comprehensive approach to determining the appropriate control 
grade limits for each of the reserve components. Therefore, the 
conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to study the 
requirements and force structure of the reserves on active duty 
in support of the reserves and to recommend a permanent 
solution for managing grade structure for these officers. In 
conducting the study, the Secretary of Defense shall include 
the following areas:
            (1) the grade structure authorized for the active 
        duty forces and rationale for why the grade structure 
        for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves 
        should be different;
            (2) explain any differences between required force 
        structure and authorized force structure for the 
        controlled grades;
            (3) the need for independent grade limits for each 
        reserve component;
            (4) the potential for repealing the current grade 
        tables in favor of a system that would manage grades 
        based on the grade authorized for the position occupied 
        by a service member; and
            (5) the current mix within each reserve component 
        of traditional reservists, dual status technicians, 
        active component service members and reservists on 
        active duty in support of the reserves in each 
        controlled grade and how that mix for each component 
        might change over time under the Secretary's 
        recommended solution.
      The conferees direct that the Secretary of Defense submit 
a report of findings and recommendations to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
not later than March 31, 2001.

       Subtitle C--Other Matters Relating to Personnel Strengths

Authority for Secretary of Defense to suspend certain personnel 
        strength limitations during war or national emergency (sec. 
        421)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 501) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to suspend, in time of 
war or national emergency, the limits on the number of 
personnel serving in certain grades.
      Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
421).
      Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Exclusion from active component end strengths of certain reserve 
        component members on active duty in support of the combatant 
        commands (sec. 422)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 422) 
that would exempt a number, limited to not more than two-tenths 
of one percent of the active duty end strength of the service 
concerned, of reserve component members on active duty 
performing special work in support of the armed forces and the 
combatant commands from counting against the active component 
end strengths.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would limit the 
exemption to reserve component personnel below the grade of 
brigadier general, or in the case of the Navy, rear admiral 
(lower half) who perform active duty for special work in the 
combatant commands and would limit the active duty time that 
could be exempted to not more than 270 days.
Exclusion of Army and Air Force medical and dental officers from 
        limitation on strengths of reserve comissioned officers in 
        grades below brigadier general (sec. 423)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 512) that 
would exempt medical and dental officers from the calculation 
of the number of officers in each grade authorized to serve in 
an active status in a reserve component and would make the 
procedures for calculating the number of officers serving in 
controlled grades for the reserve components consistent with 
the procedures used for the active component.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
423).
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Authority for temporary increases in number of reserve component 
        personnel serving on active duty or full-time national guard 
        duty in certain grades (sec. 424)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 515) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to increase the number 
of reserve members serving on active duty in support of the 
reserves in certain senior grades by the same percentage the 
Secretary is authorized to increase end strength of that force 
by section 115 of title 10, United States Code.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
424).
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

              Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations

Authorization of appropriations for military personnel (sec. 431)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 421) that 
would authorize $75,801,666,000 to be appropriated to the 
Department of Defense for military personnel.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 431) 
that would authorize $75,632,266,000 to be appropriated to the 
Department of Defense for military personnel.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees provide the following itemization of the 
increases and decreases from the President's budget request 
related to the military personnel accounts. These increases and 
decreases do not include the additional funds included in the 
Emergency Supplemental Act, 2000 (division B of Public Law 106-
246), which is authorized elsewhere in this conference 
agreement.

                       MILITARY PERSONNEL ACCOUNTS
                         [Additions in millions]
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                    ACTIVE END STRENGTH
Navy:
    Add Recruiters (500)...................................         15.0
    USS Houston (142)......................................          3.5

                      RC END STRENGTH

Army National Guard:
    Add AGR's (General Increase)...........................         14.5
    Add AGR's (WMD CS Teams)...............................          2.0
Army Reserve Add AGR's (General Increase)..................         10.0
Air National Guard AGR's (WMD CS Teams)....................          1.2
Air Force Reserve:
    Add AGR Recruiters (50)................................          1.7
    Add Red Horse AGR's (8)................................          0.4
USMC Reserve Add AR's (58).................................          1.9

                        COMPENSATION

Restructuring of basic pay tables for certain enlisted              88.0
 members...................................................
Accelerate Buydown of Out-of-Pocket Housing Costs..........         25.0
Increase Minimum Dislocation Allowance.....................          6.0
Family subsistence supplemental allowance for low-income             5.0
 members...................................................
Revision of enlistment bonus authority.....................         10.0
Equity in computation of BAH for junior enlisted members...         10.0
Authorization of BAH for members w/out dependents on sea            30.0
 duty......................................................
Retention bonus for members qualified in a critical                 10.0
 military skill............................................
Participation in Thrift Savings Plan.......................          1.0
Determinations of income-eligibility for special                     3.0
 supplemental food program.................................
Special duty assignment pay for enlisted members...........         25.0
Entitlement of Reserves not on active duty to special duty           8.0
 assignment pay............................................
Authorization of special pay and accession bonus for                 4.0
 pharmacy officers.........................................
Separation pay for twice passed-over officers..............         15.0
Reimburse Pet Quarantine Fees..............................          1.0

                         RETIREMENT

Increase maximum number of reserve retirement points.......          4.0
Recruiting & Retention.....................................  ...........
Army Enlistment/Reenlistment Bonuses.......................         20.0
Army Reserve College First.................................          5.0
Navy Enlistment/Reenlistment Bonuses.......................         20.0
USMC:
    Enlistment Bonus.......................................          2.0
    Selective Reenlistment Bonus...........................          4.0
    College Fund...........................................          4.4
Air Force:
    Selective Reenlistment Bonus...........................         29.0
    College-to-USAF Enl. Program...........................          6.0
AF Reserve AGR Pilot Retention Bonus.......................          3.8

                        OTHER ISSUES


Army Reserve Funeral Honors................................          2.7
Naval Reserve:
    Reserve Annual Training................................          2.4
    Reserve ADT (CINC Support).............................         13.4
    Reserve ADT (Schools)..................................          3.0
    ADSW (Voluntary Support)...............................          1.0
    Inactive Duty for Training Travel......................          1.5
USMC Reserve Active Duty for Special Work..................          3.0
                                                            ------------
      Total Increases to Military Personnel Accounts.......        416.4
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                       MILITARY PERSONNEL ACCOUNTS
                        [Reductions in millions]
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End Strength Underexecution:
    Army...................................................         68.8
    US Marine Corps........................................         15.0
    Air Force..............................................         51.7
    US Marine Corps Reserve................................          0.7
    Air National Guard.....................................          0.9
Unemployment Compensation:
    Army...................................................          2.1
    Navy...................................................          1.4
    US Marine Corps........................................          0.7
    Air Force..............................................          0.6
Permanent Change of Station:
    Navy...................................................          2.0
    Army Reserve...........................................          2.5
Other:
    Air Force..............................................          8.7
    Army Reserve...........................................          2.1
Foreign Currency Fluctuation:
    Army...................................................        117.0
    Navy...................................................         35.0
    US Marine Corps........................................          9.6
    Air Force..............................................         97.6
                                                            ------------
      Total Reductions Military Personnel..................        416.4
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                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Temporary exemption of Director of the National Security Agency from 
        limitations on number of Air Force officers above major general
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 425) 
that would temporarily exempt the Air Force officer serving as 
the Director of the National Security Agency from the 
limitations on the number of Air Force officers authorized to 
serve on active duty in grades above major general.
      The House bill contained no similar amendment.
      The Senate recedes.

                   Title V--Military Personnel Policy

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

Eligibility of Army and Air Force reserve colonels and brigadier 
        generals for position vacancy promotions (sec. 501)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 501) 
that would authorize the Secretary of the Army to use a single 
selection board to recommend Army Reserve colonels and 
brigadiergenerals for assignment to vacancy positions and to 
recommend colonels and brigadier generals for promotion.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would extend 
similar authority to the Secretary of the Air Force.
Flexibility in establishing promotion zones for Coast Guard Reserve 
        officers (sec. 502)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 502) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Transportation the same 
flexibility as secretaries of the military departments to 
establish promotion zones for the reserve officers based on 
service need.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Time for release of reports of officer promotion selection boards (sec. 
        503)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 503) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to make public 
the names of officers recommended for promotion by a selection 
board prior to approval of the recommendation of the board by 
the President.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Clarification of requirements for composition of active-duty list 
        selection boards when reserve officers are under consideration 
        (sec. 504)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 505) that 
would amend section 612 of title 10, United States Code, to 
specify that reserve officers serving on active duty may be 
appointed to serve on promotion boards even though they are not 
on the active-duty list.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Authority to issue posthumous commissions in case of members dying 
        before official recommendation for appointment or promotion is 
        approved by Secretary concerned (sec. 505)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 502) that 
would clarify that the secretary concerned may confer 
posthumous commissions in cases where military members die 
prior to approval of an official recommendation for appointment 
or promotion.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
504).
      The Senate recedes.
Technical corrections relating to retired grade rule for Army and Air 
        Force officers (sec. 506)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 503) that 
would eliminate conflicting provisions regarding the time-in-
grade requirement to retire at the current grade held by a 
reserve component officer.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
509).
      The House recedes.
Grade of chiefs of reserve components and directors of National Guard 
        components (sec. 507)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 510) 
that would require the secretaries of the military departments 
to, within 90 days of enactment of this Act, increase the grade 
of the Chief of Army Reserve, Chief of Naval Reserve, Chief of 
Air Force Reserve, Director of Army National Guard and Director 
of Air National Guard to lieutenant general or, in the case of 
the Navy, vice admiral.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would include 
the Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, would retain the 
requirements in current law that the reserve component chiefs 
be joint qualified while extending the time period in which the 
Secretary of Defense may waive the joint qualification 
requirement by one year through fiscal year 2003, would require 
the reserve component chief to be appointed to a three-star 
grade within 12 months of enactment, and would amend section 
525b, title 10, United States Code, to increase the current 
limit on the number of officers that may serve on active duty 
in grades above major general or, in the case of the Navy, rear 
admiral, while maintaining the limit on the number of general 
and flag officers.
Revision to rules for entitlement to separation pay for regular and 
        reserve officers (sec. 508)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 517) that 
would clarify that the separation of a reserve officer on 
active duty who was not selected for promotion twice to the 
same grade and who subsequently declines selective continuation 
shall be considered subject to involuntary separation and 
eligible for separation pay.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 573) 
that would make an officer who has twice failed selection for 
promotion to the next higher grade and who was offered the 
opportunity to continue on active duty, and who declines this 
offer, ineligible to receive involuntary separation pay.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would make any 
officer who twice fails selection for promotion to the next 
higher grade, and is offered the opportunity to continue 
onactive duty until the earliest point of eligibility for retirement 
and declines this offer ineligible to receive separation pay. Any 
officer who twice fails selection for promotion to the next higher 
grade, is offered selective continuation for a period that would not 
permit him to serve until eligible for retirement, and subsequently 
declines this offer would be eligible for separation pay.

             Subtitle B--Reserve Component Personnel Policy

Exemption from active-duty list for reserve officers on active duty for 
        a period of three years or less (sec. 521)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 511) that 
would exclude certain reserve component officers serving on 
active duty for periods of three years or less from the active 
duty list for promotion purposes.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
505).
      The Senate recedes.
Termination of application requirement for consideration of officers 
        for continuation on the reserve active-status list (sec. 522)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 513) that 
would terminate the requirement that a reserve officer apply 
for continuation on the reserve active-status list.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
508).
      The House recedes.
Authority to retain Air Force reserve officers in all medical 
        specialties until specified age (sec. 523)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 514) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to extend the 
service of medical service corps and biomedical sciences 
officers to age 67.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
507).
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Authority for provision of legal services to reserve component members 
        following release from active duty (sec. 524)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 516) that 
would authorize legal services assistance to reservists, who 
serve on active duty for more than 29 days, and their 
dependents for a period not to exceed twice the length of time 
served on active duty.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
695).
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Extension of involuntary civil service retirement date for certain 
        reserve technicians (sec. 525)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 518) that 
would authorize the secretaries of the military departments to 
retain certain non-dual status reserve technicians until age 
60.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar amendment.
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.

                   Subtitle C--Education and Training

Eligibility of children of reserves for presidential appointment to 
        service academies (sec. 531)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 541) 
that would make the children of members of the reserve 
components and retired or retirement-eligible reservists 
eligible for presidential appointments to the service academies 
on the same basis as children of active duty or retired active 
duty personnel.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Selection of foreign students to receive instruction at service 
        academies (sec. 532)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 542) 
that would require the secretaries of the military departments 
to give priority consideration among foreign students applying 
for admission to the service academies to those who have a 
national service obligation upon graduation from the academy.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Revision of college tuition assistance program for members of Marine 
        Corps Platoon Leaders Class program (sec. 533)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 521) that 
would authorize the use of the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders 
Class tuition assistance program for the purpose of providing 
educational assistance, to include legal training to 
commissioned officers participating in the Platoon Leaders 
Class program.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 544) 
that would authorize members of the Marine Corps Platoon 
Leaders Class to continue to receive tuition assistance while 
in pursuit of an undergraduate degree. The Senate amendment 
also contained a related provision (sec. 604) that would 
clarify that the limitation on credible service computation as 
a result of accepting tuition assistance applies only to 
service as an enlisted member and not as a commissioned 
officer.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would combine 
the three provisions.
Review of allocation of Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps units 
        among the services (sec. 534)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 522) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to review and 
redistribute the current service Junior Reserve Officers 
Training Corps allocations for fiscal years 2001 through 2006 
to ensure the most efficient and effective allocation of the 
3,500 authorized programs.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Authority for Naval Postgraduate School to enroll certain defense 
        industry civilians in specified programs relating to defense 
        product development (sec. 535)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 523) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to enroll up to ten 
defense-industry civilians at any one time at the Naval 
Postgraduate School in a defense product development curriculum 
leading to the award of a masters degree.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.

           Subtitle D--Decorations, Awards, and Commendations

Limitation on award of Bronze Star to members in receipt of Imminent 
        Danger Pay (sec. 541)
      The conference agreement includes a provision that would 
limit the award of the Bronze Star Medal to members of the 
armed forces who are eligible to receive Imminent Danger Pay at 
the time of the events for which the medal is awarded.
Consideration of proposals for posthumous or honorary promotions or 
        appointments of members or former members of the armed forces 
        and other qualified persons (sec. 542)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 533) that 
would authorize members of Congress to request that the 
secretary of a military department review a proposal for 
posthumous or honorary promotion, or appointment of a member or 
former member of the armed forces or other person. The 
secretary of the military department would review the request 
on the merits and provide the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives and the member of 
Congress who initiated the request written notice of one of the 
following determinations:
            (1) the request for appointment or promotion does 
        not warrant approval;
            (2) the request for appointment or promotion 
        warrants approval on the merits and authorization in 
        law is required and recommended;
            (3) the request for appointment or promotion 
        warrants approval on the merits and has been 
        recommended to the President as an exception to policy; 
        and
            (4) the request for appointment or promotion 
        warrants approval on the merits and authorization in 
        law is required, but not recommended.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations to certain 
        persons (sec. 543)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 534) that 
would waive the statutory time limitations for the award of the 
Distinguished Flying Cross to individuals recommended by the 
secretaries of the military departments.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
572).
      The House recedes.
Addition of certain information to markers on graves containing remains 
        of certain unknowns from the U.S.S. Arizona who died in the 
        Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 (sec. 544)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 535) that 
would require the Secretary of the Army, based on a review of 
existing information related to the interment of unknown 
casualties from the U.S.S. Arizona, to provide the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs with information to be added to the 
inscriptions on the grave markers of those unknowns who are 
interred at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in 
Honolulu, Hawaii.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Sense of Congress on the court-martial conviction of Captain Charles 
        Butler McVay, commander of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, and on the 
        courageous service of the crew of that vessel (sec. 545)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 536) that 
would express the sense of Congress that the commander of the 
U.S.S. Indianapolis, (then Captain) Charles Butler McVay, III, 
was not culpable for the sinking of his ship and that the 
President should award the Presidential Unit Citation to the 
final crew of the U.S.S. Indianapolis for courage and fortitude 
after the torpedo attack.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 575) 
that would express the sense of Congress that, on the basis of 
facts presented in a public hearing conducted by the Committee 
on ArmedServices of the Senate on September 14, 1999, the 
American people should now recognize Captain McVay's lack of 
culpability for the loss of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the lives of 
the men who died as a result of the sinking; that Captain McVay's 
military record now reflect that he is exonerated for the loss of his 
ship and crew; and that Congress strongly encourages the Secretary of 
the Navy to award a Navy Unit Commendation to the U.S.S. Indianapolis 
and its final crew.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Posthumous advancement on retired list of Rear Admiral Husband E. 
        Kimmel and Major General Walter C. Short, senior officers in 
        command in Hawaii on December 7, 1941 (sec. 546)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 537) that 
would request the President to advance Rear Admiral (Retired) 
Husband E. Kimmel, U.S. Navy, to admiral and Major General 
(Retired) Walter C. Short, U.S. Army, to lieutenant general on 
the retired list with no increase in compensation or benefits. 
The provision would also express the sense of Congress that 
both officers were professional and competent and the losses 
incurred during the attack on Pearl Harbor were not the result 
of dereliction in the performance of duties in the case of 
either officer.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
576).
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Commendation of citizens of Remy, France, for World War II actions 
        (sec. 547)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 538) that 
would commend the bravery and honor of the citizens of Remy, 
France, for their action to bury Lieutenant Houston Braly, 
364th Fighter Group, during World War II. The provision would 
also recognize the efforts of the surviving members of the 
364th Fighter Group to raise funds to restore the stained glass 
windows of Remy's 13th century church that were destroyed 
during World War II.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Authority for award of the medal of honor to William H. Pitsenbarger 
        for valor during the Vietnam War (sec. 548)
      The conferees included a provision that would waive the 
statutory time limits and authorize the President to 
posthumously award the Medal of Honor to William H. 
Pitsenbarger of Piqua, Ohio, for valor during the Vietnam War.

       Subtitle E--Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters

Recognition by states of military testamentary instruments (sec. 551)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 541) that 
would amend chapter 53 of title 10, United States Code, to 
exempt a military testamentary instrument from any requirement 
of form, formality, or recording before probate under the laws 
of a state, and would provide that such an instrument has the 
same legal effect as a testamentary instrument prepared and 
executed in accordance with the laws of the state in which it 
is presented for probate. The provision would define ``military 
testamentary instrument'' and would establish requirements for 
the execution of such an instrument.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 574).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Policy concerning rights of individuals whose names have been entered 
        into Department of Defense official criminal investigative 
        reports (sec. 552)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 542) that 
would require the Department of Defense to apply the ``probable 
cause'' standard before ``titling'' or designating a person as 
a suspect in any official report or in a central index. The 
provision would also require the Secretary of Defense to 
establish a uniform standard for removal of a person's name 
from an official report and any central index if it is 
subsequently determined that there is not probable cause to 
believe that that person committed the crime.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would direct 
the Secretary of Defense to establish policy that creates a 
uniform process that affords individuals titled in criminal 
investigative reports or indexed in a central index an 
opportunity to obtain a review of such actions. If it is 
determined that an entry was made contrary to Department of 
Defense requirements, the name and identifying information of 
the person would be expunged from these records.
      The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to: (1) 
review policies and procedures addressing the degree of 
evidence or information that must exist before titling and 
indexing occurs, to include the weight, if any, given to 
initial allegations; (2) review the sufficiency of training 
provided to individuals with access to the Defense Clearance 
and Investigative Index (DCII) regarding the significance of 
criminal investigative entries in the DCII; (3) review the use 
of criminal investigative data in the DCII to determine if it 
is being used properly and examine the adequacy of available 
sanctions for those who improperly use such information; and 
(4) provide other pertinent information discovered in the 
review process. The Secretary shall submit a report, with 
findings and recommendations, to the congressional defense 
committees by April 1, 2001.
Limitation on secretarial authority to grant clemency for military 
        prisoners serving sentence of confinement for life without 
        eligibility for parole (sec. 553)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 544) that 
would amend Article 74 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice 
(10 U.S.C. 874) to prohibit the secretary concerned from 
remitting or suspending that part of a court-martial sentence 
that extended to confinement for life without eligibility for 
parole, and would make conforming and clarifying amendments to 
other provisions of the Uniform Code.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would limit the 
authority of the secretary concerned to remit or suspend such a 
sentence to situations in which the person had served at least 
20 years confinement. Such authority could not be redelegated.
Authority for civilian special agents of the military department 
        criminal investigative organizations to execute warrants and 
        make arrests (sec. 554)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 545) that 
would amend chapter 373 of title 10, United States Code, to 
authorize the secretaries of the military departments to grant 
the authority to execute and serve warrants and make arrests to 
the civilian special agents of their respective military 
criminal investigative organizations, subject to certain 
guidelines.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Requirement for verbatim record in certain special court-martial cases 
        (sec. 555)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 577) 
that would amend Article 54 of the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice (10 U.S.C. 854) to require that a verbatim record of 
trial be prepared in each special court-martial in which the 
sentence adjudged includes a bad-conduct discharge, confinement 
for more than six months, or forfeiture of pay for more than 
six months.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Uniform Code of 
        Military Justice (sec. 556)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1051) 
that would request the President to issue a proclamation 
commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Uniform Code of 
Military Justice, which was enacted May 5, 1950, and call upon 
the Department of Defense, the armed forces, and the United 
States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces to commemorate the 
occasion in a suitable manner.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

               Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Recruiting

Army recruiting pilot programs (sec. 561)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 551) 
that would require the Secretary of the Army to conduct three 
distinct five-year pilot programs to assess their effectiveness 
for creating enhanced opportunities for recruiters and to 
improve the effectiveness of Army recruiting programs.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would reduce the 
scope of the civilian contract recruiter pilot program and 
would require recruiters assigned to vocational schools and 
community colleges to be assigned those duties as their primary 
responsibility.
Enhancement of recruitment market research and advertising programs 
        (sec. 562)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 552) 
that would direct the Secretary of Defense to take the 
necessary actions to enhance joint and service recruiting and 
advertising programs through an aggressive market research 
program, and would waive certain requirements of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act to enhance the flexibility of the Secretary of 
Defense and the military services to react to changes in the 
recruiting market.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Access to secondary schools for military recruiting purposes (sec. 563)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 553) 
that would, effective July 1, 2002, require local educational 
agencies to provide military recruiters access to secondary 
schools on the same basis as colleges, universities, and 
private sector employers, unless the governing body of the 
local educational agency acts by majority vote to deny access 
to military recruiters. The provision would also establish a 
process to ensure that secondary schools provide military 
recruiters access to the campus, directories, and student lists 
on the same basis as that afforded colleges, universities, and 
private sector employers. The provision would require the 
relevant military service to send a senior official to meet 
with the local educational agency within 120 days of a military 
recruiter being denied access. If the secondary school 
continues to deny accessto military recruiters the Secretary of 
Defense shall, within 60 days, communicate with the governor of the 
state requesting assistance in restoring access for military 
recruiters. A copy of this correspondence shall be provided to the 
Secretary of Education. If, one year after the date of the transmittal 
of the letter from the Secretary of Defense, the local educational 
agency continues to deny access to at least two of the armed forces, 
the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and the members of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate who represent the district or 
districts in which the local educational agency operates.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would expand the 
definition of the senior official who shall visit schools that 
deny access to include colonels, or in the case of the Navy, 
Captains, and would make other technical changes.
Pilot program to enhance military recruiting by improving military 
        awareness of school counselors and educators (sec. 564)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 555) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a three-year 
pilot program to improve communications with student counselors 
and educators by providing funding, assistance, and information 
to an existing interactive internet site designed to provide 
information and services to employees of local educational 
agencies and institutions of higher learning.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Extension to end of calendar year of expiration date for certain force 
        drawdown transition authorities (sec. 571)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 504) that 
would extend the expiration date of the current drawdown 
transition authorities through December 31, 2001.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Voluntary separation incentive (sec. 572)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 506) that 
would authorize service members who simultaneously receive 
retired pay and voluntary separation incentive pay to terminate 
their eligibility for the voluntary separation incentive pay 
and would permit the retired member to reimburse the government 
for the amount of the voluntary separation incentive pay 
received without concurrently increasing the amount of the 
voluntary separation incentive pay that is owed.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Congressional review period for assignment of women to duty on 
        submarines and for any proposed reconfiguration or design of 
        submarines to accommodate female crew members (sec. 573)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 507) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to provide Congress 
written notification and wait until 120 days of continuous 
legislative session pass prior to implementating any policy 
change affecting the current male-only assignment policy for 
submarines and prior to the expenditure of any funds to 
reconfigure or design a submarine to accommodate the assignment 
of female crew members.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would modify 
the required waiting period between notification of Congress 
and the implementation of any policy change with regard to the 
assignment of females to submarines or expenditure of funds for 
design or reconfiguration of a submarine to accommodate females 
to 30 days in which both the House of Representatives and the 
Senate are in session.
Management and per diem requirements for members subject to lengthy or 
        numerous deployments (sec. 574)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 578) 
that would amend section 586 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65) to 
change the requirement for an officer in the grade of general 
or admiral to approve deployments of personnel who would be 
away from home more than 200 of the past 365 days to require 
that the designated component commander for the member's armed 
force approve deployments of personnel who would be away from 
home more than 200 of the past 365 days; to change the point at 
which the high-deployment per diem allowance would be paid from 
251 days or more of the preceding 365 days to 501 days or more 
of the preceding 730 days. The provision would also require the 
Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
not later than March 31, 2002, on the administration of this 
provision and make recommendations for revision, as the 
Secretary deems appropriate.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would change the 
point at which the high deployment per diem allowance would be 
paid from 501 days or more of the preceding 730 days to 401 
days or more of the preceding 730 days.
      The conferees strongly support the position of the 
Department of Defense that any high deployment per diem 
payments should be made from the operations and maintenance 
accounts. The conferees believe that deploying service members 
in excess of 400 days in any 730 day period cannot be 
attributable to any factorother than operational necessity. As 
such, high deployment per diem is an operational cost and must be paid 
from the operations and maintenance accounts.
Pay in lieu of allowance for funeral honors duty (sec. 575)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 551) that 
would authorize a reserve component member assigned to a 
funeral honors detail for the funeral of a veteran to be 
compensated at the same rate as the member would be compensated 
for participating in inactive-duty training.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
603).
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Test of ability of reserve component intelligence units and personnel 
        to meet current and emerging defense intelligence needs (sec. 
        576)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 552) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a three-year 
test to determine the most effective peacetime structure and 
operational employment of reserve component intelligence assets 
for meeting future Department of Defense peacetime operational 
intelligence requirements and to establish a means of 
coordinating the transition of the peacetime operational 
support network into wartime requirements.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
National Guard Challenge Program (sec. 577)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 553) that 
would authorize the head of a federal agency or department to 
provide funds to the Secretary of Defense to support the 
National Guard Challenge Program and would allow the Secretary 
of Defense to expend those funds notwithstanding the $62.5 
million limit in defense funding established by section 509(b) 
of title 32, United States Code. The provision would also 
require the Secretary of Defense to establish regulations for 
the Challenge Program.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 910) 
that would transfer oversight responsibility for the National 
Guard Challenge Program from the Chief of the National Guard 
Bureau to the Secretary of Defense, and would amend the 
limitation on federal funding for the National Guard Challenge 
Program to only Department of Defense funding.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would combine 
the two provisions.
      The conferees note that the intent of the transfer of 
responsibility for the National Guard Challenge Program to the 
Secretary of Defense is to reaffirm the role of the Secretary 
of Defense to establish policy for and oversight of the 
operation of Department of Defense programs. It is not the 
intent of the conferees that the National Guard Bureau should 
lose its ability to administer this highly successful program. 
Rather, the intent is that there be increased oversight and 
direction by the Secretary of Defense.
Study of use of civilian contractor pilots for operational support 
        missions (sec. 578)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 554) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to study the feasibility 
and cost of using civilian contractor personnel as pilots and 
other aircrew members to fly government aircraft performing 
non-combat operational support missions world-wide.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Reimbursement for expenses incurred by members in connection with 
        cancellation of leave on short notice (sec. 579)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 556) that 
would authorize the service secretaries to reimburse members 
for travel expenses when leave is canceled within 48 hours of 
commencing due to mission requirements of a contingency 
operation.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.

                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Authority for award of the Medal of Honor
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 531) that 
would waive the statutory time limitations for the award of the 
Medal of Honor to Andrew J. Smith for valor during the Battle 
of Honey Hill in South Carolina. The House bill also contained 
a provision (sec. 532) that would waive the statutory time 
limitations for the award of the Medal of Honor to Ed W. 
Freeman for valor during the battle of the IaDrang Valley in 
the Republic of Vietnam.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 571) 
that would waive the statutory time limits and authorize the 
President to award the Medal of Honor to Ed W. Freeman of Idaho 
for valor during the Vietnam Conflict; to James K. Okubo of 
Detroit, Michigan for valor during World War II; and to Andrew 
J. Smith of Massachusetts for valor during the Civil War.
      The conferees note that Public Law 106-223, enacted on 
June 21, 2000, waived the statutory time limits and authorized 
the President to award the Medal of Honor to Ed W. Freeman of 
Idaho for valor during the Vietnam Conflict; to James K. Okubo 
of Detroit, Michigan, for valor during World War II; and to 
Andrew J. Smith of Massachusetts for valor during the Civil 
War. The conferees recede from their respective provisions.
Collection and use of deoxyribonucleic acid identification information 
        from violent and sexual offenders in the armed forces
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 543) that 
would require the secretaries of the military departments to 
collect a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sample from each member 
of the armed forces who is, or has been, convicted of a violent 
or sexual offense. The provision would further require the 
Secretary of Defense to analyze each sample and furnish the 
results of each analysis to the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
(FBI) for use in the Combined DNA Index System.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees recognize that the collection and indexing 
of samples, as proposed in this provision, has merit, but 
believe that this matter would be better addressed by general 
legislation with government-wide application.
Contingent exemption from limitation on number of Air Force officers 
        serving on active duty in grades above major general
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 511) 
that would exempt an Air Force officer serving in the grade of 
Lieutenant General or General from the limitations on the 
number of Air Force officers serving on active duty in grades 
above major general when either the Commander-in-Chief, United 
States Transportation Command, or the Commander-in-Chief, 
United States Space Command, is an officer from a service other 
than the Air Force.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Joint Officer Management
      The Senate amendment contained provisions (sec. 521-527) 
that would streamline the designation and management of joint 
speciality officers by simplifying the requirements for 
designation as a joint speciality officer, requiring Joint 
Professional Military Education to be conducted in residence 
and by establishing promotion objectives for joint speciality 
officers.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Military Voting Rights Act of 2000
      The Senate bill contained provisions (sec. 561-563) that 
would amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 
(50 U.S.C. App. 501) to preclude a military member from losing 
a claim to state residency for the purpose of voting in federal 
and state elections because of absence due to military orders, 
and would also amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens 
Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff) to require each state to 
permit absent military voters to use absentee registration 
procedures and to vote by absentee ballot in elections for 
states and local offices, in addition to federal offices, as 
provided in current law.
      The House amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Preparation, participation, and conduct of athletic competitions and 
        small arms competitions by the National Guard and members of 
        the National Guard
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 580) 
that would permit National Guard units and personnel to prepare 
for, participate in, and conduct athletic competitions and 
small arms competitions.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Repeal of contingent funding increase for Junior Reserve Officers 
        Training Corps
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 543) 
that would repeal the requirement that any amount in excess of 
$62,500,000 appropriated for the National Guard Challenge 
Program be made available for the Junior Reserve Officers 
Training Corps.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Review of actions of selection boards
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 506) 
that would authorize the secretary concerned to correct a 
military personnel record in accordance with a recommendation 
made by a special board. The remedy could be restoration to 
active duty or status, if the person was separated, retired, or 
transferred to the retired or inactive reserve as the result of 
a recommendation made by a selection board; or the person could 
elect to receive back pay and allowances in lieu of 
restoration. If a special board did not recommend the 
correction, the action of the original selection board would be 
considered as final. The secretaries concerned shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out this provision, which would be subject 
to the approval of the Secretary of Defense.
      The provision would require exhaustion of a person's 
administrative remedies within the military department 
concerned before the person could obtain relief in a judicial 
proceeding. The provision would not limit the jurisdiction of 
any federal court to determine the validity of any statute, 
regulation, or policy, and also would not limit the 
secretaries' authority to correct military records through 
boards for the correction ofmilitary records under section 1552 
of title 10, United States Code.
      The provision would also amend section 628 of title 10, 
United States Code, the statute dealing with promotion special 
selection boards, to require exhaustion of a person's remedies 
before a special selection board before relief could be 
obtained in a judicial proceeding.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees believe that, while such an approach may 
have merit, this issue requires further study.

          Title VI--Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 2001 (sec. 601)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 601) that 
would waive section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, and 
increase the rates of basic pay for members of the uniformed 
services by 3.7 percent, effective January 1, 2001.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
601).
      The House recedes.
Additional restructuring of basic pay rates for enlisted members (sec. 
        602)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 610A) 
that would, effective October 1, 2000, restructure the basic 
pay tables for enlisted members in grades E-5, E-6, and E-7 to 
increase the basic pay rates for members in these grades.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would, effective 
July 1, 2001, restructure the basic pay tables for enlisted 
members in grades E-5, E-6, and E-7 to increase the basic pay 
rates for members in these grades, and would authorize the 
Secretary of Defense to, on a one-time basis, adjust the basic 
pay tables for enlisted members to increase the rate of basic 
pay. The Secretary of Defense would be required to submit a 
legislative proposal incorporating any adjustments with the 
fiscal year 2002 legislative proposals. In the event the 
Secretary of Defense elects not to use the one-time authority 
to adjust the basic pay tables for other enlisted members, the 
increases for enlisted members in grades E-5 through E-7 would 
be effective July 1, 2001.
Revised method for calculation of basic allowance for subsistence (sec. 
        603)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 602) that 
would repeal the basic allowance for subsistence transition 
program, effective October 1, 2001, and establish a process for 
increasing the basic allowance for subsistence rate in effect 
by the amount of the increase in food costs, as determined by 
the Department of Agriculture.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Family subsistence supplemental allowance for low-income members of the 
        Armed Forces (sec. 604)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 603) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to establish a five-
year program to pay members determined to be qualified for food 
stamps using the same gross income standards used by state 
officials to determine food stamp eligibility, except that the 
value of the member's basic allowance for housing will be 
included even if the member resides in government housing, a 
monthly amount not to exceed $500 per month, to supplement the 
basic allowance for subsistence.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 610) 
that would authorize, for a five-year period, a special 
subsistence allowance of $180 per month payable to enlisted 
personnel in grades E-5 and below who demonstrate eligibility 
for food stamps.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of Defense to establish a five-year program to 
pay members determined to be qualified for food stamps.
Basic allowance for housing (sec. 605)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 604) that 
would repeal the requirement that service members pay 15 
percent of housing costs out-of-pocket and would authorize the 
Secretary of Defense to increase the basic allowance for 
housing to eliminate out-of-pocket expenses for service members 
by fiscal year 2005.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
605). The Senate amendment also contained a provision (sec. 
610B) that would permit service members who make a low-cost or 
no-cost permanent change of station move, while remaining in 
the same quarters occupied during their previous assignment, 
eligible for the higher of the basic allowance for housing rate 
from the previous permanent station or the new permanent 
station.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would combine 
the provisions.
Additional amount available for fiscal year 2001 increase in basic 
        allowance for housing inside the United States (sec. 606)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 610) that 
would increase the funding available for the basic allowance 
for housing by $30.0 million in order to reduce the out-of-
pocket costs by an additional one-half of one percent.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Equitable treatment of junior enlisted members in computation of basic 
        allowance for housing (sec. 607)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 605) that 
would establish a single housing rate for members in grades E-1 
through E-4 with dependents and would increase the basic 
allowance for housing rate to members above the rate previously 
paid to members in grade E-4.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Eligibility of members in grade E-4 to receive basic allowance for 
        housing while on sea duty (sec. 608)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 606) that 
would, effective October 1, 2001, authorize the payment of the 
basic allowance for housing to members serving in the grade of 
E-4, without dependents, who are assigned to sea duty in ships.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
606), that would be effective upon enactment of this Act.
      The House recedes.
Personal money allowance for senior enlisted members of the armed 
        forces (sec. 609)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 607) that 
would authorize a $2,000 per year personal money allowance to 
senior enlisted members in each of the armed forces.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
607).
      The Senate recedes.
Increased uniform allowances for officers (sec. 610)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 608) that 
would increase the one-time initial uniform allowance paid to 
officers from $200 to $400 and the one-time additional uniform 
allowance paid to officers from $100 to $200.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
608).
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Cabinet-level authority to prescribe requirements and allowance for 
        clothing of enlisted members (sec. 611)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 609) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense, and the 
Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard 
when it is not operating as a service of the Navy, to prescribe 
the clothing to be furnished annually to enlisted members and 
to establish the amount of the cash allowance paid when the 
prescribed clothing is not provided.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Increase in monthly subsistence allowance for members of 
        precommissioning programs (sec. 612)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 609) that 
would, effective October 1, 2001, increase the minimum stipend 
paid to senior Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) cadets to 
$250 per month, would establish the maximum monthly stipend as 
$600 per month, and would provide the Secretary of Defense the 
authority to establish a tiered-stipend system in order to 
permit the monthly stipend to increase as the involvement of 
the cadet in ROTC increases.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would, 
effective October 1, 2001, establish the pay rates for cadets 
and midshipmen at the service academies at 35 percent of the 
basic pay of an O-1 with less than two years of service and 
would increase the maximum monthly ROTC stipend to $674.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for reserve 
        forces (sec. 621)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 611) that 
would extend the authority for the special pay for health care 
professionals who serve in the selected reserve in critically 
short wartime specialities, the selected reserve reenlistment 
bonus, the selected reserve enlistment bonus, special pay for 
enlisted members of the selected reserve assigned to certain 
high priority units, the selected reserve affiliation bonus, 
the ready reserve enlistment and reenlistment bonus, and the 
prior service enlistment bonus until December 31, 2001. The 
provision would also extend the authority for repayment of 
educational loans for certain health care professionals who 
serve in the selected reserve until January 1, 2002.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 611).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for nurse 
        officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse anesthetists 
        (sec. 622)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 612) that 
would extend the authority for the nurse officer candidate 
accession program, the accession bonus for registered nurses, 
and the incentive pay for nurse anesthetists until December 31, 
2001.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 612).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses and 
        special pays (sec. 623)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 613) that 
would extend the authority for the aviation officer retention 
bonus, reenlistment bonus for active members, special pay for 
nuclear qualified officers extending the period of active 
service, nuclear career accession bonus, and the nuclear career 
annual incentive bonus to December 31, 2001, and would extend 
the enlistment bonus for persons with critical skills and the 
Army enlistment bonus to September 30, 2001.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
613).
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would remove 
the references to the enlistment bonus for persons with 
critical skills and the Army enlistment bonus in favor of a 
consolidated enlistment bonus addressed elsewhere in this 
conference agreement.
Revision of enlistment bonus authority (sec. 624)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 618) that 
would consolidate existing bonus authorities and establish a 
maximum amount of $20,000 that may be paid to any enlistee.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
621).
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Consistency of authorities for special pay for reserve medical and 
        dental officers (sec. 625)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 614) that 
would clarify that reserve medical and dental officers are paid 
special pay in a consistent manner.
      The Senate amendment contained similar provision (sec. 
614).
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Elimination of required congressional notification before 
        implementation of certain special pay authority (sec. 626)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 620) that 
would eliminate the requirement for the secretary concerned to 
notify the Congress of the intent to pay special pay to 
optometrists and nurse anesthetists.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Special pay for physician assistants of the Coast Guard (sec. 627)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 615) that 
would extend the authority to pay special pay currently 
provided to physician assistants in the military departments to 
physician assistants in the Coast Guard.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
615).
      The House recedes.
Authorization of special pay and accession bonus for pharmacy officers 
        (sec. 628)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 616) 
that would authorize the secretary of a military department, or 
in the case of the Public Health Service, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, to pay a special pay and an 
accession bonus for pharmacy officers.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Correction of references to Air Force veterinarians (sec. 629)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 617) 
that would clarify that the special pay for board certified 
veterinarians in the armed forces and the Public Health Service 
includes Air Force biomedical sciences officers who hold a 
degree in veterinary medicine.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Career sea pay (sec. 630)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 617) that 
would authorize the secretary of a military department to 
establish the rates of career sea pay up to a limit of $750 per 
month and would increase the maximum career sea pay premium pay 
from $100 per month to $350 per month for consecutive or 
cumulative duty at sea.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
619).
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Increased maximum rate of special duty assignment pay (sec. 631)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 616) that 
would, effective October 1, 2001, increase the limit on special 
duty assignment pay from $275 per month to $600 per month.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
620) that would be effective October 1, 2000.
      The House recedes.
Entitlement of members of the National Guard and other reserves not on 
        active duty to receive special duty assignment pay (sec. 632)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 622) 
that would authorize members of the Selected Reserve who are 
not on active duty to receive special duty assignment pay.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would limit the 
amount of special duty assignment pay for members of the 
Selected Reserve not on active duty to one day of pay for each 
drill period in which the reserve member successfully 
participates each month.
Authorization of retention bonus for members of the armed forces 
        qualified in a critical military skill (sec. 633)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 619) that 
would, effective 90 days after the Secretary of Defense 
notifies Congress of the details of the implementation plan, 
establish a retention bonus, providing payments up to $200,000 
over a career, for members qualified in a critical military 
skill. The authority for this bonus would expire on December 
31, 2001.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Entitlement of active duty officers of the Public Health Service Corps 
        to special pays and bonuses of health professional officers of 
        the armed forces (sec. 634)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 618) 
that would make the special pays and bonuses for active duty 
officers of the Public Health Service Corps equal to those of 
health professional officers of the armed forces.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

Advance payments for temporary lodging of members and dependents (sec. 
        641)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 631) that 
would authorize advance payment of temporary lodging and living 
expenses incident to permanent changes in station.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
631).
      The Senate recedes.
Additional transportation allowance regarding baggage and household 
        effects (sec. 642)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 632) that 
would authorize the secretary concerned to reimburse a member 
for mandatory pet quarantine fees for household pets up to a 
maximum of $275 when the fees are incident to a permanent 
change of station.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Incentive for shipping and storing household goods in less than average 
        weights (sec. 643)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 632) 
that would authorize the secretary concerned to pay a service 
member a share of the amount of savings resulting from the 
service member shipping or storing a lower household good or 
baggage weight than the average weight shipped or stored by 
members of the same grade and dependent status.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of Defense to develop regulations for this 
program in order to ensure that members of one service do not 
receive a benefit for which members of another service may not 
be eligible.
Equitable dislocation allowances for junior enlisted members (sec. 644)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 633) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to increase the amount 
of dislocation allowance paid to service members with 
dependents in pay grades E-1 through E-4 to the amount paid to 
service members in pay grade E-5.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar amendment.
      The Senate recedes.
Authority to reimburse military recruiters, senior ROTC cadre, and 
        Military Entrance Processing personnel for certain parking 
        expenses (sec. 645)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 634) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to reimburse service 
members and civilian employees for expenses incurred in parking 
their privately owned vehicles at their duty locations if they 
are assigned to duty as a recruiter, with a military entrance 
processing facility or with a Senior Reserve Officer Training 
Corps detachment.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
661).
      The House recedes with an amendment that would make the 
provision effective October 1, 2001.
Expansion of funded student travel for dependents (sec. 646)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 635) that 
would authorize funded student travel payments to be made for 
dependents pursuing graduate and vocational education programs 
in addition to secondary and undergraduate education programs.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
633).
      The Senate recedes.

          Subtitle D--Retirement and Survivor Benefit Matters

Exception to high 36-month retired pay computation for members retired 
        following a disciplinary reduction in grade (sec. 651)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 641) 
that would require the computation of retired pay for military 
personnel who retire following a reduction in grade be based on 
basic pay of the grade held at the time of retirement rather 
than the average of the highest three years of basic pay.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Increase in maximum number of reserve retirement points that may be 
        credited in any year (sec. 652)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 641) that 
would increase, from 70 to 90, the maximum number of days in 
any one year that a reservist may accrue as credit toward 
retirement benefits.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
694).
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Retirement from active reserve service after regular retirement (sec. 
        653)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 644) 
that would permit a retired active component service member who 
later serves, and is promoted in an active reserve position, to 
retire as a member of the retired reserve at the higher grade.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Same treatment for federal judges as for other federal officials 
        regarding payment of military retired pay (sec. 654)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 645) 
that would amend section 371 of title 28, United States Code, 
to ensure that federal judges appointed under Article III of 
the Constitution are treated the same as other federal 
officials with regard to reduction in military retired pay.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan spousal consent requirement 
        (sec. 655)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 642) that 
would require retirement-eligible reservists to obtain the 
concurrence of their spouses before making a decision to 
decline or defer participation in the Reserve Component 
Survivor Benefit Plan or to select a level of participation 
that is less than the maximum available or to select coverage 
for a child but not the spouse.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
642).
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Sense of Congress on increasing Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for 
        surviving spouses age 62 or older (sec. 656)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 646) 
that would express the sense of Congress that legislation 
should be enacted that increases the minimum basic annuities 
provided under the Survivor Benefit Plan for surviving spouses 
of members of the uniformed services who are 62 years of age or 
older.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Revision to special compensation authority to repeal exclusion of 
        uniformed services retirees in receipt of disability retired 
        pay (sec. 657)
      The conferees included a provision that would, effective 
October 1, 2001, make former members of the uniformed services 
retired for disability under chapter 61 of title 10, United 
States Code, eligible to receive the special compensation for 
severely disabled uniformed services retirees authorized by 
section 658 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65).

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Participation in Thrift Savings Plan (sec. 661)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 651) that 
would authorize active duty and reserve members of the 
uniformed services to deposit up to five percent of their basic 
pay, before tax, each month in the Thrift Savings Plan now 
available for federal civil service employees.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
643) that would amend section 663 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65) to 
establish the effective date for offering the Thrift Savings 
Planto active and reserve component military personnel, 
effective not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, and would eliminate the requirement for the President to identify 
the mandatory spending offsets that are currently provided in the 
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2001.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would permit the 
Secretary of Defense, with the advice of the Thrift Board, to 
delay the effective date for both the active and reserve 
component participation by 180 days and require that Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives be notified of any delay.
Determinations of income eligibility for special supplemental food 
        program (sec. 662)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 669) 
that would exclude the basic allowance for housing when 
computing eligibility for the special supplemental food program 
for service members assigned outside the United States. The 
special supplemental food program is similar to the Women, 
Infants, and Children program in the United States.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Billeting services for reserve members traveling for inactive-duty 
        training (sec. 663)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 693) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to promulgate 
regulations that would authorize reservists traveling to 
inactive-duty training at a location more than 50 miles from 
their residence to be eligible for billeting in Department of 
Defense facilities on the same basis as active duty personnel 
traveling for official purposes.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Settlement of claims for payments for unused accrued leave and for 
        retired pay (sec. 664)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 663) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to settle claims 
for unused accrued leave and to waive time limitations for 
filing claims for payments for unused accrued leave and for 
retired pay.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Additional benefits and protections for personnel incurring injury, 
        illness, or disease in the performance of funeral honors duty 
        (sec. 665)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 668) 
that would authorize the payment of incapacitation pay for 
reservists who incur an injury, illness, or disease in the 
performance of funeral honors duties.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Authority for extension of deadline for filing claims associated with 
        capture and internment of certain persons by North Vietnam 
        (sec. 666)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 662) 
that would extend the time limitation for certain Vietnamese 
Commandos, or their survivors, to file claims when the 
Secretary of Defense determines that such an extension is 
necessary to prevent an injustice or that a failure to file 
within the time frame is due to excusable neglect.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Back pay for members of the Navy and Marine Corps selected for 
        promotion while interned as prisoners of war during World War 
        II (sec. 667)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 673) 
that would authorize the payment of back pay for former members 
of the Navy and Marine Corps who were unable to compete for 
promotion while interned as prisoners of war during World War 
II.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would limit the 
payments to former members or their spouses.
Sense of Congress concerning funding for reserve components (sec. 668)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 691) 
that would express the sense of Congress that it is in the 
national interest for the President to provide funds for the 
reserve components of the armed forces that are sufficient to 
ensure that the reserve components meet requirements specified 
in the National Military Strategy.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Authority to pay gratuity to certain veterans of Bataan and Corregidor
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 665) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a 
$20,000 gratuity to a veteran or to the surviving spouse of 
aveteran who served at Bataan or Corregidor, was captured and held as a 
prisoner of war, and was required to perform slave labor during World 
War II.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Benefits for members not transporting personal motor vehicles overseas
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 634) 
that would authorize the secretary concerned to pay a service 
member a share of the amount of savings that accrue when an 
authorized member elects not to ship a personal vehicle 
overseas at government expense and would limit the amount 
payable to store a personal vehicle in lieu of shipment to an 
amount equal to the cost that would have been incurred by 
shipping the vehicle overseas and back.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Computation of survivor benefits
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 650) 
that would reduce the amount of the offset from a survivor 
benefit annuity when the surviving spouse becomes eligible for 
social security benefits based on the contributions of the 
deceased service member.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Concurrent payment of retired pay and compensation for retired members 
        with service-connected disabilities
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 666) 
that would permit the concurrent payment of military retired 
pay and disability compensation from the Department of Veterans 
Affairs for retired service members with service-connected 
disabilities.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Concurrent payment to surviving spouses of Disability and Indemnity 
        Compensation and annuities under Survivor Benefit Plan
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 652) 
that would permit the concurrent payment of Disability and 
Indemnity Compensation and Survivor Benefit Plan annuities to 
surviving spouses of deceased service members.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Effective date of disability retirement for members dying in civilian 
        medical facilities
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 643) that 
would authorize the secretary concerned to specify a date and 
time of death, other than that determined by the attending 
physician, for a member who dies in a civilian medical facility 
solely for the purpose of allowing a member to retire as if 
disabled.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Eligibility of certain members of the Individual Ready Reserve for 
        Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 664) 
that would authorize volunteers for assignment to a category in 
the Individual Ready Reserve that is subject to involuntary 
recall to active duty to participate in the Servicemembers' 
Group Life Insurance program.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Equitable application of early retirement eligibility requirements to 
        military reserve technicians
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 651) 
that would modify the early retirement eligibility requirements 
for all military technicians from a combination of 50 years of 
age and 25 years of service to 25 years of service or 50 years 
of age and 20 years of service.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 648) 
that would, at no cost to the government, extend life insurance 
coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance to 
family members.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Fees paid by residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 649) 
that would modify the fee structure paid by residents of the 
Armed Forces Retirement Home.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees are aware of the financial difficulties of 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home and have received a number of 
complaints from residents about the fee structure and 
conditions at the homes. The conferees direct the Secretary of 
Defense, in consultation with the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
Board, to review the current and future financial status of the 
ArmedForces Retirement Home, to include the current fee 
structure. The Secretary of Defense shall submit a report not later 
than March 30, 2001, to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives on the results of this review and any 
recommendations for changing the current fees or operations of the 
Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Recognition of members of the Alaska Territorial Guard as veterans
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 671) 
that would prospectively recognize certain former members of 
the Alaska Territorial Guard as veterans.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Survivor benefit plan annuities for survivors of all members who die on 
        active duty
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 647) 
that would entitle a surviving spouse of a member who dies 
while on active duty to a Survivor Benefit Plan annuity.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Travel by reservists on military aircraft to and from locations outside 
        the continental United States for inactive-duty training
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 667) 
that would permit reservists who live outside the continental 
United States attending drills or annual training in the United 
States to travel space-required on military aircraft.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

                   Title VII--Health Care Provisions

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

Provision of domiciliary and custodial care for CHAMPUS beneficiaries 
        and certain former CHAMPUS beneficiaries (sec. 701)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 703) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to reimburse certain 
former Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed 
Services (CHAMPUS) beneficiaries for costs incurred for 
custodial or domiciliary care services during a period of 
temporary ineligibility for such services under CHAMPUS. The 
provision authorized a maximum expenditure of $100.0 million 
for the program.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 732) 
that would cap the program at $100.0 million per year and would 
grandfather those that participated in the Department of 
Defense home health care demonstration to allow their continued 
participation in the case management program, without regard to 
age.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would 
incorporate the reimbursement provision in the House bill and 
direct the Comptroller General to report on the effectiveness 
of the existing coordination of the basic TRICARE program with 
the program for persons with disabilities and the individual 
case management program, as they relate to meeting the health 
care needs of disabled dependents of active duty military 
members.
Chiropractic health care for members on active duty (sec. 702)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 737) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a plan to phase in, over a period of five 
years, permanent chiropractic services for all active duty 
service personnel. The provision would also require the 
Secretary of Defense to continue to provide the same level of 
chiropractic health care services and benefits during fiscal 
year 2001 as were provided during fiscal year 2000.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 737) 
that would make permanent the provision of chiropractic health 
care services to military health care system beneficiaries who 
enroll in TRICARE Prime. The provision would direct the 
Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a plan to make 
available chiropractic services using a primary care manager 
model and would continue services at existing demonstration 
sites until TRICARE Prime enrollees at those sites would have 
access under the new provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
School-required physical examinations for certain minor dependents 
        (sec. 703)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 734) 
that would direct the Secretary of Defense to provide eligible 
dependents, between the ages of 5 years and 12 years, a 
physical examination when such an examination is required by a 
school in connection with the enrollment in that school. 
TRICARE Prime enrollees would require no copayment. Enrollees 
in TRICARE options other than Prime would pay appropriate cost 
shares.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Two-year extension of dental and medical benefits for surviving 
        dependents of certain deceased members (sec. 704)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 735) 
that would extend the medical and dental benefits for surviving 
dependents of certain deceased members from one year to three 
years.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Two-year extension of authority for use of contract physicians at 
        military entrance processing stations and elsewhere outside 
        medical treatment facilities (sec. 705)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 701) that 
would extend for two years, the authority of the Secretary of 
Defense to contract with physicians to provide health care and 
new-recruit examination services at military entrance 
processing stations and other locations.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
736).
      The Senate recedes.
Medical and dental care for medal of honor recipients (sec. 706)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 702) that 
would extend life-time medical and dental care, to be provided 
by the Department of Defense, to medal of honor recipients and 
their dependents.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
733).
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

                     Subtitle B--Senior Health Care

Implementation of TRICARE senior pharmacy program (sec. 711)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 721) that 
would authorize the establishment of the TRICARE Senior 
Pharmacy Program. The program would provide Medicare eligible 
military retirees and their eligible family members the same 
pharmacy benefit as is currently available to other military 
health care beneficiaries through the TRICARE preferred 
provider and fee-for-services options commonly referred to as 
TRICARE Extra and TRICARE Standard. The House authorized an 
increase of $94.0 million to the Defense Health Program to fund 
this requirement.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 731) 
that would authorize a specific pharmacy benefit for eligible 
beneficiaries of the military health care system, including 
those eligible for Medicare. The provision would authorize a 
national mail order program and a retail pharmacy network.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would 
grandfather all participants of the Base Realignment and 
Closure pharmacy benefit program.
Conditions for eligibility for CHAMPUS and TRICARE upon the attainment 
        of age 65; expansion and modification of medicare subvention 
        project (sec. 712)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 725) that 
would extend the Medicare subvention, or TRICARE Senior Prime, 
program nationwide and would make the program permanent.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 701) 
that would extend TRICARE/CHAMPUS eligibility to all military 
retirees and their dependents, regardless of age.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would extend the 
Medicare subvention program one year and would extend permanent 
TRICARE/CHAMPUS eligibility to all military retirees and their 
dependents, regardless of age.
      The conferees note that continuation of the Medicare 
subvention program beyond the extended termination date would 
be contingent upon the Secretaries of Defense and Health and 
Human Services jointly developing and implementing program 
terms and conditions that are fair and equitable to both 
agencies, providing a report to the Congress, and a subsequent 
act of Congress.
      The conferees recognize that the Department of Defense 
has provided some level of health care services to the senior 
population and would not expect reimbursement for that level of 
effort. The conferees believe the administrative costs and 
costs of resources expended during the process of approving a 
military treatment facility as a subvention site should be 
included when the Secretaries of Defense and Health and Human 
Services jointly develop the terms of a new subvention 
agreement.
      While extending TRICARE/CHAMPUS eligibility to Medicare-
eligible beneficiaries, the conferees direct the Secretary of 
Defense to refrain from using deductibles and copayments, in 
recognition of their participation in Medicare Part B as a 
condition of participation. The conferees urge the Secretary of 
Defense to implement, wherever reasonable, primary care 
impanelment programs patterned on the ``MacDill-65'' program 
which provide opportunities for senior retirees to establish a 
relationship with a military primary care provider while still 
taking full advantage of the added benefits under this 
provision.
      The conferees also recognize that the ability of the 
Secretary of Defense to prepare reliable budget estimates is 
seriously compromised by the lack of any beneficiary enrollment 
requirements. With the addition of this significant TRICARE 
benefit for senior military retirees and their dependents, all 
retired military personnel will now have access to 
comprehensive health care services, no matter where they live. 
Therefore, the conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to 
submit a plan for universal, continuous enrollment of all 
eligiblebeneficiaries beginning in fiscal year 2002. Through 
the enrollment system, beneficiaries would select the component of the 
military health care system through which they would seek their health 
care services. The conferees expect the period of required enrollment 
would not exceed one year and some provision would be made for 
individual exceptions based on unforeseen circumstances. As the 
enrollment plan is being developed, the conferees encourage the 
Secretary of Defense to seek the views of affected beneficiary groups. 
Their views should be included in the final report. The required report 
shall be submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives not later than March 30, 2001.
Accrual funding for health care for Medicare-eligible retirees and 
        dependents (sec. 713)
      The conferees included a provision that would establish 
an accrual funding mechanism to finance, on an actuarially 
sound basis, liabilities of the Department of Defense under 
Department of Defense retiree health care programs for 
Medicare-eligible beneficiaries.
      The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct 
a study using an independent entity to develop strategies for 
determining the periodicity and amount of payments from the 
Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care 
Fund under section 1113 of title 10, United States Code (as 
added by section 713). The conferees direct the Secretary of 
Defense to report to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives, not later than February 8, 
2001, on the results of the study, including any 
recommendations and, if appropriate, legislative provisions 
necessary to implement the accrual funding mechanism.

                      Subtitle C--TRICARE Program

Improvement of access to health care under the TRICARE program (sec. 
        721)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 739) that 
would eliminate the requirement to obtain non-availability 
statements under any new contract for those beneficiaries 
participating in TRICARE standard.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
714).
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Additional beneficiaries under TRICARE prime remote program in the 
        continental United States (sec. 722)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 711) that 
would repeal the requirement for co-payments by family members 
of active duty military members under TRICARE Prime Remote and 
would require the same access and claims processing standards 
as would be available under TRICARE Prime. The provision would 
also extend the program to all uniformed service personnel and 
their immediate family members, as defined in section 101 of 
title 10, United States Code.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 711).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Modernization of TRICARE business practices and increase of use of 
        military treatment facilities (sec. 723)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 713) that 
would require managers for the Department of Defense TRICARE 
program to implement improvements in business practices by the 
end of fiscal year 2001, and would require the Secretary of 
Defense to submit a plan for improvement by March 15, 2001. The 
provision would also authorize an increase of $134.5 million 
for the Defense Health Program to be used solely for the 
purpose of maximizing the use of military treatment facilities.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
713).
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
      The conferees note that the Emergency Supplemental Act, 
2000 (division B of Public Law 106-246) included $695.0 million 
for improvements in TRICARE for fiscal years 2000 and 2001. The 
conferees direct that $134.5 million of these funds be used for 
maximizing the use of military treatment facilities by 
improving the efficiency of health care operations in such 
facilities.
      The conferees note that resource sharing initiatives are 
achieving significant savings by recapturing services in the 
direct care system. Savings can range from $1.25-$5.00 for 
every dollar expended. The conferees direct the Secretary of 
Defense to utilize the additional funds provided by this 
provision to achieve comparable savings.
      The conferees understand that requirements for additional 
support staff are dynamic and require a flexible approach to 
ensure full utilization of military treatment facilities. The 
conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to develop a flexible 
mechanism to acquire additional support staff, as needed. 
Further, the conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to 
include, as part of the plan for improving TRICARE business 
practices, a methodology for the cost-effective use of 
additional support staff.
Extension of TRICARE managed care support contracts (sec. 724)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 579) 
that would provide authority to extend TRICARE managed care 
support contracts in effect or in final stages of acquisition 
to be extended up to four years.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Report on protections against health care providers seeking direct 
        reimbursement from members of the uniformed services (sec. 725)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 719) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives on ways to discourage or prohibit TRICARE 
health care providers from seeking inappropriate direct 
reimbursement from military service members or their families 
for eligible health care services.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Voluntary termination of enrollment in TRICARE retiree dental program 
        (sec. 726)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 720) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to permit retirees who 
enrolled in the Department of Defense Retiree Dental Program to 
disenroll from the program under certain circumstances.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
      The conferees recognize the necessity of a termination of 
enrollment appeal process and direct the Secretary to ensure 
appropriate dental expertise is included in such procedures. 
Additionally, the conferees note the importance of making 
available a dental benefit for retirees overseas and direct the 
Secretary of Defense to explore expansion of this program.
Claims processing improvements (sec. 727)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 714) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to implement several 
changes to the TRICARE claims process system.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Prior authorizations for certain referrals and nonavailability-of-
        health-care statements (sec. 728)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 715) that 
would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from requiring any 
TRICARE managed care support contractors to establish prior 
approval requirements among network providers.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
      The conferees do not intend that this provision would in 
any way interfere with the relationship between the primary 
care provider and his or her patients or the requirement that 
patients enrolled under TRICARE Prime be referred for specialty 
care by their primary care providers. Rather, the conferees 
intend that the Department of Defense would, in new managed 
care support contracts, eliminate the requirement for TRICARE 
primary care providers to seek authorization before making a 
referral to a specialist who is part of a managed care support 
contractor's network of providers.

                   Subtitle D--Demonstration Projects

Demonstration project for expanded access to mental health counselors 
        (sec. 731)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 704) that 
would direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a 
demonstration project to determine the effect of increasing 
access to certified professional mental health counselors by 
removing the requirement for physician referral prior to 
engaging a counselor under the TRICARE program.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Teleradiology demonstration project (sec. 732)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 705) that 
would direct the Secretary of Defense to implement a 
teleradiology demonstration project for the purpose of 
increasing the efficiency of operations and coordination 
between outlying clinics and a major military medical facility.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would add an 
additional test site.
Health care management demonstration program (sec. 733)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 740) 
that would direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a test of 
two models to improve health care delivery in the Defense 
Health Program: one for studying alternative delivery policies, 
processes, organizations, technologies; and another for 
studying long-term disease management.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

   Subtitle E--Joint Initiatives With Department of Veterans Affairs

VA-DOD sharing agreements for health services (sec. 741)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 738) that 
wouldrequire the Secretary of Defense to give full force and 
effect to any sharing agreement entered into between the Veterans 
Health Administration and the Department of Defense treatment 
facilities. The provision would also require the Secretary of Defense 
to review all sharing agreements.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Processes for patient safety in military and veterans health care 
        systems (sec. 742)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 733) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to implement a system of 
indicators, standards, and protocols necessary to track patient 
safety.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 721) 
that would direct enhanced cooperation between the Department 
of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs in the area of 
patient safety.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Cooperation in developing pharmaceutical identification technology 
        (sec. 743)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 734) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to implement a 
pharmaceutical bar code identification program to improve the 
safety of Department of Defense pharmacy programs.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 722) 
that would direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to develop jointly a plan to bar code pills 
and to explore a bar code capability for the mail order 
pharmacy program.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

Management of anthrax vaccine immunization program (sec. 751)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 735) that 
would strengthen congressional oversight of the Department of 
Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (AVIP). The 
provision would require the Secretary of Defense to implement 
several initiatives to strengthen oversight of the program 
including: requiring the Secretary to track and report 
separations resulting from refusal to participate in the 
program; requiring guidance for emergency essential civilian 
personnel who are participating in AVIP; requiring the 
Secretary of Defense to put uniform medical and administrative 
exemptions into regulation; improving monitoring of adverse 
reactions; development of a plan for modernizing all-force 
protection immunizations; and requiring reports on financial 
and overall program management.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would eliminate 
the procurement components of the provision and would focus on 
the administration of the AVIP.
Elimination of copayments for immediate family (sec. 752)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 712) that 
would repeal the requirement for co-payments by family members 
of active duty military members enrolled in TRICARE Prime.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
712).
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
      The conferees expect the Department of Defense to ensure 
that implementation of this provision would not impose 
additional costs on managed care support contractors. Further, 
it is not the intent of the conferees to eliminate copayments 
for pharmaceutical benefits under the mail order pharmacy 
program or such similar cost shares. The conferees expect 
implementation within 180 days after enactment of this Act.
Medical informatics (sec. 753)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 723) 
that would direct the Secretary of Defense to include two 
additional sections in the medical informatics report required 
by section 723 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65). The provision would also 
direct that, from within the resources of the Defense Health 
Program, $64.0 million be expended on a computerized patient 
record system, and $9.0 million be expended on an integrated 
pharmacy system in fiscal year 2001.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Patient care reporting and management system (sec. 754)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 739) 
that would direct the Secretary of Defense to implement a 
patient care reporting and management system in the military 
health system to identify, track, and report on errors and 
safety problems.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Augmentation of Army medical department by detailing reserve officers 
        of the Public Health Service (sec. 755)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 742) 
that would authorize the Secretary of the Army and the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an 
agreement to conduct a program under which officers of the 
Public Health Service CorpsInactive Reserve may be detailed to 
augment the Army Medical Department, subject to existing statutory 
authorities.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Privacy of Department of Defense medical records (sec. 756)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 744) 
that would direct the Secretary of Defense to create a blue 
ribbon advisory panel on Department of Defense policies 
regarding the privacy of medical records for beneficiaries of 
the military health care system.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would direct the 
Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on a comprehensive 
plan to improve privacy protections for Department of Defense 
medical records, consistent with the Health Insurance 
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The conferees 
further direct the Secretary of Defense to issue interim 
regulations to expedite implementation of this provision and 
allow for reasonable use of medical records for certain 
circumstances including, but not limited to, national security, 
law enforcement, patient treatment, and payment for health care 
services.
Authority to establish special locality-based reimbursement rates; 
        reports (sec. 757)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 716) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to establish higher 
rates for reimbursement for services in some localities under 
certain conditions.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 715) 
that would enhance access to TRICARE in rural states by 
increasing the maximum allowable charge by physicians in rural 
areas.
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
      The conferees intend that the Department of Defense focus 
on resolving provider participation issues, particularly in 
rural areas, where limited numbers of health care providers 
present extreme difficulties in accessing care.
Reimbursement for certain travel expenses (sec. 758)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 717) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to reimburse TRICARE 
beneficiaries for their reasonable expenses incurred while 
traveling to a referral more than 100 miles from the location 
at which they normally receive their primary care services.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Reduction of cap on payments (sec. 759)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 718) that 
would reduce the maximum amount retired TRICARE beneficiaries 
could pay under TRICARE to $3,000 per family. The House bill 
authorized an increase in the Defense Health Program of $32.0 
million for this purpose.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Training in health care management and administration (sec. 760)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 731) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives on the continued implementation of section 715 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 
(Public Law 104-106). The provision would increase the number 
of senior management positions requiring professional 
management and administrative experience.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
      The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure 
that senior managers involved in leading and managing the 
Department of Defense complex health care delivery program are 
provided all possible professional management and 
administrative opportunities to increase their ability to 
succeed in this dynamic environment.
Study on feasibility of sharing biomedical research facility (sec. 761)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 736) that 
would require the Secretary of the Army to conduct a study on 
the feasibility of a military medical center sharing a 
biomedical research facility with the Department of Veterans 
Affairs and an academic institution to make more efficient use 
of funding for biomedical research.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would add an 
additional site for such a demonstration.
Study on comparability of coverage for physical, speech, and 
        occupational therapies (sec. 762)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 740) that 
would direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study 
comparing coverage and reimbursement for covered beneficiaries 
for physical, speech, and occupational therapies under the 
TRICARE program and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of 
the Uniformed Services to coverage and reimbursement for such 
therapies by insurers under Medicare and the Federal Employees 
Health Benefits Program.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Extended coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 723) that 
would extend the period of the Federal Employees Health 
Benefits Program demonstration for one year and would require 
the Secretary of Defense to take actions to encourage 
participation in the program to its full authorized enrollment 
level.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Extension of TRICARE senior supplement program
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 724) that 
would extend the period of the TRICARE Senior Supplement 
Program for one year.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Service areas of transferees of former uniformed services treatment 
        facilities
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 743) 
that would expand the service areas of former uniformed 
services treatment facilities.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Study of accrual financing for health care for military retirees
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 732) that 
would direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the 
feasibility and desirability of financing the military health 
care program for uniformed services retirees on an accrual 
basis.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
741).
      The conferees adopted an accrual funding provision 
elsewhere in this conference agreement.
Study of accrual financing for health care for retirees of the 
        uniformed services
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 732) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on 
the feasibility and desirability of financing the military 
health care program for uniformed services retirees on an 
accrual basis.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
741).
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Study on health care options for Medicare-eligible military retirees
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 722) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on 
alternatives for providing continued health care benefits for 
Medicare-eligible military retirees.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

  Title VIII--Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and Related 
                                Matters

                       ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

Acquisition programs at the National Security Agency
      The Senate report accompanying S. 2549 (S. Rept. 106-292) 
would direct the National Security Agency (NSA) and the 
Department of Defense to manage the ongoing NSA modernization 
effort as though it were a major defense acquisition program, 
as defined in section 2430 of title 10, United States Code.
      The House report accompanying H.R. 4205 (H. Rept. 106-
616) contained no such direction.
      The conferees agree that there is a need to improve the 
acquisition management and oversight processes to ensure 
sufficient structure, accountability, and visibility for the 
vital NSA modernization efforts. However, the conferees are not 
convinced that the DOD acquisition model is sufficiently 
flexible and timely to allow the NSA to deliver the necessary 
capabilities against the rapidly changing threat environment.
      The conferees understand that representatives from the 
Intelligence Community (IC), the NSA, and the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense have jointly begun to define a formal plan 
to improve oversight of the NSA acquisition efforts, and that 
an interim oversight board has been used to review a major NSA 
acquisition program. The conferees understand that the IC and 
the DOD jointly intend to create a streamlined acquisition 
management and oversight process that will improve DOD and IC 
oversight of the NSA Acquisition process.
      The conferees agree to allow some time for this new plan 
to achieve the objectives of providing sufficient structure, 
accountability, and visibility for the very important 
modernization efforts underway within NSA. The conferees take 
this position with the understanding that DOD and the IC will 
implement oversight procedures that will achieve several 
objectives: (1) aid the Director of NSA in the effort to 
accomplish fundamental financial and acquisition 
managementreforms within the agency; (2) improve the linkage between 
the development of requirements and the acquisition process; (3) ensure 
that internal NSA acquisition processes comply with DOD and IC policy 
and with best practices; (4) improve the linkage across agencies for 
end-to-end performance; and (5) allow the Director to have sufficient 
flexibility to deliver urgently needed capability.
      The conferees direct the Director of NSA, the Director of 
Central Intelligence, and the Secretary of Defense to provide 
the Congress with a report, concurrent with the budget request 
for fiscal year 2002, that outlines the oversight plan, 
including the changes the plan will make in the acquisition 
process. If implementation of this oversight plan fails to 
demonstrate a review mechanism that meets these objectives, the 
conferees may insist on requiring that NSA manage its programs 
as major defense acquisition programs in the future.

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

Subtitle A--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, 
                            and Limitations

Department of Defense acquisition pilot programs (sec. 801)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 801) that 
would amend the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 
(Public Law 103-355) to extend until fiscal year 2005 certain 
acquisition pilot programs and to require a report on the pilot 
programs.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 806) 
that would extend this authority through October 1, 2007.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would add the 
500 pound Joint Direct Attack Munition to the original pilot 
program and include a reporting requirement.
Multiyear services contracts (sec. 802)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 808) that 
would amend section 2306b of title 10, United State Code, to 
clarify that this section applies to the multiyear procurement 
of services, as well as to the multiyear procurement of 
property.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would insert a 
new section in title 10, United States Code, that would clarify 
the authority to enter into multiyear contracts for the 
acquisition of services. The conferees direct the Secretary of 
Defense to provide to the congressional defense committees, not 
later than February 1, 2001, a report that contains information 
comparable to that required by section 2306b(l)(4) for each 
multiyear service contract and each extension of an existing 
multiyear service contract entered into, or planned to be 
entered into, during the current or preceding year.
Clarification and extension of authority to carry out certain prototype 
        projects (sec. 803)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 805) that 
would amend section 845 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160), to extend for 
three years the authority of the Defense Advanced Research 
Projects Agency, the military departments, and other officials 
designated by the Secretary of Defense to carry out prototype 
projects using transactions other than contracts, cooperative 
agreements, and grants, which must be executed in accordance 
with statutes or regulations applicable to contracts.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 807) 
that would extend for three years the other transaction 
prototype authority, identify appropriate uses of this 
authority to include cost sharing arrangements and the 
participation of nontraditional defense contractors, and 
establish a pilot program for the transition to follow-on 
production contracts for prototypes developed under the section 
845 authority.
      The House recedes with an amendment to modify the 
circumstances under which section 845 authority can be used and 
to strike the pilot program for the transition to follow-on 
production contracts for prototypes developed under the section 
845 authority.
      The conferees note the recommendations contained in the 
report of the Comptroller General ``Acquisition Reform: DOD's 
Guidance on Using Section 845 Agreements Could be Improved'' 
(GAO/NSIAD -00-33, dated April 2000), that the Secretary of 
Defense provide updated guidance that lays out the conditions 
for using section 845 agreements and provides a framework to 
tailor the terms and conditions appropriate for each agreement. 
The General Accounting Office (GAO) recommended that the 
Secretary should establish and require the use of a set of 
metrics, including the number of commercial firms participating 
in section 845 agreements, which are measurable and directly 
related to the agreement's use. The GAO also recommended that 
these requirements should be in place in time to assist in the 
deliberations on whether to extend the authority past September 
30, 2001. The conferees further note that the Department of 
Defense (DOD) concurred with the need for revised guidance to 
help determine when section 845 agreements should be used, and 
that the Department planned to issue an updated guide by April 
2000. The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to issue 
the revised DOD guidelines for using section 845 agreements 
within 90 days of the enactment of this Act.
Clarification of authority of Comptroller General to review records of 
        participants in certain prototype projects (sec. 804)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 808) 
that would clarify the audit access of the Comptroller General 
over other transaction prototype authority agreements for those 
contractors who have only done business with the government 
under other transaction authority or through cooperative 
agreements.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Extension of time period of limitation on procurement of ball bearings 
        and roller bearings (sec. 805)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 807) that 
would amend section 2534 of title 10, United States Code, to 
extend the limitations on the procurement of ball bearings and 
roller bearings. This provision would also extend the 
limitations on the procurement of naval valves for another 
three fiscal years, and authorize limitations on the 
procurement of polyacrylonitrile based carbon fiber (PAN carbon 
fiber) for the next three fiscal years.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would extend 
the limitations on the procurement of ball bearings and roller 
bearings to October 1, 2005. The conferees note that the 
domestic source restriction on PAN carbon fiber was first 
instituted in the 1980s after the Department of Defense 
determined that it was overly dependent on foreign industry for 
PAN carbon fibers. The conferees determined that a legislative 
restriction was unnecessary, because the Department of Defense 
has extended by three years the regulatory domestic source 
restriction on PAN based carbon fibers.
Reporting requirements relating to multiyear contracts (sec. 806)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 802) 
that would clarify the multiyear reporting requirements 
required by section 2306b of title 10, United States Code.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment that would 
require an annual report that addresses all multiyear 
contracts, regardless of the dollar value, and require a 
separate report prior to entering into a multiyear contract or 
extension above $500.0 million if the information required by 
section 2306b, for the contract or extension was not included 
in the annual report required by this provision.
Eligibility of small business concerns owned and controlled by women 
        for assistance under the mentor-protege program (sec. 807)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 809) 
that would add small business concerns owned and controlled by 
women to the list of entities that are eligible to participate 
in the pilot mentor-protege program established by section 831 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 
(Public Law 101-510).
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Qualifications required for employment and assignment in contracting 
        positions (sec. 808)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 811) 
that would require a baccalaureate degree and 24 semester 
credit hours in business disciplines for new entrants into the 
GS-1102 occupational series and for contracting officers above 
the simplified acquisition threshold.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Revision of authority for solutions-based contracting pilot program 
        (sec. 809)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 815) 
that would amend section 5312 of the Clinger-Cohen Act 
(divisions D and E of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1996 [Public Law 104-106]) to remove detailed 
statutory requirements concerning the development of a pilot 
plan to include elimination of the direct participation of 
private information technology specialists as part of a public-
private working group.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Procurement notice of contracting opportunities through electronic 
        means (sec. 810)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 818) 
that would allow electronic postings of solicitations through 
the single government-wide point of entry designated in the 
Federal Acquisition Regulations.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.

                   Subtitle B--Information Technology

Acquisition and management of information technology (sec. 811)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 363) that 
would require that for the next three fiscal years all mission 
essential and mission critical information technology systems 
be registered with the Chief Information Officer of the 
Department of Defense (DOD). The House bill also contained a 
provision (sec. 806) that would require that in each of the 
next three fiscal years the Department of Defense Chief 
Information Officercertify that each major automated 
information system is in compliance with the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 
(divisions D and E of Public Law 104-106) prior to granting milestone 
approval.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 803) 
with similar registration and approval requirements. The 
provision would also require the Chief Information Officers of 
the DOD and the military services to maintain a consolidated 
inventory of DOD mission critical and mission essential 
information systems, to identify interfaces between these and 
other information systems, and to maintain contingency plans 
for responding to a disruption in the operation of any of these 
information systems. The Senate provision included similar 
requirements to the House provisions.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would establish 
registration and approval requirements to enhance the 
management and oversight of information technology 
acquisitions.
Tracking and management of information technology purchases (sec. 812)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 804) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense and the secretaries 
of the military departments to administer an automated system 
to track and manage purchases of information technology 
products and services in excess of the simplified acquisition 
threshold.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment requiring the 
Secretary of Defense to provide for the collection of data on 
purchases of information technology.
      The conferees understand that the requirements of this 
section will be met through the incorporation of the new data 
elements into the Defense Contract Action Data System which is 
the DOD data collection system for reporting contract actions 
to the Federal Procurement Data System.
Appropriate use of requirements regarding experience and education of 
        contractor personnel in the procurement of information 
        technology services (sec. 813)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 816) 
that would limit the circumstances in which bid solicitations 
for contracts of information technology services set forth 
minimum contractor personnel requirements for contract award 
eligibility.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would preclude 
in the bid solicitation for any contract of information 
technology services, minimum requirements for contractor 
personnel unless: (1) the contracting officer first determines 
that the needs of the agency cannot be met without such 
requirement; or (2) the needs of the agency require the use of 
a type of contract other than a performance-based contract.
Navy-Marine Corps Intranet (sec. 814)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 332) that 
would prohibit the Department of the Navy from using fiscal 
year 2001 funds for payment of a long-term contract for 
comprehensive end-to-end shore based information services, 
known as the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI), until 
supporting documentation is provided to Congress.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
810) that would require the Secretary of the Navy to submit a 
report to Congress before beginning performance of the NMCI 
contract. The Senate amendment would also require that the 
Marine Corps, the naval shipyards, and the naval aviation 
depots be excluded from the performance of the contract in the 
first year; the program be developed incrementally; the impact 
on federal employees be mitigated; and the program be 
implemented in accordance with the requirements of the Clinger-
Cohen Act of 1996, and applicable regulations and directives.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would prohibit 
the Department of Navy to obligate or expend funds on NMCI 
until the Comptroller of the Department of Defense and the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) have 
reviewed and commented on the Department of Navy's June 30, 
2000, and July 15, 2000, reports to the Congress; and the 
Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations have 
submitted a joint certification to Congress that they have 
reviewed the business case for the contract, reviewed OMB and 
Department of Defense Comptroller comments, and have determined 
that implementation of the contract is in the best interest of 
the Department of the Navy. The amendment would also require 
additional certifications by the DOD Comptroller, the Secretary 
of the Navy, and Chief of Naval Operations before more than 15 
percent of the planned total number of work stations could be 
provided under the NMCI program.
      The conferees recognize the need to upgrade the Navy's 
shore based information infrastructure, but remain concerned 
about affordability and effective management oversight of the 
program. To reduce risk in the program, the conferees direct 
the Secretary of Navy to ensure that contract management 
organization and procedures are in place before a contract is 
awarded, service level agreements are fully defined in the 
contract, requirements are validated for information technology 
services requested, a comprehensive funding transition plan and 
schedule, which includes complete and comprehensive cost 
estimates, are developed, a system for tracking NMCI costs and 
benefits is established, outcome-oriented performance measures 
beyond those in the service-level agreements are established, 
oversight and reporting responsibilities (both within the Navy 
and DOD) over the NMCI program are finalized, and measures of 
success are defined for the first increment of the program.
      The conferees direct the Comptroller General to review 
the Department of Navy's June 30, 2000, and July 15, 2000, 
reports to Congress on the NMCI. The Comptroller General shall 
report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives, the Secretary of Navy, and the Chief 
of NavalOperations on the risks that face the Navy on the NMCI 
program and recommend actions to mitigate such risks no later than 30 
days after the enactment of this Act.
Sense of Congress regarding information technology systems for guard 
        and reserve components (sec. 815)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1040) that 
would express the sense of Congress regarding information 
technology systems.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.

             Subtitle C--Other Acquisition-Related Matters

Improvements in procurements of services (sec. 821)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 801) 
that would improve the procurement of services by establishing: 
(1) a governmentwide preference for performance based service 
contracting; (2) a Department of Defense Center of Excellence 
for service contracts; and (3) an incentive for the use of 
performance-based service contracts within the Department of 
Defense by treating performance based service contracts or 
performance based service task orders under $5.0 million as 
commercial items and thereby authorizing the use of simplified 
commercial procedures under Part 12 of the Federal Acquisition 
Regulations.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Financial analysis of use of dual rate for quantifying overhead costs 
        at army ammunition plants (sec. 822)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 813) 
that would require the Secretary of the Army to conduct a 
financial analysis of the benefits and costs of permitting the 
use of dual overhead rates at Department of Army government-
owned facilities as a means of encouraging commercial use of 
these facilities.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would limit the 
scope of the financial analysis to Department of Army 
ammunition facilities.
Repeal of prohibition on use of Department of Defense funds for the 
        procurement of nuclear-capable shipyard crane from a foreign 
        source (sec. 823)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 143) 
that would strike section 8093(d) of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106-79) relating to the 
prohibition on the use of Department of Defense funds to 
procure a nuclear-capable shipyard crane from a foreign source.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Extension of waiver period for live-fire survivability testing for MH-
        47E and MH-60K helicopter modifications programs (sec. 824)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 804) that 
would amend section 142 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484) to authorize the 
Secretary of Defense to waive the survivability testing 
requirements contained in section 2366 of title 10, United 
States Code, for the MH-47E and MH-60K helicopters prior to 
full materiel release of those systems.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Compliance with existing law regarding purchases of equipment and 
        products (sec. 825)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 813) that 
would limit funds to be expended by an entity of the Department 
of Defense (DOD) unless the entity agrees to comply with the 
Buy America Act, express the sense of Congress stating that DOD 
should only purchase American-made equipment and products, and 
require the Secretary of Defense to determine whether a person 
should be debarred from federal contracting if that person has 
been convicted of fraudulent use of ``Made in America'' labels.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would strike 
the limitation on funding and express the sense of Congress 
that DOD should fully comply with the Buy America Act and 
section 2533, title 10, United State Code, regarding 
determinations of public interest under the Buy American Act.
Requirement to disregard certain agreements in awarding contracts for 
        the purchase of firearms or ammunition (sec. 826)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 810) that 
would prohibit the Department of Defense from using a 
preference for the procurement of items from a marketer or 
vendor of firearms or ammunition that has entered into an 
agreement to abide by a designated code of conduct, operating 
practice, or product design.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.

                    Subtitle D--Studies and Reports

Study on impact of foreign sourcing of systems on long-term military 
        readiness and related industrial infrastructure (sec. 831)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 809) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to study and provide a 
report to Congress on whether parts, components, and materials 
of certain systems are obtained through domestic sources or 
from foreign sources, and the impact on military readiness of 
purchasing such items from foreign sources.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would clarify 
the scope and requirements of the study.
Study of policies and procedures for transfer of commercial activities 
        (sec. 832)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 817) 
that would require the Comptroller General to convene a panel 
to study rules and procedures for public-private competitions 
for the performance of government commercial activities.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that clarifies the 
scope and timing of the study.
Study and report on practice of contract bundling in military 
        construction contracts (sec. 833)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 811) that 
would would require the Comptroller General to study the use 
``contract bundling'' in military construction contracts.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Requirement to conduct study on contract bundling (sec. 834)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 812) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a 
comprehensive study of contract bundling by the Department of 
Defense.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would strike 
the requirement for the establishment of a contracting data 
base and require that the study review the effect of contract 
bundling on historically underutilized business zones.

                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Management of acquisition of mission-essential software for major 
        defense acquisition programs
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 803) that 
would require the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics to designate a Director of Mission-
Essential Software Management.
      Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to report 
to Congress by March 1, 2001, on: (1) the roles of the 
Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology and 
the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense 
(DOD) in developing, managing, and reviewing policies regarding 
the procurement of mission-essential software; and (2) the 
amount of funds for information technology and software used to 
support Department of Defense weapon systems.
Repeal of requirement for contractor assurances regarding the 
        completeness, accuracy, and contractual sufficiency of 
        technical data provided by contractor
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 805) 
that would eliminate the requirement for contractors providing 
technical data to the government to furnish written assurances 
that the technical data is complete, accurate, and satisfies 
the requirements of the contract.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Revision of the organization and authority of the cost accounting 
        standards board
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 814) 
that would modify the composition of the cost accounting 
standards (CAS) board and provide CAS waiver authority for firm 
fixed price contracts for which the requirement to provide cost 
or pricing data was waived.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Technical data rights for items developed exclusively at private 
        expense
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 802) that 
would amend section 2320 of title 10, United States Code, by 
modifying the circumstances under which a contractor would be 
considered responsive to a solicitation.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The conferrees note that section 2320 of title 10, United 
States Code, establishes the statutory basis for regulations 
governing rights in technical data under Department of Defense 
contracts. This provision establishes the basic rule that the 
government has unlimited rights to technical data developed 
exclusively with federal funds; the government does not 
generallyhave rights in technical data established exclusively 
at private expense; and rights to data developed in part with federal 
funds and in part at private expense are negotiable. When the 
government purchases an item developed exclusively at private expense, 
however, section 2320 reserves the government's limited right to 
technical data that ``* * * is necessary for operation, maintenance, 
installation, or training (other than detailed manufacturing or process 
data).''
      Department of Defense officials have noted that it is 
increasingly common that commercially-developed systems or 
components are either returned to the manufacturer for repair 
or discarded. In such cases, these officials state, the 
government does not need technical data, and the insistence 
that contractors provide such data could discourage commercial 
companies from doing business with the government.
      The conferees believes that this concern is based upon a 
misreading of the statute. Section 2320 requires contractors to 
provide only technical data that ``is necessary'' for 
operation, maintenance, installation, or training. This 
requirement provides executive branch officials with the 
flexibility to determine what data, if any, is necessary for 
these limited purposes. If, in view of the manner in which the 
system or component will be used, no data is necessary for 
these purposes, the government should not require the seller to 
provide any such data. The conferees direct the Department to 
review the regulations implementing section 2320 and adopt any 
changes that may be necessary to clarify this point.

      Title IX--Department of Defense Organization and Management

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

   Subtitle A--Duties and Functions of Department of Defense Officers

Overall supervision of Department of Defense activities for combating 
        terrorism (sec. 901)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 902) 
that would designate the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict (ASD-SOLIC) as 
the principal civilian advisor to the Secretary of Defense on, 
and the principal official within the senior management of the 
Department of Defense (DOD) (after the Secretary and Deputy 
Secretary of Defense) responsible for, combating terrorism. The 
ASD-SOLIC would provide overall direction and supervision for 
policy, program planning and execution, and allocation and use 
of resources for the activities of the Department of Defense 
for combating terrorism, including antiterrorism activities, 
counterterrorism activities, terrorism consequence management 
activities, and terrorism-related intelligence support 
activities.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that provides the 
Secretary with the discretion to designate any one of the 
assistant secretaries with the overall supervision of the 
Department's combating terrorism activities. The amendment 
specifies that should the Secretary designate an assistant 
secretary other than ASD-SOLIC, then the responsibilities of 
the ASD-SOLIC related to combating terrorism shall be exercised 
subject to this provision.
Change of title of certain positions in the Headquarters, Marine Corps 
        (sec. 902)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 901) that 
would abolish the positions of Chief of Staff and Deputy and 
Assistant Chiefs of Staff from Headquarters, Marine Corps, and 
would authorize five Deputy Commandant positions within 
Headquarters, Marine Corps.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Clarification of scope of Inspector General authorities under military 
        whistleblower law (sec. 903)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 903) that 
would clarify the responsibilities of inspectors general under 
section 1034 of title 10, United States Code, and would also 
clarify that the provisions of this statute applied to any 
officer of the armed forces or civilian employee of the 
Department of Defense assigned or detailed to serve as an 
Inspector General at any level in the Department.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
905).
      The Senate recedes.
Policy to ensure conduct of science and technology programs so as to 
        foster the transition of science and technology to higher 
        levels of research, development, test, and evaluation (sec. 
        904)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 914) 
that would clarify the duties of the Chief of Naval Research to 
stress the responsibility for transition of science and 
technology to higher levels of research, development, test and 
evaluation (RDT&E).
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would emphasize 
the role in fostering the transition of science and technology 
to higher levels for all of the officers currently assigned 
such duties: the Undersecretary of Defense for 
Acquisition,Technology and Logistics, the secretaries of the military 
departments, and directors of defense agencies with assigned research, 
development, test, and evaluation. The provision would also 
specifically address the role of the Chief of Naval Research relative 
to assigned duties relating to basic and applied research and advanced 
technology development as provided in section 5022 of Title 10, United 
States Code. By transition to higher levels of RDT&E, the conferees 
intend to include the following: transition of technology to higher 
budget categories of RDT&E to useful application in industry to 
operational military techniques; to accessing, retaining, training and 
educating military and civilian members of the Department of Defense; 
to procurement and to other applications that improve the effectiveness 
or reduce the cost of equipment or operations within the Department.
      The conferees are concerned that the percentage of 
technology initiatives incorporated into acquisition programs 
continues to be low. In some cases, this transition problem may 
be attributable to the rapid pace of technological developments 
and the comparatively slow pace of the acquisition system. 
However, there also appears to be a communication problem 
between the science and technology community and the 
acquisition community in all three services. The conferees 
believe that a strong commitment to technology transition is 
needed in both communities to ensure the successful 
incorporation of technology developments into weapon systems.
Additional components of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff annual 
        report on combatant command requirements (sec. 905)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1021) 
that would amend section 153 of title 10, United States Code, 
to require the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to include within 
his report to Congress on the readiness requirements of the 
combatant commanders information on the extent to which those 
requirements are addressed in the Future Years Defense Program.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would amend the 
date of the report to February 1 of each year, and would 
require the identification of the extent to which the Future 
Years Defense Program includes funds to address the capability 
shortfalls identified during the Joint Readiness Review 
conducted during the first quarter of the fiscal year.

             Subtitle B--Department of Defense Organization

Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (sec. 911)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 908) that 
would amend Chapter 108 of Title 10, United States Code, 
authorizing the Army to operate the U.S. Army School of the 
Americas and would authorize the Secretary of Defense to 
operate a Defense Institute for Hemispheric Security 
Cooperation. The institute would be operated for the purpose of 
providing professional education and training in defense and 
security matters to military, law enforcement and civilian 
personnel of nations of the Western Hemisphere. The curricula 
of the institute would include a minimum of eight hours of 
instruction per student in human rights, the rule of law, due 
process, civilian control of the military, and the role of the 
military in a democratic society. There would be a board of 
visitors to oversee the activities and curricula of the 
institute and the board would submit an annual report to the 
Secretary of Defense and, in turn, to Congress.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1204) 
that would amend Chapter 108 of Title 10, United States Code, 
authorizing the Army to operate the U.S. Army School of the 
Americas and would authorize the Secretary of Defense to 
operate a Western Hemisphere Institute for Professional 
Education and Training. The institute would be operated for the 
purpose of providing professional education and training to 
military, law enforcement and civilian personnel of the Western 
Hemisphere in areas such as leadership development, counterdrug 
operations, peace support operations, and disaster relief. The 
curricula of the institution would include, at a minimum, eight 
hours of instruction relating to human rights, the rule of law, 
due process, civilian control of the military, and the role of 
the military in a democratic society. There would be a board of 
visitors, including four members of Congress and six members 
from academia, the religious community, and the human rights 
community, to review the institute's curricula and instruction. 
The board would submit an annual report to the Secretary of 
Defense. The Secretary of Defense would submit an annual 
report, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the 
heads of other agencies, to Congress detailing the activities 
of the institute during the previous calendar year.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would name the 
institute the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security 
Cooperation; modify the composition of the board of visitors to 
include the Chairman and Ranking Members of the Armed Services 
Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives, or 
their designees; modify the role of the Secretary of State with 
regard to the selection of the institute's foreign students; 
and require the Secretary of Defense to consult only with the 
Secretary of State in the preparation of the annual report.
Department of Defense regional centers for security studies (sec. 912)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 909) that 
would amend title 10, United States Code, to consolidate 
various authorities that currently exist regarding the 
operation of Department of Defense (DOD) regional centers for 
security studies. The provision would also require 
congressional notification of an intent to establish additional 
regional centers and an annual report to Congress by the 
Secretary of Defense on the status, objectives, and operations 
of the regional centers.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would eliminate 
the consolidation requirement and expand the annual report 
section by requiring that budgetary and international 
participation information be included in the report. The 
amendment would also require the first annual report to include 
any recommendation for legislation that the Secretary considers 
appropriate for the operation of DOD regional centers.
      The conferees note their intent to address next year the 
full range of issues identified by the Department, taking into 
account the information contained in the report required by 
this section.
Change in name of Armed Forces Staff College to Joint Forces Staff 
        College (sec. 913)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 910) that 
would amend section 2165 of title 10, United States Code, to 
change the name of the Armed Forces Staff College to Joint 
Forces Staff College.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Special authority for administration of Navy Fisher Houses (sec. 914)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 908) 
that would clarify the degree to which the Navy Fisher Houses 
may be provided common support equivalent to category B 
community support activities and would permit the current 
general schedule employees to continue to serve until they 
leave those positions.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Supervisory control of Armed Forces Retirement Home Board by Secretary 
        of Defense (sec. 915)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 911) 
that would require the Armed Forces Retirement Home Board to be 
subject to the authority, direction, and control of the 
Secretary of Defense on the performance of its 
responsibilities, and would give the Secretary of Defense 
authority over appointment and terms of board members, and 
would make the Chairman of the Retirement Home Board 
responsible to the Secretary of Defense.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would establish 
the effective date for the provision as the date on which the 
Secretary of Defense increases the monthly contribution of 
enlisted and warrant officer personnel from $0.50 to $1.00 per 
month.
Semiannual report on the Joint Requirements Oversight Council reform 
        initiative (sec. 916)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1022) 
that would require the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to 
submit a semiannual report to the congressional defense 
committees on specific activities of the Joint Requirements 
Oversight Council.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would terminate 
the requirement for this report upon submission of a fifth and 
final report no later than March 1, 2003. The amendment would 
establish reporting periods and specific dates for the 
submission of the required reports and clarifies specific 
reporting requirements.
Comptroller General review of operations of Defense Logistics Agency 
        (sec. 917)
      The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1025) that 
would require the Comptroller General to conduct a review of 
all the functions of the Defense Logistics Agency to assess 
their efficiency, their effectiveness in meeting customer 
needs, their ability to adopt best business practices, and to 
identify alternative approaches for improving the agency's 
operations.
      The House amendment had no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Comptroller General review of operations of Defense Information Systems 
        Agency (sec. 918)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1026) 
that would require the Comptroller General to conduct a 
comprehensive review of the operations of the Defense 
Information Systems Agency and make such recommendations that 
the Comptroller General determines would improve the support 
that this agency provides to the military services.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.

                    Subtitle C--Information Security

Institute for Defense Computer Security and Information Protection 
        (sec. 921)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1041) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to establish an 
Institute for Defense Computer Security and Information 
Protection to conduct research and technology development in 
the area of information assurance and to facilitate the 
exchange of information regarding cyberthreats, technology, 
tools, and other relevant issues. The provision would also 
authorize $10.0 million for the Institute.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
$5.0 million for the Institute.
Information security scholarship program (sec. 922)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1042) 
that would amend Part III of subtitle A of title 10, United 
States Code, by establishing an Information Security 
Scholarship Program. The program would authorize the Secretary 
of Defense to award grants to institutions of higher education 
to establish or improve programs in information security and to 
provide financial assistance to persons pursuing a 
baccalaureate or advanced degree in information assurance. 
Grant recipients would incur a government service commitment 
commensurate with the educational benefit, as determined by the 
Secretary. The provision would also authorize $20.0 million to 
support the program.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
the Secretary to utilize the scholarship program to support 
associate degrees or certification programs in information 
security, in addition to baccalaureate or advanced degrees, and 
would authorize $15.0 million to support the program.

                          Subtitle D--Reports

Date of submittal of reports on shortfalls in equipment procurement and 
        military construction for reserve components in future-years 
        defense programs (sec. 931)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1024) 
that would amend section 10543 of title 10, United States Code, 
to specify that the report required by the section be submitted 
not later than 15 days after the date on which the President 
submits to Congress the budget for a fiscal year.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Report on number of personnel assigned to legislative liaison functions 
        (sec. 932)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 904) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to provide to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, not later than December 1, 2000, a report 
identifying all personnel assigned to legislative affairs and 
legislative liaison functions throughout the military 
departments and all defense agencies.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Joint report on establishment of national collaborative information 
        analysis capability (sec. 933)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 905) that 
would: (1) require the Secretary of Defense and the Director of 
Central Intelligence to prepare a joint report assessing 
alternatives for the establishment of a national collaborative 
information analysis capability; (2) require the Secretary of 
Defense to complete the data mining, profiling, and analysis 
capability of the Army's Land Information Warfare Activity; and 
(3) restrict funds to establish, support, or implement a data 
mining and analysis capability until such a capability is 
specifically authorized by law.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would: (1) 
require the Secretary of Defense and the Director of Central 
Intelligence to prepare a joint report assessing alternatives 
for the establishment of a national collaborative information 
analysis capability; and (2) require the Secretary of Defense 
to complete the data mining, profiling, and analysis capability 
of the Army's Land Information Warfare Activity. The amendment 
would not restrict funds, but would require the Secretary to 
make appropriate use of such capability to provide support to 
appropriate national defense components.
Network centric warfare (sec. 934)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 907) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to 
the congressional defense committees outlining the efforts of 
the Department to define and integrate network centric warfare 
concepts into its vision for future military operations.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
906) that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit 
three reports: (1) a report on the implementation of network 
centric warfare principles; (2) a study on the use of 
jointexperimentation for developing network centric warfare concepts; 
and (3) a report on science and technology programs to support network 
centric warfare concepts.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would establish 
a requirement for the Secretary of Defense to submit two 
reports: (1) a report on implementation of network centric 
warfare principles; and (2) a study on the use of joint 
experimentation for developing network centric warfare 
concepts. The amendment would further clarify specific elements 
of the information to be included in the reports.
Report on Air Force Institute of Technology (sec. 935)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 915) 
that would amend Part III of subtitle D of title 10, United 
States Code, to codify the Air Force Institute of Technology 
and provide a sense of the Senate that the Air Force should 
review the organizational structure and operations of the 
institute.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a report to the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives on the roles and missions, organizational 
structure, funding, and operations of the Air Force Institute 
of Technology as projected through 2010.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Flexibility in implementation of limitation on major Department of 
        Defense headquarters activities personnel (sec. 941)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 901) 
that would repeal the requirement to reduce the number of 
personnel assigned to major Department of Defense headquarters 
activities.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would amend 
section 130a of title 10, United States Code, to give the 
Secretary of Defense the discretion to reduce the required 
personnel reductions in major Department of Defense 
headquarters by a cumulative total of 7.5 percent following a 
certification to Congress that execution of the current 15 
percent reductions would adversely impact National Security.
Consolidation of certain Navy gift funds (sec. 942)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 912) 
that would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to transfer all 
amounts in the Naval Historical Center Fund to the Department 
of the Navy General Gift Fund and to close the Naval Historical 
Fund. The provision would authorize the Secretary of the Navy 
to transfer all amounts in the United States Naval Academy 
Museum Fund to the gift fund maintained for the benefit and use 
of the United States Naval Academy and to close the United 
States Naval Academy Museum fund.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Temporary authority to dispose of a gift previously accepted for the 
        Naval Academy (sec. 943)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 913) 
that would authorize the Naval Academy to, during fiscal year 
2001 and at the request of the donor, transfer a gift 
previously given to the Naval Academy Gift Fund to another 
entity.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Defense acquisition workforce
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 902) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to implement 13,000 
reductions in the Department of Defense acquisition workforce 
in fiscal year 2001 and would direct the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a report containing an implementation plan for re-
shaping, recruiting, and sustaining the Department's 
acquisition workforce and any changes in statutory authorities 
that the Secretary deems necessary.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 812) 
that would establish a moratorium on further cuts in the 
acquisition workforce for three years and require a report on 
the sufficiency of the acquisition and support workforce of the 
Department of Defense.
      The conference agreement does not include this provision.
National Defense Panel 2001
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 903) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to establish a non-
partisan, independent panel to be known as the National Defense 
Panel 2001, to accompany the Quadrennial Defense Review being 
conducted in 2001.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Quadrennial National Defense Panel
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 904) 
that would amend title 10, United States Code, to require that 
the Secretary of Defense establish, on a recurring basis, every 
four years in the year preceding the inauguration of a 
President, a non-partisan, independent panel to be known as the 
National Defense Panel to complement the Quadrennial Defense 
Review.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

                      Title X--General Provisions

                     legislative provisions adopted

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Transfer authority (sec. 1001)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1001) that 
would provide the reprogramming authority for the transfer of 
authorized funds made available in Division A of this Act.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision.
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Incorporation of classified annex (sec. 1002)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1002) that 
would incorporate the classified annex prepared by the 
Committee on Armed Services into this Act.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment that would 
provide that the classified annex prepared by the committee of 
conference be incorporated into this Act.
Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 
        2000 (sec. 1003)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1003) that 
would authorize the emergency supplemental appropriations 
enacted in the 2000 Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions 
Act (Public Law 106-246) or in title IX of the Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-259). The 
supplemental provided funding for fiscal year 2000 expenses 
related to military operations in Kosovo, drug interdiction and 
counter-drug activities, and natural disasters.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
United States contribution to NATO common-funded budgets in fiscal year 
        2001 (sec. 1004)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1003) 
that would authorize the U.S. contribution to NATO common-
funded budgets for fiscal year 2001, including the use of 
unexpended balances from prior years. The resolution of 
ratification for the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 
1949 on the Accession of Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic 
contained a provision (section 3(2)(c)(ii)) requiring a 
specific authorization for U.S. payments to the common-funded 
budgets of NATO for each fiscal year, beginning in fiscal year 
1999, that payments exceed the fiscal year 1998 total.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Limitation on funds for Bosnia and Kosovo peacekeeping operations for 
        fiscal year 2001 (sec. 1005)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1005) that 
would limit the amount of funds authorized to be appropriated 
for incremental costs of the armed forces for peacekeeping 
operations in Bosnia and Kosovo in fiscal year 2001 to the 
amounts contained in the budget request: $1,387.8 million for 
Bosnia and $1,650.4 million for Kosovo. The provision would 
authorize the President to waive the limitation after 
submitting to Congress: (1) a written certification that the 
waiver is necessary in the national security interests of the 
United States and that the exercise of the waiver will not 
adversely affect the readiness of U.S. military forces; (2) a 
report setting forth the reasons for the waiver, to include a 
discussion of the impact of U.S. military involvement in Balkan 
peacekeeping operations on U.S. military readiness; and (3) a 
supplemental appropriations request for the Department of 
Defense for the additional fiscal year 2001 costs associated 
with U.S. military participation in or support for peacekeeping 
operations in Bosnia and Kosovo.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Requirement for prompt payment of contract vouchers (sec. 1006)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1005) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to reduce the 
backlog of vouchers to be paid by the Defense Finance and 
Accounting Service to five percent or less of the total 
Mechanization of Contract Administration Service vouchers 
received. The provision would further require the Secretary of 
Defense to submit a report to Congress for any month in which 
the five percent goal is not met.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of Defense to continue to report to Congress for 
the next four years.
Plan for the prompt recording of obligations of funds for contractual 
        transactions (sec. 1007)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1007) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a plan 
concerning the timely posting of obligations uniformly 
throughout the Department of Defense.
      The House bill contained no similar provisions.
      The House recedes with a technical and clarifying 
amendment.
Electronic submission and processing of claims for contract payments 
        (sec. 1008)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1008) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a plan to 
the congressional defense committees by March 31, 2001, for the 
electronic submission of contract supporting transactions, such 
as invoices, receiving reports, and certifications. The 
provision would also require the Secretary to carry out this 
plan without establishing a specific deadline.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would provide 
for a waiver in cases where the Secretary determines that the 
requirement for using electronic means for submitting claims 
for a particular type of contracts is unduly burdensome and 
establishes an implementation date of June 30, 2001, that may 
be waived until October 1, 2002.
Administrative offsets for overpayment of transportation costs (sec. 
        1009)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1009) 
that would provide a streamlined offset procedure for amounts 
overpaid for transportation services that are below the 
simplified acquisition threshold of $100,000. The amounts 
offset would be credited to the appropriation or accounts that 
funded the transportation service.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would ensure an 
appeals process in cases where the vendor challenges the amount 
of the administrative offset.
Interest penalties for late payments of interim payments due under 
        Government service contracts (sec. 1010)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1010A) 
that would require the payment of interest on vouchers for 
service received and not paid for more than 30 days.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical and clarifying 
amendment.

                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

Revisions to national defense features program (sec. 1011)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1011) that 
would amend section 2218 of title 10, United States Code, to 
permit the payment to a vessel operator, as consideration for 
making a vessel available to the government, on such terms as 
the Secretary of Defense or the secretary of a military 
department and the operator agree, in an amount equal to the 
cost of maintaining the vessel in a four day reduced operating 
status (ROS-4) condition in the ready reserve fleet for a 
period of 25 years.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require a 
notification to Congress 90 days prior to entering into a 
contract for national defense features authorized by this 
provision.
Sense of Congress on the naming of the CVN-77 aircraft carrier (sec. 
        1012)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1058) 
that would express a sense of Congress that the President 
designate the final Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, CVN-77, as 
the U.S.S. Lexington.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Authority to transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (sec. 
        1013)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1201) 
that would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to transfer to 
various countries on a combined lease-sale basis the following: 
four Kidd-class destroyers and four Oliver Hazard Perry-class 
frigates; and, on a grant basis, two Thomaston-class dock 
landing ships, four Garcia-class frigates, one Dixie-class 
destroyer tender, and two Knox-class frigates. Any expense 
incurred by the United States in connection with these 
transfers would be charged to the recipient. The provision 
would also: (1) direct that, to the maximum extent possible, 
the Secretary of the Navy shall require, as a condition of 
transfer, that repair and refurbishment associated with the 
transfer be accomplished in a shipyard located in the United 
States; and (2) stipulate that the authority to transfer these 
vessels will expire at the end of a two-year period that begins 
on the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2001.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
the President to transfer to various countries the following: 
four Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates on a combined lease-
sale basis; and, on a grant basis, two Thomaston-class dock 
landing ships, four Garcia-class frigates, and two Knox-class 
frigates.
Authority to consent to retransfer of alternative former naval vessel 
        by Government of Greece (sec. 1014)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1212) 
that would provide authority for the retransfer of ex-LST 325 
or anyother former U.S. LST that is excess to the needs of the 
government of Greece.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

                  Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities

      The budget request for drug interdiction and other 
counter-drug activities of the Department of Defense (DOD) 
included approximately $1,070.1 million for fiscal year 2001: 
$836.3 million for the central transfer account, $155.9 million 
within the operating budgets of the military services for 
authorized counter-drug operations, and $76.8 million in the 
military construction account (division B of this Act) for 
infrastructure improvements at the forward operating locations.
      The conferees recommend the following fiscal year 2001 
budget for the Department's counter-drug activities.

     Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, operations and 
                  maintenance and military construction

          [In millions of dollars; may not add due to rounding]

Fiscal Year 2001 Counter-drug Request...................        $1,070.1
    Goal 1 (Dependent Demand Reduction).................            22.7
    Goal 2 (Support to DLEAs)...........................            89.9
    Goal 3 (DOD Personnel Demand Reduction).............            74.0
    Goal 4 (Drug Interdiction--TZ/SWB)..................           447.4
    Goal 5 (Supply Reduction)...........................           435.9
Increases:
    Caper Focus.........................................             6.0
    Puerto Rico ROTHR Security..........................             1.0
    Southwest Border Fence..............................             5.0
    Tethered Aerostat...................................            10.0
    National Guard Counter-drug Activities..............            25.0
    Global Hawk.........................................            18.0
    Other Counter-narcotics activities..................            23.1
Decreases:
    Air National Guard Fighter Counter-Drug Operations..             5.0
    Carribean Law Enforcement Support...................             3.0
    Patrol Coastal Upgrades.............................             3.0
    Mexico Counter-Drug Support.........................             3.0
    Plan Colombia.......................................            41.4
    Forward Operating Locations (division B)............            76.8
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2000 
    (division B of Public Law 106-246...................           270.6
    Forward Operating Locations.........................           116.5
    Plan Colombia.......................................           154.1
Fiscal Year 2001 Counter-drug Funding...................         1,026.0
National Guard counter-drug activities
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $25.0 
million for the counter-drug activities of the National Guard 
including regional counter-drug training operations such as the 
Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy, and the Northeast 
Counter-Drug Training Center.
Global Hawk
      The conferees agree to authorize $18.0 million for the 
concept demonstration of the Global Hawk unmanned aerial 
vehicle in a counter-drug role as required in title II this 
bill.
Other
      The conferees agree to authorize $23.1 million for 
additional high-value counter-narcotics activities of the 
Department of Defense.
Caribbean law enforcement support
      The budget request included $6.7 million for assistance 
to law enforcement agencies of Carribean nations. The conferees 
agree to authorize a decrease of $3.0 million for this 
activity. The conferees expect the Department of State to 
provide support for this activity in the future.
Plan Colombia
      The conferees agree to authorize a decrease of $41.4 
million for Plan Colombia to reflect the fact that these funds 
were provided through the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2000 (division B of Public Law 106-246).
Forward operating locations
      The conferees agree to authorize a decrease of $76.8 
million, as indicated in division B of this Act, for forward 
operating locations to reflect the fact that these funds were 
provided through the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
2000 (division B of Public Law 106-246).
Extension of authority to provide additional support for counter-drug 
        activities of Colombia (sec. 1021)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1011) 
that would extend through fiscal year 2006 the authority for 
the Department of Defense to provide counter-drug assistance to 
the Government of Colombia. The provision would also increase 
the level of resources authorized to be expended through this 
authority to $40.0 million each fiscal year.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
the extension of the current program for Colombia through 
fiscal year 2006.
Report on Department of Defense expenditures to support foreign 
        counter-drug activities (sec. 1022)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1021) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to provide the 
congressional defense committees with a report that details the 
expenditure of funds by the Secretary during fiscal year 2000 
in direct or indirect support of the counter-drug activities of 
foreign governments.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Recommendations on expansion of support for counter-drug activities 
        (sec. 1023)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1012) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives that would outline the Secretary's 
recommendations on expanding the Department of Defense counter-
drug authorities under section 1033 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85).
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Review of riverine counter-drug program (sec. 1024)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1013) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense, acting through the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low 
Intensity Conflict, to review the riverine counter-drug program 
and provide a report to Congress on the results of that review. 
The report should include an assessment of the effectiveness of 
the program for each country receiving support and a 
recommendation regarding which of the armed forces, units of 
the armed forces, or other organizations within the Department 
of Defense should be responsible for managing the program.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Report on tethered aerostat radar system (sec. 1025)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1022) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
the Commissioner of Customs, to provide Congress with a report 
on the status of the tethered aerostat radar system used to 
conduct counter-drug detection and monitoring, and border 
security and air sovereignty operations.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 315) 
that would authorize $33.0 million for continued operation and 
standardization of the tethered aerostat radar system.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of Defense to consult with the Secretary of the 
Treasury in the preparation of the report.
      The conferees also agree to authorize an increase of 
$10.0 million for this program in the central transfer account, 
and an increase of $8.5 million for this program in title III 
of this Act.
Sense of Congress regarding use of the armed forces for counter-drug 
        and counter-terrorism activities (sec. 1026)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1041) that 
would authorize the use of military personnel to assist the 
Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Customs Service 
in preventing the entry of terrorists, drug traffickers, 
weapons of mass destruction, illegal narcotics and related 
items into the United States.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would express 
the sense of Congress that the President, as provided for under 
current law, should be able to use military personnel to assist 
law enforcement agencies in preventing the entry of terrorists, 
drug traffickers, weapons of mass destruction, illegal 
narcotics and related items into the United States. This 
provision would not supercede section 375 of title 10, United 
States Code, which specifically prohibits ``direct 
participation by a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or 
Marine Corps in a search, seizure, arrest, or other similar 
activity,'' or section 1385 of title 18, United States Code, 
which specifically prohibits the use of the military to execute 
the laws.
      The conferees note that sections 373 and 374 of title 10, 
United States Code, allow the Secretary of Defense to make 
military personnel available to train, advise, and assist 
federal, state, and local civilian law enforcement agencies 
through the operation of equipment in support of enforcement 
activities, including counter-terrorism and counter-narcotics.

         Subtitle D--Counterterrorism and Domestic Preparedness

Preparedness of military installation first responders for incidents 
        involving weapons of mass destruction (sec. 1031)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1023) 
that would direct, not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this act, the Secretary of Defense to submit to 
Congress a report on the program of the Department of Defense 
(DOD) to ensure the preparedness of DOD first responders for 
incidents involving weapons of mass destruction on military 
installations.The provision would direct the Secretary to 
include within the report the following: (1) a detailed description of 
the program; (2) the schedule and costs associated with the 
implementation of the program; (3) how the program is being coordinated 
with first responders in the communities in the localities of the 
installations; and (4) the plan for promoting the interoperability of 
the equipment used by first responders on DOD installations with the 
equipment used by the first responders in the local communities.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the report to include a description of deficiencies in the 
preparedness of DOD installations to respond to a weapon of 
mass destruction incident and the plans of the Department to 
correct those deficiencies.
Additional weapons of mass destruction civil support teams (sec. 1032)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1038) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to establish up to 
five additional Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams 
(WMD-CSTs) (for a total of 32), to the extent that sources of 
funding for such additional teams are identified.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment specifying that the 
Secretary shall establish five additional WMD-CSTs (for a total 
of 32). The amendment also would remove language stating that 
the Secretary shall establish the teams only to the extent that 
sources of funding are identified. The conferees note that 
$15.7 million is authorized, as noted elsewhere in this report, 
to fund the five additional WMD-CSTs.
Authority to provide loan guarantees to improve domestic preparedness 
        to combat cyberterrorism (sec. 1033)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1036) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense, subject to 
appropriations, to guarantee the repayment of loans, up to 
$10.0 million with respect to all borrowers, for qualified 
commercial firms to improve their information security in ways 
that improve the information assurance of the Department of 
Defense.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would clarify 
that the Secretary of Defense can contract out to a private 
entity for administration of the loan guarantee program, but 
not for the guarantees themselves.
Report on the status of domestic preparedness against the threat of 
        biological terrorism (sec. 1034)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1028) 
that would require the President to prepare a report on the 
status of domestic preparedness against the threat of 
biological terrorism. The report shall be delivered to the 
Congress not later than March 31, 2001.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of Defense to prepare, in consultation with the 
Director of Central Intelligence, an intelligence estimate 
assessing the threat to the United States posed by a terrorist 
using a biological weapon. The intelligence estimate will also 
include an assessment of the relative consequences of a 
biological terrorist attack compared to attacks using other 
types of weapons. The Secretary shall submit the intelligence 
estimate to Congress not later than March 1, 2001.
Report on strategy, policies, and programs to combat domestic terrorism 
        (sec. 1035)
      The conferees continue to be concerned about the threat 
of domestic terrorism, particularly involving the use of 
weapons of mass destruction (WMD), and the ability of the 
Federal Government to counter this threat. The conferees note 
that the Comptroller General has published a series of reports 
on federal programs to combat domestic terrorism, documenting 
the progress and problems in organizing and preparing to 
respond to a domestic terrorist incident.
      The conferees agree to a provision that would require the 
Comptroller General to provide an updated report to Congress, 
not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, on federal 
strategy, policy and programs to combat domestic terrorism. The 
conferees direct the Comptroller General to include in the 
report on combating domestic terrorism a discussion of the 
following issues: lead agency responsibility for crisis and 
consequence management; adequacy of existing plans formulated 
by the various federal agencies; threat and risk assessments; 
command and control structures; exercises, including a thorough 
assessment of the recent Top Official Exercise 2000; 
cyberterrorism; and research and development efforts of new 
technologies.

                      Subtitle E--Strategic Forces

Revised nuclear posture review (sec. 1041)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1015) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Energy, to conduct a comprehensive review 
of the nuclear posture of the United States for the next 5 to 
10 years.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
      The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense, in 
conducting the revised nuclear posture review, to consult with 
the Secretaryof Energy only on those matters that relate to the 
nuclear weapons stockpile. The conferees urge the Secretary of Defense 
to consider, in conducting the revised nuclear posture review, the 
results of the report on strategic stability under START III, as 
required by section 1503 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65).
Plan for the long-term sustainment and modernization of United States 
        strategic nuclear forces (sec. 1042)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1016) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Energy, to develop a long-range plan for 
the sustainment and modernization of United States strategic 
nuclear forces to counter emerging threats and to satisfy the 
evolving requirements of deterrence.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense, in 
preparing the plan, to consult with the Secretary of Energy 
only on those matters that relate to the nuclear weapons 
stockpile.
Modification of scope of waiver authority for limitation on retirement 
        or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery systems (sec. 
        1043)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1017) 
that would: (1) amend section 1302(b) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85) to 
clarify that the waiver contained in that section applies to 
all of the strategic nuclear delivery systems specified in 
section 1302(a); and (2) following completion of a new nuclear 
posture review, allow the President to waive the limitation on 
retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery 
systems if the President determines that it is in the national 
security interests of the United States to do so.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would amend 
section 1302(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1998 to modify the waiver contained in that section 
to apply to all of the strategic nuclear delivery systems 
specified in section 1302(a).
Report on the defeat of hardened and deeply buried targets (sec. 1044)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1018) 
that would require the Secretaries of Defense and Energy to 
assess requirements and options for defeating hardened and 
deeply buried targets. The provision would expressly authorize 
the Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct any limited research 
and development that may be necessary to complete such 
assessments.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
      The conferees note that a recent legal interpretation of 
existing law raised questions regarding whether DOE could 
participate in or otherwise support certain Department of 
Defense (DOD) studies and options assessments for defeating 
hardened and deeply buried targets. This expressly allows DOE 
to assist DOD with a review of these targets and the options 
for defeating such targets. The conferees believe that DOE 
should provide information and other assistance required to 
help DOD make informed decisions on whether: (1) to proceed 
with a new method of defeating hardened and deeply buried 
targets; and (2) to seek any necessary modifications to 
existing law.
      The conferees are concerned that the ability to defeat 
hardened and deeply buried targets will continue to be a 
significant challenge for the foreseeable future.
Sense of Congress on the maintenance of the Strategic Nuclear Triad 
        (sec. 1045)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1019) 
that would express a sense of the Senate that, in light of the 
potential for further arms control agreements with the Russian 
Federation limiting strategic forces: (1) it is in the national 
interest of the United States to maintain a robust and balanced 
triad of strategic nuclear delivery systems; and (2) reductions 
to U.S. conventional bomber capability are not in the national 
interest of the United States.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would express a 
sense of Congress on this matter.

            Subtitle F--Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements

Management review of working-capital fund activities (sec. 1051)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1030) 
that would require the Comptroller General to review working-
capital fund activities and identify potential process or 
policies that would result in more efficient and economical 
operations of those activities.
      The House bill amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Report on submarine rescue support vessels (sec. 1052)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1031) 
that would require the Secretary of the Navy to report on the 
plan for providing submarine rescue support vessels through 
fiscal year 2007.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Report on Federal Government progress in developing information 
        assurance strategies (sec. 1053)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1032) 
that would require the Federal Government to report on the 
status of implementation of information assurance strategies 
outlined in Presidential Decision Directive Number 63 and the 
roles and responsibilities of the Department of Defense in 
defending against attacks on the critical infrastructure of the 
United States.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment on the 
scope, timing, and requirements of the information reported to 
Congress.
Department of Defense process for decisionmaking in cases of false 
        claims (sec. 1054)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1065) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to 
Congress a report describing the policies and procedures for 
Department of Defense decisionmaking under the Civil False 
Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3729 et seq.) and any changes made in the 
policies and procedures since January 1, 2000.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment requiring that the 
report also address the manner in which the policies and 
procedures have been implemented.

           Subtitle G--Government Information Security Reform

Government information security reform (secs. 1061-1065)
      The Senate amendment contained a series of provisions 
(secs. 1401-1405) that would provide for reform of federal 
information security practices.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would simplify 
audit and evaluation requirements and would clarify the roles 
and responsibilities of the Department of Defense (DOD).
      The amendment would establish a new subchapter of title 
44, United States Code, addressing the responsibilities of the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and federal agencies in 
the area of information security. This new subchapter would 
remain in effect for two years after the effective date of the 
provision. The amendment would provide specific guidance on the 
responsibilities of certain agencies including the DOD. The 
amendment would also address the relationship between the 
defense information assurance program established under section 
2224, title 10, United States Code, and the government-wide 
information security program.
      The conferees note that the conference agreement would 
provide the DOD authority to implement its own information 
assurance policy in accordance with the requirements of section 
2224, title 10, United States Code. The amendment would require 
the Director of OMB to delegate policy and oversight authority 
with regard to national security systems, classified systems, 
and other critical information systems of the Department of 
Defense and Intelligence Community to the Secretary of Defense, 
the Director of Central Intelligence, and, if designated by the 
President, an additional agency head. These agencies would be 
directed to develop their own information security policies, 
principles, standards, and guidelines. For the DOD, these 
policies, principles, standards and guidelines would be 
required to cover the full range of information assurance 
issues addressed in section 2224 of title 10, United States 
Code.

                      Subtitle H--Security Matters

Limitation on granting of security clearances (sec. 1071)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1074) 
that would prohibit any officer, employee, or contractor of the 
Department of Defense, or any member of the armed forces, from 
receiving a security clearance if that person: (1) has been 
convicted in any court within the United States and sentenced 
to imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year; (2) is an unlawful 
user of, or addicted to any controlled substance; (3) is 
currently mentally incompetent; or (4) has been discharged from 
the armed forces under dishonorable conditions.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
the Secretary of Defense or the secretaries of the military 
departments to waive this provision in meritorious cases for 
persons who would otherwise be prohibited from receiving a 
security clearance.
Process for prioritizing background investigations for security 
        clearances for Department of Defense personnel and defense 
        contractor personnel (sec. 1072)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1043) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to establish a 
process for prioritizing background investigations for security 
clearances for Department of Defense personnel.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of Defense to establish a process for 
prioritizing background investigations for security clearances 
for Departmentof Defense personnel and contractors of the 
Department of Defense.
Authority to withhold certain sensitive information from public 
        disclosure (sec. 1073)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1044) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
Transportation, and the Secretary of Energy to withhold from 
public disclosure otherwise authorized by law sensitive 
information provided by a foreign government or an 
international organization which is itself protecting the 
information from disclosure. The provision would not authorize 
the withholding of information from Congress or, except in the 
case of foreign intelligence or counterintelligence activities, 
the Comptroller General.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Expansion of authority to exempt geodetic products of the Department of 
        Defense from public disclosure (sec. 1074)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 916) 
that would expand the authority of the Secretary of Defense to 
exempt geodetic products from public disclosure.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Expenditures for declassification activities (sec. 1075)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1035) that 
would: (1) Clarify section 230 of Title 10, United States Code; 
(2) limit the amount of funds expended during fiscal year 2001 
by the Department of Defense to carry out declassification 
activities; and (3) prohibit the Department of Defense, as part 
of a special search, from being required to compile records 
that have already been declassified.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Enhanced access to criminal history record information for national 
        security and other purposes (sec. 1076)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1057) 
that would amend section 9101 of title 5, United States Code, 
to provide expanded access to criminal history information by 
the Department of Defense and certain other executive 
departments and agencies. The provision would expand the 
authority to cover acceptance or retention in the armed forces, 
and appointment, retention, or assignment to a position of 
public trust or a critical employee. It would also authorize 
the Federal Government to obtain the information through the 
use of common identifiers, such as names, and would prohibit 
states and localities from conditioning the provision of such 
information on indemnification agreements.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would strike the 
authorization of the use of common identifiers and the 
prohibition on the requirement of indemnification agreements, 
and would repeal a superseded provision of law.
Two-year extension of authority to engage in commercial activities as 
        security for intelligence collection activities (sec. 1077)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1071) 
that would extend the authority provided by section 431(a) of 
Title 10, United States Code, by two years.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Coordination of nuclear weapons secrecy policies and consideration of 
        health of workers at former Department of Defense nuclear 
        facilities (sec. 1078)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1077) 
that would: (1) Require the Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Energy, to ensure that 
secrecy policies do not prevent or discourage employees at 
former nuclear weapons facilities who may have been exposed to 
radioactive or other hazardous substances from discussing such 
exposures with appropriate health care providers; and (2) seek 
to identify individuals who are or were employed at sites that 
no longer store, assemble, disassemble, or maintain nuclear 
weapons, and, upon determination that such individuals may have 
been exposed to radioactive or hazardous substances, notify 
such individuals about any such exposure, including an 
explanation of how employees can discuss exposures with health 
care providers.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
      The conferees note that the Department of Defense 
operates a number of sites not engaged in the manufacture or 
storage of nuclear weapons that may nonetheless have exposed 
workers to hazardous substances. The conferees agree that the 
Secretary of Defense shall address in the review and 
notifications described in this provision workers exposed to 
radioactive or other hazardous materials at all such facilities 
where secrecy policies may otherwise pose an obstacle to 
seeking medical advice and treatment.

                       Subtitle I--Other Matters

Funds for administrative expenses under Defense Export Loan Guarantee 
        program (sec. 1081)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1031) that 
would amend section 2540c of title 10, United States Code, to 
provide authority to the Secretary of Defense to fund 
administrative expenses under the Defense Export Loan Guarantee 
(DELG) Program.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of Defense to submit to the Congress a report on 
the operation of the DELG Program and a determination as to 
which Defense Department agency, office, or other activity 
should administer, manage, and oversee the loan guarantee 
program. The conferees direct the Secretary to submit the 
report and determination to Congress prior to providing funds 
for DELG Program administrative expenses.
      The conferees note that during four years of loan program 
operations, the Secretary has provided limited, ad hoc 
resources to implement the program. The conferees urge the 
Secretary to take such actions as directed so as to utilize 
expeditiously the authority to fund administrative expenses for 
the DELG Program.
Transit pass program Department of Defense personnel in poor air 
        quality areas (sec. 1082)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1055) 
that would direct the Secretary of Defense to, within 180 days 
of enactment of this Act, implement the transit pass program 
authorized in section 7905 of title 5, United States Code, in 
any area in the United States that does not meet the revised 
national ambient air quality standards under section 109 of the 
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409).
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Transfer of Vietnam-era TA-4 aircraft to a non-profit foundation (sec. 
        1083)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1033) that 
would authorize the transfer of an excess TA-4 aircraft to the 
non-profit Collings Foundation at no cost to the government.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
that the Collings Foundation demilitarize the aircraft within 
one year.
Transfer of 19th century cannon to museum (sec. 1084)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1034) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey to the 
Cannonball House Museum in Macon, Georgia, a 12-pound Napoleon 
cannon with historical ties to the City of Macon.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1059).
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Fees for providing historical information to the public (sec. 1085)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1056) 
that would authorize the secretaries of the military 
departments to charge the public fees for providing historical 
information from the services historical centers or agencies. 
These fees could be retained by the military departments to 
defray the costs of responding to requests for such 
information. The fees charged pursuant to this section could 
not exceed the costs of providing the information, and would 
not apply to requests from members of the armed forces or 
federal employees made in the course of their duties, or to 
requests under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees direct the Comptroller General to provide a 
report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives one year after the implementation of 
this provision by the military departments. The report should 
provide data on the fees collected for such information, and 
compare those sums with the actual costs to each military 
department of responding to such requests.
Grants to American Red Cross for Armed Forces emergency services (sec. 
        1086)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1054) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to make a grant 
to the American Red Cross up to $9.4 million in each of fiscal 
years 2001, 2002, and 2003. Such a grant could not be made 
until the American Red Cross certifies that it will expend, for 
the Armed Forces Emergency Services, an amount from non-federal 
sources that equals or exceeds the amount of the grant.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Technical and clerical amendments (sec. 1087)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1032) that 
would make various technical and clerical amendments to 
existing law.
      The Senate amendment contained similar provisions (secs. 
602 and 1052).
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would combine 
the provisions.
Maximum size of parcel post packages transported overseas for Armed 
        Forces post offices (sec. 1088)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1060) 
that would increase the authorized size of packages permitted 
to bemailed to eligible patrons of military post offices 
overseas to conform with those of the United States Postal Service.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Sense of Congress regarding tax treatment of members receiving special 
        pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger (sec. 
        1089)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1064) 
that would express a sense of the Senate that members of the 
armed forces who receive special pay for duty subject to 
hostile fire or imminent danger should receive the same tax 
treatment as members serving in combat zones.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would express 
the sense of Congress that tax treatment should be the same for 
special pay for duty subject to hostile for imminent danger and 
combat zone pay.
Organization and management of the civil air patrol (sec. 1090)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 906) that 
would codify the agreement recently reached between the 
Secretary of the Air Force and the leadership of the Civil Air 
Patrol regarding the Civil Air Patrol's status as a volunteer 
civilian auxiliary of the Air Force.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would not allow 
contract employees of the Air Force to commit federal resources 
in support of the Civil Air Patrol.
      The amendment would also not require a minimum salary for 
these contract employees.
Additional duties for the Commission to Assess United States National 
        Security Space Management and Organization (sec. 1091)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 907) 
that would amend section 1622 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65) to 
specify additional duties for the Commission to Assess United 
States National Security Space Management and Organization.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Commission on the future of the United States aerospace industry (sec. 
        1092)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1039) that 
would require the President to establish a commission to assess 
the future of the U.S. aerospace industry and to recommend 
actions to be taken by the Federal Government to support the 
ability of the U.S. aerospace industry to remain robust in the 
future.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1061).
      The House recedes with an amendment that would clarify 
the scope and requirements of the study. The conferees intend 
for the commission to provide guidance and insight to the next 
Administration as early as possible. Accordingly, the 
commission should plan to submit an interim report to the 
administration and the Congress outlining the areas the 
commission proposes to review and any preliminary findings.
Drug addiction treatment (sec. 1093)
      The conference agreement includes a provision that would 
permit certain physicians to prescribe certain narcotic drugs 
to assist in combating heroin addiction.

                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Annual OMB/CBO joint report on scoring budget outlays
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1004) 
that would make minor administrative changes to the joint 
annual Office of Management and Budget/Congressional Budget 
Office (OMB/CBO) report on the scoring of budget outlays.
      The House bill amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Authority to provide headstones or markers for marked graves or 
        otherwise commemorate certain individuals
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1067) 
that would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to, upon 
request, provide a headstone or marker for the marked or 
unmarked grave of the individual or at some other area 
appropriate for the purpose of commemorating the individual.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Breast cancer stamp extension
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1073) 
that would extend by two years the authorization for the breast 
cancer semipostal stamp.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Comprehensive study and support for criminal investigations and 
        prosecutions by state and local law enforcement officials
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1068) 
that would require the Comptroller General to collect data and 
conduct a study of comparative treatment of hate crimes in 
jurisdictions having laws dealing specifically with such crimes 
and those having no such laws, and to submit a report to 
Congress. The provision would further authorize the Attorney 
General, upon request and where special circumstances existed, 
to provide assistance in the criminal investigation or 
prosecution of any hate crime. The Attorney General would be 
further authorized to make grants to states and localities to 
assist them in the investigation and prosecution of hate 
crimes.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2000
      The Senate amendment contained several provisions (sec. 
1501-1510) that would constitute the ``Local Law Enforcement 
Act of 2000.'' The Attorney General, at the request of a state 
or Indian tribe law enforcement official, could provide 
assistance in the investigation or prosecution of certain hate 
crimes. The Attorney General could also award grants to state, 
local, and Indian tribe law enforcement officials to assist 
with the investigation and prosecution of such crimes. Chapter 
13 of title 18, United States Code, would be amended to 
establish a substantive federal prohibition of certain specific 
hate crime acts. No prosecution could be undertaken under this 
provision without certification from the Attorney General or 
certain other officials of the Department of Justice.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Plan to ensure compliance with financial management requirements
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1006) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the 
Congress a plan to ensure compliance by the Department of 
Defense, not later than October 1, 2001, with all statutory and 
regulatory financial management requirements.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Protection of operational files of the Defense Intelligence Agency
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1045) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to withhold from 
public disclosure the operational files of the Defense 
Intelligence Agency (DIA). These files would be protected from 
disclosure to the same extent as provided for under section 701 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 431). The 
provision would also make applicable to these files the 
decennial review of provisions of section 702 of that Act (50 
U.S.C. 432), with the Secretary exercising the authority 
granted to the Director of Central Intelligence under that 
section.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Repeal of certain provisions shifting outlays from one fiscal year to 
        another
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1004), that 
would repeal two provisions of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-79) 
concerning the Prompt Payment Act and the shifting of pay days 
for federal employees. The conferees note that similar 
provisions were enacted into law in the Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106-246).
      The Senate amendment contained similar provisions (secs. 
1006 and 1010).
      The House and Senate recede.
Report to the Congress regarding extent and severity of child poverty
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1062) 
that would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to, not later than June 1, 2001, report to the Congress on the 
extent and severity of child poverty in the United States.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Sense of the Senate concerning long-term economic development aid for 
        communities rebuilding from hurricane Floyd
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1066) 
that would express the sense of the Senate that additional 
community and regional development funding should be 
appropriated to assist communities in need of long-term 
economic development aid as a result of damage suffered by 
Hurricane Floyd.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees note that additional economic assistance 
for the victims of natural disasters was provided in the 
Emergency Supplemental Act, 2000 (Public Law 106-246).

           Title XI--Department of Defense Civilian Personnel

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

          Subtitle A--Civilian Personnel Management Generally

Employment and compensation of employees for temporary organizations 
        established by law or executive order (sec. 1101)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1101) that 
would provide legislative and executive agencies the 
flexibility to use a streamlined process to hire and pay 
employees for temporary organizations established by law or 
executive order.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1106).
      The House recedes with an amendment that would limit the 
term of the management flexibility to three years, would 
designate the head of the temporary activity as the appointing 
authority for the temporary employees, and would limit the 
health and life insurance benefits to the same benefit as that 
afforded other temporary civil service employees.
Assistive technology accommodations program (sec. 1102)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1101) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to expand the 
Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program to provide assistive 
technology services to any department or agency of the Federal 
Government.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would restore 
the funding for this program to the Defense Health Program.
Extension of authority for voluntary separations in reductions in force 
        (sec. 1103)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1104) that 
would extend, until September 30, 2005, the authority of the 
Secretary of Defense to allow certain civilian employees to 
volunteer for separation under reduction in force procedures 
even though those employees would not otherwise be subject to 
separation.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1107).
      The House recedes.
Electronic maintenance of performance appraisal systems (sec. 1104)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1108) 
that would authorize the head of an executive branch agency to 
administer and to maintain the performance appraisal system 
electronically.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Study on civilian personnel services (sec. 1105)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1112) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to establish a 
four-year public-private competition pilot program to assess 
the extent to which the effectiveness and efficiency of 
providing civilian personnel services could be increased by 
conducting competitions for the performance of such services 
between the public and private sectors.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of Defense to study whether civilian personnel 
services could be enhanced by public-private competition and 
report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives, and include, if appropriate, a 
proposal for a demonstration program that would test such a 
concept.

              Subtitle B--Demonstration and Pilot Programs

Pilot program for reengineering the equal employment opportunity 
        complaint process (sec. 1111)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1106) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to carry out a five-
year pilot program to demonstrate improved processes for the 
resolution of equal employment opportunity complaints.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of Defense to conduct a three-year pilot program 
to demonstrate improved processes for the resolution of equal 
employment opportunity complaints in a minimum of one military 
department and two defense agencies, and would require a report 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives not later than two years after initiation of 
the pilot program.
Work safety demonstration program (sec. 1112)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1105) 
that would direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a two-
year work safety demonstration program in which private sector 
work safety models would be used to determine whether the work 
safety record of civilian employees of Department of Defense 
can be improved.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Extension, expansion, and revision of authority for experimental 
        personnel program for scientific and technical personnel (sec. 
        1113)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1113) 
that would extend, expand, and revise the authority for the 
experimental civilian personnel program for scientific and 
technical personnel previously authorized in section 1101 of 
theNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 
(Public Law 106-65) to expand the number of positions in the Defense 
Advanced Research Projects Agency from 20 to 40 and would extend the 
authority to the military departments for use in the defense 
laboratories, the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, and the National 
Security Agency.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Clarification of personnel management authority under personnel 
        demonstration project (sec. 1114)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1114) 
that would provide direct hiring authority to the defense 
laboratory directors to appoint individuals and fix their 
compensation without the review or approval of any official or 
agency other than the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
the Secretary of Defense to establish and to operate 
demonstration programs in the defense laboratories without the 
review or approval of the Office of Personnel Management and 
would raise the limit on compensation that may be provided to 
laboratory employees under a demonstration project. The 
amendment would authorize the Secretary of Defense to appoint 
individuals and fix their compensation without the review or 
approval of the Office of Personnel Management or any other 
outside official or agency.
      The conferees believe that this is the single most 
important step the Secretary of Defense could take to enable 
the defense laboratories to compete with the private sector for 
scientific talent, and that the applicable requirements could 
adequately be addressed through after-the-fact review. The 
conferees urge the Secretary of Defense to provide the 
laboratory directors with direct hiring authority, as 
authorized by this section.

                   Subtitle C--Educational Assistance

Restructuring the restriction on degree training (sec. 1121)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1102) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to pay tuition for a 
civilian employee to obtain an academic degree if that degree 
training occurs at an accredited institution and is part of a 
planned Department of Defense professional development program.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1118).
      The Senate recedes.
Student loan repayment programs (sec. 1122)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1069) 
that would require the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management to, not later than 240 days after enactment of this 
Act, issue regulations that would implement the student loan 
repayment program, would eliminate the restriction on repayment 
of student loans to professional, technical, or administrative 
personnel, and would include federal student loan repayment 
programs established since enactment of earlier statutory 
authority.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Extension of authority for tuition reimbursement and training for 
        civilian employees in the defense acquisition workforce (sec. 
        1123)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1103) that 
would extend the ``shortage of personnel'' designation for 
qualified civilian acquisition personnel of the Department of 
Defense until September 30, 2005, in order to permit such 
personnel to qualify for reimbursement of expenses for training 
and tuition.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1104).
      The House recedes.

                       Subtitle D--Other Benefits

Additional special pay for foreign language proficiency beneficial for 
        United States national security interests (sec. 1131)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1102) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide 
additional pay for civilian employees who maintain a foreign 
language proficiency determined to be beneficial for national 
security interests.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would limit the 
additional pay for maintaining proficiency in a foreign 
language to those who agree to deploy to an area in which the 
foreign language is determined to be critical to the national 
security interests.
Approval authority for cash awards in excess of $10,000 (sec. 1132)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1109) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to grant a cash 
award up to the maximum of $25,000 without seeking approval 
from the Office of Personnel Management.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Leave for crews of certain vessels (sec. 1133)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1110) 
that would authorize the Military Sealift Command to pay civil 
service mariners, in an extended leave status, a lump-sum equal 
to the difference between their pay at a temporary promotion 
rate and their lower permanent grade rates.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Life insurance for emergency essential Department of Defense employees 
        (sec. 1134)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1111) 
that would authorize civilian employees designated by the 
Secretary of Defense as emergency essential and subject to 
being deployed to combat areas to elect to participate in the 
Federal Employees Group Life Insurance program.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

              Subtitle E--Intelligence Civilian Personnel

Expansion of defense civilian intelligence personnel system positions 
        (sec. 1141)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1105) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to create positions 
within the defense civilian intelligence personnel system 
outside the designated intelligence components of the 
Department of Defense.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Increase in number of positions authorized for the Defense Intelligence 
        Senior Executive Service (sec. 1142)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1103) 
that would increase, by 25, the number of positions authorized 
for the defense intelligence senior executive service.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees note that the 25 additional positions are 
authorized for the entire defense intelligence community and 
are not intended to be allocated to any single agency within 
the defense intelligence community. The conferees direct the 
Secretary of Defense to report to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, not 
later than March 15, 2001, on how the additional senior 
executive service positions are allocated within the defense 
intelligence community.

  Subtitle F--Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay and Early Retirement 
                               Authority

Voluntary separation incentive pay and early retirement authority 
        (secs. 1151-1153)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1107) that 
would provide temporary authority to the Secretary of the Air 
Force to use voluntary separation incentives and voluntary 
early retirement authority for restructuring the work force to 
separate up to 1000 civilian employees during each calendar 
year through December 31, 2003.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would provide 
temporary authority to the Secretary of Defense to use 
voluntary separation incentives and voluntary early retirement 
authority for workforce restructuring to meet mission needs, 
achieve one or more strength reductions, correct skill 
imbalances or reduce the number of high-grade, managerial, or 
supervisory positions. The temporary authority to use the 
voluntary separation incentives in fiscal year 2001 is limited 
to 1000 employees. The temporary authority to use voluntary 
separation incentives and the voluntary early retirement 
authority in each of fiscal years 2002 and 2003 is limited to 
4000 employees. The Secretary of Defense may only carry out 
these programs in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 with respect to 
workforce restructuring to the extent provided in a law enacted 
by the 107th Congress.

                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Department of Defense employee voluntary early retirement authority
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1117) 
that would revise the authority for using voluntary early 
retirement authority within the Department of Defense to 
include restructuring of the workforce.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Extension of authority for voluntary separations in reductions in force
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1115) 
that would extend the authority for voluntary separations 
during reduction in force actions.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Extension, revision, and expansion of authorities for use of voluntary 
        separation incentive pay and voluntary early retirement
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1116) 
that would extend the authority for voluntary separation 
incentive pay and voluntary early retirement through September 
30, 2005, and would revise the authority for using the 
voluntary separation incentive pay within the Department of 
Defense to include restructuring of the workforce.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Strategic plan
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1119) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a 
strategic plan to the congressional defense committees not 
later than six months after enactment of this Act and before 
exercising any of the authorities for workforce restructuring.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

              Title XII--Matters Relating to Other Nations

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

              Subtitle A--Matters Related to Arms Control

Support of United Nations-sponsored efforts to inspect and monitor 
        Iraqi weapons activities (sec. 1201)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1201) that 
would extend, through fiscal year 2001, the authority of the 
Department of Defense to support United Nations-sponsored 
inspection and monitoring efforts to ensure full Iraqi 
compliance with its international obligations to destroy its 
weapons of mass destruction and associated delivery systems. 
The provision would limit the assistance that could be provided 
by the Secretary of Defense to $15.0 million for fiscal year 
2001.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 1202).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Support of consultations on Arab and Israeli arms control and regional 
        security issues (sec. 1202)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1211) 
that would authorize up to $1.0 million from Defense-wide 
Operation and Maintenance accounts for the support of programs 
to promote informal, region-wide consultations among Arab, 
Israeli, and U.S. officials and experts on arms control and 
security issues concerning the Middle East region.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would expand the 
scope of the programs to include formal consultations.
Furnishing of nuclear test monitoring equipment to foreign governments 
        (sec. 1203)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1206) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to accept 
contributions from a foreign government or other entities for 
the development, procurement, installation, operation, repair, 
or maintenance of equipment for monitoring nuclear test 
explosions, and to loan or convey nuclear test monitoring 
equipment to a foreign government, subject to a required 
agreement.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
the Secretary of Defense to convey or to provide nuclear test 
monitoring equipment to a foreign government, subject to a 
required agreement.
      The conferees believe that section 2608 of title 10, 
United States Code, already permits the Secretary of Defense to 
accept and to use contributions for purposes specified in the 
Senate amendment. Therefore, the conferees do not believe that 
additional authority is required. If the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Office of Management and Budget, 
determines that additional authority is required, the conferees 
are willing to reevaluate this matter in the future.
Additional matters for annual report on transfers of militarily 
        sensitive technology to countries and entities of concern (sec. 
        1204)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1075) 
that would require that the annual report required by section 
1402 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2000 (Public Law 106-65) on transfers of militarily sensitive 
technology to countries of concern include a description of 
actions taken on recommendations of inspectors general 
contained in previous annual reports.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.

              Subtitle B--Matters Relating to the Balkans

Annual report assessing effect of continued operations in the Balkans 
        region on readiness to execute the national military strategy 
        (sec. 1211)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1202) that 
would amend section 1035 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65) to make the report 
on the readiness impact of U.S. military operations in the 
Balkans an annual report.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would sunset 
the reporting requirement upon termination of U.S. military 
activities in the Balkans.
Situation in the Balkans (sec. 1212)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1203) that 
would require the President to establish, not later than May 
31, 2001, militarily significant benchmarks for conditions that 
would achieve a sustainable peace in Kosovo and ultimately 
allow for the withdrawal of the U.S. military presence in 
Kosovo. In developing those benchmarks, the Congress would urge 
the President to seek the concurrence of North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization (NATO) member nations. The provision would also 
require the President to develop a comprehensive political-
military strategy for addressing the political, economic, 
humanitarian and military issues in the Balkans, and to 
establish near-term, mid-term and long-term objectives in the 
region. Finally, the provision would require the President to 
submit semiannual reports, beginning no later than June 30, 
2001, on the progress being made in developing and implementing 
a comprehensive political-military strategy, and the progress 
being made in achieving the conditions established by the 
benchmarks.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would direct 
the President to submit a single semiannual report on the 
progress made in achieving both the benchmarks for Kosovo and 
the benchmarks for Bosnia, as required by section 7 of the 1998 
Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Act (Public Law 
105-174), and would make other technical modifications.
Semiannual report on Kosovo peacekeeping (sec. 1213)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1205) that 
would prohibit the use of Department of Defense funds for the 
continued deployment of U.S. ground combat troops in Kosovo 
after April 1, 2001, unless the President certifies to the 
Congress, prior to April 1, 2001, that the European Commission, 
the member nations of the European Union (EU), and the European 
member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
have provided specific amounts and types of assistance to the 
peacekeeping operations in Kosovo. The provision would also 
require the President to submit to the Congress, not later than 
April 30, 2001, a plan for the withdrawal of U.S. ground combat 
troops from Kosovo, if the President does not make the required 
certification; and submit a report to the Congress detailing 
the commitments and contributions of various European nations 
and organizations and the United Nations to the peacekeeping 
operations in Kosovo.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1205) that would require a biannual report from the President 
to the Congress detailing the commitments and contributions of 
various European nations and organizations and the United 
Nations to the peacekeeping operations in Kosovo.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees note that, since congressional action 
focused attention on this issue earlier this year, European 
nations and organizations have made progress in providing the 
assistance and personnel they have pledged to peacekeeping 
operations in Kosovo. While more needs to be done by the 
Europeans in providing needed resources to the international 
community's operations, the conferees recognize that the pace 
of the civil implementation effort in Kosovo has improved since 
the beginning of the year. The conferees remain concerned, 
however, that U.S. troops, and the troops of other nations 
serving in Kosovo continue to perform a variety of non-military 
missions to compensate for remaining shortfalls in the civil 
implementation effort. In recognition of the fact that the 
United States bore the major share of the military burden for 
the air war on behalf of Kosovo, European nations agreed to pay 
the major share of the burden to secure the peace. The 
conferees believe that the Europeans must fulfill that 
commitment. The report required by this provision will provide 
the Congress with the information necessary, on a regular 
basis, to evaluate the performance of the nations and 
organizations covered by this provision in fulfilling their 
commitments regarding Kosovo. It is the intention of the 
conferees to pursue legislative options in the future if those 
commitments are not fulfilled.

Subtitle C--North Atlantic Treaty Organization and United States Forces 
                               in Europe

NATO fair burdensharing (sec. 1221)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1206) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives on the costs to the United States of Operation 
Allied Force conducted against the Federal Republic of 
Yugoslavia. The report would include: (1) the costs of ordnance 
expended, fuel consumed, and personnel; (2) the estimated cost 
of the reduced service life of U.S. weapons systems which 
participated in the operation; and (3) whether and how the 
United States is being compensated byother NATO member nations 
for the costs of Operation Allied Force. The provision also would 
require a report from the Secretary whenever NATO undertakes a future 
military operation with the participation of the United States. The 
report would include: (1) how the costs of that operation are to be 
equitably distributed among the NATO member nations; or (2) how the 
United States is to be compensated by other NATO member nations, if the 
costs are borne disproportionately by the United States. The report 
would be due 30 days after the beginning of a military operation, or 
later, if the Secretary determines that such a delay is necessary to 
avoid an undue burden to ongoing operations.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would: (1) 
delete the requirement for the Secretary to report on whether 
and how the United States is being compensated by other NATO 
nations for the costs of Operation Allied Force; (2) change the 
reporting requirement on future NATO military operations to 
apply to all NATO operations, and to include information on the 
contributions to that operation made by each of the member 
nations of NATO and the contributions that each member nation 
of NATO makes or has pledged to make during any follow-on 
operation; and, (3) require the report on future operations to 
be submitted not later than 90 days after the completion of the 
military operation.
Repeal of restriction preventing cooperative airlift support through 
        acquisition and cross-servicing agreements (sec. 1222)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1203) 
that would amend section 2350c of title 10, United States Code, 
to repeal the restriction that authorizes the Secretary of 
Defense to enter into military airlift agreements with allied 
countries only under the authority of section 2350c.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
GAO study on the benefits and costs of the United States military 
        engagement in Europe (sec. 1223)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1207) that 
would require the Comptroller General to conduct a study 
assessing the value to the United States and its national 
security interests gained from the engagement of U.S. Armed 
Forces in Europe and from military strategies used to shape the 
international security environment in Europe. The study would 
include an assessment of a number of issues related to the U.S. 
military presence in Europe and the contributions made by the 
European allies of the United States. The report would be 
submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives not later than March 1, 2001.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would change 
the report to a study of the benefits and costs of U.S. 
military engagement in Europe and change the date for the 
submission of the report to December 1, 2001.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Joint data exchange center with Russian Federation on early warning 
        systems and notification of ballistic missile launches (sec. 
        1231)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1213) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to establish, in 
conjunction with the Government of the Russian Federation, a 
United States-Russian Federation joint center for the exchange 
of data from early warning systems and for notification of 
missile launches.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would: (1) 
authorize the Secretary of Defense to establish a U.S.-Russian 
Federation joint center for the exchange of data from early 
warning systems and for notification of missile launches; (2) 
require that the Secretary submit a report to the Armed 
Services Committees of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives on plans for the joint data exchange center; 
and (3) prohibit the obligation of more than $4.0 million of 
fiscal year 2001 funds for establishment of the joint data 
exchange center until 30 days after the date on which the 
Secretary submits a copy of a written agreement between the 
United States and Russia providing the details of the cost-
sharing arrangement required in the Memorandum of Agreement of 
June 4, 2000.
Report on sharing and exchange of ballistic missile launch early 
        warning data (sec. 1232)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1029) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to report on the 
feasibility and advisability of establishing a center at which 
missile launch early warning data from the United States and 
other nations would be made available to nations concerned with 
the launch of ballistic missiles.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of Defense to report on current and planned 
activities of the Department of Defense with respect to the 
sharing and exchange with other countries of early warning data 
concerning ballistic missile launches. The report shall include 
the Secretary's assessment of the benefits and risks of sharing 
such data with other countries on a bilateral or multilateral 
basis.
Annual report of Communist Chinese military companies operating in the 
        United States (sec. 1233)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1208) that 
would express the sense of Congress that the Secretary of 
Defense has not complied with requirements of section 1237 of 
the Strom Thurmond National Defense Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
(Public Law 105-261) to publish and update a list of Communist 
Chinese military companies operating in the United States.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would eliminate 
the sense of Congress and would amend section 1237 to require 
the Secretary to report on, rather than publish, a list of 
Communist Chinese military companies operating in the United 
States. The Secretary would be directed to submit that report 
to the following: the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives; the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate; the Secretary of State; the Secretary of the Treasury; 
the Attorney General; the Secretary of Commerce; the Secretary 
of Energy; and the Director of Central Intelligence.
Adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high 
        performance computers (sec. 1234)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1209) that 
would amend section 1211 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85) to limit to 60 
days, excluding days when the Congress is not in session 
because of an adjournment sine die, the time period for 
congressional review of a presidential change to the export 
control levels for high performance computers prior to that 
change going into effect.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 1214).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
      The conferees believe that the administration needs to 
adequately assess the national security implications of 
commercial technological diffusion before new export levels are 
proposed. For that reason, the conferees direct the Secretary 
of Defense and the Director for Central Intelligence to jointly 
submit to Congress, not later than April 1, 2001, a report on 
the national security implications of trends in the research 
and development, manufacture, use, and proliferation of 
information technology in the commercial sector.
      The report shall include a discussion of the following 
matters: (1) whether commercially available information 
technology has been or could be used for military and 
intelligence purposes by foreign nations and terrorist 
organizations, and the threats that such uses could pose to 
U.S. national security interests; (2) the advisability of 
inserting commercially available information technology as 
components into U.S. weapons systems, together with a 
discussion of the challenges associated with doing so; (3) 
whether the United States has the ability to control the 
proliferation of commercially available information technology 
effectively through unilateral or multilateral export control 
regimes; and (4) the identification of critical commercially 
available information technologies and associated knowledge for 
which unilateral, multilateral, or alternative export controls 
may be needed in the preservation of U.S. national security 
interests. The report should also consider the advisability of 
establishing a center to assess the military utility of 
commercially available information technology produced by both 
U.S. and foreign commercial sectors.
Increased authority to provide healthcare services as humanitarian and 
        civic assistance (sec. 1235)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 321) 
that would allow under-served areas, as well as rural areas, to 
receive medical, dental, and veterinary services through the 
humanitarian and civic assistance program.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees note that this increased authority is to be 
used in conjunction with authorized U.S. military operations in 
furtherance of U.S. security interests and the expansion of the 
operational readiness skills of the armed forces, and shall be 
carried out at no additional cost to the Department of Defense.
Sense of Congress regarding the use of children as soldiers (sec. 1236)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1210) 
that would express the sense of Congress that the use of 
children as soldiers by governmental and non-governmental armed 
forces should be condemned worldwide, the optional protocol is 
a critical first step in ending the use of children as 
soldiers, that the President should consult closely with the 
Senate with the objective of building support for the optional 
protocol, that the President and Congress should work together 
to enact a law that establishes a fund for the rehabilitation 
and reintegration into society of child soldiers, and that the 
Secretaries of the Departments of State and Defense should 
undertake all possible efforts to persuade and encourage other 
governments to ratify and endorse the optional protocol on the 
use of child soldiers.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Sense of Congress regarding undersea rescue and recovery (sec. 1237)
      The conferees agree to a provision that would express the 
sympathy of the Congress and of the American people to the 
people of the Russian Federation over the death of the crewmen 
of the submarine Kursk. The provision urges the President of 
the United States and the President of the Russian Federation, 
in coordination with the leaders of other maritime nations, to 
cooperate in establishing a plan for response, rescue, and 
recovery of the crew of undersea vessels involved in undersea 
accidents or incidents.
United States-China Security Review Commission (sec. 1238)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1076) 
that would amend The Trade Deficit Review Commission Act to 
establish a 12-member commission, the United States-China 
Security Review Commission, to monitor and assess the national 
security implications of the evolving bilateral trade and 
economic relationship between the United States and the 
People's Republic of China. The commission would be established 
on the framework of the Trade Deficit Review Commission, which 
is scheduled to complete its work by the end of this year, and 
would issue an annual report.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would establish 
a free-standing United States-China Security Review Commission 
to review the national security implications of trade and 
economic ties between the United States and the People's 
Republic of China. The amendment would facilitate the 
assumption by the United States-China Security Review 
Commission of its duties regarding the review by providing for 
the transfer to that commission of staff, materials, and 
infrastructure of the Trade Deficit Review Commission that are 
appropriate for the review after the submittal of the final 
report of the Trade Deficit Review Commission. The amendment 
would also provide that the members of the Trade Deficit Review 
Commission, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, shall 
serve as members of the United States-China Security Review 
Commission until such time as members are appointed.

                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Limitation on number of military personnel in Colombia
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1204) that 
would establish a limit of 500 on the number of U.S. military 
personnel authorized to be on duty in the Republic of Colombia 
at any time. The limit would not apply to military personnel 
deployed to Colombia for the purpose of rescuing or retrieving 
U.S. Government personnel, military personnel attached to the 
U.S. Embassy, military personnel engaged in relief operations, 
or nonoperational transient military personnel.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Prohibition on assumption by United States Government of liability for 
        nuclear accidents in North Korea
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1210) that 
would prohibit the President or any department, agency, or 
instrumentality of the U.S. Government from using the authority 
of Public Law 85-804 (50 U.S.C. 1431) or any other provision of 
law to enter into any contract or arrangement which would 
impose liability on the U.S. Government for nuclear accidents 
occurring in North Korea.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

  Title XIII--Cooperative Threat Reduction With States of the Former 
                              Soviet Union

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

Specification of cooperative threat reduction programs and funds (sec. 
        1301)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1301) that 
would define Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) programs and 
Department of Defense funding for CTR programs, and make fiscal 
year 2001 CTR funds available for obligation for three fiscal 
years.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Funding allocations (sec. 1302)
      The budget request included $458.4 million for the 
Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program.
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1302) that 
would authorize $443.4 million for the CTR Program for fiscal 
year 2001, a $15.0 million decrease. The provision would 
increase funding for strategic nuclear arms elimination 
projects in Russia and Ukraine, decrease funding for defense 
and military contacts, and deny funding, pursuant to the 
prohibition contained in section 1305 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65), for 
activities related to a chemical weapons destruction facility 
in Russia.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
$443.4 million for CTR programs to include: $177.8 million for 
strategic offensive arms elimination in Russia; $29.1 million 
for strategic nuclear arms elimination in Ukraine; $9.3 million 
for warhead dismantlement processing in Russia; $14.0 million 
for weapons transportation security in Russia; $57.4 million 
for planning, design, and construction of the storage facility 
for Russian fissile materials; $89.7 million for weapons 
storage security in Russia; $32.1 million for the elimination 
of the production of weapons grade plutonium at Russian 
reactors; $12.0 million for biological weapons proliferation 
prevention activities in the former Soviet Union; $13.0 million 
for other assessments and administrative support, and $9.0 
million for defense and military contacts.
Prohibition on use of funds for elimination of conventional weapons 
        (sec. 1303)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1303) that 
would prohibit the use of Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) 
funds to be used for the elimination of conventional weapons or 
delivery vehicles primarily intended to deliver such weapons.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees continue to believe that the CTR program 
should remain focused on eliminating the threat posed by 
weapons of mass destruction and their delivery vehicles in the 
former Soviet Union. The conferees are concerned by indications 
that the Department of Defense may be considering using CTR 
funds for the elimination of delivery systems primarily 
intended to deliver conventional weapons, and note that such 
actions would be prohibited by this section.
Limitations on use of funds for fissile material storage facility (sec. 
        1304)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1304) that 
would limit the use of fiscal year 2001 Cooperative Threat 
Reduction funds for construction, design, or planning of a 
second wing for the Mayak fissile material storage facility 
until 15 days after the date that the Secretary of Defense 
submits to Congress notification that Russia and the United 
States have signed a written transparency agreement that 
provides that the material stored at the facility is of weapons 
origin. The provision also establishes a funding cap for the 
first wing of the facility of not more than $412.6 million.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
      The conferees agree to establish a funding cap for the 
first wing of the facility because of continuing concerns over 
the ability and willingness of Russia to pay its share of the 
costs, and the previous agreement of the Department of Defense 
to absorb additional costs without prior congressional 
consultation.
Limitation on use of funds to support warhead dismantlement processing 
        (sec. 1305)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1307) that 
would limit fiscal year 2001 funds for warhead dismantlement 
processing in Russia until 15 days after the date that the 
Secretary of Defense submits to Congress notification that the 
United States has reached an agreement with Russia, providing 
for appropriate transparency measures regarding assistance by 
the United States with respect to such processing.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Agreement on nuclear weapons storage sites (sec. 1306)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1308) that 
would direct the Secretary of Defense to seek to enter into an 
agreement with Russia regarding procedures to allow the United 
States appropriate access to nuclear weapons storage sites for 
which assistance under Cooperative Threat Reduction programs is 
provided.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Limitation on use of funds for construction of fossil fuel energy 
        plants; report (sec. 1307)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1309) that 
would prevent Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) funds from 
being used for the construction of a fossil fuel energy plant.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that prevents fiscal 
year 2001 CTR funds from being used for the construction of a 
fossil fuel energy plant intended to provide power to local 
communities already receiving power from nuclear energy plants 
that produce plutonium. The amendment also would require a 
report to Congress, no later than 60 days after enactment of 
this Act, detailing options for assisting Russia in the 
development of alternative energy sources to the three 
plutonium production reactors remaining in operation in Russia.
Reports on activities and assistance under cooperative threat reduction 
        programs (sec. 1308)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1207) 
that would consolidate several annual reporting requirements 
concerning the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program. The 
consolidated report would include: (1) an estimate of the total 
amount required to be expended to achieve the objectives of the 
program; (2) a description of a five year plan; (3) a 
description of the program activities carried out during the 
previous fiscal year; (4) a description of the audits and 
examinations conducted by the program to account for and ensure 
that the assistance is being used for its intended purpose; and 
(5) a current description of the tactical nuclear weapons 
arsenal of Russia. The first report would be submitted to 
Congress not later than the first Monday in February 2002. Also 
contained in the annual report would be a requirement for the 
Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an annual 
assessment of the information provided in the consolidated CTR 
report. The assessment would be due 60 days after the date on 
which the annual report is submitted to Congress.
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1305) that 
would limit not more than 10 percent of fiscal year 2001 
Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) funds from being expended or 
obligated until the Department of Defense submits to Congress 
an updated version of the CTR multiyear plan for fiscal year 
2001, andanother provision (sec. 1306) that would require the 
first report on Russian nonstrategic nuclear arms to be submitted to 
Congress not later than October 1, 2000.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would add the 
provisions from the House bill to the CTR consolidated report, 
require the first consolidated report to be due on February 5, 
2001, and narrow the scope of the Comptroller General's 
assessment to a review of the five year plan and the audits and 
examinations information in the annual report. This assessment 
would be submitted to Congress not later than 90 days after the 
date the CTR annual report is submitted to Congress, with the 
first Comptroller General's assessment submitted in 2001.
      The conferees note that there have been repeated delays 
in the submission of the CTR reports to the Congress. The 
conferees expect that consolidating CTR reporting requirements 
into one annual report will facilitate the Department's ability 
to meet the congressionally mandated due date each year. The 
conferees believe that meeting this deadline provides the 
Congress with critical programmatic information crucial to the 
oversight of the CTR program. Failure to meet such deadlines 
impedes congressional oversight and is of great concern to the 
conferees. In light of this concern, the conferees expect the 
Department to meet the CTR report requirements and deadline, 
and agree that noncompliance may warrant future legislative 
measures to limit funding obligations and expenditures until 
such time as the necessary information is provided to the 
Congress.
Russian chemical weapons elimination (sec. 1309)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1208) 
that would amend the prohibition contained in section 1305 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 
(Public Law 106-65) to limit fiscal year 2000 Cooperative 
Threat Reduction (CTR) funds, and funds appropriated after the 
date of enactment, from being obligated or expended to 
construct the Shchuch'ye chemical weapons destruction facility 
in Russia until 30 days after the Secretary of Defense 
certifies in writing to the Armed Services Committees of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives that for that fiscal 
year four specific criteria have been met. These criteria are: 
(1) that the government of Russia has agreed to provide at 
least $25.0 million annually for the construction, support, and 
operation of the facility; (2) that Russia has agreed to 
utilize this facility to destroy the remaining four stockpiles 
of nerve agents located throughout Russia; (3) that the United 
States has obtained multiyear commitments from the 
international community for the support of social 
infrastructure projects for Shchuch'ye; and (4) that Russia has 
agreed to destroy its chemical weapons production facilities at 
Volgograd and Novocheboksark.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would express 
support for international assistance, when practicable, to 
assist Russia in eliminating its chemical weapons stockpile in 
accordance with Russia's obligations under the Chemical Weapons 
Convention. The amendment would also require that the Secretary 
of Defense submit a report to the Armed Services Committees of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives that identifies: 
(1) the amount of money spent by Russia for chemical weapons 
elimination during fiscal year 2000; (2) the assistance being 
provided by the international community for the safe storage 
and elimination of Russia's stockpile of nerve agents, 
including those at Shchuch'ye; (3) the countries providing the 
assistance; and (4) the value of the assistance that the 
international community has already provided and has committed 
for this purpose.
      The conferees agree not to repeal or amend the existing 
prohibition contained in Public Law 106-65 on funding for the 
chemical weapons destruction facility in Russia. The conferees 
believe the international community should take a more active 
role in assisting Russia with its chemical weapons elimination 
efforts. The conferees will continue to monitor progress in the 
effort to reduce and eliminate the threat from Russia's 
chemical weapons, including the participation of the 
international community in this effort. The conferees note that 
there are a number of options available within the CTR Program 
to advance U.S. threat reduction and nonproliferation 
objectives, including assisting Russia in its efforts to secure 
and eliminate its chemical weapons stockpiles. The conferees 
note the availability of prior-year funds that may be used to 
support this effort.
Limitation on use of funds for elimination of weapons grade plutonium 
        program (sec. 1310)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1209) 
that would prevent more than 50 percent of fiscal year 2001 
Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) funds from being obligated 
or expended until 30 days after the Secretary of Defense 
submits to Congress a report on an agreement between the United 
States and Russia regarding a new option selected for the shut 
down or conversion of the reactors in the elimination of 
weapons grade plutonium program in Russia. The report must also 
contain the new date when such reactors will cease production 
of weapons grade plutonium and any cost sharing arrangements 
between Russia and the United States in undertaking the 
activities in this program.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Report on audits of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs (sec. 1311)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1310) that 
would direct the Comptroller General to submit to Congress a 
report notlater than March 31, 2001, examining the procedures 
and mechanisms with respect to audits by the Department of Defense of 
the use of funds for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.

                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Limitation on use of funds for prevention of biological weapons 
        proliferation in Russia
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1311) that 
would limit Cooperative Threat Reduction funds from being 
obligated or expended for the prevention of proliferation of 
biological weapons in Russia until the President submits to 
Congress the report on the Expanded Threat Reduction Initiative 
required by section 1309 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65). This report was 
due March 31, 2000.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

 Title XIV--Commission To Assess the Threat to the United States From 
                   Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

Commission to assess the threat to the United States from 
        electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack (secs. 1401-1409)
      The House bill contained a provision (secs. 1401-1409) 
that would establish a Commission to Assess the Threat to the 
United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress 
commenting on the Commission's findings and conclusions, 
describing the political-military scenarios that could possibly 
lead to an EMP attack against the United States, evaluating the 
relative likelihood of an EMP attack against the United States 
compared to other threats involving nuclear weapons, and 
explaining the actions intended to implement the 
recommendations of the Commission and the reasons for doing so.

    Title XV--Navy Activities on the Island of Vieques, Puerto Rico

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

Navy activities on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico (secs. 1501-1508)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1501) that 
would convey the Navy property, comprising the Naval Ammunition 
Support Detachment, on the western side of the Island of 
Vieques, Puerto Rico, except the communication and radar sites, 
to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under the terms of the 
agreement between the President and the Governor of Puerto 
Rico.
      The Senate amendment contained provisions (secs. 1301-
1308) that would support the agreement reached between the 
President and the Governor of Puerto Rico intended to restore 
relations between the people of Vieques and the Navy, and to 
provide for the continuation of live fire training on the 
Island of Vieques. Specifically, the Senate bill would 
authorize $40.0 million for infrastructure and other economic 
projects on the Island of Vieques, and would require the 
President to conduct a referendum on Vieques to determine 
whether the people of Vieques approve or disapprove of the 
continuation of live-fire military training on the island. The 
conservation zones on the western side of the island, 
containing seven endangered and threatened species, would be 
transferred to the Secretary of Interior to be administered as 
wildlife refuges. If the people of Vieques approve the 
continuation of live-fire training, the provision would 
authorize an additional $50.0 million in economic aid for the 
island. If the people of Vieques disapprove the continuation of 
live-fire training, the provision would require the Navy and 
Marine Corps to cease all training operations on the Island of 
Vieques by May 1, 2003; to terminate any operations at 
Roosevelt Roads related to the use of training ranges on 
Vieques, to reduce other defense activities at Roosevelt Roads 
to levels necessary for national security reasons, and to 
transfer all Navy property on the eastern side of the Island of 
Vieques to the Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary of 
Interior would be required to retain the transferred properties 
subject to further congressional action regarding disposition.
      The conferees remain concerned about the lack of live-
fire access to the Naval training facility on the Island of 
Vieques, and the related negative consequences for Navy and 
Marine Corps readiness. In testimony before the Congress, the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, along with the Chief of 
Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps, stated 
that Vieques provides integrated live-fire training ``. . . 
critical to our readiness.'' The Secretary of the Navy also 
testified that ``. . . only by providing this preparation can 
we fairly ask our service members to put their lives at risk.'' 
The concern of the Joint Chiefs of Staff were reinforced by 
operational commanders including the Commander of the Sixth 
Fleet of the Navy who stated that the loss of Vieques would 
``cost American lives.''
      The House recedes.
      The conferees agree to include provisions that would 
support the agreement reached between the President and the 
Governor ofPuerto Rico regarding the future of Navy live-fire 
military training on Vieques. The conferees agree to authorize $40.0 
million in immediate economic assistance for the Municipality of 
Vieques.
      The conferees would specifically include a provision that 
would transfer, with certain exceptions, the land comprising 
the Navy Ammunition Support Detachment to the Municipality of 
Vieques. The property would be administered, managed, and 
controlled by the Municipality of Vieques in a manner that is 
determined to be most advantageous to the majority of the 
residents of Vieques. The relocatable over-the-horizon radar 
site, the telecommunications equipment site on Mount Pirata, 
and any easements or rights-of-way associated with these sites 
would be exempted from transfer and retained by the Navy.
      The conservation zones on the land comprising the Navy 
Ammunition Support Detachment would be transferred to the 
Secretary of Interior to be administered and managed by the 
Secretary as a wildlife refuge through a cooperative agreement 
among the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico 
Conservation Trust, and the Secretary of Interior. Property 
adjacent to these wildlife refuge areas could be included in 
the cooperative agreement, however, such areas would not exceed 
800 acres. If the cooperative agreement is not completed before 
the required transfer date, the Secretary of Interior should 
begin the administration and management of the land as wildlife 
refuges.
      Given the importance of the Navy training range to 
national security and the unique circumstances of the people of 
Vieques, the conferees would also include a provision that 
would require a binding referendum by the people of Vieques to 
determine if the range should remain available for live-fire 
training. The referendum would require that the residents of 
Vieques vote on the future of live-fire training at the Navy 
range on Vieques. The vote would take place on May 1, 2001, or 
270 days before or after that date. The conferees would 
authorize the referendum, despite remaining reservations 
regarding the propriety of such an action, and would also do so 
with the clear expectation that this represents a unique 
circumstance, and such local referenda should not be used to 
determine the status of national security assets.
      The conferees agree to authorize an additional $50.0 
million to provide economic assistance to the people of Vieques 
if there is a vote in favor of continued live-fire training at 
the Navy range.
      If the people of Vieques disapprove continued live-fire 
training, or the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant 
of the Marine Corps jointly submit to the congressional defense 
committees a certification that the range is no longer needed 
for training by the Navy and the Marine Corps, all Navy owned 
land on the eastern side of the island, with the exception of 
the live-fire area, would be transferred to the Secretary of 
Interior to be administered and managed as a wildlife refuge. 
The live impact area would be administered as a wilderness area 
with no public access permitted.
      Finally, the conferees would also include a provision 
that would impose a moratorium on new construction at Fort 
Buchanan pending a determination that such construction would 
be required despite the potential for relocation to Roosevelt 
Roads. Reserve component and nonappropriated fund facilities 
would not be included in the moratorium.
      The conferees recognize and appreciate the sacrifice made 
by the people of Vieques and other communities located near 
U.S. military training installations, which have ensured the 
readiness of U.S. military forces. The conferees remain 
concerned that future training may be jeopardized as a result 
of historically poor relations with the people of Vieques, and 
the tragic accident which resulted in the death of a civilian 
employee of the Navy. The conferees hope that the Navy and the 
people of Vieques will successfully develop and sustain a 
cooperative relationship for the future.

                 Title XVI--Veterans Education Benefits

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

Additional opportunity for certain VEAP participants to enroll in basic 
        educational assistance under Montgomery G.I. Bill (sec. 1601)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 683) 
that would authorize the secretary of a military department to, 
as a recruiting or retention incentive, permit a service member 
who was previously eligible for the Veterans Educational 
Assistance Program (VEAP) or who did not elect to participate 
in the Montgomery G.I. Bill to enroll in the Montgomery G.I. 
Bill educational benefit program.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would, during a 
one-year period following enactment, permit individuals who 
were previously enrolled in VEAP to enroll in the Montgomery 
G.I. Bill program after paying a premium not to exceed $2,700.
Modification of authority to pay tuition for off-duty training and 
        education (sec. 1602)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 684) 
that would authorize the secretary of a military department to 
pay up to 100 percent of the charges of an educational 
institution for the tuition or expenses of a service member 
enrolled in an off-duty educational program and would permit 
service members to use their Montgomery G.I. Bill educational 
benefit to pay any portion of the charges that are not paid by 
the secretary of the military department.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Clarification of Department of Veterans Affairs duty to assist (sec. 
        1611)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 672) 
that would clarify the responsibility of the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to assist claimants in developing all facts 
pertinent to a claim for benefits.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Modification of time for use by certain members of the Selected Reserve 
        of entitlement to educational assistance
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 670) 
that would extend the time frame in which members of the 
Selected Reserve could use their educational benefits.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Modification of time for use by certain members of Selected Reserve of 
        entitlement to certain educational assistance
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 685) 
that would extend the period in which members of the Selected 
Reserve may use their Reserve Montgomery G.I. Bill benefits to 
five years after they separate from the reserves.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Short title
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 681) 
that would establish the subtitle, ``Helping Our Professionals 
Educationally (HOPE) Act of 2000.''
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Transfer of entitlement to educational assistance by certain members of 
        the armed forces
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 682) 
that would authorize the secretary of a military department, as 
a recruiting or retention incentive, to permit a service member 
to transfer their entitlement to the basic educational benefit 
under the Montgomery G.I. Bill, in whole or in part, to their 
dependents.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

                 Title XVII--Assistance to Firefighters

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

Assistance to Firefighters (secs. 1701-1707)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1072) 
that would authorize a six-year, $3.1 billion competitive 
federal grant program to provide assistance to local 
firefighting departments for the purpose of protecting the 
health and safety of the public and firefighting personnel, 
including volunteers and emergency medical service personnel, 
against fire and fire-related hazards. The provision would 
authorize grant funds to be used for various firefighting 
related activities including the hiring of additional 
personnel, the training of personnel, the procurement of 
vehicles and other equipment, certification of fire inspectors, 
and similar activities. A 10 percent matching requirement of 
non-federal funds under this program would be required. The 
Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 
would be responsible for the administration of the program.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
a series of provisions (secs. 1701-1707) to provide assistance 
to local firefighting departments.
      The amendment would authorize a two-year, $400.0 million 
competitive grant program to provide assistance to local 
firefighting departments. Each grant could not exceed $750,000. 
In order for a grant applicant to receive funds, the applicant 
would have to demonstrate a financial need for the assistance; 
outline the costs and benefits of public safety in relation to 
the use of the assistance; and agree to provide information to 
the National Fire Incident Reporting System. There would be a 
30 percent matching requirement of non-federal funds under this 
program for fire departments that serve more than 50,000 
people, and a 10 percent matching requirement of non-federal 
funds for fire departments that serve 50,000 people or less. 
The Director of FEMA would be required to ensure that 
communities protected by volunteer firefighters receive grant 
funding that at least reflects a proportionate share, as 
compared to the U.S. population as a whole. The Director of 
FEMA would also be required to submit a report to Congress that 
provides the current role and activities associated with the 
fire services, the adequacy of current funding, and a needs 
assessment to identify shortfalls. The Director of FEMA would 
consult with the chief executive of a state when making a 
direct grant.
      The amendment would also include a two-year, $30.0 
million program to provide assistance to state foresters or 
equivalent state officials for firefighting activities. The 
Secretary ofAgriculture would be responsible for the 
administration of this program. The Secretary of Agriculture would be 
required to submit a report to Congress on the results of the 
assistance provided under this program.
      The amendment would further authorize a two-year, $30.0 
million competitive grant program to hospitals that serve as 
regional burn centers, to safety organizations that conduct 
burn safety programs to assist burn prevention programs, to 
programs that augment existing burn prevention programs, or to 
other entities that provide after-burn treatment and counseling 
for burn victims. The Director of FEMA would be responsible for 
the administration of the program. The Director would be 
required to submit a report to Congress on the results of the 
assistance provided under this aspect of the grant program.
      The amendment would also require the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Labor, to conduct a study regarding the prevalence of hepatitis 
C among emergency response employees of the United States. The 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Labor, would also be authorized to make grants 
to qualifying local governments that are qualified to carry out 
demonstration projects that train employees to minimize the 
risk of hepatitis C infection, and to test and treat employees 
for the disease.
      The amendment would further require the Secretary of 
Defense, in consultation with the Attorney General and the 
Secretary of Commerce, to conduct an engineering study to 
identify any portions of the 138-144 megahertz band that the 
Department of Defense can share with public safety radio 
services in various geographic regions of the United States. 
The study would include recommended measures necessary to 
prevent harmful interference between the Department of Defense 
systems and the public safety systems, and a reasonable 
schedule for the sharing of frequencies, provided such sharing 
can be accomplished without causing interference. The Secretary 
of Commerce and the Chairman of the Federal Communications 
Commission would also be required to submit a report to 
Congress on alternative frequencies that are, or could be made, 
available for use by public safety systems.
      The amendment would authorize the Secretary of Defense to 
transfer excess personal property of the Department of Defense 
to firefighting agencies if the property is determined to be 
suitable for use in providing fire and emergency medical 
services. The property would have to be drawn from existing 
stocks of the Department of Defense and made without cost to 
the Department. The recipient firefighting department would 
accept the property on an as-is, where-is basis and cover all 
costs of the transfer of the property.
      Finally, the amendment would require the establishment of 
a task force to identify defense technologies and equipment 
that could be readily put to use by fire service and emergency 
response personnel, and could be transferred to fire 
departments. The task force would consist of a representative 
from the Department of Defense and each of the seven 
organizations representing various views in firefighting.

                        Title XVIII--Impact Aid

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

Impact Aid Reauthorization Act of 2000 (secs. 1801-1818)
      The conference agreement includes provisions that would 
amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7701) to extend the authority for, and to restructure, 
assistance programs for local educational agencies impacted by 
federal presence. The provisions would make adjustments to the 
impact aid program to accommodate military housing 
privatization initiatives and would restructure the formula to 
increase impact aid to schools serving military children. Other 
provisions would hold school districts harmless in cases where 
military children have been temporarily relocated to off-base 
housing while on-base housing is renovated and would provide 
additional support to school districts required to support 
privatized military housing areas constructed on non-federal 
land. The provisions would accelerate payment of impact aid to 
the most severely effected school districts and would authorize 
the Secretary of Education to provide grants to school 
districts to renovate and repair schools with the greatest 
need. The provisions would also establish a minimum funding 
level for small, poor school districts.

            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

Overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2001 included 
$8,033,908,000 for military construction and family housing.
      The House bill would authorize $8,433,908,000 for 
military construction and family housing.
      The Senate amendment would provide $8,463,908,000 for 
this purpose.
      The conferees recommend authorization of appropriations 
of $8,821,172,000 for military construction and family housing, 
including general reductions and revised economic assumptions.



     FISCAL YEAR 2001 BRAC MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS--AIR FORCE: BRAC IV CONSTRUCTION, FISCAL YEAR 2001
                                             [Dollars in thousands]
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                  State                      Installation or location           Description             Amount
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Texas....................................  Fort Sam Houston...........  Defense Reutilization and         12,800
                                                                         Marketing Organization
                                                                         Complex.

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                            Title XXI--Army

Overview
      The House bill would authorize $1,824,640,000 for Army 
military construction and family housing programs for fiscal 
year 2001.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $1,978,295,000 for 
this purpose.
      The conferees recommend authorization of appropriations 
of $1,925,344,000 for Army military construction and family 
housing for fiscal year 2001.
      The conferees agree to the following reductions: 
$635,000, which represents the combination of savings from 
adjustment to foreign currency rates for military construction 
outside the United States; and $19,911,000, which represents 
the combination of savings from adjustment to foreign currency 
rates for military family housing construction and military 
family housing support outside the United States. The 
reductions shall not cancel any military construction 
authorized by title XXI of this Act.

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 2101)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2101) that 
would authorize Army construction projects for fiscal year 
2001. The authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
installation basis.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision.
      The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
      The authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
installation basis. The state list contained in this report is 
intended to be the binding list of the specific projects 
authorized at each location.
Family housing (sec. 2102)
      The House bill included a provision (sec. 2102) that 
would authorize new construction and planning and design of 
family housing units for the Army for fiscal year 2001. The 
authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
installation basis.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision.
      The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
      The authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
installation basis. The state list contained in this report is 
intended to be the binding list of the specific projects 
authorized at each location.
Improvements to military family housing units (sec. 2103)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2103) that 
would authorize improvements to existing units of family 
housing for fiscal year 2001.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision.
      The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
Authorization of appropriations, Army (sec. 2104)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2104) that 
would authorize specific appropriations for each line item 
contained in the Army's budget for fiscal year 2001. This 
section would also provide an overall limit on the amount the 
Army may spend on military construction projects.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision.
      The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2000 
        projects (sec. 2105)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2105) 
that would amend section 2101 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (division B of Public 
Law 106-65) to make technical corrections in the funding 
authorization for Fort Stewart, Georgia, and Fort Riley, 
Kansas. The provision would also amend section 2104 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 
(division B of Public Law 106-65) to provide for an increase in 
the amount authorized for appropriation for unspecified minor 
construction from $9.5 million to $14.6 million. The provision 
would also make certain conforming changes.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would amend 
section 2101 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2000 (division B of Public Law 106-65) to provide 
for an increase in the amount authorized for CONUS Various due 
to a change in scope.
Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 1999 
        projects (sec. 2106)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2105) would 
amend section 2101 of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public Law 105-261) to 
provide for an increase in the amount authorized for the 
construction of a railhead facility at Fort Hood, Texas.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2106) that would amend section 2101 of the Military 
Construction Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public Law 
105-261) to increase the amount authorized for the construction 
of a barracks project at Fort Riley, Kansas, from $41.0 million 
to $44.5million, and a railhead facility at Fort Hood, Texas, 
from $32.5 million to $45.3 million. The provision would also make 
certain technical corrections.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1998 project (sec. 
        2107)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2107) 
that would amend section 2101 of the Military Construction Act 
for Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of Public Law 105-85) to 
provide an increase in the amount authorized for the 
construction of a barracks project at Hunter Army Airfield, 
Fort Stewart, Georgia, from $54.0 million to $57.5 million. The 
provision would also make certain technical corrections.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Authority to accept funds for realignment of certain military 
        construction project, Fort Campbell, Kentucky (sec. 2108)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2108) 
that would authorize the Secretary of the Army to accept funds 
from the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) or the 
Commonwealth of Kentucky to fund the additional costs 
associated with the realignment of a rail connector military 
construction project at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, authorized by 
section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public Law 104-210). The 
provision would authorize the Secretary to use the funds 
received from the FHA or the Commonwealth in the same manner as 
funds authorized and appropriated for the rail connector 
project. The provision would also specify that the costs 
associated with realignment include, but are not limited to, 
redesign costs, additional construction costs, additional costs 
due to construction delays related to the realignment, and 
additional real estate costs.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.

                            Title XXII--Navy

Overview
      The House bill would authorize $2,187,673,000 for Navy 
military construction and family housing programs for fiscal 
year 2001.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $2,095,163,000 for 
this purpose.
      The conferees recommend authorization of appropriations 
of $2,227,995,000 for Navy military construction and family 
housing for fiscal year 2001.
      The conferees agree to general reductions of $20,000,000 
in the authorization of appropriations for the Navy military 
construction and military family housing accounts. The 
reductions are to be offset by savings from favorable bids, 
reduction in overhead costs, and cancellation of projects due 
to force structure changes. The conferees further agree to 
reductions of $2,889,000, which represents the combination of 
savings from adjustment to foreign currency rates for military 
construction outside the United States and $1,071,000, which 
represents the combination of savings from adjustment to 
foreign currency rates for military family housing support 
outside the United States. The general reductions shall not 
cancel any military construction authorized by title XXII of 
this Act.

                       ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

Improvements to military family housing, Navy
      The conferees recommend that, within authorized amounts 
for improvements to military family housing and facilities, the 
Secretary of the Navy execute the following projects: 
$9,030,000 for Whole House Revitalization (98 units) at Marine 
Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California; and $500,000 for Whole 
House Revitalization (one unit) at the 8th and I Marine Corps 
Barracks, District of Columbia.

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 2201)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2201) that 
would authorize Navy construction projects for fiscal year 
2001. The authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
installation basis.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision.
      The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
      The authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
installation basis. The state list contained in this report is 
intended to be the binding list of the specific projects 
authorized at each location.
Family housing (sec. 2202)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2202) that 
would authorize new construction and planning and design of 
family housing units for the Navy for fiscal year 2001. The 
authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
installation basis.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision.
      The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
      The authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
installation basis. The state list contained in this report is 
intended to be the binding list of the specific projects 
authorized at each location.
Improvements to military family housing units (sec. 2203)
      The House contained a provision (sec. 2203) that would 
authorize improvements to existing units of family housing for 
fiscal year 2001. The authorized amounts are listed on an 
installation-by-installation basis.
      The Senate bill amendment contained a similar provision.
      The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
Authorization of appropriations, Navy (sec. 2204)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2204) that 
would authorize specific appropriations for each line item in 
the Navy's budget for fiscal year 2001. This provision would 
also provide an overall limit on the amount the Navy may spend 
on military construction projects.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision.
      The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1997 project at 
        Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, Virginia 
        (sec. 2205)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2205) that 
would modify the authorized use of funds authorized for 
appropriation for fiscal year 1997 for a military construction 
project at Marine Corps Command Development Command, Quantico, 
Virginia. The provision would permit the use of previously 
authorized funds to carry out a military construction project 
involving infrastructure development at that installation.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2205).
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.

                         Title XXIII--Air Force

Overview
      The House bill would authorize $1,766,136,000 for Air 
Force military construction and family housing programs for 
fiscal year 2001.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $1,851,909,000 for 
this purpose.
      The conferees recommend authorization of appropriations 
of $1,943,069,000 for Air Force military construction and 
family housing for fiscal year 2001.
      The conferees agree to a $12,231,000 reduction which 
represents the combination of savings from adjustment to 
foreign currency rates for military family housing construction 
and military family housing support outside the United States. 
The reduction shall not cancel any military construction 
authorized by title XXIII of this Act.

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 
        2301)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2301) that 
would authorize Air Force construction projects for fiscal year 
2001. The authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
installation basis.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision.
      The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
      The authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
installation basis. The state list contained in this report is 
intended to be the binding list of the specific projects 
authorized at each location.
Family housing (sec. 2302)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2302) that 
would authorize new construction and planning and design of 
family housing units for the Air Force for fiscal year 2001.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision.
      The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
      The authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
installation basis. The state list contained in this report is 
intended to be the binding list of the specific projects 
authorized at each location.
Improvements to military family housing units (sec. 2303)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2303) that 
would authorize improvements to existing units of family 
housing for fiscal year 2001.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision.
      The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
Authorization of appropriations, Air Force (sec. 2304)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2304) that 
would authorize specific appropriations for each line item in 
the Air Force budget for fiscal year 2001. This provision would 
also provide an overall limit on the amount the Air Force may 
spend on military construction projects.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision.
      The conference agreement includes a similar provision.

                      Title XXIV--Defense Agencies

Overview
      The House bill would authorize $860,390,000 for Defense 
Agencies military construction and family housing programs for 
fiscal year 2001. The bill would also authorize $1,174,369,000 
for base closure activities.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $736,884,000 for 
Defense Agencies military construction and family housing 
programs for fiscal year 2001. The amendment would also 
authorize $1,174,369,000 for base closure activities.
      The conferees recommend authorization of appropriations 
of $859,533,000 for Defense Agencies military construction and 
family housing for fiscal year 2001. The conferees also 
recommend authorization of appropriations of $1,024,369,000 for 
base closure activities.
      The conferees agree to a general reduction of $20,000,000 
in the authorization of appropriations for the chemical 
demilitarization program. The reduction represents the 
combination of project savings in military construction for 
chemical demilitarization resulting from favorable bids, 
reduced overhead charges, and cancellations due to force 
structure changes. The conferees do not intend this reduction 
to interfere with timely compliance with the Chemical Weapons 
Convention. The conferees further agree to a reduction of 
$7,115,000, which represents the combination of savings from 
adjustment to foreign currency rates for military construction 
outside the United States. The reductions shall not cancel any 
military construction projects authorized by title XXIV of this 
Act.

                       ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

Military construction projects, Manta Air Base, Ecuador
      The conferees agree, upon certification by the Secretary 
of Defense that sufficient aircraft will be scheduled to 
operate out of the Manta Air Base, Ecuador, to justify 
construction of projects at that facility, funds that have been 
authorized and appropriated shall be made available for the 
construction of large aerial surveillance aircraft related 
facilities, visiting officers' quarters, visiting airmen 
quarters, and dining facilities at Manta, Ecuador.

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects 
        (sec. 2401)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2401) that 
would authorize defense agencies construction projects for 
fiscal year 2001. The authorized amounts are listed on an 
installation-by-installation basis.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision.
      The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
      The authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
installation basis. The state list contained in this report is 
intended to be the binding list of the specific projects 
authorized at each location.
Energy conservation projects (sec. 2402)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2402) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to carry out 
energy conservation projects.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
for appropriation $15.0 million to carry out energy 
conservation projects.
Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies (sec. 2403)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2402) that 
would authorize specific appropriations for each line item in 
the Defense Agencies budgets for fiscal year 2001. This 
provision would also provide an overall limit on the amount the 
Defense Agencies may spend on military construction projects.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2403).
      The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 1990 project 
        (sec. 2404)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2404) 
that would amend section 2401 of the Military Construction Act 
for Fiscal Year 1990 and 1991 (division B of Public Law 101-
189), as amended by section 2407 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public 
Law 103-261) to provide for an increase in the amount 
authorized for the construction of the Portsmouth Naval 
Hospital, Virginia, from $342,854,000 to $351,354,000.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.

   Title XXV--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
                                Program

Overview
      The House bill would authorize $177,500,000 for the U.S. 
contribution to the NATO Security Investment Program for fiscal 
year 2001.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $190,000,000 for 
this purpose.
      The conferees agree to authorize $172,000,000 for the 
U.S. contribution to the NATO Security Investment Program.

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 2501)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2501) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to make contributions 
to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
Program in an amount equal to the sum of the amount 
specifically authorized in section 2502 of the House bill and 
the amount of recoupment due to the United States for 
construction previously financed by the United States.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision.
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Authorization of appropriations, NATO (sec. 2502)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2502) that 
would authorize appropriations of $177,500,000 as the United 
States contribution to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
(NATO) Security Investment Program.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $190,000,000 for 
this purpose.
      The conferees agree to authorize $172,000,000 for the 
United States contribution to the NATO Security Investment 
Program.

            Title XXVI--Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities

Overview
      The House bill would authorize $443,200,000 for military 
construction and land acquisition for fiscal year 2001 for the 
Guard and Reserve components.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $508,146,000 for 
this purpose.
      The conferees recommend authorization of appropriations 
of $668,862,000 for military construction and land acquisition 
for fiscal year 2001. This authorization would be distributed 
as follows:

Army National Guard.....................................    $266,531,000
Air National Guard......................................     194,929,000
Army Reserve............................................     108,738,000
Naval and Marine Corps Reserve..........................      62,073,000
Air Force Reserve.......................................      36,591,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Total.............................................     668,862,000

                       ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

Support for Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams
      The conferees included $25.0 million for Unspecified 
Minor Construction, Army National Guard, to support the 
activation of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support 
Teams. Although these teams are to be assigned to locations 
that have existing facilities to accommodate their needs, the 
conferees understand that the Army National Guard has 
identified a requirement of approximately $31.0 million for the 
renovation of facilities to accommodate these teams. The 
conferees are aware that the military construction program for 
the reserve components is underfunded and that this requirement 
would place an additional burden on an already constrained 
military construction program for the Army National Guard. The 
conferees agree to authorize additional funds for this purpose 
on a one-time basis and direct the Secretary of the Army to 
provide a report on the expenditure of these funds not later 
than October 1, 2001.

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land acquisition projects 
        (sec. 2601)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2601) that 
would authorize appropriations for military construction for 
the guard and reserve by service component for fiscal year 
2002.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision.
      The conference agreement includes a similar provision.
      The state list contained in this report is intended to be 
the binding list of specific projects authorized at each 
location.
Authority to contribute to construction of airport tower, Cheyenne 
        Airport, Cheyenne, Wyoming (sec. 2602)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2602) 
that would authorize $1,450,000 for a contribution by the Air 
NationalGuard to construction of a new airport tower at 
Cheyenne Airport, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
the Secretary of the Air Force to contribute to the Cheyenne 
Airport Authority, consistent with applicable agreements, up to 
$1,450,000 from the funds authorized for appropriation in 
section 2601 to provide for the construction of an airport 
tower, at Cheyenne Airport, Cheyenne, Wyoming, in support of 
the Air National Guard mission.

        Title XXVII--Expiration and Extension of Authorizations

                     Legislative Provisions Adopted

Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by 
        law (sec. 2701)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2701) that 
would provide that authorizations for military construction 
projects, repair of real property, land acquisition, family 
housing projects and facilities, contributions to the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program, and 
guard and reserve projects will expire on October 1, 2003, or 
the date of enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
construction for fiscal year 2004, whichever is later. This 
expiration would not apply to authorizations for which 
appropriated funds have been obligated before October 1, 2003, 
or the date of enactment of an Act authorizing funds for these 
projects, whichever is later.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision.
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1998 projects (sec. 
        2702)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2702) that 
would provide for selected extension of certain fiscal year 
1998 military construction authorizations until October 1, 
2001, or the date of the enactment of the Act authorizing funds 
for military construction for fiscal year 2002, whichever is 
later.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision.
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1997 projects (sec. 
        2703)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2703) that 
would provide for selected extension of certain fiscal year 
1997 military construction authorizations until October 1, 
2001, or the date of the enactment of the Act authorizing funds 
for military construction for fiscal year 2002, whichever is 
later.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Effective date (sec. 2704)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2704) that 
would provide that Titles XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XV, and XXVI 
of this bill shall take effect on October 1, 2000, or the date 
of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision.
      The conference agreement includes this provision.

                    Title XXVIII--General Provisions

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

Joint use military construction projects (sec. 2801)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2801) 
that would express the sense of Congress that the Secretary of 
Defense, when preparing the budget request, should identify 
military construction projects suitable for joint use, specify 
in the budget request joint use military construction projects, 
and give priority to joint use military construction projects. 
The provision would also direct the Secretary to include in the 
budget request a certification by each secretary concerned that 
the service screened each construction project in the budget 
request for the feasibility for joint use. The provision would 
further require the Secretary of Defense to submit, not later 
than September 30 of each year, a report that included the 
number of military construction projects evaluated for joint 
use construction, when the project could be executed, and a 
list of the military construction projects determined to be 
feasible for joint use. The provision would also make certain 
conforming changes.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of Defense to implement the program requirement 
by fiscal year 2003. The amendment would also eliminate the 
requirement that the Secretary of Defense conduct an annual 
evaluation.
Exclusion of certain costs from determination of applicability of 
        limitation on use of funds for improvement of family housing 
        (sec. 2802)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2802) 
that would amend section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
to authorize the secretary concerned to exclude certain costs 
from the application of the limitation on the use of funds for 
improvement of military family housing units. The specific 
costs that would be excluded are the installation, maintenance, 
and repair of communications, security, or anti-terrorism 
equipment required by the occupant in the performance of his 
duties. The provision would also exclude the cost of repairing 
or replacing the exterior of the unit or units if such repair 
or replacement is necessary to meet historic preservation 
standards.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would exclude 
only those costs associated with the installation, maintenance, 
and repair of communications, security, or anti-terrorism 
equipment required by the occupant in the performance of his 
duties.
Revision of space limitations for military family housing (sec. 2803)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2801) that 
would amend section 2826 of title 10, United States Code, to 
require the secretary concerned to ensure that the room 
patterns and floor areas of military family housing units 
constructed, acquired, or improved by the secretary shall be 
generally comparable to those available in the locality of the 
military installation on which such military family housing 
units are located.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2803).
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Modification of lease authority for high-cost military family housing 
        (sec. 2804)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2802) that 
would amend section 2828 of title 10, United States Code, to 
modify the authorized terms of leasing for military family 
housing to support the United States Southern Command in Miami, 
Florida.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2804) 
that would amend section 2828 of title 10, United States Code, 
to eliminate the $60,000 per year limitation on the lease of an 
individual housing unit and to authorize the Secretary of the 
Army to enter into leases for eight housing units in the Miami 
area for no more than five years. The provision would further 
amend section 2828 to authorize the Secretary concerned to 
adjust the maximum cost authorized for family housing leases 
based on the percentage that the national average monthly cost 
of housing differ during the two preceding fiscal years. The 
provision would authorize the Secretary of the Army to adjust 
the maximum amount of the eight family housing unit leases in 
the Miami area by the percent the annual average cost of 
housing for the Miami Military Housing Area exceeds the annual 
average cost for the same region for the fiscal year preceding 
the fiscal year.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Provision of utilities and services under alternative authority for 
        acquisition and improvement of military housing (sec. 2805)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2806) 
that would amend section 2872 of title 10, United States Code, 
to authorize the service secretaries to provide utilities and 
services to privatized housing units located on a military 
installation on a reimbursable basis. The payments received for 
such services would be credited to the appropriate account or 
working capital fund from which the cost of furnishing the 
utilities and services are paid.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would clarify 
the list of covered utilities and services.
Extension of alternative authority for acquisition and improvement of 
        military housing (sec. 2806)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2803) that 
would amend section 2885 of title 10, United States Code, to 
extend the authorities contained in subchapter 169 of title 10, 
United States Code, for an additional five-year period to 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2807) 
that would amend section 2885 of title 10, United States Code, 
to extend the authorities contained in subchapter 169 of title 
10, United States Code, for an additional three-year period.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would extend the 
authorities contained in subchapter 169 of title 10, United 
States Code, to December 31, 2004.
Expansion of definition of armory to include readiness centers (sec. 
        2807)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2804) that 
would amend section 18232 of title 10, United States Code, to 
clarify that the term ``readiness center'' shall have the same 
meaning as the term ``armory.''
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2808).
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.

        Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

Increase in threshold for notice and wait requirements for real 
        property transactions (sec. 2811)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2811) that 
would amend section 2662 of title 10, United States Code, to 
increase the threshold for notice and wait requirements for 
real property transactions from $200,000 to $500,000.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2811).
      The Senate recedes.
Enhancement of authority of military departments to lease non-excess 
        property (sec. 2812)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2812) that 
would amend section 2667 of title 10, United States, to modify 
the permissible forms of consideration received by the 
secretary concerned for the lease of non-excess real property 
under the control of the secretary.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2812) 
that would amend section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, 
to authorize the secretary concerned to lease facilities that 
are under the control of that department and that are not 
excess to the needs of that department. The secretary concerned 
would be authorized to accept as compensation for the leases, 
either payment in-kind or cash. The provision would further 
authorize the secretary concerned to use cash proceeds from 
leases for maintenance, protection, alteration, repair, 
improvements or restoration of property or facilities, 
construction or acquisition of new facilities, lease 
facilities, and facilities support. The provision would 
authorize the secretary concerned to construct or acquire 
facilities in excess of $500,000 only after submission of a 
report on the facts of the construction or acquisition of such 
facilities to the congressional defense committees and passage 
of a waits 30-day waiting period. The provision would also 
authorize the secretary concerned to indemnify the leasee from 
any claim for personal injury or property damage, that results 
from the release of hazardous substance, pollutants or 
contaminants, petroleum, or unexploded ordnance as a result of 
Department of Defense activities on the military installation 
at which the leased property is located.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would include 
the construction of new facilities as in-kind consideration and 
authorize the secretary concerned to use funds received from 
money rentals for the construction or acquisition of new 
facilities. The amendment would impose a notice and wait 
requirement for any new construction or acquisition of new 
facilities exceeding $500,000. The amendment would also not 
include a requirement for a certification by the Comptroller 
General prior to secretarial acceptance of in-kind 
consideration or money rentals.
Conveyance authority regarding utility systems of military departments 
        (sec. 2813)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2813) that 
would amend section 2688 of title 10, United States Code, to 
require the secretary concerned to comply with the competition 
requirements of section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, 
in the conveyance of utility system infrastructure. The 
provision would also require that the secretary concerned carry 
out a conveyance or award only if he determines that the 
conveyance or award complies with State laws, regulations, 
rulings, and policies governing the provision of utility 
systems.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2813) 
that would amend section 2688 of title 10, United States Code, 
to clarify that the secretary concerned may use procedures 
other than competitive procedures only under the circumstances 
specified in section 2304 (c) through (f) of title 10, United 
States Code.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the secretary concerned to structure the solicitation process 
for the privatization of utility systems on military 
installations in such a manner that would allow, to the maximum 
extent possible, all interested regulated and unregulated 
entities the opportunity to acquire and operate utility systems 
on military installations regardless of franchise rights in the 
area of the installation concerned. The amendment would also 
direct the secretary concerned to require the conveyee or 
awardee of the utility system to manage and operate the utility 
system consistent with federal and state regulations pertaining 
to health safety, fire, and environmental requirements.
Permanent conveyance authority to improve property management (sec. 
        2814)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1063) 
that would extend the authority of the Administrator of the 
General Services Administration to convey surplus property to 
local governments for law enforcement purposes until December 
2002.
      The House bill amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would make 
permanent the authority of the Administrator of the General 
Services Administration to convey surplus property to local 
governments for law enforcement purposes.

            Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment

      Scope of agreements to transfer property to redevelopment 
authorities without consideration under the base closure laws 
(sec. 2821)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2821) 
that would amend section 2905 of the Department of Defense Base 
Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of 
Public Law 101-510) and section 204 of the Defense 
Authorization Amendments and Base Closure Realignment Act 
(title II of Public Law 100-526) to clarify that the seven-year 
period to account for the proceeds from any sale or lease of 
property received by the redevelopment authority begins with 
the date of the initial transfer of property.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

                        Part I--Army Conveyances

Transfer of jurisdiction, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois (sec. 2831)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2831) that 
would authorize the transfer of, and exchange of jurisdiction 
on, a parcel of real property with improvements consisting of 
approximately 23 acres at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, 
between the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of 
Veterans' Affairs. The parcel is to be incorporated into the 
Rock Island National Cemetery.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Galesburg, Illinois (sec. 2832)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2832) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey, without 
consideration, a parcel of real property with improvements, 
consisting of approximately 4.65 acres in Galesburg, Illinois, 
to Knox County, Illinois.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Land conveyance, Charles Melvin Price Support Center, Illinois (sec. 
        2833)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2839) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey a parcel of 
real property with improvements consisting of approximately 752 
acres to the Tri-City Regional Port District of Granite City, 
Illinois. As consideration for the conveyance, the Secretary 
shall determine if the Port District satisfies the criteria to 
qualify for a public benefit conveyance. If the public interest 
is served, the Secretary may accept an amount less than fair 
market value for a lease of the property. The cost of any 
surveys necessary for the conveyance would be borne by the Port 
District.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2831).
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
the Secretary of the Army to require as a condition for the 
conveyance that the Port District lease to the Department of 
Defense or any other federal agency facilities on the property 
to be conveyed. The amendment would also make certain technical 
corrections.
Land conveyance, Fort Riley, Kansas (sec. 2834)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2841) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey, without 
consideration, approximately 70 acres of real property at the 
Fort Riley Military Reservation, Fort Riley, Kansas, to the 
State of Kansas. The purpose of the conveyance would be to 
establish a State-operated veterans cemetery. All costs 
associated with the conveyance would be borne by the State. The 
provision would waive the screening requirement under section 
2696 of title 10, United States Code.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2836).
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Land conveyance, Fort Polk, Louisiana (sec. 2835)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2834) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey, without 
consideration, a parcel of real property with improvements, 
consisting of approximately 200 acres at Fort Polk, Louisiana, 
to the State of Louisiana. The property is to be used for the 
establishment of a State-run veterans' cemetery. The cost of 
any surveys necessary for the conveyance would be borne by the 
Commission.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Winona, Minnesota (sec. 2836)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2833) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey, without 
consideration, a parcel of real property with improvements to 
Winona State University Foundation. The property is to be used 
for educational purposes. The cost of any surveys necessary for 
the conveyance would be borne by the Foundation.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 2837).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Land conveyance, Fort Dix, New Jersey (sec. 2837)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2836) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey, without 
consideration, a parcel of real property with improvements, 
consisting of approximately two acres and containing a parking 
lot inadvertently constructed on the parcel, at Fort Dix, New 
Jersey, to Pemberton Township, New Jersey.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Land conveyance, Nike Site 43, Elrama, Pennsylvania (sec. 2838)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2837) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey, without 
consideration, a parcel of real property with improvements, 
consisting of approximately 160 acres in Elmara, Pennsylvania, 
to the Board of Supervisors of Union Township, Pennsylvania. 
The parcel is to be used for municipal and other public 
purposes. The cost of any surveys necessary for the conveyance 
would be borne by the Township.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Land exchange, Army Reserve Local Training Center, Chattanooga, 
        Tennessee (sec. 2839)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2840) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey, without 
consideration, a parcel of real property with improvements, 
consisting of approximately 15 acres at the Army Reserve Local 
Training Center, Chattanooga, Tennessee, to the Medal of Honor 
Museum, Inc., Chattanooga, Tennessee. The parcel is to be used 
as a museum and for other educational purposes. The cost of any 
surveys necessary for the conveyance would be borne by the 
Corporation.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Land exchange, Fort Hood, Texas (sec. 2840)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2838) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey a parcel of 
real property with improvements, consisting of approximately 
100 acres at Fort Hood, Texas, to the City of Copperas Cove, 
Texas. As consideration for the conveyance, the City would 
convey one or more parcels of real property, consisting of 
approximately 300 acres, to the Secretary. The cost of any 
surveys necessary for the conveyances would be borne by the 
City.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Land conveyance, Fort Pickett, Virginia (sec. 2841)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2835) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey, without 
consideration, a parcel of real property with improvements, 
consisting of approximately 700 acres, at Fort Pickett, 
Virginia, to the Commonwealth of Virginia. The property is to 
be used for the development and operation of a public safety 
training facility. The cost of any surveys necessary for the 
conveyance would be borne by the Commonwealth.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Land conveyance, Fort Lawton, Washington (sec. 2842)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2834) 
that would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey, 
without consideration, a parcel of real property at Fort 
Lawton, Washington, consisting of Area 500 and Government Way 
from 36th Avenue to Area 500 to the City of Seattle, 
Washington. The property is to be used for inclusion in 
Discovery Park, Seattle, Washington.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Land conveyance, Vancouver Barracks, Washington (sec. 2843)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2842) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey, without 
consideration, to the City of Vancouver, Washington, two 
parcels of real property, including any improvements, at 
Vancouver Barracks, Washington, known as East and West 
Barracks.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2835) 
that would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey, 
without consideration, to the City of Vancouver, Washington, a 
parcel of real property, including any improvements, at 
Vancouver Barracks, Washington, known as the West Barracks.
      The House recedes.

                       Part II--Navy Conveyances

Modification of land conveyance, Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, 
        California (sec. 2846)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2852) that 
would amend section 2811 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189) to 
modify the permissible uses of funds received by the Secretary 
of the Navy.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2851).
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Modification of authority for Oxnard Harbor District, Port Hueneme, 
        California, to use certain Navy property (sec. 2847)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2851) that 
would amend section 2843 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (division B of Public 
Law 103-337) to clarify the restrictions on the use of real 
property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy by 
the Oxnard Harbor District, Port Hueneme, California. This 
provision would also clarify the forms of consideration that 
the District shall pay to the Secretary for the use of the 
property.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 2855).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Transfer of jurisdiction, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, California 
        (sec. 2848)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2853) that 
would authorize the transfer of, and exchange of jurisdiction 
on, a parcel of real property with improvements, consisting of 
approximately 250 acres at Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, 
California, between the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary 
of the Interior. The parcel is to be incorporated into the 
Vernal Pool Unit of the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Land exchange, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California (sec. 
        2849)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2856) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey a parcel of 
real property with improvements, consisting of approximately 
44.5 acres at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, 
California, to the San Diego Unified Port District. As 
consideration for the conveyance, the Port District would 
convey to the Secretary a parcel of real property contiguous to 
the installation and would construct suitable replacement 
facilities and necessary supporting structures, as determined 
by the Secretary.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Lease of property, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida (sec. 2850)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2855) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to lease real 
property improvements to be designed and constructed by the 
Naval Aviation Museum Foundation at the National Museum of 
Naval Aviation at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, to the 
Foundation for a period up to 50 years, with an option to renew 
for an additional 50 years. The improvements are to be used for 
the development and operation of a National Flight Academy. As 
a condition for the lease, the Foundation would make the 
property available at no cost to the Secretary under certain 
specified conditions. This section would also authorize the 
Secretary to provide assistance to the Foundation in the form 
services on a reimbursable basis.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Land conveyance, Naval Reserve Center, Tampa, Florida (sec. 2851)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2858) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey a parcel of 
real property with improvements, consisting of approximately 
2.18 acres and comprising the Naval Reserve Center, Tampa, 
Florida, to the Tampa Port Authority. As consideration for the 
conveyance, the Port Authority would be required to provide a 
replacement facility and to bear all reasonable costs incurred 
during the relocation. The cost of any surveys necessary for 
the conveyance would be borne by the Port Authority.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Modification of land conveyance, Defense Fuel Supply Point, Casco Bay, 
        Maine (sec. 2852)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2852) 
that would amend section 2839 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (division B of Public 
Law 103-337) to authorize the Secretary of Defense to replace 
electric utility service removed during environmental 
remediation at Defense Fuel Supply Point, Casco Bay, Maine. The 
provision would also authorize the Secretary, in consultation 
with the community, to improve the utility services and install 
telecommunications service, provided the community funds the 
cost of the improvements.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would direct the 
Secretary of Defense to use funds available from Operations 
andMaintenance, Defense-Wide to replace the electric utility service.
Land conveyance, Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Cutler, 
        Maine (sec. 2853)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2854) 
that would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey, 
without consideration, a parcel of real property with 
improvements consisting of approximately 263 acres known as the 
Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Cutler, Maine, 
to the State of Maine, any political subdivision of the State 
of Maine, or any tax-supported agency in the State of Maine. 
The provision would authorize the Secretary to lease the 
property to the recipient pending the conveyance of the deed 
and would authorize the Secretary to require the recipient of 
the property to reimburse the cost of any environmental 
assessment or other studies required with respect to the 
conveyance of the property paid by the Secretary.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Modification of land conveyance authority, former Naval Training 
        Center, Bainbridge, Cecil County, Maryland (sec. 2854)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2853) 
that would amend section 1 of an Act to convey land in Cecil 
County, Maryland (Public Law 99-596) to authorize the Secretary 
of the Navy to reduce the amount of consideration received from 
the State of Maryland by an amount equal to the cost of 
restoring the historic buildings on the property. The total 
amount of the reduction would not exceed $500,000.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Land conveyance, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (sec. 
        2855)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2856) 
that would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey a 
parcel of real property with improvements consisting of 
approximately 50 acres known as the railroad right-of-way 
located between Highway 24 and Highway 17 at Marine Corps Base, 
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to the City of Jacksonville, 
North Carolina. The parcel is to be used for a bike/green way 
trail. The city would reimburse the Secretary for the costs 
incurred in carrying out the conveyance.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with clarifying amendment.
Land exchange, Naval Air Reserve Center, Columbus, Ohio (sec. 2856)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2857) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey a parcel of 
real property with improvements, consisting of approximately 24 
acres comprising the Naval Air Reserve Center at Rickenbacker 
International Airport, Ohio, to the Rickenbacker Port Authority 
of Columbus, Ohio. As consideration for the conveyance, the 
Authority would convey to the Secretary a parcel of real 
property consisting of approximately 15 acres. This section 
would require the Secretary to utilize the property conveyed by 
the Authority as the site for a joint reserve center for units 
associated with the Naval Air Reserve Center at the Airport and 
the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center currently located in 
Columbus, Ohio. The cost of any survey necessary for the 
exchange would be borne by the Authority.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Land conveyance, Naval Station, Bremerton, Washington (sec. 2857)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey a parcel of real 
property with improvements consisting of approximately 45.8 
acres and comprising the former East Park Transient Family 
Accommodations, Naval Station, Bremerton, Washington, to the 
City of Bremerton, Washington. The property would be used for 
public benefit purposes. The conveyance would be without 
consideration except in the event the City uses the property 
for other purposes. In such an event, the City would pay fair 
market value, as determined by an appraisal acceptable to the 
Secretary. The City would be required to reimburse the 
Secretary for any administrative expenses incurred in carrying 
out the conveyance.

                    Part III--Air Force Conveyances

Land conveyance, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California (sec. 2861)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2863) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to convey on 
terms the Secretary considers appropriate, any or all portions 
of four parcels of real property with improvements, totaling 
approximately 111 acres at Los Angeles Air Force Base, 
California. As consideration for the conveyance, the recipient 
shall provide for the design and construction, acceptable to 
the Secretary, of one or more facilities to consolidate the 
mission and support functions at the installation. Any such 
facilitieswould comply with specified seismic and safety 
standards. The provision would also authorize the Secretary to enter 
into a lease for the facility for a period not to exceed 10 years in 
the event the fair market value of a facility provided as consideration 
for the conveyance exceeds the fair market value of the conveyed 
property. Rental payments under the lease would be established at the 
rate necessary for the lessor to recover, by the end of the lease term, 
the difference between the fair market value of the facility and the 
fair market value of the conveyed property. The cost of any surveys 
necessary for the conveyance would be borne by the recipient.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 2862).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Land conveyance, Point Arena Air Force Station, California (sec. 2862)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2862) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to convey, 
without consideration, a parcel of real property with 
improvements, consisting of approximately 82 acres at the Point 
Arena Air Force Station, California, to Mendocino County, 
California. The property is to be used for municipal and other 
public purposes. The cost of any surveys necessary for the 
conveyance would be borne by the County.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would modify 
the condition of conveyance to authorize Mendocino County to 
reconvey the property without consideration only for public 
benefit purposes.
Land conveyance, Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado (sec. 2863)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2864) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to convey, 
without consideration, or lease, under such terms as he 
considers appropriate, to the Lowry Redevelopment Authority 
approximately 23 acres at the former Lowry Air Force Base, 
Colorado. The purpose of the conveyance would be for economic 
development and other public purposes.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Land conveyance, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio (sec. 2864)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2861) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to convey, 
without consideration, a parcel of real property with 
improvements, consisting of approximately 92 acres at Wright 
Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to Greene County, Ohio. The 
property is to be used for recreational purposes. The cost of 
any surveys necessary for the conveyance would be borne by the 
County.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Modification of land conveyance, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota 
        (sec. 2865)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2861) 
that would amend section 2863 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of Public 
Law 105-85) to modify the recipient of the property from the 
Greater Box Elder Economic Development Corporation to the West 
River Foundation for Economic and Community Development, 
Sturgis, South Dakota.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Land conveyance, Mukilteo Tank Farm, Everett, Washington (sec. 2866)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2863) 
that would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to convey, 
without consideration, a parcel of real property with 
improvements consisting of approximately 22 acres, known as the 
Mukilteo Tank Farm, to the Port of Everett, Washington. The 
parcel is to be used for the development and operation of a 
port facility. The provision would authorize the Secretary to 
convey personal property, excess to the needs of the Air Force, 
in the event the Secretary of Transportation determines it is 
appropriate for the development or operation of the tank farm 
as a port facility. The provision would also authorize the 
Secretary to provide an interim lease to the Port for the 
facility until transferred by deed.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

                       Part IV--Other Conveyances

Land conveyance, Army and Air Force Exchange Service property, Farmers 
        Branch, Texas (sec. 2871)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2871) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to permit the Army and 
Air Force Exchange Service to sell a parcel of real property 
with improvements in Farmers Branch, Texas, for an amount equal 
to the fair market value of the parcel. The provision would 
also require the payment by the purchaser to be handled in the 
manner provided by section 485 of title 40, United States Code. 
The cost of any surveys necessary for the sale would be borne 
by the purchaser.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2871).
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Land conveyance, former National Ground Intelligence Center, 
        Charlottesville, Virginia (sec. 2872)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2881) 
that would authorize the Administrator of the General Services 
to convey, without consideration, a parcel of real property 
formerly occupied by the National Ground Intelligence Center, 
known as the Jefferson Street property, to the City of 
Charlottesville, Virginia. The conveyance would be for economic 
purposes. The provision would include a five-year reversionary 
clause and waive certain property management laws.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would specify 
the conditions that would apply to the reconveyance of the 
property by the City.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Relation of easement authority to leased parkland, Marine Corps Base, 
        Camp Pendleton, California (sec. 2881)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2881) that 
would amend section 2851 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (division B of Public 
Law 105-261) to exempt certain lands located within Marine 
Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California, and leased by the State 
of California for use as a restricted access highway from the 
requirements of section 303 of title 49 and section 138 of 
title 23, United States Code. This section would also require 
the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Agency to be responsible 
for the implementation of any mitigation measures required by 
the Secretary of Transportation.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Extension of demonstration project for purchase of fire, security, 
        police, public works, and utility services from local 
        government agencies (sec. 2882)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2882) that 
would amend section 816 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337), as amended, to 
extend the period under which a demonstration project is 
authorized for the purchase of fire, security, police, public 
works, and utility services from local government at specified 
locations in Monterey, California.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would extend 
the period under which the demonstration project is authorized 
for one year.
      The conferees note the multiple extensions of this 
authority. However, the conferees are aware that both the 
Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy are in the 
process of implementing a pilot program. The conferees expect 
both services to demonstrate success prior to any further 
extension of these authorities.
Acceptance and use of gifts for construction of third building at 
        United States Air Force Museum, Wright-Patterson Air Force 
        Base, Ohio (sec. 2883)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2892) 
that would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to accept 
funds provided by the Air Forces Museum Foundation to support 
the construction of a third building for the United States Air 
Force Museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The 
provision would direct that any funds not needed to meet 
current requirements would be invested in public debt 
securities as determined by the Comptroller of the Air Force 
Material Command. The proceeds of investments would be used for 
construction. Upon completion of the project the escrow would 
be closed and any funds remaining in the account could be used 
by the Secretary of the Air Force as he or she considers 
appropriate.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Development of Marine Corps Heritage Center at Marine Corps Base, 
        Quantico, Virginia (sec. 2884)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2893) 
that would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to enter into a 
joint venture with the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation for the 
design and construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center. 
The provision would also authorize the Secretary to accept, 
without compensation, a parcel of real property, known as 
Locust Shade Park, from the County of Prince William, Virginia. 
The provision would also exempt the County from the requirement 
to provide replacement property, as required under section 6 of 
the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965. Upon 
completion of construction and the satisfaction of any 
financial obligations incurred by the Marine Corps Heritage 
Foundation, the Center would become the property of the 
Department of the Navy. The provision would further authorize 
the Secretary to lease the Center to the Heritage Foundation 
for revenue generating purposes. As compensation, the 
Foundation would pay the Secretary an amount equal to the cost 
of operating the facility.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Activities relating to the greenbelt at Fallon Naval Air Station, 
        Nevada (sec. 2885)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2894) 
that would require the Secretary of the Navy, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Army acting through the Chief of 
Engineers, to carry out appropriate activities after 
examination of the potential environmental and flight safety 
ramifications of eliminating irrigation in the greenbelt at 
Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees direct the Secretary of Navy to carry out 
all appropriate activities consistent with current legal 
requirements.
Establishment of World War II Memorial on Guam (sec. 2886)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2883) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
the American Battle Monuments Commission, to establish a 
suitable memorial on federal property near the Fena Caves in 
Guam to honor those civilians killed during the occupation of 
Guam during World War II and to commemorate the liberation of 
Guam by the Armed Forces of the United States in 1944.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees expect the Secretary to establish a 
memorial that requires minimal maintenance.
Naming of Army Missile Testing Range at Kwajalein Atoll as the Ronald 
        Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll 
        (sec. 2887)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2884) that 
would designate the missile testing range at Kwajalein Atoll as 
the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Defense Test Site at Kwajalein 
Atoll.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 2891).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Designation of Building at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, in honor of Andrew 
        T. McNamara (sec. 2888)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2885) that 
would designate a building at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, as the 
Andrew T. McNamara Building.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Designation of Balboa Naval Hospital, San Diego, California, in honor 
        of Bob Wilson, a former member of the House of Representatives 
        (sec. 2889)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2886) that 
would redesignate the Balboa Naval Hospital, San Diego, 
California, as the Bob Wilson Naval Hospital.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Sense of Congress regarding importance of expansion of National 
        Training Center, Fort Irwin, California (sec. 2890)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2887) that 
would express a sense of Congress that the prompt expansion of 
the National Training Center is vital to the national security 
interests of the United States.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Sense of Congress regarding land transfers at Melrose Range, New 
        Mexico, and Yakima Training Center, Washington (sec. 2891)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2895) 
that would express a sense of Congress that the land transfers 
at Melrose Range, New Mexico, and Yakima Training Center, 
Washington, will support military training, safety, and land 
management concerns on the lands subject to transfer.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Applicability of competition policy to alternative authority for 
        acquisition and improvement of military family housing
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2805) 
that would amend subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, 
United States Code, to require that the secretary concerned use 
competitive procedures when exercising the alternative 
authorities for the acquisition and improvement of military 
housing. The secretary concerned could waive competitive 
procedures if he determines competition would be inconsistent 
with the public interest and notifies the Congress in writing 
of such determination not less than 30 days before entering the 
agreement.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees note the innovative approaches undertaken 
by the service secretaries in execution of the alternative 
authorities for the acquisition and improvement of military 
housing. The conferees remain strongly supportive of these 
authorities and believe competition in the private marketplace 
has resulted in a number of successful procurements after an 
early period of difficulty in program implementation. While 
supportive of a variety of innovative options to construct and 
acquire military housing under these authorities, the conferees 
were concerned that a methodology considered by the Secretary 
of the Air Force in the determination of the awardee of the 
housing privatization project at Patrick Air Force Base, 
Florida, appeared to be noncompetitive and to delegate the 
selection process to the private sector. The conferees are 
aware that the Secretary has subsequently directed a change in 
the solicitation process. The conferees reiterate that the use 
of competitive procedures should apply when exercising the 
alternative authorities for the acquisition and improvement of 
military housing, regardless of the process that may be used.
Land conveyance, Colonel Harold E. Steele Army Reserve Center and 
        Maintenance Shop, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2833) 
that would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey, at 
fair market value, a parcel of real property, with 
improvements, located at 6482 Aurelia Street in Pittsburgh, 
Pennsylvania, and containing the Colonel Harold E. Steele Army 
Reserve Center and Maintenance Shop to the Ellis School, 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The cost of any survey necessary for 
the conveyance would be borne by the Ellis School.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees note that the Secretary of the Army and the 
Ellis School are in the process of negotiating a land exchange 
under the authority provided by section 18233 of title 10, 
United States Code. The conferees urge the Secretary to 
complete the exchange as soon as practical and on an equitable 
basis.
Land conveyance, Lieutenant General Malcolm Hay Army Reserve Center, 
        Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2832) 
that would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey, at 
fair market value, a parcel of real property, with 
improvements, located at 950 Saw Mill Run Boulevard in 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and containing the Lieutenant General 
Malcolm Hay Army Reserve Center to the City of Pittsburgh, 
Pennsylvania. The cost of any surveys necessary for the 
conveyance would be borne by the City.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees note that the Secretary of the Army and the 
City of Pittsburgh are in the process of negotiating a land 
exchange under the authority provided by section 18233 of title 
10, United States Code. The conferees urge the Secretary to 
complete the exchange as soon as practical and on an equitable 
basis.
Lease of property, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, California
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2854) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to lease, without 
consideration, a parcel of real property with improvements, 
consisting of approximately 44 acres and known as the Hickman 
Field, to the City of San Diego, California, for a period not 
to exceed five years. The lease would be subject to the 
condition that the City maintain the property at no cost to the 
United States, make the property available to the existing 
tenant at no cost, and use the property solely for recreational 
purposes. The cost of any survey necessary for the lease would 
be borne by the City.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

 DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND 
                          OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

      Title XXXI--Department of Energy National Security Programs

Overview
      Title XXXI authorizes appropriations for the atomic 
energy defense activities of the Department of Energy for 
fiscal year 2001, including: the purchase, construction, and 
acquisition of plant and capital equipment; research and 
development; nuclear weapons; naval nuclear propulsion; 
environmental restoration and waste management; operating 
expenses; and other expenses necessary to carry out the 
purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (Public 
Law 95-91). The title would authorize appropriations in six 
categories: national nuclear security administration; defense 
environmental restoration and waste management; defense 
environmental management privatization; other defense 
activities; and defense nuclear waste disposal.
      The budget request included for the atomic energy defense 
activities totaled $13.2 billion, an 8.3 percent increase over 
the adjusted fiscal year 2000 level. Of the total amount 
requested: $4.6 billion would be for weapons activities; $1.6 
billion would be for other nuclear security activities; $4.6 
billion would be for defense environmental restoration and 
waste management activities; $1.1 billion would be for defense 
facility closure projects; $540.1 million would be for defense 
environmental management privatization; $555.1 million would be 
for other defense activities; $112.0 million would be for 
defense nuclear waste disposal; $17.0 million would be for a 
Department of Energy Employees Compensation Initiative; and 
$140.0 million would be for the formerly utilized sites 
remedial action program.
      The conferees agree to authorize $13.1 billion for atomic 
energy defense activities, a decrease of $118.7 million to the 
budget request. The conferees agree to authorize $6.4 billion 
for the national nuclear security administration (NNSA), an 
increase of $244.7 million of the amount authorized for the 
NNSA: $4.8 billion would be for weapons activities, an increase 
of $246.3 million; $877.5 million would be for defense nuclear 
nonproliferation, a decrease of $28.6 million; and $694.6 
million would be for naval reactors, an increase of $17.0 
million. The conferees agree to authorize $6.0 billion for 
defense environmental restoration and waste management 
activities, an increase of $1.4 billion. Of the amount 
authorized for environmental management activities: $1.1 
billion would be for closure projects, the amount of the 
request; $941.7 million would be for site and project 
completion, a decrease of $29.2 million; $3.4 billion would be 
for post fiscal year 2006 completion, an increase of $324.0 
million; $246.5 million would be for technology development, an 
increase of $50.0 million; and $355.0 million would be for 
program direction, a decrease of $4.9 million. The conferees 
agree to authorize $91.0 million for defense environmental 
management privatization projects, a decrease of $450.0 
million. The conferees agree to authorize $523.8 million for 
other defense activities, a decrease of $31.3 million. Of the 
amount authorized for other defense activities: $38.1 million 
would be for the Office of Intelligence, the amount of the 
request; $45.2 million would be for the Office of 
Counterintelligence, the amount of the budget request; $284.1 
million would be for the Office of Security and Emergency 
Operations, a decrease of $56.3 million; $14.9 million would be 
for independent oversight and performance assurance, the amount 
of the request; $134.1 million would be for environment, safety 
and health-defense, an increase of $25.0 million; $24.5 million 
would be for the Office of Worker and Community Transition, the 
amount of the budget request; and $3.0 million would be for the 
Office of Hearings and Appeals, the amount of the budget 
request. The conferees agree to authorize $112.0 million for 
defense nuclear waste disposal, the amount of the budget 
request. The conferees agree to authorize no funding for the 
formerly utilized sites remedial action program, a decrease of 
$140.0 million, and agree to authorize no funding for the 
Department of Energy Employees Compensation Initiative, a 
decrease of $17.0 million.
      The following table summarizes the budget request and the 
conferees recommendations:


                       ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

Report on authorities and limitations in general recurring provisions
      The conferees direct the Secretary of Energy, in 
consultation with the Administrator for Nuclear Security and 
the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, to submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives, not later than January 15, 2001, a report on 
the effect, advantages, and disadvantages of the authorities 
granted and limitations imposed in sections 3121 through 3129 
of this Act.

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

         Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations

National Nuclear Security Administration (sec. 3101)
      The budget request included $6.2 billion for activities 
of the Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security 
Administration (NNSA).
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3101) that 
would authorize $6.3 billion for activities of the NNSA, an 
increase of $91.8 million.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
3101) that would authorize $6.3 billion for activities of the 
NNSA, an increase of $124.7 million.
      The conferees agree to authorize $6.4 billion for 
activities of the NNSA, an increase of $244.7 million.
Weapons activities
      The budget request included $4.6 billion for weapons 
activities, including: $836.6 million for directed stockpile 
work; $1.0 billion for campaigns; $2.0 billion for readiness in 
technical base and facilities; $115.7 million for secure 
transportation asset; $414.2 million for construction; and 
$224.1 million for program direction.
      The House bill would authorize $4.7 billion for weapons 
activities, an increase of $83.8 million. The amount authorized 
is for the following activities: $856.6 million for directed 
stockpile work; $2.1 billion for campaigns; $1.4 billion for 
readiness in technical base and facilities; $115.7 million for 
secure transportation asset; $159.8 million for construction; 
and $216.9 million for program direction.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $4.7 billion for 
weapons activities, an increase of $153.8 million. The amount 
authorized is for the following activities: $842.6 million for 
directed stockpile work; $1.5 billion for campaigns; $1.5 
billion for readiness in technical base and facilities; $115.7 
million for secure transportation asset; $588.2 million for 
construction; and $221.6 million for program direction.
      The conferees agree to authorize $4.8 billion for weapons 
activities, an increase of $246.3 million. The amount 
authorized is for the following activities: $862.6 million for 
directed stockpile work, an increase of $26.0 million; $2.1 
billion for campaigns, an increase of $749.8 million; $1.6 
billion for readiness in technical base and facilities, a 
decrease of $524.5 million; $115.7 million for secure 
transportation asset, the amount of the budget request; and 
$219.1 million for program direction, a decrease of $5.0 
million.
            Directed stockpile work
      In the directed stockpile work account, the conferees 
agree to authorize: an increase of $6.0 million for a 
cooperative research effort with the Department of Defense 
regarding defeating hard and deeply buried targets; an increase 
of $5.0 million for life extension and repairs for the B-61 
warhead and other directed stockpile work at the Kansas City 
Plant; an increase of $4.0 million for life extension and 
repairs for the B-61 and W-76 warheads and other directed 
stockpile work at the Y-12 Plant; an increase of $5.0 million 
for radiographic inspection of nuclear weapons components and 
assemblies, vacuum chamber inspection activities, testing in 
the accelerated aging unit, and other stockpile evaluation 
activities at the Pantex plant; and an increase of $6.0 million 
for quality evaluation and certification activities and joint 
test assemblies at the Y-12 plant.
            Campaigns
      In the campaigns account, the conferees agree to 
authorize: an increase of $15.0 million for the pit 
manufacturing readiness campaign to begin conceptual design 
activities for a pit production facility adequate to meet 
future national security needs; an increase of $477.1 million 
for the defense computing and modeling campaign to reflect the 
consolidation of all defense computing and modeling activities 
into a single program line item; an increase of $144.7 million 
to reflect the consolidation of all inertial confinement fusion 
activities into a single program line item; an increase of 
$10.0 million for joint Department of Defense-NNSA high energy 
laser research; an increase of $135.0 million for the National 
Ignition Facility construction, which includes a transfer of 
$40.0 million from the inertial confinement fusion ignition and 
high yield campaign operations and maintenance account; an 
increase of $3.0 million to complete the American Textiles 
Partnership (AMTEX) project; an increase of $25.0 million for 
continued preliminary design and engineering development 
activities in the accelerator productionof tritium project (98-
D-126); a decrease of $20.0 million to the defense computing and 
modeling campaign to reflect delays in acquisition of the 100-trillion-
operations-per-second computer platform and to slow the rate of growth 
in the Visual Interactive Environment Weapon Simulation (VIEWS) and 
university partnership programs; and the budget request of $32.1 
million for the University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser 
Energetics.
            Readiness in technical base and facilities
      In the readiness in technical base and facilities 
account, the conferees agree to authorize: an increase of $56.3 
million to reflect the movement of the nuclear emergency search 
team and accident response group from the other defense 
activities emergency management account to the weapons 
activities account; an increase of $20.0 million for the Kansas 
City Plant to continue advanced manufacturing, modernization, 
infrastructure enhancement, and skills retention efforts; an 
increase of $13.0 million for the Pantex Plant for 
infrastructure improvements; an increase of $8.0 million for 
the Y-12 Plant for infrastructure improvements; a decrease of 
$144.7 million to reflect the transfer of inertial confinement 
fusion activities to the inertial confinement fusion ignition 
and high yield campaign account; and a decrease of $477.1 
million to reflect the transfer of computing and modeling 
activities to the defense computing and modeling campaign 
account.
      Of the funds available for directed stockpile work, the 
conferees agree to authorize $5.0 million for a cooperative 
program with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to re-
establish a vigorous nuclear weapon effects test capability. 
The program shall emphasize the need to invest in all elements 
of nuclear weapon effects technologies, including basic 
phenomenology, analysis and modeling, radiation effects 
simulation, and hardening technologies.
      The conferees recommend that the fiscal year 2002 budget 
request include a separate program element for the operation of 
each NNSA facility, rather than one consolidated facility 
operations program element.
            Construction
      In the construction account, the conferees agree to 
authorize no funding. The conferees transferred all 
construction projects to the campaigns and readiness in 
technical base and facilities accounts. The conferees direct 
the Administrator to submit an NNSA budget request in fiscal 
year 2002 that reflects the alignment of construction projects 
with associated program elements.
            Program direction
      In the program direction account, the conferees agree to 
authorize a decrease of $5.0 million.
      The conferees direct that the proposed decrease be 
achieved through the reorganization and realignment of 
headquarters and field office roles and responsibilities. The 
conferees believe that the performance of the Office of Defense 
Programs will be improved by eliminating duplicative efforts 
and by streamlining management control of DOE weapons 
activities.
      The conferees continue to believe that the Office of 
Defense Programs is overstaffed. The conferees note that 
several independent assessments of the organizational structure 
of the Office of Defense Programs, dating back as far as 
calendar year 1997, have also concluded that the Office of 
Defense Programs would benefit from a realignment of 
headquarters and field organization personnel. The conferees 
expect the Department to utilize the authority to make the 
voluntary separation incentive payments authorized in the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public 
Law 106-65) to fully implement the realignment recommendations 
described in the calendar year 1997 report by the Institute for 
Defense Analysis. The conferees encourage the Administrator to 
make effective use of this authority to establish up to 300 
excepted service positions in the Administration provided in 
section 3241 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2000 (P.L. 106-65). The conferees believe that this 
authority will be a valuable tool to provide NNSA with 
personnel competent to manage technically complex projects.
            Budget structure for Office of the Deputy Administrator for 
                    Defense Programs
      The conferees commend the Office of Defense Programs for 
establishing a more detailed and transparent budget structure. 
The conferees continue to believe that this new budget 
structure will greatly enhance the effectiveness of these 
programs and instill a higher degree of budgetary discipline in 
the Office of Defense Programs. The conferees further believe 
that the new budget structure will also assist Congress in 
assessing the degree of integration among varied experiments, 
simulation, research, and weapons assessments activities 
carried out at DOE weapons laboratories and production plants. 
The conferees direct that future budget requests for weapons 
activities clearly identify the funding required for each 
campaign and each program under the directed stockpile work and 
the readiness in technical base and facilities accounts.
            National Ignition Facility
      The conferees remain disappointed at the management, 
schedule, and budget difficulties experienced by the NIF 
program, but are convinced of the significance of the project 
insustaining the U.S. nuclear stockpile. The conferees believe 
that recent improvements in program management justify the increase for 
NIF construction.
            Nuclear Emergency Search Team
      The conferees note that the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106) 
requires that the Nuclear Emergency Search Team (NEST) remain a 
program function within the Office of Military Applications 
under the Office of Defense Programs. The conferees have 
transferred NEST funding from the Department of Energy Other 
Defense Activities account to the NNSA to reflect this 
requirement.
            Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative
      The conferees note that the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65) 
expressed concern about the rate of growth in the Advanced 
Strategic Computing Initiative (ASCI) and Strategic Computing 
accounts. The conferees believe that the rate of growth for the 
NNSA defense computing and modeling campaign remains very high 
and that such funding increases have not been adequately 
justified. The conferees encourage the Administrator for 
Nuclear Security to properly align resources for ASCI and other 
computing and modeling activities with other experimental tools 
required to sustain the U.S. nuclear stockpile.
            Plutonium pit production
      The conferees are aware that the November 8, 1999, report 
of the Panel to Assess the Reliability, Safety, and Security of 
the U.S. Nuclear Stockpile stated that its ``paramount 
concern'' with the DOE stockpile stewardship program ``. . . is 
the need to begin work now on an adequate plutonium pit 
production manufacturing capability.'' The conferees endorse 
this finding and direct the Secretary of Energy to begin 
conceptual design activities for a pit production facility with 
a capacity adequate to meet future national security needs 
immediately.
            Accelerator Production of Tritium
      The conferees are concerned about proposals to fund 
continued APT design activities in the Office of Nuclear 
Energy, Science and Technology. In order to maintain clear 
lines of authority, the conferees believe that programs with 
direct relevance to the core missions of NNSA should be managed 
and funded by NNSA.
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
      The budget request included $906.0 million for defense 
nuclear nonproliferation and fissile materials disposition, 
including: $233.0 million for nonproliferation verification 
research and development; $408.1 million for arms control; 
$213.5 million for fissile materials disposition; and $51.5 
million for program direction.
      The House bill would authorize $914.0 million for defense 
nuclear nonproliferation, an increase of $8.0 million. The 
amount authorized is for the following activities: $233.0 
million for nonproliferation verification research and 
development; $408.1 million for arms control; $221.5 million 
for fissile materials disposition; and $51.5 million for 
program direction.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $859.5 million for 
defense nuclear nonproliferation, a decrease of $46.5 million. 
The amount authorized is for the following activities: $263.0 
million for nonproliferation verification research and 
development; $320.6 million for arms control; $224.5 million 
for fissile materials disposition; and $51.5 million for 
program direction.
      The conferees agree to authorize $877.5 million for 
defense nuclear nonproliferation, a decrease of $28.6 million. 
The amount authorized is for the following activities: $253.0 
million for nonproliferation verification research and 
development, an increase of $20.0 million; $320.6 million for 
arms control, a decrease of $87.5 million; $252.4 million for 
fissile materials disposition, an increase of $29.0 million; 
and $51.5 million for program direction, the amount of the 
budget request.
      The conferees note that the Department of Energy Defense 
Nuclear Nonproliferation Program was formerly known as the 
nonproliferation and national security account during fiscal 
year 2000. Because DOE did not request these funds under 
separate budget accounts, as required by section 3251 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public 
Law 106-65), the conferees have renamed and consolidated these 
activities into a single account. The conferees further note 
that the request included separate program direction accounts 
for the Office of Nonproliferation and Office of Fissile 
Materials Disposition. The conferees established a single 
defense nuclear nonproliferation account.
            Nonproliferation verification research and development
      In the nonproliferation verification research and 
development account the conferees agree to authorize an 
increase of $20.0 million for detecting and deterring weapons 
of mass destruction proliferation, monitoring nuclear 
explosions, detecting and responding to chemical and biological 
weapons attacks, and conducting evaluations of the technical 
capabilities of other geographic areas that pose a threat to 
U.S. NationalSecurity because of the potential for development 
and delivery of weapons of mass destruction.
            Arms control
      In the arms control account the conferees agree to 
authorize an increase of $12.5 million for the Nuclear Cities 
Initiative. The conferees would authorize no funding for the 
long-term nonproliferation program for Russia.
            Fissile materials control and disposition
      In the fissile materials control and disposition account, 
the conferees agree to authorize an increase of $11.0 million 
to accelerate design activities for the mixed oxide fuel 
fabrication facility.
Naval Reactors
      The budget request included $677.6 million for naval 
reactors.
      The House bill would authorize $677.6 million for naval 
reactors, the amount of the request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $695.0 million for 
naval reactors, an increase of $17.4 million.
      The conferees agree to authorize $694.6 million for naval 
reactors, an increase of $17.0 million for expedited 
decommissioning and decontamination activities at surplus 
facilities.
Office of the Administrator
      The conferees agree to authorize $10.0 million for the 
Office of the Administrator, an increase of $10.0 million. The 
conferees note that the budget request did not include funding 
for the Office of the Administrator. The conferees direct that 
future budget requests include a separate budget line for the 
administrative activities of the Office of the Administrator.
Safeguards and security activities
      The conferees note that DOE has proposed a budget 
amendment that would consolidate all safeguards and security 
funds into a single program to be managed by the Office of 
Security and Emergency Operations. The conferees do not support 
this proposal. The conferees direct that all funds authorized 
for safeguards and security activities pursuant to this section 
be managed exclusively by NNSA employees or NNSA contractor 
employees. Consistent with the National Nuclear Security 
Administration Act (Title 32 of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 
957; 50 U.S.C. 2402) the Administrator for Nuclear Security is 
not authorized to transfer or delegate responsibility for any 
safeguards and security activities of the NNSA to any employee 
or office outside the NNSA.
Defense environmental restoration and waste management (sec. 3102)
      The budget request included $4.6 billion for 
environmental management activities of the Department of Energy 
(DOE).
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3102) that 
would authorize $4.6 billion for environmental management 
activities, an increase of $40.0 million. The amount authorized 
would be for the following activities: $1.0 billion for site 
and project completion, an increase of $40.0 million; $3.1 
billion for post 2006 completion, the amount of the budget 
request; $196.5 million for science and technology development, 
the amount of the budget request; and $359.9 million for 
program direction, the amount of the budget request.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
3102) that would authorize $5.6 billion for environmental 
management activities, including closure activities, a decrease 
of $56.9 million. The amount authorized would be for the 
following activities: $1.1 billion for closure projects, the 
amount of the budget request; $930.9 million for site and 
project completion, a decrease of $40.0 million; $3.2 billion 
for post 2006 completion, an increase of $70.0 million; $246.5 
million for technology development, an increase of $50.0 
million; and $354.9 million for program direction, a decrease 
of $5.0 million. The Senate provision would also authorize a 
decrease of $132.0 million to account for available uncosted, 
unobligated prior year funds and funds to be deobligated from 
completed, prior year construction projects.
      The conferees agree to authorize $6.0 billion for 
environmental management activities, an increase of $1.4 
billion. The amount authorized is for the following activities: 
$1.1 billion for closure projects, the amount of the budget 
request; $941.7 million for site and project completion, a 
decrease of $29.2 million; $3.4 billion for post 2006 
completion, an increase of $324.0 million; $246.5 million for 
technology development, an increase of $50.0 million; and 
$355.0 million for program direction, a decrease of $4.9 
million.
            Post 2006 completion
      For post 2006 completion activities, the conferees agree 
to authorize: an increase of $332.0 million to establish a new 
construction line item for the Tank Waste Remediation System 
Project; an increase of $10.0 million for the Columbia River 
Corridor Initiative at the Hanford Site to continue reactor 
decontamination and decommissioning activities; and a decrease 
of $18.0 million to reflect the movement of the Environmental 
Systems Research and Analysis Program into the Science and 
Technology Development Account. The conferees recommend 
fullfunding for the F-canyon and H-canyon materials processing 
facilities.
      The conferees agreed to establish a separate sub-account 
within the post 2006 completion account for the activities of 
Office of River Protection. The conferees have consolidated all 
post 2006 completion construction projects that support 
operation of the Hanford site tank farm into this sub-account, 
including a new construction line item for the Tank Waste 
Remediation System Project.
            Site and project completion
      For site and project completion activities, the conferees 
agree to authorize: an increase of $11.0 million to accelerate 
compliance with 94-1 requirements at the Savannah River Site, 
including pre-operational activities to support planned 
stabilization campaigns, acceleration of the Americium/Curium 
stabilization project, and continued operation of the HB-Line 
Phase I to process plutonium residues; a decrease of $27.9 
million to reflect the transfer of the highly enriched (HEU) 
uranium blend-down project (01-D-407) to the National Nuclear 
Security Administration Office of Fissile Materials 
Disposition; a decrease of $10.0 million in operation and 
maintenance funds to reflect transfer of the HEU blend-down 
project; and a decrease of $2.3 million to reflect the movement 
of the Environmental Systems Research and Analysis Program into 
the Science and Technology Development account.
            Science and technology development
      For science and technology development activities, the 
conferees agree to authorize: an increase of $50.0 million for 
applied research and development activities. The amount 
authorized reflects the consolidation of the Environmental 
Systems Research and Analysis Program into the Science and 
Technology Development Account.
      The conferees note that the cleanup and waste management 
efforts of the Department will continue well into the 21st 
Century with costs anticipated to exceed $150.0 billion and 
much of the cleanup work scheduled to continue beyond fiscal 
year 2030. DOE must make meaningful investments in innovative 
science and technology in order to reduce costs, reduce safety 
and health risks, and develop solutions to problems for which 
there are currently no available or effective technologies.
            Columbia River Corridor Initiative
      The conferees support the Columbia River Corridor 
Initiative to accelerate cleanup along the Hanford Reach of the 
Columbia River. The National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65) directed the Assistant 
Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management to establish a 
schedule by which the 100 square miles of the Hanford site that 
adjoin the Columbia River could be cleaned up on an accelerated 
schedule and proposed for removal from the National Priorities 
List. The conferees note that this schedule has not been 
submitted to Congress. The conferees expect that this report 
will be provided not later than November 1, 2000.
            Report on pilot program to use prior year unobligated 
                    balances to accelerate cleanup of the Rocky Flats 
                    Environmental Technology Site
      The conferees encourage the Secretary of Energy to use 
the authority provided by section 3176 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65) to 
accelerate closure of the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology 
Site.
            Safeguards and Security Activities
      The conferees direct that all funds authorized for 
safeguards and security activities pursuant to this section be 
managed exclusively by Office of Environmental Management (EM) 
employees or EM contractor employees, and that such activities 
not be transferred or delegated to any office outside EM.
Other defense activities (sec. 3103)
      The budget request included $555.1 million for other 
defense activities.
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3103) that 
would authorize $557.1 million for other defense activities, an 
increase of $2.0 million.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
3103) that would authorize $466.3 million for other defense 
activities, a decrease of $88.8 million.
      The conferees agree to authorize $523.8 million for other 
defense activities, a decrease of $31.3 million. The amount 
authorized would be for the following activities: $38.1 million 
for the Office of Intelligence, the amount of the budget 
request; $45.2 million for the Office of Counterintelligence, 
the amount of the budget request; $284.1 million for the Office 
of Security and Emergency Operations, a decrease of $56.3 
million; $14.9 million for independent oversight and 
performance assurance, the amount of the budget request; $134.1 
million for environment, safety and health-defense, an increase 
of $25.0 million; $24.5 million for the Office of Worker and 
Community Transition, the amount of the budget request; and 
$3.0 million for the Office of Hearings and Appeals, the amount 
of the budget request.
            Office of Security and Emergency Operations
      The conferees agree to authorize a decrease of $56.3 
million to the Office of Security and Emergency Operations 
emergency management program to reflect movement of the nuclear 
emergency search team to the weapons activities account 
authorized in section 3101(a)(1) of this Act.
            Environment, safety and health defense
      The conferees agree to authorize an increase of $25.0 
million for environment, safety and health-defense to carry out 
the administrative activities associated with the establishment 
of an occupational illness compensation program for Department 
of Energy (DOE) and DOE contractor employees at the 
Department's defense nuclear facilities.
      The conferees note that DOE requested authorization to 
begin making compensation payments in fiscal year 2001 with 
Atomic Energy Defense funding. The conferees further note that 
the Secretary of Energy has not submitted a comprehensive 
legislative proposal to Congress to establish such an employee 
compensation program. The conferees agree not to authorize any 
such payments from Atomic Energy Defense funding.
            Office of worker and community transition
      Of the funds available for worker and community 
transition activities, the conferees agree to authorize $5.0 
million to support cleanup and infrastructure development at 
the Allied General Nuclear Site immediately adjacent to the DOE 
Savannah River Site.
      The conferees endorse DOE's decision to remove the 
requirement that management and operating contracts at DOE 
sites include provisions for conducting economic development 
activities in the communities surrounding such sites. The 
conferees encourage DOE contractors to continue to be good 
corporate citizens by supporting community-based initiatives. 
The conferees believe, however, that economic development 
activities of DOE contractors should not be used as a measure 
of performance or as a selection criteria for the award of 
contracts.
Defense environmental management privatization (sec. 3104)
      The budget request included $540.1 million for defense 
environmental management privatization projects and the use of 
$25.1 million from prior year, uncosted balances.
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3105) that 
would authorize $284.1 million for defense environmental 
management privatization projects, a decrease of $256.0 
million. Of the amount authorized: $194.0 million would be for 
the Tank Waste Remediation System Project, phase I (Richland); 
$65.0 million would be for the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment 
project (Idaho); and $25.1 million would be for spent nuclear 
fuel dry storage (Idaho). The provision would authorize a 
decrease of $25.1 million to reflect the use of prior year, 
uncosted balances in the defense environmental management 
privatization account.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
3104) that would authorize $390.1 million for defense 
environmental management privatization projects and would 
authorize a decrease of $150.0 million to the Tank Waste 
Remediation System (TWRS) Project. The provision would also 
authorize a decrease of $25.1 million to reflect the use of 
prior year, uncosted balances in the defense environmental 
management privatization account.
      The conferees agree to authorize $90.1 million for 
defense environmental management privatization projects, 
including $65.0 million for the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment 
project (Idaho) and $25.1 million for spent nuclear fuel dry 
storage (Idaho). The conferees agree to authorize a decrease of 
$90.1 million to reflect the use of prior year, uncosted 
balances in the defense environmental management privatization 
account.
      The conferees are deeply concerned with the status of the 
TWRS project. The conferees note that the cost estimate for the 
construction portion of this project increased from $3.2 
billion to $6.4 billion, translating into a total estimated 
project cost increase from $6.9 billion to over $15.2 billion 
under the privatization approach. The conferees further 
understand that these cost estimates were based on a project 
design that is only 13 to 15 percent complete and, therefore, 
subject to additional change.
      The conferees fully support the TWRS project and believe 
that the technological approach proposed is viable and 
realistic. The conferees also believe it is vitally important 
that this project proceed to full scale construction provided 
the Secretary of Energy has established a high degree of 
confidence in the overall project cost and other facility 
requirements. As a result, the conferees have moved the TWRS 
project to the post 2006 completion account and recommend no 
privatization funds for the project.
      In order to make the funds for termination liability 
available for other purposes, the conferees have included a 
separate provision in this Act that would prohibit the use of 
appropriated funds to establish a reserve for contract 
termination costs for the TWRS project.
Defense nuclear waste disposal (sec. 3105)
      The budget request included $112.0 million for the 
Department of Energy (DOE) fiscal year 2001 defense 
contribution to the Defense Nuclear Waste Fund.
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3106) that 
would authorize $112.0 million for the DOE fiscal year 2001 
defense contribution to the Defense Nuclear Waste Fund.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 3106).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.

                Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions

Reprogramming (sec. 3121)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3121) that 
would prohibit the reprogramming of funds in excess of 110 
percent of the amount authorized for the program, or in excess 
of $1.0 million above the amount authorized for the program, 
until the Secretary of Energy submits a report to the 
congressional defense committees and a period of 45 days has 
elapsed after the date on which the report is received.
      The Senate bill contained a similar provision (sec. 3121) 
that would prohibit the reprogramming of funds in excess of 110 
percent of the amount authorized for the program, or in excess 
of $1.0 million above the amount authorized for the program, 
until the Secretary of Energy submits a report to the 
congressional defense committees and a period of 30 days has 
elapsed after the date on which the report is received.
      The House recedes.
Limits on general plant projects (sec. 3122)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3122) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Energy to carry out any 
construction project authorized under general plant projects if 
the total estimated cost does not exceed $5.0 million. The 
provision would require the Secretary to submit a report to the 
congressional defense committees detailing the reasons for the 
cost variation if the cost of the project is revised to exceed 
$5.0 million.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 3122).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Limits on construction projects (sec. 3123)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3123) that 
would permit any construction project to be initiated and 
continued only if the estimated cost for the project does not 
exceed 125 percent of the higher of the amount authorized for 
the project or the most recent total estimated cost presented 
to the Congress as justification for such project. The 
provision would prohibit the Secretary of Energy from exceeding 
such limits until 30 legislative days after the Secretary 
submits to the congressional defense committees a detailed 
report setting forth the reasons for the increase. This 
provision would also specify that the 125 percent limitation 
would not apply to projects estimated to cost under $5.0 
million.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 3123).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Fund transfer authority (sec. 3124)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3124) that 
would permit funds authorized by this Act to be transferred to 
other agencies of the government for performance of work for 
which the funds were authorized and appropriated. The provision 
would permit the merger of such transferred funds with the 
authorized funds of the agency to which they are transferred. 
The provision would also limit, to not more than five percent 
of the account, the amount of funds authorized by this Act that 
may be transferred between authorization accounts within the 
Department of Energy.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 3124).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Authority for conceptual and construction design (sec. 3125)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3125) that 
would limit the authority of the Secretary of Energy to request 
construction funding until the Secretary has completed a 
conceptual design. This limitation would apply to construction 
projects with a total estimated cost greater than $5.0 million. 
If the estimated cost to prepare the construction design 
exceeds $600,000, the provision would require the Secretary to 
obtain a specific authorization to obligate such funds. If the 
estimated cost to prepare the conceptual design exceeds $3.0 
million, the provision would require the Secretary to request 
funds for the conceptual design before requesting funds for 
construction. The provision would also provide an exception to 
these requirements in the case of an emergency.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 3125).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction activities 
        (sec. 3126)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3126) that 
would permit the Secretary of Energy to perform planning and 
design with any funds available to the Department of Energy 
pursuant to this title, including those funds authorized for 
advance planning and construction design, whenever the 
Secretary determines that the design must proceed expeditiously 
to protect the public health and safety, to meet the needs of 
national defense, or to protect property.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 3126).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Funds available for all national security programs of the Department of 
        Energy (sec. 3127)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3127) 
that would authorize amounts for management and support 
activities and for general plant projects to be made available 
for use in connection with all national security programs of 
the Department of Energy.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Availability of funds (sec. 3128)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3127) that 
would authorize funds for operation and maintenance or for 
plant projects and capital equipment within the Department of 
Energy (DOE) national security programs until the later of the 
following dates: October 1, 2003; or the date of enactment of 
the Act that would authorize funds for such activities in 
fiscal year 2004. The provision would also authorize funds for 
program direction within DOE national security programs until 
the later of the following dates: October 1, 2001; or the date 
of enactment of the Act that would authorize funds for program 
direction in fiscal year 2002.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
3128) that would authorize funds for DOE national security 
programs to remain available until expended, except for program 
direction funds which would remain available until the end of 
fiscal year 2003.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
funds for program direction until the end of fiscal year 2002.
      The conferees note that section 3152 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-
301) required that the National Nuclear Security Administration 
submit a budget request that would include funding 
authorization for a limited number of years. Additional funding 
limitations for future budget requests are addressed elsewhere 
in this conference agreement.
Transfers of defense environmental management funds (sec. 3129)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3128) that 
would provide the manager of each field office of the 
Department of Energy with limited authority to transfer up to 
$5.0 million in fiscal year 2001 defense environmental 
management funds from one program or project under the 
jurisdiction of the office to another such program or project, 
including site project and completion and post fiscal year 2006 
completion funds, once in a fiscal year.
      The Senate bill contained a similar provision (sec. 
3129).
      The Senate recedes.

   Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

Funding for termination costs of River Protection Project, Richland, 
        Washington (sec. 3131)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3131) that 
would prohibit the Secretary of Energy from using appropriated 
funds to establish a reserve for the payment of termination 
costs of contracts relating to the tank waste remediation 
system at Richland, Washington, and would identify alternatives 
to pay for these costs should the need arise.
      The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Enhanced cooperation between National Nuclear Security Administration 
        and Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (sec. 3132)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3132) that 
would establish the basis for expanded cooperation between the 
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization and the National Nuclear 
Security Administration.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Reprogramming of funds available for infrastructure upgrades or 
        maintenance in certain accounts of the National Nuclear 
        Security Administration (sec. 3133)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3134) that 
would prohibit the use of funds authorized to be appropriated 
for the National Nuclear Security Administration for 
infrastructure upgrades or maintenance in the readiness of the 
technical base and facilities or construction accounts to be 
used for any other purpose.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels for post-
        shipment verification reports on advanced supercomputers sales 
        to certain foreign nations (sec. 3134)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3136) that 
would conform the reporting levels to those established under 
section 1211 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year1998 (Public Law 105-85) as they apply to the 
Department of Energy report on sales by participants in the Accelerated 
Strategic Computing Initiative.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision.
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Modification of counterintelligence polygraph program (sec. 3135)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3154) 
that would amend section 3154 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65) by 
authorizing the Secretary of Energy to waive the requirement 
that certain Department of Energy (DOE) employees and DOE 
contractor employees successfully pass a counterintelligence 
polygraph exam before such employees can be granted access to 
high-risk programs. The provision would allow the Secretary to 
waive this requirement for any individual for a period not to 
exceed 120 days, if the Secretary determines that: (1) such a 
waiver is in the national security interests of the United 
States; (2) the covered employee has been granted a security 
clearance; and (3) the covered employee signs a written 
acknowledgment that the employment is conditioned upon 
successfully passing a counterintelligence polygraph exam 
within 120 days of the date of signing such an acknowledgment. 
The provision would also allow the Secretary to waive this 
requirement for any individual who the Secretary determines: 
(1) has completed successfully a full-scope counterintelligence 
polygraph exam while employed with another federal agency; or 
(2) should not be examined because of treatment for a medical 
or psychological condition.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
the Secretary to waive polygraph requirements on a one-time 
basis for any individual employee and would prohibit the 
Secretary from using the need to maintain the scientific 
viability of a DOE laboratory as a criteria for approving any 
such waivers. The amendment would further require that 
employees holding a sensitive compartmented information 
clearance be subject to these requirements.
Employee incentives for employees at closure project facilities (sec. 
        3136)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3137) that 
would provide incentives for retention and separation of 
federal employees at closure facilities of the Department of 
Energy (DOE) established pursuant to section 3143 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public 
Law 104-106). Such incentives would include the accumulation of 
annual leave up to 720 hours, lump sum retention allowances of 
up to 30 percent of an employee's salary, freeze the cost of 
and continue health benefits for employees who are either 
voluntarily or involuntarily separated, and provide authority 
for voluntary reductions in force. The authority would 
terminate at a DOE site when closure is completed.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
3155) that would provide similar incentives, including lump sum 
retention allowances of up to 40 percent of an employee's 
salary, authority to pay voluntary separation incentive 
payments (also referred to as buyouts), and authority to make 
temporary assignments of certain DOE employees to private 
sector organizations, on a non-reimbursable basis. The 
authority would terminate on September 23, 2001.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would provide 
the following incentives: (1) the accumulation of annual leave 
up to 720 hours; (2) lump sum retention allowances of up to 30 
percent of an employee's salary; (3) freeze the cost of and 
continue health benefits for employees who are either 
voluntarily or involuntarily separated; and (4) provide 
authority for voluntary reductions in force. The authority 
would terminate on March 31, 2007.
Continuation of processing, treatment, and disposition of legacy 
        nuclear materials (sec. 3137)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3151) 
that would require the Secretary of Energy to maintain a high 
state of readiness at the F-canyon and H-canyon facilities at 
the Savannah River site. The provision would further prohibit 
the use of funds to begin decommissioning activities at the F-
canyon facility, including studies and planning, until the 
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board and the Secretary of 
Energy submit a report certifying that all materials currently 
present in the facility are safely stabilized and the 
requirements for the facility to meet future fissile materials 
disposition needs can be fully met utilizing the H-canyon 
facility. The provision would require the Secretary to submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a plan describing how all long-term chemical 
separations activities would be transferred from the F-canyon 
facility to the H-canyon facility beginning in fiscal year 
2002. The report would be submitted not later than February 15, 
2001.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary to identify those fissile materials disposition 
needs that will require an alternative capability, including a 
description of the alternative capability and a justification 
of why any such requirements cannot be carried out at the H-
canyon facility.
Limitation on use of certain funds pending certifications of compliance 
        with Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program funding 
        prohibition (sec. 3138)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3152) 
that would prohibit the use of any funds authorized or 
otherwise made available to the Department of Energy by this or 
any other Act for travel by the Secretary of Energy or any 
employees of the Office of Secretary of Energy after March 1, 
2001, unless or until the Secretary certifies to the 
congressional defense committees that no Atomic Energy Defense 
funds will be obligated or expended for treatment, storage, or 
disposal activities at sites designated as Formerly Utilized 
Site Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) sites.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would limit the 
use of travel funds by the Secretary of Energy, any employee of 
the Office of the Secretary, or the Chief of Engineers of the 
Army Corps of Engineers after November 1, 2001, unless or until 
the Secretary and Chief each certifies to the congressional 
defense committees that no Atomic Energy Defense funds will be 
obligated or expended for treatment, storage, or disposal 
activities at FUSRAP sites.
      The conferees note that the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65) 
prohibits any Atomic Energy Defense funds authorized or 
otherwise made available to the Department of Energy for any 
fiscal year after fiscal year 1999 from being obligated or 
expended to conduct treatment, storage, or disposal activities 
at sites designated as FUSRAP sites. The conferees continue to 
support the cleanup of FUSRAP sites in an expeditious, cost-
effective manner. The conferees, however, do not support the 
use of scarce Atomic Energy Defense funds for this purpose.
Conceptual design for Subsurface Geosciences Laboratory at Idaho 
        National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, 
        Idaho (sec. 3139)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3156) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Energy to obligate up to 
$400,000 to carry out conceptual design activities for a new 
Subsurface Geoscience Facility Laboratory at the Idaho National 
Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL), Idaho Falls, 
Idaho. The provision would prohibit obligation of the funds 
until 60 days after the Secretary submits a report to the 
congressional defense committees identifying: (1) the need to 
conduct mesoscale experiments to meet long-term Department of 
Energy (DOE) cleanup requirements; (2) the possibility of 
utilizing existing structures to house such a new facility; (3) 
the estimated construction costs of the facility; (4) the 
estimated annual operating costs of the facility; (5) how the 
facility would utilize the capabilities of other DOE and non-
DOE sites; and (6) an analysis of costs, savings, and benefits 
that are unique to INEEL.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Report on National Ignition Facility, Lawrence Livermore National 
        Laboratory, Livermore, California (sec. 3140)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3158) 
that would require the Secretary of Energy to submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a report setting forth a revised cost and 
schedule baseline for completion of the National Ignition 
Facility (NIF) in Livermore, California. The provision would 
prohibit the obligation of more than 50 percent of the funds 
available for NIF until the report is submitted. The provision 
would further require that the Comptroller General report not 
later than March 31, 2001, to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives on: (1) the 
relationship of NIF to other elements of the Department of 
Energy nuclear weapons program; (2) the potential impacts if 
completion of the NIF were to be delayed; (3) a detailed 
description and analysis of the funds spent on NIF to date; and 
(4) an assessment of whether Lawrence Livermore National 
Laboratory has established a revised baseline for NIF that has 
achievable goals and milestones.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
River Protection Project, Richland, Washington (sec. 3141)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3135) that 
would rename the tank waste remediation project at the 
Department of Energy's (DOE) Hanford Site as the River 
Protection Project.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management 
to delegate, in writing, responsibility for management of the 
Office of River Protection (ORP) to the manager of that office. 
The delegation would include authority for contracting, 
financial management, safety, and general program management 
that are equivalent to those vested in other operations office 
managers. The ORP manager would, to the maximum extent 
possible, be required to coordinate all ORP activities with the 
manager of the DOE Richland Operations Office.
      The conferees note that section 3139 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-
261) made the manager of the Office of River Protection 
responsible for managing all aspects of this critical cleanup 
program. The conferees expect the Assistant Secretary to comply 
with the requirement for a written delegation of authority as 
expeditiously as possible. The conferees further expect that 
the Assistant Secretary will be provided with sufficient 
personnel and other resources to manage the tank waste program 
in an efficient and streamlined manner.
Report on tank waste remediation system, Hanford Reservation, Richland, 
        Washington (sec. 3142)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3157) 
that would authorize an increase of $150.0 million to carry out 
an accelerated cleanup and waste management program at the 
Hanford Site in Richland, Washington. The provision would also 
require the Secretary of Energy to submit a report to Congress 
not later than December 15, 2000, on the Tank Waste Remediation 
System (TWRS) project, including: (1) a proposed plan for 
processing and stabilizing all nuclear wastes located in the 
Hanford Tank Farm; (2) a proposed schedule for carrying out the 
plan; (3) the total estimated cost of carrying out the plan; 
and (4) a description of any alternative options to the 
proposed plan and description of the costs and benefits of each 
such option.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the report to include the following additional items: (1) a 
description of the volumes and characteristics of those wastes 
or materials that are not intended to be treated during Phase 
1(B) of the project and (2) a plan for developing, 
demonstrating, and implementing advanced vitrification system 
technologies that might be required to safely treat and 
stabilize any out of specification wastes or materials, such as 
polychlorinated biphenyls, that cannot be treated and 
stabilized with the technologies proposed to be utilized during 
Phase 1(B) of the project.

Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Management of National Nuclear Security 
                             Administration

Term of office of person first appointed as Under Secretary for Nuclear 
        Security of the Department of Energy (sec. 3151)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3131) 
that would establish a fixed term of office for the first 
individual appointed as the Under Secretary for Nuclear 
Security at the Department of Energy. The individual would be 
subject to removal by the President only for inefficiency, 
neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Membership of Under Secretary for Nuclear Security on the Joint Nuclear 
        Weapons Council (sec. 3152)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3132) 
that would designate the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security 
of the Department of Energy (DOE) to serve as the DOE 
representative on the Joint Nuclear Weapons Council.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Organization plan for field offices of the National Nuclear Security 
        Administration (sec. 3153)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3135) 
that would require the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of 
the Department of Energy to develop an appropriate staffing and 
organization plan to carry out the activities of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The plan would 
identify: (1) the roles and responsibilities to be assigned to 
each NNSA field organizational unit and the NNSA headquarters 
organization; (2) any modifications, downsizing, eliminations, 
or consolidations of NNSA headquarters and field organization 
units; (3) any modifications to headquarters and field office 
staffing levels that the Under Secretary determines are 
necessary to implement the plan; and (4) a schedule by which 
the plan could be implemented. The plan would be submitted to 
the congressional defense committees not later than March 1, 
2001.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Under Secretary to submit the plan not later than May 1, 
2001.
Required contents of future-years nuclear security program (sec. 3154)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3133) that 
would make certain findings that the budget submission for 
fiscal year 2001 to Congress does not comply with requirements 
imposed by sections 3251 and 3253 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65); 
would establish requirements for the content of the future 
years nuclear security program to be submitted annually by the 
Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration 
(NNSA) pursuant to section 3253; and would prohibit the 
obligation of more than 50 percent of funds authorized for 
appropriation for program direction within NNSA until 30 days 
after the Administrator provides Congress with the required 
future years nuclear security program.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would remove 
the restriction on use of program direction funds.
Future-years nuclear security program for fiscal year 2001 (sec. 3155)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3136) 
that would require the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security to 
submit a future-years nuclear security program plan that would 
contain the estimated expenditures necessary to support the 
programs, projects, and activities of the National Nuclear 
SecurityAdministration (NNSA). The report would be submitted to 
Congress not later than November 1, 2000.
      The House contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
      The conferees note that the Secretary of Energy was 
required by section 3135 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201) and section 3253 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 
(Public Law 106-65) to provide a five-year budget plan, and 
that the Secretary failed to comply with such requirements. The 
conferees further note that the Secretary of Defense provides 
such future year budget data to Congress concurrent with the 
submission of the budget request. The conferees believe that 
such a plan will provide an important planning tool for the 
Secretary, the Administrator, and the Congress, and would serve 
as a baseline upon which the congressional defense committees 
can better evaluate succeeding budget submissions.
      The conferees are aware that DOE submitted a future years 
nuclear security program plan to the Office of Management and 
Budget as part of its fiscal year 2001 budget request. The 
conferees believe that this plan will meet the requirements of 
this provision.
Engineering and manufacturing research, development, and demonstration 
        by plant managers of certain nuclear weapons production plants 
        (sec. 3156)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3175) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish a 
Plant Manager Research, Development, and Demonstration (PMRDD) 
program to support innovative engineering and systems 
activities at the nuclear weapons production plants. The 
program would be limited to the Y-12 plant in Oak Ridge, 
Tennessee, the Kansas City plant in Kansas City, Missouri, and 
the Pantex plant in Amarillo, Texas. The program would be 
authorized at a level not to exceed two percent of the funds 
available for weapons activities at such plants.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration to authorize the head of each nuclear weapons 
production plant to establish a PMRDD program and would allow 
the Administrator to authorize the head of each production 
plant to obligate up to $3.0 million per year from those funds 
available in the Advanced Design and Production Technologies 
Campaign in fiscal year 2001 to carry out the program.
      The conferees anticipate that this program would be used 
to explore viable tools and techniques for understanding and 
replacing sunset technologies and for developing more agile 
manufacturing techniques. The conferees believe the creation of 
this program will support recommendations for addressing 
workforce problems at the production plants identified by the 
Commission on Retaining Nuclear Weapons Expertise (also known 
as the Chiles Commission) by assisting with recruiting and 
retention of outstanding engineers and craftsmen.
Prohibition on individuals engaging in concurrent service or duties 
        within National Nuclear Security Administration and outside 
        that Administration but within Department of Energy (sec. 3157)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3134) 
that would prohibit the use of any funds authorized to be 
appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of 
Energy (DOE) after fiscal year 2000 to pay the basic pay of an 
officer or employee of DOE who: (1) serves concurrently in a 
position in the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) 
and a position outside the NNSA; or (2) performs concurrently 
the duties of a position in the NNSA and the duties of a 
position outside the NNSA.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would prohibit 
the practice of dual office holding.
      The conferees recognize that NNSA may benefit from the 
unique skills of personnel in other federal agencies, other DOE 
entities not within NNSA, and private entities. The conferees 
believe that the assignment of detailees with such expertise to 
the NNSA on an occasional and temporary basis is acceptable, 
provided that the specific arrangements for detailee assignment 
to NNSA are consistent with the terms of this provision.
Annual plan for obligation of funds of the National Nuclear Security 
        Administration (sec. 3158)
      The conference agreement includes a provision that would 
require the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration (NNSA) to submit a plan for obligation of 
amounts requested for each program element and construction 
line item expressed as percentage of the requested amounts in 
the annual budget and the two succeeding fiscal years; and an 
assessment as to whether the NNSA had met the goals of prior 
year obligation plans and any plan for corrective actions that 
might be needed. The amendment would also require an assessment 
by the Comptroller General concerning the adequacy of the NNSA 
planning, programming, and budgeting process.
      The conferees are disappointed that the Department of 
Energy failed to comply with section 3152 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-
65), which required the NNSA to forward a budget with funding 
available for a limited number of years.
Authority to reorganize National Nuclear Security Administration (sec. 
        3159)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3133) 
that would limit the authority of the Secretary of Energy to 
reorganize, abolish, alter, consolidate, or discontinue any 
organizational unit or component of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration (NNSA).
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
the Administrator to reorganize, abolish, alter, consolidate, 
or discontinue any organizational unit or component of the 
NNSA.

       Subtitle E--National Laboratories Partnership Improvement

Technology Infrastructure Pilot Program (sec. 3161)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (section 3163) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Energy to obligate up to 
$10.0 million per year for a three-year period to establish the 
Technology Infrastructure Pilot Program. The pilot program 
would promote establishment of technology partnership clusters 
in the vicinity of certain DOE laboratories and plants. The 
provision would authorize each such DOE site to expend 
available funds to carry out cooperative activities with local 
businesses, universities, research organizations, or state, 
local, and tribal governments.
      The House had no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration (NNSA) to obligate up to $5.0 million during 
fiscal years 2001 and 2002 to carry out the pilot program.
      The conferees are concerned that technology partnerships 
within the Office of Defense Programs have not been well 
managed in the past nor have they resulted in significant 
return on investment. Nevertheless, the conferees recognize 
that public-private collaborations may, if properly focused and 
managed, result in the development of commercially viable 
technologies that support the core nuclear weapons and nuclear 
nonproliferation missions of the NNSA. The Technology 
Infrastructure Pilot Program will allow the NNSA laboratories 
and facilities to explore new ways to collaborate with private 
entities in research, training, and shared facilities to 
enhance these core NNSA missions. The conferees note that 
technology networks of this kind have proven successful in the 
private sector. The conferees further note that the provision 
would not preclude the possibility of subsequent authorizations 
in appropriate circumstances.
Report on small business participation in National Nuclear Security 
        Administration activities (sec. 3162)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3164) 
that would require each laboratory to establish a small 
business advocacy and assistance program to increase the 
participation of small businesses in all contracting aspects of 
the laboratory. The provision would also require each 
laboratory to establish a small business assistance program to 
help local small businesses obtain more subcontracts at the 
laboratory and improve the commercial value of their products 
and services.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration (NNSA) to report to the congressional defense 
committees not later than February 15, 2001, regarding the 
effectiveness of NNSA small business programs, recommendations 
on how to improve them, and any legislative changes required to 
implement such improvements.
Study and report related to improving mission effectiveness, 
        partnerships, and technology transfer at national security 
        laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities (sec. 
        3163)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3166) 
that would require the Secretary to direct the Laboratory 
Operations Board to study and to report on the possible 
benefits of and need for policies and procedures to facilitate 
the transfer of scientific, technical, and professional 
personnel among national security laboratories and facilities. 
The Board would be required to report on the possible benefits 
of and need for changes in the following: (1) the 
indemnification requirements for patents or other intellectual 
property licensed from a laboratory or facility; (2) the 
royalty and fee schedules and types of compensation that may be 
used for patents or other intellectual property licensed to a 
small business concern from a National Laboratory or facility; 
(3) the licensing procedures and requirements for patents and 
other intellectual property, including preferences for small 
businesses started by former laboratory or facility employees 
who invented the patented technology or other intellectual 
property; (4) the infringement and protections available to 
small businesses that have received patents or other 
intellectual property from a laboratory or facility; (5) the 
advance funding requirements for a small business that funds a 
project at a laboratory or facility through a Funds-In-
Agreement; (6) the intellectual property rights allocated to a 
business that funds a project at a laboratory or facility 
through a Funds-In-Agreement; and (7) the policies onroyalty 
payments to inventors employed by a contractor-operated laboratory or 
facility, including those for inventions made under a Funds-In-
Agreement.
      The Board would be required to report to the Secretary 
not later than one year after the date of enactment of this 
Act. The Secretary would be required to transmit the report to 
Congress not later than one month after receiving the report of 
the board concurrent with the submission of the report of the 
Secretary shall provide recommendations regarding appropriate 
action and legislative proposals.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board to prepare and to submit 
the report related to the national security laboratories and 
facilities. The amendment would also require the report to 
include the advantages and disadvantages of providing the 
Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration 
with special contracting authority, such as ``other 
transactions'' authority.
Report on effectiveness of National Nuclear Security Administration 
        technology development partnerships with non-Federal entities 
        (sec. 3164)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3137) 
that would establish funding goals for cooperative research and 
development agreements (CRADAs) of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration (NNSA) and require that such CRADAs be 
consistent with and support the missions of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration. The provision would establish 
a goal of obligating 0.5 percent of NNSA funds available during 
fiscal years 2001 and 2002 for CRADAs, or similar cooperative, 
cost-shared research partnerships with non-federal 
organizations. The provision would further require the 
Administrator of the NNSA to submit a report to the 
congressional defense committees setting forth a recommendation 
as to the appropriate future percentage goals. The provision 
would require that the Administrator report to Congress 
annually on whether the goals of this provision have been met 
in the successive fiscal year. The provision would require the 
Administrator to describe the actions necessary to achieve such 
goals and provide any legislative changes recommended to 
achieve them, if the goals have not been met.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Administrator to submit to Congress a report on the 
efficiency and effectiveness with which the NNSA and its 
laboratories and facilities carry out cooperative technology 
development activities with non-federal entities, including 
appropriate funding levels for such cooperative activities.
Definitions (sec. 3165)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3162) 
that would define the terms referenced in subtitle E of this 
Act.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would define the 
terms ``national security laboratory'' and ``nuclear weapons 
production facility'' as they are defined in section 3281 of 
the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (Public Law 
106-65).

    Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

Matters Relating to Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (secs. 3171-3175)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3153) 
that would: (1) require an annual report and limit funding for 
the program until an access policy is established and 
implemented by the Secretary for the Nuclear Materials 
Protection, Control, and Accounting Program; (2) establish 
programmatic management criteria and conditions on funds for 
the Nuclear Cities Initiative (NCI); and (3) require that funds 
for the International Nuclear Safety Program be used only for 
reactor safety upgrades and training for reactor operators 
participating in the program. The Senate amendment also 
contained provisions (sec. 3191-3195) that would expand the NCI 
by authorizing $30.0 million for fiscal year 2001, require an 
agreement that provides that Russia will close some of its 
facilities engaged in nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly 
work within five years in exchange for participating in the 
NCI, establish additional programmatic criteria, authorize the 
Secretary of Energy to encourage careers in nonproliferation, 
and express the sense of Congress on the need for establishing 
a national coordinator for nonproliferation.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment regarding 
the International Nuclear Safety Program. The amendment would 
also: (1) Authorize $30.0 million for fiscal year 2001 for the 
NCI; (2) prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds for 
more than three nuclear cities in Russia and two serial 
production facilities until 30 days after the Secretary submits 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a copy of a written agreement that provides 
that Russia will close some of its facilities engaged in 
nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly work; and (3) limit 
not more than $8.7 million from being expended or obligated 
until the Secretary establishes and implements project review 
procedures for projectsunder the NCI and submits to the Armed 
Services Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report on the project review procedures established and implemented. 
The amendment would also prohibit amounts in excess of $17.5 million 
from being obligated or expended until 30 days after the Secretary 
submits a report to the Armed Services Committees of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives that includes: (1) a copy of a written 
agreement that provides that Russia will close some of its facilities 
engaged in nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly work within five 
years in exchange for participation in the NCI; (2) a certification by 
the Secretary that project review procedures have been established and 
are being implemented and that any scientific, technical, or commercial 
projects carried out under the NCI will meet specific nonproliferation 
objectives and be commercially viable in three years; (3) a description 
of the project review procedures process; (4) a list of the projects 
that have undergone review; and (5) detailed descriptions for each NCI 
project regarding project management costs, budgets, commercial 
viability, income generation, and the number of Russian jobs created. 
The amendment would also urge the President to discuss with the Russian 
Federation the development of a plan for restructuring the Russian 
nuclear weapons complex, and would authorize $2.0 million for the 
Secretary to encourage Russian and U.S. students to pursue 
nonproliferation careers. The funds for nonproliferation careers may 
only be obligated and expended after conditions are met for fiscal year 
2001 funds in excess of $17.5 million, and after the Administrator for 
Nuclear Security provides prior notification to Congress that these 
funds will be expended. Finally, the House amendment expresses the 
sense of Congress on the need for effective and clear coordination of 
U.S.-Russian nonproliferation programs.
      The conferees believe that the Department should support 
projects that have the greatest potential for commercialization 
in the near term through the rapid creation of Russian jobs in 
the closed cities.
      In addition, the conferees agree to include a provision 
that would direct the Secretary to submit to the Armed Services 
Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives not 
later than March 1, 2001, a report on the Department's recent 
and planned efforts to ensure adequate oversight and 
accountability of its nonproliferation programs in Russia, and 
the potential costs and impacts of on-the-ground monitoring. 
The conferees further direct the Comptroller General to conduct 
a review of the information contained in the Secretary's report 
to assess the information and provide the Congress with a 
report of the Comptroller General's assessment not later than 
April 15, 2001. The conferees are interested in ensuring that 
the Department of Energy has adequate assurance that federal 
funds expended in Russia for nonproliferation programs are 
being expended for the purposes for which they are intended, as 
exemplified in the legislative provision on access for the 
Materials Protection, Control, and Accounting program.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Extension of authority for appointment of certain scientific, 
        engineering, and technical personnel (sec. 3191)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3171) 
that would extend the authority of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337) 
related to excepted service hiring for up to 200 positions.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Biennial report containing update on nuclear test readiness postures 
        (sec. 3192)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3172) 
that would require the Secretary of Energy to update the 
nuclear test readiness report required by section 3152 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public 
Law 104-106) on a biennial basis. The Secretary would be 
required to submit the first updated report to the 
congressional defense committees not later than February 15, 
2001. The reports would include a listing and description of 
those workforce skills and capabilities that are essential to 
carry out the missions of the site, a listing and description 
of the required infrastructure and physical plant that are 
essential to carry out the missions of the site, and an 
assessment of the readiness status of the workforce and 
infrastructure. The report would be submitted in unclassified 
form, but could include a classified annex.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Frequency of reports on inadvertent releases of restricted data and 
        formerly restricted data (sec. 3193)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3173) 
that would amend section 3161 of the Strom Thurmond National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-
65) to require the Secretary of Energy to report inadvertent 
releases of restricted data and formerly restricted data on a 
quarterly basis rather than 30 days after any such release.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment that would 
make the quarterly report mandatory, regardless of whether 
there is a reportable incident during the period by the report.
Form of certifications regarding the safety or reliability of the 
        nuclear weapons stockpile (sec. 3194)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3174) 
that would require the annual certification to the President 
regarding the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear 
stockpile be submitted in classified form.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Authority to provide certificate of commendation to Department of 
        Energy and contractor employees for exemplary service in 
        stockpile stewardship and security (sec. 3195)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3177) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Energy to award a 
certificate of commendation for meritorious service to current 
and former employees of the Department of Energy (DOE), and 
current and former contractor employees who worked in programs 
related to stewardship of the Nation's nuclear weapons 
stockpile.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees note that the dedication, intellect, and 
hard work of the scientists and craftsmen employed at DOE 
laboratories and manufacturing plants are essential to 
maintaining a credible U.S. nuclear deterrent. The conferees 
further note that former scientists and craftsmen at DOE 
laboratories, plants, and materials production sites were 
instrumental in ensuring the security of the United States 
during the Cold War. The conferees included this provision to 
recognize the contributions of former employees at these 
facilities and to highlight the Nation's continued reliance on 
the capabilities of the skilled workers at DOE weapons 
laboratories and manufacturing plants. The conferees commend 
these individuals for their continued service to the Nation and 
for the peace that they have helped to preserve.
Cooperative research and development agreements for government-owned, 
        contractor-operated laboratories (sec. 3196)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3176) 
that would amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act 
of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710) to streamline the approval process for 
cooperative research and development agreements (CRADA) at 
government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) facilities by 
authorizing federal agencies to substitute an annual strategic 
plan for individual joint work statements. The provision would, 
for a period of five years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, authorize the waiver of any license retained by the 
government if the retention of that license would inhibit 
commercialization of an invention that would otherwise serve an 
important federal mission. The provision would further 
streamline the CRADA process for GOCO facilities by authorizing 
federal agencies to permit routine CRADAs to be negotiated and 
signed by GOCO employees.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would limit the 
applicability of the license waiver provision to the activities 
of the National Nuclear Security Administration laboratories, 
and would require a report on all license waivers.
Office of Arctic Energy (sec. 3197)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3169) 
that would establish the Office of Arctic Energy Research.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would provide 
the Secretary of Energy with discretionary authority to 
establish the Office of Arctic Energy Research.

                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Conformance with National Nuclear Security Administration 
        organizational structure
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3168) 
that would require the Secretary of Energy to carry out the 
requirements of Subtitle E of this Act, consistent with title 
32 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2000 (Public Law 106-65).
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Construction of National Nuclear Security Administration Operations 
        Office Complex
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3138) 
that would authorize the Administrator of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration (NNSA) to begin design and construction 
of a new operations office complex at the Department of Energy 
Albuquerque Operations Office located at Kirtland Air Force 
Base, New Mexico. The authority would have to be carried out in 
accordance with a Department of Energy feasibility study that 
would examine the design and construction of the office complex 
using one or more energy savings performance contracts, 
consistent with Title VIII of the National Energy Policy 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 8287 et seq.). Construction costs 
would be derived from energy savings and ancillary operation 
and maintenance savings that result from replacing the current 
office complex with the proposed complex.
      The Administrator could not begin conceptual design and 
construction until the later of: (1) 30 days after the date on 
which the Administrator submits to Congress the NNSA field 
organization plan required by a provision included elsewhere in 
this conference agreement; or (2) the date on which the 
Administrator certifies to Congress that the design 
andconstruction of the complex is consistent with the NNSA field 
organization plan and the feasibility study.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees note that the Administrator may seek future 
congressional authorization for design and construction of a 
new office complex at the Albuquerque Operations Office.
Energy employees compensation initiative
      The budget request included $17.0 million for 
establishment of an energy employees compensation fund.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3105) 
that would authorize $17.0 million for the establishment of an 
energy employees compensation fund to compensate Department of 
Energy (DOE) contractor employees that have proven health or 
other medical problems that are directly related to their 
employment at a DOE nuclear facility.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Environmental management closure projects
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3104) that 
would authorize $1.0 billion for environmental management 
closure projects, the amount of the request.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Other transactions
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3167) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Energy to permit the 
award contracts on a non-competitive basis, commonly known as 
``other transactions'' authority.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees note that a report on ``other 
transactions'' authority is required elsewhere in this 
conference agreement.
Sense of the Congress regarding compensation and health care for 
        personnel of the Department of Energy and its contractors and 
        vendors who have sustained beryllium, silica, and radiation-
        related injury
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3138) that 
would express the sense of the Congress that there is 
sufficient information available to Congress to warrant 
enactment of legislation regrading personnel of the Department 
of Energy and its contractors and vendors who have sustained 
beryllium, silica, and radiation-related injury.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Short title
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3161) 
that would cite the subtitle E of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 as the National 
Laboratories Partnership Improvement Act of 1999.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Technology partnerships ombudsman
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3165) 
that would require each laboratory to establish a technology 
partnership ombudsman to resolve complaints from outside 
organizations regarding patents, technology licenses, and other 
issues.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

          Title XXXII--Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (sec. 3201)
      The budget request included $18.5 million for the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB).
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3201) that 
would authorize $17.0 million for the DNFSB, a decrease of $1.5 
million.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
3201) that would authorize for the DNFSB the budget request.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees note that the National Nuclear Security 
Administration Act (Public Law 106-65), which established the 
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) within the 
Department of Energy (DOE), did not repeal or amend the 
requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011). 
The conferees further note that the independent oversight 
authority of the DNFSB related to health and safety matters at 
DOE and NNSA defense nuclear facilities was not changed by the 
National Nuclear Security Administration Act.
      The conferees note that the DNFSB is an independent 
technical body that continually assesses safety issues at DOE 
facilities and submits formal safety findings and 
recommendations to the Secretary of Energy, the Assistant 
Secretary of Energy for Environment, Safety and Health, and 
Congress. As such, theconferees believe that the DNFSB is a 
cost-effective means of ensuring continuous improvement of the safety 
culture at DOE nuclear facilities.

                Title XXXIII--National Defense Stockpile

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

Authorized uses of stockpile funds (sec. 3301)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3401) 
that would authorize the stockpile manager to obligate $75.0 
million from the National Defense Stockpile Transfer Fund 
during fiscal year 2001 for the authorized uses of funds under 
section 9(b)(2) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h).
The House amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 3301).
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
$71.0 million.
Increased receipts under prior disposal authority (sec. 3302)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3402) 
that would increase, by $30.0 million, the amount of revenues 
that could be achieved through the sale of unneeded materials 
from the national defense stockpile.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would increase, 
by $130.0 million, the amount of revenues that could be 
achieved through the sale of unneeded materials from the 
national defense stockpile.
Disposal of titanium (sec. 3303)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3302) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to make available to 
the military services the titanium sponge in the National 
Defense Stockpile for use as government furnished material in 
the production of military equipment.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3403) 
that would require the sale of all remaining titanium in the 
National Defense Stockpile within ten years. The initial $6.0 
million worth of revenues generated from the sale would be used 
for the construction, dedication, and related activities of the 
World War II Memorial, and the remainder used to defray the 
costs of health care benefit improvements for retired military 
personnel.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the sale of $48.0 million of titanium in the National Defense 
Stockpile within ten years. The initial $6.0 million worth of 
revenues generated from the sale would be used for the 
construction, dedication, and related activities of the World 
War II Memorial, and the remainder to be deposited in the 
General Fund of the Treasury.
      The conferees believe that with over 1,000 World War II 
veterans dying each year, it is important to finish 
construction and dedication of the World War II Memorial as 
soon as possible in order to recognize the men and women who 
served during that war. The conferees further believe that, 
although nothing could compensate for the sacrifices that were 
made by these veterans, this memorial will demonstrate the 
appreciation of a grateful nation to those who fought to 
preserve liberty and freedom for all U.S. citizens and millions 
of others throughout the world.

                 Title XXXIV--Naval Petroleum Reserves

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

Minimum price of petroleum sold from certain naval petroleum reserves 
        (sec. 3401)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3301) 
that would repeal the authority for the Secretary of Energy to 
sell oil from the naval petroleum reserves for less than full 
market value.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Repeal of authority to contract for cooperative or unit plans affecting 
        Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 (sec. 3402)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3302) 
that would amend section 7426 of title 10, United States Code, 
to repeal the requirement for the United States to contract for 
cooperative or unit plans in the administration of the Naval 
Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 at Elk Hills.
      The House amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Disposal of Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 2 (sec. 3403)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3303) 
that would authorize the conveyance of the Naval Oil Shale 
Reserve-Numbered 2 (NOSR-2), to the Ute Indian Tribe of the 
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in Utah with the exception 
of a small parcel to be transferred to the Department of the 
Interior. The provision would also require the United States to 
retain a nine percent share of the revenues from the 
development of any minerals on the land after it is 
transferred. The provision would further require the 
environmental remediation and restoration of the uranium mill 
tailings site in Moab, Utah. The nine percent share of the 
revenues generated from the mineraldevelopment at the NOSR-2 
would be available for the cleanup of the tailings site together with 
any funds specifically appropriated for this purpose.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would retain 
nine percent of the revenues from the mineral development of 
NOSR-2 until such time as the cleanup costs of the government 
for the tailings site have been recovered. The amendment would 
further require the Secretary of Energy to enter into an 
arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to assist the 
Secretary of Energy in the preparation of a remediation plan 
that objectively evaluates the costs, benefits, and risks 
associated with various remediation alternatives for the 
cleanup of the tailings site.
      The conferees understand that the remedial plan proposed 
by the Secretary of Energy will be prepared in accordance with 
title I of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 
1978 (42 U.S.C., 7901). The conferees expect that as part of 
the remediation plan, the Secretary of Energy will develop a 
strategy for transferring the legal responsibilities and title 
to the Moab site, from the present Moab site Trustee to the 
Department of Energy, and that the Secretary of Energy will 
consult with the Trustee and with the beneficiaries of the 
trust, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State of Utah, 
in developing the plan for the transition of responsibilities.

                  Title XXXV--Maritime Administration

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2001 (sec. 3501)
      The budget request included $86.4 million for the 
Maritime Administration.
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3401) that 
would authorize an increase of $61.9 million for the Maritime 
Administration. Of the funds authorized, $94.2 million would be 
for operations and training programs, $50.0 million would be 
for the cost as defined in section 502 of the Federal Credit 
Reform Act of 1990, of loan guarantees authorized by title XI 
of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 App. U.S.C. 
1271 et seq.), and $4.2 million would be for administrative 
expenses related to providing those loan guarantees.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
$94.3 million for operations and training programs, $50.0 
million for the cost as defined in section 502 of the Federal 
Credit Reform Act of 1990, of loan guarantees authorized by 
title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 App. 
U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), and $4.2 million for administrative 
expenses related to providing those loan guarantees.
Scrapping of National Defense Reserve Fleet vessels (sec. 3502)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3402) that 
would amend section 6(c)(1)(A) of the National Maritime 
Heritage Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5405(c)(1)(A)) to authorize an 
extension of the period for disposal of obsolete vessels in the 
National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF). The provision would also 
direct that the obsolete vessels be scrapped outside the United 
States to the maximum extent possible.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would eliminate 
the requirement to maximize financial returns on the sale of 
its obsolete vessels, as mandated by section 6(c)(1) of the 
National Maritime Heritage Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5405(c)(1)). 
Under this provision, the Secretary of Transportation would 
only proceed with the scrapping of the NDRF vessels listed in 
the provision, and no others, until the report on the scrapping 
program has been transmitted to the appropriate congressional 
committees.
      The provision would also direct the Secretary of 
Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of the Navy 
and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
to develop a program within six months of the enactment of this 
Act to scrap obsolete NDRF vessels. The Secretary of 
Transportation would then have to submit a report to the 
Congress that describes the program. The conferees direct the 
Secretary of Transportation, based on concurrence of the 
Secretary of the Navy, to include in that report a description 
of how the Maritime Administration proposes to fund the 
disposal of obsolete NDRF vessels in the future years. An 
additional report on the progress of scrapping obsolete NDRF 
vessels would be required one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every six months thereafter.
      In the selection of qualified foreign or domestic 
scrapping facilities, the provision would require a best value 
determination, consistent with the Federal Acquisition 
Regulations (FAR), including the provisions relevant to past 
performance, and taking into consideration the ability of 
facilities to scrap vessels: (1) at least cost to the Federal 
Government; (2) in a timely manner; (3) giving consideration to 
worker safety and the environment; and (4) in a manner that 
minimizes the geographic distance that a vessel must be towed 
when towing a vessel poses a serious threat to the environment. 
The provision would also require the President to make a 
recommendation to the Congress regarding whether it is 
necessary to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 
2601 et seq.) or any other environmental statute or regulatory 
requirement relevant to the disposal of vessels described in 
section 6(c)(2) of the National Maritime Heritage Act of 1994 
(16 U.S.C. 5405(c)(2)) and to recommend any proposed statutory 
or regulatory changes.
      The conferees direct the administration, in the course of 
preparing the President's recommendation to Congress, to 
addressdirectly the issues that impede the disposal of aging, 
obsolete NDRF vessels. The conferees believe that the public interest 
is not well served by continued inaction in this matter. Close 
cooperation by the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of the 
Navy, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency will 
be critical in developing a successful ship disposal program that 
prevents these vessels from becoming a serious threat to the 
environment.
Authority to convey National Defense Reserve Fleet vessel, Glacier 
        (sec. 3503)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3403) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Transportation to convey, at 
no cost to the government, a surplus National Defense Reserve 
Fleet vessel, to the Glacier Society for use as a museum.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Maritime intermodal research (sec. 3504)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
authorize the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to 
National Maritime Enhancement Institutes, as if they were 
University Transportation Centers, for maritime and maritime 
intermodal research.
Maritime research and technology development (sec. 3505)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
authorize $100,000 for the Secretary of Transportation to 
provide a report on the status of maritime research and 
development and to include in the report information on prior 
year funding for research and development on various modes of 
transportation.
Reporting of administered and oversight funds (sec. 3506)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
require the Maritime Administration to report to Congress the 
amount, source, and intended use of funds (other than funds 
appropriated for the Maritime Administration or the Secretary 
of Transportation for use by the Maritime Administration) 
administered by the Maritime Administration.
      The conferees note that it is not the practice of the 
defense authorization conference to adopt provisions relating 
to the Maritime Administration that have not passed either the 
House of Representatives or the Senate. The conferees 
understand that provisions relating to the authorization of the 
Maritime Administration and national security aspects of the 
Merchant Marine, including financial assistance for the 
construction and operation of vessels, maintenance of the U.S. 
shipbuilding and ship repair industrial base, cabotage, and 
cargo preference, will normally be considered by committees of 
conference for inclusion in future conference reports if these 
provisions have first been passed in either the House of 
Representatives or the Senate.

                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Authority to convey offshore drill rig Ocean Star
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3404) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Transportation to convey the 
offshore drill, Ocean Star, to the Offshore Rig Museum, Inc., a 
non-profit corporation.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

Title XXXVI--Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program

      The Senate amendment contained provisions (secs. 3501-
3544) that would enact the Energy Employees Occupational 
Illness Compensation Act of 2000. The provision would establish 
a compensation program for Department of Energy (DOE) employees 
and DOE contractor employees who were injured due to exposure 
to radiation, beryllium, or silica while working at a DOE 
defense nuclear facility or nuclear weapons testing site.
      The House bill contained no similar title.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would establish 
the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program.

                     LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

Short title (sec. 3601)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
designate the short title of the title as the Energy Employees 
Occupational Illness Compensation Act of 2000.
Findings; sense of Congress (sec. 3602)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
establish several findings and express the sense of Congress 
regarding personnel of the Department of Energy and its 
contractors and vendors who have sustained illnesses due 
toexposure to radiation, beryllium, and silica as a result of their 
employment with DOE.

Subtitle A--Establishment of Compensation Program and Compensation Fund

Establishment of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation 
        Program (sec. 3611)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
establish the Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
Compensation Program. The program would provide timely, 
uniform, and adequate compensation to certain DOE, DOE 
contractor, and DOE vendor employees who were injured from 
exposure to radiation, beryllium, or silica while working in 
DOE nuclear weapons-related programs and, where applicable, 
their survivors.
Establishment of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation 
        Fund (sec. 3612)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
establish the Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
Compensation Fund. The provision would also require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to transfer to the Fund from the 
general fund of the Treasury the amounts necessary to pay 
compensation under this title once amounts appropriated for the 
Fund have been exhausted. Such payments would be considered as 
mandatory funding without requiring any additional 
authorization or appropriation. The provision would further 
require that no administrative costs for carrying out the 
program be paid out of the Fund.
Legislative proposal (sec. 3613)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
require the President to submit, not later than March 15, 2001, 
a legislative proposal to implement the compensation program 
under this title. The proposal would include, at a minimum, the 
following elements: (1) the types of compensation to be 
provided to covered employees; (2) any adjustments or 
modifications necessary to administer the program; (3) whether 
to expand the program to include other illnesses associated 
with exposure to toxic substances; and (4) whether to expand 
the special exposure cohort to include new classes of 
employees.
Authorization of appropriations (sec. 3614)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
authorize $25.0 million for the purposes of carrying out the 
administrative requirements of this title and $250.0 million 
for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation 
Fund.

                   Subtitle B--Program Administration

Definitions for program administration (sec. 3621)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
define the terms and criteria used in this title.
Expansion of list of beryllium vendors (sec. 3622)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
authorize the President, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Energy, to designate additional beryllium vendors. Such 
designations would be required to be made not later than 
December 31, 2002.
Exposure in the performance of duty (sec. 3623)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
specify the criteria for determining whether a covered 
beryllium employee or a covered employee with cancer was 
exposed in the performance of duty.
      The conferees prohibit the designation of the Department 
of Energy as the lead agency for establishing regulations for 
dose reconstruction under this provision. The conferees expect 
the Secretary to provide information in the possession of DOE 
and its contractors related to radiation exposures, but direct 
the President to select another agency to establish regulations 
required by this provision.
Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (sec. 3624)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
establish the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health. 
The President would appoint members of the Board in 
consultation with organizations with expertise on worker health 
issues. The Board would advise the President on matters 
relating to this title, including dose reconstruction and 
eligibility guidelines for radiation compensation.
Responsibilities of Secretary of Health and Human Services (sec. 3625)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out 
the Secretary's responsibilities under this title with 
theassistance of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and 
Health.
Designation of additional members of Special Exposure Cohort (sec. 
        3626)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
establish a process by which the President, upon recommendation 
of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, could 
designate additional classes of employees at DOE facilities as 
members of the special exposure cohort 180 days after the 
President submits a report to Congress that would identify the 
class and criteria that have been used to justify their 
inclusion in the cohort. A class of employees would be 
permitted to be added if the President determines that: (1) it 
is not feasible to estimate with sufficient accuracy the 
radiation dose that the class received; and (2) there is a 
reasonable likelihood that the radiation dose may have 
endangered the health of members of the class.
Separate treatment of chronic silicosis (sec. 3627)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
express the sense of Congress that further determination by the 
President is appropriate before employees who were exposed to 
silica are included in a comprehensive compensation program. 
The provision would include DOE employees who are diagnosed 
with silicosis in the program unless the President submits a 
certification to Congress within 180 days after the enactment 
of this Act that there is an insufficient basis to include such 
employees in the program. An employee would be included in the 
program only if the employee worked at a covered DOE facility 
for an aggregate of 250 work days.
Compensation and benefits to be provided (sec. 3628)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
establish an entitlement for compensation for covered 
employees, or the survivor of a covered employee if the 
employee is deceased, consisting of a $150,000 lump sum 
payment. In addition, the provision would establish, for a 
covered employee, an entitlement for reimbursement of 
prospective medical expenses related to a covered illness. 
Employees with beryllium sensitivity would receive medical 
monitoring only. All such compensation would be paid from the 
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Fund. The 
effective date of this provision would be July 31, 2001, unless 
the Congress provides otherwise in an Act enacted before that 
date.
Medical benefits (sec. 3629)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
define those medical services, appliances, supplies, and other 
related benefits to be provided.
Separate treatment of certain uranium employees (sec. 3630)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
establish an additional entitlement for certain uranium miners, 
millers, and transporters, or the survivor of any such employee 
if the employee is deceased, who receives, or has received, 
payment of a claim under the Radiation Exposure Compensation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note). The additional payment would consist 
of: (1) a $50,000 lump sum payment; and (2) reimbursement of 
prospective medical expenses related to the covered illness. 
All such compensation would be paid from the Energy Employees 
Occupational Illness Compensation Fund. The effective date of 
this provision would be July 31, 2001, unless the Congress 
provides otherwise in an Act enacted before that date. The 
provision would further require the President to establish 
procedures to identify and notify each eligible individual 
under this section.
Assistance for claimants and potential claimants (sec. 3631)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
require the President to provide to all claimants under this 
title the following: (1) assistance in securing medical testing 
and diagnostic services for covered illnesses; and (2) 
assistance in preparing claims. The President would also be 
required to take appropriate action to inform potential 
claimants of the availability of compensation under this title.

Subtitle C--Treatment, Coordination, and Forfeiture of Compensation and 
                                Benefits

Offset for certain payments (sec. 3641)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
require any payment of compensation under this title to be 
offset by the amount of any other award or settlement of a 
claim, other than workers' compensation, that is based on the 
same injury.
Subrogation of the United States (sec. 3642)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
subrogate any payment of compensation under this title to a 
right or claim of the covered employee against any other party 
for the same injury.
Payment in full settlement of claims (sec. 3643)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
specify that acceptance of payment under this title would be in 
full settlement of all claims against the United States, a DOE 
contractor or subcontractor, beryllium vendor, or atomic 
weapons employer for the covered illness.
Exclusivity of remedy against the United States and against contractors 
        and subcontractors (sec. 3644)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
specify the liabilities of the United States for future claims 
related to covered illnesses.
Election of remedy for beryllium employees and atomic weapons employees 
        (sec. 3645)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
allow covered beryllium and atomic weapons employees to elect a 
remedy for a covered illness. A covered employee could elect to 
file suit or to file a claim under this provision, if the 
election is made not later than the later of: (1) the date that 
is 30 months after the date of enactment of this Act; or (2) 30 
months after the date the employee first becomes aware of an 
illness that may have been sustained in the performance of 
duty. The provision would provide that any currently filed tort 
case must be dismissed by December 31, 2003, in order for an 
individual to be eligible for compensation under this title.
Certification of treatment of payments under other laws (sec. 3646)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
specify that compensation or benefits provided to an individual 
under the compensation program would be tax exempt and would 
not affect the eligibility of that individual for federal 
assistance programs.
Claims not assignable or transferrable; choice of remedies (sec. 3647)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
specify that claims under the compensation program are not 
assignable or transferable. The provision would also specify 
that no individual may receive more than one payment of 
compensation under the program. This would not preclude payment 
of both lump sum and medical benefits to a covered individual.
Attorney fees (sec. 3648)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
limit the payment of fees to an attorney of a claimant to two 
percent for filing of an initial claim.
Certain claims not affected by awards of damages (sec. 3649)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
ensure that a payment under the compensation program shall not 
be considered as any form of compensation or reimbursement for 
a loss for purposes of imposing liability on any individual 
receiving such payment, on the basis of such receipt, to repay 
any insurance carrier for insurance payments, or to repay any 
person on account of workers' compensation payments. A payment 
under the compensation program shall not affect any claim 
against an insurance carrier with respect to insurance or 
against any person with respect to worker's compensation.
Forfeiture of benefits by convicted felons (sec. 3650)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
require forfeiture of entitlement to any compensation or 
benefit under the compensation program by any individual 
convicted of a violation of section 1920 of title 18, United 
States Code, or any other federal or state criminal statute 
relating to fraud in the application for or receipt of any 
benefit under this program or any federal or state workers' 
compensation law.
Coordination with other Federal radiation compensation laws (sec. 3651)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
prevent an individual from receiving compensation or benefits 
under the compensation program for cancer and also receive 
compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act 
(section 2210 of title 42, United States Code) or section 
1112(c) of title 38, United States Code, except as provided in 
this title.

   Subtitle D--Assistance in State Workers' Compensation Proceedings

Agreements with States (sec. 3661)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
authorize the Secretary of Energy to enter into agreements with 
states to assist DOE contractor employees in filing a claim 
under the appropriate state workers' compensation system for 
illnesses related to exposure to other toxic chemicals. The 
provision would also establish procedures for such DOE 
assistance.
      The Secretary of Energy would review and submit 
applications to an independent physician panel appointed by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services. The panel would 
determine whether the illness or death that is the subject of 
the application arose as a result of exposure to a toxic 
substance at a DOE facility. The Secretary would be required to 
accept the panel's determination in the absence of significant 
evidence to the contrary. If the Secretary makes a positive 
determination, the Secretary would be required to assist the 
applicant in filing a claim under the appropriate state 
workers' compensation system. The Secretary would not contest 
the claim and would direct any relevant contractor not to 
contest the claim. The contractor's cost of fighting the claim 
would not be an allowable cost under a DOE contract.
      Not later than February 1, 2002, the Comptroller General 
would be required to submit a report to Congress that would 
evaluate the Department's implementation of this provision and 
effectiveness in achieving compensation for employees with 
occupational illnesses.
        From the Committee on Armed Services, for consideration 
        of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and 
        modifications committed to conference:
                                   Floyd Spence,
                                   Bob Stump,
                                   Duncan Hunter,
                                   John R. Kasich,
                                   James V. Hansen,
                                   Curt Weldon,
                                   Joel Hefley,
                                   Jim Saxton,
                                   Steve Buyer,
                                   Tillie K. Fowler,
                                   John M. McHugh,
                                   James M. Talent,
                                   Terry Everett,
                                   Roscoe G. Bartlett,
                                   Howard ``Buck'' McKeon,
                                   J.C. Watts, Jr.,
                                   Mac Thornberry,
                                   John N. Hostettler,
                                   Saxby Chambliss,
                                   Ike Skelton,
                                   Norman Sisisky,
                                   John Spratt,
                                   Solomon P. Ortiz,
                                   Owen B. Pickett,
                                   Lane Evans,
                                   Gene Taylor,
                                   Neil Abercrombie,
                                   Martin T. Meehan,
                                   Robert A. Underwood,
                                   Thomas Allen,
                                   Vic Snyder,
                                   James H. Maloney,
                                   Mike McIntyre,
                                   Ellen O. Tauscher,
                                   Mike Thompson,
        Provided that Mr. Kuykendall is appointed in lieu of 
        Mr. Kasich for consideration of section 2863 of the 
        House bill, and section 2862 of the Senate amendment, 
        and modifications committed to conference:
                                   Steven T. Kuykendall,
        From the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
        for consideration of matters within the jurisdiction of 
        that committee under clause 11 of rule X:
                                   Porter J. Goss,
                                   Jerry Lewis,
                                   Julian C. Dixon,
        From the Committee on Commerce, for consideration of 
        sections 601, 725, and 1501 of the House bill, and 
        sections 342, 601, 618, 701, 1073, 1402, 2812, 3131, 
        3133, 3134, 3138, 3152, 3154, 3155, 3167-3169, 3171, 
        3201, and 3301-3303 of the Senate amendment, and 
        modifications committed to conference:
                                   Tom Bliley,
                                   Joe Barton,
                                   John D. Dingell,
        Provided that Mr. Bilirakis is appointed in lieu of Mr. 
        Barton of Texas for consideration of sections 601 and 
        725 of the House bill, and sections 601, 618, 701, and 
        1073 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
        committed to conference:
                                   Mike Bilirakis,
        Provided that Mr. Oxley is appointed in lieu of Mr. 
        Barton of Texas for consideration of section 1501 of 
        the House bill, and sections 342 and 2812 of the Senate 
        amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
                                   Michael G. Oxley,
        From the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for 
        consideration of sections 341, 342, 504, and 1106 of 
        the House bill, and sections 311, 379, 553, 669, 1053, 
        and title XXXV of the Senate amendment, and 
        modifications committed to conference:
                                   Bill Goodling,
                                   Van Hilleary,
                                   Patsy T. Mink,
        From the Committee on Government Reform, for 
        consideration of sections 518, 651, 801, 906, 1101-
        1104, 1106, 1107, and 3137 of the House bill, and 
        sections 643, 651, 801, 806, 810, 814-816, 1010A, 1044, 
        1045, 1057, 1063, 1069, 1073, 1101, 1102, 1104, and 
        1106-1118, title XIV, and sections 2871, 2881, 3155, 
        and 3171 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
        committed to conference:
                                   Dan Burton,
                                   Joe Scarborough,
                                   Henry A. Waxman,
        Provided that Mr. Horn is appointed in lieu of Mr. 
        Scarborough for consideration of section 801 of the 
        House bill, and sections 801, 806, 810, 814-816, 1010A, 
        1044, 1045, 1057, 1063, and 1101, title XIV, and 
        sections 2871 and 2881 of the Senate amendment, and 
        modifications committed to conference:
                                   Stephen Horn,
        Provided that Mr. McHugh is appointed in lieu of Mr. 
        Scarborough for consideration of section 1073 of the 
        Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
        conference:
                                   John M. McHugh,
        From the Committee on House Administration, for 
        consideration of sections 561-563 of the Senate 
        amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
                                   William M. Thomas,
                                   John Boehner,
                                   Steny H. Hoyer,
        From the Committee on International Relations, for 
        consideration of sections 1201, 1205, 1209, and 1210, 
        title XIII, and section 3136 of the House bill, and 
        sections, 1011, 1201-1203, 1206, 1208, 1209, 1212, 
        1214, 3178, and 3198 of the Senate amendment, and 
        modifications committed to conference:
                                   Bill Goodling,
        From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration 
        of sections 543 and 906 of the House bill, and sections 
        506, 645, 663, 668, 909, 1068, and 1106, title XV, and 
        title XXXV of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
        committed to conference:
                                   Henry Hyde,
                                   Charles T. Canady,
        From the Committee on Resources, for consideration of 
        sections 312, 601, 1501, 2853, 2883, and 3402 of the 
        House bill, and sections 601 and 1059, title XIII, and 
        sections 2871, 2893, and 3303 of the Senate amendment, 
        and modifications committed to conference:
                                   Dan Young,
                                   Billy Tauzin,
        From the Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure, for consideration of sections 601, 
        2839, and 2881 of the House bill, and sections 502, 
        601, and 1072 of the Senate amendment, and 
        modifications committed to conference:
                                   Bud Shuster,
                                   Wayne T. Gilchrest,
                                   Brian Baird,
        Provided that Mr. Pascrell is appointed in lieu of Mr. 
        Baird for consideration of section 1072 of the Senate 
        amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
                                   Bill Pascrell, Jr.,
        From the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for 
        consideration of sections 535, 738, and 2831 of the 
        House bill, and sections 561-563, 648, 664-666, 671, 
        672, 682-684, 721, 722, and 1067 of the Senate 
        amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
                                   Michael Bilirakis,
                                   Jack Quinn,
                                   Corrine Brown,
        From the Committee on Ways and Means, for consideration 
        of section 725 of the House bill, and section 701 of 
        the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
        conference:
                                   William M. Thomas,
                                 Managers on the Part of the House.

                                   John W. Warner,
                                   Strom Thurmond,
                                   John McCain,
                                   Bob Smith,
                                   James Inhofe,
                                   Rick Santorum,
                                   Olympia J. Snowe,
                                   Pat Roberts,
                                   Wayne Allard,
                                   Tim Hutchinson,
                                   Jeff Sessions,
                                   Carl Levin,
                                   Edward Kennedy,
                                   Jeff Bingaman,
                                   Robert C. Byrd,
                                   Chuck Robb,
                                   Joe Lieberman,
                                   Max Cleland,
                                   Mary L. Landrieu,
                                   Jack Reed,
                                Managers on the Part of the Senate.

                                
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