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                                                 Union Calendar No. 492

107th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Report 107-791

                        REPORT OF THE ACTIVITIES

                                 of the

                      COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

                                for the

                      ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS


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 December 18, 2002.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
            the State of the Union and ordered to be printed


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                   HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
                      One Hundred Seventh Congress

                      BOB STUMP, Arizona, Chairman
FLOYD D. SPENCE, South Carolina,     IKE SKELTON, Missouri, Ranking 
    Chairman Emeritus\1\                 Member
DUNCAN HUNTER, California, Vice      NORMAN SISISKY, Virginia\3\
    Chairman\2\                      JOHN SPRATT, South Carolina
JAMES V. HANSEN, Utah                SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, Texas
CURT WELDON, Pennsylvania            LANE EVANS, Illinois
JOEL HEFLEY, Colorado                GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
JIM SAXTON, New Jersey               NEIL ABERCROMBIE, Hawaii
JOHN M. McHUGH, New York             MARTY MEEHAN, Massachusetts
TERRY EVERETT, Alabama               ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD, Guam
ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland         ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH, Illinois
HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' McKEON,           SILVESTRE REYES, Texas
    California                       THOMAS H. ALLEN, Maine
J.C. WATTS, Jr., Oklahoma            VIC SNYDER, Arkansas
MAC THORNBERRY, Texas                JIM TURNER, Texas
JOHN N. HOSTETTLER, Indiana          ADAM SMITH, Washington
SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia             LORETTA SANCHEZ, California
VAN HILLEARY, Tennessee              JAMES H. MALONEY, Connecticut
JOE SCARBOROUGH, Florida\4\          MIKE McINTYRE, North Carolina
WALTER B. JONES, North Carolina      CIRO D. RODRIGUEZ, Texas
LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina       CYNTHIA A. McKINNEY, Georgia
JIM RYUN, Kansas                     ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
BOB RILEY, Alabama                   ROBERT A. BRADY, Pennsylvania
JIM GIBBONS, Nevada                  ROBERT E. ANDREWS, New Jersey
ROBIN HAYES, North Carolina          BARON P. HILL, Indiana
DONALD SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania\5\     MIKE THOMPSON, California
HEATHER WILSON, New Mexico           JOHN B. LARSON, Connecticut
KEN CALVERT, California              SUSAN A. DAVIS, California
ROB SIMMONS, Connecticut             JAMES R. LANGEVIN, Rhode Island
ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida              RICK LARSEN, Washington\6\
MARK STEVEN KIRK, Illinois
JO ANN DAVIS, Virginia
ED SCHROCK, Virginia
W. TODD AKIN, Missouri
J. RANDY FORBES, Virginia\7\
JEFF MILLER, Florida\8\
JOE WILSON, South Carolina\9\
                    Robert S. Rangel, Staff Director
            Alexis R. Lasselle, Legislative Operations Clerk

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\1\ Mr. Spence was named Chairman Emeritus on February 7, 2001. Mr. 
Spence died August 16, 2001.
\2\ Mr. Hunter was named Vice Chairman of the Committee on September 
24, 2001.
\3\ Mr. Sisisky died March 29, 2001.
\4\ Mr. Scarborough resigned from the House of Representatives on 
September 5, 2001.
\5\ Mr. Sherwood resigned from the Committee on March 7, 2001.
\6\ Mr. Larsen (WA) was assigned to the Committee on July 25, 2001.
\7\ Mr. Forbes was assigned to the Committee on June 28, 2001.
\8\ Mr. Miller was assigned to the Committee on November 8, 2001.
\9\ Mr. Wilson was assigned to the Committee on January 25, 2002.
  









                         LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

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                          House of Representatives,
                               Committee on Armed Services,
                                 Washington, DC, December 18, 2002.
Hon. Jeff Trandahl,
Clerk of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Trandahl: Pursuant to House Rule XI 1.(d), there 
is transmitted herewith the report of activities of the 
Committee on Armed Services for the 107th Congress.
            Sincerely,
                                               Bob Stump, Chairman.












                            C O N T E N T S

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Powers and Duties, Committee on Armed Services--107th Congress...     1
    Background...................................................     1
    Constitutional Powers and Duties.............................     2
    House Rules on Jurisdiction..................................     3
    Investigative Authority and Legislative Oversight............     3
Committee Rules..................................................     4
    Rules Governing Procedure....................................     4
Composition of the Committee on Armed Services--107th Congress...    13
Subcommittees of the Committee on Armed Services--107th Congress.    14
    Military Installations and Facilities Subcommittee...........    14
    Military Personnel Subcommittee..............................    15
    Military Procurement Subcommittee............................    16
    Military Readiness Subcommittee..............................    17
    Military Research and Development Subcommittee...............    18
Full Committee Panels............................................    19
    Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare and Recreation....    19
    Special Oversight Panel on the Merchant Marine...............    19
    Special Oversight Panel on Department of Energy 
      Reorganization.............................................    20
    Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism.........................    20
Committee Staff..................................................    21
Committee Meetings...............................................    23
Legislative Actions..............................................    23
    Legislation Enacted Into Law.................................    23
        Public Law 107-56 (H.R. 3162)............................    23
        Public Law 107-103 (H.R. 1291)...........................    23
        Public Law 107-107 (S. 1438).............................    24
        Public Law 107-152 (S.J. Res. 32)........................    26
        Public Law 107-296 (H.R. 5005)...........................    27
        Public Law 107-314 (H.R. 4546)...........................    27
    Legislation Reported but Not Enacted.........................    30
        H.R. 2581................................................    30
        H.R. 4547................................................    30
        H.R. 5132................................................    31
Oversight Activities.............................................    33
    Summary of Oversight Plan....................................    33
    Actions and Recommendations..................................    33
    Additional Oversight Activities..............................    38
Other Activities of the Full Committee...........................    45
    Budget Activity..............................................    45
    Full Committee Hearings......................................    46
    Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare and Recreation....    53
    Special Oversight Panel on the Merchant Marine...............    54
    Special Oversight Panel on Department of Energy 
      Reorganization.............................................    54
    Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism.........................    55
Other Activities of Subcommittees................................    57
    Military Installations and Facilities Subcommittee...........    57
    Military Personnel Subcommittee..............................    58
    Military Procurement Subcommittee............................    58
    Military Readiness Subcommittee..............................    59
    Military Research and Development Subcommittee...............    59
Publications.....................................................    61
    Committee Prints of Laws Relating to National Defense........    61
    Committee Prints.............................................    61
    Published Proceedings........................................    61
    House Reports................................................    65
    Public Laws..................................................    66
Press Releases...................................................    67





                                                 Union Calendar No. 492
107th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     107-791
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  REPORT OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES FOR THE 
                             107TH CONGRESS

                                _______
                                

 December 18, 2002.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
            the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

    Mr. Stump, from the Committee on Armed Services, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                                   ON

                 POWERS AND DUTIES, COMMITTEE ON ARMED


                        SERVICES--107TH CONGRESS







                               Background

    The House Committee on Armed Services, a standing committee 
of Congress, was established on January 2, 1947, as a part of 
the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 812), by 
merging the Committees on Military Affairs and Naval Affairs. 
The Committees on Military Affairs and Naval Affairs were 
established in 1882. In 1885, jurisdiction over military and 
naval appropriations was taken from the Committee on 
Appropriations and given to the Committees on Military Affairs 
and Naval Affairs, respectively. This practice continued until 
July 1, 1920, when jurisdiction over all appropriations was 
again placed in the Committee on Appropriations.
    In the 93rd Congress, following a study by the House Select 
Committee on Committees, the House passed H. Res. 988, the 
Committee Reform Amendments of 1974, to be effective January 3, 
1975. As a result of those amendments, the jurisdictional areas 
of the Committee on Armed Services remained essentially 
unchanged. However, oversight functions were amended to require 
each standing committee to review and study on a continuing 
basis all laws, programs, and government activities dealing 
with or involving international arms control and disarmament 
and the education of military dependents in school.
    The rules changes adopted by the House (H. Res. 5) on 
January 4, 1977, placed new responsibilities in the field of 
atomic energy in the Committee on Armed Services. Those 
responsibilities involved the national security aspects of 
atomic energy previously within the jurisdiction of the Joint 
Committee on Atomic Energy. Public Law 95-110, effective 
September 20, 1977, abolished the Joint Committee on Atomic 
Energy.
    With the adoption of H. Res. 658 on July 14, 1977, which 
established the House Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence, the jurisdiction of the Committee on Armed 
Service over intelligence matters was diminished.
    That resolution gave the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence oversight responsibilities for intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities and programs of the U.S. 
Government. Specifically, the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence has exclusive legislative jurisdiction regarding 
the Central Intelligence Agency and the director of Central 
Intelligence, including authorizations. Also, legislative 
jurisdiction over all intelligence and intelligence-related 
activities and programs was vested in the permanent select 
committee except that other committees with a jurisdictional 
interest may request consideration of any such matters. 
Accordingly, as a matter of practice, the Committee on Armed 
Services shared jurisdiction over the authorization process 
involving intelligence-related activities.
    The committee continues to have shared jurisdiction over 
military intelligence activities as set forth in Rule X of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives.
    With the adoption of House rules (H. Res. 5) on January 4, 
1995, the Committee on National Security was established as the 
successor committee to the Committee on Armed Services, and was 
granted additional legislative and oversight authority over 
merchant marine academies, national security aspects of 
merchant marine policy and programs, and interoceanic canals. 
Rules for the 104th Congress also codified the existing 
jurisdiction of the committee over tactical intelligence 
matters and the intelligence related activities of the 
Department of Defense.
    On January 6, 1999, the House adopted H. Res. 5, rules for 
the 106th Congress, in which the Committee on National Security 
was redesignated as the Committee on Armed Services.

                    Constitutional Powers and Duties

    The powers and duties of Congress in relation to national 
defense matters stem from Article I, section 8, of the 
Constitution, which provides, among other things, that the 
Congress shall have power to:
          Raise and support armies;
          Provide and maintain a navy;
          Make rules for the government and regulation of the 
        land and naval forces;
          Provide for calling forth the militia;
          Provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the 
        militia, and for governing such part of them as may be 
        employed in the service of the United States;
          Exercise exclusive legislation * * * over all places 
        purchased * * * for the erection of forts, magazines, 
        arsenals, dockyards, and other needful buildings; and
          Make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for 
        carrying into execution the foregoing powers.

                      House Rules on Jurisdiction

    Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
established the jurisdiction and related functions for each 
standing committee. Under that rule, all bills, resolutions, 
and other matters relating to subjects within the jurisdiction 
of any standing shall be referred to such committee. The 
jurisdiction of the House Committee on Armed Services, pursuant 
to clause 1(c) of rule X is as follows:
          (1) Ammunition depots; forts; arsenals; Army, Navy, 
        and Air Force reservations and establishments.
          (2) Common defense generally.
          (3) Conservation, development, and use of naval 
        petroleum and oil shale reserves.
          (4) The Department of Defense generally, including 
        the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force 
        generally.
          (5) Interoceanic canals generally, including measures 
        relating to the maintenance, operation, and 
        administration of interoceanic canals.
          (6) Merchant Marine Academy, and State Maritime 
        Academies.
          (7) Military applications of nuclear energy.
          (8) Tactical intelligence and intelligence-related 
        activities of the Department of the Defense.
          (9) National security aspects of merchant marine, 
        including financial assistance for the construction and 
        operation of vessels, maintenance of the U.S. 
        shipbuilding and ship repair industrial base, cabotage, 
        cargo preference and merchant marine officers and 
        seamen as these matters relate to the national 
        security.
          (10) Pay, promotion, retirement, and other benefits 
        and privileges of members of the armed forces.
          (11) Scientific research and development in support 
        of the armed services.
          (12) Selective service.
          (13) Size and composition of the Army, Navy, Marine 
        Corps, and Air Force.
          (14) Soldiers' and sailors' homes.
          (15) Strategic and critical materials necessary for 
        the common defense.
    In addition to its legislative jurisdiction and general 
oversight function, the Committee on Armed Services has special 
oversight functions with respect to international arms control 
and disarmament and military dependents' education.

           Investigative Authority and Legislative Oversight

    H. Res. 988 of the 93rd Congress, the Committee Reform 
Amendments of 1974, amended clause 1(b) of rule XI of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives, to provide general authority 
for each committee to investigate matters within its 
jurisdiction. That amendment established a permanent 
investigative authority and relieved the committee of the 
former requirement of obtaining a renewal of the investigative 
authority by a House resolution at the beginning of each 
Congress. H. Res. 988 also amended rule X of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives by requiring, as previously indicated, 
that standing committees are to conduct legislative oversight 
in the area of their respective jurisdiction, and by 
establishing specific oversight functions for the Committee on 
Armed Services.
    H. Res. 84, approved by the House on March 27, 2001, 
provided funds for oversight responsibilities to be conducted 
in the 107th Congress, pursuant to clause 2(b)(1) of rule X of 
the Rules of the House of Representatives (relating to general 
oversight responsibilities), clause 3(g) of rule X (relating to 
special oversight functions), and clause 1(b) of rule XI 
(relating to investigations and studies).

                            COMMITTEE RULES

    The committee held its organizational meeting on February 
7, 2001, and adopted the following rules governing procedure 
and rules for investigative hearings conducted by 
subcommittees.
    (H.A.S.C. No. 107-1)

                       Rules Governing Procedure


                   RULE 1. APPLICATION OF HOUSE RULES

    The Rules of the House of Representatives are the rules of 
the Committee on Armed Services (hereinafter referred to in 
these rules as the ``Committee'') and its subcommittees so far 
as applicable.

                  RULE 2. FULL COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

    (a) The Committee shall meet every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m., 
and at such other times as may be fixed by the chairman of the 
Committee (hereinafter referred to in these rules as the 
``Chairman''), or by written request of members of the 
Committee pursuant to clause 2(c) of rule XI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives.
    (b) A Wednesday meeting of the Committee may be dispensed 
with by the Chairman, but such action may be reversed by a 
written request of a majority of the members of the Committee.

                   RULE 3. SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING DATES

    Each subcommittee is authorized to meet, hold hearings, 
receive evidence, and report to the Committee on all matters 
referred to it. Insofar as possible, meetings of the Committee 
and its subcommittees shall not conflict. A subcommittee 
chairman shall set meeting dates afterconsultation with the 
Chairman, the other subcommittee chairmen, and the ranking minority 
member of the subcommittee with a view toward avoiding simultaneous 
scheduling of committee and subcommittee meetings or hearings wherever 
possible.

                         RULE 4. SUBCOMMITTEES

    The Committee shall be organized to consist of five 
standing subcommittees with the following jurisdictions:
    Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities: 
military construction; real estate acquisitions and disposals; 
military family housing and support; base closure and 
realignment; and related legislative oversight.
    Subcommittee on Military Personnel: military forces and 
authorized strengths; integration of active and reserve 
components; military personnel policy; compensation and other 
benefits; and related legislative oversight.
    Subcommittee on Military Procurement: the annual 
authorization for procurement of military weapon systems and 
components thereof, including full scale development and 
systems transition; military application of nuclear energy; and 
related legislative oversight.
    Subcommittee on Military Readiness: the annual 
authorization for operation and maintenance; the readiness and 
preparedness requirements of the defense establishment; and 
related legislative oversight.
    Subcommittee on Military Research and Development: the 
annual authorization for military research and development and 
related legislative oversight.

                        RULE 5. COMMITTEE PANELS

    (a) The Chairman may designate a panel of the Committee 
consisting of members of the Committee to inquire into and take 
testimony on a matter or matters that fall within the 
jurisdiction of more than one subcommittee and to report to the 
Committee.
    (b) No panel so appointed shall continue in existence for 
more than six months. A panel so appointed may, upon the 
expiration of six months, be reappointed by the Chairman.
    (c) No panel so appointed shall have legislative 
jurisdiction.

           RULE 6. REFERENCE AND CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION

    (a) The Chairman shall refer legislation and other matters 
to the appropriate subcommittee or to the full Committee.
    (b) Legislation shall be taken up for hearing only when 
called by the Chairman of the Committee or subcommittee, as 
appropriate, or by a majority of those present and voting.
    (c) The Chairman, with approval of a majority vote of a 
quorum of the Committee, shall have authority to discharge a 
subcommittee from consideration of any measure or matter 
referred thereto and have such measure or matter considered by 
the Committee.
    (d) Reports and recommendations of a subcommittee may not 
be considered by the Committee until after the intervention of 
three calendar days from the time the report is approved by the 
subcommittee and available to the members of the Committee, 
except that this rule may be waived by a majority vote of a 
quorum of the Committee.

          RULE 7. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF HEARINGS AND MEETINGS

    Pursuant to clause 2(g)(3) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Committee or of 
any subcommittee or panel shall make public announcement of the 
date, place, and subject matter of any committee or 
subcommittee hearing at least one week before the commencement 
of the hearing. However, if the Chairman of the Committee or of 
any subcommittee or panel, with the concurrence of the ranking 
minority member of the Committee or of any subcommittee or 
panel, determines that there is good cause to begin the hearing 
sooner, or if the Committee, subcommittee or panel so 
determines by majority vote, a quorum being present for the 
transaction of business, such chairman shall make the 
announcement at the earliest possible date. Any announcement 
made under this rule shall be promptly published in the Daily 
Digest, promptly entered into the committee scheduling service 
of the House Information Resources, and promptly posted to the 
internet web page maintained by the Committee.

        RULE 8. BROADCASTING OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS AND MEETINGS

    Clause 4 of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives shall apply to the Committee.

            RULE 9. MEETINGS AND HEARINGS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

    (a) Each hearing and meeting for the transaction of 
business, including the markup of legislation, conducted by the 
Committee or a subcommittee shall be open to the public except 
when the Committee or subcommittee, in open session and with a 
majority being present, determines by record vote that all or 
part of the remainder of that hearing or meeting on that day 
shall be in executive session because disclosure of testimony, 
evidence, or other matters to be considered would endanger the 
national security, would compromise sensitive law enforcement 
information, or would violate any law or rule of the House of 
Representatives. Notwithstanding the requirements of the 
preceding sentence, a majority of those present, there being in 
attendance no less than two members of the Committee or 
subcommittee, may vote to close a hearing or meeting for the 
sole purpose of discussing whether testimony or evidence to be 
received would endanger the national security, would compromise 
sensitive law enforcement information, or would violate any law 
or rule of the House of Representatives. If the decision is to 
proceed in executive session, the vote must be by record vote 
and in open session, a majority of the Committee or 
subcommittee being present.
    (b) Whenever it is asserted by a member of the committee 
that the evidence or testimony at a hearing may tend to defame, 
degrade, or incriminate any person, or it is asserted by a 
witness that the evidence or testimony that the witness would 
give at a hearing may tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate 
the witness, notwithstanding the requirements of (a) and the 
provisions of clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, such evidence or testimony shall be 
presented in executive session, if by a majority vote of those 
present, there being in attendance no less than two members of 
the Committee or subcommittee, the Committee or subcommittee 
determines that such evidence may tend to defame, degrade or 
incriminate any person. A majority of those present, there 
being in attendance no less than two members of the Committee 
or subcommittee, may also vote to close the hearing or meeting 
for the sole purpose of discussing whether evidence or 
testimony to be received would tend to defame, degrade or 
incriminate any person. The Committee or subcommittee shall 
proceed to receive such testimony in open session only if the 
Committee or subcommittee, a majority being present, determines 
that such evidence or testimony will not tend to defame, 
degrade or incriminate any person.
    (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, and with the approval of 
the Chairman, each member of the Committee may designate by 
letter to the Chairman, a member of that member's personal 
staff with Top Secret security clearance to attend hearings of 
the Committee, or that member's subcommittee(s) (excluding 
briefings or meetings held under the provisions of committee 
rule 9(a)), which have been closed under the provisions of rule 
9(a) above for national security purposes for the taking of 
testimony. The attendance of such a staff member at such 
hearings is subject to the approval of the Committee or 
subcommittee as dictated by national security requirements at 
that time. The attainment of any required security clearances 
is the responsibility of individual members of the Committee.
    (d) Pursuant to clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, no Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner may be excluded from nonparticipatory attendance 
at any hearing of the Committee or a subcommittee, unless the 
House of Representatives shall by majority vote authorize the 
Committee or subcommittee, for purposes of a particular series 
of hearings on a particular article of legislation or on a 
particular subject of investigation, to close its hearings to 
Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner by the same 
procedures designated in this rule for closing hearings to the 
public. The Committee or the subcommittee may vote, by the same 
procedure, to meet in executive session for up to five 
additional consecutive days of hearings.

                            RULE 10. QUORUM

    (a) For purposes of taking testimony and receiving 
evidence, two members shall constitute a quorum.
    (b) One-third of the members of the Committee or 
subcommittee shall constitute a quorum for taking any action, 
with the following exceptions, in which case a majority of the 
Committee or subcommittee shall constitute a quorum:
          (1) Reporting a measure or recommendation;
          (2) Closing committee or subcommittee meetings and 
        hearings to the public;
          (3) Authorizing the issuance of subpoenas; and
          (4) Authorizing the use of executive session 
        material.
    (c) No measure or recommendation shall be reported to the 
House of Representatives unless a majority of the Committee is 
actually present.

                     RULE 11. THE FIVE-MINUTE RULE

    (a) The time any one member may address the Committee or 
subcommittee on any measure or matter under consideration shall 
not exceed five minutes and then only when the member has been 
recognized by the Chairman or subcommittee chairman, as 
appropriate, except that this time limit may be exceeded by 
unanimous consent. Any member, upon request, shall be 
recognized for not to exceed five minutes to address the 
Committee or subcommittee on behalf of an amendment which the 
member has offered to any pending bill or resolution. The five 
minute limitation shall not apply to the Chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee or subcommittee.
    (b) Members present at a hearing of the Committee or 
subcommittee when a hearing is originally convened shall be 
recognized by the Chairman or subcommittee chairman, as 
appropriate, in order of seniority. Those members arriving 
subsequently shall be recognized in order of their arrival. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Chairman and the ranking 
minority member will take precedence upon their arrival. In 
recognizing members to question witnesses in this fashion, the 
Chairman shall take into consideration the ratio of the 
majority to minority members present and shall establish the 
order of recognition for questioning in such a manner as not to 
disadvantage the members of the majority.
    (c) No person other than a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner of Congress and committee staff may be seated in 
or behind the dais area during Committee, subcommittee, or 
panel hearings and meetings.

             RULE 12. POWER TO SIT AND ACT; SUBPOENA POWER

    (a) For the purpose of carrying out any of its functions 
and duties under rules X and XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee and any subcommittee is 
authorized (subject to subparagraph (b)(1) of this paragraph):
          (1) to sit and act at such times and places within 
        the United States, whether the House is in session, has 
        recessed, or has adjourned, and to hold hearings, and
          (2) to require by subpoena, or otherwise, the 
        attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the 
        production of such books, records, correspondence, 
        memorandums, papers and documents, including, but not 
        limited to, those in electronic form, as it considers 
        necessary.
    (b)(1) A subpoena may be authorized and issued by the 
Committee, or any subcommittee with the concurrence of the full 
Committee Chairman, under subparagraph (a)(2) in the conduct of 
any investigation, or series of investigations or activities, 
only when authorized by a majority of the members voting, a 
majority of the Committee or subcommittee being present. 
Authorized subpoenas shall be signed only by the Chairman, or 
by any member designated by the Committee.
    (2) Pursuant to clause 2(m) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, compliance with any subpoena issued 
by the Committee or any subcommittee under subparagraph (a)(2) 
may be enforced only as authorized or directed by the House.

                      RULE 13. WITNESS STATEMENTS

    (a) Any prepared statement to be presented by a witness to 
the Committee or a subcommittee shall be submitted to the 
Committee or subcommittee at least 48 hours in advance of 
presentation and shall be distributed to all members of the 
Committee or subcommittee at least 24 hours in advance of 
presentation. A copy of any such prepared statement shall also 
be submitted to the Committee in electronic form. If a prepared 
statement contains national security information bearing a 
classification of secret or higher, the statement shall be made 
available in the Committee rooms to all members of the 
Committee or subcommittee at least 24 hours in advance of 
presentation; however, no such statement shall be removed from 
the Committee offices. The requirement of this rule may be 
waived by a majority vote of the Committee or subcommittee, a 
quorum being present.
    (b) The Committee and each subcommittee shall require each 
witness who is to appear before it to file with the Committee 
in advance of his or her appearance a written statement of the 
proposed testimony and to limit the oral presentation at such 
appearance to a brief summary of his or her argument.

               RULE 14. ADMINISTERING OATHS TO WITNESSES

    (a) The Chairman, or any member designated by the Chairman, 
may administer oaths to any witness.
    (b) Witnesses, when sworn, shall subscribe to the following 
oath:

          Do you solemnly swear (or affirm) that the testimony 
        you will give before this Committee (or subcommittee) 
        in the matters now under consideration will be the 
        truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so 
        help you God?

                   RULE 15. QUESTIONING OF WITNESSES

    (a) When a witness is before the Committee or a 
subcommittee, members of the Committee or subcommittee may put 
questions to the witness only when recognized by the Chairman 
or subcommittee chairman, as appropriate, for that purpose.
    (b) Members of the Committee or subcommittee who so desire 
shall have not to exceed five minutes to interrogate each 
witness until such time as each member has had an opportunity 
to interrogate such witness; thereafter, additional rounds for 
questioning witnesses by members are discretionary with the 
Chairman or subcommittee chairman, as appropriate.
    (c) Questions put to witnesses before the Committee or 
subcommittee shall be pertinent to the measure or matter that 
may be before the Committee or subcommittee for consideration.

         RULE 16. PUBLICATION OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS AND MARKUPS

    The transcripts of those hearings and mark-ups conducted by 
the Committee or a subcommittee that are decided by the 
Chairman to be officially published will be published in 
verbatim form, with the material requested for the record 
inserted at that place requested, or at the end of the record, 
as appropriate. Any requests to correct any errors, other than 
those in transcription, or disputed errors in transcription, 
will be appended to the record, and the appropriate place where 
the change is requested will be footnoted.

                     RULE 17. VOTING AND ROLLCALLS

    (a) Voting on a measure or matter may be by record vote, 
division vote, voice vote, or unanimous consent.
    (b) A record vote shall be ordered upon the request of one-
fifth of those members present.
    (c) No vote by any member of the Committee or a 
subcommittee with respect to any measure or matter shall be 
cast by proxy.
    (d) In the event of a vote or votes, when a member is in 
attendance at any other committee, subcommittee, or conference 
committee meeting during that time, the necessary absence of 
that member shall be so noted in the record vote record, upon 
timely notification to the Chairman by that member.

                       RULE 18. COMMITTEE REPORTS

    (a) If, at the time of approval of any measure or matter by 
the Committee, any member of the Committee gives timely notice 
of intention to file supplemental, minority, additional or 
dissenting views, that member shall be entitled to not less 
than two calendar days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal 
holidays except when the House is in session on such days) in 
which to file such views, in writing and signed by that member, 
with the staff director of the Committee. All such views so 
filed by one or more members of the Committee shall be included 
within, and shall be a part of, the report filed by the 
Committee with respect to that measure or matter.
    (b) With respect to each record vote on a motion to report 
any measure or matter, and on any amendment offered to the 
measure or matter, the total number of votes cast for and 
against, the names of those voting for and against, and a brief 
description of the question, shall be included in the committee 
report on the measure or matter.

                        RULE 19. POINTS OF ORDER

    No point of order shall lie with respect to any measure 
reported by the Committee or any subcommittee on the ground 
that hearings on such measure were not conducted in accordance 
with the provisions of the rules of the Committee; except that 
a point of order on that ground may be made by any member of 
the Committee or subcommittee which reported the measure if, in 
the Committee or subcommittee, such point of order was (a) 
timely made and (b) improperly overruled or not properly 
considered.

           RULE 20. PUBLIC INSPECTION OF COMMITTEE ROLLCALLS

    The result of each record vote in any meeting of the 
Committee shall be made available by the Committee for 
inspection by the public at reasonable times in the offices of 
the Committee. Information so available for public inspection 
shall include a description of the amendment, motion, order, or 
other proposition and the name of each member voting for and 
each member voting against such amendment, motion, order, or 
proposition and the names of those members present but not 
voting.

          RULE 21. PROTECTION OF NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION

    (a) Except as provided in clause 2(g) of rule XI of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives, all national security 
information bearing a classification of secret or higher which 
has been received by the Committee or a subcommittee shall be 
deemed to have been received in executive session and shall be 
given appropriate safekeeping.
    (b) The Chairman of the Committee shall, with the approval 
of a majority of the Committee, establish such procedures as in 
his judgment may be necessary to prevent the unauthorized 
disclosure of any national security information received 
classified as secret or higher. Such procedures shall, however, 
ensure access to this information by any member of the 
Committee or any other Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner of the House of Representatives who has requested 
the opportunity to review such material.

                      RULE 22. COMMITTEE STAFFING

    The staffing of the Committee, the standing subcommittees, 
and any panel designated by the Chairman shall be subject to 
the rules of the House of Representatives.

                       RULE 23. COMMITTEE RECORDS

    The records of the Committee at the National Archives and 
Records Administration shall be made available for public use 
in accordance with rule VII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives. The Chairman shall notify the ranking minority 
member of any decision, pursuant to clause 3(b)(3) or clause 
4(b) of rule VII, to withhold a record otherwise available, and 
the matter shall be presented to the Committee for a 
determination on the written request of any member of the 
Committee.

                      RULE 24. HEARING PROCEDURES

    Clause 2(k) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives shall apply to the Committee.
     COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES--107TH CONGRESS

    Pursuant to H. Res. 19, election of majority members, 
(adopted January 6, 2001), and H. Res. 25, election of minority 
members (adopted January 31, 2001), the following members 
served on the Committee on Armed Services in the 107th 
Congress:

   BOB STUMP, Arizona, Chairman

IKE SKELTON, Missouri, Ranking MemberFLOYD D. SPENCE, South Carolina, 
NORMAN SISISKY, Virginia \3\         Chairman Emeritus \1\
JOHN SPRATT, South Carolina          DUNCAN HUNTER, California, Vice 
SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, Texas              Chairman \2\
LANE EVANS, Illinois                 JAMES V. HANSEN, Utah
GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi             CURT WELDON, Pennsylvania
NEIL ABERCROMBIE, Hawaii             JOEL HEFLEY, Colorado
MARTY MEEHAN, Massachusetts          JIM SAXTON, New Jersey
ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD, Guam            JOHN M. McHUGH, New York
ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH, Illinois         TERRY EVERETT, Alabama
SILVESTRE REYES, Texas               ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland
THOMAS H. ALLEN, Maine               HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' McKEON, 
VIC SNYDER, Arkansas                 California
JIM TURNER, Texas                    J.C. WATTS, Jr., Oklahoma
ADAM SMITH, Washington               MAC THORNBERRY, Texas
LORETTA SANCHEZ, California          JOHN N. HOSTETTLER, Indiana
JAMES H. MALONEY, Connecticut        SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia
MIKE McINTYRE, North Carolina        VAN HILLEARY, Tennessee
CIRO D. RODRIGUEZ, Texas             JOE SCARBOROUGH, Florida \4\
CYNTHIA A. McKINNEY, Georgia         WALTER B. JONES, North Carolina
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California        LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina
ROBERT A. BRADY, Pennsylvania        JIM RYUN, Kansas
ROBERT E. ANDREWS, New Jersey        BOB RILEY, Alabama
BARON P. HILL, Indiana               JIM GIBBONS, Nevada
MIKE THOMPSON, California            ROBIN HAYES, North Carolina
JOHN B. LARSON, Connecticut          DONALD SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania \5\
SUSAN A. DAVIS, California           HEATHER WILSON, New Mexico
JAMES R. LANGEVIN, Rhode Island      KEN CALVERT, California
RICK LARSEN, Washington \6\          ROB SIMMONS, Connecticut
                                     ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida
                                     MARK STEVEN KIRK, Illinois
                                     JO ANN DAVIS, Virginia
                                     ED SCHROCK, Virginia
                                     W. TODD AKIN, Missouri
                                     J. RANDY FORBES, Virginia \7\
                                     JEFF MILLER, Florida \8\
                                     JOE WILSON, South Carolina \9\

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\1\ Mr. Spence was named Chairman Emeritus on February 7, 2001. Mr. 
Spence died August 16, 2001.
\2\ Mr. Hunter was named Chairman of the Committee on September 24, 
2001.
\3\ Mr. Sisisky died March 29, 2001.
\4\ Mr. Scarborough resigned from the House of Representatives on 
September 5, 2001.
\5\ Mr. Sherwood resigned from the Committee on March 7, 2001.
\6\ Mr. Larsen (WA) was assigned to the Committee on July 25, 2001.
\7\ Mr. Forbes was assigned to the Committee on June 28, 2001.
\8\ Mr. Miller was assigned to the Committee on November 8, 2001.
\9\ Mr. Wilson was assigned to the Committee on January 25, 2002.
    SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES 107TH CONGRESS

    The following subcommittees were established at the 
committee's organizational meeting on February 7, 2001.

                 Military Installations and Facilities

    Jurisdiction pursuant to Committee Rule 4--Military 
construction; real estate acquisitions and disposals; housing 
and support; base closure; and related legislative oversight.

       Mr. SAXTON, Chairman

Mr. TAYLOR, Ranking Member \1\       Mr. HOSTETTLER
Mr. ORTIZ                            Mr. SCARBOROUGH \2\
Mr. ABERCROMBIE \3\                  Mr. HAYES, Vice Chairman
Mr. UNDERWOOD                        Mr. CALVERT
Mr. REYES                            Mr. CRENSHAW
Dr. SNYDER                           Mr. SCHROCK
Mr. RODRIGUEZ                        Mr. HEFLEY \4\
Mr. THOMPSON                         Mr. McHUGH
                                     Mr. EVERETT
                                     Mr. BARTLETT \5\
                                     Mr. McKEON \6\

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\1\ Mr. Taylor began the 107th Congress as Ranking Minority Member of 
the Military Installations and Facilities Subcommittee.
\2\ Mr. Scarborough resigned from the House of Representatives on 
September 5, 2001.
\3\ Mr. Abercrombie became Ranking Minority Member of the Military 
Installations and Facilities Subcommittee on February 8, 2002.
\4\ Mr. Hefley resigned from the Military Installations and Facilities 
Subcommittee on February 8, 2002.
\5\ Mr. Bartlett was assigned to the Military Installations and 
Facilities Subcommittee on February 8, 2002.
\6\ Mr. McKeon was assigned to the Military Installations and 
Facilities Subcommittee on February 8, 2002.
                           Military Personnel

    Jurisdiction pursuant to Committee Rule 4--Military forces 
and authorized strengths; integration of active and reserve 
components; military personnel policy; compensation and other 
benefits; and related legislative oversight.

       Mr. McHUGH, Chairman

Mr. MEEHAN, Ranking Member \1\       Mr. THORNBERRY
Dr. SNYDER \2\                       Mr. GRAHAM
Ms. SANCHEZ                          Mr. RYUN, Vice Chairman
Ms. McKINNEY                         Mrs. WILSON \3\
Ms. TAUSCHER                         Mr. SIMMONS \4\
Mr. ANDREWS                          Mr. KIRK \5\
Mr. HILL                             Mrs. DAVIS (VA)
Mrs. DAVIS (CA)                      Mr. SCHROCK
Mr. LANGEVIN                         Mr. AKIN
                                     Mr. FORBES \6\
                                     Mr. MILLER \7\
                                     Mr. WILSON \8\

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\1\ Mr. Meehan began the 107th Congress as Ranking Minority Member of 
the Military Personnel Subcommittee.
\2\ Dr. Snyder was assigned to the Military Personnel Subcommittee and 
became Ranking Minority Member on May 2, 2001.
\3\ Mrs. Wilson resigned from the Military Personnel Subcommittee on 
July 13, 2001.
\4\ Mr. Simmons resigned from the Military Personnel Subcommittee on 
February 8, 2002.
\5\ Mr. Kirk resigned from the Military Personnel Subcommittee on 
February 8, 2002.
\6\ Mr. Forbes was assigned to the Military Personnel Subcommittee on 
July 13, 2001.
\7\ Mr. Miller was assigned to the Military Personnel Subcommittee on 
February 8, 2002.
\8\ Mr. Wilson was assigned to the Military Personnel Subcommittee on 
February 8, 2002.
                          Military Procurement

    Jurisdiction pursuant to Committee Rule 4--Annual 
authorization for procurement of military weapon systems and 
components thereof, including full-scale development and 
systems transition; military application of nuclear energy; and 
related legislative oversight.

     Mr. SPENCE, Chairman \1\

Mr. SISISKY, Ranking Member \3\      Mr. WELDON \2\
Mr. TAYLOR \4\                       Mr. HANSEN
Mr. SKELTON                          Mr. HEFLEY
Mr. SPRATT                           Mr. EVERETT
Mr. EVANS                            Mr. McKEON
Mr. BLAGOJEVICH                      Mr. WATTS
Mr. ALLEN                            Mr. THORNBERRY
Mr. TURNER                           Mr. GRAHAM, Vice Chairman
Mr. SMITH                            Mr. RYUN
Mr. MALONEY                          Mr. GIBBONS
Mr. McINTYRE                         Mr. SHERWOOD \5\
Ms. McKINNEY                         Mrs. WILSON
Ms. TAUSCHER                         Mr. SIMMONS
Mr. BRADY                            Mr. KIRK
                                     Mrs. DAVIS (VA)
                                     Mr. SCHROCK \6\

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\1\ Mr. Spence died August 16, 2001.
\2\ Mr. Weldon was assigned to the Military Procurement Subcommittee 
and became Chairman on September 24, 2001.
\3\ Mr. Sisisky died March 29, 2001.
\4\ Mr. Taylor was assigned to the Military Procurement Subcommittee 
and became Ranking Minority Member on May 2, 2001.
\5\ Mr. Sherwood resigned from the Committee on March 7, 2001.
\6\ Mr. Schrock was assigned to the Military Procurement Subcommittee 
on July 13, 2001.
                           Military Readiness

    Jurisdiction pursuant to Committee Rule 4--Annual 
authorization for operation and maintenance; the readiness and 
preparedness requirements of the defense establishment; and 
related legislative oversight.

     Mr. WELDON, Chairman \1\

Mr. ORTIZ, Ranking Member            Mr. HEFLEY \2\
Mr. SISISKY \4\                      Mr. BARTLETT \3\
Mr. EVANS                            Mr. CHAMBLISS
Mr. UNDERWOOD                        Mr. JONES
Mr. MALONEY                          Mr. RILEY, Vice Chairman
Mr. McINTYRE                         Mr. HUNTER
Mr. RODRIGUEZ                        Mr. HANSEN
Mr. BRADY                            Mr. McKEON \5\
Mr. HILL                             Mr. WATTS
Mrs. DAVIS (CA)                      Mr. HILLEARY
Mr. LARSEN (WA) \6\                  Mr. GIBBONS
                                     Mr. SHERWOOD \7\
                                     Mrs. WILSON \8\
                                     Mr. SIMMONS \9\
                                     Mr. KIRK \10\

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\1\ Mr. Weldon began the 107th Congress as the Chairman of the Military 
Readiness Subcommittee.
\2\ Mr. Hefley was assigned to the Military Readiness Subcommittee and 
became Chairman on September 24, 2001.
\3\ Mr. Bartlett resigned from the Military Readiness Subcommittee on 
February 8, 2002.
\4\ Mr. Sisisky died March 29, 2001.
\5\ Mr. McKeon resigned from the Military Readiness Subcommittee on 
February 8, 2002.
\6\ Mr. Larsen (WA) was assigned to the Military Readiness Subcommittee 
on July 25, 2001.
\7\ Mr. Sherwood resigned from the Committee on March 7, 2001.
\8\ Mrs. Wilson was assigned to the Military Readiness Subcommittee on 
July 13, 2001.
\9\ Mr. Simmons was assigned to the Military Readiness Subcommittee on 
February 8, 2002.
\10\ Mr. Kirk was assigned to the Military Readiness Subcommittee on 
February 8, 2002.
                   Military Research and Development

    Jurisdiction pursuant to Committee Rule 4--Annual 
authorization for military research and development and related 
legislative oversight.

       Mr. HUNTER, Chairman

Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Ranking Member \1\  Mr. HILLEARY, Vice Chairman
Mr. SPRATT                           Mr. AKIN
Mr. TAYLOR \3\                       Mr. WELDON \2\
Mr. MEEHAN \4\                       Mr. SAXTON
Mr. BLAGOJEVICH \5\                  Mr. BARTLETT
Mr. REYES                            Mr. HOSTETTLER
Mr. ALLEN                            Mr. CHAMBLISS
Dr. SNYDER \7\                       Mr. SCARBOROUGH \6\
Mr. TURNER                           Mr. JONES
Mr. SMITH                            Mr. RILEY
Ms. SANCHEZ                          Mr. HAYES
Mr. ANDREWS                          Mr. CALVERT
Mr. THOMPSON \8\                     Mr. CRENSHAW
Mr. LARSON (CT)                      Mr. SCHROCK \9\
Mr. LANGEVIN                         Mr. FORBES \10\
                                     Mr. MILLER \11\
                                     Mr. WILSON \12\

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\1\ Mr. Abercrombie began the 107th Congress as Ranking Minority Member 
of the Military Research and Development Subcommittee.
\2\ Mr. Weldon resigned from the Military Research and Development 
Subcommittee on September 24, 2001.
\3\ Mr. Taylor resigned from the Military Research and Development 
Subcommittee on May 2, 2001.
\4\ Mr. Meehan became Ranking Minority Member of the Military Research 
and Development Subcommittee on May 2, 2001.
\5\ Mr. Blagojevich was assigned to the Military Research and 
Development Subcommittee on May 24, 2001.
\6\ Mr. Scarborough resigned from the House of Representatives on 
September 5, 2001.
\7\ Dr. Snyder resigned from the Military Research and Development 
Subcommittee on May 2, 2001.
\8\ Mr. Thompson was assigned to the Military Research and Development 
Subcommittee on May 24, 2001.
\9\ Mr. Schrock resigned from the Military Research and Development 
Subcommittee on July 13, 2001.
\10\ Mr. Forbes was assigned to the Military Research and Development 
Subcommittee on July 13, 2001.
\11\ Mr. Miller was assigned to the Military Research and Development 
Subcommittee on February 8, 2002.
\12\ Mr. Wilson was assigned to the Military Research and Development 
Subcommittee on February 8, 2002.

                         FULL COMMITTEE PANELS

    The following full committee panels were appointed March 1, 
2001.

       Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare and Recreation

    Purpose--Oversight responsibility for all aspects of 
nonappropriated fund activities, including appropriated funding 
in support of those activities, within the Department of 
Defense, including commissaries, exchanges, clubs and related 
activities.

      Mr. BARTLETT, Chairman

Mr. UNDERWOOD, Ranking Member        Mr. McHUGH
Mr. SISISKY \1\                      Mr. CHAMBLISS, Vice Chairman
Mr. ORTIZ                            Mr. SCARBOROUGH \2\
Mr. ABERCROMBIE                      Mr. JONES
Mr. MEEHAN                           Mr. RILEY
Mr. REYES                            Mr. HAYES
Mr. ANDREWS                          Mr. CRENSHAW
Mrs. DAVIS (CA)                      Mr. KIRK
Mr. LARSEN (WA) \3\                  Mr. SCHROCK
                                     Mr. FORBES \4\

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\1\ Mr. Sisisky died March 29, 2001.
\2\ Mr. Scarborough resigned from the House of Representatives on 
September 5, 2001.
\3\ Mr. Larsen (WA) was assigned to the Special Oversight Panel on 
Morale, Welfare and Recreation on July 25, 2001.
\4\ Mr. Forbes was assigned to the Special Oversight Panel on Morale, 
Welfare and Recreation on March 7, 2002.

             Special Oversight Panel on the Merchant Marine

    Purpose--Oversight responsibility for all issues, including 
funding, related to the national security aspects of the 
Merchant Marine.

       Mr. HUNTER, Chairman

Mr. ALLEN, Ranking Member            Mr. WELDON
Mr. TAYLOR                           Mr. SAXTON
Mr. SMITH                            Mr. JONES, Vice Chairman
Mr. MALONEY                          Mr. CRENSHAW
                                     Mrs. DAVIS (VA)
     Special Oversight Panel on Department of Energy Reorganization

    Purpose--Oversight responsibility for the establishment and 
organization of the National Nuclear Security Administration 
(NNSA) pursuant to the provision contained in title 32 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, 
(Public Law 106-65).

     Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman

Ms. TAUSCHER, Ranking Member         Mr. HUNTER
Mr. SISISKY \1\                      Mr. GRAHAM
Mr. SPRATT                           Mr. RYUN
Mr. TAYLOR \2\                       Mr. GIBBONS
Ms. McKINNEY                         Mrs. WILSON
Mr. LARSON (CT)                      Mr. CALVERT, Vice Chairman
Mr. LANGEVIN                         Mr. WILSON \3\

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\1\ Mr. Sisisky died March 29, 2001.
\2\ Mr. Taylor was assigned to the Special Oversight Panel on 
Department of Energy Reorganization on May 2, 2001.
\3\ Mr. Wilson was assigned to the Special Oversight Panel on 
Department of Energy Reorganization on February 11, 2002.

                  Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism

    Purpose--Oversight responsibility for assessing the nature 
of the terrorist threat facing U.S. armed forces and national 
security interests, including the threat of terrorism involving 
weapons of mass destruction.

       Mr. SAXTON, Chairman

Dr. SNYDER, Ranking Member \1\       Mr. HUNTER
Mr. REYES                            Mr. HANSEN
Mr. TURNER \2\                       Mr. WELDON
Ms. SANCHEZ                          Mr. EVERETT
Mr. MALONEY                          Mr. BARTLETT
Mr. McINTYRE                         Mr. WATTS
Mr. RODRIGUEZ                        Mr. HOSTETTLER, Vice Chairman
Ms. McKINNEY                         Mr. GIBBONS
Mr. HILL                             Mr. HAYES
Mr. LANGEVIN                         Mr. CALVERT
                                     Mr. SIMMONS

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\1\ Dr. Snyder began the 107th Congress as Ranking Minority Member on 
the Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism.
\2\ Mr. Turner became the Ranking Minority Member on the Special 
Oversight Panel on Terrorism on June 28, 2001.
                            COMMITTEE STAFF

    By committee resolution adopted at the organizational 
meeting on February 7, 2001, or by authority of the Chairman, 
the following persons were appointed to the staff of the 
committee during the 107th Congress:

 Robert S. Rangel, Staff Director
 Carl D. Commenator, Deputy Staff 
         Director/Counsel
  Hugh N. Johnston, Jr., General 
 Counsel (appointed June 25, 2001)
Philip W. Grone, Assistant Deputy 
Staff Director (resigned September 
             26, 2001)
  Rita D. Thompson, Professional 
           Staff Member
  Brenda J. Wright, Professional 
           Staff Member
Kathleen A. Lipovac, Professional 
Staff Member (resigned October 9, 
               2002)
 Frank A. Barnes, Staff Assistant
  Betty B. Gray, Staff Assistant
 Peggy Cosseboom, Staff Assistant 
     (resigned March 30, 2001)
  Peter M. Steffes, Professional 
 Staff Member (resigned December 
             31, 2002)
 Ernest B. Warrington, Jr., Staff 
             Assistant
 Diane W. Bowman, Staff Assistant
 Steven A. Thompson, Professional 
 Staff Member (resigned September 
             16, 2001)
 Michael R. Higgins, Professional 
           Staff Member
 Jean D. Reed, Professional Staff 
              Member
 George O. Withers, Professional 
           Staff Member
  Dudley L. Tademy, Professional 
           Staff Member
John D. Chapla, Professional Staff 
              Member
 Stephen P. Ansley, Professional 
           Staff Member
  Dionel M. Aviles, Professional 
 Staff Member (resigned July 16, 
               2001)
 Peter V. Pry, Professional Staff 
 Member (resigned August 31, 2001)
      David J. Trachtenberg, 
    Professional Staff Member 
    (resigned October 3, 2001)
    Rebecca J. Anfinson, Staff 
 Assistant (resigned July 2, 2001)
Roger M. Smith, Professional Staff 
              Member
  B. Ryan Vaart, Press Secretary
Peter J. Berry, Professional Staff 
 Member (resigned August 26, 2001)
 Robert W. Lautrup, Professional 
           Staff Member
 Joseph F. Boessen, Professional 
  Staff Member (resigned May 31, 
               2001)
  Christian P. Zur, Professional 
  Staff Member (resigned June 7, 
               2002)
  John F. Sullivan, Professional 
           Staff Member
  Nancy M. Warner, Professional 
           Staff Member
Brian R. Green, Professional Staff 
  Member (resigned May 13, 2001)
Noah L. Simon, Research Assistant 
    (resigned August 17, 2001)
  Thomas E. Hawley, Professional 
           Staff Member
 William H. Natter, Professional 
           Staff Member
  Ashley D. Godwin, Professional 
Staff Member (resigned November 9, 
               2002)
    Elizabeth A. Sharp, Staff 
Assistant (resigned March 9, 2001)
   John J. Pollard III, Counsel
 James M. Lariviere, Professional 
           Staff Member
 Jesse D. Tolleson, Jr., Research 
             Assistant
    Mary Ellen Fraser, Counsel
  Edward P. Wyatt, Professional 
Staff Member (resigned February 3, 
               2001)
Debra S. Wada, Professional Staff 
              Member
    Henry J. Schweiter, Counsel
J. J. Gertler, Professional Staff 
              Member
 Daniel T. Hilton, Staff Assistant
Laura R. Haas, Executive Assistant
    Laura C. Truesdell, Staff 
Assistant (resigned June 27, 2001)
    Christopher A. Kim, Staff 
             Assistant
    Katherine K. Gordon, Staff 
             Assistant
Laura K. Hancock, Staff Assistant 
   (resigned December 31, 2001)
   Jarrod C. Tisdell, Research 
Assistant (appointed May 1, 2001; 
      resigned May 12, 2002)
 Harry E. Cartland, Professional 
 Staff Member (appointed May 29, 
               2001)
  Erin C. Conaton, Professional 
 Staff Member (appointed June 4, 
               2001)
   Meghan L. Wedd, Deputy Press 
Secretary (appointed June 4, 2001)
Wesley M. Denton, Staff Assistant 
(appointed June 18, 2001; resigned 
         January 6, 2002)
  Douglas C. Roach, Professional 
Staff Member (appointed September 
             4, 2001)
   Virginia H. Johnson, Counsel 
  (appointed September 24, 2001)
 Alexis R. Lasselle, Legislative 
   Operations Clerk (appointed 
         October 15, 2001)
    Danleigh S. Halfast, Staff 
 Assistant (appointed November 5, 
               2001)
Girard A. Galvin, Staff Assistant 
  (appointed November 29, 2001; 
      resigned July 31, 2002)
 Sarah E. Kittel, Staff Assistant 
   (appointed January 7, 2002; 
     resigned August 16, 2002)
 Angela M. Sowa, Staff Assistant 
   (appointed February 7, 2002)
Mark T. Esper, Professional Staff 
  Assistant (appointed March 20, 
 2002; resigned November 11, 2002)
Whitney H. Neal, Intern (appointed 
 June 3, 2002; resigned August 9, 
               2002)
Emily C. Olson, Intern (appointed 
 June 3, 2002; resigned August 9, 
               2002)
   Justin P. Bernier, Research 
  Assistant (appointed June 14, 
               2002)
      Richard I. Stark, Jr., 
    Professional Staff Member 
     (appointed June 25, 2002)
 David B. Heaton, Staff Assistant 
    (appointed August 1, 2002)
  Lori Shaffer, Staff Assistant 
    (appointed August 19, 2002)
Linda M. Burnette, Printing Clerk 
   (appointed November 4, 2002)
 Curtis B. Flood, Staff Assistant 
   (appointed November 4, 2002)
    Mary E. Petrella, Research 
 Assistant (appointed December 1, 
               2002)
                           COMMITTEE MEETINGS

    A total of 122 meetings were held by the Committee on Armed 
Services, its subcommittees, and panels during the 107th 
Congress. The committee held four joint meetings. A breakdown 
of the meetings follows:

Full Committee....................................................    33
Subcommittees:
    Military Installations and Facilities.........................     9
    Military Personnel............................................    10
    Military Procurement..........................................    16
    Military Readiness............................................    14
    Military Research and Development.............................    14
Full Committee Panels:
    Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare and Recreation.....     5
    Special Oversight Panel on the Merchant Marine................     8
    Special Oversight Panel on Department of Energy Reorganization     4
    Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism..........................     9

                          LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS


                      Legislation Enacted Into Law


                     PUBLIC LAW 107-56 (H.R. 3162)

To deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the 
 world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other 
                                purposes

    H.R. 3162, the USA Patriot Act of 2001, uses the tracking 
and interception of communications to better enable federal 
officials to enforce the law and gather foreign intelligence, 
provides the Secretary of the Treasury the authority to combat 
the corruption of U.S. financial institutions for foreign money 
laundering purposes, and attempts to make U.S. borders less 
penetrable to foreign terrorists and to detain and remove those 
already inside the country. H.R. 3162 was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services, as well as the Committees on 
Intelligence (Permanent Select), Judiciary, Financial Services, 
International Relations, Energy and Commerce, Education and the 
Workforce, and Transportation and Infrastructure. This measure 
passed the House on October 24, 2001 under suspension of the 
rules and was agreed to without amendment in the Senate on 
October 25, 2001. H.R. 3162 was signed by the President and 
became law on October 26, 2001.

                     PUBLIC LAW 107-103 (H.R. 1291)

     To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify and improve 
   authorities relating to education benefits, burial benefits, and 
  vocational rehabilitation benefits for veterans, to modify certain 
authorities relating to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans 
                     Claims, and for other purposes

    H.R. 1291, the Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion 
Act of 2001, amends federal provisions concerning the 
Montgomery GI Bill to provide a graduated increase in the rates 
of basic educational assistance, increases the burial and 
funeral expense benefit for veterans who die of service-
connected disabilities, adjusts certain compensation and 
pension matters for disabled veterans, and increases the number 
of judges authorized to serve on the United States Court of 
Appeals for Veterans Claims.
    The measure was referred to the Committees on Armed 
Services and Veterans' Affairs on March 29, 2001, and passed by 
the House under suspension of the rules on June 19, 2001. H.R. 
1291 was amended in the Senate and passed by unanimous consent 
on December 8, 2001. The House agreed to the Senate amendments 
with an amendment on December 11, 2001, and by unanimous 
consent on December 13, 2001, the Senate agreed to the House 
amendment to the Senate amendments. The measure was signed by 
the President and became law on December 27, 2001.

                      PUBLIC LAW 107-107 (S. 1438)

     To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military 
    activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
    personnel strengths for fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes

    Public Law 107-107 authorizes funds totaling 
$342,628,957,000 for national defense functions for fiscal year 
2002 and provides a budget authority level of $343,283,957,000.

Division A

    Division A of Public Law 107-107 authorizes funds for 
fiscal year 2002 for the Department of Defense.
    Subtitle A of Title I authorizes $62,477,661,000 for 
procurement of aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat 
vehicles, ammunition, and other procurement for the armed 
forces, defense agencies, and reserve components of the armed 
forces.
    Subtitles B through D of Title I establish additional 
program requirements, restrictions, and limitations, authorize 
transfer of, or earmark funds for, specified programs for the 
armed forces, including the Army interim armored vehicles, the 
Navy V-22 Osprey aircraft program, and the Air Force C-17 
aircraft.
    Subtitle A of Title II authorizes $46,526,075,000 for 
research, development, test and evaluation for the armed forces 
and the defense agencies, including amounts for basic research 
and development-related matters.
    Subtitle B of Title II establishes certain program 
requirements, restrictions, and limitations on six separate 
research and development-related matters.
    Subtitles C through E of Title II address ballistic missile 
defense programs, Air Force science and technology development 
planning, and miscellaneous other matters.
    Subtitle A of Title III authorizes $123,259,927,000 for 
operation and maintenance (O&M) and $2,064,104,000 for working 
capital funds for the armed forces and defense agencies.
    Subtitles B through F of Title III address environmental 
provisions, commissaries and nonappropriated fund 
instrumentalities, workforce and depot issues, defense 
dependents education, as well as other miscellaneous matters.
    Title IV provides military personnel authorizations for the 
active and reserve forces for fiscal year 2002 and authorizes 
appropriations of $82,307,281,000 for military personnel for 
fiscal year 2002. The end strengths for active duty personnel 
for fiscal year 2002 are as follows:
          Army, 480,000
          Navy, 376,000
          Marine Corps, 172,600
          Air Force, 358,800
    The Selected Reserve end strengths for fiscal year 2002 are 
as follows:
          Army National Guard, 350,000
          Army Reserve, 205,000
          Naval Reserve, 87,000
          Marine Corps Reserve, 39,558
          Air National Guard, 108,400
          Air Force Reserve, 74,700
          Coast Guard Reserve, 8,000
    The end strengths for reserves on active duty in support of 
the reserve components for fiscal year 2002 are as follows:
          Army National Guard, 23,698
          Army Reserve, 13,406
          Naval Reserve, 14,811
          Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261
          Air National Guard, 11,591
          Air Force Reserve, 1,437
    Title V sets military personnel policy, including 
provisions that address officer personnel policy; the reserve 
components; joint specialty officers and joint professional 
military education; education and training; recruiting and 
accession matters; decorations, awards, and posthumous 
commissions; funeral honors duty; military spouses and family 
members; military justice and legal assistance matters; and 
other matters such as the congressional review period for 
change in ground combat exclusion policy.
    Title VI addresses compensation and other personnel 
benefits, including pay and allowances; bonuses and special and 
incentive pays; travel and transportation allowances; retiree 
and survivor benefits; and related matters.
    Title VII contains military health care provisions, 
including TRICARE program improvements; senior health care; 
studies and reports relating to health care; and other matters.
    Title VIII addresses acquisition policy, acquisition 
management and related matters, including procurement 
management and administration; use of preferred sources; 
amendments to general contracting authorities, procedures, and 
limitations; and other matters such as multi-year procurement 
authority for dinitrogen tetroxide, hydrazine, and hydrazine-
related products as well as environmental services.
    Title IX contains Department of Defense organization and 
management provisions, including duties and functions of 
officers; space activities; reports on DOD organization and 
management; and other related matters.
    Title X addresses general provisions relating to financial 
matters; naval vessels and shipyards; counter-drug activities; 
strategic forces; miscellaneous recommendations and report 
requirements; and other matters.
    Title XI addresses Department of Defense civilian 
personnel, including their management and retirement.
    Title XII concerns matters relating to other nations 
including matters relating to arms control and monitoring; 
matters relating to allies and friendly foreign nations; and 
related reports.
    Title XIII addresses Cooperative Threat Reduction with 
states of the Former Soviet Union.
    Title XIV addresses the Armed Forces Retirement Home.
    Title XV addresses activities relating to combating 
terrorism, including increased funding and policy matters.
    Title XVI addresses uniformed services voting.

Division B

    Division B of Public Law 107-107 authorizes appropriations 
in the amount of $10,500,000 for military construction and 
military family housing in support of the active forces, the 
reserve components, and the NATO security investment program 
for fiscal year 2002. In addition, Division B contains military 
construction program and military family housing changes; real 
property and facilities administration; implementation of prior 
base closure and realignment rounds; and miscellaneous land 
conveyances. Division B also addresses the Fort Irwin military 
land withdrawal as well as realignment and closure of military 
installations and preparation of infrastructure for the nuclear 
weapons complex.

Division C

    Division C of Public Law 107-107 authorizes appropriations 
in the amount of $14,095,209,000 for Department of Energy 
national security programs for fiscal year 2002. Division C 
also includes authorization for the Defense Nuclear Facilities 
Safety Board; National Defense Stockpile; Naval Petroleum 
Reserves; and Maritime Administration.
    The Senate Committee on Armed Services reported S. 1416 to 
the Senate on September 12, 2001; H.R. 2586 was reported, as 
amended, by the House Committee on Armed Services on September 
4, 2001. A later, similar version of the Senate bill, S. 1438, 
passed the Senate with amendments on October 2, 2002. The House 
passed S. 1438, as amended, on September 25, 2001, subsequent 
to striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu 
thereof the provisions of a similar measure, H.R. 2586. 
Conferees filed a conference report on December 12, 2001, which 
was agreed to both in the Senate and the House on December 13, 
2001. S. 1438 was signed by the President and became law on 
December 28, 2001.
    (S. Rept. 107-62; H. Rept. 107-194; H. Rept. 107-333; 
H.A.S.C. 107-2; H.A.S.C. 107-3; H.A.S.C. 107-4; H.A.S.C. 107-5; 
H.A.S.C. 107-6; H.A.S.C. 107-7; H.A.S.C. 107-8; H.A.S.C. 107-9; 
H.A.S.C. 107-10)

                   PUBLIC LAW 107-152 (S.J. RES. 32)

Congratulating the United States Military Academy at West Point on its 
bicentennial anniversary, and commending its outstanding contributions 
                             to the Nation

    S.J. Res. 32 congratulates the United States Military 
Academy on its bicentennial anniversary, recognizes it as an 
outstanding leadership development institution that upholds and 
promotes the highest virtues of American society, and commends 
all those who have led and taught at the academy for 
inculcating its 58,000 graduates with moral, ethical, and 
intellectual values and skills. After passing the Senate by 
unanimous consent on February 25, 2002, S.J. Res. 32 was 
referred to the House Committee on Armed Services on February 
26, 2002, and was considered and passed under suspension of the 
rules on March 6, 2002. The joint resolution was signed by the 
President and became law on March 14, 2002.

                     PUBLIC LAW 107-296 (H.R. 5005)

    To establish the Department of Homeland Security, and for other 
                                purposes

    H.R. 5005, the Homeland Security Act of 2002, proposes a 
sweeping consolidation of more than 100 separate homeland 
security-related government agencies into a new Department of 
Homeland Security in an attempt to bring focus to the federal 
government's efforts to protect the American homeland. The new 
Department's primary responsibilities include information 
analysis and infrastructure protection; chemical, biological, 
radiological, nuclear, and related countermeasures; border and 
transportation security; emergency preparedness and response; 
and coordination with other parts of the federal government, 
state and local governments, and the private sector.
    H.R. 5005 was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 
as well as the Committees on Agriculture, Appropriations, 
Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Government Reform, 
Intelligence (Permanent Select), International Relations, the 
Judiciary, Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways 
and Means. On July 10, 2002, the Committee on Armed Services 
held a markup session to consider H.R. 5005, which was ordered 
to be reported, as amended, by voice vote to the Select 
Committee on Homeland Security. This select committee reported, 
as amended, H.R. 5005 to the House on July 24, 2002. The 
measure passed the House, as amended, on July 26, 2002, and 
passed the Senate, with amendment, on November 19, 2002. The 
House concurred in the Senate amendment and passed the bill on 
November 22, 2002. H.R. 5005 was signed by the President and 
became law on November 25, 2002.

                     PUBLIC LAW 107-314 (H.R. 4546)

     To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 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

    Public Law 107-314, the Bob Stump National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, authorizes funds 
totaling $391,354,735,000 for national defense functions for 
fiscal year 2003 and provides a budget authority level of 
$392,874,252,000.

Division A

    Division A of Public Law 107-314 authorizes funds for 
fiscal year 2003 for the Department of Defense.
    Subtitle A of Title I authorizes $73,969,336,000 for 
procurement of aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat 
vehicles, ammunition, and other procurement for the armed 
forces, defense agencies and reserve components of the armed 
forces.
    Subtitles B through E of Title I establish additional 
program requirements, restrictions, and limitations, and 
authorize transfer of or earmark funds for specified programs 
for the armed forces including the Navy Arleigh Burke-class 
destroyers and the Air Force C-130J aircraft program.
    Subtitle A of Title II authorizes $56,777,365,000 for 
research, development, test and evaluation for the armed forces 
and the defense agencies, including amounts for basic and 
applied research.
    Subtitle B of Title II establishes certain program 
requirements, restrictions, and limitations on eight separate 
research and development-related matters.
    Subtitles C through E of Title II address ballistic missile 
defense, improved management of test and evaluation facilities, 
and other matters such as the Technology Transition Initiative.
    Subtitle A of Title III authorizes $129,143,395,000 for 
operation and maintenance (O&M) and $2,618,485,000 for working 
capital funds for the armed forces and defense agencies.
    Subtitles B through G of Title III address environmental 
provisions; commissaries and nonappropriated fund 
instrumentalities; workplace and depot issues; defense 
dependents education; information technology; as well as other 
miscellaneous matters.
    Title IV provides military personnel authorizations for the 
active and reserve forces for fiscal year 2003 and authorizes 
appropriations of $93,829,525,000 for military personnel for 
fiscal year 2003. The end strengths for active duty personnel 
for fiscal year 2001 are as follows:
          Army, 480,000
          Navy, 375,700
          Marine Corps, 175,000
          Air Force, 359,000
    The Selected Reserve end strengths for fiscal year 2003 are 
as follows:
          Army National Guard, 350,000
          Army Reserve, 205,000
          Naval Reserve, 87,800
          Marine Corps Reserve, 39,558
          Air National Guard, 106,600
          Air Force Reserve, 75,600
          Coast Guard Reserve, 9,000
    The end strengths for reserves on active duty in support of 
the reserve components for fiscal year 2003 are as follows:
          Army National Guard, 24,562
          Army Reserve, 14,070
          Naval Reserve, 14,572
          Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261
          Air National Guard, 11,727
          Air Force Reserve, 1,498
    Title V sets military personnel policy, including 
provisions that address officer personnel policy; reserve 
component management; reserve component officer personnel 
policy; decorations, awards and commendations; administrative 
matters; matters relating to minorities and women in the armed 
forces; benefits; and various reports.
    Title VI addresses compensation and other personnel 
benefits, including pay and allowances; bonuses and special and 
incentive pays; travel and transportation allowances; retired 
pay and survivor benefits; the Montgomery GI Bill; and other 
related matters.
    Title VII contains military health care provisions, 
including health care program improvements; health care 
reports; and Department of Defense-Department of Veterans 
Affairs health resources sharing.
    Title VIII addresses acquisition policy, acquisition 
management and related matters, including amendments to general 
contracting authorities, procedures, and limitations; 
acquisition-related reports; and other matters.
    Title IX contains Department of Defense organization and 
management provisions, including duties and functions of 
Department of Defense officers; space activities; reports; and 
other matters.
    Title X addresses general provisions relating to financial 
matters; naval vessels and shipyards; strategic matters; 
miscellaneous report requirements and repeals; extension of 
expiring authorities; and other matters such as rewards for 
assistance in combating terrorism.
    Title XI addresses Department of Defense civilian 
personnel.
    Title XII concerns matters relating to other nations 
including matters relating to arms control and monitoring; 
matters relating to allies and friendly foreign nations; and 
related reports.
    Title XIII concerns Cooperative Threat Reduction with 
states of the Former Soviet Union.
    Title XIV addresses matters relating to homeland security.
    Title XV concerns the authorization of appropriations for 
the war on terrorism.

Division B

    Division B of Public Law 107-314 authorizes appropriations 
in the amount of $10,423,629,000 for military construction and 
military family housing in support of the active forces, the 
reserve components, and the NATO security investment program. 
In addition, Division B contains miscellaneous and general 
provisions that concern military construction program and 
military family housing changes; real property and facilities 
administration; land conveyances; and other matters such as a 
new requirement for adding military installations to the 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment list.

Division C

    Division C of Public Law 107-314 authorizes appropriations 
in the amount of $15,595,000,000 for Department of Energy 
national security programs for fiscal year 2003. Division C 
also includes authorization for the Defense Nuclear Facilities 
Safety Board; National Defense Stockpile; Naval Petroleum 
Reserves; Maritime Administration; and the permanent 
codification of general administrative and financial provisions 
affecting the Department of Energy.
    The Committee on Armed Services reported H.R. 4546, as 
amended, to the House on May 3, 2002. The measure passed the 
House, as amended, on May 10, 2002 and passed the Senate in 
lieu of S. 2514, as amended, on June 27, 2002. On November 12, 
2002, a conference report was filed and agreed to in the House 
by a voice vote under suspension of the rules. The conference 
report was considered in the Senate by unanimous consent and 
agreed to by voice vote on November 13, 2002. H.R. 4546 was 
signed by the President and became law on December 2, 2002.
    (H. Rept. 107-436; H. Rept. 107-436 Part II; S. Rept. 107-
151; H. Rept. 107-772; H.A.S.C. 107-20; H.A.S.C. 107-28; 
H.A.S.C. 107-29; H.A.S.C. 107-30; H.A.S.C. 107-31; H.A.S.C. 
107-32; H.A.S.C. 107-33; H.A.S.C. 107-34; H.A.S.C. 107-35)

                  LEGISLATION REPORTED BUT NOT ENACTED


                               H.R. 2581

    To provide authority to control exports, and for other purposes

    As amended by the House Armed Services Committee, H.R. 
2581, the Export Administration Act of 2001, would have 
restored and strengthened the role of the Secretary of Defense 
in the export control process and imposed additional 
protections against the export of sensitive goods and 
technologies with both civilian and military applications that 
could be detrimental to U.S. national security.
    On November 16, 2001, after being amended and reported by 
the Committee on International Relations, H.R. 2581 was 
referred sequentially to the Committees on Armed Services, 
Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent 
Select), Judiciary, and Ways and Means. On March 8, 2001, the 
Committee on Armed Services reported the measure, as amended, 
to the House. No further action was taken.
    (H. Rept. 107-297, Parts I-II; H.A.S.C. 107-11)

                               H.R. 4547

     To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for military 
   activities of the Department of Defense and to prescribe military 
                personnel strengths for fiscal year 2003

    H.R. 4547, the Cost of War Against Terrorism Authorization 
Act of 2002, would have addressed the $10 billion special 
reserve fund included in the President's fiscal year 2003 
budget request to finance the costs of the war on terrorism. 
The Committee on Armed Services considered H.R. 4547 separately 
from H.R. 4546, essentially separating the deliberations of 
this $10 billion reserve fund from the rest of the defense 
authorization legislation for fiscal year 2003. After 
preliminary consideration by the committee of H.R. 4547, the 
President transmitted a budget amendment requesting that 
Congress authorize and appropriate $10 billion for fiscal year 
2003 in a Defense Emergency Response Fund and grant the 
Department of Defense significant latitude in executing this 
fund. Subsequently, the committee met and amended H.R. 4547 to 
cover the totality of the remaining $10 billion of the 
President's budget request. The committee amendment declined to 
establish the Defense Emergency Response Fund, as it found this 
fiscal device to significantly reduce the ability of Congress 
to track and conduct oversight over the execution of Department 
of Defense funds.
    H.R. 4547 was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
on April 23, 2002, and reported, as amended, to the House on 
July 18, 2002. The measure was passed under suspension of the 
rules on July 24, 2002. However, the text of H.R. 4547, as 
passed by the House, was incorporated into H.R. 4546, the Bob 
Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, 
on July 25, 2002.
    (H. Rept. 107-603)

                               H.R. 5132

 To express the sense of Congress concerning the fiscal year 2003 end 
  strengths needed for the Armed Forces to fight the War on Terrorism

    H.R. 5132 expresses the sense of Congress that, in light of 
the war against terrorism, the increases in military personnel 
end strengths recommended by the Senate and House in their 
respective versions of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2003 are appropriate and justified. 
Furthermore, the measure stresses that the President and 
Secretary of Defense should support such increased end 
strengths and should not reduce the number of members of the 
armed forces.
    H.R. 5132 was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
on July 16, 2002. On July 18, 2002, the committee held a markup 
session to consider H.R. 5132. The committee ordered the bill 
to be reported, as amended, by a voice vote. On November 4, 
2002, H.R. 5132 was reported, as amended, to the House. No 
further action was taken.
    (H. Rept. 107-771)
                          OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES

    The oversight responsibilities of the Committee on Armed 
Services were conducted primarily within the context of the 
committee's consideration of annual defense authorization 
bills, which cover the breadth of the operations of the 
Department of Defense as well as two-thirds of the annual 
budget of the Department of Energy. The National Defense budget 
of nearly $364 billion involves millions of military and 
civilian personnel, thousands of facilities, and hundreds of 
agencies, departments, and commands located around the world.

                       SUMMARY OF OVERSIGHT PLAN

    In response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on 
the United States, the committee intensified its oversight and 
assessment of threats to U.S. national security and the 
preparedness of America's armed forces to address them. The 
committee received briefings on international and terrorist 
threats throughout the 107th Congress, and conducted a series 
of briefings and hearings on the threat posed by the Saddam 
Hussein regime in Iraq. In addition, prior to consideration of 
the fiscal year 2002 and 2003 defense budgets, the committee 
conducted oversight hearings with the Secretary of Defense, 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, military service 
Secretaries and Chiefs of Staff, regional commanders, and 
officials of the Department of Defense, military departments, 
Central Intelligence Agency, defense-related intelligence 
agencies, and Department of Energy. The committee also received 
testimony from outside experts in academia, industry, and 
associations on numerous national security matters.
    While the majority of the committee's oversight was planned 
to support the annual defense authorization bill, the committee 
also conducted oversight activities as demanded by critical 
current events.

                      ACTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

    The following specific areas and subjects were designated 
for special attention during the 107th Congress:

                             DEFENSE BUDGET

    After 13 consecutive years of cuts, in constant dollars, to 
DOD budgets, the committee dedicated annual budget oversight to 
ensuring continued increases in budget authorizations for 
national security programs. As a result, the 107th Congress 
adopted:
          (1) The fourth and fifth consecutive years of real 
        increases to DOD spending levels;
          (2) The largest national defense budget in inflation 
        adjusted terms (fiscal year 2003) since fiscal year 
        1990;
          (3) An increase from the fiscal year 2001 national 
        defense budget ($329 billion) of more than $60 billion 
        over two years; and
          (4) The largest one-year increase to national defense 
        spending since the early 1980s (from fiscal year 2002 
        to fiscal year 2003).
    These increases to defense spending reflected a renewed 
commitment to revitalizing the United States military, 
improving homeland security, and keeping the nation's promise 
to its service members, veterans, and retirees.

                    DEFENDING THE AMERICAN HOMELAND

    Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the 
committee focused legislative and oversight efforts on programs 
to defend the American homeland against terrorists and 
ballistic missiles. In addition to multiple committee hearings, 
the committee's special oversight panels took active roles in 
reviewing the Department's ability to defend the nation and 
U.S. military installations against terrorist attacks. As a 
result of these oversight efforts during the 107th Congress, 
the committee authorized approximately $15 billion for programs 
to combat terrorism and more than $16 billion for programs to 
defeat ballistic missile attacks.
    Specifically, the committee continued to work to ensure 
that the U.S. ballistic missile defense programs were well-
funded and managed, and directed toward the ultimate goal of 
protecting the American people and U.S. troops abroad from 
ballistic missile attacks. Throughout the 107th Congress, the 
committee conducted oversight of missile defense research and 
development efforts, plans for deployment of missile defenses, 
and the rapid evolution of theater and long-range ballistic 
missile threats.
    In addition, in order to enhance the Department's ability 
to assess and manage terrorist threats and defend the homeland, 
the committee included a provision in the Bob Stump National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-
314) to establish an Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence 
and an Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense. The 
committee also reviewed and provided recommendations to H.R. 
5005, a bill to establish the Department of Homeland Security.

                            QUALITY OF LIFE

    The committee continued to address critical issues and 
programs affecting the quality of life for military personnel 
and their families. In particular, the committee investigated 
conditions of facilities where service personnel and their 
families live and work, including the Department's investment 
strategy for maintaining facilities; cost, accessibility, and 
quality of peacetime military health care; policies, procedures 
and systems of the Department of Defense and the military 
departments related to domestic violence; family support 
programs, including child care, and dependent education; 
quality and adequacy of the military family housing supply; 
quality and adequacy of barracks, bachelor enlisted quarters, 
and dormitories; implementation of the Military Housing 
Privatization Initiative; and backlogs in the repair and 
maintenance of military housing.
    The committee also focused on military construction 
programs during the 107th Congress. Reflecting concerns about 
the eroding condition of U.S. military facilities around the 
world, the committee authorized nearly $21 billion for military 
construction projects in the National Defense Authorization 
Acts of Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003 (Public Laws 107-107 and 
107-314, respectively), reflecting an increase to 
Administration requests for construction programs of more than 
$1 billion.
    The committee also gave special attention to the oversight 
of Morale, Welfare and Recreation programs including the 
operation of military exchanges and commissaries and the 
welfare of nonappropriated fund construction programs and other 
nonappropriated fund instrumentalities.

                               READINESS

    The committee continued its assessment of the readiness of 
U.S. armed forces and placed priority on revitalizing the 
readiness of U.S. military forces. During the 107th Congress, 
the committee received the views of operational unit commanders 
and senior non-commissioned officers on military readiness. 
Their testimony confirmed concerns about the readiness of U.S. 
military forces, and provided the committee with vital 
information about how best to repair military readiness. In 
addition, the Subcommittee on Military Readiness conducted a 
four-day fact-finding trip in August 2001 to 22 military 
installations to review military readiness in the field. As a 
result of testimony received and the committee's investigative 
efforts, the committee supported significant annual increases 
to critical budgets for training, recruiting, base operations, 
spare parts, and real property maintenance in the National 
Defense Authorization Acts for Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003 
(Public Laws 107-107 and 107-314, respectively).
    The committee also assessed the amount of training required 
to maintain a high state of readiness and whether training 
requirements are being properly funded; the impact of the high 
pace of deployments on service personnel and their families; 
current policies supporting officer and enlisted recruiting, 
accessions, training, promotions, separations, and retirements; 
the value of pay, compensation, and other benefits of military 
service; military recruitment and retention programs; and the 
condition of wartime medical readiness.
    In addition, the committee conducted a series of hearings 
on encroachment issues at military facilities. During the first 
session of the 107th Congress, the committee evaluated the 
value of the U.S. military training facility at Vieques, Puerto 
Rico in response to plans to cease training at the facility. As 
a result of numerous hearings and briefings, the committee 
included legislation in the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107) to ensure that the 
Department would develop equivalent or superior training 
methods before it stopped using the training facilities at 
Vieques. Also during the 107th Congress, the committee reviewed 
the effects of environmental regulations, civilian 
construction, and related encroachments on military 
installations, training, and operations. As a result of these 
hearings, the committee included legislation in the Bob Stump 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public 
Law 107-314) to restore balance between military readiness, 
environmental, and civilian needs.

                         MILITARY MODERNIZATION

    During the 107th Congress, the committee received 
compelling testimony that the U.S. military had not 
sufficiently adapted to meet the challenges of the post-Cold 
War environment. The military's efforts to transform, in light 
of emerging threats, while receiving broad discussion within 
the military services, had failed to result in the development 
and deployment of major new capabilities to address the now 
highly varied threat spectrum. As such, the committee concluded 
that transformation efforts must be implemented on at least two 
fronts--maintaining an effective current force while developing 
revolutionary technologies through an aggressive research and 
development program. Unfortunately, several witnesses before 
the committee during the 107th Congress testified that the 
President's budget requests continued to fall short of meeting 
these needs. Indeed, according to some expert witnesses, the 
Department needs to increase its annual procurement budgets by 
$20 billion to $30 billion.
    As a result of these oversight efforts, the committee 
authorized more than $135 billion during the 107th Congress to 
procure weapons, equipment, and ammunition, an increase of 
nearly $6 billion to the President's budget requests. In 
addition, the committee authorized more than $104 billion 
during the 107th Congress for research and development efforts, 
an increase of more than $3 billion to the President's budget 
requests.
    Also during the 107th Congress, the committee included a 
provision in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107) to enhance the military's 
ability to develop and deploy new technologies. This 
legislation, which established the Technology Transition 
Initiative and the Defense Acquisition Challenge program, 
represents a significant step in the effort to ensure that new 
technologies are rapidly incorporated into America's defense 
programs.
    Finally, the committee continued its assessment of the 
Department of Defense's modernization requirements through 
several broad-based hearings on procurement and research and 
development programs, as well as a number of more focused 
hearings in the following areas: the adequacy of the services' 
modernization plans; the status of missile defense programs; 
critical infrastructure protection/information assurance; 
shipbuilding requirements; and assessing the threat posed by 
the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons to U.S. 
forces.

             NATIONAL MILITARY STRATEGY AND FORCE STRUCTURE

    During the 107th Congress, the committee conducted close 
oversight on the strategic and tactical assumptions supporting 
the national military strategy of the United States; the force 
structure necessary to execute the national military strategy; 
the technological, doctrinal, and other factors affecting the 
long-term transformation of the conduct of military operations; 
initiatives to enhance national guard and reserve forces and 
the integration of active and reserve components; the military 
requirements of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and 
military combatant commands; and the roles and missions of the 
armed services and their implications on modernization 
requirements and the development of major weapons systems.
    Over the past five years, the committee has expressed 
concerns that active component manning levels are too low. 
Indeed, the war against terrorism only increased the 
committee's concerns about military manpower levels. These 
concerns, buttressed by testimony presented to the committee by 
senior military officers and others, led to two specific 
legislative actions. First, the Bob Stump National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314) 
eliminated the Secretary of Defense's authority to reduce 
active duty end strengths and provided significant flexibility 
for the service secretaries and the Secretary of Defense to 
increase end strength levels. Second, the committee reported 
H.R. 5132, a bill that expressed concerns about reports of 
possible reductions in military manpower by the Secretary of 
Defense, restated its rationale for growth in active component 
end strength, and expressed the sense of Congress that active 
strength should not be reduced and that the President should 
support increases in that strength.
    In addition to several hearings during the 107th Congress 
on the nation's conventional military programs, the committee 
also conducted significant oversight on the nation's strategic 
defenses. In particular, the committee closely examined the 
President's Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) through hearings and 
briefings on the need to ensure effective nuclear stockpile 
stewardship to maintain a viable nuclear deterrent. As a result 
of these efforts, the committee endorsed the NPR in the Bob 
Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 
(Public Law 107-314).

                        U.S. POLICY TOWARD IRAQ

    Following heightened concerns about the threat posed by 
Iraq, and widespread speculation that the President would take 
military action against Saddam Hussein, the committee conducted 
nine hearings and briefings on Iraq. Specifically, the 
committee received testimony on U.S. policy toward Iraq, the 
threat posed by Iraq, lessons learned by United Nations weapons 
inspectors during previous efforts to uncover Iraq's weapons of 
mass destruction programs, and strategies for dealing with the 
Iraqi threat. In addition, the committee hosted a series of 
closed briefings on current intelligence assessments regarding 
Iraq for all Members of Congress. At the close of the 107th 
Congress, United Nations weapons inspectors had reentered Iraq 
to begin inspections. This effort, and future U.S. actions with 
regards to Iraq, will be subject to continued committee 
oversight during the 108th Congress.

        ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

    During the 107th Congress, the committee continued to 
address organizational and management reforms in the Department 
of Defense, with a focus on eliminating waste and inefficiency. 
Specifically, the committee pursued efforts to decrease the 
costs associated with the defense service support 
infrastructure and to encourage the Department of Defense to 
comply with established downsizing and streamlining goals. The 
committee also continued to monitor the implementation of the 
Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994, the Federal 
Acquisition Reform Act of 1996, and other recent reforms of the 
federal acquisition system. In addition, the committee 
evaluated and implemented proposals to further reform the 
military procurement process to achieve greater efficiencies 
and economies. Finally, in response to reports that DOD 
employees had been misusing government purchase cards, the 
committee conducted oversight on DOD's purchase card programs 
and included necessary reforms in the Bob Stump National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-
314).

                TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS AND EXPORT CONTROLS

    The committee continued its examination of the current U.S. 
export control regime and its effectiveness in preventing the 
transfer of sensitive military-related technologies to 
potential adversaries, including Iraq. In particular, the 
committee focused on the impact of current and past export 
control regulations on U.S. national security and the effects 
of proposed legislation to reauthorize the Export 
Administration Act.

                MILITARY APPLICATIONS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY

    The committee conducted oversight in relation to the 
following: the safety, security, and effectiveness of the 
nuclear weapons stockpile; the continued ability of the nuclear 
weapons complex to sustain the nuclear weapons stockpile; 
tritium requirements and production technology; the ability to 
sustain a skilled nuclear weapons workforce; future 
requirements for plutonium pit production; and the use of 
Department of Energy skills and assets to reinforce ballistic 
missile defense efforts. The committee also sought to ensure 
that the operations and practices of the Department of Energy 
are compliant with title 32 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65), 
which established the new, semi-autonomous organization to 
manage the nuclear weapons complex.

                    ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES


                         MILITARY COMPENSATION

    The committee examined a wide range of compensation issues 
during the 107th Congress. During hearings with military 
personnel, family members, association representatives, and 
defense officials, the committee pursued concerns about 
military pay levels, the role of special and incentive pays, 
adequacy of pay during deployments, and retirement pay 
policies. This review resulted in legislation in the National 
Defense Authorization Acts for Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003 
(Public Laws 107-107 and 107-314, respectively) to provide 
significant increases to basic, special and incentive pays, 
reform pay tables, and reduce out-of-pocket housing costs for 
military personnel.
    Specifically, the committee supported across-the-board pay 
raises for the uniformed services that exceed the rate of pay 
increases in the private sector by at least one-half of one 
percent, as required by law adopted during the 106th Congress. 
In addition, the committee restructured the military pay tables 
during fiscal years 2002 and 2003 to provide for increased pay 
for mid-grade and senior enlisted members and mid-grade 
officers. The committee also continued to monitor initiatives 
to enhance the basic allowance for housing and reform the basic 
allowance for subsistence.
    Finally, the committee examined deployed pay and tax 
programs to ensure that service members are compensated in a 
fair and equitable manner. The committee provided retroactive 
authorization for imminent danger pay in the combat zone and 
authorized payment of special and incentive pays at unreduced 
rates during the war. The committee remained committed to 
adequate compensation for deployed personnel and will continue 
to review the need to increase special and incentive pays and 
other benefits of importance to members participating in 
wartime missions.

                          RETIREMENT BENEFITS

    During the 107th Congress, the committee remained dedicated 
to demonstrating a commitment to military retirees. As such, 
the committee continued oversight of the TRICARE for Life 
program and established a significant ``beachhead'' in the 
effort to amend concurrent receipt law.
    Specifically, the committee improved the compensation paid 
to disabled military retirees whose retired pay is offset by 
the amount of disability compensation received from the 
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). During the first session, 
the committee included a permanent authority in the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-
107) to eliminate the prohibition on concurrent receipt which, 
due to funding concerns, was made contingent upon the President 
submitting the necessary funding offsets in a budget request 
and the Congress enacting those offsets. In the event that 
offsetting funding could not be found, the committee enacted 
improvements to the special compensation for the severely 
disabled program.
    During the second session, the committee established a 
compensation program in the Bob Stump National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314) to 
make payments to military retirees with combat-related 
disabilities to restore reduced retired pay. This program will 
target eligibility for enhanced payments to military retirees 
who have disabilities rated 10 percent or higher directly as a 
result of injuries or wounds for which the Purple Heart was 
awarded, or who have a 60 percent or higher disability directly 
as the result of combat-related activities. The committee will 
closely monitor implementation of this program during the 108th 
Congress.

                        RECRUITING AND RETENTION

    The committee responded to recruiting shortfalls 
experienced during the 105th and 106th Congresses by supporting 
increased funding for recruiting operations, advertising, and 
incentives. During fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003, funding 
for recruiting increased to $3.3 billion, $3.5 billion, and 
$3.6 billion, respectively. In addition, the committee improved 
recruiting practices by facilitating recruiter access to 
secondary schools and authorizing the contracting of recruiter 
functions. As a result, the services enjoyed highly successful 
recruiting during fiscal years 2001 and 2002. Also during the 
107th Congress, the committee authorized a 15-month national 
service enlistment program designed to attract college age 
recruits with strong education incentives in the Bob Stump 
National Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 107-314). This 
program will require close oversight by the committee in the 
108th Congress.
    Recognizing that maintaining a strong military force also 
requires substantial efforts to retain quality personnel, the 
committee focused on improving existing retention bonuses and 
other incentives in the 107th Congress. The committee increased 
bonus levels for health care providers and provided DOD 
managers with increased flexibility and expanded eligibility 
criteria on several retention programs, to include sea pay and 
the critical skill retention bonus. In addition, the committee 
authorized two programs designed to respond to the need for 
educational assistance to families of service members including 
an Education Savings Plan and a program to transfer a portion 
of service members' Montgomery G.I. Bill benefits to spouses or 
children.

                              HEALTH CARE

    Health care benefits have long been a top quality of life 
issue for military personnel. During several hearings, 
beneficiary groups, service members, and Department of Defense 
officials testified to the existence of obstacles that 
jeopardize the delivery of the TRICARE health care benefit to 
military personnel, retirees, and their families. Accordingly, 
the committee took a number of actions to improve 
administration of the military health care system and to ensure 
that military beneficiaries have access to quality health care. 
In addition, the committee investigated the potential for 
improvements to military health care by encouraging the 
Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
share its facilities.
    As a result of these efforts, the committee included 
provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107) to mandate a uniform skilled 
nursing facility benefit to be provided as long as medically 
necessary and appropriate; provide flexibility in TRICARE 
contracting; clarify and improve the procedures and 
administration of the DOD Medicare-eligible retiree health care 
fund; direct the study of health care coverage for members of 
the reserve components of the armed forces; eliminate many of 
the previously widely required non-availability statements; and 
provide transitional health care for members separated from 
active duty. Furthermore, the committee included provisions in 
the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314) to eliminate the requirement for 
TRICARE preauthorization for inpatient mental health for 
Medicare-eligible beneficiaries; expand eligibility for TRICARE 
Prime Remote; approve Medicare providers as TRICARE providers; 
require the Department of Defense to disclose medically-
relevant information on Project 112, which conducted chemical 
and biological tests involving military personnel in the 1960s; 
provide transitional health care for dependents of members 
separated from active duty; and study trends in TRICARE 
provider network turbulence and claims processing procedures 
that may contribute to provider-access barriers.

                           RESERVE COMPONENTS

    The increased role of the reserve components in the defense 
of the nation warrants close attention to ensure that 
reservists are treated equitably in comparison to active duty 
service members. As such, during the 107th Congress, the 
committee reviewed the need to change policies and improve 
compensation for reservists and acted to improve reserve 
retention and recruiting bonuses, reform deployment management, 
balance promotion opportunities, and authorize equitable pay, 
transportation, disability, and health care benefits. 
Additionally, the committee authorized the United States 
General Accounting Office to conduct a review of reserve 
compensation programs, to include retirement benefits. The 
committee will consider the results of this study in the 108th 
Congress.

                       BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSES

    Americans at home and abroad are within striking range of 
thousands of ballistic missile warheads. The risk of an 
accidental or unauthorized launch of a ballistic missile 
remains real, while the proliferation of missile technologies 
has allowed nations such as North Korea to develop and test 
long-range ballistic missiles. In response to these threats, 
the President made development and deployment of effective 
ballistic missile defenses (BMD) a top national defense 
priority in 2002 and 2003. The committee endorsed this 
priority, and placed significant emphasis on oversight of BMD 
programs. As a result, the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107) supported the 
President's request to increase spending for BMD programs from 
fiscal year 2001 to fiscal year 2002 by approximately 
$3billion. Furthermore, the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314) maintained a heightened 
level of spending for BMD programs in fiscal year 2003. These increases 
allowed the committee to establish a robust and realistic BMD test 
program, take steps toward development and deployment of a layered 
defense system, and create an agency to coordinate and oversee the 
nation's BMD programs (the Missile Defense Agency).

       SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: NATIONAL GUARD STRENGTH ACCOUNTING

    Immediately following media reports in January 2002 about 
serious misconduct and mismanagement among the highest ranks in 
the national guard, the committee initiated an investigation. 
Following this investigation, the Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel released a report containing the preliminary findings 
of the subcommittee staff regarding a number of issues about 
Army National Guard strength accounting, senior national guard 
leadership selection and oversight, and whistleblower 
protections.
    Based upon the committee's preliminary investigation of 
allegations related to strength accounting procedures in 
national guard units and the accountability of senior national 
guard officers, the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314) directed both the 
Comptroller General and the Secretary of Defense to undertake 
systemic reviews of a range of issues, including the 
effectiveness of the Department's actions to improve national 
guard strength management, the effectiveness of the federal 
recognition process for senior national guard officers, the 
nature and extent of administrative and judicial actions taken 
in cases of substantiated misconduct by senior national guard 
officers, and the effectiveness of federal protections for 
whistleblowers in the national guard. The Bob Stump National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-
314) also changed federal law governing courts-martial for the 
national guard when not in federal service, and required the 
Secretary of Defense to develop both a model Uniform Code of 
Military Justice and Manual for Courts-Martial. Such models 
will serve as an important step to promote the modernization 
and administration of military justice in the national guard 
while in a state status.

                 SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: MILITARY VOTING

    In the wake of allegations raised after the November 2000 
election that both the Department of Defense and state election 
boards mishandled the ballots of overseas military personnel, 
the committee reviewed the absentee balloting process, the 
Federal Voter Assistance Program, and the Department of Defense 
mail system. The committee also called on the United States 
General Accounting Office to examine overseas absentee ballots 
that had been rejected by county election officials and to 
assess the Federal Voter Assistance Program administered by the 
Department of Defense to better understand the problems and the 
solutions that may be available to Congress. The committee 
investigated complaints that groups of service members serving 
at sea or assigned to remote locations had been denied their 
voting rights due to problems with the voting process or mail 
systems. Furthermore, the committee contacted service members 
whose overseas absentee ballots had been rejected by election 
officials in Florida to determine where the overseas voting 
process could be improved. Following these efforts, the 
committee conducted a hearing on May 9, 2001 to further assess 
the Department's efforts to ensure that U.S. service members 
have an opportunity to participate in the democratic process.
    As a result, the committee enacted a series of reforms 
during the 107th Congress to assist military voters. 
Specifically, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107) added new structure and emphasis 
to the Department's voting assistance program and mail delivery 
system used to support absentee voting. This law also provided 
new guarantees of state residency, simplified registration and 
ballot application procedures, new requirements for state 
governors to cooperate with military voting programs, and 
additional clarification of the policy for use of military 
facilities for voting. Finally, the legislation established a 
demonstration project to test the use of electronic absentee 
voting by military personnel. Finally, the committee 
participated in development of the Help America Vote Act of 
2002 (Public Law 107-252) that made additional improvements to 
the Department of Defense voting assistance program.

                SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

    In June and July of 2002, a series of murders and suicides 
at Fort Bragg, North Carolina raised significant concerns about 
domestic violence in the United States military. The committee 
conducted oversight on the Department's efforts to deal with 
domestic violence issues through a number of field meetings 
with military and civilian community officials, victims of 
domestic violence, and advocacy groups. At the close of the 
107th Congress, the committee had received the Department's 
initial assessment of the incidents at Fort Bragg, and was 
closely monitoring the Department's implementation of 
recommendations made to deal with domestic violence incidents 
in the military. The committee will continue oversight of this 
matter during the 108th Congress.

       SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: TERRORIST ATTACK ON THE U.S.S. COLE

    On October 12, 2000, a small boat exploded along the port 
side of the USS Cole (DDG-67) during a brief refueling stop in 
the port of Aden, Yemen. The blast resulted in a 40- by 45-foot 
hole in the side of the ship, killing 17 sailors and wounding 
some 3 dozen more. In the aftermath of the attack, the 
committee initiated oversight of the incident and immediately 
received a classified briefing from Department of Defense 
officials on the initial reports surrounding the attack. During 
the 107th Congress, the committee conducted a hearing to 
receive testimony on the attack and lessons learned from the 
incident. As a result of its investigation, the committee 
released a report, ``The Investigation into the Attack on the 
USS Cole,'' in May 2001.

                  BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT (BRAC)

    The committee continued to review the costs and savings 
associated with base realignment and closure actions taken in 
1988, 1991, 1993, and 1995; the impact of base realignment and 
closure actions on affected local communities and military 
readiness; and the management of the base realignment and 
closure process by the military services.

                   INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL BASE

    During the 107th Congress, the committee conducted hearings 
to assess current budget and policy priorities on the 
maintenance of the defense industrial and technology base; the 
ramifications of mergers and acquisitions in the defense 
industry on the development of future weapons systems; dual-use 
technology programs; the current defense laboratory system; and 
the role of defense funding for university research in the 
maintenance of the technology base.

                            MERCHANT MARINE

    The committee conducted oversight on programs to maintain 
the U.S. flag merchant fleet and its role in strategic and 
sustainment sealift; the condition of the National Defense 
Reserve Fleet (NDRF) and its capability to meet surge 
requirements; the operation and ownership of vessels operating 
under flags of convenience and the national security concerns 
related to entrance of these vessels into U.S. ports; and the 
scrapping of obsolete vessels under the control of the Maritime 
Administration. These oversight efforts were reflected by 
committee support for increased funding for the Title XI 
shipbuilding loan program; establishment of an innovative 
program to provide financial assistance to states to assist in 
the sinking of obsolete vessels to create artificial reefs; and 
creation of a pilot program to scrap a limited number of these 
vessels overseas in an environmentally sound way.
                 OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE FULL COMMITTEE

                            Budget Activity

    On March 12, 2001, the committee forwarded its views and 
estimates regarding the budget for National Defense (function 
050) for fiscal year 2002 to the Committee on the Budget. The 
committee noted, because of the Secretary of Defense's ongoing 
and comprehensive review of defense missions and functions, 
that the President's fiscal year 2002 budget should not be 
considered the Administration's final position on defense 
spending for that year. However, as initially presented, the 
committee further noted that the budget request for the 
national defense function was estimated to only marginally 
exceed the expected rate of inflation and, in fact that between 
fiscal years 1993 and 2001, appropriations had actually fallen 
over $200.0 billion short of keeping pace with inflation. The 
committee also noted that the President had proposed a 
contingency fund of approximately $60.0 billion in fiscal year 
2002, which was not included in the discretionary spending 
totals of the initial budget request. As a result of the 
pendency of the Secretary of Defense's review noted above and 
the likely submission of a budget amendment, the committee did 
not recommend specific National Defense (function 050) 
authorization levels for budget authority and outlays, but 
instead sought sufficient discretionary and mandatory resources 
to address critical readiness and training needs. The committee 
also sought additional entitlement authority to address the 
issue of concurrent receipt. The committee further expressed 
concern with regard to the potential for a difference between 
the Office of Management and Budget and the Congressional 
Budget Office in the estimation of defense outlays in the 
President's budget and the consequent potential reduction in 
defense budget authority.
    On February 25, 2000, the committee forwarded its views and 
estimates regarding the budget for National Defense (function 
050) for fiscal year 2003 to the Committee on the Budget. The 
committee noted that the proposed budget would increase defense 
expenditures by $48.1 billion over the previous fiscal year. 
While the President's defense budget request was substantial, 
the committee expressed concern that the proposed increase 
still left unfulfilled a number of pressing requirements facing 
the military and that over 58% of the growth will go to ``must-
pay'' bills, including increased health care costs and pay 
raises. The committee also noted that the proposed procurement 
budget of $71.9 billion still fell short of the $103.0 billion 
recommended by the Joint Chiefs of Staff as needed annually to 
properly modernize and transform the military services. The 
committee recommended that the Concurrent Resolution of the 
Budget provide, at an absolute minimum, the full $396.1 billion 
in budget authority that the Administration had requested for 
the national defense function (050) for fiscal year 2003. The 
committee further requested that the budget resolution provide 
additional mandatory and discretionary budget authority to the 
national defense function to permit implementation of the 
previous year's concurrent receipt initiative.

                        Full Committee Hearings

    During the 107th Congress, the Committee on Armed Services 
held numerous hearings in accordance with its legislative and 
oversight roles. An examination of the new security 
environment, prompted by the September 11th terrorist attacks 
and the United States' response, provided the thematic overlay 
for the committee's consideration of the fiscal years 2002 and 
2003 defense budget requests. Consideration of U.S. policy 
toward Iraq and its weapons of mass destruction programs 
resulted in a series of five open hearings. Other full 
committee hearings focused on committee organization; U.S. 
national security strategy; the two major theater war force 
sizing and shaping construct; U.S. national security strategy 
and the Quadrennial Defense Review; the implications of closing 
the Vieques training facility; missile defense programs and 
policy; the President's proposal to create a new Department of 
Homeland Security and its impact on the Department of Defense 
(DOD) and the defense-related aspects of the Department of 
Energy (DOE); and the Export Administration Act of 2001.
    (H.A.S.C. 107-1; H.A.S.C. 107-2; H.A.S.C. 107-11; H.A.S.C. 
107-13; H.A.S.C. 107-22; H.A.S.C. 107-23; H.A.S.C. 107-24; 
H.A.S.C. 107-26; H.A.S.C. 107-28; H.A.S.C. 107-38; H.A.S.C. 
107-46)

                            POSTURE HEARINGS

    In exercising its oversight obligations, the committee 
sought and received testimony in each session of the 107th 
Congress from U.S. officials with respect to the President's 
overall national security policy, plans, programs, and the 
budget proposals requested to implement them. As part of its 
review of these issues, the committee requested and received 
statements from the Secretary of Defense, the service 
Secretaries, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the 
uniformed service chiefs.
    In the first session, during deliberations on the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-
107), the committee received testimony from Secretary of 
Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff General Henry H. Shelton on June 28, 2001. Subsequently, 
the committee received testimony from the service secretaries 
and the uniformed service chiefs. The committee heard from Hon. 
James G. Roche, Secretary of the Air Force, and Gen. Michael E. 
Ryan, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, on July 11, 2001; Hon. 
Gordon R. England, Secretary of the Navy; Adm. Vernon Clark, 
Chief of Naval Operations; and Gen. James L. Jones, Commandant 
of the Marine Corps, on July 12, 2001; and Hon. Thomas E. 
White, Secretary of the Army, and Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, Chief 
of Staff of the Army, on July 18, 2001. In addition, the 
committee heard from regional commanders-in-chief. On March 28, 
2001, the committee met to receive testimony from Gen. Tommy R. 
Franks, USA, Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command 
(CENTCOM); on March 29, 2001, the committee received testimony 
from Gen. Joseph W. Ralston, USAF, Commander in Chief, U.S. 
European Command (EUCOM); and on April 4, 2001, the committee 
received testimony from Gen. Peter Pace, USMC, Commander in 
Chief, U.S. Southern Command (SOCOM).
    During the second session, the committee began its 
deliberations on the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314) with a hearing on 
February 6, 2002, receiving testimony from Secretary of Defense 
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
General Richard B. Myers, USAF, and Undersecretary of Defense 
(Comptroller) Dov S. Zakheim. This was followed with testimony 
from the service secretaries and the uniformed service chiefs. 
On February 13, 2002, the committee received testimony from 
Hon. Gordon R. England, Secretary of the Navy; Adm. Vernon 
Clark, Chief of Naval Operations; and Gen. James L. Jones, 
Commandant of the Marine Corps; on February 28,2002, the 
committee received testimony from Hon. Thomas E. White, Secretary of 
the Army, and Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, Chief of Staff of the Army; and on 
March 6, 2002, the committee received testimony from Hon. James G. 
Roche, Secretary of the Air Force, and Gen. John P. Jumper, Chief of 
Staff of the Air Force. The committee also met to receive testimony 
from the regional commanders-in-chief. On February 27, 2002, the 
committee heard from Gen. Tommy R. Franks, USA, Commander in Chief, 
CENTCOM, and Hon. Peter Rodman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
International Security Affairs; on March 14, 2002, the committee heard 
from Gen. Ralph E. Eberhart, USAF, Commander in Chief, U.S. Space 
Command, and Gen. William F. Kernan, USA, Commander in Chief, U.S. 
Joint Forces Command; on March 20, 2002, the committee heard from Gen. 
Joseph W. Ralston, USAF, Commander in Chief, EUCOM, and Adm. Dennis C. 
Blair, USN, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Command.
    (H.A.S.C. 107-2; H.A.S.C. 107-28)

                   THREATS TO U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY

    During the 107th Congress, the committee's review of the 
President's defense budget proposals was framed by assessments 
and evaluations of the threats to U.S. national security. On 
February 14, 2001, the committee received testimony in closed 
session from the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, 
Central Intelligence Agency, John McLaughlin and the Director 
of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Vice Admiral Thomas R. 
Wilson, on global threats to U.S. national security. On March 
7, 2001, the committee met to receive classified testimony on 
current military operations and intelligence from Joint Staff 
representatives Rear Adm. Lowell E. Jacoby, Director of the 
Joint Staff Intelligence Directorate; Lt. Gen. Gregory S. 
Newbold, USMC, Director of the Joint Staff Operations 
Directorate; and Lt. Gen. John P. Abizaid, USA, Director of the 
Joint Staff Plans & Policy Directorate. In each case, the 
information received provided important context for the 
committee's consideration of the President's fiscal year 2002 
defense budget request. This approach was repeated during the 
committee's consideration of the fiscal year 2003 budget 
request. On July 24, 2002, the committee received a closed 
briefing on the threats posed by weapons of mass destruction 
from Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy J.D. 
Crouch, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard 
B. Myers, USAF.

                    U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY

    The committee continued its examination of U.S. national 
security strategy and the national military strategy during the 
107th Congress with a view toward judging the appropriateness 
of U.S. strategy and the adequacy of defense resources being 
applied to execute it.
    With the President's strategic review of U.S. defense 
policies and programs providing a backdrop, the committee held 
three hearings on the United States' national security 
strategy. On March 21, 2001, the committee took testimony from 
members of the United States Commission on National Security/
21st Century, established by Congress to provide an independent 
assessment of the national security challenges facing the 
United States in the next quarter century, and leaders from 
think-tanks dealing with U.S. national security strategy. The 
committee received testimony from Hon. Newt Gingrich, Member of 
the U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century; Hon. 
Gary Hart, Co-Chairman of the U.S. Commission on National 
Security/21st Century; Hon. John J. Hamre, President & Chief 
Executive Officer of the Center for Strategic & International 
Studies; and Mr. William Kristol, Chairman of the Project for 
the New American Century on March 21, 2001. On May 23, 2001, 
the committee received a briefing regarding options for 
revising the national military strategy delivered by Secretary 
of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul 
D. Wolfowitz, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General 
Henry H. Shelton. To better understand the results of the 
studies conducted as part of the Department of Defense's 
strategy review, the committee received a briefing from Gen. 
Peter Franklin, Deputy Director of the Ballistic Missile 
Defense Organization, on the results of the Missile Defense 
study on June 6, 2001; from Gen. James P. McCarthy, USAF 
(Ret.), on the results of the Transformation study on June 7, 
2001; and from Admiral David Jeremiah, USN (Ret.), on the 
results of the Morale and Quality of Life study on June 13, 
2001. The committee then received testimony on U.S. national 
military strategy options from Ms. Michelle Flournoy, Senior 
Advisor of the International Security Program at the Center for 
Strategic & International Studies; Dr. Donald Kagan, Professor 
at Yale University; Dr. Andrew Krepinevich, Executive Director 
of the Center for Strategic & Budgetary Assessments; and Dr. 
Michael O' Hanlon, Senior Fellow of Foreign Policy Studies at 
The Brookings Institution, on June 20, 2001. The committee met 
the next day, on June 21, 2001, to consider the Quadrennial 
Defense Review, a study mandated by Congress to provide the 
Department of Defense with a blueprint for executing the 
nation's defense strategy, receiving testimony from Secretary 
of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff General Henry H. Shelton. Finally, on October 3, 2001, 
the committee received a classified briefing on the Quadrennial 
Defense Review by Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul D. 
Wolfowitz, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) Stephen 
Cambone, and Lt. Gen. Bruce Carlson, Joint Staff Force 
Structure, Resources and Assessment Directorate.
    (H.A.S.C. 107-13; H.A.S.C. 107-22; H.A.S.C. 107-24)

                             EP-3 INCIDENT

    On April 3, 2001, the committee received a closed briefing 
on the U.S. EP-3 incident with China by a briefing team 
comprised of representatives from the Department of the Navy, 
the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the State Department. Shortly 
thereafter, on April 25, 2002, the committee received another 
closed briefing regarding the U.S. EP-3 reconnaissance aircraft 
and China. On this occasion, the committee heard from Mr. Chris 
Williams, Acting Under Secretary of Defense (Policy); Mr. Peter 
Verga, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Policy Support); 
Capt. Guy Holliday, USN, Deputy Director for Crisis Management, 
Directorate for Intelligence, Joint Staff; Lt. Col. Joseph 
Simiscalchi, USAF, Chief, Reconnaissance Operations Division, 
Directorate of Operations, Joint Staff; and Capt. Scott Witt, 
USN, National Security Group, National Security Agency.

                       VIEQUES TRAINING FACILITY

    In an effort to ensure that U.S. forces are effectively 
trained, and to address the issue of continuing live fire 
training on the Island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, the committee 
met to discuss the President's plan for this Naval training 
facility. The issue of live fire training on the range at 
Vieques is of great concern to the people of Vieques, the 
Department of the Navy, theDepartment of Defense, and Congress. 
The position of the uniformed leadership of both the Navy and the 
Marine Corps has been clear: The range at Vieques was critical to the 
training of U.S. sailors and Marines. On June 27, 2001, the committee 
received testimony on the implications of closing the Vieques training 
facility from Hon. Paul Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary of Defense; Hon. 
Gordon R. England, Secretary of the Navy; Admiral Vernon Clark, Chief 
of Naval Operations; and Gen. Michael J. Williams, Assistant Commandant 
of the Marine Corps.
    (H.A.S.C. 107-23)

                        NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE

    The committee continued its oversight of U.S. national 
missile defense (NMD) policy and programs during the 107th 
Congress. The committee's continued interest in the President's 
NMD plans and architecture were fueled by the recognition of 
the seriousness of the ballistic missile threat to the United 
States and its forces overseas. The committee began its 
deliberation of NMD in the first session with a closed briefing 
by Hon. Paul Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary of Defense, and Hon. 
Richard Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State, on consultation 
with allies on the subject of missile defenses. The President's 
fiscal year 2002 budget request represented a significant 
increase in funding for ballistic missile defense programs in 
order to develop a layered defense against ballistic missiles 
in various stages of their trajectory. The committee welcomed 
this spending increase, and met with officials from the 
Department of Defense and the Ballistic Missile Defense 
Organization to evaluate and consider the President's missile 
defense programs and policy. On July 19, 2001, the committee 
received testimony from Dr. Paul Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary of 
Defense, and Lt. Gen. Ronald Kadish, USAF, Director, Ballistic 
Missile Defense Organization.
    (H.A.S.C. 107-26)

                       OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

    In order to fulfill its oversight responsibilities in the 
wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks and the subsequent 
war in Afghanistan, the committee received a series of 
classified briefings from civilian and uniformed officials. On 
October 3, 2001, the committee heard from Hon. J.D. Crouch, 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security 
Policy, and representatives from the Joint Staff Intelligence 
and Operations Directorates; on October 18, 2001, the committee 
heard classified testimony on current military operations; on 
November 29, 2001, the committee received a classified briefing 
on Operation Enduring Freedom from Hon. Doug Feith, Under 
Secretary of Defense for Policy; Maj. Gen. Henry P. Osman, 
USMC, Director for Operational Plans and Joint Force 
Development; and Col. Jeffrey Burton, USA, Assistant Director 
for Intelligence. Beginning early in the second session, the 
committee continued to meet to receive updates on the war in 
Afghanistan. On January 23, 2002, the committee received a 
briefing on Operation Enduring Freedom and related anti-
terrorism efforts from Hon. Paul Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary of 
Defense; Rear Adm. Lowell E. Jacoby, USN, Director, 
Intelligence, Joint Staff; and Lt. Gen. Gregory Newbold, USMC, 
Director, Operations, Joint Staff. Finally, on November 12, 
2002, the committee received an informal briefing on current 
operations and intelligence from Hon. Paul Wolfowitz, Deputy 
Secretary of Defense; Rear Adm. Robert Murrett, Vice Director, 
Directorate for Intelligence, Joint Staff; and Maj. Gen. 
Stanley McChrystal, Vice Director, Operations, Joint Staff.

                EXPORT CONTROLS AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS

    During the 107th Congress, the committee continued its 
oversight of the Administration's policy regarding the export 
of sophisticated dual-use technologies. Controls on the export 
of these technologies to countries of proliferation concern had 
been progressively loosened in recent years as rapid 
technological advances increased the ability of other states to 
acquire militarily useful, or so-called dual-use, technologies 
through commercial means. The committee sought a better 
understanding of the Administration's rationale for further 
loosening controls over the export of sophisticated U.S. 
technologies in light of concerns that certain technologies had 
been diverted to inappropriate end-users or end-uses, including 
Iraq and its nuclear weapons programs. In particular, the 
committee assessed the Administration's support for S. 149, the 
Export Administration Act of 2001, as passed by the Senate, 
which would have further loosened U.S. controls on sensitive 
dual-use items and technologies that could be employed by 
countries of proliferation concern to develop weapons of mass 
destruction. On February 28, 2002, the committee held a hearing 
with government officials, the U.S. General Accounting Office, 
and outside experts on U.S. policy regarding export controls to 
consider the President's position on the Export Administration 
Act of 2001. The committee heard testimony from Hon. J.D. 
Crouch, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International 
Security Policy; Hon. James J. Jochum, Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Export Administration; Hon. Vann Van Diepen, 
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (Nonproliferation); 
Mr. Joseph Christoff, Director, International Affairs and Trade 
Team, U.S. General Accounting Office; Mr. Edmund Rice, 
President, Coalition for Employment Through Exports; and Dr. 
Gary Milhollin, Director, Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms 
Control.
    (H.A.S.C. 107-11)

                 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NUCLEAR SECURITY

    On March 13, 2002, the committee met to receive testimony 
from Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham on the Department of 
Energy's fiscal year 2003 budget request for Atomic Energy 
Defense Activities. Secretary Abraham was accompanied by Dr. 
Everet Beckner, Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs at 
the National Nuclear Security Administration, and Ambassador 
Linton Brooks, Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear 
Nonproliferation Programs at the National Nuclear Security 
Administration. The hearing took place shortly after the 
completion of the Department of Defense's Nuclear Posture 
Review, a congressionally-directed study that laid out the 
direction of U.S. nuclear forces over the next five to ten 
years. The results of that review were briefed to the committee 
in closed session on February 14, 2002 by Hon. J.D. Crouch, 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security 
Policy; Rear Adm. Barry Costello, Deputy Director, Strategy and 
Policy, Joint Staff; and Dr. Everet Beckner, Deputy 
Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security 
Administration, Department of Energy.
    (H.A.S.C. 107-28)

                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

    In response to the September 11 attacks on America, and in 
an effort to prevent future terrorist strikes, the committee 
asserted its oversight role of homeland defense-related 
activities. The committee met to consider the President's 
proposal to create a new Department of Homeland Security and 
its impact on the Department of Defense and the defense-related 
aspects of the Department of Energy as soon as was possible. On 
April 24, 2002, the committee held an informal briefing by Hon. 
Stephen Cambone, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 
for Policy, and a Joint Chiefs of Staff representative 
regarding the President's announced changes to the Unified 
Command Plan and the creation of the new Northern Command. On 
June 25, H.R. 5005, the introduced version of the President's 
legislative proposal, was referred to the committee and 11 
other House committees for consideration and recommendations. 
On June 26, 2002, Hon. Stephen Cambone, Principal Deputy 
Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, and General John Gordon, 
USAF (Ret.), Administrator of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration at the Department of Energy, testified before 
the committee on the roles, missions, and activities of those 
organizations the President had proposed to transfer from DOD 
and DOE to the Department of Homeland Security. On July 10, 
2002, the committee marked up H.R. 5005, a bill to establish 
the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
H.R. 5005 subsequently passed both Houses of Congress and was 
signed into law by the President on November 25, 2002 (Public 
Law 107-296).
    (H.A.S.C. 107-38)

                        U.S. POLICY TOWARD IRAQ

    During the second half of the 107th Congress, the committee 
began a systematic, in-depth examination of U.S. policy toward 
Iraq amidst specific consideration of a congressional 
resolution that would authorize the President's use of force 
against Iraq. In an effort to educate and inform the committee 
and the American people on the various issues surrounding 
Iraq's continued violation of numerous United Nation's 
resolutions, its illicit development of weapons of mass 
destruction, and the threat that Saddam Hussein poses to the 
United States, the Middle East, and the international 
community, the committee held a number of hearings and 
briefings.
    On September 10, 2002, the committee received a classified 
briefing from the intelligence community on Iraqi threats. The 
briefers included Mr. John E. McLaughlin, Deputy Director of 
Central Intelligence, and Rear Adm. Robert Murrett, Vice 
Director, Joint Staff Intelligence. Immediately following the 
intelligence briefing, the committee began a series of five 
open hearings by holding a hearing on the state of the Iraqi 
weapons of mass destruction program and the history of the 
United Nations inspection efforts in Iraq, with an emphasis on 
the experiences of the United Nations Special Commission on 
Iraq from 1991 through 1998. The committee heard from Dr. David 
A. Kay, Former United Nations Chief Nuclear Weapons Inspector 
in Iraq, United Nations Special Commission on Iraq and 
International Atomic Energy Association, and Dr. Richard O. 
Spertzel, Former Head of Biology Section, United Nations 
Special Commission on Iraq. Having considered the United 
States' past experience with inspections in Iraq, the committee 
welcomed the President's first cabinet-level official to appear 
on Capitol Hill regarding U.S. policy toward Iraq. On September 
18, 2002, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers, USAF, 
delivered testimony to the committee on the President's plans 
to address the threat posed to the U.S. by Iraq. On September 
19, 2002, the committee continued its review of the Iraqi 
threat and United States policy toward Iraq, with a specific 
focus on how the U.S. and the international community should 
act in concert to restrain Saddam's weapons of mass destruction 
programs. To this end, the committee received testimony on 
Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction Program and Technology 
Exports from Mr. Gary Milhollin, Director of the Wisconsin 
Project on Nuclear Arms Control, and Dr. Khidir Hamza, a former 
Iraqi Nuclear Engineer and Director of the Council on Middle 
Eastern Affairs. The committee then turned to outside experts 
to give their views on U.S. policy toward Iraq. Hon. Richard N. 
Perle, Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute for 
Public Policy Research, and Gen. Wesley K. Clark, USA (Ret.), 
Managing Director of Merchant Banking at the Stephens Group, 
Inc. testified to the committee on September 26, 2002; Dr. 
Eliot Cohen, Professor and Director of Strategic Studies at The 
School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins 
University; and Dr. Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow at the 
Brookings Institution, testified on October 2, 2002. In 
addition, on September 25, 2002, the Committee met for a 
closed, informal meeting with senior, retired United States 
military officers to discuss United States policy toward Iraq, 
with a particular emphasis on military options to achieve U.S. 
policy objectives. The former officers included Gen. Wayne A. 
Downing, USA (Ret.), former Commander-in-Chief, Special 
Operations Command; Gen. William M. Keys, USMC (Ret.), former 
Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Atlantic; and Gen. Charles 
G. Boyd, USAF (Ret.), former Deputy Commander-in-Chief, 
European Command.
    In the 107th congress, the committee continued its efforts 
to inform and educate the U.S. House of Representatives on key 
issues of national security. Toward the purpose of giving every 
Member of the House of Representatives an opportunity to 
receive detailed information from the intelligence community on 
the important issue of Iraq, the committee held classified 
briefings by the Central Intelligence Agency and Defense 
Intelligence Agency on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction 
programs and military capabilities. The committee held such 
all-Member briefings on September 18, 2002 and September 25, 
2002.
    (H.A.S.C. 107-46)

       Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare and Recreation

    The Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare and 
Recreation was appointed for the 107th Congress on March 1, 
2001.
    The panel conducted three hearings under its jurisdiction 
during the 107th Congress. Reviews of the fiscal year 2002 
budget request for morale, welfare and recreation (MWR) 
programs were conducted on March 29, 2001, and April 4, 2001, 
while the review of the fiscal year 2003 budget request was 
conducted on March 12, 2002. The panel continued its oversight 
of the military services' MWR programs and operations of the 
Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) and the military exchanges. 
Issues examined included the adequacy of appropriated fund 
support to MWR programs; the importance of the military resale 
system as a non pay benefit; and efforts to improve the 
efficiency of the operation of the commissaries, exchanges, and 
MWR activities.
    This active oversight resulted in a number of initiatives 
contained in National Defense Authorization Acts for Fiscal 
Years 2002 and 2003 (Public Laws 107-107 and 107-314, 
respectively). These included providing commissary benefits to 
members of the reserve components immediately upon their 
enlistment; providing commissary benefits to members of the 
national guard called to state service during a national 
emergency; directing the Comptroller General to review the 
adequacy of DeCA funding and staffing; encouraging service 
secretaries to provide appropriate MWR support for privatized 
military housing areas; recommending that the Secretary of 
Defense provide appropriated fund support to MWR activities 
adversely affected by the tighter security required at military 
installations in the aftermath of the events of September 11, 
2001; and allowing the Department of Defense to combine 
appropriated and nonapproprated funds at the installation level 
for greater management flexibility.
    The panel also continued its annual review of the 
commissary surcharge and nonappropriated fund construction 
program.
    (H.A.S.C. 107-8; H.A.S.C. 107-34)

             Special Oversight Panel on the Merchant Marine

    The Special Oversight Panel on the Merchant Marine was 
appointed for the 107th Congress on March 1, 2001.
    On July 13, 2001 the Panel held a hearing to receive 
testimony on the budget request for the Maritime Administration 
for fiscal year 2002 and related legislative proposals. The 
panel's recommendations were adopted on August 1, 2001 by voice 
vote, and were subsequently included in title XXXV of Division 
C of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2002 (107-107).
    On March 14, 2002 the panel held a hearing to receive 
testimony on the budget request for fiscal year 2003 for the 
Maritime Administration and legislative proposals to facilitate 
its national defense mission. On April 24, 2002, the panel's 
recommendations on authorization levels and legislative 
provisions affecting the Maritime Administration were adopted 
by voice vote, and were subsequently included as title XXXV of 
Division C of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314). On June 13, 2002, 
the panel also conducted a hearing on the operation and 
ownership of vessels operating under flags of convenience and 
the national security concerns raised with respect to these 
vessels entering U.S. ports. Additionally, the panel held a 
series of hearings on July 16, 2002, July 23, 2002, and October 
8, 2002 relating to the reauthorization of the maritime 
security program, which is due to expire at the end of fiscal 
year 2005.
    (H.A.S.C. 107-9; H.A.S.C. 107-35; H.A.S.C. 107-42; H.A.S.C. 
107-47)

     Special Oversight Panel on Department of Energy Reorganization

    The Special Oversight Panel on Department of Energy 
Reorganization was appointed for the 107th Congress on March 1, 
2001 to oversee the implementation of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration (NNSA) Act (Public Law 106-65). Public 
Law 106-65 established a semi-autonomous agency within the 
Department of Energy to manage the Department's nuclear 
weapons, nuclear nonproliferation, and naval reactor 
activities.
    The panel's mandate is to assess the progress being made by 
NNSA in implementing the provisions of law creating the NNSA 
and whether additional legislative changes are warranted. On 
April 4, 2001 the panel held a hearing with testimony from the 
administrator of the NNSA, General John Gordon, USAF (Ret.), 
and the General Accounting Office. Their testimony addressed 
recently announced plans for realigning NNSA's organizational 
structure and the progress being made by NNSA in effecting 
management changes. On June 26, 2001, the panel took testimony 
from Dr. John S. Foster, in his capacity as Chairman of the 
Panel to Assess the Reliability, Safety and Security of the 
United States Nuclear Stockpile. Dr. Foster's testimony 
addressed three areas: restoring the production complex, 
reorienting headquarters management and oversight, and 
maintaining a strong weapons complex workforce. On February 26, 
2002 the panel again received testimony from the Administrator 
of the NNSA, General John Gordon, USAF (Ret.), and the General 
Accounting Office. Their testimony concentrated on NNSA's 
efforts to enhance its management of the nation's nuclear 
stockpile by restructuring its headquarters and field units and 
the progress being made in establishing an effective planning, 
programming, and budgeting process. Dr. Foster testified again 
before the panel on March 21, 2002. On this occasion, Dr. 
Foster recommended that the NNSA complete its reorganization, 
resolve organizational relationships with DOE headquarters, and 
develop a plan for reducing unnecessary administrative burden; 
clarify program management roles, responsibilities, and 
authorities; and create a future years program plan and budget 
that would define deliverables and priorities. In addition to 
formal hearings, the panel conducted a number of briefings 
involving representatives from the national weapons 
laboratories and the nuclear weapons production plants and 
sites.
    (H.A.S.C. 107-14; H.A.S.C. 107-21; H.A.S.C. 107-40)

                  Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism

    The Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism was appointed for 
the 107th Congress on March 1, 2001. The panel conducted 
numerous exploratory hearings and briefings on the nature of 
the terrorist threat facing U.S. national security interests 
and the armed forces. Specifically, the panel focused its 
activities on gaining a greater understanding of the regional 
underpinnings of terrorism, the threats posed to U.S. interests 
in various regions of the world, and unconventional terrorist 
threats, including weapons of mass destruction.
    The panel held 9 hearings during the 107th Congress: May 
22, 2001, Patterns of Global Terrorism and Threats to the 
United States; June 14, 2001, Department of Defense's Role in 
Combating Terrorism and Force Protection Lessons Learned Since 
the Attack on the U.S.S. Cole; June 28, 2001, Security Against 
Terrorism on U.S. Military Bases; May 23, 2002, Assessing 
Support for Terrorism in the Middle East; June 6, 2002, Are 
Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian Authority Credible Partners 
for Peace?; June 28, 2002, and July 11, 2002, How the Services 
Are Transforming to Better Prepare Themselves for Counter-
terrorism (Navy, Marine Corps and Army, Air Force, 
respectively); September 5, 2002, The House Intelligence 
Committee Report on Counter-terrorism Intelligence Capabilities 
and Performance Prior to 9/11; and October 10, 2002, The Role 
of the Department of Defense in the Security of U.S. Embassies 
Abroad.
    (H.A.S.C. 107-16; H.A.S.C. 107-18; H.A.S.C. 107-19; 
H.A.S.C. 107-25; H.A.S.C. 107-27; H.A.S.C. 107-43; H.A.S.C. 
107-44; H.A.S.C. 107-45)
                   OTHER ACTIVITIES OF SUBCOMMITTEES

           Military Installations and Facilities Subcommittee

    The Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities 
held several hearings in support of its consideration of the 
fiscal year 2002 and 2003 budget requests for the military 
construction, military family housing, and other related 
programs of the Department of Defense and the military 
services. In addition to its consideration of the annual budget 
request, the subcommittee considered and reported legislation 
in each session of the 107th Congress, which was included in 
Division B of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107) and Division B of the Bob Stump 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public 
Law 107-314). In both instances, the legislation included 
alterations to the management of the military construction 
program and the military family housing program, modifications 
of the defense base closure and realignment process, and 
provisions affecting the conveyance, exchange, transfer of 
jurisdiction, or modification to existing statutory authority 
of the disposition of real property. Other legislation provided 
the Secretary of Defense with the authority to conduct a base 
realignment and closure round in 2005; provided the service 
secretaries with authorities to partner with private entities 
to acquire land establishing buffer zones around military 
installations; and substantially increased the size of the 
National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California.
    Taking testimony from senior officials and military 
officers of the Department of Defense and the military 
services, the subcommittee met on July 11, 2001, to review the 
budget request for fiscal year 2002, and on March 7 and March 
20, 2002, to review the budget request for fiscal year 2003.
    The subcommittee also conducted several oversight hearings 
during the 107th Congress, taking testimony from senior 
Department of Defense officials, military officers, and senior 
noncommissioned officers. The subcommittee met on April 26, 
2001, to review the conditions of military facilities and their 
effect on military readiness and quality of life; on May 3, 
2001, to conduct an oversight hearing on the implementation of 
the military housing privatization initiative; and on May 9, 
2001, to receive testimony from senior enlisted personnel 
concerning their perspective of military facility conditions. 
The committee also conducted an oversight hearing on April 10, 
2002, on the force protection aspects of military construction 
and Department of Defense and military services long term 
planning for military infrastructure requirements.
    (H.A.S.C. 107-7; H.A.S.C. 107-33)

                    Military Personnel Subcommittee

    The Military Personnel Subcommittee held a series of 
hearings to review the manpower portion of the fiscal years 
2002 and 2003 defense budget requests and to conduct oversight: 
March 14, 2001, implementation of TRICARE benefits for 
Medicare-eligible military retirees; May 9, 2001, Department of 
Defense voting assistance and military absentee ballot issues; 
May 17, 2001, lessons learned from the current version of the 
TRICARE managed care support contracts and recommendations for 
the design of the next round of contracts; June 21, 2001, 
current status of cooperation between the Department of Defense 
and the Department of Veterans Affairs in sharing medical 
resources; July 18, 2001, overview of military personnel, 
health care, and the reserve component issues in the fiscal 
year 2002 national defense authorization budget request; March 
7, 2002, healthcare sharing by the Department of Defense and 
the Department of Veterans Affairs; March 13, 2002, fiscal year 
2003 national defense authorization budget request; April 10, 
2002, fiscal year 2003 defense health program budget request. 
Additionally, the subcommittee received briefings from the 
chiefs of the reserve components and the service deputy chiefs 
of staff for personnel on April 3, 2001 and May 2, 2001, 
respectively.
    (H.A.S.C. 107-6; H.A.S.C. 107-12; H.A.S.C. 107-15; H.A.S.C. 
107-17; H.A.S.C. 107-39; H.A.S.C. 107-32)

                   Military Procurement Subcommittee

    The Subcommittee on Military Procurement addressed the 
Department of Defense's (DOD) modernization programs and 
Department of Energy's (DOE) programs, management and security 
problems by conducting numerous oversight hearings during its 
consideration of the fiscal year 2002 and fiscal year 2003 
budget requests, including: March 28, 2001, transformation 
impact on equipment modernization; May 1, 2001, V-22 Osprey 
program; June 27, 2001, DOE's budget request for defense 
related programs; July 12, 2001 (joint hearing with the 
Subcommittee on Military Research and Development), DOD's 
procurement and research and development budget requests; 
February 27, 2002 (joint hearing with the Subcommittee on 
Military Research and Development), ballistic missile defense 
programs; March 5, 2002, crisis response capabilities to 
domestic acts of terrorism related to weapons of mass 
destruction; March 6, 2002 (joint hearing with the Subcommittee 
on Military Research and Development), DOD acquisition 
programs; March 19, 2002, United States defense industrial 
base; March 20, 2002, Navy shipbuilding programs; April 11, 
2002 (joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Military Research 
and Development), ground forces modernization programs; June 
12, 2002, safety, security, reliability, and performance of the 
United States nuclear stockpile; June 27, 2002 (joint hearing 
with the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development), 
ballistic missile defense programs; November 14, 2002, crisis 
response requirements for homeland security.
    (H.A.S.C. 107-3, H.A.S.C. 107-10, H.A.S.C. 107-20, H.A.S.C. 
107-29, H.A.S.C. 107-36, H.A.S.C. 107-37, H.A.S.C. 107-48)

                    Military Readiness Subcommittee

    In addition to its review of the operations and maintenance 
portion of the fiscal years 2002 and 2003 Department of Defense 
authorization requests, the subcommittee held a series of 
hearings within its jurisdiction. Major areas of the 
subcommittee's examinations included military readiness trends 
and perspectives, defense reform initiatives, depot-level 
maintenance issues, Department of Defense acquisition 
workforce, operation and maintenance financial management 
issues, mission capability rates, improving readiness 
capabilities, military trainingissues, information assurance 
and information technology, and issues concerning the Naval Petroleum 
Reserves and the National Defense Stockpile of strategic and critical 
materials.
    The subcommittee also conducted a series of hearings on 
encroachment issues at military facilities and reviewed the 
effects of environmental regulations, civilian construction, 
and related encroachments on military installations, training, 
and operations. As a result of these hearings, the committee 
included legislation in the Bob Stump National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314) to 
restore balance between military readiness, environmental, and 
civilian needs by establishing ``buffer zones'' around military 
installations and relieving the Department of limitations 
imposed by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
    During the 107th Congress the subcommittee conducted field 
hearings at Corpus Christi, Texas, concerning depot maintenance 
repair capabilities; at Fort Carson, Colorado, concerning the 
adequacy of military combat training ranges and facilities; and 
at the former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania, 
concerning the readiness capabilities of the V-22 tilt rotor 
aircraft. In addition, the subcommittee conducted a four-day 
fact-finding trip to 22 military installations within the 
United States to review military readiness in the field. As a 
result of testimony received and the subcommittee's 
investigative efforts, the committee supported significant 
annual increases to critical budgets for training, recruiting, 
base operations, spare parts, and real property maintenance in 
the National Defense Authorization Acts for Fiscal Years 2002 
and 2003 (P.L. 107-107 and P.L. 107-314, respectively).
    The subcommittee undertook a detailed and extensive 
examination of issues concerning the outsourcing of Department 
of Defense activities to the private sector, which culminated 
in a major legislative initiative in this area.
    (H.A.S.C. 107-5; H.A.S.C. 107-31; H.A.S.C. 107-41)

             Military Research and Development Subcommittee

    The Subcommittee on Military Research and Development (R&D) 
conducted numerous oversight hearings to review programs 
included in the Department of Defense research and development 
budget requests for fiscal years 2002 and 2003 during the 107th 
Congress. In addition to traditional budget oversight reviews, 
the subcommittee held a number of hearings, several conducted 
jointly with the Subcommittee on Military Procurement, to 
address specific areas of concern.
    The subcommittee held the following hearings: March 22, 
2001, Innovative Research Companies; June 14, 2001, Ballistic 
Missile Defense Testing; June 20, 2001, Space Now and in the 
Future; July 12, 2001, Fiscal Year 2002 National Defense 
Authorization Act--Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2002 
Procurement and Research and Development Budget Requests (joint 
hearing with the Subcommittee on Military Procurement); June 
26, 2001, Defense Science and Technology Program; February 20, 
2002, Navy Transformation--From the Present to the Future 
(field hearing); February 21, 2002, Research and Development in 
Support of the War on Terrorism (field hearing); February 27, 
2002, Missile Defense Agency (joint hearing with the 
Subcommittee on Military Procurement); March 6, 2002, DOD 
Procurement and Research and Development Budget Requests for 
Fiscal Year 2003 (joint hearing with the Subcommittee on 
Military Procurement); March 12, 2002, Innovative Technologies 
in Support of Homeland Defense and Counter-Terrorism; April 11, 
2002, Ground Forces Modernization and Transformation 
Requirements for the Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Request and the 
Future Years Defense Program (joint hearing with the 
Subcommittee on Military Procurement); and June 27, 2002, 
Ballistic Missile Defense (joint hearing with the Subcommittee 
on Military Procurement).
    The R&D subcommittee also conducted hearings and briefings 
during the 107th Congress to address concerns over the 
military's preparedness in a post-September 11th environment, 
homeland defense, and transformation activities. The 
subcommittee received testimony on the Administration's program 
for critical infrastructure protection, information superiority 
for the 21st century battlefield, and the status of the defense 
science and technology base. The committee continues to be 
concerned by the serious decline in research and development 
funding, specifically science and technology accounts, which 
are critical to maintaining U.S. military superiority. 
Accordingly, the committee allocated an increase in funding for 
research, development, test, and evaluation, rather than the 
decrease reflected in the budget request.
    (H.A.S.C. No. 107-3; H.A.S.C. No. 107-4; H.A.S.C. No. 107-
11; H.A.S.C. No. 107-29; H.A.S.C. No. 107-30)
                              PUBLICATIONS

         Committee Prints of Laws Relating to National Defense

    To assist individuals in referencing statutes that are 
frequently under consideration by the Committee on Armed 
Services and the Department of Defense and others in looking 
for statutory guidance, the committee printed three volumes 
pertaining to current law in the 107th Congress:
          Title 10, United States Code--Armed Forces (as 
        amended through December 31, 2000).
          Compilation of Defense-Related Federal Laws (other 
        than title 10, United States Code) (as amended through 
        December 31, 2000).
          Laws Relating to Federal Procurement (as amended 
        through December 31, 2000).
    (Committee Prints 2, 3 and 4)

                            Committee Prints

    1. Committee rules, adopted February 7, 2001.
    2. Title 10, United States Code--Armed Forces (as amended 
through December 31, 2000). March 2001.
    3. Compilation of Defense-Related Federal Laws (other than 
title 10, United States Code) (as amended through December 31, 
2000). April 2001.
    4. Laws Relating to Federal Procurement (as amended through 
December 31, 2000). May 2001.
    5. A Ceremony Unveiling the Portrait of The Honorable Bob 
Stump. October 9, 2002.

                         Published Proceedings

    H.A.S.C. 107-1--Full committee hearing on committee 
organization. February 7, 2001.
    H.A.S.C. 107-2--Full Committee hearings on National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002--H.R. 2586 and Oversight 
of Previously Authorized Programs. March 28, 29, April 4, June 
28, July 11, 12, and 18, 2001.
    H.A.S.C. 107-3--Military Procurement Subcommittee hearings 
on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002--
H.R. 2586 and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs, 
Title I--Procurement. March 28, May 1, and July 12, 2001.
    H.A.S.C. 107-4--Military Research and Development 
Subcommittee hearings on National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2002--H.R. 2586 and Oversight of Previously 
Authorized Programs, Title II--Research and Development, Test, 
and Evaluation. March 22, June 14, 20, and 26, 2001.
    H.A.S.C. 107-5--Military Readiness Subcommittee hearings on 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002--H.R. 
2586 and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs, Title 
III--Operation and Maintenance. March 23, May 17, 21, and 22, 
June 26, and July 11, 2001.
    H.A.S.C. 107-6--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearings on 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002--H.R. 
2586 and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs, Title 
IV--Personnel Authorizations, Title V--Military Personnel 
Policy, Title VI--Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits, 
and Title VII--Health Care Provisions. June 21, and July 18, 
2001.
    H.A.S.C. 107-7--Military Installations and Facilities 
Subcommittee hearings on National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2002--H.R. 2586 and Oversight of Previously 
Authorized Programs, Division B--Military Construction 
Authorization. April 26, May 3, 9, and July 11, 2001.
    H.A.S.C. 107-8--Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare, 
and Recreation hearings on National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2002--H.R. 2586 and Oversight of Previously 
Authorized Programs. March 29 and April 4, 2001.
    H.A.S.C. 107-9--Special Oversight Panel on the Merchant 
Marine hearing on the Fiscal Year 2002 Maritime Administration 
Authorization Request and Related Matters. July 13, 2001.
    H.A.S.C. 107-10--Military Procurement Subcommittee hearing 
on Department of Energy Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2002. 
June 27, 2001.
    H.A.S.C. 107-11--Full Committee hearing on Export 
Administration Act of 2001. February 28, 2002.
    H.A.S.C. 107-12--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on 
Implementation of TRICARE Benefits for Medicare-Eligible 
Military Beneficiaries. March 14, 2001.
    H.A.S.C. 107-13--Full Committee hearing on U.S. National 
Security Strategy. March 21, 2001.
    H.A.S.C. 107-14--Special Oversight Panel on Department of 
Energy Reorganization hearing on Management of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration. June 26, 2001.
    H.A.S.C. 107-15--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on 
Department of Defense Voting Assistance and Military Absentee 
Ballot Issues. May 9, 2001.
    H.A.S.C. 107-16--Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism 
hearing on Patterns of Global Terrorism and Threats to the 
United States. May 22, 2001.
    H.A.S.C. 107-17--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on 
TRICARE Managed Care Support Contracts: Lessons Learned and 
Future Contracts. May 17, 2001.
    H.A.S.C. 107-18--Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism 
hearing on Assessing Support for Terrorism in the Middle East. 
May 23, 2002
    H.A.S.C. 107-19--Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism 
hearing on the Department of Defense's Role in Combating 
Terrorism and Force Protection Lessons Learned Since the Attack 
on the USS Cole. June 14, 2001.
    H.A.S.C. 107-20--Military Procurement Subcommittee hearings 
on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003--
H.R. 4546 and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs, 
Title I--Procurement. March 20 and June 12, 2002.
    H.A.S.C. 107-21--Special Oversight Panel on Department of 
Energy Reorganization hearing on Reorganization Plan of the 
National Nuclear Security Administration. April 4, 2001.
    H.A.S.C. 107-22--Full Committee hearing on U.S. National 
Security Strategy and the Quadrennial Defense Review. June 21, 
2001.
    H.A.S.C. 107-23--Full Committee hearing on Military 
Training on the Island of Vieques. June 27, 2001.
    H.A.S.C. 107-24--Full Committee hearing on U.S. National 
Military Strategy Options. June 20, 2001.
    H.A.S.C. 107-25--Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism 
hearing on Security Against Terrorism on U.S. Military Bases. 
June 28, 2001.
    H.A.S.C. 107-26--Full Committee hearing on Missile Defense 
Programs and Policy. July 19, 2001.
    H.A.S.C. 107-27--Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism 
hearing ``Are Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian Authority 
Credible Partners for Peace?'' June 6, 2002.
    H.A.S.C. 107-28--Full Committee hearings on National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003--H.R. 4546 and 
Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs. February 6, 13, 
27, 28, March 6, 13, 14, and 20, 2002.
    H.A.S.C. 107-29--Military Research and Development 
Subcommittee meeting jointly with the Procurement Subcommittee 
hearings on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2003--H.R. 4546 and Oversight of Previously Authorized 
Programs, Title I--Procurement, Title II--Research, 
Development, Test and Evaluation. February 27, March 6, April 
11, and June 27, 2002.
    H.A.S.C. 107-30--Military Research and Development 
Subcommittee hearings on National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2003--H.R. 4546 and Oversight of Previously 
Authorized Programs, Title II--Research and Development, Test, 
and Evaluation. February 20, 21, March 12, 2002.
    H.A.S.C. 107-31--Military Readiness Subcommittee hearings 
on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003--
H.R. 4546 and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs, 
Title III--Operation and Maintenance. March 7, 8 (2 hearings), 
13, and 14, 2002.
    H.A.S.C. 107-32--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearings 
on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003--
H.R. 4546 and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs, 
Title IV--Personnel Authorizations, Title V--Military Personnel 
Policy, Title VI--Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits, 
and Title VII--Health Care Provisions. March 13, April 10, 
2002.
    H.A.S.C. 107-33--Military Installations and Facilities 
Subcommittee hearings on National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2003--H.R. 4546 and Oversight of Previously 
Authorized Programs, Division B--Military Construction 
Authorization. March 7, 20, and April 10, 2002.
    H.A.S.C. 107-34--Special Oversight Panel on Morale, 
Welfare, and Recreation hearing on National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003--H.R. 4546 and Oversight 
of Previously Authorized Programs. March 12, 2002.
    H.A.S.C. 107-35--Special Oversight Panel on the Merchant 
Marine hearing on Fiscal Year 2003 Maritime Administration 
Authorization Budget Request. March 14, 2002.
    H.A.S.C. 107-36--Military Procurement Subcommittee hearing 
on Crisis Response Capabilities to Domestic Acts of Terrorism 
Related to Weapons of Mass Destruction. March 5, 2002.
    H.A.S.C. 107-37--Military Procurement Subcommittee hearing 
on United States Defense Industrial Base. March 19, 2002.
    H.A.S.C. 107-38--Full Committee hearing on H.R. 5005, 
Homeland Security Act of 2002. June 26 and July 10, 2002.
    H.A.S.C. 107-39--Military Personnel Subcommittee and Health 
Subcommittee of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs joint 
hearing on Health Care Sharing by the Department of Defense and 
the Department of Veterans Affairs. March 7, 2002.
    H.A.S.C. 107-40--Special Oversight Panel on Department of 
Energy Reorganization hearing on the Findings and 
Recommendations of the Report of the Panel to Access the 
Reliability, Safety, and Security of the United States Nuclear 
Stockpile. February 26, and March 21, 2002.
    H.A.S.C. 107-41--Military Readiness Subcommittee hearing on 
Outsourcing Review of the Commercial Activities Panel Report. 
June 26, 2002.
    H.A.S.C. 107-42--Special Oversight Panel on the Merchant 
Marine hearing on Vessel Operations Under Flags of Convenience 
and Their Implications on National Security. June 13, 2002.
    H.A.S.C. 107-43--Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism 
hearing on the House Intelligence Committee Report on Counter 
Terrorism Intelligence Capabilities and Performance Prior to 9/
11. September 5, 2002.
    H.A.S.C. 107-44--Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism 
hearing on the Role of the Department of Defense and the 
Security of U.S. Embassies Abroad. October 10, 2002.
    H.A.S.C. 107-45--Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism 
hearing on How the Services Are Transforming Themselves to 
Better Conduct Anti- and Counter-Terrorism Operations. June 28 
and July 11, 2002.
    H.A.S.C. 107-46--Full Committee hearings on U.S. Policy 
Towards Iraq. September 10, 18, 19, 26, and October 2, 2002.
    H.A.S.C. 107-47--Special Oversight Panel on the Merchant 
Marine hearings on Reauthorization of the Maritime Security 
Program. July 16, 23, and October 8, 2002.
    H.A.S.C. 107-48--Procurement Subcommittee hearing on Crisis 
Response Requirements for Homeland Security. November 14, 2002.
                             HOUSE REPORTS


----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Report Number                    Date filed                    Bill Number                  Title
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
107-194......................  Sept. 4, 2001................  H.R. 2586...................  To authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             fiscal year 2002
                                                                                             for military
                                                                                             activities of the
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Defense, to
                                                                                             prescribe military
                                                                                             personnel strengths
                                                                                             for fiscal year
                                                                                             2002, and for other
                                                                                             purposes.
107-297, part 2..............  Mar. 8, 2002.................  H.R. 2581...................  To provide authority
                                                                                             to control exports,
                                                                                             and for other
                                                                                             purposes.
107-333......................  Dec. 12, 2001................  S. 1438 Conf. Rept..........  To authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             fiscal year 2002
                                                                                             for military
                                                                                             activities of the
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Defense, to
                                                                                             prescribe military
                                                                                             personnel strengths
                                                                                             for fiscal year
                                                                                             2002, and for other
                                                                                             purposes.
107-436......................  May 3, 2002..................  H.R. 4546...................  To authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             fiscal year 2003
                                                                                             for military
                                                                                             activities of the
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Defense, and for
                                                                                             military
                                                                                             construction, to
                                                                                             prescribe military
                                                                                             personnel strengths
                                                                                             for fiscal year
                                                                                             2003, and for other
                                                                                             purposes.
107-436, part 2..............  May 6, 2002..................  H.R. 4546...................  To authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             fiscal year 2003
                                                                                             for military
                                                                                             activities of the
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Defense, and for
                                                                                             military
                                                                                             construction, to
                                                                                             prescribe military
                                                                                             personnel strengths
                                                                                             for fiscal year
                                                                                             2003, and for other
                                                                                             purposes.
107-603......................  July 23, 2002................  H.R. 4547...................  To authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             fiscal year 2003
                                                                                             for military
                                                                                             activities of the
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Defense, and to
                                                                                             prescribe military
                                                                                             personnel strengths
                                                                                             for fiscal year
                                                                                             2003.
107-771......................  Nov. 4, 2002.................  H.R. 5132...................  To express the sense
                                                                                             of Congress
                                                                                             concerning the
                                                                                             fiscal year 2003
                                                                                             end strengths
                                                                                             needed for the
                                                                                             Armed Forces to
                                                                                             fight the War on
                                                                                             Terrorism.
107-772......................  Nov. 12, 2002................  H.R. 4546 Conf. Rept........  To authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             fiscal year 2003
                                                                                             for military
                                                                                             activities of the
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Defense, and for
                                                                                             military
                                                                                             construction, to
                                                                                             prescribe military
                                                                                             personnel strengths
                                                                                             for fiscal year
                                                                                             2003, and for other
                                                                                             purposes.
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                              Public Laws


----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Law Number                   Date approved                   Bill Number                  Title
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
107-56.......................  Oct. 26, 2001................  H.R. 3162...................  To deter and punish
                                                                                             terrorist acts in
                                                                                             the United States
                                                                                             and around the
                                                                                             world, to enhance
                                                                                             law enforcement
                                                                                             investigatory
                                                                                             tools, and for
                                                                                             other purposes.
107-103......................  Dec. 27, 2001................  H.R. 1291 (S. 1088).........  To amend title 38,
                                                                                             United States Code,
                                                                                             to modify and
                                                                                             improve authorities
                                                                                             relating to
                                                                                             education benefits,
                                                                                             burial benefits,
                                                                                             and vocational
                                                                                             rehabilitation
                                                                                             benefits for
                                                                                             veterans, to modify
                                                                                             certain authorities
                                                                                             relating to the
                                                                                             United States Court
                                                                                             of Appeals for
                                                                                             Veterans Claims,
                                                                                             and for other
                                                                                             purposes.
107-107......................  Dec. 28, 2001................  H.R. 2586 (S. 1438).........  To authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             fiscal year 2002
                                                                                             for military
                                                                                             activities of the
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Defense, to
                                                                                             prescribe military
                                                                                             personnel strengths
                                                                                             for fiscal year
                                                                                             2002, and for other
                                                                                             purposes.
107-152......................  Mar. 14, 2002................  S.J. Res. 32................  Congratulating the
                                                                                             United States
                                                                                             Military Academy at
                                                                                             West Point on its
                                                                                             bicentennial
                                                                                             anniversary, and
                                                                                             commending its
                                                                                             outstanding
                                                                                             contributions to
                                                                                             the Nation.
107-314......................  Dec. 2, 2002.................  H.R. 4546...................  To authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             fiscal year 2003
                                                                                             for military
                                                                                             activities of the
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Defense, and for
                                                                                             military
                                                                                             construction, to
                                                                                             prescribe military
                                                                                             personnel strengths
                                                                                             for fiscal year
                                                                                             2003, and for other
                                                                                             purposes.
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                             PRESS RELEASES

                             First Session

    February 1, 2001--Chairman Stump Announces Leadership of 
House Armed Services Committee.
    February 7, 2001--Statement by Chairman Stump on the 
Defense Budget.
    February 12, 2001--Stump, Skelton Announce Subcommittee 
Assignments.
    February 28, 2001--Chairman Stump Statement on Bush Defense 
Budget.
    March 1, 2001--Special Oversight Panels Appointed for the 
107th Congress.
    March 14, 2001--Opening Statement of Chairman McHugh at 
Personnel Subcommittee Hearing on Implementation of TRICARE 
Benefits for Medicare-Eligible Military Beneficiaries.
    March 15, 2001--Press Advisory--House Armed Services 
Subcommittee to conduct field hearing at Corpus Christi Army 
Depot, Texas.
    March 21, 2001--Opening Statement of Chairman Stump at Full 
Committee Hearing on U.S. National Security Strategy.
    March 28, 2001--Opening Statement of Chairman Stump at 
Hearing with U.S. Central Command.
    March 29, 2001--Opening Statement of Chairman Stump at 
Hearing with U.S. European Command.
    March 29, 2001--Statement of Chairman Stump on the Death of 
Representative Norman Sisisky.
    April 4, 2001--Opening Statement of Chairman Stump at 
Hearing with U.S. Southern Command.
    April 4, 2001--Chairman Stump Announces HASC Vice-Chairs.
    May 1, 2001--Statement of Chairman Stump on Presidential 
Speech on Missile Defense Systems.
    May 30, 2001--Stump, Skelton Release Report on 
Congressional Investigation into Terrorist Attack on the USS 
Cole.
    June 15, 2001--Statement of Chairman Stump on the Vieques 
Training Facility Decision.
    June 20, 2001--Chairman Stump Announces Hearing on the 
Vieques Training Facility.
    June 27, 2001--Statement of Chairman Stump at Full 
Committee Hearing on the Vieques Training Facilities.
    June 27, 2001--Statement of Chairman Stump on Amended 
Fiscal Year 2002 Defense Budget.
    June 27, 2001--Statement of Chairman Stump Following HASC 
Hearing on Vieques Training Facility.
    June 28, 2001--Statement of Chairman Stump at Full 
Committee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2002 National Defense 
Authorization Budget Request.
    July 11, 2001--Statement of Chairman Stump at Full 
Committee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2002 Air Force Budget 
Request.
    July 12, 2001--Statement of Chairman Stump at Full 
Committee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2002 Department of the 
Navy Budget Request.
    July 15, 2001--Chairman Stump on Missile Defense Test.
    July 18, 2001--Statement of Chairman Stump at Full 
Committee hearing on Fiscal Year 2002 Department of the Army 
Budget Request.
    July 19, 2001--Statement of Chairman Stump at Full 
Committee hearing on Missile Defense.
    August 1, 2001--Statement of Chairman Stump at Full 
Committee Markup of H.R. 2586.
    August 1, 2001--H.R. 2586: The National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002--Summary of Committee 
Markup.
    August 17, 2001--Chairman Stump on the Death of Floyd 
Spence.
    September 12, 2001--Chairman Stump on Terrorist Attacks 
Against the United States.
    September 20, 2001--Chairman Stump's Statement at General 
Debate of H.R. 2586, National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2002.
    September 25, 2001--Chairman Stump's Statement at Final 
Passage of H.R. 2586, National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2002.
    December 12, 2001--S. 1438: The National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002--Summary of Conference 
Report.
    December 13, 2001--Chairman Stump's Statement at Floor 
Consideration of S. 1438, The National Defense Authorization 
Conference Report.
    December 13, 2001--Chairman Stump's Statement on 
Presidential Decision to Withdraw from ABM Treaty.

                             Second Session

    January 29, 2002--Chairman Stump Reacts to 2002 State of 
the Union Address.
    February 4, 2002--Statement of Chairman Stump on Fiscal 
Year 2003 Defense Budget.
    February 6, 2002--Statement of Chairman Stump on Posture 
Hearing on Fiscal Year 2003 Defense Budget.
    February 12, 2002--Stump Announces New Committee 
Assignments.
    February 15, 2002--Press Advisory--Research and Development 
Subcommittee to Conduct Field Hearings in San Diego.
    February 27, 2002--Statement of Chairman Stump on Posture 
Hearing on U.S. Central Command.
    February 28, 2002--Statement of Chairman Stump on Posture 
Hearing on Fiscal Year 2003 Army Budget.
    February 28, 2002--Statement of Chairman Stump on Hearing 
on the Export Administration Act of 2001.
    February 28, 2002--Press Advisory--Readiness Subcommittee 
to Conduct Field Hearing at Fort Carson, Colorado.
    March 6, 2002--Statement of Chairman Stump on Mark-up of 
Export Administration Act of 2001.
    March 6, 2002--Statement of Chairman Stump on Hearing on 
Fiscal Year 2003 Air Force Budget Request.
    March 6, 2002--Press Advisory--Joint Hearing to Examine 
Health Sharing Between the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
the Department of Defense.
    March 7, 2002--House Armed Services Committee Reports 
Export Administration Act.
    March 13, 2002--Chairman Stump's Statement at Hearing on 
Fiscal Year 2003 DOE National Security Budget.
    March 14, 2002--Chairman Stump's Statement on Posture 
Hearing on U.S. Space Command and Joint Forces Command.
    March 20, 2002--Chairman Stump and Ranking Member Skelton 
on DOD Plans for Military Tribunals.
    April 11, 2002--Chairman Stump's Statement on the 
International Criminal Court (ICC).
    April 18, 2002--Personnel Subcommittee Chairman John McHugh 
and Ranking Member Vic Snyder Issue Report on National Guard 
Misconduct & Strength Accounting.
    May 1, 2002--Statement of Chairman Stump at Full Committee 
Mark-up of H.R. 4546.
    May 1, 2002--Statement of Chairman Stump at Full Committee 
Mark-up of H.R. 4547.
    May 1, 2002--The National Defense Authorization Legislation 
for Fiscal Year 2003--Summary of Committee Mark-up.
    May 9, 2002--Chairman Stump's Statement at General Debate 
of H.R. 4546, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2003.
    May 9, 2002--Chairman Stump's Statement at Passage of H.R. 
4546, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003.
    June 26, 2002--Statement of Chairman Stump at Full 
Committee Hearing on Homeland Security Department.
    July 10, 2002--Statement of Chairman Stump at Mark-up of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
    July 10, 2002--Statement of Chairman Stump at Passage of 
H.R. 5005, the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
    July 18, 2002--Statement of Chairman Stump at Mark-up of 
H.R. 4547, The Cost of War Against Terrorism.
    September 10, 2002--Opening Statement of Chairman Hunter at 
Full Committee Hearing on the State of the Iraqi Weapons of 
Mass Destruction Program and the History of the U.N. Inspection 
Efforts in Iraq.
    September 10, 2002--Press Advisory--Secretary Rumsfeld to 
Testify Before Armed Services Committee on U.S. Policy Toward 
Iraq.
    September 10, 2002--Press Advisory--Armed Services 
Committee to receive testimony on how Iraq acquires technology 
necessary to build weapons of mass destruction.
    September 18, 2002--Statement of Chairman Hunter at Full 
Committee Hearing on U.S. Policy Towards Iraq.
    September 19, 2002--Statement of Chairman Hunter at Full 
Committee Hearing on Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction Program 
and Technology Exports.
    September 23, 2002--Press Advisory--Armed Services 
Subcommittee to conduct meetings in Fayetteville and Fort 
Bragg, North Carolina to examine issues associated with 
domestic violence in the military.
    September 26, 2002--Statement of Chairman Hunter at Full 
Committee Hearing on U.S. Policy Towards Iraq.
    October 2, 2002--Statement of Chairman Weldon at Full 
Committee Hearing on U.S. Policy Towards Iraq.

                                
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