[Senate Report 107-32]
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107th Congress                                                   Report

1st Session                      SENATE                          107-32
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                       REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES
                                 of the
                      COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

                          UNITED STATES SENATE

                             106TH CONGRESS

                       FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS






                  June 5, 2001.--Ordered to be printed
                      COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
                     (107th Congress, 1st Session)

                    JOHN WARNER, Virginia, Chairman
STROM THURMOND, South Carolina       CARL LEVIN, Michigan
JOHN McCAIN, Arizona                 EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts
BOB SMITH, New Hampshire             ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia
JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma            JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut
RICK SANTORUM, Pennsylvania          MAX CLELAND, Georgia
PAT ROBERTS, Kansas                  MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana
WAYNE ALLARD, Colorado               JACK REED, Rhode Island
TIM HUTCHINSON, Arkansas             DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii
JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama               BILL NELSON, Florida
SUSAN COLLINS, Maine                 E. BENJAMIN NELSON, Nebraska
JIM BUNNING, Kentucky                JEAN CARNAHAN, Missouri
                                     MARK DAYTON, Minnesota
                   Romie L. Brownlee, Staff Director
            David S. Lyles, Staff Director for the Minority
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                      COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
                     (106th Congress, 1st Session)

                    JOHN WARNER, Virginia, Chairman
STROM THURMOND, South Carolina       CARL LEVIN, Michigan
JOHN McCAIN, Arizona                 EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts
BOB SMITH, New Hampshire             JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico
JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma            ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia
RICK SANTORUM, Pennsylvania          CHARLES S. ROBB, Virginia
OLYMPIA J. SNOWE, Maine              JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut
PAT ROBERTS, Kansas                  MAX CLELAND, Georgia
WAYNE ALLARD, Colorado               MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana
TIM HUTCHINSON, Arkansas             JACK REED, Rhode Island
JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
                   Romie L. Brownlee, Staff Director
            David S. Lyles, Staff Director for the Minority
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                      COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
                      (106th Congress, 2d Session)

                    JOHN WARNER, Virginia, Chairman
STROM THURMOND, South Carolina       CARL LEVIN, Michigan
JOHN McCAIN, Arizona                 EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts
BOB SMITH, New Hampshire             JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico
JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma            ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia
RICK SANTORUM, Pennsylvania          CHARLES S. ROBB, Virginia
OLYMPIA J. SNOWE, Maine              JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut
PAT ROBERTS, Kansas                  MAX CLELAND, Georgia
WAYNE ALLARD, Colorado               MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana
TIM HUTCHINSON, Arkansas             JACK REED, Rhode Island
JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
                   Romie L. Brownlee, Staff Director
            David S. Lyles, Staff Director for the Minority
                         LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

                                       U.S. Senate,
                               Committee on Armed Services,
                                      Washington, DC, May 24, 2001.
Hon. Richard B. Cheney,
President of the Senate,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. President: Senate Rule XXVI.8(b) requires the 
submission of a report of the activities of the Committee for 
the previous Congress.
    In accordance with the requirements, I am submitting the 
report of the activities of the Senate Committee on Armed 
Services during the 106th Congress. This report outlines the 
most noteworthy legislative and other achievements of our 
Committee.
            Sincerely
                                             John Warner, Chairman.




                            C O N T E N T S

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Letter of transmittal............................................   III
Jurisdiction.....................................................     1
Membership of the committee......................................     3
Subcommittee appointments........................................     4
Relationship of annual authorization to Department of Defense 
  appropriations.................................................     7
Activities of the Armed Services Committee during the 106th 
  Congress (1999 and 2000).......................................    11
Action on nominations referred to the Committee..................    17
Nominations for promotions in the Armed Forces...................    21
Investigations, hearings, and other matters not directly 
  pertaining to legislation before the committee.................    22
Committee staff..................................................    31
Rules of procedure...............................................    33
Publications                                                           
    Hearings.....................................................    37
    Nominations..................................................    39
    Reports......................................................    40
Information regarding appointment of Board of Visitors to the 
  U.S. Military, Naval, and Air Force Academies..................    41
                              JURISDICTION

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    The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (Public Law 601 
of the Seventy-ninth Congress, approved Aug. 2, 1946, amended 
by Public Law 91-510 approved Oct. 26, 1970) in Part I created 
the standing committees of the Senate and provided that the 
Committee on Armed Services should consist of 13 Senators: 
amended by S. Res. 18 of the 82d Congress (1953) to consist of 
15 Senators; amended by S. Res. 24 of the 86th Congress (1959) 
to consist of 17 Senators; amended by S. Res. 11 of the 90th 
Congress (1967) to consist of 18 Senators; amended by P.L. 91-
510 (1970) to consist of 15 Senators; amended by S. Res. 15, of 
the 92d Congress to consist of 16 Senators; amended by S. Res. 
10 of the 93d Congress (1973) to consist of 15 Senators; 
amended by S. Res. 17 of the 94th Congress (1975) to consist of 
16 Senators; further amended by S. Res. 4, and subsequently by 
S. Res. 82, 95th Congress (1977) to consist of 18 Senators; 
further amended by S. Res. 14, 100th Congress (1987) to consist 
of 20 Senators, further amended by S. Res. 130, 103d Congress 
(1993) to consist of 22 Senators; further amended by S. Res. 
14, 104th Congress (1995) to consist of 21 Senators; and 
further amended by S. Res. 9, 105th Congress (1997) to consist 
of 18 Senators; and that to said committee shall be referred 
all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials and 
other matters relating to the following subjects (Rule XXV(c) 
(1) and (2) of the Standing Rules of the Senate):

          (1) 1. Aeronautical and space activities peculiar to 
        or primarily associated with the development of weapons 
        systems or military operations.
          2. Common defense.
          3. Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, 
        the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the 
        Air Force, generally.
          4. Maintenance and operation of the Panama Canal, 
        including administration, sanitation, and government of 
        the Canal Zone.
          5. Military research and development.
          6. National security aspects of nuclear energy.
          7. Naval petroleum reserves, except those in Alaska.
          8. Pay, promotion, retirement, and other benefits and 
        privileges of members of the Armed Forces, including 
        overseas education of civilian and military dependents.
          9. Selective service system.
          10. Strategic and critical materials necessary for 
        the common defense.
          (2) Such committee shall also study and review, on a 
        comprehensive basis, matters relating to the common 
        defense policy of the United States, and report thereon 
        from time to time.

                      COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

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                   JOHN W. WARNER, Virginia, Chairman

                           January 23, 1979*

STROM THURMOND, South Carolina       CARL LEVIN, Michigan
    January 14, 1959*                    January 23, 1979*
JOHN McCAIN, Arizona                 EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts
    January 6, 1987*                     January 3, 1983*
BOB SMITH, New Hampshire             JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico
    February 5, 1991*                    January 3, 1983*
JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma            ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia
    January 4, 1995*                     February 2, 1989*
RICK SANTORUM, Pennsylvania          CHARLES S. ROBB, Virginia
    January 4, 1995*                     January 7, 1993*
OLYMPIA J. SNOWE, Maine              JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut
    January 9, 1997*                     January 7, 1993*
PAT ROBERTS, Kansas                  MAX CLELAND, Georgia
    January 9, 1997*                     January 9, 1997*
WAYNE ALLARD, Collardo               MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana
    January 7, 1999*                     January 7, 1999*
TIM HUTCHINSON, Arkansas             JACK REED, Rhode Island
    January 7, 1999*                     January 7, 1999*
JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
    January 7, 1999*
                               __________
*Date of appointment to Senate Committee on Armed Services

    The Senate Committees on Military Affairs; on the Militia; 
and Naval Affairs were established on December 10, 1816. The 
Committee on the Militia was merged with the Committee on 
Military Affairs in 1858 to form the Military Affairs and 
Militia Committee. However, in 1872 the Committee dropped 
``Militia'' from its name. The Military Affairs and Naval 
Affairs Committees existed until 1947 when they were combined 
by the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 into a new 
standing committee, the current Armed Services Committee.

                       ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS

              SUBCOMMITTEES OF COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

                 (January 6, 1999 to November 4, 1999*)

                        Subcommittee on Airland

Senator Santorum,                    Senator Lieberman,
    Chairman                             Ranking Member
Senator Inhofe                       Senator Cleland
Senator Roberts                      Senator Landrieu
Senator Allard                       Senator Reed
Senator Hutchinson

           Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

Senator Roberts,                     Senator Bingaman,
    Chairman                             Ranking Member
Senator Smith                        Senator Kennedy
Senator Santorum                     Senator Byrd
Senator Snowe                        Senator Lieberman
Senator Sessions

                       Subcommittee on Personnel

Senator Allard,                      Senator Cleland,
    Chairman                             Ranking Member
Senator Thurmond                     Senator Kennedy
Senator McCain                       Senator Reed
Senator Snowe

            Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support

Senator Inhofe,                      Senator Robb,
    Chairman                             Ranking Member
Senator Thurmond                     Senator Bingaman
Senator McCain                       Senator Byrd
Senator Santorum                     Senator Cleland
Senator Roberts                      Senator Landrieu
Senator Hutchinson

                        Subcommittee on Seapower

Senator Snowe,                       Senator Kennedy,
    Chairwoman                           Ranking Member
Senator McCain                       Senator Robb
Senator Smith                        Senator Reed
Senator Sessions

                       Subcommittee on Strategic

Senator Smith,                       Senator Landrieu,
    Chairman                             Ranking Member
Senator Thurmond                     Senator Bingaman
Senator Inhofe                       Senator Byrd
Senator Allard                       Senator Robb
Senator Hutchinson                   Senator Lieberman
Senator Sessions
                               __________
Note: Senator Warner and Senator Levin, as Chairman and Ranking 
Minority Member of the Committee on Armed Services serve as ex officio 
(non-voting) members of all Subcommittees.
* [As a result of the death of Senator John H. Chafee of Rhode Island 
on October 24, 1999, the Senate passed S. Res. 215, appointing Senator 
Bob Smith of New Hampshire as Chairman of the Senate Committee on 
Environment and Public Works, on November 2, 1999. In accordance with 
Republican Conference Rules, Senator Smith relinquished the 
chairmanship of the Strategic Subcommittee on November 5, 1999. 
Modifications to the Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee 
assignments necessitated by this change follow.]

                       ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS

              SUBCOMMITTEES OF COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

                (November 5, 1999 to December 15, 2000)

                        Subcommittee on Airland

Senator Santorum,                    Senator Lieberman,
    Chairman                             Ranking Member
Senator Inhofe                       Senator Cleland
Senator Roberts                      Senator Landrieu
Senator Allard                       Senator Reed
Senator Hutchinson

           Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

Senator Roberts,                     Senator Bingaman,
    Chairman                             Ranking Member
Senator Smith                        Senator Kennedy
Senator Santorum                     Senator Byrd
Senator Snowe                        Senator Lieberman
Senator Sessions

                       Subcommittee on Personnel

Senator Hutchinson,                  Senator Cleland,
    Chairman                             Ranking Member
Senator Thurmond                     Senator Kennedy
Senator McCain                       Senator Robb
Senator Snowe                        Senator Reed
Senator Allard

            Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support

Senator Inhofe,                      Senator Robb,
    Chairman                             Ranking Member
Senator Thurmond                     Senator Bingaman
Senator McCain                       Senator Byrd
Senator Santorum                     Senator Cleland
Senator Roberts                      Senator Landrieu
Senator Hutchinson

                        Subcommittee on Seapower

Senator Snowe,                       Senator Kennedy,
    Chairwoman                           Ranking Member
Senator McCain                       Senator Robb
Senator Smith                        Senator Reed
Senator Sessions

                       Subcommittee on Strategic

Senator Allard,                      Senator Landrieu,
    Chairman                             Ranking Member
Senator Thurmond                     Senator Bingaman
Senator Smith                        Senator Byrd
Senator Inhofe                       Senator Lieberman
Senator Sessions

                               __________
Note: Senator Warner and Senator Levin, as Chairman and Ranking 
Minority Member of the Armed Services Committee, serve as ex-officio 
(non-voting) members of all Subcommittees.

     RELATIONSHIP OF ANNUAL AUTHORIZATION TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                             APPROPRIATIONS

          History of Section 114, Title 10, United States Code

    The jurisdiction of the committee so far as specific annual 
authorizations are concerned was increased significantly in 
1959 by the enactment of section 412(b) of Public Law 86-149 
which required annual congressional authorization of 
appropriations for the procurement of aircraft, missiles and 
naval vessels. That law was amended and expanded as follows:
    In 1962 (Public Law 88-436) to require similar 
authorization of appropriations for research, development, 
test, or evaluation associated with aircraft, missiles and 
naval vessels;
    In 1963 (Public Law 88-174) to require similar 
authorization of appropriations for all research, development, 
test, or evaluation carried on by the Department of Defense;
    In 1965 (Public Law 89-37) to require authorization of 
appropriations for the procurement of tracked combat vehicles;
    In 1967 (Public Law 90-168) to require annual authorization 
of the personnel strengths of each of the Selected Reserves of 
the Reserve components as a prior condition for the 
appropriation of funds for the pay and allowances for the 
Reserve components;
    In 1969 (Public Law 91-121) to require authorization of 
appropriations for the procurement of other weapons to or for 
the use of any armed force of the United States. (Essentially, 
heavy, medium, and light artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, 
rifles, machine-guns, mortars, small arms weapons, and any 
crew-fired piece using fixed ammunition);
    In 1970 (Public Law 91-441) to require authorization of 
appropriations to or for the use of the Navy for the 
procurement of torpedoes and related support equipment; and to 
require authorization of the average annual active duty 
personnel strength for each component of the Armed Forces as a 
condition precedent to the appropriation of funds for this 
purpose;
    In 1971 (Public Law 92-436) to require annual authorization 
for the average military training student loads for each 
component of the Armed Forces, and modified the provision 
relating to authorization for active duty personnel strength;
    In 1973 (Public Law 93-155) to require authorization for 
end strength civilian employment for each component of the 
Defense Department in each fiscal year;
    In 1975 (Public Law 94-106) to require the annual 
authorization of military construction of ammunition 
facilities;
    In 1980 (Public Law 96-342) to require the annual 
authorization of appropriations of funds for the operation and 
maintenance of any armed force of the activities and agencies 
of the Department of Defense (other than the military 
departments) for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
1981; and
    In 1982 (Public Law 97-86) to require the annual 
authorization of appropriations of funds for procurement of 
ammunition or other procurement for any armed force or for 
agencies of the Department of Defense (other than military 
departments).
    Also, in 1973 these enactments were codified by section 
803(a) of Public Law 93-155 into Title 10, United States Code, 
as section 138. Section 138 was amended on several occasions 
and has been redesignated as section 114 of Title 10, United 
States Code. The law today reads as follows:

Sec. 114. Annual authorization of appropriations

    (a) No funds may be appropriated for any fiscal year to or 
for the use of any armed force or obligated or expended for--
          (1) procurement of aircraft, missiles, or naval 
        vessels;
          (2) any research, development, test, or evaluation, 
        or procurement or production related thereto;
          (3) procurement of tracked combat vehicles;
          (4) procurement of other weapons;
          (5) procurement of naval torpedoes and related 
        support equipment;
          (6) military construction;
          (7) the operation and maintenance of any armed force 
        or of the activities and agencies of the Department of 
        Defense (other than the military departments);
          (8) procurement of ammunition; or
          (9) other procurement by any armed force or by the 
        activities and agencies of the Department of Defense 
        (other than the military departments);
 unless funds therefor have been specifically authorized by 
law.
    (b) In subsection (a)(6), the term ``military 
construction'' includes any construction, development, 
conversion, or extension of any kind which is carried out with 
respect to any military facility or installation (including any 
Government-owned or Government-leased industrial facility used 
for the production of defense articles and any facility to 
which section 2353 of this title applies), any activity to 
which section 2807 of this title applies, any activity to which 
chapter 1803 of this title applies, and advances to the 
Secretary of Transportation for the construction of defense 
access roads under section 210 of title 23. Such term does not 
include any activity to which section 2821 or 2854 of this 
title applies.
    (c)(1) The size of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund 
established pursuant to chapter 5 of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2795 et seq.) may not exceed $1,070,000,000.
    (2) Notwithstanding section 37(a) of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2777(a)), amounts received by the United 
States pursuant to subparagraph (A) of section 21(a)(1) of that 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(a)(1))--
          (A) shall be credited to the Special Defense 
        Acquisition Fund established pursuant to chapter 5 of 
        that Act (22 U.S.C. 2795(b)(1)), but subject to the 
        limitation in paragraph (1) and other applicable law, 
        and
          (B) to the extent not so credited, shall be deposited 
        in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts as provided 
        in section 3302(b) of title 31.
    (d) Funds may be appropriated for the armed forces for use 
as an emergency fund for research, development, test, and 
evaluation, or related procurement or production only if the 
appropriation of the funds is authorized by law after June 30, 
1966.
    (e) In each budget submitted by the President to Congress 
under section 1105 of title 31, amounts requested for 
procurement of equipment for the reserve components of the 
armed forces (including the National Guard) shall be set forth 
separately from other amounts requested for procurement for the 
armed forces.
    (f) In each budget submitted by the President to Congress 
under section 1105 of title 31, amounts requested for 
procurement of ammunition for the Navy and Marine Corps, and 
for procurement of ammunition for the Air Force, shall be set 
forth separately from other amounts requested for procurement.

Sec. 115. Personnel strengths: requirement for annual authorization

    (a) Congress shall authorize personnel strength levels for 
each fiscal year for each of the following:
          (1) The end strength for each of the armed forces 
        (other than the Coast Guard) for (A) active-duty 
        personnel who are to be paid from funds appropriated 
        for active-duty personnel, and (B) active-duty 
        personnel and full-time National Guard duty personnel 
        who are to be paid from funds appropriated for reserve 
        personnel.
          (2) The end strength for the Selected Reserve of each 
        reserve component of the armed forces.
    (b) No funds may be appropriated for any fiscal year to or 
for--
          (1) the use of active-duty personnel or full-time 
        National Guard duty personnel of any of the armed 
        forces (other than the Coast Guard) unless the end 
        strength for such personnel of that armed force for 
        that fiscal year has been authorized by law; or
          (2) the use of the Selected Reserve of any reserve 
        component of the armed forces unless the end strength 
        for the Selected Reserve of that component for that 
        fiscal year has been authorized by law.
    (c) Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that 
such action is in the national interest, the Secretary may--
          (1) increase the end strength authorized pursuant to 
        subsection (a)(1)(A) for a fiscal year for any of the 
        armed forces by a number equal to not more than 1 
        percent of that end strength; and
          (2) increase the end strength authorized pursuant to 
        subsection (a)(1)(B) for a fiscal year for any of the 
        armed forces by a number equal to not more than 2 
        percent of that end strength; and
          (3) vary the end strength authorized pursuant to 
        subsection (a)(2) for a fiscal year for the Selected 
        Reserve of any of the reserve components by a number 
        equal to not more than 2 percent of that end strength.
    (d) In counting active-duty personnel for the purpose of 
the end-strengths authorized pursuant to subsection (a)(1), 
persons in the following categories shall be excluded:
          (1) Members of the Ready Reserve ordered to active 
        duty under section 12302 of this title.
          (2) Members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready 
        Reserve ordered to active duty under section 12304 of 
        this title.
          (3) Members of the National Guard called into Federal 
        service under section 12406 of this title.
          (4) Members of the militia called into Federal 
        service under chapter 15 of this title.
          (5) Members of reserve components on active duty for 
        training.
          (6) Members of reserve components on active duty for 
        180 days or less to perform special work.
          (7) Members on full-time National Guard duty for 180 
        days or less.
          (8) Members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready 
        Reserve on active duty for more than 180 days to 
        support programs described in section 1203(b) of the 
        Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 (title XII of 
        Public Law 103-160; 22 U.S.C. 5952(b)).
          (9) Members of reserve components (not described in 
        paragraph (8)) on active duty for more than 180 days 
        but less than 271 days to perform special work in 
        support of the combatant commands, except that--
                  (A) general and flag officers may not be 
                excluded under this paragraph; and
                  (B) the number of members of any of the armed 
                forces excluded under this paragraph may not 
                exceed the number equal to 0.2 percent of the 
                end strength authorized for active-duty 
                personnel of that armed force under subsection 
                (a)(1)(A).
    (e) The authorized strength of the Navy under subsection 
(a)(1) is increased by the authorized strength of the Coast 
Guard during any period when the Coast Guard is operating as a 
service in the Navy.
    [(f) Repealed. P.L. 104-106 1061(c)(3), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 
Stat. 442.]
    (g) Congress shall authorize for each fiscal year the end 
strength for military technicians for each reserve component of 
the Army and Air Force. Funds available to the Department of 
Defense for any fiscal year may not be used for the pay of a 
military technician during that fiscal year unless the 
technician fills a position that is within the number of such 
positions authorized by law for that fiscal year for the 
reserve component of that technician. This subsection applies 
without regard to section 129 of this title. In each budget 
submitted by the President to Congress under section 1105 of 
title 31, the end strength requested for military technicians 
(dual status) for each reserve component of the Army and Air 
Force shall be specifically set forth.

ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES DURING THE 106TH CONGRESS 
                            (1999 AND 2000)

    The following is a summary of activities of the Committee 
on Armed services during the 106th Congress.
Soldiers', Sailors', Airmen's, and Marines' Bill of Rights Act of 1999
    The committee moved quickly at the start of the 106th 
Congress on legislation to deal with the serious problem of 
recruiting and retaining service members for the armed forces. 
On January 27, 1999, the committee marked up S. 4, The 
Soldiers', Sailors', Airmen's and Marines' Bill of Rights Act 
of 1999. The bill, which was introduced by Majority Leader 
Lott, Chairman Warner, and others, authorized a 4.8 percent pay 
raise for active and reserve military personnel, reformed the 
military pay tables, and improved the military retirement 
system.
    The committee reported S. 4 to the Senate on February 2, 
1999. After two days of debate, the bill passed the Senate by a 
vote of 91-8 on February 24, 1999.
    S. 4 was delivered to the House on February 25, 1999 and 
subsequently held at the desk in the House. On November 18, 
1999, H. Res. 393, providing for the disposition of S. 4 was 
considered in the House. H. Res. 393 provided for the return of 
S. 4 to the Senate because, in the opinion of the House of 
Representatives, S. 4 contravened the Constitution and 
infringed upon the privileges of the House. H. Res. 393 was 
agreed to by voice vote. Although S. 4 was not enacted into law 
as a free-standing bill, the provisions of S. 4 were 
incorporated into the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2000.
Cochran-Inouye National Missile Defense Act of 1999
    On January 20, 1999, S. 257, The Cochran-Inouye National 
Missile Defense Act of 1999, was referred to the committee. On 
February 4 and February 9, 1999, the committee considered and 
marked up the legislation.
    On February 12, 1999, the committee reported S. 257 to the 
Senate. In the report accompanying S. 257, the committee noted 
that the need for deployment of NMD was clear; that a ballistic 
missile threat to the United States exists and continues to 
grow. The committee further noted that confidence in the 
ability of the U.S. military to respond rapidly to the 
ballistic missile threat must be tempered by realistic 
assessments of the technical challenges and the ability of the 
technical community to deal with these challenges. The 
committee concluded that S. 257, which established a policy to 
deploy NMD as soon as technologically possible, would ensure 
the United States is prepared to meet that threat.
    On March 15, 1999, the Senate began two days of debate on 
S. 257. Two amendments were agreed to and included in the 
legislation. The bill passed the Senate on March 17, 1999, as 
amended, by a vote of 97-3.
    The House agreed to incorporate S. 257 into H.R. 4 on May 
20, 1999, by a vote of 345 to 71. H.R. 4 was presented to the 
President on July 12, 1999, and was signed into law on July 22, 
1999 (Public Law 106-38).
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000
    In addition to action on S. 4 and S. 257, the committee 
began the 106th Congress with a series of in-depth hearings and 
briefings on the readiness of the Armed Forces, global threats 
to U.S. national security interests, and current military 
operations. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the services 
chiefs, the Director of Central Intelligence, the Director of 
the Defense Intelligence Agency and representatives of the 
Joint Staff provided committee members with updated information 
on the full spectrum of issues pertinent to the defense of the 
Nation and U.S. national security interests worldwide. These 
discussions framed the context for consideration of the 
president's fiscal year 2000 budget plan.
    The committee received the President's budget request on 
February 1, 1999, and, on February 2, 1999, began a series of 
hearings on the proposal. Several senior officials from the 
Defense Department, including Secretary of Defense Cohen, 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Shelton, the service 
secretaries, the unified and specified combatant commanders, 
the service chiefs, representatives from the General Accounting 
Office, other civilian government officials and industry 
representatives testified before the committee. On May 10, 
1999, when the committee met to mark up the National Defense 
Authorization Bill, 243 individuals had testified before the 
committee during 49 hearings.
    On May 17, 1999, the committee reported the National 
Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 2000 to the Senate. 
The bill, S. 1059, authorized $288.8 billion in budget 
authority for defense programs. This amount was $8.3 billion 
above the President's budget request and allowed for a 2.2 
percent increase in real terms for defense. This was the first 
real increase in defense spending authorized in 14 years.
    The National Military Strategy of the United States 
envisioned that the armed forces would be prepared to fight and 
win two nearly simultaneous major theater wars, the most likely 
being in the Persian Gulf and in the Korean peninsula. The 
strategy did not anticipate U.S. military involvement in 
multiple, concurrent contingency operations. As the U.S. 
military was strained by ongoing day-to-day operations, 
thecontingency operations in Bosnia and Iraq, and the escalating 
conflict in Kosovo, the committee focused on the implications of these 
operations on military readiness, quality of life, and modernization 
costs.
    In this regard, the committee addressed several essential 
goals in the bill. First, the committee focused on the ability 
of the United States Armed Forces to meet its commitments 
worldwide. Second, the committee stressed countering future 
national security threats. Finally, the committee focused on 
enhancing the quality of life of the men and women of the armed 
services and their families.
    The committee's focus on quality of life was of particular 
concern and resulted in a series of initiatives to offset 
continuing negative trends in personnel recruiting and 
retention. Recruiting and retention have been a committee 
priority for the last three years. As a result, the bill 
included pay and compensation elements that were included in 
The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines' Bill or Rights Act 
of 1999, and the reform of the military retirement system and 
improvements in the military health care system.
    The Senate began consideration of the bill on May 24, 1999. 
During the Senate's 37 hours of debate on the measure, 148 
amendments were offered and 12 roll call votes were recorded. 
The measure passed the Senate, with amendments, on May 27, 
1999, by a vote of 92-3.
    Following the passage of the House version of the bill, 
conferees from the Senate and House began a conference on July 
13, 1999, to reconcile the difference between the two versions 
of the bill. The conference report (H. Rpt. 106-301) was filed 
on August 6, 1999. The House approved the conference report on 
September 15, 1999 by a vote of 375-45.
    Following two days of debate, the Senate agreed to the 
conference report on September 22, 1999, by a vote of 93-5 and 
forwarded the measure to the President. The President signed 
the bill into law on October 5, 1999 (Public Law 106-65).

Establishment of Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee

    In January 1999, Chairman Warner established the 
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities. The purpose 
of the subcommittee is to provide a focus for the Department of 
Defense's efforts to counter new and emerging threats to vital 
national security interests. The subcommittee has oversight 
over such threats as the proliferation of weapons of mass 
destruction, international terrorism at U.S. targets both at 
home and abroad, information warfare, and narco-trafficking. In 
addition, the subcommittee has budgetary oversight of the 
defense technology base, which will provide for the development 
of the technology necessary for the U.S. military to meet the 
challenges of the 21st Century.
    A key element of the subcommittee's responsibilities is the 
changing role of the U.S. military in the new threat 
environment, to include an examination of emerging operational 
concepts and non-traditional military operations. In this 
connection, the subcommittee has oversight of the procurement, 
and research and development programs of the U.S. Special 
Operations Command.

Military Operations

    From March 24 to June 10, 1999, NATO conducted its first 
large-scale, offensive military operations--a 78-day air war, 
on behalf of Kosovo. Over 38,000 NATO combat sorties were 
conducted, primarily by U.S. forces, during the Kosovo air 
campaign with no combat casualities. In the end, the military 
operation resulted in the withdrawal of Serb military troops 
from Kosovo.
    During the 106th Congress, the committee conducted eleven 
hearings and briefing specifically on Serb aggression in 
Kosovo, the air war, the deployment of U.S. and NATO ground 
forces as peacekeepers following the air campaign, and other 
pertinent issues. In addition to these meetings, a consistent 
theme through many of the other full and subcommittee hearings 
during both sessions of the Congress centered on Kosovo issues, 
including the ``lessons learned'' from military operations in 
Kosovo. Secretary of Defense Cohen and Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff Shelton testified several times on these 
matters before the committee. Other witnesses included: General 
Wesley Clark, USA, Commander-in-Chief, United States European 
Command, and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe; Admiral James 
Ellis, USN, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Allied 
Forces Southern Europe; and, Lieutenant General Michael Short, 
USAF Commander, 16th Air Force/Allied Air Forces, Southern 
Europe.
    Of paramount concern to the committee was applying the 
``lessons learned'' from the air campaign over Kosovo to ensure 
the future preparedness of the U.S. armed forces. The ``lessons 
learned'' highlighted not only shortfalls in a variety of 
weapon systems and intelligence programs, but also the 
difficulties of engaging in coalition operations. The committee 
authorized increases in funding primarily to the President's 
fiscal year 2001 defense budget request to address some of the 
most essential ``lessons learned'' from Kosovo.

The Military Health Care Improvement Act of 2000

    On February 23, 2000, S. 2087, The Military Health Care 
Improvement Act of 2000, was referred to the committee. The 
purpose of the bill, introduced by Chairman Warner and 
abipartisan group of senators, was to address the most urgent medical 
needs of active duty and retired personnel and their families. In 
addition to providing for improvements in the TRICARE program, the bill 
provided, for the first time, an entitlement to military health care 
for Medicare-eligible military retirees and their families in the form 
of a pharmacy benefit for Medicare-eligible military retirees.
    On May 9, 2000, provisions of S. 2087 were included in S. 
2549, The National Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 
2001.

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001

    The committee received the President's budget request for 
fiscal year 2001 on February 7, 2000. On February 8, 2000, 
Secretary of Defense Cohen and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff Shelton testified on the budget request. This was the 
first of 36 hearings conducted by the committee on the budget 
proposal. During these hearings, 171 witnesses provided the 
committee with expert analysis and assessments of the 
President's budget request.
    The subcommittees and full committee met from May 2 through 
May 9, 2000, to mark up the National Defense Authorization Bill 
for Fiscal Year 2001 (S. 2549). The committee agreed to 
authorize $309.8 billion for defense spending for fiscal year 
2001, an increase of $4.5 billion over the President's budget 
request, and a real increase of 4.4. percent. For the second 
year in a row, the committee was able to report to the Senate a 
bill that contained a real increase in defense spending.
    The committee reported S. 2549 to the Senate on May 12, 
2000. Through this legislation, the committee sought to address 
continuing problems that were the result of a decade and half 
of constrained funding and an unprecedented number of overseas 
deployments of military personnel. The authorized funding 
increases were essential steps to address short term 
deficiencies as well as long-term modernization requirements.
    S. 2549 also included the provisions of S. 2087, The 
Military Health Improvement Act of 2000, and other initiatives 
to address health care concerns of current and retired military 
personnel, including the guarantee of health care for life for 
military retirees and their families. These provisions also 
would accelerate improvements in TRICARE, expand TRICARE 
benefits to families of military personnel serving in the 
remote locations, increase access to health care and provide 
pharmacy benefits for military retirees, and expand the long-
standing cooperative relationship between the DOD and the 
Department of Veterans' Affairs.
    On June 6, 2000, the Senate began consideration of S. 2549. 
After 41 hours of debate, the consideration of 163 amendments, 
and 13 roll call votes, the Senate passed the bill by a vote of 
97-3 on July 13, 2000.
    On July 18, 2000, conferees from the House and Senate began 
meetings to resolve the differences between the Senate and 
House defense authorization bills.
    On October 6, 2000, the conferees concluded negotiations 
and filed the conference report. H. Rept. 106-945, in the 
House. On October 11, 2000, the House agreed to the measure by 
a vote of 382-31.
    On October 12, 2000, a motion to waive the Budget Act with 
respect to the conference report was agreed to in the Senate by 
a vote of 84-9. The Senate subsequently agreed to H. Rept. 106-
945 by a vote of 90-3.
    On October 30, 2000, the measure was signed by the 
President and became Public Law 106-398.

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                                                                                  106th Congress
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                                                    1st Session     2d Session         Total
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Defense Authorization:
    Days in markup..............................................               2               3               5
    Days on floor...............................................               4              10              14
    Amendments..................................................             148             163             311
    Roll call votes.............................................              12              13              25
    Hours of debate.............................................              37              41              78
                                                                 ===============================================
Hearings/Meetings:
    Full Committee..............................................              76              59             135
    AirLand Subcommittee........................................               5               3               8
    Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee..............               9               6              15
    Personnel Subcommittee......................................               5               5              10
    Readiness Subcommittee......................................              10               5              15
    Seapower Subcommittee.......................................               8               3              11
    Strategic Subcommittee......................................               6               5              11
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total.....................................................             119              86             205
                                                                 ===============================================
Statutory Nominations...........................................              16              13              29
Military nominations:
    Army........................................................           5,429           6,605          12,034
    Navy........................................................           6,590           5,595          12,185
    Marine Corps................................................           2,128           2,827           4,955
    Air Force...................................................           6,234           5,784          12,018
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total.....................................................          20,381          20,811          41,192
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                                1999 ACTION ON NOMINATIONS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         Date(s) of Committee        Date of Senate
   Date(s) of Committee Hearing(s)              Action                Confirmation           Nominee/Position
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Apr. 27;.............................  N/A....................  July 1, 1999...........  Huntoon, Carolyn L., of
May 4, 1999..........................                                                     Virginia, to an
                                                                                          Assistant Secretary of
                                                                                          Energy (Environmental
                                                                                          Management), vice Alan
                                                                                          L. Alm, resigned.
                                                                                          Referred jointly to
                                                                                          the Committee on
                                                                                          Energy and Natural
                                                                                          Resources and the
                                                                                          Committee on Armed
                                                                                          Services, pursuant to
                                                                                          an order of the Senate
                                                                                          of June 28, 1990
Apr. 27, 1999........................  Apr. 29, 1999..........  Apr. 29, 1999..........  Delaney, Lawrence J.,
                                                                                          of Maryland, to be
                                                                                          Assistant Secretary of
                                                                                          the Air Force for
                                                                                          Acquisition, vice
                                                                                          Arthur L. Money.
Apr. 27, 1999........................  Apr. 29, 1999..........  Apr. 29, 1999..........  Sheridan, Brian E., of
                                                                                          Virginia, to be
                                                                                          Assistant Secretary of
                                                                                          Defense for Special
                                                                                          Operations and Low
                                                                                          Intensity Conflict,
                                                                                          vice Henry Allen
                                                                                          Holmes.
N/A..................................  Mar. 25, 1999..........  Mar. 25, 1999..........  Gottemoeller, Rose
                                                                                          Eilene, of Virginia to
                                                                                          be an Assistant
                                                                                          Secretary of Energy
                                                                                          (Non-Proliferation and
                                                                                          National Security).
                                                                                          Reported favorably by
                                                                                          the Committee on
                                                                                          Energy and Natural
                                                                                          Resources on Feb. 25,
                                                                                          1999. Pursuant to an
                                                                                          order of the Senate of
                                                                                          Feb. 24, 1999,
                                                                                          referred to the
                                                                                          Committee on Armed
                                                                                          Services for not to
                                                                                          exceed 30 days. (Note:
                                                                                          The nominee did not
                                                                                          appear.)
N/A..................................  May 25, 1999...........  May 26, 1999...........  Khan, Ikram U., of
                                                                                          Nevada, to be a Member
                                                                                          of the Board of
                                                                                          Regents of the
                                                                                          Uniformed Services
                                                                                          University of the
                                                                                          Health Sciences for a
                                                                                          term expiring May 1,
                                                                                          1999, vice Alan
                                                                                          Marshall Elkins, term
                                                                                          expired. (Note: The
                                                                                          nominee did not
                                                                                          appear.)
N/A..................................  May 25, 1999...........  May 26, 1999...........  Khan, Ikram U., of
                                                                                          Nevada, to be a Member
                                                                                          of the Board of
                                                                                          Regents of the
                                                                                          Uniformed Services
                                                                                          University of the
                                                                                          Health Sciences for
                                                                                          term expiring May 1,
                                                                                          2005 (Reappointment).
                                                                                          (Note: The nominee did
                                                                                          not appear.)
June 8, 1999.........................  June 9, 1999...........  June 16, 1999..........  Shinseki, General Eric
                                                                                          K., USA, for
                                                                                          reappointment to the
                                                                                          grade of general, and
                                                                                          to be Chief of Staff,
                                                                                          United States Army.
June 8, 1999.........................  June 9, 1999...........  June 16, 1999..........  Jones, Lieutenant
                                                                                          General James L., Jr.,
                                                                                          USMC, to be general
                                                                                          and to be Commandant
                                                                                          of the Marine Corps.
July 21, 1999........................  July 22, 1999..........  Sept. 30, 1999.........  Money, Arthur L., of
                                                                                          Virginia, to be
                                                                                          Assistant Secretary of
                                                                                          Defense for Command,
                                                                                          Control,
                                                                                          Communications and
                                                                                          Intelligence.
July 21, 1999........................  July 22, 1999..........  July 30, 1999..........  Peters, F. Whitten, of
                                                                                          the District of
                                                                                          Columbia, to be
                                                                                          Secretary of the Air
                                                                                          Force, vice Sheila E.
                                                                                          Widnall, resigned.
Aug. 3, 1999.........................  Aug. 4, 1999...........  Aug. 5, 1999...........  Blanchard, Charles A.,
                                                                                          of Arizona, to be
                                                                                          General Counsel of the
                                                                                          Department of the
                                                                                          Army, vice William T.
                                                                                          Coleman, III.
Aug. 3, 1999.........................  Aug. 4, 1999...........  Aug. 5, 1999...........  DiBattiste, Carol A.,
                                                                                          of Florida, to be
                                                                                          Under Secretary of the
                                                                                          Air Force, vice F.
                                                                                          Whitten Peters.
Sept. 9, 1999........................  Sept. 23, 1999.........  Sept. 24, 1999.........  Shelton, General Henry
                                                                                          H., USA, to be general
                                                                                          and for reappointment
                                                                                          as Chairman of the
                                                                                          Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Oct. 27, 1999........................  Oct. 28, 1999..........  Oct. 29, 1999..........  Ralston, General Joseph
                                                                                          W., USAF for
                                                                                          reappointment to the
                                                                                          grade of general and
                                                                                          to be Commander in
                                                                                          Chief, U.S. Forces
                                                                                          Europe and Supreme
                                                                                          Allied Commander,
                                                                                          Europe.
Oct. 27, 1999........................  Oct. 28, 1999..........  Oct. 29, 1999..........  Myers, General Richard
                                                                                          B., USAF for
                                                                                          reappointment to the
                                                                                          grade of general and
                                                                                          to be Vice Chairman of
                                                                                          the Joint Chiefs of
                                                                                          Staff.
Oct. 27, 1999........................  Oct. 28, 1999..........  Oct. 29, 1999..........  Schwartz, General
                                                                                          Thomas A., USAF, for
                                                                                          reappointment to the
                                                                                          grade of general and
                                                                                          to be Commander in
                                                                                          Chief, United Nations
                                                                                          Command/Combined
                                                                                          Forces Command/
                                                                                          Commander, U.S. Forces
                                                                                          Korea.
Oct. 27, 1999........................  Oct. 28, 1999..........  Oct. 29, 1999..........  Eberhart, General Ralph
                                                                                          E., USAF, for
                                                                                          reappointment to the
                                                                                          grade of general and
                                                                                          to be Commander in
                                                                                          Chief, U.S. Space
                                                                                          Command.
N/A..................................  Oct. 28, 1999..........  Oct. 29, 1999..........  Potter, John F., of
                                                                                          Maryland, to be a
                                                                                          Member of the Board of
                                                                                          Regents of the
                                                                                          Uniformed Services
                                                                                          University of the
                                                                                          Health Sciences for a
                                                                                          term expiring May 1,
                                                                                          2005, vice T. Burton
                                                                                          Smith, Jr., term
                                                                                          expired. (Note: The
                                                                                          nominee did not
                                                                                          appear.)
N/A..................................  Oct. 28, 1999..........  Oct. 29, 1999..........  Eggenberger, A. J., of
                                                                                          Montana, to be a
                                                                                          Member of the Defense
                                                                                          Nuclear Facilities
                                                                                          Safety Board for a
                                                                                          term expiring October
                                                                                          18, 2003
                                                                                          (Reappointment).
                                                                                          (Note: The nominee did
                                                                                          not appear.)
N/A..................................  Oct. 28, 1999..........  Oct. 29, 1999..........  Roberson, Jessie M., of
                                                                                          Alabama, to be a
                                                                                          Member of the Defense
                                                                                          Nuclear Facilities
                                                                                          Safety Board for a
                                                                                          term expiring October
                                                                                          18, 1999, vice Herbert
                                                                                          Kouts, term expired.
                                                                                          (Note: The nominee did
                                                                                          not appear.)
Nov. 4, 1999.........................  Nov. 4, 1999...........  Nov. 5, 1999...........  Maldon, Alphonso, Jr.,
                                                                                          of Virginia, to be
                                                                                          Assistant Secretary of
                                                                                          Defense for Force
                                                                                          Management Policy,
                                                                                          vice Frederick F. Y.
                                                                                          Pang.
Nov. 4, 1999.........................  Nov. 4, 1999...........  Nov. 5, 1999...........  Veroneau, John K., of
                                                                                          Virginia, to be
                                                                                          Assistant Secretary of
                                                                                          Defense for
                                                                                          Legislative Affairs.
N/A..................................  Nov. 4, 1999...........  Nov. 5, 1999...........  Cornelius P. O'Leary,
                                                                                          of Connecticut, to be
                                                                                          a Member of the
                                                                                          National Security
                                                                                          Education Board for a
                                                                                          term of four years,
                                                                                          vice Roger Hilsman,
                                                                                          term expired. (Note:
                                                                                          The nominee did not
                                                                                          appear.)
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                                2000 ACTION ON NOMINATIONS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         Date(s) of Committee        Date of Senate
   Date(s) of Committee Hearing(s)              Action                Confirmation           Nominee/Position
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mar. 21, 2000........................  Mar. 23, 27, 2000......  Mar. 29, 2000..........  de Leon, Rudy, of
                                                                                          California, to be
                                                                                          Deputy Secretary of
                                                                                          Defense, vice John J.
                                                                                          Hamre, resigned.
Mar. 21, 2000........................  Mar. 23, 27, 2000......  June 9, 2000...........  Dworkin, Douglas A., of
                                                                                          Maryland, to be
                                                                                          General Counsel of the
                                                                                          Department of Defense,
                                                                                          vice Judith A. Miller.
N/A..................................  Mar. 23, 27, 2000......  May 24, 2000...........  Challenor, Herschelle
                                                                                          S., of Georgia, to be
                                                                                          a Member of the
                                                                                          National Security
                                                                                          Education Board for a
                                                                                          term of four years
                                                                                          (Reappointment).
                                                                                          (Note: The nominee did
                                                                                          not appear.)
Apr. 11, 2000........................  Apr. 13, 2000..........  July 10, 2000..........  Creedon, Madelyn R., of
                                                                                          Indiana, to be Deputy
                                                                                          Administrator for
                                                                                          Defense Programs,
                                                                                          National Nuclear
                                                                                          Security
                                                                                          Administration (New
                                                                                          Position). (Senate
                                                                                          debate on the
                                                                                          nomination occurred on
                                                                                          July 10, 2000 and on
                                                                                          that date the Senate
                                                                                          confirmed the
                                                                                          nomination by a roll
                                                                                          call vote of 54-30.)
Apr. 11, 2000........................  Apr. 13, 2000..........  May 18, 2000...........  Dahlberg, Gregory
                                                                                          Robert, of Virginia,
                                                                                          to be Under Secretary
                                                                                          of the Army, vice
                                                                                          Bernard Daniel
                                                                                          Rostker.
Apr. 11, 2000........................  Apr. 13, 2000..........  May 18, 2000...........  Rostker, Bernard
                                                                                          Daniel, of Virginia,
                                                                                          to be Under Secretary
                                                                                          of Defense for
                                                                                          Personnel and
                                                                                          Readiness, vice Rudy
                                                                                          de Leon.
N/A..................................  Apr. 27, 2000..........  May 24, 2000...........  Sundlun, Bruce, of
                                                                                          Rhode Island, to be a
                                                                                          Member of the National
                                                                                          Security Education
                                                                                          Board for a term of
                                                                                          four years, vice Eamon
                                                                                          M. Kelly, term
                                                                                          expired. (Note: The
                                                                                          nominee did not
                                                                                          appear.)
N/A..................................  Apr. 27, 2000..........  May 24, 2000...........  Pacheco, Manuel
                                                                                          Trinidad, of Arizona,
                                                                                          to be a Member of the
                                                                                          National Security
                                                                                          Education Board for a
                                                                                          term of four years
                                                                                          (Reappointment).
                                                                                          (Note: The nominee did
                                                                                          not appear.)
May 16, 2000.........................  May 17, 2000...........  May 17, 2000...........  Clark, Admiral Vernon
                                                                                          E., USN, for
                                                                                          reappointment to the
                                                                                          grade of admiral and
                                                                                          to be Chief of Naval
                                                                                          Operations.
May 24, 2000.........................  May 24, 2000...........  June 14, 2000..........  Gordon, General John
                                                                                          A., USAF, to be Under
                                                                                          Secretary for Nuclear
                                                                                          Security, Department
                                                                                          of Energy
                                                                                          (Administrator,
                                                                                          National Nuclear
                                                                                          Security
                                                                                          Administration,
                                                                                          Department of Energy)
                                                                                          (New Position)
June 27, 2000........................  June 27, 2000..........  June 27, 2000..........   Franks, Lieutenant
                                                                                          General Tommy R., USA,
                                                                                          for appointment to the
                                                                                          grade of general and
                                                                                          to be Commander in
                                                                                          Chief, United States
                                                                                          Central Command
June 27, 2000........................  June 27, 2000..........  June 27, 2000..........  Kernan, Lieutenant
                                                                                          General William F.,
                                                                                          USA, for appointment
                                                                                          to the grade of
                                                                                          general and to be
                                                                                          Commander in Chief,
                                                                                          United States Joint
                                                                                          Forces Command/Supreme
                                                                                          Allied Commander,
                                                                                          Atlantic
July 26, 2000........................  July 27, 2000..........  N/A....................  Mancuso, Donald, of
                                                                                          Virginia, to be
                                                                                          Inspector General,
                                                                                          Department of Defense,
                                                                                          vice Eleanor Hill.
                                                                                          (NOTE: Pursuant to an
                                                                                          order of the Senate of
                                                                                          January 22, 1999, the
                                                                                          nomination, once
                                                                                          reported by the Armed
                                                                                          Services Committee,
                                                                                          was referred to the
                                                                                          Governmental Affairs
                                                                                          Committee for not to
                                                                                          exceed 20 days. By
                                                                                          unanimous consent on
                                                                                          July 27, 2000, the
                                                                                          Governmental Affairs
                                                                                          Committee was given
                                                                                          until September 7,
                                                                                          2000 to consider the
                                                                                          nomination. Nomination
                                                                                          returned to the
                                                                                          President December 15,
                                                                                          2000.)
July 26, 2000........................  July 27, 2000..........  Sept. 8, 2000..........  Kallock, Roger W., of
                                                                                          Ohio, to be Deputy
                                                                                          Under Secretary of
                                                                                          Defense for Logistics
                                                                                          and Material Readiness
                                                                                          (New Position)
July 26, 2000........................  July 27, 2000..........  Sept. 8, 2000..........  Baker, James Edgar, of
                                                                                          Virginia, to be a
                                                                                          Judge of the United
                                                                                          States Court of
                                                                                          Appeals for the Armed
                                                                                          Forces for the term of
                                                                                          fifteen years to
                                                                                          expire on the date
                                                                                          prescribed by law,
                                                                                          vice Walter T. Cox
                                                                                          III, term expired
Sept. 6. 2000........................  Sept. 7, 2000..........  Sept. 7, 2000..........  Pace, Lieutenant
                                                                                          General Peter, USMC,
                                                                                          for appointment to the
                                                                                          grade of general and
                                                                                          to be Commander in
                                                                                          Chief, United States
                                                                                          Southern Command
Sept. 6, 2000........................  Sept. 7, 2000..........  Sept. 7, 2000..........  Holland, Lieutenant
                                                                                          General Charles R.,
                                                                                          USAF for appointment
                                                                                          to the grade of
                                                                                          general and to be
                                                                                          Commander in Chief,
                                                                                          United States Special
                                                                                          Operations Command
Sept. 6, 2000........................  Oct. 5, 2000...........  Oct. 6, 2000...........  Flowers, Major General
                                                                                          Robert B., USA, for
                                                                                          appointment to the
                                                                                          grade of lieutenant
                                                                                          general and to be the
                                                                                          Chief of Engineers,
                                                                                          United States Army
Oct. 3, 2000.........................  Oct. 5, 2000...........  Oct. 12, 2000..........  Pirie, Robert B., Jr.,
                                                                                          of Maryland, to be
                                                                                          Under Secretary of the
                                                                                          Navy, vice Jerry
                                                                                          MacArthur Hultin,
                                                                                          resigned
N/A..................................  Oct. 5, 2000...........  Oct. 12, 2000..........  Shamansky, Robert N.,
                                                                                          of Ohio, to be a
                                                                                          Member of the National
                                                                                          Security Education
                                                                                          Board for a term of
                                                                                          four years
                                                                                          (Reappointment).
                                                                                          (Note: The nominee did
                                                                                          not appear.)
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             NOMINATIONS FOR PROMOTIONS IN THE ARMED FORCES

    The Committee considered nominations for promotions in the 
armed services. Nominations submitted to the Senate by the 
President for confirmation resulted in the following:

                             First Session

               January 6, 1999 through November 19, 1999

Air Force nominations, totaling 6,234, disposed of as follows:
    Confirmed..................................................... 6,219
    Unconfirmed...................................................    15
Army nominations, totaling 5,429, disposed of as follows:
    Confirmed..................................................... 5,225
    Unconfirmed...................................................   204
Navy nominations, totaling 6,590, disposed of as follows:
    Confirmed..................................................... 6,580
    Unconfirmed...................................................    10
Marine Corps nominations, totaling 2,128, disposed of as follows:
    Confirmed..................................................... 2,127
    Unconfirmed...................................................     1

                             Second Session


               January 24, 2000 through December 15, 2000

Air Force nominations, totaling 5,784, (including 15 nominations 
  carried over from the first session), disposed of as follows:
    Confirmed..................................................... 5,781
    Returned to the White House...................................     3
Army nominations, totaling 6,605 (including 204 nominations 
  carried over from the first session), disposed of as follows:
    Confirmed..................................................... 6,045
    Unconfirmed...................................................     2
    Returned to the White House...................................   558
Navy nominations, totaling 5,595 (including 10 nominations carried 
  over from the first session), disposed of as follows:
    Confirmed..................................................... 5,588
    Returned to the White House...................................     7
Marine Corps nominations, totaling 2,827, (including 1 nomination 
  carried over from the first session), disposed of as follows:
    Confirmed..................................................... 2,827

INVESTIGATIONS, HEARINGS, AND OTHER MATTERS NOT DIRECTLY PERTAINING TO 
                    LEGISLATION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE

                (Date of Hearing and Person or Subject)

                              ----------                              

January 22, 1999
Committee met to receive a briefing on current military 
    operations. (Witnesses: Vice Admiral Vernon E. Clark, USN; 
    Vice Admiral Scott A. Fry, USN; Rear Admiral Thomas R. 
    Wilson, USN; and Major General Charles F. Wald, USAF). 
    Closed; not printed.
January 28, 1999
Committee met to receive testimony on United States policy in 
    Iraq. (Witnesses: Honorable Walter B. Slocombe and General 
    Anthony C. Zinni, USMC). Open and Closed. Open portion 
    printed.
February 2, 1999
Committee met to receive testimony on current and future 
    worldwide threats to the national security of the United 
    States. (Witnesses: Honorable George J. Tenet and 
    Lieutenant General Patrick M. Hughes, USA). Open and 
    Closed. Open portion printed.
February 25, 1999
Committee met to receive testimony on United States policy 
    regarding Kosovo. (Witnesses: Honorable Walter B. Slocombe; 
    Honorable Thomas R. Pickering; and General Joseph W. 
    Ralston, USAF). Open. Printed.
March 9, 1999
Committee met to receive a briefing on United States Government 
    policies and programs to combat terrorism. (Witness: Mr. 
    Richard A. Clarke). Closed; not recorded.
March 9, 1999
Committee met to receive testimony on United States Government 
    policies and programs to combat terrorism. (Witnesses: 
    Honorable John J. Hamre and General Joseph W. Ralston, 
    USAF. Open. Printed.

March 16, 1999

Committee met to receive testimony on alleged Chinese espionage 
    at Department of Energy laboratories. (Witness: Honorable 
    William B. Richardson). Closed; not printed. (Joint Hearing 
    with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources).

March 25, 1999

Committee met to continue to receive testimony on alleged 
    Chinese espionage at Department of Energy laboratories. 
    (Witnesses: Mr. Edward J. Curran; Mr. Notra Trulock III; 
    Mr. Neil J. Gallagher; and Ms. Elizabeth A. Moler). Closed; 
    not printed.

March 30, 1999

Committee met to receive a briefing on current operations in 
    Kosovo. (Witnesses: Ambassador James Pardew; Admiral Scott 
    A. Fry, USN; and Rear Admiral Thomas R. Wilson, USN). 
    Closed; not recorded.

April 1, 1999

Committee met to receive a briefing on current operations in 
    Kosovo. (Witnesses: Honorable Walter B. Slocombe; Honorable 
    Thomas R. Pickering; and representatives from the Office of 
    the Joint Chiefs of Staff). Closed; not recorded.

April 6, 1999

Committee met to receive a briefing on current operations in 
    Kosovo. (Witnesses: Honorable Walter B. Slocombe; a 
    representative from Department of State; and 
    representatives from the Office of the Joint Chiefs of 
    Staff). Closed; not recorded.

April 8, 1999

Committee met to receive a briefing on current operations in 
    Kosovo. (Witnesses: Ambassador Jim Dobbins; Ms. Julia Taft; 
    representatives from the Office of the Joint Chiefs of 
    Staff; and the Central Intelligence Agency). Closed; not 
    recorded.

April 12, 1999

Committee met to continue to receive testimony on alleged 
    Chinese espionage at Department of Energy laboratories. 
    (Witnesses: Panel I: Mr. Edward J. Curran and Mr. Notra 
    Trulock III. Panel II: Ms. Elizabeth A. Molar. Panel III: 
    Mr. John E. Bloodsworth and Dr. Paul Richanbach. Panel IV: 
    Mr. Charles B. Curtis.). Open. Printed.

April 15, 1999

Committee met to receive testimony on United States policy 
    regarding Kosovo, and a revised Strategic Concept for NATO. 
    (Witnesses: Honorable William S. Cohen and General Henry H. 
    Shelton, USA). Open. Printed.

April 20, 1999

Committee met to receive a briefing on current military 
    operations. (Witnesses: Vice Admiral Scott A. Fry, USN; 
    Rear Admiral Thomas R. Wilson, USN; and a representative 
    from the Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate, Office of 
    the Joint Chiefs of Staff). Closed; not printed.

April 22, 1999

Committee met to receive testimony on worldwide threats to 
    United States national security interests. (Witness: 
    Honorable Henry A. Kissinger). Open. Printed.

May 20, 1999

Committee and Members of the Foreign Relations Committee and 
    Defense Appropriations Subcommittee met informally with The 
    Right Honorable Robin Cook, M.P., British Secretary of 
    State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to discuss the 
    situation in Kosovo. Executive; not recorded.

June 9, 1999

Committee met to receive a briefing from Dr. William J. Perry, 
    former Secretary of Defense, on a recent trip to North 
    Korea. Executive; not recorded.

June 15, 1999

Committee met to receive a briefing on current operations in 
    Kosovo. (Witnesses: Honorable Strobe Talbott; Vice Admiral 
    Scott A. Fry, USN; and Vice Admiral Thomas R. Wilson, USN). 
    Closed; not recorded.

June 22, 1999

Committee met to receive testimony on the report by the Foreign 
    Intelligence Advisory Board to the President entitled, 
    Science at its Best; Security at its Worst: A Report on 
    Security Problems at the U.S. Department of Energy. 
    (Witnesses: Honorable William B. Richardson and Honorable 
    Warren B. Rudman). Open. Printed. (Joint Hearing with the 
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Committee on 
    Governmental Affairs, and the Select Committee on 
    Intelligence).

June 23, 1999

Committee met to receive testimony on recommendations 
toreorganize Department of Energy National Security Programs in 
response to espionage threats. (Witnesses: Panel I: Honorable Pete V. 
Domenici and Honorable Jon Kyl. Panel II: Honorable William B. 
Richardson. Panel III: Admiral Henry G. Chiles, Jr., USN (Ret.) and Dr. 
Sidney D. Drell). Open. Printed.

July 1, 1999

Committee met to receive testimony on military operations 
    regarding Kosovo. (Witness: General Wesley K. Clark, USA). 
    Open. Printed.

July 20, 1999

Committee met to receive testimony on U.S. policy and military 
    operations regarding Kosovo. (Witnesses: Honorable William 
    S. Cohen and General Henry H. Shelton, USA). Open. Printed.

August 5, 1999

Committee met to receive a briefing on the F-22 aircraft. 
    (Witnesses: General Lester L. Lyles, USAF and Lieutenant 
    General Gregory S. Martin, USAF). Closed; not recorded.

September 14, 1999

Committee met to receive testimony concerning the sinking of 
    the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the subsequent court-martial of 
    Rear Admiral Charles B. McVay III, USN. (Witnesses: Panel 
    I: Mr. Hunter Scott; Mr. Paul J. Murphy; Mr. Harlan M. 
    Twible; and Mr. Dan Kurzman; Panel II: Admiral Donald L. 
    Pilling, USN; Rear Admiral John D. Hutson, USN; and Dr. 
    William S. Dudley). Open. Printed.

September 23, 1999

Committee met to receive a briefing on current military 
    operations. (Witnesses: Vice Admiral Scott A Fry, USN; Rear 
    Admiral Lowell E. Jacoby, USN; and Major General Charles F. 
    Wald, USAF). Closed; not printed.

September 23, 1999

Committee met informally with Members of the Russian Federation 
    Council and Russian Duma. Executive; not recorded.

October 5, 1999

Committee met to receive testimony from Department of Energy 
    and Intelligence Community witnesses on military 
    implications of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. Closed; 
    not printed.

October 6, 1999

Committee met to receive testimony on the national security 
    implications of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. 
    (Witnesses: Panel I: Honorable William S. Cohen; General 
    Henry H. Shelton, USA. Panel II: Honorable James R. 
    Schlesinger. Panel III: General John M. Shalikashvili, USA 
    (Ret.)). Open. Printed.

October 7, 1999

Committee met to receive testimony on the ability of the 
    Stockpile Stewardship Program to adequately verify the 
    safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent under 
    a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. (Witnesses: Panel I: 
    Honorable Bill Richardson; Dr. C. Paul Robinson; Dr. C. 
    Bruce Tarter; and Dr. John C. Browne. Panel II: Dr. Robert 
    R. Barker; Dr. John Foster; Dr. Kathleen C. Bailey; Admiral 
    Henry G. Chiles, Jr., USN (Ret.); and Dr. Sidney D. Drell). 
    Open. Printed.

October 14, 1999

Committee met to receive testimony on the lessons learned from 
    the military operations conducted as part of Operation 
    Allied Force, and associated relief operations, with 
    respect to Kosovo. (Witnesses: Honorable William S. Cohen 
    and General Henry H. Shelton, USA). Open and Closed. Open 
    portion printed.

October 19, 1999

Committee met to receive testimony on future Naval operations 
    at the Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Facility. 
    (Witnesses: Panel I: Members of the Special Presidential 
    Panel on Military Operations on Vieques: Mr. Francis M. 
    Rush, Jr.; Honorable Lee H. Hamilton; Vice Admiral Diego E. 
    Hernandez, USN (Ret.) and General Richard I. Neal, USMC 
    (Ret.); Panel II: Honorable Richard Danzig; Admiral Jay L. 
    Johnson, USN; General James L. Jones, Jr., USMC. Panel III: 
    Governor Pedro Rosello; Honorable Carlos Romero-Barcelo; 
    and Honorable Anibal Acevedo-Vila). Open. Printed.

October 21, 1999

Committee met to continue to receive testimony on the lessons 
    learned from the military operations conducted as part of 
    Operation Allied Force, and associated relief operations, 
    with respect to Kosovo. (Witnesses: General Wesley K. 
    Clark, USA; Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr., USN; and 
    Lieutenant General Michael C. Short, USAF). Open and 
    Closed. Open portion printed.

October 21, 1999

Committee met informally with Members of the British House of 
    Commons Defense Committee to discuss issues of mutual 
    concern, including Kosovo. Executive; not recorded.

October 22, 1999

Committee met to receive testimony on the security of the 
    Panama Canal. (Witnesses: Panel I: Honorable Dana 
    Rohrabacher, United States Congressman, California and 
    Honorable Bob Barr, United States Congressman, Georgia. 
    Panel II: Honorable Brian E. Sheridan; Honorable Alberto 
    Aleman Zubieta; General Charles E. Wilhelm, USMC; Mr. 
    Joseph W. Cornelison and Ambassador Lino Gutierrez. Panel 
    III: Honorable Caspar W. Weinberger). Open and Closed. Open 
    portion printed.

October 26, 1999

Committee met to receive testimony on the status of U.S. 
    military forces. (Witnesses: General Henry H. Shelton, USA; 
    General Eric K. Shinseki, USA; Admiral Jay L. Johnson, USN; 
    General James L. Jones, USMC; and General Michael E. Ryan, 
    USAF). Open. Printed.

October 28, 1999

Committee met to receive testimony on U.S. national security 
    implications of the 1999 NATO Strategic Concept. 
    (Witnesses: Panel I: Honorable Lawrence S. Eagleburger. 
    Panel II: Honorable Walter B. Slocombe; Honorable Marc 
    Grossman; and Lieutenant General Edward G. Anderson III, 
    USA). Open. Printed.

November 3, 1999

Committee met to continue to receive testimony on the lessons 
    learned from the military operations conducted as part of 
    Operation Allied force, and associated relief operations, 
    with respect to Kosovo. (Witnesses: General Klaus Naumann, 
    Ret., Bundeswehr, Former Chairman of the NATO Military 
    Committee). Open. Printed.

November 9, 1999

Committee met to consider certain pending military nominations. 
    Executive; not printed.

January 26, 2000

Committee met informally with Right Honorable Sir Geoffrey 
    Hoon, British Secretary of State for Defence. Executive; 
    not recorded.

February 2, 2000

Committee met to receive testimony on the situation in Bosnia 
    and Kosovo. (Witness: General Wesley K. Clark, USA). Open 
    and Closed. Open portion printed.

February 3, 2000

Committee met to receive testimony on current and future 
    worldwide threats to the national security of the United 
    States. (Witnesses: Honorable George J. Tenet and Vice 
    Admiral Thomas R. Wilson, USN). Open and Closed. Open 
    portion printed.

February 10, 2000

Committee met informally with The Right Honorable Robin Cook, 
    M.P., British Secretary of State for Foreign and 
    Commonwealth Affairs. Executive; not recorded.

February 22, 2000

Committee met informally with Honorable Alain Richard, the 
    French Minister of Defense. Executive; not recorded.

February 23, 2000

Committee met to receive testimony regarding the situation in 
    Kosovo. (Witnesses: Honorable Walter B. Slocombe; Vice 
    Admiral Scott A. Fry, USN; and Rear Admiral Lowell E. 
    Jacoby, USN). Closed; not printed.

February 28, 2000

Committee met to receive testimony on the national security 
    implications of export controls and to examine S. 1712, The 
    Export Administration Act of 1999. (Witnesses: Panel I: 
    Honorable Michael B. Enzi and Honorable Tim Johnson. Panel 
    II: Honorable John J. Hamre. Panel III: Mr. Donald Mancuso; 
    Mr. Harold J. Johnson; and Mr. John W. Douglass). Open. 
    Printed.

March 23, 2000

Committee met to continue to receive testimony on the national 
    security implications of export controls and to examine S. 
    1712, The Export Administration Act of 1999. (Witnesses: 
    Mr. Donald Mancuso; Mr. Harold J. Johnson; Mr. John W. 
    Douglass; and Mr. Gary L. Milhollin). Open. Printed.

March 28, 2000

Committee met to receive a briefing from the Central 
    Intelligence Agency and the Defense Intelligence Agency on 
    the impact of drug trafficking on the security of Colombia 
    and neighboring countries of the Andean Ridge. Closed; not 
    printed.

April 4, 2000

Committee met to receive testimony on United States support for 
    counter-narcotics activities in the Andean Ridge and 
    neighboring countries, and the impact of narco-trafficking 
    on the stabilityof the region. (Witnesses: Panel I: 
Honorable Brian E. Sheridan; Honorable Rand Beers; General Charles E. 
Wilhelm, USMC; and Mr. Peter F. Romero. Panel II: His Excellency Luis 
Alberto Moreno, Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia to the United 
States and His Excellency Guillermo A. Ford, Ambassador of the Republic 
of Panama to the United States). Open. Printed.

April 6, 2000

Committee met to receive testimony on procedures and standards 
    for the granting of security clearances at the Department 
    of Defense. (Witnesses: Panel I: Honorable Tom Harkin. 
    Panel II: Ms. Carol R. Schuster and Mr. Donald Mancuso. 
    Panel III: Lieutenant General Charles J. Cunningham, USAF 
    (Ret.); Mr. Harold J. Kwalwasser; and Mr. J. William 
    Leonard). Open. Printed.

April 13, 2000

Committee met to receive testimony in review of the Department 
    of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program. 
    (Witnesses: Panel I: Rear Admiral Lowell E. Jacoby, USN. 
    Panel II: Honorable Rudy de Leon; Honorable David R. 
    Oliver; Lieutenant General Ronald R. Blanck, USA; Major 
    General Randall L. West, USMC; and Ms. Carol R. Schuster). 
    Open. Printed.

May 17, 2000

Committee met informally with Members of the Russian Defense 
    Committee of the Russian Duma. Executive; not recorded.

May 23, 2000

Committee met to receive testimony on U.S. strategic nuclear 
    force requirements. (Witnesses: Honorable Walter B. 
    Slocombe; General Henry H. Shelton, USA; General Eric K. 
    Shinseki, USA; Admiral Jay L. Johnson, USN; General James 
    L. Jones, Jr., USMC; General Michael E. Ryan, USAF; and 
    Admiral Richard W. Mies, USN). Open and Closed. Open 
    portion printed.

June 21, 2000

Committee met to receive testimony on security failures at Los 
    Alamos National Laboratory. (Witnesses: Honorable William 
    B. Richardson; Dr. John C. Browne; Mr. Edward J. Curran; 
    and General Eugene E. Habiger, USAF (Ret.)). Open and 
    Closed. Open portion printed.

June 29, 2000

Committee met to receive testimony on the Report of the 
    National Missile Defense Independent Review Team. 
    (Witnesses: Lieutenant General Ronald T. Kadish, USAF and 
    General Larry R. Welch, USAF (Ret.)). Open and Closed. Open 
    portion printed.

July 12, 2000

Committee met to continue to receive testimony in review of the 
    Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program. 
    (Witnesses: Honorable Rudy de Leon; Rear Admiral J. Jarrett 
    Clinton, USPHS; Major General Randall L. West, USMC; 
    Honorable David R. Oliver; Dr. Anna Johnson-Winegar; Mr. 
    Robert J. Lieberman; and Dr. Kathryn C. Zoon). Open. 
    Printed.

July 20, 2000

Committee met to receive testimony on the situation in Iraq and 
    U.S. military operations in and around Iraq. (Witnesses: 
    Vice Admiral Scott A. Fry, USN; Rear Admiral Lowell E. 
    Jacoby, USN; and Mr. Bruce Pease). Closed; not printed.

July 25, 2000

Committee met to receive testimony on the National Missile 
    Defense Program. (Witness: Honorable William S. Cohen). 
    Open. Printed.

September 19, 2000

Committee met to receive testimony on U.S. policy toward Iraq. 
    (Witnesses: Honorable Walter B. Slocombe; Ambassador Edward 
    S. Walker, Jr.; and General Tommy R. Franks, USA). Open. 
    Printed.

September 20, 2000

Committee and Members of the Foreign Relations Committee met 
    informally with the Prime Minister of Italy, the Honorable 
    Giuliano Amato. Executive; not recorded.

September 27, 2000

Committee met to receive testimony on the status of U.S. 
    military readiness. (Witnesses: General Henry H. Shelton, 
    USA; General Eric K. Shinseki, USA; Admiral Vernon E. 
    Clark, USN; General James L. Jones, USMC; and General 
    Michael E. Ryan, USAF). Open. Printed.

September 28, 2000

Committee met to continue to receive testimony on U.S. policy 
    toward Iraq. (Witnesses: General Anthony C. Zinni, USMC, 
    Ret.; Ambassador Richard Butler; and Honorable Richard N. 
    Perle). Open. Printed.

October 12, 2000

Committee met to receive a briefing on the U.S.S. Cole. 
    (Witnesses: Honorable Walter B. Slocombe; Lieutenant 
    General Gregory S. Newbold, USMC; and Brigadier General 
    Paul J. Lebras, USAF). Closed; not recorded.

October 19, 2000

Committee met to receive testimony on issues related to the 
    attack on the U.S.S. Cole. (Witness: General Anthony C. 
    Zinni, USMC (Ret.)). Open. Printed.

October 19, 2000

Committee met to receive a briefing on the status of the 
    investigation into the attack of the U.S.S. Cole. 
    (Witnesses: Representatives from the Federal Bureau of 
    Investigation and the Naval Criminal Investigative 
    Service). Closed; not recorded.

October 20, 2000

Committee met to continue to receive testimony on issues 
    related to the attack on the U.S.S. Cole. (Witnesses: 
    Representatives from the Intelligence Community). Closed; 
    not printed.

October 25, 2000

Committee met to continue to receive testimony on issues 
    related to the attack on the U.S.S. Cole. (Witnesses: 
    Honorable Walter B. Slocombe; Honorable Edward S. Walker, 
    Jr.; and General Tommy R. Franks, USA). Open. Printed. 
    (Witnesses: Honorable Walter B. Slocombe; Honorable Edward 
    S. Walker, Jr.; Admiral Vernon E. Clark, USN; General Tommy 
    R. Franks, USA; Admiral Thomas R. Wilson, USN and 
    representatives from the Intelligence Community). Closed; 
    not printed.

December 7, 2000

Committee met to receive a briefing on global developments and 
    worldwide threats from the Central Intelligence Agency. 
    Closed; not printed.

                     ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE STAFF

Romie L. Brownlee, Staff Director
David S. Lyles, Staff Director for the Minority
Charles S. Abell, Professional Staff Member
Charles W. Alsup, Professional Staff Member
Judith A. Ansley, Deputy Staff Director
John R. Barnes, Professional Staff Member
Beth Ann Barozie, Staff Assistant
Courtney A. Burke, Special Assistant
Christine E. Cowart, Admin. Assist. to the Minority
Daniel J. Cox, Jr., Professional Staff Member
Richard D. DeBobes, Minority Counsel
Marie Fabrizio Dickinson, Chief Clerk
Edward H. Edens IV, Professional Staff Member
Pamela L. Farrell, Professional Staff Member
Richard W. Fieldhouse, Professional Staff Member
Kristi M. Freddo, Receptionist
Creighton Greene, Professional Staff Member
William C. Greenwalt, Professional Staff Member
Gary M. Hall, Professional Staff Member
Mary Alice A. Hayward, Professional Staff Member
Shekinah Z. Hill, Staff Assistant
Cristina H. Hinkle, Staff Assistant
Larry J. Hoag, Printing and Documents Clerk
Lawrence J. Lanzillotta, Professional Staff Member
George W. Lauffer, Professional Staff Member
Gerald J. Leeling, Minority Counsel
Peter K. Levine, Minority Counsel
Paul M. Longsworth, Professional Staff Member
Thomas L. MacKenzie, Professional Staff Member
Michael J. McCord, Professional Staff Member
Ann M. Mittermeyer, Assistant Counsel
Thomas C. Moore, Staff Assistant
Jennifer L. Naccari, Staff Assistant
Elisabeth J. O'Beirne, Staff Assistant
Cindy Pearson, Security Manager
Suzanne K. L. Ross, Staff Assistant
Anita H. Rouse, Deputy Chief Clerk
Joseph T. Sixeas, Professional Staff Member
Cord A. Sterling, Professional Staff Member
Scott W. Stucky, General Counsel
Eric H. Thoemmes, Professional Staff Member
Michele A. Traficante, Staff Assistant
Roslyne D. Turner, Office/Systems Administrator
    Appointments: Judith A. Ansley appointed January 12, 1999. Edward 
H. Edens IV appointed January 12, 1999. Joseph T. Sixeas appointed 
January 12, 1999. Todd L. Payne appointed February 10, 1999. Ilana Kass 
appointed March 1, 1999. William C. Greenwalt appointed March 5, 1999. 
Thomas L. MacKenzie appointed March 9, 1999. Anita H. Rouse appointed 
March 22, 1999. Joan V. Grimson appointed April 12, 1999. Michele A. 
Traficante appointed April 21, 1999. David P. Nunley appointed June 28, 
1999. Thomas C. Moore appointed July 21, 1999. Madeline N. Stewart 
appointed July 23, 1999. Kristin A. Dowley appointed July 29, 1999. 
Shekinah Z. Hill appointed July 29, 1999. Jennifer L. Naccari appointed 
November 1, 1999. Suzanne K. L. Ross appointed November 15, 1999. 
Charles W. Alsup appointed December 1, 1999. Mary Alice A. Hayward 
appointed January 10, 2000. Courtney A. Burke appointed February 14, 
2000. Beth Ann Barozie appointed April 3, 2000. Eric M. Thorson 
appointed June 13, 2000. Kristi M. Freddo appointed August 28, 2000. 
Cristina H. Hinkle appointed September 7, 2000. Elisabeth J. O'Beirne 
appointed September 25, 2000.
    Resignations: Lucia M. Chavez, Professional Staff Member, resigned 
January 16, 1999. John DeCrosta, Communications Director, resigned 
January 12, 1999. Melinda M. Koutsoumpas, Chief Clerk, resigned January 
16, 1999. John H. Miller, Professional Staff Member, resigned January 
16, 1999. Jonathan L. Etherton, Professional Staff Member, resigned 
February 28, 1999. Stephen L. Madey, Jr., Professional Staff Member, 
resigned February 28, 1999. J. Reaves McLeod, Staff Assistant, resigned 
March 11, 1999. Ilana Kass, Professional Staff Member, resigned March 
24, 1999. Henry C. Leventis, Staff Assistant, resigned May 3, 1999. 
Philip M. Bridwell, Receptionist, resigned May 21, 1999. Stuart H. 
Cain, Staff Assistant, resigned July 7, 1999. Todd L. Payne, Special 
Assistant, resigned July 16, 1999. D. Banks Willis, Staff Assistant, 
resigned July 21, 1999. Keaveny A. Donovan, Staff Assistant, resigned 
August 4, 1999. Maria A. Finley, Special Assistant, resigned September 
17, 1999. Andrew W. Johnson, Professional Staff Member, resigned 
November 3, 1999. Joan V. Grimson, Counsel, resigned November 14, 1999. 
Shawn H. Edwards, Staff Assistant, resigned March 15, 2000. Madelyn R. 
Creedon, Minority Counsel, resigned July 16, 2000. Madeline N. Stewart, 
Staff Assistant, resigned July 28, 2000. Kristin A. Dowley, Staff 
Assistant, resigned August 20, 2000. Sharen E. Reaves, Staff Assistant, 
resigned August 20, 2000. Eric M. Thorson, Professional Staff Member, 
resigned September 10, 2000. David P. Nunley, Staff Assistant, resigned 
September 29, 2000. Mickie Jan Gordon, Staff Assistant, resigned 
November 30, 2000.
    Title Changes: Marie Fabrizio Dickinson from Deputy Chief Clerk to 
Chief Clerk, effective January 11, 1999. George W. Lauffer from Deputy 
Staff Director to Professional Staff Member, effective January 12, 
1999. Maria A. Finley from Staff Assistant to Special Assistant, 
effective April 9, 1999. David P. Nunley, from Receptionist to Staff 
Assistant, effective July 16, 1999. Christine E. Cowart from Special 
Assistant to Administrative Assistant to the Minority, effective 
October 16, 1999. Madeline N. Stewart, from Receptionist to Staff 
Assistant, effective November 1, 1999. Roslyne D. Turner from Systems 
Administrator to Office/Systems Administrator, effective February 1, 
2000. Jennifer L. Naccari from Receptionist to Staff Assistant, 
effective August 28, 2000.

             COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES RULES OF PROCEDURE

                        (Adopted March 25, 1999)

    1. Regular Meeting Day. The Committee shall meet at least 
once a month when Congress is in session. The regular meeting 
days of the Committee shall be Tuesday and Thursday, unless the 
Chairman directs otherwise.
    2. Additional Meetings. The chairman may call such 
additional meetings as he deems necessary.
    3. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the committee may 
be called by a majority of the members of the committee in 
accordance with paragraph 3 of Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules 
of the Senate.
    4. Open Meetings. Each meeting of the committee, or any 
subcommittee thereof, including meetings to conduct hearings, 
shall be open to the public, except that a meeting or series of 
meetings by the committee or a subcommittee thereof on the same 
subject for a period of no more than fourteen (14) calendar 
days may be closed to the public on a motion made and seconded 
to go into closed session to discuss only whether the matters 
enumerated below in clauses (a) through (f) would require the 
meeting to be closed, followed immediately by a record vote in 
open session by a majority of the members of the committee or 
subcommittee when it is determined that the matters to be 
discussed or the testimony to be taken at such meeting or 
meetings--
          (a) will disclose matters necessary to be kept secret 
        in the interests of national defense or the 
        confidential conduct of the foreign relations of the 
        United States;
          (b) will relate solely to matters of committee staff 
        personnel or internal staff management or procedure;
          (c) will tend to charge an individual with a crime or 
        misconduct, to disgrace or injure the professional 
        standing of an individual, or otherwise to expose an 
        individual to public contempt or obloquy or will 
        represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of the privacy 
        of an individual;
          (d) will disclose the identity of any informer or law 
        enforcement agent or will disclose any information 
        relating to the investigation or prosecution of a 
        criminal offense that is required to be kept secret in 
        the interests of effective law enforcement;
          (e) will disclose information relating to the trade 
        secrets or financial or commercial information 
        pertaining specifically to a given person if--
                  (1) an Act of Congress requires the 
                information to be kept confidential by 
                Government officers and employees; or
                  (2) the information has been obtained by the 
                Government on a confidential basis, other than 
                through an application by such person for a 
                specific Government financial or other benefit, 
                and is required to be kept secret in order to 
                prevent undue injury to the competitive 
                position of such person; or
          (f) may divulge matters required to be kept 
        confidential under other provisions of law or 
        Government regulations.
    5. Presiding Officer. The chairman shall preside at all 
meetings and hearings of the committee except that in his 
absence the ranking majority member present at the meeting or 
hearing shall preside unless by majority vote the committee 
provides otherwise.
    6. Quorum. (a) A majority of the members of the committee 
are required to be actually present to report a matter or 
measure from the committee. (See Standing Rules of the Senate 
26.7(a)(1).
    (b) Except as provided in subsections (a) and (c), and 
other than for the conduct of hearings, six members of the 
committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of such 
business as may be considered by the committee.
    (c) Three members of the committee, one of whom shall be a 
member of the minority party, shall constitute a quorum for the 
purpose of taking sworn testimony, unless otherwise ordered by 
a majority of the full committee.
    (d) Proxy votes may not be considered for the purpose of 
establishing a quorum.
    7. Proxy Voting. Proxy voting shall be allowed on all 
measures and matters before the committee. The vote by proxy of 
any member of the committee may be counted for the purpose of 
reporting any measure or matter to the Senate if the absent 
member casting such vote has been informed of the matter on 
which he is being recorded and has affirmatively requested that 
he be so recorded. Proxy must be given in writing.
    8. Announcement of Votes. The results of all roll call 
votes taken in any meeting of the committee on any measure, or 
amendment thereto, shall be announced in the committee report, 
unless previously announced by the committee. The announcement 
shall include a tabulation of the votes cast in favor and votes 
cast in opposition to each such measure and amendment by each 
member of the committee who was present at such meeting. The 
chairman may hold open a roll call vote on any measure or 
matter which is before the committee until no later than 
midnight of the day on which the committee votes on such 
measure or matter.
    9. Subpoenas. Subpoenas for attendance of witnesses and for 
the production of memoranda, documents, records, and the like 
may be issued by the chairman or any other member designated by 
him, but only when authorized by a majority of the members of 
the committee. The subpoena shall briefly state the matter to 
which the witness is expected to testify or the documents to be 
produced.
    10. Hearings. (a) Public notice shall be given of the date, 
place, and subject matter of any hearing to be held by the 
committee, or any subcommittee thereof, at least 1 week in 
advance of such hearing, unless the committee or subcommittee 
determines that good cause exists for beginning such hearings 
at an earlier time.
    (b) Hearings may be initiated only by the specified 
authorization of the committee or subcommittee.
    (c) Hearings shall be held only in the District of Columbia 
unless specifically authorized to be held elsewhere by a 
majority vote of the committee or subcommittee conducting such 
hearings.
    (d) Witnesses appearing before the committee shall file 
with the clerk of the committee a written statement of their 
proposed testimony prior to the hearing at which they are to 
appear unless the chairman and the ranking minority member 
determine that there is good cause not to file such a 
statement. Witnesses testifying on behalf of the Administration 
shall furnish an additional 50 copies of their statement to the 
Committee. All statements must be received by the Committee at 
least 48 hours (not including weekends or holidays) before the 
hearing.
    (e) Confidential testimony taken or confidential material 
presented in a closed hearing of the committee or subcommittee 
or any report of the proceedings of such hearing shall not be 
made public in whole or in part or by way of summary unless 
authorized by a majority vote of the committee or subcommittee.
    (f) Any witness summoned to give testimony or evidence at a 
public or closed hearing of the committee or subcommittee may 
be accompanied by counsel of his own choosing who shall be 
permitted at all times during such hearing to advise such 
witness of his legal rights.
    (g) Witnesses providing unsworn testimony to the committee 
may be given a transcript of such testimony for the purpose of 
making minor grammatical corrections. Such witnesses will not, 
however, be permitted to alter the substance of their 
testimony. Any question involving such corrections shall be 
decided by the chairman.
    11. Nominations. Unless otherwise ordered by the committee, 
nominations referred to the committee shall be held for at 
least seven (7) days before being voted on by the committee. 
Each member of the committee shall be furnished a copy of all 
nominations referred to the committee.
    12. Real Property Transactions. Each member of the 
committee shall be furnished with a copy of the proposals of 
the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, submitted 
pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2662 and with a copy of the proposals of 
the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
submitted pursuant to 50 U.S.C. App. 2285, regarding the 
proposed acquisition or disposition of property of an estimated 
price or rental of more than $50,000. Any member of the 
committee objecting to or requesting information on a proposed 
acquisition or disposal shall communicate his objection or 
request to the chairman of the committee within thirty (30) 
days from the date of submission.
    13. Legislative Calendar. (a) The clerk of the committee 
shall keep a printed calendar for the information of each 
committee member showing the bills introduced and referred to 
the committee and the status of such bills. Such calendar shall 
be revised from time to time to show pertinent changes in such 
bills, the current status thereof, and new bills introduced and 
referred to the committee. A copy of each new revision shall be 
furnished to each member of the committee.
    (b) Unless otherwise ordered, measures referred to the 
committee shall be referred by the clerk of the committee to 
the appropriate department or agency of the Government for 
reports thereon.
    14. Except as otherwise specified herein, the Standing 
Rules of the Senate shall govern the actions of the committee. 
Each subcommittee of the committee is part of the committee, 
and is therefore subject to the committee's rules so far as 
applicable.
    15. Powers and Duties of Subcommittees. Each subcommittee 
is authorized to meet, hold hearings, receive evidence, and 
report to the full committee on all matters referred to it. 
Subcommittee chairmen shall set dates for hearings and meetings 
of their respective subcommittees after consultation with the 
chairman and other subcommittee chairmen with a view toward 
avoiding simultaneous scheduling of full committee and 
subcommittee meetings or hearings whenever possible.

                              PUBLICATIONS

                      106th Congress--1st Session

                                Hearings

    1. U.S. Government Policies and Programs to Combat 
Terrorism. (S. Hrg. 106-464) March 9, 1999; pages 1-49.
    2. Review of Alleged Chinese Espionage at Department of 
Energy Laboratories. (S. Hrg. 106-460) April 12 and June 23, 
1999; pages 1-195.
    3. The President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board 
Report on DOE. (S. Hrg. 106-452) (Joint hearing before the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on 
Armed Services, the Committee on Governmental Affairs, and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence.) June 22, 1999; pages 1-65.
    4. The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the 
Subsequent Court Martial of Rear Adm. Charles B. McVay III, 
USN. (S. Hrg. 106-378) September 14, 1999; pages 1-150.
    5. Vieques and the Future of the Atlantic Fleet Weapons 
Training Facility. (S. Hrg. 106-419) (Hearings before the 
Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on Readiness 
and Management Support.) September 22 and October 19, 1999; 
pages 1-185.
    6. Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. (S. Hrg. 106-490) October 
6 and 7, 1999; pages 1-212.
    7. The Force Structure Impacts on Fleet and Strategic Lift 
Operations. (S. Hrg. 106-375) (Hearing before the Subcommittee 
on Seapower.) October 13, 1999; pages 1-69.
    8. The Efforts of the Military Services in Implementing 
Joint Experimentation. (S. Hrg. 106-361) (Hearing before the 
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.) October 20, 
1999; pages 1-107.
    9. Security of the Panama Canal. (S. Hrg. 106-555) October 
22, 1999; pages 1-111.
    10. Real Property Maintenance Program and the Maintenance 
of Historic Homes and Senior Officers' Quarters. (S. Hrg. 106-
363) (Hearing before the Subcommittee on Readiness and 
Management Support.) October 26, 1999; pages 1-85.
    11. Status of U.S. Military Forces. (S. Hrg. 106-567) 
October 26, 1999; pages 1-162.
    12. Agricultural Biological Weapons Threat to the United 
States. (S. Hrg. 106-583) (Hearing before the Subcommittee on 
Emerging Threats and Capabilities.) October 27, 1999; pages 1-
52.
    13. U.S. National Security Implications of the 1999 NATO 
Strategic Concept. (S. Hrg. 106-840) October 28, 1999; pages 1-
72.
    14. U.S. Policy on Iraq. (S. Hrg. 106-327) January 28, 
1999; pages 1-36.
    15. Worldwide Threats. (S. Hrg. 106-436) February 2 and 
April 22, 1999; pages 1-109.
    16. Review the National Security Ramifications of the Year 
2000 Computer Problem. (S. Hrg. 106-291) (Hearing before the 
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support.) February 24, 
1999; pages 1-93.
    17. U.S. Policy and NATO Military Operations in Kosovo. (S. 
Hrg. 106-794) February 25; April 15; July 1, 20; October 14, 
21; November 3, 1999; pages 1-486.
    18. Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations 
for Fiscal Year 2000 and the Future Years Defense Program. (S. 
Hrg. 106-116) Hearings on S. 1059:
    Part 1: Status of the U.S. Armed Forces; Military Posture; 
Service Secretaries; Service Chiefs; Unified Commands; 
Department of Energy. January 5; February 3; March 2, 4, 16, 
18; April 13, 1999; pages 1-642.
    Part 2: Seapower. (Hearings before the Subcommittee on 
Seapower.) March 3, 10, 24; April 13, 21, 1999; pages 1-292.
    Part 3: Readiness and Management Support. (Hearings before 
the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support.) March 
10, 17, 18; April 13, 14, 21, 1999; pages 1-718.
    Part 4: Airland. (Hearings before the Subcommittee on 
Airland.) March 3, 10, 17, 24, 1999; pages 1-261.
    Part 5: Emerging Threats and Capabilities. (Hearings before 
the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.) March 
5, 16, 22, 23; April 20, 27, 1999; pages 1-445.
    Part 6: Personnel. (Hearings before the Subcommittee on 
Personnel.) February 24; March 3, 11, 24, 1999; pages 1-643.
    Part 7: Strategic. (Hearings before the Subcommittee on 
Strategic.) February 24, 26; March 11, 22; April 14, 1999; 
pages 1-384.

                      106th Congress--2nd Session


                                Hearings

    19. Situation in Bosnia and Kosovo. (S. Hrg. 106-841) 
February 2, 2000; pages 1-89.
    20. Worldwide Threats. (S. Hrg. 106-834) February 3, 2000; 
pages 1-82.
    21. National Security Implications of Export Controls. (S. 
106-816) February 28 and March 23, 2000; pages 1-107.
    22. Counternarcotics Activities. (S. 106-xxx) April 4, 
2000; pages 1-xxx.
    23. Review Procedures and Standards for the Granting of 
Security Clearances at the Department of Defense. (S. Hrg. 106-
737) April 6, 2000; pages 1-81.
    24. Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization 
Program. (S. Hrg. 106-886) April 13 and July 12, 2000; pages 1-
244.
    25. Department of Defense Anti-Biological Warfare Agent 
Vaccine Acquisition Program. (S. Hrg. 106-xxx) (Hearing before 
the Subcommittee on Personnel.) April 14, 2000; pages 1-xxx.
    26. U.S. Strategic Nuclear Force Requirements. (S. 106-738) 
May 23, 2000; pages 1-46.
    27. Department of Energy Laboratories Security Failures at 
Los Alamos. (S. Hrg. 106-xxx) June 21, 2000; pages 1-xxx.
    28. National Missile Defense. (S. Hrg. 106-938) June 29 and 
July 25, 2000; pages 1-158.
    29. U.S. Policy Toward Iraq. (S. Hrg. 106-xxx) September 19 
and 28, 2000; pages 1-xxx.
    30. Status of U.S. Military Readiness. (S. Hrg. 106-xxx) 
September 27, 2000; pages 1-xxx.
    31. Attack on the U.S.S. Cole. (S. Hrg. 106-xxx) October 19 
and 25, 2000; pages 1-xxx.
    32. Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations 
for Fiscal Year 2001 and the Future Years Defense Program. (S. 
Hrg. 106-609) Hearings on S. 2549:
    Part 1: Status of the U.S. Armed Forces; Military Posture; 
Service Secretaries; Service Chiefs; Unified Commands; 
Department of Energy. February 8, 10, 29; March 1, 7, 9, 2000; 
pages 1-739.
    Part 2: Seapower. (Hearings before the Subcommittee on 
Seapower.) March 2 and 23, 2000; pages 1-187.
    Part 3: Readiness and Management Support. (Hearings before 
the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support.) March 3, 
7, 10; April 26, 2000; pages 1-352.
    Part 4: Airland. (Hearings before the Subcommittee on 
Airland.) March 8 and 22, 2000; pages 1-106.
    Part 5: Emerging Threats and Capabilities. (Hearings before 
the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.) March 
1, 6, 21, 24; April 4, 2000; pages 1-494.
    Part 6: Personnel. (Hearings before the Subcommittee on 
Personnel.) February 24; March 2, 9, 2000; pages 1-492.
    Part 7: Strategic. (Hearings before the Subcommittee on 
Strategic.) February 25, 28, 29; March 8, 2000; pages 1-250.

                      106th Congress--1st Session


                        Hearings on Nominations

    33. Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, 
First Session, 106th Congress. (S. 106-584) March 2; April 27; 
May 4; June 8; July 21; August 3; September 9; October 27; 
November 4, 1999; pages 1-571.

        Brian E. Sheridan (April 27); Dr. Lawrence J. Delaney 
        (April 27); Dr. Carolyn L. Huntoon (April 27, May 4); 
        Gen. Eric K.Shinseki, USA (June 8); Lt. Gen. James L. 
Jones, Jr., USMC (June 8); F. Whitten Peters (July 21); Arthur L. Money 
(July 21); Carol A. DiBattiste (August 3); Charles A. Blanchard (August 
3); Gen. Henry H. Shelton, USA (September 9); Gen. Joseph W. Ralston, 
USAF (October 27); Gen. Richard B. Myers, USAF (October 27); Gen. 
Thomas A. Schwartz, USA (October 27); Gen. Ralph Eberhart, USAF 
(October 27); Alphonso Maldon, Jr. (November 4); John K. Veroneau 
(November 4).

                      106th Congress--2nd Session


                        Hearings on Nominations

    34. Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, 
Second Session, 106th Congress. (S. 106-985) February 8; March 
21; April 11; May 16, 24; June 27; July 26; September 6; 
October 3, 19, 2000; pages 1-511.

        Rudy de Leon (March 21); Douglas A. Dworkin (March 21); 
        Bernard D. Rostker (April 11); Gregory R. Dahlberg 
        (April 11); Madelyn R. Creedon (April 11); Adm. Vernon 
        E. Clark, USN (May 16); Gen. John A. Gordon, USAF (May 
        24); Lt. Gen. Tommy R. Franks, USA (June 27); Lt. Gen. 
        William F. Kernan, USA (June 27); Donald Mancuso (July 
        26); Roger W. Kallock (July 26); James E. Baker (July 
        26); Lt. Gen. Peter Pace, USMC (September 6); Lt. Gen. 
        Charles R. Holland, USAF (September 6); Maj. Gen. 
        Robert B. Flowers, USA (September 6); Robert B. Pirie, 
        Jr. (October 3).

                      106th Congress--1st Session


                                Reports


106-1                                 Report on the Soldiers', Sailors',
                                       Airmen's and Marines' Bill of
                                       Rights Act of 1999; February 2,
                                       1999; 13 pages.
106-4                                 Report on the National Missile
                                       Defense Act of 1999; February 12,
                                       1999; 13 pages.
106-50                                National Defense Authorization Act
                                       for Fiscal Year 2000; May 17
                                       (legislative day, May 14), 1999;
                                       489 pages.


                      106th Congress--2nd Session


                                Reports


106-292                               National Defense Authorization Act
                                       for Fiscal Year 2001; May 12,
                                       2000; 473 pages.
106-325                               Authorizing Appropriations for
                                       Fiscal Year 2001 for Intelligence
                                       and Intelligence-related
                                       Activities of the United States
                                       Government, the Community
                                       Management Account, and the
                                       Central Intelligence Agency
                                       Retirement and Disability System,
                                       and for Other Purposes; June 29,
                                       2000; 9 pages.



 INFORMATION ON APPOINTMENT OF BOARDS OF VISITORS TO THE UNITED STATES 
                MILITARY, NAVAL AND AIR FORCE ACADEMIES

    Public Law 816 of the 80th Congress, now codified in Title 
10, U.S.C., provides a uniform procedure for the appointment of 
members of the Boards of Visitors of the Military and Naval 
Academies, and provides that there shall be appointed on or 
before the last day of every year Boards of Visitors to each of 
the Academies to be constituted as follows:
    Senate:
        Chairman of the Armed Services Committee or his 
        designee.
        *1 Senator.
        *2 members of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
                *(To be appointed by the Vice President)
    House:
        Chairman of the Armed Services Committee or his 
        designee.
        **2 Congressmen.
        **2 members of the House Appropriations Committee.
                **(To be appointed by the Speaker of the House)
    Presidential:
        6 persons, to serve for a 3-year term, 2 new members 
        appointed each year. Each Board to visit respective 
        Academy once annually.
    Boards of Visitors to the:
        Military Academy: (Title 10, U.S.C., sec 4355(a).)
                  1999.--Santorum (Armed Services), Hutchison 
                (Appropriations)
                  2000.--Santorum (Armed Services), Hutchison 
                (Appropriations)
        Naval Academy: (Title 10, U.S.C., sec. 6968(a).)
                  1999.--McCain (Armed Services), Cochran 
                (Appropriations)
                  2000.--McCain (Armed Services), Cochran 
                (Appropriations)
        Air Force Academy: (Title 10, U.S.C., sec. 9355(a).)
                  1999.--Allard (Armed Services), Burns 
                (Appropriations)
                  2000.--Allard (Armed Services), Burns 
                (Appropriations)

                                
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