Senate Report 109-367 - REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES SENATE 105TH CONGRESS FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS

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109th Congress SENATE Report
2d Session 109-367
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REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES

of the

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

UNITED STATES SENATE

105TH CONGRESS

FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS

December 8, 2006.--Ordered to be printed

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

(106th Congress, 1st Session)

JOHN W. 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
Les Brownlee, Staff Director
David S. Lyles, Staff Director for the Minority

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COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

(105th Congress, 1st Session)

STROM THURMOND, South Carolina, Chairman
JOHN W. WARNER, Virginia CARL LEVIN, Michigan
JOHN McCAIN, Arizona EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts
DAN COATS, Indiana JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico
BOB SMITH, New Hampshire JOHN GLENN, Ohio
DIRK KEMPTHORNE, Idaho ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia
JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma CHARLES S. ROBB, Virginia
RICK SANTORUM, Pennsylvania JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut
OLYMPIA J. SNOWE, Maine MAX CLELAND, Georgia
PAT ROBERTS, Kansas
Les Brownlee, Staff Director
David S. Lyles, Staff Director for the Minority

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COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

(105th Congress, 2nd Session)

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

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U.S. Senate,
Committee on Armed Services,
Washington, DC.
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
each Congress.
I am submitting the report of the activities of the Senate
Committee on Armed Services during the 105th Congress. This
report outlines the most noteworthy legislative achievements
and other achievements and activities of our Committee.
Sincerely
John Warner, Chairman.
Enclosure.

C O N T E N T S

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Page
Letter of transmittal............................................ III
Jurisdiction..................................................... 1
Membership of the committee...................................... 3
Subcommittee appointments........................................ 4
Relationship of annual authorization to Department of Defense
appropriations................................................. 5
Activities of the Armed Services Committee during the l05th
Congress (1997 and 1998)....................................... 9
Action on nominations referred to the Committee.................. 12
Nominations for promotions in the Armed Forces................... 15
Investigations, hearings, and other matters not directly
pertaining to legislation before the committee................. 16
Committee staff.................................................. 21
Rules of procedure............................................... 23
Publications..................................................... 27
Hearings..................................................... 27
Nominations.................................................. 28
Reports...................................................... 29
Committee Prints............................................. 29
Information regarding appointment of Board of Visitors to the
U.S. Military, Naval, and Air Force Academies.................. 30

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

105th Congress

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STROM THURMOND, South Carolina, Chairman

January 14, 1959*

JOHN W. WARNER Virginia CARL LEVIN, Michigan
January 23, 1979* January 23, 1979*
JOHN McCAIN, Arizona EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts
January 6, 1987* January 3, 1983*
DAN COATS, Indiana JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico
February 2, 1989* January 3, 1983*
BOB SMITH, New Hampshire JOHN GLENN, Ohio
February 5, 1991* February 21, 1985*
DIRK KEMPTHORNE, Idaho ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia
January 7, 1993* February 2, 1989*
JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma CHARLES S. ROBB, Virginia
January 4, 1995* January 7, 1993*
RICK SANTORUM, Pennsylvania JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut
January 4, 1995* January 7, 1993*
OLYMPIA J. SNOWE, Maine MAX CLELAND, Georgia
January 9, 1997* January 9, 1997*
PAT ROBERTS, Kansas
January 9, 1997*
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*Date of appointment to Senate Committee on Armed Services
Note: Senator Sam Nunn, of Georgia, was a member of the Senate Armed
Services Committee from January 4, 1973 until his resignation from the
United States Senate January 3, 1997. Senator Nunn served as Chairman
of the Committee from the 100th through the 103rd Congress.
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 FIFTH CONGRESS

SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE

Subcommittee on Acquisition and Technology

Senator Santorum, Senator Liberman,
Chairman Ranking Member
Senator Smith Senator Kennedy
Senator Snowe Senator Bingaman
Senator Roberts

Subcommittee on AirLand Forces

Senator Coats, Senator Glenn,
Chairman Ranking Member
Senator Warner Senator Bingaman
Senator Kempthorne Senator Byrd
Senator Inhofe Senator Lieberman
Senator Santorum Senator Cleland
Senator Roberts

Subcommittee on Personnel

Senator Kempthorne, Senator Cleland,
Chairman Ranking Member
Senator McCain Senator Kennedy
Senator Coats Senator Robb
Senator Snowe

Subcommittee on Readiness

Senator Inhofe, Senator Robb,
Chairman Ranking Member
Senator McCain Senator Glenn
Senator Coats Senator Cleland
Senator Roberts

Subcommittee on Seapower

Senator Warner, Senator Kennedy,
Chairman Ranking Member
Senator McCain Senator Byrd
Senator Smith Senator Robb
Senator Santorum Senator Lieberman
Senator Snowe

Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Senator Smith, Senator Bingaman,
Chairman Ranking Member
Senator Warner Senator Glenn
Senator Kempthorne Senator Byrd
Senator Inhofe
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Note: Senator Thurmond 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.
(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)).
(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 (dual status) 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 (dual status) 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.

ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES DURING THE 105TH CONGRESS
(1997 AND 1998)

The following summarizes the activities of the Committee on
Armed Services during the 105th Congress.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
The Committee initiated the fiscal year 1998 budget
deliberations on February 6, 1997, with a hearing to receive
testimony from intelligence experts on the global threats
facing the United States. This hearing set the stage for the
annual Posture Hearing on February 12 during which the newly
confirmed Secretary of Defense, William S. Cohen, and the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General John M.
Shalikashvili, USA presented the administration's $265.3
billion defense budget request.
Prior to the markup of the fiscal year 1998 defense
authorization bill, the Committee and the six subcommittees
received testimony from 152 witnesses during 32 hearings. The
hearings focused on the details of the budget request and on a
set of national security priorities established by Chairman
Thurmond to guide the Committee through the authorization
process for fiscal year 1998. In addition to key civilian and
military leaders, the Committee and the subcommittees called
witnesses from a broad range of experiences and perspectives to
obtain a sense of the status of our armed forces and the
concerns and needs of our men and women serving in uniform who
preserve the Nation's security.
The Committee worked to achieve an appropriate balance
between near-term and long-term readiness through investments
in modernization, infrastructure and research; maintenance;
operations and training; and sufficient personnel end-strengths
at all grade levels, along with policies supporting the
recruitment and retention of high quality personnel.
Modernization efforts were focused on fielding the types and
quantities of weapons systems and equipment needed to fight and
win decisively with minimal risk to our troops to ensure an
adequate, safe and reliable nuclear weapons capability.
The Committee's authorization recommendation for fiscal
year 1998 was $268.2 billion, $5.2 billion over the amount
requested by the Administration. The increase provided an
additional $4.2 billion for procurement and $1.0 billion for
research and development. The Committee took actions to improve
operations and achieve greater efficiencies and savings. The
Committee sought to eliminate defense spending that did not
contribute directly to the national security of the United
States. Additionally, savings were achieved by accelerating
programs where appropriate and by limiting new program starts.
The Committee sought to improve the quality of life of our
military personnel and their families. Quality of life
initiatives included provisions to provide equitable pay and
benefits to military personnel, including a 2.8 percent pay
raise to protect against inflation, and to restore appropriate
levels of funding for the construction and maintenance of troop
billets and military family housing.
The Committee increased investment in the broad spectrum of
research and development activities to ensure United States
military forces remain superior in technology to any potential
adversary. The Committee also directed a more detailed
programming and budgeting process for the reserve components.
The Department of Defense continues to rely heavily on the
forces that make up our reserve component, but has failed to
provide the necessary resources to ensure their effectiveness.
Finally, the Committee included provisions in the
authorization bill to accelerate the development and deployment
of theater missile defense systems and to provide adequate
funding for a national missile defense system to preserve the
option to deploy such a system in fiscal year 2003.
The Committee began its markup of the authorization bill on
June 11, 1997, and reported S. 936 to the Senate on June 18,
1997. The Senate began consideration of S. 936 on June 19, and
approved the bill on July 11, by a vote of 94 to 4. During the
Senate's 44 hours of debate on the bill, 120 amendments were
offered and 14 roll call votes were recorded.
The House of Representatives approved the bill proposed by
the Committee on National Security (H.R. 1119) on June 25. On
July 24, Conferees from the Senate and the House began the
process of reconciling the many differences between the two
bills. The conferees completed their work and filed the
conference report in the House on October 23. The House passed
the report on October 28, and the Senate passed the report on
November 6 by a vote of 90 to 10. The President signed the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 into
law on November 18, 1997 (Public Law 105-85) .
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999
In the Second Session of the 105th Congress, the Committee
continued its efforts to ensure, within the constraints of the
new balanced budget agreement, an adequate balance between the
current and long-term readiness of the armed forces.
The Committee began its review of the President's defense
budget request for fiscal year 1999 at a hearing on February 3,
1998, when Secretary of Defense Cohen, the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Henry H. Shelton, USA, and
William J. Lynn III, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
testified on the budget request of $270.9 billion in budget
authority. While developing the National Defense Authorization
Bill, the Committee and subcommittees heard from 156 witnesses
who testified at 30 hearings.
The Committee commenced its markup on May 6 and reported to
the Senate S. 2057, the National Defense Authorization Bill for
Fiscal Year 1999 on May 11. The bill as reported would
authorize $270.6 billion in budget authority for the National
Defense function of the Federal Budget. To meet the guidelines
of the fiscal year 1999 Budget Resolution, the funding level
was approximately $300 million less than the Administration's
request.
As reported by the Committee to the Senate, S. 2057
protected the quality of life of our military personnel and
their families. Quality of life initiatives included provisions
to provide a 3.1 percent pay increase and to restore
appropriate levels of funding for the construction and
maintenance of troop billets and military family housing.
The Committee noted clear evidence that the combat
readiness of the Armed Forces was at greater risk due to two
key factors: older and harder-to-maintain equipment resulting
from inadequate modernization and the overuse of a smaller
force structure. In that regard, the Committee supported a more
robust, progressive modernization effort to provide the
requisite capabilities for future military operations and to
lower future operational and maintenance costs.
The Senate began consideration of S. 2057 on May 13, 1998,
an approved the bill on June 25 by a vote of 88 to 4. At the
conclusion of the debate, the Senate approved by voice vote an
amendment offered by Senator Warner to name the bill the
``Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1999.'' During the Senate's 45 hours of debate on the bill
150 amendments were offered and 14 roll call votes were
recorded.
The House of Representatives approved the bill (H.R. 3616)
proposed by the Committee on National Security on May 21. On
July 14, the Conferees from the Senate and House began the
process of reconciling the multitude of differences between the
two bills. On September 22, 1998, the conferees completed their
work, and the conference report was filed in the House. The
House and Senate passed the conference report on September 24
and October 1 respectively, and President Clinton signed the
bill into law on October 17, 1998 (Public Law 105-261).

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105th Congress
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Ist Session 2d Session Total
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National Defense Authorization:
Days in markup............... 3 2 5
Days on floor................ 8 8 16
Amendments................... 120 150 270
Roll call votes.............. 14 14 28
Hours of debate.............. 44 45 89
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Hearings/Meetings:
Full Committee............... 51 65 116
Strategic Forces Subcommittee 7 8 15
Readiness Subcommittee....... 5 6 11
Personnel Subcommittee....... 5 4 9
Acquisition and Technology 5 5 10
Subcommittee................
Seapower Subcommittee........ 4 4 8
AirLand Subcommittee......... 5 4 9
Total.................... 82 96 178
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Statutory Nominations............ 11 18 29
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Military nominations:
Army......................... 6,246 5,481 11,727
Navy......................... 6,157 5,051 11,208
Marine Corps................. 1,679 1,847 3,526
Air Force.................... 8,141 6,091 14,232
Total.................... 22,223 18,470 40,693
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1997 ACTION ON NOMINATIONS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
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Date(s) of Committee Date of Senate
Date(s) of Committee Hearing(s) Action Confirmation Nominee/Position
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Jan. 22, 1997........................ Jan. 22, 1997.......... Jan. 22, 1997.......... Cohen, William S., of
Maine, to be Secretary
of Defense, vice
William J. Perry.
Feb. 5, 1997......................... N/A (See Note)......... Mar. 12, 1997.......... Pena, Federico F., of
Colorado, to be
Secretary of Energy,
vice Hazel Rollins
O'Leary, retired.
(Note: On Jan. 28,
1997 the Pena
nomination was
referred solely to the
Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources.
By mutual written
agreement between the
Chairmen of the Energy
and Natural Resources
and Armed Services
Committees, the Armed
Services Committee
conducted a nomination
hearing to receive the
views of the nominee
on Department of
Energy defense-related
programs within the
jurisdiction of the
Armed Services
Committee.)
Mar. 6, 1997......................... Mar. 11, 1997.......... Mar. 18, 1997.......... Hall, Keith R., of
Maryland, to be
Assistant Secretary of
the Air Force for
Space, vice Jeffrey K.
Harris, resigned.
July 9, 1997......................... July 8 and 9, 1997..... July 9, 1997........... Clark, General Wesley
K., USA, to be
general, to be
Commander in Chief,
United States European
Command and Supreme
Allied Commander,
Europe. (Note: The
Committee met in
executive session on
July 8, 1997 in
relation to this
nomination. The
nominee did not appear
at the executive
session. The Committee
also met in closed
session on July 9,
1997, prior to the
open hearing. The
nominee appeared in
both the closed and
open sessions. The
executive and closed
sessions were not
printed.)
July 9, 1997......................... July 9, 1997........... July 9, 1997........... Zinni, Lieutenant
General Anthony C.,
USMC, to be general
and Commander in
Chief, United States
Central Command.
July 17, 1997........................ July 17, 1997.......... July 31, 1997.......... de Leon, Rudy, of
California, to be
Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel
and Readiness, vice
Edwin Dorn, resigned.
July 24, 1997........................ July 24, 1997.......... July 24, 1997.......... Hamre, John J., of
South Dakota, to be
Deputy Secretary of
Defense, vice John P.
White, resigned.
Sept. 9, 1997........................ Sept. 10, 1997......... Sept. 16, 1997......... Shelton, General Henry
H., USA, to be general
and to be Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of
Staff.
Sept. 16, 1997....................... Sept. 17, 1997......... Sept. 24, 1997......... Ryan, General Michael
E., USAF, to be
general and to be
Chief of Staff, United
States Air Force.
Sept. 16, 1997....................... Sept. 17, 1997......... Sept. 23, 1997......... Gehman, Admiral Harold
W., Jr., USN, to be
admiral and to be
Commander in Chief,
United States Atlantic
Command.
Sept. 16, 1997....................... Sept. 17, 1997......... Sept. 23, 1997......... Wilhelm, Lieutenant
General Charles E.,
USMC, to be general
and to be Commander in
Chief, United States
Southern Command.
Oct. 1, 1997......................... Oct. 29, 1997.......... Nov. 5, 1997........... Gansler, Jacques S., of
Virginia, to be Under
Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and
Technology, vice Paul
G. Kaminski, resigned.
Oct. 23, 1997........................ Oct. 29, 1997.......... Oct. 30, 1997.......... Schoomaker, Lieutenant
General Peter J., USA,
to be general and to
be Commander in Chief,
United States Special
Operations Command.
Oct. 23, 1997........................ Oct. 29, 1997.......... Oct. 30, 1997.......... Gordon, Lieutenant
General John A., USAF,
to be general and to
be Deputy Director,
Central Intelligence
Agency.
N/A.................................. Oct. 29, 1997.......... Oct. 30, 1997.......... Mansfield, John E., of
Virginia, to be a
Member of the Defense
Nuclear Facilities
Safety Board for a
term expiring October
18, 2001, vice John W.
Crawford, Jr.,
resigned. (Note: The
nominee did not
appear.)
Oct. 30, 1997........................ Nov. 7, 1997........... Nov. 8, 1997........... Walker, Robert M., of
Tennessee, to be Under
Secretary of the Army,
vice Joe Robert
Reeder.
Oct. 30, 1997........................ Nov. 7, 1997........... Nov. 8, 1997........... Hultin, Jerry
MacArthur, of
Virginia, to be Under
Secretary of the Navy,
vice Richard Danzig,
resigned.
Oct. 30, 1997........................ Nov. 7, 1997........... Nov. 8, 1997........... Peters, F. Whitten, of
the District of
Columbia, to be Under
Secretary of the Air
Force, vice Rudy de
Leon.
Nov. 8, 1997......................... Nov. 12 and 13, 1997... Nov. 13, 1997.......... Lynn, William J., III,
of the District of
Columbia, to be Under
Secretary of Defense
(Comptroller), vice
John Hamre.
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1998 ACTION ON NOMINATIONS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
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Date(s) of Committee Date of Senate
Date(s) of Committee Hearing(s) Action Confirmation Nominee/Position
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Feb. 4, 1998......................... Feb. 5, 1998........... Feb. 5, 1998........... Ralston, General Joseph
W., USAF, for
reappointment to the
grade of general and
reappointment as Vice
Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff.
Mar. 17, 1998........................ Apr. 1, 1998........... May 21, 1998........... Oliver, David R., of
Idaho, to be Deputy
Under Secretary of
Defense for
Acquisition and
Technology, vice R.
Noel Longuemare, Jr.
Mar. 17, 1998........................ Apr. 1, 1998........... May 14, 1998........... Bailey, Sue, of
Maryland, to be
Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Health
Affairs, vice Stephen
C. Joseph, resigned.
Mar. 17, 1998........................ Apr. 1, 1998........... May 14, 1998........... Hoeper, Paul J., of
California, to be
Assistant Secretary of
the Army for Research,
Development and
Acquisition, vice
Gilbert F. Decker,
resigned.
June 2, 1998......................... June 4, 1998........... June 9, 1998........... Mark, Hans, of Texas,
to be Director of
Defense Research and
Engineering, vice
Anita K. Jones,
resigned.
June 2, 1998......................... June 4, 1998........... June 9, 1998........... Apgar, Mahlon, IV, of
Maryland, to be
Assistant Secretary of
the Army for
Installations,
Logistics and
Environment, vice
Robert M. Walker.
June 2, 1998......................... June 4, 1998........... June 9, 1998........... Westphal, Joseph W., of
Virginia, to be
Assistant Secretary of
the Army for Civil
Works, vice H. Martin
Lancaster.
June 16, 22; July 16, 21, 1998....... July 22, 1998.......... N/A.................... Jones, Daryl L., of
Florida, to be
Secretary of the Air
Force, vice Sheila
Widnall, resigned
(Note: The nominee
appeared at the June
16 and July 16 open
sessions. Outside
witnesses also
testified at the July
16 open session. The
Committee met in
executive session to
discuss this
nomination on June 22
(not recorded) and
July 21 (not printed).
On July 22, 1998 the
Committee met in open
session to vote on the
nomination. A motion
to report the
nomination without a
recommendation failed
by a roll call vote of
9-9. A second motion
to report the
nomination unfavorably
was made and
withdrawn. On July 30,
1998 the nomination
was withdrawn by the
President.)
June 16, 1998........................ June 22, 23, 1998...... June 24, 1998.......... Caldera, Louis E., of
California, to be
Secretary of the Army,
vice Togo Dennis West,
Jr.
June 23, 1998........................ June 25, 1998.......... June 25, 1998.......... Mies, Vice Admiral
Richard W., USN, to be
admiral and to be
Commander in Chief,
U.S. Strategic
Command.
June 23, 1998........................ June 25, 1998.......... June 25, 1998.......... Myers, General Richard
B., USAF, for
reappointment to the
grade of general, to
be Commander in Chief,
U.S. Space Command and
to be Commander in
Chief, North American
Aerospace Defense
Command.
June 23, 1998........................ June 25, 1998.......... June 25, 1998.......... Robertson, Lieutenant
General Charles T.,
Jr., USAF, to be
general, to be
Commander in Chief,
U.S. Transportation
Command and Commander,
Air Mobility Command.
July 23, 1998........................ July 28, 1998.......... July 30, 1998.......... Henry, Patrick T., of
Virginia, to be
Assistant Secretary of
the Army for Manpower
and Reserve Affairs,
vice Sara E. Lister,
resigned.
July 23, 1998........................ July 28, 1998.......... July 30, 1998.......... Becraft, Carolyn H., of
Virginia, to be
Assistant Secretary of
the Navy for Manpower
and Reserve Affairs,
vice Bernard Daniel
Rostker.
July 23, 1998........................ July 28, 1998.......... July 30, 1998.......... DeMesme, Ruby Butler,
of Virginia, to be
Assistant Secretary of
the Air Force for
Manpower, Reserve
Affairs, Installations
and Environment, vice
Rodney A. Coleman,
resigned.
Sept. 15, 1998....................... Sept. 24, 1998......... Sept. 25, 1998......... Bodner, James M., of
Virginia, to be Deputy
Under Secretary of
Defense for Policy,
vice Jan Lodal.
Sept. 15, 1998....................... Sept. 24, 1998......... Sept. 25, 1998......... Blair, Vice Admiral
Dennis C., USN, to be
admiral and to be
Commander in Chief,
United States Pacific
Command.
Sept. 22, 1998....................... Sept. 24, 1998......... Sept. 25, 1998......... Danzig, Richard J., of
the District of
Columbia, to be
Secretary of the Navy,
vice John H. Dalton,
resigned.
Sept. 22, 1998....................... Sept. 24, 1998......... Oct. 21, 1998.......... Rostker, Bernard D., of
Virginia, to be Under
Secretary of the Army,
vice Robert M. Walker.
Sept. 22, 1998....................... Sept. 24, 1998......... Sept. 25, 1998......... Preston, Stephen W., of
the District of
Columbia, to be
General Counsel of the
Department of the
Navy, vice Stephen S.
Honigman.
Sept. 22, 1998....................... Sept. 24, 1998......... Sept. 25, 1998......... Buchanan, Herbert L.
III, of Virginia, to
be Assistant Secretary
of the Navy for
Research, Development
and Acquisition, vice
John Wade Douglass.
Sept. 22, 1998....................... Sept. 24, 1998......... Sept. 25, 1998......... Johnson, Jeh C., of New
York, to be General
Counsel of the
Department of the Air
Force, vice Sheila
Cheston.
Oct. 8, 1998......................... N/A (See Note)......... ....................... Gottemoeller, Rose E.,
of Virginia, to be an
Assistant Secretary of
Energy (Non-
Proliferation and
National Security),
vice Archer L. Durham,
resigned. (Note: On
September 22, 1998 the
Gottemoeller
nomination was
referred solely to the
Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources.
The nominee would
serve as the principal
advisor to the
Secretary of Energy on
nonproliferation and
arms control matters,
nonproliferation
research and
development programs,
emergency management
and preparedness
matters and safeguards
and security. Since
all of these programs
are part of the
national security
activities of the
Department of Energy
budget and are within
the jurisdiction of
the Armed Services
Committee, the
Committee on Armed
Services conducted a
hearing on October 8,
1998 to review the
recommendation to
elevate the position
of the Director,
Office of Non-
Proliferation and
National Security of
the Department of
Energy to Assistant
Secretary of Energy
(Non-Proliferation and
National Security.)
Nomination was
returned to the
President October 21,
1998
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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 3, 1997 through November 13, 1997

Air Force nominations, totaling 8,141, disposed of as follows:
Confirmed..................................................... 8,120
Unconfirmed................................................... 21
Army nominations, totaling 6,246, disposed of as follows:
Confirmed..................................................... 6,244
Unconfirmed................................................... 2
Navy nominations, totaling 6,157, disposed of as follows:
Confirmed..................................................... 6,153
Unconfirmed................................................... 4
Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,679, disposed of as follows:
Confirmed..................................................... 1,679
Unconfirmed................................................... 0

Second Session

January 27, 1998 through October 21, 1998

Air Force nominations, totaling 6,091, (including 21 nominations
carried over from the first session), disposed of as follows:
Confirmed..................................................... 6,087
Returned to the White House................................... 4
Army nominations, totaling 5,481 (including 2 nominations carried
over from the first session), disposed of as follows:
Confirmed..................................................... 5,478
Returned to the White House................................... 3
Navy nominations, totaling 5,051 (including 4 nominations carried
over from the first session), disposed of as follows:
Confirmed..................................................... 5,045
Returned to the White House................................... 6
Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,847, disposed of as follows:
Confirmed..................................................... 1,847

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

(Date of Hearing and Person or Subject)

------

February 4, 1997
Committee met to receive testimony concerning the Army sexual
harassment incidents at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
and sexual harassment policies within the Department of
Defense. (Witnesses: Panel I: Togo D. West, Jr.; General
Dennis J. Reimer, USA; Lieutenant General Jared L. Bates,
USA; and Brigadier General Daniel A. Doherty, USA. Panel
II: Edwin Dorn, Togo D. West, Jr.; John H. Dalton; and
Sheila E. Widnall). Open. Printed.
February 6, 1997
Committee met to receive testimony on the worldwide threat
facing the United States. (Witnesses: George J. Tenet and
Lieutenant General Patrick M. Hughes, USA). Open and
closed. Open portion printed.
February 11, 1997
Committee met to receive a briefing on the situation in Bosnia
and the status of U.S. military forces participating in the
Stabilization Force (SFOR). (Witnesses: John White; General
John M. Shalikashvili, USA; and Mr. John Kornblum). Closed;
not printed.
February 27, 1997
Committee met to receive testimony concerning Department of
Defense actions pertaining to the Persian Gulf Illness.
(Witnesses: Panel I: John P. White; General H. Norman
Schwarzkopf, USA (Ret.); Lieutenant General Carlton W.
Fulford, USMC; and Brigadier General Daniel R. Zanini, USA.
Panel II: Stephen C. Joseph; Elaine L. Larson; and Admiral
Donald Custis, USN (Ret)). Open. Printed.
March 19, 1997
Committee met to receive a briefing on investigations at
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, including recent media
accounts of inappropriate activities by Army criminal
investigators. (Witnesses: Togo D. West, Jr. and General
Dennis J. Reimer, USA). Executive; not recorded.
April 23, 1997
Committee met to receive testimony on the Administration's
proposal on NATO enlargement. (Witnesses: Madeleine K.
Albright and William S. Cohen). Open. Printed.
May 8, 1997
Committee met to consider certain pending military nominations.
Executive; not printed.
May 20, 1997
Committee met to receive testimony on the Quadrennial Defense
Review and the impact of its recommendations on National
Security for the 21st Century. (Witnesses: William S. Cohen
and General John M. Shalikashvili, USA). Open. Printed.
May 21, 1997
Committee met to receive testimony on the Quadrennial Defense
Review and its impact on the Future Years Defense Program.
(Witnesses: General Dennis J. Reimer, USA; Admiral Jay L.
Johnson, USN; General Charles C. Krulak, USMC; and General
Ronald R. Fogleman, USAF). Open. Printed.
June 3, 1997
Committee met informally with the British Defence Minister to
discuss U.S.-U.K. cooperative military matters, NATO
enlargement and Bosnia. Executive; not recorded.
October 23, 1997
Committee met to consider certain pending military nominations.
Executive; not printed.
November 5, 1997
Committee met to receive a briefing on United Nations Special
Commission (UNSCOM) inspections of Iraqi weapons of mass
destruction. (Witnesses: Walter B. Slocombe; Major General
James C. King, USA; and Lieutenant General Peter Pace,
USMC). Closed; not recorded.
January 28, 1998
Committee met to receive testimony on the report and
recommendations of the National Defense Panel. (Witnesses:
Panel I: Philip A. Odeen; Richard L. Armitage; Robert M.
Kimmitt; Andrew F. Krepinevich; General Robert W. RisCassi,
USA (Ret.). Panel II: Admiral William A. Owens, USN (Ret.).
Open. Printed.
January 29, 1998
Committee met to continue to receive testimony on the report
and recommendations of the National Defense Panel.
(Witness: James R. Schlesinger). Open. Printed.
January 29, 1998
Committee met to receive testimony on the national security
implications of enlarging NATO and the continued deployment
of U.S. forces in Bosnia. (Witness: Henry A. Kissinger).
Open. Printed.
January 29, 1998
Committee met to receive a briefing on the situation in Iraq
from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
International Security Affairs, the Defense Intelligence
Agency, and the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Closed; not printed.
February 24, 1998
Committee met informally with Members of the British House of
Commons Defence Committee to discuss national security and
foreign policy matters of mutual interest, to include
issues related to NATO enlargement, the situation in Iraq,
and the follow-on force to the Stabilization Force (SFOR)
in Bosnia. Executive; not recorded.
February 26, 1998
Committee met to receive a briefing on the situation in Iraq.
(Witnesses: William S. Cohen and General Henry M. Shelton,
USA). Closed; not printed.
March 12, 1998
Committee met to receive a briefing on the situation in Kosovo,
a province of the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
(Witnesses: Ambassador Robert S. Gelbard; Franklin D.
Kramer; and Major General James C. King, USA). Closed; not
printed.
March 19, 1998
Committee met to receive testimony on issues related to NATO
enlargement. (Witnesses: William J. Perry; William Kristol;
William Hyland; and Susan Eisenhower). Open. Printed.
March 19, 1998
Committee met to receive a briefing on the results of the B-2
Bomber Study prepared by the Panel to Review Long Range Air
Power. (Witness: General Larry D. Welch, USAF (Ret.)).
Closed; not recorded.

March 24, 1998

Committee met informally with Mr. Alexi Arbatov, a Member of
the Russian Duma, to discuss national security and foreign
policy matters of mutual interest, to include Russian
ratification of START II, Iraq compliance with the United
Nations, and NATO enlargement. Executive; not recorded.

March 25, 1998

Committee met to receive testimony on the situation in the
Persian Gulf. (Witnesses: Paul Wolfowitz; David A. Kay; and
Anthony H. Cordesman). Open. Printed.

March 31, 1998

Committee met informally with the Secretary of Defense to
discuss current defense issues. Executive; not recorded.

June 4, 1998

Committee met to receive testimony on the future threats to the
Department of Defense information systems, including the
year 2000 problems and the sale of the frequency spectrum.
(Witnesses: Senator Robert F. Bennett; John J. Hamre; and
Lieutenant General Kenneth A. Minihan, USAF). Open.
Printed.

June 4, 1998

Committee met to receive testimony on the U.S. forces
participating in NATO Operations in Bosnia and progress in
achieving benchmarks in the civil implementation of the
Dayton Agreement. (Witnesses: Robert S. Gelbard and General
Wesley K. Clark, USA). Open. Printed.

July 9, 1998

Committee met to receive testimony on U.S. export control and
nonproliferation policy and the role and responsibility of
the Department of Defense. (Witnesses: Stephen D. Bryen,
Gary Milhollin, and Mitchel B. Wallerstein). Open. Printed.

August 21, 1998

Committee met jointly with the Senate Appropriations Committee,
Subcommittee on Defense; Senate Foreign Relations
Committee; Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; House
National Security Committee; House Appropriations
Committee, Subcommittee on National Security; House
International Relations Committee; and House Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence to receive a briefing on
U.S. cruise missile strikes on terrorist sites in
Afghanistan and Sudan. (Witnesses: William S. Cohen,
Madeleine K. Albright, George J. Tenet, General Henry H.
Shelton, USA). Closed; not recorded.

September 3, 1998

Committee met jointly with the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee to receive testimony on U.S. policy regarding
United Nations inspections of Iraqi chemical sites.
(Witness: William S. Ritter, Jr.). Open. Printed.

September 15, 1998

Committee met informally with Members of the Israeli Knesset
Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee to discuss issues
concerning missile defense. Executive; not recorded.

September 23, 1998

Committee met to receive testimony on North Korea's ballistic
missile and weapons of mass destruction programs.
(Witnesses: George J. Tenet and Lieutenant General Patrick
M. Hughes, USA). Closed; not printed.

September 24, 1998

Committee met to receive testimony on the report of the
Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the
United States. (Witnesses: Donald H. Rumsfeld; Richard L.
Garwin; William R. Graham and General Larry D. Welch, USAF
(Ret.)). Open and closed. Open portion printed.

September 25, 1998

Committee met to receive a briefing on the worldwide threat and
status of U.S. military forces and potential operational
requirements. (Witnesses: Lieutenant General Edward G.
Anderson III, USA; Major General John J. Maher III, USA;
and Rear Admiral Thomas R. Wilson, USN). Closed; not
printed.

September 29, 1998

Committee met to receive testimony regarding the U.S. military
forces and their ability to successfully execute the
National Military Strategy. (Witnesses: General Henry H.
Shelton, USA; General Dennis J. Reimer, USA; General
Charles C. Krulak, USMC; Admiral Jay L. Johnson, USN; and
General Michael E. Ryan, USAF). Open. Printed.

October 1, 1998

Committee met to receive testimony regarding plans for
Department of Energy National Security Programs. (Witness:
Bill Richardson). Open. Printed.

October 2, 1998

Committee met to receive testimony on ballistic missile defense
programs, policies and related issues. (Witnesses: John J.
Hamre; General Joseph W. Ralston, USAF and Lieutenant
General Lester L. Lyles, USAF). Open. Printed.

October 6, 1998

Committee met to receive testimony on the worldwide threats
facing the United States and potential U.S. operational and
contingency requirements. (Witnesses: William S. Cohen and
General Henry H. Shelton, USA). Open. Printed.

October 8, 1998

Committee met to receive a briefing on the situation in Kosovo.
(Witnesses: Thomas R. Pickering; Walter B. Slocombe;
General Joseph W. Ralston, USAF; and Rear Admiral Thomas R.
Wilson, USN). Closed; not printed.

November 20, 1998

Committee met to receive a briefing on the situation in Iraq.
(Witnesses: Walter B. Slocombe and General Joseph W.
Ralston, USAF). Closed; not recorded.

ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE STAFF

Romie L. Brownlee, Staff Director
David S. Lyles, Staff Director for the Minority
Charles S. Abell, Professional Staff Member
John R. Barnes, Professional Staff Member
Philip M. Bridwell, Receptionist
Stuart H. Cain, Staff Assistant
Lucia M. Chavez, Professional Staff Member
Christine E. Cowart, Special Assistant
Daniel J. Cox, Jr., Professional Staff Member
Madelyn R. Creedon, Minority Counsel
Richard D. DeBobes, Minority Counsel
John DeCrosta, Communications Director
Marie Fabrizio Dickinson, Deputy Chief Clerk
Keaveny A. Donovan, Staff Assistant
Shawn H. Edwards, Staff Assistant
Jonathan L. Etherton, Professional Staff Member
Pamela L. Farrell, Professional Staff Member
Richard W. Fieldhouse, Professional Staff Member
Maria A. Finley, Staff Assistant
Mickie Jan Gordon, Staff Assistant
Creighton Greene, Professional Staff Member
Gary M. Hall, Professional Staff Member
Larry J. Hoag, Printing and Documents Clerk
Andrew W. Johnson, Professional Staff Member
Melinda M. Koutsoumpas, Chief Clerk
Lawrence J. Lanzillotta, Professional Staff Member
George W. Lauffer, Deputy Staff Director
Gerald J. Leeling, Minority Counsel
Henry C. Leventis, Staff Assistant
Peter K. Levine, Minority Counsel
Paul M. Longsworth, Professional Staff Member
Stephen L. Madey, Jr., Professional Staff Member
Michael J. McCord, Professional Staff Member
J. Reaves McLeod, Staff Assistant
John H. Miller, Professional Staff Member
Ann M. Mittermeyer, Assistant Counsel
Cindy Pearson, Security Manager
Sharen E. Reaves, Staff Assistant
Cord A. Sterling, Professional Staff Member
Scott W. Stucky, General Counsel
Eric H. Thoemmes, Professional Staff Member
Roslyne D. Turner, Systems Administrator
D. Banks Willis, Staff Assistant

Appointments: Sarah J. Ritch appointed January 13, 1997.
Daniel J. Cox, Jr. appointed March 3, 1997. Andrew W. Johnson
appointed March 3, 1997. Madelyn R. Creedon appointed March 10,
1997. Amy M. Vanderwerff appointed May 13, 1997. Gary M. Hall
appointed June 19, 1997. John DeCrosta appointed July 11, 1997.
Stuart H. Cain appointed July 14, 1997. Lind B. Morris
appointed September 2, 1997. Maria A. Finley appointed
September 15, 1997. Keaveny A. Donovan appointed November 17,
1997. Henry C. Leventis appointed March 16, 1998. D. Banks
Willis appointed June 16, 1998. Philip M. Bridwell appointed
July 13, 1998. Gerald J. Leeling appointed December 1, 1998.
Resignations: Arnold L. Punaro, Staff Director for the
Minority, resigned January 2, 1997. Frank Norton, Jr.,
Professional Staff Member, resigned January 2, 1997. James R.
Thompson III, Research Assistant, resigned January 2, 1997.
William E. Hoehn, Jr., Professional Staff Member, resigned
January 6, 1997. Julie K. Rief, Professional Staff Member,
resigned January 24, 1997. Christopher J. MacNaughton,
Receptionist, resigned May 13, 1997. Christine K. Cimko,
Communications Director, resigned July 10, 1997. Steven C.
Saulnier, Professional Staff Member, resigned July 15, 1997.
Patricia L. Banks, Staff Assistant, resigned July 20, 1997.
Jennifer L. Wallace, Staff Assistant, resigned September 15,
1997. Amy M. Vanderwerff, Staff Assistant, resigned January 31,
1998. Lind B. Morris, Staff Assistant, resigned February 2,
1998. Cristina W. Fiori, Staff Assistant, resigned June 21,
1998. Sarah J. Ritch, Staff Assistant, resigned June 21, 1998.
Moultrie D. Roberts, Staff Assistant, resigned July 17, 1998.
Patrick T. Henry, Professional Staff Member, resigned August 5,
1998. Bert K. Mizusawa, Professional Staff Member, resigned
November 20, 1998.
Title Changes: David S. Lyles from Deputy Staff Director
for the Minority to Staff Director for the Minority, effective
January 3, 1997. Amy M. Vanderwerff from Receptionist to Staff
Assistant, effective July 18, 1997. Stuart H. Cain from
Receptionist to Staff Assistant, effective November 17, 1997.
Maria A. Finley from Receptionist to Staff Assistant, effective
November 17, 1997. Pamela L. Farrell from Research Assistant to
Professional Staff Member effective, February 5, 1998. Keaveny
A. Donovan from Receptionist to Staff Assistant, effective
March 16, 1998. Henry C. Leventis from Receptionist to Staff
Assistant, effective July 13, 1998.

ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE RULES OF PROCEDURE

(Adopted January 30, 1997)

1. Regular Meeting Day. The Committee shall meet at least
once a month when Congress 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
purpose of taking sworn testimony, unless otherwise ordered 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

105th Congress--First Session, 1997

Hearings

1. Army sexual harassment incidents at Aberdeen Proving
Ground, Maryland. (S. Hrg. 105-76) February 4, 1997; pages 1-
92.
2. Worldwide threats facing the United States. (S. Hrg.
105-160) February 6, 1997; pages 1-46.
3. Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations
for Fiscal Year 1998 and the Future Years Defense Program. (S.
Hrg. 105-37) Hearings on S. 936:
Part 1: Military Posture; Unified Commands; Service
Secretaries; Service Chiefs; Department of Energy; February 12,
25, 26; March 4, 11, 13, 18, 20, 1997; pages 1-986.
Part 2: Seapower (Hearings before the Subcommittee on
Seapower.) March 10; April 8, 22, 1997; pages 1-322.
Part 3: Readiness (Hearings before the Subcommittee on
Readiness.) March 19; April 15, 17; May 1, 1997; pages 1-511.
Part 4: Airland Forces (Hearings before the Subcommittee on
Airland Forces.) March 5, 12; April 9, 16, 1997; pages 1-308.
Part 5: Acquisition and Technology (Hearings before the
Subcommittee on Acquisition and Technology.) March 11, 19;
April 10, 15, 1997; pages 1-394.
Part 6: Personnel (Hearings before the Subcommittee on
Personnel.) March 5, 12; April 8, 1997; pages 1-534.
Part 7: Strategic Forces (Hearings before the Subcommittee
on Strategic Forces.) February 27; March 5, 12, 19; April 16,
1997; pages 1-318.
4. The Department of Defense Actions Pertaining to the
Persian Gulf Illness. (S. Hrg. 105-216) February 27, 1997;
pages 1-112.
5. The Administration's proposal on NATO enlargement. (S.
Hrg. 105-156) April 23, 1997; pages 1-95.
6. Quadrennial Defense Review. (S. Hrg. 105-197) May 20,
21, 1997; pages 1-200.
7. Gender-Integrated Training and Related Matters. (Hearing
before the Subcommittee on Personnel.) (S. Hrg. 105-166) June
5, 1997; pages 1-121.

105th Congress--Second Session, 1998

8. National Defense Panel. (S. Hrg. 105-726) January 28,
29, 1998; pages 1-87.
9. Post Cold War Challenges to U.S. Military. (S. Hrg. 105-
728) January 29; March 19, 25; June 4, 1998; pages 1-223.
10. Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations
for Fiscal Year 1999 and the Future Years Defense Program. (S.
Hrg. 105-605) Hearings on S. 2057:
Part 1: Military Posture; Service Secretaries; Service
Chiefs; Unified Commands; Department of Energy; February 3, 5,
10, 12; March 3, 5, 26, 1998; pages 1-653.
Part 2: Seapower (Hearings before the Subcommittee on
Seapower.) March 3, 10, 17, 1998; pages 1-167.
Part 3: Readiness (Hearings before the Subcommittee on
Readiness.) February 24, 25; March 4, 11, 1998; pages 1-558.
Part 4: Airland Forces (Hearings before the Subcommittee on
Airland Forces.) March 4, 11, 25, 1998; pages 1-228.
Part 5: Acquisition and Technology (Hearings before the
Subcommittee on Acquisition and Technology.) March 4, 12, 18,
24; pages 1-351.
Part 6: Personnel (Hearings before the Subcommittee on
Personnel.) March 4, 11, 18, 1998; pages 1-564.
Part 7: Strategic Forces (Hearings before the Subcommittee
on Strategic Forces.) March 11, 12, 19, 24, 26, 31, 1998; pages
1-541.
11. U.S. Export Control and Nonproliferation Policy and the
Role and Responsibility of the Department of Defense. (S. Hrg.
105-778) July 9, 1998; pages 1-63.
12. Future Threats to the Department of Defense Information
Systems Including the Year 2000 Problems and the Sale of the
Frequency Spectrum. (S. Hrg. 105-803) June 4, 1998; pages 1-60.
13. The U.S. Policy Regarding United Nation Inspections of
Iraqi Chemical Sites. (Joint Hearings before the Foreign
Relations Committee and Armed Services Committee). (S. Hrg.
105-839) September 3, 1998; pages 1-48.
14. Ballistic Missile Defense Programs. (S. Hrg. 105-870)
September 24; October 2, 1998; pages 1-109.
15. Department of Energy Low Level Radioactive Waste
Disposal Practices. (Hearings before the Strategic Forces
Subcommittee.) (S. Hrg. 105-899) September 3, 1998; pages 1-
163.
16. U.S. Armed Forces Preparedness. (S. Hrg. 105-889)
September 24 (Hearings before the Subcommittee on Readiness.);
September 29; October 6, 1998 (Hearings before the Committee on
Armed Services.); pages 1-346.
17. Review of Department of Energy Programs. (S. Hrg. 105-
930) October 1, 8, 1998; pages 1-90.

HEARINGS ON NOMINATIONS

First Session

19. Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee,
First Session, 105th Congress. (S. Hrg. 105-371) January 22;
February 5; March 6; July 9, 17, 24; September 9, 16; October
1, 23, 30; November 8, 1997; pages 1-769.
William S. Cohen (January 22); Federico F. Pena (February 5);
Keith R. Hall (March 6); Gen. Wesley K. Clark, USA (July
9); Lt. Gen. Anthony C. Zinni, USMC (July 9); Rudy F. de
Leon (July 17); John J. Hamre (July 24); Gen. Henry H.
Shelton, USA (September 9); Gen. Michael E. Ryan, USAF
(September 16); Adm. Harold W. Gehman, Jr., USN (September
16); Lt. Gen. Charles E. Wilhelm, USMC (September 16); Dr.
Jacques S. Gansler (October 1); Lt. Gen. Peter J.
Schoomaker, USA (October 23); Lt. Gen. John A. Gordon, USAF
(October 23); Robert M. Walker (October 30); Jerry
MacArthur Hultin (October 30); F. Whitten Peters (October
30); William J. Lynn III (November 8).

Second Session

20. Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee,
Second Session, 105th Congress. (S. Hrg. 105-868) February 4,
5; March 17; June 2, 16, 23; July 16, 22, 23; September 15, 22,
1998; pages 1-1033.
Gen. Joseph W. Ralston, USAF (February 4); David R. Oliver
(March 17); Dr. Sue Bailey (March 17); Paul J. Hoeper
(March 17); Dr. Hans Mark (June 2); Dr. Joseph W. Westphal
(June 2); Mahlon Apgar IV (June 2); Louis E. Caldera (June
16); Daryl L. Jones (June 16; July 16, 22); Gen. Richard B.
Myers, USAF (June 23); Vice Adm. Richard W. Mies, USN (June
23); Lt. Gen. Charles T. Robertson, Jr., USAF (June 23);
Patrick T. Henry (July 23); Carolyn H. Becraft (July 23);
Ruby Butler DeMesme (July 23); James M. Bodner (September
15); Dennis C. Blair (September 15); Richard J. Danzig
(September 22); Bernard D. Rostker (September 22); Stephen
W. Preston (September 22); Herbert L. Buchanan III
(September 22), Jeh C. Johnson (September 22).

Reports

105-15 National Missile Defense. April
30, 1997; 21 pages.
105-29 National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 1998; June 17,
1997; 470 pages.
105-175 American Missile Protection Act of
1998; April 24, 1998; 18 pages.
105-189 National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 1999; May 11,
1998; 458 pages.
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Committee Prints

105-6 Report on the Activities of the
Committee on Armed Services,
104th Congress; February 26,
1997; 36 pages.
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INFORMATION RE 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).)
1997.--Coats (Armed Services), Cochran
(Appropriations), Lautenberg (Appropriations),
Levin (at large)
1998.--Coats (Armed Services), Hutchison
(Appropriations), (vacant) (Appropriations),
Reed (at large)
Naval Academy: (Title 10, U.S.C., sec. 6968(a).)
1997.--McCain (Armed Services), (vacant)
(Appropriations), Mikulski (Appropriations),
Sarbanes (at large)
1998.--McCain (Armed Services), Cochran
(Appropriations), Mikulski (Appropriations),
Sarbanes (at large)
Air Force Academy: (Title 10, U.S.C., sec. 9355(a).)
1997.--Kempthorne (Armed Services), Burns
(Appropriations), Hollings (Appropriations),
(vacant) (at large)
1998.--Kempthorne (Armed Services), Burns
(Appropriations), Hollings (Appropriations),
Cleland (at large)